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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
A Letter to the Editor
BRITISH CONSULATE, DETROIT
MIR. j. c. MANNING,
EDITOR, DETROIT TIMES,
DETROIT.
5th May, 1943.
Dear Mr.. Manning:

Dear Mr.. Manning:
received letter from Miss Gertrude Lawrence the
asking help forward splendid scheme that she
has initiated of which national chairman British Blood
Forces This plan has the hearty endorsement of Prime
Minister Churchill
that American citizens generously Of
their blood Britain the btz and Miss Lwrnce idea try
and appreciation born within the British Common
wealth of Nations by returning the compliment.
The idea people to pledge donate blood before
birthday British history
You will that have stressed the fact of British birth against
volunteer Will
have become citizens of the United States
should therefore be most grateful you would be so kind as to
publicity this scheme the hesPtabe columns of
Blood 400
Cherry volunteers donate their blood
of this that credit will them and the headquar
Of this scheme, which New York will be notified
All necessary wouldbe donor telephone, Cherry
make appointment quote British Blood American
Forces"
fully realize that the citizens Of Detroit already making
wonderful contribution and that this the forefront of
perhaps volunteers be found
May thany you your kindness in this matter
Yours very sincerely
(Sgned) CYRIL H. CANE,
H. B. NJ. Consul
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Koch Testimony
May End Today

Taking Of testimony in the trial
of DR.. William F. Koch, his
brother. Louis. and the Koch
Laboratories. Inc. where they
A,mpounded their challenged rem
eiies, IS expected 10 conclude to-
day.
Government and defense attor-
neys predict the case VIII 20 10
the eIght-wOman, four-man jury
late next week - the eighteenth
week Of the trial before Federal
Judge O'Bricn.
The early part OF the week will
BE- given over 10 arguments.
Koch has claimed cures and tho
government has rcfulcd them IN
scores Of cases al patients suffer-
inG from almost every known hu-
man aIiWcnt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Plant Told 10 Cut
Pay Of 7 Workers

Reductions in salaries Of seven
clasSed as gauge leaders
by the Braden Tool Co, 7l3l
Braden. we're ordered today by the
Detroit Area Tool and Die Com
mission which charged the CLASH
ncation was an attempted evasion
OF the War Labor Boards wage
ceilings.
A charge of labor piratin e
against the company was dismissed
for lack Of evidence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Police Ex-Lieutendnt
Starts Prison Term

Daniel Schoonover. former De-
troit police lieutenant convicted Of
conspiracy to obstruct justice. sur
rendered 10 jackson Prison au-
thorities today 10 start serving a
14-month 10 five-year term.
SchoonoVer was found guilty Of
hiding Charles Bethel. a grand jury
who was 10 testify against
hi min the policy graft case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Times HeI ps Reunife
Marine and Father

That's certainly the power Of
the press" the elder Parsons
declared when he phoned in the
news of the reunion, land we're
happy and grateful 10 find each
other again"
Cpl. Parsons, a former Detroiter,
was discharged recently because
of wounds suffered in the Solo
mons fighting. He was awarded
the Order of the Purple Heart for
his part in the fighting. His
mother, separated from her hus.
hand is "a Texas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one OF many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Whisky Fight
Row Puts Off u. s. Auction
Of 7qq Cases

Ownership litigation has post
poned indefinitely the scheduled
May u public auction Of 799 cases
of imported whisky Custom
Collector Martin R. Bradley an
nounced today
The liquor was originally con-
signed to the state liquor control
commission by a Canadian firm
but was seized by customs when
the ownership controversy devel-
oped
The United States wants 10 sell
The whisky for storage charges.
Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered TO your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-Salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Weds Out Of Tribe,
Faces Theft CHARGE

PONTIAC. May IS e m n
Merland Andrews headed for the
Great Lakes naval training station
today while his bride of three days.
Mrs. Patsy Nichols Andrews, faced
a larceny charge
The bride contends her father
Steve Nichols. a gypsy. brought
the charge because she married
out Of the tribe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07

