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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
lust how soon after an opera
- tion should a patient he al

JUST how soon after an opera
- tion should a patient be al
10 setap and walk
OF course, the answer will de-
pend on the type OF operation
-Hnr- r-rnr-W4y III WnTCn tr1p
wounds are suttfed or seWed.
But, according 10 DIR. James W
Nixon OF Texas. investigations
have shown that early walking
after many operations is not
only safe but desifabfe|iie
thinks that wounds should he
sewed with wire. because sew
ing with wire does not irritatc
the tissues 10 as great an ex-
tent as do other types Of sew
ing, and allows more rapid
healing OF wounds, even though
the wire is not absorbed as are
catgut sutures.
nR. NIXON has studied al
~ most a thousand patients
on whom this type OF technique
was employed. and has found
that II is possible for these pa
tients 10 resume their normal
physical activities much sooner
when walking is permitted
early after operations. Further
more. there were fewer cases
Of collapse Of the lung. pneu-
monia and other lung complica-
tions. and fewer disturbances Of
the circulation. Allowing the
patients 10 get UP 10 60 10 the
bathroom also eliminates some
dIscomfor, and assists in pre-
venting distension or swelling
OF the abdomen and bowel
When patients know that
Nhey can return To normal ac-
ytivity AZ an early time they are
much more likely 10 enter the
hospital with higher morale
Wound healing is actually
speeded un by the physical ac-
tivity since Improvement in the
circulation definitely axes
wounds heal up faster.
Another factor is that hos
pital expenses are lesscned by
the shorter stay and early re-
turn 10 work. In these times.
when such great demand is
placed on hospital facilities and
nursing care. shortening of tho
stay In the hospital is indeed
especially worthwhile.
IN GENERAL. Or. Nixon al
i lowed his patients 10 be up
on the first day after operation
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
WALTER WINCHELL n,,esx,v On

A T THE Metropole Cafe folks
"A discussing the pro-and-con-
ference news mentioned that
"Frisco" isn't the term San
Franciscans prefer when refer
ring to that great city.
"H m m m m m," remarked
wag, "whaddsya hear from Joe
Ren Francisco lateiy?"
IN THE course of one of his
i lecture tours, Mark Twain
made q stopover at a small CAL
iforria town. Before dinner he
visited the barber shop for
shave you're a stranger In
town, aren't you? 20 queried the
barber.
"Yes," Twain replied. "This is
my first time here"
"You chose . good time IN
come" the barber continued.
"Mark Twain II going 20 lecture
tonight. Think you'll be going ?"
"Oh, ! guess so."
"Have you bought your
ticket? II YOU haven't you'll
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon


Mr.. Dodge said he had come
10 PROFOUND a question that had
been keeping him sleepless for
nights.
How IL IT," he asked, that
we have two secretaries of
state ."
MISS REID told him he was
A'A ridiculous, that we have
only one-Edward r. Stettinius.
THAT so?" he retorted. tri-
umphantly. Then why do I
read that Joseph c. Grew 10
acting secretary"
Well. he seemed 10 have quite
point. so we adjourned 10 the
state department to seek the
answer.
The upshot was that we ran
into a fascinating lot OF infor-
mation-which we are passing
along 10 you--you lucky peoplet
In the first place Mr.. Stettin-
ius is not secretary of state
while he is in San Francisco.
His sole title is American
delegate 10 the conference.
While Stettinius is absent from
Washington. complete authority
for the operation Of the state
department rests with Grew.
This isn't Just a special ar
rangement for the conference.
I'll bet few know it-but the
law requires that there be
secretary Of state within reach
Of the state department-phys
ically-at all times!
IN OTHER words, any time
L the secretary Of state decides
10 60 any distance from our
fair city he has TO sbdicate
temporarily.
The idea IL this:
Should the British. or any
other ambassador. call UP and
say: I'm coming over 10 see
the secretary Of state, there
darn well has TO he a secretary
81 -of, state on deck 10 receive him.
Naturally. little common
sense is applied. If Stettinius
decided to spend an afternoon
At the horse park at Laurel,
Md, he would not appoint an
acting secretary in his absence.
The reasoning here would be
that he could get back TO the
capital for any emergency.
But. IL he had to 60 as far
as Boston. or maybe Buffalo.
and expected 10 be gone a cou-
pie Of days, he would be re-
quired 10 appoint a fillin.
Distributed By KinE Features synd. Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

