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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07

at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Brent, 975 st, Anthony ave-
nue..
Mrs. Edna BeaufOrd of Sparta,
Illinois, is in the city for an in
definite stay at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Balenger, 571 W. Cen
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Schuck and Allie Balenger.

0SAASA ohN AhAS ooACnBSIs
The Mr.. and Mrs. Club of St.
James A. M. E. church met Tues
day, May 4, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Boyd, sS7 Iglehart
avenue. Members attending in
cluded Rev. and Mrs. B. N. Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Alsup, Mes
danes Allie Balenger, Clarence
Dukr, William Starkey, Archie
Anderson, and Evalyn Brent. Twin
stork showers were held for Mrs.
George Brooks Jr. and Mrs. VIII
liam Starkey. Beautiful and use
full gifts were received by each
honoree's baby-to-be. The next
regular meeting of the club will be
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Woman War Worker, so,
Not Too Old. She Saws

MIDDLEBURY, CONFINES
Jennie o'Neill, 80-year-old retired
Waterbury school teacher who
works the 3 to II p. m. war Job
shift at the Waterbury Clock COM
pany plant, said that mo able
bodied person Of any age is too
old 10 help in the war effort"
Miss O'Neill works six days q
week at the plant.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07

trail avenue. Mrs. Beauford is also
the mother of Mr.. Milton Beauford,
663 Aurora avenue, and the sister
of Mrs. Henry Courtney Hilyard,
1872 st. Anthony avenue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07

3704 Fifth Avenue South, had as
dinner guests, Saturday, May 1,
Mrs. A. B. Lewis Of Detroit, Michi-
gan, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. BurreIl
Of Minneapolis.
Mrs. Marguerite Combs, 2435
Fourth Avenue South, Is eonval-
eseing after a two weeks illness
which confined her at home.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Social and Personal
O MINNEAPOLIS

Mr.. Willis and Arthur Light Of Duluth Minnesota visited their
sister, Shea Light 1858 Fourth Avenue South Sunday May
Shea and Hattie Light 1868 Fourth Avenue South win leave
Detroit Michigan Monday May TO- where they will employed
in defense and beauty work
Lynch Wellington, of Mrs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
NEA staff Correspondent

This is the story Of man
who. because ne wanted TO be an
actor, discovered that his worst
enemy was his father He
studied and rehoarscd constantly
with the hope OF an acting ca
reer. He achieved certain
amount OF prominence on the
stage but there was always
something in the background
which stood between him and
his goal Then he came TO Hol-
lyWood and made his motion
picture debut as an actor. And
again it was the same old story
He was good enough actor, but
well, there was that barrier
the someone he had encountered
on the stage And then an I'M
portant Hollywood executive,
wise in the ways of show bust
ness, Strengthened him out
you ought 10 give up act
ing" he said No matter how
good you become. you'll never
get ti1r"recognitIon you deserve
People VIII always say that
you'll never be as good an actor
as your father
The young actor saw the Wis
dom OF the friends advice and
cast aside the groasopalnt and
the thoughts OF stdrdom and be
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
GETTING A JOB

This S the strange but unfortunately not unique
story OF wonnon who wonted to work and wor ~
dustry thot needed her services They got together
at Iona. lost, in spite Of government regulations.
The young lady the wife OF soldier She "os
employed by q war industry end had orronged the
time OF her vacation when she leorned suddenly thot
her husband wos coming home on turIou9h-prob-
oby his lost before eovng for oversees fighting serV-
ice
She asked to hove her vocotton advanced 50 it
could be spent with her husbond The request was
refused
I'm taking II then ooywoy," she worned, and
her employer retorted IF you do, you're fired
She did toke the time off, spent II with her hus-
bond ond when she returned TO the plant she found
she wos discharged So she went to another large
plant where she found on opening. But under gov
eminent regulations, the employer who needed her
services could not offer her Job until she obtoned
release from the employer who had discharged her,
The employer who bod discharged her wos spite
fuI enouon 10 refuse TO give her O releose And the
government agency TO which she oppeoIed could not
issue her settlement OF ovooblty until her former
employer confirmed the discharge.
One employer didn't wont her because she wos 50
human os 70 wish to spend her husbands lost fur
Tough with him nsteod OF taking her vocation alone
O few weeks Ioter otter hubby had storted for ltoy
Fronce Australia Burma or some other equally un-
healthy spot The other employer did wont her, But
neither could do onythng about il, because OF re9u-
Lotions des oned 10 assure thot industries shall
obtain oil the nnonpower thot can possibly be made
available TO them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
Q BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

