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Evening star., 1933-01-29
MOTORDOM HOPEFUL
FOR BANNER YEAR
Carmakers Are Giving Undivided
Attention to Its
Product.

From the industry that concerns
itself with the making of the American
motor car to the public that busies
itself breaking it, motordom turns the
new year with more and greater reso-
lutions than at any time in its brief
but crowded history. The picture, in
terms of resolutions carried through to
their logical conclusion, is the rosiest
in many years.
Manufacturers have resolved to give
their undivided attention to the pro-
duction of their cars, not to gamble in
securities and mergers. Dealers are re-
solved that they must keep out of the
red, thus assuring the motorist of bet
ter local representation. Owners have
resolved to give their cars more con-
sideration in point of service. Nineteen
thirty-three looms up like year OF
going places and doing things.
Some of the most significant reSolu-
tions may not be fully appreciated
until the year is well under way. Some
may never come to light at all, yet will
play an important role in fashioning
the destiny of the automobile business
this year. Many thousands of motorists,
for instance, are repeating their reso-
luton to set aside so much each month
toward the purchase of new car. Or
ders will shortly be placed for thou
sands of cars by persons who nave
wisely saved for a new car, earning
interest on their savings in the interim
Evening star., 1933-01-29
OPTIMISM IS FELT
BY AUTO INDUSTRY
New Models Offered With
Higher Hopes Than
.. Heretofore.

That hardy perennial Of modern
business-the automobile induStry-ls
ready once more to blossom forth with
all Of its usual splendor plus new shoots
Of development. In Information, more
or less, since last August, the foremost
industry is all set for another season
Of new hopes and aspirations.
Should Be Successful.
With any kind of break 1888 ought
to be a successful one for the motor
car makers, but in spite of the fact
that several profitable years will be
needed to enable many of the COM
panies to wipe out deficits piled up dur
ing the past few years the new season
could prove to be a total loss and
still not leave the motor industry fiat
Ever since man started making auto
mobiles there has been no such word
as satisfied in the automotive lexicon.
Individuals and great firms may fail,
but the hope of producing more cars,
and better cars, continues unabated.
Great nameplates like Haynes, Pope
Hartford Lozier, Stevens-Duryear, Win
ton, Knox, Locomobile, Maxwell, Ma
tional, Apperson, Jordan, Stearns, Stod-
dard-Dayton, Simplex, Wills Ste. Claire,
Mitchell, McFarlan, Alec, Rambler.
Rickenbacker, Chandler, Chalmers and
American nave passed from the picture
yet the new years cars are offered with
higher hopes than any previous models
that were ever presented to a discrim-
mating world
Other Failures.
So hardy is the automotive perennial
that it enters the new year with a
brand-new make and new models of
two cars that have pulled right through
the depression. This is an amazing rec
ord when it is considered that since
compilation of failures listed in Janu-
ary, 1925. the following have been add
ed: Ambassador, Barley, Case, Cole,
Cleveland, Doris, Davis, Durant, Dag
mar. Elcar, Flint, Gardner, Gray, Hat
field, H. c. S., Jewett, King, Kissel, Lo-
comobile, Lexington, Meteor, Moon,
Mercer. Roamer, Revere Rollin, Ster-
ling knight, Star, Templar. Velie and
Westcott. All these during prosperity.
The motor industry offers you the
1888 model in optimism.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
CONNECTICUT FINDS CAR
SPEEDS ARE NOT so HIGH
OF 90 Drivers Checked Only One
Was Going Faster Than
Fifty.

How fast do motorists actually clip 1t
off on the highway?
Connecticut tests show some interest
ing facts. They are said to be excep-
tionally reliable because they have been
taken without drivers knowing that
their speed WIS being checked. OF 90
drivers checked up on a straight stretch
Of ideal road it was found that only
one was travelling faster than so miles
per hour Twenty of them exceeded 40
miles per hour, while Is were travelling
80 miles per hour or less. The remain
ing 81 were travelling between 80 and 40
miles an hour. Since more than three
fourths Of them did not exceed 40 miles
per hour the average speed was around
36la miles per hour.
Eighteen additional observations were
made with the aid of special speed
detector, checking drivers as they passed
over rather poor stretch of road with
a double-track street car line in the
middle On this check-up the lowest
recorded speed was II miles an hour
and the highest &c. Only three of the
cars were found to be travelling over 80
miles per hour and three of them were
going 20 miles per hour or less. The
average Of the whole group was under
26 miles per hour.
1t would have been interesting to
know how fast the drivers thought they
were going, as indicated by their speedo-
meters.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Plates Locked to Car.

