The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-11
Observations
Wrong Side of
Street Drivers
TO be Expected
BY HELEN ESSARY

The elegantly geuteel De sales
ST, northern boundary OF the May
flower Hotel was wrapped in its
usual calm, one.way traihc conges-
ton the other afternoon. sudden
" there came a car tearing rapid
ly down its single bio a in the
wron.- direction
Without a thought that it was
odd that every other car in the
street, except his own, was point.
ing contra-carwise, the driver
charged ahead Dodging oncomins
cars, gold-braided doormen and
smartly-clad ladies' on their way
10 luncheon, the car proceeded on
is contrary but determined course.
A sharp whizz on one wheel
Then around the corner 10 Con.
necticut Ave. Then a sudden stop.
The driver whanged out of the
front seat. Gave a gallant arm 10
waiting, anXious-faced lady.
Jumped back into the front seat be-
side her. Clamped a stout Army
boot on the cars accelerator. And
away they whizzed of into the
somewhere.
The driyer9 General Mark
Clark, just returned from foreign
triumphs, for a look-see at Wash
ington.
"oh, dear" sighed the Generals
daughter, who had arrived al the
hotel for a glimpse of her parents.
Father does this way all the time
since he came home. You see he
hasn't driven car himself for
three years. And ! suppose the
Washington streets aren't exactly
the same as battlefelds. | do hope
they get home safely"
IT Is LIKELY there will be a lot
OF driving on the wrong side OF
the street when the boys, generals
and privates, admirals and sailors,
get back home. Chances are that
no matter how pleased the wan
derers are 10 see the old home
place and the home folk. they'll
soon find themselves missing the
excitement OF adventure. They'll
get bored.
Then. what will we do with them
all? Please let's not whip up an
other war just to use up the mo-
mentum they have gained. Some
times. il seems TO me. We are do
ing Just that thing We're deter
mined 10 get in a frenzy about
What is Russia up to-" l honest
" don't care what Russia is up TO.
And Id rather put up with unoc-
cupied generals and admirals and
CT Joes ard sailors, back home.
driving on the wrong side OF the
street, than consider even the pos
sibility OF another struggle on the
theme song OF who Is Going TO
Dominate Europe
Actually who dominates Europe
still isn't our affair. I'd like to
see us put more enthusiasm and
brains into running our own coun-
try.
THE CAUSE or POSTWAR
MILITARY TRAINING Is occupy
ing the minds OF many thoughtful
people. In Washington. some
smart women have organized them
selves into the Women's Board OF
the National Committee for Mill
tary Training Active board~mem-
bers, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss and Mrs.
Dwight Davis, who have steered
many a good cause into safe har-
' ., staged a luncheon at the Nav
flower. Returned seryicemen
spoke on postwar military train
ing.
Writing with none OF my usual
snap judgment | think there is 4
powerful lot TO be said on both
sides OF the much-debated plan.
talked military training over in.
formally yesterday with Vice Adm.
Joseph X. Taussig, chairman of the
important Clemency board OF the
United States Navy. The admiral.
regarded as one Of the top minds
in the seagoing service, believes in
universal military training-if II
is given as part OF the high school
courses. Put il into the school
curriculum advises the admiral.
In that way it will be more effec-
tive than II It is made a separate
enterprise
The many cases OF delinquency
OF one sort or another which have
come before the Chemency board
have convinced the admiral that
moral, physical and mental hygiene
should be taught school children
more effectively than they are now.
II isn't the fault OF the youngster
IL he hasn't the proper standards.
1t is principally the fault Of his
teachers at home and at school
says the admiral.