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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Tax Study

The "sailboat" tax structure of
the United States is just about as
efficient as the Mayfiower would
be against a Flying Fortress,
Myers Y. Cooper, president of the
National Council OF Real Estate
.sxpayers and former governor OF
0Dnio. declared last week.
Cooper urged support Of the
Coffee bill, now pending in Con-
gress, which would create Ia
man commission TO study the tax
structure on nationwide basis.
and which would outline pro-
cedure for migrating the several
taxing units and eliminating con-
ficts and competition.
Demands on local and state
governmen have increased
sharply, Cooper pointed out, and
will continue TO increase. The
demands for additional public
services-police, fire. sanitation,
schools, etc.-in areas occupied by
defense workers, were cited as
examples.
with this sharp increase In
demands, the local government
IL also faced with sharply cur
tailed revenues" Cooper said.
Meanwhile the steady rise Of
property taxes In most Of the
states already has carried these
axes to danger points.
broadening Of the tax base
Is therefore no longer an AGA
demic question. IL must be done.
But IL can only be done II the
nations entire tax structure u
made a co-ordinated unit"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Gold Frame
Refinishins Job Should Be
Preceded by Sanding

To refinish gold frame you
should first sand with very fine
paper and apply high grade gold
size.
When the size has partially
dried. but is still sticky, apply the
best quality gold bronze by dust
ing. After allowing this TO dry for
several days, finish with a thin
coat of pure, white shellac greatly
reduced with denatured alcohol.
This should keep the bronze
from furnishing for many years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

zone thing that the sales de-
partments Of Detroit realtors
can he thankful for this war
year Is that they have something
TO SELL"
These were the words Saturday
Of Robert w. Manning. manager
Of Homer Warren e. Co.'S sales de-
partment.
although rental vacancies
have practically disappeared
from sight, there are still plenty
OF desirable homes listed for sale
in every price class" Manning
said.
with higher purchasing
power i'm the Detroit area than
ever before and with most hard
merchandise such as cars, refrig-
orators and household appliances
unobtainabIe except to holders of
priority orders, IL Is reasonable
to expect that this record ability
to purchase will have Its effect
on real estate market"
Manning revealed that his firm
had discovered that homes in GER.
tain of the city's older sections
were selling better this summer
than they have for years.
Desirable residential streets
such as Atkinson, Edison, Long
fellow and both Chicago and
Boston boulevards contain many
fine homes listed for sale at only
a fraction of their reproduction
costs" Manning said. I'VE are
now making sales In this section
OF even. the larger homes con-
tanning four, five or more bed
rooms and several baths which
are ordinarily slow TO move.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
FILA Receiving
Applications
For Priorities
Aid Granted Builders
for Rental Units
for Defense Workers

The Detroit office Of the Fed
eral Housing Administration is
now receiving and processing on
behalf of the WPB, applications
for material priority numbers for
rental units In the Detroit-Ypsi-
lanti war housing area, Raymond
M. Foley. state FILA director,
announced Saturday.
Foley pointed out that although
the ALLEGATION of housing units in
this district in the 'for sale" clas-
sification has been exhausted by
priority certificates previously
issued, there remained several
thousand possible units TO be al
located in the for rent" class.
"Since the resumption Of
processing Of priorities under
WPB Instructions" Foley said.
"the Detroit office has received
applications involving thousands
of family units which are 10 be
offered for rent.
Built on Contract
"In this group are included
houses proposed to be built ON
contract for specific war work
ers who will be the owner Oc-
cupant and who join In the APP
plication for priorities. Such
cases, under WPB rules, are
charged against the for rent
quota"
Foley said the ne procedure
laid down by WPB, whereby
priority applications for utility ex-
tensions or connections would be
processed concurrently with APP
plications for building materials,
removed one of the most serious
difficulties of past operation"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Chemists Consider
Oils for Varnbhes

