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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
A PRACTICAL MAN

CONCORDIA, Kas, = Let s
get right down 10 business, ="
suggested Mayor Delmer Har-
riS at the first aid class.
A few minutes later the may
or tainted.
He was rcsuscitated by mem
bcrs of the class.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
GREEK TRAFFIC

DENVER - Two Sororltles
bring plenty of company, but
three would be a crowd.
in denying the petition of the
Alpha Xl Deltas TO move into a
block already occupied by two
other sororitieS, the Denver zon-
ing board explained that such
organizations had penchant
for producing noise and attract
ing excessive traffic.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
R0TIIERS BIRDS

Homing pigeons become con-
fused by radio waves when near
transmitting towers OF power
full stations, experiments indi-
cate.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
HOT CROSS BUNS

Hot cross buns we're made i'm
honor of Diana, goddess Of the
moon, by the ancient Roman
priests. The bun represented the
moon. with the cross dividing il
into the four quarters.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
BY WILLIAM T.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

George Rapcc is one Of New
York most energetic young
tournament players. His success
at the bridge table is due in
great measure to his unusual
power of concentration He IS
careful TO analyzc a hand from
all angles before making what
might seem just an average
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
NO GREAT LOSS

NO GREAT LOSS
For better or worse, burIesque seems
to be dead in New York. There used to
be a theoters catering to deVotees Of
the stripe-teose. More recently there
we're only four. Now these have been
closed, and the city's ban has been up
held by the court.
Thsre Wv be opRaoIs to 5;g''e< sri-
bunofs. But in oil probability the next
time you visit the big town you will not
be able, for q fraction Of q dollar, to
see five or six shopeIy young ladies dis
robe under the spotlight until only q
pair Of slippers and string Of beads
remain.
Inevitably there have been protests
against this censorship. The beauty Of
the female form hos been reiterated
and the artistry Of sinuous motion
louded'
In foct, what happened in New
York and what may happen soon in the
few other citodeIs Of buresQue was not
essentially an attack upon either art
or artistry. If the Strip-teoSe acts had
been set in different context, there
would not have arisen that general dis
gust which has turned even the more
tolerant against burlesQue
The entrePreneurs Of public dis
.rObng we're given O great deal Of good
rope With it they hanged themselves
and their business.
Probably there was q legitimate
place for genuine burIesque. The pub
lie has become sufficiently tolerant Of
nude art SO that this most PubIicized
feature Of burIesque now is displayed
in respectable theoters to seIf-respect-
ing men and women at top admission
prices.
Whot killed burlesQue was the ever
greater depths Of unoduteroted smut,
unreIleVed by even on ottempt at gen.
ulne humor, to which it sank. For some
years now the "comedy' hos been con-
fined largely to discussion Of the more
degraded facets Of the most disgusting
Perversions, and to bodinoge concern
ed With physcoI functions devoid Of
romance or Of humor.
Whot killed the strip-teose was not
the display, gracefully and ortstcoI-
~ Of the attractive female form. It
was the unbIushng public exhibition
Of the mechanics Of erotiCism
It is we'll enough for the morally
strong to soy that the excitotion pur-
veyed by burIesque should not deprove
q normal Potron. The foct is that the
IosciWousness did drive many to un-
printable reIiefs, and thot the Incl
dence Of sex crimes increased faster in
the Vicinties of burIesque houses than
elsewhere.
Encouraged by New York's action,
and fortified by the New York decision,
other cities probably will follow the
metropolis example. Soon there may
be no more burlesque anywhere.
1t won't be O serious loss.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17

pictures have been kidding Hit
Ter and Hirohito instead of
showing them as sinister heaV-
les. It's still okay TO represent
MussOIini as a comedy jerk.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
WHITE HOUSE DEATHS

Only two presidents of the
United States have died in the
White House, although six have
died in office. The two were
William Henry Harrison and
Zachary Taylor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
NO ROADS

