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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
1900 in 9 Detroit
Breweries Get
5to71Ct. Raise

Retroactive pay increases oi
five 10 seven and one-half cents
an hour 10 1.6OO employees Of nine
Detroit brewerieS were announced
by tf1C RWtf5, Today.
The award. which the board
said was granted under the
Little steel Formula, gives
brew house. bottling and delivery
employees five cents retroactive 10
Nov ]. Where two and onc-haif
cents additional vas ordered n
will be retroactive to April !.
In addition The brcwerles
Pfeiffcr Gocbcl Schmidt. Suoh,
Koppitz-MelchcrS. Frankenmuth,
Detroit, TIvoli and Ekhardt g.
Becker. were directed 10 give
two-wcek vacations 10 workers
Of two or more years
The WLB said the increases
should mol affect retail prices
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Sgt. Ross toGet
Medal Sunday
sn,c,nl % rnl ntIRolr IND.

NEW YORK. June ~ In an
historic Fourth Of July ceremony.
with all the world listening in.
SGT Barney Ross of the marines.
the boxing champion who became
a hero OF GuadalcanaL viii be-
-TwTTrTCd MS -ncT0 modal the
Silver Star next Sunday
ON the New York Journal
American program gong coast to
coast over the Blue networks. and
by short wave overseas Sgt Ross
viii be honored for a specific fea,
killing - Japs one terrible
night. while guarding three
wounded comrades
This unprecedented program
originates over WIZ next Sunday
from 1890 10 p. m. EWT.
With pieces of Shrapnol Ntil in
hi> leg Barney Is due 10 undergo
an operation A. nc L. :. Naval
Hospital al s. Adams, l. /, ON
July 10
Meanwhile. he is conNaleSclnZ
-FFefff n7fiarta Ut hrs utd training
spot GrosSingerS. \. Y. with his
bride OF almost year Mrs
flf LLt- Ross
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Laurel Sinks Deeper
Into Marital MOraSS

for the FIRST umc Then Iilcara
the bINom Russian singer whose
picture was so often IN the papers
Thai marriage broke up in 1893
and Laurel married Virginia Ruth
again. n Mexico
ON thinking ~ over b p s.
t'-r-r-t-ri Sr1r-rr dIyuICL- from
IlIcana Was final ~ The time OF
the Mexican wedding, SO they did
~ AN over again AZ Las Vegas
Jan - 1911
II lasted about five months that
time, Virginia Ruth said, before
ul- cruel and Inhuman manner
caused her extreme mental and
physical PAIN and anguish
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Don't Destroy Brown
Waste Paper, Urges WPB

The WPB urges citizens in this
area 10 save all used brown paper,
brown boxes, bags. heavy wrap
ping paper and waste paper. in
order 10 relieve a~critical waste
paper shortage. 4 All forms tot
brown waste paper are neededAnr
conversion INTO blasting kegs, air.
plane parts. victory containers
and other essential military
equipment Flatten out boxes.
stack loose brown paper into bum
dies. To sell 10 a dealer. or 10
give your accumulation TO chsrl-
table or other organizations, call
collector at Randolph 1882.
Approved BY War Production
Board, Paid For BY Industry
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Immune
Man Who Owns Street
Parks as He PIeases

SAN FRANCISCO. June %
ms Asked by Municipal Judge
Herbert Kaufman 10 explain why
ms car was found parked on a
prohibited for parking street,
r. ". VosS had a good enough
explanation today
- own the street, he calmly
informed the court
HaSty consultation with city OF
flcialS revealed that Voss actu-
ally did own the street a 2OO-foot
tLelCh-And- thathe- had tried ito
give IL 10 tho city but the city
had refused IL
Judge Kaufman cancelled the
parking ticket.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30

HOLLYWOOD. June % up
Comedian Stan Laurel lean and
lachrynose member Of the Laurel
and Hardy film team was sued
for separate maintenance today
b( vic No 3 /. and l
Mrs Virginia Ruth Laurel ~
nuAp ih4lF- 4 f4ff}}ei ft-a- trtrt-
OF The Screen Saddcst iunnymcn
said S76l q month would take
care of her expense.
she left tbe -Acar-old actor
Nav 81. 1871 She said, after
confusing ScrIc, Of marriage
First Laurel was married 10
Mae Laurel Then he married
Los Laurel Enter Virginia Ruin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Boy Killer Gets IA Years

