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Evening star., 1942-03-22
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE,
Travel Edttnr

ANAeSA'
The gasoline rationing system for
the Eastern seaboard is in the mill,
being pounded into shape for pres
entation to a wartime public in
about six weeks. That 1t will be
q disagreeable product is a foregone
conclusion. especially irksome to the
pleasure tourist who clings doggedly
to two slogans Of yesteryear. "fill 'er
up" and Tets CO." In fact, the
only persons 1t is likely to please
are those who see in gasoline cur
tailment q further chance to pre-
serve tires.
II the Thursday press conference
Of Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes Is
. reliable clue to what East Coasters
may expect from rationing. the regu-
lations governing visitor-motorists
within Canada clamp the lid on
travel In q less rigid fashion, per-
mitting a certain degree Of choice.
Just announced and going into ef-
feet April /, the ration coupon plan
applicable to tourists ip the North
ern Dominion allows the driver to
fill his tank time and time again
for a nonstop. long distance trip,
If 1t suits his fancy. Initial ration
amounts assure more than 1000
miles OF Canadian travel. even for
cars that are old and big enough
to be characterized by economical
drivers as gas eaters"
As forecast by Mr.. 1ckes, the
American system would not permit
the Eastern region traveller to save
up his daily or weekly quota by
thrifty use with the idea OF receiv-
ing reward in the form Of gasoline
sufficient for a distant trip. The
practical effect of the Canadian sys-
tenn is just such a reward, although
Americans accepting Mr.. 1ckes
viewpoint on the Eastern United
States system would call it boarding
Under the Canadian scheme, the
American owner of car entering
the Provinces would receive one OF
two types of coupon books. One ap-
plies to visitors who plan to remain
48 hours or less; the other Is for
those who contemplate a stay up
to 90 days. The Canadian customs
officer at the point of entry issues
free a gasoline license and ration
book, the short-stay issue containing
coupons for the purchase OF four
"units'-a flexible measure-of gas
oline: the three-month book having
coupons for 20 units"
These units" of motor fuel must
tide the visitor over the time he is
in the country. Except for the out
side time limitations. he may use
the gasoline for one "quickie vaca-
tion," making a continuous trip, OF
may spread it over the allotted time
by conservative daily driving. 1r
each unit" of gasoline are a mum
Der Of gallons. Basically. the unit
quantity, which may be increased
or reduced as the wholesale delivery
situation eases or tightens. is 5 I'M
perial gallons, equivalent to 6 stand
ard American gallons.
Thus the 90-day vacationist is per
mitted to buy 12O (American meas.
ure) gallons of gas. Should the
tourist extend his stay beyond three
months, he may apply for another
gasoline license and coupon book
to be issued in an amount within
the discretion Of the Canadian OF
co-ordinator's regional control Office
The second application requires
registration fee of 81. Should tht
motorist fail to buy all his quota
of gas, the unused coupons are sur.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Restaurants Cut
Patrons Sugar

The Michigan Restaurant and
Caterers Association Saturday IS
sued recommendations for the
serving Of sugar in restaurants in
Detroit and throughout the state.
70 customer VII b. given more
than Two teaspoons of sugar. or
two tablotS,-MI'h each serving Of
coffee. or other beverage. cereal
ef-fuit with which sugar IS or
dlnarily used.
Thc customer vii DO asked in
each instance, a. the time ne gives
MS order, whether ne desires
sugar and whether he wants one
or TWO humps or teaspoons.
All sugar must be placed either
on the fruit or cereal. in The boy
cIage on beside II and all sugar
bowls or other dispensers allowing
Tho customer 10 help himself must
bc removed from the tables.
The association sand tho Icgula.
ton> viii make possible a 20 PEI
cent decrease IN sugar Con>unp
non and that, ~ The present time
there is no need 10 limit The
amd,nt of sugar used by TcStau
rants in cooking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
1900, 900 Per Day

Fred a. nolan general manager
Of the DSR. estimates that present
travel IN private automobiles IN
Detroit represents potential load
Of 200 600 revenue passengers
per day for me t7S'tt-
These customers would be added
10 the 600 600 revenue passengers
who are normally using the DSR
facilities al present.
In the face 81 this gigantic
problem the DSR finds itself CON
fronIcd a. Tho moment with the
four-fold embarrassment Of OWN
ding profits acute shortages of
manpowcr lack Of equipment. and
impending labor trouble
For tho two Years l9i0 and
1o4l tho DSR canned total
prollt-uf F-tr0G During tho
same two years Tho management
handed out 10 DSR labor unions
raises and improved working con
dltlor- tO'alnC S. $4,000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Alien Register
Begins Monday

