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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
Mrs. Mary Rehse

UTICA - Mrs. Mary Gather
inc Rehse, age 80 years. we'll
known Utica resident, died
Thursday afternoon at the home
Of her son, Ernest, 4575 Clinton
street.
Mrs. Rehse, widow OF the late
William Rehse who died April
%. 1925. had been an invalid
for years. She was a native OF
Warren and had lived in the
county her entire lifetime. most
OF which was spent on the
Rehse farm near here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rehse moved TO Utica in
1915 and both had lived re-
tired life prior 10 their deaths.
Surviving are the following
children: William Jr., Mrs
Charles Kraft and Ernest. OF
Utica; John. Frank and Edward,
of Detroit; Fred. of Flint; Louis,
of Hanover, Ont, and Walter,
of Clare, Mich. There are II
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 2 p. m, at the f. A.
Schwarzkoff funeral chapel,
with Rev. Versile Bentley, of
Utica Methodist church. offici-
ating Burial will be in the Uti-
ca cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
Pupils are Invited
10 Enter Contest
Winning Essays on FotheVs
Will Win Splendid Prizes

Every school pupil in Mount
Clemens has been invited to
participate In a nationwide es-
say contest on the subject,
what My Father Has Meant to
Me-, an educational contest
sponsored by the National Faith
er's Day Committee.
Priehs Mercantile has arrang-
ed the contest locally. and both
public and parochiel school
authorities have endorsed it.
Fifteen awards, topped by a
SIS war bond, and including
war stamp prizes Of $40. IS, four
$3.50 awards and eight 81 stamp
gifts are offered in the contest.
This prize list is exclusively for
Mount Clemens entries.
The contest is now open, and
will close at 4 p. m. Thursday
April IS. The essays will be
judged by a notable group of
literary figures associated with
the national committee, and
highest grades will be given for
originality and sincerity in the
theme. The essays are limited
to 200 words and must be sub
mitted to the Priehs Mercantile
firm, which will transmit them
to New York.
Lee Frederick, of Priehs, is in
charge of contest arrangements.
An advertisement in today's edi-
ton give full detail of the con-
fAst
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
Repotriotes
Slowly Leave
GripshoIm

JERSEY CITY, N. j., March
17-(P) - Decentralization of
repatriates from the exchange
liner Gripsholm continued slow
ly today and officials expressed
belief that all of the 1913 remain
ine passengers would be ashore
by tonight.
The Swedish motorship dock
ed Wednesday with 662 persons
who had been detained in Ger
man internment camps.
When examinations ended
last night. 534 passengers had
been cleared. Nineteen were
taken to Ellis Island for addi-
tional questioning by govern
ment authorities.
Officials said 80 more persons
were scheduled to be removed
to Ellis Island today. II was ex-
planned that there was no ques-
ton of those detained being dis
loyal. but that a majority were
without adequate credentials.
Among those who left the
ship yesterday was Mrs. Ma
thilda Metzl, II, a native of
gainesville, Ohio, who had been
in Europe since 1879.
The widow, a small, white
haired woman returned to live
with her brother, Robert Ehr-
lick, a Chicago tire leader.
She had lived with her late
husband, a physician, in Czecho-
slovakia. Last October the Ger
mans placed her in an intern
ment camp for repatriation.
Thirty-five wounded Ameri-
can soldiers, who were taken
off the ship Wednesday, were
decorated yesterday at Halloran
hospital. Each received a Purple
Heart while some were awarded
valor medals.
The soldiers seemed agreed
that the Nazis generally treated
them well.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
BuI|fighting Is Main Event
in Sports-Mod Mexico City
Color, Crowds, Excitement, Ticket SeoIpers
Have All Eormorks Of American World Series

