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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

To the Editor:
7 READ an article In
your paper that seems
TO be typical of the atti-
tude our government Of
fcials have about Amer
lea. Their slogan seems to
be America Last
Why are we exporting
butter for lend-lease ship
ments when we can't buy
it because IL just isn't
around7 When you enter
a grocery store and ask
for butter, the clerk says:
whats thste"
All the other nations
think Of America last and
seem 10 have taken the
attitude that we must
take care OF them. Ny
/ think it's about time
to realize that our respon-
sibility is to safeguard the
home front and think OF
America First"
MRS. r. q.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

THERE is perfect Babel of plots and
/ plans for postwar international pacts
and alliances filling the world when the
ideal international union, the ideal interna-
tional pact" is staring these noisy-and
nosy-" internationalists' right in the face.
1t is the ideal international union of
the UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Here are two peoples with two different
forms Of free democracy who exist peace
fully side by side-and have existed so for
100 years
Between Canada and the United States,
there is no peace pact
There exists no Atlantic Charter nor
-Four Freedoms agreement.
There is no written military alliance"
There are, therefore, no forts on the
borders Of the two countries and no armies
watching and spying on one another-as is
usually the case when "pacts' and alliances
are made.
nor the very existence Of these endless formal
i "pacts and protocols is evidence Of
MUTUAL DISTRUS'T
But the perfect international alliance rs that
founded on a complete understanding Of the
peoples who are allied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

r HE primary demonstrated again the we'll
i established fact that in American cleo
tons, organized and purposeful minorities can
be more potent than the sipshod ma jority.
Negro voters and union labor leadership
united in definite opposition the
candidacy of Mayor Jeffries. They expressed
their opposition with their ballots
More than 100000 voters, either through
lethargy or indifference, expressed no opinion
whatever. They simply stayed away from
the voting booth.
1nasmuch as the 100000 laggards COM
prise two-thirds of Detroit's qualified voters.
the primary might specifically be deemed
unrepresentative. But it still remains a rep
resentative expression of the voters that took
the trouble 10 vote.
And organized Negro and labor mnorities
and all other minorities deserve everything
they win, so long as the ma iority of Detroiters
continue to stay home on election day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
PegIer

THERE are so many heavy
demands on the popular can
pacity for indignation that prot(
ably John L. Lewis motor trip
from Washington to Indianapo-
lis TO Springfield. ILL.,, to Cincin-
natl and back will receive no
more than snort. mere token
expression, so TO speak.
The story seemed unbelievable
when it first broke, some weeks
ago, but il has now been verified
by Lewis himself in a communi-
cation TO his local ration board
in Alexandria. Va. and il con-
firms the public impression that
union officials do enjoy special
privileges in the matter OF
private motor transportation
granted on the ground that
their activities are vital TO the
effort.
The question raised concerned
n visit 10 his mother in Spring
field. Lewis replied that he had
gone 10 indianapolis, Springfield
and Cincinnati on business of
the United Mine Workers and
that the side trip TO his mothers
home involved q distance Of
only IS city blocks from The
headquarters OF The union,
DUT there is the verdict OF
- the rationing authorities an
admission that they think II
was quite all right for this man
20 make his long Journey by
automobile. using gas obtained
with e tickets, ration re-
stricted TO the most essential
war workers, when there was
plenty of railroad and bus
transportation.
His reason for driving could
not have been other than his
personal pleasure and comfort,
for the trip by car must have
taken much more time and
everybody knows. Of course
that the public transportatio
Is bGify crowded nowadays ar1T
many of us yearn for a long.
lelSLrely tour across country.
Here is a man whose contri-
button TO the war effort is a
shortage of millions OF tons OF
coal which Will have many
harmful effects.
People who converted house
holo heating systems from oil TO
coal at-ihe-S suggestion of the
government will be no better or
mite better orr Than those Who
couldn't convert, or Tor other
reasons didn't.
That means misery. worry
and probably illness for many.
HIS explanatory note to his
H ration board -aid he went
10 Indianapolis 10 wind up the
affairs of a union bank of which
he was president, 10 Springfield
on legal and financial affairs
of the Mine Workers. and 10
Cincinnati 10 take part in wage
negotiations.
The published correspondence
contains no suggestion that the
availability of public transpor-
tation was even discussed and
the case is marked closed and
the rest of the people are put
on notice that this is the settled
policy of their government.
Copyright. 1853 ~ tinted Features. synd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

