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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24

its to su Dor dinate school
grades, the tremendous amount
of work and expense involved
has not yet allowed the fuller
survey.
DR.. A. n. Crawford of the
Kings Daughters clinic will
conduct the. tuberculosis tests,
commencing at 8 a. m. Monday.
Parent signatures approving ex-
animation of 18th grade stu
dents are required. and full CO.
operation is asked. Each year,
Nurse Mccall points out, at
least one active tubercular case
is later found in a student who
did not take advantage of the
MIA. tests. Last year four
members of one such family
spent the spring and summer in
a sanitarium. one of the family
See CLlNlC-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Brotherhood
Week Feted
at Synagogue

The first observance OF In
ternational Brotherhood Week
ever planned in this city will
take place tonight at Beth Tiff
las Moses synagogue, South
avenue, under the sponsorship
of David Yellin Lodge, No. 1889,
B mai Birth.
The public and representa-
tives of all civic organizations
and churches are invited 10 be
present. The speaking program
starts at 8 p. m. with Rabbi Jo-
seph f. Krickstein introducing
the speakers.
Rev. Joseph O. Mayne. secre-
tary of the Detroit Round Table
See BROTHERHOOD-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
I|ILutk Still
Dogs Park Jury
Judge Abondons
Long Hearing

The Clinton-H Huron Parkway
Huron Pointe condemnation
suit, repeatedly delayed by the
illness of jurors, and for weeks
stymied by the critical illness of
one man, was definitely aban-
doned by order of Circuit
Judge Fred George Wednesday,
when juror Mrs. Barbara M.
Brink, of 1913 Jones street,
Mount Clemens, collapsed in the
jury room and was placed under
care OF physicians called to the
scene by court attaches.
After a brief court session,
Judge George declared the case
. mis-trial, and dismissed the
jury which was drawn last Au-
gust and which first met early
In November to consider the
valuation of more than 1000
parcels of land needed by the
parkway authority for public
recreation purposes.
Although the County of Ma
comb directly sustained no in
debtedness for the lengthy suit.
In which the moving party was
the allen" Clinton-Huron au.
thority, the overall court costs
involved and attorneys fees on
both sides are said to be about
$4,000.
Attorneys for the parkway
authority and the Huron Pointe
property interests will convene
next week in an effort to reach
q settlement out of court in re-
spect to a large number of par
GELS of land, since both sides
have testified as TO their respec-
tive valuations of the property.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Brown Would
Succeed Self
Candidate for
Reelection as Clerk

Guy l.. Brown, Macomb coun-
ty clerk, today announced his
candidacy to succeed himself on
the Republican ballot at the
primary elections scheduled for
July IL.
Brown. a member of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, has three
sons serving in the armed forces
during the present conflict. He
was unopposed for the COP
nomination both in 1910 and in
1912. and is now seeking his
third term as county clerk.
Pledging continuance Of
courteous, efficient ser vice
Brown likewise promises extern
sion of his long established &C.
tivities on behalf of servicemen.
BY virtue of his present office
he is in charge Of the Macomb
Veterans disqualification Fund
See CANDIDATE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Double Quota
for.Red Gross
County Must
Roise $l35.7O0

Thousands OF Macomb County
men in the armed forces at
home and on the worlds bat
tlefronts, today appea d
through the American Red
Cross, for contributions to make
possible continuation of the
work of charity and mercy
which has symbolized Red Cross
assistance to fighting men.
The annual Macomb County
appeal, to commence March /, is
for the largest sum ever raised
here for a Red Cross War Fund
-$135,700. 1t Is more than
twice as large as the $4,000
asked last year, when the coun-
ty raised $4,000.
Bruce Collins, of Utica, a
businessman long identified
with Red Cross work, n has been
named county chairman of the
War Fund appeal. He urges that
Macomb County meet its quota
and exceed it If possible, before
the end of March.
The community chairmen,
and local quotas in the drive,
are as follows:
Warren Township, Earl Tall
man, $65,000.
st. Clair Shores and Lake
Township, Robert E. Harrison,
$4,000.
See RED CROSS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Urge Cooperation in T.B.
Clinics at High Schools
Teachers, 18th Groders Asked
TO Participate in Survey
TO Participate in Survey

