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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-20
Builders Eye
Postwar Era
BY PAT DENNIS
Detroit Times R<al Estate Editor

CHICAGO. Jan. 19-The
National Association of Home
Builders named a committee to-
day to talk over divergent views
on postwar housing with CIO
representatives. Financing of
appro xim a te ly 1.750, 600 new
homes a year also will be dis
cussed.
Joseph f. Merrion. newly
elected NAHB president. ap-
pointed Robert p. Gerholz of
Flint, chairman of the commit
tee. Gerholz is the organization s
retiring president. He instructed
the group to meet as soon as pos
sible with r. J. Thomas. UAW-
CIO president and chairman OF
the CIO planning committee.
BETTER HOMES URGED
"The $500 home builders
assembled here have determined
they are going to meet the
needs of returning veterans In
the postwar home; they are
going to produce even better
homes, more attractive homes"
Merrion said.
"They want to provide better
housing than ever, and they Will
see that the veteran gets q good
buy. The so-called Jerry
builder will be thing OF the
past.
Better farm and rural
housing will be an important
part of this home builders job.
NEGRO AID PLANNED
also the low cost home will
not be neglected, particularly
low cost housing for the Negro"
A series Of proposals by the
American Federation Of Labor 10
assure rapid postwar growth of
home ownership" was read to the
convention.
Among them was set OF far
reaching measures designed to:
1-Stimulate, expan and
safeguard home ownership.
2-Ame ID laws governing
FILA mortgage insurance to re-
duce interest rates, extend am
ortization to 81 years. and
make possible prepayments on
homes.
3-Safeguard the home buy
er's investment in cases OF de-
fault by lengthening the life OF
the mortgage. protect against
deficiency judgments.
Assure soundnesS of con-
struction through compliance
with firm minimum standards
and require that not less than
the prevailing wage be paid on
all home construction subject TO
FILA insurance.
5-Speed urban development
by providing federal grants for
projects in individual commune
ties.
6-Amend the Lanham Act
to authorize local housing Off
cials to acquire permanent war
housing.
7-Continue price control
over building materials as long
as the accumulated pressure of
unsatisfied demand presents a
threat of runaway prices.
ESTABLISH a unified pro-
gram designed to create a uni
versally effective housing mar
ket for families of all incomes.
Convention sessions ended yes
terday. but the exposition will re-
main open for further study anc
review for builders through to-
morrow.
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DoW-Jones CIosins
Stock Averages
Livestock M arket
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Jan. 10 tfNs -HoGs-17 900:
steady. TOY. si4 3. bulk. Si4 soc IA -.
heavy STATS medium Si475, nEht.
cows SIS 75@l4 pigs size $50.
CATTLE, 800. steady. Calves. 500;
steady Good 10 shoiss steers i,o slGS ~ 40 30
g1775. Refers. sio@l575; COWS, sse
1850, bulls. Sloei4 calves. Sl4el Is so.
feeder steers Silal4. Stockers steers. SO
@135o cows and heiferS. $50 il.5o.
SHEEP 500 firm. Lambs. Sl4@ $ IS,
common. S1i@13 so. yeArlingS Sll so a
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Heppenstd|| Names
Director Of Research
-ames c. Hartley has been ap-

~ eAAAtN = - AL
pointed direc-
tor of research
of the Heppen-
stall companies,
p it [ s b u rgh,
Bridgeport, and
y e I r it. The
research labo-
ratories a r e
located at Hep
penstall Com
pany's plant in
p tits b u rgh.
II a r t Y has
also hcpn an
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-20
NOTICE or TERMINATION OF
CORPORATE ENISTENCE

To All Creditors OF Motor City Jockey
Club. Inc.
Pursuant 10 the requirements OF Act. NO.
1s0 of the Public Acts OF Michigan for
Ie43, any creditors Of Motor City Jockey
club Inc are hereby notified that the
existence Of said Motor City Jockey Club,
Inc, will terminate January rs. 1913. and
are hereby requested 20 present their
claims at the registered office Of the COR
poration. 1890 National Bank Building,
Detroit 20 = Michigan, on or before Feb
MOTOR CITY JOCKEY CLUB, INC.
BY GEORGE HACGARTY.
secretary-Treasurer.
Dated: January ~, 1945.
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Regular Quarterly
Declared by M(Cord

