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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
METAL SCRAP

Steel is the botteneck Of bottle
necks in our war production and stra-
tegy.
Ship shortage is cromDins us, both
in importing row noteriols and in ex-
porting the moterieI Of war, including
ormes. Rubber is cromping US by de-
priving us Of q recreotionoI escape and
by threatening to keep men away from
work for lack Of transportation.
But if we had enough steel we could
solve these other shotoges We don't
even have the steel with which to build
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
BY PAUL HARRISON
Page 4 - June 2,
NEA Service staff Correspondent

NEA Service staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, June 2-The
Misses Rosalind Russell and
Janet Blair are living in a Hol-
Iywood replica of a basement
apartment in Greenwich VII
lage, and as Miss Blair exClaims
Historically in the script, it's
like sleeping in the street.
Matter of fact, it's worse than
that, thought funnier. Not only
does the sidewalk run along the
bottom edge of their one barred
and ShadelcSs window so that
DRINKS can leer in at them and
kids can bang sticks on the graf
ing. but sWarmS Of visitors
peer at the set from another dl-
rcction and smoker at the en-
barrassments and tribulatlons
of the two gals. Director Alex
andcr Hall even spoiled one Of
his own scenes by laughing
aloud at Miss RusSellS ineffec-
tual efforts to relax on an I'M
dorstuffed day bed.
The picture is My Sister Ell
Iecn' and it has been taken al
most straight from the stage hit
i'm New York. Columbia paid a
quarter of a million dollars for
the movie rights, which is quite
a bale Of lettuce even in this
business.
JOY Is HERS
Undoubtedly the happicst in
dividuai Of all is Miss Blair,
whose real name is Martha Raj
fcrtv and who was warbIins
with band only a year ago.
Being a very choice dish I'M the
matter Of eye appeal, but hay
ing no dramatic training she
was regarded as just another
cutie when studio officials gave
her a screen test.
To the surprise of everyone,
including Miss Rafferty,, the test
indicated she should be put I'M
der contract not as a singer Or
dancer, but as an actress. After
a couple OF bit roles and a dis
couragingly cut part in Two
Yanks i'm Trinidad she was
farmcd out TO Universal for the
feminine lead in a remake OF
Broadway Miss Blair, as she
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
. BARBS

It's a bit foolish to kick
about anything when you have
Mt leg to stand on.
A doctor says baldheaded peo-
pie usually are diplomatic. Pref
ty smooth, huh?
A girl who boasts she would
marry if the right man came
along is likely to be aged in the
would.
The fellow who changes mis-
will constantly may be just a
fresh heir fiend.
The smart fellow doesn't wait
for an air raid warning to be
alert.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
o HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

now was known, turned out to
be quite a lot better t han the
dated story.
The title role in My Sister
Eileen" obviously was the prize
of the year for any young play
er and the studio tested be-
tween an estimated 20 and an
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
BY PETER EDSOk
Monitor-leoder Washington
Correspondept

II ever there wos q guy born
TO trouble, it IS the Hon. Rex
ford Guy TugweII - yes, the
one who was an original brain
truster, the one who wos 60
ing to remoke the worId-or
was il Just American
Anyway, Tugw has
bronched out since he was ex-
lied from the New Deal into
the vice presidency Of q mo-
losses company, and is now
governor OF Puerto Rico, which
Job he got through the eroces
Of his old pal Harold Ickes,
boss of Puerto Rico by virtue
Of being Secretary Of the In
terror, administering u. S. ter
rtorioI government. Currently,
however, Governor TueweII has
been sitting it out in q Wash
ington hotel trying to quiet q
cot fight within his official
Stoff.
It really isn't TugweII's
fault. The trouble began in q
row over civilian defense in
Puerto Rico. OCD has its fan
dane ers. apparently, even
there. At first it was Just q
personal matter between Mrs.
TugweII and the wife Of the
governors naval aide, q typi-
col comic opera palace feud.
But the thing grew to such q
point that newspapers in San
Juan, the coPitoI, began to
print dispatches from Wash
ington that the aide really had
been sent to understudy Tug
we'll, who was reported on the
way out.
THEN THE DIRT
The oide was Lieut. Comm.
Tom c. Hennings Of ST. Louis,
No., who had been elected to
Congress three times and had
resigned to toke q position as
district attorney. About q year
ogo, however, he was called in
to active service and assigned
to the staff Of Governor Tug
we'll as it was important that
the Navy be we'll represented
in as strategic q position as
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
Mckay IS ACQUITTED

