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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

no doubts about the worth Of her
play. 1t is a colorful production,
full of gilded thrones and chaises
tongues and pillars, a couple
dozen handsome men in hand
some uniforms, and some lavish
costumes in which Miss West
plays the Empress of All the
RuSSiaS.
And how did she happen TO do
Catherine? Well, she had seen
two movie dealing with this
fabulous and earthly monarch,
and both seemed bit pale.
Miss West recalled her reac-
ton: Catherine the Great, l
said, whats great about her? Go
bring me a book SO l read
about her, and decided those two
pictures, with all respect to the
stars, hadn't got Catherine at all.
Catherine knew how to handle
nations and she knew how to
handle men. She had a tricky
mind. She was something like
Diamond Lii, only Lii was queen
of the underworld, and Gather
inc was queen of an upper
world"
ILL" RESPONSIBLE
1t was Diamond Lii who was
partly responsible for Gather
inc Was Great" Miss West hao
grown a little weary of Lii. She
had played her on the stage and
in pictures. She had played her
against BoWery, KlondIke ano
western backgrounds.
Miss West would like il
known that she is a versatile &C
tress who made such hit with
Diamond Lii that the public
('by public she says seriously
wont let her do anything else
She recalled that she had played
Gree, Cleopatra and Lucrezia
Borgia for the Shuberts, and
confessed that she would like to
do the Queen of Sheba.
But after that little trouble
with the radio sketch about
Adam and Eve she said, Il de-
cided Id better keep away from
Biblical subjects
/ asked Miss West about
those life Jackets named for her,
and she assured me that there
was more than her famous pee
toral profile behind the choice OF
name.
ITS this way she said, "A
flyer looks at one of those jack
cts and says, This is my life
prcscrvCr. Gee, that's for when
| get shot down and dumped in
the water It's an unpleasant
thought.
But If he says that it's Mae
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15
Wrap Mae Vest Around You?
WE'LL It's a Pleasant THOUGHT
BY JAMES THRASHER
NEA Staff Writer

NEW York; became evil
dent, after Catherine Was
Great" had been running three
weeks, that Mae West was not
going 10 ask me TO come up and
see her. So / invited myself,
and got there through the power
of the press and the kind offices
of press agent.
What's more, | waited good
while once l arrived. The wait
ing wasn't bad. Miss West had
sublet Park Avenue apartment
for the duration of this new play
of which she is both author
and star. To sustain me Miss
Vests secretary produced a
drink--a plain coke, innocent OF
ice, lime or alcohol. Miss West
doesn't drink. Neither does she
smoke. And she prefers a ring
side seat at fight TO one at a
night club.
After a suitable interlude of
solitude, silence and soft drink,
Miss West appeared. She looked
singularly un-Mae Westlan. She
wore a demure blue satin negll-
gee with lace at the cuffs and
hem. Her hair was in long bob.
The only theatrical touch was
eye shadow and a pair of arti-
fetal eyelasheS the size Of small
combs.
Miss West did not sidle in. She
walked. Her gestures were not
sinuous. Her voice was low and
sweet, not nasal. Traces of her
rative Brooklynese still colored
some of her dipthongs.
CRITICS NOT CRITICIZED ]
No. said Mae West, she didn't
mind talking about the New
York critics. She even didn't
mind talking kindly about them,
which is something. For the
local paly reviewers teed off on
Catherine Was Grent" in a
manner more fortnight th;tl
gallant. Gin spite of them, the
box office receipts indicate that
Miss West will be playing Cath
crime on Broadway for some
time to come. An overseas CT,
counting on quick victory, re-
Gently V-mailed an order for
two tickets six months hence.) |
Il don't like unpleasantness,"
Miss West said. II mean, l don't |
like to hear about murders and |
other peoples troubles and |
things of that sort. That's why
] didn't read the plays notices
when l heard they were bad. l |
didn't even ask what critics
wrote them, for fear Id dislike
them afterwards.
Clearly Miss West entertains
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15
How much does it cost to
move a pin?

