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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31
AIR-CoNDTTIoNED

II is aforementioned has modern
huoreScent lighting and tiled floors.
Draftees will pass away their
waiting moments in the recreation
room-at ping pong. reading. writ
ing and radio listening.
Movies will be shown In the
huge lobby and a public address
system will keep all selectees in
formed as to their status.
Lunches will be served, cafeteria
style, by white-uniformed civilian
chefs and empty trays will be coll
lected by bus boys.
Covering three floors. the new
station is spacious. Its capacity is
1000 men at one time. a flow Of
800 day taxed the old station
horribly, Colonel BachuS said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31

Take this case. A highly
placed man In town had occa-
s. sion to need some information
that could be supplied by the
underworld.
He arranged a meeting with
several influential mobsters who
(being suspicious gentry In
sisted on holding the conference
In an isolated boat house at
the edge of the river.
They knew the business man
20 be a person OF honor. and
trusted him. but when II came
- giving out inf rmation, they
couldn't do IL. Trust il one
thing. but habit IN something
else. and these muggs had been
brought up TO give one. answer
10 all questions: II don't see
muffin, don't hear nuttin', an
] don't know muffin" even II all
you wanted 90 know II the time
OF day.
80 tneN eNcd cdCn Otnef IN
tongue-tied silence.
The businessman could see his
information going glimmerlng.
They Just couldn't establish
common ground.
He had an inspiration. lie
walked up 10 one OF the gang
sters and showed him off the
edge into the water. The other
yeggs looked nonpluSsed. Then,
they grinned and caught on In
10 seconds they were all pushing
each other into the water and
having a wonderful time
The businessman got the in
formation he needed, and every
body went home happy and
soaking wet.
This Is only one example Of
a nitwit idea that saved the
day.
Don't get the idea that il
applies only 20 gangSterS
II / had any kind Of head
for history, could tell YOU
the name Of nitwit who
saved the day in the British
parliament
Parliament was in some sort
Of bitter fued over policies OF
empire The Conservatives
were ready 10 tear the eyes out
OF the Liberals and vice versa.
IT looked. in fact, as though
they might have a civil war.
Aeginning on the spot Until
obme member, representing a
small. up-country riding took
the floor and launched into a
tuppenny discussion Of dredg-
ing a plddly little stream in
his home town
II was so ludicrously out-of-
place taS the speaker intended
that the House of Commons
laughed And 10 finish the story.
cooled off and settled the az
fair Of empire without further
Squabbilng.
I have n widowed aunt. The
relatives have been excusing her
for mistakes for years with:
Poor thing, II isn't her fault.
She just doesn't know any
better"
When her husband died, she
read somewhere that an aver
age lifetime was 10 many years.
She calculated how long she
would live. apportioned her in
surance money TO last that long.
and confidently expected TO die
exactly when the money ran
out.
However. probably because
she has such an even, trusting
disposition, she il alive yet. Sure.
she's poor relation, but she's
so nice about everything that
she always has place to live
and enough tn eat, and she's
happy.
And when things are going
wrong for any member OF the
family, she has an uncanny
knack OF happening to write
cheerful little note that arrives
at the psychological moment.
She doesn't do il on purpose.
But everybody loves Aunt Eva.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31
RATIONING TIMETABLE

SUGAR
stamp Io-Good until Jan. 81.
COFFEE
stamp 2T-Good until Jan. 3 for one
pound for each person over IS
stamp ts-Good from January 20
February 7.
DEADLISES
To get Ration Book Jan. -
For inspection OF tires-Jan. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31

A-Coupon 3--GoOd Dec. 20 Jan. ~.
AZ Coupon t-G1od Jan. p % Mar. n.
A-Coupon Stood Mar. % 20 Mas p.
A-Coupon 8-G0od May p % July n.
FUEL OH
Coupon 2-Good for 10 gallons until
Jan p.
coupon s. Good Tor N gallons until
Fen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31
COMMUTE EXAM

At the new station. a Selectee
will whip through his medical
examinations in about 20 minutes.
It was explained by Mai. c. G.
Curtis Jr., executive officer for
Colonel Bachus. At the old station,
a Selectee was stripped for his
exams for most of the day
Major Curtis said that the new
station was ordered by Mai. Gen.
Henry s. Aurand. commanding
general of the sixth service area
with headquarters in Chicago.
after his visit TO the Fort street
station.
General Aurand viii officially
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31
State Turns in
$500 Jd|opieS
For War Scrap
Old Trucks, TraiIers
Also Roll TO Roundup;
Detroit Yields 5000
By RAY HARRINGTON

