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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
BY Albert Edward Wiggam, D.S.-

1--AS general rule. no. 1t
usually indicates she is happily
married and enjoys religious
reading. Happy wives usually
like, not only 10 read the Bible,
but TO study 1t carefully. This
was one of the interesting faces
disclosed by DR.. l.. NJ. Terman's
study of over 500 married cou-
pies. Far more OF the happy
than unhappy wives were found
to enjoy Bible study. While the
unhappys may not have been
disbelieyerS. yet many expressed
either indifference TO b bl
study, or actual dislike for il.
2-Yes. / know a woman who
has an attic full of old hats,
dresses, scraps of goods, but
tons, braids, pieces oi carpet
old shoes, ragged Step-ins, rem
nants of nightgowns-e V e y
thing that might conceivsbly be
used for a vague something or
other one rich man / know
gave SO 10 the Red Cross, but
said 10 me almost IN. tears. Il
gave ~. but lt hurts" Thrift is
an noble virtue. bat this is adult
ncurotiC cmldiShneSs. Spend
your money wisely, and saving
VIII take care OF itself.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
Brain Game Answers

Mrs. Sarah Palfry Cooke.
Loretta Young.
3-(b) is correct. The phrase
appears in Job 1920.
4-(c) is correct.
5-Yes. .,
6-The U. S. is a republic. In
republic the citizens govern
through their elected repre-
sentatives. In a democracy
the people govern directly in
a mass.
la False. A shakedown
cruise is the first cruise OF
the ship after commission
ing. On II the new crew gets
a chance to size up the quail
tiles Of the ship. tbl True
s.. the sparks fly upward
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
One Word Led TO Another
.Ths Detroit Times
BY Ray Thompson
Detroit Times
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer

AS patriotic old beezark of the late war, have
few equally loyal gadgets wish the government would
take off my mitts.
First of ALL l have an air warden's white helmet
designed to protect my noggn from hostile flower pots
and atomic brc-abrac. Many is the time l whistled
entcing silhouette a third story blind And
when the shadow inquired to my demands l always
yelled Either put the light pull the shade up
also have a whistle and pale brassard which
denoted my rank the intrepid glmmer spoilers of the
metropolitan districts. They of further to
Now when / become bold to whistle at
dormer portfolios, prow catfoots up and l fined
FIVE smackers for my temporary nuisance value
Then there is a small item of 80 smackers / paid
for pressure boiler for the canning of star spangled
vegetables and red ripe toats. And jgger they called
strrup pump for dousing ncendiary bombs which
arrived on schedule or on foot.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

$50. Now the same type Of
dog costs from 81 600 10 $4,000.
Some are worth more.
BallyhennesSy Seal, winner Of
the 1915 Greyhound Derby, Is
valued al $4,000.
In 1926 shares in the British
Greyhound Racing Association
sold for a shilling 60 cents)
each. Now these same shares
are worth $50 each.
ENGLISHWOMEN seem in an
IL organizing mood. First they
organized the Married Womans
Association" as a protective
measure against unreasonable
and stingy husbands. Now they
have organized the Housewives
Protective League" 10 battle
prohteering ShopkeeperS.
The best of all potatoes is
the baked potato. The best pO-
tato for baking is the Idaho
potato. Or do you want 10
argue? ? Are you a real baked
potato fan; one who eats the
skin and all?
INCUR old neighborhood in
L. southern Brooklyn It seemed
they named practically all the
girls after jewels or flowers;
Ruby, Pearl, Violet. Rose, Daisy
and SO on.
There even was a girl named
Carnation Nowadays it doesn't
matter what the proud parents
name a female child as the
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
AT Your SERVICE

A-Mas any fixed goal set for
0 the number Of missions that
had to he completed by B=29
crews 10 make them eligible
for furlough to the Un ted
States VI. X. X.
A-No fixed number was set.
1t depended upon the mems
physical condition and military
necessities. The usual goal was
35 missions.
Q-What is the pay Of an
army sergeant, serving overseas,
on flight duty? MRS. VI. {.
A-Base pay SIS, overseas
pay $3.50, flight pay $3.50,
total S14040.
Q-If a soldier is missing in
action Is IL possible for his
mother to receive an allotment
without the serviceman signing
it over to her: III. ID. X.
Aft the serviceman has not
executed an allotment, or If
the allotments made are not
sufficient FOR the reasonable
support of dependents, the sec
retary of war may direct that
allotments not exceeding the
amount of pay and allowances
TO which the missing person is
entitled TO allot, be paid to such
dependents as have been desig-
mated in the official records, or
as may be determined by the
secretary of war.
Q-My husband is to be
drafted this week and i have
three children. Please tell me
how the allotment checks will
come. and when, so that III
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
Brain Game