Registration of al enemy alien
living r Detroit VIII start -
g m Nondat u room - In the
basement of tho Federal BQldnc
Assistant Postmaster Peter Wig
g," announced SATURDAY.
ENcrN shcn enemy over u year,
must register WlgGlo estimate,
there are 1000 cn.my alcrs III
WAYNE County with - 400 IN
Detroit and r, immediate suburb,
Aliens registering should 'ako
win them their 1910 registration
cards and three passport photo
graphs OF themselves
They VIII b" required 20 answer
> questions concerning ihctr
name address age occupation
relatives. clubs and fra'crual az
iI.a'ion> and -n4mncLnLIntfafff--.--
INTO entry INTO the country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Labor Again Plaques DSR,
Stripped of Profit by Pay Raises
CIO-AFL Battle
Looms Despite
Crisis Of War
BY JAMES INGLIS

Having given away all the prof
It's of the DSR for the last two
years in pay raises, the heads Of
the city government still were
plagued Saturday with threats Of
further labor trouble in the street
railway system
JuriSdlctional labor disputes be-
tween the Go and the ALL still
threaten the DSR al a time when
DetroltS transportation problems
are approaching an acute crisis.
As tire and automobile ratiOninC
put the pinch on private automo-
hlleS, many DoiroltcrS soon Will
face tho choice Of using their own
shoe leather. palronllng the DSR
pr ct4ttipu al homo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
News so
Mrs. Victor Mature Told
That She's Divorced
HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 7 GNS). -

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. I GNS).-
IT was a surprise 10 Mrs.
Mature it was announced today
that Victor Mature. movie star.
has separated from his wife
The announcement vas made by
Natures studio, twentieth Cen
tur>-FoN. and confirmed at the
hospital where Mature is recover
ing from "A skin infection suffered
from contact With poison weeds
on a studio >ct
But Mrs. Matulc. the former
Martha Stephenson Kemp. widow
Of Hal Kemp, orchestra leader
expressed surprise, saying
well. this il the first I've
heard about il. It's like reading
in the newspaper that you're
going To have "A baby.
III YOU hear any more, let me
know"
They were married in New YorL
June Il
buy Bomber
Gen. Hugh -. JohnSo
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Autos Crash,
Driver Killed
Photogtapnel

Dctroit's 1912 traffic toll rose
10 rs Saturday with the death Of
John LaPrairie. 81, of SS14 Morley
avenue. who was killed when his
car colllded with another and
crashed INTO 4 utility pole al Van
Dyke and Savage avenues. The
toll a year ago was 30.
Injuries suffered in a collision
near the Oakland-GeneSee County
line on US-lO proved fatal 10 Pvt.
Roy W. Epting, % of Selfridge
Field.
Marvin A. MoeSch. rs. OF orion
Vile was killed when his car col
lldod with one driven by George
{. Lane Of River Rouge hall
mile south of Grand Blanc on
Dixie highway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
1875, 900 NoU Jobless

Meanwhile. Director Lund re-
ported Saturday that $4,000 auto
mobile workers are unemployed.
He predicted peak of 100000.
which will diminish AS war indus
tries increase production.
Van Wagner will submit seven
or eight subjects 10 the lawmak-
erS in his message Monday.
Although some members want TO
revert to Central Standard time
so that Michigan time will remain
unchanged, the governor does not
plan 10 recommend such action
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
buy a Bomber
Auto Victim Kin SOUGHT

Detective Joseph Wolff OF the
Detroit police homicide squad
Saturday was seeking friends or
relatives of 50-year-old man
tentatively Identified as Garfield
h. MySt. who formerly lived al
l33 Watson street The man was
killed by a car January 20 in
Kalamazoo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Clocks Strike!

