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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25

Mrs. James Bell was unusually
happy on Saturday night as ner
hubby had planned the most de-
lightful party in celebration of her
birthday. Friends assembled at their
| lovely home on fireman avenue
were served cocktails and hors-
d'oeuvres and then on TO the Club
666. where special reservations
were mace Tor party Oh sixteen
As they arrived, champagne was
served. The gorgeous flowers on
the table added cheer, and the
hostess was showered with fine
gifts.
Present were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dudley. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Reid,
Annette Murreu Minola Simmons.
Gertrude Burk. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Hudson. Mr.. Robert Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs Robert Coleman, Mr..
Horace Green. Mr.. AMI Mrs. Roger
| Minefield Mr. Charles Hancock.
Mrs. Thelma Nelson and others.
MI. 1..t,,,.uo, =, ott;oou, - .ho
-, E,,rana IrrJU D. NJ ,oon
!, .i,r,vs no,o-t,,I ooron,o,r ~, i
80 IL ,.. hoId cr,dav ~ tho
Einnish baI1 u,bero no g,,ast. uero
~ sarrad 49,, rns,t 800 d;a
~ an w. trinorinss ;ce nraan,
nnL 49, ~ IN ~ 49, thou
co,I1d drinL
me lrIehus 3auher ahhud'Iy lot
'hlS important ceremony ana
helshoor'nB posts as wen as OUT
Oh town Michlsan posts are repre-
sehteu' mere were numerous dig.
n''sfles IN Leslonhalfe lie on hand
LOT the services,
ne men were lhstsl4ed by MI
Oley 3. "a'Kinsi and the ladies' by
MIS-. humahia boyo' Inc LADIES
auNiilsry services are very ERECT
we as lhey form various forma'
mons OIL drIlls ana 40 TOOK SO grand
IN ., ehelF uniforms
me new oliicers lncLuoe com
manoer' Ciarence X, stevenson;
senior vice commander sherman
lam, junior vice commander John
boyo' aolutanl' Oley J. watkins;
quartermasier' Samuel Walker;
post advocate william Trent
cnaplain' Ernest Laddie; surgeon
A A 0g ca oiiicer OF the day
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
The Party Line
BY MARIAN


Lucille Watkins. senior wee presi-
dent; Mesdames. BOYD, Lola PARKS
Nellie Mitchell, Alice Parks Madie
Dues Sarah Games Allsner Mar
Shall' Mary walker Glduys ray
Miles Henrietta stephens Ada NC
Cuiloush' Lena Laddle ana MIL
dred Petoss'
y y
MT. and Mrs John wilkes OF MIC
Graw avenue are entertaining
MIS- wilkes niece MISS NerVah
Harrison OF Buffalo N. y Sne Is
oeins SHOWN ABOUT extensively
Mrs, Ben Johnson and ner daush-
Ter Ieit SUNDAY 10 Visit her lather
IN Etnel' MISS out before going
away irlehos eathefed win swell
le2ant lareWeil parry JACK fer-
guSon lurnlsheo the rhytnm ana
me party was most merry LOT MI
ana MRS EAR Hreer' MIS- JENNIE
Ely Mr.. ana MIS- MARVIN arhler,
Mr. and MIS- T. Nelson' MI ana
Mrs Marvin Han MI and Mrs
Ogleoee NeWoerh' Mrs. arlene MI
nor mrs. Eilzaoeth hapiey' MISS
Ester "lIAams'
-..,
Little Mereeoes heley came IN
Tor + unday on MOEday as Sne
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25

THE IN AS MUCH CIRCLE OF
KINGS DAUGHTERS will spon-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25


GRETA MALLORY the tiny
daughter OF BILL and JACQUE
MALLORY. was chrLstened at St
Cyprian's church last Sunday morn
ing. MR. and MRS. URIC
POWER were godmother and IA
Their. BILLS mother came from
Anderson. Ind, for the event.
X X X
MARION STANTON. who is the
charming cousin of our ALICE
STANTON. was here from Pitts
burgh for a delightful visit
And also added to the list NJ
visitors is the name of MRS
MATHEW ROSS of Charleston W
Va. We know her as just
"LINNY" she is the sister Of
ELIZABETH MCKINNEY and is
here 10 look after a younger sister
1sABEL--who IS i'll and confined
10 her home
= 4 &
Benefit card parties and such.
are in the offing On May a. a.
Club Congo the Beaubien COM
mittee of the Visiting Nurse asse-
CATION will sponsor a cocktail
party.
The STLHOUETTES are having
a card party at Club 666 on SAT
urday, April IS MARY HELEN
LOVING is chairman Of the affair
X = Z
FREDDIE OUTWARD was here
with Joe Louis last week end 49,.
and was seen al the ringside at
Club Congo after the fight las;
Friday night just a few minutes
before planning over 10 Chicago for
the opening of his pals nightery
(Pat Brooks and Charles. Glenn.
= 4 4
Did you know that LOWELL
QUEENS is the new manager OF
Club Congo? Good for him. and
we know all his friends are going
to flock TO that spot more than
ever now.
4 4 =
THE IN AS MUCH CIRCLE OF
KINGS DAUGHTERS will spon-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25

