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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20

Trustee Steele moved that the salar-
les of the Institutional staff who
are on contract be augmented by the
stipulated sum of 5000 for the re-
mainder of the school year payable in
five monthly inStallments Of $1,000, ef-
fective January 26, 1912.
Trustee jacobson seconded the mo-
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman, Block. Har-
riott, HOmeiSter, jacobson, McInerney
and Steele
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee Block left at this time.
Trustee Jacobson moved the adop-
ton Of the following resolution.
Resolved that substitutes who are
employed for full time, whose hus-
bands are engaged in the military ser
vice of the country, shall be paid the
regular rate of full time contract
teachers effective as of January 26
1870.
Trustee HOmeister seconded the mo-
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Harriott.
HOmeister, Jacobson. McInerney and
Steele.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee Altman moved to adjourn.
Trustee Jacobson seconded the mo-
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman, Harriott
HOmeister, Jacobson, McInerney and
Steele.
Nays: None.
The meeting was adjourned.
MILDRED Z. MIELKIE
Secretary.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
AlSUGGESTION TO USERS
OF A CAMOFIAAUGED NAME

Ii the name on your social security
card is not your rea lname you may
obtain new account number card
bearing your true name. This action
nay be taken by persons who have
"AmericaniZed" or ShOrteped their
names. or who have been using differ
"nt names from those appearing on
birth certificates or other documents
II like nature. A person desiring to
ob'ain a new social security card bear
ing his true name may apply at the
Dearborn field office Of The Social Sc
curity Board. explain the circumstan-
ces and obtain the new card. the en-
tire transaction being confidential and
being made without charge This state
ment is made by Robert G. Mish, man
ager Of the Dearborn field office Of the
Social Security Board.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
PYTHIAN SISTERS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR

Martha Washington temple. Pythian
Sisters. has elected the following Off
GERS for the coming year:
Most excellent chief. Mrs. Earl
= VrOOman: excellent senior. Mrs. Cliff
ford Murphy: excellent junior. Mrs.
Roy Johnson: manager. Mrs. Chaun-
cey Randall: mistress Of records and
correspondents. Mrs. William Book {;
mistress Of finance. Meta Gatzke ::
protector. Mrs. William Renka: outer
guard. Mrs. Louis Benin: pianist. Mrs.
Lafayette Daniels: grand representa-
tive. Mrs. Clifford Murphy; alternate
grand representative. Mrs. Chauneey
Randall: district representative. Mrs.
Ward Reeves: alternate district repre-
sentative. Mrs. Lafayette Daniels.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Waiting Patiently

The visa division of the state de-
partment in Washington not only re-
ceives daily scores of cablegrams
and overseas telephone calls ask
ing for visas for special refugee
cases, but its waiting lists contain
the names of persons who have been
trying to enter the United States for
more than 40 years.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Remarkable LinguiSt

Probably the most remarkable
linguist the world has ever known
was Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
who was born at Bologna in l774,
created a Cardinal of the Church in
1888, and died at Rome in l849. The
list of languages and dialects which
he acquired reached the astonishing
total of ia.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
London Slaves Tickets

London's passenger transport
board has reduced all tickets by .OO4
inches in thickness. as contribu-
ton to the war effort. This micro
scopic saving multiplied by the use
of nearly 100000, 100000 tickets
yearly, adds up to approximately
40 tons of paper pulp.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Drummer Not Salesman

A drummer is not employed In
swing band nor is he an old-fash-
Toned travelling salesman. He's to
be found in a coal mine along with
the boom cat who operates strip
ming shovel in a bituminous mine.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
kaIiroau ENTHUSIASTS

A California society of railroad
enthusiasts sponsors excursions over
old mine and timber lines that carry
no regular passenger traffic.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Seven Members. 672 Years

Seven members whose ages 70.
tailed 672 years attended the ls4l
convention of the G. A. r. In Lake
Placid. N. Y. The department com
mander. Henry Lilly, 100, and Mrs
Lilly came from Rochester by bus.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Three Hammes for Pay

