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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Couple Wed in
Church Ceremony

Ruth Wilma SeitZ. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. William III. Seitz. and Lieut..
Harold {. ShOens. formerly Of Corn
ing. y. y. son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles ShOens. were married
Sunday afternoon. November II. in the
First Presbyterian church. DIR. War
rem r.. Hall performed the ceremony.
The bride. who was given in mar
rlage by her father. was attired in
b.igr Wool sui; with an aqua blouse
and hat. Her flowers were penuch!O
Roses and white baby NUNS.
The couple were attended by Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Hansen. Mrs. Han
sen the brides sister. wore wool
suit OF salute blue with a small fuch-
>ia hat. She wore cOrsage Of baby
NUNS
reception at the home OF the
brides parents was held. following the
e. remOny.
After a short trip. Lieut.. ShOens
left for March Field. Calf. where he
later will be joined by Mrs. ShOens.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Outdoor Lighting
Banned for Duration

The War Production Board today
asked city officials. civic clubs, cham
hers of commerce merchants and citi-
gems generally 10 diSpt nSe with out
door decorative lighting this Christ
mas
WPB pointed ont that Christmas
lighting requires the use of critical
materials. Electricity and manpower
and i not in line with general con
>rrvatiou programs already under
way
The attitude of WIPE toward Christ
mas li.Ltin. was announced because
of numerous Inquiries that have al
ready been received from city officials.
rhami,, r. of commerce and civic clubs
asking what they should do. this
Christmas in regard 10 outdoor decor
ativc Lighting.
WPB i not asking that indoor
Christmas lighting. whether in the
home or in stores. be eliminated. but
il believes that outdoor lighting, such
as festooned store fronts and decOrat-
ed streets. must be dispensed with in
war time.
Although the electricity saving and
the resultant fuel saving may appear
small. aS compared with the total an
nuaI u>eage. nevertheless the elimina
ton of outdoor Christmas lighting is
estimated To save JO.OOO,OOO kilowatt
hours Of electricity. enough 10 meet
the lighting and power requirements
Of Il city IF $1,000 for year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
SHOULD Be IN
MAIL BY DEC. |

| The bulk of Christmas mail must be
in the pOstoffices by December /, this
year if deliveries on time are TO De
assured, according 10 Smith w. Pur-
dun, second assistant pOstmaste gen
eral. Mr.. Purdum is responsible 70
Postmaster General Frank c. Walker
for smooth and efficient air and rail
way mail service.
Unprecedented wartime demands on
the postal and transpOrta ton systems,
plus a prospective record volume Of
Christmas mailings, were cited by Mr..
Purdum as necesSitating earlier mail
ing than ever before. 1T is physically
impossible for the railroads and air
lines. burdened with vitality important
war materials, TO handle Christmas
mailings as rapidly as in normal
times Mr.. Purdum said. If the bulk
Of parcels and greeting cards are held
back until the usual time-the period
of about December 10 TO 3-they
simply cannot be distributed In time
and thousands Of gifts will reach
their destinations after Christmas"
In 1871, about II $50 mail cars were
required between December II and "a
TO deliver Christmas mails = enough
cars to make a train 20 miles long
This year, the extra cars needed to
move holiday mails are largely being
used by the armed services, and q
severe shortage is in prospect.
The postal service borrOws about
200 trucks from the Army and other
government agencies and rents about
10000 from private owners, to handle
the Christmas mails. This year. it will
be extremely difficult To obtain enough
of these vehicles To meet even a sub
Stantial part of the need. The Army
needs its own trucks and private own
erS are reluctant TO let someone else
use their tires.
Railroads are cooperating by cen.
verting some hundreds of steel box
cars and similar equipment for mail
transportation, and John Il. Eastman,
director of defense transportation,
has ordered that unnecessary travel
be curtailed to the limit during the
holiday season. But these measures
cannot assure deliveries Of gifts on
time unless the public coOperates by
mailing early and thus spread the
transportation load over a longer per-
iOd than usual.
Mr.. Purdum called attention 10 the
task of the Postoffice Department in
moving millions of pieces of mail ev
cry day to and from soldiers, SAILORS
and marines throughout the world.
The extraordinary job must be kept
current, even while the holiday rush
Of mailings is handled. Also, he point
ed out, the postal establishment is OPP
Grating with thousands of inexperi-
enced personnel, employed to take the
place of men called to the armed ser
vices. The new employees, naturally,
cannot handle the holiday mail with
the smoOthness and speed Of the veter-
ans whom they replace.
In view of all these handicaps to
the service, Mr.. Purdum added, postal
patrons should mail their gifts by De
cember /. il they wish to insure that
there will be NO disappointment Ca
Christmas.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
GUS DORA|S
TO SPEAK At.
GRID BANQUET

