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Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
Ford Building
Trade School y
NN
At Willow Run
Ground Broken for Big
Project TO Train Men
fer Bomber Plant

Ground was broken today for
a new Ford educational project
IA $500 GOO school 10 be- erected
near the Willow Run bofNbcr plant
II viii be used 10 train workers
for the huge factory which will
produce bcmborS for tho United
States Army Scheduled for com
pletion in May the now school
Will have p capacity Of 1900 10
5000 students teaching them a
wide variety of essential mcchani-
cal trades
G F. Sorcneon company vice
president, and Frederick r.. Searle,
head Of tho Ford school system.
were on hand when the first scoop
shovel Of dirt was turned
"The school will 20 long
way toward overcoming future
shortage of Skillc q aircraft
workers" said Scarlc.
''BY the time that production
work begins 10 gather speed in
the bomber plant We hope 10
have trained workers graduating
from our new school into Key
jobs"
Tho now institution VIII ho
operated along the same limos as
the school system IN tho Rouge
plant II VIII bc known as tho
Ford Airplano Bomber School and
will bc open only 20 Ford en-
piOyce
Workers for the bomber plant
for several months have been
trained m the old tum0'or trans
port factory ~ tho Ford Airport
Others aro learning 't.r Ioh-
i completed portion, 10, the VII
low Run p4rf.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

This is n mcchaniled war and
an engineers problem" he SAID.
Our first line of defense are
our laboratories aud engineers
and technicianS. The automo-
live business il n business of
research and ~ il war.
'Ne must lose our complaC-
cnCN and our SmugneSS To de
icnd our freedom. We must get
down to work. forget politics
and petty differences. We must
express our knowledge in steel,
not words"
- l. Hunt. tOaSimaStcr AZ the
'iuncr told the engineers that the
auto industry was accustomed ~
an technique of change because
Of the annual changcoycr of
Thus, be said. il was
best lttcd now 10 The iob of max
ng ucW things such aS guns and
plano. and tanks instead Of cars
and motors.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
BlaIlleS Ego
Dr.. Selling Writes About
r1it-Run Drivers

The average hit-run driver Is
sometimes an cgOContTIc. some
times mentally defective. and
sometimes drunk, but in the great
est percentage Of cases he IS un-
stable and not entirely account
able for his actions.
This conclusion iS drawn by Or
Lowell : Selling director Of the
pSychopathic clinic Of Recorder S
Court IN a book on driver prob
lens published today
"In 30 per cent of 30 consecu-
tive Detroit cases Of leaving the
scene n-aCcident." p-n-pt r
Selling reported "our cNamina-
tion brought out instability in
private life.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

Detroits blood donor quota has
been doubled and now stands at
! 400 pIn'S a week. u was an
nounced today al the Red Cross
Blood Donor Service. i50l CaSS
avenue where plea was made
for more donors. AZ least 230
volunteers are needed daily but
only about 100 a day are now
.aunparfuu
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
Praise Nelson

Appointment Of Donald " Sol
son "a, the head ol America S wal
production is IVORY hOpclu
sign G.. J.. Wilson president o
the General Motors Corporation
declared today
II have known Nelson for
long time and ne il very able
man Wilson sand
we must remember, how
ever. that the matter of war
production j. not 80 much "A
question of one man control, hut
one which calls for every one 20
work together
Fun cooper. ton Of 100000
JAW-CIO members was promised
Nelson IN faIcCr from T. j
Thomas. union president
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
-I5UN n BOmh'r-
Custer troops Hear
Lecture on War

FORT CUSTER, Jan Is 49,
Troops stationed here for training
today heard The second IN a series
of lectures designed 20 acquaint
them with the entire history of
the present world conflict. Sol
dIcrS heard details Of the cam
pugnS N Denmark and Norway
from Lieut. Alan W Winter V. {.
The same lecture VIII be repeated
f.r,,Ct-t-,tt.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
HERRINGToN'S WARNING

a " llerrington. newly elected
Of the SAE was intro.
dlced 10 the membership anc
warned
The enemy has learned our
\ erican mass production
methods and il using this
weapon against us. ON this is
sue We accept the challenge.
If they think there il anV-
thing peculiar about military
materials and these are not SlIS-
ceptible 10 our mass production
principles. let them beware"
The annual meeting Of the SAE
viii run through today and tomor-
row
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
buy a BONNER
Custer Morale Chief
To Leave for Farley

FORT CUSTER, Jan Is MAJ
Clare Passink. 5th Division morale
officer. VIII leave tomorrow FOR
Washington where he viii attend
q conference of morale officers
lie will return here after the con-
clusion of the conference on
JanuarN -3.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
AlI-Oui Arms Pledged
by Auto Engineers
Bv SlLER FREEMAN
Detroit Times Auto fditor

