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The Nome nugget., 1942-03-23

Walter Bozarth (above 20 former army sergeant and expert machine gunner of Olympia Wash. is a man with purpose Whe nhe learned his father and bro- ther had been killed at Pearl Harbor he decided to re-enter his countrys service by ensting in the Navy at San Diego, Calf Al want" he said, lis to get couple of Japs in the sights of my machine gun That's all want" (Officia U. S. Navy photo).
Evening star., 1942-12-13

tory. It has been possible only because of
the ability of free enterprise to submerge
private interests in the emergency and volun-
tarily function as single industry.
Let me take you backstage for glimpse OF
how democracy functions when it is behind
the eight ball. The presidents of eight aircraft
companies located in Southern California -
Consolidated. Douglas, Lockheed, North
American, Northrop. Ryan. Vega and Vultee
- and frequently spokesman for the Boeing
Aircraft Company of Seattle, are seated
around big table in an Office in Los Angeles.
We are all rugged individualists and keen
rivals. Prior to the war, we had almost moth
inH to do with each other, and this Jealous
competitive spirit swept down through the
ranks of our thousands of employees.
~o.X.. Mr.. Prssidsat"
AROtND the table, we discovered that the
sudden plunge into all-out warfare had given
US much in common. We had to black out
our plants, protect them from sabotage.
train women to replace thousands of our men
whom the Army and Navy wanted, develop
new sources of supplies, find ways of turning
out planes as they had never been produced
before. Working around the clock, our fac
tories were building 64 per cent of the war
planes manufactured in this country. Strain
Evening star., 1942-12-13

ing every resource, we had managed to step
up the combined industry production to 1900
planes month for the: Army, the Navy, and
for our allies.
That seemed phenomenal output, until
the President called for l85. 600 planes in two
years. He asked American aircraft builders
to treble their production rate in 1912, null
tiply it skiold in 1943. The figure seemed
fantastic, and it is doubtful if anyone of us
up to that time thought the industry could
equal the quota. But we decided to send a
message to Washington saying. 1--WE can do
it." After that it was up to us.
We concluded then and there that the
only way to deliver this fabulous feet on
time was to pool everything we had
materials, machines, man power and
know-how. We set up corporation which
we called Aircraft War Production Council,
Inc, and through it we made available to each
factory every engineering and aerodynamics
study any of our technicians had made Some
of these were costly research jobs that repre-
sented years of work. One that know about
ran over a million dollars. For the duration,
it became available to anyone in the industry
at no expense We no longer had trade secrets
from one another or from anyone else build
ing war planes for the United Nations While
the war lasts, our only competitors are Hitler.
Evening star., 1942-12-13

Mussolini and Hirohito. When the dicta-
tors are finally bombed off this earth, we shall
become rugged individualists and rivals
again. But until then, we are an army of hun
dreds of thousands of aircraft workers with
one aim only - victory.
The Council itself is merely the nerve GEN.
ter of voluntary aircraft pool. The presidents
who sit around the table once month to
formulate policies can accomplish little with
out the enthusiasm of the workers who build
the planes. 1t is on the assembly lines that
you see democracy at work. Since Pearl Har-
Dor our output of planes has been stepped up
tremendously. The man-hours and woman
hours on the planes have increased only half
that of the plane output.
On Borrowed Material
! HIS is due to industry teamwork, which is
achieved without red tape. We thought the
Councils Office would serve as the trading
post of the industry. an exchange through
which each of US could borrow materials,
machine time, technical brains from other
plants We set up eight major committees
composed of the managers of production.
material, engineering and standards, trans
portation and housing, accounting, plant de-
fense, industrial and public relations, and in
dustrial training, in each of the plants to work
out the routine for this borrowing over the
back fence"
Before we knew it, the men in rival plants,
who never knew each other before Pearl Har-
Dor, were on first-name terms. Mike Craemer,
factory manager of Vega at Burbank, was
phoning Paul Buckner, factory manager of
Northrop at Ell Segundo Is miles away, and
saying, paul, we're up against it for five
sets of landinggear forgings to keep the Fly
ing Fortress line moving Can you lend us
TW-l1.la.A1
Evening star., 1942-12-13

