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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
COMMENTS

rolored Citizens OF Ecoise
amen are you going to wake up7
|, . way, many OF US are like RIP
r.n Wrinkle. Ever since the yil-
vas voted into city. we have
n,,u losing ground. At nearly
I,.rv council meeting. some man
soman OF the other race receives
s.oIntment to some good position
w a GOOD fat pay check coming
v ,~o weeks. What are you
I,itins for your tax money!
Inst at last council meeting, two
L.. we're created. paying $s2.tO
W week. Was our group even
ISanrht OF? No. why? Because the
rs,orIty OF our political leaders
I. sshame 10 ask for representa-
|Ion. why! Because, when the pol
rcIsns are seeking Office to b.ttor
n condition OF their race and
themselves, many OF the leaders
Irs asking for something for them
I,Nes personally, without q
|hcughl OF the race.
Not only have new jobs been
hade but promotions. likewise;
Loxsyer they are all for the other
|roup. Therefore, when / say We
|rs asleep. | mean just that. Ever
|Ince Ecorse became a city by vote
\ the people. We have been going
rather than forward For
|rample. when the city charter was
|oted in, we had a health nurse, a
health doctor, also a foreman for
he West side. But since voting In
H. charter. what happened 10 Mrs.
beulah Hill? We don't see her any
bore. What happened to DR.. 8. b.
hilton? You can't get him for
hose mercy calls, and think. he
las doing his dnty at the expense
\ the taxpayers. Where are ouI
lev Memolian and Walter Coli
|sy! Can't you see that these peo-
Ee are needed?
II the other race can get such
|ppolniments and many Others,
|uch as iremen, policemen, clerks
md high positions in the water
bid street departments. why can't
Re have what We gained under the
Ioisine regime and the Hawkins
ADMINISTRATION as village president.
he still pay taxes, don't we? Look
h our streets and alleys? you
ant sit on your front porches
hese days. on account OF the dust
the city treasury bankrupt?
amt we get some oil on these
nsty streets? Can't we get some
the holes in the streets repaired?
,Ook at the alleys--that is. II yoi
an see them for the weeds. But
lst take look across the tracks.
here you see no weeds In the al
lys and the streets are oiled 10
eep down the dust.
Rev. Menolian and Walter Coli
ay saw to 1t that our streets and
lleys we're kept in fair condition.
II. Milton and Mrs. Hill took care
the sick and afflicted. Let us
AXE up and regain what we have
ost, and 20 on TO heights never
ct seen or thought OF in the Down
liver district
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Ipkster Jottings
DIV MADELINE DEFILS

Daniel Lucas and Frank Lucas,
OF Chicago spent a pleasant week
with their sister. Mrs. Otis Pace
Mrs. Ruth Gray gave lovely
birthday party at her home a lev
days ago. A delightful repast was
served. Those present were as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Woods,
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Woodwright.
Mr.. and Mrs. John WHITTIER, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Holt, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. James Law
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pace. Mr..
and Mrs. James Hands. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Johns. Miss Claudine
McReynolds. Miss Ruth Young,
Miss Alberta Pace. Daniel Lucas,
Frank Lucas. Willie Phears. Id.
Williams.
Mrs. Jeanette Verdun ceie-
brated her birthday. July II at Belle
Isle Park. In the party were Mes
danes Mary McNeeley. Wilred
Morrison and Madeline DeFils and
Messrs. Ernest Williams, and
Lawrence verdun. Sr., and baby
Mildred Marie. little James Nc.
Medley and Lawrence verdun. Jr.
On Friday evening. a pleasant
time was had at Club Three SKIES
by Lawrence Verdun. Madeline De.
Fills. and B r. Tolbert OF Detroit.
The William Shepards are the
proud parents OF fine baby.
Semper Fidelis club met at tn,
home OF Mrs. Margie Nepean.
Mrs. Mary wallace and Mis-.
Harris are on the sick list.
womack Temple
Delegates from the District con-
ference gave final reports.
The Rev. s. A. Sea delivered the
morning message.
Notice
Please get social news TO the re-
porter before Monday morning for
publication In the weekly news.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
PONTIAC