Lady Foster, proprietor Of FoS-
ter's Beauty Shop began her vacs-
ton on Saturday evening by at
tending the Elks Ball. She leaves
IN Tuesday for a two weeks vaea-
ton for New York. Philadelphia,
and Virginia.
Lady Foster is one OF Detroit's
most successful beauticians.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
This Changing World
Need of U. S. Aid in Cose Jops Attack Siberia Held
Cousino Soviet to Ease Demands for Second Front

Japanese Army is being con-
centrated in the area between
Mongolia and Korea. The oc-
cypation of some of the Aleutian
Islands was intended &c cut off
communication between the
United States and ASiatic Russia.
Some of the occupied islands. like
kiska and Attu, would have been
excellent jumping off places for
American planes flying westward.
The opinion expressed in some
military quarters in Washington
is that. although occupation Of
these Aleutian points is disagree
able. there are many routes by
which immediate assistance could
be sent to Siberia.
The Moscow government does
not minimize the consequences
of a Japanese attack on the Mari
time Province and on the Lake
Baikal region. Premier Stain,
who is in sole control of the
Soviet Unions grand strategy,
realizes now that a further diffu-
sion of American forces would
encourage the Japanese to ad-
vance the date for their attack
on Siberia.
Siberia Important Strategically.
Premier Stain is said to agree
with the point of view of Amer
lean and British strategists that.
considering the amount of avia-
ton and shipping now at the
Allies disposal, an adventure in
France would require the use of
the bulk of our reduced shipping,
might accomplish little of prac-
tical value and would also render
lis helpless to aid Marshal Stern's
Siberian forces If they are at
tackled.
The movements of the Jap
anese are keenly watched in
Washington, and there is every
reason to believe that adequate
measures are being taken now to
enable us to rush assistance to
the Russians. A repetition of
too little and too late will be
avoided this time.
The American high command
Is fully aware of the strategic
Importance of Siberia, where the
Russians have developed ade-
quate airdromes and new rail-
ways in the last five years. Both
Moscow and Washington are fully
aware that if communications by
way of the Arctic prove imprac-
ticable and if the Persian Gulf
Evening star., 1942-08-01
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

There recently have been certain
rather disturbing indications that
the japanese are regaining the stra-
tegic initiative in the area north
and northeast of Australia. Japa-
nese air activities have been on an
increasing scale, while those of the
United Nations have shown signs Of
diminishing. The Japanese have
extended their occupation of north
ern New Guinea by seizing Buna
and Coma and have even attempted
a new overland movement toward
Port Moresby.
After the Coral Sea and Midway
actions. there was some ground for
hope that the initiative in the Pa
cific might have passed into the
Evening star., 1942-08-01
jap Attack on Soviet Seen
Moi Eliot Says Attempt TO Invade Siberia
Would ImperiI Nipponese in South Pacific

therefore, be to use 1t extensively
and drive the japanese from their
adjacent bases so that they have
no means by which they can attack
our positions in Australia.
In so doing, we shall be offering a
threat to ether japanese positions
in the Caroline and Marshall Is
lands, and thus begin to reap the
advantage of the offenslve-that is,
compelling the enemy to conform to
our will and to come and fight us
at place and time of our selection.
Siberian Attack Likely.
In this connection, we might well
reflect upon the possibilities of a
japanese attack on the Far Eastern
provinces of the Soviet Union. Such
an attack seems increasingly likely.
The japanese have made all their
dispositions for it, though they may
be cannily awaiting the outcome of
the German campaign in South
Russia. Should the Japanese attack
the Russians, we may reasonably
anticipate that the latter would ask
us to Great a diversion in their
favor in the Pacific, as they have
already asked us to do in Europe,
The Japanese air force is much
smaller than the German air force
and is spread over a considerably
larger area. So far as air forces are
concerned, we should therefore be
able to effect really helpful di-
version by offensive operation di-
rected against japanese held
/ islands.
The japanese might we'll be faced
/ by the unpleasant alternative of re-
| inforcing their air power to oppose
/ our operations in the Pacific and
thus conceding the Russians definite
air superiority in Manchukuo, or OF
| sticking to their knitting in Man.
| chukuo and permitting us to retake
bases of great strategic Importance
from which we could eventually
threaten Japan's vital sea COM
| munications.
We may be sure that the Russians
will ask us to do this If the japanese
attack them, and it will definitely be
in our interests to do it. 1t is quite
possible that the present period of
quiet in the Pacific is period of in
tense preparation by both sides for
| just such a situation.
: Copyright, 1912, New York Tribune, Inc,
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Bv GOULD LINCOLN.

