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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Selectees May
Enlist in the Navy

A campaign to inform men placed in
class la by their local selectiye SER
vice boards, that they still may join
the l.. s. Navy up to the time they
actually are indicted into the Army
has been launched by the Navy re-
cruiting station in Detroit.
This was announced by Lieut.. Byron
+. Flechtner, officer in charge OF the
sta ton He said that inquiries at the
station during the last few days indi-
cate a widespread misunderstanding of
the privilege of class la men.
Even after he receives his order to
report for induction, a. man may enlist
i'm the Navy" said Lieut.. Flechtner.
"Selective service board officials In
Detroit and vicinity have been giving
us splendid cooperation in aRquainting
their rexistrants with this fact, but
apparently many men still are unaware
of their privilege to jOOion the Navy
after they are classified in "A, or re-
ceive induction orders" ::
He revealed that through the as
sistance of selective service boards
letters clarifying the situat m are be-
ing sent to men who recent have re
ceiyed Iva classified TONS
Men between II and % years old
who want information abou their sta
ina and about what the Ns W can Of
| fer them. were urged by Lie 1t. Flecht
u+r 10 visit the Navy recT lifting sta
I tion i'm room 343 Of the Fet ,ral build
| ing Detroit. They will be under nc
obligation 10 enlist.
Qualified men may obtais petty Of
ificer ratings paying az high as $12t
monthly immediately upon enlisting
In addition. there are many Othel
benefits, including extra cash allow
| ances each month for dependents.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
]. B. FORD co.
EMPLOYEES HEAVY
BOND BUYERS

The nearly 100 employees Of the %
Ame rican territorial offices, and OF the
WSandotte office, of the j. b. Ford
Sales Company have set 80 72-1OO per
cent figure for their purchase OF Uni
ted States war bonds. This participa-
ton also puts the j. Ii. Ford Sales
Company employees in the coveted 10
per cent club" as they are purchasing
war bonds each month at an average
of 1O.7 per cent Of their incomes.
The Cleveland territory office tops
the Ford Sales Company list with las
per cent. closely followed by the Dallas
office with 1873 per cent, and the order
and billing departments of the Wyau-
dOtte office with 1873 per cent.
There is one conscientious objector
on the ]. b. Ford Sales Company pay
roll which accounts for the less than
100 per cent participation.
One hundred per cent cooperation In
buying war bonds has been achieved
by the employees Of the ]. b. Ford Com
pany-the manufacturing division Of
the business. Here the campaign for 10
per cent purchase has notSyet been
completed. The research department OF
the company has already Joined the
10 per cent club" and it Is expected
in the near future that employees OF
both the J. B. Ford Company and the
j. b. Ford Sales Company will be 100
per cent in the 10 per cent purchase
Of war bonds.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Stay on Job, {
Advises Nsstor

Four rules to guide the dividual
worker in connection with d mObili-
cation of manpOwer are Sue ested by
Charles Nest0r manager of { Wyan-
dOtte office of the United s ltes En-
plOyment Service. The rules re:
/. If employed in war industry,
stay Oh your job until the q vernment
advises you through the Uni ID States
Employment Service that you are need
ed more on another job, or 1ntit the
Selective Service Board tells tOu your
services are needed by tt armed
forces.
2. If employed on a pea, time job,
look for a war industry JOB or which
you are fitted. Check with e United
States Employment Service to learn
where the present and futuI jobs are
to be found and what type of work
erS are needed.
3. Whether employed o.. not, ex-
plOre the possibility of Obtai ing train
ing for an essential war jS5, prefer
ably in this community.
4. If you are a college 'tudent or
an advanced high school ST, lent, stay
in school and seek to prepa e,'yOurself
for technical work, either rough the
regular courses or by tax. hg special
short courses set up in thu technical
schools and universities to train work
erS for specific war jobs.
"A misplaced worker. represents
waste Of time and energy, says Mes
tor If we match men anG jobs pro
perly, the output of our sproduction
lines will be increased g eatly. We
know that a needed ski is being
wasted if capable lathe peratOr or
tOOlmaker or die sinker ponds his
working hours behind a CO inter, at a
desk, or at the wheel of truck. He
belongs in a war prOductiOr plant.
I'VE must have no was e Of man
power. 4 worker who NOV from job
to job represents waste-V iste of his
own time and waste of the lime Of the
employer who must break il replace
ment Workers should I)t migrate
haphazardly around the country look
ing for war work. They Should check
with the United States Employment
Service to learn where their services
are needed"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Summer Road
Maps Are Issued