Charles f. Gus" DuraiS. fOottih
coach at the University of Detroit
will be the main speaker at a football.
victory banquet To b. held next Mo"
day night at 80 O'Clock. III -
Johns community hail. Fourth aud
tht smut streets The banquet. when
Is being held in honor of Nyand@te
high schools undefeated football
squad. is being sponsored by the Wy
andOtte Junior Chamber of Commerce.
DOraiS is nationally known for the
splendid teams he turns out at the
Detroit institution, and is recOsnized
rs one of the nations outstanding
football mentors.
Motion pictures Of Detroit games
and possibly those of the Michigan
NOtre Dame game will be shown al
the conclusion of the speaking pro
grim.
TOastmaster Of the evening will be
Milton Moore, plant superintendent
for the Michigan Alkali Company, and
past president of the Wyandotte Ro-
tary club.
The banquet will honor the ROO>e-
velt high school football team, I'M
beaten this year and undiSputed
champions of the Border Cities
League. The entire squad and coach
ing staff will be presented with awards
appropriate To the occasion. An as tx
ira feature of the evening, the foot
bah used in the River Rouge game. III
which the Bears were victorious for
the first time i'm IS years. viii be auc-
toned and will go to the highest bid
der in war bonds.
Tickets are going fast. but may still
he obtained at the Economy Shoe
Store. Johns Mems Wear. WyandOtte
News. Cunningham drug store, Oak
Pharmacy and at all Catalan drug
stores. Reservations may be made by
calling Walter Herman. Wyand0tte
USA.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

SHORTAGE PAID
BY SURETY co.

The Council. at its regular meeting
Tuesday night. authorized City Clerk
Lawrence j. IACOurSe To accept the
sum of S9.S1S65 from the Seaboard
surety Company, in full payment of
The cOmpany's obligations on the bond
Of former City IRE aSurer John T..
McWhirter. Acceptance of the money
was conditioned upon the further paw
lnent of Sl5.oOO to the Board of Edu-
cation.
The resolution. which was unani-
mouSly approved by the Council. is as
follows
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of WyandOtte, that Lawrence J
LaCDnrSe. city clerk of the City of wy
andctte. be and hereby is authorized
10 accept the sum of nine thousand
eight hundred eighteen dollars and
sixty five cents ($9.SlS.6J) from the
Sealoard Surety Company, in full pay
meni of the obligations Of the Sea-
board Surety Company. OH the bond of
JOIN L. McWhirter. city and school
district treasurer. conditioned upon
the further payment Of fifteen thou
sand dollars ($15,OOOl Ia the Board of
Education of the school district Of the
city IF WyandOtte, and
Re il further resolved, that Law
renee j. LaCOurSe. city clerk of the
city II WyandOtte. be and hereby is
authorized TO execute an assignment
Of any interest that the City Of Wy
andOtte may have against any and all
persons arising out of the shortage
resulting through the acts of John Il.
McWhirter. former treasurer Of the
city - Wyandotte
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Highway Traffic .
Drops u Per Cent

Traffic averages compiled from u
automatic counting stations on state
trunklines during October revealed
that traffic decreased 20 per cent
compared TO October 1871, according to
a state highway department study.
Sharp decreases were recorded on
US-21, 40 miles south Of Wolverine,
where traffic dropped 43.4 per cent; on
US-T, OF miles south Of Elk Rapids,
1853 per cent; and on US-112, II miller
north OF M-99 east Of Jonesville, 61
per cent The latter figure is perhaps
unduly high because Of road construc-
ton in that area.
"A recording station on US-31, IS
miles north of the junction of MO,
north Of MuskegOn, indicated the
smallest decrease as traffic at this
point was down only SO per cent a.
compared to October, 1871.
further traffic decline was noted at
the three highway department tourist
information centers at MenOminee,
New Buffalo and Monroe, which show.
ed October registrations down 2S6
per cent compared to last year.
Because OF decline in highway
travel which will be further decreased
with the advent OF gasoline rationing.
and extremely few road construction
changes. the 1912 summer highway de.
partment service map will be the last
one printed for the duration, State
Highway Commissioner G. Donald
hennedy announced this week.
Kennedy said that an ample supply
Is still available in state highway de-
pa rtment offices as few maps were
distributed during the summer and
lall Tor exhibits and fairs. Maps were
previously issued for spring, summer.
ana winter. indicating road changes.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Rubber Footwear
TO Be Reclaimed