European chemists are consid-
ering the following oils for pos
sible uses in varnishes: Various
coniferous oils of the fatty type,
blueberry, currant, haw. aspar-
agus, tomato, pumpkin. henbane.
buckthorn and ash seed oils. All
of these oils have iodine value
greater than 100 and most of them
are drying oils suitable for use
in paints.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Commercial Facilities

Provision Of necessary CONNER.
cial facilities in war housing areas
is problem now under considera-
tion by government officials, Her.
bert u. Nelson, executive vice
president of the National Associa-
ton OF Real Estate Boards. said
Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

Patrick Vincent Mcnamara
area rent director, pulled nc
punches in his speech before tho
brokers' division OF the Detroit
Real Estate Board last week.
az can see plenty Of justifica-
ton for your stand" Mcnamara
told the realtors, who are Bit
terly opposed to the April l.
1941, rent ceiling here.
"You took a beating In the
- depression and now you see
rhance for relief. But IN you
get returns now for your lean
years, 80 should labor. Labor
IL selfish. Real estate operators
are selfish. Industry IN selfish.
We need this control to protect
us from our protective selfish
nessw
Incidentally, McNamara's
assertion that the local
landlords were entitled to a
IA per cent blanket in
tContinucd on Page Three
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Realtors Can Be Thankful
For Merchandise to Sell

zone result OF the war will
probably be TO clean up most Of
the available homes listed for
sale in Detroit and TO complete
the liquidation of institution
owned homes which have been
on the market since the early
thirties and which created an
economically unsound condi-
ton"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

The association will stress the
advantage Of purchasing land and
war bonds simultaneously, the
bonds 20 be used after the war 10
finance a home on the land.
In addition 10 Taylor. who was
elected chairman of the new group
at a meeting last Thursday, the
following association officers were
chosen:
s. Greene, hudson Broadway,
Charles Kennedy. Joseph Holtz-
man, William McGiverin and Ed
mund Huffman. all vice chairmen;
Clarence J. Boldt, secretary, and
Hugo Hesse. treasurer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Two-Week Sales
Volume Hits S113,025

The Elsea Realty and Invest
ment Company closed % sales
during the last half of June for a
total volume of $113,025, Staunton
M. Elsea reported Saturday. The
deals included % singles and 5
fats.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
New Association.
Formed 10 Push
Bond, Land Sale
Taylor. Eight Other
Real Estate Men
on Executive Board

A program TO push the sale OF
war bonds and vacant land in the
metropolitan area was launched
Saturday by the Association for
Future Security, newly formed or
ganization of Detroit real estate
men.
Under the craftsmanship OF B. f
Taylor. we'll known Detroit lanc
developer. the association seeks
Ito create nationwide
safeguard against imitation by
diverting today's surplus dollars
Into war bonds and land owner
ship.
2-To establish a sound basis
for building activity after the
war.
3-To create n more wide
spread ownership In the land for
which we are fighting.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23

material and manpower resources
of the nation.
2. Use of production facilities for
the best interests Of the war effort,
with intelligent scheduling of war
and consumer goods.
3. A wage and rationing program
aimed at providing workers with
all the necessities of food shelter
and clothing TO give them highest
possible efficiency in the factories.
d. Equal representation for labor
in this total war; elimination of
labor advisory committees and the
placement of labor representatives
in all the administrative agencies
which make and execute our war
policies-and at every level"
The resolution called on other
sections of the nation, including
businessmen and farmers, TO join
with labor in supporting the Pres
ident and seeking full utilization of
the nations productive resources.
CALLS FOR UNITY
The CLIO called for unity in the
American labor movement on the
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23
CLIO Calls for Totdl War,
Full Mobilization of Notion