Virginia planters of Colonial days
did not paw their pastor with money
but with food. The usual contrlDu-
tom was three hammes and pars-
sci of pottattuvs the month.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20

Here's how to use a vanishing
cream mask. Cleanse your throat
and face. Apply the vanishing
cream rather thickly. Blend it in
well around the eyes. Leave it on
for a minute. Remove with firm
strokes of your cleansing tissue. The
dry particles of skin cuticle will
be removed. The skin will be very
soft and ready for rouge and pow
der. Use this for your hands and
arms.
LEDGER syndicate-wNU ServiceD
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Ancient Punishm ent

Capital punishment as law1ui
procedure has existed since the his
torv of mankind. It is laid down IN
the Mosaic Law in the DOCKS Oh
Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Large Eyes, Poor Vision

Goldfish with the largest eyes have
the poorest vision That is the find
ing of Gardiner Bennett of Green
Island, senior biology student at
Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
ROYAL Candy Dish

At a London auction, the silver
dish in which Sweetmeats were
served Charles l was sold for $22S
an ounce.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
THYME, Garden Herb

Thyme is garden herb used In
stews, soups and stuffings for pouI-
try. Often used with other herbs.
Good in clam and fish chowders.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
900-Acre LANDING Field

A 90O-acre landing field with mile.
long runways outside Miami, Fla
will see planes off to West Indie
and South America.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Swing Cook

A swing cook doesn't have to
work to the strains of popular music
even though his title sounds that
way. He's really a relief cook.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Time Differences

Time on the stars differs radically
from time on the earth. In the one
minute now passing, 3lz minutes ar
going by on certain stars.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Storing Linen

Linen put away for a long time
should not be starched, say home
economists; and wrapping it in fast
color blue paper wards off yellow
ing. 4:
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Famous Violin Makers

Famous violin makers in the Six
teenth and Seventeenth centuries
were the Amati family of Cremona,
Italy.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Sheriff

The word sheriff comes from
the old English title "shirereeve :
meaning custodian of the peace n
a county
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Much RridpeworIr

A survey by card manufacturers
showed that Al per cent of Amer.
ica's bridge players play once a
week or oftener.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
800 Tank Sims

About 800 tank ships are being
used IN American coastal COM
merce.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
HOming Pigeon

A homing pigeon captured by u.
S. soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne
battle has lived "a years.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
20 YEARS AGO

The second most expensive fire In
WyandOtte's history down TO 1902 &C.
Cured on February IL of that year
when the brick trunk factory Of Beals
L Selkirk and the former residence Of
Fred Eichbauer nearby were burned to
the ground. The total loss was Is l.
mated at $50, 800.
one thousand spectators witnessed
the launching of the passenger
Steamer Greyhound at the WyandO. tie
shipyard on February II. 1902. The
boat was built for the White Star line.
Tor service between Toledo and De
trOit. 1t was 800 feet in length, with a
beam of 6S feet. A new feature of the
boat was u ladies' parlOr or Observa-
tory, located on the hurricane deck.
The steamer had capacity for 1900
passengers.
A $1,000 loan was authorized by
the Council. To purchase new dyna-
mo for the city lighting plant. The
old dynamo had burned out.
iReligiOus services were being held
in the dining room ut the ShipyarG
during noon hours.
WyandO,te lodge, Knights Of
PythiaS, celebrated the first anniver-
sary Of its organization.
City Treasurer NelliS announced the
collection of ST., 900 of d $25. 900 tax
levy.
In a collision between Victor Smiths
team and another rig, Smith suffered
injuries which sent him To the Red
Cross hospital in Detroit. The good
old horse and buggy days!
Explosion of a Kerosene lamp cauS-
I'd fire which damaged Joseph King S
residence in the Alkali subdivision.
r. A. ('JOe") Kirby had SOlut ion
for the drinking water problem i'll Wy
andOtte. He wanted Detroit city forced
to burn its sewage. then get the big
city to extend its water mains TO the
down river section.
Walter F. Sanders, Of the Trenton
Music Publishing Company. was offer
ing SO in gold for II title for new
march his concern was about To mar
LOT
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Autos Numbered

