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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25

what's 10 be done il YOU order
a roast and the butcher - as
experience indicates will happen
cuts little over or bit UNI
der the amount you order?
That's just one of the meat
problems causing gray hairs
around the Office of Price Ad-
ministration. It's worrying the
butchers, too. Those we know
say they don't quite see how i'll
all work out.
HAS HANDS FULL
Right now, the OPA has It's
hands full trying TO cope with
the Black Market III meat. That
has a direct bearing on the ques-
ton of what supplies will be
available for rationing.
Then there's a question of
what TO do about shrinkage,
spoilagc and wastage in comput-
ing the amount of meat the
butcher is to get.
And what about weighing in
the bones?
Some of the individuals di-
rectly concerned with the prob
lens express private d o u b t S
whether a workable basis for
meat rationing can be figured
out in time to start the system by
the end of March. if at all.
Some meat packers and dis
tributors have declared that the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Purse Snat(her Gets
s., Sugar Ration Book

Warren Township Police to-
day sought the man who snatch
ed a purse containing So and a
sugar ration book from Mrs.
Monica Yon, 1923 Hudson, as
she walked near her home with
her nine-year-old son shortly be-
fore midnight.
Mrs. Yon told police man
followed her when she left
neighborhood movie. She said he
pushed her with one hand, grab
bed the purse with the other.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Navy Soon to UnveiI Ships Built Since Pearl Harbo
With Surgeons Touch
Meat RatOning Problems Giving OPA Men Gray H airs

let il 60 for the same price.
However, in this country,
price ceilings vary as to regions
with shipping costs a factor.
So if OPA considered shifting
to a price basis, it would have
TO figure out different coupon
values for different regions Gas
in fuel oil and gasoline coupons).
One idea now under consider
alton in OPA is to prin t
change" coupons aside from
those in the ration book. Then,
if a certain cut of meat was Is
points per pound and the butch
er cut Ia ounces instead of l6,
he'd give you back two points in
change"
The schedule OF points for
canned goods rationing suggests
another possibility - sliding
scale: z to 10 ounces might call
for so many points, IL to IA so
many additional, and so on.
But no matter how they slice
it, it looks as though the ma
tons butchers will have TO do
some fancy cutting.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Carl bankers
Dies in East
Former Resident
Succumbs at Sc

Carl j. bankers, brother of
City Treasurer George bankers
and a former resident Of Mount
Clemens, died suddenly at Dun.
kirk, N. Y, yesterday at the age
of Sc.
Mr.. bankers, born in this city,
was well known here among
older residents. He attended the
local public schools and moved
to Dunkirk in 1905.
Besides his brother, he is sur
vived by his wife, Hattie, sister
of Mrs. John Schelling of Mount
Clemens, and one daughter, Mrs.
Stuart McEwcn of Detroit.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at Dunk;rk.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Kwanis Hear
Rev. MerifeH

The Rev. George A. Merifield,
pastor Of Grace Episcopal
Church, discussed his hobby
trees-as he addressed fellow XII
wanians at their weekly meeting
yesterday at the Medea Hotel.
Among the guests at Wednes-
days meeting were Major Louis
Backovich, of the Salvation Ar
my Citadel, Ring Lardner and
Jack Drew, of Detroit, and Bob
GasoW and Tom Donaldson,
Mount Clemens High school stu
dents.
Howard v. Groesbeck, Jr. and
Wilbur F. Held were named as
KiWanis captains for the local
Red Cross War Fund drive
which starts March 1.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Ursula Parrot
Stands Trial
Say She Aided
Fleeing Soldier

