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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Chinese Drive
.ForPdoking

CHUNGKING. May "a CUP)-
Two Chinese columns converged
on the Japanese base of Packing
in Human Province from the west
and northwest against stiff enemy
resistance today, while other Chi
nese forces consolidated their
hold on Foochow.
A Chungking communique said
Chinese troops ran into a savage
Japanese counterattack in the
TaohWaping area Is miles west
of Packing. A second attacking
column also met heavy opposition
20 miles northwest of Packing,
killing or Wounding 400 Japanese
in an all-day battle Tuesday
In the Foochow area, the Chi
neSe completed the mop-up of
scattered Japanese troops along
the north bank of the Min River
and around Lienkong Is miles
northeast of the port.
Lienkong and the nearby town
of -Changmen fell into Chinese
hands Tuesday night after a sharp
fight that-eost- the Japanese 36d
killed and 80 wounded.
a seaborne Japanese relief
column that attempted 10 support
the Lienkong garrison was at
tackled by Chinese troops north
east of the port, but there was no
immediate word on the Outcome
of the action.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25

has placed no orders -for-new
streetcarS or buses. Yet mainte-
nance figures clearly show that
the old equipment is becoming
more and more unprofitabie TO
operate, as we'll as being diStaste-
ful TO passengers.
For the fiscal year. 1914. operat-
ing expenses OF streetcarS took
1885 per cent OF revenue, leaving
only 6:65 per cent for taxes. in
terest on bonds and other fixed
expenses.
This was an exceedingly high
figure. For l943 the operating ex-
penSeS had heen S266 per cent.
In prewar times they ranged be-
tween 70 and Is per cent.
During the current fiscal year
they skyrocketed to about 95 per
cent.
Coach operation. which had
been Tess and less expensive over
the last several years. also has
taken a -turn toward greater ex-
pense. In April il took S7.74 per
cent of revenues, compared with
S3.04 per cent for the last fiscal
year.
Reason for the increase in oper-
atlng costs Is shown by the num-
Der OF maintenance work erS
needed now, as compared with
those needed three years ago.
The number has almost doubled
In that tine.
Three. .yeErS-sgo there were -2tSS>8
workers employed in keeping the
streetcars in operation Today
there are 462=aud more are
urgently needed
Bus maintenance person n Q !
totaled 424 three years ago. Now
il is s07. which isn't enough
Up to April DSR traffic in the
current fiscal Year showed a steady
gain over The corresponding
months OF the previous year.
Passenger revenue for the first
10 months of the fiscal year IS
$500, g49- more than Tor ttiA4 He first Q
months Of the previous fiscal year
But ut-APffH brought sharp re-
verse in the trend. "
"A AitffoSt 5, ,e416 7t66- fewer -paszen.
gers were carried than IN March
And 100000 fewer were carried
than the previous April.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
MindanaO
Cut Near

MANILA, May "a QNs) A
scant eight miles separated con-
verging 31st and 10th Division
columns in central Mindanao to-
day, while 40 the east another
American force increased the
threat 10 the Licanan airdrome.
Gen, Macarthur revealed that
both u. S. infantry forces were
pushing steadily toward each
other along the central highway
on Mindanao. southernmost and
second largest of the Philippine
islands. He said the two spear
heads were only eight miles apart
advancing ng=aenoss= plateau
which lies in the heart OF the
island.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25

planes in single day, and Brit
ans leaders slowly became GER
tain that Hitler could no more
cross the channel than could Ma
poleon before him.
The hattie in the skies had
barely reached It's climax when
Churchill rose in Commons TO pay
his tribute:
"Ne,er in the history of
human conflict was so much
owed by so many to 80 few"
The battle of Britain had been
NEnn
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
$50. .45O. 900 Edison
Refund Up To Courts

set aside the necessary sum from
Detroit Edison earnings last
October. -----
The 81 900 customers VIII not
receive checks, however. unless
tedays ruling is upheld by the
courts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25

The meat shortage has brought
back the cattle rustlers with
modern touch. Charles Block,
33461 Henry Ruff road. Romulus
Township, today reported 10 sher-
ifs deputies esZihakthieHesA stole
and butchered a 900-pound Guern-
sey COW in field on his farm last
night.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Maj. Gen. Reynolds
Assigned Overseas