Despite hundreds of miles still
between them. Marine Cpl. r D..
Parsons and his missing" father,
Burley B. Parsons, Detroit govern
ment civilian employee, were back
together again" today-thanks TO
a story in The Detroit Times.
The father, who had not seen
his son since the outbreak of the
war. was located when Cpl. Par
sons, now in Texas, asked the
Times 10 print the story of his
rrad icarNayt xogtopIau
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
(Signed) CYRIL II. CANE,
II. B. NJ. Consul.
BIackOuf Tonight
Under New Signals

approximately 100000 persons
in seven southeastern Michigan
counties viii be affected by to-
nights biackOut. The first under
the states new air raid warning
signal program
Officials Of the OCD, sponsor
ing the hlackout, today gave more
than passing notice 10 a warning
given in New York by James NJ
Lands, director OF civilian de-
Tense lands said:
1.-THE possibility of air raids
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07

on the United states is more
likely and imminent than at any
time since Pearl HarbOr."
Frank NJ. MeLaHry, director OF
OCD here, said that only air raid
wardens would be modified by
the new system, which he de-
scribed As adopted 10 provide audi
BILE warning to all members of the
OCD, heretofore summoned by
tpleDhOnC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Met TO 60 20 Weeks

NEW YORK, May 7 GNS)-
Extension of the Metropolitan
Opera season 20 full 20 weeks
next year was announced today
by Edward Johnson. general man
acer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Crash in Ditch Kills Driver

SAGINAW, May Frank Will
son, 26. VaSsar Route 4, was IN
jured fatally late last night when
his car went out of control and
somersaulted into a ditch half a
mile from Erankenmuth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-07
Fall Of Italy Likely,
Fascist Leader Saws
Photo by Times star Photographs

NEW YORK, May z ms
The secretary of the Fascist
Party, Carol Scorza, was revealed
by the Rome radio today to have
admitted in an address to party
leaders that Italy might be con-
quered by the Allies.
''If we must fall, we will see
to IL that we fall with fine dig
nifty, with honor" he said.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Woman BowIers Head
Red Cross Scorinq

Led by Mrs. Sue Stokes winning
score of TAB, woman bowlers bagged
the first three places in the Red
Cross Handicap yesterday at Hy-
attsville Recreation when 15-year-
old Betty Pisapia finished second
with 719 and Mrs. Eula Absher,
mother of Madge Lewis, was third
with TOO. Both the victor and run
nerup hail from Silver Spring.
Mrs. Stokes, 93-average roller.
had surprising 568 from scratch,
while young Betty and Mrs. Absher
marked UP impressive tallies Of 529,
and 544, respectively.
w. L. Hyre of Georgetown led the,
men with 95-708. j. L. Harrison, ;.
Silver Spring. posted 135-702, while
his son, H. T. Harrison, and Charley
Hall tied with 698s. including handi-i
caps. /
Special matches at Hyattsville
had Agnes Collins and Gordon
Remsburg romping to victory over
Madge Lewis and AL Wright, 1872 to
1,116, whih the Bratburd Pigettes
led by Georgia Hays 1880 and
Frances Wilson'S 365, smothered
picked Hyattsville women's quint,
1,709 to 1888. Remsburg was a
standout in the mixed doubles with
652.
After firing GIG at Hyattsville.
Wright came back with 167-699 to
feature the Northeast Temple
doubles match which saw Francis
Robertson and Johnny Shea falling
before the Clarendon roller and Ray
Watson, 1885 to 1,129. r
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Lush Runnerup Coin Looms
Sure for Bo|stered Mats

some and Metkovich and prompting
Bluege to wave Alex. Carrasquel to
the mound. At that juncture johnson
may have saved the game by making
brilliant back-hand stab of Doerr's
liner against the stands bordering
the left-fleld line.
Steal Strategy Fizzles.
Fox's single to right scored Tabor
and the Red Sox placed the tying
run on third when Pinch Hitter Joe
Cronin singled to right Red Sox
strategy then aided the Mats out of
their difficulties. for Pinch Runner
Eddie Lake attempted to steal sec
ond and was whipped out by Early.
Lake apparently was ordered to
pull up short of second base to draw
a throw from Early and force a run
down that would permit Fox to
score on the business end of the
steal. He neglected that nicely,
however and when he slid into sec
ond base discovered Priddy waiting
for him with the ball.
Washington spurted into a 20
lead for Milo Candini in the second
inning of the nightcap as Priddy
doubled and Sullivan, Candini and
Clary contributed singles, but the
Red Sox bounced back to lock the
score in the fourth as Metkovich,
Fox, Leon Culberson and Roy Partee
singled.
The Mats loaded the bases with
none out in the seventh but came
up with only one run, Vernon scor-
ing as Spence drilled into a double
play, and in their half of the inning
the Red Sox tied it up at 3-3 as
Lupien tripled and scored as Met
kovlch grounded out.
Boston pushed over the winning
run in the eighth as Doerr singled
and took second on a passed ball.
Fox beat out bunt between Clarv
and Candini, moving Doerr to third
He scored as Clary took Culberson's
high bounder and forced Fox at
second.
The Mats will be idle TODAY and
tomorrow, opening a four-game
series against the Tigers at Detroit
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
D. {. Swimmers Take
CaroIinas LaureIs,
One Setting Mark 7
BY the Associated Press.

