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%4 West coast highâ€"powered stations to relay code messages to Tokyo . . . The N. Y. Times is prepared for an air raid. In its annex lobby (where hfl“:fl.m aster equipped heimeta, frst aid kite, ete. ® plained to authorities that Japs are Beok publishers are cutting oneâ€" eighth of an inch on tomes already to conserve ll!‘l""-). .. The best ixing the jackets on nonâ€"fction . . . This litile anecdote about a prime mminister and a reporter tells more about the stupid, shortâ€"sighted thinkâ€" fng that was almost fatal to demnocâ€" racies than all the intellectual esâ€" win told a reporter: "I want it to be said of me that I never sent a single Englishman to die on a forâ€" eign battlefield" . . . "But, Prime Minister," be was reminded, "‘don‘t said Baldwin calmiy, "is a problem however, that everybody has to shut up. Blunders must not be excused, or inefficiency and plundering conâ€" cealed.. ‘The chief thing is to noâ€" tice who‘s doing the loudest yelling, and check back on his record. Lots of the mouthpieces aren‘t speaking in America‘s interest. You don‘t have to be slantâ€"eyed to be a good Jap, or to have an accent to deliver a message from Berlin. Sure, Amerâ€" jca can be licked. But fevvensakes, don‘t let‘s lick ourselves. There were only 5,000,000 Ameriâ€" cans then. But they taught Europe that though it could invade Ameriâ€" can territory it could never invade the American Spirit; that their arâ€" tillery could crack an American fort, but never the unity of the Republic. The American people have won evâ€" ery war because they have continâ€" ued to fight the enemy, not to quesâ€" tion their own leadership. Five milâ€" lion Americans stood off the world because deep defeat could not diâ€" vide them. beating, because the R.A.F. sent them there. But one setback is supâ€" posed to rub out all their glories. ‘The toughest outfit of the war, with a record full of glory, is being cruciâ€" The world picture is black today, but it was black in 1778, when Philâ€" adelphia and New York were in the hands of an enemy. It was blacker still when the capital was burned in 1814 changed Germany‘s whole plan of the war? The Huns are on the Rusâ€" But who tied them up for months? Tha: wadition is worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox. Our schools can truthfully teach that there were no hoarders at Valley Forgeâ€"and the captain of the U. S. 8. Constitation never had to ration Loyalty. Today the tides of Manila Bay are ebbing and flowing, but not the paâ€" triotism of the surrounded Ameriâ€" cans. ‘Tokyo hopes they will soon run out of ammunition. Because even Tokyo admits that MacArthur‘s men will never run out of.courage. â€"Buy Defense Bondsâ€" The stileite mob didn‘t waste a second hopping on the R.A.F. when the Nazzy ships slid through Dover strait. All right, it was a blow that burg, it was in the‘ trenches in France, and it is in the foxholes of the Philippines. â€" _ â€"â€"Buy Defense Bondsâ€" spirit has never failed our people. It was in the gunâ€"pits at Gettysâ€" lands, Macassar strait and Javea. That isn‘t the kind of news they like to monger. Man About New York: The United States did not create the pioneer spirit; the pioneer spirit The big idea there is, ‘‘The bombers can‘t reach us." To them, the only part of the U.S.A. at war is the part in danger of invasion. What makes those ostriches think the Nazis or Japs will hug the beaches? ‘They love to travel They let out the usual yell for scalps, but that was better than no yelling at all They began to wonâ€" der what was going on. Well, what was? Lethargy‘s another of our crimes, Admiral Standley warns. Have a look at the country away makes him an bysterical alarmist, too, which ought to make him a useâ€" ful man to the gov‘t. New York had to have the war dumped on the doorâ€" step before it realized the shooting had started. The burning of the Norâ€" mandie woke the New Yorkers up. America Can Be Licked: That‘s not a sliegans thought up by this hysterical alarmist. It‘s a quote tion what the navy did Inter at don‘t even listen when you menâ€" March 12, 1942 As he has joined the Marines, I am sorry, but I see that you will drift apart eventually. There never will be C. J. C. Will you please tell me when I am going to marry M. M.? J. W. Will I ever get married?