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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
BY T.. JEROME PETIT
contest EDITOR

MISS VICTORY Of NIGH
GAN-this states typical girl war
worker today was well along the
road 10 fame as she prepared TO
60 10 Chicago 10 represent some
100 600 patriotic women war work
CTS IN the national search for
MISS VICTORY of The UNITED
STATES.
She is Mr., Barbara Ann Clark,
2l-year-old BRIDE OF one OF Uncle
Sam sailors. lvhe r. employed at
the Flint machine gun plant OF the
&C spark plug division of General
-iAata+--
Mrs Clark was named as the
winner OF tho search m tins re-
eion IN Sundays Detroit Times,
and TO-DAY her head was >ull in the
ar. hui her feet arc well on the
ground
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
HAPPY AND THRILLED

Naturally, I'm happy and
thrilled To he MISS VICTORY
but after all. there are thou
sands Of other women and girls
In Michigan who are Just ~
anxious 10 help win this war"
she said
My only hope j. that can
Justify the selection of those
who chose me A. MISS VIC
TORY of MICHIGAN. Every
one has been perfectly swell 10
me. it, wonderful"
One Of the first thing, which
happened 10 Barbara Ann after
G ,coNorinC She had won the
coveted r1Ic wa, 10 De called n
10 the Office Of George Mann Jr
genera. manager Of the AZ spark
plug division az General Motors
and Barbara Ann, hos, sad
Mann
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30


There is shortage of electricity in this
scarce Tires enotm had ofc coffee aeapn
dsga auddr eNokmg tnreme tenouhbu
cars tn rrh hourmg bauond but ~hnde
eve a A h IN h enleu
Perhaps just Iuc ~: Our judgment eoudbs been
wrong But mOt than five yarag aseH
md placed horer6 for efrto ewumbna
And it with coal for power houses
h 1bm uH the amewe hNee gcol hndo
a c ppysh te off t ofcodc
to it ladnn take han@on
0e>u>~~4L1z-,......,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
1t. Com. Thomas White will

Redford's dramatic coach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30

Dr. Charles Engelhardt is presl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
PLANS TO MARRY

Blonde motion picture actress
Mary Carlisle. is on her way tc
Miami 10 we'd James Blakeley
This IS no idle rumor. for MARY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
Jack Pickering
Here
Hnd
Now

his LETTER came yester-
Dear Mr.. Pickering: i have
just had the opportunity TO
read the January Is issue Of
Here and Now and 1 wanted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
'NeW Entertainers Join
Current ReUues at Cabarets
BY WALTER STEVENSON

CONGO-Cab Calloway's Cotton
Club Revue, one Of the largest
sepia production ever staged on a
night club floor, opens tonight with
songstress Billie Holiday, baritone
Bob Parrish. master OF ceremonies
Larry Steele and torch Slnger-pro-
Queer Margaret Watkins held over
All other acts are new, coming
straight from Calloways Harlem
show.
Anise and Alan do unusual bits
Of ballroom dancing mixed with
adagio. while swift footed HON.
Coles is billed as Tops in Taps.
+ Cart, Slim and Eddy are an en-
ergetic ihreesome in their rubber
legged eccentric dances. and the
six Cab Galloway Dancers, three
boys and three girls, step high ano
fast on a boogle-woOgie beat.
LONDON CHOP HOUS ST
Nightingale" the sparkling new
beguine which Ruby is introducing
10 DetroiterS. boasts Xavier Cuga'
as one Of the collaborators on rs
composition, and the arrangement
made for Ruby by pianoman Frank
Whitman gives the genial violnlSt
spot for solo work, and lyric
turn for Connie Barleau.
Marion Stanfield still shares
vocal honors, alternating with Miss
Barleau, and Hy Negel's -eafiea
lures continue as a never failing
source of amusement.
\ ARCADE SHOW BAR-Wacky
Buddy Duray sets the comedy pace
for A fast revue which highlight!
the tap dancing of Patricia Web
Ster.
Buddy unlooses his nonsense
from the very start of the show
and continues on through each
introduction.
Acrobatic and novelty routine!
; are the speciality of Dardanell;
; Burke who is prominent in tn
supporting bill.
/ The swing songs Of Billie Dick
| son and musical novelties of Jewe
Hope bring the show 10 an end.
. Joe Alexander and his orchestr;
offer dance rhythmS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06

