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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05

TO THE EDITOR:
THE demands of the National
Il Maritime Union that West
brook Pegler's column be
omitted from The Detroit Times
is just characteristic of all the
unions.
/ think the Merchant Seamen
deserve a lot of praise for
wonderful job done bravely. 1
read Pegler's articles every day
and have never seen anything
that he has said wrong about
the Merchant Marine as a whole.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
Quick Questions

From what people did we
get our numerals /, 2. 3.
etc?
(Which are not musical in
struments: hornbill, glocken-
spiel. euphonium, Either,
cornucopia =?
(Which is out of place IN this
grouping CHE YeHng, Peter
Arno, Milt Gross, Ogden
Nash?
At has been stated there are
but four fundamental doors:
fragrant, burnt. acid and
caprylic. What's the latter?
5-The so-called car of the
movies, whose official title is
president of the Motion
Picture Producers Distribu-
tors of America. is Ga years
old today. His name?
6-You have your own idea
concerning the three wise
men of today. Who were
the three wise men of the
Bible? Ten points II you
name any of them.
7-Some of our current postage
stamps show the flags OF
foreign countries. What
American symbol has been
used on the stamps of other
nations?
S-Three Undertake brothers,
ward julius, Edward
Wrenne and Patrick, are'
generals in our army. What
other three brothers are also
generals in the army?
(Which United Nations naval
commander took off a monks
habit to go to war?
Hollow observant are you:
In what particular design
does the design of the king
of diamonds differ from the
other kings in a standard
deck7
ANSWERS on Opposite Pagc)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
To THE EDITOR

Army Emergency Relief and in
less than "a hours had a check
for our train fare home.
If the Red Cross is using the
money, donated by the working
people for worthy causes, for
political purposes it's time we
Americans woke up and gave to
the USO or some other worthy
organization.
MRS. GEORGE CRITTENDEN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
TO THE EDITOR:

III HE EDllAk.--- ------------
I JUST read f. j. Cunning
L hams letter demanding Peg
ler's column be eliminated.
What's wrong? Is Mr.. Pegler
stepping on some ones toes?
/ would like to say that 1
have always donated TO the Red
Cross fund until last Aug. 9 my
husband was sent overseas, and
my boy and / were down in
Greenville, S. c., visiting him at
that time and had no funds to
return TO Michigan.
My husband went to the Red
Cross and asked Gust for a
Loan for $40 for our fare home.
After kilograms and long dis
lance calls TO Detroit, TO verify
our residence, they refused
saying Michigan was very care
full who they let come into the
state. We had lived here 10
years and my husband was born
in Caro-, Mich.
My husband went to the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05

TO THE EDITOR:
THE article written by Rupert
Il Hughes is really master
piece. My heartiest congratula-
tons to the Times for carrying
articles like his.
Keep up the good work
BEN PEACOCK.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05

He merely singles out one man.
Why is it the unions do not
want their corruptness brought
to the open ? - Simply because
they will not function in the
eyes of the public.
There are a lot of things 60
ing on in the plants today that
the unions call democratic, but
they are un-American. This will
also come out in the open some
time soon.
say print Pegler's articles
on the front page of your paper
He IS doing a good job and l
praise him for his spunk.
r. l. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

"You and Peter must be very happy here
I've never known place with such wonder
full atmosphere"
She said sadly, "The last people left that
behind them. too. This isn't Peters line of
country at all, I'm afraid"
He mooned about, lingering the pretty,
fresh chintz curtains. Give me little house,
every time" he said. The Priory was all
right, but that wasn't home. That was life
in luxury HOTEL
He lit cigarette, and stood looking out
of the window, over the quiet fields. Peters
a funny bloke. There's an awful lot of nom
sense on the surface. often long to give him
a kick in the pants, myself But under it all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

