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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Car+oonis+s. a Lazy Tribe.
Rally to Draw for Defense
BY DAMON RUNYON

all Americans an understanding
Of the fundamental principle
and institutions of our country
and 10 create, extend and trans
late into concrete applications,
an appreciation of the Ameri-
can way of life
Prof. Paul Douglas OF the
University Of Chicago one of
the moving spirits Of Appreciate
America, Inc. met with DR..
John Studebaker. commissioner
Of the United States Office Of
Education. and with sgd Lavine,
a young writer, and they de-
cided that the men 10 reach the
American public. were the car
tooniStS.
They called in Mansfield. and
Mansfield in turn got hold Of
James Montgomery Flagg Ham
C"Joe Palooka") Fisher and
Bradley Kelly head of tho car
toons department Of King Fea-
lures Syndicate, and the thing
was rolling before YOU could say
hello.
THEY sent poster ideas 10 the
Il stars of the King Features
Syndicate, the Mcknight, NEAg
News and Chicago Tribune Syn
dicates. and Irving Mansfield
reports proudly that they did
net have "A single re lection. The
cartoonlStS Immediately began
turning out Appreciate Amer
ica" posters which will soon be
appearing all over the nation.
They are instructive and
amusing and most certainly
command attention. They make
coordination something that
can be understood even by chill
dren.
In World War !. IL is esti-
mated that upwards Of $4,000
600 was spent in this country on
posters and that so far twice
that amount is being spent on
USO. defense bonds, Red Cross
and other appeals. though We
are not AZ war
These posters are destined 10
activate people into buying
something or Joining something.
Until a month ago nothing was
done about educating those who
could not participate in these
governmental and other projects.
The heads of defense and
church organizations and prin-
ciplcS of schools wanted posters
that would appeal 10 the man in
tho street and Jet him in on the
purpose coordination, and the
csrtoonists have come 10 the
rescue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Aug. 20, 1870

An agreement in principle"
for leasing 10 the United States
Of British island territory from
Newfoundland 10 the Caribbean
for dcfenvc bases Is announced
IN the House Of Lords ny Wis.,
count Halifax.
British planes bomb oil depots
az Hanover and Bordeaux in
the southern part Of France.
General staff at Washington
claim "A trained army OF 1000
900 mon is required for our de-
Tense against a well prepared
enemy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Connolly Answers

1-(a) Trieste: fb) Venice; (c)
Ancona; I'D Bari; (e) Brin-
dist.
Pa Herbert Hoover; OBJ
William Howard Taft; (c)
Grover Cleveland.
3-(a) Alfred Nobel; (b) Torri-
cell; (c) George Westing-
house.
IA Peter IbbetSon"-Du-
Maurier: (b) David Copper
field"-Dickens; tc) Adam
Bede"-Eliot.
5-ta) queen; kb) artist; (c)
saint.
6-(a) Rhode Island: fb) Wis
consin. Illinois tc) North
Carolina
la Monday; (b) Sunday;
(c) Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

MRS. HINCKLEY thought a
WI cup of tea would be COM
forting. and Miss Briggs brewed
it on a spirit lamp by Mrs.
Hinckleys bedside.
ST KEEP II right there where l
i can make II myself" said
Mrs. Hinckley. But cup OF tea
alone is "A dreary thing"
II am afraid that must have
been No. 49," said Miss Briggs
as the house rocked. That's
Mrs. Blake's, but she has gone
to a shelter"
She slipped her tea. This time
the house rocked dreadfully and
the windows fell in.
"A blast" said Miss Briggs,
judicially. Nothing but blast.
always said, dearie, nobody
goes before his time. The Lord
has all of our numbers. It's all
written In the book"
She took another sip of tea.
THEY recognized Miss Briggs
Il by her green cardigan. Her
arm was stretched across Mrs.
Hinckley. Her hand was all
right, too. 1t had ring on the
forefnger an old porcelain ring
The handle of teacup.
The WIS put up a tablet TO
her with this inscription:
DIED on duty"
Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