HOLLYWOOD, March Oar
ryl Zanuck earned his movie spurs
as a writer of thrillerS long before
he became boss at Twentieth
Ccntury-h'oX and he has never
lost his yen for concocting plots.
Wall. the news today Is Daryl has
written an original titled China
Girl and he liked it 50 we'll he
promptly SQtd 1t TO himself for
Gene TlcTney
It's not every Up-and-coming
young Starlct who gets the boss
writing her stories | suppose Oar
ryl saw Gene in Shanghai Ges-
turc." and while that picture
didn't set the world on fire, tho
little Tierney girl was very effec-
tive I'm the Chinese setting.
The new Zanuck yarn has a
background Of modern China and
Ben Hecht has been assigned IA
tho screen adaptation. Stories
about China are flooding The
screen, what with Dragon Seed,
China Sky China Girl and
many, many Others Hollywood
seems 10 have forgotten the NaziS
in concentrating on the Pacific
war drama.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06

THE DE ROY GLAMOUR
GIRLS join the regular Seven-act
show at the Stevadora Club. which
again stars those nitwits from ar
insane asylum, Good and Goody
Host Eddy Shepherd acts as mas
ter OF ceremonies and also assists
the two comedians IN putting
across new gags and comedy skits
Newcomer Maurice offers z
series Of novelty acts. climaXing i
all with a surprising finish, anC
BOYD Senter, originator Of the hoI
clarinet. Is in return engage
Iment. Exotic dancing IS the forte
OF Renee DOrSay and blonde
Ethel Shepherd, who was instru
mental in the success Of the SHOW
for United States Navy recruits a
the Barlum Tower last "Wednesday
Ievening. enchantS with such Song'
as I've Got 10 Get Hot.
Jack Thomas and his orcheStr;
Iplay music for the bumps a-dals.
Finale which brings the entire cas-
and part of the audience TO th'
floor.
MICKEY'S BAR Buddy Roth
baby faced comedian, IS featured
lin this weeks all-Star variety re
lvue, which lists p entertainers
Fast talking master OF ceremonies
billy Meagher. joins Buddy in Sev
terai comedy numbers IN addition
Ito presenting the performers.
Rose Thurston takes the tloo
Ito demonstrate her versatility II
tap and acrobatic routines, Will
ISandra exhibits Hawaiian and hull
dances 10 vary the program
A mixture Of entertainment
comprising Juggling. magic an
comedy. is the contribution OF Jo
IKelso and Shirley. and then Penn.
Spencer appears in modern dane
Iroutines.
The dance line Of u attractiv
lMickeyettes step out in unlqu
production numbers 10 the musi
of Joe Blanket and his orchestra.
1 Trumpeter Blanket also does
solo turn and several members O
the chorus offer individual special
tiles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
Chiquita Heads
National Show

CHIQUITA GARCIA, comcly
burlcsquc product Of the good
ncighbor policy. heads a ncw
lineup OF loyelies az the National
Thcalcr this week in the travelling
show Girls Of the L. $. a " Sur
rounded by an all-Anorican group
which Includes Winnie Garrett
Betty Cotton and dancer Ramona
Hughes Miss Garcia Is the most
apcchnE OF the group.
Tommy Bozo' Snyder and Billy
Fields share the spotlight IN
comedy >kitS. aided by Holly
Lester. Parker Gee and Harry
Rollins on the screen. Annabclla
is starred in She Cheated HcI
Hu> band
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06

on how 10 win the war and Con-
gresham Dies summation Of the
Jap menace also will be impor-
family featured.
In addition TO the 43 news
events that will unreel on the
screen, II. V. Kaltenborn Will be
seen and heard in his weekly war
commentary. and Regan Tex
McCrary will present Defense
VIII Not Win the War"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
LOuella Parsons
GOSSIP FROM
HOLLYWOOD

telephoned TO say au revoir before
she and her mother left for Flor
ida and she is as happy as can be.
/ know many people will be glad
10 learn of Marys approaching
marriage for she is greatly loved
in Hollywood.
She and Jimmie have been
friends for three or four years.
They met when little Carlisle was
in Paramount pictures and the
young Socialite Blakeley was seek
ing a movie career. Jimmie was
one Of Barbara Hutton's very good
friends. their families having
known each other for years. At the
time OF the Hutton divorce II was
Jimmie who remained at Barbara's
side during her troubles.
NEW PRISON STORY
Tho women who wah for their
men outside prison gates is the
subject of City Without Men"
the story Bud Schulberg wrote for
Samuel Goldwyn. Now Budd's dad,
r. p. Schulberg. has bought il and
he and Sam BFenston are PLAN
ming 10 produce it as an outside
Columbia picture. Bronston is in
New York raising the finances and
talking business on another story,
the Jack London biography which
Chairman London has written and
il WAITING n SaIl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
TeIenews Shows
Raj Air Raid

