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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Lucky Jinx Day
Cash-FiIIed Envelope
Ignored byCrowd

CHICAGO, April Ia 1NS)-It
isn't April Fools Day but it was
Friday, April 13. considered an
unlucky day by most persons. 30
pedestrians who saw the brown
envelope lying in the street never
gave il a second thought.
Traffic Policeman Thomas Ira
hey, stationed at the busy down.
town corner saw several cars run
over it then decided to investi-
gate.
Inside were a check for $3.50
and $3.50 in cash. They were
turned over TO the owner, Reno
S. Douglas of the municipal clerks
office, before he knew he had lost
the envelope. His name appeared
on the check.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Orators SET
For Zone Test
z Detroit Winners
Going TO Chicago
BY JERRY PETIT
Detroit Times Contest Editor

Detroits two champion student
orators, local winners in the
James Monroe Oratorical Contest
sponsored by The Detroit Times
and affiliated Hearst newspapers,
will leave early Tuesday COR
Chicago, where they will repre-
sent this city in the Midwest zone
contest of the national compe.
tition.
They are John f. Stuart, 10, of
1867 fuller, a Wayne University
college of esucation student who
won the local college crown. and
Jerry Ryan, II, of loo +. Buena
Vista, Highland Park. a senior of
Highland Park High School and
high school oratorical champion
of this area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Sours on OPA:
Pickle Man in Pickle of a Mess

ords for the five years preceding
l9il. lie sent n. Then Washing
ton asked for his business record
for 1910 in months. He sent that.
In January, three months later,
he asked Washington what hap
pcned 10 his request Washington
said. What requcSt?'
Needham then took his business
10 Congressman George Dondero
who personally carried the pickle
producers records TO the OPA
OPA Administrator BowlcS then
assured Dondero the matter would
be taken care of forthwith.
Nccdham hasn't heard a word
about 1t since.
Meanwhile, Needham'S pickle
business is dying on the vine lie
stands 10 lose $1,000 10 S1.50C
unless his relish stock is proceSseo
within the coming week.
A fine pickle indeed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Seward |. Merriam

Funeral services viii be held In
Phoenix. Ariz., Tuesday for Sew
ard l.. Merriam who died there
al the home Of his son, former
Circuit Judge Dewitt II. Merriam
at the age of So. Burial will be
in Port Huron.
Born in Romeo in 1862. Mr.
Merriam was graduated from the
University of Michigan and served
as prosecuting attorney of st
Clair County from 1888 10 1890
He was elected mayor Of Port
Huron in 1893 and came to De-
troit six years later. lie was gen
.eral counsel for the Pere Mar
quctte railroad for 40 years up TO
his retirement in 1912.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
|2Wyonning Boys
Lost in Blizzard

CASPER, Wyo., April II (INS)
Two 17-year-old boys who left a
ranch near Casper 10 look for a
horse, were missing today, appar-
emily lost in a raging snowstorm
which spread over a five-state
region.
The youths left their homes
Thursday morning and have not
been heard from since.
The heaviest Snowstorm i'm re-
cert years in central Wyoming
virtually paralyzed transportation
and business in Casper. All high
ways were blocked.
At Lam Ter. Wyo., the snow
reached a depth of "A inches.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
The Poor Rich
Starving Spinsters Own
$24,354 in Cash

NEW YORK, April Ia QNS)-
Another of those mysteries of life
in the big city was disclosed to-
day with discovery of two aged
spinsters starving TO death in
their 6-room apartment although
they had a small fortune on de-
poSit in several banks.
Police said that Mary Donovan,
So, and her sister, Catherine. 67,
were suffering from malnutrition
and a heart condition when a
curious neighbor investigated their
disappearance. Police found So
in cash in the apartment and sew
cral bank books showing deposits
totaling S24.354.
One OF the sisters died shortly
after being taken 10 the hospital
and the other was reported in
critical condition.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Council Hears
Rezoniing Case

Whether the common council
will favor the recommendation OF
the city plan commission TO re-
zone 90-aCre tract near Joy and
Greenfield and the Pere Mar
uuette Railroad for residential
use remained a question Saturday
Both sides of the issue were
heard bv the council yesterday.
Representatives Of the Ford
Motor Co. and the McLouth Steel
Co. opposed the move which they
said would block the steel com
pany's plan TO buy the land from
Ford and build a s. 100000 plant
Many representatives of north
weSt Detroit civic clubs supported
the plan commission recommends
tion. The area is now zoned ioI
heavy industry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Marine S Rites
- ss
Set for Sunday
Obituaries

