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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
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Looking Ahead


THERE ARE a lot of people these
days having an awful lot Of fun
making wise cracks about Detroit'S
airport indecision. The sad part of
it all is that the big city on the
river deserves all the nasty things
being said and a lot more.
However when it comes to wear
ing the Ounce cap. Detroit can move
over and make room for our
own backward city of Wyandotte.
And 1t isn't an airport We need
most but a municipal auto
mobile parking area. We, too. have
done lot Of talking and that
is as far as it has gone. The mer-
chants complain about 1t F.. the
shoppers complain about it {.
tfis newspaper yells about it 4.
our local government ignores it.
The plain true facts about our
need for a municipal parking area
are these:
Right today there isn't room
enough in the downtown area to
park the shoppers cars being driven
into the business section of the city.
This IS not alone true of Saturday
nights the congestion exists
practically every day Of the week.
When automobile production gets
into full swing this congestion will
become worse.
With our launching Of three new
newspapers in the down river area
residents of Lincoln Park Ecorse
and River Rouge are flocking into
Wyandotte every day Of the week.
Local merchants want to keep these
shoppers coming. In order to do so
we must make our city inviting. We
cannot expect these strangers to
tour the side streets In a nerve
wracking search for a parking spot.
Many new stores will be built
within the next year or so. This
will make the parking area need
even greater.
Several new industries plan to 10
cate in the area. This will bring
many hundreds Of new residents
into the city. The first of these
new Industries will be announced by
this newspaper in very few days.
Shall we make our business area
inviting or shall We send them
elsewhere TO shop?
Many persons speak of Monroe
as q backward and sleepy commu-
nifty. Yet, that city has stirred from
its slumbers and has gone ahead
with municipal parking area plan.
wyandotte Is still asleep.
Blame for our lack Of action does
not rest upon our city fathers alone.
Our merchants who have long
stressed the need should put more
action behind their complaints.
Talking about municipal parking
area will not bring one into being.
Distressed shoppers who write
complaining letters to the editor
vii not bring one into being.
Out of it all there must come some
leadership leadership that will
take the bull by the horns and
start to do something besides talk.
In the entire business area there
il hardly a store owner who has
not spent a great deal Of money
keeping his place of business up to
date. Remodeled store fronts have
been built faster than We can count
them. Modern store. interiors and
attractive window displays are fast
making wyandotte's shopping dis
trict one of the finest in the state.
Great stress is being made upon
good selections of merchandise and
service to the customers.
Continued on Page 81
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

BEN SIMPSON HAS GONE
NUTS! HE'S STILL PAYING WAR
PRICES FOR JALOPIES. COME
GET HIS MONEY. 2Is SYCAMORE.
PHONE 076A adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

PAPER YOUR HOUSE WITH 10
DOLLAR BILLS JACK CRAVEN
WILL GIVE YOU MONEY By THE
BUSHEL BASKETS FOR YOUR
USED CAR. BIDDLE AT ORANGE
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

BOYS GIRLS :. MAKE
BIG MONEY DELIVERING wy.
ANDOTTE NEWS-HERALD MON.
DAYS AND THURSDAYS. a FEW
GOOD ROUTES ARE OPEN NOW
BONUS. INQUIRE AT NEWS
HERALD OFFICE
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
DRUNK DRIVER

Clarence Wineinger, Detroit, ar
rested on drunk driving charges,
was released on 500 bond for his
appearance in Justice Court March
10. Wineinger was involved in an
accident at Ford and Fort Satur-
day.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

BOYS GIRLS MAKE
BIG MONEY DELIVERING Wy.
ANDOTTE NEWS-HERALD MON.
DAYS AND THURSDAYS. A FEW
GOOD ROUTFS ARE OPEN NOW
RONUS. INQUIRE AT NEWS.
HERALD OFFICE.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
Gabriel Dies In
Wales Hospital

Word was received this morning
of the death of Herbert T. Gabriel,
formerly Of Wyandotte, Of pneu-
monia in q Wrexham, Wales, hos
pital, Great Britain.
Besides his wife, he Is survived
by four daughters, Mrs. Ollie G..
Hers, Dorothy Gabriel Of Detroit;
Mrs. Lloyd I. Beaudry. Miss Lefty
Oliver Gabriel both Of Wyaudotte.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
Return Pacific Vets With Al Points