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 25-(P)-
Ursula PARROT, 40, author OF
such widely read stories as Eek
Wife," was called into federal
court today for trial on charges
of spiriting a soldier out OF an
army stokade at Miami Beach.
The real-life drama in which
she Is a principal started in De-
cember when she visited
friend, Pvt. Michael Nicely Bry-
an, 26, and yielded to what she
termed a Sudden impulse to
flee with him hidden in her car.
He was surrendered to federal
custody "a hours later.
Bryan then was a 20-day pris-
oner for being absent without
leave. He was courtmartialed
the escape and sentenced to
years Imprisonment, while Mrs.
PARROT was charged with aiding
him to desert, harboring a de-
serter, and impairing the disci-
pline and loyalty Of the armed
forces.
The soldier will testify in her
case, but Ernest l.. Duhaime, as
sistant district attorney, has
asked that he be called as a wit
ness for the court rather than for
either the prosecution or de-
Tense. The federal prosecutor re-
ported that Bryan and Mrs. Par
rott have had 'many confer
ences" since her indictment.
Bryan, a guitar player in Ben
ny Goodman's band before he
entered the army last June, has
been indicted in New York OH
charges of transporting the drug,
marij. ana.
Mrs. PARROT Is listed as wit
ness in that case, but her attor-
mes declared that she and Bryan
helped the government uncover
the sale of the drug to service
men, and asked that dispositions
be taken from New York mar
cotics agents to prove the con-
tention.
The charge that she impaired
the discipline and loyalty Of the
armed forces would subject Mrs.
PARROT to a possible $4,000
fine and 10 years imprisonment,
If convicted.
Four times married, the writer
recently filed suit for divorce
from her present husband, Capt.
A. Coster Schermerhorn Of the
air corps.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
City Engineer ponders
Chicken coop Application

City Engineer Ernest L. Pet
tingill today pondered Floyd M.
Bergman's application to build
an eight by Ia foot chicken
coop behind his home at SO Scott
boulevard.
The matter was referred to
Pettingill by the city commission
last night after City Clerk Jo-
seph Matthews read Bergman's
letter of application.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
NAMED CHIEF EXAMINER

CHICAGO, Feb. Is = OPP =
A. l.. Wilson, senior examiner
in the Seventh Federal Reserve
Bank District since 1885, was
appointed Chief Examiner at the
Detroit Federal Reserve Branch
yesterday. Wilson, a native of
Michigan, will be in charge of
examination work throughout
the Lower Peninsula of Michi-
gan
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Don't Neglect Slipping
FALSE Teeth

Do false teeth drop. slip or wabble
when you talk. eat. laugh or sneeze?
Don't be annoyed and embarrassed by
such handicaps. FASTEETH. an aka
line fnon acid powder TO sprinkle on
your plates, keeps false teeth more firmly
set. Gives confident feeling of security
and added comfort. No gummy. gooey.
pasty taste or feeling. Get FASTEETH
today at any drug store.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
BY JAMES MARROW
AND GEORGE ZIELKE

WASHINGTON, Feb. rs Up
- Wanted: Butchers with a sur
geon's touch.
When meat rationing starts,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
SUGGEST ENGLISH PLAN

Others have suggested some
application of the English plan.
In England, meat rationing is
based entirely on price. At pres
ent, each Britisher gets approx
imately % cents worth week
(about one pound, the British
Information Service says
This system puts a premium
on careful cutting. There's no
borrowing OF next weeks values
in the English plan, and if the
British butcher cuts more than
called for, he has to trim or
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
IN Australia
lis BuekIsy's for
COUGHS e sst 80

NVW IN SSsO ~ OsSsAs
Druggists Report Big Demand
Whenever coughs due 10 colds o. bron-
chiaI irrtstioos bother--foiks take Buck
ley's CANADlOl MIXTURE. Buckley's Is
you've ever used. Get . bottle today. Isks
one tesspoonful let II lilo on your tongue
. moment then swallow slowly Instantly
you feel its powerful effective action
spread thru throat, head and bronchial
tubes. MISUNDERSTANDING eessss-phIeem
Is Ioosened and rsised-elogged bronchial
tubes open up. air passages cleared. One
Or two sips. st bedtime will help you TO .
the real standby for coughs and colds
IN over 7o% OF Canadian homes - IN
smszine cough mixture
Most good drug stores everywhere sell
Buckiey's CANADIOl Mixture. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money back.
SWAN PHARMACY
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
BY PETER EDISON
NEA Service staff Correspondent

BOSTON, Feb. 25-The u. 5.
Navy will soon begin to take the
wraps off some of the ships and
planes it has been building since
its expedited construction pro-
gram was ordered to proceed at
forced draft after Pearl Harbor.
A new aircraft carrier soon to
be turned over to the Navy, new
light and heavy cruisers under
construction, the. new 2lO0-ton
destroyers that are almost big
enough and powerful enough to
be classified as baby cruisers,
new destroyer escorts similar to
the British and Canadian cor
vettes for convoy duty, new
landing ships for tanks, smaller
landing craft for a few tanks
these are some of the warships
which have just been given their
first showing to group of news
paper correspondents visiting
yards in the Boston Naval Dis
trict.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25