Memorial services for marine
Pfc. Dwayne G. Pinkerton, 21
who died March u of wounds re-
ccivcd on Two Jima, will be held
at 7:45 p. m. this Sunday in the
Ward Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Plymouth at Steel.
Dwayne was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo +. Pinkerton, 1882
Hartwell. He was graduated from
Mackenzie High School and en-
listed in the marines Aug. 4
1912, when he was II.
Besides his parents. he is sur
vived by a brother, Bernard Leo,
who is in the navy in the south
Pacific.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Chemists 10 Hear
Talks on Seed, China

Chemistry in China" and "The
Relation of Chemistry TO Seed
Growing" Will be the topics at a
meeting Of the Detroit chapter of
the American Chemical Society at
.745 p. m. next Friday in the
Northern Auditorium.
DR.. William X. Adolph, acting
professor Of biochemiStry at Cor
nell University, will speak about
China. Arthur Franks of the
Ferry-Morse Seed Co. will speak
on victory gardening,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED

In keeping with previous prac-
tice in the annual Hearst Oratori-
cal Contests, the zone and ma
tional finals will be marked by
elaborate entertainment programs.
Appearing will be outstanding
stars of stage. screen and radio.
together with unusual musical
features Under tentative plans.
Mayor Edward J Kelly OF Chicago
viii he chairman of the zone con-
test in that city.
Winners of the national finals
will be awarded 81 900 war bonds
each, plus an all-eXpenSe trip by
air 10 Mexico. Arrangements are
under supervision of the Mexi-
can government, Eastern Airlines
and the Pan-American Airways
System.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Pay Raises Refused
To 122 Policemen

The common council Saturday
refused 10 grant step increases
To 122 paleemeR5 who started
work in 1887 at their induction
pay Of $1,000 a year and failed 10
receive the increase 10 2,520 a
year. formerly automatic
Budget Director Addy and
Chief Asst. Corp. Counsel Paul T.
Dwyer told tho council such raises
had been suspended
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

4 6 REPORTS come in from vari-
n Gus war theaterS, we recog-
nize, more and more, our debt 10
dogs for their faithful service TO
our men in the-front lines.
But all dogs cannot so into the
service of their country and il is
for these faithful ones that John
Milton's words. They also serve
who only stand and wait are so
aptly selected as slogan for this
weeks recognition of Be Kind 10
Animals Week.
School children throughout the
country will hear lectures, see pic
lures and make their own demon
Strations this week of kindness 10
animals,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Florida Ex-Governor
Speaks Wednesday

EX-Gov. David Sholtz OF Florida
national commander Of the Mill
tary Order of the World Wars,
will speak al dinner meeting OF
the order Wednesday at 7 p. m.
in the Detroit Athletic Club.
State Cmdr F.. NJ Stannard
and Detroit Chapter Cmdr. Will
w. Hubcnct are making arrange
mentS to entertain 1t. Cmdr
SholtZ.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Packing Plant Visit
Explains nsMeatFan1ine
BY TED PECK

every 10 little pigs that went to market year ago.
only three are going market today, while little pigs
at home.
nursery rhyme arithmetic the meat shortage in
Detroit simple that complicated only because
of the many contributing factors involved
But Mrs. Housewife you think amiys meat arde
empty you should take trip to big packing plant like that
of Hammond, Standsh and Co, 2101 Twentieth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Eight Schools Listed
For Paper Pitkups

Pickups of wastcpapcr Will be
made this week from eight
schools. They are:
CarstenS. Monday; Howe and
Bellevue. Tuesday: Finney and
McFarlane, Wednesday. Carary
and Holcomh vocational classes
only. Thursday, and Hillger,
FRIDAY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Re-S+ock Trout Streams

THREE RIVERS, April IA
Trout streams IN ST. Joseph
County have been festeeked-with
200 legal size fish conservation
officials announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
CONSIDER ALL ANIMALS