Total motor vehicle registrations
exceeded 10000 900 for the first time
in 1899.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
First Golf

Colonists from Scotland intro
duced the game of golf in New Eng
land prior to ITO.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Lighium IighteSt

Lithium is a soft, silver-white
metallic element. the lightest metal
known.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Seven Only

Seventy years ago there were only
seven women stenographers; today
there are 100000.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Twice as Sweet

Twice as sweet as corn svr,m !.
the claim for a new product mad,
from cnrn.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Use Of Aluminium

aluminium is used in steel-makiug
Chiefly as purifying agent.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20

This * to certify that The above
vouchers amounting TO $26. 4S9O1 have
been examined; that the articles or
services called for have been received ;
that prices and computations are cor
rect; that all invoices. receiving no
tees aud supporting data are attached
and in order. and that the proper a.
counts have been charged.
The treasurer is hereby authorized
to pay the above vouchers
Chas. II. Block.
President.
Mildred f. Mielkie.
Secretary.
Trustee Steele moved that the bills
be approved read and that the
treasurer be authorized to draw war
rants on the proper funds for the
payment Of same
Trustee HomeiSter seconded the mo
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block. HaF-
riOtt: Homcister. jacobson McInerneS
and Steele.
Nays: None.
The mo- ion was carried
The report Of The public librarian
FOR The month Of January WAS receiv
III and placed OH file.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
25 YEARS AGO

I'd YEARS AOO
Poor relief in WylndOtte for the
month of January, 1917, cost just $SS
Employees at the water and light
plant threatened to quit their jobs
They were given an increase i'll pay
averaging 30 cents day and decided
To- stay on the job,
1t took three days in court by an
attorney to prove that ducks shot by
Il WyandOtte nimrOd. abetted by the
Poine MOuille Shooting club. were
tame and not wild fowl, and hence
their killing was legal.
John ROehrig. longtime WyandOtte
resident, died from heart trouble. DE
left wife and ten children.
The Michigan AlkaH club organized
a glee club, with George j. Gettleman
as president. Harry LOrenz vice presi-
dent and Robin Adair secretary.
A black hand organization was
charged with the attempted bombing of
Sam GiannOla's home on Fourth
street. The only injury was suffered
by members of the family Of Francisco
FalconiO. who occupied half of the
house Many windows in the vicinity
WIRE broken by the force Of the explo-
sion.
The WyandOtte pOStOffice was award
ed $4,000 in the sundry civil apprO-
PriatiOn budget.
Mrs. Henry POcOck. who had lived
in WyandOtte for upwards of 30 years.
died from paralytic stroke.
The 10000 summer home Of e. ID.
Waterman. on Crosse lie. was destroy
I'd By fire.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-20
Canary Longevity

The average canary lives about
eight years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
HITLER GIVES U, 5.
 CONTRIBUTION
Sl6,367 Sent Here By His Gestapo to Aid Spies in
 U. s. War Chest

Washington, Feb. 25 -(UP)- A $16 367 contribution was made by AGolf Hitler to the United States war chest today.
 His Gestapo had sent the money here to finance 33-nian spy ring in the New ork area. He lost not only the money, but also the spies, the last of whom was convicted .Gst month.
 The money was sent by circuitous route from Berlin to William C.. Eebold who, instead of being a Nazi agent as the Gestapo believed, was a confidential informant of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 The monsy never reached the spies but was placed in special bank account pending the convic- t.on of Frederick Joubert Duquesne and 32 other Nazi agents. The bank sent cashiers check to Attorney General Francis Bi5dle when the CSsc -aS closed and this he. turned oyer to the treasury today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
Survivors Of Tanker
 Tell Frightful Story
TOrped0ed American Vessel "Cities Service Empire Saw Their Crew Mates Burning and Screaming
 in Lake of Blazing Oil

