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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Fl. Custer Tests
'3edr(hIights
Time. star Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, March 30
Clear weather tonight will send
the giant searchlights OF an anti
aircraft unit in training here into
their first test since the regiment
was assigned TO Michigan for pos
sible use against air raiders.
Officers Of the regiment said the
equipment has been set up and
ready for some time, but that low
hanging clouds and snow has pre-
vented an actual test. They pointed
out il was useless 10 test except
in good conditions since air raids
are most likely under good weather
conditions and that the full eff.
cheney of the equipment would be
necessary 10 ward off such blows
Ten Of the 60-inch lights will bt
located strategically about the pos
and the millions Of candlepowel
generated will be focused on on,
point.
The demonstration will be visi
bic for miles around the area, bu
the public will not be admitted 4
the military reservation for III,
test.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
House Shortage
Hits Batt|eCre,ek

BATTLE CREEK. March 30
Persons house-huntlng in Battle
Creek do not need TO spend very
long at their task because they
can see all available units in o
short time, a recent survey OF
housing conditions here revealed
today.
While the survey showed q
vacancy of only l.26 per cent. that
does not tell the entire story. The
normal vacancy in a city is 3 10 :
per cent with 2 per cent consid-
cred low. There were 203 vacant
units in the area on the compile
ton of the survey March Is. But
% units were undesirable, Is are
being remodeled.
Since that date 80 houses, Il
apartments. eight flat and duplex
apartments have been rented. ID
houses sold. 30 houses and one
duplex listed for sale, not for rent
This leaves 38 houses, five -dH.
pick apartments. two flats and Is
apartments, or 63 units, available
TO the public. If the renter has
children. reduce those available by
30 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Allied Raids Cut
Cruiser Forces
1927 in ; Weeks

GENERAL NJ a c A r T II L r S
HEADQUARTERS. AUSTRALIA
March 30-Air Minister Arthur S,
Drakeford said today that Ameri-
can and Australian planes in at
lacks on Japanese invasion bases
in the last three weeks probably
had crippled more than 10 per cent
of the total cruiser strength with
which Japan entered the war. -
In addition. he said. as Japanese
bombing and fighting planes hao
been destroyed or probably de-
stroyed around Australia and the
surrounding islands in recent
weeks and that at least Is others
had been damaged.
Drakeford said that the damage
to the cruisers had started with
an Allied attack on Lac. March 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Fl. Custer
Seeking
Mechanics
Times star Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, March 30. -
Withdrawal of troops which in the
past have served as motor anc
truck mechanics has created &
need at Fort Custer for liz
civilian mechanics, post officers
said today.
Under the army's policy OF
placing all troops possible in COM
bat service. mechanics have been
withdrawn for field service and
in their place civilians, under civil
service, will go to work.
The jobs range in pay from
81 $50 to 81 $50. There is no age
limit or other conditions except
those laid down by civil service
laws. Applications are made with
Col. II. F. Wilkinson, post quarter
master.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Battle Creek SET
To Dig Up Rails
Times star Correspondent

BATTLE CREEK. March 30
State WPA and local city officials
discussed today the resumption of
the 100000 runway paving prof.
ect at the Kellogg Airport and the
removal of street car rails from
city streets.
1t is expected that the meeting
will produce a tentative date for
the start of the last phase Of air
port Improvement work and the
removal of 210 tons of steel from
the streets. The national salvage
program would particularly bene-
fit from the removal of the rails
as well as remove traffic hazards
from street.
In the street program, the city
is set to contribute rails and
equipment while the WPA would
meet pay rolls and street repair
costs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
TAKE TROOPS OUT

Tie said there would be no safe
guards for British vested interests
in India or for civilian employees
of the present government.
The treaty between the con-
Stltucnt assembly and Britain. he
said, might endure or might lapse
upon notice.
He said imperial troops would
be withdrawn from India as soon
as the constitution was enforced,
except in such provinces or states
as might want a separate treaty
with Britain.
He asid emphatically that nc
Indian would be appointed a de-
Tense member Of the Indian council
during war time. though he added
that Indians would be appointed Ia
the imperial war cabinet and de-
Tense council where policies are
really settled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
MASS MEETING

