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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

deposits Of the ores needed for
producing light metals. These,
plus its new rubber and oil re-
sources. give that country an
ideal raw materials foundation
for aeronautical warfare. It's
limited steel supplies could be
diverted 10 home front uses, in
Guiding the tools for making the
weapons of air power.
II is consequently conceivable
that the logic Of sheer necessity.
quite aside from the logic of
military science, may force our
adversary IN the Pacific 10
switch from amphiblous to an
about aerial strategy in meet
ing our planned offensive.
Possessing an abundance Of
the materials essential for Avia-
ton, hampered IN old style
naval construction by steel
shortages. the Tokyo high com
mand may well be impelled TO
channel the nations. main eser-
gles into aviation.
THE Japanese have M their
Il disposal all the advanced
German aeronautiCai designs.
We must not forget that recent
aerial innovations introduced by
Germany. such as new fighters
with rocket torpedoes. have pre-
sumably been made available TO
the Pacific end of the Axis
In addition, the Japanese are
familiar with American designs
through planes that have fallen
into their hands.
Naval force geared for a duel
with corresponding Japanese
naval force would find itself
literally unemployed. Carrier
borne aviation confronted with
ample land-based aerial opposi-
ton would of necessity be at
most serious disadvantage.
Distributed by Mcknight synd, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
One Word Led TO Another
CITIES
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER-

The War Production Board has tempered the supply
to the shorn demand by releasing lot Of things direct
from producer TO the lunkyard
There's been bit of doonboggling in high places
with the result that details have piled up like off
tackle play the yard line.
The WPB started this new semester right and left
by releasing $4,000 cast-iron bathtubs and 100000
electric irons
That seems duplication of effort. 1t is all right to
clean up bit But why should you press yourself after
ward?
II revives my standing toast for 30 years MAY the
rings IN your bathtuh never grow fewer"
don't quite grasp the significance OF the 567600 and
Az bathtubs in the effort. l know that mans
house is still his castle with the difference that they have
moved the mast indoors and upstairs.
However put in my customary bid for one cast-iron
bathtub radio tube and electric hat-irun The
tub must be pink enameled full skirt and sylish-stou
Delivery Is also being made freight engines iron
deer water tanks and steamrollers III have to get out
my travelling crane and go bargain hunting the WPBs
next rummage sale
K.nr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

DCBLISHED information on
L the extent Of our navy's
construction program for air
craft carriers. invasion baTgeS
and other types OF vessels
leaves little doubt that II IS
planned ultimately 10 defeat
Japan ny large-scale amphibi-
Gus operations.
Part OF the new barge output
may be available in time for
action IN connection with the
expected invasion Of fortress
Europe But most OF the other
naval equipment, and especially
the large projected feet of car
riers, will be ready for active
service AT a time when, accord
ing 10 the official timetable.
Germany should be out of the
war.
II is therefore logical 10 as
sumo that they are being built
specifically for tasks in the Pa
clhc theater.
WHILE We arc preparing the
w offensive against the Japa-
nese homeland on an amphihi-
Gus basis with naval force con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

The men tailors we're better
than the dressmakers. They
fitted clotnes better and knew
more about what is called
striking simplicity And 50
what Why The women sizing
up the situation, began asking
male tailors to make clothes for
them.
Now clothes made by men
tailorS are the most popular
with women. The firm that
sells the most clothes al the
highest prices to film stars,
career women and soclaltes
was founded by a man tailor
and has A staff Of men tailOrS
A man can still get suit
made IN this place but he has %
push his way through d mob of
women 10 get service.
Johnny Green. handnaster
and song writer. He wrote
Body and Soul % If you didn't
hear Libby Holman sing that
you certainly missed something.
Emma van Coutren. Twelve
star mother Of New York City.
She has nine sons and three
daughters in the services. That
shows you what kind Of families
there are in New York City
SIT Cedric Hardwicke Pretty
nearly the best actor IN Holly
wood. In any event ne IS the
most versatile living actor He
has played Iago in "Othello'
and Capt Andy in Show Boat"
In the World War l period Sir
Cedric was in the British army
IN France for seven years, 1914
10 1921.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

