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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
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ochle Club was entertained Tues
day evening by Mrs. Lester Ost-
Ter of Detroit. A delicious din
ner was served at $40 p. N.
Mrs. William Heinemann, ST.,
Mrs. Henry Schnoor and Mrs.
Paul Blair were joint hostesses
at a dinner party at the latter's
home this Wednesday evening.
Bridge was enjoyed.
Master Billy Heinemann cele-
brated his fourth birthday Thurs
day, Sept. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Fuerst
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Weisenberger and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Marsh at their home Mon
day evening.
Guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Marsh on Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry We'll
kenbeck of East Detroit and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Schmidt and
family of Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Strauch
entertained a group of friends at
their home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hardy of
Detroit were callers in town on
Wednesday.
Funeral services for j. +.
Maier, were held Friday after
noon at the Christie funeral
home here. Burial was in De-
troit. He was survived by his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. Pearl
Brooks of Detroit and one son
Ray of California.
Ethel Rivard was the week.
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Schmidt in Detroit.
Catherine Klein return e d
home after spending a week with
Mrs. Minnie SchWanbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payne
and William Shay spent Sunday
at Pontiac with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Reuter-
entertained a group of Detroit
friends at their home at Mar
quardt Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Arnold
spent Tuesday in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bloom of
Detroit called on friends in town
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lamond
entertained MIR. and Mrs. Elmer
Sears, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tremp-
lar and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Fem
ton at their home in Detroit Sun
day. The Lamond family are
former residents Of New Balti-
more.
Norine O'Malley celebrated
her birthday anniversary Mon
day, Sept. 10.
John Fuerst of Detroit, we'll
known here, is confined to his
home because Of illness.
Pvt. Charles Marsack Of Royal
Oak spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Rose Marsack.
DR.. Kendall Blair of Highland
Park spent Wednesday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Blair.
Gail Spiekhout, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spiekhout,
seriously cut her foot, Monday
while playing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Heine-
mann visited Mrs. Eva Weber of
Richmond Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Miller and
family of Detroit were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Christie,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Fuerst
and daughter Mary Gay spent
Tuesday evening in Detroit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Zabac of
Highland Park were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Heinemann, Jr. Sunday.
John Barrows of Detroit was 4
business caller I'M town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Arnold en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mason at dinner on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Moss Of
Detroit spent Sunday at the
Barthel home here.
Evening star., 1945-10-21

uncommon thing-ungenerous, during
the first debates he sounded rather like
a benevolent old gentleman rejoicing in
the memory of fantastic escapade by
which he had surprised the world.
Churchill, of course, is unpredictable
He is essentially man of action who
first does the deed and then convinces
himself by massive defamation that it
was the right deed to do. The son of
the founder of Tory democracy, who was
himself in real sense the heir of
Disraelis social theories, Churchill,
though great and convinced advocate
of the parliamentary system, Is in no
sense Of the word democrat. He is
an ardent imperialist, firm believer in
the strong hand, an aristocrat who will
give generously out of grace but not
out of right, and an ardent defender of
the major traditions into which he was
born. Now that the war has been won.
he looks with obvious distaste upon the
strange new world over whose boundar-
les we are now crossing. It would not
surprise me if he turned out the pro-
ponent of reform in the Tory party.
It is much more likely that he will give
all his support to Its extreme right.
For it is notable that. under their
defeat, most Of his important colleagues
have hastened to accept important
posts in big business; even Eden has
become director Of one of the big Joint
stock banks. Churchill apart, the front
opposition bench will look like a row of
city volcanoes. Whether they will retain
the power of effective destruction re-
mains to be seen. It is always import
ant to remember that In Britain asso-
citation with business rarely makes for
successful craftsmanship. When Church.
III hopes for the eruption of his vol
canoes, he may find that they are ex-
tinct.
Copyrisht. i945. Overseas News Agency. Inc.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
By Dorothy Dacas