Only about onet third of Detroits voters
availed themselves of their privilege and duty
Of voting. 1t is eminently just, therefore,
that they get what they want. The other
apathetic two-thirds who failed to vote have
no kick coming.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

vestigate the strictly moral, person
ally fine standard of these service
women of ours. They are not only
carefully watched and warned
against too much freedom with their
dancing, skating, tennis-playing, hik-
ing, movie-going companions, but
they are inspired by training, exam
pie, good associations and the fine
and healthy and organized life they
lead to see drinking and idling sex
license in their true light.
They stand in shining contrast to
the thousands of women who are not
working for the government, who
are not earning money, but who are
somehow supplied with plenty of it
and who are free to continue this
new degrading and dangerous habit
of public drinking, week after week
and month after month.
WYE ALL hate the idea of drafting
w our girls for the much-needed
help in factories, packing plants, in
the army and navy, and in the big
defense organizations. But if | could
approve of drafting at all it would
be Of these idle, dangerous, useless
drinking women, who swarm about
in the smartest of clothes, get them
selves and every one who knows
them into trouble. and cost our police
and Juvenile courts and homes of corr
rection wasted millions every year.
1t will take long, long time for
women to regain their old position of
dignity, self-control, temperance,
when men have seen them day after
day getting flushed and silly at bars,
and reeling away into the early eve
ming without any very definite idea
as to where they are going or what is
going on at all
If | were Rosie the riveter, or
any one of her million splendid sis
ters at lathes and plates and ttnrets,
or if | were a WAVE or a WAC,
proud to wear the uniform Of my
country, | would bitterly resent the
demoralizing effect of these girl bar
flies upon the whole war effort. |
would fear their influence upon that
better world to which we all look
forward after the war
7 Unless our women hold tight to
~ the old laws of decency, nobody
will; it is for them to lift this coun-
try high once again, a beacon to less
fortunate nations, where home
means safety for our growing boys
and girls, where marriage is sacred,
where every effort we can make
strains toward higher and finer
standard.
1t would smack somewhat of ges-
tapo methods to have some authority
90 about among these bars at about
6 o'clock every night and ask each
one of the young women drinkers
exactly what she is doing to bring
about swifter victory and saner
peace. But it is this sort of moral
disintegration that invites dictatorial
remedies. We will have great up
roar from our idle young women If
any such action takes place. But
they are doing all they can to bring
II on themselves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

ENYING FORTRE s S + S
Il counted for 200 ships IN
September. ThunderboltS and
Marauders for 200 more. British
and Russian figures are not
available, but they no doubt got
a somewhat smaller amount
-TAe-rest 9th slaSSeS- are at
tributable TO increased acct
dents in internal use. From TINS
unreported front comes trust
worthy word that his air force is
unable to get spare parts for re-
placement in sufficient quantity
to maintain former efficiency
These matters have caused air
officers to become more enthu-
SiaStic in expectation of an early
German breakdown. Their data
shows Hitler has been unable 10
move his most important war
industries from the vulnerable
Ruhr and Rhine valleys.
Heavy industries have had 10
remain there in spite of the
bombingS because of the proXlm-
ity of coal and the availability of
labor.
To move that area back into
temporary safety in Czecho-
SloVakla, for instance, would
take time and require con-
tinuous long hauls Of coal, with
railroad facilities already dis
rupted by bombing.
The theme of a postwar
peace based on American self
interest and neighborly negoti-
alton without too much trust In
Utopian formulas is developing
fast. Anot h er globe-trotter,
President Johnston Of the L. ;.
Chamber Of Commerce. has re-
turned with speech today
advocating lust such course.
MR.. NSTON wants
WI recognition of our i'm
mense stake in law and order,
in decency and prosperity all
over the planet" but not on
the basis OF disarming alliances,
or tailor-made plans for new
world orders. He says strong,
prosperous. self-reliant America
can serve as a mighty bulwark
OF world peace and progress
and he could have said the
mightieSt.
The plan which will he adopted
he rightly predicts will come
slowly painfully and on basis
of evolution in collaboration
among the nations.
My own guess is the main
inspiration of such an evolution
Will be A gigantic Hull trade
program
distributed ny KIM Features Syndicate,
Inc Reproduction in whole OF IN
part strictly prohibited
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09
DRINKING WOMEN
By Kathleen Norris

