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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
BY FRANCIS j. KELLY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 - (P)
Senator Barley (D-Ky) ex-
pressed doubt today that the
Senate would include a sales tax
in the new revenue bill.
Further, he told reporters in
discussing the big revenue mea-
sure. he believes the 5 per cent
freight excise tax is out"
Il don't know anybody who is
for il, the majority leader said
Officials of the Office of Price
Administration and the War
Production Board have opposed
the freight levy, contending it
would raise the price of vital
war goods. Treasury officials
have estimated the tax would
bring in Sl6l 100000 a year.
Barkley declared il was by no
means certain that the bill, as
finally agreed upon, would be
larger than the measure which
passed the House. That version
was estimated to yield S6,27l,-
100000 additional taxes on a full
years basis, bringing total Fed
erai revenues to about S23 ,000,-
100000 annually.
Deduction Of the freight tax
would leave the bill nearly So,
500,000,000 short of the Treas
ury's estimate of minimum rev.
enue needs.
I'VE can tell a lot more about
how the bill will shape up after
the committe considers ii in ex-
ecutive sessions next week,
Barley said.
That was also the attitude oil
Chairman George (D-Ga) of the
Finance committee. George has
said repeatedly he does not be.
lieve the Treasury's income fig.
ure can be- without going to
some new form of tax, but he
never has specified the sales tax
endorsed by a number of import
ant business groups.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
Mfs.h. Warner
Passes Away
Richmond Resident
Succumbs at 81

Funeral services for Mrs. Mel
lie Warner, 60. who died Mon
day at her home in Richmond
will be conducted Thurs day
morning at 10 o'clock from St.
Augustine's Catholic chur,c h
with burial in Richmond GENE
terry.
Mrs. Warner is survived by
one dau & h ter, Mrs. Edward
Schmidt, of Casco township,
and by two Ions, Leroy and
Chester, both of Richmond. She
is also survived by five sisters:
Mrs. Sarah Arndt, Mrs. Joseph
BRANDED and Mrs. Elizabeth Voss.
all of Richmond; and by Mrs.
Jennie Miller, of Adair. and
Mrs. Gus Schultz, of New Balti-
more. One brother. Henry Mas
rick. of New Baltimore, also sur
wives.
Mrs. Warmers husband, Jo-
seph, died seven years ago.
The Clifford D. Hensh Funer-
al Home, of Richmond, is in
charge of final arrangements.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
Malbin Urges More Retailers
to Join in War Stamp Sales
County choirmon Says Most Moeomb
Businessmen Hove Done Good Job

More Macomb County retail
ers, in addition to those already
cooperating, are expected to join
Michigan's retailers drive to sell
S48,000,000 worth of War Saw
ings Stamps and Bonds in this
State by next May /.
According to Harry Malbin,
Retail Chairman for Macomb
County, retailers here have CIV
en- good support to the program,
but some have not yet seen the
Importance of the job to be
done. In September, with a pro-
gram built around the theme
america MUST VIM" and with
new display materials to help
convey this message to the pub
lie, more retailers are expected
to catch the significance of this
assignment from the United
States Treasury Department and
enlist to do their part in this
important war task.
"Our quota for Macomb Coun-
ty for August is $4,000. This is
only the amount retailers are
expected to sell. 1t is based on
go Of the gross sales volume
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
Seek Solution
in Dodge Case
Bowling Presses
Probe of 0eoth

DETROIT, Aug. ID - (P) -
Prosecutor William E. Bowling
today sought the solution to the
mysterious death of John Duval
Dodge, 43-year- old son of the
late multimillionaire automobile
manufacturer, from new wit
nesses produced by police in an
all-night roundup.
Bowling was to add their
statements to those of more than
a score of persons, already ques-
toned, who saw Dodge during
the 48 hours preceding his col
lapse in police station last
Wednesday of hemorrhage
which an autopsy indicated was
the result of ten-inch skull
fracture.
In all, more than 40 persons
were under subpoena to appear
at a coroner's inquest at $50
a. m. Thursday. AT least eight of
them were men under detention
in the precinct station where
Dodge collapsed after refusing
to explain his presence in a
home later shown to be that of
a friend.
Police Inspector John O.
Whitman said the only injury
Dodge was known to have suf-
fered was when he threw him.
self backward and struck his
head on the concrete floor of
the precinct station.
Yesterdays roundup of mis-
cellaneous wi tines ses began
while funeral services for Dodge
were being conducted in an I'M
dertaker's chapel. Only close
relatives and about $50 friends
were admitted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18