The summer edition of thu. Official
Michigan highway map has be / issued
by the state highway departing at. This
is the first map 10 be publishe~l by the
department since the declarf ton of
war, December 8, 1871. Certai detail
ed Information common to .ereviOus
maps that might be useful to our enc
mics has been deleted.
With these exceptions, the map is
complete in every respect d. fully
meets all requirements of the. Sffice of
Censorship and the United st ties War
Department.
Copies Of the new map MAJ be- OBJ
tanned, free Of charge. at Tn Herald
office. -
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
shortage Of
Cherry Pickers

Every year cherry pickers from diff
ferent parts of Michigan and other
states travel to the Traverse City area
tc participate in Michigan's annual
cherry harvest. Many persons inquire
at local employment offices regarding
this harvest.
Here are some harvest facts:
Number of openings: About seven
thousand.
Location Of work: Cherry orchards
in Grand Traverse. Antrim, Leelenau
and BenZie counties
Age range: Fourteen years and up
Rate of pay: 80 to 35 cents per lug.
A lug weighs % pounds. Most people
can pick 10 to 10 Tugs day.
Hours: AS many as picker wishes
to work during the daytime
Duration: From about July > to
August 10.
Duties: To strip cherries from trees
into pals tied around waist Empty
pals into Tugs or boxes on the ground
Remove stubs, leaves and spoiled cher.
ries. Move 8, 10 and II foot ladders
around when picking near tops OF
trees. Most orchards have men tO
move the ladders for the women.
Groups with leaders, as Boy or Girl
Scouts or high school classes. are es
pecially welcome. If large groups are
recruited, arrangements should bt
made through the United States En-
plOyment Service for suitable orchards
and provision be mad for housing
food and fuel. Boys urder II and
young girls and women should be en-
couraged to come only if they have
proper supervision.
Quite few Of the orchards arr
within walking distance Of Lake Mich
igan with its excellent swimmins
beaches.
Growers generally pay their hell
once or twice week, but if asked
will pay each day or make advance,
on the pickers' wages to enable picker,
TO buy food.
Each group should plan to compen
safe their leaders by giving a percent
age OF each picker's wages. possibl,
10 per cent. to the supervisor to com
pensate him for his time and effort
Interested group leaders are askes
to contact the United States Employ
ment Service at 81 Chestnut stree,
telephone 1880.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
WYANOOTTE IN
SECOND PLACE
At REGATTA

In competition with professionally
coached crews, the WyandOtte Boat
clulL-a 100 per cent amateur Or%ani-
zatiOn both as 10 OarSmen and coaches
took second place at EcOr>e on sat
urday and Sunday. The occasion was
the Central States annual rowing IT.
gatta. The host, EcOrSe Boat club, cap
tured first place by d large margin
and deserves great credit, both l0r
their athlt tic showing and the sue
cesSful manner III which they arrdnS-
ed and conducted the meeting. Several
thousand spectators were provided with
seats OH the river bank facing ECOrSe
bay.
Crews competing in the two days
events included representatives OF the
EcOrSe Boat club, WyandOtte Boat
club. Detroit Boat club. Western Boat
club of st. Louis, Minnesota Boat CLUB
of ST. Paul, Lincoln Park club Of Chi
cago, and Central Rowing club of ST.
Louis.
In the high school events. competing
crews were from EcOrse, WyaAdOtte
and Crosse Pointe.
On Saturday, one Of the most thrill
ing contests was between WyandOtte
and Central of st. Louis, in the junior
eight-Oars. WyandOtte won by less than
u length, in g "a.
In the heavyweight Fights, Wyan-
dOtte achieved another victory. defeat
ing Central and EcOrse after Cruel
ing mile struggle.
Ecorse won the 145-pOund eight and
junior eight events.
In the tours without cOXSwain, Wy
andOtte defeated Detroit Boat club in
the first heat, but lost TO Central i'll
the second heat, with only twO-fifthS
Of q second dividing the winner and
loser.
The Crosse Pointe high school dOu-
bleS defeated EcOrSe high by less than
half length.
Final races were held on Sunday.
EcOrse wen over the WyandOtte junior
eight which qualified for the senior
event by winning on Saturday. EcOrse.
two lengths in front of WyandOtte,
covered the mile in 6 :01 Is.
In the junior tours event, Detroit
Il. G. won over Lincoln Park of Chica-
go. EcOrse, and Central Of st. Louis.
Time, 6 30.
The senior singles was won handily
by Tank of EcOrse.
The Central Rowing club Of st. Lou
is won the senior tours, leading Wyan-
dOtte and Detroit in the order named.
In the high school Fights event.
EcOrSe won easily over WyandOtte and
Crosse POinte.
EcOrse won the regatta, with 81
points. WyandOtte was second with -
points, Western Rowing club of st.
Louis third with - points. the other
clubs trailing.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Brief Brevities