bonus 10 tide them over until
they can get fresh work.
Ih'n their legion goes down
70 Congress and says the boys
arc SorrN bat they can't p4rIe-ttf,
nose old tabs for their taxes 3
~ course Congress viii say II
would be dirty disgrace 10
bother them about u, 50 lot US
clean me hook and everybody
start square again with old Sam.
4 IL right Il sou have The
n labor draft gong real good
for three or~!our years or longer.
practically me entire population
Will be doInG government serv-
ice one way or another.
suddenly YOU discover that
YOU haven't got any taNpaN ers
.cit because IL would he a fool
NJ expense and waste Of notion
A. pay these draftecS certain
.Hsalsry for their government
WORK and make them fiji out all
kinds Of crazy forms and guess
work problems and kick some Of
L hack n tho form Of taxes.
-- 80 the government lust takes
the tax Of the top every pay
day ana after awhile, they real
ne that TINS Is silly, too.
The easy and economical way
is 10 pay everybody a certain
amount and put marx in the
books 10 show that they would
have paid 50 much taxes II they
had received the money.
BY tniS time Spelvn is used
10 taking orderS. and working
for the government.
He slkes getting Just SO much
ana never having TO give any Of
" back lie IS getting old any
way So ne figures he might as
well rock along the rest Of the
way
LIE DOESN'T own = home
ii any more bat the govern
ment gives nm little place 10
i've IN and regulates the price
OF meat, potatoes cigarets and
toddV
Everybody gets enough and
nobody gives damn any more.
Once YOU get drafted you
never get undrafted.
You are IN and YOU can't do
mobilize yourself any more than
a soldier can
So that is how it may be in
that brave new world Of the
future everybody Just taking
--eFAefs7-1o worry-, no Responsible
ity no politics. and the monkey
as good as a man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

jur,es especially the ounce of
prevention is worth The pound
~ euro Wear glasses 70 protect
your eyes when ainund caustlc
chemicals from cleaning pow
dcrS 70 refriGora'ors Turn on
the light when YOU get up in the
middle Of The night so YOU will
SOC the open door Stay out If
arguments and AVOID the closed
fist.
ESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a ! k-I am bothered with
SINUS trouble Would a dry cli-
mate help
A-les, Arizona. New Mexico,
northern Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

DEAR BOSS
THlS submarine business is
Il great stuff I'm writing this
aboard ship and right now i
good time 10 set some Of the
home folks straight Subma-
rineS arc not tin cans They
arc "p.G-hoats DestrOyers are
I'm cars
Spent an unusual Christmas
this time We we're anchored
out having been on q brief
Sortie. and we Just had a lazy
day fishing. We dropped lines
over side and fIShed of the bot
tom straight down 100 feet in
the CalmeSt. cleareSt water YOU
ever saw Salt water. At that.
The sky was beautiful with
not a cloud IN sight all day and
plenty Of sun Five or SIX of us
We're fishermen. and between us
Ne cal-ssszl- - reG -AnaPperS- lNe4..,i-
good eating. about 10 Sleeps
head we used them for balt
and SiN trigger fish which We
threw back.
Those sheepShoad are the era
zlesi fish / ever saw. fheTr
heads from above. look exactly
like A guinea spieS They have
four teeth. Two uppcrS and two
lowers which meet Very briSkly
in the center. Each tooth is the
size Of your little finger nail
and their laws are powered by
cyclone engines.
One Of them bit through the
shank of tIsh-hook. so help
me and another allowed the
hook and bit through a copper
leader 10 make his break
And they're only about IA
inches long
Two of the boys caught sharks
one ~hammbrhead and one
sand shark one used half-inch
rough Mania line. and the other
a line about clotheS-line size,
doubled and knotted every 4
feet 10 keep the pieces even.
lie had a hohbor or float made
Of a water caSk - feet long with
40 leei-aE+iHe--.4afte+ae frorrr-it.-
Ihe Noai had a 20O-foot lead
which allowed 81 10 drift about
that far from the ship W
The shark struck and tried 70
take The float down He got II
barely under water and stopped
trying When he was tired. we
brought him aboard with The
torpedo-rcCovcry crane and one
Of the boys who had been FISH
Ing for small Ash-tAe night be-
fore recovered two 3-inch hooks
from It's mouth. proving he
WASH . liar.
He had claimed sharks twice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

an anoIntment 70 The surface Of
Tn ESQ
Chemical burns Of the eye are
very CogTnon household 8ccl-
dents They are caused by am
mona 80 and rcfugcIan'S,
which arc usually ammonia com
pounds on sulphur dloxlue.
EMERGENCY treatment FOR
II these chemical burns before
the doctor got> there IS ~ irr.-
gate the eyCTalI with Warr7 salt
water until all traces ~ The
cheTicst-are reno, Cd IL there
is moi ar eYc-dropI.or handy me
salt solution can bc squeezed on
the eyehsll from a wash cloth
or toNe.
Bu'. once again. in eye m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