Misses Laura Mae. Agnes. Seney
and Marie Woods have returned
home. following long visit with
their uncle. Grant Blackmore. OF
Mounds, III.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Germans Continue
Advance in Libya:

BERLIN, Feb. 5-COfficial Broad
cast Recorded BY the United Press
IN New York and London - Ger
man forces in Libya are =maSnns
the British beyond DPrna while u
boats in swift forayS have sunk
six more ships off the American
coast and attacked Il British con-
VOE. IN the Mediterranean, the high
command said today.
It's cLmnuliquC said Gen. Erwin
RommelS forces in Africa are put-
suing the British cast Of Delna,
the seacoast town only 100 mile;
West OF the Egyptian border
II said the six ships sunk off
the United States eastern S9ab09rd
totaled I7,00C tons and included one
l5.000-lon steamer loaded with min
erals
Ctner submarines. off Sollrm,
Egypt attacked a British Conva. :
escorted by deSuoyers, scored seT-
eral hits On various" units and
the sinking of one British DESTROY
e. is probable"
German bomber formations pro-
tected by fighters attacked the potT
of La Valetta on Malta with bombs
e heavy and heaviest Caibrc.
In air engagements east OF the
island three British fighters Were
shot down without losses Of or
own '
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

misery to the cold ana weary Ger
mans as they operated behind the
Nazi rear, the communique said
COSSACKS ATTACK
In the Ukraine Russian ski troops
and CoSsack cavalry were reported
to have broken the German lines
north and south of Kharkov, the
great industrial center of the dis
trict.
Dispatches said that fighting was
going on at the outskirts of Bel
gorod, a rail center 38 miles north
OF Kharkoy.
The Kuibyshev radio reported the
Germans in retreat on both flanks
of the city's outer defenses. and
that the Russians were pursuing
them through a snow storm of
blizzard proportions.
Between kharkOv and KurSk, 100
miles to the north, the Russians
made an advance of Is miles and
the German command was said to
have thrown thousands of reserves
into the lines in an attempt to stop
the drive by means of hastily or
ganlzed counter attacks.
However, the Russians were said
to be meeting these counter-attack
with thanking movements.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
laps Attack
Hospital Ship

MFI 70! GNE, Feb. 5--CUPl
american nurses and wound
ed troops arriving from the
Philippines at an Australian
E0rt revealed today that Japa-
nesc planes attacked their hos
rital ship nine times.
The American hospital ship
Mactan arrived at sydney Jan.
81 with approximately 200
wounded from the Philippines
The Tokyo radio has claimed
that the ship was allowed to
sail "unmOlestcd."
The Americans reported that
the nine raids occurred between
noon and evening of single
DAY.
One wounded soldier said:
"rhc fighters and bOmbers
came over like sWarmS Of flies
but all of our Ounded were
cheerful and said they only
wished they could recover and
have another crack ut the
laps"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Reds SIay 500
I'm New Advances

LONDON, Feb. 5. CUPl-The Red
almI, driving forward on the front
west and north OF Moscow. killed
800 Germans and took l. populat
ed places, the Russian army COM
munique said today.
The fierce fighting that has mark
ed the advance, continued with the
Germans trying futilely to counter
attack, the communique said.
In the Ukraine sector the Rus
slams We're reported TO have broken
into the German lines both north
and south of Kharkov. Dispatche
said the kurSk- -kh9rkOV line had
been pierced at two points and that
there was heavy fighting III the out
skirts of BelgOrod, . rail center 80
miles north of Kharkov.
WARMING SOUNDED
Despite these successes the Rus
sian newspaper Pr3Vda warned that
the enemy from now on will pu,
up Stittcr resistance and we must
not underestimate the strength Of
this SUffening by the Germans.
The Germans heaviest losses came
in several sectors on the Kalinln
front. northwest Of Moscow, where
five populated places were liberat-
ed, 81 tanks, five suns and eight
machine guns destroyed and 300
men and officers killed. There were
no figures on the Soviet losses.
The cOmmuniQue said that in one
day. units operating III the Lenm-
grad sector destroyed 27 enemy
blockhouSes. six machine guns, and
three mine throWcrS.
Guerrillas also were dealing out
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
U-Boat Waits for
L.ifeboafs Before
Sinking Fyeiqhter

