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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03

by fixing boat and winning the
New York Aero Clubs GlIddcn
Trophy for 1921
1923 DoolittlcS epic flight
across the continent follow ed
by LieuteuantS Kelly and Ma
Cready'S nonstop tranScontinen-
tai Jump: being hired by Tony
tokker 10 publicize his Ameri-
can built planes - stopping
traffic at Fifth avenue and
Forty-Second street with the
first Sky-writlng in America
1924 The rum-running sub
marine scare caused by aerial
photos Of the Hudson. Dick
Blythe great guy. coming
into the firm and his two stunts
that shook the country.
l925-The day America viii
always regret October - and
the beginning OF Gen Billy
Mitchells court-martial. his
words a few days after the
triaiZ"Snme day. Harry he
said "the guys who how'lcd
loudcSt for my scalp arc going
10 choke on their words And
that day Is not going 20 he 50
far off
1926 PubljcIzIng Dick Byrd 5
North Pole flight
1927 Handling tiudbcrghs
Paris flight Dick Blythe induC-
ing him n come ashore IN
civilian clothes from the cruiser
Memphis
l92S-Being hired by Paul
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
by Henry NlcLemOre

Grand National StccplcchaSc en-.
Try wouldnt Jump without A
blndfold and a fire underneath
him.
You no sooner get over this
than you must jump into 4 deep
PIT and Try 10 get out
was in tins pit 50 long | be-
gan growing q roat irkC rr1uir,
! finally got out And after
that everything was q blur
But not such A blur that 7
can't remember log cabin !
got into. a sort Of loE cabin.
Anyway II was tremendous
pile OF logs, and YOU either had
10 60 through or over them
Somehow ! managed 10 get
myself squarcly IN the middle Of
this log jam
Faint cries Of ENCOURAGEMENT
reached my ears. but was
stuck.
was in this rustic setting for
so long that tcrmiteS began eye
ing me. thinking | was log.
This must hc the end. 7
thought as I finally escaped. but
II was only the beginning a
bear trap loomed up-a huge
>tockade OF logs.
As | topplcd into the trap !
n prayed that a bear would
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
Better Health
by Dr. Logan CIendening

THE army and navy require
4 100000 plnts Of blood for
the armed forces during the
next u months.
This blood will be stored in
banks. or blood plasma banks,
and Will be placed in centers so
that il will be available for the
freaf m en- OF shock IN thc
wounded and injured
This has been called the
largest medical undertaking in
history By DR.. G.. Candy Robin
son. the able national director
OF the Blood Donor Service.
II is one OF the most i'm
portant war activities IN which
the civilian population IS en-
gagged all OF this blood IS OBJ
tanned from volunteer donors.
In LOS ANGELES young
U man in sailors uniform
walked into the Blood Donor
Center and asked TO donate
pint Of blood
Workers in the Center noticed
a service star pinned on the
sailors uniform.
In reply 10 question IL was
found out that his name was
Mel Van Kurcn. gunner'S
mate. first class. OF the United
States navy.
He had been wounded a. Pearl
Harbor and had received eight
tranSfusionS Of plaSma
On leave. he was visiting the
Center 10 pay back the blood
donations which he believed had
saved his life.
In Chicago 1000 employees Of
a large mail order house donated
one pint Of blood each within a
week.
On the West Coast 10000
members OF one of the major
labor unions pledged donations
and 507 were bled in one day.
THE AFL and the Go both
L have blood donors honor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
For Sale Cheap:
One McLemOre

really he in there and put me
out OF my misery.
But there Vas no bear. and
had 10 carry on 70 the rope
swing A DEVICE by which YOU are
supposed 10 swing yourself over
a rocky ravine and land on a soft
cushion OF boulderS.
was out there afOnc. dan
cling over a man-made Grand
Canyon, so I let loose
THAT was my first obstacle.
Il Tenderly they lifted me
from the rocks and laid me out
on the Georgia soil whence | had
sprung. while scouting parties
went in search of my blue serge
suit The vest they found in the
bear trap.
One trousers lee still futtered
from the log pile.
My tic whipped from a splinter
on the wall climb.
When consciousness returned
7 asked the timekeeper how
had done.
a record" he announced
You started on riday and
reached here on Saturday. You
are the only competitor We have
had to use calendar on"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
Harry Bruno
Looks al Aviation