Consider not only your own dog,
cat or bird, but all animals in some
special acknowledgment tn S
week. Of all faithful friends. Fill
the seed tray and check the
pcrches IN your bird sanctuary.
Note what, If any, damage win
ter has wrought the water pan.
You will be repaid hundred times
your little labor, in song and color,
Of all the feathered creatures at
traeted TO your garden spot.
The common cat. the horse OF
the hucKSter, the aimless. wander
ing puppy, the COW newly broken
from her pasture. all these are
animals that deserve the milk OF
human kindness all year through.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Talk on YaIfa Slated

William Henry Chamberlin. al-
thor and foreign correspondent,
witt speak on The Yalta confer
ence at 1870 a. m. Monday at
MarygroVe College.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

ment suffered a slight discount
but in 1913 he was allowed so
extra bags and in April. 1914, he
was given an SO-bag allotment
lie was later notified that his 1915
allotment, which he has not Yet
received. would be discounted
!. 100 pounds.
In August OF last year he asked
that the raiionlng base bc-changed
because OF the abnormaliiy Of his
business, IN 1871, and when he got
nowhere he took his business from
the Pontiac board and gave 1t to
Detroit.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
WEEK DESIGNATED

April Is 10 81 Is designated by
the American Humane Association
as week in which we all eXpend
some effort in general kindness to
animals. John Milton. the blind
poet. probably never dreamed ne
was voicing a sentiment that would
ring through the ages and mark
the home-lront fidelity of animals
as well as man. But Let us always
remember those words They serve
who only stand and wait
Many different types Of pets are
waiting reunion with their favorite
boy or girl. Let us hope there Will
be untold numbers of happy re-
unions between man and beast
very soon
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
$65,000 for Red Cross

ADRIAN, April 14-With APP
proximately Sos, 900 collected, Len
awee County topped its Red Cross
quota this week by nearly 1000.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
GOVERNORS COOPERATE

Throughout the nation. a total
OF more than 500 institutions of
learning entered their contestants
when plans were first announced
some five weeks ago.
Governors of 10 states. plus a
special committee composed of
the various ambassadors Of the
Pan-American nations, constitutes
membership on the guidance
group in charge.
A Pacific Coast zone contest
and an eastern zone contest will
be held Wednesday colncidental
with the Chicago meet.
Winners in both the high school
and college divisions in the three
zones will meet Wednesday night.
April 1S. at CHS Playhouse. New
York City, for the national finals.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Sours on OPA:

Do you really want 10 know
what makes a pickle man sour on
the OPA?
Well. then, read about the trials
and tribulationS Of Charles +.
Needham Of highland Mich. op-
orator of the Domestic Pickle
Works.
Needham'S bitter predIcament
goes back 10 1871 when he was
Injured in an automobile accident
and forced 10 close his business
five months.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
NEXT COMES DISCOUNT

Since that was the year used as
the base for sugar supply allot-
ments for manufacturers under
the rationing system. Needham vas
allowed only II bags, whereas he
had used between 400 and 800
each year.
-SAs following year his allot-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Faithful Friends

Brother uoU. ! bid thee in the name Of Jesus
CHRIST come Ho,s t0tth me- nothing doubling, aud
lot ps 90 establish the peace IN Gods name."-
81 Francis Assist.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
CONTEST WEDNESDAY,

In Chicago. they will compete
against entrants from that city.
Milwaukee. Pittsburgh and San
Antonio. The zone contest Will
be held at 3 p. m. next Wednes-
day, in the Chicago City Hail
council chambers
Already winners of $3.50 in war
bonds each, presented by The De-
troit Times, both Stuart and Ryan
will receive additional $50 bonds
for participating in the Chicago
meet, regardless of the outcome of
that contest.
Altogether. 13 key cities from
coast 10 coast are participating in
the vast educational tribute Ia
the father of Americas tradi-
tional foreign policy, Former
President Herbert Hoover is ma
tional chairman.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
WARM WEATHER AID


. Warm weather will diScour-
age black market operators who
lack refrigeration facilities and
shut down the apple tree
butcher completely. The apple
tree butcher is So-called be-
cause he SlaughterS on the
farm. strings his meat mp 10
the nearest tree and lets it
freeze until needed.
Farmers who don't have
hogs enough TO supply present
demand will raise more and
may decide to market younger
animals If price ceilings are re-
viSed 10 make it worthwhile.
In The meantime the Hammond
and Co. sales department
has the headache Of trying Il
pass around among its custom
ers approximately II per cent o.
its normal supply.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Detroit Area
To Get Beach
Parkway Authority
Speeding Project
By JOHN CREECY

