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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20
Ma slib mnoho neveri.

Spekulanti a koTistn1ci 81 ma
10 delajf re slibu presidenta
Rossevelta, re nikomu nebude
dovoleno bohatnouti ma zakla-
de narodn1 obrany.
Poole zpravy departmental
prace, kdyz valecny depart
ment ucinil nakup konservova-
nych rajcat, cena takrka pres
noe stoupla O 2 a pGl procenta
a to nikoli jen u rajcat ,nybrz u
konservovane korny a jinych
produktG. "Spekulanti" prohla-
sill mluvci departmental, "hrali
velkou roll We zvysenf cen pre-
bytkovych produktG V posled-
mich trech nedelfch."
"Ceny oproti lonsk6mu kv6t-
nu jsou mnohem vyssi. Ku pT1-
kladu vejce a maslo stouplo V
Gene o 20 procent; brambory O
PAL proc; vepTove maso 1872
proc, pomerance a cukr O 10
proc, atd."
We zprav6 vztahuj1ci Sc ma
velkonakupn1 ceny, Sc prav1, re
Cd srpna 1889 cena farmaT-
skych produkt6 stoupla O %
procent, textile O % proc, po-
traviny o 20 procent a kozene
vyrobky o Is procent.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20
Velkoobchodni ceny potravin
neivYSsi cd 1897.

Velkoobchod ceny potravin
v tydnu, skoncivsfm 10. cervna,
dosahly nejvyssf 1rovne cd 80.
bfezna 1887, jak oznamuje sta
tisticke oddelenf firmy Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc. v New Yorku.
Index 81 zakladnfch potravin
vystoupil ma 1927 minuleho ty-
dine prot $2.96 v pTedeslem IT,
dnu a proti $2.19 v temze ty-
dnu roku 1910.
Ceny Ia mouku, pSenici, Tito,
vepfove maso, sadlo, kavu, ba-
vlnlkovy olej, kakao, voly, pra-
sata a jehnata byly vyssf. Pro-
tt tomu poklesly ceny kukuTi-
ce, jecmene, masla a FRANKFORT.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20
Cernoch zabit " soudnf SIM
pri tfetim soudu.

Bob White, 81 rok starry Ger
noch, ktery byl jiz dvakrate cd
souzen pro znasilnenf bile zeny
a dvakrate byl zachranen pred
elektrickou zidlf vyssim SOU
dem, byl zastrelen pri zahajenf
tretfho soudu manzelem jeho
domnele obeti v soudnf SIM, pre-
plnene obecenstvem v Conroe-
Texas.
Prave kdyz byl pTijat deva-
ty porotce, w. S. Cochran, ma
HE Sc zvedl re sveho sedadla,
pTibl1zil Sc ma krok k cernocho-
vi, vynal revolver raze .38 a
vpalil cernochovi kuli do hlavy.
White shroutil Sc v zidli a v
soudnf SIM nastal zmatek. Co.
chran, ktery byl nejklidnejsim
muzem v soudnf SIM, pristoupil
k z. Formanovi, verejnemu "a
lobci a podal mu revolver. PAX
Sc VIDAL pr1ruc1mu Serbia H.
Surratovi. Byla proti n6mu po-
dana zaloba pro vrazdu. Soud-
ce Mcdaniel stanovil zaruku
$500 pro Cochrana, jenz je ma
jitelem velkych pozemk1.
White byl obzalovan, re Una
silnil Cochranovou ma jejich
ranci, deset mil cd Livingsto-
nu v srpnu r. 1887. Jeho prvni
odsouzeni bylo zruseno texas
kym odvolac1m soudem, druhe
nejvyssfm soudem Spojenych
StatG.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

