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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

neht.
He was here when / returned
from my furIough and II was
fully a week before / knew
much of anything about him eX-
cept that his home was in
Texas. he had been overseas,
and his name was Walter II.
Dykema-a familiar enough
name TO anyone from Michi-
gan As il turned out Dyke
mas father settled near Grand
Rapids, bat later. moved TO
Texas: no doubt he's related
to the Michigan DykemasD
Anyway, we finally got TO
talking-I think it was because
of a suit of clothes. He had a
uniform that needed washing,
and L sent il along with my
laundry because he hadn't been
assigned a laundry number yet.
1t is such little things that get
you acquainted in the army,
The conversation went some
thing like this:
you've been overseas quite
a while haven't you?"
"Yeah--a little over four
years"
Europe or out in the Pacific ?
Pacific"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

and under her wing. during your
early teens.
Taking a croSs-section OF aver
age families in any community.
in all walks Of life. l imagine
you would find that. out of 100
different sets Of parents. maybe
40 are letting their children do
as they please about killing time,
when not in school-and doing
as they please usually means
running in packs with their
cronies, going TO movies. etc, as
If their life depended on il.
You say it's very seldom you
can 90 out. except in company
OF your cousin and her friends.
! gather you feel that your
aunt il meanly favoring her
daughter and uniustly discrimi-
mating against you.
But wander # that is the
true explanation.
The truth may be that your
cousins friends are better
chosen. more reliable than your
current selection Of boon COM
panIonS.
Or maybe they are a year or
TWO yOungpr-n0t yet arrived at
the silly age"
However. if your peciai
friends are above reproach. your
aunt should be willing 10 let you
90 with them occasionally 10 a
holiday afternoon movie - but
early enough 10 be home before
dark.
Still. ] don't think you are
being abused in having To SUBJ
nit 10 considerable chaperonage
at your age
/ don't think you are missing
anything worth while IN not get
ting 10 run at the heels Of a
restless gang
VI. III.
EDITORS NOTE-Nary Ha-
North counseis through her col
umn; not BY mail or personal
inierUiew Write her in care Of
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
On
Broadway

GID SHELDON, the show au-
~ thor, was summoned for
jury duty. When they learned
he was a playwright they asked
him; Are you sure that be-
cause of the fact that federal
police are involved. and hidden
guns, you won't let your ina
gination run away with your"
II just want to see justice
done" said Sheldon.
Thanks very much" was the
retort ridiculous. you're ex-
cused,"
Dear Winchell," writes David
Brooks, Roosevelt shouldn't be
criticized because Browder is
voting for him. 1t is not I'M
usual for great men TO be proud
of their enemies and ashamed
of their friends"
TT COULD Happen: T he n
L there's the one about the hill
billy who was rejected from the
draft because Of bum feet. He
returned the next day and
pleaded for reconsideration.
Its no use, the mcdico told
him, you couldn't stand march
ing"
Look, doc" said the lad. Il
walked 100 miles 10 git here.
an ! Sorta hate 70 walk back"
Copyright by Daily Mirror Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
One Word Led To Another
By Patterson
By Arthur Bugs" Baer

just got double gander at the ladies' winter hats
Never saw such complicated haos.
They prove nv ancient contention that hat doesn't
have to fit provided it is expensive.
! will say that the cold weather swimmers have
svete, verve and chic And two out of three is fair
average.
Those French labels reminder that Paris is
setting about grab the fashion racket again from
And Paris hat is hop-heads dream with feather on it
My wife goes window shopping for hats every
week The last she brought home holered loud and
long you didn't window shop for that You looked
the transom for it."
If man. strolng down the street wearing black
derby meets another with black derby. what hap
pens? Nothing, multiplied by two They just keep
going.
But if a wearing green and orange bonnet
meets another wearing green and orange skim
mer, what happens? Everything multiplied by two.
Copyia by King
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
BETTER BaEALTEs
BY DR.. Logan Clendening