Parents of 18th grade students
Of Mount Clemens and St.
Marys High schools are being
urged by school health authori-
ties TO cooperate in tubercu-
losis survey scheduled for Mon
day in room 1913 of the Mount
Clemens High school.
The survey is being sponsored
by the Kings Daughters clinic,
the Michigan tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION and School Nurse Miss
Margaret Mccall.
Teachers and other school en-
ployes will also be covered in
the survey. which is restricted
to these limits by the MIA.
The extent of the school survey.
is determined by the ratio of
tuberculosis deaths in the coun-
~, and although every effort
has been made 10 lower 10 linn
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Senators Roar
Support Of
keniu(kian
Resignation
Followed Swiftly
by Reelection

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a
(P- Senator Barkley (D-Ky)
was returned to his post as ma
jority leader of the Senate to.
day when he accepted re-elec-
ton after roaring vote of con-
fidence from his Democratic col.
leagues.
Emerging from Barkley's of
flee where they went as men,
bers of a committee appointed
to notify the Kentuckian of his
unanimous reelection by the
Democratic conference, Sena-
tors Clark (D-Mo) and Tydings
(D-MD) told reporters:
Yes, he's agreed to accept"
Democratic Senators reared
out their confidence in Ken.
tucky,s Alben w Barkley today
unanimously re-electing him
Senate majority leader in q
move which underscored his
prestige as a front-rank figure
in the party.
BACKED TO A MAN
Barkley's colleagues backed
him to the man in his open
break with President Roosevelt
over the Tax Bill veto.
Earlier, Barkley had emery
ed. grim-faced from the con-
ference chamber. announcing
bluntly to a crowd of reporters:
Il have resigned"
He added that he had asked
Senator Nc Kellar (D-Tenn) 70
preside over the conference.
Emerging from the guarded
doors of the conference room,
the Democratic Senators report
ed that by a unanimous vote
they had accepted his resisna-
ton, then reelected him unani-
mously.
Barkley's logged insistence
on resigning the post he has
held for even years-nearly
twice as long as any other occu-
pant-was taken as an indics-
ton Of the gravity Of his break
with President Roosevelt over
the chief executives Tax Bin
veto.
Barkley told the Senate yes-
tedlay he was quitting to save
his self respect"
Barley told reporteds that
no fourth term implications OF
See BARKLEY-PaRe 4 .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
BY TOM REEDY

WASHINGTON, Fe. "a (P)
If Senator Alben w. Barkley's
biting blast at President Roose-
welt means clean break, il
putsothe Kentuckian in some dis
tinguished company.
Over a lifetime of precedent
smashing politics, Mr.. Roose-
welt has had some rough-and-
tumble scraps. with his own as
sociates.
The list is long of those who
wouldn't make peace, or didn't
get the chance-Al Smith, John
L. Lewis. James A. Farley, John
Nance Garner, General Hugh
johnson ad infinitum.
Up to this point, Mr.. Roose-
welt politically. speaking has
had the last word, II usually has
meant relative obscurity for
those who crossed swords with
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Charter Issue
to Go Before
Voting Public

Mount Clemens voters at the
April. cleo fon will decide
whether the city will continue TO
conduct its business on the basis
of 1914 City Charter, or
whether new one will be
drawn up by a 1914 Charter
Commission.
The City Commission Wednes-
day night voted unanimously to
place the matter before the
voters following recent studies
Of the 30-year-old charter. filled
with pages of antiquated and
obsolete rules of procedure.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
j. ). BomberS
Rake Germany
Plunge Deep into
Heovt Of Foe
Nv the Associated Press


American heavy bomber n.
tackled the aircraft factories n
Gotha in central Germany and
the ball bearing works Of
Schweinfurt in the southwest
today in their fifth successive
blow at the sources of Hitler's
air power.
Gotha lies $50 miles south.
west OF Berlin and Schweinfurt
Is 22O southwest of the shattoe.
ed capital. German radios went
silent after reporting extensive
air battles above the roofless
Reich. =.
simultaneously packs of Am.
erican Marauders and Birth
Typhoons renewed the aerial
offensive across the channel.
With bayonet and tommysun.
the Red Army was roofing III
last Germans from the streets q
DINO today as it rapidly rolledl
up the enemy front in North
Russia and pressed powerfully
toward the rail hub of Pskov.
DINO tpop. 900O) IL 81 mi1dhl
west of Pskov and the lase -
portant rail and rosd croosf
on the westward spproaehos :
the larger city. Other Rusu1onO
driving from the north 49,
within Is miles Of Pskov. =
vances up to ten miles 49,
corded; lSo settlements
seized; $500 Germans voofj :
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24
Devil Caused Him to Kill
Mother, Sister Boy Says
Stronse Mental Processes Of
Youthful Slayer Amoxe Authorities

