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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-24

OUR total war effort must be permitted to become
~ the cloak of advancement for newfangled social
reforms and the spread of freak idealoges the chief
purpose of which is uproot those most cherished
possessions of ours-indivdual initiative and private
enterprise Those the two factors in our democracy
which have made America great.
America has always been the land of unlimited ,
opportunities. We want it stay that way We J
going to that it does.
We do not want this war to foist upon the American
people the alien philosophy that principles of self
government outmoded and out of style and that
ought to adopt fashion, fashion under which the
state is everybody living, and everything is to
from and be controlled by the state
That's exactly why fighting this We
didn't want the Axis powers to impose that kind of life
Let's not beat the armies of the Axis only TO
cumb to their poisonous 'isms
WYE HAVE to guard against having permanently
w with us after this war government by regi-
mentation government by starryeyed social eformers,
government by bureaucrats government by labor,
capital agriculture, any other clique or class
We have cause to be concerned. On every hand
have Entertainments on our rights as selfgoverning
citizens and high sovereign citizens Some
of them necessary in the effort. Others have
absolutely relation to the effort.
We must not forget, though of may
need worry about 900 ceiling salaries that
if consent to ceiling at that height setting
the groundwork for other ceings-celing Of $4,000
$4,000 and perhaps as low $4,000.
In short, the whole idea is communstc in its tendency
and is unAmercan.
Because it is emergency must carefully
guard any effort to retain it in time of peace
One of our most priced possessions is the right off
the individual to rise to the height limited only by his
abilities and capacities For my part I'd rather be dead
than give up that right!
THAT this whole idea of ceilings salaries wages,
i and prices temporary expeoient, l am for
them of necessary to win the If lose
the war, then the ceiling problem won't be problem.
There won't be any living salaries wages prices There
will be only slave wages
But as peace time proposition this ceiling idea is
absolutely cockeyed 1t would be repugnant to every
principle of American independence 1t would stife
individual initiative and ambition scuttle private enter
prise close the horizon of opportunities exclude America
from the land of promise.
Let us accept these ceilings now as war measure,
patriotic contribution to the effort But let's
accept them only with the solemn pledge to own
fighting and to ourselves that will reject them
and reject them with all the forces at our command Just
as soon this is over.
Ito Be Concluded Tomorrow
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-24
PegIer Tells
Union S Rise
In 80 Years
Used Poll Tax Scheme
TO Block Conventions
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

I HAVE been reading a fasci-
l. mating book called Report of
the Executive Board of the In
ternational Hold Carriers. Build
ing and Common Laborers'
Union of America TO the Eighth
Convention, Municipal Auditor
ium, st. Louis, Sept. Is. 1871.
This book traces the rise of
racket in 30 years. during which
all but one of the original ma
tional officers died and were re-
placed by others selected by the
survivors. In this m n n @ r,
Joseph V. Moreschi, late Of Chi
cago, where he was the colleague
Of Mike CarrozZo, an underworld
character. rose 10 the presidency
of the union which he now oc-
cupies.
Moreschi and the rest of the
mob held the St Louis conven-
tion only because they were
forced TO do so by newspaper
publicity and they explained
that the reason why no conven-
tionS had been held in the mean
time was that the membership,
when polled, voted not TO.
THAT explanation seems hard
Il to lick. although it meant
that by voting against conVen-
lions the suckers of the men,
berShip turned over their union
and their millions in dues and
feres TO a gang who strongarmed
their way into office and author
lied themselves TO take over
locals and councils of locals
whose treasures grew TO tempt
ing size.
Books like this one look dull
and are likely 10 be scanned. not
studied, and that was how my
copy happened to be stuck away
on a shelf more than year.
Recently, however. / decided
TO plod through it, On close
study, il reveals that the muscle
men of the executive board
adopted a poll-tax scheme to
accompany the referendum on
the question whether a conven-
ton should be held.
The question was Shall an
assessment of 81 per member
be levied to meet the transpor-
tation expenses of every local
union, not more than three
delegates, if a convention IS
held ,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-24
| letters

