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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
"A War.Chest
Offices TO Open
Here Next Week
Training Of Workers
to Start Monday;
$500, 900 Sought

The metropolitan division OF the
War Chest drive for $500, 900, TO
be conducted October 26 to No
vember u. will open IA district
headquarters throughout the city
next week to facilitate its door
to-door canvass.
This move was announced Sat
urday by Mrs. Francis II. Bourke
and Hale A. Clark. co-chairman of
the division. The headquarters
will be used by the 10000 unpaid
volunteers 10 report the progress
OF their canvass in the residential
districts.
Meanwhile. the training Of 400
volunteer workers in the advance
gifts unit of the drive will begin
at meeting in the Hotel Statler
Monday at p. m.
The IA district offices and their
managers are:
Mrs. Dewitt II. Merriam and
Robert Fargo. fuller Hotel: Mrs
John c. Hopp Mrs. Herschel "
Kreger and Harry z. Brown. Jew
ish Community Center, 1904 Wood.
ward avenue; Mrs. F.. d. Lambie
and Alex Acey. fuller Hotel;
Carol Roehm and John Bailey
Weinman Settlement. 1873 East
Larned street
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Stringent Ask to Enlist?
NaUy Denies His Story

Chicago, and Cleveland falls to
reveal any application by Mr..
Stringari." said 1t. Com. Don
aid P. Wells, in charge Of Of
ficer procurement for the navy
here.
Stringari, the son-in-law Of
Frank X. Martel, said last week
that he had had one interview
with naval officials in Washington
and planned a second later this
month when his appointment as
lieutenant commander of Pr
boat would be confirmed
The story prompted Yale Stuart
a one-armed CIO organizer. Il
Withdraw assault and battery
charges.
II was one Of the rare times
that the brawny Stringari's well
known punching proves had taker
him into court. He was accused o.
smuggling Stuart al a county vel
fare commission meeting.
Stringari could not be reached
for comment.
In spikine Stringari's statement
the navy disclosed that StrinCari'
brother, Art, had passed menta
and physical examinations for
commission Art Stringari resigned
as .AFL organizer Of city employs
al city hall several weeks ago OF
the grounds Of III health.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Air Raid Shelters
In Schools Urged
Frequent Drills Asked
in New State Booklet

LANSING, Oct. 10 (UP),--New
air raid precaution recommends
tons for schools were issued today
by the state department of public
in a booklet approved
by the Michigan Council of De-
Tense 10 replace an earlier publica-
ton which was Withdrawn.
although many schools orig
inally planned To send children
TO their homes Tin case OF an air
raid alarm, the trend at pres
ent IL toward retaining them
within the school building" the
booklet set forth. at should be
kept In mind that during a raid
any shelter Is safer than no
shelter"
The booklet recommended sec
ondary shelters that could be
reached within three minutes by
walking. The secondary shelters
in most cases would be used in
case of fire or a bomb hit on the
school.
No mass evacuation of school
children from urban areas was
contemplated by the publication.
"In general, corridors are the
safest place provided they have
no outside walls" the publica-
ton said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Throw Gasoline on Tank

"They got some gasoline, threw II on the tank
and set fire to II. The tank started burning
and throwing up big clouds of smoke and was
wondering whether the guys inside were dead or
supermen.
Il saw one Of them come out and they
promptly shot him. Another marine (this was
Moore, I later learDed) came out the front hatch,
and in all my life L have never seen one man
take such beating.
They kicked him In the face and stomach,
they pulled his hair. smashed him with their
fists, jabbed him with the pitchfork, knitted him,
and one of them got him by the arms and an
other nv the legs, and bounced him oft tho tank.
"They finally moved away from the tank and
let him lie where he was"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Presidential
Theodore Roosevelt Finkey
Sworn Into Army

Theodore Roosevelt Finkey. 81,
OF Berkeley, Mich, was sworn in
Saturday as second lieutenant in
the signal corps of the army.
At the Federal Building. Lieu
tenant Finkey said his father was
Thomas Jefferson Finkey and his
grandfather, Martin Van Buren,
Finkey.
The new officer. former cable
man for the Michigan Bell Tele-
phone Company, has wife and
two children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
School Children to Honor
Father Gabriel Richard

