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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-28
AT BUND MEETING

Hopping asked him:
Did YOU take part In the
hund- convention in Chicago In
1885 ."
Yes, attended IT," Guen-
theF former eeiifSt with the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra,
answered. Hopping pressed him:
Did YOU make any speeches
before the Detroit unit?
Guenther answered two queS
tons al once:
Well at the convention 1
only had charge Of the music.
so far a. the speech il con-
cerned, I made one in the win
ter OF 1887 at Carpathia Hall
here in Detroit. IL was on
Americanism and was entitled
see America First ,''
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-28
Coal Priorities
Promised Homes
oWith Empty Bins

Coal rationing has been fore.
stalled through adoption OF a pro.
gram by local dealers 10 supply
houScholderS who have less thar
five days fuel with coal immedi.
ately on presentation of a "certifi'
cate of necessity" Capt. Don S
Leonard, state ODC director, de-
clared today.
"Under the agreement, per-
sons who have less than five
day supply of coal will receive
certificates on affidavit. subject
To investigation by an agency To
he established and will be inn
nediately furnished with fuel"
he said. after a meeting with
the dealers IN the Detroit coal
bureau office.
Al COUNTIES SHORT
"There Is n general shortage
In Al counties i'm the state"
Capt. Leonard declared THE
situation, however, il not criti-
cal and surveys have indicated
that very few persons are With
out coal.
AT present, there are $4,000
tons of hard fuels In the MaNHe-
County area. More than three
times this amount - needed
during the next 80 DAYS.
MORE COAL COMING
additional coal il on the way
here from the mines and the
program adopted by the dealers
should prevent any one from
being without coal until the
situation II corrected"
The local investigating bureau
will be established by n commit.
tee headed by Robert McRac
chairman Of the council al. social
agencies and John Balenger, vel
fare superintendent. Both indi-
Gated the possibility OF employ
ment OF OCD wardcns 10 make
investigations.
pRITE At 81 TEXrEI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-28
DIDN'T HATE HIM

"Of course ! sent It," stated
Mrs. Bundtzen. 81 certainly
didn't hate him. He was
friend and liked to do things
ItIyo shat -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-28

EDlcATED TO DETRoIT BOYS IN THE ARMED FORCES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-28

OU were among the first to
strike by air against Hitlcr's
Europe. Your Fortress raid
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
ANTI. INFLATION:
Hold the Line

President Roosevelt's hold the
Iine' anti-inf1ation order served
blunt notice on all special economic
groups that competition for higher
prices and wages must end, because
the resulting conflict would not only
result in imitation but breed dis
unity when unity is essential.
Banning, further wage increases
except to correct substandard liv-
ing conditions virtually freezing en-
ployees to their present jobs and ex-
tending price controls to all cost-of-
living commodities, the Presidents
order conferred a four-pronged at
tack, on imitation. The order pro-
vided; IA 4 4.as ~.
mo further wage increases be-
You'd the Little Steel formula of 10
per cent over rates on January /,
1912; 2-Immediate ceilings on all
commodities affecting the cost OF
living; 3-No hiring of new employ
ees by employers, except in accord
ance with War Manpower commits
sion regulations, to prevent employ
ment of workers at higher pay than
they received in previous jobs; f.
Sterilization of rates of common
carriers and public utilities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
FRANCE:
u. S.-Britain Agree

When British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden announced he had in
vited Secretary of State Cordell Hull
to visit London and said he was sat-
isfied there is complete agreement"
between Britain and the United
States on the future policy toward
France" he took a long step toward
settling the troublesome North Afri-
can political situation.
Seemingly on the point Of settle
ment, the problem had been intensi-
fed once more when the Fighting
French took umbrage at Allied Conn
mander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow-
er's request that Gen. Charles De-
Gaulle delay his projected visit to
Algiers for conferences with Gen.
Henri Giraud.
Military men had viewed the
Eisenhower request as a perfectly
logical action: With the battle for
Tunisia at its height, the time was
not right for political discussion,
since the entire time of the French,
British and American leaders in
North Africa was occupied in win
ming the campaign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

