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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

"NHY do the powers in
w Washington have TO sue
cumb To such silly reasoninge
In the last war, Italy declared
war on Germany only when IL
was apparent that the Allies
would win. Her main reason
was In be on the winning side
30 that she might share the
spoils OF war.
"In World War II, she sided
with Germany when il looked
ss though Germany would win.
Al the time, IL was called the
stab In the back"
italian soldiers fought
against and killed American
boys When the going was
rough and Italy was invaded
she surrendered. She has since
followed n sympathy program.
If American troops are in Italy
II Is her own fault. They have
themselves tn blame for enter
ing the war. We ARE not in
spain, We are not In Switxer-
land, We are not I'm Sweden.
Does Washington actually
expect Italy In fight against
Japan now that they have de-
clared ware Ii Is merely an
other step in the sympathy
program. One officer serving
with me once Remarked:
"It makes little difference
which side Italy p on. H takes
10 divisions TO keep then, down
~ they are against you and 10
to keep them going IL they are
With you.
Italy has been out Of the war
Tor some time now. DO We re-
turning veterans have to expect
the same monetary contribu-
tons to 20 10 Germany In
similar length of time:
III 0UR expenses have already
~ been higher than any other
WV N p'itNutbkt UdsiA,
Many OF these have been un-
necessary. Just as an example,
i cite one or two cases. How
many people who have been told
OF the great miracles OF lend
lease know that gasoline
granted to England under that
plan has been sold back TO us,
at profit OF course, TO fuel
our American bombers. U had
TO get authorization from
British ration board for gas for
my infantry battalion vehicleD
who can explain why the
British may use the Panama
Canal through lend-iease, yet
America pays for shipments
through the British Suez canal:
:" As hard as IL seems, the way
to convince people to stay out
Of war Is 10 let them suffer the
consequences of II. III the people
of Italy and Germany must suf-
fer. then let them suffer. Only
then is the price of war brought
home 10 them.-
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
One Word Led To Another
objects.
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
moon ."
By Arthur "Bugs" Baer

Now President Truman is in tough spot
could get without trying to get rid of hay fever in grain
and feed store
Do you realize that until 194S Truman has to get
along without V. P?
That's short for vice president which is just short
of anything.
If you start naming the most 10 famous citizens
who have been V. P of America you come up with
handful of uneertifed rumers
Without V. P. to spell him in his arduous drudgery
the prexy has to do his noddng.
He also must butter his own cornerstones, pose on
the diagonal with Indignation committees and dedicate
memorial bridges after the appropriations have been
cancelled.
Some people imagine that the job of V. p is as un-
important harness bronze boss They figure that
all you have to learn tip your high hat to pie on the
window sill
But there lot of parades to watch. lot of
bathing beauties to judge and lot of enclosed hreeent
stamps to coniscate
You never hear Truman start speech, "In the good
old days when used to be vice president"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

~ A BOSTONIAN informs me
n she inspired her husband 10
reduce 30 pounds by use OF a
tape measure. Once every week
she measured her husbands
waistline and remarked: THE
larger your waiStline the shorter
your life line" This finally got
on the old boys nerves and he
started TO reduce. So If your
husband has a bay window" or
corporation" and you want
him 10 streamline himself
there's an idea for you.
A Ii states in which horse
"A wagering is legalized should
use some of the taxes received
from this activity 10 form a turf
bureau Of investigation TO keep
the sport clean. In some sec
tions of our fair land there
seems to-be little larceny
creeping into the sport of kings.
Let your horses & women
experts answer this" writes
youg woman of Milwaukee. IF
a bald headed man should get
a haircut al A cheaper rate why
shouldn't short-legged girls pay
Tess for stockings than long
legged girls?"
MISSOURI subscriber wants
AA TO know why I haven't given
Albert Buck of Kansas City,
Mo. credit for originating the
more coffee for the asking"
policy at lunch counters AS we'll
as the triple decker sandwich.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
WALTER WINCHELL Broadway op

the children. I've been so neg
lectful."
"oh, don't tear yourself
down" comforted a friend.
Everybody knows you gave
her million in war bonds and
lots more besides!"
To which an eavesdropper at
the adjacent table muttered:
She's still underpaid."
MAIN Stem Ticker: If the
I'I countermen at Bickford'S
ION 7th in the 50s) refuse your
paper money (marked Hawaii,
calf a cop. They refused service
10 a man who offered such
money lin advance) explain
ing: I'VE have been ordered TO
do so by banks Our bank
says no
The Wilson" broadcast has
been switched from Hwood TO
N. Y. Aug. I'd.
A report says that Variety is
the sponsor of WOR's all-night
program wifieit the sAeHfeillSssss. ilSssss
bible hasn't announced yet.
The Mt Gretna pa Play
house. a click. is directed by the
late Rose Coghlan's son, Charles.
The summer stock troupe in
vites wounded war vets in the
area free.
G. f.. Sokolsky strikes a
mournful note for Mr.. Bill
lingsleys place with this dig:
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
MARY HAWORTH,S MAIL

