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Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05

Washington (P)- P. esident Roosevelt has ordered complete liquidation of the Works Pro- ject Relief program Tn a letter to Major General Fleming, ad he said WPA rolls had greatly decreased through tremendous increase in Driva e employment and is no longer necessary
 Roosevelt ordered closing out of all project operations in many states by Feb l943 snd in other states as soon as possible there after.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Biinn Story

(continued from page II
 gett, built the Kadiak Fisheries cannery here in 1911 and nper- ated it until 1922. The building sow housing Blinn's pool hall Bas purchased in IS96 and nov. ed to its preseRtl location from its f"rmter site where the Alaska Steamship office is now. The pool hall is the oldest business la Kodiak operated under the same name and management. ~siinn s dance hall, still in oper- atiOn. was built in 1908 He also operated a n,aiI run in Cooks iaiet on the mail boat rionic.
 Mr. Blinn was married here in 1e99 to Clara K. Fisher, and is survived by hls widow, who was 'syith him at the time ofhis death; and by three sons, Jess and George of this city, and William, an the U. s. armed forces; and by live brothers in the States.
 For a number of years MT. B''nn committed between his home in Auburn and Kodiak and was here last in October a year ago. He had been in ill health for about a year.
 Funeral services were held in Auburn this week, with inter nent there. His son Jess vii leave on the next boat to go to Aabutn.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05

Washington {R)-An execu, tive order naming Secretary of Agriculture Wickard as food ad- ministrator, and transferring control over Selective Service to the War Manpower commission headed by Paul V. McNutt, is reported to be on the Presidents desk for acton today.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05

baf goVernment of he people, 6y the people. for fife people shall not psrish iron, e earb Lincoln
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Card Of Thanks

We offer our sincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors who helped us in so many ways, during and after the fire that de- stroyed our home on Thanksgiv- ing Hay.
 MT and Mrs. Tom Frost
 and family
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Move Into Parsonage AHer Losing Home

Mir. and Mrs. Tom Frost, who essst their home in the Thanks -giVing day fire last week, are now '&liVing in the Russian chnrch par 'sOnage, using space not occupied Icy Rev. Gregory Gleboff
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05

side. Besides censorship at the source copies are mail-censored and outside of the army ther are no rules against mailing newspapers. Copies may be sent anywhere in the U. 5. for a cent and a half postage.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Accident Story
(continued from page D

(continued from page D ; McRoberts, single, came from Kelso, Washington nine months ago to work in Kodiak. Ills par ents, also of Kelso, have been notified and remains are being shipped to bis home.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Mirrors MaiIable

For the information of it's read CTS the Kodiak Mirror announces that no regulation prevents the Mirror from being mailed Out
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Leaves On Visit

Mill Vocacek left recently for Seattle where he will visit his parents.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Friends and ReIofives

outside ENJOY the Kodiak Mir TOT. Do as many others are doing, and send the Mirror to them, every week, by mail. 
 ALL YOU have to do IS send a check or money order, made out in the amount of the sub- scription you want, along with the address or addresses, to the Kodiak Mirror. Then THEY'LL start getting the always-interest- ing Views From Americas Last Frontier"
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
Meeting Missed

No regular meeting of the Rot ary Club was held this week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
NeW Deal Seeks
To Smother Liberty

This sort of blind, voiceless ODE
dience is not national unity. 1t is
unity Germany has po-
litical unity; Italy has political
unity; Japan has political unity.
No one Of these enemy nations has
national unity. The essence Of ma
tional unity is the right to free
dom. This right the fanatics in the
New Deal would seek to suppress.
1t is interesting to note in this
connection, that Edward j. Flynn
was the first official spokesman of
the New Deal to publicly advocate
that we practically cancel the
coming election by having all po-
litical groups agree to nominate
onl y candidates supporting the
policies of the administration.
From recent revelations il is
clear that Mr.. Flynn was not mo-
tivated entirely by political and
philosophical distractions in try
ing 10 bring about the election Of
public officials who would not
scrutinize too closely or investi-
gate too aggressively. the activi-
ties of important key-men in the
New Deal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10

