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Askov American., 1942-12-03
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WHEN you go overheard from a
sinking plane or ship, you've
got to knoss where you are. A
bad guess is your last guess.
You've got to understand sun
and stars and wind and drift
if you hope to endure long days
of thirst and hunger-and steer
q course to safety on white sand.
Practical, applied knowledge
of the kind that helps men sur
vive the sea can also be a ma
tional life-saver on dry land.
Because Americas manufac-
turers knos0 hoaO, our booming
war production Is the biggest in
the world. Because Americas
Askov American., 1942-12-03

electric industry knoaos ho,o,
our war plants have available
far more electric power than all
the Axis countries combined.
And seven-eighths Of all this
vast supply Of power is pro-
vided by the electric companies
under business management.
They've stepped power produc-
tion up and up to meet all
industrial demands. They've
reduced rates so that the aver
age American family gets tsoiee
as much electricity for its money
as it did 10 to Is years ago.
These are the accomplish
ments Of experienced men and
Askov American., 1942-12-03

women who k,soso their business
because they learned it the
American way-by growing up
in It and advancing on ability.
These are the results of sound
business management under
public regulation system
that has made America strong.
Askov American., 1942-12-03
DanfOrth

The Married club will meet at the
Albert Swanson home Saturday eve
ming.
Choir practice will be held Tuesday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard White and
children spent Thanksgiving day at
the M. l. White home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kindred of
Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Burmu
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nese airport expedition Of abou,
1000 men. battled OF Japanese
reinforcements, and at last ac-
Evening star., 1942-03-29
HOMEGROWN Flowers Replace
Traditional Japanese Easter Lily
Ships Carrying Annual Bulb Supply to U. S.
Turned Back After Pearl Hurbor Raid

AS one reflection OF the bombs
dropped on Pearl Harbor. gardenias,
azaleas, hydrangeas and American
grown lilies will replace the Japa-
nese lily in Washington's floral
shops this Easter.
There will be plenty OF flowers,
local florists say, but most Of them
will be home grown. The japanese
lily will be only two-fifths as preva-
lent as they were last year, and
their price has been doubled.
Americas supply of Easter lily
bulbs, obtained almost, exclusively
from Japan, hay of the coast OF
California in Japanese ships at the
time of the Hawaiian attack. 1t is
reported. When the United States
declared war, those vessels steamed
away. carrying with them more
than half the seasonal flowers which
otherwise would be on sale this
week.
American growers have taken
steps to provide substitute lilies for
the Japanese variety, but at least
two years will be required for them
to be produced in sufficient quanti-
ties to meet demands.
American Regal Lily Available.
One of the substitutes on sale this
season will be the American Regal
lily, llow-throated plant with a
delicate tint of rose on the outside.
That will be supplemented by the
hydrangea, azalea, gardenia and
similar flowers. Because the bloom
usually comes at the first break in
winter weather. the tulip does not
figure largely in the Easter corsage
business. Lilies of the valley, OBJ
tarined from Southern Europe, will
Evening star., 1942-03-29

to change their ratio Of new to old
men every month as registrants were
re-classified. He was the one who
said the policy was designed to pre-
vent discrimination against men in
any one age group.
Next. however, he said the men in
the February registration most likely
to be called would be the 20-year-
olds and those who had reached 81
since the July, 1941, registration
since they are most likely not to
have dependents or reason for oc-
cupational deferment.
1t was understood that there are
omcials in selective service who have
tried without success to figure out
how Secretary Stimson's procedure
could be followed legally without re-
drafting the regulations.
Regulations on Selection
The regulations state that the
selection Of men for service shall
be made in an impartial manner
under such rules and regulations as
the President may prescribe.
The impartial manner chosen by
selective service was the system of
selection by lot-a lottery to deter
mine order numbers which fix the
order In which a man may be called
TO serve-and the rules and regula-
tions are based on that system.
Under the system Secretary Stim-
son has outlined. an old registrant
with Order No. 5000, for instance,
might be called for induction: an
other old registrant with Order No
$500 who had been classified in Ia
would be skipped over and a new
registrant with Order No. 1O,0O1
would be called.
If only 10 out OF a possible 100
old registrants classified in Ia were
taken. therefore. according to the
contention of selective service. the
remaining 80 old registrants would
be skipped to take new registrants
and the process Of calling by order
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Hindu Haw Haw' Killed
In Crash, Vichy Radio Says