phenolic resin and also in the manu-
with the cheap labor Of other coun-
tries. '9 i'sf
The case of castor beans is an
example. Oil from these beans
serves a variety of important pur-
poses, as medicine as we all know,
but also as hydraulic liquid, lubri-
cant, demulsifier, tanner and pre-
server and insecticide. 100
In 1860, castor beans were grown
commercially in the Midwest. There
was pressing plant for the beans
in Kansas. But when we began i'm
porting castor beans from India
and Brazil, our own industry died
out. The location of India in the
war zone and the shortage of ship
ping to Brazil has led to a bean
shortage that has prompted the
movement for resuming castor bean
cultivation here.
Under the impetus of the depart
ment of agriculture, castor bean
seed production program has been
designed to build up stockpile OF
approximately three million pounds
of pure variety castor beans for
paintings. Texas, Oklahoma, Kan
sas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Indiana are the eight
states that will share in the pro-
gram.
In recent experiments, DR.. w. L.
Burlison of the agriculture depart
ment of the University of Illinois
discovered that certain types of cas-
tor beans would produce profitable
crops when grown in the right soil
and climate. A bean that yielded
ATS pounds per acre in one section
Of the state, yielded 1,748 pounds in
another section. It has been point
ed out that in this country beans
would have to be planted each year
and harvested before frost. In Bra
I'll, the plant is perennial, with
blossoms and mature beans growing
on the stalk at the same time.
Cascara and digitalis are found
in the forests and mountains of the
Northwest Pacific area. Over six
million pounds of cascara bark year.
ly are obtained in Washington and
Oregon. With a, value of 81 ,250, 600,
this crop is gathered from wild
growth and cultivated groves. Digi-
tails leaves are also picked from
native and planted patches in the
same states.
Sage, coriander and anise thrive
in the Northwest, but the large
amount of hand labor needed for
the care of these crops has proven
a discouraging factor. The work
of thinning and wedding these crops
conflicts with the same type of labor
in the sugar beet fields.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
.-Belladonna Is Medicinal

The, Belladonna, whose reddish
bell-shaped flowers and shining
black berries ornament the fields,
contains medicinal properties which
make cultivation of the plant both
useful and profitable.
DR.. Alex Laurie of Ohio State uni
versity points out that Belladonna is
one of number of plants whose
tops and roots yield alkaloids that
prevent gripping of irritant cathar-
tics, relax muscles and decrease
secretions. One of the alkaloids-
scopolamine-is among the most
satisfactory materials used in child
birth.
According to DR.. Laurie, BELLA
donna thrives in acid soils. All shade
must be eliminated if the quality
of the plant is to be retained. A
30-inch spacing between rows and IL
inches in the row required 1880
plants and produced as high as 1000
pounds of dry material per acre in
civilizations at the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment station. It was found
that high nitrogen and phosphorus
are necessary to secure higher
yields, but the alkaloid content was
not increased proportionately.
Harvesting and drying demand
knowledge Of plant growth and ade-
quate equipment, DR.. Laurie says.
Since usually three crops may be
secured per season, the plants
must not be cut down to the ground.
It is in the field of plastics that
chemurgy has made such great
strides in utilizing the product of
the farm in industry.
From cotton linters chemurgy has
produced cellulose acetate, a mold
ing and extrusion material in the
form of sheets, rods and tubes, and
also ethyl cellulose, an excellent
elastic plastic when used with other
agents.
From skim milk, casein is derived.
Buttons, synthetic wool, felt hats and
bonded plywood are all products OF
casein.
Dat hulls, nut shells and corncobs
have a ready use in plastics. When
the war created an acute shortage
Of formaldehyde, chemurgists OBJ
tanned furfuraldehyde from oat hulls
and corncobs. Furfural is used in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
MiIk,oeed Yields Fiber