Fr Gabriel Richard. patriot
educator and Detroit pioneer, will
he honored by the city's school
children. Thursday, the one hun
dred and seventy-fifth anniversary
Of his birth.
A proclamation designating the
day as Richard Day was signed
last Thursday by Mayor Edward
J. Jeffries Jr.
One feature OF the commemora-
ton program viii be the assem-
hlsge 81 public and parochial
school children on The east side in
Gabriel Richard Park, al the Belle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

UNITED STATES OUTPOST SOME.
WHERE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Sept. II
Delayed. Pfc. Eugene Oliver Moore, u. S, M C.,
is living on borrowed time
Sixty-fve laps trapped him in his tank on
Gavutu Island. ripped open the hatch, threw hand
grenades into it, and set it on fire.
Smoke and fumes forced Moore out Of the tank
after the other crew members had been killed
The Japs grabbed him, knocked him down, kicked
him. jabbed him with pitchfork, knitted him, then
picked him up and bounced him off the side of
the tank
az guess they thought dead" Moore
recalls. 81 had quite a bit of blood me, and
was unconscious"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
By REAR ADMIRAL CLARK
II. WOODWARD, u. n.

lions made herein are my own and not
20 he construed as official or rejecting
in any way the views 81 the navy de-
partment or the naval service At large
Copyright. 1912. International News Service
WASHINGTON. Oct, 10-EXe'
cution of numerous prominent anc
innocent Norwegians by German
firing squads during the past few
days, following closely on the
heels of an invasion alert alonl
Norway's coast in the vicinity q
Trondheim. is a public acknowl
edgment of Nazi filters.
The announced immediate rea
son for these new executions wa.
that they were in repriSal fol
several sabotage attempts" Actu
ally, the Nazis are making Al
effort 10 stamp out the spirit o
rebellion that appears to b'
spreading in the Scandinavian
countries. with resulting hostile
action against German armed
forces.
Aside from these reasons, how
ever, reports indicate the Nazi!
feel keenly the very real threa'
of an Allied invasion OF Norway
and are determined 10 break Nor
wegian resistance before such ;
crisis should arise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Admiral :
Woodward
SAYS
Na1is' Morse Reprisals
Showing Bad Case
Of Invasion filters

1.-THE mounting Nazi reprisals
against Norwegian patriots,
which reached a new height of
barbarity in the past week. give
public acknowledgment" by the
Germans that they are suf-
fering increasing invasion filters,
Rear Admiral Clark II. Wood
ward declares in the following
article written for international
News Service. The German aim.
Rear Admiral Woodward be-
lieves is 10 break Norwegian
resistance before the people of
that unhappy country are given
a chance to rise against their
conquerors coincident with an
Allied invasion.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

y Hope that this winter several
thousand defense workers would
live in house-boat luxury aboard
the swank Detroit and Cleveland
Navigation Company steamers
faded today when the president
of tho line termed the plan
wholly Impractical"
II had been thought that per-
haps army ordnance and defense
workers could live on the boats
thus helping to overcome Detroits
housing shortage.
| James T. Mcmillan, president oil
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

Isle Bridge AZ 4 p. m. for cere-
mony A short parade featuring p
troop Of Boy Scouts will precedC
the assembly.
The principal speakers Of the
day will be the RI. Rev. Edward
!. Hickey and Abner Larned
Ben6diction will be given by the
Most Rev. Stephen S. WoZnicki
bishop OF Detroit. while children
from st. Anne's School. will place
a wreath on the Richard statute
"A pamphlet on-Gabriei- Rich
ard. American" will be distributed
10 all schools. II is brief biog
rsphy OF the pioneer priest
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Engineers Set Meeting

A joint meeting of the Detroit
section Of the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers and the
Border Cities branch Of the Engi-
neering Institute Of Canada has
been scheduled for the Prince Ed
ward Hotel, in Windsor, for Fri.
day. October IS, it was announced
Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Luxury Boats Won't Take
War WOrkers-Tenants

the p, and c. Line, pointed out
that the cabins of the boats are
of frame construction and UNI
heated.
"And even II some plan was
worked out FOR heating them, II
would take great amounts Of
equipment" he said.
Also, il was explained, that the
boats are in operation, hauling
passengers and vital war freight.
until the first OF December. and
again in operation by the follow
ing March. They are only tied
up 30 days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

