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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05

MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE will not
IVI serve as a hideout for the faint
hearted during the war.
These were the strong words of John
A. Hannah, president OF that institution.
THE nation has loaned you to this
college for some form of training now
SO much needed by the armed forces, by
the factories producing the goods for
war, by the agencies of government for
the maintenance of civil life" President
Hannah told an -all-colege convocation.
But this college will not become a
sanctuary for the spiritIess."
And at Ann Arbor a statement equally
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
Union Bars
War Work,
Expert Says
Engineer Tells Of Refusal
To Accept Membership
By wEsTBROoK PEGLER


7 MAY be haunted by this SUBJ
i iect. but / say il Is an out
rage that any group should De
permitted TO exclude skilled
American citizens from partlcl-
patton in the industrial war ef-
fort and worse that govern
ment which cries for manpoWer
and skill refuses TO do anything
to reprove those responsible and'
worse. maintains a political pro-
tectorate over the guilty men.
Particular examples are
scoffed away as isolated cases.
Their isolation does not mean
that they are few. II is only by
the citation of the isolated case
that the facts can be shown.
HERE is such case, letter
III from a hosting engineer:
"I believe you may be able TO
help me-" this man writes with
pathetic optimism, because no.
body who wants TO help hun can
and nobody who can help hun
will lift hand.
az have been employed as q
hoisting engineer by the .......
Steel Works for the last 20
years. I have made application
twice I'm Local .......... for
membership, both times being
rejected. This Is one OF the let
tiers I received:
"'This Is to advise you that
your application for membership
I'm Local ......... has been re-
ferred to the committee Of the
local executive board and a re-
port having been made to the
membership, pursuant to our
constitution, 1 have been di-
rected to inform you that YOU
have been rejected and may
apply after 30 days
ssJ AGAIN made application
i and received the same
reply. As believe this would
TO on, 1 looked for work. could
have had several jobs, but tho
foremen who would gladly take
me cannot put me on because
the union would tie up the work.
81 have an honorable dis
charge from the United States
Marine Corps. ] served In
France during the last war. I
went to the politicians, but II II
too hot for them. ! am to report
TO the Philadelphia navy yard.
hut don't know II the union will
let me work"
Now II should be noted that
although this marine veteran
says he has 20 years OF expert
ence in his line. the rejection OF
his application for the member
ship necessary for employment
takes no consideration Of his
ability and gives no reason for
the refusal.
He is just turned down and
his skill and experience can't be
used even on war work. and he
can't earn living. being forbid
den by union whose interna-
tional president has a large
country estate. stated with serv-
ants: a winter villa in Florida
and a stable of racing thorough
breds.
The dominant vice president
Is both a unioneer and con-
tractor and thus a large scale
employer using men from his
own union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
Congress, Take Courase---and Act

1t was lavish in every form OF ma
tional expenditure harmful to the people,
and niggardly in every form of eXpendl-
ture beneficial to the people-MOST OF
ALL IN THE PROVIDING FOR MA
TIONAL SECURITY.
IT PERMITTED the navy to be made
i quate and become obsolete.
1t neglected the army.
1t refused to build competent mod
ern air force.
1t failed to fortify the Philippines and
Alaska and furnish other necessary ma
tional defense.
co THE record of Congress is full of
~ encouragement.
In fact, it was the weakness and i'm
potence of Congress which caused the
future enemies of the United States to
believe the American people were weak
and impotent, and that democracy itself
was incapable of either wise decision or
effective action.
Therefore, it is in large part the fault
of Congress that the United States and the
American people were neither feared nor
respected; and if the totalitarian powers
had been compelled to weigh fear Of
America and respect for the American
people against their prospect of victory
they would at least have postponed their
aggressions and perhaps have forgone
them altogether.
But Milton in another mood said:
what though the field be lost? All
is not lost; the unconquerable will -. and
courage. never to submit or yield"
Congress still has democratic respon-
sibilities and time to discharge them.
If the time be short for this, let Con-
gress use it to the advantage of the coun-
try without further disadvantage. Let
Congress measure its service to democracy
by the strong faith which the American
people still have in democracy, in their
beloved land and in themselves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
What War Bonds Buy

BARBED WIRE used by
Uncle Sans fighting forces Is,
vastly different from that US. J,
on American farms. Army anS-
marine barbed wire is much
heavier and the barbs. about
three inches in length. are more
vicious than ordinary barbed
wire.
The marine corps pays 50
cents for each II yards, or SO
feet of this specially manufac-
tured barbed wire. The army
and marine corps needs thou
sands of feet for defensive war
fare. Keep the tools of war
going to our fighting men
through the regular purchase OF
War Savings Stamps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $500

Subscription rates Tin advance) by mall
10 any place In the United States, Canada
pr Mexico. ION Canadian subscriptions add
ioeo TO cover war import taxi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
III. X. MUNROE,
President Detroit Chevrolet
Dealers Association, Ill
North Main street, Royal Oak.

