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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
Fighting Mans Friend
Questions and Answers

The following questions of a
iaCtual nature have been answered
by Fighting Mans Friend;
J. s. s.. o. have served five
months in the army and was given
an honorable discharge. What are
my chances OF getting IN the state
troops If | try 10 enlist now? My
draft board has put me in Class
&c. Does that mean ! might be
called back to duty again?
A-lOu should have no diff
Guilty I'm enlisting in the Michi-
gan State Troops. There Is no
way of knowing If you will ever
he called for duty.
J. l. Q-Would I lose my
American citizenship If | Joined
the Canadian Womens Army?
A-You would lose your
American citizenship for the
duration OF the war.
Mrs II. F.: Q-Can an Ameri-
can citizen JOIN the Canadian
WomenS Army Corps?
Ayes. There is recruiting
office in Windsor.
r Y. p. A summary
court-martial il conducted by
one officer and is for minor
OfienSe.
c. c. Q-Is it possible for j
Negro, age 26. married. with four
children. to make application as a
flying cadet or a paratroOper
A-Full information may he
obtained from the Army Recruit
ing and Induction Center. 1855
r.. Jefferson.
S. p: Gould you give me
some IN alton about the
WAFS? That is. how old one has
10 he TO Join and If il IS necessary
10 know how 10 fy.
A-Nrite to Miss Jacqualine
COchrane, 4. 4. r. Training
Command. Texas and Pacific
Building. Fort Worth. Texas, for
list of the requirements nee
essary To Join the Women's
Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron.
-. *: @ Where and 10 whom
shall | write 10 find Out whore my
boy friend has been transferred :?
He was last stationed al L. S y. r.
Great Lakes. III.
A-Write to the commanding
officer at his last known address.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
Husband Not Liable
for School Debt

War Problem Clinic:
Ny husband was learning 10 be
4 welder at one OF the schools
here and il went under
Since the Scnoo sold his con-
tract 10 a loan Office. are we still
required by law TO finish paying
that loan.
It's lust like throwing money
away. which nobody can afford in
times like these My husband
works tho night shift and is unable
10 Get around in the daytime 10
sec about this as he must get his
rest.
MRS. &. II.
Dear Mrs. =. II:
II the school in which your
husband was learning 10 he n
welder did not fulfill the terms
Of its contract, there il no neCeS-
Sity for YOU 10 live up to the
contract. You should submit any
contract or agreement, or cor
reSpOndPnCe, To some one who
will discuss the matter with the
loan company for you, if unable
TO do ~ Yourself.
JOHN r. WATKINS,
Detroit attorney.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14

sentiment toward your husbands
selfshness undoubtedly shows
itself in your way OF dealing
with him. II is probably diff
cult for you 10 smile and give
him hearty welcome even
when he does come home on
time. This in itself would make
il hard for him 10 reform even
il he wanted 10. Prepare the
way for his voluntary reforma-
tiOn a. follows:
Keep the house a. neat and
fresh a. possible. Seek a great
part OF your happiness in the
care OF your children. Try TO
ignore your husbands thought
lessness and cultivate a cheerful
manner. This viii not be easy,
hut the game is worth the eff
fort. Be grateful for any at
tention your husband may show
YOU or for any interest he may
take in the home.
Teach the youngsters to show
their affection for their father.
Try not TO register pity or re-
sentiment at your husband in the
chiidren's presence. In this way
YOU will build up a home atmos-
phere that will appeal 10 your
husbands better instincts. and
let us hope, will recall him to his
duty. incidentally. don't forget
TO have your two boys say their
night prayers aloud with you.
REV. JOSEPH A. FOLEY, &.
j., student counselor, University
of Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14

record and our marriage Certlii-
cate was burned up. The children
were all born in Oklahoma and We
were married IN Oklahoma Feb
IS. 1880. Please tell me how
can get these papers.
MRS. II. r
Dear Mrs. III. r.:
Write To the county clerk In
the county where you applied
for marriage license 10 obtain
"A copy of u.
As 10 the recording Of the
birth of your children in the
state of Oklahoma, you should
write Ia the attending doctor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
Seek Birth Record
in Unusual Case

War Problem Clinic:
was born IN Detroit and my
father and mother are citizens
When / was born my mother hac
midwife and she did not make
a record of my birth The mid
wife has been dead for some years
/ was born Aug. p, 1907. How
can l get birth certificate?
j. j. NJ
Dear j. j. VI:
Go To the clerks office OF the
probate court I'm the County
Building for information ~ 60
establishing record of your birth.
EDWARD POkORNY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
War Problem Clinic
Threats to Straying Husband Futile