Meanwhile. 500 persons as
signed 10 medical services meet at
< o'clock this afternoon Al the
Ann J. kellogg School. A mass
meeting Of air raid wardens and
fire watchers will witness tonight
an actual demonstration OF the
technique Of eXtlnguishlng t1re
bombs.
The necessity Of properly extin-
gushing bombs will be empha-
sized with fire extinguishers get
ting major share OF attention.
Rescue squads are 10 meet at 3
.. m. al the Fremont and Jeffer-
son schools. Other sections al
ready have received final instruc'
tions and are ready for the test
After this practice. flaws will
be discussed and ironed out before
the second alert is held, Leaders
said the second alert would be
called without previous notifica-
ton 10 simulate actual conditions.
In this alert. workers will be
called by blasts from the whistles
of II factories in the area. After
April !. factory whistles blowing
in this area will mean only one
thing-alert against air raids.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Year Needed To Fix
Blasted C.BOat Base
Continued from Page One)

the shore was landed by naval
vessels which made their way to
their objective under a rain of
shells.
Witnesses made it plain also
that the old American destroyer
Buchanan. called by the British
the Campbelltown, rammed the
key lock gate at 20 knots and that
the five tons of explosives with
which it was filled smashed the
entire dock gate.
The Loire has a big tide varia-
ton and this tidal gate is vital to
the use of the St. Nazaire naval
base. Without it the basins used
by submarines and other naval
craft and for shipnuiiding would
he empty of water most OF the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
POINTS IN PROPOSAL
Points in the offer are.

Points in the offer are:
The British government pro-
poses that. Immediately after the
war. machinery shall be eStab-
lished for the election Of a con.
stitutional assembly.
Included IN Tho assembly would
he the representative Indiar
states.
Britain undertakes 10 accept
and implement an Indian conSti
tuition worked out hy the assem-
bly,, subject 20 these conditions
That provinces which did no
accept the constitution would re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
WOUNDED RETURN

Part of the wounded came back
yesterday 10 British port in a
naval vessel which flew lis ensign
at half staff. While service men
and civil defense workers paraded
by on the way to the town square
for a national prayer day service,
navy men took the wounded on
Stretchers 10 ambulance cars, and
an army band played God Save the
King.
Gordon Holman. official British
press correspondent with the ex-
petition, told how the port had
been smashed and its huge dock
gate blocked by the twisted re-
mains of the Ca'"pbelltown, which
blew up as the aid ended.
He told how the Commands, at
the cost of many casualties, had
fought on even while the navy
units. unable to reach them
steamed off at racing speed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Driving Lights
Parking Lights Are Banned
While on Move

Motorists who drive with their
parking lights had better mend
their ways soon. Police said to-
day they will start issuing tickets
as soon as a reasonable educational
and warning period has elapsed.
An amendment 10 the traffi.
ordinance, which became effective
March "a, forbids use of the park
ing lights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Indians
Split ON
Dominion
CONTINUED from Page One)

held IL possible, by good will, pa
triotism. liberation and unity, &c
maintain a working constitutional
assembly which could draft an In.
dian constitution.
Well-informed circles reported
that Mohandas K Gandhi, spiritua
leader of the Indian Nationahsts
when pressed by Grips for hi:
opinion of the offer, replied;
IF the All-India Congress asks
my advice, I shall say: IT il a
pOst-dated check; accept II or
NOT"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, u one Of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
WILL THEY ACCEPT

The big question was whether
Hindu nationalists would accept in
full an offer which provided that
some parts of India might have
their own constitutions If they
chose.
Grips. submitting to n two
hour questioning by newspaper
correspondents, emphasized that
the plan was complete and must
be accepted or rejected as whole.
India. he said. would have the
right of secession from the
empire.
If any units in the Indian union
chose 10 remain outside the cen
trial constitution, he said, so per
cent majority would be required.
But he added that in case Of dis
pute. minorities might ask a
plebiscite, in which the entire
adult population of the province
might vote with simple majority
ruling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