done by every retailer. Obvious
ly, if only half of the retailers
in this county enter into this job,
and the other half do not coop
crate, those who do help will
have to do twice as good job
as they should, to carry the half
who do not help. We had no
choice in this matter. Uncle Sam
asked the retailers of America 10
take on this responsibility, and
they did so willingly. 1t is a
long, tedious job, because war
itself is a tedious experience,
We have to keep plugging day
after day, to help get the money
which supplies the things our
boys need. That's the job we re-
tailers of Macomb County have
to help do, and those who are
not cooperating should be glad
of an opportunity to help. It's
very little compared to what our
fighting forces are going through
these days"
Any retailer who does not
have details about the plan, but
is willing to do his share to help
win the war by selling War Saw
ings Bonds and Stamps to his
customers, should get in touch
with Mr.. Harry Malbin, County
Retail Chairman for the Michi-
gan Retailers War Savings Com
mittee.
j. B. Weber, Jr., assistant TO
the general manager of the j. J..
Hudson Company, Detroit, is
State Chairman for Michigan
retailers Assisting him in the ca
pacity of Executive Director is
George C. Whitney, who has
contacted retail groups through
out the State to set up the or
ganization which is now func-
tioning. An effective merchan-
dising program, designed for
practical application by the 6l,-
600 retail stores of Michigan, is
available to every retailer no
matter what merchandise or SER
vice he sells, and no matter how
small or large his store, Mr.. NAL
bin announced. AT least half of
these retailers cooperated in
July, and more are expected to
Join their ranks in this Civilian
Army before September.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
Faxed Gestapo
Escape Basis
of u S. Charge

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. ID -
(P)-The government was ready
today to call its first witnesses
in the trial of Herbert Karl
Friedrich Bahr, portrayed by
the prosecution as being sent to
spy on his adopted land by a
Gestapo- staged fake escape from
Germany.
The 29-year-old honor gradu-
ate of Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute was n d C e d on a
charge of conspiracy to COM
NIT espionage by entering plot
with eight men in six nations 10
forward to Germany informa-
ton vital to the American war
effort.
The fake escape story was
unfolded yesterday by John
Morrissey, assistant u. S. At
torney, in his opening speech
to the jury of six men and SIX
women.
He said the Gestapo had a
carefully laid plot to return
Bahr to the United States with
out suspicion, with material for
making invisible ink secreted in
thread holding a coat button and
$500 sealed under the lid OF
a cigar box.
Morrissey gave this version OF
Bahr's flight:
Gestopa agents escorted Bahr
to the Swiss border and fired
several shots over his head as
he dashed across a bridge TO
make the escape appear realis-
tic.
Bahr convinced United States
authorities in Switzerland he
was an innocent American es-
capped from Germany and pass
age was, arranged on the diplo-
mat exchange liner Drottning-
holm. He was arrested aboard
the ship at Jersey City July 8.
Bahr listened gravely to Nor
rissey's account, the m i n 6
jauntiness which characterized
his arraignment gone.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
The Gals Don't
Like Duplicate
Gowns. it Seems

Josie Jones, 10, colored, of
10 Barbara was county Jail
prisoner today in default of ST.
900 bond, the aftermath of a
cutting affray that disrupted a
baseball game Sunday at Crit
fifth Field.
Police Chief Arthur l. Rosso
charges that Josie used razor
on Virbele French, "a, colored,
of 81 Meade, because both
wore identical dresses.
Arraigned before Justice DON
aid j. Parent late yesterday on
charges of assault with intent
to do great bodily harm less
than the crime of murder, the
Jones girl stood mute. EXamina-
ton was set for Aug. 26, at 10
a. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
Boys to be Questioned
in Theft OF Purse

Two brothers, IL and IA years
old, were to be questioned by
County Agent John Ahrens to-
day after they stole a purse con-
tanning $40 yesterday from Mrs.
Wann Wilhelmus, of 238 North
avenue.
Patrolman Pat O'Grady ar
rested the boys an hour after
they stole the purse at 5:45 p.
m. They had spent 81 Of their
loot.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
High Twelve Members
Guests al Cottage

More than 60 High Twelve
members and guests enjoyed the
clubs annual picnic yesterday
at John c. Bannow's cottage at
the mouth of the Clinton River.
Macy E. kins was in
charge of arrangements. Guests
included Sheriff Jacob F. Theut
and six Selfridge Field officers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-18
Mrs. Lefurqy
Is Dead al 80
New Haven Women
Victim of illness

