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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19

UTICA - Trinity Lutheran
Ladies Aid held their annual
meeting at their parish hall on
Wednesday Of last week and the
following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. George Remer; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert c. Havel; sec
rotary, Mrs. George Booming;
treasurer, Mrs. Ed. w. Havel.
Thursday evening the ladies
will hold a Christmas party to
which husbands and members OF
the family are invited. A pot
luck dinner will be served.
The Junior Walther League
gave Summer Rash in the
parish hall Sunday evening at
800 o'clock TO a capacity house.
Parts were taken by the follow
ing young people: Cheryl Klein,
Elmer Jesse, Harold Marquardt,
Roy Priehs, Maralyn Hagen,
Wilma LanderShier, Irene Schc-
per, Eugene Jarvis, Irene Meier,
Margaret Heinecke.
Utica Rotary Club is expecting
a full house at the Camp Rotary
party tonight. The party is as
sured of success by the unusual
advance sale Of tickets. Bruce
Collins is chairman Of the COM
mittee. The program for new
building and facilities at the Boy
Scout camp is off to good
start.
Born, on Monday, at Ford Hos
pital, Detroit, to Pvt. and Mrs.
Howard Erase, daughter, Judy
| Ann. Erase is now in France.
Mrs. Erase is the former Lois
/ Shurlcy.
Mrs. John Siemen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Sicmcn and daugh-
ter Shirley were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Jones in Birmingham.
Mrs. Elmer Eyster, of Royal
Oak, returned home Wednesday
from a visit to Major and Mrs.
II. +. Branch in Longview,
Texas. Mrs. Branch is the daugh-
/ ter of Mrs. EyStcr, the former
/ Alice MCCabc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Michael
attended the 25th wedding an
niversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ford in Romeo Saturday eve
ming. The FordS were married
at Council Corners, now HalSCy,
and Mrs. Michael was the
brides attendant at the ccrc-
mony. Mr.. Ford is a brother of
Of Mrs. Michael.
The Oui Club will hold its
/ annual Christmas party will
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19
Masonic Temple Is Scene
of Utico 0ES Yu!e Parity

es of the five central points of
the Star. each tree containing
lights appropriate to the station
il marked, while a large tree oc-
cupied the northeast corner of
the room. Beneath its gaily de
cOratCd branches were heaped
presents brought by the MEM
bCrS for the exchange of gifts.
These arrangements were in
charge Of Mrs. James Merritt.
Several matters Of business
were transacted at the business
meeting. A card party will be
given ON Thursday evening, Jan.
10, with Mrs. Russell German,
Mrs. Carlson SchlucsSlcr, Cert
rude CRANKY, Mrs. Ellen Maya
hay, Mrs. Pauline Klingler and
Mrs. Earl McSlclan in charge.
r This will be contributed TO the
fund for plastic surgery and a
box will be placed in a conspicu-
Gus place for contributions to
this couse by those who care to
do so.
A committee in charge of a
social hour for the next meeting
was named by the Worthy Mat
ron Gladys Mcclellan and con-
sists Of John Wright, Jack Har-
vey, George EpplCr, Ed. Patrick,
James Mcclellan, Jr.
Mrs. Ralph Adams was in
stalled as Martha to take the
place of Mrs. James Merritt, Jr,,
who has resigned. Mrs. Sam
Beauchamp was installing Off
GER.
Much merrimcnt marked the
exchange of gifts, after which
Christmas carols were sung. Fol
lowing this the company retired
TO the basement dining rooms
where refreshments were served
by Mrs. Clara Stewart, Mrs. Will
liam +. Davis, Mrs. William AL
lor, Mrs. Erwin Campbell, Mrs
Alger Weier and Mrs. Chester
Stark.
Folders containing list Of of
ficers and committees for the
year also dates and events were
given out by the Matron. A sub
stantial sum was voted as holi-
day gift to bottle the Villa and
Masonic home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19