Litchfield OF Goodyear 10 pub
licize Graf Zeppelin. Arrival Of
the Airplane Bremen from Ire
land with Koehl. Fitzmaurice
and Van Huenefeld and trying
10 keep peace between them
over here. The headaches ham
ding world tour of the Graf
Zeppelin and Mrs. Hearst's swell
cooperation.
1929 Opening OF two trans
continental airfines. TAT and
American no trouble repre-
senting two competitors.
1880 TO 1910
MEETING Wiley Post and
NI working on his proposed
flight around the world.
1881 Loss of sleep while Post
and Gatty did il.
1933-PoSt did IL again and
alone. Joining up with Cliff and
Phil Henderson TO poblicize Ma
tional Air Races. Guiding Frank
Hawks affairs and especially his
tranScontlnental glider flight
which proved the effectiveness
Of gliders II years ago
1884 Frank Hawks SmaShes
speed records all over Europe,
United States and Canada. Being
hired by Vincent Bendlx 10
handle his tranScontinental race
1888 More National Air
Races and hints from visiting
foreign fliers Of the war 10
come
1896 The Hndenburg year.
eliminating in my wife and I
taking its last flight Ia Germany
-Nazi spies everywhere Meet
ing Berry, Markham after her
solo flight to America.
1887 Running for my life
with Capt c. F.. RoScndahl as
the Hindenburg burst into flames
over our head at Lakehursi.
New Jersey.
l93S-A peaceful year with
good air races-h ighlighted by
Jacqueline Cochran winning the
Bendix Transcontinental Race
against men pilots and then
dancing with her husband. FLOYD
Od1Um, mai night
1910 TO 1912
MAJOR SEVERSKY begins his
-'I active battle for recognition
Of air power
l94l-J a X ie Cochran flies
bomber to England. Meeting
her az airport on her return.
l942-Wlngs over America has
now become Wings over the
World and American Air Power
has arrived
Copynght ~ DAny Mirrot Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
Blood
Needs

rolls issued 10 all local unions
and centers where Red Cross
blood banks have been estab-
liShed.
Already the Red Cross has
exceeded the 100000 pints of
blood requested for delivery by
June 30, last.
The Red Cross Centers have
70 be located in cities where
there are processing laboratories
10 prepare the blood after II has
been taken from the donors
arm.
The Red Cross assures us that
as laboratory capacity increases
additional Genters will be ADDED
and nearly all Of US who wish
10 can participate in these
patriotic donations
THE new quotas require a
Il total Of $4,000 bleedings a
week
The project naturally, in
assuming such proportions, re-
duires very considerable or
ganiZation.
The Blood Donor Service is
an assembly-line. -produc-
ton job requiring the highest
degree OF control and super
vision
The needs OF the armed forces,
Of course. come first and back
logs Of blood plasma are being
accumulated in the great CEN
tiers where army and navy &C
tivity are greatest and where
there is likely 10 be the most
activity
DUT il is planned 10 enlarge
ID the facilities so that civilian
casualties may benefit from this
also.
Up 10 the present time civilian
casualties from war activity
have practically been nil. but in
England the use of blood plasma
banks has been available for
civilians as we'll as the soldiers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03

Of spelling May 1 haven't seen
before.
AS for the spelling of female
names, | have received several
claims that the best and most
glamorous way of spelling Flea
nor is EleanOra. Only Eleanora
ever heard of was Eleanora
DuSe.
Friend OF mine who is some
where with the AEF writes:
II expect To be in Paris by
Christmas and in Berlin by
January, 1913"
A young matron Of Pittsburgh
says she doesn't like 1t when her
husband makes birthday or
anniversary present in the form
OF money.
ION my birthday or wedding
anniversary" writes she, II
would rather he gave me a bunch
OF flowers than n $50 bill"
HAZEL SCOTS first hit song
II was tina. quaint dltty titled:
Franklin d. Roosevelt Jones.
Miss Scott is great entertainer
but not quite as great as Flor
ence Mills was.
Am l the only fellow who
ever read short story titled
Peaches" by George V. Ho-
bart This is one of my favorite
stories. but ! can never seem TO
find anybody who has read it.
A young woman says before
m arriage she suffered from
asthma. After marriage her hus-
band told her TO stop eating fish
and chocolate. She did and her
asthma vanished. She was for
tunate in having what she was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03

