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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07
CARRIERS VS.. PLANES

ne OnlteO StOreS navy SUM-
mary of results in the battle off Mid
way increases the impression thot air
croft have become the decisive factor
in seq power. 1t is underscored by the
bombing Of Wake Island. The report
on Midway shows thot in q SEQ" bot
tie where surface ships never got
within eunshot Of each other Aneri-
can planes sank four japanese dir
croft carriers, two cruisers and three
destroyers besides damaging thre e
bottIeships, one severely.
This record coupled with the story
Of the Coral SEQ and piled on top Of
growing evidence thot ships armed
only with guns cannot stand up to air
planes, has had on influence in the
decision to leave bottIeshps out Of the
$1,000, 100000 naval program just
passed by Congress. That programs
provision for many new aircraft oor-
riers has won both popular and expert
approval. While some experts believe
the botteship will continue master Of
the seas far from shore or in bad
weather, there is more and more doubt
whether it can stay ofloot anywhere
at anytime without air protection.
This means that worships Of all
kinds must either. carry planes, enjoy
the protection Of q iond-bosed "um-
breIIo" as the Schornhorst and Gneise-
nou did in their run through the Eng
Iish Channel, or be guarded by COR
riers So there is q good case for more
corriers, particularly m | er ones
which can be more quickly built and
widely dispersed But it would be un-
wise to put all the seo-power eggs on
the carrier. 1t is even more vuIner.
able than the bottIeship and almost
os helpless when confronting land
based planes.
It must be remembered thot the
naval battle Of Midway was largely
won by Army bombers and torpedo
planes. And the attack just made on
Wake Island wos not from q carrier,
but from Hawaii 1000 miles away.
The superior flying qualities of land
bosed planes make the corrier Of
doubtful value within 200 miles Of
land. And as the range Of planes in
creoses the sofe spots for corriers will
be hard to find In building them now
the main question should be: How
soon will they be reodyo II they ore
to be delayed beyond two or three
years big planes which can 90 any,
where over the oceans may make
them useless For that reason naval
program for the United States should
give at least os much attention to such
planes as to corriers - From The
Christian Science Monitor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07
Highiights from,
the Latest Books
BY JOHN SELBY

CITY Law Elk, by Arthur
Garfield Hays (Simon & Schus-
ter; So.
Arthur Garfield Hays has led
q double life in the law for so
long that it no longer seems
strange to him. Yet it is one of
the most amazing careers any
lawyer can produce.
Hays is Wall Street lawyer
with his right hand, and the de-
fender of civil liberties with his
left. 1t is an odd combination
to anyone who knows the timid-
ity of the financial mind. But
in Hays case it comes right out
of his youth, as described in
City Lawyer. AS a boy in
Rochester, N. Y, where his peo-
pie we're well-to-do Jewish cloth
ing manufacturers, Arthur did
just about what he wanted TO
do. 1t became a habit.
City Lawyer" is mostly
about the lefthand cases. These
have a Supplying range. 1t is
not surprising to find him mixed
up with Clarence barrow on the
liberal side of the Scopes trial
in Dayton, Tenn, justly batting
the late William Jennings Bry-
en-. But an American lawyer
sitting in on the Reichstag fire
trial is surprising-and Hays did
just that.
He was among those fighters
for liberalism who invaded the
Kentucky mining highlands, and
he was concerned in the Sacco-
Vanzetti martyrdom. This last
brought him a fund Of 100000
from Ellen Hayes to be used IN
the defense of civil liberty after
the death of that embattled
schoolmarm. A second source
Of cash for the underdog was the
Garlund Fund - 100000 in
First National Bank stock left TO
Pennsylvania farmer named
Garland who refused to use 1t,
but established a trust for its
expenditure in labor, liberal and
radical causes. According to Mr..
Hays. George F. Baker was not
pleased that his bank contrib
uted thus.
There is much about the Wen
del will case in the book. about
the progressive movement in
politics early in the 'twenties.
about Tommy Jordan and his
escape from the electric chair.
There is much more about other
famous cases, and a long chapter
on some not so famous, but
equally interesting, called Sui
eide and Death. What distin-
cuisines the book is not its list OF
famous or great names, however,
but the way in which il express
es that split" personality of the
author. Mr.. Hays has made a
career out OF unorthodoxy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

