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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

and giving their lie Tor me
common good.
wonder if these strikers
realize that when war produc-
tion stops for one minute, that
IL will deprive some of the fight
ing men of the supplies that are
so necessary 70 victory
When a strike interieres with
the war production II seems
that somebody should do some.
thing
4 soldier IN combat knows
that an enemy bullet may take
ms life At any time He faces
death every minute Of the day
and night.
a soldier may feel on The IN
side that ne is afraid 10 die. but
when he sees other men are CIV
ing their lives freely for some
thing we call liberty ms
pride keeps him in there fight
ing until the bitter end.
All the civilians have 10 do
back home is produce the war
supplies and equipment They
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
The Prison Audit

cIiques within the penitentiary, of
prisoners who acquired such influ-
ence that they could trade favors and
job assignments for gratuities that
ranged from tobacco to money.
One official of the state correc-
tions commission said that such priv
ileges were enjoyed not only by the
one convict who escaped.
Now, the investigation must go on
with the full backing of the proper
officers of the state and until the
charges are proved or disproved.
Perhaps, they are not true.
Perhaps, they are.
That is what must be determined
so that the present administration
may be allowed to continue or so that
Gov. Kelly may appoint new one.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
The Public Approves

THE people of Detroit and Michi
gan without question accepted the
midnight curfew on amusements
ordered from the White House.
They know it was done to save
electricity, manpower and morale
morale among the soldiers and sail
ors overseas.
They don't look with approval on
the city wide evasion of the curfew
IN New York City, and they don't
approve of the little efforts to cir
cumvent 1t in Michigan.
EFFORTS to break the curfew in
n Michigan have not come from
the hotel, night club, theater or bowl
ing alley people,
They have come from the propri
etors of bars mostly small bars.
And their efforts at evasion are
all based on teehniealities
Is it midnight at midnight or is
midnight at I a. mp
The proprietors of these bars had
better reconsider, as they have done
IN Dearborn.
Public opinion is for enforcement
Of the curfew until 1t is ordered
lifted.
That means that the people are
against them.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Brain Game

THE SECOND SHIF7
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
To THE EDITOR

7 DO realize that YOU are a
busy man. but ! do feet that
YOU Will take time 10 read this
letter. You can classify it
Blowing Your Top
l am a Detroit boy who was,
shall l say. drafted into the
army on July p, l94l | was
not the only one drafted at that
time, 50 ! do not feel too bad
about it all | got back from
overseas last August and since
that time | have been receiving
The Detroit Times from home
Upon reading an edition Of
The Detroit Times recently |
came across the bad news that
the Briggs Manufacturing Co.
was on strike. Also l read that
the Dodge plant IS also on
strike and that the workers
defed the request of the War
Labor Board TO return TO their
Jobs. This is a slap IN the face
10 the soldiers overseas fighting
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Settled i'm Full

eight men too severe a penalty, hoO-
eUer.
He gave them disciplinary lay
offs instead.
Because the workers insisted on
striking, rather than submitting the
matter Immediately to arbitration,
approximately 100000 man hours
were lost to the war effort.
What was gained?
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
N~su.xvvD NW-aD BY Howard
kNNhs AhhHshusS Wv NM Handleman

navy ScabeeS on army engineers
assigned to him
STEVEDORING is tough
y enough when rs done a 4
nice peaceful port with The snip
alongside a good firm dock
It's nightmare when ltS
done on A strange beach. with
out docks. with such things As
enemy shellfire and surf 10
hamper operations. and frantic
calls from up front for more
ammunitions or water 10 make
every minute Of hySterical i'm
portance.
On some beaches. like Leyte
and Lingayen, the big LISTS
were able TO push almost up 10
the Shorcllne and bulldOzerS
were used 10 build earth ramps
to their open bows
Supplies went ashore amaZ-
ingly fast on those beaches.
But reefs and rocks and surf
kept the big cargo landing vCS-
sells far away from such beaches
a. Attn, kwalairir. Al p a n,
Guam and Peleliu
There small boat Jockeys
navy coXswaIns and army boat
engineers had 10 rush supplies
ashore plecemcal
In either case men work fran
tically and long 10 get supplies
TO the foot troops
On Lcyte and LmEayen the
earth ramps ana pontoon
docks, thrown up hurredly had
TO be worked on constantly 20
be kept operating
DULLDOZERS ran all day and
ID night, lights blazing because
with this work 10 be done the
luxury of blackout could not be
afforded
On the beaches where supplies
were brought in the boat crews
lived in their wet, bobblnE boats
as long as a week. Snatchlng
sleep when they could bumming
food from ships which gave them
cargo. and returning 20 their
own ship only When their job
was done
In outline. that. the working
side OF hitting the beach. the
unglamOTOuS side from which
many men have fled 10 carry
rifles INTO the front lines like
the two LIST sailors who wrote
10 the flag secretary Of the ad-
miral Of their amphibious group:
we are fighting with y COM
pany. y regiment We like the
navy all right, hut We like the
army better. We just want YOU
to tell our parents we are all
right"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

