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Evening star., 1943-06-27
The FBI chief does some straight talking about
our youngsters: Can we keep them from wrecking
their lives? Here's terrific wartime problem
by J. Edgar Hoover

boys under 81 we're arrested for assault than
the year before, 26 per cent more for disor-
derly conduct, 80 per cent more for drunken
ness, 10 per cent more for rape. And that
despite the fact that many of this age group
had already gone to war or were productivity
employed For girls, the figures are even more
startling: 80 per cent more for drunkenness,
"a per cent more for prostitution, 50 per cent
more for disorderly conduct, 124 per cent
more for vagrancy.
And these were only the ones who were
arrested - the advanced cases.
Undisciplined
1HE other day friend of mine, who is a
police chief, saw l5-year- old girl coming out
of tavern. She had obviously been drinking.
The chief knew her, and knew her family -
respectable, serious-minded people. Shocked,
he took the girl home to her mother He told
me about it as an example of how even the
best homes are being hit
But to me, the rest of his story was even
more significant. He had expected the child's
mother to be upset. and she was - but not in
the way that he had expected. She was upset
because of the indignity he had inflicted on
Evening star., 1943-06-27

cal: two girls, one ID, the other Is. Fathers
in the Army, mothers working in war plants.
Left to themselves, they stroll the streets,
get picked up by two boys, and are finally
apprehended halfway across the continent
in stolen car.
Here is boy whose mother is dead and
whose father is so busy with his war job that
he doesn't bother with him. The boy sees
something in fve-and-ten that appeals to
him and steals it. He falls in with another
youngster and breaks into filling station
Then they get bigger ideas. They put an
8O-pound angle iron across a railroad track,
thinking to loot the wrecked train. Fortu-
nately, somebody catches them in the act,
and there is no wreck - except the wreckage
of that boys life.
Mounting Tragedy
4HEsE are typical, everyday cases. They
could have happened any time, because there
always have been neglected children, unguid-
ed children, undisciplined children. The point
is that such cases are multiplying to a point
of crisis. 1t is time we asked ourselves: is
this wholesale breakdown in discipline?
The war greatly aggravates the situa-
tion - the unsettled homes, the confu-
sion and the restlessness, the ''last iing''
philosophy. Two boys and two girls 60 into
a tavern and get some drinks. They get to
talking about the big money to be made in
the war plants in the city a hundred miles
away. Why stay cooped up in this one-horse
town? One of the boys gets revolver, they
steal car and are on the way They are
finally caught only after running gun battle
l have heard people speak of young girls
as being over -enamoured of uniforms. Too
many are. And again, the consequences are
often tragic.
Here is l6-year-old girl who falls in love
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

to Nov. s. IL was announced here
today by ]. A. O'Donnell, vice presi'
dent. in charge OF the company's
operations in this area. To furth'
er this program. federal food agen-
cies have designated potatoes the
Victory Food Selection" during
this period.
O'Donnell said potato growers
will produce a history-making crop
Of 46s.545,0OO bushels this year, sS
million more than last year and Al
million, bushels more than in any
previous year.
with the increasing demand for
fighting foods and restricted sup
plies OF many rationed Items he
added, every pound OF this vital
war commodity will be needed TO
meet military and civilian require
ments."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
THEY SA Y

Washington-Gen. Henry n. Ar.
mold. chief Of the L. 6. Army Air
Forces.
Germany realizes that she mus
stop our long.range bombers or she
is doomed. She is trying to think
up every kind OF new defense, Blu;
We have got 10 out.guess them. out
think them and out-meneuver
them"
Moscow Soviet Foreign Com
NISSAN V NJ. Mootov: Diplomats
must learn from soldiers who keep
in step harmoniously, and We also
must keep in step
Washington Rep. Kari Mundt
(R) Ariz.:
Let the big men OF radio scott
il they want to but the danger that
privately operated radio may have
a short life cannot be overlooked. %
New York Rear Admiral Adol-
phus Andrews. speaking on submar-
inc warfare.
Any new invention may change
tactics and there are lots OF secret
weapons. but We are keeping
abreast absolutely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Ann Arbor Starts Course
in Accident Prevention