Mai. Gen. Russell B. Reynolds
commanding general of the Sixth
Service Command, which includes
Detroit and Michigan. Will leave
shortly for an overseas assign.
ment
Gen Reynolds successor viii be
named soon. Nature of his as
Signment was not revealed
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25

LANSING, May 24-Refund Of
Sic, 100000 10 customers Of the
Detroit Edison Co. was ordered
Today by The Michigan Public
Service Commission.
The order re-affimed previous
decision by the commission, which
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
25Years' Litigation
Ended byCourtR Ruling

Circuit court clerks today
breathed a sigh Of relief AS Judge
Lila NJ Neuenfeit formally dis
solved the Hudson Lumber Co.
after = years Of litigation.
The case, pending since 1921.
necessitated a special bin in the
eff'cttft court fife room to hold the
Yoluminous papers,
Intercompany disag reement
sent the case 10 circuit court
seven times and the state su-
preme court four times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
THE WEATHER

pstfcIl and Vicinity Partly cloudy ana
UAFn tcEisht- VitH l9Nsst seoui ss Yrtday
rArfiy cloudy and continued warm Uith
scattered EncNer2 ATE Afternncn o. night
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures h~dn~sdhT Htrhryt 90 o.
grees ioWeyf ~ mean -
Departure rom normal temperature wednss-
dsy- ~ deErees
-eFrarrv-r- 1rrru- urTuNf tgmDtILIIEs- aInrs
Jan - asa csErert
Tempers lures onf yeas AFo today HiFsest.
40 dsrreeF lowest - rretn 70
TeHs7,sFztsFsE- thfs fstA ~ psGt u years
HIgheit. ET DEGREES IN l939 loVsGt a3 n
Iq2S
Psisrivs humidity wsdnestsy 7soI n,
So" 30 m SIS 30 ? n sos.
40 p N 3SG
Precipitation IN lss' - hours ending az
{ 20 m TO-DAY N'ns
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
so INFANTRY TANKS

There were so infantry tanks in
the entire island and these were
equipped with two-pounder-
about 40 nlIllimeter-guns. The
Second Armored Division, the
only one available for action, had
less than half of its rated strength
of 5no-odd tanks The few exist
ing field regiments -had-ene 25-
pound gun apiece - they were
supposed to have "a each Most
of them had little or no ammuni-
tion.
ON the southeast coast the
most logical ground for the in
vasion. the defending troops we're
at the rate of one in
fantry brigade to 2o miles, or 4o
men to the mile.
Britains defense plan, 1t can
now he revealed. consisted of a
crust" of resistance along the
coast backed up by anti-tank
islands at all important COM
munications points. Then net
work of barriers was made by
lining rivers and canals with anti
tank traps and finally the mobile
reserves.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
DSR AprilLOSS
Hits $lO2.O85
BY JOHN CREECY

The DSR, which made profit of S645,010 last
year, now is operating at a loss.
The system lost Sl020Ss in April 1t also into the
red in January Small profits shown for February and
March, but the total loss for the first four months of 1945 will
SIPS S30O0O Samuel Gilbert president of the DSR
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25

The First Canadian Division
was the only fully equipped and
trained division in England Be-
yond that. there were only a few
territorials and the clerks, farm
erS and 1918 veterans of the horne
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
GIN Maps Big
Postwar Pay

An expansion program that
promises 10 bring greater postwar
than ever before in
General Motors peaceUime history
was outlined today by C. +. Will
son. president of the corporation,
IN his annual report TO 400, 600
emnloXeSi----
I'VE contemplate an expan-
sion and improvement of our
productive capacity" he wrote
TO the workers, with new
plants, new buildings, new ma
chine tools. Our plans call for
employing more men and women
postwar than ever prewar, and
we also intend to produce more
and better goods"
At least 10 new plants are
planned by General Motors for
postwar work Two already have
been announced at Columbus and
Hamilton. O.. Flint, Pontiac and
Buffalo also are expected 10 get
new plants.
The corporations peak employ
ment prior to the war was 235,-
900 men and women.
HALE BILLION PROGRAM
Wilson again outlined the cor
poration's $500. 100000 immediate
postwar program, which includes
rehabilitation of equipment, re-
placement of machinery and ad-
ditional plant facilities. He also
emphasized that GM intends 10
have Job available for every
former employe in the armed
services who wants 10 come back.
I'VE have a program for ham
dicapped veterans and expect to
fit them into jobs where they
won't be handicapped . he wrote.
Wilson also pointed out the war
Job the corporation is doing and
stated that we viii hold up our
end as long as there is need for
war production. He cited the fact
that the corporation delivered a
record S3S00.000.000 in war goods
in 1914 against S3,500,000.000 in
1943 and in addition, actually
delivered one-eighth more in
physical volume.
Wilson stated that the COM
pany was prepared for sudden
victory and plans have been made
VNar.ttal RECOMMENDATION
Each division is ready TO put
Its plans progressively into ef-
feet As soon as the military sit
uation makes this possible and
as government rules and regu-
lations permit" he concluded
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25