McCord Corp. declared regular
quarterly dividend of 621a cents
on the preferred, payable March
80 to stock of record March 20.
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EDITORS NOTE-This is the first OF three articss
the situation in the Pacific
By CLARK LEE
WITH GEN. MACARTHUR, Luzon, Jan. 10 QNSl-
The American public if it is astounded the Americans
at Lngayen the Japs leaving the gateway to Manila
open landing and present advances must be asking
whether the enemys demonstrated weakness the
end of the war is in sight.
Is this the beginning Of final quick collapse that will
enable step with relatively little opposition through
the chain of islands into Tokyo itself?
What has become of Japans apparently invincbe
that 1912 captured biggest
richest empire the swiftest campaigns military
history?
The situation in the Pacific today can be compared with
aspects of Europe early in September 1914 when
Germans driven of the captured countries reed
back their borders, apparently near collapse.
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ToLrDo CANn GRAIN

TOLEDO CASH GRAIN
TOLEDO, O. Jan. 10 ms Cash grain
on track
wHEAT-No 4 red, sl.75l.; No ? red,
81 74ls
CoRE-No ? yellow. Si1ei.; No. ysi-
low. Sll4is@i i5is.
oATs-No' white 7s@7sc; No. white.
T7eT7i7c
soYBEA AEs-Ec yellow. S2l5@71e.
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pointed chairman of the Heppen-
stall research committee.
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List ; New Members
On Detroit Exthanue

Roger G. Dolphin of Mercier,
Mcdowell e. DOLPHIN. John d.
MacNaughton of MacNaughton,
Greenawalt e. Co. of Grand Rap
ids. Mich, and Harry A. Mcdonald
OF Mcdonald, Moore & Co. have
been elected members of the De-
troit Stock Exchange il was an.
nounced today by Clark c. Wickey,
executive vice president.
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MATERIALS CUT OFF

MATERIALS CUT OFF
Developments showed 1t h e
Germans were far stronger
both in material and morale
than was anticipated. Like the
Germans, the Japs have lost a
great deal of their early gains,
but the war out here isn't as
far along, in many ways, as the
European struggle.
So far, we haven't hurt
Japan's war industry anything
nearly as much as Germany has
been battered by air. We still
are hundreds of miles away
from the Jap's home soil, where
the imperial fanatics can fight
at least as determinedly as the
Germans for their sacred land.
PLAN BLOCKADE
When Adm. Halsey's fast task
forces can. as they are doing
presently. speed deep into the
China Sea and hammer Jap bases
and shipping along several thou
sand miles OF the Asiatic- coast,
from Saigon to- Swatow, ii is GER
tain that the japanese won't be
able TO bring oil. rubber, rice and
tin from Borneo, the Netherlands
East Indies. Malay and Burma by
ship through those same waters.
Before long, land-based plane:
from Clark Field and other Luxor
airdromes viii be keeping a con-
Stant patrol between the Philip
pines and the China coast, anc
very little. if any. enemy shipping
can dribble through the aerial
blockade
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ISOLATE RESOURCES

AS surely as If We again occu-
pied them. the countries and
islands in the southwestern Pacific
and southeastern Asia with their
rich resources, are denied 10 the
japanese and their imperial arm
les of occupation. Those areas
will be cut off from reinforce
ment and. supply.
1t is equally true, however. that
those areas likewise Will still be
denied 10 rs. And major cam
paigns are still in prospect 10 de-
feat the Jap forces. which. despite
their isolation, can be expected
to fight until their supplies are
exhausted and all are killed.
OUTCOME. CERTAIN
The outcome of the Philippines
campaign is already certain. Ten
days after the Luzon landing. we
have so much power that we can't
lose. regardless of the Jap
strategy or how long il takes TO
wipe out the enemy on Luzon
anu Ot1er lSldnOS.
The Japs may sneak some rein
forcements from Formosa or even
attempt evacuation when they
realize the battle is hoplesS But
no major movements should be
possible with our air-Sea domina-
ton.
Japan today is no longer a
Pacific naval power. In her home
waters or even for one final
banZai sortie 10 the south, the
Japs are still capable of present.
ing a formidable striking force.
In this pinch. the Japs can be
expected 10 fall back more and
more on the ''banzai" spirit.
which, at times. is a potent wea-
pon, if added 10 high explosives.
Our military leaders foresee in
creasingly desperate Jap efforts.
They hope the people back
home will not think the war is
over yet.
CANADA CEMENT CO, LTD.
Fiscal year ended Nov. 30
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CANADA CEMENT CO, LID.
Fiscal year ended Nov. So
Net profit ss2slls ss4so77
Pfd share earned s412 SlT2
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CUICAGO CASH GRAIN

WHEAT--None
CoRN-No 4 yellow 81 iosa1.i3ia; No :
yellow. 9s3,cssi 06A4. sample grade yellow.
55ca 81 oo4,
oATs-Eo. red special hssvy. 500 sic.
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4. :. PIPE AND FOUNDRY co.
Preliminary report for year ended Dec III
Ne, profit slS52soe sI6oss7t
share earned t211 S2.1f
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WINNIPEG GRAts

