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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Sunday Traffic Jams

ISN'T it about time that Traffic Engineer D. Grant Micke
] did something about Sunday evening traffic jams the
Belle Isle bridge that ruin the empers of motorists,
well the tenders of their they desperately
tempt to get off the island before their children sarve
the back seat?
The solution to the problem appears to be simple.
At the hour when the greatest number Of motorists
is leaving the island around o'clock there compare
lively few driving onto the island
So why can't the traffic lanes on the bridge be
unequaly divded-with threefourhs of them for
lists leaving the island and one-fourh for those drv
ing on?
The underpass at jefferson could be similarly
divided.
Under this method, the number Of lanes for those
leaving the island would be increased and traffic could
move much faster.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Mr.. EwaId's Paw Checks

Asst Monday this newspaper revealed that Common
- Councilman Robert G. Ewad, under indictment
charge of accepting bride for his vote in the Herman
Gardens housing project still drawing his salary
Mr. Ewald indicted March 10. Since then he
has had his checks sent to him in Florida while he
recuperating from illness and later to his home.
This newspaper has intention of condemning Mr.
Ewad until he has been duly tried if he is tried. Until
that time he is innocent in the eyes of the law and in
the eyes of all just
But when city officials explain that under the law
Detroit must continue to pay the salary of councilman
who has been formally charged with dishonesty think
there is something wrong with the law.
CTTY officials explain that a councilman cannot be
~ suspended He is a councilman from the time he is
in until he is ousted Mr. Ewald has not been
ousted
Other city employees can be suspended and their
salary stopped Scores of policemen accused of accepting
gambling brides and not yet convicted well testify
to that
1t would be interesting to learn just what in the city
charter prevents Mr.. Ewalds salary being placed in
and then either turned to him if he cleared
of the charge retained by the city he is found guilty
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Connolly Answers

1-ta) Eyes; (b) oaks; (c)
themselves.
2-(a) Leonardo da Ninei: fb)
Guido REM; (c) Jean Millet.
3-tal To reach heaven: (b)
explore Louisiana territory;
tc) to depict family history.
IA A condition in air which
makes an airplane drop sud-
dcnfy; tbt fog down 10
ground; tc) propeller.
5-Gaspar. Mclchior. Balthasar.
6-ta) Atlas; (b) Pcrseus; (c)
Pygmalion.
7-Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Quiz Answers

Newcastle, England; SYRIA
cuSe on the Isle Of Sicily;
Port Arthur in Manchukuo.
2--Rhubarb.
3-An artificer who works with
precious stones
Lake TTtiCaca, between Boz
llvia and Peru.
5-Pinochle. IS. bridge. 81:
seven-card rummy. 81.
6-Dresden.
Rank and file.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13

WE HAVE been giving con-
w siderable thought to the
one article of food we would
choose if we were so situated
that we could have but one.
For instance, if we were eX-
lied to a desert island (which
we suppose some of our readers
would consider a real good thing,
at that and told that we could
have all we wanted of one item,
but nothing else.
We decided on the potato.
Beans ran a close second 1t was
a photo finish. in fact.
The potato is one of the
noblest works of the Creator.
1t has suffered the calumny Of
womenkind of late years to
some extent, but this has in no
way impaired the character or
the reputation of the potato.
The enmity of women to the
potato is undoubtedly engen-
dered by rank jealousy. The
average woman dotes on po-
tatoeS.
But she has been told that the
potato breeds fat. So she es-
chews potatoes, and then when
she sees us guys stocking up on
them, the green-eyed monster
takes possession of her soul. and
she can scarcely contain herself.
WE HAVE heard of case of
w a fine husband being sud-
denly knocked unconscious with
a sugar bowl as he sat at table
eating cottage fried potatoes,
with his wife across from him,
and while she claimed she was
merely passing the sugar and
that the bowl slipped out Of her
hand, it is believed by the hus-
bands friends that she was just
consumed with envy at his en-
ioyment of the potatoes. and
committed this despicable act.
1t is said that in New York
City, certain parties do good
business bootlegging potatoes to
women who publicly proclaim
abstinence from potatoes.
And it is a well-known fact
that bars which make a bid for
the patronage of women set out
traps in the form of big bowls
baited with Saratoga chips. The
women sit at the bar nibbllng
at the chips sort o absently and
casual like. as if they did not
realize that they are eating the
chips.
But as the owner of the bar
figures about a pound of chips
10 a customer, you can see that
they know what they are doing,
all right.
UNDERSTAND. we have no
" objection to the women eat
ing potatoes in chips or any
other form. However, we do
not think they should go around
knocking the old potato and try
ing to ALLEVIATE the affections for
the potato of others when they
are sneak addicts themselves.
We have much more respect
for a woman who comes right
out in the open and boldly grabs
potato by the throat and
downs it and lets the calorieS
fall where they may.
We fingered to some extent
over bread before making our
choice of our one item. We
imagine bread would be the
choice Of most persons Bread
is the staff of life, no doubt of
that.
We like bread. though as a
general proposition we prefer II
in the form of popovers or hot
biscuits.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Nav ~. 1915