should make lot of money.
Metro already has arranged TO
rent it.
The machine guns mounted
in the circular concrete shields
on deck are RKO adaptions of
the Vickers. The explosive jets
of flame from the 'muzzle are
oxyacetylene gas ignited by
hidden spark plug.
l watched a scene in which
the two shields we're supposed
to be sprayed by the guns of a
low-diving enemy plane. Pat
O'Brien and Desi Arnaz were in
one, and two ominous lines of
bullet marks, deeply pitted IN
the wall of their open-topped
pillhox, were TO sweep up to-
ward them and stop just below
the edge.
DYNAMITE DOES 1T
This bullet-spattering effect
was produced internally. Tiny
pieces Of dynamite had been en-
bedded in the wall Of the shield.
The charges, called "squibs, y
could be dctonated in rapid sue
cession. When they were, all of
us behind the camera were stung
by bits Of cement.
For the next scene, Max Baer
was to be fatally wounded at
the other gun, so dynamite
squibs had to be exploded inside
the round shelter. Baer, wear
ing a hort-sleeved shirt and no
coat, didn't like the idea Of be-
ing so close Director Sutherland
gave him no comfort. IF you
hadn't been so anxious to show
off your muscles you Wouldn t
get stung so bad he tainted.
They rehcarsed it (without the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07
back yord wells.

We do not feel thot Paul McNutt
did ony good for himself, the Negroes
or the war effort when he persisted in
addressing New York Negro moss
EmeefIng which wos denounced by rep
utoble HorIem Spokesman os on un-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07

dynamite) until Baer complain
ed, I've hit the canvas more
times than / did in the fight with
Joe Louis!" Then they filmed
it. Max put on his fiercest fight
ing face, and when enemy bull
lets found him he didn't finch
as the flying bits of cement
stung like birdShot.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07
BY WILLIAM Z. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

Here is an interesting hand
from the south. played in the
Alabama State Tournament at
Birmingham by w. N. Wood
bury, president Of the Alabama
Bridge Association. Woodbury.
felt the diamond sacrifice
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07

ASSUMING that nationwide 9oso-
line rotonina is in the cords, either
now or otter the fall elections, oerto'n
important lessons should be learned
from the lO.week experiment which IS
approaching an end in the Atlantic
Seoboord states.
Let's concede thot the temporary
system there was experimental, that
Washington was attacking q man.
moth task with inadequate expert
ence and preparation Thot is oil the
more reason why operations should
have been watched with most crit
cal eye, in order thot the permanent
machinery - whether for the cost
alone or for the country as whole
mioht be made sound and workable
Two major types Of trouble we're
apparent in the east almost from the
start. One was individual chiseIlng,
selfish and often brozen, obetted by
many filling stations. The other was
moIdistrbuton Of the rotioned goso-
line supply.
ChiseIing, being an obnoxious So
ciol offense in addition to its unPotri-
otic qualities, appears to be we'll
guorded against in the plan now sup
posed to become effective July y.
Everybody gers on y cord. Only
local rotionine boards, on specified
types Of authenticated claims, ore
supposed to authorize more generous
fuel allowances. Dealers, starting with
full tanks, can refill them only os they
turn in consumer coupons proving &C.
tuoI rotioned soIes.
Unfortunately, unless t he OPA
gets public support to convince the
War Production Boord, moldistribu-
ton Of gasoline is going to be perpet-
uoted under the new plan, for the
ironic reason that WPB insists on in
GLIDING too many safeguards
If the gasoline to be made avail
able is properly computed and the unit
allowance for each coupon is fixed on
thot basis, there is no reason for ro-
tioning filling stations
During and because Of the war,
gasoline usage has changed Workers
have moved from their old homes to
the mushroom scots Of new or expand.
ed industries.
But gasoline, under the system
used in the cost and proposed by the
WPB to be retained, is distributed &C.
cordine to 1914 usage. Too much goes
where it wos needed lost yeor, too lit
tie where it is needed now.
In s o m communities rotionine
cords aren't worth the Paper they are
printed on, while in others dealers
have no outlet for gasoline to which
they are entitled.
If rotioning is extended TO the rest
Of the country, with this WPB-opprov.
ed extro control, moIdistribution will
get in its dirty work there, notwith-
standing the pIentude Of petroleum in
back yord wells.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-07
DIFFERENCE