There are bad prospects today
that some Of the city and sub
urban folks who have gone i'm
for raising chickens i'm a back
yard hen coop may be eating
their prize pullets before the
snow flies or even before the
end of fly time The reason is
simply a shortage of chicken
fced-not the scratch feed, ne
Cessarily, but the laying mash
with corn and vitamins and stuff
in il that makes little red hers
lay eggs for gentlemen like no.
body's business.
II there is one thing this Vic
tory Garden and back yard poul-
try raising has achieved by way
of an intangible result, il is TO
give city fellers some idea of
what farmers are up against all
the time. II il isn't lack of fer
tilizer it's lack of bug juice, in
secticide powders, too many
kinds of Jap beetle, bean beetle,
cut worm, rust or leaf mold,
early frost or parching wind,
drought or flood, and now a
plain shortage of everyday chick
en- feed Life for the farmer is
a gamble, every day, and no
wonder it's so Lard to keep EN-
down you know where. Also,
who would think that there was
national economic significance
in a lot of back alley chicken
coops? But there is,
So tight has the national
stock feed and grain supply be-
come that the Department of
Agriculture has already stopped
trying 10 induce people to raise
chickens as a means Of relieV-
ing the meat shortage and the
egg shortage. Before long, II
may be necessary to advise anna
teur chicken fanciers to let the
pullets follow the roosters into
the frying ran and be eaten up,
just TO save the available supply
of feed for the professionals who
can use it most efficiently.
Sta;istically, the feed supply
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
AID THE SERViCEMAN

Down through the long years since World War
No. veterons OF thot bloody struggle hove estob-
shed splendid record OF continued service TO their
notion ond in particular, TO their comrodesn -orms
Thot those men, $ represented here by the Amer
icon Legion, have undertoken at Lost TO publ'e'ze
their efforts in behalf of seicemen OF both World
Wars is il should be.
The orrivol of Stose Commended Lawrence C.
Knox, on Sunday, TO expIon the workings OF the
Leeion's proerom for rehabilitation OF servieemen is
both timely ond proper.
The mothers fathers, sisters and wives OF oil
m n now in uniform will be deeply interested in
Ieornine ~hot these fighting men OF another day
propose TO do, ond con do for the returning Amer
icon soldier sailor r,orine.
No cause is more vtoi once victory IS won.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26

pigs so much, beef so much,
mutton so much and poultry so
much-possibly in return for "a
blue stamp-can be dismissed as
being absolutely unavoidable.
But distribution can be forced
into deficit areas. Commodity
Credit Corporation does this on
limited scale now. II buys
corn at ceiling price in Chicago,
pays the cost of transportation
TO the southeast, and sells il at
ceiling price. II doesn't make
any money this way, but it gets
the grain around where it will
do the most good Enlargement
Of this principle might be car
ried out to keep the animals
from going hungry this winter.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
o BARBS

A Michigan millionaire keeps
seven dogs. Maybe ne just wants
to give the impression he's poor.
The Russians have gone "ad-
vance and give the countersign
one better They advance and
give the counter offensive.
At last We can say no more in
come tax payments not count
ing what's taken out of your
pay.
Our cotentlon is that a man
shouldn't wear a cane till mes
20 and spats till he's twice that
old.
It's fine that some prices have
been cut, but too bad that some
storekeepers don't read
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
MIDWEST GASOLINE CUT

The midwest hos not taken kindly TO gasoline ro-
tioning to save rubber becouse the COOL is SO ndi-
rect thot It IS hord 10 keep in sight when there O
superobundonce OF fuel ground. Nor could the mid
west be expected 10 ike the ideo Of being cut down
merely becouse eosern seoboord misery loves comp
ony
But With the opening OF Big Inch il IS possible 10
step UP the eostern weekly roton bit by Ieveng
off with the midwest through diversion Of tank cors
In thot event, middle westehers con be expected to
shore willingly if not eoeery in this hordshp which
the requires
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
. SO THEY SAY

