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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON

Everybody talks about the
weather but nobody does any
thing about it - except Jack
Lannan and similarly gifted
gents.
Lannan has been manufacture
ing weather to order for the
movies for the last 13 years
snowstorms, thunder, nice tidal
waves, wind, rain, lightning,
hail, sleet, fog - and all on
cue.
In fact, Jack once did some
thing Mama Nature has never
been able to do. He got snow
storm mixed up with some
green grass, yellow roses and
summer breezes. 1t was all a
horrible mistake. Jacks face
was red for days.
81 was working with dircc-
tor Alfred Hitchcock on the pic
ture Suspicion" Gary Grant
and Joan Fontaine were going
to play a love scene in a gard
den. Hitch ordered summer
breezes. | set up my wind ma
chimes on the set, turned them
on as Cary and Joan went into
a clinch. And what do you
think happened? II started to
snow!
Hitchcock didn't say word.
He walked off the set, went in
to his dressing room q
slammed the door. For min
ute | thought maybe l had gone
crazy. Then l checked. 1t seems
we had filmed a snow scene on
the same stage two weeks prev
iously. We had used corn flakes
for snow and someone had for
gotten to sweep off the catwallss
above the set. They were cover
cred with corn flakes. We'll,
when we turned on the wind
machines these corn flakes start
ed flying all over Hitchcock
nice garden"
MAKES RAIN MISS ACTORS
At the moment Jack Lannan
he's listed on the RKO studio
payroll as a special effects man
lis manufacturing rain and fog
for the new Cary Grant picture
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
SITUATION UNCHANGED

The deporture of exPremier TOTO from the GEN.
+er of the Jooonese stooe is no signal for hotwovng
and shouts that the Japanese home front has crock
ed II is IoroeIy domestic Jop offoir, and it tells US
little thot is new.
We have known for many months that japan
was osino the war; So hos Toto So do his successors
The rood to victory will still be long and hard and
COSTLY and it is to that end that the new JoP govern
ment is undoubtedly committed The toces OF the
eobinet may have changed, but it Still contains the
same old collection Of uniforms, Prince Albert coats,
horn trimmed spectocIes and mitorstic 'deos
The only difference seems to be that the jap
government hos decided to confide the unpleasant
truth to the people, Truth of course is port OF the
jap code Of ethics; there isn't any Woshneton-ond-
the-cherry-tree legend in Shnto mythology.
So when the Jops were given the unvorn'shed bad
news about Soipon it was evidently motter OF ex-
pediency with no official bushes tor the whoPPers
that they have been told in the post.
til not unlikely that dissolution Of the TOTO cob
met was decided on some time ooo and that the story
Of the Sopon defect was issued to prepare the public
for it, It is port Of the propaganda policy olreody
launched in Germany In both countries now, the Sc
robustness of the stuoton is being played up, enemy
strenoth is emphasized and toue IN time is promised.
The object is an increased production, induced by the
populations knowledge Of desperate situotion
This policy may work better in japan than in
Germany As Motsuo Suzuki recently wrote in The
Christian Science Monitor, "Industrioly, Japan hos
become modern nation. Socially, it is still living in
an ancient post Of legend and myth" Japanese in
dusty exists for the emperors Qualification. It he
asks now for more effort, he'll probably get it.
As for Tojo's successors, they have slightly
more moderate" reputation, but the same mi|toris-
tic background. They may otter the unsuccessful
HitIer.Too strategy Of defending every forfIune out
post or bit Of land, but it seems inconsistent with
Japanese theology that they should have been put in
the drivers scot only to sue for peoce
All this won't alter the final outcome Neither
Jop nor Nozi fonotcism can overcome American
arms or American industry But the way still isn't
short, or the going cosy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
BY PETER EDISON