Michigan counties since the
murders were discovered. wss
arrested early Wednesday MORN
ing in Gre6Aville, o.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-24

Impartial coversss
Of All LeeeI News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30

Three thousand letters are ad- dressed monthly to someone who is not alive, and who never lived. They are letters asking advice on textiles, crystals, child care, batiks and do- mestic problems. And each is ans- wered - not by the addressee of course - but by the real-life per son who has come to be thought of, by millions of radio listeners and film fans as 8 very real person Blonde"
 The fan mail of radios "Blondie' is a sizeable business in itself. The handling of the affairs and pro grams for her 35 fan clubs scattered from Maine to Mexico cost Penny (Blondie) Singleton more than $2OO a month out of her own pocket. NonethelesS, Penny considers it a most profitable enterprise from the standpoint of satisfaction.
 It is interesting to note that Penny's mail contains a very small percentage of mash notes and only . small number from children. This s strange because Penny, herself, 's . most attractive blonde and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30

These Are Our Men" a weekly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30
SUITS and COATS. as heautltql as they t are weather r-WIse!.

Suits and coats with dash and spirit and more than 8 touch of glamour. Won derful chesterfields in soft fleeces, velours and suedes . ador- able fitted coats = swagger belted coats Luxurious. t teddy bearsl Suits in ALL the style variations you've seen in the smartest shops. Shop at Case Clothes to- day and save! Sizes 10 to 20 and 38 to 52.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30
BETHLEHEM HOME
 DAMAGED BY FIRE

Prompt action by Bethlehem f1re- men yesterday extinguished 8 blaze which thratened to enguH the en- tire two story home of Mrs. James Cassidy, Damage was estimated at between $500 and $1 900. Fire Chief Arthur E. Bloss said the blaze was caused by an overheated oil fur mace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30

Seven is the maximum number of eclipses that can occur in one year! five of the sun and two of the moon, or four of the sun and three of the moon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30

Broadway and radio favOrite is lovely Julie Stevens, who will star on "Grand Central StatiOn," Saturday, Dec. 9, at l p. m., over CBS. Miss Stevens, recently featured in the Broadway play. "SIeep, My Pretty One,' plays the title role in one of radios best known serials, "The Romance of Helen Trent"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30

Marita Farrell, soprano, and Mack Harrell, baritone, will be heard on the second program, on Tuesday, December from 11:30 to 11:55 p. n1., of the Metropolitan Opera U. s. A., presented by WATR and the Blue Network in cooperation with the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Josef Stopak conducts the orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT. Nov. 28ih, A. D. l944. ESTATE of JOHN FLETCHER COGLE, JR., of WoLCoTT, in. said District, a minor.
 Upon the application of BAR BARA M. COGLE, Guardian, pray ing that she may be authorized to compromise and settle a doubtful and disputed claim in favor of said estate, as per application on file more fully appears. 1t Is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 4th day of Decem- Der A. D. 1914 at 10:3O o'clock in the forenoon. Eastern War Time and that notice be given of inc pendency of said application, ans the time and place of hearing there. on, by publishing this order on,, time in some newspaper having q circulation in said District, on or before the 2sth day of November 1S44.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 1i-zS-lt Asst. Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28
NOTICE

