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Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
% Days in Jail
Or Fine for Leve

Pleading guilty in the middle Of
his trial on A charge OF accepting
bribe As a public agent, Samuel
J. Leve. former head Of the bureau
Of investigation Of the county
board Of auditors today was SEN
fenced 10 pay 500 fine or serve
90 days IN jail
LeveS plea Of guilty followed a
citation for contempt OF court by
Recorder $ Judge Arthur r Cor
don against Mrs. Cecilia Knocdler.
Who as operator ef = eeHrslescent
home IN HamtramCk in 1912 was
alleged 10 have paid Leve $50 10
obtain county patients Mrs
knoedler was fined SIS
The sentence passed by Judge
Gordon today was the maximum
that could he handed down
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
Bishop AIdiich
Plans 10 Resign

The Rt Rev Donald 3. Aldrich,
d. d., bishop coadjutor of the
Episcopal Diocese of Michigan,
will submit his resignation at the
next meeting Of the House Of
Bishops, the RI. Rev. Frank w.
Creighton s. T. D. y. D., bishop
of the diocese. announced in a
letter TO the clergy today.
The letter stated that three
doctors have discovered a heart
strain and have ordered a pro-
tracted period of rest before
Bishop Aldrich assumes a minis
try less eXacting in its demands.
He viii remain here until the
end of December but with lighter
and lesSening duties, B s h p
Creighton added.
The conservation of Bishop
Aldrich took place May 4
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
State Board Paroles
Graft Probe Convict

Angelo Scaduto. sentenced in
1871 10 Jackson prison on a charge
of conSpiring 10 obstruct justice.
has been paroled from a one Ia
five year term. the state board of
paroles announced today.
SCaduto was indicted in 1910
by the Ferguson grand jury, which
charged he indulged in graft to
operate a house of ill-fame and
a blind pig at 1928 Six Mile, Lii
VOnla Township
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
Ann Arbor Boy, 9,
Dies Of Auto Injuries

ANN ARBOR. Nov. Donald
McAlllster. Q. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold McAlliSter, died in ST.
Joseph's Hospital Yesterday Of in
1uries suffered when he and a
friend were struck by an auto
mobile on US-l2.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
Drunk-o-Meter
In Use Friday

Any one involved in an automo-
bile accident Friday viii be sub.
jected to A Drunk Meter" test,
to determine possible degrees of
intoxication, police announced
today.
Tests will be made at police
headquarters and hospitals.
The tests allow for Is per
cent blood alcohol content before
a man is branded as intoxicated.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
No Toledo
Tomorrow

TOLEDO, O., Nov. 7 tUP1-
The city which gained nationwide
publicity this summer with It's
plans for Toledo tomorrow" fol-
lowed through at Yesterdays cleo
tion by voting down every bond
issue proposed for civic improve
ment and development.
Defeated were bond issues 10
replace two bridges, purchase and
condemn property TO build union
depot plaza, build eight public
swimming pools, for a general
hospital and city health center
for a new incinerator plant, and
10 replace a cemetery drainage
system.
The issues. which needed a S.
per cent vote for passage, did not
even poll majority.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08

a. years old and is a graduate
of Northern High School and the
University Of Michigan. He is
married and the father of two
children Charles Robert, II, a
senior al Redford High School
and Patricia, IA years old.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
WJR Sends Out
Times Returns

Thousands Of Detroiters who
sat by their radios throughout
the night to obtain election re-
suits heard the tabulation of votes
in the heated H4syeralty- race as
broadcast by Radio Station WJR
directly from the city room OF
The Detroit Times
A staff from the WJR news
room, including Mark Haas, Bob
Longwell and Charles Parks,
maintained a constant vigil IN the
city room, from the time the first
ballots were reported until afte'
the final results were definitely
known.
BACKGROUND FURNISHED
In addition 10 reporting actual
election figures. IN the council
manic and other city contests as
we'll as the last ditch fight for
the mayors post. WJR provided
its listeners with ample back
ground information 10 enable
them TO interpret properly the
trends as the counting continued.
Frank Morris, Times political
expert who covered the Franken-
steen campaign for this newspaper,
and James IngliS. Times city hall
reporter who followed the Jeffries
electioneering program, took their
turns at the WJR microphone to
analyze the returns as they
came in.
REPORTS FROM STUDIO
In addition to the thorough task
Of reporting done by WJR from
the Times city room, George
Gushing, director of WJR's news
staff. headed a group of WJR an
nouneers= and analysts who re-
ported from the WJR studios
proper.
WJR also maintained micro
phones in the homes of both
mayoralty candidates throughout
the evening. in order TO bring lis
teners the first official statements
! from both winner and loser when
the election was conceded.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08

