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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Election Hinges
On Silent Vote

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 0NS)
The 1914 presidential election
enters its final week of political
warfare today with high politicos
in both parties and neutral OBJ
servers uncertain whether Gov.
Dewey can keep President RooSe-
welt from l6 years in the White
House.
This private uncertainty among
both Democratic and Republican
big shots is due 10 what politicians
call "the silent vote"
Millions of registered voters in
the decisive states decline 10 re-
veal in advance how they vii lvote
Nov. 7. Both parties claim this ST.
lent vote but secretly fear IL
might 60 10 the opponent.
SOLDIER BALLOT
Outcome OF the election appears
TO be close on the surface-very,
very close. Indeed. it can be so
close that the 100000 service
men and women, who began vot-
ing weeks ago. may determine the
final outcome. II their ballots are
decisive, the result may not he
known until about three weeks
after the election.
A national survey by ms dis
closes a very. very close race. with
some decisive states still in doubt.
The outstanding distance is Penn
sylvania with IS electoral votes.
Both Democrats and Republicans
claim the state with pluralitieS
ranginghp TO 100000
Privately, important Republi-
can leaders say it will 20 for
Dewey by from $4,000 TO lbs 900.
Privately, high Democrats say it
will go for Roosevelt by from So
900 to $4,000. If either side is cor
rect, 100000 service voters will
determine the outcome.
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE OFFICER
 ARMY AIR BASE BRADLEY FIELD, CONNECTICUT

 Dear Bob
 Here go again of the latest from old station
 really here all doing share of gpne but there good points the such pery petuna beds looks like did good job in planting Harry charge of and he has eged little home made sprinkler There quite bit o difference of opinion which looks better peunias the seranum around Base Headquarters D. Buum left during the week for another station Believe soldier hated eave for himself his other qualities To make the best of unpleasant those that had decided take him out for farewell party Riverside the of the festivities and have in the Army
 The sotba has been having tough time of it. As defending champs and the BEAM played the beat From the beginning it problem full the field and time last We'd nesday couldn't enough play So had forfeit to Signal decided withdraw from competition It's shame, but it couldn't be helped Coach Nails returned from his hee-day looking little the Among outstanding questions that his raised whether he knows that psk generally found mouh good only the female of the speces
 guess all for this time. Write
 Yours FTDPS,
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08
Battle Promotions Plan Hailed by WD

Battlefield appointments of war rant officers and enlisted men to be commissioned officers has be- come one of the best means of se- curing competent combat leader ship. the War Department has learned.
 More than 200 of these appoint ments were made in the North African Theater and all of these men subsequently, have conducted themselves with credit as officers. It is estimated that within the next year, approximately 6,0OO more of these combat appointments will be made.
 The WD has made it clear that battlefield appointments as second lieutenants are not bestowed as re- wards. Decorations are established for that purpose. The appointments are reserved for those soldiers who are of officer caliber and who dem- onstrate on the field of battle 'that they possess the outstanding qual- ities of leadership required of com- bat officers"
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08
STROLLINC THROUGH THE RANKS
BY THE TRIO

Say, Pvt. Play-boy Leavy Ford, what are you putting down that you have the gals falling in and out of love with you?
 Whats this we hear about Pvt. Walter Garrison starting another invasion on the beachhead of Man chester? .-...
 Question of the week: How does Pvt. Sidney Alagus manage to keep up with Pvt. Garrison? .
 We are asked to ask who is Mon ey Morgan? Any relation to the late J. F.?
 What Private was supposed to pick up his lady friend at party prior to the dance in New Britain but went to the wrong party and escorted another lady to the dance? Arriving at the dance the first person that he saw was the lady he had missed. Iris said that she looked like a Powers Model and, Bub, that's looking.
 The old N.C.O.s would like to welcome all the newly made Non- Cons to the Club.
 Nice to return from furlough and find that you have Sergeant stripes, isn't it Sgt. Dark?
 Pfc. Dawkins has new method for securing tires. He gets four or five old ones, does tricks with a knife, puts one inside the other and preston he has a tire. It may bump about; but who cares?
 Flash-You can't afford to miss the thrill in store for Monday nite. The N.C.O. Club will let the tive jump. Jackpot" Wilkins will be toastmaster.
 Whats happened to Cpls. H. George and E. Brown? They go to town every nite nowadays.
 We are still wishing for those in- struments. The fun we could have in the Club! "#
 All Sections on Bradley Field are welcomed to our Club at any time. Won't you pay us visit soon?
 P. s. The Trio is comprised ot the following men: S/Sgt. James R. Wright, Pfc. Allen c. 'Dawklns, Pvt. Robert Johnson.
 Press time. Meet me at the N.C.O. Club. .:...
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