Name three capitals. not
counting Berlin, that remain
10 be liberated in Europe
Betty Hutton has played IN
TWO movies having 10 do
with the navy Can you
name either
; True or false The Gobi
Desert is the Southernmost
arm of the Sahara
Identity the one general
who is not graduate of the
L. s. Military Academy at
West Point: George G.,
Marshall ON ar Bradley
Mark Clark, Dwight D..
Eisenhower, Douglas Mac
Arthur.
Fifteen fighters have nrtd
the worlds heavyweight
boxing championship undo"
Marques Of QueenSberry
rules Name 10 of the ID
One of the chief Identifying
characteristics OF one Of the
planets of our solar system
is great rcd patch The
name of the planet is ca
Venus lbD Jupiter, to-
Saturn
: Mime Chang kal-shek iS 2
graduate of an American
college for women. Wha
college .
S How did the Greeks deSlg-
nate heaven and hell?
ANSWERS on Opposite PaEe)
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

THE dispute that recently brought
Il idleness to 16,500 war workers of
the Chrysler Corp. has been settled
by an umpire's decision ending one
of the most shameful chapters in
Detroit's war production record.
1t could have been settled just as
we'll without the strike that closed
the Dodge plant for 10 days and
spread to several other Chrysler
units.
Arbitration was available under
the unions contract.
The row arose over the dismissal
of eight men.
4 CCORDING to the company, it
was for INSTRUMENTATION, because
they would not report their produc
tion rate.
The UAW CIO Dodge local said
it was for failure to meet a produC
tion rate that was too high
So the local called out It's mem
bers.
Production of parts for the B %
Tokyo buster was halted.
Also halted was production of
trucks and other army vehicles, tank
transrlissions, rocket shells and anti
aircraft guns.
1t was, said army spokesmen, the
. most serious strike in the Detroit
area since Pearl HdrboT.
Umpire DAVID WOLFF now
y finds that both the union and the
company were partly in the right,
partly in the wrong.
4 time study indicated that the
union Was Urong about the produc-
ION rate. IL waS not too high.
Wolff found the discharges of the
Il-C The DETROIT TIMES N
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

suffer no unbearable hardShlpS
that is. unless YOU call not get
ting elgarets, gasoiire,-ete-=a
hardship.
The soldier gives his life
The civilian gives his efforts
TO the home front.
Another thing, lot Of civil
ianS seem TO think the war VIII
soon be over or will be over
once Germany is defeated
Still. the army keeps drafting
men and the manpOwer situa-
ton is supposed 70 getting critl-
cal. The army training program
IS getting tougher all the time
This only means one thing The
war is far from beng over.
I am typlng this letter on the
spur OF the moment. but know
what | am doing ! can realize
that the diction may not be per-
feet. but | am honestly express
ing the views Of thousands OF
StINlItIllFIl
| wonder how many civilians
that cause strikes would change
their place for or with fight
ing man living IN a muddy fox
hole or malaria infected area.
You know the answer
Freedom Of the press Is 4
wonderful thing | wonder how
much freedom the press would
have or the American people
would have II our fighting men
and Allies were not destroying
tho enemy on all fronts
! wonder how many American
people realize that Pearl Har-
hor could have been New
York CITY or san Francisco. ~
nnUrDU-rreEu
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