stigmatize every critic of any
phase of their operations as dis
loyal.
Not only do they smear all non
New Dealers with this epithet but
they also apply it to each other
within their own ranks. 1t is our
business as the opposition party
TO make sure that their effort at
suppression and intimidation does
not prevail. a
War inevitably produces a large
supply of catch words and slogans.
We are told that production will
win the war; that air power
will win the war;" and IAN often
sive will win the war" Each Of
these is only half truth.
Only one thing will win the
war. BRAINS will win the war.
Brains in Washington. Brains in
the planning of our strategy and
the management OF our forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10

conflict, Great Britain has found
it necessary to swap horses and
drivers alike in mid-stream. It was
only by the exercise of the demo
cratic right of a free people to
veto the acts Of any Individual
however highly placed, that the
superceding of Chamberlain by
Churchill was possible.
The most important advances
that have been made in the organ.
ization Of our own war effort have
come about as the result of con.
structive but unrelenting criticism
1t was criticism that, after q
tragic lag of two years, forced the
appointment Of a single head OF
our war production. Today we
are told that our production ex.
ceeds that Of the Axis. Thousands
of American lives will be saved by
that fact. The appointment OF
Donald Nelson is responsible; and
criticism forced that appointment
Criticism forced Eleanor to
cease using the OCD as a part.
time plaything and to allow 1t to
be turned into an effective agency
for safeguarding our civilians.
Criticism forced the New Deal
congressman to repeal their at
tempt to reward themselves with
pensions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10

In the Koenig home at 15400
Manor avenue a worried mother
looks with pride at large picture
Of her hero son, which sets in the
honor spot on the fireplace mantel.
The son, Fred E. Koenig Jr..
20, marine private first class. has
been decorated with the Silver
Star for heroism in the battle OF
the Philippines.
The specific action that won him
his award was not mentioned In
the communication from the navy
department. but his mother, Mrs.
Irene Collins koenig. has known
that her son was stationed in the
Philippines since she received a
brief cablegram at Christmas time.
The telegram was sent from
Manila and is the last word that
she has received from him.
Five other Michigan boys re-
ceived decorations in the defenses
of the Philippines.
Kenneth V. Rice, private first
class of Bad Axe received the
Silver Star. Marine private Fred
S. Vinton, of Jackson was awarded
the Purple Heart. Corporal Cam
bell Loverix, of Dearborn, received
the Purple Heart. Corporal Robert
A. Ferguson, of Algonac. the
Purple Heart. and Private Harold
e. Kinney. of Pontiac received a
letter of commentator.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
New Deal Attach
on Critics Seen
as Suppression

NEW YORK. Nay s.-Address
By the Hon. Thomas J. CWran,
folloViRs his election as president
Of the National Republican, Club:
Mr.. Chairman, fellow members
of the National Republican Club:
As members of the National Re-
publican Club we may well be
proud Of the part that has been
played by this club and the other
clubs throughout this
nation since the foundation of the
Party.
The Republican clubs of this ma
ton grew out of the struggle TO
preserve the republic. Today. we
this club solemnly to
the high purpose which first called
il into being. We have only one
object-to win this war, TO win II
as quickly as possible. to win it
with the smallest possible loss Of
lives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10

A warrant charging possession
OF a tear gas fountain pen was
r e C o m m n d G d Saturday for
Charles Thomson, 81. president
of Local III of the Go Construc-
ton Workers Organizing Com.
mittee.
Thomason's local recently lost
an alleged sweetheart" contract
with the Currier Lumber Com
pany when employees left to join
The ALL Luilding Trades Council.
He was arrested in front OF 1888
Greeley avenue where his union
was picketing a scrap yard.
Police found on his person the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Democracy Means
Use of Intelligence