German and British battle
for two days with heavy loss of
life in German East Africa.
British claim the steamship
Eretria was torpedoed as she
neared an American port.
British and French troops stop
German drives made north OF
the Somme and at Verdun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
Nav n. 1870

Germans gain in savage at
tacks in Belgium; claim they
have reached Rotterdam and
have cut Holland in two.
Prime Minister Churchill re-
ceives overwhelming vote OF
confidence from both Houses of
Parliament.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
RAYMOND SWANSON,
GA West Bethune avenue.

TO THE EDITOR:
IN DUE respect TO our govern
L ment and our boys who are in
training, l think every building
that has a flag pole should have
an American flag. l think it is
-aisgFaee-te-se Alag pole
without a flag on it.
Be Americans, loyal and
brave. Put a flag on your flag
pole and let Old Glory wave.
FRANK RILEY,
sol lakewood boulevard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
| g # ers to
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
GIN EUROPE you will always

have chaos
We in America should heed
these words, but do we? No.
1t behooves us to take stock
of these words of truth, but we
don't. 1t has come to a point
where some people think that in
any battle involving Great Brit
ain and her so-called democratic
ideal. whether it be in Ubangi
or in Egypt, we in America have
to arise to the occasion to save
and protect the interests of Brit
ish Tories.
Some of you may still desire
to see America again rush off
to save England. Some of you
may still wish to see American
youths slaughtered. Some of you
may think only of band playing
and flag waving when war looms
over the horizon.
You may have forgotten that
your son, your beloved boy, may
be among those going over.
That he may be one of those
millions of men whose physical
forms will never again sparkle
with life.
That when the boys come
back from the battle you will
strive eagerly TO see if your boy,
your beloved patriot" is there,
coming home.
But he wouldn't be there. You
will pray to God to bring my
son" back, but it will be too late
then. Too late, because your son
will have been already dead
murdered.
And as you pray to bring your
boy back. to restore America to
her former glory, you will recall
that tragic error of many years
before, and then you will entreat
God not just to bless, not just
to help, but to save and forgive
America, because the great
American nation has committed
tragic error and cannot save
itself!
May L implore you and you
TO join me in these last precious
moments of freedom in hoping
and praying that instead of
being degenerated into a condi-
ton such as the above, America
will awaken
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Goering Builds
New Bombers
To Lash Cities
Anchored Ships 10 Have
Safer Gasoline Bases
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON, May 13.-The
" increased fury of the latest
German air raid on London may
not mark the limit of Nazi de-
structive ingenuity.
The British have plucked in
formation from within Germany
that GoerinG is switching TO
production of four-motored long
range bomherS. He is doing this
so he can use more airports and
supplies deep within Germany
for his bombing attacks.
Until recently the scope of his
night fury has been restricted
10 the number of planes he
could supply with gas and oil,
mostly along the channel coast
in conquered territory. That is
why the Germans had TO rest a
few days after every about
effort. Their two-motored ships
had insufficient range to be
based on central German air
fields, where fuel and supplies
can be made available in larger
quantities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13

tForeign Rates on Application
All money sent at sender's risk. Do not
send cash or stamps. All checks. drars
and money orders should be made payable
to rHE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
! international News Service has the exclu-
sive rights to use for reproduction in any
form all news dispatches credited to II or
not otherwise credited in this pape.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
CHARLES ID. ALLEGRINA,
1887 Wark avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
THE popular question along
L lower Michigan avenue is:
Did you hear that Mussolini is
in the hospital? The answer
being: He had his feet burned
in Greece.
Apparently the valorous Aus
tralians suffered greater Greece
burns than the Italian dictator.
According to all indications the
next TO make the supreme sacri-
flee are the heroic Scots. They
will undoubtedly do their fight
ing in Turkey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
DERH1kaa FINES

Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1925 Times Square, Detroit,
Mich.
Entered at Detroit. Mich. as second-clsss
Mail Matter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Saving Taxes Wagner Act
Visioned Also Tool to Bog
As Destroyer US. Defense
Allows Unions Freedom
TO Intimidate Worker

(Ths opinions expressed by
Wsstbrook Pssier are his own
and not neeessoriiy those Of The
Detroit Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
TELEPHoNE-cHERRY $500

Subscription rates lin adysncsl by mail
10 any place in the United states. Canada
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13

had insufficient range TO be
based on central German air
fields. where fuel and supplies
can be made available in larger
quantities.
THE OPM has a large con-
tract for anti-aircraft guns
under negotiation with a large
manufacturing concern (name
withheld because no signatures
have been obtained yeti.
When the company repre-
sentatives came to Washington
TO negotiate, OPM insisted that
a large par" of the work be
subcontracted to smaller con-
Germs.
The company aides agreed.
They went back TO their plant
and OPM Manager knudsen
sent out some experts TO help
them locate subcontractorS The
company then said it had de-
Cided not to subcontract. but to
fill the whele order tit its plant
in another city.
Mr.. Knudsen's men investi-
gated and discovered the plant
in the other city was just a
warehouse, empty, unequipped.
The company has now come
a
. machine tools to equip the ware
house. and three-fourthS of these
are standard machine tools
which can be used generally for
all kinds of boring.
As anti-aircraft guns rate
higher than airplanes in priority
necessities. this company could
theoretically take away machine
tools from the aviation industry,
merely because it does not want
to sub-contract.
THERE are other defense eX-
periences which make every
one involved feel proud.
One is the case of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, which could
not find a lathe in its shop
large enough to machine steel
rings for naval gun turrets. A
long time would have been re-
quired getting new lathes.
Baldwin engineers got busy
and rugged up some complicated
attachments to lathes used for
machining locomotive wheels:
fitted the turret rings on these
and are now doing their job
without new machine tools.
Better yet was the aggressive
ness shown by another gun fac
tory working on parts for a new
type of naval anti-aircraft gun
which is supposed to be a whiz-
bang. This company promised
delivery in 200 days, the quick
est delivery suggested by any
of the bidders.
When government tool en-
Gineer dropped in TO see the man.
ufacturer and give him the
cylinder and breech housing for
production, the boss replied:
81 believe we have some dis
carded machinery in the base
ment which would enable us to
produce this job within 80 or
100 days"
With some announced mis-
givlngS, the government en-
gIneer agreed to bank on the
manufacturers Judgment.
EXACTLY IS days later mot
Il 80 to 1907 the company had
forged SOL breech housings and
SlS recoil cylinders. with 600
more housing and cylinders then
going through the line and so
more in the finishing stage. Not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Faw Down Boom

OF course, my personal inter-
est In the thriving town which
is often referred TO as the Park
City Is that / had some happy
days there-although from
monetary viewpoint, the boom
was something that followed a
now discarded phrase of later
days which ended with and faw
down"
Back in 1916. I went to work
on the Bridgeport Standard and
came to know a group of con-
genial newspapermen mong
whom were Kip Crudginton, AL
jackson. George and Garry Fin
ley, Herb Plank. Frank Nolan.
Norman Hall. Cliff Roberts.
Buck Bucklin. Jerry Karpf,
Amster Spiro. Z. II. Gauvreau-
and a few others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Powell Goes Nuts
In Love Crazy
(Continued from Page NIne)

