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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
Mrs. susie Breazil
HoStes, To Club

A'' ~ ihe Five W Social
. @un wore pleasantly
Wednesday evening.
ars Susie Rrpazil al
N1ncourt street IN
iho president Mrs.
who had accom-
Aand 20 Washington,
president. Mrs q
l hour arrived The
icr guests into ;A1
whore they seated
h'nuifully lace COW
9'rod with q variety
which Scanned to on
drink and hc merry
SGT young"
Nas conferred with a
mcnt dish attractive
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
Michigan Gospel
Choral Union
u, BopBIF Hlt,kNt>

You would have hren sap -ff.
had Won attended me rohoarsais az
the choral group anil nA'ci rs
remarkable progress y 'dF prof'.
what good Instructions and earnest
effort on the part ot The members
can do
Among tho old timers seen ~
The Regular rehearsal last week VAS
John Henderson who has boon
absent on account NJ Illness The
officers expressed a desire ~ soc
Jesse Cotton ~ The mcotincs more
often
The Choral Union "a singing AZ
Tho revival scryccs " New salem
Baptist church hoiue confHr'od
bv EvangolsiThompson Tho meet
ine viii close .inlv
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

ers were; Silence in the Presence
OF the Lord. Just Little Talk with
Jesus and He Gained the Ocean
Mrs Ruth Latture was the accom-
PIANIST; A. V. McCutcheon directed
and Herman McCleary presided
These programs are sponsored each
week ny white group The cho-
rus wss invited BY Mr. Campbell.
and reports having enjoyed q pleas
ant evening
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

A hand Of welcome coming from
the dear old southland has heckon.
ed Mrs Sarah Thomas ~ e5ss FIR
wood avenue ~ spend a few weeks
vacation with relatives and old sc-
ousintances Mrs Thomas le't FOR
birmingham. Ala. recently. where
friends are hoping for her very
pleasant visit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
sFoR LIGHTER SKIN .

Make your own tkin
Bleach from = new
formula Makes skin
noticeahly Liz hter
and youthful looking
IN short time Easy
10 make Only three
ingredients 10 mix
Convenient 10 use;
appis AZ night wash
oil in morning Make
aud use Ia privacy
- hume. niid make
oucy selling 20
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
Music Notes

Mrs Gertrude Durham OF Tab
ernacle Senior choir was guest so-
loist AZ 81. John AME church. Riv-
or Rouge Friday night OF last
week ST Johns Senior choir
was celebrating ite nineteenth an
niversarv Mrs Durham was ac-
companled nv MIR and Mrs. G.. Olds.
and 4. V M,Cntcheon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

Members ~ the Tabernacle cho-
rus were invited guests al the mn-
steal program last SATURDAY. owe
nine hell IN Harbour school Gar
fold and seneca sircsts Three vi
the numbers rendered by the eing-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
THOSE SOCIABLE
WEST SIDERS
The Nances Move Into New Home
BY THE sCRUTINIZER

Horne. hcmc. sweet. sweet home There IS no place
sc bone congratulations. in the superlatiVe. to Mr..
el " Ifwcv Nance, who have taken up residence 'un-
Ter he.r ,nn vine and fig tree at 1852 fireman
leae afl Margaret as they Familiarity known to
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

Another pleasant southern visit
or rs Mrs. Fred Gregory " Nash
Vile Tenn. who will spend The
summer with relatives in Detroit
AZ present she is the house guest
NJ Mr.. and Mrs. George Saunders
65S6 Firwood street
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

f..rndS Return this ~ With Money %.
d,r IN, al op 10 HARRY ADAMS, aai6
Rammeisberg. w. H., Cincinnati Ohio'
and Formula will be sent by return mai
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
Hitler and Thither