There are no roads 10 Isle
Royale National Park, and no
roads after you get there. The
park is an island in Lake Super
Tor and you can reach the inter
ior only by foot trails.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
80 YEARS AGO TODAY

so YEARS AGO TODAY
1892
Any honest workingman in
Mount Clemens can get job
today, and there is a premium
on carpenters.
DrS. Chaplin, O'Kecfe, Croman
and Griffis will be in row
when the new offices are ready
in the old Mcdea bath house.
s. YEARS AGO TODAY
1887
Chas. Vinegar will next week
begin to excavate for the neat
little block Of two stores that he
will erect on Walnut street, OPP
pOSlte the post office.
The Lutheran conference is in
session and the brethren are
having a pleasant time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
GIFT HORSE

Before we break into huzzohs for
the enlightened patriotism Of the
United Auto Workers, because Of the
poy concessions they have voted, let's
consider the record.
Exactly what is it that is to be~glVen
up-ond what does the H. A. W~Pro-
pose to retain? What is the background
against which the profter was made?
The union is willing that its men,
bers should work 40 hours q week for
the regular pay scale. If in the effort
to keep our national plant and equip
ment producing to capacity, this 40
hour basic week must include Sundays
or holidays, the union will not require
six doys' poy for five days work. That
is concession Number One
But if overtime actually is worked,
the agreement does not waive penalty
scales, ordinarily OF time and q half.
Rather, it is left that Poy for oil work
over 40 hours O week shall be in gov
eminent bonds.
Stripped Of oil extroneites, this
means that the union will contract that
its members shall purchase government
bonds with everything they earn
through overtime work on war produc-
ton.
Thot is fine, patriotic gesture,
worthy Of emulation by anybody whose
income is above the subsistence level
For it the delegates representing 534-,
900 workers deserve congratulations,
when and if the plan becomes effective.
To the extent that the treasury ex-
poets to have difficulty in marketing
enough bonds to finance this war, the
y. A. w. proposal is valuable. But only
to thot extent For the effectuoton Of
the plan is not going to save the United
Stotes single dollar in the purchase Of
the noterioI Of war.
tHoctlY os many billions will be Dor
rowed, to pay for the war, whether the
bonds ore bought by the u. A. w. men,
bership with their overtime poy or by
willing subscribers who know how badly
their dollars ore needed, and don't OBJ
ject TO on interest rote rather liberal
in these dogs
These concessions have TO be con-
sidered in the light Of two things.
First thot they ore conditioned upon
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONs

less than $50 and not more
than S45 per month, depend
ing on the mans salary.
For each child, not less than
$40 and not more than SIS.
For one parent who had been
OF least half dependent not
less than $40 and not more
than $50; for O second parent,
not less than SIS and not more
than $3.50.
Moxinum payments for the
dependents Of any one person,
from $685. to not more than
S85, wife, widow and children
being given preference over
parents in all payments.
Nearly 100 dependents Of
some 100 Of the Wake and
Ouom workmen ore receiving
these payments.
This scale Of benefits is bos-
ed on the payments made by
the Old Age and Survivors In
suronce Bureau in its regular
course Of business.
This is temporary, emer-
gency poynent, but it oIso is
the scale called for in q bill
introduced by Senator Claude
Pepper OF Florida, and now
pending in Congress for relief
OF civilian distress arising out
ct the present war. In other
words this IS the scoIe which
It IS proposed TO poy the de-
Pen'dents Of American citizens
who may be killed, injured or
token prisoner as O result Of
enemy action - bonbinos,
roids, or oII-out oftensives-
against any point on the con-
trnentoI United Stotes, its pos
sessions and territories. It is
the most tor-reoching piece of
benefit legislation ever consid-
cred by onY country in time Of
var.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17
a PUN FOR FSA

Administration Of this oct is
put in the hands OF the federal
security administration $500 Paul
v MCNutt at present-ond it
would further strengthen the
position Of FSA as beinq the
big sociol benefit agency of
the government. No Iimitotion
IS put upon the expenditures
and It is impossible 70 estimate
what the costs will be, for no
one con anticipate how many
civilians ore going TO be killed
or injured in the war.
The bill goes for beyond
mere personal injury, however,
in thot it authorizes assistance
10 civilians who suffered loss
OF or domoge TO their CLOTH
ing, tools, living quarters, fur
niture, and Seoj, or 2ersonol
property. What this amounts
tc is thot if O bomb fragment
rps the scot out Of your
breeches or cuIottes, os the sex
may be, you'll be able to file q
claim O n d probably collect
from your big-heorted Uncle
Sam, who would also poy your
hospital bills if the bomb bites
into you.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-17

