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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19
WAR BILLS FIRST

The governor told leaders M
later may propose raising -th'
present Sl6-a-woek ccIlInc on un
employment In~ur4nCc II ne finn.
tins plan 10 be financially sound
He reiterated that the FIRST pur
pose Of the session must he Wai
legislation.
Addressing Joint session Of tho
two houses Van Wagner sand
"Since this il A war Of produc-
ton. the worlds most vital the
alter Of war il our own Michigan
industrial front.
THE war may he won or lost
nv the men and machines IN De
troit, Pontiac. Flint. Lansing,
Saginaw. Grand Rapids. Battle
Creek and other centers of me-
chanical production.
state government TO-DAY faces
the extreme necessity of being
flexible. or adjusting it, func-
tions and personnel 10 meet
changing conditions, Of retrrnch-
order 10 transfer personnel and
funds To emergency services.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
at Is impossible for III 10 fore
see every need. \ bombing Of
war plants, utilities and trans
Aportation systems and hospitals
require immediate steps
to alleviate the damage. II MAY
he necessary to PROV idc special
fire fighting equipment In be-
used anywhere in the state
where needed.
II am, therefore. asking that
disbursement Of these special
funds he left 10 the direction of
the administrative hoard"
Speaking OF the sacrifices that
will be necessary. Governor Van
Wagner said NiChlCanS present
way Of life may change completely
within year
white collar workers will
change to oNerallS," he said.
Families will leave their homes.
migrate to new surroundings,
take up new occupations. The
women Of Michigan will move
into the fields and the factories.
Up TO EVERY CITIZEN
every citizen will he called
upon To share the duties Of
civilian defense
Besides the appropriations for
state troops and state police the
governors program includes bills
which viii.
. Provide Punishment for boot
logging of restricted articles like
tires
. Allow enforcement NJ emcr-
gcney rules governing traffic
. ALLOW creation ot restricted
zones near utilities and facto-
ricS.
. Sct-up q state wide Co-ordi-
mated fire fighting system
Empower the state 10 give
full police powers 10 employees
such rs fire wardcnS and con-
servation officers.
. Authorize the governor TO re-
move from office any public off
Clal who fails 10 cooperate IN
- the defense program
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19
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Druq Store Robbed Of Sis

Police today are searching for
two youthful armed bandits who
held I'd Mav's Cut Rate Drue
Store AZ 200 Gratiot avenue and
escaped with S215. The bandits
forced a clerk Samuel Fineborg
26. Of 2575 Richton avenue, ano
two customers into a rear room OF
the store
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For the Inside News ri
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19
YEAR IN NAVY

On the first anniversary Of his
signing up. he was conveying ships
and learning what II means for a
radio man 10 be called 10 atten-
ton al battle stations
But Calvin doesn't want to talk
about the Kearney today There
are 20 whole days Of holiday be-
fore he returns 10 his ship. His
brothers, Bit Binder, s, and David.
Z are about the only ones who
Nn get him 10 tell OF the gasoline
ship burning and lighting the
whole sky.
"Sure must have been a
smashup," Bill will say, md then
Calvin tells him.
Mrs. Binders eyes shine ovel
her boy. She didn't hear from
him until three weeks after IN,
torpedoing.
1.-THE longest three weeks l
ever lived" she said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19
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New Civilian Defense Office

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19
Special Session
Gets Governor S
.Wdr Program
S Million for More
State Guardsmen Tops
Civilian Defense Bills
BY FRANK NORRIS
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING. Jan. 19.-Preparing
to defend Michigan's industries
and its people from enemy attack.
Gov. Murray d. Van Wagner to-
day submitted a l7-point program
at the opening of his first special
session of the Legislature.
Major bill IN the program pro-
vides for S5.OO0,000 10 add 5000
men 10 the Michigan State Troops.
increasing the strength 10 1900,
and 10 finance civilian defense un-
dertakings such as fIre-iightlng
and airpane SpottinE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-19

