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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Strike Hits
.ChrysIer Units
! Further Spread Due
Monday. AFL Says

The AFL strike that stopped
construction OF a $500 900 ad
dition 10 the Dodge truck plan
will spread to- other Chryslel
units Monday, il was revealed
here today.
Ed Thai. secretary of the De.
troit Building Trades Council
AFL, announced the spread but
declined to say how many ChryS'
Ter units would be affected.
There will be no cOnstruc-
tion on any plants where the
AL does not have contracts
providing for ALL labor for
construction and installation"
Thai declared.
The UAW-CIO struck back,
however, when officers Of Local 2,
ordered IS maintenance men out
of the Murray Corp. plant yes
terday afternoon.
Poo. 'We have no objection 10
AL maintenance men working
In the plant but they must get
n permit" said John Flowers"
local president.
/ BALK AT PERMITS
I ~Always in the past, AFL
men have come TO our Office,
paid 81 each for permits and
we have gotten along nicely"
said Flowers. I'VE asked these
men 20 come In and get their
permits and they wouldn't do
II. 20 we ordered them out Of
the plant. They can come back
and work any time II they take
out their permits. Otherwise,
they stay out"
Meanwhile, strike OF 229
workers at the Dodge main plant.
which followed the transfer OF
three workers. continued today.
Tho three employees had
been working In the Chrysier
tank plant and, due 70 cutbacks.
Il was necessary to transfer
them back to their prewar
Jobs In the truck factory" a
company spokesman said.
BACK TO OLD JOBS
'Srhe union has q contract
with the company whereby an
employees seniority accumulates
while he IL of his old job doing
war work. We had layoffs COM
Ing, 20 we merely Transferred
the men back TO their old Jobs.
The new iob necessitates .
cut it wages but they must re-
aIlxe they can't earn as much
on . civilian job as they did In
war work"
Union leaders said the men re-
ceived a cut of IS cents on the
hour.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Girl Scouts Plan
Peace Program

Detroit Girl Scouts from 60
southwest district troops will con-
duct a peace" program at the
Belle Isle Shell from SIS to $50
a. m. tomorrow.
The so troops include nine all
Negro outfits, three of mixed Ne
groes and whites and others
representing 10 to II nationalities,
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Banker Ordered
To Enter Jail

LANSING, June 16-A bench
warrant was to be issued today
by Circuit Judge Leland w. Carr
unless Francis p. Slattery, Grand
Rapids bank executive, surren.
ders himself Immediately to serve
a 60 day sentence on . contempt
of grand jury charge.
The impending action followed
the u. S Supreme Courts denial
OF Slattery's appeal through
which he sought to escape the jail
sentence imposed by Judge Carr
last December.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
2 Youths Beat.
Rob Dentist

DR.. Chester L. Forman, so, re-
tired dentist and owner Of the
Fornan Hotel. IT Cottage Grove.
Highland Park, today was In seri-
Gus condition In Highland Park
General Hospital after two youths
robbed and beat him last night.
The young assailants pounced
upon DR.. Forman near his home at
$50 Connecticut.
DR.. Forman suffered a possible
skull fracture and laeerations. The
youths escaped with his billfold.
containing $50 check, but no
cash. according TO police.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
1000 Agents Hunt
CHICAGO Tax DODGERS

CHICAGO, June 16 (INS) -
The U. s. treasury departments
drive TO track down and prosecute
income tax dodgers swung into ac-
ton in the Chicago area today.
Treasury officials began recruit
ing 1000 special agents and reve.
nue. officers to seek out and
prosecute individuals.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Slayer
Happyat
Verdict

Camille ]. Deweerdt, exonerated
by a one-man. 11-woman jury on
the murder of Henry Couvreur,
was today, in company with his
wife and two children, looking for
another home to start life anew"
After two hours and 20 minutes
Of deliberation yesterday, during
which three ,allots were cast, the
jury returned with a verdict of
not guilty. Couvreur was shot
and killed last March after he
had admittedly had a love affair
with Dewerrdt's wife.
SPECTATORS CHEER
Deweerdt. upon hearing the
verdict, bolted from the prisoners
box amid cheers from spectators
who had jammed the court room
of Recorders Judge Paul E.
Krause. Smiling. he received con-
gratulations from the milling
crowd.
"The verdict proves that
America Is the best country In
the world" he exclaimed.
II fought with the Belgian
army In the last war to pre-
serve tho ideals of democracy"
he said, lust as l fought for
the past eight years to save my
home"
Mrs. Deweerdt, who flervously
awaited the verdict in the court
room her face flushed, eyes down.
cast, broke into tears of happi-
ness and rushed to meet her hus-
band.
HOPES FOR BETTER LIFE
T am so happy, we arc all
going homo together" she said,
turning to her son and daugh-
ter, "and, when we And another
home, we hope to make better
life"
Mrs. Yvonne Couvreur, the
widow, calm and composed, left
the courtroom Immediately.
II feel the jury did their
duty" she said quietly. but I
know Deweerdt killed my hus-
band. I saw IL with my own
eyes. My son (Kenneth, 12) 10
without a father"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Spike Nail Taken
From BOYS Brain

