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Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
l4O A. D. Tax Slip
In Typo Exhibit
Display al Library
includes Cones, Papyri

II may be some comfort To tax
perplexed Detroiters 10 learn that
back in the dim year Of lao a. d.
they had their tax troubles, too.
A papyrus tax receipt for that
year is included in an exhibition
Of materials illustrating the early
art Of printing and bookmaking
being shown at the Detroit Public
Library.
Actual examples OF ancient
writing on clay cones and papyri
are among the items displayed
Medieval manuscripts and in
cunabula are included
The earliest object shown is a
clay cone with Cuneiform inScrlp-
tion believed 10 predate 1000
b. c.
Among the manuscripts is a
Latin Bible OF the fourteenth cen
tury, written entirely by hand and
embelliShed with colored initials.
Two leaves from a Gutenberg
Bible and a fine example Of the
work of William CaXton, first
English printer also are shown
The 5O-Odd exhibits conclude
with \ specimen Of the printing
Of Benjamin Franklin
All exhibits fare from a De-
fTOt private library and VIII be
shown through oct. o.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Ask 0CD Aides
In War Agencies

DetroitS 10000 civilian defense
volunteer workers were asked Sat
urday TO contribute extra spare
time hours 10 AID manpoWer-short
war agencies IN a variety Of actIyi-
ties.
Frank NJ McLary OCD duoc-
TOR. ln making tho appeal pointed
out that ycleCtivc service boards
need additional clerical help for
their task of taking an inventory
0f manpOWcr and that the War
Housing Center, war bond sales
organization and USO continue 10
require volunteer nclp 10 carry on
their work
In addition many women are
leaving their homes and children
for war work creating need for
volunteers m nursery schools and
on playGeldS.
II was pointed ont that air
wardenS and other civilian defense
workers who. have completed their
training period may now find they
have spare time 10 contribute.
Volunteers are needed for clerical
lohS. A. field workers. instructors
In handicraft social workers. tcle-
phone workers, typists and atn-
letlC coaches.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Rally toMark
Polish Week

A mass rally 70 commemorate
Polish Week will be held A. s
p m. next Friday in Dom Polski
Hall. Forest and Chene, under
sponsorship Of the Central CitI-
zens' Committee, composed Of 200
religious. civic and veterans or
ganlZatonS.
Next week was proclaimed
Polish Week by Mayor Jeffries in
tribute 10 the valiant stand Of the
defenders Of Warsaw.
by paving tribute Ia heroic
Poland, we merely express our
feelings, hut let us make the
millions Of Polish graves and
the ruins az Warsaw an inSplra-
tiOn to deeds" declared.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Pilot Jumps 5 Miles
From Burning Plane

ARNONK. y. Y, Sept ls
I%Sl Tc,t Pilot Paul y. Bcrk.
-, escaped death by parachuung
5000 feet more than five miles
from 'the blazing cockpit Of 2
navy fighter plane as % flew over
Mount kI>C0 an 400 mile, per hour
Tho navy plane plunged into
dense woodland seven miles from
Where the pilot landed
Berk Jeff Fa>! Hartford Conn
in tho fast navy ship A half
hour later. hc said. q cylinder
blow hurting sheets Of flame IN
The cockpit He stayed with the
plane aS long rs possible then
h1.Ifd a> The fire scared his
neck, face and right hand.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19

might explode Al any moment
and removed the shell in his hip.
= Although infection later set in.
Gordon was strong enough eventu-
ally 10 return 10 the United
States. whore treatment continues,
Gordons experience Is not typi-
cal, yet II vIvldly undeTtineS the
safeguards thrown up 10 protect
the lives OF marines and sailors
in the war of the Pacific by the
navy's mobile hospital units.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
81 Future Farmers
Enter Detroit Show
DETROIT SUNDAY TIMES

