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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Human Rights At
San Francisco

ITO err" says famous proverb "is
human" Fortunately, however, it is also
human to try to profit by our mistakes.
Human laundering kept us from making the
Efirst World War the last, and human short
ssightedness brought us almost to disaster
fbefore the tide turned in our favor this
time. The United Nations determination
that this shall not happen again is the key
Enote of the San Francisco Conference.
n At the end of the last war we made the
mistake of believing that peace would take
Ecare Of itself. When the guns were silenced
we went back to "minding our own bust
mess" neither noticing nor caring what went
On in other lands. Ethiopia, we thought, was
far away. Fascism, unpleasant though it
Esounded, we discounted as a way of life
Epeculiar to Italy. Even the rise of Hitler
Hound most of us unmoved We dismissed
him as "crackpot", and laughed at his
trainings.
Thus it went, on until suddenly we
ssaw that we had missed the forest for the
trees. The "local incident" in Ethiopia led
to aggressions in Spain, Albania Greece,
Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. Fas-
cism, once peculiar to Italy spread like wild
fire over Europe And that German Crack
pot" who began by attacking minorities in
Germany, finally became the greatest single
enemy humanity had ever know. The small
flame that consumed at first the rights and
freedoms of very few, soon spread until
IL.
The protection of Individual rights
wherever they may be threatened, is no
longer a question of altruism. Most of us
have stopped feeling like Santa Claus be-
cause we are doing our share to bring
peace to the world. For now we know that
the only hope for our own security lies in
a peace that protects the rights of all peo-
pies, wherever they may live.
Freedom of worship, speech and assem-
bly,; equal justice under the law - basic
human rights that have been ours for many
generations = these must be guaranteed in
every country of the world by the United
Nations. Human freedoms must come out
Of the blueprints at San Francisco, for inter-
national security is unattainable unless in
dividuals within nations are secure Let us
have realistic world organization, armed
with potent, functioning Commission on
Human Rights. Only then do we stand a
hance of avoiding the errors of the past.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
OF Things To Come

Are James c. Petrillo and John L. Lewis
setting the pattern for things to come?
In his demand for 10 cents a ton royalty
on all soft coal mined, Lewis is asking for
exactly what Petrillo asked-and got-from
the buyers of photograph records and radio
prescriptions.
Such levieS on the producers of goods
(Which, of course, must be passed on to
the consumer), would 60 into union treas
uries for what union leaders term the
economic protection" of union members
broad term that could be defined in many
ways, including political activity
Should Lewis be as successful as Pet
rillo, it is safe to assume that other union
leaders would follow suit and tax the pro-
duction of every article manufactured by
union labor in the country.
If this tax were at the same rate as
that Lewis proposes for the soft coal indus
try (1.9 per cent of the wholesale price, the
cost to the American consuming public
would be slightly under three billion dol
lars year!
No one has yet pointed out just how
the consuming public would benefit from
this. It is but another piece of the increas-
ing effort on the part of many LEADERS, of
organized labor to deny an employer the
right to stay in business if union demands
are not met.
Petrillo set the pace. Lewis quickly fell
into step. Others will follow unless this
drive is stopped-and already in Congress
there is movement to do just that!
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

on our ship. Usually they just call
themselves plane pushers."
And third is the ships crew-the
deck hands. engineers, signalmen.
cooks. plumbers and BARRIERS. They
run the ship, just as though it were
any ship in the navy.
The filters aren't looked upon as
Gods by the rest of the crew, but
they are respected. Hardly a man
on the crew would trade places with
them. They've seen enough crash
landings on deck to know what
the filters go through.
But there is a feeling = a slight
one between the ships regular
crew and the air maintenance crew.
The feeling is on the part of the
ships crew They feel that the
plane-handlers think they're prima
donnas.
They say to you Them Aire-
dales is the ones that gets all the
glory. Nobody ever hears about us.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Why Not An
Organized Scrap Drive?

