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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
USING EVERY DRIVER


eve are endeavoring to main
tain service at as high a level
as possible" he said. Every
driver We have Is utilized TO the
fullest extent TO keep all equip
ment possible on the street"
Although drastic cuts were in
cluded in many schedules posted
yesterday in DSR garages, Bullock
declared this was merely re
vision" OF schedules and would not
mean an overall reduction IN
service.
I'VE are simply looking facts
in the face" said Bullock. RE
Gently we have had 20 cut about
ESQ runs a day from our sched-
uled operations for lack of man
power. IL doesn't do any good 10
have the runs on the schedule
II we can't get them on the
street"
Allowing for the $50 cuts"
Bullock said, service under the
new schedules should be substan-
TALLY the same as before.
In August, there were 1,019
applicants for jobs as operators.
OF these, 354 were all that passed
the physical examination.
Another S6 applicants were un-
able to pass the mental test given
by the Civil Service Commission.
leaving 268 who were admitted
10 the DSR training school.
The majority OF these were
washed OUT in training. 81 we're
given Jobs and 109 still were in
training at the end of the month.
81 HIRED, 81 FIRED
But balanced against the 81 who
were hired were 81 dismissals. The
dismissals are made by a trial
board for offenses such as dis
courtesy or avoidable accidents.
In addition, II were reiHstated,
Is resigned, two were transferred.
five went on military leave, and
one died
The DSR's wage rates are the
highest in the world for that type
of work. Those who can qualify
will find ready welcome.
Applications should be made to
the Detroit Civil Service Comm -
sion, on the fifteenth floor of the
Water Board Building, 735 Ran
dolph.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
.DSR BIdnnes
Lack Of Help
By JOHN CREEcY

Despite VI cutbacks and the
fact that there are 100000 un-
employed in the Detroit area, the
DSR is more hard up for man.
power than ever.
In August il suffered net loss
of AZ in its operating staff. -.
To provide adequate service. at
least $50 more coach drivers are
needed.
In revealing details of the DSR's
manpower problem. General Man
ager William s. Bullock declared
lack of drivers was the only reason
for the recent curtailment OF
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Byrnes TO London

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 1NS)
Secretary of State Byrnes sailed
for London last night 10 attend
the meeting Of the council of
foreign ministers in London.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Up TO MANAGEMENT

II satisfactory agreements have
been reached there will be no
strike but If management refuses
10 negotiate strike will be called
immediately union spokesman
SD
Elsewhere on the labor front
representatives of management
and tho tAW-CTO arc 10 meet
with L. 5. Concihators today in
an effort TO end q strike Of 900
employees al the Continental
Motor Co
Other strikes continuing are
Bundy Tubing. 900. Woodall In
dustrieS. 80. Hercules Forging
Co, 100. Ecorse plant OF Murray
Corp. foremen 30, and 900 ALL
pattern makers
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Schools Open
To232,OOO
Many Glass Rooms
viii Be Overcrowded
(ses Pictures, Poge fS)

Vacations on farms, IN camps
and on Fairgrounds ended for
some $4,000 Detroit boys and
girls today when public schools
opened for their 104th year.
Although the school population
hasn't changed since last year,
some Of the boys and girls will
sit in overcrowded school rooms
this winter
Detroit families have been NOV
ing into outlying sections Of the
city, and schools IN those districts
will have more pupils than they
were built 10 accommodate. while
many schools in the downtown
area will have vacan seats.
Pershing High is the most over
crowded secondary school in the
city.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
BRIGGS GETS WARNING

Production OF automobile bodies
was halted temporarily at five
plants of The Briggs Mfg. Co
yesterday as $500 workers left
their Jobs 10 attend a strike meet
ing in Mack Park Mack and Fair
view
They returned 70 work on their
next regular shift after au-
thorizing officers of Local 212,
UAW-ClO. 10 call strike within
30 days unless accumulated griev-
ences are settled within that time
Another meeting is 10 be held
Oct al which time local officers
are 10 report 10 the membership
on progress made with the COM
pany
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
BUILDING PREVENTED

The board OF education has not
been able 10 obtain sufficient
priorities 10 build new schools, 50
many elementary pupils will be
housed in temporary structures.
One hundred new teachers have
been hired 10 meet the emer-
gency.
High schools expect an increase
I'm enrolment in week OI 'Wo
when students who have been
working return 10 classes.
All schools vii observe VI
Day tomorrow with programs and
exercises.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
Set Vote
On Strike
At Kelsey

