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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-09
by WOODY CONAN

laps threatening vital the solomon Islands thwarted
kfge thodSh the leadership Of Staff Sgt Floyd Hill Narshle
who Has awarded Silver Star posthunou AZ leader M
apfsnk sections ordered support rifle platoon and
poson and ready when the enemy struck The Bis gun
Wan Hds fol those when the
Sgt Hill wounded. helped hs completely the edmy
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
One Word Led To Another
By Arthur Bugs" Baer

Back in 1886 suggested the celebrated
the Fourth because it the smallest number
had during the New Deal administration.
I'm anxious to get back to old-fashioned Fourth
with keg of beer third base, freedom the and
cater-cornered pedestrians stretching weekend from
Wednesday TO Monday.
Since the easeup gasoline the jalopies and the
heaps are out on the macadam again Our brakes too
loose our curves too appetzng and lights too
green have control my 1899 scrap-stack
than nearsighted teacher farsighted boy
My garaging speed is so miles hour and go in
there like an over-catted mouse. When step the
starter 1t sounds like Baldwins Locomotive Works
verting to enameware again The old toolbox rattes,
shakes and wheezes like Eskimo with moth-eaten
clothes.
Traffic is getting complicated because it is
going in all directions including sideways and up My
od jaopy IS so banged UP from sideswipes that the
cataog has new set of statistics for this holiday.
My ratle-trap holds four passengers ths-a-way and
six with the dents pounded out. q
Right it looks like battered milk can side
road platform October morning. 1t on COM
buson stops on collision and steers independent of the
wheel
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

TRUE. because women can
not throw as well or as acCu-
rately as men. In WOMEN AND
MEN Amram Scheinfeld shows
from many researches that even
AS early as 3. boys can throw
farther and stralghtcr than girls.
While boys are. as n rule, big
ger and stronger. there are also
differences in the structure Of
the shoulders and chest. and
possibly nerve differences which
seem 10 cause this difference in
throwing ability.
2-It is far harder TO induce
people 10 give their time and
effort 10 help the community
than II is 10 induce them TO give
money. Heaven knows it is
hard enough TO get either, but
when II comes 10 asking people
TO roll up their sleeves, attend
meetings late at night, get out
and actually work. instead OF
talk. the attitude of most peo-
pie is, Here's S5. Let George
do IT,"
always. Whether you wish
10 kill or TO destroy something.
IL is primarily one and the same
impulse. When neighbor Jones'
chickens dig UP your flowers or
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
perHWvssz+Nes
Answers to Veterans

marriage, and SIS monthly will
be paid for the child lunmar-
ried, under 1S) until the child
reaches age Is or. If engaged in
a course of education, reaches
age 2l and is no longer con-
sidered to he dependent.
Q-My husband is In service
overseas, and / am desperately
in need of an amount of money
to meet debt. / do not want
to borrow from the Red Cross,
as j may not be able to repay IL.
Is my husband eligible for q
&c. l. Loan" II he explains why
he needs the money: MRS r. III.
A-Your husband is not eligi-
bic for &c. l.. Loan" He may
be eligible If he meets the re-
quirements after he is dis
charged from service, but even
then the loan is made 10 enable
-ttte=,eeterst,-ta-buy-eE-hH build a
house, farm or equipment-it is
not lent TO help him pay debts.
Q-How can I find out where
my husband Is, I haven't heard
from him IN two months? He
was In Italy at that time.
l.. A. j.
A-Request the assistance Of
the nearest Red Cross chapter
to obtain any available informa-
ton about your husband.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

ONE Of the m oSt effective
" talks I have heard in a long
time vas gwen The other day
by a highly nervous young man
named Lowell p emmett lis
knees knocked together and ms
loose collar seemed 20 be chok-
ing him
| do not know what the devil
Mir Bennett had 10 be nervous
about because he was facing
HethfHee more ft1r-ff IT than the
BanShecS. an organization which
gets together IN New York for
educational purposes. such as 10
watch Frankie Flyers spit
mouthful OF water between ms
teeth
Furthermore. Mr.. Bennet
should not quail before anything.
much less A Banshee. because he
has been through experiences
calculated to render him un-
quailable for life He parachutcd
out OF a plane az 00O0 feet,
was captured by the Germans,
escaped. was rccaplurcd escaped
again, and finally vas re-Rabbed
and spent - months in a Ger
man prison camp
incidentally, Mr.. Bennett. who
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
AT YOUR SERVICE