Charles NJ Stringari, the two
listed AFL organizer. may have
quite local reputation AS bat
tier, but the United States Navy
never heard OF him.
At least that was the announce
ment by the navy Saturday in the
wake of Stringari's claims that he
had applied for commission.
"A thorough check on our
records here, In Washington,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
s0OEXiWe-
cOOIIXc
pus 70 eoIos

When nestrIIs clog vp, nose feels raw
and sore, membranes swollen reach
for Mentholatum. quick! Spread il
thoroughly inside each nostri. In
stantly IL releases vapor "Mentho-
lations" that start 4 vitei sssssnss
y They thin out thick mucus; y
Soothe irritated membranes; 81 Help
reduce swollen passages; ~ Stimu-
late nasal blood supplys Every breath
brings quick relief Jars SOC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Jap Attacks With Fork

I'VE all drew Ass. cooked them and posted
ourselves TO keep the Japs from coming down
the turret One Jap rammed a pitchfork down
the turret and another started swinging long
knife. The tank commander shot him In the
hand and they both withdrew.
They were making lot Of noise, and after
looking out again / found that some one WAS
firing at them Il got up next to the sergeant,
who guarding the turret. and one Of the
laps stuck his head down inside the turret
I knew Of them would sooner or later. and
was ready for him. I shot him right between
the eyes,
About this time the tank comma nder ordered
the driver 10 move up the beach. The tank
jumped ahead few feet and we realized that
they had put brace between the wheels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Rescued by Comrades

Private Moore, whose home is al Ills Post
street San Francisco, al first was believed 10 have
been killed in action. Rescued by his comrades and
skillfully cared for by navy doctors, he is much
alive today. after being evacuated from the Solo
mons to this base with other marine wounded.
He told his remarkable story from his cot.
I'VE were firing at a pibox a couple OF hun
dred yards away" Moore told the writer, when
I heard our tank comman der yell and fire his
As up through the turret. looked out one OF
the peep sights and what looked like an
army Of laps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Guards Long Coast

As Hitler knows control Of the
Arctic sector is vital 10 the Allies
in order that they can maintain
their lines OF communication to
Murmansk and Archangel - he
realizes he must do everything in
his power to prevent supplies
reaching Russia.
Moreover. protection Of the
entire Norwegian coast is of grave
concern TO him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Throw Grenade in Tank

Suddenly there was terrific explosion and
I saw the tank commander 60 down-then
felt burning pain In my neck and realized they
must have thrown a grenade down the turret
"A few moments later they set fire 10 the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

ne gets !"
Dear Buddy:
TIVE old town IS certainly CLEANSING lot lot Of the white ,S.
and girls dinner bucket these days as they
''oe Restaurants ndogt Too rushed
line tray the Icyoso SO S,I :, sampler Tn un 10
2 O'clock for
HERE really d1rra SO MPH-oy. else.
Fr' dGag R' f da or p rs x. Re-, SoT cross ~s or o.
so And o spsa day. % a ,. Wood~od a't a
IT the SereT-liIe road
THE rra,. long the golfers sti hitting
Only difference they'll hunt all afternoon for lost
oFFEE has disappeared tho shelves Your
- grocer pound If he CONVINCED YOU
boarding Try buy gum or hair pins or rssn If those those
the
Ix,OMEN Crosse Poiu,e did tnow how start
@ ELECTRIC gs'1 r s % J TG n o ore ay AND
pont AID y9s sGsd g9" ' to the f Yea prepared pare.
ING Just teng is comicaI SIDE One banker complain:
is doesn't dare off coat rot doy along.
FTER IS minutes found Ray d Schneider
TS s about & Ssc sf Tn.y
statesmen insurance on county buildings
"A hailed before Court Referee Courtney F1zmmon
Is just waiting TO be called
Tss Sam nss6 him ,o The he enro GGOh roo G
he had been accepted for the dog training school and so bit an
THE Lafayette Theater tonight E. has been
playing "fhe Shou-0f He setting tteketshe
pubcoud the telephone rang. He answered It,
Il uas he rmyf command AZ Long Beach
we calling to tell Joe f. BroWn that his has Just been
killed in a bomber crash"
,caiting Somebody before the curtain
10 tell the audience
They filed quietly their tribute to Jos oil
they could do TO shoe sympathy aud Of them crying
LuGHTY- Two-YEAR-oLD this Uncle
IL he thousands friends loved De-
I. said 10 a destiny
would win this that there nothing could not accomplish
TiE Longacres Camp Custer father and Private
Leroy A. Private Gerald Leroy 2l Their home is
Grand Rapids.
THE BoolinD had the other
night. boy SICK the middle Of the game,
nobody take his place Fred MdRdcl Of the Lions
Coach BIZ Edudrd-just like hat0fter the Lions
1ith Brooklyn
with friends mothers mailing
Il Christmas packages to overseas men,
WE HAVE terrific apple this High school kids
w helping pick If they didn't apples just wouldn't get
picked, and you'd have pie.
THE navys first WAVES recruits le this veek for Soter.
Okla
We miss you
Good luck and home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