-rs -
According to DR.. Boris Berkman,
milkweed produces two fibers. A
pioneer in milkweed development,
DR.. Berkman says one fiber is tubu-
lar with an air chamber. 1t is 58
per cent alpha cellulose, 20 per cent
lignin and is covered with vege-
table wax of high melting point.
This fiber is found in the pod.
Known as wildwood floss, the
fiber is buoyant, has high insula-
ton value and promises to be valu-
able for soundproofng material. DR..
Berkman predicts its use in life pre-
servers; life jackets; aviator suits
combining insulation value for high
atmosphere with buoyancy in case
of a landing in water; sleeping bags;
mattresses; pillows; and surgical
dressings.
The other fiber of the milkweed is
found in the outer layer of the stalk.
In different species of the plant, it
represents between 10 and 20 per
cent in weight of the entire stalk.
Known as Bast, this fiber has a
great tensile strength, and the high
alpha cellulose content of 81 per
cent. "a AQs.l
!. Dr.. Berkman says that studies
show that Bast fiber ranks second
to manila hemp in breaking and
tensile strength. Running about
three-fourths of an inch in length,
the fiber is soft, pliable and much
finer in texture. 1t has good posi-
bilities for use as textile.
Seventy-two per cent of the milk
weed found growing wild in Michi-
gan was on No. submarginal land.
Approximately IS per cent of milk
weed seed terminates. In expert
ments last year, milkweed pickers
earned from four to seven dollars "a
day, and they included women and
children. ,".>t ~~i-
The tall, somber cattail that
stands silently in the marshes today
may soon be the base for flourish
ing industry. Inaexperiments con-
Quoted under the direction of c. F..
Burgess, noted chemist, this lowly
plant was found to have high heat
insulating, sound absorption and wa
ter resistant properties.
According to Mr.. Burgess, the floss
of the cattail can be produced at a
: cost competitive with cotton. About
-140 man-hours Of labor are needed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
Revive Castor Planting

Loss of territory and reductions of
shipping have cut off importation of
many products formerly received
from other countries. The impor-
lance of these products to our econ
omy, and the possibility that we.
may be deprived of them for sub
stantial periods, has led to move
ment for the cultivation of these
products here at home.
AS result of these movements,
it has been learned that many of
these products were raised in this
country many years ago, but gradu-
ally were abandoned as domestic
growers found it hard to compete
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

surprise to army training ofilcers,
for intensive training in booby-trap
detection and destruction has been
part of the basic training program
for many months. However, the
army is making sure that every spe-
cific lesson learned in the front lines
is being hammered home in train
ing.
! Booby-traps by the thousand, and
in many different forms, are being
left behind by the retreatinga Ger
mans, and are being dropped from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

The government will have to re-
capture $35, 1000, 100000 in surplus
spending power if present price and
wage controls are to combat infia-
ton effectively, Chester c. Davis,
food administrator declared.
A banker as well as an agricul-
tural leader, Mr.. Davis recommend
ed higher federal taxes and sharply
increased investments in war bonds
to relieve the strain Of "too much
purchasing power" on a declining
supply of consumer goods, includ-
ing food and other living items.
"This is no 10 per cent war;" he
declared, referring apparently to the
treasury's campaign to get 10 per
cent of salaries invested in war
bonds. 3 31
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

marginal lands now lying waste
Dandelions, millxweeds and cat
tails-all of these, and many more,
were once considered the useless
and even pestiferous embroidery of
the lonely plains. But today they
have been proven to have real COM
mercial value.
Although American experiments
with the dandelion have not been as
extensive as those in Russia, efforts
are being made here to convert the
latex of this colorful little plant into
rubber. In this field, we were con-
cerned with the guayule shrub, and
although the project later was aban-
doned because of the steady flow of
natural rubber from the Indies, it
has now been revived in the sandy
Southwest.
But if we have Jagged in our de-
velopment of the dandelion, not SO
with the milkweed or the cattails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
DRAFT: -sE3t
Glasses Resulted J

As local draft boards speeded the
Redistribution of sregistrants, in ac-
cordance with new selective service
regulations, the fathers of children
born before September IA, 1912,
found themselves the sole occupants
of class ga. All other men Of draft
age were being placed in one of the
following classes.
1-A-Subject to immediate induc-
ton; 2-A-Deferred because of &C.
cupation in activities directly sup
porting the war effort, or. vital to
the maintenance of civilian health
and welfare; 2-B-Deferred because
of occupation in war plants; &c or
3-C-Deferred because Of essential
agricultural work; 3-D-Deferred
because their induction would cause
extreme hardship to dependents;
4-FMNfentally, morally, or physical
ly unit for Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
BLACK MARKETS.:
Meat Supply Scarcer

