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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-08-21
An Advisory Body

Council.
An Advisory Body
This will be an advisory body
directing the organization and
policies of the Corps. 1t will
possess sole authority over
finances, the gathering and dis
bursement of funds, for civilian
defense purposes. Though the
members of this Council will be
appointed by the Town Council,
vacancies occurring in the future
will be filled by Town Council
upon recommendation by the
existing Defense Council. 1t is
hoped, in this way, to permit the
Defense Council to serve contin-
uously without fear of disruption
possibly caused by a change in
Town Councilmen after each
election.
D. R. Steinle, Thomas Freeman,
Mrs. Leon Benefiel and Joseph
Rogers have been appointed al
ready to the Council. All of the
above were on a list of names
recommended by the Defense
Corps and Commander Arthur
E. Rysticken; all have been serv-
ing the Defense Corps for the
past year and are fully acquainted
with the type of work to be re-
quired of this Defense Council.
Town Council has asked Mr.. Ry-
sticken for an additional list of
recommended names which it will
approve in order to complete the
organization of the Defense
Council as soon as possible.
Rysticken Gets Status
Arthur L. Rysticken's status as
commander of the Greenbelt Civil
ian Defense Corps was reaffirmed
at the Thursday meeting. All
appointments of chiefs of staff
will be made by him, and he will
possess sole and full responsibility
for the efficient organization and
duties of the Corps. He will maE
personal reports to the DefenA
Council and to Town Council reg
ularly and reply to all question:
concerning the work of the Corps.
This will leave the chiefs of staff
entirely free to attend fully to
organizing and training their re-
spetcive units. The chiefs will re-
port regularly to the commander
and will attend staff meetings
called by the commander to dis
cuss and agree on coordinating
plans for the proper functioning
of the Defense Corps.
Blackout Arrests Official
The official establishment of the
Civilian Defense Corps in Green
belt means that now all auxiliary
policemen and sworn-in air raid
wardens (as well as the regular
police force) will have the legal
authority to command obedience
to air raid and blackout instruc-
tions and will be able to swear out
warrants and make arrests of
violators of the blackout ordinance
and every other civilian protection
ordinance passed or to be passed
by Town Council.
All blackout provisions will
hereafter be strictly enforced
and violators will be prosecuted
to the limit of the law, Director
OF PuDllc Sa1eCy george rama
goulis said. Due to unexpected
raid practices and trial blackouts
to be held continuously in this
area, all residents are warned
against leaving their homes with
lights burning inside.
Defense Council Appointments
Commander Rysticken is expect
ed to recommend Capt. Harry
Bates, 924th Company, Maryland
Minute Men, to serve as a member
of the Defense Council. The
Minute Men are under the super
vision Of the State of Maryland
and are not connected officially
with the Defense Corps.
The Corps has already promised
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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-08-21
Capt. Bates Has
Officers Named
For Minute Men

Captain Harry A. Bates
announced Tuesday night
the appointment of the COM
plete staff of commissioned
and non-commissioned Off
GERS of the Oath Company
of the Maryland Minute
Men, located in Greenbelt.
This company's number has
just been assigned, and des-
ignates as being in the Ninth
Battalion and the oath COM
pany formed.
Growth Seen
Additional appointments in the
near future are anticipated as the
number of enlistments swells.
Captain Bates stated to the Co.
operator, 81 have been compelled
to overlook much excellent
material in selecting officers be-
cause of lack of squads over which
to place them. hope that these
men will attract more recruits, as
our maximum has been raised to
100.
II wish to emphasize with re-
gard to enlistments that this is
purely a home defense unit for
local protection only. There should
be no hesitation to join on the part
Of those men who are not now
actively engaged in civilian de-
fense activities.
GAS a final word, to all inter-
ested, ] wish to state that it has
been indicated that of the 81
companies in the Ninth Battalion,
Greenbelt ranks with the first two
outstanding units, and is striving
to be an undisputed first. Those
who like to belong with the
'winhltep, are urged TO TAI. with
this outfit"
Officers Listed
The new officer personnel
follows:
Company Commander
Captain Harry A. Bates
First Sergeant
Edw. H. Stacey
Technical Sergeant
Freeman Morgan
Line Sergeant
Arthur Plackett
Company Clerk
Cpl. II. M. Sidlinger
First Platoon
Platoon Leader
1st 1t. E. S. Turner
Platoon Sergeant
Harry F. Snyder
Corporals
Robert r. Porter
Stanley Edwards
VIM. Shields
Second Platoon
Platoon Leader
End 1t. Paul Kasko
Platoon Sergeant
Alwyn ]. Carson
Corporals
Samuel Wright, Jr.
James Homan
H. w. Miller
The Greenbelt Minute Men, now
numbering rs, meet 8 o'clock
Tuesday nights at the east door
Of the Elementary School for
drill and instruction. More field
work is scheduled for the weeks
ahead, with a Sunday schedule
for rifle practice and maneuvers
n ho i.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-08-21