All striking Kelsey-Hayes en-
ployes today we're summoned
90 a mass meeting In Chadsey
High school, Martin and Me-
Graw, at q. m. tomorrow
where a secret ballot on
bsck-tO-work program will be
taken. The meeting was called
by Joseph Plaza, plant chairman
of Local ia, UAW-CIO.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06

Although the KelSey-Hsyes
strike threatens 10 parslyze auto
production in all Ford Motor Co.
plants, neither the War Labor
Board L. s. Cancellation Service
nnr-thn- -<tate-labeF- mediation
board had taken any action 10
end the strike up until late last
night.
LOUIS c. Miriam. WLB chair
man, said:
I'VE have nothing 10 do with
the strike. We issued the di-
rective, and 40 far a. we are
concerned the case II closed"
Philip Weiss, chairman Of the
state labor mediation board, and
SpokeSmen for the L. S. Concilia-
tion Service. both said that II was
not within their province 10 enter
the case as 4 was strictly a strike
against the VILE and therefore a
WLB affair
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
TO NAME suPERINT~ DENT

Secondary chool urrlculum
has changed with the termination
of the war Science and health
education courses which were
changed 10 fit military needs dur
ing the war will revert 10 their
prewar status 4 limited number
Of high schools viii begin instruc-
ton in Pan-American relations
a new superintendent of schools
is expected 10 he named by the
board Of education al its meeting
next Tuesday afternoon.
Parochal schools will resume
classes tomorrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06

rs'ro' sn1 vicinity Fsir snd vsrrr.v -
might and THURSDAY Lowest tcniEnt about
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Preacher Fined
On Chicken Price

A Sclf-Styled minister who used
Detroit streets for hI, church. was
among z OPA violarors fined S25
80 SIS IN traffic and ordinance
court today.
Willie G. Daniel. 134S r. La
faNette. also used the streets 70
conduct his unlicensed merchau-
disng. OPA officials said He was
fined S25 for selling chickens on
Russell near r. Congress at Sl.75
each.
This amounted 10 70 cents per
pound The OPA ceiling price IS
al cents.
Anthony Bartolotto. p. ope-
rator Of neighborhood market
AZ 615 w. Willis, was fined SIS
for selling seven food items AZ
a total OF 40 cents above ceilings
His daughter, Laura, was fined
S25 on similar charge
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Air British
Problems

Britain's reconNerslOn problems
are essentially the same as those
of the United States-quck clear
ance of plants, materials and a
steady labor flow. according 10
s q. Hicks of Belfast, Ireland, of
the ministry of supply who is
visiting Detroit.
Hicks has been 10 most Of the
larger Detroit war plants since
his arrival Thursday. Yesterday,
RFC representatives showed nm
the principal depOts used 10 store
government tools and machines
taken out of the plants.
That is our main problem"
Hicks said. I'VE have insuffi-
cient space or warehouses 10
store our surplus machinery.
Our weather conditions do not
even permit us to use the same
tactics that the RFC IL using.
I'VE could not use such store
houses as YOU have here for
fear that severe weather or
hard winds would d mage
equipment"
One of the obstacles IN the path
Of reConversion here is not prev
alent in England, Hicks disclosed
That is strikes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Prison Custer
Waits Court

? CIVIL ser~tee commission hear.
ings for former Warden Harry II.
Jackson and seven other ousted
Jackson Prison officials have been
DELAYED pending 4 supreme court
decision an Jackson demand for
an immediate hearing before the
corrections commission
Discharged by the corrections
commission following sensational
Ch arges OF malsdminlStration
made hy Attorney Genera John
r DethmerS Jackson and his
aides petitioned for rcinstate-
ment and full hearing OF the
charges
Jackson contends that an old
statute Of 1898 makes a hearing
before the corrections comm Ission
nsndatort- pethmers insists that
control Of state personnel is vested
in the civil SER ice commission
under a 1910 constitutional amend
ment.
The civil service commission,
meeting in Detroit Yesterday de
clded, however. 10 delay hearings
and not intervene until the SUI
preme court rules on the Jurls-
dictonal issues
Jackson seeks reinstatement
along with putty Wardens
George I Francis and r. {. Pet
ut Chief Inspector Walter l..
Wilson, Records and slfiCation
Chief II. Charles Watson, Ac-
courtant Joseph g. Porrier and
Athletic Director Richard S.
Pi1pV
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Man Killed by Truck
He Helped Unload

James Leo Meyers. 56. Of Mon
roe, was killed late yesterday
when he was run over by A truck
driven by Louis +. Uckley Of Mon
roe.
Uckley told police that Meyers
had helped him unload the truck
and was directing traffic while
Cckley was backing the truck
onto the Dixie Hl1lwaY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Rabbi Halls
Fds(isrN End