TT HIS is Ietter 10 YOUR service man. It's ali about
Il his HOME TOWN. the most important place in
te world TO him. ZIP rh fetreF todsy sign your name
,t tbe bottom and send ii 10 him Wherever he IS ne
wants the from HOME It's up 10 you 10 see that
he gets IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
5000 Nazis Jailed

Moreover, according 20 Swedish
press reports, some $500 German
soldiers have been imprisoned for
mutiny al Alta. in Far-Northern
Norway, while II officers have
been cashiered and 43 soldiers
sentenced 10 death.
The placing OF Trondheim and
10 other large coastal districts
under martial law at this time,
therefore. may be for any one or
all of the following reasons:
~ To round up anti-Axis adj
herents. ~ in preparation against
an invasion, 90 as A preliminary
step toward realization Of Hitler's
plan 10 "anneX" the Scandinavian
countries 10 Germany.
Since last April when the Ger
mans began building full-f1edged
naval base in the strategic Trond-
helm area. tension has been grow
ing steadily between the Germans
and Quislingites on the one side,
and the loyal Norwegian popula-
ton on the other.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Try to Wreck Yards

It is likely, therefore. that
attempts have been made 10 wreck
certain navy yard installations.
Also. Norwegian shipyard and fac
tory workers unquestionably have
exhibited their ability in the
technique OF invisible showdown 49,
form of sabotage in which they
excel.
The Trondheim and Immediately
adjacent fjords are the most i'm
portant in Norway and are ideally
located for a northern naval base
One Of the most serious prob
lens confronting the Axis is the
ever-increasing threat of an Allied
(second 'front.' invasion along the
coastal line from Norway Ia
France - particularly now, since
the Russians have stymied the
German army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Eyewitness Shipping Foe

While Moores tank was under siege, Pvt
Kenneth Koon of Summtve. Ind, was some
distance away snipng al the attackers Private
Koon. also among the wounded here. was an eve
WITNESS 10 the entire action and is credited with
picking off more than 80 of the Japs. This is
his story:
II could Jap top Of the tank with
a pitchfork, jamming II down the turret and
trying to get at the marines inside. Several
others were brandishing long knives One OF
them threw n hand grenade into the tank.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

also Is fine stomachlc tonict
Thousands upon thousands OF
women - rich and poor alike -
have reported benefits. Also bene-
ficial for younger women 70 help
relieve distress OF monthly func-
tional disturbances. Follow label
directions. Worth trytngi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
Kick Punch, Knife Moore

They were banging me all around the place
and was bleeding and every one of them were
trying either TO kick me, punch me, or knife me,
and about that time I passed out. When came
TO- they had me in the naval shack which served
hospital.
"T had n hole In my crash helmet large
that couldn't get il back on my head sup
pose IL saved my life.
Incidentally, they stole S25 from me and
It made me plenty mad"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11

tank The smoke and fumes were terrific, and
the driver and I figured II better 10 get
outside the tank and get shot rather than burn
to death.
so the driver poked his head outside the
front hatch. They shot him.
81 figured II better to 60 out feet first.
SO 1 piled out of the tank and one of them
helped me along. I remember one Of them
climbed on my back and started walloping my
head.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-11
YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM
HOT FLASHES
during 80 to So Years
of Age!

