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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Mi Clemens
Commission
Proceedings

March 90 1914
Commission Chamber.
state Of Michigan
City of Mt Clemens
At regular meeting OF the City Com
mission OF the City OF Mount Clemens
held on the above date. there were
present Mayor Westendorf and Com
mssioners Breitmeyer and DuBsy. Abb
sent: Commissioners Bruneel and Long
staff
The minutes of the last meeting were
read end approved
Commissioners DuBay Breitmeyer
moved that the Report OF the Finance
Commissioner be accepted. and the
Mayor and Clerk be. and they hereby
are, authorized and directed TO issue
warrants against the several funds
therein named as follows:
CONTINGENT FUND
Payroll sl.24o.43
Beach Payroll 270.86
Margaret Mccall 5000
School Milk FUND.-
POLICE FUND
Payroll 10000
FIRE FUND
Payroll ASA es
Volunteer Firemen 10000
STREET FUND
Payroll i.oso,s
PARK FUND
Payroll 76.00
RECREATION FUND
Payroll 1887
WATER WORKS FUND
Payroll 7,s3ss7
APPROVED:
FREDERICK j. BREfTMEYER, Jr.
Finance Commissioner.
Yes-Breitmeyer. DuBay and West
endorf
Nay-None.
Commissioner Breitmeyer DuBay
moved that the several gasoline pump
and beverage licenses be approved.
Carried.
Yea-Brcitmeyer. DuBay and West
endorf.
Nay--None.
Commissioner DuBay Bretmeyer
moved that the several apple stions for
building permits be granted subject
10 the approval Of the City Engineer.
Carried.
Yes-Breitmeyer, DuBay and West
endorf.
Nay-None.
Commi ssioner Breitmeyer DuBay
moved that the Board OF Commerce be
sllocated $4,000 for maintenance OF
two p signs for one year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
SALE,

q mn s4i's sd oesrcosf, non ~
s'sc. fIr cns's so ur Flrs come
firs So 80 tQl Gfsln' ELLIS co
stcRlFlCE HEdson sea- coat s1s
- SIS txcs%lpnsily fine hlAes
a. sool br0sdcioin luxurious Persian
psp collar ard sleeves So n1'h RI
sxosusn' oondi'ina' t-nesrsi'v ? 7t1z
TINE clocks perfect condi'ior ~
pr1oriiies Sla ~ ard SIS So STAR
yssr -ghf Cadillac lIfr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
Furniture. Hsus.heId Good,

BuGGifs, ALL STEEL WHEELS
Rubber tires, padded and waterproof
Conapslbie From $40 Open 2 10
Spite 1888 Gratot. cor Gratlot
DINING ROOM SUITE table buffet
China closet and - chairs. beau
niul walnut. large size set good con
fition, private family. Phone We
1883
DINING room s-pc set. SOC Grown.
$500 Gratiot 4737 Michigan
DRAFTED z Selling WASHER gas
rangt he'd VANITY. pianq lamps.
rsdlei eie is"5f sehe-atfefs, + =
1897
GAS rsngs 2 bedroom SETS. 1885
Dodge car reasonable $40 Ricn.
ton
HOLLYWOOD BEDS $40
Hand tied box innerspring and mai
ifesses hoih complete Tor $50. terms
Sn finance company
liND'S 1891 Fenkel ~ Iiyerroi
Open Ewes ~ 2 Tues Wed to 3 M
INNERsPRING mattrsssss DOB
springs RoHys. 1890 wyoming
INNERsPRING mattresses bon
spriags. CARS. 1887 Liyernois
Inn spring mattresses. any size sam
pies, sl7. Mitchell's 5000 Grsti0t
kELgIHATOR REFRIGERATOR
" W washing machine. used -&fW
TAME TOP gss stove Including I rooms
81 brand new furniture 1858 Grsuot.
corner Baldwin
LIVING ROOM SUITE SIS
AZ spring huif. beautiful pIeVai
constructed z pc living ROOM gof
Ee1us siyling Al coli springs. select r
ma'erials worth plenty, viii take
So
LiSp s. 1891 FenssIl ~ Llvsrnoi.
Open Ewes 10 Tues We1 10 3 m
LIVING ROOM OUTFIT SIS - a
week Ices, 1881 GraUof. Ilb Is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
Furniture. Heu,.held Good,

a SAAPLE-Etudi0 couch coil spring
construction S3t. Muohens 5000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
Fumltur.. Hou..hoIJ Good,