N1cARCELY more than year alter Japans
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. our Com
~ mander-in-C Chief will have the weapon
be first demanded to heap vengeance on our
Axis enemies: an armada of 10000 war
planes. Next year. am confident, this fleet
viii be augmented by 125.O0O additional
planes rolling in uninterrupted streams from
the assembly lines of the country's aircraft
factories This will be the greatest single strik-
ing force any nation has ever assembled.
Putting this first 10000 plane armada in
the air = more than our industry had built
since the Wright brothers first flew: more
than all the Axis factories turned out this year
rates a. one of the prodigious feats of his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Obstacles Appear

Not only are the three commit
tee members attempting to ride
three different horses in three diff
ferent directions with Lingeman
part-time astride a fence. as well)
according to reports. but in addi-
ton when they do start moving
various obstacles appear.
In the first place. at least Is
other candidates have been pro-
posed and some have strong group
backings. Few if any. of these
other Is will lie down and play
dead.
Secondly, the three good Demo-
Gratis on the committee must face
the truth-that any equally good
Democrat they name to serve
until the end of 1913. the expira-
ton of Cowan's term. must be
good enough to stand up against a
Republican frontal assault in next
springs election.
Cowan was a Republican and
since the other two present audi
tors. James d. Friel and Ray
Hafeli, are both Democrats the
COP will be supplied with extra
snowballs with which TO pelt
COwan's appointed successor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Bell Urges Cut
In Phone Calls

In a campaign 10 "unsell bust
ness the Michigan Bell Tele-
phone Company Saturday urged
that the number of long-distance
phone calls be cut to the minimum
and both local and long-distance
be kept as short as possible 10
leave lines open for essential war
messages.
Despite vast building programs
in past years. George NJ. Welch,
president of the company. said the
full reserve capacity OF lines and
equipment is used and no ma
terials are available for further
constructions
Telephone company figures show
that more than 2l.000 long-dis-
lance calls go out of Detroit each
day and about 100000 local calls.
Long-diStance calls are up 81
per cent over 1889 and 1000
greater than only six months ago.
The company has asked the
public 10 avoid rush hours in both
long-distance and local calls: to
avoid calls 10 Washington unless
absolutely necessary, and 10 keep
calls short making preparations
IN advance TO insure brevity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Should Wives Follow
Their Mates to Camp?
children making all the jumps
with us, too"

children making all the jumps
with us, too"
A married sailor, who wished 10
remain ever nameless. said he felt
taking the wife along just couldn' I
work for a military man, unless
commissioned with some kind OF
living salary.
"In time of war 10 shouldn't
he done" said the sailor. "Most
Of us are shipped out to sea
Immediately, 80 for navy men
II IL automatically out of the
question"
Lieut. Byron Fletcher. United
States Navy. wished anything in
the world but 10 be quoted on the
question. Finally he admitted
feeling il highly impractical for
wives 10 follow husbands serving
the armed forces. He said:
For navy men there il little
chance because the wives can't
get on ships and ID n impossible
for them to travel to ports
where their husbands may land.
Anyhow. the little woman should
be content TO remain at home
with her family and friends i'm
these grave times. Let the old
man get into the war. lick the
enemy. then they can be to-
gether again for good In a de-
cent world"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
U. 5. Transport Chief
To Inspect War Plants

A one-day inspection trip in De-
troit, seeking facts on the i'm.
portance of truck transportation
10 war industries in the flow oil
material, will be made Tuesday by
Frederick c. Horner. chief of the
highway transport division of the
war departments service of sup.
plies.
Horner will meet with shippers
and motor carrier executives and
will also discuss the rubber situa-
ton as it applies TO them. Fol-
lowing breakfast at the DAG with
the transportation committee of
the Board of Commerce. Horner
will visit the Timken-Detroit Axle
Company and the express high
ways TO Willow Run as well as the
trailers used in transporting bomb
ers and parts from the bomber
plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Brother No. 4
Held as Evdder

The FBI picked up the last of
the four draft evading Ianni
brothers Saturday.
Gino Ianni, who skipped $500
bail after bein jailed last April,
was arrested on the tip of his
landlady in a Charlotte street
rooming house.
She read in the newspapers that
he was being sought.
With his brothers, Antonio,
Guido and Altolio, he will be given
a hearing July 1S. His bond was
set at $1,000 by United States
Commissioner j. Stanley Hurd.
Gino Ianni told a story similar
to that of his previously seized
brothers. He said he had come 10
this country from Italy to accu-
mulate a fortune. He is believed
to have sent $4,000 TO Italy,
where he has a wife and son.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
.0PA 0. Ks Replacing
Lost Ration Books