farmers by the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Potter realizes that with restrictions
removed, prices may skyrocket and set
off short-lived boom to be followed by
collapse that would seriously affect our
whole economy. But he has confidence
in Americans.
Sees Imitation Curbed.
Were in danger only If unscrupulous
builders and reckless buyers fail to use
horsesense in the months ahead" he
says. But American people are not
going to buy at inflated prices-nor will
banks and mortgage companies lend
money on inflated investments"
Although black markets in building
and materials are beginning to sprout,
Potter believes that both construction
and materials will soon be plentiful
enough to remove worry about that
danger.
He also believes that most builders
will head for their biggest market-low-
priced homes. Houses, he estimates, will
cost about 80 per cent more than before
the war-representing the rise in prices
of materials and labor which our greater
earning power should match. And he
thinks that in 1916 about 400, 900 homes
should be built, about 10000 in ls47
and, by ls4s, we'll reach the 1000, ,o0o-
homes-a-year volume which this country
needs for another 10 years.
To help get building under way, Potter
thinks local governments must take some
part in slum clearance. This makes
conservative realtors see red. At the
same time, he believes that prefabricated
houses may some day be successful-an
idea that seems to irk many union
leaders.
Loses His Texas Twang
Shrewd businessman, progressive
thinker, legal scholar and social
cosmopolite. he follows no tradition
and observes no set pattern. OF one
thing every ones sure, however: Potter's
dead set against Government control
OF the construction industry.
MIR. Potter has always been ready to
switch the pattern of his existence for
more promising rewards. After being
graduated form the Gainesville, Tex,
High School he studied at the University
of Texas for three years. Then, he
decided to switch to Harvard for his
B. A. and law degrees. He did we'll in
his studies, and never lost an inter-
collegiate debate. But when he was
ready for law school, his father, a
country banker, noticed he was losing
his Southern accent. The youth was
saying 'fahst" and "bawth."
Son" said his father, "are you PLAN
ming to practice law in Texas?"
Eyes, guess so,'' said Hugh.
swell then, you'd better come home"
his father said.
And he did. Nor does he say "fahst"
and "bawth" any more, although he
hasn't much of Texas twang, either
Evening star., 1945-10-21

general election. The kind of thing IL
Will have to consider is perhaps best
symbolized by three things. Col. w. A.
Sinclair, a well-known broadcaster and
university teacher, who was candidate
at the general election, refused to fight
Tor West Edinburgh on the ground
that he could not support the present
tendencies in the party.
Arthur Mann, the eminent conserya-
tive journalist, who was until recently
the editor of the Yorkshire Post-a
paper closely associated with Anthony
Eden-has warned the Tories of the
wide abyss which separates them from
the spirit of the age, and the need for
thorough spring cleaning If they are
TO make the people really believe that
they are concerned with something
more than vested privilege. Nothing
was more clear in his castigation than
his abhorrence of the way in which
Lord Beaverbrook and Brendan Bracken
persuaded Churchill to run the recent
election
Quentin Hogg, one of the so-called
Tory reformers,' has urgently invited
the liberals to come over to his party
to help in making new ideas prevail
there.
1t must be said that the reformism OF
Tory reform" looked a little curious
last week when Lord Hinchingbrooke,
another Tory "reformer,' 2 suddenly burst
into passionate denunciation of ma
tionalization and begged his hearers to
refrain from investing their savings in
government loans unless Attlee and his
colleagues agreed to abandon the in
stallment of nationalism to which
they are pledged. It is not, think, an
overstatement to say that the Tory
party is still bewildered and confused by
an election for the results Of which it
was completely unprepared
Churchill Unpredictable.
At the moment, no one really knows
what 1t Is likely to do. Churchill has
been away OH richly deserved holiday:
and, until the House of Commons gets
into its swing, it is improbable that he
win directly reveal what Is in his mind.
In the brief days before Parliament
adjourned he certainly did not suggest
that his mood was very different from
what it was during the election save
that whereas, during the election, he
was savage and angry and with him an
Evening star., 1945-10-21