Former u n dersecretary Of
State Sumner Welles, running
true to the form of most peo-
pie who get eased out of a good
thing, has written book in
which he tells all and. as it is so
delicately known to the trade,
spills his CUTS" This type of
literary hara-kiri is never as
bad as it seems, for the perpe-
traitor usually survives and the
people he intended to knife go
uncarved.
The Welles opus, which is en-
titled The Time for Decision
and has just been published by
Harper's, is a must for anyone
who takes his foreign policy and
the international situation Sc
riously. But when or if you get
all through the Ala pages you
can ask yourself the question Of
Just how much of a disservice
Mr.. Welles has done to himself
and to his country by this con-
tribution and the answer is
Quite a lot" In fact, there are
parts of this book which will
make excellent Nazi propagan-
da and give considerable aid
and comfort to the enemy.
There is, for instance, an
elaborate scheme, with two
page map, showing how this
former diplomat thinks Ger
many should be. partitioned into
three separate states-Bavaria,
Baden and the Rhineland in a
southern state, Hanover, West
phalia and part of Saxony in a
western state, Pomerania, Bran
denburg, Silesia and the rest OF
Saxony in an eastern state. 1t is
not hard to conjure the Nazi
propagandists Selling upon this
proposal and telling the Ger
man people, just to make them
fight all the harder.
DENOUNCES OUR SPANISH
CIVIL WAR NEUTRALITY
A second point in the Welles
thesis which might conceivably
embarraSs the government is his
bitter denunciation of u S. pol
icies toward Spain. Welles de-
clares flatly that, "Of all our
blind isolationists policies, the
most disastrous was our attitude
towards the Spanish Civil War. y
1t is his opinion that the United
States should have given aid TO
the Spanish republic in its fight
against Franco instead of de-
claring strict neutrality. Welles
claims that President Roosevelt
was out of Washington when
this policy was adopted and did
not approve it. This is open to
question as a matter of record
and historical fact, as Roosevelt
was in Washington, knew all
about it and approved it.
The important thing, how
ever, is that the government is
now trying to win the Franco
government away from Ger
many and over to the United
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11

between the camera and Grant.
1t looks like he's standing in
the rain but he isn't"
DEMANDS REAL RAIN
SPOUTS
He was also proud of several
rainspouts on the set. The wa
ter was gushing out of them
very realistically. Have you
ever noticed a rainspout in a
tim scene?" Jack asked. up
until now these blankety blank
set builders never built a real
one. Id see a rain scene on the
screen and hide my face in
shame. They were just wooden
dummies. Water never came out
of them. On this picture l made
'em put in real rainspouts. And
then ! put a tank of water at the
top of each one. When | turn on
my rain l turn on my rainspouts
too"
Lannan got an order, for hail
stones the size of hens eggs for
the picture. All That Money
Can Buy" For a while he didn't
know just what to do.
I'VE had always used moth
balls" he said. II thought of
ping pong balls but l couldn't
figure out a way to eliminate
the bounce. Then l thought of
those round after dinner minis.
That did it. l went to a candy
company and ordered 5000
pounds of after dinner minis the
size of hens eggs. 1t was a
beautiful hailstorm."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
The PRICE OF ALLIANCE

The report Of the AVG public health chief in
Rome brings US yet onother picture Of the enornity
Of Nozi greed, ropociy and heortlessness. One Of
every five persons in the Italian copto is suffering
from tuberculosis, direct result Of ltoys Friendly
alliance" with Hitler.
First came the Italian contribution to Hitler's
promised victory. Not only did the ItoIions pay with
men and goods and raw moeroI, but olso with cold
and hunger Then the Nozs arrived in person, living
as they olwoys live. on the countYs best, while the
natives endured new, acute privotion.
The toll is only now becoming opporent to US.
Deficiency diseases of adults and children piled
upon the oiorrnine spreod Of tuberculosis Thus did
Hitler 1reot his friends and oIies What the liberot
Ina Allied ornnes will find in the countries thot op
epoed Hitler is oppoino TO contemplate.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11

once and no other official of the
Department of State is men
toned at all. Hull is given credit
for his reciprocal trade program.
AS a footnote to that, it should
be recalled that four years ago
Welles wrote the preface to
Harold Hinton's biography of
Cordell Hull. That preface was
filled with praise.
About the row which led to
Welles leaving the State Depart
ment, nothing is said at all.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
/. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-How much does the Lean
ing Tower of Pisa lean?
Alt is Is feet off perpendic-
ular, 179 feet high. Building
started in the 18th century.
Q-About how much rubber
do the United Nations armed
forces need per year?
A-1O0O,O00 tons.
ON what World War III
action were commanders rum
ming operations of serv e
branches to which they did not
belong?
A-The Hollandia INVASION:
An AAF officer commanded
Navy airmen and an admiral
commanded Army ground for
ces.
Q-Have the Nazis patented
their robot bomb?
"A u. S. patent was issued
April II, 1941, to Adam Kron-
cnberger and Fritz Bartlett of
Berlin on a gyroscopic automatic
aircraft steering system. 1t
could do the job.
Q-What is the newest source
of musk for perfume?
A-The muskrat. Heretofore
perfume musk has been obtained
from the muskdeer of Tibet.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
BROADWAY NAILS