Olg time politics today
In his first Try al elective office
this able city official came from a
discouraging thirteenth place in
the primary 40 win the only seat
on the Common Council reserved
for a newcomer. -
The final taffy landed him IN
sixth place, ahead of five past and
present councilmen.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08

To arrange for carrier deliv-
cry of The Detroit Times to
your home, dial Cherry $500
and ask for Home Delivery" I"
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
Controller OakFnan'S
Charm. Ability Win

An ggressive and charming young in the of
City G. Oakman jumped into the spotlight of
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-08
Maj. Wermuth,
Wife Reunited
Crowd Sees Couple
Meet in CHICAGO

!. CHICAGO, Nov. Nothing his
Jap captors did to him made any
difference today as Bataans one
man army hustled out of a plane
at Municipal Airport and went
into a record-smashing nonstop
clinch with the woman he loves.
Maj. Arthur Wermuth, single
handed slayer of ll6 Japs, and
his lovely wife Jean, embraced
each other for three minutes by
the clock.
CROWD SEES REUNION
Eventually, the colorful hero Of
the Pacific war talked excitedly:
This adventure Is indescrib-
able. After four years and
seven months coming home Is
tops In my experience.
The reunion of the fighting
major and the Traverse City.
Mich, beauty he we'd IL years
ago, was staged before an impress
sive audience of relatives and ad-
mirerS,- A whole battalion of kin
folk convened at the airport.
art looks fine" they all
agreed.
Fact is he has regained most
OF the weight the Japs beat out
OF him
Emerging from the plane be-
hind the major were his mother,
Clara, and his glamorour dancer
sister Kalia Both we're swathed
in mink coats in contrast 10 Jean
who had chosen a simple tailored
coat OF grey and a chic brown
hat.
GETS LEMON PIE
A woman admirer elbowed for
ward with lemon pie She had
read about IL being his favorite.
Breathless. the hero and his
wife laughed Then Jean sur
prised her husband with the news
that they had a brand new home
back in Traverse City, and a rela-
tive stepped forward with Sl00
with the words
Buy something for that
home, Artw
The major said he just wanted
rest and 10 be with ms wife until
10 days 20 by. when he is due al
the Mayo clinic IN Rochester,
MINI, for an operation.
Then It will be home 10 Mich
ipan.
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Kiwanis
Continued from Page One)

Three new directors we're in
-stalled.Ffed- G-Kehariek- Muir
ray II. Parres and Fred A.
Schock. who take their places
on the board with incumbent di-
rectors Ralph w. Clark, Harold
c. Green. Howard Groesbeck
Jr.. and Wilbur F. Held.
Buttons won by the principal
office-holders were presented by
the secretary. In his remarks
Judge Noe commented on the
outstanding kiwanis service of
president Cody, especially as a
member of the agricultural and
underprivileged children's com
mittees. Cody is an executive of
t h e Cody Mcmahon Lumber
Company, Mount Clemens.
The luncheon meeting and
ceremonies were highlighted by
two presentations TO the club
secretary: complete scrapbook
of newspaper stories relating 10
KiWanis activities in 1944. COM
piled by Parres, and 1914 pho
tographic record Of Kiwanis af-
fairs, made by Don Distelrath.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Racket

ator was scaled for $3.50 a we'll
Known plumber for $3.50, and a
shoe store owner for SIG. Here
and there in the round dozen Of
known customers was one who
fortunately was only clipped for
so cents.
The boy was formerly en-
ployed at a popular local to-
bacco store and gave his latest
c,Astfssasrs ihs- r,As.se':ssss3cst,,sts.2
he could obtain cigarettes in
wholesale quantities. So far as
police know, he delivered none.
1t is significant that only one
report on the swindle was made
to police (by the plumber who
lost $8.50.) Others. including
the $50 businessman and the SIG
shoeman apparently had decided
to charge the loss up to expe-
rience. Or maybe they were re-
luctant to admit so close a con-
nection with the cigarette Black
Market.
ePatrolman Russell Girard ar
rested the boy, appropriately
enough, at Mount clemens
doctors Office. 49, "A
He had becyy "a. -saliy
burned, and was there for treat
ments.
Whether or not hell be
burned any further will de-
pend on Probate Court juvenile
department authorities. before
whom he is expected to appear
this week.
Gin accordance with South
Macomb News editorial policy
the identity Of the delinquent
juvenile is not published.)
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Attack
Continued from Page One)