ma podzim rekla Gertrude mu-
"Prece Sc mi jen styska
po Indii."
"Tedy Sc tam v ZINE podf-
Tekl Almost ochotne.
"V zine nenf cestovanf tolk ne
"A mil zlaty, v ZINE uz ne
budu moci jeti nikam," pTizna-
la Sc Gertrude a cervenaj1c sc
ukryla hlavu ma prsou muzo-
vych.
Almost Sc blazene usmal.
zena sverovala mu podruhe
sladke tajemstvf jejich lasky.
"Alespon Bena nebo Zaie
bych rada videla, ably mi vypra
vovali, co je v Puri noveho,"
p%ovidala, jake by pronasela
sve pranf.
"To Sc da snadno zaffditi,"
sliboval ochotne.
Zasilky perlet6 z Indie d6ly
Sc ted hromadne kazdeho ctvrt
leta a Almost narfdil, ably kaz-
dou zasilku do Evropy prova-
Eel bud Ben nebo Zai.
S prvnf zasilkou prijel Ben.
Vyhrkly mu size z oci, kdyz
spatril svou milovanou PAM.
eide Sc. ii dari dobTe, PAM
ma" rekl. "Jsi donna mezi svy-
mi a nehrozf tt tn odnikud ne
bezpecf."
Potion, kdyz mu ukazali ma
lou Gertrudu, zvolal nadsene
"Hle, Indka narozena v &C.
chach! Smfm tn malou prin-
ceznu polfbiti, panel" zeptal
Sc A~rnosta.
"Jen il polib, Bene, snad j
to prinese stest1, kdyz mole dee
ra dostane prvnf pollock Cd sta
reho tigrobijce."
A starry sikar pfitiskl dft6
svehU dobreho pana ma sva pr
sa a polfbil je, az mala hlavin.
ka zmizela v jeho hustem kni.
ru. Str1dave dovazeli zasoby
perlete do Libenic Ben i Zai
pfinaseli noviny a pozdravy z
Puri, ale ma Bena Sc Gertrude
vzdycky vice tesla. PribyvalC
deti v Libenickem zamecku, a.
lie s1Tila Sc take tovarna poo
Zamkem a rostlo jmeni firmy
"BratT1 Resmanove."
Svatkem byvalo, kdyz prize
nektery sikar Sc zasilkou perle
te. A jednoho roku prohlasi
Ben: "Panf ma, uz k tobe ne
pfijedu. PTemaha mne costa
nekdo mladsl mne zastane. Ia
soby skeblf dopravf leckdo
nasich lid do Czech a jinych 81,
zeb az ode mne pan mIj nepo
tTebuje."
Gale ia i mil muz budem
zarmouceni, kdyz te neuvidi
me-" pravila Gertrude dojata
"Az mi dorostou deti, priced
Sc nekdy S muzem podivat d
Puri."
"Panf ma, budu stasten, jes
Ii sc toho dockam," skoro plat
ky hovoTil Ben. Gale kdyby
chom Sc uz zivote nevidel
pamatuj 81, CO jsem tt rikaval
Opravdu stastnym je Glove
ien te zemi, v kter6 Sc zrodil
stestf v cizine je vzdycky jel
zdanlive neb docasne."
Gertrude musela dobrem1
Benovi prisvedciti. Vzdyt Sc O
pravdu citila donna tax stast
nou, re zapomnela i ma krasnol
Indii, kde byla Size take stast
nou, ale ne 1plne, protoz'
strach pred neznamym nebez
pec1m naplnoval il nepokojem
(KONEC.)
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20
Zransni pri srazce aut.

Karel Holecek, 48lety v New
Yorku, v sobotn1ch rannich no.
dinach spolecne Sc svou zenou
Otilii a dvema dcerami byli
zraneni, kdyz jeho auto nara
zilo ma postovnf nakladnf auto
u 81. ulice.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20
VynaleZce puSky zemreI.

Arthur E. Knight z Bratle-
boro We Vermont, ktery roku
1883 vynalezl prvnf dalekonos-
nou pusku raze 80, zemrel We
veku 85 rokG. Jeho puska by
la tehdy zavedena v armade
.Spoj. Stat1.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

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Napsal BEDRICH MORAVEC. ROMAN.


Nejblizsi dny Ease prinesly
mnoha prekvapenf. Prohllzela
81 S muzem jeho majetek, to pc
skytlo mnoho zabavy. TAX
krasne 81 vSechno ami nepfed-
stavOvala.
"Je tn skutecny raj. Jaka
to krasa!" volala bez ustan1 a
Almost usmfval Sc spokojene
jsa rad, re Gertrude netouzi
pc rodic1ch.
Minuly konecn6 prvni dojmy
a nastalo uklidnen1. Gertrude
rychle villa Sc v povinnosti no
spOdyne, zeny a matky. Maly
Almost ziskal 81 rychle jej1 srd-
&c a pc muzi stall Sc il nejmilej-
81 bytost1 ma svete.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