LANSING, Sept. Eighty
one members of the future farm
ers Of America viii exhibit prize
swine and cattle ar the Detroit
Stock Yards Tuesday and Wedncs-
day George II. Fern, director of
vocational education inr Michigan
announced today.
The boys, who will converge on
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Actress Gets Divorce

RENO, Sept. Is GNS) Gwen
Anderson, New York actress. held
a divorce today from Ilelmut Dan
tine. movie actor. on charges Of
extreme cruelty, particularly Of
a mental nature.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Sales Of Turkeys
Resume Next Month

Although you cannot buy tur-
key during the month Of Sepiem-
ber, civilians sales VIII be re-
Sumed next month with the same
ceiling prices which prevailed last
year, the OPA announced Satur-
daN.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
so Prisoners 90 in Army

LANSING. Sept. Is The state
parole hoard announced Saturday
that 80 inmates Of Michigan prIS-
onS have been released for army
service after selection by army
authorities and psychiatriSts.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Congressman Quits for Navy

WASHINGTON. Sept is 1NSi
Rep James r.. van Zand' a.
Pennsylvania r pa FiCan and
three times national commander
Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
today announced has resignation
from Congress effective Sept
- lIo viii enter the navy as a
lieutenant commander.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
CAN you MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS

Are you an American citzen-a woman over 20 and
under 50 years of agei Are you without dependents
without children under IA?
Then you needed in the WAC Immediately
Get full details at your nearest Army Recruiting or
Induction Station. (Your local Post Office will gladly
give YOU the address of the Recruiting or Induction
Station nearest you.) Or mail this coupon today
Don't put it off. The need for you is urgent
II you are ineligible for The vac bfcau1r Of agr o,
tamTy rrJporybfeJ, fate a JOB at home and
free ~oran who IS eligible 10 join the H.fC
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19

Detroit from 1s vocational sgri-
cultural schools in Lower Mich
iCan, will bring with them more
than 300 head Of livestock, Fern
said
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
When KIDNEYS need
diUretic aid

when such a stabbing -baokache is tor.
W'nenting you because of ldgging kidney
function. the Ides of prompt relief IS
almost like that OF paradise! You want
fast s6tion' Not only may the back ache
painfully, urinary flow NAV be leSSened,
too-he frequent, but Soanty. often
smarung, and goung up nights often
may ruin sleep.
What happens is that vases arc not
sufficiently filtered out ot the 600 or
more quarts of blood that pass through
kidneys daily Nollnuthing is NyStcmi.
,ally or ofganloillr Urong, try adiuretit
thai acts qHiCib to simulate kidney
iunruun-trv much praised Sold Medal
Capsules. hiS edSy.totakc dureuc has
sssn famous tor over 80 years Tor such
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
? NEGRO COMMITTEES

There are two Negro "get-out-
the-r~%S' committees functIonlng
one headed hy State Senator
Charles Diges and Lloyd LoomiS,
Negro attorney. and tho other boy
Charles RoNbprough brother OF
convicted numbers rackctecr John
Roxhorough
The two organizations got TO-
GCtheI and agreed 10 call "a meet
Ing 10 endorse FlllGcrald When
rank and file r>Suber> Of the two
organizations packed The hall
Wednesday night they got fhc
~celnC that the question had al-
adv been decided and that thcu
reSerCe was Just q gesture.
They were pretty sire of it
when Walter Hardin Negro JAW
Go organizer and q right hand
man Of UAW-CIO President K. j.
Thomas, started tho meeting of
lv offering a resolution 90 endorse
FItztierald before he had even adj
dressed the meeting.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
Vote Campaign
nderWayAfter
Meeting F|ukes
Race Crisis Still Seen
as Biggest Question;
Jeffries Gain Reported
Inside City Hall
BY HAROLD sCHACHERN