Ann Arbor. Oct. 2O-In the last
year deaths in the United States
caused by accidents in the home
or on the farm mounted TO 10000
OF the $4,000 Because carefulness
could have prevented many such
fatalities, the government has urg-
ed the American Red Cross 10 pre-.
sent accident-prey ention courses
The frst OF such classes in the
state began Tuesday night under
the auspices OF the Washtenaw
County Red Cross chapter in room
2l2 OF North Hall Instructors ro-
the course. which viii take -
hours. nine hours OF which will ne
for accident prevention in the home.
are Mrs. Martha p Courts. Delhi
and Miss Mae Edna Doyle. 7la
Church ST Only 1000 people in
the United states and 50 in Michi-
gan can qualify TO instruct in acc.
ent-prevention
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
.Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

In keeping with expressed
The second cooking loo
Temple
Wedding Forrest Wright and Miss Premier
pie will reside here
The Scouts o. Troop Nigha
beship OF several They are Lyle
Casselberry Wayne Hubbard Leslie Kasmer
Wit Kenneth McDousalL Lambert Ward and
Harold Wizard.
Birth son 10 Nj and Mrs Anderson morning at
Boyer Hospital
GERS: Commander Mrs Eliza o Bien: commander Nh
Fannie Bowerman lieut. commander Emily Smons record
keeper Mrs Nina Renon finance keeper
chaplain Mrs Catherine Coates
mistress at arms Mrs Ethel zeger Mrs BERTHA stir:
picket Mrs Cecil CoSod Deborah Miss Marguerite p
sns Miss Hazel BoWerman
The Novel in Literature Swing All entertain
mens in the course OF ten vii be Normal Hall
The Normal football the University Of Michigan
9s Lit team at Ann Atbor IS sensational end
Melted two touchdowns Lawrence also made long
gains through the line
Fifty Years Ago
The dining house has been opened
10 The public The old wrecked by
April The new one is larger and more attractive
Miss Mary been membership i'm the Dc
toi Branch OF the American Association Of Collegiate Aumnae
Death. Harriet Eliza Auls. IS. Burial in Saline
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

L. s. Requires
Much Land For
War Effort
BY Helen ESssry

Inc United States is using an
area approximately the size o.
New Hampshire. Vermont. Connec.
lieut. Massachusetts. Rhode Island
and Delaware for war purposes. b.
was revealed today
Since July /. 1888. the govern
meut has taken o. IS IN The process,
a taking ll.2543Si acres for eN-
elusive use by the Army NaNy and
Coast Guard In addition l0,5O,-
Se2 acres have been transferred
from tra pubic domain. includ M
mining claims and grazing lands
In order 10 acquire hundreds Of
thousands OF parcels OF land the
government had 10 remodel its an.
cieu' land title law putting land
transactions on an assembly-iine
bass
Norman NJ Litte.l. assistant Al
1orney General in charge OF the
lands division. said that his Office
requires an average elapsed time
OF only SIX days and four minutes
from the time a request reaches
the division to the momen; title is
vested p possession ordered by a
[. $ District Court
During the last fiscal year the
lands division wrote 10000 title
opinions in direct purchase and
condemnation cases This year O.
will run 20 $4,000. Mail exceeds
4 OO0 pieces a day The Office is
open from 5 a m. TO midnight Ste
nographers work in two shifts .
The government took over tn"
main naval base on Terminal Island
in san Pedro Harbor, Calf. in II
days the northeast air base
Ma ssachusetts and MacDIl Field =
Florida in - days Naval Air STA
tion, Corpus Christi. Tex. in three
days II took Treasure Island IN
san Francisco Bay in les, than
four days and the small arms am
munition plant site IN Denyer in
lIUle more than day
Some OF the best and some Of
the worst land in the United States
has been acquired Some owners
offered 10 give their property or
sell al reasonable price. Others
demanded more than the govern
ment thought il was worth Often
iuries had TO decide how mucn
10 paw
Sites ranged from a fraction OF
an acre on the New England Coast
for a gun emplscement TO 3,11l.i40
acres for the Tonopah bombing
range in Nevada Largest individu.
al tract taken over was 500.0 0l
acres in southeast Washington.
Acquisitions were as varied as
they were essential. Recent pu.-
chases include $500 acres in New
Jersey for a naval arms depot, an
enameling plant in Baltimore, and
a Masonic Temple in Omaha. The
War Department acquired a toy
factory in Erie. Pa which used 20
manufacture iigssw puzzles. II
took water rights 10 the san Jacin-
10 River. near Huston, Tex. and
womans gymnasium at Purdue
'nivekity.
A Catholic home and 400 acres Of
land in Maryland became naval
property. marking its third trans.
fer in history. The King Of Eng.
land gave II to Lord Baltimore.
who in turn decided II 10 the Catho-
lies The Navy will use il as
hospital
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
rsday's Horoscope

n today is your birthday. you
are good-natured. afabie and Wit
~. You seldom worry. yet you
are conscientious ana a diligent
worker You devote much Of
your attention 10 fostaring thu
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Hints on Etiquette

