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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

!. ANA- Answers o Veterans

"a seryiceman In an engi-
Vt neers maintenance company
has three gold stars for taking
part in battles. How many bat
ties was he In TO earn the gold
stars?-A MOTHER.
A-You are probably refer
ring to the bronze" battle stars
which are issued TO service per-
Sonnel who serve honorably un-
der competent orders in the
combat zone at some time be.
tween the limiting dates of the
battle or campaign, provided
they served at normal post
Of duty or were awarded. a COM
bat decoration or actually par
ticipated in combat during a
battle or campaign established
by the war and navy depart
ments. One bronze battle star
may be worn as recognition of
service in each battle or cam
palgn named on the battle hon.
orS list.
Q-I received a Section ",
AR 6l5-360 discharge from the
arm. Am eligible for a PEN
sion. What kind of discharge
is this se-SOLDIER.
-A-You- received discharge
for convenience of the govern
ment. and il should contain a
short statement indicating the
specific cause for the discharge.
If you have a disability which
was incurred in or aggravated
by your period of active service.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

audience of sophomore high
school girls listen to material
presented with indistinct enun-
citation, and tested them imme-
diately following the lesson.
The indictinct enunciation re-
duced the understanding OF
prose 81 per cent. and of poetry
AZ per cent. The worst speak
ers on this earth are college
professors. They lose half their
influence by their poor voices
and indistinct speech. Three
fourths of them should first be
sent TO speech clinics. then
drilled In public speaking. No
wonder four students out OF
seven flee for home!
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

Marshall will succeed Stimson
as secretary Of war.
And that Eisenhower will get
MarShall's post.
It's a boy at the NBCompoSer
T. BENEFITS at Leroy Sanl-
tarlum.
Mrs. Daryl Zanuck and
Louella Parsons gathered the
cream Of the Hollywood movie
stars (nearly $50 persons) to
welcome back Bebe Daniels and
Col. Ben Lyon-blitz'd d in Lon
don for six years.
"KiZmi" MIRA Stefan has
been signed by Goldwyn for
Kid from Brooklyn, starring
Danny Kaye.
QUOTATION craftsmanship:
" Mount Airy Record-News:
Honesty is the best foreign
policy
Anon: After-dinner speaking
is the art OF saying nothing
briefly.
Z. Fourment: Women still re-
member the first kiss after men
have forgotten the last.
Oscar Wilde: Vulgarity is the
conduct of other people.
Alphonse Karr:: PesSimists
grumble because roses have
thorns. Optimists are thankful
that thorns have roses.
Nancy Shores: They looked at
each other as though their eyes
were thirsty.
cSpyhsht sy Daily Mirror. Inc
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

CENATOR EDWARD v. ROB-
~ ERTSON of Wyoming was
making a speech on the recipro-
cal trade agreement which
would give the President power
10 reduce tariff rates so per cent
at his discretion. Senator Rob-
ertson said he thought wool
should be exempt.
Take a eve! he shouted,
spreading out his hands as if Of
fering a choice of ewes. "A
eve has only four productive
years. For the first year 1t pro-
duces nothing; no wool or other
ewes. And 1t stops producing
after the fifth year" Senator
Robertson paused, then added:
I'm case the OPA reads this,
a eve Is a female Sheep
w A. FREDERICK. land
w F.. Gape architect and hor-
tlculturalist at the Capitol.
declared the other day that a
mysterious pocket of air haunts
the Capitol grounds, attracting
added fury from storms.
Winds, he said, seem to hit
the Capitol dome and bounce
down TO a spot of lawn in front
of the Senate wing. Mr.. Fred
erick made no attempt to ex-
plain why they bounce that way
but left little doubt he was
against il.
There has been talk for years
about a pocket of air at the
Capitol but no one seemed 10
suspect it came from the dome.
VISITORS TO the ladies' pow
der room at the Supreme
Court emerge these days CLASSY
eyed and baffled. The cause is
this cryptic sign;
"No Lettering, or Cnneces-
sary Use Of the Facilities Is
Permitted"
I'D GARDINER, who plays
- Archie in the radio show,
"Duffy's Tavern" decided 10
take up tennis recently. SO he
hired one of those fiossy- high
priced instructors.
\ friend asked how he was
progressing. Mr.. Gardiner
Snarled
That thieving bum. He
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
oEIRHFsssSFINeS

