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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Men Needed with
Factory Experience

The United States Civil Service
Commission needs hundreds of msn
with factory inspection experience.
American citizens, IL Lu ~ years
old, engaged i'll non ia fcIls.. work and
familiar with precision metal work,
Inspection ttChniqueS, and the. Use Of
cages and mlCromcterS, are urged %
relUIt al once To the Detroit ordinance
district office, 100 National balk
building. DNrOil.
There are immediate openings for
three grades of inspectors. salaries
ranging from 81 ,260 to 81 .610 per Year.
The minor inspector position, 81 go
per year. requires an least three
months experience in testing mechani-
GIl materials such as metal Inrts and
PARTS nslchined from castings. or six
months experience in the maching o6
PARIS requiring the Use of cages and
micrmmeterS Courses in materials in
SpeS'tlOn and testing approved by the
L. :. Office of education may be sub
sIituted
The under inspector position, Sl,44o
per year, requires similar qrlalific,-
tiOnS to that of the minor inspector,
except that six months experience ia
;esting or one year experience in ma
Ginning work is asked.
Applicants for Junior inspector, ST.
go per year. mllSt show at least one
year experience in inspection or the
complexion Of two years III Il recogniz-
ed colk,ge Of engine ering OF metallur-
gy.
The Commission announces an open
competitive examination for Junior
ilSl e0tUr-trlinee, ordnance material,
for filling the position of under in
speotor ordnance material, 81, 40 q
year, in the ordnance Department al
large, War partment, Chicago ord
nance district, Chicago, Ill. Applicants
must have reached their 18th birth
day but must not have passed their
3Sth birthday on the closing date for
receipa IF aGplicsl tiOnS. These age lin
lis will not be waived in any case.
The Civil Service Commission here
by issues announcement No 1895,
which SIHRrSeCitrS announcement No
E1GG tl94OD covering open Compel
tive limitations for the following
Positions in the Chicago and Detroit
ordnance districts:
Senior inspector, ordnance material,
$1,000 Il year.
Inspector, ordnance material. $500
n year.
Associate inspector, ordnance mater
ial, $1,000 year
Assistant inspector. ordnance ma
terial, 81 $40 q year
Junior inspector, ordnance material,
Sl,620 Il year.
Under inspector, ordnance material,
$1.440 a year
Minor inspector. ordnance material,
81 ,2GO year
Th- Ford Baptist church hzrd q
Christmas service Sunday night, with
Santa CLANS i'm attendance
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
WydndOtte in
Years Gone BY
% YEARS AGO


The city Commission decided To fix
- minimum price of 81 for fire calls
outside of the city responded 10 by the
NNlndUte fire department. with Il
higher price for long runs or service
Wyandotte. with Il population of
10000 at the time. paid ont only SO
Tor poor relief during the entire month
of November, 1916.
John Deacon. Il foreman for the De
roit Valve and Fittings Company. died
at the age Uf 16 years
These officers were elected by Wy
andOltc chapter. Royal Arch MaSOnS.
- years ago: III. r. Arthur f. Bats
ley; king. John Clements; scribe
Thomas +. Ben jamin; treasurer. Alpin
Miller; secretary. Bert ii. Conwell
r. Amiut: H. A. c. Edward W. Site
hr: ) veil. John ). Tins veil. Jas.
X. Mitchell: l veil. John ~ Walker
sentinel Fred R;WbOh
An unofficial estimate. baStd OH nor
NAL increase. gave Wyand0ite Il pOpu-
lation of $500 in November 1916
Detroit city was making a great
hnllalElOO because the State Tax Com
mission had transferred $114.OOO in
taxes. originally assessed 10 Wyan-
dotte ana the Wayne county townships.
to the hig city.
WHaudOte'S first community tree.
erected through cooperation of the city
and the wOmen'S clubs of the city.
was formally opened for view. with Il
program of nihenES and carols. Ii
was intended to have the tree redmi in
until after New Years but high wind
blew il down before the latter holiday
arrived
Andrew ZelinSki WAS instantly kill
ed by Lake Shore passenger train as
ne was crossing the tracks at North
Line road.
Local policemen presented Captain
John \. Denman with Il set of nickle-
plated handouts rs Il Christmas pre-
sent
The Herald recorded that Il former
Resident returned To dry old Ian
sing afrr an enjoyable holiday week
with Wyandotte frit ndS. The next item
III the column said A blind pig on
Orchard street was rTIided by the pO-
lF'- Sunday night. and Il quantity of
iIpt"r AIKEN AWAY our readers will
recall thai THE noble experiment" WAS
IN fore m 1916
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Councilman S Mother
Taken by Death

