The Wyandotte herald., December 04, 1942, Image 2

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S'HE WYANDOTTE HERALD
D. Haven & Son, Publishers
l ff 7 Oak Street Phone 0066
l Issued Every Friday at
Wyandotte, Mich.
Jjj*«red at the Wyandotte, Mich.,
Post office as second class matter.
ifcbacriptlon Price. $1.50 Per Year
Established 1879
44 Fire Alarms
During November
Yb** city's three engine companies
a total of 44 fire alarms
dnrkxg the month of November. There
Were three out-of-town call*, and one
caH. Total fire loss for the
•Mmth was $16315, divided as follows:
Property, $9,756; contents. $6,610. The
total value of property involved was
and was protected by $76,-
•00 of insurance.
-\ovenrl»cr fitvs were classified as
Tallows: Autos 4, business place 1,
basement 1, dwellings 3, false alarms
garages 3. grass 18, investigations
t manufacturing place 1. play house
1, roof l k and rubbish 1.
Fire deiuirtment apparatus traveled
a total of 210 miles during the mouth.
-Loss by fire during November. 1941,
amounted to $196.
FORT CUSTER SOLDIER*
ALSO CONSERVE COFFEE
Ooffee-drinking civilians feeling ra
tiooing going into effect can take some
tips on conservation practices in use
at Fort Custer. These have heli>ed cut
down the amount of coffe r»*qwir«*<l for
109 men from 7 pounds to 4 without
disturbing the quality or quantity of
the beverage.
Soldiers have also been cut down
from 60 servings of coffee every 30
days in 1941 to 44) times a month
*iow. These servings may be reduced
U> 30 tiroes in 30 days, hut suitable
oubstitutes will be served at tbe other
two meals. Milk. tea. cocoa, fruit
juices, and the like are provided and
prefemii by many men.
Rules, promulgated by 'The Army
Cook.” the soldier-chefs bible. for in
ai) ring goo<l coffee an*:
1. Use airtight containers for
roast***! and ground coffee.
2. Measure carefully quantities
of both coffee and water.
8. Throw away grounds removed
from coffW*. IH> not use siM*ut grounds
to make additional coffee or add fresh
coffee to the grounds for subsequent
brews.
4. Be sure to bring tbe water to a
boll, but do not add coffee to the wa
ter until the water has cooled slightly
below the boiling point.
6. Serve coffee as soon as possible
after completion of the brew. The
brew should not be completed more
15 minutes prior to time of serv
ing-
- Scour the coffee boiler daily.
i. After removing the grounds
from muslin sack, the sack should be
washed in luke-warm water, thor
oughly rinsed in cold water, and be
kept in cold water until ready for use.
] •' LEGAL NOTICE
Notice to Taxpayers
Notice is hereby given that the tax
Roll for the
1942 COUNTY .AND SCHOOL
TAXES
for the several precincts of the City
of Wyandotte, State of Michigan, was
placed in my hands for collection
DECEMBER 1, 1942.
The same is payable at my office in
the City Hail. Office hours from 8:30
▲Jft. to 4:00 o’clock P.M. daily except
Saturday. Saturday from 8:30 A.M. to
12 KM) noon.
A 4% penalty and %% interest per
mbnth will be added after February
2s, 1943.
MAIRIAN BHHM.
Acting City Treasurer.
Hr. and Mrs. William Kiiuimel re
tained home Sunday night, following
a motor trip to St. Louis, Mo., where
they spent Thanksgiving w’itbi Mr.
aid Mrs. R. D. White.
Bathless Grogging says —
■HnC
Yep! I’m back at work agin. 1 figger
•a bayin’ lots of War Bonds to help
cur beys. Don’t forget — we’re all sup
posed to be signed up for 10 % by
Mew Year’s!
Farm Fire Loss
Every year about 100 million dol
lars worth of farm property goes
up in flames in the United States.
In these fires 3,500 lives are lost
yearly. According to the depart
ment of agriculture, most of this
appalling loss of life and property
is preventable; about 85 per cent
of it is caused by eight avoidable
hazards. These are defective chim
neys and flues; sparks lighting on
flammable roofs; lightning; spon
taneous combustion; the careless
use of matches and careless smok
ing; careless handling of gasoline
and kerosene; defective or im
properly installed stoves and fur
naces; faulty wiring; and the misuse
of electrical appliances.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Official Proceedings
November 27. 1942.
