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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
M KIk4N the history ct the
N/ Second World War is
w written PAGES viii be
at the Right.

N/ Second World War is
w written PAGES viii be
given TO these dcyiIsh little imps
called Gremlns. The historians
will write and with accuracy
that the Grcmlins made their
first appearance among the tliors
and ground crews of the RE
about the time of FI-tirr,s-tf-i'.--,,
on the British Isles
But. as the drawings above
fiendishly prove, the great-great
grandparents of this wars Grem-
Inns were active i'm the zoos and
1SOO's. and even before this, There
were no aviators for them to pick
on in the old days-so they pes
tered everybody.
The celebrated artist George
Cruikshank sketched many a
little fiend that looks remarkably
like the present day Gremlins
during the middle years of the
10th Century. His fertile imagi-
nation blamed all sorts of human
| ills on the wicked little devils
The English satirist, whose draw
inc entitled THE Collie" is re-
produced above, dramatically sug-
gested that the gripping pains Of
this ailment were the result of
Gremlin-lilSe antics on the par
Of an evil tribe Of trouble-makers
The notion was not original
and exclusive with Mr.. Cruik-
shank. as the other Illustration on
this page reveals. This unpleas-
ant art study was the work of
the famous Thomas RoWlandson,
who died way back in 1927. He
called his feEe-TTIHHeE-g -t7a-FsIIF'-
rently unpopular Gremlins the
devil in pain"
Messrs. Cruikshank and Row
landson were highly intelligent
men and, Of course, they dldu [
believe that any such creatures
as came from their talented pens
actually existed.
But there were plenty Of people
in their time and for centuries
before who were convinced
that all human suffering was
caused by evil spirits. Just be
cause these spirits were invisible
was no proof to the citizens Of
ancient and medieval days that
they didn't exist.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03
Dummies
Pinch Hitting For
Our Filters

- HREE of the busiest guys
in the Army Air Forces to-
day are named Slim, shorty
and Roger and. even if you can
see right through them-they're
transparent-they've got a lot
to say about how airplanes will
be built.
BY constructing our fighting
and bombing airships so that
they comfortably accommodate
these three dummies, our air.
plane factories can fashion "a ship
to its flicrs just the way a tailor
fits a suit.
Early in this war our smart
Army Air Force officials tumbled
on 20. the fact that a siX-foot
gunner in a tiny turret is bound
70 miss what he aims at \ short
pilot has devil of a time hand
ling his controls. An average
sized radio operator can't do a
good job if he's always barking
his shins.
So Col O O. Benson. Aero
Med. Laboratory chief and Or
Ernest A. Hooton of Harvard
University. a well-known an
thropologist, got together ano
out of their meeting came Slim
Shorty and Roger. whose meas
urements are based on cHami-
nations of nearly 5000 cadet
pilots
Slim, six feet one and a hall
inches tall WEIGHT 172 pounds
typifies the average tan nier who
makes up five per cent Of oui
pilots. Shorty stands five feet
five and one-half inches. weigh,
40 pounds and represents five
per cent. But il is 1ji-pouud Rog
err five feet nine and two-tenth,
inches tall. who represents tho
other 90 per cent of our flying
personnel.
Now this trio sit in the cock.
bit 90 solve the problems Of IN.
strment location SO each DIAL b.
easily seen. and TO assure Ia,
proper placement o. controls
They also are stood up or sa'
down 90 make sure that there i
plenty Of head elbow and seat
room for fighting men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03

outside influence and never due
TO actions of his own.
Even today. i'm our highly en-
Hghtcnod and scientific age, "a lot
of people get much amusement
out Of the fact that the modern
habit of blaming troubles on
grcmlins really is a th~owback 10
these first days of the human
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03

T
Evening star., 1943-02-24

30c por'styIe Topestry Yorn;
40-yd skein - 23e
l.l0 Ombre Wool Yarn, light
to-oork shodroqs, 4-oz, skein.
sse
LANSBURGHS-Art Goods
Third Floor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
County TO Free
Men for Plants