RUGS - Used CLEANED avfa.
aNio 6Xs Wilton. ANm.. 50 so up
carpeung g5c 81 uD Throws So
up AMFRICAN CARPET ClPs
's1s Oakland Ma 1913 sun ~
RUGS All wool gNt2 So 800.
crown 500 Grsllot 1887 Mich.
STUDIO COUCHEs WITH spRISGs
Limited supply. Other c1urnrg 500
l3e $40. Hurry f0r these bargains
lpen ~ Spi1, 1885 CRATIC cor
Ra.f0ln
STUDIO couch a0or stmgis.I at
sprirs c0usrrutt0n q Few ief /at
SO iu open ewes Kent FfIr4l'ure.
liffi LNefnos
STUDIO couch vim springs S3a so
crown, 5000 Gfanoi sIi7 Mitch
TRADE your piano ana furniture on
new furniture WARD Furniture co
1884 Harper Mr. Stevens pr $50
'Not connected With anl other store B
TRADE IeweIr, for furniture
MARS. 2l645 or. River 3edtord
1880 Harper S0al West Jefferson
PIECE BEDROOM
WIN innsrspring mattressss limited
RAIMI RRos
4s0s Grand River. mr. ff'1
open Thurs Phi Sat Ewes
3PC bedroom SET Bed ches-
dresser or vanity N3s 30 crown
Furniture, $500 CRATIC tt37 Men
9.PIFCE dining room SCI Ike new
t501O Cruise. near FenEeU
3 ROOMS. swedish modern furniture
Zenith radio APT avaUahie. $40
Aver Tuxedo 30ss
IS Rooms % modern furniture l'
Use four months jus, IKE nsW
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
STOVES AND HEATERS

SFW Gas sTONE
N7qS
RAiMi BROS
tsos Grand River ~ ION
1880 Grand River m schooicrsr
Oren Thur, Fr Ssf Fvss
WARM morning hestlng stove For
immediate delivery So e5 Crown
Nnal CO ASRS Mark
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES

A Up compressors. new and used all
sLes also Spencer blowers r b
Richardson. 4720 Joy Road. Tyler
-yu-T
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
Furniture. Heu,.hsld esed,

fNSFRsPRiNG Mattress prewsr b0T
springs match. t27 s5. 1925 Gratiot
lounge chair ana ottoman with
springs SIS rs Crown Furniture
5000 Grsuot 4737 Michigan
MATTRESSES FW or iwIn size
81 o.. Crown. 500 GrAtiot. s731
Mich
NEW furniture irads your piano.
CITY Music 7sf2 Mark Omen ewes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16

FEDERAL offers DIAMOND RINGs
Irred.srcG iosns a. sat-rfe
prees fns brilliant hlue. Nh'fe
marvellous gems pst IN Lao, ems
gents new modern rnounffnss wsns
enhanced Nth fsrs brilliant Size
diamonds SIS 90 S. no. 'aN ezra
w SAVE Y0I 80 TO SOC.
rFDE RAJ Eeiist--af SOCIETY frr
III ws,hinston Bl,a De'ro.,
rvDERhL SAWS you 900, 90 D~.
IN veffirc flnrs ltk natural
SOD pnfs sold piAtir m plain or
Beautifully engraved pztferrs S. ~
f2a Sc with diamonds SIS 10 $50
TAR sJfrs lnreds,rsd losrs ..
ss~Tficsd price.
bEDERAL Cors'srai SOCIETY IRE
III Washington Ritf Detroit
tADY's DIAMOND RING R-psr,
blue white perfecf r4' 40 1apr'
= cara absolutely riean gs~1 80
~ srrsctiye nv TAX rHfura 20
mounting win 2 fisrv SIDE diamonds
W redesrrsl loan a. sacrifice brlrs ~
si2b. az Extra yo4 sWsts sate
2oF of more a.
FFnFRAL CNua'srAi sGCfFTr frr.
III Washington Bisd Detroit
LsDys DIAMOND RTNG Fier
brilliant crystsl rissr As sprr
q carat ssm Se' ~ beaufifuI nsu
platinum mounting ennsnce7 sith
sparkling fun cuf SIDE DIAMONDS
sacrinced gnredecmei loan $3.50
pFnFRki Colla'erAi SOCIETY. inr
iif7 Washington pftr petfnf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-16
20 STOKFRS
IEwELRY ron SALE

con Per hour ss immediate 40
hvsrN Whit. Furnace CompanF - /.
k4chtgA ~ cReEnn- nN9-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
STGNS MIKE nELLA