EDITORS NOTE-This Of By Kathleen
Norris, noted American auoreSs The article this
be published neat Tuesday,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

HITLER picked out these fly
III SpeckS as detectives solely
for home propaganda effect
The attack merely measures the
extent of German desperation IN
search for some victory TO ieed
the home people.
The condition of the German
air force likewise is growing
desperate. a significant Nolo
is evident i'm the communlques
from the Italian front. Men
ton of any German air force
activity can seldom be found.
Similarly. American bombers
over the Rhineland claimed TO
have shot down around 10 Nazl
planes in a single recent night.
plainly through these facts can
be seen Hitlers concentration oil
his last air strength al home,
and the fact that IT is taking a
terrific mauling there.
Last acceptable figures here
count Hitler's plane production
AZ about 300 A month tsome-
what over the 1000 figure gen.
erallv used). But his losses have
been more than that for the last
two or three months. Not since
spring. has he been able to
maintain an appreciate balance
in aircraft production
losses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

L or mine, or along the roads that
run between the cities and towns.
The bar may be in a saloon, restau-
rant, night club, hotel, roadhouSe,
The day is any day, in the late after
noon.
The big room is filed with small
tables and padded wall seats. High
stools are ranged along the bar,
which is sumptuous creation of
chromium and mahogany, crystal,
mirrors. Bottles from every port
are aligned behind it. The big, warm
room is softly lighted; perhaps music
drifts upon the air. The bartenders,
in spotIess white, have only to wait.
Presently a few laughing girls
come in and secure seats at the bar.
They will cling to these seats for
hours. Two middle-aged women
come in and take corner table.
Men drift in; more women; many
more women.
TRAYS of drinks are in constant
motion in the barroOm. Talk gets
silly and wild; there is much laugh
ter Presently girl gets down from
the bar.
"Ive got some homework to do"
she explains, departing.
For though all the women who
drift about from bar to bar in the
afternoons are not young, many of
them are. Girls of Il and ID fire.
quent these places; newspapers are
filled with their tragic stories, and
most of them don't reach the press.
The wave of juvenile crime that
is sweeping the country has its rise
in just such scenes.
Wartime is time for Tightening
the home morale. Wartime is time
when hundreds of thousands of
young creatures, girls and boys both,
are torn away from their old asso-
Citations, deprived of home influences,
exposed to such rapid changes and
surprises, meetings and partings
that whatever they have Of code and
self-control-and many homes today
don't give them much of either-is
scattered to the four winds. Each
girl is on her own; nobody is going
to direct or criticize her until she
gets into real trouble.
And then it's too late!
"\YIE WENT to Martyrs and had
w a few drinks" the fearful
girl is saying in court. "And after
that | don't remember much. One of
the boys said he wanted to take us
to dinner"
This week two 14-year-old girls
were taken off in a car to a public
park after a few convivial hours in
a bar They don't know who drove
the car or who the men were; both
girls are in a hospital now, presently
to go forth again to new adventures,
but tragically SCARED in soul, body
and mind for all time.
Yesterday a schoolgirl, having
gone off for two days with a man
now known to be married and the
father of children, admitted to her
heartsick parents in court that she
didn't know at which bar she became
intoxicated; she mentioned about six
as possible scenes Of her drinking;
she knew them all. Yesterday, also
in our papers, was the story of
bestial attack on a girl who after
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09
To the Editor:

4 PIP A r f. n TLY, YOU
"A must acce pt items
appearing in the Detroiter
Magazine about family
incomes, as gospel. with
out the trouble of con-
firming its statements.
1t would please me
mentally and financially
if the editor of the De-
troiter will be so kind as
10 list these factories
wherein such wages are
paid, as l work in a fac
tory and have acquaint-
ances in other factories,
and the average for US in
earnings is in the $50
column per week, which
d windles TO sometimes
less than $40 after deduc-
tons.
4 Reader.
EDITORS NOTE; The
foregoing letters refer TO
an article which appeared
an The Detroit Times Sun
day, Oct. ,. The informo-
tion furnishsd by the
Detroit Board Of Com
meree, referred to family
income, rather than in
diViduaI.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

After he became a general in the revolutions
airy army Of Sun Vat Sen. he directed success
slve campaigns against the armies not only
Of the old regime but one by one, whipped
the armies Of the war lords and Communists,
or drove them into the remote provinces.
president ROOSENELTS only connection
with military operations was his service as
assistant secretary Of the navy when Josephus
Daniels waso secretary Of the navy. under Presi-
dent Wilson In that capacity. he naturally
came IN contact with the paper work Of the
department but. under navy tradition, had no
voice ln operations.
The Presidents title as COMMENCEMENT
Of the armed forces was never intended 10 and
does NOT imply his actual direction Of the army
and navy The constitutional provision simply
emphasizes the SubordAation Of the military 10
the civil authority in gr form Of government
References TO the President as commander
ln-chlef originate usually with his political
adhercntS who would give him the credit for
victories hut not the responsibility for the
nations worst military DISASTER Pearl Harbor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09
NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
Paul
MaIIon

WASHINGTON. Oct. S-The
w Berlin propagandiSts her
aided the landing of their para
chutists on Cos Island as a
great offensive through which
their bombers eventually might
range TO Cairo and cut our Suez
trade canal route.
The fact is that the NazlS
have insufficient bombers to cut
anything anywhere. They can
not even make a showing IN
their British night raids.
The battle of the little islands
off Turkev is only a scramble
for control of guard posts of the
central AEGEAN Sea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-09

Fac. 22-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-07

Answer TO Saturdays puzzle.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
Saturday, December is. 1913
At ONE O'CLOCK J.. NJ.
HOE ESEHOIn GOODS

One 3-piece living room suite. . end
tables, library tables. rockers. 1
spring rocker. , mirrors, > rugs. >
II: IL scatter rugs. rug. II 15;
| rug. Is y .: hall runner. limo
lcum rug and linoleum. table lamp.
| bridge lamp. | radio lamp, | foot
stool. studio couch. / writing desk.
cabinet radio. , tahoretS. I smoking
stand. dining room table. oak,
oak buffet. I dining room chairs. 3
steads and springs one holloway he'd.
blankets. quilts and pillows. l Duo
Therm oil burner. | Roper gas stove.
sci. enamel top. electric frisidaire.
/ ,hcjric sweeper. ] Maytag electric
washer. galvanized tubs lot dishes.
chen cabinet. > electric irons and
clothes tree porch chairs. ! ward
swing. | grass cutter. | 50-fOot hose.
| electric sandwich tOaSter. ! electric
bread t0aStcr. garden utensils, ! mt d.
icinr cabinet. chairs and stools.
One i0-Whr,l Chevrolet truck. 1912.
sleeper cab. stake body.
One G-rOom bungalow with hath.
lot i3 :, l9I.
One Groom two-story house with
bath. lot ~ Y $50.
one extra lot. ~ < $50.
TERMS or SALE. CASH.
LAWRENCE PORTER
WlLBERT PORTER. Owners
Jack stevenson. -Auctionccr. dlO-2i
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wheatley, Bill
Wheatley, Jimmy Harper and Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Reed and chill
dren were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Brooks Wheatley and
father on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hastings
and daughter, Jean Ann. and Miss
Grace Hastings were Wilmington
visitors on Friday.
Elmer Trice, OF Wilmington, was
visitor of Luther Rust on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Wheatley
and Mrs. Leon Wheatley attended
the funeral of Sylvester Burton, at
Seaford. on Monday.
Mrs. David Curlett called on Mrs.
Clinton Hastings on Monday after
noon.
Mfr. and Mrs. Walter Wright. of
fredericksburg. were supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wheatley on
Sunday.
Earl White, who was quite ill of
food poisoning last week, is able to
be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hastings
spent Monday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. William Meredith, near
fredericksburg.
Mrs. Wilson Shockley was a Will
mington shopper on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walston. Carl
Walston and son Henry spent Sun
day afternoon with relatives at
Greenwood.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17

