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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
BY James Preston

Farmers, and businessmen both
in cities and small towns, are look
ing to 200-pound War Mobilizer
Fred Vinson to throw his weight
around if bureaucratS try to set up
price policies that will interfere
with production and distribution
of goods during reconversion.
Vinson, white-haired Kentuckian
who smokes cigarettes necessarily,
left the U. S. Circuit bench to fight
initiation as Director of Economic
Sterilization. Shifted to the Office
of War Mobilization, he sees clearly
that high production is an antidote
for initiation, and that an adequate
profit margin is an essential con-
dition of high production.
THAT condition has been met for
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

home, high as an eagles nest, is a
three-story frame building built in
1900 by a Chicago broker, A. l..
Young. Lots of rooms, lots of beds,
lots Of work. Perhaps too conven-
lent for secluded rest, the house
serves as an island emblem of the
chief executive. 1t safeguards near
by fort property from possible un-
favorable occupancy. Mrs. Kelly
isn't excited about the house; she
prefers the family cottage near
Gaylord.
Political gossip centered on what
Governor Kelly will do in 1916. That
Lieut.. Gov. Vernon j. Brown will
run for the governorship is certain.
Secretary of State Herman Dignan,
friendly to Brown, is likely to seek
denomination.
Whether DR.. Eugene Keys runs is
another matter.
Michigan'S son, Thomas e. De-
wey, is still counting public favor
as possible contender for the pres
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
n VS. Of The
BO Ok World

Christopher Morley says: mo one
can ever say that the Scots are
thrifty with their humor, they give
1t away in handfulS."
You'll find plenty Oh all varieties
in THE World, the Flesh and Fa-
ther Smith" by Bruce Marshall, a
story written by Scotchman about
a Scottish priest living in the envi-
rons of Edinburgh. This altogether
delightful story is a Book of-the-
Month Club selection for July,
along with up Front" by Bill
Mauldin.
In the Scottish city, the Church
of Rome is minority, and Father
Smith is not surprised when he
encounters a hoodlum sign in the
market place, mo Popery Aloud"
When he is beSet upon by other
hoodlums and knocked unconscious
with stone, he accepts his martyr
dom with philosophy. That's the
great thing about persecution" he
says, 1T keeps you up to the mark.
It's habit, not hatred, that is the
real enemy of the Church Of God"
There is always great tolerance
Tor the weaknesses of human ma
ture in this modest pilgrimage.
When dying old sailor cannot adj
NIT to being sorry that during his
lifetime he has known the joys
of beautiful Chinese girls with gold
lacquered nails and black satin
slippers, Father Smith understands.
Are you sorry then that you're not
sorry?" Yes, the sailor is sorry he
Is not sorry. Father Smith decided
that God would understand and
absolve him from his sins.
The story follows the growth of
its hero from 1903, when Father
Smith was forty, to his death
after the fatigues of the blitz-
about l943. In The World. the
Flesh and Father Smith" Bruce
Marshall has created one of the
most lovable characters Of modern
fiction.
1t. Com. Max Miller, in his book,
The Far Shore" tells a macabre
story about an American officer
who was almost crying at his fail
ure to get the most priced trophy
of ala German Luger. A dead
German lay in a Cherbourg street,
the Luger beside him. Each time
the American officer started for
the Luger, an enemy sniper fired
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
Michigan Mirror by Gene Al1en,an

