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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
BrOUn's Blast at Dems
Embarrasses COP Chiefs
BY FRANK MORRIS
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING. Mich, March %. -
Auditor General Vernon J. Browns
charge that State Highway De-
partmrnt employees have been
campaigning for their boss. G..
Donald Kennedy proved embar-
RAISING to most r epublic n
leaders
The practice Of enlisting stale
employees in political campaigns IS
an old COP custom. and II pre-
va1fS today IN both parties in
spite Of the supposed restrictions
OF civil service.
Brown accused Kennedy OF
manning his political headquar-
tiers with men and women from
the highway department staff.
He accused the highway COM
missioner OF sending employees to
Camp Beauregard. La. with abb
sent voters ballots.
He complained that Kennedy
uses state employees to make the
famed prediction polls OF the
Democratic party
AL of these charges are true.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
$500 FdCeDraft
Here Next Month

More than $500 selectees n
report to the Detroit induction
station for army physical examina-
tons during April, it was revealed
Saturday by Michigan draft Of
ficialS. -
An average of $40 men daily
will report on the p induction
days of the month, which include
week days, Monday through Fri
day.
The draftees reporting locally
will come from 30 other eastern
Michigan counties as we'll as
Wayne County.
The quota for March will be
completed Monday, when 222 Sc
lectees report from Wayne County
boards No. %, 30, 33, As. 40, 81,
81. 81, So and So.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
All on Vacation

Payroll records. however, show
that all state employees now aiding
the Democratic Party have been
given leaves of absence, and that
vacations had been given to the
men5who went seeking votes IT,
the louisiana army camp.
Secretary of State Harry +.
kelly was perturbed by Browns
Statement because the argument
brought TO light the fact that
Kelly wrecked a state car while
returning from a COP rally in
Gaylord.
Brown failed 10 mention that
his own political manager, Arthur
Garish. head of the auditor gem
erals Office ia Detroit has been
spending the last several weeks as
Campaign manager fCf Smith.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
INSPECTING SPARKPLUGS

Washington. Things are ff4fafeppiiIf4ig G
fast, but VIII e t h er toward
head-on crash between labor and
industry or toward a working ar
rangement which will permit the
defense plants to operate uninter-
ruptedly during w a 6 e-and-hour
discussions, with the government
acting as umpire, is yet to develop.
Knudsen, Knox. Murray, the men
in the plants, the President him
self, all have their responsibilities.
The country and Congress want
action and want agreement. Peace,
if we have TO fight for it.
Senator Brown is looking into
the relative costs of deepening
Great Lakes harbors and building
locks or weirs, or possibly SUD-
surface dams in the st. Clair River
to provide channels and harbor
facilities comparable to those con-
templated by the st. Lawrence
waterway project.
Michigan copper prices will de-
pend on decisions reached here
following the visit to the Copper
Country this week by tariff ana
national defense experts. 1t will
be several weeks before there's
any action.
Kind words from OPMs Knud-
sen this week for Michigan'S High
way Commissioner Kennedy for
turning the ferry Sainte Marie
into an icebreaker at the 500
More and more the defense ma
chine looks like product of
Michigan men and Michigan ma
terials. A 1871 model "made in
NTiclfcroy,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

It's getting so that it's not much
punishment any more for a COM
handing officer to put a private
on KIP duty as a form of punish
ment. Except for gouging out the
eyes of the potatoes-which still
has to be done despite the electric
peefers-db0ut ait the KSf's nave TO
do is push electric switches on and
off.
Deroit's 210th Coast Artillery
/ (anti-aircrafD which left early in
March for Fort Sheridan. Ill, will
get down into the wide open spaces
of the sunny South before the year
/ is out
/ The 210th will take part in COM
bined training with other units on
the home post at Fort Sheridan
from June Is to August 9, and
from September % TO October 30
+ During the period from Septen-
Der l to p, however, they will
train with other units of the Sec
ond Army in the Sabine River
-area- of Louisiana and Texas
/ For the present. the regiment
is undergoing a f33 weeks tbasir
training period and is engaged Wit
such rudimentS as military disci.
pline and courtesy. The use oi
small arms, sanitation and supply
etc.
A new military toboggan. o.
snow sled, being tried out If
Winter war maneuvers near Far.
child. Wis, "favorably impressed
members of the army general
staff, according. to reports Seeping
down from Washington.
A co-designer Of the sled is Mai
Herbert L. Kumpfer, Selfridgl
Field base Inspector. II was in
vented in 1927 by Carl J. +. Ella
son of Saynor, Wis, a longtime
hunting friend of Major Kumpfer
The motor-driven toboggan is i
feet long and 3 feet wide. !
cheated caterpiller belt, resem
bliHf, It tank al i-f4t5t
down the SledS center and drive.
IT so miles an hour
The sled will carry three sol
diers and a 30-caliber machine gun
Lying close to the ground it car
scarcely be seen as it roar
through waist-high brush cover Il
the Winter vancouver area.
Four Detroit lads with the 210th
iGorpoTats- G0upIfl,- Grant -CoAei
|. and Richmond, were at Tn,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