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 28.-The
Vichy radio said tonight that SUBJ
has Chandra Bose, pro-Axis Indian
nationalist, sometimes called the
Hindu Haw Haw," he'd been killed
in an airplane crash of the Japa-
nese coast, c. B. S. reported.
The Toxic radio said yesterday
that a plane bearing II persons, in
cluding four Indians en- route to
an Indian independence" confer
ence in Toxic. YVES missing and that
all aboard we're believed dead, but
1t made no mention Of Bose.
A subsequent Berlin broadcast
identified the Indians in this party
as residents Of Malaga and Thai
land
Bose. former Mayor of Calcutta
who fed to Axis territory some time
ego, broadcast an appeal from Ber-
lin on March IA to Indians to
revolt.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

would return to the sea as soon a.
possible. Thirteen Of the crew OF
SO were missing and believed lost.
The master, Capt. Carl A. Flaat-
hen Of Philadelphia, and his two
officers were among those who es-
capped in a shower Of fiery oil after
two torpedoes smashed into the ship
at night.
The survivors got away from the
swiftly sinking vessel in two life
boats and two RATS and were picked
up the next morning.
The first torpedoe tore into the
forward part of the ship, under the
crews quarters. and 1t was believed
that this explosion caused some OF
the casualties. trapping crewmen in
their hunks. The rest Of the deaths
came q few minutes later when the
tanker was struck again by a tor
pedo while the crew was getting Its
boats away,
Evening star., 1942-03-29

be missing almost altogether.
The hydrangea, some florists say,
doubtless will have the largest sale.
This flower already has established
its popularity. Even In normal
times it is in greater demand than
the lily. Azaleas run close second.
The average price for an Easter
lily this year will be Is cents. While
the supply lasts, lilies which sold for
from IS to so cents a bloom last
season will sell this season for from
Is cents to 81.
Floral shops report that the wars
effect on the supply of flowers is
not the greatest worry this year.
Far more serious, it is pointed out,
is the labor shortage, which is caus-
ing the greatest cut in production.
Wrapping Material Shortage.
Another headache Is the tire sit
uation.
mo retailer is required to give as
quick service" said one florist. "Our
delivery trucks carry an item that is
highly perishable and cannot wait. ="
AS a further effect Of the war,
florists now are feeling a shortage
of special wrapping materials. pins
and similar items. They are en-
ploying the best substitutes at hand.
There is no reason why milady
cannot have her corsage this year,
even though it did not originate In
Japan" florists say.
While retailers are turning their
thoughts to supply, American grow
ers are thinking of production.
Suitable climate and soil have been
found on the West Coast. With
sufficient time. lilies las good or
better" than the imported variety
will be grown on this side Of the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

counts were still holding on to
Toungoo although the threat to
their rear had not been entirely
erased.
"a German broadcast of a dis
patch from Shanghai declared
the Chinese forces in Burma
consisted of II divisions divided
evenly between the Fifth and
Sixth Armies)
Military quarters in Chungking
believed the Burma situation was
favorable, with the japanese failing
50 far to show sufficient strength to
score a decisive victory in the six
weeks remaining before the rainy
season.
Quicker Reinforcements.
They admitted, however, the
Japanese could reinforce their
Burma offensive more readily than
can either the British or Chinese.
Moreover, strong Japanese air
Evening star., 1942-03-29
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starting on this group, selective
service officials are said to believe,
the War Department would be skip
ping over and delaying induction
of younger men, those in the q to
36 group.
Meanwhile. local draft boards
which have finished assigning order
numbers to the new registrants and
are ready to start sending out ques-
tionnaires in many places, are
stalled.
Re-drafting, printing and sending
out new regulations to local boards
from Puerto Rico to Hawaii would
take many weeks.
The War Department, on the
other hand, contends the system 1t
wants to follow would prevent in
Justice done to any registrant, old
or new" and would avoid the pos
sibility OF calling by age groups.
Early Selective Service Plans.
When the registration OF previ-
ously unregistered man between the
ages of 20 and A, inclusive, was
announced for February 16, selective
service headquarters said the new
men would probably be placed at
the bottom of the local board lists,
with their order of call determined
by lottery.
At the time, there was also some
mention of calling by age groups, a
matter left to the discretion OF the
War Department.
On March S, however, Secretary OF
War Stimson said definitely there
would be no calling by age groups.
At the same press conference,
Secretary Stimson announced his
scheme for calling old and new
registrants for service on a propor-
tionate basis.
As an example, the Secretary cited
as hypothetical case a local board
asked to supply 100 men for induc-
ton. II the board had 100 men
available for service from its origi-
nal list of registrants and 900 men
available in the new group, he said,
the board would draw go men from
the new group and 10 men from the
old group to make up its allotment.
Selective service refused to COM
ment for publication at the time,
but when the lottery for February
Evening star., 1942-03-29