Clovek, ktery pro stromy ne
vid1 lesa, podoba Sc povrchnf-
mu cloveku, ktery pro RUNE o.
soby a vlastn1 zajmy a zasady,
nechce videti zadne povinnosti,
ktere mas spolecn6 mali dovesti
k - Gill a 1spechu.
DR.. Karel J. Sladek,
Oklahoma City.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

AZ Sc kazdemu nasinci roz-
bTeskne trochu svetla v mozku,
jiste podfva Sc do arcadia, a
bude-li nejen hledet ma tvaf, a.
lie i ma sve nitro, zacne kritiso-
vati sebe a rekne 81 pax: Fran
to, Kacenko, ty nejsi co mas
byti a pax Pride pokanf, kde
Dude napravovat vse, co nedo-
breho a casio zleho zavinil. il
slovy, zacne napravou
sam, neb sama ma sob6. Ma PRIV
MIN m1ste pTestane videt tolik
chyb ma druhych, protoze ne
Dude m1ti k tomu casu, an must
pracovati cely cas- ma SVEN VIA
stn1m = ia!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

ce a pc muzi stall Sc j nejmllej-
81 bytostf ma sv6te.
Zalezitost soubojova dopad-
la prav6 tax, jak 81 Almost pral.
Byl uz skOro diva mes1ce donna,
kdyz bylo proti nemu zavedeno
vysetrovani. Protoze je vsak
vedly 1Tady indicke, kde Sc ma
souboj obcanskych osob pohll-
II docela jinak, byl Almost Size
odsouzen, ale jenom k pencil
tie pokute a zalezitost byla Cd
byta, aniz o tom Gertrude I'VE
della.
Teprve pozd6ji, pc nekolika
mesfcfch, zmfnila Sc o teto yale
zitosti, tazajfc Sc: "Nebude mi
ii pro tebe nepT1jemnych ma
sledkG souboj S baronem Hala-
sym, az Sc vrat1me do Cech?"
"Nikoliv, ~zlato," odvetil il
kIidnym hlasem. "Af6ra tato
je nadobro odbyta a trest jsem
81 odbyl. NemGze mne uz nj
kdo stfhati."
Gale vzdyt ia O tom mic ne
vim!" divila Sc Gertrude.
"Ma draha," rekl Almost va
zne a s trochu smutnym pTizvu-
KEN. "Ma-li clovek dost pence,
je mu i soudem prisouzeny
trest meme nepTfjemnym, pro-
toze lie i lidsky zivot pencil
zaplatiti."
Teprve ted Gertrude pocho-
pila, proc Almost hledel dostati
sc domG, nez Dude prot n6mu
zavedeno vySetTovan1. Sdele-
nj muzovo snalo j posledn1 IT,
sen sc srdce.
w druhym rokem byla Tru-
da V Puri. Maly Almost behal,
batolil Sc S Gertrudou drze Sc il
Ia ruku a zvatlaje. V tie dob6
zminil sc Almost pred zenou,z
by bylo ma case prest6hovati Sc
do Czech, ale Gertrude odpove-
della mu smejic Sc: "ZIstaneme
tady, Arnoste. Toto rajske pre-
byvani m6la bych vymeniti "a
nepatrne Libenice, kde je de-
vet mes1cG zima nebo alespon
chladno a i Ia nejparnejsiho
leta swift slunecko jenom tax,
jake by Sc stydelo? Ne, ne.
Proc bychom o~dchazeli?"
tx will tob6," Tekl vazne a
sc starotslivym vyrazem v obi
ceji. "Bojfm Sc o tebe. Coz
kdybys Sc roznemohla jake u
boha Bella. Pomysli, jak bych
byl nestasten, kdyby uz treti
zena m6la pykati svym zivotem
"a svou lasku Ike mne!"
"TOho Sc neboj!" rozesmala
Sc. ga ii dala bych v Libeni-
c1ch krasnou pohledu ma Sire
more a t6 bujnosti rostlinstva,
ktera mne tn obklopuje."
81 nase vlast je krasna," pre-
mlouval il. 81 Libenickeho "a
mecku je rozkosny pohled ma
nase lesy a pole a je to vsechno
naSe, kdezto more, ma ktere sc
zde dfvas nen1 nasfm majet-
kem."
Gale pTemlouvanf jeho bylo
marne. Mfsto vazneho rozhod
mutt, Gertrude odbyvala muze
zerty.
"Touzfs-li pc Cechach, jdi
sam!" smala sc mu. ga z1sta-
nu v Indii."
Ia jinych okolnostf bylo by
Arnosta takove pocfnanf tesilo,
protoze svedcilo, re Gertrude
c1tf Sc vsude stastnou, kde mes
ka on a k Will MENU, re je o.
chotna pfizpGsobiti Sc jakym-
Roliv pomer6m. Ale blizila Sc
doba, ktere Sc Almost bal a v
ktere chtel, ably Gertrude mela
pc boku svou matku. W vsec-
ky obchodnf zalezitosti zaffdil
tax, ably mohl trvale pres1dilti
do Libenic. Pred caesm uz wy.
iednaval s bratrem, ably vyhle-
dial mezi zavodnfm tired
nictvem spolehlivou osobu, KITE
re by Sc mohol sv6Titi vedenf
faktorie Puri a bratr mt ten
KRAFT psal, re by Sc k tomu nej-
l6pe hodil bratr lesn1ho Halika.
Byl v zavod6 zamestnan uz
mnoho let pTi prejfmanf perle-
tove suroviny dovazene z In
die, rozum6l dobTe svemu Cd
boru, byl jeste mlady a svobod-
ny, ale energicky a poctivy.
Mohla sc mu faktorie svefiti uz
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20
Rozumy redaktora.

