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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Clubs

Detroit Branch of Women.
National Farm and Garden
Club will meet Thursday at
1890 p. m. for luncheon az the
Prince Edward Hotel in Wind
sor. Mrs. Cash w. Talbot will
preside and movies showing
Canada from coast 10 coast will
be shown.
Detroit Women's Swimming
Association will hold a mother
and daughter banquet June 6
AT S p. m. in the Wardell-
Sheraton Hotel, Miss Betty Hef-
fernon is arranging the, enter
tainment and Miss Gertrude
Sullivan is taking reservations.
Cerveny Women's Club mem
bers have made l34 Red Cross
hospital shirts for patients at
Percy Jones Hospital which they
have turned in TO Mrs. Charles
Wagner, vice chairman of the
Dearborn branch of the Red
Cross. Mrs. Clune Kennedy is
chairman Of the Red Cross com
mttee
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Pvt. Deacon Entertained

Pvt. Gordon Deacon is a much
feted soldier while furloughing
with his parents, the Gordon
Deacons Sr. of Greenwich road
from Fort Meade. Md.
Pvt Bruce Hayward will re-
turn Saturday TO Fort Leonard
Wood. following furiough with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Hayward of Shafts
bury drive.
Pvt. Stuart NJ. Frey of Grand
vile road has returned to Camp
Campbell, KY, after spending a
furlough with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Muir L. Frey.
1t. Jack McGriff is home on
leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd McGriff. following
his graduation at Kew Haven,
Conn. He is en- route TO Nash
Vile, Tenn, where he will study
air transport.
Mrs. Orville Fox Jean Nc
Griff) is home with her parents,
the Floyd McGriffs. in Outer
drive, while her husband. AS
Fox, studies radar at the Great
Lakes Training Station. Mrs.
Fox spent part of last week
with her sailor husband in Chi
caeo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Holiday Finds
Detroiters Home
Continued from Page One,

Continued from Page One)
Germs the hurried visit home
this week of Seaman &c James
+. Walsh Jr.. who had a few
days off from his training at
the University of Chicago. He
stayed with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James z. Walsh of
Poe avenue.
The weeks news wouldn't be
complete without the brides
section, and today's item CEN
tiers around Miss Dorothy
Treadwell. daughter of the c.
w. Treadwells of Berkshire
road who will be married Satur-
day at 4 p. m. to Midshipman
r ebert Mari. son of the
Maurice Mars of Rivard boule-
ward. The service will be read
in the Church of the Messiah
by the Rev. William Wood.
Miss Harriet Snaddon will
be maid of honor, and Mrs.
Herbert Whiting, sister of the
bride-elect, and Miss Audrey
Tuverson will be bridesmaids.
Midshipman Maurice Richard
Mari will come from Platts-
burg, n. Y, TO be his brothers
best man. Guests will be seated
by LAC Stuard Evans of the
RCAF. George DeGraff. 1t.
tig) Donald Treadwell. brother
of the bride-elect, who will come
from New London, Conn, and
1t Robert Barrie from Kokomo.
Ind. The bridegroom-elect is
stationed al Notre Dame.
A reception will be held at
the D. A. c.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Mrs. Currie Due
Home From Trip

MRS. CAMERON CURRIE
of Lewiston road is expected
back this week from Colorado
Springs, where she is visiting
Mrs. Clarence Carpenter and
Mrs. Spencer PenroSe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Marks Return
From Honeymoon

MR.. AND MRS. EDWIN M.
MARKS. the former Lauretta
DeYoung, have returned from
their wedding trip to Chicago
and are now in the Roselawn
Apartments in Highland avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Mrs. Fletcher
Back From Capac

MRS. MARY FLETCHER of
Fischer avenue has returned
from Capac. Mich. where she
visited her son and daughter-in.
law. Mr.. and Mrs. James La
We're Fletcher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Hollywood
Bird al Told
AN ANNOUNCEMENT comes

A N ANNOUNCEMENT comes
"A from California OF a we'd
ding of interest to Rosedals
Parks younger set. Miss De-
lores Marie Brinkman. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Brink
man of Coyle avenue. became
the bride of 1t. Jack f. Hughes,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hughes OF SALISBURY drive.
Mrs. Brinkman and Mrs.
Hughes ccompa d Miss
Brinkman 10 the West Coast.
The ceremony took place April
25 in Hollywood where 1t.
Hughes is stationed.
Albert Hughes last week
joined his family in California
and with his wife and young
Mrs. Jack Hughes are expected
home this week.
Mrs. S. Lester Milliken of
Grandville road on Thursday
will be hostess 10 her bridge
group at a dessert luncheon.
Guests will be:
MEspANEs
Paul Thompson Homer Parker
Howard Haslsr Nelson Beeckel
H. g. Censch Waldo IRWIN
Melvin Bleitz
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Mrs. Gasner Hostess

