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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20

Initial ceremonies for the 80
students in the January gradu-
ating class at the Mount Glenn
ems High school, who will re-
ceive their diplomas on Jan. q,
will be held at 1880 p. m, Sun
day, when Baccalaureate serv-
ices are held at Zion Evangel-
ical Church.
Rev. Jacob Wulfmann will de-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20
Russian Drive
Lifts the Siege
Of leningrad
Quorter-MiIlion
kozis Menoced by
BriIIiont Red Coins

LONDON, Jan. 20-tR-
Marshal Joseph Stain an
nOunced in an order of the
day today the capture Of Move.
gorOd at the northern tip OF
Lake Ilman in the sixth day
of the Russians Leningrad Of.
fensive.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20

LONDON, Jan. 20-(P)-
A German news agency
broadcast from Berlin said
Allied planes raided the outer
suburbs of Rome this morn
ing. Heavy bomb loads were
thrown upon CiampinO air.
dromes and the nearby Gin
tOcellc airfield yesterday, Al
lied headquarters at Algiers
announced. Thus tOday's re-
ported bombing apparently
was the second blow at the
Rome area in two days by
American or British planes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20
British Storm
Outskirts Of
Minturno Base
Surge Across
Gorisliono River;
Pin Down Enemy
BY EDWARD KENNEDY

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Jan. 20 - (P) - Brit
ish troops of the Fifth Army
have enlarged their bridgeheads
above the Garigliano River to
three miles in depth at places,
capturing three villages, and 1T
last reports today were storm
ing the outskirts of Minturno.
Headquarters announced the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20

The village of Fraser made
the second partial return: $4,-
893.75 in E bonds.
STUDENTS SCORE HIGH
Public school students show
ed their loyalty with a total
bond sale to date of $l9, 100 in
the current drive. On Tuesday,
Jan. 10, they bought Sl5,838
worth of bonds-exclusive of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20

To help prcScrrc the American
cdy Of LIE
To back mp their lorcd ones IN
battle
To make a SOund Investment,
and,
To Keep the national economy
on an eren Keel
Macomb County was digging
deep into its pockets, deposit
vaults, cash drawers and piggy
banks this week, in a supreme
effort to attain a goal of 81, 1885,
900 in the Fourth War Loan
Drive.
The results, SO far, are not
apparent for returns are mea-
gre. The workers are out; the
prospects are there-the rest is
up to patriotism and generosity.
First substantial return re-
ported by County Chairman
Ralph w. Clark was a total of
S6l,290 invested in bonds by
Mount Clemens residents So
licited by City Chairman Chris
w. Konstanzer's teams. Of the
total, $52,850 was in Series Z
bonds
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20

Rev. Jacob Wulfmann will de-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-20

Impartial Coverass
Of All loeoI News
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
Sheriff Calls
Tdrdy Mother

Mrs. Martha Parker, 25. of the
Norwayne Housing Project, was
ordered to appear at the sheriffs
office today to explain her alleged
three-day desertion of her four
&hildren, now held u Eloise Hos
Z pital.
They were taken TO the hospital
Saturday by the sheriff's road
patrol after Mrs. Lillian Carr OF
Ludington in whose care they hac
been left Thursday, reported that
Mrs. Parker had left neither
funds nor sufficient food in the
house for them. She is the third
Norwayne resident 10 be so &C.
cused within the last month.
When Mrs. Parker returned late
Saturday night. she refused TO tell
sheriffs deputies where she had
been. Red Cross and welfare Of
ficials said they would enter the
investigation today.
The children are Bunny and
Betty, 2-year-old twins; Connie
Lou. 5, and Joan Marie, 4. Mrs
Parker's husband is a marine
stationed in California.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
Strikes Ended
In Two Plants