Jslopies, big and little, old
trucks, trailers and other kinds of
automotive equipment are rolling
into the roundup of old cars 10 aid
the war effort.
In Detroit and throughout Mich
igan, according TO reports COM
piled today by John d. McGillis,
executive secretary of the Michi-
gan Salvage Committee. more
than $500 old cars and other
vehicles have been located and
will be turned in during the jalopy
roundup.
Detroit's contribution 10 this
total is above the 5000 mark.
SKIDDED ON SNOW
"Most counties, large and
small, are moving their jaIOpies
to the steel mills" McGillis re-
ported today. "Antrim County
far up in the Upper Peninsula,
reports S3 old cars rounded up
despite heavy SHOWS.
"In some counties where drifts
are high, the snow Is being used
to advantage, jalOpies being
"skidded out on logs 10 the scrap
yards. SchOOlcraft County Tc-
ports more than 100 cars de-
livered by this MEANS"
TRAILERS SCRAPPED
The band instrument trailers of
Don Pablo and his orchestra went
today into the bullet and gun
mills. Two of these trailerS, which
Pablo used before his band began
a long contract stay at Palm
Beach Cafe, 1914 Wyoming ave-
nue.. were reported in the Times
jalopy roundup by Pablo.
Pablo, 'Mexico's ambassador of
music" and his featured singer,
Eileen Faye, dragged the trailers
from the garage where they have
been stored-minus tires.
I'VE have seven OF our buddies
from the band in the armed
services" Pablo said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31

This II only one example Of
nitwit idea that saved the
day.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Alfred D. Noyes Given
MONTGOMERY Defense Post

Appointment of Alfred D. Moves
of Kensington as staff officer in
charge of the Citizens Service
Corps of Montgomery County was
announced today by Judge Albert
E. Brault, executive director of the
county Civilian Defense Council
Mr.. Noyes is chairman of the
Southern Maryland Council of Ci-
william Defense and assistant State S
attorney for the county. He will
have charge of coordination of
community services, such as child
care, conservation, canteen and sal
wage. with the protective services.
Judge Brault also announced the
need for volunteers to act as
stretcher bearers at casualty sta
tions.
George V. Menke. chairman of
salvage for the county Civilian De-
fense Council, has arranged for the
opening of receiving stations for
scrap metal and rubber at Hen
drick's Service Station in Silver
Spring and at Harold Bradford s
place in Colesville.
District Warden Clarence Keiser
of Bethesda has appointed Everett
A. r. Searle, 4211 Oakridge lane
deputy district warden in charge
of precincts l, 5, s, 9 and 10. Three
precinct wardens for the 7th elec-
ton district appointed by Mr.
Keiser are James w. Cummings, jr
48l0 Middlesex lane. precinct 4;
Mrs. Kurtz Hanson, 9319 OLD
Georgetown road. precinct 10. and
A. v. Pisani, 1929 Langdrum lane
precinct II.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
| Mrs. Roosevelt
| Finds Weather
No Safe Topic

Mrs. Roosevelt said yesterday in
her newspaper column MY Day"
that the once of Censorship had
rebuked her for commenting on the
weather in an earlier column.
The censor has written me a very
stern letter about my remarks on
the weather" Mrs. Roosevelt wrote
"and so from now on 1 shall not tell
you whether it rains or whether the
sun shines where I happen to be ="
Censorship rules provide that
mention of weather conditions must
be restricted to an area not to ex-
ceed $50 miles from the point OF
publication.
George A. Carlin, general manager
Of United Features, which syndicates
Mrs. Roosevelt's column, said that
he had forwarded to her as a mat
ter OF routine communication from
the once of Censorship referring to
her discussion of rain and shower"
in one of her columns
II imagine it is permissible to
mention whether it is hot or cold. -
Mrs. Roosevelt added yesterday
And I can tell you with Joy that it
was cold enough on Saturday to take
q walk in Washington with pleas
ure.'
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Boy, l3, Hangs Self
PIuyinq Wild West
Z, the Associated Press.