O-I am a seaman in the u. 3.
0 Navy whose wife and two
- children receive 100 family al
lOwance. Ny mother-in-law has
been living with me for four
years during which time l have
supported her. My family raises
the question whether she II also
eligible for family allowance IL
/ apply in her behalf. Both my
parents are dead.
A@fou may apply in her be-
half for family allowance If
you will consent 20 pay deduc-
-trUr Of s. IN addition 10 the 81
you now are contributing to-
wards the family allowance for
your wife and children. and If
Your mother-in-law is dependent
upon you at least for substan-
tial support.
Q-My application for care
under -tha Emergency Maternity
and Infant Care program has
been filed and approved. But
now my husband has just been
promoted TO staff sergeant; does
this cancel my right 10 care un-
der that program MRS. L. ".
A-No. If your husband was
in one Of the four lowest pay
grades at the time your applica-
tion was filed and approved. YOU
are eligible for disqualification.
Q-Does a soldiers pay stop
when he Is hospitalized: NJ. Y. r.
A-Not unless his illness or
injury is the result of his own
misconduct.
Q-The war bonds my hus-
band is purchasing out OF his
service pay show my name as
beneficiary. IL necessary, could
I cash them: MRS. VI. l..
A-No; you could cash them
only on the death Of the owner.
If you had been designated as
co-owner, instead of beneficiary,
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

women with freckles are more
affectionate than those without
fTeckles.
Indications are that the girls
with freckles are the most af-
fectlonate Of females.
Also that the freckled cuties
haze more vitality ard retain
their love for love longer.
1t Is claimed even when
frecklcd woman is in her fifties
she likes TO hold hands and 60
on moonlight strollS.
Can't understand why our
Horses q Women files have alb
solutely nothing on women with
freckles.
QUERIES from Clients. @.
0 What major city has the
most people who own their own
homes ?
y. Couldn't say definitely. Be
Iiese IL II either Philadelphia or
As'f shHSNifHs
q. Are you familiar with the
modern maidens prayer?
4. To which OF the modern
maiden's prayers do you refers
DO YOU mean the following: "Oh
Lord, bring him back safe,
sound and single"
q What is on the average
the hottest place in the United
States?
\. Death Valley. California,
which is also the hottest place
I'm the world.
g What are Americas three
most beautiful race tracks?
\, Santa Anita Park, Cali
fornia; Saratoga, New York;
and Arlington Park, Chicago.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

is a war correspondent, said
prison camp existence was all
right because lie was so un-
complex.
That's why I'm frightened
and nervous here" he explained.
I'm the prison camp, life WAS
arranged for Us. We didn't have
to figure anything out. Now,
get back here and life seems so
complex"
Hrs cracks dhout. the uorI-
plcxltieS of life at home inter-
eSted me greatly because l have
heard the same from so many
others back from the wars.
They don't seem quite able 20
explain lust what they mean,
but Yet they feel that life here
has somehow become unneces-
Sdrlly complex.
wonder what we've done 10
ourselves while they've been
away? or, have We remained
the same, wearing blInkers as
standard equipment, while they
have gotten 10 see life more
clearly?
YOUNG Mr.. Bennett practi-
l. cally had his audience roll
ing in the aiSleS when he got
on the subject Of the vaunted
Cnryr,ap fbprcrCbpaSc
when ! was first captured"
he said. "they brought me up
for Interrogation. They seemed
To realize didn't know any
thing militarily so they grilled
me about other matters.
They asked me what the
British thought of Lord Haw
Haw. I told them they thought
he was fine; that they listened
10 him every day. The Ger
mans nodded and said that
checked with their own infor-
nation.
"Then--and this IL no kidding
they asked me what Hess
HhU tOlu NUuTtniils Y tOOktu
them straight In the eye,
dropped my voice 10 a conspira-
torial whisper and replied:
" 'Everythins.
"They nodded again and said
that checked, too. I tell YOU,
the Germans are very serious
minded"
MR.. BENNETT described an
A'l adventure with an amor
ouSly-incllned German frauleIn,
which disappointed most of the
BanShees because IL came 10
practically nothing. Mr.. Ben
nett said he could not under
stand the words uttered by the
fraulein, hut that was all right
because her eyes spoke the
basic. international language
which does not require words.
Distributed by Kins Features Snyd Inc.
Reproduction In whole or In part
strictly prohibited
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
DAMON RUNYON