commission, stated.
The end of the fiscal year
only a little over A month away,
the DSR has accumulated only
S57.573 thus far as profit on the
years operations-a1though gross
revenue has been the greatest in
DSR history.
When the fiscal year ends. on
June 30, IT is likely that the
$57573 profit will have been
greatly diminished if not wiped
out altogether.
OLD EQUIPMENT BLAMED
Here are the reasons:
. 1t Is becoming steadily more
costly to keep the DSR's anti
quated vehicles in operating
condition.
. War contract cutbackS have
brought sharp drop In passen-
ger revenue. There were 5,000,-- 49,
900 fewer passengers in April
than in March.
. A new item of sos 900 monthly
was added 10 the books. begin
ming in April, as special depre-
citation reserve in contemplation
of the abandonment of three
streetear lines.
The DSR Commission plans to
scrap the Oakman, Mt Elliott and
CharlevoiX- Buchanan lines and re-
place them with bus service as
soon as the change is feasible
Since the lines will not he fully
amortized by the time of their
abandonment. it was decided TO
set aside S65.5S0 a month for this
purpose until June 30, 1947; then
$4,000 a month until 1852
This item is merely a bookkeep-
ing deal and does not represent
an actual cut in DSR profits.
However, the increased operat-
ing expenses do represent a real
cut
Gilbert assigned no reasons for
the drop IN revenues. adding that
reasons would he difficult Ia flnd,
He said il would be impossible 10
forecast future -nperational leNels
because the release of additional
EzSolIneEtnE ErntnriSt&wetItd- haze
an adverse effect on bus and
streetcar travel.
Up to the present time, the DSR
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Strike Shuts
Packard Unit

Discharge of a steward az Local
100. JAM-CIQ -faE- hitting a
Packard Motor Car Co offcist
touched of strike by 400 en-
ployes AZ the compsnys crank
shaft department -halting opera,
lions on The night SHIFT.
The strike spread today 70 The
DAY shift when $50 Workers IN
tl4e-san4e department remained
away Ninety others we've sent
home by the COMPANY for lack OF
work due 10 the stoppaee and left
only 240 working.
Efforts 10 end the dispute were
resumed today by the local which
called in Ornal Hawkins, inter
national representative, % assist
Kenneth y. Saunders and Stanley
AietSka of the shop committee
and Louis Bearn, wee president
acting in the absence Of -PreSi-
dent Pat Zombo.
The new strike came as a break
was seen in the three-weekS old
Fruehauf Trailer Co. walkout,
Local 90, UAW-C1O. was sum
moned 10 a general membership
meeting tomorrow at Il a. m. IN
the Outer Drive-Van Dyke Hall
of Local 205. The board will poll
the strikers on returning 10 work.
MONDAY FIGHT
The stoppage, affecting pro-
duction of Rolls-RoyCe aircraft
engines. brought 10 more than
5000 the number of war workers
involved in Detroit area strikes
The controversy started Mon
day night when steward Herb
Tuttie was fired Tor hitting
assistant divisional manage er
Charles Bolden during an argu-
ment. labor relations spokesman
for the company said
The argument between Bolden
and Tuttle followed the stewards S
protest against EwhaEhe claimed
was a company attempt to re-
time Jobs without union repre-
sentation. a union source said.
The company issued a denial.
Small scale walkouts started
Immediately after Tuttle's dis
large, 4saH ge, h4tethe plant : operations
cased at lis a. m. today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
7HifalfilIer
7K,giIlS Self