The Greenbelt Minute Men, now
numbering rs, meet 8 o'clock
Tuesday nights at the east door
Of the Elementary School for
drill and instruction. More field
work is scheduled for the weeks
ahead, with Sunday schedule
for rifle practice and maneuvers
in the area around the town.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
u. 5. Criipp|es
z Jap Troop
Ships, Tanker
Total of Foes Craft
Sunk or Damaged
in Coral Sea Now "a
BY BRYDON {. TANES
United Press star Correspondent

GEN MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. AUSTRALIA, May
12.-United States bombing planes
have damaged two japanese troop
transports and a tanker in the
northeastern zone. Gen. Douglas
Macarthur announced today.
This brought to "a the total of
japanese ships sunk or damaged.
including at least three transports
and two tankers, since May a,
when the hawaiian battle of the
Coral Sea. greatest of the war,
started of the Solomon Islands.
THE japanese feet which was
defeated in the battle OF the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Check Lansing Autos
For Use Tax Stamp

LANSING, May Il. Ipternal
revenue agents blockaded Lansing
roads today as they launched a
surprise campaign 10 nab motor
lists who failed 10 purchase use-taX
stamps March l.
Assisted by city police revenue
agents under w. Fred Anderson,
deputy collector of internal reve-
nue. in Lansing. were stopping all
cars at the east city limits this
morning on East Michigan avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Peru President
Visits Detroit
Photo BY Times staff Photographer
<yUHa M UtC CnnENyCuNv

On a tour Of defense plants in
this country, Manuel Prado, presi-
dent of Peru. arrived in Detroit to-
day. was greeted by Mayor Edward
J. Jeffries Jr. and Gov. Murray d.
Van Wagner. and then toured
Willow Run and the Rouge plant
with Edsel Ford and Charles f.
SeFehson, vice president or the
Ford Motor Company.
When the train drew into Michi-
gan Central station this morning,
the president asked for the engi-
neer, Thomas w. Christie. He
shook Christie's hand and con-
graduated him on the fine way he
had operated the train.
After a tour of the Ford plants,
the Peru president had luncheon
in the Ford Rotunda and then
started on a tour of the Chrysler
tank plant and inspection of the
Packard proving grounds.
Also in the presidents party
were his two aides, Brig. Gen.
John B. Coulter of the United
States army, and Capt. Paulus p.
Powell of the navy. and p. Henry
Norweb. the United States ambas-
Sador 10 Peru. Orville Hubbard,
mayor OF Dearborn. was also in the
welcoming party with Mayor JEFF
fries and Governor Van Wagner
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Quint Hopes Co.;
lis Three Boys

ABINGDON. England. May l.
QNS) Mrs. Emily Woodley dis
appointed the populace of Berk-
shire today when she gave birth
TO triplets instead of the quiDtup-
lets which had been anticipated.
The three babies are boys.
Disclosure that the expected
birth of quintuplets had not come
TO pass went especially hard on
the residents of Cuban. home
village of the Woodleys, who had
hoped their hamlet might become
as famous as Calender, Ont.
home Of the Dionne quintuplets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Reds |nf|ilt
Heavy Loss
On Germans
invaders Set Back
in Spring Offensive
for Caucasus Oil
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE
limited Pres, star CorrespcnSenf