MY FRIEND Murray Gropper
A'l rode me home in his cab
the other evening and en- route
he suddenly turned and stuck
his head through the little win
dow behind the drivers seat
and-lo and behold,-he wore
a sweeping black muslache
where a minute before there
had been only an expanse of
nude lip.
1t was a bigger mustache
than Uncle Yussel Stalin's
famous mouser and il gave
Murray such a sinister appear
ance that ! might have leaped
out of the cab and started run
ming like a whitehead had it
not been an oft repeated piece
Of stage business between Muir
ray and myself.
That is, the mustache is
strictly a prop, one of those
things cut out of pasteboard
with little nubs that you stick
in your nose 10 hold the spuri-
Gus mustaChe in place. Murray
nearly always applies the spuri-
Gus mustache al some stage Of
my transportation because he
knows / get a kind Of a boot
out Of il.
suppose some who have
been my companions in Muir
rays cab and have observed the
little performance think it
rather strange. perhaps even
slightly childish, but what do L
care what they think? Ii
amuses me and it also amuses
Murray.
MURRAY always wears
4'l chauffeur's cap and coat
like a private driver. the cap al
a Jaunty angle off his broad and
ruddy countenance. He owns
his cab. He must he the soul of
neFncSs because his cab inside
aH out is always we'll busted
and secured. He keeps the floor
carpeted with thick paper that
he can remove frequently.
where did YOU learn 10 he so
neat@" l asked. Are you mar
ried:" y
Twenty-Five years" replied
Murray. II got married when
I was II. I'm al now. 1 mar
ried q nice girl" a.
lie reached into the littleI
compartment at his right in the
cab and produced a photograph
which he handed to me without
comment. II was a picture Of
two nice looking boys,
That's Arthur and Bert"
he said. "One is 22 and the
other 1871. One Is in Europe
and the other in the Pacific.
They are fine fellows"
Then he returned the photo
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

tinental: Too many civilians
think they are helping the war
effort just by living through it,"
At Reuben's Hes the kind
of guy you have to take with a
grain of morphine.
At the Onyx: New York bus
drivers are accused of staging a
deliberate showdown of their
buses. How can any one tell ?"
DOLONEY and Eggs Cpancake
- style); +. L. Cord, the
motor magnate. has purchased
an entire block in Hwood for
more than a million bux.
Bruce Cotton is the one who
will help auth Donald Nelson's
book.
They expect fireworks in
CUBA S0On-Que 10 the meat
shortage" But Cuba has plenty
of it. Exiles Tin the U.s. are
suspected IN back Of II 10 arouse
the people there TO overthrow
President Martin.
Phil Silvers will get $500 at
the Roxy Last time ne appeared
on the Big Street was in 'Yokei
Boy" at $3.50 per week.
Sweltering New Workers are
fee-you-ree-uss with coasters
who write about the Beverly
Hills cool nights (tee-hee).
"A Westchester hospital"
which caters 10 odd kerrickters
Will make the headlines after a
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
On the
Side {

"T'HE Male Hormone," by
Il Paul de Kruif, is a book
devoted TO the discussion of the
interesting possibility of men
staying younger longer than Is
usual at this time.
a resident Of Pittsburgh Ia
n Il m Q d Adofphina Philomena
Goldblitzer. t..
A San Francisco b &C helor
claims the young women Of his
city are the most flirtatious in
the United States. He says even
after marriage many of the girls
in the city by the Golden Gate
have difficulty in making their
eyes behave.
NOW / am really in a spot.
Y have a lieutenant colonel
OF infantry checking on me. He
writes. In part: Il believe
reason the British carry the
piece on the left shoulder is
that their rife could not be
comfortably carried with the
barrel UP and trigger in the
hollow of the shoulder as we do.
However, by placing it fiat on
the left shoulder with the bolt
handle up it balances easily.
Furthermore, carrying the piece
on the left shoulder makes for
a smoother and snappier execu-
tiOn Of the manual Of arms. /
intend checking your remarks
on military matters carefully.
l warn you if you ever quote a
sentry as saying: Who goes
there?' the penalty will be Sc
we're. Probably cigars for the
entire officers mess"
Copyright. ls4S. by King Festures
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
BETTER HEALTH
BY DR.. Herman Bundesen

NOR more than Is years, ef-
forts have been made 10 find
some substance which is ideal
for steFilizing the skin before a
surgical operation
II is true that the ideal anti
septic has not yet been per-
fccted. II has been shown that
there is no known procedure
which makes il possible 10 ster-
illze the skin compile V
throughout the layers which are
10 be cut during an operation.
y IDEAL aniiSeptic or sub
"A stance for sterilizing should
have al least FIVE properties II
should Kill germs IN "A reason
ably short period Of time, u
should be effective throughout
the operation being performed;
II should not be neutraliZed by
small amounts Of substances
with which IL may come IN con-
tact. such as soaps or oils, Il
should not irritate the skin. II
-sftetiiiAA- tetiiiAA -trc-off- -a-coior that writ
show where IT has been applied.
In addition II should also be
reasonably inexpensive Sub
stances which irrltate the skin
are likely TO lower the skin re-
S.yi' 'nce. and SO interfere with
ling The skin itself has Ger
a., germ-klllinC powers which
should not be interfnred With.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
MARY HAWORTH,S Mail