HOLLAND. Feb : CINSl Uol
land likes the old time and VII
not change Monday
This was decided today by th'
common councIi whTrt1. aiOn-
with councils Of Grand Rapids and
iceland. want tho Legislature tc
do something about II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Tonight S Night
To Turn Your
Clocks Ahead
Public Elementary Schools
in City 10 Start at 2
for Wartimes Duration

When YOU wind tho alarm clock
and puYout the cat Sunday night.
don't forget 10:
SET THE CLOCK ONE HOUR
AHEAD.
That's all. Just set your clock
ahead one hour. Then youll be
on the new wartime
Officially all clocks arc 10 be
set ono hour ahead At . q m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

The presence of Secretary OF
State Kelly. potential COP candi-
date for governor at Van Wag-
onerS side IN Washington during
the last three days is of political
significance. Kelly wants unem-
ployment benefits raised. and on
this point all Michigan congress.
men, Democrats and Republicans,
are IN agreement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Job|ess Benefits
In Air Waiting
On u. 5. Action
Governor Wants Them
increased 10 $24
From Present $l6
By FRANK MORRIS

With the Legislature scheduled
10 meet AT noon Monday 10 in
crease unemployment compensa-
ton benefits, Gov Murray d. Van
Wagner revealed here Saturday
that he is without a definite pro-
gram because OF confusion IN
Washington.
His objective is 10 increase
maximum allowances 70 S24 a
week. instead Of the present Sl6.
Ruf until Congress acts on Presi-
dent RoOSevelt's measure extend
ing federal aid 10 the states, the
Legislature viii he unable to
tackle the problem.
Governor Van Wagner. Secre-
tarv Of State Harry +. Kelly and
Unemployment Compensation Dr.
rector Wendell Lund returned
from the national capital Satur-
day morning, confident the federal
bin will he approved within a
Ill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Federal Aid Plan

Dispatches from Washington IN
dicated Congress will appropriate
$500 100000 TO supplement state
funds up 10 combined maximum
Of S24 weekly.
Even though this bill is passed,
Governor Van Wagner is expected
10 recommend an increase in the
states share.
He has argued that federal ac-
ton is only temporary and that
Michigan should enact a more libs
eral law 10 meet future emergen-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

Gen. Hugh -. Joh n = o n.
Americas Fighting Thinker, "
Writes Daily for the Times.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
WAR SWINDLES

Just as in the depression rocketeers
and swindIers imposed on the sympathy
Of many for the less fortunate, today
the same fokers ore lining their pook-
cts by taking advantage of other peo-
pies patriotism. Some are peddIing
tickets to benefit dinners or enter
toinments thot ore never held. Others
are collecting money for coffee for dir
raid wordens that never get it or for
sending nonexistent mercy ships to
Norway Slick promoters took $4,000
from Boston people by proposing to
make potriotic film to be called God
Bless America, and elsewhere others
enriched themselves by selling, at S.
each, worthless gas masks discarded
from the first World War.
In Dallas some Of these sWndIers
ofroid to use the mails or to foce their
victims in person, have made phone
coils in which they made solicitations,
without authorization, in the name Of
one or another patriotic or veterans
organization. The money has been
coIed for by q messenger, who in some
cases did not know he was being used
in q swindle.
Common sense coils for the turn
ing down of telephone solicitations IN
less they ore from ocquointonces or
unless the money is to be paid directly
to on established organization A pro-
posol for immediate collection by mes
sen9er should cause suspicion. Erodi-
cotton of such rockets will be focIi-
toted if suspicious solicitations ore re-
ported immediately to the police de-
pertinent and the Better Business Bu-
reou. War rocketeers ore fifth column
lists who deserve no mercy.
From the Dallas News
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

where Director Eddie Buzzell de-
cided he had to have brief shot
to fill in sequence in Ship
Alloy" When he put in a call
for the necessary people it was
found that Bert Lair had gone
to New York, Red Shelton had
laryngitis, and Virginia O'Brien
had been sent home with what
seemed to be a case of measles.
The movies are versatile,
though. Buzzell found an extra
who resembled Lair from the
northern exposure and placed
him so that the camera shot past
the back of his neck. A girl was
found who sufficiently resem-
bled Miss OBrien from almost
the same angle. Shelton, who
was supposed to do all the talk
ing, faced the camera and 81
lently mouthed the lines which
will be recorded and dubbed in
as soon as he regains his voice.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There has been considerable de-
mond that the name of "Defense" on
bonds and stamps be changed to
WAR" But, reminds Postoffice ou-
thorities, that would mean the dis
cordine of thousands Of bonds, mil
lions of stamps already printed and
ready for sale. In these days Of war, the
cost Of reprintine can be better op-
piled to bomber.
Tentatively, however, the govern
ment has set q dote-JuIy l-when
"Defense" bonds become WAR"
bonds. The rest is up to you.
We can't clifford to waste any,
thing now. So let's double up on oil
purchases Of bonds and stamps. Let's
use up oil those already printed before
July |. The line forms at the stamp
and bond window
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25

