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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
knowledge Test
By Walt Disney
Vigil in Vain!
BY DIR. sABINA II. CONNOLLY

BY DIR. sABINA II. CONNOLLY
Who is renowned for (a) his
discovery of the Pacific Ocean;
CD her book Little Women;
(c) his liberation of South
America?
Finish the titles (a) The Last
Days of .....," Bulwer-Sut-
ton. (b) The Vicar of $500"
Goldsmith; (c) The Prisoner
OF ...," Hope.
3--What three rivers of the world
have large deltas?
What color is made by these
mixtures (aD white and black:
(b) yellow and red; (c) yellow
and blue?
I'm what European countries are
these marvelS Ca the Blue
Grotto; (b) Fingals Cave; tc)
the Giants Causeway?
i-In ancient myths who Cal
opened the box Of evils TO the
world; (bb) was the first ply
stefan; (c) was killed by q
wound in his heel?
ANSWERS on Page Ssl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
An Exhibition of Color!

Whipple, TAI West Euclid avenue
To market, to market, to buy q
fat pig,
Home again, home again. jig
gety-jig;
To market, to market, to buy a
War bond,
Home again, home again, of my
country I'm fond
For five more winning rhymes
see the Times. tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
Daily Short Story
And Points West
By EDWARD SEYMOUR

ALL right for a man 10
ssl stand UP for the old home town
- but some fellows carry il too far.
- Ed Finnery was like that. lie
twas before your time, in the days
:swhen an honest confidence man
had a chance to make living.
- Nowadays il guy readies up a
little proposition and goes looking
= for a chump, what does he hear?
The chump says:
"oh, yeah. 1 saw that one the
other night at q double feature
and won q set Of dishes, too
It's sort of diScouraglng.
. No sooner does little racket
get started than Hollywood makes
: a super-coloSsal out Of II or the
= newspapers shoot of their big
!. mouths.
= That's what retired me.
But was telling you about I'd.
He was a New Yorker, a real
I. one. from his first TO his last
squawk. N
Lots OF people think that all
; New Workers think that west OF
= the Hudson the Indian scouts be-
gin asking:
watch your car, mister :.
, At least. in Eds time they did.
Statistics were against them, too.
HE DIDN'T KNOW
But Ed didn't know II.
For a guy who hadn't done a
: lick of work since the first time
he hit a storekeeper over the head
and tapped the till on the run, Ed
was doing all right for himself.
- Nothing spectacular, but he
: knew the right people, played in
: his own backyard and had lost only
Ia couple of fights with the law.
49, Now and then he had a chance
~sto go out of town on a PROPOSE
: lion but he always turned 1t down.
80 sNone of that log cabin stun
< for me-" he'd say. 'If It's any
60 GOOD. I'll wait for them to bring
~ II In. Leave New York and where
), are YOU"
=. There's an answer to that one
: now. But, then, this was quite a
! time ago. :,
Ed was that way. absolutely sold
on New York. until he met j.
Quackenbush Phamm.
So help me, that was his name.
For a couple of weeks Ed thought
Ia xyas deSrended from some In
dian chief.
Probably because he lived over
IN New Jersey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

1e--Ancient copper coin.
20--Remorse.
23-Can 70 excite attention.
24-Droop.
25--Sesame.
26--Arttficial language.
2T-Despicable person.
2s-%House addition.
2e-Narrov inlet.
30--Speak.
32-InhabitAnt OF CsntrAl American
country.
35-Note in the scale.
36-Electrified particle.
3S-Regenerate.
3e--Wife OF TyndaTeus.
40-In Greek religion, who " the god
dess OF the rainbow
l1--Number
43--Devastate.
A--Nobleman.
45-Layer OF the iris.
46--Ohserved.
4S-Ocean.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

Continued on Page 39)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
PoCKETBOoK GAME