allcrgic 10 so easily discovered.
Some people take as many az
200 different tests before they
learn 10 what they are allergic.
- IL bachelors are selfish"
n claims a contemporary.
That is a ridiculous claim. Some
Of the most generous men in the
country are bachelors.
Most women believe a man Is
selfish if he doesn't marry
know a bachelor 35 years of age
who was a good looking guy
and held an important and high
salaried position as a hotel exec
utive. He was "A great fellow
and about as unSelfsh man
as | ever met.
Yet women who knew him
were continually describing HIM
as selfish" because they said by
not marrying he was "deprIVlng
some woman of happiness
WHEN feminine factory work.
w crS are given-attractive uni.
forms and a powder room IS
installed where the girls can
adjust their facial appearance
production is invariably Speeded
up. This has been proven in
several war industry plants.
OF the ~ best planes in the
world named by British avia-
ton expert seven are United
States made planes, three Brit
ish. one German. one Italian.
However, in the seven United
States made planes this expert
does not list the Boeing Flying
Fortress.
If the u planes named are
all better than the Boeing Fly
ing Fortress they must be really
something.
HAVEN'T seen a what's the
IL matter with Hollywood ?"
article in some time. That's
bad. Indicates a decrease in in
terest in the film colony.
John Kelly of Liverpool. Eng
land. has just passed on at the
age of 102. In a edition to
being distinguished for his
longevity, mir. Kelly was proud
of the fact that he was A vege-
tartan. a teetotaller. a nom
smoker and had never shaved
in his life.
The Rome radio recently an
nounced that off the coast OF
Bolivia ar Italian submarine had
sunk A United States tanker.
Bolivia has no coast.
An Elmhurst. Ill, reader spells
her name Elenore. A Californian
spells hers Elener. That makes
Is ways of spelling Eleanor we
have heard Of so far.
Copyright, I9i2, oy KING Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03

Harry Bruno. pioneer Ameri-
can aviator. World War I pilot,
whose book wings over
America" has Just been pub
Hshed. looks back through -
years of activity in the develop
ment of aviation.
1910 TO 1920
MEETING all the great aerial
Nl transformers with the awe
Of an aviation-struck enthusiast
Of II years Of age Wilbur
Wright. lovable and friendly
character. his brother Orville,
who found il hard 10 greet the
public, and therefore didn't UNI
less he had to: Glenn III. Curtiss.
black muStachcd enthusiast who
did not mind giving an annoying
youngSter time enough 10 an
SWer his questions. greatest Of
Ali b arm : 7 n T m CT =, Lincoln
Beachey. a man | only saw once
and then AZ distance.
World War ! 1917: EnliSting
IN the Royal Flying Corps OF
Canada with my brother Frank.
reporting 10 Capt Vernon Cas-
Tic. who got mad because
couldn't dance though | could
fly After trying 10 teach mo 10
dance. his crushing remark -
"You're As graceful as a chicken
hopping on hot bricks you Just
haven I got rhythn IN your feet"
1918 The shock Of the news
or Castle : death. teaching stu
dent in Texas
1919 TIE day Ziegfeld Fol
lies beauty Kathleen Martyr
Jumped INTO the first sleeper
,ne IN the world and nearly
Yoke her neck.
1920 TO 1880
DUBLICIZING the New York.
i Toronto first tHanseen-
ilnental air race; birth Of the
American Flying Club and what
grand gang gathered AT II
East Thir,y-eighth street. Now
York City, with nowhere else
10 60.
1927 Collapse of the 4. r. c.
and birth OF ma, great pilots
organization the OBS; joining
up with Acromarine Always 70
sell aviation 10 tho American
public making tho first circum-
navigation Of the Great Lakes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03

1t. Com. Walter Winchell
; is temporarily on leave out
OF the country, Meanwhile,
On Broadway will be writ
ten by guest columnists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
The OnIooker

IF YOU have a nice family plot
and no one 20 put in ~, I'm
available
You can Get me cheap too,
because I'm too worn out and
miserable 10 hacele over prices
! have lust finished the OBJ
Stacle course AZ the Navy Pre-
Flight School at Athens. Ga.
and While attendants are setting
up the oxygen tent and warm
ing the adrenslin. I'll give you
the narrowing details.
The obstacle course. which is
used 20 condition the youngsters
who'll soon be wearing gold
wings. is COS yards long and i
I'd out over a terrain that A
Iart hog would have trouble
avellng over. even with the
use Of an alpcnStoCk
Thirty obstacles or death
" dps ri ptl lIG Nlbi So anu
each presents problem that
would blanch the face Of cir.
Gus daredevil
I WAS only joking when 7 said
i | would like 10 have try
AZ the course. but Its. Charley
Burton and Buddy Savage took
me seriously
Before ! could protest I was
nj the course and in charge OF
an officer whose name ! forget
but who 7 am sure was tho
St7nd-in for Warden Lawcs at
Sing Sing
You start the course ~ 2 desk
The official timer sits at the
desk flanked by pair Of gentle
men whose duty il is. ! am sure
10 notify tho next Of kin and
handle any calls from the in
surance company.
THE first obstacle is compare
Il lively simple, being nothing
more than log hurdle that a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
On Broadway
by Walter WincheIl