Hugh 8. johnson, Americas
Fighting Thinker" writes daily
for The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
CRIPPs SAW GANDHI

II was Grips hope that he could
obtain the support of Hindu as
we'll as Moslem leaders and, as the
result, get the full support OF
India. now threatened by Japan
for the empire war effort, in return
for the promise of dominion status
after the war.
Grips had conferred at Length
with Gandhi. Jawaharlal Nehru
and other Nationalist leaders yes
terday in a final conference before
he announced his offer in behalf
Of the British government and, lr
a special statement. appealed for
its fair publication throughout
India so that the 3SS 100000 PEG.
pie Of the worlds second largest
country could study it for them
selves.
Grips made II clear that his
offer was one which must be &C.
copied as a whole or not al all.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Photo by International News Photo.
n nm onls

tain their present status or frame
their own constitutions, emitting
them TO the same privileges as
those of the Indian union; such
provinces to be permitted to join
the Indian union later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

NiAN ANPN oDOA'A ~
as she did so set German anti
aircraft ship afire with her guns.
Then she hit the dock gates.
EXPLOSIONS ASHORE
Ashore the explosions started
as the Commands, landed from
other craft, started their work.
The ship in which the CORE
spondent watched landed at
lefty near the Campbelltown.
Lieutenant Colonel Newman
Jumped ashore. Others lay along
side the jetty while survivors Of
Campbelltown clambered aboard.
Then the ship headed for the
channel.
The ship was under fire at 80
yard range. A forecastle gunner
scored hit on a German pillbox.
"Well shot! Do II again." the
captain called.
But the gunner was dead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
A COMPROMISE

II am giving II TO YOU for pub
lication," he told newspaper cor.
respondents, las proposal which
has been submitted TO the lead
ers of Indian opinion by the
British war cabinet, and its pub
lication Is not publication Of
declaration by his majesty's gov
eminent but only a declaration
they would make II IL met with
sufficiently general and favorable
acceptance ny the various sec
tons OF Indian opinion.
The proposal a war tune com
promise. in effect invited Indians
Hindu and MoSlcm. 10 fight Loyalty
with the empire now and after
the war 10 decide their future fol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Battle Creek Sci
For a NoiseIess
Air Raid Alert
First lest TO Be Held
tomorrow, but Minus
Sirens or BIackout
nme. stan Corr,spond,u,

BATTLE CREEK, March so
More than 1000 civilian defenSo
volunteers tomorrow night VIII &c
10 their posts in the city's first All
raid alert without confusion and
without any accompanying screech
Of sirens and whistles officials
said today
Completing final arrangements
for the city's first test civilian de-
tense officers said that synchro-
nized watches VIII send men and
women TO their posts al s o'clock.
There VIII be no blackout nor will
there be any cessation OF regular
civilian activities.
Il was expected that in the
first practice, the psychological
advantage Of volunteers taking
their places without confusion or
excitement was more 70 he desired
than a public show Of the activ-
itV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
SPOTTED BY LIGHTS

Suddenly two searchlights
swept the water and picked up
the leading ships like daylight,
and there was a burst of fire."
Campbelltown's guns blazed in
retort
Then hell broke loose" the
correspondent wrote. I'm a
second the whole river was COW
cred by a fantastic criss-cross
pattern of fire marked by vari-
cOlOred tracers. The roar was
deafening. Dozens OF search
lights lit the scene but some
were knocked out"
The British ships put on speed
and the Campbelltown raced on
past shore batteries which were
now in action. The CampbelltoWn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
BRAVE DIRECT FIRE