Practically all the comforts Of a
modern hotel at cost of only 30
cents a night can now he had by
the mothers, wives. sweethearts
and other relatives and friends of
the Send Division guardSmen who
go to Camp Livingston for a visit.
A large and modern two-story
building. situated within the camp
and known as Guest House, is COM
pleted and in operation. Accom-
modationS for 50 persons are avail
able in large pleasant rooms.
For his or her so cents a night,
each guest receives quarters and
full use of the accommodations,
including the large lounge and So
cial contact room, telephone, in
formation service, etc Enlisted
men may stay at the house with
relatives with permission Of the
commanding officer.
With all its service clubs. post
exchanges. hostesses, guest houses,
etc, the army Stlll runs into an
occasional embarrassment occa-
stoned by the presence of women
at an army post.
One of the Detroit Y. w c. A
girls attending a recent enlisted
mems dance in the gymnasium at
Selfridge Field asked one of the
chaperons. an officers wife, where
the ladies' powder room was
situated.
Not so sure of the aHswer,. the
officers wife inquired of young
corporal on the dance committee.
He blushingly referred her to a
martial-looking reconnaissance car
parked just outside the gym.
Puzzled. the chaperon and the
young lady stepped outside and
saw the recon car near by, on its
side a large sign which read
Ladies Rest Room"
Investigation disclosed the sol
der committee, faced with the
problem of providing feminine
powder room facilitieS-unavail-
able in the gyn-got their heads
together and solved the problem
by transporting the girls to a
room in a hangar several hundred
yards away. The military car was
the only vehicle available for the
run, it appears.
An interesting sight for Mich
igan visitors at Camp Livingston
are the company streets paved
with oyster shells. The Northern
ers might be interested in knowing
the shells came from New Orleans,
some 191 miles away.
New Orleans is noted for its
oyster and clam dishes and the
natives and tourists there consume
thousands each month. The city
garbage removal department gath
ers the shells from all homes,
restaurants and hotels and dumps
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
He Quotes Brown

Then he looks at the national
figures and concludes that. even
allowing for the higher level of
tax rates, the whole country pro
duced and collected more in in
come-a lot more-than it has in
recent years. As to what that
means for the future, let the
senator speak:
"For the country as a whole,
tax returns for the first quar-
ter showed an increase of SO
per cent over last year. For
Michigan the increase is even
more remarkable, from 40 mill
lions, roundly. to 81 millions
gain of l25 per cent.
"Assuming subsequent pay
ments will show a similar rate
of increase over last year. it Is
quite obvious that the govern
ment's income from this years
tax payments viii be far ahead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
zoo of Alexandria
Bellies Volunteer
for Dances

The ever-present problem of how
boy meets girl has been abruptly
and simply solved for the Michigan
and Wisconsin troops of the
32nd Division in training at Camp
Livingston in the environs of Alex
andria, La.
The solution came when some
200 young women of Alexandria
gorgeous southern bellies all, we
assume-volunteered to be ION
hand" at dances to be held one
night each week at the new Serv-
ice Club for enlisted men, which
is to be opened shortly in the
camp.
The young ladies, whose volun-
tary enlistments are for the "dura-
tion,t first submitted their names
for approval to an Alexandria
civic committee, headed by Mayor
and Mrs. V. V. Eamkin, who SUBJ
mitted the revised list to Chaplain
Lester c. Doerr, division chaplain,
and Mrs. Caroline S. Adams, senior
hostess at Livingston.
At all dances and other social
functions the ladies will be chap
eroned. Four hundred enlisted
men will attend each Friday night
and must definitely be on their
good behavior.
If not, the soldier doesn't attend
a second time. Officers promise
that passes TO the affairs will be
issued in such a manner that all
worthy troops will have an equal
opportunity to meet the young
ladies. Looks liks the Alexandra
gals will have a busy Summer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