NEW HAVEN - Mrs. Clara
Lefurgy, 80, life long resident
of Macomb county and the
member of a pioneer family,
died at 1920 ., m. yesterday at
her home 1887 Main street fol-
lowing a lingering illness.
Mrs. Lefurgy had been i'll
since suffering stroke five
years ago. Since then. she lived
with granddaughter, NJ s.
Ethel Colby.
Born in Chesterfield township
Oct. %. 1882, the daughter of
the late David and Ora Carl,
she married Dennis Lefurgy,
who was then cattle dealer in
partnership with the late Charles
UErich.
Later. she went with her hus-
band to New Haven where he
operated a general store for l3
years. Later. he ran the general
store in Meade Is years before
moving to New Haven where her
retired in 1910.
Besides Mrs. Colby. another
granddaughter, grandson and
three great grandchildren sur
vlve.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at $50 p. m. from
the home with Rev. B. A. War
rem. pastor of New Haven Con-
gregational church, officiating.
Burial will be in the family lot
in Meade Cemetery under the
direction Of Duncan B. Hub
/ bard.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
WPB Grants Priorities
In Farm BuiIdinq Need

Although construction of new
farm homes has fallen off sharply
because of wartime restrictions, the
War Production Board is approx
ing hundreds OF priority requests
for permission to build barns, silos
poultry houses and other agricul-
tural buildings needed to meet the
Nations expanded food require
ments. the Structural Clay Prod
ucts Institute says in a report.
The impression that farm build
ing projects are limited to a value
of $1,000 is erroneous, the institute
said. Many applications providing
for more expensive construction are
being approved by the WPB. If they
specify brick and tile and other
masonry products to reduce lum-
ber requirements and If the con-
struction is essential to permit
farmers to meet their production
goals.
In view of the critical shortage
of lumber, applications receiving the
most favorable consideration are
those which call for a minimum
amount of lumber in sidewalks and
floors where other materials can be
used economically.
Recent cost comparisons indicate
that brick and tile construction per-
mits a saving OF so to rs per cent
in lumber and nails and costs only
4 to per cent more than frame
construction.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Mortgage Bankers Head
Attacks Public Housers'

CHICAGO, Dec. IL (SpeciaD The
possibility that the public housers"
"a Federal group apparently seek
ing complete socialization Of real
estate-may have control of the new
building activities of the War Pro-
duction Board is suggested by
Charles A. Mullenix, president of
the Mortgage Bankers Association.
in an article in the forthcoming is
sue of the Mortgage Banker, pub
lished by the organization.
He expresses the opinion that the
recent stop-order on all private con-
struction was at the instigation of
the public housers" and that 1t was
rescinded only when public opinion
forced the action. The order came
after builders were told that new
quotas had been set up and they in
turn had arranged for sites and
purchased materials for contem-
plated war housing.
Enlightened by the threat of a
congressional investigation, the
WPB agreed to withdraw the order
and again issue priorities. providing
its new specifications were used.
During the past summer, when the
best building weather prevailed, pri-
Evening star., 1942-12-12
New China Process Used
For Bouquet Pottern

Americas progress in dinnerware
decoration, despite wars handicaps,
is we'll represented by the new Ma
tional Bouquet pattern, a center
design including all the State flow-
ers in soft multicolors. The Ameri-
can character Of the design gains
deeper significance through repro
duction by the new decalcomania
process. This was developed re-
Gently to relieve the scarcity of
transfers for china decoration. At
the start of the present war, 10 per
cent Of the decalcomanias used by
American chinaware manufacturers
were imported.
The new method substitutes
photo o-lithography for the long used
laborious process of hand -litho-
graphy, permitting a more accurate
copy of the artists sketch and as
suring more natural contours for
floral motifs.
The National Bouquet pattern is
reproduced on an ivory body with
reeded rims, enhanced by yellow and
green lines that harmonic with the
soft tones of the center decoration.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
$50 Soving-Loon
Groups Exceed
War Bond Quota