Mrs. Perry d. Gasner of Hunt
ington road was hostess at an
evening bridge, honoring her
house guest, Mrs. Arnold San
dow of Cincinnati. Present
were:
MEsDAMEs
J O. Molnsr Henry Van Looy
chryElsr Hnnker Allen Gies
OIzis Aadsen Edward Gage
Miss Elsie Batter
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gatward
of Breton drive are entertain
ing this evening at dinner and
bridge. Their guests are: Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Todd, DR.. and
Mrs. A. w. Squiers and MIR. and
Mrs. Heber Hudson.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis w. Rem
nell of Artesian road have as
their house guest DR.. Rennelrs
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Rennell
of Manistique.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
Getting Results

One man who went into government war
service and isn't afraid to tell the public his
department got results, is William j. LETTERS.
president of the Union Pacific Railroad, and
former director of the synthetic rubber pro.
gram.
In recent statement, Mr.. LETTERS said syn
thetc rubber is now about on schedule; abso-
lutely essential civilian needs are being met;
by early autumn more rubber should be going
into tires; we can produce enough synthetic
rubber for any needs, and will be in the posi-
ton in the future to dictate to producers OF
natural rubber what the price shall be.
This is good news for Americans who have
become used to a prediction of "shorta ge''
the moment bureaucratic planners take con-
troll of any of our basic industries But that
is the bureaucrats' way-they want to keep
the people under their thumbs. LETTERS is not
a bureaucratic is plain American bust.
ness man who is used to getting results. He
says: 1--WE don't want the government in bust
ness. We want business in government"
And that is the only spirit that will get this
nation tires or any other commodity that the
people have always enjoyed and which built
up the American standard of living.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
White COllarites

Some million of workers who, lacking union
lzation and consequently the favor of the ad.
ministration, have been struggling for exist
ence since the cost of living began to rise
without benefit of increased pay.
They are the white collar gentry, clerks of
sundry sorts, heads of families, who rise
early and toll faithfully. but have been over
looked when pay envelopes were being fat
tened, and lie awake nights recasting econo-
mics SO that their youngsters need not go bare
foot or out at elbow and have enough nourish-
ing food to eat Other millions of workers have
profited by hundred per cent advance in
wages, and even more. but they have been
left with little or no increase.
Well, they have attracted the attention of a
Senate subcommittee at last, not because they
have walked off the job and tied up produc-
ton, so many unionized workers have done,
to the detriment of the war effort They are
not that kind of people. Instinctively they
cling to their tasks because they know the
work they do is important even if their SER
vice is not given the recognition it deserves.
They can't quit because they see life from a
different viewpoint and accept their RESPONSE
bity not only to their employers but to the
nation in its emergency. They are not of the
striking breed.
This senate subcommittee has recommend
ed that the War Labor Board remove the
wage controls that have kept them on the
borderland of want and impoverishnnent, and
permit employers to grant them advances
which will relieve them in part from the
weight of poverty that has borne them down
in this period of increased prices. The COM
mittee will encounter great difficulty in win
ming its point for the WLB is powerful unit
with strong unionization views, but that it has
taken up the cause of white collar workers
is encouraging.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29

again after the first World war-we have al
lowed our merchant marine to anguish and
on both occasions our lack of foresight has
brought US face to face with an extreme emer-
gency If our unprecedented naval strength
is to be maintained, merchant marine of
corresponding proportions is indispensable"
And with admirable hopefulness, the Sur
vey adds: 1T is not likely that the United
States will make the same mistake a third
time" This optimism is more likely to be
justified if private initiative and enterprise
are not hamstrung but bureaucratic dlrectlves
Because Wilmington is now in position to
exercise tremendous influence pom future sea-
commerce, it is to be expected that its bust
ness community will not be idle in bringing
about the fulfllment Of the Guaranty Surveys
forecast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
The Literary Guidepost