peals to all. You see children
barely out of arms.
A band plays Spanish music
Addicts on the sunny side toss
hats as entertainment. Suddenly
you hear an indescribable cry.
The band is playing La Maca-
rena," a Spanish piece closely
related 10 the national pastime
The aguacil rides into the circle
as the clock strikes 4, preceding
the fighters at the head of their
caudrillas.
Toreros put the bull in posi-
ton after he chases all hands to
cover for spell. Fighters work
on him with capes. A picador
on padded and blind-folded
horse plunges the plea, a long
wooden rod tipped with sharp
steel, into his neck. Banderiller-
os stick 18-inch darts into his
neck. Then the matador, usual
ly assisted by flag waving to-
reros, takes over.
Style, technique and execu-
ton are important throughout
fauromaquia, or bull combat, OF
course. The idea Is for the fight.
er to stand still and make the
bull miss by as narrow a margin
as possible, When he does this
cleverly the crowd shouts, "Ole.
Ole"
MATADOR A BALL PLAYER
If the matador does neat Job
of killing the bull with one
clean thrust of the sword be-
tween the shoulders and TO the
heart, hats are thrown into the
Enclosure, handkerchiefs wave,
and the spectators demand that
he be given the ears and tail of
the bull as trophies.
A matador gets five stabs at
bull and is in disgrace if the
animal leaves the arena under
his own steam. Naturally, a bull
winning this dubious honor is
so badly wounded that he has
to be disposed Of, anyway. Bulls
are butchered on the premises.
Fermin Espinosa, known as
"Armillita" after famous Span
ish matador of many years ago,
is Mexico's most celebrated bull
fighter, and some of the world s
best now perform south Of the
border. A resident Of Saltillo,
the capital of Coahuila, Espi-
nosa, 33, is reputed to be worth
100000, gets $4,000 pesos a per-
Torrance, breeds fighting bulls,
pitches for and backs an anna
teur baseball team.
FELT SORRY FOR BULL
Lorenzo (The MagnificenD
Cara, also 33, of Monterrey.
rates next to "Armillita," has
fought in Spain. Silverio Perez
Is an idol of Mexicans. Luis Cas-
tro. eel Soldado,' %, is a crack
and wealthy performer who
plays second base for a ball
club. Carlos Arruja, Ricardo
Torres, Jesus Guerra, David
Liceaga, Manuel Gutierrez, AL
fonso Ramirez and Chato Mora
are stars. Luis Briones. "a, Is
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
Obituaries

Mrs. Furton took up their resi-
dence in Easton.
During his years in Mount
Clemens, MIR. Furton, with the
active assistance OF his wife,
Ida, owned and operated the
Clementine Hotel, North Wal
nut street near Cass, and the
Antler Hotel, on Cass avenue.
on the site of the high school
property. This property was
purchased for public use and the
hotel moved more than Is years
ago.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Furton
is survived by a brother, Will
liam, OF Detroit, and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
By HARRY GRAYSON
NEA staff Cnrre&nnndent

MEXICO CITY - Nowhere
on earth is there wider va
riety or as much sports activity
as in Mexico City. Baseball, Soc
Ger, boxing and basketball are
very popular. Racing is back in
a magnificent track, following
an absence of % years. But the
bullfighting is still the main
event.
Post time for the first race on
Sunday is moved UP to 1890,
so the mob can be in its seats
at the bull ring promptly at 4
o'clock. The crowd at the Hip
odromo de las Americas evap-
crates when 1t is time to leave
for the toreo, less than a 80
minute ride away.
A bullfight is the only thing
in Mexico for which you must
be on time. The uninitiated COM
ing in late get a Kissing and
booing such as never even has
been heard in the Bronx. 1t Is
an insult to the sport to be tardy.
Prices range from $50 to II
pesos, or $3.50, with boxes listed
at 80 and 100 pesos. But scalp
ers have all the better tickets.
on pay three to four times the
box office figure. 1t was no more
difficult to obtain a ducat to the
record-breaking World Series Of
last fall.
CHILDREN ATTEND TOREO
There Is as much excitement
and color outside the arena as
in it. Streets are blocked by
stands where women serve ia
cos and other highly favored
food TO thousands.
Bullfighters in their bright
colored silk suits line up to
greet celebrities and admirers
at the main gate.
The arena is a four-tiered cir
cular structure accommodating
$4,000; but this day almost
twice that many jam it from
guard rails, aisles and stairs to
the narrow roof skirting the
place. Plainly the bullfight ap-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
Ford Labor Troubles
Slash Plane Output
Air Forces Cites Foll
In MiIitoFy Production

DETROIT. March IT Up
AS after effects from recent
work stoppages at the Ford
Motor Co. continued 10 mount,
spokesman for the Army Air
Forces declared today that pro-
duction of vital aircraft engines
at the Rouge plants aircraft
building had fallen beh n d
schedule.
No specific reasons were given
by the AAF for the decline, but
a demonstration and unauthoriz-
ed walkout a week ago and an
automobile barricade at the
plant gates earlier this week re-
suited In a total of 90 suSpen-
sions and discharges from the
employ of the company.
Ford spokesman announced
the definite suspension Of % ad-
ditional employees last night,
some of whom we're accused of
participating in the demonstra-
ton, in which a company Off
cial was chased through the
plant and equipment in the La
Dor Relations Office destroyed.
Ten discharges and go suspen-
sions previously had been re-
vealed.
President r. J. Thomas Of the
I'm ted Automobile Workers
(CIO), with which the employees
are affiliated. labeled com
pletely untrue" company claim
that the disciplinary action had
been taken with union approx
al.
Neither I nor any other in
ternational or local union Off
Ger has approved any of the
discharges, suspensions or 9TH
err disciplinary actions melted
out by the company either this
week or last week." he asserted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
lothbiIer, Vice CRATER,
Due for Parole March Z