Arrangements have been made for
the collection Of used rubber boots
and rubber work shoes turned in nj
the time OF purchase Of new rubber
footwear. according to F.. ]. Anderson
chairman Of the Wayne County Sal.
wage Committee
Goodwill Industries. $50 F.. Congress
street. Detroit. have been designated
as the official collection agency
through all agreement reached by the
salvage committee and the Office of
Price Administration. A letter 10 this
effect has gone out To list Of approx
imately 40 footwear retailers desig-
mated by the Detroit Office Of OI,A
Effective Immediately. all certificates
for the purchase of any rubber boots
or workshops will carry the name and
address Of Goodwill Industries as the
authorized collection agency.
Retailers are asked that when they
have a minimum Of ~ to 100 pounds
Of turned in rubber footwear they Will,
notify Goodwill Industries direct nv
mail or telephone Where the purbos
er orders footwear by mail through \
mail order house. il will be necessary
for him To state that he has turned
i'm his old footwear directly In Good
will Industries.
Through this simple Set-up. We will
he i'm a position To get the old foot
wear hack into reclamation channel.
as rapidly As possible" said Anderson
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
DR.. Lichtwardt
to Speak Sunday

Guest speaker at the Pres@taria,
church Sunday morning at II o'clocl
will be DR.. Hartman \. Lich eyardt
formerly medical missionary il Hama
dan. Iran PERSIA. now. on account
Of war conditions. in this c&hntey and
at present connected with the. den,rt
ment OF surgery in Henry Foyd hos
pital. Detroit He has Travelled widely
in the Near East. Europe ana, North
Africa. He is Il fellow of the .sstrican
College of Surgeons, and also an or.
dained minister He is an outs andinp
speaker.
DIR. Lichtwardt comes i'm obxapyanco
of the annual wOmen's ThankYgiying
praise service. under the anst,4ceS- of
the WOmen'S Union of the PTisbyter-
ian church
At the Sunday evening hour ~ Z 30.
there will be Il hymn sing. ctfaDosed
entirely of negro spirituals. led Inv
Wilfred +. Newell. of the Y.M IA
The public is invited 10 bof fftheSe
services
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Don't Scrap Your
Fire Extinsuisher

If ii won't work. have il repaired.
If it can't be repaired. then scrap it,
is the advice of Fire Chief AnSelm 10
owners Of fire extinguishtrs
This advice serves to modify the
current salvage campaign publicity
which includes fire extinguishers
among articles To be Salvaged. Despite
the fact that extinguiShers contain
critical materials, Chief Anselm con
tends that these fire-fighting devices,
unless they are beyond repair. should
be carefully conserved, since they
perform a vital function in keeping
down fires that might hamper or de-
lay the war effort.
LAS the manufacture Of many kinds
of extinguishers is now restricted.
everyone who owns an extingusher
should take good care of il for the
duration. See if il carries the label of
Underwriters Laboratories. If so. it's
an approved extinguisher. and can be
relied upon il it has not been damag-
ed or neglected too long
Every kind Of eXtinguiSher should
he recharged or inspected at least once
year. Don't try to solder leaking
seams or hammer at dents i'm the shell.
but return damaged extinguiSher to
the manufacturer for repair And an
other thing, In recharging vapOrizing
liquid eXtinguishers - the pump gun
type-use only mate rails supplied by
the manufacturer. Substitutes NAV
damage the extinguisher"
To back up his point that fire ex-
tinguishers play strategic rQle in the
war effort, Chief Anselm pointed out
that up to 30 per cent of all fires
started in factories and public build
ings are put ont with fire extinguish-
erS
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
0CD News