Whether in the IT, S. Armed
Forces or In a job at home. the
man or woman who has good
manners. - pleasant and coop
erauye does what he or she v
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
One-Mlnute TeAt

I. Can you repeat the next line
after: 20. young Lochinvsr Is
come out Of the vest
2. What follows the lines. Mid
pleasure and palaces though we
may roam, -
;. What is the line which fol-
lows. "Abou Ben Adhem (may his
tribe increase"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Smoaing and Nervousness

t2D 3.S per cent OF the nom
smokers admitted they we're nerv-
Gus and 6. per cent Of the smokers
had this complaint. But the inves.
tlgators suggest that perhaps the
cart is before the horse and that
the smokers smoke because they
are nervous.
80 Moderate smoking has no
effect on childbearlug or on the
health Of the children. DR.. Potter,
OF Buffalo, writes: Being a non
smoker myself, | have looked for
bad effects as to milk supply and
poorly developed children, but af-
ter long period Of observation |
have failed to find any injurious
effects
Another article in the same issue
OF the magazine is on the new eye
treatments Of William II. Bates,
ballyhooed by Aldous Huxley. Mr..
Bates idea is that eye glasses are
not only unnecessary. but actually
harmful, and he advises eye exer-
clses such as blinking, shifting
vision, palming or covering the eye
tn restore normal vision.
OF course, there is a small grain
of truth in what he says, and in
discriminate use of glasses is silly.
would judge that four-ffths Of
the children of school age who
wear glasses do not need them,
but do not know that they do any
harm. While to deprive a badly
near-sighted or far-sighted child
of glasses is little less than
criminal.
The tendency for such doctrines
as Bates is that people will not
go to oeulists and hence a number
of people with cataract, glaucoma
and serious eye disease go on until
the condition is incurable.
Then many cases Of visual diff
Guilty in childhood get better with
the onset of age. We all know
people with myopia who couldn't
see the arithmetic lesson az kids
without strong lenses, but who
threw them all away at the age Of
so when tire lens began 10 get less
elastic.
One Of the most important les
sons about life is mentioned by
Mr.. Robinson, the author of this
article. People vary greatly in
their reactions TO their illnesses.
One person suffering from an at
tack Of bronchitis will go to bed
and remain an invalid for a month.
Another will pay little attention
to 1t and continue his normal rou-
tine until the attack passes Oft.
Similarly one person with a re-
fractive error Of diopters may be
able to see perfectly well without
glasses. Another with the same
refractive error will complain of
headaches. dizzy spells. and can
never get glasses that satisfy him.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mrs. J. E.: Is there a cure for
tuberculosis Of the kidney, or does
the kidney have to come out! Are
t.b. germs hard to find in this con-
dition?
Answer: You ask questions that
require a great deal of judgment
and personal knowledge OF the
case. Cases differ 50 much. have
known many case4 IF tuharcuIosia
Of the kidney to recover sponta-
neousiy. It is usually very difficult
TO recover tubercle bscilli from
the urine even in positive case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Mards Of Misdom

When you see q man with q
great deal Of religion displayed in
his shop window, you may depend
upon II he keeps q very small
stock OF it within.-Spurgeon
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

told and does 1t with q smile" Is
the one who wins promotion and
the respect OF suptriors. Such a
one is q good soldier"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Marriage Licenses

Herbert e. Smith. 20. and Helen
F. Miles. rs. both OF YpsIlanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Storage Needed for
Saving Potato Crop

