The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-06

Atom Bomb Must
Have Excellent
Press Agent
BY HELEN EssARY

Everywhere you look or listen,
there's a sign OF the times. Exam
ples?-A correspondent from Holly
wood has asked me:
Has the atom bomb got a press
Agentl" II the atom bomb has
a press agent. my Hollywood friend
wants TO write that fellow or fell
lows a warm, heartfelt and enyious
congratulation. He says when the
press agent or agents finish ex-
plotting the atom bomb there will
be a hundred jobs waiting out In
Hollywood. For II ever a discov-
cry kicked up Q commotion-real
or mapufactured-the atom bomb
has done it. Everything connect
ed with the bomb Is magnified in
importance. There is that new
story about the bomb creating q
wind OF l,000-mile velocity. Why,
q plane just flew from the West
Coast, east at a speed OF 400 miles
an hour without stirring up so much
excitement.
The enrolment in scientific
courses in the colleges Is greater
than it has been for generations
of alma matters. Again the fault OF
the atom bomb. Unhapily, though,
the average young man Is having
difficulty getting into any college
by the scientific course or any 9TH
er route. So many enrollments are
being taken by the veterans.
The new bandwagon to success
is by way OF the air or the radio.
Half the men who were "in the
war effort" are stepping out to
well paid. pleasant posts In radio
companies.
ANOTHER SIGN OF THE
TIMES-The gift tables on which
the brides OF prs-wsr years used
TO crowd their wedding presents
are as bare as Mother Hubbard's
cupboard. Instead of offerings oD
silver and glass and china, you'll
find q pile Of gift certificates. A
gift certificate, to the few unin-
ttiated, is that slip Of paper with
which a shop testifies someone has
paid a good sum into its Golfers
and that some day, somehow, when
strikes are over and production
starts, you may come down and
buy something you really want.
Ny final sign of the times indi-
Gates the high cost Of living or In
flation or unadulterated nerve. !
was engaged in buying . hat. A
spring hat composed mostly OF
fun. fashion and price tag. tilt
ed the hat over my new pompa-
dour. mot too bad" said. How
much Is the hat?"
"Only $3.50, madam. And let
me show you, madame, TO make the
hat frm on the head. II requires .
pin. And, madam, we will GIVE
you the pin!"
A gay little story. possibly
sign of the times. 10 being told BY
Mrs. Alexina Romine, lately q New
York decorator. A parcel delivery
man fumed into Mrs. Romine's gift
shop in Alexandria, Va, and said.
rs he banged down heavy paar-
eel:
I've had an experience that Is
Just too much. I rang the bell Of
\ house up on Prince st. and the
young woman who answered the
door said haughtily:
""This is the residence Of 1t
U.gD Waldo 8. Smith. He's my
husband. And he told me to tell
you and everyone else that as a
lieutenant U.g.) he does not want
any packages delivered at his front
door. VIII you kindly take your
package around to the back
"And what did I DO them" con-
tinued the delivery man, fuming
some more, 81 said, Young lady,
you just tell that lieutenant O.g0
OF yours that I. the delivery man,
was a commander until day before
yesterday when got out OF the
service. That I've got a good Job
with this company and I'm learn
ing the business by the delivery
route. He's darn lucky TO have
me, a commander, come to his
house by any door And banged
down the stun. whatever II was,
and stalked of. These whipper-
snappers! By George, therell be
q lot OF his kind now that the war
is over forgetting how. instead OF
giving orders, they took them, and
jumped to obey"
A DISCERNING WASHINGTON
newspaperman, Paul Leach. was
talking about the criticism that Is
now piled on Mr.. Truman. Watch
ing presidents has been my Job for
many years." said Mr.. Leach.
Lately I've found myself asking
this question: Can an inherently
nice man, a man anxious to be
fair to all sides, .ope with the
terrific problems he has to face
in the White House without hrst
learning TO get really toughr l
wonder. Unless he learns to WELD
q big stick, a president is accused
Of being soft"