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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
CIGARETTES COST MORE THAN
ELECTRIC SERVICE

The American public spends almost SO
percent more on cigarettes than on electric
service. According to figures published re-
Gently by the Securities and Exchange Com
mission, the gross revenues of the six largest
cigarette manufacturers in the United States
in 1913 totaled $1,553, 032,0O0. During the
same period the revenues received by all
American electric utilities privately
md publicly-owned - for residential and
farm service totaled 81 100 ,000, 900, or nearly
bali billion dollars less than the receipts
e The cigarette manufacturer.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01

reef, and the only passports you
need are q strong pair of lungs, an
ability to swim, and a pair Of un-
derwater goggles. 1t Is an ever
changing land, as the sea is too
prolific Of life to cause any dizziness
from repetition. And 1t is q dan
gerous land.
The Hawaiian Islands have a great
many coral reefs just off-shore. For
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Letter Box
Wyandotte, Michigan,
February "A, 1915.

To the Editor,
wyandotte News Herald,
Wyandotte, Michigan.
In Re: Hospital gravy train, the
first information we need is who
hires superintendents for our city
departments? And why do they
let him give away $1,000 of his en-
ployer's money? 1t does not make
any difference what corporation it
is, city or private, the superintend-
ent that does not endeavor to save
his employer money. should be look
ing for another job.
I think we all know about how
long HE" could pull anything like
that on a private corporation. I
was a superintendent for o. w.
Burke company five years and they
didn't pay me for giving their
money away.
Yours for a better Wyandotte,
Thomas R. Spencer.
PS. AS Strauss Gantz says-we
are not pointing any fingers, but We
would like to know "how come"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Wyandotte, Michigan,
February "a, 1945.


February "a, 1945.
Mr.. Strauss GantZ
General Manager
Wyandotte News Herald,
Wyandotte, Michigan.
Dear Sir:
agree in part with Mr.. Clemens
letter in the Monday, February 10
issue Of the Wyandotte News-Herald,
but wish to point out to him that
budgets, turnout the country have
increased, from individual to large
industrial budgets and this is un-
derstandable: because Of increased
living costs to the individual a de-
mand for higher pay is made on in
duStrial and governmental units and
conversely higher pay has often led
to increased cost of manufacture Of
an article and increased cost of serv-
ice to people In q governmental
unit-fortunately this Is not so in
Wyandotte as our taxes have been
lowered In the face of increased
budget expense.
However, this would not be pos
sible If funds were not diverted from
the Municipal Light plant and used
for general purposes In operating
the city; so II the candidate for
council would really Ike to 60
places he should inaugurate an In
vestigation as to why the electric
light bill payer should be placed in
the same category with the property
tax payer but not having the same
vote.
Industry as o whole probably pays
so per cent Of the property tax in
Wyandotte but on the other hand
do not use 50 per cent Of the elec-
trio current generated so therefore
are not paying a good sum In prop
erty taxes they would otherwise u
the Municipal Light plant did not
contribute to the general operation
Of the city.
Sincerely yours
A Wyandotte Taxpayer.
Name and Address on file at the
News-Herald OfficeS
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
SPEAR FISHING AND
CORAL REEFS

Some Of my most enjoyable spare
time moments in Hawaii have been
spent beneath the surface Of the
water. There you will find a new
country. filled with strange beings,
exotic landscapes, and bizarre hap
penings. It Is the land Of the coral
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Book
Lovers