The 5000 members of the S0e
ciely Of Auionio'iye Engineers to-
day we're pledged to benz cycN
effort 20 achieve the goal Of 'nc
Automoliye Council for War Pro-.
MAXIMUM armament pro-
duciIon lu automOtIVc plants
The pledge Was given last night
by \. II. COlWcl, retiring picsi-
dent Of the SAE. in response 10 "a
plea by Aiyan Macaulcy. head Of
the newly formed council. az 'hc
annual dinner m the Book Cadillac
Hotel.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

was" he SAID but when saw
so printed on il | knew IL must
he valuable wanted 10 he
-hnHn-t- -Aa-4 -tttFiftH-it- it-t1vrr- IN
Deputy sheriff q. EdMardl
ToIan.
Ta.au deputy for Cuclit Judge
Vincent VI Brennan learned from
Halls employers 'ho Detroit
Creamery Company that the bond
H4d been dropped hy an auditor
1no was Sent. 20 purchase bonds
for several employees
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
IRENE kRESS, 26

Miss kress. whose testi-
mony in court that Arthur.
Duna, p. Of $3.50 West JEFF
ferson avenue, was playing "A
fiddle in her tavern at the
time of a Sf2 holdur, helped
10 convince a jury that he was
innocent OF "A robbery charge.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
SOLE AIM or SAE

THE sac has hut one aim In
this crisis" said ColWell. "to
apply vigorously our great pool
at technical talent wherever il
will he most effective against
the enemies of our nation" .
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
BUY a Bomber

For the Inside News" Of
Wa ashington. follow Paul Nal
Ions Column i'm the Times.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

For the Inside News" OF
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

-BuN a Bomber
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15
Double Blood Donor Quota

"A Bonbe
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

-RIlA Al RnInIIl
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-15

Buy a Bomber
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Two Hurt as Trolley
PIunges Through
Open Switch
Arlington Woman,
Army Lieutenant
Treated at Hospital

TWO pedestrians were treated at
Emergency Hospital last night for
cuts and bruises received when they
were knocked down by a Capital
Transit streetcar that wen through
an open switch at Fourteenth and
G streets NV.
Ernestine Hagins, 30, of 1908
North Florida avenue, Arlington
suffered severe cuts and bruises,
While Army 1t. Francis Krogmann,
"a, of 37l9 Twelfth street NE, re-
ceived only minor injuries and was
released after f1rst-aid treatment.
A third pedestrian knocked down
by the streetcar, Ray F.. Ehrman,
30, of 1882 Albemarle street NV,
was taken to the hospital but found
to be uninjured.
The operator of the streetcar, police
said, was Paul Miller, %. of ITS
Lyman place, who has had eight
months experience. He told police
he did not notice the switch at the
intersection was not set properly.
Three colored men narrowly
escaped death in Maryland last
night when their truck overturned
and burst into flames at Wells Cor
ner on the Grain highway, according
to Prince Georges County Police.
Harry w. Nash, 20, of Malven
Pa. said by police to have been the
driver, was uninjured, while Davie
Hill and James Haney, both of West
chester, Pa, were treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for slight head in
jurieS and released.
Evening star., 1942-12-10

with the Office of Scientific Re-
search and Development, a Federal
agency. Il am not doing my best.
In fact, no one is. But l want to
help.
Il have close friends among the
physically handicapped, but I have
not shut myself off from the world
in which those who see have their
being. There are many things the
blind can't do, in a military way
but I recommend especially to the
physically handicapped that they
make blood donation"
1t is Mr.. Urich's view that Wash
ington, as the Nations Capital
should set patriotic example for
the Nation in the matter of making
donations that save lives in war
zones and in civilian disasters.
He said he had no relatives or
close friends in the armed services
but he added significantly, that
giving my blood gives me a part in
this war effort; I felt I couldn't
afford not to make a donation.
Commencing Mr.. Urichs spirit
Comdr. L. r. Newhouser of the NAVY
Medical Corps, said "the incident
got close to me-"
Evening star., 1942-12-10
MARYLAND Farmers Protest
|3,1OO-Mi|e Gas A|Iotments

