The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

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way. so am |. That's why envy
my father this minute. That is
why | found 1t a little tough to
write a Broadway column today.
He is over where the story is hot,
and am back here where we are
Just reading about It, and | am
a little sad | think | will send
him a telegram. viii say: Wish
| were there. used to be a
newspaperman myself"
When think OF Dad over in
Rome in his snappy uniform, pound
ing out his copy from the front
lines, have TO smile. By all the
rules he ought to be sitting home
in an easy chair. smoking one of
the cigars he loves so well. reading
the papers; enjoying his grandchil-
dren, or playing gin rummy and
joshing my mother with the skill
which 80 years OF matrimony ana
a keen sense OF development have
given him. He is 55. and surely
that is a time for the long cool
drink and the xtravagant men,
oirs. But not for Dad, | guess. |
have never heard him grouse about
anything except inactivity. To be
in the same hemisphere with a big
story and not be assigned to it
would be the greatest pain he
could suffer.
! have moments when | worry
about him-whether he is too hot,
or too cold. or too forgetful of eat
ing, whether he has been taking
the vitamin pills | gave him,
whether he is enduring great hard.
ships-but | talk myself out of 1t
my remembering that he has a way
Of getting along pretty we'll wher.
ever he Is, or among whatever
people. He has the valuable quail
ty of adartability, and | am sure
that set down in the midst OF a
tribe Of wild Zulus. he would wind
up as great pal and golf partner
of the Zulu chief The Italians
will be duck soup for him.
Hardships. Imagine, will give
Dad little concern. He is a sim
pie person. and he settles down
easily to fundamentals both ply.
steal and spiritual. When my
sister and | would hold youthful
debates about where our first mil
lion was coming from, or how to
get a chinchilla coat. or can we
face society II mother doesn't an
Aubusson for the living room
floor, Dads attitude was always
one OF tolerant but complete in
comprehension. His pet axiom is
that you can only eat three square
meals a day and sleep in one bed
at night and wear one suit at
time no matter how much money
you have. so what? For that rea-
SON he has never been at all bowl
ed over by multi1millionaires or
crowned heads or society queens.
For that reason. probably, he has
always completely charmed Ouch
esses. presidents and kings. And
prizefghters and politicians. And
best OF all, a little boy named
Dickie, who is not yet three.
Pardon me, for skipping the
bright light zone today, and get
ting so far off my beat My feet
are on Broadway. all right-but my
heart is looking over my Dads
shoulder as he types out Rome,
June eth. =" on the portable he
swiped from me.
Do you know that all Army out
fits stationed in the L. S. are
being streamlined, closed and
merged? 49,. Isn't the numbers
racket on the East Side so tough
these days that only two runners
are picking up bets?... Do you
know that George Paxton, the new
batoneer. is trying to get the net
works to rescind their ban on
'Lili Marlene", the German song
which our soldiers claim they cap
tured" from the Nazis?... Isn't II
true that the government will
spend more money for the develop
ment of radar than for any other
scientific experiment?
Chicago-Mayor Edward ]. jeff.
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