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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-09-15
By GOLEATHER ANN

VI Day. the most joyous
,ews I've ever heard In years.
Already many fellows are re-
mrnlng and shedding their kahki
for their favorite stripes and
weeds. Nearly every day we
hear Of friends returning. look
inc fine and with plenty to talk
about.
Mrs. Iris Booker is proudly
escorting her hubby, Cpl Charles
Hooker, who is home from Ger
many. He looks well.
Il Joe Tandy Jr.. is on fur
Tough from a New York port OF
embarkation.
It. Bernard Harris home from
Goldman Field TO see his wife
and two children. A friend OF
his 1t. Henderson OF New York
CITY. was with him.
pvt. Albert Dobbins chose a
Pontiac miss TO be his bride.
seaman First Class Kenneth
stonestreet OF the L. S. Coast
Guard is using an old title again.
He's Mr. Stonestreet now.
Gertrude Browning Allison Is
anxiously awaiting the discharge
q, her hubby. Chief Petty Officer
Hugh Allison OF the L. s. Navy.
Hueh was in long before the
Pearl Harbor attack and has
seen plenty OF action.
n Roger Walden OF the para
troopers Joined Roberta Hill and
Tor family in MackInaw. He Just
might he taking Roberta of the
eligible list by Christmas.
IL Narsden Thompson Of the
4i7'h group will he out OF his
hars and into civilian life in a
fcw weeks. We're wondering II
hen choose Detroit for his home
Or return 10 Los Angeles. Calf.
Aboard the Atkinson. Topeka
or The Sante Fe. are Mildred and
Wilma Dickerson from Kansas
City Kansas. and thev really
had a wonderful time in this city
Mozetta Woodbridge came from
Indianapolis. Ind. 10 visit her
mother and friends. and left quite
IN impression on west-side
Alpha
Rartrom Drew vacationed in
Topeka Kansas and Chicago.
Needless to say he enjoyed It.
Arefas Blaney returned after
spending the summer with her
family In ST. Paul MINI. and va
caioning in Virginia and New
York
Charles Smith Is vacationing
In Iowa and Chicago
The Wolverine and Red Arrow
trains let off some Eastern visi-
tors Janet TAYLOR Is visiting
our city for the first time from
Philadelphia. Pa. and likes it.
Alberta Lightfoot and Rosanna
Howard really had a swell time
IN Chicago and New York.
Theona Washington and Theda
NcSuain report wonderful time
in Washington. Philadelphia. At
antic City and New York.
Helen Davis Is the house guest
~ Nillette Franklin from Wash
irrion n. G.
Ada White is visiting from
Youngstown Ohio.
Pauline Mckinney and her FAM
ily are visiting in Columbus, Ohio
lean Armstrong Is hack again
visiting Roberta Hill. She's from
Columbus Ohio.
There were many sorors visit
lnr from all over Tho globe At
M Iota Phi lambda sorority
work shop conference held here
Wore than thirty chapters were
iipresented.
Talk about conferences. the
F"ptist convention here this year
brought more people than ever
Known. Doubt that even the
olympia will hold them all
The young Rev. Coleman Kerr
y from Texas Is stopping with
Robert Thomas on Holbrook
Corrine Griffin is in the Ker-
wood hospital recovering from
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-09-15

rectly g. BY informal no;e. or by
telephone. 10. Yes, il the invita-
tion is In the first person hut II
the invitation is in the third per-
son. the answer should be in the
3rd person. IL No. the proper way
Is TO break off small piece at
time. buttering tach bite sepa-
rately - Yes: The "Jr" does not
take the place OF "Mr."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-28
Gloria Vanderbilt, De .Cicco
Romance Lands On The Rocks