Mrs. Josephine Benin. II f24 Cherry
street mother OF Councilman George
e. Benin. Ill Il al the Wyand"tte Gen
,.ra hospital on Tuesday. following II
Shor illness. She vas - years Of age.
und had lived in Nyand"ut Tor -
years.
Mrs Rrhm i survived 10y five sons.
Michael. Frank. George. Edward and
stanley: four daughters. Margaret.
Mr.. Frances Fink. Mrs James Fisher
and Mrs. Lucille Lind and Is grand
children.
The funeral will take place from
tbs, Thon fun, r;tl home III ) I'D anu
from ~. IIclcn> church this tFrldayl
urrming a . O'Clock. lnterment VIII be
in MI. Carmel cemetery
Mayor Louis W BclHn. the council
men and oth,r city officials called at
The funeral h"me OH Tuesday evening
lo pay their RESPECTS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Regional Skating
Meet in Wyandotte

Notwithstanding unfavOrable wea-
Their conditions i'll recent years. during
the fore part Of January. ii has bee7l
decided 10 hOld the southern Michigan
gold cup skating championship oE-
tests here Oh Sunday. January 4 The
river slip in the rear of the Wyan-
dOtte General hospital will be utilized.
In case Of warm weather. the me<S-
ing will tn postponed 10 february s.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The LigF of Dawn" will bt the
subject If Dr. Warren f. Halls ser
mon at the First Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning Two Christmas
sch CtionS rendered hast Sunday will
h. repeated by requer$. They are.
christmas AngelllS.' by Puget and
''See Amid the Winters Snow" by
West John G.. Singleton will sing a
>sOlO. In Old Judea." by Geibe4.
There will be no evening service
next Sunday, but the young people
will NEE; as usual. at 6 80
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Beautiful Home
Dec orations Abound

Scores of Wyanduttc BONES are
;t@ain showing outside Decorations for
the holiday season. Many uf the dis
plays are exec edingiy beautiful. As in
rtStln years. the Merchants A>Sts'ia-
.TiOu d WyIndUtte il Offering prizes
fer he best XhfhvtS The city has
ls.tm divided into three zones to farili-
Isrtr Judging. aIRl uo la>t year winners
uf first sbIrd second priZ,> Will h. eli
CilIe fur prizes tfhiS year
Judging eff che displays hogan on
Wednesday and will bc completed by
IbS- mlsir 20
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
MARION BAXTER LODGE

Marion Baxter Rebtk.rh lOdge No.
263. has clruSs Al the following officers
for the ensuing year:
Noble grand. Virginia RitSiel: vice
grand. Frances lIadley; secretary.
NepEl Smith: financial secretary. Mel
biz Webb: treasurer. BERTHA Riedel ::
musician. Eunice Gabriel: captain.
Agnes Hadley.
Appointed officers are: Warden.
Frances Ylckmln: conductor. Wilma
Decker: chaplain. Edith PilZ: past
,Hible grand. Margaret Cooper: right
slRaSrt noble grand. Elizabeth Petee !;
left. IIazel Sohnsk right SIuplOrt
vice grand. Grace ShOwsll' P-r left.
Ruth Barnes: inside. guardian. Chris
tina Barnes: outside guardian. Mar
garPt Benhlan.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Alleged Shoplifter
Awaits Her Trial