Z, TIE Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, Aug. 18--Whi]e three
playmates watched his realistic imi-
tation of a Wild West execution, a
l3-year -old colored boy accidently
hanged himself in nearby Coconut
Grove yesterday.
Constable George B Hardie re-
ported that Daniel McKensey said
to his friends Watch me hang my
self like cowboys used to hang out
laws"
The boy fastened his belt around
his neck. attached the buckle to
nail on the front porch of house,
and Jumped off couch. Feet dam
Cling in the air, he grinned for few
moments. then began struggling
The other boys told Constable
Hardie they thought Daniels des-
perate jerking was part of his per-
Torrance. BY the time adult neigh
bors became aware of what was
going on the boy was dead.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

tional Steel, of which E. T. Weir is
board chairman, is the first inte-
grated steel companyq in the United
States to sign with USWA, incorpo-
rating the case, the union said.
Negotiations for the contract were
completed and signed August Is in
Detroit 1t covers approximately
$500 workers.
The contract provides a 5l2 cent
an hour wage increase. retroactive
to January /: union security and
the checkoff and the minimum daily
wage guarantee
The agreement covers Great
Lakes Steel, Michigan Steel and
Hanna Furnace.
In the little steel" decision. the
labor board made the pay raise
retroactive to February, but the
Great Lakes back pay date was
made January /. to conform with
an agreement made by Weirton
Steel. another unit of National
Steel. with an independent union,
During the day the union also
announced signing of contract
with Bethlehem Steel Corp. cover
ing its 10000 workers. stating that
made 100000 workers engaged in
making, processing and fabricating
steel now under union contract,
That number is 95 per cent of the
steel industry, CIO President Philip
Murray said.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Amount Of Increase
In Big Steel Wages
Argued Before WLB
Speedy Decision Sought
On Boost for 100000
In Five Companies
b. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
The United States Steel Corp. and
the CIO United Steelworkers of
America go before the War Labor
Board today to argue the amount
of wage increase due nearly 00,000
employees of Big Steels' five op-
Grating companies.
With the factual record made in
the Little Steel case accepted as
a basis of consideration the board
indicated it would seek speedy
decision by hearing oral argument
one week after the big steel case
was certified.
Negotiations broke down over the
unions demands that United States
Steel grant the same concessions
ordered by the board in Little
Steel a month ago-51a -cent-an-
hour increase, retroactive to Feb
ruary.
The corporation contended only
80 cents of that was allowed under
the boards stabilization formula,
and that the additional 23 cents was
granted as a special consideration
because the little steel" dispute was
certified nearly three months be-
fore the President called for stabil-
ization of wages. United States
Steel asserted such special consid-
Grafton was not applicable In its
case because there was no dispute
until the first week of August. For
the same reason it argued no in
crease could be made retroactive
earlier than the first week of August.
The union contended the long
standing practice in the steel in
dustry Of ef1ecting the same wage
adjustments generally about the
same time was on its side. The
unions contracts with the steel
companies permitted either side to
reopen them on 20 days notice. The
union said that was not done in
the case OF big steel early this year
because of its expectation the little
steel decision would be accepted as
precedent and the increase would
be made effective throughout the
industry.
The United States Steel subsidi-
aries involved are; Carnegie Illinois
Steel Corp. Columbia Steel Co..
American Steel & Wire Co. Nation
al Tube Co.. and Tennessee Coal,
Iron & Railroad Co.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
$4,000 Tons Of Shipping
Sunk, Germans Claim
By tie Associated Press.

Bv tie Associated Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Aug. l8-German subma-
rines were declared officially today
to have sunk II Allied vessels to-
falling 72000 tons, a 12000-ton
auxiliary cruiser and two rows of
troop carrying barges in the At
lantic and Arctic Oceans and the
Mediterranean in the last "a hours.
There was no confirmat ton of
the Nazi claim. Last weeks an
nounced Allied ship losses to
Axis submarines in the Western
Atlantic-seven merchantmen
were the lowest in Is weeks
The Italian high command
said it's submarines in the At
lantic had sunk three merchant
ships totaling 1885 tons and
damaged another OF 10000 tons.
The Rome claim listed the Brit
lsh motorship Medon and the
American merchantmen Cali
fornia as two of the three ships
reported sunk
A special Berlin communique said
the 24-hour total was piled up in
operations against conveys and in
the chase of lone vessels.
JuXtaposition of the reference to
the auxiliary cruiser and the re-
ported destruction of two rows of
barges in tow carrying troops sug-
gested that all were sent to the bot
tom In a single action
Brazil has lost five vessels, includ-
ing one troop transport, sunk by
Axis submarines in the South Allan
tic in the last three days, and these
operations against nation still
technically at peace may be in
cluded in the German score.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Horza Begins Organizing
Anti-Fascist Italians
b. the Associated Press.


MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Aug
i8.-Count Carlo Sforza, a foreign
minister in pre-Fascist Italy. today
undertook the task of creating an
Italian national council for unifica-
ton of anti-Fascist Italians in a
movement against Fascism.
Count Sforza was selected to lead
the movement at the first Pan
American Conference of Free Italy
which closed here last night.
The conference recommended
that Comdr. Randolfo Pacciardi
organize as soon as possible mill
tary unit for participation in the
war "for victory, freedom and de-
mocracy."
1t also declared that ''in view
of the perpetual links of completely
between Fascism and the monarchy
we deeply desire that the monarchy
lin italy, be replaced by a demo-
cratic social republic"
The declaration expressed hope
that the United Nations would rec
ognize the italian National Council
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Group Named to Provide
Air Transport Personnel
p, the Associated Press

IN the Associated Press.
The Office of Defense Transpor-
ton appointed a committee today to
aid in providing the growing per-
sonnel requirements In air trans
port.
Known as the Air Transport Man
power Committee, it was appointed
at the request of Otto S. Boyer, di-
rector of the ODT's Division of
Transport Personnel and member
of the War Manpower Commission.
The committee will meet soon to
survey the present and probable
future personnel needs. The United
States Employment Service, the Air
Transport Command and the Man
power Training Division will CO.
operate with the committee.
Col Edgar S. Gorrell, president
of the Air Transport Association
of America, is chairman of the
committee Other members include
Robert McCraith. director of the
associations personnel relations,
and S. J. Solomon, president of
Northeast Airlines and director Of
the air transport training program.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Film Block Sales Plan
Turned Down by Arnold
B, the Associated Press.

bS thf hSSOtldteu fIeSs.
Assistant Attorney General Thur
man Arnold refused yesterday to
approve proposal that major mo-
ton picture producers be allowed
10 ENTER into a uniform plan of
partial blind selling of feature pic
lures in blocks of l3" for the 1912 -43
sale season.
Sale of pictures without exhibition
to the trade or in blocks of more
than five was prohibited in a con-
sent decree entered against five
major theater-oWning distributors
November 20, 1910
The decree suspended for three
years prosecution of an antitrust
suit against those distributors
Paramount Pictures. Loew's, R-K-O
Pictures. Warner Bros, and Goth
Century-Fox Films.
Mr.. Arnold said the distributors
had sought Justice Department ap-
proval for the proposed plans to go
into effect after expiration August
81 of the decree provision controll-
ing feature sales.
Mr. Arnold said that after expira-
tion of the provision. unless the, de-
cree is amended, the maj jor produc-
ers will be free to sell as they choose,
except that they will be prohibited
by the Sherman Act from entering
into concerted scheme under
which they all agree to sell alike
Warning that those proceeding
under the. proposal will be acting at
their own risk, Mr.. Arnold said that
the department would be taking
position inconsistent with that it
held when the antitrust suit was
started il it sanctioned a uniform
plan of blind selling now.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Finucane Will Head Board
OF immigration Appeals

Appointment of Thomas G. Finu-
cane as chairman Of the Board of
immigration Appeals to succeed
Joseph A. Fanelli was announced
yesterday by Acting Attorney Cen
eral Charles Fahy, Mr.. Fanelli, who
had been chairman since April, l941,
resigned on July to become special
assistant to the petroleum coordi-
nator.
Mr.. Fahy also announced that
Leigh L. Nettleton has been named
to fill the vacancy created by Mr.
Finucane's promotion Both ap-
pointments will be effective immedi-
ately.
Mr.. Finucane will have completed
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Oklahoma Convicts
Form Military Unit;
Hope 10 Get in Army
Lifers' Oreonize Outfit
And Petition Roosevelt
For Suicide Duty