TO THE EDITOR:
During the months past The
IL Detroit Times has been one
of the mainstayS of our pub
licity program designed to enlist
men in the navy, and l know
that you will be glad to hear
we have had the most successful
year on record for this area.
1t gives us a great deal OF
pleasure to extend 10 you and
the members of your staff best
wishes for the holiday season
and the coming year.
Il. T.. FLECHTNER,
1t. Com, L. =. y. r.,
Officer in Charge.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21

The 1912 Army isn't what the 1917 Army wos
Undoubtedly it is better Probably anybody who sug-
eested that the boys orent tough should do SO by
wireless from sofe point But there ore differences
For example, there is the soldier out in San Jose,
Colif, who asked the police to protect him from girls
who telephone SO much he can't find time to work. A
devoted douehboy, probably an efficient one and
condidote for stripes shoulder bors But the old
Army didn't feature soldiers who needed police pro-
lection from the girls.
An American astronomer thinks he has found q
new planet, about the size of Forth Don't tell Adolf
--but, on the other hand. why shouldn't we?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
!, IN HOLLYWOOD

more than 400 different insignia
for war planes and fighting
units.
The War Activities Committee
of the industry has $4,000 men,
bers, co-ordinating Hollywood,
New York home offices, film
exchanges and theatres every
where in the war effort. {.
Movie theatres raised more than
two million dollars for Army
and Navy relief this year. i.
Organized three days after Pearl
Harbor, the Hollywood Victory
Committee assigns star talent
free for camp shows, war bond
tours and other patriotic gather
ings. Thirty-five to 40 show
units, with film stars headlined,
will be entertained in Army and
Navy camps this winter. q.
More than 1000 of Hollywood S
$4,000 male studio workers al
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21

ready are in uniform.
In December 1910 representa-
tives of the Research Council
Of the Academy of Motion Pic
ture Arts and Sciences went to
Washington with an offer to
make Army training films. The
offer was accepted and more
than 100 reels had been COM
pleted before Pearl Harbor. Z.
When the government wants to
get a vital message across to the
public quickly, the industry's
war activities committee ham
dies distribution and furnishes
$4,000 theater screens free. . .
Recorded on 16-mm. films, 161
current feature motion pictures
have been given the Army and
Navy for exhibition to service
men overseas, gift from the
film industry. Many pictures are
shown abroad before they are
at home.
More than 1900 studio en-
ployes have subscribed to the 10
per cent payroll savings plan.
Hundreds are increasing to 20
per cent or more for this month S
bond drive.
WOMEN AT WORK
The officers now in charge of
Signal Corps film production
are the men who received that
training, one each year.
Women of Hollywood are be-
hind the war effort as complete
ly as the men, with feminine
stars rolling bandages, driving
ambulanceS or taking coffee and
doughnuts to troopers on lonely
vigil in Southern California. l..
Substitutes have been found for
so vital war materials once used
extensively in film making.
Comedian Red Shelton already
has been in 1876 Army camp APP
pearances. Service men prefer
the stars to be informal-just
walking out and entertaining
minus scenery or props.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
. BARBS

You can't always tell about
wonderland if you can, you
shouldn't.
A Californian built a COM
plete home on the chassis of his
old auto. Home, fleet home.
With men and women dress
ing so much alike, friend wife
som G I m S presses hubby's
trousers-into service.
The popularity of spinach
shows how far little sand and
grit will go.
Money isn't the root of all evil
when you keep it planted in war
bonds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
YOU'RE A STACKER If YOU DON'T VOTE