Cigaret smoking cools the
fingertips 10 to IL degrees, due
to slowing down of the blood
flow, tests have revealed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
CARRIERS TAKE 80
PLANES, 1000 MEN

Most spectacular of the $780,
100000 forth of naval vessels
being built in this area are, of
course, the new aircraft carriers,
several of which are being built
in the Fore River Yards of the
B e h e h m Shipbuilding Co,
Carrying more than 80 planes,
manned by crew of over 1000
men, heavily armored, bristling
with anti-aircraft guns up to
five-inch bore, these new car
riers are destined to take their
places as flagships for u. S. task
forces operating in the seven
seas.
Their gigantic turbines will
drive them at better than 80
knots. All the frills of peace
time ships have been eliminated.
Linoleum has been stripped from
the floors, paint has been re-
duced to a minimum, and what
paint is used is fire-resistant.
Since the ships 60 BACKED out
anyway, there are no portfolios.
Every known radio and detect
ing device has been installed.
Every emphasis has been placed
on the building of fighting
craft that will deliver a maxi
mum wallop.
Similar improvements are be-
ing put in the heavy and light
cruisers, but the ship that
catches the eye is the new 2l00-
ton destroyer, a vastly different
ship from the old four-stackers
which combed the seas for SUBJ
marines in the last war. These
new young cruisers" have a
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
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best answer would be broad
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25

SWAN PHARMACY
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
Miss Skinner,
1t. Witt Wed

NEW BERN, Nov. 10. - Miss
Margaret Virginia Skinner and LIST.
1t. William Stedman Witt, USING,
were married here Saturday night,
November 6 at 8 o'clock, in a
ceremony characterized by impress
sive dignity and beauty, at Christ
Episcopal church. The Rev. Chas
E. Williams, rector officiated.
Southern smilax, white chrysan
themums and fern, and profu
sion of cathedral candles were useo
as artistic decorations at the chan
ell and altar.
Nuptial music was played by
Mrs. GARRISON A. FarroW. church
organist. Two soprano solos, Itch
Liebe Dich'' and Because, were
sung by Miss Patsy Lawrence.
Ushers were four Marine Avi'
alton first lieutenants: John Dono'
van. George Alarik, Thomas Rich
ards and James McGill. The best
man was 1st. 1t. Loran Torgerson,
USING, of the Atlantic air field.
Honorary bridesmaids were Miss
es Mary Ann Skinner and Jane
Wyche Adams of Gastonia: Mrs
Thomas J. Cushman. IL, of Paris
Island, S. c.; Miss Mary Ann Bass,
of Rocky Mount; Mrs. David
Wright. of Vanceboro; and Mrs.
John D. Whitford, il. Mrs. Bin.
ford L. Walker, Mrs. Henry Will
lams, and Misses Jean Prior, and
Kathryn Jones and Elizabeth God
win, of New Bern.
Misses Mary Boylan and Emma
Duffy Blades were bridesmaids.
The former wore aqua satin, with
tulle skirt, and the latter wore
similar dress of yellow satin
Their arm bouquets were p n k
roses.
The dame-of-horor was Mrs
Eura D. Gaskins, sister of h c
bride, who was attired in shell
pink satin and carried deep
pink roses.
The bride was given in matri
mony by her cousin John D. Whit
ford, Jr. She wore wedding gown
Of white duches satin. made WITH
sweetheart neck. lona sleeves and
yok of lace and chiffon outlined
in seed pearls in fIcral design.
Her long tulle veil fell with the
train of the dress, and was caught
at the crown wit ia coronet CT
pearls. She carried a white prayer
book. shoWered witt white roses.
III which was a lace handkerchief
belonging to the bridegroom S
great-grandmother.
Immediately after the ceremony
there was a reception given for a
large number of friends at the
home of the bride aunt, Mrs.
John D. Whitford Members of the
wedding party and other friends
received. Punch, bridal ice cream
and cake were served.
Thecouple left afterwards for
a trip to Chicago to visit the bride
groom's relatives. The bride chang.
ed to tWo-piece fushia ensemble,
with soldier blue coat trimmed in
brown beaver. An orchid was pin
ned at her shoulder.
Mrs. Witt is daughter of Mr..
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
Mrs. Rosa B. Williams
Celebrates Birthday

