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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

Your night thoughts cam
not be trusted with much assur-
ance. You will nearly always
find that when you lie awake
over some problem you are not
d ling systematic, analytical
thinking. You are worrying.
which means you are on a men,
tai merry-go-round.
"A majority can. but a sur
prising high percentage cannot.
3-Pretty closely. Psychol-
ogists <. L. Thorndike and Ella
woodward studied the front
yards, architecture of the
houses, schools, churches. etc.
and general beauty of seven
northern United States cities.
Then they compared these items
with the intelligence scores OF
the school children. Where these
were high, the good taste and
beauty OF the community we're
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

EDITORS NOTE-PVt. Piek.
sring, former Times eoiumnist.
10 an infantryman at Fl. Me-
CIsIian, Ala. These writings are
excerpts from his letters to
friends at the office.
I NEVER got around TO tell
i you about Denlinger. He was
one of the men who fought
early in the war in the Pacific,
and his fighting is over now.
He was in a heavy weapons
outfit. He got his fighting when
the infantry was clawlng its
way across Guadalcanal.
Nobody seems TO know why a
man volunteers for a job-the
rule of the average CT is,
Never volunteer for anything"
But when the going gets tough,
the GIs do volunteer.
Denlinger was one OF the men
who volunteered for a recon-
naissance patrol back Of the
japanese lines. The infantry
was squeezing the Japs pretty
hard, but our side didn't know
just HOW hard, so that was
what Denlinger and the men
with him were supposed to find
out.
They were sent 10 find out
how much the Japs had in the
way OF supplies. what kind Of
physical shape the enemy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
Letters From
A Soldier
JACK PICKERING L

linger and his buddies got their
rifles off their shoulders and fir
ing before the Japs could get
theirs.
The patrol was kept supplied
from boats operating along the
coast of the island, and the size
of the patrol varied. There were
only five men when the Japs
caught them-the Japs were be-
coming suspicious and very
likely had spotted some of the
American boats.
GENERAL dozen Japs finally
~ caught the Americana
think Denlinger said there were.
from go to 80 Japs.
The Americans started firing
AS fast as they could with their
rifles and the Japs backed up.
"They seemed to think there
were a lot of u.s." Denlinger
said. "It's a good advertisement
for the rifle we're using In this
war. 1t loads automatically, and
all you have to do Is keep pull
ing the trigger, while the Japs
have to work the bolt on each
shot,
The result was that the Amer
leans gained enough time to get
away, although only one of
them managed to keep from
getting shot Denlinger got a
machine gun slug through his
arm and that was why he was
sent home.
He's now discharged, because
his arm won't be strong again,
for a long time at least, and he
contracted malaria, too. That's
what he paid as his share Of the
price Of war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
WALTER WINCHELL Oh. On

JACKIE COOGAN. recently
- back from paratrooping in
Burma and India, said that his
Burma glider group landed near
a small tribal village $50 miles
back Of the Jap lines.
Having the assignment 10
construct an airport in less than
IL hours. Coogan called over a
thugee NATIVE chief and asked
that he parade the villagers
that he wished to recruit as
workers.
Hundreds OF them were girls
wearing nothing but loin cloths.
One, however. was better
groomed than the others.
Draped from her thighs 10
her ankles was a huge towel
with the words. "Mayflower
Hotel, Washington, d. C."
A T AN airport the other day
"a detected sailor sat wait
Ing for hours.
lie appeared so depressed a
sympathetic byStander asked
him what the trouble was.
He said he had Just come in
from the South Pacific for
four-day furloaf.
His home was an hour and a
half away by air.
He had just been put of one
plane in favor of higher
priority.
He hadn't been home in two
years
His father had died in the
meantime. and every hour now
saapad ~ atarntt,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
On the
Side

