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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
News of
LABOR
U. S. Acts TO Settle
Wages. Labor in
Tool. Die Industry
By Jack CrelIin

The government moved Satur-
day 10 stabilize wages and labor
in the tool and die industry here.
Three government agencies
the War Manpower Commission
the War Production Board and
the War Labor Board-set Mon
day, September p, as the date for
"a joint observation-disclosures
ment conference in an effort &c
lay the basis for the settlement OF
the wage problem among tool and
die workers in captive and jobbine
shops by the establishment OF
uniform wage pattern for this
area.
Also 10 be discussed is the
matter of hiring procedure 10 be-
followed in the hiring of worker.
in the skilled trades.
The conference discussion vii
hinge on whether an agreement II
reached between labor and man
agement for the acceptance of the
WLB's decision in the consolidated
cases of General Motors-Ford
Chrysler-Detroit job shops, all o
which concern wage demands o.
| the UAW-CIO.
BY consolidating the cases the
WLB hopes TO set a pattern fol
elimination of the present wide
wage differentials now existing
between workers in the big mas:
production factories and those il
the smaller job shops.
Walter Reuther, director Of The
IUAW-CIO'S skilled trades depart
ment, has called a preliminar!
injecting Of union delegates from
all shops within a 75-mile radiu
of Detroit in order TO acquain
them with problems 10 he dis
lcusSed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Pontiac Plant School
Graduates tst Class

The first group of "a officers and
enlisted men attending the main
tenance and operation school at
the Pontiac Motors plant were
graduated Saturday noon.
Similar groups will be graduated
semimonthly after spending four
weeks in intensive training, &C.
cording to Verne L. Murray, school
director. The men are taught
maintenance, field repair and oper-
alton of the 20 nm. and 40 nm,
guns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

NEW YORK. Sept. Il GNS) 80
Five persons who sought to evade
gasoline and tire rationing restric-
tons, today reposed in Jail.
Three of the men were involved
in alleged illegal sales and pur.
chases of tires without priority
permits. The other two were ac-
cused of having stolen 1000 gaso-
line rationing coupons.
Charles +. Carr, Middletown
N. Y, garage proprietor. is &C
cused OF having sold four tires and
tubes TO EustaChfo LofreSe, ice
dealer. who in turn sold one oil
the tires 10 Charles Vecchione, an.
other garage owner. Neither Lo-
frese nor Vacchione had priority
permits, Il was charged and they
are being held along with Carr.
Authorities charge that Car
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
500 Die at Sea

Detroit war workers who grum-
BILE about the sacrifices they have
had TO make at the inSistence of
their union, would do well TO con-
slider the war measures adopted
by the CLOS National Maritime
Union, 1900 of whose members
already have been killed at sea.
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the
union voted that no sailor would
be permitted shore leave after a
trip of IS days or less, but must
Immediately ship on a new war
voyage.
Regardless of the time spent al
sea, he can be granted at the
most only 30 days leave, and then
he must volunteer or be drafted il
a crew is short and needs a man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Mentioned for WPB

Walter Reuther is being men
toned as one of the outstanding
candidates for a place on the War
Production Board, in the event
that Donald NJ. Nelson. WIPE
chief, follows through with his
pledge TO give labor a voice.
Reuther was originally slated as
director of the labor division of
the WPB, but when the top Go
and ALL officials bickered over
his qualifications, Nelson appointed
Michigan's Wendell Lund to the
job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Takes Applications

Other civilian employees of these
agencies and industries must OBJ
tain releases from -their-loca
selective service boards before
they may enlist.
THE navy recruiting office in
the Federal Building announced
Saturday it would continue TO
receive applications for enlist
ment from men classified in "a.
2B and 3B.
cit. Byron T.. Flechtner, in
charge of the office. said the
navy would seek the permission
of the draft boards concerned.
Previously it was announced the
applicants would have TO receive
releases from the boards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Refresher Course
For Flight Training