The campaign for the oct. 8
municipal primary election got Off
10 an inauSplcious start this week,
With incumbentS content 10 start
nending their fences and new
candidates carefully selecting
platform plankS from the great
residue Of municipal needs.
There never has been any doubt
that one of the big controversies
Of the campaign for mayor would
be the racial question Since the
June n race riot Mayor Jefries
hasn't been popular with Negro
residents, and the Colorcd popula-
ton Vote, II was conceded, would
20 10 ms opponents
That however, was before last
"Wednesday evening when Frank
tItzGcrald, circuit court commlS-
Sioncr. attended "a Negro political
meeting which was all wired 20
endorse him.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
UPSETS APPLICANT

PASSED only Harold r ElcdSoc
former Negro member of the >tail
lanor commission and former as
ei>tant state attorney general
svsct the applicant
For years we Negroes have
been endorsing candidates he
tore we even learn what they
have 10 offer" Bied,oc eaid
Let's hear What this fellow has
90 say for himself
Fl'zGcrsld s'artcd 70 speak bat
II soon became apparent he was
sfcarIng clear of.thc racial QucS
ton Finally Blcdsoe interrupted
with.
"N nv was ". Mr.. FitzGcrald,
that when YOU became circuit
court commissioner. YOU only
fired one emploNe of the Office,
and he a Negro
Well. the reason did that,
fItIGcraId answered was be
cause had made a previous
commitment and ! always stick
bN my commitments"
Then hoW do Wr know YOU
haven't made previous commit
meni> In this case ." Blc1soo
asked
- have made no commits
ments. FtlGls'd Numbered
mot 10 the CIO. the AL nor
any group
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-19
GO CON,IITNiENTs

\ "Iust = minute. Nr. FityGcr-
yhd." hardin then SAID my
boss. Mr.. Thomas. has told me
thar YOU have made commit
meut> Ia the co.
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Dol C
~ = 81 PoVest ,
g..
GIRL DREKONJA

most jih je gnala, da so sprase-
vail po dolini, kako je bilo. Pri-
hajai so h Kosanu in drezali z
jeziki v nesrecne ljudi. Donna
Gin je bilo tezko. Odgnati MISC
mogli sosedov, a tudi odgovori
jim MISC tekli.
Med vascani so bill nekateri,
XII so delali v gozdu. Ii SO Sc je-
zili na Kosana bolj ko ma Del
fina, ces, prodal je les, da trpi-
mo skodo Sc mi.
Dragar Sc je vesell nesrece.
Mislil 81 je: 'sse poniznejsi bo-
do moral biti. Prav; Sc jim 60
di. Otresti so Sc hoteli, a jim nj
uspelo." Nasproti vaseanom Sc
s.je hudoval: 'Premozenje je
vredno mani. Gozd ina ceno po
lesu. Prazna tia dobim zastonj."
Zloba mu je prisepnila: "Zdaj
pritisni nanje! Do tai jih uklo-
mis-, Sc bolj bodo v tvoji obla-
sti." Prisel ,je v Kosanovo hiso.
Brez obotavljanja je povedal
svoje misi.
Kosan je zastokal, obrnil gla-
vo proti zidu in obstal tako. Ko-
sanka je prebledela, odprla je
vrata in odsla v kuhinjo, kakor
da bi hotela ubezati Vsemu hu-
dernu. France in Andrej sta
stala ter gledala, kakor da bi
| ne bila prav razumela tega, kar
je povedal Dragar.
Tako je," je ponovl Dragar,
agozd drvi je vrednost! Vknjiz-
ba nj vec varna.'
! ! "Ne bodite smesni!!" mu je
| ugovarjal France. 'Vsakdo We,
da SO polja, dom in senozeti to-
I like Weiane, da Sc vaIn nj bait
| izgi1he,,'
! ! Tako mislis III. Vsak gleda
! "a syoie. Kdo bi maral kupiti
! nremozenj hi nina gpzda p
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"Kaj torej misite? Vase be-
sede sc mi zde sumljive."
mic, tako; urediti moramo
to stvar. Pravico imam, jda skr-
bim "a varnost svojega denar-
ja," Sc je opraviceval Dragar
trdovratno.
Franeeta je pogovor razbur-
jail; nemiren je postal. Vprasal
je z razjezenim glasom:
"In kaj hocete? Nemara da
bi sci kdo vam "a brezplaenega
hlapca, ali mas hocete spraviti
izpod strehe?" I.
Mladeniceva odlocnost je raz-
drazila tudi Dragarja. zavedal
Sc je, da ne della prav, g to je le
Sc podzgalo trmo.
"Deres Sc mad mano, kakor
da bi bill JAZZ tebi dolzan. Tega
ne trpin. I'll me bos pripravil
do koraka, da bonn zahteval,
kar je mojega. Hoces?'
France Sc nj mogel vec brzda-
ii. Stopil je k mizi, udaril S
pestjo:
"Storite ga! Nj dovolj, da
mas je sprawl tujec v nesreco,
domacin maj mas konca, ugono-
bi! Kje je vasa vest, vprasam ?"
Stal je raven, grozen pred kme-
tom.
Dragar je zastrmel Fran
ceta. Gledal ga je nekaj casa
naolce, nato Sc je okrenil in sci
poeasi proti vratom. "Delfin jih
je sprawl v nesreeo', je mr.
, mral. Vest ga je opomnila. Cd
4, Sci je skrusen in pobit.
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(Nadalj