Mocomb countys primary election showing was
diserocefuI.
More than thot it reflected an opothy toward
government which cannot but result in severe pencil
ties to the people if public of the need tor
individual participation is not revived
The peoples of the Axis nations, of all the con-
ouered denocrocies and Of in toc the greater part
of the earth look to America as beacon OF demo-
cratic rights in world gone mad
Thot we who enjoy the full measure of mans in
dependence think so lightly Of our obligations and
of our privileges that we do not use them is
ronstrous.
When people or q nation becomes SO opothetc,
so compIosont and SO undeseving Of their privileges
that they will not even trouble to vote they may we'll
lose their political rights.
Our fathers fought many bloody battlefield
to secure, and mointoin the right Of free franchise
Seemingly we came by those rights SO costly that
we hardly appreciate their worth nor remember the
suffering Of those who them for us.
Just saying, or thinking: "Oh, there aren't any
redhot contests and anyway I'm too absorbed with
the war to care how the election goes" and then
sitting back on the oars is dangerous practise. 1t
leads to- and creates, apathy in government 1t per-
rnts improper persons to gain positions OF trust
No matter what your job you con ond must find
lime to vote during the general elections, Nov. 3.
The polls remain open sufficiently long to permit
anyone to visit them either BEFORE during otter
his days work is done.
The names of those who do not exercise the priv
eqe of casting q free ballot on Nov will not be the
names Of good Americans. Do not let your name op-
pear upon that list" Of nonvoters.
Vote for the men who you honestly feel will make
the most trustworthy public servants. Porty lines
should constitute no bar. We know of no ticket
Republican or Denocrotic-thot has even been free
from faint.
Use your motive intelligence. Don't think what
fovors can secure" through election Of Joe Dook.
Just think, and oct, upon the men who give
most to the county, the state and the nation"
But, above all other things, vote!
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

For the past II years there
has been a presidents pair event
in the summer session of the
national tournament. This comes
under the category of amateur
events and Masters are barred.
This year Morgan Howard of
San Francisco, president of the
A me rican Contract Bridge
League, put in play a beautiful
new trophy for the event, on
which were inscribed the names
of past winners, and it will car
ry the names of the winners of
the future.
The presidents pair event
was won by DR.. Kalman APPEL
and F. p. Begley of New York.
A nice play gave DR.. APPEL top
score on one of the hands in the
contest. Sitting East, he won the
opening lead and led a spade
for a winning finesse. He re-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
By ERSKINE JOHNSON


Day by day Hollywood is turn
ing more and more of it's time,
talent and organization to the
war effort. l wonder if you
knew that:
The current STARS Over
America" war bond campaign is
costing the film industry $50, 900
in railroad fares alone. Film
folk are travelling $1,000 miles,
and 800 cities will be visited.
. Walt Disney's studio is 30
per cent devoted to non-profit
government films. You've
heard of $1-a-year-men; Holly
wood has $1-ayear-studio.
Twentieth Century-Fox's Holly
wood studio has been turned
over to the government at that
figure for war film production.
Cartoon studios have created
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turned with a second club lead
TO lead another trump, and one
more round exhausted South.
Now DR.. APPEL led a low dia-
mond from dummy, and when
North played low, the jack fore
ed the ace. AS pointed out by
DR.. APPEL, this finesse is as good
as a lead toward the king, if the
position of the ace and queen
is unknown. w h lie it looks
strange here, where South is
placed with the ace by the bid
ding, it worked and it had the
desired effect on South. Think
ing that East had the queen Of
diamonds and that the suit was
solid, South laid down the ace
OF hearts in the desperate hope
that North had he king.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
. SO THEY SAY

The postwar automobile will
really be the auto that would
have come along about 1860 if
the war had not speeded up
research. - DR.. Charles NJ. A.
Slime, American Chemical So
ciety.
American made fighters until
recently have knocked Japanese
Zero fighters out of the skies
at the rate of two to one -
now the rate is three or four
to one-and we have only just
begun. - Capt. Eddie Ricken-
hacker, World War l ace.
Since our war work started
have warned the men not to
talk about what they know or
think about what they are max
ing. Mrs. Adele II. Tirohn.
grandmother and operator of
machine shop for % years.
In spite of loss of territory
and industrial cities, aircraft,
tank and other production Tin
Russia has been maintained to
remarkable extent and in
some cases increaSed.-W. Az
erill Hartman, u. S. envoy to
Churchill-Stalin parley.
India will be another Burma
it somebody doesn't wake up
Harvey K. Greenlaw, former
vice chief Of AVG flyers in Chi
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
peter Edison is on vacation,
during hich time his
column is being written by
Robert Ruark.)
BY ROBERT RUARK

