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Evening star., 1941-03-16
Variety of Homes Suggested for Feathered Friends

covering such house is to tack on
thin twigs, loghouse fashion.
Another kind I have tried Is q
tin-can house. Almost any kind of
a can can be used for this, but one
that is about quart size is excellent
If 1t is a can with a cover, put the
lid in place and fasten with solder.
If it is fruit or other open can,
make a cone-shaped roof from a
piece of tin. Lap the two edges and
fasten them together by punching
Evening star., 1941-03-16

with a chisel before the roof is put
in place. For wrens, it should be
the size Of a quarter: larger fol
other birds.
Then there is the flower pot house
This is fine for bluebirds. A large
size common clay flower pot is
turned upside down and supported
with wire attached to a block OF
wood large enough so that it does
not slide up into the opening of tht
pot. The wire is run through the
center hole at the bottom of the
pot which has become the top OF
the house. The opening is carefully
Clipped in the side.
Some kinds of birds like to nest
in homes made of large dipper
gourds. The door can easily be cut
in the side with a pocket knife
The seeds should then be shaken
out and as much as possible of the
pith punched loose with a stick and
removed. The gourd should have a
coat or two of shellac to preserve
1t from the weather.
The houses may be hung in trees
or mounted on posts. If you put
them on posts, you can safeguard
the little fellows against their
natural enemy, the neighbor's cat
by putting circular guard of tin
about halfway up the post.
A further help to the birds in
their architecture would be bunch
OF feathers, strings or rags, placed
in a conveniently located tree.
And don't forget that they might
like a regular Saturday bath, II
you are inclined to go still further
in seeing to their comfort and con-
venience. An old shallow dishpan
placed on stump, makes q most en-
ticins "swimmin' hole"
Evening star., 1941-03-16

holes through the two thicknesses
and lacing together with wire.
The roof is fastened in place by
running wire through the can from
the bottom and up through the CEN
ter of the roof. 1t is held tightly
against the can by making a knot
or kink in the wire on the outside
of the roof peak. The birds will
like this better If it is'given a coat
of gray or brown paint to camou-
f1age it. The opening may be cut
Evening star., 1941-03-16
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Contributions

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and including high school age are
invited to write and draw for The
Junior Star. Prizes of 81 each are
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Evening star., 1941-03-16

had enough to eat in England, espe-
cially milk, eggs and fresh meat.
Here, they are being we'll fed. I
noticed that every cat had its own
little dish of fresh, raw, ground
hamburger.
Nearest the door were rows of
dusky Persians, all beautiful crea-
lures. One of them was so big that
1t looked almost like young lion.
AS I stood watching it. the cat
yawned and stretched and stood up
30 that it filled the whole cage. The
cages were wire boxes with wire bars
several inches apart across the front.
Some of them we're lined on three
sides with silk and taffeta. All of
the Persian cats had their own silk
pillows.
One of the puSSieS that I noticed
was an ivory cream Persian, Cameo
Harvest Moon, owned by Mrs. Ken
meth Given. It's picture was in a
recent article in Life Magazine.
There were all kinds of Persians, in
cluding red, cream and smoky ones
One of the very rare cats was an
AbySSinian. which is short-haired,
somewhat similar to the Siamese cat.
While I was at the show the
Eiamese cats were being judged.
Some of them were crying softly.
but little one seemed pleased at
the attention it was getting. 1t had
won blue ribbon, which hung down
from the roof of the cage. The
kitten played with the ribbon until
1t finally fell to the floor, and then
the baby Siamese pushed it all
around.
The short-haired cat, commonly
called the alley (or sometimes even
more expressive terms, also was
represented The short hairs SEEM
ed to enjoy being petted and rubbed
against the wire bars OF course,
none of them was as cute as my little
Petey, who is a black and white
ALLEY with Maltese" cat and has a
white stripe on his black back, right
where his tail fastens on. The cat
who was pictured recently in the
newspapers, Minerva, was there.
She can open all kinds of doors for
herself She looked very intelligent,
and, Just between ourselves, a little
bored at the fuss those silly hu-
mans" were making
The last cat I saw was the best
cat in the show and best grand
champion. Imp Glen Echo Septem-
Der Sunshine of Dunesk, owned by
Mrs. Thomas j. Moloney, Glen Olden,
Pa. Imp is an English cat with
smoky blue-gray hair. He eats beef
steak once day, weighs 25 pounds,
and was in a large box.
I enjoyed the cat show very much,
although I knew my tWo-tone pussy
could have won all the prizes.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Riddles