As A minor miracle Of the
"A times, we suppose we
should record the amazing sue
cess of an effort TO make car
toonists work. II has been our eX-
perience that cartoonisfs have
no greater fancy for work than
well. than writers.
Take us for instance. We can
always think up lot of things
we would rather do than work
and I'VE have never yet seen a
cartoonist who would not gladly
join in doing them.
But now we find McManus
bringing up Father; Fisher
(Joe Palookal, Branner (Winnie
Winkle); knerr THE Katzen-
janlmers); HERMAN (kraZy
Kat). Mandrake the Magicians
Lee Falk and numerous other
distinguished knights of the
drawing board. working away
like mad on morale cartoons de-
signed 10 educate the nation on
the defense job. They are not
getting paid for their work,
either.
FLANDERS, who draws CThe
Il Lone Ranger; Walt Dis
ney Of donald Duck and
Mickey Mouse fame Russ
Westover fTillie the Toilerl;
Darrell Mcclure the Little
Annie Rooney man. and Lark
mickey Finn Leonard are also
Shaving in the good cause.
Likewise King of Gasoline
Alley) TUthill OF THE Bungle
Family: Chic (Blondiel Young;
tSnuffy Smiths Billy De Beck
and many others
We would like 10 get the syn
dictate royalties on that bunch
for 2 spell. Wally Bishop. Dud-
ley Fisher, Fred Hartman. {. -.
Williams, Albert Dorne. Robert
Susan. Howard Chandler
Christy. Adolph Triedler, Falls.
austin Briggs and Bradshaw
Crandall are other artists who
Engaged in this movement. and
Irving Mansfield tells us that
there will be many more enlisted
before long.
IRVING MAN SFIELD. a
Il pleasant gentleman who man
ages Eddie Canto. IS all agog
about this business II seems IL
began with an organization
known as Appreciate America,
Inc.
This has Just been chartered
by the secretary Of state Of ILL
ncis and It's object. as stated in
the charter, is TO inculcate In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Quiz Answers

Greyhound.
2-Sir Francis Drake.
1.-Two matches were with Jack
Dempsey; the other with
Tom Heeney.
1.-The plant is utilized to pro-
ducc a blue dye. The dye is
now chiefly made synthetically.
5-Golf.
6-Between Nepal and Tibet.
Its name Mount Everest.
THE articles failed 10 give
the Congress of the United
States enough authority 10
carry out the powers granted
20 IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Send for Your (ODU
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

object America feeding the world after this
But do wish there much fighting between meals
Back in 1920 wrote I'VE fattening Europe for the
next war" And we did.
About 1925 wrote, you relief ship sailing
west" And you will.
And although the whole affair is onesded shanty
chimney I'm still for feeding the oppressed and hungry
The fact just poem about it called when the
Is Running Through the Wheat Send for your copy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

7 ONION 49, (By Wireless)-
IL The vicar said that Thurs
day afternoon a lady would
come from the Woman'S Volun-
teer Work Service, and all
housewives were urged TO at
tend her lecture. Miss Briggs
went.
The lady wore green-gray
uniform with wine-colored
shirt and looked efficient and
nice. She said this war is not
like other wars. In this war
every one had to be a soldier.
The Raj and sailors on the
sea. the Home Guard and Ter
ritorialS were not the only de-
tenders.
This war had 10 be won in
every street. 1t had TO be won
not only for Britain. but for the
Norwegians and French and
Czechs and Poles and Dutch.
Miss Briggs felt deeply about
the Dutch. When she was
young she had been a COM
panion TO the lady in The Hague
and remembered Economically
the little houses with their
polished knockers, the clear
canals and the tulip fields.
She saw the Nazis walking
over the tulip fields.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
ALL Officer
Invites PegIer
To Elaborate
Electrical Union Curious
About Business Agent
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