These concessions have TO be con-
sidered in the light Of two things.
First thot they ore conditioned upon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

came back with an offer of SIS 600 which was
refused. The next thing he knew he heard
that Jim had bought the building for $1S,5OO.
But Tom wasn't licked not by long shot
He jumped right back into the fight by buying
Jims building from the real estate firm that
owned it-for $4,000. That was a big wad of
dough, but never mind-Tom thought the
building was well worth the price now, just so
he could tell Jim he had to get out.
Later, Tom was successful in getting Jim
evicted when the lease ran out and for four
long months, Jims place was dark Then on
October sth, 1912, Jim got an eviction order
to put Tom out, bright and early on
October 9th.
But shortly after the supper crowd left on
October Sth, Tom began to move his liquor
across The street to his. new place (Jim's old
place, remodeled). Police cars cruised slowly
past both places-in case. Toms license ran
out at midnight
AS the scotch and bourbon ceased to flow
on one corner it started on the, other. No
liquor was served after midnight in Toms old
place.
Then for six hours from midnight until
six a. m, Tom was in the peculiar position Of
being lord and master of both restaurants
Came the dawn and with il ten more husky
men under bailiffs orders Toms dreams of
playing a doube-header on two corners ended
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
u

Tom served Jim with an eviction notice.
Jim served Tom with an eviction notice
The Municipal Court granted both eviction
notices.
Frank T. Kelly, bailiff of the Municipal
Court sent his chief deputy, Jack Ray, out to
the Cozy Corners, as the Place Where the Two
Greeks First Met, has come TO be called.
Mr.. Ray anticipating trouble, came pre-
pared for it. He brought with him eight men,
all bearing badges of authority and a no
foolin' briskness in their steps
Ray then gave both Greeks thirty minutes
to get rid of the dinner trade and start
moving
Jim and Tom got busy
Each began dragging the equipment of his
own restaurant out of the building from which
they were evicted and across the street to
their own respective buildings.
Relatives, friends and cash customers
helped in the exodus, carrying counters chairs
stools bottled whiskey and bottled milk
with pots and pans bringing up the rear.
The two Greeks, while perforce exchang-
ing restaurants, looked neither right nor left
they passed each other in the middle of
the street.
Through friends the rivals had agreed to
purchase the linoeum and window shades in
each others places.
Both Greeks were two-thirds moved when
out of red automobile stepped another Off
Ger of the law, with another legal paper
Toms attorney had put up a thousand
dollar bond to call the whole thing off until
the case was reviewed by the Supreme Court
OF Ohio
This left the Greeks in status quo-each
just where he had been in the first place.
They were installing their equipment-Tom
in what had been Jim's place, Jim in what had
been Toms place-when the paper arrived
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

not with legal order in my pocket"
Tom had knocked partitions out of
his new place, thereby giving himself
added space.
Glasses and bottles glittered on a
brand new bar. Mirrors glistened be-
hind full-sized head of General Doug
las Macarthur in full color. Not one
minute was lost between drinks for
Toms clients and the future appeared
as bright as his new surroundings
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

Over in the old building, now occupied and
owned by Jim, the renovating went on The
place was scrubbed from stem TO stern
During this peaceful interlude at the Cozy
Corners. sundry patrons, lawyers. bailiffs and
judges all interested in the welfare of Tom
and Jim made an inventory as of October 9th.
Summed up it looked something like this:
Moves and counter moves: So many that
even their own lawyers have lost count
Cases before the Municipal Court TO date:
Is times.
Cases before the Common Please Court:
3 times.
Cases before the Court of Appeals s times
Cases before Supreme Court: times
"Hm!" said the police looking over the
inventory. "Cozy Corners has been one big
pain in the neck. Let's hope for the best,
but meanwhile Wei keep a close watch"
That rather optimistic statement was made
at $50 a. m. on Friday, October 9th At
1890 a. m. on Friday, October 9th. or exactly
one hour later, Jim went into court and filed
action to recover 81 500 in back rent from Tom
as well as damages. alleging that the latter
tried to destroy his business as a competitor
And so, at last reports the battle was still
on. As to where IL will end, anybody can have
guess. Jim and Tom have quit guessing.
But they're going right on fighting as
usual during alterations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
What happened then?

