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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-18
Obituaries
Claude COttreU

Funeral services for Claude
Clarence Cottrell, Fireman, End
Glass, u. S. Navy, who was kill
ed in action in the Pacific the
alter of war, were held from an
undisclosed Navy Hospital Base
July 2, his grandmother learned
today in a letter from the dead
sailors commanding officer,
Lieut.. John Stillman, U. S. N.
r.
According to Lieut.. Stillman
full military honors were paid
the youthful Mount Clemens sail
or with a great many officers
and men from his squadron at
tending the impressive rites. The
young hero, he was but ID years
of age, was the grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Cottrell, $3.50
North River road, Mount Glenn
ems. He had last written them
on May % at which time he had
reported himself we'll and hap
ply. They were officially inform
ed of his death by the Navy
Department on July 10.
According to Lieut.. Stillman
the Mount Clemens sailor was
exceedingly popular among his
shipmates and died inStantane-
ously lin the service of his
country"
Chaplain Anderson, of the
Navy, performed the last rites
at the grave, Lieut.. Stillman
said, in pointing out that hymns
were sung by the assembled
sailors and a final volley of
shots fired over Fireman Cot
trells last resting place at a
Pacific island Navy Base GENE
terry.
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Fireman
Continued from Page ~

regular, full-time member oil
the fire department for slightly
more than a year and, for 18
months prior to that period, had
served as a volunteer fireman.
He had lived in Warren town
ship for approximately l6 years
and made his home at $500 Hud-
son avenue in Warren township.
FUNERAL THURSDAY
Funeral services will be held
at 2 O'Clock Thursday from the
home with the six members Of
the Van Dyke Fire Department
acting as pallbearers. Repre-
sentatives of Spirit Lodges of
the Metropolitan Club from
Center Line, St. Clair Shores,
Roseville, Ferndale, East De-
troit, and Grotiot Township are
expected to be in attendance in
uniform.
Surviving Mr.. Consistency, in
addition to his widow, Lillian,
are four children. They are Mrs.
Arthur KalWin and Mrs. Charles
Rabedeau, of Van Dyke, Seaman
&c Edward of the United States
Navy, and Betty Lou. A sister,
Mrs. Joseph Foye of Detroit,
also survives. Burial will take
place in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements have been
under direction of Joseph Miller,
Detroit.
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Disaster
CONTINUED from Page u

cussion had wrecked nearly
every house and inflicted minor
injuries on hundreds. This is
the nearest community to the
Navy base.
At dawn some of the residents
who had remained overnight be-
gan to inspect the wreckage,
still shocked, they stood in a
chill wind and repeated again
and again:
1--WE thought il was the Japs
bombing us. We were sure we
were going to get it,"
BAR REPORTERS
Newspapermen were not al
lowed to visit the waterfront
where witnesses said the dock
had been torn away in the ex-
plosion.
But near the highway the
wreckage of barracks and a
recreation hall stood in gaunt
tSStiioiiJ " Vic PoWSI VI liiS
blast. All along the road to Port
Chicago were chunks of twisted
metal, parts of the exploded
ships.
In the town itself larger bits
of metal had landed. One piece
of deck, weighing probably 800
pounds, was imbedded at the side
of street. Nearby a valve had
torn a hole six inches deep in
the asphalt.
Throughout last night, said
nurses, one Port Chicago man
had wandered from hospital to
hospital searching for his family.
All had disappeared from his
wrecked home. All this - the
injuries, the uncertainties the
wreckage - happened in per-
haps Is seconds.
The earth shook, these peo-
pie said, then glass and beams
crashed about them, followed by
a gigantic roar. That was all.
Many of the injuries were
black or bruised eyes, cut cheeks,
gashed hands. Men and women
both wore bandages.
Their houses had been smash
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-18
Fairgrounds
Bonds Backing
Armed Forces

