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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Workers Entitled
to Ta1 ReceiDts

Every worker is entitled to a re-
ceipt for the old-age and survivors
insurance taxes deducted from his
pay by his employer, Robert G..
Mish, manager of the Dearborn Of
flee Of the Social Security Board
pointed out today.
The Internal Revenue Code. as
amended, in the section which re-
lates to old-age and survivors in
surance taxes, provides that latter
December 81, 1889 every employer
shall furnish to each of his en-
ployes written statement or state
ments, in form suitable for re-
tention by the employee, showing
the wages paid by him to the en-
ployee," Mr.. Mish said.
This, Mr.. Mish explained. speci-
flies that the statement shall be fur
nished at least once a year, and in
every instance when the employee
leaves the employment, no matter
what the reason, it must be fur
nlshed at the time of the last pay
ment of wages. The statement must
show the name of the employer.
the name of the employee, the per-
iod covered by the statement, the
total amount of wages paid within
the period. and the amount O. the
old-age and survivors insurance tax
deducted. In case the employer
gives the worker such a statement
With each payment of wages, he
may substitute the date of the paw
ment for the period covered.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
CreU Members Cite
Local Sailors

A letter poStmarked Galveston,
Texas, and sent to the News Herald
this week marked the efforts Of
fellow crewmembers to show their
appreciation to three Wyandotte
sailors who helped save their lives.
Between the few lines written
by E. A. Mcfarland, quartermaSter,
at the inSiStence of the crew, lies
a story of heroism displayed during
the abandoning Of a flaming, sink
ing merchant vessel.
ITO Whom 1t May Concern" the
letter reads, Due to the request of
the crew of the S. S. - would
like to have this published in your
paper to show appreciation of these
men.
Three merchant marines of Wy
andotte will be home soon on sur
vivorS' leave. They are Bob Stone,
Tex Martin and Ray Bransen, all of
whom showed outstanding courage
in assisting disabled crew members
to their hfeboats in abandoning
their burning ship"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Sink Maxi Sub
In Mid-AHUntic

Walter Joseph Myers, seaman
first class, U. s. Naval Reserve, of
1116 Seventeenth street, is a mem
Der of the crew of the U.S.S. Hub
bard CDE21D, one of four destroyer
escorts which in mid-Atlantic re-
Gently trailed and destroyed a Ger
man submarine, it has been an
nounced by Admiral Jonas Ingram,
Commander in Chief, U. S. Allan
tic Fleet.
zigzagging in long and desper-
ate effort to elude its pursuers, the
enemy sub was finally blown to
pieces in deep water. Debris, oil
and personal belongings of the crew
such as a song book and the bowl
Of a pipe-told the crews of the
destroyer escorts that their hunt
was ended. The four ships displayed
an excellent brand of teamwork.
They attacked the enemy vigorous
ly. Each of the commanding Off
GERS had commended his officers
and men for the cool, well-disci-
plined and skillful manner In
which they conducted the operation
and action, Navy Department
spokesman said.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Myers, reside at Ills Seventeenth
street, Wyandotte. They have an
other son, John w. Myers, who is
private, first class in the U. 8.
Army.
Before entering the Navy, Walter
j. Myers, seaman first class, was
employed by the Great Lakes En-
cheering Works. He attended the
River Rouge high school.
He wears the American Theater.
European-African Middle East rib
bons for active service In those
areas.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Trenton Village Votes To Remain
On Central Standard War Time
Council Declares Move Necessary for
Public Peace and Safety

Trenton village will stay on CEN
trail standard time according to
Trenton Village Council.
At its meeting the Council
adopted Ordinance Number 12O
Which. in compliance with State
Law. adopts Central Standard Time
as the legal time within the village.
Section Two of the same Ordi-
nance, however, advances the legal
hour two hours, which brings the
clocks right back to Eastern War
Time.
The ordinance to establish Off
cial time for Trenton Village and
to establish operating on daylight
savings time for all village purposes
is as follows:
Section /. That Central Standard
Time, based on the Goth meridian
of longitude west from Greenwich,
shall be legal time within the Viii
lage Of Trenton, Michigan.
Section 2. That the time as estab-
liShed in Section of the Ordinance
for all local and village affairs
shall be and is hereby advanced
two hours.
Section 8. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance is here
by declared necessary for the pres
ervation of the public peace, health,
safety and welfare, and is hereby
given immediate effect.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
School Children To Aid
In UNRA Clothing Drive
+, Collections Will Be Made Throughout
City on Sunday April Is