Q-My husband was killed on
Two, but 1 don't know when.
How can I find out when he was
killed MRS. X. f.
Aft official notification did
not contain the date of the
serviceman's death, you may
write directly to the office from
which you received the tele-
gram, or you may write to the
commanding officer or the chap
lain of the organization TO which
your husband was attached.
care of his last known mailing
address, requesting details OF
his death and burial.
OFF a marine private ap-
plies for dependency dis
charge, who makes the final de-
cision as to whether the appli-
cation may or may not be
granted: How long does IL take
for a request for dependency
discharge" to be approved or
disapproved?-S. j.
A-The appropriate marine
corps authorities will determine
whether the facts in the case
warrant the approval of a de-
pendency discharge. There is
no time limit" as to when
such case may be decided.
This, too, depends entirely upon
the circumstances in the indi-
vidual case.
Q-I am the wife OF an army
man. i have a 14-month-old
baby girl. Should the child re-
quire hospital care. would the
army pay for it?-E. 5. G..
A-Your child may be admit
ted to army hospitals, if she re-
quires hospital treatment or
isolation. when suitable accom-
modations are available for the
childs care. Expenses for med
lcal and hospital treatment OBJ
talned from private physicians
or hospitals by dependents of
army personnel cannot be re-
imbursed by the government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
WALTER WNCHEIL Broadway op

IRVING BERLIN has three
4 new, surefire song hits in
Paramount's forthcoming Blue
Skies" starring Bing Crosby.
The torchant is gracefully chris
lsned: You Keep Coming Back
Like Song.
Berlin's sequel TO his Cheek
to Cheek" is named "I1l Dance
Rings Around You" and his
st novelty song is The Race
..orse and the Flea" delight
ful lyric aimed at people who
get a free ride on winner and
take all the credit. This song
will also be published as chill
dren's book.
". S. Chamber OF Commerce
Secreary Eric Johnstons star
piece writer is Eugene Lyons.
ex-Americamerk editor.
Johannes Steel is now foreign
editor of a digest mag =
Affable Goth Century-Fos
prexy. Spyros Skouras, when
making a spooch makes you
think he Is initiating George
-Civot. lie makes sense, though.
Jim Tully, after an illness OF
three years. is almost well
again.
Ray Moley's new book, The
Hays Office" was criticized as
a defense Of the Hays group.
The author states IL isn't that
at all, merely report.
Mr.. Moley, however, overlooks
the cinema censors' insufferable
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
Brain Game Answers

NO. Austria. Hungary and
Romania lie in between.
2-All are Metropolitan Opera
stars and all have appeared
in movies!
3-The record is 1872 feet for
salmon fly. long cast.
4-323 B. C.. Alexander: Asa
a. D., Attila the Hun; 1899
a. D., First Crusade took
Jerusalem.
5-(a) False. 1t is a small worm,
growing inside the bean,
which inStinctively jumps TO
move the bean. its house, to
safety (b) True.
6-InterState commerce: foreign
commerce; commerce with
the Indian tribes.
Chiefly TO New York City
and Ottawa. Canada.
SRimSky-korsakov.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
One Word Led To Another
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer

