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Evening star., 1944-02-13
''Dishwashing," said
Mr.. Difherton, lis
fun for a woman"
by WeaIe Holbrook

Pm THEIR discussions OF domestic
economy, Mr.. Ditherton often
used to say to Mrs. Dltherton.
''If you ran this house the way
run my Office The unfinished
threat implied that a touch of
masculine efficiency was what the
home needed.
1t took World War to call
Mr.. Ditherton's bluff. When the
maid left for a defense job, he
volunteered to take over her dish
washing duties. Dishwashing, he
declared, was fun; he couldn't
understand why women made such
fuss about it. AS soon as dinner
was over that evening he set to
work with busy clatter.
That was about eight o'clock.
The clatter continued without in
terruption for several hours When
Mrs. Ditherton finally ventured
into the kitchen she found her
husband painstakingly washing,
wiping. and putting away each
piece of silver and china before
starting on the next. He moved
automatically like a sleepwalker.
and his eyes were CLASSY.
Night Shift
Haven't broken anything yet"
he announced YEARLY. But, gosh
what a lot Of dishes for one
little meal! 1t hardly seems worth
the trouble. What time is it?'
"A little after eleven" said Mrs
Ditherton. You know, dear, it
might save time if you washed
and stacked all the dishes first,
then wiped them all at once, and
then put them away"
That's swell idea" He gazed
at her admiringly. Like mass
production. How'd you think of
it,"
"Oh," replied Mrs. Ditherton
modestly, ''it just came to me-"
As a result of her suggestion,
he speeded up his dishwashing
100 per cent. There was. of course,
a certain amount of breakage.
But as Mr.. Ditherton pointed out,
you can't have everything. His
wife, looking sadly at the remains
of her Spode tea set, agreed. The
more speed. the less Spode.
1--WE use entirely too many
dishes anyhow" he complained.
Take bread-and-butter plates;
they simply clutter up the table,
and we can just as well put the
butter directly on the bread -
Evening star., 1944-02-13

which is where it goes eventually.
Salad plates aren't necessary.
either, if you serve the salad on
the meat platter as sort OF gar
nish. And then we can use the
same forks for everything"
Among other innovations intro
duced by Mr.. Ditherton were jelly
glasses in place of the tall. we'd
ding-present tumblers; the latter,
ne insisted, weren't sanitary be-
cause he couldn't get towel in
side to wipe them properly. He
also developed sudden fondness
for tea at breakfast. do you rea-
lize that our coffee percolator has
about half dozen different parts.
and each one has to be washed
separately" he demanded.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Dish-Pan AuexQy

As TIME went on. MIR. Other
ton came to regard all food with
the jaundiced eye of the dish
washer; if its resistance to soap
and water was stubborn, he had no
appetite for it. He grew allergic to
sticky desserts and anything con-
tanning eggs or cheese. and when
ever Mrs. Ditherton served an
omeette or a souffle she noticed
marked increase in kitchen break
age Immediately afterward.
But there is no denying that
Mr.. Ditherton's scientific methods
have reduced his sink-time to
minimum. even though they in
volve a bit of scullery y-duggery.
His latest labor saving device is a
dishwasher he invented himself -
a large wooden box with openings
at top and bottom. and a crank
that looks like an old-fashioned
corn-sheller.
Mr.. Ditherton gave me a dem
onstration of this machine in the
kitchen the other evening. Il can't
tell you how it works - it's
secret" he said. But it will be a
hfesaver for husbands. Dropping
a soiled willowware plate into the
hopper, he turned the crank Wig
orously. There was a terrific
crashing and grinding inside.
Permanent Benefits
1E beauty of this dishwasher
is that its effects are permanent"
he shouted above the din. "A dish
never has to be washed again"
What becomes of it?" l shout
ed.
lust watchr' He gave the
crank final turn. Out of a slot
at the bottom of the machine
popped brand-new wooden pic
nic-plate.
After all, this is total war;"
explained Mr.. Ditherton as he
placed it on the shelf. And | in
tend to fight to the last dishw
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17

GRAND RAPIDS. Nov. 10
GNS) Lonely hearts of Mich
igan still had hopes today of find
ing companionship as hundreds OF
requests from phone callers seek
ing memberships flooded The
Widows and Widowers Club"
Mrs. nellie Brooks Stull OF
Elyria. O.. president. has set up
headquarters here for the opening
of the clubs convention tomor-
row
Mrs. Stull said the phone callers
were mostly women. some of
whom were also angling" for an
invitation 10 her lonely hearts
party tomorrow night.
Ruefully admitting the war Is
making her task of bringing
lonely men and women together
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
u. s. Plans
Local Aid