NEW YORK, Jan. 27-R- Tho
romance of Gloria Vanderbilt bie ~.
ess to "a multi-million dollar for.
tune, and of Pat De Cicco actors,
agent and son of an Italian-born
truck farmer, lay shattered TO-DAY
behind terse, formal announce,
ment by her attorney.
MIR. and Mrs. Pat De Cicco
have separated by mutual consent
said Thomas B. Gilchrist, guardian
of the 2O-year-old, attractive bril-
Inette. 'They intend to have ? for.
NAL separation. 1t is a matter OF
making arrangements.
The announcement came three
years and one month after her
marriage to the 35-year-old. dark
handsome De Cicco and less than
a month before she becomes of age
and mistress of $4,000, 900 for.
tune left by her grandfather. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, and her father
Reginald.
Beyond Gilchrist's statement
there was no amplification. Mrs,
De Cicco was "out of town." SER
wants told callers at her apartment
in the exclusive river house.
MIR. De Cicco is not in Califor-
mia for business purposes and in
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-28

tends to remain there indefinite.
ly," Gilchrist said. Mrs. De Cicco
will continue to reside at her home
In New York.
He said he believed De Cicco
wishes the whole matter to be
handled on amicable basis" but
added he was unable to state i'm
medlately whether the separation
would be under the terms of an
agreement or by j court action.
The marriage of the young heir
ess to the immigrants son took
place in Santa Barbara Calf. in
December, 1871. Film stars Enrol
Flynn and Bruce Cabot served as
usher and best man.
Bitter family wrangles over
Gloria's custody and fortune &C.
companied her development from
chunky little girl with straight
hair and dark eyes into a tall
beauty with a fashionable coiffeur
and smart clothes. Throughout her
childhood, constantly guarded by
governesses, Gloria had been pull
&c and tossed between her aunt.
the late Mrs. Payne Whitney and
her mother, Mrs. Gloria Morgan
Vanderbilt
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-28
TREASURY AGENTS
At BLACK MARKET

,vcTON. Jan. 27.-tR-The
WASH aaents declared war on
rreasuI,s, orkets in 1914 and broke
black nl md ingenious plots to get
Up r,, md rationing rules, moroen+b ~,
Secret today that treasury en-
.nno y.sset units 5Dfs' caused the arrest
iorcefnt+'i 600 persons charged with
Of soo D1s Of wartime criminal oper-
atoms. the agents worked close
IN n; a5'f the office Of price admins
rs asope are 1877 of these treasury II;
1ne ,,oder the coordination OF FL
nefl p'r rev They are sometimes
ns 1.d !, r.men although they are not
eallea .;ss+ic over the nickname:
a3ncI'lde the secret service and
They III .ii' ofher investigative units.
H,ytelsaeH+bau disclosed that:
Mg T5e Secret Service, while beat
l. iHV ',n bogus money to a new
Ing o t,rned much of its attention
low, =, 10 ,counterfeiting of gasoline
70 'n .roar ration coupons.
'na Sa9 the OPA, the Secret Serv-
He .aG;7ed printing plants and fake
ne s ssls representing many mil
c0upOiio 1i.,,e of gasoline. It de-
IONS ,o " evidence resulting in 200
velu son counterfeiting arrests:
ecapg Tho Intelligence unit Of t h e
,. L. l Of Internal Revenue has
pure SaI'a vigorous Investigations into
Desrm .o tax evasion by black mar
l M, nnerators who neglected to re-
sert ' heir illegal gains to the gov
ellll'- The alcohol tax unit of the
49,, =, Of Internal Revenue,
, no+s with the OPA, made near
v, NVl INN investigations of liquor
.;,e ceiling violations. The result
~, ~, s5o indictments and seizure
va y. Hack market liquor worth S34O,
om The treasury says the black
market ma. in liquor now is Virtually
s',' The same unit cracked down
~ the Illegal use of millions of
vi pands Of sugar in moonshining. 1t
s so 77l4 stills, of which 1900
,,sra in Il southern states. A siren
" NJ" roundup of merchants n d
boot1eogers obtaining sugar with
counterfeit sugar stamps in Geor-
sia. the Carolinas, and Tennessee
is still going on:
4 Customs officers made numer-
MIS- arrests in connection w i t h
,piztre of war scarce goods at
norts and borders. For example,
four men have been charged with
ILLEGALLY moving used automobiles
from San Diego into Mexico where
thev bring much higher prices.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-28
War Dogs Lose Job
OF Detecting Mines

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-lR-War
dogs have lost one of their most
hazardous jobs-detecting wooden
and plastic mines-because "other
and better detection methods
have been perfected.
The Office of War Information
disclosed this today in describing
|he role of various animals in the
most mechanical of all wars.
Highly-trained dogs proved val
| liable in detecting wooden and
plastic mines, which failed to re-
act on earlier mechanical devices
designed to snow up metal objects.
There was no indication as to
The nature of the other and bet
ter detection Methods
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-28
Kaiser To Lead Big
Clothing Campaign