A special meeting of the Board of
Education of the School District of
the City of Wyandotte, Michigan was
held in the Roosevelt High School on
Monday, November 27, 1942. The meet
ing was called to order at 7:30 P.M.
by the president, Charles 11. Bloc’t.
There were present: Trustees Allman,
Block, Harriott, llomeister, Jacobeon
and Mcluerney. Absent: Trustee
Steele.
A communication from the Merch
ants Association of Wyandotte stating
that tbe association is again sponsor
ing a Christmas parade on Mouday,
Ifcveraber 7, at 1:30 P.M.
Trustee llomeister moved that
schools close one-half day on the af
ternoon of I>ecember 7.
Trustee Jacobson seconded the in e
tlon.
Ayes: Trustee Allman, Block, Har
riott, llomeister, Jacobson and Mclu
erney.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee Jacobsou moved that the
Junior High Schools begin at 8:30
A3l. instead of 8:10 A.M. until March
1.
Trustee Allman seconded the mo
tion.
Ayes: Trustees Allman, Block, Har
riott. llomeister, Jacobson and Mclu
erney.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee Jn**ol*w>n moved the adop
tion of the following resolution:
Whereas, it is hereby determined
that iy is necessary to borrow the sum
of $120,000.00 in anticipation of the
collection of the unpaid taxes levied
for operating exjienses for the current
fiscal year ending June 30, 1943 which
at this time amounts to $443,948.70,
and to issue its notes therefor for tin*
purpose of obtaining money to pay
current operating expenses; and
Whereas, Act No. 20 oT 1931 as
aiueml<*d authorizes the borrowing of
money in anticipation of the collection
of the unpaid taxes for the current
fiscal year in an amount not to exceed
so per cent of such unpaid taxes; and
Whereas, there are no outstanding
loans against such taxes; and
Whereas, the sum of $125,000.00 is
28 per cent of the unpaid taxes levied
for operating exjienses for the current
fiscal year;
Now Therefore Bo It Resolved that
the secretary he and she is hereby
authorized to make application to the
Lkiii Board for and on behalf of the
School District of the t’ity of Wyan
dotte, Michigan for permission to bor
row money and issue notes in the to
tal amount of $126,000 in anticipa
tion of the collection of the unpaid
operating taxes for the current fiscal
year ending June 30. 1943 which notes
shall hear interest at not to exceed
2 Vj r /c per annum, shall he dated Dec
ember 16. 1942 and shall be due and
payable ou or before March 16, 1943;
and
Be It Further Resolved, that if per
mission be granted and such notes be
issued that at least 28 per cent of all
collections of said operating taxes
shall be set aside in a sinking fund
to repay such loan at its maturity.
Trustee Harriott seconded the mo
tion.
Ayes: Trustees Allman, Block, Har
riott, llomeister, Jacobson and Mclu
erney.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee Mclnerney moved that Mil
dred Mielkie, Secretary of the Board
of Education be and she hereby is
authorized to accept the sum of Fifty
one Hundred and Eight Dollars and
Eight Cents ($5106.08) from the City
of Wyandotte in full payment of any
and all claims that the School Dis
»rict may have against the said City
of Wyandotte arising through the
acts of the former City and School
District Treasurer, John T. McWhir
ter.
Trustee Jacobson seconded the mo
tion.
Ayes: Trustees Allman, Block, Har
riott, llomeister, Jacobson uud Mclu
erney.
Nays: None.
. The motion was* carried. *
Trustee Harriott moved the adop
tion of the following resolution:
Resolved by the Board of Educa
tion of the School District of the City
of Wyandotte, that Mildred Mielkie,
Secretary of the Board of hMucatiou,
he and hereby is authorized to accept
the sum of Fifteen Thousand ($15,-
000.00) Dollars from the Seaboard
Surety Company in full payment of
the obligation of the Seaboard Surety
Company on the bond of John T. Mc-
Whirter, City and School District
Treasurer, and
Be It Further Resolved, that Mil
dred Mielkie, Secretary, be and hereby
is authorized to execute an assign
ment of any interest that the Board
of Education may have against any
or all persons arising out of the short
age resulting through the acts of
John T. McWhirter, City and School
District Treasurer.
Trustee Allman seconded the mo
tion.
Ayes: Trustees Allman, Block, Har
riott. Tomeister, Jacobson and Mcln
erney.
Nays: None.
The motion was <*arried.
Trustee Allinan moved to adjourn.
Trustee Harriott seconded the mo
tion.