1t has to do with a very fine wo-
man indeed; she meets and has a
little affair with a music hall
tenor, she then meets the man
dying wife, and as a result takes
over the care Of her three chill
dren. Her support in this en-
deavor comes from a young and
d ring doctor. Mr.. Roland S
great virtue is his genuine feeling
for character and especially for
youth; his blind spot is sentiment
tality. Gippincott; $2.75)
Clare Jaynes is, like Ellery
Queen, two people. She is Jane
Mayer and Clara Spiegel, and
why 'These Are the Times" is not
just signed by two names and let
go its way 1 wouldn't know. The
Misses Mayer and Spiegel are
very shrewd writer's. They did
well with a number of short
pieces, their Instruct My Sor-
rows was a solid financial sue
cess in Hollywood and I shall be
surprised if the new novel does
not go to glory along the same
path. It is made to order-a
scheming wife who stops at moth
ing that will tie her doctor hus-
band tighter to her, but who of
course is found out at almost the
last minute. The background is
medical, very. Ransom; $3.50
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29

London could do to enforce its will upon the
Swedish government as there has been no
actual violation Of neutral privileges.
Now however, weapon has been placed
in the hands of the Allied nations to bring
Sweden to terms. It is altogether probable
that if it is used Sweden will find it expedient
to alter its attitude. The weapon is Sweden S
trade with the Allies, particularly with the
United States.
The American-Swedish News Exchange, with
headquarters in New York, announces that
Inc excess OF imports over exports has been
unusually high this year, with the value of
incoming merchandise appraised at $11, 500 600
and outgo at $44,50O00o for the first quarter.
Inc Wall Street reporter of the New York
Times shows further that ''in the. same period
in 1889 imports were $132,OOO,000 and exports
$lO3,250,OOO. Machinery exports for the first
quarter OF this year were $3,975O0O, about
half of the $7,375,OOO in the 1913 period and
iron ore and metal exports fell $6OOO,OOO. The
same authority notes that 1913 profit of the
Bofors company was 4,48000O kronor in 1943,
against 5,850,0O0 in 1912 and 100000 in 1889
and that ski. Company maker of roller
bearings, earned 24050 900 kronor in 1943 after
34,000,000 kronor taxes and 100000 kronor
write-down of book values. comparing with
23350,0oo kronor earned after 25,OOOO0O for
taxes in 1922
Sweden cannot well afford to dismiss Amer
lean trade entirely from its reckoning. If this
country declared Sweden tout of bounds for
the duration it is quite likely that the govern
ment would at least revise its position with
respect Of trade with Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
BY JOHN SELBY
Spring fiction

~ AAA6 1ASCIOl1
Samuel Hopkins Adams had his
eye on posterity when he started
Canal Town" 1t may land in the
movies, but it was not primarily
written for them, as possibly some
of his work has been. This is a
very long, very fully realized novel
about Palmyra, N. Y, about the
days when the Erie canal was be-
ing dug. and particularly about a
young, doctor with ideals who is
too stubborn to bow before frontier
superstitions and the Great God
Mammon. He sticks by science
even when science almost trips
him up with a miracle. This par
tlcular miracle has to do with a
petrified baby, and if you don't
believe me, read Mr.. Adams book.
(Random; $2.75)
James Ronald is Scot who
writes about Britain from the
quiet neighborhood of Fairfield,
Conn. He will be remembered for
a number of leisurely mysteries,
rather more three dimensional
than usual, and for novel called
"Old Soldiers Never Die" about
an old General who wanted very
much to serve in the war, and
finally did-b t. oddly. His new
novel is THE Mght Is Ending"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
Daily Prayer
FOR FIGHTERS AND
ENDJJRFRS

Once again we bring to Thee,
O all-sufficient Father, the needs
of our sons who serve and endure,
fight and wait, in the great war
for human emancipation. The
greatness Of their heroism and de-
votion shames our petty inconven-
fences into nothingness. May we
not take strength from them, but
put increased power into them.
Teach us how to be hearteners and
appreciators of our service men.
Put skill into our pens as we
write them CHEEKY letters of good
will. Help us to promote unity
between the home front and the
fighting front. Make us clever in
new methods of increasing morale.
May all who represent us on the
active fronts know our life and
death loyalty to them and to the
Cause for which they do battle.
And as supreme blessing, we
pray that they, and we, may be
filled with an ever-fresa conscious
ness of God. Amen.-W.T.E
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
Future of Merchant Marine