1. If man drops one of a dozen
glass lamps he is carrying, what does
he become?
2. What sounds can be seen but
not heard?
8. How can you keep fish from
smelling?
4. What has four legs, but only one
foot?
5. What comes all the way to your
house from the woods, but never
comes in?
Evening star., 1941-03-16

Wherever the Eskimo family goes.
Why, there is the pup with his sharp
little nose.
He. rides in the boot of a mother, or
maybe
He lies in her hood with the Eskimo
baby.
Evening star., 1941-03-16

The puppy is named, though it
seems like joke,
For grandma or grandpa or other
kinfolk.
So when they say: Harness my
grandfather up"
They really mean hitch up the
Eskimo pup.
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Tech Boys
Learn Home
Management
Some Get Jobs as
Cooks During the
Summer Months
Prize Contribution.
BY GRACE PREINKERT, 1s,

Boys today seem TO realize that
it is just as important for them to
learn the principles of home man.
agement as it for girls. For this
reason, a class for boys in home
economics has been offered by
Mckinley High School. One hum
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Cuddles and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS

An Eskimo pup, in the North, where
it's wild,
Is petted and loved like an Eskimo
child
In winter he sleeps in a little snow
house
That keeps him as cozy and snug as
mouse
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Answers TO POsprs

A AnSVerS to POSerS
l. Peru or Chile. 2. A bird of the
sparrow family. g. Francis Scott
Key. 4. Something abandoned by
its natural owner. 5. Yes. 1t means
rapidly. 6. Yes. T. A book for re-
cording business transactions. s.
The side of the ship farthest from
the point from which the wind is
blowing.
Evening star., 1941-03-16

bottom OF this
St. Patrick S Day
stuff" 1 told my
self. First !
went TO the
kit C h en- and
a S k e d mother
and she led me
to the bookcase,
from which she
extracted a large
vol lum e and
thumbed her way
to an item head
ed "Patric, ST.
When l had
read that one
she had another
Evening star., 1941-03-16

vi lllN NC III ol4 l
in V a ION. He
C a m e to t h e
United States on
the historic voy-
age of the steam
er American Le-
gion in the par
ty with the
Crown Princess
of Norway. AS
yet, he has es-
tablished no per-
manent home
and is undecided
what the future
holds for him.
Einar has traY-
Evening star., 1941-03-16

table tennis has
been my chief
hobby, diversion
and sport"
Morris Bass
ford, president
of the District
T a le Tennis
Association. dis
covered Caro-
lines adeptness
with the paddle.
Stanley Fields,
District t b ! e
[ e n nj S cham
pion, has been
her instructor .
Il credit my re-
Evening star., 1941-03-16

dred boys signed
up for the course
but it had to be
limited to 25
because of space,
teacher time and
equipment.
The course in
cludeS a study
of foods and nu-
triton, problems
in social eti-
Quette, SelectlOn
and care OF
clothing, simple
mending prob
lens, personal
Oroonoipp home
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Posers

1. Where would you go to get the
fur for a chinchilla coat?
2. What is a chewink?
3. Who wrote the United States
national anthem?
f. What is a derelict?
S. Is presto musical term?
6. Is the skate fish of the ray
family?
7. What is a ledger?
8. What side of ship is referred
to as the lee?
Evening star., 1941-03-16

lows Hall, WASH
ington, in Febru-
airy. The show
room, crowded
with cats, was a
rats nightmare
and a flea S par
adiSe. A new
record of 1877 en-
tries was set.
Among the cats
in the cages
along the wall
were some ref
ugees from Eng
land. The women
with them said
they had not
Evening star., 1941-03-16
game at a country
Since that time,

cent victories TO his training" Caro-
line explained.
Last year, Caroline captured the
District girls table tennis cham
pionship. She also holds California
and Maryland titles, having won the
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Prize Contribution
By EUGENE S. JONES, Is,

In looking the of students entered at Leland Junior High
School the school
refugees from
Therefore separately
and collectively
the interesting Lands foreign legion" is
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Investigator
Reads Upon
St. Patrick
Finds That Many
Authorities Differ
On Life's Story
Prize Contribution.
BY THEODORE SMITH. IL,
Taft Junior High Scho

