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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Activities Of the
Local |. 0. O. F.

WyandOtte lodge. No. 472, LO.OF,
conferred the first degree on class
of candidates Wednesday night, follow
ed by lunch served by Richard ALI
man. Fred Jackman. Russeu MahOney
and Fred Begeman.
Following the lunch D social honr Of
cards was enjoyed uKsfef the direction
of Herman Puah and Paul Thompson
Joseph Hadley, Jr.. nd Guy Muir
ply viii represent WyanIiotte lodge at
the twenty first district meeting this
coming Sunday. which will be held in
Ipsilanti.
Friday evening. November Ia. Indian
encampmpnt of the local OddfellOws
will Cnfer the patriarehal degree on
IL class of candidates under the dir
ection IF George Balm. degree staff
captain. Following the degree work
lunch and refreshments will be served
by Frank KOlb. Andrew Simpson, John
Marshall and Elkamih BObb.
The encampment Is planning big
night on Friday. December /. They
will start the evening with a six
o'clock supper To he supervised by Ar
mold Decker. +. C.. HOffheinS. Francis
Thimmis. Frank Kolb and Ellsworth
EllwoOd.
Following the supper the golden rule
will BIZ eXemplified. After short re-
ces. the royal purple degree will be
conferred ON the same class OF candi-
dates.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Party Brand Ne
Guilds TO Taxes

1t doesn't make any difference what
political brand Of officials or legisla-
tors control our state government as
far as increasing taxation Is concern
ed--the trend is always drastically up
ward" says Ernest T. Conlon, general
manager Of the Chamber of Commerce
of Michigan. which recently completed
an affiliated organization in every
county in the state to fight for lessen
Ell governmental costs.
"EcOnomy-Saving money for the
peoples a favorite theme for all Do
litical spellbinders. In other days the
candidate who could talk most con-
vincingly and with the greatest fervor
on this subject usually landed state
job. When he got securely ON the pay
roll, however, he conveniently forgot
about his campaign promises and re-
verted 10 the well-knOwn type OF tax
spender-nOt tax saver.
This duplicity has finally become
somewhat well known to the voting
public and in time it may result in men
being elected to Office who really have
the intestinal fOrtitude TO live I'D TO
their promises
I'm the meantime state expenses
continue to increase, taxpayers are
hard pressed to meet their levies. pi-
Oneer industry thinks OF moving to
some other state where the cost of do
ing business Is less, and new enter
prises stay away. Nobody has done
anything effective to curb this situa-
ton, which is steadily growing worse.
"a report recently completed in the
auditor generals department shows
the expenditures for the past fiscal
year to be over $247.OOO,OOO for the
twelve-month period Ten years ago the
cost Of running the state government
was $1OOOOO,OOO. The increase in state
governmental costs for the past ten
years is about $50 per cent In the hast
is years the increase is 400 per cent.
MY attention was recently called to
certain figures concerning the states
payrolls. For the first nine months OF
1889 they tOtaled $19,S6S. 651, an all
time high. Further light on the infil-
tratiOn process during the past seven
years for nine-mOnth periods follows:
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
NYANDOIIE YOUTH
STABBED 10 DEATH
By BOY COMPANION

One OF the most atrOciOus crimes in
the annals of Wayne county was com
mitted in a filling station at Lincoln
Park on Tuesday night.
Howard Rucker, a 17-year-old youth
whose home was at 34O1 Nineteenth
street, WyandOtte, was stabbed to
death by a companion and intimate
friend, 14-year-Old George McClelland
Of Lincoln Park.
McClelland, who is said to have been
a reader Of the pulp" brand of lit
erature. at first gave police a thrilling
story Of how bandits had entered the
filling station where he (McClelland)
was visiting his boon companion, How
ard. He gave officers a description of
the bandit" car, told how he had tried
to protect his friend, and had been
roughly treated himself In the efdea-
vor.
Police Chief Floyd NJ. CrichtOn was
not entirely satisfied with the boys
version of the tragedy.
After "a hours of grilling, McClel-
land broke down and acknowledged
tlrat he had committed the murder.
The quarrel which started the fatal
argument is said to have been over a
dollar watch.
Rucker was stabbed four times with
hunting knife with a five-inch blade.
He was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Rucker Of Nineteenth street. The faith
e. is a salesman.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Day
Proclamation

