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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
Social Diseases
Reduced by Navy
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NEW YORK, Feb. ) HNSf.-
Rear Admiral Ross r. McIntlre,
President RooSevelts personal
physician, said the Nays wide
program against social diseases
had coused a Z per cent decline
in 1871.
The chief source Of infection.
he told a social hygiene confer
ence. is commercial prostitution.
and he deplored the attitude of
indifference on the part Of many
communities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
BANKS ALSO ARE ENLISTED
IN THE WAR EFFORT
The banks and bankers of Detroit and Michigan
performing many raluable and necessary services:

l. They are financing war industry, directly
and indirectly with loans To- carry increased
and higher cost in, entOres. accounts recei>-
able, and payrols 10 finance Government
contracts and orders, and for new plant
equipment and expansion.
Z. They are helping finance the Government
by the purchase of its securities as invest.
menis.
3. They are the ma jor source of the sales of
Defense Bonds and Stamps. and are among
their most liberal adj, eriisers.
4. They are stocking and handling Defense
Bonds and Stamps for schools and bust.
nesses. which also sell them.
-. They are active iH arranging with indus
Try and business the Defense Savings PAYROLL
Allotment Plan for the purchase of Defense
Bonds and Stamps by employees.
q. Their officers and staff members are
engaged i'm MANY forms of war work and are
active i'm helping stimulate the sales of De-
Tense Bonds and Stamps.
Z. They are handling and supplying larger
amounts of currency and silver for the pay
rolls of industry and the other requirements
of business.
81. They are handling greatly increased ac-
tiyity in deposit accounts. check cashing, and
other financial services due largely to the
war effort.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
and the ships side ny a huge
wave and was killed"
BOTH FINALLY RESCUED

Devono'S boat was picked up by
a coast guard cutter after II
hours Of rowing.
Spatafore, i'm another boat, was
rescued by second tanker.
In Detroit 20 visit friends and
relatives, both men plan to try II
again as soon as a berth is open.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
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Tombs Prison for School

NEW YORK. Feb. ) QNS).-Tho
old TombS Prison, which for
nearly "A years housed some OF
the nations most notorious crimi-
nails. will be converted into a fire.
mems training school, it wa:
revealed TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 GNS).-
Joe Cook. one Of the most popular
comedians of the American stage
revealed his retirement today
Cook. a native Of Evansville
Ind. Is said to have suffered A
nervous affliction Of his left hand
during his Juggling routlnes in II
Happens on Ice. his last show.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
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War Scraps Cornell Prom

ITHACA. n. Y, Feb. 3 GNS).-
Cornell Universitys 1912 junior
prom has been voluntarily aban-
doned by students. IT was stated.
in the interests Of economy and
in keeping with tho more serious
aspect Of college life in wartime.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05
U-BOafs Defied by Duo
Detroit Sailor and Uncle, Torpedoed Tanker's
Survivors, viii Try II Again

OF all the men who have gone
down to the sea in ships, few have
met with so much of its violence
in so short a lime as young De-
troit merchant mariner and his
uncle. who sailed on the Inflated
tanker. Francis r.. Powell.
The Detroiter is Frank Spata-
fore, "a. of 6025 Proctor avenue
and the uncle is Guy DevonO, two
years his junior Of Clarksburg,
w. Va. Both lived 10 tell of their
experience when the tanker was
sunk by a Nazi submarine off the
New Jersey coast.
When Spatafore was laid off al
the Ford plant. he took a iob as
oiler on the tanker. on January 10
of this year. Devono was the
ships radio operator. Six days
off the New Jersey coast, it was
hit by the torpedo.
TRIES TO SEND sos
81 was off duty and lying In
my bunk when the tOrped
struck" Guy said. II rushed on
deck. thinking I could send an
SOS, but the explosion had :
wrecked the radio. We started
10 launch the lifebOats and 28
OF the 32 men got away safely.
II was next 10 the last man
down the ladder. Captain Har-
rington Capt. TT. Harrington
got caught between the boat
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05