LONDON, June 16 (UP)-A
Soviet embassy publication said
today that a large nail which had
pierced the skull and cerebrum
of a 14-year-old boy to a depth
of six inches was removed sue
cessfully at a Moscow clinic.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Meat Crisis
More Acute

A fiat threat by war worker.
TO strike unless they receive more
food quickly today highlightec
Detroits growing food crisis.
Other Developments in the sit
uation which city, state and fed
eral officials are seeking to allevi'
ate included:
THE OPA still reserved
decision as to whether 1.500, 900
pounds of South American tur-
key could be brought here.
2-The OPA was investigat-
ing reports that would-be po-
tato buyers in Western Market
have to purchase lemons and
onions before they are allowed
potatoes.
3-Mayor Arthur Reaume In
Windsor prepared for meet
ing with Dominion officials to
determine whether Windsor has
enough meat and poultry to
share with Detroit.
4-State Agriculture COM
missioner Charles Figy said De-
troit might get more hogs next
week if prices could be made
10 encourage raisers to ship
leir products TO the Motor
City.
Harold Wood, president of UAW-
CIO Local 1872, declared that war
workers were completely dis
gusted with the food situation.
NO FOOD, NO WORK
The workers assert they are
not receiving enough nourishing
food TO maintain normal produc-
ton. The men particularly want
meat.
Their slogan, Wood said, is 60
ing TO be, mo food. no work"
Woods views were supported
by WPB labor representative
Otto E. Kleinert who remarked:
II don't know whether we
can keep the mon on the Job
any longer"
The workers refusal to purchase
bean, jelly and peanut sandwiches
from caterers has forced the
caterers -to-throW- away thou
sands of these sandwiches.
PRICES DIFFER . CENT
Efforts of Robert F. Vietig OF
106 Tennyson to import 1,500, ,00O
pounds of South American turkey
from New York still were unsuc-
ceSsful.
The OPA said the status of the
New York seller would have to
be determined before it could be
decided whether to relax whole
sale price ceiling which cur
rently block the importation at
tempt.
Vietig can't take up his option
OF the poultry unless il can be
sold in Detroit at the New York
wholesale pound price of 478.
The Detroit OPA wholesale cell
ing is 47.6.
Whether Windsor's "share the
meat" gesture can be eliminated
will be determined at the meet
ing Monday between Mayor
Reaume and Dominion officials
from Ottawa.
They will decide whether Wind
sor has enough meat and poultry
to warrant relaxation of the em.
barge which now prohibits De-
troiters from purchasing those
items across the river.
Mayor Jeffries has calle
Reaume "the ace in the hole" to
solve Detroit's dilemma.
OPA regional director Patrick
V. Mcnamara meanwhile agreed
to study Figys proposal that cell.
ings be altered to encourage
outstate farmers to route their
pork into meat hungry Detroit.
The price for farmers on hogs
sold outside Is S14.6O a hundred.
weight compared with $14.90 In
Detroit. The slight difference,
Figy claims, is ridiculous and
should be altered.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Fall Nearly Fatal
To Window Washer

A window washer was critieaND
injured today in a fall from q
fourth floor window at 40 Daven-
port. At Receiving Hospital hs
was identified az Stray Wilson.
36. of 1l6 Charlotte.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-18
Trumsn TO See Dewey

, WASHINGTON. June Is (UP)
The White House announces that
President Truman has arranged
an appointment with Gov. Dewey
Of New York for Monday. June IS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Go Hires
Sell.. Rep.