On war map OF the South Pacific the little red-white
andblue pins march steadily westward
Tarawa Maxim -. the Marshalls &. :. Saipan >.
and each move brings the pins closer to Tokyo
And each move is mighty expensive business The
cost is high in dollars and the cost is high in men,
To plant the Stars and Stripes Sapan cost the lives
of more than 1000 American boys plus some H. 900
wounded and missing Naturally these losses cannot be
summed up in dollars and . there is not enough
money in the world to bring back 1000 dead Americans
But in guns ammunition, and other equipment it is
estimated that Sapan cost many millions of dol
lars. Each OF the many steppngstones remaining be-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

WASHINGTON-Miss Winnie
Thorington of Detroit is spend
ing a few weeks in the home
of Mrs. Inez Hazard.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

tween forces and Tokyo may as much or more
Where is the money coming from7
It's coming from you, and millions of Americans like
you from the taxes you pay, and from the War Bonds
you buy.
And while it may pinch little buying those Bonds
is the smartest thing you ever did
For the dollars you put in Bonds not only help win
the war; They come back to you later land bring
dollars with them.
In this postwar world we're going to build, they'll
be the most valuable dollars anybody ever owned.
Get oil you con Of fhem-nowT
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

James NJ. Scott has sold his
home on Van Dyke road. The
new owners will take possession
next April.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Seidell,
Dick, Sally and Dickie Robb re-
Gently returned from a weeks
vacation at their cabin at Gay
lord.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

The Library and Literary
Association will meet with Mrs.
Judson Corby, Thursday, Sept.
81 for their first regular meet
ing after summer vacation. Mrs.
D. Z. Roberts will be the guest
speaker, Irene Frost, leader.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15
Armstrong; Comeback
Forced by Necessity
Makes Third Climb
Against Aldo SpoIdi

ST. LOUIS, Sept. Is - Up
Henry Armstrong, the first
fighter to hold three world titles
simultaneously, says his come
back has TO be classified as 2-F
-fistic and financial.
The 32-year-old SCrapper, who
meets the veteran Italian fight
er, Aldo Spoldi, here tonight, is
making his third pugilistic
climb. He's quit-for good -
twice before.
He retired last year after a
bout with Ray Sugar" Robin
son, but
Il got restless, Henry said. II
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

West, and can sort of wrap it
around him-Well, you see, psy-
chology."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

WASHINGTON-MiSs Winnie
Thorington of Detroit is spend
ing a few weeks in the home
of Mrs. Inez Hazard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Seidell,
Dick, Sally and Dickie Robb re-
Gently returned from a weeks
vacation at their cabin at Gay
lord.
The Library and Literary
Association will meet with Mrs.
Judson Corby, Thursday, Sept.
81 for their first regular meet
ing after summer vacation. Mrs.
d. Z. Roberts will be the guest
speaker, Irene Frost, leader.
Paul HiXson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Hixson and Donald
Henderson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Henderson left Romeo
for induction into the armed
, forces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter HiXson en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Rex
Dingman, Joyce and Dannie al
dinner last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lyons of
Mount Clemens spent Thursday
in town visiting Mrs. Judson
Corby and other friends.
Mrs. Minnie Hartley left
Wednesday for Akron, Ohio, TO
spend two weeks with her son,
Harold Hartley and family.
Paul HiXson was entertained
at a party given at the home of
Chuck" Shook in Romeo Fri
day night. Twenty attended
among them his classmates Of
Romeo High School.
Mrs. L. V. Pettus of Keys
Vile, Va, arrived last Friday
at the home of her brother,
George Lee, of Rochester, and is
now visiting her mother, Mrs.
Ethel Grim.
Mrs. Albert Teller and Reva
spent the day in Detroit shop
ping Tuesday.
Miss Frances McCutCheon Of
Flint was a weekend guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. McCutcheon.
Mrs. Inez Hazard plans 10
leave in few days TO visit her
cousins, Mrs. Mabel Gray, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Alerding of
Muskegon, Mrs. George Cross
man, Dowagiac, Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Jones, Pokagon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Virgil, Irene Vir-
gil, Baron Lake, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Edwards, Niles and Mr..
and Mrs. George Virgil of Buch-
anan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mceker re-
ceived a letter from their son,
Ed Meeker, NJ. p. stationed in
France, saying that he was just
recovering from his fourth at
tack of malaria. Meeker was
/ among those who made the in
vason OF D-Day. He has seen
much action.
Mrs. Colin Picrson and baby
daughter OF Detroit were recent
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Mrs. William Lii and son
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Port Huron.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

guests in the home of her moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Pier
son.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Paul HiXson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter HixSon and Donald
Henderson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Henderson left Romeo
for induction into the armed
forces.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Mrs. Colin Pierson and baby
daughter of Detroit were recent
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter HiXSon en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Rex
Dingman, Joyce and Dannie al
dinner last Tuesday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lyons of
Mount Clemens spent Thursday
in town visiting Mrs. Judson
Corby and other friends.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-15