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 3. oUP)
Promoter Lou Fisher said Thursday
he had signed Mike Della, Los An
geles lightweight, for fight in Bal
timore coliseum ON August 28 and
was trying to get Cleo Shans, an
other Los Angeles fighter, as his
OpDonelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
DEATH = FUNERAL
NOTICES

MAYFIELD, James Curtis, age 80,
died in an El Centre hospital
Tuesday. Funeral services will be
held at Lemons Chapel 2 pm.
Fricay with burial in Evergreen
cemetery. His survivors are his
wife, a daughter and three sons.
8-4
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
WANTED - FURNITURE 81 RUGS
DEPARTMENT MANAGER
o-Help Wanfed

If you know furniture and rugs,
maybe you're the very man we
need to fill this excellent job.
Managerial experience not nee
essary. Fine starting salary,
with liberal commissions on total
department sales. This is real
opportunity for permanent ca
reer with the leader III its field
with added chances for prog
reSs in our postwar expansion
program. You may be our man
so why not come in, or write?
Let's talk il over. Ask for Mr..
Dalton.
SEARS, ROERUCK AND co.
YOUNG LADY for general office
work. Permanent. $40 50. 9th ST
81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
I7--Country Property Lease

FOR RENT-$10 to SIS per acre-160
HoltVille, cultivated 80, and 160
Westmorland. Worth more than
that for pasture land. Evarts, Box
238, Westmorland, or Oldham, LOT
North 9th, Phone 125. 8-8
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Medn, .SdaN'S Results

Wedn .Sday'S Results
Chicago at Philadelphia post
poned, transportation strike).
St Louis, 8; Pittsburgh, d.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

FOR SALE-Ranch, 72 acres, l mile
east and u mile north Of Mesquite
school. John Wendall. 8-9
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
Sell Don't Warts" Buy War Bonds and Stamps

l9-City Prop. Tor Sale
THREE bedroom house, modern
with1K acre land and garage.
3 room house, modern and nice,
Ia acre land
4 room FILA house, modern hard
wood floor. l acre. Above houses
in Ell Dorado acres and may be
sold completely furnished incl.
elec. range and refrigerator.
Nice modern l bedroom house
with garage and servants quart
ers. This place now vacant and
buyer may move right in. Can
be sold completely furnished if
desired. 1881 Vine. st.
Nice room house on paved street.
No street assessments. Large yard,
garage and store room.
CLAUDE VEDDER
Real Estate and Insurance
534 Olive Phone 1921
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

FOR SALE-2l2 miles east of Ell
Centre on Highway 80, 6l2 acres
of land with bedroom house,
bathroom not quite complete, direct
water delivery, electricity, good
water pressure system. plenty of
shade, 205 #. highway frontage.
colt, l yr. old, 2 young sows
with small pigs, all for $1,000 cash.
A. P. Baker, address given above.
81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

FARMS for sale, or rent for various
corps. w. E. HANCOCK, The
Farm Land Man" since 1914.
o 1+f
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

80 ACRES for lease. 3i2 miles
southeast of Holtville. Olive Nit
chell. 1882 Broadway, Ell Centre.
2-5
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

A LARGE ROOM adjoining bath
kitchen privileges if desired. 436
SanGalWood. Phone ATS. "a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

MUST sell o naccount Of heaIth
8 acres near Camp Lockett. 300
it. frontage on paved highway,
rural route, school bus, IL miles
to store, 2 miles to Morena lake,
2 bedroom all electric house,
partly furnished, 2 car garage,
wired; well and tank, l HIP. ell
ectric motor pump, water piped
to house and grounds, Fordson
tractor, gang plow, harrow, disc
and drag. Cow, two electric brood
ers. Price $4,000 cash. Richard
Morrell, Campo, Calf, Route l.
8-5
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE

wednesday y results
Philadelphia, 9; Chicago, first
game.
(Only games scheduled
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

SAN DIEGO PROPERTY
Large old two story house, Ia
rooms and two bath and service
porches. Part of upstairs now
rented as rooms with kitchen
privileges. Present income S205
monthly. Two room furnished
apartment vacant for immed-
late possession for new owner.
Downstairs occupied by present
owner who will lease at OPA
max. rental unfurnished at
$500 a month with the gar
ages. 100000 cash will handle,
bal. monthly. Must buy furnish
ingS for rooming house at
$l20000; $7500.00 full price of
building subject to $4500 1st
trust deed payable 500 monthly.
Write William Miller, 1901 Ban
croft St, San Diego 2, Calf.
8-s
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

