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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Flint Group Asks
Ban on Strikes
Detroit Times Flint Bursas

FLINT, Jan. 1S-SenatorS and
representatives in Washington
soon will receive copies OF an open
letter signed by 1S Flint organi-
cations urging congressman TO act
now as there is an imperative
need for decisive legislative ac-
tion" 10 ward off strikes, SLOW
downs and threats Of strike ac-
ton.
Signing organizations are rep
sentativeS of industrial. business,
agricultural and service organiza-
tions here.
The letter asks that legislation
be enacted 10 make labor organi-
zations equally responsible under
the law and charged misuse Of
monopoliStic power which has
blocked the recovery of our ma
uonal economy.
I'VE seek labOr-management
peace - cooperation between
employees and emplOyers-prO-
ductive jobs and the abundance
for all which flows from high
wages and lower prices-Oppor-
tunity, progress and growth for
every citizen" the letter stated.
Organizations which signed the
letter are Flint Furniture Dealers
Association, GeneSee County Coal
Exchange, Kiwanis Club of Flint,
Retail Merchants Association,
Flint Association of Home Build
erS. GeneSee County Taxpayers
Association, Flint Junior Chamber
Of Commerce. Flint Milk Dealers
Association, GeneSee County Farm
Bureau, Inc, Flint Wholesale
Bakers Association. Rotary Club
Of Flint. Flint Gasoline Whole
Salers, Flint Chamber of Com
merce. Flint Automobile Dealers
Association. Genesee County Real
Estate Board. Allied Construction
Industries. Flint Farmers Club
and Flint Ice Cream Manufactur-
ers Association.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
THE WEATHER
Jan. ls 1p4S.

Jan. Is, 1946.
Detroit and vicinity. Cloudy tonight and
Saturday. Colder late tonight and Saturday.
Lowest tonight ii. Highest Saturday 26 de-
greeg.
shippers forecast: Protect shipments during
the next 36 hours for North, ) degrees
west. 5 degrees. east, ~ degrees; south,
30 degrees.
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures Thursday: Highest "a de-
gTeeS. lowest % degrees mean 20 degrees.
Departure from normal temperature Thurs
day - degrees.
Departure from normal temperature since
Jan J. -l2l degrees
~ Temperatures one yVar ago today. Highest
40 degrees; lowest, 10 degrees. mean, 2s
degrees
Temperatures since 1872 Highest. 81 de-
rrees In 1875; lowest, 7 degrees below zero
In 1880.
Relative humidity Thursday. 100 a M
I2Ss; 7.30 a. m, $40. 1880 ?. m. 74%:
Z 30 p m. T2G
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

in the case, colorful. driving Kim
SIgler.
| had asked him some questions
concerning the conspiracy law
which has been used so exten-
Slvely since the Detroit grand
Jury led by Homer Ferguson and
Chester p. OHaTa.
Its powerful tool for good
government" SAID Sigler. "Yes,
Michigan has used IL consider
ably. although il Is not entirely
a Michigan venture. New York,
for one, has used the same
method Of cleaning up politics.
at makes il possible TO
prove wrongdoing where IL
might not be possible TO take
n single man and try 10 prove
that he committed a specific
act-bribery. for instance.
II ~ difficult 10 prove that a
certain sum was handed over
from one person 10 another,
because bribery Is never done
with n brass band playing"
But conSpiracies can be proved
as was shown in tho trials Of
Detroit policemen. Now the law
is being aimed AZ politics.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Mental
Hospital
job Filled

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1S.-Dr.
Charles A. Zeller. superintendent
Of the Philadelphia State Hospital,
announced today he had accepted
the post Of executive director for
Michigan mental hospitals
William j. Norton. chairman of
the Michigan State Mental Health
Commission. said the salary for
the newly created position would
range between $4,000 and
Sf5,666.
A native OF Dalton. Pa, DR.. Eel
Ter is a graduate of Bucknell Uni
verSity and the West Virginia
School of Medicine. He said he
will Ssum his new duties
March /.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Truck Stolen
To Haul Off Safe

Thieves who stole a 400-pound
safe containing S7O0 from the Oil
YER Lumber Co, Seven Mile and
Lcnnane, early today added insult
10 injury by hauling II away in a
brand new company truck
Edward TafelSki of 1876 Len
name, manager, told state police
that burglars had taken every
thing bat the building In rob-
berry which took place between
i 30 and 3 A m
lie said his money, safe and
truck were all intact when he
went 10 the office AZ y 30 10
stoke the furnace At 3 a. m.
p neiehbor awakened him 10 ad-
wise that his office door was
standing open.
Rushing over 10 investigate. Ta-
felSki found the door broken down
and his money, safe and truck
missing. So were the thieves.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
City Slicker
Used Car Dealer Out
Own Car and SIS