AZ nasi ce5ti Americana po-
znaj1, re zdar druheho odboje
zavis1 ma jejich praci, ob6tavo-
sti, rozumu, citu a slechetnosti,
m1sto uzfvanf jazyka, pomluv,
a zlomyslnosti a III, nase akce
Dude stoprocentn1.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

AZ naSi Tide sc naucf sebe.
kazni, jiste budou m1ti vice Il.
city k sob6 a jinym.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-06-20

Proc kazdy pes st6ka ma me-
sic? Protoze nema rad svetlo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

Michigan is not only the home
of the automobile. but also the
home OF some of the nations larg-
est drug manufacturing companies,
which. along with the motor car
manufacturers, are doing their
share in the current national de-
Tense effort.
F In the production of drugs,
Pharmaceutical and chemicals,
these concerns are moving at full
speed now to supply the rapidly
expanding army and navy forces
with millions Of tablets of practi-
cally every description.
Detroit is the home Of the larg-
est pharmaceutical manufacturing
company in the entire world
Parke. Davis & Co. Products of
this firm are distributed world
wide and share with the motor
car companies much of the credit
for making the name of Detroit
known throughout the civilized
world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Redrnfted Engine

simultaneously with eonstruc-
ton and tooling. an expanding air.
craft engineering department
completely redrafted the Rolls
Royce engine in order to accom-
modate American methods. ma
chimes. tools and accessories.
a Rolls experimental division
was set up and work begun on the
construction of nine pilot Rolls
engines built 10 British specifica-
tions. The first of these nine en-
gineS has-been built. Others will
follow Much time is saved by this
method which permits the pilot"
engines to test the route Of pro-
duction in advance OF actual pro-
duction later in the Summer.
Withthe completion OF test Rolls
Engine No. / on May, 1941. Pack
ard removes another entry from
the shrinking list of impossible"
by having produced this first all
American built foreign engine less
than seven months from Sept. 20,
1910. when the contract was
signed.
Ahead lies the production period
where automotive methods will re-
ceive their first major test in the
production of a highly technical
engine Of aerial warfare.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Soldering S Tires
On Scout Cars

CLEVELAND, May 17.-"Witt
6.75 per cent OF Seiberling Rubber
Company employees currently
working directly on defense pro.
duction, 10 per cent Of our total
production Is for national defense, -
]. p. Seiberling. president says.
Tho percentage of people II
smaller than the percentage of
our total production. because O
good part of the national defense
material II of large tonnage
for example, the tires We supply
for army scout cars are large
sire. mud and snow tires" he
adds.
"Due to national defense pro-
duction together with increased
demand for products for normal
markets, we mllled in our plant
In 1910 approximately 5000, 900
more pounds OF rubber than I'm
the so-callcd boom year OF 1897,
and ut the rate we are running
In 1e41, our milled poundage will
double 1888 and exceed 1910 by
approximately 20 per cent" Mr..
Seiberling said.
Regarding rubber tonnage con.
sumed In the plant, Mr.. Soldering
said:
Naturally. with all the en-
ployment. the seiberllng plant
10 at the highest peak In our
history" he concluded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

