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Canada-valued al 1881 ,308.38,
1903 Class B" shares in
the same company, valued at
S367,186.87.
1886 shares in the Ford Mo-
tor Co. Ltd, of England-S8,-
590.43.
In addition to the three mil
lion dollar check deposited with
Miller today an even larger
check has been, or shortly will
be, deposited in payment of
Federal Estate taxes.
The three million dollar check
made out to the Macomb County
treasurer must, however, be for
warded to the Auditor General
in Lansing, where it will be de-
posted in the primary school
fund for ALLEGATION to school dis
t:icts throughout the entire
state.
The state inheritance tax law
sets forth that a tax of eight
per cent shall be payable upon
personal requests of deceased
residents.
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Brest Citizens WeoriIv
Return to Blasted Civ

the roof, with steel girders hang
ing down.
One Nazi said the damage had
been caused by a British raid
in June.
The officers dormitories held
motley collection of nipple
ments of war-bayonets, gre
nades and small full dress Jew
elled naval daggers.
On the way out we entered
one of the underground hos
pitfalls. The patients looked des-
perately bad, and one blonde
German nurse told me the siege
had been terrible.
Prisoners continued to be es-
corted out of the pens several
hours after the city fell. When
there were not enough Ameri-
cans to accompany them they
were sent forward in twos and
three's, dragging their baggage
behind them.
Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton's
Eighth Army Corps, composed
Of the Second, Eighth and 10th
Infantry divisions, accomplished
the victory.
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Scouts Launch Year
al Utica Meeting

u T ICA - The Boy Scout
Troop No. 80, Clarence Walsh,
scoutmaster, will meet on Mon
day evening, Sept. IS. in the
grade school for organization.
Over thirty Scouts are expected
TO be present. Walsh states that
he expects to have regular pa
troll organizations this year.
ROLAND Chapoton, Life Scout,
is the third son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Chapoton to attain the
rank of Eagle Scout. Chapoton,
himself, being member of the
executive committee of the Gin
ton Valley Council and wears
the Silver Beaver for 20 years
Scout activity.
ROLAND, with Thomas Kerns
and Richard Dobat, both Life
Scouts, was member of the
camp staff at Camp Agawan
this summer, which was attend
ed by seventeen members of
the Utica Troop, about 80 per
cent of the Utica organization.
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By BARBARA WAGE