NEW YORK-Police respond
ed quickly when Informed that
three men, two CARRIED as Storm
Troopers and another in the
green of the Wehrmacht and all
wearing Swastikas, were seen
on Broadway.
But it wasn't an invasion.
The three were actors making a
documentary film for the Pol
ish Information service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
Q IN HOLLYWOOD

None But the Lonely Heart"
The action takes place in Lon
don.
Jack has the set fixed up
with such an intricate system Of
overhead sprinklers that Grant
can be standing in a downpour
and not even get wet.
Just a trick" he said, ITO
keep the stars from getting
pneumonia. We turn on the rain
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
SLIGHT ERROR

FORT ANN, N. Y. - Henry
Hally received a signed blank
check from the u. S, Treasury.
The World War l veteran said
he returned the check, intended
as a disability payment.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
By WILLIAM f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

At the Allentown Tournament
the defenders of two different
events repeated this year. In the
women's pair event Mrs. Olive
Peterson of Philadelphia and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11
NIGHT LIFERS

LANCASTER, Pa. - There
may be strange noises in the
Lancaster cemetery these nights
but don't blame it on ghosts.
The Cemetery association put
lambs there to keep the grass
cut. They replace five men
who kept the plots in condition.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-11

between the camera and Grant.
1t looks like he's standing in
the rain but he isn't"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Auto
Graphs
Truck Output Hangs
on Foundry Problem
BY SILER FREEMAN

Some time ago this column
reported that trucks were the
No. l item on the list of war
goods, displacing even landing
craft and planes. Tanks. too,
were high up but not in the
same position as trucks.
This has now been confirmed
by 1t. Gen. Brehon Somevill
with the announcement that
heavy truck production will be
put in higher gear. But there is
nothing 10 put production in
higher gear with.
The first half of 1914 saw the
truck program fall behind 5.53l
heavy and 1896 heavy
trucks. This was not due TO the
inability of manufacturers 10
meet schedules but the inability
TO get vital components that re-
quire forging and casting
The trouble is right in the
foundrieS and forge shops. The
recruiting drive just inaugu-
rated by the War Manpower
Commission may solve it. but
we have our doubts. The prob
lens are intricate and are tied
up with wages lower than in
other industries, hot weather
and OPA ceiling which have
forced many shops to cancel
contracts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Buying
Here Dips

While cooler weather favored
shopping the current week, the
midsummer seasonal lull has been
more i'm evidence than heretofore
and retail trade in the Detroit
area dropped perceptably, accord
ing 10 Dun e. Bradstreet.
Representative depar m n I
stores without exception reported
volume below that of the same
week Of 1913. and in the case Of
one large unit sales declined 25
per cent. All returns indicated a
decrease from the previous week.
In speciality shops volume
dropped about 10 per cent below
last year and a similar percentage
from the previous week. Active
promotion of furS and women'S
fall apparel has stimulated little
interest thus far. whereas at this
period in 1913 fairly active de-
mand was in evidence.
Returns from mems apparel
stores disclosed little activity IN
clothing but moderate buying of
furnishings, particularly in popu-
lar priced lines, although stores
generally did not meet the sales
record Of year ago for the week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
SHOT BY SHIPPER

Although he said the jump was
good. Paratrooper Pfc. Edward
Slizewski was caught in the left
shoulder by sniper's bullet when
he landed in France, June 7. His
family has received word that he
is almost ready TO rejoin his
outfit.
Pfc. Slizewski has been in Eng
land since last August and the
landing he made in Normandy
was his twelfth jump. While in
England he was awarded the Good
Conduct Medal. He is 1871 grad
uate Of st. CaSimir High and was
formerly employed by the Knight
Screw Products Co.
Wounded in the leg on June s.
Cpl. Richard III. Evans of the
paratroops has now almost COM
pletely recovered. according to
word received by his parents.
He joined the service in De-
cember 1912, and headed for
England last January. He was
graduated from Northwestern
High in 1898.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24