The man who is going to un-
ravel the tangled skein of the
American rubber situation quite
frankly admits he doesn't know
the first thing about rubber. But
says William M. LETTERS, newly
appointed rubber car, he damn
soon intends to find out about
rubber" and then he's going to
pull all stops on rubber conser-
walton and rubber manufacture.
1T won't take long to find out
everything we need to know"
says the 66-year-old president of
the Union Pacific Railroad. 1t is
not our way to take long"
And you believe him. Bill JEFF
fers, big and bald and heavy of
jaw, doesn't look like one of the
dilly-dally brotherhood which
infests Washington's bureaus.
He is a tough Mick whose pap
Ply, an Irish immigrant, worked
on the section gang which laid
the tracks for the Union Pacific.
Old Man LETTERS came over here
with special contingent of inn
ported laborers.
Young Bill never cottoned to
book larnin'. He quit school at
IA and went to work as janitor
in the u. P.'s station at North
Platte, Nebr. Like one of Ho-
ratio Ayers sink or-sWim he
roes, young letters began to
climb the ladder so fast he
scorched the rungs.
Bill moved from janitor to
telegrapher to clerk to dispatch
er to trainmaSter, assistant sup
erintendent of the Utah, Wyom-
ing and Nebraska divisions, gen.
eral manager, vice president, ex-
ecutive vice president and fin
ally, 1897, president. His
span with Union Pacific ran
from 1890 to the present.
HE'LL BE MIR. RUBBER.
LETTERS is going to work for a
dollar a year, and he is accord
ing to WPBoss Donald Nelson,
going to be Mr.. Rubber. Il am
delegating all my authority to
Mr.. Jeffers," Nelson said, an
nouncing the appoint m n t.
From this point on any matter
connected with rubber is a
matter for Mr.. LETTERS decision,
and | know he will do this job"
AS sole boss of rubber, JEFF
fers' power will be immense.
The Rubber Reserve Co. and
"all other government agencies"
have been instructed by a spe-
cial Presidential directive to
obey Nelson to the last inch.
Nelson's delegation of that pow
er to LETTERS makes the Irish
railroadman one Of the most po-
tent figures in our war effort.
letters is to have full and
complete authority over synthet-
ic rubber manufacture, from mi
tial research to plant operation. y
One of the first jobs LETTERS
must attempt is a civilian rubber
conservation program.
During his first press confer
ence, letters sworc he had no
idea that he was being consider
ed for the Job, Called from his
home in Omaha, he hoped a
plane and flew down to Wash
ington. Mr.. Nelson wasted no
words, but dumped the job in
his lap, despite letters declara
ton that all he knew about rub
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONe
Der he had read in the papers.
CRITICS ANSWERED

The controversy in Washing
ton, as to whether it was smart
to invest total stranger to rub
Der with all the power of car.
is being answered pretty well.
Chief answer is that, knowing
nothing about the commodity,
letters at least won't make the
early mistake of prejudice in
favor of any particular kind of
synthetic rubber. He is going
into the job with a wide open
mind.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
ANXIOUS RELATIVES

The porents wives brothers and sisters Of Amer
leans who we're in the Philippines have been besieg-
ing every possible source for information whether
they still alive and if So where they and what
is their condition.
To these questions there is answer, because
the japanese have not provided those lists Of prison.
ers-ofwor which humane peoples compile and trans
nit through the Red Cross speedily and accurate
ly as war conditions will permit.
This negligence or deliberate restraint empho-
sizes one difference between japanese and Occiden-
tolls. We wage war to accomplish purpose good or
bod and regret the human suffering that becomes
inevitable and try to limit that suffering as much as
possible The japanese wage of determination.
To them human suffering is not worthy Of consdero-
ton, unless from it they obtain sodistic pleasure.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-21
VISITORS

VISITORS
Fort Marion National Monu-
ment, Fla, was visited by 1885,
PIT persons during 1910, as COM
pared with 228,187 visitors dur
ing the preceding year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Vera WeIty Is We'd
At Minister'S Home

