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THE WYANDOTTE NEWS - HERALD
PAGE FOURTEEN
"GOD IS MY CO-PILOT" COMING HERE
J
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Dennis Morgan stars in "God Is My Co-Pilot"* story of men who
found faith amid battle-torn skies over China, which will be shown
■1 fbe Wyandotte theatre, Friday through Monday. Co-featured
is "Music for Millions" with Jimmy Durante and Margaret O'Brien.
CALLS FROM SWITZERLAND
Now on a two-week furlough in
Ber% Switzerland, T/Sgt. Donald
Bain called his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Bain. 1864 Twenty-first
street, Friday.
The two-minute trans-Atlantic
phone call was made through the
cooperation of the American Red
Cross. Overseas three years and one
month, T/Sgt. Bain is stationed
*lth a hospital division in Belgium.
He has been in service four years.
Tha Internal Revenue Bureau
has relaxed restrictions on salary
Increases in the $5,000 a year or
higher brackets.
WE DO THE BEST
Cleaning
iN TOWN
EVER READY
CLEANERS
Wy. Office: 601 Riverbank
Corner Sixth
Main Office: 3416 Fort
Lincoln Park AT. 3880
USED CARS
Bought and Sold
Jack's Service Station
TOWING ROAD SERVICE - PHONE 9646
3365 Biddle. Corner Orange—Open Sundays Til 6 P.M.
GIFTS FOR PARTIES
SMOKER SETS PIPES CIGARETTE CASES
SALT and PEPPER SHAKERS
PICTURES
NOVELTY JEWELRY
BILLFOLDS
HUNTING KNIVES
DOLLS TOYS
COLOR BOOKS
GAMES
SOLID MODEL AIRPLANES
METAL TELEPHONES
FLOWERS and RELIGIOUS
ARTICLES that Glow in tha Dark
TRICKS JOKES
PUZZLES MAGIC
• ITS FUN TO SHOP AT #
the FUN SHOP
3231 BIDDLE Next to Fravtagp
WEEK DAYS TILL * P.M.—FRIDAY and SATURDAY TILL 11
INSURED SAVINGS
LABOR DAY
Progress begins when labor begins and secur
ity begins when thrift begins. Thrift is as
necessary to progress as labor. The richest,
fullest, finest lives are dedicated to labor,
play and thrift. Start your reserve thrift fund
here. Each account insured to $5,000.
MORTGAGE LOANS
SIMPLER FINANCING
Should appeal to you. Quick business-like
action, easier terms, lower interest rates. All
this makes our financing very desirable. Con
sult us first.
DOWN RIVER
FEDERAL SAVINGS and
LOAN ASSOCIATION
#959 BIDDLE AVE., WYANDOTTE. MICHIGAN
Branch Office
19447 JEFFERSON AVE., RIVER ROUGE. MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1045
Little Theatre
Will Help
Y oung Artists
Little Theatre Inc., which will
give its first play of the season,
"No Time For Comedy," September
15 and 16 at McCallaster Hall, Cass
and Forest, Detroit, plans to help
not only actors and writers, but
young artists as well.
In accordance with this plan an
exhibition of paintings will be held
under the supervision of Sarkis
Sarkisan, nationally-known artist.
Anyone interested in this branch
of the arts or any phase of the
stagecraft such as acting, set de
sign, publicity, advertising, etc., may
call Mrs. Gerald Noyes. TUxedo
2-4484 for further information.
WILL HAVE TAG DAY
Downriver All Nations Blue Star
Mothers will hold a tag day on city
streets Friday and Saturday. Pro
ceeds will be used for veteran re
habilitation and to aid dependents
of servicemen.
Buy Victory Bonds
Expert Service
on
ALL MAKES OF CARS
BRAKE SERVICE and
MOTOR TUNE UPS
Our Specialty
GEO. DOHERTY
Service Manager
Fleetwing Qil Ford
Gasoline Benzol
Light Users Denied
(Continued from Page 1)
plant. Any surplus profits belong
to the light users, not the taxpay
ers.
3. The City must pay the Com
mission for Street Lighting and
Hydrant service just as though it
were purchasing these services
from a privately owned utility.
What is NOT clear and under
standable is why the Mayor, Council
and Municipal Service Commission
continue to deliberately ignore the
city charter and mandate of the
people. The Mayor and Council
have refused to pay the Commission
the 1944-45 street lighting and hy
drant service bill, in the amount of
$98,000. Thus denying light con
sumers an additional 15 per cent
dividend.
Thus also, saving the largest in
dustries and taxpayers around $50,-
000 in taxes, at the entire expense
of the light users. The Commission
has lacked the courage or desire
to compel the city to make pay
ment —by Court action if necessary.
A plain dereliction of its duty as
Trustees of the Light and Water
Departments, for the use and ben
efit of the users.