The memories of loved ones who
made the supreme sacrifice in de-
Tense of our country, are still
with US.
On this memorable day, to me.
ii seems a duty TO set aside the
ordinary tasks Of life and COM
mcmorate these loved ones who
are gone.
Therefore, j urge our citizens no
observe Arlnistice day on Novem-
her II. 1899, by displaying the
flag in memory Of these heroes
who so CALAMITY defended it and
in conforming with this spirit. all
city offices will be closed on this
day.
T. a. DAVIS,
Mayor of Wyandotte.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Stats Commissioners
Honersd at Meeting

The members Of the WyandOtte La
dies soeiety. group $500, PIMA, coup
led their regular meeting with a little
party hOnOring Miss Mary A. Kurzat-
kowski. the newly elected Polish Ma
tional Alliance state commissioner.
Congratulations and talks were ex-
tended by Mrs. +. TchOrz, vice presi-
dent Of council 10. PN.A-. W. ZgOda.
secretary Of the council, and Mrs. +.
Maciejewski Little PhilOmene Hebda,
the youngest member Of the group, pre-
scented the new commissioner with a
bouquet of roses, I'm behalf Of the
group.
After the meeting refreshments were
served.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Catholic Wemen' $
Tea Nov. 10

A bridge-tea, sponsored by the
League Of Catholic Women will be Civ
en- On Thursday, Nov. 16, at 2 p. m, In
St Patrick's gymnasium. The proceeds
will 60 into 2 fund for aiding -
speel1t - I'm
creed.
Mrs. Harry w. Brewer is general
chairman, and assisting her are the
following committee ehairmen:
Mrs Stewart Raubof, tickets; Mrs.
A III. Cameron, tables; Mrs. George
GiasSOn, Jr, table covers; Mrs. NJ.
Clarence COnnOrs, refreshments Mrs.
James .. Dolan, publicity, and Miss
Laura Dolan, prizes.
There will be prize for each table
and many lovely door prizes.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Tive Men Held
for Breaking, Ente ring

Answering can from the plant
watclman. PatrOlmen Bates and Sic
loft went to the McCord Manufactur-
ing Co. works at Mulberry and Third
streets, shortly after o o'clock Sunday
night
They found Clifford Briggs in the
basement Briggs told the officers that
three other men were waiting for him
In car parked on Poplar street be-
tween Third and Fourth streets. With
the aid of Officers Steffin and McCrea,
the patrolmen captured Clarence Rapp.
The other two had fled.
Briggs and Rapp were held On a
charge Of breaking and entering.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
SKIDDTNG PASSENGER CAR
RUNS INTO DELIVERY TRUCK

A ear driven by ElwOod Schroeder.
26, 400 Sixth street, going north on
Bidaile avenue Saturday morning, skid
ded and struck a truck owned by II. c.
Wick and driven by Stanley Swiecki,
y. If 1903 Second street. who was
making a left turn on to Miller street
10 go north on Biddle. The truck sus-
tanned 500 damage, the car SIS.
Schroeder refused medical treatment
for a cut on the right hand.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Mrs. Mene' S
Funeral Saturday

Mrs. Mary Gertrude Memo died In
Harper hospital at Detroit on Thurs
day OF last week. She was IS years OF
age and was born in Wellesley, Ont
Surviving are her husband, Joseph
f. Memo; daughter, Margaret; three
sisters, Mrs. Ella You'd, Mrs. Margar-
ct EllwOod and Mrs. Elizabeth Hous-
ton, and two brothers, William and
Justin Houston.
Funeral services were held at the
ThOn funeral home on Saturday after
noon, conducted by Rev. H. Norman
Jackson Of the First Congregational
church. Burial was in Ferndale GENE
terry.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
RANKED THIRD
IN BUILDING FOR SEPTEMBER

Dearborn, Of cities in the metrOp0li-
tan area. ranked first in the ISSUANCE
of building permits during the month
of September. Wyand0tte was third.
The figures for towns reporting we're ::
Dea rborn, $3.50 500; Royal Oak,
S111.JO5: Wyandotte. $93.612: Crosse
Pointe Park. $S7 ST.: Ferndale, ST.
$50; Hamtramck, SIS, Plymouth,
SIS. $50; Highland Park, SJ,I6I; Mel
yindale, $5,O9S NH
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10