the countless factors, simple or
compound, which warp and en-
bitter the souls of people.
In order accurately to explain
the reasons your girl -ser-
casm. one would need TO know
a great deal about her personal
history-which information you
fail 10 furnish here.
There may he raw streak OF
sadism inherent in her nature.
The sadst temperament gets
morbid satisfaction and cruel
enjoyment out OF inflicting pain
on the love object and watching
him suffer IN beW!ldered truStFa-
ton.
Sadism is one possibility 10
consider In trying 10 decide
what's wrong with your girl.
And If that vicious bias is
back Of her sarcasm. loving
ess from a hero-saint
sweetheart or husband won I
p Change her.
Sarcasm is always The voice
OF uuhappiness speaking. II is
automatic that misery loves COM
pany, and chronicaiiy fretted
people aggressively spray others
with their vitriol. hoping 10
make them miserable, too. All
/ know for sure about your girl.
at present. is that she is very
unhealthy company 70 keep. and
in my opinion. your attitude
towards her should be one OF
disappearing in cloud Of smoke.
VI. III.
EDITORS NOTE-Mary Ho-
North eounseis through her col
unni not by mail or psrsonai
interview. Write her in care Of
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

aware that II is very obnoxious
10 men and repels them?
Or is II her way of demon
strating equality with men, or.
as she may think, the superiority
of women ,....-...--,.---..--...-..--.-..-.---.-
The strangest part OF IL all is
that she considers herself a reli-
gIous girl.
What attitude should I assume
toward her.
DO you think there is hope
of changing her If l treat her
with kindness j. B.
DEAR J. b:
SARCASM ~ symptom Of ex--
~ -trpme hostility towards lIfe
in general; or call il anti-social
feeling
Its causes are ds various as
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

NIGNETTES: His Honor, the
Mayor Tin the same Polo
Grounds box with Gen. Eisen-
hower), was a good sport when
Quentin Reynolds introduced
Jimmy Walker to Ike this way:
General, / want 10 introduce
you to Mayor Walker" Glad
Ineet you. Mayor" said Ike,
-, night club owner was show
Ing his new place to pal, who
said; You can't make money in
this joint. It's too small" The
owner looked at all the empty
tables and intoned: Tonight it's
too big!"
A movie producer convulsed
several fathers last night with
this one: My 17-year-old
daughter was in mood and /
scolded her. She snapped back:
All you ever do for me is give
me money!"
COuNDS in the Night: Al the
~ Golden Fiddle: The mud
In Okinawa seems 10 be almost
as bad as that in the New York
mayoral fight"
At the Stork:: Don't envy
the guy who heads the radio
ratings. The roof is the only
place where the stairway leads
down"
At the Metropole: Hes made
so many boners in Congress
they call him a Houses Neck. b"
At the ST. Moritz Club Con-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
r.. v. DURLING

Come 10 me in my dreams aud
SAP
SWeet words I HeUer hear by day,
And mpmpr lovingly and low,
And take my hands and kiss mn
broU!
And ! wal Whisper oil night
through
That can only say 10 you.
NJ hopes I had, mn life /
planned
That only you eau understand.
Beatty.
A FTER three years and a half
"a IN the Pacific. Sgt. Nick
Loverro has arrived IN New
York City for A furlough. Nick
started writing TO me three
years ago when A private in
New Guinea and kept doing so
until after he became a SER
geant IN the Philippines. FRS
first letter revealed his girl.
who had been clipping this col
umn and sending i 10 him, had
given him thc brush or and
married A civilian. He asked
If | could get another girl 10
send him the column, Which,
OF course, was easily arranged,
NICK is home for 30 days. Then
he goes back 10 the Pacific
again.
TliE life of a scientist GER
Il tainly has It's gayer mo-
mentS. Or so a recent report
would indicate.
Some men Of science have
been trying 10 ascertain if
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
WALTER WINCHELL Broadway on

