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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-08

during the month of July. At present
plans are being formed to hold the
exhibition on the 4th of July. Per-
mission has been obtained from the
school board to have the contest held
on Harmon Field at night under the
floodlights.
The spectacle attracted nearly 5000
spectators last fall when held on
Schmidt's field. The display of
horsemanship will be open to con-
testants from Northwestern Ohio,
Indiana, and Michigan.
Fishing Contest
The fish have the laugh on the
suckers on the other end of the pole,
for during the past week not single
banded fish was captured. This makes
the second straight week the banded
fish have eluded the fishermen. Only
IL of the 49 banded bass and blue
gills have been captured to date.
A few blue gills are snagged from
time to time, but fishing in general
has been poor in this territory the
past 10 days.
Bass are still on spawn and open
season will not commence until June
10th.
Buckeye Motor Boating Prohibited
This Year
At a unanimous decision of the
directors it was decided to dis
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Early Bird
ERIN TOWNSHIP FARMER
PLANTS CROP IN
JANUARY

Sheriff Jacob F. Theut showed
back his 10-gallon hat and
scratched his head Tuesday
night when, driving east on 49,
Mile road, in Erin township, he
saw farmer industriously en-
gagged in his Spring narrowing
The date, Jan. 25.
When, on Wednesday he again
passed the same field, and saw
the same farmer busily planting
a half-acre plot, he slammed on
the brakes and thought he d see
how come"
The astonished sheriff found
that Charles Vansteems, a 81
year old truck farmer, was taxi
ing advantage of the mild
weather to plant his annual par
snip crop.
That farmer surely seemed
to know what he was doing" the
sheriff said in amazement after
he reached his office in Mount
Clemens, "but that's the first
time | ever heard of sowing a
crop in Michigan in January"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Hacker Workers
Win Production
Flag, EmbIems

The Army-Navy Production
Award for great work in the
production of war equipment, "
has been awarded TO the Hacker
Boat Company. Mount Clemens,
Under Secretary Of War Robert
p. Patterson announced this
week.
Patterson's letter, received bv
S. Dudley McCready, president
of the local company, states:
THE award consists of a flag
to be flown above your plant
and lapel pin, symbolic of
distinguished service TO Ameri-
ca, for every individual in your
plant"
You men and women OF the
Hacker Boat Company are max
ing an outstanding contribution
10 victory. You have every
reason TO be proud OF the record
you have set. and your practi-
See AWARD-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Local BowIers
Score Heavily

Mount Clemens bowlers this
week were engaged in their
grimmest game of the season.
with their opponent the Grip
pier, Infantile Paralysis.
Local sportsmen of the alleys,
who contributed more than $50
in the March OF Dimes cam
paign against Infantile Paralysis
last year, are trying to break all
records in the current drive.
They hope for 800 score
against polio.
Coin collection boxes, placed
in the Mount Clemens and Ma
comb Recreation alleys, and the
Bowl-O-Drome are fast being
filled with Dimes. quarters and
folding money" Coin folders
capable of holding So in dimes
have been distributed TO various
teams and leagues. Fifty per
cent of all funds collected - in
Guiding those mailed directly by
individuals 20 the President -
See POLl0-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

Rule Spy-Suspect
Insane; Halt Trial
Hoffman Released Following
Finding on Mentality

DETROIT, Jan. 81 - (P) -
Following a finding that Ber-
trand Stuart Hoffman was not
sufficiently sane to comprehend
the nature of the charges
against him, Federal Judge Ed
ward J. Monet today dis
charged the merchant seaman
a a co-defendant in an espion-
age conspiracy trial.
Discharge of Hoffman left
DR.. Fred w. Thomas, Detroit
physician, as the only defend
ant.
GUILTY PLEAS
Four women and a man, in
dicted with DR.. Thomas and
Hoffman on charges that they
operated spy ring in Detroit
for the German government.
have pleaded guilty.
One of the women, Miss
u r a &c n-Dlneen, has
been the governments chief wit
ness in the present trial. A Sec
ond woman, Mrs. Theresa Beh-
rens, former secretary of the
international Y. w. c. A. here
was called to the witness stand
after Hoffmans discharge, but
proved so reluctant to give
testimony that John w. Bah
cock, assistant u. S. attorney,
obtained permission to question
her as hostile witness.
Judge Monet acted in Hoff-
mans case after receiving the
report of a commission of
three psychiatrists that Hoffman
was mentally incompetent, that
he could not distinguish between
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Fine Thousands Illegally
Under Defective Setup
Attorney Generals Ruling
Voids Warren Troffic Code