WASHINGTON, July IL (UPl.
The Office of Price Administers
ton today authorized local ration
boards to replace lost, stolen o.
d destroyed war ration books
promptly if they were satisfied
beyond reasonable doubt that the
applicants story were true" M
In the original regulations .
two-month waiting period was re-
Quired. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Held as lire Thief

Robert Davis, q. Of 9046 Brush
street. who protested that he had
never been out of Michigan in his
life, was arraigned Saturday in
federal court on charges that he
stole two tires a month ago from
a government agriculture truck in
Nashville. Tenn. He was arraigned
on a fugitive warrant and placed
under $1,000 bond by United States
Commissioner j. Stanley Hurd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

Since Harold Stoll resigned last
June "a TO enter military service,
agitation has been for amalgama
ton of the county clerks and the
registers office.
Although the board of super
visors has tabled the merger pro-
posal until September. a plan is
reported TO leave the office open
until next election, in expectation
the two offices may be combined.
Indication that StoIl is still mas
ter-minding the office was seen in
a report by Roy II. Moredock.
deputy register. who said he had
dismissed three employees on in
structions of Stoll, s n C e Stoll's
resignation.
Committee members, named by
law 10 fill vacancies, and their re-
puted candidates for auditor are
Presiding Probate Judge D. j.
Healy. backing Otis u. Walter,
register of juvenile court.
Prosecutor William +. Bowling,
backing George f. Smith. assistant
manager of the National Bank of
Detroit branch at Grand River
and Mark Twain avenues.
County Clerk Caspar J. Linge-
man, for some time repeatedly
backing Carl Bischoff. a member
of his county clerks staff. admit
tedly having a man in view. al
though indicating il is not Bischoff
and professedly still maintaining
IAN open mind" on the whole thing
II was Lingeman who stated
that he had asked a meeting foI
Monday and Lingeman upon whom
Bowling inferentially blamed the
delay. stating he and Judge Healy
awaited the pleasure of Mr.. Lin
geman" for the meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
| Killed, ; Injured
In Windsor Crash

One man was killed and three
other persons, including Swear
old boy. were injured Saturday ir
a Windsor traffic accident. Cliff
ford Highgate. as. of 1851 Windsor
avenue. Windsor. was killed and
his passenger. a Mrs. L. Lucas,
also of Windsor, was seriously in
jured when the car Highgate was
driving collided with anot h e r
driven by Mrs. Leo Girard Of
Windsor. at Chilver road and Cat
araqui street. Mrs. Girard and
her 5-year-old son were cut and
bruised.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Woman Place
In the Factory, 4
Fur|ong Says |
Defense Head Adiures
Welfare Workers to M
Revise Old Standards

LANSING. July IL (UP).-
Lieut.. Col. Harold A. Furlong.
World War hero and Michigan De-
tense Council administrator, today
told a group of social workers IN
what was probably the frankest
speech in a week of social welfare
that in the light Of war
needs the cry ''womens place is
in the home" is so much wasted
breath.
Addressing the Michigan Confer
ence on Marriage and Family Re-
lations, a continuation of the
Welfare Leagues Institute. Fur
long took exception TO earlier
speeches in which social workers
we're urged TO do all possible to
keep mothers at home with their
children.
Insists on Changes
I'VE viii not win this war II
we stick to our old traditional
practices on the home 'front.'"
Furlong declared.
"You social workers will have
to toss overheard n lot of your
pet theories on how things
should be done.
I'VE are not living In Utopia.
Our nation Is engaged In n hght
for its life. Under these condi-
tons, 1 think Il quite beside the
point to debate whether . moth
er's place Is In the home or out
side the home.
1.-THE answer will always b
the same-a mother should be
where every other good Ameri-
can should beat q Job where
she can make the greatest cor
tribution to the defense Of tho
nation which gave her chance
to have a home.
Advocates Nurseries
eff mothers despite all you can
do are leaving their families for
war work, let's set up day nurs-
cries TO care for their children
while they are on the job. Lete
even set up 24-hour-a-day nurs-
cries, IL need be. The main thing
Ii to win the war--and right now
we are not winning IL.
Lets be realistic while We
still have a chance to win this
war. We are not doing enough
to lick man who In using
! woman's labor, and childron'6
labor and slave labor to make
I the weapons he is using against
u.s."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Captain Not Saying