Mrs. l.. oliver and Mrs A Cor
don 81 John Wesley AME ZION
church were delegates 10 the AME
Zion conference which convened In
South Bend. Ind. June 25-3o Aft
er the conference the two De'foit-
ers jaunted down to Louisville
KY TO spend few days with fela-
tives and friends.
Enjoying an indefinite sity Ia
our city are Mrs. Florence Kelly
and her daughter. Miss Mary llNo
Kelly. Of Ashville. sc The, go
Sharing their visit with ,oisn.
Nr and Mrs Il II Simmons ~
Williams street and MIR. and Mis-
lamcs Kelly ~ Hudson stiscf.
hrothcr-in-law and sistcr-in.law -
Mrs. Kelly Miss Kelly is a Young
school, teacher.
Representing the New Idea a1d
Civic club at the State convention
az the Women's clubs now con-
ecning in Lansing. Mich. are Mrs
Emma Reid Of $500 Milford aven4e.
president ~ the club. Mrs. Evolyn
Osborne OF Farnsworth street Troy
we're accompanied by Mrs. CLANCY
Matthews NJ Twenty-ffth street
The trio motored in Mrs Reds
pretty new red Mercury car.
More Georgia visitors 10 tho Mo-
tor City are Mrs. Daisy irwin and
Miss Maddie Pearl Boddie. or Ma
ron. sisters ~ Mrs. Birch Ofh-
er relatives being visited are Ru-
fus, Perry and Ulysses Harvey
The Georgians are stopping at 5i9a
Scotch avenue.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

ards are indeed in
'Hn vlhv Young residents
= 'a' f' VINO are contrihui-
sirendahle way To The
utpiiinnal and rc
-'eis N0nts of The commu
'-r
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Officer Denies
Guilt in Crdlkup

Accused Of reckless driving,
suspended motorcycle officer
Joseph f. Beckett. 81. pleaded not
guilty Saturday when arraigned
before Traffic Judge Thomas r
Maher. He was released on $500
bond for examination January s
Inspector Christian Nelson said
Beckett admitted having three
beers early Christmas morning be-
fore the scout car he was driving
smashed into a machine owned
BY Manuel WeinStein of 294l Elm
hurst avenue. at Livernois avenue
and Oakman boulevard
Beckett will face tho police
trial board Tuesday. He lives al
1876 Sorrento avenue. Is mar
ried and has two children. Beck
cit has been a policeman since
1929 and has one citation fol-
meritorious conduct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Churches Excepted

Certain types Of buildings. such
a churches. publicly-oWned MT
Seums. Libraries. schools or COM
munity houses are allowed in res
idential neighboEhoodS Churcaes
arc allowed IN any kind Of district.
On-Street parking facilities are
mandatory for dwellings of one
and two-famlly capacity and also
for places Of public assembly tex
cept churches
Multiple dwellings such as ho-
tels and large apartment build
ings. are exempt from this pro-
vision.
The ofr-S'rcet parking require
ment for single and two-family
dwellings is on a basis of 200
square feet Of available storage
space fov each family unit. The
requirement for places Of as
Sembly calls for 200 square feet OF
such space for each 10 persons
of tho total seating capacity OF
tho building.
The ordinance viii he enforced
by. the department Of buildings
and safety engineering and any
appeals from the ruling of the de-
partnont will be heard by a APP
peal board. consisting Of five mem
hers. 10 he appointed by Common
Council each member 10 serve
three wears.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Legislature Meets

Two hours latefsthe Legislatur'
will assemble complete or
gatazst .on oG-tbe aeW adrninislrf
ton s J o.Si y thf whaelss 30
coyepps1Cn'i WVl tNrfFinoNfn(
t6%apd such obA e,1Al as
1-More and hettcr equipped
L hospitals and Juvenile 'nsti-
tutions.
O-Increa~ed old age pensions,
with payments to every
eligible applicant instead Of
waiting list.
C-tn increase in unemploN-
- ment compensation tn SiS
for ~ weeks. instead of SIG for
l6 weeks,
A INSTRUMENTATION OF the sales
4 tax department in an effort
10 plug leaks estimated at Sl0,-
000. 900 a wear.
Election reforms tn shorten
~ the ballot and tighten party
responsibility
E-Crcation Of a centralized
" financial division in the gov
eminent 10 improve taN collec-
tions and eliminate Wasteful
duplication of effort.
--Rapid transit highways in
the metropolitan area. in
Guiding both elevated and re-
resSed thornuchfareS in Detroit.
C--Bctter care of crippled and
9 afflicted children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
State Seeks 10 Renew
Neisner Negotiations

Reopenini of negotiations TO
settle the strike of Neisner
Brothers employees was sought
Saturday by A. c. Lappin, of the
state labor mediation board. Lap
pin wrote company officials asking
if they had changed their attitude
that there was nothing TO dis
cuss" on the employees demands
for wage increases and reduction
of hours. During the Christmas
shopping season 26 of the chain 5
81 Detoit-stores were picketed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Both at Helm