Frank D. MCKoY, KePuO''Cu'' NJ
tionol committeeman from Michigan,
and several other persons charged with
q hoIdup of the liquor interests have
been acquitted by jury consisting or
six men and six women in y. ), District
Court in Detroit.
Presiding at the trioI was Judge
ShockeIford Miller who was brought IN
to the district from Louisville, KY, in
order that there might be no charge OF
prejudice. 1t is generally understood
that Judge Miller is q Democrat, al
thouqh his politics should not, did not
make any difference. The jury deIIber-
oted less than four hours, then brought
in the verdict Of ocquittoI to end the
l2-week trial The case has been tried
once before with the Jury disogreeIng.
1t would have been most difficult
to understand how the jury could have
brought verdict other than it did in
view of Judge MiIIer's charge. That
was very close to q directed verdict.
Moreover, from the evidence submitted
by the Government, it is difficult to see
how Judge Miller could have charged
differently
At any rate, this ends probably for
all time what comes nearest to q purely
political Indictment this State had seen
in many q yeor. The case for the Gov
eminent in itself gave that complexion
to the whole business. Very carefully
Government attorneys avoided going
into the records Of the Liquor Commits
sion during any period when it was
under Democratic control. They pro-
tested vigorously when the defense
made any ottemPt to open up that
phase Of history.
However, the case perhaps will
close the book on some Of the state
nents that have been current ever
since the Liquor Commission was set
up. The shadow Of suspicion has hung
heavily over it OF oil times. This sho-
dow was rendered denser, Of course, by
instances in which O sort Of corruption
was confessed. But always the charge
has been general that Mckay controII-
ed the liquor situation in Michigan,
that no distiIIery could hope to sell its
product to the Michigan Liquor Conn.,
mission without first Seeing Mckay"
That columny has been rather effectu-
oily squeIched and it ought to be for
oil time, 1t doesn't motter whether one
fully approves oil the activities or
methods Of Mckay the foct is that
never yet has anybody been oble to
prove that he ever has overstepped the
low.
If the trioI and its results have serv-
ed to clear the atmosphere to that e.
tent, it was very much worthwhile
from C,r1pI D1DiIr LIor-II
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

this island possession unques-
tIonobIy is.
The dirt in Washington is
thot when this story about
Commander Hennings' runor-
ed appointment to the govern
orshtp oppcorcd, i wos too
much. \ request wos made to
the Navy that Commander
II enn n q bc transferred TO
some nice, quiet spot say like
Pearl HORROR
Here Mr. llenninu went
into cotton. She had been mar
rled 10 the commanded only
last August The assignment
TO Puerto Rico waa ~ The ma
ture OF q belalod honeymoon
on O lovely island parad.e.
Mrs. Hennrngs, b e tore her
moriogc, had been Josephine
HoIpin, q rudo personality IN
ST. Louis who knew whot she
wanted and how TO go about
getting it
When Mrs, Hcnnings learn
ed her husband was 10 be given
the bum. rush to another sto-
ton, she storted writing let
tiers. At least three congress-
men, two newsPopermen, one
lobbyist and the Puerto Ricon
res d c n t commissioner in
Washington, the Hon. Bolivar
Pagan, got letters on the SUBJ
jeCt.
JUST PLAIN POISON
Now Rex TueweII is still
about as popular with some
congressman as poison Cos,
end that goes double for Conn.,
missioner P q 9 q n. Whenever
onything unfoVoroble to Tug
we'll has appeared in Puerto
Ricon newspapers, Pagan has
seen to it that the document
was reprinted in the Congress
sionoI Record. And several
congressman have wed with
each other and with Pagan in
having reprinted any unfovor-
able comments on the subject
Of TugwelI. Consequently,
when the Hennings case broke
in the Puerto Ricon newspaper
EI Mundo, bang, it went into
the Congressional Record and
the cat was thereby let out Of
the bag.
All this storm broke when
Governor TugweII wos in Jo-
mojCo, attending an important
Caribbean conference. Leov-
ing the conference cold, and
also leo ling his island Iegis-
Ioture TO stew in ITS own sweat,
the governor hoped O plane
for Washington.
Result: The Hennings have
been sent to the west coast.
There will be no beIoted hon.
eymoon in Puerto Rico.
At the Navy Department,
the reply TO questions on this
subject is, mo comment! :"
At the Department Of the
Interior the reply is, mo COM
ment"
Foreign embassy attaches in
Washington we're requested TO
turn in their < gasoline cords
Army has launched q
house organ for IS, 900 civil
ian employees working in gov
eminent ordnance plan IS
Films used to train y.
s. soldiers will be made avail
able to Lotin American coun-
tries by clubbing in Spanish
and Portuguese sound tracks
T e "Victory Rozor"
will be made Of zinc with q
plastic handles, in place Of
brass, though the blade will
still be steel - A new
medal is being struc k for
World War | soldiers who serv-
ed with the Army Of Occupo-
ton in Germany or Austria
Hunkory. g Correspon-
dence between soldiers and ci-
villains unknown TO them is be-
ing discouraged by the War
Department. Fifty thous-
ond "spore bedrooms" in
Washington homes are being
eyed as possible piIIets for war
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
D FLASHES
OF
LIFE %
LUCKY BUCK