Ayes: Trustees Allman, Block, Har
riott, llomeister, Jacobsou and Mcln
erney.
Nays: None.
The meeting was adjourned.
MILDRED E. MIELKIE.
Secretary.
A
Leathernecks Prominent
Hawaii officially came under the
jurisdiction of the United States on
August 12, 1898, and U. S. marines
were prominent at the ceremonies.
Not Inevitable
“War is not ‘inevitable,’ but pro
ceeds from definite and removable
causes.”—Goldsworthy Lowes Dick
nson.
Blue Light It Go Signal
For Insects, Amber: Slow
Asa red light is a warning of
danger to humans, so, instinctively,
pestiferous night insects slow their
approach at a red light While
green is the signal for people to go
ahead, blue calls the midges to their
highest degree of activity. These
are two of the conclusions of ex
perimental work carried on during
the summers of 1940 and 1941 by
the Ohio agricultural experiment
station in co-operation with an elec
trical company in determining what
attracts the insects and how to mini
mize their numbers.
Since people ordinarily use neither
red nor blue lamps for illumination,
the effects more usual mediums,
white and amber, were studied. If
you light your porch with amber
light instead of the ordinary inside
frosted white bulb, you will be both
ered less as you read the evening
paper, for an amber light, of equal
candlepower and brightness to a
white lamp, will reduce the number
of insects attracted approximately
50 per cent.
A bare, bright lamp will extend
the most cordial invitation to the
tiny insects to fly through the
meshes of the screen and enjoy a
free meal at your expense. The
danger of being “eaten up alive”
may be minimized too by using a
reflector on your lamp, or by using
a projector type lamp.
I
Dehydrated Meat Proves
Satisfactory in Tests
Dehydrated beef and pork which
can be turned into satisfactory ham
burger patties or meat loaves sim
ply by adding water and cooking
have now been produced at the Uni
versity of California college of agri
culture.
Six months of tests went into pro
duction of the dehydrated meat
which may soon be adopted by the
army and navy. The tests were
carried on by Dr. Agnes Fay Mor
gan, head of the home economics
division, and Dr. Betty M. Watts,
instructor in home economics. They
were under the sponsorship of the
Federal Bureau of Home Econom
ics and in co-operafion with the
Western Regional Research labora
tory in Albany, Calif.
The beef and pork were ground
and dried raw. Oat flour was added
to prevent the meat from turning
rancid. Several problems still re
main to be solved, according to Drs
Morgan and Watts, even though the
ground meat is very satisfactory.
Chief among these problems is that
of drying large cuts of meat, such
as roasts and steaks, and of deter
mining the minimum water content
tha dried meat should have.
Betsy Ross’ Husbands
Betsy Griscom Ross’ first hus
band, John Ross, was killed in the
Revolutionary war in January, 1777.
while guarding powder aj a wharf.
His widow continued his upholstery
business after his death and 17
months later married Joseph Ash
burn, who died in prison after the
brigantine Patty, of which he was
first mate, was captured at sea. The
following year Betsy married John
Claypoole, a life-long friend of her
second husband and the one, inci
dentally, who brought the news of
Ashburn’s death to his widow. Clay
poole died in 1817 and Betsy spent
the last years of her life with one
of her daughters. She was buried
by the side of her first husband in
Mount Moriah cemetery.
Sam Houston Coliseum
The Sam Houston coliseum, said
to be the most spacious of its kind
in the Southwest, has a seating
capacity of 22,500 persons. The
main auditorium is 370 feet long ahd
251 feet wide. Separated from this
by a huge stage is the music hall
with a seating capacity of 2,218 per
sons. In addition there are numer
ous conference and committee
rooms and an adjoining annex
which adds to the exposition floor
space. In the center of the main
auditorium is a removable floor
which makes way for an arena. The
Coliseum was built at a cost of two
million dollars and an additional
$130,000 was spent on the annex.
* Ruffed Grouse Plentiful
Word.comes from the New Hamp
shire fish and game department that
ruffed grouse are more plentiful in
that state now than for many years
past. It was thought that last faU’s
banner grouse year represented the
top of the cycle, but officials say
that favorable conditions for the rest
of the present summer will bring the
best grouse hunting in years.
Officers credit the increase to re
sults of the hurricane of several
years ago, stating that the fallen
trees had provided good cover and
nesting places and furnished addi
tional food in the form of grubs and
insects.
Deer Chases Dog
The following is a north woods
version of the historic “man bites
dog*' news classic.