LANSING, March 17-(P-
The state police board today or
dered a parole March 81 for
Wendell A. Lochbiler, former
Detroit police inspector who
was sentenced TO two to five
year prison term as the result of
a grand jury investigation of
vice and corruption in Wayne
county.
Lochbiler was sentenced Au-
gust 5, 1943, and has served
his minimum term. He has been
recommended for parole by
Warden Harry Jackson of the
State Prison of Southern Michi-
gan because of IAN exceptional
ly fine institutional record"
Most fogs disappear between
eight and 10 in the morning, &C.
cording TO weather men.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17

one of the newer and more brill
liant prospects.
There are three or four wo-
men bullfighters in Mexico, but
Conchita Cintron. a pretty Pc
ruvian, is the slickets of them
all.
/ chatted with a group of
bullfighters and one asked how
l liked the show. said it was
great spectacle, but that l felt
sorry for the bull. AS a matter
of fact, L'added, I would have
given 500 pesos to have gotten
out of the arena after the first
bleeding bull had been dragged
out. They kill six at a perform
ance.
Well" said one of the young
er bullfighters, lin your coun-
try men hide behind trees and
shoot deer, conceal themselves
in blinds and shoot ducks. You
do not consider that cruel.
SHOW MANS SUPERIORITY
"A man takes chance In the
arena with bull. Bullfighters
demonstrate the superiority of
the mind, agility and daring of
man over the brute strength of
animals"
This may be true. Certainly
there is skill and art in bull
fighting, but l noticed that the
poor bull was pretty we'll
whacked out before anyone took
n rou, chance oooiv,cf h;vo
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17
Edicim FurtOn

Edwin NJ. Furton. former To-
cal hotel owner and business
man, died In Easton, Mich. yes
terday, at his home, following
an illness of several years.
Mr.. Furton was a native Of
Chesterfield Township. an, d
spent most of his life in this city
until his retirement from. bust
ness 20 years ago. when he and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-17

Buses have accounted for rs
per cent Of the total increase in
transit. traffic during the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Death Summons
E. J. Smith in
HoItviI|e Home

Death came suddenly late Satur-
day to E. j. Smith, II, justice of the
peace of Holtville.
For several years he had suffered
from heart ailmcnt. In recent
weeks he had been worse but was
able TO attend tc his duties most of
the time. He was in his office Friday
Funeral services will be held at
the First Methodist church of Holt
vile at 2 D. m. Tuesday with the
Rev. Joseph w. McShane. pastor of
the church. officiating The Span
ish war veterans and the Masonic
lodge will assist at the rites. Burial
will be in Evergreen cemetery with
B. f. Lemons. Ell Centre funeral ii
rector in charge.
Judge Smith was born in Mich
igan. He had made his hcme in I'M
perial Valley % years. He was en-
ployed bv the Imperial Valley Milk
Producers association as plant su-
perintendent for ID years. After
that he was CITY Judge of Holtville
and justice of the peace in the Holt
vile township for six years.
He was a past master of the Ma
sonic lodge and twice served as
worthy patron CT the Eastern Star.
He also was a member of the Odd
Fellows lodge and in 1920 he and
his wife instituted the Rebekah
lodge in Holtville. He was a veteran
of the Spanish American war and a
Continued on Page g. Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
WLB Approves Opening
I'm Little Steel Set-Up

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.
(UP)-The administrations
apparent determination to
permit no general wage in
creases until the war in Eur
ope is over was further un-
derscored Monday by the
War Labor Boards refusal
to break the Little Steel For
mula in settling the wage
case of the CIO steel work.
erS.
In weekend decision disposing
of the year-old dispute, the WLB
rejected union demand for gen.
eral wage increase of II cents an
hour-which would have broken the
Little Steel Formula-but granted
hourly increases of four cents to
second night shift workers and six
cents to third shift workers.
WLB Chairman William H. Davis
said the boards report, far from
breaking the Little Steel Formula.
docs not even bend" 1t. The deci-
sion acceeded in full or in part to
other union demands for more lib
eral vacations, severance pay, six
paid holidays year at time and
one-half, and an increase of MAIN
tcnance OF membership dues check
off to $l.50 per month.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 81. CUP)-
Philip Murray, president OF the CIO
and the United Steel Workers of
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Group to Present
MeloIand Plans