Playground supervisors ano
children scored again this week
against the Axis with their bond
and stamp purchases - includ-
ing another Monitor Leader
newsboy-when they purchased
one $50 bond and two SIS bonds
in Mondays weekly sale, in adj
dition TO a generous amount OF
war stamps.
The leading purchasers were;
Norm a Mettler, Donaldson
playground supervisor, w h o
bought enc $50 bond;
Barbara MacLachlan, Wilson
ground supervisor, purchaser of
a S25 bond, and
Charles K. Krause, 10, of the
Lincoln ground, who bought a
S25 bond.
An S8.75 purchase of 25-cent
war stamps was credited to one
individual at the Donaldson
playground, and a young girl at
the Wilson playground turned
in SIS for 10-cent stamps.
Monitor-Leader carrier Krause
not only carries his papers and
participates in playground activi-
ties, but also collects nightcrawl-
ers which he sells to fishermen
at Harsen's Island, by a $3.50
arrangement with another boy.
The crawlers sell for 20 cents a
dozen, and this income has help
ed Charlie pile up total OF
eight SIS bonds. 1t took him a
month to save his latest bond
money. The boy has a brother,
Warren, stationed at the Univer-
sity of Michigan in the Nays
Viz group.
One-day sales at the six city
Fairgrounds Monday exceeded
500.
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Samuel Berry

ROSEVILLE-Samuel Berry,
age 70 years, died Monday
morning at his home, 1919 Cal
ifornia avenue, Roseville, fol-
lowing a lengthy period of i'll
ness.
Mr.. Berry was a native of
Canada and had lived in Rose
vile for about 20 years.
He is survived by his widow,
Elizabeth, and two children:
Arthur G., and Refine, at home.
The funeral was set for 2 p.
m, Wednesday with services at
the William d. Clyne funeral
chapel. and burial in Roseland
Park Cemetery, Royal Oak.
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ALLIES Increase
Threat 10 Florence
Greet Inlond Art Center
Believed Doomed

ROME, July Is Up Dog.
ged advances in three sectors OF
the trans-peninsular Italian front
increased the Allied menace to-
day to Germans in the great in
land art center of Florence and
the ports of Ancona and Livor-
no.
British and South African in
fantry and tanks which estab-
fished a bfidgehead- en the wide
and deeply gorged Arno River
yesterday advanced to a point
south of Cincelli, six miles north
west of Arezzo and about 30 air.
line miles from Florence. On the
mountainous Tuscany front to
the west, other Allied troops
were within 90 odd miles of
Florence but intervening terrain
elsewhere promised slow pro-
gress.
Poles near the Adriatic adj
vanced up to three miles on An
coma and won Monte Bogo and
another height, eight-miles from
the important port.
American infantry, w h n
light artillery range of LiVorno.
third ranking italian port sought
to ease Allied supply problems,
rolled back continued German
counter-attacks and cut through
enemy defenses at Ponsacco,
road junction in the Era Val
ley three miles south of the
Arno River. AT that point, the
CTS were 18 miles east and
slightly north of the priced port,
headquarters announced.
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Bethany Lutheran church, East
Outer Drive at Chatsworth.
Interment was in the family lot
in the Utica cemetery beside his
wife, Matilda. who preceded
him in death several years ago.
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Russia
Continued from Page II


Grodno, and other Red Army
troops have advanced west and
south of that newly captured
stronghold, front dispatches said
today.
THE borders of East Prussia
are just ahead" wrote Izvestia S
correspondent.
GAIN TOEHOLD
This same dispatch said So
Wet forces had gained a foothold
on the western bank of the Svi-
loch River, which runs into the
Nieman south of Grodno, in
big advance between Lunnol and
Bialystok toward the southern
border of East Prussia, So miles
from the Sviloch.
With a score Of villages in
their hands on the western side
of the Nieman on their bridge
head west of Grodno, the Rus
slams were driving toward Eydt-
kuhnen, border city of East Prus-
STA proper As miles away.
Q-What is the capital city Of
Saipan?
A-Garapan; normally 10000
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SGT. III. BaSSett
Missing Since
Austrian Raid

ROSEVILLE - Sgt. Harland
c. Bassett has been reported mis-
sing in action in an official War
Department communique to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bassett, 275C9 Lasslett, Rose
vile.
Sgt. Bassett was a waist gun.
ner on a B-24 Liberator bomb.
err and had been on a mission
over Austria. He graduated in
January, 1912, from Burton
High School and was 10 years of
age.
Before entering the service
he was employed by the Bell
Telephone Company in Detroit,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-18

Can you wonder that we are
disillusioned? We know we have
been deserted. - Nazi prisoner
captured during invasion.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-18