NEW YORK. Nov. Is 1NSl--
Mai. Gen. Philip B. Fleming. fed.
eral works administrators. pre-
dicted today that congressional
funds would be appropriated be-
fore Jan. l 10 assist states. cities
and counties in the cost OF blue
printing needed public works.
The national program should be
so planed that IL could rise above
5000, 900 900 in the first year of
peace. Gen. Fleming told the an
nual conference of the New Jer-
sey State League OF Municipal
tics.
In his first major address since
his return from a study OF post
war planning in England. France
and Russia. the administration
declared that those projects which
contribute most Immediately to
community welfare and health
will receive first consideration.
State and local officials will be
wholly responsible for the design
Of projects. utilizing their en-
cheering departments or employ
ing independent engineers and ar
chitects. he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
0utstate Pay
AboveWdyne

LANSING. Nov. 10 Michigan
war plant employment is decreas-
ing. but outstate workers are get
ting fatter paychecks than those
in the heavily populated Wayne
and Macomb county areas, IL was
revealed today.
In a monthly wage report COM
piled by the state department of
labor and industry from Industrial
plants figures. George w. Dean,
state labor commissioner, dis
closed that:
Average weekly earnings for
workers in MuSkegon. Wexford,
Mason. Osceola. Oceana. Newaygo
and MecoSta counties were $65.04
last month AN increase of 1872
over the previous month.
Average earnings in Wayne and
Macomb counties and parts Of
Washtenaw County were S6l.59 in
October compared with $60.14 the
previous month. A 2 per cent en-
ployment drop also was noted. ~
Wages were up in the district
embracing Isabella, Gratiot. Gin
ton, ShiawaSSee. Eaton. lngham
and Livingston counties. rising
S2.l0 within a month 10 S5z-lS-
In the Upper Peninsula earn
ingS increased S. 26 over the pre-
viouS month 10 S443l
Dean said an analysis OF figures
for the last four months showed
that employment in the Wayne
County area has dropped per
cent as a result of cutbackS in
war goods production, while in the
Lansing area employment has
dropped 5 per cent in the last
month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
Betty Is Wearing
FDR Button Again

GARY, Ind. Nov. 16 (INS)--
Betty Hornsby, 3. again was wear
ing her Roosevelt button today
right where il belonged.
That wasn't true yesterday. In
fact, an X-ray at Mercy Hospital
located the button. in Bettys
stomach. She had swallowed IL.
After a special diet. the button
was removed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
'LOneIy Hearts ThrOb
rs Party Date NearS

more difficult. Mrs. Stull said II
was "a mathematical impossibility
TO pair everybody off. with 10
women 10 every man.
She paints a dark picture for
women, who. she says. are too
particular. Rather. she advises
them TO settle for room and
board" instead of looks, money
and charm.
She has invited $50 Michigan
members 10 the Friday evening
party.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
Dances at B'nai David

Saturday night dances. Spon-
Sored by the B'nai David Mems
Club, will be resumed for teen
ayers on New. 25 in the B'nai
David Social Hall, Fourteenth and
ElmhurSt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
SAVINGS
Known

1.50 AgarOl Compound .......$ 1.09
rs Auralgan Drops ............ 49c
rs Bengay Baume .59c
LIS CarOid & Bile Tabs. ........6 9c
.25 Carriers Little Liver Pills 19c
40 Fletcher's Castoria. .........3 Sic
so Feenamint Laxative .39c
100 Haley's M. o. Oil i. 63c
so Phillips Milk of Magnesia Csc
80 HOff's Liniment .2lc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17

Gratiot Ave. at 6 Mile
Fenkell Ave. at Livernois
junction Ave. at Michigan
Royal Oak, 4th at Washington
Wyandotte, Elm at Biddle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
Lightweight Plastic
CIGARETTE CASE

Holds a full
pack - X e e p s
cigarettes fresh
and fragr ant
sturdy and du-
rable - choice
of colors......
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
k18Z22!!Z
Sale Days-rhursdsy Friday and Saturday