These are some 81 the goals Of
rn administration that will have
both Democrats anoi Republicans
canccd a. the hclm Il will epen
with spirit of cooperation a
sort nj iusionist government iha'
might sct "A nov high IN progress
SIvc achievement or might dis
intcCrate IN party PICKERING.
Tho new administrative board
viii be divided equally - four
Democrats and four Republicans
Republicans VII control both
houses Of the Legislature while
tho presiding oflcer-ot he Senate
Lieut. Gov. Prank Murphy
viii DC q Democrat and lie SPEAKER
~ tho House Rep Howard MI
gent VIII be- Fl Republican. 4
The salcs '8v board which raiTs
most Of tho state S taN4n1oney Will
hc controlled by two Republicans
and Two DEMOCRATS while Auditor
General Vernon !. Brown Re
publican, viii have the KEYS 10
the government money vaults.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

DetroitS long awaited zoninc
ordinance. discussed by city coun-
cilmen for more than % years.
Became Law last week when Mayor
Edward I, JenrieS Jr signed The
measure a. presented by Common
Councils
One Of the longest ordinances
ever handled by council. the
measure which is expected 10 rep
resent the beginning of a new era
IN tho physical development Of
Detroit contains 20 pages OF line
Npcd text ono comprehensive
map Of the entire city. and Is
district "uSc maps detailing the
precise use TO which any block in
the city may be pa The maps are
considered par, Of the ordinance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
CIassifcations Set Up

IT, on tho other hand. you ahan-
don your non-Conformlne building
and 1T remains abandoned for two
years YOU can never reSume Use OF
the building IN a non-cenioinng
capacity
Use claSSificationS created ht
the ordinance are
Ri 1.-Two and hal siory -
one-famllv dwellings.
R-2-CTwo and a half story -
two-family dwellings
RM 1.-TWO and hall story -
multiple dwellings
RM-4 Aialuplc dwellings II
feet high
RMU tNuleslc dwellings I'm.
limited height
B-2 Business building 3 fee
mghl
BE Business building 7ofeer
hlghD
BL-rBuSincss building -limitec
bulk)
&c Business building -centra
business districts
CO Commercial buildings
feet high
MI Light manufacturing it
feet hlghl
MIG Light manufacturing =
so feet high
NH -0Heavy manufacturing
$50 feet high
In addition 10 specifying in Dc.
tail the types Of buildings thai
NAY be located in each particular
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
State Job Pleas Detroit Ready
Up TO Gov. Fleet, ToWe|(ome 1941
Dickinson Says In Lavish Style
Refuses to Reappoint
De Foe Despite His
Lifelong Friendship

LANSING, Dec. Ex-Governor
Dickinson explained today why he
has not granted pleas for political
appointments made by "job-seek-
ers making their last gasp
He said he believed vacancies
should be filled by incoming Gov
Murray d. Van Wagner, since
this was the precedent established
by earlier lame duck chief eXecu-
tiVes.
Perhaps but few can under
stand fully the raid that has been
made on the executive office
since the election" he said
1T covers varied interests.
Friends are more than ordinary
insistent on clemency for prison
inmates. Job-seekers are making
last gasp to get some belated
appointment. Politicians are try
ing to grasp everything regard
less of their effect"
He said pressure had been OK.
erted strongly on MN 10 reappoln'
Murl II DeFoe on the liquor com
mission and 10 name members OF
the civil service commission wh6
will administer the new merit sys
TEN beginning January l.
Every one knows that II
were to take advantage of
technical situation. DeFOe would
have been appointed Immediately
upon expiration of his term be-
cause of our lifelong friendship"
he governor said. But during
the last three administrations IL
has been the custom to turn over
such appointments to the new
governor.
Governor Dickinson said "rea
sonable Republicans as well a
Democrats agreed with his refusa
10 embarrass Van Wagner b.
asking iast-FHiHute appointments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Capital Ready
To Welcome In
Hybrid Regime
Inaugural ton Rit e S
Due New Year S
on Capito OIL Steps
By FRANK NORRIS
Tunes stan Correspondent

LANSING. Dec. 2S.-With thou
lands Of Democratic iobseekers
pounding al the Capitol door, and
an equal number of Republican
state employees nervously watch
ing developments. Lansing was
prepared today 10 welcome a
strange, hybrid. New Dealish adj
ministration with cheers and tears,
fcasting and dancing.
The ceremonies inauguratlng
Murray D. Van Wagner as
MichiGan's thirty-eighih governor
will be held at $50 a m. New
Years Day on the front steps OF
the State Capitol if the weather
permits. Otherwise Van Wagner
viii take the oath in TIN chambers
OF the House OF Representatives.
The decision 10 hold the cerc-
monies outside was pade Satur-
day BY Leslie b Butler and
Charles s. Porritt co-chairmen OF
the committee. after II became
evident only a few Of those desir-
ing 10 attend would be accom-
modatcd il the inaugural cere-
monies were held indoors.
The inauguration ef Van Nag-
@oner VIII end half century OF
puhlic service BY year-old
I1.ycn p Dickinson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Committee Of Million
Urges US. Shun War