"Kaj poves, France?'
"To, kar veste." Sedel je ma
klop. "Truden sem," ia je utih-
nil.
Drugi dan je odsel Kosan ma
brdo, odkoder je bila vidna Mlae-
ma dolina. Listje je rumenelo.
Wise v hribu so bill gozdi re po-
zlaeeni; nize v grapi je umirala
zelen. Pobocje je bilo gosto O.
brasteno., LIE tam, kjer je stal
pref Kosanov gozd, je bila goi-
cava. Parobki so poerneli in so
cepei ma tleh, ko zalostni stra-
howl. Voda je odprala zemljo,
da so Sc, pokazale sive ceri.
Redka dievesca SO Sc zibala
brezmocna " vetru. Po tleh Sc
je razraslo zelisce; srobot Sc
je plazil med MIN in sill ma
zarodke.
Kosan je stal ma brdu in zrl
z uprtim pogledom v golicavo.
Oko bi bio RADIO priklicalo DIRE
vesa; RADIO bi bilo obleklo COLO
zemljo. Zaman. Laz mu je ka-
5al svojo goloto in syoje ubos-
two. LIE parobki so mu pravili,
kje so rasle pref bukve.
Tudi France je poromal ma
brdo. Solnce je zlatilo dolino.
Sosedni gozdi so sc mu kosa.
to nasmihali. Peei SO gledale
mani tako ogromne in visoke.
Vprasal je ocmi ogoljena tia;
mic mu nj 50 mogla povedati,
MISC ga. mogla priyahiti. cutil
je, da mu ne more dati domaca
zemlja mic vec. Zasanjal je Q tu-
| JIM. Domov Sc je vracal s trd-
nin1 sklepom v srcu.
Vasdani SO goyorili in sodili
Ma obraz SO ponilovai Kosa,
move, a tega nj bilo, ki bi bil
,globoko cutil . mimi. Radoved.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-20