UnEAR WINCHELLs CruSad-
IL ing writers who tear
apart politically and socially
corrupt men and institutions Of
their time may he guided by
this advice found in the works
Of Lincoln Steffens. He wrote
Apnt shoot all your ammuni-
IN at the first attack. Hold
pack A few damning facts When
the man you're after reads your
stuff in print he'll either feel
relieved 10 find you haven told
the worst, or will be disposed
not 10 start anything for fear
you'll find out - Sincerely
yours, Robert II j. New York
WWASHINGTON Dear W.
w W The National Repub-
lican ReviValist Committee held
one Of those affairs in Chicago
on Jan 10Th. II was a Stop
Willkie- Draft Mccormick meet
ing. The crowd knew what to
do about everything II booed
the names Of Winchell Marshall
Field Dorothy Thompson and
the Allies Mr.. Sparks whose
letter allegedly signed by Hop
kins has been declared a phony1
talked - and collection Of
course, was taken up. You drew
the toudest misses, but Roosevelt
gave YOU quite run for it.
II X"
From a Washington paper.
Congress sman Hoffman in
speech attacked WlnChell as do
ing more than any one 20 cause
dlsunity
Dear Mr. Winchell Never
mind Il know they don't bother
you those phonies blasting you
once IN While ! spent -
months AZ station hospital
The lights we're turned of Al
p m. + ". r but AZ that
hour the boys gang up near the
radio because rou-put a little
light on many important mat
tiers Your stuff is must every
Sunday night Good luck 10 you
~ p p 2. s Please omit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

Lore rqH aho pH,
Love oiss. 'rbo can;
But lore, be iorsd
Joaquin Miller.
Thatkeray sad
1T Is hest 10 love wisely.
no doubt; hut to love foolishly
Is better than not To be able
10 love at ALL"
How about A liberty ship
named after Eddie Grant
the only major league baseball
player killed in action in World
War /?
Not long ago ! received
letter from 4 member ~ TINS
great and heroic fellow family
There was a line IN this letter
viii never forget
As Eddie was of Ia Join
his regiment he stopped At the
corner To wave goOd-by. That
was the last We saw of him 90
Now the New York City
Health Department says kiss
ING Is dangerous and warns
against n You can catch cold
and 4 lot Of other things from
kissing says the NYCliD Very
depressing Not much can be
dono about warning people
against kissing
When most persons are I'M
the mood for OSCILLATION they
are inclined 20 say
"Oh, death, where Il thy
sting
W~waf IC pangaI ic ~, coma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
FAIR ENOUGH
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

GEORGE sPELVIN Amer.-
- car has been thinking thar
NJ may be- sucker in opposing
mo draf' Of CIVILIAN labor.
When you Got dratlna -f4-t-tt -
amy or navy thc> pl, your IN
come tax m tre spike until
after ne war and nobody is silly
enough 70 think that they are
ever gong 70 crowd the boys
for any II The dough they owed
before they io.ned up
That would NJ Ike handing
them their discharge bonus. or
whatever they are gong to call
n and hen grabbing II right
back
And so the Way Spelyin fg.
ures D. u you Get drafted 70
work m WAY factory YOU are
dong yo.r duty for Your coun-
Try according 70 the laW and II
YOU have 10 Cire up Sl25 a
week AZ the office and take $50
= week for The war joh. and il
costs YOU all Of that 10 live.
they hang your back TAX on The
hook too Just like they did
with the army
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
DEAR Ross:
LETTERS FROM TIMES SOLDIERS

but insisted they'd broken the
line.
To top the day, the mallboat
caught up 10 Us Christmas night
and that was the best break Me
could have. got nine letters
from Mrs A.
II was as good a Christmas as
you could possibly expect aboard
a p-E-boat." LOU.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Answer to Question No. 3

Nearly all married persons
who come with their troubles
TO pSyChiatriSts, complain Of sex
problems and difficulties many
-nl-theHf apparently serious
Strange 10 say, however. when
the doctors fix up their other
troubles and complaints the
sex problem drops out Of tho
picture. What happens usually
Is that the two arc al outs over
a lot Of other things Usually
little things, but they Law their
unhappineSS 10 what seems 90
them the most obvious cause.
namely Sex The pSychIatrist
usually finds the real causes arc
something else. and when these
are adjusted, Sex takes care
OF itself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