The last few days in June were highlighted by two events, one be- ing the convention in the midwest; the other, and more important, took place here at Bradley Field. This momentous event was the opening of Section C's N.C.O. Club.
 Friday the thirtieth was O-Day (Opening day). We were honored by having among our first guests, Colonel Johnson, Base Area Com mander, and part of his Staff of Officers. It was gratifying to see It Perlman and It. Gusachik, our COS, receive the nod of approval from the Colonel on the efforts of the Non-Conas. "...*: F.. '. t Yep-the lovely ladies were here and I do mean here-Td be willing to bet that no Club on any Base has ever been so "glamourized" by the fair sex.
 Willie Wilkins has been given an- other name. He earned it the hard way. It is Jackpot" now. Mrs. Will kins helped.
 Sgt. and Mrs. Black certainly should have sore right arms. The Sergeant says nothing beats him.
 <
 S/Sgt. Caul and Pfc. Dawkins were so busy behind the bar, that
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

MINNEAPOLIS = Three psy- chiatrists were examining a wo- man before a Court Commission CT. In an effort to decide if she was insane, one of them danced around the room. "Do you know what I am doing?" he asked. "Sure," replied the woman. "You're making a damn fool of yourself. "
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

grandstands and bleachers, for his thriving CT North African Baseball League to operate in this season.
 Mention of Zeke recalls a funny story about the warm-hearted, hard-hitting old White Sox star, who, whatever his virtues, wasn't the greatest fielding first baseman the game ever saw. Once, after he had lunged feebly at puny lit- tie grounder and missed it, Man ager Jimmy Dykes came storming out of the dugout, yelling at his coach, Luke Sewell.
 "Luke," Dykes screamed, "could Bonura have fielded that ball?"
 Sewell paused for minute, then shook his head slowly. 'No, Jim- my" he said. "Zeke couldn't have felded that ball. But any other first baseman could."
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

they didn't see their respective guests arrive. I did They were very chic.
 We wonder if at last we are get ting line on Sgt. Smith? Smooth one, that G.I.
 'Tis rumored that a certain Ser geant had two charmers at the opening. Bet he was a busy man.
 The N.C.O.s should give a vote of thanks to Pvt. George Graves. Without his help they would have missed out on lots of fine sugges- tions.
 Monday nite some of our boys went to one of those "you should have been there" dances, given by The R. Nathaniel Dett Choral Sin gers, in New Britain, Conn. A gala affair it was.
 Sgt. Steve Morris, they say, fell in the dance with a certain Miss "K." He certainly gets around the field Morris says the music was smooth and that he, and Miss "K," |" along with many others, took to the hooks and corners that the lawns afforded to enjoy said music and the beauties of the Country Club.
 Am told by the Moderator" that over in Bloomfield there is much undiscovered beauty to be found. To prove his disclosure he escorted no less than four to the N.C.O. Club Tuesday nite.
 Twenty-one candles and host of lovely girls gave life to birth day party given in the honor of Miss R. Clinton. G.I. Joes were on the ball, Pvt. c. Morgan.
 The grapevine reveals that a great deal of attention is being centered on Miss Vaughn much to the discomfort of Pvt. l.. Craig.
 We just found that Cpl. Weaver is not only cool wolf but one that wipes out his tracks. We have your number, Bub Will you put your cards on the table, Corporal?
 Wonder if it's true what they say about S/Sgt. Brooks and the cuties of Hartford We beg for 3 lesson of your technique that you use on the two hostesses.
 They say that Pfc. Dawklns comes on like Gang Busters wher the Little Miss gets it wrong.
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08
Big League Draft Box Score

Ordered for induction: Ed Hues- ser, Cincinnati pitcher, Charlie Me tro, Detroit outfielder, Rollie Hem- sley, Yankee catcher, Al Unser, De- troit catcher. Rejected: Jeff Heath, Cleveland outfielder, Nick Strince- vich, Pittsburgh pitcher, Claude Passeau, Cubs pitcher, and Don Black, As pitcher.
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