Kn1aiu nato SO zadoneli rogo-
vi in pred samostan je prijezd-
la celia ceta vojastva, katero je
vodil oslxrbnik grajscine Svibno,
zvesti somiHjenik Albertusa pl.
Lindeka. Ko je bila vojska raz-
postavljena, je prijezdil pred
samostanska vrata oskrbnikov
glasrik in je zahteval, da ga
peljejo pred opata.
Rowan je dal tezka vrata Cd
preti in je glasnika spremil v
opatovo soho.
" imenu njegove visokosti
vojyode Viljema in dezelnega
glavarja grofa Hermana Sell
skega, Vas pozivlja oskrbnik
grajseine Svibno, kot postavlje-
nj eksekutor, da mu izrocite sa-
mostanske kljuce, ker je pre-
milostni gospod A1bertus pl.
Lindek priznan kot edini pravi
opat zatiskega samostana.
Tako je slovesno oznanil svi-
benski glasnik. " "
Opat Peter je oil yes prepa-
del, tako da nj mogel takoj od-
govoriti. sele cez nekaj trenot-
kov je trepetaje rekel:
- &c ina oskrbnik pismene
ukaze vojvode Viljema in de-
zelnega glavarja, Sc jim uklo-
MIN, &c tudi so .krivicni. Kajti
edini postavni opat zatiski sem
JAZZ, Peter Limsak.
= Oskrbnik ina doticne uka-
re in Yam jih predlozi, je dejal
glasnik. .m.
- Prav! .Pooblascam svojega
praporscaka Andreja Rovana,
da jih pregleda. .Vdam Sc samo
sill; sloyesno pa protestujem
proti postopanju vojvode Vile
ma, ker Sc Z njim krsi postavno
zagetovljena avtonomija eister-
cijanskega reda. Vdam Sc sill,
ker necem, da hi Sc prelivala
kri. Svojim pravicam pa Sc ne
odpovem, ker je moja dolznost,
da te pravice branim.
Po tel izjayi sta odsla glasnik
il Andrej Rowan il samostana
in je Rowan povabil svibenskega
oskrbnika, da> pokaze svoje po-
oblastilo. To Sc je zgodilo in ma
to je Rowan tezkega srea izrocil
cskrbniku samostanske kljuGe.
Zdaj so Sc vrata movie odprla.
zapeli SO rogovi in 200 oboro-
zenih MOI je prijezdilo ma pro-
storno samostansko dvorisce.
Najprej SO obstopili. posan1icne
tolpice in razorozii samostanske
usluzbence, potem pa zavzeli
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Mali ogIasi
v EucIidu

Hisa naprodaj, 865 e. 212 st.
blizu Drustpenega donna. Dobro
oskrbljena; "a dive druzini, A
sobe spodaj, 3 sobe zgoraj. Ia
nadaljne podrobnosti Sc obrni-
tie ma
M. F. INTIHAR
2l49l Naumann Ave. Nv. 0678
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XXIu.


Kosan Sc je navidezno umirl.
Spoeetka je Cd casa do casa Sc
vzdihnil sam Ease, naposled je
prenehal popolnoma. 2 domaci-
mi je' govoril lenalo. Odgovar-
jail je- ma vprasanja, a Sc to $
tezavo. Jedel nj skoraj mic. ST.
.liti so ga morah, da je zajel
parkrat v skledo. Vprasali SO
ga v skrbeh:
Kaj vam je, oce?'
"Bolan SEM
tDalje prihodn1ic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-20
1tOPATOy
PRAPORStAK"
SPISAL FIR. RENEE