TO THE EDITOR:
I NOTED the large headlines
L of the two thieves who stole
the scrap. and Judge STEMS re-
mark in his sentence, and / only
wish / knew the thief who stole
a crowbar, half steel and half
iron. from the pile ! place it in.
| could have sold it. but l
wanted the government TO
have il.
| think any one who would
steal that crowbar is an enemy
TO this country.
CORA FIFE STAUBER,
1868 Eighteenth street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
BY Dr. Logan CIendening

more or less neutralizing effect
on mercurials.
Tincture of iodine is a good
bacteriocidal agent and good
skin disinfectant, but somewhat
destructive, although this Is not
important in a small abrasion.
EXCEPT for tincture of iodine
II there is no use using alcohol
solutions OF disinfectants.
They sting and the aqueous
solutions are just as effective.
A crust forms quickly which
seals the open spot off. and heal
ing takes place under the crust.
The conclusion drawn by
large hospital staff after conSid-
cradle study should be fairly,
easy TO remember:
Fresh decorations OF q minor
nature which do not require
treatment by a physician usually
do well II they are merely COW
cred with a sterile unmedicated
gauze pad, held In place with
adhesive with gentle pressure.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
w. B. Chico. Cal: Does ex-
traction of teeth cause deafness
to any degree? Will a properly
fitting plate help deafness 10
any degree when the deafness
is due 10 extraction?
Answer: Sometimes. When
all the teeth in the lower jaw
are removed. the jaw bone
presses against the Eustachian
tube opening into the middle
ear, causing partial deafness. II
can be remedied by a good plate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05

THE consistent failure of Congress to
meet its democratic responsibilities
and opportunities has provoked many of
its members to agree with Senator Smith
of South Carolina that:
Everything is gone. We might as
well turn everything over to the President.
Congress isn't worth damn"
There is suggestion in this of the
dependency which once welled up from
the soul of Milton to make him say:
$50 farewell hope, and with hope
farewell fear,
Farewell remorse; all good to me is
lost.
Evil, be thou my good"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05

You put your money TO work
Immediately to buy munitions,
rations, clothes and all other
supplies for our soldiers, sailors
and marines when you buy war
savings bonds or stamps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
Daily and

All money sent at senders risk DO not
send cash or stamps All checks. drafts
and money orders should be made payable
TO THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
international News Service has the exclu.
sive rights 10 use for reproduction In any
form all news dispatches credited 20 II orl
not otherwise credited In this paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05
Letters to
The Editor

TO THE EDITOR:
IN A recent issue of your paper
/ noticed an article with
caption Let's Go Back to the
3 RS" This is the most sensible
article on education that l have
ever seen in any paper during
the last 80 odd years.
l have given a great deal of
thought and observation to this
subject and I know positively
that the children who quit
school at about the age of Is
and were thoroughly verSed in
the 3 RS, have made successful,
prominent citizens, and those
who were overly educated after
a course in college were not
much good for anything except
wearing white collars, because
their physical system was
broken down by trying to learn
foolish things that were of no
practical use to them after they
got through school.
OF course, there have been
born few brilliant people who
should be given an opportunity
to complete all the genius that
they possessed, but the great
rank and file of people of whom
/ am talking have been spending
too much time on education.
We should change our school
system to a schedule of three
months school and three months
vacation and three months
school and three months vaca-
ton.
The period from Is TO 81 is
the time to teach the children
a trade of some kind, or some
thing whereby they can make a
living, but those overly educated
children become menace 10 the
community instead of an asset.
T. III. WEIGH,
6521 Second boulevard.
TO THE EDITOR:
AM writing as an automobile
L dealer and also as president
of the Detroit Chevrolet Deal
ers Association to express my
appreciation of the editorial,
Loyal Auto Dealers" that APP
peared in the Times on Sep
TENDER %.
In these critical times, in our
business, it is encouraging TO
know that there are those who
not only realize the real service
that the automobile dealer can
perform in the national emer-
gency, but also will publicly
acknowledge that fact, as you
have done.
This is a substantial contribu-
ton TO the help and support
that we. as dealers, need in our
desire and effort TO keep going
and do our part. We can, and
will. do just that, And at no
profit TO ourselves, If necessary,
in the interest of keeping essen
tial transportation in operation.
For that is our principal re-
sponsibility and contribution to
the war effort. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-05

