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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
Detroit, the StepchiId

RTHUR SARVIS resignation as state director of the
"A Office Of Price Administration is another example
Of how Detroit pays for Washington adherence to geo.
graphic boundaries.
made subordinate to the Cleveland regional office
Whether this influenced Sarvis decision TO quit the
Times doesn't know but the fact remains that once again.
Detroit and Michigan are snubbed by the washington
nfalbles and that must take orders from Cleveland
which city properly enough, can't be much concerned
In ordinary times the matter might not be so serious.
In time Of war, it is extremely serious.
4 RTHUR SARVIS won the respect Of the people of
a Michigan by the way he kept his organization free
from faint of political favortism In spite of Leon Hen
dersons grim reflection that nobody likes raoneer
the in which Sars handled tough job endeared
him TO the public.
service
Although apparently nothing can be done to retain
him. proper steps from Washington would correct
diton that keeps competent men from accepting respon-
sible federal posts here.
The geographic rule for delegation of authority has
not been confined to OPA.
The housing situation in this area-Detroit and Will
low Run-has approXimated a national scandal for pre-
clsely the same reason.
. ED tape and boondogglmg plus lost motion clearing
N orders through the Cleveland office of the FPHA
have been largely responsible Yet here with first
hand knowledge of local problems has the to force
remedial action.
stupldtyvof making other city the front office of
Detroit.
After a Of strikes and work stoppages forced
the issue last winter the local WB office granted
virtual autonomy and substantial Improvement in the sit
uation resulted.
Similarly the Federal Reserve Board saw fit to
appoint vice president to the Detroit branch import
ant financial decisions could be made here instead of
being referred to the Chicago district office
Not only has the practice of making Detroit and
Michigan minor parts of regional office proved unsound
in actual operaton it is injurious also to public morale
n ETROTTERS proudly and justifiably believe their
- city is key point of the nations effort. They
can't understand why in matters of important procedure
it is consistently snubbed by Washington.
Able Michigan hesitate to take important fed
era jobs because they feel they will only be playing office
boy for some remote regional office
It does that Washington bureaucrats
might realize Detroit is than a stepchild the
tional program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01

final success in Tunisia. The
Americans and British practi-
cally rule the air.
Americans are fighting in the
toughest terrain in the north,
unable 10 use arrnor because Of
the mountains. If we get Ma
teur, however. we might take
Bizerte directly. But the two
easier key entrances 10 both
Tunis and Bizerte lie at Pont du
Fans and Tebourba.
Once the British and French
crack these, the Germans should
be sunk. If they can press on
through these two points 10
Tunis, they will ease the task of
the right flank of the Eighth
British Army in the mountains
to the east and might even turn
northward and take Bizerte in
reverse before we can get there
the shorter, harder way.
The only current prediction on
the end of the war is being cir
Culated by the financial seer,
Roger BabSon. who thinks il will
last until after the elections in
1914.
Distributed by King Features synd, Inc.
Reproduction In whole or in part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
[ letters to the Editor

keep their names on the front
page.
Our war college knows what
is going on and we have done
very well in this war With what
we had TO start with. Victory
viii come much faster if these
guys who try so hard 10 have
their voices heard over the radio
put their So-callcd patriotic en-
ergieS in a war plant
And isn't II surprising how
many city people are taking 10
farming these days? BY that /
mean those who arc moving on
10 a farm no tools 10 work
with or even knowing how 10
plant anything except old tin
cans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
A Worthy Successor

MANAGING dictatorship of the Detroit War Chest
lVI passed yesterday from Percival Dodge to Robert H.
MacRae. The former, in token doubt of his sound
record has been called East to become director of the
New York committee of the National War Fund.
Detroit is fortunate in having wel-equipped
young MacRae to administer the War Chest, the
Detroit Community Fund and the Council of Social
Agencies.
His educational and practical background fit him
admirably for the arduous triple task he has undertaken
After graduation in 1929 from the University of Michigan
where he had specialized social work he became assist
ant secretary of the Chdrens Fund of Michigan For
six years in that post he familarized himself with the
complexities of actual social service under the brilliant
tutelage of William j. Norton He next went to- the
Council of Social Agencies.
Measure of his fitness for his big job is indicated
by the fact that he the unanimous choice without
opposition, of all Derots social agencies His instructive
sympathy for human misfortune is balanced by
solid Scotch practically He should be in every way
worthy successor to the veteran Dodge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
knowledge Test
By DIR. SABINA ii. CONNOLLY