Detroit, Oct 20-American house
wives have It in their power to
prevent the waste OF so million
bushels OF potatoes for which there
Is no available commercial storage
space
Cooperating with government eff
forts to move this surplus into home
storage, A q P Food Stores will
conduct a sales drive from Oct. q
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

jects appearing in the magazines.
The monthly magazines seem to
feel that publishing such articles
fills a popular demand. So here
goes.
The American Mercury al
ways publishes sound and sensible
medical advice. This month there
il an article by DR.. Robert II.
Feldt on tobacco. Does smoking
cause high blood pressure7 Does
tobacco make you nervous? Should
q nursing mother smoke?
The answers: D Life EXten-'
sion Institute doctors examined
1900 insurance policy holders. OF
the 292 who were hsbitual smok-
ers the average blood pressures
were l2l, systolic, 7s. diastolic. or
the 496 non-users the averages
were III, systohc, 76. dIastolic
Certainly no difference that means
anything.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

adults in county who are on
parole.
Duties Investigation and supervl-
sion OF dependent. neglected.
or delinquent children upon
order Of probate judge. Super.
vision for adults on parole.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

happiness OF your loved ones.
Your hobby is reading good lit
erature. At sos this afternoon
an executive, or someone in an
official post. may encourage you
to look on the bright side Of the
future. In a slight alteration
which takes place at e:+2 p. m,
give in to others. Suppress your
personal preference for the time
being.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
One-Minute Test Answers

/. Through all the wide border
his steed was the best"
2. BE II ever so humble, there's
no place like home"
3. "Awoke one night from .
dsep dream Of peace"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
Your Health
Tobacco Fails to
Make Difference
i'm General Health

BY Logan Clerdsnnina. NJ. o.
We ANNOUNCED few weeks
age that we would review in this
column articles on medical sub
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
New Ford Strike
Slows BornberS

Production Of SuperCharCers for
b o m b @ rs was virtually halted
today As SO welders went on
strike in the pressed steel build
ing Of the Ford Motor Co. Rouge
plant
\ company spokesman said 500
workers were idle because Of A
lack Of parts and If the strike
continues il will throw 1000 out
of work
The wclderS struck AZ noon
today when their demand FOR a
wage increase from Sl25 10 $40
an hour was rejected the spokeS-
man said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
Gull Lake ZOOfer Riot
H'rOled by Custer

KALAMAZOO. June II up
Military police from The Fort Gus
ter army base and Kalamazoo
County officers today investigated
a clash between a party of sol
dierS. accompanied by their wives.
and a gang of zoot suffers al Gull
Lake carly yesterday
Two sCrgeantS and p corporal
and his wife, whose names wore
by army authorities,
were gwen first aid treatment at
Burgess Hospital here following
The battle
Officials SAID the clash started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
Fascist Party Urges
Du(e Dust Visitors

LONDON June - ms TIC
Fascist Party directorate has
recommended 10 Nu>>olnI that
all luxury restaurants be- closed
and All foreign visitors be ro-
moved from Italy the Rome
radio announced today
The London Daily Express
earlier reported that travellers
reaching Lisbon from Italy eSti-
mated that more than 100000
refugees from bombed areas were
swapping Rome.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
Crash Sets OFF
Giant Blast

QuONSET POINT, r /, June
Il UP)-An, airplane crashed az
the QuonSet Naval Air Station TO-
day setting off supply of OK
plo>lNeS IN terrific blast which
ratified windows IN Newport. 10
miles across NarraganSett BAY.
A spokesman for the first naval
district described il as a major
explosion but said that for Secur-
lty reasons complete details must
be withheld pending investigation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
Never Had a Chance.
Boy Gets Fresh Start

A now lease on life was given
by Federal Nudge Picard today
10 z 15-year-old former page hoy
and mail clerk Of a downtown
hotel charged with stealing 30
letters and caShing Si07 IN checks
they contained.
Judge Picard ordered the hoy
John Aikiewicz. 10 spend the next
three years AZ the National Train
Ing School IN Washington n G..
learning trade after telling
him
Your probation report shows
you've been In trouble since YOU
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
Radcliffe President Wed

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June Il
lUPl. ADA l.. Comslock 66 re-
tring president OF Radcliffe Col
logc and Wallace NoteSteln. SO
Sterling professor Of English his
tory at Yale University were
married here today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
GoebbeIs' Home Hit
By British Bombs