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Evening star., 1942-03-07
Dorden Signs Bill Reducing
Small Loan Interest Rates

granting the State Highway Com
mission a s2,000,000 emergency dis
cretionary fund to finance highway
projects requiring prompt action be-
cause of wartime conditions.
The Governor also signed a bill
prohibiting any institution of higher
learning to grant degrees without
authority of the State Board Of
Education.
One of the bills signed was intro
duced by the late Senator r. r.
Parker of Wise, who died in the
midst of the session. This bill would
permit public service corporations,
other than railways, to appeal to the
State Supreme Court from tax as
sessments made by the State Cor
poration Commission.
The House bill to classify optom-
etrists separately under the revenue
license laws and impose annually
State revenue license taxes on them
received the Governors approval.
Local measures signed included
two bills by Delegates Charles R..
Fenwick of Arlington County. One
provides for the establishment of
retirement system for Arlington
County employees and the other re-
lates to banks accepting Arlington
County funds being permitted to de-
posit securities with the State
treasurer.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
War Order Won't Affect
Youth Projects Here

The National Youth Administra-
tion program here will not be af-
fected by the order Administrator
Aubrey Williams sent out yesterday
halting all but war projects, accord
ing to Albert Miller, District d.
rector
There are 866 young men and
women here engaged in out-of-
school work connected with the war,
the director said. They are being
trained in mechanical trades or in
such activities as nursing, public
health, laundry and industrial sew
ing. The sewing group soon will be-
gin making blackout curtains for
the Government.
High school or college youths who
are receiving aid are not affected
by the order. There are 983 of these
in the Capital and more than
10000 in the country.
Approximately $4,000 young peo-
pie are employed in out-of school
work in the United States and ap-
proximately $4,000 are expected to
be cut of by Administrator Williams
order. He told the State admins
traitors to "close those projects which
are not preparing producers for the
war machines and enlarge those that
are-at once"
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Highway at Peace Cross
To Be Wldened in April

In an effort to help eliminate con-
gestion at Peace Cross in Bladens-
burg, Soo-foot strip OF the Defense
highway will be widened next
month, it was announced today.
Plans for the project, which in
clude erection of permanent sys-
tenn of concrete Islands" to replace
the present temporary channeliza-
ton markers at the intersection,
were revealed by Percy L. Wolfe,
Prince Georges County supervisor
for the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
A contract for the work has been
awarded to E. r. p. Smith of Hyatts-
vile.
Mr.. Wolfe said that the commits
sion has granted the right of way
for the highway widening in ex-
change for dredging of the north
west branch of the Anacostia River
in the vicinity Of Peace Cross.
He explained that sediment and
debris which piles up near the bridge
Just south of Peace Cross often
causes the stream to overflow on
the Defense highway following
heavy rains.
A sketch Of the highway as it will
appear after widening work has
been completed and will be on dis
play at the County Service Building
in Hyattsville beginning at 8 pm.
Tuesday, Mr.. Wolfe said.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Dorden Orders
Uniform Signal
orAH Raids
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, March 7.-Gov.
Darden yesterday ordered the adop-
ton of uniform air-raid alarm sig
mails throughout Virginia.
The order, issued in compliance
with a request from the once Of
Civilian Defense, specified that
where sirens were used as signals
the alarm should consist of "a
fiuctuating or warbling note of two
minutes duration with varying in
tervals between cycles to conform
with the mechanical limitations Of
the particular instrument"
All clear will be broadcast by "a
continuous sound of two minutes
duration"
Where air horns are employed,
the alarm shall consist of series
of short blasts Of f1ve-second dura-
ton with three seconds interval
between blasts for a two-minute
period"
The all-clear on air horns will be
sounded by long blast, if this is
possible. If not, then as long a
blast as Is within the capacity of
an instrument to give, repeated at
2o-second intervals for two-minute
period"
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Drive 10 Organize
3MiI|ion Dairymen
Opened by Lewis
Cost Of Production
And Fair Return
Described as Cool
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A campaign for organization Of
the Nations milk producers was
under way today with John L. Lewis,
United Mine Workers president, in
a key position.
Mr.. Lewis and representatives OF
New York and Michigan dairy
farmers are mapping plans for an
| organization which would have a
potential membership of 1000, 900.
The announced goal of the pro-
ducers was to obtain what they
called the cost of production and a
fair return. They said that under
Mr. Lewis leadership they expected
benefits similar to those obtained
by the industrial workers of this
Nation
Ralph H. Marlatt, organizational
director of the United Dairy Farm
ers division of the U. M. w., said in
statement that "the one hope of
all farmers is in a national organi-
Zation. . = ."
Mr.. Lewis refused comment on
questions whether the organization
could be termed third labor move
ment, but said there was no question
of C. I. o. jurisdictional disputes
because that union group had no
farmers organization.
This" he said, "is a question of
bread and butter for many farmers
who furnish America with essential
food. We are fundamentally con-
cerned with organizing the unor-
ganized of America and making
them articulate"
The conference yesterday was at
tended by members of the United
Dairy Farmers of Michigan, who
said they represented $500 pro-
ducers, and members Of the Dairy
Farmers Union, who claimed rep
resentation of $4,000 in the New
York City milkshed.
The preliminary work of organi-
zation has been under way for sew
eral months under U. M. w. Local
so, which is directed by Denny
Lewis, brother of John L. Lewis.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Camp Needs Loborers
And Assures Open Shop
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March LA
borers are urgently needed at Camp
Pickett, Army camp at Blackstone,
and do not need to join a union to
be employed, 1t. M. j. Foxx, area
engineer, yesterday notified Morrell
Clark, South Boston publisher.
Mr.. Clark has been active in a
fight for open shop" work at the
southside Army establishment, and
the General Assembly of Virginia
also has interested itself in this
phase of defense work. y
In a telegram to Mr.. Clark, 1t.
Foxx said in part: "All laborers
reporting will be put on work i'm
mediately with a possibility of work.
ing 10 hours a week at base pay Of
40 cents an hour with time and
one-half for all hours over eight
hours a day or over 40 hours .
week."
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Two Killed in Head-on
Auto-Truck Collision
Near Waterloo, Md.
Laurel Driver Asleep
At Wheel. Police Soy;
Big Vehicle Hits Pole