VAN DYKE - Countless Ma
comb county and out-state mot
orists have been illegally fined
and jailed by Warren township
justice of the peace during the
past three years, in the opinion
of Macomb County Prosecutor
Wilbur F. Held.
AS a result, and with the
prosecutors opinion Ringing
upon a recent ruling by the at
torney general, Warren town.
ship today was confronted with
the following far-reaching pos
sibilities:
/. That its traffic and disor-
derby ordinances may be sus-
pended.
2. That thousands of dollars
in fine monies, paid into the
township treasury since 1941
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Allies Crush
Thrust by Nazi
ArInored Force
Continue to Pour
Men ond Supplies
into Beochheod
BY EDWARD KENNEDY

ALLIED HEADQUART E r S,
Algiers, Jan. q - PD - The
first G. erma an counterattack
against the Americans and Brit
ish just south of Rome, has been
thrown back with the crushing
of German armor, Allied head
quarters announced today.
Men and supplies continued
to pile into the strategic beach
head threatening the Italian cap
ital
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander's
Central Mediterranean head
quarters announced that ele-
ments of the Herman Goering
armored division had been met
southwest of Littoria, the chief
town of Mussolini's famous Pom
tine Marsh agricultural devel-
opment. in fierce local en-
gagement.'
DEAD LITTER FIELD
The Germans left 100 dead
on the field as they were tossed
back. The Hermann Goering
Division, has been strengthened
by new equipment to a fully
armored unit. 1t was last en-
countered on the main Fifth
Army front. 1t evidently has
been shifted to counter the
threat to the German rear.
Meanwhile, other Americans
of the Fifth Army, 48 miles east
of Littoria, continuing to uproot
Germans, mines and meshed de-
lenses, struggled slowly for
ward across flooded streams and
over steep crags just north of
Casino where field dispatches
said they were within half
mile of the Liri Valley gateway
and were overlooking the bomb
jumbled ruins of the ancient
monastery town. Patrols had
penetrated the outskirts of the
stronghold.
Some four miles farther north
the French rushed down from
their mountain positions on Mt.
IL Lago in the SAINT Ella area.
and attacked the Germans on
the slopes of Mt Bclvedere.
CASINO UNDEFENDED
Casino itself appeared to
have been largely abandoned
by the Germans. but their po-
sitions on the rugged mass of
Mt. Cairo and other hills near
by enabled them to rake the
streets and ruined houses with
their artillery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
ALERT. GRACIOUS
First Lady Charms Detroit

In this booming area, where
even before the war mass pro-
duction had steppd-up the tenn
pc of living, Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt yesterday fitted smoothly
into the throbbing life of the
district.
Moving swiftly through war
plants. child-care nurseries, an
informal press conference at her
hotel, a radio broadcast and an
address to an inter-racial group,
Americas modestly clad, su-
premely poised First Lady
showed not one trace of weari-
ness or impotence.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
City 10 0kay
Merit System
Formal Action
Seen Next Week

Lacking only formal resolu-
ton which is planned for next
week, the City Commission last
night supported plan to ask
city voters this year whether or
not they favor Civil Service
plan for city employees.
Legal advance-notice limita-
tons prevent insertion of the
proposal on the March primary
ballot. 1t will be offered in the
April election or in the early
state primary, expected to be
in June.
In addition to the. Eyes" and
NO proposal, the question
will briefly summarize which
department officials - Clerk.
Treasurer. Assessor, Police and
Fire Chiefs, etc. - will be COW
cred by the plan. All subordi-
nate employees would definitely
be covered.
In the event voters favor a
Civil Service plan, (and no op-
position has been expressed so
far), the Commission would
then draw up a modified Civil
Service Ordinance for public
approval making the civil serv-
ice plan mandatory, unless a
vote OF the people at some
later date rescinded it.
The commissions expressed
decision TO launch a Civil Serv-
See MERIT-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Tax Collections
Hit New High

Payment of taxes in Macomb
County is now at its best level
in many years, County Treasur-
er William G.. Miller revealed
this week in announcing a total
collection to date of S376, 588. Sc.
Based on a state. county and
township levy Of S753, 1913 80 -
and with many weekly collec-
tions to come in before the final
date in March - Treasurer Mil
Ter regards the so per cent al
ready collected as indicative of
a prosperous condition.
Ordinarily during January
and February only IS or 30 per
cent Of the big levy has been
collected. Local treasurers are
supposed to make returns TO
Miller each week. TO avoid any
last-minute rush during March.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
To Fete Abe
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
PLAN MEETING
FEB. 9