~ The way Ed happened to meet
ahim was through the old pocket
book game.
That's so old now you may have
Iforgotten il, unless Hollywood IS
stevived II.
Here was that dodo, Phamm,
Sitting in hotel lobby, when Ed
spots him, pretends to pick up
spocketbook and falls into chair
Mas If the effort has exhausted him.
1.-The pocketbook, of course,
seems full of cash, checks and i'm
portant papers.
Ed asks Phamm 10 take gan
der at them and then asks him
what to do.
: That's the way you can tell II a
guy has a little larceny in his
makeup and is ripe for fast one.
Maybe he won't say il but his
face looks it.
That's the way old Quacken-
bush looked-that he wanted Ed
to say nothing, duck into cor
ner and whack up with him.
But instead of that, Ed pre-
tended it was a big surprise to
him when he found the name Of
the owner Of the pocketbook on
the checks,
"why, this belongs 10 old j.
n. Thompson" he told Phamm.
Hes one of the biggest stock
operators I'm the country. You
must have heard Of him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
Rhyme, Boys. Rhyme!
Women and Girls Winning Most War Stamps
in Detroit Times Jingle Contest

manner, being sure TO write about
War Savings Stamps or Bonds
Then send your poem Cor poems)
to The Rhyme Contest Editor
The Detroit Times, 1870 CasS
avenue. Detroit, Mich, bearing in
mind that entries will not be re-
turned, that decisions of the
judges are final.
THE WINNERS
Today's, winning rhymes;
Submitted by Donna l.. Pops,
1909 Knight avenue, Flint:
Rock-a-bye baby,
In the tree top,
If you've bought him one bond
It's no time to stop!
Save up your pennies,
Invest them today
To keep baby rocking
And Hitler awayi
, 1942-10-14
Warning Against
|. :. Baker

This little story is to warn the
members of the CLIO Local in
Dayton, that the gravest hoax of
the year is being perpetrated in
this area. This man has caused the
town and surrounding parts of
the country to be p~lastered with
bills and placards that claim him
a candidate favored by organized
labor.
The man is 7. E. Baker, candi-
date for State Senator. The bills
and placards are a direct LIE 50
far as the membership of the
CLIO is concerned! In Dayton
alone, the CIO has a membership
of approximately SIX TIMES
THAT OF THE AMERICAN FED
GRAFTON OF LABOR. The CLIO
has not only definitely refused to
endorse Baker, the CLIO is fully
pledged to his defeat at the COM
ing elections.
We are not bitter personal
enemies of I. z. Baker! We are
against his becoming the repre-
sentative of our people. Baker
comes from a small community,
and while the success of a farmer
boy is creditable, we are certain
that a man from a farming area
is not suitable as a representative
of industrial workers.
The very fact that Baker claims
the endorsement of the working
man is an example of the things
that turn us against him as State
Senator. Every member is there
fore asked NOT TO VOTE FOR
I. E. BAKER. Thank You q! s.! d! !!
4 Scrap $3.50 Scraps Japs
The Cuban Federation of Labor
will send delegates to all the
other American nations to affirm
its ties with workers organizations
in the democratic countries.
, 1942-10-14

Union must carry through. It is
up to the women to see that moth
ing is destroyed which the Union
has built. The women of the UE
are taking the places of our
Representatives now fighting
throughout the world. These
women need and request that the
same support be given to them
as was given to the men. Leaders
in all the plants are now endea-
voring to build new committees
where the women may work on a
statewide basis of maintaining
and building a better, stronger,
and truly Democratic Union.
In all discussion of the present
war and conditions, little is said
of the Postwar Period. We must
show progress in the plants and
in the Union NOW and CON-
T1NUE to do so. To let down for
any period of time would mean
a loss toward our ultimate goal.
Think it over, girls! Are you going
to let the boys come back to
conditions of the last war? Or
are going to do your share in
protecting your country and
Union? Let us at no time jeopar-
die either LET'S MARCH
FORWARD TOGETHER FOR
VICTORY
, 1942-10-14
What The Real Experts Saw

