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Evening star., 1944-02-07
Clarence |. Williams
OF Terminal Co. Dies

Clarence L. Billy Williams, chief
maintainer Of the telephone and
telegraph equipment Of the Wash
ington Terminal Co., died last night
at his residence, 402 H street NE.
Mr.. Williams, who had been in i'll
health for the past year, was 81.
Born and reared in Northeast
Washington, Mr.. Williams had been
an employe of the Washington
Terminal Co. for IS years. He had
participated in many bowling
Journeys and had won several
trophies. He had bowled in the
Inter-City League, the Railroad
League and others.
His widow, Mrs. Mabel Cook VIII
liams, is the only survivor.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but q mass will be
celebrated Wednesday at ST.
Aloysius Church with burial in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

Torture Tojo with another bond.
He will feel the squeeze more than
you do.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Congress Expected
To Take Final Action
On Tax Bill Today
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Congress was set for final ap-
proval today of the $2,315, ,000,0 ,00O
Second Wartime Revenues Act
and probably will get it to the
White House before nightfall
If President Roosevelt signs the
legislation, which he has criticized as
"unrealistic' because it represents
only about one-flfth the amount he
asked for, it will bring higher taxes
starting March on liquor, furs,
jewelry and amusements There
have been reports the President
would let it become law without his
signature.
AZ Billion a Year Total.
The measure would boost the total
Of Federal revenue to $42 ,239 zoo, ,00C
year.
Representing six months Of work
by Congress, it provides:
l. Increased excises on so-calleo
luxuries, calculated to yield an ad-
ditional s1,051 100000, including q
jump from $6 to 50 a gallon in the
liquor tax.
2. Increases in some postal rates
to bring in s96,9OOO0O. These rates
would become effective 80 days after
the legislation became law.
! g. A jump from 80 to 95 per cent
in the corporation excess profits tax
1t is estimated this will yield $780,
100000.
Renegotiation Amendments.
4. Individual income taxpayers
would be called on to pay an ad-
ditional 64,900,O0O, principally
through elimination Of the earned
income credit and disallowance OF
deductions for Federal excise taxes
paid.
Several amendments are made tc
the law governing renegotiation OF
war contracts for the recovery OF
excessive profits" the most i'm
portant being the granting to con-
tractors of the right Of appeal. This
does not affect renegotiation cases
already closed.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
LOST RATION COUPONS.

"A", AND &C" SHEETS, gas coupons, is
sued to Clark W, King, 6sO6 Selkirk drive,
"a GAS RATION BOOK, issued to Mrs
Henry Shepherd, 2907 P st. NV. Call
81 81; GAS Gas RATION BOOK. issued to Mary
A. Fitzgerald. 7l6 Chillum rd., Hyattsville
GASOLINE RATION "A" COUPONS. issued
to to. <; Mel Melvin skaEss' 1910 st. .se.'
GAS NATION BOOK No. "a" issued to
Joseph B. Ryan. 5518 Roosevelt St. Be-
GAS ration "a BOON So' "a" and tire in
spection record, issued to James P. Gooxe,
2239 4oth place NV. D. G. -
GAS RATION BOOK "a" issued to E
Crump Pannill. 245 18th st. ne FIR 4674
RATION BOOK NO. 3 tmeat), issued to
Mary Mary, Boyer, 5000 Patterson ave. East
RATION BOOK NO. 3, issued to Lucy b
RATioN BOOKS No. 5 and No. 4. issued to
Dorothy. ]. Jillson. 914 Thayer ave, Sill
yer Spring. Md. 81. 16sa.
RATION BOOK NO. 4. issued to Kenneth
N; Stone. 212s Key blvd, Arlington, Va
WAR RATION Boook NO. 3, issued to
Bruce Proudfoot, 27O3 Upshur st.. Mt,
WAR RATTfoN BOOKS ~" issued to zor.
L: Cairncross and Linda Marie Hynes Of
4104 Hamilton st., Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
LOST.

