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The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06
w. ID. KIRBY-Educator

w. ID. Kirby was born on a farm
near the Little Kanawha River,
Russell. West Virginia. December
2sth, 1859. His love of the out-of-
doors. an inheritance from pioneer
forebears. was heightened by the
surroundings of his early life, for
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Coolidge and Florence located in Restricted Zone
b. and just few miles north of Pcacho the edge of
Prohibited Zone "a in the newly prescribed military
areas from which any and all persons may be excluded,
according to Lieutenant General J. L. Dewitt Command
General of the Western Defense Command and Fourth
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06
COOLIDGE AND FLORENCE ARE IN
RESTRICTED ZONE B" OUTLINED
BY FOURTH ARMY COMMANDER De WITT

Expect Subsequent Orders to Remove All
japanese From Military Area Number /
Western Defense Area Zone Includes West
Half of Washington, Oregon, California
And South Half of Arizona
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Remember Pearl Harbor-.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

-Remember Pearl Harbol
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Remember Pearl Harbor-
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Remember Pearl Harbor
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

-Remember Pearl Hsrbor-
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

-Remember Pearl Harbor-
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

--Remembsr Pearl Harbo
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Remember Pearl Harbor'
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

-Rsmember Pearl Harbo
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Remember Pearl Harbol
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

Remember !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Fourth Of Nation
In BIdCkout Monday

OMAHA. Neb.. Dec 10 GNS).-
One-fourth of the United States
VIII be BACKED out completely
next Monday night in the most eX-
tenSive test Of ITS kind undertaken
in this country, Office of Civilian
Defense officials said today.
The area the seventh defense
region lis made up Of Minnesota
North Dakota. South Dakota. Ne
hraSka Kansas. Iowa. Missouri
Wyoming and Colorado. All traffi,
IS 90 be halted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
DIAMOND PINS

Then ne presented Tho check,
and two dlamond-,'ldded pms
denotinc 80 years of service
Men and women Of The plant
gave each n The women 2 $50
bill wrapped IN gold paper Men oi
the 25-Near club added another
SIS FOR each of them
i is Harriet petite and gay
who suil mans tho Acme switch
board
~ came 10 work In the old
plant a. messenger, She SaId
81 answered An ad. I remember.
That was i'm %. Then. about
three wears later. our president
decided we should be really up
10 date.
$50 we Installed that new
tangled gadget, telephone
switchboard. I had SiN phones on
II and two trunk lines. The com
pany sent me over to Bell Telc-
phone 10 learn how 10 operate a.
~ was pretty proud of our
switchboard. People used IN
stand around Ia watch il work.
Certainly. IL. was not the hand
crank variety. II WAS power
board and very fine"
PROUD OF BOARD
Today Mrs. Richard operates
her modern switchboard with *
pert ease. pridcS herself on re
memhering peoples voices.
Alice laughed and TUNED :,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Store Bond Sale
Totals Is Million

More than S25 900 600 worth Of
war bonds and stamps have been
sold by Michigan retail stores dur
ing the first five months OF their
campaign. ! r. Weber Jr.. vice
chairman Of J L. Hudson Com
pany and chairman Of the sale.
revealed today
With figures not yet complete
for November. the sales have
averaged more than FIVE million
dollars month Webber disclosed
Barry County retailers have tho
best record with $50 per cent of
their quota already attained he
said
THE quota for the year end
ing May /. 1913. j. $4,000 900
worth OF bonds. II We continue
at the present rate We should he
well over the quota when the
wear Of campaigning en- d -"
Weber declared.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10

Az the time that James ]
Corbett defeated John l. Sullivan
and everybody was singing Daisy,
Daisy. Give Ne Your Answer
True. two tcen-agcd girls tripped
up Grand River avenue 10 Fourth
street 10 ask for their first Jobs.
They were Alice Duggan. born
and raised in Detroit and Harriet
Vought. born in Toronto Of Detroit
parents. and raised back here.
They got their iobS.
Today. after 80 years the two,
now both widow, are beng feted
by the Acme White Lead and
Color Works for whom they have
both worked without interruption
through three great wars
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
He's State job Gar
M. A. Clark Native Of England, Began His Career
in u. s. With DuPonts in 1914