Caught SlnpEfting in The Sea.~>-
ROeblIck WyandOtte store Last week
Wednesday Gertrude Harper. IL years
old. Of 1919 ArnSworTh street De-
'uOit. is in the Wayne county jail
awaiting trial on charge If Larceny
from the store
When taken into custody. the Eo-
man il said 10 have had in her posses
sion eight rayon nighdguwns and ave
pairs Of mems gloves.
She waived examination when ar
raigned before Justice Roy Conner
and WAS placed under bond Of $1,000.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Rev. Harold Iben
Ordained al Trenton

TRENTON IIutht rains are To have 4
chup-h and pastor of their own. The
church is an Off~lLoOt of Trinity church
ih WyaAdot1e.
Last Sunday. in :4le SrOhm school
-nn Third street. Trenton. Rev. Harold
Il-,II wis ordained and installed ~
I:,tur. The service was conducted by
Hty. G. j. KrIhnke of Trinity church
Mr.. lttt'n - a graduate ~ COncOrdia
Thr,Angfxll Seminary in 81. Louis.
Me. l'ribr - hi> installation sunday.
H. had been engaged III mission work.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Obituary
CHRISTOPHER VI. BOWMAN

Funeral services for Mr.. Bowman
were held III the TIhOn funeral home
On Wednesday afternoon. conducted
by Rev Warren f. Jackson of the
First Baptist church. Burial was in
Michigan Memorial Park cemetery.
Dt4eaSt d. who was SO years of age.
died 1T Seymour hospital. Detroit.
last sunday. His home was G43 Orange
street.
He leaves his wife. Sarah: a $On.
Clarence; three grandchildren and
five great grandchildren
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Given
Stamp Bonus

The employees of HE Municipal Ser
vice commission of the city OF Wyan-
DOT, >Unle seventy in mumu"r, have
been awarded bonuses in the form of
drt,u~,' stamps. The distribution WAS
made al Il banquet held in the ID Ir1it-
Leland hU,el last week. The. bunT>.
believed to be The first made 10y Il mu-
Licipally owned plant in defense
stamps. totaled approximately $1,000
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Wyandotte Trains
Men for Defense

\ report 10y the State Board Of Con
troll for Vocational Education shows
that during November II men in Wy
anttUtte took the course ia machine
tool operation and that the total for
the fiscal year WAS %. supplementary
machine tool operation WAS pursued
10y - in November and 63 for the
year. while welding attracted 90 in
November and tx for The year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
MAGDALINE CIALKOWSKI

Died Saturday at her home. 2O+2
Tenth street. She was ~ years of age
and had lived i'll WyandOtte for ~
years. Surviving are three sons. three
daughters. i sister. II grandchildren
and two great grandchildren. Funeral
services were held At Our Lady Of
Mt Carmel church m Tuesday morn
ing
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
no EXPECTORATION IN
ANY PUBLIC VEHICLE

After January =. 1910. no person
may sit ON the floor or on the inside
of any public conveyance while the
huter is operating within the city Of
WyandOtte. under a possible fine Of 81
or 10 days in the cooler.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
CHRISTMAS PLAY
By ROOSEVELT GROUPS

A Christmas play was presented in
laOSevef school auditorium. Thursday
evening Of last week by the dramatic
and choir Societies II the school.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Brief Brevities