BILLFOLD, brown, containing pass, to
Treasury Dept, streetcar pass and receipts.
Lost either on Navy Yard car going to
and 0P Post % oce, OF or in . Post once. o Reward sD
Call EX. 1926 before am, or after
s1RLTFoLp. black, initials IN. c.: rail-
a1 ssnnaa nask ss and red lsdys
noon. moo O Reward. AT. AZ 1855, after u 6. 'i'ef
BILLFoLD. black and red. with initials
M, R. B." lost on Lincoln Park streetcar,
sko~N wkILET. BY Phi. M. Border be
ssnndsF sna ~. RT; q q on Lincoln Pk,eeaT. TK'
Shr Gs g, Wf VI a5sfton ST. Chevy Chase
CAT, male. yellow striped, strayed from
18th and Lawrence sts ne. Reward
b2lSa4IAs, b2i ssa1hI young er.ss-studded collar
no tas; Call Wo. $3.50, after 8 pm.
GLOVES, brown pigskin. on Sat. between
sna 5 tnnfI MIs pssn esmpsS stors W. s sssa
JEWELED PIN. shape Of peacock; Sunday
downtown Washington. in taxicab or Earle
fa ssas tcres ss.',S ,S
s5 No :ss s5 '''R R. .'?s! ss
MxIfEsE xtff DOG, small, whit. male; yer, :.
ssood ss%d reward. Telephone ordway s434
400 T1lden st. NV.
PEARLS, 3 strands at Silver Theater o,
vicinity: great sentimental value Re.
ward. Call SH. 6539.
POCkETBOOK, lady's blue, containine
keys, money. eyeglasses, bank book, Arms
post pass. Reward. Call Warrenton /;
or write Turner, Box 337. Warrenton, va
POCkETbOOk, black. containing No. 4
ration books, etc, on bus to Macarthur
blvd. Katherine Garyey. $40 .2nd ST
RING. small diamond; mo- 10 lost Friday. Feb.
ruary 4. Reward. WI. 9O2l
SHORT STRING OF PEARLS. vic. Tivo
Theater, Sunday evening; sentiments q
WALLET, mans black leather. persona
papers, railroad pass money, gas ration
book; reaistratisn card. Reward. Lost
Jersey Yard. Alexandria 1859
WRIST WATCH, ladys. Hamilton: lost
ward. Call CHI. S442
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Partisans Cut 7 Rail Lines
Near Bosnian Capital

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Yugoslav Par.
tiSans have cut two strategic rail.
way lines running east and west Of
the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo
Marshal Josip Broz (Tito) an.
nounced today, as the Germans
rushed more reinforcements into
Eastern Bosnia.
The Sarajevo-Visegrad line, which
serves Southeastern Bosnia and
which recently had been repaired by
the Germans, again was destroyed
at several points, Tito's bulletin
said, while the line running west to
Mostar from Sarajevo was severed at
the town of Garcin and an enemy
troop train destroyed.
The Germans were reported to be
massing new reserves in the Roga-
tica area, 30 miles east of Sarajevo
and 20 miles northwest of Visegrad
Evening star., 1944-02-07

For the bond drive you have an
S-card and the speed limit is off
Drive now, and step on it.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
b the Associated Press,

b the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 7.-American
heavy and medium bombers
hammered the French invasion
coast and Nazi airfields in North
ern France for the second
straight day yesterday on the
heels of another Raj Mosquito
stab against Berlin and targets
in Western Germany Saturday
night.
A joint American British COM
munique said IL Allied planes, in
cluding four heavy bombers, failed
to return from the mission against
France in which Raj and RAAF
Mosquitoes and Typhoons also par.
ticipated. Seventeen German planes
were destroyed.
Airfield Pounded.
Maintaining the most intensive
period Of daylight bombing OF thu
war, one formation of bomber,
struck at the Nazis' forward posi-.
tions in the Pas-de- -Calias ares
while other waves pounded airfleld.
at Evreau-Fauville. st. Andre de
L'Eure, Caen, Chateuudun and st
Aubin. Fleets of Allied Fighter,
escorted the bombers.
Meanwhile, reconnaissance photo.
graphs showed that Saturday
American attacks on France haC
caused severe damage to six large
German airfields, with at least 3,
Mia aircraft destroyed or damaged
on the ground.
The Vichy radio said bombs fe,
in the southwestern district of Pari
yesterday. causing damage ane
casualties.
Ninth Operation In 10 Days.
The raids were the American
heavy bombers' ninth ajor opera
ton in 10 days, previous blows hav.
ing been directed at Frankfurt, vii.
helmShaven. Hanover and Bruins.
wick.
Returning crewmen reported tn,
Germans sent up only moderat,
antiaircraft fire and few fighters
One aerial battle was fought ou
only 100 feet above the ground q.
French villagers looked up from
their doorways.
The days activity also included
an attack by RAF Typhoons, fighte
bombers and fighters against al
enemy minesweeper of the north
west coast of Brittany. 1t was lef
seriously damaged.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Purchasing Agents to Meet