Mr.. Richard L. Cook, President,
Michigan Municipal League,
Mayor of City of Grand Haven
Grand Haven, Michigan.
Dear Sir:
This will acknowledge receipt Of
your communication OF October Il,
1899. appointing me as a member Cd
The Board If Trustees Of the Michigan
Municipal League.
My interest in the league and munl-
cilEil affairs encourages me to accept
this appointment and i assure you
will do the utmost in acting to the
best Of my ability in this position.
Very truly yours,
Lawrence J. LaCOurse,
City Clerk,
WyandOtte, Michigan.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Lssion TO Pa, ads
on Armistics Day

Armistice day in wyandotte will be
observed tomorrow night by Edward
G. Headman post Of the American Le-
gion. which will stage a parade on.
Biddle avenue tomorrow night. This
will be followed by a gathering at the
Legion club house on Van Alstyne
boulevard, 10 which Mayor Davis. men,
bers Of the Council and city officials
have been invited.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
THEFT OF CAR AND BICYCLE

& car reported stolen from Gordon
Smart Of S55 Superior boulevard, Sat-
unday evening. was found by the own
er the next afternoon on Fourth street.
Some one stole O Princeton bicycle
belonging to George Dallas, OF 45T7
Seventh street, on Monday.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Legion Band
Dance Tonight

The American Legion band is spon-
sOring a dance To be held In the Done
mar ball room OF the State auditorium
ON Chestnut street, tonight. Admission,
% cents. A ten-piece Detroit orchestra
will furnish the music.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10
Mt. Carmsl School
Alumni Dance

The Alumni II Mt. Carmel school
are sponsoring an ArlniStice day dance
somorrow saturday. night, Novem
her IL. at Mt Carmel auditorium.
Dancing will continue frcm 9 10 l. 30
O'Clock. Joe CarusO and his swing band
will furnish the music.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10

The regular meeting OF the League
Of Catholic Women will be held on
Tuesday, Nov. IA, at 2 p. m, at the
home of Mrs. Frank FOgarty, 307 Elm
street, Trenton.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10

Residential SolicitatiOn-Mr Will
liam Marsh.
Beauty Shops - Mrs. j. Merrill
Martin.
Trenton solicitation is under the
Craftsmanship of Harry w. Butler.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-10

Regular cOnvocation Of Wyandotts
chapter, No. 135, RAM, next Thurs-
day night.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

in the right direction. Only the
Office Of the National Capital Parks
now remains outside the pale Of the
reorganization.
When President Roosevelt at the
reported request of Frederic A..
Delano, chairman Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, suggested a consolidation of
authorities here in 1885, he told the
recreational heads he had been in
formed revised set-up would in
crease by about one-third the recre-
alton efficiency here. Whether or
not this proves to be the case, tax
payers now have the right to expect
a complete andwell- organized recre-
alton program for themselves and
their children. Mr.. Barrett, whose
experience should qualify him for his
position, now has the executive pow
ers which he lacked as co-ordinator
under the former program and there
appears to be complete harmony on
the policy controlling committee
where differences stymied the old
co-ordinating committee.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
An Independent Spuin?

Generalissimo Francisco Franco
evidently considers the presence of
italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano
on ceremonial visit to San Sebas-
tian an appropriate moment to as
sure the world that Nationalist Spain
proposes, in the event of a European
war to be neutral Spain. Under any
circumstances, war or peace, General
Franco insists he has become the
ruler of a state which is and which
intends to be an independent Spain.
Time alone, Of course, will prove
whether that is destined to be
fact Or remain pious and patriotic
aspiration. 1t is true that the Italian
and German legions with whose aid
the republic was overthrown have
largely evacuated the peninsula.
Whether their departure symbolizes
the renunciation of Nazi-Fascist
claims for rewards for war services
rendered is decidedly a horse of an
other color.
In an interview with Lisbon news
paper last Friday, Franco said Spain
lis neither Italian nor German" but
he was silent on the question of what
he proposes to do to register the VIC
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Getting Together

The formation of the joint COM
mittee of the Board of Education
and the Board of Commissioners and
the appointment of Lewis R. Barrett
as administrator, under the commit
tee, Of all supervised recreation in
the District at long last answers for
the most part the ten-year cry for
consolidation of the tri-partite recre-
ational set-up here.
While the consolidation, provided
In the recently passed District supply
bill, applies only to two of the three
agencies-the Community Center
Department and the Municipal Play
ground Department-it none the less
places all the programmed recreation
In the District under single admin
istrative head, which should be a step
Evening star., 1939-07-16
False Impressions