is registrants was held March IT. 1t
was announced that the order num-
bers to be assigned the new regis
trants would begin with Order No
10,00l.
Snag in Procedure.
Thus, by following the order num-
bers, the new registrants would
automatically go at the bottom OF
the local board lists since l000l was
higher number than any previous
ly assigned in any local board.
The War Department would not
necessarily have had to be consulted
on this procedure since selective
service is a separate agency. But
the War Department does have to
say on whom it takes into the Army
and that's where the procedure has
reached snag.
Selective service, 1t was apparent
planned to continue inducing by
order numbers, thereby taking all
the available old registrants-those
given la classification-before 1t
began inducing new registrants.
It likewise became apparent, how
ever, that some hitch had occurred
in the proceedings because local
boards had received no instructions
about sending out questionnaires to
the new men.
Selective service would say only
that the matter of handling the new
registrants was still up in the air. ,
Policy Declared Settled.
Checking with the War Depart
ment, the reporter got different
story. A War Department oflcia
Evening star., 1942-03-29

armadas, although failing to knock
out A. v. G. and r. A. F. veterans,
nevertheless have been able to
strike with telling effect at selected
targets.
Today's communique said three
quarters of a town on the Irrawaddy
was burned down in a japanese
bombing, but that military damage
was slight and casualties few.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Jap Bomber Downed, ,
Others Driven Away
By Corregidor Guns
Woinwrieht's Men Strike
Enemy Forces Twice as
New Offensive Impends
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A new jolt to Japanese bomb
ers trying to batter the Manila
Bay forts in the Philippines was
reported yesterday by the War
Department, which said Cor
regidor's anti-aircraft gunners
shot down one raider and forced
others to drop their bombs into
the bay.
1t. Gen. Jonathan M. VAIN
wrights troops. meanwhile. struck
two counter blows at enemy forces
who apparently continued to push
their preparations for a renewed Of
fensive.
On the Bataan Peninsula, where
Japanese patrols were reported to
be particularly active, an American
Filipino patrol carried out a night
raid described as successful, while
artillery inflicted heavy casualties
In silencing an enemy battery and
blasted troop and motor truck con-
centrations.
Patrols Near Zamboanga.
More than 500 miles to the south,
defending patrols pushed to within
kilometer (about % of a mile) OF
the occupied city of zamboanga on
the island of Mindanao, and, with
out sustaining casualties, success
fully raided" an outpost.
For the fourth successive day Of
the recently renewed aerial on
slaught on Corregidor and the ad-
jacent string Of island fortifications
which bar Japanese use Of Manila
Bay, Corregidor was under almost
continuous bombardment Friday af-
ternoon. The foe was reported,
however, to have been even less
successful than In other raids this
past week, in which seven enemy
planes were definitely downed and
others damaged.
A hail Of anti-aircraft shells kept
the bombers to such heights that
their aim was very inaccurate" and
damage to military installations was
negligible. After dark, the bombers
returned, but when picked up by
the glare of searchlights, hastily
fed" the War Department said,
after dropping their bombs in the
bay.
Bomber Total Not Given.
Whether as many as 81 bombers
took part. as in the attack Tuesday.
which opened the latest phase Of the
attempt to cripple the bay fortifica-
tions, was not disclosed.
The single bomber destroyed
swelled the score of the anti-aircraft
artillerymen to Is planes brought
down by Corregidor shells since late
December.
Aside from the air raid fighting,
batteries of the island forts-Mllls,
Hughes, Drum and Frank-shelled
enemy gun emplacments on the
shore of Cavite Province facing the
bay. =
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Sub Strikes Freighter;
Entire Crew Saved