â€" if You have been disappointed in a love affair and made quite a mistake. I will be glad to help you with your problem if you will send in five quesâ€" tions privately. : so when? You will have work no doubt by the time you read this column so that you will be independent to have a home of your own. C. M. T. 1 would like to know if I will marry the boy I have in mind? You will marry between the age of 18 and 19. You will hear from this young man within the next 2% to 3 months. He has been unable to correspond up to the present time. A. B. Could you tell me when my sister‘s son will write to me? L. M. C. What will I make best at in the year of 1942? _ Yes, you will go there to farm with in the next few months. W. W.. When will I marry? Around the age of 21. seeee BILLY. When will my sister be ried? «+404 XXX.‘ When will I get a job? There are many defense jobs going on at the present time where he would make good salary. I would adâ€" vise him to inquire at your local post office. $ A MRS. C. P. S. I would like to know if we will ever go to the place I have in mind? i hk I would advise you to take up the plumber‘s trade. x A. A. Will I ever build a nice house on the property I own? Yes, eventually, but don‘t be imâ€" patient. I wouldn‘t advise building until 1944 C. L.â€"B. When and where can my husband get a job ? As that is a dairy farm I would not dispose of it right now because you are going to have a wonderful opâ€" portunity to make money for the next five years. LAKE SHORE V DRIVE HOTEL CURIOUS. Does the fellow I am goâ€" ing with at the present have much afâ€" fection for me? Just mediocre, Do not waste too much time on him. B. D. When are we going to sell our 80 acre farm? dren ? You will have one more. Yes, you will attend the prom and it will be with a boy whom you have had a date with before, and not the one you are interested in now. coming prom ? No, I would advise you to hold your business for the duration of the war. N. A. Will it be profitable to sell our business this year? No. I would advise vou to hold vour In the summer of 1942. MAQAMt BetORt AQdw§ts S$. Will we have any more chilâ€" Will I have a date for the w sotan® se nou: * y Station 4 Lo« Veras l'&- 181 LAKE SHORE dRAIVE § tor $1.00 L. P. B. When will there be a conâ€" tinuance of our friendship? Don‘t worry about the other womâ€" an. He will soon tire of her, and there is happiness ahead for you. I will be glad to help you with your problem privately if you will send in five questions. * Ivouldadviseyonlpleqmm go back because you are going to need a great deal of repair work and you are going to run into difficulty sooner or later anyway, so you are much better off without it. Mrs. Julien Jordan, the orchestra‘s secretary, revealed that more than a hundred and forty North Shore musiâ€" cians have taken part in the group‘s "fiddling" sessions since the beginning of records in 1935. "Players drop out because of the draft, or go away to school, or move out of town; there fore we always need ‘recruits," said Mrs. Jordan. "But so many people enâ€" joy making their own music that the orchestra is growing in size and abilâ€" ity." You are going to change emplo‘ ment and he will be a coâ€"worker.. MRS. S. T. What should we do about The orchestra‘s programs aré noted for their departures from the usual music of symphony orchestras and the radio, making heard instead various specially written pieces for chamber orchestra by ancient and modern comâ€" posers. According to Mr. Millard no other Chicago neighborhood boasts an orchestra of the Highland Park type, the only others in the local area being those of Northwestern and Chicago Universities. K. M. J. When and where will meet the man I will marry? The Highland Park Community Orâ€" chestra began in 1931 as a high school studyâ€"class under the direction of Mrs. George R. Jones. For several years it met at vérious homes and three seaâ€" sons ago moved to Winnetka where the group undertook public ‘concerts. WithlheoomiqdflnCannuni'y Center here the orchestra, under the direction of Everett L. Millard, made the Center its home. James Lorimer A Storekeeper At Great Lakes marriage for you with this y'oung man. in the U.S. Naval Reserve with a rating of storekeeper, third class. He is stationed at Great Lakes, III. in the elementary fundamentals of naval procedure, this new petty officer will be assigned to one of the Navy‘s ships or will be sent to some other naval station for service. Now undergoing "booi", or recruit training, which includes instruction The reception and program on MNvfll‘_‘n&u'uh performed for the first time anywhere. These are a serenade by David Gepâ€" pert of Northwestern University, a song â€"by Morris Hutchins Ruger of Hollywood to be sung by Mary Alan Hokanson with an orchestral arrangeâ€" ment by Mr. Millard, and the Hollyâ€" wood composer‘s "Hymn to the Midâ€" die West," with words by Marcia Masâ€" ters, which is dedicated to the Highâ€" land Park orchestra. On Sunday afternoon, March 29th, a cert will celebrate the completion of the first hundred meetings of the Comâ€" munity Orchestra. Admission will be free to the public. The program will commence at 3:30 and refreshments will be served afterward. Concert Will Mark 100th Meeting of Community Orchestra **¢4% The following promotions were made in the School for Bakers and Cooks : Tech. Sgt.