basis of a three-point set of prin-
ciples:
I. Maintenance and extension of
gains made by CLIO unions for
their members.
2. Solution of jurisdictional dis
putes within the framework Of q
unified labor organization.
8. Protection at all costs of ex-
listing working unity dedicated to
helping the country's war effort.
A long step toward world labor
unity for victory and a just peace
was taken when the CIO conven-
ton unanimously urged direct col
liberation of American unions with
labor groups of all the United Ma
lions and Latin America.
The convention also cabled Nico-
lai Shvernik. secretary of the Soviet
Union Council of Trade Unions. de-
claring that the CLIO joins with
you and pledges TO continue and
increase production of arms for the
worldwide drive of the United Ma
tions TO crush our fascist enemies.
HIT APPRAISER PRESS
Clio charged that agents of dis
unity and defeat" in the ranks of
the newspaper publishers and radio
broadcasters of the nation are OBJ
securing the issues of the war and
hampering the governments effort
to mobilize the people behind its
crusade for democracy.
Passed unanimously, the resolu-
ton adopted at the convention ex-
pressed the sharp hostility of many
of the delegates to newspaper pub
fishers who fight labor and the
President with more gusto than
they go after the Axis.
The resolution particularly con-
demned "the disruptive and ap-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23

peaser line pursued by certain Sec
tions of the press and radio, most
VIGOROUSLY in the Mccormick Chi
cago Tribune, Patterson New York
Daily News and Washington Times
Herald, and Hearst newspapers"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23
Convention Reiferufes
Support for FDR:Re-eIecfs
Murray: Hits Appeasers

WASHINGTON Nov. 21-Deegaes to the CLOS Fifth Con-
suona convention returned TO their homes this week pledged
carry the conventions win-the-war mandates.
veday devoted furherng labors assistance
help bring victory the United Nations Closer
CLIO examined every question from the standpoint of the
nations struggle with the fascist Axis.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23
DEMAND OVERLAPPING

Speaking with knowledge and
bitter experience gained in the ma
tons war plants and in govern
ment during the past two years,
the CIO convention demanded an
overhauling of top government
production agencies, a centralized
plan for the civilian war effort. and
an opportunity for labor to make
It's influence felt in the council
rooms where the major decisions
are reached.
The resolution, probably the most
important of the entire convention.
was passed unanimously after lead
ers of several unions had placed in
the record sordid story of con-
fusion. dishonesty and corporate
sellishness by the dollar-a-year men
who dominate the War Production
Board.
LIST DEMANDS
Included in the resolution were
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23
MORE ORGANIZATION

4 Promised further organization
of workers into unions so that they
may be in better position TO pro-
duce for victory.
5. Heard addresses by Sen. Claude
Pepper: Asst. Sec. of Navy Bard;
U%der Sec. of War Patterson; Bryn
Roberts of the British Trades Union
Congress: and by A. r. Mosher OF
the Canadian Congress of Labor.
6. Reelected Pres. Murray for a
third time: elected James B. Carey
10 the new post of secretary-treas-
urer: and expanded the number Of
vice-presidents TO nine. an increase
of three
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23
MAJOR ACTIONS

NAHUM A1AAOANo
Principal actions of the parley'
/. Voted its full support 10 Pres.
Roosevelt. the Commander-in-Chief,
and dashed out at any and all APP
peasers who stand in the way oil
the drive for victory.
,. Called for total mobilization oil
the nations economy TO get the
highest possible efficiency and pro-
duction TO help the armed services
carry the war against fascism to a
speedy conclusion.
g. Urged labor unity on national
and international scale. with the
AFL at home and with the British.
Russian and other labor organiza-
tons in the United Nations.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-23
LIST DEMANDS

Included in the resolution were
these principal demands:
l. National mobilization of all the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Man Arrested
For Kidnapping
Abduction of His
Son. 10. Charged