In a democracy, leadership is
the result Of a continuous battle
among many individuals and
groups seeking to convince 9TH
ers of the rightnesS of their con-
illusions Leaders who make the
right decisions continue TO main
tain their following. Those who
do not are voted out or dropped.
Edward l.. Bernays, public re-
lations expert.
The washing got me. Washing
that white uniform every night.
| wanted TO see action, but not
over dashboard Boy of 10
reclaimed from Navy by parents.
Unless every body is willing to
forego temporary gains, this
government is going the way
other republics have - Senator
Burton K Wheeler of Montana.
You never can waste money in
giving people education. - Sen.
Claude Pepper, Florida.
Our boys think they can lick
any Germans that ever lived -
V. F w Commander Robert T.
Merrill, returning from battle
front tour in North Africa.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
0 IN HOLLYWOOD

came a director-one of the
best directors in Hollywood, The
man whose worst enemy was his
father-Director Lloyd Bacon,
son Of the famous Frank Bacon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26

Meanwhile the wife Of o soldier dependent for
her living upon "hot she con earn while her husband
fights for the Arercon way OF life, couldn't get q
chance 70 corn onything.
The vicious circle was broken and the young wo-
man got her Job only otter hovng gone from one Of
flee Of the government ogency TO another she found
on administrator with imagination enough to cut
some corners
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26
CALL FOR
GOVERNMENT ACTION

northeastern u S. dairymen
and poultry men have prepared
an estimate for the War Food
Administration, however. re-
porting that they will be short
nearly II million tons of feed
unless the government takes
some action TO promote the
movement of grain from the
corn belt into the deficit areas
There has been some consid-
Grafton of ALLEGATIONS but moth
ing has yet jelled The talk of
an elaborate system Of alloca-
tons. amounting almost to ra-
tioning system that would give
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-26

in sight for 1854 is about IL
per cent smaller than last year.
with the supply of feed grains
about 20 per cent smaller per
animal unit because the number
of animals has been increasing
steadily over the past few years
and is still going up. Livestock
population is up from less than
100 million head last year to
over IFS million Poultry on
farms we're estimated 10 number
up 10 $50 million last year, as
against over 800 million this
year, and there is no way TO
count or estimate the back yard
poultry, even after they're
Matched The drain on feed sup
plies is therefore tremendous,
and made more acute by the
greater demand for grains for
industrial alcohol. corn syrups
and sugars, flour and the like.
That is the general. national
picture. but this is thing that
can't be generalized about Feed
supply is a local situation all
over the country. Farmers who
are holding corn on their farms
TO feed to pigs will have plenty
to feed to barnyard flocks Of
chickens if they want -. Poul-
try raisers who can buy feed
supplies in their own localities
nnln ctnA h.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-04

coming toward the building with
Brenda Leigh and suddenly he
thought what 4 good looking cou-
pie they made, even with Adams
slight limp. which kept him from
striding along as Jack knew he'd
like to do. Brenda Leigh. home
from New York after something
OF a career as newspaper woman,
and Adam North, who had stayed
nome and turned an old buggy fac
tory into something that was put
ting Linville on the map. He turned
back toward Ruth. DO you know
what am going to start praying
for?" he said.
mo-" said Ruth. "What?"
I'm going to start praying for
Adam to fall head over heels in
love with Brenda Leigh" he re-
piled.
Don't be silly! Brenda Leigh
would never be content to settle
down in 4 place like Linville."
How do you know" asked
Jack.
After the exciting life Brenda
led up in New York, she'd die down
here. Shes only come home for a
rest"
Maybe so, but I heard she's
planning to put the old Leigh home
in shape. and spend part Of each
year there" said Jack. "She might
even write the great American
novel out there. She could do that
as Adams wife as we'll as she
could single"
II suppose So"
And then. Jack went on, smil-
ing. you wouldn't have to worry
SO much about the way the mar
rled women use Adam. Once he has
become a husband himself, he
won't have time TO take other hus-
bands places"
Ruth looked at the clock. 1--WE
lot of letters to get out" she said,
abruptly changing the subject.
What did you come in for? To ask
Adam about something ?"
"Yes. but it'll wait. How about
n movie tonight? There's a good
one at the Arcadia"
Il have to attend an air raid
warden meeting" Ruth replied.
"All the wardens are supposed to
be there. Now that Adams made
Linville sort of war production
center, the danger of a raid is
greater than ever"
Jack laughed. Gosh. honey" he
said, "a plane would have a heck
OF a time even finding Linville.
Anyway. we can make a late
movie. How about it?
Ruth sighed rs she remembered
that Adam would probably accept
Susan Pottcr's bridge invitation
and not be able to call for her after
the meeting rs he had been doing.
Oh. well, if she couldn't have Adam
SIZE might as we'll be nice to Jack.
you can drop by for me if you
want to-" she said. The meeting
is being held over the drug store.
1t may be too late for movie,
though"
Then we'll take a walk down
by the river" said Jack. There's
Il moon. and the nights are still
warm enough for love making out
of doors" He blew a kiss. III be
seeing you. sweetheart"
ITO BE Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-04
CHAPTER TWO

