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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21
Sdilor Enjoys
Reading Paper
April y, 1914
Bremerton, Wash.

Editor:
I received my paper promptly
and enjoy reading it very much.
It's good to know what the folks
back home are doing.
Well, am now stationed in
Bremerton, Wash. It's a very
beautiful place. l ran into one of
the home town boys here the other
day, Gene Robinson.
We finished shore patrol school
at Great Lakes and nine other fell
lows came out here with me. 1t
rains nearly every day here but
the weather is nice and warm.
am changing my address which
is enclosed. Please mail the paper
there and l will receive it more
promptly.
LUTHER Fl. DENNIS,
Seaman lie, SIPS.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21
Skunk

When the President Of the United States with me
delighted him. am not engaging in anv con-
troversy with skunk."-Drew Pearson Rankin.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21
Sterling Club
Group Discusses
Current Events

Last Saturday evening, members
of the Sterling Club and their wives
who were interested in discussing
current issues of a controversial
nature met in the lounge of the
Club with DR.. Sherman Dana
1Scruggs, president of Lincoln Uni
versity, Jefferson City, Missouri, as
their guest.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21
Visitors

Among the visitors to this news
papers office this week were Miss
Mary Lewis, William A. Willis,
Rev. S. E. Ware, VIM. A. Wormley,
R. S. l.. Williamson, ]. w. Cannon,
Mrs. Leo Bohanon, Miss Versella
Earl, Minneapolis; Miss Roberta
Jones, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.
Coins, st. Paul. Pvt. Jack E. AL
lison, New Orleans, La, S/Sgt. Jay
D. LaGrone and T/Sgt. Foster A.
Brown, st. Paul and T/Sgt. Tai
mage Carey, Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21
Friends Too
Busy to Write

Editor:
Enclosed is my remittance for
renewal of my subscription for an
other year. l enjoy the paper very
much. 1t is a grand way to hear
of old friends in the home town.
1t brings joyful news as well as
sad which would never know about
otherwise. Most friends seem too
busy to write.
With best wishes to all, thank
you.
MRS. E. NJ. HOLLAND,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21

OF you may not this for. but oil forms Of eating
public the street contrary to good conduct There
just things that people don't do You ond win have
to edn these things lest protest for full citizenship viii be
in voin Better stop Kidding yourself
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21

A committee is working on
plans for an interracial mass meet
ing, June 18, to be held at the st.
Paul auditorium, sponsored by St.
James AME church. Bishop John
A. Gregg, back from a goodwill
tour of overseas army camps as
goodwill representative of the Ne.
gro Council of Churches of
America, will speak. Mayor Nc
Donough and Governor Ed Thye
are also expected to speak.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
40 YEARS AGO
IN WYANDOTTE

Wyandotte stores were advertising
the Van Wagner self-heating bath
tub which guaranteed to heat the
room while heating water. A small
stove, which burned gasoline or gas.
was attached to the tub and heated
the water.
One hundred yearly subscriptions
to the Detroit Tribune were offered
as prizes in a primary reform essay
contest. Entrants were to write art
icles Of 500 words presenting an
honest, fair expression on the cor
rect solution of the legislature re-
form problem, and direct nomina-
ton of candidates.
A 1000 pound bell was placed in
the new belfry of Our Lady OF Mt.
Carmel church in Glenwood.
According to the quarterly report
of the Superintendent of Schools,
there was an enrolment Of 81 in
the high school. The senior class
was composed of six boys and three
girls.
A health column warned people
to "eat lots Of celery, oranges and
apples. Eat very little meat, sugar,
butter white flour 0resh bread
never and very little cream-and,
of course. no pork or pie. or any
such stuff as that"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Mrs. L. Mahalak
Dies Sunday;
Rites Wednesday