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-LP,-
A national drive for 100000, 1000
pounds Of used clothing for the
needy in war ravaged regions will
be undertaken in April under the
Craftsmanship of i n d u t r i alist
Henry ]. Kaiser.
The White House announced to-
day that Kaiser had accepted dl-
rectorship Of the campaign at the
invitation of President Roosevelt
and Herbert H. Lehman, director
general Of the United Nations re-
Lief and rehabilitation administra-
ton.
It is to be united effort by
vNRRA and all voluntary war re-
Ael agencies to avoid publication.
-V-
WILL VOTE
VIEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-UP)
me executive board of the Unit
"a Automobile Workers (CIO) now
~ session here announced today
mat ballots have been sent to its
members for vote on whether
me ho.strike pledge should be
maintained for the duration of the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-28

Sanforized Army Twill - cut
well, made we'll, look we'll! They
make very smart appearance
with a solid color tie.
Two convenient button.through
patch pockets on the shirt.
The pants are heavier weight
twill.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

The young man who has used
every means to evade military
service is going to regret his ac-
ton after the war is over. This
does not apply to the men who in
their hearts are willing to 60 and
ready to go but are serving in an
essential industry that really re-
quires their services. Their con-
sciences at least are clear. 1t
does. however, apply to the fellow
who deliberately resorts to every
means to escape service, who
rushes into an exempt industry,
who makes feeble gestures at
farming, and who knows he is
only doing half a job Of it. He is
escaping service but he will wish
in his heart thousand times after
Il is over that he had stood up
and been counted along with the
rest of the boys when his country
really needed him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08
Comments From Here and There {.

China will get a new break with
the opening of the new Stilwell
Burma road. With all her sea-
ports in the hands of the japs
and the old Burma road closed
China has been cut off from sup
plies from the outside except such
as could be flown over the
Hump as the Himalaya noun
tains are called. This was but a
trickle. American engineers have
been working for the past l8
months on the new road and re-
Gently the first huge convoy of
trucks traversed it. The supplies
that may be brought in over the
new road will not only stlffen
the morale of China but jl.r re-
sistance as we'll. The building of
the road was one of those dra-
matte races against time. The
question uppermost in the minds
of the Allies was whether or not
the Chinese, without equipment
and supplies, could hold out until
relief reached them from the out
side. They did, and the picture is
now due for change. One of the
most interesting stories that will
come out of the war will be the
story in which American engin-
GERS did the impossible in the
construction of the 900-mile Still
well road.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

The report comes from the War
Food Administration that meat of
all kinds will all but disappear
from the civilian menus during
the coming summer and fall. The
lowered production and the in
creased demands by the army is
given as the reason for the re-
duced civilian supply. In order
to secure the full quota required
by the army, buyers for the army
expect to have to accept during
the coming months the lower
grades of meat usually rejected
by the army and left for civilian
consumption. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08
IT'S A MYSTERY

How a woman can find what
she wants in her handbag, is a
mystery. Consider the size of her
base of operations and know that
nothing so enormous would be
waste space. A woman can figure
what woman would need in that
bag, but a man just knows that
his tool chest. There are some
she can stuff more "junk" inside
than he can store in the garage or
women who are prepared for
overnight stops with a gown and
tooth brush in their handbag. If
you happen to have a woman at
your house who is good enough
sport to reveal her secret, list the
contents of her handbag and be
amazed. What a personality that
tumbles out! Comes a bag of cos
metics, an extra powder puff, a
compact, linen hankie and some
paper ones, a note book, some
letters, pencil and pen, comb and
hair pins, samples of material and
shoe repair ticket, calling cards,
check book, key case, glass case
receipt for insured package, stamp
book, and. this is just a starter.
You will add to it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08
FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Your new publishers of the
Kennewick Courier-Reporter are
now in the second week of their
stay in the city which promises
to stretch into many future years.
Let us say in the beginning that
we like Kennewick, we like its
people.
What, as newcomers, first i'm
pressed us? The answer to that
sixty-four dollar question is easy
It was the enthusiasm shared alike
by all citizens we met about the
town, it's future, its geographical
location and its climate. There
was evident a pride in an eventful
past.
There may be tendency in
some quarters to rest on the oars
but more predominant is the urge
for civic Improvement. This is ex-
pressed in embryo plans and dis
cussions of such projects as a new
city hall, street lighting, a perma-
nent labor camp and many others.
A new school is nearing compile
ton, contracts will soon be let Tor
a hospital. These projects started
somewhere in committee meetings
or sidewalk discussions.
Civic minded citizens are ever
on the alert to develop irrigation
i'm the area which is the key to the
future. If industry is to develop
along the greatest power system
i'm the world, industrial workers
will have to be fed.
The Courier-Reporter has been
in the forefront of the constant
growth of Kennewick. We fully
realize and we have been warned
that we face difficult task in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