Yes. The gambler is very
little influenced by the chances
Of winning, but rather by the
hazards of the game. Man has
evolved by taking risks. and
has always been a creature Of
chance. The eminent sociologist,
Ernest w. Burgess. says. Man
is a born gambler. This does
not mean he need add 10 the
natural hazards of life by rig
ging up gambling devices. but
all gambling devices and oppor-
tunities do appeal TO a deep
seated natural trend in human
nature.
Psychologist Rex b. Her
sey has shown on over 1000
persons that every one goes
through cycles of happiness"
For weeks you can bear the ills,
hardships and bad news of life,
well. Then you 90 down into a
trough when everything
seems hard. This lasts four 10
six days. and during this period
your red blood cells drop from
about ) million 10 4 or 3ls
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

THE A. p. - Kennedy - Gen.
l. Allen fiasco reduces itself 10
this: No correspondents, no
newspapers or news agencies, in
the public interest, should have
consented 10 withhold the news
from the American people that
peace has been reached. No
military authority should have
imposed such censorship. That
news was rightly the property
OF the American people.
There can be only one excuse
for suppression of news and that
is the national security from a
strictly military standpoint. All
other forms of suppression are
antagonistic TO the American
spirit and the Bill of Rights.
The suppression of the truth,
the whole truth, is the perpetu-
alton Of lies. No democratic
government has any business to
engage in suppression of the
truth or in perpetuating lies.
And no civilian or military Off
cial is paid salary 10 engage in
such suppression.
WHAT could have been the
w reason for suppressing the
truth Of the European peace?
All! They blame that one on
Stain.
So they say that Stain
wanted no announcement until
the surrender was signed in
Berlin, which he holds. rather
than in territory that we hold.
Precisely who is he 10 deprive
a single American mother, of one
minute of happiness Stain
does not run this country: he
was never elected 10 office by
the American people, and al
though we have been allied 10
him in the European phase Of
our war, we do not have TO bow
our head or bend our knee 10
him. And actually. now that
the European war is over, we
are Allies no longer.
Whenever, these days. one of
our officials pulls particularly
had boner. he says that IT was
done At Stains request. which
may or may not he so. The
buck is passed 10 a fellow we
cannot indict. impeach, dismiss
or defeat at an election. But II
let's out our own fool who made
the error.
The fact Is that Stain II
never responsible for an error
made BY an American official.
Stain tends To his business and
the Americans should attend to
theirs.
II is something new in Ameri-
can life that we have forgotten
that the word, no! exists in the
English language.
The Russian can suggest and
we can reject the suggestion.
The Russian might say that
from his standpoint il would be
advisable 10 do things in a cer-
tain way and our officials can
reply, Sorry. but from our
standpoint we have TO do II an
other way"
And that need not make bad
blood between us. After sll. a
partnership does not involve
blind agreement al on one side.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
How long does it take your charm to work."
One Word Led to Another
The Detroit Times
By Arthur Bugs" Baer

l don't know why I have always been big navy
There hasn't been bit of tattooing in our family
for 200 years.
/ do know that late 1888 came forth with the
slogan "A hrst-cass battleshp for every rstcass
state"
The way figured it, would have As launchings
about four of champagne. And I'm fellow who
stands close when somebody is breaking a bottle.
That reminds that Mussolini is supposed to have
moaned I'm an empty bottle" He almost correct
He a case.
1t is just possible that the monster battescow is
dated When they sank boats like the Repulse and the
Bismarck they almost closed the books hard-shel
bellgerence that started with the Monitor and Merrmac
History will indicate that the Bismarck was the most
powerful death raft afoat She designed to take
hostile navy. And twice her reported $4,000 tons
The Yamato another tough tomato. 1t took four
torpedoes and four bombs pickle that Japanese herring
The weapon that will eradicate the thunderboats is
the combination flying submarine that will add eighth
to the Seven That will be the clouds 1t will
fy 5000 miles to harbor and then submerge.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
u. ". DURLING

