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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

The city plan commission Is go:
ing to stand pat after the war on
its requirement that manufactur-
ing plants. or additions to plants,
granted permits for the erection Of
non-conforming structures for the
manufacture Of war materials, be
torn down at the end Of the emer-
gency period.
This statement was made by
George +. Emery, city planper, at
the meeting of the management
division OF the Detroit Real Estate
Board last week. He also said
that AZ such permits had SO far
been issued and that. from the
type Of construction Of some Of
them it appeared that permanent
additions have been built under
temporary permits.
In the course Of his talk dealing
with war housing problems cas- the
plan com mission is involved,
Emery called attention to the fact
that the requirement for obtaining
IA permit and paying small fee
included in the amendment to the
Detroit coming ordinance 10 per
NIT families TO rent rooms for the
duration of the war, was not red
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Built Pieces
Improve Room

Built-in pieces and improve
ments add much to a room. Book
cases. benches and cabinets built
in give a lived-in look to a room
and they can also be handled as a
cover-up for some feature of the
room that is unattractive.
For instance, a door too many,
especially il il is unused. can spoil
a room, but If it is handled as a
wall cabinet and
shelves. II becomes both smart and
useful. The procedure Is to re-
move the door. add a full length
plyboard panel and build closed,
center-opening cupboard below
shelves. Paint the inside of the
open shelves a bright color, one
that Is used sparingiy elsewhere in
the room.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Meeting
Producers Council to Meet
in Pittsburgh This Week

Speakers both from government
and industry will address the semi
annual meeting of The Producers
Council In Pittsburgh, Tuesday
and Wednesday on important
phases Of the war production and
construction programs and post
war reconstruction problems
B. w. Clark. vice president in
charge Of sales OF the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company, ef@Pittsbargh, with be
the speaker at the industry din
ner Tuesday. The dinner will be
attended by the entire board OF
directors OF The American InSti-
tute of Architects, with which the
council Is affiliated, and prominent
representatives Of business and
the construction Industry OF Pitts
burgh.
Henry A. Dinegar Of the War
Production Board. Office OF Civil
ian supply, viii speak at the
afternoon session Wednesday. AT
the same session Joseph p. Tufts
OF the War Manpower Commission
will discuss manpower problems
affecting manufacturers of build
ing products, and the relation of
problems to the war
housing program.
At the morning session, Wednes-
day, Robinson Newcomb Of the
statistics division Of the War Pro-
iuction Board will discuss the
status Of the war construction
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Home Repairing
Costs Analysed
List Remodeline Jobs
That Are Still Possible

There are III jobs-or more
ranging in cost from as little as
So So 10 S36l.l11. with an average
well below the 5000 maximum the
government has placed on home
improvements, moderuizing and
repair In a typical seven-room
house Of 1880 vintage. Many Of
these jobs would be equally suited
10 homes OF later DATE, for grow
ing appreciation Of simplicity in
construction details has dated
many homes built prior TO this
decade. That is one Of the prin-
cipal conclusions reached BY the
investigation known as the USG
Remodel Research House.
One Of the higher cost jobs was
repair and MAINTENANCE Of the
siding In order to end painting
costs, the old, deterioratipg wood
siding was covered with asbestos
cement siding. The material for
this maintenance and repair Job
cost $235. II required 20 car
penter hours to apply.
Leaking roofs soon wreck build
ings. and the roof Of the Remodel
Research House had reached a
critical state. This job was one Of
the first planned. Exactly S1p6 In
materials were required for this
house and "a man hours.
One OF the most important
changes in the Improvement was
to create a three in-one" room.
This was done by providing dining
space iN the old living room and
using the old dining room for Eek
ira capacity" This can be rented
to war worker, used as an extra
bedroom or as a study.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Local Architects
To Hear Hdmlin
Talk This Week

Talbot r. Hamlin OF Columbia
University. viii be the speaker al
a dinner meeting Of the Detroit
chapter OF the American Institute
Of Architects in the Rsckhsm
Building. Wednesday. Members Of
the Detroit division Of the MichI-
gan Society Of Architects Will also
attend the meeting
Hsmlin will point out the neces-
sity OF planning democratic
society with special reference to
the opportunity offered by new
concepts Of the relation OF city
forms 10 living ways.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Dining Room Table