This nations emergency shipbuilding pro-
gram has been carried out at cost approx
mating $4,000, 100000 What is to be done with
the cargo carriers now plying the seas on war
missions when the conflict has been ended?
The question is among the gravest and most
important the United States must answer.
Disposal Of this vast fleet is called major
problem by the Guaranty Trust Company in
its current Guaranty Survey. It is all of that
It is problem which this country's trade
stability in the years ahead largely depends
The Survey offers pertinent comment, say
ing:
"A small American merchant marine es-
Enlistment may be profitable to other nations
in times Of peace, but in an emergency it can
easily bring disaster to our Allies as well as
ourselves. These nations have been unable to
replace their shipping losses during the war,
and the United States has had to fill the gap.
Because of our own limited shipping and con-
struction facilities, the race against time has
been extremely close. A rate of shipbuilding
expansion that seemed impossible two years
ago has been no more than was required to
avert defeat"
Perhaps rate policy is a preliminary re
quirement the Survey suggests, after which
tentative worldwide program with Grea
Britain on the probable postwar needs, with
recognition of the interests of all maritime
nations, might be drafted to mutual advan
ages. Even permanent international ship
ping committee is suggested.
But the Survey believes the problem is no
wholly an economic one, and so far as THU
country is concerned it may not be primaril,
economic. There is military aspect which
cannot be advisedly overlooked. "A nationa
merchant marine says the Survey, is univer
sally recognized as important military as
set. and the experience in this country, boil
in the first World war and in the present con
flict has shown that this is no less true Q
thaNnations. Twice-after the Civil War al
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
With Ernie Pyle

side the channels of regular war
shipping, and instead of keeping
radio secrecy we broacast our po-
sition every Is minutes. The hos
pital ship wants the enemy to know
where it is so no mistake can be
made.
Our ship has had several ''inci-
dents" 1t has been stopped by sur
faced submarines and been circled
by enemy planes. But the enemy
has always respected it. The great
est danger is going to such places
as Anzio, or standing in ports dur
ing air raids.
Usually the ward lights are left
on until 1920 pm. But on our trip
they were turned off at $50, for
we were to dock very early next
morning and the men had to be
awakened by 5 am. to give the
nurses time to get the wounded all
washed and fed.
BY 10 o'clock the inside q the
ship was dim and quiet. Nurses
went about softly in the faint glow
of the blue nightlight. The doctors,
all through. were playing chess and
solitaire in their small salon on the
top deck. A few soldiers strolled
on deck or hung over the rail. 1t
was warm and gentle outside. The
washing of the water seemed like
purring against the ships sides.
1t was wonderful to be going
away from war instead of toward
it. For the badly wounded there
was sense of completion of a
task, for the others a sense of re-
spite. And the sheets and the soft
beds and the security of walls lent
confidence in things present and
to come.
There was intense suffering
aboard that ship. But by 1920 you
could somehow fe Ell the quiet,
masked composure that comes to
men of turmoil when they settle
down for the night in the clasp OF
a strange new safety.
And early next morning we were
here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
BOX
A TRIBUTE

seek this means of paying tflo
ute to Mr.. Oscar A. Durant known
to many as Captain Oscar re-
Gently deceased.
1t is not unusual to read IN pup
lie print tribute to outstanding per
sons. both in civilian and military
life, but seldom do we read the"
of an unpretentious citizen VINO
makes his contribution to socle'y
in a quiet, retiring and Christian
like manner. ,,.,1
Mr.. Durant served in an ottic'al
capacity of the Methodist enoIC5 5
for over half a century ana S'o wv
for the things that were ettr al!
sound; was never critical o. u.
fellowman, was always charla0e
of their mistakes and shof'co'pf
ings.
He was for 33 years manager y.
the New Hanover and Brufs"''r
Ferry, crossing the Cape d
river at Market street. he "
first to greet the host OF tsa'e.' ..,,
by highway that entered cur ~ C.s
and last to pay them God opes
On their departure, always leaY.aS
with them a favorable impress.
of Wilmington, the city that ne Wa
most vitality interested IN. a..
Now he has embarked on ''t
ferry that crosses tn e nv s.r
Peace mot Fear) into the ce,e,r rs1
city, not made with hands e'el''g
in the heavens. In his passlI's,o ~.
like hosts of others, say MI. " N
car, it was a precious prlVI-es'
have known you. I'm
Wilmington, N. c.
April %, 1914
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
rs Years Ago
Today
(From the files
Of the Star-News)
APRIL 20, 1919