there's something rather marvellous, some
thing fine. mean, there was no need for HIM
to get into that awful show at ALL But no.
He had to be in the thick of it. And you can't
imagine what he was out there. The men
would do anything for him. He has sort of
charm
Yes - She nodded, sadly - "he has"
HE used to laugh and make dreadful
jokes when the rest of us were dead to the
world"
The telephone pealed. 1t was Elspeth
Kllick from Chanctonbury Manor. Elspeth
hadn't shown any signs of life while Peter
was away, but the moment he got back here
she was, breaking surface with splash.
Janice, darling, will you and Peter come
over tonight? A little party. The chosen few,
and maybe poker game. 1t will cheer him
up I've some frightfully amusing people
here. We'd so lope to see you again"
Peter will come, I'm sure" said Janice.
81 can't. Got to milk the cows"
Good Lord" said Elspeth. mot really"
Il like it; Jerry Lampson is staying here.
He'll come instead of me-
But Jerry, oddly enough, refused to 60.
"I'll stay and help Janice. I'm not prig,
but fizz and parties don't seem to me to fit
in 1t seems fantastic - while there, just over
the Channel -" he broke off.
You're getting too damn serious, Jerry.
What's the use of being gloomy when you're
on leave? Take your fun where you find it.
Come on" said Peter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

Peter came back, unheraldeo an
sandy, off Dunkirk beach, where he h
several days, he said, trying to loo
limpet. He went to his house - ant
a soldier in that extreme of dishevt
dress only achieved by soldiers! He
his stables, and found tanks and X
ambulances - and more soldiers. 1t Y
a while before he found his new h
his wife, and by then he was extremel
Janice was in the orchard feee
chickens, who seemed to like her. In
perched on her arm, two on her she
This is a nice homecoming" sal
What the deuce are you playing a
1t took her a little time to ex-
plain all the ms and outs of it.
why the heck didn't you tell
me?"
What was the use of worrying
you? You couldn't do anything
There was, dreaming of a bit
of comfort again and come back
to this!''
Its not 50 bad, Peter" she said,
wistfully, for she had harbored
forlorn hope that he would praise
her for managing so we'll under ad-
verse circumstances. Its really
not bad. as long as you mind not to
knock your head going upstairs.
She helped him unpack the little
he had, and put out his home clothes
and took his dirty things away to
wash them. 1t was queer seeing jan
ice, who had never raised a finger,
doing a spot of valeting like this.
He looked about him gloomily. The
little house was marvelously COM
pact and neat and we'll arranged.
Hell" said Peter. And I've asked
Jerry down for the week end
I'VE can put him up. I've spare
ROOM"
Peter murnbled angrily. If she
hadn't loved him so much, and
ached over his disappointment, she
could have smacked him. But when
you love a person very much, you
start making excuses for him.
Where are you off to now?' he
demanded. as she went along to the
ITO cook the dinner"
Good Lord! Do you mean to sa.
all the cooking?"
who else do you suppose there is
Peter" she asked, mildly.
Looks as if Id be poisoned OF
everything else he said unkindly.
1t was wonderful having him b;
even with him behaving in this way.
he had been through He'll. He W;
much too old for it, and that would
man all loose ends. Maybe, though
he'll be better when he's settled dow
JERRY LAkiPSON came down next
was tall, thin, silent man, the onl
Peters friends whom Janice had ev
much about. He had the same scarce
SCARED look Peter had, but his
seemed all right. He looked up at
white farmhouse, with it's lichen-cov
and oak beams; its neat garden with
rows, and the plums just coming in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

himself into the thick OF IT, ana got sent 10
France.
Janice had a shrewd idea that he spent his
last night in London with Averil, but it is best
not to inquire into what you would rather
not know.
She couldn't have minded his going more
if they had been severed on their honeymoon.
But Peter went off whistling "Mademoselle
From Armentieres.
liz HAD been gone six months when she had
the first premonition of what was coming to
her. Old Joey Wilson, the family lawyer,
came down with forms and files and new cur
renew regulations She did not learn that her
income was to be halved. Nothing as rosy as
that. She learned that from now on, all she
would get of the large fortune her father had
left her was sixpence on the pound. war
taxes would take all the rest.
ITS pretty unpleasant, I'm afraid said
Old Joey. This place will have to CO. Ia
get the military to take it over if were YOU
I'm blessed if l know how on earth you are
going to manage.
I'm MANAGE" said Janice. So first the
London fiat went, and then the shooting lodge
The frightful part was that as Jances
fortunes waned, so did Averils wax. She had
all that it takes to comfort the troops. she
had an immense vogue. You never turned
radio knob without her pealing forth. The
papers gave intimate details of her private
life and photographs of her singing to packed
audiences of service men.
Long before it came about Janice knew IN
her bones what would happen. But she did
not say anything to Peter meantime. What
wasthe point in depressing him still further!
She sent him his allowance as before. to joey
Wilson's disgust.
The Army Communicated the Priory. Sol
diers began to hack it into pieces before her
eyes.
They sowed it all over with latrines and
little tin kitchens She had to move some
where, and didn't know where to 60
] HEN Fred Nilsson came to her. He been
called up and Kate couldn't carry on alone.
A baby was coming, 50 she'd 60 back to her
mother in the village. Fred suggested that
Janice take over the little farmhouse. Wed
be grateful if you'd house the dresser for us,
he said We'll sell everything else, but Kate
sets great store by that
Janice thought it a marvellous idea. She
would run the farm. Il don't know much
about it," she said. But I'll learn. Tell Kate
want to be godmother.'
From the start it was happy house. She
picked out the smaller pieces of furniture and
had them brought over. Gone was the butler,
the footman with silver buttons, the cook,
the host of housemaids. All that was left of
the once vast staff was Barbara, who had been
Janice maid and Mathews, an old man, still
strong enough to dig, slowly, in the garden.
So Janice, in Stacks and an old shirt of
Peters, looked after hens, and MIXED three
COWS, and made butter in the cool stone dairy,
and baked cakes. The old-fashioned kitchen
with Hates dresser and pewter mugs had
homely and comfortable look. Janice also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-14

