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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
| m Qualified
For Jury Job i,
Urban Insists
BY HUGH DAILY

The governor made no mistake
when he appointed Anthony Urban
as q member of the Wayne County
jury commission. Anthony Urban
said today.
Despite the governors admission
that he may have picked the
wrong man for the jury job
Urban said that he. himself, can
pick juror.
Furthermore, Urban declares, he
is not as unqualified for the job
as it was reported to the governor.
JUST NERVOUS, HE SAYS
He was just nervous, he says, at
the first meeting Of the commits
sion and that was the reason why
he appeared not to be able TO
speak or understand English and
contributed nothing 10 the session.
Actually. according 10 his ex-
PLANTATION. il was the Democratic
Party and its unique method OF
appointment that caused this
nervousness.
IL knew nothing about the
appointment until midnight q
week ago when somebody comes
To my door from the Sixteenth
District Congressional Club and
says, The governor has made
you jury commissioner, 20 TO
the Detroit Leland Hotel first
thing In the morning and see
Don Seeley, the governors Sec
retary,'" Urban explains.
THAT Ia all I know about II.
go down TO the hotel and
Seeley h not there. 1 wait
around and wait around and
finally some one who says he Is
Seeley's secretary or assistant
or something asks me who
i am.
IL say i am Anthony Urban.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
Feels Sure of Quints
Expecten+ Father Certain Wife viii Have CUNTS
Because He's Man of Destiny

CULHAM, England. May 8
tUP).--Pvt. Arthur John Wood
ley, whose wife. Emily, is about
to give birth to three or more ba-
bies. believes there will be five
because he is "a man Of destiny"
ITS just like n gypsy fortune.
teller told my sister years ago."
he said. "She told my sister that
her brother. Jack-that's me
would be very successful. How
ever. I admit I never thought
fame would come this way"
DR.. j. II. Fisher, the attending
who is young man,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08

is skeptical though Oxford Uni.
versity medical experts, studying
X-ray plates of Mrs. Woodley, be.
lieve there is a considerable pos.
sibility that she will have .quints.
Its triplets for sure and
maybe quads, but I'm afraid the
possibility-ef quintuplets Is very
slim, no matter how much the
villagers want them" he said.
They are 80 excited about the
matter I've even heard reports
that we expect seNtuplets and
they probably will hike that
figure n Mrs. Woodley doesn't
hurry and have those babies"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
j. ). Loses
Toxic Claims

TOXIC, May s. (Japs
anese broadcast recorded
by United Press at San
Francisco An imperial
headquarters communique
said today that two Amer
lean aircraft carriers and
a battleship were sunk
and that one British bats
Itleship and one Australian
heavy cruiser were dam
aged yesterday and today
in an engagement SOUTH
east of New Guinea. S.
The communique said the
carrier Saratoga, a carrier OF
the Yorktown class, and a bait
tleship of the California class
were sunk. 1t said the British
battleship iWarspite and the
Canberra,, an Australian heavy
cruiser, were damaged.
"a British admiralty COM
munique issued in London said
that there lis no truth what
ever" in Japanese claims that
the British battleship Warspite
or any other British battleship
was in the vicinity of the Coral
Sea action.)
SIGHTED ALLIED FLEET
The communique said Japanese
naval units, operating in the SOUTH
west Pacific, sighted the combined
United States and British fleets
Wednesday and made contact yes
terday. g
They Immediately opened
fire. the communique said.
Sinking the 32,60o-ton battle
ship Of the California class and /.
heavily damaging the 9.s50-ton {
Australian heavy cruiser Cam
berra, as well rs the 37,500-ton
capital ship Warspite.
"On the following day, May
IrA.kt-.-I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
Dodged Draft Twice,
Detroiter Admits

SHVILLE. Tenn. May
tUP).-Joe Morino, as. of Detroit
arrest d here yesterday on a
charge of failure to register under
the Selective Service Act, said:
II guess they'll have 10 shoot
me twice now" Morino told
police he also did not register
during the last war.
He was arrested by state high
way patrolmen while hitch-hiking
Officers said he probably would be
returned to Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
Reinforce CeylOn
British Send Seasoned African Troops TO Aid
India Against Jap Invasion

LONDON. Mays (UP).-Britain
has reinforced Ceylon with African
troops and is ready to protect
India, it was announced today.
The island of Ceylon is a British
crown colony lying just off the
southeastern tip of India.
Troops include Africans from
Kenya. Zanzibar. Northern Rho
desia, Uganda and Nyssaland."
the official statement said.
Most Of them are seasoned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
IN THE
NEWS
BY CHARLES S. RYCKMAN