But, as the bailiffs helped the weary
Greeks in the gathering dusk, another
blow fell
No provision had been made legally
TO restore Jim to the quarters from
which he had been evicted So he was
left, both figuratively and literally, in
the middle of the road. But Jim does
not carry that two hundred pounds of i
weight for monkey business. He had =
been told TO move into Toms pace-and p
move in he would. So he persisted in VI
crowding past the bailffs with his earth
ly wares. His answer TO all queries
was, IF he can make me move can't / make
him move?"
Sounded reasonable-but evidently wasn't
legal.
So what To do?
The men from the balifrs office claimed
they didn't care what became of Jim, so long
as he was evicted And il was not within their
province to remove him from Toms place. If
the Court would not act Tom said he would
call the police-who were his friends anyhow
Though by now nobody knew who was pay
ing for the phone, it was still working and
Tom called the police.
They came and were about to throw Jim
out when Toms attorney said he would permit
Jim to go back into the place he had just
come from-opposite corner again. Jim went
back arriving at midnight, with all his
worldly goods
n No wonder, he reflected, as ne gazed at the
signs on both restaurants they call them
THE OLD TRANSFER LUNCH" Transfer"
is right!
Meanwhile, in the midst Of practically con-
tnuous legal wrangling, rlmor got around
that the company that owned Toms building
was planning to sell II to a big rubber com
pany. In great agitation, Tom got busy and
learned that he could buy the building himself
for $4,000.
That struck him as pretty steep, so he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

v
Nk they start a restaurant.
w This is an old gag which
seems TO apply to a good many
sections Of the country But il
doesn't hold true in Cleveland Ohio,
where Tom Petropulous, as and "
Greek gentleman, met Demetrois ~
tJim) Dakandu, 81 another gen ~
tleman from Greece, more than Il IN
twenty years ago and they started
TWO restaurants. And the restau-
rants have been starting headaches ~
ever since
Not only have Tom and Jim
, been headaches To each other, but
their doings have made the judges
of Ohio law courts take headache
tablets in ever-ncreasing doses as
they struggled bravely through a
legal storm of cease and desist" 4
and dspossess notices. ~
To understand this twenty-year- kI
long battle between Petropulous and
Dakandru which has made both OF
them perpetual moving men as we'll
as restaurant keepers. IT is neces-
sary to know that off and on during this
period Petropulous has operated Toms
Place" at the northwest corner of f. 10th and
Woodland, and that Diakandru has operated
"Jim's Place" at the northeast corner. But
not comparatively.
Even patrons can't always remember this,
because things change so fast that a man
who forgets his hat in "Jim's Place" after
breakfast is apt to return for it and find that
it is now Toms Place" and Jim is doing
business across the street or vice versa.
For years competition between the two has
been as keen their respective steak knives.
When Tom would lure Jim's customers into
his restaurant with a accent "Roas Biff Spe-
cial reduced TO 10c," Jim would lure EN- back
along with some of Toms customers, with
"Strumberry Pie with TWO scoopful of ice
cream-10c"
And so it has gone on and on with both
Greeks staging alternate coup d'ctats right on
through the culinary book of strategy with
specials" in everything from Alphabet Soup
to Zucchini
The chief benefciaries. Of course. have been
the patrons who have eaten cheaply and well
at one place or another while this intensive
economic strife was going on.
1t is even said that when Tom had a
Lamb Special offensive on while Jim was lay
ing down Rice Pudding counter barrage, a
customer would have his entire at Toms then
walk across the street to Jim's for dessert,
being forced to let out his belt few notches
on leaving the latter place.
Last Summer Tom got pretty tired of this
competition He secretly leased the building
in which Jim had his restaurant and then
triumphantly refused TO extend Jims lease
But then he found out that Jim had leased
the building in which Tom had his restaurant
and refused to extend Toms lease
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

AZ AOAtA - OAA paw oAAN
luipment into the street
again.
This crew carried on
from nine a. m. until
three p. m. w h e n
Toms old place was
bare-and Jim, making
a triumphant (if late)
entrance, calmly swept
the remaining debris
into the street.
M e an [ 1 m e, Tom.
across the street in his
new place, had served
lunch to a crowd of
curiosity seekers - and
remarked that he didn't
want those old fixtures
anyhow - he had new
ones. But he felt the
bailiff was only kid
ding" when he said he
would put him out at
sun-up. Said the bailiff:
II don't kid. brother
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15
When
Greek
Meets
Creek

