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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Schmidt Death
Probe Closed
No CriminoI
Action Anticipated

After three days investigation
during which many witnesses
were questioned, Prosecutor
Wilbur F. Held has announced
that no criminal action will take
place in the case of the death of
Jacob j. Schmidt, "a, Of Detroit
who died March % following a
brawl in an Dyke.
Held said he based his action
on the facts as set forth by pat
rons and employees of two tav-
ems where Schmidt was engag-
ed in fights on the night of Feb.
IS. All agreed Cd that Schmidt
was intoxicated throughout the
evening, and CD that he had
been the aggressor or in fights
outside Walters Bar and Glenn S
Bar, both in an Dyke.
Held said he could not antici-
pate any successful prosecution
when all witnesses agreed that
Schmidt instigated the fights,
and was of a quarrelsome nature
that night. In one case. Held
said, evidence showed that
Schmidt accosted a man who
was speaking with woman
friend and struck the man first
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Remodel Coath's House
Into Campus Ar Center

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - WH
Illinois Wesleyan University
has a new art center remodelled
from an old coach house.
Every inch of the old coach
house has been utilized, said DR..
William E. Shaw, president of
the university. The old feed bin
on the first floor now houses a
cabinet to hold the art depart
ment's collection Of 1900 slides.
Even the old chimney flue now
is a disposal chute for oily rags.
The art center provides COM
pletely modernized drawi n &
rooms, studios and lecture
rooms. White glass blackboards,
glass block and movable picture
racks make the building more
functional.
The new center was occupied
JAM 9, exactly one year after the
old center was destroyed by
fire. Remodeling was made pos
sible through q bequest OF S10.-
900 by Mrs. Mary Blackstock of
Springfield, Ill.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Ersatz Rubber
Used by Navy
Chonse to Synthetic
IS Per Cent Complete

WASHINGTON U.D - The
Navy has now substituted syn
thetic rubber for IS per cent Of
its rubber requirements.
This conversion from crude
to synthetic rubber, carried out
in cooperation with the War Pro-
duction Board and other agen-
cies, parallels the Nays inten-
sive program of rubber conser-
walton and salvage.
The Navy reported that more
than 1000 tons of disable rubber
have been reclaimed from l3
war theaters by its Material Re-
distribution Units.
The Nays conversion from
crude to synthetic rubber re-
quirements is estimated to be
10 per. cent greater than that
achieved by industry in general.
All of it's small-sized tires are
now 100 per cent synthetic ex-
cept for scanning, and its inter-
mediate sizes are approximately
70 per cent synthetic. However,
the large-size tires still must be
made entirely of crude rubber
because of shortage of high
tenacity rayon cord which helps
reduce extra heat generated by
synthetic materials.
Another interesting item in
the list-ef conversions is that of
bullet-proof gasoline tan k S
which now require only 40 per
cent crude rubber.
Gas masks, protective cloth
ing, medical and surgical goods
such as hot water bottles, ice
caps and rubber tubing, and
nearly all types of rubber foot
wear for the Navy are now made
exclusively with synthetic rub
Der. Running these goods q close
second are wire and cable, with
more than 95 per cent CONVEX.
sion based on pre-war specifica-
tons, and mechanical goods such
hose, packing and gasketing rub
Der requirements which are
about 90 per cent synthetic.
Flotation equipment, subma-
rine battery jars and aircraft,
magnetoes are expected to be
completely converted to synthet.
les by April /.
Navy Rubber Director Arthur
NJ. Hill of Charleston, w. Va.
revealed this significant record
in the semi-annual progress re.
port.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04

Life span Of a crab Is 20
years.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Baptist Brotherhood
Enthusiastically Received

worthy MCGEE, dynamic
worker in the Gilbert Memorial
Baptist Church Brotherhood, to-
day was credited by members Of
the mems organization with hav-
ing revived the activities of that
group and pointed them toward
record-breaking attendance rec
ords.
According to Carl Starner the
men Of the church have demon
strated a deep seated desire to
organize as q functional unit
and are y orking hard to keep
the Mems Brotherhood sound
and alive.
At the first reorganization
meeting there were II men pres
ent, Starner said, with 20 APP
pearing at the second such ses-
sion. The Brotherhood's motto
is "A double attendance at each
meeting" he said.
Aims and detectives Of the
organization include provision
of social and spiritual entertain
ment for the men in the church
and of the community. The
Brotherhood Band, Harmon
lea Rascals," consisting of 10 to
IL men Is assisted by the whist
ling of Don Rivard and is di-
rected by John Riley on his
guitar.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Fights
Last Night

