The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Observations
Once Retired Navy
Officers May Soon
be Back in Civvies
BY HELEN EssARY

Civilian tailors should be sharp
ening their shears. Civilian tailors
will be needing 20 cut deep into
tweeds and herringbone twills be.
lore spring has wandered into sum
mer and fall
For several thousand gentlemen
witt shortly be out Of uniform
and back in the commonplace gar
ments Of everyday citizens. The
Navy has requested its officers who
were brought out Of retirement into
active service during the past few
years 10 return once more TO retire
ment By Jan. !, 1896, all of these
adaptable fellows must be far from
Navy Offices and commands.
This movement is part Of the
Nays rehabilitation program. The
posts now filled By the once re-
tired and temporarily assigned OF
fIrers will be filled by veterans II
the present war II is the Navy
plan, and probably the Army plan
TOO. though I've not looked into the
Army situation. thus 10 give its
war-stricken men opportunity 70
come back" N a normal environ
ment whenever possible
Too long disqualification physi-
clans now agree, is bad for the
mental and physical health Of men
who have been fighting This is
particularly true Of men who have
suffered battle neuroses. These
last cases recover more quickly II
surrounded by familiar work.a-day
associations than when they are
treated as cases Shattered
nerves heal quickly II they are Civ
en- the encouragement OF every
day routine and not special
lied treatment.
When the veterans are assigned
10 light Jobs they will naturally
be helped over the difficult spots
they meet by fellow workers eager
10 be OF some assistance,
Splendid plan this To begin the
adjustment" now is much wiser
than to wait until the war is over.
Now all machinery Is working on
big scale Offices need large
STATS. The place for the veteran
is already made
Befor' long, / imagine, officers Of
the Naval Reserve will be return
ed to civilian life again. Il would
seem 10 me that now is the time
for this change also. Many OF the
reserve officers left excellent civil
ian Jobs for the duration. Pretty
fine OF them For most OF these
men are well over the draft age
and need not have gone into the
service at personal and financial
sacrifice.
NOTE FROM THE PHILIP
PINES JUNGLE DIVISION:
The Filipinos are putting on
wonderful shows for the United
States troops. You couldn't find a
better dance band in the States
than We had here last night. We
had q 'Sinatra'. too. He was better
than ours. We had everything
from Benny Goodman iazz 10 hill
billy songs, plus two 'alerts'.
Almost better than the band il
the Filipino laundry service. We
get the stun back in q hours Pick
ed up and delivered without a
thought 10 US"
Not so is laundry service in the
capital Of the most useful nation
on earth. It's Washington that IS
the bsckwoods in many cases.
HAD A DISCOURAGING TALK +.
with my butcher I pass It on.
You might as well be discouraged, /
TOO Ny butcher says the reason
for the meat shortage Is this The /,
government is taking 60 per cent
OF the packing house products. |
Likewise 50 per cent OF chickens
turkeys and such
This means that the man who is
running a meat market is licked (
before he starts.
My butcher shook a gloomy head P
! sighed an intense sigh. oh
dear, what are We coming 70 f
And all those filet mignons in
Canada.
And in Santa Domingo. hear
the tenderloin is so delicate you
don't have 10 use knife on It. II
falls apart, juicily. with the touch
OF a fork Oh. well. give me some
OF that old dead fish. II there ever
was anything more dispiriting than
dead FISH / tust don't know what