Total for area; 1910 S6S, 2l'2
Many older workers who had
previously retired have returned
to work, to take part in the ma
tons war effort, and are fore
going their social security bene-
fit checks while they are rcgu-
larly employed. More than 7OO,-
600 workers throughout the
country who are eligible for
monthly insurance payments
have continued TO work and have
not applied for their benefits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19

world history. Such a boom
might, indeed, become so terrif-
ic that it would create new dan
gers all its own-but that is an
other story.
On the other hand, if recon
version is too slow, this country
might easily find itself back in
the depths of the same depreS-
sion that began in 1929 and end
cd only because of the artificial
stimulation created by war pro-
Guction.
A little money, spent, multi
plies itself many times in pass
ing from hand to hand. 1t Gre
ates employment, earning pow"
err, spending ability everywhere
il goes. in a beneficient spiral.
SAVINGS ESSENTIAL
If reconversion can start pro
ducing consumer goods while
the mass Of Americans still have
their war savings reasonably in
tact, then those savings will 20
to workers who in turn will
spend them to make jobs for
other workers almost ad infini-
tum.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19
Metropolitan Club
Plans Installation

Police Sergt. Stanley Camp
bell will be installed as presi-
dent of the Metropolitan Club,
Spirit, No. 8, for the third sue
ceSsive term at meeting in the
club rooms tonight at 8 o'clock.
All members are urged to at
tend. Following the club cere-
monies a brief meeting will be
held before refreshments are
served.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19
Sales Tax License
Office is Changed

Businessmen and other clients
of the Michigan Department OF
Revenue who seek sales tax
licenses and other attention
during the next few weeks
should apply TO account eXamin-
er Carl j. England, 1872 Gallup
avenue, telephone 8058.
This Is due TO the fact that
Harvey c. Whetzel, account eX-
aminer, of this city, entered the
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital
Sunday for surgical attention.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19

UTICA - Utica Eastern Star
Chapter held a lovely Christmas
party at Masonic Temple last
week. in connection with its reg
ular monthly meeting Dccora-
tons in Keeping With the season
were carried out both in the
chapter room ana dining room,
Cleverly arranged miniature
Christmas trees marked the plac-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-19
Figures Reveal
How Social
Security Pays

How social security pays is re-
vealed in figures announced by
William j. McCauley, manager
of the Pontiac office of the So
cial Security Board. AS Of Sep
TENDER 30, the figures show that
in the area served by the Pontiac
field office a total Of S68,2l7.92
is being paid monthly in insur-
ance benefits 10 people.
Approximately q per cent OF
all the persons in this area now
receiving monthly checks from
social security's oldage and sur
Vivors insurance are retired
workers. The number OF such
beneficiarieS in the two counties
served by the Pontiac office on
the above date was $50, and the
monthly payments to these re-
tired workers totaled S24, 5l9.26.
The remainder Of the social
security beneficiarles includes
wifes over 65-of retired work
ers, widows over 65 Of insured
workers who have died, widows
Of insured workers with children
under 10, these children, and IN
certain cases aged parents Of de-
ceased workers.
The following figures show
the number Of persons who are
receiving benefits in the Pontiac
area which includes Oakland and
Macomb counties, in each group
and the total Of the monthly
payments:
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Air Hero S Brother
Listed as Dead
Kelley FomiIy Receives
Notice Day After Reunion