as he reasons it out. its
up to the incumbent national adj
to deal with the prob
tenn with the status quo as
Big Bill KnudSen translates it f..
to mean "the fix we, are in"
"The present national admin
istratiOn," says Senator Nanden-
berg, should be as ready, cour-
ageous and effective i'm showing
us how TO raise money as in
showing us how to spend ii. To
talk of combining our new efforts
to finding another $1,000, 200. 900
i'm taxes is simply to talk of pin
money. Unless 1 am much mis-
taken, the next two years will
witness the expenditure of $780,
600, 100000 by IT," national gov
eminent.
That's the road TO bank
ruptcy unless You a { h e r
promptly and effectively close
the gap between income and
outgo.
II II Hot iiit IcSpOuSiDiiiN VI
the minority TO say how the
money shall be raised. l per-
sonally favor realistic tax bill
which substantially would put
us ON pay-as-yOu-go basis,
fully realizing tat this can be
done only partially at present.
But IL must 60 far enough to
save us, If for the first time i'm
nine years, we are to start
finally i'm that direction"
That is the other view.
Michigan, as usual, keeps in the
headlines. The Ford labor
is always big news tC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

Panther Room OF the College Inn
in Chicago recently. (Fort Sheri-
dan is about 80 miles north of
Chicago)
During the evening. Corporal
Goupill was asked to sing with
Bob Crosby's band and was intro
duced as a member of the 2l0th
from Detroit. The applause en-
titled Corporal Goupill to two en-
cores and the management took
over the evenings check for all
four soldiers, including convert.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

The four corporals can hardly
wait to get back to Chicago's loop
again.
The sword is a little used
weapon in modern armies, but
workmanship still is a fascinat-
ing sport among men of military
ilk. Classes in fencing now are
being held by the Michigan men
at Camp Livingston. and tentative
plans have been made for regl-
mental teams to meet representa-
tives from both Louisiana College
and New Orleans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
Honor Rail President

HARTLAND, Vt, March 20
GNS) Willard, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and native of Hartland, is
going to be guest of homer when
the Green Mountain town stages
its sequi-centennial celebration on
independence Day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
Benefactor Burned

But when they discovered Re
publican state employees also ac-
tive IN the election campaign, they
dropped the subject hurriedly and
completely.
County Clerk Caspar J. Linge-
man is burned up at the Rev.
Horace A. White of Detroit. only
Negro member of the House of
Representatives. He has reason.
For it was Lingeman who
brought about the nomination of
White for the Legislature. And
now White wants TO cut the
county clerks income by at least
$4,000 a year.
Lingeman had a hand in Whites
nomination because Ernest Nagel
of Detroit was nominated for both
the House and Senate and chose
TO run for the upper chamber.
That left a vacancy on the ballot.
II the stormy meeting when
this vacancy was to be filled by
the county Democratic committee
the legislative group supported
JOHN OHara, who was eighteenth
in the primary, losing the nomina-
ton by one place.
The County Building group.
headed by Lingeman. supported
former Representative William NJ
/ Donnelly. Mr.. White was proposed
as q compromise candidate.
The county Aclerl< broke the
deadlock by swinging the Dom
nelly hackers TO MIR. White.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

Incidentally. Mrs. Adams, the
senior hostess, is assisted at Living
Ston by three junior hostesses IN
stead of the usual two. They are
Mrs. r. V. X. Harris, Mrs. Fannie
A. Gilbert and Miss Virginia Mac
Donald. The latter has Just opened
a library on the second floor of the
eltit supplies hesss their
Michigan and Wisconsin home
town newspapers, as welLas cur
rent magazines and books.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
Asked These Queries

studying the subject.
Asked These Queries
Each was asked TO discuss taxes
from this general approach:
1-"What do YOU see ahead in
L the way Of new or higher
taxes o"
O-"How far do YOU think we
- should 90 I'm financing the
defense program from current
revenues To what extent
should we pay as we 20. and 10
what extent should we borrow
assuming we have choice ."
And here for the information
u folks in Michigan is what the
two senators are thinking 10 the
imminent assault on your pocket
book. and The way things might
work out.
Senator Brown speaks first
and looks first at the Michigan
+-----s-4 -. ter = q
Michigan. We discover. has jumped
into second place among the states
IN income lax naXmentS for the
first time in its history. New
York leads. as always. But Michi-
gan. in the first rush Of payments
for the first quarter, due March
Is. noses out Pennsylvania with
S9741S.367 poured into the ma
tioual money box. The whole
country jumped ahead in income
Tax payments, but Michigan led
all the rest in the rate OF its gain.
This" Senator Brown con-
cludeS. "showS there was n high
degree of prosperity in Michigan
in19l0. There are no two ways
about that"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