Prince Georges County MD
farmers are wondering what yard
stick the Office of Defense Trans
portation uses in determining how
much gasoline they are entitled to
under certificates of war necessity.
According to j. c. Sweeney, in
charge of the Agricultural Adjhst-
ment Administration Office in Upper
Marlboro, approximately so farmers
who applied for motor fuel for their
trucks each received just enough
gasoline to travel 3,lO0 miles a year,
even though most of them had de-
clared that they travelled at least
10000 miles annually.
One farmer had asked for enough
gasoline to travel $1,000 miles a year
but was allotted fuel to travel only
3,1e0 miles.
Another said he travelled $500
miles annually. He, too, received suf-
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Trees Go Up,
Increasing Cost
|Of Christmas

Prices of Christmas trees soon tc
go on sale will be Is per cent higher
than last year, according to one
large wholesaler here who this
week received a shipment of three
carloads of spruce trees from
Canada.
They are now being unloaded
from the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road freight yards, New York and
Florida avenues NE. The yard
said they were the first to be re-
ceived here
I'VE are lucky to get these" w
H. Hackett, manager of the w
Charles Heittmuller Co., commented
He said there were so few tree
cutters available in Canada that
supplies of Christmas trees would
be scarce. He also blamed the
heavy load on railroad traffic fo1
the small supply.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton recently announced there woulc
be no price ceiling on Christmas
trees. Accordingly, it is believed
prices will skyrocket.
One retailer asserted that prices
would be mighty high" even fol
small trees. He said they were ex.
pecting to sell only small trees BE-
cause of the simplicity anticipated
in this years celebration of the
holiday.
The Canadian trees received here
this week range in size from 3 tt
IL feet.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Asylum Plea Denied
In Lynchburq SIuyinqs

BY the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Dec. 10.-A
request by T. Warren Messlck OF
Roanoke, counsel for Warren G
Myers, 81, of Lynchburg, who is
charged with the murder of City
Attorney T. Gibson Hobbs and Dele
gate Franklin Daniel here June 30
that the defendant be committed tc
an insane asylum was denied in
Corporation Court here yesterday by
Judge Edward Meeks of Amherst
Instead the case was ordered con-
tinued by Judge Meeks until a COM
plete report on the mental condition
of Myers is made to the court by q
three-man commission appointed in
July.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Richmond Bishop Named
Methodist Council Head
By the Associated Press.

Ns tisc hoSOCidJeO PreSS,
CLEVELAND, Dec. 10-Bishon
William w. Peele of Richmond. Va
Yesterday was elected president of
the Methodist Council of Bishops.
succeeding Bishop Ernest G.. Rich
ardson. at the councils annual
meeting. Bishop Peele was pastor OF
the First Church of Charlotte, N. c..
before his election to the episcopacy
in 1888.
Other officers elected were Bishop
G. Bromley Oman, Boston, secre-
tary; Bishop James H. Straughn,
Pittsburgh, and Bishop Titus Lowe.
Indianapolis, executive committee
men.
Establishment of "liouorless"
zones around coal mines, shipyards
and war plants for the wars dura-
tion was proposed at the closing ses-
sion of the conference.
The bishops asserted that their
suggestion was mot an attempt, di-
rect or indirect, to secure national
prohibition" but was made for the
promotion of moral and spiritual
power, physical efficiency, increased
productivity in industry. decrease in
accidents and economic saving of
money and materials now wasted.
Pledge signing crusades were ad-
vocated for every church.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Alleged Kidnaper Of Girl
10 Face Court Jan, 5

Jon Patrick Gamasky, %, shoe
clerk charged with kidnapping Miss
Peggy Anne Kelly, 81, State Depart
ment employe, will be arraigned in
District Court January S, Edward
M. Curran, United States attorney,
announced today
A resident of Reading (Pa) who
formerly lived in the District. Ga
masky was indicted November %
on charge of kidnapping Miss Kelly
and forcing her to marry him in Bel
Air Md. Gamasky held a gun in
his coat pocket during the ceremony
according to Assistant United States
Attorney Bernard Margolius, who
presented the evidence to the grand
jury.
At hearing in Philadelphia fol-
lowing the Indictment, Gamasky was
released on 81 900 personal bond. The
Federal Bureau of Investigation had
pleaded for higher bail, $4,000 hav-
ing been recommended by Mr.. Cur
ran.
Evening star., 1942-12-10

flcient gasoline to travel 3,1O0 miles.
In addition, Mr.. Sweeney said,
about 225 farmers who had filed
their motor fuel applications through
his office received only 10 per cent
of the gasoline for which they had
applied.
Il don't know how the ODT fig
ured these allotments," Mr.. Sweeney
asserted. If these farmers attempt
to cut their mileage they will prob
ably have to go out of business"
1T may be-" he added, that the
SO farmers who failed to file their
gasoline applications through this
offce did not understand the COM
plicated forms and thus neglected to
give adequate information concern
ing their needs
All Of the farmers, he said. have
signified their intention to file ap-
peals in an attempt to obtain ad.
ditional allotments.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Naval Training Center
AT Port Deposit Soon
To Graduate 1900
Raw Recruits Emerge
As Fighters After
12-Week Course
By the Associated Press.


PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Dec 10
The Bainbridge Naval Training
Base, spraWled along the banks of
the Susquehanna River near this
hamlet is far from completion, but
1t is serving its primary purpose
training recrults-right now.
The huge base was begun May 25
Within six months after the first
shovel of dirt was turned, more than
10000 recruits were on their way
toward becoming hardened Seamen,
ready for duty in Uncle Sans far
flung fleet.
The first contingent arrived Oc-
] tober 20 and Immediately settled
down to the task of learning naval
warfare and many things about the
sea. Now nimble and tough, this
first contingent, numbering nearly
1000 men. is stepping through the
| f1nal phases in preparation for
graduation the latter part of this
month.
Produces Real Fighters.
The l2-Week training program
polishes raw recruit to the extent
that he is able to take over a post
within few days after boarding a
sea-going vessel.
| Capt. c. F. Russell, the bases
commandant, planned much of the
detailed training program. He says
that recruits, after finishing the 12-
week course, are not synthetic sea-
men," but real fighters.
He comedies the curriculum is in
complete, but he adds that it will
be rounded out by the time the re-
naming buildings of the base are
completed. Then, he adds, the
training program will offer courses
for yeomen, storekeepers, signal
men, radio operators, machinists.
and in other skilled trades.
Assisting Capt. Russell are Capt.
E. T. Short, executive officer. and
1t. Comdr. C. F. Phillips, recruit
training officer.
Covers 1000 Acres.
The base was named in honor of
Commodore William Bainbridge,
commander of the historic frigate
Constitution and hero of the War
of 1872.
Covering some 1000 acres the
base has been merged with the old
Tome Preparatory Academy, which
was taken over by the Navy. The
school was the nucleus around which
$50 structures eventually will be
built, capable of accommodating
nearly 10000 men.
approximately IS per cent of the
project is complete, and it is in this
portion of The base that recruits are
stationed for primary training.
10000 Hospital.
The base, one of three strategic
ally located to expedite the training
OF recruits, will be permanent
training center. 1t will have all the
necessary conveniences, on an ever
more elaborate and larger scale
than those of naval bases already
built. The other two are the Samp-
son at Lake Seneca, N. Y, and the
Farragut at Pond Oreille, Idaho.
Capt. Russell said that a 10000
bed hospital is included in the
project, together with four drill
halls, capable of holding 5000 men
and four mess halls, each of which
will accommodate 5000 men.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
.6-Month Limit
Overtime Bill
Given Backing
Civil Service Unit
Insists on Original
Plan, With Change

The only hope for action in this
Congress on wartime pay adjustment
for Government employees appeared
to depend today on whether the two
houses will agree to adopt the gen.
eral overtime bill as a temporary
six-month solution.
The issue was narrowed down to
this possibility yesterday when the
Senate Civil Service Committee
scrapped the new straight pay in
crease plan because of a disagree
ment over requiring a 48-hour week
In exchange for the following raises:
Twenty per cent on salaries up to
and including $2,100, and Is per cent
on the first $4,000 of salaries above
$2,100. No increase was to have been
granted above $4,000.
Limit Shortened.
In abandoning this measure the
committee decided to advise the
Democratic Steering Committee it
would insist on the original over
time bill, with an amendment limit
ing it to next June 30 instead of 1945.
This bill proposes to fix A hours as
the basic work week, but allow time
and-a-half for all work above 40
hours.
The difficulty confronting this
measure is that the Steering Com
mittee decided 10 days ago not to
call it up because of fear it would
open up a fight to lengthen the 40
hour week in private industry.
Regardless of whether the gen.
eral overtime bill goes through now
or fails, the whole question of more
equitable wartime pay schedules for
Federal workers is expected to be
gone into again by the Civil Service
Committees early in the January
session of the new Congress.
In drafting the general overtime
proposal the committee was seek
ing to bring about uniform treat
ment. since at the time the bill was
written So per cent of the Govern
ment's personnel were eligible for
overtime pay, while AZ per cent, in
Guiding most per annum depart
mental clerks, were not.
Overtime Expires for Some
On December l large force of
per annum field workers in War
and Navy lost the overtime pay thev
mad been receiving under a tenn
porary law Steps were not taken
to extend that law, because of the
expectation the general overtime bill
would pass.
senator Byrd, Democrat. of Vir-
glnla announced late yesterday he
would introduce a resolution tomor-
row to revive this temporary over
time authority for these War and
Navy workers until April, in case
no general overtime bill is adopted
before adjournment.
District policemen, firemen and
school teachers had been included
IN the straight pay increase bill be-
fore 1t was abandoned yesterday.
The school teachers still are covered
by the alternative overtime pro-
posal. This probably means that
the police and firemen will turn
their hopes again to their separate
$500 pay increase bill, which has
passed the House and is pending in
the Senate.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORT DEPOSIT, Dec. 1O.-A drill
drum-one CT nine ofdereu uy
George Washington for the Conti-
mental Army and used in every
American war since-is still sound
ing the Spirit of rs and defiance to
the Nations enemies.
The valuable Revolutionary relic
is owned and played by Charles Be-
settle, musician first class, of New
York City, who is stationed at the
cambridge Naval Training Base
near here. The drum has been in
sured for $4,000 and will be turned
over to the Smithsonian Institution
after the war.
For years after the Revolution the
drum was owned by the 5th Vermont
Regiment. 1t was obtained by the
Besette family 88 years ago.
Besette's grandfather carried it
through the Civil War, his father
through the Spanish-American War
and Besette. himself, through the
World War with the famous 69th.
Besette, sailor with a youth S
energy, is considered cambridge S
top drummer. A natural drummer, >
Besette PAGES the drill fields in vet
eran style and with an expertness
which frequently prompts high
praise from reviewing officers and
guests.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Dixon Made Director
Of Schools in Virqinio