The new 1945-46 scheme to evade
and circumvent the mandate of
the City Charter and the people
strikes anew low for the regard
which some public officials hold for
their Oath of Office. An open dec
laration of moral bankruptcy. Cer
tainly such doings must offend the
sense of fairness of every right
thinking citzicn.
Tha most daring and reprehen
sible scheme ever attempted to be
put over on the people is revealed
by reading the minutes of The
Municipal Service Commission
meeting held on August 13, 1945.
On July 23, 1945, the Commission
by resolution submitted its Budget
requirements for 1945-46 to the
Mayor and Council, requesting $51,-
737.92 for Street lighting and hy
drant service. The previous year
these services were billed to the
city at $98,000. If purchased from
a private utility these services would
cost well over SIIO,OOO.
On July 24, 1945 the Council by
unanimous resolution requested
that the Commission charge the
City only $3,000 for these services.
Thus substituting its opinion for a
matter within the exclusive juris
diction and duty of the Commis
sion.
Commissioner tyilne then intro
duced a resolution reducing the
Commission’s request to $17,000 and
asking that the request of July 2o
for $51,737.92 be rescinded.
The vote on this resolution was:
Yeas: Commissioners Engfehr,
Milne.
Nays: Commissioners Danna,
Garner. Somheil.
Resolution defeated.
Anew resolution was offered by
Commissioner Garner to accept the
Council offer of $3,000. The vote on
this resolution was:
Yeas: Commissioners Engfehr,
Garner, Milne.
Nays: Comniisioners Danna. Som
heil.
Note: Only three <3> Commis
sioners bowed to the dictate from
the City Hall. These same three are
employees of large Corporations
who are also large taxpayers, but
who happen to be insignificant
purchasers of power from the Muni
cipal Light Plant. Yet these Cor
porations stand to gain the most
from a scheme which shifts the
cost of street lighting and hydrant
service onto the consumers.
This action is in direct contra
vention of the city charter which
provides as follows: (Section 92»
“each year the Commission shall
transmit to the Council its esti
mate of the amount of money re
quired for its purpose for the nexr
fiscal year, which amounts shall
include the amounts to be charged
the city at large for hydrant serv
ice. water furnished public insti
tutions .... street lighting apd
services for which the city should
have to pay if it were purchasing
water or current from a privately
owned public service Corporation.”
Up until 1932 the City paid the
Commission for these services. The
Wilcox opinion to the Commission
under date of August 16. 1944 says:
“It is a general rule of Law that
a Municipal Utility cannot charge
rates so high that the surplus can
be used to pay strictly taxpayer
obligations. There is no reason for
instance, why users of water or
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO RESIDENTS OF
WYANDOTTE STREETS
NOW BEING PAVED;
TREE PLANTING
When your streets have been paved you will want trees
planted between the sidewalk and roadway. Order them
now for later planting.
May we suggest that residents in the various city blocks
get together and order their trees as a group. There
will be considerable saving this way. You may phone
us and a representative will gladly assist you.
(warden Shop
2934 FORT, corner Progress
LINCOLN PARK—7 BLOCKS SOUTH OF SOUTHFIELD
PHONE ATLANTIC 5055
electricity should pay high rates in
order to relieve the city from rais
ing enough by taxes to pay for
such items as you list in your let
ter ... A rate payer could in my
opinion enjoin rates that created
such surplus or transfer of the
funds from your Department to
other iunds.
"There is likewise nothing in
your Charter that justifies the fur
nishing of water or electricity to
the City free. Section 92 of the
Charter . . . clearly intended that
the City should pay approximately
the same rates that the private
consumer would have to pay for
the same quantity of service."
Will such open disregard for the
fundamental law of the City be
allowed to go unchallenged?
Are the people of Wyandotte go
ing to stand for this insolent slap
in the face?
Are the service and civic clubs of
Wyandotte going to remain silent
on this matter?
Are the residential light consum
ers who contribute 50 per cent of
the Commission's revenue, the com
mercial consumers who contribute
20 percent, and the power consum
ers who contribute 30 per cent, go
ing to permit themselves to con
tinue to be overcharged for light
and power?
Are we going to permit the ene
mies of public ownership to slowly
undermine and destroy one of Wy
andotte's most prized possessions—
its municipally owned utility built
up after years of devotion and la
bor by some of our most illustrious
citizens?
This problems involves the fair
and equitable disposition of over
$300,000 each year. It can be done
under our present charter. I have
worked out a rate plan which I am
confident will accomplish this re
sult and will submit it when re
quested.
Mr. Editor, your newspaper has
always conducted Itself w r ith a pro
found and sincere sense of respon
sibility to the community it serves.
I know that you prize your reader
interest and the confidence of the
public as a more valuable asset than
any advertising account you may
have.