In last Sundays Junior Star I
read an article about green decora
tions for a St Patrick's Day lunch
con. Here's where I get to the
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Not Close Enough

Sergeant: Did you shave this
morning."
Rookie: Yes. sir"
Sergeant: well, next time stand
= q little closer to the razor"
Evening star., 1941-03-16

didn't know a word of English when
he came here last August. Under
the careful tutelage of his teachers,
however, he has mastered our Ian
guage well for boy of his age.
Einar lived in Oslo, capital of
Norway, and was there at the time
Evening star., 1941-03-16

Tragedy
Reporter-Why all the gloom?
Editor-I received letter yester-
day informing me that I was the
beneficiary of a large bequest, and
in the rush I replied. Your contri-
button is return,i i with thanks"
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Prise C0afribnfi0s
By JANE Winnings, II,
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.


Caroline Wilson
colleconthe
championship of the United
thrilled title
Washingonian
Evening star., 1941-03-16
ACat Lover
Goes to a
Cat Show
Refugee Pussies
From England
Now Eating Well
Prize Contribution.
BY PATRICIA WALSH, II,
WaShiDpton- ee High School
Arlington, Va

Because I like cats, I went to the
cat show held by the Columbian Cat
Fanciers, Inc, and the American
Tabby and Tortie Club at Odd Eel
Evening star., 1941-03-16
Ub and around

Young job applicant-Will I have
a chance to rise?
Employer-You bet you will! You
start at 7 every morning
Evening star., 1941-03-16

Riddle Ans,cers
/. A lamplighter 2. Puget Sound
and Long Island Sound. 3. Cut Of
their noses. 4. A bed. g.. A path.
Evening star., 1941-03-16

The first thing he learns is to pull
very hard.
To train him he's tied to a post in
the yard.
He tries to get loose and his muscles
grow strong,
And soon he can pull little children
along
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
lIlldsen 4
6I'esiih
st to Question
Defense \Chief

nWAsHINGTON, Jan. 1912
President Roosevelt's defense
production chief told Congress
today that it would be late 1941
before this country could supply
"any great amount" Of aid to
Britain under the lend-lease bill
unless we take produ IS out OF
existing facilities"
This official, William S.
Knudsen, director general of
production management, recon-
mended passage Of the legisla-
ton to lend and lease munitions
of war to Britain for her fight
with the axis powers, on the
ground that "this Is part of our
own defense"
Appearing before the House
foreign affairs committee Knud-
sen was asked by Representative
Rogers (R-Mass.) whether he
was satisfied with the defense
program.
"Well, ! think we are doing as
well as could be expected"
Knudsen replied. II think we
are doing fairly well. The real
showing won't start until the
tools are ready"
The committee called William
8. Knudsen, Director General
in the office Of production man.
See KNUDSEN-Pag 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
Plane Search for Bomber
Extends over Wider Area
Half Of Peexie Coast Covered
in Wide Rescue Fliahts
in Wide Rescue Flights

OMcCHORD FIELD, WASH,
Jan. 18-R)-Army planes in
California and Washington
searched along half the length
Of the Pacific coast today for q
twin-motored bomber, missing
two days with seven m n
aboard.
Army officers hoped for q
break In the stormy weather
that forced searching planes
back to their bases here and at
Vancouver, Wash, yesterday.
Reports came in from the re-
gion southwest of Mount Rainier
Of q big plane apparently seek
ing its bearings 1t about the
time the bomber was en- route
south Thursday. but Col. Will
lam H. Crom, McChord Field
commanding officer, said reports
along the flight route did not
seem Of great value"
He said there was q good
chance that the Douglas bomber
might rave flown q far % Cal
ifornis, adding that the noun
famous n orthern California
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
Death Claims
Mrs. ]. Miller
Lingering Illness
Proves Fotol