It. Comdr. Mickey Cochrane's Great Lakes Bluejacket baseball team now has won sixteen games, while losing none. Cochrane's vic
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

thought there was a thousand per cent in everything, like in base ball percentages. So I figured that although I had dished out 75 per cent, I still had 925 per cent left for myself. Boy, was I surprised!"
 It. Byron (Whizzer) White famed football f1ier of the Univer- sity of Colorado and the Detroit Lions, has received the Bronze Star with 16 other officers and men for his service with the "Little Beavers" destroyer squadron which five times bombarded Jap bases in the South Pacific.
 Sgt. Joe DiMaggio, the we'll known San Francisco lasagna fan cier, hasn't lost his batting punch. He clubbed out four home runs in four games recently at a Central Pacific base.
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08
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M/Sgt. Henry (Zeke) Bonura, the beaming banana salesman from the Mealy Street docks of New Orleans, has taken over the old Gran race track and converted it into a ball yard, complete with
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

tins have included the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Phila- delphia Athletics.
 When Sgt. Max Adelbert Baer was heavyweight champion of the world, his manager owned 25 Fer cent of his contract, Ham Lorimer owned another 25 per cent, his father claimed 10 per cent and a lot of other guys owned an additional 15 per cent, which left Maxie own- ing only 25 per cent of himself.
 "You see," explained Max, "l
Bradley beam., 1944-07-08

They say that Pfc. Dawkins comes on like Gang Busters when the Little Miss gets it wrong.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Shape of Things to Come

size sofa, a drop-leaf table with four
chairs which may be used for din
ing or study, q deep comfortable
chair with small tables and lamps.
Two small windows on one side and
a large picture window on the
other insure plenty of light and air.
A tiny kitchen and well-appointed
bath make up the interior plan.
These houses are equipped with
feather-light interwan insulation
which makes them comfortable In
winter and summer. The insulation
was developed by the company for
airplane use and its greatest asset,
beyond insulation, is that it adds
practically nothing to the overall
weight Of the structure.
This house is not a dream. It has
been in use for the past year at a
company plant in Arizona, where
its good points have been proven
without a doubt and slight changes
have corrected any items which
proved impractical. When Change
Of station" makes 1t necessary for
the owners OF these homes to take
up residence elsewhere, the two bed
room wings slide into the interior,
the house goes onto truck or trailer
and proceeds to new site.
This would be the ideal first home
for young couple whose business
locality Is not permanently settled.
For the moving years, they would
avoid all housing troubles with
their portable house. Later on, Sue
cessfully established in a perma-
nent home, the portable house could
become a vacation home at some
point on the shore or in the noun
tains for many more years of use
and endowment.
Evening star., 1944-07-28

We learned recently with a glee
equal to that of the man who dis
covers that the object of his af-
fections is not only beautiful, but
can also cook that those attractive
"apothecary" jars, that house sweet
scented cosmetics for women, and
distinguished preparations for men,
have a definite usefulness all their
own after the product itself is no
more For those of us who hate
the thought of disposing of such
charming containers, this is a fine
idea. The jars can grace coffee
table, What-not, a mantel, or q
nursery. Revealing their adapta-
bility, they can serve as vases for
attractive floral decorations, con-
tainers for equipment for baby;
going completely prosaic, they may
harbor spices, sugar and other
kitchen indispensables. Further
more, the makers aid and abet us
by offering. free, labels that take in
the various categories mentioned.
They also suggest that We adopt
that touch that pleases all our
slightly vain souls, the monogram.
x 4 X
It's an established fact that the
eyes frequently take up the con-
versation at those important mo-
ments when words fail us. That is,
if the eyes are capable of the mere
act of focusing after a days con-
Evening star., 1944-07-28

Wartime production has taught
some remarkable truths which the
postwar world will enjoy. This is q
fact which cannot be downed even
though many of us are bit tired
Of hearing about the wonderful
dreams" of the future. Though some
OF the dreams may never material
ize, the large manufacturers who
have been making the materials for
war, and have had to develop their
laboratories to keep ahead Of the de-
mands Of the armed forces, are
ready to produce the results of their
experiments for home use immedi-
ately the war need is satisfied.
Much Of their development of new
materials and products has had to be
done In secret, so the public has not
heard Of what Is going on. On the
other hand, even the manufacturer
Is soft-hearted enough to know that
buyers don't enjoy being shown
marvellous creations that they can
not have with the result that many
of the new things which are no
longer secret are merely waiting a
go ahead" signal for production
when the manufacturer can say,
Here 1t is. It's yours. right now, to-
day"
Prefabricated houses have been
one of the commodities labeled
After the War" But these two years
have seen remarkable improvements
which we are bound to enjoy soon.
The experimental laboratories of
one Of our great automobile tire
companies has evolved a compact,
completely prefabricated house
which Is comfortable, economical
and good looking. Their little house
will roll of the production line at
the factory, be loaded onto a truck
Evening star., 1944-07-28
By Margaref NoUeH.