Are. Chief Earl VrOOman has call
Ell meeting of Area l for Monday,
November 20 at Roosevelt high school,
Z 80 pm. &. George LeSueur. world
traveller and lecturer. will be the
speaker Of the evening. His lecture
will Ice illustrated with motion pie
lures.
Household surveys in all areas must
be completed by December B.
Air raid warden classes will be dis
continued until after the first of the
year.
Sector Chief Walter DaSchner has
called a meeting of all his wardens OH
Friday. December 4, at the Riverbank
Evangelical church. Fourth and Riv-
erbank streets, Z 80 pm. Motion pic
lures will be shown.
Emergency medicalS units are hold
ing weekly practices at the casualty
stations and are attaining high de
gree of efficiency. These units will be
able TO report to their casualty sta
ton: set up equipment and be ready
tO receive casualties within 10 minutes
Of the time the alarm is sounded.
new control panel is now being
installed at the central control. This
panel was furnished by the state. The
panel is SO designed that the location
IF all mobile equipment. including fire
department apparatus and police
scout cars will be known at all times.
All services will be dispatched from
this point by the chiefs Of the various
services This panel is one of the most
elaborate and comprehensive 30 far
designed and is being erected as a mo-
del throughout the United States.
Area Chief Bruce Mckay has called
Il meeting Of Area 3 on Thursday, De-
cember g. ut Mt. Carmel school, Tenth
street. mt 80 pm. This will be an
important meeting. Motion pictures
will be shown.
Duane Dewitt and A. A. Payette.
local OCD director, attended a meet
ing at First u. s. District headQuar-
ters in Detroit, last Sunday. At this
meeting. Capt. Donald s. Leonard,
state OCD commander, explained the
use Of the new control panel in de-
tail. After the lecture a demOnstra-
ton of the panel showed simulated
incidents and the dispatching Of per-
sonnet and equipment to various incl
dents. A similar demonstration for the
local OCD staff will be held in Wyan-
dOttp Soan Staff members will be mott
fled as 70 the time and place.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
CENTRALIZED
TAX COLLECTIONS
SHOW RESULTS

In 1911 the state legislature took
the first step toward centraliZing the
collection of state taxes and other
state revt nueS. At that time the col
lection IF the sales tax, use tax, public
utility taxes. steamship tonnage tax,
Inheritance tax. severance tax and the
tax on intangible personal property
was entrusted 10 the newly created
Department Of Revenue. These taxes
produce about Ohe-third of the total
revenue of the state and about one
half of the revenue exclusive of fed
cral aid. liquor sales, and the revOlv-
ing and other funds.
Ia addition, the act made the new
department responsible for the cOllec-
ton of delinquent corporate franchise
fees and privilege taxes, and delin-
Iuent insurance premium taxes. Be-
cause of certain legal difficulties these
activities have not yet been transfer
red.
Because Of the late adjournment of
the lG4l Legislature. the revenue de-
partment was. not actually established
until January 10, 1912. and the re-
organization Of tax collecting activi
ties WAS further delayed by Ii gal pro-
ceelin@S in connection with the CON
>titutiOnal amendment establishing a
state merit system. Consequently, the
new department has been functiOning
fully only for the last several months.
Nevertheless, the economies of cen
tralized tax collections have already
been demonstrated. In July, 1912. the
revenue department with 400 employees
and Il total mdnthly payroll of 81, $50,
performed the work on which 800 per-
sons were employed in the correspond
ing month Of 1911, with payroll of
&i2O5S.
In other words. the consolidation
has already meant saving of 16
employees and reduction of over $40.
WO month in payroll costs. This
suggests that the annual savings will
reach at least Il quarter of a million
dollars a year. and may be even great
or as the organization and admins
trative practices of the new depart
ment are improved.
Other advantages in consolidation
may be expected, although these can
not be measured so exactly. Greater
convenience to the taxpayer. elimina-
tiOn OF tax evasion. conservation of
motor vehicles. rubber, equipment and
manpower, and more through cOllec-
ton Of all state taxes are advantages
of even greater Importance than the
decrease in cost OF tax administration.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
MRS. ELIZABETH DROUIL Arr

Mrs. Elizabeth DrOuillard, q years
ord. widow of the late Thomas sfouil-
lard. died at her home. 1918 iddle
avenue. November 10. She is S, ;.viyed
by two sisters. Mrs. William i tzpat-
rick and Mrs. William SchOck, / bro
Their. James Malcolm. and the blow
ing grandchildren: Alice, Fran IS e.
Mrs. Fred Gartner, Mrs. John daha-
lax and Arthur DrOuillard.
The funeral was from the re dence
Of her grandson. Francis r.. rouil-
lard. 1893 Van Alstyne bOnlev, d. al
@ and from st. Patrick's chu N al
80 Monday morning. Burial 'sas III
Mt Carmel cemetery.
Born in Allendale. Ont. Mrs. trout
lard had been q resident Of Wyandotte
for the past 90 years. For mant years
she and her husband ran a busiless al
the corner of Biddle and Eureks ave
nues. They retired about 20 Years ago
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
DEER HUNTER KILLS
MASCOT OF CUSTER MEN

