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Show XkiPhillipr W MAYBE THIS WILL DO ("Tin Pan Alley is striving to put across a war song to fit the . Japanese situation." News item.) Get back in that kimona! It's there where you belong; It's strictly a la bathrobe That you can do no wrong; Get back in that kimona! And face the simple facts: You rate attention only In acrobatic acts. II. Get back in that kimona! And then await your cue: A blare of circus music, The clowns . . . the seals . . . and YOU! Get back in that kimona And take in all the slack! You never looked convincing Save fiat upon your back! III. Get back in that kimona And back into your tights! (We'll toss you in some barrels For matinees and nights.) Get back in that kimona And grab a parasol! In any other costume You don't look right at all. IV. Get back in that kimona Onto that platform hop! Your act's done with a. ladder And some poor guy on top; Get back in that kimona And hark to our appeals! Your spot and well you know it-Is it-Is there among the SEALS. V. Get back in that kimona And climb up on that wire! (You wanna walk the tightrope Not set the world on fire; Get back in that kimona! Your era was the time When Albee was in flower And Keith was in his prime. Buy Defense Bonds GAS RATIONING Within a few weeks automobile driving will be "by card only." It will no longer be a question of where you will go for your Sunday auto trip, but how? Week-end motor trips are to become be-come short distance affairs, and on any summer vacation trip by sedan a bicycle strapped on the back will be compulsory equipment. . Americans have become accustomed accus-tomed to pile into the old boiler, step on the gas and keep driving until the family took pity or the car hit a tree. "Fill 'er up!" have long been the three most common words in the language. And it is going to be quite an experience for the average av-erage man to realize that even his detours are being rationed. a a Guns must get priorities over joy-rides joy-rides and no real American will question the justice of putting bombers, bomb-ers, tanks and warships ahead of hot brakes, hot dogs and hot radiators. radia-tors. a We have driven by ear, by intuition, intui-tion, by habit and by orders, but driving by card will be a new experience. ex-perience. a a a It will not be a question of how many miles does she give to the gallon, gal-lon, but how many gallons does she get to the card. a a a "Well," we can hear mom saying Sunday morning, "where will we go for a ride today?" "Look at the ration card and see," we can hear pop reply. "You've got it," mom will reply. "No, I haven't. I left it right there on the table so you could all make your Sunday plans accordingly." accord-ingly." "It's only got two punches left," sister Susie will observe as she examines ex-amines it. "Then that's as far as we'll go," dad will snap. "How far can we go on two punches?" little Edgar will ask. "That will get us just about enough gasoline for one bathing beach, four all-hots and two arguments argu-ments with a motorcycle cop," dad will explain. a a a And a motorist already has to carry car-ry so many cards there will be serious se-rious complications. He is practically practi-cally a walking card case right now. Once he empties his pockets it is hard to tell whether he is a motorist motor-ist or a fortune teller. a a a However, war is war, and from now on most auto trips will be demi-tasse demi-tasse travels. And if you are an autoist disposed to squawk, forget it. Just think about the luck of the poor fellow who just bought a rural tavern, a roadside lunch or one of those tourist camps. Oh, man! Buy Defense Bonds "Now we know why the Japs wore their kimonos to hide something they had up their sleeves," says Muriel Mu-riel CahilL It's those depressing war dispatches. |