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Evening star., 1944-07-12
District Commodore
Praises | Irench for
|Cherbourg Pot WorI
Dy D. J. McQUAID,
war cerrs.ps1asnt q The "a. IN

oSiease Dsiiy News. nc. ~
PORT or CHENDOURo. July
l2.-"Some Of these people did mar
velous work for w." said Commodore
william =. Sullivan Of Warrington,
the Navy Departments chief post
salvage oncer.
Commodore Sullivan, who ID
famous for his work In restoring
harbors demolished by the Germans
In Europe and Africa, was speaking
Of the French underground move.
ment, which has earned high praise
from al the American naval port
salvage authorities here.
They say that its members coolly
risked their necks during the last
days Of the German occupation In
order to gather information which
now Is fastening the full restora-
ton Of CherbourS As one Of Europe's
great seaports.
At Commodore Sullivan's elbow q
he talked was young French
civilian who. with the commodore,
had been going over charts and
plans for additional harbor I'm
provement. The commodore identi-
ned him a. . prominent French
naval architect and intimated that
his services were highly valued In
connection with clearing up demolt-
ton, but requested that his name be
left out Of news accounts.
For security reasons 1t cannot at
this time be indicated precisely to
what extent this ports restoration
already has been accomplished, but
perhaps 1t Is permissible to observe
that I personally saw beaches in
the inner harbor which had been
sufficiently cleaned up to make them
suitable even at this early juncture
for the landing Of many types of our
shallow-draft Nghtering craft.
But it was 4 demolition job" said
Commodore Sullivan with profess
sional admiration AZ he gestured
toward the sunken ship blocking the
entrance to the huge slipway. Some
Of the other harbors we've worked on
have been as badly beaten up as this,
but they were on 4 smaller scale.
This Is among the worst Jobs Of
wholesale destruction the Germans
gave U.S."
'ccpyrisht, 1914. chiease Dali, Nevs, 1neD
Evening star., 1944-07-12

years and it, chairman for . years
before retiring IN January.
M. WAituoee was . diroctoe ok
the Loudoun National Bank here
and was . member Of Grace Epis.
copal Church ct Lucketts, where
he served - . vestryman for Z
number Of years.
Funeral services viii ~ held ct
Z pm. Tomorrow Ut his holne In
Luckstts, with burial In the Lses-
burg Cemetery. The services viii b
conducted By the Nsv. Howard oady.
Surviving Ars four sons, Henry,
Arlington; John, Luckstts; william,
Evening star., 1944-07-12

With her husband for I honeymoon
The dlm star is scheduled to visit
Miami and Atlanta on 4 tour Of
military hospitals, while her hus-
band announced he had received
orders to return to his Miami sta
tton today.
The two were married in = csrs-
Evening star., 1944-07-12
Michael Whiimore, Former
Loudoun Board Chief, Dies
Special Dispa ten 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch " The Star.
LEESBUR0. Va. July 12.-M-
chasl Henry Whitmors, q. promi-
nsnt Loudoun County farmer and
former member OF the county Board
Of eutervisora, died yesterday at the
Loueoun County Hospital.
A native Of Loudoun County. Mr..
Whitmora had been Z member Of
the DoGrd OF Supervisor for q
Evening star., 1944-07-12

Purceuville, and Tschnioal Gaegt.
osorge Whitnors, IN ~ Array
overseaa, and . 4sughtsf, Mn. EliS-
ahstA Aears, Ayltnetep. HI wife.
Mn. Mary Lindsey Whitmore, disd
In 1ol1.
Evening star., 1944-07-12

mouy In the AL Santa Protestant
Chapel 1t the Jacksonville Naval |
Air Station.
Evening star., 1944-07-12
Soil Potrick Is Forced
To DsIoy Honeymoon
b ths Asseei tsd Prssa.

~ t1o AS40oiated lFoao.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July a.
Screen Actreas Gail Patrick, married
Yesterday to Naval 1t. Arnold Dean
White, hopss 10 get together latsr"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Crosse Pointe Club Plans Parties

A MERRY round parties grown ups juniors and
children has been planned for this
Yacht Club
The dinner dance for adults Dec. Is
Z. but costumes optional
Mrs Carl Smith is chairman
The annual childrens party with Santa Claus and a
Christmas scheduled for Dec % 3 80 M
for from TO y under Craftsmanship
Richard j. Martin
Mrs Charles j. Koebe is arranging formal
Tor the IL 10 2ONear Dec % Dancing
will start 10 party Dec so will be
dinner dance
The clubhouse will be closed Christmas 81
But New Years directors hold open
house from m. for the membership .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Music Sorority
To Hold Initiation

