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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
Show 10 Feature
Christmas Flowers

Flowers and plants associated
with the holiday season viii be
featured in the Christmas Flower
Show opening Al 9 A. m. tomorrow
al the Belle Isle Conservatory.
The show may be seen from 9
=. m 10 $50 p m. daily inciud-
ing Sundays, Christmas and New
Years DaV.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
Crushed ID Death
BN I:I-TOn Press

Louis Montour, 90, mil'wrcht Of
44l4 Hamilton was crushed 10
death early today when = l5-ton
punch press he was helping 10
install ~ the Murray Body plant
fell l5 feet and pinned nm under
meath.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
Snowfall Abdtes,
Cost City $4,000

The seasons first heavy snow
fan IN Detroit was taporing off
Today after -sRarliHg- -tpaalc- and
increasing traffic accidents. An
additional halt-lnCh of snow was
expected.
An official depth of 81 inches
was recorded this morning by the
weather bureau, which predicted
light flurricS throughout the day
and tonight.
Temperatures viii range from
a high Of IS degrees today 20 "A
low Of about 20 tonight, the bu-
reau said.
Nearly 300 traffic accidents
were reported in Detroit and
suburbs as all state, county and
city police agencies warned drIv-
eTs 10 eXoTCTSC extreme CdutTOH.
NEED 500 WORKERS
The Automobile Club Of Michi-
gan reported emergency road
service was the heaviest nf the
season in the Detroit area. Out
state, the report said, motor
travel still is hdlardou, but state
highway crews worked through
out the night clearing and sand
ing main trunk roads.
About 300 hand ShOvclcrS
worked tbroucb the rirt7r -cicsr-
inc loon Straeis and 300 more
vero added .tbis norninc but
DpW CommiSsionor Glenn &.
Richards sont out . cal for 500
moro Ia work TO-DAY and tonight
,Arofbor 10a uorkers .boveIed
streets elseu.bere IN the city.
p,aLa. "a -.
Il I.I u a J - 'N ~ ii'',' Nv -
.. s'l'. '',ls go, 'a'N 80 ~ -, a.
o' - an t ,ua,o g., 49," ir,,oi ate
oronl lo,1oon, ''' ann w. -
~
re e>''ii,a leu me e. S-o 600 ~ .
S.olIi. .1. ,I-.li 10 'li. .'''y y '''0'0'0 4''
- ,'' - a. 81 -
Wen ty-eiBht Sho" pio"s anu
- SAT- spiedu|IN "cIt pusy
f'i'''ikf' -'i'e fis,'it e'tai ii,s 'ii'
uo" H'o"h a "a anu i''' ~ a ''i Is
BUSES DELAYED
7-,o hoa,.,, ,r.eio s,5 erou,
,hro,, Dcp ,traotcsrs and buecs
90 ,,rrh - * - Al minute, off
.obcd,de dur,rc tho oyenino uIsh
bour but DcP officials announced
normal schedules were resumed
-at- 10 20 n. m
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
MONEY NOT AVAILABLE

The phch, Of 400 of Tho low
est paid city employees who re-
ceiye under $50 40 week take
home pay was presented hy Mort
Furay, regional director Of TIC
State. County and Municipal
Workers Of America Go.
The Go contend. the average
city omplONe ft-t--ttt-> -! -t a
week for Tho present sN-da}
week With taxes p n q pension
contributions deducted TIM, leaves
Sij % take-homc pay
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
Shrunken Dollar
Shown Council
ClO Exhibit Backs
City Pay Raise Plea
BY JAMES INGLIS

Common council today con-
sidered going beyond Mayor JEFF
fries recommended ID per cent
raise for city employees.
The council viii meet Monday
In an effort 10 reach definite de-
eision on the amount of the IN
crease 10 be acted on AT Tuesday
nights formal meeting. Budget
Director Addy has been asked 10
be present.
The Go city employees union
made a dramatic presentation 10
the council, designed Ia Shnw in
detail increases IN the cost of l!V-
ing IN the last FIVE years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
GROCERIES SHOWN

Five members Of city cmplOye
families told how IL was lmpoS-
slble for them 10 make ends meet
under present conditions.
Two piles OF groceries were
heapcd on table i'm the council
chamber toSShow how "A $40 bill
had Shrunk m purchasing power
In FIVE years
IL was impressed declared
Councilman Dutals. Who pre-
sided.
II don't think IN vote 60 cut
the take-home pay of any city
emploNe. At the same time ~
l. not evident now where We
can find the money 10 give them
" hat they need
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15

STORE HOURS
SATURDAY,; 9tjO a. N,
10 $50 ?. m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15
It's Christmas Time at
HUDSON'S