A pound of oil of roses is worth
about SITS and requires eight
tons Of roses to make. Using coal
and oil products, synthetic oil Of
roses costs only S22.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
1000 More
To Train
WarlIenS

Within the next month 1000
more air raid warden instructors
will be qualified to start immedi-
ate training of ARP wardens in
Michigan, it was announced today.
The school will be conducted by
the American Legion with Her
bert Z. Mcdonald, chairman OF
the national defense committee OF
the department of M &c hi & n
American Legion, as director.
Opening classes will be held
April 5 at Michigan State College
East Lansing. and will continue
through six days of 10-hour ses-
sions. The project is being spon-
tsored by the Michigan Council oil
Defense.
Instructors graduating from the
state school will conduct other
training schools in the seven dis
tricts of the Michigan Citizens
Defense Corps.
The curriculum Is a modified
version of the Edgewood Arsena
chemical warfare school. Schoo
equipment will be provided jointly
by the legion and the state defense
Fcouncil. Expenses will be met BY
the legion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Mayor S Committee
Spurns Airport Sites

The mayors airport committee
today rejected two alternative air.
port sites suggested by City
Palmer George F. Emery and
held out for a location at Eight
Mile road and Wyoming avenue
upon which TO establish a new
city airport. The Eight Mile :
wyoming avenue location is
opposed by Emery as toe small.
1t has also been opposed by resi-
dents of the vicinity. Emery
recommended either Middlebelt
and Schoolcraft or Schoenherr
and Twelve-Mile roads, both of
which the airport committee
regard as too far out"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
BIackOut Law
Council Gives All Power
TO Certain Defenders

a "blackout" ordinance was In.
formally approved today by com
mon council. subject to formal ap.
proval next Tuesday.
The ordinance gives the civilian
defense committee the power to
regulate blackouts, control traffic
and otherwise operate in emer-
.gencies. a penalty of $500 fine or
90 days in Jail is provided
Councilman George Edwards,
chief air raid warden, said he un-
derStood from Washington that
Detroit is now in the partial black
out zone and outside illumination
which can't be Immediately extin-
guished must be shut off. No Off
cial orders have been received,
however
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
i. 5. TO Adopt
Pontiac Plan 70
Solve Traffic
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, March u. - The
state highway departments ex-
detrimental Pontiac Plan" Of
transportation conservation has
been adopted as the model for
the nation by the War Production
Board members, il was revealed
here today.
Highway Commissioner G.. Don
aid Kennedy sold results of the
experiment TO Guy Richardson Of
the office of defense transporta-
ton at a meeting attended by
Thomas II. Mcdonald, director OF
the United States Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, representatives OF the
War Production Board and the
Automobile Safety Foundation.
These results which have been
scientifically determined have not
yet been announced, but are ex-
pected TO show tremendous saw
ings in rubber, gasoline and other
vital war necessities.
MONTH TEST IN PONTIAC
The revolutionary plan was put
into effect in Pontiac, a typical
industrial city, more than a month
ago. Principally it consists OF
having factory workers share the
ride" and staggering business and
working hours and transportation
schedules to smooth out peak
periods.
The Pontiac plan has been
approved and plans are now be-
ing made to put IL into effect
i'm every Industrial city In the
country" Kennedy said.
Every mayor and governor
will soon get instructions from
Washington outlining what we
have done I'm Michigan. A tre-
mendOus economic saving Is ex-
pected to result"
Before the plan went into effect,
Pontiac traffic was snarled durinf
peak hours and the streets empty
most of the day. BY staggering
business and school hours, a
smooth flow of traffic was OBJ
tanned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
i. ). toCensor
Exported Films