Mississippi license plates for 1888 will
be entirely new in design for the pur-
Evening star., 1933-01-29
High Gasoline Tax
Causes FlOridians
To Use Bicycles

Take 1t from City Manager L.
L. Lee of Miami. raising Florida's
gasoline tx to Z cents from 6
cents has created bicycle traffic
problem. It appears that the
higher tax has encouraged the
use of bicycles, and traffic has
been so congeSted that several
riders have been killed and others
injured. The manager has noti-
fed directors of public safety that
hereafter bicycles must be
equipped with lights when oper-
ated at night.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
ASKS WORST DANGER

PHILADELPHIA.-W do you think
Is the most dangerous traffic violation?
So asks an automobile club which is
sending out questionnaires to its men,
bers. Is it most dangerous to violate
a stop signal or sign? Do you run the
greatest risk when you illegally pass
street car, or does this happen when
you turn from an incorrect position?
The club asks If going In the wrong
direction, including riding on the wrong
side of the roadway, is among the major
dangers. And how about parking too
close to corner? What do you think
Of driving with disregard for the rights
Of others? And what about driving
while intoxicated?
Evening star., 1933-01-29
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
HELD IMPROVING
"SignificantIy Larger Than
Seasonal" Says Gas
Manager.

Improvement in business activity
significantly larger than seasonal" has
occurred in the past two months in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
according to a report by ]. E. Boudreau,
manager OF the New York division of
the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation. owned
jointly by General Motors Corporation
and the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey.
Although the largest increases were
confined in most cases to those indus
tries engaged in the production Of con-
sumption goods, the gain in the heavier
industries have been impressive" de-
clares the report, one of a series made
TO the corporation by its division mana
GERS throughout the country.
After three years of readjustment,
the majority of business houses and in
dustrial concerns see possibility Of
profitable operation at volume of sales
Evening star., 1933-01-29

and production far less than that which
they felt was necessary in 1929.
Drastic reductions have been
achieved in production costs, interest
charges and overhead, and 1t is these
factors together with the vigor Of the
upturn this Fall that are taken as evi-
dence Of strong advance of general
business in the Spring. The statement
that the financial panic has passed is
no longer ccntradicted, for the outflow
CT gold that produced it has reversed
itself since July.
The view that there is no new busi-
ness to be had at any price nor in any
locality is beginning to be discarded.
There is throughout the territory a sin
cere conviction that we are slowly but
surely beginning the long climb out
Of the depths"
Evening star., 1933-01-29

IT'S ''New Car Time' at the Auto Show but
i it's no ''6rst night" for Plymouth! Already
Plymouth Skies are numerous on the streets.
You've seen them. perhaps you've ridden in one.
But here. :. at the Show :. is your opportunity
to look again at all three..."
We suggest this way of buying with confidence.
Because Plymouth was built to be the kind of car
that looks better the more you look into it.
Itis in no sense warmed over" car. It's new
automobile. new from the tires up. And it sets
a new pace in everything from purchase price to
thrilling-but-thrify performance.
The new prices announced December 10Th on
the Plymouth Six, are the lowest prices that have
ever been put on high-quality Six.
But your savings do not stop with that.
We engineered the ~e;gbt out of Plymouth BY
scientific design we cut out superauous cast iron
Evening star., 1933-01-29
AID CUT THREATENS
HIGHER PROPERTY TAX
President Of American Association
Of Highway Officers Issues
Warning.

American land owners face q serious
hazard in the stampede Of Congress to
economy at any price," declared c. H.
Moorefleld, president of the American
Association Of State Highway Oficials,
in a statement recently issued The
proposal to make drastic cuts in Fed
eral aid to State highways was specified
by Mr.. Moorefield as potential danger
to the owners of property.
Decreases in Federal aid, coupled
with the practice Of gas tax diversion
within individual States, will inevitably
throw an increased burden on the al
ready overburdened property owners" 4"
Mr.. Moorefield stated "As Secretary
of Agriculture Arthur M Hyde recently
pointed out decreased road income
means defaulted bonds which, in turn,
will force the States to increase property
taxes in order to preserve their credit"
Evening star., 1933-01-29
FAULTY IGNITION CAUSE
OF MANY MOTOR ILLS
Inspection of Spark Plugs Urged
Twice Year by Service
Manager.