FATIGUE is the commoncSt
i of the symptoms Of which the
human race complains.
And in spite OF that we doc
tors are quite at loss 20 OK
plain what causes II.
II is not always due 20 cN-
ceSSive or extra cXeTtIon
That kind OF fatigue is ea s.
10 understand and TO remedy.
But we. all know the person
who Is tired all the time and
never does any work
Anxiety D. a cause Of fatigue
even If II Is not accompanied by
any particularly unusual
activity.
The army and navy medical
corps are meeting II right alOng
II is sometimes called Flying
STRESS, sometimes Opera
tpnal Fatigue. or Combat
: .Rtigue, as the case may be
Asd II works IN "A vicious
cirdi~ ~anxiet causes The
fatIgue,and The fatigue creates
anxiety Mates
The medical reports on rhn
men at Guadalcanai. where
there was no chance 10 relieve
them adequately, are among
the most graphic and pItlul M
medical case reporting
The simplest fatigue states
gives us a clue 10 the cause OF
some of the more complicated
ones.
Brought to the lowest com
mon denomlnatOr the body gets
tired when IL performs muSCu-
lar eXertion over a certain
period of time.
This certain period Of time
varies with the individual
The feeling OF fatigue Is i'm
this simplest form located IN the
muscles and We may assume
that il is due 90 lack Of food
. Or rather TO having all the
available food used up.
SCHEDULE fatigue in school
~ children is of this simplest
form.
The Joint committee on
health education has repeat
cdly insisted that school chill
dren have extra lunches.
Especially IN such cases as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
On the
Side

MARIANNE MONAHAN of
~ Brooklyn has been made a
member OF the my name is a
poem club.
My girl friend just sailed
forth gayly. She left box OF
hats in a railroad station a
couple of weeks ago In said
box was her favorite hat. The
box was found and now she has
her pet chapeau again. Those
fellows who work in lost and
found departments for railroads
are really good. i hope they are
well paid.
Excerpt from theatrical adj
vertisement in 1914: Tonight.
The Birth of Nation. Cast of
$4,000 people and 5000 horses IN
this film which cost $500, 900 TO
pro,iucer ote-The fact is
the Birth of a Nation cost Sl3O,-
600 to produce and crossed over
fifteen million dollars.)
A CHICAGOAN says that on
~ Easter Sunday in 1917 in
Kings restaurant in Chicago he
enioyed a fine 10-course dinner
for which he paid 70 cents. l
can't top that. But / remember
having wonderful dinner COM
plete from soup TO nuts in the
United States Hotel in Boston
for 81 around that time. Last
night / paid $3.50 for an indif-
ferent Ia carte meal. Minute
steak was down on the menu at
S2.25. That was just for the
steak. Vegetables extra.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

IF THE deserving are TO be re-
i warded. / want TO nominate
TO the noblest position and the
biggest reward. Irving Berlin.
laureate of the nation, trouper
extraordinary, patriot beyond
compare.
This Is the Army" Irving
Berlin's soldier play opened on
July a after Pearl Harbor and
before the soldier-actorS took 20
travelling the world, $3.50. 600
was turned into army emer-
gency relief.
II is estimated that This Is
the Army" has already earned
from all rights, including the
movies. a total of Sl0.000,000
and il is still earning for the
army relief.
When Irving Berlin wrote
God Bless America for the
army play in World War !. II
was just song and apparently
il was not even used.
In the interval OF a quarter
of a century those sons Of for
tunate immigrants who had had
the courage and wisdom 10 come
to this country have much cause
TO bless this America Of ours.
And so this song OF Irving
Berlin's became an auxiliary ma
tional anthem and so far as |
can learn. il brought IN reve-
nue. of about 1924 600 which
Berlin turned over 10 the truS-
teeship consisting of Herbert
Bayard Swope. Gen Theodore
Roosevelt and Comdr Gene
Tunney. and the money is being
given TO the boy and girl scout
organizations. which do so much
10 strengthen character and love
of country
When Gen. Ted died. his
widow joined this trustecShip
This fund vii, continue 20 grow
and from il Irving Berlin aC-
cepts not a cent for his song.
IRVING BERLIN is another
L product. like the late Al
Smith. of the east side OF New
York.
His father was a cantor in
the synagogue and as things
went on the east side in those
days. the family lived IN respcc-
table poverty
When | first heard of IrVing.
ne was singing waiter IN
bowcry saloon called "Nigger
Mikes"
II was in those circumstance
and Ahat atmosphere that be
composed "Alexander'S Rag
time Band the song that
brought him fame and fortune
but no ValnglOTy.
He is the sort of Immigrants
son who still believes that he
owes it all to the land of oppOr-
tuniiy.
His Arms for the Love oi
America" brought $4,000 10 the
ordnance fund, his Angels ol
Mercy written for thc Red
Cross, brought IT $1,000, navy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
II. ". HDuJEeE4HNG