Although marital tanges and legal problems by no
means peculiar wartime world conditions resulting from
conflict do them and throw
them into sharper relief.
The WAR PROBLEM CLINIC of letters each
week from persons whose domestic affairs remained
less keel in normal times but disrupted
by indirectly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14

requesting that he make his re-
turn TO the public official.
EDWARD P0KORNY, Wayne
County friend of the court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14

Such letters are answered
from time 20 time in the WAR
PROBLEM CLINIC column
which today includes several
communications of this nature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
Birth Certificates
OF Children Sought

War Problem Clinic:
am writing about The birth
certificates Of my three children
"a well as my marriage certificate.
My children births are not on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14

Dear Is. V. T.:
II YOU wish TO be married
secretly, 60 20 the office OF the
probate court in the County
Building and state your purpose
and your reasons.
EDWARD POkORNY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
How TO Submit
Your Problems
To Clinic Experts

Write your problems 10
WAR PROBLEM CLINIC,
The Detroit Times, Detroit,
Mich.
You must sign your name
and address, although no
names will be published but
will be held in strlctest con-
hdence. DO NOT write di-
rectly 10 members of the
panel.
These authorities make up
the WAR PROBLEM CLINIC
panel:
Judge James r.. ChenOt
Edward Pokorny
Rev. Joseph A. Foley, =. j.
Fred VI. ButZel
DR.. Robert e.. Foster
DIR. Alfred McClung Lee
Mrs. Frances Sanderson
Miss Elva VI. FOrncrOOk
John X. Watkins
Mrs. Irene r. Murphy
Miss Mary VI. 9'Neill
Walter II. T.. Scott.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
Problems Presented
by Common Law

War Problem Clinic
My Common-law wife and ! have
-iiFed- together ,-'-tti-s- have
home. insurance policy and
bonds in both our names As man
and wife. The way things are now
though I'm afraid If anything
happened 10 me my wife couldn't
collect the insurance or bonds and
would lose the home
She has worked aS hard for
these things As / have and we
would like 10 get married secretly.
as every one thinks We are now
married. She has her lodge work
and social standing and my people
aS we'll As hers are respectable and
n would hurt very much If they
ever found out differently.
Please advise me what steps 10
take in this matter | have found
out you have 10 have marriage
license before she can claim any
thing from me. and also she has
wanted 10 do war work hut needs
q license u. Y. K
Evening star., 1943-12-23
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

LADY wants '35 to '38 car; any make con-
kidered II clean. Call Miss Chalkley. CHI
BRING YOUR BUICK to coast-In Pontiac
400 block Florida ave. me-, for . high cash
price: or call AT 1900.
BUICK owners, call Jack Blank, Adam.
$500; you will be more than satisfied with
our price. Arcade Pontiac. 1437 Irvinl
BUICK wanted: name your price. vii
try to meet It. Flood Pontiac. 1921 Con.
CADILLAC wanted; name your price, vii
try to meet It. Flood Pontiac. 1921 Con.
5HtVRS,rW nsEtiVsRtS; rWo; 800. 800 ,. -,
try to meet It. Flood Pontiac. l22i Con.
nectieut. WO. a4OQ
your price. win try to meet it. Flood Pom
Nae, 1921 Connecticut. wO. ozeO.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Uncle Ruy's Corner

In these short days, 1t may be well
to turn our minds again to the i'm
portance of light. Even If we could
live without the light of day, this
earth Of ours would be a poor place.
That Is why am sorry, at times.
for coal miners who spend their
daylight hours underground, then
come forth at or near the moment
Of sunset, with only twilight and
night ahead of them.
OF course these miners have elec-
trio lights, both inside and outside
of the mines, but such light is not
as pleasant as bright sunshine.
Most plants could not grow well
without a good amount of light.
The sun shines on their leaves, and
this helps them make the food they
need for living.
II the whole year had short days,
like those Of the present month.
many plants would grow with the
coming Of warm weather, but they
would not grow so well. This has
been proved In actual tests. Plants
In boxes have been moved in and
Evening star., 1943-12-23