After the heavy losses suffered
the first months Of the war in the
Pacific, the situation seemed very
dark. 1t is now no secret that we
were for time hard-pressed to keep
even one aircraft carrier in opera
ton against Japan.
Today, the picture has complete
ly changed. BY the end of August,
1914, the Navy possessed roughly
100 aircraft carriers, either in or
nearing action, and some 47,276 Navy
and Marine filters. And step by step
We are regaining the enemy's con-
quests.
The magnificent story of the re-
building of our fleet, and in particu-
lar the exploits Of one carrier, the
Yorktown, are described in Carrier
War;" by 1t. Oliver Jensen, USNR.
A carrier serves her filters as q
grand combination Of mother, wife,
nurse, and maid-of-all-work. Air
Group Five, during the many
months 1t was aboard the new
Yorktown, was the excuse and rea-
son for the carriers existence. One
Of the biggest air groups ut sea, 1t
mustered less than 300 men, q little
more than a tenth Of the York
towns total complement Of over
$500.
Carrier War" follows the York
town and her sister ships through
the victories at Marcus, the Gil
berts, Kwajalein, Truk. Palau. up
through the two great battles of
the Philippine Sea. off saipan and
Leyte. Incidentally. that very fine
documentary film, Fighting Lady,"
although It never mentions the
name Of the yorktown, Is said to be
based largely on her exploits.
The Marine fliers In the Solomons,
reports Lieutenant Jensen, discov-
cred a very good use for such I'm.
warlike objects - empty beer bot
ties. 1t began when they dropped .
few near their comrades on the
ground. as . rather heavy handed
joke, and discovered that q falling
bottle sets up . weird whine just
like q projectile coming down, ana
sends everyone 70 foxholes. The
stunt was ct onos applied to the
Japs. When they caught on and
stopped running for cover every
time they heard the noise. the Ma
rines would surprise them with real
bombs.
One Of the drawings in "The
Thurber Carnival" shows two Of the
humorist's mild little men having q
duel. One Of them has just severed
the others head from his body, and
the caption reads TOUCHED" This
is one drawing for which Thurber
did not think up the idea. It came
into The New Yorker office from
another artist, and while the edi-
tors Ike the idea, the picture was
too sorry. They held . conference
and decided - - 1hmber se-Ao &,
bsoause. aStF IN ~ way he draws
people. man Who has his head cut
off can just put It on again and 90
about his business
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01

@SSas SSASAS sA$
war, and who,
for We ars OF
peacetirne trav-
cling, rode be-
side me.
I haven't writ
ten much about
her In recen t
years, because I
h q v emit seen
m UGH Of her.
The W ar as
done the same
fhtn0 ~ tre that
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Ernie Pyle With the Navy:
Fame Prevents G.I. JOes'
Biographer From Resting
Visits to Old Friends and Places
Keep Var Correspondent on Go

Pyle with the navy the Pacific Pending receipt Of
his dispatches that teater this publishing
articles before his takeof from San Francisco of which
the following is
SAN FRANCISCO-Some of you oldtime readers whoVe
hung faithfully to this column for years. might like to know
how of personal affairs getting along I've
always all the family intimacies my sleeve
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01

Mary reads to him at night, and last
summer he even helped some with
the harvesting when the neighbors
were hard up for help. He raises a
few chickens. Outside Of that, life
is without duties or energy for him.
Aunt Mary is almost 70, and her
spirit is boundless. She goes all day
looking Ike 16-year-old. She cooks
the meals, cleans the house, works
in the garden, does the washing for
two or three families, goes to her
club meetings and to church, does
things for the neighbors, and never
finds time to sit down.
I was amused at q letter that
came from her the other day. One
Of our neighbors, Mrs. Howard Co
forth, came down with o violent
rheumatism. So Aunt Mary drove
over and put hot cloths on her for
several hours, got noontime dinner
for the farm hands, did the weekly
washing and then got supper ready
for them before she came home for
her own evening chores.
Next day a blizzard was on. The
ice was so thick she didn't dare take
the car out of the garage. The snow
on the roads was two feet deep and
it was bitter cold.
So what did Aunt Mary do2 She
just bundled up and walked three
quarters of mile over to Goforths,
worked all day, and then walked
back in the evening through the
snow. She sure doesn't take after
her nephew.
VACATION WITHOUT REST
These four months of furlough in
America, away from the war, have
gone like the wind. They have been
full to Overlooking. So full, in fact,
that hardly anything has happened
that had hoped would happen.
There had been no rest. There
has been no time for composure.
No day has been long enough to
finish the things required in that
day.
I've had the one magnificent
privilege of being away from the
war, but aside from that I've
had more duties and worked
harder here at home on "vaca-
ton than most of the time at
the front.
Normal life for me has disap-
peared. The bulk of my time is now
given to other people It's almost
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1t has to millions OF others. In the
last four years, we have been to-
gether only on these little excur-
sion trips to America.
She has kept the heart In Albu-
querque-kept it under difficulties.
She has been burdened by recurring
illness and has had to revolve be-
tween home and hospital. But she
has succeeded in keeping the little
white house just as it always was
which she knew Is what I would
want.
She is back there now, trying to
cope with the prospect of another
year alone. She is still, by remote
control, my guiding star. She thinks
everything do Is wonderful. She
even thinks I'm beautiful, which is
the only flaw in her Judgment.
She lives only for the day when
the war is over and we can have a
life together again. And that's what
I live for too, for life to a man isn't
much good without "his woman,
and after 20 years that's what THAT
Girl" still is to me. I hope we both
last through until the sun shines in
the world again.
VISITED INDIANA
And my folks in indiana visited
them twice on this furlough in
America, both visits all too short
but better than none.
My father and my Aunt Mary are
still on the farm, three miles out
side the little town of Dana. They
have repapered the house and re-
arranged the furniture, and they
are very comfortable.
My father still limps from his hip
fracture Of a year ago. And his
eyes are very bad now, and he can't
see to read. But he gets around all
right, and even drives the car to
town now and then. We think he
shouldn't be driving. but every time
Aunt Mary mentions that, he goes
out and gets in the car and drives
to town, so she's stopped mention
ing it.
My Dad listens lot to the radio,
and helps with the dishes, and Aunt
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
| 30 YEARS AGO
IN WYANDOTTE