In Wyandotte all the school
children are working together to
help the young, the old, and the
homeless in the war-devastated
countries. City youth, under the
direction of the Junior Red Cross,
will distribute to each house in
Wyandotte the United National
Clothing Collection cards. The card
is to be placed in your front win
dow SO the children will know
which house has been contacted
and will not disturb you.
They ask you to go through your
closets, trunks, and attics to COL
lect your Serviceable used clothing,
shoes and bedding to assist them
in making this drive a success.
Style is unimportant. Outmoded,
outgrown, forgotten apparel will
help save the lives, prevent the
sickness and suffering of those who
are in such vital need.
In Poland. Holland, 5 Czechoslo-
yakia. Greece and other of the hbs
Grated countries, even the newly
born have suffered, in fact, many
have died, because of lack of warm
or comfortable clothing. You can
alleviate this condition by contrib
uting the caSt-off, but Serviceable,
baby clothes and layettes which
now lie idle and forgotten in some
storage place in your home. Piece
good remnants can also be used.
So bundle up your clothing con-
tributions which will be collected
April Is.
Chairman OF the Wyandotte
United National Clothing Collec-
ton Committee is Charles johnson.
Wilfred Newell is chairman;
Don Tins and Harold Hallowen are
in charge Of collections; James De
Maggie will direct storage, Grating
and shipping; Mrs. Harold jacob
son Is chairman OF the Junior Red
Cross activities; and John Kreger
is publicity chairman.
The committee is composed of
representatives from service clubs,
women's organizations, churches,
schools, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Junior Red Cross. Campfire Girls,
veterans organizations, merchants
association, city officials, churches
and industry.
Over fifty voluntary relief agen-
cies are participating in this drive,
which is the one nationwide cloth
ing campaign for overseas relief to
be conducted this spring.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

After nearly two hours of dis
cussion and debate over the re-
port or a special subcommittee
appointed to make a study of the
proposed city charter amendment,
the Wyandotte Jaycees went on
public record by an 1911 vote as
being opposed to the amendment.
The committee report was pre-
Sented by chairman Maurice B.
ReiStman, local attorney, and con-
CURED in by Joseph Zanglin and
G. j. Stearn.
The report brought out clearly
that 30 per cent reduction in
light rates will be possible if the
charter amendment is defeated.
This would follow, it was pointed
out, because the 100000 which is
contributed to the city general fund,
will be left as additional surplus
to be added to the dividend, or if
combined together, can result in a
straight 30 per cent reduction in
rates.
Great emphasis was placed on the
bad feature Of the amendment
which attempts to legalize diver
sion of light plant profits to pay
operating expenses of the city. Not
only has expert opinion held this
to be an unwise and inequitable
policy, but in Wyandotte it has the
peculiar result Of shifting the en-
tire cost Of street lighting and n.y.
orant service onto the light consul
mer. This is because nearly so per
cent Of the taxes come from GER
tain large industrial concerns and
owners of vacant subdivisions. Since
these taxpayers contribute practi-
cally nothing to the profits of the
light plant, they enjoy lower taxes
at the expense of the residential
and commercial light users who
contribute nearly all the profits
from which the diverted money
comes.
1t was further pointed out that
since 1923, over S1,5OO,OOO of light
plant profits had been illegally
diverted by city officials to the city
general fund to pay the cost of
projects and services which should
have been, paid from tax revenues.
The report also made it clear
that legalizing diversion as pro-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Students Give More Than
$1,000 To Jr. Red Cross
Schools Donate $l.47l in Weeks
Drive for National Campaign