Trade Mark Registered. Copyright. 1912
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-03
On the Side
T.. v. DurIing

Distributed by King Feature, Syndicate. Inc.
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DEfR0f1a FINES

Subscription rates Gin advanceD BY mail
In any place IN the United States. Canada
~ MeSion. ION Canadian subscriptions add
lors TO cover war import taxi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
AT US0 Ceniers


106 Rust Bldg.-Registration of
Junior hostesses. Uso-Traveiers'
Aid service. s to 10 p. m Before
8. At 612 Provident bldg. Infor-
nation on day care for children
Of working mothers. Mon. Wed.
and Fri-. q m. to / p. m.
18th and Fawcett = Dancing
class. 7:S0. Dance. post band. $50.
sponsored by Girls' Ad club.
us Commerce - Dance night,
$50.
South Workshop with
Instructor. 7:3o. Deck the Halls. I"
S:3o.
6l2 Provident -Trav-
elers' Aid service. 10 a. m. to 8 p.
m. Information on where to 20.
what To zee. what TO do. Elmer
gency overnight sleeping accom-
modations. Additional services to
strangers In the community in
need Of assistance.
207 City Hall Annex--Home hos
pdtality bureau. Main s1s6. Main
S1o7. Office open Monday through
Friday. . .. m 70 noon. Contact
this office II you want TO invite
. service man for dinner. Christ
mas invitations being taken now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
New Owners at
9Th Ave. Firm

Specializing in the plumbing
and heating field. with a large
selection Of hardware, house.
wares and necessities. the firm of
Hotes and woodall this week con-
tinues in the same location and
line OF business a. the well known
Appling's which 1t succeeds.
The new owners viii continue
To handle sales and service on the
II. c. Little line of floor furnaces
and Spark oil burning circulating
heaters. A competent staff OF re-
pair men will be available to serv-
ice the thousands Of these units
which have been sold in Pierce
county.
Monarch electric ranges win
also continue to be featured by
Hotes and Woodall.
An expanded crockery depart
ment has been stocked with do
nestle and imported chinswsre.
with emphasis on fine English
bone china dinnerware.
Plumbing repair service will be
under the direction Of Charles T.
Mum. who has been employed by
the firm for more than rs years.
Heating installation and service
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

A stoker performs best when
it is kept in good condition. Here
are the few simple rules for TAX
ing care Of the coal stoker this
winter. "a Follow the manufac-
turer's instructions on the use Of
the stoker; CD Keep coal in the
hopper; 81 The air and coal flow
into the heating plant must be
balanced: (4) Avoid expert
menting" or playing with" the
the controls or thermostat; (5)
Remove clinkers periodically; 90
Use proper size of stoker coal: "a
Insulate home TO prevent heat
losses; (s) The stoker should be
cleaned, inspected and servjced
every summer. and the heating
plant kept brushed out every
month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
Put Out In Pamphlet Form
Roosevelt Story
Is Distributed In
Occupied France
CondIe B,,rne far IT N<vvv
CondIe Burns for u. S. Navy

boNDoN-Frenchmen in many
towns and villages Of totally Occur
pied France are reading a story
written by President Roosevelt In
which he recalled that he inds-
recty caused a perpetual candle
TO be lighted in honor Of the
American navy In . small French
church.
The pamphlet. which was dis
seminated to France by the office
Of war information. reminded the
French people that the candle
was lighted In 1918 and that .'un-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
Will Continue
To Enlist Men

Navy. marine corps and coast
guard enlistments Of men in the
draft ages. IS through 81. con-
tinued Wednesday under q new
name-voluntary inductions.
Enlistment Of those who applied
to those three services prior to
President Roosevelt's manpower
order OF Dec. 5 ended Tuesday.
The voluntary inductions will be
permitted until Feb. 1, or until
War Manpower Chief Paul v. Nc
Mutt and the army and navy de-
partments reach an agreement on
how men shall be allotted by draft
boards TO the various services.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

win continue to be handled by
Bob Cogolak and Boyd Wiley.
Both Of these men have favorable
regulations as heating mechanics.
1T Ia our aim to continue to
give our customers the best mer-
ehandise and service possible, :"
John Hotes says. "and. while there
are some restrictions on securing
new merchandise, we will do our
best to maintain complete stocks
Of the many items our customers
have been purchasing at this store
for many years"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