. = / 4 - e
IEjih prostore. Tudi SO Sc razpo-
stayili po posameznih poslopjih,
XII SO bill v samostanskem oh
zidju ter prizgali plamenice, da
je bilo ma dvoriSeu svetlo kakor
podnevi.
Zdaj Sc je v spremstvu dvaj-
seth vojsGakov pripel1ala ma
dvorisce kocija. zapeli so movie
rogovi in IL kocije je stopii AL
bertus pl. Lindek.
= Vivat, prenilostni opat Al
bertus! so zakricaIi oborozenci
in liz hise, kjer je bilo bivalisce
menihov, so AlbertusoW prija-
telji zaorih: Vivat opat Alber-
tus! I'll
- Kje je Peter Limsak, XII
Sc je po krivici polastil mojega
n1esta in Sc imenoval opata "a
tiskega? je vprasal Albertus
najpoprej in Sc obrnil k oskrb-
tniku. Ponosno kakor kak zma-
govalec je stal med vojsko, tenn
nj pogledi, XII so svigali IL ME-
goyih oei, pa SO prieai, da kuje
posebne namene.
- Vasa milost, je rekel O.
skrbnik, zdi Sc mi, da utegne
Peter Limbsak biti v opatovem
stanoyanju.
Trdih korakov je Sci Albertus
v hiso, v kateri je stanoval vsa-
kokratni opat. Oskrbnik je ed-
prl vrata in Albertus je vstopil
v sobo, v kateri sta bila opat
Peter in njegov praporseak An
drej Rowan.
| - Ma kolena, je zagrmel Al
hertus, in .je stopil pred opata.
Prosi "a odpuseanje, da 81 Sc
polastil easti in pravic, XII gredo
samo meni. 3. ....a Y, - 49,. !,
| - Opat zatiski sem JAZZ, je
odgovoril Peter. Pravicno sem
izvoljen in postavno potrjen. I'll
pa 81 odstavljen>od casti opata,
bill 81 nepokoren, newest svoji
obljubi in ST skrivaj pobegnil il
samostana. zato te pref ali slej
zadene zasluzena kazen.
- Lazes, je zakriGal Alber-
tus. zaradi nepricakoyano Cd
locnega odgovora je bill tako
razburjen, da nau je kri sinila v
glavo in da je postal yes rdee
v obrazu. Vojvoda Viljem je
spoznal, da Sc je mehi zgodila
krivica in me cato proglasil "a
opata ter mi podeiil vse pravice.
- Vojvoda Viljem nina tie
moci in tie pravice. Uklonim ST
le sill, kot opata te pa ne pri-
'poznam.
| - Ne? je posmehljivo vpra-
Sal Albertus. III Sc torej puntas
proti meni? Ali yes, kaj to po-
meni? In obrnivsi sc k svojim
spremljevalcem, jim je zapove-
dial: Prinaite in zvezite tega ne
pokornega meniha in write ga
~ jeco, ker Sc punta proti svo-
jemu opatu.
Doslej je Rowan mirno in
molce stal ma strani. Zdaj pa,
ko so vojaki stopili proti opatu
Petru, je 2 meGem v roki planil
med ME.
- Nazaj, je zakrical, kdor sc
lopata dotakne, tega ubijem.
1 Zdaj SO skocili tudi drugi vo-
/ iaki vmes in vnei Sc je boj, XII
pa je trajal le nekaj trenotkoy.
Albertus je diyje kakor, EVER
krical mad vojake,: Pobite ga,
ltega puntarja!! Meci SO zvenke-
Itali in krvavec IL. mnogih ran
! je padel Rowan ma tia, med tenn
ko SO drllgi vojal1i be zgrabili
Petra in ga vlehli il sobe.~
i Albertus JIG pristopil K Roya-
i nu in porogl jivin smehom de-
jal:
"a n So ~ -
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-11-20

Ia obr zdea anesk umetn Lambert ay bomadal
Mesne Obri one
one deli Sici cd paca al brka naprav
op koninent XII pooa podajo Razdja
em koneu mI Pred avezn bombada
senep OBJ obrezjuS - G A..
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-01

Of the Other
1854 Days!

This is April Fools day =
sometimes known as All Fools
day. which doesn't leave any
doubt as TO what the ancients
thought about most folks.
But in view of the wars re
s,rictions on what some fools
consider fun. the society for the
preservation Of practical lokers
today warned ats m mbers
throughout the nation 10 proceed
with caution in the matter of
pranks-otherwise, there may be
casualties.
For instance
Don't put any bricks finder old
hats on the sidewalk, for passing
pedestrians 10 kick. IT'S sabo-
tage-shoes are rationed.
Don't use mat OLD Wallet-on-
a-string trick. II the sucker
bends over 10 pick ii up, he may
bust his suspcndcrS. Rubber
elastic is scarce.
Don't put salt liz the sugar
bowl. Onei cup of coffee ruined
by a spoonful Of salt is consi 4
See APRIL FOOL-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-01
THERE WERE 35 600 NAZIS INSTEAD OF
Veteran OF Grim Dieppe Raid Addresses Kiwanis Club