The Duncan Phyfe drop Leaf
table, with walnut or mahogany
veneered top, fit perfectly into the
small dining alcove and fold down
TO minimum size when not
needed, but 1t is a grand supple.
mentary server when full sized
dining room equipment Is used.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Save Fuel

Turn the thermostat down TO So
degrees at night to save fuel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Building Permits
Show Increase

Permits for new buildings ISSUED
up to the week ending November
IA of the year totaled 30 while
for the same period a year ago
the number was 1875. Joseph p.
Wolf, commissioner Of buildings
and safety engineering, reported
Saturday. The estimated corstruc-
ton cost for new buildings SO far
this year is S1,183,548. Last year
at the same time the amount was
$S45 1888. This includes single and
tWo-family dwellings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
FLA Gives Report
On Loan Insurance

A total of 370,oSo American
property owners employed the
facilities Of the FHA's Title ] loan
insurance program during the first
10 months Of 1912 to finance essen
tial repairs. fuel conservation im-
proyements, and remodeling to
house war workers. Federal Hous-
Ing Commissioner Abner II. Fergu-
sol, announced Saturday. These
loans, which were made b. private
lending Institutions and Insured BY
the FILA under the terms Of Title
! Of the National Housing Act,
aggregated st35 536S6S3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Using Wallpaper

Use wallpaper for all sorts Of
inexpensive decorating ideas. A
realistic marbleized paper Is a find
for doing oyer old table tops and
there are some papers that would
be ideal for lamp shades.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
Interesting Ceiling

An interesting ceiling can be at
tanned by applying panels that
have been grooved for the desired
block effect.
The Valley settler., 1942-09-11
Duane Goodrich suffered

Duane Goodrich suffered the biggest scare of his
 very young life while on thd duck hunting trip with his parents at Coffee Point. He waded into the marsh ankle deep to w sh off his boots and suddenly began to sink. He couldn't lift his feet and he was in the mire to his hips by the time his father heard his alarmed cries. Mr. Goodrich had td literally pry Duane from the mire by tvi sting and turning him. That sort of accident has happened before at the marsh. A native drowned because there was no one with him to help him out at the time he waded into the marsh. The Rev. Mr. Bing1e| almost lost his life when he) became mired while hunting in 1897.
The Valley settler., 1942-09-11
This is a good time to

This is Q good time to check up on the stove, stove pipes and chimneys. Be sure the soot has not com plete1y filled your chimney. A spark in there can start real trouble. That warning about coal isn't just talk either. Better get your winter supply into the shed or cellar as soon as you can.
 Ext ensi on Note-
 Diner Call the manager, I never in my life saw any thing as tough as this steak.
 Waiter = You will, sir, if I call the manager.
 Junior = What are dip1o- matic relations, dad?
 Dad = Thore arc no such people, my boy.
The Valley settler., 1942-09-11

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pokor ney will leave Sunday for the States. They will go to San Diego for e visit with Mrs. Pokorney's fomi1 before locating definitely. Their many friends in Pal nor bid them goodbye with much regret and hope that absence will not be of long duration.
 Miss Alice Bromley has returned to take up her du- ties as teacher in Palmer school. She spent the last three months in Hooneh, AL aeka.
 Miss Louise Schermei st. after spending the summer in Anchorage, is again on duty as teacher.
 Palmer girls are invited to attend dance at Goose Bay toxtrrov night. Trans portation will be furni she'd. A bus will be at the Recree ! tion Hall at 7,3o o'clock.
 Mr. and Mrs. L. C. St ock and Larry, Mir. and Hrs .Ral lph Goodrich and Duane, and Nr. Tom LePnk spent the Labor Day holidays at Coffee Point hunting ducks. Mir. Stock got his limit of ducks but Mr. Goodrich and Mr. LePak fell short of their limit.
 Tie party left Palmer Sun day, travelling seven miles by boat to the hunt ing lodge of the Palmer Rod & Gun club where they spent the night.
 Returning Monday evening the motor on the boat died and the men in the party had to push the boat thru the marsh water which was cold and deep. Not until mid- night die they reach Palmer.
 Harold Stephan, Carl vii.
The Valley settler., 1942-09-11

Harold Stephan, Carl Will son, the Rev. Herman E. Bey' CT and Jan Koslosky made up the party that went up the new Glenn highway to Lila Lake near Nelchena for car- ibou, @ trip of 90 miles. They hunted along the Big
 Ie1china river. Each got a caribou. They said that was easy but packing their caribou out was something else again. They suffered .
Evening star., 1942-04-07