The services of the banks are never more
important than i'm an emergency like this.
The benefits of their loan services and the
safety and nveniencc with which they han.
die financial transactions are multiplied BY
many new demands and greatly increased
activity. All of these services are vital to the
smooth functioning of a war economy.
Most of the Defense Bonds and Stamps have
been sold through banks. The banks encour.
age depositors and customers To purchase
them even though il means losing bank de-
posts; handle these transactions by the thou
sands and also advertise their sale. They do
this willingly without compensation for any
of the work or additional expense involved.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-20

Every American school will pay honor the
George Washington. Young Americans being told ad
mre their nations first President courage
strength of character and wise leadership.
They might honor him best by learning about him.
might many of their elders parents and
teachers might be pleased discover that
did lie in the length learning
derived from school books born in the man
himself who made the best of it in his countrys service
authority Washngtons life says known
his childhood because little
added that his very
deective and that in the early years of his adult life "Wash
ngon his associates consider him
entoWments.'
But the historian points that "he educated
into greatness by the increasing weight of his responsibilities
Their weight great indeed and any have
broken beneath it, Washington in his years public
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-20
Gen. Washington s Medal of Honor

''The road to glory in a patriot
army and a free country is open
to alp, declared General Wash
ington in his order of the day
August 7, 1882, instituting the
first American badge Cor military
merit.
His act was in recognition Of
bravery, fidelity and good con-
duct" among the non-commis-
stoned officers and private SOL
diers in the Continental Army.
Thus was established the Order
of the Purple Heart.
Individual valor has always
been a distinguishing trait of the
American soldier. In the lapse
of more than a century and a
half between Bunker Hill, Valley
Forge and Stony Point to Pearl
Harbor, Batan and the Macassar
Straits the roster of those men
who have travelled the road to
glory furnishes a brilliant record
of patriotism and sacrifice.
In the first dark hours Of the
present war their heroic deeds
have thrilled their countrymen
and illumined the way to ulti-
mate victory--inspiring hope Of
a triumph not only for the United
Nations but for downtrodden peo-
piles throughout the world.
{ No gold. silver or bronze bla-
zoned from the breasts of the
heroes Washington intended to
honor. Read his general order:
THE General ever desirous to
cherish virtuous ambition in his
soldiers, as we'll as to foster and
encourage every species of mill
, tary merit, directs that when any
!. singularly meritorious action is
performed, the author of it shall
be permitted to wear on his fac
ings over the left breast the fig
ure of a heart in purple cloth, or
silk, edged with narrow lace or
binding. Not only instances Of
unusual gallantly, but also of ex-
traordinary fidelity and essential
service in any way shall meet
with due reward. The road to
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-20
REPLY TO WORKERS.

What is probably the greatest crop of persistent
that the world has being produced by
decade The questions that of them frequently ask when
i'll dark mood reveal the financial aspects
the period Bunty they are: "Where is the money coming
from pay for all these wars?' world
lie bankrupt after the WARP"
Soace for these worrers may found in the report
Gently submitted to the Twentieth Century Fund by Stuart
Chase economies writer who asserts that money losing its
leadership to materials in the economy and that
nation i'll this dangerous world of 1912 meeky going
bankrupt because textbooks say it ought to- He de-
carrs that W will go physically bankrupt when it of
food. coal, iron, oil, aluminium and not before"
In backing his statement that materials have displaced
money thing of primary Importance Mr. Chase says
the American economy becomes increasingly distorted
its accustomed pattern under the satterng impact pro
dgous wartime production planned all the wealth of
Croesus will not buy pound of aluminium when there is
aluminium available "Hitherto he cone could always
get what he wanted he prepared pay the price From
on, price will become a secondary commodity
after commodity under priority and raoning control
"For many years such perspective has been blurred by
capacity produce far in of normal demand with the
result that people to think that purchasing power
pressed in terms of money the prime considerations
"NOw in a period where the of steel "copper"
aluminium, silk lead zinc kiowas of appear
the prime considerations they are
ways have been.
In the economy, he says nation, will permit
ruptcy long materials and energy available
fact he predicts that the highest living United
States has known would result from carrying
peace time the wars full employment of manpower and
al
Mr. did not say how this could be brought about un
der democratic system of government But it explains in
part how Germany developed its fabulouslea machine
Men and materials utilized to the fullest possible
we'll barter and questionable marks
Mr. Chases remarks submitted merely the benefit
of those who persist in asking whether world going
go bankrupt
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-20
Rcmem ber w axe

