The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-11-02
Observations
King Carol, Magda
Neighborhood, Played
Bridge in Mexico
BY HELEN EssARY

From Mexico City-"We certain.
~ do miss King Carol and Lupescu
now they have started on their way
back TO Romania. They lived next
door 10 US down here and we had
the most perfect bridge aith them.
Most any evening when tnere was
nothing in pacticular 10 do, we
would run across the garden 10
their villa. Or they would pop In
on us and we'd have a foursome.
] must say liked her lots better
than did him. She was always so
gay and adaptable. He was little
stuffy. Or do you say dull"
From Rockville, Md wish
you would say that many people
are thinking about the Community
War Fund. We want TO give
10 our community charities, but we
can't help but feel that the for
eign relief is being taken care OF
by UNRRA. At least we. are encour.
aged 10 think this when we ques
tion the size o! our taxes"
From Bethlehem shipya.ds, Bal
timore. Md.-"What do you sup
pose will be done with the mer-
chant ships that are being launched
as fast as doughputs are cut from
a dough cutter, once this var is
over | hear people say, oh, they
will be scrapped just like they
were after the last war. This IS
one Of the silliest Of al the hysteri-
cal war ideas ! have 10 listen to.
Such foolish waste MAKES me won.
der IL we Americans are as smart
as We like 10 think we are.
What ! mean is this-we know
how 10 build better things faster
than anybody else in the world.
But when we've got the things built
we haven't the sense 10 know how
TO use for our own selves what
we've just created.
I'VE say, Well, we've shown We
can do that. Now let's go on TO
something else We get bored cas-
ily. Don't want to pick up the piec-
es. Just move on 10 newer trl-
umphs.
Il suppose it's a hangover from
the old pioneer spirit and the habit
we had OF cutting down new for
ests when we didn't want to clean
cut the stumps OF the trees We had
already laid low.
But you can't throw away ships,
hundreds OF ships and billions OF
dollars worth OF time and material,
not II you want 70 hold your own in
trade after the war"
From Butte. Mont: THAT col
umn you did about President Roose-
velt's last press conscience when
you described him in his wheel
chair before ...- map OF the Nor
mandy invasion was the most vic
ious thing you have ever done. 1t
made me ashamed that a woman
who has the opportunities and the
talents you have should use both
SO evilly.'
From Washington, d. c.: "My
daughter and think the story you
wrote about President Roosevelt
and the way he looked when he de-
scribed D-Day was the most SEN
sitive understanding thing that ever
has been done about Mr.. Roosevelt.
I'VE felt your admiration for him
and your anxiety for the country at
the same time. It isn't often that
cry over anything | see in a news
paper. But when | finished this,
tears were in my eyes. You have
done a great American president
great kindness"
From Boston. Mass: You have
praised Clare Booth Luce's brains
several times in your column. but
] wonder what you think about her
broadcast with Governor Dewey,
Helen Gahagan Douglas and Orson
Welles. In case you'd like TO know,
] think she was awful. Tom Dewey
was superb. Orson Welles got lost
in histrionics, but Helen Gahagan
Douglas was fine
Il didn't care for Miss Gahagan
at the Democratic National Con-
Nention. She was metallic and uu-
interesting. But the other night her
warmth OF personality and SINGER
ity showed itself over the air and
was in great contrast TO Clare's
brittleness.
Tell Clare not 70 bring religion
into her speeches. She's rot the
type. Anyhow she oughtn't TO talk
the Sermon on the Mount so soon
after she calls the President OF the
United States "a liar and a cow
srd.' love Governor Dewey's voice.
To my surprise it has oomph. And