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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22
Thanksgiving Party
To Be Held by CDA

The Catholic Daughters of AM
erica will hold a Thanksgiving
party tomorrow night at the Cath
Ollie Parish Hall A short business
meeting will precede the social at
7:30 o'clock.
Officers of the lodge. will be host
esses for the occasion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22
LABOR DANCE IS BIG
SUCCESS SATURDAY

The dance given by the Central
Labor Council Saturday NIGHT in
the Elks' Ballroom was huge sue
cess, both socially and financially
according to the committee in
charge.
The Council officers wish to thank
the various business establishments
that SO generously assisted in max
ing the affair a success.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22
ENROuTE no EkLuTNA

Mrs. Jessie H. Milligan, enroute
to the Indian Vocational School at
Eklutna, where she will be one of
the matrons in charge, is in Juneau
for few days visiting with her
daughter, Miss Bonnie Mozee.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22
TO TEACH AT FORT YUKON

None E. Sans, teacher with the
Office of Indian Affairs, detailed to
Sitka month ago, has been trans
ferred to Fort Yukon to teach dur
ing the winter. Miss Sans was
formerly teacher at Point Hope.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22
DEPUTY THOMPSON TO
sITKA ON BUSINESS

Deputy u S. Marshal Sid Thomp-
son, flew to Sitka last Saturday
afternoon on official business. He
s expected to return this. week..
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22

Low tide 4:34 a. M. "a feet.
High tide-10.54 a. M, 15.5 feet.
Low tide 5:23 p. M, "a feet.
High tide-1128 p. M, 1876 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-11-22
CHIMNEY FIRE SUNDAY

A chimney fire yesterday after
noon at the Curley Davis residence
on Tenth Street called out the JUL
neau Fire Department. No damage
was reported.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28

VILLAGE OF HENRiETTE
Add 7.39 Mills State Operating Tax to Total Rate
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. 46, Rate in Mills 1913
val,, Await
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Army, Navy Test
Given 5000 Here

The worst over with. 5000 De
troH high school and college youths
today are awaiting hopefully the
results of tests which may pave
the way for them to bigger and
better -things-come their turn in
armed service.
The youths, part Of an estimated
10000 in the nation, Friday COM
p etc d qualifying examinations
sponsored jointly by the army and
navy 10 select high caliber stu
dents for specialized college train
ing in preparation for officer can.
didate schools.
OF the total who underwent the
gruelling two-hour test, 1000 were
from public schools. 1000 from
parochials and 1000 from other
educational institutions In the city
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
20 Community Houses
for Detroit One Goal
By HAROLD sCHACHERN

II took John J. COnSldine -
years 10 progress from an IN
trained play leader al one Of De-
troit'S public parks TO boss Of rhe
city's vast parks and recreation
system.
As he knuckleS down 10 his new
task. his only goal IS another such
period of growth and improvement
in bringing healthy supervised
play 10 DetroitS men, women
boys and girls.
Improvement in recreation prac-
tees is even more important than
growth. Jack Considine will tel
you, and he's going 10 improve ms
department even il there isn't
money enough TO make il grow.
Ten years ago, as recreation
director. ConSidine instituted the
practice OF training play leaders
after they were hired by the city
at two semi-annual instruction
Institutes. That practice is still
carried on and will be broadened
rather than reduced. under Con
Sldine's leadership.
II money and circumstances per
NIT, COnSidine wants his depart
ment 10 continue TO grow unit
every Detroit resident has an ade
quate place, handy TO home, II
which to indulge in both phySica
and mental recreation.
On the ConSidine list for reCre
alton expansion are community
houses. There are SIX at present
and he wants 20.
The recreation department now
maintains four swimming pools. ;
number considered inadequate by
the new park and recreation super
ntendent. He thinks there SHOULD
be at least 20 of these.
COnSidine also thinks there is Z
need for two municipal athlete
Stadiums, one for each side Of tn,
city.
The biggest problem right nov
is finding sufficient manpower {,
maintain the citys park areas anC
park buildings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Who's q Thief?
w. G. Fields or Somebody
May Have Stolen Gag