Give yourself 10 Tor each correct an
t~rr through question stN. 40 zach for the
remaining tso questions. Any score ss or
higher Ia excellent
1-Who is the present holder OF
the women'S national singles
tennis championship?
2-Who is the actress playing
opposite Gary Cooper in the
movie Along Came Jones
By the skin of my teeth" is
a phrase you have often
heard. II comes from: ta)
Shakespeare; (b) the Bible;
tc) recent American slang.
4-Recently an American uni.
versity announced plans 10
operate an FM radio station
and broadcast evening coll
lege courses. This university
was: (a) the University of
California; tb) Chicago Uni
verSity; (c) Columbia Uni
versity.
Sin the surrender document
signed by the Japanese
aboard the USS Missouri in
Tokyo Bay, were the words
unconditional sure d e r"
used?
6-What Is the difference be-
tween a democracy and a
republic?
l-True or false: ta) A navy
ships first battle action is
known as "A shakedown
cruise: (b) dice have been
used for gambling since the
days of the ancient Egyp-
tlanS.
S-Can YOU finish the Biblical
quotation. Man is born unto
trouble as -?
(Answers In Column slx)
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

on your program; ta) The
Bells OF ST. Mary's"; (b)
"Ah, Sweet Mystery Of
Life; Co Gypsy Love
Song"
Burnt wine is really: (a)
champagne, (b) brandy; Co
gin.
IF YOU saw a picture Of
Belle Boyd, would YOU know
instantly that she was a:
ta) American temperance
worker; Cb) IuSh singer;
tc) Confederate spy.
poem begins this way?
(a) "Of all the rides since
birth of time: Cbl out of
the night that covers me-;
tc) Bowed by the weight
of centuries he leans: (d)
The curfew tolls the knell
OF parting day; (e) The
sun was shining on the sea-"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
On the
Side

chances are 10 20 l she will
change 10 something else when
she grows up.
The feminine urge 10 have
something no other woman has
IS great. So many girls are
discarding the name given them
by their loving mama and papa
and using one they have them
selves originated. This accounts
for some of the quaint and
peculiar feminine first names
one encounters these days in
the public prints.
4 M A ~ HAITIAN establish.
"a ment claims to be able 10
add one inch to the height of a
man or woman in six treat
mentS. That's important, il
true. Take a young man of 5
feet s inches in love with a
statuesque silver blonde. Or
with a tall and terrific green
eyed brunette? He could add
one inch by treatments and then
get some height-building shoes,
after which he wouldn't have
10 reach up to kiss the light of
his life.
WAS happy TO hear the good
w ship lie de France survived
the war. l made my last trans
atlantic voyage on the 'Ile."
That was when il sailed from
Havre on Sept. 2, 1899, and
safely negotiated the submarine
zone.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
MARY HAWORTH'S Mail

big enough to appreciate his in
terest, so never show any re-
sentiment.
My problem relates 10 his
treatment or his own daughter.
Marion He carries his boSsi-
ness 10 her, and with the nat
ursl feelings OF a teen-ager she
rebels all the time and now ap-
pears TO hate him and all his
doings.
know that deep down she
loves her dad. but he will not
act toward her so as 10 let her
express her love.
She is a lovely girl, very
pretty. smart and we'll devel-
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
WASHINGTON Scene
By George Dixon

Once i'm a while ] may threaten
when I am talking TO a New
Deal Democrat, but not when l
speak of cheese, that Is too
pleasant a subject.
lit is the stuff, sir, which
YOU. of New Hampshire. need
to nOurish that fine working
brain of yours and put a
little added vitamin into, your
blood cOrpuscles."
The string ensemble will now
play Wiley's Fifth Rhapsody in
Cheese.
Distributed By King Features synd Inc.
Reproduction in whole or In part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
Connolly Answers

b. "a (B. f. II. J. @ y,
y " "a. 4-b. sc. e
tal skipper Ireson'S Ride. =
Whittier: (b) "InVictus. y
Henley: Cc) The Man With
the Hoe" Markham; cd
"Elegy." Gray; te) The
WalruS and the Carpenter
Lewis Carroll.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

know how To plan. VI. OBJ.
A-When your husband re-
ports Tor active duty he will
apply for the initial payment OF
family allowance and this check
will be sent TO you within 10
days after he enters service.
The amount payable is $120,
and that check is payment for
the month of September and
the only one that is paid in ad-
vance. Your application for
family allowance would then be
effective as OF the first of Octo-
ber and your second check
would be received in November.
No payment would be made to
you in October. Your husband
should take with him certified
copies Of your marriage record
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
BETTER HEALTH
BY DR.. Herman Bundesen

