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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
People You Know
Toy Gun Scores Zero for Army Marksmar
BY WILLIAM FLEMING

RED FACE DEPARTMENT
Johnny Guarnieri, the drug store
man, tells this one:
II had just finished bowling
out at the Great Lakes Bowling
Alley when in walked soldier
and his girl. The soldier was an
air gunner and he walked up 10
the toy machine gun and told
his girl he would show her how
they did II In the army.
"A number OF bowlers gath
cred around To pick up few
pointers. The soldier failed TO
get one hit"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

IN &C X for
Mackenzie High
A few years ago,
and is now a
seaman, first
class, was IN
town for a few
days, recently.
He couldn't tell
where he had
been. but did
say that he had
been overseas.
-dI dpt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

OF the nationa
Office of Civil
ian Defe Sc.
will be talking
on her favorite
subject Friday
AT Wayne Uni
versIty II J.
The Problems
~ w artim 9
Living
Tho marriage
ri Thx~a. "a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
Ruthls Mother.in.Law Dies

NEW YORK, April ID uNS)-
The mother-in-law Of George Her
man tBabe) Ruth-MrS. Carrie
Lou Merritt died yesterday OF
heart attack at the age of 70.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

There are vital problems NJ
housing and health and con-
sumner problems that demand the
fullest understanding and CO.
operation Of Detroit citizens To
master. To foster this under
standing and To meet wartime
demands for community services.
thousands of volunteers are
needed"
Citizens interested in acting as
leaders or in helping form the
neighborhoOd clubs may obtain
complete information from Arthur
Ncef at 1851 Woodward, Cadillac
57S1.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
Jeffries Opens
War Club Drive

Driving 10 form a neighborhood
war club in every residential block
in Detroit, Mayor Jeffries today
Joined Civilian Defense officials in
an appeal for 1900 volunteers TO
act as block leaders.
In proclamation launching a
one-week drive, Mayor Jeffries
said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

N.ry Dublin, former chief Of
tho survey and statistics division
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

even worry about subs" Bill
said, II was too busy being sea-
sick"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

William II. Jones. who starred
Evening star., 1943-11-05
'Vinson Cites Spree
OF Luxury Spending,
Urges Heavy Taxes
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Fred M
Vinson, director of economic stabili-
zation, last night declared that love
OF ease, political cowardice and per-
sonal ambition" threaten betrayal
of our fighting men overseas through
failure to enact a tax program ade-
quate to prevent initiation.
Addressing the Investment Bank
ers' Association Of America, Mr.. Vim
son declared a minimum of S10500,-
100000 in new taxes-the amount
sought by the administration and
trimmed to slightly more than 81
900 900 900 by Congress-is necessary
to prevent runaway imitation and
financial disaster.
The Stabilization director said
more income taxes, to be raised by
lowering present personal and de-
pendency allowances and increased
normal and surtax rates. were the
most satisfactory method of taxa
ton, based on the ried-and-true
principle OF ability to pay"
Cites Increased Spending.
Mr.. Vinson declared the present
spending spree for luxuries called
for sharp increases in excises on
nonessentials. He cited increases in
expenditures, such as 104 per cent
for furs as between months of 1943
and 1912, IS per cent for coats and
suits, 81 per cent for negligees, 80
per cent for cabarets, theaters and
entertainment, 27 per cent in eating
and drinking places and 80 per cent
more for flowers, as examples of
luxury spending.
National income for 1914 will be
about sl57,OOO 100000, Mr.. Vinson
said. Consumer goods and services
will amount to $4,000, 100000. Local,
State and Federal taxes should
siphon off s2o,OOo,ooO 900. savings
will probably take $4,000, 900 900
more, he estimated, and War bond
purchases are figured at $1,000, ,0O0,-
900 for the year. That will leave
$40 900 ,oOo,ooo in spendable money,
he declared.
One Of these three things will
happen to that money. the Stabilz-
alton Director asserted:
Taxes can be levied sufficient to
absorb substantial portion: War
bond purchases could be made to
absorb the excess; the people could
set of spending spree bidding for
the limited supply of consumer
goods with their excess funds, with
resultant imitation.
Heavier Taxes or Imitation.
Mr.. Vinson said experience has
shown it unlikely that voluntary
War bond purchases will drain off
the excess 100000 900. That
Evening star., 1943-11-05