Candy bars, comic books, and
movie tickets may not have been
so plentiful last week for Wyan-
dotte public school boys and girls
because of the enthusiastic backing
they gave in their schools to the
Junior Red Gross drive as part of
the National campaign for Red
Cross funds. The pennies, nickles,
and dimes usually spent for these
delights were given instead to the
Red Cross. A total of s1,47l.49 was
the personal contribution of the
Wyandotte boys and girls.
Most schools had special assem-
blies with speakers, skits and plays
specially chosen for the occasion.
At Roosevelt, the dramatics classes
wrote and produced an original
Red Cross skit characterized by
dramatic lighting and stagecraft.
At most such performances good
will collection added to the schools
total donation.
At Woodruff, a group of boys
calling themselves The Highland
Victory Troopers brought the net
proceeds of their sales of penny
newspaper they had edited and sold
in their neighborhood. Roosevelt
ninth graders put on a bake sale
to augment their contributions.
Mixing fun with patriotism, two
groups of j. B. Ford youngsters sold
surprise" packages for bids of
from 2 cents to Is cents each. The
packages contained such surprises"
as a penny, a can of talcum, fig
urines from the family what-not,
and the like.
The Campfire Girls at Woodruff
donated So from their club to boost
their schools total. At Roosevelt.
daily collection of contributions was
made In all English classes; some
groups raising in this manner a
total of almost 81 per class member.
Roosevelt students led in the
drive, contributing a total Of 5000.
Labadie students gave s114.90. In
the grades, Washington had the
highest total with $98.79 given. The
other schools and their totals we're
Garfield, s6e.40; Lincoln. $3.50;
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

Mckinley, 1914; Woodruff, s72l8,
and j. B. Ford, $78.89.
The Roosevelt teachers and MAIN
tenance employees led the schools
in adult contributions with total
Of $461 so. The j. B. Ford collec-
ton totaled SGT; Garfield, s1O6;
Labadie. $3.50; Lincoln, s1O65O;
Mckinley, $50; Washington, slO9;
Woodruff, SIS; and the Bacon
Memorial Library, S23. The total
teacher and operating employee
donation was s1.126.50, making
S2,59799 total for both pupils and
adults.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Fire Damages
Murray Sales

Damage to the Murray Sales COM
pany building and stock amounting
to Sl00 resulted from a fire in the
basement of the building, COS Vine
wood. Wednesday.
The fire which began in the base
ment burned through the first floor
before firemen were able to get
the blaze under control.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Fire Numbered
Among Casualties

Army lists Of casualties for the
European theatre issued this week
included the names of four Wyan-
dotte and Trenton servicemen.
Wounded on the Western front
were Pvt. Lionel F. Gibson, hus-
band of Mrs. Ethel Gibson. 22145
Monterey, Trenton: Sgt. Mark w.
LaBelle, son of Mrs. Mary LaBelle,
1929 Telegraph.
Pvt. Nick Nicksick, son Of Mrs.
Katie Nicksick. 3459 Fort street;
Pfc. Orval H. Shimmell. 22763 Mon
terey, Trenton.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

partial use OF his right arm and
must undergo several operations.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Griffor, 3114 Ninth street, he en-
listed in the Marines on February
IL, 1912, and trained at San Diego,
California. He is a graduate of
Roosevelt high school and was en-
ployed at the Wyandotte Chemicals
corporation before his enlistment.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Cleaners Entered
Twice In Month

For the second time within a
month, thieves entered the Band
Box cleaners, 1884 Biddle, Monday
night.
Lyle Williams, owner, reported to
police that a white two-tone radio
owned by Mrs. Betty Stevenson,
manager of the establishment, had
been taken by the intruders. En-
trance was gained by taking putty
from the window of the sky light
and letting the glass slide to the
roof.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
r.....b by
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Open Letter 10 the
Board of Directors
DEAR BOYS:


Amt no colyum this week Z.
and you may as well know why.
How do you expect us to bang
out all the dope we got when we
can't even see the typewriter? And
our throat is SO checked up with
dust it reminds us of our wife's
first biscuits.
We had to eat those biscuits to
keep peace in the family but
there amt no law sayin' we have
to eat all the dirt in the air. So
there amt no colyum today. We're
going fishing If We can see
our way out of this dirty city.
A coupla months ago you sent us
to the dust bowl in Arizona. And
now we can say it: Wyandotte wins
by . mile.
People spend big money to go
out there and see the dusty desert.
If our own Chamber Of Commerce
wuz ON its toes we'd draw the tour
lists like flies.
COME TO wYANDOTTE AND
gEE THE SWIRLING DU ST
STORMS. NO COVER OR MIN
MUM CHARGED"
What an ideal We'd make a mint
of money and then the whole
H.. .&,,IA 80 ~ Ariz m
recuperate.
The air is so full OF dirt out on
the avenue you can't even spot a
redhead with a flashlight. This
amt right. A guy can get into
peck of trouble whistling at the
wrong gal You boys got to do
something about this. We're going
fishing.
And you can't tell us all that
dirt comes from the spinach in the
A & p store. We've known Manager
Jenkins for a good many years
and We know his spinach amt so
full of dirt.
We want some action and
we don't want to hear the guys a
genius and it's the best ar
rangement possible. Here sumpin'
you can see without an X-ray Z.
until you get dirt in your eyes.
And mete it amt too late to
put another section in the proposed
Municipal Service Amendment. Sort
Of like an extra benefit clause :.
or free dish night at the Majestic.
Then mebe more people would vote
for It.
You gotta do something, boys,
Cause I'm goin' fishin' and there
amt gonna be no colyum. And if
: we don't write no colyum we don't
eat. And If we don't eat we will
. get sick and die. And if We get sick
! and die how are all our relatives
gonna e able to come to our fun
: eral If they can't see Wyan-
dotte for dust.
This Is serious business :.
that has everyone worried :.
{ except my Uncle Julius who
: gets . hundred dollars when We
: 60 to dust. If my Uncle julius
! weren't such a rat we wouldn't
care what happened.
50 there 1t is in your lap, my
dear Board Of Directors. Take your
choice. Either do something about
: the dust situation In Wyandotte
so can write a colyum
or else fix things good for Uncle
: Julius who'd only spend his inher-
itence foolishly taking a trip
TO Arizona to see the dust bowl.
: Here's SCOT In your eyei
: Strauss
p. 9. just one thing more. Hap
Sage says for us to again ask the
merchants to come up to the News
Herald offices Monday night land
don't get lost in a dust Storm to
help with election returns.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Sentenced on
Larceny CHARGE

Robert Benedict, II, of Goddard
road, was sentenced to so days in
the Detroit House of Correction
without option Of fine, by Judge Ar
thur Decker Tuesday.
Benedict was charged with simple
larceny In the theft of a wrist
watch from the home of Mrs. Iva
Grennon, 504 Goddard, March o.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Marine Wounded
on IiUO lima

Wounded in action on the fourth
day of the Marines battle for Two
Jima, Pfc. Walter Griffor is now
recovering in a Naval hospital from
shrapnel wounds in the back and
shoulder.
AS a result of the injuries re-
ceived on February %, he has lost
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Teachers Ask
"Yes" Vote on
School PrOUisO

Wyandotte Teachers Club today
asked voters of Wyandotte to vote
Eyes" on Amendment One to the
State Constitution In Mondays
election.
A majority vote In favor Of the
amendment would result In provi-
sions for more school buildings and
a lower tax rate. The. Amendment
also provides for setting of a max
imum Is year period for bonding
and sinking funds instead of the
present 5-year period.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Big Bear Market
Purchases Site

Purchase of site for Big Bear
Market, to be built after the war.
has been announced by the head
Of the Big Bear chain of food stores.
The location, 70 by 140 lot, will
be on Sycamore and Second streets.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
ARRIVES AT PERCY JONES

Pic. Joseph H. Giannola arrived
In New York March IS and has
been removed to Percy Jones Gen.
eral hospital. His address is Ward 8,
Fifth Floor. Percy Jones General
hospital. Battle Greek. Pfc. Clam
nola was wounded In fighting in
Germany.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Chamber Of Commerce Warns
Against False Solicitors

The Down River Chamber of
Commerce today issued a bulletin
warning Down River residents
against fraudulent solicitations now
prevalent in this area.
The Chamber of Commerce listed
five groups who are soliciting
fraudulently or who have been
found to be unreliable.
H. E. Henke and G. N. Binckly
have been soliciting advertising for
the American Brotherhood of Rail-
way Employees. Inc, with head
quarters at 9 South Kedzie street,
Chicago. The solicitors are inform
ing manufacturers that their or
ganization is combating activities
of another labor organization. Mich
igan officers of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen say the solicit
tors and their organization are un-
known to them and they have no
knowledge of the enterprise. They
disapprove of the solicitation.
UNORDERED SERVICE
-Ordinators' Corporation, IL
South LaSalle street, Chicago, who
style themselves Interpreters OF
government regulation" are oontin-
uing their practice of sending un-
ordered material and approval
statements" to local concerns. The
firm asks SIS net for a years sub
scription to their Chart and Plan
ming Service and Reconversion
Guide. Recipients of this materir'
are not required to remit unless
they desire to use the service, neith-
ey are they required to return the
matter received.
G. I. NEWS
This is a publication printed in
Detroit as a private profit enter
prise. This publication was inves-
tigated by the Wayne County Prose-
cutor's office on January 9, 1915,
and the promoters were ordered to
leave the city. Recently a salesman
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Enter Cafe