economically important as some of
its cousins, especially those needed
in plane construction, it Is the fir
that enjoys the widest distribution
in Western North America. 1t is
common in Colorado, Idaho and
Montana westward through the
mountains Of Oregon and Washing
ton and into the high ranges of
British Columbia and then north
ward to as far as 60 degrees latitude
in Alaska, where 1t Is deeply ap-
preciated.
Alpine frs reach a height of from
so to 80 feet. Once in a while, one
comes across a tree reaching ITS
feet sky with a diameter of 3 to
feet and at the ripe old age OF $50
years.
On these trees will be found two
types Of leaves-those scarcely an
inch long to those one and three
quarters Of an inch in length. They
are deep blue-green, a very cool
color. These leaves grow singly and
are arranged alternately on all sides
Of the twigs. On the higher
branches, the leaves are much more
dense and the younger ones have
silvery tint.
Blossoms of both sexes are borne
on twigs Of the year before, on dif-
ferent parts Of the trees. The soli-
tary male flowers, the pollen pro-
ducers are dark blue, later turning
a beautiful violet. These flowers
occur abundantly on the lower
branches. The female flowers are
fewer in number, violet-purple in
color and stand erect on the upper
branches of the crown.
In the spot where the pistillate
blossoms grow will later be found
the deep purple cones of two to
four inches long which stand up
right on the upper branches and
form q lovely purple cluster in the
Evening star., 1943-12-23

MANHATTAN
Protested
USED CARS.
Most OF These Cars Equipped With Heaters
, Radios and Excellent Tires.
AZ Crosley sedanS
Al Oldsmobile 2-door sedan
40 Studebaker 4-door Commander
Al Plymouth 2-door sedan
80 Plymouth b-passenger coupe
80 Plymouth 2-door
37 Plymouth 2-door sedan
40 Ford coupe de luxe
40 Ford Tudor
80 Ford coupe de luxe
3S Ford Fordor sedan
3S Ford Tudor
'37 Ford Tudor
36 Ford Tudor
'35 Ford Tudor
81 Packard 6-cylinder 4-door
3S Dodge conv. coupe
'35 Dodge 4-door sedan
'3S Buick 4-door de luxe
40 Chevrolet 4-door de luxe
40 Chevrolet 2-door sedan
37 Chevrolet 4-door
MANY OTHERS
Several Chevrolet Station Wagons and
Light Delivery Trucks.
MANHATTAN
AUTO q RADIO CO..
Both Sides of 7th St. at NV,
Open Eve. Sunday Til l Pm.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

Diagram shouting difference in
groUth OF plants given long and
short changes OF light and
darkness.
out Of dark sheds during simmer
months. The plants kept outdoors
the greatest number of hours OF
each day grew tallest and came to
flower most quickly.
Several groups Of yellow cosmos
were placed where they could have
electric light but no daylight. One
group was given IL hours of electric
light and IL hours of darkness. An
other group was given an hour Of
light, an hour of darkness, an hour
of light, and so on.
A third group was given IS min
utes Of light, and Is minutes Of
darkness, over and over again.
Other groups were put through
shorter periods of light and dark
ness, down to five seconds.
The plants with 12-hour periods
grew best of all. Those with only
one minute of changing light and
darkness grew the least. Yet the
plants with light-and-dark period
Of only five seconds grew better than
any others except those in the 12-
hour lght-and-dark group.
What would happen II plants
were given an average of we'll over
l2- hours of light in each 24-hour
day? An answer to this question
has come through tests with the
aster plants known as Heart of
France" The use of electric light
at night, in addition to daylight, has
made the plants grow faster and
come to flower more quickly.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

Buick 1941 Convertible Coupe.
new tires. underseat heater, defroste,
and radio. Call RA 1926
Evening star., 1943-12-23

crown Of the tree. During the sum-
mer, they drip silvery resin. The
cones mature In one season.
Two ivory-brown seeds snuggle
close under the rounded cone scale.
When the time Is ripe for the seed
children to depart. the cones swell,
releasing the glossy purplish-
winged seeds. Upon . brisk breeze
they may sail for some distance
from home.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
IxA R1
LETTER-OUT

Remove letter from each word
called for the last column frn the letter opposite
the word from which
correctly, it's to put out candle.
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-O
Leter-Out
CD STAGGER-GAGERS estimate
CID SHERMAN-NAMERS 0nd them at chrienings).
tU) TUTEIAR-LATTER (later).
60 GALOSH-SHOAL (bad place q
80 TUTORS-TROUT
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Natures Children
By LILLIAN COX ATHE'
ALPINE FIR +,
(Abies lasiocGrp1). /.