For the "Inside News" of
Washington. fuffow Paul Mat
IONS Column in the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
Here's Pessin1isn,

That was the optimistic view
Senator Vandenberg sees the
picture somewhat differently To
him. the problem is a realistic one.
to be met realistically. lie sees
defense expenditures soaring into
the stratosphere. and requiring for
the nations safety a supply of tax
oxygen without which IL will
plunge into the sea OF imitation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

of last wear ana SUBSTANTIALLY
ahead Of advance estimates. This
is attributable essentially 10 an
increase in the national income.
This doesn't mean we shall
not have TO increase taxes f.r-
Their. The rates now In effect
will have to he increased, par
ticularly on incomes OF $4,000
and up. There is talk of a 20 to
80 per cent increase in the
normal tax. making il per cent
or more. And there will have 10
be- other taxes i'm addition.
II am opposed to any increase
i'm the lower brackets. The new
taxpayer brought in 10y the low
ering OF the exemptions do not
contribute greatly TO the tax
total. IL Is estimated they Will
pay SI4.000.OOO into the treas
ury. and that il will cost the
government $4,000. 900 TO collect
il So there's not much of gain
there.
Sees Excise Taxes
IL think income and corpora
ten taxes will have IT, he- SUPPLE
mented by some sort of an in
crease in excise taxes. 1 think
there will have 10 be an extern
sion of excise taxes 10, say, SOFT
drinks and Allied commodities.
I think a general sales tax K.'ill
have to be contemplated, but
I'm not yet ready TO accept 1t.
If we should have TO come to 1T
later, IL should not apply TO food,
clothing and medicines.
'In my opinion a pay roll tax
would be wrong in principle. 1t
would apply 10 the wage Garner
and salaried man. 1t would not
touch the business man or the
professional man - the dentist,
the doctor, the lawyer or MEM
bers of other)professions. Rather
than a pay roll tax, j have come
to the conclusion that a sales
tax i'm some form would he much
more equitable. 1t would come
nearer distributing the additional
burden equally, in proportion to
expenditures.
"Nhat we are aiming Mt is an
increase of perhaps 311 billions
i'm government revenue from new
taxes. The ,treasury's receipts
from taxation this year Will he
about Q billions. We want to
bring them up to II billions.
If we are TO achieve Secretary
Morgcnthau's hope and my own,
ii will be necessary To add a lit
tie more than 3 billions TO the
present tax total. If we can do
that. we shall he raising two
thirds of the governments re-
quirementS, even with the de-
Tense cost added to the normal
outlay. by taxation, and the
fother third by borrowing. This,
think, would be sound.
"It il clear, as l said, that
with the big jump in tax rev
enues for 1910, and the higher
p volume of payments TO be eN-
pected I'm 1871 income even at
the present rates, the govern
ment will get some of the addi-
tional 81, billions it needs from
this source. How much, we can't
tell. But TO the extent that its
requirements are met from this
source, new taxes will not be
necessary. We shall know more
about that later in the year"
Here's PeSSnlliSnl
That was the optimistic view.
Senator Vandenberg sees th'
picture somewhat differently T,
4 - l.... -. d.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30
Washington R0MndHP
Michigan's z Senators
Talk on Defense Taxes
viii Uncle Sam Start Check-off Plan
Like Unions Get Dues? Writer
Asks; Sees No Answer
Continued from Page onel

golf course. Nou'n probably find
q copy ot The daily treasury report
on their desks. Both have been
STUDYING the subject.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-30

In addition, Smiths publicity
man is an employee Of the Re
publican Atty. Gen. Herbert J.
Rushton.
COP members of the LegiSla-
ture planned to conduct a legislaA
tive inquiry on the theory that
they could make political hay dur
ing the next week.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
CANNON