STOCKHOLM. June Il ms
The suburban villa Of Dr.
Joseph Goebhels German minister
of propaganda has been damaged
seriously by Raj bombs, Swedish
newspapers reported today Gocb-
bCiS lives al DahlCm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
Warmer Spell
Coming Tonight
International News soundpnotos

Cooling winds continued today
to hold temperatures in check
with readings forecast in the
SOS, accompanied by thunder
showers.
Slightly warmer temperatures
were predicted for tonight.
Two drownings were blamed
on the weather which sent thou
sands 10 parks and beaches yes
terday
Sylvester Barton -. Of s543
Cameron was seized by cramps
and drowned when he Waded into
deep water His body was re-
cOvcr1~
A man believed 10 be Willie
James Morris p of 1851 +. Can
field. leaped from the west end
Of The Belle Isle Brio &c and
drowned. Ills body was not re-
covered.
t-a------------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

when a gang Of zoot suffers ac-
coSted the soldiers and their
wives as they were standing at
a pier
Fists and beer hotties were
swung freely, " was reported. he
fore the soldiers, greatly outnum-
bcTed. retreated
None Of the aSSallantS was
identified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
1913 Detroit
Tax Is SET al
SO a $1,000
Cub Of Csc Announced
by Assessors Due 10
Boost in Valuations

A 1943-44 city TAX rate Of
SIS OF per Steee taiaatton
slightly more Than 9i9 CENTS
under a year ago was announced
today by the Detroit board Of
assessors.
The decrease was made possible
by increases in building and per
>onai property appraiSalS.. since
the bHdeet Of S7S3ia. 81 sAf,4ps
iitrlc change from the 1928
levy.
Realty valuations We're AZ the
same time decreased by the as
SCISSORS
Figures released show:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

These me the ~ az
Fronts.
n, oNlA he" al men o o .s'loH
l-o'' enemy planes ''l 'No
eeN> " ''''>'''IS ~ '''''''E
81. or "'''s>' >"' 'e'> ave l'''
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

W ASHINGTON - The drastic
Connally anti-strike bill. max
ing il a Jail offense TO insti-
gate or encourage strikes IN
governmental p Grated war
plant. was placed on Presi-
dent Roosevelts desk today.
needing only his signature 10
make 1t Law Labor leaders
viii ask MIN 10 veto IT,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.-Continued
strike Of 275 trolley operators
and bus drivers forces thou-
sands Of war workers TO walk
or hltChhlkc.
HOUSTON. TEN. POO stnk-
ing oil workers At Shell re-
fnery return 10 work after
settlement of dispute over
discharge Of a single employe.
DETROIT Strike Of so Ford
Motor welders hats bomber
mechanism production, makes
500 idle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
LAND VALUATION
BUILDING VALUATION
PERSONAL PROPERTY
TOTAL

The 1928 lax rate was
SIS q76 based on 4 budget Of SIS
qi4.q7q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
DRAFT BOARDS TO CALL
MOST FATHERS BY 194l
Big Rush
On for
Shoes

DeirnltS shoe stores arc expert
encing their greatest selling spreeS
In history, and virtually all the
shelves OF The larger stores con-
talnlN only empty shoe boxes
shoe ration coupon No. u Will
expire Al midnight tomorrow and
-tr1r-- t--rr7 FIRST r1rrC vrritv tine StrUp-
ping public has iaUmed local re-
tail outlets 10 beat the deadlne
disclosed most Of the larger retail
>ho" store and department stores
had only odd SIZE. and t." out
model styles on hand and VIZ
u3Iiy no summer sport shoes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
LINES FORM EARLY

4 large Woodward store re-
ported SATURDAY business "A,
tremendous OUTSIDE that store
a' opening trour to-day, wcrc f6nc
queues Of hopeful customers, each
cIutchjne a waning No II
Said the manager Of another
large DOWNTOWN store:
''The place is damned, just as
II was Saturday and nearly eN-
cry daN Of the last few weeks.
Before long We expect 10 put
sold out sign and close our
doors"
USE No. IL WEDNESDAY
There Will he no extension ~
time for coupon No Il local OPA
officials said. pointing out that
coupon No IS becomes valid
Wednesday morning
Nothing would he gained hy
extending the time for No. IL"
a spokesman pointed ont 1T
wouldn't increase the supply Of
shoes. and the new coupon may
be used just a. soon a. the old
one expires
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

Order War Stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.