Nestor Law. 26. a used car
dealer at 1875 Grand River. to-
day had lost not only his faith in
human nature. but also used car
he purchased for SITS. the SITS
and his own automobile.
A fast-talking stranger called
Law yesterday and said he had a
car 10 sell at Second and Mil
waukee. Law went 10 the inter-
section and met the well-dressed
stranger. who exhibited a l94l
Ford.
After a price of SITS had been
paid the stranger suddenly re
membered' he had left the title
10 the Ford al home. "He bor-
rowed" Laws 1897 ChrySler to 20
get the title.
The stranger failed 10 return
with Laws car or the S775.
The Ford he had left had been
stolen from Mrs. Mary McCosh
50, of 1892 Hazelwood.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Atom Bomb Tokens
Given Mayor Jeffries

Detroit received a grim gift to-
day. II was a sample Of New
Mexican sand fused by the first
atomic bomb. and came TO Mayor
JcffrieS from Willard Stout. presi-
dent OF the Association of Los
Alamos Scientists. at Santa Fe
y. "a
Stout enclosed a picture Of the
atomic bomb destruction az Naga-
Saki. He asked the mayor 10 place
both on exhibition.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

lllty COulu SdN NdN.
I'VE were tricked."
Patrolmen Theodore Gould and
John Zimmerman suspected for
some time that wagers on the
horses were being taken in an
apartment at 40 Peterboro.
Yesterday Zimmerman stationed
himself at the rear window of the
place.
Gould went TO a nearby phone
and called the apartment.
Get rid of everything he
shouted, 1.-The law is coming"
The rear window went up and a
large package landed smack in
Zlmmerman'S outstretched hands.
1t was bag of race horse tickets.
Michael DeGeorge. As, of 1858
Concord. and Phil Wall. AZ, who
lived in the apartment, were fined
500 or 30 days each in Jail. and
Charles Smith, so, also Of the
Peterboro address. was fined $50
with a similar optional Jail term.
DR.. Luther S. Cartrell, 81. of
1854 K. Jefferson. today pre-
pared an appeal from a Today
Jail sentence for drunk driving.
Police accused DR.. Cartrell.
until recently a captain with the
Eighth Air Force. Of speeding 80
miles an hour and ignoring a red
light on +. jefferson.
Three men were arrested when
police raided the Border Novelty
Co, 405 Woodward. and seized
alleged gambling equipment. They
are William Zacour. Al, of 1889
LaSalle, owner; Max Feldman,
81. of 2725 Boston. and Ben Sic
gel, 3S, of 3039 Gladstone.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Matted MiIks
Clues 10 Killer

Many a criminal has met his
downfall through weakness for
whisky. But one callous mur-
derer was hunted down and fin
ally trapped by his Unsuitable
craving for matted milks.
The unusual story of the thrill
ing manhunt for a murderer with
matted milkS for clues will be
told in FRONT PAGE DRAMA
over station WJLB at 11:30 a. m.
tomorrow.
FRONT PAGE DRAMA pre-
SentS real life stories taken from
the files of The American Weekly,
which comes each week with The
Detroit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

He is head of a group of jun
keting legislators investigating
the city's need for state aid.
Espie rolls out the red carpet
for any company" that drops in
at his farm home near crossroads,
Eagle, Mich.
And the junkets he heads are
accustomed 10 receiving the same
hgurative welcome, for they in
clude the inner circle of the Leg
islature - the powerful House
ways and means committee and
the almost equally influential Sem
ate finance committee.
Together, the two committees
hold the states purse strings.
SERVING IITH TERM
He is serving his eleventh term
in the House. In nearly a quar-
ter of a century he has missed
being reelected only once, and
that was in 1892 when the gov
ernor wanted him TO undertake
special study of state costs.
He is perennially the chairman
OF the House ways and means
committee. He seems destined to
retain that post as long as the
Republican party retains control
of the Legislature.
Espie. who is nearing 65. would
rather be ways and means chair
man than governor.
The first thing that strikes you
about Espie is the impression Of
pie ercing eyes, with the deep
twinkle-crinkles of natural-born
humorist at the corners and set
in the weathered face of a typical
dirt farmer.
The second thing is his stam-
mer. That stamner is more than
serious speech impediment.
son LOST IN WAR
It's also his trademark. both in
storytelling and in acrimonious
political debate. He loves both,
never avoids either and suffers
not the slightest embarrassment
because of his hesitant speech.
Espie was born in Hillsdale
County on a farm his grand
parents settled in 1886. He lived
in Detroit for awhile years ago,
attending school in an attempt at
speech correction, but has occu-
pied his present farm home at
Eagle since 1909. He has been
marrid twice and had three sons,
one of whom died in World
War III.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Chungking Reports
Reds Still Rampant

