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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

COME persons in high places
~ have asked me to comment on
the opinion recently expressed
by the American Sociological
Review that the radio playlets
should be turned off for the
duration of the war on account
of their mental effect on the
American people. resulting in
fatigue. hysteria and neuras-
thenia.
am glad to do this because I
have become something of an
authority on the subject.
Owing to a mild illness, / have
been confined this week to my
bed.
But / was not so i'll that was
not ready for some recreation.
In the mornings l read until
my eyes gave out and then /
turned on the radio.
T HEARD a series of short
Il fictional interludes. mostly
dealing with such things as a
man who had an invention which
he could get nobody to accept
or a lazy village philosopher
whose wife was trying to make
something out of him or an
intrepid youth who wormed him
self into ruined castles and
foiled bandits or a mother who
didn't want her daughter to get
a divorce.
Since l had been made privy
to plots of this nature before L
was mature enough to read
Little Lord Fauntleroy" in
1889, as soon as 1 got the drift
of the plot l would sort of doZe
and daydream and / found my
self in state of complete
relaxation.
At the end of one of these
interludes / awoke to find my
self in a world in which there
was no pain, no illness, no
beginning colds, no discomfort.
no ugliness. no problems, no
difficulties.
Silky voices assured me that
acid Indigestion. headache. ia
tigue and colds could all be
relieved by a certain remedy
instantly--within five minutes.
THESE voices were so certain
i that any one of dozen
totally different products would
give you instant (rising in
fection) relief. instantly trising
infection again. within one to
five minutes drop beaD" that
l wondered why l ever had
taken the trouble to study
materia mediea and 60 through
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Doctor Finds Radio Plays
Are Not Harmful to Brain
By DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

all the agony of a pharmacology
laboratory.
/ have wide knowledge of a
number of drugs-about none of
which 1 have any absolute GER
tainty at all-and yet here were
these gentlemen ready to take
over my practice and empty
my wards within five minutes
after 1 had been treating some
of my patients for weeks and
weeks.
At other intervals l was
told the time pleasantly and
promptly and then again, did
not have to worry about finances
because I could obtain any
amount I wanted for practically
any purpose on easy terms.
In this lovely world l would
never be assailed with bad
breath (fetor oris) nor need
my armpits ever offend the most
fastidious.
NOR was food anything to
~ make one pause. My poor
wife sometimes worries about
what to have for dinner, but
nobody on the radio ever worries
about food.
They get something they can
whip up for breakfast. lunch
or supper in a minute which
will satisfy the most erratic
appetite.
No. l can't say that | think
the radio contributes to mental
fatigue.
1t seems to me soothing and
beautiful, something we need
very much.
1t was only when my eyes
were rested and l took again
to reading The Brothers Kara
mazov" or Plato, with whom 1
began dallying this last year,
that I began to have return
ing symptoms of neurasthenia,
hysteria and fatigue, and 1t was
then that doubts and troubles
began TO invade my Sensorium.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
II. f. F.: Is the use of coffee
prohibited in cases of coronary
thrombosis?
Answer: On the contrary, II is
usually recommended.
NJ. s. S.: Kindly explain
what is meant by intermittent
claudication.
Answer: Intermittent claudica-
ton consists Of attacks of pain
in the muscles. especially the
calf muscles OF the leg while
walking. 1t is due to spasm
of the arteries and occurs only
in those with thickening of the
arteries. The best treatment is
by rest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Tire Thief in LHcE
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

just read that Texas posse caught tire thief and
threw loop around his neck.
They rushed him for the old poison oak And believe
Ripley of marching Chinese they had forgotten how to
lynch rustler
Rather than give themselves rope burns they regreuly
turned him TO the sheriff.
Time may march on but throws side-step
while.
believe myself that the posse consisted Of real
Texans II must have been of Major Bowes units.
Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
KARL COUYOUMJIAN,
1914 Ferry Park.