MIAMI, Fla, March % (R-The
third mate OF small Greek
freighter sunk by submarine in
West Indian waters, whose entire
crew reached port here safely, is
seeking another berth to sea, OBJ
serving, Its either this or the Army
for me and like this better-I
feel safer"
The seaman. William Dods Of
Midland. Ontario, had been tor
pedoed twice within a month. He
and his % mates arrived here from
Nassau. where the sinking was an
nounced March Is.
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whole bridge. Oil on the water
caught fire. One boat was launched
with eight men in 1t. Four life
RATS were launched. All four of
them drifted into the flames. There
were seven men on my raft. All Of
us aboard my raft jumped into the
clear water except one. We begged
him to jump, but he would not be-
cause he could not swim He drifted
into the blazing OIL"
Paul C. Myers of Beaumont. Tex,
said he and six others were on the
forecaStle head. Chappell was at
the helm, he related, land was en-
circled by flames. He put the helm
hard right and held the ship into
the wind to keep the flames from
sweeping forward. He burned to
death at the helm. We jumped
overheard into clear water and swan
to get away from the blazing oil
We swan about an hour and a half
before we were picked up by the
rescue ship"
PeriscOpe Cam0uflage Revealed.
Woodrow p. Mayer. ordinary sea-
man of San Antonio, who was SWIM
ming when the rescue ship dropped
its depth charges in an attempt to
destroy the submarine, said that
every time depth charge ex-
ploded, it felt like somebody hit
me in the stomach with a fist"
The survivors who were landed at
Morehead City, but later came to
Norfolk because Of lack of accom-
modations in the North Carolina
city, said they had learned that
several other merchant ships tor
pedoed of the Atlantic Coast in
recent weeks had been attacked by
submarines which used various
kinds Of camoufiage to conceal their
periscopes.
One submersible's periscope was
concealed by a device resembling
a lifeboat while another carried a
buoy on its periscope. The latter
trick was discovered when the crew
OF a torpedoed ship observed that
the fake buoy was keeping pace
with their ship.
A lighter note was supplied by
Victor Hoffman, OF East Providence,
r. l.. who jumped overheard wear
Ing his hat. When brought to Nor
folk. he still had the headpiece
which he said he planned to put
in the parlor in a glass case the way
some people put their best silver
Evening star., 1942-03-29

said the policy to be followed was
settled. Secretary Stimson had an
nounced the ratio system and that
was that.
About June / or "as soon as ad-
ministratively possible" the War
Department ofiicial said, allotments
or quotas will be assigned the local
boards to be filled on a proportionate
basis Of new and old IA men.
The War Department official ad-
mitted that local boards would have
Evening star., 1942-03-29
numbers would be automatically

numbers would be automatically
abandoned.
Until the disagreement Is resolved,
an estimated 100000 men virtu-
ally remain outside the selective
service system. Since selective serv-
i've is an indirect lever to push men
into war production work as well
as a direct method OF filling Army
quotas. the wer production program
is also affected by the of1icial dis
pute.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
% Reach Savannah
After Tanker IS Sunk

SAVANNAH. Ga. March % (P.-
Twenty-three members of the crew
OF an American tanker torpedoed
on the Atlantic Coast reached safety
here and many quickly declared they
Evening star., 1942-03-29

OF course. you're no juggler. But
you don't have to insist that the
stores waste paper wrapping all your
little bundles into one big bundle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04

Budget Inv Northumberland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04

Deferred Payments Arranged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04
Marker Report

LIBERAL SUPPLIES Of
green beans VIII be available
this week they are Of good
quality and the price is mod
crate.
Grapefruit, which IS the VIC
tory food special for the period
OF December 3 10 u Is in plentI.
full supply
APPLES AND potatoes can
be had IN large amounts
a moderate amount ~ The
following is available Oranges.
table grapes. pears. hcets. cab
baEo. carrots. caullflowcr, celery.
CranberrIcS. lettuce. mushrooms.
onions spinach and tomatoes.
There - only light supply of
avocadoS. bananas. broccoli. cu-
cumhers. parsnipS, peppers. rad
ishcs and squash.
ACCORDING TO the Detroit
Municipal Markets. homcmakrrs
will probably find il difficult TO
obtain pork chops, ham and
bacon.
Available butter supplies are
very scarce, due 10 the heavy
demand and also because of The
low production season Home
makers. therefore. are urged 10
be as conservative as possible in
It's use.
Supplies OF poultry arc modcr-
ate this week and prices are I'M
changed Homemakers who arc
unable 10 obtain the cut Of meat
they desire for the weekend arc
advised 10 substitute some kind
ol fowl
The fish plentiful this week
arc Lake Huron herring and
Lake Ere blue pike. Both are
reasonably priced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04