Ironing Board, miniature, sturdy
uoo4 model Of mothers, is de-
hSbt to the Attie bomekeeber,
Sl.59
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-15

And for girls and boys of every age, from the cradle
crowd to the teen-brigade Most every one knows
children they'd like to please at Christmas. So let
Hudsons Santa help you choose the appropriate toy.
Shown here are just few versatile selections. Come
up to Toytovn and see our array.
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N. Y. BOXING LAW
IS Is YEARS OLD

NEW YORK, April 24-(P-The
Walker Law providing for the
supervision of boxing in New York
State, will be Is years old next
month and today its author, James
J. Walker, gave credit for its. sue
cess to the simplicity of its word
ing and to the men who have con-
trolled boxing during that quarter
century.
The former Mayor of New York
City, state senator when he
wrote the law, told members of
the Boxing Writer'S Association
that he had derived "a great deal
of satisfaction from the way it
has worked out by comparison with
other laws" He insisted, however,
that it was good supervision by
the State Athletic Commission and
the fact that 1--WE never have had
an important promoter who didn't
do a good job that made it work
out so we'll
II had my own notions when I
wrote the law,," Walker said, land
they were simple. I was boxing
fan and when / bought a ticket
for fight l wanted the seat the
ticket called for. I had a notion
about having three men to give
decisions-you get bad. one &C.
casionally but just think what il
it had been left to the man whose
guess was the worst? I wanted
supervision for boxing and I be-
lieved in passing matters that re.
quired judgment on to the admin.
istrative body to handle.
st isn't possible to write ar
a0 that will meet every contin
gency, so / wrote the act to in
|clude only the fundamentals, leav-
ing it to the administrative body
to supply protection for the pub
lic."
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The Sports Trail
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

the Indians is just a kid vet. ath.
letically speaking.
+ Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons Of rho
Phlllies, another OF the determined
five, still is on his clubs roster
as a pitcher, but how much he
will pitch is problematical The
Phils have had some games al
ready when they could have used
all the pitching they could get, but
no F1tzsimmons has appeared in
the lineup.
VI the remaining two, one is mis-
sing because OF an unfortunate
circumstance, and the other be-
cause ne felt it was better to
have a young sprout out there at
second base getting his mitts on
the ball than, to have an old euy
missing them by two feet. His. own
two feet.
Joe Cronin, capable, deternin-
ed gent figured to stick it out at
third base for the Red Sox for
quite a spell, and be in there peri
odlcally all season, The broken an
kle he suffered while giving it the
old college. try the other day ended
his ambitions, and possibly his
playing days.
Leo DIrocher of Brooklyn lasted
Just three days. Then the flesh
overpowered the spirit and he issu-
ed himself bench warrant, you
might say. He might be back out
there briefly in dire emergency,
but he's not going to make it a
habit.
So, there are just two out OF five
who figure to be of much Use as
players. With the season only about
10 days old, that's quite a NOR
tally rate
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AMERICANS TAKE
HILL ON 0KINAWA
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resources, 100 to $50 Marianas.
based Superforts hit Tokyo yes
terday morning, concentrating or
the big Hitachi aircraft engine
plant for the first time.s 1t was the
seventh B-29 assault on Nippon and
the third on Tokyo in 10 days.
A communique of the goth All
Force at Washington said four Of
our planes were missing after the
raid which achieved good results
despite some fighter opposition ano
heavy anti-aircraft fire.
The Seventh Division on the east
coast of Okinawa and 9th Divi'
sion on the western flank incheo
forward with flamethrower and ar
tillery support. The Goth Division
chopped at endless Notifications In
the center of the four-mile deep
line.
With the Third Marine Amphib-
ious Corps conquest of the more
lightly defended center and north.
ern part of the island, Nimitz said
that three quarters of OkinaWa Is
in American possession.
eve don't have to wait for com
plete control of the remainder te
start our development work" MIN
itz said.
Acquisition of Okinawa will per
nit us to project our sea and all
power to the China coast and the
japanese homeland and will speed
up future operations
@
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GEORGE BR0CKMAN
TO WRESTLER HERE

Coffield confirmed the winner.
take-aH match for Friday night at
ITALIAN Hall last night by tele-
phone, announced Promoter Bert
Causey. No-time-limit is also in
the agreement between he and
Sonny Meyers of St. Josc ph, Mo.
Meyers issued the challenge and
it took a couple of days to con-
tact. Ceffield.
A newcomer enters the ! mat
field Friday night by the name
of George Brockman of Washing
ton, D. C. -Brockman has fine
reputation as a wrestler and de-
fines his graphing to the scienti-
fic side.
Abe Tourist will be Brock1nan' S
opponent for his initial debut
Tourist is we'll known as a speedy
wrestler and master Of lot Of
tricky holds.
Promoter Causey said he is try.
ing to get Dave Cohen to officiate
both matches, and should hear
something from the Holly Ridge
Tavern operator today
Tickets, Causey said, are now
on sale and doors will open al
the usual time, 7:15, with matches
starting at $50. .-.
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Boston Snatches Ninth
Inning Thriller SO