me sitting u an Kinds ol chairs
and IN front On lOr Of desks.
While I was sitting ~ front
Of ono ,.dcsk, She SAID 10 the
Sales!1dy
DOESN'T he hook cute >"
The Sgiolady, "a dishWatcr
blonde. SAID
"Nery cute"
! think they were kidding me.
That's the lat time IN 20
shopping yith you" said to my
grl friend bitterly as / stag
Ccrcd out of the store an hour
later
what" she said. aren't YOU
even going to iet nae bring YOU
down to see Santa Claus"
IF YOU want TO give an ok
pcc,ant m other a really
worthwhile Christmas gift how
about that book Infants and
Children Their Feeding and
Growth hA Frederick Hunting
Ton Bartlett NJ D.? One of
the most successful young
mothers I knoy4-trlls me she
owes much 90 This remarkable
book
Canada has been studying the
problem OF the returning soldier
for some time
The dominion has some Won
detiitl- piaH> -ler it>-AtF vet
Grams
For example a Canadian
soldier who has spent q year in
Canada and four years overseas
Will -rccelNe- var gratulty1
of 81 40 on his return home.
4 married veteran with two
children viii receive 81 ST..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
THESE DAYS
By George E.
Sokolsky

relief received $1,000 from Il
Threw a Kiss in the Ocean"
British Service Charities re-
ceivcd S330.OO0 from the pro-
ceedS of This Is the Army in
England" and $4,000 from
a Berlin song. My British
Buddy"
1 nominate Irving Berlin, who
loves and serves his country to
which he was brought as a child,
for a Congressional Medal.
If any civilian in this war is
deserving Of this honor. he is,
but even more, Irving Berlin
symbollzes the truth that in
this land Of opportunity there is
a chance 10 make good and to
be OF service for any man of
character, viii and independ-
cnce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

~In some versions az Che
above, the word soldier" is
substituted for doctor" 1t is
equally true.)
TIIE female is definitely the
i stronger sex. Consider the
endurance necessary for shop
ping. One hour Of shopping
requires the same staying power
as three football games. Or 50
II seems TO me.
My girl friend took me shop
ping yesterday Said She wanted
me TO pick out some furniture
for my study.
AS / entered the store ! got
all jammed up in a mob OF wild
and excited females.
whats the riot about? l.
Sinatra here or something? ." /
asked my girl friend, who said:
"Oh, ID il like this every day
In the elevator was knocked
against the wall by a female
who weighed at least 200
pounds.
/ was worried / thought she
had broken the 20-Cent cigar /
had in my pocket
When we got 10 the furniture
department, my girl friend had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
- YES u NoI



Yes. especially In raising
boys and particularly in raising
am only. ) M % Z n q r love
Smothers the child with atten-
ton fills his mind with fear he
viii get bis feet wet. or get run
over etc Such mothers are still
young girls cm0tonaily and are
not old enough 10 be mothers
az all
2A Prof F u Thorndfkc
pointed out years ago that wsat
We don't 90 is moro likely 10
break us down than what we DO.
Perhaps y0i are am indoors
worker q boa'tkceper or BUSH
ncSSmah. bat don't Wake exercise.
don Q get fresh AIR and sunshine.
don't select the proper diet don't
settle problems no home so as
20 cure your worries. don't learn
how 20 relax whlie ~ work, nor
after work. other II Is not
bookkeeping or business +, but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
Letters From
A Soldier

well, at SchOfield Barracks,
in Hawaii, first"
"Oh, 1 knew a couple of men
who were out there"
did you? Well, you probably
know what we were doing there
working, working. Stringing
wire, building Notifications.
We'd get up before daylight,
have breakfast, jump ON the
trucks and be out working by
the time It was light, get three
quarters OF an hour for lunch,
and work till il was time to go
home, and by that time 1t was
dark. Like l said, there's moth
ing to tell about that's interest
ing. 1t was just work. When
we were stringing barbed wire,
my company strung wires for
40 miles.
Nothing interesting? Maybe
not-but it's. interesting to me
to get a sidelight or two on
the way our soldiers worked.
month after month. seven days
a week, making Hawaii secure
in case the Japs should try to
repeat their one and only as
sault on Pearl Harbor.
But that isn't Sgt. Dykema's
story at all. When he really
started to talk, / just sat on
my cot and listened and real
lied that 1 was hearing one of
the most vivid accounts of the
Pearl Harbor attacks that I've
ever heard. For Sgt. Dykema
was there that morning Of
Dec. z.
more Of Sgt. Dykema Monday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
Detroit Times RatiOning Timetable