When the time has arrived in
this nation when only one man or
limited group of men are capable
of properly guarding the interests
Of the United States, it becomes
utterly meaningless to talk about
fighting to save democracy, for
under such conditions, democracy
is already dead.
If democracy means anything IL
means the control of government
by intelligent, informed public
opinion. The people united as to
the war effort are interested in the
domestic issues:
How is the country going to be
governed? What is going to hap.
pen to industry-little and big ?
What is going to happen to our
private lives? What is going to
happen to our children? What is
to be the relation of our govern
ment to the governed?
If the Republican Party is in
terested merely in winning office
it will not have fulfilled the func-
ton of a party in opposition. II.
however, il remembers that the
function of a political party Is to
solve the problems Of government
in the best interests Of all the
people, it cannot fail to be victori-
ous-this requires a philosophy.
Will we recommend to the people
candidates committed to the prin-
ciples that government expendi-
lures should be reduced to the
bare war necessities; that gov
eminent will remain within its
constitutional limitations; tn t
government will not promote class
warfare; that government will
purge from its ranks the apostles
of revolution?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
NdWRe|ief Head
Asks Fund Aid

1--WE can't have naval battles
without naval casualties, and it
Is to aid the wounded or sur
vivors that the Navy Relief So
ciety has worked for 122 years
of its existence" Wendell w.
Anderson, chairman of the
Michigan Citizens Committee
for Navy Relief, said Saturday.
II hope now, with the story
OF naval heroism and naval
losses coming over the wires,
and the tremendous importance
Of victory everywhere moro ap-
parent, Detroit and Michigan
people will become more respon-
sive to the appeal of navy relief
for funds.
I'VE can't let the sailors
down."
First official figures of the cam.
,aign credited Detroit with con.
ributions of S85, 900 and the res,
" the state with $4,000. The
itate has been asked to raise
300, 900 by the deadline. May IA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Navy Needs 900
From Michigan

WANTED-600 patriotic young
men.
The navy must recruit this
number in Michigan alone next
week-and each succeeding week
until further notice-to take their
places alongside~the brave Ameri-
can sailors who today are making
naval history in the Southwest
Pacific.
Announcement of the navy's ur-
gent need came Saturday from
Lieut.. Byron E. Flechtner. officer
in charge of the Detroit navy re-
cruiting station, who urged every
sound man in this area,
between the ages of Is and 81, to
Immediately contact the nearest
navy recruiting station.
Lieutenant Flechtner pointed to
the fact the navy gets no draftees
and must depend upon volunteers
to man the many vessels now be-
ing commissioned at an ever In.
creasing rate in American ship
yards.
"Now n the time for every
man to step forward and do his
part" he said. This 10 ono Of
the most sincerely urgent pleas
your government has yet made.
Every red-blooded A m ericsn
young man eligible should an
swer this call to the colors.
"The navy IL making big head
lines today. Moro Of our young
mon should heed the cry: Don't
read the headlines; live them'!"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Inefficient Rule
Must Be Nipped,
Curran Declares

charged with the duty Of COM
polling efficiency in its manage
ment are vigilant and constructive
in the discharge of our trust.
The elections this fall are the
most important since the Civil
War. The election of a Republican
governor in New York and Repub-
lican members of Congress from
the greater city and an increased
number of such congressman in
the nation at large. will be an
indication of public sentiment
which the New Deal dare not
resist.
It will be the peoples demand
that all politics, all favoritism, all
inefficiency, all petty intrigue
must be wiped out of the nations
capital at once and for the dura-
ton.
To insure this result, an oppo-
ton party should remember its
function. Its function is to for.
mulate a philosophy of what il
stands for. Measures must be op-
posed and not merely men alone
Any such formulation requires
thought.
There has been some suggestion
that we should adopt an attitude
of so-called loyal opposition.
This phrase is in need of clari.
fication. Loyalty to what and tc
whom? Our only loyalty is tt
the United States of America.
That loyalty Is absolute and un
qualified. But il by loyal oppo
sition" it Is meant we must sup
port the policies of any particular
individual. or group, the phrase be-
comes ridiculous because it is i'm
possible to draw the line at thu
point at which loyalty" woulc
REQUIRE that Opposition" cease.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Tear Gas Fountain Pen
Found on Chief of CLIO Local

tear gas fountain pen, loaded with
gas cartridge.
Thomson told them that he
had found the pen in a desk
drawer at union headquarters and
that he was only taking ii home.
where he intended turning II over
to the regional director of the
union.
Thomson, who lives at 449
Peterboro avenue, Is to appear
Monday before Recorders Judge
Penalties for carrying a gas
ejecting device are the same as
for carrying concealed weapons,
Julian Mcintosh, chief assistant
prosecutor, said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
I for Clio Head
In Ford Runoff