LONDON, Jan. 1S GNS)-A
Reuter- dispatch from Chungking
today reported an official an
nouncement that thousands Of
Communist troops still are ramp
ant in various parts OF China.
Forty thousand Communists
were said 10 be "battering' at
Taian $50 miles south Of Peiping.
and also are active in Shantung,
Honan. Hopel.. Suipan, KiangSu
and ShanSl
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Probe Wife'S
Divorce Plea

Circuit Judge T eodore j.
Richter today instructed the
Friend of the Court TO investi-
gate the divorce petition of a 90
year-old mother who said she was
willing TO part with her two
children.
Mrs. Audrey B. Cain Of 1902
Longview, was denied a divorce
from Daniel Cain, now living in
Admission, Ala. She charged
cruelty.
She explained that the children,
Cynthia, 10, and John, 5, had a
good home with their father.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Police Watch Trio
RobCdbbie, Jail Them

Three mon were under arrest
today for a holdup witnessed by
police.
Officers said they watc q
Nance Wyatt. %. Of 1907 Alfred.
Teddy Weaver, 20. OF 4l6 +.
Montcalm. and Clemon Kennedy.
10. no address. enter a taXiCab,
draw knife and take So 10 from
I'd Berberich, IS, the driver.
Berberich. who lives AZ 14Sl Ferd-
inand. was cut slightly.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
SIGLER EXPLAINS

There lies the important thing
about this trial. 1t is foolish TO
Try 10 predict what the outcome
will be. but II is safe 10 say that
the arguments in the next two
months or more will clarity what
the law believes 10 be permissible
and what II believes TO be out
side the law.
This view was stated vigorously
TO me by the special prosecutor
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Jack Pickering at Mckay Trial:
SiSIer WieldS
Mighty Weapon
BY JACK PICKERING

JACKSON Jan. 18-Miehgan is seeing much more
than trial the state prosecues its against Frank
D. Mckay, William H. McKeighan and their three fellow
defendants
On the face of it. the case is just question of whether
the defendants did didn't wange state liquor purchases
around to place certain profits where they wanted them
Actually something much bigger is being decided
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Knifing Charged

a charge Of felOnlouS assault
today was lodged against Charles
Simmons, 80, of 63ll Trumbull.
who aSsertedly slaShed his girl
friend, Mary Feathers, in bar at
11O0 Holden
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Nazi Stooce TO Die

BUDAPEST. Jan. 18-GNS)-
Franz Basch, leader Of the Ger
man minority in Hungary, was
condemned 10 death today.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Lana Turner Tours

MEXICO CITY, Jan. Is APP
Lana Turner. motion picture ac-
tress. arrived today from Los An
geleS on Latln-American tour.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Bar May Collect
For Not Moving

Members Of the Crosse Pointe
Farms Association may pay bar
owner Joseph w. Snay S3,100
rather than permit him 10 move
his saloon six blocks from 1920
Mack 10 1856 Mack, il was
hintcd at a meeting Of the state
liquor control commission today.
Last February Snay made APP
plication for transfer OF his
license from one address 20 the
other. The chief of police. Crosse
Pointe Farms council and an in
vestigator for the liquor commits
sion approved.
NEW LOCATION
Members Of the Crosse Pointe
Farms AsSocfatiau-learned last
week that a new structure was
being built at 1856 Mack 10
house a bar and protested TO the
liquor commission.
Got. president Of the
association, told the commission
yesterday there is already a bar
in the neighborhood
Another bar would depreciate
property values and create a
harmful atmosphere for 49 chill
dren living within a radius of 500
feet, he said.
Snay. a former councilman, said
he had acted in good faith and
had invested $3,100 in the new
site.
CANVASS PLANNED
Felix II. II. Flynn and Theodore
Il. Fry, who heard the case, said
an investigator would be sent 10
canvass the neighborhood.
'If it's found 5he people don't
want the bar. Snay should be
reimbursed by the citizens who
are evidencing such an interest
in their community" said
Flynn.
Gore said he thought the asso-
citation would reimburse Snay If
the transfer is now rescinded.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Back Scouts--Jeffries

Public participation in observa-
ton of Boy Scout Week, Feb. 8
to ID, was urged today by Mayor
Jeffries,
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
No Red Carpet for Money Watchdog:
Smubbed ESpie
Famed us Host
By TED PECK