HOLLYWOOD. April ; up
While w. c. Fields solemnly
slipped a mysterious fluid from a
thermos Jug. his attorney placed
on record today the suggestion
that Harry Yadkoe might have
stolen from Fields the snake
story which Yadkoe claims Fields
stole from him.
I'VE feel" Fields attorney,
Allan F.. Gray. told the court
"that possibly the positions Of
the plaintiff and defendant In
this case should he reversed"
Gray posed this defense after
the jury had seen the film You
Can't Cheat an Honest Man,
which Yadkoe claims is based on a
snake story submitted by him. He
further claims he received nc
payment and demands $4,000
damages.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
I46 Ships Completed
In March, AU-Time High

WASHINGTON, April 3 (INS)
The maritime commission an
nounced today that American
shipyards. two months ahead of
schedule, smashed all previous
records during March by deliver
ing 146 new vessels totaling
l,5l6,000 tons.
March output corresponded TO a
rate of more than 100000 tons
of shipping annually. the commits
sion said. March deliveries were
at the rate of Ave ships a day,
the production schedule that was
not called for until May.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
War Clubs Here
20 Open Drive

To help keep the facts straight
on news OF the home front. mem
bers and block leaders for 1900
neighborhood war clubs will be
sought this week in a drive
through Detroit public schools.
Arthur Neef Of the Wayne
County council of defense, said
DR. Warren T. Bow, superintend-
ent OF schools. has granted per-
mission 10 distribute $50, 900 mem
bership blanks in schools begin
ning April u
Both adults and children arc
eligible 10 join the clubs, which
are aimed at consolidating the
home front by issuing accurate
information on war programs and
performing war expanded com
munity services.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Police Absences
Shdtter Record

Detroit's short handed police de-
partment is plagued with a siege
OF record-breaking absences for
sickness and injuries, IT was re-
vealed Saturday
Absences for these reasons last
month totaled 1886 man-days
compared with 1866 in March,
l942, DIR. Wilfred c. Wood, chief
police physician, revealed.
This situation, Or. Wood added,
has necessitated an appeal for an
additional physician 10 assist the
two now on the police staff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
ADVERTISEMENT
LemonJuice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly

II YOU suffer from rheumatic, 81.
thrills or neuritis pain, try this simple.
inexpensive home recipe that thousands
are using. Get package Of Ru-Ex
Compound. a two-week supply, today.
Mix Il with a quart OF water. add the
Juice Of lemons. It's easy. No trouble
st all and pleasant. Nou need only 2
tAblespOOufuls two times q day. often
within IS hOurs-sometimes overnight
splendid results are obtained. N the
pains do not quickly leave and " you
do not feel better, return the empty
package and Ru-Ex will cost YOU moth
ing 60 try as 10 Is sold by your drug
gist under an absolute money bar
guarantee. RUIZ Compound n for sale
land recon- mende ny drug stores every
where.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04

OF the l46 ships delivered in
March, l03 were Liberty ships; 10
were the commissions long-range
C-type vessels: y were large
tankers; IL were of special types
and one was a sea-going tug.
In addition. number Of
smaller craft. including three
harbor tugs, were delivered into
service.
The Henry J. KAISER Oregon
Shipbuilding Corp. continued 10
lead the field, delivering 1S Liberty
ships last month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Old RK0 Theater Considine Plans
To Be Reopened Bigger Program
Detroit 3 oral

The old downtown RkO theater
in West Adams has been sold 10
Howard Hughes, mulumillionaire
sportsman and movie producer, n
was learned here Saturday.
Details of the sale were not
revealed but Hughes. II is under
stood. will spend 100000 for
remodelng purposes and stage the
world premiere of his new movie.
The OUTLAW" in the building
The deal was negotiated by r
y. Savini Hughes representative
and completed this past week
The theater has been closed
more than FIVE years
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Rescued Pontiac Man
Home on FurIouoh

PONTIAC, April 3 - Donald
Perry. 70, is home on a 20-day
leave after spending II days in an
open boat after his ship was tor
pedoed and sunk
Perry, and 36 other sailors,
drifted 10 an island where the ma
tives cared for them until they
were rescued. He is a third class
petty officer in the u. 5. navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
War Factories
Here toProduCe
500 Pct. More
5000 Contracts Call
for $1,000, 900, 900,
Oscar Weber Says
Tine. stan Correspondent