great drain on the human resources
of the nation as now seems certain,
Recommendation of the notions man
power beyond the droft for military
purposes will undoubtedly be neces-
sorry. 1t will be following the war tech
nique Of the dictator nations, but q
great many things distosteful to Amer
lean thought and ideols ore going to
be necessary if the United Nations are
to win. The democrocies ore confront
ed with the dilemma of either accept
ing greater RECOMMENDATION than ever
before or losing the wor-or at least
winning it in such way that there
will be great needless loss of life. That
the people favor general droft Of man
power has been indicated by series Of
Gallup polls covering all parts Of the
country
After the registration of April II,
the next step must be law providing
for what General Hershey refers to as
more control over placements Of men"
under "on accurate and systematic
appraisal of the supply Of man pow
err" Following that will come the really
great task Of making the law work. The
national administration ought, in pre-
porotion for this intricote and stupen-
dous new task, begin streonlinin9 and
simplifying the present functions Of
government. Especially, ought the
President to delegate more real outhor-
ity to subordinotes and force them to
either perform efficiently or resign
that better men may be given on op-
Portunity.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON =

the two unineorporoted settle
ments Of judo and Clorno. :"
II concluded with:
"WiIheIm Tell lives oooin in
this beautiful country. +. The
people -. as cheesemokers
:. when they play their Ioueh-
ter and songs echo ocross the
green voIleys."
"Phontom freight" is one Of
the lodges which price admin
istrotion Officials have to keep
on eye on. The way it works
is simple. Bills of Iodino ore
made out for delivery Of goods
at prices in keeping with es-
toblished ceilings. Everything
so far is perfectly legal and
above board. But in q few in
stances the sellers deliver
GOODS IN their own trucks and
by agreement with the buyer
on extro high price is choraed
for transportation.
Answer to this racket is that
inflated transportation choro-
es ore treoted as violations of
price schedules. Delivery
charges must be shown as a
separate item on billing and
moy not be higher than the
lowest available commercial
transportation rote.
Considering all the huIIobo-
loo you've undoubtedly read
about how crowded Woshine-
ton is, you wouldn't think there
wos room for any farms in the
District of Columbia. A Form
Security Administration sur
vey shows there ore IS. SOL
diers' Home and Department
Of Agriculture run the biggest,
around 500 acres, but as of
the farms ore under 20 acres.
In oil, 7 per cent Of the Dis
trict oreo is classified os farm
lond, 1000 acres being in crops
and about 1000 in posture.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
BY PAUL HARRISON

HOLLYWOOD, March, Is
The new Bob Hope-Bing Crosby
picture, Road to Morocco,
probably will spare a rival pro-
Queer the trouble of making
that long discussed movie on the
life of Rudolph Valentino.
Not that this comedy has any
thing to do with the career of
the one-time romantic idol; it's
just that Road to Morocco"
has sheik who looks like the
late Valentino, and the story kids
the burnoose off the sheik bust
ness as portrayed in silent film
days.
The sheik is Anthony Quinn,
and the first day he stalked on
the set wearing polished riding
boots, rich cape, jeweled dagger
and other items of Hollywood
wardrobe tagged for desert
chieftainS, there was a concerted
gasp OF amaZement at his re-
semblance to Valentino. His be-
havior TALES, too, even to the ex-
tent of kidnapping Princess Doro-
thy Lamour and galloping with
her over the dunes on his milk
white charger. Quinn plays it
straight.
Hope and Crosby are couple
of uninhibited American vaga-
bonds who move in on the sheik
and take his gal away from him.
Miss LamourS betrothal to
Quinn has been strictly matter
of desert politics, so she regards
the conquest as rescue. Incl
dentally, the picture is a rescue
from a sarong, too. She and all
the other cutieS go around this
comic-opera Morocco dressed
like palace dancers.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
CAKE CUTTER