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Freiberg, OF
MuSkegon, spent the Fourth Of July
weekend with relatives and friends in
WyandOtte.
Mrs. Howard kunze leaves this
week TO make her home in Evansville,
Ind
| Miss Elaine Simon, daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. w. +. A. Simon, is spending
the summer vacation with friends at
Holland, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Mead have a.
their guest the latter's sister, Miss
Mary Z. Henning, of Toledo
Mrs. Letta Carter, Of Oakland, Calf.
has been spending the week as the
guest Of Mrs. Charles w. McColl.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Halstead, of
VinewOOd avenue, are home from an
automobile trip to Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Wesley Crooks and two sons
returned Tuesday evening from. Ne
braska City, Neb., where they have
IDNOA b1SlLlnS lOl ScNCIdl WcCk6 Will
Mrs. Crooks parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
BrOgman.
College and high school students
who are employed in commerce or In
dustry during the vacation season are
subject to old-age and survivors In.
surance under the social security act.
Taxes must be paid on such employees
regardless Of whether they work part
time or full time and regardless OF
their age.
William Werling reports to police
the theft from his car Of q radio and
tire and tube.
Eight hundred and seventy-four
youths between the ages Of Is and %.
registered for selective service I'm wy
andotte on June 80. Approximately
l1.OOO names are now on file with
Local Board No. s..
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Thomas and
Sir. and Mrs. Ray e. Simms and
daughters, Theresa Lee and Judy,
spent the weekend with relatives at
Auburn, Ind. Theresa Lee remained
and will spend week with her cou.
sin, Miss Jane Griffith.
second Lieutenant Robert A. Rum.
mel who has been attending the quar-
termaster school at Fort Lee. Va, for
phe past several months, visited Is
hours over the weekend with his par-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. william Rummel
OF Van Alstyne boulevard. He wan
enroute to the ON. motor base at At.
lanta. Ga.
AS service to hay fever sufferers.
the Michigan department Of health be-
gan Its third ragweed pollen study on
July 1 with observers at A places In
tne upper AMI lower peninsulas cooper
atins toprovidea pollen count through,
out the summer.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Block Again Heads
School Board

Al liz regular meeting. Monday
Might. the Board Of Education unani-
muuSly reelected Charles III. Block as
president. tu serve for the ensuing
wear. Mr.. Block was recently reelected
to The Board of Education without
opposition.
Ry unanimous vote the Board
al>u elected J. III. Steele vice president.
The new officers assumed their du-
lies Monday night.
Tie Board authorized the payment
of max rolls and general bills. amount
ing To $J9.559.63.
Superintendent f. W. Fr0stic recon-
mendtd the employment of the follow
ing personnel:
Kathryn Fryman, early elementary.
81 800 per year.
Lester V. Goodney. secondary, 81
3OO per year.
Afford l.. Green, secondary, $500
per year.
Harry JO>>elSon. secondary. $3.50
per year.
Hazel f.. Newman. early elementary,
81 100 per year.
Percy &. Howell, secondary. $500
per year
War damage insurance. covering
s.. al 900 of school properties, were
authorized To be taken out through the
John f. You'd Agency.
The minimum rate of pay for sub
Stitute teachers was set at $50. per
day. The minimum rate for summer
school teachers was fixed at $500 per
month.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Obituary
MRS. AUGUSTA DRAEGER

Mrs. Augusta Draeger, IS, died at
her home, 627 Orange street, Satur-
day. Surviving are her husband, Her
man; two sons, August and Albert Of
this city, and a, daughter, Mrs. John
G. Baker of Cleveland.
The funeral took place Tuesday af-
ternOOn at 2 o'clock from the resi-
dence, and from st. Johns church at
2 80 o'clock. Interment was in Oak
wood cemetery.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
$43O Fire Loss
During June