BREST, Sept. l8-(Delayed)
-(P)-A few French civilians
trudged back into captured Brest
today, pushing wheel barrows
piled with mattresses or riding
in carts. But there was nothing to
come back to in this great port
city, a picture of deSolation and
ruin with majority OF its build
ings demolished by terrific aerial
and naval bombardment during
the Allied siege.
"a dispatch from Allied head
quarters last night, which an
nounced the fall of Brest after
As days of siege, said headquar-
tiers sources refused to speculate
on whether Allied salvage crews
would be put to work on the
port at once. Censored dis
patches from Brest contained no
information on damage to port
facilities.)
1t. Gen. Hermann Ramcke,
commander of the crack German
paratroopers who had been
holding the port, left to his SUBJ
ordinates the Formally of sur
render.
German prisoners interviewed
as they walked through the
streets said Ramcke had not
been seen for several days.
There were reports he had fled
either by submarine or plane,
and one stocky paratrooper said
He is probably in South Amer
lea noW-it does not matter to
us here"
Brest fell at 3 pm. after a
final "a hours of terrible ar
tillery bombardment. SWarms of
Nazis-naval personnel, para
troopers, and merchant navy
men-began emerging from the
famed submarine pens.
There are thousands of them
in there" said one u. S. lieu
tenant. Il don't know how we
can cope with them. They're all
coming out with their suitcases
ready to 60"
At the entrance TO the pens
was large blue shield with the
words IT orped Commando
1912 on it, probably the insig-
MIA of one of the submarines
which had nestled here after
raids on Allied shipping.
We moved into one pen, past
rooms filled with scattered Ger
man belongings. The narrow
pen opened into the bay go
words censored). Like the
others, this pen had l5-foot re-
inforcT1 concrete roof. There
was gaping hole, however, in
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RoSCOMMON. Mich, Sept
Al up - The State Conserva-
ton Commission, surveying
post expansion of its State
Park system, today rejected sug-
restions it allow the sale Of
beer and liquor in the parks, but
agreed tentatively to ask the
1885 legislature for permission
10 charge fees for park uses.
Agreeing that beer and liquor
Is taken into State parks and
consumed openly, the Commits
sion declared the public gener-
ally is not ready to sanction the
sale of intoxicants in the parks.
P.J. Hoffmaster, conservation
director, said there was demand
for liquor sales in metropolitan
areas and that postwar park
buildings would require special
segregated quarters for such
sale if it is to be permitted. He
said it might be possible to fl
nance new parks with Federal
loans if they they were self
liquidating.
"In the populous areas,
Hoffmaster said, there are lots
of people who should use our
parks who are not doing so be-
cause they are going to places
with poorer facilities but where
they can get beer He said most
states. now permit beer sales in
some OF their parks.
Warning beer sales would
create new police problems,
Commissions Joseph P. Rahilly
declared 1--WE will start selling
beer the day the people who use
il police themselves well enough
so there is no change of offend
ing others who don't use it,"
Chairman Harry H. Whitley
said such decision now would
"harm the whole State Park
system in the public eye"
With the exception Of Com
missioner Harold j. Richards,
the Commission appeared to ia
vor some fee system in some
State parks, agreeing that many
parks should be kept free in all
respects.
If Michigan Is to maintain
high standards for upkeep of its
parks, Whitley said, it must
find additional sources Of reve-
nues and not depend on legis-
lative appropriations. He said
the legislature last year admit
ted in principle" the use of fees
in State Parks.
Commissioner Harold Titus,
warning that Michigan must |
maintain a "big string" pos |
sibly 40 or 50-of wholly free |
State Parks, declared the State
cannot provide special recrea-
tional facilities without charg-
ing fees.
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parently was responsible for the
situation prompting the new
meeting authorized by Rosso.
County Clerk Guy L. Brown.
following Tuesdays meeting,
had informed Warren township
clerk William Lawson to pre-
pare ballots for the election but
was forced to cancel those in
structions upon discovery that
the resolution was inadequate.
The new City of Van Dyke,
extending roughly six miles
along Eight Mile road and north
to the Nine and one-half mile
road, would embrace such large
industrial units as Carboloy,
Rotary Electric, Naval Ord
nance, Colonial Breach, Soss
Manufacturing, and many 9TH
ers.
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HURT IN CRASH

Mrs Russell Davis, Of 5344
Monroe street, Richmond, was
injured Wednesday, when the
automobile she was driving west
on Croker boulevard near
Fifth street, and one driven east
on Croker, by Cpl. Earl Wei
gelt, of Selfridge Field, collided
Mrs. Davis received leg injur-
les, police reports stated. She
vast taken to st. Joseph's hos
pital and dismissed after treat
ment
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il has disposed of nearly 70 per
cent of its dispute cases.
STAB IN BACK?
Samuel Wolchok, leader Of
the CIO Union in the Montgom-
cry Ward seizure case, said
that while Dewey "pretcnds
friendship for organized labor,
his henchmen stabbed LABOR in
the back" Wolchok was re-
ferred 10 DeWey,s Seattle speech
on labor and then to the action
of Republican members of the
house committee which inveStl-
gated the case. The COP. mem
bers called the seizure illegal.
The Vice Presidential cam
paign found Republican John w.
Bricker telling a WilkesBar
Pa, audience that the Wash
ington administration is spend
ing hundreds Of millions of dol
lars of the taxpayers hard
earned money to propaganda
them"
And from Democrat Harry S.
Truman came the statement TO
a New York press conference
that we never said there was
an indispensable man. to head
the government, but we say we
believe there should be a man of
experience in the White House
at this time"
Efforts of Rep. Harness Or
Ind TO have a congressional in
vestigation TO determine Wheth-
er persons lin high places" were
10 blame for Pearl HarbOr were
labeled pure political bunk"
by Chairman SABBATH (D-IlD of
the House Rules Committee.
SABBATH said he would do nothing
toward such an inquiry.
FOR RECESS
Congress got ready for a re-
cess which will permit members
TO get into the campaigns back
home.
While both Republicans and
Democrats in Congress agreed
that campaign letters 10 service
men are legal under the soldier
vote act, interest in THIS phase
Of electioneering continued.
Without going into details, .
Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) said |
he is studying reports to deter
mine whether activities of Mayor
Kelly of Chicago warrant look
ing into by the Senate campaign /
committee"
The Chicago Times has quoted .
Kelly as saying that 10000 pro-
Roosevelt letters had been sent .
10 Chicago service voters.
AT Miami, Fla, the Herald .
quoted naval officer, who re-
anonymous, as saying
that a sailor who had applied tor
a wartime ballot from Michi- |
gan received it along with Re
publican campaign literature.
Il do not believe this hap
oened, was the comment of
Gov. Harry F. Kelly, Republi-
IAN, of Michigan.
A lso involving servicemen
Vas charge relayed by Richard
J. Lyons, Republican candidate
or Senator from Illinois, that
IN enthusiastic New Deal
speech" was delivered TO thou
sands Of servicemen in New
Guinea by the Presidents
Lyons said he had a
etter telling of the incident, but
not identifying the chaplain by
lame.
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Senator, IS,
Defends 90
Old Men