10 take care of my brother. I
am desperate.
Should l write TO father
l.. X.
DEAR l.. h;
NOUR mother is a fool as de-
L fined in Proverbs. 1923. 1T
is as sport 10 a fool 10 do mis-
chief"
And Of those whose perform
ance gives scandal 10 children,
Holy Writ says, 1T were better
for them that a milestone. were
hanged about their necks, and
they cast into the sea" D."
She has become pleasure-mad,
with your father not here 10
control and steady her.
Probably half crazy with
loneliness al FIRST. she now keeps
herself drunk on whoopla excite
ment provided by the fast COM
pany she chose for consolation.
In her giddy frame of mind,
u IS rot easy TO reach sparks OF
reason and conscience within
her and fan them back 10 a
sober fame.
But your desperate broadcast
for help may turn the tide.
II may put fear IN her 10 see
her misconduct and its ruinous
effects appraised in cold print.
So make sure she reads this
discussion.
- You need a trustworthy con-
fidante 10 take your worries on
his tor herr shoulders and call
your mother TO account. Among
your relatives there may be an
uncle. an aunt or a grandparent
who viii fiji the bill. Or a local
clergyman. preferably one who
knows the family, would be an
other suitable choice. VI. III.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
DAMON RUNYON
The Brighter
Side

up and he could not keep his
dinner engagement, though I
will bet if l had replied, Oh,
make it a one-armed Joint, he
would have kept the date, free
Of worry about the seersucker.
got my seersuckers at Trip
ler's, Madison avenue store.
and the man kept eying me so
long when I asked for the gar
ments that I finally said:
"Do I need a prescription ."
"No, no." he said hastily.
"Only l was just thinking how
nice IL must be to be stone rich
and able to afford to wear one
Of these filmy suit and keep cool
when the poor dassent do, IL
lest the material make their
poverty apparent. Are you with
the Chase National or the Corn
Exchange, sir ."
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
On the
Side

has been letting his dog out.
He has been doing this because
at that time other dogs are not
usually around.
Our pup discovered this.
Hence his demanding to be
let ont just before 5 a. m. each
morning.
The man who lets his pup out
is awakened at 5 by an alarm
clock.
What I would like to know Is
how our dog knows IL is S
o'clock and how he manages 10
wake up exactly on time. Truly
a remarkable animal.
w c. FIELDS says the hard
W. est place In the country
to put over comedy Is Kansas
City MOI thought il was
Wilmington, Del.
Mae Gray Of New York City
Is suggested for membership in
the M. n. 1. A. p. Club. Mae
Is described by the nominator
as "a beautiful blonde" Maybe
the NJ. n. /. A. p. Club should
have an annual convention so
the members could get ac-
quainted.
Among the best Of Nazimova's
films was the one titled my
Son. in which she was sup
ported by Jack Pickford and
Constance Bennett. Remem-
Der il?
Distributed by King Features synd., Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

- O|As ANAA Answers
n-Can serviceman over
seas diYnrce his wife, IL 40

n-Can serviceman over
" seas divorce his wife? III so,
how much allowance would the
divorced wife and child re-
ceive? 8. NJ. s.
Att is possible for the serv-
iceman TO arrange for a divorce
Will overseas. If the divorce
is granted and no alimony is
awarded 10 the wife, only the
child would he eligible for the
=allewanee.=If- the seFvieeman
does not remarry, the child
WOULD receive S42 per month,
of which S22 would be contrib
uted, by the father of the child.
If the divorced wife is granted
alimony by the court, her fam
lily allowance would be the
amount Of the award up to a
sum not to exceed S42 per
month, and the child would be
entitled TO $50 per month.
Q-What pay does a corporal
receive: He has been overseas
three years. l.. ID. NJ.
A-The base pay of a cor
porai is S66 per month. pias
Sl3.2o for overseas pay. If the
serViceman has been in service
for more than three years, but
less than six years, he is en-
titled 10 an additional $3.50 per
month for longevity pay.
Q-How can an illegitimate
child get a family allowance OF
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

