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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-04
Disturbing SYMPTOMS

Perhaps there is wry sort Of comfort in reod-
ing Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden's settlement in
the House Of Commons that the United Stotes is not
debating Brtoin's foreign policy With oil the talk
Of our lack Of an aggressive and detailed program
Of foreign relations, it will seem odd to many Amer
leans thot Mr.. Eden's questioner entertained
such notion.
But the knowledge that the same doubts exist
on both sides Of the Atlantic is somewhat discourage
ine The foct thot citizens and Legislators Of both
Britain and America to be suffering from
tuol dstrust and thworted notionosm re empho
sizes the need Of clearer declaration Of intent by
both governments. Even in war; the citizens have
the urge and the right to know what the score is.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-04
LIBERAL DECISION

The United Stotes Supreme Court hos found it
Necessary to issue some rules Of decorous dress for
the Portios who appear before it. So it hos ordered
its marshal to ban the following items Of feminine
costume from the bench side of the bor rail street.
length coots, long coot-sweoters, fur coots.
Not word, you will notice. about the short,
lono Turner type sweater. Not word, indeed,
about bathing suits No attempt to foist those black
mother hubbords upon lady borristers.
Just pork your ooots at the door, girls. And with
them park any lingering doubts you may have about
the l'eero eonn9s Of the countrys highest trbunol
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-04
A NEW CHAPTER

The Colosseum no doubt, is clossed among the
"cuIturol monuments" of Rome now threatened by
approaching bottle It hos been preserved to REMIND
the world Of the eIories of thot greet pagan cry
which flourished where the City of the PoPes now
stonds.
But it took the Nozis to remind the world o'so
of the brutal sport that used to otroot howne tnou
sands to the great arena And there are probably
few more borborous chapters in the Colosseums
bIoodv history than that added in the yeor 1914
when according to Swiss dispatches, 300 hostages
were murdered there in rePrso for Potrot'c up
rising against the German conquerors.
In fact the ancient contests Of the eod'otors
seem almost mercifuI by comparison. These men at
leost were armed and given fair chance to defend
their lives Many we're criminals already condemned
to die A. when wounded, had the right OF appeal
to the mercy Of the spectators And surely the mob
did not always turn thumbs down.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-04
Q IN HOLLYWOOD

Vic? If we called all of them,
the government would be on
our necks for over-Working the
telephone system.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-04
FISHERMEN OF THE CLOTH

Monks of Fort Augustus Abb
hey, England, spend many
hours daily fishing in the wa
tiers of Loeb Ness. Clad in their
flowing black robes, the monks
make a picturesque scene as
they fish with hook and line or
net.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-04
TOWN TALK

TOWN TALK
Casting directors are still do
ing the best they can. Woodrow
Wilson was a mystery story fan.
Alexander Knox. who plays the
title role in Wilson, used TO
write EN-.
At USO dance the other
night, Vera Vague noticed a SOL
der wearing an odd looking
Identification bracelet. Taking
the soldiers wrist, she read:
LET go of him. He's mine -
Louise"
Don Ameche tried to oblige
magazine fan the other day.
They wanted a picture OF him
milking a cow on his valley
ranch. where it's ordinarily
done with an electric device.
Don. urged to try it by hand IN
an open field, spent good halt
hour chasing the COW and end
cd up mud-splashed to the
knees No milk No picture.
The Revuers, smart New YORK
night club act working IN
Greenwich Village solved
the housing problem by renting
swank office space-complete
with bath and kitchenette.
ADD GOSSIP
Someone asked Humphrey
Bogart what makeup men do to
him before he plays scene. He
said: They just spray a little
fit on me and push me in front
of the camera
Ken Scott, a magician who Is
teaching tricks to John Garfield
for Between Two Worlds" will
play a lOvable Jap In THE Ia
naka Plan" He says: You have
to be a magician to play that
kind of a part"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19