"DOttie-the-Deer." favOrite mascot
OF Fort Custer men died this week
the victim OF an unknown deer hunt
crS shot She was found in the woods
of the reservation with broke n. jaw
early this week. and all the science OF
the post veterinarians could not save
her.
Protected BY custom and post or
,!ers. bottle had ranged Fort Custer
fer two years without fear Of man
or gun. Until winters deep SHOWS
drove her To the post stables in search
If food. Dottie's only demands or men
and the Second Infantry. which
brought her from Camp Mccoy. Wis
was for an occasional cigaretts-to
eat. which she did. paper and all.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
missionaries
Sent 1919 Youths

Qfe>tiOnnaire> are now being sent
To 6sJ registrants * and ID years of
age by Selective Service Board No. is.
Tsp days are allowed for the regis
traits TO return questiOnnaires.
The questionnaires are being sent to
those 10 years Of age first, but indi,
cations are that none Of these will be
called before January I.
After the registrants are classified
they will take physical examinations,
but due to the limited number Of ply
sicisns. organizations will be slower
than usual.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Council Doings
TAeSaay Night

The Mea rchants Association Of Wy
andOtte was given permission to stage
Its annual Christmas parade, Deem
Der at 80 pm. A feature Of the
parade will be a block long balloon
train.
Court Clerk Joseph kalash reported
the collection Of $:sS9.1O in fines and
fees during the month Of October.
General bills and pay rolls totaling
ST. 9S1 50 were approved for payment.
The Polish Legion was given per-
mission TO display machine gun in
front OF various churches Of the city
until January "A. providing permits
sion is received from the churches.
Approval was given to a request of
the Salvation Army to place kettles
on street corners during the Christ
mas season.
The Council scheduled a meeting to
be held with the grievance committee
Of Local 292, State. County and Mu-
nicipal Workers Of America, for Tues
day evening. December 1.
Councilman Ford Wagar asked the
city engineer why changes had been
made i'll certain house numbers in the
city. The engineer reported the change
had been made because some errors
had been discovered by the Office of
Civilian Defense.
Delinquent city taxes for July in
amount of $5,69431 were received
from the county treasurer and appOr-
toned TO various city funds.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
JAMES FRIEND

James Friend, SO, died at hi home.
lO4 Walnut street, Sunday, 70 owing
Il two years illness He is surv red by
his wife, Ida; brother, Cha es. Of
Detroit, and sister, Mrs. Ell; Pratt,
of Lancaster, Ohio. ~.
The funeral was from. the Nixon
funeral home Wednesday after son at
l o'clock, Rev. Z. III. Wilcox, If the
First Methodist church, off lating.
Burial was at Azalia, Mich.
Deceased had been a resi- mt OF
WyandOtte for 40 years and as an
emplOye Of the Michigan Aka Com
pany. He was member Of Wy ddOtte
lodge, No. 472. I.O.O.F., and Il the
Mystic Workers.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
MRS. BEATRICE ,TRUDE L

Mrs. Beatrice Trudell, 81, i, S6S7
Fifteenth street, died at the. Nyan-
dOtte General hospital, NOvem er 10.
She is survived by her husband Stew
art: her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Elwert, of Hamtramck; three broth
ers, Leo. Frank and John; two, listers,
Mrs. Charles JenesOwSki and Mrs.
Mary RATA, and half-brotht !, JOS
eph Jera. II
Funeral services were held t the
Thon funeral home Monday. RI Gull
ZEN officiating Burial was in f. 'ndale
cemetery.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
Obituary
MRS. MARY REICHENBAGH

Mrs. Mary Reichenbach died at her
home, 10 Perry place, November IS
following several years illness She
was 81 years old. Surviving two
sons, Thomas and Frank, ans three
daughters, Mrs. May Henders0 Mrs
Irene Sullivan and Mrs G iStine
Chincheck, all Of WyandOtte.
The funeral was from Mrs Chin
checks residence, 1871 Mulberry street
at $50 and from St Eli. tbeth's
church at 9 o'clock Monday n 'rning
Burial was In Mt. Carmel Gem cry.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27
JOINED THE NAVY

xander Kwiatkowski. Herff,rt c,
Grahi. John J.. kOrtas, aud Fresferick
r. LANCE. OF wyandotte. enlisted in
the Navy during the past week,
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-27

Lieut. and Mrs. Warren McNab
were WyandOtte visitors this week.
Lieut. Mc\ab will report for further
training nj Camp Davis. y. L.