Black markets were blamed by the
department of agriculture for the
reduced marketing of livestock for
slaughter in recent weeks.
In recent weeks, a department re-
port noted, government buying agen-
cies and civilian consumers depend
ent on federally inspected plants
have experienced difficulty in obtain
ing meat. While the report did not
disclose how great reduction in in
spected meat supplies stemmed
from the black market operations,
it described it as fairly large"
Meanwhile seven meat packing
firms operating in the East and Mid
die West were indicted by federal
grand jury in Newark, N. j., on
charges of conspiracy to violate
meat price regulations and meat
quota restrictions. & ~ ~ aal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
EUROPE:
Ais on Alert

The defense Of Europe against the
forthcoming Allied invasion was in.
creasingly occupying the attention of
Axis leaders, reports from the con-
tinent indicated. The Germans were
said to be undertaking anti-invasion
maneuvers in Belgium and Holland.
Intelligence reports reaching Allied
governments said the German and
Italian high commands had met at
Bremen pass4to discuss the defense
Of Italy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

"Soldiers who pick up attractive
looking objects on the battlefield
never make the same mistake
twice"
. This grim precept Of war is being
strongly re-emphasized in the train
ing of our troops by order Of Lieut..
Gen. Lesley J. McNair, command
ing general Of army ground forces.
The news that booby-traps were
being employed extensively by the
enemy in North Africa came as no
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
-. outfoxes Rommel.

UsssID'SSS ssC"ssssCs' .
steadily 'overpowered along the en-
tire Tunisian front. - ~,} -'',@s a
The long-hoped for junction of
American and British forces had in
tensified Rommels plight, for now
General Montgomery's British
Eighth army was not only pressing
him from the south, but its advance
units now joined directly with Cen
ieral Patton's Second American
army corps were menacing his
TANKS from the east. To the north,
General Anderson's British First
army had moved to close off ROM
mel's movements for possible I'M
ion with the Axis forces of Gen.
Won Arnin.
In routing Rommel at FL Akarit,
General Montgomery took the Nazis
by surprise with a night attack that
blazed its way forward under the
screen of 500 cannon and scores of
tanks and reinforced by hundreds
Of planes overhead. In the first
break-through the Eighth army had
gathered in 5000 Axis prisoners.
AS the battle picture became
clearer, the contributions Of General
Patton's American forces emerged
importantly. Prior to the historic
junction with the British Eighth
army after piercing the Axis ar
mics, TANKS, the Americans had
held up most Of Rommel's armored
forces in the FL Guettar region,
weakening his defenses and making
easier the task Of the British at FL
Akarit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

facture of butadiene for synthetic
rubber Petroleum refineries en-
ploy it as a solvent.
Walnut shells act as filters in many
types of plastics. They are used for
the making of large cast molds IN
forming or stamping large alumni
mum airplane sections. Appreciable
quantities of walnut shell -four are
filters in various rubber products.
This -four contains 'cutin," q WAX
like substance of waterproof char
acter
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
NAZIS LEAVE EXPLOSIVE SOUVENIRS BEHIND

enemy planes behind our own lines.
They are usually in the form Of
fountain pens, watches, attractively
colored balls, fat wallets. and SINH
lar objects.
No possibility is overlooked by the
enemy. Even whistle was found
to contain a booby-trap. When the
whistle is blown, the vibrating pea
hits the striker, causing the explo-
sion. The small charge is in the
body of the whistle, and is exploded
by a striker and cap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
PACIFIC FRONT:
A1rr'Wa r. Continues ,latiaii .ll,l (; :

Aerial warfare on the north and
east extremities of the Pacific battle
'front.' provided for weeks the only
activity in this theater. sF
In the north American army
bombers escorted. by fighters, con-
tinued their. daily assaults ON Jap
positions in the Aleutians, bombing
Kiska and blasting Attn. i
Largest scale action Of all &C.
Cured near Guadalcanal, where
American airmen~ destroyed 81 out
of SO Jap planes and bombers which
attacked U. S. shipping. Americans
lost seven of their own planes in
the encounter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
Once Poor Wastelands Now
Yield Profitable Products;
Use Farm Crops in Plastics
Chemurgy Opens Industry to Agriculture; Urge
Production Of Many New Plants.