DELTA CHAPTER of Sigma
Alpha Iota, national music
sorority. will hold a formal initi-
alton AT s p. m. tomorrow IN
the Federation of Women's
Clubs Building. Mrs. Henry 3.
JOY will he toastmistress, and
Mrs. J. Bertram Bell will be
chairman.
Hostesses for the evening will
be Mesdames Theodore o. Leon
ard, Charles Let's and Bruce
Howard
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Junior Christ Child Girls
Hold Christmas Bazaar
BY FRANCES OVENS

THE NIMBLE fingers of the
girls who belong TO the Junior
Christ Child Society have been
busy for many weeks making
articles TO sell at their Christ
mas bazaar. held Wednesday
afternoon in the Boston Blvd.
home of MIR and Mrs. Edward
r. Fisher.
A very pretty Santa Claus
really Mrs Robert Pfeffer--
greeted arriving guests. with
Mrs. Fisher
The lovely tea table in the
dining room was covered with a
lace cloth and centered with a
large porcelain urn filled with
arrangements of white daisy
chrysanthemums and crimson
arnatio ns. Tall red tapers
burned in silver candelabra.
Mrs. Philip s. Wood. with
daughters. Garlin and Marlin. in
mind. couldn't tear herself away
from the childrens clothes de-
partment, and her sister. Mrs.
Daniel s. McDuffee. filled her
arms with hand made toys for
her 1-year-old Scott.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Mrs. P. R. Milton TO Visit Parents

MRS. PAUL r. MILTON OF New York is arriving today
TO her parents Sommervles of Second Blvd
Jeanne viii be missed tonight the Stage Door Canteen
she hostess there Thursday nights
She also regular visitor at the Halloran Hospital this
being an extra curcuar activity OF Sarah Lawrence College
Mr. and Mrs Sommee entertaining tonight for their
daughter at a buffet at the University Club
And Saturday night they will all be Of the Frederick
O. GaiTison of Birmingham the Dance Club party and Of
the Howard Lvrances of Birmingham cocktail party proceed
ing the dance
Jeannes Mrs F. r. Moses and Mrs. Charles =.
Parkhur coming from Toledo for the weekend
They will the Saturday
10 see Helen Hayes Harriet"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Capt. and Mrs. Gsreett
At Home in Austin. Tex.

CAPT. AND MRS. GEORGE
GRANT GARGETT are making
their home in Austin. Tex, near
Camp Swift, where Capt. Gar.
gett Is stationed.
The Gargetts were married
Nov. IS in the Memorial Presby-
terian Church in Palm Beach,
Fla.
Mrs. Gargett was Josephine
Louise Besancon. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis +. Besancon
of Biltmore avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Catholic Women
Announce Meetings

LEAGUE OF CATH OLIC
WOMEN will meet al 2 p. m.
tomorrow in the Activities
Building.
The Central Committee will
meet with Mrs. Samuel z.
Remey at l p. m. the same day
to make plans for the member
ship drive which will open in
February.
A servicemen's party will be
held from $50 p, m. to 1890
p. m. Sunday in the Crystal
Ballroom.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Catholic Daughters
Plan Dinner Meeting

MISS CATHERINE I. TO-
BIN. grand regent. will preside
and the Rev. John Wheeler.
O.S.M.. will be guest of honor
at a dinner meeting of the
Court of Our Lady of Victory.
No. 1865, Catholic Daughters of
America. tomorrow evening. in
the home of Mrs. Eldon c. Mac
Kenzie. in Lakewood avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08

We also saw Mrs. Robert NJ.
Rahaley Jr.. Mrs. Norbert Weis-
Ter. Mrs. Frederick j. Ward.
Mrs. Eugene Gargara. Mrs. A..
J. Gargara. Mrs. William j..
Gargara. Mrs. Peter j Mona
CHAN, Mrs. Clyde Craine Jr..
Mrs. Jack Davis, Mrs. Glendon
Roberts. Mrs. A. c. Baur, Betty
Anhut, Mrs. William Quinn and
many others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
To Make Buddy BAGS

BUDDY BAGS for service
men will be made tomorrow
afternoon by members of the
junior branch of Fort Pont-
chartrain chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, in the
home of Mrs. Robert II. Cad
well.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
GIadwins Return