Epic 20-Year Battle OF
Those Restaurant RivoIs
Whose Food Bargain
DueIs Fed Cusfo m ers
Practically Free. BewiId-
cred Pafrons and Law
Courts When They Sc.
erefIy Bought Each OH
er's Places. Swapping
Corners-And II Looks as
II +he Fight Will Never End
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

NNEHEN Greek meets Greek,
~ they start a restaurant.
w This is an old gag which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-15

cst2 By American Weekly Inc Rights Reserved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

assure you they were eaten fast,
washed down with mugs of cold
milk. Two mothers have asked
for the recipe-and since then
I've made them often. The whole
family think they beat hot muf-
fms for Sunday morning break
fast when eaten warm-and they
really are good spread with but
ter and served as bread. Then
I use a little less sugar and add
nuts instead of raisins.
Lacking any kind Of a name,
my daughter calls them oatmeal
Notwithstanding the last
all together. ! hope you'll try
them and find it worthwhile to
pass on TO other busy mothers
who'd like a quick easy-to-bake
and inexpensive goodie for kid
dies and groWnups to thrive on.
Mrs. Lee Kantzer,
Logansport, Ind.
(Mrs. Kantzer. your recipe is very
good and you ingenuity in evolving
Il on the spur OF the moment GER
tainly deserves praise. - Mary Lee
Swami
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Aim anack Echoes
OATMEAL COOKIE CAKES

Dear Almanack:
When my eight-year-old daugh-
ter brings In the neighborhood
children she wants them fed as
well as greeted and 1t keeps me
busy figuring ways and means
for good, inexpensive cookies.
Recently I was caught unpre-
pared. fresh out Of cookies and
worse than that, out Of the usual
ingredients for the favorite Of
the neighborhood cookie eaters!
With four pairs Of hungry eyes
looking at me II had to be in
spired so I said: "Wait-give
me a few minutes and you'll get
warm cookies!
Sugar? Well, I scraped up "a
cup dark brown left in a box from
happy chance and swiped u cup
Of the precious rationed quota
white. Took a big tablespoon
Of lard and creamed this to-
gether, broke into that 2 eggs,
beat up well together-teek the
remains OF the cooked oatmeal
cereal from breakfast, which
made a half cup well packed,
added IL cups uncooked cereal,
2 teaspoons baking powder, q
teaspoon salt, "a cup raisins and
between n and x cup sifted all
purpose -four.
Into the CREASED cookie sheet
this blended mixture went by
tablespoonfuls-spaced to allow
for spreading and into the pre-
heated 375 degree F. oven ten
TO twelve minutes baking and
out they came!
Gloriously glossy on top. de-
iightfully brown and smelling
fine! I didn't have time TO
count the cookies 1t made for /
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

a few minutes. Break the meat
in small pieces and remove small
bones. To each quart of liquid
in which the fish was cooked add
4 level tablespoons of gelatin,
add fish and boil for fifteen min
utes. Put into jars and seal.
Mrs. Harry r. Burnham.
Lutherville, Maryland.
MRS. Burnhan. this Is a fine put
up recipe which many Alrnanarkers
will want 10 add to their files.-Manf
Lee SWAMP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

sUY pvsABlt eLopAV window shades
81 your S-snd.ioe. hardware. variety or
neiRhbothood store. Light .wei ght--easy
20 carry home. CLOPAY shsdemorss
still ioe. Lintonss iSe. on.hnish Wash.
sbles ace. 30 In. 6 "a. sire. ready 20
suseh. Write for free color samples 70
cLoPAY. i1ie ciOpsy Square, cinti.. o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

prepare. Zucchini are grown
plentifully throughout the coun-
try and this recipe is a delightful
change from the usual fried
method of preparing.
2 cups sliced zucchini (unpeeled)
y pound ground meat
u cup strained tomatoes or
Il cup diluted tomato paste
Il cup water
cup Parmesan cheese or any
type grated cheese
/ tablespoon bread crumbs
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 tablespoons cooking oil
u minced onion
1 cup elbow macaroni (raw)
Salt and pepper To taste