ST. LOUIS, April buy Defense
bonds or join the Army-but also,
have q baby.
That likewise Is q manifestation
Of good citizenship, concludes DR..
Fred Lyman Adair, general chair
man Of the second American Con-
gress of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
This is no time to have a baby" I"
cry some persons.
People who say this or any other
time is a bad time to have q baby
are prophets Of defeat" asserted
DR.. Adair, professor Of obstetrics
and Gynecology at the University Of
Chicago.
Miss Hazel Corbin, director of
New York's famed Maternity Center
Association, chimed In:
Children make you believe in TO-
morrow. A child gives you reason
to work for a better world
Parenthood is a biological, social
responsibility to these two veterans
of 20 years of maternal welfare work.
It Is the fundamental on which So
ciety Is based.
Miss Corbin admitted the war Pc
riod is a difficult time in which to
maintain the routine Of normal life,
but pointed out "in time of deStruc-
ton, constructiveness in rearing a
family is a vital stabilizing force"
"A type of courage is required, but
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Manor Park Association
Nominates Officers

The Importance of closer co-ordi-
nation between citizens associations
and civilian defense organizations
was stressed last night at Z meeting
Of the Manor Park Citizens Asso-
citation.
George A. Corbin said defense Or
ganizations are supplanting citizens
groups instead of cooperating with
them. He said he believes after the
war citizens associations will have
a greater problem to face than
heretofore and should remain intact.
w. H. Seaquist, reporting on ci-
villain defense progress. said train
ing courses and various committees
are functioning and that the entire
area will be solicited for funds for
much-needed equipment. A mass
meeting explaining the meaning of
civilian defense in a residential sec
tion Is to be held at the Calvin Cool
idge School April II.
Nomination Of officers resulted as
follows: James T. Scott. ST., presi-
dent; George r. Kieferle, first vice
president; Miss Elsie E. Green, Sec
ond vice president; George A. Cor
bin, recording secretary: Mrs. Walter
E. Ward, corresponding secretary;
T. w. Buckley, treasurer, and Mr..
Scott and Mr.. Corbin, delegates to
the Federation. Elections are to be
held next month.
Tho group met at Whittier School
With Mr.. Kieferle, vice president,
presiding.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Georgetown Group Hears
Defense Plan Explained

Dr.. John A. Reed. chief OF the
emergency medical service Of the
Metropolitan Area, told members Of
the Progressive Citizens Association
Of Georgetown at their meeting last
night that the emergency medical
service as 1t is now constituted is
capable of handling all casualty
cases in the Metropolitan Area In
the event OF an actual air raid.
DR.. Reed explained that every hos
pital In the area has formed at least
one mobile medical unit" and that
each Of these units consists Of four
doctors, four nurses, four nurses
aids and all equipment and trans
portation that might be needed
He said the emergency medical
service plan is Q national one de-
vised jointly by the o. G. D., the
Army and the Navy and Is based on
actual experience.
The association went on record as
approving religious education under
the auspices Of the public schools.
classes to be held outside Of school
hours for those desiring such in
struction In the religion Of their
choice.
New members accepted by the
association were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
H. Willard, DR.. and Mrs. J. Keith
Cromer and Mrs. Lionel Atwill.
Walter F. Bramnall presided at
the meeting, held at 3243 o street
NV.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Jops' Daring Is Surprise
Superior BoIdness Of Macarthur and Others
Is Seen Reversing EurIy Tide Of War