the belle of the Joint Every one
has flu, but me. / gotta get
lober pneumonia. and me with
no. lobars .
If did the act hanging by
my teeth, LIQUID understand.
They mus, have seen me in
Star and Garter One doc
said How you never got
pneumonia before this is be-
yond me Beyond me, too.
For the camp shows, / wear
everything but earmuffs I'm
due in Florida 10 Get we'll. hut
/ viii resume playing for the
boys Just As soon Please tell
them
IRON the Bristol Herald
j Courier Bristol Va:
There only one Winchen We
used 10 think him an alarmiSt,
but time has shown that he
knew more about the subtle
and sinister influences working
against this country than any
one m H. And he has done
more about d. AZ the risk Of
his pcroSna. safety, he has
dragged them into the open.
and with them those Americans
who should have known better
than 10 have associated with
them. WInchell has proclaimed
AmerlcanISm over the radio As
no other voice or influence. He
has championed the FBI As no
other person To him COOS
much ~ the credit for awaken
lrg America 70 its very real
danger from within. As
Winchcll has repeatedly warned
MS Hitler calculated upon his
organization in America 10
keep US so dcely embroiled in
our own domestic diseeFA that
We could not have the viii or
strength ~ combat his claim Of
world empire But Winchell un-
masked them and il Is he and
) Edgar Hoover who are most
responsible for the utter failure
Of their conspiracy against the
country whose hospitality they
now SO grossly violate
COP rgh' ~ Daily Mirror Ire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Detroit Times -Rationing Timetable

GASOLINE
4 Coupon l0--ooo1 through Mar ~
= and c Coupons-~2 gallons each,
81 and C-i CouPons-2 Eat sach
81 and ca Coupons EAls each
FUtL OIL
Period Ito gas q Unit through
Fse
Period 80 sas unit throufh
Msreh 10
LfoUoR
"a. vand
u benus valid
sHoHs
STAMP 10 ard Airplsns stamp l.
Valid tnoshnitsly.
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Quick Answers

l--Glenn Curtiss.
2-MIchiEan. IL
3AHirohitegy
4 Postmaster Of Baltimore sp-
pointed by Washington
5-Trestment Of the feet by
chIropodist
SOL pounds
Copyright. 1914. BY King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

PROGRESSED FoopS
Green e. X, J-vslid througe\ F.s
20
l. and M-vshd F,e thrcuEs
March ~
Mats CHIESE FATS
Brown r =, 7, U-VsH+ through
Jar 20 o.
N-Nald through Yer 2e
SrGAR
stamp ~. No. 4 book. 5 - Though
March ~
rIRE INSPECTION pEAnLINES
C-F.e 20 Mar 81; B-Fsb 70
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

" As me batting M Battling
Nelson's name a nickname or
not
A T. va, not nickname
bur a family name Should be
spelled with one {, that is Bat
ling
Q How do YOU Justify call
inc 2 person VINO buys IN the
black market rat and
traitor thousands are doing il.
A Restrictive legislation on
certain commodities was passed
70 help The war effort NiolatorS
Of this legislation hinder the
war effort and give aid and
comfort 10 Tho encuy and arc
therefore traitors. As 10 the
rat part maybe / was little
haSty I should apologize to
the rats After all, rat is
Just trying 10 get a little food
for himself and family and as
far AS l know is loyal 10 his
friends. Let make II just
traitor.
II THE carly l92Os 2 we'll
Il dressed man was much bel
ter dressed than q Well-dressed
woman. The reason was simple;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
WALTER WINCHELL
ON BROADWAY

Trade Marx Registered. Copyright. IL"
my name if you print this. You
know why"
IRON the Fort Wayne Jour
L nal-Gazette. our favorite
newspaper in that city Gerald
l., * Smith denounced W, Win
chell. etc
From Wing TIPS. a soldiers
newspaper published AZ MacDill
Field Fla What are We fight
ing for? We are more de-
termlned than ever that
we Will always protect our
priceless heritage. our homes,
schools and churches and base
ball games CRADLES and Win
chells and hot dogs This IS
America, We VIII fight any one
who treIs 10 take them from
u.s.
New York Dear Walter I
am commander Of the James /.
Young Post american Legion
No IS ! am asking the KING
County organization 10 20 on
record 10 cite YOU for Your work
IN behalf Of tho Legion and our
country and all thai in stands
for You and YOU alone should
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

EDITORS NOTE-Thu is
letter to the gang at the
office" from one Of the so
editors, reporters and pho
tographsrs Uho haze gone
into the service from the
tunes editorial department.
The Writer, Yeoman Louis
Ankles, Who Uas sorsWheTe
IN the Ldtin-Amsriedn area at
the tune OF Writirs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

Answer TO QUESTION No. l.

