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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-30
Come to That

y Come to That
according to the la,U of supply and
demand" began her husband, ,cho
liked to explain things.
"No one demands anything at store
nosU, DEAR" she interrupted; "ifs the
las0 of supply and request"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-30
SYNTHETIC CHRISTMAS


This December 25-one year after
Pearl Harbor-will be a wooden
Christmas with a synthetic Santa
Claus. The spirit will be the same,
but the form will be different.
Skates, scooters, sleds, electric
trains, rubber balls-these will be
scarce everywhere if not absent en-
tirely. Only the stores which placed
their orders early last January will
have the usual toys, and these prob
ably will be sold out by Thanksgiv-
ing.
Experts of the commerce depart
ment have made survey of the
toy situation. They find that three
types will be especially short-rub-
Der toys. wheel toys, and metal
goods. : Al
A WPB order stopped production
of children's bicycles last April.
Velocipedes, scooters, baby car
riages, 'sfexies"-all will be short.
Clearly it will not be a rolling
Christmas.
Makers of electric trains are 80
per cent converted to making ma
terials of war. There may be SO
per cent of the normal train supply
this year, but they are disappearing
fast. Ice skates and roller skates
are almost unobtainable, and lead
soldiers are practically extinct.
Meanwhile, warlike toys are ap-
pearing everywhere - toy bomb
sights, tanks, bombing planes, and
even bomb-banks for the dimes and
niclxels instead of the old piggy
bank.
In all this there is one consolation
for the girls. The war has not
disturbed the production of dolls,
except for those made of rubber.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
q Uncensored reports from the Solo
mon islands, when finally published,
will show that the U. S. marines
fought with even greater heroism
than we realize. It viii be one of
the great epics in American naval
history. The marines at Solomon
islands were relatively unseasoned
only about eight months. The
man who deserves chief credit for
seasoning them is efficient Dan
Barley, u. S. navy, who supervised
their training as "a task force at
Solomon Island, Maryland
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-30

The class had had a lesson ON
Eskimos, and were asked to write
an account Of it. One bright
youngster began: "The Eskimos
are Gods frozen people,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-30
It Would!

ssWhat lovely salmon!"
"That's not salmon; that's cod
blushing at the price they're ask
ing for it."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-30
Have a Care

Have a Care
q 81 owe my figure to swimming
exercises"
"Say, did you ever take a look
at duck?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-30

A woman's face is her fortune
as long as it goes ON drawing
interest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20

For your little Ralph De
Palma!" Wind Up this Big
racer and car goes speeding
away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
Output Of Planes
To Be Doubled

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 GNSl
49, WPB Chairman Donald NJ.
Nelson today declared that Amer
ica's monthly aircraft output can
be doubled within a year and
estimated that airplane produc-
ton would become a $30,000,000.-
OCo to $40, OO0, 900 600 industry by
1914.
Nelson also formally announced
creation Of a Little WPB. =
charged with co-ordinating all
phases of this monster industry.
Charles +. Wilson. WPB vice
chairman. viii head the new
organization. which is still I'M
named.
Nelson said the heightened pro-
duction rate could be reached
without doubling the present ia
cilities and labor force Only
greater simplification and stand
ardization are needed he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
Job Registration
of All Women Is.
BeforePresident.

WASHINGTON. Nov. % GNS)
President Roosevelt IS consider
ing a message 10 Congress re-
ouesting legislation which would
permit the federal government 10
conduct a compulsory registration
of women throughout the United
States, II was learned authoriia-
tNely today.
Such legislation would Nc ncccS-
sary, the President has SAID.
should he decide on holding com
pulsory registration Of women in
stead Of relying on voluntary
methods 10 gather necessary IN
formation on this potential source
Of war labor
The entire subject Of woman
power in the war effort was re
opened AZ conferences between tho
President and tho combined labor
war board
AFL President William Green
n member Of the board said upon
emerging from the conference
that the matter of womappoWcr
for war industries and farm work
was discussed quite broadly and
predicted that some announce
Tnent" would be forthcoming
within two weeks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
Pdvements Too Hard
For Horses Hoofs
Times stan Correspondent

WARREN, Mich, Nov. 20. 49,
Dobbin's sore feet are going TO
prevent him from being much help
in relieving the transportation
problem brought by gasoline ra-
tioning.
That is the belief of George
Gerlach, 81, who today is cele-
brating his fiftiath year in the
wagon building business. Gerlach
said modern pavementS are too
hard on horses feet and besides
wagon makers cannot get enough
oak 10 build wagons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
State Will Be Asked
To Advertise Produce
Times star Correspondent