Farmers and businessmen of I'M
perial Valley will assemble in the
court house in Ell Centro at 7:30
D. m. Tuesday to hear a report OF
a special committee appointed to
plan for extension of the Meloland
Agricultural Experiment station
and a non-degree vocational agrl-
cultural school for war veterans.
Members of this committee were
appointed weeks ago and have been
hard at work on the problems placed
before them, according to Harold w.
Hunt. chairman of the Meloland
station improvement group.
The program, to be outlined Tues
day night was made for the
postwar period but arrangements
TO put it into effect if desired, Hunt
explained, should be made now.
Farmers declared that the STATEN
extension and the training school
will improve agriculture in the, val
lev and be of great help to the war
veterans who wish to settle on farms
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Rent vioIator
Goes to Prison

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27. CUPl
Stanley TAYLOR. apartment house
owner, Monday was en- route to Nc
Neil Island prison to begin serving
a siX-month term for violation of
Office of Price Administrator rent
al ceilings.
An attempt was made Friday to
serve writ of habeas corpus but
no federal judge could be located.
Taylor. who conducted his own de-
fense, appealed his case to the su-
prelne court and was refused a re-
view. He also was fined $3.50 by
Federal Judge A. F. st. Sure.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
USES Head Hears
OF Rooms Closed
On Rental Cuts

Tom Finney, chief of the Ell Cen
tro Employment Service office, has,
as his first job, the finding of jobs
for men and the finding of men for
jobs.
His second job is to do all that he
can to make sure that when men
come here to work they will have
a place to live.
Therefore, Finney is up in arms
over series of anonymous tele-
phone calls he has received on the
subject of the housing shortage.
The burden of these calls was
Finney said, that there is no actual
housing shortage hereabout, that
there are plenty II rooms and
apartments, thai their owners sim
ply won't rent them unless they can
get their prize. They refuse to rent
them at the reLt control price.
GREATEST EL lI
There arc a good many heroes
coming here IN the near future to
serve as instructors at the Ell Centro
marine base," Finney said. These
men have been overseas, in active
service, helping to win the war, and
riSking their lives in the process.
And there are people in Ell Cen
tro and roundabout who won't rent
them rooms because they can't get
a big piice out of them
That is the substance of the situ-
alton.
AT least that is the case If the
statements made to me over the
telephone are tue, and the expert
ence of my friends and acquaint-
ances would serve to indicate that
the statements are true Finney
continued.
These men who are coming here
will be more or less permanent,
Finney said. They never will be
sent back overseas unless the war
lasts much longer than is expected.
They will be kept here to train the
men who are going overseas.
There is another angle to the
matter Tic men who come here for
training are making their last stop
in the United States. The Ell Centre
base is a finishing base for marine
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Three Injured
In Car Crash

A three-car traffic accident on
highway 80 approximately three
miles north CT Imperial Sunday
night resulted in injuries to three
persons, highway patrolmen said.
Frances Beal, 2?, suffered major
injuries and Dewey Frank Tuttle,
Il, and Dessie Millican, %, were
treated for minor injuries.
A sedan driven by John Lee Scott,
81, Negro laborer of Imperial, was
towing another sedan driven by
Anna Lee De Grace, 40, Negro, I'M
perial, Officers said. The coupe
driven by Tuttle and the two sedans
tangled up in the same manner,
the two sedans breaking apart and
the De Grace car pitching into a
borrow pit beside the highway.
Highway patrolmen still are in
veStigating.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Parade SparkIes
Second Week
Of Bond Campaign

