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Evening star., 1942-05-22
.McLemore-
You've All Had
AWhirI at This
By HENRY McLEMORE.

1t is no trouble at all to keep your
chin tor chins) up in the face Of the
curtailment Of civilian comforts and
luxuries If one will only pause to
Evening star., 1942-05-22
By FRANK r. KENT.

At the moment there is deep con-
cern. among those best posted On
the facts, about the shortage in
shipping. 1t is concededly our most
Evening star., 1942-05-22

Great oaks from little aeorns
grow. War bonds are the most
promising acorns on the market.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Chosen for Dromu Colony

Jeanne Miles, who will be grad
uated June from Gunston Hall. Is
one of 40 chosen for the Plymouth
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
GIRL SCOUTS 10 HAVE BIG WEEK
 OCTOBER 25-31
Many Activities Planned Including Style Show,
 Movies and Radio

Girl Scout Week, October 25 to 3l, will embrace whirl of activi ties for troops of the Gastineau Channel area, Mrs. H. L. Faulk- her, Scout Commissioner, an- nounced this week, with every Girl Scout taking part in some way.
 Selected members of the Brownie troops of Juneau and Douglas will appear on a Brownie Quiz between 7:30 and 8 pm. over radio sta- tion KINY the evening of October 27, as a special event for Girl Scout Week. It will be part of the Girl Scout Hour during which the Cavalcade of America series will be presented in a series of weekly broadcastS at the same time.
 Court of Awards
 Opening the special week will be the Girl Scout Court of Awards, to be held Sunday October 25, at 2 pm. in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. Girls who have completed requirements for badges and special certificates and whose credentials have been sub- mltted previously, will be honored at this time.
 Next special activity will be the radio broadcast, previously men, toned, on Tuesday, October 27 followed by the two big events oi the series, a movie showing at the Capitol Theatre the evening of Fri day, October 30, featuring w. c Fields in Never Give a Sucker ar Even Break" and a second pic ture, Moonlight in Hawaii" witt Jane Frazee and Johnny Downs proceeds of the two evening show. ings will be turned over to tn, Girl Scouts. Tickets are now or sale by members of the Rotar, Club, ElkS, Moose, the Chambe Of Commerce and other city club and organizations as well as tn girls themselves.
 The style show and tea to b
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14

the City Hall tonight at ' o'clock to receive their night sticks which have been completed by the manual training students of the Juneau High Schools.
 A meeting of the Defense Council will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 in the City Hall following the alert.
 Guard Notice On Thursday all members of the Alaska Territorial Guard are re- quested to be at their usual meeting places a few minutes before ' o. clock, with equipment. in order to cooperate with the Civilian Defense by patrolling during the practice alert. All members who possibly can are urged to turn out for the meet ing before ' o'clock.
 Following the alert there will be meeting tor all members of the Alaska Territorial Guards in the grade school auditorium where a lecture of instruction will be given at 7:30 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
JUNEAU MAN x
 APPOINTED U. S.
 ASST. ATTORNEY
J. Gerald Williams to Leave for Third Divi-
 sion Post

J. Gerald Williams, former Ju- neau school teacher who recently resigned, has been appointed As sistant United States Attorney for the Third Division with headquar- ters in Anchorage, to assist US Attorney Noel K. Wennblom. Of- ficial notification of the appoint ment was received last night by Williams.
 Williams, his wife and Seven- month-old baby, will leave Juneau by plane this week for Anchorage
 Williams is a graduate of the University of Washington School o1 Law, receiving his degree in June 1941. He was admitted to practice in Alaska last March.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
RENT FREEZE I5 APPROVED BY HOUSE GROUP
New Bill Would Give Pres. ident Wide Control
 Powers

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-At the request of Economic Director Byrnes, quick action by the House Banking Committee has paved the way for House action tomorrow on legislation giving the President au- thority to freeze residential and commercial real property rentals throughout the country.
 The committee tentatively agreed to strike from the measure the provision that in as far as prac- ticable rents should be stabilized on the basis of September Is, 1922, and to leave to the President the decision of naming a date to which to roll back charges for the use of real property.
 The committee also decided ten tatively on a stipulation that the President could regulate charges on rooms and hotel rooming houses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14

given Saturday afternoon, October 31, will take place in the ballroom of the Scottish Rite Temple and will be held from 2 to 5 pm. Girls working for their Personal Health badges will be models for the show, Mrs. Harold Foss, chairman, said. Tea will be served cafeteria style under the direction of Mrs. Earl McGinty while the show is in pro- gress.
 Tickets are to be had from the civic clubs given above or from the Girl Scouts. Cookies will be sold all during Girl Scout Week and are now on their way, Mrs. E. L. Keithahn, program chair man, announced
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
ALERT ON
 THURSDAY
 NIGHT AT 7
Instructions Issued Terri. toridI Guards Also to
 Participate