Elsewhere in today's Star there ap-
pears a further discussion of facts
about Washington, a discussion pro-
voked by an editorial in the Adrian
(Mich) Telegram, inserted in the
Congressional Record, and which is
continued by the kilograms expla-
nation Of the source OF Its original
inaccuracies and a statement of Ger
tain opinions.
A source of injury to Washington
are the false impressions about
Washington held by those who di-
rectly or indirectly possess the power
of control over Washington. When
ever it can do so, The Star will cor
rect these false impressions in the
hope that conclusions and opinions
based on them may also be corrected.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Hatred

DR.. Samuel Johnson, in one of his
careless moments, remarked to James
Boswell: Il like a good hater." But
the famous authority on the mean
ing of words probably did not expect
to be taken literally by his biographer
nor by the public. What he intended,
doubtless, was compliment to a
man of spirit, man frank and open
in the expression of his opinions.
Hatred, the average rational indi-
vidual knows in his heart, is no
solution for any human problem, no
cure for any human Ill.
Yet the impulse to hate is natural
and instructive. 1t represents a form
of anger, normally results from in
tolerable provocation or from painful
injury. People do not hate altogether
without excuse. Their reaction is, in
certain respects, social phenome-
non. Tyranny, for example, is hated
without apology. Dictators promote
the wrath of millions by their policies
of arrogance and violence. So, too,
misers intent upon the harvesting of
usuriouS profit create enemies among
the victims of their greed The in
tolerance of reformers and the mill
tant dogmatism OF revolutionaries
are resented passionately by the
objects of their crusades for expert
mental change.
But even when it is granted that
the impulse to hate is explained by
the unwritten law Of cause and effect
it is deplorable. Plutarch, than
whom there never was a wiser
author, solemnly warned posterity:
IF you hate your enemies, you will
contract such vicious habit of mind,
as by degrees will break out upon
those who are your friends, or those
who are Indifferent to you" And
his injunction was repeated for mod
ern readers by Hannah More, who
wrote to Horace Walpole in a death
less letter: IF I wanted to punish
an enemy, 1t should be by fastening
on him the trouble of constantly
hating somebody" The penalty, she
believed, would be ample correction
for any fault.
Perhaps there might be a practical
excuse for hating If it were efficient.
In solemn fact, it too often fails Of
its end to be recommended as
program of action. A better device
is suggested by the Golden Rule,
which may be difficult yet invariably
is defensible. The moral renaissance
which is the objective of the forces
of religion if not of democracy
throughout the earth must be
achieved by labor and by sacrifice,
but when it has been accomplished
it will be worth its heavy price.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
TIES THAT BIND
By the Right Reu. James Freeman D. d. ILL., d. D. c. L.
Bishop OF WASHINGTON

The most critical and exact analysts Of
history agree that, at given time in
history something happened that gave
birth to an institution we call the
church, and ushered in power so great
that 1t was destined to affect the course
of life the world over. The something
that happened was SO startling that 1t
changed group of vacillating. unlet-
tered men and endued them with such
gifts and boldness that they became the
advance guard of Christian forces and
Christian institutions; forces and insti-
tutions that have persisted with increas-
ing zeal through the long centuries of
time.
OF this signal event little is recorded
The one writer who attempts to describe
1t begins his narrative with these sig
nificant words: They were all with one
accord in one place" He was speaking
of group of men and women, largely
peasants, who with expectancy were
waiting for something they were unable
to define, but which they believed would
invest them with gifts and powers to
~,
in strange language, promised them His
abiding presence. OF the unusual phe-
nomena that marked this event is the
recorded statement Of one who felt its
influence. Writing of the multitudes who
looked on in wonder, he says that they
were astounded and filled with amaze
ment, saying one to another: I'VE do
hear them speak in our tongues the
wonderful works of God" 1t was as II
suddenly in universal language the
mighty story of Christ's mission to men
was being told.
Regard this incident as we may, we
cannot dispute the fact that new thing
came into being, new kind of power
was released that changed mems think
ing about God and about life itself, on
that memorable day in an obscure place
and IN a remote corner Of the world Gen.
turies ago. We call it the birthday of
the Christian church. From such a be-
ginning this institution has grown In
universal recognition and influence until
1t occupies central place in the reverent
consideration Of men everywhere.
One of the most notable incidents
about this momentous event was the
singular unity Of those to whom the gift
of world discipleship was given: They
were all with one accord in one place"
Power comes through unity 1t could
come in no other way. The churches
Of every name are facing a new world
today. 1t is world that is full of new
perils and large opportunities. How
Evening star., 1939-07-16

