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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
LieenseCase
Nears Decision
Testimony Moy
be Ended Todoy

Centering on refusal OF the
village to issue operating per-
mits for Blossom Heath, the
mandamus action brought by the
present owners, an inter-racial
club. was expected to conclude
in Circuit Court here today or
Friday. Circuit Judge Paul Il.
Cash, Of Alma, is hearing the
writ petition.
Terminating their presenta-
ton of evidence defending the
honesty of their motives in refus-
ing the license, village counsel
today offered evidence tending
to show that for several years a
S hores governmental study
group has advocated that no
licenses be issued TO anyone for
the Blossom Heath property.
This statement was made on
See CLUB-Page 2
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Macomb County supervisors
at their regular monthly meet
ing Monday, March IL, will de-
eide whether the county-atlarge
will underwrite the estimated
$4,000 expense of new Fed
eral census in an effort to raise
the population figure from its
last official mark (107,428 in
l94O) to the present quasi-offi-
cial estimate of 1917 per-
sons-the latter figure based on
ration book figures.
Purpose of the effort to raise
the population figure in an Off
cial manner is to increase the
largest distributed by state and
federal governments and agen-
cies in financial aid on projects,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
Jap Fanatics,
Without Guns,
Attack Tanks
British Troops
Storm into
Jop-HeId MondoIoy
By LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor

Tanks pacing the laborious
Marine advance on Two Island
moved down a bizarre japanese
suicide charge, battlefront dis
patches reported today, as Brit.
ish troops stormed into the out
skirts of Mandalay, one Of the
great prizes of the Burma cam
paign.
With no weapons left to halt
the tanks, Nipponese infantry
men charged the a-mored units
carrying explosives mounted on
long poles. A considerable
number" of Japanese were kill
ed, the tanks unframed.
The defenders blew up one Of
their own ammunition dumps
to avoid capture as the Marines
seized a strategic hill and drove
two 500 yard salients into mar
rowing enemy-held sector.
SINK IL SHIPS
Philippine based b m b s
sank or damaged 10 enemy
hips in their heaviest attack on
Japan's ragged shipping lines
along the Asiatic coast.
Thre BIOS today reconnoiter-
ed Tokyo. indicating another
Superfort raid was in the max
ing on the war-worried enemy
capital, while other "snooper-
forts secuted the Nagoya and
Kobe industrial areas.
Japanese broadcasts reported
the u. S. Pacific fleet might
strike again at any moment
against the japanese homeland.
The emperor's high command
was said to have completed
plans to meet an invasion. The
See IWO-Page 3
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Thousands of miles from the
fishing trips and softball games
of their younger days, five young
Mount Clemens servicemen re-
Gently held a happy reunion at
Ahwaz, Iran, in the Persian Gulf
Command of the u. S. Army, to
which four of the CTS are at
tached.
For their one-day celebration
the group not only obtained
leave from their duties in the
sultry Persian countryside, but
with the leave were granted the
official concessions of jeep (by
the Army and bang-up din.
ner aboard a Liberty ship (by
the Merchant Marines).
Shown in the jeep phase of
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Overseas CTS
Wife Charged
with Neglect

ROMEO A warrant charg-
ing neglect of her baby son was
authorized by Prosecutor Will
bur F. Held Tuesday afternoon
against Mrs. Dorothy WEIGH
Hovey, 19-year-old wife of an
overseas Army man.
Merton WEIGH, Mrs. Hovey's
father, signed the complaint,
charging that his daughter left
the seven-months-old baby in
the care Of his sick wife and
himself, on Saturday, Feb. "a,
and has not returned, except to
get her $50 allotment check last
Saturday. He and his sick wife
are unable to care for the child,
he said.
State police officers Of the
Romeo post, who investigated
the case, had not located the
wandering mother at a late hour
Wednesday.
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WOULD COST OVER $4,000
County Eyes Expense of New u. S. Census

denberg, Homer Ferguson and
Rep. Jesse Wolcott relative to
the possibility of census be-
ing taken at the county's ex-
pense. Brown reported today
that each had replied favorably,
offered cooperation and. fixed
the cost of $4,000.
East Detroit's city council has
already voted 5000 as its share
in the county-at-large census
cost.
The present effort Of Michi-
gan cities to gain a share in the
repeatedly huge state surplus
of sales tax funds, and tho plans
now under way for state and
federal aid on postwar construc-
See CENSUS-Page 3
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Reach Halfway
Mark in Drive
Schools Contribute
$798 to Fund