A practice Alert will be held to- morrow, Thursday evening, at o'clock, the Juneau Civilian De- fense Council announced today
 The alert will not include black out.
 All members of the Civilian De- fense are urged to report.
 The problem of the First Aid Corps will be to render first aid to patient suffering from a shrapnel wound in the upper right arm, resulting in a compound fract- ure. Air raid wardens will serve as patients at the IA first aid stations. No ambulances will be used.
 Air raid warden sergeants will report the number of personnel of wardens and first aiders in at tendance in their respective dis tricts.
 Guards To Patrol
 Squads of Territorial Guards will also patrol the streets. They will not perform any of the duties of either auxiliary policemen or of air raid wardens.
 A number of the air raid helmets have been distributed; but, the De- fense Council said today, air raid sergeants who have not received their allotted quota should call at the City Hall and obtain them.
 During the alert all persons, eX- cept those authorized to do so. must remain off the streets and all cars, except those bearing authorized insignia, must halt and remain parked next to the curb
 Scout Cooperation
 The Defense Council anticipates, through cooperation with the Boy Scouts in the near future. to take into membership as messengers a number of Boy Scouts in accord ance with the agreement entered into between the National Organiza- tion of the Boy Scouts and the Of flee of Civilian Defense.
 Get Night Sticks
 Auxiliary policemen have been asked by Walter P Scott, Director, Auxiliary Police Corps, to call at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
WHAT WILL THEY GALL
 THEM NOW!
Women $ Auxiliary 10 US. Coast Guard Is 10
 Be Set Up

SHIN G TON, Oct. IA = A measure setting up Womens Aux Hilary to the United States Coast Guard, a counterpart of the Army's WAACs and the Navy's WAVES, has passed the House, Chairman Bland of the Merchant Marine Com mittee said.
 The women will fill shore jobs and Bland also stated plans are to call for a force of 10000 women by the end of next year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
NEW PATRIOTIC PROGRAM TO BE
 HEARD TONIGHT

Another in the series of origi- nal dramatic radio presentations, sponsored by the US. Treasury De- partment's War Savings Staff in Alaska, will be heard tonight over station KINY at 8;30 o'clock.
 Last weeks production, "The Voice of America is reported to have met with an enthusiastic au- dience response. It was written and directed by Deputy War Savings Administrator Frederick Aver, as is tonight's program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
{. OF {. MEMBERS
 TO HEAR OF kAzI
 FRANCE OCCUPATION

Karl s. Cate, American business man who was in France TOT SIX months after the German occupa- tion, and left Paris in December, 1940, will address members ot Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce to- morrow noon on his experiences Tn an xis-occupied nation. MT. Cate is an old friend of Gov. Ernest Gruening.
 Arthur Hedges, of the U. $. Elm ployment Office in Juneau, also will be a guest when the Chamber meets in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14

medals were awarded five fliers for operating aircraft over the Aleutians and braving heavy anti aircraft fire and cruiser-based fighters to attack the Japanese.
 Mai. Gen. Simon B. Buckner an- nounced the awards were given to Mai. Kenneth H. Gibson, pilot, March Field, Cal, formerly of Texas; 2nd Lieut.. Murry E. Weeks, first pilot, Greenwood, Miss; War rant Officer Lester R. Dowell, ra- dio opehator, Riverside. Calf; Sgt. Harvey w. Gipple, radio operator, 7104 Wilcox St., Bell, Cal; Pfc Eu- gene Burchard, engineer, Union, Texas.
 Navy Men HonOred Recognizing unusual Navy CO., operation with the Army in the Aleutian war, Buckner announced the award of the Army Air Medal to three Navy officers and radio operator. Lieut. Clark A. Hood, Jr Nacona, Texas, received a medal for his act in volunteering as navi- gator for an Army bomber when unsatisfied with his regular oppor- tunities to get at the Japanese He was lost when his Liberatoi bomber, attacking Japanese yes sels near Kiska in heavy anti-air- craft fire was shot down on its first run.
 Lieut.. Robert L. Donley of Clin- tonville, Wis, was honOred fol bravery in bringing his PBY dowr at sea near life rafts holding mem bers of the crew of an Army Lib orator which had been forced dowr 50 miles off shore.
 i Answering a Very" signal, Don ley landed in heavy seas and tool the crew aboard, giving first aio and bringing all safely ashore.
 Get Army Award
 Ensign Reuben N. Smith, observ CT, of Garden City, Kansas, wa honored for going as an observe on a day and night flight during icing conditions in the Western Aleutians, to attack the Japanese
 Radio operator William F. Boyce Seaman, first class, Route 1, Chil licothe, Ohio, was a member of th' crew of a bomber which directed bombing and photographing o enemy ground installations ant naval concentrations near Kiska.
 He made his last radio contac with the base while near klska but the plane failed to return.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
FAMILY RECORD