LANSING, Nov. 20-Although
the war has created an unlimited
market for practically all food
stuffS, the next legislature will be
asked TO continue its appropria-
tions TO advertise Michigan food
products.
Representatives of org an j zed
agricultural groups who met with
Agriculture Commissioner Leo V.
Card to apportion this years $50
900 fund. decided to petition law
makers for a like amount next
year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
Clio, AFL TO Talk
Peace on Dec. |

WASHINGTON. Nov. 20 INS).
in an atmosphere Of pickering
and uncertainty, the long awaited
peace conference between the ma
tons two great labor organiza-
tions-the Go and AFL--today
was tentatively set for De-
cember l.
Harry Bates. chairman of the
AL peace committee, approved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
False Advertiser Fined

Pleading guilty of false adver-
Using brought against him on the
complaint of the Better Business
Bureau, Leon Friedman, 43, pro-
prietor of a secondhand store at
2635 West Davidson avenue, today
was fined SIS and placed on six
months probation by Recorders
Judge John p. Scallen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20

the date for resumption of the
peace talks in a telephone CONVEX
satIon with Philip Murray, presi-
dent of the Go.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
GUESS WAS RIGHT

"dore than once, apparently
by sheer cOntagiOn of ideas"
he said. Speculation regarding
an Allied offensive conferred on
Northern. Africa; notably IL did
80 In the last few days before
the expedition landed.
Sometimes IL seemed that the
secret must be betrayed, mad
vertently, by men who would
have talked about every other
part of the earth rather than
North Africa, IL they had
dreamed that was what we were
really aiming at"
Pleading with the public for pa,
tience and consideration, Davi,
I'VE know that the American
people are courageous enough
10 stand bad news. We believe
that the American people are
also intelligent enough not Ia
want news that would imperil
the lives of American soldiers
and sailors, or diminish our
prospects Of victory"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
Davis Defends
u. s. Censorship
As Foi|ing Enemy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (INS) ]
Elmer Davis, director Of the
office Of War Information. today
defended the government censor
ship policy and summarized it as
one of telling the American peo-
pie as much as we can. and not
telling the enemy what he does
not know
Itomizing cases i'm which. he
said, military information had been
released at the earliest possible
moment. Davis asserted:
1--WE have sometimes been ac-
cused Of holding up bad news
until we have good news 10 bal
ance IL. l do not know whether
that ever happened at all; do
know that IL has never happened
I'm the five months since 1 have
been In Washington"
LOSS OF WASP
He said that in one case, the
loss OF the aircraft carrier Wasp
lon October &c was announced even
while the Japanese apparently
had not confirmed the sinking.
This was necessary. he con-
ltinued. because "a situation had
been created in which il seemed
imperative to reaSSure the Amer-
can people that their government
was telling them the truth.
However. he quickly emphasized
that I'VE cannot promise you that
I'VE shall always give you the
whole truth Immediately; we are
mot going to promise that we will
Announce the sinking of every
American ship that is sunk, just
as soon as it is sunk
He also noted the danger OF
speculation in newspapers and by
radio
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20
BOMBER PLANE
SHOOTS SPARKS 59c

wind-up type with double
machine guns thar shoot
harmless sparks. lSj1-ineh
wing-sPread.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Jdps' Tinnor Base
Blasted by Allies

MELBOURNE. Australia. April
Is (INS).--A heavy attack by
United Nations fliers against the
Japanese base at Kupang, on the
Dutch island OF Timor, was an
nounced today as an army spokes-
man revealed that the formal
organization OF the United Nations
southwest Pacific command under
Gen. Douglas Macarthur will take
place shortly.
"All governments are now In
complete agree m n T." the
spokesman said, land II can he
anticipated that the formal or
ganixation OF the southwest Pa
cific area will take place In the
immediate future"
The American and Australian
pilots dropped high explosive
'aornbs and incendiaries on the
Jap-held airdrome at Kupang last
night. All bombs fell in the tar
Get area despite heavy anti-aircraft
fire.
An Raj communique said that
when japanese planes raided Port
Moresby. New Guinea. yesterday
FOR the twenty-ffth time at least
one enemy fighter plane was shot
down. Two others were believed
10 have been destroyed.
There was no damage 10 Port
Moresby.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Rdngoon Rdided
ByU.S. Bombers