DETROIT Joe Sutka, 100,
Detroit, outpointed we'll
King, 154la, Detroit, 8. Sammy
Carrotto, 1877, Pittsburgh, out
pointed Willie Anderson, 1872,
Detroit, 8.
CHICAGO Tommy James.
148, Chicago, knocked out Bill
Parsons, 14712, Danville, ILL.,,
10. Roy Lewis, 1879, Muncie, Ind.
outpointed Dave Bruce, 14514,
Fort Wayne, Ind, 6.
BALTIMORE-Tommy Bell,
lat, Cleveland, VS.. Jackie Coop
err, lat, Chicago, declared no
contest after 7la rounds. Stoney
Lewis, 158, Washington, out
pointed Johnny Finazzo, 100,
Baltimore, 8.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
New Haven Farmer
Ends Own Life
Dependency Over
III Hsolth DIomsd

Dependency over Ill health
which he had suffered for two
years was given by authorities
Sunday as the cause of the death
OF George Girard, 51-year-old
New Haven district farmer, who
was found hanging in his barn
Sunday morning.
Girard operated a farm on
the Bates road, between Meade
and New P,.ven. He left no mes
sage. but police said he had in
dicated his suic de plans to
friends.
Coroner Howard v. Groesbeck
investigated the case and turned
the body ever to the Will funeral
home, New Haven. The deceased
man Is survived by his widow
and two children, Raymond and
Donna.
The deceased Is also survived
by two brothers. Frank of Ches-
terrified and Walter. of Armada,
and two sisters, Mrs. Winifred
Couchez. and Mrs. Grace Wheel
er. of Detroit.
The funeral will take place
Wednesday at $50 a. m, from
the Will funeral chapel, with
services at 8 a. m. at st. Mary's
Catholic Church, New Baltimore.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04

The Brotherhood meets on the
first Tuesday evening of each
month. Tonight the men, with
their wives and friends, will at
tend a Union Holy Week service
at the Methodist Church, after
which they will return to Gilbert
Memorial Baptist Church for
refreshments and entertainment.
Officers Of the organization
are:
MCGEE, president; Ernest
Rickert, vice president, and
Louis Harnack, secretary.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
& Min the DAY ~
By D. A. ~

When Seounnoser Alex Black of Troop II. got the nod
from Uncle Sam and passed his prenducon physical
ero weeks oeo crisis for this hadwokine efficient
troop of IS boys.
Scoumosers in coe you didn't know about
any rationed commodity many in the services.
But Alex didn't have far to look for replacement His
WIFE, the former Hdo Wormsboeher had been attending
meetings for Time taking close interest in the work and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04

helping her husbond handle
the boys.
Mrs. Black Immediately in
sisted on carrying on her Scout
master-husband's work, and Sc
competent has she proven her.
self, that she was forced to
"stand up and take a bow" the
other evening at a district din
ner attended by about 70 Off
Gals, committeeman and scout
masters all male.
Scoutmaster Hilda Black Is
the only person Of her sex
ever to command q troop in
the Macomb County district.
She has studied scouting work
diligently, and is maintaining
the badge-earning and ad-
vancement progress fostered
in the troop by her husbands
efforts. Scout council Of
ficials have rendered her their
congratulations.
"How do the boys behave?
Do they obey your or
ders?" we asked Hilda.
II believe the IS boys OF
Troop IL are the best disci-
plined in this city," she in
sisted. "They respect my
leadership, and I'm proud of
them. Furthermore, be-
lieve there should be more
persons like myself to volun-
teer to keep scouting alive for
the sake Of the boys, until the
Sc0utmasters get back from
war;"
THREE VAN DYKE girls
learned the other day that
there's no scarcity Of eggs, &C
cording to a report made by
Warren Township police Off
GERS. The young ladies, Jean
Bernard, Mary Alfred and Mel
da Bash were pelted with the
hen-fruit by mischievous boys
near Nine Mile and Van Dyke.
Officers are now awaiting a re-
port that someone's hen coops
have been broken into. And
while we're on the subject of
Warren Township, we'd like to
send orchids to Fire Chief Will
liam Van Hulle and his men,
who have. accomplished many
rescues and saved much proper
ty from destruction by their
timely efficiency. Only Monday
the boys rushed a badly burned
woman to the hospital, and their
fast work may save her life.
.
High Twelvers tell us that
Charlie Doll, Jr., delivered a
masterful address on the post
war era and "what we're
fighting for, at their lunch
con meeting this week. A keen
and intelligent analysis, they
say. 1t seems to us the alert
local group has rounded up
some excellent speakers late
~. tickets for the an
nual Scout-O-Rama exhibition
1t Mount Clemens High
School April 28 are now on
sale, Mart Schwartz informs
rs. He suggests that as many
adults obtain tickets as pos
sible. not to raise money
(because It isn't money
raising proposition) but
30 they may attend and see for
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
self, even suggested that he
might run.
HARRY LUMLEY