Mrs. Minnie Hartley left
Wednesday for Akron, Ohio, TO
spend two weeks with her son,
Harold Hartley and family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
bus Firm
Net Steady

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 Net
earnings of the Greyhound Corp.
and subsidiaries for the six months
ended June 30 are believed 10 have
been about equivalent to the con-
solidated net income of 81, 923, 997,
or STA A common share reported
for the first half Of 1913.
The financial position Also has
remained virtually unchanged. No
decision has been announced by
ICC with respect To the company $
application for permission 10 issue
new Az per cent non-cumulative
preferred stock and 3 per cent de-
bentures to provide funds TO be
used in part 10 retire existing ol2
per cent preferred stock.
Greyhound recently has been
forced TO lay up some OF It's rolling
stock owing both TO the tight tire
situation and TO shortage OF
necessary parts.
The effect on the company's
operations IS described as not Serl-
Gus, however, and the situation IS
expected 10 be cleared up within
the next several weeks. Present
expectations are that no curtall-
mcnts of service will be necessary,
other than those already effected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Gas Demand
Hits New High

NEW YORK, Aug. 3t-The
gasoline demand last week aver
aged better than , 100000 barrels
daily the high for the several
weeks past. II caused a drain on
stocks nationwide of $4,000 bar
rcl>. Production of this fuel was
slightly higher in the week ended
August 70.
Although the output Of fuel oils
last week was somewhat lower
than IN thc previous sevcn-day
pouod. tocltS of both hight and
rcayl GRADES were Increased mod
cr3tcIt
Crude oil production tor the
country dipped unmportantly m
the August Is week to 1867 $50
barrels q day Industry was pro-
cesSlug am average of 469S,0O0
barrels q DAY n IT'S rctInerloS, an
increase Of 1000 barrels compared
with tic week ended August 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Gray Motor Co.
Gets V Loan

John w. Milford, president of
the Gray Marine Motor Co. has
announced the completion of ar
engagements with a group of banks
for a regulation V loan Of So .000,-
600. The agreement was prepared
by the Detroit Bank which will
act as agent for the banks.
The funds borrowed will be
used TO provide or replenish work.
ing capital in connection with the
company'S war contracts. and
milford stated that the credit Will
run TO July 81, 1945. Interest Will
he at the rate of 3 per cent per
annum on sums borrowed and in
addition the company Will pay the
banks a commitment fee of "A per
cent on the unused portions of the
credit.
Associated with the Detroit
Bank in the financing are the Ma
tional Bank of Detroit, the Manu-
facturers National Bank, and the
Commonwealth Bank. and also the
Chase National Bank and Irving
Trust Co. of New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Liquors
Released

NEW YORK, Aug. 31-Follow-
ing the announcement that distil-
lerS would be allowed a holiday in
August 10 repleniSh their stocks,
large amounts of whisky and gin
were Immediately released for
retail distribution.
This was reflected in A Jump
of % per cent IN Withdrawals"
during July. Normally this is not
a big month for the industry.
Sales are also understood 10 he
running at a high level in this
month and should continue in
September now that more dcSira-
bic brands are available.
All of this should result in an
excellent showing for the large
dlStlllerS for the current period,
which varies according 10 the
fiscal years of the companies.
Investment people are beginning
to feel that the whisky shares
have passed their probation period
and that their trade and earnings
position will be stabilized at a
satisfactory level.
1t is worthy of note that in the
past decade these {ifg3S. while
building up huge inventories and
strong working capital position
and also expanding sales, have not
piled on much debt and have
changed their basic capital struc-
ture very little.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Mrs. Anna Schiller