Meet the man who has become
overnight the top man IN Michigan
insofar as manpower iS concerned
and who will have the RESPONSE
bility of furnishing the armed
forces as well a industry with Ms
manpower from this area
He is Montague a, Clark. Mich
isan director for the war man
power commission.
Clark was born go, years ago In
England. He graduated fro m
Prince Edward College there and
came 10 America shortly there
after beginning his career here as
a common laborer.
From there on. his life followed
the Horatio Alger pattern, pro-
crossing step by step until, in 1914.
he entered the field Of industrial
relations with the Du Pont COM
pany in New Jersey
WITH L. -. RUBBER
Tn 1880. nc came 10 Detroit as
public and industrial relations di-
rector for the United States Rub
her Company, a post he held until
his appointment month ago by
McNutt as VINO director here.
Throughout his life, ms friends
say. Clark has been actively inter
eSted in vocational education, an
interest which led him 10 make
m unsuccessful bid for election 10
the Detroit Board OF Education
i'm 1889
Today hc takes over ono OF the
nations most important posts,
tackllnC tho involved problem OF
the worlds center Of war produc-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Honor KeIIy's Navigator

UNITED NATIONS FAD
@ ARTE r. IN AUSTRALIA.
Dec. 10 QNS).-Lt. Joe Bean Of
Santa Ana, Cal, navigator for
Capt. Colin Kelly, was awarded
the Silver Star for bravery today,
one. year to the day after Kelly
and his men bombed and possibly
sank the japanese cruiser. Haruns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
CHARGE DENIED

Father Moraru has denied the
governments allegation that he
seeks 10 control frozen Rumanian
funds in the United States, esti-
mated by the government at be-
tween S15.00O.0O0 and S40,0O0,000
The order for King Carols APP
pearance AS a witness here was
forwarded TO the state department
which must approve his entry into
the United States from Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Many War Jobs
Listed Essential
Are Little Known
Pest Control Workers,
Gum Getherers Among
Those Who Cent Quit

Just what is an essential
worker?
That is no more academic ques-
ton today with an estimated
$50 900 Detroit area workers,
virtually frozen in their Jobs as
essential 10 the war effort by
reason Of a VINO labor-manage-
ment agreement
The War Manpower Commits
sion's list OF essential activities .
contains many jobs and profess
sions which any one would expect
10 find IN such list workers
engaged in the production OF
arms. ships. aircraft and aircraft
parts /ammHnition and the like,
for example.
But also IN tho list, under the
various general ClasslficatiOnS, arc
number OF curious and little
known Jobs which are no less
essential 10 Americas war effort,
although YOU might not ordinarily
think of them as such.
For example. under agriculture,
obviously A vital business, there
are listed peanut workers corn
shelters and grain cleaners. Pest
control workers and CATERERS OF
gums and barks used for mcdlCl-
nal purposes come under the
forestry category.
NAIL MAKERS, TOO
Metal mining. Of course, is
highly essential But 50 are
mining shaft diggerS. SO arc
miners Of tale. abrasive sands and
rock salt
Men engaged in the manufac-
ture OF nails. Ventilating fans
saws. Photographic apparatus files
and electric lamps are war-vltal
So are those who help produce or
process tanning materials, lnsecti-
cideS. cauStiC soda, fertilizers,
nylon for military uSe), wood
tarS and candles
SaddlerS. silk wcavers Oor
parachutcS) SailmakerS. paper bag
and fruit basket makers. excelsior
workers. tin can workers. CruClble
and retort workers, match manu-
featuring employees. radio broad
casters. newSpapermen. bl k
smiths. clock repalrmen. tool
SharpenerS. office employees Of
dentists and physicians all these
play a part primary or secondary
IN the war effort.
TO-DAY they are frozen in their
Jobs except in cases involving
highly unusual. circumstances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Tool Firm Gets z Flags

Tho Minute Man HaG donoiing
that 90 per cent 81 The employee
are buync war bonds. and tho
bull S-cye flac showing that 10
PER cent of the pay roll is being
Invested IN bonds were given 20
the Acc Too and DE Company
3SOl Trenton street. by the treas
uN department today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
GET $1,000 CHECKS