Mich. Ave. at Schaefer Rd.
Fenkell Ave. at Wyoming
Chalmers Ave. at Harper
Jefferson Ave. at Newport
Grand River Ave. at Greydale
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
THESE DAYS
-Bv GEORGE f. SOKOLSKY-

WILLARD II. DOW, president
w of the Dow Chemical Co,
made a statement concerning
his company TO the Truman
committee in which he said;
1.-THE company was founded
by my father, DIR. Herbert II.
Dow, on an idea which he
worked out as student in the
Case School at Cleveland.
He had discovered that by
passing an electric current
through brine from the Ohio
wells he could liberate bromine
and by blowing out the treated
brine In n wooden tower he de-
vised he could separate and
recover the bromine My
father had n basic idea My
father tried out his plan In 1889
In a shed at Canton, o., with
about $500 put up by friends.
THE money ran out In few
months and the little concern
folded up. But my father learned
something and in the next year
came to Midland. Mich. and In
1890, with several thousand dol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
BETTER HEALTH
BY DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

because il predisposed 10 some
Of the toxic conditions aSsoci-
sted with pregnancy has been
given up.
The expectant mother should
eat a good amount, probably a
little extra amount over what
she usually chooses of protein
Glandular tissues, such as
liver. sweetbreadS and kidney,
are highly nutritious as regards
the character OF their protein,
minerals and vitamin content.
Three minerals -- | c j u m,
phosphorus and Iron-need spe-
cial emphasis. Both for the sake
OF the mothers teeth and the
baby's teeth calcium in a X Q
should be high Pregnancy does
make a demand on the mothers
teeth. but only If not enough
calcium is supplied in her diet.
The baby's teeth as well as the
bones need plenty Of calcium
for normal development.
There is additional need OF
calcium for the baby beginning
~ the third month and the
heaviest demand is during the
last two months before delivery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
T.. ". DURLING

rector Of which was trying 10
get kiss 10 photograph which
combined intensity and tender
ness" MIR SinatTa handled the
tenderness very we'll bat not
until the ll3 kiss was he able
90 master the Intensity.
HELENA RUBlNSTE1N is re-
IL ported 10 have a ol-room
apartment in Manhattan. That's
a Tot Of apartment, but not the
New York City record
Joseph r.. Davies, former am
baSsador 10 Russia. had A 70
room apartment on Park ave-
nue.
Sir Edward Poulton. president
OF the British Association for
the Advancement of Science,
has made statement which rs
open to question. Sir Edward
says the easiest point 10 make
with the dice Is SIX.
| must write TO Harvard Uni
verSity about the claim
a Harvard professor mad a
number Of students each toss
the dice 10000 times TO deter
mine what numbers came up the
most | think eight IS Just as
easy 10 make as six.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

Love Is the tgrant Of the heart,
n dorkeHs reason. eonfownds
discretion.
Deaf 70 counsel, Il runs a head
long course
Ia desperate m0dHcss.
John Ford.
ILKA Chase states she adj
Il mires her husband because
no can open train windows.
That's understandable But on
what trains has this miracle
man opened windows
| have been a commuter on
some trains that opening
window would BATTLE Sandow
himself
| once saw Tony Galento try
10 open A window on a train
bound for AShury- Park \ J 3.
and ne not only couldn make
the grade but nearly broke his
back.
Eighteen months II too long
for a man TO he away from his
wife. I haven't seen my wife I'm
that time and have never seen
my son. NV wife sent me some
pictures of herself and the boy.
I can't believe the boy N so big.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

TIIE- present all-eut strategic
offensive against Germany
from the skies involves an inter-
eSting paradox. 1t Is worth eX-
aiming for the light II throws
on certain differences between
British and American attitudes
on the projected invasion OF the
continent.
The purpose Of the attack, it
is now generally recognized, Is
TO destroy Germany air power.
To most people--lncluding most
OF the members OF the Anglo
American high command-thiS
is an essential objective IN prep
arstion for the invasion.
II fully accomplished. they
feel, IT will facilitate the storm
ing of fortress Europe by land,
sea and air forces. Thus
viewed. the air offensive be-
comes a kind of tactical opera
ton. 10 clear the road for the
main strategy.
DUT there are others among
- them prominent airmen-
who do not regard the under
taking as merely a pre-invasion
move. They believe il is the big
show, with defeat of Germany
from the air as the possible
outcome.
Recognizing the hopelessneSs
Of resistance under skies con-
trolled by the Allies, the Ger
mans logically should throw up
the sponge. There are any num-
Der Of reasons-politlcal rather
than military reaSonS-why
they should continue 10 fight
In that case, however. Allied
storming of fortress Europe
would be a Job of occupation
rather than invasion.
The New York oTimeS, IN a
recent editorial, declared that
Ito make the invasion possible.
the German air force must be
Knocked out first" This is a
fair summary OF what may be
called the present American
Interpretation of the strategic
picture.
British commentators are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
DEAR Boss:
LETTERS FROM TIMES SOLDIERS