It is good news when the Govern
ment can point to money saved
Particularly is this good news
for the American people at a
time when total war authorize
tions have reached the staggering
total of s205, 900 900 900 - money
that must eventually come from
the pockets Of the American tax
payers.
When Senator McKellar, Dem
ocrat, of Tennessee, member OF
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, told the Senate Thurs
day that savings aggregating So
3l2.269450 we're in sight - and
that many more millions would
be salvaged-he was giving en-
Couragement to the people.
The fear has been that, in the
spending of such huge sums of
money, there would be reckless
waste. There was in the last
war, though expenditures huge
enough to amaze the world at
that time we're small compared
with what this country has un-
dertaken today. 1t must be ad-
mitted that Congress and the
Government departments have
been more forehanded in meet
ing the situation than they were
a quarter of a century ago.
Two steps of great Importance
have been taken. One was the
creation of the Joint Commit
tial Expenditures, headed by
Evening star., 1942-08-01

There can be no doubt that prep
arations are going forward within
the limits imposed by our necessi-
ties elsewhere. The long line of
communications and the shortage
of shipping increase the difficulty of
preparing even for a limited often
sive and the delays are unquestion-
ably as disappointing to our high
command.
Can Concentrate Forces.
AS to the Australia New Guinea
area in particular, we should keep
in mind that it is always possible
for the Japanese to produce con-
centration of force there, operating
over their interior lines and with
the advantage of string of inter-
mediate bases.
1t is clear that the Japanese have
learned thoroughly from the Ger
man book the lessons of the strate-
glcal fexibility of air power. AS
long as they hold their network of
island bases, they are able to con-
centrate squadrons for operations
off New Guinea one week and use
the same squadrons in China the
next week,
We enjoy no such advantages
The resources of Australia itself are
insufficient to maintain any very
large air force, and If planes and
ground equipment are sent in from
outside there must be a constant
flow OF shipping to replace losses
and provide supplies. Otherwise
there is danger that even a tempo
rarlly superior air force in Australia
If not employed to obtain a decisive
advantage while its superiority con-
tlnues to exist, may be frittered
away by combat and operati sxal
losses until it is no longer superior
and cannot oppose a sudden con-
centration of japanese strength.
Japanese strategy has sought tc
deprive the United Nations of any
bases from which attacks could be
launched against Japan or her oc-
cupled territory. Precisely the same
strategy applies in reverse to ou,
situation in Australia, which vii
never ne secure so long as the Japa-
nese hold their positions in New
Guinea and the adjacent islands.
If we build up air strength il
Australia solely for the purpose Of
defending that island continent, We
shall suffer continuous fluctuations
in strength due to the uncertainty
of ocean transport and the possible
needs Of other fronts for shipping
and shall always be more or less a
the mercy Of japanese initiative.
The only purpose of building ur
a strong Australian air force Will
Evening star., 1942-08-01

