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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13


ried by railroads.&c.. H.
A. The largest load carried by train
consists of coal. One in every three
freight cars is coal car.
@. What were the names of the chill
dren of William Brewster the May
flower paSsenger?-S. B. E.
A. The four Brewster children were
named Love, Wrestling, Patience and
Fear.
@. When does Brazil plan to move her
capital to the interior?-W. S.
A. For many years Brazil has had
plan to move the capital city to pla-
teau near the center of the country and
the site has been reserved. The climate
is more favorable and the location Is
more central. No further action is con-
templated at present.
@. Please give Ralph Waldo Emersons
definition of great story.-E. B. Y.
A. Emerson defined great story as
one which would evoke both tears and
laughter.
@. When were nylon toothbrushes first
made?-E. l.. H.
A. Nylon bristles were first used In
toouthbrushes in 1888.
O. Where was Marie Antoinette
buried?-A r. Y
A. The body was placed in a pine
coffin and given an obscure burial in
corner of the cemetery of the Church of
the Madeleine in Paris. Records of the
church show an entry which reads, For
the coffin of the widow Capet, seven
francs"
@. How large are the S., $40 and $40
gold pieces?-S. T.
A. A IS gold piece is 1 inch in di-
ameter. Ten-dollar and $50 gold pieces
are and 5-16th inches in diameter.
@. If the Sloth is unable to walk. swim
or fly, how does it move from place to
place?-B. M w.
A. The sloth moves principally by
climbing. When obliged to descend to
the ground it crawls with considerable
difficulty because of the unequal length
of its limbs.
G. For whom is Boiling Field In
Washington, D. c., named?-J. F. D.
A. 1t was named in honor of Col. Raw
nal c. Boiling who was the first Ameri-
can officer of high rank killed in the
First World War
G. Please give some information about
the small bronze medal which has the
Lords Prayer on one side-L. B.
A. The small bronze medalet depict
ing the United States Mint on one side
and the Lords Prayer on the other side
is said to have been made on the first
steam coming press and was sold by
the guards at the Philadelphia Mint for
about Is cents.
@. What is the Treat Award and who
received it this year?-H. w.
A. Gen. Treat, a former commandment
of cadets at West Point was one of the
outstanding horsemen and polo players
in the service. After his death his FAM
lily established fund, income from
which was to provide an annual trophy.
The trophy is awarded to the cadet who
Is outstanding in "sportsmanship and
excellence in polo" The selection is
made by the Athletic Board subject to
the approval of the superintendent. The
recipient this year was Cadet Surkamp,
A. T. (noW second lieutenant).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13

@. What were the names of the chill
dren of William Brewster, the May
flower passenger?-S. B. E.
A. The four Brewster children were
named Love, Wrestling, Patience and
Fear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
checker game,

One OF the chiefs was n real
hero. The Japs got him early
the first night we were on the
island and tried to get him to
tell where we were, but he
wouldn't.
"They tied him TO a tree and
tortured him. Then they went
down the beach straight into one
of our machine gun nests. And
meanwhile the native got away.
He had cuts all over his body,
but he got well.
I'VE learned that the Jap out
fit on Guadalcanal were marines.
1 tasted their rice wine and salSi.
and smoked their cigarets. The
cigarets weren't so bad"
Young Wold's coming-home cos
tune consisted of a pair of over
alls, field shoes, an old shirt anC
a muddy jacket. OF his appear
ance he said:
81 walked out In San Fran
cisco that way. Nobody noticed
me. Guess they thought I
worked with a street gang, but
1 didn't care. IL was America,
and it looked good to me, no
matter how 1 looked TO Frisco"
His brother, Chester. p, is sta
toned at Crosse lie. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Void. live al
428 Belanger avenue, Crosse
Pninte
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Nail Hits Torpedoes;
5 Killed, 9 Injured

RICHMOND, Cal. Feb. 6 (UP).
"A nail driven accidentally into
a box of railroad torpedoes caused
an explosion which killed five per-
sons and injured nine others at the
Chemurgic Chemical Company, it
was believed today.
Lieutenant Ivor de Kirby of the
United States Army Ordnance dis
trict said he believed a packer had
pierced a torpedo with a nail while
boxing a shipment yesterday when
the explosion occurred. The tor
pedoes are used by the railroads
for signals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Wayne u. Queen Trades
CrOwn for WAC Uniform,