Mrs Louis Mahalak, 81, of 635
Pine street, died at the Wyandotte
General hospital yesterday.
The former Martha Singer, Mrs.
Mahalak was born in Brownstown
township on April 26. 1888.
She is survived by two sons, Al
fred and Bernard, local merchant;
two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Arvin
and Mrs. May Ouellette; four sis
tiers, Miss Ann Singer, Miss Abbie
Singer, Mrs. Sophia Kowalski and
MY Howard baibie Of California;
two brothers, Stanley and Peter
Singer and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence Wednesday morning
at $50 am. and at st. Patrick S
church at 10 o'clock. Burial will
follow in Mt Carmel cemetery. Fun
eral arrangements are in charge of
the H. F. Thon Co. funeral home.
Mrs. Mahalak was a member of
the LC.B.A., Daughters of Isabella
and the League of Catholic Women.
The L.C.B.A. will recite the Rosary
at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
ThonS.
The Down River League of Cath
Ole Women will meet at the Maha-
lax home Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock for prayers.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Michigan Mirror h. Come 4u.mo,

l per cent more on your earnings
in 1945. It's a social problem that
affects your pocketbook as well as
your future.
Here is a subject close to the
heart of the Townsendites. Public
opinion polls have repeatedly indi-
Gated a majority of the people ia
vor extension of social security ben
efits.
Five states voted on age-pension
proposals No. 7. Washington, Ore
gon, Arizona and California rejected
plans contemplating monthly pay
ments between $45 and $50 to per-
sons over 80 or IS years of age, these
to be payable in some cases from
specific sales taxes and in one case
from general revenues. The fifth
state, Colorado, adopted a modified
age-pension act.
Your guess is as good as your
neighbours as to why the majority
in the above states voted as they
did. Was 1t to protect the states
finances? Did they believe that re-
sponsibility for large age-pension
payments rested on the federal gov
eminent at Washington?
Inevitably when you try to ven
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Missing Gunner
Awarded Cluster

Reported missing in action over
Germany, October II, Staff Ser
geant Sam Jelsomeno, waist gunner
of a Bit Flying Fortress of the s5th
Bombardment group, has been
awarded the second Oak Leaf clus-
ter to the Air Medal.
The award was made for "meri-
torious achievement" while partici-
'pating in Eighth Air Force bombing
attacks on vital German industrial
targets and on NaZi airfields, supply
dumps and gun emplacements in
support of advances by Allied
ground forces on the continent. The
presentation was made by Colonel
Karl Truesdell, Jr., of Washington,
D. c., group commander.
Sgt. JelSomeno is a member of the
Fortress group which led the first
American bombing attack on targets
in Berlin, and which was cited by
the President for its outstanding
bombing assault on railroad mar
Shalling yards at Munster, Germany,
in October 1943. As component of
the distinguished Third Bombard-
ment division. the group also shared
in Presidential citation given the
entire division for its historic Eng
land-Africa shuttle bombing of
Messerschmidt factories at Regens-
burg, Germany in August 1913.
The sergeant is the son of Mrs.
Carmela Jelsomeno, 848 Fifth street.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Fame Comes
Again to Father
of Culley Child

A short time ago Detroit news
papers stirred up a nationwide
Juror over a father who was at
tempting to give his small child
away to guarantee it a home. Let
tiers poured in 10 Fred Gulley with
many tempting offers. Interest in
the story finally died down and it
was almost forgotten.
Recently another story came 10
light, involving the same Fred Gull
ley.
Arrested by Detroit police, Gulley
was turned over to Riverview police,
charged with armed robbery Of the
WESTON grocery store on Fort street.
Gulley appeared in Judge Hosmer
Lathrop's court and pleaded guilty
to unarmed robbery. He was bound
over to a higher court and now
awaits sentencing.
The much publicized child and
its mother are reported living in
Wyandotte.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27

Call letters, WJJW, have been re-
served by the license division of the
FEC for the Wyandotte News Com
panys FIN channel. Construction
plans call for a lighted tower car
rying these station call letters.
The proposed FIN radio station is
being planned to serve the down
river district giving the residents a
medium for local expression.
Over five hundred applications are
now on file with FEC for FIN sta
tons to be built after the war. All
present broadcaSting companies in
Detroit have applied for permission
to use the modern, Static-free
method Of radio broadcasting.
Since radio postwar plans will
include several FIN networks, it is
the plan Of WJJW eventually to be-
come affiliated with one such net
work. This will bring to Wyandotte
the finest in programming from all
parts of the county, which will sup
plement local broadcasts.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Libel
Action Awaited
Melvindale Officials
Will Prosecute
Offenders