YOKOHAMA. March ls.-mg-Enlisted men with IL points
will the United States by March %.
Eighth Army headquarters announced today.
the 1000 affected will leave for the
United aboard the Marine Robin March "a
The rnnys said.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
Heiress Located in Highland Park

DETROIT March ls-W-A boarding house visitors hunch
girl named Sue today ended weekong search for
Froedert lsYearold heiress TO grain and mali
fortune.
The blonde eyed daughter of wealthy Kuri Froed
malt magnate arrested with Ollie
Williams. a. a truck driver. in suburban Highland Park
roominq house.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
Local Issues Stall Work Resumption
By United Press


Thousands employees continued their
onqed other industrial disputes
San shpyard achnists voted and
the first appeared Middle VESTS farm machinery
strikes.
In the dispute had been received
baloting the contract Most OF them
Is of the "a voted continue
the walkout until local plant issues settled.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
Late World News
ReiOin Republican Fold

PORTAGE Wis. March l8-Wp-Sen Robert M. LaEolietie
today into the Republican party
independent his brother had tried
develop powerful third throughout the Middle
West
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
BUY A NEW HOMER

10 ROOM MANSIONS COST A
LOT OF DOUGH - PAY CASH
AND HAVE PLENTY LEFT OVER
By SELLING YOUR USED CAR
TO JACK CRAVEN, BIDDLE AND
ORANGE ADV.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

SIMPSON WILL PAY you
MORE THAN EVEN YOU THINK
YOUR CAR Is WORTH. 21s SYC-
MORE, Wyandotte. Phone 2S33. adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18
World Bank Counts Russia Out

SAVANNAH Ca. March le.-WH-The world monetary
today amid indications
Join world bank and fund before the
inoa fonioht
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

OLD HOMESTEAD 70 A GOOD
PLACE TO LIVE ADV.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-18

Official Newspaper Of the City AID Board
Of Education of the City of wyandotte.
Published Every Monday and Thursday.
Controlled Circulation - 1880.
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Alaskan Seal lerd on Increase

lands on the Kamchatka Peninsula,
In l94l Japan renounced the treaty
on the ground the increased number
Of seals was eating the hsh and
taking it from the mouths Of Japa.
nese.
During the war there was brief
interruption in the sealing opera.
tions on the Pribilofs. In 1912 only
l27 skins were taken and then mill
tary authorities ordered evacuation
Of the islands The Aleuts were
moved $500 miles to Funtner Bay
in Southeastern Alaska.
The next year an expedition un-
der the leadership Of Fish and Wild
Life Service personnel and inciud-
ing 183 persons, went quietly back
to the islands. The expedition.
cloaked in secrecy until its work
was done, took l17,000 skins.
In the period since ls4l the herd
increased by more than 1,00o. 900.
That would mean a lot Of fur coats
for milady, but Uncle Sam isn't
going to let the herd be dangerously
depleted again.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

creased again and the number was
close to 5000 900. Our management
originally was disastrous to the
herd. Fer two years there was un-
restricted killing and then the right
to kill the seals was leased out BY
1910 the herd numbered only about
130, 900. I-.
This decrease was not due entirely
to the killing Of the seals on the is
lands. Pelagic sealing had devel-
oped, that is, the killing of the seals
at sea. This not only resulted in
the death of the female seal, but
the starvation of the pup, left with
out its mothers guidance.
Finally, the North Pacific Sealing
Convention was signed in 1911 by
the United States, Great Britain,
Russia and Japan, prohibiting the
taking of seals at sea- Under the
agreement Canada and Japan each
obtained Is per cent of the take
from the Pribilof Islands, either in
pelts or money. Russia was not in
cluded because she has her own
seal herd on the Commander Is
Evening star., 1946-11-10
aboard the Missouri September
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four soldiers who died in the bat-
ties of the Aisne-Marne, Meuse-
Argonne, Somme and st. Mihiel
The four soldiers were aligned in
four caskets in a little hotel at Cha
Ions, France.
Serst. Younger Thrice Circled
Caskets Before Making Choice
sergt. Edward r. Younger Of
Chicago was chosen because OF his
outstanding service to designate
which of the four would be brought
to Washington for entombment.
While 1 French military band
played an appropriate air, sergt.
Younger entered the room where
the caskets were placed.
Passing between two lines formed
by American and French ofhcials,
he silently advanced to the caskets,
circled them three times and placed
a spray of white roses on the third
casket from the left.
The body was brought home by
the cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dew
ey's flagship at the battle Of Manila
Bay. The body was placed upon
the catafalque in the Capitol that
held the remains Of the n1artyred
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley. After lying In state. 1t
was taken to the tomb In Arlingto''
cemetery for burial
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Did Marshal Ney Escape to H. S.?
Diary May Uphold Old Legend
By Nate Weqodsky