Two men were killed in col
lision early today between a
trailer truck and an automobile
on the Baltimore boulevard about
a mile and a half south of the
Maryland police substation at
Waterloo.
The victims, according to police.
were John William Price. "a, of
Kingsport, Tenn, said by police to
have been driving the trailer truck,
and Joseph Hay Ellers, 81, Laurel,
who police said was driving the
automobile.
Police said Mr. Ellers apparently
fell asleep at the wheel, his car
swerving across the road and crash
ing head-on into the truck. The
huge vehicle was knocked off the
road by the impact, striking a tele-
phone pole. Mr. Ellers was killed
instantly, police said, while Mr..
Price died about an hour later in
st. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.
Two pedestrians were injured on
Washington streets yesterday and
last night.
Mrs. Anna Gilbert, 50, of e26
Allison street NV, was struck by a
streetcar when she stepped from a
loading platform at Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue yesterday,
police reported. Her condition was
reported satisfactory today in Emer-
gency Hospital, where she was taken
for treatment of a compound frac-
ture of the leg.
Police listed the streetcar operator
as Henry Zinn, 48. of Arlington, Va.
Lester Staley, 81, of Shepherds
town, w. Va, suffered head and leg
injuries last night when struck by
an automobile at Sixth and F streets
NV. and was admitted to Casualty
Hospital. His condition remained
undetermined today.
Police listed John Lucas, 29, COL
ored, of the 1700 block of Seaton
street N. w. as driver Of the striking
car.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
u. 5. Takes More Land
For War BUILDING Roads

The Federal Government has filed
another suit to acquire additional
land by condemnation for ap-
proaches to the new War Depart
ment building in Arlington County
Va.
Special Lands Attorney Melvin
Wallinger of the Justice Department
yesterday deposited in Federal Court
at Richmond a check for $3.50, ,189
as estimated compensation for 44453
acres of land which will be turned
into access roads, bridges and high
ways for the new structure.
1t is the largest amount of money
deposited for single condemnation
In connection with the building, the
Associated Press reported.
Defendants named in the new
Richmond proceedings were the
Texas Co., Arlington County, the
Commonwealth of Virginia and %
others. Construction workers will
take possession of unoccupied por-
tions of the land Immediately. The
occupied portions will be vacated
between March 16 and May /.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Nearby Virginia
Schools Granted
F. W. A. Funds
Move Made to Euse
Overcrowding Brought
By War Activities