Lieut. Gen. Brehon 3. SomerveI, Chief of the U. S. Service of
Supply, said in London on May %. 1912, that the United States is
able to send men and materials on a large scale to a European
battlefront"
r X
Chief of Staff George Marshall declared, May 29, 1912:
American troops are landing in Egand, and they will land in
France"
x
Major General Mark Wayne Clark, Commander of U. s. Army
ground forces in Europe, said, August Is:
eve are over here to take the offensive The attitude of
all of us is, Let's get started, the sooner the better as far al we are
concerned"
Lieut. Gen. Dwight W. Eisenhower, Commander-n-Chie of
"Time is short"
Lieut.. Gen. Andrew G. 7. McNaughton, Commander-in-Chi of
Canadian forces in Britain. August Is:
anyone who thinks we are going to sit back here in back of
that ditch 0he English ChanneD has another think coming"
X x
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph W. Stlwel, Commander-n-Chief of the
American forces in the Far East, September 2:
"Plenty is boiling but nothing is decided. All depends upon a
Second Front in Europe"
Maj. Gen. Russell ?. Hartle, Commander of AEF in Ireland,
September IS:
Right now, say in October, w might storm the Continent.
eve would be there and we could push ahead. It might be a
good idea to lose a percent of our forces in order to chop a couple
of years off the war. The casualties would be large but they would
have to be suffered.
"Now that's one way of doing it, of having that Second Front
with troops this fall and having it where we've eventually got to
have tin the west.
Eff it were left to a vote of the men, we would invade the
Continent tomorrow" from The UE News.
, 1942-10-14

equal WORK"
GIN, Westinghouse Electric,
and General Electric are now fol-
lowing the decision of the Board,
and it is the first time in the in
dustrial history of America that
women are being placed on the
same plane as men. The bars are
slowly being lifted by those who
have been following ancient in
dustrial policies. They are arriving
at the conclusion that peace-time
economic consideration concern
ing the desirability of having the
women replace the men in our
plants, should be "junked." They
are awaking to realization of the
necessity of having women take
over. The Union represents you
you are the Union, and to help
maintain the precedent now set
up in the GIN plants, General
Electric and Westinghouse Electric
of equal pay for equal work, it
is up to each and everyone of us
to 60 FORWARD AND BUILD
for the same goal.
There is no need to tell you
women that your part in this
global war is an important one.
One be one you will be replacing
the men in all fields of work. Our
shops will carry th~rough-and our
, 1942-10-14

American people.
In the section of his statement
calling for public prodding" he
showed a growing realization OF
what the American labor move
ment has long realized, that the
shaping of victorious var policy is
a public responsibility.
When, however, the Presidents
envoy indicated that it is the mil
itary that has to be prodded, it
appears that he was not familiar
with the expressed sentiments of
the responsible military leadership
of the armed forces of the United
States.
Elsewhere on this page are
printed statements by American
and Canadian generals, dating as
far back as May %, which indi-
cate clearly and completely that
the opening of the second front
has not been delayed by military
considerations, but by political
considerations.
It is because politics is delaying
the Second Front-politics is pro-
longing the war, that the people
can and must carry on a success
full campaign to see that the delay
is ended.
That is why the Eighth Conven-
ton of the UE declared:
"RESOLVED: That we urge the
immediate opening of a Western
Front so that the war can be
brought to a more speedy conclu-
sion, thus saving millions Of lives
and be it further
"RESOLVED: That we con-
denim vigorously and without COM
promise the pro-Nazi appeasers,
fifth cofumnists, enemy agents
and those who speak for them wit
tingly or unwittingly, delaying the
opening of the Western Front by
spreading rumors against the
power of the armed forces Of the
United Nations to which this
Union is contributing so much
in material, labor and fighting
men
, 1942-10-14
Leoth CIO
Delegate