1HeSe reSuitS make nonsense OF all
the Tory talk of an electorate already
disappointed with the Labor victory
They show, on the contrary, that it was
not sudden flash in the pan, but the
mark of steady and deliberate shift to
the left on the part of British opinion,
and the only thing likely to arrest that
drift is a failure of Attlee and his COL
leagues to keep pace with it.
Matchmaking Of Bank Sought.
So far, in the domestic field, they
have done so. Demobilization has been
speeded up by plans which have been
greeted with universal approval. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer will bring
forward next week his proposals for ma
tionalizing the Bank of England Short
ly thereafter, Emanuel Shinwell, Min
lister of Fuel and Power, viii submit his
scheme for Matchmaking the mines.
Every local authority has felt the sense
of new energy in the drive for houses
as the Minister of Health has begun to
take effective control of his department.
The sphere where there is still un-
certainty is foreign affairs. Few people
like the rumors about policy in Pales-
tine; it sounds like direct negation
of labors pledge, and were it put into
operation it would be the pronounce
ment of death sentence on scores of
thousands of Jewry's tragic remnant
In Europe. But the policy is not off,
cial, and there is still the right to hope
that Bevin viii not, in peacetime, fol-
low the Churchill Eden policy Of "ap-
peasing" the Arabs at all costs.
His timely and decisive Intervention
in Spain has helped to save the lives
OF two distinguished Republicans whom
France had proposed to execute. It is,
moreover, being said on good authority
that Beyin has come to the conviction
that the restoration of Greek monarchy
would be mistake Nor must one for
get that during the parliamentary re-
cess many Labor members have been
investigating European problems for
themselves, and that they have returned
with strong views about the situation.
We have begun this week what prom
ises to be an active and lively session
in Parliament
Tory Party in Doldrums.
Meanwhile the Tory party is really
In the doldrums It has just held an
inquest In private into its defeat at the
Evening star., 1945-10-21

we would have a relative peace for about
20 years. Now no one knows how this
present shaky peace viii last.
The natural desire of the fighting men
to return home and the wishes Of their
people to have them come back have
caused general redeployment which
could prove dangerous in the near
future. There are protests from all
quarters that the rehabilitation is pro-
ceeding too slowly. None Of the re-
sponsibIe political and military men
have found it desirable to tell the people
that even this limited redeployment
and reconversion have already placed
us IN vulnerable position and that it
would take us between IA and is months
to get the Army into fighting trim
again.
Recently, highly placed military
cfdcer, when asked what would happen
If the Russians attacked us in the Far
East, replied without hesitation that we
would have to take it on the chin for
at least four months.
Such a situation is not likely to occur.
The Russians believe that they can.
tsee FARLEY. Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1945-10-21
By Harold J. Laski,

Chairman OF the British Labor Party.
LONDON.-The first three by-elec-
tions since the eventful declaration of
the polls last July provide the first indi-
cations of the public mind since Attlee
took Office as Prime Minister
At Ashton -Under-L cotton town,
the Labor candidate got an even larger
majority than did Sir William Jowitt,
now the Lord Chancellor in the min
istry, at the general election. At
Smethwick. typical industrial area
in the Midlands, the Labor candidate, a
distinguished young Oxford historian,
still in his 30s, got larger majority
than his predecessor, a solid trade union
official who was tragically killed the day
after his election. In West Edinburgh,
lawyer was returned with a slightly
smaller majority than that of Lord
Pethwick Lawrence, the new secretary
for India. Since the new member had
a Conservative opponent only, while his
predecessor had both Conservative and
Liberal opponents, there is nothing un-
expected in the result. In all probabil-
ity the Conservative candidate picked
up more liberal votes than Labor
The Durant news., 1945-02-15
EMORY

James Henry was up from Jackson
Sunday as guest of his parents and
joined them for services at the Baptist
Church. In the afternoon they all
motored to Tchula where Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry we're dinner guests of their son
at a local cafe before he left for the
Capital City.
Eloise Truitt returned Sunday after
noon from Greenville, where she was
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Picker
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Cade, Mary
Eleanor and Carol enjoyed the Sab
bath in the home of their uncle, Bob
Brown, and Mrs. Brown in Durant.
Mr. and Mrs. John Calvin Ammons
and daughter have moved into their
cozy little tome near the school build
ing where they are receiving visits from
their friends and relatives.
Mrs. Matte B. Thatcher, who has just
returned from visit with her daugh-
ter at Inverness, was weekend guest of
| Emory friends.
Visitors in the Alexander homes on
James Wright Fullilove of Walden, and
| Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Stevens of West
Eugene Wynn is out from Durant fol
few days in the P. NJ. Downer home
| We note, with regret, the name OF
| William Franklin Ellis, of Rome, on the
list of wounded. He is a nephew OF
Mrs. S. S. Truitt and W. f. Hill of this
community, besides many other rela
tives. We wish him a rapid recovery
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Johnson ant
Mrs. Pattie Melton were entertained ir
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Mickit
Sunday with delightful and delectabl'
lunch at the noon hour and friends call.
ig in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred Cox Of Walden
have received a message saying theil
aviator on,Lieut. Harvey Gray Cox, i
five days overdue somewhere in tn,
western part of the United States
Their many relatives and friends ar
The Durant news., 1945-02-15