George A. Martin, president oi
Acme and chairman Of tho board
of directors Of tho Sherwin-Wil-
Iians Corporation. came over from
Cleveland 10 present 10 each of the
women A check for 81 600 from
the company m appreciation O.
their half 4 century OF service.
When Mrs Alice Dugan Ter
reault and Mrs. Harriet Nousht
Rickard stood before Martin
Yesterday noon. employees Of the
company shouted and applaudcd,
Said Martin
You'll always be Alice and
Harriet 10 me. my dcarS You
have both done woman service,
are still doing il, We are proud
10 he here today II j. loyal en-
plovps who make a great hu>i-
ness organization.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 10 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-Salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Ask lnternment
For Two Priests
As Enemy Aliens
Detroit Boards Request
Sent Attorney General;
Order Carol as Witness

a recommendation that tho
Rev r.. Gilchcrie Moraru ard
the Rov Fl. Stefan Opreanu be
interned for the duration aS0"dan-
gerous enemy aliens h as been
made 20 The attorney general, il
was learned today.
The information developed as
the enemy alien board here con-
cluded hearings against the in
dicted Rumanian priests and fed
eral court granted an order seek
ing the appearance of ex-King
Carol of Rumanla as a witness in
their behalf
The Internmcnt recommendation
is reported 30 have been maize by
the Detroit n my alien board.
Original hearings against tho Two
men were interrupted by their in
.dictmcnt and arrangement on
charges Of failing 10 register as
foreign agents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
STILL FACE TRIAL

Whether or not the attorney gen.
eral accepts the findings of the
enemy alien board, Father Moraru.
AZ, Of 2734 Holly street. Dearborn.
and Father Opreanu, 81. of $3.50
Russell street. VIII face trial with
George Zanfir, 517S Burns avenue,
IT was said.
Zanfr Is a naturallzed Ruma-
Man who edited publications di-
reCted 10 promoting Ere e
Rumanian movement, allegedly
headed by Father Moraru.
The trio was indicted on four
counts. carrying an aggregate
maximum penalty Of 20 years i'm
priSonment and $4,000 fine, &C
cording TO District Attorney Louis
NJ. Hopping, who will prosecute
the criminal case,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
BY VERA BROWN

Harriet and talked about the
clothes they wore so long ago
"Remember the long skirts We
wore And the high collars,
with whale hone in them |
vent 10 work in the cashiers
cage I'm still working there,
hui. in between I've been i'm al
most every other department of
the comnanv. YES I've thought
Of retiring. but today j. not the
dav tor that We must All keen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
He's Removed
to Headquarters

Ellis. recovering from his sur
prise. now recognized the visitor
as Bill Aycock, chief of private
police of a large paper COM
pany located in Bag Village. an
industrial suburb.
Ellis turned TO Patrolman
kenney:
Take him down 20 headquar-
tiers and let him tell his story
there"
AS they left, another neighbor
came forward timidly.
AT about 1880" he said.
that officer who just left here
with the patrolman stopped at
my house next door and asked
me II 1 knew where Martha's
cousin wOrked--he said he was
worried because ne couldn't get
into her apartment and thought
something might have happened
20 her. told him that her
cousin worked In n tavern down
the street"
Ellis reported his findings 10
Chief Of Detectives J. c. McCar-
thy The latter informed him
that Bill Aycock had frankly
confessed visiting the apartment
OF the slain girl. and made no
secret of the fact that for two
years he had been the girls
lover though he was a married
man with family
Ellis reached into his pocket
and pulled out the gun he had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

the only major league baseball
players daughter TO become
world famous.
Queries from clients O.
Weren't you an All-American
football player? A-No, sir. l
wasn't even an all New England
football player. But I did my
best. (Which is correct in
referring to that argument OF
lS61-65, the Civil War or the War
between the States? Aust a
matter OF choice. When down
South, especially in Atlanta, Ga,
IL Is best TO refer TO IL as the
War between the States. G.
Pay no attention TO that dys-
peptic who wanted you TO stop
writing about food. What's your
idea OF a perfect Sunday din
ner? A-Well. sir, l like 10
start off with a Colonel's Special
hlghball. After that a seafood
cocktail, salad, roast beef,
mashed potatoes and gravy, peas,
sweet corn, strawberry short
cake and coffee. Followed by a
long cigar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