Who are three men in a bull
fight?
district Of Columbia -(a) On
what river is it? (b) How large
is il? (c) What two states gave
up land for it?
What is her last name ?-(a)
Emily Jane --, English
novelist; tb) Harriet BeeCher
, American writer; Co
Pearl SydenstFickeF --,
American author
What is his profession la
Richard Byrd; Cb) Ole Bull; Co
Francis Marion Crawford
DO you know Ia What kind
of an orange comes from Tan
gier, North Africa? (h) What
kind of a celebration is called
a jubilee? (c) What kind Of
fish were originally caught in
Sardinia
What word means-(a) the
mouth of volcano? (b) the
rubber disk in ice hockey? lc)
the manufacture and use OF
fireworks?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
Quick Que stions

within 50 feet. what is the
height of the Washington Mon
ument?
2-What is the name Of the gar
ment cowboys wear over their
trousers for protection?
3-The poem John Browns Body
was written by what recently
deceased writer?
What is the highest medal
award our country gives 20 men
in the armed forces for bravery
in action?
5-What city Is popularity called
Hub of the Universe?
weapon did David use 10
Stay Goliath ?
Tn what sport do "matmen'
perform?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
What War Bonds Buy

EVERY SHTPYARD in our
country is setting amazing rec
ordS in the construction of a
merchant marine so essential 10
the transport of supplies and
men 10 the seven seas. The over
all cost of these hundreds Of
ships now building runs into
millions of dollars.
Many of them are called Vic
tory" ships and you are con-
tributing 10 this victory by your
purchase Of War Bonds al
least 10 per cent Of your income.
every payday. Well need these
ships after the war, too, when
Peace comes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
A Splendid Dream

ONEof favorite journalistic he scholarly but vital
~ w. K. Kelsey confessed the other day in his Detroit
News column that he has long dreamed of IAN eventual
municipal conservatory with symphonic concerts and
operas"
That is splendid dream but why has Kelsey been
difdent about it SO long? Why hasn't he bayhooed
it and browbeaten his fellow Detroters into making
ultimate reality?
1t has lofty cultural possibilities It might be tied up
with partial municipal subsidy of the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra that organization revive after the
solid permanent basis And it might include, under
auspices Of the Detroit Institute Of Arts, definite
plan for the practical encouragement of artists native to
Michigan
Ideas of this nature don't belong in dreams. They
belong egitimatey to the program of postwar planning
for Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
Deal to Strip
Hull of Trade
Powers Fails
COP and Dems Fall Out
Over Congress Veto
BY PAUL MALL0N

WASHINGTON, April 30-The
W administration had an in
side deal all set with the Repub-
leans to modify the Hull
reciprocal trade powers in re-
ncwing them.
Within the House ways and
means committee the Democrats
and Republicans got together on
an amendment whereby Con-
EreSS would be allowed 10 eXer-
CIsc veto power over Mr..
HullS tariff rates within 80 or
90 days after the state secre-
tary makes them
The bill renewing these pow
crS was TO 60 through whooping
without anything more than
normal Democratic Republican
arguments. But some one q
reneged. No doubt il was Mr..
Hull.
THERE is reason TO believe
the Democratic leaders in
the Senate and House made a
canvass indicating that they
had a chance TO put across their
old program giving Congress any
more say in the matter of tar
IFS than it now has.
The Democratic leaders were
sure of the Senate, less certain
of the House, but Judged their
chances worth a try. Thereafter
Mr.. Hull insisted more loudly
than before that his powers be
unreStrained and unimpaired.
AS a result, the Democrats
and Republicans in the commit
tee resumed Straight-out party
warfare. After an executive
session the Republicans came
out and announced they would
propose several amendments,
not only giving Congress Co.
! day Veto power, but other holds
on the administration recipro-
cal trade policy The battle
from now on will be loud and
furious.
INVASION weather has opened
L in Europe. From mid-April
10 mid-October, the season is
favorable TO military operations
along the great front from Nor
way southwark.
This is an oninous falthough
not widely noted fact in view
of the repeated public state
mentS by MeSsrs. Roosevelt and
Churchill that Europe would be
invaded, not on one but on sew
eral fronts this year.
The particular spots for at
tack. as well as the time, are
naturally secret, but, in general,
the prospects are too obvious
TO be secrets. Invasion Of Nor
way would break the Nazi hold
on Scandinavia. free the pres
sure on Sweden, and limit Nazi
supplies of fish and iron ore.
Invasion OF Denmark could
hardly be attempted until Nor
way was cleared. But Holland
and Belgium offer shortest di-
rect routes to the heart of Ger
many.
The NaziS have greatly inn
proved the roads and concen-
trated reserves for shifting
greater defensive powers TO any
point of invasion in those coun-
tries, and down the channel
coast of France. Yet we can
get air supremacy over invasion
points there, and direct invasion
is possible.
Invasion in the south also has
been promised by the authori-
ties The final acquisition of
Tunisia will. of course, give us
the nearest air bases for in
vaSion of Sicily and Italy. But
it is apparent, earlier or stimuli
taneous invasions could be at
tempted east of Italy, through
Sardinia, against the southern
coast Of Fran cor from
Tripoli and Bengasi bases into
Greece and the Adriatic.
4 LIED dominance of the air
"A is what has made all OBJ
servers so confident of swift
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
TO THE EDITOR:

I WISH to take this opportunity
L TO thank you and those who
made it possible for the full
page adj page 1O) in The De-
troit Times, dated Friday,
April 9.
You can be sure that I read
this al with real interest and
trust it viii do much 10 encour-
age people 10 attend church.
l trust your paper will con-
tinue its moral support to
churches which IN turn Will
assist ministers and laymen TO
further its program.
MAJ. T.. r.. HALL.
The Salvation Army,
Jackson. Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
TO THE EDITOR:

TO TIE EDITOR'
WE ARE spending too much
w money sending politicians
on inspection trips by plane all
over the world. What do they
accomplish? Nothing Using up
precious planes and riSking the
nccks Of pilots lust 50 they can
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
BAERING DOWN OF. TIE NEWS:
CNshing iva ReUenge
DIV ARTHUR "BTGSo BAER

I'm quoting my favorie author l repeat that
refngeratng problems would be solved butter and eggs
would stay sweet long revenge
When wrote that at the start Of the the appeasers
jumped on me like was the last trolley home blizzard
Now they realize that don't need logic if you get
mad and that hatred is ammunition that gets wet
Pearl Harbor stab in the back. But wasn't
enough We had to be stabbed again by the Jps before
believed il.
Our bond drive put by national anger. Don't
the back Of the again.
Distributed - International EsFi se-ro.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-01
II. 4. BRADFORD.

considering the great impor-
lance to the public liberty OF the
freedom of tho press, and the
difficulty Of submitting IT 10
very precise rules, the laws have
thought IT less misChicVouS TO
give great scope to its freedom
than 10 the restraint of it. -
Thomas JCnerSon.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16

the fireworks with his pre-emp-
tive bid When West made his
optimistic jump bid of four no
trump, which was not a conven-
tional bid, East was more or less
justified in going TO six no
trump West had no play for
the hand He had five heart
tricks. two diamonds and two
clubs. and the ace of spades
10 tricks. Where could he find
the other two?
After winning the first trick
with the queen Of diamonds,
West did some counting and de-
clded that if South held single
ton king or queen OF spades, or
even the king-ten or queen-ten,
West could make the hand pro-
Vidcd he could induce North TO
make a little mistake. He there
fore led the jack OF spades and
North covered with the king OF
course West played dummy S
ace and the singleton queen
dropped Now West gave North
the ten OF spades and the bal
ance OF the tricks were his.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
LITERARY ExPEkDABLES

A soldier wonts books ond needs them, wherever
he noy be The Army knows this, and will distribute,
through Is Ibrory service 20 million books TO over
secs troops during the coming year.
These books are "expendobIe." They ore pocket
SIZE, poper bound, ond inexpensWey printed by the
Council on books in Worne, non-prott orgonzo-
-t4on-They con 90 wherever O soldier goes. And #
some Of the books ore lost or destroyed the finoncioI
loss IS not greet.
We have O poper shoroge it is true But even
So s hord TO think Of q more reasonable expendi-
tJre OF the existing supply. a soldiers need for the
wisdom ond entertainment thot books otford be-
comes ereoer os he moves 10 stronge Ionds ond op-
brooches me fighting front
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
TRADE WITH RUSSIA