Howard Coonley, conservation di-
vision director Of the War Produc-
ton Board. will address the monthly
dinner meeting Of the Purchasing
Agents Association of Washington
tomorrow at the Mayflower Hotel.
Mr.. Coonley will speak on "Simpn-
fication and Standardization as I'M
plements Of Production and Supply "
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Highway Plans Made

Buses carrying passengers and
express soon will run over the Pam
American highway from Managua
Nicaragua. through Honduras, Sal
vador and Guatemala to Tapa-
chula, Mexico.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Rubber Drive Intensified

Rubber plantation owners in In
dia are intensifying the tapping
of their trees, and any trees killed
by slaughter tapping" will be re-
placed by the government after the
war.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Showdown With Spain
In Two Weeks Seen
By London Diplomats
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. IA showdown
with Spain within two weeks was
predicted by some diplomats in Lon
don today as the British press called
for strong action" to insure that
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
abides by the principles of neu-
trality.
The next move is up to Franco,
the diplomats declared.
While Madrid dispatches said the
Spanish Falange press referred to
the stiffening American and British
attitude as threats" against Spain s
neutrality" British newspapers de-
manded that Franco curb German
agents in Spanish Tangier, return
italian warships and merchantmen
to the Badoglio government and
withdraw the Spanish Legion from
the Russian front.
The Sunday Observer declared
yesterday 1t might mean war" If
Franco proves recalcitrant. The
same paper said italian midget sub
marines had been based during 194O-
43 at Algeciras, Spanish port miles
from Gibraltar, to raid Allied
shipping.
Falangist editorials in Spain ad-
mitted a crisis had been reached,
but did not explain the reasons for
1t to the people.
The Sunday Observer said: "It is
being widely suggested that the
right thing to do would be to de-
mand from Franco not diplomatic
realignment, but release of his
prisoners and free elections, with
the promise to abide by their re-
suits. The right sanctions in case
of refusal would appear to be full
moral, political and military support
for Spanish movement of national
liberation on the French and Yugo-
slav model"
The Russian news agency Tass
said in a Lisbon dispatch that naval
circles there had heard that since
last summer the Germans and
Franco signed an agreement to place
German war orders in Spanish fac
tories and shipyards, and in De-
cember the Germans expanded the
list of products and reduced the de-
livery time.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

Hans Diebel, Franz X. Ferenz, Eu-
gene Nelson Sanctuary, Davis j.
Baxter, Lois de Lafayette Washing
ton and Frank w. Clark.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

Fires minister of supplies is urg-
ing all Irishmen to conserve fuel.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
China
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Continued from Page One)
egists are paying closest atten-
ton 20 the speed of the Allied
drives into Germany. A long
delayed victory in Europe, which
would set back the day of full
concentration against j apan n,
could gravely jeopardize Chi
mas continued existence as one
of the big Four" United Ma
tions.
VITAL TO u. s.
This is of primary interest to
the American government and
its Army Navy leaders because
they want out of China:
l. Manpower resources TO
crush the japanese armies in
Asia - especially provided Rus
STA does not enter the war.
2. A government capable OF
preventing japanese war-mong-
ers and agitators from going
underground in China TO spring
up during the years Of peace.
3. A nation that in the inn
mediate postwar years will be-
come dominant power in East
Asia.
At esent realization Of
these aims is threatened by the
most complicated set of mill
tary and political considerations
in any Allied war theater in the
world. AS outlined by high
ranking government advisers on
China policy the situation shapes
up like this:
China has been at war con-
stantly for seven years. For al
most five years she has been
blockaded - cut off from out
side supplies except the hand
fuls flown in. During this pc
riod Of blockade the Chungking
government has lost close rela-
tionships with the people and
their local and regional leaders.
OPPOSITION GROUPS
These leaders have grown in
creasingly dissident. The Com
munist groups in North China,
long opposed by the government
of Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek, have grown more power
| full. Other opposition groups
have come to the fore. particu-
larly in Kwangsi Province,
Economic difficulties, infla-
ton and shortages have made
the lot of the people increasing
ly miserable. The armies fight
without even a minimum Of
necessary arms. They are in
many instances poorly led, and
they feel they have less and
! less to fight for.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
Fantastic p!oWIer
.Terrorizes Civ

