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Defense Board Task
Is Removal Of All
Supply 'Bott|enecks'
Aim Is Orderly Clothing
And Equipping of
Expanding Army

This is another OF series OF
articles prepared By the National
Defense Commission to present to
the public background on the
current defense program.
The Constitution of the United
States gives Congress the power to
raise and support armies, and desig-
mates the President as Commander
in-Chief.
The Army is divided into three
main sections. The Regular Army,
the National Guard and the Or
ganized Reserves. Under the Presi-
dent, the Secretary of War is re-
sponsible for running the Army.
Under him is the Assistant Secre-
tary of War, responsible for getting
the military supplies for the Army,
and for adequate provision for mo-
bilizing materials and industrial Or
ganizationS essential to wartime
needs. 1t is the blueprint and gen.
eral outlines laid down by the AS
siStant Secretary Of War over
period of years that form the basis
OF what are known as War Plans.
TO facilitate the carrying out of
these plans. the President appointed
the National Defense Advisory
Commission.
The General Staff.
The soldier head of the Army is
the Chief of Staff. He is responsible
for planning, developing and exc
cutting the Army's program for ma
tional defense. He has to train a
million new men, to make an army
of them. There are five divisions
under the Chief of Staff, each re-
sponsible for a separate function.
The Personnel Division takes care
of the fighting men of the Army.
It enlIsts, Classics, assigns, pro-
notes, pays, transfers. retires and
discharges. 1t is responsible for
making the best use of our man.
power. The Military Intelligence
Division is responsible for furnish
ing all kinds Of military informa-
ton.
The Operations and Training
Division handles the training Of
men from the time they join till
they are ready for duty, and beyond
that carries out the vocational and
educational work to fit the men for
new duties and new techniqueS.
The Supply Division provides for
all equipment, buildings, storage,
transportation and distribution of
supplies, care of the sick, and for
keeping track of Army equipment.
The War Plans Division is re-
sponsible for the use of our armed
forces in war, the location of forti-
fcations. and for the general STRAIT
egy Of defense.
Directly under the Chief of Staff
comes the Regular Army. which is
the full-time professional part Of
our land forces. It is always ready,
at the drop of a bomb, to go into
action as the spearhead of our
initial protective force. 1t is de-
signed to be augmented by the Or
ganized Reserve and the National
Guard in time of need. Together
these forces make up our initial
protective force. This force, with
the Navy. would act to defend the
Nation while We prepare additional
units needed for subsequent action.
The success of this plan dependS
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light tanks, and another eighteen
37-mm. antitank guns whose 11a-
inch shell will ruin almost any tank
that ever clanked. In addition, the
infantry must be supplied with As
caliber service pistols, and a large
number of hand grenades to present
to nearby enemies.
The job facing the nation today
Is to provide adequate manufactur-
ing facilities to supply those weap-
ons for the existing divisions as
rapidly as possible, and to deliver
them to the new divisions as fast
as they are ready for them. That
calls for special steels for the gun
barrels. 1t calls for machines that
can convert that steel into weapons.
And it calls for men who can oper-
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National Defense Advisory Commis-
sion. is where and how to turn out
rifieS. fast enough to equip these new
troops. And that problem is being
worked out day by day.
Fast Delivery Needed.
There are other new weapons.
There is the .30-caliber automatic
rifle or light machine gun. enough
like a rifle for a man to pick up and
walk away with it. There will be
about twenty 81-mm. mortars and
60-rrun. mortars for each division. A
mortar can lob shell weighing sey-
eral pounds right to where the enc
my is hiding behind a building.
There will be a supply of eighteen
.50-caliber machine guns that can
stop anything up to and including
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ones capable Of galloping over good
roads at IS miles an hour, and
moving over rough ground at a good
slip. And there will be big ones
capable of slugging it out with any
thing that comes along. Under new
contracts, these steel turtles are
being turned out in the Middle West.
The steel industry ha; already told
the Advisory Commission that prep
arations are under way to increase
production Of light armor plate TO
meet requirements.
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ate those machines. The Army
knows its needs. 1t is the job Of
the National Defense Advisory Com
mission to find out how we fulfill
those requirements Without crowd
ing and confusion. But that list
above is only what a modern in
fantry regiment can more or less
carry over its shoulder in the way
of weapons.
There are also fast modern tanks
which carry substantial armor and
machine guns. We will have small
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
.yandotte Victor
in 3 Sunday Races