The day after Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam ]. Kelley, 1907 Woodbury. drive,
Silver Spring, had celebrated the
Homecoming of their younger son,
Capt. James F. Kelley, 21-year -old
navigator on Flying Fortress, they
received notice from the Navy De-
partment that their other son, Will
liam j. Kelley, jr., a storekeeper.
first class, in the Coast Guard, had
been officially listed as dead.
The notice arrived at the Kelley
home Saturday morning after Capt.
Kelley, who received seven decora-
tions during combat missions over
Germany, had been honored by
residents of the community.
The older brother, who would have
been 80 Sunday, was reported miss
ing in action last February. He was
a member of the armed guard on
the merchant ship Dorchester when
it was torpedoed en- route to Green
land from this country.
"A lifelong resident of Silver
Spring, Coast Guardsman Kelley
was graduated from Central High
School and the foreign service
school Of Georgetown University
His widow, who is employed at the
War Department, lives at 1924
Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 23.-The Office
of Price Administration policy of
issuing gasoline ration coupons on
the assumption motorists get IS
miles to the gallon was criticized
as inequitable yesterday by Henry
P. We'll, president of the Maryland
Automobile Trade Association.
The 15-mile -per-gallon yardstick
may have been fair two or more
years ago, Mr.. We'll said, but gaso-
line now has deteriorated in quality
and automobiles have lost efficiency.
Its hard to generalize on what a
fair average would be, but am
certain it Is now well below Is miles
to the gallon. Few cards can make
that now"
Rationing officials at the Mary
land OPA Office replied that hold
ers Of &C" books are taken care of,
for if their cars will not make IS
miles to the gallon they are per-
mitted to bring properly attested
certificate to this effect to our ra-
tioning boards and extra gasoline
will be allotted to- them.
THE "a and "B" books drivers
will Just have to drive less miles.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Gas Ration Yurdstick Called
Unfair by Auto Trade Leader

There Is limited amount of easo-
line available for them, and they're
getting all there is"
John r. Sherwood, head of a large
gasoline concern, agreed with Mr.,
We'll that gasoline for automobiles
no longer is Of its former high
quality.
Not only has the octane standard
for both straight gas and high
test fuel been reduced, but other
things have happened to our fuel
as we'll.
The cream of the hydrocarbons,
chemical components of fine gaso-
line which used to give considerable
extra mileage are now skinned
from the top Of our fuel during the
refining process and are saved out
to be added exclusively to aviation
gasoline.
Even more important, to nv
mind, however, is the attitude OF
the motorists who, as he sees his
car growing In age and growing less
emcient. has natural reluctance to
spend much money in keeping it in
repair. The net result of both these
factors, obviously, IS that people are
not getting the mileage they did
get"
Evening star., 1944-02-23
House Unit Supports
Measure 10 Expand
Arlington Cemetery
Officers Expect Present
Area to Be Occupied
Within II Years

The House Military Affairs Com
mittee yesterday ordered a favor
able report on the bill approved by
the Senate last July to provide for
the expansion of the area of Airing
ton National Cemetery by the ac-
QUESTION of 118 additional acres
lying to the west, north and east
of the present burial grounds.
The action was taken after testi-
mony by Brig. Gen. John Kingman
OF the Army Engineer Corps and
Col. r. p Harbold of the Office of
the Quartermaster General, who
estimated that all burial places in
the present cemetery area would
be taken in to IL years, depend
ing on how extensive a develop
ment could be made of some of the
present terrain.
Eighty-one acres OF the prospec-
tive additional. cemetery land are
In private ownership, the remainder
being held by the United States for
other governmental purposes. Rep
resentative Elston, Republican, OF
Ohio protested that he could not
see mach Necessity for the addi-
tional land purchase since the Gov
ernment could make use of Fort
Myer and other Government-owned
land for expansion OF the cemetery
Chairman May said he favored
passage of the bill because Airing
ton County's increasing population
was tending to raise land values and
that delay might increase the cost
to the Government.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Red Cross Leaders
Named in Fairfax
BY the Associated Press.