A financial and artistic success
was the presentation of "Out in the
Street" that was given in the Marx
opera house. The program was
evenly divided between the drama
and the speciality numbers. Be-
tween the second and third acts, a
male ocetette gave several selections.
The audience couldn't get enough of
the singing and kept encoring the
octette.
A sum Of AS dollars was cleared
and 1t will be used for wiring st.
Joseph's church for electricity.
Special school election was held
IN which only half the qualified cleo
tors turned out to decide whether
the board Of education should issue
$1,000 dollsrs worth Of bonds for
the purpose Of erecting q new school
building.
HEALER YAvOHS WYANDOTTE!
The celebrated schalatter. who
calls himself the divine healer"
and who sports wealth Of long,
luxuriant hair favored Wysndotte
with q visit. The healing was dons
free Of charge.
CAPTURED!
Wyandotte's star pitcher RIP"
Egan Was captured by st. Louis In
the National league for the season
Of 1905.
Quote some ancient sage:
Even . dead past may come to
to life again.
Women defend the wear Of the
corset on economic ground; there is
Len waist
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CAPTURED!

Quote some ancient sage:
Even . dead past may come to
to life again.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01

Women defend the wear Of the
corset on economic ground: there is
Len waist
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Sincerely yours

- Wyanootto TSxp&yer.
Name and Address on file at the
News-Herald Officel
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

dies three-eighths inch in diane
ter. These are sewn around CEN
ter oval.
The colors are important of
course and it is essential that the
knitted strips be eased in with
evenly distributed fullness. The
trick is in pinning them in place
first as shown in the diagram. If
you do not have the colors indicat-
ed, remember that it is always
worth while to dye the rags so
that they blend harmoniously.
q
NOTE-This rug is from BOOK which
also gives the complete knitting directions
for the center oval and the strips. Direc-
tons for more than 80 things to make for
your homes and for gifts and bazaars are
included in this book. Copies are Is cents
each. Send your order to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

ter, milk and seasoning. When po'
tatoes are done and milk is very hot,
add clans and cook for 3 minutes.
*Vegetable Chowder.
u cup butter
medium onions, peeled and
chopped
2 slices green pepper, chopped
fine
III cups green beans
8 medium carrots, scraped and
sliced thin
S medium potatoes, peeled and
cubed
8 cups boiling water
4 cups milk
3 teaspoons salt
Black pepper to suit taste
8 ounces w cup grated Ameri-
can cheese
Seasoning salt
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

Shortage of clothing material due
to war needs finds reaction in new
vogue that calls for shorter lengths
in coats. Although abbreviated this
coat with tunic fare sets new
fashion pace that lacks nothing in
chic. Heralded for spring are very
youthful belted-in tunic coats. and
fitted tunic types that have lamp.
shade fare.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
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What a. Relief!