tackled from the rear by q tech |
nique Of surprise, innltration and
encirclement, much like old-fash-
ioned American Indian warfare.
The one man who seems to have
checkmated this strategy Is Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. Other generals.
finding inflltrated Japanese in their
rear, ordered their troops to turn
on them. The infiltrators frequently
were wiped out but the net effect of
the operation was q japanese gain
of territory.
Since his initial retreat to Bataan
Peninsula, Gen. Macarthur, and
later Gen. Wainwright, have con-
sistently pursued the practice Of
letting the inflltering enemy get
through and then plugging the gap
with reinforcements, while the rear
guard and reserves slaughtered the
intruders.
Everything that has happened in
the Southwestern Pacific, say the
officers returning from that quarter,
proves the value of sheer daring
The Japanese played the game in
the boldest possible way and won
most of their immediate objectives.
MacArthur's Daring Succeeded.
Gen. Macarthur, the one man so
far to stop the Japanese, dared
magnificently and even more this
goes for the American naval units
that were caught In the Southwest
Pacific. The moment he heard that
the war was on Admiral Thomas c.
Hart sent every fighting ship in
his little Asiatic Fleet to sea. Most
Of these ships still are afloat and
playing havoc with Japanese supply
lines. The severe defeat of the
Japanese in Macassar Straits, for
example. was accomplished by four
old World War I destroyers which
lodged in and out Of a big jap
anese convoy. shooting vastly
more powerful vessels until their
last shell and torpedo was ex-
hausted.
Feats performed by American
submarines are equally remarkable
and the casualties among them
has been small compared with the
damage they have done to the
enemy.
One factor encouraging to the
United Nations is that the element
OF surprise now, to a great extent,
has shifted to our side. Japan faces
the problem of maintaining long
supply lines over routes which
enemies easily can chart. 1t Is q
fairly safe bet that the not incon-
siderable sinkings which prowling
American, British and Dutch sub
marines already have wrought In
the Southwestern Pacific are only
foretaste of what the japanese
are in for in that region.
(Released By North American Newspaper
Aniance)
Evening star., 1942-04-07

elected President Herbert Hoover,
and which the President might
well have vetoed with consider
able benefit to himself and others.
Mr.. Grundy fought for the last
pound Of flesh In that bill. o
Davis Won Bitter Contest.
Mr.. Davis remained as Secre-
tary Of Labor during the primary
and did not give up that post un-
til he was elected and entered the
Senate. But then, neither did
Mr.. Grundy resign as Senator.
1t was as bitter a fight as has
been waged in a long time in a
Pennsylvania primary, which Is
saying that it was exceedingly
bitter. Senator Davis won by
about 100000 votes.
Since then Senator Davis twice
has been renominated and twice
reelected. In the Republican
primaries Mr.. Grundy, and more
recently Mr.. Pew-"Joe" Pew
sought to defeat him for renom-
ination, first with the late Gen.
Smedley Butler of the marines,
and second with Mason Owlett.
"Puddler Jim" has gone right
ahead moving them down. Now
he is moving on the statehouse
in Harrisburg and that Is even
less to the liking of Grundy and
Pew than having him in the
Senate.
Every effort was made to per-
Suade Senator Davis not to enter
the gubernatorial race-he has
another two years to serve as
Senator before he would be up
for election again. But Senator
Davis had decided he would run.
Gen. Martin agreed to step aside
II Senator Davis would do like
wise. 1t was no 60. The last day
for Withdrawing from the pri-
maries was Saturday. and three
other potential candidates took
their names out of the race. 1t.
Gov. Lewis, Lancaster County
Commissioner Diehm and State
Secretary of Banking Bell, leav-
ing only Senator Davis and Gen.
Martin In the race. The Pew
Grundy alliance would have been
willing to have Mr.. Bell for the
Evening star., 1942-04-07

Bengal against Ceylon in the
next few days. An attempt is ex-
pected to be made to capture
Trincomalee, the last British
naval base in the Indian Ocean,
in order to paralyze Allied naval
efforts in that area. AZ long ~
Ceylon remains British the
American and British navies can
use that base for raids against
the Japanese. This might de-
velop as . dangerous threat to
Japanese operations against In
dia itself. Naval quarters in
Washington are fairly optimistic
about Ceylon. Strange as it may
seem. that islands chances Of
resisting the Japs are better than
those Of Singapore ever were.
Optimistic Over Ceylon.
Besides an adequate air force
based on various fields In Ceylon,
there is . combined British
American naval force In the
Indian Ocean which can inter-
fere with any Japanese attempt
to land on Britain's last strong
hold In the Far East. II Is known
that besides some heavy British
units there are cruisers and de-
stroyers belonging to Britain's
other allies in that region. Hence.
the optimism Of the high com.
mand in Washington that Ceylon
will not easily fall into japanese
hands.
While the Japanese are pound
ing Ceylon and are reported to
be preparing q feet to invade
Colombo. they are also massins
an important force to try to wrest
Mandalay from the British and
Chinese. But here again there ts
q British-American air force
which is disputing every inch of
territory.
The chances Of the British
holding India against q Japanese
invasion are considered fair, pro-
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Federal Workers Appeal
Philadelphia Tax RuIinq
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 7.-Fed-
sral workers resisting the citys ~
per cent wage tax carried their fight
to the State Supreme Court today.
Counsel for = group of Federal
employes-approximately 1000 resi-
dents and non-residents hold Gov
ernment jobs here-filed q petition
asking the court to hear an appeal
from a Superior Court ruling up
holding the city's right to collect
the tax on their incomes.
The city contends Federal work
ers owe approximately 81, 900 900 on
1910 incomes, plus perhaps $4,000,-
900 on their increased 1941 wages.
The Superior Court. acting on q
test case involving q Navy Yard en-
gineer. held, in effect, that. although
the Navy Yard Is owned wholly by
Evening star., 1942-04-07
This Changing World
Observers Believe CeyIon Hos Better Chonee
Of Resisting Jops Than Singapore Had