tighten on their scalps at the
age Of 80.
ST Ill MARLENE," song so
II popular with the fighting
men overseas, was written about
20 years ago by two Germans,
Norbert Schultze and Hans
Leip
The British have decided the
publisher and composers Of
Lii Marlene" should receive
royalties from the sale of this
song in England.
The money is being deposited
with the alien property custo-
dian and will be paid TO the
Germans after the war.
COME men still wear high
- shoes, Such shoes must be
easier on the ankles and there
fore easier on the whole human
system. / haven't worn a pair
of high shoes since I was in the
army. Before that / wore them
as a kid. Also wore buttoned
patent leather shoes. Remem-
Der them?
Canine expert states there
are 166 breeds of dogs. . That
astonishes me. I can only think
OF 124 breeds.
The My Name Is a Poem
Club has just acquired a very
distinguished member. 1t is Sue
Larue, who is also president OF
one of San Francisco's most
famous organizations, the South
of Market Girls Club.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
MARCH OF EVENTS
: BY Benjamin DeCasseres

jugation OF foreign peoples
whether II be the peoples and
territories Of Europe or the
peoples and territories Of Asia"
That was when Hitler was
sweeping on 10 Moscow and
Lenlngrad. Today. when Russia
Is marching in the direction Of
Berlin. Stain says through his
paper, Pravda. that one OF
Russia's postwar claims will be
part OF Poland and ell of Lat
via. Besssrabia. Estonia and
Lithuania. the territory that
Stain seized as the price OF
his neutrality when Hitler
started 10 murder Europe.
Does any one for minute
believe that the l.. s. A. will
give up Hawaii. the Philippines,
Guam and Porto Rico? Or that
France will loosen her grip on
Africa OF course not,
Stain. however. will be our
real problem. for il looks as If
Holy Joe Is on the reach. while
England. America and France
are merely for keeping what
they've got.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

Swedish customs with II. and
that even if he did. the gestapo
would catch up with him in Ger
many.
Not long after midnight the
train stopped at a small station.
The German hurried out with
his valise. found a dark spot
near a tree. buried his treasure.
took careful note OF the spot
and boarded the train.
Thru his window he made a
note OF sign on door (on
the side OF the depot.
1t said KVINNOR
A few weeks ago he got per-
mission TO return TO Sweden
At the station he showed the
ticket seller the memo of the
name he had copied down.
The ticket sellers eyebrows
jumped high and then he
grinned
KVINNOR in Swedish means
WOMEN.
The frantic dope is now trav-
cling all over central Sweden at
night, hoping to find the right
depot. not knowing that even if
he is that lucky, the Swedish
authorities are waiting for him.
EDITH GWYNN wonders il
H you've heard about the
teddibly, teddibly considerable
wife who shot her husband with
a bow and arrow?
She didn't want 10 wake the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

But what really got him
down. he added, was that two
planes had left for his home
burg but couldn't find room for
him-despite the fact that the
last person 10 board the plane
was a withdrawing a golf
bag
MARINE 1st 1T. MITCHELL
w PAIGE (just returned after
rs months in the S. Pacific),
one OF two living enlisted ma
rines in this war 10 hold the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
has the unique distinction OF
being the only infantryman in
this war 10 be grounded
Wearied by the comparative
inactivity of a forward train
ing camp in New Guinea
following the Guada canal
campaign, Paige stole" a ride
on a B-25 scheduled 10 bomb
hdDdul.
The hero-leader of ma
chine gun platoon was then
grounded for the duration.
WHEN Norway was invaded,
w civilian Germa ans fed
Sweden because they expected
that country TO be invaded next.
a German who had been buy
ing up dollars AT half the price
took a train one night from
Stockholm.
His suitcase contained about
one million dollars in small and
large bills.
He knew he could not get by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
BY DR.. Logan
Clendening

social evening IL does no harm.
But for the individual called an
alcoholic II Is pure poison.
WHAT kind OF person an
w alcoholic is / don't know.
He certainly has no one individ-
ual personality pattern. ! am
not al all convinced that he is
always basically neurotic or a
pervert. although some may be.
Nor am l convinced that the
formula that he uses alcohol as
an escape. or that he has an in
feriority complex is invariably
true. Nor am / interested in
those people.
There is one message OF hope,
which | have unanimously from
five such superior men known
10 me who have successfully
recovered from chronic alcohol
ism. The message ls--anybody
can give up alcohol If he wants
to. and Will find himself much
happier without II. The chronic
alcoholic thinks he Just can't
live without his daily drink. He
can. and If he Is the superior
man / want 10 save he will find
himself just as interested and
alert and very much more salts
fled without than with il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
Il. v. DURLING