The Committee Of 100000 .
whose national secretary Is Gerald
l.. X. Smith of Detroit Saturday
wired President Roosevelt 10 keep
America out Of foreign war. To
build A national defense second 10
none and 10 AVOID all overt acts
that would involve us in war .
More than J00-nameS Of persons
all over the country were attached
to the appeal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Complete Regulation

According 10 It's title the ordi-
nance Will regulate the use Of
land and structures, regulate and
limit the height the area. the bulk
and locations OF buildings; regulate
and restrict the location of trades
aud industries and the location of
buildings designed for specific uses .
regulate and dctormin the area
of yards. courts and other open
spaces, and regulate the density
Briefly the ordinance creates l.
different types Of use classified
tons ranging from single homcs
10 heavy manufacturing and as
signs 10 each block Of the city a
particular use
The ordinance is not retroactive
but provides that any non-con-
forming structure abandoned for
two years cannot be used again IN
a non-conforming capacity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Meant Well
Police Try to Be Nice,
Yet Trap Gunner

Police were only trying IN he
helpful Saturday when they at
tempted to stop the car Of Harvey
Wines 81. Of Toledo. because he
appeared 10 BE- lost. but when
Wines sped away he officers gave
chase and finally captured him
and his companion after they
crashed into a tree
Instead of peaceful visitors 10
the city in need of directions. po-
lice found on questioning Wines
and his companion Clyde Marlind.
3S. of Toledo. that both have
served long jail terms and were
only recently released from prison
Both were armed with 32-caliber
pistols and police ordered them
hold A. Chene street station for
investigation Of robbery armed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Orchids, G h a mpagne
to- Rule Festivities
OBJ New Years Eve

An orchid-adorned, white-tie-
and-tails Detroit. Saturday was
awaiting the signal to usher in the
New Year with a lavish hand.
From all indications the Motor
City is set 10 observe the occasion
in the grand manner OF the
twenties,
Advance reservations show the
city's purse strings are foosened
for the Tuesday night festivities.
Old Man 1910 is expected 10 die to
a dirge sounded by the popping OF
chamna6ne corkS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Long Awaited Zoning Ordinance
Promises New Era for Detroit

non conforming capacity and sou
may repair n and reconstruct 1t
but the cost of'Such repair cannot
exceed 80 per cent OF the build
ing'S assessed valuation at the
tune Of repair Furthermore. You
may not increase the non-conform-
ing structure ( height, area or
bulk
IT, however, fhc nonvconlormlng
building IS damaged ~ fire, col
lapse. explosion or an act Of God
your repair bill may amount 10
tbut not exceed SO per cent Of
tho assessed valuation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Resume Induction Friday
by pstroi, Times All RIGHTS reserved
MATILDA ADAIR

Induction of draftees for the
army will be resumed Friday at
the Infantry Armory when 100
men will be called from IL south
eastern Michigan counties, includ-
ing Wayne. Michigan'S January
quota under the Selective Service
Act Is 1913 men. of which 1853
will be from Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Repairs Limited

II sou have a lot in an RI Zone
family dwelling neighboThood and
want 10 build A multiple dwelling
OF some other non-conf6rmrr
structure on II. the ordinance Will
not permit n.
But # you alreadv have a non
conforming structure on that lot
YOU may continue 10 use II IN the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Florists Orders Up

Advance orders for flowers are
twice as heavy as they have been
in recent years. This year the de-
mand is for costlier blooms.
despite the fact that flowers are
higher than usual.
Carriage trade night clubs had
only handful of tables left. while
hotels and clubs were sold
out
Highest cover charge was in the
Hotel yStatler's Terrace Room.
with the fee fixed at $40 per
person, including supper.
The Book Cadillac Hotels Ca
sino carries a New Years Eve
cover of $50 per person. Every
dining room and ballroom in the
hotel will be utilized, including the
Motor Bar, where the cover IS
s.. 50 per person.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
TUo Shows at Cass