Company. in Kalamazoo. which
has two large orders totaling
ssh 103 for medical specialties.
AS explained by c. z. jamie
son, president of the one firm:
Safeguard Health
1.-THE drug industry In Michi-
gan as a whole Is exerting every
effort 10 supply the exceptional
demand created by the pre-
paredness campaign, and the
state Is fortunate In having 80
many prominent drug houses
situated within its borders.
THE health of our boys in
training Is more important 20
our defense program than the
production OF tanks or airplanes.
Drugs I'm sufficient quantity and
of fine quality are absolutely
essential to the maintenance of
health-therefOre IL would ap-
pear that drugs represent q very
necessary part OF our defense
program"
Another Detroit .firm-not in
the drug field but in an allied in
dustry-which demonstrates the
far-reaching significance of Michi'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
I Detroit Drug Firms Protect Nations Health

teal compounds and products
which have aided greatly in the
suppression and elimination OF
many diseases.
Another Detroit firm, c. f.
Jameson e. Co., has been excep-
tionally' active in the production
of various drugs for both the army
and navy. With five primary gov
eminent orders totaling $50, 795.
this firm has ranked foremost
among the drug producers on
Uncle Sans list.
This Detroit firm also has a
plant In Toledo, o.. that special
ICES in the production of effer-
vescent salts, and today has gov
eminent orders on hand for many
thousands of pounds of efferves-
cent products. The company
already has shipped many millions
of tablets TO government medical
depOtS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Defense Sends Farm ]
WAGE Rates Soaring

WASHINGTON. May 17-Re-
fecting the armament effort and
consumption. farm wage rates on
April / rose to the highest level
since January. 1881. On April IL
the Department of Agriculture re-
ported. the wage rate index was
1913 per cent of the 1904 aver.
age, against 124 per cent on Jan.
uary / and 124 per cent q year
ago. Farm employment OF STA
600 on April l included 1855 .00c
family labor and 2,129.000 hired
labor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
10 a Minute
NeW Sidewalk Arsenal
Splits Out Bullets

CLEVELAND, May 17.-Ten
machine gun bullets minute are
being turned out on one Of Ma
tional Acme Company's Acme
Gridley Automatics" in an exhibit
in front of a downtown bank.
Two hundred and fifty Of these
machine tools are to be installed
in one government plant for pro-
ducing bullets. Two operators feed
bars Of steel into one side of the
machine and the finished bullets
pour out the other.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Buick Plans Training
For Auto Mechanics

FLINT, May 17.-Buick Motor
Division is working with its 5000
dealers on a program Of mechanic
training to implement the release
Of skilled mechanics to the eoun-
try's armed forces and defense in
duStries and at the same time 10
assist the dealers In training sd-
ditional men.
The move followed an appeal by
William s Knudsen. national de-
Tense production chief. IN which
he warned the dealers Of an i'm
minent shortage OF automobile
mechanics and the need for imme-
date action in the training Of new
men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
BOnb-PrOOf
c otton Batting Shelter
Safer Than Concrete

NEW YORK, May IA de-
Tense use for surplus cotton is
seen by f. c. Wallace, engineer
and scientist. in his development
Of a fire-proofed cotton batting
for afraid shelters.
A seven-foot thickness of this
cotton, he says. will resist a three
ton bomb dropped from a height
OF 10000 feet, while in contrast a
one-ton bomb dropped from only
$4,000 feet will penetrate six feet
Of concrete.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Heavily Guarded

procedure. the second eie-
nent, includes both the step-by-
step manufacturing process and
the tools with which to accom-
plish il. That this. too. is well
under way is evident 10 any WIS.,
flor lucky enough 10 get past the
heavily guarded gates OF sec
ton Of the personnel building in
Flint.
Here the key manufacturing
men who have been transferred
from the automotive staff TO set
UP the aviation division, plan their
! layout and their manufacturing
formula. Around their cluster OF
offices stretch what seem like
acres OF floor space filled with
rowg Of drawing boards, each
manned by an engineer, drafts
man or designer.
In one section a completely dis
mantled engine Is hefted and han
died and compared with drawings.
Stacks OF blueprints are in use.
as these men plot out the manu-
facture Of this part or that, and
the experiences OF plane engine
designers are fused with the ex-
periences of automotive men; 30
that the intricate mechanism can
be constructed on q basis ap-
preaching automotive cumulative
standards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

gan'S diversified industries. is Pei
ton a. Crane, a dental equipment
manufacturing organization. This
firm now has primary contracts
from the government totaling
ga 04S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Others Sharing

