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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-23
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge Of
correct social usage by an
ewering the following ques-
tiOns, then checking against
the authoritative answers be-
low.
/. Should a woman refer to
her mother-in-law as my moth
er-in-law" or my husbands
mother?
2. Is it all right for a woman
to call her father-in-laW Father
Tracy If his name is James
Tracy?
3. Is it all right for a man 10
call his mother-in-law and faith
er-in-law by their first names7
4. If grandparents prefer not
to be- called Grandma" and
Grandpa" should their grand
children be taught to call them
something else?
5. Is it good manners to talk
disparagingly of ones in-laws
when talking to outsiders?
What would you do if
You are not especially fond Of
some of your in-laws-
(a) Put yourself out to treat
them courteously?
(b) Feel that you don't have
to put yourself out for them any
more than you would for any
acquaintance?
Answers
/. Either is correct.
2. Certainly.
3. Yes, if they want him to.
4. Yes.
S. No. Very bad manners.
Better what Would You Do"
solution-(a).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-23
DISCOVERY
CHAPTER Xxi

Breathless, they stared at
Gunnar. each man feeling a
chill of anticipation, and then
they crowded up, admiring'
hoarse with questions.
Look here" he said. There
was only one ship firing. II
wasn't shooting at the moon, but
at something that doesn't fire
back, either an unarmed mer-
chant ship, which you all know
is impossible, or a submarine on
the surface, which is answering
with torpedoes."
"Of course a submarine" NAL
ken interrupted.
IT had to find out two things,
who won the battle, and wheth-
er the winner was German or
English"
"And you know"
Eyes. The ship was sunk by a
torpedo. That is why the guns
stopped firing. For I knew when
the planes went out, that If the
ship was still afloat it would
tell us. An English ship would
have fired at the planes. A Ger
man ship would have sent up a
recognition signal. But
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Tailored and dressy focks Onep piece and simulated 2pecs
styles Smort details and original trimming touches Lovely
royon erepes navy black red poes and Broken sizes
for misses teood size in group. Mostly oneondt~o
of-okind. You'd better be here early for yours.
LANSBURGHS-Mtsses' Dresses-Second Floor
Evening star., 1942-03-05
PRICE
ChiIdren's Shoes
LANSBURGHS-Fab Floor

Orig. NoD.
100 Prs. Jr. Miss Shoes; pr. 81 GS5 1.49
tStrops, pumps and oxfords. Potents,
suedes and combinations. Broken sizes
3I2 to g.
100 Prs. ChiIdren's Slippers; Or. 1le eee
bunny and boudor types. Cotton che
mile and eothers. Broken sizes; small
q TO lor1e 3
LANSBURGHS-Chudr Shoes
Second Floor
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Girls Apparel Reduced
Orig. No,o.
2 Cope 6 Suit Sets; girls 7
to 6o5 SIS
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Fe,c.ot-a.Kind Values at Way Belo,o Half Price!
29.95 DRESSES FOR MISSES

Green Royon Crepe Afternoon Dress; Y.
Red Royon Crepe Dresses; Y and Is.
Green Royon Crepe Bosic Dress; IS.
Red Royon Crepe Afternoon Dress; IA.
Blue Royon Crepe Afternoon Dress; II.
Red Royon Crepe Street Dress; u.
LANSBURGHS-Bette Dresses-Second
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Savings for Misses, WOmen and Juniors!
CO ATS & SUIT S


BIockS ninkt a. l8 20 1895
Fxtn
l2ond1
3-22e5
BIockCo
trim; 500
red: 1900
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Orig. NoD.
1896
IA Wool Felt Hats s-- 2ee 6se
Is Hats; cosuol knit and fobrics ST Oils Ice
50 Dresses; royon, cotton hoIf l.95 TO soc
price and less .------ 5.95 to2.97
tANSBURGHS-Gir Wear-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Lamps and Shades

l.49 Lamp Shades
Just 81. Sizes for table, floor and bridge.
Lustrous royon troyon lined). Variety
Of snort coIors. Some slightly 7%0
norred. Save half now ~
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Housing Handbook Out
On SIum Clearance