NEW YORK - It was only
a dollar, but you need lots of
EN- to pay income taxes and
things, so when Mrs. Charles
Glasco's daughter dropped one
down a sewer last week she
wrote and told Queens Borough
President James A. Burke about
it.
Burke dispatched a truckload
Of members of the Queens Blu
reau Of Sewers to the scene and
after Wading around half a day
they found the bill, washed it
off and returned it to Mrs. Glas-
co, who said she was very hap
py about it.
NEW YORK-Sweet music to
all Brooklynites including j.
Reid Spenser is the crack Of the
league-lcading Dodgers base
ball bats.
But not so sweet - TO Mr..
Spencer at least - is the tri-
umphant music from the clubs
victory calliope" which pene-
trates his apartment near Eb-
bets Field.
1t breaks up my afternoon
nap" Spencer, aged 70, explain
ed in court in obtaining a sum-
mons calling for the club to ex-
plain why it shouldn't tone down
the organ.
FORT BLISS, Tex. - The
cavalry didn't say yes and it
didn't say no - but Miss Verna
Mae Metzgcr of Ontario, Calf,
politely has been repulsed.
She inquired of the First Cav
airy division whether there was
amy slight chance that girl
could be of any service" in that
branch of the army.
The division replied: There
is no record Of a woman ever
having been admitted to t h
branch of the service"
KANSAS CITY 49, The thieves
didn't bother Ernest S. Grin
hams tires - they wanted in
formation.
He reported TO police robbers
broke into his automobile and
left with this loot; SO, a geo
graphy and an encyclopedia.
TUCSON, Ariz. - Newt Wells
won't be able to forget the war
even when he's back in the San
IA Catalina mountains working
his four new mining claims.
He recorded the claims
names as: General Macarthur
Bataan, Corregidor and Pearl
Harbor.
o
STANDPOINT, Idaho - Fire
Chief Walter Kuehel left town
10 attend his daughters college
graduation.
Half an hour after his de
pa.ture a fire started, destroy
ing a tailor shop, cafe, baby
shop and lunch room and badly
damaging another cafe and
theater.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
ADVANCE CELEBRATION

v ONA, Ill. - Mrs. Alice N
KosinSke'S birthday doesn't fall
until Christmas day. but so OF
her relatives from three states
gathered at her home for a fam
lily reunion and an advance cele-
bration of her 80th birthday.
They feared gasoline rationing
might prevent the celebration in
December.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02

Recently | went down TO As
bury Park, where the summer
session OF the 1912 national
tournament will be held. After
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02
@ MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of
correct social usage by an
Cwcring the following ques-
tons, then checking against
the authoritative answers be-
low:
/ Should single man
without a date feel obligated 10
see an unescortcd girl home
from a small party?
2. At a dinner dance should
a man stand when his partner
rises to dance with someone
else?
3. Is it customary for a girl
TO have her date for the eve
nlng as a supper partner?
I. Should all the young peo-
pie leave the chaperons at in
tCrmission?
). Should an usher at a club
dance feel responsible for get
ting a stag TO cut IN on a couple
who seem TO be stuck
What would you do if
You invite friends TO a dance
given by an organization of
which you are a member
.a) Tell them when you in
y.tc them whether the dance is
formal or informal
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02