ne is born. Using frogs Prof Burr
and his workers were able 20 dis
cover first in thr unfertiiIzcd eggs
and then IN fcTtlliIcd eggs the elCC.
trical pathways along which the
nerves and brain OF the embryo ami
NAL were 20 develop.
In plants, too, the hereditary char
actcTiSticS have been found in the
very seeds. Electrical diagnosis of
the seed Of pure and hybrid varieties
OF sweet corn indicated accurately
how well the stalks would grow.
Foundation OF the theories on
which Prof. Burr and others are
working is the fact that electrical
currents flow constantly throughout
the body with variable prcssurcs or
VoltageS, just as electricity flows
through wires.
DifferentialS in the voltage OF these
impulses are infiniteSimal "a mat
Ter Of TO 10 one-thouSands of a volt
but they can be measured by a del
icate device known as the vacuum
tube microvoltmeter. Contact with
the body is made through pair OF
electrodes pressed against the skin
at various points.
Under ordinary circumstances the
electricity in the body flows al
given pressure and direction in Speci.
lied parts OF the anatomy. That is
what establishes the pattern or chart
by which individuals may be classi-
fled But when something is wrong.
because of wounds or disease or
other bodily changes, the, electrical
blucprintS undergo significant altera-
tons.
BY watching those alterations care.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19

THROW away that crystal ball.
Toss the gypsy palmreadcr in
the clink and tear up the pack
Of fortuneteliing cards Researchers
have found a new way Of looking into
The future, method still unprotected
but 50 promising that it's easy 20 Wis
u5lize the seothsaycr of tomorrow.
He's diStinguishcd.lOokin man
With gray moustache, gray goatec
and wrinkles OF concentration on his
brow. When YOU bring Junior TO his
office TO find out whether the little
rascal is going TO be of any help In
your old age, he puts the baby in
'ront Of a complicated maze Of wires
nd dials and attaches couple OF
electrodes, one 10 Juniors left big toe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19
Yo.e Scientists Con Now SoiveYouF- Physieof
or Mental Ills by Reading Your Life Story
on Vacuum Tube M;crovoltmefer

fully, Prof Burr detected the growth
Of cancer in mice before any can
cerous lump was formed
Application of the same methods 10
humans, he believes, may contribute
remarkable new techniques i'm the
control OF malignant growths.
The EEieEeveltFhetet, also has given
Prof Burr clearer understanding Of
The secrets Of healing wounds, the
natural process Of repairing tissues
With Or Louis Langman OF Nc2
YORK University. Prof Burr used the
microvoltmeter 10 discover why SOmn
married women remained childlces.
Women who had remained infcrtlc
for years Of married life were started
on the road 10 motherhood as a re-
suit OF the discoveries.
Where there is life" said Dr.
Burr, there is electricity. In Ponera.
living bodies are storehou -cs q
electrical power and the -Bree@4s- c.
living consists in storing up ard uein
this power in certain Welldeiincd
ways"
Startling as the microvoltmctcr cN.
plorations Of human AID animal lilo
have been, experiments with plant
life have produced results that i'm
some respects are even more remark
able. They indicate that plants have
nervous systems strangely similar 20
those OF humans and may, in fact,
have the crudest beginnings Of some
thing corresponding 10 a brain
Most dramatic were the tests made
on a plant called the Aiimosa, which
is so sensitive that its leaves curl up
and droop at the merest touch. Re
actions Of The Mimosa 10 burns, cuts
and abrasionS were precisely the
SITT1C rs those OF humans
This fundamental kinship between
humans. animals ard plants also was
advocated by the late Sir Jagdish
Chandra Bose of Calcutta University.
He found mental responses" in many
other sensitive plants including
tendency TO get drunk on alcohol
Prof. Bose also showed that raw
carrots. on being pinchcd or pierced.
gave out violent electrical signals
which he called "cries for help"
a London observer reported that
this news made George Tprnald
Shaw. the eminent vegetar!aa, OK
trcUCly uncomfortable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19

Louis his lethal
power perhaps
ven W ny a
Sinatra can make
girls Swoon.
Scientists fore
see also an inva-
sion into the field
OF applied psy.
chology Analysis
would warn par
cniS what 10 OK
poet in the way OF
temperament and
emotional reac-
tons, and enable
them 10 train
their children ae-
cordingly. Aiisfits
could be wecded
out before they
spent fruitlc S s
years in training
profession.
me day be possible
future even before
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-19

dIlU INC OIDtT 10 us
right ear.
Then he tWirls "A
couple Of knobs.
peers ar 0uttcring
needles in the dials
* q som O b 0 q y
G. o m putting your
IN ont n s electric
bill. and announces
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Evening star., 1944-08-28
Montgomery Names
War Fund Chairmen