GUAM, March % INSl-'Hlt
VI the Beach is the. byword
of amphibious war Just as over
the Top was Of l9lSs trench
war.
ITS like driving a division up
10 the front lines In trucks and
then telling them, 'Okay boys,
go out shooting"
There is nothing in warfare
as complicated as hitting a
beach.
Complications begin early,
way back in the planning per
iod when the operation can be
symbols such as mike one or
poem" or "burleSque.
There is no rhyme or reason
10 the code name, so there IS
no system by which the names
can be broken down by Japs.
In that stage navy supply
officers and army or marine
CD people decide what 10 take,
what can be taken. and what
there is 10 take it IN.
Conferences start with top
admirals and generals and 90
down TO ship captains and regi-
mental commanders.
Ground force supply officers
list their needs, the navy lists
its cargo space and somewhere
in between they find the, ans
wers.
II1EIGHTY priority lists are
w prepared. revised and. to-
ward the end, som Q II m g 5
Haunted. Ammunition, food, me-
dium artillery and medical sup
plies are top priority and are
the first things unloaded, early
on D-Day, or, in more modern
parlanCe. attack day
Heavy artillery pieces, bull
dozers. ieepS. trucks and heavy
non amphibious tanks come
next
Later in the day, If things
are going all right, a limited
amount of hospital teniaGe- and
maybe some of the barracks
bags will go ashore.
Another convoy, one 10 three
days after the attack will bring
more and better food more
tents. more ammunition. maybe
some clothing and Sltdown
toilets.
Everything l. staggered until
about ID plus 30 days a ship will
come into the harbor with movie
projectors and film baSeballS
and bats pocketbooks. ice cream
freczers and beer
The Job of unloading supplies
is As tough one aS the navy
gives 10 It's men. a 2i-hour-a-day
loh for the beachmaster and the
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
KnowIedqe Test

If YOU have Joined an Izaak
Walton Club. you must be a:
ta) pilot: CD collector; tc)
fisherman ?
To-day, geologically speaking
we are living in the: ta)
Holocene period; (bl Ceno-
zoic period; (c) Neolithic
period >
3-Only one of these vegetables
is a lcgume ca corn, tbl
bcetS. tcl peas?
{ If YOU would like a drink Of
grog YOU must ENJOY: Ca
dark beer. (bl hot tea and
brandy lcl rum and water?
We paid Russia IN 1867 for
Alaska the sum of. "a
$1,000 600. (bD s., 600;
Ucl Sl.27O,OOO9
: Match these columns
par.AuJI. ~ Lake NR.CS
E.i4lAE t.1iita
I..e -usgg - GRANADA spain
IuNIr
h'swtls hrlurtor VI
T.ru Athens. Greece
.nsUHar ~r.di.r
|c AHop0.s Washington,
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
r. ". DOUCETTE,
Warrant Officer.
ISA.
TO THE EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR.
OUR time for recreation, when
" our days work is com
pleted. has been discontinued as
Of Feb. 30. The first shift and
the third shift have ample time
for recreation when their work
is completed but 10 date the
second shift has had no conSld-
GRAFTON whatsoever
We ask for cigaretS. The an
sWer is: we will have clgaretS
for sale from to Z
If the second shift is so un-
important. then VIII not do
away with the second shift >
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
nd the War VIGOROUSLY Make the Peace PERMANENTLY Bring Our Boys Home PROMPT
FAIR
ENOUGH
By Westbrook
Pee!er {

As IN the case Of George
- Browne and Willie Biof,
the jury which convicted Joe
Fay and James Bove on shah-
ing down contractors on a
S3OO,OO0,0O0 aqueduct job in
New York had to decide
whether the crooks eXtorted
the money by threats Of labor
trouble or accepted II as brlbes
for the same purpose.
The graft proved in court by
Frank S. Hogan. the district at
torney, who personally ran the
inquiry and personally con-
ducte d the states case,
amounted to 1858, 900 This was
only a portion and probably a
minor portion of the loot which
the people have paid Fay and
a few other thieving officials
Of unions of the AFL in excess
sive costs OF public works.
MIR. HOGAN was able TO prove
WI that in the specific cases
in which the jury found Fay
and Bove guilty. the initiative
and the pressure came from the
union bosses.
However, il is definitely
known that some other con-
tractors have been just az
crooked as Fay and Bove.
Theirs has become, if it has
not always been. dirty. cor
rupt business in which cynical
men submit 10 such eNacuons
without struggle knowing
that they can pass the burden
TO the clients who hire them
for big construction whether
the clients be taxpayers in pub
lie works or the stockholders
In private projects.
In the beginning, OF course.
the relation of the crooked
unioncers and the contractors
was that Of eXtortioner and
victim.
Inherently it has remained so.
But the crooked contractors
tough. greedy, unprincipled
men. most Of them politicians
learned that the extortion
needn't hurt them and rather
liked the system.
Usually II spared them an
noyance from the actual labor
on their Jobs and prevented de-
lays IN completion which call
for financial penalties under
their contracts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