A former member Of the Irish
Republican army and a tool and
die maker, the father of eight chill
dren, will battle ii out this week
for the important $5,000-a-year
presidency Of Ford Local 600,
UAW-CIO.
The candidates are Patrick F.
Rice, AZ, an employee Of the Ford
Motor Company since 1923, and
Paul Ste Marie. 81, president OF
the locals general council and q
Ford worker since 1927.
The runoff election for eight OF
the nine local offices will be held
this Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday, IL was announced by
Monroe Lake, election supervisor.
Only one candidate. Shelton
Tapes, received a clear majority
in the primary and thus won the
Job of recording secretary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Minority's Business
Is to Criticize

1t is the business Of the minor
ity 10 criticize and protest and
cry aloud until every inefficient
man and woman is wiped out of
the national picture, and the lives
of our boys in uniform are ell
trusted to men who Know their
business and have the power
to act.
England would have lost the
first world war except for agrees
sive patriotic criticism. II was
Lord Northcliffe's newspaper criti-
cism that forced out the weak and
futile cabinet of Asquith and in
stalled the virile Lloyd George al
10 Downing street.
And again during the present
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Alma College Head
To Quit in September

The resignation Of DR.. John w.
Dunning. president of Alma Col
leee for the last three years, was
announced Saturday, effective
September /.
DR.. Samuel II. Forrer. chairman
Of the board, and pastor of the
Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian
Church, who made the announce
ment. said no reason for the resig-
nation was included.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Il. S. Must Lead
In Postwar Era

II. after the war, there shall be
some sort of a republic of nations,
a victorious and powerful United
States will be in position to exert
controlling influence in the forma-
ton and conduct Of that republic
and thus to contribute to the per-
manent peace of the world.
But the first task is to win the
war. Abraham Lincoln steadfastly
refused to be diverted from his
single obiect-to save the Union.
He said if he could save the
Union by freeing all the slaves, he
would free them all.
If he could save the Union by
leaving them all in slavery he
would leave them in slavery; II he
could save the Union by freeing
some and leaving others in bond
age, he would do that.
First of all, he would save the
Union. If this is narrow view
he was willing to be called mar.
row. He did not regard himself
as any less humanitarian because
he insisted that his first and major
task was to preserve the uniteo
States.
First of all. therefore, we must
win the war. 1t does little good 10
talk about the four freedoms Tor
the Orient unless we have mace
sure that the four freedoms are TO
be preserved in and for the United
States.
The effort is being made by the
New Deal to confuse two things
which have nothing whatever IN
common-national unity and po-
litical unity.
The Hopkinses. the Ickeses. the
MacLeishes would like to have 1t
appear that unless you and / are
for the New Deal, we are not
for the United States.
They seek to identify bureauc-
racy with patriotism, and New
Dealism with loyalty; they would
like to enforce the requirement OF
silence on every citizen as to men
and measures. They would like to
lay on us the obligation OF blind
obedience.
Theirs not to make reply,
not An ron Snr xnrhv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
; Gal. a Week
For Nonessentid|
Autoist in East
Temporary Period
Of Ra+ionine Lasts
From Friday to July !