Criminal libel proceedings are be-
ing prepared today against the
author, printer and distributors of
two handbills, which contained lib
elous Statements about several Mel
vindale officials and others, and
which were distributed before day.
light, November 7, to homes in Mel
vindale.
The charges made in the circu-
lars were manufactured, and the
statements were the most vicious
type of criminal libel. The proSecu-
ton of the case will be pressed by
the officials who were libeled and
The Mellus Newspapers, and a de-
mand for the immediate arrest of
both the author and printer will
be made when the case is started.
The plaintiffs are seeking the
identity of the persons who distrib-
uted the handbillS. The suit will be
started as soon as the distributors
are definitely identified
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27

ture an answer to either one of
these questions, you come up against
the immediate issue which now
confrontS the Congress of the Uni
ted States: Shall the old age pen
sion tax be doubled on Jan. /, 1915?
Senator Arthur Vandenberg has
announced he will oppose the tax
increase when the measure reach
es the Senate from the House where,
constitutionally, it must originate
An additional / per cent tax on
both employee and employer would
realize between $1,250.0O0,000 and
$500, 100000 annually. This sum
would be added to the social secur-
ity reserve fund-which exists actu-
ally on paper, since the money has
been loaned to other funds through
government I.O.U.'s."
The law originally provided that
the tax on each party-employee
and employer-should be gradually
stepped up, reaching 8 per cent (to-
tai of s per cent? by January /,
1949. 1t has been the senate finance
committees conviction that present
reserves were adequate and that
any increase now would only doubly
assess the country for the cost of
old age pensions.
The Michigan Retail Institute,
representing tens Of thousands of
retailers throughout. Michigan, Is
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Hold Youth for
Investigation

Police are holding Francis H.
Speer, II, of 1858 Reeck road, for
investigation of breaking and enter
ing.
He was arrested Saturday by Off
GERS Philip Gauss and Ivan Hart
while attempting to Siphon gasoline
from a car on Oak street. Two COM
panions, who are known to the po-
lice. ran away when the officers
approached them.
One of them dropped - revolver
like toy gun.
Explaining the attempted gas
theft in signed statement to de-
tectives, Speer said, Il would have
gladly paid the man and that's the
first time would stoop so low as
to get it that way"
He was arrested at three o'clock
in tn morning and told the police
he needed the gas to drive to his
home.
His companions, whom Speer
named to the police, will be Ques-
toned Monday in connection with
series of robberies here.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27

ain has its own national health in
Surance program, and the govern
ment has announced that it in
tends to extend this to everyone
inc the country. The cost would be
divided among the government.
both local and national, with con-
tributions from employees and en-
ployers.
Since the people must make de-
cisionS in a democracy, they must
be well informed if they are to act
wisely.
Secretary Harold Ickes has crit
ticized the newspapers for failure"
to lead public opinion, such as edi-
torial advocacy of this and that.
We believe the chief function of
the newspaper is to reflect public
opinion through a thorough cover
age Of the news. The more the
newspaper covers the news, the
more it truly reflects public opinion
Here is the fundamental honesty
of a free press!
As we have said before, you and
Joe Doaks have some thinking to
do about Americas future. Let's
weigh the facts.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - 1t. 0.g0
Gerald T. Henderson, USNR, former
athletic director for the Wyandotte
schools, has returned to the Armed
Guard Center here after two months
at sea as commander of the Navy
gun crew aboard merchant ship.
Lieutenant Henderson, who grad
uated from Western State Teach
ers College, Kalamazoo, received his
commission as an officer in the
Navy last March l. He has since
taken special naval training at Hol-
lywood, Fla, and at the Armed
Guard School, Gulfport, Miss.
His wife, the former Winifred
Walters, lives at 2147 Second street,
while his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
j. Henderson, live in Sault Ste.
Marie.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Fake Wedding Certificate
Involved in Court Suit
Widow Of Jerome Kiley Denies
Justification of Marriage