LONDON, May 12.-Axis ar
mics striking through the Crimea
the Caucasian oil fields APP
peared today to have been smashed
back at most points with severe
losses by what the Berlin radio
called numerically superior" Red
army forces.
A Nazi broadcast indicated that
the opening move in the offensive
was made May 8 with a landing
by Axis infantry and sappers be-
hind the Russian lines. II made
no mention of what had happened
to the soldiers. thus suggesting
that nothing further. had been
heard from them.
A British military commentator
said the Germans apparently had
made some progress on the north
ern part of this front. but that
elsewhere they seemed to have
been smashed back.
A Russian communique. after
announcing the offensive earlier,
reported today that nothing Of
Importance had developed during
the night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
The War Today

MOSCOW New Nazi drive in
Crimea halted in some sectors.
page ID
MacAR THURS HEADQUAR-
TERS-American and Aus
tralian planes damage two
japanese transports and a
tanker. page L.
CHUNGKlNG-ChineSe force
japanese retreat of so miles
in intensified drive 10 hurl
invaders beyond Chinas from
tiers. page p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Restaurants,
Hotels Used
By Ndziis Hit
Germans Shut OF
Affected Zones; vichy
Concerned by News

VlCHY. May Il (UP).-Terror-
lists have bombed six Paris hotels
and restaurants requisitioned by
the Germans, sdvices from Paris
said today.
German authorities isolated the
entire areas affected, including the
principal downtown business dis
tricts and the Eastern railroad
station, in an attempt 10 trap the
terrorists responsible.
The news of the Paris bombings,
potentially one OF the most seri-
Gus outbreaks Of the war. came
as Marshal Petain returned 10
Vichy by special train from an in
terrupted Riviera vacation and
went at once into conference with
Chief OF Government Pierre Laval.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
British Casualties
I83.jjO i'm Two Years

LONDON. May II INS)-Casualties in the armed forces
of the British Empire from Sept g. 1889 to Sept 1941
excluding totaled 1880
Richard Clement Aee lord pvy seal announced in the House
of Commons today
This figure included 4s973 killed 46365 wounded 5s45s
taken prisoner and 20 756 missing.
The does not the period since extension
hosties the Far East More than 10000 British troops
taken prisoner at Singapore alone. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
TRAFFIC STOPPED

Subway traffic was suspended in
the bombed areas.
The world famous Marguerite
Restaurant and the Ambassador
Hotel were among the buildings
bombed. All had been requisitioned
for German army use.
The new terrorist outburst came
one day after the dynamiting OF
the great German-controlled Bour-
ges radio transmitting station and
the derailment by a mine of a
freight train near Parthenay in
the occupied zone.
Two of four 450-foot pylonS al
the BourgeS station were destroyed
and il was believed that service
Of some OF the three long wave
and short wave stations would be
suspended for months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UnIted Press staff Correspendess

MOSCOW, May 1.-The Ru4
SLAMS stubbornly resisted on the
Kerch peninsula today a German
drive that may be the beginning
of Adolf Hitler's long-promised
spring offensive.
For the first time since Novem-
Der, when the Red army offensive
began TO drive the Germans back.
the Russians admitted, in last
midnight's communique, that the
Nazis had the initiative in one part
of the front. -
The communique did not indi-
cate the progress of the offensive,
though it reported that the Rus
slams were resisting stubbornly
and fercely. ----.------------
The purpose of a full-scale Ger
man offensive on the Kerch PENN
sula would be to break through
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
New Italian Troops
For Russia Reported

LONDON. May - GNS).-The
Daily Telegraph reported FIR m
Stockholm today that Benito Mus
Solini had bowed 10 Adolf Hitler's
demand that Italian forces in Rus
STA be expanded
The dispatch said il is estimated
an additional 100000 Italian troops
are TO be sent TO the Soviet front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
COughlin Must Prove
League Tax Exempt
d. VAN. WAGNER

Father Charles +. Coughlin and
his Radio League of the Little
Flower must continue efforts 10
prove the league was "a charitable
and religious institution" and
not subject TO pay roll
taxes. il was ruled today.
Henry Ghcman, refree for the
unemployment compensation COM
mission, denied a plea of the
league 10 Withdraw IFS appeal OF
a commission ruling demanding
taxes from 1886 on and ordered
hearings TO be resumed May 90
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Ended, Says Toxic