Captain Popp, chief OF United
States Marine recruiting at De-
troit. always a man of few words,
and usually pretty terSe ones,
made his remarks snappy
Captain Popp," said the re-
porter, "in your opinion should
a wife follow her husband to
camp"
I'm not saying" quoth Popp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Wayne County
Still Without IFS
Third Auditor
Committee Unable
TO Pick Successor N
TO ousted cowan

Wayne County was still without
its third county auditor Saturday,
almost month after the custer of
John c. Cowan, as the three MEM
bers of a committee TO select
Cowan's successor were reported
unable TO reach even a two-way
agreement
A meeting has been planned for
Monday at which both new audi
tor and a new register of deeds
will be discussed. But there was
no immediate indication of agree
ment on the auditor and no assur-
ance even an attempt would be
made TO pick a register.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
u. 5. Gives Oath
To 4 WAAC'
From Michigan
Defroifer Included;
-Four Others Due for
Ceremony Monday
BY VERA BROWN
They're in the army now.

They're IN the army now.
The first four women selected
from Michigan to go to officers
training school for the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps tWAAC)
have taken their oath of allegiance
to their flag and country.
They are: Gertrude V. Pratt,
AZ. Mt. Clemens High School
mathematics teacher; Helen Gar
diner, 81, of 1901 Broadstreet,
personnel director Of the Standard
Accident Insurance & mpany;
Jane Piatt. 33. Lansing. founder of
the Jane Piatt Country Day School
there and Donna M. Werback. 33.
also of Lansing, cashier in an in
vestment banking house there.
Col. j. L. Bachus, head Of army
recruiting. administered the oath.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Bandit Captured
Standing Over
Victim in Hotel
Realty Dealer, ~,
Badly Beaten, Is
Rescued by Worker

Harry Leach, Il. wealthy real
estate operator. Saturday was
slugged in his Wardell Hotel apart
ment by a would-be bandit who
was captured as he stood over the
injured Leach, bleeding and semi
conscious on the floor.
Also knocked down was Leach's
81 year old housekeeper, Mrs.
Grace Brown. whose screams
brought aid as the bandit, Robert
bunker. 26. of Akron. saw red"
because Leach's wallet contained
only $50.
Leach later told police he had
five 1000 bills concealed in his
pockets which he did not surren-
der, even after bunker had
dubbed him with a toy pistol
The elderly real estate man has
been taken 10 a hospital
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Calls IL Swell Idea

"Why. think it's swell
idea" declared Thurman. "and
II certainly worked In my case.
II met and married my wife
when was stationed at Fort
Wayne In 1887. Since then she
has come with me wherever
I've been sent. Our itinerary
goes like this: from Fort Wayne
to Fort Custer, Detroit, Mus
kegon, Detroit, Custer, Detroit.
Benton Harbor and finally back
to Detroit again.
We've never lived twice In
the same place In Detroit. Each
time IL was finding a new home.
II isn't the easiest kind of life,
but It's been worth II to us.
And lately we've had our two
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Treated Rough

bunker was overpowered "ano
treated pretty rough" he told po-
lice. by Patrick O'Brien. hotel
engineer, who was the first TO ar
rive after the attempted robbery.
O'Brien was working near by or
the hotel floor. With another guest
he rushed into the Leach apart
ment, they reported, just as Dun.
ker was saying:
81 don't want that 1.-THE 500.
i want the real dough-"
In a statement to police and
prosecutors investigators, bunker
said the robbery had been "a
mistake; that he had planned il
to get extra money because he
was TO have been indicted into
the army next Wednesday.
The youth obtained entry into
the Leach apartment on pretext
of renting some property, police
said.
bunker continued:
81 followed Leach for about
two days to get things figured
out. I bought q 29-cent toy gun
for the holdup. When he offered
me only SEQ 1 saw red"
Mrs. Brown told police that
bunker interrupted the pretended
business discussion to pull the CUR
and demand dough
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

For the Inside News" of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Two Ciuiiian Outfits