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81 -
(P) - The Senate, whose very
name is derived from Latin
word meaning IAN old man, u
found a warm defender of its
veteran members today in Sena-
tor Mcclellan (D-Tenn), who
happens to be rs himself.
The age of Senators, a matter
usually sidestepped delicately
during debate, was hauled right
out into the open by Mcclellan
yesterday in the course of some
remarks about Gov. Thomas Z.
Dewey.
Mcclellan didn't fool anybody
into thinking he is going 10 vote
for Dewey IN November, but he
did compliment the Republican
presidential nominee handsome
ly for delivering to the Roose-
welt administration what he
called "one of the finest, best
and most generous endorsements
l ever saw" The reference was
to Dewey's. opening campaign
speech at Philadelphia.
The only thing in the speech
Of the Republican candidate for
resident that bothered me was
the statement which he made
about getting rid of old men,"
the Tennesseean told his col
leagues.
Il wonder just what steps he
would take TO get rid of elderly
gentlemen. l can speak with
authority on this subject. be-
cause / am getting along in
years"
II was then, evidently that a
horrid suspicion struck him that
DeWey's campaign ref
erences TO stubborn men, grown
old and tired and quarrelsome
in office" might refer to mem
berS of the Senate.
"My God" Mcclellan exclaim-
ed. How could anyone who
knows Arthur Capper and HI
ram Johnson ever think we
ought to get rid of old mem"
He said Capper, 79-year-old
Kansas Republican, is "one of
the finest characters l have ever
known" and confessed Il adj
mire, love and respect" John
son, 78-year-old California Re-
publican.
Johnson, who wasn't on the
floor at the time, told a report
err later he reciprocated Nickel
lars affection.
Senator Vanden berg (R-
Mlch) dropped into the cham
Der just in time TO hear one of
McKellar's references to "old
men and wanted to know if he
was 'criticizing Presi nj
Roosevelt for his attack on the
nine old men on the Supreme
Court"
Democratic Leader Barley
(KY) bobbed up 10 declare Mr..
Roosevelt never had referred to
of the old court by
such term. He added:
IF the government is TO be
turned into kindergarten, does
the Senator know of any man
better qualified to head it than
Mr.. Dewey"
Mcclellan said he didn't have
any idea about DeWey's Capa-
oilities along such a line, but
concluded:
Il believe that the govern
ment which we have is the
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greatest government in the
world, and l believe that the old
men who participate in it are
just as capable as some Of the
younger men"
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MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS - Mrs. William
Wager, formerly of Dryden, is
the new manager Of the local
telephone exchange. Her grand
father, Rev. F. Z. Kunsman, will
make his home with her here.
Rev. William Wager will spend
part of his time here, but he
will continue TO preach at Dry
den. Rev. Wager is attending
junior college in Port Huron.
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part of his time here, but he
will continue TO preach at Dry
den. Rev. Wager is attending
junior college in Port Huron.
Mrs. ODE johnson and Mrs.
Perl Campbell of Goodells, gave
a party Wednesday night in hon.
or of Mrs. Otis Dunsmore, who
was married last week. Mrs.
Dunsmore was Mrs. Gladys
Ward of Memphis.
Pvt. Molly Likens is spend
ing a furlough at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Likens. Pvt. Likens has been
stationed at McClelland Field,
Calf. She expects to be sent
overseas when her furlough ex-
pires.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Van
Walkinberg are moving to Rose
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Colts
chalk of Capac have moved to
town.
Mrs. Luella Smith returned
Wednesday from a visit with
relatives in st. Thomas, Ont.
She was accompanied home by
her niece, Miss Marion Barnes,
who visited here. and then went
TO her home in Berville.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Dickin-
son returned to Detroit Friday
after a visit with Mrs. Dickin-
sons mother, Mrs. Eva Merritt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith re-
turned to Chicago Wednesday
after visiting relatives here.
Teachers of the M m p h / S
school entertained the new fac
ulty members at dinner We'd
nesday. Autumn flowers and
fruit were used for decoration.
Wome EN- Of the Methodist
church will hold a tea in the
home Of Mrs. William Vincent
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. AL
bert Will will be co hostess.
Mrs. Ashley Smith and Mrs. H.
H. Cheney are planning the
program.
A daughter, Kathleen Ann,
was born Saturday to Rev. and
Mrs. E. E. Walling, in the Bishop
hospital in Almont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker of
Staten Island, N. Y. visited
friends here Friday. Mrs. Walk |
er was Miss Florence Lee, who
was we'll known here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dobbyn
and children Of Capac were
guests of Mrs. William Wager
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Cory
have returned TO CrosWell after
visiting friends here.
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Mrs. ODE johnson and Mrs.
Perl Campbell of Goodells, gave
a party Wednesday night in hon.
or of Mrs. Otis Dunsmore, who
was married last week. Mrs.
Dunsmore was Mrs. Gladys
Ward of Memphis.
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Most Of the worlds emeraldS
come from Colombia.
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Pvt. Molly Likens is spend
ing a furlough at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Likens. Pvt. Likens. has been
stationed at McClelland Field,
Calf. She expects to be sent
overseas when her furlough ex-
pires.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Van
Walkinberg are moving to Rose
Vile.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Colts
chalk of Capac have moved to
town.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Cory
have returned 10 CrosWell after
visiting friends here.
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Mrs. Luella Smith returned
Wednesday from a visit with
relatives in st. Thomas, Ont.
She was accompanied home by
her niece, Miss Marion Barnes,
who visited here. and then went
TO her home in Berville.
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Politics
CONTINUED from Page II

