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Evening star., 1941-10-17
Auto Maker Proposes
Each Firm Make Only
lis Lightest Car
S. P. A. B. Is Reported
Considering PIon to Cut
Civilian Metal Uses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Joseph w. Frazer, president of
WHY'S Overland Motors. Inc, Toledo,
Ohio, said yesterday he had pre-
sented to the Supply Priorities and
Allegations Board a proposal that
automobile production be limited as
soon as possible to the lightest
weight car normally produced by
each manufacturer.
Setting this forth as the principal
point in a 14-point plan to reduce
civilian consumption of vital defense
materials, Mr.. Frazer told a press
conference that the Government
must answer the questions rs this
a real emergency or is it lot of
politics-are we going to face it
squarely or pusSyfoot around?"
The Willys-Overland manufac-
turer, who described his car as an
example of economical production
during the period of shortages, said
that as an instance of how his plan
would work out, General Motors
would be permitted to make only
Chevrolets, the Chrysler Co. only
Plymouths and output of other con-
Germs would be similarly restricted.
Plan Reported Considered.
Mr.. Frazer presented the plan to
S. P. A. B. October and he said he
understood that it was receiving
careful consideration by high Gov
ernment officials.
Asked what would be the reaction
of other manufacturers in the auto
mobile industry, Mr.. Frazer said:
II think the reaction of the vari-
GUS automobile manufacturers is
still competitive one to the extent
that every one is still looking out
for his own interest SO long as there
is a chance to wiggle something out
of the Government"
Would Eliminate Trimmings.
Mr.. Frazers plan included such
proposals as elimination of all purely
ornamental trims and parts from
cars, use of cotton rather than wool
in interior upholstery, manufacture
of only two and four door sedans
with elimination of all other body
styles, elimination of so-called de
luxe models, use of the smallest tires
possible for the specific weight of a
vehicle and delivery of cars from
plants to dealers by driving or tow
ing them in order to free railway
freight cars and highway motor car
rierS for defense PURPOSES
The Government already has re-
duced the number of passenger mo-
tor car units heavily so that for the
model year 1912. ending July 81, a
total of only 2,146,786 units may be
manufactured.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Aircraft Carrier Hornet
To Join Fleet Monday

The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Knox will head a list of high
Navy officials who will be on hand
at Hampton Roads Monday for
commissioning of the 19,900-ton air
craft carrier Hornet. Mrs. Knox
christened the ship in December
of last year.
The keel of the Hornet was laid
at the Newport News Shipbuilding
g. Drydock Co. plant September 25,
1899. She was built at a cost of
approximately s32, 100000 and is de-
signed to carry 81 planes and 2072
men. She is about the same size
as the Yorktowpx and Enterprise
and slightly larger Than the Wasp
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Appropriations Subcommittee plans
to end hearings on $685. ,0O0, ZOO
second lend-lease bill.
Labor Subcommittee hears Secre-
tary Wickard on proposal to fix
minimum farm wages and ban child
labor.
House:
Votes on amendment TO Neutral
ity Act to permit arming of mer-
chant vessels.
Banking and Currency Committee
continues hearings on price control
legislation.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
D. 6. Firm Gets Contract
For Fort Myer Barracks

War Department yesterday an
nounced the awarding of a contract
to the F. H. Martell Co. of WASH
ington for the construction of bar
racks at Fort Myer, Va. 1924 .920.
Other contracts announced were:
To the Wilton Woolen Co, Wilton.
Me, for 100000 yards of olive drab
wool lining cloth, s470,l00.
To the Gordon Woolen Mills,
Newport, N. H., 100000 yards of olive
drab wool lining cloth, $305 500.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
To Help "Speed Up" Brain Energy
Do These 2 Things:

1-Gire Your Child A Diet That Is
WeH-BaIanced. At Least I Pint OF
Mix A Day, Fresh Vegetables And
Fruit Or Juice
2-Serre 2 Slices A Meal OF This
Revolutionary Nep Staff Bread To
Help Supply Vitamin b. For Nor
NAL Mental Energy (See Chart
Beiolc For Deficiencies C0rrected)
Before you blame the teacher; be.
fore you blame your child for 4 re-
port card that Is not As good As 1t
could and should be-answer these
2 questions:
Because Of poor appetite. does
your child eat less-thus have
less energy for body and brain?
Because of loss of this energy,
does your child concentrate less
thus learn at . slower rate?
Today, science says a mental "slow
down" may result from a deficiency
of Vitamin BI. Because Vitamin B 4
is necessary to a normal, healthy
appetite; and to the Liberation of
food energy into energy for body
and brain.
Evening star., 1941-10-17