Genial John Espie's rural brand of homespun hos
ptaty emphasizes the snub handed him by the reception
lack of one-accorded by official Detroit yesterday
when he arrived with SGT 600 600 the hollow of his hand
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
TOLD NOT TO TALK

On trial with Mckay are VII
liam n, McKcighan. former mayor
of- Flint; Fisher Layton, a Nc
Keighan political lieutenant, and
Charles and Earl Williams. De-
troit, who were associated with
Mckeighan in liquor distributing
companies.
After the tedious process Of
drawing 4 Jury had been COM
pleted. Judge Simpson told tho
jurors they would not be locked
up during the two months or more
they VIII be on duty.
He cautioned III EN- sternly
against talking about the case 10
any one at any time
Don't even accept a cigaret
from any one connected with
this case he said. Lawyers
are very suspicious people, cs-
peclally when they are on Oppo-
site sides Of lawsuit"
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
'WdrninQ
Traps Bookies

Three men were fined on gam
bling charges by Recorders Judge
w. Mckay Skillman today, and all
thpy could cav uaS.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
JURORS LISTED

In the box when both the pros
ecution and the defense announced
they were satisfied late yesterday
afternoon were:
Archibald &. Martin. retired
railroad conductor OF Jackson;
Diving Harr. Waterloo farmer;
Forest Miller Henrietta farmer:
Z f r 2 n &C f'ufvCT, BtacKman
farmer; Leland Clark. Pulaski
farmer: Fred A. Fletcher. Jackson
meat market owner, and the fol-
lowing housewives:
Mrs. Elizabeth s. Burnett and
Mrs. Margaret A. Southard Of
Jackson. Mrs. Margaret Probcrt
of Summit, Mrs Mabel Hagadon
and Mrs. Kathleen McCurdy Of
Grass Lake. Mrs. J. NJ. Haag OF
Norvell Mrs. Louise l.. Williams
of Concord and Mrs Alice MuSolf
OF Liberty.
Although the defense has the
right 10 make an opening state
mept ia the jIttffFFa IttfffFFai y n ter .1tgfrr's < dd
dress. Eugene l.. Carey. head Of
the battery Of eight defense At
torneys, said this privilege would
he reserved until after the states
testimony has been finished
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
NO THEFT INVOLVED

But government has become
much more complicated in recent
years. Never until repeal Of
prohibition, did states control
tremendous commercial ventures.
such as dealing in millions of
dollars worth Of liquor a year.
Fifty years ago issues were
more clear cut. a man stole
something or he didn't.
There is no accusation that
Frank Mckay and the others
stole any liquor. or stole any
money In fact even the charge
that they committed bribery has
been Withdrawn.
Thus the case no longer re-
mains simple. II becomes very
Judge John Simp-
son has warned the jurors that
they viii be listening 10 this case
for the next 90 days perhaps 90.
The charge is that the defend
ants conSpired 10 corrupt the
states liquor system. The grand
Jury accuses. and the defendants
deny that they have done any
thing wrong.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

The state of Michigan, inch
by inch, trial by trial. is de-
Gliding whether government
is to be conducted by a new
method.
Until recent years. government
has simply been A method of
elecung certain men TO govern.
II they did well they were kept.
II they did not, they were kicked,
with ballots.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Sig|er Outlines
Mckay Charges
Jury Of 8 Women,
3 Men Hearing Trial
BY FRANK MORRIS

JACKSON. Jan. 1S. - Special
Prosecutor Kim Sigler today will
outline his case against Frank ID.
Mckay TO jury Of eight women
and six men.
Step by step the grand jury
prosecutor will lead the Jury
through the maze Of circumstances
which he contends will prove that
the former Republican boss and
his four co-defendants controlled
Michigan's liquor system for their
personal gain.
Judge John Simpson announced
he would then recess court over
the weekend T h @ states first
witness. whose identity has not
been revealed. viii be called 10
the stand by Sigfer Monday
morning.
Contrary to expectations, ii took
only a day and half 10 find IA
satisfactory jurors from among
the 100 veniremen subpenaed for
this term of court. Two of them
will be excused when the case is
concluded and the jury is about
TO retire for a verdict.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
TABERNACLE MEETS
TIGERS FOR FLAG
Junior Baseball Crown AT
Stake In This After
moons Game