CONTINUED from Page Nine)
business for you" Jack Oakie
whooped at US the minute we
stepped out of the bright SUM-
shine into a rain drenched sound
stage at Twentieth Century-Fox
where The Great American
Broadcast" was in the making.
The rain poured in torrents via
overhead buckets. waterpipes
and sprinkling cans while light
ming whizzed in the background
like sixty.
Oakie sat at the sending ma
chine that sputtereu more than
Oakie. Under one umbrella and
looking like three little mush-
rooms sat the three Wier
brothers awaiting their turn be-
fore the mike. As the Wiers do
only pantomime with no talking,
you can imagine the amazement
Of the listeners.
Anyway il was fun with Direc-
tor Archie Mayo cheering up his
rain-soaked actors, Butch"
Romero and John Payne among
them, and Alice Faye singing
away in the rain.
"Quoth the raven never
more" When Poe wrote those
lines he little dreamed Jimmy
Cagney would one day be play
ing straight man to a raven.
The cockey black bird was the
first thing we glimpsed on War
ner's set Of The Bride Came
c. o. D." When we got over the
shock of a raven stealing
scenes from right under Gag
ney's nose. we beheld a meatier
sight--Bette Davis eating ham.
"Sbe's been at that ham since
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

NALL in line. all you hep cats.
L and join the rugcutters who
are trucking TO the tune of their
favorite dance bands via the
record route. Many of the pop
ular 1--WE numbers that may be
missing on your radio can still
be obtained at the music head
quarters so why not give out
with your loose change and add
60 your collection?
Wilmoth Houdine and his or
chestra take us on trip through
GOOD OLD HARLEM TOWN"
on a Decca disc and then explain
that we may have to use THE
MILLION DOLLAR PAIR OF
FEET for transportation.
PLEASE TAKE A LETTER
MISS BROWN is the order
given by the Ink Spots on their
new Decca release and on the
turn over they say RING
TELEPHONE, RING"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Randy Scott
typical
WeSterner
BY HARRIET PARSONS
Special 70 THE DETROIT TIMES

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. %.
ZANE GREY once said that of
IL all screen actors Randolph
Scott most typified "a true west
erner" Randy has starred in
18 Zane Grey stories and II
was Grey himself who cast
Randy in the role of Vance Shaw
for Western Union"
Before he died the famous
author specified that the book
be sold only to the studio which
could obtain Scott for the part
:. Yet Typical Westerner Scott
is a Virginian by birth and heri-
tage and never saw the West
before he trekked to Hollywood.
He started before the cameras
II years ago as a drawing room
extra in a picture starring
George O'Brien and Lois Moran
The role actually was a
screen test but Fox executives
turned thumbs down After
that Randy stayed around town
two years before he got a major
break in "Sky Bride" at Para
mount
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
eWeek' S Events
At Art Institute

TO-DAY AT 2:30 p. m.-Gal-
lery talk, The Exhibition of
American Painting by John ID.
Morse. at $3.50 p. m. World Adj
venture series, Circle of Fire
$4,000 Miles Around the Pa
cific." by Francis r. Line.
Tuesday. at $3.50 p. m.-Illus-
trated lecture. Maya Ruins in
Guatemala and Mexico" by Fred
Il, Black. At $50 p. m.-World
Adventure series, Touring Cali
fornia in 1941." by Branson de
Cou.
Thursday at $50 p. m.-Free
lecture course (illustratedD. The
Problems of the Modern House"
by Joyce Black Gnau.
Friday at $3.50 p. m.-Paid
lecture course illustrated.
THE National Revival in Per-
sia." by Adele Coulin Weibel. At
$50 p. m.-Free lecture course
(illustrated). Indians of To-
day." by Marian Leland Heath.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
The Roer's On

Not that all Of these great
newspapermen worked on the
peppery little Standard-but
most OF them labored in and
around Bridgeport-and IL was
while / was a member Of the
Standard staff that met them.
Things were beginning to roar
In 1916. The factories were GO
ing full blast-common labor
was earning as high as $50 and
$40 a week with overtime
skilled labor was getting from
$50 10 as much as $125 a week
with ONprii rine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
'DuBarry' TO Open
At Cass March 2

B. C. DeSYLVA'S "DuBarry
Was a Lady" is coming to the
Cass for two weeks beginning
Sunday. March 9. after a COM
bined New York and Chicago run
OF 65 weeks. There will be but
one matinee each week, on Sat-
urday.
With one exception. the crack
Drained ''Hellzspoppin." this is
one of the longest musical
comedy runs to be established in
New York in a dozen years and
it paved the way for DeSylva's
two other smash hits. Louisiana
Purchase" and Panama Hattie"
In addition to Bert Lair and
Frances Williams. stars of the
show, the cast includes Ruth
Bond. Benny Baker. Sunny Rice.
Oscar Ragland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Tries Engineering