I Asst week / was honored with
an invitation from Jere p.
Sullivan. the recording secretary
of Local 3 of the Electrical
Workers of the AFL, to attend a
membership meeting Of this or
ganization which recently tied up
all electrical construction work
in New York, including war jobs
at the navy yard, in an attempt
TO compel one employer TO obey
its will in violation of his agree
ment with another union.
Sullivan said the members
were anxious TO find out III
there is any truth in what you
say in your recent reference 10
Harry Van Arsdale Jr., business
manager of Local No. g."
| doubt that Sullivan was
speaking for the members and
suspect that he spoke for the
union bosses. instead, but, in any
case. the answer is that il I
haven't proved on paper my re-
cent references" 10 Van Arsdale,
! couldn't prove them any more
convincingly in packed meet
ing.
IN ANOTHER recent refer
L ence' | said fatty that Um-
brella Mike Boyle, the boss OF
the Chicago local OF the same
international union. was crook.
and If there is any doubt in Jere
p. Sullivan's mind of the factual
accuracy Of that statement. he
may convince himself by refer
ring TO tho printed records OF the
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals. wherein the learned
judges. upholding a sentence OF
the District Court. found that
liif iliVNfAuAibIl Ildu NDfiN lI1iUlb ~
depicted Brother Boyle as "a
highwayman. betrayer Of labor
and a leech on commerce" and
concurred in the iury's finding
that Boyle was just an extor-
toner operating under the au-
thority Of a union charter from
The ALL.
l am glad 10 give Sullivan
these citations. and will give him
chapter and verse II he insists.
but | Just don't believe the MEM
berShip had anything to do with
the invitation
My letters from rank and file
union people convince me that
they don't sound off IN meetings.
and that few of them would be
reckless enough 10 insist that a
stranger be invited in for the
/ purpose of giving them proof Of
" references concerning [ h 2
/ unions boss.
I Copyrighted ~ United Features synd In,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
r.. III. LARSON.
1878 Puritan Avenue.

TO THE EDITOR:
IN YOUR issue Of August >
L there appeared an attack on
me by Westbrook Pegler which
! do not understand. Mr.. Peg
ler's column based itself on a
statement OF left-wing opinion
which l made in 1882, almost 10
year ago.
The statement was in answer
TO QUESTIONABLE asking
"Why Did You Neer to the
Lett"
When II appeared in the New
Masses, it was under the false
caption: How l Came TO Com
munism."
Il have never. otherwise
written a line for the New
Masses
Nv answer was statement
Of left wing opinion such as was
common TO millions during the
height of the depression. In
fact, the sentiment behind 1T
ldltI utNdlllt lllNOl litl hNth bANC
the measures of the New Deal.
II voted for Roosevelt IN
1892. 1886 and 19i0D
have never been a Com
munist. am not one, and will
never be one. My journalistic
career shows my opposition TO
extremes of left and right.
Why Mr.. Pegler should try 10
pin red label on me for an
opinion expressed about a dec
AIDE ago, / cannot imagine.
Whatever the reason, il seems
unfair. Ordinarily, l would pre-
fer TO ignore the whole thing,
but | feel ] should state these
facts for the benefit of any one
who may be interested.
CLIFTON FADINAN,
40 West 57th street,
NptN- Xortr CifN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
They Hear Bombs Explode.
Drink a Last Cup Of Tea
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

the men were on fire service or
night shifts in the factory for
there was no man in sight 10
carry Mrs. Hinckley.
MISS BRIGGS went into Mrs.
Nl Hinckleys house and up
stairs.
"The siren Is sounding" she
said. land I thought would
step in and sit with YOU"
Its bad being alone when
they come" said Mrs. Hinckley
isn't that the truth: ." said
Miss Briggs. Its all in having
company"
Bombs began to come dowr
with that weird, wheeling sounC
they make.
Just like bus starting,
don't you think ?" said Miss
Briggs.
And Mrs. Hinckley said she
did.
"They seem To be striking
near" she added.
"You never can tell" said
Miss Briggs. "They all seem
near. It's odd. hut I've heard
that however far away they fall
il always seems they are right
on top Of YOU. What would you
think about n cup of tea"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
ALFRED +. ADANO,
117l1 Oakland avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

III LIE EDl lORs
TT WAS with extreme satisfac-
Il ton and appreciation that I
read your editorial on the state
troops in The Detroit Times.
Few people realize the So
robustness of the situation and
the genuine need for the Mich
igan State Troops and fewer
still realize the personal sac
rihces made by the members to
bring the organization to its
present state Of efficiency.
II is gratifying TO know that
your paper has realized the inn
portance Of these troops and IS
supporting them in their effort
10 better serve the state.
REN. X. PULFORD,
Lieutenant Colonel. VI. 8. T.,
Piquette Armory Command.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
CLIFTON FADINAN,
40 West 57th street,
New.,York City.