Production in al least two OF
the three Detroit war plants
which have been closed by strikes
near normal today.
Members of Local PIP, JAW
Go, voted at a mass meeting
yesterday 10 return TO work today
in the Briggs Manufacturing Co.
plant on Mack which has been
closed by a dispute over seniority
rights. There were 5000 of the
1000 first shutters on hand when
the plant opened.
The strike reached a peak
Thursday when $500 workers re-
manned away from their jobs.
Production in the aircraft divi-
sion of the main Dodge plant was
resumed today when $40 Of nor
NAL 700 workers on the s a. m.
shift reported for work. Some
loo workers in that plant quit
Thursday.
They voted Saturday to return
TO work.
The 300 striking employees of
the Graham-Paige plant are ex-
pected 10 be back on the job to-
morrow. the end of the disciple
nary layoff imposed by the COM
pany on number of welders.
The men are members of Local
LAP, UAW-CIO.
Jess Farrazza. president Of Lo-
cal PIP. said the Briggs dispute
would be submitted TO a special
arbiter 10 be named by the re-
gional War Labor Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
Grew to Speak Here

Joseph c. Grew, former ambas-
sador to Japan, will discuss the
significance of the recent DUN
barton Oaks conference here Dec
IL at the Central Methodist
Church, Woodwa at East
Adams. Local sponsors include
the Foreign Policy Association
World Study Council of Detroit
and Americans United for World
Organization.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
5000 I'm Day Visit
Willow Rum Plant

More than 5000 persons visited
the Ford Willow Run plant yes
terday and saw for themselves
how the B-24 Liberators are as
sembled. the Ford News Bureau
announced today.
The gigantic plant will be open
next Sunday, the news bureau
said. Tickets may be obtained
from any Ford dealer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
Negroes Sinq 'Messiah'

Handel's The Messiah" was
presented yesterday by 300 voices
from Detroit Negro Churches in
a concert at Cass Technical High
School under auspices of the
Association of Women's Clubs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05

they mobbed Fleet The third day the fog cleared
away!
My publishers limited that my book trfle hammy
still think they farselng with order of
But it's wonderful being successful author After
my hundreds people would up the
holding copies wouldn't give money back
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
COMMUNIQUES
D. NDL -
By Bob Hope

WHILE back wrote book called II Never Left Home"
Then left home My book created quite stir literary
circles You've heard Of the month";" Well mine
voted the scrap of paper Of the week."
There's chapter about London in it, What town. The first
day those English girls went about The second day
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-05
oIar OF I0HT HOIIdaJ WarhTO0e
You'll Glow in This
Christmas Dress
for Women, 1866
for Women,

Everything you want holiday dress to be-
colorful, sparkling, femininely becoming. Black
rayon crepe with a shocking pink or blue bow
tied yoke sprinkled literally with silver-colot
naheads. Sizes 1914 to 22K. 1t typifies this
new group of color accented black dresses that
know how to make woman look her youngest.
INEXPENSIVE DRESS sHoP-srt5 Neutrality-suspicious. c
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

seniority rule automatically makes
them the first TO be fred. The lat
ter charge that IL Negroes had had
an equal opportunity to get a job
in the motor industries, the SEN
iority rule for layoffs would be
equitable.
Beside the housing and Job
problems which bid fair to provoke
tensions unless they are forcefully
tackled soon, there are still many
complaints from Negroes over the
abuse of civil liberties. Restaurants
and eat shops in some areas still
refuse to serve Negroes and COM
plants are referred to the MA
C.P. and Negro newspapers. The
worst cases are referred to the
county prosecutor for legal action
under the Diggs Civil Rights Law.
Some leaders believe that racial
conflicts will be kept at a mini
mum only by the eternal vigilance
OF the city government and volun-
teer goodwill agencies. Others
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Council Points
To Riot Causes;
Demands Action

NEW YORK.-In q letter 10 DR..
S. F. N. Gle. South Africs minis
ter TO the United States. the Coun-
ell on African Affairs has urged
the government of the Union OF
South Africa 10 IDEAL forthrightly
with the fundamental causes" OF
the recent riots In Johannesburg.
The letter called for suppression
Of the "ultra-nationalist and jim
goiSt organizations and political
elements within the country"
which are responsible for the in
creasingly fragrant campaign of
racial antasonism." II also urged
abolition OF the harsh measures OF
discrimination and segregation
against the non-European popula-
ton"
One African was killed, six were
seriously injured and so more re-
quired hospital treatment as a re.
suit OF the riots in Johannesburg
on Nov. 5, involving thousands
according to an Allied Labor
News cable. A $4,000 building
housing the Offices of the Bantu
World, an African newspaper, was
burnt to the ground by European
hoodlums.
An eyewitness. the cable states
alleges that the police made no eff.
fort to interfere with the action.
Of the Europeans, who formed
themselves into bands roaming the
sidestreets and beating up any Al.
rican they could lay their hand:
! on.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