A right snaky group OF gifts is this a reptile
belt with compartments for cigarets money, tpstick
cosmetics and key ring, at S10.50-thc matching umbrella
at $685. and gloves pamed in smooth lea her backed
IN reptie Ss95. Red black green Iugsage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04
People Are Wonderful

All in all, people ale belnc
pretty wonderful about carrying
out requests made by the mer-
chants e.. everybody is patient
, and good natured. They
climb merrlly onto crowded
buses, loaded with bundles such
a. they never thought 10 carry.
H. neiGhbor they yell =.
what you got there a new
davenport for the parlor?
Well, good luck, ladies :.
about the only things you can
buy at the moment with any de-
gree of comfort or success
. are a., jar of mentho-
latum. soap chips. shelf paper. a
pair of overalls, an oriental rug.
maybe so if you know Of
anybody who'd settle for one Of
these for Christmas you're
lucky.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04
The DoIItown Parade

Know what YOU could do with
that two hours when you're not
supposed to shop You could
skip over 10 the Detroit Times
and have a look AT the Dolltown
T r a d Q the 1000 dolls
dressed by Detroit Times read
crs for tho Old NewsboyS.
They will be on display IN the
lobby Of the Times Building.
starting Monday Of next week
49,. doors open from $50 a m.
til s p. m. and until Q p. m.
on Tuesday and Thursday eve
nlng>.
The dolls are wonderful .
bring the entire family 10 look
them over =. Miss Liberty, Miss
Victory, air raid wardens. Red
Cross nurses, brides and brides
maids and among the
quaInteSt is Betsy Ross and the
American flag she has just COM
pleted.
Announcement of winners in
the Detroit Times doll dressing
contest will be made on these
pages Monday. December Z.
r m Q m Der the Dolltown
Parade IS not open until
Monday
And 4 few Of YOU who
took dolls out TO dress have not
Yet returned them . please
bring your dolls m, ladies
SO We can add them TO the dis
play.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04
MARCH II TO APRIL 90

OIAhOH ~ ~ AIhIL ~
Aries-Foster all projects that
tend toward reliable structure
for our country's future. II our
country suffers, we as individ-
uals will suffer.
APRIL n TO NAY 20
Taurus Gains through indus
try, sound investments, intelli-
gent management. hard work
and careful planning.
MAY II TO JUNE II
Gemini-EXpansion, piling up
new records, increasing income
favored. Don't make the grievous
mistake of spending all you earn.
JUNE - TO JULY p
Cancer 49, Early a. m. warns
against caTeles SnoSS in danger
Gus work, while h and ing
machinery. tools, inflammable
liquids, chemicals. From ap-
proximately 10 a. m. the day is
generous with benefic aspects.
my ,! TO AtG. -
Leo Maritime interests, mill
tary affairs. your usual line Of
business and private matters
should move ahead with speed,
fruitful progress.
AIG. - 70 SEPT. -
Tugo-Your talent, of keen
analytical and discerning powers,
artistry and intuitiveness are in
especial demand now They can
enhance the value Of practical
matters. Observe.
SEPT. - TO OCT. -
L,bro - Pleasant indications
for home affairs, personal m
terests. beginning 10 realize new
ambitions. making advancement
in artistic lines
OCT. % TO NOV .,
Scocplo-A couple Of disturb
ing influences in the early a. m,
warn against unsavory matters,
schemes that may involve unfair
methods
NOV. - TO pc. -
S0qtt0rJUS Finance, gem
orally. collections, meeting pay
ments. sales. investments IN
sound issues are al head of pre-.
ferrcd list.
DEC. - To JAN n
Coplcoru-Whole day under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-04
For Shopping Information, Coll Joan Dean Cherry $500
Ease Up Holiday Struggle
By Shopping Early in the Day
BY IRENE VI. HAWKINS
NOmen's Editor, The Detroit Times

SHOP EARLY and avoid the
rush. as we said in this column
away back in October was
no idle admonition. All you
have TO do is Try TO workESetH-
way through the alsles Of any
store and Try 10 actually
make a purchase TO realize
what a plight we'd he IN had not
thousands Of good patriotic C't-
zenS pitched into their holiday
shopping two months ago
Well. It's too late to do your
Christmas shopping early d.
for we now have little over
two weeks to complete the
whole thing =. but We can Stlll
ease up the struggle from nov
on by shopping during the
hours suggested by Detroit mer.
chants.