ceremonies in Third Greek Presby.
fterian Church near here.
Supporters of the Ney legend claim
that the Duke of wellington, British
victor at Waterloo, spared the life
Of Ney, a fellow Mason, by ordering
the firing squads muskets loaded
with blanks. Ney, informed Of We'll
lington's intentions. repeatedly gave
the order to fire himself, bringing
his arm down across his chest and
bursting . bladder Of red fluid he
had secreted under his clothing. Az
ter the execution" the story goes,
Neys body" was taken to hospital
from which he slipped away that
night while another was buried In
his place.
Ney had been convicted of treason
after a series of legal maneuvers and
4 long and bitter trial. He had sur
vived Napoleons first exile and re-
tanned his offices by swearing ALE
glance to King Louis XVIII. Sent
to intercept the little Corsican when
Napoleon fed Elba and began his
March on Paris, Ney again switched
masters and was with the Emperor
at Waterloo.
Marshal Ney, or Peter Stewart Ney,
supposedly landed in Charleston,
S. c., in January, 1915. From there
he is believed to have gone to Indi.
ana, where he spent three years trap
ping and studying Greek, Latin and
mathematics in preparation for his
new profession. The French mar
shall, son Of Saarlouis Cooper, had
had little formal education. From
Indiana Ney came to North Caro-.
lima and opened school. The vil-
layers knew him as French refugee.
The Ney supporters in North Car
olina base much of their claims on
notarized statements by his former
pupils handed down through gener-
ations of relatives. Ney's last sur.
viving pupil died in 1927.
Other affidavits say the great
French marshal and dashing caval-
ryman was recognized by French
refugees on shipboard between Bor.
deaux and Charleston and in the
United States. Their physical char.
acteristics. including the red hair
and q powerful body, were similar.
The search continues for some
thing more than the circunstantial
evidence thus far offered to support
the Ney legend.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

son. Francis H. Smith became chief
clerk and Lewis H. Douglass sue
ceeded his father. Frederick Doug
lass. who resigned. There was no
change in the second Council. In
the third Council John H. Brooks
took the place of Lewis H. Douglass
Eaton, Gray and Peck were omitted,
and John w. Baker, s. M. Golden,
Joshua Riley and Samuel Gedney
substituted.
During this same period the fol-
lowing served in one or more OF thc
four Houses of Delegates which met
from 1871 to 1874: Charles L. Hulse.
Solomon G. Brown, Joseph r. H.
Hall. William D. Cassin, John E.
Cox, John F. Murray. James A.
Handy, George Burgess, Adolphus s.
Solomons, John T.. Ennis, Thomas
E. Lloyd, william Dickson, John C.
Hardness, Peter Campbell, William
w. Moore, John w. Mcknight. Fred
erick A. Boswell, William r. Hunt,
John Hogan, Joseph G. Carroll. Lem
uel Bursley, Madison Davis. Joseph,
Brooks, Clement A. Peck, o. 8. B.
Wall, George B. Wilson, William r,
Collins, E. P. Berry, John H. Under
wood, George w. Dyer, Samuel r.
Bond, Thomas w. Chase, Elphonzo
Youngs, Henry Piper, S. s. Smoot,
Robert I. Fleming, John w. lie
Barnes, Matthew Trimble, Charles
J. Brewer, James G. Long Arthur
Shepherd, Leonard Gordon, Warren
Choate, William H. Clagett, John A.
Perkins, Samuel P. Robertson, J. w.
Taliferro, M. E. Urell, Sidney w.
Herbert, w. E. Vermillion and Joseph
L. Venable.
Gen. Chapman Served First
AS District Secretary a.,.
AS secretary of the District, the
President appointed Gen. Norton P.
Chapman, and the following month,
when Gen. Chapman was elected a
Delegate to Congress. Richard L..
Stanton was appointed in his place
as secretary, and he was followed by
Richard Harrington. DR.. William
Tindall served as secretary to the
Governor; William Forsyth. sur
veyor; William A. Cook, attorney,
and after w. H. Slater had served
q while as collector, this ofiice went
to Lewis Clephane.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