â€"Yoeman C. Fisher, Hanna, Okla.; Staff Sergeantsâ€"Robert W. Johnson, 76 S. Sanford St., Ponâ€" tiac, Mich., and Owen S. Asher, Kanâ€" kakee, II].; Sergeantsâ€"Leon P. Kogâ€" utkiewicz, 2150 S. 5th Place, Milwauâ€" kee, Wis., and Anton J. Braun, also of Milwaukee ; Technicianl‘ fifth gradeâ€"James P. Burdette, Sylacaugâ€" ha, Ala., and Byron C. Hodges, 536 E. Peroria Ave., Decatur, I!I. Others who were promoted to the rank of Acting Corporal are Chester J. Lord, 661 S.â€"Eim St., Kankakee, III. ; Harry R. Moon, 1502 S. 8th St., Laâ€" Crosse, Wis., and Jack E. Sparks, 2753 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago, III. Hildegarde, with Emil Coleman and his orchestra, entertained enlisted perâ€" sonnel of the Recruit Reception Cenâ€" Three soldiers have been promoted, and sent to the Plant School of the American ‘Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company at St. Louis, Mo. They will take a six weeks‘ course in subjects related to their Army work. They are Cpl. Jerold G. Vanatta, 2542 Benton Ave., Kansas City, Mo.; Pyt. Alfred W. Bickley, 9990 Broad St., Detroit, Mich., and Pvt. Ray W. Squires, 149 W. Euclid St., Jackson, Mich. The latter two have been clevated to technicians, fourth grade. Two "bigâ€"name" charmersâ€"Mary Ann Mercer, singing star of radio and Bob Strong‘s band, and Hildeâ€" garde, internationally famous sophistiâ€" cate of songâ€"graced Fort Sheridan‘s bandstand and stage, respectively, last week. Their appearances are the first of an entertainment series which will bring many topâ€"ranking performers to Fort Sheridan at frequent intervals, under a new schedule arranged by Miss Mildred Cirkle, Army hostess, and Lieut. Philip Hart, Special Serâ€" vices Officer. »Miss Mercer; <who was ~commisâ€" sioned as a "colonel" on the staff of the Governor of New Mexico for aidâ€" ing in the sale for Victory bonds and stamps appeared Thursday night with Bob Strong and his orchestra at the regular Service Club dance. Put. Howard D. Stevens, Jr., 565 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing, Mich., has been accepted as an aviation cadet, but has not been sent into training yet. Thirteen men have been promoted and five ‘have been assigned to Army schools, Col. Frederick C. Rogers, comâ€" manding Fort Sheridan, announced today. Tech. Sgt. Harry J. Varden has been sent to Officer Candidates‘ School for the Quartermaster Corps, Camp Lee, Va. Upon successful comâ€" pletion of the three months‘ course, he will be commissioned as a second licutenant, Sgt Varden is married and has made his home on the Post He formerly lived in Tola, Kansas. WHAT‘}TDOlNC FORT SHERIDAN maintain and operate lines of communicaâ€" And that, precisely, is the Orderâ€"of.theâ€" Day for the men and women of the IMlinois Bell Telephone Company â€" a trained army 30,000 strong, working as never before to MiTions of telephone calls will be required on en t ui emer m and 8,000,000 tons of merchant shipping called for by our President. Uncle Sam MUST have the fastest and “_.m service it is possible to *"Colonel Mary Ann" Capt. Hildegarde To B. C School Second Lieut, Joseph P. Pollard has been appointed Assistant Personnel Officer at Fort Sheridan, Col. F. C. Rogers, commanding, an n o un ced today. tional League, was inducted into the Army last week at Fort Sheridan‘s Recruit Reception Center. He will reâ€" main at Fort Sheridan until orders to join a permanent unit are received. Morrie Arnovich, former major feague outfielder with Philadelphia, Cincinnati and New York of the Na Arnovich, 31 years old, is single, and lives in Superior, Wis. He had planned to leave for Florida Monday to join Manager Gabby: Hartnett and his Indianapolis squad, but he said this afternoon, "That‘s all forgotten now. I‘m just another soldier, and I will be ready for whatever assignment I‘m given. If I get a chance to play baseâ€" ball with the soldiers, that‘s fine, but there‘s more important work to be done." In addition to their promotion in rank, all three officers recently have been appointed to responsible posiâ€" tions on the Post. Lieut, Brighton has been appointed Assistant Adjutant, Lieut. Grogan now has the