Towerman Earl Hider, while
watching for fires at the Manistique,
Mich., tower, saw a dog come bound
ing out of the brush and cross a
clearing with an angry doe deer hot
on his heels. Only by the most ener
getic zig-zagging did the dog escape
the deer’s sharp hoofs dnd finailv
escape through a ferco that ? 4 o* r
his irate pursuer.
Cabbie Finds Woman
Dead in Leap Is Wife
NEW YORK. A housemaid
plunged from a Park avenue
apartment to her death, narrow
ly missing pedestrians.
Armas A. Dolk, a cab driver,
glanced at the body, then cried*
“My wife!”
Detective Tunney said the dead
woman leaped from a maid’s
room on the 14th floor.
Tells of Making
2 Good Fortunes
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Twice Broke Harris Rises to
Affluence Quickly.
NEW YORK.—Twice in the mod
erate span of a colorful life Jack
Harris has crossed the Atlantic
ocean practically broke and on eatfh
occasion he has risen to affluence
in a short time. ,
In 1927 «he arrived in London at
the head of a band with little be
sides his maestro’s baton and a dou
ble order of ambition. A few years
later he was the darling of society,
the prince of Wales’ favorite and
his bank account had increased ac
cordingly.
Then came the blitz and Harris
came back to his native United
States. He reached here with $3 in
his pocket in 1940. Today he owns
a night club.
Harris doesn’t look like a double
feature Alger hero. He is small and
.so genial most people miss those
sharp green eyes. But other night*
dub operators attest that his busi- ]
ness ability is second only to his tal
ent as violinist-maestro.
How does a ...man make two quick
fortunes’*
“You have,’’ ""Harris said, “to
come in on the crest of a wave. Like
my first trip to London. I got there
just as American jazz was sweeping
the country. Almost before I knew
it, the prince of Wales and half the
peerage were among my fans.
“When the war broke I had $350,-;
uOO, a town house, a country home
and two night clubs. I spent $85,000
redecorating one of them—and it
was bombed out.’’
That took care of one fortune—in 1
escrow till the war ends.
“So I got here with three crum*
pled singles,’’ Harris continued
“Jimmy Walker got me a job at 8
club with a pick-up band. I was
touched at how many society folk]
remembered me. After 1 had a
lowing I gol more and more clufcj
work until I had enough to buy a
small part of La Conga. Graduall)
Ive acquired complete control.’’
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Man Catches Rabbits
For Profit and Thrillj
WOODWARD, OKLA.—Take th«
profession of rabbit catching, t
tough job? Not with the COnrad Dun
can technique.
Duncan built a platform on th
stern of his prairie-scooting automc
bile, installed a cguple of lookout
with nets and off they go in th .
night flushing rabbits right and lefi
Duncan estimates he has shipped
15,000 jackrabbits and cottontails t
the eastern trade in the last seve
years. 8
For an ex-parachute jumper—h
used to fly out of Greensburg, Kan w
in the flimsy crates of the earN
days—rabbit catching would «seezft ■
to be pretty tame, but not at all. v
“There are all kinds of sports,’*
says he, “but find me one that hs
the thrills of rabbit catching.”
Has Six Sons in Forces*
She Tries to Be Citize
PITTSBURGH.—Joe Kovach, 6
a coal miner of nearby Imperia
and his wife, an alien, have give
six sons to Uncle Sam and a se *
enth will be-inducted soon. f
Mrs. Kovach, who is 54, has
twice in an attempt to pass hi ‘
citizenship test because she ho ?
trouble reciting the Constitution.
“If I give another son maybe thi
pass me anyway,” she said hop*,
fully.
“Pass you!” exclaimed her hu. v *
band. “They ought to give yoy th i
Constitution.”
The six sons in service are And ,
25; Steve, 23; Paul, 24; Mike, 2, :
and Ben, 20, all in the army, ar*l
George, 23, with the coast guard.
Joe Jr., 27, has passed his fir *t
draft physical test.
Terrier Is ‘Hearing Ear*
Dog for Deaf Mistre i
SANTA ROSA, CALIF —Just 8
blind people have “seeing-eye” dc s
that serve them for sight, Mrs. I
- Masters, totally deaf, ,has i
“hearing-ear” dog that serves 1 r
for hearing. The dog, named b fc
zie, is a two-year-old, brindle £ and
white, pure-bred Boston terri
When the doorbell rings, Mitzie
to Mrs. Masters and paws her hand;
when there is any noise or distufb
ance about the house, the dog ag? *n
notifies its mistress.