BY CHARLES y. KAUFMAN
TIME Congress has
learned from the Pres
ident that the burden
of preventing diversions from
the war program Is upon 1t
and not upon him.
The President conveyed
this information to Congress
by urging continuance of the
Civilian Conservation Corps
and the National Youth Ad-
ministration, at an annual
cost I'm excess of one hundred
million dollars.
III the President had seen
fit to do so, he could have
turned this substantial sum of
money into the production of
weapons; and by discontinue
Ing the agencies he could
have directed more of the ma
tons energies to the winning
of the war.
But of course. since the
President has not done this,
the burden rests upon Con-
gress to do so IL IL is to be
done at all.
The President thus persists
In perpetuating sociological
enterprise, of undoubted po-
litical value to his administra-
ton in the past but of dubi-
Gus value to the nation,
without respect Tor the al
most universal objections of
the American people.
The two federal agencies
which he now proposes to,
continue in spite of the war
represent a relatively small
part of the total nOn-defense
expenditure which could and
should be eliminated.
Senator Byrd of Virginia
asserts as much as two billion
dollars per year could be
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
ALLIES SINK plane CARRIER.
BLAST Is OTHER JAP SHIPS
By BRYDON G. TAVES
United Press Staff Corresponds

GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Aus
tralia May 8-United States and Allied naval and air
forces have sunk damaged II Japanese ships, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur announced today, in a knockout
battle, in it's fifth day. which the whole strategy
of the Southwest Pacific war may hinge
The greatest naval battle of the war one which
babe to be historic, being fought 1000 miles off the
northeast Australian coast
One Japanese aircraft carrier and one heavy cruiser
sunk and aircraft carrier and heavy cruiser
were damaged in the second phase of operations Mac
Arthur announced in special cornnnunique today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08

against us we might find our
selves In the position OF having
many years Of toll, hardship and
suffering ahead"
Thousands of American soldiers,
ready for battle, and 100000
Australians who jubilantly read
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
JAPs EYE cEYLoN

TOXIC. May 8 fby Official Japa-
nese wirelessD tINS) THE Toxic
newspaper Asahi Shimbun asserted
today that "our next task IL the
occupation Of CeyIon while opera
tons TO isolate Australia con-
tinue."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08

troops, experienced in fighting
In the Ethiopian campaign.
They include all manner az
fighting units"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08

The damaged aircraft carrier was ex
pected to be total loss.
Heavy naval and air fighting con-
tinues," the communique said. "Our own
losses have not been reported"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
i. ). Troops
Reported in
Madagascar
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE
United Press staff Correspondent

LONDON, May s.-Americar
units and huge reinforcements oil
South African troops are pouring
into the Madagascar naval base
at Diego Suarez along with masses
of artillery and airplanes, reports
reaching here said today.
The naval base was understood
to have been handed over practi-
cally intact by the Vichy defend
ers after the lightning British
conquest.
Authoritative sources said Brit
ish casualties in the Madagascar
campaign might be considerably
less than 1000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
3 Gal. Wk.
Gas Limit
I'm East

WASHINGTON. May S.-Price
Administrators Leon Henderson to-
day informed Congress that non
civilian motorists will
be allowed not more than two TO
three gallons a week. when gaso-
line rationing goes into effect next
Friday in IL eastern seaboard
states and the District of Column
bia.
Appearing before the House in.
terstate commerce committee,
Henderson estimated that approx
mately one-third of motorists in
the area would be affected. but
stated they would receive only
about II per cent of the available
gasoline rationed.
Motorists deemed essential in
the war effort will be allowed vary
ing amounts ranging from three 10
five gallons week, but physicians.
ministers, taXicab operators and
similar persons will receive unlim-
tied amounts, Henderson said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
State Ration Aides
Moving 10 Detroit

Eleven executives and employees
of the state rationing administra-
ton, now taken over by the fed.
eral Office of Price Administra-
ton, will move to the OPA Of
fices in the Penobscot Building
from Lansing over the weekend.
il was announced today.
Sweetheart Theater Bar. 1928 3rd.
Continuous Entertainment. Floor
Show Nightly Starts at 9:l5 Until.
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
NO COMMENT