Tabernacle Iaptists, winner OF
the first hall, plays Greenfield
Tigers, winners of the second half,
at Robert Strange park today at
8 pm. for the Wilmington Junior
Baseball championship, Bert Haw-
ley, city recreation director, an
nounced yesterday.
Tracy Duval Of Greenfield pitch
es against Red" Whisnant this
afternoon and the righthanGed fire.
baller will be out to pitch the
Tigers to their fourth straight vic
tory.
The two clubs lineups are as
follows: Greentield-Lonay Will
ans, 1b; Fred Babson, 2b; Eddie
Coley. 3b; Jimmy Singleton, IS;
Johnny Crowley, If; Jackie Lock.
amy, CT; Bill Pittman, ri; Leroy
Towles, C; and Tracy Duval, p.
Tabernacle Harry Smith, 1b'
Cecil Heath, 2b; Bill Kennel, 3b:
frankie Campbell, SIS; Walter Muir
phee, If: Joe Warren. CT; Tomm,
Damn, ri; Dwight Baker, C; ane
Hal Whisnant, p.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
New Bern Racing Assn
Plans Events July II

NEW BERN, July "A five
class boat race. with the tentative
date set for Sunday on Trent river
at the Trent Pines club, July 81,
is being planned by the newly-or-
ganized New Bern Racing Asso-
citation. r. r. Rivenbark is presi-
dent of the group, with Marshall
Harvey, vice president; Raymond
Elks Of Grirnesland. secretary; and
E. E. Lane. treasurer.
The five racing classiffcations
include Class A hydroplane. Glass
B hydroplane. Glass C hydroplane,
Class A. racing runabout and Glass
C racing runabcut. The three priz-
es for the two-heat races will be
S25, SIS and $40 in each of the
five races.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
Holiday rowd See
WnghtsuiUe Race uents

An estimated crowd of 5000 to
10, 900 persons lined Banks Channel
Thursday afternoon to view the mo-
tor boat races held by the Wrights-
vile Cupboard Association and
sponsored by the resorts Chamber
of Commerce.
Prizes for the events were donat-
ed by Wilmington and Wrightsville
Beach merchants. Harris Lyon
was in charge of the committee and
was assisted by Luther Rogers, R.
V. Whitehead, Bill Greasy and Ma
con Womble.
Officials for the holiday races
were: Gilbert Pickard, Benny Plat,
Sam Walton and Fred Willetts, Sr.
Walter Cartier, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, announced
the events over a public address
system.
Midget Glass
The Midget class race was won
by Larens Wright. Meyland placed
second and Stewart Hare came in
third. In the Class A Service event,
Bernard Abrams came in first.
closely followed by Joe Piner and
Page.
In the Clas& A Open, Guy l..
Hamilton of New Bern driving
Pink Tightening placed first and
Mutt Barwick, also from New Bern
came in second. E. R. Shinn took
third place honors.
Abrams Wins
The Class C Service race was
won by Bernard Abrams. Tommy
Cofer, second and Clayton Cofer
taking third place. In the Glass c
Open, Fred Willetts, Jr., set the
pace with Bernard Abrams cross
ing the finish line in second place.
E. r. Menzen, of Jacksonville, Fla.
placed third.
In the Free-for-all event, Char
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
RAINED OUT

The fourth of July doubleheader
for the Wilmington Pirates didn't
materialize yesterday, because rain
prevented both contests at Clin-
ton and here, but following the
days rest, Shuney Brittain's Buc-
grab their travelling uni
forms for the first of a two game
series with Angier-Fuquay at An
gier.
Records show that the BUGS took
the last series with the Colts, and
with a vastly improved pitching
staff which now has Johnny Will
bourne and Bill Haidet, Whining
ton winning hopes appear fairly
rosy.
Three things along with the hurl-
ing additions may help the Pirates.
~ Larry DiOrio looks like a po-
tential slugger, batting 500 since
his arrival here. Reports say that
he a play infield as well as out
field. ca Hargrove Davis return
to left field is expected shortly
percentage bat is sure to bring in
extra runs 90 The Wilmington out
field trio of Davis, speedy Bob
Skinner, and Paul Smith is one of
the best in the loop, and with Andy
Cullen, Andy Poklemba, Roy Lamb
and possibly DiOrio or Norman
Olson at second, in the infleld set
up, the rest of the league had bet
ter watch out.
AS for Olsen. who came to vii.
mington from Clinton, his final
batting average for the Blues wal
a poor 1888, and despite the fac
that he is leading off for Whining
l ton, he did not stea a single base
ton, he did not steal a single base
5 other hand, Andy cullen has swip
5 ed 10-third in the league. If Di
Orio can play second, and con
tinues to blast the ball at his pres
ent pace, Wilmington may havt
%thebselves a keystoner to pal.
with snappy Cullen.