LANSING. May 17-State SEN
ator Alvin Hampton of Negaunee.
and Rep. Casper Kenny of Flint.
have been on the CIO pay roll as
field representatives since May !,
it was revealed here today.
Although the propriety Of en-
ploying lawmakers for this purpose
has been questioned from many
sources. there is no law or consti-
tutional provision prohibiting the
legislators from representing the
union, state officials say.
Gov. Kelly said it was a matter
for the Civil Service Commission
and Thomas J. Wilson. civil serv-
ice director, said that legislators
do not come under civil service
and that their outside employ
ment is not the concern of the
department.
Kenny and Hampton were en-
ployed by the State, County and
Municipal Workers Union, CIO.
Kenny receives $50 a week, and
Hampton, $50.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
TrunbuH Trolley
Crashes Building

A TRlmbull streetcar. driven
police charge, at 40 m. p. n.
speed by a motorman of only one
months experience, split switch
early today at Birwood and Fem
keH earcened- over-a sidewalk
and crashed into building at
194o1 Fenkell.
Miss Kathrine BucZnski, %,
150S9 Snowden, sole passenger in
the car operated by James n.
Brown, %, 116o7 Nagle. Highland
Park, was taken to Redford
Receiving Hospital suffering a
possible skull fracture and
abrasions.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Dearborn Mdyor
fiiresHed|th Aide

DR. Martin Buell., Dearborn
city health officer. was dismissed
today by Mayor Orville L. Hub
bard as an aftermath OF charges
made by four Staff-aides who
resigned earlier in the week.
The mayor had ordered DIR.
Buell. to appear before him today
ANSWER The charges and 10
explain unauthorized absence from
his department.
Dr. David Littlejohn Of 23021
Lodge Lane Dearborn. Was= APP
pointed temporary successor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
NO QUICK BENEFITS

The average motorist will bene-
fit little, however. The cars to
be made this year are not even
expected TO fill the most essential
IDS such as governmental
agencies, police, taxis and sales
men ---.-
Even the doubled production in
the first quarter of 1916 offers
little hope. As with the tire
situation A-card holders can pos
sibly look for a new car late next
year.
Tires for the minimum quota
will be procured by WPB in co..
operation with OPA and the rub
ber directors office. The other In
gradients which go into cars will
have TO be found by the "inge-
nuity of the industry" in locating
supplies and substitutes for
scarce items.
The low starting rate on cars
was partly offset by the full
green signal given TO civilian
truck production Immediately and
by the removal of all restrictions
on manufacture of spare parts
for older cars. WPB promised full
assistance TO both projects.
The minimum quota was an
nounced after meeting here OF
the industry advisory committee
with WPB chief J. A. Rrug. 1t
will not he officially accepted by
.WPB untik after its meeting to-
(COntinued on Page l4)
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Speeder Sentenced
To Write Safety Theme

Traffic court referee Courtney
FitzSimons decided today that IL
year-old Robert Denham of 1880
Wilson. Lincoln Park, would learn
more about traffic safety If he
wrote a 500-word essay than if
he paid a s. fine for speeding.
Fitzsimons ordered the youth to
attend traffic safety school and
write an essay on What /
Learned in Traffic Court" before
May 26. The youth pleaded un-
successfully 10 pay a fine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Couple Admit
Baby Beating

Appearing Tor trial on charge
of beating their 3-year-old foster
daughter; Mr., and Mrs. Clarence
zArgarttrz of 1922 -BgSSrtt~r picadeG
guilty to assault and hatterY 10.
ttay ncf orr-f}r f}rcurtrrx-.iudge
Joseph A. ellis.
The couple previously denied
niStreating Jacquelinc ,Karahcs
whom they obtained from the
father Of II children after the
mother died. The child had been
badly bruised or face. neck and
body. Sentence was set for May
g and bonds fixed ~ $500.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

Inc statement was made by
Croil Hunter, president ot North
west Airtines, at a dinner given a
group OF New York newspaper,
magazine and wire service report
ers and Detroit newspapermen
last night in this city OF $4,000.
The writers are taking a preview
tour of NWA's new New York
Detroit-Seattle line which opens
June !.
SECOND CRITICISM
II was the second night in a
row that Hunter criticized the De-
troit airport facilities.
On Tuesday in ST. Paul he made
a similar comment on the back
wardneSs of the automobile capi-
tai of the world in falling behind
on present facilities and in falling
10 provide for postwar airport de-
velopment
The mile-Square a airport Of
metropolitan Minneapolis and St
Paul with 6.600-foot runways. the
huge Milwaukee port with modern
facilities and space for develop
ment and finally the Billings port
with 6,200-foot runwayS made II
obvious 10 Detroit newspapeTmen
that Detroit is backward in air.
port development and planning.
THE city that led In auto
mobiles Is falling far behind in
aviation and will lose some inn
portant Developments in this
field unless something il done
in a hurry" Hunter commented.
THEY TOOK ACTION
While Detroit was debating
over selection OF the Eight Mile
road-Dequindre site the twin
cities of Minneapolis and st. Paul
were going ahead planning and
building.
The huge port in Minneapolis is
jointly owned by both cities with
an investment of upwards Of
S30.000,O00. 1t is controlled and
operated by a nonpolitical metro
politan airport commission. This
commission handles all finances
and operates the port
The Billings airport is similarly
separated from political control.
An airport commission of two
councilmen and three businessmen
operate the port and manage the
finances. II is one Of the few air
ports in the country that is self
sustaining.
This small city has invested
about 7eeA,efft-eH 1T Ity airport
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Plan Honor for Kin
OF Maritime Heroes