According to some political stu
dents the request made by Presi-
den, Roosevelt of Jesse Jones that
he resign as Secretary Of Com
merce was the greatest mistake in
his entire political career. From
the information available it seems
that the only reason for the re-
quest was to give the job to Henry
Wallace. IF there were other rea-
sons they have not been made
public. It has at least not been
shown that Jones poorly admin
istered or improperly conducted
the office. At any rate the action
stirred up Congress to the point
of rebellion. If Wallace gets the
place it will be shorn Of most OF
its responsible prerequisites in
Guiding the 40 billion dollar Re-
construction Finance corporation
funds. Wallace, it appears is will
ing to take the place minus these
prerequisites.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

And with air cleaners the homes
will be healthier for tomorrow's
child. Plumbing features will be
Joy to behold. Garbage disposal
units and automatic dishwashers
at low prices will be among the
blessed. Plastics will predominant
the scene with comfortable seats
in bath tubs and showers galore.
Washing machines will do every
thing but the ironing, television
sets and plug-in wall sockets for
moving telephones around. Glass
will be used in building even in
small homes. And a "mud-room"
for the farmer to remove the
soiled clothes makes us hardly
able to wait!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08
POINTS FOR VICTORY

Advanced gains in any theatre
of the war doesn't mean gains by
cutting down back home. With
more people leaving essential jobs,
the labor problem on the produc-
ton line needs bolstering. Since
machines need workers, then
those employed must turn out all
they can to speed up production.
If you have job, make it your
job! About giving blood for the
may send boy
back home to his family, saved
because of your blood donation
There is the matter of gasoline
and tires still to be considered.
Since gasoline powers the attack
we must not let an attack be STALL
ed because as civilians we did not
save it here on the home front.
Since tires are steadily wearing
out, retreads getting threadbare,
the saving of rubber is vitality
important and the picture for the
near futufe of rubber relief looks
bad. Save tires by using the legs
more frequently. Does the house,
wife think the government doesn't
need the kitchen waste fats any
more? As long as we need ammu-
milton, we need waste fats. Don't
throw it away, but take it to the
market. Watch your family menus.
those that can provide the pro-
teins necessary for health, in
spite of meat scarcity. Don't
patronize black market meat
dealers. Take again the matter, of
scrap metal and paper salvage.
Scrap metal or scrap rubber is
needed today as it was last year.
We all are aware of the shortage
in paper, especially have we felt
it in the lack of paper sacks
And how about saving tin cans?
That is as much a part of the
program of fighting a war as the
job on the battle fronts. It is as
much, all of these points of econ
omy, as planting a victory garden.
helping the Red Cross, assisting
in hospitals, keeping up the boys
morale by writing more letters, of
not talking too much for the bene-
fit of the enemy, buying war bonds
religiously, all are jobs for us at
home to perform and to faithfully
adhere to as long as the war
makes such jobs necessary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

best educated families in Russia,
were worked in fields to the point
of exhaustion, fed slop the same
as was fed the hogs, and for very
minor offenses were strapped to
a table and rawhided to uncon-
sciousness. The writer of this re-
vealing bit of history told that he
saw the table on which the girls
were strapped and that il was
still sticky with the blood of the
victims of many lashings. Another
choice revelation, and this should
send the champions Of a soft
peace for Germany on a crusade,
is the story of the Nazi murder
factory at Oswiecim, Poland,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