The waste paper campaign is year old
and people have lost interest in the appeal
Tor scrap paper, yet report on the paper
situation by Adjutant General Ulio is far
| from optimistic. With We day, a greater
supply will De needed, and already an 1879
per cent increase in the Armys paper de-
mands has been announced.
, Supplies to the Orient must be doubly
land triply wrapped to Withstand the humid
lweather in the Pacific and the repeated
Handling as supplies are shipped from boat,
Ito plane, to invasion craft, to beachheads,
TO bases.
E Waste paper is still No war material
shortage. 1t makes and packs essential war
Eproducts. Ask any serviceman how paper
tprotects his rationS, his medicine, his
Enunitions.
L With appeals being made daily to con-
ttribute scrap paper, an organized campaign
| is still lacking in Wyandotte. Local resi-
Edents report the necessity of burning their
bundles of paper saved for a drive when
lit piles up in the basement and no effort
is made to collect it.
| Drives conducted by Scout troops in
.some areas have proved successful, but the
Fcampaigns are seasonal and only cover
small territory. Hence the persons in areas
not touched by the Scouts must destroy
their waste paper.
An organized salvage plan by the city
or local civic groups should be made TO
meet the need for collection of scrap paper
each month. Active cooperation by local
chapters of national patriotic organizations,
the Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber
of Commerce or other groups would result
in the formation of a salvage program in
the city and help prevent the needless burn
ing of paper, so vital in the war effort.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Is YEARS AGO
IN WYANDOTTE

The politicians are all at sea
about the charter change which will
be voted on In the Election on Mon
day.
Grazing the very center Of the
front page was sketch Of the new
Ford city high school that will be
built on Goddard road.
The Board Of Commerce Is plan
ming to stage a campaign for "No-
Accidents" 1t will be under the
auspices Of the Detroit Safety COM
mittee and will be directed mostly
for the children Of the town.
Meeting the complete approval Of
all were the new ornamental lights
that are now decorating Biddle ave-
nue.. The light will run on less
current that the old style ones.
All places that will sell soft drinks
must apply for licenses, says Com
missioner Sutliff.
The new Star theater viii feature
q new wooden awning.
A report from Justice Beattie
showed that 172 dollars was collected
from fines from people who violated
the speed and traffic ordinances.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
PACIFIC IMPRESSIONS
by WIN. H. LITTLEwooD

by WIN. H. LITTLEWOOD

planes circled around and came in
again. This time black objects de-
tached themselves from the under
bellies of the Avengers and hurtled
downward, ending in a chaotic
fountain Of flame, smoke and noise.
The third time around, the planes
fired rockets, followed by more
strafing.
After the air strike was over the
troops advanced. only to be in
formed that the enemy had at
tackled their flank. This was the
main part of the problem and it
was the battalions job to clear the
valley of all enemy resistance. And
SO they deployed along the flank
to sweep into the valley.
To get a good view Of all the
action, I and the other two mem
bers of the observing party, 1t. Col
onel Harold N. Fields, an executive
officer of an infantry regiment, and
Leo Ltz, a correspondent from the
Indianapolis News, climbed to
projecting rock formation where the
battalion observation post was To-
Gated.
At the observation post. or OP
as it is more commonly called, we
found the regimental commander,
1t. Colonel william B. Means. Col
onel Means, a graduate of West
Point, was supervising the problem
and was very helpful in explain
ing the situation.
I could get an excellent view
of the entire valley from the OP.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

The machine guns and mortars
opened up first. laying down
deafening barrage. Then the rifle
men moved forward in short zig
tagging runs. From my vantage
point could see them dart from
tree to tree or ditch TO rock, while
other riflemen would keep up a
protective fire. This protective fir
ing isn't always done with Just the
purpose of hitting the enemy, but
is a continuous firing IN the enc
my's direction so as to keep him
down where he can't fire back az
you. That is the main reason why
there is always such a terrific ex-
penditure Of ammunition in modern
battle.
Aa a certain point during the
problem the umpirts declared that
there were several fortified enemy
positions holding up the advance
Of our troops. A radio message
was sent to the Navy planes again
and they came roaring in with a
repeat performance Of their earlier
show. Their target was marked by
smoke shells fired from our artil-
lery.
The problem was continued on 20
a successful completion, and once
again proved thas teamwork was
the thing that won the game Every
man who participated Is now more
fully prepared for the real fighting
that lies ahead. 1t is training like
this that makes our army the best
in the world.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
THE THREE
MUSKETEERS' FATHER