Moving to relieve overcrowded
conditions in Arlington and Fair
fax County schools caused by war
activities, the Federal Works Agency
yesterday approved school construc-
ton projects for each of the nearby
Virginia counties. In addition. Ar
lington received a grant of $4,000
for expansion of its sewer system.
Estimated cost Of the Arlington
school project is s430,000, to be de-
frayed by a s132 900 F. w. A. grant,
like amount from the county, and
a $l66,000 Federal construction au-
thorization. The program calls for
Federal construction of three new
buildings and Federal construc-
ton of additions to eight existing
buildings to provide 54 additional
classrooms for approximately 1900
children.
Fairfax Get s16S,750.
The Federal Government will pay
the entire cost of the Fairfax prof.
ect, s168,750. This includes con-
struction Of a two-classroom build
ing at WoodlaWn Elementary School,
a three classroom elementary build
ing at Groveton School and a new
l6-room junior senior high school
in Falls Church. The buildings and
equipment will be fireproof.
There has been an increase in
enrolment of approximately $50
pupils in Fairfax County, the F. w.
A. announcement said.
Arlington Sewer Projects.
The $4,000 Federal construction
fund for sewers in Arlington calls
for the following:
Construction of an auxiliary
sewer line to increase the capacity
of Long Branch sewer.
Extension of Four-Mile Run low
level trunk sewer.
Replacement of Rocky Run trunk
sewer.
Construction of Arlington Branch
auxiliary sewer.
Existing sewer facilities were
termed inadequate to care for the
increased population"
The Virginia projects were among
80 war work items approved by the
President for % States, estimated
cost of S5,616,716, of which F. w. A.
will furnish S4,917,351.
Evening star., 1942-03-07

armed forces and for two years after
such service. The amendment,
which the House agreed to and sent
to the Governor, provides that such
exemptions will prevail only in such
counties, cities or towns where the
local governing bodies give their
consent.
The House passed and sent to
the Senate proposed joint resolu-
ton by Delegate Ben Chapman of
Roanoke County which instructs
the Advisory Legislative Council to
study annexation laws and report to
the Assembly in 1914 with suggested
changes.
The Senate, also seeking to clear
its calendar, deferred action ON all
House bills and passed II Senate
bills on second reading after waiv-
Ing the constitutional reading for a
third time. Among those passed
and sent to the House was the bill
by Senator Burr P. Harrison Of
Winchester to prohibit cities from
annexing vacant and undeveloped
lands but permitting zoning regu-
lations to be enforced over such
areas. and q bill by Senator William
D. Medley Of Arlington relating to
resident trustees.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Ferry Service Started
To Fort WASHINGTON

The War Department today be-
gan operation of ferry service be-
tween the Municipal Wharf and the
newly established Adjutant Cen
erals School at Fort Washington
on the Potomac about 10 miles be-
low Washington. The excursion
steamer Francis Scott Key was
brought here from Miami Beach,
Fla, for the service.
About 800 employees and students
Of the school will be transported
daily, leaving at 7:30 am. and re-
turning at conclusion of the work
day. The school trains officers and
officer candidates for Army admin
istrative work.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
BY the Associated Press


RICHMOND, Va. March THE
Gibson bill reducing the maximum
interest rate small loan companies
are permitted to charge in Virginia
from 312 to 2 per cent a month az
to "a per cent year. was one of %
bills signed yesterday by Gov. OAR
den.
This legislation provided one OF
the high lights of the Assembly S
current session. 1t was strenuously
opposed by spokesmen for small loan
companies, who insisted they could
not continue to operate at the lower
rate, but the measure passed both
House and Senate unanimously.
Gov. Darden in his inaugural ad-
dress called for reduction of the
maximum rate to 20 per cent a year,
but Delegate William j. Gibson of
Fredericksburg and other patrons OF
his bill, which was already drafted
when the Governor made his recon-
mendation, had expressed belief it
would meet his approval.
A second bill by Mr.. Gibson and
other delegates, providing for strin-
gent regulation of small loan COM
panies by the State Corporation
Commission, is ready for passage in
the House today.
Another Of the bills approved by
the Governor was the Senate bill
Evening star., 1942-03-07
VIRGINIA Schools Made
SUGAR Card Issue Points
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March dis
tribution of sugar rationing cards
throughout Virginia will be mads
in public schools on four days yet
to be designated by Washington
officials, Fred w. Scott. assistant
State rationing administrator, said
yesterday.
Tentative plans call for the cards
to be distributed by school teachers
between and 6 and and pm.
The administrator has been au-
thorized by Washington, however.
to extend the time into school
hours if necessary, with a resulting
holiday for school children, Mr..
Scott said.
First deliveries of the sugar ra-
tioning forms have been made.
They are being safeguarded by Vir-
ginias court clerks and will be
stored in courthouses until the reg
istration date, when a sugar-ration-
ing book will be issued to every man,
woman and child in the State.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Wunderbirds to Hike
To Fuirfox Tomorrow