In these days of strife and toll,
That make patriotic Americans
boil,
A rush to the colors is made by
Youth,
Whose slogan is: can eye for an
eye,
A tooth for a tooth"
Great sacrifices will have to be
made,
BY the highest officer to the low
est grade,
BY civilians, urban and rural, too,
So our flag may remain, Red,
White and Blue.
The Army with it's millions and
millions of troops,
Divided into a number of groups,
Shall set back the enemy band by
band,
And show American strength on
land.
On the seas are our forces, too,
They are the men in Navy blue,
Blasting the enemy, near and far;
And daring is the American tar.
The army on land, the Navy on sea
Will lead eventually to Victory.
But small outposts, as the case
would seem,
Are held with vigor by the fighting
Marine.
Bring on the enemy is the battle
cry,
That rings throughout the darken-
ed sky.
These small forces will hold them
in check,
And keep tradition true of a
Leatherneck.
Remember Pearl Harbor" and a
will to win,
Is taken by Leathernecks with a
grin,
If you don't believe the statements
l make,
Just read the records of the
Marines on Wake!
BY Emory B. Lavery, PFC,
Drill Instructor
Paris Island, S. C.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-20

glory in a patriot army and
free country shall be open to all"
Subsequent to the Revolution
the Order of the Purple Heart
seems to have fallen into disuse
and no further awards were
made. It's revival was suggested
at the time of the observance of
the 200th anniversary of Wash
ington's birth, and its reinstitu-
tion was announced by the War
Department February %, 1882.
Under changes in Army regula-
tions the Purple Heart is author
lied to persons who "while serv-
ing in the Army of the United
States perform any singularly
meritorious act of extraordinary
fidelity or essential service"
Wounds received in action are in
cluded in this category.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-20

continually called upon make decisions and
abide by them He required be strong amid waverng
counsel He looked the leadership which others
acked courage to take.
This his education into greatness had there been
less than greatness within him he would failed Had he
failed the history of the last decades
would be strangely different story
Washington had his times of bitterness in later life when he
wondered why he had resigned the of office and taken
the easier retirement the pleasant life he loved When
his work we'll done he did retire but with newmade
natons love and gratitude generous than great
leadership is usually granted.
words Much eoquence will celebrate the 20th anniversary of
his birth But Shakespeare said all that need be said in tribute
to another great soldier statesman and patriot "Th
man."
If cotton surplus is still worrying the government why
doesn't start that cotton be rationed and sit
back and watch the housewives decimate the surplus?
If electricity used in the home is ratoned will the title of
the song be changed to "Ohm Sweet OHM"
IF YOU WANT YOUR COUNTRY TO WIN THE WAR
QUICKLY, BUY UNITED STATES STAMPS AND
BONDS BUY AS MANY AS YOU CAN AND THEN
KEEP ON BUYING. BONDS AND STAMPS "KEEp
EM FLYING"
Evening star., 1942-10-05
81 Days Adrift on a Raft
Drifting Flyers Finally Get Food,
Landing Fish and Bird