They tell that conservation of the feed bag will
result in reducing meatballs to the of marbles
That direct violation Of the Bill of Rights, which
distinctly that everybody equal alternate
Tuesdays. Although the size of meatballs has
been fixed by the Constitution do know that the cir
cumference should be least three bites the square
meal
Furthermore before shckelgruber spradded shuck
for high ground the quartemaster general suggested
adding a bag of bread crumbs the hamburgered
recipes for meatballs
would just as soon have sawdust in the prescrip-
ton. And there is termite in But don't mind
getting my drinks in the Illuminated end of the drug
store if don't have to get my food in the dark end
Meat will never be that powdered pumice
will improve the taste. l like my meatballs about five
in weight with red and blue stitches But
cork eenters
Columbus ate EN-, Washington chewed EN-, Jackson
them IS count and banked the last Grant and
Lee loved the astronomical shrapnel What did Peary
say at the North Pole when the weather ooser than
barrel in rowboat? The only substitute for a
ball is another meatbal" "a
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
BETTER HEALTH
BY DR.. Herman Bundesen =

ON TIE fourth 10 sixth day
" after operation. the drain
age tube Is removed and the
wound kept dressed with vase
lnc dressings which are changed
when necessary.
4 scar. az cnurSe. is left. but
in practically all instances the
scar has not been an excessively
noticeable one. -
LudWig'S angina is danger
ouS disorder Every effort should
be made to keep It from occur
ring by taking proper care of
the teeth and by promptly
treating any mouth disorders.
Should the condition develop,
prompt treatment IS important.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
On the
Side

Bee of the Seabees." She was
once a member Of Mlnsky's bur
lesque troupe and is now a
nightclub dancer. Since the
photographer did so well with
her pin-up pictures Miss Britton
is said TO receive 40 proposals
of marriage a month. Perhaps
there is an idea there for the
members of The We Wanna
Get Married Club" of Pitts
burgh. Get your photograph
taken by pin-up girl specialist
and send il TO the Seabees. No
use sending il 10 the marines.
They are pln-up girl proof.
WHEN he recently became
w the excessively proud papa
Of fine looking male child,
Jockey Ted Atkinson was ready
for any emergencies that arise
in the lives of young fathers.
Ted is a graduate of the school
for expectant papas and holds
the degree of prepared parent.
IL. Gen. Mark Clark has been
made honorary president of the
MY Name Is a Poem" Club.
Several readers make dispar-
aging remarks about the quail
ity of Coney Island clam chow
der. They just haven't had the
real stuff or they wouldn't talk
that way. Coney Island clam
chowder is like red-haired
women. It's reputation suffers
from limitations.
Copyright. is45, By King Features
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
DAMON RUNYON The E+5 Brighter

I SAW Taps in the old
Il LindyS restaurant on Broad
way the other night and cycling
hlm there in a seat against the
Wall--a short. fat, gray-haiued
little man dressed like a juve-
nile-I reflected that in the
many years / have known him
have never seen him any
where else but IN Lindy's. the
old or the new. and always
eating
Twas once SAID Of Taps"
that he had his stomach lifted,
but ] think this was just a
wiSecrack with no foundation
in fact He likes 20 eat, all
right. So do | II is nothing
against a man. He was dining
solo this night though he was
flanked on either side BY un-
known ladies, the seating IN the
old Llndy's being strictly catch
aS-catch-Can, and the patronage
recently predominantly family
trade IN tone
Matrons with small children
and even bobby -SoNcrS IN CoNcNS
have taken 10 invading the old
LlndyS. new trend which may
be due 20 tho fact that Clara
Indy is the boss of the place
and the word has been spread
Of the gentle feminine touch 20
the premises, though personally
l think II is because the birth
rate is increasing
In any event, II leaves many
OF our prominent wrong betterS
stranded against the bar at the
dinner hour. as they are not up
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

of divorce and discuss il INTEL
llgently VII h GU unpleasant
ness?
In nearly every disagreement
we have, he threatens TO de-
prive me of our small son,
whom he processes to love very
much.
He has never shown me any
consideration and prefers a wild
life. which he calls having a
good time" or enjoying life
/ certainty don't wish TO rear
our child In that unwholesome
atmosphere; but he can't un-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