Mount Clemens passed The
halfway mark in the Red Cross
War Fund drive at noon today.
Jack L. Flaacke, city chairman
announced.
Funds turned into War Fund
Headquarters by noon today
totalled s7,577, which is s. per
cent Of the city quota of $l5, 0O0.
All division chairman report
excellent response continues, and
fine cooperation from volunteer
workers and the public in zen.
eral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Beclk
have completed solicitation IN
the NJ ount c lie m n s publio
schools and have raised >7oo.
Other figures await checking @
headquarters before release. "a
WINDOW DISPLAYS
Two Red Cross War Fund win
dow displays are being ~ NJ
with Mrs. Herman Bartlett, Jun
ior Red Cross publicity chsivs
man in charge Of their arranOo.
ment. The display in y.
Krauseneck & Sons store 49, )1
be completed today, and tn 8 y
ond, in Priehs Mercantile - n
window, will be prepared -
row. Both displays will r.
for the coming week, = -
various phases q ~
activities. - '&;
See RED CROSS -
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punthbo (igaret
Sales Are 0uiIaWed

GRAND RAPIDS. March g.
((R,)- Civilians who are asked
to play punchboards to obtain
cigarets were urged today by
the Grand Rapids District OPA
office to report such punchboard
operators TO local and State
Law Enforcement authorities
and TO notify their local ration
ing board.
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Red Spearheads Strike To Within % Miles OF
YANkS Cross RHlk'
Soviet Forces
Plunge Toward
Nazi Capital
Mossive Attack
Launched Across
the Oder River

LONDON, March g. up -
The Russians have driven to
within Is miles of Berlin's city
limits, outflanking the fortress
of Kuestrin and reaching See
low on the west side of the
Oder, a tranS-ocean broadcast
from the German capital said
today.
SeelOw Is directly east of Ber-
lin and is IL miles west of the
Oder. 1t is on the main railway
skirting the Oder which con-
meets Stettin and Frankfurt.
Marshal Gregory z h uk VS.
massive new offensive, timed
with the Allied drive to the
Rhine, 321 miles to the west,
also has reached a point %
miles from Berlin northwest Of
Kuestrin, Berlin reported.
SAVAGE FIGHTING
Transocean said Seelow was
reached from the Russ ian
bridgehead at Goerlitz, between
Kuestrin and Frankfurt, and
said terrific fighting was taking
place in the area, with many
places changing hands repeat
eddy.
Heavy attacks are taking
place at Niederwutzen, four
miles southwest of Zehden in a
loop Of the Oder river, Col.
Ernst Won Hammer said in a
Berlin broadcast, and the Rus
SLAMS have made two breaches
in the defenses of the fortress of
Kuestrin to the southeast.
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Eight Hour Day,
Good Food for
Horses Sought

Riding horses, while not cor
ganized", are about to profit
from an equine version of the
Wages and Hours Act il State
Senator Ivan A. Johnston has his
way.
The senator on Wednesday in
troduced into the legislative
hopper a bill that would, if
adopted, restrict a riding horses
work day to eight hours.
Johnston told his fellow sena-
tors that the bill was sponsored
by Humane Societies and is de-
signed to correct alleged abuses
of horses by some riding stable
See HORSES-Page z
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9 Conscientious
Directors Indicted
for DESERVING Jobs

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Mar.
8 -R)- Nine conscientious OBJ
jectors were charged with de-
sertion from the Civilian Public
Service Camp at Germfask,
Mich, in indictments returned
here last night by the March
Term Federal Grand Jury for
the western Michigan district.
Ending a wo-day session, the
jury also charged Ralph E. Pull
lam, FL, of South Charleston,
w. Va, with refusal to work at
the camp, returned Is other in
dictments and reported five no.
true bills.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
.CharterGrOup
to Abide by
Public Choice

The voters preference for the
Mayor and Commission form of
local government over that of
the City Manager type will be
honored by the City Charter
Revision Commission when it
resumes it's work of moderniz-
ing the present 1914 charter on
Friday evening, according to
John II. Nunneley, chairman of
the commission.
"The peoples mandate was
See CHARTER-Page 3
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tax rebates and other grants all
of which are now based on
population "as of the last fed
eral census" The last census
was taken in 1910.
II the estimated increase in
population has taken place land
there is no doubt at least 10000
persons have been added to the
county, the new figures might
also entitle Mount Clemens,
East Detroit and other incor-
porated areas to additional
liquor licenses under state regu-
lations.
REPLIES FAVORABLE
Supervisors recently ordered
County Clerk Guy l.. Brown to
contact Senators Arthur Van
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Five Mount Clemens CTS
Hold Reunion in Persia

their reunion in the above pic
ture are: left to right in the
background: Pfc. Carl (Buzz)
Schalm; Pvt. Norman Lorway;
Pvt. Harry H. Shining, and Pfc.
Oscar A. Rossow, and seated,
1t. G.g) Richard N. (Dick) Le-
See RAN-Page 2
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First U.s.. Army
P|unges Across
Great Barrier
Allies Begin Greet,
CIimoctic Bottle
to Crush Germany
BY DON WHITEHEAD
WITH THE y. S. FIRST
ARMY ON THE RHINE