The Young people Of Metro
poliian Baptist church will
present the Dupre Victorian
choir OF which Mrs. Marvin
Dupre is director. They believe
il 10 be one of the most OUT
standing groups in Michigan.
The choir has appeared in sew
eral cities throughout the
state and out of state cities as
we'll as various places locally.
On Sept. 20. the choir presented
its first annual Symphony of
Song I! the Detroit Institute
of Arts. The group is COM
posed of rs young people who
are conscientiouslY bringing
the best in music 10 the public.
They will soon appear in a
series of radio programs on
Sunday afternoons. Watc h
your local papers for the an.
nouncement. Mrs. Lena Shook
and Theodore Williams are di-
reciing the group al Metropol-
itan Baptist church.-Adv.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

local Gray Ladies, said, Mrs. Ste
phens always did very outstanding
work. She was fine, splendid
enthusiastic worker"
BY action of the Executive Com
mittee of the Metropolitan USO
Mrs. Stephens was appointed d.
rector Of the John r USO March
IL, l943. Under her direction, this
unit has serviced troops in the
FIT. Brady, Selfridge Field. Goldman
Field, Fort Custer, and Oscodo
Mich, army posts, and the Crosse
lie Naval station, and the loca,
Coast Guard base. Since she took
Office there have been Ave assist.
ant directors. including the present
incumbent. Miss Ruth Mann.
Hard To Replace
Mr.. Longworth, chairman Of the
Executive Board of the Metropoli-
tan USO. says: Mrs. Stephens will
be hard to replace, because Of her
enthusiasm and willingness to
work. She was splendid direc-
tor"
Other activities engaged in by
Mrs. Stephens included these:
chairman of the board of manage
ment of the Lucy Thurman YWCA;
member of st. Matthews Episcopal
church, member OF the Entire Nous
club: member of the Sorosis group:
member of the Alpha Study group
and other organizations.
Survivors
Mrs. Stephens is survived by her
Widower, Charles F; a son. T-Sgt.
Charles F. Stephens. Jr. who will
rome from his station for the fu-
neral; and a daughter, Mrs Flor
erce Duncan, and brother. Robert
Marcus.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

ailment Her condition improved
and she returned TO her home.
Born In Georgia
Born April 9, 1890, in Lagrange,
Ga, only daug hter OF the late Mr..
and Mrs Elijah Marcus, Mrs. Ste
phcns was educated at Fort Valley
High and Industrial school NOW
Fort Valley college,. Tuskegee In
stltute. Hampton Institute and
Wayne university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Stephens
were married at Fl. Valley College
in 1914. In Georgia. she was the
county supervisor of rural schools
and director of the JcaneS and
RoSenWald funds. During her ten
ure OF office she was responsible
for the building and erection of
10 schools in Peach and Boston
counties. In 1889 she returned to
Fort Valley as guest of honor at
the dedication OF the last school
built in Georgia by the Rosenwald
Fund. 1t was named in her honor.
Moved To Detroit
In 1924 the Stephens family
moved to Detroit, where they have
since resided
For II years, Mrs. Stephens was
Episcopal Diocesan Field Worker
for Michigan In this work she did
untold good in the teaching of
construction to feeble-minded boys
and girls at Lapeer. Mich. While
-, eh 80
lished the ST. Augustine Mission at
Kentucky. and Eight Mile Road.
and the ST. Clements Mission in
lnkster, with the cooperation of
ST. Cyprian's church.
In Free Press
She was signally honored three
years ago in her selection as the
only Negro woman 10 appear in
the Detroit Free Press Woman of
the Week" feature.
May 7, l94l, Mrs. Stephens began
work AS and was chairman. OF the
first unit of American Red Cross
Gray Ladies at a Negro hospital
in the United States. She worked
at the Trinity hospital. She was
responsible for taking the Gray
Ladies from the Trinity hospital
TO Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, for the
entertainment of isolated Negro
troops. In this work she served a
tremendous need and earned the
undying gratitude of hundreds OF
service men.
Red Cross Worker
In l94l-42 she took and passed
courses in American Red Cross
Standard and Advanced Motor Me-
chanics; Standard and Advanced
First Aid. and Gray Ladies Mrs
Phelps Newberry. chairman of the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
BY HARRY MeALPIN