learned n a tne ehtOTtlOn
needn't hurt them and rather
liked the system.
Usually II spared them an
noyance from the actual labor
on their Jobs and prevented de-
lays IN completion which call
for financial penalties under
their contracts
TT SURELY was no surprise 20
Hogan that Fay could claim
personal friends among these
racketcers.
They get drunk together AZ
their club in New York and
some Of these crooks know that
# they should Try 10 push Fsy
around, Fay could unfold few
tales himself about political
graft in the distribution OF Coo
tracts
Possibly, Ike Browne and
Biof Fay and Bove could be
tempted 10 testify against some
Of these political gangsters IN
ensuing proceedings in return
for lenity.
In the case OF Fay. a. least,
that Is not a promising thought
however. because Browne and
Bloh are low things, even in
the underworld scale. whereas
Joe has always shown a cor
rect respect for the hoodlums'
code He Is vicious, a thief. A
brutal thug and a brawllng
drunkard but he has his pride
As we'll as hrs price
THE status Of the actual
L worker IN this combination
is not we'll understood even by
tho worker himself
For fact, his wages have
risen under the rule OF the
gangSterS and, ~ an unreaSon-
inc way. he may be content and
even regard Fay and Bove as
benefactorS.
True, he has no voice IN the
affairs OF his union and has 10
accept terms and conditions rs
arranged for him in private
deals between the boss union
GERS and the contractors.
But not all workers are sem
Sitlve about their rights IN
unlOnlSm and # a crooked
labor agent exploits them to
graft a fortune for himself by
threatening to call them out on
strike. many of them Justify
that as a legitimate reward for
his bcpofeeHt service TO tn9u.
THEY know. also, from many
Il painful examples that IL
they should try TO run their
union affairs themselves and
abolish the crooked understand
ing between union officials and
employers, they probably would
be hurt, if not killed, and at
best would be thrown out OF
their Jobs.
The membership took 10 heart
the fate of a brother IN Chicago
who tried 10 reform his union
and went 10 an office of the
l. $ treasury to ask for an
inquiry into the income Of some
of the union officials.
The union bosses heard of this
and one night he telephoned a
treasury agent in panic TO re-
port that he had been chased IN
a downtown street and threat
cned by two of them. The next
night rs nc arrived home A
street light near his house had
been Knocked out and he was
shot dead leaving a large desti.
tute family
TliE victim previously had
Il pleaded with William Green.
the president Of the American
Federation of Labor, for help.
protesting that for his attempts
at reform he had been black
listed by tho union
After an exchange Of corre-
SpOndence, Green accused the
man of bad unionism, thus up
holding tho bOSspe
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-13
By MRS. r. j. LANGsTAFF

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Milligan
have received word that her son,
Bob, who is in the Navy, left San
Diego this week on his first as
Signment.
Mr.. Weldon Patrick is spening
some time with his mother, Mrs.
Edna Patrick and his grandmother,
Mrs. Nancy Bell. lie has recently
received his honorable discharge
from the Army, after being in
England and France for several
years. His plans for the future are
still uncertain.
Mrs. Aaron Durnell spent last
Friday and Saturday in Columbus,
where she attended meeting of
the Ohio Musicians Education AS
sociatiOn, at the DeShler Hotel.
Mrs. Durnell was appointed to rep
resent Union county at a meeting
in Cleveland in March, of the Ma
tioal Musicians Education ASSoci-
alton. At this meeting plans were
made for the March meeting and
at that time one day will be set a.
side for Ohio Day. That day we'll
known conductors will be on hand
to take charge of a chorus of 1000
boys and girls, a 500 piece band,
and an orchestra of $50 pieces.
These groups will be boys and girls
selected from various parts of
Ohio.
Due to a conflict of events, the
Redwood Carpe Diem club, will
meet at the home of Mrs. Millie
Howe on Friday evening, Dec q,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-13