The MoscoW. agreements the COnnuly ResoIu-
ton and Pren7er Stolns speech on the October Rev
oluton ornversory hove oil served 10 diminish the
teor Of "whot RUSSO going 10 do" thot hos per-
turbed good n1c0p An0ercons And q further couse
10 breotne easy IS found in O speech made on the
occosor OF the onnuersory by Ernest {. Ropes Rus
sion spec. .onst In the Department OF Commerce.
Mr. Ropes mode plausible ond encouraging
predlcton OF jncreosed trode between the United
Stotes and the Soviet Union otter hostIites ceose-
or perhops even before The prospects Of such trode
ougur good relations For it should be borne in mind
that, while Russo's mDtory successes will commond
respect and difference OF the peoce tobIe Russo will
also need our help in the eory days of Peoce, ond
will doubtless Try TO ovoid any differences serious
enough TO mperll thot help
Much Of Russios best land, much Of her indus
try ond mony Of her nportont cities hove been deV-
ostoted Property in uncounted millions Of dolIors has
been destroyed Much must be replaced os quickly
os possible before normal and orderly life can re-
sumo
M Ropes mentions such items os n7ochine tools
equipment for oil wells and refineres electrical m
stollotions ond manufacturing plants OF oil kinds
He also puts forth the possibility thot Russia might
modify Iong-stonding policy ond begin importing
consumers. os we'll as producers goods-such things
os American automobiles retugeroors ond Vucuum
cleaners.
Russia will naturally trode with other countries,
too, and thot trode will be welcomed and cultivated
But it IS known foct that the United Stotes stands
in highest fovor with the Soviets among the notions
that have helped them toward industrial rOdernizu-
ton Russion industry S modelled on An1ercon lines.
Amercon noineers, chemists ond other experts have
made friends with the Russions ond have won their
respect.
All this is n7portont in O nation where the gov
eminent runs business os we'll os foreign offors It
tends to clear the atmosphere Of feor Of the Red
menace"
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
BY PETER EDSON

nv II r. In EDOoN
Through the Presidents food
essage to Congress, and
through various statements
in appearance before Congress,
the 1914 program of War Food
Administrator Marvin Jones is
beginning TO appear Judge
himself has made public no COM
plete report on the plans he has
been making since his appoint
ment last June, but unofficially
and in broad outline his policy
may be said TO shape up some
what like this:
First - establish definitely,
and then let the farmers know
we'll in advance of their plant
ing seasons, just what both the
floor prices and the ceiling
prices Will be on all the agri-
cultural products needed in the
war effort.
Second-let them know what
quantities Of each OF the farm
products Will be needed.
Third - then see that the
farmers will have enough fer
tllizer, farm machinery and
labor to handle those crops.
Judge Jones, as an eX-con-
gresham himself, is considered
one Of the best operators the De-
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16

Home Secretoy Herbert Morrison soys thot Eng
lond viii not forget how Ere renooned neutral in this
wor Neither, il con sofey be predicted will the Unit
ed Stotes
The Irish have had no better friends, in their
historic struggle for freedom, thon Americans. But
We Ike Enqtond wit find It hord 10 forget how the
Free Stote stood osde neutroI indifferent to this,
one Of the r9s dromotc ond fotetu struggles ia the
history Of n7onknd" Irs1nen hove -doae their port
IreIond hos not
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
. BARBS .