The Wanderbirds will hike from
Annandale to Fairfax, Va, tomor-
row. Buses will leave from the
National Theater at am. to take
the mixers to Annandale.
The following officers of the club
were elected at meeting this week:
Charles B. Thomas, president; HUI
bert B. Walker, vice president:
Gladys Schivendker, recording sec
retary; Catherine M. johnson, cor
Ball, director of trails; Rose Marie
Ball, director of trails; Rose Marie
Smith, treasurer; Lawrence A. Gage.
entertainment director; Ralph
Gross, publicity director.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Federal Court Upho|ds
Tire-Rationing Order
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March Judge
Luther B. Way of the Eastern Vir-
ginia Federal District Court yester-
day upheld the restrictions of the
Nations tire-rationing regulations
issued December 20 in what was
described by the Office Of Price Ad-
ministration as the first civil action
under the rationing program.
Judge Way denied a motion to
dissolve a temporary injunction
granted February IA to Leon Hen
derson, o. P. A. administrator, pre-
venting the Smith Douglass Co.,
Inc, a Norfolk concern, from OBJ
tanning 95 tires and 36 tubes which
it had bought from the Joynes Tire
Co. and paid for last year.
Employees Of the two concerns tes-
titled that the purchases had been
made from January l to August 81,
l94l, and that the buyer was large
user of tires. AS orders were re-
ceived, it was stated, the tires and
tubes were taken out Of stock and
off the inventory and set aside for
the Smith Douglass Co.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
O'Conor Asks PorIey
On Buy Blue Crabs

BALTIMORE, March z (P-Gov.
-O'Conor yesterday asked Secretary
of the Interior Ickes to call a meet
ing at once to discuss the restoration
Of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab.
In a letter to Gov. Darden Of Vir-
ginia early this week Gov. O'Conor
suggested that ofiicials of the two
States discuss the problem at a
meeting which Gov OConor pro-
posed be called by Secretary Ickes.
Gov. O'Conor told Secretary Ickes
that in view of Gov Darden's favor
able reception of the proposal an
early conference was desirable.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
J. Bryon Stokes Dies
At Front RoyoI Home
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASS0cAted PreS6.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, March T.
j. Bryan Stokes, A, former presi-
dent of the local Retail Merchants
Association and grocer here for
more than 20 years, died yesterday.
He was Mason, Odd Fellow and
member Of the Lions Club. Surviv-
ing are his widow and two children.
Funeral services will be held at 2::30
pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
III Mothers Attended
County Clinic in l94l
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March T.
One hundred and seventeen mothers
attended the maternity clinics in
Montgomery County last year. DR..
v. L. Ellicott, county health officer,
has reported.
The clinics were held at Rockville,
Glen Echo, Olney. Poolesville, Be-
thesda and Takoma Park and were
under supervision of the county
health department. They are for
those who cannot afford private
physicians.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Road Contracts Awarded

RICHMOND, Va, March P.-
The State Highway Department has
announced low bidders for six road
projects costing $674, 1886 The
projects include Routes 689-626.
Prince William County, IL miles
concrete through Triangle, T. F.
Franklin, Bassett. $50,557I9.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Air-Roid Warden Finds
His Duties Are Many

By the Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif-Allan
Wilson says there's no end to an air
raid warden's duties.
George Cudworth telephoned Mr..
Wilson:
"As warden of our block will you
come over and watch the children
50 I can go to the hospital and help
Mrs. Cudworth have our baby?"
Mr.. Wilson did.
Evening star., 1942-03-07
Wife Charges Desertion

ROCKVILLE, Nd, March Z (Spe-
ciaD Robert M. Estes, jr., of
Washington was named defendant
in a suit for absolute divorce filed
in Circuit Court by Mrs. Sarah
Mckenzie Of this county. She
charges desertion.
Evening star., 1942-03-07

tenant within 10 days after normal
rent is established.
The bill also provides: ANY pro-
vision in any lease or other agree
ment, written or oral, for the pay
ment of rent for a dwelling, an
amount exceeding the fair and rea-
sonable rent previously determined,
shall be contrary to public policy
and such lease or agreement shall
be void"