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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

nor some time now in these
IL columns, have been fighting
words-particularly words that
are designed to confuse and
bluff us.
For instance, such a phrase
as social security" means
nothing at all.
There can be some security
for an individual through his
own efforts and some for fam
lily through the labors OF its
breadwinner.
But there can be no absolute
security for any one as millions
of human beings have learned in
the course Of this war.
But it is not war alone that
makes for insecurity. Life
makes for uncertainty and in
security.
THE thing that is called so
Il cial security" is really COM
pulsory government insurance
through a pay roll tax. 1t is all
right for those who possess
neither the intelligence nor the
thrift to provide for themselves
and their families.
cite this political use Of a
meaningless phrase which needs
10 be translated into plain Eng
lish TO be understood, as an ex-
ample of the phoniness of many
phrases and words that the
politicians have planted in the
garden of our intelligenee-It- is
because of this antipathy 70 un-
defined or confused words and
phrases. that l found so refresh
ing a brief submitted TO the
NWLB by David S. Roswell.
I WISH 1t were possible to get
i professors of economics in
our universities 10 use this brief
as a textbook in their classes
because Mr.. Roswell provides
definitions Of terms which are
clear, simple, understandable
and true.
For instance, take this def
milton of a corporation:
THE corporation Is legal
name for an aggregate Of In
dividuals who own il. The
stock Of goods, or assets, which
are used by workers as tools OF
production are provided by the
owners Of the corporation
namely, its stockholders and
bondholders. These tools are
sometimes called capital
BECAUSE it is tools that the
- stockholders Of corpora
tons provide. the investor re-
ceives not a divdned but
consideration for the use Of
those tools.
And that is sound, because
wealth is produced not by
money, but by the application
of human labor 10 tools. Money
can be Midas pile of gold. use
less and deadly. unless II is put
into useful productivity by the
tools and labor.
l cannot here quote the entire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
Letters From
Times Soldiers

Guineas have 10 pay from
Sis 10 $50 for them. The so
buck ones are about like Thorn
Means, and the $3.50 ones
are cheap leather sandals.
Nobody has any sugar, and
the only place 70 Get tea is at
the Naafi. Oh. well. Just be
thankful a couple or three
armies haven't passed through
Times Square. And viii l be
glad 10 get back for some
CokeS. ice cream and real food.
Letters from home are all
pretty cheerful in spite Of the
heat. and the folks seem 10 be
keeping pretty busy with VIC
tory gardens. movies. club
meetings and what have YOU.
TY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

was a city and all loyal Brook
Iynites continue TO refer To IL a.
such.
Q-Ts there actually a club
for tall women in Manhattan ??
A-None that 1 know of. In
Pittsburgh and Los Angeles
there are highly successful clubs
for tail people. The Pittsburgh
club Is called the Sky busters. 1
forget the name of the ono In
Los Angeles.
Q-What city is the birth.
place Of the most men who have
made good as major league
baseball Players
A-That would be San Fran
cisco by wide margin.
MY POLICY is TO try TO be a
vi good and patient neighbor.
But that neighbor who at 2 in
the morning, has his radio tuned
as high as public address
system- AZ feotudtt stadium Is
getting me down. / think will
give him an earphone radio for
Christmas.
As for remarkable infants,
perhaps they do not all live in
Chicago. Writes Long Beach,
Cal. client:
"Our 23-mOnth-Old daughter
fell from a three-stOry window
and suffered no i'll effects. She
was not hurt at all. She was
conscious all the time and did
not even cry"
Copyright. 1874, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable
rRnCTs>In Tnons

fRptfS>ID FOODS
Blue As through rs Nsif irdefi.
Blue G-S through is -Vaud Sept /
indefinitely
MATS. CHTFSE, FATS
Rcd A. through D-5-\ aid lndefi-
y l.retv
One IA. salvage fat. good for 4 cents
and two meat ration points.
SUGAR
stamps 80. 81 and 80. Book a.
valid in8etr.tels
stamp SO, No. 4 Book-Vs,.3 sept. /.
indefinitely.
Stamp 90. NJ { Raak-a-ths far
catr'nE through FEB IS 1915.
spare stamp BE-. No. Book Valid
Tor max MUM ~ % .Ns. for can
mag Apply local board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
JACK PICKERING

