The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-18
Observations
English Would
Not Destroy
Germans, Japs
BY Helen Essary

came TO me in letter from dis
tinguished and conservative Eng
lishman. A man who doesn't go in
for meaningless sentences.
The wisest heads in this coun-
try are hoping that Germany and
Japan will not be destroyed in
this war" he wrote. The reason
for this hope which at the moment
sounds unnatural is that we in
England are afraid OF Russia. We
fear her power and her plans for
control OF postwar Europe. II Ger
many and Japan are left alive as
nations then perhaps they can
check Russia and so inadvertently
help us save our life as a nation.
Meanwhile. hope the United
States does not overestimate the
importance OF America 10 Britain.
South America is necessary TO US,
too. We mean TO strengthen our
foothold there.
France will be reborn. Make
no mistake about that. Not the
old dissolute, corrupt France. But
new. vigorous young France.
Even an Englishman as completely
nationalistic as my self must ad-
nit that despite the tragedy Of
Frances fall, France is yet the
center OF European culture and will
so remain once she gets on her feet
again"
Plenty TO think about in this
short note. Don't you agree?
AN. ENTIRELY. DIFFERENT
THEME-not national. Nor inter
national Merely domestic and
little personal. its about the new
ration tokens. There exists no
woman stupider about ration 9oiR;S'
than J. Even in those now fading
days when We used to tear o1t
paper tickets for meat and canned
goods. | lived in constant kitchen
confusion. II it had not been for
the honesty and intelligence OF the
grocery boy and the cook, Id have
had nothing 10 eat that wasn't
macaroni without the cheese, or
noodles without the butter.
Therefore. | face the ration tok-
en- crisis with real anguish. There
should be some way OF handling
ration tokens comfortably. Maybe
even with chic.
Do them into bangles for brace
let's. Or necklaces. Or earrings.
How about II?
Make them part OF a costume.
Enterprising ladies lately festoon-
ed War Savings Stamps into cors-
ages. Tokens have greater posi-
bilities as ornaments.
You can't have them crashing
about on the loose. inside your
pocketbook. You know you can't
Unless by some system you can
collect them with one OF those lit
tie magnate arrangements hair
dressers use when drawing hair
pins out OF ladies hairdos.
This idea has its drawbacks.
Somebody near you at the butcher
counter might have a stronger
magnet than yours. And who
knows but what the life blood OF
your household TOR what else are
ration tokens?, might be drawn
oat OF your purse in flying leap
and land in the hands OF strange
but more powerful personality.
SPEAKING OF THE HOME and
its little problems. a group OF young
Washington girls from official life
is about 10 organize what might
crudely be called an apron society.
It is another form Of the Get Your
Man procedure. And wise move,
II you ask me.
These dances held here, there
and everywhere in the name OF
patriotism and keeping the poor
soldier from being bored, are not
as productive OF romance as they
at first seemed Certain knowing
girls. a little weary OF waiting
around for the men TO come back
from the wars. have therefore gone
TO their mamas for advice. The
mamas have told them reminiscent
" OF how close to the wedding aisle
ran the way 10 the kitchen in their
generation.
I'VE used TO put on frilly aprons
and whip up little chatting dish
things" they said. We made
caramels, too That was another
trick we worked in order to get
the boys into the kitchen. OF
course, men like TO get into a
kitchen. But sometimes I'm afraid
the only part OF the kitchen your
beaux know about is the ice box
and the cubes for another drink.
Why don't you advertise yourselves
little as housebodies? Women
never seem so desirable to men as
permanent investments as when
they are cooking.
Don't laugh" added the mamas.
I'VE know what We are talking
about"
Out OF this advice came the Back
to-the-Kitchen groups. Smart move,
IL the mamas are right