Upon the fields Of friendly strife
Are soWH the seeds
Thot upon other fsids
On other days
VIII bear the fruits Of victory
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
above, In connection with
student participation In athlet-
les, was written by Gen. Mac
Arthur when superintendent Of
the military academy at West
Point. IL is now Inscribed on the
academy gymnasium. --
AN INFORMED by 2 navy
~ wife that when her husband
was home on leave he tried to
sing their girl baby Ia sleep 10
the tune of Peg o My Heart
The baby. instead of going 10
sleep. tried 10 join in the sing
ing Looks as If this young cou-
pie have future band canary
on their hands.
QUERIES from ciicntS O.
Vt How long are the cigars
smoked by Prime Minister
Churchill ? How many does he
smoke a day 7
Ghurehili,s cigars are
inches long and he smokes
8 to 10 a day.
Q-You have named what you
think are the best war poems
of world wars and II. How
about the songs
A-The best song Of War
was "Oyrr There World War
III inspired no really great songs.
Q-All right. you say Sea
Swallow viii win the Kentucky
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
TuUSE nAvS BY George E.
- nESE 1IA Il - Sokolsky

DURING the European war.
~ it used to be said. don't
displease the Russians or they
will make a separate peace with
the Germans.
That always struck me as a
funny argument.
In the first place, IL meant
that the Russian was only in
the war for the purpose of
blackmailing us which obviously
was not true.
The Russian was in the war
to defend his soil and his
national existence.
Secondly, 1t would seem 10 me
that the Russians had more
cause 10 worry about US than
we had to worry about them.
We might have pulled out OF
Europe and devoted ourselves
entirely to our own war in the
Pacific.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

blythe time We were on trucks
ready to move, the rain had
stopped again.
/ AVENDER, orange, magenta,
~ white, yellow. blue blossoms
of every shade line the roads
and appear to grow wild. What
nourishes them is a mystery 10
me. for the soil is red and looks
as sterile as Georgia's. Perhaps
this volcanic waste contains
more fertility than appears, or
perhaps plant-life- has learned
TO live on sun and rain alone.
Anyway. IL is strange, vast
fairyfand with population that
nominaliy seems 10 prefer going
barefoot, a lot of army camps,
pineapples and rain.
The red soil seems 10 stain as
well as muddy your clothes, and
you have to scrub like hell TO
get things clean. Hawaii. OF
course, is the great stopping
off place OF the Pacific.
You may be assigned TO stay
here. or you may be here only
until a boat leaves for Down
Under-you don't know. And so
you dare not send your clothes
TO the laundry. You wash them
yourself.
Some camps have hot water
and some don't. Part of ours
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

have 90 stand, cause every
thing is sold out. warned the
barber.
"Doggonew cussed Twain. II
never saw such confounded
luck! Every time that fellow
lectures, 1 have to stand"
THE Press BOX: Anne O'Hare
l. McCormick's grim re-
minder TO the Allies:
eff tho forum does not take
the place Of the battlefield. this
war IN lost and the next begins"
Dudley A. Reid. ed of the
West Des Moines gowa) Ex-
press, observes:
"a newspaper columnist Is
one who In paid for what he
ought to be shot for"
Morton Thompson in his click
book, Joe. the Wounded Tennis
player" says;
a columnist In n reporter
who got = lucky break that
later turns out TO be . frac-
ture."
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
BETTER HEALTH
by Df. Herman Bundesen