\ continuation of the EcOrSe Boat
club races. postponed from August 1
OH account Of IL windStOrm. was held
last Sunday. Crews from ECOrSe. Wy
andOtte and Detroit participated.
WyandOtte crews won three races
the lightweight tours with cOxswain.
the lightweight Fights. and the heavy
weight tours with cOXSwain.
Ecoi>e added the doubles and the
heavyweight eight To its victories i'll
The high school fOUr> with cOX>Wain
and the high school singles the week
before. To win the regatta. ama>sinS
ii points.
Wyandotte. which had no high
school entries. was second in the re-
gatta with 81 points The Detroit Boat
club scored IL, the Winnipeg Rowing
club ).
Coach Jim Rice. closing successful
season with the WyandOttt club. goes
To Hamilton. ont. where he will train
a young ScUller. Jake Gaudaur, for
The Canadian exposition races ut Tor
onto. later in the season.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Largest Inland Naval
Reserve Station at Crosse lie

A dispatch from Washington. print
ed in the Detroit Free Press yester-
day morning, states that Secretary Of
the Navy Frank Knox announces that
the naval reserve station at Crosse lie
would be enlarged for the purpose OF
training navy recruits.
Col. Knox told press conference
that three new naval reserve stations
would be established in addition to
the enlargement of the 13 now in ex-
iStence, including Crosse lie. This ex-
panSiOn is for the purpose of providing
facilities for the training of 1000 re-
serve aviators a month. The Crosse lie
station will become one of the largest
not located on the seabOard. he said.
Ii will have a capacity of 100 fledg-
Ing filters. instead of the present av-
erage of u to 20.
Meanwhile, reliable sources reported
that negotiations had about been COM
pleted with the Chrysler Motor Corp.
for the construction Of a S16.OOOOOO
tank plant in the Detroit area. The
plant il was stated. would receive
United States army order for 1000
tanks. and also would undertake the
production Of 3.5O0 10 1870 tanks Of
from - To ~ tons each for the British
government.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Who Must Register
for the Primary

From now on. up to and lhcluuH'e
August 81. City Clerk Lawrence j. La
Course will receive registrations for
the general primary election To be heIu
oh Tuesday. September 10.
Many voters have Il mistaken idea
that il general re-regiStration OF al
voters is required this tpreSldehtlaI
election year. such i not the case.
City Clerk LaCOur~e calls attention
to the fact that electors who have reg
istered on or after May |, 1882, and
whose registration has not been can
lelled for failure to vote within a two
year period are not required to again
register.
However. new voters must register.
also electors who have since the above
GATE changed their address. or changed
their name by marriage or otherwise
are required To transfer their names
To the propey address.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Ask for Permanent
Use Of City Land

At Tuesday nights session of the
City Council communication was
read from 4. Sloan < $. Sloan Com
pany. cOnceI ming the property on
which stands the old city hall and fire
station at the corner Of Biddle avenue
and Elm street, now being torn down
to make room for new structure.
The letter stated the building en-
croached 1872 inches on public proper
~. As do also the adjacent buildings.
This encrOachment has existed for a
great many years.
The SlOans asked that they be per
mitted to maintain the present build
ing line. so as to preserve uniformity
along the street when a new building
Is constructed on the site.
Permission TO maintain the old pro-
perty line was granted by the Council
later in the session. 1t was also pro-
vided that the owners Of the property
be permitted to raise the grade by
tearing out the present Six-inch curO
and changing ii to an eight-inch curb,
with 30 inch walk with a rise Of one
inch. then an eight step to the
outside OF 13-inch walk. having a
nine inch rise tn the building line.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Married Saturday
al St. Patrick

Rev. FIR. Lawrence Gravin presided
at the rectOry Of St Patrick church on
Saturday afternoon, when Mary Eli
cen Walker. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel G. Walker Of Gallup, N. M,
and Arthur William YOps, son OF
Mr. and Mrs Arthur A. Yops. were
Joined in marriage. Ruth Hunting was
the maid Of honor. Virginia Pearson
the bridesmaid. Jack Russell was best
man and John LaBeau usher. A recep-
ton at the grOOm's home followed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. YOps will reside in
Detroit
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Garden Club
Show Aug. FL