vided that the Indian population
does not play the same trick on
them as the Burmese.
President Roosevelt and
Chinay generalissimo, Chang
Kai-shek, have taken . hand In
trying to bring about q compro-
mise between London and the
leaders Of the Indian Congress.
How substantial such an eleventh
hour compromise may be nobody
here is able to say.
Compromise May Be Futile.
London's delay in settling the
Indian question has brought
about q situation which may
make even . compromise between
the Indian leaders and the Brit
ish government futile. The feel
ings Of the rank and file ma
tionalists and their sympathizers
have been worked to q high
pitch by Japanese-Nazi propa-
ganda.
In many American quarters
close to the situation in India
1t Is felt that . patched-up
agreement In which the national
lists did not obtain complete full
fillment OF their demands would
last only until the Japs begin
pounding at the gates of India.
Should they cross the Burmese
Indian border, the peaceful nom
cooperation movement might
develop into rebellion, and the
British forces would be 20 en-
gagged In putting down insured
ton that they would be unable
to cope with the Japs.
In such an event the parallel
between the snow and slush of
Russia and the rainy season In
India would not be adequate.
The Russians had to fight only
the enemy pressing into their
country. There was no fifth COL
umn working In any section of
the U. 8. s. r. while the Nazis
were pounding at the Soviet lines.
II an agreement Of only tenn
porary character Is reached be-
tween London and the Indian
leaders, Gen. Sir Archibald P.
Wavell will bear the burden Of
eventually fighting two enemies,
the Japs and the rebellious In
dian population. And his forces
Evening star., 1942-04-07
The Political MiI|
Senator Dovis' Aspiration for Governorship
Assures Hot Pennsylvania Primary
BY GOULD LINCOLN.


Once again the Pew w-Grundy
Republican organization is going
to try to take the measure of
"Puddler" Jim Davis, now Re-
publican Senator from Pennsyl-
vania. This time Senator Davis
is not seeking election to the
Senate, but to the Governors
chair In Harrisburg. Against him
is Gen. Edward Martin, who, at
81, recently retired from active
service in the Army. Gen Martin
has been intimately engaged in
Republican politics in Pennsyl-
vania for years, as well as with
military affairs. At one time he
was Republican State chairman.
AS far as former Senator Joe"
Grundy is concerned, the fued
with Senator Davis is of long
standing. Back in 1880 Mr..
Grundy was serving in the
Senate under appointment by q
Republican Governor to fill .
vacancy. 1t was then that
"Puddler Jim," who had served
as Secretary of Labor under
three Republican Presidents,
made up his mind to challenge
Mr.. Grundy in the primary. Mr..
Grundy had for years been a
power behind the throne in Re-
publican Pennsylvania politics.
q bigwig in the manufacturers
association OF the State. During
his brief service in the Senate
Mr.. Grundy took part in franz
ing the Fordney-Smoot tariff
law, which was one Of those
things put over on the newly
Evening star., 1942-04-07
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The tempo Of the Japanese
offensive in India is expected
to speed up soon. Only about
three weeks remain before mon
soons begin and unless the Japs
have attained their objectives by
then they will be confronted with
. difncult situation, which many
compare with that encountered
by the Nazis in Russia during the
winter months.
The United Nations forces on
the Burma front are using con-
centrated aviation in desperate
efforts to check the Nipponese
invasion. So far this has proved
successful. The Easter attack on
Colombo, capital of Ceylon.
showed that with proper prep
aration the Japanese can b
beaten of, even If the defend
ing force Is inferior in numbers.
According to reports from In
dia. the Japanese Navy is pre-
pairing an offensive In the Bay Of