UDWf6 s angina Is not an
~ uncommon disorder. This IS
the condition in which there is
severe infection OF the mouth
and the tissues IN the neck. The
infection frequently starts in on
infected toeth.-nost often IN the
last tooth or third lower molar.
II would appear also, according
10 DrS. John Farr and f. y.
Stanhopc OF England that a
lack Of vitaInin c in the body is
q contributing cause ol this
condition.
The symptoms ot LudWigS an
gina consist Of an infection IN
the floor uf the mouth which
causes a swelling OF the tissues
and which then causes the
tongue 10 be raised, IN severe
cases even 10 stick out of the
mouth. There may be some
shortness Of breath. difficulty IN
swallowing due 10 the swelling
of the tissues, and pressure on
the windpipc and oSOphsguS.
The latter Is the tube which
leads from the mouth 20 the
stomach. There is also a wide
spread, tender swelling which
produces pressure on the wind
pipe.
hrs. FARR and Stanhope be-
fieve t1at when rhe SyTnp-
toms are present there should
be no delay in carrying out
treatment. and they favor a
simple surgical method of car
ing for the condition. The oper-
alton which they use consists in
liking of a cut about one inch
~ ow the lower Jaw bone This
Ap,rmits the infected materials
present 10 drain out and relieve
the pressure and other Symp-
toms. a drain iS introduced IN
the opening which. Of course.
hastens the discharge OF IN
fected materials.
Naturally the sulfouamide
drugs have been eNcellently
used in treating Ludwig's an
gina, but Drs. Farr and STAN
hope think these drugs should
be used only aS an auxiliary
form of treatment, and chief re-
lance placed on the operation.
If germs which form gas pre-
dominate in the infection, which
Is shown by swelling of the tis-
sues, IL may be wisest to apply
hydrogen peroxide or zinc peroX-
ide TO wash out the wound.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

charges 81 an hour--and do you
know all he teaches the first
lesson:
He teaches you how TO leap
over the net with your right
hand outstretched so you can
be a good loser"'
MISS REID is complaining
A'A again about the scarcity of
suitable men in Washington.
Said she:
due to the shortage. I esti-
mate / have lost 2,S4l man
hours so far this year."
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

fuddy-duddyism and downright
stupidity in many cases. They
are pictured with starched ha-
los which. in our opinion, is
wiShy-white-washy.
NHE First Nights; A brace of
i plays braved the humidity
and the aisle-squatters who live
by the sweat of their high
brows, "Oh, Brother was the
first opus 10 be unveiled. Ii stars
Arleen Whalen and Hugh Her.
bert-but the reviewers sadly
opined that the lines given Her
bert weren't as nifty as the ones
given Arleen.
The second attraction, THE
Wind Is Ninety" offers a poig-
nant fantasy heart-deep in sem
timent. a critical majority en-
phasized its luminous eloquence,
critic Robert Garland reporting:
1T is an unforgettable expert
ence."
The whewmidity iolted box
offices in the legit sector. Pro-
dacers nor. read weather re-
ports as aVidly as they absorb
reviews.
DEMEMBER Mary Nolan
~ Umogene Wilson,? She
completely cured herself and
now serves as nurse (for
similar sufferersD in sanl-
tarium in the West.
They keep arguing that Gen.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
Write Your
Questions

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will mail you a personal
answer to any question you
would like to ask about the
needs and welfare, rights and
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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
DEAR MARY HAWORTH:

MY HUSBAND, who is eight
AVA years my senior and pre-
viously married twice. recently
returned from overseas and /
find our relationship just as un-
happy as when he left. nearly a
year ago.
Our marriage has existed
somehow for two and one-half
years.
II only I could find the cour-
age l would take steps TO dis
solve il.
- How can / broach the subject
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

which was not the result of
your own misconduct. you may
be eligible for pension and
should file a claim on Form 526
with the nearest Veterans Ad-
ministrative office.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