blunted and 1t. Gen. Alexander
NJ Patch's men were hammering
steadily at flanks of the enemy
salient, achieving some ad-
VanceS.
Persistent G. erm n attacks
from the Saar to the Rhine, how
ever had forced the Americans
from their holdings in the Ger
man Palatinatc east of the Wis
sembourg Gap and from all ex-
cept the Saarlautern bridgehead
in the Saarland.
German advances Of up to four
miles in Lorfine reached almost
to Reipertswiller, SIX miles be-
low Bitche and just ID miles
north of Saverne on the Allied
lifeline 10 the Rhine city of
Strasbourg. A small force of
Americans was Withdrawn from
corner of Bitche itself, a bas-
ton of the old Maginot Line.
Won Runstedt reacted swiftly
to the new First Army offensive,
opened at $50 a. m. Wednesday
by 1t. Gen. Courtney H.. Hodges
after II days of defensive; par
rying fighting. He started coun-
terattacks.
Throwing in fresh reserves
and taking advantage of the
hard ternai'' .2,'7e'cys.t,2, 49, ~ =
the skillful German commander
braced his infantry and started
using armored elbows against
both the First and Third Army
drives.
AT the extreme southwest nose
of the bulge, other Americans
advanced mile and a half, cap
tured two unidentified villages
south of Rochefort and high
ground dominating the valley.
Hodges, showing slowly but
powerfully south from Grand
menil, began to enco unte +
stronger elements of the enemy
army. He was pushing boldly
straight toward one of the
/; Fspssss' eonaoa.ra.i2ng, Is Ser
man poWs3 D1. -&yfront.
The Americans were rcgaining
by yards what the Germans in
their surprise offensive gained
by miles, but the angry and bat
tered doughboys knew from the
outset that the going would be
slow and tough and were de-
clared prepared for it.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Shores
Continued from Page One)

year, Edward Brown, new viii
lage clerk, took over his new
functions, handled since the
resignation of Walter F. Pratt
in midsummer 1914, by Mrs.
Helen Mihlader.
The new police chief supplants
Harold Lanstra who. for Is
years, had headed the IA man
department, of which he had
been member for a total OF
ID years.
The village government, Of
which newcomers are now III
complete control, will acquire
yet another new commissioner
through appointment to the
vacancy created by Harrison's
ascendancy to the presidency.
One year remains of Harrison S
first two year term as a mem
Der of the commission.
FULL CONTROL
Edmund Under, only hold
over commission member, is
understood to have enjoyed
similar backing to that accorded
Harrison, Meadows and Rivard
and is expected to follow their
theories of local government.
The village commission on
Tuesday likewise appointed a
new mIpieipaI Legal counsel,
.S.s- z. d. :. = ~ 49, tas,is fi,,,0s sas
vacancy created by the recent
resignation of George A. Fran
els.
Likewise named by the COM
mission 10 head various NUM-
cipal departments were:
President Pro-Tem-Edmund
Under.
AsseSsor-Walter F. Pratt.
Treasurer-Helen Mihlader.
Superintendent of Pub i c
Works-Louis Swartz.
Health Officer - DR.. j. NJ.
Earnhardt.
Building and Electrical In
spector-John Koepsell.
Fire. Chief-Philip Eckhout.
1iumnnNcr sgaS99s~' 1ss,T-Eya@. q
Wiifiiiaaifs 81
Harrison won his position at
the heinz Of village affairs
through decisive victory over
the long time incumbent, Adrian
A. Lingemann, on Nov. Z.
Meadows and Rivard likewise
won their commission posts, IN
the same election, by swapping
J. Fred Visnaw. former police
commissioner Harley SWacick,
the other former commission
member retired without seeking
reelection.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Red Cross
Continued from Page One)

on the continent, and after con-
ferring with Generals Eisenhow-
er. Bradley, Patton and Clark,
| foresee an increase rather than
a decrease in the need for Amer
lean Red Cross services on the
continent now and for some time
after the European fighting is
Ser, Likewlsext is ohYSaYs ths
kscd CfGS N3HfiSe.'AxpotaiaS fts Paci-
fic and Far Eastern operations
during 1945.
ut is our intention that Red
Cross stay with our troops until
all of them are returned home
and continue to serve them
through their adjustment back to
civilized life. Our goal of $780,
100000 must be considered an
absolute minimum, O'Connor
said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Army Rejeeiions
Spur Health Efforts