One commentator makes what
appeals to us as sensible Sug-
gestion regarding the disposition
after the war, of this nations
huge war time merchant fleet. In
our opinion this writer suggests
that after the war is over the
United States should turn over
to Great Britain a good share of
our merchant shipping 10 make
up for what Britain has lost dur
ing the war. Britain lives on for
eign trade, and the business Of
carrying merchandise to distant
parts of the world. She has spent
hundreds of years developing this
business. We, in this country, are
not so minded for the reason that
we are largely self sustaining and
for the further reason that the
American Merchant Marine cam
not compete with Britain or
other maritime nations in the mat
ter of ocean trade without heavy
government subsidy. The Lafol-
lette seaman's act and other legis-
lation calls for such high wages
on American ships, that they cam
not carry foreign merchandise
without heavy subsidies. OF
course this country should retain
such boats as are necessary to
our economy, but there should be
no disposition to attempt to crowd
Britain off fhe seas in the matter
of foreign commerce-and at a
heavy loss in subsidy, merely be-
cause we have the ships. We
would gain nothing by it, and
Britain would undoubtedly lose
because of it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

Remember, you can definitely
help the war effort by turning
in used kitchen fats. The proper
way to prepare them is to strain
them and put them in a clean tin
can. The grocer will pay four
cents and two red points for each
pound. The return in money is
small but the return in satisfac-
ton that you have definitely help
ed the war effort is real compen-
Sation for the effort. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

Recent reports by Russian scien-
lists have established that onion
vapors have certain germ killing
properties. We have long suspect
ed something like this. We have
no doubt but that after the war
is over and the Russians have time
to 60 INTO this matter further
they will discover that onion
vapors reach their highest potency
when they occur in the breath of
the individual who has just eaten
a mess of them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08
NURSES NEEDED

Urgent appeals are being sent
out constantly by armed forces
recruiting services for nurses and
technical workers. They point out
that returning thousands of sick
and wounded soldiers and sailors
are producing an acute shortage
of skilled labor in hospitals and
laboratories.
There is much talk of drafting
these workers. While such move
may become necessary it is defin-
itely unfair and discriminatory.
Several local girls have answer
ed these appeals. Much as they
are needed at home we can only
urge that those who can find 1t
at all possible should add their
names to the country's honor roll.
Wacs, already following the
boys in major war theatres over
seas, are needed in all special
skillS. 49,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

where long rows Of ovens :,
built into which thousand" e =
Polish men, women and ch;I., =
were thrown daily and hu.
after they had been put To Saae
by the most iiendiSh tortures eal
investigating committee has CA
ed the facts ana reports that SsE
ing l94l and 1912 and into v yHi.
from five to eight trainloadss SS
prisoners were hauled da;IS .
Oswiecim to be tortured
burned in the German death ssG
tory. The methods of torture iss
too sickening and too revoltinud y,
be printed in a publication Of s.l !
eral circulation. sel
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

Some sort OF an airport is gong
to be one of the future musts
of nearly every town of any size
in this nation. The type of port
will be determined by the size
of the town, its ability to finance
and operate it, and its location in
relation to cross country airways.
It is not reasonable to suppose
that big transcontinental air lines
are going to stop at small places.
Obviously this would be imprac-
table for the reason that the time
lost would slow down schedules,
and few towns will be able to
finance runways of sufficient size
to permit landing and take off.
Smaller points will in all prob
ability be served by branch lines
operating smaller planes in much
the same way that branch rail-
roads serve the territory outlying
from the main lines. Some pro-
vision will have to be made for
this regular service. In addition
to this there will be scarcely a
town of any size in the commun-
ity after the war is over that
viii not have a number of private
ly owned planes. The nation is
going to be definitely air minded
after the war, and air travel, and
facilities for caring for it and
servicing it, are going to offer a
new and the potentially big OPP
portunity of the future. It may be
a little early to build such facili-
ties but it is not too early to be-
gin to plan for them and to learn
their requirements and to look
about for suitable sites. .--
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

AS we view the problems be-
fore the present Congress 1t seems
that if it does the full duty now
facing it, it is going to have to
need more wisdom than any Of the
rs proceeding Congresses have
had. No Congress in the history
of this country has been faced
with more real problems, i'm
portant to the future and well
being of this nation, than has
the present Congress.