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Schiller. u, widow of Joseph
Schiller. founder Of the Favor
Manufacturing Co. 346 +. Jeffer-
son, who died yesterday. will be
conducted in the Lewis Funeral
Home. 1888 John r.. at l p. m.
tomorrow. Burial will be in
Cloverhill Cemetery.
Mrs. Schiller. who lived az 2752
w. Boston, died in st. Mary'S Hos
pltal, She was a member OF Con-
gregation Shaarey Zedek, Detroit
chapter of Hadaffa, the United
Hebrew School. and the Jewish
National Fund.
Surviving are four sons, Carl.
David, Abe and Harold, and Two
daughters, Mrs. David Dimond,
and Mrs. Milton Sheyer of Sag
NAV; four grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31

dent OF The Detroit Bank.
Dodge was appointed chairman
of the Army Air Forces Price Ad-
iuStment Board in Detroit IN l94Z.
and was appointed chairman OF
the War Department Price Adj
iuStment Board in September.
1913. He has been chairman oil
the War Contracts Price Adjust
ment Board since ITS organization
under the 1913 RenegotlationS Act.
THE Willingness of Dodge tn
leave his business affairs and
devote himself over an extended
period To an eNacting war job
is an excellent job Of patriot
ism" acting Secretary OF War
Patterson said in commenting
on Dodge'S resignation.
Ills contribution has been in
valuable in the cooperative eff
forts OF industry and govern
ment TO prevent excessive
profits I'm war times"
Col Maurice HirSch of Houston,
Tex, will succeed Dodge as chair
man OF the war departments
price adjustment board. the de-
partment said. He has been its
vice chairman since September
1q13
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Priorities

The Detroit regional office ~ the War Pro-
ouction Board announced the following pri1ri-
ties actions
M-63. Amendment ! imports % strategic
Materials Addt anthony eto List
PAT. Direction Civilian Aircraft per-
nits operators % com rfcf-fRi slY'5rs-,. =, use
rating and allotment symbol f7f ohtsiui1y cer.
tain amounts Of material under specified coa-
dlIons
Las Dir 'Elnc'uc Hair Cinper" Az
th1Tizes i've companies 20 Manufacture F0pri-
fed number f1f army and naty only from
SABA to l2-3i-ff
L-isl. amended Mems Work Clothing 90
Permits additional hutton On bio overiis
L-2lf Schedule . amended Corrective
spectaces" Clarifies par tbf o. 40 re-
garding arms for semi-rimiess frames
LABS. amended sun Glasses Permits use
o. eopoer base ALLOYS u taers I, compliance
With PR-l3
fa-TSS rIrVoes'iun Aniiine Pcvrtrs uF
order, supefseded, by M-30O. Schedule ~
effective iO-l-44
M-3O0 Schedule ~ "Anuins Establishes
ALLEGATION control a. App = material super
seded MESA effective l0-l.SE.
For further details contact WPB 1910
Woodward Phone rR $4,000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
DeSoto Names
New Managers

Evidence Of postwar organizs-
tional planning is seen in the an
nouncement by J. b. WaGStaff,
general sales manager of De Soto
Corp. of the appointment of six
new De Soto district managers.
They are: Al Tuna. Detroit
region; A. +. Walbridge, New
York; {. L. Davis, New York:
Vance Fish, Kansas City: T.. j.
Brodell, Cincinnati, and Homer
Burger, ST. Louis.
All except Walbridge have had
previous experience as De Soto
district managers, their service
having been interrupted by the
war. Walbridge has Just been
given his honorable discharge after
two years in the l.. S. Army Air
Corps He formerly owned a
large automobile distributorship in
New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
NuIIifies Production

J. A. Krug's first official order
as acting chief of the War Pro-
duction Board seems to have
taken all the life out of the
previous order permitting spot
authorization Of civilian pro-
ductlon.
Krug's Interpretation. just
issued. forbldS increase or re-
sumption of production unless
approved by the area produc-
tion urgency committee and
then only on certification by a
representative Of the War Man
power Commission that labor $
available for such production
without interference with local
or inter-regional labor recruit
ing efforts.
Which makes civilian produc-
tion. outside of the essential
category, almost an mpossi-
bllltV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Edison Wins
Rebate Delay