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Oct. IA. MT. and Mrs. Robert Carey be- lieve their family has set some sort of a record. Three sons were commissioned in the armed serv- ices within a week. One became a major in the army engineers, an- other captain in the air force and the third an ensign ln the naval air service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
First Aid Glass
 Has Ace in Hole

HUGO, Okla, Oct. 14-At one of these wartime first aid classes, Mike Hughes stuck his hand in the electric fan, lacerating three fingers.
 Excitement was high, since no one had a bandage. Somebody suggested an emergency bandage from a petticoat, but there were no petticoats.
 Finally, even as you, the first aiders called a doctor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
ASK GERMANY TO RESCIND D MANA(LING
Britain Will Cancel Re- prisaI Measures If Nazis
 Unbind Prisoners

LONDON, Oct. 14.-Prime Min ister Winston Churchill announced that Germany has been requested to rescind her action of shackling British and Canadian prisoners. If the Nazis agreed, Britain would immediately cancel her reprisal measures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
D. S. 10 Renf Housing for
 War Workers
Privately Owned Buildings May Be Taken Over 10
 Relieve Shortage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. = The Government announced today it would lease privately owned homes and buildings in various States to house war workers, requisitioning the structures for billeting workers if necessary.
 Officials explained that housing accommodations can't be supplied in time by new construction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
PIONEER DIES

William Patterson, 88, who locat- ed in Alaska in 1896, mined and prospected and was connected with the Alaska Railroad Commission for a number of years, died re- gently at Sitka. He had been at the Pioneers Home for a number of years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
Gas Raiioning Keeps
 Auto Accidents Down

VICTORIA, B.C., Oct. 14. = Autt accidents are running about 9 percent below those of 1941 and officials attribute the drop to ra- tioning of gasoline and tires and imposition of a 40-mile speed limit. The number of personal injuries and the amount of prop erty damage show even greater declines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
RENTS WILL BE FROZEN,
 SAYS BYRNES
Director of Economic Stab. iIjzation Moves 10
 Control Property

WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-James Byrnes, new Director of Economic Stabilization, has moved to control rents of all real property, commer- cial as well as residential, and has had a bill introduced in the House for this purpose.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
LEAVES SITKA

Mrs. Elizabeth MolineauX, after Is years as missionary in charge of the Bishop Rowe Mission in Sit ka, has left for Washington, DC, to live with her son George who is associated with the Department of Aoricultllre
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14

BUY DEFENSE BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-14
More Awards
 To AIeutian
 Pliers Told
ADO Gives Air Medals to Five Pliers Who At-
 taeked Japanese

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

ment is TO take my tires, why try
to save them?" This attitude ex.
plains much Of the fast driving
with careless stops and starts
which We see today. Now. this is
what am trying to bring about
Have every community greatly
increase its traffic squad. financ
ing the same with a fee OF fifty
cents to be paid by every driver
every time he is caught going over
80 miles in cities and 40 miles be-
tween cities.
Keep a list of those who are
caught speeding with the under
standing that If II ever is neces-
sary to take tires away from citi-
zens. they will be taken only from
those who have been caught for
speeding. Moreover, the first tires
seized should be from those who
have been caught the most. OF
course, the rationing of gasoline
or a much higher gasoline tax
would help the tire situation; but
il will not solve the real problem.
One of the best suggestions is to
prohibit all night and Sunday driv-
ing without a permit This should
be done under the plan above de-
scribed. Only such a plan will In
sure the faithful OF their reward
and the sinners of their punish
ment. know this is not New
Deal doctrine; but it's the religion
/ was taught when a boy. 1t is
the religion America must return
to If we are to save democracy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Tires Will Last Duration
if Mileage, Speed Are Cut