BOSTON,: April 24-lR)-Elmer
(Butch) Nieman smashed story
book home run today with two
on in the last of the ninth for his
only hit9in, the Boston Braves So
decision over the Brooklyn bod
gers.
> ,Hak. Gregg appeared to be on
the way to a SECOND, straight vic
tory on !. the strength of q five
artln Brooklyn fourth inning when
three hits. off Jim Tobin and err
rors by Phil MASH and Rookie
Norm Wallen put the Braves be-
hind the eight ball.
Trailing ga with one gone in
the last frame, Manager Bob Cole
man sent Bill Ramsey in to hit
for Tobin and he singled. Dick
Cutler S fourth hit of the day and
Tommy Holmes single produced
one score and set the stage for
Nieman's clout into the right field
stands, his third of the year.
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NEW YORK, April 24-'A-Dur'
u. the bleak days early this year
~, it looked like the, major
'.as clubs would have to call
tho Elm street Tigers and the
s ~ girls to fill out their ros'
!"ss the managers grabbed them
'e .,rss resolutely by the shoulders
s.1d themselves at arms length,
, n themselves in the eye and
, lid sternly: We'll, what are you
90, sojne to do about it?'
There seemed to be just one
..;no they could do about it, and
.hat was tc get out there and play
. ..'sr which would be fate
l then death to some OF them,
va w" unite as difficult as holding
'san7selyes at arms length and
'ooking themselves in the eye.
W." We have an idea that several
niodle.aged pilots. away from ply
mo ewes. hexed muscles and took
"s hating stance and tried to bend
svsr as if sharing a hot grounder,
onlv to give it all Up with sroan
when their rusty Joints gave ont
the eerie pops ard creaks OF a
haunted house.
Five of them did manage to
make their spirit overcome the
weakness of the flesh, though, and
taey put Themselves on the rosters
az playing managers.
And how that list OF five has
trunk. Only two are in action,
and those two figured to play this
wear manpower shortage or no
hanover shortage. Mel OFT Of
tbe Giants. despite the 10 playing
wears behind him, still is plenty Of
ball player, and Lou Boudreau of
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PROBABLY PITCHERS

NEW YORK, April "a iR -
Probable pitchers for tomorrow S
major league games. won and
lost records in parentheses).
National League
Philadelphia at New York-Lee
tO-l VS.. Feldman 90.
Brooklyn at Boston-Lombardi
(Papl VS.. Barrett old.
Chicago at Cincinnati-Passeau
900 vs.. Walters 900.
Only games scheduled.
American League
New York at Philadelphia-Dub-
lei go VS.. Black Q-0) or Flores
0-0,.
5oston at Washington-Dreise-
Nsrd 900 VS.. Niggeling 900.
Detroit at Chicago-Benton t1-O
VS.. Lee 90.
St. Louis at Cleveland (2)-Pot-
ter 'Ol) and Hollingsworth ODD.
VS.. Bagby ODD and Smith 900.
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Happy Chandler, Kentucky, Named
High Commissioner Of The Diamond
CHANDLER SAYS
| HE WILL ACCEPT