A refresher course for appli-
cantS who failed TO pass the ex-
animation for air corps flight
training will be opened at Cass
Technical High School September
%. George d. Lyle. chairman OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
committee sponsoring the pro-
gram, announced Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Army, Navy Bar
.EnIistments by
Essential Men
Commissions Restricted;
Order Applies TO U. S.
Agencies, industries

WASHINGTON, Sept. II (UP),
The army and navy will not
commission or enlist executives
and experts of federal agencies
and essential war industries with
out consent of the heads of the
agencies and industries, it was an
nounced today.
The secretaries OF war and navy
jointly announcing the new policy
said key positions affected in
cluded executives, heads of major
divisions or departments and prin'
cipal subdivisions and technical
experts engaged in design, plan
ming and research.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Private Flying Club

Members Of Brewster Aircraft
Local 365, UAW-CIO, Long Island
n. Y, claims the largest private
flying club in the world. They have
a membership of more than 1000
and already have IS licensed
pilots, most of whom are now
doing submarine patrol with the
Civil Air Patrol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Couple of Die-Hords

There were only couple of die
hards, and they, too, saw the light
when the Rangers asked their
fathers or mothers to call.
Joan l. an DIV erlen. 1S, and
Theresa Roberts of 1887 Wood
ingham, do a good share of the
organizing. backed up in the be-
ginning by Mrs. Oliver A. Ruby of
lS04S Woodingham, one Of the
young mothers in the neighbor-
hood
Actually, however. nobody is
boss" Each block has its own
group, dozen members in some
blocks, and 46 in the biggest block.
They make no effort at formal or
regular meetings, but send courierS
on foot or bicycle when there's a
job to be done.
(Mr. Plckering's regular Sun
day column, Inside Detroit, APP
pears today on Page II Part 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Younester Army
Forces Residents
TO Aid Drives
BY JACK PICKERING

The Woodingham Kids have
landed and the situation is well
in hand.
The youngsters. an army OF
more than 100 school children
have landed on every front porch
for a solid mile, and turned it into
what very likely is the only 10C
per cent war-conScious neighbor-
hood of its size i'm Detroit. And
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Draft Mixup,
Labor Inquiry
PIdnnedbyU 5.
REYNOLDS Declares
SeIeeIive Service Isn't
Working as II Should
By ELLIOTT HAYES
International Ness SsrNios star WRITER

WASHING TON, Sept r.
Chairmen Of both the Senate and
House military affairs committee
today disclosed that they would
seek an inquiry into the present
draft mess" and the whole man
power question.
Declaring that the draft act is
not working out as il should,
Senator Robert Reynolds Cd Of
North Carolina, chairman Of the
Senate group, said he was doubt
ful if much can be done unless
we make some changes and
ultimately-reach into the pool Of
lS and 19-year-old youths.
President Roosevelt told his
press conference yesterday he did
not think is and 19-year-old youths
would be needed or called up in
the draft before the first OF the
year. .
Rep. Andrew J. May CD of
Kentucky, chairman Of the House
military affairs committee, said
that we want 10 find out whether
many men have been deferred be-
cause of industrial jobs which they
took for no other purpose than
TO escape service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
81 Industries Listed

Government agencies covered by
the policy were those necessary "a
the maintenance of health, safety
morale and the prosecution of the
war. Essential industries were The
"a listed recently by Selective
Service Headquarters as those IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Get Coal Now,
Public Warned
Pay for 1t After
Next November on
Special Storage Plan

Donald NJ. Nelson, War Produc.
tion Chief, and Harold l. Ickes,
Fuel Co ordinator, both have
warned OF the possibility OF heat
less homes next winter, unless
consumers stock up now.
Use the Detroit Coal Co.'S 60-Day
Free Storage plan :. Fill up now.
pay next November at no extra
charge or take 6 or 9 months II
you prefer. For details call The
Detroit Coal Co., Townsend $500.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