1.-THE CampbeIItown came TO
her end while the navy men and
Commands manning her still
fired her guns" he wrote. Her
bows were ablaZe. Only when
the flames spread to them did
those aboard run from the deck
straight on to the German land
ing stages which the Germans
were sweeping with fire."
He described how the Campbell
town had gone up the estuary ir
face of almost impossible fire
crashed through the boom de
lenses and plunged through the
dock gates as far as her bridge
II was aboard the motor gun
boat of Commander Ryder and
Lieutenant Colonel Newman" he
wrote. THE anti-aircraft guns
started firing at our planes as
we entered the estuary. Soon
we were under a gothic archway
of fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
i. ). Filler Tells
0fDowning laps
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ticular plane and went for the
next noe.
You don't have 10 watch them
crash in the ocean. The action was
so fast that az one time three of
their planes were falling al the
same time.
/ guess tie whole thing took
four Of five minues.
They were over the carrier when
I got my sixth and last plane BY
that time I got support from other
planes Of our squadron which had
been chasing a Jap who fled after
the first attack
] would shoot one and he'd start
10 drop. ! would let him get on,
of the way and then 90 after the
ext one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
RHEUMATISM

To r.I,ev. .ortunns pain Of Rheumatism.
Seuritis Nesrals.a @ Lum l...s,t - ,,, e.
rainutss get NCRITO. the splendid iormuh.
Do~s the work quickly. Must relieve cruz
M n, TO your satidaction, in lev MINUTES ~
,-sur money back. Don't suffer. Asa your
dn.Ers te1sy kor kLRIIo On th,s C-arAnIst-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
AN INDIAN INDIA

Britain would negotiate a
treaty with the assembly for the
protection of religious minsrities
but otherwise leaving midas af-
fairs in the hands Of Indians.
Members OF the assembly would
be elected by provincial legisla-
lures Immediately after elections
10 he held at the end of the war
The assembly would be elected
on the basis of proportional repre-
sentation, and each delegation
would be about one-tenth the size
Of the legislatures.
The Indian autonomous states
would be invited 10 appoint repre-
Sentatives in the same proportion
of their total population as in the
case Of representatives of British
India as a whole
Britain would be responsible for
midas defense during the war and
invites the full cooperation Of
Indian leaders for the war effort.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
GUN CLoGGED

We develop sense Of timing In
this just like swinging golf ball
You have 10 have three things
You have 10 be in there. YOU have
10 hold your nerve and OF course
YOU have 10 have skill
Once my gun stopped on me. II
sputtered about 10 times and quit
on me / was on The spot but for.
tunately it quickly got working
again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

! ADVERTIsEMENT
, 1942-12-09

industries. All members in all
Unions shall be protected and any
steps taken must receive the DEM
ocratic approval of the member
ship involved. Unity need not wait
on the solution of jurisdictional
disputes between the various affil-
iates of the American labor move
ment. These are matters that can
be resolved within a unified ma
tional labor movement.
Anything hat may weaken or
destroy the present working unity
that we have achieved on all
measures necessary to waging an
offensive var against our enemies
must be eliminated. The mobiliza-
ton of all our resources for all
out prosecution of the war and
cessation of any friction should
speed our Victory.
Pending the accomplishments of
these detectives, we should arrange
Immediately for an exchange of
information with such trade Union
bodies of the United Nations with
respect to production and all
other activities which would
strengthen our common war effort
through the exchange of COM
mittees, delegations and such other
channels as may be feasible.
, 1942-12-09

A fair and equitable program
for the establishment of unified
labor movement dedicated to the
winning of the war and the pro-
motion of the basic and democratic
interests of the working men and
women of America requires the
maintenance and extension of the
gains won for the workers through
labor organizations in vital war
, 1942-12-09
SOLIDARITY OF LABOR

There is 10 question that unity of program and action on the
part of the entire labor movement is indispensable to an all-out war
effort against fascism-
Already al unprecedented degree of unity has been achieved
by the ALL and CLIO particularly through the combined Labor for
Victory Committees. Joint AFL-CIO committees have already been
established in many Federal agencies, cities, and states especially in
connection with the recent election
, 1942-12-09

The u. S. destroyer Terry, NAM
ed in honor of the Civil War hero,
Comdr. Edward Terry, was launch
ed November % at the Bath Iron
, 1942-12-09

wounded at Guadalcanal are less
than l percent, compared with an
average of 7 percent wounded in
World War I.
4
More than 1919 of the gross
civilian payrolls of Naval shore
establishments was invested in
War Savings Bonds in October,
with sales for the month hitting
a new record high of SIS, ,087. so.
Sales for the month scared on
Navy Day, Oct. ~, when military
and civilian personnel of the Navy
as a whole invested $1,599,O31.25
in bonds in response to the slogan,
observe Navy Day the Navy
Way-Buy War Bonds"
The Brooklyn Navy Yard let
all other activities that day, with
purchases of $431,812.5O.
, 1942-12-09