Rabbi Leon Fran ~ Temple
Israel, in has jewish New Year :
message today called this holiday
the happiest IN all the world
history because the Scourge OF
faScism has been wiped away
In his Rosh Hashana sermons,
Rabbi Fran declared the Jewish
people the only group IN the world
which had not found freedom in
the wars end.
"Jews are still IN cOncentra-
tiop camps In Germany and
Austria. are being slaughtered
in Poland and barred from entry
into Palestine" he said
I'VE must unite In behalf NJ
the immediate rescue Of our
people from concentration
camps. 0f the immediate rescue
~ our people from the lands
where pogroms still exist, and
of the immediate restoration of
the right Of the homeless Jews
Of Europe 10 enter their home
land, Palestine"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Leave tuesday
ToGet Candy

a Michigan state policeman and
2 Pontiac officer Will leave Tues
day for California 10 return VIII
liam Candy Davidson. wanted
on q Pontiac robbery armed
charge As we'll as for questioning
in The death Of State Senator
Warren G. Hooper, said Oakland
{ OuntY Prosecutor Donald G..
Noggle today.
Davidson. accused BY grand Jury
witnesses Of participation in the
Dec. 2 sholdup Of a Pontiac gam
bling club. waive d eNtrad.tion
when arrested in A Hollywood
h otel but Michigan Authorities
Will be pre-paF d In case be
changes his mind about returning
for trial
E.Hiradliion papers were 10 he
sent by Gov. Kelly 20 Sacramento
for clearance aHf-wcre expected
10 reach Hollywood by the time
the Michigan officers arrive there
Pontiac and Oakland County
authorities viii insist upon prose
cutting Davidson on the r0bbery
armed charge before he is turned
over 10 Special Prosecutor Kim
: 3 ( ler for questioning In the
Hooper case. NOEgle declared
we want him for a crime
committed in Oakland County"
Noggle sad, "and are going 10
have first crack AT him. Sigier
may want 10 question him but
We have q robbery armed war
rant against him. Presumably
he will face trial Oct. 81 with
Harry FleiSher, Detroit gang
ster. and three others under in
dirtment in the gambling house
hoidun
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Son Hurt in Wreck,
Joker Tells Mother

Because prankster phoned
that her son was hurt in an auto
accident and in Receiving Hos
pitai, Mrs Helen Pentfaek 1882
Miller. said today that she was
going 70 be wary" of future
phone calls.
Informed by a Or. Brown"
who said he was a hospital
physician. that her son. Joseph,
l3. had been hurt on his way to
Burroughs School, Mrs. Pentrack
frantically rushed TO the hospital
10 find the message unfounded.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Bdrroom Pals Take
Him for Robbery Ride

A. y Garrison. 40. of 24339 W.
Ten Mile road reported tt me
sheriff office -AaFAt- fodaxthaI
he vas robbed Of N20 BY two un-
4dentifed mon ne had hired TO
drive him home
Garrison said ne was drinking
IN q bar A. 2420l Grand River.
where some barroom friends of.
iered 10 drive him and took him
10 Telegraph and Eight Mile
road where they forced him from
the car and took hrs money.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Hurt by Falling Plank

Mrs. Venzuella Builard, 80. Of
2200 Chene was in serious condi-
ton in Receiving Hospital today.
suffering from injuries received
when she was struck by a Six-foot
plank. which fell from ventila-
tor on St Pauls Methodist
Church. 2244 Chene.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Mill Sued Over Order
For Army Berries

Reuben y. Wax and Sidney
KrauSe. owners Of the Detroit
Sugar Milling Co, at 1920 Fiji
teenth. were named defendants
today in q federal court Suit. seek
ing to recover S3.273 IN a breach
Of contract action.
Morris Iwerdling, assistant I.
s. attorney. charged IN the suit
that the firm failed 10 6provdc.
under contract. more Than ll00G
CsSry NJ hfackbc-rtrS-tt.-t4i 80 -4ll-ill-A =
quartermaster corps for use AT
Selfridsa- Field
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
New OPA Head
Named for District

District OPA Director John r.
kessel Of Saginaw has been ap-
pointed acting OPA administrator
for Michigan, Indiana, Ohio. Ken
lucky and West Virginia. He VIII
assume his new position Monday,
with headquarters AZ Cleveland
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
20-Lb. Coon
Shotby Police

