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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

So pleased was he with the trip
that he hoped to make another
next spring. touring the central
part of the country and seeing
such things as the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority and other war &C.
Itivities not included in this trip.
The President came back with
the conviction that the war pro-
duction program is going. on the
whole, extremely well, allowing
for what he described as normal
small percentage of lag in a pro-
gram keyed a bit higher than
human ingenuity could carry out
He said the rate of production
he requested in January was being
achieved within "a or IS per cent,
and he hoped for complete achieve
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
WiIikiie Safe,
Delayed by
Jap Planes
Arrives in Chunekine
4 Days Late; Greeted
by Crowds. Fireworks

CHUNGKING. China, Oct. 2
! CUPl.-Wendell L. Willkie, Presi-
dent Rooseveit's personal envoy,
arrived today at the Chungking
airport after a flight from Kuiby-
shev, Russia, which was delayed
by japanese fighter planes lurking
along his course.
Shortly after his arrival in an
American air force plane, Wiifkie
revealed that the 3,200-mile flight
had taken four days because Japa-
nese pursuit planes were based on
airdromes perilously close to his
course. They did not attack his
plane. however.
Willkie drove through the gayly
decorated streets OF war-torn
tChungking in a half-hour tri-
lumphai procession to the salute of
millions of exploding fire crackers.
PLANES PATROL AIR
Fighter planes of the Chinese
and United States Army air force
patrolIed a wide area of the sur
rounding country on the watch
for Japanese bombing planes as
the Republican leader arrived and
motored TO the residence made
ready for him by the Chinese
government.
Japanese scout planes had re-
Iconnoitered Chungking each day
since Willkie left Russia.
Willkie said he had spent three
days in China before he came
here; one at Tihua. capital of re-
mote Slnkiang province: one at
Lanchow and one at Chengtu.
Tomorrow Wiiikie will paw
official calls on Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-Shek and President Lin
Sen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
Trucks Start Using
Canadian Short Cut

American trucks today began TO
use the new short cut route 10
the east across the Province of
Ontario, marking the end of five
years of international negotiations
TO shorten the route from Michi-
gan 10 eastern cities.
Ceremonies, attended by Canad-
ian and American officials, were
held today at the Ambassador
Bridge just before the first truck
started across the international
line. The new route cuts los to
210 miles from the distance for
merly travelled by trucks along
the American side of Lake Erie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
il. ). Subs Sink
Five Jap Ships

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UP).-
The navy announced today that
American submarines have sunk
five japanese ships. probably
sunk two others and damaged an
other in far eastern waters.
Striking the enemy in its own
waters, the submarine sent to the
bottom a large seaplane tender, a
large cargo-passenger ship, large
freighter and two medium-sized
cargo vessels. In addition they
damaged and probably sunk two
medium-sized cargo ships and dam.
aged a large tanker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
Germany Executes 4o

LONDON, Oct. 2 (INS).-A dis
patch from the German frontier to
Reuters reported today that it had
been learned that as Germans
were put to death following Adolf
Hitler's declaration Wednesday
that saboteurs within the reich
would be dealt with ruthiessly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

DELAWARE, o., Oct. 2 (UP),
Captain Miles Standish and
Robert Z. Lee left today for the
army reception center at Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind. They
were indicted into the army yes,
terday as privates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
Hands Of Axis Split

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Oct. 2 QNS) Answering a con-
gressional recommendation that
Argentina break off diplomatic re-
latfons with the Axis, Foreign Min.
lister Ruiz Guinazu today told the
that foreign affairs
were the business of the govern.
.ment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

Iment by the end of the year and
possibly better in sore classifica-
ltions.
CAPITAL SPIRIT LAGS
But the big news that he
brought back to the capital was
his belief that war spirit and
morale were good everywhere
except in Washington. d. c. He
"a attribute ted Washington's poor
showing to three principal rea.
sons:
Congress, IN an historically
Il natural effort to share In
the war effort, delves into SUBJ
jects, particularly through the
medium of investigating CONF
mittees, beyond the full under
standing of laymen- He implied
that such technical problems
should be left to the military
leaders.
C-Certain elements Of the
4 press and radio, with em-
phasis on certain columnists and
commentators, play up minor
difficulties in the war program,
as the rule rather than the ex-
ception, thus doing great harm
to the war effort. They report
in local terms or print stories
that plainly are not accurate,
he said. and which do infinite
harm throughout the country.
C@Subordinate, down-the-line
- administration officials talk
out of turn, jumping into print
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

of the country are behind him
and not in sympathy with his
critics.
In an informal talk aboard his
train before reaching Washington
with the three press association
correspondents who accompanied
him, and later at a White House
press conference attended by 200
&c correspondents, Mr.. Roosevelt
showed clearly the fighting spirit
he had absorbed during his swing
around the country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
THREATEN I'D ZONE