Reports on survey OF all
county departments for release of
workers for war industries and
recommendations covering insti-
tuition OF the 4S-hour week will be
made next Wednesday TO the
Wayne County civil service COM
mission.
The commission met yesterday
with department heads and labor
leaders and discussed leaves of
absence for men wishing to 60 into
war work. 1t was decided leaves
would be granted without pay If
the employe can prove his expert
ence is needed in war work. Sem
iority will not be cumulative dur
ing the absence.
Field workers OF the county road
commission will go on a 4S-hour
week March ! and office workers
40 hours. il was announced. The
subject of overtime YEAS held up.
Albert Hargreaves. president Of
Wayne local of State, County and
Municipal Workers (CIO) de-
manded the extra overtime pay.
Frank X. Martel, president Of De-
troit-Wayne County Federation of
Labor (AFL) objected TO the nom
accumulation of seniority while
county workers are on war work
leave. but did not press the OBJ
lection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Senate Decides
Fate Today Of
Highway Board

lansing. Feb. 1s.-With both
sides forecaStinG victory, the bill
which would remove the right of
voters 10 elect highway commits
Sinner faces its first real test today
m tie Senate.
Its proponents were successful
in warding off a series of attempts
to amend tho bill yesterday. Many
OF the amendments were barbs in
tended TO needle sponsors of the
bill,
Alth0lgh the bill, which would
require the governor 10 appoint a
highway board Of three members
and help select a state highway
engineer, is a republican idea, two
members Clashed in heated debate
on IT'S merits.
This might be all right so
long as Kelly Is governor. but
v hat Of the future?" Senator
Joseph A. Baldwin said. For 81
wears we have elected n COM
missioner and II things haven't
been what they should have
been In that department, why
hasn't the commissioners been
removed?
Senator George p. McCallum,
who wants the bill passed, claimed
the people never had a voice in
selecting the state highway COM
missioner or any other officer.
Serious attempts 10 amend the
bill were defeated along with the
ones submitted for their nuisance
value.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Police Officers
Charged With
Spying on F0P
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of cars parked outside the City
Hall.
1t. James Lupton of the Acct
dent Prevention Bureau was seen
standing In the hallway. Asked
about his presence, he replied:
"For merely personal reasons,
i. have had no orders TO come
here. j want to know the names
Of the men who are at the meet
ing. or course that doesn't
prove they are members. I feel
ought to know who these men
are, though"
Hefne said Sergeant Gerard at
tempted TO enter the meeting hall
but was asked TO leave because
knew previously that he would
appear and didn't want his mission
to be an unpleasant one"
Speakers at the meeting were
1t. Henry Mida of Dearborn. state
president OF the FOP, and James
Westby, state organizer. The men
in attendance refused TO identify
themselves as they left the
meeting.
Meanwhile. the Common Coun-
Gil received a second petition from
the FOP charging that police de-
partment heads were intimidating
patrolmen who showed interest m
the organization. The FOP voted
TO ask Police Commissioner John
II. Witherspoon to reply formally
TO the charges.
One OF the ii charges made by
Heine was that Inspector Michael
LARGO warned officers of Conner
station they would be brought be-
fore the trial board II caught
reading FOP literature.
After Councilman William Rog-
CELLS motion TO remove the council
from the controversy had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
School Girl, "A,
Missing 10 Days

Police OF several states today
were broadening their search for
Geraldine McGlothlin, Ia missing
for 10 days from her home. 1881
1 landers avenue.
The girl, a student at DENLY
School. left home about 10 q. m
February 8 but a check revealed
that she had not attended classes,
Missing with her are a biology
book and a looseleaf note book
each bearing her name.
The family recently came here
from near Huntington, w. Va,
where a check of relatives has
been made with no results. The
girl is 5 feet A inches tall, weighs
100 pounds, and has brown hair
and blue-gray eyes. She is the
youngest of three sisters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
How Cruiser CHICAGO
Went Down Fighting
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ing to the fleet after trip to the navy yard to
have her torpedo-ripped hull patched. She had
been struck by a torpedo on August 9 in the first
battle of Savo Island in which the American
cruisers Quincy, Astoria and Vincennes and the
Australian cruiser Canberra were sunk.
Earlier, she had been virtually one-ship fleet,
patrong between Northern Australia and New
Guinea. Almost daily, she came within range OF
Japanese bombers and was attacked many times.
The Chicago knew how to handle herself.
In her last action she was with task force
of cruisers and destroyers guarding a successful
petition to reinforce Guadalcana
The Japanese swooped of the murk clevery using
the quickcoming darkness of the tropics and dumped
load Of bombs her fantail stern on January 2S
Seamen manned their battle stations at the shril
whistle general quarters and fought the japanese planes
as they passed over But two of the enemy
bombers ducked through the antarcraft fire in the dusk
and scored hits which brought the Chicago to dead halt
Damage control crews got to work and the cruiser
was taken in tow The debris left by the bombs
thrown overheard. tug, hoping to the stricken
warshp, took her in tow and pulled southwark slowly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Reckless I'd Time;
Driver Gets 90 DAYS