= NO. Az least one or TWO
couples should either stay with
them or take them out for re-
trc-hmcuts.
; Yes.
Better What Would You Do"
SOlutlOn-(a).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02

the plant to make the steel we need.
At the end Of this year it is estimot-
ed officially that we shall have the CO.
pocity to produce %, 100000 tons Of
steel annually But with thot, the ex-
Perts say, we shall not make more than
IS, 100000 tons, notwithstanding the
crying need for the metal both for di-
rect use production and for expanding
our plant.
The reason? Not reluctant coprtoI.
Not Sinking labor, Not IockodoisicoI
officioIdom. And not inefficency
We can't use our steel plant to CO.
pocity because we do not have enough
scrap.
In this situation the nations TO-
600 automobile groveyords, eyesores
for so many years, have acquired enor-
NOUS value. A WPB survey indicated
that on May ! these places we're hor-
boring q million and q half discarded
cars.
The average junked automobile
contains 1900 pounds Of STEEL Multi
ply this by q million and q half cars,
and there is more than q million tons
Of scrop Mixed half and half with pig
iron, the automobile groVeyords ore
capable Of contributing to the making
Of two and q quarter million tons Of
steel. 4 lot of guns, bombs or hand
grenodes, dedicated to the Nozis and
the Japanese, can be made from that.
But in addition, we must find other
sources from which to get another two
and O half million tons Of scrap, if we
are to work our steel plants to capacity
from now on.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-02

The British have met q similar
problem with civilian sacrifices not yet
even suggested on this side Of the wo-
ter.
The government over there has
confiscoted all iron gates and ratings
except the few Of genuine historic, or
tistic or sofety value. All the parks
have been reft Of their metal ratings.
Those around nine fomous London
churches provided the mokings of six
medium-sized tanks.
We ore not being asked for such
sacrifices os these, yet. Probably we
won't. But if there is any justitiobIe &C.
cusotion Of IockodoisicoIness or ineffi-
cheney to be made, it arises out Of the
fact that no real attempt has been
made to awaken our public to the seri-
business Of the scrap situation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-17

ried Christine Ferguson while he
was I'm New York. There's moth
ing we can do about IL, Mary"
he said miserably.
But we haven't the right TO
grudge Charles his happiness"
Her voice was soft.
AS he sat beside her, he was
filled with despair that Mary
should be left to face the music
alone when Charles wedding &c
Christine was triumphantly an.
nounced through the press.
1t occurred to him that an imme.
date marriage between him anC
Mary, with hints of a long engage.
ment, would do much TO stop the
wagging of malicious tongues.
HE PROPOSES
He reached for her hands. as he
said haltingly:
"Mary, I'm not much good at
anything. I'm not clever and
amusing like Charles. But do
You suppose you could put up
with me for husband?"
When she said Yes. dear, sweet
Bill" he had marvelcd.
1--WE loved you such a long
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-17

time, my darling" he told her.
closing his eyes, as he kissed
her. He gently stroked her ASH
blond hair.
Eagerly, he said:
Darling would II he possible
for us 10 be married before
Charles leaves? Once the play
Is in rehearsal, he might not get
away"
1--WE always seen myself
walking down the aisle with
white satin trailing behind me.
But IL IL pleases YOU" she
smiled at him with tears in her
eyes. "to marry me i'm my new
spring suit-so shall II be-"
From then on he had never
imagined there could be so much
Joy in mere living. that is unit
Charles once more became a part
of their close triangle after his
relationship to Christine had be.
gun TO 60 on the rocks.
Christmas passion for him. hel
fifth husband, had soon cooled. Bill
reflected. as nc addressed the
For Mary"
Totally absorbed IN his thoughts
- -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-17

cheerfully. Because I need lots
of money-nad Christine can do
for me what no other woman
can do. Besides we understand
each other. We're the same kind
OF people"
MARRY HER YOURSELF
Putting an arm around Bills
shoulder, he said wryly:
Look. we've both loved Mary
all our lives, you and I. Marry
her yourself, Bill, and I'll be
best man at the wedding"
Angrily Bill had shaken himself
free. The door banged behind hin
as he strobe across the lawn be.
tween the two houSesA
He remembered Mary was sit
ting at the little desk, at which hi
was now writing her
why. Bill, what's wrong ?H
she asked looking at him
anxiously.
Charles Is back" he said
sinking into a chair. Higgins
bought the play and he's putting
IL on right away"
But that's marvellous" she
said with enthusiasm.
lie could feel his throat tighten
ing. as he biurted out:
Charles Is married, He mar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-17