better for health and better for
favor. For Staff, at last. brings the
life-giving elements, all the good
favor of sun-ripened wheat and none
of the outer, bitter and splintery,
indigestible wheat Skin"
No other bread in the world Is like
staff. Made under the patented Earle
Process: perfected at a cost of over
S340,000; and it's nutritional values
for human beings proved by scien-
lists of leading university.
Thus, Staff is not to be confused
with any other bread. So accept only
STAFF. And serve at every meal. Not
only for the physical and mestalwell
being of your child. but all of your
family. Get Staff fresh from your
grocer now. You'll be glad you did.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Store Owner Fined Sl00
For Short-Weiqht Meat

A. Sekuler, proprietor Of a store
in the 1900 block of A street Sc.
today was fined a total of sl00 BY
Judge Walter j. Casey in Police
Court on short-weight counts in
volving meats.
Fines of s25 were imposed on each
OF four counts after Mr.. Sekuler had
pleaded guilty to each.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Weather Report
Furnished by the Unit

6y ID oh
cloudness and tonight
50 degrees tonight tomorrow mostly
occasional light In
souherly winds
mostly cloudy portion
extreme southeast
mostly cloudy with occasional light rain
and portions, rising temperature.
cloudine and quite cool tonight;
slowly temperature.
West vgnaCloud occasional light rain with slowly rising "
Evening star., 1941-10-17
TroyeI Officials Form
National Association

A National Association of Travel
officials was organized at a meet
ing of representatives of public
travel bureaus in 26 States, held
yesterday at the Mayfower Hotel.
The new association supplants a
former organization known as the
International Association of Tourist
Officials.
The switch from an international
TO national organization, it was
explained, is occasioned by the for
nation recently of a North Ameri-
can Travel Conference, which will
deal with the international aspects
af the tourist trade.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Police Executives Elect

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Oct. l.
(P.-The Virginia Police Executives
Association at it's annual meeting
here elected v. B. Grow, Lynchbure
chief of police. president. to succeed
John M. Webb of Staunton.
Edgar E. Sims, Alexandria police
chief. was named to the Executive
Committee.
Evening star., 1941-10-17

Chase area, where he said 40 per
cent of the selective service regis
trants between the ages OF 81 and
% had been rejected as unfit for mil
itary service.
Mr.. Lee devoted much Of his talk
to a discussion of the proposed
county council, which would sup
plant the present Board of Com
missioners.
Under the new charter form Of
government, as suggested by the re-
port, he pointed out, the council
would be relieved of all admins
trative duties and would operate
only as a legislative body. 1t would
be composed Of nine members serv-
ing without pay, with each of the
nine elected by the voters Of his
respective district instead of by the
county as a whole.
Centralized Control.
The administrative functions of
the county would be handled by
the heads of the various depart
ments, he explained, and would be
co-ordinated by a county admin
istrator, named by the county
council.
All legislative authority now ex-
ercised by other boards and COM
missions would be transferred to
the council, he went on. The
council also would exercise more
centralized control over various
bodies, such as maintenance and
development Of parks and park
ways and supervision over county
fire departments.
Turning to the question of per-
sonnel selection by county agencies,
Mr.. Lee characterized the present
system as "a political appointee
system for the most part which is
obsolete and inefficient" He gave
unqualified Endorsement to the re-
ports recommendation for a merit
system for all county jobs.
Urging his listeners to go out
and campaign for the proposals in
the Brookings report if you think
they should be put into effect" Mr..
Lee emphasized, ANY governmental
structure is only as good as the
efforts exerted by the citizens in its
behalf"
Plenty Of Candidates.
Asked where the nine "distin-
guished" members of the proposed
county council could be obtained,
Mr.. Lee replied, They're lying
around the county so thick you'd
have trouble picking them out"
In answer to charge that If
the nine councilmen would receive
no pay they wouldn't give their
best efforts to their jobs. the speaker
asserted that "as soon as you pay
them you make the job attractive
to some one who wants it solely be-
cause of the money"
In any event, he continued, they
would work only one month in the
year. and most of their sessions
would be at night. He pointed to
one community in New York State
which, he said, had instituted such
system recently with great sue
cess"
Federal Workers Eligible.
To another questioner who asked
whether the Hatch Act would pre-
vent Federal workers from accept
ing positions on the council, he
replied that the non-partisan char
acter of the group would remove
it from the acts jurisdiction.
Mr.. Lee frequently was aided in
detailed questions on the
report by Lewis Merriam, who di-
rected the survey.
Mrs. Dean Dinwoodey, vice pres
ident of the Federation of Parent
Teacher Associations in the coun-
ty, will speak on Education" and
Mrs. Donald F. Roberts, president
of the Montgomery County Social
Welfare Council, will discuss pub
lie Welfare" at next Thursdays
meeting.
Allen H. Gardner presided at last
nights session.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Do These 2 Things