Michigan's Governors conference
tales include how the Mackinaw
county highway department sent
machinery to grade the Mackinac
island roads and by mistake banked
the curves for speeding automo-
biles; how a Fort Brady military
detail from Sault ste Marie brought
a cannon to the island for a mill
tary salute and then forgot to take
it off the boat; how a conference
guest, when asked to pay a $751;
hotel bill, informed the manage
ment he thought the state was pay
ing for his liquor.
The Michigan party" involved
the wartime hazards of food. 1t
may be that Grand Hotel guests
will have to subSist only on fish
and hamburgers for the remainder
Of the summer calamity which
seems unlikely to occur-but the
fact is the governors ate exceeding
ly well. The menu included these
rarities: Choice roast beef, sirloin
steak, sugar cured ham, baked pork
chops, veal outlets, individual chick
en- pie, and roast duck. Not until
the final conference meal was Lake
Superior whitefish served-a logical
climax to the above.
Michigan's liquor ratiOning syS-
tenn presented a dilemma, for gov
errors are human beings and some
of them like private nip" now
and then. The liquor control COM
mission solved the problem by wav-
ing the ration book requirement. II
a guest desired to have a bottle of
liquor, he raised the phone receiver,
asked for room service, and gave
his order. A bellboy delivered the
package. The guest signed the order
slip. The cost of all beverage was
place on the guests hotel bill, for
the state underworld only the cost
of island hotel room, meals and
transportation.
This reporter must record can
didly that If any liquor flowed free
ly, it did so at the guests's expense.
One exception was the visiting
scribes for whom the Distilled Spir-
its Institute obligingly contributed
several cases of Canadian Club
without solicitation either. A ma
tional columnist, thus inspired, led
a corner chorus in old-faShioned
church hymns.
All in all, the governors confer
ence was as sober as a town hall
meeting. We saw no inSobriety, al
though We made no particular point
to look for it. There is a saying
you find what you look for. The
bathing suits on the girls at the
hotel pool were just the same as
those at Grand Ravens fine beach,
and probably the girls were too.
The governors conference SeS-
Sions, except for an off-the-record
luncheon with General Marshall
and Admiral King, were fraught
with apprehensions about the post
war We recall one lengthy session,
on the eve of July Fourth, when an
eastern governor spoke for an hour
and half on social security and
another governor spoke feelingly
about the problem of the returning
veteran.
After hearing wives of visiting
governors relate the woes of en-
tertaining guests at the state man
sions, Mrs. Kelly remarked she was
more lucky than she realized. And
yet the need persists for a Cover
nor's home at Lansing. Michigan is
one of the few states which pro-
videS no official residence for its
governor.
The governors new SUI m e 7
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

at him, until at last the Nszi vas
hit by an American sergeant sniper.
so I ran for the Luger,' said the
officer. But do you know what?
Well. I'll tell you. That sergeant
ran for the Luger, too. And DO you
know what? He beat me to it by
two steps. That's all. Just by two
Seps, the So-and-so."
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

The ultimate notion of right is
that which tends to the universal
good; and when ones acting in a
certain manner has this tendency
he has a right thus to act.
Frances HutcheSon
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
Ration News
Meats and Fats

Ration book four, red stamps K2,
to P2 good through July 81; Q2-U2,
through August 81; V2-Z2 through
SeptC lber 30; A1-El good through
October 81.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
IS YEARS AGO
IN WYANDOTTE

The city commission voted to bor-
row $4,000 to tide the city over
until the next tax levy would be
available. The money was to be
apportioned between the different
funds that were low. At the same
time, the citys tax rate for the
summers collection was set at
$3.50 per $1,000 of assessed valu-
alton.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
Canned Goods

Ration book four, blue stamps
T2-X2 good through July 81; Y2-C1
through August 81; D1-H1 through
September 30; Jl<N1 good through
October 81.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

The commission planned 10 meet
with the John F. Gilbert Memorial
hospital board of governors at the
hospital to determine whether there
was any ground for complaint
against the management OF the
hospital.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

Included in the American dele
cation Of knights Of Columbus 10
go to France to participate in the
dedication of statue of Lafayette
to the French nation were four
Wyandotte citizens: H. S. Amiot,
w. Leo Catalan, Justice Henry o.
Maloch and Louis j. Bigler. The
statue was placed at Metz.
Following the dedication, the del
egation was to visit Rome where
they would be granted a special
audience with the Pope.
The Wyandotte Chautsuqua was
set to start at the city park on
July IA for seven days. Children Of
the city were TO take part In a
Mother Goose Party" at the Chau-
tauqua.
Speaking of womenS bathing
suits, the Herald reported. The
newest fad in bathing costumes is
one that you can put in your van
ity box. But it is not for the beach
in broad daylight"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
Sugar

Ration book four. stamp No. SO
good through August 81. New stamp
due September /.
Shoes
Ration book three, airplane
stamps /. and 3 valid indefinite
ly. Loose stamps not accepted.
Gasoline
Ais, six gallons, good through
September 81; BIT, CT, B8, CO, no
expiration dates set.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

East Texas, worlds largest oil
pool, has $4,000 wells.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
Liquor