Mrs. David L. Wing, Fairfax
County Red Cross chairman, today
announced. appointment of the fol.
lowing committee chairmen:
Mrs. Douglas Murray, home nurs-
ing; Mrs. Benjamin Hess, first aid.
MRS. Lomax Tayloe, production;
MRS. Andrew Thompson, surgical
dressings; Mrs. Charles Glisson.
staft assistance; Mrs. j. R. Dawson,
canteen; Mrs. Lester Simpson.
motor corps; Mrs. James Ferguson.
nurses aide; Mrs. Joseph Beard,
Junior Red Gross; Mrs. Philip M.
Talbot, blood donor service; Mrs.
Stanley Stewart, camp and hospital
council; Mrs. Edwin Marks, Fort
Belvoir Auxiliary, and the Rev. ]. H.
Hendricks, home service.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
8 Montgomery Fathers
Among Is 10 Report

Montgomery County Selective
Service Board No. announced to-
day that five fathers are among IL
white registrants who passed their
preinduction physical examination
on January II and have been or
dered to report for duty in the Army
and Navy. One colored father,
Conrad N. Lancaster, also was or
dered to report for duty with the
Navy.
Fathers ordered to report for
Army duty include John E. Brill,
Crawford A. Baker and Harry D.
Caslow.
Non-fathers reporting to the
Army include Robert A. Barnett,
Gale S. Stringham and Robert Rice,
Fathers ordered to duty with the
Navy include Emmanuel O. Him
mlghoefer and Carl H. Broadhurst
Non-fathers are Morris v. Bolev
Walter E. Lane, John H. Eiseman
and Alfred w. Perkins. ir.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Silver Spring Army Flyer
Participates in Heavy Raid

Capt. Leroy H. Watson, jr., s114
Sudbury road. Silver Spring, Md,
participated in the Allied raid on
Halberstadt yesterday. according to
an Associated Press dispatch from
London.
A squadron commander. Capt.
Watson said, II saw a couple of
Fortresses go down, but some en-
emy fighters went down in flames
before they did"
Capt. Watson, 26, was born at Fort
Oglethorps, Ga. He was graduated
from West Point in 194l and entered
the Army Air Forces last February.
He received his captaincy In Octo-
Der and has been overseas since
last month. His father, Mai. Gen.
Leroy H. Watson, also is stationed in
England.
His wife lives with her parents,
Maj. and Mrs. Alvin Ball, at the
Silver Spring address,
Evening star., 1944-02-23

He had written from North Africa
Georgetown University Alumni AS
sociation. Another son, Yeoman
Second Glass, C. CORTLAND Smith
lis with the Navy, and a daughter
Dorothy Ann Smith, left here re-
GENTLY to start fight training with
the Army's WASPS in Texas.
1t. Smith was born in Norfolk
Va, July 80, 1916. He was graduated
from the Biltmore High School
Asheville, N. c., and attended the
College of william and Mary fol-
two years.
For a year before his induction
In the Army in March, 1912, he was
employed at the Security and Ex-
change Commission in Washington
He and his wife, who is from Spring
Hope, N. c., were married in WASH
ington May 20, 1941. They have NO
children.
Before transferring to the Army
Air Forces, 1t. Smith served with
the Armored Force. He received his
wings at the Navigators' School
Hondo, Tex.
Another sister, Mrs. Breedloye
Smith, jr., OF Arlington, Va, also
survives him.
Immediately on his arrival by Army
transport plane.
His mother Is . secretary with the
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Gunshot Wound FutuI
To Alexandria Woman