that region, which is infested
with millions of guerrillas and
saboteurs, may prove too much,
even for the excellent Nazi sys-
tenn of rear communications.
Meanwhile. there is every In
dication that mass air assaults
on industrial centers in the
Reich and the occupied regions
will be made at more frequent
intervals than heretofore. These
raids are not expected to change
materially the military situation
on the Russian front, but are in
tended to soften up the Reich
and handicap production of
planes and heavy war materials.
When, at a given moment, the
Allies feel they have enough
shipping and war materials to
open up the much discussed sec
ond front, the Nazis will be in
less favorable position, as far as
production is concerned, than
they are now.
Jap Attack Considered.
The Russians understand prob
ably better than any people in
Europe, the Importance of time.
They also know that time is
working in their favor and ours.
The famous Arab proverb that
haste comes from the devil"
was adopted long ago in Russia.
There is another consideration,
however, which appears to have
made the Soviets less insistent
that second front be opened
Immediately. This is the pos
sihility that the Japanese may
attempt to occupy Siberia as far
as the Trans Siberian Railway
and thus cut off the last possible
communication line between the
USSR and the American fac
tories producing war material.
Information from Manchukuo
confirms the report that a strong
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Government contracts was in
strumental in getting enacted
the renegotiation law which is
now working SO we'll,
Senator Byrd told the Senate
that of the total $205 900, 900, 900
authorized and appropriated for
the war up to July /, 1912, there
were available unexpended bal
ances amounting to $163, 900, ,00O,-
600. In other words, there had
actually been expended for war
purposes approximately $4,000
100000. Senator Byrd urged Con-
gress not to continue to roll up
further great appropriations and
authorizations and to further in
crease the unexpended balances,
which cannot be spent for an
other two years. In his opinion
that is not good business.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
.McLemore-
Typewriter Brings
Flood of Memories

NEW YORK. My binoculars have
gone to the war, loan to the Navy
for the duration :,
Now 1t looks as II my typewriter
will soon be off to the front.
1t is over-age. heaven knows, and
has at least one dependent, but
the War Department is clamoring
for typewriters. and who knows but
what I would do better with goose
quill pen.
When 7 shipped off the binoc-
ulars it brought back flood OF
memories and when the typewriter
goes thereN be another food Of
memories of days and nights all
over the world
No one has ever been able to say
exactly how old my typewriter is.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, and of which Senator Nc
Kellar is a member. The second
was the adoption of an amend
ment to the Sixth Supplemental
National Defense Appropriation
Act of April %, 1912
Senator Mcclellan, as chairman
of the subcommittee handling
that measure. had much to do
with drafting the amendment
the and its adoption In brief it
gives Government department
heads the right to investigate
costs in carrying out Government
contracts ana to demand and OBJ
tain renegotiation of contracts
when it appears that the con-
tractors are making exorbitant
or even large profits.
Statement Placed in Record.
AS result Of combined op-
erations of the Byrd Committee
and the renegotiation provision,
Senator Mckellar was able to
place in the record the following
statement, showing the savings
already in sight:
Savings, War De-
partment, to June
IS, 1912 --------- s556 600 900
Savings on contracts
in the War De-
partment now be-
ing examined --- 100000 900
Savings, Navy De-
partment, already
accomplished - 348,786,242
Fur h er estimated
savings in Navy
Department during
the year retirement 5oo,ooo,ooo
Savin gs, United
Sta tes Maritime
Commission - 29.5n0 600
Anticipated savings,
Maritime Commis-
sion, remainder of
year ----- 65,0O0,00o
Total ---- s1,998 ,2s6,242
To be added to the
above sums Is a re-
duction Of all kinds
Of non-m ilitary
Evening star., 1942-08-01
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The Soviet government appears
to be reconciled to the idea that
America and Britain will open
a second front in Western Eu-
rope only when they feel them
selves strong enough to exploit
whatever initial victories they
may win.
The Russian high command Is
reported to feel that they can
stand even more painful with
draWals and losses of vital terri
tories, if necessary, and is said
to be looking at the present
situation as possibly leading to
repetition of what happened
in 1918, when the Germans COL
lapsed after many spectacular
victories over a three-year pc.
riod The same thing may occur
next year, when American forces
will be able to strike with their
utmost strength,
Nazi lines are extending far
into Russia, farther than they
have ever been before. The diff
culties of maintaining armies in
Evening star., 1942-08-01