Paul Sherman, 45-year-old sheet
metal worker, was held in the
county Jail Thursday charged with
second degree kidnapping for the
abduction of his 10-year-old son,
Jackie, from the custody of the
child's mother, Mrs. Ida Sherman
of Milton.
The boy is being held in the
Pierce county detention home pend
ing court disposition of the affair.
Sherman. for whom bench
warrant had been issued out of
the local superior court, was nab
bed in Vancouver, Wash, by city
police there and was held until
the arrival of Deputy Sheriffs Bill
Causin and Sam Togstad from
Tacoma Wednesday. The boy was
recovered at the same time.
Mrs. Sherman told authorities
that Sherman, from whom she is
divorced, had lured the boy away
from school at Milton. Sherman,
she said, professed to have OBJ
tanned custody of the boy from an
Oregon court, but it was declared
here the Oregon courts do not have
jurisdiction.
Bail for Sherman was set at
1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30

In the News
ny UNITED PRESS


In London. Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt has covered % much ground
In the first week Of her visit to
Britain that she had reinforced the
only pair Of walking shoes she
brought with her with paper
Sen. Prentiss NJ. Brown. D..
Mich, was accused Of "city
slicker" conniving by Frank Can
nett, assistant chairman Of the
Republican national committee.
Gannett charged Brown with in
sorting remarks in the congress
sional record az q supplement to
q speech on the recent anti-infia-
ton bill -.
Hsughton Raph. 50. veteran
Hollywood stunt man. Is dead. He
died of pneumonia while on govern
ment salvage work In Africa !.
Archibald MacLeish. librarian of
congress. has not resigned as
assistant director of the Office OF
War Information. his office said
today. denying published re-
Blanche Bates. famous Broad
way stage actress for nearly a
years, left a $s4 AZ estate TO her
husband. George Creel. q San Fran.
cisco sppraisement revealed
Robert Preston. handsome screer
lover. became Private Preston
Me<eryy, as he was indicted ints
the army at Fort Macarthur un'
der his real name
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Marriage
1;;censes

Marriage license applications
were received by the county
auditor Thursday from the follow
ing couples:
Melvin Durham Ballard, 81,
and Fern Margaret Lagergren. rs.
both Of Puyallup: Lloyd Russell
Mousner. 20. Fort Lewis. and Cleo
Belle Honeycutt. "a. Tacoma: Rod
erick William Smith. IS, and
Gladys Evelyn Stevens, 81. both
Of Seattle: Joseph Bryne Harris.
~. Mcchord Field. and Mary Mar
garet McTavish. n, Annie Wright
seminary; Earl Christy Knutsen.
n. Of 11l7h So. Tacoma ave.
and Darlfne Anita Garrett. 20, OF
622 No. St:
John George Thompson. ~, Ia
coma. and Agnes Mary Mooney.
"a, Boise. Idaho; Charles William
Ermatinger. 2s. Rt. 6, Box s14.
and Mary Nell Nelson, "a. Of 5s0b
So. Puget Sound ave-: Mark
Bowen. 50. OF 1915 So. L ST.. and
Ethel Frances Brown, 20. Of e14
So. I St; Joseph A. Kohlrieser. 81,
Fort Lewis, and Georkette M.
siegrist. 81. Of IL st. Helens ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
s Tacoma Students
NC0's al Pullman
WASHINGTON STATE COL

WASHINGTON STATE NOL-
LEGE, Pullman-Six Tacoma men
received appointments as non
commissioned cadet officers. il
was announced by 1t. Col. William
L. Morrison.
The Tacoma men are: Roger
Stewart. first sergeant in the En-
gineers corps; Robert Turner. ser
geant in Engineers corps; Harry
Fechter. staff sergeant in Signal
corps: John Godfrey. sergeant in
infantry; James Feutz. corporal in
infantry: Howard Fowler. corporal
in Signal corps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Day Island Man Is Shocked
To Find He's Not Citizen;
His Guns Seized by FBI

he United States At the age Of
NO.
II y understood he has vot-
ed regularly here and other
wise led the life of a bona
fide citizen In the belief that
his father had obtained citi-
senship through naturalization
while Chopper was stiII n small
child. II Il further Indicated
that Choppers father also vot-
ed regularly, although records
Of his naturalization cannot
he located.
Cropper said his ignorance Of
his true civil status was 10 blame
for the fact he failed TO register
under the enemy alien act
In explanation Of having
such n considerable amount Of
contraband in his possession.
Chopper said that collecting
and reconditioning guns In his
hobby.
The guns are Of both sporting
and military design and all are IL
working order. All Of the seizeC
goods is to be kept in custody.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Defense Witnesses Called
In Oil Go. Mail Fraud Trial