and delivered to the site ready to
live In. This means that newlyweds
can afford a home of their own
That father can have that cabin in
the woods, or the family can have
Ia summerhouSe overlooking the
ocean. delivered as easily as they
can get hotel reservations. Into this
house they may move and set up
housekeeping with nothing more
needed than silver, linen, dishes and
their own wearing apparel. This
"prefab" house has many built-in
features, and living room furniture
scaled to proper dimensions, for q
family of four.
When the house leaves the fac
tory 1t is neat package of house
8 feet wide and 26 feet long. Rolled
off the truck at the site, two wings
on the bedroom end pull out on
tracks, with little more effort than
opening up a davenport bed, and
the house expands to IS by 26 feet.
Plumbing and lighting and cooking
equipment is ready to be hitched
up to local outlets.
Interior layout Is compact, well
planned and efficient for comfort
able living. Exterior Is simple, well
designed and may be acclimated to
various localities by the use of avn
ings for the California and Florida
environment or smart inclosed
porch for New England.
Within the house are two bed
rooms with built-in drawer chests
and dressing tables. One has a
double bunk and the other a full
size bed with deep drawers under
for blankets and linen. There is a
living room with comfortable full
Evening star., 1944-07-28
HELP MEN.

;So@Ins COLLECTION m.nsseS q Wsshtnston' 5
not necessary, but willingness % to Work and
tGSonsideration il you can stand a most
AMBTkANCE DRIVER. IS sDn'' to ss w Year. SCI Of
age, draft exempt: experience preferree:
sSss ;s.5 ssS ps yD.ha AM7utAseE i ss
learn good trade. ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
HssIsfAST:. :nsn experienced see or inexperienced
for tire shop; Must be reliable, steady and
as M *. Gil CROKER aENEE1a fesf TIRE Raz
ssslsfASr @ tss fns SoID H. MEAF s1E MANAppl, in
person to chef, HOTEL WAsHiNGToN.
'ns soPY HND FENnER sTs NAN to work
for Chevrolet dealer. h-day week: excel
,ns 4ss.ss salary T.. .ns H. 9e nus. hays
HtTo GENERxToRw wln and aSs Starter wi mseSsnic
fHsS for co 5sht 1s sn
AUroMoBnE MECHANICS, part time: no
excellent pay and at the same time help
In essential work. where men are critically
needed, Apply MT. Pressraves, Ourisman-
Mandeu Chevrolet. 18th and Good Hope
AUTO PAINTER. sober and steady, for
permanent job; best conditions. and guar
Guthrie. l. p. sTEUART, Inc. i94o r
zxiUTo PARTS MAN. top pay, sn-a.y
spicer' 5 ouRisMAMHAapSsfL I Ia Ell eRhsSy eRHHyRo Is
LET CO. 18th and Good Hope rd Sc.
''tasy sSi7 'sSss %an .s.
sAsTENPERs@Apply employment once,
.RS'si Hoq 14sh rear and of psana sH
BELL CAPTAIN for mountain resort hotel:
references; .eood salary. room and 6osrd.
GALEN HALL HOTEL. wernersville. Pa ;.
bor. BOY wanted ante for sod fountain eyss good
WOOD isaq PGaRAcY 9Ssms ss1s n dsorsia sSs
BoGYs-Do .1G s.- % your part on the home front
good BUSINESS Methods ana s0as asn IT,
experience at this important. spare-time
Job: Openings now for carrier boys on sew
cl MF 5oN '1a kNa ksIHd., ossy ss,.
BIS is1ts = 4otSfEERAroRs-rn. need !. urgent,
essential and permanent; disqualification:
isSaTSS HSs s MzsSLsoRo soRso.as. = Asss RssASoE4s Me9A
sSssssSh sSssS9s 'se seloI.d over 1s year. of AZ.
70 sooG Gork evenings in exclusive
Bus BOYS teolored,. no exDeriene. nsces- nee
SAIy NdcAl6 ana Uniforms furnished,
Apply maitre d'hotel. CARLTON HOTEL.
BGs haSs AND an 1 sfsEErcAR FIJI RS oPERAroas-Av.
erage earnings over $50 per week; essen
tial work; experience not necessary; train
ing paid for; plenty work; paid vacations
free transportation; congenial fellow work
ers; many other well-paying Jobs open
Apply weekday mornings. CAPITAL TRAN
sIr CO, 36th and Prospect ave. NV,
Georgetown. Take Route No. 20, Cabin
sUICHEK. end man; excellent pay. ia.
CATETEIIA HELP, cashier, .countermen.
sriddlemen, general kitchen helpers: top
wages. tncluetng room and board. Apply
Mr.: BAREFOOT. 3051 NJ st. NV.
CARfENTER O), laborer Cd; small con-
tracting nrm; must have release, Call
after Pm. WI. 1884.
CAHfENTEn for permanent inside work.
Apply MR.. SMITH. carpenter shor, $500
daily, GULF on CORP, 18th and Kenyon
CHEF. capable Of taking entire charge Of
kitchen: ref; required Is to his ability:
exeeilent @ salary to risht rartyI Box
CHEF. coiored. to handle new restsur.n.
Kitchen: best working conditions; 8-day
week; stsrttng salary, $190 mo. Apply
once, 1908 q st. NV.
CLERK TO- work 8 nights q week. $50 to
10 pm; g. hours sunday; air-conditioned
store; sood pay; SERVICE PHARMACY,
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Paris Past Tense