OF this fact cannot be over-empha-
Sized. It should be pasted on
every windshield.
Hence, II we have any sense,
we will love. cherish. conserve.
ana obey" our tires from this day
on! his is no threat nor nonsense.
I'm giving you the real dope. The
answer to your tire problem is
threefold; "a Get up a half hour
earlier every day and start each
trip earlier so you can drive 80
miles per hour and not need to
hurry. (2) Avoid sudden stops
and starts as these are very bad
on tires. (3) Double up when go
ing to work or to market or any
where else. This means use your
car less, cutting down the mile
age so per cent. Follow these
rules and you have nothing to
fear. Moreover. you will be sub
ject to no more hardship or incon-
venience than you would be with
iron, wooden. or cotton-asphalt
tires on your front wheels. With
them you cannot go over 80 miles
and they may be expensive.
What About Legislation?
One OF the most harmful state
ments on the tire situation came
from Washington suggesting that
our good tires might he comman-
deered and taken by the govern
ment. This caused millions of
people to say: IF the govern
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
CAMPUS
ACTIVITIES
TWO HUNDRED
COUPLES DANCE

Approximately 200 couples dane.
ed at the enjoyable Mems Union
Spring Breeze Friday evening from
9Pto - p. m. in the Fred Green
Ballroom of Charles McKenny Hall.
This annual semi-formal party
sponsored by the Union featured
an all colored orchestra.
The dancers went to the cafe
terra for refreshments.
Dr. and Mrs. Simon Fagerstrom
and DR.. and Mrs Howard Blacken-
burg were chaperons.
Guests included: President John
NJ. Munson, Dean and Mrs. Egbert
lsbell. Dean Susan B. Hill, Dean
and Mrs. James NJ. Brown. Dean
Frances Farnham Mr.. and Mrs. C.
P. Steimle. Mrs. Florence Lyman.
DR.. and Mrs. Hoover H. Jordan.
Professor and Mrs. Haydn Morgan,
DR.. and Mrs. Clarence Loesell, DR..
and Mrs. Harry Smith. DR.. and
Mrs. L. A. Butler, DR.. and Mrs.
Harry E. Hoy. Professor and Mrs.
Elton ]. Rynearson. and Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Browning.
Frederic BENEFITS, Lansing, was
general chairman OF the jarty. He
was assisted by Edward Gilday,
Monroe; George Allen. Rensselaer,.
y. Y: John Shada, Hamtramck;
Richard GILES. Plymouth: Howard
Trip, Ypsilanti; Charles Had,
Saginaw; Edward Kontrymowicz.
Hamtramck. Warren Krause. Mt.
Clemens, and John Grant, Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
DULUTH TRAIN DERAlLED

Marquette. Mich, May LAP
When three cars OF the Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic Railway
combination passenger-freight train,
east-bound from Duluth TO Mar
quettee. left the tracks about six
miles west Of Even at 2:l2 a. m
(CWT), Friday. two of Il passen-
gers were slightly injured. Three
pass engers, Mrs. Anna E. Rusyolt,
Of Marquette, and Mrs John Green
and her two-year-old daughter Ruth,
Of Ironwood. were brought TO St.
Luke's Hospital here for examina-
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Resignation Submitted
By Ann Arbor Policemen

Ann Arbor. Mich, May l6-Police
Chief sherman H. Mortenson has
announced that Erwin NJ. Keebler,
fourth oldest member Of the Ann
Arbor Police Department. has re.
signed to work elsewhere.
Patrolman Keebler joined the
force April 10, 1924, but in recent
years has served as officer assigned
to Office duty. His resignation be-
comes effective May 25.
At present Mr. Keebler is EN-
ployed as a butcher in the Esehel-
bach market. 202 Z. Huron St.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Sessions Concluded
BY ACoustlCal Society

Ann Arbor, Mich. May 10 A
symposium on air raid warning de-
vices Friday afternoon closed the
two day conference OF the 21th
meeting OF the Acoustical Society OF
America which was conducted in
Ann Arbor.
At a banquet Thursday night DR..
Richard Bolt, national research EEL
low at the Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology, was given a 500
award and plaque for his contribu-
ton in the acoustics field. DR..
Bolts main contributions have been
on the problems OF wave theory and
acoustic impedance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Rural Events