A sailor and marine. both ma
tive Detroiters, have been report
ed missing on the Normandy in
vasion front and in the Pacific re-
spectively, il was learned today
by the Times. tn
The families of five other De-
troit servicemen have received in
formation bout their sons
wounded in action.
Marine Pfc. Peter Robertson is
missing in action in the Pacific,
his parents have been notified. He
Joined the marines in December,
1912, at the age of II and was
called into training in February
1913.
After training at Camp Pendle-
ton. San Diego, he left for action
last November and has been on
Roi, in the Marshalls and Saipan.
His brother-in-law, 1t. Kenneth
McVittie. navigator on a BIG, has
been a prisoner Of war in Ger
many for three months.
A member of the crew Of an
LIST ship, sic Donald Rich
ard Fryer. 18, has been missing
since the first three days of the
Normandy invasion. his parents
informed the Times today.
He was formerly a student al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24

WALTERS. s/sGT. TED Mrs.
Ted NJ Walters. wife, MAnistee
WEIR. SGT. WILLIAM WINS.
os wTEes Wei rpi m0'h wts 9T Sy
Catherine Ward. mother. Jackson.
Southwest Paeihc)
BEL PFC ROMAN Mrs. Mary
Bel mother. Jackson
BRIMLEY. PFC EDWARD Mrs.
Bet Bnmey mother. Webberyins.
BROWN tt CHARLES M Mrs
Allene Brown. mother. Clinton.
QUINN. PFC RONALD l.. 49, Mrs.
Viola Gum, mother, Twin Lake
KiRKBRtpE. PFC. IVAN E--Mrs
Ida kirkbride, mother. Carsonville
Myrtle Martin. mother, 1893 Townsend.
MiscHrEY, PVT CHESTER A.
Joseph Mlschley father Apena
scHETTLING. PFC WERNER c.
sLAvIK. It's STEPHAN -Mr.
Bridge, slavIk, mother, so7s Molena,
Detroit
szczEsNY. PVT CHESTER T.
Mrs Antonneite SzcEesny, mother Grand
WiLCzEwsKI PVT JEROME Mrs
Dorothy J. r Wilczewski. mother. Ram
wINNES, rs PETER w.--Mrs. Anns
l.. Wnnen. wife Utica.
NAVY DEAD
PORTER AVIATION MFTkI,sMITH
&c GESE-Mr and Mrs Pearl Lang For.
tier. parents, 2t235 Pearl. Detroit.
HADDIx. SEAMAN ne BASlL,-Mr
and Mrs. Basil T Haddix, parents, Flint
MARINE DEAD
ROBERTSON PFC PETER--Mrs Jean
Robertson. mother. 1879 Maryland, Crosse
Pointe
SAVAGE. cpl. NORBERT E-Mrs.
Nellie Savage. mother 1891 Manson. De-
SHORT. PFC. GEORGE r.-Mr, Cath.
crime Short. mother. 453 w. Baltlmore,
Detroit.
NAVY MISSING
FRYER. SEAMAN lie DoNALD--Fred-
srick r. Fryer. father. 25O7 Norman, De-
troit
KILLER. GUNNERs NATE aIo RICH.
ARD-Mrs Doris, schsefer. sister, Musks-
oUpERKrRK MOTOR MAcHrNrsr's
MATE &c DARYL-Mrs. Emma Jean
Ouderkrk wife, West Branch.
MARINE WOUNDED
FsKILDsEN. PFC. ALFRED - Mrs
Anna Eskildsen mother stambaush
STEWART lST 1T WALDRON =. y,
MI Waldron =. stewart. father Adrian.
NAVY NOt NDED
HFAVENER sGgNALMAN &c RAY.
MOND Mrs LA MAY Heavener, wife.
Hollavil.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
'Mdrkef0pens
.Most|yHigher

NEW YORK. July "a GNS)-
The stock market started the
week today with prices mostly
higher.
Big blocks at the opening in
cluded 1000 L. S. Steel. up Il,
and LOO n. Y. Central. off a.
Most motor shares were better
but rail list was about evenly
divided between plus and minus
signs.
Opening prices: Armour 6. off
Il: Bethlehem SOS. off II: Lock-
heed 1875, up II Radio 1917, off
Is; 10th Century Fox 24%. off
IS; North American Co. l7ss, up
r.; Woolworth 40a4, up u; Penn
sylvania 29%, up Il; Southern
Railway 25%. up Is; Southern
Pacific 30, up Is; Kennecott 314s.
off IS; Sinclair Ia off ~; u. S.
Steel sig, up h; American Tel.
1862 q, up as; Northern Pacific
1914, off "a; Rep. Steel 1875, off
u; AtchiSon 67l2. off "A; Chesa-
pcake & Ohio ass off "a; United
Aircraft 2Si4. off Is; N. Y. Cen
trail 1872, off "a.
Opening: un hang d were
American Radiator Il. Public
Service of N. j. 1915, Socony
Vacuum 1917. United Corp. IL.
General Motors 81. Canadian
Pacific 1919, Packard Motor 5k.
Consolidated Edison % and Nash
KelVinator Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
New Firms
Formed