BY Dr.. Herman Bundesen

HOWEVER, not all persons
H with otoScierosiS are suit
able candidates for this opera
ton because. If the disorder has
been present long enough 10
produce degeneration OF the
nerve, the operation viii do no
good. The operation. then. is
good gamble, but it is not de-
void Of risk.
Unless II can be expected
that the operation VIII give
good practical hearing il should
not be carried out. but instead.
suitable type Of hearing aid
prescribed. The operation also
should be restricted 10 persons
between - and 40 years Of age.
Bear in mind. also. that the
operation is perfugmcd only for
the type OF deafness due to oto-
sclcroSis and not 10 deafness
brought on by other causes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

MEMoS of a midnighter: Maj.
AVA Luther Davis is happy and
very poptimistic.
It's a girl for the L. Benders
a. French Hosp. Pop is Asst
u. S. Atty.
The Bretaigne Windusts Che
~2kted Life with Father"
arsenic and Old Lace" The
Hasty Heart" etc. are rejoic-
Ing over their new baby girl.
This should startle certain mid
towners, who buzzed that they
were consulting attorneys. "
Jim Bishop. the mag editor.
has finished his new book, The
Glass Crutch" (106,000 words).
d. Fairbanks, they hear, en-
gineered the eventual return TO
England of the Dock and his
Dookiss.
Erskine Hawkins is booked
for 5 wks. at the Strand.
NIGHTCLUB table-talk: He
~ is a public character.
Made mint in his time and
still attracts big coin.
His wife phened him that she
had lost the cook and a maid,
but she would do the dishes
and diapers anyhow.
When he hung up, he seemed
depressed.
Il have such a wonderful
wife" he said. Il think I'll give
all this up and help her with
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

I HAVE been wearing coats of
Il the material known as seer
sucker around New York lately,
thereby causing much confu-
sion among my friends.
They know that seersucker is
very cheap and they cannot
reconcile its lowly status in the
textile world with the charac-
ter of Runyon, the King of the
Dudes. the old plate of fashion
IN person, noted in the past for
duds Of the finest imported
worsteds and woolens and lin
ems and flannels at one-six-bits
and up per copy.
They cannot decide whether
l am broke or just setting a
new vogue. In fact, a friend of
mine was approached recently
by gentleman who would
rather be lying yonderain Wood
lawn than out of fashion, with
an offer Of $500 cash TO ascer-
tain my real motive in spring.
ing the Seersucker.
Find out II he il kidding or
on the level" implored the
gentleman Of my friend. Good
heavens, 1 cannot sleep nights
wondering IL the dean of the
nifty-driftys Is putting out with
new style and IL I have per-
mltted several days to pass
without mastering the courage
To follow him. But he NAV be
doing IT only for laughs. must
be sure"
WELL, the truth Of the mat.
" ter is l have learned that
IN New York City only very
rich men ever wear seersucker
clothes-financial giants mostly
and, as l have often said 10
myself: Runyon. what is good
enough for a financial giant Is
coed enough for you.
Very rich men can afford IN
dispense with Sarterial- -perfec-
ton IN the interests of comfort
and. while l may be sneaking
along under false pretenses in
my seerSucbers. / am sure en-
Joylng what the poet calls the
coolth. However. I have 10
admit that the uncertainty pro-
duced among my friends by nv
new garments has cost me some
advantages.
For instance, I was in the
Office of Mike Todd. the cele-
brated theatrical producer, late
one afternoon in my seersucker
the sort o grayish double
breasted one) and he invited me
TO dinner at the Colony restau-
rant. Then, after l left him TO
go home and wash up, he prob
ably got 10 thinking about nv
coat and figured il would be
Just like me TO wear it 10 the
Colony which is a very swagger
establishment.
WELL. Brother Todd is still a
w little unsure of his social
position with all his success and
wealth. and he felt some of the
folks in the Colony might look
my seersucker askance. So he
had one of his vassalS telephone
my house and leave word that
cOr1athipy tlppxpocfad kad rcEa
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Brain Game Answers