SUOTS
Airplane Stamps and 2-Valid indef-
lnltFly lLolsc stamps not accepted
PROTESTED FOODS
Blue A-s through K-s-velid indch-
niteiy
UTAIS. CHfLSI. PATS
Red As through k-5--Naid Indefinitely
One III. sslyage tat rnod for cents
and tao meat ration points.
-tbAU
stamps DO. n. n aud n. b--S a.
Wand Indefinitely
stamp 40. No = Books lhS Tor can.
ming through FEB rs 1913
SPARE stamp ~ No HOOK valid
Tor maximum ~ 20 lDs for canning
Apply local board
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
BATHTUB ADMIRAL

Each night he sails his gGay-
painted ships
Around a sodpy sea, lChere lamp
light CLEANS,
Watching them make their peril
ous maiden trips
To lost. enchanted lands Of baby
dreams 49,.
He as the captain and the stall
Odrt creU,
Shouting his orders ia the storm
tossed spray;
"A little bon IOho knows Just
Wtdf ~ do
When golden boats are drifting
down the bay.
And ia the last fetO moments
that remain,
He sends his small fotlla far
and near,
Holding his stubby foot against
the drain,
So his bright ocean Wiii not dis
appear =.
He's only foUr 49, today I don't
knO1r lChu
! sdU him Whom sajlor
passed me bB!
Joe Hathaway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

5000 metal plates made up
with the names OF party work
crS throughout the country.
They were for use on address,
ing machines that what
looked like personal letters in
stead Of the mimeographed cir
culars they really are. could be
sent 10 precinct captains, door
bell pullerS and the rank and
file OF laborers in the party
vineyard
II seems party workers love
10 be kidded this way and. If
they get a kick out OF IT, who
am / To cavil?
What / am about TO unfold
now seems incredible. but the
entire 5000 plates vanished
recently.
An investigation was launched
and scores of possible suspects
were grilled. And what do you
think the probe revealed?
Some minor official. in a burst
OF patriotic frenzy. had turned
over -the plates to the scrap
metal drive!
THE New York Journal OF
L Commerce was unique among
Washington newspaper bureaus
IN that il had never-but once
been hit by the draft. The
male staff did--and still does
consist Of nine AIS.
II looked as II the bureau
would continue 10 remain intact
because the only other men,
bcrS were two young women.
But the lightning. against which
the organization seemed well
rodded, struck.
one Of the girls, Mildred
HodgSon, quit 10 Join the
WAVES
QUITE a few people, |
W wouldn't mind betting. have
lpIbnlltu lildN tItNld'ilA hOOS'-
vclt'S private swimming pool in
the White House was built for
FDR by a New York publisher
with whom the New Deal--to
be restrained as possible--is no
longer chummy
This is the pool from which
the President derives so much
pleasure. The daily swim there
is one Of the joys Of his life.
This publisher. whose initials
begin with Patterson, staged
big benefit performar g on
Broadway in 1888, and then had
his own architects and builders
do the pool with the proceeds.
The President was practically
humid with gratitude. and-I
understand - Sw'ore undylng
friendship with the publisher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

seen IN these children who get
food az 7 q m. and then cannot
reach home Tor their next meal
until about = p m.
People vary greatly. aS is well
known, IN their needs for sleep
and frequency Of meals
The simple mcCh9niSm of
simple fatigue as outlined above
may be the explanation for all
forms Of fatigue. no matter
how much disguised It Is in the
complicated cases
DE-, Ports and Zitman Of
Northwestern Medical School.
have found in patients with
fatigue ucmo>is. the neuras-
themes. that the symptom may
have a chemical explanation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
DEAR MARY HAWORTH:
I AM nearly IS and | have
i serious problem.

stllouS pTODltIl.
Since my mother died several
years ago. ! have been living
with my aunt.
] have always loved my aunt
and still do. but in the last year
il seems she has no love for me.
/ did have plenty Of friends
my age, and after school they
would ask me 90 90 out with
them But ] cant; 9HHt
won't let me.
My aunt has children Of hcr
own. and ore cousin is about
my age.
Very seldom can / 20 any
place unless my cousin goes
there. too. with her friends
Things have reached a uninL
where my friends don't ask me
TO go places with them any
more, except to school and
frankly, / don't blame them.
try very hard not 90 feel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
Brain Game Answers