NEWBURYPORT. Mass June
% OUP)-T hirtecn- yrar-Old
Edward Dow was sentenced today
70 II 10 20 years M state prison
-fft,t-tt1t- drnr1Er-zttaTIns5 -
LYDIA Cook, Y, for whom ne
worked occasionally A. a cnorc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
5FdCeCuster
Riot-Bredk Trial

FORT CUSTER juno % CUP)
Col Ralph Willamuth com
mandcr Of the Fort Custer mill
tary post, announced today thar
FIVE Negro youths who attempted
t0 obtain guns ammunition and
TRUCKS win which 10 20 10 the
assistance OF their families during
the Detroit riots VIII face gem
eral COurt-maytlai
Wlltamuth SAID evidence is be-
ing prepared for lodging Of
charges against tho soldiers held
in the post ,tockadc pending trial
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
SOIOIllOnS Vet
Modest of VaIOI'

the bayonet. They were plenty
scared. yelling and screaming.
Then I bayOneted another"
YakSich said he was 50 angry
when one Of the JapS grabbed for
his rifle that he spit IN his face
and knocked him down with his
fist. He then ran hack 10 his own
lines for help before more laps
arrived.
When he returned with other
marines. YakSich shot the other
three JapS with machine gun
he said.
"My comrades thought ! was
killed when they heard the JapS
scream. But I'm still very much
alive and going back, | hope, Ia
get more"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Invasion Battle Starts
Saturday. Axis Says

LONDON. June % CUP) The
Axis reported today that an I'M
mensc Allied fleet has gathered
along North Africa 10 strike at
Europe but claimed counterat-
tackS had been launched in an Ell
fort 10 stall off invasion
AXIS reports Speculated inva-
sion would come next Saturday.
the dav before American Indie
pcndencc Day.
4 Berlin cOmmunique said 4
cruiser of the British FroblSher
class possibly the 9S60-ton YES
sci by that name since there is
no such British class had been
sunk by U-boat from a
strongly protected" convoy in
the Western Mediterranean
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Detroiter Joins Ohio Firm

Nlncnnl IL EnLHH-4++4-4 H.
trot rcgional director Of the
fvc-Statc Great Lakes region Of
the bureau OF labor statistics. has
resigned 10 become director Of
research for Diehold Inc Of
Canton O.. according 10 a j.
RooS president Of the company
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30

Cpl. John T. YakSich, Detroit s
marine hero who single-handed
shenced a Jap machine gun and
killed its six crew members on
Guadalcanal. would rather face a
gang of Japs than be interviewed.
Cpl. Yaksich, who is home on a
30-day furlough visiting his fam
lily at 17l75 Orleans, never has
had much TO say.
lie has always been known as
he quiet boy Of the neighbour
hood and today ne lived up 10
that reputation as he told how ne
won the Navy Cross.
SHUNS PUBLICITY
81 don't want any publicity "a
build myself up as big hero
or One-man blitZ," Cpl. Yak
sch said.
Don't say very much
want II that way
YakSich'S family has waited 10
hear his story ever since January
3. when their son wiped out the
JapS SiN-man crew without re-
Ccivlng a scratch,
While his family gathered
round. John told his story quietly
and modeStly:
zone night on Guadalcnnal
\ we were advancing along
\knoIl when We ran into SiN Jap
machine guns. II was late. So
We dug i'm for the night.
THE Japs were in a wooded
spot where their guns COM
manded clearing through
which the marines had 10 pass.
II had an idea could do
some good, 80 just before the
sun came mp went out alone.
Creeping and crawling, with
my rifle and two grenades, l
moved out. You can imagine
how felt when suddenly
looked up INTO the face Of a Jap
about 10 feet from me"
The Jap was sitting i'm a dug
out off TO one side OF his machine
gun Five others were nearby
II shot the first Jap in the
head. Then the racket started.
Their machine gun opened up
on me. was flat on my face
then
II Crept closer, showed nv
rifle into the dHgot and
pumped five shots in. Their ma
chine gun never fired again. Ny
rifle was now empty 80 !
reached for my grenades. l had
only one. I apparently lost the
other on the way. ! tossed the
grenade and then charged in on
them.
II got the second Jap with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Oscar HomoIka a Citizen

HOLLYWOOD. juno % INSD
Oscar Homolka, Nicnna-born
film actor. took the oath of Amcri-
can citizenship yesterday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
CLAIM TOLL OF S7S