MR.. AND MRS. BENJAMIN
A, GLADWIN of Iroquois ave-
nue. have returned home after q
tour through Mexico, stopping
en- route east in Texas and New
Orleans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Mrs. Senderson VISITING Here

MRS. HERMAN H. sANDERSoN who spent months
with her daughter Dr. Mary Sanderson Toronto now
IS visiting her and daugher-nlaw Dr. and Mrs Joseph
SsndeTson Pleasant Ridge
Mrs. SanderSon who sold her house in Boston Blvd Will
live find apartment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Cpl. Bushnell Returns to Post

CPL. GEORGE (. BUSHNELL JR who has been spending
lirlough Judge and Mrs. Bushnell has
returned 10 Fl Sill
Judge expecting Mrs Buhnels brother
inlaw MIR Dl Moulin Of Toronto,
Dec. u them the holidays
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
MOV oil with
III ~. cSsataa>re>7

TO CELEBRATE birthday anniversary Pam Knowlson
daughter OF Mr. and T Knovson will give buffet
supper Sunday night the Knoon residence in Seminole avenue
Pam Dufed Laird Beamer, Pat Baumgarten
Virginia Barbara Allen Cynthia Finn Joan Rockwell
Maryn Meier TaIblc Virginia Hebb, Mary Bel Wood and
Jane Haskell
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Detroit Sorosis TO Give
Golden Jubilee Tea

DETROIT SOROSIS will OBJ
serve its 50th anniversary at a
golden jubilee tea to be held at
100 p. m. Tuesday in the Ingle-
side Club, Atkinson at Wood
ward avenues.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Police Launch
Car Che(k.Ups
Countrywide Drive
Supplements State

Law enforcement agencies
throughout Macomb county on
May l launched Car Conserva-
ton Month in connection with
the largest and most vital state
wide traffic checkup ever held.
Emphasis in the safety drive
is being placed particularly on
brake inspection. and cars
found with defective brakes will
be ticketed or impounded.
Every police agency in Ma
comb County has pledged CO.
operation in the drive. Michi-
gan State Police of Romeo and
Center Line Posts. and the
Sheriffs Department are the
two principal enforcement ag-
encies, and the following police
chiefs have publicly announced
plans to inaugurate a close in
spection of cars in their terri.
tories:
Chief Arthur I. Rosso, Mount
Clemens;
Chief Walter Kimmerly,
Roseville;
Chief Elmer Flechsig, Center
Line;
Chief Lyman Eckhardt, East
Detroit;
See SAFETY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02

Deadly Aerial
B/owsConfinue
Swarms of Allied Bombers
Deal Death and Destruction

LONDON, May 2 - (P) -
American Liberators bombed
German installations in north
ern France at midday today car
rying the great pre-invasion air
offensive into its 18th consecu-
tice day after 1000 or more
heavy bombers assaulted enemy
targets by night in France, Bel
GUM, Italy and Germany.
Up to $50 heavy British and
Canadian bombers flew from
England through cloudless
night against German aircraft,
chemical, auto and explosive
factories and against the rail
targets on which the enemy
must depend to meet invasion
the British air ministry an
nounced. The others rose from
Italian bases.
About 400 American planes
we're estimated authoritatively
to have made today's attack,
half of them Liberators and half
Thunderbolt and Mustang fight
ers.
Formations of Allied medium
bombers and fighters crossed
and recrossed the channel skies
in the early afternoon. after the
Liberators had returned from
their mission.
T h Sc operations, probably
the most far-flung although not
the heaviest conducted by the
Raj, came while Allied heavy
and medium bombers in the
Mediterranean theater shot a
four-ply blow at key German
held cities in Italy. They also
followed attacks by Britain
based daylight raiders, of which
1000 were American, which
chewed up II rail functions
through which supplies and men
move to Hitler's Atlantic wall
The night attacks capped II
straight days of uninterrupted
large scale raids on the Ger
mans European fortress from
both Britain and Italy.
1000 SORTIES
The operational record from
Britain yesterday was around
1000 sorties Individual plane
flights while Allied planes
based in Italy added 1900 more
sorties TO the pre-invasion aerial
crescendo. Ten planes from the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Canning Sugar Applicants
Must Appear on May 1918
SpeeioI Prosrom Set Up for
Mount Clemens ond Vicinity

cinct polling places in Mount
Clemens will be open and man.
ned by competent staffs of VOL
unteers as will the Clinton town.
ship hall, the Selfridge Field
Homes clubhouse and the Har-
rison township hall.
On Thursday night only, May
10, between the hours of 1870
and 8 p. m. and for the benefit
of defense workers only (who
will be required to show their
badges) a special service will be
maintained on the 18th floor of
the Macomb County Building.
The comprehensive program,
designed to speed issuance of
purchase certificates, applies
only to the designated area:
Mount Clemens, Harrison town.
ship, Clinton township. Sell
See SUGAR-YPage 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Salty Influence Of SEQ
Circumvented by Students
Loretto is q lody so
Hit the Deck PIons Progress