CLEVELAND, April "a N -
Owners Of the 16 major league
clubs today selected Sen. A. B.
Happy) Chandler Of Kentucky TO
succeed the late Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands as High Commission.
err of baseball. The club executives
said Chandler had been notified
and had accepted the position.
The magnates said Chandler ac-
cepted a seven-year contract at
$4,000 annually. He is scheduled
to take over his new duties as
soon as a suitable date can be
arranged.
Senator Chandler will be ..'im-
mediately available" as basebalIs
new High Commissioner.
Nov that the war with Ger
many is virtually over, l can con-
scientiously leave my other du.
ties,' he said. "A few months ago,
I could not have done So"
The stocky, jovial Southern~t
who has been known as Happy"
ever since his college days, told
a reporter that cts a big job.
and tremendous amount Of good
can be done" -
The first thing that baseball
should do after the war is "help
to see that all the surplus athletic
equipment the Government has is
distributed to youngsters through
out the country"
Give the kids a ball and bat
and a corner lot and you don't have
to worry about juvenile Delinquent
cy in that neighborhood," he said.
! The game faces another try
ing period during rsconversion.
1.-THE same as after the first world
war;" he said, adding that well
have to. keep close watch to
see that nothing goes wrong"
The new Commissioner had in
mind the Black Sox scandals
which threatened basebairs future
quarter of a century ago.
Chandler has been interested in
baseball ever since he was old
enough to play on the corner lot.
His boyhood idol was Ty Cobb,
and he was so ambitious to be-
come a big Lacquer that his play
mates at Corydon, KY, called him
F'Ty Cobb"
But his friends in high school
and college gave him the nickname
Happy" which has stuck with
him through the years.
In high school, he started out
as a catcher, but switched to pitch
ing and the outfield at Transyl-
vania College, Lexington, Ky.
One year, Chandler had the
modest batting average OF 467 and
pitched his little school to a 1914
victory over Tennessee Universe
ty.
He also played semipro and or
ganized baseball. He was with
Grafton, N. D., in the Red River
Valley League in 1920. winning IL
of 10 games. In 1922, he Joined or
ganized ball with Lexington in the
blue Grass League.
Zone thing I left in the record
book was homerun with the bases
loaded against Maysville," he re-
called.
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New York Whips Pills;
Mel OFT Homers 7iuice

NEW YORK, April 24.-(REMel
OFT found his home run eye for
the first time this season today
and batted two into the right field
stands, each with a hired hand
on base, to give his New York
Giants a SO margin over the
Philadelphia Phillies.
Otis round trippers. the 490th
and 491st of his 20-year career,
boosted the Giant manager to
within three of Lou Gehrig's life
time mark of 494.
The p + o m n Of Andy
''Swede" Hansen, lean loose.
jointed youngster fir m Lake
Wales, Fla, probably gave OFT
more satisfaction than his own
slugging as the 20 year-old rookie
turned back Freddy Fitzsirnmons
men with five hits.
Counted as the No. 3 man on
the Giants staff behind Bill Vol
se]le and Van Mungo, Hansen did
himself proud in earning his sec.
ond straight starting decision.
Otis first clout, following Geor-
gle Hausmann's single off Ken
Raffensberger, gave Hansen a
tWo-run lead in the first frame but
the Phils came back with one in
the fourth when Jimmy Wasdell
singled to right and moved around
to score on a walk to Vince Di-
maggie, Yves Hammers infield out
and Johnny Peacock's outfield fly.
Granville Hammers low peg on
Nap Reyes bouncer gave the New
York third sacker a life in the
seventh and Hansen hunted him to
second where he could score on
Johnny Fuckers single to left. OFT
then socked his second circuit
clout to end the Giants scoring.
With one away in the eighth,
Rookie Vance Dinges found the
right field stands for his first big
league homer but Hansen retired
the next five men in succession.
PHI .ADELPHIA ABB r h O @
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U.S.. Asked To Use Arms
To Catch War Criminals
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|ishment on the grounds that his
crimes were committed as "acts
Of state"
In its strongest paragraph the
resolution calls upon the govern
ment to make it an expressed pol
icy to cross neutral borders, If nee
essary.
It asks the United States to join
other allies Sin the use of sucn
means as may be necessary-ir-
respective of the limitations of
any treaties of extradition-to Sc
cure the person or property OF
those persons determined to be
war criminals who have already
fled or who may hereafter flee
to any neutral nation, or any 9th.
er nation that may harbor them
or afford them place of asy.
lum."
The committee killed. by ia.
bling, a resolution offered by Rep.
Celler D-NY) which would have
requested the President to appoint
special commission to work with
the United Nations war crimes
commission in defining war crimes.
The King resolution sets up no
special group but it calls upon the
Government:
"To cooperate with the nations
allied with the United States in the
present war in the determination OF
those pers S, irrespective OF
rank, who shall be brought to trial,
or summarily punished, as war
criminals, for the preparation OF
or the participation in acts of afro
city or treachery, oppression, or
pillage by political, military or
| econonnic means"
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MERGER IS ASKED.
ON FOOD CONTROL
Continued from Page One)