The tenth annual flower show SpOn-
Sored by the WyandOtte Garden club
will be held in the Garfield school
auditorium on Wednesday afternoon
and evening of next week. August q.
Invited To become exhibitors are
members Of the WyandOtte Garden
club and all residents Of Wyandotte
and rural WyandOtte. Ribbons will be
awarded to the winners in the various
sections
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16

charge of different branches of city
business. The dllotment> Ia committee
positions were made on basis of reI-
>onahly equal disposition of the places.
But somebody who had il iii fU. Schuf-
.crt caught the mayors ear and indUc-
ed the latter 10 ignore the first ward
alderman entirely. He received not only
uo ChairmaH~hip. but no appointment
al all tu any committee, y first class
sensation resulted in political circles.
Al one time. Il resolution WAS offer
ed that would compel property own
er> to build sidewalks in front Of their
homes or business places.
c. h.. IN alderman with Il sense of
justice but rather informal way of
expressing his views. arose in protest.
MIR Mayor" he said. Il don't think
sidewalks. then let the COWS -
al over EN-.
In those primitive days. cattle were
permitted To roam the city without
let or hindrance.
On another occasion, there was sit
ting in the mayors chair man Of
foreign birth. who still retained the
accent and something of the prOnunci-
alton inherited from his ancestors. one
If the aldermen. ut odds with the chief
executive arose and stated his griev
ance in Il patOiS that was devilishly
=
Forme!ly the city Jail WAS Il part of
the old city hall. Ii wIS cheaply
constructed affair. and escapes by lu-
dicrOuS means were frequent. One al
dermam WAS publicly charged with le-
leasing Il prisoner who was charged
with II serious Offen>e.
Fifty years ago. when the old city
hall was in the heyday of its existence.
separate PARTISAN ballots were cast at
city elections. Republicans desiring to
vote for candidate on the Democrat
H. ballot and vice versa. pasted a slip
G yer the name of the candidate on the
opposing ticket.
Ward caucuses and city conventions
were held only two or three days be
folc the city election. This made busy
work for the printer aud for the poll
ticianS
One election morning Geo. ge StOr-
mont. Il First ward Republican work
tr told the writer: Tom and | had Il
hard nights wolk grea>ing the Repub-
ican ballots" Tom was One-time
Mayor T. ID. Evans
Asked To explain. StormOnt said !:
we took all of our ballots and rubbed
over the printed side with wax can
dies This made them greasy. If man
pa>teS Il Slip over one of our candl-
dates. all We have 10 do when the
count i made is to take the ballot be
tween the thumb and fore fingernailS
and pull off the ships. Success of this
maneuvre. of course. depended upon
which party was in control of the cleo
ton board.
At one Second ward city election,
held in the old fire department build
| ing. Oh the first floor, there were Il
lot Of >pit tickets. 1t was hot April
night. and the board members were
getting tiIed-and dry. Along about 10
clock the chairman. an alderman,
came across a few Prohibition ballots,
Wat tells the use of counting these
damned tickets declared the alder
man as he tore up the six or seven dry
| tickets and threw them ON the floor.
The Republican and Democratic
ballots had been already counted. How
the alderman escaped the wrath Of j.
l.. ROwley, the city's No. l PrOhIbl-
| ZIONIST was always IA mystery TO me.
J. ID. III.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Beer Garden, Guests
Victims Of Bandits

Abound midnight last Friday, Ed
ward DeSana'S tavern ut 1924 Second
street was entered by four armed ban
dts. De>ana and Il number of custom
erS were helded into a back room af-
ter the gunner had removed $50
from the cash register and relieved
the customers of $40 more
DeSana. who had been locked in with
his customers. gained the outside
through back window. He arrived
in front Of the tavern in time to see
the bandits driving away in a car
Two shots were fired at DeSana. but
neither touched him. A window in the
building was broken by one shot.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
APPOINTMENT
But DECLINES A RAISE

The Council. ut its session Tuesday
night. approved the re-appointment of
Charles r. Ffndlay rs administrator
Of the WyandOtte General hospital but
declined raise of 500 per year in
salary. as had been recommended by
the Public Welfare Commission.
The Council voted to have the salary
remain at its present figure. $4l6.61
per month, or $1,000 per year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
1euns Matron
Buried Yesterday

Mrs. Evelyn Rogers. of 24S Bennett
street. died Tuesday morning. at the
Detroit OsteOpathic hospital, following
brief illness. She was % years of
age. She leaves her husband. Reginald.
The funeral took place from the Nix
On funeral home yesterday afternoon.
Rev. T.. H. Wilcox of the Methodist
church officiating. Burial was i'm
Michigan Memorial park.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Skilled Workers
Sought by u. 5.