'Now," said the clustering Gus
toner, ''no talk, please. don't
want any hair restorer, scalp in
vigorator, dandruff killer or shaw
ing soap, and I'm not interested
in football"
excuse me, SIR" said the bar
Der working at the next chair,
twill you write on his slate? He's
deaf and dumb"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
Blended Colors in
Knitted Rag Rug

IF YOU want to make a really
n effective rug from odds and
ends of fabric-and do it quickly,
this knitted rug is the answer. You
cut or tear the material in strips
about three-quarters of an incl,
wide, turn in the raw edges and
then knit straight strips with nee
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

Melt butter in soup kettle. Add
onions and green pepper and SIM
mer to minutes in boiling water.
Wash beans and slice thin. Pre-
pare carrots and potatoes. Add
beans and boiling water to butter
and onion mixture, and cook uncov-
cred for Is minutes, or until all vege-
tables are tender. By this time most
of the water will have evaporated.
Add milk to the chowder, stirring
carefully; heat just to boiling. Add
salt, pepper and grated cheese.
Remove Immediately from fire and
stir until cheese is melted. Serve
piping hot with sprinkling of sea-
soning salt on each serving.
Unusual soups are good to have
in any cooks repertoire should you
want to do something different for
the company or family occasionally.
Chicken Meringue Soup.
1 quart chicken stock
l carrot, sliced
3 onion slices
1 sprig parsley
2 tablespoons quick-c0oking tapioca
2 cups hot milk
2 beaten egg yolks
A cup cream
u teaspoon salt
2 egg whites
Heat chicken stock and vegetables
for Is minutes; strain and add tapi-
- oca; place over
@ ! hot water and
\ n AE cook until tapioca
Y = Am/ is transparent.
SAAN5S( ! Add milk, then
~ ]SILI egg yolks COM
-Z.s@I%- g. bined with cream.
~ Va. :,ys>4 Cook stirring con-
stantly until thickened. Add salt to
egg whites and beat until stiff. Serve
soup in individual dishes topped with
egg white sprinkled with paprika or
chopped parsley.
Get the most from your meat! Get
your meat roasting chart from Miss
Lynn Chambers by vriting to her in
care of Western Newspaper Union, 30
South Desplaines Street, Chicago 6, III.
Please send stamped, self-addrcssed
envelope for your reply.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

skillet. Add onion
and fry 5 min
utes. Add pota-
toes, clam liquid
and enough water
to cover. Cook
until nearly ten
der, then add but
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

by the cold and blustery winter
weather.
Soups are good for filling in that
gap before the main dish is brought
to the table to satisfy the hungry.
If they are substantial enough, that
is, If they are creamed soups, or
the thicker type of vegetable and
meat combinations, no main dish
is required. And, if there are any
dieting members in the family, there
are enough of the lighter types Of
soups which not only satisfy, but are
low in caloric value.
Bean Soup.
IL pounds pork shoulder or ham
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
/ pound navy beans
teaspoon salt
u teaspoon white pepper
Soak the beans in water over
night. In the morning, parboil
them. Cover the meat with wa
ter, then add beans, onions, salt
and pepper. Cook 21s to hours.
Yellow Split Pea Soup.
3 pounds smoked brisket of beef
or scraps of dried beef, sausage
or ham bone
2 cups yellow split peas
3 quarts cold water
u cup celery, diced
j small onion, cut fine
2 tablespoons butter or substitute
l teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
n teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons flour
Pick over and wash peas. Soak
them in cold water overnight, then
drain and place in a saucepot with
meat. Add cold water and let SIM
mer gently for about hours. Add
celery during last part of cooking.
Remove meat when tender. Skim
fat off the top of the soup. Heat 2
tablespoons of butter in frying pan,
add the onions and brown. Blend in
-four and gradually add soup, STIR
ring constantly Season to taste and
serve with smoked meat, adding
croutons.
Clam Chowder.
! quart clans
4 cups potatoes diced
2 inch square fat, salt pork
/ onion, diced
! teaspoon salt
Is teaspoon pepper
teaspoons butter
cups milk
soda crackers, rolled
Pick over clans, drain and cut
pork in small pieces. Fry out in
skillet. Add onion
r
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

