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Evening star., 1944-07-15
The Home
Clinic


seldom advocated by the home
clinic in . time when laupdries were
70 well equipped to handle these DIFF
ficult pieces. But circumstances al
tar cases and today. when laundries
are swamped, the particular house,
keeper knows the job is up to her,
II she wishes her furniture to keep
that clean, fresh appearance which
Is 70 pleasant in hot weather.
There are ways OF doing this sue
cessfully at home If care and atten-
ton IS given to the process. The
first item for attention Is fabric
instability. There is no point in
running expensive slip covers If tests
prove that the colors will run. So
snip q silver Of the fabric from one
Of the inside seams, wash it in warm,
mild soapsuds, rinse it thoroughly,
going through the same process and
using the same soap as you would
for the whole cover. Squeeze the
sample tightly between folds OF .
white towel and estimate the degree
Of color fastness. Some will prove
no washability" Immediately. These
will have to be dry cleaned. Others
will show a pale tinge Of color-and
often these will come through the
washing process with only q slight
softening and blending of color
which Is not unsightly.
Fix a bath Of warm water and
fresh mild soapsuds. Remove the
covers and using q soft brush scrub
the badly soiled parts to remove
heavy soil. Then immerse the whole
cover in the tub or washing machine
with plenty Of suds. Press the suds
through the fabric or turn on the
machine for about five minutes
stopping occasionally to open up the
covers to permit the suds to pene-
trate. When clean. lift into a warm
rinsing tub. and from that into a
cooler one to which a cupful of table
salt has sbeen added for every four
gallons of water. Rinse thoroughly
again, wiring dry. and then wiring In
large turkish towels to absorb all
water possible. Hang to dry out of
the direct sun. A brisk day without
humidity Is best for quick drying
and colored fabrics should be dried
inside out.
Some fabrics stretch and shrink
readily. Others hold their shape
and size without change. In either
case. final drying can be accom-
pltshed with the cover slipped over
the chair or sofa, 10 that 1t dries In
shape and saves many an. ironing
difficulty. In this instance, the chair
acts as a drying form. just a the
metal forms for wool socks and
sweaters dry clothing to sine and
shape.
When covers have dried to the
point where all water has evapo-
rated, but are still damp, it Is per-
fectly safe to pull them into place
over upholstered furniture. At this
drying point they may be stretched
more easily than when thoroughly
dry. and may be npped up or but
toned readily. Place them where the
air may flow around them, pull
pleats or ruffles into shape to dry.
Then remove the covers for ironing.
With this treatment, little iron.
ing will be necessary. Cording and
plain surfaces will dry taut. A few
minutes pressing OF rufnes or pleats
will finish the job. and the slipcov-
ers are ready to do duty again.
Covers finished with moss fringe
will need brisk brushing with a
whisk broom to fun up the fringe
SO the finished job will have that
professional well-tailored look.
Evening star., 1944-07-15
DC. Building Permits
TotoIed $lI4,500
During This Week

Building permits granted BY
the District this week totaled
4l14,5OO.
Largest single item for new
construction Is permission to
Sibley Memorial Hospital, l140
North Capitol street. to con-
struct q two-story brick and
concrete boiler house, Davis.
Wick d Rosengarten are the
builders and the plans were
made by w. x. Karsunky ct
1223 Connecticut avenue NV.
Last weeks permits totalsd
$46,6l5.
Evening star., 1944-07-15
Wartime Work Of Women
AS Painters IS Praised

Prompted BY the wartime employ.
ment Of women q painters, Vhe
Decorator Of London, after noting
that some decorators who employed
women as painters speak very highly
of them, comments:
"The stock arguments against the
employment of women Is painters
are that many Of them would not
be able to undertake work at heights
or to shift ladders or other other
heavy articles, although In these
days Of muscular and athletic
young women these objections have
probably lost much of their force.
But 1t should be made perfectly
clear to any woman who contem-
plates entering the trade as an
ordinary painter that 1t involves
something more than welding Z
brush ian operation which usually
seems very attractive to those who
do not have to do 1t, day in and
day out, for . living) and that rub
bing down, stripping distemper or
vanished paper, and similar proc
eeses mean many hours Of hard,
messy and tedious work. not calcu-
lated to improve the hands.
Apart from the question Of lad
der work and weights, there Is no
real reason why women should not
make good Is painters and at least
one why they should, for as . rule,
their sense of color Is better devel-
open than that OF men, as witness
the far smaller proportion of wom-
en- who suffer from color blindness.
There Is. In fact, only one serious
objection to their adopting paint
Ing as q career--that the traditions
and prejudices of the trade are all
against It," ....
Evening star., 1944-07-15