look like. No leggings. They
make noise in the brush. Just
tie your trousers with a piece Of
string 10 keep them from flap
ping and catching on sticks or
stumps.
Ditch your pack and your
steel helmet and wear a knit
cap. Go down 10 the coal pile
and rub coal dust over your
face, ears, nose, neck. Blacken
the back of your hands. You're
a sweet looking mess. Your wife
would broom you out If you
came home looking like that
probably,
Out you go 10 the woods.
Someway they always seem to
manage TO pick out a moonless
night when I'm out. No lights,
no smoking. no noise. Learn to
put your feet down gently. They
give a compass and tell you 10
60 200 yards on course Of 800
degrees, then 200 more on 500
degrees.
IF you count your PAGES cor
L rectly and read your COM
pass properly, you land in the
proper place, but only the other
night six Company D men got
lost within a couple of hundred
yards of their own barracks.
Finding your way around in the
dark isn't easy, but you'd bet
ter learn il. Your life will de-
pend upon it some night.
It's funny thing about
backing faces. You look al that
coal pile and you DON'T like the
idea at all. You dab a little on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
THESE DAYS
BY George E.
Sokolsky

brief, but I do want 10 en-
phasize that Mr.. Roswell kills
one phrase dead.
It is the nonsense phrase
called profits before taxes"
BY no system of logic can a
tax be anything but a cost.
Therefore, it is impossible to
calculate a profit unless all
costs, including taxes, are de-
Quoted.
Copyright, 1914, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
One Word Led 10 Another
BY Patterson
BY Arthur Bugs Baer

There is something that they call poetic license
which gives mad genius the right to stretch the truth
wash tub.
AS stated in the Declaration Of Indignation it also
gives us the right to call a spade by what's it.
We exercise that elastic option during times of
national stress and peril such prairie fires quizzes and
national elections
That's why we learn candidate has uncle who
sleeps with his shoes
And nephew who rowed so well during the POUCH
keepsie regatta turns out to be river pirate.
And Aunt Ella. who bakes those fine raisin pies
not tell a rasin from a roach
September and October will be the months that
find the truth How about that quarter-Witted brother
who lived far in the woods his breath smelled like
hickory. When he came TO town and shower-bath
he thought the roof was leaking
There at least hiackers in every candidates
family And the cUat-Of-ars usually is feathers
pant field of tar, azure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

3-Not necessarily. It depends
partly on the results OF break
ing the first law, and partly on
his attitude in breaking 1t. AS
shown by the Yale psychologists,
Hartshorne and May, there Is
no such thing as just one mo-
rality that fits all cases. There
are hosts of moralities. People
are moral in one set of circum-
stances. and immoral or un-
moral in others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

EDITORS NOIE-Puf. PIeh-
erins. former Times eoiumnist,
is an infantryman at Fl. Me-
ClsiIan. Ala. These writinss are
excerpts from his letters TO
friends at the office.
IND 1 tell you anything about
~ patrolling, especially night
patrols
You've probably read IL
hundred times: The front was
inactive except for patrols" or
Enemy patrols increased. CIV
ing indication that an attack
might be approaching"
You wouldn't have TO say that
to an infantryman. He knows
that patrols keep operating all
the time. You want to know
where the enemy is and what
he's doing. You send patrol.
You have lost contact with the
enemy. Out 60 the patrols.
You want to do a little fighting,
but can't launch a major attack.
Out goes a combat patrol.
A patrol can be big or as
small as two or three men. They
may go out armed TO the teeth,
or may not even carry rifles.
They can go out for a couple
of hours or may be gone for
weeks. So you see that the word
patrol" can cover a lot of ac-
tivity.
HERE'S an example of one
IL type of patrol which we
have been working on currently,
reconnaissance patrolling at
night. You should see what we
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

COME Of the bans which
- should be included in all
city noise abatement codes are
To sound any horn or signal
device on any automobile, mo-
torcycle. bus, street car or other
vehicle while stationary, except
as danger signal when an APP
preaching vehicle is apparently
out Of control; or, if IN motion,
only as a danger signal after or
as brakes are being applied.
To blow any steam whistle ex-
cept 10 give notice of time 10 be-
gin or stop work. or as warning
signal
To operate any radio, phono-
graph or any musical inStru-
ment in such a manner or with
such volume as TO annoy or dis
turb the quiet, comfort or repose
Of persons in any dwelling hotel
or other type Of residence.
To erect, demolish or alter or
repair any building other than
between the hours Of Z a m and
6 p. m except IN case Of urgent
necessity.
To use mechanical loud speak
ers or amplifiers on trucks. etc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
GASOLINE