Wedding of Miss Vera Welty,
daughter of Mrs. Elva Zimmerly
north of Bluffton and Harry Mehol-
lin of Wadsworth, took place at the
home of the officiating minister, Rev.
Gerald Bright of North Main street
in double ring ceremony, Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Attendants were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Walker of Gary, Ind. Also present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Zimmerly
and Miss Marcile Sommers.
Following the ceremony recep-
ton for a few close friends and rel
atives was held at the home of the
bride.
Mrs. Mehollin. was graduated from
Pandora high school in the class OF
1887 and from Bowling Green State
university in 1941. She has been
employed in the offices of an en-
gineering firm in Barberton for the
past year and will teach in the Gen.
tralized school at Wadsworth during
the coming year.
Mr.. Mehollin is employed by the
same engineering firm in Barberton
He was graduated from Wadsworth
high school in 1886. After spending
the week in Chicago the couple will
be at home at $50 Portage street
Wadsworth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Couple Is We'd In
Church Ceremony

Miss Mary Jean Varvel, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Varvel of
Beaverdam and Edwin Keifer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keifer, three
miles southeast of town in Orange
tonship, were married at the Beav-
erdam Church of Christ Saturday
morning at o'clock.
Rev. Gerald Bright, pastor, off
ciated at the double ring ceremony
attended by the immediate families.
Attendants were Miss Pearl Keif-
er, sister of the groom and William
Cupp of Columbus Grove.
The bride wore a street dress of
aqua and carried accessories of turf
tan. She wore a corsage of yellow
rose buds.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
bride after which the couple left for
"a wedding trip to Michigan.
The bride graduated from Beaver
dam High school in the class of 1899
and Mr.. Keifer graduated from
Bluffton High school in the class of
1888. He is employed at the Trip
lett Electrical Instrument company
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
Laura Hiesta1,d Is
Married In FindLdu

Wedding of Miss Laura Hiestand,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ
Hiestand, two and one-half miles
southeast of Bluffton in Orange
township, and Charles Feller, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Feller of
Findlay, took place at the ST. Paul's
Evangelical church in Findlay, We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Officiating at the ceremony was
Rev. Irwin Kaufman, pastor of the
Bethesda church of which the bride
is member. Rev. Nauman, pastor
of the st. Paul church assisted at
the ceremony performed in the pres
ence of the immediate families, rela-
tives and intimate friends.
The bride was attired in street
length dress of blue and had white
accessories. Miss Cordelia Hiestand
sister of the bride, was maid of
honor. The bride was given away in
marriage by her father. Max Beag-
lie, of Findlay, was best man.
Presiding at the organ was James
Feller, brother of the groom. The
church was attractively decorated
with summer flowers.
Following the ceremony recep-
tion was held at the home of the
bride after which the couple left for
a short wedding trip to Michigan.
The bride graduated from Bluffton
High school in the class Of 1886 and
from Bowling Green State university
in the class of 1941. She taught
during the past year in the York
township public schools.
Mr.. Feller graduated from Findlay
High school in the class of 1888 and
from Bowling Green State university
in the class of 1912.
The couple will be at home at
Arlington where Mr.. Feller will
teach in the high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
GOOd-MOyer NuptiaIs
At Home On SuIlday

Wedding of Miss Doneta Ellen
Good, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Good of Lawn avenue to
Richard 7. Meyer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Meyer of Mt. Cory, took
place at the home of the bride Sun
day afternoon in the presence of the
immediate families.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Emil Burrichter,
minister of the Reformed churches,
and the brides pastor, before an i'm
provised altar of ferns and pink and
white gladiolus, illuminated by tall
tapers.
The bride was lovely in a floor
length gown of white marquisette
trimmed in white velvet and her fin
ger tip veil was held in place with
flowers. She carried white Testa-
ment with gardenias, and her only
ornament was a gold locket.
Immediately after the ceremony a
reception was held and the newly
married couple left for a short we'd
ding trip. The bride is graduate
of Bluffton High school and Bluffton
college. Mr.. Meyer graduated from
Mt. Cory High school and Bluffton
college. He leaves August 10 for
induction into the United States
army.
Dale Good, brother of the bride, is
stationed at Camp Wallace, Texas,
and was unable to be present at
the wedding.