TT is not in the period since the start of
i the war alone that Congress has missed
its opportunities and messed up its respon-
sibilities.
1t was not alone in the preliminary
period before the war, when adequate ma
tional defense was not provided, that Con-
gress conducted itself in a manner to make
its most thoughtful members despair.
Throughout the decade of depression
years before the actual conflict, Congress
temporized with its democratic trust and
was vacillating when it should have been
diligent and shirked and Stunned its con-
stitutional duties and conveyed its powers
to those covetous of them when it should
have performed its duties faithfully and
guarded jealousy the powers the people
had entrusted to it.
HE Congress never sought to solve the
problem of unemployment,
1t never endeavored intelligently to
prevent amassing of a great national
Indebtedness
1t failed to see the mounting danger
of ruinous taxation that burdened the
people.
1t was weak and impotent against
mushrooming bureaucracy
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28
New Standards
Set Up For
Plumbing

II 81 effort - eauef
war mateEtaa e Noes as San
WfaItien priority asaislaner HU
piunbinR material will 81
United h sfaeamiinea taa
known kHsgIeHeg HuumnH.
Standards for Detense Ha0s5He
Thn f0tialas Wee alA@u 40
ana Aslasa iY tine Division Uf Ia
ena H04sina f6of ainaiiaH 81 tHU
FeslaIai Government aaa result
from exiehfie Naas anddWnf -
forts q inp plumbing tnaufy
md Federal aaeneie na0
witn plumbing sanitation and
YubiIf hesiih
ThfsaieH tho adoption 81 fle
landlords ana imitaflun approx
imateiy leo pounds 81 critical ma
iefia wsfl BE- savei for eaen
req dwelling unit That b e0n
stfuesed & s asilmalsd tHsf mort
than 40aen tors 81 metal Hlil 81.
released for vital war needs dur
ing lAe next year through the co
operation Of local code making
aud enforcing authorities II they
ntl permit construction - eaa
nnllf unaef tae pfngi iun uf H4ia
national code
THea standards have Nhc an
rfoeal q public health afficIaig
Tney carry the endorsement 0I
the Naliunai A association a Masle.
Plumbers ihc United Association
81 Joumevmeu Plumbers ard
sieanilitsefs and the various
faHs3nR agencie Il ihe Federal
Government Plumbing iusiaiia
lions fuiiuWlnH fhe new egaie wiii
meei Federal Housing Auminis
tfaiian e~nnaffaetfan requirement.
aecordine te FLA technical 0fI
eiais
TIE neR Emergency Plumb
fng Standards for Defense Hour
ing specify acceptable quality 81
MATERIAL methods Of mixing
Joint connections, requirements
ief traps and elean0uis ard to-
water supply and sanitary sys
iems Careful attention aieen
to the Inspection and tests that
arc necessary to safeguard health
and property
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

aa8
nc
Tie MA
raeun
q ufee
closure l "a
FEiA
ourn q
BON cn mss
ffotn r Is
structural ln ana
anE dearee atian ahs
IN aas
ARDS FLA officials
FILA eantFesc
q vel Is sac Qaslli
wife auf
Iug Ultra niea 81
eennee would reta9d
bar nome ownership 90
ntinbH - tam ans
nt To apoI1 nose fIice
and g permit the building 81 5
sabstautta nimbeF @ h0En
economy i nece q IS
aa stna on . minimum
1a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28
Fire Losses Con Be
Reduced By Taking
Proper Precautions