Nm "7T'>i"ll'I Nili'',
nN>IilS N!'h'FN!' vi '"'
cr. aHlhll@h nav l-''i' va ''''
lak'~ l. cI'>'" Tor ''' VIII
~ So,,lin
.,,.hi,y,,I fam, i'm the 1910 fall cam
,ni.sn bv his Ispclicall slogan. 'Semp-
liner No Ou,. Finer j. III ii again.
The. Herald receives Il neat greeting
,-,rL vith This printed inscription:
with SEASONS greetings. old aud
new
M oll my friends who <Iw me
thrnugh
For The tight We fought and battle
send my thanks I" rNtrHone'
M
III, L,ir.r Euui>t church held Il
r,.IIi,. .,td,,4s> system broadcast of
: .3n tu = o'clock.
i. -
Erhe>l li""eAl N'4'if' ,I
Cti"la avenue MH'"''''' - '''o @
ua 'eu from ule nL''u ~.
he was l"IIl' Thy >'u,i'i'' i"
eN'" nl@h ~1'"h- ne WI ~ '''>
navy Tor ~iA-!c"I l'l'"
Invitations to members have been
- - I,S.y,h ,uuIi nrium next We'd
NC -d.,v nioht ORGANIZATIONS lr,rticiIat-
in., will IN. the Kui~htS of Columbus
D.7u,,ht,n.> If isabelle, Chris ian Moth
,.r> aud Young Ladies' Sukllitv of St
L,,S,n,, church Tommy Tmyar>on and
All. T,.n,-,tS will furnish mu>ic for
Dr. FRED L. Lewis h">G'iI,l "l h".h
Nixon Lewis. l"rlller N!dn''"''t
Gld!. ulel Ill Mu>h'@"Ii On INV aif"'i
B'AHHt ana Jack
Mails Y. lr>t. direc or Z" the Iren-
ton State bank. Trtnto since t> re-
organizations has been Manned vice
vacancy ClIred by the death of his
uncle. the late :. l.. NreeEInd.
Construction Of he new Maranatha
Baptist church. Oh the Eureka road, At
Reeck rGld l. progressing rapidly.
under The direction Ut Pastor f-rlfeSt
FUNERAL services Tor Jnhh fler>oh'
Ia ;tIE injured Ill an a'rlutnt III the
Ford DoilfDer PElll al Nhhw Kun
WIS htd at NOrthvlite S;rtuftEly al
ms Wiz 'iic UrlheI Iie'eii Int VI
"!"i'''''V' an" ifi> "i'''ici'
VI! Wy "ui'' ii"'''lSi "''>
'ito>e De'' ron l","'' "'i''laN NVi...S
ing "lA'l 'li''". ir'S JuSt pe'"
'tieS W vi Il ciN'i - '" "i''iiA "iiNlns
me Non Ism Ci''p I'll wan
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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26
Council Adjourned
as Token of Respect

hue % the death of Mrs. Josephine
Behm. mother of Councilman George
G. B4-hm. mo regular meeting of the
CHIIcii WIS held oh tn, >4lly evening.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26

Tk Ford Baptist church hrd o
Christmas service Sunday night. with
Santa CLANS in attendance
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-26

Try Herald Job Printing
Evening star., 1941-12-07

an ideal situation for the develop
ment of industry.
The coal mines of the Ruhr and
the Saar Valleys in Western Ger
many, utilized for centuries, brought
about the location of factories in
those regions. The same holds true
of Prague and the Polish German
frontier area.
Ignite. a loW-grade brown coal
is taken from pits close 10 the sur
face of the ground in many dis
tricts Of Central Europe 1t is not
suitable for use in smelters or fac
tories, but it has proved valuable
in producing electric power. Addi-
tional electricity on a large scale
is developed from rivers.
Aside from metals and coal, Ger
many is rich in valuable mineral
salts from which a huge chemical
industry has developed, principally
around Strassfurt. Potash deposits
have been used for making soap,
glass, explosives, Photographic COM
pounds and fertilizers, Because Of
it's advances in chemistry and SCI
entific education, Germany held a
virtual monopoly in the production
of coal-tar dyes until the World
War of l914-18 forced Great Britain
and the United States to develop
similar processes.
Rivers have played large part
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Germany communities is Essen's
combination of new factories and
such venerable structures as 9th
century church.
Germany's major peacetime indus
try not related directly to agriculture
or mining has been the weaving OF
textiles, which only half-century
ago was done principally in the
homes. Chemnitz and Zwickau pro-
duce stockings and other cotton
goods. Krefeld, west of the Rhine,
has large silk mills. Both the raw
silk and the cotton must be imported.
Unusually good clay around Dres-
den and Meissen resulted in the
establishment OF factories for the
production OF the famous Dresden
china. South German cities such
as Nurnberg long have been noted
for their toys and clocks. Pilsen,
Czecho- -Slovaki, is the site of the
Skoda armament works; at Ziln. in
the same country, mammoth shoe
factory was organized.
And so Central Europes industrial
roster goes. Individually, some cities
are renowned for one product, some
for another. Taken together, they
form a unit that in peacetime makes
the region virtually self-sufficient
in manufactured goods.
INERT Sunday: The MiSsis-
sippi, q riuer ScdtterS its riches.J
Evening star., 1941-12-07