Mothers and anxLe.f- lliiiH az thA
10 DetroitcrS Killed While serving
with the L S Merchant Marine
Will be honorcd AZ 4 dinner At
$50 ?. m on Maritime Day az the
ffotef St5ticr -
Cmdr S n. Mcconnell, War
hippLnE- Administration witt
speak. The Womans Advertising
Club of Detroit IS cooperating in
the event
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Cow Country Airport
Gives Detroit Lessen
BY JAMES TRAINoR

May 1.-THE little
city of Billings in the COW country
OF Montana has a better airport
and has done more 10 develop itS
airport facilities than Detroit, the
fourth largest city in the United
States
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

The plea came as a surprise to
the judge, who announced that
sentence would be pronounced to-
morrow.
Wilcox has not yet completed
his four and one-half to five-year
sentence at jackson. The maxi
mum penalty on the government
charge is ID years in prison or
a $4,000 fine. In addition he could
be assessed I'D 10 lbs per cent in
penalties on the S2,71 due the
government in taxes.
Wilcox blandly admitted that
he was broke"
Trial of Carl J. Staebler, former
chief deputy under Wilcox. who
also is accused OF income-tax eva
sion and who IS likewise serving a
term at Jackson for graft, was
postponed TODAY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Sausage Makers
Draw SIS Fines

Recorders Judge Joseph A. Gill
lis fined six sausage makers $25
each today after Irving Pollack,
state inspector, Testified they sold
tnder-grade products.
Defendants were Kelley e. Co,
3449 Michigan; Hamel Brothers,
Inc, 2459 Riopelle; Belcrest Pack
ing Co, S044 w. Vernon; L. A.
Pressel, Inc, 103ol Shoemaker;
Eastern Market Sausage Co.
1921 Winder and Adolph Goess-
mann, 12292 Gratiot.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Hair Catches Fire

Elsie Finoran, 40. a roomer AT
1899 Third, was in serious condi-
tIon in Receiving Hospital because
her hair caught fire while she was
nTrnHTInr- hTrakfdSf.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
URGES LIMIT BUYING

"The big reason for buying
war bonds of every denomina-
tion 10 the limit 0f individual
and corporate resources il that
II IL inconceivable tO swerye
from the high purpose for which
80 many have given their lives
and are still prepared 10 fight
and die for" he said.
THE money II needed, and
the HleHey- II here The seeHEi-
ties offered were specifically de-
signed To meet every possible
investment and savings need,
for corporations, associations,
churches. organizations, trusts
and labor unions.
YIELDS REtARIABEF
"The short or long term
bonds offer yields a. high or
higher than for any other COM
parable security now avail
able"
An army Of 10000 ganantS al
~cady has begun a houSe-to-house
CANVASS IA raise part ef-thc
G226, 100000 quota in + bonds.
|rhiic school children throughout
The state are laboring toward
their goal OF $4,000 600 20 pur-
chase the new aircraft carrier 10
be chrlstened Midway Sea
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
BACKS COUNTY AIRPORT

/ Leroy Smith. county highway
engineer and general manager of
the highway department, was one
who approved the selection of the
Wayne County airport site, He
said he would ask the army 10
share the airport as soon as he
received a request from a civil
airline or from the city.
In a check OF distances last
week. Smith said he found that
he could get from downtown De-
troit TO the Wayne County Air
port i'm 26 minutes and 10 Willow
Run in IL minutes more.
He urged the abandonment Of
the Eight Mile road and Dequin-
DIRE site and remarked:
"They will do IL anyway when
they find out the price"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
214,678Cdrs.
Goal in .1945
BY sILER FREEMAN
Detroit Times Autonioblle Ediiof

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE
automotive industry today pre-
pared to start manufacture after
July / of 214,678 new cars by
the end of the year and 2.l46, 786
in the first year of production.
II will do this without WPB help
on materials with the exception
Of tires
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
.26 Millions
In Bonds Sold
Bigger Buying Urged;
Business Leaders Aid