Sound procedures in attacking the
comprehensive and complex prob
lens of retaining and redeveloping
blighted urban areas are suggested
in the Federal Housing Administra-
tons new publication, "A Handbook
on Urban Redevelopment for Cities
In the United States"
The publication is chiefly intended
to establish a pattern of action for
local communities in planned under
takings through a partnership of
private capital and public capital
and is directed largely toward pub
lie officials of municipalities who
must prepare and take the respon-
sibility for, rehabilitation and rede-
velopment projects.
For many years urban slums and
blighted areas have been spreading.
becoming more intensified, and
breaking out in new spots" the
publication states. collectively
they have reached startling proper
tions. 1t is to help prevent further
spread of such property blight and
as an antidote to those areas already
infected that this publication is
offered"
Evening star., 1942-01-31

store addition, 431 Eleventh street
S.W.; to cost $4,000.
DR.. Charles B. Crawford, 1854 Ed
monds street NV, owner; George
T. Santmyers, 1410 H street NV,
designer; to make repairs 1854 Ed
monds street NV; to cost $1,000.
willard Hotel Corp, owners;
Tuckman Il RIMS, IL Seventh street
NE, builders; william Mcknight
Bowman, designer; to make repairs
Fourteenth and r streets NV; to
cost $1,000.
Miller Furniture, sol Seventh
street S.W., owner: to make repairs
sol Seventh street S.W.; to cost
$1,000.
Kemper Simpson, 1887 M street
NV, owner; Richard L. Seiss, Silver
Hill, Md, builder; to make repairs
1887 M street NV; to cost 81, 400.
Randolph Dodd, 206 Forty eighth
street NE, owner and builder;
Lester w. Giles, designer; to make
repairs 924 Forty-eighth street NE;
to cost 81 500.
Repair Projects Listed.
Metropolis Building Association,
2ol Pennsylvania avenue Sc, own
ers; William M. Ernst, 4l0 Bond
Building, builder Ito make repairs
1700 U street NV: to cost $500.
Kassen 81 Stein, $40 Eleventh
street NV, owners; w. o. MogerS,
Fairfax, Va, builder; S. S. Stein,
designer; to make repairs $40
Eleventh street NV; to cost $500.
Association Sulpician Of United
States, 3218 Seventh street NE,
owners; Frank Barinott, 1922 New
ton street NE, builder; to make
repairs 3218 Seventh street NE; to
cost $500.
Metropolitan National Bank,
owner: Paul U. Gordon, 1921 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, builder; to
make repairs 1921 Massachusetts
avenue NV; to cost 1856.
James Swan, 2700 o street NV,
Evening star., 1942-01-31
BY CARL W. DREPPERD

Your great-grandmother called 1t
LoweStoft or even 'LewStuff"
and was quite proud of It,
Antiquarians have written learned
books about it this china"
from potters' village in England.
Its source, however, seemed to
annoy the experts who wrote about
it. And then finally it was decided
that not a bit of Lowestoft was ever
made at Lowestoft and that only
some of it was decorated there.
Rather, the ware was discovered
to be Chinese export porcelain,
brought in by willy English traders
to compete with the pottery of
Stafordshire, on its own home
grounds. and in the American
market.
The American Eagle teapot and
sugar basis here pictured is of this
lovely ware. The form is exquisite
1t looks familiar because 1t was
copied by other potters, by pew
terers, silversmiths and the makers
of Sheffield plate.
There are teaspots by Revere and
Evening star., 1942-01-31

course, and with delicately serrated
edge, If you have 'Lowestoft" you
have something choice ;. and some
thing Of value.
No Effort to Hide Source.
The grouping of platters, jugs, cev-
cred pots and dishes is also Chinese
porcelain. This is "old blue" Nam
king and Canton ware. There was
no effort to disguise the source of
this porcelain. It was imported as
Chinese from the very beginning.
The border designs and central pat
terms were copied by the Stafford
shire potters. 1t was the inSpira-
ton for most Historic" American
china. In fact, it was hardly a step,
once the design was known, to the
substitution of an American view
for the classic Chinese scene.
Canton and Nanking porcelain
that Is truly antique is a rare treas
ure to own. But again we must
say beware" Canton has been
made the same way for hundreds
of years. The pattern is traditional.
Fifteen years ago we were able to
Evening star., 1942-01-31