When cast and crew of "The
Forest Rangers" left for loca-
ton in the Santa Cruz noun
tains, they hadn't completed a
sequence at the studio in which
Paulette Goddard cuts her we'd
ding cake and Bridegroom Fred
MacMurray and the other
Rangers devour huge hunks of
it.
So when the troupe returned
10 days later, the eating business
was resumed. Since the long
scene begins with the cake-cut-
ting, a new 16-pound cake-with
pink, green, and white Using for
the special benefit of the color
camera-was supposed to be
provided for each take, but the
Paramount cafe only had time to
provide two fresh cakes. When
those were cut and Director
George Marshall still was dissat-
isfied with the scene, the prop
man produced another duplicate
except that this was one bak-
ed three weeks previously.
Miss Goddard jumped as she
started to cut it and the knife
changed against the icing. But
that was nothing to the conster-
nation of the guests when they
found themselves with mouths
full of what seemed to be stale
toast and thin slabs of concrete.
Manfully, they tried to chew,
but the scene really broke up
when their collective crunching
sounded like rock crusher.
The chef will prepare six more
guaranteed fresh cakes.
VALUE OF STAND-INS
Another delayed scene was
filmed the other day at Metro,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
SERVICE REGISTRATION

Since this is pre-eminentIy young
mons wor, very little man power for
military service will be discovered in
the oee bracket, IS to O. inclusive,
which will register April II. The gov
ernment,s decision to 90 ahead with
the registration indicates that it in
tends to ask for much wider control
over utilizotion of the notions man
power for non-militory services. As
geuch wos stoted by Gen. Lewis B.
||Sershey before Q congressional COM
sgentiy.
- var Is to be as long and 'os
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
MAGAZINE THUMBERS
TABOO

NEBRASKA CITY, NEB. -
Nervously paging through maya
zines while waiting to see the
doctor is passe in DR.. T. l..
Weekes' outer office. A basket
containing needles and yarn
bears this sign: "A stitch in time
helps the Red Cross. Knit while
you sit, and do your bit"
Waiting patients already have
completed an. afghan which will
be sent to a service hospital.
Some become so interested they
stop on the way out to finish
what they started.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
.Hieh|ights from
the Latest Books
BY JAMES Z. HILBERT

John Stelnbeck S new novel,
"The Moon Is Down" (Viking:
$3.50, is brief, compact, and
compassionate. AS literature it
may not stand by Steinbeck S
best work, but as subtle propa-
ganda it is unequaled by any
thing SO far written during the
present war.
Much of its impact comes
from its anonymity. That is to
say the small town which is
suddenly invaded by totali-
tartan force of soldiers is given
no nationality. The invaders
are also men without specific
country.
BY this device the reader is
starkly confronted by two ba-
sic ideas, the idea of freedom
and the idea of totalitarian-
ism, and is permitted to choose
between them by carefully OBJ
serving the behavior Of two
sets of people.
Specifically the two ideas
are represented by the. mayor
and doctor Of the invaded town
and the officers of the occupy
ing troops. These men are all
human beings, but their signi-
ficance as symbols never OBJ
scures their insignificance in
the cosmos. 1t is left entirely
TO the reader to discover which
side is right, which side will
win ultimately, which side is
practically and ideologically
wrong.
1.-The Moon Is Down" is an
exciting book, containing not
a single unnecessary phrase or
action. II is now being re-
hearsed i'm New York as a play,
a function for which its terse-
ness and dramatic effectiveness
supremacy suit it. 1t will be one
of the most discussed books of
the season, one of the most inn
poi tant plays. Read it, enjoy 1t,
and think about it seriously. 1t
deserves all that consideration.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

If he can get them, no defense
avails. But if West has as good
as the jack of clubs, the defense
may be able to win two of the
three tricks in the suit, provided
that declarer has to develop it
himself.
East does not have support
ing honor in spades, but it is
probable that South has no more
than two spades. since West bid
the suit. In this event a spade
continuation is safe, and it also
may be imperative. If West
shifts, South might get rid of
spade on top diamond in dunn
my.
East therefore follows to the
spade king with the seven or
nine, not the four. West obeys
this order by cashing the ace of
spades. When the queen drops,
he leads the jack. Now the de-
clarer cannot avoid the loss of
two club tricks.
If East should respond with
the four of spades to the first
trick, West would probably cash
the ace anyhow. for he could
count that the continuation
could'not cost spade trick. But
when the fall of the spade queen
marked East for three spades,
West might interpret Easts re-
sponses to indicate a desire for
a shift. IL Inc were thus trapped
into leading clubs. he would
hand declarer the contract.