The second visit of Bernard
Fineman. 55. Of 1897 Cameron
avenue, TO Traffic Judge Murphy's
court today brought him 90 days
in Jail for reckless driving.
Fineman escaped with a $3.50
fine and a $500 donation 10 the
Red Cross last September. and a
warning. Today, when he again
appeared charged with reckless
driving, Judge Murphy recognized
him and pronounced the maximum
iail term.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Exist. Louis Gangsier
Shot 10 Death in Car

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Is QNS),-
Bullets fired from what. police
believe may have been a subj
machine gun today ended the life
ct William p. CDinty) Colbeck,
5S-year-old former leader of the
notorious Egan Rats gang of st.
Louis during the prohibition era.
Colbeck was shot 10 death late
last night as he drove alone in
his automobile. The heavy caliber
slugS were fired from a car which
pulled alongside Colbeck's.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
.DVERTIeEMFNT
DOCTORS WARN
c0nS1IPA1ED FOLKS
ABOUT LAZY liver

1T rs SAID constipation causes many
human Observation-Disclosures, lack OF
energy and mental dulfness being but
few. BUT DON'T WORRY
For years q noted Ohio Doctor, DR..
+. NJ. Edwards. successfully treated
scores OF patients for constipation with
his famous DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
now sold by druggists everywhere.
Olive Tablets. being purely vegetable,
are wonderful They not only gently
yet thoroughly cleanse the bowels but
ALSO stir up liver bile secretion 10 help
digest fatty foods. Test their goodness
TONIGHT without fall l5t. 3of. COS.
Follow label directions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
House in Move
To Shut Up Hole

WASHINGTON. Feb. IL (INS)
The House today slashed 1881
466 from 1914 appropriations for
the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton in a reputation OF the key
agency of early New Deal days.
Under the whip OF an insurgent
Republican Democratic coalition,
the chamber voted 22i 10 157 10
reduce the fund.
No doubt was left AS 10 the
intent of the insurgent group.
Representative Dirksen (R) of
Illinois said the purpose OF the
legislation was Ito force rapid
liquidation ofEthe corporation and
get Uncle Sam out of the mort
gaze business"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Weary Feet
Perk Up With
lce-Mint Treat

When feet burn. oallouses sting and every
ster is torture. don't iust grOan and 10
nothing Rub on little lee-hint Frosty
vhIte. crsaDl-liks, so cooling soothing conn
foFt HEIRS drive The fire and pain right out
tired muscles relax in grateful relief.
A gorid n difference In 2 few minutes See
how lce-M rt helps soften % c0rns and
csilogses Goo Get foot happy todsy, the
Ice.Mint way. Your druggist has Ies.Aint
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
West Germany Bombed

LONDON. Feb. Is CUP).-
British long-range bombers at
tackled western Germany last
night for the third time in four
nights and returned without the
loss of q plane.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
British Bomb Burns Town

NEW DELHI. India Feb. Is
NS).--BriiiSll Blenheim bomb
ers. escorted by fighters, attacked
the Jap-occupied village OF Veg
ysnbyin. an Akyab Island, Burma,
and started fires the British India
command reported today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Records on Bids
Fraud
Witness Says
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Clawson Manufacturing Company
by Vickers.
Under questioning by Thomas p.
Thornton. assistant United States
attorney, Norman f. Evans. part
owner OF the Clawson Arm. de-
scribed the actions OF Johnson
after he was hired as agent for
the firm on his offer to get bust
ness from Vickers.
DESCRIBES ACTION
"After the contract bid and
prices were raised, johnson on
three different occasions said TO
me-: Il have to pay part Of this
money TO some one else, Evans
testified
He told the jury OF nine women
and three men. hearing the case
before Federal Judge Picard, that
he received a telephone call from
Lapthorne, saying he needed $500
that day.
81 got in touch with johnson,
and he said he would take care
OF IT," he testified. 1.-THE next
day saw Johnson and he said
he had given LapthOrne the
money"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Desfroyers Take off Survivors