NEW DELHI, India. April rs
1NS).-A squadron Of heavy
United States bombing plane:
carried out a strong raid against
the Japanese-occupied port OF
Rangoon. Burma. Thursday night
United States air headquarters ir
India revealed today.
The bombers. commanded BY
Mai. Gen. Lewis Brereton, struck
fiercely at the Rangoon docks and
harbor installations.
Intense anti-aircraft fire was
encountered but the raiders suf.
fered no damage and no casualties
The attack was the second by
American forces against the port
Of Rangoon. through which the
Japanese have been supplying their
troops driving northward ir
Burma.
Previously General Brereton':
fliers had dealt a heavy blow Il
Japanese warships and transport,
in an attack on Port Blair, in the
Andaman Islands, west of Burma
in the Bay OF Bengal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Red, Ndzi Filters
Battling Over
Azov, BIaek Seas
Spring Reserves Used
by Germans in Effort
to Take Upper Hand

= Sv
MOSCOW, April IS (INS).-Air
battles between the Russian and
German air forces are in progress
over the sea of Azov and the
Nazis are using spring reserves in
"a vain attempt" to achieve air
superiority. Tass news agency re-
ported today. :.
German reports admitted an
extensive aerial engagement
over the sea OF Azov and Black
Sea areas. claiming the Luft.
waite had inflicted considerable
damage" to Russian Black Sea
ports.)
A supplement 10 the Russian
high command communique said
that Soviet forces destroyed 35
block houses. several gun batteries
and machine gun nests. blew up
two ammunition dumps. killed 700
Germans and captured a substan-
tial quantity of booty in fighting
on the Kalinin front.
The Red army occupied several
defense points on the central front,
wiping out several hundred enemy
soldiers and capturing much booty,
the report said. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Tide Turns
Jsps Stopped. Offensive
Is On, Says Brett

AN ADVANCED UNITED MA
TONS OPERATIONAL BASE.
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC, April Is GNS).-The
Japanese have been stopped dead
in their tracks in the Southwest
ern Pacific and the United Ma
tons counter-offensive, under Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, already is
under way.
That inspiring message was left
Vt this base today by Lieut.. Gen.
George II. Brett. United Nations
'ir chief for the Southwest Pa.
-ific theater. who dropped in dur
ne an extensive inspection tour
his command.
'T definitely can assure the
american public that we can
mock he'll out OF the Japs II
-iven sufficient equipment" he
aid. "Tn combat. we've been
citing six Jap planes for every
ne we lose.
I'm tremendously encour-
,ged. Everywhere l have been
Darwin and these other Aus
trslisn points, have seen
tremendous Improvement In
strength during the last two
month";
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
TOMORROW
(By q. c. Watson)

Wy Ne - "atsouI
The sun In full spIendor agar
shall shine,
Rains, gentle and pure, once
more rightly fall,
Flowers, sweet-scented, burst
forth In time,
Tomorrow, divine peace; to-
day, the battle call.
Seasonal delights In order shall
reappear,
Wintry, chill winds like magic
will abate;
Majestic In beauty, heavens
dome so clear,
Thanksgiving, tomorrow; to-
day, satanic hate.
Bright angels OF Joy long our
paths parade,
Fate's sorrows mingle with
tears and play,
Onward together through sun
shine and shaded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
7 Truth Housing
Rioting Suspects
Released on Bail
$4,000 Bond Held to Be
Too Low by Judge
but He Agrees TO II