Hence, it is clear that if your child
has the signs of a Vitamin BI def
ciency-the quicker you start serv-
ing the foods which supply this Vita
min, the better for your child.
Because diets deficient in one Vita
min are often lacking In other re.
Evening star., 1941-10-17

Rather cool air of polar origin covers
most of the Eastern States. while moist
tropical air continues in the central and
move northward over the Central Valleys
A disturbance is moving eastward across
the northern Plains States, preceded by
weather over the northern Rocky Noun
tain region Rain has continued in the
southern Plains States and is spreading
northeastward into the Central Valleys.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1941-10-17

spects. you are urged to do these 2
things at once:
1-Give your child a wen ball
aneed diet including at least l
pint of milk day, fresh vege-
tables and fruit or juice.
2-Serve 2 slices per meal of this
revolutionary new staff Bread.
Because this revolutionary new Staff
contains over 4 times more Nitamin
Bi for normal appetite and mental
energy; over 500 more Vitamin B,
also essential to body and brain
cells-than ordinary white bread.
And since it furnishes relatively
14.STo more protein and times
more iron than many ordinary white
breads, 1t is plain for all to see that
Staff Is superior for building and
nourishing body and brain.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
The Sun and Moon

(From noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, "A per cent. at I'm. today.
Lowest. 80 per cent, at . pm. yesterday
Evening star., 1941-10-17

Record for Last "a Hours.
prom noon Yesterday to noon todayO
Highest 6s, at pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 81.
ago As.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 100. on July %.
Lowest, 15 on March Is.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Children Love Staff

Never before have you tasted bread
like this. For Staff is fresh as the
sight of fields of wind-rippled, sum
splashed wheat. With flavor and
aroma even better than bread fresh
baked from wheat ground at the old
mill on the creek.
And it's delicate and lacy and vel
vety Of crumb as a blue-ribbon loaf
at the State Fair. You know it is
different and better by the richness
of its golden wheat color.
Better Than Whole Wheat
Staff is better than whole wheat,
enriched and white breads because
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Tide Tables.
RrecipitafinI

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date)
Evening star., 1941-10-17

Report for Last "a Hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
Bargain Cruises
To End Friday

What arc YOUR plans for Fri
day2 y0a enjoy the water, the
Steamer Put-in-Bay offers you a
delightful Friday round trip Cedar
Point cruise at a bargain rate
50 cents FOR adults and 40 cents
tor children > to II.
TIN, cruise viii be the Summers
final special bargain Friday Cedar
Point trip.
In tins issue Of The Detroit
Times is a special advertisement
Of the Ashley e. Dustin Steamer
Line. owners Of the Steamer Put
Inlay containing Excursion
Ticket Blanks eNchanCeable AT the
Ashley & Dustin office. foot Of
FIRST street or at The Detroit
Times Travel Bureau. 1870 CaSs
avcnae The, advertisement, which
also viii appear tomorrow. con-
ta.nS as we'll as the blank ex-
chapgcabie Sher. transportation,
blanks emitting the holder TO cut
rate admissions 10 specified Cedar
Point amuScmcntS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
SEES HIM OFTEN

They had dinner together the
following evening at a quiet, pine
paneled dining room with i'm
mense rafters and a Woodworking
fireplace.
Elnora thought: How charming
and honey" until she realized
with a start til a the vaguely
familiar face and shape at the
next table was that Of a famous
male movie star. The prices on the
menu were series of small
ALARMS.
Elnora knew that Johns work
was connected with photography
in some way His clothes were on
the careless side and somehow she
did not put him down as the
money-making kind.
She saw him again tn next
night and the two after that. On
the fifth evening he had a bust
ness engagement.
Though IL l can get away I'm
time, I'll call you," he promised.
She was in her room writing a
IdeCeptively cheerful letter home
when the telephone rang
ITS john" she thought, and
rushed 10 answer il.
where in thunder have YOU
been all week." Dwight wanted
to know over the wire. While
she told him she would meet
HIM IN the lobby in five minutes
She was busy trying TO explain
Z 10 herself her vague feeling of
disappointment
\ day or 50 later she reported
20 John: ~.
HE certainly seemed i'm
pressed at the names Of some Of
the places we've been.
a good sign" remarked John
approvingly
He also said" went on r.
nora that I'd perfect RIGHT w.
have a good time in New York
in my own way
"Bravado," diagnosed John m
The manner Of laboratory eN-
ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27

