The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-04-13

It's The Blankety
Blank Blanks They
Summon in Crisis
By HELEN EssARY

II Henry Mencken hadn't sent
me an earnest pamphlet called
American Profanity" reprinted
from his recent volume "Amerieai
speech, / should not have had the
courage TO tell you this little war
time story.
The story is not ajout Mencken.
II is about popular Admiral OF ths
Feet Ernest J. King, Cniei Of naval
operations. II was suggested 10
me by the present spectacular sue
cess OF 1t. Gen. George 5. Pstter-
sons Third Army drive across Ger
many and likewise by the successes
OF Admiral Kings Navy out in the
Pacific and in other urgent waters.
General Patton has never been
regarded as too. too othodoI Ad
mirsl King. though not quite so
vocal as General Patton. has neyfr
had a too too conventional ap-
proach TO rules and regulations. lie
has stepped outside Annapolis tra-
dition here and there.
Yet when the war got very thick
and the Navy needed particularly
downright, free-thinhing sharp.
shooting officer 10 head lis forces,
who was chosen. Why Admiral
King was chosen
When Ernie King, as everybody
who has met him anywhere likes 10
call the admiral. vas told Of his
appointment to the stiff post he
threw back his head and laughed
Il see, ! see" he said. Wien
they get in trouble, who do they
call on? ask you, who do they
call on TO help mem OUT. Why
they call on us 'blsnkety blank.
blanks
So was it with George Patton.
QUICKLY RETURN 10 my
usual and most determined lady
like manner. with a few remarks
on the beauty OF spring in Wash
ington I've been trying not TO get
100 poetic about the beauty OF
spring in Washington But can't
keep up this sioof pose another
typewriter key.
II heaven is any loyelier than
this town with its magnoiias. for.
sythia and cherry blossoms csreen-
ing and blossoming and practically
uprooting each other in their eager
ness 10 LOOK their prettiest on every
hillside and bypath: II heaven is
any lovelier than this garden
city in which We live then J shall
try a thousand times more keenly
10 lead the worthy life.
YOU HEAR A LOT OF carrying
on IN Congress about the msnpow-
er shortage writes Louisa G.. my
somewhat bitter friend Il get the
impression from those awful
speeches and arguments / purpose
ly don't read that 1t is the manpow-
er shortage in the working world
they are talking about"
Listen, honey, there's another
manpower shortage that is even
more terrific. The scarcity OF men
is so fierce in this village il isn't
safe 10 turn your back on a hus-
band or beau Not here, Why.
left town last week 10 visit my
sick mother. MY husband had II
invitations in two days for dinner,
luncheon and cocktails,
AT one OF the cocktail parties.
three women ne had never seen
before. came up 10 him and said at
different times. I'm sure | must
know you. >. Er-er-can you come
70 dinner tomorrow night? It's A
little party Amusing people. And
you do look so charming
II you have q man OF your own
nowadays you'd better get leash
for him mean a short leash. too
Was nv husband pleased? Well
naturally, a. frst. But when the
rush got too thick. he was scared
and called me on the long distance
phone.
Please come on home he said,
and look after me. I'm not as
strong as ! used 70 be and these
wartime females Just plain fright
en- me"