A bizarre courtroom drama in
volving Justification of a marriage
certificate by Detroit minister,
has resulted from suit brought by
Mrs. Antoinette sherwood, 400 Elm,
asking the Probate Court to deter
mine the rightful heirs to the estate
of the late Jerome Kiley.
The court fight evolves around
Mrs. Catherine Houlihan Kiley's
claim to the widows share of the
estate which is estimated at nearly
100000.
Appearing before Judge j. Muir
ply, Friday, Mrs. Kiley denied the
assertion of thee Rev. Paul Lupo,
pastor of Temple Baptist church,
Detroit, that he had faxed a we'd
ding certificate because he felt
sorry for her"
In refuting the ministers claim
that he falSified names of witnesses
to the ceremony and that he signed
the certificate without performing
the ceremony, Mrs. Kiley declared
hat she and her husband stopped
at tavern at Fourteenth and Ferry
Park, here. en- route to the cere-
mony and asked two patrons to ac-
company them. TeStifying that she
never saw the witnesses before that
time, nor afterwards, she declared
that she and her husband had left
the couple in the tavern after the
wedding, which took place on March
80.
The Rev. LupO told Judge Murphy
earlier in the afternoon, that Mrs.
Kiley came to him on August "a and
told him she was expecting a child
by Kiley and that he then dated
the certificate March 30.
Kiley, A, was killed on August
% when the car he was driving COL
ided with a bus at Biddle and
Pennsylvania avenues. He was a
veteran of this war, having served
in the African campaign.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Cashier Plona
Killed in Italy
Had Been in Service
for Past IA Months

A former Wyandotte resident, Pvt.
CaSimer Plona, has been killed in
action, according to word received
by a brother here. Plona was Serv-
ing with our forces in Italy and
was killed on October 81.
He had been in the service four
teen months and went overseas in
February. He was 90 years old.
OF seven brothers, three are In
service overseas. His wife, Margaret
and a seven-months-old son live in
Detroit. Pvt. Plona has never seen
his son, Ronny. His mother and a
sister reside In Avon, Conn.
A graduate of st. Stanislaus
school, Pvt. Plona was employed at
the Wyandotte Chemicals company
before entering the service.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27

again opposing the tax increase.
Organized labor is friendly to the
proposal. Lines are being drawn for
showdown.
However, it is difficult to isolate
one of the social security benefits
from the others. That brings up the
inevitable consideration of the gen.
eral problem-do you favor an ex-
tension of present benefits, as both
party nominees recommended dur
ing the fall campaign? What are
you going to do about suggested
public health insurance, for exam
Pile?
The government of Canada,
through house of commons special
committee, has proposed a basic
minimum of economic security for
every Canadian citizen. This security
would cover unemployment, sickness,
disability, old age and retirement,
widowhood and orphanhood, and
family needs (such as extra expenses
Of births, deaths, and maintenance
of children). Health insurance
would provide complete medical
and nursing services, disqualification.
medicines and drugs and dental
care.
The government Of Great Brit
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Thieves Ransack
Drouillard Home:
Flee With Loot
Police Commissioner
Frightens Culprits Away

Leaving their home for a few
hours last Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Drouillard returned to find
that they had been robbed. Drouil-
lard is Wyandotte police commits
Sioner.
Returning home Thanksgiving
evening the Drouiuards found the
back door had been opened. A pane
of glass had been broken and the
door unlocked. Money, jewelry and
gun were stolen.
Commissioner Drouillard explain
ed that he believes the thief or
thieves left by the front door as he
and Mrs Drouillard entered through
the back. The front door was found
open.
Investigating the robbery, police
believe the commissioner must have
frightened the thief away since a
pile of articles were stacked in the
middle of the living room, apparent
ly left there in haste.
The Drouillards live at 2140 Davis
street, The robbery took place be-
tween z and 9 o'clock in the eve
ming.
Detective Joseph McCrea has been
assigned to the case.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Pied Piper Offers to Rid City of Rats-Without Music
Millions Are Now LIVING
Who Should Be Dead

A modern pied Piper" has Of
fered his services to the city of
Wyandotte. He promises to rid the
community of those nasty rats and
does 1t without flute.
o. L. Potter runs a frumigating
and discriminating business with
offices in Ecorse. Last week he sent
communication to the Wyandotte
city council calling attention to the
health problem that exists wherever
the ratty rodents set up housekeep-
ing.
Potter told the city fathers that
he has gotten rid of lot of rats
in his day and is ready to go to work
for this city, if they so desire. He
pointed out that in order to get rid
of rats you have to know all the
species. Seems that some die harder
than others and if you don't know
what type you are killing you might
waste a let of money, and still have
the rats.
Potter's offer was referred TO the
health department.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Jaycees Play
Hosts to Vets
Will Entertain so
Patients of Percy Jones