scales, working carefully and thor
oughly. Then he handed the knife
to me.
"You divide 1t, chief"
I cut the fish into three equal
pieces.
II never ate raw fish before" Gene
said, little squeamishly.
well, the Hawaiians eat raw
fish," I answered.
Don't worry, I'll eat it," he de-
clared.
Each Of us gnawed OF small
bite. We had no saliva in our
mouths, and trying to masticate the
raw flesh was like chewing gum.
The moist innards went down a
little better.
"The liver's good for you," said,
and divided this organ among us.
Save Part Of Fish.
We ate as much as we could of
this fish, but it was poor fare for
our first meal in seven days. None
of us had ever tasted raw flesh be-
fore and, in spite of our long fast,
we were wary of it. The dryness of
our MONTHS and throats made it
extremely difficult to swallow.
We didn't want to eat it all at
once, anyway
After we had eaten as much as
we could, there was a sizable portion
left. This wrapped in one of the
rags I had torn from Tony's shirt.
stored it In the bow of the boat.
There's a meal for later" I said.
This was our lucky day.
That afternoon it rained again.
Our method Of catching water
hadn't been too successful the first
time. We didn't really get enough
for Our needs, and I had been cast
Ing about in my mind for better
scheme.
I hit upon the idea of soaking the
rain water up in rags. I made the
boys take off their underdrawers
and I took mine off, too. I cut
them along the inside seams, max
ing of each pair one rag about 80
inches long by IA inches wide.
These worked quite satisfactorily
The drawers were of absorbent cot
ton material, and seemed to pick up
the water as fast as it came down.
In the beginning we used the shirt
rags, too.
We could see this second squall
coming. The rain came up very
fast, especially the last 100 feet;
then 1t seemed to hit US all at once.
Do Better With Rain.
This time we were prepared. The
boys made a trough of the oar
pocket and wrung out the rags
as fast as I could. When we had
sufficient water we formed the oar
pocket into little runoff, and thus
poured the water into the water
bottle. This water bottle was bag
like receptacle that closed with a
upper. 1t had been put in the boat
as bailer, but we had a better use
for it.
The squall was a short one. In
this part of the South Pacific squalls
never last longer than IS minutes
at the most. Normally, they last
from three to five minutes, but they
hit with a bang and the water falls
in sheets so thick you can see only
a few yards.
Our rags were always heavily i'm
pregnated with salt, and before they
could do. US any good as. water
catchers we had to rinse them out.
Often, before we had them fresh
ened, the squall would be gone.
There was always a lot of wind
Evening star., 1942-10-05

IN the squalls. One seemed to bring
the other. The wind was very sharp,
whipping up quick surface waves
that would ride over the ground
swells, and often the squalls brought
q reversal OF wind, or q wind that
crossed the previous direction. This
condition always made nasty little
waves that jumped in the air and
plopped in the boat, sometimes
throwing q couple Of gallons Of salt
water over our water catching rags.
This meant that we would have to
rinse them again. losing precious
time in the brief shower.
This time, however, we all had q
good drink. This, on top Of our
first food, made us fell very much
better.
Greatly Refreshed.
After the rain had passed we took
OF all our clothes. We sloshed the
sodden garments in the bottom Of
the boat, soaking up the excess wa
ter which was useless for drinking
because it was Saltier, from washing
the brine-coated fabric, than the
sea itself. We wrung our clothes
over the side, and put them on
again, refreshed.
The rain had washed the atmos-
phere as well as us. It was late
afternoon and the suns rays were
softer. There was a good breeze
from northeast by north. All hands
felt better than at any time since
the first day.
1t was Genes watch, so I chased
Tony from the bottom of the boat,
where he was doing again, and lay
down myself to try to get some rest.
had been lying on my back for
perhaps half hour, my eyes closed,
when there was terrific explosion.
T came out of the bottom Of the
boat like a streak of lightning. My
ears were ringing: in fact, I haven't
been able to hear again out OF my
right ear to this day.
But I hadn't time to think Of my
roaring eardrum then.
Gene had shot an albatross.
The bird had alighted on the
stern Of the boat about six inches
above my head.
Gene was sitting on the forward
thwart, facing aft. This put him
about five feet from the bird.
Slowly, his eyes fastened on the
albatross, he reached down and
picked up the gun.
Gripping the As in both hands,
he aimed carefully, and fired.
A Bird Is Shot.
The blast went directly across my
face. The muzzle of the gun was
hardly an inch from my ear.
The slug caught Mr.. Albatross in
the center of the breast, and plowed
the length of his body. The bullet
missed his heart, but scrambled his
innards some.
The impact knocked the big bird
several feet into the water.
These details I learned later. AS
I leaped up under the shock of that
shattering blast, Gene and Tony
were yelling:
Get him! Get him! Don't let
MIN get away!
The birds carcass was drifting
slowly away from the boat, but in
their excitement neither Tony nor
Gene was making any more to do
anything about it.
took in the situation at single
glance. Instantly, I dived over the
side.
Whether I was strong enough to
swim, the possibility of my being
unable to get back to the boat, never
occurred to me. I struck out after
the floating body of the albatross.
A few strokes and my fingers closed
in his feathers. ssNE
was back aboard before the boat
had drifted 20 feet, -,... q.
We tried to pluck the bird, but We
found it impossible to p,1ll ollt the
Evening star., 1942-10-05
feathers. So we skinned 1t with tn
y,ncketknife