they desired. However,
most Of the patients during this
period did not feel inclined 10
get out Of bed,
Ont he stAeof1a III ttiay,1-tt y, HE ittet'-~ were
allowed 80 sft M ~ bed or III
chair If they wished On The
third day the patients were
urged 10 get out Of bed 10 90 10
the bathroom @TheY-~crc abie
10 leave the hospital AZ the end
of the fourth day after opera
tim in most Instances BY the
tenth or twelfth day The pa
tlents were walking about in
the usual way
II would appear that the
method used by Dr. Nixon is
not only safe. but also desir-
able. In some operations. OF
course. II cannot be permitted.
such as when there IS a drain
in the wound, when the patient
has fever, severe snemia or les
senlng Of the coloring in the
blood. hemorrhage or perifon-
tits. that rs. Inflammation Of the
lining membrane OF the abdo-
men.
However. in those operations
In which no complications exist.
this new method may be car
rled out.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17


DEAR =. D.:
THlS mans friendship is a
Il godsend. II spurs you 10 do
something about yourself. And
never mind the family titters.
Their teasing is very stupid and
unkind. That's the kind of home
-tfeatmfnt-that- makes oil d
maids.
The best thing about having
a beau-if only man friend 10
write to-is the encouragement
IL gives girl TO make herself
more pleasing and attractive.
And that is a duty you owe
yourseifFyntfr-Greator= and all
your associates-to brighten
the corner where you are by
becoming as lovely and socially
gifted as you possibly can.
Before discussing invitations,
! want TO take up the matter
of your appearance. Why. with
your medium height. DO you
weigh 100 pounds Why don't
you start A program 10 lose 4S
-pounds2 In 90 cases out of 100,
overweight caused solely by
overeating. The more you eat,
the more your stomach distends
and the more you want. II
comes right down TO feeding
habits.
intelligent attention 10
-Slimming down See a doctor
first II you think you should.
Then read up On ZhealthfHl nu-
triton and tonic exercisea---
Take dancing and swimming
lessons.%for good fun. fine eaer-
-efse and something more TO
talk about when you write your
friend. Then a year from now,
II he asks you 10 dance. you
will be prepared in the real
sense.
In the meantime, IL ne asks
yeti 80 dance teiEhIn frankly,
I'D love 10 20 dancing with
you. But I don't dare. ! am only
just learning and l value your
good opinion too much 10 prac-
tce on you" II he asks you 10
go 10 the thester. go And he
as casual about n. as cheer
fully pleased as if you we're
setting forth with a favorite
girl friend. NJ. II.
EDITORS NOTE-Mayy Ha-
worth eounssIs through her col
ur,ni not by mod or personal
intervieW. Write her IN care Of
The Detroit Timer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
MARY4HAWORTH,S Mail

him than with persons my age.
am l9 and have never been
boy crazy. I have grown up
with boys, have always known
boys, but l have never had
personal date"
am 5 feet S inches tall and
weigh l80 pounds. ] wear a size
3S dress, You can imagine how
awful l would look on a dance
floor -fe9ef-iearned- TO
dance and probably never shall.
The family makes fun of me
because we write 10 each other,
and also. because l have never
had a date.
Can you please give me some
nice excuse 10 offer, II he should
ever ask me 10 dance! l want
10 he prepared
Also. should I go 10 the
theater with him IL he asks
me? /? In the past. we have Just
talked AT my home / feet sure
that our relationship with each
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

RETWEEN Covers: M. X.
- Whiteleathers Main Streets
New Neighbors" .Lippincott)
offers provocative reminder
that Main Streets in every part
of the globe must be as close
in spirit as the plane has made
their countries borders. The
friendship among leaders OF ma
tions isn't as vital for peace as
among nations peoples.
Doctors at War" (Dutton)
pays a ringing tribute 10 sol
diers with scalpels.
X. s. Zms Rockets and Jet"
tHareourt. Brace) exercises the
eyebrows with engrossing facts
about the future of rockets
which could make Superman
envious.
The Builders of the Bridge"
spins the dramatic yarn behind
the erection of the Brooklyn
Bridge. II is chockful OF New
Yorkiana.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
DEAR MARY HAWORTH:
7 HAVE met a fine young ma