Without fuss or fanfare the
Huron Clinton Metropolitan Au'
thority Is progressing rapidly on
its projects for making the Detroit
area a more desirable place IN
which 10 live.
II has completed acquisition oi
land for an immense bathing beach
IL Anchor Bay, on Lake 81. Clair
which will provide attractive
swimming facilities for $1,000
Engineering plans for tins project
also are completed ready To -hc
put into effect as soon as the war
ends.
This will be the first step in the
-authority's program of recreation
-areas and scenic drivewayS,
planned in cooperation with the
state conservation department and
state and county highway depart
-ments.
SET Up IN 1910
The authority was set up IN
1910 by vote of the citizens OF
wayne. Oakland, Macomh, Wash
-tenaw and Livingston counties, in
order that needed recreation IA
cilitieS might be provided on a
METROPOLITAN area basis.
II is empowered 10 levy a one
quarter mill tax t25 cents per
$1,000 on all property in the five
counties. but because the war has
prevented actual construction
work, the tHli levy has net been
needed or imposed. Present rate
is 3-l6 Of a mill.
The beach project for which
$50 acres have been acquired. VIII
require A year or more Of dredging
10 raise the level of the land,
which Is sometimes under water.
When completed, il will have
$500 feet of lake frontage, with
a half-mile boardwalk and parking
space for 5000 cars. In addition,
there will be a golf course, base
ball diamonds court GameS,-haat
basins and a tower for viewing the
lake and numerous other features.
CONCENTRATES HIGHWAY
The complete program OF the
authority contemplateS great
lrrnfted-access highway encircling
Detroit. On the south the high
way would run along the river and
lake shore from Trenton to Mt.
Clemens.
Beginning at Mt. Clemens II
would then run up the Clinton
River valley, across the divide be-
tween the headwaters of the
Clinton and Huron rivers north of
Pontiac, and down the Huron
valley through Ann Arbor anc
Ypsilanti 10 Trenton.
RECREATION SPOTS
The vast system of parkwayS
would be studded with recreation
spots. Along the rivers there
would be golf courses, swimming
places, winter sports areas, hiking
routes, fishing grounds, picnic
areas and forest preserves.
One of the largest of these areas
would be near Fenton, in the vicln-
ity Of Huron River and US l6.
or the $500 acres contemplated
for the area, 800 have been ac-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
STILL HOPING

Things got tough after the
holidays NanPariS said. I'VE
kept going for awhile because
we kept thinking during Jan
nary that things would improve.
We're still hoping.
Were hoping the OPA will
give us some assistance, 80 we
can get hack cost or a little
better out of our merchandise
and that there will he some
regulation TO Curtail black
markets"
There are these grounds FOL
hope. he said:
. The government IS concerned
about the meat shortage.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

Hammond, Standish and co,
operates one of Dctroit'S major
packing houses. 1t has been estab-
llShed since 1859 yet, never in all
those years. have so many of the
big meat hooks that line its cool
erS and convcyor lines been empty
of carcaSseS.
CATTLE PENS EMPTY
Cattle pens stand empty. A
killing room with capacity OF
900 head OF beef cattle a week
was turning out half that number
of CarcaSScS a year ago. To-day, II
stands idle.
The pork department, capable
Of processing 10000 hogs a week,
is handling only 1000 a week
compared to 5000 to 5000 a year
ago. The larger of two cold rooms,
in which the hog carcasscs are
chilled until firm enough for cut
ting. is empty. Normally, it holds
1000 CarcaSSeS.
GOVERNMENT DEMANDS
To make matters worse for you,
Mrs. Housewife, of the three little
pigs that do 60 to market in
April, 1915. two are cut up into
pork shoulders. loinS. hams, ba-
con and lard for lend-leaSe and
for the armed forces, leaving only
one for your table.
The government takes more Of
some cuts than of others. For
instance. your butcher couldn't
get top-grade pork shoulder
from Hammond. StandiSh and Co
for love nor money, even If he
were A regular customer.
Pork shoulder meat is used for
and the government takes
all that Hammond, StandiSh and
Co. produces.
SITUATION GENERAL
at isn't only u.s." explained
c. NJ. NanParis, president and
general manager of the big
packing company. This situa-
tion is general throughout the
country. With our 20 per cent
curtailment. we may be more
severely hit than some, Of
course. For instance. in some
regions. the kill is perhaps down
only 50 per cent"
Hammond. StandiSh and Co. is
Slaughtering only three days a
week, compared 10 five or six
kills week a year ago. In the
last so days the firm has laid off
IS per cent Of its labor force
Now. II has slowed down IFS con-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
ASKS FOR RECORDS