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Sept. II
Up A night prowler, face
blackened commando-style, ter
rorized the south ST. Joseph res
identially district for the second
consecutive night Wednesday,
eluding half a dozen policemen
and volunteers who joined the
chase.
At lao a. m. yesterday the
prowler, heard around the home
of c. +. Watkins, 81 Michigan
avenue, leaped on Watkins from
a garage roof when Watkins
went out to investigate noises,
and stabbed him just above the
heart with a pocket knife. Wat
kins, in spite of the wound,
grappled with the proWler but
the man got away. AT the st.
Joseph Sanitarium, where Wat
kins had his wound dressed, he
said he thought his attacker was
colorcd, but when his hands and
clothing revealed traces Of burnt
cork, authorities expressed the
belief that the proWler had
BACKED his hands and face.
Police searched for two hours,
during which residents of the
ncighborhood reported a figure
SCrambling over garage and
house tops. Prior to the attack
on Watkins, residents reported a
literal barragc Of bottles thrown
from one quarter and then an
other. Broken glass Uttered the
street.
Unable to catch the terrorist
Tuesday night and morning, po-
lice were on watch again last
night, when the bottle throwing
procedure was repeated. Again
the marauder made his getaway
Watkins said he had no enc
mics that he knew of and could
ascribe no reason for the knife
attack.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
Two Early Fire
Calls Reported

The fire department early
Wednesday morning answered a
call at the home of Gregory
Vessor at lis Clinton street,
where a fire started in an over
stuffed chair. There was only
slight damage done, according to
the fire department, which stat
cd that the fire was caused by
careless smokers.
Another fire at the home OF
Oscar Mordan, of ID Logan
street, where the garage was on
fire, was answered by the fire
department this morning. The
fire, which was caused by an
over-heated stove pipe, burned
through the roof of the garage,
firemcn said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
Schools
fContinued from PAGE One)

(CO0JluOCO lEOhA 49, o"S'
YOU concerning certain recon-
mendations which were made on
the voting procedure OF the
Mount Clemens Board of Educa-
ton. These recommendations are
based on the recent school
board election.
81. Hours polls remain open.
Because OF the impossibility OF
many voters participating IN
any election confined TO a two
hour afternoon period, it was
recommended that school board
election polls remain open
from 3 pm. to z pm.
III. Nomination of candidates.
Because it is impossible to judge
the qualifications of q new can
didate nominated and voted
upon the same day, we feel that
il Is only fair to the school board
and to the candidate that he be
nominated by petition, at least
Is days prior to election, and
that general publicity be accord
ed all nominations.
"We have been informed by
Mr.. L. w. Fast, Superintendent
of Schools that it is possible to
establish such a procedure under
the five man school board regu-
lations.
1--WE respectfully beg your
consideration of these points"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
Gen. Chen Executed
for Failing Duty

CHUNGKING, Friday, Sept.
22-(P)-Gen. Chen Mu-Nung,
commander Of the 93rd Chinese
Army has been executed for fail
ure Ito carry out his instructions
to defend Chuanhsien," strong
hold on the way to Kweilin, the
Chinese Central News agency
said today.
General Chen fled at the APP
proach Of the enemy" according
to the dispatch. The execution
was carried out at the front
Sept. 20, on orders of the Chi
nese high command.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
CONTINUED from Page One)