LEWES, Del. Feb 5. (UP)-After
torpedoing the 3627 ton freighter
san Gil off the Maryland coast
25 minutes for 40 survivors to aban-
don the ship before it sank her With
deck guns.
The survivors, 80 members of the
crew and a passenger, Stuart W.
Condor, 26. of PoSlindale, Mass
were landed here yesterday. TWo
members of the Crew-BeaumonG
Barbe, 26. OF Antwerp, Belgium, and
Secondhand Castro, SO, of Honduras
were blown to pieces by the tor
pedo in the engine room.
Four survivors, including three
Hondurans and Thomas r. Sharp,
81, of New York, were injured.
All survivors praised Radio Oper-
ator Robert S. Thorpe of East Or
ange, N. j., for their quick rescue
by coast guard cutters and private
" owned boats from Ocean City,
Md, seven hours after the San
Gil went down.
The first torpedo demolished the
radio tranSmitter, but Thorpe helped
by Third Mate Frank Adams. ID,
OF Mt. Vernon, N. Y, rugged up an
station and broadcast
IN SOS.
The master, Capt Edward w.
Koch, said he was standing on the
bridge when the first torpedo struck.
1t took us 25 minutes to get
the lifeboats overheard, and the
sub captain had plenty of time to
shell US, but he didn't When we
were about so feet from the ship,
the sub came closer and opened fire
with its two deck guns. All the
shells were aimed at the San Gil
and none at the lifeboatS."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

troops in the Philippines. were said
to have encountered a greatly
superior force of japanese bomb
er escorted by pursuit craft" over
Java.
In the ensuing combat one en-
emy bomber and one enemy pur-
suit plane were shot down One of
our planes is missing the COM
munique said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Short-Ranse Fighters in
Action Over East indies

WASHINGTON, Eel. ;. UPl-'
american army fighter planes, GO
ing to the aid Of bOmb-Wracked
Java in the Duth East Indies, have
shot down two Japanese Warplanes.
one of them a bomber. in an air
battle against heavy odds
The war department said today
enc of the small formation of u
S P-40 fighters was lost in the
encounter over Java where the
japanese air force has been as
saulting the United Nations base
at Soerabaia, starting big fires
Military experts attached impor-
tance to the disclosure that Ameri-
can army fighter planes are in az
ton over the Dutch East Indies.
This followed Yesterdays dcclara-
ton Of Gen Sir Archibald Wavell,
supreme commander of the Unit
ed forces in the southwest Pacific,
that U S. and British reinforce
ments were enroutc to the far
away battle-ZOuC
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

pine forces have broken at least
temporarily the fury Of the jap
anese offensive on Bataan penin-
Sul-showed that the vanguard of
fighter plane reinforcements had
reached the southwest Pacific at
last
The P-4O fighters, the same type
which has achieved thrilling vic
tories in support of MacArthur's
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. "A disre-
putable looking old feller with re-
ceding gray hair and a Wispy mus
tache sat ON the set Of "Wildcat
and watched intently as the other
actors were put through series
of scenes in front of a fnckering
process screen. Presently he OBJ
served IN an Ozark draWl, Looks
to me like these movies aint near
so much an art as they arc 4
science.
I'm dogged if | know how they
can take all this stuff and put il
together and have it make sense
and look like s9methin' too. It
sure ain't much like the Broadway
stage
Offhand. you'd say Arthur Hun
nicutt amt much like the Broad
way stage, either lat that's where
he came from to take up an act
ing contract with the prCducing
team OF the williams, Pine ana
Thomas.
PLAYED PAPA
In New York, he worked in 4
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
.oIIywood's
FuncieS
By Paul Harrison