Qualified persons are urged by the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion to file applications for skilled jobS
at the Rock Island arsenal and the
quartermaster corps, Chicago.
Wanted are tOOlmakerS. machinsts
machine operators. tool and gauge de
signers. and inspectors.
Rates OF pay range from 1910 to
$S.I2 per day, and from $1,44O to 81.
300 per year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Remains Taken to
Ohio for Burial

Reader LanghOrSt. 81. of +56 Col.
burn. Detroit died suddenly last Sat
urday afternoon. He leaves sister
Mrs. Ruth Luchtman of Detroit, and
an uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Dale, with whom he made his home
Funeral services were conducted last
Tuesday ut > 80 p. M. at the Nixon
funeral home. conducted 10y Rev. F.. Fl
Wilcox of the Methodist church. Bur.
ial was in Cincinnati.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
.ilkie Invited
to Visit City

Wendell Willkie. Republican candi-
date for president. may possibly pay
short visit To WyandOtte when he
speaks in Detroit on Tuesday, August
20.
DIR. Robert VI. Ashley, a delegate to
the Philadelphia convention which
nominated Willkie. is at the head Of
the effort to secure u WyandOtte call
by the candidate.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Council Doinss
Tuesday Night

letter was received by Mayor
Louis w. Benin from Mrs. Kathryn
Hacker. president of the Family Pro
tective Association. expressing thanks
for interest and cooperation in secur-
ing the sum Of So aS the proceeds of
recent charity ball games. staged I'M
der the sponsorship of the Michigan
Alkali club and the Recreation Com
money would be used To send two girls
for one week to Holiday House. four
boys to GershOm Settlement camp for
one week. and one boy To the Uniyer-
Sity of Michigan Fresh Air Camp for
four weeks
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
sn,700 WAR
CONTRACT FOR
LOCAL FIRM

Announcement was made on We'd
nesday that a WyandOtte firm had
been awarded contract for furnish
ing supplies for the war department.
The firm is the Beals & Selkirk Trunk
Company, which has been given an
order for 81. 100 worth Of trunks and
lockers.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16
Ecorse Man Is
Added to Directorate

The wyandotte Savings bank has
elected Frank ]. Maurice. native Of
E:corse. to its board of directors. Mr..
Maurice is vice-president Of the Manu-
facturers National bank and is chair
man If the finance committee of the
natroit Board Of Commerce.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16

DIR. y. ID. Mclaughlin. commission
er Of health and sanitation. said he
had received complaints concerning
weeds on property throughout the city.
and asked that the weeds be cut at
once Referred to the city engineer.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16

At the close of formal business, sew
eral suggestions were made by the
mayor and cOuncilmen Councilman
Benin called attention to a bad cOndi-
ton at Third and Cherry streets.
where an old building had been torn
down. He also asked the mayor To take
UP the complaint of residents in the
neighbOrhOOd of an Eleventh street fac
tory making rock wool. where a dust
nuisance is said to exist. Mayor Benin
called attention TO weed complaints
coming i'm and asked the Council to
investigate. Councilman Mason asked
for a report from the Municipal Ser
vice Commission regarding the dispO-
sitiOn Of the street lighting petition in
the vicinity of the Mckinley school.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16

The Michigan Department of Health.
through John VI. Helper. director of
the bureau of engineering. submitted
Il copy of letter which had been
sent To the surgeon general of the
L. :. Public Health Service at Wash
ingtOn. The letter recommended that a
thorough investigation he made of the
project to dump Detroit street and al
ley cleaningS onto several small is
lands in the Detroit river north of
WyandOtte This material contains
considerable organic matter. including
garbage. and may contain night soil
or other dangerous material" the let
ter said This may have an injurious
effect on the drinking water supply of
the city Of WyandOtte and the village
Of Trenton.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16