Incy may take TWO CIVILIAN out
fits. Uniforms will be furnished
AT Des Moines. where the United
Press reports. three Des Moincs
hotels have been taken over for
the use of the WAACs.
Detroits first four officers are
numbered from 60O60l 10 4
Saturday afternoon they were
registered finger printed again.
Take Cut in Income
All four will receive $50 a
month for their training perior
Of six weeks. Even with their
lieutenant's or captains salary
each will take large salary cut
as compared TO their civilian in
come.
Miss Pratt is the smallest Of
the girls. She's five feet, just. is
well know in Mt. Clemens where
she taught for l9 years. She was
born in Boyne City. Mich. She
received her masters degree from
The University Of Michigan, her
A. 3. from Albion College. She
also studied at Grenade, France.
Thrilled to Death
Said she:
We're all thrilled 10 death.
I didn't even attempt TO dis
mantle my apartment. I thought
IL would be- unlucky 10 do 80.
I Just waited and hoped. I hope
we see overseas service and i
hope I get TO France with a
unit"
Notification Of their appoint
ment came directly from the war
department
Miss Gardiner. Detroit born and
bred. is A Highland Park High
School graduate, lives with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Gardiner. who. she says, approve
If her decision
"They wanted II for me be-
cause I wanted to join up 10
badly"
Miss Werbock BIondesf
Blondest of the four is Miss
IVerback. the cashier OF the in
vestment house. She and Miss
piatt are college friends. both
Alpha Chi Omegas at Michigan
state College
Miss Werback says she loved
'er job with the investment house
here she has been for eight
cars.
"But my bosses today were
kind to say they wished i hadn't
been appointed. although they
lnew how badly I wanted IT,"
Founded DUN School
Miss Piatt OF Detroit founded
ier own nursery school after she
had studied al the University of
Chicago and the Merrill Palmer
School.
She was graduated from High
land Park High School. She also
operates a summer camp at
Spring Lake. where she received
notification of her appointment.
She is an expert swimmer, tennis
player and bowler.
Said she: .Lr
IT made only one preparation,
that was 10 have good camp
assistant in case I got the APP
pointment, 80 that she can carry
on"
Miss Piatt'S sister, Barbara
Hughes. Is flVing instructor in
her husbands flying school at
Lansing airport.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Answer Is No
Also Yes, as
Well as oh, Oh
BY JANE sCHERMERHoRN

The question should wives fol
low their soldier husbands Il
camp"--a problem perplexing hun
dreds of Detroit women-brings Al
Amos and Andy answer nine times
out of 10 from local authorities ir
touch with military and domestic
affairs.
II is "Oh. oh"
That's how Capt. Ward Estes
United States Army, started ms
answer
Held Controversial
This IL just slightly contro-
versiaI. isn't IT," he faltered.
Personally, I'D say u Is mad
visable for wives 10 follow
enlisted men 10 their various
camps.
FIRST, there's n lack Of hous-
ing facilities around army
camps. Second, high rentals
make IL prohibitive for a man
getting $50 a month 10 main
tain this new residence. The
soldiers are required to stay at
camp, you know.
Another thing. the wife II
likely To find herself left high
and dry when her husband II
transferred at a moments no
tice TO some point where II
would be impossible for her 10
follow"
Sgt. Martin J. Thurman Of the
army was one. however, who was
not the least bit hesitant about
the leading question.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Ordered to Salute

Said the colonel when the oath
was administered before a great
silk American flag
"Your hrst order In the United
States Army will be TO salute
your country's flag"
Together the girls turned and
with their colonel gave solemn
salute.
Four other officers will be sworn
in Monday morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

The girls will be off for officers
training school at Fl. Des Moines,
la. TO report July 20.
Army regulations are specific.
They may take with them the
following items: Rubbing alcohol.
athletic equipment, billfold.
brushes, clothes, hair. tooth and
nail brushes, clothes hangers.
comb, cosmetics, eye cup hair
curriers'. dentifrice. deodorant. den
tai floss. eye wash. hot water
bottle, house coat Eight weight
hand lotion, hair nets, sewing and
shoe shine kit. manicure set. mir
ror. mouth wash. pencil. pen.
pocket knife, bath powder. foot
and body powder. razors and
blades. scissors. shampoo. slippers
bed. soap. stamps, stationery.
suit and bathing cap, cleaning
tissue. tweeZers, wash cloth and
wrist watch.