TARBORO. N. c., Aug. 9.--Am-
bassador Swimming Club of WASH
ington took team titles in both the
girls and boys open divisions in the
three-day ninth annual Carolinas
AUU open and national Junior
swimming championships, with the
record feat by 15-year-old Leola
Thomas of Ambassador feature OF
yesterdays closing events.
Miss Thomas set a mark of l2:443
in winning the national junior 300
meter freestyle, Topping more than
S seconds off the 1941 time of 12:49.1
set by N. Stretch, also of Washing
ton. Helen Poyner. another Am
bassador swimmer. was second in
this event, leading until the last two
laps.
Miss Poyner had another second
In the 50-meter freestyle. Also
scoring for Washington was E. Paul
Smith, who finished third In the
mems open 50-meter freestyle. Ad-
ditional Ambassador scoring was
furnished by second in the 300
meter mems national junior medley
relay and another second in the
women's open 200-meter freestyle
relay.
In taking the team title, Ambas-
sador girls scored l8 points to nose
out the Watching Lake Swimming
Club of Plainfield, N. j.. which had
Is. The boys scored 81. beating
Tarboro with a. Individual high
scorer in all events was Patsy Nc
Whorter of the Watching Club with
81 points.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Newcomer, Vet Share
Potomac Sail Honors

Potomac River sailors staged a
double-header yesterday in their
summer series under Potomac River
Sailing Association auspices with
newcomer in the lightning class and
a regular in the penguin class each
taking two races. Leaders split for
first honors in the remaining divi-
sionS.
Joe Kraft in Pluto led a large
fleet of 10 penguins both times
around triangular course in
Georgetown Channel Sturges
Warner. racing for the first time
with PRSA sailors, led home the
lightnings.
In the Chesapeake 20s class, Bill
Heintz' Windward was first in the
first race, while Don Kanode, sailing
Hank Jackson's star boat Caprice,
nosed out Len Penso in Eight Ball
for the second event. Kanode was
second to Heintz in the first race
Only three seconds separated
Caprice and Eight Ball
Mac Lamborne, sailing Clark
Daniels Robert E. Lee, won the
comets first race with Ed Braddock
in Toby, second. Frank Howards
Hi-C's was an easy winner the
second time. Robert E. Lee was
next in.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Hefty AI|-5tar Squad
.Wil Test Redskins
BY the Associated Press.


EVANSTON. Ill. Aug. s.-Beef,
the football variety. is plentiful
and unrationed here at North
Westerns Dyche Stadium, the prov
ing grounds of the An-Star squad,
and the coaches are exuding conf
dence.
Workouts at twice-a-day clip
will continue until the force of some
IS players is sharpened for the game
with the Washington Redskins. ma
tional pro champions, August IS.
The group, comparable in size
and savvy to those of peace time.
is made up of top performers from
80 different schools. Head Coach
Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin and
his assistants agree that the caliber
of paSsers and fullbacks surpasses
that Of any previous squad.
Seeking a first win over the pro-
champions since 1898, the All-Stars
can throw such line-busters against
Washington as Steve Filipowicz Of
Fordham, Pat Harder of Wisconsin,
Roy Mckay of Texas and Corwin
Clatt of Notre Dame. To Offset the
pitches of Sammy Baugh. they have
the two best passers in college foot
ball last year-All-America Paul
Governali of Columbia and Otto
Graham OF Northwestern.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Skins Practice for Shrine Tilt
Eused to Cut List Of Injured