other American silversmiths based
upon the Chinese forms of Lowe
stoft." These artists knew good
form when they saw it, just as
the Chinese potters knew good form
when they in turn copied their
porcelain shapes from the white
brass" wares Of other Chinese
artists.
Pieces Described.
Attaining the beautiful forms here
shown was quite ring-around-the-
rosy business. In examples compa-
rable to those illustrated the eagle"
was more than likely applied in
China and the finished product
unloaded at Lowestoft "as is" After
which it was reshipped to America.
The washington" jug may have
had the portrait medallion applied
in England. Retiring porcelain is
no Job at all when one has the
proper glaze-kiln facilities. The
china painting craze which occu-
pied the interest of several genera
tions of American ladies from about
1898 to 1918 resulted in the setting
up of many small kilns.
When the craze died out not a
few of these kilns were scrapped.
But some, we are sorry to say, were
put to nefarious uses. Hundreds OF
bits of old china in plain white glaze
we're decorated" by clever imitators,
with eagles and shields and other
highly patriotic symbols, retired and
sold as unique" pieces. Most OF
the plain ware was "ironstone"
white stuff. Many Of the designs
faxed on them were of a period 30
years before the ironstone china
arrived. But many a collector and
dealer was caught" before COM
nonsense reasoning, Ia Sherlock
Holmes, identified the work as
spurious.
Washington jug No Fake.
But the Washington jug here pic
tured is no fake" of that sort, even
If the decor was applied in England
and the ware made in China. This
Lowestoft ware, now generally called
by its right name, Chinese export
porcelain, was the favorite tea china
of several generations Of American
housewives. 1t was also a favorlte
wedding gift ware. Thousands OF
young wives were proud to display it
and use It. There Is :. or was :. d.
a lot of It. in America. Odd pieces
of it, especially teapots, tea caddies,
cups and saucers, creamers and
sugar basins, are found every
where in all of the 48 States.
It was carried overland to Califor-
mia. 1t travelled down the Missis-
sippi on RATS and river steamers.
1t got to Texas. Naturally it is
thickest in New England, New York
and Pennsylvania . but wherever
it is found, it is at once recognized
as lovely. 1t was seldom junked to
make way for new wares sell
dom reduced to 'hand-me-down"
status.
Have you any of it? Look well.
Look for cups without handles, Of
Evening star., 1942-01-31
81 Pei. Of New Homes
In 1941 Were Put Up
By Private Builders
Two Thirds Were Erected
In Rapidly Expanding
Defense Areas

The important part private build
ers are playing in providing needed
housing is revealed In the year.
end statistical summary of Amer
lean Builder magazine, made public
today.
Out of a total Of 615 900 new nen-
farm dwelling units provided dur
ing the year, 519 900, or 844 per cent,
were built by private builders.
What Is of even greater i'm
portance, more than two-thirds Of
these privately built houses were In
sections designated by the President
as defense areas, where critical
shortages exist. This sets clear
clue for the coming years program,
it Is pointed out.
Defense Area Housing.
The 61,500,000 population rep
resented by defense areas will be
swelled by additional war expan-
sion and by three shifts a day. call
ing for more workers, and, conse-
quently, more housing. The 1941
analysis, based on Bureau of Labor
statistics of permits in $500 COM
munities, is as follows:
dwelling units $4,000 $4,000. 900 900
Public housing 10000 5O0.000,000
Total ---- $4,000 S3100,000,00
The American Builder estimate
for 1912 is a total of SOC, 900 dwelling
units. of which 375 900 will be pri-
vately built and owned and l25,Ooo
will be public housing.
Tn the face of rising costs, war
uncertainties and Government COM
petition, private home builders did
q remarkable Job In 194l," declares
the publication.
with intelligent direction these
small businessmen can and will meet
the bulk Of the pressing need for
houses in 1912. While public hous-
ing agencies have been arguing
among themselves, private builders
have been getting homes built-and
without cost to the taxpayer.
Average Unit for $4,000.
'"The bulk Of the job Of provid-
ing needed housing will have to fall
on private building flrmstthou-
sands of them in thousands Of
communities adjacent to industrial
centers."
Even though the badly disorgan-
ized public housing agencies get
going beyond expectation, 1t Is
doubtful that they will be able to
build more than 125,000 units in
1912, the report says. The redbrd in
1941 was far below expectations.
On the other hand, private resi-
Dental builders operating in thou
sands of well-established small firms
in defense areas have exceeded all
expectations. They built more low
cost. single family houses than In
any year since 1925. The average
value per unit in 1941 was $1,000
Assistance in obtaining materials
is being granted by o. P. M. through
the issuing of preference rating
orders. This plan has worked out
better than expected and,O P. M.
has announced that already 5,27o
P. r. orders have been issued for a
total Of II ,871 defense dwelling units
Evening star., 1942-01-31

purchase, in a department store,
half a dozen Canton dishes for as
little as S18. The same dishes, of
old Canton, are worth considerably
more. They're not bit prettier =. {.
but that magic element time" has
been at work on them.
So look for Marking and Canton
china that might be hiding in your
home. II you find any Of 1t, thank
your lucky star. You have china
that came in when America was
young. A lot Of 1t came In the holds
Of our own China clippers. 1t was
our first bond, after tea, with that
grand and ancient country that is
today our ally in spirit if not in
fact. And IL was tea and taxes
you know that started this Nation
on its democratic pathway.
We are disposed to paraphrase
Winston Churchill and say China,
too, delivers the goods!"
Evening star., 1942-01-31
How to Store Screens