preparations made
by the Congress for
the present fiscal
year -------- 1,313,o83.203
Grand total s3312,269,45O
Undersecretary of War Patter-
son. in a letter OF Senator Nc
Kellar. discussed the progress
which has been made in the re-
view and renegotiation Of con-
tracts for the War Department.
The Price Adjustment Board, he
said, has interviewed many war
contractors, who were Co-opera-
tive almost without exception.
Some of them already have VOL
unfairly refunded large sums of
money-eXcess profits on their
operations for the Government.
Senator McKellar had similar
letters from the Navy Depart
ment, from the Maritime Com
mission and from Donald M.
Nelson. chairman of the War
Production Board. All Of their
comments were to the effect
that the new law is working
well. The opinion was expressed
also that it would bring about
even greater savings in the fu-
ture.
Committee Investigations Help.
Under the law the secretary of
each department is directed to
insert in any contract for an
amount in excess of 100000
provision for the renegotiation
of the contract at period when
profits can be determined with
reasonable certainty. There also
is provision for the retention of
any part of the contract price
which is in excess of reasonable
profit. Still another provision
Compels the contractor to agree
to renegotiate a contract if it can
be shown from an examination
of the costs going into the work
that the profits are to be exces-
sive. The new law contains
directive, too, that the Govern
ment, in renegotiating contracts
shall not make any allowance for
any salaries, bonuses or other
compensation paid by a contrac-
tor to officers or employees in
excess of a reasonable amount,
nor for any excessive reserves, or
for any excessive costs incurred
by the contractor. All of which is
calculated to make both Govern
ment officials and contractors ex-
tremely careful of expenditures.
The efforts of the Govern
ment officers to reduce war ex-
penditures have been aided, too,
by the investigations made into
contracts by the Truman Com
mittee and the House Naval and
Military Affairs Committees. The
publication of the huge profits
shown to have been made in some
Evening star., 1942-08-01
400, 900 Cubuns Stort
Registering for Druft
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 1.-Some
100000 Cubans between the ages of
l8 and 25 began registering today
for compulsory military service
which probably will be inaugurated
IN October. Registration will con-
tlnue through August.
The draftees will receive four
months Of training, following which
they Will return to civilian status
as army reserves. The draftees will
not be sent outside the country for
service, the government said, con-
scrlption being designed "to defend
the nation against aggressors should
the necessity arise"
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Minister Says Irish
SO Pct. Against War
Py the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. Robert
Brennan, Fires Minister to the
United States, said yesterday that
SO per cent of his people were deter
mined to remain out of the war.
The popular opinion is much
stronger on this question than 1t was
at the beginning of the war" he
said
1T is always possible, of course,
that we may be involved, but you
may be sure it will not be of our
choosing"
Mr.. Brennan arrived on a trans
Atlantic plane after a five-week
vacation at home
Evening star., 1942-08-01

hands o / t n e
United Nations.
There have been
some subsequent
indications that
offensive moves,
possibly of an
amphibious ma
t ure, directed
against a the Jap
anese isl a n d
bases, were IN
course of prep
aration. So far,
however, S u c n
hopes have re-
Van;-nI ,,~f,,1f 1fJ1
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Sun Oil Heirs Bride Back
Ai Old Job al Gas Pumps

tN TIE Associated Press,
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l.-Busi-
ness picked up in at least one Sun
OIL Co. station today as motorists
learned Mrs, Walter c. Pew, jr., now
an helress to the company fortune
was back on the old job of tending
gas pumps.
The pretty blond daughter of
Russian immigrants, the former
Sophie Boychuck, returned to her
chores as unobtrusively as she mar
ried the general managers son, July
20-and the honeymoon with her
young welder-h husband MADE her no
more communicative than before.
A male motorist discovered that.
Say, where can I find the
heiress?" he asked
The air." said Mrs. Pew with
dignity, is over there in the corner. -
Evening star., 1942-08-01

by a special ses-
sion of the Su-
preme c our t.
But only a week
q go two Amer
lean businesses
which asked the
Ma tional w a 7
Labor Board to
grant an oppor-
tunity to de-
ternine in court
" h e t h er they
were viola ting a
law in accepting
a Labor Board
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Saving off a leg
and counting its
rings is out OF
the Of the ques-
ton, but 1t has
had but one leg
since that night
when a groggy
M a x B a e r
stepped on it as
he was leaving
the ring after a
beating by Louis.
It wouldn't do
any good to look
Evening star., 1942-08-01
y e 'S;;";:'' s'Sf -.
"a s79S1
n 49, DRa

route is intercepted by the Nazis,
most of the needed war material
could 60 from the United States
by way of Maritime Province
ports.
The Russians have done their
utmost not to provoke the Japs,
but if they attack Siberia under
pressure from Hitler, there is a
strong belief that the present
barrier between America and the
USSR in the Pacific could
be broken. provided this country
is not engaged in costly cam
paign on the other side Of the
Atlantic.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Reds Bear Burden Of War,
Soviet Newspaper Says
Py TIE Associated Press.

Py TIE Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 1.-The govern
ment newspaper Izvestia said today
"all freedom-loving people of the
world are Joined against the Hitler
ite Germans, but the main burden
of the war has been borne by the
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Fine Against Brussels
After Bombing Reported
B. The Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-German
occupation authorities have imposed
a fine of 100000 francs on the city
of Brussels for demonstrations by
the populace against the Flemish
SIS (elite guards and bombing of
its headquarters, the British radio
reported last night in broadcast
heard here by CHS.