Evanston, Ill, for further study
by experts.
On March 10, six days after
the Staying, Calvin DeBlacy was
arrested for investigation of
murder.
Said O'Malley:
The experts ut the state
police laboratory felt that we
should hold DeBiaey for further
examination and 90 i locked him
up. I most certainly do not want
Ia cause any innocent person
any suffering. yet at the same
time, I cannot AFFORD TO take any
chances.
The following Saturday De-
BlAey became the first Michi-
gan murder suspect to be SUBJ
iected 10 the scopolamine truth
serum" test. II was given by
DR.. L. NJ. Snyder of Lansing,
medical-legal adviser 10 the
state police.
A hypnotic drug, discovered
by a Texas physician and first
administered in an obstetrical
case. the scopolamine test had
the effect OF making the patient
babble things not ordinarily told.
BY selective action on brain
centers, II appears 10 make the
patient unable 10 withhold infor-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
lie lze e8zzg
SEVENTH KEY
Wife 'Confesses Murder
Trying to Save Husband
BY TERRY McsHANE

DATROLMAN KENNEY Of
Il the Savannah, Ga, police
department. sauntered leiSurely
along Tattnall street in the soft.
May darkness. once in a while
trying a door in his drowsy
round.
An excited citizen dashed up
10 him and blabbered something
about terrible fight downstairs
blood and he a d g d back
across the avenue. Kenney fol-
lowed the man to one of a row
of monotonously similar two
stored houses. After reaching
the top of the porch steps the
man went directly 10 the door
of the main floor apartment and
there, in the dim light OF the
hallway, raised his arm 10 halt
the policeman. The yellow
flood of Kenney'S hashEght
brought the door into detailed
relief, then it slid down to an
evily cleaning pool OF blood
that had crept slowly from the
other side of the door, He tried
the door; it was locked.
Something's happened 10 her
to Martha Skies gasped the
man.
us there q hack door," Ken
nov demanded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

among persons who associated
with the girl In social Affairs In
connection with her church ac-
tivities or from among those
who called at the office where
she worked"
Grand Rapids Police Inspector
Albert Scheiern said:
Nothing has been found to
date that will lead US 10 the
slayer. We have our opinions,
but these we will keep % our
selves until we find something
TO go on"
Grand Rapids police would
like TO know how the killer was
able TO enter and leave a build
ing at high noon without being
seen by other tenants; what
weapon was used TO smash her
skull: how he knew she would
be alone, the only period OF the
day she was. They would like 10
know more about her back
ground. In brief, they would
like to know:
who killed Nina Dekker?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Robbery, Attack
Motives Denied

Her body lay In a pool OF
blood as II she had fallen. Her
clothing was not disarranged
and there was no sign OF n
struggle. There was nothing 10
indicate that Miss Decker had
made a last-minute effort 10
ward off her murderer.
Apparently he had felled her
with his first blow. Medical cx-
perts said that four more blows
fractured her skull causing
death.
Nothing In the Office was dis
turbed and nothing was stolen.
A claw hammer kept In the
office had not been touched and
there was no evidence that
Miss Dekker had been GRIM
inally attacked or any such at
tempt made.
Peters ran downstairs and
called Arthur II. Leopold OF the
Manufacturers Supply Company,
whose offices are on the first
floor. Together they returned TO
the third floor and Leopold
called the ambulance. The girl.
however. died shortly afterward
without regainlng consciousness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

any cries but just before the
body was discovered, he said,
the door OF the freight elevator
in the rear OF the building
slammed but he paid no atten-
ton 10 IL. He presumed that the
other tenants were returning
from lunch.
That was the picture when
Grand Rapids detectives ar
rived on the murder scene 10
begin their investigation that TO
date has failed 10 shed any
light upon the slayer of Nina
Decker.
They learned that she was n
hard working religious-minded
girl OF unblcmiShed character
who was an active worker In
Christian Endeavor activities, a
member OF the Fifth Reformed
Church choir and from strict
Holland Dutch parents who
frowned upon smoking, drinking
and motion pictures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
Tells OF Actions
AZ Murder Hour