Continued from Page one)
ever, and the trapped hang.
man was said to have bitten
off the neck of the vial. He
died within Is minutes.
CHANGED APPEARANCE
When he was arrested, an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Second Army head
quarters said, Himmler was
wearing pearl-colored horn
trimmed glasses and had
shaved off his mustache in an
attempt to escape detection.
His body Is now lying on the
floor in the front parlor of a
villa in Luneburg." the dispatch
said His mustache Is again
showing thinly in the cruel, thin
upper lip"
Himmler was said 10 have been
hiding out under the alias Of
Hitzinger. accompanied by two
gestspo aides, at the time of his
arrest.
ONLY ONE AT LARGE
Himmler's suicide left Joachim
Won Ribbentrop. former German
foreign minister, the last Of the
Nazi overlords still alive and un-
captured.
Hitler, Propaganda Minister
Goebbels and Nazi Party chief
tain Martin Bormann all were
reported semiofficially 10 have
died in Berlin in the final hours
Of the Red Army siege
Goering was captured last week
by American troops and now IS
understood 70 be in Britain await.
ing trial by United Nations
tribunal. julius StreIcher, Hitler s
chief Jew-baiter, was captured by
American soldiers near BerChteS-
gaden Yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
KING GETS READY

The home guard trained franti-
cally by day and spent the nights
checking false parschutist scares
King George VI practiced with
his tommy-gun at buckingham
Palace.
r-it-was that the cabinet
met 10 discuss removing the gov
eminent 10 Canada. and that
Churchill told his intimates he
would 60 into the streets with a
gun before he would leave Eng
land.
That was the picture when
Reichsmarshal Goering ordered
his luftwaffe 10 DESTROY the Raj
and blast path into England for
the WehrmaCht invaders.
But the RATS gallant fighters
were too much for them. The
Germans lost as many as $50
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
REMNANTS VISIBLE

The remnants Of these defenses
are still. visible today. Their in
adequacy is tragically evident
Backing the military defense
plan was a complicated civilian
defense scheme that in itself
showed the determination Of these
islanders to fight on no matter
how hopeless II appeared.
All sign posts and street identi-
fication signs were moved. This
later caused endless confusion
among American troops training
in the coastal areas. Civilians
were taught how 10 make their
cars useless 10 the invader, and
were given Instructions on how
and when TO destroy key installa-
tions such as telephone exchanges
broadcasting stations. gasoline
stations, piers and anything that
might be of aid TO the enemy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
ONLY ONE AT LARGE

Himmler's suicide left Joachim
Won Ribbentrop. former German
foreign minister, the last Of the
Nazi overlords still alive and un-
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
OLD EQUIPMENT BLAMED

Here are the reasons:
. 1t is becoming steadily more
costly to keep the DSR's anti
quated vehicles in operating
condition
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
Montana Power Company Loses

The Federal Power Commission it's decision in
the accounting against the Montana Power Company
Hearings this matter held Butte spring
sumed six weeks and oral arguments later made in
Washington The heard the Federal Power Com
and the Montana Public Service Commission jointly,
although from reports received the Montana commission took
little interest in the hearing, Commissioner Smith
in Washington during much of the hearing trying to effect
compromise while Commissioner Young reading newspa-
and paying little attention. Chairman Middleton, the
candidate for the job to protect
the interest of the power company.
Last year before Mr. Middetons expired Mon
commission endeavored Jump the gum and handed
down decision ordering the company cancel about
$900O000 of its stock about third of the stock infa
ton charged
The Federal Power Commission ordered the power COM
to adjust its accounts by eliminating $5197 025
sorting that the initiation mainly transactions
1912 and 1913 From this finding the only conclusion
that for 80 the of light and have been
paying rates to produce dividends fywo million dollars
wonder that the Montana Power has charge
wonder protests competition from the
proposed MVA
With this ffty-odd millions of wrung it's
stock the next question what will Public Service
commission do about adjusting upon this reduced CAPT
talzaion If commission has the backbone of angle
it will meet the fearlessy and order reduction
of rates accordingly AS its Signifies it supposed to
represent the public Thrytwo years long enough
tribute watered stock to the trust barons New
York.
Now it is up to Public Service commission it's
resign and let others take their places who will
The Yellowstone.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
VIA REvISES
DRY Bean LOAN
PURCHASE PLAN
istration today