He is now a second lieutenant in
Nevada.
When the WAAC was formed,
Barbara saw a chance TO get ac-
lively into the war and also 10
show her brother he was not the
only holder in the family.
And the WAC is getting an
energetic rookie. Besides being a
queen, working with the Camp
Fire Girls, and being chairman Of
various activities, vivacious Bar
bara helps out in the school office.
She was helping 10 register new
students at the school until a few
minutes before she was due al
the Federal Building 20 take her
oath as soldier.
Barbara and David are the only
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Handel. Their father Is a war
worker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Great SPortSren

They are particularly interested
in hunting and fishing, and one
day Ira Odgers, the mayor of
Crystal Falls. discovered that the
Izaak Walton League is an organi-
cation committed to the promotion
of more fish and better sports
manship.
Odgers. who had just returned
from Africa, where he was SELL
ing black diamonds to the mining
companies, called meeting and
spread the good news about the
IZaak WaltonS.
So they formed chapter and
they elected as president Harry
Bradley. who managed the hotel.
Joe Green was made secretary
and Ike Oswald, who managed the
iron mine, was elected vice presi-
|dent.
They wrote to New York and
|applied for a charter and in due
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Wayne for LAYERS

The one purpose OF the conven-
ton is the selection OF delegates
to attend the state meeting here
February 10, when a candidate is
to be nominated for state highway
commissioner.
Wayne will sponsor the candi-
dacy of William w. LAYERS, former
deputy commissioner. A native of
Houghton County in the Upper
Peninsula, LAYERS has lived in De-
troit for the last decade.
The other leading candidate IS
Charles Ziegler of Lansing who
also is a former deputy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

Wayne University today is
without its queen-Miss Barbara
Handel, n, OF 1858 Gladstone
svenue-who Saturday left her
regal duties TO become a WAC.
Elected 10 the top beauty
honor for women in the university
q little over a month ago, Bar
bsra decided the war was more
important than her school work in
health education and all her
extra-curric1lar activities. So she
enlisted I'm the WAC.
Barbara hopes 10 continue her
health work in the army. Then
when the war is over. she can fin
ish her remaining year Of school
and get a degree.
Barbara's urge 10 join the wal
effort began when her brother
David. q. enlisted two years ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
BY FRANK MORRIS
Times star Correspondent

LANSING, Feb. 6.-There's a
bill in the legislature to increase
the penalties for violating the
game laws. and that reminded Joe
Green, the lobbyist for the mining
companies. about the time that
he and other citizens of Crystal
Falls formed a chapter of the
Izaak Walton League.
Crystal Falls is one of Mich
igan's greatest towns because,
like most of the towns in the
Upper Peninsula. it has a COM
munity spirit inherited from the
DAYS of two-fisted lumbermen.
They work hard and they play
hard and every one has a good
time
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
7 Miehigdnders
Dieppe Prisoners

OTTAWA, Feb. 6 (INS).-Ca-
madam defense headquarters today
had added two Michiganders and
a Tennessean to the list of Amer
leans taken prisoner in the raid
on Dieppe.
Previously listed as missing
they were Pvt. Louis Kline, whose
next of kin is his father. Harry
Kline of Memphis, Tenn; Cpl
Harold Jones, next Of kin a sister
Mrs.. Z. Davis of 314 Dolsen street
Bay City. Mich. and Pvt. Dominic
Haggerty, next of kin his sister
Mrs. Mary Mahon Of 1854 August
avenue. Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Whole Chapter Jailed

Being sportsmen sworn TO a
code OF ethics, they couldn't
desert Joe. So Jaeger arrested
the whole chapter of the Izaak
Walton League and confiscated the
gunny sack full of trout.
Tom Delago, the garage owner,
and Cipriano Mascotti argued that
Jaeger was not much of a sports
man, inasmuch as they were
merely trying to do a favor fol
the tailor who was very ill. But
Jaeger was not impressed, and the
next day each member of the
Izaak Walton League was fined
SIS and costs for spearing through
the ice.
The people in New York heard
about ii and the Crystal Falls
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
BY VERA BROWN