BURGAW, Nov. 10.-Mrs. Rosa
B. Williams celebrated her 72nd
birthday at the home of her son,
S. L. Williams on Sunday. Novem-
Der 7. The birthday dinner was
served buffet style in the dining
room The lovely birthday cake
was served with the dessert
course
Present for the occasion were
Mrs. Williams children. and
grandchildren. all excepting four
grandsons, who are in the service.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Hall and family. of Frank
lin, Va, Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Enniss, of Wallace; Mrs. David
Williams and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Williams and children
of Rocky Point: the Jones children
of Burgaw, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Williams and family, sister, Mrs.
J. A. Blackmon, of Portsmouth,
Ca, and Mrs. w. c. Myers of
BurgaW.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
MIND YOUR MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
l. Is it a good idee to repeat
gossip or ru1nor tina. makes a good
story whether or not there's any.
thing to it?
2. If someone in crowd states
rumor as fact is it permissible
to ask ni1n where he got his in.
formation?
8. If someone that you consider
all right is being run down by the
others in your group, should you
PUT in a good word for him?
4. What would be gracious re-
ply to the person who thanks you
for doing him a favor?
5. If someone tells you a story
should you say, That's nothing,
one time l.?
What would you do if
Someone tells a joke that you
have heard before
(a) Say, That's a good one
I've heard it''-before he has
chance to finish?
(b) Listen and laugh, without adj
hitting you have heard it beforeo
Answers
l. No.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. TT was no trouble. Or. 81
vas glad to be able to do it,
S. No. Don't belittle another
story. or try to top it.
Better What Would You Do
solution-(b)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
Junior Woman'S
Club Convenes.
Parties Slated

At the regular meeting of North
Carolina Junior Sorosis held Mon
Gay evening the club discussed the
crippled children's project. and the
work done at the clinic on Satur-
day. This project has been taken
over by the junior club.
Plans were discussed for the an
nual Christmas tea to be held on
December IL at the clubhouse. On
Friday evening. November 10,
there will be a benefit bridge tour
nament sponsored by the club and
will be given at the clubhouse at
8 O'Clock. Mrs. w. B. Roles is
chairman and is being assisted by
Mrs. Robert B. Way, chairman of
publicity.
At Mondays meeting Mrs. Way
introduced the guests on the .ro-
gram, Miss Elizabeth May Evans
playing two delightful piano seIac-
tons and Mrs. Bertram QueIch
giving first hand information of
her trip in New Mexico. Many in
teresting pictures of Taos, where
Mrs. Quelch visited, were shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
Gay Colors Brighten
Fr0cks For Holidays
nv ROsELLEN CALLAHAN

NV YORK. Nov 1O-The early
winter collection of fussy 1rocKs
which New York designers nave
created for you to wear to the
family get-togethers and festivities
on thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Years day, will more than
make up for any lack OF table
luxuries due to rationing.
Knowing that it's frocks with an
accent on femininity which catch
mems eyes these days, smart styl-
lists have emphasized brilliant color
combinations and such soft touch
es as net ruching, petal ruffling,
metallic embroidery, bouquets OF
bright flowers tucked into the belt,
sweetheart necklines and short,
shirred sleeves.
The beau OR husband home on
furlough will never notice there
are no chestnuts in the dressing
nor meat in the naince pie if his
lone and only wears a frock as
pretty as one new model in black
velvet with flattering sweetheart
neck and short, caught-up sleeves
edged in delicate black net ruch-
ing. A huge pink velvet cabbage
rose at the beltline gives it just
the needed touch of color.
Dressy, yet extremely simple
and becoming to all ages, is the
deep rose one-piece crepe, with its
flat peplum and shorter-than-usual
sleeves trimmed with rose petals
of the same fabric. This, too, fea-
lures sweetheart neckline, and
tiny tucks in the bodice give it
softness which offsets its extremely
slim skirt.
Glitter gowns are still among the
most brilliant successes of the sea-
son. The extreme simplicity OF
styling in the newest designs pre-
vents them from making you seem
overdressed, even though you don
them in the late afternoon. One of
the loveiest of the neat-but-n1'
Sduuy SeQuln Styles mas Pol Celdill
blue surplice crepe SKIRT with a
slight drape, attached to long
sleeved lace bodice encrusted with
irridescent sequins.
If your social life has been some
what curtailed, it would be best for
you to select a style which lends
itself to brilliant accessories.
should the holiday dinners be but
one of the few times you'll have
need for formal afternoon clothes.
A long sleeved. solid-colored crepe
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
B. ALICIA HART