Local 1853 of the UE-CIO has
selected Brother Earl Leath to
represent them at the annual
State CLIO Convention. This selec-
ton was made at the last General
Membership Meeting.
The Local has again given
recognition to an outstanding
member and leader in his plant
unit, the CHR Foundry. This will
not be the first convention that
Brother Leath has attended repre-
senting the fourteen plants of the
Amalgamated Local.
He has served for the past year
as a delegate to the District Coun-
Gil No. Z of the UE, and has at
tended many special conferences
of Importance to labor.
The CHR Foundry unit of Local
1853 is rightfully proud of Brother
Leath who is also Chief Steward
of their plant. The CHR Foundry
unit is composed of about an equal
number of negro and white
workers and have made great
strides in winning wage increases
and better working conditions be-
cause of the solidarity of the
workers in the plant.
The prevailing wages at CHR
Foundry are among the highest
in the industry and the Union
through it's bargaining process has
continued to improve wages and
working conditions.
Brother Leath, in addition to
giving leadership to the workers
in his own plant has devoted a
great deal of effort in the organ
national work of the Dayton NAL
leable Iron Company and Duriron
Foundry. In speaking before the
many organizational meetings
which he is called upon to address,
Brother Leath has always pointed
with pride to the record of
achievement in his own plant.
Brother Leath has consistently
called upon the negro people to
take their place with the organized
workers of America in the CLIO.
He has pointed out to many
groups that only the CIO has
carried the struggle for equal
rights and privileges for negroes
and is fighting in the front
lines for the adjustment Of the
poll tax in our southern states.
, 1942-10-14
Women's Activities
Equal Pay For Equal Work IS
Milestone for Union Women
BY Marinell Ambrose

The UE-CIO has again come through with flying colors" Their
effort in building and lettering working conditions for
all, with discrimination toward none, has been proven in the recent
decision of the National War Labor Board and the Department of
Labor, through the Unions persistent demand for equal pay for
, 1942-10-14
Appeoser Politics Stands
In Way Of Second Front

When Wendell L. Willkie declared that the best way w e can
win u war is by opening a Second Front in Europe without further
delay he was expressing the sentiments of the vast majority of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27
Men at
Registration
Booths Today
Some Older Than
They Thought
C.. r. PhonePhofO

/ Some fun.
The older generation registered
today and a lot found out they
weren't as old as they thought they
we're and others found out they were
older.
II was just a matter OF simple
arithmetic at the registration
booths where men from Is to So
were telling Uncle Sam all about
IT,
II was amazing. workers report.
how many didn't know just how
old they were. Somewhere along
the years they had dropped a birth
day anniversary or added a year or
so without realizing H. But. thanks
10 tncle's plan for keeping tab on
all his nephews during war time.
they know now.
Parking was al a premium in
most registration areas this morn
ing as the fathers and graudfathers
came 10 register. And since each
new age problem brought an i'm.
promptu conference with different
arithmetical totals. the situation
didn't clear too rapidly.
At ? O'Clock this afternoon the
total by wards was. first. 142. sec
ond. 25l; third. 1l5: fourth. 3, and
NTH 40 making total OF. 62l
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27
Need May Become
Gasoline Rationing Basis

be allowed twice as much gasoline
as one living only FIVE miles away.
Authorities would be able to
check at regular intervals whether
the motorists speedometer con-
formed with his minimum neces-
sary mileage over a given period OF
time. Niolators would lose their
ration cards.
Gary estimated that any ration
ing program would have TO reduce
gasoline consumption by at least 50
per cent. That would allow motor
lists an average OF approximately
six gallons per week. lie also
confirmed reports that deliveries TO
East Coast filling stations probably
would be cut to so per cent OF nor
NAL on May I, pending initiation OF
gas rationing
Deliveries on the East Coast and
IN Oregon and Washington already
have been cut one.third in order TO
free transportation facilities which
are needed TO carry Industrial fuel
oil, shortages Of which are begin
ming TO threaten operations Of vital
eastern war industries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27

Ernest NJ. Maddux, street COM
missioner. and men in his depart
ment have solved another difficult
problem. AS result Ypsilanti will
have clean streets despite the need
for saving city water TO accommo-
date the Bomber plant and addi-
tional residents.
With the water supply already
drained to a point where it was
not deemed advisable to use any
for washing the streets, except in
the early morning hours. a new solu-
ton was sought with the result that
this morning a pumping unit was
given successful test. The unit,
converted from the leaf picker used
10 clear streets in the fall, pumps
water from the river at the rate Of
250 gallons in six minutes. A dock
has been built on Water St. to ac-
commodate the unit which is port
able and which may be used in case
or emergency 10 pump out large
quantities of water A water main
break, usually a major problem TO
the repair crew, would be greatly
simplified with use Of the pumper,
Mr.. Maddux points out.
Mr. MadduX has only nine men
in the department now and the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27