Front line dispatches to the
army organ, Red Star. reporting
the slight German advance, said
Nazi reinforcements were being
rushed up from all directions and
thrown into the about drive, ap-
parently the climactic effort to
take Stalingrad.
II was the third DAY of the new
German drive, the thirty-ninth day
of the battle of Stalingrad.
The deepest enemy penetration
in northwest Stalingrad was into a
workers settlement. but Red Star
said pressure was already tremen-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
300 hy fnternatIonAl NeNs Sound Photoe

Tank tester Emil Zyczynski pro-
vided a good scare for the presi.
dental party which visited Detroit
two weeks ago. but he didn't tel
his wife about it until today.
"MhY. he didn't say a word
about it," said Mrs. Zyczynski.
"He came home and whispered
that the President had been out
to the tank plant-then he
closed up like a clam"
At her urging, he finally de.
scribed how fate brought him sc
close TO the President when the
party visited the Chrysler Tank
Arsenal testing grounds
1T was just an accident that
l happened TO give the test.
There were a lot of drivers out
on the testing ground. and IL
was just my luck that 1 hap
pened TO he closest TO the Presi-
dents car when the boss held
up the flag for us TO stop. Then,
he slgnaled me 10 continue.
HIT MUDHOLE
81 headed away from the Pres
ident's car, then circled and
started back. I plunged into a
3-fOot mudhole, came out and
stopped abruptly, a few feet
from his car"
The feat threw fear into some
members Of the presidential party
it was reported, but merely drew
an observation from Mrs. Roose
welt:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
Murphy Halls
Team Play in
P| dnts Here
Machinery TO Bar
Work Stoppaees Is
Missing, He Asserts

NEW YORK. Oct. 2 QNS).-
The United States is not yet
geared to winning the war and
won't be until every American on
the home front is modified "as
completely and as thoroughly" as
the nations armed forces, Supreme
Court Justice Frank Murphy de-
ciared.
Justice Murphy, who has just
completed an inspection of De-
troit's war industries. specifically
singled out for criticism the lack
of complete cooperation between
management and labor for the
prevention OF work stoppages.
NOT YETMoBILIZED
~Outside our armed forces"
he said, "this nation Is not mob
ilized to win this kind of war.
~Labor and Industrial leaders
must form n team. Industry
must realize free enterprise and
an independent economy are at
stake. And labor must realize
II Is no longer fighting for col
lective bargaining, but for the
God-given right TO work where
b man chooses"
Justice Murphy, former COVER
nor Of Michigan and one-time
mayor OF Detroit, expressed him.
self as pleased with the degree Of
team play between labor and
management which he had found
i'm his teHf of HE motor city,
Were building the mightiest
army on earth" he stated II
believe that army II being
matched by the new team play
/ found In Detroit.
DETROIT Is AMERICA
Detroit II not going to slow
up the, United States. for De-
troit - with Its heterogeneous
population. its social and indus
trial problems--is America"
Detroit" said Murphy, who
spoke to the nation on the
NBC-March of Time radio pro-
gram last night. "has the ablest
industrial leaders In the world.
Men like Henry Ford, the Fisher
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
Finds Rest of Nation
Keyed to Job at Hand
By MERRIMAN SMITH

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2-Inspired by two weeks
of direct contact with the American people, Presi-
dent Roosevelt today set himself the job OF lifting
the war spirit of Washington to the tempo OF the
nation.
Important presidential conferences were IN
prospect as Mr. Roosevelt, deeply impressed by his
754-me coast-to-coast tour of the nation, tackled
an accumulation of problems.
Within few hours of his return to the White House,
the President:
Let Congress know through the newspapers that ne d
not like the delay passing the antinfation legislation
he had requested that he thought Congress NEEDLES
in war matters which laymen cannot understand
Criticized some elements of press and radio for VIII
fully harming the war effort
Warned minor administration officiadom to button It'd
mouth and stop passing out information that often
inaccurate
The President evidenced full confidence that the people
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
The News From France