10 jostling with women and
kids for the chairs yet. That
Tap" and .Runyon have no
such compunCtionS Is Indicated
by the fact that we both had
good post positions.
N1HEN I got home I sent for
w my dosSier on Taps" "a
collection of newspaper clip
t,fHFs yellow aget and
some sparse notes 20 refresh
my memory on him. Taps"
Of course, is just a nickname.
II was hung on him during the
Spanish American War when
he was a mere child and was
plugging d song entitled A
Little Boy Called Taps, writ
ten by Jack DriSlane and pub
liShed by r B. Haviland.
Taps " right name is David
Schornsteln. You might canvass
Broadway all day without find
inE soul that knew David
Schornstein. But IL would be
difficult digging up one that
does not know Taps junior
or senior As Taps son Is
called "Jonie Taps He IS a
coming man in the music busi-
ness. In fact, / fear that one
day Taps will be- better
known as JONES" father than
IN his own right
Senior is an old-time booking
agent with an office down the
hall from Mike Jacobs rooms
in the building at 49th and
Broadway. Taps" is 5S years
old and was originally a type
setter. working in the compos-
ing rooms OF nearly all the
lea ling newspapers and of
many magazines before he
turned 10 the music publishing
game and TO show business in
one form and another.
"TAPS was manager for
l. McCarthy-FiSher. publish
erS Of such great songs as
Always Chasing Rainbows"
and "Dardanella. He was man.
ager at different times of the
orchestra departments of the
Irving Berlin and Leo Fest
publishing houses. He went into
the booking business in 1925
and one of his discoveries was
George Raft. George was work
ing in the Audubon dance hall
on upper Broadway.
Taps" discovered and devel-
oped many other performers
now in the star class. He was
a distinct factor in the success
of many great band leaders. He
brought the late Hal Kemp 10
New York. He managed Kemp
and Jan CARRIER, Russ Morgan,
Emil Coleman, Fletcher Hen
derson, Eddie Peabody, Sleepy
Hall. Eddie Elkins and Max
Fisher.
In his younger years Taps"
hung out with the boxing mob
and served as announcer. time
keeper and referee in various
clubs. Now that l think of il,
he is absolutely type-caSt as,an
announcer OF the old school.
That is. he looks the part TO
7. In fact, 20 an KY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
Connolly Answers

t-tb). pa. 1(aJ. E(cJ.
5(b). 6-(a) Nelson; (b)
Worries; (c) Ernst; Id Harri-
son; (e) Albert.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

Lone! Your loue pours doWn on
mine
As the sunlight on the cine.
As a del0 drop on a rose,
In your heart my passion gloWs;
As a skyldrk 10 the sky
Up INTO thy breast l fy;
As a sea shell of the sea
Ever shall ! sing Of thee.
George Meredith
"CEN. EISENHOWER threw
~ his arms around Mrs.
Ike ard almost cracked her
ribs. lie said, Hello, Mamie,
and gave her a Hollywood kiss.
II lasted l5 seconds" Such is
an excerpt from an account of
Gen. Eisenhower's arrival in
this country.
1t would seem the general
should be rated at least a 81
per cent husband.
Now as TO that Hollywood
Kiss"
That is the first time have
noted IL defined.
apparently IL is a kiss that
lasts IS seconds.
Whether it should last Is Sec
onds, no more, no less" is not
stated.
IN ONE major city investi-
Il gators found l5 per cent Of
the cocktail bars were cutting
liquor by adding water. Imagine
that. Bars are now getting 40 10
90 cents a drink for 25 or more
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable

GASOLINE
A Coupon is-6 gallons. valid through
sept ~
ne and C-s Coupons-5 gallons each.
RI and CT Coapons-5 gallons each
B-s and CO Coupons gallons each.
-tLAE requires state name and license
rumber be written on every coupon
when received. r..
Gas for soldiers--i gallon a day up -
30 days Mileage ration record for
specific auto must be presented BY
soldier 10 local board where car Ia
registered.
FUEL OIL
Periods 4. \, =. Z and s-vsnd throdth
A1GN 81. -
stamp Ss. Beok a. valld through
AuE. 81
LIQUOE
Ration Book q, No. 3-veud throgEh
June 30 for l quart WHISKY
Hstie, Bosk q. No 1a-vslid throuGn
June 30 for quart Of gin.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