a large scale, forests offered a live
lihood to lumbermen and wood
carvers.
Deposits of iron ore are scat
tered throughout Central Europe.
There are mines in Eastern Bel
GUM. Luxembourg and Northeast
ern France; between Cologne and
Frankfurt and around Hanover,
in Germany; west of Prague. capi-
tai of pre-war Czecho-Slovakia, and
in what was Southwestern Poland,
In the modern world, iron and
steel are the basis of manufacture
ing They not only are used to
make a Reconsideration articles,
but they also are needed to make
the machinery by which many 9TH
er goods containing no metals are
produced Furthermore, they go
into the manufacture of ships.
trains and trucks by which factory
products are transported.
Other ores also are found in Gen.
trail Europe. Copper is obtained in
the Harz Mountains, Germany's
northernmost range. There are
silver mines around Freiburg in
Central Germany. Lead and zinc
are mined near Cologne and in ex-
treme Eastern Germany, southeast
of Breslau. Uranium, source Of
radium, is obtained in Czecho-Slo-
vakia.
Ores are not always valuable if
they are a long way from the fuel
needed to operate smelters and
mills. There is no such difficulty,
however, in Central Europe. No.
tice on the map how close together
are most OF the iron and coal mines,
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Society of the District to give the
annual Keber Foundation lecture
several years ago, is nationally
known for research in medicine and
especially as an authority on dis
eases of the heart. The date and
topic Of his Mayo lecture was left
to his own determination. He will
probably discuss research in cardiac
disturbances, to which he has de-
voted special study in recent years
since leaving the Mayo Clinic.
Before coming to Georgetown DR..
Yater spent three years as a fel-
low at the clinic He is a member
of the Advisory Board of the Alumni
Association of the Mayo Founda-
ton.
A graduate of George Washington
University, DR.. Yater obtained his
medical degree from Georgetown
and a master of science degree from
the University of Minnesota. He
came to Georgetown in 1881. DR..
Yater is the author of more than
12O scientific articles and two books
on symptom Diagnosis" and The
Fundamentals of Internal Medi-
cine"
A leader in the local medical So
ciety as we'll as in the American
Medical Association, DR.. Yater is
also active in numerous other scien-
tific and professional groups. He is
a member of the Board of Directors
of the American Heart Association
and also is the governor for the
District of Columbia of the Ameri-
can College of Physicians.
Tuesday night over Station GBS,
the Georgetown broadcasting sys-
tenn, the presidents of all the classes
will compete in quiz contest on
Georgetown history.
The annual freshman-sophomore
tea dance will be given Friday after
noon at the Wardman Park Hotel.
James Roe is chairman OF the
committee in charge OF arrange
mentS.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Alice Marble 10 Give
Talk al Dinner for
College Women
Event Tomorrow Night
Sponsored by 6. W. U.
Athletic Association