Wealth is a burden" says a
Chicago millionaire. Lack of ii
comes under the same head.
Some folks get up and walk
out in the middle of a movie.
Perhaps they walk in their
sleep.
Hitler says he Is retreatinE as
planned As planned by the
Russians, English and Ameri-
cans.
Some little kids wonder why
we call it heaven when the big
fire is somewhere else.
Six thousand rctreating Ger
mans were killed by the Rus
SLAMS III one day. All down
heels aren't on shoes.
Autumn is the time OF year
when father finally gets around
10 fixing that hole in the screen
door.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
FLASHES
OF
LIFE Q
MEAT BEFORE JUSTICE

NEW YORK - Their faces
betraying worried looks, two
housewives hustled into Queens
County Court TO ask that their
butcher be excused from jury
duty. He's busy and import
ant man in the neighborhood, ;"
they explained.
The Judge noted that the jury
summons was not returnable
until next week That was worse,
exclaimed the women. next week
was Thanksgiving week.
The Judge smiled, said the
man would have to appear, then
added Well have him back in
his store in plenty of time to
sell Thanksgiving turkeys"
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
WOMAN Cd AT WORK

LOS ANGELES - General
Manager John G Lee of the
War Production Council said a
house-to-houSe canvass Of 1.5OO
homes was made for aircraft
workers and $50 women prom
ised 10 work.
Half Of them actually report
ed at plants and four accepted
jobs.
Then three quit.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
o IN HOLLYWOOD

can run around the stage with -
Betty Hutton, Jimmy said, takes
action songs You gotta give her
something She can scream out
something she can 90 crazy
with Martha Raye is the same
type.
VETERANS
We're song tallors, they say.
We build a song to fit the sing
or or the orchestra
Adamson and MCHugh are
both veteran song writer's. Har-
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16

old has been writing for l3
years, ever since he gave up act
ing with the University Players
Guild. McHugh has 20 years of
hits behind him, including some
of the greatest like Il Can't Give
You Anything But Love, Baby y
They have no formula for
song writing Sometimes the
words come first. sometimes the
music. They throw away so
songs, they say, for every one
they like.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16

Today. because Of the surren-
der of the Italian fleet. Japan
can expect no naval air from
Germany Today Japan stands
alone Rep. Carl Vinson OF
Georgia.
Then. with "Percys' nose
pointing back at the beautiful
blue sky. | thought aloud
Lord, I'll take over now and
added Thanks, Lord. ."-Yank
Thunderoolt pilot 2nd Lieut..
Robert II. Knapp. after record
$40 m ph. power dive over En-
den, Germany.
The figures on the Third War
Loan drive are good, but its an
absolute failure for one who has
not bought extra war bonds
This war loan is as personal 10
US az home as Nazi or Jap bull
let is 20 our son and our neigh
Dor son There is no excuse for
not buying bonds.-U. S. Treas
ury Department.
They (U. s. servicemen) are
fi0bYi,,u 20 NItn THE uror or, tbe
presumption that the people OF
the United Nations will be in
telligent enough TO use their
combined strength to preserve
the peace for which millions are
dying Robert T. Merrill, V. F,
w. commander in chief.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
X-RAY EYES

SAN DIEGO, Calf. - Wom-
en- customs inspectors have been
assigned to duty at the Interna-
tional Border because of a mark
ed increase in the number Of
women crossing the line.
The women inspectors" one
customs man explained, "can
tell whether a bulge on wom-
ans figure is sign of over eat
ing or bottle of perfume wrap
ped in a pair Of silk things
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
A TEASER

DES MONIES -- The program
70. the First Industrial Safety
Conference scheduled to meet
here soon SAYS under the title
Dinner Menu:
Due TO Hitler, TOTO and Lit
lie Benito. whose combined ac-
tivities necessitated WPB-OPA
SWPC 49, OEM -- etc, circum-
stances beyond our ont q |
make it impossible TO set out
and guarantee exact menu. But
there Will be eats -"
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
Is THIS THE ARMY

MARIETTA, Ga. - Raveille
al the Marietta Army Air Field
isn't the student bugle of the
past but the rousing, rollicklng
airs of mountain melodizers.
Major Philip j NJ. Doyle,
squadron commander, is de-
J GIFTED with the results o Ser
geant Marvin Walls Eaybreak-
Rousers playing the violin, gui-
tar and mandolin 10 rout enlist
ed men from bed.
The daily monitor leader., 1943-11-16
LITTLE BY LITTLE

LOS ANGELEG - Twelve
dollars weekly alimony isn't
uo h, says Mrs. Margaret
Groesbeck, but when it goes un-
paid for 26 years, we'll
She charges in suit that her
former husband. Dan Groes-
beck, since 1917 has become
more than $4,000 in arrears
and she wants the money.