One of the most stimulating and
"meaty' radio programs I know of
is The Worlds Great Novels" spon-
sored by MICS University of the
Air and comparatively new feature
of WWJ at 1880 p. m. Friday eve
nings. To be presented soon on
this program is Alexandra Dumas
THE THREE MUSKETEERs. If
you start digging up material on
Dumas you will encounter statistics
that will stagger you. Here are some
of them "a la Bennett CerD:
Dumas wrote and published, &C
cording to his own testimony 1900
volumes. He once turned out go
full-length novels in a single year.
He said, 1T should be as easy for
a novelist to make novels as for
an apple tree to make apples and
he proceeded to prove his point by
writing nearly 10000 pages Of fic-
ton In addition to "a plays and in
Vulnerable volumes Of travel and es-
says. He was the first, and as far
as know, only famous author to
hire corps Of ghost writer's and
put the production Of books on an
assembly-line basis. One day he
met his son (the author Of CA
MILLD and asked Have you read
my new novel yet?' No. said Alex
andre Dumas, Jr., Have your
Dumas owned a theater, q news
paper and a magazine, slept only
four hours out of "a, and was In
volved in over 100 lawsuits. For
pets he had II dogs, three apes, two
parrots, two peacocks, . vulture, Q
pheasant. and cat. He entertained
so lavishly that when he rented a
chateau In the country. the rail-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

All We do is keep the damn ship
going"
1t is these 'plane-pushers" who
make the flight deck of an aircraft
carrier look as gay and wildly COL
ored as a Walt Disney cartoon. For
they dress in bright colors.
They wear cloth helmets and
sweaters that are blue, green, red,
yellow. white or brown. They make
the flight deck look like a flower
garden in June.
This colorful gear isn't just a
whim. Each color identifies a spe-
cial type of workman. so they can
be picked out quickly and sent on
hurried tasks.
Red is the gasoline and fire.
fighting detail. Blue is for the guys
who just push the planes around.
Brown Is for plane captains and
mechanics. White stands for radio
men and the engineering bosses.
Yellow is for the plane directors.
Yellow is what q pilot looks for
the moment he gets on deck. For
the plane directors guide him as
though they were leading a blind
man. They use sign language with
their hands that is the same all over
the navy, and by obeying their
signs explicitly. the pilot can taxi
his plane within two inches Of
another one without ever looking
at it.
Continued on Page 15)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Letter Box

DOGS AND VICTORY GARDENS
April 2, 1915
To The Editor
Wyandotte News Herald
Dear Sir:
Now that Spring is here and the
time for victory gardens Is upon
us, the old problem arises again.
Perhaps you can do something about
1t IN your collsnn. That problem
deals with one Of the worst pests
the gardener has, and the hardest
to fight.
Sprays do no good and fencing is
not available. I refer to the many
dogs that roam the streets of Wyan-
dotte. neither licensed or vaccinated.
am myself dog lover but like
other things, I believe there is a
proper place for everything. II a
dog is desired for a watchdog" it
can do its owner no good chasing
the other dogs around thru other
peoples property and gardens II
a dog is desired for pet, surely,
it isn't much Of pet, II 1t runs
loose and gathers all the germs
digging in the garbage cans and
refuse.
So must conclude with the state
ment that a dog running at large
is nuisance and should be treated
as such I therefore insist that the
law be enforced regarding nuisances.
This is also a very good time to
bring UP the matter Of other city
ordinances. We have them on the
books but why aren't they enforced.
Why are garbage and ashes allowed
to be thrown loose in the alleys?
It takes several times as much
labor to remove them when they
are on the ground. 1t also breeds
rats and the glass is hard on scarce
tires.
I urge that every city ordinance
be looked into and the cobwebs re-
moved and enforce them as they
should be.
Very truly yours
A Taxpayer
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
ARE IMPORTANT

Maps are one of the most impor-
tant factors in this war. U. S. En-
gineers made detailed sketches Of
each invasion beach for the push in
Europe and produced 100000 maps
100000 Of them were Of French
coastal areas.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

The new gasoline jelly incendiary
bombs. which American Superfort-
resses have been dropping with dew
astating effect on Tokyo, Nagoya
and Osaka, are manufactured in
Detroit.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Notes from
Bacon Memorial
Library

roads receipts for the local sta
ton increased 10000 francs the first
summer. He lived like a prince OF
the Arabian Nights - and died a
pauper.
Dumas was born in 1902, the SON
Continued on Page l6)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

Of plane hand
lers who shift
and push and
manhandle the
planes a dozen
tim eS a d a y
around the deck.
These men are
usually known
as "Airedales,
but the term is
not, much used
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Ernie Pyle With the Macy:
Ernie Pyle With the Macy:
Lots OfMen Needed To Keep
Aircraft Carriers Going
Life aboard Ship Monotonous,
But Preferable to FO1hOIe
BY Ernie Pyle

IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC = The men aboard an air
craft carrier could be divided for purposes of clarity into
three groups
There the fier both officerpots enlisted radio
and gunners who actually fly in combat They do moth
ing but fly, and study, and prepare to fly.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