Forcing an entrance Through the
back door, thieves broke into Mo-
rey's cafe, East River road, Tren-
ton, Tuesday night and stole $50.
The theft was reported to Trenton
police by Mrs. Beatrice Taleen,
owner.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

DUMPING AND PAINTING -
DOWN RIVER CHEVROLET - 3l1l
BDDLE AVENUE. PHONES lzs4.
1885.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
ELECT HARRY McCLOY
COUNCILMAN adv

CINERARIAs, DISH GARDENS,
FANCY POTTED EASTER
PLANTS. CUT DAFfODILS. SPE-
CIAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
THE FLOWER SHOPPE, s54 PLUM
ST. PHONE 1856. adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

DRIVER FINED
William Harding was fined $50
for drunken driving by Associate
Justice Guy Murphy Tuesday.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

GIVE 1900 FIGHTING MEN AND
WOMEN A CHANCE TO BE
HEARD. VOTE NO ON CHARTER
AMENDMENT. adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

500 REDUCTION IN LIGHT
RATES POSSIBLE. VOTE NO ON
CHARTER AMENDMENT. adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
ELECT HARRY MCCOY
COUNCILMAN adv

Cash FOR YOUR CAR - ALL
MAKES - DOWN RIVER CHEv-
ROLET. A11 BDDLE AVENUE -
PHONES l234, l23s.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

RETURN ALL THE PROFITS
To THE LIGHT USERS. VOTE
NO ON CHARTER AMENDMENT.
adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

for this outfit, by the name of
Meyer L. Halprin stopped off in one
of our neighboring cities to sell
copies of this publication at so cents
per copy, and was ordered to move
on. To be patriotic doesn't mean
that you have to buy everything
that is offered under a patriotic
inference. Transients are now ap-
pearing on our down river thoro-
fares, wearing a plain copy of a
soldiers hat with no printing there
on, and handing out small flags. or
badges, with the query "Have you
got yours yet?" Before you hand
out good money. why not call your
Police Dept, or our office, Wyan-
dotte O598, and find out if these
men are on the level.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
DOWN RIVER MAN
PLAYED SUCKER"

a local man gave one z. w. Gar
land, a stranger to him, $3.50 for
a sink drain cleaner and hose. He
is still waiting for his merchan-
disc. We recently checked this for
him through this man having
worked the Grand Rapids territory,
and through their Chamber of Com
merce We learned that he has order
blanks reading "E. w. Garland
Supply Co., Box oil, New Baltimore.
Mich" and that he is now in prison
ON a felony charge after victimizing
dozens OF persons. He had no man
ufacturing establishment, and Is
alleged to have made a practice
of taking orders but never deliver
ing the goods. He gave up his Post
Office box by default in Novem-
Der, 1913. He was arrested by State
Police at Mt. Clemens and taken to
OwoSSo. where he was convicted and
given term Of five years on a
felony charge.
And here's the followup on the
above-the Postmaster at New Bal
timore reports that he has had at
least $50 requests for information
concerning this man.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

BRING NEW INDUSTRIES,
NEW TAXPAYERS TO VIVIAN.
DoTTE. VOTE NO ON CHARTER
AMENDMENT. sdv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-16
BREVITIES:
Calls Sports
BREVlTlES:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Csll-
ing sports "unessentlal 10 the ma
tionsl health. safety and in
tcrcst" Secretary Of the Navy
Forrcstal cracked down today on
discharge Of apparently able
bodied pro athletes.
lie issued an order that they
may not be discharged from the
navy, marine corps or coast guard
unless their cases are reviewed by
VICE Admiral Harold Jacobs, chief
OF personnel Il Gen. Vandegritt,
marine commandant, or Vice Ad-
mlral r r. Wsesche, coast guard
commdndant,
THIS means scores of prominent
athletes now in naval service will
not be- able 20 return TO their
teams until the war is over. The
ruling, similar 90 one issued by
the war department month ago,
also applies 10 naval personnel
who were prominent in the enter
tanning world.
Forrestal. first responsible
Washington official TO label sports
nOnessential said the order was
OccaSioned by adverse public re-
action and criticism 10 discharge
of certain prominent persons.