His resentment at the time wa!
mot so much against Charles.
II was against fate for com.
pletely changing the pattern OF
their lives, when Charles and
Mary took their skis one frosty
morning. with plans to lunch at
at the mountain cabin the Scots
used for summer week-ends.
A sudden blizzard marooned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-17

them for the night. Bills at
Itempts TO reach the cabin alone
lfailed-and he'd been forced tC
ask for help next morning, sc
that the greater part of the popu.
lation anXiously awaited their re-
turn.
Mary had chung to him, SILVER
ing with cold, when he found them.
IL was scared you'd never get
here" she had whispered over
and over again.
Charles woke next morning with
a high fever. He was still sur
rounded by cough mixtures and
hot water bottles when a tele-
gram arrived, summoning him to
New York for a conference with
Henry Higgins, the producer,
about his first play.
He hadn't returned from the
trip when Bill realized there was
whispering in Middlesborough con-
corning "the night Charles and
Mary had spent together on the
mountain"
He tried to shake the rumor
from his mind. until a member of
their church called on him at the
bank.
The man insisted Bill use his
influence, so that Charles and
Mary be married at once.
According TO your brothers
reputation, il would seem no
women is safe with him. And
YOU can't deny, they were alone
together in the cabin all night"
he said drily.
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
Bill decided TO send for Charles
10 come home. 1t had been diff
cult to make him understand the
mans attitude.
$50 in this day and age. I'm
supposed 10 60 through a shot
gun dding with Mary,
arranged by courtesy of the
community, a. IL were" His
laugh was bitter.
at would be merely ridiculous,
only that Mary will be hurt.
She's going 10 be the victim Of
the whole wretched business by
herself, poor Kid, because I'm off
10 New York for good. Every
thing else aside" ne said alb
ruptly, there can't he any dis
cusSiOn about my marrying
been married To Christine Fer
guson for over q week"
christine Ferguson Bill
stared at him.
"Yes. Higgins said he'd put
the play on now, IL I could get
TO star in it," he said with some
\ embarrassment,
TIMED FOR OPENING
"The Higgins office doesn't
want anybody TO know we're
married. They thought 10 best
for the publicity to, come out
when the play opened, After all
Christine II a great actress, and
it's her fifth marriage. That's
news, my boy, real news" he
said with sarcasm,
He glanced at Bills stricken
face.
Don't take u so hard, Bill.
It's going 10 work out all right
for rue, and n u doesn't"
"Tm not thinking of you-I'm
king of Mary" Bill said
fiercely
"Maybe things are better the
way they are" Charles suggested
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-17
Daily ShOT1 SlOxY
Charles, Mary---and Bill
By ALIssA KETR


Slowly Bill folded the criSI
money that ne had drawn out o
the savings bank, as il TO prolorl
the moment before he would en-
close il with the note that he hac
written Mary.
sDarIing," il said "thiS should
take YOU through Reno. My love
Go you and Charles.
As he labored over what 10 say
20 her. his bro a d shoulders
hunched before Mary'S absurd
little desk, he was painfully aware
his sentences were abrupt ant
trite.
And there was So much hl
wanted 10 tell her, while she Ma
upstairs packing her bags.
DIVORCE BEST
After he'd written her name he
wondered whether he should MARI
the envelope Ito be opened after
your arrival in New York.
He knew Charles would agree
n divorce was best Tor them all
now that Christine was dead
killed in yesterdays plane crash
and Charles was free 10 marry
Mary.
This must have been in his sub
conscious mind when he said in the
telegram announcing Christine
death:
"Send Mary to me-"
snow don't feel sorry for
yourself" he said out loud. gYou
knew IL might he this way from
the beginning"
SINCE PIGTAIL DAYS
Yes, he nodded his head as hC
agreed TO himself, Charles hac
really belonged to Mary ever since
there'd been red bows tied 10 hel
ash blond pigtails.
Charles and Bill They'd beer
the Scott boys next door.
There was only years differ
ence between them-yet Charles
seemed years younger.
Mary was an only child, and
they'd grown up together.
He'd always realized Mary was
In love with Charles; witty-frai
--darkeyed Charles, who was now
Charles Scott, the playwright.
They'd been sure Charles was
destined for fame, while he was
Just a plodder. working for the
one bank Middlesborough pos
sessed.
BROTHER TO THE RESCUE
"Good, steady old Bill"
Charles would say affectionately,
patting him on the back, when
Bill rescued him from one of his
perpetual scrapes.
Gay parties in the towns close
by - everlasting creditors. His
brother would be called in tc
straighten things out when they
threatened to overwhelm him.
But Bill would brook no criti.
cism of Charles shortcomings, as
he assumed the responsibilities his
older brother failed 10 acknowl-
edge.
To this role he faithfully adj
hered when he humbly asked Mary
TO marry him.
His consciousness that he did so
only as a stand-in for Charles
exasperated him, since he adored
her as something out of his reach.