oMrs. Jacob Miller, of 1855
Eastwood avenue, Detroit, died
at Gas p. m. yesterday Ut her
home from complications follow
ing a lingering illness.
Mrs. Miller, the former Edna
Woltmann, was well known In
Mount Clemens.
Besides her husband, she Is
survived by her mother, Mrs.
Amiel Woltmann, Of Mount
Clemens; three sisters, Mrs.
Elsie Hoch, Of Detroit, Mrs.
Glare Suess, Of Detroit. and Mrs.
Lillian Echenburg, Of Mount
Clemens; and two brothers, Ar
thur and Carl Woltmann. both
Of Mount Clemens.
Members Of the Lady Arbeiter
Society, Of which Mrs.. Miller
was . loyal member, are asked
70 meet q the Zion Evangelical
church prior 10 services there
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m
Services will also be held at
the home 1T $50 p. m. Tues
day with the Rev. jacob Wulf-
mann, officiating. Burial will
be in Clinton Grove cemetery.
John J. Stark II In charge Of
funeral arrangements
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
HopeioAyeIl
Plane Strike
Wolkout Would Affect
4, 800 Wovkmsn

oSAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. 10
hope that . strike
at the Ryan Aeronautical Com
pany plant here may be avert
ed rose with word that company
and Go United Automobile
Workers Union negotiators
would meet again today.
Shortly after arising from an
other deadlocked session last
night, the negotiators announ.
ced through Harry Malcom,
federal conciliator, their agree
ment to meet again to seek .
solution Of the wage dispute.
Until the strike deadline ret
for next Tuesday by union vote,
Malcolm said he had Z plan to
prevent the walkout which
would affect 1900 workmen end
the plants $l1, 400, 900 govern
ment plane order.
Malcom declined to disclose
his plan, but said he would dis.
cuss it in telephone conversa-
tions with DR.. John Steelman,
national director Of Cancellation.
in Warrington.
Subject OF the unsuccessful
meeting last night was the Go
See ST1IkE-Rase 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18

country has. Several places
where q crew could remain for
q long time without being dis
covered"
The bomber's retractable land
ing gear, the colonel explained,
would make . belly landing
possible on rough ground.
Regarding absence Of radio re-
ports sitter the ships takeoff, the
colonel said. atmospheric condi-
tons might have prevented re-
ception at Vancouver, Wash,
barracks, 10 miles to the south.
First Lieut.. r. N. Krummes.
the bomber's pilot, was IN ex-
perienced navigator, the officer
said, and gave Instructions in the
science. fss
Numerous reports Of . plane
being sighted before n o o n
Thursday came from the region
between Mount Rainier an 8
Mount st. Helens in southwest
ern Washington.
b. N. Oyster, q. Weyerhseuser
Timber Company executive,
Be- D0noDE1-Rnge 8
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
German Army
Inierlnes 5000
More Civilians
MiIitary sssity
Gixan as Causa
for New Arrests


"a fresh roundup of British
civilians in Nazi-occupied
France, where military and ma
val bases are the targets of RAJ
bombers, was disclosed today as
a factor In the wintry cross
channel warfare.
Military necessity" Germans
said, was the. reason for the in
ternment of 5000 British sub
jects, men, women and children,
living in the French area
which might become either the
jumping-off place for an at
empted invasion of England or
q foothold for a new British ex-
peditionary force.
This military necessity" was
not further defined. German
action to restrict espionage,
however, has been reported
from other occupied areas facing
Ensland-Norway, the Neither
lands and Belgium. 1t was un-
derstood in Berlin !, that the
roundup was in part q reprisal
for internment of Germans In
Britain.
Bombers exchanged aerial
blows in the night despite bad
weather.
German filters set fires In z
See NAZIS-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
YpolIdeiSI
War Defense
Los Angeles to Dig
in, Not Evoeuote

nLOS ANGELES, Jan. 18-(R
The nations fifth largest city
has decided that in the event it
il bombed It will dig in rather
than evacuate.
The major disaster emergency
committee, established by city
ordinance several years ago to
draft plans for emergency organ
ization in the, event Of a great
fire, flood, storm, earthquake
or other disaster, after studying
the passive defense program Of
Great Britain, France, Norway
and Sweden has discarded an
evacuation plan as impracticable
Estimating that It would take
traffic moving at q speed of 80
miles an hour Is days and nights
to evacuate 100000 of the
city's 100000 occupants, the
committee decided it would be
more practical to set up zones in
congested areas and regions OF
military detectives, and to pro-
vide adequate shelter.
Committee members said they
had been working since 1899 on
plans for Los Angeles in the
event Of war, and found the pro-
gram planned for other disas-
tiers largely adaptable to war
emergency.
The committee has found in
the metropolitan area Zoo
concrete structures more than
two stories high which could be
uued a air raid shelters, and
has determined that 10000 per-
sons could sleep in storm drains,
16,700 could use the city's We
hicular tunnels, and IL 900 could
use pedestraip tunnels during air
raids.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
Glass Fators
War al Once
But Comedies
Issue Nssds Study