Stamp No. 4, whiskey.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

The governors new summer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
5 Army Airmen Missinq In Crash

New York, Feb. 16-(UP)-Five army airmen were listed as missing today as crews sought to raise the Wreckage of a B-29 superfortress which crashed into Flushing Bay late yesterday.
 One of the five crew members who were rescued by police and coast guard was in serious con- dition from severe shock at the Fort Totten hospital. The condi- ton of the other four was de- scribed as fair.
 The huge plane, bound for Flo rida from Mitchell Field, attempted to land at La Guartlia airport when one of it's engines went dead. The pilot apparently overshot the field, and as he banked the ship one wing dipped into the bay.
 The plan somersa3!ted, burst into flames and sank The gasoline tanks blew up, spraying flaming gas over 100-foot area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
MEETING PLANNED
 BY ACCOUNTANTS
Hartford Chapter to Be Host Tuesday Evening;
 G. E. Auditor Speaker

Hartford Chapter, National Asso- citation of Cost Accountants will be addressed by L. E. Walkley, assist ant auditor, Appliance and Mer- chandise Division, General Electric Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Tuesday evening, February 2Oth, at The Elm Tree Inn, Pennington. MT. Walkley has chosen for his sub ject Fixed Asset Accounting in and After the Var.
 The manner of accounting for plant investment during such an abnormal period as the present and during the readjustment period after the war warrants careful attention. The lessons we are now learning in fully utilizing available plant in- vestment will probably be carried into the postwar period meaning that some of the presently accepted principles for determining invest ment depreciation will have to be changed to keep abreast.
 Upon graduating from the Uni versity of Michigan in 1930, MT. Walkley entered the employ of Gen. eral Electric Company. After spend- ing three years in various account ing and financial assignments while completing an academic course in business training offered by the company, he was transferred to the Travelling Auditors Staff. During eight years experience on the staff. MT. Walkley undertook various as signments auditing manufacturing, sales, investment and other type business in this country and South America. Tn 1941 he was transferred to his present assignment as Assist ant Auditor of the Appliance and Merchandise Department with headquarters in Bridgeport.
 Dinner will be served at 6:3O D. m. and the technical session will start at 800 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

City Budget Director Arnold E. Furlong and city Purchasing Direc- tor Henry J. Bowling said that steps would be taken at once to determine If temporary quarters could not be constructed as suggested by the au- thorities of this Il spaper.
 Al present, quarters being used as Q dog pound are not only inadequate as to space and general facilities but are so lacking in all the prop critics of a dog DO Id that dogs brought in there are exposed to cruel hardships such as open weather, contamination by association with diseased animals, and lack of clean quarters.
 The city has, in its postwar plans. a proposal for a $7,500 dog pound which 1t attempted to have con- stEucted last year. However, the War Production Board turned down its requested prioritiec for building dur ing wartimes and the plans were transposed to the postwar projects.
 It is the belief of the budget di- rector that some effort should be made now, as advocated here, to erect temporary, tightly construct ed shed where the dogs may be prop erly housed, separated when neces- sary, and generally afforded sani- tary and humane treatment and handling.
 Miss Rena A. Altieri 118 Clinton street, associate member of the SEGA appealed through this news paper seeking means of alleviating the present conditions at the dog pound.
 City Purchasing Director Bowling suggested thaO such temporary quarters be erected as dog pound, but so constructed that they may later be utilized, once the new pound is constructed, as storage quarters for the street and ..ater depart mcnts. The present pound is now situated at the city yards.
 Thomas Farrell city dog warden is at present handicapped, it was stated by authorities, with the fa- cilities with which he must oper- ate. MT. Farrell Is required to use his own personal car to pursue and pick-up stray dogs reported through complaints of residents of the city. It iB expected that after the war the city will furnish a specially de- signed vehicle for such purposes.
 At present the quarters being used are not large enough to keep the dogs separated, so that the pos sibility exists of high-priced, we'll bred dog being thrown in with Strays which may prove to be dis eased and contaminated, and even vicious.
 During winter and wet weather the quarters frequently become flooded SO that half of the facilities cannot be utilized to even their present extent. The dogs are eX- posed to open weather and have improper quarters for sleeping and eating. The greatest danger is that of disease being spread among them 50 that, humane and health stand ards both suffer from the inade- quacies of the quarters.
 Tentative plans discussed with authorities of The Democrat for the construction of temporary quarters call for assurances that they shall be % constructed as to be above water levels and will be tightly closed against open weather. In ad- dition sufficient space will be pro- vided for proper segregation of the dogs.
 City authorities declared they will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
SPECIAL PROGRAM
 ON ANNIVERSARY
Lithuanian Groups to Dis= CuSs Present Status of
 Nations
Brooklyn News