New York, April 20 - D. H.
Howes, Jr., YMCA, Wilmington, N.
c., is one of the overseas workers
of the YMCA cited by two major
generals of the American Ecpedi-
tionary forces for serving the third
division under fire on the Marine
and in the Argonne.
Miss Gladys Taylor has returned
to the city from Southport where
she spent the weekend with friends
there.
Lieut.. Charles B. Parmele has
arrived from overseas and is now
at Camp Upton, N. Y.
Newport News, Va.-The battle
ship Missouri arrived from France
this morning with the 117th supply
train complete of the Rainbow di.
vision. Beside the supply train the
ship carried five scattered casual
companies. The total number
aboard was about 745 officers and
men. The ship left Brest April II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
Trade Weapon

SWeden's attitude toward the Allied appeal
to sever trade relations with Germany has
caused the Washington and London govern
ments grave perturbation
The general opinion is that Sweden's neu-
trality is not quite all that is claimed for it;
that instead of being truly neutral Sweden
like Spain, is inclined to favor Germany-a
view that is supported by the continued manu-
facture and shipment Of roller bearings and
other industrial products for Hitler's war use
It has not been clear what Washington anc
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29
Interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press AnaIvst

Belated Toxic admission Of Az.
lied landings in Dutch New Gric.,
to seize strategically important -.
fields found General MacArtbnr,.
air heavyweights striking soro.
on the northwest tip of tbs H.;
island. They were better than b.T,
way over the remaining gan -
tween Hollandia and southeaster.
Mindanao in the Philippines ubo'
they blasted LEHMAN airdrome g.
miles northwest OF their indica+oa
Hollandia take-off
They may be the direction
the next Allied leap-frog hon W, VI
the New Guinea causewav 'p
In reviewing the SURPRISING su.
cess of the now completed EonoS
dia operations that have tranna5
another $4,000 Japanese troon sp o1
New Guinea to their ultimate ~
limitation, Secretary Stimson noted
that longer hops were to be ev
peced. Occupation of Berau neniM
sula, New Guinea. would brin,,
MacArthur's vanguard within lass
than 600 miles of Mindanao an5
less than 500 miles from the oast
ern portion of Celebes Island flark
ing the Strait of Makassar.
Sorong lies on the western sho,s
OF the peninsula. The big planes
sunk ten troops laden barges ann
other craft in their raid on its air.
strip and harbor.
The official account did NOT saw
which way those barges were NOV.
ing. Presumably they were hurry.
ing relnforcements to the garrisons
OF what remains of New Guinea in
Japanese hands, clear indication
that Toxic expects immediate al.
lied exploitation of the Hollandia
operations in effort to sweep all
New Guinea clear of Nipponese re.
slstance and turn it into iumn.
off base for re-entry into the Philip.
pines.
There are unofficial hints from
| Macarthur headquarters, however
that the next phase of combined
central and Southwestern Pacific
| operations worked out at MacAr.
thur-Nimitz conferences will be dj.
rected northWard rather than
northWestWard. Paulau atoll The
remaining enemy bastion blocking
the Carolines corridor to the Phil,
ippines, is now thanked from the
south, in easy reach of land-based
bombers taking off from New GUN,
ca. both Palau and even once
mighty Truk probably have been
written off already by Toxic as
lost.
The essential fact in the New
Guinea operations is that Allied
land based bombers are now with.
in reach Of virtually every enemy
outpost guarding the southern APP
proaches to the China Sea. And at
any moment newer and bigger
craft especially designed for Far
Pacific operations are apt to enter
the struggle there to intensity the
, threat, not only to japanese pivotal
, installations in the Dutch Indies.
and the Philippines, but to Japan
itself.
: 1t was just under year ago in
: mid May, 1913, that Prime Min
I lister Churchill addressing Congress
: during his Washington sojourn re-
newed h e British pledge Of CO.
operation in achieving utter Japa'
: nese defeat until Japan's cities and
munition centers were lin ashes
For in ashes they surely must
lie before peace comes back to the
world" he added
. That day still may be distant
but it is months, even years, closer
now than when Churchill spoke
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-29

other countries we have guaran-
teed to help without the work OF
the young farmers. Getting the lads
into uniform isn't enough.
Another question suggested itself
in considering this new draft-the-
young-farmer plan-Are we suffer-
ing from over-production in food
as well as in industry, Or-still
another thoughts this move to
take the men off the farms a me-
thod Of bringing the war home to
the middle west and other pre-war
isolationist communities?