A Coupon l2-3 gals. Valid through
sept 81
RS and C-S Coupons IS gals. each.
RI and c. Coupons sails each.
claw requires state name and License
number be written o. every coupon
when received E\..
FUEL OIL
Period 4 and Period valid through
Sept. 80.
Period l-Vald through Sept 30.
le45
LIQUOR
No. Iz--vslid through aug. 81.
SHOES
Alrpiane stamps l and s-Vahi IN
definitely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
Connolly Answers

i-(e). 2-(b). 3-Cb). 4-(aD s.
taT. e-raJ. connected BY canal With
the Mediterranean: (p) at the mouth
OF the Seine River; (c) place OF
pilgrimage; ld) near the North Sea;
(e) second largest city in France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

DEAR ROSS
EVERYBODY around here is
IL anu-New Deal except one
little IriShman from Boston who
wants FDR again so his kid
sister won't have 70 memorize
80 many presidents In Boston
they have 10 name EN- all. Me.
| don't caIe--as long as this
Tar ends. tomorrow Ill be
happy
Lately I got hold of a copy
II "SudS IN Your Eye tand il
IS funny and The Robe. "
along with some mysteries and
4 few biographies | read a lot,
but right now I've about ex-
hausted the selections IN our
four-and-one-balf book library.
NOR some strange reason,
L Going Ny Way made IL
over here long before YOU civ
vies got hold Of II. We saw il
At Anlio a long time ago. It's
the FIRST Up-tO-date movie I've
-Sccn S-nCT we tefr hOuTe All The
rest aye TWO 10 five years old.
PA n in the few CT houses
ArN K here tonight are such
dllhcs as The Glass Key
Andy Hardy's Private Secre-
tary' and a few others which
manage 70 just escape the Gish
sisters.
Prices here are absolutely
terrible. twenty-five cent sun
glasses are from 81 10 SO a
pair cigarets are s. a carton
Of YOU can get hold Of some
one with carton dime store
souvenirs are anywhere from 81
up cheap satin or rayon bro
cadod bcdSpreads are about SIS
10 $50. and you can't eat
lousy. cold dish Of spaghetti
and drink some wine with IL
for than S. a perSon.-
4 LNOST everything is black
"A market. although shoe
prices are controlled. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

Marshall was in effect "the
brains of the army"
THE title has chung to him
ever since except as il is
rather loosely bestowed by these
wfiters who wish TO enhance
the reputation of some other
military fellow.
OF course l never believed
that Pershing required any
brains other than his own, as a
scrutiny Of his record discloses
he had done very well indeed
for himself in a military way
before he was associated with
Marshall.
You see. have known for
Year, of the little colored boy
who according TO Broadway
tradition of another era. wrote
Irving Berlin's songs. and of the
bootblack who performed sim
liar office for the late George
Conan.
HOWEVER, it seems that the
IL prowess of our successful
generals is discounted more
often than the accomplishments
of other men. When Gen. Grant
was knocking the enemy side
ways, do you think the public
gave him credit for the job?
No, indeed, 1t was said a young
swarthy. black eyed guy named
John A. Rawlins, a former at
torney Grant named 10 his staff,
was "the brains OF the army"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
DEAR Boss

EDITORS NOTE - This 10
from one Of the 81 who hous
gone into ssrUies from the
Times editorial department. The
Uriter; Pot. Sherman T. Cross,
who Was IN Italy at the tune Of
wrtting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
PERSONALITY
The Priceless Gift

Because 81 the great Interest
readers Of LET S EXPLORE YOUR
MIND have Indicated IN this sub
Jet. Nthere IL nov aVsnahle a sup
ply Of the famous booklet How To
Develop Your Personality BY sa1is
Myers Shellow. Pm y. Send 10
cents 20 apply on costs and stamped
SELF addressed envelope address Or.
Wiggam. Leis Explore Your Mind,
20 TINS uEVgpaPer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