Commemoraton of the 27th an- niversary of the independence Of Lithuania will be observed by local Lithuanians in special program Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at St. Joseph's hall. Arrangements for the event have been made by the Lithuanian American council.
 Mayor John s. Monagan will be a guest of the organization.
 The speakers will be Judge Will liam F. Laukaitis of Baltimore, Md, Professor Kasys Pakstas, who is as sociated with the United Lithuan- ian Relief Fund in New York; and Mrs. Michael Devenis, chairman of one of the local branches of the Relief Fund.
 The present status of the small Baltic nation is expected to be among the topics discussed by the speakers.
 Judge Laukaitis, who Is supreme president of the Lithuanian Ali ance of America, is reported to be in Washington now at meeting of the Lithuanian national council. The unit will seek clarification from the State Department on the Big Three Crimea declaration in regard to Lithuania
 Dr. Peter Vileisis, president of the local council, will be in charge of Sundays program.
 Joseph DeLuca, "a representative of the United Nations organization will be speaker at a meeting of the Knights of Lithuania tonight at 8 o'clock at the clubhouse on Green street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

An Eighth Air Force Bomber Station. EngIand.First Lieutenant Richard C. Spellman, 20, of Pros pect, Conn.,, cO-pilOt on a B-l7 Flying Fortress, has been awarded the second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal at this Eighth Air Force base in England. The pres entatiOn was made by his group commander, Lieutenant Colonel Wm. J. WriggIesworth, of Eau Claire, Wis.
 It. Splelman is the son of MT. and Mrs. Carl C. s. Spellman of Summit road, Prospect.
 Prior to entering the Army Air Forces in November, 1942, It. Spellman was a student at the University of Connecticut. He re- ceived his pilots wings in March, 19A4. at Victoria, Texas.
 The official citation read, "FOr meritOriOus achievement while participating in heavy lombard ment missions in the air offensive against the enemy over COntinen- tai Europe. The courage, cOOIness, an dskill dipslayed by It. SpcIIman upon these occasions reflect great upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

take immediate steps to prepare specifications for such a construc- tion and upon approval will start immediate construction. Final ap- proval, 1t is understood, must be given by the city board of police commissioners. The city's dog pound department is included within the budget of the police de- partment.
 Miss Altieri stated to The Demo- crat that the SPCA has long been interested in the city's dog pound and expressed qualification that city authorities are to undertake means of alleviating the conditions there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
CREDIT MEMS GROUP
 HEAR TAXATION TALK

Ernest A. Ring, newly appointed manager of the accounting firm of Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co.,, last night addressed meeting of the Waterbury Association of Credit Men at the Elton. Mr. Ring spoke on '"The Effects of Taxation on Balance Sheets" George Buscher was in charge of arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

Marine Sgt. Frank J. Kennedy, 2l, 3l9 EdgcwCOd avenue has re- ported at the Marine Corps Air depot, Miramar, Calf. Serving in the Pacific as an aviation mechanic with a Fourth Marine Air squad ron, he has participated in the campaigns in the Marshall and Midway. He is graduate of Crosby High school and previous to enlisting in April, 1942, was an empIOye of the Raymond Baking Co. He has two brothers in the Armed forces, Pvt. Raymond Ken nedy, in the Army, and Edwin Kennedy, Sic, in the Navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Joseph Kennedy, principal Of WiIby High school, is a patient at St. Mary's hospital, wfere he was reported to he resting comfort ably" today. He was admitted for observation Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
City's Dog Pound Reported In ''Deplorabl

sustained schrapnel wounds on the right side of his face, but is recov- ering satisfactory, his mother has been informed.
 Prior to entering service in 1943 he was an employe at w. F. Bren- mans store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