LONDON. May II CINS).-The
German radio early today quoted
a Nazi dispatch from Toxic as
stating that the battle of the
Coral Sea lis regarded as con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
DUTCH WRECK TRAIN

LONDON. May u CUPl.-
Patriot saboteurs in Holland
were reported by the Aneta Dutch
news agency today to have de-
rallied a train carrying laborers on
the main line between Zaandam
and Amsterdam. causing casual
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
100000 IN YEAR

The attempt by Prewitt Sem
mes. attorney for. the league. to
pay the tax assessed it, drop the
appeal and take the matter up
later i'm court followed disclosures
in earlier hearings that the radio
group took in more than half
million dollars in single year
from Father Coughlin'S radio
speeches.
Referee Glicman said that fig
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

A United States Navy Depart
ment communique late yester-
day revealed that United States
submarines operating in the Far
East had sunk a japanese cruiser
and two cargo ships, bringing TO
AZ the number of enemy vessels
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Tiger Game Put Off;
To Be Played June Il

Today's scheduled game between
Detroit Tigers and the Washing
ton Senators was called off be-
cause of the weather IL will be
played as part of a double-header
June u. One game will
be played tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Or. Ditmars Dies

NEW YORK, May II INS), -
DR.. Raymond l.. Ditmars,. s., for
mer curator of reptiles at the
Bronx Zoo and one of the worlds
outstanding authorities on snakes,
bats and insects, died early today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

Judge Miller also dismissed
counts five and six Of the indict-
ment against Mckay and the re-
manning defendants. The original
indictment contained eight counts.
Five counts remain. since one was
previously dismissed.
Luckoff is partner in the adj
.vertiSing firm of BaSS-Lucko1, COZ
Lafayette Building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
.Lu(kOff Victor
In Fraud Trial

Louis r. Luckoff, Detroit adj
vertising agency executive and CO.
defendant OF Frank d. Mckay in
a federal fraud trial, was found
not guilty today by Federal Judge
Shackelford Miller Jr.
Judge Miller entered a directed
verdict of not guilty and said
there was no evidence produced
TO show that Luckoff had any
knowledge "of scheme. if there
was scheme.
Luckoff was accused in a war
rant with having assisted Mckay
in defrauding diStilleries. Evidence
was produced TO show that checks
for $500 and $4,000 from the
Brown Forman DiStillery in Louis
vile, Ky. passed through Luck
offs hands on their way 10 Nc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Envoy Goes TO New Post

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, May y
GNS) Pierre de la Garde Boal,
former United States minister 10
Nicaragua. was en- route today 10
his new post as ambassador TO
Bolivia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

Coral Sea was commanded by Ad-
miral Isoroku Yamamoto, COM
mander-in-chief of the japanese
combined fleet, Toxic revealed
today in tacit confession of its
Importance. The disclosure was
made by the Toxic navy minis
try in a eemmHHiqHe broadcast
by the japanese radio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Paris Rocked by Terrorist Bombings
II Million
Face Shift
Hershey

BY next year u million men
who were in civilian jobs last
January ! will be either in war
plants or in the armed service.
This was the confident predic-
ton OF Mai. Gen. Louis B. Her
Shey, head OF the national selec-
tive service. in his address TO 1000
draft board members gathered in
the Masonic Auditorium last night.
lie said that the transfer OF
those in nondefense jobs as of
last January / TO either war pro-
duction or the army would be
accomplished by January !, 1943.
Introduced iby Governor Van
General Hershey said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
IN THE
NEWS
BY CHARLES S. RYCKMAN
Am loan
NAVY has had its
- FIRST taSf NJ arms nm