showed the Russians had achieved
an enormous tactical, as we'll as ma
terial, success for further prosecu-
ton OF the war.
The triumphant announcement
carrying the figures OF German
losses on the Russian front came
just after the regular daily commu-
nique had told Of further gains by
the Soviet Ukranian armies under
Gen Feodor Tolbukhin.
Surge Across White Russia.
Red Army columns were reported
in Aleshki, on the eastern bank OF
the Lower Dnieper River opposite
the Black Sea port of Kherson, at
the rivers mouth. The Russians
also announced their troops had
stormed and captured the west bank
highway town of Dinner, 20 miles
north of Kiev, and had surged
across White Russia to take Novok-
hovansk. 54 miles from the Latvian
border, In a move to outf1ank vi
tebsk.
Moscow again failed to mention
developments on the by passed Cri-
mean Peninsula. but Berlin broad
casts said fresh Soviet shock troops
from the Caucasus had landed south
of Kerch to reinforce beachheads
established three days ago
The holiday spirit already in the
air in Moscow, where on Sunday the
Russians will celebrate the ami
versary of the october revolution,
was heightened by the publication
Of the waI review.
The announcement recited an i'm
pressive list OF victories in which
the Russians had advanced from
l65 to $50 miles along a 1900 mile
long front to recapture $4,000
square miles OF territory since
July S.
The communique said $4,000 set
Elements were liberated, of which
l62 were large cities, freeing millions
of Russian subjects from German
domination.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
.4,30O More Needed
For Navy Staff Here,
Bard Tells Senators

The Navy should increase both
its civilian and enlisted depart
mental staff here by approx
mately 1900 for the last half OF
this year to keep pace with the
expansion of naval strength, AS
sistant Secretary Ralph H. Bard
today told the Byrd Economy
Committee of the Senate.
This expansion is needed even
though the Navy is using its
clerical force more economically,
Mr.. Bard said.
Since the beginning of the wal
the ratio Of clerical employees to in
creasing naval enlistments and ex-
penditures has declined and there
are not enough clerical employees
now, he said. The number of cler-
ical workers has increased slightly
in the last 1S months, he said.
AS of June 80, he testified, the de-
partmental force here consisted OF
$4,000 civilians and 1884 Officers
and enlisted personnel, a total OF
1854.
BY December 81, with the size OF
the Navy still growing, the depart
mental staff here should total 5000
Mr.. Bard said.
Mr.. Bard gave figures to show the
Navy is facing serious problem ir
the heavy turnover in civilian en-
ployes here. In the first half of 1874;
there were 4.575 appointments ane
Att separations
The Navy's civilian force of l9,8O(
here is only 3 per cent of it's tota
civilian personnel, and does not in.
clude Navy Vary workers, the com.
mittee was told.
Although the Navy employs 664..
1862 civilians throughout the world
Mr.. Bard pointed out that 376, ,125, o.
nearly 81 per cent, are in the Navy
yards building ships and guns, ane
1872 1865 are persons who do manua
labor, as distinguished from tn.
clerical groups.
Chairman Byrd had to adjourn
the hearing before the testimony
was completed, because of the Sen.
ate postwar debate, but asked Mr.
Bard to submit later an up-to-da
report on the Navy's unexpendec
balances of appropriations. Tht
latest figures the committee received
we're as of June 30. Members OF
Congress seeking to hold down the
new tax bill are giving seriou.
thought to the size of unspent Army
and Navy balances, with a view t.
possible reduction in next year!
new appropriations.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Dr.. Merker Installed
As Head Of Missions

DR.. Ralph K. Merker formerly OF
Erie, Pa, has been installed as the
new superintendent of missions OF
the Presbytery of Washington.
The Rev. DR.. J. Herbert Garner
pastor OF Sixth Presbyterian Church
and moderator of the local Presby-
terry, presided at installation cere-
monies Wednesday night at the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
The charge to DR.. Merker was by the
Rev. DR.. John Bailey Kelly, pastor
OF the Georgetown church ano
chairman of the Committee on Ma
tiona1 Missions Of this Presbyterv
The charge to the Presbytery was
given by the Rev DR.. Jacob A. Lone
OF New York, secretary of the Board
Of National Missions.
DR.. Merker came here October !
from the First Presbyterian Church
at Erie. He has established offices
at l75l N street NV.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Russia
Continued From First Page.)

Rumanian grenadiers repulsed
the Soviets in a counterattack.
Berlin said that two landing
boats were sunk off Kerch and
that three torpedo boats, q gum
boat and three landing boats had
been sunk in the Black Sea and
in the Gulf of Finland" suggest
ing amphibious operations in the
Crimea, west of the Dnieper and
far north to the west of Lenin-
grad.
(The Germans said "a furious
ding dong battle" was In prog
ress in the Dnieper bend south
of Dnepropetrovsk, where Rus
sian break throughs were frus-
tratedD
Moving to newly won position
achieved in two break throughs o
German lines, other Red armie
were pushing westward toward tn,
Latvian border and toward the ole
Polish frontier.
Still other forces resumed thei
drive to capture Kiev, curling q
miles to the northwest to tax,
Diner.
The surge across White Russi,
overran Novokhavansk, 81 mile
from Latvia The seizure of Zhu
levo in the Newell area carried tn,
Red Army within so miles O
Poland.
The official announcement of tn
fruits Of the summer campaign
Evening star., 1943-11-05
PimIico Results

FIRST RACE-Purse; Loo; maiden
c-year-olds, claiming; + furlones
Bark (Breen) 2172O 55 20 $50
Ruksh (Mann) $50 so
Miss Loyable tGlyen) 1910
Time. 1:1625
Also ran-Bare Cupboard. Busy Nine,
Santa Marie SEDUCTIVE, Worries, Copy Boy,
On the Wane, EcolIts, Mussy.
SECOND RACE-Purse $1,000: 3-year-
olds and UP: claiming; 6 furlongs.
Roziante 1Hooper) 1890 30 40
Voucher tArcarol $50 go
Sir Talbot tThompsor) $50
Time, l:14os.
Also ran-Hard Life. Lees Jimmie, Spe-
elalist, Sstaur. Bola Novice, Mar D'Esprit
and Roueh Time.
DAILY Double paid 1854 30D
THIRD RAcE-Purse. 81 zoo; 4-year-
olds and up claiming; 2l4 miles.
Eeneksar tPenrod) 10 SO 10 40
Elmmel (Rilesl 1900 1.of
Pat Ganado lOUen) 3.oC
Time .43ls
Also ran-Meetins House. Basppe
nonss Pal. Brant, PIcoblanco II, Alcadale
Tloea
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Admiral Dubose Out
As Cramp Yard Head
Called 10 Active Duty

Rear Admiral William G.. Dubose
retired, whose removal from active
management of the Cramp Ship
building Co. yard in Philadelphia
was reported by Senator Kilgore
Democrat, Of West Virginia, has
been ordered to active duty, the
Navy Department said today.
Senator Kilgore. chairman of a
Senate subcommittee on shipbuild-
ing, issued a statement last night in
which he asserted that Admiral
Dubose removal was announced to
a closed session Of the Truman
subcommittee yesterday by Rear
Admiral E. L. Cochrane, chief OF
the Bureau of Ships.
Admiral DuboSe, whose home is al
2l22 California street NV, has beer
on the retired list since October /
1910, at which time he held the post
of director Of the David w. TAYLOR
Model Basin at Carderock, Md. He
held the post with the shipyard in
a civilian capacity.
Expects improvement.
Asserting that there seems to be
no question but that the manage
ment was not equal to that of our
better naval shipyards," Senate,
Kilgore expressed belief that Ad
mlral Dubose's removal as chairman
OF the board from actual mana
eerial duties in the yards and "other
steps" outlined at the hearing will
result in substantial improvements
in production.
Senator Kilgore said Admiral
Cochrane conducted an investiea-
ton after hearing before the SUBJ
committee October % at which rep
resentatives of the union at the
shipyard testified following a walk
out at the yard several days pre-
viously. At
THE walkout was not authorized
by the union, but came about be-
cause of alleged grievances and
Wasteful and inefficient practices In
the construction of cruisers and
submarines" Senator Kilgore said
adding:
Yard Reorganized.
The Cramp shipyard is an old
line shipyard which once had a
great reputation for shipbuilding
and ceased operations in 1927,
After this war broke out a eroup
headed by Admiral Dubose, who
was a former chief of the Bureau
OF Construction and repair in the
Navy Department, reorganized the
Cramp Shipbuilding Co. and OBJ
tanned contracts on cost-plus
basis to build cruisers and subma-
rines for the Navy. These contracts
total nearly s3oo,OO0OOo of which
S65. 900, 900 has been completed.
Under these. ost-plus contracts,
the new management would have
obtained as fixed fees s13,584,741 on
an investment valued by them at
$4,442 ,937.79. The Government was
extremely liberal in this case and
had right to expect good manage
ment."
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Conflicting Reports
Received on Finnish
Moves for Peace
BY the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 5.-Stockholn
newspapers published conflicting re.
ports today about Finland's status
IN the war-one saying she was
preparing to sue for peace with So.
Wet Russia and another denying it.
The Social Demokraten asserted
the Finnish government had in.
structed its former Minister to Rus
sla, Juhu Jaasikivi, to be ready tc
proceed to Moscow-presumably tc
discuss negotiations for separate
peace.
On the other hand, the Alton
bladetS Helsinki correspondent said
a high official of the Finnish For
elgn Office denied the report. Alton
bladet quoted the spokesman as
guaranteeing that the Social Dem
okraten story was absolutely false
Paasikivi played an important
part in the negotiations which
brought an end to the Finnish Rus
sian war of l939-40
"Finland's fate will be settled
within few days" the Social Dem
okraten declared.
There was no official confirmation
Of the report with regard to Paasi-
XVI either in Helsinki or Stockholm.
Prompted by Critical Food Situation.
The best information available
from the Finnish capital, however
was that a new intensive effort to
get Finland out of the war as a
partner of Germany was under way,
and one Finnish informant said
Paasikivi's dispatch to Moscow did
not appear improbable.
The newspaper, which is the off,
cial organ of the dominant Swedish
Social Democrat party and has
good contacts in Finland, indicated
that Paasikivi would be followed to
Moscow by K. A. Fagerholm, minis
ter of social affairs, and George A
Gripenberg, Finland's Minister to
Sweden.
1t speculated that the United
States and Sweden had helped ar
range the Barley, which was
prompted by the critical food situa-
ton as well as the political and mill
tary situation in Finland.
Possibility for Prime Minister.
Paasikivi, who has maintained
throughout the war that Finland
must come to good-neighbor terms
with Russia, long has been con-
sidered by pro-Allied groups in his
country as the only man who could
negotiate with the Soviets He also
is regarded as possibility for Prime
Minister if peace can be arranged
with Russia.
Gripenberg is Finland's ace diplo-
mat and a nephew of Field Marshal
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim,
who still has the most influential
word in Finland. Fagerholm has
been cabinet minister for nearly
10 years.
While there have been numerous
signs of indirect negotiations, or
"feelers, for peace between Finland
and Russia, some Finnish sources
suggested that the Paasikivi report
should be treated with reservation
at this time.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Pilot Tommy Harmon
Missing Over China
Since October 80
(Picture on Page BIZ