might run.
HARRY LUMLEY
Lumley, who has In the past
succeeded in running up SUBJ
stantial totals at the polls, is be-
ing mentioned as yet another
COP candidate. Just how seri-
Gus Harry may be about enter
ing the sheriff's race Is not yet
clear but he has a following and
may prove able to quietly upset
some of the apparent leaders in
the race.
At this distance Havel and
Burke appear to be the outstand-
ing Republican possibilities.
OF course q dozen or more
comparative unknowns may, and
in the best Macomb county ira
dition probably will, yet enter
the race for the right to wear
the sheriff's star.
May 16 Is the deadline for
filing of nominating petitions.
Get in, boys, the waters fine.
It's nice work II you can get 1t.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
themselves what scouting does
to halt juvenile delinquency.

themselves what scouting does
to halt juvenile delinquency.
/ PFC. RAY AMERINE, with
the army engineers in Italy,
writes to report that he met Pvt.
Ernest Ben" Moore formerly
of the City News in that far
off fighting zone. Ben is a
six-footer, and Ray reports that
the big lads only comment con-
corning his first air raid exper-
fence was that he couldn't find
a hole big enough" when the
bombers came over. C. p. O.
James Covert was a Rotary
luncheon guest last week, but he
isn't talking about his war ex-
periences. His ship was four
miles out of Pearl Harbor when
the dastardly Japs attacked Dec.
7, 1941. but we recall jim
mic only as one Of the boys who
gave us copy" as a tree-sitter
during that craze some years
ago.
Richard "Dickie" Allen, son
of DR.. and Mrs. II. F. Allen,
had a fourth birthday the
other day, and as his little
playmates arrived with gifts
and were eager to open them,
advised them to delay the
grand opening" until all
guests had arrived. They did;
and when the word was given,
each guest enthusiastically
opened the gift he had
brought and a good
time was enjoyed by all.
Up. S. All were persuaded to
leave the gifts before they re-
turned hOme.) Under the
proposed Curfew Ordinance,
the kids would have to be off
the streets before 10 or 1890
p. M, the night of the Civic
Halloween celebration, un-
less the city suspends the law
for that night.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Maybe These D. C. Comedies
Should Be Labeled Farces
By JAY CARMODY.

70
Dear p We know how 1t is
around by minority groups who fancy they unst
when only kidding We
politicians newspapemen dentists physicians
Indigenous that YOU have grown
Evening star., 1944-02-01

the conductor of the London SYM
phony Orchestra, and their host,
DR.. Hans Kinder of the Washing
ton Symphony.
Now If DR.. Kinder will only tell
us the new Sir Thomas jokes, the
story will be complete.
X X X X
If United Artists told us, we
forgot to open the envelope, but we
are curious as to the authenticity
with which Peter Stuyvesant is
portrayed in its forthcoming
"Knickerbocker Holiday" Peter, as
portrayed by Walter Huston in the
stage version of the Maxwell An
derson-Kurt WE'LL musical, took on
an added piquancy because Mr..
Huston stomped around on a peg
leg. That meant having his sound
leg strapped up behind him, which
Mr.. Huston found very discon-
certing thing In the first stages of
the plays run.
The part, however, still remains
one of his favorites, just as the
musical itself is second to okla
homa" in our list of preferences.
Incidentally, at the drop of a
hat or quicker, Mr.. Huston still will
sing September Song" when it is
requested at a private party. 1t
usually is requested.
X X X
Aud ca ~, {o tbo a,J of ~. al
umn: Busiest behind -the-scenes
performers being credited with the
major success of the Presidents
birthday celebration are Commits
sioner j. Russell Young, Carter Bar
ron, Hardie Meakin, John Payette,
Andrew R. Kelley Busiest after
math scene of the same affair was
the predawn party at Variety Club
where the tired scores of subordi-
nate performers gathered to un-
wind from the excitement of the
evening -. The Sharon Taylor"
OF the cast of THE Student Prince"
at the National is Gloria Taylor,
former Western High School student
and a native of Washington :. Miss
Taylor will be screen tested by
M-G-M when the production
reaches the Pacific Coast, as it will
in the spring . Meyer Davis now
in the producing business on a big
scale is confident his comedy, WALL
flower" will be hit on Broadway
despite the divided notices the play
received from the critics The
majority was favorable, Mr.. D. re-
ports Guy Lombardos rem
lnlscences with Washington fans at
Saturday nights Statler dance car
ried him all the way back to 1929
Aside to June Bancroft: Just
give us a call when the picture ar
rives in Washington, will you please?
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Canadians Present
'Laburnum Grove