The bombs we hear in tn,
sound-movies aren't like the rea
thing, according to Eugene L
Void, %, former DENLY High
School boy, back from Guadal
canal. He says:
81 never heard a bomb which
sounds like the ones You hear In
the movies. Most Of them sound
like an express train bearing
down on you."
And then young Void, who
signed up with the navy four year:
ago, and is preparing to sign w
with the paratroopers, went into
detail about life as lived by Amer
lean fighters in the South Pacific
He continued:
(Which Is worse, the country
or the Japs: I'll say the Japs,
although the country Is no picnic.
Sometimes we didn't take off
our clothes for weeks at time.
Zeros IN Flames
''The bombs left great craters
which had their uses, as we
turned them into foxhOles.
AT first the Japs had some
OF their planes on pontoons. But
we got 'em first crack. i saw
lot of Zeros downed, and they
always were In flames. Our boys,
although they might be smoking,
usually made port.
'I can't say enough for our
boys out there. They're the tops.
When one of them had to bail
out his pals I'm other ships fol-
lowed him down low to protect
him against the ZerOs. That's
friendship.
az hated the Jap artillery more
than the bombs. 1t kept on
pounding hour after hour. But
so did ours. Henderson Field
looked like n sponge, but for all
their bombing the Japs didn't
often catch the runways.
81 thanked God for suifathia-
xol. don't know what we would
have done without II. / saw one
non-poisonous snake, but every
thing which few bit. We wore
nets over our hats. but Mt night
we couldn't see with them"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

charter was revoked, and thai
ended the organization.
Joe Green says it isn't much
of a story. and he would not have
it, except that hf
noticed the other day that the
Izaak Walton League is SPONSOR
ing bill to strengthen the game
laws.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

ture, fell through the ice. That is
why they were all arrested.
Had Green not been naked
while his clothes were drying at
a huge bonfire, they could have
escaped when Max Jaeger, the
game warden, came through the
woods.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Izaak Walton Bill Recalls
Arrest of Entire Chapter

time the document was received
So they had another meeting.
Trout for Sick Tailor
At that meeting some one men,
toned that John Stolberg. the
town tailor, was very i'll. Some
one else said that Stolberg, who
is a great fisherman. certainly
would enjoy some trout.
So they adjourned the meeting
and all of the newly-elected mem
bers of the Izaak Walton League
went out TO the trout stream and
started spearing trout through the
ice, which is a big violation ol
the law and something that the
IZaak Walton League does moi
condone.
They had a gunny sack almost
full of trout when Green. who
was then a member of the legisla.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Tough Country

The young sailor described the
country as "a tough country, but
beautiful. too"
or fheir attack upon the Japa-
nese positions he said:
I'VE moved so fast that the
Japs were caught They had no
time To destroy their depot or
their power plant. From the
depot we obtained much tea, rice
and other provisions.
The natives were fine 10 us.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
A JAP CARTOON
Photo by Times stan Photographs

One of the cartoons in the
Jap book taken by Marine
Void. This drawing shows the
Jap in complete control over
Churchill and Roosevelt in a
checker game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

''Your Own Horoscope"
Frances Drake. Is ono Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times. I.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Gov. Kelly Heads
Wayne COP
Meet tuesday
His Supreme Command
Ends Ancient Fight
for Local Control
Michigan Politics

When Wayne County Republi-
cans meet Tuesday for their
county convention at Cass Techni-
cal High School, Gov. Harry F.
Kelly for the first time will be in
supreme command OF hiss party,
thus ending the ancient fight for
local control.
The convention will be attended
by the same delegates who met
last September. At that time, the
Wayne County Precinct Organi-
zation took control from the
traditional leader, Edward n.
Barnard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Took No Part

Although Kelly had just been
nominated for governor, he took
no part in the dispute. This time
his influence will guide the meet
ing and harmony is expected.
Some leaders have proposed that
the governors executive secretary,
John p. Aaron, be made chairman
OF the county delegation.
Aaron has suggested. however,
that the honor go to Mrs. Dudley
|C. Hay, COP national committee
woman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
Detroit Outlines
Big Work Plan in
Postwar Years
River Drive, Super Roads
TO Take Care OF Jobless
When Conflict Ends