To TIE EDITOR:
NEWSPAPER headlines bring
~ happy news 10 the people of
the world, that Mr., Roosevelt
and Churchill. both great peace
loving gentlemen, sign war aims
al sea-
That eight point 4 program
might have worked Before this
world disaster, but l believe it
now is q little too late.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
% YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Aug. 20, 1916

British cruisers. the Noting
ham and the Falmouth are sunk
in the North Sea by German
submarines.
General Foch's forces cap
ture a strongly fortified wood
north of Maurepas
Gcrman-Bt Bulgarian forces at
tack Allies on both TANKS;
Allies advance in the center:
both sides claim gains in the
Soloniki fight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
| If ers TO
the Editor
TO TIE EDITOR:

~ he ELL NltNs
| INDBERGHS Clevelan d
~ speech stating that our gov
eminent policy of subterfuge IS
drawing us closer to war is a
correct statement In fact. his
speeches bristle with facts from
beginning 10 end.
Lindbergh ably points out that
the issue of whether or not we
have n representative form of
government is more important
than the issue OF war or peace
is correct
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

Scandal is what one-haif the
world takes pleasure in invent-
ing. and the other half in be-
lieVlng.
Chatfieid
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

THE lady said housewives
L could help when the blitz
came. Morale was important.
To be sure. there were fire.
fighters and wardens, mobile
canteen and ambulance drivers.
but some housewife in every
block could do her bit.
She ought to know every one
in the block who was i'll or who
had children who would likely
forget 10 use sand and water
for incendiary bombs. and as
soon as the siren sounded she
ought TO be ready to- help the
infirm 10 shelters and give
those suffering from shock a
cup Of tea.
Miss Briggs thought this was
n nice idea. Adolf Hitler had
block-workers, too; but their
business was 10 spy on the peo-
pie. She thought it would be
nice to help Britain and, of
course. the Dutch. by getting
her neighborS 10 shelters. And
if she did say it, as she should
not, there was no one in the
block who made better cup of
tea.
MISS BRIGGS volunteered for
I'I her block and the lady gave
her blue and white sign TO
put in a window. marked
Housewives Service" And she
put il up, rather Initiated with
the thought that now she was
in the service like the soldiers
and sailors and the Raj. al
though she was 80 years old
and spinster housewife.
When the siren sounded she
was excited. She went out. i'm
mediately remembering [ h a {
Mrs. Blake was pregnant and
ought 10 be gotten 10 a shelter
and Mrs. Wallace with Z h o e
three little girls But they
were out hurrying off.
Have YOU got the sand out ."
she asked Mrs. Peterson. and
Mrs. Peterson said she had.
Then Miss Briggs thought of
Mrs Hincklcy. who had an in
iured leg and could not move
without two men 10 carry her.
Dear me. she thought. who
will carry Mrs. Hinckley 10 the
shelter7 II must have been that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

NO GERMANS are in Dakar.
~ \ few Nazi members of the
armistice commission and sew
eral Nazi business men, trying
10 drum up Arab trade, are in
CaSahlanca. next good port on
the northwest African coast.
So far. General Wcygand has
stood firmly against allowing
Nazi military forces in these
spots, French Morocco and Tu-
niSia. Petain has made no move
10 implement his promise of en-
pire base" 10 the Nazis. Dakar
is isolated. would be even more
difficult for the Nazis 10 occupy.
against resistance. because they
have no fleet.
Much official sentiment seems
10 favor leaving Dakar alone.
Distributed by King Features synd In,
Reproduction IN whole Or in part
strictly prohibited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-07

you know that all eight able Buick cylinders
are happily on the job.
You're giving not single thought to what's
happening under that long bonnet nosing
out in front, but here's what's going on:
Instead of the single, compromise-size car
buretor you find on most cars, this Buick
FRRBALL eight with Compound Carbure-
tion* has tao good mixers on the job.
A single one of them-the front one-keeps
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-07
ARMY ALLOWED
473 POINTS TO-
CAGE OPPONENTS