it has disposed of nearly 70 per
cent of its dispute cases.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
GORMAN To SPEAK ON
CONSTITUTION. SEPT. 4

On Sept. II, 157 years ago, the
constitution of the United States
was adopted after months of debate
among the delegates representing
the 13 colonies. The significance of
this event will furnish the theme
for the forty-sixth in a series of
Speak Up For Democracy" broad
casts to be heard on station KGHL
at $3.50 p. M, Monday, Sept. H.,
under auspices of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States.
Commander Ed Warwick of Billings
post No. 1854 announces that Frank
y. German has been chosen to de-
liver the address.
Because of prevailing war con-
ditions we will make no attempt
to arrange special Constitution
day program" declared Commander
Warwick. "Under ordinary circum-
stances we think this particular day
should be observed nationally, with
appropriate meetings in each COM
munity.
"The average American talks
lot about his constitutional rights
but if you will pin him down with
direct questions, you will discover
that he only has a vague concep-
ton of the importance of that his
toric document. If every American
could be adequately informed on
the subject of the constitution, he
would also learn that duties as well
as rights are involved.
"The constitution was born only
when the founding fathers of this
nation discovered they would have
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
MORE FOODS
TAKEN FROM
POINT LIST.
Nearly All PrOcessed
Items Except Fruit
Now Are Free