There was no official comment
on a Daily Mail dispatch from
Madrid, quoting Vichy reports,
that American units had landed al
Diego Suarez. The London star
published a radio Vichy report
that an American Expeditionary
Force had landed at Natal, South
Africa, near Madagascar.
The Daily Mail said the South
African and American forces had
been dispatched TO Diego Suarez
to make it impregnable against
possible Japanese attacks and 10
consolidate il as a British bastion.
The naval base has little mod
ern armament, but possesses great
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
VARIOUS CLASSES

Here is the way he said gasoline
will be rationed:
Group A tnoneSSentials) Two
TO three gallons a week.
Group B Essential workers.
etc. will be divided into three
categories according TO their car
rying requirements. as follows:
Group B-1-About three gall
Ions a week.
Group B-2-About four gal
Ions week.
Group B-3-About five gal
Ions week.
Group X physicians, tc.)-No
limit.
At the same time. Henderson
confirmed earlier reports that the
11-state area has been modified 10
eliminate western PENNSYLVANIA
western New York and northern
West Virginia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
ENOUGH FOR WORKERS

This may seem TO be sensa-
tional that the A group will re-
ceive around two gallons a week,
but l want to point out that al
though this will affect about one
third the passenger cars in the
rationed area. the basic rationed
unit will apply only TO cars not
used for vocational or necessary
purposes.
"Of greater significance Is this
the b.. B-2 and BIS classes
will be furnished enough gaso-
line TO get the worker 10 and
from his Job"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
The Weather

The sun vie set a. s:3s o. m. today,
and rise tomorrow a. Sis a. m.
The moon will rise ~ 2.t7 q m. to-
morrow, and set tomorrow At ASIA o. m
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Phe|ps-Dodge
Profit at Peak

NEW YORK. March 4.-Witt
new tops being recorded in produc.
ton last year, Phelps Dodge Cor.
poration is estimated to have
shown the best net income for any
year TO date. Latest estimate is
that after all charges. including
depreciation, interest and federal
income and excess profits taxes
net income for l94l was around
$l4,450,000, equal TO about $2S5 a
share on sou, 260 capital shares
Federal income and excess prof
its tax bill. il is understood, aggre-
gated around Sll 900 600 for the
year, which represented about AZ
per cent of the operating income
before such taxes.
For 1910 net income was S12.-
COB. 979 or 81 40 a share. Federal
income and excess profits taxes in
that year totaled $3,775, 829.
At the end OF last year funded
debt. il Is estimated, totaled
around $14,00O.000 convertible 81
per cent debentureS. due June IS.
1862. This would compare with
SIG. S55, 600 at the end Of 1910. in
a reduction during 194l Of
about $3.50 600 par value.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Opening Stock
Prices Mixed

NEW YORK. March 4 UP).-
The stock market opened narrowly
irregular today with trading light,
Bonds were steady. Cotton
futures opened or 2 10 up ; points.
Jones & LauGhlIn. opened 1000
shares at "a. unchanged. A num-
Der of other issues opened at the
previous close. including ChrySler
at 52as: Bethlehem Steel. 81 "a;
Socony-Nacuum. 7; American Air
lines. 29i2 Southern Pacific. l23s,
and RcndlX. 36@l
Union Carbide gained Us points
to Co.. on the first sale and
smaller advances were noted in
Chesapeake & Oh o. Lockhecd,
Commonwealth Edison p h Q p :
ID dge New York Central. Du
Pont and kennecott
American Telephone lost 3. 10
1881 al the outset. |. :. Steel
was down /. at 5la,. Other frac-
tional losers included Homcstakc
Mining. which made new low AT
35ls, off - Loew's 40i4 off "a
Corn Products 81, of = and Coca
Cola o.. Off ..
Trading continued light in the
early dealings with prices fuctuat-
ing narrowly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Forbes
Momentous Challenge
To Business. Brains
Developed by War
By b. c. FORBES

Although he intensely hated
war - and. paradoxically. has
become one of Americas largest,
war MISUNDERSTANDING Ford
realizes that the exigencles or
war often stimulate the crea-
ton. development and adoption
OF new ideas. new things.
We will be living very dif-
ferently. in many ways, a few
years hence.
Never was research more
actively pursued than IT is to-
day. The inventive birth rate
is today unparalleled. not merely
in the realm OF war. II is FAR
higher than is being made
known in innumerable other
phases of life and living.
Universally accepted is the
reasoning that. 10 insure ade-
Quate employment and sound
prosperity after the war. a
wealth OF new products must be
made available.
/ am confident that American
business. American brains, will
effectively meet this momentous
challenge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
More Efficiency
In Government
Noted by Hdney
Evidence Of Rapid
Armament Speedup
Also Is Reported
By LEWIS HANEY