lent Janice hand with the hens and
ing. BY the time they had got in the
I'd caught the ducks, it was too late
e. So they dined dirty, off omelette
and bread and cheese. all made on
rent from the old days, isn't it,"
ice, half apologetically.
h nicer, if you ask me-"
h Peter thought So" she said sadly.
~ how you've changed. l always
n you as social butterfly"
my best to be one, for his sake"
loon rolled up out of the woods, like
light dinner plate. The smoke from
their cigarettes went up against the
stars.
Peter was in better temper next
morning. He said it was wonder
full party.
"And you'll never guess who was
there"
"Averil de Lisle," said Janice.
quietly.
"Well, if you aren't clever! Yes,
Averil. Looking the absolute tops.
She wants us all to meet her in town
tonight, see her show and 60 out to
supper with her afterwards. She is
simply coming money. l told her we
were paupers living in the utmost
squalor, and would 60 anywhere for
a meal"
You and Jerry can go-I
shan't."
For crying aloud, what's bitten
you?" said Peter. After all I've
been through, Janice, don't you
think l deserve little fun, a spot
of gaiety?"
"Of course you do, and | want
you to have it. But once you start
milking cows, you've got to keep
on at it, Peter. You can't have a
convenient tap fitted"
Then why the hades did you
ever start it?''
Because | like it. For the first
time in my life I'm doing something
useful. I'm really happier here
: ever BEEN"
you've damn funny tastes, old girl;
| l can say"
had to get back to town anyway, so
mt up in his car. She saw them off,
her old Stacks. Old Dolly, the COW,
at her, soldering, over the gate.
wasn't in the meadow with the 9TH
1g to an interesting event expected
nent. When the car turned the cor
ice went slowly back through the
1, followed by gaggle of ducks. The
as very empty and still. On a table
atest copy of the Prattler. She picked
liling little. 1t hadn't been so won
after all, that she'd known about
Or here it was. Miss Averil de Isle,
r member of Lady Killick's house
the local camps"
h-ho, if love was ALL" hummed jan
n I'd be lonely"
hopL Co1 II wasn't oil Thoro ,,,,e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
BY PHILIP LOVE.
Star Staff CORE dent

DRAYDEN. Md, August 10
drove here from Washington, a dis
lance Of nearly 80 miles. to spend my
| vacation. Although I have a vaca-
ton driving permit from War Ration
Board 81, in the Oyster School, no.
body has yet asked to see it. In fact.
in this part of Southern Maryland,
the gasoline shortage seems to be
just dream.
All the way down from the Ma
tons Capital, even though it was
Saturday, I expected to have the
road pretty much to myself. To my
surprise, traffic seemed very nearly
normal. And there were plenty of
District tags-and also some from
Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsyl-
vania and even Texas.
Getting the permit was easy, but
the man ahead of me in line grum-
bled as he awaited the verdict on
his applications: It's a mess. own
a piece of property up in the coun-
try, and it's in need of repairs. 1
asked for permission to drive up
there and do the work. and the board
turned me down. Now l have to lie
and pretend I'm going on a vaca-
ton. I'm curious to see how I make
out. :"
He got the permit. But if his driv-
ing experience was like mine-or like
that OF any of the other motorists
with whom have talked since leav-
ing Washington-he didn't need it.
One man with whom l compared
notes lives on the Eastern Shore At
least once every two weeks and
sometimes as often as twice in a
single week. he has been making the
long trip from his home iii Easton TO
his farm near Drayden. Not once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
Coroner's Jury Seeks
To Fix Responsibility
In Two Traffic Deaths