Macomb County Republicans
are planning a Lincoln Day din
ner to be held Feb. Q at $50 ..
m. at Tassie Tavern. Shook road
and Jefferson, south of Mount
Clemens.
Herman H. Dignan, Secretary
Of State, is expected to be the
principal speaker and will spend
the greater part of the day in
Macomb County.
Alton H. Noe, newly appoint
ed Circuit Judge, will act as
POSTMASTER. State Senator Ivan
A. Johnston, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Wilbur F. Held and Treasur-
er William G.. Miller are in
charge of arrangements while
Drain Commissioner William
Harper is in charge of ticket
sales.
Tickets for the affair are now
on sale and may be purchased
from any Republican County
office-holder or from party
leaders throughout the County.
Announcement is also made
Of a meeting of the full Republi-
can County Committee TO be
held Sunday, February s at
2:30 p. m. in the Circuit Court
rooms on the 3rd. floor, Macomb
County building. All commit
tee members and interested
Republicans are invited TO at
tend. Plans will be formulated
at this meeting for the conduct
Of this years political campaign.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Paper Pickup
is Scheduled

An even larger waste paper
collection than the three tons
collected in Precinct 1 last Sat-
urday, was anticipated this Sat-
urday in Precinct 2. by City
Salvage Chairman Charles v.
Titus.
Plans have been completed
for the collection, which will be
handled by city trucks and Boy
Scouts of Troop "a. under
Scoutmaster Fred Walker.
Precinct 2 is the area west of
See PAPER-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
$50 Called Up
for Draft Test
Pre-Induetion
Schedule Set

One hundred and fifty-one
Mount Clemens and Warren
township men today were listed
by Selective Service Board No.
J.. (Macomb) to report for pre-
IN due tion examinations on
February /.
The men will report at $50
a. m, Tuesday, at the Broad
way USO building, from which
point they will be transported
to the Detroit induction center.
Following are the names of
the men called up for service:
Clair j. Rhadigan, Jack
Chisik, Albert T. Simms, Joseph
E. Casas, Vincent j. Tranchida,
Walter S. Garland, John p.
Szewc.
Harold j. Chalton, William J.
Wuestewald, Gordon D. Suther.
land, Edmund H. Zaremba,
Raymond B. Kehrer, Robert J.
DeFrancis, Frederick o. Book,
Anthony j. Wyrembelski, Ar
thur E. Sorel.
Charles Hooker. Tony Sire
cansky, John j. Germaine, Har-
old H. Schuster, Ray N. Benoit,
Guy w. Rickert, Calvin r. Stew
ems, Harold H. Suer, Clarence
w. Mcfarland, John F. Stark.
George E. Brow, William G..
Fielder, John Bommarito, Ar
thur j. Smith, Wayne w. Simp-
son, Ruel H. Decker, Victor J.
Lams, Oliver j. Baril, John H.
Crawford, Frederick D. Necker,
William r. Marotz.
William o. Sonnenberg,
Franklin A. Sies, Donald o.
Russell, Vernon j. Cron. Keith
F. MacAlpine, Edward H. Sher-
rel, Theodore E. Pierzchala.
Chester A. Bendzinski, Ray l..
Orr, Mcneil E. Newly.
Floyd o. Logic, Donald E.
Kline, Samuel p. Kenny, James
w. Aubrey, John Mudri, George
w. Garland, Jr., Joseph Grud-
zien. Philip E. Stephens, Myrlin
S. Davenport, Frank S. Szenay,
Henry A. Martens.
Hubert Z. Ayling, William ].
Whitney, Jr., Henry S. Wojciec-
howski, John H. Devine, DAhe-.
las Walker. Donald o. Chase.
See DRAFT-Page Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
8MONTH OVERSEAS ORDER REVEALED
First of 32nd Division Troops Due Home in the Spring