mo. Among the minerals
which are not metals are
coal. salt and sand.
byron Nelson.
3-(a) False. He published it
once a year from 1872 to
1757. An almanac Is q yearly
calendar or facts book; (b)
true.
Rita Hayworth.
5-(c) is correct.
6-Nagoya, Honshu; Nagasaki,
Kyushu.
History. Gibbon wrote The
Decline and Fall Of the
Roman Empire" Macaulay
wrote, "A History Of Eng
land"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

house and she writes 10 him
each day.
But nearly every night she
goes out with some man, usually
one / do not like.
II tell him about her he will
be deeply hurt.
Mothers friendS have dropped
her and my girl friends seem 10
have formed bad opinions Of me.
too.
My 5-year-old brother often
cries for mother al night, but
She isn't here.
/ can't even have dates any
7more, because l must stay home
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

How rapidly times change. For
years the Stork Club seemed 10
be an annex of the Capitol,
That is all over now"
Wanna bet?
MIDTOWN Vignette: He Is
NA well known physician
around the swanky set. His
favorite rendezvous away from
the operating rooms is the Stork
CluD.
The walters. captains, busboys
and bartenders like him. not so
much because he is a good tip
per, but because he appears 10
be concerned about their health.
Every person is a hypochon-
driac; they always feel bad
and so when this doctor says 10
the Stork walters: you don't
look good, how do you feel?"
they invariably reply: Not so
hot, my back aches" or l
don't sleep so good lately, etc"
You oughta take a rest for
few weeks" he says grimly. I'm
fact, ! order you TO go away
and stop working for while"
This free physical counsel re-
suited in half dozen important
employees at the Stork quitting
suddenly, leaving the proprietor
on the verge of suicide.
He wishes the doctor would
20 away for about 10 years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Connolly Answers

Ia (Taft. Hoover, +. D.
Roosevelt TrIman).
&c.
SC.
"A (1580).
5-b.
6-(a) Rachel, (b) Satan. (c)
Caesar, Caesars, (d) Pstsr, (sl
Lucifer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable
GASOLINE

A Coupon is-s gallons. valid through
Sept 81.
B-T and CT CouponS-5 gallons each.
B-s ana CO Coupons gallons each.
Law redulNs state name and license
number bf written on every coupon
when, received.
Gas Tor soldiers-1 rsilon q DAY W 20
40 GAYS Mileage ration record for
specified auto must be presented By
soldier 70 local board vhers car Ia
registered.
FUEb OIL i
Periods 4, \, =. . and s-vsud throuEh
Aur a. ia4S. tt
Period 4 t4S-'4e series --vilid through
Aug. 81. is46.
SUGAR
Stamp 1s, BOOK valid through
Aug. 81.
LIQUOR
Ratios Boob q, No a-valid throuFh
July NJ fnr 1 auari whisky
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

is a disease
" OF the ear which produces
deafness. Just what causes II
Is still not known. In this dis
order. there is an .overgrowth
OF the bonY tissue in the in
ternal ear. There is slowly
progressive deafness which
comes on gradually. II is often
associated with more or less
ringing IN the ears and head
noises.
IL usually starts In those
about Is 10 . years Of age and
occurs about twice ar often IN
women as IN men In women,
the deafness frequently gets
worse with each pregnancy.
There Is evidence that the dis
order runs in families. In about
one-half OF the patients with
this condition, there is a history
OF a relative with similar dis
order.
In THE beginning, the deaf
i ness is due 10 blocking OF the
part of the ear known as the
oval window. which is I'm the
middle ear. so that sound waves
are not properly carried through
the ear. Later on, there may
be some degeneration or vast
ing Of the nerve OF hearing.
Thus. in persons who have had
the condition for a long time
~ nerve deafness may he
~se than that produced by
NJ blocking Of the sound waves.
Many types Of treatment
have been employed for oto-
sclerosiS, but up 10 the present.
no form Of medical treatment
has been found which has any
effect on slowing down the pro-
CESS Of producing any benefits.
However, IN recent years. an
operation has been devised 10
open the oval window or make
a new window. The operation
Is not an easy one TO carry out.
1t is tedious and usually takes
from pa 10 3i1 hours. accord
ing TO Or. Kenneth NJ Day OF
Pittsburg. He says that the
operation has produced brilliant
results in restoring hearing 10
an increasingly large number Of
people suffering from otoscler-
osis.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
DEAR MARY HAYWORTH:

I AM a girl Is ard I have a
L problem which consider
very serious.
My father is overseas fighting.
while my mother runs around
with other men.
/ love my 'ather dearly but l
also love my mother.
I have told her / am going to
write to father about her. but
cries and says she loves him
. much to hurt him.
She has several pictures OF
daddy on display around the
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

3INo. Prosperity increases
public and private immortality.
General prosperity causes people
TO move in large numbers from
the country to the city. Espe-
cially do boys and girls leave
home. and IL they fail in the
city, tend TO decline in morale
and morality. Or, IL they sue
ceed and rise in the social scale.
their old loyalties and moral
anchors are often broken and
lost.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Any Questions?