Giovani R. Scozzafava, 1906 East Main street received his third as- Sistant engineers license and was commissioned an ensign at recent graduation exercises at the U. s. Maritime service officers school, Fort Trumbull, New London.
 An Eighth Air Force Liberator Station, England: Thomas w. Zabit, Jr., of 25 RoSette street, Wa terbury, Conn, has been promoted from Corporal to staff sergeant, it was announced by the commanding officer of the 453rd Bomber Group.
 Since arriving overseas in NoVem- ber 1944, Staff Sergeant Zabit has flown as an upper turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator.
 His B-24 Liberator Group has been cited for outstanding perform ance of duty in it's first 100 combat missions, AZ of which were flown to targets in Germany.
 Staff Sergeant zabit is the son of MT. and Mrs, Thomas w. Zabit, of Waterbury, Conn, His wife, the former Dorothy Ensrall, lives at 9 Rosette street, Waterbury, Conn
 Before securing employment with Whitey'S Garage of Waterbury, Conn. he attended Wilby High school.
 He entered the army in February, 1944, and received basic training at Greensboro, N. C. Later he attended aerial gunnery school, at Laredo, Texas.
 A U. s. Strategic Air Force Sta tion in England:--
 Flo Albert Skrobles, the son of Mrs. Jean Skrobles of 299 Oak street, Waterbury. Conn, recently arrived in this war theater of oper- ations and received a brief orien- tation course at this station de- signed to help him adjust himself to life in a combat zone.
 Flo Albert Skroble.5 will soon transfer to his permanent station from which Americas fighting planes cover our advance into Ger many.
 With the l2th Air Force in Italy: Dominic Schifellite, son of Mrs. Grace Schifcllite, 293 Walnut street, Waterbury, Conn, is serving with the 16th Machine Records Unit of the 18th Air Force Headquarters in Italy, which has been awarded a Meritorious Service Unit Citation by Major General Cannon. The award was made on the basis of superior performance of duty in the accomplishment of exceptional ly difficult tasks in the Mediter- ranean theater of Operations
 Corporal Schifellite, who entered the Army in December, 1942, has served overseas in Algeria, Tunisia and Italy for Is months. Ill ad- dition, he has twice had the oppor- tunity of visiting his relatives at their home in Sicily. Before his entry in the armed forces he was employed by the Barrow, Wade, Guthrie Co.
 Corporal Schifellite was graduat- ed from the Crosby high school in 1888 and the Bentley School of Ac- counting and Finance in l940.
 Donald Perugini, $ 1-C, who re- gently spent a leave here with lis parents. Mir and Mrs. Rocco Peru
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

First It. Irvine Upton, AAF bom- bardier, who has completed A mis- sions. has been awarded the Air Medal, according to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Allan H. Upton, 36 Virginia avenue. He entered the AAF in May 1942, and has been in the Pacific area since last May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
SPCA Representative Requests Democrat To
 Intercede For Change
City OfaclaIs Promise to Lease Temporary Quarters
 Pending Removal of Government Restrictions on Building Materials

City officials today urged by The Democrat in behalf of associate members of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to take immediate action toward eliminating what termed the deplorable" condition of the citV'S dog pound
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

Pfc. Alvin Main, 21, who has been overseas for 18 months, was wound- ed in action in Germany and has been hospitalized there, according to a War Department telegram re- ceived by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Elmer Main, 132 Clinton street. The infantryman has also served in England and France. A graduate of Leavenworth High school, Pfc. Main is a former employe of the Patent Button Co.
 Fort Sills, Okla, Feb. 16 - (FAS Tech/5 J. Rock, Oakville, Connec- ticut, has been awarded the Army Good Conduct medal.
 Private Rocks fam;ly resides at 314 Buckingham street, Oakville.
 Sioux Falls army Air Field, s. D. Technical Sergeant Leonard Gaunt, son of MT. and Mrs. William Gaunt, of 488 Homestead avenue, Water bury, Conn.,, has ben assigned to the AAF Training Command Radio school here following 13 months service in the Mediterranean the ater of operation. While overseas, he served as radio operator-gun- ner and received Air Medal and Purple Heart awards. He returned to the States under the Army Air Forces rotation plan on August 4, 1914.
 Pfc. Julius Vilciauskas, 10 Green street, who has been overseas more than year with an Army medical unit, is now stationed in Germany.