Although the judge said he die
mot believe the amount Of the
bonds sufficient, two of the three
men accused of seditious con
spiracy as a result OF the
lSojourner Truth housing riotine
today were free on $1,000 bal
after not guilty pleas were entered
at the arraignment.
The two are Parker Sage anC
Garland L. Alderman, both officers
of the National Workers League
said by the Dies Committee to be
a clearing house for Nazi anc
Fascist propaganda in the United
States.
Virgil Chandler, Of 1925 Fene.
lon avenue. executive vice presi.
dent of the Seven Mile and
Fenelon Improvement Association
who is also a defendant. has moi
yet surrendered to federal au'
thorities.
PLAN TO MOVE IN
| Meanwhile, IL was revealed BY
Mayor Edward j. Jeffries that q
p n has been set up to move 20(
Negro families into the project
The plan, Jeffries said. is subject
to agreement of "a third party
h, would not identify. A "thirt
party" discussed has been federal
troops, under whose protection
occupancy OF the project might
be attempted. The plan was devel.
oped at a conference between the
mayor and Governor Murray d
Van Wagner at which army Off.
GERS were present.
Jeffries would not announce the
date of the next attempt to move
tenants into the project.
Sage and Alderm. IN were
arraigned before Federal Judge
Frank A. Picard on indictments
returned Thursday by a fedora
grand jury. Both stood mute.
what bonds do you recon-
mend:" Judge Picard asked
John w. Babcock, assistant dis
trict attorney.
I suggest $4,000" Babcock
said.
IL don't think that bond Is
sufficient" said the judge. This
In q very serious ofYense. After
December = have had no SYM
patty with any one who Is not
with the government. however,
Ilu set the bonds ut $1,000 al
though I don't think IL IL suffi-
cicnt.
i No date was set for trial o.
1.-THE two.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Tells How Nuzis Shot
Ship From Under Him
Commander Of Carrier Courageous
in Detroit on Secret Mission


Capt. Michael Connolly Abel
Smith, once commander of the Ill.
fated British airplane carrier
Courageous, is In Detroit with q
locked brief case, on secret mis-
sion.
Just how does Il feel TO have q
ship shot out from under one?
Uncomfortable" says the cap
tain laconically.
,'T have just been given COM
mand of a new ship, built by you
Americans. 1 shall try to sail her
with credit and honor for the
great nation which built IL, and
for my country"
TELLS WHAT HAPPENS
OF the airplane carrier, first
victim in 1889 of Germany's sub
marine war in the Atlantic, the
captain says:
"When a great ship sinks, the
water becomes extremely turb-
ulent. Vertical waves eight feet
high como up.
Pieces of board and metal,
which are ripped from the ship
as she goes down, are precipi-
tated to heights Of eight and 10
feet. So you stand q chance OF
getting clouted on the head or
from behind, while you are I'm
tho water"
Speaking to a MONDAY luncheon
of the Adcraft Club. the captain
was asked just what happened
when his ship was hit. He said:
EASY PREY FOR RAIDERS
THAT IL all ancient history
now. But our ship had come to
the rescue Of q merchant vessel
which was being attacked by
submarine. Since Il was only
about two weeks after war was
declared, scores Of ships OF all
kinds were trying to make homo
ports--easy prey for raiders.
I'VE had sent out four air
planes to the aid of the merchant
ship. IL was dark, one plane
landed and we zigZagged around
waiting for the others. Finally
tho other three came back. just
rs the last one landed the sub
marines torpedo hit us. There
were two strikes. The ship inn
mediately listed about 20 de-
grees. Then IS.
I'VE thought she would hold.
I climbed off the bridge and
straddled the side Of the ship.
A wave knocked me Off into the
hull. I remember when looked
up through the water / could
see nothing. I thought IL was fog,
but when 1 got to the surface i
saw 10 was a film Of oil.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
F-s.all !.
Navy RuIingDu IL
Over LolhbiIer !.

Whether or not Wendell Loch-
biler. former police inspector and
graft defendant who fed on tI1o
eve of his trial and enlisted, win
be turned over TO Detroit police
by naval authorities was to b
determined today.
Detroit police were informed
that Lochbiler was in naval cur
ltody at Norfolk, Va.
Lochbiler was to have gone On
trial with So other defendants h
the handbook graft trials now be-
ing heard before Circuit Judge
Earl c. Pugsley.
He enlisted in the navy using
the alias Riley Burton and was
reported missing by his bondsman
when the trial opened several
weeks ago.
He cannot be returned here
without the consent of the secre-
tary of the navy.
Chief of Detectives Paul WenccI
said he would confer with Prose,
cutor William +. Bowling today.
Three Comic Pages every day
In Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