Washington. Apr. 27--UP-- The
Office OF Price Administration is
considering a plan to ration gaso-
line TO more than 100000 eastern
motorists on a basis OF necessary
mileage, It was disclosed today.
How many miles must you drive
would be the basis for determining
the amount OF gasoline you would
get
Wright W. Gary. director Of the
refining division OF the Office OF
Petroleum Coordinator Harold l..
lckes said he had suggested TO
OPA experts that the following
system be used when the rationing
program starts May Is
Motoists in the District OF Colum.
bia and the II East Coast states af-
fected would be required to provide
rationing authorities with data on
the minimum necessary mileage"
each requires, according % the
distance from his home 10 his job
Each motorist would be classified
and issued ration cards with which
he could obtain enough gasoline 20
get 70 work a man living 10 miles
from his Office. for example. would
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27
to be
Clean up Day

Early Tuesday morning Ypsilanti
street department trucks and work
men will be seen making the an
nual rounds for removal of debris
from homes.
This year they will be handi.
capped. however. Ernest NJ. Mad
dux. street commissioner points
out. because the crew is short nine
men. Only two trucks will be used
for the cleanup
In view OF these facts he is ask
ing that wherever possible house
holders put the material TO he car
NED away in gunny sacks so they
can be tossed on the truck with a
minimum OF effort. To dump con-
tainers into the trucks consumes
valuable time. he states. and should
be avoided whenever possible.
No ashes, leaves or garbage are
TO be taken.
Debris is 10 be placed in the
margin near the curb.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27


The Raj ruled the skies Of west
ern Europe today in its greatest
offensive Of the war, a strategical
factor upon which the whole
course Of the conflict may depend.
1t threatened devastation of cen
ters OF German power. one by one.
in the deliberate manner OF the
last four nights of consecutive
bombing at Rostock. process
which no doubt would be speeded
up when and II Germany gets
under way against Russia.
II was estimated that 500. 900
pounds had been dumped on Ros-
took.
To clinch this aerial sovereign
ty, the British had the promise
that United States planes soon
would be working with them wing
10 wing in a campaign which al
ready has shaded Germans own
194l blitz.
The prospect Of United States
collaboration in the work, Of de-
structlon was not new. 1t develop
ed from the recent visit 10 Brit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27
FILA Approves
Housing Plan

A new solution to the housing
problem has appeared with the an
nouncement that an extensive hous-
ing project in east Ypsilanti area has
been approved by the Federal Hous-
ing Authority.
Plans call for the construction Of
5000 efficiency apartments for mar
ried couples and dormitory accom-
modations for 10000 single work
ers.
The estimated expenditure in
volved is from s25,000000 to $780,
100000.
John B. Blandford. national hous-
ing administrator. stated that al
though all buildings would be
planned at the present time TO pro-
vide flexibility OF construction. ac-
tual construction would proceed only
as the need for it arose.
The efficiency apartments would
be Of demountable construction,
consisting OF one or two rooms.
with a minimum OF cooking equip
ment. Restaurant. nursery. laundry
and recreation facilities will be pro-
Vided
Housing Administrator Blandford
said thatthe program should in no
way interfere with previously
planned private and public housing
program near the bomber plant In
surfing loans for private construc-
ton by the Federal Housing Author
ity will be continued, he added
Although the project is expected
TO be pressed. the necessity for ex
tending water line and sewer treat
ment and disposal facilities will
probably make it impossible FOR the
frst housing TO be ready for oceu.
pancy before late summer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-27
Rotary Names
New Directors

New directors chosen today by
members OF the Rotary Club for
the new year were Luman Sea
mans. Don Silkworth. C. { Wes-
colt DIN G. Eckley and Leonard
Menzi
There was no special program,
the meeting being given 10 dis.
cussion ~ the Rotary Follies,
which will yield about $500 FOR the
Defense and Crippled Children's
fund. according 10 estimates based
on an incomplete report OF receipts
and expenditures.
Special letters Of appreciation
were voted for Dr.. J. Henry Owens,
William McCandless. Jack Will
loughby. Nate Munro. Mrs. LII
man Seamans and their commit.
tees for their contributions to the
success Of the show
Guests were w. w. Whittinghill,
Frank Cody, Detroit.