I, therefore, petition you to exert
every facility of your newspaper to
enlighten the people of Wyandotte
fully and truthfully about this mat
ter.
I am confident that w’hen fully
and truthfully informed, the col
lective judgment of the people of
Wyandotte will make itself felt,
justly, intelligently and effectively.
Respectfully yours.
Maurice B. Reistman
Enroute To States
Cpl. Edward J. Gerwatovvski, son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. Gerwatowski.
2295 Ninth street, is returning home
under the army re-deployment plan.
Gerwatowski ente ed the service
in September, 1941. Asa member
of the 32d (Red Arrow) Infantry
Division, he sailed for Australia in
April, 1942. Shortly afterward, he
was fighting in the now historic
Battle of Buna. He wears a Presi
dential Citation awarded the "32d"
for its performance during that
engagement.
In the last year, Gerwatowski saw
action in three major campaigns
including the bitter fighting on
Luzon, where the Red Arrowmen
drove the enemy back over the Villa
Verde Trail, inch by inch. During
this campaign, outstanding because
of the frequent hand-to-hand
fighting, Gerwatowski served as
gunner in Cannon Company of the
crack 127th Infantry regiment.
Awards held by Gerwatowski in
clude the Bronze Star, the Distin
guished Unit Badge, the Asiatic-
Pnrific Ribbon w-ith four battle
stars, the Combat Infantryman
Badge and the Good Conduct Me
dal. He is a former student of
Roosevelt high school. A brother,
Private Marion Gerwatowski, is
serving with the Coast Artillery in
the Philippines.
There is one detachment along
the famous Ledo-Burma Road
which has been drawing critically
needed supplies out of thin air for
the past year. It is the 21-man de
tachment of the 1037 Engineer gas
generating unit which has manu
factured practically all of the oxy
gen and acetylene used by hos
pitals and Engineers engaged in
opening the overland supply route
to China.
Little Things About the Stars
By GEORGE LILLEY
NEW YORK. N. Y. No rise In
radio has been so sensational as
that of flitting, flopping Joan Davis.
In three years, this comedienne—
resuming under anew sponsor Mon
day nights, CBS, September 3
Joan Davis
million $ baby
sephine Davis, St. Paul born, 33,
also in radios highest paid femme
—a million dollars a year, she pays
the help. Among that help: Hus
band-manager Serenus <Si) Wills,
one of the program's writers; 11-
year-old daughter Beverly, who on
the show occasionally plays Miss
Davis' kid sister. Other help: Croon
er Andy Russell, Harry Von Zell.
Shirley Mitchell, Paul Weston’s
Orch.
SOXERS’ DELIGHT
Dick and Gene Wesson: Bobby
sox successes. Gene (24), Dick (21)
—Gene straightman, Dick the dope
—are the country's youngest com
edy team of reputation, currently
are starred each Wednesday night
o v er N B C's
coast - to - coast
"Supper Club."
At the end of a
recent run at
New York’s Par
amount theater,
the team was
showered by ad
miring young
sters with a
half-truck load
of gifts. Four
years ago the
New England born (Cambridge)
Wessons were fountain boys in a
Boston drug store. The team has
a kidline ("you sm-ear it on!") that
quite conceivably can do for them
what kidlines have done for others:
"Nasty man" Penner, "I dood it"
Skelton, "Ba-ad boy" Costello.
FUN ... is not rationed!
Join the ever-present crowd at Barney's
and forget your cares • • • you’ll find •
choice selection of drinks at popular prices.
BARNEY'S
COCKTAIL BAR
PHONE
1300
for
PICKUP
and
DELIVERY
SERVICE
In Mon—Out Thur*.
In Tues.—Out Fri.
In Wed.—Out Sat.
BACK \
SCHOOL !
DRY-CLEANING DEPT.
SKIRTS
PANTS “ “ »i”
SWEATERS ... 29c
THRIFTY
Work 111
SERVICE Lb - JR
A .
WET
WASH. lb.
NMutM/mum
Wyandotte Laundry
and CLEANERS
HOURS' 7:30 A.M.—B P.M. PHONE 1300
FIRST ST., cor. OAK
has soared from
an air nobody to
the highest pro
gram rat in r
(third among all
shows) ever ob
tained by a wo
man. At the end
of last season
she was exceed
ed only by Bob
Hope and fibber
McGee and Mol
ly. Madonne Jo-
I
Dick Wesson
“sm-par it on"
>ii6ocv;
m
JP
LAUNDRY DEPT.
COVER BOY
Radio actor Len Doyle: Top hat
wearer. He plays the assistant,
"Harrington." on the No. 1 (Cross
ley) whodunit, "Mr. District Attor
ney” (Wednesday nights, NBC).