"Sixty to 10 per cent Of today's
motor ills are directly traceable to
faulty ignition, and spark plugs as an
important part of the ignition system
must assume their proportionate share
Of this Indictment" Sumner S. Howard,
service manager of the AC Spark Plug
Co., told members of the Society of Au-
tomotive Engineers at dinner IN the
Royal York Hotel, Toronto.
Through the simple application Of
inspecting spark plugs and the ignition
system at least twice year, a large
proportion of these troubles can be
eliminated" he said.
Mr.. Howard demonstrated the newly
developed spark plug cleaning machine,
which cleans spark plug perfectly in q
few seconds.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

and steel .. that run up your gas and oil bills.
We engineered in new strength and that SIX
cylinder engine. Ia SEVENTY horsepower engine
%. has bird like appetite in spite of the most
thrilling performance of any car in its price class!
Andneverforget. Plymouth gives youF Floating
Power engine mountings. Not merely rubber cush-
ions >. . but basic improvement that eliminates
vibration :. a patented type of engine mounting
that no other car can use except by license!
You get Hydraulic Brakes, too -. and Safety
Steel Bodies to protect you and your family.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Both Kinds of Cans.

Detroit has many claims to fame other
than its prominence as the hub of the
automobile industry. 1t is the largest
producer Of milk cans in the United
States, according to a recent report.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

without defacing the former. The new
plates are the invention of a jackson
citizen and are said to be an innova-
ton In licensing.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

pose of making it more difficult to oper-
ate stolen cars or other machines not
properly licensed. 1t will not be pos
sible to remove the tags from cars
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
DIR. Pitts Indicted
For Ms;l Fraud


Philadelphia (CNS--"Dr." Wal
ter l.. Pitts, alias Voice Publishing,
alias The Observer alias Mayer
Distributing Company. and so forth
and so forth, has been indicted on
ten counts for the use OF the mails
to defraud. His accomplish Adel-
aide Dabney was also indicted.
Many patrons througout the
country paid the Doctor" his three
dollar fee for the privilege Of Sc
curing a delayed number that he
guaranteed to hit.
Representatives from the Pitts
burgh Courier, the Afro American,
Washington Tribune, Norfolk
Journal and Guide. were called
as witnesses to prove publication
Of the Doctors Love powders,
Lucky Incenses, Number Dust, and
Dust. and other advertisements.
Assistant U. 5. Attorney. f.
Washington Rhodes editor of the
Phila. Tribune, was in charge
of the grand jury that returned the
indictments.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
Atty. Butler Heads
Drive To Aid Needy

Under the direction of the pres
ident OF the Michigan Democratic
League, Charles G. Diggs, state or
ganizer and deputy parole COM
missioner, and his assistant, Theo-
dore X. Barnes, are stressing to
the branches OF the organization
throughout the state. the import
ance of aiding their needy during
the holidays.
Messrs Diggs and Barnes report
ed that, due to the National Re-
covery program, most of the out
state branches are finding them
selves in fairly good circumstances.
The president of the M. ID. l..
appointed Attorney e II. Butler to
head Wayne County committee,
to work in interest of aiding the
needy Others of the committee are
Mrs. Mayme Donovan, DR.. d.. G..
NTH. DIR. Russell, Mrs EDO, Mrs.
Jordan. and Misses Johnnie Mae
McConnico, Jessie Waller, Loretta
Manning, Mary Jane Scott. and
Messrs Lawrence A. Carter, Theo-
dore Barnes, Edward Swan, Chas.
c. Diggs, Joseph Craigen, Frank
ownes. Jesse Hutchins, and others.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
Booker !. Washington Trade
Association Closes Good Year
Northwestern Branch Reports Tell Of Fine
Work Accomplished Through The Year

The Northwestern Branch of the
Booker +. Washington Trade AS
ISOLATION closed another successful
year, Thursday, Dec. :, at which
time reports Of the various COM
mittees and departments were read.
Among the many forms of val
liable service which the organiza-
tion rendered the public were i'm
cluded the detailed information
they gave out concerning the Home
Owners Loan. the Sales Tax, y. II.
A. and other topics of vital inter
est.
The club devotes the third Thurs
day in each month TO the young
people. Fine debates and other ed
ucational and entertaining features
were sponsored. The association
entertained the young people of
Lansing, who are organized into
a business group, whose members
are very talented.
The Thrift Week they sponsored
was very beneficial to business in
the Northwestern section of the
city, and the associatin plans to
continue II through the year. The
progressive group has worked
zealously to boost Negro business.
The clubs business lunches. un-
der the direction OF Y. Strickland,
we're a success. From March 10 to
Oct. 20, lunches were served to a
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
Blames Lynching On
Homes, Churches
And Schools