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 81 Up
= Robert J. Doyle, the Milwau-
kee Journals staff war CORES
pendent, in a radio dispatch
from Saidor, New Guinea, to his
newspaper, said today that the
first group of 32nd Division
soldiers who will return to the
United States I'm der an ID
months overseas order are
scheduled to leave the south
west Pacific early in March.
The order provides for return
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

on a monthly quota basis, be-
ginning in March, of Army per-
sonnet with 10 months service
in the southwest Pacific area"
Doyle said. Preference is to be
given to those with six months
or more in tropical areas -
northern Australia and New
Guinea and other islands.
This is the biggest news Red
Arrow soldiers have heard since
they were sent overseas. From
morning until night they talk
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

right and wrong and was men
tally incapable of advising his
attorney in preparing a defense.
The Judge directed the u. S.
marshal to hold Hoffman until
an order for disposition comes
from the u. S. Attorney-Gen-
erals office at Washington.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Says Authority
for Expansion
Islatking
Act Of Legislature
Itself Required
Ruling ExpIoins

LANSING, Mich, Jan. AZ
R)-Attorney General Herbert
j. Rushton informed the emer-
gency appropriations commits
(little legislature) today that it
has no authority to allow ex.
penditures of state funds to fin
ance either a broadening of the
scope of Judge Leland w. Cars
grand jury investigation Of state
government, or to pay the cost
of trial resulting from the grand
jury's work.
Rushton, who divorced him
self from the grand jury follow.
Ing a dispute with Judge Carr,
appeared personally before the
commission at its invitation to,
day and>presented his opinion
crafty.
You have no such authority"
he told the commission menu
bers.
The agency recessed its meet
ing briefly and invited Judge
Carr to appear before it or send
a representative to speak in BE-
half of his request for permits
sion to use money already In his
hands for the two purposes
Rushton opposed.
INTENT SECRET
The attorney general contend
ed an act of the legislature itself
would be required to finance the
grand jury on its widened scope,
the breadth of which is q Grand
jury secret, and to pay for the
trials. He suggested that "the
legislature can appropriate
money for a private purpose by
two-thirds vote Of its members"
Rushton's appearance inject.
ed new drama into 4 ses-
sion which already has witness
sed the appeal of 4 legislator
who has been named in q con.
spiracy warrant by the grand
jury that it be provided with
ample funds to do q complete
job of investigating government
mo matter who this thing hits"
The words had come from
State Rep. Miles M. Callaghan,
Reed City Republican, who il
awaiting arraignment on the
grand jury warrant.
Rushton took q position In his
oral statement that when he OBJ
tanned the original $50, 900
grant from the commission to
finance the grand jury IN emer.
gency existed.
OUT OF PICTURE
Since then he has withdrawu
from the inquiry, surrendered
control of all moneys and q new
chief prosecutor has replaced
him. The new prosecutor II
Kim Sigler, Battle Creek at.
torney. Rushton said that when
Siger, through some lesalistie
procedure the nature of which II
a grand jury secret, obtained Z
court order broadening the in.
vestigation. he complicated mat.
tiers so that the commission
could not grant the pending n
quest.
This broadening order has
been suppressed" Rushton said.
I'VE don't know whose decision
it is. 1t naturally seems that II
he is filing something in behalf
of the state, the state should
know H."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Coupon Price
Boost Ordered
for Most Cuts
OPA Points to
DwindIins Available
Supply in Notion

WASHINGTON, Jan. q -
up - One to two-point hikes
in the February ration point
values on most cuts of beef.
lamb and veal were announced
by the Office of Price Admin
istration today.
More brown stamps will be
required also for all types of
cheese and the values on pork
loin cuts will be one point high
er next month. The ration cost
of all other pork cuts will re-
main unchanged.
Butter continues at 16 points
q pound but there will be
slightly more available, OPA
said. Lard values are advanced
one point to three points a
pound.
TWO POINT HIKE
The new schedule, effective
Sunday, Jan. 30, calls for two
point increases on beef steak
cuts, with revised values rang
ing from eight to twelve points
q pound. Most other beef cuts,
including roasts and stewS, get
. one-point boost.
For veal, lamb and mutton
cuts, one or two-point increases
are fairly general.
Cheddar cheese goes from 10
to IL points pound in the new
table and cream cheese is raised
from eight to ten points. Swiss,
munster, bleu and other similar
cheeses are up four points to
total of IL.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

Quotas are secret, but il ap-
pears that they will be rela-
lively small for the first few
months but may increase when
the m h n er, is running
smoothly and more shipping and
requirements are available.
Among soldiers who arrived
in Australia more than 81
months ago with the 32nd Di-
vision, preference probably will
be given those with the longest
See EURLOUGHS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