| Thcoma, WASH, has taken one b
the first constructive steps towart
eliminating Government housing
that = no longer needed In that arel
BY proposing sale Of living units K
present tenants.
Tacoma Housing Authority re.
IQuested permission to sell to tenants
for 10 per cent down payment or
present market value, with ~
monthly payments, 5 Per cent inter-
est on the balance and ~ Z yeal
taxes. OF the 2,700 Government
hpusing units In TAcoma 600 Arl
permanent and 1900 sezmipermanen,
and temporary. There is q high per-
centase Of vacancies with no more
Government workers expected.
The proposal does not apply Il
temporary units which will be re-
moved at the end Of the war. Mean
while = questionnaire sent to farm
ers revealed widespread demand
for some $4,000 family unit houses
at total cost Of $500 each. Also q
huge demand for reclaimed lumber
and other material for building and
furnishing. Somehow 1t il hoped
that plans may be worked out 20 th9
supply may meet the need.
Under q broad Interpretation Of .
refnancing amendment in the. title
8 extension bill, FHA hopes to
launch . large-scale property i'm
provement program to recondition
privately financed war housing units
for the postwar market. Title
houses, though essentially well built,
had to be trimmed down In many
instances because Of war shortages.
Such things as bathrooms, wiring
and up-to-date heating systems were
often not on par with prewar ma
terials. improvements viii put these
units on q scale with other houses
to facilitate liquidation.
Aircraft plants, with their large
scale machinery are naturally
equipped for contraction OF pre-
fabricated houses Is soon as aircraft
contracts are terminated. Aircraft
unions are on their toes, puAhing
for plans now to avoid delays In
changeovers ut the end Of the war.
Daniel G. Mcclure Of General
Motors said in = speech before the
Chicago Homebuilders Association
last week that production line
housing Is impractical. Production
line homes achieved on the same
general plans as automobiles are not
practical for many technical reasons
involving the weights Of materials
and their COST" he said. But SUBJ
assemblies produced for varying
geographic locations will be turned
out In the postwar era to cut build
Ing costs and save q great deal OF
time" With an estimated 80 Der
cent rise In building costs predicted
architects and builders are pursuing
every line Of endeavor aimed ia
absorb higher costs by better methods
Predicated on the idea that good
roads have much to do with q
prosperous building industry builders
are interested In the proposed Fed
eral highway bill reported out by
the House Roads Committee and
awaiting Senate action soon after
Congress reconvenes. The bill calls
for $500, 900 900 annual appropria-
tiOn for three veArr natrhAd hv
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
Van Dyke City Group
Selects Officers
Harry Brown Named
Incarceration Choirman

VAN DYKE-Election Of per-
manent officers for the further
ance of plans for Incorporating
Van Dyke as city took place
last week when a citizens COM
mittee met and chose its Off
GERS.
Heading this committee Is
Harry d. Brown, whose position
is that of chairman. Other Off
GERS elected were H. Van Wag-
oner, vice-chairman; Steve Ok
ras, secretary; and Charles Bla-
ger, treasurer.
Anyone desiring additional
information concerning the plan
may obtain such by calling
Brown at Center Line 2021J, or
Charles Blazer, Center Line
129O-W. Their addresses are,
respectively, ISL Ford, and
217O0 Van Dyke avenues.
The public is cordially invit-
cd to an open meeting set for
Justice Frank Sagaiski's court
room on Van Dyke avenue Sun
day afternoon, July l6, at 8 o.
clock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
Wheat Sioraqe
Tips Vital
Coution Urged
by Farm Authorities

Macomb county far m s
planning to store a portion of
their 1914 wheat crop today
were urged to consider means to
prevent possible loss due TO
grain weevils.
Principles of combating grain
infesting insects are set forth
in Extension Bulletin EAT, q
copy of which may be obtained
free from the Macomb county
extension office on the eighth
floor of the county building in
Mount Clemens.
Briefly, successful fumigation
depends on four factors: a clean
bin, a tight bin, a temperature
above IS degrees F., and the
use of sufficient quantity OF a
satisfactory fumigant. Because
fumigants are effective only in
tight bins, every effort must
be made to line the bin or seal
all cracks and possible open
ings. 1t is desirable o/have the
grain not more than four feet in
depth if possible. Such a quaint
ity likely will not fill the bin, so
it will be necessary to build a
temporary cover of tarpaulins
or paper supported by poles and
lumber about one foot above the
top of grain. This reduces the
space and saves in the amount
of fumigating material to be
used.
A safe and satisfactory fumi-
eating material available for
general use in Michigan is ethy-
lene dichloride which is sold
under several tradenames, and
should be used according to the
manufacturers re o mmenda-
tons.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
Citizens 10 Hold
War Shrine Rites
Speeiol Wednesday
Services Planned