That's news to me, Judge. From the way
some people talk you would think it was
at least 500"
mo. Glenn, there's the statement right
here in the paper /. from authorities who
have made an exhaustive study of the sub
ject. Only about So of the people who
drink occasionally abuse the privilege :. q.
$50 drink sensibly."
2 mo wonder you say it wouldn't be fair
to take the privilege away from the other
$50. Judge. agree with YOU" !
u can't ses it any other way. Glenn. No
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

maintain the filters. The air Off
GERS, the mechanics. and myriads
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05

more than could see taking automobiles
away from everybody because few drive
recklessly and have accidents. Or preventing
the making or sale of cake or doughnuts
because some folks eat too much and get
indigestion"
In the case of Esprit beverages. the answer
10 one of education and better control"
GAS a matter of fact, the responsible
members of that industry are working con-
stantly toward that end. They don't want
folks to abuse the use of their product any
more than We do" ,,Ss<.Ss.sz,-. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
ANDREW HIGGINS
CLOSES 3 PLANTS
LABOR LEADERS DECLARED
ne WAS CONDUCTING
-sHUToUT STRIKE

NEW ORLEANS. Nov.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. ,.
Andre VI. Higgins. who
surprised the labor world
and the country generally
yesterday by shutting down
three Of has large plants and
announcing that they viii
not to be- reopened. went iian-
ing today. TIE first time ~
MANI years. he announced.
lie said further, before he
started on the trip. that h.
vas rot going fishing to
avoid interviews az attempt
I'd interviews by ne wsmVu.
but solely because be- had
been ~ busy during the var
~ dbl not allow hiw~"l !.
day to enjoy fishing. his ia
NuIite sport.
If vas ss.d. Mr o. gins nsd
Continued on lGEt Tnrccl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
CANDIDATES In CITY ELECTION
LINING UP FORCES FOR CONTEST
TO BE FOUGHT OUT ON TUESDAY

Candidate in the city
election - he held Tuesday
turned the ''three-quaTters
pole" this morning and may
be said 10 be gallopinR full
tilt down the homestretch.
Anybody who engaged to-
day in conversation about
the election al city hall. the
county courthouse or al
corners. could sense a tense
ness in the air. Prom now
on candidates. that Is. most
Of them. and their friend
will be putting GA the pres
sue" n their canvass.
Tonight tomorrow. oMnday and
Eon4ay rlent worker al cum
sart steady campaigns Eos uc
ia, ap co. ..sarHn das q hn
ttrn s.,l...ed tHaf IRE pssec-t-
SIC g vote est p.osabiy viil hc
hs lar.. a ci.y eleltloas ~
us0s s,ar
r.. trIf.n us.rf.d eat
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03

eo'1red rurrs on the staff snd
un.ii on v7-entlY Left town. there
were two
The hcspital has never been
overerewdrd either By white OF
col-rCd Bstlcnts. This has been
because oi the shortage Of do
ter We nred f5u- mare praSisc-
M desterE N Key West. II there
were an a3-quats number Of
dcciers. the hospital undoubtedly
would b use5 20 full pa-iiY.
end those nee5i~q hospital care
world be sble 20 get a. There
ere six graduate md seven IN
rgradu ate nurses on the STAT
new I'd Il there were enough
de=icrs here. mere nurses would
b needed
Nav express my adm.Tstion
for the woFk 81 the doctors.
nurses sni executives Of the nos
Fi'sl staff Wh3 certainly have
wJrke5 v1ih nisht ana main.
an rnxi3us 20 kclp obtain the
necessary ao-tors 50 fhat the
hess tel NV BE- put 20 fall use
fer the peosis Ct the city beth
white and eolored. May ospes
ELY thank Miss Hartei for calling
attention 70 nv inept wording
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
STATEMENT BY ALBERT B. COOPER