VICHY, France, Oct. / CUP)
Delayed The American En-.
bassy remainder of dispatch CEN
Sored }
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

ENJOY HEALTHFUL DANCING
IS Charming Hostesses Furnished.
Hollywood Woodward at Willis.
Learn TO Dances. TIE. 2-S972,
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

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aged a large tanker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02

Oct. ARRIVED Washington, D. c.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
DETROIT Is AMERICA


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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-02
MAY TOUR AGAIN

around the country.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-25
1HFN TO OPEN TRUMP

THERE ARE two standard Sit.
,tiaHs in which the lead of q
lrlmp is pointed to as probably
tn most logical defensive open
ing one of these everybody
knou,s-the c~ross-ruff kind of bid
ding turing which both the de
carer and his partner showed a
sid. suit in addition to the one
finally chosen as trumps. The 9TH
err is that in which the declarer
has shoWn two suits, and the dunn
my indicated probable shortness
in one of them, which he can help
set up by ruffing. Sometimes both
situations RI more or less COM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-25

Mrs. Alice PosCv Hatcher of Warrenvillc. :. G.. mother
Of six members of l. :. armed services. breaks a
champagne bottle on the PROV of the [. :. :. Arapaho
at the launching Of the big scagoing tug at the Nav
Yard in Charleston, :. { Mrs. Hatcher Is the mother OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-25
TomorrOW's Problem

dealer: West. Both sides v.''-
nerable.)
What principle Of winning bid
ding is illustrated by this hand, as
against the unsound bidding
which many fair players may fur
niSh on it?
aturrS Syndicate. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Contribution Due

Instead Of seeking 10 emulate
the other fellow. il seems TO me
that the competent business exec
utive has a significant contribution
10 make TO better understanding
of public affairs. This is primarily
the buSlneSSlike approach 10 cur
rent problems based on fact find
ing as disclosed by double entry
bookkeeping The invention Of the
double entry system by the Flor
entine monks was one Of the turn
ing points in intellectual history.
The double entry is a self-correct-
ing system. which proves itself as
II goes along II has been infinitely
helpful in aiding executives to con-
duct vast and far-fung private
corporations. and the logical next
step is 10 extend the technique 10
national bookkeeping covering the
total efforts Of d people to earn
their living
Thus, il seems tonne that indus
trialistS on the platform bring
color and vividness TO their discus
sions when they employ business
language On the other hand, they
tend 10 become blah when they
express themselves in tepid AGA.
1oOoic p1Vacpc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Warns of Danger

Nevertheless, il is better to lean
over backward and extend TOO
much freedom rather than too
little. Il becomes dangerous 10
permit self-appointed censorS 10
determine Dramatically what is
the truth.
As for myself 7 prefer sys-
tenn which gives men Of all view
points 4 chance 10 express them
selves but with this freedom. il
seems to me-. should 60 an obliga-
ton 10 submit 10 independent aud
It's II an honest audit diCloses that
the speaker started out with de-
monStrahly fallaciouS premises and
that he drew conclusions from such
premises which do not logically
follow. then u becomes self-evi-
dent that ne has abused the priv
llege Of self-eXprCSS sion. The audit
should also disclose whether the
speaker used arithmetic correctly.
In the event that a public figure
cannot stand up under an audit.
then II becomes obvious that he is
lacking in competence. The public
diSlkeS bunglers and deceivers.
though il has a strong preference
for rules of fair play
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Farmers Market