II was al her conference with
newspaper representatives n
the presidential suite at the
Book Cadilac hotel, how6veg.
that Mrs. Roosevelt appeared @
her best and had the opportunity
to discuss . wide variety g
topics.
OLD FASHIONED
In answer to . query frpn Il.
Monitor-Leader repoetoe -
Roosevelt said 80 ~ 60
the reasons womuoRe nhiI11o
auxiliaries have exjog
some difficulty IN G11llg
See rlRST LADv-RnOp
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

Of little else. Almost every sol
dier l have talked to in the last
year has asked, when are we
going home? Soldiers have nurs-
ed returning home rumors since
the Buna campaign.
CAN'T QUITE BELIEVE
Even though Red Arrow per-
sonnet officers are compiling
lists at the direction of division
headquarters, naming men quail
flied for return, some soldiers
are afraid 10 believe it.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

CONSIDERABLE WEI G II T
was added to the war effort in
st. Clair Shores this week when
Victor Glance Jr., age 3ha,
(ahove) invested $40 pounds of
p4gnieA or $4,000 coins. in a
~ mr. bond. and four-year-
UfT ralph A. Duval Jr., (Left)
turned in more than so pounds
of pennies he had personally
saved for a 500 bond. A spirit
ed bond campaign is being con-
Quoted in the Shores by Gallants
directed by Emerson Bellmore.
West Wright, chairman of the
Shores Board of Com m er e
group is shown in the upper pic.
ture taking the $1,000 bond ord
er.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

may be recovered in court, by
County Treasurer William G..
See ORDINANCES-Page Z
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
PAC Challenges
Legislator Deal
Democrats Are Urged
10 Refute Candidates

Challenging the deal by which
TWO convicted legiSlator-csndi-
dates forced relatives as their
substitutes on the Democratic
ticket the Go political action
committee annouced Saturday II
would refuse to support the
proxies.
In a formal statement William
{. Stevenson. chairman of the
Wayne County PAC. SAID
Suggestions that Anthony
WiikOwSki, brother of convicted
state senator Leo NilkOwski,
and Mrs. Francis j. NoWak. wife
Of the convicted state repre-
sentative, may run for office
are an insult 10 the intelligent
and honest electorate.
1T j. our hope that the Dem
ocratic party will not cOunten-
ance such duplicity. To do 50
would smear the entire party"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
Drunk Driver
Mishdps Hit 9O6

Inspector James NJ. Lupton.
head Of the accident prevention
bureau Saturday disclosed drivers
under the influence OF liquor were
responsible for 906 accidents dur
ing the first seven months of this
year. as compared with SIS during
tho same period last year.
Police have been instructed"
he SAID, "to intensity their eff
forts to apprehend drinking
drivers"
Court records show approx
mately 90 per cent of convicted
drunk drivers have been given
straight jail sentences without the
alternative OF fine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
j. :. Collects
I Billion Taxes
Times Photo

Total federal taxes collected in
Michigan during the fiscal year
ended Juno 30 were $3.50 SAC p
23s Giles Kayanagh. collector Of
internal revenue announced
today.
This is double collections for
the fiscal year Of 1913. Kavanagh
SAID Michigan ranked fourth iH
the United States and rs terri
tories.
or tho total amount collected
S3l 309.47l represented taxes on
liquor Taxes amounting 10
S373 653 were collected on coin
operated devices OF this S9f 900
represented the 500 TAX col
lected on $40 Slot machines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
Nurse First Woman
Decorated in France

WASHINGTON. Aug 10 CUPI
- 4 Wisconsin army nurse has
received The first decoration given
10 A woman in the Hnod services
Tor meritorIouS service in France.
u vas learned TO-DAY.
She : ID L. Alice a Miller.
iE,--44 Claire NlS whose service
IN support Of combat troops be-
tween june ~ and july 9 merited
her the bronze star medal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
Son En1uj|dtes
Heroic Dad
S/Set. w. D. Britain
Sends DIE TO Nom
BY VERA BROWN

A Distinguished Flying Cross in
a fine leather case has come to-
day 10 the home OF Capt William
Britain. Michigan's most deco
rated World War | hero. and his
wife, Marie al 1929 Pingrec
In tf1r- UOX WIS card Which
read.
ITO my mother. who made
my flying possible. Buzz"
Buzz l. their son, $ Sgt vii
liam ID. Britain, p somewhere
in England The DEC has been
placed beside the AR Medal he
won weeks ago.
But 70 know what Buzz meant
by that note, YOU must under
stand something about the gallant
Britain family.