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 Up
The nation should act at once
to pull up health standards
which have caused some 4,5O0,t
600 men TO be rejected by the
armed forces.
Making this recommendation
a Senate subcommittee named
by the Labor Committee to stu
dy wartime health and educa-
ton added that of % 100000
men of military age at least 40
per cent are unfit for general
military duty.
eff this situation was prevent
able and we arc profoundly
convinced that it was-this ma
ton has an immediate duty to
seek an adequate remedy the
subcommittee report asserted.
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Scouts
CONTINUED from Page One)


CBB rating. Numerous other
troops In Oakland and Macomb
counties will receive ratings of
CCC or better.
UNUSUAL HONOR
Significant in its attaining
high honor, is the fact that Troop
No "a is composed of so regis
tered Scouts. 1t is seldom that a
big troop has a high average, in
achievement, S out Executive
Herbert M. Watson said.
This gives credit to the troop
Scoutmaster, Watson added, and
to the troop committee. Sixty
eight per cent of the. Scouts in
the Mount Clemens troops are
above the tenderfoot rank, and
"a per cent are first class Scouts.
Scoutmaster of Troop No. "A
in Mount Clemens is Fred Walk
err, Jr., who received the Scout
master Key several years ago
for successful Scout leadership.
Walker became assistant Scout
master of Troop IA in February,
1888, after being Scout in that
troop for two and one-half years,
He served in that capacity until
September, 1885. when he was
promoted TO Scoutmaster. r. S.
Randolph is chairman of the
troop -comnittce. and GUY. Verk.5
Ter is president of the Macomb
District Council of Scouts.
MEMBERSHIP SCARS
A new high mark in member
ship was reached this past year
by the Clinton Valley Council of
Boy Scouts of America, with a
total adult and boy membership
of 3,077, exceeding by 677 the
total of a year ago. This breaks
all previous records for mem
bership. The Macomb district
added 218 new Boy Scouts this
past year and 98 new Cub
Scouts, to break all previous rec
ords. The significance of this big
increase in Scout membership,
siWatso~s .. 70 sact that narl
o.Ntss ,genSlze the inapessaayS =
scouting, especially in wartime.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Fires
CONTINUED from Page .One)

ed interrogation of several resi-
dents of the area by scientific
means through the Michigan
State Police polygraph at East
Lansing. Mrs. Brown, Prosecutor
Held said, was among those SO
questioned several weeks ago.
Held said that official sus-
picions had conferred about Mrs.
Brown for some time but that
police officers had been unable
to break down her stole denial of
all knowledge of the conflagra-
tons.
BEGAN IN OCTOBER
According to Fire Chief. Har-
old Flechsig the first mystery
blaze in the series broke out at
the home of Mrs. Edda Leach.
at 25155 Packard avenue, on
Halloween, and while the dam.
ages at that time were slight the
fire department equipment had
hardly reached its station after
answering the call when IL was
recalled to the scene to fight .
second, and distinctly separate
blaze.
Thereafter, In quick success
sion, a mystifying variety OF
fires broke out at the homes OF
Samuel Lippert, 25120 Packard.
at Mrs. Browns own. home and
Q. ccs;S,el saasssscers residences
Held said that matches SINH
lar to those used in starting
some of the fires had been found
in Mrs. Browns pockets during
the RoseviYle Sire blitz" and
that he definitely considers her
to be responsible Tor the entire
series of fires that, for more than
a week, kept the community in
a state of nervous tension.
Chief Kimmerly said that Mrs.
Brown probably would not be
taken into custody until this
morning when her war-worker
husband will be home to care for
their two little girls, seven and
eight years of age.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Budapest
Continued from Page One)

east of the city but ii did not
state the extent of the withdraw
al. The official account said
merely that the Russians had
given up several populated points
along the southern bank OF the
Danube.
The most recent official ac-
counts of the advance on Roma
rom had placed Russian elements
1919 miles east of the city.
The German Air Force has
been giving increasing support to
the attacking armor and infan-
try. The enemy action, although
heavy and violent. does not re-
semble any counteroffenslve,
field dispatches said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Contempt


less he urged himself 20 the sat
isfaction of Judge Leland W..
Carr. the one-man grand juror.
Carr found Slattery guilty of
deliberate evasion of grand jury
questions concerning testimony
by an unidentified legislator
that Slattery had offered him a
bride TO vote against a bill for
bidding branch banking.
The opinion was written by
Associate Justice Henry M. But
eel, Associate Justices Howard
West and Neil E. Reid concurr-
ed in the result on\ the ground
the prisoner was "contuma-
cious.'
The Court rejected Slattery's
contention that Carr was illeg-
gally performing both judicial
and administrative duties when
he acted as the grand juror and
also as sentencing magistrate in
finding Slattery guilty of con-
tempt. Such a step, the court
said, was in "strict conformity"
with the Constitution.
Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler
said the grand jury would move
to return Slattery to Jail as soon
as the supreme court signs an
nvIx-tx..ge1--;;.,-s -. s.S or:wscst sSsy1rirr'
i've. Supreme court attaches
said the order probably would
be signed today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Grace Annual
Meeting Tonight