sary to guarantee, the meat indus
try against loss and thus "destroy
the reason for black market op
erations.
3-Merger of the War Food Ad
ministration and .!OPA-'.Let's gel
all the distribution, ALLEGATION, pro
ductlop, pricing and control to-
gether." A., "
Fiery as ever. his hair aWry anc
his spectaeles showed Up on his
forehead as though forgotten, the
mayor told the senate agriculture
subcommittee investigating the fooc
situation that the meat shortags
doesn't surprise. him. He saw il
coming. Last fall 4.
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GERMAN ESCAPE
REPORTED CUT
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German radio accounts persisted
in reporting that Hitler himself.
still was in Berlin, personally di-'
recting its ruinous defense, even to
the disposition of various troop
units, but the best Allied sources
held to the belief that he had inn,
INJURED himself in his Berchtes-
gaden retreat in the south.
The Russians were driving TO-
ward Berchtesga den, too. The Ger
man high command said that Red
ARMY troops had slashed hallway
across Austria to Eisenerz, W
miles east of Hitler's home, and
the Americans were closing IN
fast from the northwest.
The throes of Berlin held the
spotlight. however, both in the
Soviet communique and in German
broadcasts.
Moscow announced officially that
the great looping drive Of the FIRST
White Russian Army north and
northwest of Berlin had taken the
towns of Kremmen, Flatow, Wei
ten and Nauern-38 miles east OF
the American Ninth Army positions
on the Elbe river west OF Berlin.
In this sickle movement the First
White Russians took the Berlin
city districts of Tegel, Wittenau
and Reinickendorf inside the north
ern city limits. !;
The bitterness Of. the struggle
was evidenced by Moscow's listing
of 48 tanks, more than 200 field
guns. $500. trucks and SO locomo-
tives seized in the Berlin battle
Monday, plus more than 5000 Ger
mans captured.
On all fronts on Monday the
Germans lost ITO tanks, Moscow
added. and lost 5000 prisoners on
the front near Dresden.
The Germans, continuing to
broadcast spasmodically, gave col
orful accounts of the inferno that
was Berlin but were chary Of
, specific locations in fighting which
they said was fuctuating.
| The Russians also were in the
southern city districts of LIGHTER
felde, Lankwitz and Mariendorf and
attacking -northWard towards Tenn
pelhof and Schoenberg, the Ger
mans said. a.
Boys of 13 were helping mar
the depressed antiaircraft guns de-
Tending those sectors, the broad
casts related.
Deep inside the city, foreigners
probably slave laborers-hoisteo
the Red flag atop hotel and were
being fired upon by German artil-
lery, the Hamburg broadcasts con-
tinued, while in the east the fana
teal Hitler Youth and SIS Elite
Guards acknowledged loss of {
subway station on the Landsberge1
alice which leads to the center Of
Berlin.
, The Nazis are not expected tt
make a mass surrender, Moscow
reports said, but are apparently
determined to sacrifice their CAPT
tai block by block.
! Russian artillery rained destruc
ton on every side, with a metho'
dical creeping barrage, destroying
everything in the. line of advance
then moving on to the next doomed
block.
Soviet sappers and specially
trained street fighters moved for
ward, backed by tanks, in the wake
of the barrage.
The Germans fought back bit
terly, but Moscow said there were
increasing signs of confusion in the
defense. The German military ra-
dio repeatedly barked warning
that to retreat was to be shot for
cowardice, and the Russians said
that prisoners confirmed that the
order was being carried out.
The Lone Star Route Highway
is 1,130 miles long, and connects
the Great Lakes with the Gulf OF
Mexico. \
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Army Will Release Men
Over AZ. Years Of Age

WASHINGTON, April 24.-tR-
The War Department today an
nounced that enlisted men AZ years
of age or over will be discharged
from the Army at their, request
The ruling will not apply to any
soldier who is undergoing disciple
nary action or who is in need Of
further medical or surgical treat
ment.
Approximately $4,000 men in the
Army are AZ or over, the depart
ment said.
Soldiers overseas who apply for
and are eligible for discharge will
be brought back to this country
for release at the earliest practi-
cable date
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Cat-'Quake Fracas
Haied for Today

The scheduled game between
the Goldsboro Earthquakes and
New Hanover Highs Wildcat
nine was postponed yesterday,
because of the weather, but it
Will be played today.
Norris Jeffries, Quake men,
tor called Coach Rupert ryan
yesterday morning just before
the Cats were slated to leave
and said that "the field not only
looked like lake, but that it
would probably rain again to-
day.
Unless the locals hear from
Coach Jeffries by 10 am. this
morning, they will be expected
to make their appearance ir
Goldsboro this afternoon at
400.
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Forest Fire Damage Set
At S145,455 in State

RALEIGH, April 24-(P)-Forest
nre damages totalling S145, 455 in
fate protected areas were report
Cd 10 the Forestry Division of the
Department of Conservation and
development in March, a depart
ment spokesman said.
Vi the 943 fires reported during
ule month, 261 definitely have been
ee'ermined as incendiary, the de-
Ldfment said, while 322 were sci
W careless smokers. The fires
turned over 1925 acres conpar.
~ with 1914 acres damaged or
oestroyed in February.