More than $50 savings and loan
associations have each sold War
bonds and stamps in an amount
greater than 10 per cent Of their
assets, Gov. James Twohy CT the
Federal Ecme Loan Bank System
reported recently.
In addition, sales ranging from
$1,000 900 to $2,128,000 were reported
by eight associations which did not
reach the 10 per cent mark, required
for listing on the honor rolf Of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Re-
view, monthly publication of the
FHLBS.
War bond sales amounting to
more than Is per cent of their assets
have been made by 81 of these asso-
ciations," said Mr.. Twolly. An
other 26l institutions in the system
have achieved sales equivalent to
l 5to rs per cent. During October,
124 associations were added to the
honor roll.
BY the end of October total sales
of War bonds to the public by men,
Der savings and loan associations of
the system. plus their c'Hn in''c-'-
ments in War bonds, reached an
aggregate of approximately Y-.y.-
00o000, maturity value. During the
May-October period, sales and pur-
chases amounted to S158,840,00O.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Two Million Families to Buv
Cars After Close of War

With rationing frustrating a ma
tional urge for picnics and Sunday
driving, it is understandable to note
that more than 100000 families
will run out and buy an automobile
six months after the close of the
war.
This was indicated today follow
ing survey by the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States of
the postwar purchase intentions of
American families.
100000 Want Cars.
More families, 100000 to be
exact, evidenced their desire to buy
an automobile more than any other
single item, with mechanical re-
frigerators a not-too- close runner
up, with 100000 families indi-
eating their wishes along such lines.
Tied at 100000 families were
the desires of those who wanted
such items as washing machines,
Evening star., 1942-12-12
YuIe Trees Spot
In Home Adds
Its Beauty

The spot for this years Christmas
tree should not be chosen haphaz-
ardly, because the right background
can add so much to its beauty. Many
families like to set the tree near a
front window so its lights will shine
out at night for the neighbors to
enjoy, and this custom will still be
followed in communities that are
not dimmed out by the war.
If there's q wall or panel Of glass
blocks in the house, set the tree in
front of 1t. for the patterned sur
faces OF the blocks will reflect the
merry colored lights adorning the
tree.
Whether you have a small table
size tree or q large one that rises
from the floor to ceiling. it looks at
tractive to pile the gifts around its
base or to arrange a little Christmas
scene there on a snowy background
of ordinary cotton.
Evening star., 1942-12-12

stoves, radios. living room furniture,
bedroom furniture, rugs, carpets
and linoleum.
Some 100000 families can hardly
wait to buy or build a home or buy
vacuum cleaner or an electric iro.s
Sewing Machines Needed.
Next in the postwar intention
line are the desires of 100000 fam
lilies to purchase sewing machines
and dining room furniture. More
than 100000 families have their
eyes on some cute little electric
kitchen mixers.
The estimates were made by the
chamber on the basis of a ratio of
families interviewed to the total
number of potentially purchasing
families in the United States. OF
the families interviewed % per cent
named the specific purchases which
they plan to make when the war
is ended.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Antiques Meet
Wartime Lacks
Of Furniture

Now that many articles of mod
ern furniture are no longer available
many householders are using an
tiques.
Fine furniture that has been un-
der the caves in the attic for the
last generation is coming to the fore
again.
Antique dealers who usually sold
only to collectors or lobbyists are
now supplying useful household
items. Many home completes its
furnishing with old chests or chairs
that have been painted or decorated
to go with modern pieces.
China and glass famous in grand
mothers day are reappearing, They
go we'll with old furniture and save
precious china, which is no longer
being imported, until such time as
the stock patterns are available
again.
The use of these fine old pieces
will set fashions in comfort ano
decoration which will continue in
the years to come.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
1893 New DWELLINGS
Begun Last Month
By Private Firms
9,744 Buildings Erected
For War Purposes,
Ferguson Reveals