FIRST NEWSREEL pictures
showing Raj raiders sweeping
over France. As prelude 10 the
spring All offensive headline the
new TeleneW> gram which
starts al ) clock this afternoon.
Also the thca'cr viii show thrill
ing war scenes of The coast OF
Ncw jersey notably the picture
story Of the burning Of the tor
pedoed United States "a k G r
RcSOr.
Latest pictures Of the American
Evolutionary Force on duty in
ireland Will be part Of the new
prnRIam. Donald Nelson's report
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
N. Y. Engagement

Lorraine and Rognan, eccentric
dance team who made such a hit
in The Fleets In that Para
mount signed them 10 a years
contract, are appearing in New
York City with Glenn Miller's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06

10 write you
n per o n n
note To ex-
press my APP
probation for
v o. r We ~
CONNIE n d a
tory ref r.
e N q es con-
corning tn e
Federal Blu
reau OF Inyes-
tigation.
wv o re
making every
effort 10 do
our part In
come cti q n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06

effort 10 do
our part In
come q n
MR.. PICKERING with the war
program and I feel that articles
Of this nature serve 10 insure
the confidence OF the American
people In our work. I do hope
we will always have your sup
port.
with best wishes and kind
regards.
"Sinccrely yours,
~. EDGAR HOOVER"
The letter astoniShcd me.
Naturally l have the highest
respect for the FBI and the way
il works who hasn't?
But what astOnished me was
the way the letter was adj
dressed. II came To "JOhn l..
Pickering" instead az Jack
Pickering" "JOhn T." Il my
name. OF course. hut It's been
several years since I've written
anything except checks or for
NAL documents with my formal
- attached.
filtered through my head
gradually. The FBI, Just 70 send
a letter. Very carefully looked
up my official name which
doesn't appear even in tho Dc
troit telephone book
Gives YOU an odd insight into
The precision with which the
FBI operates
RECRUIT There's a song
that says. "Oh. give me ten who
arc. Stout-hcarted mon and III
give YOU ten thousand moro
The first name that brings 20
mind j. MacArihur'S but there's
another example. far smaller
bur far closer home Here IN
fact
On "Wednesday this column
carried the story Of two Detroit
high school girls, Joan Terne>
and Pat Kelly. who set ont 10
raise funds for the navy men.
Taking their courage in their
teeth. they hired band and
engaged the 'rN>'al ballroom
NJ the Masonic Temple,
The only support they had
behind them WAS their high
school sorority OlcsS than two
"oheh E'r'>l ana a" 'nu"'
neht from some navy "I'"'A'>'
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,"oh IiNr l',En'r"'"T u"l'I
'aklng' a'hougn u ""','u 10 ,le'
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Wah''h ral''"'I>' sWea,rIs a"o
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
TOUGH on Me dicos

WILLIAM GARGAN. who plays
tho title role in "A Close Call for
Fllery Queen. believes nc is
HOLLYWOOD healthieSt actor. Hes
never lost a screen role through
Illness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Obituaries
John {. Chovin
School Friend Of Ford
Dies in Seattle

John + Chovin a school chum
Of Henry Ford and for several
years chief of police of Fairbanks
Alaska, died IN Seattle at the age
OF Is, his sister, Mrs. Ella +
Doran- -DiStel avenue was m.
formed today.
Mr. Choyln was born on a farm
in Michigan road IN SprlnGwelk
and attended the Miller Schoo
with Ford. He went 10 AlaSkj
when 20
In 1923 Mr.. Choyin returned
to Detroit and vI~tcCSDVlih Ford
Ford challenged him 10 a foot race
and beat hun handlly.
after running about 80 yards
I fell down" Mr. ChOyn SAID,
tearing my clothes and break
ing my watch. Henry OtOk me
to a Dearborn tailor and bought
me new suit. Then he bought
me "A new watch.
Mr.. ChONn Is survived by hi
wife Mary a son. John Jr.: ;
daughter, Helen. all OF Seattle
and three sisters, Mrs Doran, Mrs
SSusTr- ObOrnc or Fullerton, Cal
and Mrs Gertrude IIorcn OF Lit
Teton, Colo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Set Minimum
Prices on Eggs

WASHINGTON. Feb. II GNS)
The agriculture department an
nounced today that i would place
a floor under egg prices on the
New York and Chicago mercantile
exchanges. Tho department sand
II would begin buying eggs AZ the
following prices 10 prevent them
from declining further
Fresh graded frSts. 275 cents a
dozen on the Chicago Exchange:
mixed color hrStS. 2S.5 cents.
mixed color extras. 29.5 cents. and
white brown specials. 305 cents
per dozen on the New York Ex-
change. The action was taken TO
prevent egg prices from falling too
low during a season when the egg
market is particularly heavy.
The purchases will be used for
lcnd-lcaSe. school lunches for chill
drcn and other purposes, 1t was
stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Airwdy Electric
p Ian Deferred