soup that's rich
enough can take
the place of a
meat dish at a
meal and still sat-
isfy even appe-
tites tn at h a We
been made keen
~ :
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
There's a Difference

els a ton Of coal very much,
pa?"
''That depends, my son, on
whether you are shovelling or buy
ing it"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
WelI-Watered

after the christening the minister COM
plimented the parents on the fact that
their baby did not cry during the cere.
nony.
"WeU, you see," explained the proud
mother, ",Ue'ue been getting him used to
it Nth sprinkIing can"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
Soup Suggestions

There's a lively interest in soup
these days, and rightly so, for
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

GTs In as many battle areas as
could be reached in time saw Sam.
uel Goldwyn's new Bob Hope star.
ring picture, 'The Princess and the
Pirate" as their Christmas screen
show. The picture was chosen, &C.
cording to the Overseas Motion Pic
ture service of the Army Pic.
torial service, because of the popu.
larity which Hope enjoys as re.
suit of his personal appearances in
the theaters of war.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
BY VIRGINIA VALE

BY VIRGINIA VALE
SIMMS, star Of
W Johnny Presents" is
pretty proud Of the fact that
she's been made an honorary
member of the Order of the
Purple Heart for 1915. Ginny
rates it; during a recent
vacation" of one week she
toured veterans hospitals in New
Mexico and Texas; did a total Of 88
shows for wounded servicemen. AS
yet she hasn't been decorated for
giving advice to the men on affairs
Of the heart, though she does lots of
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

ODDS AND ENDS-When Frank ]
Wilson, chief of the y. S. secret seru
ice. made an appearance on "Myster,
Theater" to plug Uar bonds, eight OF
his operatives came along. Paul
Douglas, announcer for Ed Wynn,
"Happy Island" is also doing stint
at Fox Mouietone Ne,os, as sports edi.
tor. Sleek, strean,lined Marie Nc
Donald has restored her hair 10 it,
natural titan shade, Which makes her
natural for tecl,nicolor, so now she
has contract With International Pic.
tures that calls for her to be featured
or starred in one picture year for fve
years: youIs see her in the S0nio
Resse picture 'f.'s d Pleasure"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

When Luke Cosgrove, snowy
haired character player, reported
for work in Ministry of Fear"
STARRING Ray Milland and Marjorie
Reynolds,) members Of the troupe
bought cake, since it was his birth.
day. But there wasn't room for all
the candles; he was 80!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
SOAPS-CLEANSERS

FREE SOAP!
IL bars &c laundry soap included FREE with
"a pkgs. Csc washin powder for Sc postpaid.
General Products Co. (U-D, Albany Ga.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
CLASSIFIED
D E p A r T M E N T
GIFTS

FOR GIFTS-Six Crocheted Cross Bible
Markers $1.00. Two Bib Aprons $1.00.
Twelve-inch doll 81 90. Dozen Pot Hold
ers $1.00. BALL SHOP, RAVEN. VA.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

Harold Lloyd has turned in such
a swell job in his first radio ven.
ture, as director-host of the NBC
Comedy Tleater" on Sunday
nights, that Preston Sturges has
signed Lloyd for picture. There
couldn't be better news! Lloy6's
fans will be delighted to know. that
he will still play the shy, bespec.
tacled man he used to play when he
rose to fame.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

1t. One lad wrote her that he'd
lacked courage to propose to his
girl before he sailed for the south
Pacific, and asked Ginny to do it.
Ginny wrote back EYES," the girl
said eyes" when Ginny relayed the
proposal, and the lad was happy.
3
You'll see 20 ace stunt men as
pirates in RKO's ''The Spanish
Main; they'll be blown off decks of
a sea robber ship, they'll topple
from yardarms, engage in cutlass
battles. Thrilling stuff, but just good,
clean fun for these men who've
risked their lives many a time,
doubling for many a star who got
the credit for being daring as well
as handsome.