Private builders working under the
Federal Housing Administration war
housing insurance program last
month began construction on II 1893
new dwellings for war workers, Com
missioner Abner H. Ferguson an
nounced today.
In November year ago, con-
struction was started on 1892 one
to-four family units. Figures for
last month show that 10,504 units
were contained in 9,744 structures
being financed by FHA-insured
mortgages.
Work on $4,000 Units Begun.
The remaining G89 units started
last month were in large-scale rental
projects for war workers, financed
under the terms of Section 6O8 of
the National Housing Act voted by
Congress last summer.
During the first II months of
1912 construction of approximately
Isl 900 privately-financed dwelling
units was started under FILA in
spection.
Applications were filed during No
yember for FILA mortgage insurance
on 8,283 proposed one to- four fam
lily war housing units, to be financed
by mortgages totaling S40,576 300
This compared with 1887 applica-
tions totaling $66,642,150 filed during
October and with 1881 application!
totaling $40, 1894, ,o30, filed in Novem
ber, 194l.
Under Section 60s, application.
fled in November involved IL pro.
posed rental hosing projects to
contain 1,137 dwelling units for wal
workers and to be financed by mort
cages totaling $4,607, 100. Since tht
start of operations under Section
608 during July, applications cover.
ing II proposed projects have beer
filed, involving $500 dwelling units
and mortgages amounting to s25,.
617, 300.
In addition to the insurance an.
| plications for proposed new con.
struction, 3,766 applications totaline
SIT ,213,l55 for mortgage insurance
on existing homes were filed under
Title II of the act during November
$10,6l3,510 Loans in November.
Under the FHA's Title 1 program
33,l55 loans totaling $1O,6l3510 were
reported for insurance in November
These loans finance essential re-
pairs and maintenance, remodeling
(See SURVEY, Page B-2)
Evening star., 1942-12-12

vate home builders were treated un-
justly because Of certain arbitrary
orders regarding utilities with the
result that considerable war housing
was delayed" he says.
He declared that while the new
priority ratings for public and pri-
vate housing are supposed to be the
same. he understood that, in some
instances, public housing had Sc
cured a better rating. He described
the public housers" as an "upsurg-
ing group Of bureaucrats who. it is
alleged, would like to see all private
building discontinued and who ap-
parently are interested in the COM
plete socialization OF real estate.
Personally, I would like to see a
congressional investigation to deter
mine the -and-wherefore Of
present WPB rulings and the activ-
tiles of the public housers' and other
bureaucrats who are just as dan
gerous," he stated.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Building Permit
Total for Week
Is $56,180
Two Boiler Houses
Authorized for
Defense Project

Construction permits issued this
week by the District Building In
spector's once amounted to $56,1So,
compared to 1890 for the previous
seven days. This continues a low
trend In building which has been
evidenced during recent months.
The largest permits this week
we're for $4,000 and $4,000 issued
to the Defense Homes Corp. for the
construction of boiler houses on
Porter and Newark streets NV.
The George A. Fuller Co, 1893
Munsey Building, was listed as
builder, with Kenneth Franzheim,
728 Seventeenth street NV, as de-
signer Alan B. Mills. 1922 First
street NV, was named as associate
architect.
Part Of Friendship Project.
Both projects are two-story brick
and concrete boiler houses for the
Defense Homes Corp development
on the Mclean estate at Friendship.
The development for war workers
now rapidly is nearing completion
with many dwellings almost ready
for occupancy.
Meanwhile Mr.. Franzhein and
Mr.. Mills will give preview Of
models and drawings of projects for
the Defense Housing Corp. next
Wednesday at the formers office.
Next largest permit issued was for
$1,000 for the construction of a one
story frame addition to the pumping
station at Thirty-ninth street and
donaldson place NV. by the Dis
trict Water Division.
Other Permits Listed.
Other permits of $500 or more
issued this week include
| Masonic and Eastern Star Home
5000 New Hampshire avenue. owner:
william M, Ernst, 410 Bond Build
ing. builder; to make repairs. 5000
New Hampshire avenue; to cost
s1,500
New Bethel Baptist Church. 8l2
5 street NV, owner; H. M. Grif-
fin Co., 1914 Jackson street NE
| >EAAN'SA' bCollC DI dllSOIl, lIL9 Eighth
street NV, designer; to erect one
l-story brick and cinder block serv-
ice room for church, 1741 Ninth
street NV; to cost $500.
George Trakslictis, 426 jefferson
street NV. owner; Capitol Inn
provement Co., 66 K street NV,
builder; to make repairs, 426 Jeffer-
son street NV; to cost S43O
M. Schlein, 915 New York avenue
owner and builder; j. Marcus Hal.
lett, designer; to make repairs. laos
Falrmont street NV; to cost $500
Mrs. Anna M. Lockson and Hilda
M. Gowen, 1243 Rock Creek Foro
road NV, owner; Wilmington &
Brown, 600 F. street NV, builder:
Engineering Service Co., Inc, de.
slgner; to make repairs, 1243 Rock
Creek Ford road NV; to cost 5000
Thomas L. Davis, 11O1 Fern street
NV, owner; M. Kapneck. 73s
Eleventh street NV, builder: I'd
| lsee PERMITS, Page B-2J