A distinguished audience headed
by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt saw
"Laburnum Grove" by ]. B. Priest
ly, presented last night by Post lat
of the Canadian Legion of the Brit
ish Empire Service League at the
Jewish Community Center
Members of Post lat and women
from the British Service League
made up the cast. Included were
]. D. Mugford, for many years on
the English stage; Jim Hindson,
Michael Halsted, Andy Paterson,
Margaret King, Jean Macdonald,
Eileen Packard, Guy Cunningham
and William McCausland
Other notables in the audience in
-cluded: Leighton Mccarthy, Ca
madam Ambassador. and his wife;
Comdr. Kenneth Downey of the
Royal Navy, Mrs. Lionel Gibbs, at
tache at the Embassy; Sir Ronald
Campbell, Minister of Great Britain.
and Jack MacLey of the Merchant
Shipping Mission.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Leading Boy Meets Leading Girl

their faces before the producers.
They report on the lot every day,
make 1t point to eat in the COM
missary and never miss button
holing executives wherever they see
them. 1t sometimes takes driving
ambition to succeed in the movies
even after that contract is signed.
Two privates sauntering along
Cahuenga boulevard were pleasant
ly shocked when small coupe
screeched to the curb beside them
and dazzling young blond leaped
out and practically swooned in their
arms.
Pointing to the car, she screamed,
"In there! Kill it!"
The soldiers stuck their heads in
side and after a minutes search
discovered tiny spider spinning a
web. They destroyed the insect, and
the girl, partially recovered by now,
thanked them profusely and drove
on.
The girl was Susanna Foster, on
her way to work at Universal. Liv-
ing in an area where spiders of ev-
cry species abound, the singing ac-
tress can't get used to them. She
becomes i'll at the sight Of one.
X X X
In retrospect, Martha O'Driscoll is
finding her trip to the Aleutians for
the Hollywood Victory Committee an
expensive venture. She came back
with a long list of telephone num-
bers and other details Gas all ex-
cursioning actors do), having PROM
ised many servicemen she'd call
Evening star., 1944-02-01

their relatives. Martha's phone bill
for the month, listing calls as far
east as New York City, ran more
than $3.50.
X X
Those Goldwyn girls, having moth
ing better to do since Sam finished
up in Arms" decided to train their
minds on the leap year situation
So they've come up with a set of
rules for getting your man. II they
don't land the man, they may land
you in Jail. Anyway, here they are:
Cd Select man. CD Get him in
corner. 90 Rope him so he can't
get away. Brand him, If possible.
Put gag over his mouth and a pis-
tol to his head. "a Don't take nc"
for an answer. Be subtle, but firm.
Keep hitting him over the head with
the pistol until he insists on saying
eyes" 90 Telephone for preacher.
deceased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-02-01
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
J,YWNOn


One worker in the plant never gets
to meet all the other fellows and
so 1t is with big movie setup. MGM,
for instance, carries such a giant
contract list of players that very
often it takes months, even year,
for one person to greet another.
That's the way it was when Lana
Turner and John Kodiak started
work together the other day in
Marriage Is Private Affair" !"
Director Robert z. Leonard called
all the players together to read the
script, custom he always follows
prior to starting a new film. Kodiak
nudged him and said he'd like very
much to, have an introduction to
his leading lady, Lana Turner.
Leonard obliged and then told
Kodiak how Lana herself selected
him as her leading man.
Lana happened to see your test"
Leonard explained. She called
Pandro Berman the producer) to
tell him that Kodiak is okay.' Ber-
man looked at the test the next
day and then called Lana to say,
you're right. Kodiak is your new
leading man." That was about six
months ago
incidentally, Hodiak-an over
night hit fh "Lifeboat"-almost got
lost in the shuttle out at MGM.
Director Alfred Hitchcock accident
ally saw the test he made for his
MGM contract and tagged him at
once as leading man for Tallulah
Bankhead in 'Lifeboat," which he
was doing for Goth Century-Fo
The latter studio promptly borrowed
Kodiak. A few weeks later an MGM
executive saw the Kodiak test and.
figuring he must be under contract
to Fox, tried to make a loan-out
deal for him.
Most young players who succeed
on a big lot where competition is
numerically heavy do so by their
own dogged determination to keep
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
/ National-"The Student Prince:
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Riding High: II am,
1:35, 4:25, tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: /, $50, 6:40 and $40 pm.
Columbia-'The Gangs All Here:
10:45 am, 1885, sos, Sis, 7:25 and
$40 pm.
Earle THE Fighting Seabees"::
II am, 1:45, 4:35, TBS and 1910
pm. Stage shows: l, $50, $40 and
9:25 pm
Little-"Jeannie":: II am, 1880,
2:35, 4:20, sos, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Keith's His Buffers Sister,:
Ills am, 1:20, 1928, $50, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Metropolitan "Tarzan's Desert
Mystery: 11:55 am, 2, 4, 5:55, 7:50
and $50 pm.
Palace-"Madame Curie":: l1:20
am, 1:55, 4:30, and 9:35 pm.
Pix Escape From Yesterday:
2:10, 4:45, 7:3O and 1915 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-02-01