lucky number for Sagittarians
II seven. Also that their lucky
day II Thursday and the color
they should wear most IL light
purple.
Q-What was the name Of
that book you said you read is
times but never could find
another person who had read
il once?
A-Nas Rodney Stone" by
Conan DOYLE. But | have since
found several people who have
read il. One was Irwin Cobb
and another II Joe Smith Of the
veteran comedy team of Smith
and Dale.
OK out of every 10 men be-
- tween 40 and Sc are bald or
partially bald
SO states a StatlStlClan who
has been stu dyin z the bald
headed male population.
Badness is caused by UNDER
nourishment or starvation Of
hair roots.
If the blood can get 10 the
hair roots il can nounSh them.
AS a man grows older the
scalp tends 10 stretch tighter
over the skin.
The tighter the skin the more
difficult for the blood TO get TO
the hair roots.
Some people came bald
faster because of the shape OF
their heads.
For exam pie the SC a p
stretches tighter on a man with
high forehead
The skin OF all men begins 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

an individual problem, and as
such an infinitely troublesome
and palnstaking task.
The question OF whether slco-
holic beverages are per SO good
or bad does not enter into the
argument for the chronic alco-
hollc. For many. probably most
people who get lift out of an
occasional drink or a stimulus
before a meal, or 10 lubricate a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

I AM inclined to believe from
i ordinary observation on the
streets and in the homes OF my
beloved country that the prob
lem Of chronic alcoholism is
coming back as it did in the last
war and the early days Of peace.
The treatment of chronic al
coholism Is medical problem
or, perhaps strictly speaking, a
psychologist problem and as such
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
GASOLINE

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Sept IL
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Ma and ca Coupons rais each.
Claw requires state name and license
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when received
pTEI OIL
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
Brain Game Answers

John Alden.
2-Hirohito.
Beet, feint, loan, gait, bear.
beech.
4-(a) States; (b) cities; (c)
they are named for u. S.
naval heroes.
5-The vice president.
6-The moon.
Copyright, 1914. BY King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

JEANETTE DUPREE. Vet
ID eran vaudevillian and for
mer star of burleSque. She was
once the wife of Billy Watson.
owner of that playhouse in
Brooklyn known as WatSons
Cosy Corner.
Florence Vidor. Once. a film
star and famous in her own
right. Now living in the back
ground as the contented wife Of
a celebrity-Jascha Heifitz.
The first film actress ! ever
interviewed was Marie Wal
camp: the second, Katherine
Macdonald, and the third. Flor
ence Vidor.
When / interviewed Florence
she was little more than an ex-
ira girl but looked like star
ring material 10 me.
l recall her husband at that
time. King Vidor, stood by dur
ing the interview TO be certain
Florence made no rash state
mentS.
II seemed 10 me Mrs. Nidor
had taken the obey in the
marriage ceremony very SER
iously.
QUERIES from clients:
W Q-What is the lucky num-
Der for Sagittarians?
A-You probably mean TO
ask what the stargazers say
IN the lucky number for Sagit-
tarians. 1 claim no knowledge
OF astrolOgy.v This department
merely checks on astrological
claims. The stargazers say the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