knows he should do, but some.
times forgets 10 do.
AS in every neighborhood, there
were a few backsliders who
didn't want TO be bothered"
Using their own system pat
termed after the American Rang
ers and Commands, the young
sters won every battle. Today
every occupied house on Wood
ingham drive, from McNichols
road to Seven-Mile, has been cap
tured.
The only exceptions are the
houses of owners who haven't yet
returned from late vacations.
q to IS in Age
The Woodingham Kids haven't
been licked yet. and there is no
reason 10 think that they'll lose
when they join battle with the
vacationers when they get home.
The children range from the age
of a 10 1S. and the youngest can't
do much except run errands. Up
10 age 6. they call themselves Paul
RevereS; from s TO Is they are
CommandoS and from Is 10 Is,
they are Rangers.
Here's Way They Did II
Here's the wav they organized
the mile of street between August
p and now:
The middle-group made door-to-
door calls. They offered copies of
the Woodingham Pledge which had
been mimeographed by one of the
adult neighborS-that was one Of
the few jobs that the Woodingham
Kids didn't do by themselves. II
reads:
THE H0ODfNGHAW PLEDGE
This household pledges to
foithfullg SAGE:
"I--Erery drop Of fat.
"9--AH scraps Of rags, rope
and burldp bags.
"S--AH tin and metals.
Bits and pieces of rubber.
"5-NelCspdpers and good car
tons until needed).
"6-And to buy all the stamps
and bonds ace can.
"7-Trg bg oar attitude 10
spread good, healthy contagious
patriotism.
And 1cs promise 10 do this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Tri-CoIor Poster
On Front Doors
Of orators
NOT only today and tomorrow
But FOR THE DURATION"
Typical Experiences

The experiences Of Mary Ellen
Roberts. II. and Bob Landwerlen
13, were typical. Most people
promised readily, and gummed
tri-color sticker was pasted on the
front door. Those people were LEI
alone.
But some people didn't take the
children seriously. Some didn't
want TO be bothered. Some very
few slammed doors in the Com
mandos' faces.
When that happened, they found
other Commands following up,
ringing the bell and going through
the story again. The tough cases
were turned over to the older
Rangers.
Generally the householder saw
that the youngsters meant it, and
took the pledge. along with the
sticker for the front door, TO show
that they had joined up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Vital Workers Listed

Mays statement came as the
army and navy issued their first
list OF essential civilian workers
who will not be allowed TO volun-
teer and probably will not be
drafted.
Under the new joint policy,
executives. foreman and technical
experts in "a key industries cannot
be given commissions OF allowed
10 enlist unless their release is
given by company heads.
In what was considered an i'm
portant implication, the army
navy announcement said that the
hist will "also be used as a guide
by the local selective service
boards in connection with prob
lens of occupational deferment."
Reynolds, in his attack on
abuses under the draft law. said
that, from numerous instances
brought TO his attention, lit is
evident that calling up OF farm
help is imperiling the food
supply"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Quarterly Meeting

The regular quarterly meeting
of the state Go executive board
will be held next Saturday at the
Detroit Leland Hotel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Agriculture Included

Specific industries named were
agriculture; food processing;
forestry, logging and numbering;
coal and metal min
ing; non-metallic mining, process
sing and quarrying; smelling re-
filming and rolling of metals;
finishing metal products; trans
portation services; communica-
tons services. including news
papers. broadcasting, telephone
and telegraph; heating, power and
illuminating services; repair and
hand trade services; health and
welfare services, facilities and
equipment, and educational serv-
ices.
The war department also an
nounced that men deferred for
dependency must choose one OF
the combat units il they volunteer
for officers training. Full quotas
have been accepted for training in
non-combatant branches, such as
the finance department. quarter
master corps and adjutant gen
erals department. Openings still
exist, however. in infantry, field
ARTILLERY and signal corps combat
units.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

which occupational deferment
might be granted to key men.
They included numerous subdi-
visions of industries producing air
craft and parts; ships, boats and
parts; ordnance and accessories;
ammunition; metal shapes and
forgings; industrial and agricul-
tural equipment; machinery.
chemicals and allied products;
rubber and leather products; tex
tiles; apparel; stone, clay and
glass products; petroleum. natural
gas, and coal products; finished
lumber; transportation equipment;
materials for packing and ship
ping products and communica-
tons equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

they've done it in less than a
month.
In the waning days OF August,
Woodingham drive residents were
startled TO find a serious eyed
army Of youngsters ringing door
bells and insisting that they hang
up a copy of something called
the Woodingham Pledge and
promise 10 follow it faithfully I'M
til the end OF the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Oath to SdUe