SeIlSlLlVe, anu SOIIl6Ul[IleS almost IN
articulate, under the strain of trying
to amuse every one while offending
no one.
But, well, we are sensitive, too.
and we would like to state a position
with reference to pictures kidding
our home town. Now, don't mis-
understand U.s. We do have in mind,
of course, your forthcoming Stand
ing Room Only" 1t is very anus
ing picture and we laughed and
laughed when 1t was screened for
us by your man and the Capitol
Theater staff.
We daresay that everyone else in
the country who appreciates a good
joke will do the same thing. That
brings us to the point we want to
make, namely that you label the
picture farce If you will do it,
in big type, the New Workers, Bos-
tonians, Peorians, Joplinians if that
is what they are called may get
the idea that you are just kidding,
instead of producing a documentary
picture.
Your joke is a good one, you see,
but there have been so many bad
jokes about Washington that the
cumulative effect has been to so
confuse the whole country that it
does not know good from bad
We wouldn't want you to think
that we cannot take a ribbing and
laugh as hard as the next city, or,
in fact, whole States like Delaware,
Rhode Island and Nevada, to men
tion just few However, we don't
want other cities to take our rib
bings seriously, so If you will just
say Farce" in connection with
Standing Room Only" 1t would
please us very much.
Thanks, pal. opal" If you grant
our requesto
1t takes versatility to give the va
riety of customers Of the Mayflower
Lounge the music they like. But
that was what Johnny Shaw and his
band were doing the other afternoon
when curious customer came over
and asked, What the classical music
for?"
Not what, who" replied Mr.
Shaw, pointing to the presence of
Sir Thomas and Lady Beacham. he
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Much FrOth and Frill
But Facts as Well
BY the Associated Pres,
HOLLYWOOD.

~.
e. HOLLYWOOD.
Factual pictures are holding
their own against swelling tide of
musicals and f1ctional escape films.
An informal count reveals at least
Is factuals in work, to be released
shortly, or slated to move before
the cameras at once. Historical are
woodrow Wilson" and Triumph
Over Pain" Reflective of current
events are, "Dr. Wassell," Thirty
Seconds Over Tokyo" God Is MY
Co-Pilot," WILKES "One World" !"
"Rlckenbacker, an American" The
Sulllvans," and Nurse Elizabeth
Kenny"
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Tickets Available

Remaining tickets for the chill
dren's play, king of the Golden
River" to be presented Saturday at
the National Iheater, are now on
sale at the theater's box office.
Seats are still available for the
last two plays in the series, The
Five Little Peppers" scheduled for
March l8, and surprise play on
April Is. Telephone and mail orders
may be made at the Children's Mu-
scum of Washington.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
TODAY'S NElGHBORHOOD MOVIES
Buy War Bonds and Stamps at Any Local Theaer.

WE PLEDGE TO SELL A
BOND FOR EVERY SEAT.
X BUY 4TH WAR LOAN
BONDS FROM US.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Rally at the York
Tomorrow Ni9ht

War Bond rally will be held at
the York Theater tomorrow night
at o'clock.
Quantities of rationed foodstuffs,
donated by citizens and including
butter and meat, will be auctioned,
Dick Roger of the Office of Civilian
Defense announced today. Mr.. Roger
will act as master of ceremonies.
Entertainment by an American
Legion band and a ride in an Army
jeep for bond buyers will be pro-
vided.
Evening star., 1944-02-01

All Time Schedules Given In Warner
Bros. Ads Indicate Time Feature Is
Evening star., 1944-02-01
He Can Hardly Recall

When J. M. Waldeck, now a $1o.
a-day extra, says he's between pic
lures" he really means 1t. He QUIT
his last $1-a-day job In a movie to
enter barbering. The film? "Ths
Birth of Nation"