RUTH MOOREHOUSE, Adams
stenographer, answered the ringing
telephone. Pm sorry, but Mr..
North's not in right now, Mrs. Pot
ter" she said. He's showing Bren-
da Leigh over the factory"
Twill you have him call me ?"
Susan asked. And be sure to tell
him not to make any engagements
for tonight, as need him for
bridge"
Eyes, Mrs. Potter" said Ruth.
But if Ruth Moorehouse had
done what she really wanted to she
would have slammed down the re-
ceiver so hard it would have made
Susan Potter's eardrrlms ring for
hours. What did people think
Adam North was. anyway? II need
him for bridge" The idea! What
was Adam-man or mouse? Some
times she thought the mouse won
out. What Adam North needed was
the moral courage to say mo"
and stick to it. 1t certainly was
time he put those darn-fool women
in their places-women who felt
they could grab him any time they
needed social assistance. II need
You for bridge. Adam. dear" Or,
I'VE need someone 10 complete our
movie party: Adam. so hop right
over" And, what's more, Adam
hoped.
1T makes me SICK" said Ruth
to her typewriter.
What makes. you sick?" a mas
culine voice asked.
She turned about sharply to see
Jack Vinton standing in the door
way. his handsome face grease
streaked, and his overalls more SO.
WHO do you think you are ?" she
demanded. why don't you make
q noise when you come in?"
Il did," said Jack. but you were
so busy being sick about something
or somebody you didn't hear.
What's eating you?"
"Nothing's eating me-" said
Ruth. only - well. it's Adam
again"
You mean HE makes you
sick?"
mo. of course not. 1 mean it
makes me sick the way Linville
women Use him"
jack laughed. IF it doesn't both
er Adam. why should it bother
you? After all, Adams free and
over so. He certainly ought to be
able to handle n flock of women. 4"
"Elc ought TO be able, yes" said
Ruth. 'But he doesn't. They han
die him.
Jack stepped to the desk, start
ed to touch Huth's thick darI; hair
that was smoothcd back and
caught with white ribbon, and
then remembered his greasy hands.
"Listen, Ruth" he said, his voice
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-04
SYNOPSIS

BILL POTTER. young Linville real
estate broker. informs his wife.
SUSAN. that deal he Is negotiating
with
ALICIA CARTER. a willy, flirtatious
widow. necessitatcs his being excused
from Susan's plans for an evening
bridge party. He suggests that she
telephone
ADAM NORTH. war plant owner md
Linville's most obliging bachelor. to
I'LL In for him.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-04
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WATKINS IS. WRIGHT