hoping he will soon be located, well
and happy.
Miss Davie Catron entertained a few
of her mothers friends last Saturday
afternoon, it being Mrs. Catron's birth.
day. The room, where friends met, was
attractively beautiful with the green
and gold of early spring flowers. After
hours Of jovial conversation, Miss Cat
ron served two tables of guests deli
cious refreshments. When the candles
were lighted on the snowy white cake,
all joined in singing, Happy Birthday
to You" Then Mrs. Catron blew out
the candles, the cake was sliced and
served with fruited jello, salted nuts,
coffee, and lemonade for those who re-
fused coffee. 1t was a most pleasant
occasion when the golden links Of
friendship we're welded more firmly
as these old longtime friends met again
with these gracious ladies. Gifts of
love and esteem were received by the
honoree, from those present and many
absent loved ones.
Mr.. Jesse Johnson, Sr., Of Beatty, who
has been seriously i'll, is better now, his
large circle of relatives mad friends are
glad to know.
Sam Farmer, popular former citizen
Of this community, was out from Lex
ington on business recently.
After several days of rest and recup-
Grafton in the parental home, Miss Sara
Truitt returned to Memphis Friday, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Cade, who were
enroute to Collierville, Tenn, to see the
latters brother, Ward Hopkins, who is
at home from overseas duty.
Our energetic teacher, Miss DAME
Catron was indisposed few days last
week, but was back at her post of duty
Monday morning feeling fit.
Mrs. W. E. Hill and Mrs. Roscoe John
son were shopping in Greenwood Fri
day and attending to business matters
while Mr.. Hill and "Sonny" were look
ing after commercial business in Kos
ciusko.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cox called on
Mrs. Grace Alexander and Mrs. Brock
Craft Friday evening, and were also
thrice welcomed guests in the Melton
Johnson home. Mrs. Cox is still valued
employee at the Chenille plant in Wi
mona, while Mr.. Cox drives the 50-pas-
senger bus to the Walden Consolidated
School.
The members and officers of the
Home Demonstration Club are sorry the
agent, Miss Virginia Smith, found no
one at the school building last Thurs
day for the meeting, due to illness
many of the ladies were precented from
attending. We hope to have full at
tendance next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Calvin Ammons
and daughter moved back into their
cozy little home near the school build
ing, Tuesday. Miss Lizzie Coleman will
come down from Walden to live with
her sister Mrs. W. c. Downer.
The Durant news., 1945-02-15

for the county this quarter. He furth-
er stated, however, that every effort
will be made to assist farmers in OBJ
tanning wire to attain food and fiber
production goals, but it will be neces-
sary to limit the amounts approved in
order to satisfy the minimum require
ments of larger number of qualified
farmers.
In reporting this shortage Of copper
wire for 1945, Mr.. Trotman stated that
the 1914 annual report for the Rural
Electrification Administration named
county AAA Committees as the "key to
the entire process of connecting new
farms" In commenting these commit
tees on the manner in which the pro-
gram was handled, it yas pointed out
that these committees were responsible
for checking the qualifications of farm
ers applying for power line extensions
from REA borrowers or other power
supplies, of which 67070 applications
were approved for electric service.
The Durant news., 1945-02-15
GOODMAN