An address by Miss Alice Marble,
former world tennis champion, will
high light the dinner for college
women, sponsored by the Women's
Athletic Association of George
Washington University at 7 pm.
tomorrow at Barker Hall OF the
Y w. C. A. Miss Marble will speak
on Physical Fitness for Defense"
Miss Marble will speak in the
capacity of assistant director in
charge of physical training for
women in the Office of Civilian De-
fense. a position to which she was
appointed this fall.
Guests of honor at the banquet
will include Frances Parkinson
Keyes, prominent author who has
received an honorary doctor of let
ters degree from George Washing
ton. and Miss Mary K Browne, for
mer national tennis champion who
is now assisting Miss Marble in her
new position.
200 Expected to Attend.
hcSCI NdIiOliS al cduE IidNc UteIl
made by the University of Mary
land, Hood College, Mary Washing
ton College, Wilson Teachers Col
lege. Holton Arms School. Mount
Vernon Seminary and Marjorie
Webster School. All nearby colleges
were invited, it was stated, and some
200 persons are expected.
Col. William H. Draper, jr., assist
ant chief of the morale branch of
the War Department and formerly
a member Of President Roosevelt's
Advisory Board on Civilian Defense,
will serve as toastmaster. Miss
Kathryn Hershey, president of the
Women's Athletic Association and
daughter of Brig. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, will introduce Col. Draper.
Students working with Miss
Hershey on banquet plans as COM
mittee heads are Barbara Weers,
Catherine Moore and Nancy Farmer.
The next Smith-Reed-Russe lee
ture will be given at II a m. Thurs
day in Hall A of the School of
Medicine. DR.. w. Harvey Perkins,
dean of the Jefferson Medical COL
lege, is guest speaker. His topic will
be "Causology and It's Application
to the Prevention of Disease" The
members Of the faculty, the teach
ing staff and guests of the school
will meet in the faculty room at
10:45 to greet DR.. Perkins.
DR.. Brewer Will Speak.
DR.. John w. Brewer, associate
professor of international law, will
give his second lecture in THE
World Today" series in the Uni
versity Hall of Government at BIS
pm. Wednesday. He will speak on
"Legislated Neutrality"
Co-Chairman Donald B. Young
professor of zoology at the uniVer-
s1ty, and Bob Geran, vice president
OF the Student Council, have an
nounced the University Committee
on Civil Protection to carry out the
campus civilian defense program.
Members are: Students, Paul Nu-
gent, president Of the Varsity Club;
Philip Fairchild, representative Of
the medical school; Nina Brown
Evening star., 1941-12-07

INERT Sunday: The MiSSiS-
sippi, q riUer ScdtterS its richesJ
Evening star., 1941-12-07

president of the Women's Student
Government Association; Mary 10
Oslin, president of Mortar Board,
and Ward McCabe. president Of
Omicron Delta Kappa; faculty, DR..
Colin Mackall, professor of chem
istry; DR.. Leland Parr, professor OF
bacteriology; DR.. Carville D. Ben
son, associate professor of law;
Charles E. Cook, assistant professor
of civil engineering. Allan r. Poore,
assistant to the business manager,
and Mrs. Winnie G. Barrows. direc-
tor of personnel guidance, complete
the committee.
Omicron Delta Kappa, honorary
activities fraternity. will hold a
Christmas cotillion at 10 pm. Fri
day in the new Shoreham ballroom.
Homecoming Queen Cherrie Frost
will headline the dance program
with a special arrangement OF
Jenny" and other songs.
The Interfraternity Council will
cooperate in the sale of tickets.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
IN the growth of Central European

in the growth of Central European
manufacturing. Rising in the noun
tains. such streams as the Rhine,
the Elbe, the Oder and the Weser
flow hundreds of miles northWard
to the sea. They are deep enough
for river boats to travel far up and
down their courses.
No European country has so tho
roughly developed and retained the
use of its waterways as Germany.
River traffic moves with the precis-
ion of railroad schedules: powerful
tugs haul two or three barges loaded
with raw materials or finished prod
ucts. A network of canals makes
cross country connections with
rivers. In addition, an extensive
railroad system is in operation.
1t was only natural for manufac-
turing cities to grow up along these
transportation lines. The Rhine in
particular became bordered with i'm
portant industrial centers. Along
one Of its tributaries. the Ruhr
heavy industry is concentrated in
about a dozen cities. One of these,
Essen, often is called the Pitts
burgh of Germany" because the
Krupp family there built up vast
iron and steel works. In the World
War it became noted for the produc-
ton of Big Bertha" cannon and
J other armaments. Typical of many