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1O.-The
State Board of Education today ap-
proved the appointment of w. Irwin
Dixon, 43, as director of public
schools under the Department of
Education to succeed Raymond v.
Long, who resigned recently to ac-
cept the dictatorship of the State
Planning Board.
Mr.. Dixon, who for II years was
assistant to Mr.. Long, was nomi-
mated for the position by Dabney
S. Lancaster, State superintendent
OF public instruction.
The board also approved the ap-
pointment of M. Gordon Norman,
"a, assistant supervisor of school
plans, to succeed Mr.. Dixon.
Evening star., 1942-12-10

The drum. Haunting a red trim
ming and all the earmarks of his.
tory, is easily singled out from the
others when the band passes in
review.
Shortly, Besette will have new
march-his own Yankee Doodle
Drummer Boy This song, he ex-
plains, is nothing like Yankee
Doodle Dandy" written by the late
George M. Cohan, an intimate
friend of his.
Besette's reputation as drummer
extends far beyond the limits of the
naval base. He has taught many OF
the top drummers of today: "Cozy'
Coyle, Willie Rodriguez of Paul
Whiteman's band, Freddy Miller
Ernie Rudisil of Sammy Hayes band
and dozens of others.
His records on how to beat drums
are used in New York public schools
and it is estimated that more people
have learned under Besette's methoc
than any other.
He has won innumerable cham.
pionShips and trophies. He spent
a quarter of century in show
business. Now, after winning about
every award they pass out for ex-
pert drumming, he's carrying the
historic drum through his second
| and the drums seventh war.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Arlington Committee
Appointed 10 Survey
Nursery Schools
Efforts to Be Made
To Coordinate County
Child Care Activities

Arlington County Manager Frank
Z. Hanrahan today appointed chile
care committee to make an i'm
mediate survey of the type of care
being given to children in nursery
schools and nurseries in the coun-
ty and to map improvements.
Mr.. Hanrahan said this commit
tee will operate along the same lines
as the State Committee named by
Gov. Darden.
One Of its main functions, said
Mr.. Hanrahan, will be the promo
ton and coordination of activities
related to the care of children
particularly those of working
mothers during wartime.
The survey, he said, is expected tc
present picture of the type OF
nursery school and nursery operat-
ing in the county now and to reveal
steps needed to make the service
adequate. Also, it will determine
| whether or not it will be necessary
to adopt a local ordinance, parallel
to the States, or to operate wholly
under State law.
Members of the committee are
Roger w. Grant, jr., head OF the
local welfare department, chairman
Edmund D. Campbell, chairman OF
the county board; Fletcher Kemp
superintendent of schools; Mrs. Sara
E. Carl, head of the county defense
homes registration Office; Lawrence
w. Douglas, commemorative attor-
ney; DR.. Ralph G. Beachley, county
health officer, and Harry L. Wood.
yard, police chief.
Mr.. Hanrahan hopes there will be
ample volunteer help in making the
survey. Some persons already have
registered at the Office of civilian de.
fense at the courthouse, he said.