WINNIPEG Jan 10 tINs Rye closed
20 2i.c lower today MAY. S11Ti.al.l7
July. 81 10 October. 81 0eis
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Air Blockade
Hampers Japs

EDITORS NOTE-This is the first OF three 0rticiss
on the situation IN the Pacific.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
sUFFIxITIs

A living language, we suppose, must change and
develop to remain healthy. But we've noticed cou-
pie Of recent threatening trends in the American
branch Of the English language which, while perhaps
healthy, do little to beoutfy, simplify or enrich our
native Speech
The wartime vogue for ZEE suffixes, like dis
ehor9ee and returnee, hos already been noted and
dePored. Now comes radio announcer toIknq about
the "stondersby" at function, followed the next
doy by newspaper story obout the "lookers-on" ex
Pected at the San Francisco conference
We can't figure why the ancient and prevalent
custom Of prefixng propositions to nouns Ia herit
oee of English's lotn and Soxon oncestors) is now
being reversed, with such tortured results Perhaps
someone felt the need for distinguishing the bypass
ers Of General Pottons Third Army from the ordinary
possers-by, and the ideo spread from there. 49,.
We've oIwoys found possers-by awkward and I'm.
comfortable, and have usually managed to bypass
the word We don't like stonders.by or lockers on any
better And we hope that the wouId.be Ifters-up of
our language will soon be busyine themselves with
something else.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

ON general. do sons of ia
nous fathers become famous
themselves?
A-f5 per cent OF our famous
men are sons of fathers whose oc-
equations were non-fame produc-
ing, finds Prof. Joseph Schneider
of u. Of Minnesota.
Q-Over what nation do King
Amanullah and Queen Soudiya
reign?
A-Afghanistan.
Q-What is the procedure for
examining dissected human
brain?
A-The brain IS sliced into
some 1000 .031-inch-thick pieces,
and every 10th slice is mounted on
a slide and placed under a micro
scope. Running through" a
brain involves 26 basic studies,
costs several hundred dollars.
Q-How big Is the wooden box
industry in the United States?
About 500 factories, %, 900
employees.
Q-What is a Creole in the
general sense?
"A descendant of early
French and Spanish settlers of
New Orleans.
Q-HoW many nationalitieS
does the U. S. S. r. embrace?
Airs.
Q-From what is the name of
Salzburg, Germany, taken?
A-The salt mines nearby.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
BY PETER EDISON
NEA Washington Corresponds


WASHINGTON - Army Air
Forces Headquarters in Wash
ington insists there has been no
change in strategic bombing
policy, in spite of the results an
nounced after two all-incendi-
airy raids by B-29's on Tokyo
and after near-obliteration raids
on Berlin, Dresden and other
key cities in Germany.
Charles that the United States
was now INDUCING in what has
become known as terror bomb
ing" in the belief that extra
heavy raids against the civilian
populations of enemy countries
might hasten revolt and end the
war, are officially denied.
Says an Air . Forces spokes-
man: There has been no change
in the basic policy of the
USAAF, which still confines its
bombing efforts to attack on
military detectives"
But this spokesman points out
further that, Enemy military
detectives include transporta-
tion facilities and industrial tar
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30

Here Is an interesting hand
that was played in a rubber
game at the New York Bridge
Whist Club. The question was
whether the declarer should
play the queen or the ten on the
first spade trick. Most of us
rather agreed that the queen
was the right play; that West
might have been leading away
from the king nine. However,
in this case, it does not make
any difference whether you pus
on the queen or the ten. If you
play the queen, East will cover
with the king. The point is that
you must not win that spade
trick. You can see what hap
pens if you do. When you take
the club finesse, West will be in
and lead another spade and East
will run off four spade tricks.
There Is no return that East can
make that will hurt your hand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
BY United Press