According to the monthly report OF
Fire Chief Gustav Anselm, loss by fire
it, the city Of WyandOtte, during June,
amounted to $3.50. OF this amount,
$3.50 was on property and $50 on con-
tents. A total of q alarms were an
swered by the city's three engine com
panies. The total value Of property in
vOlved was $11 ,9S5 and this was pro-
tected by $500 of insurance.
Fire department vehicles Travelled a
distance of 157 miles during the month
During June. 1871, total fire loss
amounted to $14. 1S3.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Council Doing5
Taesaay\Nlgbt

The Council. at its meeting held
Tuesday night, refused a request Of
jehOvah's Witnesses for permission to
operate sound car on the streets Of
the city one night q week. The city
clerk was instructed To inform the or
ganiza ton that an anti-noiSe Ordin-
ance prohibits the use Of such vehicles
The f. w. Woolw0rth Company was
granted permission to erect a booth on
the sidewalk in front of their store
for the purpose Of selling war bonds
and stamps
Edward r. Path, WyandOtte patrol
man, asked for j public hearing Oh
charges preferred against him by the
chief Of police and the Police and Fire
Commission. A joint meeting of the
Council and principals involved was To
have been held in the Council chambers
last night.
\ request of A A. Pdyette, director
of civilian defense, TO send a repre-
sentative of the city to War Depart
ment civilian protection school at Pur-
due University. was received and plac-
Ell on file.
A total Of Sill, 1886 of general bills,
truck hire and pay rolls, was approved
for payment.
Steve Yarvich, go Lincoln street,
was granted junk dealers license.
City Clerk Lawrence J. LaCOurse
was authorized to take out war dam
age insurance on public buildings of
the city.
The WyandOtte chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross was given permission
for the Use Of the city hall club rooms.
A contract for furnishing the city
with S1S4.24 worth of sewer crock was
awarded to the Michigan Foundation
Company, Of Trenton.
The city engineer was asked to sub
NIT an estimate of cost for the con-
struction of sewer in the area bound
ed by Biddle avenue and Second street,
from Goddard road to private lane
south of GOOdell street
A resolution was passed, exempting
juke boxes from taxation in the city.
A split vote was recorded on the pro-
position COuncilmen Louis Brohl, ST.,
James III. Mason, and Ernest b.
Schultz voted yes; COuncilmen George
G. Benin, Clifford L. Burke, and Ford
Wagar, no. Mayor Louis w. Benin
broke the deadlock by casting an af-
firmative vote.
The Liddle Coal Company was grant
ed permission TO close an alley in
block -. South Detroit subdivision,
for the purpose of storing coal, prOvid-
ed no objections were made by property
owners in the vicinity.
Mayor Benin announced that budget
sessions would begin at u 80 pm,
next Sunday.
On motion of Councilman James II.
Mason, the city engineer was asked to
make a survey and estimate of cost
Of dust-laying treatment on unimprov-
ed streets in the city.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
TRENTON RESIDENT
KILLED BY FALL

The body Of Joseph Konicki. to. a
porter AT the'Trento1 hotel. was found
, on the ground In the rear Of the build
ing. Sunday morning. 1t Is believed
that KonicLi either fell or leaped from
a third-story window. when WAS Iouhd
onen. The dead mans family are resi-
dents of Poland.
Funeral services were HELD at the
Czepek funeral home. Wyandotte
Wednesday morning.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Alkali Excursion
Angus Is

The annual excursion of tile Aichi-
gan Alkali club to BObLo island park
will be held Saturday, ApgtA 10.
Steamers will leave Bishop parR dock
at $50 and 10:15 am, and 3k15 pm.
Returning. boats will stop i Eyan-
dOtte at q and 9 pm 1ms
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Lucky Escape
for Trenton Man

Sunday morning, while driving a car
near his home at 2512 Vreeland road,
Trenton, 3-yearOld Russell Utz was
hit by a freight train On the Detroit.
Toledo & Shore Line railroad crossing.
While the automobile was carried a
distance of 500 feet by the train, Utz
luckily escaped with a broken leg.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Presbyterian
Outing Tomorrow

The annual excursion of the Presby.
terrain church. always one Of the larg-
est of the season, will be held tOmor-
row, to BOb-Lo island park. Steamers
will leave Bishop park dock at 10:15
a m. and 2:15 pm. A large program Of
events has been scheduled for the oc-
|casiOn.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10
Now It's Corporal
Harry Lerew

Harry Lerew, OF Wyandotte. station
ed with the 3S3rd Engineers at Camp
Claiborne, La, has been promoted to
the rank of corporal.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10

Within the continental United States
the railroads moved 100000 troops
between December I and March Is
This does not include thousands of
soldiers who went home on furloughs.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10