Three new vestrymen will be
elected and annual reports given
by all socities of the church at
the annual parish dinner of
Grace Episcopal church, being
held this evening at 6 o'clock in
the parish house.
In addition. three delegates
will be named to represent the
church. at the annual diocesan
convention in Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
=
Weather
Continued from Page One)

continued from Page One)
ticularly in the western half Of
the state.
Sub-Zero temperatures were
reported today at Cadillac and
Traverse City, while an early
reading showed 10 below at
Sault Ste. Marie. Recordings
in most lower Michigan cities
ranged between 10 and 20 above.
One death was attributed to
the cold in the Upper Peninsula.
The frozen body of John M.
Maxi, 70, who lived near Eben
Junction in Alger county, was
found near the 500 Line railroad
tracks by a section foreman.
Snowstorms resulting in i'm
pairment. Of heating facilities or
the impassibility of country
roads have closed six schools in
Kalamazoo county, including
those at Richland, Augusta, Port
age Center, Schoolcraft, the Kel-
logg Agricultural school and the
Kalamazoo Township school.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Pacific
Continued from Page One)

Western Pacific. Adm. Chester
w. Nimitz mentioned only the
fast carrier aircraft units of the
third fleet in a cryptic an
nouncement.
Despite reports of 900 Sor-
ties, Japanese h dquarters
claimed only % raiders were
shot down and nine damaged in
the two days. Some damage was
admitted TO the islands which
formed stepping stones midway
between Japan and the Philip
pines and act as offshore guard
ians of the Central China coast
MAUI AIRPORTS .s...
40 Nea,rall1allon OF strong arr
craft installations on Formosa
where most of the power was
concentrated, is a prerequisite
of any invasion move MacAr-
thur may make-Whatever the
direction.
Formosa is less than 800 miles
north of the Philippines. Oki-
nawa, in the Ryukyu chain, is
100 miles northeast of Formosa
ind 800 miles southwest of ia
pan.
Superforts concentrated their
attack yesterday on the Nagoya
aircraft center. Returning filters
reported that heavy fires were
left hlazing, in the .taroet, erea
&gll5at%,4 q :, !. ,..,,11.s.- re r.,vr 1,~
'Av&iY Ely Ely.
u S bombers sweeping the
entire Western waters of Luzon
Island. MacArthur's ultimate
goal in the Philippines, sank or
left in flames % Japanese ships
"a large transport, % freight
ers and two traWlers.
MARINES RIP LUZON
Marine fighters swept Luzon
installations near Mindoro while
Liberators and Fighters struck
at Luzon's Clark Field.
PIT boats sank five japanese
vessels in inland Philippine wa
tiers where Tokyo said suicide
planes were attacking the third
u s. convoy spotted heading
toward Mindoro within week
claiming two transports were
sunk and a destroyer damaged
In land actions Yank troops
made unopposed leapfrog land
ing on either coast of Mindoro
and killed 1,287 more japanese
on Leyte while their Allies adj
vanced in southeast Asia Sec
tors.
Chinese stormed and took
wanting last Burma road strong
hold in China to fall. The Brit
ish 18th Army seized strong
points on two sides of Kanbalu
by passed in their drive through
the Irrawaddy Valley toward
Mandalay. Advance spearheads
met stiffening resistance around
Ye-U and Kabo.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Xitamins for Vegetables

Agricultural scientists are dis
covering ways of growing vege-
tables, fruits and cereal. foods
with higher vitamin values and
other nourishing qualities, by
cross-breeding plants and in
creasing certain minerals in the
soil.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
Rescue
Continued from Page One)

Salt water ruined most Of the
rations. They spent six days
without water before they
caught little rain. They made
their timed cheese. last IL days
by doing out an inch cube TO
each man daily, and caught birds
and fish, which they ate raw.
The first friendly. plane was
sighted on the 23rd day. The
weak men stood, cheered and
cried. The plane dropped water
and rations but only a small por-
ton was salvaged.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-04
German Restless

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-P5
Secretary of War Stimson sai
today the Germans sail hold
enough power to launch another,
through smaller, offensive on
the western front.
The Germans, he told his
weekly news conference, are a
tough, disciplined enemy and
will never rest on a passive
defense"