APPLEs Apples; Baicwins, No SIC
~ p ou Delicious, fancy. s. SO ou No
! 81 75a2. No. 2 81 so Mcintosh, fancy
75c 2 81; Greetings fancy 81 50 ou' No.
! soc So northern spys fancy 50 So
SHOWS. fancy si.35 bu. No. I eoc = lis
No. SOC 75c. Jonathans. fancy s. bG
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS Es
csrole. fancy s. bu.. No. ! eod 75c. 10. ,
'0r Endtvs, fancy 81 50 bu. No
VEGETABLE GREENs-Conards. ".
81 25al7s bu. No 2 81 Spinach, No
81 l3S IN 80 , 75c
scELLAHEoU vECETABL Es-
Bseis topped fancy 81 IS ou, No
rcd 7Sc7 81. curly CSC 1Si Carrots. M
-t rq CSC @o1 lunches Carrots topped NJ
8 s. 5oo2 hG, 80. s. - Celsry
fancy. SENS do7 bunchts, No. l SO
SOC No .,, 2'G = E, & SEER. s N'SSs 81
csle-, -oo, - : e soe2 hu cslsr,
reNra-s N var7 80 hu 80 a so
Femme 10 500 sc do1 Hor,.rsdish
80 7srrt' peck basket
Eo7erao. - 81 = 'c 1,r s lunch,
or.ors A., 'snry q 50 soAo sscs v.
Sia1lt $50 : 75c ra-s7Irs ~
Il .rli rs Pm ~ 7Sc curly parsley
N 20 600 doz punches Parsley root
80 SO 81 M. Potatoes No 81 j
57 ra tooar sack No 81 800 80
rf---.t-s No soo TSi bu Radishss
1otbouss 81 Z p0c hu black 10. 81 ~
Ru,aharas No 75c 81 ~ SQUASH
nslr.cus No , v25al7S III. 80
sc. Taots c-rsn Nc sc 81 nu
40 trc Hubbard No tiT 50 hu
" {, sc Tomatoes. No'house 40
q e. SIR basket Turrips iop0et NJ
: Si4l'0 NJ No 75c NeSetahl'
9ye.r,s. ~ sc 81 doz launches
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
4 Nav FamiIy7

AT REkt r award crrr
NOV ~c' b Cr'ar Nc.r-s
o. '-o rSN and DO happened 20
mon re- 'ra' - brother WIS
aho.a 'ro iiNS Do5~ev as
an '..r. 40 ra'si observer on
'tc frr before >rc was sunk by
inc Bismarck
DO YOU come from \ navy
family, Captain 80 ! Inquired
II don't know whether YOU'D
call IL that or not he said WITH
2 grim You sec, that brother
who was on the Rodney Is now a
lieutenant commander In charge
Of destroyer on convoy duty.
another brother IL lieutenant
commander. last heard Of In
CaSahlanCa and third is n lieu
tenant and last time wc heard
from him was from Guadal-
canal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

buck, Johns-Manville. Santa Fe,
Eastman Kodak, Union Pacific and
Douglas Aircraft.
Fractional declines were in
Cured by Bethlehem, General
Motors, L. s. Rubber. American
Telephone. Kennecott, Anaconda,
United Aircraft, l.. S. Gypsum,
Irternatiopal Harvester, Celanese,
American Shipbuilding and Good
rich.
The bond list was featured by
demand for individual reorganiza-
ton rail lines. notably Rock
Island General as.
The curb market duplicated the
mixed and colorless performance
of the big board. Modest gains
were chalked up by American
.Cyanamid 3, Creole Petroleum
and American Gas and Electric.
Small losses were incurred by
United Light and Power and
Niles Bement- Pond.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

Lifts Earnings

Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert for the
quarter ended September 80 re-
ports net profit of sol. 14s. after
provision for federal income taxes
at the new 1912 rate, no pro-
vision for excess profit having
been made. Net is equal TO AZ
cents share on the common stock
and compares with net profit of
81 696, equal 10 / cent a share for
the quarter ended Sept. 30, f941.
and a net profit for the quarter
ended June 30. 1912. of S53,
equal to IS cents a share.
For the nine months ended Sep
TENDER 30 last net profit after
federal income taxes at the new
rate was S2169 99. equal TO S1.14
a share, against S2o7,143 or 81 .0S
share for the first nine months
of last wear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Packard Sales
Seen 24O Million

Sales OF Packard Motor Car
Company this year will total
about S24o, 100000 or two and one
quarter times the greatest peace
time volume, according TO George
Christopher, president.
Packard is turning out a large
volume of Rolls-Royce-Merlin type
liquid cooled aircraft engines for
use in British, American and Ca
madam planes, an increasing num-
mer OF huge marine engines for
pr torpedo boats and other types
Of military equipment.
Schedules were laid out over a
year ago calling for peak produc-
tlon on the aircraft engines next
June and Of marine engines this
month. he said
When 1912 ends. the company
expects 10 be three weeks ahead
of its production schedules on
these engines. This month il has
reached present capacity on the
marine engines, but Packard OK
poets 10 be able TO increase Rolls
Royce engine production subStan-
TALLY in each of the next six
months. Now. however, the army
proposes 10 double plane output
next year. Christopher stated.
This move, he pointed out, will
throw tremendous added burden
on Packard, whose Rolls-Royce
engine is scheduled 10 be much
more widely used in American
planes than il has been in the past.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Long inundated