WASHINGTON. May 9 (INS).-|
The OPA tonight imposed an aver
age weekly gasoline ration Of three
gallons on eastern motorists whose
automobiles are not used in essen
tial travel.
Owners of approximately one
third of the 8,500.000 motor cars
in II eastern states and the Dis
trict of Columbia will be per-
mitted to buy total of 81 gallons
o fgasoline each during the tempo
rary rationing period that starts
next Friday and ends July l, when
a permanent program will 60 into
effect.
Under the OPA order, all auto
mobile owners who need their cars
in their work are assured larger
amounts ranging from 33 to 81
gallons for the seven-week period.
Physicians Unlimited
Other drivers, such as physicians.
ministers and taxicab operators,
will be permitted to purchase as
much gasoline as they need to
carry on their essential activities.
Trucks, buses and other CONNER
cial vehicles also will receive I'M
restricted amounts of fuel.
The OPA's rationing order,
which ended weeks of speculation
and report on the exact amounts
of gasoline that would be doled
out, came as plans neared COM
lpletion In the office of the petro-
leum co-ordinator for construction
of nearly 5000 miles of pipeline to
bring oil from Texas into the
shortage area of the Atlantic sea-
board.
All non-essential car users will
receive "A" ration cards, contain
ing seven spaces, each one good
for the purchase of three gallons.
The entire seven weeks ration
may be purchased at one time or
spread over the period as the mo-
tOriSt wishes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Stresses Function
OF Opposition Party

These are only a few examples.
The United States is much further
along the road to victory because
there has been vigorous criticism.
The war will be shortened by
months and tens OF thousands of
lives will be saved II we who are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Epithet Applied
To NOn-NeU Dealers

While the New Deal administra-
ton never ceases to pay lip serv-
ice 10 the principle of the peo-
pies right of opposition. they have
at the same time, adopted a SIM
pie technique to silence and dis
credit It.
1t is their consistent practice to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
UNI to Train Air Naviqafors

ANN ARBOR. May 8.-A course
designed to speed up the training
of navigators for the army air
force, will be presented during the
University of Michigan's summer
term which starts June IS, 1t was
announced TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Household Poll
Planned by Air
Raid Wdrdens
Post Headquarters
TO Be Set Up; .
Meeting Saturday
BY KEN HALL

Detroit's civic defense precau-
tionary campaign is about 10 reach
the household register and post
headquarters stage.
This will be done at a meeting
scheduled for Saturday, May 10,
10 be attended by area, sector and
zone air raid wardens.
Plans will be formulated for
household registers in each block
Of the city.
Citizens will be required to
register all houses and stores, the
number of persons living in the
homes, how many are invalids and
all other information necessary to
give an accurate picture of what
the needs of occupants of that
particular building would be in
case of its being wrecked during
an air raid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Post Headquarters

Later, post headquarters will be
established in garages, homes, cell
lars or other places the least likely
TO be hit during a raid. The people
Of each post will maintain a tele-
phone connected with the defense
headquarters switchboard which
would be used to inform proper
authorities of needs in case OF
injury or fire.
Wardens also will be given final
instructions for the complete
blackout of May "a. There will be
$1,000 on duty for that blackout.
More air raid wardens are
needed in the city. especially in
the No. /, 2, and 10 areas. Also,
housewives or men not working
days are needed for day duty
throughout the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Republican Club
Can SOLUe Problem

Here in this building through
club and committee activities, ar
attempt can be made to solve the
problems confronting us as mem
bers Of the party in opposition
This requires work on the part OF
individual members.
Surely in time Of war we, too
can serve. We will in this emer-
gency, serve our country by
serving our party. We have the
intelligence to define the prob
lens. Let us, therefore, use that
intelligence.
Let us start now to do our part
to send better men to Congress
this fall. Such actions will compel
better men and sounder measures
throughout the administration.
1t will put a stop to the
campaign to destroy American
business. 1t will stop the New Deal
revolution short in its tracks. II
will relieve in Americans the
tragic necessity of having to fight
a war on three fronts, the
Atlantic front, the Pacific front,
and the Potomac front.
1t will shorten the war. II will
save American lives. 1t will pre-
serve the freedoms which are the
foundations of the republic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10

Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Tough for Tall Gals

From the order it was apparent
that the sweep for a nightgown is
only II inches more than the
sweep Of a petticoat, which will
take all the flares and frills out
OF night clothes.
Long-legged girls were out OF
luck.
It was admitted that the length
Of nightgown In the future might
leave the ankles Of tall women
exposed.
The board. however, showed un-
bounding faith that a woman
won't let her slip or petticoat show
when 1t made no move to restrict
their length.