The War Food Administration today
announced revision of its price-sup-
port program of purchases and loans
for the 1914 crop of edible beans to
permit payment of the support price
plus dealer "mark-ups" in sales of
beans which have been specifically
ordered by the government, even
though such sales may be in excess
of edaler's set-aside requirements.
The VIA also announced a policy
change whereby a single check-up on
dealers set-aside accounts on June
80, 1915, will be considered adequate,
instead of monthly check-ups as at
present.
Under details of the purchase and
loan program issued last September,
the VIA had announced that the
purchase price for beans would be the
support price, except that in the case
of quantities required to be set aside
under War Food Order As the dealer
MAKEUP could be added
The present revision permits sales,
not in excess of set-aside require
ments, to the Commodity Credit Cor
poration at the support price plus
dealer MAKEUP, and permits the addi-
ton of the dealer mark-up on all sales
to other governmental agencies and
authorized purchasers. Sales to the
CCC in excess of set-aside require
ments will be at the support price.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
What Kind of Training?

release from the Montana State university re-
ceived this week calls for comment
The release concerns the of journalism and the
liberals of the state reached number of them would
raise question of what the policy of training people
in particular department of the university really Isl and
what extent the reaconary forces of the state influence
According the release, G. G. Hoole of the Dawson
County Gende has been engaged professional
lecturer before the Journalism school TINS week. Last year
Francis Finn editor of the Miles City Star was one of the
professional lecturers and E. A. Dye editor of the Helena
scheduled as the second
lecturer later during the present year.
know liberals in Dawson county who, while they would
be interested in weekly published in their county which
its columns to of the county and its people and
the development of the sections interests have stopped their
subscriptions Hooe because they could stomach
the reaconary editorial policy of the publication and its mar
political party subservence Just how will he present
the mission of country management and report
ing to the journalism students at the university?
Any informed who has read Francis Films edi-
toras in the City the subject of the MVA,
that they indicate not only extreme prejudice but in
many instances total disregard for truth They
display lack of obectvty and unreasonng attitude of
prejudice the part of Finn Does that make for
petent lecturer in the field of journalism? think not
Even dean of school of journalism, cannot be COM
peey the proverbal ivory tower that knowledge
about such materasc things as ownership of state
he qualified to head such department he should be COM
petent to evaluate the reason for such ownership.
The Helena Independent Record in the dean does
know it. is of the daily owned by the
tons of the state All of these have the years
thew have been owned by the Anaconda Copper Mining
pany operated financial loss But evidently the
ACM company has felt that this loss worth while to absorb
because of the advantages of getting to the people
only such information not harmful and such prop
uganda as beneficial to it.
This is the type of newspaper" of which Dye is editor
And Dye of the professional lecturers before the jour
nasm class this year Isn't conceivable that his lecture
be coored? Any journalist employed by
large corporation not primarily organized for publishing
justly labeled propagandst and not considered in
dependent editorial writer
be sure, there is scarcity of Independent newspaper
this state But until that condition changed submit
that the journalism students the state university will lose
having professional lecturers of the type
of Hooe Finn and Dye
And the university authorities would do well to consider
that.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09

that the figures quoted Then let's
fron>there.
The entire argument the committee makes that it takes
capital to create jobs and it does not dispute that
takes continuous and increasing capital investment if
jobs to be provided Senator Murray has bill before
congress providing for adequate capital nvesmenby pr
vate industry if it will by the government if will
Again assuming that the theory of necessity for
and increasing capital investment then what be-
of the of scarcity high prices profits the
basis of the capitalist SYSTEM?
Admittedly when the ends country will find itself
with productive plant together with the privately owned
plants capable OF producing abundance for all people, Asum
ing that the government supplemented enough
give our entire productive plant to the proteers With only
normal consumption and not wholesale destruction calling
production and with all of the technical labor saving
developed during the period how long would the
vateers continue to operate this mammoth pan Why just
long there purchasing in the hands of the
people to the products of Then they would
shut down and of widespread unemployment with
sultant curailed purchasing power would follow
will be back again in the old depression cycle"
And could wipe out all of the income big
incomes and yet what would there be tempt
useless capital investment?
They are just blind on one side poor fellows.