Responsibility for two traffic
deaths was to be decided by a cor
oner's jury today as the District
traffic fatality toll for the year
reached 81
One Of the inqueSts will be into
the death of Mrs Annie S Litz. so.
OF 1l2 Southern avenue Sc, who
died yesterday in Casualty Hospital
after being struck by an auto Sat-
urday at North Capitol street and
Florida avenue,
The other inquest will be into the
death of John Meinekheim, 49, 207
Cameron road Falls Church. Va.
1 who was injured fatally when hit
| by streetcar while walking at
stop 13 on the Cabin John car line
on July Is. He died on August 2
at Emergency Hospital
Leroy f. F. Toliver, colored. As, of
$50 Rhode Island avenue NV. was
the operator of the car which struck
Mrs. Litz. He was released in GUS
tody of his attorney. pending action
OF the coroners jury Police said
Toliver's drivers permit had been
suspended in November, 1941. be-
cause he was subject to fainting
spells.
Robert L. Stewart, 80, of 1915 @
street Sc. was the operator of the
Streetcar which struck Mr.. Meinek-
helm
Police also reported that two per-
sons were in hospitals today with
serious injuries received when hit
by buses yesterday.
Carlyle Washington, 3 years old
OF 9l8 Howard road Sc, is in Gal
llnger Hospital suffering from a
possible fractured skull received
When he was struck by Capital
transit bus while playing near his
/ home. The driver of the bus was
Eugene French. "a, of 1874 Tenth
| street NE, according to police.
Miss Sally Hawkins, 10, Of Sc
Hawaii avenue NE, is in a serious
condition in Georgetown Hospital
from injuries received when hit by
a bus as she crossed Wisconsin ave-
nue. from the south side of Tenlev
Circle NV. The driver of the Cap
ltal Transit bus, police said, was
| Clarence r. West, 35, of 3707
Tenth street NE. Miss Hawkins is
suffering from possible internal in
Jurles and possible fractured
pelvis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
Raids
Continued From First Page y

many since the night of August 2
when they made their last smash
ing attack on Hamburg. In the in
terim. however, Mosquito bombers
attacked targets in the Ruhr and
Rhlneland last Wednesday night
and also hammered the Rhineland
last Saturday night while the RAF's
heavy bombers were over Milan
Turin and Genoa in Northern Italy
French Targets Hit.
Fighter planes which participated
i'll sweeps over Western Europe last
night attacked the German air.
dome at St. Didier in France and
shot up railway targets near Able
vile, the Air Ministry news service
reported.
One German fighter was reported
shot down over Belgium by an Raj
wing commander who already had
Is enemy planes to his credit, while
another was destroyed over North
ern France.
Britain, meanwhile, enjoyed an
other raidfree night.
The number of planes which par
ticipated in the Mannheim-Lud =
wigshafen raid was not Immediately
disclosed. the Air Ministry merely
describing the attack as heavy
Residents on the British east coast
however, reported that great forma
tons Of planes were seen heading
eastward across the English Chan
mel just before midnight and said
the moonlit sky seemed full of
them"
Seven Aircraft Shot Down.
Preceding the night raids, British
fighters carried out patrols ovel
Northern France last evening
shooting down seven enemy aircraft
in dogflghts. Three British planes
failed to return from these sweeps
DNB. German news agency, in a
broadcast from Berlin recorded by
the Associated Press. said the Raj
raid on Mannheim caused "consid-
cradle damage" and that the pop
ulation suffered loss" The broad :
cast added the claim that 10 planes
were shot down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
Retail Liquor Prices
Here Face 1917 Drop
Under 0PA RoIIback

