Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
Home Defense Notes;
Cans Collected
In First Drive
.Totd| 400 Tons
Home Defense Notes.
BY. KEN HALL

collection of tin cans Is labeled
good" by Chairman Edwin j. An
derson OF the Wayne County De-
Tense Council.
1--WE did not expect q maxi
mum collection for August and
the returns last Saturday consti-t
tuted only about Is per cent
OF what the government has set
as . maximum expectancy for
this area" he said. Eve will have
another collection about Octo-
her 10 and I believe II will
double the current poundage.
PLACED TOO LATE
"siany OF our citizens and
housewives did not get instric-
lions properly In their minds.
some of them didn't have their
cans ON the curb before ! o'clock
I'm the morning and n a result
they were not collected where
DPw trucks were scheduled TO
pick them mp early. These cans
shouid be saved until the next
collection date and put on tho
curb the night before to make
certain they are out on time.
1.-THE cans collected Saturday
now are being loaded In 20
freight cars ut the various DPN
Yards and will be shipped to
Pittsburgh for defining
Common Council has voted to
pay $50 expenses for fircmen
Bernard J. Ryan and Clifford {.
Williamson 10 attend the civilian
defense course at Purdue tnrver-
sity TO study the latest wrinkles
on fire fighting during air raids.
United Service Organization will
open it's fifth Wayne County USO
center early in September. accord
ing TO announcement OF George +.
Pierrot. managing director. IL will
he located al the island naval
base.
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tiers in the Hammond Building.
Centerline. East Jefferson avenue
and 26OO John r. street. which
handled TOO. 600 visits and caus
for service during the past year.
This is in addition 10 the hun
dreds of thousands OF service men
entertained at USO sponsored
shows in army and navy posts In
this area. s..
Other thousands have been fur
nished free coffee. doughnuts and
cake via the mobile unit operated
by the USO.
PROGRAMS FOR WEEK
Scheduled for the balance OF the
week under USO ausnices are
Tuesday, YWcA dance Downtown
YWCA Montcalm md Withereil
= D. m: variety show featuring
Thelma Bow. Detroit singer. at
Hammond Center. Wednesday,
Splash party. Jewish Community
House. Woodward and Holbrook,
sponsored by Jewish Welfare
Board: Thursday Variety show at
Ford Navy Service School. for
navy service men. sponsored by
USO. Friday. YMCA dance, down.
town YMcA. Adams and Wither-
ell, sponsored by YMCA. 9 TO mid
night. Saturday. 100. YMCA
sightseeing tours for service men
to Greenfield Village. Belle Isle.
radio stations, newspapers and
downtown Detroit. 2 p. m. YWCA
open house. 6 p. m. Splash party.
dancing and buffet supper. Down
town YWCA. 8 p. m. Service
Mems Dance. sponsored by Ma
tional Catholic Community Serv-
ice. S:45. Showboat Moonlight,
Put-In-Bay.
Director E. j. Steiner OF the Red
Cross blood donor service, reports
that the new quota Of 500 pints OF
blood daily from the Detroit area is
not being filled. The local quota
was increased from $50 pints TO
double that size in July and since
that time. although response has
been good. the donor station and
its mobile unit which travels
within a radius of 40 miles OF the
city, have not reached that goal.
FACTORY DRIvEs
A drive has been started among
factory workers and air raid war
dens to attain the goal and from
the air raid warden home front
response has been gratifying. ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Steiner, but must
be increased. At recent meeting
of Continental Motors employees
III donors volunteered TO give
blood. Similar meetings will be
held at various war plants. Any
one desiring to donate blood should
call Blood Donors service head
quarters. 4105 Cass avenue, TIE.
1-77S5.
Lenorc W., Ackridge presided at
her last meeting as Sector l war;
den Friday evening. She wiz leave
September 3 for Des Moines 10
attend officers training school In
the WAAC. She was presented
with a handsome wrist watch as a
going-away gift by the wardens OF
her sector, and was highly COM
mended for her efficient work by
the higher-up wardens.
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