The Rev. Edgar Dewitt Jones,
pastor of the Central Woodward
Christian Church. told his congre-
CATION Sunday that the blame for
the outburst of lynching recently
can be charged to the public schools
home and churches.
Wherein great strsse was ylaced
on the three RS Of elementary ed
ucation a century ago, he advocat-
ed instruction in the trinity Of
reverences, rectitude and respons-
Utility.
Tho minister laid much OF the
blame for the recent outburst at
the door of Gov. James Rolph, Jr,
OF California. who recently stated
that he would pardon all members
convicted for participation in 4
lynchIng OF two white men at sAr
Jose. California.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
COMMITTEE ON
CIVIL RIGHTS
FORMED HERE
Grigsby Elected Head
OF Committee

A small group of Represented
tive citizens have formed what
will be known as the Detroit Civ
IL Rights Committee. The launch
ing of this organization is the di-
rect result OF a Sunday Forum,
held at st. Johns Presbyterian
Church here, several weeks ago,
at which time forum speaker.
Snow f. Grigsby, gave glaring
figures showing the dearth of jobs
allotted to Negroes in the various
departments of the local city gov
eminent.
The organization will have as its
first mission the seeking out Of
the proper authorities and the de-
handing of jobs to which Ne
groes are justly entitled in the
various city departments.
The Detroit Civil Rights Com
mittee, which will be inter-racial
in its makeup is at present com
posed OF the following: DR.. vii
liam II. Peck, pastor of Bethel A.
Nj. l.. Church; w. b. Mcdaniel.
real estate broker; Attorney Chas.
b. Berry, V. A. Bristol, promi-
tative; and Snow +. Grigsby,
chairman.
Spokesman say that the Civil
Associated Negro Press represen-
nent undertaken; Robt. A. Crump,
Rights Committee will not at
tempt to ursurp the powers or
authority of any other organiza
ton. and that it would rather
seek the aid OF all and act as "A
spur to those who have hitherto
been dilatory in their activity, yet
II will take the lead, when neces-
sary, in all movements for the
betterment Of the group.
The Committee Is now busily
engaged in compiling its inform
alton and mapping out its method
Of procedure.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
SEIZE So, $50.
IN COUNTERFEIT.
DETROIT SCRIP
Seizure Follows Buy
BY Detective
Hardy

An investigation by Detective
George Washington Hardy, who
purchased $1,000 worth OF bogus
scrip for $500 on the pretext Of
wanting 1t for a group of rack
eteers, led to the confiscation Of
$l3,500 Of the bogus City of Detroit
scrip Tuesday.
The bogus scrip was seized a.
1928 Park avenue where Hardy
said the scrip was bought. A war
rant to search the premises had
been issued by Judge Thomas NJ.
Cotter in Recorders Court. Harold
Wolverton. white and l.. j. Brown,
white a private detective. were ar
rested.
Brown was held on charges of
uttering and publishing the counter
felt paper. Brown is accused by
police OF being the leader of con-
terfeit gang which has been dis
tributing counterfeit paper about
the city.
l the apartment were also
Robert Schultz. %; Richard Stead.
20; and two women, Frances Carp.
"a, and Ruth Knott, IS, all white.
Schultz had $500 OF the bogus
scrip in his possession when search
ed.
With the arrest of Brown and
the others. police believe that they
had stopped the channel through
which Chicago gang had hoped
to dispose of 100000 of the coun-
terfeit paper in Detroit.
Already % persons have been
arrested, five convicted, and cases
are pending against II others. The
police have seized $21 900 in con-
terfeit $500 notes and more than
$50 complaints have been lodged
Hardy has been a member OF the
police force for seven years. Tic
was promoted TO the position o.
detecs'~e- 1s months ngn. WI Is al
ftached to the Women's Divisi0n.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23