proposition Was KILLED when the
P. c. a o. grand jury indictments
we're made.
Dwight G. Roberts and
Ward n. Blodgett. both petro-
leum engineers and geoloEists
who had earlier appeared for
the government. took the stand
to tel % actual operations Of
the p. &. 4 O. oil well.
Donald Eggermsn and Paul d.
Coles. both Seattle attorneys.
were also called to the stand
Thursday to tell Of early organi-
zation Of the p. C. 4 o. structure
with regard 10 Meyers participa-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Plan Reorganization
OF White Shrine Slated

A meeting preliminary to for
nation of a new White Shrine has
been called at st. Helens Masonic
temple for Friday evening at 7:3o.
All former members as well as
any others interested are invited
IN attend. A representative Of
the national organization will be
present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Outside Jobs Of City Employees
Aired Before Council Members
Against Chorter Rule. But Some
Working Elsewhere. Is Disclosure

Works Commissioner Bergersen
remarked that all departments are
short of men but can't work any
of them longer than eight hours.
Cain said he would like TO
anticipate government action
which may require men to do
extra war work.
Our enemies have taught us a
lot about utilization of manpower. q"
he said. It's taken us three men
to do what they have been doing
with one man up to this point"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Alaska Road
Is Now Open
Trucks Carrying
Troops. Supplies

WASHINGTON - Secretary of
War Henry l.. Stimson announced
Thursday that the Alaskan high
way is now open, to truck traffic,
for its entire length of 1871 miles.
Stimson told a press conference
trucks started carrying munitions
and material to troops in Alaska
this week.
Formal opening of the highway
will probably take place Sunday.
Nov. Is, at the Alaskan-Canadian
border. he said.
"Ten thousand soldiers d.
vided into seven army engi-
neer regiments and 1900
civilian worlxmen under d.
rection of the public roads
administration completed the
job In slightly over six
months" Stimscn said.
They pushed forward at the
rate of eight miles a day, bridged
200 streams. laid a roadway "a
feet between bitches, and at the
highest point between Fort Mel
son and Watson lake reached an
altitude of 4,212 feet.
Thousands of trucks will run
all winter carrying soldiers and
supplies to Alaskan posts. Plans
are under way to haul strategic
raw material southwark on the
return trip.
THE bridges are Of simple
construction and will 20 out
when river Ice starts moving
In April. However, other
bridges win be waiting, ready
cut, with machinery to set
them up. on every river bank,
and detachments OF engineers
stationed along the route viii
put them In immediately.
"All materials for the Alcai
road came from the immediate
vicinity of the places they wer'
used. Timbers were cut in forests
beside the road and gravel for tn
surfacing was scooped out of rive
beds and mountainsides.
The road runs from Dawson
creek. northwest Of Edmonton, L
Fairbanks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Military Policemen
Frightened by Girls

PHILADELPHIA - -Four MILL
tary policemen were stil shaking
in their polished boots today after
an encounter with half a dozen
irate girls II seems the girls
wanted TO see their boy friends
who Were confined in an army
service unit in an old police sta
ton However. two soldiers. ar
rested last week went AWoL and
visitors no longer were admitted
The four MP's called for help when
the shouting girls marched around
the building. Fourteen policemen
in two patrol wagons and firemen
came to the rescue and the girls
fed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30

Pleading guilty to a drunken
driving charge. Nelson Walker, 81.
1908 No. Cove ST.. was fined $50,
given 4 so day suspended sentence
and his drivers license revoked
for one year "Wednesday afternoon
by Acting Police Judge Theodore
Northstrom. Walker was arrested
Wednesday morning.