Fort Pierce, Fla, February 20. = (UP) - The survivors of the ter pedoed American tanker Cities Sew ice Empire shuddered today when they envisioned their crew mates, burning and screaming in a lake of blazing oil.
 The 8,l03- ton Cities Service En- pire was torpedoed three times in the Atlantic Ocean south of Fort Pierce on Sunday. Thirty survived, and, of them, seven were i'll hospitals for treatment of burns and other in juries.
 John Walsh, "A, wiper, of l53 Farragut Road) South Boston, Mass, had to abandon ship twice. The first time he left in a lifeboat. The oil burning on the sea set 1t on fire and he had to go back. The second time he got away on pant CTS staging. He told the most vivid story of the tragedy.
 T was asleep when the topedoeS hit us - three of them, for there were three shocks" he said.
 q rushed up on deck and helped get one of the lifeboatS over the side. The deck was a mass of flames.
 Boat Caught Fire
 -Four of us got boat over and slid down a rope into it, but it caught fire. I jumped out ana grabbed the rope again and some fellows pulled me back to the deck,
 T saw our captain on life raft He and some of the other men were on it and the current was sucking them into the burning oil around the tanker. I last saw the captain William J. Jerman, Upper Darby,
 lroptin,,nd m, pnoc cN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25

The other invaders apparently were slain in continuing actions. Marshall Semyon Timoshenko's forces, pushing ahead in the Poltava region, was reported to have killed 14,000 in recent battles The Soviet 18th Division on the Donets front was said to have annihilated 18,0O0 Germans in the last four months.
 The encirclement of the German 16th army was one of the hardest single blows the Russians have dealt Generalissimo Adolf Hitler so far.
 Of it. the communique said:
 "On the northwestern front troops under the command of Lieutenant General Kurochkin encircled the German 18th army 10 days ago.
 Refused to Surrender
 Owing to the refusal of the con- mander, this German General von Busche. to surrender, our troops attacked. The result of the first days attack was that we smashed the 290th division Of the second army corps, commanded by Gen. eral Brokdolf; the 30th division of the 10th army corps commanded by GenerHl Hansen, and storm troopers division. The Germans
 tin11oI nr, poua Gl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
Regulations Issued For Sunday Blackout
Time Is Not Given, But It Will Come Some Time After Dark; All Lights Must Go Out, Only Where
 Exceptions Are Made

Detailed regulations governing Waterbury's test blackout Sunday night were issued today by Chair man J. Gregory Lynch of the black out committee of the Waterbury Defense Council. Virtually all pos sible contingencies are covered in the lengthy set of rules.
 Not even the approximate time Of the blackcut will be announced, the announcement by the committee stating only that it will be held sometime after dark on the evening of Sunday, March l." All lights visible from outdoors must go out when sirens sound the blackcut sig nal by intermittent bursts. The "all clear" will be signalled by pro- long blasts.
 Tn homes all lights must be turn- ed cut except those in one room which has been carefully blacked out by shielding ali windows. Lights in stores and store windows must go off, as well as all advertising signs and outdoor displays. Street lights will be shut off. Restaurants ard taverns may continue to op- crate. but only If their windows have been carefully covered.
 Only Exceptions
 The only blackout exemptions will go to defense factories, radio station towers and the railroad. Hospitals will operate under black out conditions
 All auto traffic must halt and drivers must pull their cars to tic curb. Pedestrian traffic will also be halted. and all those on the Streets must immediately seek sbel- ter ard remain there until the "all clear"
 IT churches. theaters and o.her places of public assemhlage indoor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
JOE LOUIS AGAIN
 DONATES PURSE
Heavyweight Champion to Meet Abe Simon on Mar.
 27 in New York