He Wa* Probably Glad
To Get Into the Am jr
ROCKWALL, TEXAS . Thi £
events paved the way for Don D|| W
ton’s order to appear for
into the army:
His theater burned down. %
His car was stolen.
Then the car was recovere
stnpped of SIOO worth of tires.
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WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN
JOHN F. MCINERNEY
REAL “KffS® SERVICE
PHONE 6241 NOTARY PUBLIC
98 ELM ST., CAHALAN BLDG.
. CHARLES W. KOCH
General Insurance
16715 McCann Road
R.FJ). 1, Wyandotte
TELEPHONE 7032-R-2
W. Hugh Williams, Attorney
3033 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte, Mich.
• 304 324
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Wayne—ss. At a session of tlie Pro
bate Court for said County of Wayne,
held at the Probate Court room in the
City of Detroit, on the fourth day of
November, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-two. Present
Joseph A. Murphy, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
*BB]£jE . RAUBOUT, deceased. On
reading and filing the petition of Let
tie B. Rolfson praying that adminis
tration of said estate be granted to
fcierself or some other suitable person.
It is ordered, that the seventh day of
December, next, at ten o’clock in the
forenoon at said Court room be ap
pointed for hearing said petition. And
( it is further ordered, that a copy of
this order be published once in each
week for three weeks consecutively
previous to said time of hearing, in the
Wyandotte Herald, a newspaper print
ed and circulating in said County of
Wayne.
JOSEPH A. MURPHY,
Judge of Probate.
(A true copy)
ALFRED L. VINCENT,
Deputy Probate Register. 47w3
Maurice B. Relstman, Attorney
3164 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte, Mich.
287.208
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Wayne— sA At a session of the* Pro
bate Court for said County of Wayne,
held at the Probate Court room in the
City of Detroit, on the thirteenth day
of November, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-two. Present
D. J. Healy, Judge of Probate! dn the
matter of the estate of CAROLINE
KAMIN, deceased. Watkin D. Benja
min, administrator of said estate, hav
ing rendered to said Court his first
and final account in said matter and
filed therewith his petition praying
that he be allowed additional compen
sation for extraordinary services ren
dered in the administration of said
estate and that the residue of said
estate be assigned to the person or
persons entitled thereto. It is ordered,
that the seventeenth day of Decem
ber, next, at two o’clock in the after
noon at said Court room be appointed
for examining and allowing said ac
count and hearing said petition. And
it is further ordered, that a copy of
this order be published once in each
week for three weeks consecutively
previous to said time of hearing, in
the Wyandotte Herald, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said Coun
ty of Wayne.
I>. J. IIBALY.
Judge of Probate.
(A true copy)
JOSEPH N. O'SULLIVAN.
Deputy Probate Register. 4Sw3
Gloves
The leather in an average-size
woman's pocketbook would make a
pair of army aviator’s gloves.
Past Tense
“The next day is never so Pood
aa the day before.”—Publilius Sy
rus.
/' 1 * ""
. Sen Hatching Eggs Quickly
Hatching eggs held longer than
ten days decrease in hatchability.
Pardon
"Love truth, but pardon error
Voltaire.
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EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
WIRING, FIXTURES, REPAIRS
125 Elm st. Phone #283
Wyandotte, Mich.
E trenton 3
N. A. Mans & Sons, Inc., Trenton,
dealers in coal, lumber and all build*
in# materials.
James C. Headman Agenc?
INSURANCE
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304,638
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Wayne—ss. At a session of the Pro
bate Court for said County of Wayne,
held at the Probate Court room in th*
City of Detroit, on the thirteenth day
of November, in the year one thoosand
nine hundred and forty-two. Present
Thomas C. Morphy, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
pm.TiT.TP SMITH, deceased. An In
strument in writing purporting to be
the last will and testament of said de
ceased having been delivered into this
Court for probate. It is ordered, that
the eleventh day of December, next, at
ten o’clock in the forenoon at said
Court room be appointed for proving
said instrument. And it is further or
dered, that a copy of this order be
published once In each week for three
weeks consfcutively previous to said
time of bearing, in the Wyandotte
Herald, a newspaper printed and cir
culating in said Count* of Wayne.
THOMAS C. MURPHY.
Judge of Probate.
(A true copy)
RICHARD H. WERXETTE,
Deputy Prob Ate Register. 47vr3