Works Corporation Yard, the Navy
announced.
Navy Surgeon General McIntire
reported Navy fatalities among the
, 1942-12-09

New York. N Y-ClO and A. F. of L. support in the 1ssR Red Cross War Fund.- campaign is
Red Gross here The committees ill suspend all or activities Of hr national war fund cam.
pagns during March and April of 1913 to help meet kbrs share of the Red cross quota
hvng Abrmson' hartman of the National CoC ommht for Americans and Allied War Relief
puts his name on the dotted line Shown at the right is Matthew Wl Chairman of the United Ma
lions Rhf ommna of the A F OIL who's signed for that COMMITTEE At center is GU Emerson vice
chairman War Fund Campaign American Red ross.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Three Youths Guilty
OF False Fire Alarms
Placed on Probation
Cuses Of Two Others
Being Studied for
Accommodation

Police Court Judge Walter J.
Casey yesterday suspended sentence
and placed three youths on proba-
ton for . year in connection with
turning In f1vs false fire alarms on
April Is. Each Of the three pleaded
guilty to the charges May II. at
which time no papers were ordered
by Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton D. Norman on four additional
charges originally placed against
the youths,
Following the pleas, Judge Casey
ordered m investigation by the
probation once and set yesterday q
the date for . decision.
Just after the cases were disposed
Of yesterday four other youths were
taken before Judge Casey In con.
nection with . total Of four false
fire alarms turned in this week.
Charges against two of the four
were nolle pressed by the prosecutor
In court. Those against the other
two were referred to the probation
onice for investigation after guilty
pleas. Judge Casey set June II as
the date for decision in the latter
two cases. A soldier also arrested
n connection with the false alarms
Evening star., 1942-05-29

weeks alarms were listed as Jerry
J. Linstrom, a, Of the 1900 block
Of Macarthur boulevard NV, and
Carl Hongell, q, Of the 1900 block
Of MasArthur boulevard. Each OF
these two was charged with turn
ing In one alarm.
The four were arrested in connec-
ton with this weeks false alarms
by Policemen B. Taylor and John
w. Baxter Of No. precinct as the
result Of information furnished by
Mrs. Frances Cane Of the 5000 block
Of Dana place NV, 1t was said.
Mrs. Cane, who it was explained
gave a description of an automobile
being used by the youths, was COM
mended in court yesterday by Judge
Casey for having rendered pub
lie service"
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Role Of Southern Women
I'm War Told 10 &C. D. Aides

Ofdcials at the Once Of Civilian
Defense, including Jonathan Daniels,
director of civilian mobilization, and
James P. Kirby, chief Of press rela-
tons, got q first hand account
yesterday Of what Southern women
are doing to help win the war.
Mrs. Henry L. Wilkinson, Of the
Birmingham (Ala) Defense Council,
clad in the blue o. c. D. uniform
made by young women on m N. Y.
A. sewing project in her city. ex-
planned that:
Every housewife In my city is
doing something to help win the
war. Those that aren't in canteen,
motor corps, first-aid classes, or
in war plants are part Of our salvas-
ing force. We collect scrap tin and
iron which we sell to Birmingham
war plants and use the proceeds to
support our local defense council" "
Mrs. Wilkinson worked for the
Red Cross before she became .
volunteer in the Division Of Indus
Evening star., 1942-05-29

try Of the Birmingham Defense
Council. As member of the o. c. D.
Stan Assistance Corps she keeps q
file Of all signals Of the various in
dustrial plants in the city and
county.
In Washington for her last trip
North before transportation becomes
more limited, Mrs. wilkinson was
accompanied by her mother and
17-year-old daughter. The latter is
signing up for defense work in
Birmingham as soon rs college
closes for the year.