80 ACRES TO LEASE - Lester
Knapp, Rt. l, Box 285, Ell Centre.
81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

LARGE nicely furnished room, ad-
joining bath, outside entrance.
G73 Brighton. Phone 569-R. 8-4
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

FOR SALE-W. E. Sima ranch, IS
acres citrus, miles east of CAL
exico on CaleXico- Yuma high
way. Caterpillar orchard inn
plements, large house, desert
cooler and new Chevrolet pickup
truck, $4,000. Write to A. Sima,
2456 Market St., San Diego, Calf.
8-5
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

100 ACRES, 11O in perfect stand
of milo. Can be contracted $500
per ton. Crop goes, owner says
sell. M. S. Stevenson, $50 Main
ST., Phone 1872. SO
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
I3-Rooms Tor kent

NICE furnished room with cooler
suitable for couple. 783 Hell.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

! o--Hel p Wanted
i HELP WANTED-Male, experienced
bookkeeper. Office man for large
/ vegetable farming and shipping
organization. Housing furnished.
Write A. M. Hawley, P. o. Box
638, Blythe, Calf. 8-4
/ WANTED-Girl for office work.
Apply Joe Bush Service, $40
Broadway. ga
WANTED-Man for milk house
work. Quality Dairy. 81
9-Business Opportunities
>-'~>~~~~~"~~->~~o>r- ~>'>~~~~~~~->>>>>>>~>~-~>~
SERVICE STATION
Fully Equipped for Lease
Good Gasoline Quota.
Phone 1101
VALENS OIL
81
io-Apartments ter Rent
~oo~~~~~'~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~-~~N-~>@~~~~~~~r~~~~>>
MODERN air-cooled 2 and 3 room
Apis. Singles ice boz. Doubles
elec, fIig. Large coolers. Green
iIeIlJClH huOO, 4iOiiC l'1o-O'
Reasonable.
TWO ROOM furnished apartment
adjoining bath. 513 Olive Avenue.
ga
Ii-Houses for kent
COMPLETELY furnished house for
August with option on very nice
two bedroom house on south side
after August. Inquire at 1T S.
Fifth st. or 859 He'll after $50
"a
FURNISHED HOUSES for rent-tWo
months at summer rates. Coolers.
746 Broadway, Sam Danenberg.
8-5
/ FURNISHED HOUSE for rent. AIS
South F. St., Imperial. 8-5
l2-Wanted to Rent
WANTED TO RENT-Adult service
couple desires three room apart
ment or. small house furnished,
on or before Sept. Is. Reply stat
ng rent to Press-Post Box "a 8-4
UNFURNISHED 2 bedroom house
south side preferred. Permanent
with record as good tenants.
Good pay. Phone 620 days or
1857, 572 Hamilton, night. 80
WANTED TO RENT-2 bedroom
house furnished or unfurnished.
Call 300, or after 7 O'Clock call
HoltVille 87l3-Jl. 8-5
PERMANENT couple want to rent
small furnished house or apart
ment. Call SO, 8 to 5. 81
l3-Rooms tor kent
! ~~c~N~~o~~O-~~-~~~~N~- N~-~~~Oo~~~-~~o->-o~~~~~
NICE furnished room with cooler,
suitable for couple. 783 He'll
SLEEPING ROOM for rent with
twin beds, innerspring mattress
es and cooler. 629 Vine. 8-4
LARGE nicely furnished room, ad-
joining bath, outside entrance.
G73 Brighton. Phone 569-R "a
A LARGE ROOM adjoining bath
kitchen privileges if desired. 436
! SanGalWood. Phone ATS. 8-4
( I7--Country Property Lease
FOR RENT-$1O to SIS per acre-l6O
HoltvilIe, cultivated 80, and 16O
WeStmorland. Worth more than
that for pasture land. Evarts, Box
238, Westmorland, or Oldham, lot
North 9th, Phone 125. 8-8
80 ACRES for lease. 3i9 miles
southeast Of Holtville. Olive Nit
chell. 1882 Broadway, Ell Centre.
8-5
80 ACRES TO LEASE = Lester
Knapp, Rt. l, Box 285, Ell Centre.
81
I2-Coup+rv Properiu c.Io
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
l8--Country Properly Sale
PINE VALLEY

L IINE V HLLE I
For lots and improved property
IN Pine Valley and vicinity see
or write E. G. Bangs, Real Es-
tate Broker, Pine Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