The pledge turned out to be an
oath to save every ounce of fat,
rubber, metal and other scrap; TO
save paper and cartons; 10 invest
in war savings 10 the limit-in
other words. to do what everybody
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

ADVERTISEMENT
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-14
. SERIAL STORY
MEXICAN MASQUERADE
BY CECIL CARNES eorrssaI 'e.
COPYRIGHT. i9d2.
Nrh SERVICE. INC.

the Government with a capital
G. in this neck of the woods and
It made Allan a bit unComfort-
able to think he might have
become an object Of suspicion
10 the police. It would be ruin
Gus TO his mission if he were
slapped into the local hoose-
gov on charge Of being a spy
or tifth-COlumuIst or something
But the colonel had seemed
quite good-humored about if,
he tried 10 rCassure himself,
and if he really had serious
doubts of Allans bona fides he
would hardly have tipped off
his hand so openly about the
'extra-legal' censorship. More
over, his suggestion of dinner
together had sounded cordial,
and he had drifted away smil-
ing.
Not that the smile meant
much, unused Allan, dissuading
the sedan from plunging into a
ciump Of cholla cactus. Mexi-
cans have reputation Tor TAX
ing life easily, but they stand
for no foolishness.
Damn efficient, these ru-
rales! muttered Allan. The
way he spotted that San Diego
date line. Dam NIT, he's
good"
When his speedometer had
Iolted off nearly ten miles Of
highway hell, Allan slowed up
and began TO look about him
Tor Sun Su's landmark. He dis
covered IT presently, well off
to the left of the road he was
on and evidently quite near the
shore OF the Gulf. 1t was a steep
little hill, perhaps thirty feet
nigh, and the top was crowned
with a grove of knotty. gnarled
old pines. II he could gain their
shelter unseen, he could be
comfortable sure of remaining
so.
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glnting and twinkling In the
reflected rays of Su & n I,
Across the water, nearly ten
miles distant at this point, was
the hazy shore OF Mexico, bar
rem, sandy and with no sign Of
habitation.
These details held Allan's at
tention no more than An in
slant. What he was interested
in was a group of islands which
lay close inshore. almost direct
" below him. They stretched
out in a chain parallel 10 the
shore and separated from IT, as
Sun Su had said, by a strait
hardly more than hundred
yards in width. There was a
perceptible current flo W j n z
south through the passage, and
Allan remembered the ocean
tides reached up the gulf even
as lar as tnlS,
Only two of the islands APP
peared 10 be occupied One,
much the biggest Cf the group,
had several substantial build
ings on it; the "Cannery' obvi-
ously. There was a boat dock
on its nearest shore; on the
fartheSt, long pier jutted out
into the water. 1t was easily
big enough TO berth freighter
while loading a cargo of can
ned fish
The other occupied island
was good deal smaller than
the first Allan noted roomy,
white stone bungalow in the
center, and small structure,
apparently a boathouSc, on its
nearest shore. He saw the fig
ures OF a man and woman
pacing TO and fro on a tiled
path, and he focused his glasses
on them curiously. Neither was
japanese. The woman was
young, blonde, and rather pref
ty in a piquant way, he decided
The man was blond, too. tall
and broad -Shouldered; he might
have been an American but for
the way he gesticuIated with
his hands as he talked.
Still and ALL the chief fea-
ture OF the scene TO hold Al
lan's bemused attention was on
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EXPLORATION
BY CECIL CARNES
CHAPTER XII

