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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

night the. girl was introduced
from the stage and given a big
check.
ONE song writer, Dave Clark.
" Specializes in tunes with
crazy titles. He's written,
Don't Miss II II You Can" and
II Felt So Blue / Wanted TO
Jump Out OF the River
The most famous of all mu-
steal producers in England IS
Charles B. Cochran. who gave
Noel Coward his first chance.
He will be characterized IN the
Cole Porter picture, Night and
Day"
There are many freak songs
that don't become hits until
years after they are written.
Begin the Beguine" became
popular three years after IL was
first introduced-when Artle
Shaw made a recording OF II.
Arthur Schwartz once wrote a
song titled. Il Guess I'll Have
10 Change My Plans" II never
became a hit until a vaudeville
team named Delys and Clark
sang il by request every night
for an old German beer baron,
who called the song Blue Paja-
mas" Ca word combination in
the song).
The popular song that sold
the most copies is Till We Meet
Again" II sold 5000, 900 copies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
WALTER WINCHELL D., On

off in half an hour. II took
Oscar Hammerstein three weeks
10 write the lyrics for When
/ Grow Too Old to Dream" but
louisiana Hayride" was writ
ten in half an hour.
Vincent Youmans whistles his
music instead of using a piano.
GONG writer's are often in
~ spired at odd moments. One
night Rodgers and Hart were
speeding through Paris in a
taxicab when they had a near
collision. The girl with them
said: Gosh. my heart stood
still" That became the title Of
a hit.
Arthur Schwartz broke into
song writing with the New York
Univ. touchdown song, Smash,
Crash Right Through"
One night Schwartz was
stuck for a song for The Band
wagon" He went TO a hotel
and for a week couldn't get an
inspiration. One day a Swedish
maid came in and asked him
what he was doing. Arthur told
her he was trying to write a
song. In a heavy Swedish ac-
cent she suggested, why don't
you write about how you love
Louisa? That's me-" Arthur
wrote the song. which became
the hit Of the show-the ditty.
Il Love Louisa" On opening
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

Very often. This Is one of
the strange contradictions in
human nature. Persons with
self-centered personalities and
those lacking in Self-confidence
often feel lonelier in a crowd
than when out on the desert.
Their failure TO mix easily,
while self-confident persons
about them are having a gay
time, makes them feel there is
a barrier between them and
others. Our booklet. The Con-
quest of Fear" sent at cost,
10c, plus &c stamped, self
addressed envelope.
Usually, no. but some
times it is a fine thing. Sociolo-
gist Joseph K. Folsom of VaSSar
shows in his fine book. Plan
for Marriage" that il husband
and wife have been reared in
different social circles. this may
enrich their marriage provided
one social circle has not been
too high" or the other too
low" Often, says Prof. Fol-
som, a woman Of high station
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

4 LARGE black hat came
n into town the other day and
under il was Mayor LaGuardia
OF New York. This sapient char
acter, regarded by many as the
worlds smallest giant-or
maybe the biggest dwarf
bandy-leEged hiS-way- te-the
office of economic stablZer Fred
Vinson.
On his face was a look Of
ferocious determination. My
spies insist a number Of little
kidChes caught one look at the
mayoral kiSser and ran away
screaming they had just seen
the DOGGY man.
The mayors business in town,
however. was not TO frighten
little Riddles although he is
good at that too--but 10 try 10
straighten out the OPA middle
which is causing New York's
butchers 70 threaten strike The
butchers in his bailiwick declare
OPA is driving them nuts, If
not out of business.
Well, LaGuardia laid his case
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
WASHINGTON Scene
By George Dixon