LANSING, April 3-Detroit war;
plants will produce $4,000, 900 ,000I
in war goods this year-five times
the amount handled last year,
Oscar Weber, deputy director of
the Detroit ordnance district, told
Commercial Secretaries Associa-I
ton members meeting here.
80 don't he too critical Of
u.s." he said. THE job being done
today Is bigger than any one
man can comprehend. We are
now handling 5000 contracts
calling for the expenditure OF
$1,000, 900, 600"
KEEP WORKERS THERE
Earlier. Montague A. Clark. dis
trict chairman of the War Man
power Commission IN Detroit. told
The secretaries VINO district
office would be set up in the VIII
low Run area 10 handle labor and
management problems.
The purpose, he said. was 10
prevent further exodus from the
bomber plant.
Clark said charges Of absentee
ism in Michigan war plants are
unmStified. He said il amounted
10 only s per cent and was caused
in the main by about-to-be-drafted
Youths and women with home re-
possibilities.
NO STRIKE POLICY
DR.. Edwin F.. Witte, regional
chairman of the War Labor Board,
told the secretaries the existing
no-strike policy was binding on
employers as well as employees.
Employers are not privileged
to take advantage OF their en-
pIoyes under this policy. know
ing they can not strike" he said.
They are obliged to do every
thing possible 10 avoid causes
Of friction and 10 adjust disputes
without government iDterven-
ton"
Doctor Witte indicated maxi
mum and minimum salary scales
for this area for each type of
work so future adjustments up
ward can be made.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Champion Detroit Orators
Ready for Regional Test
Two Winners
in Chicago for
Midwest Meet
ByRAY HARRINGTON

CHICAGO, April 3-Detroit's
top student orators on Thomas
Jefferson, 13-year-old William
Pryor Hensley. and 23-year-old
John F. Baumgartner. rested and
rehearsed at Hotel Sherman to-
day for their big test Sunday aft
ernoon when they contest the
champions of Chicago. Milwaukee
and Pittsburgh for the Midwest
zone high school and college titles
OF the Jefferson Memorial Orator
ical Contest
Hensley the Greater Detroit
high school champion who comes
from the Thomas jefferson Inter
mediate School, located at Selden
and Hamilton, has stiff compe-
tition in the Chicago trial.
Chicago, Milwaukee and Pitts
burgh all have upper class high
school students TO represent them.
students who have had at least
two years more Of forensic and elo-
.cution training than the brilliant
little DnlEDItlI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
1870 Get Pay Raise
In Community Fund

The regional War Labor Board
today approved wage increases and
new Job clasSifications for 1870
workers of the Detroit Com
munity Fund and its so member
agencies. The new rate amounts
TO about p II per cent wage in
crease TO office and maintenance
workers. IL is retroactive TO
Jan. !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
S224,3OO Estate Left
By Jno D. Mansfield

An estate valued at 1924. 300 was
left by Jno d. Mansfield. presi-
dent OF the Chrysler Corp. of
Canada. II was revealed when the
will was filed in Windsor Satur-
day.
Equal shares were left TO the
widow, a son. John of Berkeley,
Mich, and a daughter, Mrs John
Hake of New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
GET APTITUDE TEST

Every prospective employe was
given an aptitude test and IL ac-
ceptable was assigned where best
fitted, However, after passing
aptitude tests il was found neces-
Sary IN most cases 10 give these
unframed but highly intelligent
workers additional training before
going in his or her Job or taking
place on the production line
Women comprise 90 per cent OF
the workers.
The automatic pilot is in two
units, the horizontal or directional
gyToscOpe that controls the lat
eral direction or rudder, and the
vertical gyroScope which controls
the up and down motion Of the
ship through elevators as well as
the bank through the ailerons.
Signals picked up by these units
are transmitted 10 ampliherS,
which step up the force of the
signals. These i'm turn QUITO
matically operate the control ele-
vators. rudders and ailerons Of
the ship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
AGE NO WORRY