Citizens will conduct services
every Wednesday evening at
Grace Episcopal Church War
Shrine. according TO plans an
nounced this week by the rector,
Rev. George All Merifield and
the church War Shrine Guild.
Services are held every Wed
nesday at 7;45 pm, and the
first, this week, will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Paul w. Mckee.
The following three Wednesday
evening services will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Merritt Will
marth, Mrs. Fidele Van Dam
and Mrs. Clarence Fortier.
The public is invited to attend
the services, and also visit the
war shrine which is open day
and night.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
Worker, 81,
ki||sGir|, IA
Morals Motivation
is Charged

SEATTLE, July IL R "A
3l-year-old shipyard worker,
his arms and wrists slashed, was
under guard in hospital today
after he confessed, officers said,
to the sex-motivated Staying OF
pretty 14-year-old school girl
neighbor in her bedroom.
The girl, Harriet Louise Lind
strom, was gagged with rayon
blouse, stabbed through tn e
mouth and beaten about the
head with an iron stove shaker.
She was the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Landstrom, who
moved here recently from Mi
ami, Fla. The father is a Baeing
aircraft worker.
Prosecutor Lloyd Shorett and
Sheriffs Capt. Wesley Miller
said Ed Heberling admitted the
killing after rallying from a
suicide attempt.
The girl suffered a multiple
skull fracture, a jaw fracture
and 3 decorations about the head.
head.
Shorett quoted Heberling as
saying he went to talk to the
girl when he saw her at the
back door; gained entrance by
feigning an interest in her pup
py; struck her with his fist after
she yelled in protest to his
passes at her." and seized tho
stove shaker while forcing he;
into the bedroom. %
"She kept yelling and that /:
why l lost my head and KEEP
hitting her." Shorett quoted
Heberling as saying.
The prosecutor said the mar
denied any desire to kill her
but explained: Il got scared.
Naturally a guy thinks of hi!
own protection. You have tC
shut the noise up"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
Plymouth Looks Ahead
to Makinq New Automobiles

anything currently in the fac
tory adaptable to the peacetime
production of motorcars. Thus
its reconversion problems will
be of stable importance.
But stepping up production
once reconversion has been
completed will be relatively
simple. Plymouth may not be
able to better the two-complet-
ed-cars-a-minute mark, but if
occasion required it could virtu-
ally double its daily production
volume by accelerating its sup
ply lines and placing the three
assembly lines on a two shift
basis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
PlN:vv0RMS
Now can be Beaten!

The miseries 81 Pin-Worms have Zen
known for centuries. and many dcetoS
have sought q way TO deal with TINS eresc-
full pest that lives and grows insios sSs
human body. ,...,a.
siscoyeyv rep and highly effective treat
nent is being hailed by medical authorize :.
II il based on q remarkable drug known -
rent;.n violet This drug IL the vital ele.
ment in P.w, the new pin.wo y, n ssol g
developed by the laborator,es OF D -.
Jayne q Son, Americas leading spee'ais"
in worm medicines.
P-W makes il unnecessary Tor you Or
your child TO suffer in silence with sns
embarrassing rectal itch caused py frh,
Worms. or to take chances on the ren
distress they often create. The small. easy
to.take P.W tablets act In . special way
70 destroy Pin-Worms.
So watch for possible warning siens such
as; itching seat and nose. uneasy stomach.
bcd-vettins. nervous hdsetins. IL you sus-
pcct Pin-Worms. ask your druggist TOT :
package OF P-w and follow the simple d.
rections carefully.
II is easy 10 remember P.wfor Pin'Worms
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11

In the absence of Harold
Bugs" Lindsey, newly-elected
president of the Mount Glenn
ems Rotary Club, Fred Brett
meyer, vice-president, conduct
ed the weekly meeting at the
Medea Hotel Thursday.
Lindsey and Clarence Barck
were unable to attend Thurs
days meeting due to a conflict
ing date with the District Meets
ing of Rotarians which they at
tended at Dearborn Inn. Barek
was chosen as the incoming
secretary.
Guests included Father P. ].
McSherry and Charles Sackman
of Roseville. Ninety per cent of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
plovoround Attendance Is
1000 in Four-Doy Period
Contests Stimulate Interest; Busy Prosrom
Looms As Speeoi Events Are Scheduled