WITH THE u. S. FIRST
ARMY ON THE RHINE
March 8 - (AP) - Ii.
Gen. Courtney n. Hodges
poured infontry oeross the
Rhine today in q sudden
and sensational crossing
Of the greet river bovrisr
begun lost night.
Security forbade dis
closing exoet Location Of
the bridseheod, but sub
stontiol forces hove BEEN
thrown oeross the river
south Of Cologne and the
doushboys have . firm footing
on the cost bank.
The crossing was announe.
ed just two doys after fivst
Army troops captured the
great Rhinelond city Of col.1
osne and Is dogs eftss
Hodges launched his offensive
across the Roer River.
The Rhine crossing. Il con
be disclosed, was made with
such suddeness that the On.
envy was caught unpreporsd
and there was light oppose
tion.
FOE DAZED
Hodges seized the oppes.
tunity for establishing .
bridseheod with no deloy end
threw in troops quickly while
the Germons were still disos.
sonixed from the swift Amer.
icon smash across the Col.
osne plains and Eifel noun.
toins.
News Of the Rhine crossing
swept through the army from
division to division and down
through the ranks Of the
See RHINE-Page 2
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Lieut.. George Owen
MissinQ in Adion

Mrs. Robert Owen of 5000
Fairchild road has been notified
by the War Department that her
husband, Lieut.. gorge H.
Owen, "a, has been missing in
action since January II.
Lieut.. Owen has been in serv-
ice for three years, and is the ia
Their of two sons, Robert, Jr.,
and George.
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paratrooper
IS Executed
GoIlows Claim
2O-Yeor-Oid 81
BY BARBARA WAGE

LONDON, March 8 - (PD -
Karl Gustav Hutton, 22-year-old
American paratrooper, died on
the Pentonville Prison gallows
today while a middle-aged wo-
man. protesting his execution
for the holdup-slaying of Lon
don cab driver. was trying to
crash the courtyard gates in d
garbage truck.
A crowd had to jump fast to
avoid injury as the unexpected
incident occurred outside the
Prison. The woman, Mrs. Elsie
Van Der Elst, who long has
been glamorous opponent of
capital punishment, repeatedly
cried:
"You let the girl off, but you
hang the man. It's a damned
shame!"
GIRL RETRIEVED
She referred to the reprieve
granted Hulten's co-defendant.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marina Jones, 18-
year-old British strip tease
dancer. Home Secretary Herbert
Morrison recommended to the
King Tuesday that her sentence
be committed to life imprison-
ment.
Hutton, whose home was In
Cambridge. Mass. and the girl
were convicted in an interna-
tionally publicized trial at Old
Bailey on charges of killing
George Edward Heath, a taxi
See EXECUTION-Page 2
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Flynn Trouble

LOS ANGELES. March 8 -
Up The Los Angeles Examiner
said today it had learned that
49, year old Nora Eddington
Flynn will sue film actor Enrol
Flynn for divorce on allegations
of mental cruelty and incom-
patibility.
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Flood Waters
Rise in Ohio
Army Directs
Combot Toctics
PORTSMOUTH. O., March 8

PORTSMOUTH, o., March 8
- R) - Flood waters inched
closer to tops of dikes in this
Ohio river city, but elsewhere
along the 1,000mile valley
floods neared or passed their
crests and at some points were
beginning to subside.
The army brought combat tao
tics into play to keep steadily
rising water of the Ohio and
tributary Scioto rivers from
gushing over Portsmouth flood
walls.
More than $4,000 empty sand
bags were loaded on trucks at
Cincinnati, to be sped to an air
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COTTON, PLANT, Ark,