THE DETROIT TIMES c.
tuesday. Aug. u. 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22
By DR.. Logan
Clendening

any time that's handy. Person
ally I want 10 go on record as
saying that they nearly drive me
nuts. II I am already nuts al
many sensible people believe,
that is why / am nuts.
There is a national noise
abatement council and many cit
les have a noise abatement code.
In New York City under this
code in one year 22,142 persons
were given warnings and 81 282
others were given court sum-
mons. That should bolster my
criticism that a certain group Of
the population always likes TO
make noise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-22

4 LNOST everything is black
~ market. although shoe
prices are controlled. The
Evening star., 1944-07-07

white. With plain white shorts or
novelty checks or plaids. 1t has fash.
ton-plate chic and, - We suggested
before, can give q stop-look quality
to q black-or white-dancing skirt.
GAM GLAMOUR-There's no
gainsaying the fact that no matter
how cool and comfortable you may
be with painted stockings-your legs
look prettier when sheathed with
f1lmy hose. These days when We
want to spend wisely in order to
have more to invest in War bonds,
We want stockings that not only
flatter but also hold promise Of long
wear. All OF which, you probably
have discovered, Is hard to ind.
Much to our delight the other day
We discovered some lovely meshes
that seem to be as durable as they're
decorative. Indeed, one Of our con-
freres smoked them out. First, We
silently admired the sheer lovely
almost-nylon look of her hose before
we remarked how pretty they were.
How many days have you worn
them?" We asked. "Days?" she re-
torted. I've worn these and another
pair constantly for three monthsl
And just today the first little hole
appeared" Sure enough, there was Q
hole In the middle Of the leg-but it
showed no sign of running; we even
tried to encourage a run In q devil.
ish moment-but 1t stood its ground,
In most stockings that hole would
nave sounded their death knell, but
on these fne mesh holes apparently
don't leap to their usual running
conclusion
Evening star., 1944-07-07
By EusIvn Hayes

ence. In fact, we'd dispense with
that as fast as we could reach for
g pair OF scissors. It's the cut and
at OF the dress! On the hanger,
IT looks like many another dress,
but on you-well. 1t gives a good
ngure to one which is Just passable
The girl who tried 1t on for us said
Il had no idea it would look so well
on me"-which, we may add, was
rank understatement. Cut in Junior
sizes, 1t has the longer lines that will
mt many miss. Even II it weren't
so looking and so temptingly
priced-you'd love it for the leisure
1t gives you because it doesn't have
to be ironed!
PICTURE-PRETTY-Yes, pretty
as picture-that's what you'll be In
a sheer ninon blouse with flatterinq
low neckline edged with three fiesta
rufnes. In buttercup yellow 1t looks
wonderful with the dancing skirt
mentioned above. In any color it's
a fine summer acquisition because
ninon Is one Of the coolest materials
extant and keep its press when all
else musses-no small consideration
these days when yours may we'll be
the hand that wields the iron.
n
SUNDAY BEST-We can't think
OF a prettier way to bare your shoul-
ders to the sun (or the moon, for
that matter than in black rayon
halter that's pleasantly adjustable
via drawstring bows in black or
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Pin>Money Pickups

WHIRL SKIRT-We have Just
seen our hearts dream Of . dancing
skirt-full, swirling, colorful-and
calculated to make any girl the hit
Of the party. A smart black cotton
dirndl-like affair printed all over
with bright little flowers-yellow,
white and brick-red with green
leaves, it's the kind OF skirt you'll
wonder how you ever lived without.
Wear 1t for gala evenings at home
with q soft white shirt when you
want to look your loveliest. Take 1t
with you when you rush of to meet
your husband for one last fling be-
fore he sails. At a country party
team it with yellow, matching flow-
ers in your hair. For q more
sophisticated occasion affect a plain,
round-necked black shirt, or. II you
don't mind q gasp or two from your
audience, smart black halter tied
with white bows. This is certainly
one to stagger the stag line-if you
should manage to get some place
where there is one Of those prewar
institutions.
WASHABLE WONDER-Every
once in a while you find a dress
that's comforting}y casual-yet has
an extra something" that sets 1t
apart. We saw such a dress the
other day-striped seersucker cred
or blue) with casual shirt collar,
waist defining set-in belt, slight
dirndl fullness to the skirt and twin
tabs from each shoulder holding lit
tie round "frous." 1t isn't the little
rune touch that makes the differ
Evening star., 1944-07-07