BY wide world
ESTER. Okla.-Theyrs
chicken thieves and murderers. but
Warden Fred Hunt calls them Com
mandos In the making.
They're the 204 convict members
of the military training company Of
the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Some of them are lifers. In fact,
it was the lifers who brought about
the organization of the company.
The lifers banded together to form
Fighters. Inc. for incarceratedD. and
petition President Roosevelt for duty
as suicide squad.
Nothing came of that and the
movement grew into the present
training company. The convicts
hope they may be taken as unit
into the Army.
Warden Hunt and Gov Leon C.
Phillips favor the idea.
I'D turn every one of these boys
loose with a parole If he could get
into the war" the Governor said
These boys would make as good
soldiers as any group anywhere. -
They know each other and what
they can do" the warden said.
They could work together per-
fectly."
Drill With Wooden Guns.
Membership in the company car
ries no special privileges. But 500
or more volunteered for it. Those
most physically fit were chosen.
Every afternoon. six days a week,
the company spends four hours
drilling, working, hiking and gallop-
ing over a difficult obstacle course.
The company consists of three pla-
toons of white convicts, one platoon
of Negroes.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
RAF bombers Raid
0snabrueck, Rail
And Industrial CITY
Attock 9th Of Month
Against Reich; Britoin
Hos SmolI Assaults
j.. the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 18-British bomb
ers struck at Osnabrueck. railroad
and industrial center in Northwest
ern Germany. last night in the
eighth Raj attack on Germany
this month. Five British bombers
were reported missing on the mis-
sion, indicating a raid Of moderate
strength.
While Osna brueck was under at
tack other bombers and fighters
bombed airfields in German-o -occu-
pied territory, destroying one en-
emy bomber. Another enemy air
craft was shot down by the bombers
attacking Osnabrueck.
Osnabrueck is one of the main
roalroad outlets for the German ar
kenals in the Ruhr Valley and has
big steel works and other factories.
It already had been rsided once
this month, on the night of Aug
ust 9. when the British bombed it
for the 10th time in this war.
Small Raids on Britain.
Britain, meanwhile, was attacked
this morning by a small number of
enemy aircraft which crossed the
south coast and dropped bombs at
few points in the south and west of
England
The British said some damage was
done and casualties were reported,
but they claimed two German bomb
ers were destroyed, one over Brit
ain and the other near it's base in
France by fighter pilot.
Cannon fire in the skies off the
southeast coast this afternoon was
taken as An indication that German
planes attempting to approach the
coast had been intercepted by the
RAJ. The roar of igl-hying air
craft was audible IN the hazy skies.
Daylight photographs show areas
OF complete destruction" totaling
l35 acres in Mainz German city
blasted by Raj raids the nights of
August IL and II, the Air Ministry
announced yesterday
All Parts Of City Hit.
Great patches of devastation by
fire and high explosive bombs" at
tested to the accuracy and effective
ness Of the bombing. which hit all
parts of Mainz and its suburbs, the
Air Ministrys news service said.
The ministry said the pictures were
not sufficiently clear for newspaper
reproduction.
MainZ, the news service added,
besides having important industries,
is garrison town with permanent
barracks and military depots, many
OF which were destroyed or dam
aged extensively.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

10 years of continuous service with
the board and it's predecessor in Oc-
tober, having first been appointed
In 1923 to the old Board of Review
which was then under the Labor
Department. He is a native of the
District and received his bachelor
Of laws degree from Georgetown
University in 1920.
Mr. Nettleton served as a men,
Der of the Board of immigration
Appeals from 1933-40 and at the
end Of that period was transferred
to the alien registration division of
the immigration and Naturalization
Service. A native of Utah, he at
tended George Washington Univer-
sity, and received the bachelor of
laws degree in 1912.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Eoker in Leading Raid
Only Proetieing
What He Preoches
By the Associated Press.

By tht Associated Press.
AN AMERICAN BOMBER
STATION IN BRITAIN. Aug.
18.-When Brig. Gen. Ira c.
Eaker flew over France in yes
terday afternoons bombing raid
on Rouen he was practicing
what he preached in a book he
wrote with 1t. Gen. H. H. Ar
mold for young pilots.
No man should plan air bat
ties who has not fought in
flying machine" they wrote.
mo leader should ever send
airmen to battle unless he
knows by personal experience
their problems and the limita-
tions of their equipment and
the opposition they will meet.
Great leaders in the air and
on the ground do not send men.
They lead them
Evening star., 1942-08-18
British Guns Bomburd
ozi-Occupied Coust

BY the Associated Press.
DOVER, England. Aug. 18.-Brit-
aims biggest guns threw shells
across the Channel at Nazi- occupied
territory early today with rever-
berations which shook the country
side for miles.
Brilliant flashes from the guns
lit the sky At one time white
flares dropped over the French
coast.
The German guns between Bou-
logne and Calais began to answer
after the British had been firing
some minutes.
The cannonading lasted nearly an
hour.