Ddttlc, anu Has COinc Out
much better than even.
It Is difficult to measure
either the scope of the battle
or the degree of our success,
because our own government
Is restrained by reasons Of
sound strategy from giving
us more than partial details;
and of course the enemy gives
US only propaganda intended
to deceive both the American
and japanese peoples.
But the initial evidence
very strongly indicates an
American victory OF vast i'm
portance. And while the bat
tie is not over and the issue
is still undecided, we now
have substantial proof of
capacity from the navy in
addition to our always un-
shaken confidence i'm the navy.
The American people must
not fail to note, however, that
the navy itself Is proceeding
about this matter very grimly
as unfinished business.
The people themselves,
1 therefore, must observe equal
caution, and not anticipate
events solely on the basis Of
assumed results and high
hopes.
The American authorities
have consistently, and very
wisely, urged patience with
necessarily incomplete news
of the action in the southwest
Pacific.
In their turn, these author
tiles have acknowledged a SOL
emn obligation to the people.
They have pledged that while
some reservation of facts is
necessary there will be no
compromise with facts.
In other words, we cannot
be told everything immedi-
ately but we are assured we
can believe what We are told.
This Is n policy which has
the merit Of good faith, and
1t Is unquestiOnably in the
interest of keeping all possible
advantage from the enemy,
although ii is somewhat short
of allaying the natural anxi-
ETY. Of our people regarding
events which Immediately in
vOlve the lives of thousands
OF American boys.
The test of such a policy
will be i'm its fulfillment.
There could be only one
intOlerable and uncomfortable
thing in this war.
The American people could
take any temporary defeat,
even in such a major engage
ment as that now developing
I'm the Coral Sea.
They hope to conclude and
win the war with as few de-
feats as possible, and with as
little loss of lives as possible,
but are well aware of the
price of victory in modern
warfare and are prepared and
willing TO pay it.
They will be patient with
all secrecy which military
necessity imposes.
But they will never be pa.
tient with deliberate misrep.
resentation or misstatement.
They would react most vio-
lently if early exaggeration OF
enemy losses in battle and
false intimidation of our
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
FOREGO NECESSITIES


I'VE have got TO solve the
problem of taking 60,000,OO0
human units and getting s., 000,-
900 to 10000, 900 units Of work
In the armed forces and In In
dustry out Of them. IL means
that those capable Of doing
more or better work In some
other job must be npgraded.
'1t also means that we will
have To forego all of the Injuries
and most Of the so-caiIed neces-
stiles OF our present life.
'In 1912, we must triple the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun VIII set Al s.a2 m tcdsy,
ana rise tomorrow AT STA a. m.
The moon viii set AZ SIT D. m. todsy.
and rise tomorrow at 5.4a a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

ures so far furnished by the
league did not enable him to learn
the nature of the fiscal activities
of the league" of which Father
Coughlin was president. Sum-
moned TO appear when the at
tempt was made TO drop the
appeal were officials of the league
and +. Perrin Schwartz. editor of
the now suspended Social Justice
magazine. or which the Radio
League was the original hacker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
DENIED JOBLESS PAY

In his original verbal plea that
hearings be dropped. Semmes told
the referee it was his understand
ing the hearings were confidential.
Instead, he said, Detroit Times
reporter was present.
Employees Of the league. now
unemployed. have been refused
compensation be-
cause the league paid no pay roll
tax. Last. October the commission
found the league. subject TO taxes
and the appeal followed.
Records show that the Radio
League had an income of Sl,l63,-
600 in four years. 1t once en-
pleyed % persons.
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JAP CRUISER SUNK

BY the japanese radio.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-26
ABBOTT is HELD FOR
COURT

Cohen Abbott, who is alleged tC
have sold water to several persons
under the preteXt that it was Whls-
ky. was given a hearing in city court
today before Mayor Henry T. Powell
on a charge OF feloniously obtaining
money from Jesse Williams, Negro,
rni other by false p%retense, and was
1rdered held for Vance Superior
Court under 500 bond. He gave the
bond.
Sam Brown, Negro, was guilty Of
being d.sorderly, and was given sin
months, suspended upon payment OF
the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-26
KIRK-ROSE co. GETS
r OIL PUMPED

Kirk-RoSe Oil Company, local
Shell Ct tributors, r."eiVed the first
load Of oil pumped into Gleenboro
through the Plantation Pipe Line, an
I'll limo recently COMPLETED from
Baton Rouge, La, to Greensboro.
The local oil company received g.
500 gallons IN the first load to be
carried away from the North Car
Dina terminus of the long line.