TON, PLANT, Ark,
March s. R- Twenty-Five
soldiers were rescued today
from the flood swollen White
river into which they spilled
when their assault boat cap
sized on assignment for emer-
gency levee repair work. A
Negro soldier was reported
missing, the only victim of the
accident last night in 40-f0Ot
waters.
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base at Wilmington, Ohio. From
there CAT transports would
drop them to soldiers and vol
unteers who have waged a new
er-ceasing battle to erect earth
See FLOOD-Page 2
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
Admits Selling
Book Under Ban

Al in c. Hamer. 81 Of the Fort
Shelly Hotel. who sold a copy Of
a book banned by three nations 20
a vice squad detective for S25
pleaded guilty 10 charge Of sell
ing obscene literature, as a jury
for mis- trial was being chosen
before Recorders Judge John J.
Naher today.
His case was referred 10 the
probation department and SEN
tcncc was set for July p.
The 5o6k has heen banned from
sale l. the United States. France
and England Hamer. a dealer in
taVe books operates a book store
in The, Bull Building.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27

enormous personal popularity.
was. vigorously criticized.
The Churchill government lost
out despite terrific support from
the entire Conservative press.
Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the
London Daily Express, the Lon.
don Sunday Express and the Lon.
don Evening Standard. gave
Churchill and his Conservative
followers unstinting support on
every count. a
The extent of Labor's victory
came as a great surprise. Well.
informed political experts expect.
ed The race to be a close one and
Churchill himself had warned he
would step down unless he re-
ceived good majority. By this
he meant more than so seats and
up until the last minute il was
generally believed he would gain
this many in any case.
But when the ballot boxes were
opened the Labor votes spilled
out in a virtual avalanche.
OVERWHELMING VICTORY
Labor had carried the day
against the strongest prime min
ister England ever had and placed
in office the first Laborite to sit
in 10 Downing street since the
late Prime Minister Macdonald.
Attlee, a modest, well-educated
man with a fine university back
ground and a shrewd political
flair. is pledged to carry on the
war against japan with the same
Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
81 NoNCoMBATANT SHIPS
9-Year.eblGl Son Tells
OF Fathers BeatinSS

ers in the house. When he came
home he saw Bruce (6) reach
ing for a cookie. He got my
belt and beat up Bruce and then
he started on me. Then he
locked us us again and went
out"
The children were found by po-
liccwoman summoned by neigh
bors who heard the children
screaming.
Slusher is separated from his
wife, who lives in Tennessee
Slusher works nights and always
left the children locked in the
house, it was asserted.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
Raid Paris Band /:
Seize Explosives

PARIS. July % 1NSlAEleven
persons were reported arrested
today after a quantity Of explo-
sives were seized in raid on
the headquarters of a band al
legedly engaged in anti-Semite
and anti-Communist activities.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
Broadway Producer Wed

NEW YORK. July 26 llNS)--
The wedding * Mary Howard,
actress. and Alfred de Liagre Jra
Broadway producer of hits such as
the Voice of the Turtle. came
as a surprise 10 Broadway and
Park avenue today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27

Nine-year-old Hobart slusher
sat bravely on tho witness stand
today in recorders court and and
told how his father, William. "a,
had beaten him with a strap until
his back was covered with weltS.
After HobartS testimony Re-
corder's Court Judge Arthur +.
Gordon ordered the father neld
for trial on a charge of cruelty
TO children.
Hobart, looking Squarely at his
father who was Slumped IN a
chair, said:
"My father went out and
locked me and my two broth
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
JAPs CoUNTERATTACK

approximately an hour later,
the agency related, some SOC
troops Stormed ashore from five
landing barges on the islands
northwest tip.
Puket's Jap garrison. Domei
claimed Immediately counterat-
tackled and repulsed the enemy
troops. A
There was no Allied confirma-
tion or comment on the Domei
reports
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
Truman Ia Cruise
Alaskan Waters?

OLYMPIA, Wash, July 26 up
President Truman hopes 10
cruise 10 Alaska later this year,
Gov. Mon c. Wallgren Of Wash
ington revealed today. Truman
wrote his former Senate colleague
from the Big Three conference
that he hoped he could work out
that Alaska trip.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
Chinese Enter Key Town

CHUNGKlNG, July 26 INSl-
The Chinese high command an
nounced today that Chungking
forces driving against kweilin had
crashed into the key town of
Yangsu. where bitter fighting is
In prOprpSS
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27