But, late yesterday afternoon, Japanese torpedo
plane squadron found the Chicago They slammed their
tin fish against her bstered sides the Chicago wal
lowed in the swels
The churned through the gaping holes in her hull
and the Chicago settled
I'm sinking" she signaled the crcling destroyers.
The destroyers closed in to take off survivors. Most
of the had survived the bomb and torpedo pounding
About 95 per cent of them were saved
Later with her comrades standing by to watch her
die the Chicago took sickening roll and plunged to the
bottom.
Il was her last fight and she went down gamely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

overruled. Councilman George Ed
wards and Henry S. Sweeny said
they saw no reason why the po-
licemen should not be permitted
TO join a fraternal order"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

Teachers Association.
The ceremony marked the forty
sixth anniversary of the associ-
alton since its Inauguration in
1897 the fourteenth observed in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Ceremony Honors
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IS
a ceremonial laurel wreath was
placed on the Phoebe AppegSon
Hearst Memorial Fountain in
Golden Gate Park today in tribute
TO the co-founder OF the Parent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

How the British Eighth Army captured Medenine
white arrows) and threatened the Axis Mareth Line in
central Tunsia Naz Marshall Rommels forces pressed
their drives from Faid forced American troops to
evacuate three airfelds Sbeitla Theepte
north of Ferana These the Nazs captured today placing
them only IA miles from Algeria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

4ApHRFfeEAENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-(P)-
Cotton futures closed steady As to
IS cents a bale higher.
Open High Low Close
Oct - 2O.21 20.23 2019 20.23 up 10
Dec - 2O.03 zoos 2O.O2 20.09 up II
Mch - 1887 1881 1887 1891 up 10
May - 1875 1875 1875 1875 up 8
Jly - 1851 1851 1851 1851 up 10
B-bid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
State Penal Division
Cattle Operations Are
Transferred By Talks

RALEIGH, July 29.-(R)-The
State Penal Divisions cattle op-
erations were transferred to the
Department of Agriculture today
under an agreement reached at a
conference between Governor
Broughton and officials of the two
departments.
Under the new agreement. the
state through the Department OF
Agriculture will continue to pur'
chase and produce high-breed cat
tie for resale at cost to North
Carolina farmers and cattlemen.
AS part of the Prison Depart
ment's operations, the work was
largely centered around the Gale
donia prison farm in Halifax coun-
ty. The Department of Agricul-
ture will supervise the work there.
The governor said the change
was made at the suggestion of the
two departments, each terming the
work primarily agricultural and
stating that it's logical supervis-
ion should be in the Department
of Agriculture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
Housing Center Leases
Three More Properties

Louie E. Woodbury., manager of
War Housing Center, announced
Thursday the leasing of three ad-
ditional properties in Wilmington
under the governments lease-con-
version housing program, boosting
the number of apartment units un-
der lease in New Hanover county
to 216.
Forty apartment units to house
war workers have already been
completed and are now occupied,
he said.
The dwellings recently leased by
the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton are the Calder property, 311
North Third street, which will be
converted into six apartments. in
Guiding four three-room units and
two two-room units; the Sweeney
property, 412 North Second street,
to be converted into four apart
ments, including two three-room
and two tWo-room units; and the
Tiencken property, 402 Castle
street, to be converted i0to four
apartments of three rooms each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
TREASURY
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, July 20. = R -
Cotton futures closed As to so cents
bale higher today on trade and
local buying which found hedge
offerings small.
Traders attributed the pturn
partly to elimination by President
Roosevelt in his speech last night
of references to price ceilings and
rollbackS.
Futures closed 45 to so cents a
bale hioher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Laud Local Built Vessels