Walter P. Elliott, chairman of the
Montgomery County unit of the
Community War Funds s4,85o 900
campaign In October, today an.
nounced the appointments of sec
uonal chairmen for the county drive
George N. Mathews will assist Mr..
Elliott as vice chairman: Everett a.
wilson, jr., and j. Philip Schaefer
are in charge of public relations.
lhomas w. Pyle will be county
schools chairman; Joseph Simpson
Will direct county employe soIcita
tlons, and F. Moran McConihe will
De chairman of advance gifts.
Area chairmen announced so far
include A. B. GUIDE and Mr. Me-.
Connie. area No. /; Mrs. Albert O
walker. area No. 2; Harold Brad
ford. area No. 3; Mrs. Charles M
Upton, area No. S; Mrs. Herbert
Hyatt. area No. s: Mrs. vestus Will
cox, area No. 7, and T. Calvin
owens, area No. 8.
County agencies to share in the
campaign include the Bethesda.
Chevy Chase Boys Club, the Boy
Scouts. Girl Scouts. Camp Fire Girls
central Volunteer Bureau and Holi.
day Exchange, Hospital Fund, Men.
tai Hygiene Society, Community
Chest and Social Welfare Council
All Council. Public Health La,
Council, Silver Spring Health Center
Inc; Social Service Exchange, So.
cial Service League. War Recreat tior
and Hospitality and YMCA.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Is Volunteers, First to Serve,
Spend Half Day at Glenn Dale

Instead of their regular Sunday
morning activities. Is women and
l man spent that time yesterday
making beds, giving baths, filling
water pitchers, serving meals. rub
bing backs and just visiting with
people who sometimes want visitor
more than they want service.
These Is were the first of more
than 300 who have volunteered to
help in the nursing shortage \ at
Glenn Dale Sanatorium. And, ac-
cording to officials at the sana-
torium, they did "a bangup job"
After taking a 15-hour Health
Department course, the nurses as
sistants were qualified for duty.
Early yesterday morning they were
taken to the sanatorium in a bus,
driven by M. G. Lowe, one Of IA
ambulance drivers who offered their
services without pay At the SAN
atorium they donned white gowns
and masks, provided by the sana-
torium, and went on duty at 8 am.
From then until pm. they
worked in six wards, doing all the
minor duties of nurses When their
work was over the hospital gave
them lunch and they were brought
back to town.
1T was a very grand job they
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Boiling Field Officials
Estimate Damage
In Fire al $4,000
Cause Of BIoze Unknown;
Army Boord Set Up
For Investigation

A blaze in the auxiliary supply
building at Boiling Field yesterday
did about S75.O 600 damage before i,
was extinguished by Army al,
Forces fire equipment and the Dis
trict Fire Department, which sent
l8 pieces of apparatus, directed by
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter.
The cause of the fire is unde-
termined and a board of inquiry has
ben appointed by Col Robert w. c.
Wimsatt. commandment of the field
The fire was discovered by a
civilian watchman, Charles A.
Mocklin, who sounded the first
alarm. The building was a wooden
frame structure. 80 by 100 feet
and 20 feet high, and was located
near the base headquarters on the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad hne at
the field. 1t was about 80 feet
from the main supply building.
Maj. Charles r. Riggs, supply
officer. said that about 500 900 OF
the damage was done to airplane
parts and supplies and to Office
equipment stored in the building
Damage to the building was set al
$6, 900. The structure will be re.
built.
Although no one at the flelc
would comment on the cause o.
the blaze, it was definitely stated
that sabotage is not suspected.
At the public relations Office i
was said that the fire was under
control in half an hour after it.
discovery and was out in less thar
an hour No one was injured.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Murder Warrant Issued
In Staying Of Sister
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, Va. Aug. ga war
rant for the arrest of Mrs Winnie
Ball Holt on a charge of murder in
connection with the death of her
invalid sister, Miss Lottie B. Ball, 80,
was issued last night.
Chief of Police U. H. Watson said
the warrant was issued after DR.. H.
A. Wiseman. Danville coroner, had
rendered verdict of homicide in
the death of Miss Ball, who was shot
and killed Friday night in the Holt
home. %
Mrs. Holt. the wife of Danville
fireman, remains in a serious condi-
ton at Memorial Hospital where
she was taken after the shooting
with bullet wound in the chest,
which police allege was self
inflicted.
Chief Watson said Mrs. Holt told
him she believed she was acting for
the best when she shot and killed
her invalid sister.
"Lottie had been i'll for about
three and one-half years." Chief
Watson quoted Mrs. Holt as saying.
MY own health was bad and I felt
that if anything happened to me
there would be no one to take care
Of her"
Evening star., 1944-08-28
First OF a Seraes.)