Mrs. Dorothy Sparks, 81, wife OF
Guy Sparks, 715 South Washington
street, Alexandria, died in Alexan-
dria Hospital last night of a gun
shot wound in the head.
Police said they were called to
Mrs. Sparks apartment shortly after
noon yesterday when neighbor,
Mrs. j. Robert Dodge, and c. w.
Moss, the resident manager, found
Mrs. Sparks on the bathroom floor
with gun beside her.
Mr.. Sparks, an automobile dealer,
said his wife had been depressed
for some time. An 8-month-old
son is living with relatives in Staun-
ton, Va.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Maryland Assembly
Expects Only Two
Urgent Measures
Teachers Bonus and
Soldiers Vote Legislation
Slated for EorIy Action
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMOR Feb. 23.-The
Maryland Legislative Council has
no proposed legislation Of an emer-
gency character that will require
consideration by the General As
sembly when it convenes in special
session next month, Senator James
j. Lindsay, jr, Democrat, of Balti-
more County, said yesterday.
Mr.. Lindsay, the council chair
man, said that with the exception
of requests for an extension of the
State bonus to school teachers, the
council had received no appeals for
action SO urgent that they might
require attention at the interim ses-
sion which Gov. O'Conor has tndi-
Gated he will call for March 6.
The Governor, in a radio address
Saturday, said he would ask the
Legislature to approve bills liberal
izing the absentee voting laws to
facilitate the casting of ballots by
soldiers, and to provide for extern
sion of the teacher bonus under a
State-county sharing plan to con-
tinue until April /, 1945. 80
Bonus Action Expected. -
"Of course, some legislation will
be necessary with regard to the
teacher bonus" Senator Lindsay
said. I'VE have had representatives
OF the teachers before us and are
familiar with the situation"
The Legislative Council has sched-
uled a two-day meeting In Balti-
more next Wednesday and Thurs
day and the council chairman-the
man most likely to ascend to the
Senate presidency-said some need
for emergency legislation might be
developed at that meeting.
II 1t does not, Mr.. Lindsay con-
tlnued, he sees no reason why the
special session need be prolonged
for more than a week.
Senator Lindsay said he assumed
the Governor might wish to have
the council study the administra-
tion's proposed soldier vote and
teacher bonus bills If they can be
prepared before the council meeting
next week. Discussion and approval
by the council, he said, might speed
passage of the bills.
Governor Favors Plan.
He expects to confer with the
Governor in few days to discuss
plans for handling the bills, the
Senator said.
Gov. O'Conor said In announcing
his plans that he favored q bonus
plan by which the State would
supply approximately $1,000, 900, or
two-thirds Of the cost of extending
the salary adjustments until April
l, 1945. The additinal one-third
would be borne by the counties.
The chief executive did not outline
his soldier vote plans except to say
that every qualified man and woman
in the armed forces should be en-
abled to vote and to register if not
already registered
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Dr.. E. R. Arm Aeoin Heads
Memorial Group

DR.. Elmer r. Arm of Dayton
Ohio, was reelected president of the
George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Association at the
annual meeting yesterday at the
memorial in Alexandria.
Other officers elected include
James r. johnson of Charleston
S. c.. vice president emeritus; Alan
M. Wilson, New Hampshire, first
vice president; Bert S. Lee, Missouri,
second vice president; Dewey H.
Hesse, Michigan, third vice presi-
dent; c. Vernon Eddy, Virginia,
fourth vice president, and J. Claude
KEEPER of the District, secretary
treasurer.
Contributions of $75,464 from the
lodges to the association were an
nounced, but no plans have been
made for completion of the building
until after the war.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Lawrence E. Harding
Rites Will Be Held. Todoy
Ipecial Dispatch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star
COLESVILLE, Md, Feb. 23.-Fu-
neral services for Lawrence Edgar
Harding, So, lifelong resident of this
vicinity, who died Sunday at the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital, Sandy Spring, are to be held
today at the Takoma funeral home
254 Carroll street NV. The Rev
William E. Firth, pastor of the Coles
vile Methodist Church, will off1ciate
and burial will be in the cemetery
here.
Mr.. Harding is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Carrie Bowman Har-
ding; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys
Gebicke, Takoma Park, and Miss
Lorraine Harding, Colesville; a son
Bentley Harding, Colesville; three
sisters and four brothers.
He was employed by Montgomery
County as forest warden.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Rites Scheduled Today
For Miss GoIdsborouoh
fy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va, Feb.
23.-Funeral services will be held
here today for Miss Henrietta Lee
Goldsborough. 66, descendant of
prominent Maryland and Virginia
families. She will be buried at
Frederick, Md.
Miss Goldsborough was the daugh-
ter Of the late DR.. Charles Worth
ington Goldsborough, Walkersville,
Md, and Henrietta Lee Goldsbor-
ough OF Iceland, near Shepherds
town. She lived in Maryland while
a child. Many of her relatives re-
side in that State and in the Lees
burg. Va, section.
For the last % years she had lived
at Iceland, now the home Of her
brother.
Evening star., 1944-02-23