shall they avoid the perils and take ad-
vantage Of the opportunities? How shall
they lengthen their cords and strengthen
their stakes? These are urgent and
pressing questions. 1t will require wise
craftsmanship and the grace of humility
to answer them.
1t has become increasingly clear that
"a house divided" cannot stand, espe-
cially in times such as we face today.
There is better spirit of comradeship
and more Of comfy and good will than
we knew 40 or so years ago. Our COM
plex social problems have forced us to
cooperate in an effort to solve them.
This is all to the good, but it is not
enough. Dismembered .Christendom
menaces its own best interests, it defeats
its highest common purposes. AS an
opinion maker on great issues that con-
Germ the well-being Of our people it
makes little impression. The churches
in America represent millions OF adher-
ents; divided as they are and divided by
things non-essential and largely extra
neous to their professed faith, they sig
nally fail to shape the course of events.
Much Of the time Of the churchs' lead
ers is spent in setting forward their pecu-
liar brand of churchmanship rather
than those central, eternal truths given
to mankind by Jesus Christ. In promot-
ing missionary work, denoninational bias
has a large, too large a place. While
the forces that conspire to defeat the
Christian cause are consolidated and
Jealous, the Christian forces represented
by the churches continue divided. A
vast number Of the churches are Chris
tian by profession and are followers OF
the lowly Nazarene, yet they do not move
together in resisting forces that are bent
upon defeating their high aims and pur-
poses.
Said distinguished visitor from the
Far East as he observed the divisions
In the Christian forces of America: "The
voices Of many churches are no voice at
all. One united voice of all the churches
will shake the earth. For it will not be
human voice, but the voice of Pente-
cost" He pied that the churches in
America should set the l)ace for the
churches of the Old World\ \that at any
cost they should .courageously\ and with
Christian wisdom face and meet the des-
perate situation that involves all races
and peoples
The call to close the ranks is a per-
sistent one today. The need for unity
has never been greater. "All with one
accord" this is the essential thing. Be-
yond all else, it is the will of Christ.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

torious Nationalist gratitude to
their totalitarian allies and benefac-
tors. Toasts exchanged between the
Generalissimo and Count Ciano at
San Sebastian also leave the ques-
ton unanswered.
In the fierce continent-wide rivalry
now raging between the axis and the
democratic powers for the favor Of
other nations, large and small, 1t
seems inconceivable that Germany
and Italy, sooner or later, will not ask
Franco to manifest his appreciation
for their military support in the
Spanish civil war-support that was
utterly indispensable to Insurgent
victory-in some more substantial
fashion than verbal assurances Of
undying obligation.
Meantime, Franco faces the more
immediate problem of domestic re-
construction and conciliation. Many
reports indicate that the Lincolnian
spirit of malice toward none, charity
for all" by no means prevails at
Burgos, Barcelona and Madrid. The
severe punishment just meted out
to Professor Julian Besteiro, whose
principal crime was that he hap
pened to be the last Loyalist govern
mental parsonage essaying to WELD
authority when the revolution tri-
umphed, indicates that the revenge
cult holds sway among the masters
of Spain. That revelation coupled
with circumstantial details of ja;ls
overcrowded with political prisoners
and of twenty executions daily in
Madrid alone, is slight omen of that
new liberal Spain" which the friends
of Spanish culture and civilization,
regardless Of the animosities engen-
dered by Loyalist-Insurgent strife,
had hoped would be built on the ruins
and poignant memories of that san
culinary fratricidal conflict
Evening star., 1939-07-16

About the ultimate stage in fool
ishness has been reached in Vienna,
where, because Hitler was to attend,
q theater withdrew a historic play
because, forsooth, it dealt with the
humiliation of the German Emperor,
Henry ~, at the hands of Pope
Gregory VII several centuries ago.
Next thing we know Shakespeare
will be barred in Rome because one
OF his plays shows a successful con-
spiracy against Dictator j. Caesar.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

=, The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispa tches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
AL rights OF publica ton Of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1939-07-16

Great Britain plans to buy large
quantities of frozen meat from Ar
gentina. She makes no invidious
comparisons, but just goes ahead and
buys it.