Montgomery County voters or
November will decide whether te
abolish the present county setup ir
favor Of charter form of govern
ment based on home rule.
| With only about 10 weeks re-
naming before the general election
both sides have already launched
their campaigns.
The movement for a charter form
OF government traces its beginnings
to two-year Brookings Institute
survey of the county's governmental
setup, results of which were made
public in March, 194l.
The survey had been urged by
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton in 1888 and both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties had
agreed to have 1t made.
After the 1888 election, the Board
of County Commissioners authorized
the Brookings Institute to make the
survey, with the county paying $5.-
900 toward the cost.
After two years of study, the in
stltutlon released its findings. The
report recommended radical changes
IN the county's government, includ-
ing a county manager plan and a
county civil service system.
1t also proposed the election of a
county council on non partisan
basis with nominations to be made
by petition instead of by the tradi-
tlonal party machinery.
In addition to outlining a score or
more of major changes, the report
made suggestions for bringing them
about within the provisions of an
amendment to the MARYLAND Con-
Evening star., 1944-08-28
ZlsHRshoniing
.Remiindery@

Canned Foods, Etc. - Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-S and
AS through F-5 good Indefinitely.
Stamps G-5 through LIS valid
September /. Each stamp worth
10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps AS
through Z-8 and AS through DIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. All meats except beef steaks,
roast beef and choice cuts of lamb
and pork are point free.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In. The fact that lard, short.
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely,
Book No. 4 stamp 20 good for 8
pounds for home canning through
February 2S. 1945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for 3
gallons each through November 8.
B-3. B-4, C-3 and ca coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps / and 2 IN
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel OilHPeriods No. 4 and S cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Period l,
19A-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per r~'J.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Supreme Court Ruling
Asked on Service Ballot

The Supreme Court has beer
asked to pass on the constitutionality
OF the Federal ballot to permit its
use by service people who may no,
receive their State ballots in time
to vote.
A petition filed over the week end
by two Chicago attorneys, Urban A
Lavely and Francis Heisler. saws
that quick action is called for BY
the court to affect the November
elections.
Under ordinary circumstances. the
court, which convenes October 2
could not hear argument and render
a decision before November 6, the
eve OF the election.
The legal action is directed
against Gov. Dwight H. Green OF
Illinois. one of the % States in
which the Federal ballot has not
been certified.
A favorable decision would per-
NIT all States to use the ballot.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
7 Girls, ; Youths Held
In Park Robbery

A juvenile gang of two girls and
three boys were in police custody
today after their arrest in connec-
ton with the robbery of an Arling-
ton man of SAG and several ration
books in Rock Greek Park.
One of the quintet, John N. Kelly.
l8, of the 1900 block of Thirtieth
street NV, pleaded guilty to a
charge of robbery today before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage. He was ordered
held in $1,000 bond for grand Jury
action. The others, Is and II years
old, will be dealt with by Juvenile
authorities, police said.
Detectives of the robbery SQUAD
who made the arrests Saturday. said
the girls would entice men to ac-
company them to Rock Creek Park
where the victims would be set upon
by the boys and beaten and robbed.
Police said the gang had robbed a
number Of men in this manner.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Montgomery County to Vote
Nov. J on Proposed Charter
Movement to Change Form Of Government
Stems From Brooknes Survey in 1888

