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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
John Lesinski
Sponsors Utility
investigation

Congressman John Lesinski I'D
of Michigan. sponsor of House Res
olution 663 to authorize an inveSti-
CATION of violations Of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act, 1885,
today made the following statement:
When Congress enacted legisla-
ton to compel a breakup of the
great Sprawling utility combines,
1t fully expected that the agency
charged with its enforcement would
uncover, in due course, manifold
abuses by holding company oper-
ators which would require further
legislation for their correction.
am convinced that either more Wig
erous enforcement, or improved leg
iSlation, is imperative in restraining
officials of holding companies whose
subsidiaries distribute natural gas.
Pending before the Common
Council of the City of Detroit are
number of queries prompted by
me as the result of information
available through the Securities g.
Exchange Commission, relating to
investments by Mr.. William c..
Voolfolk, president of American
Light & Traction Company, Chica-
go, in gas producing properties in
southwest Kansas, a portion of
which gas is brought to Detroit for
resale to the Michigan Consolidated
Gas Company, subsidiary of Amer
lean Light g. Traction, for retail
distribution.
1t is my conviction that a misuse
of the funds of Michigan Consoli-
dated by Mr.. voolfolk occurred dur
ing the period when natural gas
was being introduced at Detroit and
created an investment opportunity,
possibly at the expense of utility
investors or Michigan rate payers,
which Mr.. voolfolk and some asso-
ciates promptly capitalized. 1 be-
lieve that the technique employed
by Mr.. Voolfolk sets a dangerous
and unhealthy precedent, and that
not merely consumers, but holding
company stockholders as we'll. once
they learn the facts, will join my
demand for new legislation, or for
enforcement of existing legislation,
to prevent the Unemployment of
that technique.
am informed by the Securities
& Exchange Commission that hear
ingS will soon be initiated by the
Commission on pending proposal
for the piping of natural gas from
southwest Kansas to Wisconsin and
Michigan by the Voolfolk interests
which proposal is part of a plan
submitted by Mr. Voolfolk for the
dissolution Of American Light g.
Traction Company. as provided by
the Public Utility Holding Company
Act, 1885, as amended. Hence, H.
Res. $50 affords to the Commission
support for inquiring into the COM
plants now before it relating to
misuse of public utility funds, or
provides a cause for reporting to
the Committee of Interstate and
Foreign Commerce such insdeQua-
cieS of existing legislation as may
need to be remedied.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

saw runs amuck with a piece of
shrapnel hidden in the heart of
the huge trees.
Crews fell the trees which are
hauled by husky bulldozers to the
mill. There they are cut in lengths
by chain saw gangs and sliced into
boards and beams by giant circular
saws with removable teeth.
Before the logs go to the saw
they are washed of mud of dirt to
protect the teeth of the saw. They
are rolled into the carrier with
peavies to be fed into the saw
Many of the logs weigh better than
a ton.
Bulldozers, or cats" as they are
affectionately called by the engin-
GERS. manhandle these weighty tim
bers as though they were mere
toothpicks.
Although the engineers, almost to
a man, never had any experience in
this kind of work before, they
wouldn't trade 'lumberjacking" for
a Cooks cruise in the South Seas.
It's hard work and long hours
when there's such steady demand
for lumber, but the lumberjack-
engineers find time to make their
jungle logging camp a bit comfort
able.
They have blocked a jungle stream
into a cool, clear swimming pool,
complete with diving board and
beach 1t is probably one of the few
fresh water "ole sWimmin' holes"
in the Pacific.
Besides, they put the stream to
work furnishing the power for their
camps laundry. They made large
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
Combat Engineer
is Overseas
Mill Grew Boss

U. S. ARMY IN THE SOUTH
WEST PACIFIC-Combat engineers
of the 10th Infantry Division are
operating the biggest little saw mill
in the Pacific.
The Army Jacks, whose only pre-
vious experiences with saw mills
were reading tales from the Great
Northwest forests, have turned out
nearly one and a half million board
feet in about five months, averag-
ing between 10000 and $4,000 feet
per day.
Corporal Richard B. Cramer, hus-
band Of Mrs. Jean Cramer, 1908
Oak street, Wyandotte, is a sawyer
in the mill. He is the mill crew
boss. He has been overseas 26
months.
The portable saw mill equipment
is special for the engineers in the
Southwest Pacific where even rough
buildings were practically unknown
on the jungle islands before the
Yanks arrived.
The lumber is used for bridges,
military offices, hospitals and a
multitude of other structures, vital
for efficiency and operation.
Site of the 40th Division engin-
eer lumber camp is a former jungle
battle-ground. This fast sometimes
causes a bit of difficulty when a
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

cylinder and placed 1t In O box,
which they also made.
Then they rugged up waterwheel
which is connected to the cylinder
by shaft and thus furnishes the
power to churn the cylinder. Hot,
soapy water is placed in the box
covering the cylinder.
The clothes go inside the cylinder
and churn for a half hour or longer
to turn them out clean. The clothes
are rinsed in the same contraption.
This homemade washing machine
laundry, is cooperative effort
within the loggers camp. 1t does a
neat job.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
Notes From
Bacon Library
Continued from Page a

Continued from Page a
make a well-edited and exciting
book.
John Morris TRAVELLER FROM
TOKYO is worthy of being named
Imperative" by the Council on
Books IN Wartime. Morris, an Eng
hsh professor in a japanese uni
versity tells of his experiences in
Tokyo from 1888 to July, 1912 when
he was repatriated to England. He
describes Japanese manners, Gus
toms, language. system of educa-
ton, mode of living and way of
thinking with a balanced appraisal
and a penetrating sense of proper
ton. In the foreword, former Am
baSsador Grew pays Morris enthu-
siastic tribute. You must read this
book if you have an honest desire
to keep your sense of balance in
this world of strife.
l started out to tell about the
current books which seemed most
worth reading. Here our space and
time is gone and only a few of
them have been mentioned and
those all dealing with the war
Shall we continue next week - with
different subject?
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

Irene Dunno, Charles Boyer and
Charles Coburn all give fine per-
formances, and two youthful new
corners, Mona Freeman and Jerome
CORTLAND, handle their roles with
poiSe and assurance.
Shadows in the Night" a crime
doctor thriller, is the second feature
Warner Baxter enacts the role of
DR.. Ordway
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

Bees were used as carrier pigeons
by retreating Chinese forces. Micro
filmed and printed on very thin pa
per the messages were carried back
across the japanese lines to spies
who waited at the hives.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
Romantic Comedy
Held Over AGAIN

Together Again" the romantic
comedy Of small town lady mayor,
Is held over - a second week at
tn Fox Theater.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

Nearly 20 types of cheese are pop
ular in the United States. The yell
low American cheddar leads in VOL
ume
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

More than 10000 people in Michigan are
waiting for telephones today. While we are
constantly installing service as present users
give it up, still the waiting list grows.
We'd like tofll ali orders Immediately. But
we couldn't ell half of them even If we had
ell the instruments we need. For the shortage
Of cable and switchboard facilities Is much
more acute than the shortage of telephones.
When materials, men and manufacturing
facilities are available again We propose to
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
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From Exposure to Cold,
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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

4 BUY AN EXTRA war .1Ho ="
launch vast expansion program that may
cost up to $4,000, 900, if the necessary IN
vestment funds can be secured. That program
calls for building new central Offices, enlarg-
ing present Offices, and installing new cables
and central Office equipment.
All of that will take time. Even after the
war, it may be more than year before all
orders are filled. HoweNer, ,OH can be sure
your telephone will be ifBtalled in its proper
order, just rs quickly as possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
Greek-Americans, 7rapped In Their
Old Homeland By War, Greet Allies

Maragos, 143 Lockwood ST., Provi-
dence, and Mrs. Aleck Andres,
Richmond Hill, L. 4.
Mrs. Philepakapoulos declared,
1--WE were afraid even to raise
our eyes when we walked down
the street,
Dmitrios Alex had been a whole
sale crockery merchant in Chi
cago for 20 years, and was an
American veteran of the First
World war, and commander a To-
cal chapter of the American LIE
gion. Fer months he worried over
Legion records which he kept hid
den. -.
Personal records passport
particularly = are worrying jim
Pappas and Spires Haikalis, who
for nearly 20 years was a waiter
in various Rochester, N, Y, no.
tells.
Pappas' restaurant in Birming-
ham now is being run by his wife,
Zenia. He mas no money. and is
ragged and shoeless. When the
Germans came he was afraid to
keep his citizenship papers and
passport, SO he buried them in an
island off the coast, and hopes
they are still there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

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rent heating season. !. New period
one coupons also valid now and
throughout heating year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
JAPANESE RETREAT
FROM INDIAN AREA

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon,
Oct. 8.-(P-An official spokes.
man at Allied headquarters. said
today a Japanese reconnaissance
force which penetrated two miles
into India in the lower Sangu riv-
er border area had retreated after
being contacted by West African
patrols.
The spokesman said the Japan
csc force was estimated at 400
and the operation by the enemy
was "to test our hold on the In
dian border"
The japanese penetration into
eastern Bengal was disclosed yes
terday and was the first officially
announced incursion of the enemy
into India since last March when
strong Japanese force almost
overran Manipur state to the north.
A communique from Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten's head
quarters said the western African
patrols were in close conta ct with
the enemy" The Sangu parallels
the Kaladin river, but flows, in the
opposite direction, northWard.
Enemy forces in the Tiddim
area were subjected to heavy ae-
rial assaults. 49, ..iS -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

Haikalis, who was a shooting
member of the Greek patriot
forces, had to burn his papers, for
the Italians were seeking him
even before the Germans came.
Now he is wondering what to do.
Louis Eleoblolos tried to return
to Cleveland in 1899, but there
was some misunderstanding in the
consul's office whether his wife
and child could accompany him.
By the time it was Strengthened
out the war had begun, and he
couldn't go. His restaurant at 228
West 18th ST., and a shoe repair
and hat cleaning shop at 2067
East Fourth ST., Cleveland, now
are being operated by mis- brothers
Peter, George, and Cassas.
mo American can realize the
suffering we went through here"
said Eleoblolos who had been in
the United States 80 years. "In
1871 people died in the streets.
There was nothing to eat"
There is also Elias Michapau-
los, chief pilot of Patrai harbor
who was in America several
times as a sailor. The British say
he gave invaluable information
concerning the harbor. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
RATI0NING ROUNDUP
(By The Associated Press)

-
Meats, fats, etc.-Book Four red
stamps A8 through 70 and AS
through KS valid indefinitely. No
more will be validated until Oct.
g.. -,
Processed. foods - Book Four
blue stamps A8 through Z8 and AS
through RS valid indefinitely. No
more will be validated until
Nov. /.
Sugar-Book Four stamps 80
through SO valid indefinitely for
five pounds each. Stamp 40 good
for five pounds for home canning
through Feb. %, 1945.
Shoes - Book Three airplane
stamps / and 2 good indefinitely.
A new stamp will be validated
Nov. 1 and be good indefinitely
with the others.
Gasoline - In northeast and
southeast, liza coupons good for
three gallons through Nov. g.
Elsewhere, 1874 coupons in new
book good for four gallons through
Dec. II. B-4, ca, BIS and c.
coupons good everywhere for five
gallons.
Fuel oil-Old period four ant
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
Distillers Produce
10000, 900 Gallons
Of Beverage Spirits

:. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.--ea4o- The
nations distilleries, granted a
months holiday from production
of industrial alcohol, produced APP
proximately $4,000, 900 gallons lo1
Spirits for beverage purposes in
August, the treasury reported to-
day. -:
This compared with normal
annual production Of about $780,
900, 900 gallons. .se b. #
In addition to the 129 beverage
distilleries, most of whom convert
ed completely to beverage produc-
ton in August after making no.
thing but industrial alcohol for %
months to meet war needs, some
commercial alcohol plants devoted
part of their output to beverage
alcohol.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
BY SID FEEDER