A hearing on the application of Stanley KairawicS. corner of West Main and Robbins Streets, Water- bury, Connecticut, for a Certificate of Approval for a retail gasoline station license will be held on De- cember 9th, 1924, at 11:S0 A. M. in the Mayors Office, City Hall, Waterbury, Connecticut. as provid- ed by General Statutes.
 (SigneO
 JOHN S. MONAGHAN, ll-25-St Mayor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT DIS TRICT of WATERBURY. ss. PRO. BATE COURT, Nov. 17th. 1944 ESTATE of EVA M. HARVARD SHULTIS, late of the town oi Waterbury, in said district, de. ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment to The CITIZENS & MANUFACTURERS
 NATIONAL BANK, Executor.
 Waterbury, Connecticut Per Order of Court
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 11-2S-at Asst. Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, Nov. 27th, A.
 D.I94l, ESTATE of CATHERINE
 aka. CATHERINE T. TRACY,
 late of Waterbury, in said Dis
 trict, deceased.
 Upon the application of JANE c:
 TRACY, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said Estate, as per application on file more fully appears, 1t IS
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 5th day of December A. D. 1944 at 10:45 o'clock in the forenoon, Eastern War Time. and that notice be given of the pendency of said application. and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing the same one time in some newspaper hav- ing . circulation in said District, also by leaving with or by mailing in registered letters, postage pre- paid from Waterbury, copy of this ordeg to BELINDA M TRACY, as she is Attorney for Margaret J. Tracy, to MARY MULESKY TRACY as Guardian-ad-litem for Joan B; and M. Cecflle Tracy, and to all parties interested and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury on or before the 28th day of November 1914.
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY.. 11-20-1t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28
NOTICE

On and after this date Nov. 27 1894, I will not be responsible fof bills other than those contracted by myself.
 (Signed1H l 11-a7-sf ADoLPH I.kFLAAaME.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28

"a Apartments snd Tsnements BASEAGENTS rooms for rent. l4S8
 Baldwin St Inquire on premises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-28
vACANT-MOvE RIGHT IN
 5000 DOWN

on Upper Cooke Street One-family. rooms and 2 addi- tional unfinished rooms. upstairs. Step-saving kitchen with built-in cabinets. Modern bath with built in tub and shower. Inlaid lino- Hum on kitchen and bath floors. Hardwood floors. Furnace heat. Situated on large lot. Priced only at s5.300 for quick sale.
 w. H. HART, ING. 20 East Main Dial 6-312n
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Speaker Reviews
Lives OF Famous
Negro Americans

Claude II Cooper. membership
secretary OF ST Antoine Branch
YMCA, spoke for the Methodist
Wonen's group and their husbands
in Wyandotte, Tuesday. April IS.
Mr.. Cooper gave brief review
Of the characters in "l3 Against the
Odds" pointing out that all Of these
brown Americans were living now.
except Carver. and making their
contributions to the building OF this
great America Of ours The lives
of these brown Americans. says the
speaker. "are not typical OF the Ne
gro life Just as the life OF an out.
standing white American Is not typ
zeal OF white Americans" but con-
tinued the speaker. 'the lives OF
these brown Americans is q symbol
OF the possibilities within the hum
blest shareeropper of the South. II
the opportunity for training. educa-
ton. and good homes are open 10
them"
Pointing out the discrimination
In government, churches and indus
try, the speaker closed BY stating
that there would never be brother
hood until We really decide 10 fol-
low the vibrant life Of Jesus Christ
and exemplifed by Jesus az the we'll
and by the Good Samaritan.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
MeharryAwarded
81, 600, 600 Gift
BySchooLBoard

NASHVILLE, Tenn Announce
ment of a 100000 appropriation
for the endowment fund Of Meharry
Medical college. Nashville, by the
General Education Board, was
made this week by Charles Nelson.
president OF the board Of trustees
Of the institution, and President Ed
ward l.. Turner.
At the same time, II was an
nounced that an additional grant OF
100000 from the same source, TO
be used as a contingent fund for
current expenses Of the institution,
becomes effective July !.
Nelson said notice OF the action
of the General Education Board fol-
lowed the efforts Of the Board OF
Trustees and President Turner over
a period of several years TO bring
about sterilization Of the institu-
TONS financial program. so that
plans may be matured for It's fu-
ture development.
President Turner said that the an
nouncement by the General Educa-
ton Board lis the fruition OF about
Ave years Of good, hard work on
the problem OF getting Meharry $
financial position reasonably stable"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