WASHINGTON. D. C-(NNPA)
"A personal letter from Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower. supreme
commander Of the Allied Expedi.
tionsry Force, to lowly staff SER
geant Of negro Engineer General
Service Regiment IN which the
general acknowledged and agreed
with the sergesnts protest o! dero-
gstory remarks about Negroes IN
81 article appearing in an edition
Of Stars and Stripes. Servicemcns
paper, has come 10 the attention
Of the NNPA.
The article appeared IN a column
called The 2 Rsl ~ The Stars
and Stripes In this column, els
are given the opportunity 10 OK
press their thoughts or an uh-
sect One sgnlnz himself S-Sst
Il AW., Inf wrote the fo..oW.:g
n BaE Letter
Our ou,Rt is composed ~ bows
from North and South We have
often fought the CIyiI War over
End ever again in friendly ar@u-
ments, but or one point 40 are
ssreed. The Negro soldier thus
war is getting more credit than
he deserves.
He is, In the majority OF cases,
Tesr-echelon COWBOY who never
a. the front lines We have oecn
o. the front Inc srce shortly after
D-Day Never have 10 seen q coll
ored soldier on INC front lines.
We, the hghilng douehooys. give
credit where il is deserved Even
the medicS get their share Of credit
u makes US mac - see bunch Of
-echelon COW oys grabbing
credit where they have done Moth
ing 10 deserve it,
Writes TO General
Stsf Sgt George Woods Jr at
tsched 10 an Engineer Regiment
took exception 70 he piece and
wrote a letter 10 Gen. Eisenhower
After commencing the General on
rs success in coordinatng the al
lied forces into one~gi2antic fighting
machine TO crush the Nazi military
forces, he cited the last two SEN
fences OF an Official letter on the
Treatment OF Negro Troops"
" hich read: The spreading OF
oerosstory statements concerning
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Roxborough'
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among those indicted following the
gambling exposure after a woman
scorned by her lover, wrote let
tiers to the city officials and news
papers, telling OF the corruption
between gal blers and police. She
then killed her l2-year-old daugh
ter and committed suicide.
Chester O'Hara, now circui,
Judge, was named special prosecu
tor by the grand jury, and pressed
the charges against those indicted
The indictments included Mayor
Richard w. Reading. Duncan c
McCrea. prosecutor, former sheriff
Thomas Wilcox, Superintendent OF
Police Fred Frahm, and large
number OF police officials and
gamblers.
Roxborough and Watson filed an
appeal on an alleged statement
made by O'Hara to a newspaper
man while the jury was being Sc
lected O'Hara, according to the re.
porter, said he did not want any
Negroes on the jury because all
Negroes played the numbers"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
FLA
Continued from Page II

Ferguson's statement that "the
veteran should have-all the pro-
lection that can be given" In its
ordinary activities. protection in
the view of FLA is protection OF
white home buyers from EN-
croschment by Negroes" This is
borne out by statements in the
FLA Underwriting Manuel as fol-
lows:
Protection from ADVERSE IN
FLUENCES which includes pre-
vention OF lower class occupancy
and inharmonious racial groups.
IF neighborhood is to retain
stability II is necessary that prop
critics shall continue 10 be occu-
pied by the same social and racial
classes"
Prohibition of the occupancy OF
properties except by the race for
which they are Intended"
No person Of any race other
than the shall use or occupy
any building or any lot except
that this covenant shall not pre-.
vent occupancy by domestic serv-
ants Of q different race domiciled
with an owner or tenant"
Mr.. Ferguson, In discussing
further the loans to veterans said,
"The Federal Housing Administra-
ton with its sound system of un-
biased appraisal is going 10 do its
part"
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DetrOiter-
Continued from Page ~