GUAM, July % QNS)-The record two-day
Anglo-American carrier plane attack against Japan
drew an unofficial soft peace bid from the Tokyo
radio today.
Virtual elimination of Nippon power with the
gripping of 20 Japanese warshs by the most tremendous
carrier onslaught in history found Tokyo radio issuing
plea for lenient American attitude in regard peace
with Japan.
The bid for lenient terms broadcast by the
enemy amid demands in this country for immediate
Russian declaration of war against the japanese And
conceded with report that Soviet Premier Stain had
carried TO the Big Three conference Japans Official formula
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
$4,000 Lbs.
Released;
Point Cut Due

Detroit housewives VII have an
opportunity 10 purchase an extra
10000 pounds l25 tons) OF beef.
veal and lamb during the week
end as a result Of unlimite d
slsughtering quotas issued y local
packers. it was announced today.
Benjamin V. Unwin. secretary
of the Detroit Independent Meat
Packers Association. said the
extra meat would go on sale
today
Red points on various cuts Of
beef. veal and lamb viii be- cut
Sunday-further Frightening The
meat picture. Seventeen addi-
tional packers also have made
applications for unlimited
slaughtering privileges.
WASHINGTON. July rs lINS)
-OPA Administrator BoWles an
nounced today tnat~TatOn values
for most cuts OF beef lamb and
veal would be reduced one 10 three
points pound for the period be-
ginning Sunday
Bowles said civilian meat sup
plies would increase II pc cent
over June. when stocks reached
their lowest level.
Hamburger pOrtcrhouse. T
bone and sirloin steaks and lamb
and veal loin chops viii be re-
duced two points Values for bone
less rump roaSts are cut three
points.
Present point values for all cuts
Of pork. canned fish, fats and oils
and dairy products, including
creamery butter and margarine
remain unchanged.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
Att|ee Next Premier Lnnds1ide In lsGSt

QNS-A Winston Churchill
out of office rn first minister today and
Iee his Four hours advance expected
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
STATE POLICE ALERT

State police stood ready tC
move into Jackson IN support OF
HeynS and Benson if growing un-
rest resulted in riots and dis
orders as the prison felt the inn
pact of the first "houSecleaning
since 1909 when Warden Allen ~
Continued on Page Seven)
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
AttIee Shy, Efficient;
Graduate of Oxford

LONDON. July 20 (INS)-
Clement Richard Attlee, 62-year-
old leader of the British Labor
Party. often has been underesti-
mated by those who reckon
ability in terms of glamour or
oratorical excellence.
He is a shy man. He makes no
parade of his personality or his
virtues.
He is a generous opponent whose
personal qualities are his strength.
He is intensely loyal 10 his col
leagues, shrewd and unshakable
in his honesty.
Attlee has inherited many Of
the qualities of his late chief,
Ramsay Macdonald. but he has
far moteN practical ability.
Although strongly in favor Of
an educational system which will
break down class barriers. Attlee
is entirely opposed TO the abol-
ton of and the leveling Of life to
dull Uniformity .... N
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27
IN ore III eat Here
Harried DapS
Talking Peace

GUAM, Friday July 81 (UP)-Three task forces Of
Superfortresses otang than $50 planes attacked
three Japanese cities early today dropping 200 tons of
bombs.
The B29s hit Omuta Kyushu, Mstsuyama on
Shikoku and TOkuyama Honshu
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27

admiring him personally, are apt
TO misconstrue his "Utopian"
theories.
Not a few OF his followers see
in him little of the driving force
which animates his other labor
colleagues, such as forceful Ernest
Bevin or persevering Herbert
Morrison.
Success for the last two named
boils down TO "all or nothing; 10
Clement Attlee, once an "impe-
rialist" and tariff reformer. sue
cess is the sequence to experiment
and the will to win.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27

Maj. Attlee, deputy prime min
lister in Churchill's coalition gov
ernment, has long been the leader
of Britain's Labor party. Until the
election was called for July 5
because of Churchill's insistence
that he be permitted to lead the
coalition government until Japan
has been defeated, Attlee was one
of the prime minister's warmest
supporters.
The end of the war in Europe
and the lifting of restrictions on
free speech, however, combined to
usher in an election campaign
that was filled with bitterness and
recriminations.
OPPOSED CHURCHILL
Attlee became Churchilrs chief
detractor, accusing him of wish
ing to perpetuate his personal
power and of overlooking the
enormous interests of labor in
the postwar world.
Churchill, in reprisal, charged
that Laborite victory in the elec-
ton would result in the institu-
tion of a socialist "gestapo" in
England.
His charge was based on labor
plans for a scientific listing of
labor groups in the British Isles
to facilitate unemployment. re-
construction and rehabilitation of
war veterans.
This "gestapo" charge became
the most bitter issue of the cam
paign and Churchill. for all his