Another Detroit firm, Frederick
Stearns & CO., has primary con-
tracts totaling $50. 934, calling for
the manufacture of various types
of medical products.
Largest pharmaceutical manu-
facturer outstate is the Upjohn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
New Products

To this company. which now has
primary defense contracts from
the government totaling SSl, $40
goes the credit for the develop
ment of a number Of pharmaceu.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Buick Rushes
Plant for 5000
Plane Engines

Within the busy acres Of the
Buick plants one of the toughest
problems ever TO face industry Is
being worked out.
The problem: To establish In
the shortest time possible COM
plete. perfectly functioning ma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
$4,000 Top Income
OF British Wealthy

LONDON, May 17.-Analyzing
Britain's new income taxes. the
Weekly Economist said that under
the new schedules none Of Brit
aims multi-millionaires will be
able to spend more than $4,000
annually.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

chine plant,
tools and men
producing in
sizeable quanti-
ties an elabo-
rate airplane
engine.
II is an in
C o m pa r a bly,
m ore difficult
task than If the
Buick men were
asked TO create
within. say. one
year, an auto
mob lie engine
pl mt to the
state OF perfec-
finn Il has tall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
State Charges Only 81
For Naval Base Ground

On payment Of 81. the United
States Navy recently obtained Is
acres on Crosse he. which viii b
added to the rapidly expanding
naval aviation shore base on the
lower Detroit River island. The
State Of Michigan was the seller.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

"A little neglect may breed
mischief: for want Of . nail the
shoe was lost; for want Of .
shoe the horse Wa lost: and for
want of . horse the Rider VA
lost."-Benjamin Franklin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

Less than eight months ago the
Packard Motor Car Company
signed a contract with the United
States and British governments "a
produce 1900 of the famed Rolls
Royce airplane engines used Ia
power the Hurricanes and Spit
fires now flying in defense Of Eng
land.
Packard thus undertook the first
serious effort on the part OF an
auto manufacturer 10 duplicate
by mass production methods the
construction of superior and
highly technical war plane engine.
Some conception of the size OF
the undertaking may be gained
from the fact that tire PoftS pro-
ject. in fun production. will en-.
ploy approximately 1900 men.
The complete story OF the
Packard accomplishments cannot
yet be told. Available facts are
impressive enough in themselves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
First Rolls-Royce Engine
Comes Off Packard Line

Struction. Packard found an addi-
tional 500 900 square feet within
the Packard plant through the
consolidation Of many depart.
Yf1anfg
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Eight Months Ago

Ground was broken less than
eight months ago for three major
new factory units totaling ap-
proximately 100000 square feet.
These factories were completed in
late April.
The Rolls contract called for a
tooling and machining program In
excess of $4,000 600. Many OF the
5000 machines in this plan had to
be designed for the Job. Today.
more than so per cent Of these
machines are in place.
In addition 10 new factory con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Built Liberties

Difficult as the problem is. with
IN the time set, the Buick engi-
neering staff is facing with equa-
nimity the task OF starting from
scratch and producing 5000 Pratt
& Whitney airplane engines for
Uncle Sam within a comparatively
short time Certainly there is
tradition behind the Job. for the
Buick organization has behind
them the experience OF building
the famous Liberty motors during
the last war
The current task as envisaged
by Harlow II. Curtice, president
OF the Buick Motor division is
-three-fofd-to assemble plant. pro-
cedure and personnel. and 10 weld
these elements into smooth
functioning organization
The plant Is the element most
readily apparent 10 the layInan.
for on the site I'm MelroSe Park
the actual buildings are rapidly
taking shape. Construction is
ahead of schedule: how much
ahead remains an undiScloSed fact.
but there is a calm confidence OBJ
servable in those charged with its
erection
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Fort Custer Buildings
Cost S410 Per Man

FORT CUSTER, May 17.-All
troop housing at Fort Custer now
is completed and only minor utility
and other construction remains
unfinished. Capt. A. B. Plaenert,
construction quartermsster. says
contracts still In force call for
completion by June 80. The cost
OF building Fort Custer Is esti-
mated at S9,500,000. or approx
mately $40 per man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

New Plastics Firm
GRAND RAPIDS. May IL
Duraplast. Inc, has been organized
TO manufacture plastic produotA
4 Wa annoinoe6