jenkins, the Vanderbilt battering
ram, got bruised rib when he was
tackled hard by Dave Bernard. Key
was knocked out by the charge OF
nig Bob Seymour and limped off the
field after treatment by Trainer
Allan johnson.
Jenkins and Frank Atkins, the
Washington State back. were the
standouts among the regulars or
those to become regulars. But Steve
Bagarus, Notre Dame back, and
Jack Jacobs, both in the Army
showed enough to make Bergman
wish he could keep them.
Bagarus, on 15-day furlough
starting next Monday, will be with
the Redskins in the college All-Sta1
game. Jacobs has Wangled a fur
Tough long enough to let him play
in the Shrine game.
Saddest spectator at the scrim-
mage was Joe Gyorgydeak, 194G
Georgetown quarterback. now al
nearby Camp Callan. Joe's com
manding officer turned thumbs dowr
on his request to play.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
BY WALTER McCALLUM
Star staff Correspondent

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 9-The
Redskins laid off the rough stuff to-
day and on Wednesday will get their
last scrimmage before the East
West Shrine game here next Sun
day.
It's just as we'll Coach Arthur
Dutch) Bergman ordered another
light workout today for at the rate
the boys are going half the squad
might be out of uniform for the
Sunday clash.
Sammy Baugh, victim of an ailing
sacroiliac, may return to practice
tomorrow and Bob McChesney, sore
feet and all, is back in uniform But
Backs Jack jenkins and Ted Key
nurse injuries received in yester-
days initial scrimmage and Joe
Aguirre, hurt early in training,
/ hasn't yet returned to his end posi-
tion
Baugh remained at the hotel
nursing his injured back as his
mates went through a scrimmage
which found Guard Joe Zeno break
ing through to smear dozen pass
attempts. Although bolstered with
/ heavy defense pads, Zeno looked the
best guard on the field. His per-
formance may shift him to a tackle
spot where his speed will be of more
value.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Lbs at Work EurIy

In tremendous camouf1aged fac
tory, stretching for miles along one
of the thoroughfares in this war
conscious town, the Liberators are
made. Here more than $4,000 work
ers punch time clocks and punch
out the ships which are punching
holes in the blow bags of Berlin
and the tongue-c clinching, kissing
yellow men Of Toxic.
The "Libs" start working early
here. If YOU sleep much beyond
dawn you will be awakened by the
roar of these big four -engined cloud
cruisers as they move maiestically
over the city. In the air, they look
impregnable, Just like the Fortress,
On the ground they are ungainly,
like waddiing ducks, with their
paddle-like tail surfaces. their slim
wings and their deep bellies.
That deep belly is one of the rea-
sons they can carry a big bomb
load" said slim, fair-haired Capt.
Bill Hunter Of Portland, Greg, at
26 a veteran Of the Air Forces. The
lib" will carry bigger bomb load
faster than any other American
made airplane."
We wouldn't know about that, but
the young man spoke with convic-
ton. Hunter went to Randle's S
School in Washington and had a
year at Annapolis. He is one of the
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Wright in Last Fight
favored Over Avi|es;
Petro Coming Back

Chalky Wright, former feather
weight champion whose boxing
career extends over IS wears and
who still is as smooth and almost as
strong as ever. bows out of the ring
game tonight. In the 10-round fea-
ture match at Griffith Stadium.
Chalky meets fellow countryman,
Angel Aviles of Mexico.
On Friday the Chalk will ioin the
Maritime Service and thereafter ex-
poets to have no opportunity for
boxing. In making his last stand
tonight, Wright is not leaving the
ring because he no longer can hold
his own against the youngsters. Far
from 1t. Although at least 80 years
old. he can take on the best of the
featherweights with no quarter
asked and is listed by the National
Boxing Association as one of two
logical contenders for the l26-pound
title.
Faces Puncher in Ayiles.
He's a keen boxer. can take a good
punch II necessary-which is sell
dom-and can fight all night with
out firing. He's just ageless.
HIS opponent, Aviles, is young
ster just up from Mexico and under
the wing of Jack Laken, the Good
Doctor Cor Boy Bandit. He NAV
lack a bit of boxing skill. but he
does throw some terrific punches
from either side. He fioored Willie
Pep, the New York-recognized feath-
er champ, before losing, gave Lulu
Costantino fiery fight while drop
ping a questioned decision, and drew
against Phil Terranova. Those were
three particularly tough fights for a
boy just up from south of the bor-
der and he gets another of similar
class when he tangles with Wright
tonight. Wright is a good favorite.
Petro Making Comeback.
Sharing interest with this bout is
the 10-rounder between Danny
Petro and Johnny Cockfield. This is
Danny's first ring action since being
knocked out for the first time by
Jackie Wilson in June. The South
east southpaw still has that terrific
left that made him a local terror
before Wilson came along and gym
reports have him as bit fancier
boxer now. Cockfield is a youngster
New York critics expect to step into
the national feather spotlight soon
Backing up these two big fights
are three six-rounders, two involv-
ing heavyweights with Billy Hedges
meeting Kayo Raye and Rae Lee
facing Billy Duncan. The other sup
porting number is between Light
weights Jimmy McGriff and Irish
Kid Barry. Action begins at 8:45.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Bv LARRY LAWRENCE.