Every year thousands % homa.
ave danaaea and MILLIONS q ae
lars lesi dHe e FIRES taffsegi IS
feeiIsenes Tins denie ~ eaea'
advances IN hrc fighting eff
CHENEY
If ~ effort e. prevent fires the
National Hoard OF Fire Under
saitefs has iesued iHls lisi 81 cen
eral precautions which. Is prop
erik observed Will Keeatle mini
mige thr Likelihood - hre n Size
home
Cnmneea strives an8 furnaces
h0uld iN kept elean constant
checks snauld b. made 90 afterm
me that they aee in good repair.
AsIle saaNliH nlWafs be eutn
tied INTO metal containers never
wooden enes This pueeaut0n
siso apple to the storage II rags
and mops That may contain paint
81 OF stains.
Heating plants shnald newer b.
Iurcea 4 She heating UNI s net
giving tie required result i heat
fhe M cafnor - Private Claim
"a, T s s. r y. running N0fta
ie chains East 5 ctans South II
chains ana Wet on thc more S
chains.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28
War Workers Building Program Calls

constant conference With GOVERN
Hent officials 20 find Ways for
meeting war period dllllculnes
Administrator BIaafoHd. aud
kafie S Draper noN aeuut com
missioner OF FLA Hho also III
dressed lhe Dime meeting 81
i4aH operative buI Her empha
sized the necessity - limiting all
HeH housing e4nsfHelfa At tins
tune t0 the ueeas - IN migrant
nal workers and fae necessity
tHal appfaxinIateit 80 pe ant b.
lenaai housing Tse u~nderlined
as Sc ! problem tae prablam az
rulef aid We aHe dane and
shaH SEE everything He can he pei
nl8iefials 90 Tee HHIIdcf
IA Blanford saia IN uaFe Our
task Is IL meet var need and
1nlS That Eced Bes5 tstImaie 81
fne W3f man power comm sion IS
inaf $50 h8li have I6ga 600 IN
I1laHani War Ra SEES - mousse
Witain tha nezf l2 months We
ilmate Hsat national SEE can
ahsofp Approximate ono half 81
ane n mtafaul Ir Ing h0as
ns Gu program e.utemplales
aiH eet6e9aI Espg II hausing.
Sol HsftorIes aH Wafkefs
anaiis aotmf5ort na aen4s
eWpotaEs family cHa ne units.
amsit homes pesnlaHen. n CHAR
acieT w%HeHeteH SUES an. al -
aHsa bsd into te e1mnunssx
There We ask fHat H#t.l.e enter
prise ans private HaauesnR take
Over and ao - m tne Iah
trey possibly cH
Material Situation Imporsanf
The watQrHe Ht.an f al
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

absorbing and most important
Here we face reality in all is
darkness, get The real impact o.
the war.
"a few months ago housing
was q stepchiid On thousands OF
units u partialiy completed nous
ing work had 20 Sc DELAYED. sus
pended TODAY the situation Is q
BIZ better Housing is getting a
hearing WpB and MIA policies
state n 80 many words that war
housing IS essential and that the
materials lar ii must be made
available With this CO operation
80 are getting speedier process
ng "a products we are getting
higher prtofities and new pr0ce
cures We have gotten relieI from
tie lumber order and gradually
there IS evolving smoother and.
We hope, more effective ptoce
dures.
We have fought the battle Of
the narricades There have been
those VINO urged that all workers
could be housed IN dofmitofies or
barracks That theory Is not sup
ported BY cur previous war ex
perienee And It IS noI supported
Is army ami navy men IN the
field who have t. meet osnduc
tien problems or by plant man
sHegS There are workers VINO for
reasons goes 10 them bring then
families win them q the new
job
Family Quarters Needed
1hose workers must be- pro
viaed with At least adequate fam
IL accommodations As we draw.
el1 TIE younger workers and the
men without families into war
service as we look forward t.
q possibly long pull II may be
that TIE peopoFtionate need n
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