BY the Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 5.-Ton
Harmon, Michigan's all-Americ;
football player, who cheated deatf
IN the skies once this year, is re.
ported missing in action over China
The Army pilots parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Louis Harmon, were notified by
NE War Department last night thai
their son was unreported since Oc.
to5oer 30.
1t. Harmon, sole survivor of &
bomber crash in the Dutch Guiana
jumgles last April, later became 6
fighter pilot and was attached to tht
23d group of the 449th Fighter
Squadron, stationed in the Far East
No hint as to whether Japanese
guns or an accident cut down one o1
Mlchigans greatest gridiron stars
was contained in the telegram re-
ceived by 1t. Harmons parents. II
said simply that 1t. Harmon has
been reported missing in action
since October 30. If further details
or other information are received
You will be promptly notified"
Served in North Africa.
ut. Harmon was transferred to
China last summer from North At
RIGA, where he was stationed after
the crash of his bomber, old 98,'
named after his college football num-
Der, in the South American jungle
Last to hear from 1t. Harmon was
his football coach, H. @. (Fritz)
Crisler, who said the all-America
halfback of 1889 and 1910 had writ
ten in letter dater October IA that
the japanese pilots were inferior to
the Nazi flyers.
Tommy wrote that he was in one
of two American planes jumped by
II Zeros and that they got two
while the rest fed" Mr.. Crisler said.
Both Mr.. Crisler and 1t. Harmon s
father expressed belief that 1t.
Harmon few in support of sharp
Chinese action against the Japs in
the vicinity of Hanor reported on
October 90.
I'm still riding with Tommy"
Mr.. Crisler asserted. If he had a
fighting chance at all, he'll come
out Of this one all right, too"
1t. Harmons father said we still
have hope that he landed safely
and did not fall into Jap hands"
No Mention of Combat.
The parents received a Setter
from 1t. Harmon dated October 13
in which, they said, he did not men,
ton any of his combat experiences
but indicated he expected to return
to the United States soon. In a
recent letter 1t. Harmon had prom
ised the family a Zero for Christ
mas, his father said.
The 24-year-old pilot last visited
here in March, just before he flew
his Inflated bomber on a flight over
the South American jungles.
He and his bomber crew were re-
ported missing April 8. The bomb
er crashed during a tropical storm
and 1t. Harmon parachuted to
safety For four days he beat his
way through the jungle and finally
was picked up by natives.
il' I1dllIlull tilIlSUeu III l!le All
Forces in November, l94l, and was
inducted in March, 1912, receiving
his wings October 30, 1912.
1t. Harmons 7l-year- -old father
and his 68-year- mother have
three other sons, William, %, a first
lieutenant and instructor at Coch-
ran Field, Macon, Ga; Louis, jr., 80,
of Detroit and Harold, 3S, an Akron,
Ohio, warworker.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Max Loewentha| Left
Estate Exceeding $4,000
y the As ASsociated Press