Doyle, according to legend, never
«r
Len Doyle
... "Harrington"
43, has a varied background: 20
years of acting (37 Broadway plays),
a spell at professional boxing (with
vocal support of author Jack Lon
don >, three years seas roaming in
his 42-foot sloop ("Toria") which
he still owns. He's the oldest mem
ber of the “D A." cast, with the pro
gram since its inception five years
ago (Jav Jostyn—Mr. D. A—joined
13 weeks later).
VERY LITTLE THINGS
In an analysis of 30 of the lead
ing radio commentators, Variety,
competent trade magazine, con
cludes only six are qualified for
their jobs. . . . Actor John Gibson
(henpecked "Mr. Fuddle” of Bert
Wheeler’s Wednesday night Mutual
show) appears to
have a record if
his records are
correct: 9000
broadcasts in the
last 12 years!
. . . Loudest
comedian off
stage: Milton
Ber 1 e, always
the limelighter.
Quietest: Mod
est Edgar Ber
gen. Bergen re-
turns to the air (NBC) Sept. 3
. . . Impartial survey shows ra
dios extensive effort to substitute
as a news medium during New York
newspaper strike a complete fail
ure. ... Ed Wynn ("my private
life has been hell") says he s quit
radio. Radio is hell, too!
Biddle Avenue
Corner St John*
Barney GoreckL
Prop.
ROUGH
DRY. lb. Ill ®
has been seen,
in or out of the
studios, without
a hat. Such fel
-1 o w s as Ed
Gardner, Bing
Crosby and Tom
Howard take off
their hats some
times. For his
word - stumbling
air role stocky
(b-9. 185), cigar
chewing Doyle,
«** 2 gU*
Ed Wynn
. . . he quit
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO AT FOX THEATER
Bud Abbott's and Lou Costello’s
latest film-funfare “The Naughty
Nineties,” starts this Friday at the
Fox Theater.
A z-two M'
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DOWN RIVER'S
LEADING THEATRES
FREE PARKING
WYANDOTTE • MAJESTIC • RIALTO
2 BIG LOTS FIRST at OAK ST.
TRENTON w* NEXT TO THEATRE
UIVfInDDTTE
L.. . . '
Open Mon. - Fri. 6:15 Sat., Sun. and Holidays. 12:15
Phone Wy. 2066 Ends Tonite Fint at Elm
"GENTLE ANNIE" with Marjorie Main
Wm. Bendix. "DON JUAN QUILLIGAN"
FRI.-SAT.-SUN.-MON. Our Holiday Treat
CONTINUOUS SAT. - SUN. - MON. 12:30 P.M.
i SmML
By •>-'.. | • .
STARTING SAT. - SUN.
Matinee Only
I
■ «!■ Mill'
H H ■
Open Mon.-Fn.. 6:oo—Sal., 5 p.m,. Sun. and Holidays, 12:45
Phone Wy. 0042 Endg X<Jnite 3361 Biddl.
Dorothy Lamour in "RAINBOW ISLAND"—aIso
John Boles in "ONE HEAVENLY NIGHT"
FRI. - SAT.—Fri. Doors Open 6:ls—Sat. 5:15
filONi
fWAIffl
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"GUEST" FEATURE
EVERY SAT. NIGHT. COME AS LATE AS
9 P.M. AND SEE 3 COMPLETE FEATURES!
SUNDAY - MONDAY Doors Open 12:45
itnn who untHcn
THEIITOn
ALWAYS TWO FEATURES AFTER 9:00 P. M.
Box Office Open Daily 6:30 p. m.—Sat.. Sun.. Holidays 12:30
Ends Tonite
C. Morris in "Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion"
A. Faye, T. Power in "Rose of Washington Square"
1
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
JOE E. BROWN in
"RIDING ON AIR"
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
Attend Our 9:00 P.M. Show ana See
3 BIG FEATURES —3
Two Regular Pictures Plus Our Guest Attraction
"GUNGA DIN"
SUNDAY • MONDAY • TUESDAY
"THE THIN MAN
GOES HOME"
William PowtU • Myrna Loy
Matinee Labor Day sStw
BOX OFFICE OPEN l»t30 P.M.
A companion film will also be
shown.
Bny Victory Bond*
| jfjViEN ITWBI DURANTE • ALLYSON
Late News On Screen
1— Japs Surrender Party in
Philippine Islands
2 DeGaulle Starts Tour
3 The Ulithi Anchorage
4 B-25 Fight* Polio
5 Okinawa School Day
6 Truman Decorates Heroe*
7 Daddy Crosley Speak*
Big Laugh Hit!
Billy Gilbert and
Maxie Rosenbloom in
"TROUBLE CHASERS'*
\ VPr COLLIER^
"PAN AMERICANA"
Phil Terry, Audrey Lane
"HERE COMES
THE COEDS"
ABBOTT • COSTELLO