TO THE EDITOR:
THERE are a great many hard
Il of hearing and deaf persons
in the city who would be unable
to hear air raid sirens if
sounded without warning.
Could there not be some CEN
trail place where such may
register their names and adj
dresses-the same to be given
TO the air raid warden covering
that area?
1t would prevent misunder-
standing of intent to disobey
the law regarding air raids.
Neighbors and friends. in their
excitement. might forget.
JENNIE c. KERN, President,
lI45 Newport,
The Aural Guild of Detroit, Inc.
TO THE EDITOR:
WE WANT to thank Mr..
w Martin Daher for his views
on our song, "A Salute to
F. d. r." We hope it proves its
merit as a tribute to our great
leader.
In response TO numerous re-
quests we received for copies
of this number. they will be
available within three weeks.
Royalties will be given to the
USO.
CHARLES MANOS,
WILLIAM FOX,
Hannah YMCA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
May 30, 1917

German artillery shells French
lines in the area around ST.
Quentin.
Italians on the Trieste front
extend their lines vest Of Me.
dcazza. in Austria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
RONALD c. SALE,
Vain Hotel, Pontiac.

TO THE EDITOR:
MANY thousands of shoemak-
AfA ers all over the country are
anxious to help Uncle Sam win
the war. We could have a
movement and call ii Save the
Heels to Fight the Biggest
Heel! - rubber heels taken off
old shoes being repaired or cast
off.
Likewise, tons of brass can
be saved through the neighbor-
hood locksmith from discarded
keys, locks and door handles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-14

TOHN P. DIES ROCHER of 1911 Waybum
j avenue demonstrating how he makes serv-
iceable tires for his car by inclosing one old
tire inside another. The job takes 40 minutes.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Army Promises 5peedup
OF News From Africa
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 10.-United States
Army authorizes in London de-
clared yesterday that war news
from North Africa. which some
times has been as much as IS days
late, would be speeded up immedi-
ately.
Replying to criticism in the Daily
Mail over long delays in dispatches
from that theater, headquarters
announcement said
I'VE are we'll aware of the def
ciencies of the news and picture
service from North Africa as COM
pared with that sent under British
control from Egypt. We are doing
all we can to remedy that position
as speedily as possible.
Experts have been called in and
we are now at work improving COM
munications. There is every hope
that war dispatches sent from Tu-
nisia soon will be reaching England
the same day"
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Hendrickson in Line
For Job as Director
OF Food Distribution
Associates of Wickurd
Soy ANA Administrator
Is Leading Candidate
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A former newspaperman once
assigned to report the activities
of the Agriculture Department
may become food distribution
chief under Secretary Wickard's
new wartime food program.
He is 39-year-old Roy F. Hen
erickson. now administrator of the
departments Agricultural Market
ing Administration, an agency
which has been buying vast guam
titles of food for shipment abroad
under lease-lend.
Associates Of Mr.. Wickard said
Mr.. Hendrickson was in line for
appointment as director of the Food
Distribution Administration which
will be set up under President
Roosevelt's order comforting broad
food control authority on Mr..
Wickard.
CCC Head Considered.
The order also authorized creation
OF a Food Production Administra-
ton. Several persons were reported
under consideration by Mr.. Wick
ard for that dictatorship. They in
clude j. B. Hutson. president of the
departments Commodity Credit
Corp, Senator Lee, Democrat, of
Oklahoma. defeated for reelection
at the November election, and H.
Par1sius, associate director of the
departments Office of Agricultural
War Relations.
Mr.. Hendrickson. reared on an
Iowa farm, covered the department
as reporter for the Associated Press
during the early days of the Roose-
Velt administration. He Joined the
departments staff as an information
man and later became chief of it's
office of personnel. Last year he
was appointed marketing admins
traitor. In the latter post he has
had charge of military and lease
lend food buying programs involving
the expenditure of more than a bill
lion dollars year.
AS director of the distribution ad-
ministration he would help decide
what foods should be rationed.
Back from regional farm meetings
(See HENDRICKsSON, Page Az
Evening star., 1942-12-10
I en- Woman Track Watchers
Are Sex's Railroad Vanguard