LANSING, July "a tUPl-The
Michigan Corporation and Securi-
ties Commission today had an
nounced filing Of articles OF in
corporation by the following new
firms:
All American Motors, Inc. 1900
Gratiot. Detroit; Patrick Daily
Arlene Daily and Edith Macy, De-
troit. incorporators; automobile
business; $4,000 common stock
Evans Chemical Corp, 243l
Lakeview, Pontiac: Leslie f
Evans. Pontiac. incorporation
chemicals and plsstics; $4,000
common stock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
M. S. Rukeyser:
M. S. Rukeyser:
Tongues i'm Cheeks
At Breton Woods

BRFTTON WOODS N H. July 24--As the delegates from
their exodus from the
seemed timely TO undertake 10 appre e
Woods formula whole.
examining basic assumptions on which the new
based the delegates &C
ceped premises and concentrated on transang ch
This recalled old aphorm about
those who their efforts avoid minor errors
viii sweeping aside what be major fallacies
Anv ard observing here must
have impressed with the fact that the postwar world more
complicated differentiated than the glib advocates OF te
one world theology appear TO recognize. -,
international collaboration and good neghoones
devoty to be noble impulses must be
supplemented recognition that different geographical areas are
various phases economic development Thus
the setter in the matter OF raising
living standards through Supplementary the human
parade progress Latin America at an carrier stage
economic development than North america
India further advanced than China but lar pehno
technology.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
BRIDGE the Gap!

The recent WPB order look
ing toward production Of certain
civilian goods may help the air.
plane manufacturer bridge the
gap between military and COM
mercial airplanes.
II approved by the WPB on
the basis thet no manpower
or materials are thereby di-
verified from the war effort, air.
Graf builders may construct
prototypes OF postwar planes.
This is an important step in
new plane development. Con-
struction OF such prototypes
should speed by several months
the actual assembly line output
OF commercial transports and
planes for private use. Already
few firms have been allowed
10 build prototypes. but such
construction now will become
more general
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Real Differences Appeared Beneath Surface

While the inducements show of unity at the conference
differences appeared beneath the
the fact that different nations expect TO
$500 1000 international onet
the bank for reconstruction ana oeVeop-
economic situation bosed largely by he big
Three namely United Kingdom and Soviet
Russia partnership while having minority vote the
will expected put most IN the way oil
tangible
U. S. will be real and inexorable
the benefits and deferred Behind
the L. impulse worldwide economic planning desire to
exert constructive leadership when the world Will be
by an exhausing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Farley on Oil
Policies Starts

WASHINGTON. July 24-Oh
policies OF United States and
Great Britain IN relation TO inter
national supplies viii be discussed
at conferences opening tomorrow.
Lord Beaverbrook headed a Brit
ish group which arrived in Wash
ington last week 10 take part in
the talks. American delegates
include Secretary OF State Cordell
Hull and Interior Secretary Hsr-
old Ickes.
Chief aim OF the meeting will
be 20 establish a permanent
Anglo-U. S. oil committee TO study
world resources and recommend
measures for their equitable dis
tribution After these talks are
concluded. other countries will be
consulted on petroleum and a
United Nations oil conference
eventually may take place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24

IN the navy at the age OF II. lie
has been overseas four months.
Pvt. Rudolph Downing Dr., 20,
received Shrapnel wounds in his
thighs while serving with the in
fantry in France. He is gradu-
ate of BEDFORD High School and
has been overseas since last
March. He is the son of Rudolph
Downing, SOB Neckel, Dearborn.
T/5 John $. McGeary was
wounded June %. his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John McGeary, 905S
NorcroSs, informed The Times to-
day. In recent letter. McGeary
reported an improvement in his
condition and also the receipt of
the Purple Heart.
His service record includes par
ticipation in the Hollandia inva-
sion on New Guinea. He has also
been in Australia and Hawaii.
Since he went overseas two and a
half years ago, he has not been
home on a furlough
Marine Pfc. Tom VI. TraeH. 20,
serving on Saipan. was wounded
in both arms. The Times learned
today. Because his arms are in
casts. Pfc. Traeff asked his buddy