10 Tony Martins studio party
Saturday evening"
Were making progress. I'll
he on hand Saturday. too FL
nora knew she should be shar-
ing Johns feeling of hopeful
triumph. The more so since
DMigh1,S goodnight kisses were
losing their New York casual
ness and retrieving some of the
old Lansie tenderness. II wor-
ried her that she was feeling
nothing Of the sort.
Tony Martin was sculptor and
along about midnight Saturday
Elnora stood with John in the
shadow Of a huge. unfinished stone
figure of a mother and child which
was off in a. corner OF the huge
studio. One moment John was
waxing critical about the curve OF
the mothers arm and the next he
was saying:
"ElnOra. would you mind very
much IL l kissed YOU"
DWiCht'S voice from behind drew
her. breathleSs and disturbed. out
of Johns arms.
"Treachery at the crossroads"
acclaimed Dwight in the light
tone which, according 10 his new
standards, the situation called
for. "The moment my back Is
turned you make love TO my
girl! No standards, no ethics,
no nothing. And rs for YOU
unfaithful wench-n
Honest, he forced his unwel-
come attentions upon me-" FL
nora declared in the same light
vein.
"If he decides 10 cast Won
out" said John. before he LETT
them. "call me In the morning
and let me Know. EInora."
Which was exactly what Sht
did. They lunched together anC
when they started on the coffee
IElnora said gently:
This is good-by John. I'm
leaving town tonight. / wanted
to see You before 1 left to thank
you for everything"
you mean-its over between
Dwight and you::' '
Finished"
Ignoring the wait er, JohI
reached out for her hand.
you can't do this 10 me. You
can't go out OF my life just like
that. I'd miss you. suppose
it's my cue to say I'm sorry oHr
little game has failed--but I'm
not anything of the sort.
A CONFESSION
"I'm glad you're not going 10
marry Dwight, even IL you
think you love him now. He
isn't worthy Of you and | don't
think YOU could ever have been
really happy with him for long.
do 1 stand any kind of
chance. Elnora? Not rig hit
away, of course. But some day,
when you've had time to get
over Dwight, I warn you I'm GO
Ing to ask you to marry me-"
"SOme day? John Kelsey,
will you marry me the first five
spare minutes you get?"
Don't joke. know you're
hurt because Dwight's reneged
-"
"Who said he did,"
"Why you"
II said nothing of the sort.
Did you really think 1 was offer
ing you second-best? And so
badly!
1--WE known before and last
night when you kissed mellow
l was hoping you really wanted
10 and that IL had nothing 10 do
with Dwight's seeing IL. Dwight
asked me to set the date and I
turned him down. Naturally he
wanted To know why. I told him
because 1 loved some one else.
And what do YOU think he
said then? Because he's top
fight photographer and can give
YOU more than I can?'
II let him know then that up
until he mentioned IL l hadn't
any exact idea OF what YOU did
for n living or how much you
made doing IL.
and then he said--darling.
this will slay you--he said. The
trouble with YOU, Elnora. is that
New York has gone 10 your
headn"
THE END.
TomorroW's short story: Dad
Lends "A Hand" by Louis David
son.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
By BELLE BRICK