Several OF our older boys are
putting in a period with box
ing gloves donated by a friend,
and this activity has been a
pleasant respite from softball.
Our sand-modeling con est
was a popular one, and the win
ners were: Bobby Agnes, Latis-
ka Degan, Barbara Erskine,
Sharon Shoup and Larry Hitch
cock.
We expect a big entry in the
Pet Show Thursday. All activi-
ties got a good play during the
week, and our enrolment was
increased. Achievement tests
are getting under way now.
GRANT
Eddie Dubay, william Fink
and Carol Coulon
Happiest event of the week In
sports was our softball victory
over Lincoln with score OF l3-
O. Our enrolment and attend
ance showed a gain during the
week and the program worked
smoothly.
Apart from the active sports,
which we're well patronized,
our younger enrollees enjoyed
the story-book periods. Chap
tiers from Fifty Famous Stores
and the continued story of Pin
nochio" kept everybody's atten-
ton.
Our Evelyn Denison was a
semi in the jacks con-
test, but lost in the final round,
The winners in our sand-model-
ing were Betty Gay Baxter,
Joyce Fink, Joe Passendorf,
Dean Titus and Tommy Coulon.
GRIFFITH FIELD
jeanne Heller, Terrell Whitsitt
Our point leaders have COM
menced to emerge and consid-
cradle rivalry is being develop
ed between boys and girls in
the various tests I. which
points are given.
Boys Group A leaders are
Bonner Upshaw, Nick Levey
and Chuck Phillips. In Group B
the ton ones are Clarence Hell
ger, Edward Heller and Richard
Phillips.
The Girls Group A leaders
are Gladys Heller and Anna
Whitsitt, and in Group B, Ruth
Whitsitt, Pauline Stroh and vi
OIL Rivard.
Violet Rivard won the city
girls Jacks championship Of all
Fairgrounds. She is nine years
old.
One of the most successful
play periods of the week was
an Amateur Hour, when chill
dren related their experiences
of July Fourth.
LINCOLN
lisa bel Millar, Carol Engelbrecht
and Eunice WalkenhOrst
Donald LaForge was our hero
of the week, when he won the
boys jack-knife contest at the
Grant school. Donald has won
the crown for two years in
row, an achievement never be-
fore attained
Our sand-box winners were:
Donna Boccaccio, Barbara Lo-
zen, Fred Perry, James Weller
and Kathleen Byrnes.
If Donaldson School thinks II
"has something" in its boxing
period for older boys, let them
watch Lincoln. We are planning
a new game (for Fairgrounds
which will be provided for
those boys and girls whose be-
havior and cooperation has been
cCmmendable. Points will be
given.
The little ones are enjoying
baseball on the small diamond
and every class of game, fol-
boys and girls alike, has shown
great stimulation during the
past week. Our attendance anc
enrolment also gained.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
New Rotary President Misses First Meeting

Rotary's bond quota was re-
ported to have been raised. Ro-
land Nank, chairman of the past
presidents club presided at
brief session, while DR.. Leslie
Rutter made the presentation Of
the past presidents pin to Oscar
WatZ.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
BY DAVID ]. WILKIE