WASHINGTON, Jan. l8-(R
Senator Glass diva said to-
day it was his PERSONAL---VERY. that
the United States should declare
war on Germany now, but he
added the questions was one
which should be determined pri-
marily by policy experts In the
State, War and Navy Depart
mentS. se y
The 83-year-old Vitgilian,
whnzhas criticized malat - hj1as
istration measures but has sups
ported President Roosevelt's for
eign policy, was selected by the
Democratic Steering Committee
yesterday for membership on
the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, which will handle the adj
ministration's' aid-to- Britain le-
gislation in the Senate.
In an interview, he declared
that he would like to declare
war on Germany at once 70 far
as I am personally concerned. :
but don't know whether
See GLASS-Page :
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
Churchill Makes Strong
Appeal for U.s. Support

front line of civilization" with
American aid in credits and sup
lies.
But he warned bluntly that
before us lie sufferings and
tribulations" Along the hard
road to ultimate victory.
Proudly he introduced Pres
ident Roosevelts representative
and declared:
"Mr. Hopkins has come in or
der to put himself in the closest
relation with things here,
He will soon return to report
to his famous chief the impress
sions he has gathered in our
islands. We don't require in
1941 large armies from over
seas. What we do require are
weapons, ships and airplanes.
All that WE can paXsfor we will
pay for, but we viii require far
more than we shall be able to
pay for"
Senator Wheeler, q leader in
Senate opposition to the pres
ident's lease-lend program for
aid to Britain, said in Washing.
ton last night he had learned
from Several reliable sources"
that Churchill has been "insist-
ing on q Declaration Of War; by
the United States. Hopkins was
sent to England, Wheeler said,
to learn what immediate steps
could be taken "short of 1 war
declaration.")
Churchill, speaking after a
tour of air raid precaution and
defense preparations with Hop
See SPEECH-Page (
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
FEB. Z Not II
Is MelD Eling
Deodline
eThroush : typoeraphisal e

oThroush . typographical a.
for Il was reported In yester-
III flI|'ss petitions
fpe IL nIat Clemsns city pri-
4alnry uiSSet1on = FEB. I In
roa1ity Slach petitions must b
filed not later than Feb. 7.
Tho primary itself will be
held GA FEB. II.
The story referred to the I'll.
ing of nominating petitions BY
I'll incumbent members Of The
city commiesion, Mayor Donnld
h. MeStsnAoRf, Police Commis-
sioner Thomas G. Longsta6,
Finances Commissioner Fredef-
lex Droi1neyor md Street Com
missioner Arthur Hinx.
Much speculation concerning
probable opposition for the In
cumbents 10 rampant In the city
but no actual entries into the
race against them have - yet
been made.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
Axis Conference P|anne
Garner Plans
to Retire,
Friends Say

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-(R
-Vice-President Garner was
described today rs determined
to retire to his home in Uvalde,
Tex, when his term ends de-
spite several offers Of highly
paid positions in private indus
try.
Friends of Ganer. who is ~
years old and has been In Con-
sress for SO years, reported that
he had been rendered jobs In q
mofion picture corporation and
= liz insurance company mad
had been offered 81 800 . week
to write syndicated articles.
Gamers term will end with
tho inauguration Of Vice-Presi-
dent Elect Wallace Monday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-18
Oil Tank
ExplOlles
at FOrd'S

nDETROIT, Jan. 18-(R-An
oil tank exploded and caught
fire at the Ford Motor company's
River Rouge plant late yester-
day, but company officials re-
ported the blaze was extinguish-
ed without injury to workers and
with only minor damage.
A spark from q nearby coke
plant was blamed for the blast.
Government investigators, how
ever, inquired to determine
whether saboteurs might be re-
sponsible.
The tank was in the Coal By
Products division Of the man,
moth plant. The company's own
fire department, aided by Dear
born firemen, brought the blale
under control before IL could
spread to other oil tanks In tie
vicinity.