In the field Of economic affairs,
businessmen have long been intimi.
dated by academic arrogance.
When professional statements
seem out Of tune with reality. COM
planning businessmen are styrnied
by the SpeCious argument that they
must not interfere with freedom
Of expression.
With freedom must 60 a sense
Of responsibility.
University officials in the last
analysis do try 10 be practical in
comforting the privileges of free
dom on their faculty members.
They attempt 10 limit the benefits
to men of competence. For exam
pie, they would not extend the
freedom 10 geographerS 10 preach
the theory that the earth is flat
nor would they extend TO physiolo-
giSts the freedom to deny the fact
that blood circulates through the
body.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Grain Prices
On Upgrade

CHICAGO, Dec. s fTNS).-
Grains were on the upgrade today
under the leadership of rye which
advanced 1%c 10 Sc before meet
ing with realizing The December
delivery was strongest in rye and
reached a high of 71hc before
backing down to close 17sc up at
zoe. Deferred futures closed &c
higher.
Wheat chalked up gains ranging
TO sc led by December which
reached the best level in about
two months before meeting with
important pressure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
On the
Business
Front
Nv WARD SCHULTZ
Time. Financial Editor

TALES OF DETROITS auto
industry when II was IN swad-
ding clothes always interest
and amaze me. The men who
-bufft- rho industry from a horse
and buggy beginning may not
have been quite as sound bust
neSSmen as some OF their sue
cesgors, but they certainly had
the edge on color.
MasAHnch4 n & with Dick
HarfSt of the Auto Club, Bill
Slocum Of the United Savings
Bank. and Jack Pickcll Of Motor
News and liarfst told Of some
OF his early experiences.
he recalled the time. when he
was secretary 10 President r II.
Collins Of Cadillac and tho then
president Of General Motors, w.
{. Durant. called Told that
Collpe was out.~Durant asked
who could give HIM some in
formation on that new piece Of
property you fellows bought on
Scotch avenue
Quakng at tho thought of
talking 10 the president Of en-.
HarfSt said that he had made
that particular deal.
That's fine" snapped Durant.
"Meet me in front of the Point
chartrain for lunch and wen
discuss IL. You're just the man
want 20 talk to-"
On air AZ the thought Of being
seen lunchng with The great
man IN thc Pontchartran Hotc
Harf,' hurried down 70 keep his
appointment.
eve walked righ' past the
front door Of the Pontchartrain, ="
he sad and crossed the street
IN the Baltimore lunch--one Of
. those nne-armcd places, Boy,
buas disappointed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Wide Participation

Emphasizing the Importance d
wide public participation as the
~oHhdest- part of war financing
Hoover said that he felt il i'm
possible 20 overstroSS the signif
lcance OF the recent statement o,
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia
i.om which ne quoted as follows
IF We fail TO support the
treasury we will be- supporting
the Avis The Victory Loan drive
for nine billion dollars il n chal-
lenge 10 all Of us on the home
front. Either the country l. he
hind it, fighting men or II il not.
The parade NJ dollars from cit
iIens' pockets will determine the
answer"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Stock Market
Drifts Lower
In Slow Trade
Changes Are Largely
Limited 10 Fractions;
Warner Active, Up

NEW YORK. Dec. 5 GNS).-
The stock market was mixed and
dull today. with minus signs in
the majority through most CT the
session. Trading continued at an
extremely slow pace.
Warner Brothers was an sctivs
low-priced stock, advancing u TO
now 1912 peak OF 7.
Others to-chalk up modest gains
were Texas Company, Sears-Roe-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
S. Casco Dividend

Casco Products Corporation has
declared a dividend of 81 on the
common payable December 10. 10
holders Of record December Il.
The previous payment was a like
amount December %. last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Victory Fund
Group Praises
Bond Response
Anticipate Treasury
Release Of Official
Progress Figure Monday

THE people Of Michigan are
supporting the Victory Fund
drive with grimness that IL
particularly encouraging to the
groups OF securities dealers and
bankers that are contributing
their services-enthusia
and without compassionate
the United States Treasury"
This was the report released
Saturday by Edwin X Hoover. re-
gional manager Of the Michigan
regional Victory Fund committee
Hoover, who had just returned
from a visit 10 the larger centers
OF the Lower Peninsula, pointed
out that it was expected that the
treasury department would release
the first specific national figures
on the progress Of the drive on
Monday, the anniversary Of Pearl
HaTbOr.