WASHIN GTON, March n
GNS) Wartime censorship was
extended today TO motion picture
films. newsreels and other photo
graphic material TO be exported
from the United States.
The office OF censorship an
nounced that arrangements have
been made for examining all kinds
Of films, plates and prints leaving
this country.
The examination will include
amateur movies, still photographs
and all other forms of photog-
raphy intended for import or ex-
port. Removal from the United
States Of exposed but undeveloped
films is being prohibited, except
to Canada.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS

How best to protect Michigan'S
plants where ene-thifd of the war
weapons of the United Nations
are being made, was under study
today by an unique assemblage OF
plant and building engineers in
the Masonic Temple.
Governmental authorities have
again and again reminded indus
trialists that the protection OF
these arsenalS is their job and that
the armed forces can not help
them.
1--WE must use our fighting
men and our materials for an
offensive war;" Lieutenant Com
mander Sam J. Singer USNR,
Washington, d. c., told his audi
ence. Remember wars can not
be won unless you take the Of
fensive and carry the fight to
the enemy" o.
Britain has found that each
plant must be self sufficient in its
protection, Singer pointed out.
He advocated such safety meas
ures as protective walls to prevent
damaging of machinery and MAIN
ing of workers by flying debris, in
the event of air raids.
EACH SELF SUFFICIENT
Plant protection includes safe
guarding the plant from fire,
sabotage. theft, subversive activi-
ties as we'll as air attack and other
emergencies, he said.
Organization and training Of
plant protection squads by each
firm is recommended.
Employees must be treasured
that every step has been taken for
their protection, Singer argued,
otherwise, they will rush from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Warned to Guard War Plants
Industriaists Told by u. S. TO Provide Own Army
toto by Times stan Photographer

I'VE will work for bare sus-
tenance for the duration of this
war IL all America will do the
same" Doll promised.
Tell us what TO do and We'll
do it. but we are getting sick
of being showed into the back
ground as IL we didn't belong.
This is of vital concern TO us
when it is our people who are
going TO do the dying on both
ends OF bomb and a bayOnet."
ENROLLING WARDENS
Doll said the CLOS offer of it
machinery to enroll air raid war
denS was refused by Detroit.
However, he said they now ar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

their workbenches at the sound OF
the first raid.
Britain has done this and has
provided protection for its work
ers resulting in more efficient
production" Singer said. "We
must maintain production, and
act calmly without fear"
He urged industrial heads 70
provide temporary refugees rather
than bomb proof shelters.
"It Is better TO use what Is
available" S ger continued.
Designate the safest portions
of your buildings as temporary
shelters"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Canadian Reserves
Open 10 Men 80 10 $

OTTAWA, Ont, March n
(INS) Married men between the
ages of 80 and 35 today were per-
mitted to enlist in the reserve
army.
The new regulation voids the
previous law which restricted en-
|listments in the reserve arm
during the war 10 men under !.
of age and between IS and 60
yparS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