thousand persons. There were
forty-six meetings held during the
past year, with 1928 persons in
attendance. Fifteen persons were
given Jobs, through the association
during the year. Sixty-seven do!
lars and fifty cents was given to
ST. Stephens Church. Seventeen
per sons graduated from the sales
manship department of the organ
ization.
The retiring president, G.. W.
Jackson, makes the following
statement; Il thank the public for
their support, during the two and
half years have served the
Branch as president. Business has
been increased and the West Sides
interest in the Trade Association
is growing.
You have helped me put over
the program, and l ask you 10
support the new officers who will
enter upon their duties in January
The officers elect are as follows:
DR.. Lawson, president; Rev.
Howell. LIST vice president; b. Bur-
nette. second vice; Mrs. Dunnell,
secretary; Rev. Brown, CORES
ponding secretary; /. M. Hadley,
financial secretary; Y. Strickland,
treasurer. The executive board are
DR.. Strickland. II. Reeves. and II.
II. Bright.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
Medical Society
Holds Meeting

The Detroit Medical Society
met at it's regular meeting place
at Brewster Center, December 10.
The usual business OF the evening
was transacted and reports of the
various committees submitted.
The members present we're:
Drs. Givens, Rucker, Marckoe,
Graham, Isaacs. Constable, Nc
Clepdon, Matahaljie. Knox. Allen
Milton, Young, Murphy, and Mack.
New members are Drs. II. II.
Thompson, BarIand, Carter, and
seabrooks.
a very scholarly paper was
read by Or. c. c. Constable, en-
titled "Hemorrhage OF the Ute
russ' It was we'll discussed by
all present.
The members OF the Detroit
Medical Society wish all their pa
tiedts and friends a Merry Christ
VI IA a Happy New Year.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
OPEN HOUSE AT
ST. ANTOINE TO
USHER IN YEAR
DR.. Martin Heads
Committee On Big
Program

The Tenth annual Open House
Program of the st. Antoine Branch
Y. M. &. A. will be staged on New
Years Day. Beginning at p. M,
a continuous program, which has
for its purpose the exhibition Of
all of the varied "Y" activities
will begin and continue until late
evening: All mebers OF the "Y" and
friends are cordially invited TO at
tend.
The big "Y" gymnasium and the
swimming pool will offer to the
friends OF Y gymnasts and regular
class members a resume of the re-
gular gym program. Boys health
drills. competitive games, mems
drills, swimming exhibition, yolley
ball, and basketball games Will
keep the department humming
with activity throughout the day.
The annual volly ball game be-
tween the "Y" Varsity and the
Ministers will be staged at p.
NJ. The awarding of life saving
cmblems will climax an aquatic
program enjoyed in by both men
and boys.
Hundreds of "Y" boys will de-
monstrate why they like the "Y"
in series OF exhibitions. There will
be ping pong and checker tourna-
ments moving pictures, demonstra-
tons of "Y" boys club activities
and other interesting features.
The checker experts of Detroit
have their big day at the "Y" as a
feature of our annual Open House
program. Anderson Day, a we'll
known Spanish pool and checker
players is cooperating in this act
ivity, and the Detroit Straight
Checker Club has been invited TO
have a part.
There will be a billiard tourna-
ment under the direction of Jos.
G. Matthew, s--
Probably the most interesting
feature OF the days program will
be the unique musical presentation
by the "Y" Melody Lads under
the direction OF John Taylor. This
group OF about twenty young mon
has thrilled many audiences with
its high type singing. This pro-
gram will be augmented by other
young artists in the community.
This day OF festivities will be elm
axed with social hour for young
people.
You may feel at liberty to in
vite all your neighbors, and par
ticularly the boys whom you feel
will be interested in the "Y" pro-
gram.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-12-23
Chicago Gospel Singers
Appear In Detroit

The Gospel Chorus, composed of
twenty members of the Ebenezer
Baptist Church, of Chicago, were
In Detroit this week and filled
singing engagements at several
local churches. They we're guests
OF A. w. Hutchins, Of Calvary
Baptist Church, here.
The singers. with their quartet,
sextet, and chorus, sang at CAL
vary Baptist Church, Tuesday
night: at st. Stephens, Wednesday
night. They arc scheduled to I'LL a
return engagement in Detroit in
January
The group is directed by Prof.
Theodore r. Frye. with Miss Ro-
berta Martin as pianoist. The Choir
ns when In Chicago, Is composed
OF 800 voices. but only two score
made the trim to this city.
The entire aggregation visited the
Tribpno Office, and complimented
the splendid equipment Of the
plant