and also a musical comedy which
wasn't much account. When
Loves Old Sweet Song came
along, Hunnicutt, only 80, was call
ed for the role of the 65-year-
Oakie with 16 children because the
producers wanted the man VINO had
played Kit Carson in THE Ilme o.
Your Life"
He started in GraVclly, Ark an
Ozark town which he proudly notes
has grown. according 10 lhr Htl
census. to population Of mere
then 200 Arthur "nd a brother
were always putting On lttlc show.
So Arthur started by driving
stakes for tent show. He did
that one season for board and
keep. The next season ne got 81 Il
week for driving stakes and playing
bit roles. When the third season
came around Arthur switched 10
medicine show. Besides helpng
put up the tent. ne did the cooking,
but such drudeery was ligitencd b.
chance to play leads and black
face comedy and hc@Nlcs
SET NU?TIALS DEADLINE
Between summer seasons, Hunni-
cutt went to school, !Ehere ne
says he was bad student who
became poor teacher He fell in
love with a girl, also teacher, anG
in 1894 they agreed that when
Arthur was making as much as
$l5G a month they'd get married.
During his tent and medicine
show travels. Hunnicutt saw a few
plays by slick actors in real thea
tcrs. so he decided to acquire a
similar polish. He went to dra-
matic school in Cleveland, and thtn
to summer stock theater on
Martha's Vineyard. They was al
WAYS teachin' me phoneticS an
proper speech. an I was exposed to
considerable more while hangln
around Boston awhile
well. pretty soon I got to think
in that there are an awful lot more
people who can speak good than
there are who can speak like /
can So l just forgot about the
fancy stuff an decided to play
mysalf. an went down to New
York =
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
TEXT OF COMMUNIUE

The text of today'S Netherlands
command communique, rs issued by
The Netherlands Indies news agency,
was.
The enemy continued his action
in various regions Of the archipela-
go
There is relatively little to re-
port Of action around Balik Papan
but it was learned that Balik Pap
ans commander with a number OF
his men had succeeded in fighting
their way through enemy troops to
safety.
In southeast Borneo the enemy
continually carried out light bomb
ardment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
B0mbers Blast at
Jdps Concentrated
For Burma Attack
BY DARRELL EERRIGAN

RANGOON, Feb. 5. CUP)- Blcin-
helm bombers roarcd along the tur-
bulent SalWeen river today in
new serIes of attacks ON JaDancan
troops concentrating at Paan. 81
miles north Of Moulmein, for what
may be their main attempt to cross
the stream and launch a drive on
the Burma Road
The bomberS attacked twice dur.
ing the morning. following up a
heavy aerial assault on the cor
centrations last night. They we e
protected by fighter planes man.
ned by American volunteer and
British pilots
Unofficial reports said the enemy
WAS being heavily bombed
An official communiQuc had said
earlier that there was "unceasinn"
Skirmishino in the Paan area.
AIMED Al RAILROAD
Any japanese thrust from tha
river town. situated between two
ferry lines. probably would be aim
ed directly west at Thaton on IT,
Martaban RangoOn railroad and
would have but 25 miles to 90 L
reach that objective.
A successful drive might ira
British troops in a pocket on the
west side of the river as well a.
endanger the RangOOn-M -Mandalay
railroad, 85 miles away-the fiji.
link in the Burma Road to China.
Up and down the river, the Japa :
nese. still stalled after five days,
were attempting with artillery fire
TO soften the British defense lines
and were probing with barge borne
forays for weak spots.
JAP PLANES ATTACK
A civil defense cOmmuniQuc re-
ported minor civilian damages and
no known dead from Japanese al"
raids On the east suburbs of tie
capital and a village across IT,"
RangoOn river.
An RAP communiQue said Jap :
neSe bomberS twice attacked an air-
drOme in central Burma yesterday
but there were only slight damage.
japanese cannon and planes
pounded at Martaban, northwest Of
the SalWeen ESTUARY from captured
Moumein, either in prelude to an
attempted crossing in force or a.
q blind To Il major thrust farther
up the river.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Singapore Guns
Lay Fire Curtain
On Massing Enemy
BY HAROLD GUARD