Women who traditionally have
waved at the passing locomotive en-
gineer to cheer him on his way have
moved closer to the railroad tracks
these days and even threaten to re-
place him in his job.
A spokesman for the Pennsylvania
Railroad revealed today that 10
women already are at work in the
Washington division and that more
may be employed as the war emer-
gency grows.
The 10 now on the job are en-
gagged as watchers to warn track
gangs of approaching trains, but the
time soon may come when women
will become members Of the gangs
and hold many jobs now filled by
men. A booklet to this effect was
distributed by the Pennsylvania to-
day.
The single barrier which may
stand In their way. ofdcials who hire
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Violent Fighting
In Philippines
Reported by laps
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The Vichy
radio today broadcast a dispatch
datelined Toxic which said Jspa.
nese naval headquarters announced
violent fighting is now in prog
ress" In certain of the Philippine
1sands still held by Americans"
Japanese marines were said to
have been landed to end resistance.
The Berlin radio, in a broadcast
recorded in London, also reported
japanese landings and added that
"in fierce fighting the Americans
gradually are being forced to sur.
render"
Only last week the Toxic radio
admitted American and Filipino re.
sistance had continued long after
the fall Of Bataan and Correpidor
but asserted that It was being
cleaned UP. ID
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Churchill Explains
Stand on DarIan 10
Commons in Secret
Eden, Pressed, Asserts
Matter Is Governed by
President Roosevelt
~ the Associated Press.

]
! LONDON, Dec. 10.-The House
OF Commons went into secret ses-
sion today to hear from Prime
Minister Churchill an account of
the British governments atti-
tude in the controversy aroused
by the Allied arrangement with
Admiral Jean Darlan.
The secret session followed sew
eral days of criticism in and out of
Parliament OF the designation Of
Admiral Darlan as high commits
sioner in French Africa.
Before the session was closed to
the public Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden, pressed by Laborite
Aneurln Bevan for a statement on
Admiral Darlan, declared:
Governed by Roosevelt.
This matter already is governed
and remains governed by the Presi-
dent of the United States Of Amer
lea and the statements have
made"
president Roosevelt has de-
scrlbed the understanding be-
tween Admiral Darlan and 1t.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower as
a temporary military arrange
ment)
While Prime Minister Churchill
was talking before Commons Gen.
Charles de Gaulle obliquely sug-
gested that the former Vichy COL
laborationist be dropped "as quickly
as possible"
The leader of the Fighting French
made his point in this question
which he asked during a speech to
the Anglo-American Press Associa-
ton of Paris:
If it happens that for a brief
instant some obstacle leads state
to make some slight detour from
her path. don't you think it es-
sential that that state should aban-
don the detour as quickly as pos
sible or risk permeating her effort
Will SlcdC HIoId dl anxiety!
Peoples War" Cited.
Suggesting that modern war is
largely fought by the people and
not armies, directed by statesmen
rather than warriors, and can be
maintained only If its aims are pro-
portionate to the suffering and sac
rif1ces of the people, Gen. de Gaulle
asked Journalists:
Don't you think modern strategy
should be inspired and directed by
a policy sufficiently great and sufi-
ciently human to reply to the wishes
of the masses of people directly
concerned?
rs it not your opinion that all
policies, and consequently all stra-
tegies, are only good ones when they
reply to the common ideal which
groups all champions OF liberty the
whole world over?"
Gen. de Gaulle said that from
the time the first shot was fired ir
this war, my own answer wa.
! fixed in nv mind"
Evening star., 1942-12-10

them think, is the severe weather
ahead. But so far they have shown
that they know how to dress for
the occasion. During the first ex-
tremely cold day of the season, one
OF the 10 came to work dressed in
slacks, heavy underwear, trousers
and six sweaters.
The first advertisement opening
the field to women appeared locally
the last week in November. BY De-
cember /, the female coterie had
been added to the payroll.
Gang watcher applicants must be
able to read and write, must be free
Of color blindness and must be able
to pass the same physical examina-
ton required of men. They also
must give positive assurance that
their railroad job will not interfere
with care of their children.
Out Of the 10 first applicants ac-
(See WOMEN, PaRe A-i8.)'
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Bill Giving President
Power 10 Suspend
Tariff Laws She|ved
PieeonhoIed After
House Group Decides
Possoee Is Unlikely
BY the Associated Press.