met Tuesday with Mrs. Howard
Cahill for an all-day meeting. A
covered dish luncheon was enjoyed
at noon. The afternoon was spent
singing Christmas carols and this
was fillewed by a gift exchange
! The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Elizabeth Glessmeyer.
Kings Daughters Meet
Mrs. Mile Howe was the host
eSs to the Sunshine Circle OF
Kings Daughters, Monday evening
at her home on r. Ottawa st. A
Christmas story was given by Mrs
Fred Rapp. Mrs. Blanche Hostel
! ter led in the singing of Christmas
carols accompanied by Miss Helen
Louise Sullivan on her accordian.
Mrs. Howe, assisted by Mrs. c.
| T. Porter and Mrs. Fred Weed,
served delicious refreshments.
Redwood Music Club
The Redwood Music club held
its regular December meeting,
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Sidney Laymon. Miss Lucille
Smith, president, had charge of
the meeting. She reported that the
sale of tickets for the show, "Rhap-
sody in Blue" which had been spOn-
Sored by the club, was very salts
factory. The amount received by
the club will be about $23, which
is to be used for helping to pro-
vide music for veterans hospitals
, etc. A few national totals report
ed gave some idea of the type of
work being done by music clubs
of the United States. Nearly two
million articles of musical equip
ment have been collected and is
sued; 18 hospital trains have been
equipped with a total of 6,444 rec
ords and monographs; 800 chap
lain'S albums issued; all hospital
ships, large or small, planes, trans
ports carrying wounded were pro-
vided with musical kits; 1000 pro-
grams were given in 232 hospitals.
The program for the evening
was as follows: vocal solo, THE
Birthday of King, by Mrs. Dean
Cochran, accompanied by M s.
Charles Gill; vocal solo, He Shall
Feed His Flock, Miss Margaret
Decker, accompanied by Mrs
Aaron Durnell; THE Nutcracke1
Suite, a recording; a medley OF
Christmas melodies, played by
Miss Helen Louise Sullivan on heI
accordian; Christmas carols, sung
by entire group.
The Christmas exchange was
followed by delicious refreshments
served by the social committee
Mrs. Robert Sanders, Mrs. L. j
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-13

/ instead of Thursday evening, aE
had been planned. During the even
ing the members will enjoy g
/ Christmas exchange.
Mr.. Fred Hancock, recently re.
turned from Italy, and his mother
Mrs. Gertrude Hancock, plan tC
leave Monday for the West, where
they will spend the winter with
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Caldwell, of St
Louis. and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hancock, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Mrs. J. p. Brooks has been
quite III at her home on N. Clinton
! st.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. AlthauS, OF
Lafayette, were Sunday guests OF
Mr., and Mrs. Lloyd MatteSon and
family.
Joel Weber, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
d. j. Weber has been seriously i'll
at the home of grandparents, near
Steubenville. His condition is much
improved and ne is coming to
Redwood soon to be with his par
entS.
The WeberS, who have been liv-
ing in a small apartment back of
the dental office, are planning next
week to move into their apartment
over the office. Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Laymon woh have been oc-
cupying the upstairs apartment,
are going to move into the small
apartment until they have COM
pleted the remodeling of their
home on S. Franklin st.
Word has been received that Mr.
and Mrs Carlton Phelps and child
rem are living in a trailer camp at
Hollywood, Fla They like it very
much and think that Mr.. Phelps
health is showing some improve
ment already
Mrs. Margaret Clevenger has
been visiting in California and Or
egon the past several weeks and
plans to stay until January.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-13

Mccoy, Mrs. Howard Temple, Mrs.
Q. c. Young ana Kiss Margaret
Ann Riley
Live Wire Circle Meets
The Live Wire Circle of the
Central Methodist church met at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Sloop,
Friday, Dec. z, for an all-day
meeting. Time was spent in sewing
and packing a box to send to Pine
Ridge, Kentucky. A pot-luck
luncheon was enjoyed at noon.
In the afternoon, the circle was
called to order by the president
Mrs. Clarence Kinney. Devotional
period was in charge of Mrs Ward
Evans and Mrs. Myrtle Burgoon,
During the business session, offic-
ers were elected for the following