n correspondent SdyS. ~ lS
women who are the petitioners In
the great majority of divorce cases.
1t is wives who clutter up the courts
with their matrimonial woes. Not
men. 1t is seldom that you hear Of
a husband having the law on his
wife. Why is this? Do women,
taking them by and large, give better
satisfaction as wives than men do
as husbands? Or do men bear the
wear and tear of marriage better
than women do? Or does the tickle
sex extend its mania for change
even to changing husbands?"
Nobody can authoritatively answer
these questions, but light was
thrown on them recently by a. uues-
tionaire that was sent to a large
number of married couples asking If
they were satisfied with their mates
and to which far more men replied
yes" than women. This may have
been mere gallantry on the mems
part, or, it may be, that men are
less choosy about wives than wives
are about husbands, for certainly
general observation shows that the
mill run of wives are no easier to
live with than that Of husbands.
They are much of a muchness. And
neither one is any prize package.
Probably when a husband and
wife agree to disagree the reason
he lets her ask for the divorce is
to save her face. The divorce has
to have some plausible excuse for
breaking up her home and half
orphaning her children that will ap-
peal to public sympathy, whereas
the man who resents the little
woman bawling the life out of him
is regarded as gutter and poor
sport who couldn't take it.
There are many reasons why
women are the chief patrons Of the
divorce courts. One of them is be-
cause they expect too much of men
and marriage. In spite of all they
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Dorothy Dix Says

have seen In their homes and on
their walks abroad many a starry
eyed little bride thinks that her
marriage is going to be perpetual
petting party and that her husband
will be q happy combination of a
go-getter and cinema hero. And
when she flnds out that marriage
is mostly babies and cooking and
wearing last years clothes she turns
to Reno as a cure for her sorrows
Another reason why women get
divorces oftener nowadays than they
did in the past is because it is the
vogue. Everybody's doing 1t. Espe-
cially in Hollywood, which sets the
style In conduct as well as clothes
for half OF the women In the coun-
try In grandma's time, when
divorce was looked upon with
askance, wives suffered and were
strong, no matter how much they
had lost their taste for their hus-
bands. But now, when getting
new husband causes no more COM
ment than getting new dress, they
feel that to stay married to the same
man makes them seem as old-fash-
ioned as If they were still wearing
last years hats.
And another, and a bitter and a
shameful reason. why women ask
for divorces oftener than men is
because they have found out how
profitable is the alimony racket and
how easily it can be worked by any
pretty woman. Thousands Of women
marry men for whom they have no
affection and with whom they have
no intention of living, just because
a marriage license delivers their
husbands into their hands as the
victims of the lowest holdup game
ever praeticed.
Undoubtedly there are times when
a divorce is necessity, but II you
will take the profit motive and the
fashion out of it 1t would save many
a broken home.
Evening star., 1944-07-07

screens will be up out Of the damp
and dust during the winter season.
Wood strips attached to the upper
floor joists will be convenient for
a hanger bar for the awnings dur
ing the winter. Lawn chairs and
tables may be hung on hooks or
placed on q shelf suspended from
the ceiling.
Construct q work table in one
corner for the handling Of innumer-
able small gluing, tacking and paint
ing jobs which come up during the
year. On small shelves above keep
the hammer and tacks, the paint
and the paint brushes for easy
handling of any small task.
If you have changed over from
oil to coal, your basement is much
harder to keep clean, and the rec
reation room parties will have to
wait for a happier day. But this Is
no reason why the cellar should not
be workshop for the household.
In spite Of the fact that we all
hate to admit that things do accu-
mulate, paper shortages and salvage
campaigns these days make junk
storage necessary. Build racks to
hold the stacks of newspapers and
magazines. Suspend baskets or sacks
from wooden peg for tin can and
bottle collections and old rags. Hang
thesgarden tools on hooks close to
the outside door.
This will give you a basement,
that is just plain old cellar but a
very useful one. You won't break
your neck In tangle or broom
handles when you come down the
stairs, you won't get wound up In a
mesh Of cobwebs every time you look
for the hammer and tacks. And
every rainy day will be a good ex-
cuse to depart for the neither re-
gions" to do a lick OF work.