Any Questions?
THE Def TROiT TIMES
4 mails personal answers to
questions about the needs
and welfare, rights and privi-
leges of servicemen and
women, veterans and their
dependents.
Many answers are printed
daily I'm this column, but ALL
questions will be answered
directly by mail.
Address questions this way:
AT YOUR SERVICE BUREAU,
DETROIT TINES,
TINES SQUARE.
DETROIT II. MICHIGAN.
Surely include your name
and address and a self.ad.
dressed, stamped envelope.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

OUR springer spaniel pup, who
" usually arises at Z in the
morning and indicates a desire
10 60 out has been getting tip
promptly at AS a. m. each
morning.
1 was fnystifed by this
strange behavior until / learned
that lately al 5 a. m. a neighhor
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
YOUR
SUCCESS N MARRIAGE

are you a GOOD riSk a. q marriage
partner
Car you Be happy vish tn. partner
OF your cholcef
Hh.t ere the slEns that forssu the
success % any marriAge1
Two OF Americas ouutsndinf soctolo-
flsts spent yesrt searching out this
Vial tnfornation and nos Dr. Wissan
has secured Il for you with M ySu
esh score Yourself and your partner on
the important faetorb OF marriage sac
cess
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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

Off my husband II a Pfc.
and his address Is Co. b, sT2
Engrs. Gp. Regt., APO $50,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01
Il. ". DURLING

Perhaps Mr.. Buck did start the
no charge for the second cup
of coffee idea but the triple
decke~ sandwich was originated
by a man named Brooks in
Dallas, Tex. My favorite sand
wlch whether a double or triple
decker is ham and swiss cheese
on rye with no lettuce. "a
QUERIES from clients:
W Q-I say Stephen Foster
wrote Garry Me Back 10 Old
Virginny.' My wife says IL was
written by Wolfe Gilbert. How
about it?
A-YOu both lose. IL was
written by Negro composer,
James A. Bland.
Q-What other towns besides
Langtry, Tex, have been named
after famous actresses?
A-LsRgtFy- Tex WAS not
named after Lily Langtry the
so-called Jersey Lily" Was
named In honor OF an official
OF the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. Offhand I can't think of
any town In the L. s. A. named
after an actress.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

S42 when legitimate child gets
only $50?
A-If the serviceman does not
have a wife, either the illegiti-
mate child or the legitimate
child would get SAP per month.
However. if the serviceman is
married and his wife is receiv-
ing family allowance. and he
has no legitimate children, the
illegitimate child would be en-
titled only to $50 family allow
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-01

WELL. Brother Todd is still a
w little insure of his social
position with all his success and
wealth. and he felt some of the
folks. in the Colony might look
my seersucker askance. So he
had one of his vassalS telephone
my house and leave word that
something unexpected had come
Evening star., 1945-04-14

ity it was necessary to fly over
enemy territory and daringly expose
his plane in order to see the target.
Though intense small arms and anti
aircraft fire repeatedly drove him
back, 1t. Ney, in spite of the extreme
danger, continued on his mission
until the task was successfully &C
complished."
1t. Ney, a native of Washington,
has seen action in France, Belgium
and Germany, where he is serving
with the 9th Army. He was COM
mended for bravery while directing
troops on the beachhead during the
invasion of France and has been
awarded the Air Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster. A Central High School
graduate. 1t. Ney was engaged in
! business here before entering the
service.
Capt. Gale F. Griggs. 40, received
the Legion of Merit yesterday for his
action November 25, l943, as COM
manding officer of the destroyer
U. S. S. Radford during action in
the Pacific when he sought out and
probably destroyed japanese sub
marine threatening the security OF
some of our heavy naval vessels.
His aggressive persistence and
/ efficient coordination with other
ships of the search and attack group
were contributing factors in the sue
cess of hazardous mission" the
citation states. Capt. Griggs, a
native of Nebraska, is now on duty