Professor ~ Economics. y, Y. University
Last We X, the war news con-
Itinucd to be pretty bad. especially
IN the Pacific where our interests
seem 10 be most directly involved
lat present. But there was distinct
evidence Of speeding up our pro-
.ductlon of war goods. and some
signs of tendency toward greater
efficiency in government.
The rapid progress made by
the JapS means that Our wal
effort must be greater and longer
than many have been anticipating
This. in turn, means that the con-
version of civilian industry 10 war
production must now he rushed
To completion. BY the end of the
year, we should all be making real
and liking il
Among the signs which appeared
last week. we should note Hender-
sons moves 10 fix rents in war
boom cities, and 10 put price
ceilings over canned fruits and
vegetables. This seems To point
toward increasingly complete con-
troll over economic life, including
4 he retail field.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
MORE DIFFICULT

Increasing difficulty in main
Italning a normal distribution of
fuel oil and gasoline became APP
Iparent. This difficulty will be added
Ito by the need OF supplying Aus
Itralia. as result of Japanese con-
luueStS in the Dutch East Indies.
at the same time. the problem OF
Iobtaining adequate supplies OF
wool from Australia is made more
difficult.
But another symptom points TO
the most needed preparation for
the success Of our war efforts.
This is the "streamlining' Of gov
|ernment'S organization for dealing
with housing. While il must have
hurt. the administration last week
set up a new national housing
agency TO handle all building and
home loan activities of the govern
ment. 1t will consolidate the fed
eral loan agency and over dozen
Others. There are reports that
some Of the less efficient branches
of the War Production Board are
going TO be pruned.
Before we win the war. we VIII
probably have got rid of most OF
the inefficiency and petty politics
/ that have characterized the gov
ternment for so long.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Shelter and CIo+hina

Prime neCeSSarieS Of life next
10 food are shelter and clothing.
often il has been declared
that less progress has been made
IN constructing homes during
the last 20 centuries than In any
other phase of human activity.
This Is no longer true in
America. Within recent years
notable advances have been
made towards The development
Of mass production Of homes at
costs heretofore unknown. Here
we can count upon far greater
frultlon Of this objective, thanks
10 American ingenuity.
Already tho modern home ia
vastly different from It's prede-
cessor. Families Of moderate
means can now live IN homes
enriched by refrigerators. wash
ing machines. electric lights,
vacuum cleaners, telephones,
heating systems. bathrooms.
radios and countless other luxu-
ries and convenicnceS beyond
reach OF the wealthiest a gen
Grafton or more ago
! have faith that one Of our
luSty young industries. air con-
dItionlnC. Will blossom beyond
anything now generally envis-
toned, that n VIII by and, by
rank extremely high in impor-
tancc and employment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Hoover Ball Co.
Lifts Earnings

Hoover Ball and Bearing Com
pany for the year ended Deem
Der 81. last. shows net profit of
$567 .545 after depreciation. etc,
and provision of $S71.144 for fed
eral income and excess profits
taxes. equal to S407 a share on
l39,473 shares of capital stock out
standing.
This compares with a net profit
Of S4S2 ,53l or $346 h q
in 1910. after federal taxes Of
S354,7l5.
lIoover's production in major
part is going directly or indirectly
into products for the war program,
according 10 Frank A. StiverS,
president.
Volume Of replacement sales is
likely to be reduced by the cur
tailment of automobile production
and use, although appralSals are
difficult. he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Pacific Mutual
Buys j. 5. Bonds

NEW YORK. March 4 IN
creased aid 10 the nations war
program. through effective use of
is 1854 900 600 IN assets, was en-
bhaSized by Pacific Mutual Lie
Insurance Company in rs annual
financial statement published to-
lay. r Walter Albachten, general
agent, reports.
Investment OF SIG 505.52i IN
United States government bond,
represented 81 per cent of its total
assets. and was an increase OF
1904 30 for the year. IN add-
ion 10 It's bond investment. which
s a direct aid 10 the federal COY
eminent. the company also has
E35 $40. 300 in bonds representing
'oans 10 public utilities. railroads
and other corporate enterprises
engaged in manufacturing Of war
supplies, transportation Of troops
and munitions. and the production
Of power for factories assisting IN
var activities. The company re-
ports that It's total assets amount
ing TO 1854 .S4S 641 and SlOl SOB E
$50 in mortgage loans are a. an
sll-time high in the history Of the
organization.
Life insurance in force gained
1926. 900 To 1896 126.ll7 Whllc
hfe insurance sold was Si2 SIS 73S
an increase OF 12S per cont over
1910. The aggregate bond invest
ment is S95 O4l ls2 a gam OF
81 ABS $40 for the year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Train Brazilian FIiers'