Garfield police were confronted
with the problem Of dlsposing Of a
2O-pound coon shot out OF a tree
at Brush and Theodore at 3.15
a. m today.
The coon appeared 'out Of no
where and a crowd Of 4Oor so
made futile efforts 10 capture il
before calling police.
Responding 10 call for heip
sgt Claude InEersol shot the coon
squarely between It's glittering
eyes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Zoninq CHANGE Up

The common council is sched-
uled TO take a final vote at It's
meeting Tuesday on zoning ordi-
nance change which would permit
warehouses and storage buildings
up 70 six stories on the east side
Of Twelfth. between Bagley and
Marantette.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
TOSS BUG JUICE

There was no disorder and
no general disciplining was nee
essary. As atmatter Of fact, the
men were allowed the freedom
Of the yard that evening a.
usual"
Among the Contraband tossed
from cells. Benson revealed. was
S3.O7 in cash and a quantity Of
vessels containing bug juice. the
prisoners term for an alcoholic
eoneoction made from potato
peellngs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
10000 EXPECTED

The 1000 citizens Of Rockford
are planning A homecoming cele-
bratiOn soon. when the whole city
viii lock up shop for the day
Arrangements irVe been made
10 handle 2 crowd Of 10000.
An active church worker. It
( jogren plans 70 settle down n
his home town after ms discharge
from the army.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Fake Gas Coupons
Net f-N1Onfh Term

Caspar Piazza. Al. Of Pontiac.
found guilty OF possessing counter
felt gasoline coupons. was SEN
fenced 70 four months m prison
and fined $3.50 yesterday by Fed
eral Judge Frank A. Picard
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Hero Back
To Attack
Real Eats

1t John Carlton Slogren, for
mer Sunday school teacher and
winner Of the Congressional
Medal of Honor, was back home
in Rockford today 70 SIT down
10 one Of those home cooked
meals he used 10 dream about In
the Pacific jungleS.
Throughout his army career.
which was clmaNed May 3 when
he destroyed nine enemy pill
boxes and killed 43 Japs on Ne
gros Island. what Il. SjoCren
missed most were his three
quarts of milk a day and apple
pie, like MON makes II.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Name Pilot Examiner

ADRIAN, Sept. 8 Edwin
Alder fight instructor and for
mer Willow Run test pilot. has
been appointed private pilot ex-
amlner for this area
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Fire Jury !
TOHearjO
Monday

Fifty employees and officials OF
the Export Box and Sealer Co..
where Is persons died in an Aug.
13 blaze, Will be called TO testify
before the special seven-man
coroHers jury Monday when the
inquest VIII be resumed.
The four chiefs who supervised
The firehghters. told the Jury yea
terday that the volume and den
sity Of flames and smoke indicated
the fire was fed BY oil or some
highly inflammable substance.
SEEN MILE AWAY
Leo Burns. battalion chief. testi-
fed that black smoke could be
seen .nillowing 100 feet high. a
mile away.
When We got there" he said,
"the " h n structure was IN
flames. The only stairway to
the Fifteenth street exit was
burned away AZ the bottom so
that iiremen had to enter the
second floor through a window
and place a ladder on the stair
way in order to get the dead
out" 4"
F'iremen witnesses said the frs
was well under way before they
reached the scene.
REFUSE TO JUMP
Fire sgt. Orrin c. Tyson testi-
fled that, Of 10 women elinging
10 a ledge of the burning building,
their hair and clothing in flames.
all but one refused 10 Jump into
rescue nets which firemen spread.
Il arrived at the scene 10
minutes after the first alarm"
said Fire Chief Herman p. Bor-
rusch, land, at that time. all
the windows, on the first floor
had been completely blown out
He said that only tremendous
pressure could have so completely
shattered the windows.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
Loans 10 Aid
Small Firms
RFC Outlines Program
TO Speed Reeonv.ersion

A seven point loan program 10
foster speedy reconversion and
fun peacetlme employment is be-
ing launched by d. RFC, Man
ager A. j Fushman Of RIGS
Detroit loan agency announced
today
"RFC's part In the reconver-
sion and postwar period" Fush-
man said, "is Ia assure industry
and commerce Of the available
ity of adequate credit 10 com
petent businessmen, particularly
when.the credit will assist en-
ployment and the economy Of
the country"
= RFC is moi m competition with
banks, Fushman declared, but
will endeaVor IN work out loans
for deserving business enterprises
In those cases where local banks
are unable TO supply needed
credit
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
VETERANS LOANS