ligion Of q Hitler today-has taken
rank as one of the great sayings OF
history.
Nevertheless few of us can re-
call the equally brief but more
thrilling and modest phrase OF
John sobIeskI, the great king OF
Poland who, after defeating the
Turks outside Vienna, September
IL, 1888, in one of the great bat
ties of the world, sent the Pope
the following humble message,
II came. L saw. God conquered
In this memorable battle Sobi-
esd proved the falsity of Marshal
Jacques diEtampes' historic re-
mark that "God Is on the side of
the heavy ,bsttalions," when with
10000 Christians he hurled back
the pIundering army of 100000
Moslems under Kara Mustapha,
and saved the Christian world.
To celebrate his victory, Sobi-
eski kneIt In solemn thanksgiving
In the Cathedral of st. Stephen,
just as, later, Marshal Foch
thanked his God for his victories
In many q shell-shattered church
In war-torn France.
Immediately after Dunlirk God
evidently interviewed to keep Hit
Ter, like Hannibal, at Capua, daw-
ding in his Bavarian retreat,
while Americas greatest Christ
mas gift, q God-given one, came
to her at Trenton when Washing
ton, In the blacklist days Of the
Revolution, turned on the pursu-
ing Hessians and saved our infant
nation from disaster.
Today the heroic Macarthur Is
miraculously safe In Australia,
ready to lead the United Nations
to "the inevitable victory"
Victor Hugo said Napoleon
embarrassed God"-he met his
Waterloo.
The agnostic Hitler will meet a
less heroic fate.
May your inspired editorials
continue to demonstrate to our
people the great fervor OF our
glorious battle cry For God and
Country"
God bless America.
Yours respectfully.
JOHN j. BURKE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

orally speaking, widening theil
horizons of knowledge.
In order to reach those who ar,
In thousands of isolated working
detachments, the Y. M. C. A. IN,
organized thousands of circulating
libraries. It has also sent hun.
dreds OF sports boxes containing
association footballs, voliey balls
and other outdoor equipment n,
well as many indoor games. Also
musical instruments, sheet music
OF all kinds, including orchestral
moving picture projectors, phono'
graphs and records, and art mate
rails.
This work Is OF the utmost i'm.
portance because IL keeps the mer
physically fit, enables them Il
prepare In q constructive way fol
the future.
The japanese government ha,
granted permission for the Young
Mems Christian Association Il
servo prisoners of war which Il
has captured In the same way thai
prisoners are served In other for
eign countries.
- What can Americans do te
Il. help In this constructiv,
service to prisoners Of war:
The primary need Is for funds
For the fiscal year ending October
n, 1912, the budget Is $602, 900
500, 900 Of which Is for service Il
Americans and others In the Fal
East. Although any OF the mate
rails mentioned heretofore In thi,
letter could be sent In kind TO the
local Y. NJ. G. A. marked for wal
prisoners aid, II Is more desirable
to send funds because certain arti
cles may still be purchased In
Europe, thereby avoiding delays In
shipping.
Very sincerely yours,
ID. A. DAVIS
Secretary Worlds Committee Of
Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations.
1882 Ortega Street
San Francisco, Californis
March 80, 1874;
Mr.. william Randolph Hearst
San Simeon, California
Dear Sir:
II ILLUS CAESAR in all hi,
pagan glory electrified the Ro
" man Senate In ~ b. G. by hi,
brief triumphant announcement
III came, I saw, I conquered"
This ancient philosophy, the re
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
DSR May Use
Truck TrdiIers
For Willow Run
Idle Driveaways
Converted to Buses,
Now Being Tested

A vehicle that may solve the
problem of transporting thousands
of workers TO the Willow Run
bomber plant was being given ex-
tensive tests today by the Detroit
Street Railways.
1t is a converted driveway
trailer. which used to be COM
mon sight on Detroit streets trans
porting four new automobiles.
Now, about 500 of them in the city
are idle.
The Baker Driveway Company
Of 8047 Mt. Elliott avenue hit upon
the novel idea of converting the
trailers into buses for long-dis-
lance hauls.
DsR GETS PILOT MODEL
A pilot" model now has been
presented to the DSR for inspec-
ton and tests.
1t can seat AZ passengers and
has a door in the side and in the
rear. Sliding windows line the
sides of the trailer, while the rest
of the steel frame is covered with
wood. They are already equipped
with tires.
Everett p. Baker. president of
the company said the converted
trailer is built exclusively of nom
priority materials and could travel
at a maximum speed of As miles
per hour. He said he couldn't give
an estimate of the overall cost
because il was handmade job
done in our own garage
PLAN EXTENSIVE TESTS
Said Fred A. Nolan. general
manager of the DSR, after his first
trial run in the converted trailer:
I'VE are not overlooking any
possibilities In solving our press
Ing problems Of transportation
and priorities. We will conduct
extensive tests to determine how
practical and efficient the trailer
In. III the cost II right, we might
be able to use them In our sys-
tenn, possibly for long trips like
Willow Rum"