Perhaps no problem facing De-
troit officials in these days OF war
is receiving quite the amount Of
speculation. thought and planning
as is the method by which Detroit
will face the period of reconvert-
ing its war arsenals 10 peacetimeI
manufacturing.
Even should the country avoid
a vast postwar depression and
unemployment, il is realized that
a temporary period OF unemploy-
ment during conversion Is unavoid-
able.
A committee Of city officials is
busy preparing plans and specifi-
cations for the civic betterments
Detroiters have long wanted and
dreamed about.
Such dream stuff as riverffont
drive, a network of super-high-
ways. civic and recreational cent
ers may become an actually when
Uncle Sam returns victorious
from the wars.
Four Plans Made
According TO the mayors capi-
tal Improvement committee COM
posed of City Palmer George r.
Emery, Budget Director David ".
Addy and WPA Coordination Max
r. Barton, Detroit's future plan
ming can be roughly divided into
the following four divisions:
The Master Plan.
2-The Capital improvement
Program.
3-The Capital improvement
Reserve.
4-The Advance Plan.
The city plan commission has
worked for the last nine months
on this and hopes TO have IT in
fairly complete detail within a
year. !
Second on the list, the Capital
Improvement Program. has no
direct relation to the war or post
war years, but is rather a six
year program containing $33, Co.,
600 worth of public improvements.
much of IL maintenance and
enlargement OF existing facilities.
Projects Are Listed
The third program, the CAPITAL
Irnprovement Reserve, Is best de-
fined as a catch-all of all the ideas
ever advanced for Detroit public
Improvement, more than $780,
OOO,OO worth in all. much ct IL
impracticable and excessively ex-
pensive.
To the fourth. or Advance Plan
Program, Detroit must look for
security from unemployment and
the realization of dreams during
the postwar period.
The program 10 date, as re-
Gently submitted to Mayor Edward
ward ]. Jeffries Jr. and the COM
mon council, lists $43, 7S3, 900 worth
Of new projects, plus Sal 900
worth of projects, plans and
specifications which are already
being prepared in the various city,
departments.
Maximum in City
This makes a total Of SIS. GOA,
600 and represents the maximum
Detroit can plan for without
federal money.
The only actual appropriations
so far are $500, 900 to be set up
in the next two years budgets toI
pay for architectural drawings,
plus plans to bank 5000, 0O0l
yearly in future years to match
Uncle Sans contributions.
Mayor Jeffries has indicated
that he thinks the $626, 900 figure
excessive. Councilman Edwards
has said fatty that it is niggardly.
The annual budget sessions which
start this week may supply thel
o. key 10 what extent Detroit s
lronr ,~ mill r0rtoa true
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23
SMYRNA COUPLE WED
Miss Dorothy Gwynn and William
w. Harris Married Here

The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Frances Gwynn, daughter of Mrs.
Violet Kankley, of Pocohontas, Vir-
ginia and Mr.. William Wright Har-
ris, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Har-
ris, of Smyrna took place on Mon
day, September 20 at s p. m. at the
parsonage of Asbury Methodist
Church, Smyrna. The Rev. Robert
E. Green, the pastor, officiated.
The bride had as her only attend
ant Miss Sylvia Harris, sister of
the bridegroom, and Mr.. Mack S..
Gwynn, brother of the bride, served
as best man. The bride wore a
powder blue suit with British tan
accessories and corsage of white
rosebuds. The bridesmaid wore a
beige sand suit with British tan &C.
cessories and a corsage of red and
white rosebuds. Following the cere-
mony reception for forty guests
was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Harris. The bridegroom
has been indicted into the u. S.
Army and will leave for service on
October s.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23
BROILER BUSINESS UNSTABLE
Statisticians Describe Delaware In
dustry as UNSTABLE"

U. S. Department of Agriculture
statisticians today described the
big broiler industry of Delaware as
unstable" They gave increased
costs of production with no in
creased costs of production with no
increase in finished broiler prices as
the reason and revealed many
growers are ceasing production or
are restocking with reduced num-
beers. The Delaware Crop Report
ing Service reported 16 million
broilers of all ages were on hand in
Delaware as of Sept. 6. This is
about 16 per cent more than a
month ago but approximately 8 per
cent less than in September, 1912.
Total useable broiler capacity for
the state was reported approxim-
ately Z per cent greater than a
year ago, but only about 81 per
cent of this capacity was filled.
With the exception of last month
this was the lowest figure since De-
cember, 1912, when approximately
SO per cent of capacity was filled.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23
ELECT PASTOR
HEAD OF BOARD
MethOdists Elect Cambridge
Pastor President of
Christian Education
NAME DIRECTORS

The Rev. ]. B. Dickerson, Cam
bridge, Md, has been elected by
the new Board of Christian Educa-
ton of the Peninsula Methodist
Conference as its president. Dean
F. G. Livingood of Washington
College, Chestertown, was elected
vice-president; Prof. David M.
Green, principal of the Delmar
School, secretary, and M. Haswell
Pierce, Milford, treasurer. The ex-
ecutive secretary of Christian edu-
cation of the conference is the Rev.
Richard M. Green, Dover.
Smyrna Pastor on Committee
The nominating committee con-
sisted of the Rev. Robert E. Green,
Smyrna, chairman; the Rev. S. B.
Bradley, Seaford, and the Rev.
Otis p. jefferson, Centreville, Md.
The board elected William B. Simp-
son, Camden, superintendent of
Caesar Rodney School, as a men,
Der in place of j. A. Wright, Cam
bridge, who resigned to enter gov
eminent service. The Rev. Oler A.
BARLEY, president of Wesley Junior
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23
CLAYTON KENYON BOND RALLY
AT CLAYTON SCHOOL TONIGHT