enrolling Civilian Defense volun-
teers and expect to turn over the
names of 10000 registrants &c
Mayor Edward j. Jeffries Jr.
AFL'S cooperation was promised
by George Dean of the Michigan
Federation OF Labor, who urged
periodic inspection of all plant
utilities.
Col. B. B. Freud Of Chicago
deputy director of civilian protec-
ton of the sixth region OCD
urged m m e d a tie preparation
against possible gas attacks, point
ing out there is an adequate de-
Tense against poisonous gases.
WARNS AGAINST FIRE
This war is finally awakening
the public to the destructiveness
OF fire. Percy Bugbee, general
manager of the National Fire Pro
lection Association of Boston, said
Fire Is one OF the easiest
sabotage weapons" he con-
tinued. Equally important Is
the necessity Of eliminating care
less fires such as that which
wrecked the 100000, 900 Nor
mandie In New York and de-
stroyed 1000 tons of rubber In
Fall River"
Ten bombers over Detroit could
start 1000 fires almost simultane-
ously, Maj. Gen. Clifford r. Powell,
commanding general United States
Army, lower Michigan defense dis
trict. told the morning audience.
"Detroit's biggest air threat
Is from sporadic air raids under
the present circumstances"
For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
$4,000 Approved
For Air Raid Sirens

Common council today approved
an appropriation of $4,000 for air
raid sirens developed by the Bell
Laboratories and the ChrySler Cor
poration. found successful in local
tests
Bids for 20 Of the sirens az an
estimated cost of $500 10 $1,000
each are 10 be asked. The sirens
operate with 100-power engines
and air-preSSure tanks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Nash KeIvinator Here
Gets Navy Plane Work

The Detroit plant of Nash Kel-
vinator Company today held part
of a navy department contract for
the manufacture of naval aircraft.
The airplanes will be assembled
in the New Orleans Nash kel-
vinator plant from parts made in
Detroit, Grand Rapids and Mil
'Walikee branches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
Sailors Promoted

WASHINGTON, March q
(INS).-The navy today an
nounced the promotions of four
sailors-three of them members of
tugboat crews-for meritorius con-
duct during the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor December Z.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
ONE GETS ALLOWANCE

His assistant, DR.. Paul A.
Klebba, also has had a telephone
at county expense.
The auditors then discontinued
car allowances to three members
of the Soldiers and Sailors Relief
Commission and a county book
keeper. all of whom believed the
allowance was to make up for low
salaries. One bookkeeper, William
Dempsey, was allowed to continue
his car allowance until his S1,675
salary can be increased.
Davey was instructed TO co-or-
dinate relief jobs between the
various agencies so the bureau OF
investigation can take over in
ivestigation jobs Of the soldiers
and sailors commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
vows About AID

Tracy Doll, president of the
Wayne. County Council, CIO
pledged an all-out effort by his
unionists, but maintained that il
was the responsibility of labor as
we'll as management TO protect
plants and their workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
NO SOLDIER GUARDS

Singer said production shoul
mot be interrupted for test black
outs after initial drills.
Continued Singer:
MANY plants are requesting
soldiers be assigned to guard
their plants. The present war
department ruling is that sol
diers will not be used TO guard
the plants unless there is a
failure on the part of the man
agement, local and state au-
thOrities to do so.
you may see soldiers at
few plants, but they are not
guarding those plants. Instead.
they are manning anti-aircraft
guns to shoot extensively at the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
County Workers
Win Day Off TO
Aid ityDefense

County employees under the
board of auditors will have Satur-
days off in the future-but will be
assigned civilian defense jobs TO
occupy the day, Auditors Ray
IIaFeIi and James d. Friel agreed
today.
They issued instructions to OBJ
serve the five-day week. as or
dered by resolution Of the board
of supervisors last July, IF physi-
cally possible" In offices which
require a Saturday staff, each en-
ployc is 10 work every third week
What civilian defense jobs will be
assigned has not been determined
Friel and Hafeli also stated the
practice Of allowing expense items
in lieu of salary increases will be
discontinued.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
DOCTOR FIRST VICTIM

First victim of the new ruling
was DIR. William +. Ryan. chief
county medical examiner. He was
told the county no longer will pay
his telephone bill in his private
office, averaging SIS a month.
Doctor Ryan said the calls were
county business and w. f. Davey,
lchief county accountant, was told
TO arrange to pay those. Doctor
Ryan said he considered the
county telephone was additional
pay to his $4,240 annual salary
and he had received it for %
years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.