When the Choral Department
of Mount Clemens High School
aided by several other school
departments, decided to present
the musical comedy Hit the
Deck" at the school May l8 and
10, they did SO after carefully
estimating the vocal, dramatic
and instrumental talent at their
disposal, and 1T was not found
wanting.
No one thought of the parrot,
which plays a comparatively
important part in the nautical
comedy and romance.
Today, the whole question of
the plays success evolves
around the finding of good
tempered, non blasphemous
parrot, and, since most parrots
have been brought here from
abroad by sailormen, it is no,
unusual to have them shock a
whole roomful of people on the
most important social occasions
for instance when the minis
ter is visiting.
VERSATILE TONGUE
The first parrot located in the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02

numbered slips and other equip
ment police said was used in
the numbers racket.
The trailer, hidden behind the
high board fence of a Junk
yard on MOT north of the Eight
Mile road, was confiscated by
State Police of Center Line Post,
pending prosecution develop
ments.
The raid was conducted by
Sgt. Stanley Carlson and Trop-
er William Ward, State Police
plainclothesmen and OPA in
vestigators who originally un-
covered the alleged policy trail
er while seeking sellers of black
market gasoline stamps in that
area.
Those arrested, at 6:45 pm,
Monday, and jailed pending &C
ton today were:
Mrs. Edna Harm. 80, house
See RAID-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02

A special sugar for canning
service for Mount Clemens,
Clinton, Harrison and Selfridge
Field applicant, will be made
possible on May II and 10
through the cooperation of 200
volunteer workers, Mrs. Russell
Stark, director of the Volunteer
Office of Civilian Defense an
nounced today.
Separate arrangements for
handling canning-sugar applica-
tons from all other sections of
the county will be announced on
Thursday, Mrs. Stark said.
The Mount Clemens Clinton
MISUNDERSTANDING Field pro-
gram, will operate as follows:
RESTRICTED PROGRAM
Between the hours of 9 a. m.
and 4 p. m. on Wednesday and
Thursday, May IL and l8, pre-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Spain Agrees
to Slash Aid
to Germany

WASHINGTON, May 2 - (P)
The State Department today
announced a compromise agree
ment with Spain cutting Spanish
wolfram shipments to the Nazis
to virtual token supplies, which,
1T was implied, may soon be
blocked completely by Allied
invasion forces in France.
The United States accepted
the compromise at the insistence
of the British, who were said to
rely on Spain for certain essen
tial war supplies.
Points agreed TO were:
/. In May and June Spain
may export not more than 20
tons of the vital tungsten ore to
Germany monthly.
2. For the rest of 1914, not
See SPAIN-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Once Noioriou,
Resort Burns
Oaks Consumed
by Flames

Rura / residences valued at
more than $4,000 and furnish
ings worth several thousand
dollars were destroyed in Clin-
ton and Macomb Townships in
early morning fires over the
weekend while tenants and
owners stood by helplessly be-
cause neither township has a
fire department.
Most spectacular blaze, and
one that attracted thousands to
the scene at a. m. Monday
was destruction of the Jack
Green property, at Butler road
and MOI, an attractive, rambl-
ing two-story frame dwelling of
considerable size, which burned
to the ground for a $4,000
building loss, without even a
pail of water thrown on it.
The building, formerly the
location of a night club and dis
orderly house known as THE
Oaks" was tenanted by the
Howard Roberts family, who
were reused from their beds
about 1890 a. m, by a motorist
who saw flames leaping from
the roof. Origin Of the blaze was
undetermined.
HOME DESTROYED
Second fire of the week END
which destroyed a $4,000 resi-
dence and much Of its contents,
took place. at 4 a. m, Sunday
at the Ernest Schwartz farm
house, on Runyan road, one
mile north of French road, east
See FIRE-PaRe 9
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Describes Fatal
HOtfOOt prank