SINGAPORE, FEB. ). cUPl-Sin-
eapose's big guns tnundercd today
in a murderouS bombardment rain
Ing shells of all calibre on Japa-
nese troops, truck columns, and
observation posts ana blasting into
silence japanese field guns which,
in new emplacemcnts, had peppered
the north shore Of this besicged is
land.
Through the thick black smoke
OF Il naval oil tanker, which was
snl BLAZING after as hours since
Japanese planes set it alire. tho
guns hurled their deadly shells at
positions all over the Johore sultan
ate coast as reconnaissance planes
reported japanese troops pouring
down tie peninsula tor The expected
frontal assault ON Singapore.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE

TodaE's war department COM
munique-Which also reported that
Gen Douglas MacArthur'S Philip
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
SINGAPORE READY

II Is possible for me to say now
that Singapore is pr"pM'cd
II has the biggest garrison in It's
history. Possibly it has more men
than the Empire had IN the entire
Malaga peninsula 4 few months ago,
and the men are using every min
ute, day and night, preparing fer
a finish fight
As the Singapore guns opened up,
md the small Japanese field pieces
made their Intellectual retort or
The defense Zines III The strait side
o. the island opposite Johorc. Japa-
nese plane fleets, increasingly lar :
cr dartcd over TO intensity their
attacks on all areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
VESSEL LOST

The communique said that the
little yacht-like Netherlands mine
layer Prins Van Oranje, 1921 tons
must be assumed not to have sue
ceeded' in escaping from Tarakan,
the rich oil island off the Borneo
coast, when the japanese attacked
there
There was no detailed word the
high command said, from Amboina
island, naval and air force base
east Of CelebeS, but it was known
that Netherlands troops continued
fighting stoutly.
Authoritative sources said that
Japan had failed in its immediate
objective in bombing Soerabaja and
other towns.
This objective was to terrify the
native population and disorganize
island life by causing panic, it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
PLAYED PAPA

In New York, he worked in 4
couple of William Saroyan's plays
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Fires Rage After
Jap Air Raid on
Dutch Naval Base
By JOHN X. MORRIS

BATAVIA, Feb. 5. CUPJ-Japa-
nest bombing and fighter planes
ra!ded Soerabaia, the great Neither
lands Indies naval and air force
base al the eastern end of Java
for the second time today and l.
was admitted that they had started
fires and caused material damage.
II was admitted that fires had
been started at the naval air base
but a communique Of the Neither
lands Indies command said the rald
WI less severe than the one Tues :
day in which between 10 and 81
bombing planes, escorted by fight
r.. attacked Soerabaja and otheE
1oWns in the area.
The cOmmunique, released through
the Netherlands Indies news agency.
sald the Dutch garrison at Bal!k
Papan on the east side Of Borneo
had fought its way Successful,%
through the japanese lines to safe
petitions where they continued re-
sistance.
All OIL installations at Balik Papan
had been destroyed.
It was feared that some missing
men might be trapped, the conf
munique indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

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- and they ore sold at only price - as
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Evening star., 1942-09-20
Bv Edmond Henderer.

Hobbies or avocations are always
good examples of the application of
occupational therapy. They keep
the children out of mischief, relieve
the taut nerves of younger adults
and give old folks an incentive to
keep on living. The truth of these
statements will be substntiated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Stock
berger of 529 Cedar street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockberger are
grandparents, and, while still far
from the age where their avocations
are the only interests left, they have
lived long enough to have seen
ample proof of our statements either
in their own family or among their
friends. They furnish the final proof
by their own varied avocational in
! terests.
Mrs. Stockberger has a fine col
lection of so-called milk glass. This
is type of early American pressed
glass rendered Opaque during manu-
facture by the addition of cryolite
(sodium aluminium f1uoride). 1t
ranges from almost clear opal to a
white so dence as to almost en-
tirely exclude light. 1t was made
in great variety of patterns and
over period of many years. 1t is
so popular with collectors that it
has been widely initiated in recent
years. Some of the limitations are Sc