If you had to pass inspection
each day, as do the woman in
| the armed forces, how would you
shape up?
Would your clothes be freshly
pressed, your blouse crisp and
clean without any tell-tale rings
of powder stains at the neckline?
Would your hands be we'll
cared for, with not nick in the
nail polish, your, shoes brushed
and stocking seams straight?
Would your eyes be bright from
eight hours Sleep. well-balanced
meals and plenty of fresh air?
And your hair aglistening because
of the same regimen?
Would you start out of your
house in the morning with a
springy step, breathing deeply.
because you've been keeping in
shape with some form of regular
exercise?
If not, better check up on the
way you spend your spare time
and put some aside for keeping
up with the good grooming of the
girls in the service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11

and Mrs. L. A. Skinner of Gas
tonia. For some time she has re-
sided here with her aunt. Last June
she was graduated from Green's
boro college, where she served as
president of the student body. She
is a Observation-Disclosures of the
Rev. William P Riddle, first pas
tor of the First Baptist cN''-''
here, and a great-great-granddau-
ghter OF Gen. Samuel Simpson of
Fort Barnwel
Lieutenant Witt is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Witt of Chicago.
He is a graduate of the University
of Illinois, where he specialized in
electrical engineering. Now in Ma
rine aviation, heis stationed at
the Marine Corps air field at At
lantic.
Upon their return from Chicago,
the couple will make their home
at Atlantic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
LAKE WACCAMAW

LAKE WACCAMAW, Nov. TO-
Mrs. Morris Edward Merritt Of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Collision.
Friends of Mrs. w. E. Stone
will be sorry to hear that she has
gone to Broadoakes sanatorium,
Morganton for treatment.
Alex Gregg, U. S. Navy, is here
for few days visit with his wife,
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. K. c. Council.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Rose have
gone to Morehead City to visit
Mr.. Roses parents.
W. E. Stone spent the weekend
with DR.. and Mrs. W. Ross Davis
at their home near Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
WrightsbOro School
Will Honor Faculty
With Supper Friday

The Wrightsboro Parent
association will honor the faculty
at banquet Friday evening, No
vember IL at 100 o'clock at the
clubhouse.
The room representatives, head
ed by Mrs. B. D. Price, chairman,
will be in charge of the supper.
The regular meeting of the as
sociation will not be held this
month, but there will be a short
business meeting at the school on
Wednesday AFTERNOON, November
II, at 2:30 and all members are
urged to be epresent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-11
By ANN STEVICK

WASHINGTON, Nov. l0.-This
wartime Christmas, ''posy' of
War Stamps hanging overhead will
be better excuse for kissing the
boy friend than mistletoe. SO the
Treasury is sponsoring W a +
Stamps for Christmas decorations.
They suggest that you trim pack
ages with strips of stamps.
Wreaths can have clusters of War
Stamps covered with transparent
paper from cigarette wrappers. La
pei boutonnieres can be made with
pine cone and mistletoe blossom
ing with War Stamps.
Stocking suffers, such as rag
or yarn Santa Claus with a pack
full of War Stamps, will help fill
in for the trinkets that will be
missing from toy departments this
Christmas.
NEW BURNERS FOR OLD
OPA's rule that no oil ration
would be given for newly-install-
ed oil burners has been resclnded,
so if your oil heater is SO decrepit
it wastes fuel you can get new
burner chats not too hard. Incl
dentally) and your ration board
will give you a ration of oil. But
you must prove that your bur0er
truly is inefficient and oil-W&$e-
ing
FURLOUGH FOOD
So many baftled servicemen
away from home have futilely ap-
piled to rationboards for special
through food points that OPA has
changed the regulations Service
men on leave hereafter can get
specialtem porary food nations at
the local board wherever they are
stationed. Previously they got their
point handouts from an officer be-
fore leaving camp, a procedure
that, because it was just an Army
and Navy sideline, frequently
didn't get done. But servicemen
can still get theirpoints at the
post before leaving, if that prac-
tice has been established.
PAPER GUNS
Take care of your insectlcide
spray gun, if you have one. Tin
plating facilities are SO scarce
that new guns will be of paper