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Prfsstley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert PfieStley and
daughter spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray PriestIey in Will
mington. Aas'-s.'A r
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Cannon and
daughter, Mary Patricia and SON
William Nelson, Jr,.. spent the hol-
iday weekend with tA s Nafents,
Mr.. and Mrs. JohHk and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry SpiceF s0T FEEDER
alsburg and returned home to VIII
mington Sunday evening.
Mrs. William Holt of Chester
town and Mr. and Mrs. Rome Allen
of Seaford called on MIR. and Mrs
Jas. Allen on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cannon en-
tertained at turkey dinner on
Thanksgiving: Mrs. Daisy Whitney
and daughters Cathrine and Eliza
beth and son Nelson Whitney of
Bridgeville and Mr.. and Mrs Frank
whitney Of Laurel. Mr. and Mrs
Nelson Cannon and children OF WIZ
mington, Edward Cannon and
friends OF Newark.
Misses Luretta and Nellie Hcl-
den, the evangelists who have been
in this town for two weeks haye
returned to their home in Dover.
The Ladies Aid met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Ira Wiley on
night.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Wright are
some time with her par7
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Swain.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

william d. Burtdh is construct
ing a large chicken house on the
farm known as the Robert H. Bur-
ton farm, which he purchased from
his uncle several years ago.
Emory Norwood is having. an
outside coating of'asbestos shingles
put upon his home here.
Irving Burton and sisters. Marion
and Ann, spent the Thanksgiving
holidays as the guests of Miss Nell
Broxton Of Williamsport, Va. Miss
Broxton is member of the Lewes
High School faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Wilson
of Milton called on the latter's fa-
ther, ex-senator Harry J. Ander-
son and family on Thursday Of last
week.
Frederick P. Burton, 95 years
old, was buried at st. Georges P.
E. cemetery on Saturday of last
week. He was the last and Oldest
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
HOLLYVILLE

MFR. and Mrs. Ted Noble and son
Donald of Perry Point. Nd, and
Harold Prettyman and sons, Har-
old, Jr., and Palmer of Morristown,
N. j., were the weekend guests Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Prettyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Parker of
Georgetown called on relatives in
this community on Wednesday of
last week. =
Mr. and Mrs. William Perry of
near Georgetown were visitors at
the home Of the formers grandma
ther on Saturday, Mrs. Jennie Per-.
ry.
Mrs. Amanda Stevenson is spend
ing a few days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ewell Calhoon of George.
town.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

ford Memorial Hospital, when
Jesse Walls, a resident of this
town, passed away. Mr.. Walls was
in the three car accident at Cedar
Greek several days ago, when Geo.
Neal was instantly killed and Mar
vim Marvel. Levin L. Mustard and
Elmer Baker were seriously in
jured. Funeral services were held
on Tuesday and interment made in
Odd Fellows cemetery. He leaves a
wife and four daughters.
Don't forget the roast turkey sup
per to be served at Coolspring Com
munity Hall tonight, Friday, De-
cember 1, by the ladies of Zion
Methodist Church All you can eat
for soc.
The Misses Phyllis and Martha
Wilson of Milton, spent the Thanks,
giving holidays in Philadelphia and
attended the Army-Navy football
game on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mustard
of Camden. N j., Miss Janet Duff
field and brother, Lewis Of Darby,
Pa, spent the weekend with Mrs
L. L. Mustard
Mrs Richcrd Blocksom Of Deep
Water, N. j., is visiting her sister,
Mrs, Mustard.
Mrs. S. L. Dennis of Salisbury,
Md, spent the weekend with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Davidson.
Mrs. Davidson, who has been con-
fined TO her home for the past four
weeks, is improving.
Goshen Methodist Church News
Sunday, December
1880 a. m. Morning worship.
Message by Rev Joseph Vaughn.
Music by Jubilee choir.
11:45 a. m. Church school. uni
yersal Bible Sunday" win be OBJ
served. A. j. Bolin, superintendent |
Of Milton Public School, will tell
''How We Got Our Bible
Is D. m. Youth Fellowship. James
Steele, leader The group will |
study and discuss Developing a
Christian Personality" All young
people. ages 1928, are invited to
attend. tSSs
-
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
A STRAW IN THE WIND


Harry Bridges, the Pacific Coast
horrfet for the CLIO. stirred up "a
loud noise in New York when he
accused "someody" with tapping
his telephone. Bridges "ain't
afraid Of anyone these days. The
basis of charges against him have
been that he is Communist and
should be deported as an alien on
that ground.
We don't hear much about Com
munists these days since Russia
Joined "our side in the war against
Hitler. The Bridges case is only
another straw in the wind.
Sweet apple cider and home
made ginger bread are a combine
tion that can't be beaten. \
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

Some of the talk we hear on the
streets frornafIe younger element
is most unbecoming. A liberal APP
plication of soap at the point of
egress for the words will remedy
this fault.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

1t takes most Of our extra time
raking leaves which are now falling
50 steadily from the trees