before VinSon. The latter then
called in heads OF OPA and
Fiorello told IL all over again.
a long and involved discussion
followed.
Apparently the mayor felt
there was too much talk and
not enough promise OF action.
Anyway. he lost his temper.
He leaped TO his feet and
began pounding WILSON'S ex-
penSive desk.
let me tell you one thing"
he beloved. Either you guys
will settle this meat business
so I won't have any more
trouble with our New York pur-
veyors or T'll-TlL-7 he hesi-
tated. obviously trying 10 think
up a sufficiently horrendous
threat.
Finally he got il.
Or I'll 20 right over TO
the White House-and demand
that 1 be sent tn Greece or
Italy where 1 can have some
peace"
1 sincerely hope the OPA
does something to appease Mr..
LaGuardia. / don't think Greece
could take any more right now.
MIR. HENRY A. WALLACE,
WI our practically ex vice
president. attended dinner of
the Aero Club the other night
at which he presented the
years club trophy TO Igor ST.
korsky. He made the presenta-
ton very nicely.
The only trouble was he also
made q speech.
He didn't do too badly when
he stuck to his notes but after
a while he got warmed up and
went extemporaneous, lie got
talking ABOUT postwar employ
ment and international trade.
lone Of tho big problems after
the war" he said, twill be 10
maintain fair balance Of
trade. We VIII have plenty OF
export orders-but II win he
equally necessary TO have lots
Of imports.
Zone way 10 promote employ
ment." he said-honeSt he did
as to reduce the cost Of air
plane passenger travel from IL
cents To 8 cents q mile. Then In
crease the salaries Of school
teachers ~ they can spend their
three months vacations flying
to foreign lands from which
they Will bring back import
cOmmodltles.'
Calling DIR. Kildare Calling
Or. Kildare!!-that patiant es-
capped again!
Distributed BY KiqE Features synd.. Inc.
Reproduction in whole or In part
strictly prohastted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

TWENTY years ago Irving
l. Berlin wrote for Green Book
Magazine: There's no such
thing as a new melody. There
has been a standing offer in
Vienna of $500 TO any one
who can write eight bars of
original music. The offer has
been up for more than 80
years. Thousands Of compost
tons have been submitted, but
all OF them have been traced
Aback to some other melody"
In the old days song writers
usually wrote their songs In
hotels, and there were frequent
complaints from neighbors. How
ard Dietz. after having been
moved out few times, once
said to Arthur Schwartz, You'll
notice nobody complains about
the lyrics"
Rodgers and Hart once wrote
a prayer song titled, "Oh, Lord.
Would You Make Me a STAR"
Because il had beautiful lyrics,
the publisher (Robbinsf per-
suaded Hart 10 give II a more
suitable title. Hart said, Il
suppose you want me To call il
something like Blue Moon ?"
II became blue Moon" and sold
1.000.0 600 copies.
The best way for a beginning
song writer 10 turn out a hit is
TO stick to the subject of love.
Some songs take a long time
to write, and some are dashed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

MR.. ROOSEVELTS Atlantic
w Charter was not hoax. He
might now believe that il was
a mistake. He perhaps has dis
severed that il is an irnpedi-
ment to improvisation. Too
many remember il and believe
in IL. Too many want it 10 be
true. But IL was never hoax.
Once was debating Leon
Henderson on the Wake Up,
America" forum and he said
authoritatively that Maxim Lit
vinoff had signed the Atlantic
Charter. Well, / suppose 1
should not have done it. but
thrilled at catching a famous
New Dealer, / handed him a
volume containing the Atlantic
Charter. and asked him TO
show me Litvinoff's signature.
II wasn't there.
Nothing was there but Roose-
welt and Churchill.
Henderson was puzzled and I
was petty about il.
He knew a signature should
be there but he had said AT
lantic Charter" and stuck TO
that.
Now. We were looking at page
ia of my particular official
book. Had Henderson turned
a leaf, he would have had me
by the heel, for there on page
116. is the declaration by the
United Nations, signed in Wash
ington, Jan. l, 1912.
For when the Atlantic Char
ter" was given to painting
world. the United States was
not at war with anybody; that
is, not officially.
TFE president of the United
Il States Is not permitted by
the Constitution TO declare war
all on his own or even in private
converse with Mr.. Churchill
The Congress declares war.
And the Atlantic Charter"
by it's nature, could only be
issued by a pair of belligerents
in time of war.
So Mr.. Roosevelt is right when
he insists that there is no such
legal document.
However, the declaration by
the United Nations is different.
The United States was. upon
its issuance, actually at war.
And these associated nations
pledged themselves:
Having subscribed to a COM
mon program Of purposes and
principles embodied I'm the joint
declaration Of the President OF
the United States Of America
and the prime minister Of the
United Kingdom Of Great Brit
ain and Northern Ireland, dated
Aug. II, 1871, known rs the
Atlantic Charter, being con-
WINGED that complete victory
over their enemies 10 defend
life. liberty. Independence and
religious freedom and To pre-
serve human rights and Justice
in their own lands as well as In
other lands, and that they are
now engaged In a common strug-
gle against savage and brutal
forces seeking TO subjugate the
world, declare:
Zach government pIadges
itself TO employ its full resources.
military or economic, against
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