LIE MIL July IL !"
In the pre-war era three long
assembly lines of the Plymouth
Division of Chrysler Corp, roll
ed out passenger automobiles at
a rate that averaged two a min
ute.
When the war came the as
sembly lines were ripped out;
so, too, were the overhead con-
veyors and all other equipment
used in the manufacture of CT
william automobiles. The vast
floor space of one of the ma;
tons largest assembly plants
was turned over to the produc-
ton of implements of war -
anti-aircraft guns for the Army
and Navy and other weapons
for the armed services.
But Plymouth executives are
looking ahead to the day when
automobiles again may be pro-
duced. Heaviest producer in the
Chrysler group, Plymouth in
1941 turned out 452, 1877 vehic-
les to maintain easily its posi-
ton as third among the automo-
bile producing com anies.
Ahead were only Chevrolet and
Ford.
If, as many of the motorcar
manufacturers predict, the post
war market brings a demand re-
curing the earliest possible
production of 100000 new
passenger cars to get back to
pre-war ownership levels, Ply
mouth is certain to absorb a
large share of the increased an
nual output.
1t has been more or less gen.
orally asserted throughout the
car industry that as soon as re-
conversion has been completed
a program calling for the pro-
duction of at least 5000, 900
passenger vehicles year will
get under way.
If Plymouth were to do no
better than maintain the aver
age it established in the decade
before the war it would contrib
ute something like 625,000 units
year to the total. But Ply
mouth is going to be one OF the
outstanding participants in the
keenest competitive battle in
the history of automobile mer-
chandising; an annual output OF
upward of 100000 Plymouths
during the drive to supply an
enormous postwar backlog OF
demand would surprise few OF
the industry experts.
Company executives are not
putting into specific figures
their ideas of Plymouth's po-
tentialities. They are as alert
to the postwar problems and
needs, however, as are the heads
of any other motorcar manu-
featuring company.
In keeping the company's
merchandising organization in
tact for the postwar battle they
have been able to emphasize the
Plymouths rise from the time
it became part of the Chrysler
organization in 1928 has been
spectacular; it pioneered many
engineering and design advances
including the all-steel body
that it was the first in the low
priced field to adopt hydraulic
brakes and that in 194l Il
claimed the longest Wheelbast
in its price field.
When Plymouth went into
war production the conversion
of its giant assembly plant here
was complete; there is little Il
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
NIMROD NOTE

An old proverb says, when
squirrels are scarce in autumn,
the winter will be severe" Sci
entists say, "When squirrels are
scarce in autumn, the hunters
have been busy"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11

DeSplte tie July foui'h 49,
day, which normally results r
a'three-day slump in attendance
at Department of Recreation
Fairgrounds, records of the pas'
week show a total of close &c
1000 attendances at six city
Fairgrounds, Director Bernard
Ballantine reported this week
Several hundred additional en-
rollments were also recorded as
more children were attracted
by the supervised play program
Clay modelling and pottery
making was the handcraft at
traction at each playground
during the past week, with
Pauline .Pringnitz in charge OF
this activity. This week, art
workers will design and make
wall decorations and kitchen
holders.
A summary OF activities at
the various Fairgrounds, as pre-
pared by supervisors in charge,
follows:
DICKINSON
Jean Millar and Cleo Carlos
Congratulations are in order
for our sand-modeling contest
winners Joan Charbeneau, Har-
old Welser, Barbara Lathem,
Jose Beck and Gertrude Miller,
who did an excellent job on
their projects. o
Softball, paddle tennis and
dodge ball were the top attrac-
tions during the week. Horse
shoes, suspended for several
days due to loss of equipment,
have been resumed. Croquet is
bringing out a lot of skill on the
part of several players.
A nightly inspection OF the
grounds is being conducted and
they are being kept in neat or
der.
WILSON
Barbara MacLachlan and Joyce
Randolph
Although our rockies were
beaten in softball game with
Donaldson Wednesday, we hope
for better luck next time and
are practising up. Another mis-
fortune of the week was the
defeat of our jack-knife champ
ion, John Mcdonald but we
still intended to keep trying.
Our young sand modelers
who won prizes during the week
Louberry, Fred Capp, Agapie
were: Shirley Switzer, Fern
Mighion and John Mcdonald. .
We had a big attendance at
the handcraft class and every
one enjoyed the project.
Wilson playground expects to
have a good showing in the Pet
Show Thursday, and the judges
will have a hard time deciding
the winners.
Horseshoes, paddle tennis,
softball and group games kept
everyone busy during the week.
DONALDSON
Norma Mettler and william
limerick
Our girls champion in jacks,
was defeated in the play-offs
this week, but we're still devel-
oping champions in lot of 9TH
er games.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
HOLEPROOF SCREENS
COMING

The familiar wire window
screens that have always caused
the home owner so much trou-
BILE to patch, and which look 50
ugly when patched, may soon
be replaced by a plastic called
Velon. 1t can be stabbed with
a pencil without leaving holes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
STEEL INGOTs "sADDENED"

When a metallurgist talks of
"saddening" a steel ingot, he re-
fers to reheating an ingot be-
tween successive rolling opera
tons to prevent its cracking
from the pressure of the rolls.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-11
Bond Concert Features
New Baltimore Party

A band concert featuring tap
dancing and vocal instrumental
solos has been scheduled for 8
o'clock at the Park Wednesday,
July II, in New Baltimore.
George Miller is band director.