kSOutiuucu iTohh rage ohci
Marauders softened up France
for the invasion forces and at H.
Hour on the eventful day were
shutting back and forth across
the English Channel lending
leading support TO troops on the
beachheads of Normandy, ac-
cording to glowing accounts of
their work published at the
time.
When recently awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Blomberg was cited for sun
flinching devotion to duty and
laudable GOODNESS under fire de-
spite adverse weather conditions
and heavily defended enemy
positions courage which
stamps him as an airman of &C.
complishment and skill'.
AS of D-Day, Col. Blomberg
had at least go missions into enc
my territory to his credit. Since
then, the grand total has been
considerably raised in more
than three months of continued
combat. The Air Medal he wears
is covered with Oak Leaf clus-
tiers, each representing an addi-
tional five missions. :
Since the acquisition by the
AAF of enemy airfields Col.
Blomberg is now. stationed in
France, presumably softening up
the Siegfried Line and the Reich
for the final blow. s~
The Marauder pilot Is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Blom-
berg, of Route 3, Mount Glenn
ems, and was formerly a law
partner with Ray H. Callens in
Mount Clemens. He Is broth
er of Mrs. Mercedes B. Note
boomS Blomberg is Mount
Clemens High School graduate
and won his law degree at the
Detroit College Of Law.
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Sugar
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Continued from Page One)
say further that the shortage of
sugar experienced at the pres
ent time should emphasize the
importance of a national sugar
industry in the interest of the
consuming public, and particu-
larly the Importance of the sugar
beet industry to the consumers
of Michigan. Also, the public
ought to know that the serious
situation which prevails at the
present time, insofar as sugar
is concerned, could have been
much less serious if there had
been an adequate national sugar
program and had it been prop
erly administrator
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
Fugitive
Continued from Pace One)

Continued from rage One)
Dyke and Nine Mile road, and
he fled into a theatre property
despite warning revolver shots
fired after him. Several hours
later they found him near East
Detroit, but he disappeared in a
field.
The man, 10 years old, and a
resident of Van Dyke has been
convicted of larceny and car
theft in the county. No specific
crime had been committed, as
far as officers knew, when they
first stopped the men. How
ever they had been informed
that the man was wanted at the
Prosecutors Office for question
inc
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
Guy VerkIer Quits
Grocery Business

Guy II. Verkler, proprietor of
Verkler's Market, 80 Macomb
street, announced today that he
has disposed Of the business to
Dent Matkin, of Eastman street,
a former 7Iroger employe late
ly with the Borden Creamery
Company.
Louis Bobcean will continue
as manager Of the meat depart
ment.
After 19 years association
with the grocery business in this
city, Verkler plans TO enjoy a
rest before announcing any flu
ture plans.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-21
AirWar
Continued from Page One)

Mainz, on the Rhine near Frank
fore, but used instruments at Co
blenz and LudwigShafen.
The heavy bombers attacked
other unspecified targets in
western Germany. 49,. g..
Hundreds of Thunderbolt and
Munstang fighters escorted the
bombers and also supported the
fifth successive day Of airborne
landings in Holland.
Smoke still rolled up from the
port of Calais. Raj heavy
bombers late yesterday struck
the French coastal town with
up to $500 tons Of bombs in a
two and a half hour attack
Then rocketiring Typhoons
blasted gun positions and con-
crete Notifications.
While these blows were In
progress the French-based u. S
Ninth Air Force sent Marauders
against German railways feed
ing the Siegfried line. They con-
centrated on the Trier freight
yards.
Six formations OF American
medium bombers participated in
the attack without loss.
Typhoons slugged 81 deadly
rockets into Fort Merxem, last
German stronghold in Antwerp
The target was two long build
ings inside centuries old fort
ress walls sheltering an estim-
ated 1000 German troops. Since
the capture of Antwerp this poe
keted enemy force has stubborn
ly resisted all attempts to dis,
lodge it and has been Smelling
the city nightly.
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Censored
(Contihued from PAGE One)

are from East. Detroit men
serving in the European zone of
operations.
These men are supposed to
be able TO cast a secret ballot the
same as any other Citizen" Hen
derson said, land they simply
aren't getting such an oppor-
tunity." "a
The East Detroit clerk said
that he has no way of knowing
whether the four ballots in ques-
ton may have been tempered
with but that he plans to ask
the advice of the Macomb Coun-
ty Election commission in Mount
Clemens concerning their inclu-
sion in the final tabulation of
votes on Nov. Z. -.
In Mount Clemens County
Clerk Guy l.. Brown, a member
of the county election commits
sion, said that while he had not
had an opportunity to check into
the legal aspect Of censored bal
lots he felt confident neither the
Army nor the Navy possesses the
right to open such mail wh..n is
included in distinctively, spe-
cially prepared Absent Voters
envelopes.
In other Macomb county cities
checked by the South Macomb
NeWs-Such as Mount Clemens
where over 100 servicemen's
ballots have already been re-
ceived-none of the envelopes
bore the censor's stamp nor were
any re-sealed with tape indicat-
ing that they had been opened.