Jack Sieiof reports the theft of
two lights and some tools from his
car. while parked in the rear OF the
CITY hall. last Saturday.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-07-10

, II - go g ysae iaseaA
= War DeaAs ~ 49, -
- - planes 81 1na1nI
) hat win insuro aseoat C -
/. ief A. his Axis paetnoes. 4
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-07-23
Military Transport Planes
For Troop Movements

(Which would you rather try to
lick? One wild cat or a swarm Of
hornets?"
Naturally, chose, not too will
ingly even for a purely mental
combat, the wildcat.
$50 would the Germans!" My
lunch partner leaned across the frail
restaurant table and pounded it un-
til the tomato-juice cocktails leapt
into the air and frightened war
workers looked at us apprehensively.
"YOu could take a million men
across the English channel in
ten days in small planes that
could be built in six months.
They would be as thick as hor.
nets Those planes could be built
without the slightest strain on
our war effort"
That's just an example," my
friend went on, "of what we could
do with planes if we could get these
fossils to build them. Check my
figures with the Civil Bureau of
Aeronautics if you want to.
What I am really getting at is
this" my friend went on and then
stopped to absorb the agitated to-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-07-23
Says u. S. Tanks Are Best

We have been interested, along with other Ameri-
cans, in reports from the battlefront in Africa where
the American 28ton M-3 tanks were tested in actual
combat.
The General Grants" delivered a surprise punch"
to the enemy in the early days of the Lbyan fighting
butt subsequently, when the British suffered reverses
the reports as to the tanks not so favorable
AS layman, without actual information as to the
manufacture of tanks and without the technical intel
igence necessary to pass judgment upon them, we
must rely upon the testimony of those who know
Major General Levin H. Campbell, Jr. Chief of Ord
for the United States Army declares that our
tanks superior to anything the enemy has," He
says, TYPE for type, our tanks have heavier guns,
heavier armament and great speed"
Referring to the 88-mm. German gun, which was
credited with scoring outstanding success in the
African engagement, the General says that it is out
matched by several American field guns and that our
high velocity 75-mm. gun in the M-3 tanks 'far and
away outrange the best the Germans have" In addi-
tion it be fired while the tank is in notion giving
it another advantage over enemy tank guns.
The General took up machine-guns and asserted
that American guns will out-function any enemy guns
under the most adverse circumstances
This is encouraging information. The assertions
of General Campbell will be accepted by most Ameri-
cans. Naturally there will be minority, ready to
question the testimony of this ordnance expert and
eager to accept wildcat reports to what
any battlefield.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-07-23

were utterly dependent when they
quit work.
Working men and farmers are two
OF the most independent thinking
classes in America today. But
strangely enough, the same day that
l talked with Senator x in the over
stuffed chair in the senate anteroom
l ran into P. P is a great friend
OF the oppressed. He is also a great
friend of the laboring man, op-
pressed or otherwise.
After an exchange of greetings
said to him:
''HOw do you fellows expect
the farmer to be willing to let
farm prices be curtailed In any
way when wages aren't frozen?"
II don't" he said, but I have a
great idea. I have been working on
Phil Murray about it. It is simple.
Let all wage raises from now on
be paid in non-negotiable war-bonds.
That will stop imitation, for it will
keep the money out Of circulation. -
Well, as I say, I'm no economist
but after those two experiences
have begun to get ready to sign up
right now for so many bonds a
month,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-07-23
LITTLE SABOTAGE

No single, large-scale acts of
sabotage, or other serous depre-
dations, by organized fifth col
umnists, have occurred in the first
six months of the war, accord
ing to Attorney General Francis
Biddle. During this time, 1900 in
dividuals were convicted Of various
subversive and disloyal activities
and were sentenced to serve up to
twenty years. Most convictions
came from violations of the Selec-
tive Service Act, but there were
48 for espionage and nine for act
ing as agents for hostile foreign
powers.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-07-23
A Boon To Editors

Every now and then citizen comes to the editor
with article that he wants us to for the "good
of the community"
We are beset with these requests every day. Now,
strange to say, whether the proered article
not we appreciate the attitude of the contributor and
would have him repeat the dose whenever he thinks he
has something worth printing
The editor doesn't know it all. There
doubtedly many others who could do this work better
He realizes this, and yet being the editor he must
exercise his feeble judgment in these matters.
Contributors who cheerfully accept this judgment
are boon to editors, and are glad to report that
there are some of them in this county.