DURING the change of life in
~ women, il is not unusual
for certain types of mental dis
turbances to occur, especially II
they neglect themselves. These
are known as invoiutionai
psychoSes.
According 10 Doctors Elmer
Haynes and James -S-L-Jacebs
of Madison, Wis. similar dis
urbances may occur in men.
fhe prompt recognition Of these
cases are very important.
IN THE patients studied, Doc
tors Haynes and Jacobs found
that 80 per cent complained OF
depression. These physicians
believe that the treatment 10 be
employed depends upon the in
tensity or severity of the SyInp-
toms present.
Fatigue, lack Of ability 20
concentrate. loss of memory,
sleeplessneSs, depress sion.
sweats and hot fiushes, rapid
and noticeable beating Of the
heart, numbness and tingling IN
the arms and legs, headache.
loss Of weight. and irritabllity.
are all symptoms which may
occur az this time. Sometimes
the condition is quite severe
and in addition to the symptoms
mentioned, there may be mental
agitation with reStleSsneSs,
weeping. ideas OF suicide. hope
leSsness, anxiety and other dis
turbanceS.
DOCTORS Haynes and Jacobs
~ have treated 30 patients,
men between IL and 64 years Of
age, with definite pSychoSes.
The condition has six years; the
average duration being about
Is months.
The treatment employed by
Doctors Haynes and Jacobs for
these patients consisted of elec-
tric shock. the use of the glan-
dular secretion known as tes-
tosterone propionate. and other
types of treatment such as
baths, occupational therapy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
knowledge Test
By DIR. sABINA CONNOLLY

Give Yourself ONE foe zach ~ the first
five questions and FtVE for the last qess-
tlon ~cofe $40. brilliant, Ia, bfiEht.
A-s. Aserars o-S. dell.
If you want 10 have your
speech applauded, YOU hire
a: (a) clique; CD claque,
(c) cleque.
"A certain number Of the let
terS in the alphabet do not
begin the names of any Of
our states. How many?,
ta) eight; lb) seven; Co
six.
3-lf you want TO sing a song
by Victor Herbert, you
would not put one of these
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
DEAR MARY HAWORTH:
I AM n, the mother Of Z


I AN n, the mother Of
i daughter, 9.
My first husband died some
years ago and later I married
again. My second husband, now
IS, has "A daughter, Is, by his
first marriage. We also have a
son Of our own, now 2.
My husband is a good pro-
wider.
But he wants 10 dominate
every situation and ! cannot
spend a penny, nor can l 90 any
where. without asking his per-
mission.
However, my love for him is
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24
WALTER WINCHELL n,,cSx,, On

WHEN the Peron-Farrell mob
w took over, an American in
dustrialist told a high official
that General Motors wanted to
give the dictator a new de luxe
sedan las humble token of
friendship The Argentine off,
cial was indignant.
80 you Americans think you
can bribe our government" he
stormed. swell, you cannot.
You could. perhaps with previ-
Gus governments but not this
onew
II beg your pardon" said
the Yank, "but l merely
thought :"
"Nevor mind" was the reply.
we pay for everything wo get.
Now how much II this new
machine you offer as a gift?"
The ingenious Yankee took
the hint and said:
"Only SO pesos"
The official handed him a 100
peso note.
"Pm sorry" said the Yank,
but i have no change"
oh" was the reply, that's
all right. just send two Of
them.
COLUMN Confetti: Two Hol-
Olywood publicists are writing
q poison pen anecdotal book on
Movieburg. They are digging
out all the dirt OF the last dec
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

3-They slow down more. A
study of good comprehenders'
and poor comprehenders" by
psychologists Paul Blommers
and +. +. Lindquist, lead 10 this:
Good comprehenders slow down
their rate of reading as the ma
terial increases in difficulty,
whereas poor comprehenders
apparently read easy and diff
cult material at the same rate"
This is surprising. | hardly know
how 20 explain 1t, unless il be
that poor comprehenders get
little out Of either easy or hard
material when reading.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

you've telephoned me 10
years and 90 pounds too late"
Judy Canova asked a movie
star;
'Ts II true that you are very
conceited.
mo, IL IL not" was the re-
tort. IL am one genius who
isn'tw
The underworld refers 10
those two cops in the radio
cars as The Dolly Sisters"
Arthur Rubinstein got SS5, 900
for recording the piano music
you will hear an Frank Bor-
zage's fibm, Concerto"
Scripter KEITH Frings regis
tered a story on the atombomb,
pals say. about five years ago
with the Screen Writers Guild.
The title is Beyond Tomor-
row."
You mean j. Edgar Hoover
was caught mapping? Clark
Kinnaird's new book, This
Must Not Happen again" is
packed with war photos that
should be looked at and stared
at.
NJ. Rubin; Truman wants
Jobs for all because he knows
Communism feeds best on
breadlines.
Margaret Bowen: She wanted
10 freeze the moment and keep
il always.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