Instead of the 1000 German
soldiers British intelligence be-
-iieved to be in Dieppe- on the
morning Of the ill-fated raid,
Canadian, British and American
soldiers found their GOODMAN
force was outnumbered five or
six TO one" Pvt. Leslie Taylor,
one of as members of the Essex
Scottish regiment to escape with
his life, told 100 Kiwanians and
their guests at the Medea Hotel
yesterday noon. o.
A German tanker convoy sup
ported by torpedo boats unex-
pectedly encountered in the Eng
lish channel was given as the
second reason for the raids fail
ure by Pvt. Taylor. His speech
was one OF the most outstanding
given before a service club in
years.
The slim, modest Windsor
youth told how he crawled three
quarters Of a mile TO landing
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Oldest County
Resident Dies
Shores Bachelor.
lO2, Sueeumbs

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Apil l.
Jacob Plutscnuck. Macomb coun-
tvs oldest resident, died early
today at the age of 102.
Born in Germany in 1910 Mr.
Piutschuck, a bachelor through
out his long lifetime, first came
10 st. Clair Shores in 1897,
where he mad made his home
ever since. A retired farmer in
recent years he lived with a
nephew Norbert Plutschuck, at
1865 E.. Jefferson av enuc,
where he died following q six
month illness.
Funeral services for the aged
man will be held Saturday
MORNING at Gao from the Roy
j. Raul Funeral Home and at
10 a. m. from St. Gertrude's
church with the Rev. FIR. D. A.
Hayes conducting the last rites.
Burial will be in St. Gertrude's
cemetery, in ST. Clair Shores.
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(adef(o peland
Dies in Crash
Young Pilot. 70.
Accident Victim

Aviation Cadet Robert L.
Copeland, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude F. Copeland, l22
Lodewyck avenue, was killed
this morning in an airplane
crash at Yuma. Ariz.. his par
cnts were notified today.
The young pilot, just month
away from completion of his
training period, would have been
commissioned a End. Lieut.. in
the Army Air Forces in May.
A graduate of Mount Clemens
High school Cadet Copeland en-
tered the Air Forces last August.
He had attended Western Michi-
gan Teachers College at Kala-
'mazoo prior to his enlistment.
His wife (the former Ann Good
Of Mount Cfemens1 and their
small child who have been with
Cadet Copeland at Yuma are
expected home as soon as final
arrangements have been made.
Besides his parents, wife and
child. the Inflated birdman is
survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Walter Burgan and Barbara and
BY one brother, Gerald, a priv
ate in the Army Air Forces sta
toned at Madison, Wis.
Funeral arrangements Will DC
announced later.
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around aimleSsly in the Channel
until three o'clock the next
morning when we got our rum
rations.
AT four there was noise.
We thought itgour own air force
bombing the coast but instead
our first boats had run into a
tanker convoy SUPPORTED by tor
pedo boats.
They blasted our first boats
right out of the water and 500
men in those boats didn't get
ashore-they died right there.
Then the Germans turned their
coastal searchlights on.
1T was just getting light when
we we're 800 or 400 yards off
shore Then they opened with
everything they had including
six inch mortors.
German machine gun bullets
killed our skipper. Another took
his place He was killed. then
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Lo ! 10 Head
Cd Firemen
Named Coptoin Of
Auxiliary Unit

Bert l.. Lozen last night was
appointed captain of the Civilian
Defense Auxiliary Fire Depart
ment, Larry v. Blades, deputy
commander, announced today.
At the same time Blades urged
Mount Clemens men to sign up
as rapidly as possible for service
in the auxiliary fire unit and
stated that between so and SO
volunteers are sorely needed
Applicants should appear at the
fire hall at 1870 p. m. Thursday
evening, April 8, he said.
With emergency fire equip
ment on hand but insufficient
manpower available as yet,
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