The proportion disable wealth to be derived from acres
production becoming larger Cheurgy has meant maximum
utilization of maximum production has insisted that ways be
found the high well the low values OF the
the stalk well the grain the shell well as the kernel the
weed well as the CROP
With those words Wheeler Mcen president of the National
Chemurgc Council describes the revolutionary effect
cheurgy promises to have agriculture With national pu
chasing support products this industry farm
will only be obtaining additional income from standard
crops they will derive from the of the vast sub
al xIaa xlx;xAr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

NEW York. Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox announced that salvage
operations. were progressing rapidly
on the s8S. 000-ton former French lip-
er Normandie, now named the La
Fayiette, which burned and capsized
at her pier here on February .,
1872. =" He Indicated that the vessel
should be righted BY midsummer.
The seiant liner is being refitted for
!, y. Wa ssa 40 . -As--~ 49, =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
y. S. NAVY X: Z. + 81.
Billions for Building

Further evidence of the navy's de-
termination to build itself into un-
matched g1obal power was seen in
President Roosevelt's request Of
congress for $24, ISL, 070, 900 appro-
priation FOR the fiscal year 1914
the largest amount ever sought for
the nations sea.fighting forces.
The President asked for S., $780,
000, 900 for,new warships; 81, $3.50, 000,-
600 for maintenance and repair Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
LONDON,

/. LONDON: a shipment of II, 900
American alarm clocks win be used
to REPLACE those worn out. IN Britain
since. the war started, il WAS an
ncunced by Hugh Dalton, president
cf the board Of trade, in a statement
to the house Of commons after a
member complained that coal min
ers were having hard time waking
up foE Their 2 4. IA, shifts a. British
and welsh coIlieries. ''--' va = ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
BIO BUSTERS:
Work Well Done

The penetrating eyes Of British
reconnaissance cameras confirmed
reports Of Raj bomber pilots that
"block-busters" have done their
work well in laying waste industrial
areas OF Berlips ....s. :. ts.s III. asss.--4
Photographs taken after one re-
cent raid disclosed that 80 impor-
tant war factories had been. de-
stroyed or damaged. The devasta-
ton was concentrated mostly in
areas south and southwest Of the
center OF Hitlerss capital, a report
by the air ministry disclosed,
Railway repair shops, freight
yards and the Templehof airfield
were among detectives damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
RUSSIA:
Quiet on Donets

As reports had persisted that the
Germans were moving many fresh
divisions to the Russian front for a
new offensive, the Red forces took
the initiative in the Kharkov area
and seized several favorable posi-
tons south of Izyum, thus WIDEN
ing the. Soviet bridgehead on the
south bank of the Donets river.
:. Following their failure, at Izyum,
the Germans were reported massing
strength in the Balakleya sector.
A Moscow communique reported
that quiet had again descended on
the Smolensk front after lightning
Russian thrust that resulted in the
capture of several strongly held vii
lagos northeast of the Axis strong
hold
Engagements were but prelude
to bigger movements, for both sides
were massing their forces for new
major actions once the, spring
thawed ground became firm again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
KEYNES PLAN:
To Sidetrdck Gold

Following closely on the heels of
the United States treasury's pro-
posal for $4,000, 5000 postwar in
ternational sterilization plan came
Lord Keynes proposal for world
credit institution designed to ex-
pand world trade and serve as a
genuine organ of truly International
government.
Unlike the American plan, the
British fiscal experts program
would subordinate gold as the post
war international medium of ex-
change. The announcement Of
Keynes proposal made in British
white paper said "the purpose of
the clearing union is to supplant
gold as governing factor, but not
dispense with it."
Financial observers viewed the
Keynes plan as trial balloon.
Their idea was that a compromise
between the American and British
viewpoints would be ultimately ar
rived at.
y Under the Keynes plan the clear
ing union would have executive of
fees in New York and London. It
would operate as bank of nations,
with creditor nations allowing their
balances to accumulate as deposits,
while the union would lend these
deposits for short periods to debtor
nations, Just as a commercial bank
operates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
TUNISIA:
Foe in the Open

Rommel's retreating Afrika Korps
had been faced by Allied armies on
three sides after '"The Fox'' was up
rooted from his Ell Akarit positions
and chased into the open plains of
Tunisia we'll north Of Gabes.
The seriousness of the crisis for
the Axis was reflected in Italian
conmuniques which admitted that
Italo German forces we're being