The House Ways and Means
Committee today formally pi-
geonholed President Roosevelt's S
request for broad wartime au-
thority to suspend tariff laws
and regulations.
The action came after several
members Of the committee conferred
with Speaker Rayburn.
Chairman Doughton reported that
the committee had decided there
was mo reasonable possibility" that
the bill could be enacted before the
Seventy seventh Congress expires
January 2.
House Quorum Unlikely.
Mr.. Doughton declared that even
II the committee had reported the
bill. it was unlikely that the House
could muster a quorum for its con-
sideration, and that in any event
the legislation would then have to
be considered by the Senate.
The committees unanimous action
came on motion by Representa- tive
Cooper, Democrat, Of Tennessee tc
postpone further consideration OF
the bill indefinitely.
Asked If the bill was now dead.
Mr. Doughton declared, Il would say
rather that it was passed over with
out prejudice for the new Congress
to consider if it wants to-"
However, some other members OF
the committee expressed belief that
the committees action spelled per-
manent defeat of the measure in its
present form.
Sweeping Powers Opposed.
Representative Jenkins, Repub-
lican, of Ohio said, Il think the
sentiment of the majority of the
Ways and Means Committee is
against granting to the President
the sweeping powers provided in this
bill. I predict that it will not be
revived in the next session, but if it
is, it will be defeated"
There had been considerable
opposition to the measure, especially
on the grounds it would grant the
President broad powers which op-
ponents said should be limited by
specific legislative definition.
Originally the proposal also in
cluded powers to suspend immigra-
(See WAR POWERS, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1942-12-10
British Pilot Bombs
Ends of Tunnel and
Seals Train Inside
B. the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 10.-An Raj
Mosquito bomber. shutting be-
tween the entrances of a rail-
road tunnel 40 miles northwest
of Paris in a dusk attack yes
terday, apparently sealed a train
inside, the Air Ministry said
today.
The flyer. it said, neatly laid
one bomb at a mouth of the
tunnel and then, noting that
train was entering from the
other side, bombed that en-
trance also.
The ministry said the train
was bottled up, at least tempo
rarily, and did not appear from
either end during the 10 min
utes that the bomber hovered
over the tunnel.
The flyer said smoke poured
from the first enrance bombed.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Four.Ton Bombs
'0f Raj Smash
Turin Again
Roor Of New Attack
Heard by Swiss,
90 Miles Away
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec 10.-Royal Air
Force bombers flew last night
into the smoke still rising from
the destruction wrought Tues
day night at Turin, Italian ar
senal city, and loosed explosives
ranging up to four-ton block
busters in a one-hour assault
which left large new fires spread
ing in the industrial areas.
Great damage was acknowledged
in the Italian high command COM
munique broadcast today from
Rome.
The Air Ministry said three
bombers failed TO complete the
round trip from Britain across the
Alps, but said "a strong force" par
ticipated-suggesting 200 or 300
planes.
Gunners Of four -motored Lam
caster were credited with destroying
an enemy fighter.
Despite the smoke pail over Turin.
the bombardiers could pick out their
| obJectlves, the Air Ministry said.
When the last bomber left an
hour later, large new fires were
spreading in the industrial areas, the
Ministry added
The italian high command said
the raiders hit many buildings.
Numerous fires were started and
damage on the whole was great" its
communlque reported. The number
OF victims from the preceding
tuesday night raid are IS dead
and ll2 wounded. The losses of last
night are not known yet"
In other war zones, the Air Minis
Try SAID a coastal command plane
torpedoed an Axis supply vessel of
/ the coast of Norway Yesterday and
Halifax destroyed an enemy air
craft over the Bay of Biscay.
Both fire bombs and explosives
were employed in the effort to deal
the coup de grace to Turin, once
great industrial center on the
River Pc.
Bombs Heard 80 Miles Away.
A Reuters dispatch said watchers
at Tlcino, Switzerland, 90 miles
away, saw lightning like flashes on
the horizon and heard the thunder
Of intermittent explosions, appar.
emily from the superbombs.
Turin had been heaped with de-
struction and fire only the night
before and the return last night for
the sixth raid in less than a month
testified to the RATS determination
to smash Italian industry in one
phase of the effort to knock Italy
from the war.
Observers on the Southeast coast
said the planes streamed across the
English Channel for 80 minutes last
night and were subjected to heavy
anti-aircraft fire from German bat
teries on the French coast on their
/. return this morning.
Air alarms were sounded in Swiss
centers and the Swiss Telegraph
Agency said the Swiss minister in
London had been instructed to
make very firm" protest against
Raj flights over the nation.
1t said he was told to call the
British governments attention to
the urgent necessity" of respecting
Switzerland's neutrality.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Posses Hunt u Youths
In Pacific Colony Escape
By the Associated Press