KNOW what happens when
IN you get sick in the army
/ mean mildly sick like cold
or stomach ache or a sprained
ankle?
You don't have the doctor
stop by TO see you. You go on
sick call.
It's sort of confusing at first,
but it's really quite simple. II
you think yon need a pill or
a plaster, you go to the orderly
room right after breakfast, give
your name and serial number.
and then wait until they blow
the whistle for sick call.
In our company it's at 7;30,
so the sick callers usually police
up the area while they're wait
ing. Then they go over 10 the
dispensary.
I've only been on sick call
once and that was about eight
months ago.-AlI= had was the
stomach cramps. They gave
me a couple of pills and by the
next day was all right.
THE other day I had some
Il other business at the dis
penSary and l asked the SER
geant what he thought of the
sick callers. How many were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
JACK PICKERING

just gold-brickers, pretending TO
be sick 10 get out of working?
He's S/Sgt. Wilbur 9uther-
ford, a Georgia boy who's been
in the army since year before
Pearl Harbor, and has taken
care of between 10000 and
$4,000 soldiers on sick call.
mot many goldbricks," he
said. Its the other way.
There are moro boys who don't
70 ON sick call soon enough.
Some Of 'em just keep going
until they can't 20 any longer,
and then they como over"
What happens is, they pick
out the few who really need
hospital care. Then they give
pills or wrap bandages for those
that need them. The rest, Sgt.
Rutherford says, are boys who
think and believe they're sick,
and all they need is some asSur-
ance that they're really all
right. They're not goldbricks,
and they're not hypochondriacs.
They're just kids who have got
a notion and need 10 be talked
out of it.
"You know" the sergeant
said, zone of the best doctors 1
ever worked under used TO say,
Take care of a patients mind
and nature will cure itself, and
that's mostly what we do here"
The doctor was a DetroiteF.
Capt. Sander p. Klein, who is
overseas now. ~,
1t seems that an awful lot of
men are sure that they have
lung trouble or stomach ulcers,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
MARY HAWORTH'S MAIL

ment by saying that IL is form
of savings, and that he can sell
his share any time.
Incidentally, members OF the
family are financially independ-
ent OF each other and his mother
gets a pension.
= am much afraid 10 get mar
ried under these conditions, as I
feel he might not be able TO
keep his promise. and that we
might end by living with his
family.
want him 10 sell his share
before marriage so / can be GER
tain Of freedom. Please give me
your opinion. &. A.
DEAR Z. A
TT SEEMS 10 me this surface
Il rift on the subject of hous-
ing must be construed as a mani
festation OF incompatibility OF
temperament.
1t would tend TO breed conflict
between you and your fiance in
almost any situation where deci-
sionS OF ma jor import presented
themselves.
II would be unwise either 20
let your fiance railroad you into
a pattern OF living you believe
would destroy your happiness or
10 use pressure tactics 10 Try 10
force HIM 10 conform TO your
choice of action.
The only positive decision open
To you. IL seems TO me. il between
whether you are willing to gam
bic your future by going his way.
on his terms or whether the risk
looks 30 great that you feel
obliged 10 throw the whole
proposition out OF the window
In self-defense. and look further
afeld for a likelier mate.
VI. III.
EDITORS NOTE-M~y Ha-
Dovth eesassis through her col
smn; not BY wall or personal
interview. Write her IN core of
The D~tvsst Timss.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