fAOJE4 t0St0C0Tp0J.
Slender dark blue-green spires
Of the Alpine fr are q character
istic feature OF great areas Of high
country in our Western mountains.
These glorious trees. with their
dense blue-green whorls, are found
as far south as the San Francisco
Mountains Of Northern Arizona and
the Mogollon Mountains Of New
Mexico. Although this flr Is not 80
Evening star., 1943-02-21

the statement on Harvard cur
tailment said, that it should be
conducted with the idea of pro-
viding physical development and
recreation rather than funda-
mental training for an efficient
varsity eleven next fall"
The action was prompted, the
statement said, by:
THE decided reduction in the
number of undergraduates avail
able to participate;
The heavy demands of the war
training programs on the time of
the students still in college;
THE accelerated academic
schedule which has eliminated
the spring vacation and reduced
the spring term by three weeks;
The Government request to
curtail all travel not necessary
for the promotion of the war
effort"
Harvard's withdrawal from
loop competition reduces the
Eastern intercollegiate Baseball
League to six--Columbia, Cor
nell. Dartmouth, Pennsylvania,
Princeton and Yale,
IF Princeton and Yale do not
fellow Harvard'S action we will
operate with six teams" said
Asa Bushnell, head Of the central
ofiice for Eastern intercollegiate
athletes. IN New York.
Harvard also is member OF
the Eastern golf and tennis asSo-
etauons,' Bushnell added, but
their schedules do not require
colleges to play every other men,
Der in the organization.
Bushnell said he wrote Harvard
today regarding participation in
the heptagonal track and field
meet at Pennsylvania, May 8.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Harvard CurtuIs Sports Bans All League Competition
Frosh Juee

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb.
20 (P).-Harvard announced dras-
tically curtailed intercollegiate
athletic schedules tonight under
which "it is possible that some
sports may be eliminated entirely,
and participation in all leagues
will be discontinued"
All such organizations as
freshman and Junior varsity
teams will be eliminated" uni
versity officials said.
The varsity competition dur
ing the coming spring term will
be primarily contests with nearby
colleges and service teams and
force the Withdrawal from some
previously arranged commit
ments.
AN effort will be made to con-
tinue varsity competition in
modified form in certain sports,
but only those games will be
played which are justified by
wartime travel conditions"
Evening star., 1943-02-21
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Maryland took it on the chin from
Georgetown in their annual basket
ball battle last night at College Park,
1896, but dished it out to North
Carolina and copped the boxing
match, 60, and salvaged the second
half of twin bill.
The HoyaS found the inspired
College Parkers bad medicine in the
first half, which ended with the host
quint battling their nationally touted
opponents on even terms, 15-all,
but Georgetown, pointing for its big
game with st. Johns of Brooklyn
tomorrow night in Madison Square
Garden, found themselves in the
final period and won going away.
Maryland's boxers were without
the services of Herb Gunther, light
heavyweight, and Jack Gilmore
165-pounder, both of whom have
been called to the colors. But their
mates had enough power to subaue
the tough Tar Heels in five out OF
seven bouts, and Coach Tom Cam
panga's strategy in using a rookie
Benson Schwartz, in the 155-pound
class and moving up his more ex-
perienced fighters, forced Carolina
to forfeit the heavyweight class.
First Half Is Battle.
Maryland surprised the Hoyas
and delighted its supporters by
erasing Georgetown's 80 margin
and helping itself to points before
the foe scored again. Ernie Travis,
who had a bad night and hit the
bucket only twice from the floor,
got one of his goals during this
drive.
The Hilltoppers had trouble find
ing the range in the early minutes,
but scoring sufficiently to remain
within striking distance. Billy Has
sett, Danny Kraus and Long John
Mahnken pulled Georgetown with
in a point of the Old Liners at 9-10,
but Travis and James took ever and
Evening star., 1943-02-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Gil Dodds
Boston divinity student, looked the
runner of 1912 tonight as he chalked
up his first victory of the indoor
track season with a 4;08.8 perform
ance in taking the Baxter Mile at
the New York A. c. games in Madi-
son Square Garden.
Beaten in the Millrose games by
1ndianas Earl Mitchell and in the
Boston A. A. meet by New York
University's Frank Dixon, the be-
spectacled theologian took the lead
early in the race and poured it on
to the end. He hit the quarter mile
pole in 62.7 seconds. ran the second
in 59.7, the third in 62.5 and the
final 440 in $50 to finish IS yards in
front of Dartmouth's Don Burnham.
Burnham got up in the final
strides to take runner-up honors
from Dixon with fourth going to
Jim Rafferty, of the New York A. C.
Mitchell, fading before the terrific
pace, dropped far back and was last
III LIle Ilelu OI uVe.
Third in Row for Short.
Hugh Short, Georgetowns great
quarter miller, bowed out of inter-
collegiate competition by taking the
Buermeyer 500yard run for his
third straight victory over the
boards this season. The bespec-
tacled runner, who enters the armed
services next week, took the lead
at the bark of the gun, set a 504
second pace to the quarter mile pole
and then pulled away to win by
10 yards from Jimmy Herbert of
New York's Grand street boys in
So seconds. The time was nine
tenths of a second off the world rec
ord set by Colgate's Al Diebolt last
year.
Ed Sause, Bayonne, N. j., school,
boy, and Bob Sovetters of Seton
Hall, wound up third and fourth,
respectively, after a humping duel
early in the race.
Rice Captures Another.
Gregory Rice, Americas greatest
distance runner, racked up his 59th
successive victory in winning the
miles from Oliver Hunter of Notre
Dame in 1885. The race was
strictly a Rice-Hunter duel, with
Greg setting all the pace and
Hunter keeping within 5 yards until
the last lap.
Then Rice cut loose with his IA
nous sprint, crossing the finish
line with 20 yards to spare. His
time Of 1885 was the fastest 2
miles of the season.
Far back in third place was Roy
Phillips Of Tufts with fourth going
to David Williams of Georgetown.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