MAY II
Bellevllle
High School band will present
annual spring concert at o'clock
in the school auditorium.
MAY 20
Begole
B. c. Circle of Begole Sunday
School will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Christopher Moore. Potluck
dinner at 1880. business meeting,
2 o'clock.
Saline
Friendship Glass will meet at
the home OF Miss Fannie Friis.
MAY II
Sheldon
Mother and daughter banquet at
the church, sponsored by Woman's
Society of Christian Service.
RaWsonville
Helping Hand Society will meet
at the hall. Potluck dinner at
noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Ann Arbor Neuls
Miss West Becomes Bride
OF Ii. Robert ForSythe

Ann Arbor. Mich. May 16-An.
nouncement is being made of the
marriage Of Miss Elinor West,
daughter OF Mrs. Edith West. and
1t. Robert Lewis Forsythe. Fort
Benning, Ga, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. L. Forsythe, Ann Arbor Hills.
The ceremony took place Thurs
day in the St. Andrews Episcopal
Church.
The couple was unattended
1t. Forsythe a graduate Of the
University, received his commits
sion in the United States Infantry
last week after completing the OF
fcers training course at Fort Ben
ming. Mrs. Forsythe also attended
the University.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
FLINT GAS LINE TESTED

Flint, Mich. May 16-The newly
completed 4S-mile pipeline to con-
yey natural gas to Flint from the
Milwaukee plant OF Consumer q
Power Co, is now being tested. :
Officials said the gas supply will
be available May 25. Until line
Is constructed to connect the Mich
igan installation with the Texas line
now serving Detroit, Flint's fuel
source will be Michigan wells. It
planned, however. to serve the city
with a mixture of Texas and Micta
igan gas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
Ann Arbor Public Schools
will Close on June II

Ann Arbor, Mich, May 16-Plans
are being made for the closing ex-
ercises in Ann Arbor public schools
which this year will be on Friday.
June 70.
According TO the schedule for
next year, announced by the board
OF education, registration will start
Wednesday, Sept 3, with classes
to begin on the following Monday
Sept. a. The opening of night
school is planned for October Il.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

Lansing, Mich, May l6-INS-At-
torney General Herbert J. Rushton
has declared unconstitutional the
legislatures 1941 act restricting
transfer on election day to the same
congressional or senatorial district.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
PUBLISHER DIES

Coral, Mich. May 16-AP-Fu.
neral services are being arranged
for Frederick L. O'Brien, 10. past
president OF the Michigan Anti-Sa-
loon League who died here Friday.
O'Brien, former postmaster here for
25 years. founded the Coral News,
which he published for 81 years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Aus
tralia-AP-For the second success
sive day, long-range Allied bomb.
ers hammered Thursday at Japa-
nese shipping in the Harbor Of
Rabaul, New Britain. and scored a
smashing victory over enemy fight
ers which tried to intercept them,
General MacArthur's headquarters
announced here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

LANSING-AP-- The State De.
Tense Council has purchased 10000
arm bands for civilian protection
volunteers and is prepared to distri.
butte them through official channels.
The council said here the arm
bands would be distributed only to
graduates OF accredited training
courses who are enrolled in the
Citizens Defense Corps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16
sEReT. zuLL MISSING

Coldwater, Mich, May 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Zull learned
Wednesday that their son. Sergt.
Irwin L. Zull, who re-enlisted in
the US. Marines two years ago.
is reported missing in action.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

In less than five minutes,
w. c. WILSON will
show you the advan-
tages and economy of
having your old furni-
ture restyled and reup-
holstered. His Furni-
ture Repairing, Refin-
ishing and Reupholster-
ing work is of unex-
celled quality..-..at a
price well within the
means of all.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-16

Tonight
NBC-S:00 Abie's Irish Rose
$3.50 Truth or Consequences
900 Barn Dance
10000 Bill Stern
1915 Labor for Victory
CBS-7:00 New time for Peoples
Platform The Peace We Are
Fighting For"
500 Guy LON bardo
$3.50 Hobby Lobby
800 Hit Parade
9:45 Serenade
1915 DR.. Lena Madesin Phillips
on Registration for Women"
BLU-7:00 Message of Israel, new
time
500 Green Hornet
$3.50 Swap Night
900 NBC Summer Symphony
10000 Bob Ripley
l0:30 Canada's Stag Party
MBS-S:00 American Eagle Club,
London
900 America Loves a Melody
1915 America Preferred Concert