husband fits the stereotype Of the
good-for-nothing, drinking Negro
who let's his wife support the house
full of children. The only varia-
ton in type here Is that he is glum
and not the usual happy-go-lucky
Negro OF fiction. The" book would
have been just as complete with
out these bows 10 Southern ideol-
ogy, but they help to nurture the
fiction OF the poor, poor South put
upon by the North and beset by
the problem Of taking care Of the
poor, ignorant Negro.
y X X
The underground railroad In up
per New York state before the
Civil War Is the theme of the novel,
Fire Bell in The Night" to be
published this spring by Henry
Holt. Constance Robertson Is the
author and the book is the product
of three years OF research. It Is
10 be the first OF three historical
novels set in the same period
planned by the author.
X X X
AVN w ddNiiOi W
Brothers Under the Skin." wa
one Of the recipients OF the Gug
genheim fellowships recently an
nounced. Mr.. McWilliams is L
study the function Of organized re
ligion as a social institution in tn,
United States.
Another TO receive an award wa!
7 Saunders Rpddinp author OF "N(
Day Of Triumph" The fellowship!
normally amount to $4,000 a year
X !: X
More about Strange Fruit: Lii
liam Smiths novel is now leadin!
the best seller list in Detroit.
has been chosen as the May selec
ton Of the Book Find club anc
in Boston the bookseller who sole
a copy TO Bernard De Hoto. the au
thor, in test case was fined $20t
last week. Boston's bans will soor
! be as famous as her beans.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Poll Tax Debate Is
ScheduLedForMay9

line outside the Capitol during the
filibuster. sponsored by Rev. Jay
Holmes Smith and his United Com
mittee Against the Poll Tax filibus-
ter. is being expressed throughout
the city. The move is viewed as a
bid for personal publicity by Rev.
Smith, and one which can do but
little IL any good toward obtaining
passage OF the bill-but Is fraught
with many dangers which might
hurt the long struggle which has
been carried on 10 achieve this goal.
Surprise has been expressed that
a number OF reputable organiza-
tons have allowed their names TO
be connected with the picketinR
program-among them the Frater-
nal Council OF Negro Churches, the
Brotherhood OF Sleeping Car Por-
tiers, the Institute OF Race Relations
tan association OF Methodist Min
istersl. the Baptist Ministers assoc
citation, the Socialist Party. the
Workers Defense League.
Fear has been expressed that
despite the desire OF those who may
participate To remain orderly and
peaceful. the opposition Is no: BE-
yond planting StooRes In the area 10
create just one incident" Such an
occurrence, say observers. would
probably prove fatal 10 the bills
prospects, and should not be
CHANGED.
The National Committee 10 Abol.
ish the Poll Tax. which has led the
fight for the measure over the past
several years and is largely respon-
sible for the progress made 10 date,
has taken no par; in the picketing
proposal. II has also refused to
comment on the idea in the Inter.
est Of maintaining unity among all
the forces DESTROYS OF Riding the
country OF this undemocratic evil
the mol tax"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
~ BOOK NOTESkk
BY
GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

OLD NIT LAUGHS LAST (by
Clara Childs Puckette. The Bobbs-
Merrill Company; Indianapolis, In
diana; $1,000 is the story Of life on
Whooping Island. one OF the small
Sea Islands off the coast OF South
Carolina. Nit is an old woman, a
Gullah. Negro. who for fifty years
had lived on Whooping Island
without being accepted by her
neighbors because she had come
from the Main and because her
skin was red-brown while theirs
was black. Mitt gets the last laugh.
however, and finds happiness TO
climax her life OF adversely.
The book is as much a story OF
the life Of the Guilsh Negroes as
il is OF Old Nit herself Leading
a nearly self-sufficient existence by
means OF the crops they raise and
the fish they catch. the Gullahs are
distinctive group who are fas.
passing from the scene. Mrs. Puck
cite brings alive their supersti-
tons. their language. and their way
OF life on an interesting bit OF
folklore.
Although the author shows her
Understanding OF her characters
and writes skillfully. her use OF
the word "pickaninnies" won't en-
dear her to Negro readers. In ad-
dition, in writing of Clarence Ruff
ton who ran the store on Whoop-
ing Island, Mrs. Puckette injects
little Southern bias when she
says that Ruffton wasn't popular
with the native whites because his
grandfather from the North had
Haunted money around the poor
white ISLANDERS who were all as
poor as Jobs turkey or poorer, be-
cause de Gov'mint had treated
them scandalous mean and taken
all their money and homes away
from them" Ruff.on is the villain
Of the story and is unpopular with
whites and Negroes. Old Mitts