"Ah, now you misjudge me, y
protested EscObar quickly, and
il his tone was eduable, there
was still trace of red to color
the clear olive skin OF his
cheeks. las the officer respon-
sible for this district, ! have
lately found IT advisable 10
keep an eye on kilograms. A
mild censorship, you see, quite
unofficial and very extrs-legal
The wire TO you came through
the San Saba office while ] was
there, and 1T was placed before
me as a matter OF routine -
police routine, senior.
II beg your pardon, said
Allan, rising and holding out
his hand TO make il more con-
vincing. Il should have re-
membered your official position
and not spoken out of turn.
With the whole world going TO
hell IN q hack you are certain
ly justified in doing everything
you can TO keep this little cor
ner of it peaceful"
MY sentiments exactly"
nodded the. Mexican, and gave
4 friendly pressure of his strong
FINGERS TO Allans hand. And
now you will excuse me,
yes? Perhaps we shall have the
pleasure of your company at
dinner this evening
His smiling, debonair self
again, he sauntered back to
where his charming companion
awaited him. Allan made a
Srtlnace ut the treacherous tele-
gram and stuck the thing in his
tocket.
He gave some thought to the
iAcidtnt that Afternoon when
~ wasn't wondering If the
Axlas would snap or the radi-
4tne blow up. Whatever else
EDoooar might be. ne was still
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By J. r. WILLIAMS

There was a jungle of cactus
to the right. He located break
in the gray-green wall, turned
into it daringly, and parked
the long suffering sedan where
it would not be noticed from
the road.
Not a soul was in sight. He
might have thought he had
Lower California TO himself
but for faint sounds of human
activity which came from the
direction of the gulf. Distant
voices, and mixed with them
the rattle of chains and the
clank Of machinery.
The Cannery, | expect The
Cannery - and what else His
right hand went back 10 touch
his hip-pocket, tn ugh the
weight of his automatic was
proof enough of its presence.
Just for luck, and thinking Of
poor Harry Bishop, he took II
out and made sure IL was in
readiness for use in case any
body came after him with
hypodermic needle. Well, here
goes!'
STOPPING a little, his a 2 r [
eyes watchful, he left the dusty
road and headed cross country
for the pine topped hill. He
had on canvas leggings which
protected him from cactus
Spines - and other more dead
~ perils, Several big scorpions
Scuttled away 81 his swift APP
proaCh, and at least one side
Winder ratified an angry warn
ing al him TO watch his step.
He did
He reached the base of the
hill with no more than these
reptilian alarms He began the
steep ascent, climbing fairly
quickly till he was within a
few feet Of the top. Then he
crouched and went the rest of
the way on hands and knees
He came 10 the grove Of pine,
crawled through il to its farth-
er edge, and dropped flat on
his stomach i'm as nice = front
line observation post as nature
ever devised
Stretched before him was the
blue green expanse OF the Gulf,
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New High In Happiness

the Peninsula itself A little way
off, a crew Of Japanese work
men we're digging into the side
of a small mountain with picks
and shOvcls. They seemed to be
excavating dark, clay like
substance which was put on
hand barToWs and carried TO a
big scoW by the waters edge.
When it was loaded, the scow
was towed by a launch TO the
cannery island and an t h r
scOW came up to be filled.
Something wrong a b gu t
this muttcred Allan, wrink-
ling his brow in pcrpleXity.
You don't use clay in can
ming fish, do you? ! wonder
why the Sam Hill Sun Stu didn't
mention this digging? 1t could
have started, / suppose, after
he received his last report from
his pals He shook his head
regretfully. Wish | knew more
about soils
In the middle of that wish,
a rattlcSnake whirred som g
yards behind him. He had done
nothing himself TO startle the
most nervous of side-winders;
he turned his head quickly to
see what had.
He found himself looking
straight into the muzzle of a
rifle. 1t was held by the squat
EuraSian, and behind him were
six short but strongly built Jap
ancSc. The squat man growled
cultural order.
Hands up, Senior S { c e.
Pronto.'
(To BE Continued
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WHITEHALL, ILL. - When
Danny Settles. 7, became lost
from his parents near their
home, police searched II hours
before finding him.
He was found undreSSed and
i'm bed at the home of Howard
Hobson. nine miles west of
Whitehall The boy said he
found the door Of the strange
house unlocked, so he kicked the
dog away, walked in and went
TO bed.
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