and suggestion. Most OF the
patiens received at least six
patients received -laast-siE
treatmInts we're given three
times a week. The testosterone
was administered 10 two out Of
every three patients.
OF TIE fe patients who re-
" ceIved both electric shock
and testosterone, 10 recovered
completely and Of the remain
der. two had TO be treated
again, while in two the treat
ment was a failure.
OF the patients treated with
electric shock alone. only half
recovered completely.
II would appear that the
earlier the treatment is started
for lnvolutlonal pSychoseS, the
more favorable will be the re-
suits. 1t would also appear that
the electric shock treatment to-
gether with the testosterone
produces the best outcome.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

Any Questions?
THE DE T ROIT TIMES
4 mails personal answers to
questions -sbstit-tHe- needs
and welfare, rights and priyi-
leges of servic m e n 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:
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dressed, stamped enveloPe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

oped for her age, both physically
and mentally
She has the appearance and
poise of woman of p.
- He, however, regards her as a
child and If her conduct or atti-
tude displeases him. he does not
hesitate 10 infiict vigorous hair
brush spankings.
So far / have been able TO
keep him from spanking my
daughter, Grace, 70 as he often
threatens-but only by doing II
myself. TO my great distaste.
Apparently he has the law on
his side. but ! know Marion is
going to leave one day after a
session across his knees.
My child is really scared OF
him at times and / don't blame
her.
But some OF my closest
friends say / am lucky TO have
a man sufficiently interested in
my daughter TO want 10 whip
her when she is naughty. DO you
agree? w. D..
DEAR w. D.:
7 THINK your husbands atti-
Il tude towards these girls is
horrible.
and II Spanklngsr beatlRgs or
whippings were the remedy for
bad behavior, he ought for the
sake Of his manners 10 be pad
died black and blue by some
body twice his size every time
he thrashes Marion.
/ see no hope OF improvement.
either. unless compassion for
weaker creatures should bring
you God-given strength to lay
aside cowardice instilled by
similar abuses in youth. and be-
come a victorious defender Of
right in this instance. VI. II.
EDITORS NOTE-MGry Ha-
North eounssis through her col.
urrn. not by mail or personal
interUieW. Write her IN care Of
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

and the children's birth records.
Q-How much additional pay
does a man receive for serving
On n auhfna rinaS
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-24

Give yourself 10 Tor each correct am
t~rr through question siN. 40 zach for the
remaining tso questions. Any score ss or
higher IA excellent
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

IF AN Army actually travels on its
stomach, as Napoleon Bonapartc
y once maintained, then Private First
Class Chester j. Salvatore will go far
At Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta,
Ga, Salvatore is known as The
Stomach" However, he is not TO be
confused with The Voice" The
Body, fte Face, The Nose or
one of a dozen other entertainers
with physical trade marks.
The only person entertained by
Soldier Salvatori's stomach is Soldier
Salvatore. The Army, especially OF.
ficers at Fort Mcpherson, is not
the least bit amused.
The public, which has known eat.
less and meatlcss days, apparently
didn't regard Salvatori's gastronomic
achievements with great favor, either.
5alvatori eats a breakfast consist.
HiE of 60 eggs, pound OF cheese and
76 hot cakes. That's enough food 10
provide an average family with break.
fast for month
But the observing hungry citizen
got little cheer out of TIE news that
The Stomach had been taken 10 the
camp hospital and put on a diet Of
about 1000 calories a day-about
twice what a big eater consumes.
Double portions will spare 2SOOO
calories for general distribution-fo
he was eating $4,000 TO keep his lao
pound body and voraciOus soul alive
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

army. Johann Ketzler, serving un-
der King Ludwig of Bavaria, finally
was released, given the title, Cham
pion Eater of Bavaria.
Among his famous feats were eat
ing 160 liver dumplings at a single
meal, so liver sausages in two hours,
80 ordinary sausages in less than two
hours, 200 fried potatoes in three
hours and 1000-pound OK in ~ days
A perfect ration-free meal he de-
voured once-and may the physicians
in charge of SALVATORE take note
was three pounds of dry hay in two
hours. Another good idea for The
Stomach is 10 emulate the achieve.
ment of one Milovan Sayovich Of
Prokuplje, Yugoslavia. For the
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