feathers. So we skinned 1t with the
pocketknife.
None Of us was very hungry after
eating the heart, liver and other
organs, including the entrails. We
put the rest Of the meat in the bow
with the fish, intending to eat 1t for
breakfast the next morning.
Naturally, we recalled the Ancient
Mariners curse. knew that all sea
men since olden times have held the
albatross In great awe and believed
1t sacred.
Like the average person, perhaps.
/ have always been just q little in
clined to believe in good luck and
bad luck. I didn't think much
about 1t at the time, but later !
was none too happy over Aldrich's s
feat In shooting the albatross.
My watch came around at about
midnight. I got up and took over.
It was very dark tonight.
After sitting awhile on the after
thwart, I noticed a glow Of light
In the bow. It was so strong that
1t Illuminated the entire boat and
the sea around. It seemed to be
coming from our pile Of rags.
got down and untangled the rags
until I came upon the meat we had
saved from the fish and the carcass
of the albatross. They were strongly
phosphorescent, especially the bird.
When I held 1t up, the albatross
glowed like f1ashlight, particularly
the tail, which seemed as bright as
an incandescent bulb. The fish
glowed where it had lain against
the bird.
aroused the two boys.
what do you think of that?"
said.
Fear to Eat Remains.
We gazed at the stuff for q mo-
ment or two, not wishing to make
the decision that we knew we must.
Looks like it's spoiled, all right, +"
Tony said slowly.
Gene came right to the point.
II don't know about you fellas," he
said, "but I wouldn't feel like eating
any more of that"
What makes that?" Tony asked.
I explained phosphorescence, and
pointed out that phosphorus was
poison.
1T might be dangerous to eat any
more of it," concsluded reluctantly.
Damn albatross poisoned the
fish too," Tony said.
The fish meat emitted q soft green
light only where it had lain against
the albatross.
yeah, better heave it ALL" Gene
said, looking down.
Without further talk I threw the
whole mess into the sea.
Later it occurred to me that
should have saved it for bait. AS a
matter of fact, I found out alter that
it wouldn't have been dangerous to
eat the albatross, at all. The flesh
of an albatross is phosphorescent as
a rule, learned, because 1t preys
largely upon luminous fish.
The rest of the night passed un-
eventually, until just before daylight,
when the wind shifted to the west.
I rugged the sa anchor. In about
an hour the wind changed again,
shifting back to almost due north,
and took the anchor back in, and
we continued on our way south.
AS soon as the sun was up, Gene
had out the knife and was trying
to stab another fish. Our stomachs
had been stimulated by the few bites
we had, and now the hunger began
to claw the walls of our bellies with
red-hot fingers.
Continued tomorrow.)
copyright, 1942. by Henry Holt a Co.. lnc.
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Evening star., 1942-10-05

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