SPARKS, New. - The Sparks
city council has accepted a dona-
ton Of rs cents received In q
letter which read:
AT one time I defrauded the
SPARKS municipal swimming pool
out Of Is cents by classifying my
age m Is when I actually was IS
years old Since then I have be-
come q Christian. Enclosed please
find IS eents pray you may find
II in your hearts to forgive me"
The letter was signed "A Girl
Living in Oakland"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17

less the Germans have put II out
Il still burns.
The owl did not Disclose ths
means by which the pamphlet wa,
placed in the hands Of the French
The text Of Mr.. Roosevelt,
story. which was entitled The
Flame" follows:
Early In August az 1918.
~ assistant secretary Of the
navy. was making m in~pec-
tion Of United States naval
and air stations On the coast
of Brittany.
AS ! proceeded from one sta
ton TO another. our pilot car UNI
fortunately knocked down an eid-
erly priest. injur1ng him slightly.
Il arrived on the scene q few
minutes later and extended an
apology. on behalf Of the navy. to
him and offered compensation for
his injury.
The old priest. who Of course
spoke Breton but had apparently
forgotten most Of his French, re-
piled he most certainly did not
want to accept any compensation
from his friends In the American
navy which was doing 80 much for
the cause Of saving France.
Il asked him n there was
something the American navy
could do for his church,
very lovely old church ON .
promontory. dating from the
1lth century.
The old priests eyes filled with
tears and he said: oh. II I could
have q little contribution toward
q fund ! have been gathering all
my life TO have the stained glass
windows re-lcaded. II would mean
more to me than anything else.
The stained glass windows were
among the earliest In France and
had not been reloaded since about
1850.
81 asked the old man how
much it would cost, and he
said. with tears In his eyes:
One thousand francs sum
far greater than we possibly
could raise
Il thereupon wrote out a navy
requisition for $500 and gave II
to the old priest.
Several months later, an off,
Ger reported to me that he had
been n the church and that the
work Of rs-leading the stained
glass windows was nearly COM
pleted.
Elm one Of the hays Of the
church. he told M. . perpet-
uai candle had bcen lighted by
the old priest In honor Of the
American navy.
''six or eight Year, later II still
was burning. and I have no doubt
that now. IN 1914. Il II stili burn
ing-uniess the Germans have put
Il out"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
II Grocery Items
Will Cost More
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - The office q
price administration will permit
wholesalers and retailers to pass
- 10 the consumer price increases
IN Il additional grocery products
The items are those in which
wholesalers and retailers have
been squeezed BY price increases
allowed manufacturers.
The list includes. Various can
ned fruits. and berries frozen
fruits. berries and vegetables, fruit
preserves. jams and jeilies, apple
butter. canned shrimp. domestic
canned crabmest. canned apples.
apple sauce. apple juice. vinegar
cured herring. canned boned
chicken and turkey. maple sugar.
blended maple syrup. fountain
fruits. egg noodles. tamales. tor
tiIlas. potato chips, raisin-filled or
topped biscuits and crackers. fig
bars, peanut candy, and honey
lextracted).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
n. ". Lumber Used
In British Planes

PORTLAND-American lumber
from the Pacific Northwest has
been flying with the Raj since
1910. the Office of War Informa-
ton said
Describing the amount of Amer
lean lumber used In British air
craft construction as "tremen-
dous," the owl said Britain's new
secret bomber, clicked as the
worlds fastest plane. is made en-
tirely Of wood from the United
States.
Spruce and Douglas fir from
the Pacific Northwest Is used in
Al different types of British air
planes, the Owl said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17
Counter-Attack in Burma
To Forestall japanese
Asked by Chinese Press

Hminary 20 The ~real often
sive" against RUNNING. ne
spokesman said the japanese
we're attempting 70 destroy
Chinese forces north Of Teng-
chung before opening the cam
paign against Kun m ne.
which he predicted win be at
tempted soon.
The tabloid Hsin Min Pao urged
that British. American and In
aian troops Immediately counter
attack in Burma. synchronizing
with the Chinese troops in west
Yunnan."
The Shin Sih Sin Pao said:
We don't understand why the
Allies still are dilly-dallying. We
have heard enough of Churchill
and wsvelrs speeches Now We
want action"
The time IL ripe for con-
eerted action against Burma
The situation IL very clear.
Burma 10 the first pivot for
far eastern land operations
against the Japanese. With
Burma under Japanese occu-
patton. the enemy h able to
hold Singapore, Malaga and
Thaiiand.
'only after the recovery Of
Burma Is there q possibility for
recovery OF Malaga, Singapore,
Indo-Chins and the
south sea islands. Otherwise, re-
Of far eastern territories
Is out Of the question. said the