New York, Feb. 25 -tUP) Heavy weight boxing champion Joe Louis will make his 21st title defense at Madison Square Garden on March 27 against Abe Simon of New York and again will donate his entire purse to charity, Mike Jacobs an ncunced today.
 The title shot will be the sec ond for Simon, vino was techni- cally knocked out by the cham p.on in 13 rounds last March 21.
 The announcement, signed by Ja- cobs, Maj Gen. Irving Phillipson and Col. Gay M. Supplee, came as a surprise Most observers believed that Bob Pastor of New York had earned the March Louis bout last night by knocking out Lem Frank- lin of Cleveland. Both Pastor and Simon are managed by James Joy Johnston
 Louis will donate all but his training expenses to the Army Re- lief Fund. Jacobs similarly will con- tribute all profits while Simon will turn over two and a half per cent of his 15 per cent purse.
 Thc bout has been scheduled for IS rounds. Jacobs said the ticket
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
Concentration of Jap Fleet in Straits of MacasSar
 Hard Hit
SINGLE ALLIED-PLANE
 SANK FIRST TRANSPORT
Transports Were Making Desperate Attempts to
 Aid Forces on Bali
BY HAROLD GUARD

tinted Press Staff COrreSpondent)
 Allied Headquarters, Java, February 25. - (UP) Allied airplanes have sunk three big Japanese transports in an attack on an enemy fleet con- centration in the Strait of Macassar, where the Japan csc suffered their biggest set back of the southwest Pacific war, a Netherlands Indies nigh command communique said today.
 A single Allied plane sank the first of the transports, it was asserted.
 It was believed that the Japanese transports may have been going down the strait in a desperate at tempt to reinforce the Japanese ln- vasion forces in Bali, at the eastern end of Java, who had been left iso- lated by Allied naval and aerial at tacks on a bigiJapanese fleet in Bali waters.
 It had been estimated that the Japanese had only 5000 troops in Bali
 Allied planes heavily raided a Japanese occupied airport near Pel- embang, in Sumatra and set fire to three Japanese planes. the Nether- lands communique said.
 16 Jap Planes Attack
 The communique said 16 Japanese planes violently attacked the Tand jong Prick harbor, the port for Ba- tavia. yesterday, and later bombed Batavia airport.
 Damage and losses were small in the harbor attack, it was said, be- cause nearly all bomas dropp1d our- ing a one hour raid fell into the water.
 The Japanese planes were scat
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
DOLLAR DAY. WELL COME TOMORROW
of City Pre- pared tO Receive Custom=
 CTS With Good Things
(NEA Telephoto)

Weeks of planning and arrang- ing by Waterbury merchants will be eliminated tomorrow ill the eel ebration of Dollar Day" Prepara- tions have been made to offer out standing bargains of the year to Waterbury buyers who are on the lookout for various articles which have become scarce since the war emergency.
 Special help has been employed and convenient counter arrange ments have been m,.de to avoid delays to the busy shoppers. Extra busses will be assigned to the usual routes during the early morning and ever ing hours for the conveni- ence of the prospective customers.
 Read Advertisements
 Managers of local stores antici- pate a tremendous response to the advertisements which are displayed on other pages of today's Demo- crat.
 All first line values will be pre- sented at remarkable savings, and new lines of merchandise fresh from the supply houses will be available at prices made possible only by the anticipated volumes Of business.
 Taking cognizance of the num- Der Of people who are working in plants, stores and factor.es. mer- chants have arranged schedules of their regular ard Dollar Day" employees so that those who have but short time 10 shop will be waited on with all possible speed.
 Leaders of Waterbny's business circles predict that tonorrow's Dollar Day" will bc one of the most successful in history Neu styles. new vlluec. new satisfac- tions-"D Dollar Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-25
'--~--s----- -----s- s------7----~ S. NERVOUS DISORDER CAUSED TRAGEDY

Boston, Feb. -(UP)- Police be- lieved today that a nervous disorde, caused Mrs Joseph J. Flanagan, 36 to hang her two children and then herself in the attic playroom of her home.
 The bodies Of the trio were found by Flanagan. an electrician, last night on his return from work.
 Police and firemen tried vainly to revive Mrs. Flanagan and her sons. Paul, 2. and Joseph, 6. The children were hanged from one rafter. and police believed Mrs. Flanagan climbed on her hope chest to hang herself from another beam.