tmerous than at any time in the last
hundred years.
The seal herd on the Pribilof Is
Ilands-"away and away in the Ber-
ing Sea"-numbered 1856, ,00s when
its census was taken last August 10.
according TO ofiicials of the Fish and
Wild Life Service Of the Depart
ment of the Interior. The war ap-
parently didn't bother the seals at
all.
However, this does not mean there
is going to be an abundance of seal
skin coats or that the price will be
low enough for the average woman
to start saving for one.
The Government carefully super
vises the herd and restricts the kill
ing of the seals. This year the take
was only 64,523 skins and the price
is the highest in history. Last
April, at the semiannual auction
sale, the top price was STA and the
average s87.51 per skin. 1t takes six
or eight skins to make q woman's
coat. That means a large invest
ment eyen before the furrier gets
TO work.
The Pribilof Islands are north of
the Aleutians off the Alaskan coast.
They include St. Paul Island. about
II miles long; St. George Island.
about, II miles in length, and Sea
Lion Rock, a small islet near st.
Paul. They are the breeding
grounds Of the Alaskan fur seal herd
and the only place where the seals
ever go ashore.
Apparently the seals congregate
there for the same reason Mississip-
plans vote Democratic and YER
monters Republicsn-because their
fathers and grandfathers always
did 20.
DR.. L. A. Walford, assistant chief
Of the division of information Of
the Fish and Wild Life Service, said
Evening star., 1946-11-10

century ldteI - SdIOiiIildiiS,
conf inced that the story he told
was true, still are trying to sub
stantiate his deathbed claim that
he was Michel Ney, Napoleon's S
marshal of France.
! BY historical account the mar
shal, Duke of Elchingen, Prince OF
the Moskowa and one Of Bona
parties most favored generals and
trusted lieutenants. died before a
firing squad in the Luxembourg
Gardens, December 7, 1915, after
Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo
and his banishment to st. Helena.
But Peter Stewart Ney, the Caro-
lima schoolmaster, insisted on his
deathbed that he was the French
marshal. He had escaped the firing
squad by a complicated ruse, made
his way to the United States to
wander the young Nations from
tiers. and finally sought refuge in
teaching. 1t was story at which
he had often limited during his
lifetime. when liquor had loosened
his tongue.
Time has only deepened the
enigma Of his death. Books have
been written IN support Of his story.
Other books have debunked his
claims. Carolinians interested in
unraveling the twisted threads Of
the Ney mystery have formed the
Ney Memorial Association, and
there is a continuing search for fur
ther indisputable evidence.
Ney was known to have kept a
shorthand diary. One such diary
recently found now is being trans
lated and may finally resolve the
conflict between the debunkers,
historians and the Carolina legend.
The Ney mystery has all the plot
elements Of the standard mystery
thriller: The puzzling shorthand
diary, records burned and lost at
sea, elimination Of the body, the
drowning Of an important witness
and deathbed revelations. It touches
the secret Masonic and Rosicrucian
orders.
The historical puzzle was spot
lighted again = short while ago when
members of the memorial associa-
ton held centennial anniversary
Evening star., 1946-11-10

To them and their families Novem-
Der II will be memorable date.
Armistice Day Is legal holiday
in all Of the States and the District
of Columbia and in the Territories
and possessions. We and W. days
have not yet been widely estab-
lished as holidays. Moreover. there
is some difference Of opinion as to
the exact date to be fixed ~ Vic
tory Day for World War II.
World War II Holiday Waits
On Official End of Conflict
The American Legion has urged
that August "A, the date the Japa-
nese accepted President Truman's
surrender terms, be proclaimed rs
Victory Day for World War II, 4
counterpart Of Arnistice Day for
World War I. The Veterans Of
Foreign Wars have advocated set
ting aside a single Victory Day, but
have not stipulated the date.
To the men who fought In Europe,
Mey S (v-E day. was the big day Of
the recent war, although 1t did not
mark the end of giobal fighting.
Some people regard September !,
date OF the formal surrender of the
japanese to General Macarthur, as
VI day and the most appropriate
single Victory Day for the entire
war.
Congress and the President pre-
scribe holidays for the District OF
Columbia, but not TOR the States.
Evening star., 1946-11-10
Shepherds Name Linked
With That of Crosby Noyes