famiilg accommodation viii in.
Ths psN8 woe ding
e Proportion q
aeeaasf aa afs
hnua ase g.
e fn m r
1e
1 present aif
tee % fssei e
snff A4afiHaHste n
afa where there ae fiH fna
Tor the sob Ne nos
materials but siA8ala bfla
ire dwelling units
Presently family dwelling
ursts heiH ous af psaa filre are
vsne oie about $500 poJnda 81
critical mas per house s
gufe which / am ted tnas
Hle oaets g she afn1stnt used IN
lafmer nTcWar housing
Housing Important
Some nas ttis waf Will BE-
eon Surely ont - TIRE p laetnal
tasks u po va Ameeica WiH b
the rebuilding ~ eta cities Hotm
ing VIII pias 3 major naff - that.
We shall lace fnat task = bit v ser
because oI seehneAsgel aslvant
ages born d pressure Is cuHnal
sion working Upon oar nat 0nnl
store q ingenuity We shall facs
I'D with sights raised and q move
concept q Il total al Out approach
q housing
Earle 5 Dfap er. deputs com
missioner. FILA told she : fvate
builders III war housing You
have ha8 a difficult eeW g hoe
and voU asve asge welI
] thiHk we are through the
period II greatesg difficulty with
respect 20 procedure Acceptance
~ ihe var production board Of
the need Of getting better natinps
IN the field 8iN mean that those
Needing i VII be gwen a rating
Eof A Id a slmplt Ieaff0n 10 give
housing utilities tire same assist
anee m the housing itself hes ni
ready been worked cut with Form
No 545.
Trends are al towards the
type that uses the ewes critical
materials IN FILA processing
there IS ihe sfrieaes' possible III
sistenee upon economy IN TIE use
q materials economy in the De-
sign in respect 10 space ana IN.
ever thing else that goes To make
3 minimum house. There mag he
SOME promise IN group housing
Tor war conditions r0davs gHoup
housing is moi the old row hou
ing
Substitutes for Materials
~The extent Of private building.
w these difficult years 10 q large
extent IS going to depend upon
inc ability 81 the builders and o.
igners t. find acceptable sunst
tutes lor critical materials and Is
design houses with those subsi
tutes that conform Tor a eonsid
able length d time TO ssandart
fof American mortgages We q
feel there is q great apportuni.
Tor substitutes III fnane matter
for bathroom assemblies, pipiaf
aua other thing formerly mace
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

The builder Of this house has
taken advantage Of the faes that
the dining Foom Is used but a few
hours = day and for the rest Of
the time IL may serve a. additional
living room afra. Making = room
serve two functions Is a favorable
new trend in the design Of small
homes. since available space At besl
= limited. Housewives will prob
ably b. pleased with The kitchen Of
this house for It has windows on
three sides. In other features the
house i slandard. This property
: located IN the south where 1t Is
valued al sts50o. Il vi financed
uilh ; mortgage Of sl000.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

ina expert sIauia e. eaIef
AiwaYs make Stare fhat e5ectri
.cal appliances age disconnected
even i tuu leave them tof ny
minute
Do nnt use choap Infer8 81
defective electrical equipment Ia
lhis respect y b hesf h. ase equip
ment listed IS approved af uadef
writer's IalAolatofles Inc
Newer nnuel an cI5eam
stances use tutlaumahIe cleaning
fluids such 81 napntha gasoline.
oH hanzane
Guard against lHe accommodating
- rubbish al waefe. especial Us
h atiie 81 basement
Make sure thai al gas con
ueelion are rigid and uesi Ia
moi u ruh1ef a. other flexible
tubing
Atwa place IN iron screen
WITT g fne iueh 10 faenl g the
lIfepleee
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

The aavef umentis prog nm lof
production II Waf HOUSING sl
cells IeF the building 81 2f0 001l
dwelling anlt IN f8e i month.
Immediately ahead hF private on
tefpflsa ans private financing.
dehn = Blanl0fa D. ADMINS
traitor g fne national haasug
agency fiIa recently ~ nfs 4irs
na 81 naoiW suaa gwen - ihe
annual naeaaae - tna NitIaanali
6au CaasaEe Home ha5Ides Al
eatfeH
kNHs aH apn EHaD . tlla
wa4k nauae ha8lae tsfaae lhriI
national Organization are dong fa
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

Standards Are
Protective

INe establishment ana admin
lcriaR o FHA standards has an
teaeaaea TIRE development ol
souHd eaas'fHe ion praebe and
intelligent planning whteH emeHa.
g fhe essential aaa al
f tfuessn rafaE
Standards have hecn a. fined
3 criterion 81 excellence az xsl
ue FLA officials ss Apo led
&n dwelling nEapefffea aaey may
range from the land and its de-
veiapment % 5he quality 81 Ehe
structure Win pee4 Do fhs
dwelling structure they may en-
brace plan. workmanship con
siruetion materials and mechani
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-28

metal when must n8W be- Devoted
SO aaip she'll ana guns
Chlc8g8's m8v0f. Edward j.
Kelly sai1 opening the home
builders meeting Chicago Wili
make tie ei0th ST. We viii build
affsat the government wants built
We VIII 60 back 10 the pioneer
davs e need be- We viii So back
~ the daVs When we used kero
scne lamps Chicago is home
minded We have factories that
require tremendously more nous
ing We have Stun areas that
huuld be reconstructed We must
have Q place e live for cur PEG
pie