DeBlaey was q Sunday school,
teacher In the Dutch Reformed
Church and admitted 10 city and
state police, later, that he had
broken all OF the cardinal rules
of the church" but denied any
knowledge OF the murder.
He gave police a detailed ac-
count OF his activities that
morning and early afternoon.
but police were never able 10
fully substantiate his statements.
On the day Of the murder, he
said, he drove his truck 10 the
rear OF the warehouse building
about ! p. m.
81 heard Of q nearby place
that served q good cup Of cof-
fee % I decided 20 90 there be-
fore returning 20 the Office" he
said. 81 must have returned
about Ills p. m. and sat down
90 o card game with some other
fellows when Peters ran In and
said he found q girl hurt upon
the third hoor."
On Tuesday, March 9, DeBlaey
volunteered for q lie-detector
test at state police headquarters
In East Lansing. but became so
nervous crying for his pastor
that the test that day failed 10
work, Chief O'Malley said after
ward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

was wide open, and through this
his probing light finally circled
the body of an exceptionally
pretty young woman slumped In
death at the foot Of the front
door.
Minutes later Detective T. A.
Ellis OF the Homicide Bureau was
at the apartment. Kenney then
recounted briefly what had &C.
Cured while the detective glanced
swiftly about the room.
The latter caught sight of an
odd-shaped object on the floor
near the girls head; he picked II
up carefully and recognized IL TO
be a badly mutilated slug. II had
passed through the victims head
and struck the wall.
The detective was interrupted
by a commotion in the bedroom
and he turned TO see a man in
the khaki uniform of a law Of
ficer coming through the door.
The man. whose hat insignia
bore the word Chief" crossed
the room and dropped TO his
knees beside the body
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hap
pened-'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12
His Abb Ready
for Quesfioners

"Aycock has q pretty good
alIbi--he tells mo that he spent
all day with the manager Of tho
timber department Of tho papcs
company.
The case against Aycock re-
ceived a further setback when
the F'BI reported that the slug
though established a. having
been fired from a Smith and
Wesson 80. was too badly dam
aged TO identify as having been
fired from any particular gun.
A local chemist examined the
bloody shirt and reported that
the splotches were human blood
stains. This bolstered the case
a bit because the shirt was the
same size that Aycock wore.
Solicitor General Samuel A.
Cam went before the grand jury
on May IS, 1888, a week after
the crime, and with the blood
stained shirt as evidence, Sc
cured a murder indictment
against William b. Aycock for
the Staying of his paramour.
BY the time the case was
brought TO trial before Superior
Judge John Rourke. June n. no
further evidence had been found.
The prosecutor based his argu-
ment for conviction on the
bloodstained shirt found in
Martha Skies apartment. and
on the fact that the murder
weapon was of the same make
and caliber as that carried by
the defendant.
Then for two days. the jury
argued without being able to
agree; and then they appeared
hopelessly deadlocked. Judge
Rourke was forced to declare q
mistrial.
Detective Ellis had listened to
every word Of testimony at the
trial and after IL was over he
sifted the written evidence for
some elusive clue which he be-
lieved was hidden there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

mo man has lived 10 much pur-
pose unless he has built a house,
begotten a son or written
book" How are you doing, mis-
teri Claimed Brooks: People
who are much older than they
look seldom have much intelli-
gence." Don't know whether
that is generally true or not.
However, IL might be the case Of
women. Certainly with the In
Vulnerable aids to female beauty
now available any woman who
can't manage to look a little
younger than she really Is must
be a little dumb Mrs. Eliza
beth Peters tried 10 persuade her
daughter, Carole Lombard, not
10 60 on the plane. the wreck OF
which resulted In their deaths.
Mrs. Peters, q student OF numer-
ology. after noting the number
Of the plane. the name OF the
pilot and some other details.
said, "Carole, we must not take
this plane" But Carole wouldn't
listen. She did not believe in