Such capacity has its practical
benefits, as for Joseph Leclaire who
ate himself out Of Montreal fail in
1884 by consuming two dozen eggs.
two gallons of stew, six tomatoes and
80 cups OF tea. Joseph even got
special escort to the city limits.
If Army doctors and psychiatrists
fail to cure Pfc. SALVATORE, so that
three-pound steak serves him as
something more than hors d'oeuvres.
and the aforementioned diets of hay
or a Sunday supplement doesn't work,
maybe Mrs. Rita u. Salvatore. his
wife. of Oxford, Mass, has something.
First, she says, she'd have good
talk with her husband and show him
the family's allotment of ration
points. Next would come a good.
hearty meal with emphasis on no
seconds. Third. she'd show him
price table she has compiled on the
increase in the cost of living.
IF that doesn't cure him. nothing
WILL" she remarked. "If he's released
from service, his appetite will come
down 10 normal-or III know the
reason why"
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY 2a
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

NhiOpN tuN Ottgi fu
bits for Lunch Were
Only n Part Of His Daily
Diet, and IL Left Him
Hungry.
Pfc. Salvatori's as
sault upon the nations
larder is an uncommon
stunt, but it's happened
before. Army doctors
call him an exhibitionist
with a superman com.
pleX, and pretty much
the same psychology
motivated Rab Ha, the
Glasgow glutton, John
Marriott. the gourmanu
OF Grey's Inn, and other
champion eaters.
The Stomach's capa.
city for SO pork chops
many red points 10 you
has been bcttered By
many. Edicoe Needles
of Detroit used 10 eat
so for lunch, along with
25 blueberry pies, wash
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

equivalent OF a 500 bill he cut
a 42-page Sunday newspaper
into strips and ate il.
Eating orgies of the Romans
lasted three or four days. IN
more modern times the Rus-
slams have outdone most nation
alitieS as eaters. The board of
Peter the Great groaned with
whole oxen, deer and heaps Of
fowl, and the gluttony Of his
stay in England Disguised even the
hearty English Of the time Catherine
the Second maintained 500 chefs, cooks
and helpers just for the royal table.
Speed eating is also stunt with
some individuals. But merely 10 be
able to down 60 eggs in 81 minutes,
as one Joseph Watson of Blackstone,
Mass, did a number of years ago,
seems TO detract from the art of the
thing just as the senseless feasting
of the Romans did.
Besides, in the case of fast eating,
there's always someone bobbing up
with a better record. To top Mr..
Watson's achievement, there was
Max Kinl who downed Is eggs in
101a minutes in Berlin before the war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

ing ii all down with 4S bottles of
soda. Edicoe averaged rs to 100 pork
chops daily, or probably did when he
found folks who'd pay to see him.
Edicoe wasn't fat man. and pint
size Salvatore just can't gain on What
he eats either. Jim Brady of the
tabled diamonds was big man,
about 240 pounds, but there are lots
of hefties who can stay bigger than
that on diet OF hummirgbird wings.
Diamond Jim would have made a
pantiewaist out Of The Stomach.
whose nine glasses of orange Juice
we're topped by Jim's morning eye
opener of the juice from a whole
rate. Once the champion oyster
later of Maryland challenged million.
lire jim to a contest. A barrel of
oysters was set in front of
each OF the two men.
In half an hour Jim walked
off with the prize. His bar
rel was finished. but two
thirds OF a barrel had fin
iShed his opponent
About Is years ago there
was another soldier whose
flank attack on the commits
sary practically disrupted an
Catherine III of Russia Who
h Had 800 Chefs, Cooks and
~ Helpers 90 Take Care of Her
- Royal Stomach.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-28
Latin Quartz
Loses 10 0PA
By S36,778

Selling whisky. mixed drinks
and beer at 25 to 35 cents over
ceiling prices today cost the swank
Latin Quarter nightelub $50, IT'S.
A judgment in this amount was
returned against the popular night
spot. located at 3067 f. Grand
Blvd. by Federal Judge Ernest A
O'Brien in favor of the U. s.
Treasury. which had filed suit
through the OPA. The OPA had
sought triple damages Of S120, 900
OPA enforce ment agents
charged that the club diSregarded
price ceilings on both drinks and
food.
The agents charged that whisky
with a ceiling OF from 40 10 80
cents a glass was sold at from 20
10 IS cents a glass, that mixed
drinks with 50-cent ceiling were
sold for S5 cents and that outstate
beer with a 30-cent ceiling was
sold for 65 cents per glass
In previous hearings. club rep
resentativeS insisted that the price
list had been approved by an OPA
executive. However, the club de-
ciined TO name the executive.