At the memorial meeting held fol-
lowing the death of Crosby S. Noyes
which took place in California on
February 81, 1908, in the tribute
paid to Mr.. Noyes' memory by
Myron M. Parker, that well-known
citizen referred to Alexander r
Shepherd in his remarks when he
said:
When Gov. Shepherds burden
seemed the greatest and the calum-
MES heaped upon him were. most
cruel the one he turned to was
Crosby S. Noyes. How long, let me
ask, would Mr.. Noyes have given
Gov. Shepherd the benefit Of his
friendship had he not believed and
known Gov. Shepherd was an hon.
est man? How long, do you sup
pose. Gov. Shepherd could have ex-
ercised dishonest practices without
Mr.. Noyes and The Evening Star
finding 1t out? d..
If you ask the historian OF today
what two men contributed most ia
the Advancement of Washington he
will tell you that it was Alexander
r. Shepherd and Crosby s. Noyes
II 4 hundred years from now q stu
dent Of history is asked the same
question he will tell you 1t was Alex
ander n. Shepherd and Crosby B.
Moves"
Evening star., 1946-11-10

now overShadoWed py Worl0
War II.
In the minds of many Americans,
World War I Armistice Day Is
dwarfed by the more vivid recollec-
tions, heavier casualties and greater
significance of the recent conflict
Some are wondering whether Armi-
stice Day will be showed into the
background by We and VI days.
Leaders Of veterans organizations
don't think so. They believe that
November ii has become so strongly
established as a Nation wide day of
commemoration that 1t will con-
tinue indefinitely to be an impor-
tant date on the American calendar
Added Importance Seen
With Emphasis on Peace
Louis E. Starr, commander-in-
chief of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, says that because Of the ef-
forts of the Nation to win a lasting
peace, Armistice Day has taken on
an added Importance.
Col. James Thomas Taylor, legis-
lative director Of the American Le-
gion, says: Succeeding years have
solidifed the historical significance
of November II, 1918. Abolition OF
Armistice Day ceremonies within
the next 10, 20 or so years is incon-
ceivable."
Col. Taylor points out that with
less than one company Of veterans
of the Grand Army Of Che Republic
still living, Memorial Day. 1916, at
tracted greater interest and rever-
ence than ever before from the
American people"
There are more than $500, 900
World War I veterans" he said.
These veterans, their families and
a multitude Of their countrymen,
through participation in Armistice
Day for % years, have made Novem-
Der II great and sacred date"
100000 Men Were Disabled
In Battles of World War /
Mr.. Starr says: This Armistice
Day we all owe a bow to the 400 900
disabled veterans of World War I.
To them and to all who won the
victory in 1918 we say that this
day remains alive in the hearts of
real Americans.
Some 3,77600O OF the 4.764 600
men who served in World War I are
living Their average age is So.
Statisticians of the Veterans .Ad-
ministration estimate that IS years
flence-in 1971-about 1,257, 900 of
these veterans still will be living.
Evening star., 1946-11-10

Gen. Chapman was one Of Gen
Grants closest friends-had his full
support-yet, though he was con-
spicuous in war service. spoke fiu-
entity and possessed great reasoning
powers when addressing legislative
groups, he never was able to ac-
complish anything Of outstanding
character for the people he repre-
sented In the lower House Of Con-
gress. His unavailing efforts for the
public schools were notable.
Crude Illustrations Named
Feather Duster Legislature
The coming and going OF the
District territorial government was
quite dissimilar, particularly with
the House of Delegates. for the
delegates took away with them. .
according to an account by viii
helmus Bogart Bryan. various
articles of the furnishing and fur
niture Of the room. Others sent
back for things. and 50 generally
was it done that the room was well
cleared out. A touch OF the ludicrous
was given to this performance when
one of the delegates walked away
with a feather duster sticking out
from his pants leg"
1t was this indiscriminate pHfer-
ing, however, that gained for this
body the name OF the feather
duster Legislature" 1t not only pro-
vided amusing news, but also paved
the way for early newspaper illus
trations. Several crude cuts were
published in the Daily Critic OF this
city.
The old Assembly Building, where
the Legislature met, was on the
site of s23 Pennsylvania avenue, and
here was then located on the first
floor the china store Of J. w. Boteler
& Son and the music store OF w. G
Metzerott d. Co. Edward r. Droop
pioneer of the firm Of E. r. Droop
& Sons Co.. was then associated
with Mr.. Metzerott. 1t was three
story building. the top floor at one
time being occupied by the photo
graphic gallery Of Merritt & Van
Wagner.
The hall where the Legislature
met was early known as Shanks'
Hall and later a. Metzerott's Han
The First Congregational Church
met here as early as 1868.