stitution providing for home rule
for counties.
After the report had been dis
cussed by various organizations
throughout the county, a county.
wide study group. comprising more
than a dozen member bodies, was
established to sponsor a series Of
public meetings to consider the in.
stitution's recommendations.
In July, 1912, the Montgomery
County Charter Committee was or
ganized with Allen H. Gardner. a
member of the County Civic Fedora
ton, as its president Objective of
the group was to circulate petitions
for creation OF a charter board and
submission of the issue to county
voters at the November election.
Two months later petition con-
tanning the names of approximately
5000 qualified county voters was
filed with the Board of Election ST.
pervisors. The next step was the
nomination of members of charter
board which would draft a proposed
charter for the county.
Both the Charter Committee and
the County Commissioners nomi-
mated five candidates, with the COM
mittee's slate emerging victorious in
the November election.
The new Charter, Board immedi-
ately set to work and the final draft
OF the proposed charter was made
public in May. l943. 1t provided
for home rule with local legislation
to be enacted by a nine-member
council. The proposal will be sub
mltted to the voters in November
and, If approved, it will become law
80 days following the election. De-
tails of the proposed charter will bt
discussed in succeeding stories.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Greenbe|t Child Badly Hur1
By Bullet From Woods

Sharon Phelps, 8. daughter of En-
sign and Mrs. William j. Phelps
24-A Ridge road, Greenbelt, Md.
was in a serious condition today at
Providence Hospital after being
wounded by a stray bullet
Town Manager James T. Gobbel
said the girl was playing yesterday
with six other children in front OF
the home of Richard P. Lewis. 24-J
Ridge road, when a popping noise
was heard from the nearby woods
and Sharon fell
Mr.. Gobbel said the bullet pierced
the child's arm and entered her
side. Town policemen are investi-
pati0o
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Alexandra War Fund
Executives Named

Appointments to the Executive
Board of the Alexandria Community
Chests Home and War Fund com.
paign were announced today by
John r. Schafe. chairman of the
drive.
The drive, to collect funds for Il
Alexandria agencies and % member:
of the National War Fund, will be
conducted from September Is tc
October II, with a goal to be set
by the Community Chest Board OF
Trustees at a meeting September 8
Members of the Executive Board
include. besides Mr.. Schafe, D. c.
Book, president Of the organization
J. Paul Tribes. campaign director
and the following chairmen:
Frederick L. Flynn, special gifts;
Harry Bendall residential division:
Mrs. Flora Casey. first ward; Robert
v. Duncan second ward; Miss Mary
Carne, third ward; w. F. Jennings
fourth ward; P. H. Butler, jr., fifth
ward; Mrs. Merriman Smith. Bev-
erly Hills section of the sixth ward.
Francis H. Fannon. Washington
division; Thomas Gore, retail stores;
Erl Troynek. group employees; Jack
Bowden, commercial division; c. H
Mason, professional division; 1t
James Baber, city. State and Fed
eral employees: c. E. McCarty, rail-
road employees division, and Ramone
Eaton, Red Cross employees.
Members of the Community Chest
are the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
Boys Club, Girls Club, Visiting
Nurse Service Council of Social
Agencies, Family Service Society
Alexandria Hospital. Community
Health Center, Salvation Army, Hop
kins House Association and Camp
fire Girls.
Participants in the National War
Fund include the USO, War Pris-
oners' Aid, United Seamens Service
and foreign relief agencies.
Evening star., 1944-08-28

did" commented DR.. Daniel L.
Finucane, Glenn Dale superintend-
ent., They were well received by
the patients and deserve a tre-
mendous amount of credit"
AS to whether or not the volunteer
workers took a risk of infection,
DR.. Finucane said, "The danger is
so slight that it is really no more
than the danger one meets any,
where. In fact. I would say it is
not as great, because out here we
realize there is a risk, and take
proper precautions"
New classes for volunteers began
this morning, and another begins
tonight under auspices of the Amer
ican Women's Volunteer Services,
1920 Twenty-second street NV.
The sanatorium needs 81 persons a
week, working either in the morn
ings, Or at night, in order to give
adequate service to its patients, DR..
Finucane said.
Both men and women. coiored and
white, are needed. Those interested
are asked to contact the AWVS by
calling Dupont 1873. In the classes
which ended last week and in those
which begin today are man and
women Government employees, as
well as woman members of the
armed forces.