Eight young Brazilians are en-
route from South America 10
Join fellow Latin-AmericanS AL
ready receiving instruction at
Phoenix. Ariz. The vanguard
group has already completed
primary work and is now taking
solo flights at Sky Harbor.
The Latin-AmcricanS are TAX
ing several months training
under a good will program be-
tween the Americas. The pro-
gram is directed by Grove Web
ster. veteran aviation executive.
He fot.Crly was director of the
federal evil acronauticS admins
tration program. which turned
out 10000 civilian pilots during
his administration.
Webster reports that the
Latin Americans show great
adaptability TO aviation training
and unqueStionably Will make
excellent pilots.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Chrysler Program Calls for $4,000 Men

In the circumstances Axis wanted polish Off quickly
Therefore the made sneak attack Pearl llabor
while her diplomats St puportng 10 negotiate at Wash
ington
hardly describes the change which
taking place In ChIySlcr organization, for
program fully under calls for employing
100000 l25t0U employees compared with 10000 TO
IS 900 for peak pcaCcme production.
reported rctoong Of the enterprises 100000
feet of floor and $1,000 to 10000 machines for war
proceeding understood that OF
machines work Will be reooled old
n boleneck of producing machine
TOOLS being Temake existing tools
though ideally brand doubtless would be efficient
Fortunately for side armament making here has
the initial of hot talk and the blueprint
phase accelcIatng production
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04
Farmers Market

APPLES - Mcintosh, fancy, 81 25 y 50
hu. No. !, 81 5oa2; No; u ~ eH
Hor 81 COS TP o N san'y o Ss m9
No. l. 7jcuSl Is bu.; No. 2. SOC bu
Jonathan. fancy. 81 bu. No. :. $3.50
81 80 bu.; No. 2, 81 bu Delicious, fancy.
~ rs bu NO. I. Sl.5om2 bu. No. z. 73c
bu.; SHOWS. No. /. Sig1.50 bu: No. 2,
BETS - No. !. e5gs5c bu.; No. 2.
CNBBAGE No. / socusi bu.; No. ?.
30 a Soc red. No. !, 81 5i.5o bu.; No. ?.
CkRRoTs-Fancy. si4Oal so bu: No.
T., sal % bu., No. 2 Toe b..
CELERY RooTs-No. ! Sia125 y bu.
EGGS-Laree, Si0gl1 30-do1. case, me-
HORSE RADISH-Fancy. 81 bu.; No /.
81 75G3 - bu No. 2 s.
oNloNs-Dty, fancy, .4oa2 50: No.
l. S2m2 - 50 sack; NO 2 - 20. NJ
PARsNiPs-Fsncy. 81 5Oa2 bu.; No.
I, Slnl % bu.. No. 2. 75c bu.
POTATOES Fancy. 81 rs bu; No. /.
POULTRY AND HOGS - Hens. live.
heavy breed. 25n2s 10 leghorns. lsT
zoe. broilers heavy, - u 2sc To-. hroiers,
leghorns. 10 70 zoe IN: hogs. mediums.
RADisiiEs Red. dollhouse. No. /. CSC
dorm lunches
RUTABAGAs-No / 5Oa75c bu
RHuBARB - Ho,house. fancy, 80 IN 35c
5.lb. box; choice. % 5-lb. box: small.
TURNiPs--No. /. s5e0si bu: no. 2.
soc IN
VEGETABLE GREENS - Leeks. No. /.
IS eOc dog bchs French endive. fancy.
- 5oa2 Sin. box. No !. rs q SOC: No. ?,
vFGFTABLE oYsTERs-No. !. eO07sc
dozen punches
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04

New York and wholesale nonferrou,
meta quotations supplied nv Federatec
Metals Division. Detroit Spot % per cen
tin, nominal, New York. - future TN -
lake grade copper. delivered Midwest II
elecirulytc spot smelter y casting cop
per. II "a; 81 Louis lead. IS. ST Lou.
zinc s2A. New York antmony. Il. virgin
aluminium. Is.
Copper sales 3 2eq tons March lead poo
will yield 7.723 tons against February poo
~ : 300 tons Export copper. ! IS. re-
sale II. Free sterling exchange 1903 y