PATRAI,. Greece, Oct. s-R-
1t turns out that, in Greece the
Greeks really have three words
for it" m an American"
For it seems that just about
every. other person you meet tells
you ne or she is an American
citizen caught here when the war
began, or else had been in the
United States at some time,
Many ran restaurants in the
States, and in some cases, like
tnose of Jim, Pappas Of 6l9. Sew
enth Ave-, Birmingham Ala, and
Dmitrios Alex, 100 Lade ST.. Chi
cago, relatives still are. running
the business until they return.
To these Greek-Americans, the
German occupation was even
more terrible-if that is possible
than the starvation and brutality
suffered by the natives who had
never been out of Greece.
'It was horrible" said Mrs.
Phillip Philepakapoulos who lived
in Providence, R. l., before, re-
turning to Greece in 1888 to mar
ry. She mas two sisters still in
the United States-Mrs. Dmitri
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
Nc. Dairy Cattle Sho,us
Prove Highly Successful

1t was made possible, of course,
through the premium payment Of
$1,000 donated by the Belk stores
through w. H. Belk of Charlotte.
Mr.. Belk offered $1,000 four years
ago to stage an annual show for
five years with the idea that in
that time the young people would
have gained knowledge and expert
ence in handling dairy cattle SUI
ficient to make Piedmont Carolina
a milk producing section. John A.
Arey, dairy eWension specialist,
said the show had been vastly bene-
fetal and that he hoped the SER
les of shows could be continued af-
ter the Belk fund had been exhaust
ed. - -:
This event was duplicated the
following two days when Dean I. O..
Schaub of State College spoke at
the banquet held insLexington, Da-
wilson county, for. the show made
possible through a. donation of ST.
500 by George Ceble, local dairy
products manu- cturer. The dinner
aseWell as the premium money of
$500, was donated by Mr. Coble
and the, Lexington Country club
dining room was taxed to, seat the
boys and girls from B northwest
North Carolina who game a S guests.
The show was planned by. W, H
Wooten, Davidson farm agent, and
was the second in this series. It
a1seGmarked the tenth anniversary
Of George tCoble's milk processing
business. IN that brief time, he has
built one Of the most remarkable
milk Z markets ever Seen in; the
south, sending out his trucks along
country roads and collecting fresh,
clean milk from thousands, of iso-
lated farms whose owners never
dreamed oftbeing able to. sell their
surplus milk to advantage. During
the Lexington dinner, M. Scott,
an a gricuhural official from Flori-
|da, impressed with what he had
seen in a: trip through the terri.
tory, gave George, a permit to sell
surplus products in that state SC
that North Carolina farmers are
assured now Of a continuing mar.
|-ket for theid milk even though 10.
cal army camps are not SO heavily
populated, !.
z The Coble show was hampered
by a tremendous downpour Of rain
but even this failed; to, dampen the
enthusiasm: of the calf owners.
They brought in. SO many animals
that Mr.. Coble had to increase ais
premium payment rather than to
have any Of them get less than the
catalogue had listed. More than
325 calves were entered and prob
ably more would have been shown
had there been space for them.
Over Z thousand spectators braved
the rain to watch the judging.
The third and. final dairy cattle
show was held in Ralsioh on Octo-
Der 3 and 4 for eastern North Caro-
lima. Like the one at Statesville
this one also. was financed by the
Relk Stores and in time, will be
divided into two separate shows.
More than TOO animals were enter
ed at the three shows and no one
can calculate the tremendous good
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

4
contributions of ST from members
Of the CIO then were requested.
HillInan testified Aug. % before a
special committee Of the house
that these contributions are en-
tifely voluntary II
.Hillman says the real asset OF
the PACs is not its treasury; rather
it is "the enthusiasm and the en-
ergetic cooperation and assistance
of millions of Americans. i. Their
confidence and good will
But the PAC, he adds, has earn
ed 'the emmity of those who fear
the power of an. enlightened peo-
pie; of those who fear a big vote.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
BY F. H. JETER