by tne Associated Press
POMONA, Calf, Dec. 10
Twenty-one youths escaped from
the Pacific Colony last night after
overpowering and severely beating
two attendants.
The latter, James Toole and Alex
Norris, guards, were taken to the
Pomona Valley Hospital.
DR.. Thomas F. Joyce. superin-
tendent of the colony, State insti-
tuition which houses 1.525 mentally
delinquent juveniles, notified the
Los Angeles County sherifI's sub
station at San Dimas. and deputies
Joined colony attendants in search
ing nearby hills for the escaped
youths, Is to 81 year of age.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Man Seriously Burned
Fixing Auto Bottery

James Townsend, 46, of Brookville,
Md, received third-degree burns OF
the head, hands and legs shortly be-
lore noon today in a fire that fared
up when he was installing battery
In an automobile at service station
at 2200 Eleventh street NV. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital. ~
Today was Mr.. Townsend's first
day on the job, police said.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Tremors Indicate Quake
Near AIeutiun Islands
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey The Associated Press.
WESTON, Mass, Dec. 1O.-A
moderately strong" earthquake,
about 4,140 miles from Boston, prob
ably near the Aleutian Islands, was
recorded on the Weston College
seismograph at 6:2s08 pm. yester-
day. the Rev. Daniel F. Linehan,
S. j., reported today.
The disturbance lasted about an
hour and half, Father Linehan
said.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Rome Crowd Cries Peace

LONDON, Dec. 10 (P.-Reuters
today said the Stockholm newspaper
Dagens Nyheter had printed a dis
patch from Rome reporting that
crowds in front of st. Peters shout
ed Long live peace" after Pope
Plus XII conducted services for the
Feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Gen. Hurley Nearly Hit
In Russia Front BIost
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOC1at<U FVrk1.
MOSCOW, Dec. 10.-Brig. Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, who returned two
days ago from long tour of the
Russian front, was disclosed today
to have come so close to hitting a
land mine that his car was showered
with parts of two trucks which did
Gen. Hurley was being driven
along newly captured road follow
ing two trucks. Both trucks hit the
mine and blew up within his sight.
Evening star., 1942-12-10

You may enlist in the war effort
by giving blood to the Red Cross.
The process is painless and does
one no harm. For details call
RE. $500, Branch 212. Is
Evening star., 1942-12-10

(See HENDR1CKSSON, Page Az
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
Tired Of Cookine7

Or course. you may get little
tired Of cooking e. but then, /
sometimes get just as tired Of
pounding this typewriter -.
SO there you are.
TIE government allows q
cents almost double? Well
few city hus ands get the
amount OF outdoor exercise, re-
quiring as much food as a SOL
der .. and any thrifty home
maker should ia able 10 Guido
an army cook in the matter or
economy and ingenuity
And don't any body ask me 10
make out a detailed shopping
list for the meals / claim
could serve az 5 cents per per
son. / know nothing about frac-
tons or percentages and very
little about vitaminS. 1 only
know / fed A family on The
amount stated and that We all
remained healthy and happy
And l could do IL again
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-08
Can You Feed a Family
On IS Cents Per Person?
BY IRENE NJ. HAWKINS

IN THE column Of +. V. Dur
ling I find the following para
graph food for discussion.
IF you had to, lady, could
you furnish your family with
nourishing meals at a cost of
25 cents per day per person? If
you can't do that, you are not
really qualified to call yourself
a home manager.
Or so the experts on home eco
nomicS claim. Which brings 10
mind that IL costs the United
States Army 40 cents a day to
feed a soldier"
I'm willing to bet there are
plenty of good American home
makers who can =. and do 4.
and think nothing Of IL. But
there are many more who will
say IL can't be done, and don't
let's talk about it or their hus-