Two shows will be given New
Years Eve at the Cass Theater
where s'Hellzapoppin" is providing
one of Broadway's zaniest enter
tainments.
All major motion picture houses
and many of the smaller movie
theaters are featuring midnight
shows.
Among the night clubs the
Bowery is expected to draw one
of the largest throngs of ceiebrants
to see the floor show, featuring
Sally Rand feather dance fame.
Cover there ranges from S5r down
to So. including breakfast.
Commodor- Club visitors will
pay a s. cover and be entertained
/ by Jerry Bergen and Company.
I But wherever Detroit does its
celebrating it legally will be a
longer New Years Eve. with the
Michigan Liquor Commission this
year permitting drinks to be served
until 5 a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
Unprecedented DiUision

Realizing that the unprecedented
division of power might lead 10
disastrous administration lead
crS of both parties have been
creating a foundation Tor mutual
effort. Van N3gouer has an adj
vantage in that he las worked IN
tho past with the Republicans who
Continued on Page .I0l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

district. the ordinance also rcgu-
lateS The size Of lots. the portion
10 be covered by buildings. the
area between buildings and yarc
crann
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Million Dollar Reward For HiHers
Capture Brings RidicuIe, No Takers

NEW YORK, May 2. UP)-The
81 100000 reward offered by Sam
uel Harden Church, president Of
the Carnegie Institute, for the cap
ture of Adolf Hitler, caused COM
plant and ridicule today but as
yet, no kidnapping expeditions were
reported under way.
The New York Times, through
which Church made the offer, re-
ported it had received a telegram
from professional strong man in
Houston, Tex, offering to "brine
Hitler back, but he wanted $780,
900 advance.
The times also reported a tele-
phone call from Victor Frederick
HimmclWright, a senior at Rcnn-
Saeler Polytechnic Institute at Troy
N. Y, countcr-offering $1,000
reward for the capture dead OF
alive of British Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain and French
Premier Paul Reynaud. Himmel-
wright said he was making the Of
fer as an Allied sympathizer, believ-
ing that Britain and France should
dispose of their present leaders.
Church's offer, backed by so men
and women of Pittsburgh, provided
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

yanced positions while fighting con-
tinued in their rear
This would account for the re-
ports of large scale fighting still
in progress in the Dombaas area
while The German high command
contends its forces have advanced
beyond Dombaas to within 25 miles
of AndalSneS.
1t would also make understand
able the German claim of control
of the Dombaas railroad at least as
far north as Ulsberg and the claim
of contact with the Trondheim gar
rison despite Norwegian assertions
of continued control of Stoeren,
just south of Trondheim, and Of
the Stoeren-Roeros branch railroad.
The German advance into north
central Norway has been carried
out by swift, mechanical columns
which generally have swept around
points of resistance if they could
not be quickly broken and left these
strong points still holding out in
the rear to be mopped up later.
1t was noted that the German
high command still does not spe-
officially claim the capture of either
Dombaas or Stoeren. This was taken
as possible substantiation of Allied
and Norwegian claims that re-
sistance is continuing at those
points =.
Bearing out this view of the mill
tary situation was the assertion by
Norwegian sources here today tina,
general thanking operations are now
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

in progress in the Oester Valley from
Rena to Tynset.
A German mechanized column
swept up this valley as far as Ro-
eros, then yesterday retired from
Roeros to Tynset and branched over
on the mountain road westward
to Kvikne. The German commander
was reported to have said his COM
munications with the south had been
broken.
Today Norwegian sources assert
ed that troops who had retired to
the hills along the Swedish frontier
during the first German sweep up
the valley were now reorganizing,
and attacking the thin German line
of communications ali along the
route from Rena to Tynset.
These flank attacks we're said to
have isolated the Germans who re-
treated from Roeros in the Kvikne
region while other Norwegian de-
tachments were disorganizing Ger
man communications further south,
near Rena and Alvdal.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Roeros Capture
heartens \ orwdy

ROEROS, Norway, May 2. (UP)-
Norwegian soldiers and Swedish
volunteers, their confidence increas-
ed by their surprise capture of this
key Oester Valley town from the
Germans, consolidated their posi-
tions today and promised active
operations against the apparently
thinly held German communication
lines.
The recapture of Roeros was cele-
brated as the first Norwegian VIC
tory of the war. The military I'M
portance of the capture was not
clear, since the main German force
apparently was seeking to drive
across to the western valley area to
attack the Allies in the DombaaS
zone.