PERMANENT couple want to rent
small furnished house or apart
ment. Call SO, 8 to 5. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

SLEEPING ROOM for rent with
twin beds, innerspring mattress
es and cooler. 629 Vine. 8-4
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03
l2-Wanted TO Rent

WANTED TO RENT-2 bedroom
house furnished or unfurnished.
Call 300, or after 7 O'Clock call
HoltVille 3713-Jl. 8-5
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03

27-Farm Implements
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-03


FOR SALE-5 acre place q mile
south of town on 9th st. in alfalfa.
Good house, good water system,
electric range, rs hens, family
COW. Phone 980-R. 81
2 VERY MODERN HOMES, 40
acres mountain land P. o. Box
1185, Boulevard, Calf. "a
FOR SALE 800 ACRES-10O acres
tillable to all kinds of grain, etc.;
fertile; running creek the year
round; springs; well windmill and
pump; electricity soon available;
close to Hipass; large live oak
trees; plenty of water for irriga-
ton. $500 down, balance fifty
dollars month. See this place
Sunday. Owner on place all day.
See w. p. Capehart- miles west
of Jacumba. Any day except Fri
day. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
Obituaries
MRS. JOSEPHINE p. DOW

MRS. JOSEPHINE p. DOW
Mrs. Josephine P. Dow, wife OF
Benjamin F. Dow, of 100 Spofford
died early Thursday afternoon at
a local hospital, after a short ill
ness.
In addition to her husband, de-
ceased is survived by five daugh-
tiers: Mrs. Lille Mae Dow, Mrs.
Margaret Hayes, Ressie Dow, all
of this city, Mrs. Susie Bla ckman,
Weldon and Mrs. Mildred Soles,
Chadbourn; three sons, John B.
Dow, of this city, Marion E. Dow,
Elizabeth City, and Edgar F. Dow,
U. S. Army; four sisters, Mrs. Nit
tie Dove, Bladenboro, Mrs. Cyndia
Dowless, and Mrs. Lula Smith, both
Of Elizabethtown, Mrs. Jane Law
son, Of this city; five brothers, Mel
son and Erby Pate, both of Blad.
enboro, Edward Pate, of st. Pauls,
John and Jud Pate of Nichols.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by Andrews Mortu'
airy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
DEWEY DEMANDS
TAX REVISIONS
Continued from Page One)

Pacific coast. the candidate told
an audience in the municipal audi
torium that the new deal has fail
ed utterly" to solve the problem OF
economic security and political
freedom. ..+
'tSaturated as 1t is with the de-
featist theory that America is past
its prime" he said, ''the new deal
can see only two possibilities for
MISUNDERSTANDING regimen.
tation as one alternative, and re-
action as the oth1r.
t'It has sought to buy the favor
of one group and then of another.
Il has pretended to be the generous
uncle for each group, meanwhile
playing one against the other for
political profit. ..
''It has built up a towering bu-
reaucracy, which today reaches in
to the smallest village in the coun-
try and directly affects the lives
of all our citizens.
mot content to deal with major
economic factors, or possibly be-
cause it was not competent to deal
with them, it has sought to fasten
upon the individual citizen the
deadening hand of bureaucratic
control"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
MISS GIBBS JOINS
US0 CLUB STAFF

Maj. X. E. Moss, director of the
Salvation Army operated U. S. o.
club at Wrightsvile Beach, an
nounced that Miss Inez Gibbs a
new program director for the club
will arrive on Saturday from Nor.
folk, Virginia.
Major Moss stated that Miss
Gibbs comes to the U. S. o. club
as one of the oldest program di-
rectors of the region, having had
two YEARS experience in this field.
For the past nine months she
has been serving as program di
rector of the large Salvation Army
operated U. S. o. club in Norfolk
where large seven-story building
serves servicemen, principally sail
ors. Miss Gibbs has served in this
capacity in Creedmore, Raleigh
and New Bern, and was for a
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22

the record a letter he said was
written by Betty Sell, former
stenographer in the World Wide Of
flee, in which she told friend the
company reminded her of cali Ba-
ba and the Forty Thieves.
Fahye testified that he hired
Gordon as a beverage box sales
man but that he had fired him this
morning as a. result of the commit
tee investigation. Under question
ing by Mead and Hatch, Fahye
denied that Gordon had been en-
gagged to find illegal outlets TO-.
surplus government commodities.
Wexler accused Hatch of con-
tinually 'giving me sly smile, as
if to say ''are you kidding me?" At
another point he complained that
the committee attorney was giving
"deviated answers when Wexler
made inquiries himself
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22