"Im not worried about ages"
William told The Times today.
II won the Detroit contest
against older boys and girls,
even In my own school, and In
the rest OF The junior high
school division 1 held my own
In the final against an older high
school boy. l don't want the
judges m Chicago to hand" me
anything because Of nv tender
age.
His age, nevertheless, viii be
considered in his favor in the Md
west championship match. Besides
this. he has as reasoned an Grafton
on the meaning of Thomas Jeffer-
son 10 America-past, present. fu-
ture-- as any contestant heard in
the whole Detroit high school COM
petition. His diction is remarkable
and his poiSe extraordinary for
one so young.
SPEAKING HIS BUSINESS
For nearly month, he has
made public speaking his bust
ness, and ne goes about il in BUSH
neSs-like fashion.
His speech links his school.
Thomas jefferson intermediate
with his comprehensive under
standing OF what jefferson. the
great educator hberalist states.
man, has meant down through the
last century and quarter 10 every
youth Of America.
Every time l walk through
the archway of my school which
bears his great name. l under
stand more what he has meant
To me and all the other boys
and girls In America" Is the
way young Hensley puts it. my
education IL being a. carefully
guarded and administered as
that of the richest boy in my
school or in any other school In
the land.
ut Is Thomas Jefferson's great
philosophy OF universal educa-
ton and his ideals of tolerance
and religious liverty. freedom of
speech and equality of man
which have made America 30
great and his name so renowned
rs the father OF our democracy.
His name and ideals and accom-
plishments shall live forever"
10 YEARS OLDER
Baumgartner. being 10 year.
I further along in his education, has
of course. a more mature concept
of what jefferson has meant anC
means today 10 this country.
He brings the spirit of Jefferson
into the 1913 world strife pictur'
and brilliantly portrays in word
why our sons, brothers and hus
bands are making the suprem
sacrifice in Africa and Guadalcana
10 defend the America which JEFF
ferson fought 10 found.
Both Detroit boys are intent ol
winning the zone oratorical con
i test here 10 get 10 New York mex
week end for the national cham
pionship final Of the nationwide
jefferson Oratorical Contest, con
I Quoted by The Times and othe
Hearst newspapers from coast 4
coast.
: Win or lose. Detroit Will hea
more from the two silver-tongued
analytical young minds uncovere'
by The Times contest and nov
being pitted against the best othe
Midwest cities have 10 offer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04
Sperry Pilots
In Production al
.C Spark Plug
Miracles Performed
as War Plant Goes
AH-Ouf Within Year

The war department Saturday
pulled off the cloak Of censorship
and revealed another virtual mira
ole Of war production with the
announcement that the &C Spark
Plug division Of General Motors is
turning out the highly complex
and sensitive Sperry automatic
pilots by mass production meth
DDS.
although the company started
from scratch less than year ago,
monthly output Is well into three
figures OF this instrument so vital
10 success of Allied bombing mis-
sions.
The automatic pilot. and the
secret bombsight are used as a
unit in high altitude precision
bombing. In addition the automatic
pilot aids in eliminating pilot ia
tigue and keep the plane more sta
tronary for gunners on bombers
in the event OF an attack by
enemy fighters
PLAN MASS PRODUCTION
AC received the contract from
the government 10 build the pilots
on Christmas Day, 1941. Inside OF
two months, engineers sent to the
Sperry company in Brooklyn, ~.
Y, returned and prepared 10 apply
sutomotive mass production meth
DDS 10 the complex instrument
whose parts and sub-assemblies
have tolerances ranging from .003
TO .O003 Of an inch while parts
glow for practically no tolerance.
Limits OF tolerance on some Of
he parts is almost impossible TO
visualize. Take an average hair
sliced - TO IS times and none OF
the slices would be as small as the
amount OF the backlash allowed
between the sector and worm
wheel on the motor bracket as
Sembly.
One OF the major problems ri
the outset was selection OF suit
able employees for the delicate AZ
sembly work, George Mann Jr
general manager, sand. =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04

POLITICAI. ADVERTIsEMFN7
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04

POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-04

all steps, Arthur Murray has developed
able method teaching dancing which simple thar learn
analysis Arthur Murray teacher will show exactly what need
make smooth self confident dancer Studios until II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01

buildings
And, too, have dreamed Of
some means Of penetrating into
the pressure-packed depths in an
improved diving gear that would
lessen the hazards that are the
constant companions Of a man in
a regulation diving suit.
Now it appears that my dream
may soon be realized for, since
my experience and visit TO the
enchanted city below the sea, a
new underwater device has been
devised and perfected, a device
which answers the requirements
of my quest. l am certain that
with this startling product of en-
gineering skill the further ex-
ploration of the sunken city Of
Port Royal will be achieved, and
with IL, who can tell, the recovery
Of one of the greatest treasure
boards the world has ever knoWn'
Port Royal is first on my fu-
ture calendar Of "Musts." Some
day I'm going to stand again on
that sea bottom, probe into the
mystery whose fringes l barely
touched. l may recover some of
that vast hoard Of pirate loot.
may help 10 add an exact foot
note to history regarding this
unique disaster.
The days of waiting drop swiftly
away-and some Of these days,
as soon as this world struggle
between nations comes TO a close,
will see us sailing off TO the "Pi-
rates Babylon" TO a long-de-
layed rendezvous with the en-
chanted city beneath the sea-
Port Royal!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01
CONTINUED from Page I5)