German news agency dispatches
SAID the Allies had lost 37S planes
tins month in the Mediterranean
area. But on the losing side the
Germans admitted heavy Soviet
attacks a several points on the
long Russian front.
iSpatch from Berlin to
Stockholm uIed4ctnd- AlHp--tffAHi-
lngS by U-bOatS would be- the low
est Of the war. The Stockholm
reports quoted the Berlin Ma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Big Guns Duel Across Dover

LONDON. June % GNS)-
German and British shore guns
waged n protracted duel across
the Strait Of Dover late last
night and early today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
L. :. SHIPS MASSING

Several American mon-of-war
entered Gibraltar last night, The
NaZi Paris radio said
AXIS hroadcaStS continued 10
Ger or upon Sicily as The mos,
likely objective of an Allied land
ing and the Daily Sketch said
MusSolini had begun printing an
ordl OF the day for release
when Italy Sicily or Sardinia D.,
invaded calling on ms country
men 10 resist TO the end
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30

tional Zeitung as reporting The Al
lies had found a conferences
ure' to The marauding subs.
Yesterday the NaIi-controllcd
scandinavian telegraph bureau re-
ported that American battleShipS
had entered the Mediterranean 20
reinforce British naval SquadronS
waiting 10 escort landing craft 10
the shores Of southern Europe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30

ADvERTisEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30

Ask FOR your copy Of me
Homasote booklet, which
shows interesting models
OF pre-assembIed homes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30

II shot the first Jap in the
head. Then the racket started.
Their machine gun opened up
on me. ! was flat on my face
Evening star., 1943-05-28

Of Maryland, all Democrats, indi-
Gated they would oppose the amend
ment. On the other hand, propon-
ents picked up the public support of
Senators Maloney. Democrat, of
Connecticut; Hawkes., Republican,
of New Jersey, and Moore, Republi-
can, of Oklahoma.
While Secretary of State Hull and
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee have insisted
that adoption of the amendment,
which was offered by Senator Dana
her, Republican, of Connecticut,
would scuttle the trade agreements
program. many Senators are in
cllned to look on the whole contro-
versy as teapot tempest.
Final Vote Next Week.
Senator Tydings, for instance,
said he believed the amendment is
akin to Saying you'll give up
smoking six months after the war"
Senator Aiken, Republican, Of
Vermont, proponent of the amend
ment, said he remained unconvinced
that any change in the act will dis
turb American relations with other
United Nations.
Our Allies won't worry about that
so long as we keep filling their bas-
kets," he declared.
Senator George said he hoped for
a speedy vote, though there appears
little chance of final decision be-
fore next week.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Mississippi Recedes
After Record Crest
AT Cape Girardeau
Some Flood Area Forms
Won't Be TiIlubIe
Within d Month
By the Associated Press.

The Mississippi River and some
of its flooded tributaries were reced-
ing at several critical points today
while thousands of farmers in mum
dated areas hoped to be able to start
belated crop production soon.
Army Engineers estimated how
ever. some of the land would not be
tillable for another month.
Even as it receded from flood
devastated areas. the Mississippi
reached record crest at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, of 424 feet, topping
the 1874 mark Of 4219. Dikes to the
south were expected to be able to
hold the torrent.
The Illinois and Arkansas Rivers
also were dropping and Col. L. B.
Feagin of the United States Army
Engineers at st. Louis said he did
not expect the Mississippi to get out
of hand below Cairo ILL.,
The Ohio River. in past years an
equally dangerous partner in flood
destruction, was below bankfull
However, Col. Feagin warned that
while the Mississippi was receding
above Cape Girardeau the danger
there was not over. The remaining
levees, he said were saturated and a
sudden washout could put thousands
of additional acres under water.
The crest of the Arkansas was
moving on from Little Rock to Pine
Bluff after inundating so blocks of
the former city. Below Pine Bluff
the stream is fanked by huge levees
that the Army engineers believed
would be able to hold it.
Meanwhile, the water-rationed
residents of Fort Smith expected a
plentiful water supply by Monday
The 125th Engineers Battalion last
night completed emergency connec-
tions with the citys regular water
source. The connections were the
second constructed in two weeks.
Previously laid emergency lines
were broken as the food continued
tn rise
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Cases Dropped as
Inductees Prove
Good Soldiers