.---oI NSe
II you--like so many women be-
tween the ages OF 80 and 62-suffer
from hot flashes. weak, dizzy. ner-
vous feelings. distress of "irregu-
larities'. are blue at times--due to
the functional middle age period
in a woman's life-start ut once
try Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound. It's the best known
medicine you can buy that's made
especially for scorleH,
Pinkham's Compound Is famous
20 relieve such distress. Taken reg
ulariy 1t helps build up resis-
lance against such symptoms. IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

The most versatile garment
in any mans wardrobe. Zip
in the lining and in a jify
you have the warmth OF an
overcoat. Zip it out and you
have a topeoat for the mild
days. A rare value!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

However. the war department
has requested that food and per-
iShable- clothing should not he
sent. for the soldiers are amply
supplied with food and clothing.
IT also requests that all Christmas
packages intended for men over
seas be mailed between October
j and November /, and, 10 con-
serve vital space in transportation
that the packages be Of shoe-box
size.
The packages should not weigh
more than IL pounds. be more than
Is inches long OF have a combined
length and girth of more than AZ
inches.
Post office officials caution any
one sending packages overseas TO
pack articles with care and 10 con-
sider the long journey and many
landings the parcels must 60
through before reaching their des-
tin8tion.
II there Is still a doubt as 10
whether an article will be accepted
or rejected. inquire at the super
intendent of mails office in the
post office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
station signed off. 1t was stir

station signed of. IL was a stir
ring moment, because we all
thought we were being invaded,
and II brought Jumps 10 our
thrOats and tears 10 our eyes.
and made us want to fight and
do all we could To help Offset
the enemy attack.
Mrs. Polkinghorn returned L
the States In a convoy on Febru
airy / and came TO Detroit IL
March.
81 wanted 10 get right into
civilian defense here and that's
why I volunteered AZ a tele-
phone operator Mt the control
center" Mrs. Polkinghorn ex-
planned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Living Costs Soar
In Lansing This Year

LANSING, Aug. 29.--cost of
living in Lansing between Deem
Der and June rose 81 per cent,
statistics complied by the state
department of labor and industry
revealed today.
Food costs In this same period.
however, rose 1913 per cent. a new
high for living expenses, officials
aqid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

Two days a week an attractive
young blond docs her turn at the
secret control center of the locaI
OCD as a telephone operator.
To most OF the girls working
there an air raid is still an eX'
perienee of the future, something
TO wonder about. To Barbara
Polklnghorn il is a vivid memory
which spurs her TO do her job Il
the very best of her ability.
She was at Pearl Harbor.
I'VE were told that certain
information IN a military secret
and there's n lot I can't tell
about the raid" she said. I'VE
my husband and do know
that we don't have a friend In
Honolulu who did not lose at
least one person, a friend or
relative, husband or wife, In tho
attack. A spectator was killed
block and half from Our
home by falling shrapnel and
every hospital was damned to
overlooking.
Zone of the most dramatic
things I remember about the
raid occurred at 10 a. M, De-
cember 7. when station W0MB
went of the air. The announcer
said. we have only got a few
seconds left on the air and we
are going to play the star
SPangled Banner
Every home around our block
had It's radio on and we could
hear the star Spangled Banner
playing from one end of the
street TO the other before the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
WiIIkie Over Brazil

NATAL, Brazil, Aug. 20 (UP).-
Wendell Willkie passed through
this city by airplane today en-
route TO Africa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

Take advantage of this offer while
you may. The saving is indeed
worth while. 1t runs all the way
up to $13.15 on a garment, GER
tainIy important enough to shove
aside any other business and make
a rush for a FinsterwaId store to-
morrow Smart, up-to-the-n,in-
ute styles, desirable colors and
100 per cent all-WooI fabrics.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Wilcox Carries
Home Rulefiqht
To Rural Areas
Chairman Spikes Rumors
That Amendment Will
Affect Other Counties

Wayne County's fight for home
lrule government was carried SAT-
lrday TO the rural areas OF
Michigan.
Having succeeded in qualifying
the necessary constitutional
amendment for submission at the
election November 3. local leaders
planned a vigorous plea TO out
state voters who frequently are
IunintcreSted in the problems Of
the metropolis.
Clarence Z. Wilcox, former cor
poration counsel. took command
of the campaign as chairman OF
the citizens committee on home
rule for Wayne County. Head
quarters were opened at l044
Bull Building. and Henry O..
IWeitschat, former newSpaperman,
who was secretary to the late
Gov. Frank ID. Fitzgerald, took
over the political spade work.