A G Bills, psychologist. saws
in his fine hook. The Psychol-
ogy Of Efficiency An alert
bodily attitude means an alert
mental attit44taf. z, l " mir. n rir,,S
YOU more 20 ST erect AZ YOUR
desk set your gam in mental
output 10y your upWCht alert,
vigorous bodily position more
than offsets the physical weau-
ness. Some persons arc always
so tenSed and -het-up they do
not need this additional muScu-
lar tension, but most Of US think
better sitting upright, pulling
down our vests like an after
dinner speaker about to utter
what he thinks is great
Thought.
Answer To Question No. 2
Two psychologists. ! p and
Ruth 3 Gmlford, gave = test Of
lntroVerSion and extroversion 10
500 students Of the University
Of Nebraska and they found a
larger percentage of the men
than Of the women were in
different 10 praise OF course
no one is altogether indifferent
10 praise But M this expert
ment II showed the women
wanted 10 be patted on their
backs more than the men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
BETTER HEALTH
BY DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

WHENEVER people are con
w sclous Of certain dangers
and informed as to preventive
measures The incidence Of in
jury s leSvened ThlS is SHOWN
in the experience n industrial
plants where intensive educa-
tonal campaigns are carried
out and proper warnings dis
played on the walls OF the
pants
This experience is the iuStlf-
cation for the discussion Of haz-
ards 81 all kinds and now 70
avoid them IN the hour and on
the streets for the benefit OF the
average civilian population This
column certainly suhSCrlbeS tc
the ada1e about an ounce 81
prevention beng worth a pound
Of cure
Many INJURIES 70 the eye occur
n tho home and should he
warned aCalnS' so that every
one be on the alert 10 prevent
them
DERFORATI<G INJURIES 70
the cyehal are potential
lifelong tragedies And they are
caused almost ZOO per cent by
care e>SneSv
Small children should never
be allowed 70 play with sham
PoInted o b + . C. IS knives. ICE
picks can openers. forks etc
PertoratinE INJURIES are often
caused by my piece Of metal
flying from A surface which IS
being hammered
In most cases these ob iects
cause only superficial INJURIES,
= nud.nG me ep.thehlm Of the
We and these arc the easiest 10
reat successfully The eve doc
tor vii drop a local anaeSthetIc
IN tho eye which stops the sen
satlon 81 scratching and stops
the instructive rubbing 81 he
eve that this sensation. gives rise
10 To avoid secondary lnlec-
ton a > per cent su(athlaIole
ointment IS usually employed as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26
Il. v. DURLENG
on THE SIDE

Dis'rbp,d oy Kins Fes,lres ssud Inc.
scientist 10 originate a health
ful way Of kissing.
MAS much interested m Adm.
HalSeys recent observation
The laps are more willing
recently 10 surrender They are
not quite 20 ready 10 die for
their great son of whatever
he is"
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Copyright. 1874 Sohs ,. Dr. g,
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our great New Booklet
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WhaI Is needed IS tOr some
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QUERIES from clients:

q Let's get n settled
Was the battling IN Battling
Nelson's name a nickname or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-26

From a Washington paper:
Congressman Hoffman in
speech attacked WlnChelI as do
ing more than any one 20 cause
diSOnIfN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
BY MICKEY MacDOUGALL
No. 2=AllOtment Brides

1T IS automatic that a sailor has sweetheart in
d every port, but Elvira Tayloe put reverse Eng
! lish on the idea. She had sailor in every port
hole. Well, maybe not that many, but Elvira
did manage to accumulate an even halfdoZen sea-
going husbands in less than year. And she col
lected dependency alotments all six.
Generous Uncle Samuel allows the wife of a
service $2S a month, and the husband is
forced to kick in with additional SD. So Elvira
slim, sleek and II, was getting $50 month, per
mate-$300 in all. And that amt hay
Elvira's technique perfect. She worked
a dime-a-dance girl at one of Norfolk's hot
spots; hence met plenty of lonely service men.
The blond temptress preferred the Navy (she said
soldiers propositoned; never proposed. Any
how, whatever the reason, she succeeded in we'd
ding six sailors the day before each left for the
South Pacific. She was hard at work on her sew
cnth when her marrying career was brought to
sudden end by the kind of coincidence which
should happen only in movie.
Two of her lovin spouses met in Australia,
compared photographs, and decided they'd been
gypped. complaint to the legal advisory bu-
reau of the Navy Department saved the sailors
SD month each and put Elvira in Jail. She was
convicted, not of defrauding the government, but
of bigamy.
Two similar cases of multiple marriages have
developed, but in only one was money allotment