A wartime innovation-a military
flle-is now in effect in Municipal
Court to aid both servicemen and
court officials.
The military file is administered
by Judge Nathan Margold, who
Classics the cases of defendants
called to the armed forces before
their cases come to trial.
Under the new plan, when a man
goes into the service, his case is
catalogued and continued for six
months, At the end of that time,
If the report from military officials
indicates that the individual has
adapted himself we'll to military life,
the charge against the defendant is
dropped. Only misdemeanor cases
are handled in Municipal Court.
Judge Margold pointed out that
the new plan also aids court officials
by preventing a backlog of too many
cases.
1T isn't fair to a man when he
comes back from fighting a war for
his country to have a misdemeanor
charge facing him." Judge Margold
stated.
The judge SAD that another hard
ship that would face returning serv-
icemen would be the task of locating
their witnesses.
Thirty cases against servicemen
have been dismissed since the plan
went into effect.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Administration Gains
Aid in Fight 10 Block
Trade Pact Veto Plan
Close Vote Expected in
First Senate Test on
House-Approved Bill
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
The administration appeared
today to be picking up votes in
its fight to prevent any amend
ment of House-approved legisla-
tion renewing the reciprocal
trade agreements authority for
two more years.
After preliminary oratory, the
first test of strength is expected to
come on a Finance Committee
approved amendment permitting
Congress to end any trade agree
mentor all of them, for that mat
ter-siX months after the close of
the war by passage of a joint reso-
luton.
Close Vote Expected.
The proposal seems headed to-
ward the closest sort of vote, largely
on party lines AS the situation
stands, 80 Senators-1O fewer than
a majority-are publicly committed
to support it and 81 to oppose it.
Twenty still remain uncommitted.
The administration gained four
recruits today when Senators Pep
per of Florida. Mcclellan of Arkan-
sas, Hayden of Arizona and Tydings
Evening star., 1943-05-28
$1,000 Soldiers Fighting
Mississippi Valley Floods

By the Associated Press.
More than $1,000 soldiers were di-
verted from combat training to
fighting floods in the Mississippi
Valley, the War Department an
nounced yesterday.
They worked in cooperation with
the Coast Guard, Weather Bureau,
Red Cros- and other relief agencies
in seven flooded States.
More than $1,000 persons we're
evacuated from food areas "pri-
marily by troops" and additional
thousands were rescued by other Or
carnations, the department said
The number of deaths and extent
of damage to vital war installations
Evening star., 1943-05-28

would have reached more tragic
proportions but for the availability
OF equipment and trained military
personnel the department said
Amphibious jeeps. Army trucks,
assault boats, landing barges and
motorized pontons, the department
said, were used in evacuation and
in repairing of levees.
Housing also was provided some
flood refugees and more than 1000
we're quartered at Camp Gruber in
Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
British Carrier Has Left
Gibraltar, Nazis Report
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 2S.-The Berlin
radio reported today that the % 3,00O-
ton British aircraft carrier For
midable and four destroyers have
left Gibraltar for the Mediterranean.
The broadcast, recorded by Reu-
tiers, was without confirmation and
was along the lines of reports issued
In the past apparently in an effort
to elicit information.
Several troop-laGen transports
and some 20 merchant ships were
reported anchored in the Gibraltar
roadstead.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Colored Pastor Sues
Railroads for $4,000
BY the Associated Press.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. May 2s.-
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
and the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railroad companies were named de-
PENDANTS in a $4,000 damage action
filed in Federal Court yesterday by
the Rev. J. o. Clark of Jefferson
vile, Ind, colored minister, who
charged he became Ill because he
was denied flrst-class accommoda-
tions during LOUISVILLE Oklahoma
City trip.
Mr.. Clark said he bought a first
class round-trip ticket in Louisville
Evening star., 1943-05-28

but was denied access to the dining
car en- route to Oklahoma City. He
said that he was under physicians
orders to eat every four or five hours
and that he had to have medical at
tentlon because he could not enter
dining car.
The minister charged further that
on the return trip he was forced to
leave a Pullman for a day coach.
He sought $4,000 from each
defendant.
Evening star., 1943-05-28

Minnesota, was called to report for
temporary additional duty at Fort
Schuyler here today.
The Navy Public Relations ONCE
said he would enter the indoctrina-
ton school for preliminary train
ing.
Domestic help Is hard to find
but you may find it through .
want Ad" in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Joel, the Quiz Genius,
Prepares for a Trip
To Movie Colony