rose and the land fell away.
There was a last convulsive
shudder, last pounding, smash
ing onslaught of the elements
and the Pirates Babylon" was
thrust with scant reverence into
its watery tomb.
The retribution was complete;
where Port Royal had been,
there were few struggling fig
ures in a sea of countless
corpses.
Som how. a few survivors
struggled across 10 the far side
Of the bay, and there, after many
hardships, founded a city, a new
city-Kingston, which stands to-
day.
Five thousand human beings
had persisted swiftly and terribly
in the catastrophe; fewer than
two hundred managed 20 escape
the onslaught of both land earth
quake and the seas deluge. Mil
lions. or billions, OF money. Jew
els, bullion, wealth of all sorts,
had vanished. 1t was the only
case in history of a city in fun
life being suddenly swallowed
by the ocean, leaving no trace.
PART III.
IT was only a short time after
\ we had left the United States
y that our expeditions schooner
was threading her way through
the Windward Passage, between
Cuba and Haiti, and swinging
south by southwest toward King
ston. We had chosen to search
for the old Spanish galleon hulk,
which had been scuttled just
outside the harbor of Kingston,
Jamaica, and my records indi-
Gated that the wreck was not far
down.
Heaving To near the outer rim
Of the harbor. we spent a quiet
night, rocking gently in a calm
sea. In the early morning the
flutters of the needle of our
magnetic finder, which was sup
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01

posed 20 indicate wrecks below
and TO do away with haphazard
running around which takes up
much Of a divers time, wig
wagged an imperative signal.
Immediately we brought the
schooner up and let go our
anchors
Captain Loesche. my naviga-
tor, helped me TO don the heavy
diving suit. and then / slid over
the side and down the weighted
rope until l stood on the sandy
bottom Of the outer harbor at a
depth Of about thirty fathoms.
I found myself in the midst Of
elaborate coral formations. and
the sheer beauty Of the scene
had a quality that stopped me in
my tracks. From where / stood,
the smooth sea bed sloped gradu-
ally off into distant depths be-
yond my vision.
Surrounding me on all sides
was a sort Of fantastic fairyland
much like those pastel crea-
tions Of imagination that illus
trate the books Of legend upon
which the dreams of childhood
feed.
II was something completely
out Of this world strange and
fascinating as though l had
stepped into the pages Of THE
Arabian Nights" Bran hing
coral sculpturings of myriad
hues seemed alive in the culver.
ing water, yet they were hard
and solid TO the touch. AS ! be-
gan TO move, the colors of the
corals about me changed with
chameleon-hke ease SO that l
walked in a land of liquid, flow
ing rainbows.
/ was brought up short by a
sight that almost took my breath
away.
For a moment / questioned the
testimony Of my eyes, / felt that
it was probable that the oxygen
was stimulating my thoughts
but it shouldn't affect my eye
sight. looked again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01
All over the world
women adopt Tampax

The demand for Tampax has spread
with surprising rapidity throughout
the continents and islands OF the
world. This form Of monthly sanitary
protection (interndD seems to be wei
coined regardless Of climate, distance
or local conditions.
Doctors have long known and used
this principle Of internal absorption,
but Tampax makes it available for
women in general, with all its advan-
tages OF neat efficiency and true invis-
Utility. For Tampax causes no bulge
or bunch-not even a 'line"-whether
you are wearing skirts or Stacks.
OF course you do not use belts or
pins with Tampax, which makes it so
easy to change in rest rooms or when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01

travelling. Another great advantage
is the lack Of odoF; no sanitary de-
odorant IL necessary. Investigate
this Tdmpdr right away and discover
how it makes life more bearable for
the busy woman who must be around
on her feet lot of the time. Tampax
can be worn even in a shower or tub.
How is that for Improvement x
Tampax Is made OF pure surgical
cotton compressed into patented one
time-use applicator very dainty to
use. No chatting from Tampax and no
embarrassing disposal problem eitherl
-. Sold at drug stores, notion counters.
Three absorbencies: Regular, Super,
Junior: Tampax Incorporated, Pal
mer, Mass.