Through the Wyandotte Junior
Chamber of Commerce, so patients
from the Percy Jones hospital in
Battle Greek will be given a two
day party. Plans have been COM
pleted for a full program of enter
tainment which will start with a
dinner Saturday evening at a De-
troit Club and will end up Sunday
night with the disabled veterans
seeing the Eons-Boston football
game.
The Wyandotte Jaycee group has
made elaborate arrangements for
two days of solid entertainment.
They will escort their guests on a
complete tour. including night clubs,
shows and plays.
Facilities for housing the soldiers
have been arranged by the Jayces
and very precaution has been taken
to see that these war heroes spend
not one dull moment during their
two-day stay as guests of the wy
andotte group.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
ROniuIuS Girl
FIier Crashes

A ChineSe-American girl ferry
pilot, stationed at RomuluS Field,
is in the Great Falls, Mont, air
base hospital burned and injured
after an air crash Friday, friends in
Detroit learned today.
The girl pilot is Miss Hazel Ying
Lee, attached to a WomanS Air
Service pilot outfit at Romulus. A
news report from Great Falls said
that Miss Lees plane collided with
another in the air. Both crashed and
burst into flames.
The pilots were rescued by 1t.
Col. Nimmo c. Tyson of Laid Field,
Alaska, who also was severely
burned.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Officer Shopp
Does an Assist

At $50 this morning police SER
geant Gene Fisher answered the
phone in the Wyandotte station.
MY mother is going to have a
baby and We can't get doctor. -
said the frantic voice. Our family
doctor left for the army last week
and none of the other doctors we
called will come to the house"
The gallant police sergeant went
into action.
First he called the hospital.
Bring her in to U.s." they said
Then he called NiXon'S ambulance.
Two police officers, Ray I,aBeau
and John Shopp, were rushed to the
scene.
And to make sure everything went
well Fisher even dispatched a News
Herald reporter.
In two seconds flat all the anna
teurs were on the scene, at the home
Of Mrs. Margaret DeMard, 754 Or
chard street.
Outside the house the group stood.
first one one foot, then on the
other.
Soon the spirit of the men in blue
rose in Officer Shops heart. Into
the house he barged. The assistant
doctors" Waited with baited breath
outside
1t seemed like hours, but was
only minutes, when out come the
six-foot two brawny policeman, his
chest proudly expanded.
Nothing to it," said John Shopp.
shes doing fine. Doesn't want to
go to a hospital. And it's, swell
looking boy
"And I think they are going to
name it Johnny"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Judge Decker
Rules Repriere
For LOUIS

Judge Arthur s. Decker today an
nounced that his court will not
honor garnishments during the
Christmas season. He is asking that
the residents cooperate with the
courts desire to withhold all gar
nishments for the month of De-
cember so that no family will be
deprived of any comfort or Joy
during the Holiday period.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Lose Your
Service Ribbons?

Service ribbons belonging to a
veteran of fighting in both the
European and Asiatic theatres were
found this week on Sycamore street
near Third.
If the owner viii call for his serv-
ice bar at the News office. 1t will
be returned to him.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Offer Free Movies
On December z

George Bremen, manager of Wy
andotte Theatre, today announced
free movies December Z for all War
Bond purchasers. This is the date
that forevermore will be known as
Pearl Harbor Day.
Both the Majestic and Wyandotte
theatres will admit persons free of
charge who buy War Bond of any
denomination.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Steel Mill Builds
Shelters For
Bus Riders

Two shelters, to proteC. their
workers from the weather while
waiting for buses. will be imme-
diately constructed in Ecorse by the
Great Lakes Steel Corporation.
To be built of steel, one will be
placed at jefferson and Tecumseh
and the other at jefferson and Mill
street.
Plans are also being formulated
whereby the steel corporation would
erect these shelters for municipah-
ties in the area who desire to adopt
similar plans.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-27
Osteopatlls Elect
New Officers

The Riverside Osteopathic hoSpi-
tai, in Trenton, announced the new
ly elected officers who will head
their association for the next year.
DR.. v. H. Dierdorff, of River
Rouge, will serve as chairman; Dr..
Frank Renter, Allen Park, vice
chairman; and DR.. H. w. Taylor,
of Wyandotte, was elected secretary
treasurer.