7 HAVE met a fine young man
around 30 years OF age. /
met him through close friend.
He was in my brothers division
In the army. His hand was in
jured in training and now he
works in a defense plant How
ever, he is still in the army.
he was married once. but he
has been divorced for three
years. They had no children
and he does not pay alimony.
He told us his wife got the dl-
vorce because- -he--nexer- Was a
top ranking business man.
Most OF his earlier life was
spent on a farm in the Middle
West. His parents died when he
was 3 years old. l doubt that
he would ever set the world on
fire. but he is a 6ne person. lie
IL such calm and intelligent
rkfllow. / feel more at ease with
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

DROBABLY nowhere outside
L q Tibetan Lamasery would
you find as sustere group as
we Of our little organization.
The other afternoon we were
engrossed in one OF our most
severely monastic rites--the
secret Of which Mrs. Green and
Miss Reid wheedled from a cou-
pie Of over-impresslonahle Druid
priests. II consists Of quick.
dsrtIng movements. followed by
hySterical screams Of:
"Giddy giddy gout, your shirt
tails out"
In the midst Of this solemn
ritual we were interrupted by
an evil-visaged party named
Homer Joseph Dodge. He stood
silently leering until Mrs Green
tucking here and there-de-
manded haughtily that he state
his business.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable

PROCTssTp FOODS
Biss va thvouth M-1-Vslid through
June 2.
Bloc M throsrh s-a-vslid through
July 4
Biz. T., ,hrosrh x-s-vslid through
July II.
siss Y, ihreurh c-i-vsBd through
Aug. 81
Red VS. throuEh D-7-Vslid through
R.s "a throurh J-7-vsnd through
s,s r., ,hr..sh r.,-v.nd through
July 81.
Red o-3 thrsurh U-a-vsnd through
Aps 81.
and Two ration points
eHOTS
Airplane stamps A. a and t-vilid In
definitely. Loose stamps not sccepted
Landlords must register ell TENANCY
CHAHCLs and all rented SPACE for
iivinE or aleepinr
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

Derby. Who will win the Eng
lish Derby?
A-The English Derby will he
won by that noble animal named
Dante.
HI TOLD my girl friend she
must study baseball and
learn something about II or 1
would not take her tO the
games" writes Pittsburgher.
81 said each time before we
started for game l would ask
her a question. II she failed she
would have to stay home.
$50 I asked her, What is the
keystone sack p
"She couldn't answer, 40 i
said, We'll. as IL 10 the opening
game ! wiH take you onyhoW.
Liasn, big boy. how wouid
you like to 60 jump IN the near
est lake. I don't have 10 be a
auiI hid to get somebody TO take
me TO a ball game
Then she walked away and
left me standing on the corner.
I haven't seen her since, Can't
even get her on the phone BY
the way, she's q redhesd."
s
COMO OSATO[ChaHtetiSa and
y danseuse. Sono was born in
Omaha, Neb.. which is also the
birthplace of Fred Astaire.
Omaha has always been great
place for dancers. II is said even
The husbands in Omaha like 10
dance. With their own wives,
tooi
1t. Wayne Morris, another
film star with a brilliant war
record. 1t. Morris, Who has 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
CAantINU

GAsOLfNb
June Il
ne and C-a Cospcus-5 gallons each
81 and CT Coupons gallons zach.
Lsv requires state name and license
number be written on every coupon
whom received
Gas for soldisrs-i Fsllon q dsy No N
10 DAYS Mileage ration record for
specific auto must be presented by
soldier 20 local board where car h
registered.
YUTL OIL
Aus. 81.
stsrr -. Beok <-Vslid throurh
June AA
STAMP ss. Bcck A-v.id through
AuS. 3i. ,,o,o
Ration Hook O. Nc. 1-vslid through
MAY Al, 1 quart cf whisky
Ration Book q Ns ts-vslid through
MAY VI for BONUS, guar; ~ rin.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
Brain Game Answers