Ell Centre opened the second week
Of its bond drive in the Sixth War
Loan campaign with a colorful and
musical parade down Main street.
The parade included the band and
the "Sergeanettcs" of. Ell Centro'S
Central Union high school.
The parade moved east on Main
street, and halted in front of
bond sales booth between Fifth and
Sixth streets, where the band played
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The sidewalks were lined with a
great crowd of spectators, and as
soon as the parade had moved on,
the bond sales booth began to do a
good business.
Notwithstanding the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday. which broke into the
opening of the drive. Ell Centro
obviously was selling bonds; and
with plans afoot for special events
and intensive canvass, the outlook
was more than promising.
War bond sales in Imperial county
Continued on Page g. Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 27 tUP) -
Paul Scharrenberg, director of in
dustrial relations, Monday reported
100000 women were employed in
California industries during 1914
and said California women may
justly be proud of the manner in
which they have responded to the
call to meet their country's need"
Total employment of women in
April 1910 was 634,O0O, and Schar-
renberg pointed out the 1914 figure
represents an SO per cent increase
contrasted with 6lla per cent ma
tionally.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Burglar Collects
Loot at Kings
Store in BrawIey

BRAWLEY = Imperial county
sheriff's office Monday was seeking
clues as to the identity of a bur-
glar who entered the Kings store
here and made a haul of between
$400 and $500 in mems clothing
early Sunday morning.
Entry to the store was made by
an ingenious method. The burglar
forced a trap door on the roof,
then crept along the attic and at
several intervals forced out squares
of metal sheeting that forms the
stores ceiling He continued this
until he reached the ladies' balcony
department where the drop to the
floor was short. This led the auth
critics to believe he was of small
stature.
M. o. King, Jr., said that a COM
plete check of items was not ready
but the loot included overalls, a
leather jacket. shirts, gold key
chains and other items. The key
chains were ripped from cards near
the front door The burglar left
the building by breaking open an
alley door. He dropped two shirts
in his haste.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27

ALLIED UARTE r S,
Philippine, Nov. q. (UP)-Japa-
ncse sistance in the Ormoc corri-
dor weakened Monday under trip
hammer assault by the American
32nd division pressing steadily
south toward Ormoc itself. last big
enemy stronghold on Leyte.
American fighter planes blockad
ing the west coast on Leyte sank
three more small enemy transports
load-d with troops and cupplicS for
the bcSieged garrison in mast-hei2ht
attacks eff The northern tip OF Cebu
yesterday.
The sinkincS brought to II the
number of enemy ships Wr- ckcd in
the past three days while attempt
ing TO reinforce Leytc. Nearly 10000
enemy troops probably have been
killed or drowned.
First signs of break in the des-
peIate japanese resistance in the
Ormoc corridor we're reported by
General Douglas Macarthur in his
daily cOmmuniquc. Opposition was
steadily decreasing under our pres
sure he said.
Veterans of the 32nd division were
revealed to have r"pulscd light"
enemy counterattack in their march
south from the Limon area, 20
miles north CT Ormoc.
Elements of the 7th division also
repulscd japanese counterattack
at night near Palanac, IL miles
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Soviets
Gain
errdiin
Smash Forward
On Two Lines;
Defense Fails

LONDON, NOV. II. (UP)
Russian mountain troops
stabbed to within approxi-
mately 25 miles of the twin
Slovak strongholds of Presov
and Kassa (Kosice) Monday,
rolling back fierce German
resistance on a 60-mile front
extenc ing across the eastern half
OF the Nazi protectorate from the
Polish to the Hungarian borders.
The Soviet drive threatened to cut
one of the main railway lines link
ing the German armies in south
ern Poland with the wavering de-
tenders of Budapest, whose formid-
able strongpoints northeast of the
Hungarian capital already were be-
ginning to cave in under success
sion of RED army hammer blows.
Battling through wet, clinging
SHOWS, and dense fogs that hamper
ed their air and artillery support,
veterans of General Ivan I. Petrov'S
Fourth Ukrainian army pounded out
gains running up to Is miles yes
terday, forcing the Germans out of
6O-odd towns and villages on the
approaches tC Presov and Kassa
and capturing hundreds of prison.
erS.
Petrov hurled 49, main attack
force almost directly against the
center of the German. line. storm.
ing and taking the railway town of
Humenne after fighting, 15-mile
advance down a narrow mountain
valley from the Snia area.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Hurley Named
TO Chino Post

with fCrmer war production chief
Donald M. Nelson to help revamp
the Chinese war effort.
Hurley replaces Clarence f.. Gauss.
who resigned a few weeks ago at
the time General Joseph w, Stilwell
was recalled from his military COM
mand in the China Burma india
theater as a result of personal diff
ferences with Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27

The communique, recorded by
United Press at San Francisco, said
fires were started on the south side
of the runways among the giant fort
resses concentrated there.
I'm this action the Japanese air
units set ablaze several B-29s and
blasted more than a Dozen" the
oommuique said,
A Tokyo radio commentator pre-