bit husky. forget Adam and the
Linvllie women, and think about
us. what's to keep us from getting
married? There's no need waiting
Is there? No awfully important
reason, I mean"
Ruth didn't answer. She Just sat
there, staring across the office. Just
sat there wishing with her whole
Deing that she could say, YES"
and go with him straight to a min.
lster. But she couldn't. No, not as
long as she felt as she did about
Adam North. Maybe it was silly OF
her, that wild hope that some day
Adam would become conscious OF
her as a young woman, and not &c
on thinking of her as the little high
school girl he had hired and started
of in the world of business.
Whats the matter?" Jack
asked presently. Cat got you,
tongue
Ruth looked at him and forced
a smile. MY tongues quite all
right, thank you. But I-I-that is
Jack, let's not talk about marry.
ing now. The Office is no place for
1t, and besides"
"And besides, you still dream OF
becoming Mrs. Adam North"
Ruth nodded. He's been SO good
10 me-. she said. Hes helped me
IN so many ways, and IL adore
him."
Sure" said Jack. Hes helpeG
me, too, and I'd do anything in the
world for him, except sit idly b,
and let him walk off with my girl
He motioned Ruth TO silence as sh,
started to speak. Don't forget how
Adam loaned me the money to TAX,
the mechanical course at the uni.
versity, and how he took me into
the factory TO get practical expert.
ence. Those things mean a lot tc
young guy, Ruth. and Pm CRATE.
ful for them. But darned if il
doesn't make me sick the way YOU
moon over Adam"
Very well." said Ruth, leaving
Adam out of it, you know it would
be silly of us to marry-when YOU
may be called at any moment"
so WHAT" said Jack. Lots OF
soldiers leave wives behind them
and I'd like to know you would be
waiting for me as Mrs. Vinton. dar.
ling-not as Ruth Moorehouse." He
forgot his greasy hands, and tool,
one of Ruth's. I'm making good
money now, darling. and I'd like
to put n wedding ring on this
fourth finger of yours!" He held the
finger against his lips. I'm impa,
ticnt about two things. marrying
you and getting into the service
Sometimes I'm sorry I Lei
Adam persuade me to wait TO b,
drafted, arguing that l was doing
war work and work that was need.
ed. II like to be in the thick Of
things"
Ruth looked up into Jacks seri
ous young face. I'm terribly fonc
of you, Jack-really I am. Maybe
l might get to love you very dearly
If we were married. but"
Sometimes" said Jack. Il al
most wish that guy hadn't done Sc
much for me, so l could hate him
and maybe black his eye" Ht
moved away, walked to the win
dow, and stood looking down into
the factory yard. He saw Adam
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Industrial Output
Climbs 10 New HiQh

NEW YORK. Aug. 26-Indus-
trial production climbed 10 a new
high last month. following a slight
decline during June. Federal Re-
serve Board reporte d. Both
changes were ascribed largely to
fluctuations in coal output, which
was reduced in June by work
stoppages at the mines. July iron
GRE shipments were largest or
record.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Business Expansion
Continues i'm Canada

average of industrial employment
as high
--IAe--foIestEy--iaaasirlss--AApe
been feeling the current shortage
az labor very seriously and there
has been a sharp Shrinksge in the
cuts OF both pulpwood and wood
for fuel purposes.
The situation IA complicated
owing 10 the fact that 81 per cent,
Of Eanaaa. sc -etithttti-ef-f,tiiasHeed
and pulp products is exported 10
the United States, where, mainly
owing TO the demands Of war pro-
duction. the consumption OF wood
pulp rose from 9.750.O00 tons in
1870 10 ll.050000 tons in 1912,
and the problem Of adequate sup
plies Of pulpwood has. therefore,
become a matter OF international
concern.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
4-H-C|HHb Exhibit
Opens Monday

FAST LANSING Aug 6 An
eNhhi, ~ nearly 900 head of live
stock which VIII be held here by
i-H Club hoys and girls from all
pant. Of Michigan uo>' Monday
VIII sat new record for animal
competition IN the combined state
h9w and Farmer, Da5 MIchi-
gan STATE College authorities SAID
today
The livestock and exhibits vii
constitute the college version NJ "a
STATE fair usually held ln Detroit
a.' cancelled because OF The V8r
During the day farmer, and
other VISITORS VIII view I'll C4b
aNnHa- r Demonstration HALL
aa inspect soue 90. the current
la-.lru. and demonstrations of
.,teI ay 'ne various departments
%. tte agriculture division a
citizenship ceremony VIII close
fhe day with Gov Kelly and Pres
.dcr' JahN 4 Hannah OF the col
iege hraIl.nGg The event.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Detroit on New Route

But leaving out the interna.
tional aspects Of the program
the possibilities right at homo
are prodigiouS A giant road
way. running down the Atlantic
Coast, will connect Boston with
Washington. This will cover
what is known as the largest
traffic band on earth"
This highway Is expected 10
he only a portion OF the East
Coast system. 1t will be link
in the sweeping stretch from
Maine 10 Florida.
Another plan under consid-
Grafton is 10 extend the famed
Pennsylvania Turnpike from
Philadelphia to Chicago by way
OF Pittsburgh. Cleveland and
Detroit will be on that route.
The busiest portion Of this route
is between Detroit and Toledo.
which will be expanded TO meet
the conditions.
this is contained =inthe
Mcclellan Robinson bill now up
in Congress. The three billions,
supplemented by the states ap-
preparations. will bring new
era 70 motoring. new high TO
automobile markets.