TT IS a great mystery 10 a
i number of people why they
remain thin, and TO another
group why they stay ATT
The thin ones say they can't
stuff themselves enough 10 put
on anr-wrfgfftt And-tffIP fat
ones lay their hands on their
hearts and solemnly VOW that
they do not eat enough to keep
chicken alive, not nearly as
much as skinny old Aunt Jane,
who is a notorious suffer at all
meals and feasts.
Then. Of course, they blame
II on the endocrlnes.
The endocrines may have
good deal TO do with il in the
rarer cPses. but in the average
run of the mine case, the
chances are the trouble Is more
likely 10 b. purely mathematl-
cal. and the evidence as pre-
sented IS not quite reliable.
IF A CAREFUL nutritional
Il study were made Of these
skinnlcs and fattieS, IL would be-
found that in thousands OF ways
they lead different kinds OF
lives.
For instance. let US take the
proposition that walking around
the block used up 80 calories.
The distance IS accurately
measured. the weight Of the
body that is carried by the
muscles around the block IS ac-
curately measured and the re-
suit is the calculation OF the
Expenditure Of energy, which
Khould be- beyond any dispute
But il is. How many caluries
you use up in going around the
block depends on circumstances.
a. v ill. in his book, Living
Machinery states that II A
person Of $50 pounds weight
walks a mile at the rate Of two
miles per hour he uses up so
calorieS. whereas II he walks at
the rate OF five miles per hour
he uses up 600 calories.
Increasing the rate OF move
ment two times increases the
energy expenditure 10 times.
Now we all know that thin
people are likely 10 make rapid,
nervous movements. and heavier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
BETTER HEALTH
BY DR.. Logan Clendening-

people slow. deliberate move
mentS.
So while they may both be
doing exactly the same amount
OF work. one uses up 10 times
as many calorles as the other.
Carry this calculation through
day after day and II can easily
be seen why one stays thin and
the other fat.
Only by a careful and even
elaborate nutritional experiment
can att such factors be given
their proper weight.
At work, one uses up about
240 calories an hour. Sitting
down about 100 Galleries an
hour. and at sleep about IS
calories an hour. II can easily
be seen that IL you 90 10 bed
half an hour earlier every night
than your next ioor neighbor.
you will be in a position 10 have
gained several nubbins Of fat in
the course Of a month, other
things being equal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

employment, have managed TO
save a little, which had planned
TO invest, along with my salary
and his army pay, in a postwar
home for ourselves.
However, without consulting
me. he and his sister have con-
traeted to buy this large house
on a monthly basis. with pay
ments covering a three-year
period.
have explained TO him that I
cannot agree TO share the house,
If we marry. because / am not
accustomed 10 a large family,
and | want children in the near
future. and do not consider the
environment favorable for them.
But he defends the arrange
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

marrieS a man Of lower sation,
and he values immensely the
wider contacts she can open up
for him. Also, vice versa. The
result depends mainly on the
spirit of each partner.
3-They belong to you. and
cannot be published without
your consent. This has often
determined the inheritance of
large estates, and the publica-
ton of books. II is a good thing
TO know this, in case you have
written either an discriminating
or an eloquent love letter in
which your correspondent sees
literary value. The publication
by D'Annunzio. Italy's hero
poet, Of the love letters between
him and the actress Duse has
been regarded as highly unethi-
cal, and Saddened the last years
of that great wosnan's life. The
best writing even the humble
ever do is usually in their love
letters.
TINE DETROIT TIMES Go
Dec. 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
DEAR MARY HAWORTH:

DEAR MARY HAWORTH:
EOR two years l have been en-
L gagged TO an army officer,
stationed near by, and we had
planned TO be married next
spring. He is 80 and ] am 26.
About Y years ago his father
passed away. and he took over
fun responsibility. His mother
rented large house which she
shares with (ll his married Sis
ter and her three grown chill
dren, and ~ his siSter-in-law
and her two small children and
her mother. Her husband is
now overseas.
Due 10 various reverSes. he
has never been able To save any
MONEY, but in my seven years
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Brain Game Answers