Mrs. Edison Davenport of Wash.
lngton county was elected presi
dent. Other officers include Mrs.
A. W. Pierce of Wayne, first vice,
president; Mrs. Glenn Duncan n
Chatham, second vice-president:
Mrs. George Apperson of Davie
third vice-president; Mrs. p p
Gregory of Camden, secretary
Mrs. Eva Pearson of franklin
treasurer; Mrs. H. H. johnson
OF Lenoir, chairman of the Jane
S. McKimmon loan fund com
and Mrs. Estelle T. Smith
OF State college, counsellor.
Mrs. j. H. L. Miller of Me-
Dowel county, the retiring presi-
dent, was elected to the board of
directors. "
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
PRODUCTION AREA
TO BE REDEEMED

"A series of informal conferences
With industry and labor represen-
tatlves to discuss proposals for
~edefining "area of production"
Will be held by national officials
OF the Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions in Raleigh. on
September 81, it was announced to-
day by Forrest H. Shuford, Com
missioner of Labor.
The divisions will be represent
ed by Thacher Winslow, deputy ad-
ministrator, Harry Weiss, director
OF the economics branch, and a
representative of the solicitors Of
flee.
These conferences are called by
L. Metcalfe Walling, administra-
tor, Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions, following the
recent Supreme Court decision re-
jecting the former definition of
"area of production under the
Fair Labor Standards Act, indi-
eating his intention to proceed as
rapidly as possible to redefine
"area of production" The purpose
is to discuss proposals for rede-
filming "area of production" in or
der to obtain the views of indus
try and labor before finally draft
ing the definition on the basis of
which a public hearing will be held
at a later date.
All interested parties will have
an opportunity to present their
views at this hearing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
Gov. JAMES E. FERGUSON

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 21- R -
Former Governor James E. Fer
guson, 70, died at his home here
today.
DR.. Will Watt, attending physi-
clan, said the former governor
died at 8 pm. He had been Ill
eight months having suffered a
stroke last February.
For more than a quarter OF a
century he was a power in Texas
politics. He was twice elected
governor. During his second term
he was impeached and removed
from office. Later he was defeat
ed as a presidential nominee Of
a party ne organized.
He saw his wife elected gov
ernor of Texas twice and defeat
ed three times, the last time ir
1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
Irving Wexler, Former Bootlegger,
Denies Surplus Good Racketeerinq

tee is investigating in its inquiry
into surplus property disposal. He
testified, however, that he spent
several hours daily at the world
wide offices, received numerous
phone calls there and introduced a
few friends to Albert T. Fahye,
an official of the companies, in con-
nation with possible commodity
sales.
Senator Hatch D-NM) described
Wexler's testimony as "a fairy
tale'', adding that 1--WE know you're
lying.
II never was associated with
World Vide, the former beer ba-
ron retorted. eff I could sell their
goods, I'd do it for Mr.. Fahye be-
cause he's friend of mine. If you
(Hatch) were a friend of mine I'd
go out and get votes for you.''
Chairman Mead (D-NY) read into
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22
Communion Breakfast
For Service Personnel

Sgt. and Mrs. Thomas Sabetti.
chairmen of the Catholic service
wives club of Wilmington invite
all Catholic service wives and their
husbands and Catholic service wo-
men and men to their monthly
Corporate communion and break
fast on Sunday.
The meeting place will be the 5th
and Orange USO club where they
will leave at 8:45 am. to attend
the 9 o'clock Mass at St. MaryTs
church. The breakfast, which will
follow the Communion Mass will
be held in the Little club at the
5th and Orange USO, under the
auspices of the committee of the
Catholic Daughters of America un-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-22

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. - @ -
Irving Wexler, who operated as a
big-time bootlegger during prohi-
bition days under the alias Waxey
Gordon, denied today that he was
engaged in ''racketeering' in the
disposal of surplus government
goods and said he had no connec-
ton with black market operations.
Wexlar, described in testimony
by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia OF
New York as bum, told the
senate war investigating commit
tee that he actually had no income
at all. Later, he acknowledged pay
ing sos monthly for a Brooklyn
apartment and having an ccoun-
tant prepare his 1913 income tax
return. 49,.
Wexler said he had no connection
with Consolidated Industries, Inc,
and World Wide Mercantile Corp,
two New York firms the commit