N.ho IUN NV NONDy
Taking the bull by the horns or
the bags by the ears. he boldly
asked for ~ bags for l945. With
his request he filed doctors Ger
HfcsteS, hospital and business
records for 1871.
Washington asked for his rec
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
BLACK MARKET SERIOUS

I'VE break about even in
that department." he declared,
He said the black market stu
alton was terribly serious with
hundreds OF little operators
butchering cattle that ordinarily
would have gone 10 established
packers, either through their own
yards or Via Detroit or Chicago
markets.
Hammond, Standish and Co.
buys livestock from all three of
those sources.
The number of hogs on farms
has been reduced one-third in the
last year VanParis added. He eX-
planned that farmers SHE'D away
from hog production because Of
last years pork surplus and on
advice Of government agencies
which undereStimated needs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

veyor lines TO afford the rest of
the help the 81 hours of work a
week guaranteed by union con-
tract and, when possible, 40 hours.
3 FACTORS BLAMED
IF the hogs were available, the
packing house production line
could operate two or three times
its present speed.
NanPariS blames three major
factors for this situation: An OP "A
ceiling price squeeze, ~ the black
market and the fact that farmers
simply did not raise as many hogs
this year.
He said his company quit pack
ing beef because the loss, under
existing OPA ceilings. amounted
to SO to Sl5 head on cattle
and I'VE just couldn't afford TO
continue -
The boning Of beef purchased
on the hoof by government agen-
cieS and slaughtered elsewhere
makes us feel we are doing
something TO help the cause and
keeps part of the labor force
together but yields scant profit
he added. s.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
SHERWIN. WILLIAMS
ENAM ElOID

one-cost beauty aeatmen, foe
shabby furniture. toys wood@
worklDriesquicklyto smooth,
beautiful, durable, ~.
washable finish In 09S '
II sparkling colors
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
SHERWiN .WIILIAMs
FLOOR ENAMEL

Long wearing, extra tough,
rich gloss enamel for wood OF
hnoleum floorsl Goes on easy.
dries hard overnight srS
Handsome colorsi x~~
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
CONCENTRATES HIGHWAY

The complete program Of the
authority contemplateS great
ltrnfted-access highway encircling
Detroit. On the south the high
way would run along the river and
lake shore from Trenton to Mt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

Beginning at Mt. Clemens it
would then run up the Clinton
River valley, across the divide be-
tween the headwaters of the
Clinton and Huron rivers north of
Pontiac, and down the Huron
valley through Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti 10 Trenton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-08
CHURCH COUNCIL
 NAMES OFFICERS
Rev. Francis o. Ayres Is Elected President; L0n=
 don Editor Gives Talk

Rev. Francis O. Ayres was named president of the Waterbury Coun- cil of Churches, to succeed Frank E. Hess, at the annual meeting last night at the First Baptist church.
 Other officers were named as fol- lows: Vice-president, Mrs. John H. Foster; treasurer, LeRoy w. Foote; and secretary, Miss Ruth L. Liebeck.
 Rev. Michael Clarke, editor of the Christian Frontier in London. in an address to the gathering spoke of the relationship of this country to England, and also told of educa- tional plans in England. He is former headmaster of school at Derbyshire, England, where scenes for the motion picture, Goodbye, MT. Chips" were filmed.
 Members of the board of directors were named as follows: Rev. John J. Snavely, Rev. Joseph O. Harvey, Rev. Johnathan E. Reed. Rev. Rob- ert A. Heydenreich, Dr. Walker, Rev. E. Einor Kron, Edwin c. Northrop, Rev. T. Lowry Sinclair, Levi Wilcox, Fred Book. Mrs. J. Anson Stone.