LANSING, Atig- 33i-,FAe MieAi-
gan Public Service Commission
must show cause in circuit court
here Oct 4 why il should not be
restrained from enforcing its or
der that the Detroit Edison Co.
refund S10,450.O00 to its custom
ers before the end of the year.
The show cause order was is
sued by Judge Charles II. Hayden
yesterday on the petition of the
company The commission was re-
strained from taking action in the
matter, at least until the hearing
is held.
In taking the appeal, Prentiss
NJ. Brown. chairman of the De-
troit Edison board, said the same
Sl0000,000 Of war taxes is being
claimed by three places at once"
He said that, under the law. the
money is due the federal govern
INIT as income taxes, yet the City
of Detroit is claiming it in two
wayS-aS a refund to customers
and in the form Of excise taxes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
DR.. J. D Curtis
Funeral Set
Obituaries

Funeral services. for DR.. ]. D.
Curtis, 60. for 35 years a leader
in Detroit medical circles. will be
conducted at IL a. m. Saturday
in the William r. Hamilton
Funeral Chapel, 1915 Cass.
DR.. Curtis died Tuesday at
Houghton Lake. Burial will be in
Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Rochester,
DR.. Curtis came to Detroit in
1909. He was a member of the
auxiliary staff Of Providence Hos
pital and of the Wayne County
and Michigan State medical So
cieties.
For II years. he has been as
ISOLATED with Or. Perry c. Gittins,
with offices in the Maccabees
Bldg.
He is survived by his wife, Ed
wilma Young Curtis; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Frank l.. Roberts, and
Mrs. II. Edgerton Temple. and
two sons. Harry d. and 1t. Rob-
ert l.. Curtis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Beneficial Corp.
Quits Michigan

LANSING. Aug. 3i-The Bene-
ficial Management Corp. of Della
ware, whose public relations
counsel is under indictment by
the state graft grand Jury has
Withdrawn from business in
Michigan.
The state corporation and Sc
curities commission. in revealing
the action, said today that the
corporation gave no reason for
filing withdrawal papers, effective
immediately.
Indicted was Armand +. Robi-
chaud, accused of conspiracy in
passage of the 1889 intangibleS
tax law. His return 10 Michigan
was ordered Tuesday after an
extradition hearing in New Jer-
sey. attended by Special Grand
Jury Prosecutor Sigler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Progress Lies
InCottonP|d
Nv LEWIS HANEY

ffeisstas 81 Ecohomics, Nev fora lniFef'lN
The economic prosperity Of the
nation lies in the current policies
and schemes 10 do things for cot
ton. One-ffth Of the total cash
income from crops is estimated 10
come from cotton and cottonseed,
and these products have been an
important part Of our exports.
But in the name ~ 'Stshiiza-
tion." the price Of cotton has been
arthcisly maintained at a level
much above lis true tcompcutivc)
market value. As a result. a large
surplus has accumulated.
The recent price sterilization
ACT partially eNemptS cotton and
other farm products from restric-
ton. Senator Bankhead is lead
ing southern interests in demand
ing government loans at IS per
cent Of an ever rising parity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
Michigan Man
Gets Top Award
s. PictoriaI Reyiewl

WASHINGTON. AUG. 31-Sgt.
Jesse r. Drow'ey "A. of Luzerne.
Aitei'- was onr -nf four heroes who
received the Congressional Medal
Of Honor. the nations highest
award for valor from President
Roosevelt AZ special ceremonies in
The White House.
Two of 'hc medals we're
awarded pos'humou,y 20 the
mothers Of T. William = Ilaw-
kns ~ ~ paso. Tex and It.
George r Power Of Worcester
Mass both marines
Those who received their own
awards In addition 80 Sgt. brow
lcv we're IL ArH4lf}-t7r----tr-----;---ii.
Seattle So Forrest l.. Vosler.
Lnoma. y. y and PVT William
J. Johnston Colcnpe'er Conn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-31
End Turret Output

Motor Products Corp. has
completed its 12,309th nose and
tail gunner's turret for the B-24
Liberator. This turret was de-
signed, engineered and built by
the company
No. 1900 was the last of the
turrcts built for the Liberator.
An armament change, which
was dictated by battle expert
encc, ended their production.
The completion of the last
mrret was commemorated at a
brief ceremony in the plant at
tended by Col George s. Strong.
Ii. Col. w. s. McDuffee, II. J.
G. Lloyd and It. L. L Glover,
all Of the army air forces.