job. about bringing the bodies
10 the cemetery. And he told
me among other things that
you don't get used TO II" Ever.
I won't be able 10 describe
exactly how things are for
long time. I'm just trying TO
say that there are a hell of
lot Of things that make war.
Losing is what il takes in
lot of cases, little ground
here or a ship there, and life
every so often.
A lost life. and a replacement
shoulders q gun and carries on
where soldier, deceased. left off.
That's where the losing counts
when the guy that's lost his
buddy carries on, after the 6x6
rolls 10 the cemetery and de-
posts its load in A row by the
hedge. and the driver says he'll
never get used TO il
And goes back for another
load. Ty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
One Word Led 10 Another
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Our pre-Apri first draft board has taken daddy
with IL kids in the army.
That's the important thing. They paying him
for the vacation.
He is bit on the pre- Pearl Harbor side with dash
of Santiago and jgger of Valley Forge. That lad has
really autographed the vital statistics
We have bachelors in town who walking
around independent stray cats and loose
gaskets
They turned down by the board because they
couldn't read a telephone book during backout be-
they allergic bugle calls because they
still had silk out.
But the board took the father of II kids III guar
antee thing for pappy Buge calls bugle calls
he will get sleep in the army than he did at home
He will get used to IT. But he will sure feel lonely
at first with only rs more guys in a tent
Standing in formations will mean nothing to him.
The father of IL kids take that his stride like
pedestrian going across white line
I've figured out the army pay for patriot with
wife and II exemptions. They must give him around
$50 smackers every month And he rates corporalcy
on the IL kids alone
CoR5r.gM Iea.. knE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

more frkcfy 10 put II differently
namely, that If the German
air force is knocked out. the in
vaslon will become unnecessary.
A RECENT statement by a
"A British leader TO the gen
eral effect that the Allied
armies entering Europe this
time will be armies of occupa-
ton" is the key 10 the difference
in point of view At the
present stages fortunately, this
contrasting Interpretation has
little practical effect since
every one agrees on the imme-
date job. which is TO eliminate
the luftwaffe.
The British, we should recog-
nize. have had more direct OK
perience than Americans with
strategic bombardment. For one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

thing, they have been subjected
10 il themselves. For another,
they have been closer to the
scene Of action and therefore
psychologically under pressure
to be more practical in their
attitude.
Above all. the British have a
separate air ministry, on par
with the admiralty and the
army. The air power viewpoint
is represented by a cabinet
member and airmen have the
same weight in the development
of strategic theory and practice
as generals and admirafs have.
That is Why their judgments
tend TO be closer to what is
called the pure air power
thesis"
Distributed by Mcknight synd.. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

THE First Nights: The Thea
- ter Guild. which came out of
its seven lean years with two
smashes - oklahoma" and
"Othello" - made the, current
season fstter for itself with a
third attraction. This is ia
Acobowsky and the Colonel"
to the non-collegians).
It's all about a Jewish refugee
and a Polish colonel making the
grand lam out of Paris when the
Nazi hit il in 1910. S. N. Behr-
mans WHY'D up an original by
Franz Werfel. Oscar Karlweis
of the Vienna rostrums is the
hit of the piece, with Louis Cal
hern and Annabella coping
generous hurrahs. too. The N. Y.
Times cited il fine production
of a pleasant play.
Word from the dog towns
proclaims Follow the Girls" a
click. It's management, Dave
Wolper from the bistros. fancies
its chances so confidently that
he'll house il in the Jolson
Theater, which is in Central
Park territory. On the theory,
no doubt, crowds will collect
where there's something to coll
lect for. A favored location
doesn't always save a show. 1t
often means the better the
street the more people walk
past it's doors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