The curtailment will be for the
duration beginning with the
coming spring season in April"
and university officials said "ex-
actly how this adjustment will
work out III detail will depend on
negotiations to be conducted and
conditions as they develop"
A spokesman for the Harvard
Athletic Association said there
would be no participation in
league events after the winter
schedule is finished.
Harvard has membership in
five leagues. Those Immediately
affected by the curtailment will
be the Eastern intercollegiate
Baseball League and the New
England intercollegiate Lacrosse
League.
Schedules of the other three
the Eastern Intercollegiate Bas-
ketball League, the pentagonal
hockey circuit and the eastern
intercollegiate swimming loop
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Harder Brilliant
Hero Of Scrap
Settled, 26.24
Championship Is First
For Muroons Since
Season of 1880

Tech defeated Eastern, 1924, in
a hard-fought game at Tech gym
last night to win the District public
high school basket ball champion
ship. 1t was the first Maroon cage
title since 1880. Three thousand
saw the contest.
1t was a see-saw battle from start
to finish with Keith Harder, Techs
towering center, hero of the night.
He made all the difference with his
defensive play under the basket,
constantly getting rebounds from
the grabbing hands of Eastern play
erS. He also made good on several
of the fantastic tap shots for which
he is noted.
Takes Complete Charge.
1t was his snoWbird that put Tech
ahead in the waning seconds of the
third period and he scored all re-
naming points for Maroons to keep
them in front.
Tech rushed to a 5-point lead
early in the game, holding Eastern
scorelesS for the first five minutes.
Thereafter the Ramblers began to
click, and with Fred Seaton and
Billy Deck sharing the attack pulled
up until Tech had only 7-6 edge
going into the second quarter.
1t was point for point until five
seconds before the halftime gun
when Seaton sent through a set
shot to give Eastern a Ills advan-
tage. Seaton and Deck scored to
keep Eastern in front throughout
the third frame despite three sue
cessive goals by Techs Hank Pizza,
10 seconds before it was over Harder
pushed through his snowbird, put
ting Tech in front as the final period
opened, 1921.
Harder At 1t Again.
Harder Tailed twice again in the
close last quarter, once coming out
OF huddle with the ball and again
tapping it in, offsetting Tom Wingo's
foul shot and Decks bucket. In a
preliminary game, Coolidge Juniors
defeated Roosevelt Juniors, 31-27.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Virginia Ring Team Beaten
DecisiyeIy by Syracuse
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 90
Capt. Sal Mirabito of the Syracuse
boxing team extended his victory
string to 27 straight college bouts
tonight as he led his team to a
5ls-to-2la victory over Virginia.
The bout actually marked the
77th straight victory for Mirabito,
national intercollegiate heavyweight
champion, as he rolled up string
OF so in high school boxing.
He scored tonight over Henry
Stewart of Virginia by a technical
Knockout i'll IS seconds of the third
round
l2o-pouad claSS-Elkins. Virginia. deci-
sion over De Bottls. syracuse
l29-poend elass-Miraglotta. Virginla.
decision over V. Byrne, Syracuse
lS5-po0nd class--sen Sgrot. Syracuse.
forfeit
145-pound class-wells. syracuse. deei-
sion over Branett,- Virginia,
l55-pound elsss-W, Byrne, syracuse.
ginia. in l 43 of third round.
165-pound claSS-kuno, Syracuse, draw
with Niklason, Virginia.
175-pound elsss-McArdle, syracuse, for.
Unlimited class - Mirabito. syracuse.
technical knockout over Stewart. Virginia.
As seconds Of third round.