Merchant M i n shippers
throughout the world pay tribute
to the vessels of the North Caro-
lima Shipbuilding company as 'the
best produced in the United States
today according to Henry Reh-
der, chief purser in the Merchant
Marine, the principal speaker at
the Lions club luncheon meeting
Thusrday.
According to Render, the IS Ma
thaniel Alexander, the 32nd Liber-
ty ship built here. on which he re-
Gently made 10000 mile trip
around the world, stopped only
twice for repairs, losing a total of
only three and a half hours. He
said he talked to 26 Merchant Ma
rine captains in various parts of
the globe. all of whom favored the
Wilmington ships.
The captain of Rehder's vesse
was an old sailing master who
formerly piloted the "Stateport Pi
lot" an inland waterway vesse
plying between Wilmington ant
Baltimore.
The Nathaniel Alexander was at
tackled twice by submarines OH its
journey: the first time, no damage
was inflicted, but the ship trailing
by four hours was sent to the bot
tom; following the second attack
the AleXander's crew and subma
rine destroyer sank the enemy
craft
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30

Rehder reported that on one
phase of the trip land was not
sighted for 40 days.
He described the elation shown
by hungry citizens of one foreign
lend-lease port when the Alexander
sailed in with its cargo of goods -
the first lend-lease vessel to visit
them.
Life aboard the Liberty ship -
meals, activities during the day
and the blacked-out nights. the
boredom, excitement all We're de-
picted for the Lions.
Louis Keith led group singing
and w. B. Campbell pronounced
the invocation.
Visitors We're shipyard employees
William F. Laporte. plant engi-
neer: John Macalay. superintendent
of hull construction, and A. S
Baysden, superintendent of outfit
ters.
| Lion president Lawson presided.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. July 29.-lR-The hog
market Today was slow with most
decline on heavier weights and
sows. Top was $1430. Fed steers
and yearlings were steady, but
strictly choice kinds were absent.
There was little trading in the
early sheep market, but it closed
fairly active with the best bid by
packers of SLATE.
Shippers and small packers were
the most active buyers in a slow
hog market which declined as
much as 40 cents on heavy weights
and sows. Receipts Of $4,000 with
an additional 10000 going direct
| to big packers were large in view
of the government announcement
that they were curtailing purchas-
es for the armed forces. Weights
below 140 pounds showed less
downturn.
Fed steers and yearlings and
yearling hejfers were fully steady
a.! tn top of $16.50 and all classes
were in demand in small market
of 4.5OO head of cattle; available
good steer stock did not supply the
demand by shippers and the fact
that effective next week only 40
per cent of the feiferd and steer
bef would be held for government
use spurred buying.
Receipts balanced demand IN the
sheep market and there was little
change in prices. The market
closed fairly active and fully
steady with small killer accounts
buyingf at The top of $500 igor ~
pound choice native spring lambs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va. July 29-(P)-
u. S. Dept. AgrD-Livestock -
hogs; good and choice 10000 lbs
1890. 100-120 lbs 1910. 120.140 lbs
1880. 140.160 lbs 13.40; over 300
lbs 1855. SoWs under $50 lbs 1915;
15O-500 lbs $780, over 500 lbs 1910.
Good stays $50.
Cattle: Fat dairy type cows 1000
HOO: Gamer, cutter and common
100000. Good heavy sausage
bulls up to 1900. Vealers good and
choice 15.5O-15.75. Spring lambs
1880 top.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-30
INDIGESTION AND TOXIC
PAINS RELIEVED;
MARION GAINS Is POUNDS
Il MUST HAVE SPENT A
BARREL OF MONEY WITH
OUT RELIEF UNTIL | GOT
DR.. FOSTERS LIZ" DE-
CLARES POPULAR LONG
DISTANCE MOTOR OPER-
ATOR.

Time after time L-k is CRATE.
fully given credit for relieving
sufferers who had been in misery
for years, unhappy people who de-
spite spending lots of money had
found nothing to adequately re-
AaVe their distresses until they
started taking DR.. Fo> ter's famous
formula L-K. One of hundreds of
such tortured victims was Mr..
Floyd A. Marion, popular long dis
lance motor operator, of 709 S.
hamilton St., High Point, N. C.
I suffered so terribly with indi-
geston and constipation, also toxic
pans IN my joints I &C to where
l dreaded to eat anything at all. I
lost lots of weight and felt So
weak | could hardly keep going.
lhls Indigestion tortured me for
years: Toxic pois hing from this
constipation often made me ache
ana hurt until my nerves were on
euSe' l spent hundreds of dollars
Iof medicines and special treat
1lehlS' but none helped much and
Twas i. was SO discouraged l felt I would
"oFe 10 so on suffering.