S. NJ: Is il harmful for a per-
son IS years old 10 smoke ciga.
rets and take a drink OCCASION
ally who has high blood pres
sure?
Answer: Not in my opinion.
The cigaret may raise blood
pressure a little. but not 10 any
great extent A drink OCCASION
ally is good for high blood pres
sure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
i said at Syracuse in 1896:
II have not sought. do not
seek, ! repudiste the support Of
any advocate of communism.
That II my position. II always
has been my position. II always
will he my position"
The Communist Political AS
ISOLATION has endorsed President
Roosevelt for a fourth term II
would be nice II our President
would repeat today his words OF
1886.
Rex Warner an English
writer. has written book. Re
turn of the Traveller" IN which
a dead fighter returns TO ask
This question OF a miscellaneous
crowd OF people before the tomb
Of the unknown soldier.
why did I .die:"
How futile and clap-trappy
such stories and questions are!
Any one might want 10 re-
turn and ask. Why did | die ?"
OF course the answer of any real
Eng ish man American or
Frenchman would be simply,
"Self.defenSe
II those who have died for the
United Nations in this war do
not know that. then. | think. the
question for them 10 ask them
selves Is. Why was / born"
RTHUR LEONARD ROSS
"A of New York tells me IN
defense Of government owner
ship Of certain public utilities
that the IVA Is a SNew Deal
miracle"
think il is.
So was Hitler's rise 10 power
(all OF Germany was and is a
TVA).
But il was MuSsolini who per-
formed the greatest govern
mental miracle" of the age
he made the Italian trains run
on time.
], for one. am not opposed to
the work The government is
doing in the Tennessee Valley.
] think such interstate public
works and improvements dis
tinctly the function of govern
ment. But such enterprises are
not specifically New Deal
miracles"
The industrial and political
miracle" of the l.. s., A.. for
instance. was worked out by the
old deal.
IN NOV. s. 1871. Joseph Stain
" in his speech TO the Russian
people tand 10 the world in gen.
eraD said:
I'VE have not and cannot have
ANY such war aims IA the seizure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
Connolly Answers

1-tb). 2-ta). 36(c). a.
(a). s(b). 6-(a) blue,
white, blue; (b) yellow, blue,
red; (c) red, yellow. green;
I'D red. white, blue; (e)
white, red.
Copyright, 1914. by King Features
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Detroit Times RatiOning Timetable

PRoCEssED FOODS
Blue As through A-5-vahd indeh-
ntely
MEATS, CHIEsE. FATS
Rel As through L-s--Vaid indsh,
ritely.
One IN. selvsEe fat, good for Z eents
and two meat ration points.
! NJ SUGAR /
stamp. 10, III and ~, No. q Book
lbs each. valid Indefinitely.
stamp 40. No. 4 Book--a lbs for
canning through Feb. "a, 1915
spare stamp 81. No. 4 Book-Vand
fof maximum ~ 20 lbs for can
nina. Apply local board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

IN NOV. s, 1871. Joseph Stain
" in his speech TO the Russian
people land TO the world in gen.
eraD said:
I'VE have not and cannot have
ANY such war aims "a the seizure
of foreign territories or the sub
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

high. and vice versa. They also
found that the more beautiful
the city. the higher was the
general morality and mental
competence OF the citizens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

QUERIES from clients:
VI Q-What is the lucky num-
ber for SaOittariapS7
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-12
w Az II s
By ED LEAMY

To all outward appearances,
Charles Specr, scripter Of the CHS
Carnival" Tuesday at $3.50 p. m,
E.W.T., Is simply pleasant fellow,
who turns in good writing job.
Possessing none of the tcmpera-
mental traits that are the hall
mark Of many radio writer's. Speer
might be considered cOlOrless;
furthermore, he isn't given to talk
ing about himself. However, the
saga Of Speer is so coIOrfuI, 1t
reads like Paul Bunyan.
He was born in Florida and like
many Of the kids in southern sea
coast towns, learned to swim when
when he was barely able to walk.
SreeF made the "a and '28 Olympic
swimming teams, cracked two
worlds records, one Of which r.
stiIl In the books. In his life guard
days In Florida, Charlie saved q
total 0f eighty lives.
He was an early parachute ju1n-
per and, in an era Of 'chutes that
were not protested for safety,
made $50 jumps. When parachutes
became the safe harnesses they are
today, Speer gave it up = "There
wasn't any more fun in IT," he
grins.
He got into radio because he
hated 1t. Speer was listening to a
program, one afternoon in 1925. The
show was one Of early radios feeble
dramatic attempts and Charlie got
so incensed, he sat down and wrote
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-12
War Has Some Bright Spots
For Harried Londoners
sign advertising: MacAroni.

