Show wh what at 05 AG Cobb 1 alvy thinks about species of candidates S ANTA MONICA CALIF it takes all kinds of candidates to make up this world maybe why the world seems so overcrowded theres the candidate who belongs belong 93 to aalthe ail the secret orders it if he I 1 left t off his emblems hed catch cold knows every grand hailing sign there is missed a lodge brothers funeral in years can hardly wait for the next one to die no campaign complete without him candidate specializing in the hearty handshake the neck irvin g S COM cobb embrace the der lap the bear hug the gift of remembering every voter by his first name and the affectionate aes inquiry regarding the wife and kiddies when he kisses a baby it sounds like somebody taking off a pair of wet overshoes usually has a er beaten wife needing a new hat candidate chos constantly leading an imaginary parade of faithful followers loves to poke his ch chest est away out and then follows it majestically down the street A common or standardized species biblical wisdom IN TN THE book of nahum chapter II 11 I 1 came upon this verse the chariots shall rage in the streets they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways they shall seem like torches they shall run like the those old testament prophets certainly peered a long way into the future because I 1 traveled by night through a main thoroughfare leading from los angeles to the sea and vice versa and I 1 knew what nahum was describing but not even an inspired seer of the bible could imagine a record of traffic mortality so ghastly as alie the one weve already compiled in this year of grace 1937 A D automobile destruction or a people so speed mad 0 0 how to fight japs W WHENEVER we have a japanese war scare I 1 think of uncle lum whittemore back in west kentucky who loved to dispense wisdom as he hitched one practiced instep on a brass rail and with his tree free hand fought the resident flies for the tidbit of free lunch which he held in his grip one day a fellow asked uncle lum who had served gallantly in the southern confederacy until a very hard rainstorm came up what hed do it if the yellow peril boys boy invaded america id hunt me a hollow tree in the deep woods he said yes son the owls would have to fetch me my mail I 1 been up on them japs fatalists a fatalist demanded someone near ez I 1 kin make out stated the veteran a fatalist is a party that thinks youre doin him a deep puss onal favor when you kill him 0 0 0 hollywood fashions S OME envious style expert says ays hollywood fashions are too garish if hes talking about hollywood males I 1 say just garish enough if they were any more garish than they are visitors would have to wear blinders and if they were any less garish italian sunsets would stand a chance in the competition and I 1 want the championship to stay in america billy gaxton picks out something suitable for a vest to be worn to a fancy dress party and then has a whole suit made out of it bob ties are the kind that I 1 buy in moments of weakness and then keep in a bureau drawer because im not so brave as bob is and also I 1 keep the drawer closed because I 1 cant stand those sudden daz dazzling aling glares and bing crosby is either color blind or thinks everybody else is but his crooning is mighty soothing and so it goes red pink green purple orange sky blue and here and there a dash of lavender our local boys gladden the landscape with the sort of clothes id wear too only my wife wont let me stop look li listen steril our sartorial motto and these jealous designers back east can kindly go jump in a dye pot IRVIN S COBB 0 service |