1--Mongooses.
2-The Articles Of Confedera-
ton.
3-(c) is correct: one leaves on
an average Of 20 minutes.
university of Michigan.
5-(a) False. He was a well
known German army radio
commentator; (b) true.
6-On the Rock of Gibraltar.
They became so numerous
and were such a nuisance by
1920 that the order was
given to reduce the number
10 10.
7-Yvonne de Carlo. s-Kublai
Kahn. He was the founder
of the Mongol dynasty in
China.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

uAWAITS liquid sunshine be-
IL gan a few minutes before
we stepped off The ship. AS we
moved into the harbor the sun
was out and the water was of
The color that makes people talk
3breathlessly about .the blue
Pacific
A medium-sized sailboat. with
eight or 10 men and girls in
swimming trunks and bathing
suits, moved toward us and our
whole transport went "0oooof1,; :"
At long-legged girl who sat
summing herself on the deck Of
the sailboat. S=
This was the romantic, lazy
Pacific. This was Oahu where
Honolulu is the crossroads of
the Pacific. This was the para
disc where Japan began war.
Half an hour later the blue
sea was gray, the sky was gray
and it was about equally wet
weather in the sea or anywhere
above IL. Rain comes up like
that. II Is even worse farther
on in the tropics. While we de-
barked, the heavens poured. And
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
MERE prohibited from telling

MERE prohibited from telling
W about anything seriously
military in nature, but it's no
secret that wherever you are,
the army keeps you busy. either
training or working or standing
guard. We've had a tsste of all
Of them.
This particular spot where we
are is noted for the number of
details that pop up every morn
ing-so many men for this SO
many for that.
Men scatter all over the is
land. and il you are assigned TO
a detail you often get chance
TO see some of the places with
famous narneS-Wheeler Field,
Schofield Barracks or some
other place that was hit when
the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor~
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
Connolly Answers

-(b). Pal. 3-(c). A.
(b). 5-(c) Lough Neigh.
6-(a) Young. Might
Thoughts; (b) Pope. Essay
on Man; (c) Dryden, ALEX.
ander's Feast; (d) Milton,
Paradise Lost; (e) Words
worth, sonnet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

EDITORS NoTE-cplJ lack
Pickering. former Times eoIsmn-
isf, has landed at Hawoi. His
raritinss are excerpts from let.
ters TO friends at this office.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17
Letters From
A Soldier

does, but we're at the wrong
end, so we wash with cold water.
Sometimes somebody manages
10 steal some hot water in
tended for washing mess kits at
the mess hall--lucky is the Joe
who can achieve the luxury Of
washing his clothes in dish
water!
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-17

sorties in the Pacific 10 his
credit, has been awarded the
pre-Pearl Harbor service medal,
sharpshooters medal, Distin-
guished Flying Cross, Navy
Cross and the Philippines Inva-
sion Medal.
A DID members MNIAP Club
IL Essie Kessie. Chicago, and
Grace Place. Boston.
A Mrs. OLeary works for the
Chicago Fire Department. She
has no COW.
II you feel you must have
drink before IL a. m. you are on
the way to become an incurabts
inebriate. So states an expert on
the subject.
EVOU are wrong In saying
Il Peoria 1fs the largest city
In Illinois next to Chicago.
Rockford is," writes Chi
cagoan.
All right, sir. put UP your
stogie. Still think Peoria. with
population of f95.067, is the
second city OF Illinois.
A tall and slightly terrific
blonde in charge of a New York
hotel cigar stand has sign
reading "no cigarets today! One
wisecrack to a customer, please"
The lengthy guys of the bSA
are finally going TO get break.
One manufacturer announces his
organization viii make mat
treSses so inches long. So even
a fellow 6 feet s inches tail
won't have to sleep with his
tootsies hanging over the end
of the bed. Time marches on: