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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26

The Insurance Exchange Building, northwest corner
of Elizabeth John r. which has been purchased by
group headed by Samuel Goldberg from the New York
Life Insurance Co. The property is modern sevenstory
office building 200 by 1OOfOOt plat While the selling
price disclosed the property is assessed i'm excess
of $S4000 The purchaser represented by Lester s.
Mol and Hyman A. Kramer. SchOstak Bros Co., De-
troit realtors have been appointed the managing agents
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
Sc. tse SCHEDULED

At the end OF September % 09l
units were under construction and
66. 49, more were scheduled 10 h
started bringing the total wdr
housing program 10 1870 764 ac-
CommodatlonS
OF those under construction
6O.627 Will be furnished by private
financing and IS 467 viii be erected
with public funds
Those yet 10 start arc divided
with 54.205 10 he built by private
builders and 12227 accommoda-
tlonS 10 be furnished with pubhc
funds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
APARTMENT PRICES

Apartment properties are higher
in 60 per cent of the cities.
Even war centerS have had little
recent apartment construction
and 81 per cent of them register
some uptrend in apartment prices.
Real estate boards estimate
that about four-fifths of today
buyers OF real estate are buying
for their own use, somewhat more
than six months ago.
About IA per cent are buying
for investment and about Z per
cent for resale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
MAJOR PROBLEM

Stating that the threat OF lnfla-
ton steadily is becoming a major
problem in real estate. Fahey puts
the rise in home prices from 1910
TO date as at least - to 80 per
cent as a national average,
While the record Is not so serl-
Gus in most OF the northwestern
states. he adds, there are Hole
records of homes selling at-30- 10
70 per cent over reasonable pre-
war levels on the West Coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26

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5 per cent of the war industry
centers.
Office space is now filled to a
record degree, but there is still a
surplus in more than one-fourth
of the cities.
Leases for downtown office
space tended TO be written at
rents higher than in 1943 in only
one-fifth of the reporting cities
and in only % per cent OF war
centerS.
OverSupply of business property
remains in u per cent of the
cities, in 10 per cent of war in
duStry areas.
Three-fourthS of reporting COM
munitieS say farms are selling
somewhat above 1913 prices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
ThernnOstdt
Location Vital
Heating Comfort,
Fuel Saving Factors

The height and location Of the
thermostat Is an important factor
IN heating comfort and fuel econ
omy, heating engineers pointed
out Saturday.
Thcv agree that 2 thermoS'at
can maintain uniform temperature
only Al or near us location
The coolest AIR IN q heated
SPACE IS near the floor the warm
e>i is AZ the ceIlnE, with various
temperatures IN between.
80 INCHES FROM FLOOR
Therefore. 20 maintain comfort
in the living zone, they SAY the
tHcrmTStat should nc mounted a.
table height. approximately 30
inches from the floor.
As A matter OF fact, they point
out II rs difficult In most houses
20 find one place where average
temperatures prevail.
Consequently, II Is desirable 10
have the house Zoncd IN two or
more zones with separate Their
moSiat for each zone.
Evening star., 1944-08-01
Reynolds Warns Yonks' Kin
OF Delays in Den1obiIiz0tion

Other members Of Congress said
they also were running into the I'M
preston the men will start coming
home Immediately.
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee took the
view that I'VE ought to whip those
fellows before we start talking de-
mobilization" but added that "ot
course If we whip Germany we could
demobilize half the Army or more y
Neither committee chairman said
he had seen the Army's outline for
rehabilitation and there was some
uncertainty whether legislation
would be necessary to put the Army's
plan into effect.
Senator Reynolds said .demobiliza-
ton in terms of which men should
come home first and from where was
considered an allied subject" to
reconversion and would be dis
cussed by his committee when 1t
meets Thursday.
Evening star., 1944-08-01

Parents who write the senate
Military Affairs Committee to and
out when their sons In the armed
forces will come home are being
told not to expect the men "as soon
as the war ends" Chairman Rey-
nolds OF the committee said today.
Relatives OF men in the armed
forces, he said, seem to be under
the impression they will be re-
leased Immediately after the war.
He said he was trying to discourage
that impression.
"We don't want to turn loose mil
lions Of men on a population un-
ready to absorb them" he declared.
They ought to be released as they
can be absorbed"
In his letters to the mems fami-
lies, he disclosed, he explains that
questions of transportation. where
the men are, how long they have
been there and which men are en-
titled to come hsme flrst all have
to be considered.
Evening star., 1944-08-01

The citation accompanying the
award commended 1t. Hanson's
bold attack against six enemy
torpedo bombers last November
over Bougainville, and for shooting
down four Zeros while fighting
them alone last January over New
Britain.
1t. Hanson, whose parents are
Methodist missionaries, was born in
India. He won two wrestling cham
pionships in the United Provinces.
A member of the Fighting Cor
sairs Squadron in the South Pacific,
1t. Hanson was nicknamed Butch
ering Bob by his colleagues, for
his daring tactics and disregard for
death.
Evening star., 1944-08-01
1850 Pounds Added
IN Paper Collection

Paced by Congress Heights Play
ground, which yesterday produced
nearly 2 tons Of wastepaper, chill
dren at the Fairgrounds and schools
II District ! Of the Recreation De-
partment summer salvage program
turned in l0.5i0 pounds to send the
total since the close of school we'll
beyond the 200 O0-pound mark.
Yesterdays collection was more
than half a ton more than that Of
the previous Monday.
Orr School turned In the best
school collection, with 2,34o pounds.
The greatest improvement of the
week was made by the children at
Knox Hill In two previous collec-
tions total of only ITS pounds was
picked up. Yesterday the children
reported 1,100 pounds.
Collections in the third district to-
morrow, with the five leading play
grounds. follow.
Evening star., 1944-08-01
Two Soldiers Are Held
For Murder Heurinq
BY the Associated Press.

BISBEE, Ariz., Aug. 1.-Two Negro
Army privates, brought before
United States Commissioner A. J.
Paquin on first-degree murder
charges in connection with the fatal
stabbing of Byron r. Russell at
nearby Fort Huachuca, have been
ordered held for preliminary hear
ing August 10.
The soldiers were identified by
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents as Willie H. Orange, Is, De-
troit, Mich, and Cottrell jackson,
81, Smithville, Miss. They entered
no pleas at their hearing yesterday
Mr.. Russell, former post exchange
manager at the fort. was found dead
in his automobile last April "A.
Evening star., 1944-08-01

~ " " II i IL . &o
enemy planes in
six consecutive
flying days, the
N avy Depart
ment announced
today. He had
downed Is Japs
In all.
1t. Hanson, of
N e W t on v i lie,
Mass, was last
seen February 3
when his plane
crashed into the
sea during an
csc ort mission
.ov er Rabaul,
Evening star., 1944-08-01
Ii. R. N. Hanson, Missing,
Awarded Honor Medal

The Congressional Medal OF Honor
has been awarded Marine First
1t. Robert M. Hanson, the missing
fighter pilot who gained fame for
Evening star., 1944-08-01

of every 500 Americans saved In
l943, they loaned S44 to the Gov
ernment to help pay for the war.
Evening star., 1944-08-01
DOG FOOD
CONTAINING.
!. Neat
NOW AT cRocERsi

sfSov feed your dog complete food every
day with fresh meat baked in-pure
wholesome, nutritious U. S. Govt: n.
spected horse meat. THE ONLY FOOD
OF ITS KIND IN,AMERICA TODAY!
For years this Bod called "Ken-L-Biskit"
has been used in Americas foremost ken
nels~helping to keep world champions in
top form. Over lOO. .OOO, 600 pounds have
been fed! Now made available to you at
efocers, food stores. etc.
Ken-L-Biskit comes crumbled In small
pieces. easily mixed with boiling water:
Provides your dog with MEAT EVERY
DAY! Ken-L-Biskit is complete food
every known element and vitamin youH
dog needs for perfect health. Test Ken-L.
Bisiit at no cost! For FREE 2-lb. cartoa
(30c retail value), write to: The Quaker
Oats Company, Dept. F, Rockford. IN:
Be sue to send yom deaIer's nanne -
oddress!
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Workers Resume
Crop Tending
After Wet Spell

Z Following the rains during the
carly part of the week, workers
fere beginning TO return to the
helds of Imperial Valley on Satur-
day. according to George Garrigues,
chief Of the FL Centre office of the
Farm Labor Board.
I There are S85 Mexican nationals
Working here now, Garrigues said,
end l25 more are expected Monday.
2 He added that the War Food Ad-
hinistration will open a tent city
Eor workers at Heber within a few
Gays, pending the provision of
more adequate aid permanent hous-
tlg.
7 AT the FL Centres office of the
Mar Board of the u. S. Department
0f Agriculture it was said that the
fttuce crop will not suffer from the
recent rains. Fear had been ex-
pressed that, If definitely hot
Weather followed the rains immedi-
ately, the lettuce crop would suffer
considerable damage.
Z Twenty thousand acres of lettuce
pave been planted this season, the
Farm Labor Board announced, 1900
4cres of cabbage, 1900 acres of sugar
4eets and 400 acres of miscellaneous
Vegetables.
K The citrus crop, embracing 1000
Acres, will be the next active crop.
: There is a total CT 8508 workers
Engaged in the county at this time.
including 5588 on seasonal jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Campfire Girls
Give Program
For kiWan;ans

Mrs. Leo MCGEE, executive secre-
tary, Campfire Girls. addressed the
regular meeting of the Kiwanis club
in the Hotel Barbara Worth, e
Centre. at noon Friday. on the work
of her organization.
Attorney Dave Roberts, was chair
man of the day.
Besides Mrs. McGee's address.
demonstration of how the girls camp
out was staged by Mrs. Fred Sterz-
ing, leader. and her assistant, Mrs.
Ralph Lydecker.
Girls who performed in the DEM
onstration were Bessie LyC ecker,
Joan Ashley, Joy Lou Armstrong.
Marlea Atkin, Diane Duringer, jean
nette Eldredge, Patricia Gibbons.
Patsy Hyman. Lila KnudSen, Myra
Steele, Carol Lea Thiery. Shirley
Yaryan, GlerGa Haskell. and Joan
Colver.
Al MissiloIne, president of the
club. is arranging a special Thanks
giving program for tha meeting
next Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Americans Bomb
German TARGETS

LONDON, Nov. l8. (UP)-About
400 Americ fighter planes
swarmed across southwestern Ger
many Saturday, shooting up four
concentrations of railway oil tank
cars around Munich, Ulm and
Nanau. #sz-
The attack on German fuel re-
serves for the front line was one of
the heaviest blows struck by Britain
based American fighters. Mustangs
and Thunderbolts also cannonaded
two Gel man air fields.
German fighters rose to challenge
the Americans along the attack line
between the Munich and Frankfurt
areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Pachucos Draw
Court Rebuke

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plates inside them, apparently to
make them more dangerous if used
in fight
1t was revealed that some of the
boys paid Sll, S12 and SIS for the
baggy pants and one boy paid s45
for a Pachuco suit of baggy pants
and long coat.
Using so much material in coats
and trousers is inexcusable in these
times of clothing and material
shortages" Judge Thompson said.
I'm going to report the names of
the places where these boys get this
ridiculous clothing to the OPA."
L. V. Armstrong. Brawley police
officer, testified that some time ago
group of boys wearing Pachuco
clothes "ganged up on Calipatria
boy who was in Brawley to take
bus with other inductees to report
for military duty. They tore the
draftee's clothes off. forcing him to
return to his home in Calipatria for
more clothing before he could board
the bus.
One of the BOYS had queer-look-
ing symbol tattooed between the
thumb and finger on his left hand.
He insisted it meant nothing and
that he had tattooed it there him.
self.
Judge Thompson declared that he
will inform the gasoline rationing
panels of the names of persons who
give these Pachucos rides around
town or between towns.
Hauling these boys around only
means they will get into trouble" ="
Judge Thompson declared. I'VE
need gas for more important things" >"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Truscotf Funeral
Set for MondaV

Calexico pos; of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars will be in charge of
final rites for Lawrence E. Trus-
colt, 65-year- veteran of the
Spanish American war and World
War No. l, at the Lemons chapel
in El Centre at 2:30 pm. Monday.
Truscott, who had lived in Imper-
ial Valley II years, died this week
at a veterans hospital in Los An
eeleS.
His wife, Mrs. Ennis Truscott: and
a son, Lawrence E. Truscott. Jr,
survive. His son is serving with the
marines overseas.
The burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
EIks TO Conduct
Stevens Rites

Funeral services for Rolph G
Stevens. 81, who died Wednesday,
will be held in the Hens chapel at
Calexico, 2 Pm. Sunday with the
Calexico Elks in charge of the rites.
Burial will be in Mt. View Gene
terry.
He is survived by his wife;
daughter, Mrs. Ruth B -: of Long
Beach; and two granddaughter.
Betty June and Jacqueline.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Phone Operators
Strike Spreads

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. IS. CUP)
Long distance telephone service
throughout Ohio was imperilled Sat-
urday as an all-woman strike of op-
orators in 20 cities threatened to
spread momentaIily to Cleveland
and Akron
The strike. an outgrowth of a
protest by Dayton members of the
Ohio Federation of Telephone
Workers of the importation of out
of-town workers at extra pay, had
little effect on local calls in larger
cities equipped with automatic dial
systems. All service was hit hard in
smaller communities with manually
operated switchboards.
Other cities affected by the
spreading walkout included Cclum-
bus. Toledo, Findlay, Xenia, Tiffin,
Wellsville and Sandusky.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
INFANT DIES IN HOSPITAL

Lester Clay Collins, SeVen-monthS-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Collins of Imperial, died Friday in
an El Centre hospital from pneu-
monia.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the Lemons chapel in Ell
Centre at 2:30 pm. Sunday with the
Rev. Hayden S. Sears. pastor of
the First Methodist church of Ell
Centre, officiating. Burial will be
in Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
so Negroes Draw
Mutiny Terms

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18. CUP)
Fifty Negro navy enlisted men
found guilty on one specification of
mutiny by a courtmartial for refus-
ing to load ammunition following
the Port Chicago explosion have
been given sentences ranging from
eight to Is years, the 18th Naval
District announced Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
H0LTNILLE BANK ANNOUNCES
LONG-TERM FARM LOANS

Announcement is made by Ira
Thompson. executive vice president
of the First National Bank of Holt
vile of the start of projected long
term loans to farmers in connection
with the program launched through
the Equitable Life Assurance as
sociation. The loans are for a
twenty-year period, at four per
cent, Mr.. Thompson said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Italians Blow UP
1000 Germans

LONDON, Nov. 18. (UP)-Radio
Rome said Saturday that 1000 per-
sons were killed when Italian pa
triots blew up a German ammuni-
ton dump in the Lanterna tunnel
near Genoa some weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
INTO BELFORT GAP
DEFUNCT FIRM PAYS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18. CUP)
Nearly 800 former employees of the
Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Fer
ry Co., Saturday were awarded SIS
600 remaining from a $215,00 claim
against the company which went
into receivership in 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
TWENTY PASSENGERS SUFFER
INJURY IN TRAIN WRECK

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Nov. 10.
CUP)-Twenty passengers were in
jured, several seriously. when the
fast Tamiami Champion of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad was de-
rallied between Jesup and Nahunta,
Georgia, Saturday. Early reports in
dicated no one had been killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
GETS CHECK HAUL

SAN JOSE, Calf, Nov. lS. CUP)
"A messenger glrl Tor the FOOD
Machinery Corp. told police sneak
thief took her pouch containing S8o
in cash and more than $45l 900 IN
checks while she was filing out
money order at the postoffice here
Friday. '+
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19

More than 1000 Waves are re-
leasing regular navy men for active
sea duty by performing essential
tasks in the 18th naval district. in
Guiding Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Montana.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
ATTENDS CONFERENCE

Mrs. Doris Driscoll. office manag-
er for the Farm Security Admins
tration unit, Ell Centre, is in Los
Angeles for a conference and in
structions on the forthcoming pro-
gram. The office will be closed
until next Thursday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Warren Sets Out
Peril in laps
Return to Coast

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Lieutenant General DeloS Emmons
and Major General c. H. Bone
steel"
In these Conversations he said,
u have endeavored to respectfully
point out that there are factors
which l hoped would be considered
in addition to the possibility of air
raids, invasion or sabotage &.
II had in mind that California,
by reason of its proximity to the
Pacific war area, is crowded with
feverish war activity. with debark-
alton centers, hospitals and with
military concentrations, ano with
acute housing shortages and over
taxed law enforcement machinery"
CITES DANGERS
Japanese, he continued. would be
thrown into contact with hostile
Koreans and Filipinos. and many
wound find their former homes oc-
cupied by war workers.
These factors, existing in Cali
fornia," he added, are over and
above the general resentment of
American people resulting from gov
ernment published reports of Jap
anese atrocities =
However. Warren said that he
rold the army officials that Califor-
MIA is not asking for preferential
treatment, and is not trying to
force the japanese into other states.
II have suggested only that they
evaluate the dangers TO the war
effort from civil disturbances which
might be provoked as result of
existing tensions now within our
state
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
WINANT RETURNS TO POST