In solving our manpower prob
lens the first demand is that
W. obtain for physical contact
with the enemy enough of the
kind of men we need to do the
job. - Secretary of War Henry
l.. Stimson.
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Dewey Ready 10 Give
Views on Platform,
5prague Declares
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 22.--Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York will confer
with Platform Committee members
by telephone-if they de-
sire his views, j. Russell Sprague,
New York national committeeman
told a press conference today.
Mr.. Sprague said that in tele-
phone conversation with Herbert
Brownell, jr., Gov. Dewey's cam
paign manager in 1912 the Gov
ernor said that If platform drafters
desired his views on any subject,
he would be glad to give them.
Mr.. Sprague made it clear, how
ever, he did not expect Gov. Dewey
to come to Chicago for the conyen-
ton opening next week until he
wins the nomination, as Mr.. Sprague
said he was confident the Governor
would do.
AT the same press conference, Will
liam Reichel, California national
committeeman, told reporters hi
was supporting Gov. Dewey because
he believed the New York Governor
could carry California.
Asserting that he was not at
tempting to speak for the Calffornis
delegates, Mr. Reichel told reporters
the group would caucus here Mon
day and cast their votes for the
candidate who obtained two-thirds
support of the delegation.
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Aerial
Continued From First Page)

perhaps indicating that Ameri-
can bombers from Italy were out.
The daylight raid against Berlin
by a feet OF more than 1000 United
States Flying Fortresses and Liber-
ators and 1900 escorting fighters
was the greatest of the war against
the Reich capital.
While German flying bombs con-
tinued droning through English
skies overnight, the mounting weight
of bombs dropped on the Pas-de-
Calais area indicated the Allies
were making progress In their COM
paign against the launching me-
chanisms for these projectiles.
East of the battle area bombing
was concentrated on the disrupted
and choked railway and highway
network over which the Germans
are striving to push reinforcements.
Over an area of several hundred
square miles British and American
fighter -bombers battered bridges,
railroad yards, tracks, trains, barges
and oil tanks at 20 different places.
Air bases at st. Quentin and Dreux
also were hit.
43 u. S. BOmbers Lost.
The fighters which accompanied
the heavy bombers making the shut
tie raid on Berlin may or may not
have set a distance record, depend
ing on how far beyond the Rus
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Alaska and Florida
Contests Dismissed
By COP Committee
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 22.-The Re-
pu'' lican National Committee voted
yesterday to dismiss convention del
egate contests ir Alaska and Flor
Ida. -
The committee decided to seat
the regularly selected delegation
from Alaska 1t denied a protest
against seating Florida delegation
chosen BY the State convention.
The Contests Committee report
ed to the national committee that
1t will recommend that rules be sus-
pended and delegates from the Sd
congressional district in Kentucky
be seated without further inquiry.
In that district, an election was
held to select new delegates after
the regularly selected delegates re-
signed.
The national committee settled a
contest from the 5th district of
Oklahoma by voting to seat the con-
testant, James S. Twyford, over Ar
thur Geissler, both of Oklahoma
City. The issue involved the ques-
ton of the counting and announc-
ing the result of the delegate In
the district.
The committee dismissed without
argument the delegate contest
brought by Joseph w. (Tieless Joe)
Tolbert to seat his four delegates
from South Carolina in place of
the regular faction headed by j.
Bates Gerald of Charleston.
The Tolbert group failed to pro-
duce a published notice of call for
their State convention as required
by national convention rules and
as demanded by the National Com
mittee before proceeding with argu-
ments.
Dismissal of the contest, a familiar
one to Republican conventions for
many years, was with the under
standing that the Tolbert group
could reinstate it if they got tele-
graphic proof of giving advance
public notice of their convention.
Bethel Brown and o. T. Tindell,
jr., Representatives from the Third
District of Tennessee, were seated
The claims to the same seats by
Sam J. McAllester and Walter
White were diSalloWed.
Evening star., 1944-06-22