us. Army, completing its
game-quota Wednesday night, al
lowed 473 points in ten games of
the Island City Basketball
Leagues second-half while scor-
ing 337 points itself
Army ended in the cellar with
nine defeats and a single vic
tory, but behind that seasonal
record of losses were several
close, hard fought battles.
Soldiers and High School Stu
dents engaged in the longest con
test of the year, requiring three
overtime periods to reach a de-
cision. Doughboys lost that fight,
1888. when the varsity cagers
went on a scoring spree in the
third extra five-minute quarter
First meeting of the second-half
with the Students ended in a 30
loss due to shortage of players
in the fourth period. resulting in
a forfeit with the score tied 49,
38. Three Soldiers were elected
from the game by fouls.
Pandora suffered the lone dc
feat administered by the Army.
37-42 drubbing. but ekcd out a
victory. Abs, in the next clash.
Marines racked up two easy tri-
umphS in their games with the
Marching Men. $40 and 1924
Vp33 and Lions Club each
downed the Soldiers twice but
were hard-put in one of the bat
ties. They experienced little
trouble in the first meeting.
Lions winning 1886 and Armen
55-26. but ran into stiff opposi-
tion in the parting scraps. UP
barely went over the top in the
farewell game, 1856. and Lions
were forced to rally in the wan
ing minutes 10 down the stub
born Soldiers, 52-46.
Army ended the leagues first
half schedule in third place with
a 500 percentage. five victories
and five defeats
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-07
OFFUTT ADDRESSES
QUESTIONABLE TO
UPSTATE COACHES
SEEKS REASON FOR SHUN-
MING OF KEY WEST HIGH
IN INTERSCHoLASTIc CAGE
SEASON JUST ENDED

In an effort to learn the rea-
son Key West was Stunned by a
majority of upstate schools in the
basketball season
just ended, Coach Johnny Offutt
will have a QUESTIONABLE pre-
sented regional and district coach
es at the annual meeting in Mi
ami tomorrow.
The QUESTIONABLE is included
in an explanatory letter addressed
to the Is mentors Of varsity teams
in the South Florida area. In it
Mr.. Offutt tersely outlines the alb
breviated schedule played by the
Conchs this year, listing games,
teams, scores, where played and.
whether class A or B. ......
1t was explained that before
the season got under way schools
as far north as West Palm Beach
were asked to book Key West
but only few saw fit to do SO.
Some pleaded a full quota of
games, while others completely
ignored the request.
Four mainland clubs, Andrew
Jackson, Ponce De Leon, Stuart
and Pahokee, agreed to include
the Conchs in their schedules. OF
the four, only Ponce and Stuart
journeyed to Key West. In all,
the Island City cagers played sew
en- interscholastic games, three at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-07
MIAMI FISTIC
CARNIVAL SET
FOR SUNDAY
FIRST OF NATIONWIDE PRO-
GRAMS FOR BENEFIT OF
SH-AMERIcAN AMBU-
LANCE CORPS

MIAMI. March Jack Kearns,
former manager of Jack Demp-
sey and one Of the most colorful
figures in the boxing game,
steps back into the fistic spot
light in Miami Sunday night when
he presents an all-star card. The
British American Ambulance
Corps receives 10 percent of the
gross receipts to aid their various
war relief projects.
This is the initial show of long
series of boxing cards which will
take him to every section of the
country.
Kearns has lined up three ten
round bouts headed by Melio Bet
tina, former light-heavyweight
champion, and Buddy Knox, clev-
er Ohio heavy. Bettina recently
started campaigning against the
big fellows when he grew too
heavy to make the l75-pound
class. Knox is probably the
busiest heavyweight in the di-
vision and last year fought 81
bouts.
Another ten-round bout brings
big Pat Comiskey, colorful Irish
heavyweight from Paterson, N. j.,
against Domingo Valin, Pacific
Coast scrapper. Comiskey has
received plenty of rave notices by
Eastern sports writers and less
than six months ago was hailed
as a worthy successor to Joe
Louis. Valin has done most of
his fighting in California and
boasts. knockout over Lee Sa-
void.
The. third of the ten FOUNDERS
brings Ben Brown, southern mid
dleweight champion, against Irish
Eddie Pierce, claimant to the
middleweight title of the British
Empire.
An exhibition bout between
two of the greatest lightweights
the boxing game developed,
Benny Leonard and Lew Tandler,
has also been carded. Twenty
years ago the two fought a pair
of Is FOUNDERS which will 60
down in history and recently
Leonard and Tender fought an
exhibition bout in Philadelphia
as the feature attraction of big
amateur show.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-07
ALONG CAME CINDERELLA
By WHEN GREY |

YESTER DAY: YESTERDAY
Lovely Ddye met a tUealthy
young man named Roger Cos
grave because she and some of
her friends from the tenement
district of NelO York Uere tres
passing on the CosgraUe estate.
Last night Lovely returned to
find her sister and her husband
qudrreling ouer her, and ran
GDGy. And because she had no
other place to go, she spent
most of her money for ticket
back to OScdtCand, and returned
to the picnic spot. Noto she is
haUing breakfast toith, of all
people, Roger.