DETROIT, May 2 - (P) -
A foreman in the Continental
Motors Corp. plant testified in
the manslaughter trial of Her
bert Pomeranke yesterday that
the "hotfoot" prank which caus-
cd the death Of one employe had
been a general practise in the
plant.
Pomeranke is charged in con-
nection with the fatal burning
Of Louis Marine Jan. 2. A match
stuck in the toe of Marines shoe
ignited his clothing, which was
soaked with an inflammable
cleaning compound.
The foreman, Judge r. Har-
gis,. said he too had played the
trick before he was made a
foreman. Andrew Atwell, an.
other Continental employee. said
he had given the hotfoot to fel.
low-workers lots and lots oil
times
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
ReformGroup
Candidate
Eyes Capital

ST. CLAIR SHORES-In
move clearly indicating contin-
uation of the First Methodist
Church Mems Clubs fight
against organized gambling r.
Deon Sweeney, secretary of the
organization, announced today
that he is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination as state
representative from the newly
created South Macomb Legisla-
See SWEENEY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Justice Quashes
Charge Involving
Beaten Girl. J

Charges involving 16-year
old Roseville boy following the
alleged beating of a three-year-
old neighborhood girl, employed
by the victims parents to care
for her while they were away
from the home, were dismissed
by Justice of the Peace Frank E.
Jeanette Tuesday morning
when the parents asked that the
boy not be prosecuted.
The boy, jurisdiction in whose
case had been waived by the
See DISMISSAL-PaGe 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
.Lieut-Governol
-HintsAftion
But a Threat
Elimination by Kelly
Evidently Feared
by Stote Official

LANSING. May 2 - (P) -
Lieut.. Gov Eugene c. Keyes to-
day announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination
for Governor, but indicated his
action was a threat to be used
only if the Kelly administration
attempted to purge" him.
Reyes sent form letter to his
supporters asking them to OBJ
tain signatures for nominating
petitions for both Lieutenant
Governor and Governor, de-
scribing the latter as "just in
case" petition.
He pointed out that he would
have three days after the nomi-
mating petition deadline to with
draw from the race for either
office.
CITES KELLY TREND
Keyes said Il withdrew from
the Governors race for the rea-
son that winning the war must
take precedent and l was re-
luctant to inject any element of
discord. Apparently the Govern
or and some of his colleagues
feel otherwise. You must have
read about their efforts in the
newspapers. Kelly is following
the purge pattern of Roosevelt
in politics. I am the latest on
the list.
Il want to be on the safe side
and secure enough signatures to
file for Governor in case they
follow through. Perhaps a con-
test for that office is to be de-
See KEYES-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Heads Papers
Business Staff
HiIIsdoIe Man
Assumes Duties Here

John E. (Jack) Schmidley,
for the past four years an ex-
ecutive of the Hillsdale. mich
Daily News. today assumed the
position of business manager
with the Macomb Publishing
Company. owners of the Mon
itor-Leader and the South Ma
comb News.
Prior to his connection with
the II lsd ale newspaper.
Schmidley successfully held va
rious positions with Columbus.
(Ohio) and Royal Oak. (Mich.)
See SCHMIDLEY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Troopers Raid
Setup
Arrest Five in
Trailer Office

An elaborate h ouse -trailer,
with special sliding panels, and
equipped as an office for the
handling of policy slips, police
charge, was the center of num-
bers-game racketeering in War
rem Townships industrial dis
trict, until State Police raided
the novel Joint" last night.
Two Mount Clemens women
were among the four women
and one man nabbed in the
raid, which also produced S40O
in cash; three bushel baskets of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Intangible Tax
Act Conspiracy
Is Revealed
Five Bribers,
Nine Who Accepted
are Accused

LANSING, May AfP-Cir-
cult Judge Leland w. Carr's
one-man grand jury today
charged Ia defendants with con-
spiracy to corrupt the 1899
Michigan legislature through an
exchange of brides, to influence
the drafting of laws imposing
taxes on intangible personal
property such as stocks and
bonds.
Kim Sigler, special prosecu-
tor, said the blanket warrant
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02

naming five men as givers of
brides and nine present and past
members of the legislature as
bride takers was based on evil
dence that a slush fund of "sev-
eral thousand dollars" was cor
ruptly expended to buy" legis-
lators' votes.
The warrant, another major
chapter in a story of graft and
corruption in state government
which the grand jury contends it
has uncovered, charges that the
See GRAFT-Page2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-02
Stimson Warns Against
Hopes for EorIy Peoee

WASHINGTON, May Up
= War Secretary Stimson told
Congress today 1--WE are APP
preaching the crisis of the war
effort" but at the same time Ad-
monished against expectations
Of short war