The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-29
Observations
War Time Living Gets
TO be One Continual
Nightmare Of Points
By HELEN EssARY

ter nature, urging the weak thing
NOT 10 try to make any puns, any
pointed puns (sorry, there gol
about the way points have come
into our national life. We do live
and eat, when We can, on a pointto-
point system. We have almost
got accustomed 10 this. Now comes
the point system OF getting your
hero home from war. Points for
this. points for that and so on.
IL is Ike passing a college exam.
| see no harm, in spite OF my no.
punning resolution, In repeating
that half the young things | know
90 about muttering:
Heaven send me an s5-point
ma
One young married thing ex-
claimed in my presence: III only
the baby had been twins, then Id
know its father would be. sent back
home"
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HEAR
one encouraging word from one re-
turning veteran or traveller. A
three-minute conversation with a
person who has been overseas, es-
pecially as an observer Of Europe's
anguish. plunges one so deep in
gloom, you almost decide TO jump
in the river and leave the world 10
other people. Certainly there is no
June-day inspiration in such re-
ports as these.
we are on the brink OF a return
10 the dark ages. On the con-
tinent Of Europe there is nothing,
absolutely nothing but death and
destruction.
The weight OF reconstruotion
rests on Russia and the United
States. This means that our ma
tional standards will drop. Russia
won't worry about drop in stand
ards. She hasn't had as many as
we have. In this country, during
the next few years, all OF us will
be doing the kind OF work and the
kind OF doing-without we have
never dreamed possible.
AS for that which people used
to call morals-there is no such
thing. Especially among women.
Morals have gone their way"
INCONSISTENCY is SUCH a
comforting characteristic-in ones
own self. Very trying in other peo-
ple.) Here is an engaging tale on
the theme. IL was reported 70 me
by Mrs. Randolph Huntington Min
er who heard II told from church
pulpit.
There was a kindly priest who,
on leaving his church, was attack
ed by a highwayman. As the high
wayman stuck a gun in his victims
back, the good Father. trying 20
be helpful according to the belief
OF his faith. said:
my poor man. II you'll look at
me you'll see l am a poor priest.
| have no money to give you. You
must be desperate OF you wouldn't
want to rob me. | bear you no III
will. Indeed, I'd like 10 give you
my very choicest possession. Here's
a cigar. The highwayman hung his
head.
"Oh. no. Father. Don't give me
that. Don't tempt me. I've given
up smoging."
THE PATRIARCHAL ROOF
TREE is spreading its pleasant
shade again. or call il a patriarch
al roof tree, II you prefer. The
war has set its slightly withered
boughs to poisoning. Haven't
you noticed especially in Washing
ton. how many young married
daughters have come home TO roost
for the duration?
Bringing their children and their
baby carriages and high chairs.
they've come to live with mother
and father while the young hus-
bands are of at war. On many a
sunny Washington avenue you may
see. any sunshiny day. a procession
OF proud grandmothers out pushing
prams and go-carts. Stopping TO
tie the baby's bonnet strings. pick
up it's toys. cover ifs too risky
kicking feet. They explain to pass
ing friends:
Edith has come home for the
war. Today she had TO 90 TO her
Red Cross work. so I'm minding
the baby. You ought TO come see
US. Were packed like scardines
in our house now But It's fun.
Even IL we haven't a maid"
Strange isn't il? However. signs
do indicate that war. the vicious
destroyer Of life, will revive the
institution OF the family. Maybe
= well 20 Chinese and collect two or
three generations under onefamily
management. Not my idea OF