. Veterans loans, under the
RFC business loan program or
the CT Bill Of Rights.
. Commitments now for future
loans so industry may proceed
with plans for rehabilitation
and recon- erslon.
. Automatically guara n 20 d
bank loans 10 industry up 10 -
per cent and with a loan ceiling
Of $3.50 100, in participa tion with
banks.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
jackson
EeiOfinS
Denied

JACKSON, Sept s-A rumored
riot at the Michigan State
Prison here last Tuesday today
was termed more like a New
Years Eve celebration than a
riot by Acting Warden Ralph T.
Benson.
Several hundred windows were
broken IN Cell Block !. the larg-
est unit as prisoners tossed from
their cells knives. tools, metal
cups. kitchen utensils and several
hacksaw blades during a general
shakedoWn of the entire prison.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
BENSON's WELCOME

Benson described il as my vel
come by the prisoners his first
-Sttakedown since taking over the
institution after the recent custer
OF Warden Harry Jackson in the
face Of maladministration charges.
after breakfast Tuesday, We
marched ALL the men 10 their
cetiS and locked them in" BEN
son explained. They seemed to
sense the shakedOwn Was com
ing and started throwing out all
contraband. That's what made
all the noise.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
NEED BANK AID

"The program Is predicated
on bank cooperation" he said.
The Detroit loan agency, under
the new program. will consider
Independently, or in cooperation
with commercial banks, appllca-
tions for:
Loans for working capital for
completion of civilian produc-
tlon orders.
. Loans against Cancelled war
contracts and subcontractS.
. Long term loans 10 finance
plant reconveTslon
. Financing surplus property
purchases.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
FANORITE MEAL

His Vision Of a fayorlte meal
AZ he described j.. IS stuffed
pork chops that's my dish
boy On boy, with French
fried potatoes
And now that dream is about
10 come true
SJogren arrived in Grand Rap
IDS Thursday night and was
mobbed rs 100 cars. loaded with
fellow toWnsmen from Rockford,
VINO had only a few hours notice
that he was returning
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-10
259 French Wed els

PARIS. Sept. s GNSD-Since
D-Day. 259 French girls have mar
ried American soldiers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-06
Even Break
Brings Tigers

Detroit, July SAP - Hank
Greenberg, four years out Of base.
ball and now back with the Detroit
Tigers on an Army release, earned
his first months pay in the first
four comeback games he played.
Hank belted two homers in his
first three games this week but the
first real payotf hit from his big
bat was a pinch single yesterday.
driving across the tying and win
ming runs with two out in the ninth,
as Detroit took a raggedly-played
3 10 5 game from the Boston Red
SoN.
The victory, which came after
rain had held up the ninth inning
for Al minutes, brought the Tigers
an even break in four games with
Boston and boosted their league
lead to AZ games over Washington
and New York. The Yankees open
four-game set here tonight in the
seasons twilight finale.
Greenberg's bis single broke up
a wild hitfest IN which each club
used three pitchers. The Tigers
compiled a 17-hit total for their
second lustiest swatting bee OF the
season while Boston hammered out
II safeties.
Zeb Eaton, third Detroit hurler.
who entered the game in he fifth
inning with Boston leading rs,
pitched over some shaky spots 10
win his third straight game with
out defeat
Don't Last
Neither starter, Boston's 40-y ear
old Mike Ryba nor Detroit's side
armer Les Mueller, stayed around
very long.
Ryba gave way to Yank Terry
in the fourth inning after the Tig-
ers had punched four hits with a
pair OF Boston errors for four
runs in the third, taxing a 81 lead.
Mueller couldn't stand the pros
perity and was yanked in the fifth
with two runners on base, nobody
out and the Tigers leading, SO.
Walter Wilson pitched to two Bos-
ton batsmen, giving up a double to
Bob johnson for two runs that
tied the score and a homer to Dolph
Camilli for two more that made 1t
rs, Boston.
Detroit used a Boston error and
two Tiger hits to score once in the
seventh off Terry but the Red Sox
combined a walk with two singles
for an Sc lead in the eighth.
Double Play
A pair OF loud singles in the
Tiger eighth brought Barrett to
Terry's rescue but only one more
Detroit run crossed the plate as
Rudy York bounced into a double
play.
Detroit used obvious "cainy day"
strategy to put Jim Outlaw and
Bob Maier on base in the ninth
via hunts. James Hack Miller,
who had three hits in his first
appearance behind the bat this sea
son, dumped a sacrifice to move
the runners to second and third.
Eaton, swinging for the outfield in
the hope Of tying up The game,
famed but Greenberg came
through as a pinch-hitter for Hooy-
err, breaking up the game after two
hours SO minutes Of actual play.