position of Assistant Prisoner and Police Officer. Licut. Degener is now the Assistant Signal Officer. First Lieut. John .F. Grogan, 904 Whittier Blvd., Crosse Pointe, Michiâ€" gan; First Lieut. Edward H. Degener, 12033 Mansfied Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, and First Lieut. A. W. Brighton, 2709 Biddle Street, Wyanâ€" dotte, Michigan, were called into active service with their coast artillery organization in February 1941. All three are staff officers. Appointed to the grade of Techniâ€" cian Fifth Class, ranking just below Corporal but receiving the same pay, are : Privates George A. Baranowski, 803 Porter Street, Lemont; Richard H. Voley, 1552 Christiana Street, Chicago, Prommotions of 15 men of the Sixth Signal Company detachment at Fort Sheridan in the newly inaugurated Army grades were announced today by Col. F. C. Rogers, Post Commander. Promoted to Technician Fouth Class, which under the new regulations will rank just below a Duty Sergeant while receiving the same rate of pay, are: Corp. Jerold G. Vanatta, 2542 Benâ€" ton Street, Kansas City, Mo., and Priâ€" vates Alfred W. Bickley, 9990 Broad Street, Detroit, Mich., Ray W. Squires 149 W. Euclid, Jacksor, Mich., and William Vernigo, 1549 Virgini’ Street, Garo Ind Three second icutenants whose Arâ€" my careers hav followed similar paths have been promoted to the rank of first Lientenants at Fort Sheridan, Col. F. C. Rogers, Post Commander, announced today. Hildegarde, who received a "capâ€" tain‘s" commission during a recent visit to Fort Monmouth, N. J., headâ€" lined a partyâ€"day for men of the Reâ€" ter, Saturday afternoon. (March 7). Hildegarde .and the Coleman group are the current lure in the Mayfair Room of Chicago‘s Blackstone Hotel. Arnovich at Post Officers Promoted 15 Promoted BUY RONOSL _ BUY $1aAMPS§: Like all good citizens, they will devote Mflflmalmnh M“umm'lplll-ouw. and win allâ€"out Victoty Thewy alss wl 1. their level best to furnish you the friendly, highâ€"grade local and Long Disâ€" tance telephone service you have come to expect. tion needed for Iilinois‘ part in this production program. Bertha Ott Lists April Recitals the Office of Civilian Defense asked the Red Cross to set up the Nurse‘s Aide Corps, Mrs. Sidiey was selected to head this service for the Red Cross in Chicago. She fulfilled this task ably, and laid the foundations for the increase in size of this service from 350 to more than 3000 necessitated by local defense preparations. The new chairman of‘the Nurse‘s Aide Corps was for fourteen years Chairman of the Woman‘s Board of Michael Reese Hospital, and is now a member of that board. Mrs. Spiegel is also a member of the National Joint Committee on Community Nursâ€" ing Service, and is Viceâ€"Chairman of the Central Council of Nursing Eduâ€" cation. Prior to her appointment as Chairman of the Nurse‘s Aide Corps, Mrs. Spiegel was Chairman of the Red Cross Volunteer Hospital Serâ€" vice Committee in Chicago. Mrs. Sidley came with the Chicago Chapter of the Red Cross in 1935 and organized its Gray Lady Hospital and Recreation service. Working six days a week as a volunteer, she brought service up to a strength of 450. When Under the Concert Management of Bertha Ott, the following recitals will take place at the Eight Street Theaâ€" tre, 741 South Wabash Avenue, beâ€" tween 8th Street and Balboa Place during the month of April. Promoted to Corporal are Privates Maxâ€" L. Kaiser, Palmyra, Wis.; Rayâ€" mond A. Kuczynski, 3918 1st Place, Milwaukee, Wis.; James W. gnlhn, 4251 Melvina, Chigago ;George E. Caile, 657 Roscoe Street, Chicago, and Priâ€" vate First Class John T. Reid, 79 S. Mill Street, Farmington. Jacques Fray and Mario Braggiotti, in a two piano recital, Sunday afterâ€" noon at 3:30, April 12th, Dorothy Korn, organist, winner of the young artist contest, Society of American Musicians recital, at Kimâ€" ball Hall on Monday evening at 8:30 April ©20th. I Fern Hammers, contralto, recital at Kimball Hall Sunday afternoon at 3:30 April 26th. and Rudolph U. Kortilla, 1645 Richton Vincent Geraci accordionist, recital Sunday afternoon at 3:30, April 19th. Street, Detroit, Mich. Other men receiving appointments to the older grades retained under the rew setup included Pvt. Christian W. Becker, 955 North Ave., Des Plaines, elevated to Sergeant. . 1 ln.Anh.llWhlq appointed Chairman of the Volunteer Nurse‘s Aide Corps, of the Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross, khuhnmlyjl-_.l. Forgan, Chapter Chairman, She sucâ€" mdlun.ll’msi‘ky,mw nation was announced at the same time. Heads Red Cross Nurse‘s Aide Corps . They albo will do . Spiegel