The little 7-year-old Quiz Kid
baby, who has captivated the radio
listening audience and amazed
the country with his knowledge Of
mathematics, will 60 to Hollywood
within the next few weeks to make
a picture for producer Jack Skirball.
The Probate Court in Chicago au-
thorized the signing Of the contract,
with JoePs father as guardian, and
If the Los Angeles courts approve,
Joel will pack his suitcase almost
Immediately.
The contract provides that Joel
will earn a salary Of $4,000 a week
for three weeks and contains an
option clause by which Joel would
receive $4,000 weekly for a second
movie, $4,000 weekly for third and
5000 weekly for fourth.
The movie is about the radio pro-
gram, "Duffy's Tavern" According
to the story, Joel's role is mathe-
matical expert helping Duffy-Ed
Gardner-who has been made a tax
| assessor
With Joel will 60 his sister, Har-
riet. 9, his mother and his father
who Is a civil engineer.
What does Joel have to say about
the whole thing -?
Joel has seen only four movies in
his entire life. One was "Bambi'
and another was an Abbott and Cos
tello picture and he can't re-
member the other two, but he thinks
they were pretty good.
He hasn't been told about the
$4,000 a week :. but his father has
told him: IF you're a good boy out
there, you'll get a nickel a day."
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Baritone Thomas
BdndieS a Feu
Music Definitions
NEW YORK.

NEW Iofth.
There is no such thing as elias
sical" and popular" music, accord
Ing to Baritone John Charles
Thomas. heard Sundays over NBC at
2:30 pm. (EWT). Music, in Thomas
opinion, is good or it's bad and there
the classification must end.
Last week. for instance" Thomas
says, II was talking with friend of
mine who Is musical director for one
OF the major networks and he made
an amazing statement. He said that
statistics in his department, cleaned
from listeners requests for music,
showed that classical music Is now
more popular than popular music.
Then that would make classical
music popular and visa versa?" I
suggested, to which my friend agreed
in amusement. that we needed some
new descriptive adjectives for
music"
Baritone Thomas thinks the re-
markable thing is that the American
public has suddenly made good
music popular in this country. He
says that his sponsor receives more
letters asking for old ballads, folk
songs and arias than any other kind,
and that requests shouted out by
men in uniform at camp shows are
more often for good music than for
the so-called "hot variety.
Reason for this sudden rise In the
demand for good music are variously
these, according to the singer. The
war has caused us all to seek some
thing deeper than we've had before.
Good music gives us spiritual out
let. But before we can demand it,
we must know good music. Thus,
the large share of responsibility for
the listening public's musical taste
must fall to radio.
Many Of today's programs, Thomas
points out, have for some time
been doing q systematic job of
exposing the American public to
good music. Programs like this
are designed In the belief that John
@. should be given the benefit OF
the doubt.
There is nothing too good for the
American people. Once they taste
the best in anything, they will
have none of an inferior produce
Radio programs which are con-
stantly whetting the audiences ap-
petitites for good music, are rem
dering an inestimable educationa
service. If psychological perver-
sions like the zoot suit are on the
decline, radio programs which offel
music-lovers something better thar
"jive" are to be greatly credited
Good music and morale 60 hane
in hand.
II am particularly delighted thai
John @. is backing me up in my
pet argument: That there is M
such thing as classifying music a.
Classical and 'popular!" Thoma!
contends there are good and bat
compositions whether they be writ.
ten today or hundreds of year,
ago. And American lovers
are now calling for the best!
BE it Mozart or Jerome Kern
be it Beethoven or George Gersh
whit is popular because it /.
good!"
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Worldwide Public
For Lincoln Portrait

Because the spirit of America is
epitomized in Aaron Copland's "a
Lincoln Portrait" the musical COM
position commissioned by Andre
Kostelanetz and dedicated to him
by the composer, the overseas
branch of the Office of War Infor-
nation has just completed ar
rangements to send recordings of
the work to servicemen the world
over. The recording was made
at the air premiere of the work
in New York City with Andre
Kostelanetz conducting the orches-
ira. Carl Sandburg, the noted Lin
coin biographer, poet, author and
lecturer, acted as narrator. Pho
tographs were taken of the famous
pair both of whom are exponents
of American lore and music, and
this also will be distributed to the
outposts where American boys are
serving their country.