BN bF.lLL DhANN
WHEN John Kelsey. glass n
w hand. sauntered over 10 IL
nora Scott, dropped down beside
her on the black and white zebra
striped loVe-Seat where she bad
found lonely refuge. and murmured
casually:
AHaving n good time
Fln0ra knew that the question
was purely a rhetorical one and
that she was expected 20 reply IN
KIND
YES. indeed .. lovely party
-. such fun.
That. as a matter 90 TACT -
something else as brightly tal>e
was what she fully Inlcndea ~ say
Instead. she took a Cefp hreat7
10 relieve the tight feeling ~ beer
throat due 20 unShe1 tears and
remarked bitterly truthiu.ly and
with emphasis.
III YOU must know. I'm hav-
ing myself n completely mi>cr-
able evening"
NOT LIKE THE REST
At once she was sgha,t' What
did this nice yoUuG man, merely
irving 70 be polite care about her
heartache and humiliation Even
though he did seem. ElnCra
thought. not a hit ike the rest Of
Dwight : new friends.
Perhaps. she reflected ironically
his very niceneSS had been reSpou-
Slhlc for r7CT CTI7CT0nai nfcdhqONh
which should have been directed az
Dwight. rhumbalnc intently M tire
center Of the room with a tall girl
in slacks. and not at John Kelsey
who had been introduced 10 her
only an hour or so back.
II;fiI4fssS " PER
enough, her eyes began 10 fill with
tears.
Duck on out into the
kitchen" Kissed her companion,
there's no one there"
That was how Elnora happened
70 find herself wiping her eyes
with John Kelsey's sheet-slzed
handkerchief, munching a colo
roast pork sandwich which he had
-seaFefy prepared FOR her, and tell
him all about il.
She and Dwight Henderson had
grown up on the same block in
LanSie, Ind. They began pairing
off al high school, Dwight had
never actually proposed 1t had
never seem Q d necessary. The
thought Of marriage Just grew as
they did and had been on their
agenda a long time now.
After college Dwight got Job
as an advertising artist with a
small agency in Indianapolis. They
could not sensibly consider mar
riage on his salary, but since this
was merely the first step IN what
they both firmly believed was des-
tined TO be a successful career.
they waited, not unhappily, and
hoped. Elnora continued 10 help
in her widowed mothers bookshop
and Dwight came home TO LanSie
every weekend.
Soon Dwight's magazine work
began 10 attract attention. After
a while he was offered a place
with an important New York
agency. In the beginning he wrote
regularly, urging Elnora 70 join
him in New York and be married,
His weekly salary was now well
beyond the figure which they had
agreed could mean their marriage.
Elnora had been unable 10 comply
with Dwight's wish Immediately
because she had been needed al
home due TO her mothers illness.
Then her married sister and
brother-in- law returned home 10
live and Elnora was free 10 leave.
She did not notify Dwight before
hand Of her intended arrival. She
planned il as a surprise She ar
rived in New York one fine Spring
day. eXcitedly engaged room by
the week at an inexpensive club
hotel. Eager 10 be with Dwight
again, her head buzzinG happily
with plans for their new life aHe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27
Daily Short Story
His Own Game

pleasantly aCoC 10 meet the new
clever friends about whom Dwight
had written so much, she phoned
HIM.
That had been over a month
aga month studded with minor
shocks and diSappointments. The
GrSt disappointment came when
.her very first night in New York
was spent. not alone with Dwight.
hat ~ a noisy bar with a crowd Of
people. mostly from Dwights Of
flee.
The first irreparable shock oc-
CURED when Dwight failed 10 in
troduce her as his fiancee. She
wore no ring. had Staunchly re-
fused his offer Of one on the
grounds OF economy. True, he
saw her regularly. but the horrible
conviction was daily growing that
he did so from a sense Of duty and
not from choice.
Frankly, I don't know what
10 do about the situation" she
wound up, surprised that she
had confided so in stranger,
but more surprised that she
did not regret the indiScretion;
on the contrary felt better for IL.
Having not friendly soul
70 talk 20 in New York out
side Of Dwight had not made
things easier 10 bear.
Sometimes when we're alone
tOgether-the little that we are
II begin 10 think Dwight still
loves me. that its only his
new job. the excitement Of being
in New York, and OF having
some OF those smart women he
works with make n fuss over
him that has sort OF turned his
head for the time. guess the
only thing for me TO do. though,
rs tn get out or his life"
Il know what's the matter
with him." declared John kel-
sey. Its a disease known as
New Yorkitis which takes Its
victims from small towns mostly.
In Dwight's case it's complicated
with a slight swelling OF the
head. also think I know the
cure and II isn't running away.
Shall 1 prescribe >"
by all means"
''Giye him enough rope with
those other gals-and beat him
at his own game"
You mean-go out with other
men? But / don't know any
here i'm New York"
what about me: Don't i
count"
Decidedly. But 1 couldn't let
YOU - that is, know YOU mean
10 be Kind and I'm grateful to
YOU for letting me cry on your
shoulder hut, really"
Nov look. In case you don't
know il. that redhead who's go
ing 10 South America with your
Dwight in big way is the girl
/ brought 10 this party. I'm not
entirely an altruist. Besides. l
like you. You're not busy tomor-
row evening, are youe ?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27

ADVERTISE NEN~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27

TomorroW's short story: Dad
Lends Hand" by Louis David
son.