LONDON, Nov. 70. tUPJ-U. S.
Ambassador John G.. Winant re-
turned to London from the United
States Saturday after a three-week
series of conferences with President
Roosevelt and state department Of
ficials.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19

More than 1926 co-eds signed up
for sorority rushing at the Uniyer-
sity of Washington this year. es-
tablishing a new record for the
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19

The output of training planes has
been cut IS per cent in the 1914 air
craft program. the War Production
Board said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19

There were 52S2 frozen food
lockers in the United States last
July with Iowa leading with $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
Yanks Drive
Into Metz
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Continued From Page One)
from Aachen and some two miles
ahead of the last reported battle
positions in that sector.
INTO BELFORT GAP
At the southern END of the front,
the French First army captured the
enemy stronghold Of Montbeliard
and plunged into the historic Bel
fort Gap within 25 miles of the
Rhine and Bavaria.
British Second army forces, hold
ing down the northern sector, clear
ed the west bank of the Mas river
before Roarmond in southeast Hol-
land and carved out two bricge-
heads across the Derivation or Zig
canal TO raise a new threat on Ven-
10, IA miles northeast of Roermond.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19
You've had bigger profits-N0W BUY BIGGER BONDS

biggest part of the job is still ahead The
war against japan will probably be his
tory's costliest. One average Navy task
force costs 2 billion dollars - and we
need many of them. Even one torpedo
costs $4,000! And one Superfortress to
bomb Tokyo, 100000.
Your dollars are urgently needed =
now more than ever-to speed victory
and insure Americas future. Prove your
Thanksgiving. Buy the biggest War
Bonds you can-NOW!
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19

X. X. Sharpe Co.
Scheniman Paper Co.
Robert SchwOb ,i
G. T.. Scott Cigarettes
Valley Drug
Valley Auto Supply
WOmack- Mitchell T.
Clarence Walker q
linn g. Zinn =
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-19


FARMERS have much to be thankful
l. for this year. Before you sit down to
that big turkey dinner, ask yourself if
you've done the best you could. Lending
money is the easiest part of the war ef-
fort-but it is as essential as fighting We
don't need to ask if they're fighting
enough. Are yoa lending enongb2
It's been a mighty good year for farm
ers. So far it's been an easy war in gen.
eral for us in the United States. But it
isn't over yet. Not BY long shot. The
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-22
Air Troops
In Critical
Predicament

Supreme Headquarters, Ai''c"
Exped,;iVnary Force, sept.
(AP)-The position CT the br'''s"
airborne pocket at Arnneiin :"
Holland was described ofiicla''N
tonight as critical. unless IT, 'f''
Dcmp>ey's British second army
can break through the last ~A
miles barring a Junction.
Rcsolutc German resistance
and counter attacks had nro"s"'
Dfmpscy's armor virtually !" q
stondstill tWo miles north o, lht
captured Rhine bridge at -N'Jhe-
gen.
British parachute troops were
boistcrcd by a Polish a''o"'"'
unit within the last az h""r''
hut dirty weather continued W
make rcinforcemcntS dlfi'c"'t'
II is not known here "hcth'r
the airborne fighters had man
aged to held the Arnhe'm bri"se
over the upper Rhine in the race
of the ferociouS German
Battlefront dispatches. no" wv"
days old. said the br't'>" ""'
the bridge.
The British were repor'e"
holding inside the west OIL Ar",
helm. a city of $4,000. CIV
Germans said earlier thai II Al
lie I'D penetrated 80 c:"
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Tank Carrying Glider,
New Plane Aided Invasion

BY the Associated Press,
LONDON, June 12-The British
disclosed last night that a secret
weapon" used In the Normandy
landings was a huge new glider
called the Hamilcar.
With a wingspread greater than
that of Lancaster four-engined
bomber, the Himilcar must be towed
by heavy bomber, but can land in
a small field. 1t can-and did
carry light tank.
One of the first tanks to be land
ed in France silenced within two
minutes German gunpost which