probe about "the nose-candy"
(cocaine) on its regular diet.
Six suits are pending on the
rights to Rum and &C"
The Playwrights Co. awarded
Sf5566 IN cash (plus a banqueD
TO Tennessee Williams for ms
hit, The Glass Menagerie.' In
short. they are giving Mr.. Will
liams a dinner now that he
can afford to buy one.
THE Magic Lanterns: Abbott
and Costello are again hawk
ing their brand of ha-ha- -jinks
via The Naughty Nineties."
A. e. c. e. Co. carry on a brisk
trade in the comedy department
and show a profit in laughs.
All the assets IN Dangerous
Passage" are displayed by
Phyllis Brooks gowns.
A gay cap and = bellodrama.
These Ende earring Young
Charms exhibits Laraine Day
making pet of the wolf she
brings out in males.
Murder. He Says" with Fred
MacMurray, says mirthful
with a sizzling katzenJammer
whodunit that lights one quip
on the stub Of the last.
The producer OF Blonde From
Brooklyn" probably halls from
the Bronx. 1t gives Dodgerville
the worst rap since Noel Coward.
Gentle Annie" was put on
cellulOld. instead of ice.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

w. y J About eight years
ago my husband developed a
cough Now he has had PAIN IN
his chest for year. What
causes this
Answer Pain in the chest
and coughing may be due 10
many causes such as infections
Of the lung or tumor growths.
The coughing might be the re-
suit Of SccrctionS dripping from
the nose into the throat. Your
husband is in need of a careful
study by a physician TO deter
mine the cause OF his trouble.
Then proper treatment may be
suggested.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

victory garden, you do not con-
sciously wish 10 Kill him, but
you do wish you could (harm-
lessly) kill his chickens. But
look still farther. When you
pinch your fingers in the door,
you kick the door in your wish
10 destroy IT, but unconsciously,
you would be gratified if YOU
could (harmlessly) kill the man
who made that sort of a stupid
door.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

y. d. D.-I am young
woman of II. About three
weeks ago l noticed growth
in the groin. II looks like
wart but is soft and spongy.
Could YOU tell me what this Is?
Arlswer-It is impossible 10
tell from your description just
what is causing your trouble. i
may be that you have wart
but some other cause may be
responsible, such as cyst You
should consult your physician
for an examination so that an
accurate diagnosis may be made
and proper treatment carried
out
Copyright is4s BY KlnG Features
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
Brain Game Answers

1-ta) Seattle and Spokane.
(b) San Diego and San
Francisco.
2-(b) is correct.
3-Two quarts.
IA False. Concord is the
capital. Salem is the capital
of the stat of Oregon.
(b) True.
5-Kentucky Derby, Preakness
and Belmont Stakes.
6-Charlie Chaplin and the late
Marie Dressler.
Sheep or sheep-fiks.
S1Gumbo.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
The Brighter
Side

graph to the compartment. That
is where most taxi drivers seem
to carry the photo of their
youngsters away in the service,
and an amazing number of New
York hackies have contributed
boys TO the army or the navy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable
GASOLINE

GASOLINE
A Coupon is-e gallons. vslld through
sept al.
RI and CT Coapons-s gallons each
B-s and ca Coupons gallons each.
lLsv requires state name and license
number be written on every coupon
when received y
Gas for soidiers--i rsiion . csy Up -
40 days Mileage ration record for
specific auto must be presented ~
soldier 70 local board where car Is
registered.
FuEL OIL
Periods I, 4, .. = and s--valid through
Aug. 81,
stamp ,s, Book A. valid through
AUG. 81
LIQUOR
Ration Book q. Ne. a-vAlid through
July ~ for I quart whisky
One 10. alvsfe fat FOOD for 4 cents
and two ration poist.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04

then you could cash them at
any time.
---~Q-If a serviccman IL kiiied
in action overseas, would his
wife and child be eligible for a
monthly pension:
A=Yes;;- ;;-th SerNieemaR,s
widow and his child may apply
for death compensation benefits
on Form 534 with the Veterans
Administration. If the service
man is killed IN action, or dies
as result of his active service.
$50 monthly will be paid 10 the
widow. until her death or re-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
Connolly Answers

1-(c). 2(a). 3-(b). L(c).
5-(a. 6-(a) Texas, (b)
California, tc1 Montana, Id
New Mexico, lei Arizona.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
DEAR MARY HAWORTR:
I AM keeping company with a
i girl who is almost unbearably

i girl who is almost unbearably
sarcastic.
She is intelligent, attractive in
Appearance always immaculate
and a capable stenographer. but
whatever good qualities she has
are eclipsed by this one fault.
She seems 10 have an inher-
ent knack of bringing out the
worst in man.
1t times she is cutting, in
1ting. yes. vitriolic; and she
has Inundated me even in the
presence OF friends.
Do you think this is merely
her technique with me, TO fcign
being ELUSIVE"
Or Is she perhaps unaware Of
this ma Jor fault and also TN
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-04
Write Your
Questions
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