ment and fundamental American
principles, the bona fide residents of
the District of Columbia are as just
ly entitled to voting representation
in the Congress and among the
electors of President and Vice PreSi-
dent as are citizens of any one OF
the 48 States.
his is not a new issue, but has
been urged by the disfranchised cit
liens of the District for decades.
The pending Summers -Capper joint
resolution, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States to give Congress the requisite
power, which 1t now lacks, meets our
requirements.
"The identical pending proposals
are House Joint Resolution 81, intro
duced by Representative Summers
of Texas. and Senate Joint Resolu-
ton SO, introduced by Senator Cap
per of Kansas. They would add to
the Constitution of the United
States the following article:
Il earnestly urge the inclusion of
a plank in our platform supporting
this proposal. The following Ian
guage would, I believe, be appro-
pirate:
1--WE favor amending the Consti-
tuition so as to provide that there
shall be m the Congress and among
the electors of President and Vice
President members elected by the
people Of the District constituting
the seat of the Government of the
United States.'"
Appeal for Justice.
II realize that we are under a
strict injunction to keep the length
of our platform within due bounds,
and I don't come here with any
threats or warnings; neither do I
represent any pressure group or
groups; there are no trades that
1 can or desire to offer-we Re-
publicans Of the District of Colum-
bia have done and will continue to
do everything that lies within our
power to support the party regard
less OF what you do here with our
request.
Il am simply appealing to your
sense of justice and fair dealing
to pause for a moment in the con-
sideration of problems-many of
paramount importance - to give
your nod of approval of the en-
.franchisement of group of persons
which is interested in the solution
of these same problems fully as
much as, and perhaps more than,
any geographical group of similar
size in the country"
Evening star., 1944-06-22
War Loan
Continued From First Page

and Bob Simmons, president of the
club. were guest speakers.
The saddle used by Sonny Work
man, Jockey, went for $4,000 when
he purchased it himself for $4,000
and turned it back to be sold toI
Joseph Tucci for $1,000 Dennis
Hughes. local attorney, bid 5000
in bonds for pair of boxing gloves
used by Buddy Baer.
Private Bids High.
Two Army Air Forces musicians
entered the bidding for two sets
of golf clubs used by Sam Snead.4
Pvt. Charles Ford bid 81 900 for
one set, while Frank B. Biskey took
the other set for $500 An anony-
nous bidder bought the fin of a.
captured Nazi fighter plane for
$4,000 in bonds.
Individual bond purchases in
Maryland through Tuesday totaled
SIG 900 900, or 1888 per cent of the
States $104 10000 individual quota
In Alexandria. Va, individual pur-
|chases through the first week of the
drive stand at S236 234, or 9.6 per
cent of the quota, with Series e"
bond sales $118,987, or Is per cent
of that goal.
Theater Sells $75,775.
1t was announced that 5,775 in
bonds were sold at bond premiere
at Sidney Lust Theater in Marlboro.
Nd. Tuesday. Arlington public
school children were reported to
have purchased 1888, 1857 in War
Bonds and Stamps during the past
school year
| In Montgomery County, Md,
Dickerson Elementary School topped
it's 81 900 Fifth War Loan quota by
selling $4,000 in bonds, $l0,600 of
which was sold by 11-year-old John
H. Moore.
The Washington Pharmaceutical
Society has reported Is per cent
subscription to its 100000 quota
and expects to sell more than ST.
00O, 900 in War Bonds by next Tues
day when the organization will hold
a bond rally at $3.50 pm. at the
Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Representation
Continued From First Page J

place in the top half in total in
come taxes paid
"As to our l. @. rating, believe
we can measure up to the general
average of the United States.
29th Division Mentioned.
when it comes to the defense of
our country, our son, fathers, hus-
bands and brothers answer the call
to the colors the same as the men
from any other part of the country.
You may be interested to know that
the 29th Division, made up in large
part of men from the District of
Columbia. was in the spearhead
which established the beachhead
below Cherbourg few days ago.
The Governments of the South
American republics are modelled
after our own-but in not single
one are the residents of the National
Capital denied the right of suffrage.
Nor are the residents of any OF our
own State Capitals denied this right.
When it comes to supporting the
national ticket, voteless Washington
also has not been found wanting.
Year after year we have created an
defective campaign organizations; we
have raised hundreds of thousands
of dollars which have been poured
into campaigns in different parts OF
! the country.
We have conducted most eff
tcient absentee voters bureau to as
sist those fortunate citizens having
the right of suffrage but having
their residence elsewhere, in casting
their ballots. In 1910 we serviced
some 10000 to 25,0O0 voters in this
manner And it is matter of rec
ord that many congressional and
gubernatorial elections have turned
on the absentee vote.
| Justly Entitled to Vote.
But when it comes to voting, we
ourselves are stepchildren. BY every
lcohceivable standard of measure
Evening star., 1944-06-22