Washington retail liquor prices
will be reduced at least 10 per cent
and probably more on "offbrands. >
it was said today by Harry c.
WechSler, president of the District
of Columbia Retail Liquor Dealers
Association. The reduction will re-
suit from the forthcoming OPA roll
back order regulating markups, he
said
Mr.. Wecshler said he would call
a dealers meeting soon to have an
Office OF Price Administration Off
cial explain the price reductions.
"Of course, many dealers will be
hurt by both a cut in prices and a
reduction in the amount of liquor
they can obtain under rationing. u
Mr.. WechSler stated. but our dis
position is to cooperate with the
enforcement authorities in making
the new regulations workable"
He cited an instance of two items
both "offbrands" selling in ffths
the prices of which have been re-
uuecu II olil % 40 W 300, NECledSe
of approximately IS per cent.
Mr.. Wechsler was of the opinion
that bars selling by the drink will
not be affected to the extent that
package dealers are, He said lower
retail prices should bring reduc-
ton in prices charged by bars.
Actual price drops will be felt
about two weeks from the OPA
orders effective date. it was indi-
Gated After Saturday, the OPA
order will allow retailers a 331, per
cent nlarkup over net cost for
whisky and other distilled spirits
Is per cent on wines and 20 per
cent on cordials, liquors and spe-
cialties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10

munitions dumps. 3l5 loaded rail-
road cars and 500 horse drawn carts.
Among the important towns
seized in the Kharkov sector were
The railroad town Of Trostoyanets
S!sntino, II miles north of city, and
Nikitovka, 80 miles to the north
west.
The speed of the Russian advance
on Kharkov presented definite
danger of entrapment to the thou
sands of Nazi troops occupying the
base, the communique indicated,
The Soviet Air Force ranged be-
mind the lines hammering at Ger
mar rail communications on which
the garrison would be forced to
rely for withdrawal.
The Red Army hammered steadily
at the railroads in its advance on
Bryansk, where the Russian air
force bombed the junction town of
Unecha, southwest of Bryansk. the
communique said, in an apparent
effort to smash feeder line
Nazis Resist Stubbornly.
The Germans were resisting the
Bryansk advance stubbornly and
were paying heavily in manpower
In fighting at Shakovo, Nazi pris-
oners said, the 253d Infantry Divi-
zion lost so per cent of its strength
and the Russians claimed that Ger
man losses were in excess of $500
men.
The Moscow radio in a broad
cast heard in London said two
Red Army generals had been
killed in the fighting at Belgorod
and Orel. They were identified
as Gen. Apensenko, 81, formerly
with the Russian Far Eastern
forces, who was killed at Bel
gorod, and Maj. Gen. Gurtyev,
one of the heroes of Stalingrad.
who died in the fighting at OreD
The Axis is watching you; keep
EN- signing while you keep buying
War savings stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
Gas Shortage Fails to Worry
Southern Maryland Drivers

has he been asked where he was
going and why.
In every town in St Mary's
County, wherever there is store or
beer tavern. automobiles are
parked by the dozens And in the
larger villages, such as Leonard
town, the jam-especially on Satur-
a day nights terrific. The movie
! theater is crowded, and every bar
room and jukebox dance place is
filled to overlooking.
A young farmer of my acquaint-
ance drives about Is miles every
Saturday night to call on a girl.
Then he drives to the theater in
Leonardtown, another 5 miles or
so, or to one or more dance places,
anywhere from l to 10 miles ad-
ditional. Counting the trip back
home. he travels upward of 60 miles.
l asked him If he wasn't afraid that
the police or the OPA would crack
down on him for pleasure driving.
mo, indeed" he said. Everybody
down here drives wherever he
pleases. Nobody ever bothers u.s."
Another farmer drives to Balti-
more about once a week-on bust
ness, it is true, but just the same
nobody has ever stopped him to find
out.
How do you get enough gas to
go to Baltimore so often?" I asked
him.
"Shucks." he answered, I'VE get
more gas down here than we know
what to do with. The ration board
always gives us all we ask for, and
We never can use it all up I always
| have tickets left when my, book ex-
tpires, and so does everybody else
around here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
Sinkings Still Declining,
Admiral Hoover Saws

By the Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Aug
l0.-Vlce Admiral John H. Hoover.
IN a farewell press conference as
commander of the 10th Naval Dis
trict, declared yesterday there had
been some increase in the last
month or So in Axis submarine
activity in the Caribbean area.
He added, however, that, although
the submarine activity had in
creased, shipping losses still were
lower than formerly.
Admiral Hoover, who is being sue
ceeded by Vice Admiral A. B. Cook,
formerly of Jacksonville, Fla, said
Allied plane patrols have been flav-
ing lots of chances" at Axis sub
marines and have been doing
pretty we'll" -
He said he was leaving shortly for
the United States. He said he was
unable to say what his new post
would be, except that I'm going to
sea :"