Improper storage and protection
of screens during the winter months
may Cause damage to the wire cloth
Of screens as well as warping of the
frames. To keep them from warp
ing, screens should be stored either
standing up in racks or lying down
fiat. 1t Is important that the sur
face on which they are stacked be
level and that each screen be placed
squarely and firmly on the one
below it.
Evening star., 1942-01-31

owner; j. Marcus Hallett, designer:
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling
addition, 2700 o street NV; to cost
$500.
Leigh l.. Nettleton, PAIL Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, owner; H. H.
Conrad Co., 1890 Irving street NV,
builder; T. D. Riordan, designer; to
make repairs 241l Pennsylvania
avenue NV; to cost $500.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Permits
Continued From Page BID

West Virginia avenue NE; to cost
9. E. bones. 1888 Northampton
street NV, owner ! and builder;
George !. Clemmer, S23 Fifteenth
street NV, designer; to erect two
2-story brick residences, 2s07 North
ampton street NV. and 5712 More
land street NV; to cost 500 each.
Apartment In Southeast.
Louis A. Stein, 434 Raleigh street
Sc, owner and builder; Joseph H.
Abel, 1885 Connecticut avenue NV,
designer; to erect one 3-story brick
apartment (six units, 1856 Raleigh
street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Ahner Werksman, 1902 Decatur
street NV, owner and builder;
J. Fitzsimmons, 1910 Vermont
avei ue NV, designer; to erect one
2-stbry brick and cinder block flats
flour units, 2238 8 street Sc; to
cost $4,000
Pauline Heldridge and Abby Ca
savges, lessor; Atlantic White Tower
System, Inc, lessee; Folsom Con-
struction Co., Stamford, Conn,
builders; c. J. Johnson, designer; to
erect one 1-story masonry and steel
and frame restaurant, 1892 Seven
teenth street NV; to cost 5000.
y Capital Transit Co., Thirty-sixth
and M streets NV, owners and de-
signers; Prescott Construction Co.,
1907 w street NV, builders; to
make repairs 1922 M street NV; to
cost $4,000.
Louis Pappas, 1o1 B street Sc,
owner; Tuckman L. RIMS, ii Sew
enth street NE, builders; David
N. Tuckman, designer; to make re-
pairs, 101 B street Sc; to cost 81, 600.
Addition to Store.
Ralph P. Counselman. 433 Eleventh
street S.W, owner; Daleno Con-
struction Co., builders; A. S. ].
Atkinson, 1901 Macomb street NV,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
Evening star., 1942-01-31

to be built by Srivate builders. This
builder.
The American Builder statistical
study shows that 83.8 per cent Of
the dwelling units built last year
were single-family homes, 5.3 per
cent two-family, and 10S per cent
multifamily. "A 100 per cent varia-
ton In the average cost of q single
family dwelling is shown between
the North and the South.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-28
U. 5. CIVILIAN LIFE
 MAY CHANGE SOON
Not Apt to Be as Drastic as Those Already in Ef-
 feet in Britain

Washington, Sept. 28-(UP)- Government officials today predicted major changes in civilian life during the next year, but there was no in dication yet that the changes would be as drastic as those which have taken place in Great Britain.
 Where officials still are thinking in terms of drastic curtailment,' ? British civilians durng the last two years have had to adjust themselves to acute shortages of food and clothing and complete abandonment of many civilian services.
 The pinch of all-out war on the home front is just starting, they said recalling an Ofi1ce of War h. formation assertion, last month that "as a nation we are not yet more than ankle deep in the war"
 Of1cialS described the sweeping almost revolutionary changes which were forced upon Britain's 49,0O0, ,O0C people after the retreat from Dun- kirk.
 Rationing orders are welcomed.
 '4The British-as we will eventual ly-have learned that the effect oi rationing is to distribute fairly among all consumers scarce com modities which often could not be obtained at all before the govern ment took control" a War Produc- tion board official explained.
 Shortages of civilian goods anc services have altered the British
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-28
BIG JAP SHIP
 HIT BY BOMBS
MaCArthur's Headquarters Claims Vessel Believed
 Sunk Largest in Area