Herbert Clark Hoover.
False. Vergil wrote the
Aeneid.
3-267. 1888 square miles.
4-Malt is grain that has been
terminated by m DISTURB,
Hops are resinous burs on a
climbing herb.
5-Purdue. Georgia Tech. South
ern California, Texas Chris
tan, in that order.
6-1SS6.
Corsica, where he was born;
Elba and st. Helena, the is
lands to which he was exiled.
SRoald Amundsen.
Copyright. 1914. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

what you fail TO do that finally
slapS you down.
3 No, because nc has never
learned how 10 enjoy himself.
He enjoys piling up money, but
pillng up friends, social influence,
love of literature. art. beauty,
he knows nothing about.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
GASOLINE

A Coupon ia gallons. Wand through
Dee. al
IA and Ga Coupons gallons each.
rs and C-s Coupons gallons each.
Law requires state name and license
number b. sritisn or eyUry coupon
wnen received
FUEL on
Period and Period s-Vald tn
definitely
Period i-valid througb sept 80. io45-
LIQUOR
No. ia-vaiid thf0ueh o. 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

EDITORS NOTE-Pvt. Pick
ering, former Times coiunlnist.
is an infanfyymon at Fl. Me-
Cieiian, Ala. These writings are
excerpts from his letters to
friends at the office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

DEOPLE Are Like That Sev-
i eral locals were still de-
pressed over the sudden end Of
Willkie and how only four years
ago he heard his name cheered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

81 imagine you've seen quite
a bit of action"
Not so much. ! was In three
battles. but one OF EN- wasn't
much-cOuIdn't really call IL a
battle To amount Ia anything.
don't know ii I even really
saw any laps that time"
sounds like plenty to me.
You ought to be good for
pretty gueA interview.
II dunno. When 1 was home
people were always asking me
about things, but he'll, / never
could think OF anything To tell
'enl. saw lot of interesting
places, but there's nothing To
say about them"
A ND that, my friend, is about
IA the way most OF them talk.
1t isn't that they don't want TO
talk: it's Just that they've been
so close 10 things over there,
they know the darkness of jun
gle and the danger Of the night
so intimately that it's all COM
monplace 10 them. They can't
think Of anything to say about
it-until they forget to try TO
be interesting. and then, sud.
denly. they are fascinating as
the "reminiscences flow from
their tongues.
That's the way il was with
Sgt Dykema after we'd been
talking for a while in the la
bored way I've just described.
where were you stationed?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20
TiE\ART or CONVERSATION
By Milton wnNbt

BY Milton WriNtt
THIS Interesting and instructive b,nk-
ict contains ! 2 treat chapters trimming
gfth examples rules and principles %
Conversation used BY every fluent con-
versafionslist Become one yoIrtrif
Included are ten tests Of sOod cun-
versau5naiiSt, Eith complete Information
FOR, answering them Tins r-frArkabic
bbosiet Is yours ior 10 c,nts--ieU than
actual cos.. To rrt ycui eopy address
Or a. = WiEEau. care u thh news
paper Include q stamped Sc self
addressed return enve.0qe. Tue supply
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Connolly Answers

Id. Pei. 3-(a). f.
fc). Sal. 6--tc).
Copyright. 1914. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

LIES a quiet lad. the new
II sergeant living in our hut
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

God aud the doctor cc alike
adore,
BIT only IN danger, not before;
The danger 0'er, both are alike
requited,
God is Forgotten aud tho doctor
sighted.
John Owen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-20

EDITORS NOTE-Mary Ho-
Woyth counseis through her col
umn; not BY mail or personal
inierUiew Write her in care of
The Detroit Times.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-12-18

It's shrewd policy and often
succeeds Ii assumes large amount
OF stupidity and more narrow
minded seliishness on the part Of
the nations victimized. The assump-
ton, alas. is all 10 well founded All
people who earnestly desire peace
achieved by mutual good will,
mutual understanding and con-
sequent unity of action will give
the Nazi propaganda experts 10
know that such divisive tactics will
not succeed
Let us note the parallel afforded
by the enemies of organized labor
Whatever they profess themselves
TO be. whatever they think them
selves TO be. they are Nazis. after
the pattern Of Hitler'S destroyers.
In NaZi-faScism they are well
Schooled Divide and conquer the
Labor Movement keep the labor
organizations divided widen the
breech: that is their policy, and 10