Mayor Louis w. Benin announced
the appointment Of the following
WPA committee: Councilman John J.
Wagner. chairman: Frederick J. Cart
ner. Lawrence j. LaCUurSe, +. W. Lid
die, Councilmen George c. Benin. Louis
BrOhl and Ernest Il. Schultz
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-08-16

Purchase of two lots by the city,
from J. w Nerlinger and wife. ut a
price of 81 300. was approved.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Many Spend Holidays
Visiting Out of Town

RICHLAND - Mrs. Julia Glenn
ents left Sunday afternoon for
Oregon, where she will spend the
holiday visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Claude Bowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Murray and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. O'Con-
ner and son, are spending the holi-
days in Seattle. Miss Holms will
spend the holidays in Prosser and
Miss Nelson in Wenatchee. All are
instructors in the Richland schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Murray will
spend Christmas at the home of
their daughter and son-in-laW, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald West in Wenatchee.
Georgia Mcmahon who has been
ill in the Pasco hospital, was able
to return to her home Thursday.
j. G. Cloninger has been seriously
i'll at his home for the past two
weeks.
The Social Hour club held their
Christmas party Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Shaw. There
was a Christmas tree and an ex-
change of gifts.
The Ladies' Aid held their rum
mage sale Saturday afternoon in
the old Murray Hardware building.
Coffee and doughnuts were served
at noon.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Roll and child
rem of Portland are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Rolls parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Finkle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Rainbow Girls Help
With Christmas Cheer

HIGHLANDS - Miss Margaret
Smith, Miss Winnifred Hawn and
Miss Ethel Ann Campbell were
Rainbow Girls, who met at the home
of Miss Opal Watkins Sunday to
make popcorn for the Christmas
Cheer box.
Mrs. Wallace Preston is enter
tanning the Highland Bridge club
at her home tomorrow, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Preston
entertained at bridge Christmas
dinner party at their home Sun
day. Two tables were in play.
Forrest Gragg, who works in the
sugar beet factory at Toppenish,
spent Sunday with his family on the
South Highlands.
The Highland Ladies Needle club
met last Tuesday for their annual
Xmas turkey dinner and exchange
of gifts, at the home of Mrs. AL
Morgan. Every member was pres
emit, this being the first time in
four years that each and every
member has been able to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Skill and fam
lily of Pasco were entertained at
a Christmas Day dinner at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. N. E. Robbins.
The Les Amies Pinochle club
will meet next Thursday, January 2
for 100 dessert luncheon at the
home of Mrs. Tony Mayer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-26
Highlands WOmen's Club
Serves Annual BANQUET

HIGHLANDS - The Highland
Women's Club served the P. p. L.
annual Christmas party Friday
evening at the Highland clubhouse.
Covers were laid for IS.
Miss Elizabeth Story, a student
at Whitman, arrived home WedneS-
day to spend Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Story.
The Annual Highland Christmas
party and program will be at eight
o'clock Friday, December 9th at
the Highland clubhouse. Old San
ia will be there with the usual treat
for the children, followed by dane
ing.
Miss Viola Foraker arrived home
Thursday from Ellensburg normal
to spend Christmas with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Foraker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kelso of
Walla Walla was an all-day visitor
at the M. N. Hudnan home Tues
day.
Lew Aiken of the Wilmert Sheep
ranch came to Kennewick Tuesday
to spend Christmas with home folk.
Ed Estes of the Vancouver Bar
racks arrived home Sunday tvening
to spend ten day vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Estes.
Mrs. Minnie Owens, who has been
quite i'll at her home the past
month, is slowly improving. Miss
Kathryn Fallgren is staying with
her during her illness.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Lahti accom-
panied by Mrs. Henry Paulsen,
were Spokane visitors Sunday. Mrs.
Lahti remained for a short visit,
while her husband and Mrs. Paul
sen returned home Sunday evening.
Miss Rose Mary Watkins attend
ed a Christmas Party at the home
of Miss Maxine Whittemore in
Kennewick Monday aftgernoon.
Mis- Opal Watkins, Miss Yer
dine Foraker, Wallace Preston, ir.
and Ira Lampson attended a Xmas
party of the M. E. Sunday school
at the Methodist church Monday
evening.