fOnr guest editor today is
Alice Perkins, Of the FaiYchld
NetDs Serrice, Wlto .Dds Paris
correspondent for the Fairchild
papers until the Germans took
oter that city, Ell.
Evelyn has asked me to cast back
to prewar Paris and clothes lore
there which might aid or interest
Washfngtonians. present this
handful of notes on chic strictly
without prejudice, not believing one
can say French women dress bet
ter than Americans, nor American
designers are more talented than
Paris couturiers, but Just that they
are different.
In this country one talks more
about fashions than elegance, but
in France it was the other way
about. Here, the humblest can af-
ford pretty and fashionable clothes.
There, elegance was q career, like
music or acting, or becoming q golf
champion, and elegantes who at
tanned stardom received all the rec
ogn1tion accorded other great artists.
They were photographed at the
races and discussed at dinner parties
and. thinly disguised, appeared as
the heroines Of new books and plays.
Dressmakers Wed for their patron
age and husbands and lovers basked
In the reflection OF their fame.
Prewar Parisiennes dressed, as
they did practically everything else,
I think, to please men, and French
men were knowing and appreciative
about clothes. Generalities are stu
pid, but do think most French men
prefer nature civilized and adorned,
and that is why they liked makeup.
slick grooming, personality in their
women in those days when knew
Paris and there was time to enjoy
civilized pleasures. And think
they preferred their women like
their wine-seasoned rather than
overly young. So smart women did
not dress nor do their hair in teen
age styles, in Paris, and they avoid
ed the picturesque, the fluffy and
even the pretty, if 1t was banal.
The same desire for an orderly,
civilized improvement on nature,
which led them to plant their trees
in. straight rows and clip the foliage
into smooth outlines, made the
French admire clean-cut clothes
Trick shoes and gloves with broken
surfaces and colors were not for
them. Parisiennes wore plain shoes
and gloves Of practically the same
style year after year-but they
bought them in the best quality
they could afford and had pairs
especially chosen for each costume.
Those who could had both made
to order; yes, gloves, too, and when
matched to dress or hat, not just in
the color, but the exact tone value
of the color, dyed to order.
A half-inch difference in height
of hat or length of jacket seemed
more important in my Paris than a
headline change of silhouette. If a
woman was short-legged, no fashion
copy writer could induce her to wear
low heels or very short skirts. As a
matter of fact, most wen-dressed
Frenchwomen considered skirts un-
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Beauty Banter
BY Betty Miles

slant use and if unattractive wrin-
kles don't lend the lie to the most
bewitching eye banter 1t takes SC
little time to effect sensible eye care,
and the reward to be reaped is out
of all proportion to the effort ex-
pended. An eye cream "a wrinkle
dispenser and an eye bath. intro
duced recently by a prominent
house, are said to do the trick on
the double. Try 15-minute pickup
when the days grind Is done by re-
laxing and treating your eyes to the
soothing effect of cotton pads,
saturated with eye lotion. Press
them gently from time to time so
that the eye bath flows into the
eyes. Given such cooperation your
eyes won't let you down!
The recent offers Of a firm of
sister specialists are bound to find
an appreciative audience among
those of you who are on the verge
Of achieving that well-toasted look"
after sessions in the sun. While
your skin becomes a lovely, even
tan your long suffering hair loses
any moisture it previously possessed
So you'll welcome light. f1lmy fine
tanning oil for hair or skin or both
Sprayed or spread sparingly on the
hair and applied to the skin like an
ordinary sun tan oil, it protects the
texture and even the color of your
hair from sun fading and allows
your skin to acquire slowly a rich
brown tone. Another product
definitely conducive to summer
grooming is the firms delicately per-
fumed creme that's a double threat
to straw tops'-a little smoothed
on dry hair ends will do a thorough
Christening job, and will also serve as
a setting agent.