Albania.
2-True.
cleveland, Chicago, Jersey
City, indianapolis and Omaha in
that order.
4-(a) is correct.
5-Morris Dance, England;
Mazurka, Poland; Fandango,
Spain; Tarantella. Italy; Waltz.
Germany; Highland Fling, Scot
land.
6-Wool tweed.
June Havoc. sister OF Gypsy
Rose Lee.
study Garland.
Copyright. 1914. By King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Letters From
A Soldier

even though they have all been
X-rayed, poked, tested and in
spected before they ever got in
the army. Also. they're positive
that crawling in the mud, snow
and rain will give them pneu-
monia. But il never does.
IN THE nearly $4,000 men
Il Sgt. Rutherford has seen,
hundreds. and maybe more than
hundreds, thought they had
lung trouble. All doubtful
cases have been sent to the hos
pital, and among all those men.
only one really had lung trouble.
About 80 per cent, even more
than that, / guess, land In two
or three mail categorles. In
summer, it's one; Foot trouble.
In winter it's colds and foot
trouble running about even.
After that it's digestive trouble.
If a man really is ill, as with
meningitis or pneumonia or a
broken leg, he never gets to the
dispensary at all. He's taken
direct to the hospital.
Well, that's how sick call
works in the army Everybody
yowls about il, and insist that
the dispensary gives you lini-
ment for a cold and cold medi-
cine for sprained ankle, but IL
isn't so.
And it IS true that there are
more sick men who should go
than there are goldbricks. Only
last week we had a boy who
made two 10-mile marches with
a march fracture in his foot.
Maybe this younger generation
is going to the dogs, but not
the sample of younger genera
tion that we're getting here.
We've really got a bunch Of
kids who'll make SOLDIERS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Il. v. DURLING

I prithee let my heart alone,
Since nOO tbs raised above
thee,
Not all the beauty thou dost otOn
AgGua can make me Lore thee.
He that t0as shipiCreeked once
before
BIZ such a SIRENS call,
And pet negleets 10 shnH that
shore I.t
Deserves his second fan.
Stanley.
A r O s TON VA ~ named
"A O'Conell wants me 10 con-
firm his claim that potatoes
originated in Ireland. That isn't
the way l heard il. Potatoes
originated in Peru. This same
fellow asks why l am so fond
OF string quartet music. That's
some switch in a discussion.
From potatoes to string quar-
tets. Anyway, / am fond Of
the combination Of instruments
and besides some of the best Of
all instrumental music was
written for string quartetS.
QUERIES from clients: Q. My
Vt four-year-old son sleeps on
his stomach. Didn't you say
that is a sign a child will be an
athlete?
A. never said anything like
that However, reported that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

EDITORS NOTE-Cpi. Pick
eving. former Times eoiumnist.
10 an infantryHon at Fl. Me-
CIeIion, Ala. These writings are
excerpts from his letters to
friends at the office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

Connolly Answers
1-ta); Pa; 3+(a); 4(a);
Sal; 6-ta).
Copyright, 1914, King Features Synd.. nnc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-06

MAry Beard a very small
amount Of money, but any handy
man a very satisfactory bed
table out Of a soapbox or orange
crate by knocking out the sides
so 1t viii fit over the patients legs
as he sits up In bed. You may have
to make the rounds Of the neigh
borhood grocery stores to find the
box, but it Is worth looking for.
Pockets Of stree cloth may be tack
ed onto the ends to hold eyeglasses,
writing materials, and other small
articles.
The box will acquire a profession
al appearance II given a coat Of
paint, or covered with gay oilcloth
to hide the rough edges.
BE SURE IT'S STRONG
The ever-useful dashboard car
ton, with the ends cut out, may al
SO be used as bed table but be
sure 1t is firm enough to hold a tray
of food or your patient may find his
dinner in his lap.
Another bed table trick - If the
patient Is in q narrow bed - Is to
place straight chair on either side
Of the bed and lay long table leaf
or an old-fashioned ironing board
on the backs Of the chairs. Some
types Of modern ironing boards on
legs are built in such way that one
end can be extended across the bed
and used as a table. II the bed Is
low enough, a card table with two
legs folded and two on the floor may
be placed over the bed. Rest the
table on a pillow to keep 1t firm
and level.