First figures released today for
1the Seventh War Loan drive. rep
resenting money already on de-
post in the Federal Reserve
Bank, show a sale of S23, ,977 ,957
in + bonds and S3.782 900 in +, G
and other issues.
State quota in the two divisions
are $226, 100000 and S107 100000.
respectively. The overall quota
for the state is S501 100000.
Walter McLucas. chairman OF
the banking division, announced
that leaders of business, industry
and corporations throughout the
state are working with the bank
ing division. were mobilized as
never before fer the drive.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
'READY-MADE FOR US

at seems To be ready-made
for u.s." he said. There is
plenty OF land there and there
are also the necessary build
ings. 1 know personally that the
biggest planes used In the war
have landed there"
Other city -effieiais-~efe =leek-
ing toward the Wayne County
Airport which now is being used
by the army. They pointed out
that in other cities the army and
civil airlines were using the same
airports.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18
Study Willow
For Airport

The Willow Run bomber plant
and the Wayne County Airport
were under scrutiny today as pos
sible sites for a Detroit city air.
port after aviation experts had
voted disapproval of the site at
Eight Mile road and Dequindre in
a preliminary report.
Councilman Rogell said he was
investigating the possibilities of
the Willow Run plant as an air
port when il is vacated by the
army as an airplane manufacture
inc plant.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-18

CndSc INC now aircraft CdIIltI 70
be chrlstened Midway Sea
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12
War

Continued from Pas. One)
tle'weary It'll infantry on the east,
kept pace.
Many Killed
So far Sc, f5S Japanese have beer
killed since the Okinawa was in
vaded April 1. BY comparison 16,.
100 dead Nipponese have been
counted by the Fourth British
Corps in the same period in Burma,
where newly won Rangoon has
already been transformed into a
base for an invasion Of Thailand
and Malaga.
Higher Japanese casualties were
indicated in western China-pos-
sibly $4,000 killed-as a Chinese
army spokesman announced smash
ing OF the Japanese drive for the
U. s. air base at Chihkiang was
merely a prelude ito a general
Chinese counteroffensiVe".
Mounting L. s. naval casualties
both at sea and on land were In
dicated in the Okinawa offensive.
Heavy japanese air attacks, press
ed despite the loss Of 40 planes,
damaged three light U. S. naval
units. Including personnel losses
on these vessels. Adm. Chester W.
Nlmitz announced 6,s53 naval cas-
ualtles have been suffered in oki-
nawa operations. They include l.
2S3 killed. 2.072 missing and g.
49s wounded.
In the newest invasion OF Min
danao, the 10th landed in the rear
of the main Japanese forces, al
ready pressed by the gath and 3lst
divisions and several guerrillas
forces operating under U. s. Off
GERS.
Philadelphia has 1,041 churches.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12
Europe

Continued from Page one)
the most insane war in history"
Until last, pecembeg Won Falken-
horst had COMMANDED NaEi forces
in Norway.
Declines Comment
In London a British foreign once
spokesman declined official COM
ment on published reports that
Premier Marshal Stain had written
Prime Minister Churchill charg-
ing that the Yalta pledges had been
broken and that cooperation had
become impossible, American Of
ficials likewise refused comment.
Referring to unofficial reports
that President Truman and Church
Ill were planning a meeting, a
press secretary at No. 10 Downing
st. declared there Is nothing def
mite TO say at this moment"
Hailing the end of Fires press
censorship, Irish newspapers gen
orally declared that the censor
ship had the effect OF putting the
neutral Irish people in the false
light OF upholding Nazism. The
only Dublin newspaper praiHng
the wartime control of information
was the Irish Press, OF which Prime
Minister canon de Valera is the
controlling director. That paper
said the censorship had prevented
the publication OF news which was
probably false"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12
PRODUCE
(heWman's Grocery
Hooper

Continued from Page One)
jected the witness to more than
an hour OF grilling yesterday. Rod.
gers and special prosecutor Kim
Sigler FLASHED continuously over
questioning. and Justice William
II. Bibbings adjourned court after
wild scene when Mahoney strobe
10 the witness stand and challeng.
ed Mrs. Brown to Identify him as
the man in the tavern.
Mrs. Brown. who wore dark
glasses until Rodgers demanded
that she remove them. was obvious
ly upset by the bitter question, and
the court bailiT had to rap for
order in the jammed chamber sew.
eral times.
In addition to Mahoney, the de-
PENDANTS facing examination in
clude Harry and Sam Fleisher and
Mike Selik. reputed members Of
the notorious Detroit Purple Gang.
All are being held under heavy po-
lice guard.