TOLEDO, Feb. II 49, Airway
Electric Appliance Corporation
stockholders have agreed to take
a recess until March 3, after three
hours of discussion yesterday on
the proposed reorganization Of the
company.
Changes in the proposed rcor-
ganlIation plan arc 10 be- made
during that time. Tho plan sub
mlttcd for approval provided that
100000 shaFee-ol So par common
stock were TO be ISSUED 10 replace
the present common and preferred
shares Preferred stockholders
were 10 receive 20 shares Of new
common for each share now held
Of 500 par Z per cent cumulative
preferred. on which undcclared
dividends amounted 10 $3.50 per
share At the close Of 1871.
Holders of common stock were
10 receive SIX shares Of the new
common for each 100 shares now
held and would be allowed 20 sub.
scribe for additional shares.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
January Record
By i. :. Steel

NEW YORK, Feb. II GNS).-
Shipments Of finished steel prod
uctS during January by subsidiary
companies Of the United States
Steel Corporation totaled 1.73S. 500
net tons. a decrease OF 1O71 i3 net
tons from the preceding month of
December, u was announced
today.
Shipments for january. how
ever were the highest for that
month IN the history of the corpo-
ration The subsidiaries shipped
! 6S2 i5i net tons in January Of
1871
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Edison Output
Still Over Al

Total consumption OF Detroit
Edison Company power for the
wcek ended February Z was ST.
$4,000 kilowatt hours. a gain Of
23 per cent over tho S52Si 900
kilowatt hours of the correspond
ing week OF 1911 and a drop of , 1
per cent from the previous week :
total of S9.53S 600 kllowatt hours.
Industrial use last week totalcd
1885 900 kilowatt hours, a de-
crease Of 4 S per cent from the 81 -
359. 600 kilOWait hours of tho cor
responding week Of l9il and n
drop OF fo,702,0OO kilowatt hours
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Newspaper Ad
Volume Gains

CHICAGO, Feb. Retailers
IN 81 major critics used total Of
ITO $50 lines OF display adver-
Using IN their newspapers during
tho week ended January 81, Ad-
vcrtSing Ago reported today.
This IS an increase Of % per
cent over the l7,3S9.797 lines used
IN the same 81 cities during the
corresponding week Of last year.
For the fve-week period since
tho beginning Of the year, volume
totalcd S51S7 49S lines. an in
crease Of GA per cent over last
year. when 1888 1877 lines were
printed. and an increase of Is per
cent over 1910. when the five-week
total was S3.662 Gas lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Lansing Man Among
a Killed in Air Crash

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. II
uNSl.--Two aviation a d e S
missing since the crash Of five
planes in a storm Monday night
have been found. dead. in the
'WreckaGe Of their ships near Ha-
Chita. y NJ. it was announced by
army authorities today.
The dead ficrs were Walter s.
Bcamer, 2S, of Lansing. Mich, and
Charles S. Coates. "A, Of Luh-
book Tex Their deaths lifted 10
four the toll taken by the crashes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
LOuella Parsons
GOSSIP FROM
HOLLYWOOD

Sans first picture on the War
ncr lot will be tho Ethel Barry.
more play, The Corn Is Green.
You may remember that was
bought with Bette Davis in mind
and that will certainly he some
combination Sam and Bette.
And here's surprise: Hal Wal.
lis, who was reported lcudlng with
Sam when Kings Row was made
Will produce Sans first Warner
movie The deal was made by
Berg and Allcnburg.
Elizabeth Bergncr has the inside
track on the femme lead m
Watch on tho Rhine Her work
in Europe is familiar 10 both Her.
man Shumlin. who Is here 10 con.
fer with Hal Wallis. and with Hal
of course Yesterday they looked
Al Paris Calling " her first Amcri.
can mOXIc.- and its more thar
likely she viii he asked 10 take
tests | understand Paul Lukas
viii be offered the role he created
on tho stage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
HOLLYWOOD, Feb.