Miss Erenstine Albin Of Jackson, spent
the weekend with homefolks.
The Rev. Noel Hinson came up from
Pickens Sunday and preached at hi,
regular appointment at the Methods
Church, both morning and evening. II,
was the dinner guest of the ID. X. Gul
ledge family.
Mrs. R. p. Ellis. Jr., and little adugh
ter, Susan, returned to their home in
Arlington, Virginia, last week. /. U
Donald and Charles Donald took then
to jackson to catch the train.
Major Frank Bailey Of Washington
was the guest last week Of Mr.. and Mrs
David Forde and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Allen are the
proud parents Of a baby daughter, who
was born to them at the Baptist Hos
ptal in Jackson on January 25th. They
have named her Mary Francis.
We were proud to have letter from
Mrs. Jimmie Donald who has been at
Tutwiler for the past six weeks. She
is having good time but expects to
be back at her window in the postoffice
about March 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Montgomery Of
Pickens, are receiving congratulations
of their friend son the birth of twin
sons who made their arrival at the
Montfort Jones Hospital in Kosciusko
last Friday.
Mrs. Cecil Clements was glad to well
come PFC. Clements home for a few
days leave. He is stationed at Nash
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons Donald came
over from Lexington and visited rela-
tives Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Power are indeed
happy to have their son, SIS Melton
Powers, at home agai natter an absence
of nearly two years. He has been in
China for several months.
Friends of Mrs. W. o. Mabry have
received letters from her stating that
she is enjoying her winter in Califor-
MIA. She left just after Christmas to
spend some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Mabry and family in Los An
geles. Another son, Otis Mabry, with
his wife and daughter, also live in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Charlie Flowers who is now liv-
ing in Jackson, was the guest Of friends
and relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Branch made . trip
to Memphis last eek for Mrs. Branch
to receive medical attention. Her many
friends wish for her a speedy recovery
Francis McClesky, who is working in
Memphis, spent the weekend with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mallory and daugh-
ters, who live at Way, were Sunday
guests in the W. E. Meek home.
Mrs. d. X. Gulledge attended the dis
trict meeting of the Methodist Church
at Greenwood last wednesday.
Jesse Maxwell of Pickens, Mrs. Leroy
Donald and Mrs. E. W. Ford shopped
in Kosciusko Tuesday.
Mrs. +. P. Garrett left last week to
join her husband at Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Miss Virginia Wilkes came over from
Ackerman where she is teaching, to
spend the weekend with homefolks.
Mrs. Bob Fugate visited relatives at
McComb last week. She also went down
to New Orleans and spent few days
with Mrs. Earl Robins and daughter.
The Durant news., 1945-02-15
AAA NEWS

The supply Of copper wire for use BY
farmers and for all other civilian pur.
poses is expected to decrease material.
ly in the next few months, even to the
extent that farmers may experience
some difficulty in purchasing copper
wire with certificates, E. r. Trotman
county administrative officer, announc-
ed today.
Mr.. Trotman stated that the VIA
allotment of copper wire for the first
quarter of 1945 was the smallest alloca-
tion received since the inception Of the
program. He pointed out that this would
necessarily mean that the county COM
mittee would be able to approve only
the most urgent applications in view of
the small quota Of copper wire received
The Durant news., 1945-02-15
TCHULA


On Wednesday evening February 7.
from to Mrs. Jumper complimented
her sister. Mrs. Clyde Crowder, recent
bride with a miscellaneous shower. For
the occasion the living and dining
rooms were festive with red and white
decorations in the Valentine motif. The
guests registered and made wish in
the brides book. An interesting flower
contest was enjoyed with Miss Necie
Gwin receiving a bottle of toilet water
for having all the answers correct. Miss
Sadie Carr Of Greenwood, sister Of the
bride gave two readings, "Aunt Dinah
on the State of Matrimony," and
TONY. Next the bride and groom were
the principals in a Treasure Hunt Gay
streamers of red hearts led from the
light in the center Of the room to dain-
tily tied gifts of crystal in the brides
chosen pattern, china, linen and
lingerie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ola yeturned from
New Orleans Thursday night after
spending several weeks in the city.
The Durant news., 1945-02-15
PROSPERITY HILLS,


Prosperity Hill, prospects for oil,
Under it's rich black soil.
Drilling will start soon,
Before the new Moon.
Jackpot No. located N. z. by S. West
Under the Whip-po-wills nest.
Close to where the Mile or more
Birds roost,
Production, is sure infor a big boost.
For the driller makes it habit
To cary the foot Of a Grave Yard
Rabbit.
Now, all the Oil Men say,
The sure way to hit pay.
Is to set the derrick over the OIL
And drill straight down,
Keep drilling until the oil is found.
Some spots are high, some are low,
Which is which, don't know.
Or maybe, a fault will be found,
For who, knows what's under the
ground.
Royalties, are selling fast,
Better buy while they last.
Just buy in the right spot,
Then you are sure to be hot.
This is the way to get a start,
Provided, you are lucky and smart.
Where to buy, / cant tell,
For who can dope a Oil Well.
Shucks-these are a few straight facts
Don't buy, until you pay your
INCOME TAX.
No Sub.
Uncle Dunk Dickens,
Prosperity Hill, U. 8. A.