DEAR A. s..
THERE Is no formula Tor dis
i cusSing terms with bully.
His grip is broken only by
those who rise up and dare his
worst
After all the record st1rws
that TWO other women cast hlm
off,
If you have been a circum-
Spect wife and CONSCIENTIOUS
mother, he cannot contest your
custody rights by charges of un-
fitness without perjurlng HIM
self
Draw up your deIivcrance
plans without was Ting words on
him Get Il gee,d isisssef@s=e s=eetiff-
sci on how to proceed. and
when YOU are ready to shoot,
tell papa the battle IS on.
VI. II.
EDITORS kOTE-Mary Ha-
Uorth eounseis through her col
urn; not BY mail or personal
inisyUisU. Write her in care OF
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02

DASSING by: Beans" Rear
Il don. The umpire with a per-
senality A major ledgue urn-
pire receives a salary of about
$1,000 a year plus hotel and
taXlcab expenses The all-time
best was Hank O'Day.s
Sherry Britton. Danseuse.
The pin-up pictures she sent
Seabees proved so potent she
has been named THE Queen
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
MARY HAWORTH'S Mail

derstand why / have no desire
10 keep his pace or associate
with his friends, most of whom
have no respect Tor the &C.
cepted moral code
Is there any legal way can
prevent him from gaining any
part of the boys custody?
am perfectly willing 10 sup
port my child without any
financial help from him
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-02
IL. ". DURLING

drinks a fifth and are still not
satisfied.
Nineteen years ago the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, realized
the needs of lengthy guests and
installed a number of seven-foot
beds.
Fred Ex runs a filling station
in chicago. States my inform
ant. IF Fred's wife ever gets a
divorce she will be known as
the eX-Mrs. EX."
7 EOPOLD S TOKOWS SKI.
H Gloria Vanderbilts husband.
Sometimes referred 10 as the
musical Barnum." Born IN Lon
don. Father was Polish. His
mother Irish. Started as an or
ganlst in St James Church,
Piccadilly. After had same Job
with ST. Bartholomew's in New
York. Became famous in Phha-
delphia. Appeared in one OF the
II best talking pictures of all
time. namely "One Hundred
Men and a Girl. F"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-14
n Wise Appointment

"Why go outside for a superin-
tendent of Detroit schools?
"CertainIy in our Uast school
system there must be feU men
capable of running the department
the way it should be run.
"Tn fairness to these persons and
to department morale generally, the
board, zoe feel, should pick from
home talent Is possible
"Unless they really try to do so,
they tUiL be admitting by implica-
ton a sorry lack of capacity in board
of education personnel"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-14

3-What man wanted his por-
trait painted with all its
warts and wrinkles? (a)
Benjamin Franklin (b) Oil
YER Cromwell; tc) David
Belasco.
i-If you decide 10 be wealthy,
why not pick the wealthiest?
(a) billionaire: (b) decillion-
aire; (c) millionaire.
1-One OF these statements Is
true: (a) Sole fish have both
eyes on the same side Of the
head; (b) a melee is a
native of Hawaii; tc) A pair
of horses driven together is
called a tonga.
5-Fill in the only word that
goes, in each line about the
wind: ta) Its a warm wind,
the west wind. full Of birds
-" --Masefield;- ;-(bl
The wind was a torrent Of
darkness among the gusty
-" --Noyes; (c) Sweet
and low, sweet and low, Wind
Of the western -" --Ten-
nySon: Cd Who has seen
the wind Neither you nor -,
C. RoSSetti; te) BLOW
blow. thou winter wind, Thou
art not so unkind AS Man s
-Shapespeare.
(Answers on Opposite Pags.I