By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5.-The late
Max Loewenthal, 81, founder and re-
tired president Of the United States
Rubber Reclaiming Corp, left an es-
tate described only as exceeding
$4,000 in trust for his widow. His
will was filed yesterday for probate
The company Office is in New York
City and the factory is at Buffalo
N. Y.
The will provides that upon the
death of the widow, Mrs. Helen K
Loewenthal of Beverly Hills, Calf.
half the estate shall 60 to a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Juliet Lowell, Beverly
Hills, and the other half to another
daughter, Mrs. Iona L. Muller
Monk, Pittsburgh, and her two chill
dren, Roger M. and Jonathan Tall
mer.
Mr.. Loewenthal died October 20.
Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis,
Evening star., 1943-11-05

leaves a choice, he said, between
heavier taxes and imitation.
Mr.. Vinson spurned the idea of a
national sales tax.
The sales tax, he said, disregards
the minimum subsistence needs of
the marginal income groups. Sub
stantlal upward revision of wages.
themselves inflationary, would be
necessary in the lower wage brack-
cts If national sales levy was in
voked, Mr.. Vinson declared.
The nub Of the problem, he in
sisted, is to draw substantial rev.
enues from the under-S5 900 income
group, without cutting the living
standards of those who suffer from
substandard conditions" which he
designated as the 1000 900 workers
who still make less than 40 cents
an hour and Whitecollar employees
whose incomes have remained at
relatively fixed levels.
Four-ffths of the excess $40 OOO,-
900 of purchasing power is held by
persons making less than $4,000
annually, he said, and the original
administration plan would have
take more than half the s10.50O ,O0O.-
900 in new revenue from this group
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Murray Is Reelected
BY C|0; Convention
Praises Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press. !
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5.-The
9Th constitutional convention of the
Congress Of Industrial Organiza-
tions today unanimously elected
Philip Murray to a fourth term as
president.
The 600 delegates staged a l6-
minute impromptu parade through
the convention room after the elec-
tion. Mr.. Murray, who succeeded
John L. Lewis as president of the
labor organization in 1910, previ-
ously had pledged the CIO to con-
tinue its campaign to "organize the
unorganized."
Yesterday the convention praised
President Roosevelt but refraineo
from committing itself to support
any presidential candidate in 1914
A statement of political action
declared Mr.. Roosevelt more con-
sistently than any other man In
public life" has voiced "the aim.
and aspirations of the comman men
and women Of America"
Will Delay Commitments.
But although Sidney Hillman
chairman Of the Political Action
Committee, told wildly cheering
delegates he would raise his voice
Tor the Presidents nomination "it
elections were to be held in the next
two or three months" he added:
I'VE will make our commitments
for 1914 in 1914, and I hope by then
that We will have power enough to
make ourselves heard before the
nominating.
Mr.. Murray told the convention he
was in no mood to deliver the CIO
lock, stock and barrel to any man OF
party in the world"
L don't like Washington TODAY
Mr.. Murray declared. The admins
trative agencies are throttling every
labor organization in America.
Under those circumstances, II
would be regrettable if the CIO takes
untimely action to condemn or sup
port the tendencies OF the admins.
tration."
The political action statemen,
asserted that the Seventy -eightf,
Congress has been dominated by
the forces of reaction"
AssaiIs Republican Party.
The Republican party, in which
the reactionaries have their great.
est concentration and where the
outright appeasers and defeatist,
are mainly represented, has not hes.
ltated to make partisan politica
capital Of the difficulties and dislo.
cations arising out of the war ef-
fort" the statement continued.
"Antiadministration members oi
the Presidents own party have de.
MED him their support"
Promising to abstain from anC
discourage" any attempt to form 9
new political party, the statement
concluded
Whatever differences NAV divide
labor on the industrial front. the
Overwhelming majority of the lead.
ership sd membership of every
branch Of the labor movement is ir
agreement on our political program
and objectives, and no barriers
should be permitted to stand in the
way of Joint or parallel action ir
the political field with unions of the
AFL. the railroad brotherhoods ano
unafflliated organizations.
Evening star., 1943-11-05

If you are red blooded American
citizen, you can prove it by calling
Blood Donor Center, District $500.
They will make an appointment at
your convenience.