Virtually all processed foods other
than canned fruits will be returned
to prewar non-rationed status in 10
days. Additional meat soon may be
made ration free.
War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes directed the removal from
rationing on Sept. II of these
items:
All jams, jellies, fruit buffers,
asparagus, lima beans, corn, peas,
pumpkin and squash, mixed vege-
tables, baked beans, tomato sauce,
paste and puree, and all varieties
of soups and baby foods.
Byrnes acted on the recommended
ton of Marvin Jones, VIA admin
istrator, who had advised that avail
able and prospective supplies of
these foods justified the step.
All other canned vegetables ex-
cept tomatoes are ration-free at
present and are expected to con-
tinue so, VIA said in celebrating
on the Byrnes' announcement.
Among the various types of
juices, pineapple, tomato, grape and
vegetable combinations remain on
the point charts, but indications are
that grapefruit and orange juices,
blends of these two and prune juice
will continue to be available with
out stamps.
Commercial grade beefsteaks and
roasts probably would be removed
from rationing in October or No
vember if heavy marketing of cattle
develops as anticipated.
There is no likelihood that the
top grades of steak and roasts--
"a" and "AA"-will be made ration
free this year. Utility grade beef,
the classification below commercial,
is now point-free.
VIA said also there was no pros
pect that points on canned fruit
would be eliminated in the next few
months.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
LIEUT.. FLAMM SAID
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Reported by the war department
as among the list of Montana men
wounded in action is First Lieut..
Louis L. Flamm, husband of Mrs.
Alvinia Flamm of Forsyth. The
location given is the Southwest Pa
cific.
Lieutenant Flamm was a member
of the Montana national guard at
Billings and went to active service
when that body was called in Aug
ust, 1910, for maneuvers, more than
a year before Pearl Harbor on Dec.
7, 1941.
While a resident of Laurel he was
connected with the grocery business,
and at the timeu of his cali he was
an employee of o. M. Wold COM
pany.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
LAUREL TEAM WINS
. LEAGUE CROWN IN
3 TO 0 FINAL GAME
Defeats Carter Thursday Eve
ming In 6 Innings-Had But
One Loss In Season

Laurel Farmers Union American
Legion baseball team defeated Cart.
er Oil of Billings, Thursday eve
ming, 3 to to win the league
championship for the years play
The Laurel team ended the season
with a league record of eight vic
tories and only one defeat. Carter
finished with seven wins and two
losses. Both losses were to the
Laurel team.
Sonny johnson, on the mound for
Laurel, allowed three hits, walked
one batter and famed eight. Worth
ington, Carter pitcher, gave three
hits, walked three and struck out
six. The game was called in the
sixth because of darkness.
Laurel scored in the first inning
when Norman Johnston walked, stole
second, advanced to third on a wild
pitch and scored on Johnston's hit.
The second run for the visitors
was the result of an error at second
on Fellows hard-hit grounder,
passed ball and Johnston's hit.
The final run came when Sherrow
opened the fourth inning with a
walk, stole second and came home
on Fellows long double.
Billings had runners on second
or third, with none or one out, in
every inning except the first. Two
strike-outs ended the threat IN the
second inning, and a faxed throw
to first by johnson on a grounder
to the box caught a runner at the
plate. Two strike-outs averted a
score in the fourth, and two strike
outs and fine stop and throw by
Norman Johnston, playing shortstop
in place of Moran who could not
make the trip, shut off a run in
the fifth inning. In the sixth a
perfect peg by Fellows, who was
catching his second game, caught a
runner stealing third and handed
the whitewash to the Billings nine,
the only shut-out of the season for
any team in the league.
Sonny Void, playing his first |
game of the season, handled play |
around second base like a veteran.
The Farmers Union went through |
the season with only nine regular
players. Leo Foley was the teams
bat boy and scorekeeper. Charles
E. Johnson of Joliet took over the
when Dewey Fellows
accepted an American Legion veter-
ans bureau position just before the
first league game.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
FILE NOW FOR NEW
A GAS RATION BOOK

Renewal of A gasoline ration
books in many Montana commune
ties has been slow according to WORD
received here from the state of
fices of OPA. Motorists were urg-
ed by the war price and rationing
board to file applications immed-
lately to avoid delay in getting the
new coupons, the first of which be-
come valid Sept. %.
Applications can be handled more
quickly now than later in the month
when the board will be busy with
other work.
Motorists should be sure to bring
with their application the back cover
of their old A book, and to be sure
to use all the old coupons before
presenting the book for renewal.
Also needed is their tire inspection
certificate.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
New Car Reserves
Are Nearly Gone

There are only 10000 new pas
senger cars in the country today,
OPA announces. The quota OF
new passenger automobiles avail
able for rationing in September
will be 5000 with another 300 as
regional and 300 as national
emergency reserves.
This is the smallest quota since
passenger car rationing began,
and a 40 per cent cut from the
August quota of 5000. The new
September quota is less than 8
per cent of the September 1943
quota of 10000 cars.