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. ll-Jack
Warner expects TO keep the record
Warmers made earning S2,O79.bOl
in l3 weeks by signing the best
movie brains ne can corral. Sam
Wood is the latest 10 put his John
Hancock on a thrcc-ycar Warner
contract. However. Sam retains
The privilege of doing outside pro-
duCtiOn
With George kaufman, Herman
Shumlin, Lewis Milestone and
Norman KraSna all signed II would
seem as if Warmers Will keep up
their excellent batting average.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Bogart's Blow Has
Prize Ring Finish

ONCE IN blue moon il really
happens: An actor Who is supposed
TO knock another man out for a
scene really docs H.
Humphrey Bogart did recently
for the FIRST time I'm his Stage and
.rccn career. Ills victim was
@anley Ridges, who was out cold
for five minutes as tho result o!
a riGht-hand upporcut on the set
OF Escape From Crime
Timing of the blow was care
fully TchCaTSCd and The prlncl-
pals agreed Just how they would
do it, But Ridges stuck his chin
out instead OF pulling II back and
caught the full force Of BogartS
blow.
Director Lewis Seller came over
10 congratulate Ridges on a swell
bit of acting and discovered he
was unconscious.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
WANT CELEBRITIES

I Was greatly interested to heat
that DaShICll Hammctt. whose
speciality Is tales on the order oi
his own Thin Man" has beer
engaged to write the adaptation OF
watch on the Rhine IN fact he
has been working on 1t for several
weeks.
Nan Staufer has been sent te
Hollywood by the treasury depart
mont 10 line up talent for selling
defense bonds, He has been CON
fcrrlnC with Fred BeetSon and
jock Lawrence and giving them
the results Of his scouting trip.
stars are valuable" Staufcr
told me. land the victory com
mittee is doing super job. hut
the fans also want Ia see other
Hollywood celebrities in addi-
. ton Ia their faNOrite stars.
Frank Capra, of whom they
have read: Daryl Zanuck.
whose name and pictures are
familiar: David o. Selznick,
made history; Cecil u. DeMille,
who they have heard on the
radio and who il a. well known
a. the stars he directs: Jack
Warner, head of the Warner
studio; Jesse Lasky. whose Ser
geant York il strong CON
tender for academy honors:
sam Goldwyn. Who-ha> been
more widely publicized than any
Hollywood producer. All these
men have beco ONE known
through YOUR column and other
syndicated news"
Bonita Granville has played SC
many SwcctnCSs-and-hght roles i
is hard 10 remember that one OF
hcr biggest HITS was the horrible
child IN These Three Wha, 2
mcanic She was, Apparently >omc
bright hos, a Paramount hash
forgotten her performance for 80.
n.ta has been summoned from
New York. where she iuSt cclc-
brated her nineteenth birthday
Tor inc role OF a groWn-up brat IN
The Glass Key
This is tho Da>hicll Uammctt
opus with Brian Donlevy and Alan
Laid. and while Bonta'S ISN'T The
femme lead its part 10 give hcI
plenty o! chance 10 prove that
maybe she's young Bette DAVIS
behind that inEenuc face.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
RECRUITS AT OPENING

First audience TO sec TclcnCwS'
opening show Will be close TO 100
recruits. who Will be sworn into
the navy Al 1 O'Clock Friday after
noon in front of the new theatcr.
They NH be accompanied-h by Sey-
cral hundred bluejacketS from the
Naval Armory, who also will be
guests of the thcater. The Undue.
ton ceremony will be covered by
a battery OF ncwSrcel cameras. and
films Will be rushed 10 other
houses in the TclencwS network
across the country.
Tickets are now being sold by
individual members of the COM
mittCc: by the AdCraft Club of
Detroit, al its Offices in the Book
Tower. by the General Motors
Mems and Girls Clubs. and other
organizations. The box Offices AT
GrInnell'S music store are also CO.
operating by selling tickets. These
will also be- obtalnable al tho
thcater's box office on Friday. the
opening day, It was announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
Coal Mines Hold.
4-Ddy Week

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11,-For
the second consecutive week and
fourth week this year, Pennsyl-
vania anthracite mines will work
four days for the week ending
February If. Pennsylvania anthra-
cite emergency committee has
fixed production for current week
al 957OS tons.
Cold weather last week kept
orders AT a fair pace which has
continued into this week as there
arc some indications that house.
holders. who were IN the market
last summer. are now placing refill
orders 10 carry them through the
balance Of the season or keep their
supplies we'll up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-11
on-CIinton Group
Headed by MtCordie

George w. McCordic. az, for IL
years a municipal engineer in the
metropolitan area, today was
named engineer-director of the
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Au-
thority, in a meeting of the au-
thOrTty commission.
McCOrdic will be paid $4,000 in
the position succeeding Fred C..
Taylor, who resigned To accept a
position on defense highways for
the state highway commission.
McCordic most recently has been
director of priority for the Federal
Works Agency Washington. He
lives at 1888 Penrod avenue.