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Sept. 2e-(UP)-Boeing flying fort resses of the United States Army Air Force have hit and probably sunk lS,O00-ton Japanese nler- chantman. one of the largest ever seen in General Douglas MacAr- thurs zone, in an attack on the ell- emy base ct Rabaul New Britain island, 1t was announced today.
 The great fortresseg attacked Rabaul harbor at dawn. descending to medium altitude for better sight, Ing.
 They picked out the merchant. man as the biggest target and scored at least enc direct hit on it and one near miss,
 When the crews last saw the shir columns Of heavy black smoke, rls' Ing 300 feet from It's stern and aFnld' ships. were enveloping it and headQuartegs spokesman said it wa reasonable 10 speculate that thi ship hhd gone down,
 ft was the fourth straight day ol attack by the feFtFesees on the hig' gest enemy base in the Australias zone.
 In three previous days, the fort Tasses had probably sunk Rn o,oQo ton ahip, hit q lnediuna.slHed ship scored a hit Rith a i0o0 pollnl i bomb efl another medluillsniEef fhil and mado a direct hii en c third. I
 fcontinund en Pass q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-28
g OR 10 DEATHS
 OVER WEEK END

Boston, Sept, 28.-(UP)-At least nine and perhaps 10 persons met violent death in New England dur ing the weekend, a survey showed today.
 The most serious accident oc- cured near Dover, N. H., when a tire blowout hurtled an automobile over a 20-foot em,oankment, killing three persons. The dead were Donald J. McKenny, 36, the driver; Vallair J. Goulette, 3S, and his wife Violet, 32, all of South Berwick, Me. The driv- CTS wife Margaret, was. hospitalized in critical condition.
 Two Roxbury men, Louis E. Sel- den, 56, veteran of the U. s. Gus toms. Service. and his son-in-law, Hawthorne McCowen, 28, drowned when their rowboat capsized in a squall in West Lake, Halifax. Sell den's son, Louis, Jr., clung to the overturned craft until rescued.
 Miss Mary K. Lubera, S6, died in fall down stairs at her New Bed ford home. Arthur Jackson, l8, oi Roxbury was crushed to death when caught in an elevator shaft ina a Bos- ton building. Mrs. Seraphine Souza hit tree near New Bedford. Brad ford B. Mead, 3T. of Mendon, Vt, 2 widely-known skier. was believed tt have drowned when his speedboai canslzed at Pittsford. Vt. Connecti' cut reported one automobile fatality
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-28
SCOVILL BRASS WORKERSUN|ON OPENS ATTACK Failure of Delegates to Vote at Denver as Inc
 struCted Criticized ORGANIZING STAFF
 TAKES EXCEPTION Red Batting Charge Is Hurled at ScOvill Union
 Secretary

An intra-union fight with the Scovill Brass Workers union over the issue of Com muIaism today threatened to split the local CIO and lead to a showdown between con- Servative and alleged left wing clements. Bringing the matter to a head was the re- fuSal of the locals member ship, at a meeting yesterday, to accept a report from three delegates to the recent interna- tional convention at Denver because the trio had failed to follow instruc- tions to vote for g resolution bar- ring Communists from holding Of- flee in the union.
 Neil Grimm, secretary treasurer of Local 569, the Scovill unit of the International Union of Mine, NH 6 Shelter Workers. declared that the vote shows that local workers ''do not want the Communist party to get control of labor units here" "
 Red Batting Charged
 In answer to MT. Grimm, the Sco- will CIO organizing staff, consisting of Al skinner. international repre- sentative. Jack Flaherty and Wil- liam Quill, today issued statement charging that "an unprincipled
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-28
NEW FARM PRICE
 CEILING SOUGHT
Congressional Farm Bloc Names Group to Confer
 With Administration

Washington, Sept. 28-(UP)-The congressional farm bloc today ap- pointed committee to approach administration managers of the anti-infiation bill with a proposal to base agrcuItural price ceilings on cost of production for the farmer, 'splus a reasonable profit"
 Meeting just before the senate re- sumed debate on the bill, the farm bloc sought to determine whether such modification of the pending Thomas amendment, requiring the inclusion of farm labor costs in par ity calculations, would be acceptable to the administration.
 Sen. Prentiss M. Brown, D., Mich, manager of the bill, said before he met with the farm committee that he could not agree to the new pro- posal.
 Brown said he could not agree either to a proposal that a specific date be written into the administra- tion farm compromise, naming the date from which increased labor costs would be considered in fixing price ceilings.
 Members of both Senate and House and farm organization lead CTS were present at the farm meet. ing. President Edward A. O,NeaI of the American Farm Bureau Fed eration and Albert s. Goss. master of the National Grange, represented private farm groups. ..
 Those named to confer witt Brown and Senate Demoeratis Leader AIben w. Barkley of Ken. lucky on. the new proposal werl Sen. Carl 4. Hatch, D., ~. M., whs with Sen. Elmer Thomas. D.. Okla. IA sponsoring the pending farm amendment. and Sens. Walter 2 George, D., Ga. and George B Aiken. Rs Vt.