LAST niaht ever Station WKNF.
I ssi5: But what bout better
care Of human beings? We must
obta "a On sdeqasie number Of
nurses snd dosicFs for the MI
nicipal HssDital - end hospitr ]
care fos colored citizens. Another
facior - ana the most impoTtan;
In cur humsn existence cur
children Prem my observation. 10
Is apparent thst N ny people
overlook thla. or 70 say tire least
are Lax and une3nceFned. II
elected. promise you. I all
work. and work haTa. toward a
movement 70 err diests tire causes
Of iuvsnils delinquency"
immediately after the brosd
cast ! am sla5 70 say. Miss
Marie n HaTtsl superintendent
Ct the Municipal Hospital. phsned
me and vsal kindly pointed oat
thft nv woF ling left the imprss.
sion that there we're no facilities
- the Hospital for coloFed PAT
ienfA. AsiAs HzFtel - right: u
certainly did leave that impres.
aion. Miss Hartel also SAID:
There are two bedroems con
tanning four beds each set aside
for eslored patients. There Is .
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
.StnateCOTnmittee TODe Provided
With All Necessary Data Units
Probe Of Pearl HarbOr Disaster
ROBERT H. OWENS, SR.
DIED IN MIAMI FRIDAY

Robert Henry Givcns. ST, %,
retired cigar Manufacture. 1896
s W I0,h street. Miami Pa.
died ai has residence Friday fol-
loWing an illness 81 one monih.
H. had hcen a Niami r. idcnt fol
the past IS years, going there
from Key West.
Hc Is survived ~ tao SINS.
Robert n. Owens Jr.. Miami;
ard John J. Glycns. Savannah,
Ca. ard three daughters. Mrs.
LoFpna g. Cook, Miss Mary Civ
ems and Mrs Fannie Booker. al
81 Miami. onc sister. Mrs.. Fannie
G. Curry, KY Wet, Fia.. nj
lUlf grandchildren.
Tho remains wiH b. ant "a
Tampa. whsrc services viii be-
held 2 r ~. Mnndav in the ~ =
ION q. Reed Funeral Home AIth
Iniermcnt following ir Myrtle
I'LL Cemetery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
MET LAST NIGHT

Chairman Paul G Albury. Ped
70 Aguilsr and Mrs Betty SHUTS,
with about tao dozen interested
citizens. met last NIGHT ~ q Key
West Public Works Board meet
"a n City Hall and discussed the
repairing 81 some streets that are
in bad condition in Key West
Capt. Raw Atwcll. Mike Peret
and several others spoke about
the condition Of Watson street
from DIVISION 20 Catherine. sew
eral others about Packer froTn d.
vision 10 Packer Maxine Valdez
about Catherine street from Va
rcla 90 Margaret RoEelso Come
and Charles BeCCaisc and several
others abou; Peironla street from
EDMONTON b. Port. and Dr. Carey
about Emma street Mr. Kclls
about Division from Whiichcad Co
Fort streets.
After . lcaathy discussion O.
was decided o. take IL hsforc a
regular meeting of the baard 1
an endCavuT 60 have thcse streets
faxed ~ en- early date
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03

amfea Press Day Wire
Siss ard AP Features
NeAra Devoted 10 the
- a"s@sNuts Of Key west
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
Hearings Are Scheduled
To Begin November ii
With Many Witnesses
To BE Examined

WASHINGTON. Noy. a.
The senate COMMITTEES. whish
Is considering The Pearl liar
Dor disaster, YES assured O..
day By the late president
Roossvelt's secretary thst a
may have access 10 ne pa
pers concerning The Iap
baekstab.
senators Brewer 81 Maine
and Ferguson of III hiTAm
still are declaring that a lull
investigation can not b. con.
Quoted unless the memiseus
OF the committee are ritgn
the privilege 81 examininN
all the documents that lNF-
tain Ia ans way % The Pearl
liaTboF disaster.
Speaking Tor The aamlnss-
tialion. Se natoF nafkleV De-
claFed that he II confident
the investigation TO b. con-
Quoted by the senate euF1.
mittee viii obtain = .ull ssarg
about the laps SNEAK &C.
taCks.
The hearing ar = laa lHls
ed o. begin ou NayNmbef -.
AMI q long array ~ wines -
will De examined.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-03
a#xati*ex Are Demand
80 Tine Cent Addition
~ Pay Per Nile Of Ser.
NaNn

WASHINGTON. Nov. A.
Faensm hundred Creyhound
h~a aFaRsra - ths midwest.
go states declared thia
wnwnsna 49, they wili go on
naFahs al uaadniaht tonight
mnleas aher damand for ere
s~us 80 lssonai Bay per nile
- aeFvaes - agreed Co BY ths
s@mNang sn tha maaantims.
fEum vartaua parts 90 the
ssaamiEN rwnoFaa wers Fncelv-
80 hess ahoui the settlement
mi stFsksa 49, $4,000 ium-
hwsmwm in the west I'D 10
80 teaasls vsorkss 10 the
e@Nf mFw sasll eat on strike.