Mr.. William K. Patton, Kent
County chairman, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Clayton Ken
ton combined War Bond Rally to-
night, Rynear Slaughter, district
chairman has announced. Mrs. Rich
ard Comegys is vice-chairman for
Clayton and Mrs. Clifford Clark
for Kenton for the
Third War Loan Drive. Carl Hurd,
mayor of Clayton, will preside at
the rally, and Mrs. Julian Dunning
is in charge of the musical pro-
gram, to be given by pupils of the
Clayton school. Mrs. Comegys has
announced that the Clayton COM
mittee in charge of the sale of war
bonds and stamps is as follows:
William Thompson, Miss Elsie Crit
fin, Mrs. Charles LeCompte, Miss
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23
BOND SALE AT
HALF QUOTA
Harvey C. Jones, Chairman,
Optimistic About Getting
$4,000 Quota
A BOMBER FROM SMYRNA

Harvey G. Jones, chairman OF
this district for the Third War
Loan drive reports that the bond
saes are progressing very satisfac-
torily and that the quota for indi-
viduals from this District has been
more than half subscribed. Mr..
Jones said that he was confident
that the quota for individuals would
be over subscribed before the drive
ends. At the same time, he is
urging all solicitors to canvass
each home. In the event that any
persons have not been seen they
may buy their bonds at either Bank
or Postoffice. "It does not seem
that $4,000 for bomber from the
Smyrna District is too much to
ask for" Mr.. Jones stated The
Chairman, stating that Delaware
has fallen back to third place in
this drive, urges-Let's put Della
ware back in first position, leading
all the other states"
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23

Annette Gooding, Mrs. Evans
Brown. Canvassers are still solicit
ing, although no estimate of the
total collected to date has been an
nounced. Mrs. Comegys stated
that she expected to make a good
report at the rally tonight.
Kenton Helpers
For the Kenton area, Mrs. Clark
reports the following committee
aiding in the sale of bonds: Miss
Eva Carey, Clifton Reynolds, DR.. E.
F. Smith, S. G. Walker, Gilbert
Davis, Edward Hughes, Carl Pref
lyman, and for the Downs Chapel
area, Mrs. Levi Everett, Jr., and
Mrs. Earl Carter. Mrs. Clark re-
ports that results of the sale have
been satisfactory, and that consid-
Ierable cooperation has been met.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-23
SMYRNA GIRLS
FORM USO UNIT
Organize Junior H 0 S t e S S
Group to Entertain Sol
diers at Dover Air Base
FORMULATE POLICIES

A junior hostess group, sponsor
ed and trained by the U. S. O., was
organized recently at the Smyrna
Recreation Center. The group con-
sists of girls over II years of age
or seniors in high school who will
be trained in the duties of q hostess
when entertaining service men. The
girls will attend DAME at the Do
yer Air Base every other week,
plan entertainments at the u. S. o..
Recreation Center here, and assist
the Dover junior hostesses at the
u. S. o. Club there. Miss Florence
Lurty, chairman of the manage
ment committee, presided at the
meeting, and Mrs. Maxwell Har-
rington and Miss Nellie Wallace, of
the Dover U. S. o. were present to
aid with the organization. It is ex-
pected that the group will number
so girls when organization plans
are completed within the next few
weeks. Part of the group will at
tend dance on the Dover Air Base
tonight.
Executive Committee
Girls named as an executive COM
mittee for the group are: Doris
Pyle, Marion Pratt, Henrietta Den
nov Virpinia Smith Loretta Req
an Mrs. Pauline Hovis, Wilma Nc
Coy, Geraldine Justice, and Goldie
Domyan. The committee met. Tues
day night to formulate policies.
Miss Barbara Gordy, Miss Florence
Klinger, Miss Smith, Miss Reagan
and Mrs. Hovis, all members of the
faculty of the John Bassett Moore
School, were also appointed to reg
ular duty in the weekly schedule at
the Recreatin Center here.