Also reported killed in action in
the Mediterranean area was Sergt
George w. Ash, whose widow, Mrs.
Gladys Ash, lives in Warrenton, Va.
According to the Associated Press
dispatch, the attack on Mount Por-
CHA, one OF the heights guarding
the approaches to Casino, started
January 4.
Two days later an American unit
attempted to move part way up the
mountain, but was forced to with
draw under intense enemy mortar
and machine gun fire.
1t was then that Capt. Fisher was
reported to have stood up before his
detachment and shouted, I'm going
Fup that mountain" He started up
with his men right behind him
They battled their way through
enemy machine gun nests straight
to. the objective.
The men who were left dug into
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Ash Wednesday Rites
Open Lenten Season;
Thousands Attend
Daily Noon Services
Planned by Mony
Downtown Churches

Thousands streamed into WASH
ington's churches today for Ash
Wednesday services marking the
first day of the lenten season.
Robed priests in the Catholic
churches went along the altar rail
making the cross with ashes on
foreheads and repeating in Latin,
Remember, man, that thou art dust,
and unto dust thou must return"
Many downtown Protestant
churches were to hold noon services
today and throughout Lent as they
have done in recent years.
Lent started at the Washington
Cathedral with service at $3.50 am.
for the boys and girls of st. Albans
and the National Cathedral School.
1t was followed by a litany service
at 10 o'clock and holy communion
at II o'clock. An evensong service
was to be held at 4 pm.
Catholic Fasts Reduced.
In this wartime Lent, today and
Fridays are the only days of fast
and abstinence among the Catholics
Of the archdiocese. Previously, every
weekday in Lent was fast day, and
Ash Wednesday and the ember days
were days of both fast and absti-
nence.
The Rev. William F. Stricken, as
sistant to the pastor, will speak at
services at pm. at st. Matthews
Cathedral.
The Rev. DR.. Robert L. Lang, su-
perintendent and pastor at the Lu-
theran Home for the Aged, will con-
duct lenten services at the Atone
ment Lutheran Church, North Capt.
tol street and Rhode Island avenue,
at 8 pm.
DR.. Lang will serve as spiritual ad-
wiser for the congregation during the
lenten season.
DR.. Blackwelder Ill.
Owing to the sudden illness Of the
Rev. Oscar Blackwelder, pastor of
the Lutheran Church of the Re-
formation, he will not speak to-
morrow or Friday at the MONDAY
lenten services at the Church of the
Epiphany, 1917 G street NV.
The Rev. Ralph Tabor, pastor of
the Luther Place Memorial Church,
will be the guest speaker tomorrow
and the Right Rev. Nobel c. Powell,
Bishop of Maryland, on Friday.
Walter Reed Hospital and the
,convalescent section at Forest Glen,
Md, will hold special services for
Army personnel and patients during
Lent, it was announced today.
Donald c. Stuart, Walter Reed
post chaplain, said intercessions and
holy eucharist will be held at noon
daily. The pm. mass will have an
extra emphasis during the period, he
said. The Catholic services will be
conducted by Chaplain Neil ]. Nc
Manus.
There will be extra services for
both Protestants and Catholics at
Forest Glen. Chapel, George l.. Cut
ten, assistant post chaplain, an
nounced. The Protestant service
will be held at $50 pm, with
Chaplain Cutten officiating and de-
livering the sermon. The Catholic
service will be held at $50 pm. un-
der the direction of Chaplain An
tonine Barrett.