Four hundred eager young faces
turned in intelligent attention and
seemingly enjoying every part Of
the program is enough to inspire
any speaker appearing before an
audience of rural boys and girls.
Such an audience was provided by
DR.. F. L. Jackson, of Davidson
College, the other evening in the
Barium Springs Orphanage dining
hail as he talked to the young peo-
pie who had come to exhibit their
cattle at the Fourth Annual Upper
Piedmont Dairy show sponsored by
the Belk stores Of that area. Many
Of the young folks had brought
their parents along with them and,
also, scattered throughout the, aud
fence were the farm agents, home
agents and vocational teachers who
are all helping to make this dairy
cattle venture success. Maury
CASTOR, farm agent Of Iredellf coun-
ty, headed the steering committee
having the whole thing in charge
and he had arranged well. The
children came IN to, Z the Iredell
County fair grounds with their
calves on the evening before the
show and spent busy minutes get
ting the animals groomed and reg
dy for the judging the next morn
ing. The. next step was to clean ..u llo
a bit and go to. the orphanage din
ing. hall where the Carnation Com Com
pany had provided "a sdinn1eeir for, ali
corners. MI III, 5r r. - ~ IN -
superintendent Joe SJo hnsston.> orr
phanage superint endent Or e ather,,
as he is more appropriately known
had planned. an excellent meal /. Of
tried country ham, grits, ham gra-
w, sweet pot atoes, sliced tomatoes.
ice, crea am, cake milk, coffee. and
other well-cooked dishes All the
serving was done by young ladies
at the Orphanage; and during the
meal the GleeE Club. sang songs,
new and old, that delighted. the
young people and their.parents ~.
eryone seemed to- be in good hu.
NOR and it was a, delightful occa.
sion. In addition tosMr. jackson,
other speakers We're John "A. Arey,
dairy extension specialist; Maury
CASTOR, farm. agent; Z. r., Harrill
81 club leader; and; r. y. .Peeler,
FLA leader. The dinner over, the
club boys returned to the fair
grounds where many of them spent
the night Struggled down In the hay
while other less hardy, returned
home to come again the next morn
Ing. The judging started early the
next day with Fred NJ. Haig Of
STATE college and DR.. Al Shaw Of
Davidson county placing the cat.
tie. 1t was an inspiring sight tc
see the young people parade their
2l5 calves in proud ownership. be.
fore the judges and spectators.
| Seven classes Of females .anc
three classes of bulls were judged
A pure bred dairy heifer was CIV.
en- as an attendance prize by J. "A
Knox, of the Merchants and Farm
ers Bank Of Statesville, and Bill,
Winters, of local farm nipple
ment company, paid all the ex.
lpenses incident to holding the show
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

Pineapples weighing 20 pounds
are common in the New Hebrides
islands. .15- -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

!: Genoa, Italy. was. an important
Greek port in the fourth century
nc .f
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

which the dairy industry of the
state has received as result. The
young exhibitors have watched the
judges as they placed the calves;
they have heard about how, to feed
and manage their animals for
greatest, production; they have
seen calves better than their own;
they have learned what makes
blue ribbon calf, and they have met
competition as good sports deter
mined to show again another, year
and put into practice those things
learned this season. The whole eff
fort was well worth while.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
Firms Storm Into
Y. Outskirts OF Ken,ii

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8.-tR =
Finnish troops, steadily driving
their former German partners
from Finnish soil, have stormed
into the outskirts of the port Of
Kemi where a fierce battle is in
progress, communique from Hell
sinki announced today.
Kerni is at the northern end OF
the Gulf of Bothnia near the Swe-
dish frontier some 400 miles north
of Helsinki.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-09
7. M. c. A. Conference
/. Planned This Week

/, MONTREAL, Oct. 8.-LR-The
Young Mems Christian Association
euaployes officers conference for
North Carolina and South Carroll
Ia and South Carolina will be held
here Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. e
J j. Wilson Smith, interstate secre-
tary, said the principal speakers
will be Alfred Klemer of Miami,
Tia. DR.. C. Ray Jordan of Char
3otte and DR.. Hunter B. Blakely,
president Of Queens college.