sian border the bases in the Soviet
Union lie.
The border itself Is some 900 miles
from Britain. American fighters
have gone several hundred miles
farther than that on round trips
escorting bombers to Berlin aand
targets farther east in Germany.
Opening of the new Britain-to-
Russia shuttle route brought with
it the prospect of still greater raids
against Germany.
The raid yesterday was the Amer
leans 18th on Berlin. 1t cost 43
United States bombers and Is fight
ers. Forty-nine German fighters
were knocked down, 20 by the fight
ers and % by the bombers' guns.
The attacking fleet bombed an
aircraft engine factory in the Berlin
suburb of Basdorf, the Berlin rail-
road yards and factories. Although
there were some clouds, most combat
wings bombed visually and reported
good results.
Evening star., 1944-06-22
House Told Of Proof
clio Political Group
is Arm Of New Deal
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClaItu FEeSs.
Representative Thomas. Repub-
liean, of New Jersey, member OF
the Dies Committee, said in the
House today that evidence in the
committees files clearly shows that
the CIO Political Action Committee
is, in fact, the political arm of the
New Deal administration"
Here he asserted, lis Com
munist dominated group. welding .
$4 ,000, 900 slush fund aimed at the
political death of every Congress
man who will not take its orders,
stretching its tentacles into the
White House itself"
The organizations activities. he
added, "are directed from the White
House by the New Deal political
strategists, David K. Niles and
Jonathan Daniels" administrative
assistants to President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Thomas made the assertion
during brief but heated discussion
of newspaper column by West
brook Pegler claiming evidence in
dicated a close tie-up between the
White House and the Political Ac-
tion Committee,
Representative Marca % n o,
American-Labor, of New York de-
manded that the House investigate
the source of Mr.. Pegler's informa-
ton, and Democratic Whip Ram
speck also voiced desire to know
how the columnist got pipeline"
into the Dies Committee. Repre-
sentative Celler, Democrat, of New
York asked whether the committees
staff was employed by the House or
by Mr.. Pegler
Mr.. Thomas and Mr. Marcantonio
were ruled out of order during a
debate on methods they said were
used by Mr.. Pegler and Drew Pear
son, newspaper columnist, to obtain
information. Mr.. Thomas asserted
that Mr.. Pearson had access to
high New Deal leaders. am
Earlier Mr.. Thomas said the Dies
Committee has evidence that the
Farm Security Administration was
being used "as political weapon by
the New Deal and the CIO group
ito defeat certain members of this
body and the Senate"
The evidence, he added, includes
records of telephone calls by CIo
committee leaders to the White
House and to Government agencies
in States where political upsets re-
Gently took place"
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Russell SeurIe to Head
Trude Association

Russell M. Searle of the Ad-
vertising Speciality National Asso-
citation was elected president of
the Washington Trade Association
Executives yesterday afternoon in
the Hotel Statler.
Bond Geddes. Radio Manufac-
turers' Association, and Richard P.
White, American Associa Cion of
Nurserymen, were chosen vice presi-
dents; Mae A. Parrott, United
States Chamber of Commerce, sec
retary, and William A. Penrose,
Ferry & Dawson, treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Gerald Corbett Named
Huwuiii Treasury Chief

President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Gerald Robert Corbett of Wis.,
consin to be Secretary of the Treas
ury of Hawaii.
Mr.. Corbett. who has been prac-
ticing law in California, will succeed
Ernest K Kai. resigned.
Evening star., 1944-06-22
Gives Speedy Reply

RED BANK, N. j. (P).-When o
police recorder asked a Negro Navy
project worker what he had to say
to disorderly conduct charge, the
defendant answered: $40"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
BY VIRGINIA N. SMITH


Start your Victory Garden for ls45
this month. Our Motto for l945 is Hold
That Line and December is the month
TO start your garden for next year.
Ten "Have-you- done-this" for the De-
eember gardener-if not, Get Busy now.
/. Remove all old plants, vines, weeds
and grass in and around the garden
Trash protects insects and diseases
which will cause trouble next year.
2. Applied an adequate amount OF
barnyard manure and superphosphate
to the l945 plot and plowed it under.
3. Built and planted a coldframe
and built hotbed for your ls45 plants
4. Properly treated, labeled and stor-
ed homegrown vegetable seed.
5. Cut asparagus tops off (if dead
and mulehed bed with well rotted ma
nure.
9. Collected, cleaned, repaired, oiled
and stored garden implements not in
use.
Z. Cleaned and stored stakes and
wire used in garden this year for to.
mstoes and beans.
&. Planted winter spinach, onions
and set asparagus crowns.
.. Banked carrots, turnips and ruta
bagas. Don't let freezing weather catch
you'll.
10. Repaired garden fence and start
ed Compost Pile.