FOR SALE OR LEASE-Farm. Co
acres-2O clear and 30 fine woodland
in Glendale. Inquire at clwoOd Lynch's
garage for particulars in either case
or write owner. Alex UjvarOsy. 81
Locust Hill avenue. Nonkers. y. Y.
n26-tf
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
HUSBAND WANTED he

tween age of 90 and 35 Must he neat.
cOmpanionahle. attractive and with
sufficient income. i-F O. X. Write
Box r. Chronicle Oiticc. Milford 1t
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
Saturday, December Is. 1943

Starting at 1890 p. NJ. Promptly
The following described Personal
Property. 'tO-wit: Eleven ice tea
glasses. l6 fruit juice glasses. shcr-
beTts. is water glasses. candy jar.
syrup jar. marmalade jar. ; sets SUI
gar and cream. green plates. ]
chromium bread plate. l waffle set. ] !
blue plates. 3 cake plates, il coast
ers. l cut glass water pitcher. sill
Yer pitcher, blue china tea set. lot
individual candle holders. > glass
bowls. ) silver forks Rogcrwarc. J..
dozen silver knives and forks. Holmes
Il Edwards; ] lot OF silver. soup
spoons, sterling Spreader egg server.
gravy ladle. ice tea spoons, etc, !
sterling silver steak set. stainless
steel blade: . wash howl and pitcher
sets. l electric plate. sandwich
toaster. lot of dishes. cooking utensils.
percolatOr. lot of table linen. he'd lin
en-, blankets. comforts, etc. set
quilting frames. l baby chair. stone
jars, ] 3-way screen. l lot pillows. |
lot coat hangers. ? hand mirrors, ;
he'd lamps. I clothes hamper, , bureau
lamps. floor lamps. trunk. lot
roll window blinds, | clock, 3 electric
table lamps. ! smoking stand. / stone
churn, vases. candy dish. book ends,
set of % volumes encyclopedia. 10
volumes essential knowledge. 4 rugs
3le 4; l rug AZ 1le; rugs X D:
l rug 5l.; l rug 2la Az; ! rug
/; ] rug = ila: | rug 6: .
rugs . II; ! carpet Is Y 10: rock
ing chairs. bureau set. l large lea
ther upholstered rocker. ! small mar
hIe top table. vacuum. cleaner. 2
waste paper baskets. ! hall rack with
mirror. ! reed rocker. reed foot
stool. l reed chair. l overnight bag, !
suit case. ! mailing case. ! lot of
pillows and holsters. l brass bed and
springs. > marble top wash stands. /
~ -.
electric range. l upright Shaw player
piano. perfect condition: piano bench.
- dozen rolls OF music for a player
piano, | morris chair and stool.
smoking stand, l roll top desk. = desk
chairs. ! desk lamp. ] set wicker fur
arm chairs and ! rocker. / library
table. round living room table. lot
pictures. l set living room furniture,
consisting of davenport and arm
chairs: l walnut book case. ! love
seat. 1 set oak dining room furniture.
consisting of table, china closet, scrV-
ing table. buffet and ) chairs. an
tique suite of he'd room furniture.
OF bed. bureau. wash stand.
towel rack and chairs; l suite bed room
furniture. consisting OF bed. bureau.
wash stand, lamp stand, l rocker and
, other chairs: l walnut bed. I walnut
marble top bureau. l walnut marble
top stand. chest of drawers. an
tiQue chest. antique horse hair sofa.
1 antique marble top table. l cherry
and mahogany antique chest Of draw
ers; other articles too numerous to
The owners reserve the right TO
withdraw any of the above mentioned
articles on or before day of sale.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash day of
sale. nothing to he moved until paid
for
ROY ALLEN CANNON
LIT FRANK ID. CANNON. Owners
John DickerSon. -Auctioneer. 1t