SERVICE WITH A SMILE. If
you lived in London and your watch
was broken, your shoes worn out,
your suit shabby, water-pipe brok-
en- in yor house, your corset sag
ged, your radio was broken and your
glasses were shattered-it would
take you, cumulatively, a year and
two months to get them serviced.
An enterprising London reporter
last month discovered that these
repairs are currently taking: watch,
months; shoes, month; plum
Der, weeks; suit, l month; radio,
3 months; corset, months; glasses
(if bifocaD, 3 months.
COMING EVENTS. Brewers were
last month reported to be prophesy-
ing the greatest beer drought in
modern British history when the
Second Front starts. The trouble,
they say, will be that all available
transport will be needed for troop
and supply movements . For SIM
liar reasons, British housewives
were warned to be ready to stock
Second Front larders"-two weeks
emergency supplies to tide them
over if deliveries fail.
PAGING BARNUM. What Is a
circus without wild animals? Well,
it's a circus with tame animals;
performing dogs, trained geese,
seals, etc. Just such a circus is
currently drawing considerable
London crowds. The point is that
with the ever-present danger of air
raids, it just isn't safe to have wild
beasts around. Supposing bombs
broke the cages and you had lions
roaming London's streets as freely
as the American wolves already on
the loose.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-12

Hartt Musical Foundation.
In May, 1913, she was heard also
at the Hartt Foundation in a leading
role in Menotti's THE Gold Maid
and Thief" and participated in a
television performance Of Often
bach's light opera. Marriages by
Lantern-Light", at WRGB in Sche-
nectady. She returned to Science
tady to sing the "Gretel" role in the
Huperdinck opera in December,
1913, on the first television perform
ance in history of complete grand
opera. Also, in the same month,
she appeared eight times again IN
the same role in Hartford. In March
Of this year she was soloist with the
Hartt Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Greenfield entered the Julius
Hartt School of Musica following
her graduation from Crosby High
School and has studied voice there
with Helen Hubbard and with Fried
rich Schorr. celebrated Metropolitan
baritone. She viii be a candidate for
the Bachelor Of Music Degree IN
June this year, and is now on the
teaching staff.
Miss Robb, also native of Water
bury, is a graduate OF the Eastman
School Of Music and has been on
the staff OF the Hartt School for
three seasons.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-12


played and just what rules are con-
sidered standard"
DEFINITION. Latest names to
be Q led for the Army's much
hecAsd clerical staff: Carbon Com
mandos; Triplicate Troopers.
OPERATIONAL MOON. In the
wars earlier days, a full moon was
called a "bombers' moon" Jerry
used to prefer to send his bomberSs
over on bright nights, when Lon
don, even blacked-ouk could be seen
as bright as day. r. A. F. night
fighters put a stop to this long ago,
and now full moon means just the
opposite: no raid. Last month a
group of doctors renamed the full
moon: Surgeons moon" 1t seems
that most people prefer to be oper-
ated on during periods when there
will be moonlight nights and when,
therefore, the likelihood of raids dur
ing their convalescence is small.
RUMOR SCOTCHED. Despite
reports in London papers, there APP
pears to be little truth in the ru-
NOR that when a Scots unit moved
to a certain sector in Italy one wise
Italian restauranteur put out a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-12
MISS GREENFIELD
| in LOCAL CONCERT
Talented Young Soprano
to Be Presented Sunday
Evening, May Fl

Louise Greenfield, well-known
Waterbury soprano, will be present.
ed in a concert at the Waterbury
Women's Club on Sunday evening,
May II, at $3.50. She will be as
sisted by MadeIeyn Robb, pianist.
Miss Greenfield. who is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Green
field of this city, has been heard
here In only one previous solo pro-
gram given in May. 1913. under the
auspices Of Bethel Sisterhood. Her
debut was made in Hartford in
1912.
In addition TO her frequent APP
pearances as q concert singer, Miss
Greenfield has gained considerable
reputation In opera. She made her
operate debut as "Gretef' In Hum
perdinck's celebrated "Hansei and
Gretal" In Hartford in I942 IN. sew
eral performances given by the
opera department OF the Julius