museums and cities. and that is
by redoubling the force OF our
attacks and forestalling the
German torch squads" The
weeks irony was the death of
Virginia Gayda. Benito's hired
editor, by an Allied bomb. He
had written about the invasion
OF Italy as amusing"
QUOTATION Workmanship;
0 Walter Lippmann: The writ
ers who have nothing to say
are the ones you can buy: the
others have too high a price e.
James j. Walker: A reformer
is a guy who rides through
sewer in a glass bottom boat
Ben Hecht: He ate like
man with stowsway under his
vest Mark Twain: II amt
so much the things people don't
know that makes trouble in this
world as il is the things that
people know amt so B. Kay:
He beat hasty retreat like a
congressman screaming: ~ was
misquoted" II ! gard .
Schine: Little forget-me-nots
looked up and laughed Mary
Roberts RiRehart: GHawtne on
her grievance like dog on a
bone F. GaSner A deep kiss,
up 10 the heart NJ Bonn
ston. No words could translate
the thoughts i'm her eVeS.
Copyright by Daily Mirror, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

DEAR BOSS:
THERE are a lot Of Juniors
Il over here. Guys who live as
] do and work and play as l
do. And a lot who live tougher
and work harder and play less.
And a lot who are just over
seas doing a job which has 10
be done.
Junior is lousy name for
them. the guys that I'm talking
about now, from the army
standpoint But their mothers
and sisters and older brothers
still think they're Just out Of
the cradle and really aren't
men"
So the newspapers and mag
azines and the old boys from
1918 call them the kids and
gasp at what a wonderful job
rhe kids are doing And mother
smiles and says,
That's Junior, my Junior"
Those guys may be kids 10
you
They are men 10 me
They know their kid days are
over. and things can never he
quite the same again. but they
are wonderfully smiling when
the worst is over.
II takes men TO smile, over
here.
One time I came upon
cemetery where they were
burylng Americ soldiers
They had been brought from
the heights they had been
Storming down TO some sort Of
area where they were taken
of the stretchers and put in
SKIS. which look like hg farm
trucks with canvas covers and
driven back for burial
IL was the first time Id seen
anything like this. Men lying
there just as they'd fallen in
the field. blood from their
wounds still on their clothes
Not a pretty sight. No
/ gulped awfully deep. and
went over 10 one of the big
SKIS and asked the driver, who
was leaning against the cab.
for light We started talking
He talked quietly about his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22
WIGGAM, DIS.
Answrr TO Question No.

Answer to Question No. I
As a rule, yes. Several studies
have shown that girls OF II 10
1S and over have more knowl-
edge of what TO do socially, and
do il with greater grace and
ease than boys of the same ages.
Even girl babies get over shy
ness earlier than boys PSy-
chologist Florence Goodenough
found girl babies begin 10 get
over shyness at about ls
months. while boys do not i'm
prove until after about 80
months.
Answer to Question No. Z
Yes, fear Of the unknown.
People are not superstitious or
foolishly afraid of things they
can see. hear, taste. touch or
smell. But, according TO
French writer, Claudia de Lys.
.zi2ho has collected 10000 super
itions 10000 from one Mid
Western StateD the fear of I'M
lucky IL came from the fact
that early man could count only
II on his fingers and two feet
Beyond that was the dangerous
unknown. The magic OF three
came from the fact that from
two parents came the third life
the child, etc. etc Our book
let. The Conquest of Fear"
tells you how 10 overcome all
fears. Sent at cost. 10 cents.
plus self-sddressed &c stamped
envelope.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-22

SvTyHE expectant mother must
Il eat enough for two" was
about all the wisdom our
mothers and grandmothers had
on the subject.
And il was pretty bad II en-
phasized quantity and the mod
ern attitude is that the quality
the ingredients, such as cal
cium. iron and vitamins-of The
o mothers diet are the important
thing for the health OF both
Achild and mother. Even The
sdea OF quantity WIS wrong.
Too many mothers took il
literally and considered hat
they must eat enough as the
mother herself with the result
that they would emerge from
pregnancy well started on the
road 10 middle-aged obesity.
Ell us examine, however first
II the scientific evidence of the
extra amount the mother should
eat.
The baby at birth weighs
about seven pounds, there is an
increase OF two pounds in the
weight OF the womb, and me
sfter-birth. membranes and fluid
weigh about three and half
pounds total weight gain of
121s pounds
And this is distributed over
nine months. So eating for two
Isn't exactly accurate.
IL the mother IL Of normal