Guard. While wearing the army
khaki provided by the orgsniza'
ton, he found some dog tags" be-
longing 10 Staff Sgt Paul Shotwell
a ground crewman in the air force
II seemed perfect at the time
Holton explained. So he became
Shotwell and was in the army ex-
cept for a few technicalities that
ne didn't worry about then.
After the real Shotwell's unit
went overseas. Holton was picked
up by MPs and was court-martialed
under the Shotwell identification
for being AWOL, and then posted
10 a new unit. He arrived in the
Mediterranean theatre IN April.
Then the army discovered there
were two Shotwells with the same
serial numbers.
II saw LeavenWorth starring at
me. so told the truth about every
thing" Holton says.
But the army began TO see the
light, and since Holton was now
OF proper age. decided TO induct
him in Italy.
His date OF entry was put back
TO include his court-martial. This
entitled him 10 a lot of back pay
that he couldn't get before because
he knew that to sign an incorrect
name to the payroll would get him
into trouble"
Once in Naples. while serving
under the name of Shotwell, Hol,
ton met the real Shotwell.
II just said hello and didn't say
anything else because l knew i
wouldn't do for him to know we
had the same name and seria
number"
Now that he is properly in the
army, Holton is anticipating {
transfer to a combat unit Of tn,
92nd Division.
"All my training has been as ar
infantryman and I'm looking for
ward 10 that" he said.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Rats
CONTINUED from Page ~


Hester. two months OF 976 Brewster
and Debres Mcqueen, four months
Of 52l6 w Kirby.
Stating the Wells disease may
lead to death very quickly or TO
slow and painful recovery, DR.
Douglas warned: Under no cir
cumstances should anyone touch a
rat or an object ii has been in
close contact with, without wear
ing gloves"
He also warned mothers not to
leave their babies alone in house
where there is known to be rats
He said that the rodents frequently
attack babies after being attracted
TO them by the smell OF milk on
their dresses or bibs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Doctor


wound v..ich was on the baby's
back. The mother said she then
called in DR.. Scipio Murphy who
ordered the child taken to Chill
dren's hospital where it remained
for 81 days. Hospital records pre-
sented by Atty. Charles Berry re-
vealed that the child remained in
the hospital for 81 days and had
three skin graftings. The records
also revealed that the Moores
spent $373.50 for capitalization
and treatment.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Housing

a retslistory strike led by Negroes.
Both strikes impaired war pro-
duction and were officially con-
demned by the top leadership OF
the UAW-CIo. Some Negro labor
leaders assert that many workers
have the peace filters" In that
they are very apprehensive over
possible unemployment after Ger
many is defeated. The whites want
permanent jobs and Negroes fear
that they will not have any jobs
after We Day.
The unrest among Negroes is re-
Elected in the current debates over
the seniority principle. Some Me-
groes maintain that the seniority
rule ought to apply no matter who
1t hurts. Others argue that since
Negroes were the last hired the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
Stephens
Continued from Page u

ailment Her condition improved
and she returned to her home.
Born In Georgia
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

argue that no amount Of vigilance
will prevent trouble II nothing L.
done 10 alleviate the present hous-
ing problems. The latter point out
that Negroes are still coming to De-
troit in large numbers and that q
labor shortage exists in the foun-
dries here which welcome Negro
workers.
One factor cited In the present
quiet on the racial front is the adj
vent OF winter. AS one leader re-
marked, 1T is getting too cold for
hotheads."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02

To American prisoners OF war in
Germany. War Prisoners Aid. which
Is partially supported by the Com
munity War Chest has sent nearly
500 sets OF Christmas decorations.
lights. favors and other Christm as
party makings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-28
One-Man Arsenal

AS an employee of Lodovico Sfor-
"a, Milan's ''boss" at the end of
the fifteenth century, Da Vinci had
military as well as artistic duties.
His patron was on the lookout for
secret weapons to defend his power
against rulers of the four other rival
states in Italy, and the king of
France.
Most of Da Vinci's inventions were
laughed at-poison gas, hand gre
nades, shrapnel, the parachute, de-
mountable bridges, a "hamethrow-
er" javelin that ignited on hitting
the target, and turtle-shaped ar
mored vehicle (called covered
wagon'') like the modern tank.
Sforza ignored these inventions,
and was overthrow by the French
in 1899. The great memento of Da
vincis years in Milan is in Lodo-
yico's favorite church, Santa Maria
dele Grazie-the mural Of "The
Last Supper" on wall of the re-
fectory..