However. felt he should give
engineering a practical trial be-
fore giving il up altogether E.
Returning home he entered into
partnership with his father and
DEVOTED two years TO hard work
Arduous concentration on a
job he disliked eventually wore
him out and his doctor aovised
a lengthy rest.
Randy turned that rest" into
a carefully planned campaign to
find out whether or not he could
act >. With the movies in mind
he headed for Hollywood q.
Wisely he stopped of. al the
Pasadena Community Playhouse
TO get training Stage roles
finally lead to a movie break
and Randy never went back TO
engineering.
He still keeps the family
estate in Virginia. however. and
vacations there every year
On one of his vacations he re-
newed acquaintance with Marion
DUPONT Somerville. a Virginia
neighbor, and married her
The marriage was short-lived.
Before the marital interlude.
Randy was one of Hollywood's
most eligible men-sbout-town
Now he's back in circulation
again and a much sought-after
escort Lately he's been de-
voting most of his attention TO
June Duprez.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Wayne King Pair

One OF the smoother Wayne
King pairings comes out on a
Victor platter under the titles OF
"IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME"
and WHEN / LOST YOU"
The latter is early Irving Berlin
performed in the Wayne King
manner with the maestro him.
self taking care of the lyrics.
Maestro Joe Reichman tells us
I'm ALWAYS ASKING
RAINBOWS" and then gives a
little advice TO the lovelorn with
KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR
HEART" These numbers are
waxed on a Victor record.
Mitchell Ayres borrows from
the new score of the movie
Buck Privates" to demonstrate
two different modes in music.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Among the Classics

Classical considerations:
Grand balls in Viennese balls
and music for the Austrian court
suggest offhand the waltzes OF
Johann Strauss. but Beethoven
actually wrote some OF the most
important tunes for these gala
occasions in his seldom played
"CONTREDANCES. VIII &c h
have just been recorded by
Howard Barlow and his orches-
ira for Columbia Twelve are
in this set and su n gayety and
lightnesS as you hear in only
certain of tine symphonies are
reflected in this music.
Mighty is the word for the
recent recording by Victor OF
G monum entail Brahms
FOURTH SYMPHONY" by
Serge Koussevitsky and the
Boston Philharmonic.
The breadth and dignity of the
work have been given ample
scope in this recording and the
clearly defined sections make
this an outstanding performance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

GINGER ROGERS de-
picts kitty F0yle" as a
girl and later as an adult
acOmdn in the flm rersion
of CHRISTOPHER Morley's
norei 'chich continues at
the PdlmS-Stdte TheGter.
morning." director William
keighly whispered. land we
cant even stop her after the
scene Is finished"
II like ham-aIl kinds" Bette
grinned and reached for more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

Today. he's under contract 10
Twentieth Century-Fox, success
sor to the same company which
first rejected him Scott was
born Jan. %, 1903. on a large
estate near the town Of Orange
in the old dominion.
OF an old southern family, he
was expected TO follow in the
footsteps OF his father. an ex-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
mxqekjs.A
LOUIS
SOBOL

RoOM TOWN: I hear and
- read some very encouraging
news about a town in Connecti-
cut Of which I was very fond. /
am referring to Bridgeport. a
munitions center, which has
snapped out of the depression
doldrums and is looming ahead
chiefly because of a war. That
Is the distressing angle-Bridge-
ports last boom was because OF
a war, too.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
FavOrite Dance Bands
Offer New 1--WE Plates

YOU'RE A LUCKY FELLOW,
MIR. SMITH" rolls along in
bright tempo with the whole
band joining in the vocal. The
reverse, "BOOGIE WOOGIE
BUGLE BOY" features the voice
of Tommy Taylor and a trumpet
solo. This is a Bluebird disc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

tensive landholder and adminis-
trative engineer After at
tending prep school at Wood
berry Forest, he matTiculated at
Georgia Tech :. There his pow
erful physique t6 feet z, 100
pounds), made him a varsity
football star and all round
athlete.
II was while he was finishing
his studies at the University OF
Southern Carolina that he first
got bored with the idea of an
engineering career Restless,
he Travelled for year during
which he developed a yen to be
an actor Saw hundreds of
plays while touring Europe and
America and became a student
of the theater.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

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