Kitty Sadler today can add tri-
color and four blues to her large
collection of top awards won by
her clever midget steed, Melody
which garnered the amazing total
of % points to win the champion
ship at the North End Pony Show
on East-West highway yesterday.
Melody was ridden by capable 13-
year-old Louise Murray to flrsts
in the touch-and-out, the model and
brood mare, then collected added
points with minor awards.
Two top ponies tied for reserve
Devil, owned by Dave Martin and
ridden by Monty Ackerman, and
Victory Girl. owned and ridden by
Louise Murray, with 2412 points
each. On the toss of a coin, the
Devil outlucked Victory Girl and
took the honor. Louise Murray re-
ceived the applause Of the crowd for
plotting MELODY and her own Vic
tory Girl to places which totaled
38l2 points, besides won by her
own mount in model classes. near
record for outstanding saddle work
The lead line class, with tiny rid
ers astride pint-sized steeds, was
one of the featured events of the
day and was taken by Napoleon Of
the Pegasus Stable, ridden by g.
year old Barbara Ann Kade.
Louise Murray turned in con-
scientious performance when in the
X
tory Girl, was tied with Kitty Sad
ler's MELODY, and she was in the
saddle on both mounts. 1t was
Melody which won out in the jump
off.
E. P. StOmbock and Eddie Talbert
together judged the driving classes,
and Angelina Carabelli. Eva Rabbit
and Mrs. BENJAMIN Bays the re-
mainder Of the program. The sum-
maries:
Driving Class = Won by R. L. May
Lead Llne-Won by Kentucky Stable S
Taip;eie9hh 3hrd second' en3r Blsnchs johnson
Taeresa saE9 ns BssEoat BG9f5S BETSY '0ur'n
Modei rcnY CGndeT - Eands)-won by
Kentucky Stables Napoleon; second Dave
Jewel: fourth, Theresa Hallmans Black
out: Nth, Betty Booertsons Betsy; sixth,
Bernie Ccx's fretry BOY tover l3 hands,,
won by Kitty sadiers Melody; second
Louise Murrays Victory Girl; third Ken
lucky Stables Poliyanna's Model fourth
Blanche Johnson Tillie; 1fth, Berton
Bromwe!L y. Nanpy; sixth. Pegasus
Stables Boots
Pony Broodmares-Won by Kitty Sad
ler,s Melody; second. Blanche Johnson
Tihie; third, Louise Murray's Victory Girl;
fourth, Betty Roberts Betsy hfth, Pegasus
Stables Topsy.
Pony Driving tunder 13 hsnds)--Won
BY Dave Martin, Devil; second, Berton
Bror1WeI, rs, Napoy; third, Pegasus
Stables Jewe! and Topsy; fourth, Tim
Ackermsns Beauty; nth. Bernie Cox,s
Pretty Boy: sixth, Gardner Hsllman S
Johnny; (cver ! 3 hands, won bv Tim hck-
~=msns Beauty; second, Daniel Slowe S
Sslver: third, Betty Roberts Betsy; fourth,
Dave Martins Devil; ffth, Theresa Hall
mans Biackout.
Pony saddle cunder IL handsl-won
BY. Daniel Stoves Silver; second, Tom
Aekerman's Beauty: third, Betty Roberts
BETSY; fourth. Kentucky Stables Eapo-
leon; NTH, Bernie CoXs Pretty Boy. tOver
13 hands Won by Louise Murrsy's VIC
tory Girl; second, Pegasus Stables Boots;
third. Kenutcky Stables Pollyanna s
Model: fourth, Blanche Johnsons Tillie;
nth, Kitty sadlers Melody.
Pony hunters under 13 hands won
he Kentucky Stables Napoleon; second.