Captain from CASTLE" (Lit-
tie, Brown, by Samuel Shella-
barger, may well become the
book Of 1945, so far as adven-
ture and historical romance are
concerned.
For in it, the historian, edu-
Gator and author biographies
and spy and detective novels
has come up with an authentic
account of life Of the 18th CEN
fury, with a background Of ad-
venture and romance that rivals
Anthony Adverse"
1t was an assured success
from the beginning - selected
by the Literary Guild for Janu-
airy distribution and purchased
by goth Century-Fox for fea-
ture film. Those who read the
book will not be disappointed
and neither will the movie fans
who see the picture if it conveys
in some degree the suspense,
terror, passion and pride as por-
trayed by Shallabarger.
The story has its setting in
Spain. Cuba and in Mexico in
the 18th century, period on
which the author is scholar.
His picture of its manners and
crudeness, its gaiety and cruel
ty, its lust for life and sudden
death is worth high place
among historical novels.
1t begins during the Spanish
Inquisition, the religious perse-
'cution Of which drove the CEN
trail character, Pedro de Varga,
hotblooded Castilian, and his
parents from their homeland.
The elder de Varga was a cham
pion swordsman and hoped to
see his son grow up to carry on
the tradition which he had built
upon the battlefield.
But willing as he was to fol-
low his fathers desire, fate de-
creed other paths for Pedro. He
was 10, had fallen in love with
high-born Lady Lucia and was
seen in the company of Catana,
who, as a dancer in a tavern,
was barred from his society by
the standards Of old Spain. But
standards meant little to Pedro
and he permitted to escape q
servant of a neighbor whom he
did not like. That act and his
friendship for the dancer were
later to save his life.
Through the neighbor, Pedro
and his family were arrested on
charges Of practising witchery.
Through the friendship of q
the family managed
to escape and the path which
Pedro took carried him to Cuba
and then Mexico, where he be-
came an impressive courtier and
an adroit envoy for Herman Cor
ties at the court of Charles v.
Adventure began for Predo
then and there was never any
lack of it. He was at deaths
door so often that many times
he gave up hope. But his fight
ing spirit, his almost beyond
human strength, and his friends,
always saved him. He emerged
as the ideal conQuistador and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
, SO THEY SAY

I've got to admit I don't think
much of Himmler. He's a butch
er. If anybody steps out of line,
it's on the wall - they'll be
shot. - German Elite Corpsman
captured in Germany.
The amazing thing a b GU I
America is that she has armed
her Allies and herself in addi-
ton to providing her own PEG.
pie with an actual increase in
civilian consumer purchases. -
Sir Keith Murdoch, Australian
editor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30

HULL I WOOD-Well, 1t was
Going My Way" all the way,
just like we predicted a couple
of weeks ago.
We're still taking bows today
on our Academy award predic-
tions-100 per cent right in all
departments and still chuck
ling over Bob Hopes patter as
master of ceremonies at Holly
woods big event Of the year.
Hope was in great form from
the time he stepped up on the
stage and accepted a life men,
bership in the Academy from
President Walter Wanger.
Now" said Hope, II know
how Roosevelt feels"
Then he added: Every year I
get consolation prize"
Talking about Grauman's Chi
nese theater, where the awards
were presented, Hope said: This
is the first time / knew this was
a theater. I've always thought it
was a place where Daryl Zan-
uck sent his laundry"
There were more celebrities
in the audience, Hope cracked,
than Gyps Rose Lee could stick
a shake at"
Everyone came in informal
dress, he pointed out, adding:
I'VE had to send Bing Crosby
home twice but he has shoes on
now"
TENSION PLAN
1t was the big night of the year
in Hollywood, he said, when
everyone in the audience awaited
the announcements like waiting
to hear from their draft boards.
There will be a short intermis-
sion," he said, while the ushers
sweep up the fingernails."
Before announcing the first
award, Hope said:
will Basil Rathbone please
step up and lead the sneering."
Commenting on studio execu-
tives, he said: They're all look
ing out of their office windows at
the pickets these days and hum
ming, Don't Fence Me In
Introducing the awards for
film editing, Hope described a
film editor as fellow who
takes "A Tree Grows in Brook
lyn' and edits it down to a dead
bush in Pomona.
Talking about the sound re-
cord award, he cracked:
1T must be tough for those
fellows who work on Frank Sim
atra's pictures. Imagine trying
to get record of a voice when
you can't even see the body"
Holding little Margaret o.
Brien in his arms when she ac-
cepted her baby Oscar, Hope
said: will you hurry and grow
up, please?"
HOPE SAVES
Explaining his presence on
the stage, Hope said: Anything
to avoid paying $12." That was
the admission price. But 1t was
worth it.
Discussing his writer's, Hope
admitted that he had a few. "As
a matter of fact" he said. "my
radio show is the only one in
town which uses the American
Legion stadium for script
room.
Ingrid Bergman got off a nifty
herself.
Leo McCarey and Crosby, with
whom she's currently working
in "The Bells Of st. Mary" pre-
coded her to the stage to get
their Oscars. After accepting
hers, Ingrid said:
I'm very grateful. ] guess
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .
gets as well as military strong.

points"
NEW MAGNESIUM BOMB
Coop" bombs are responsible
for much OF the increased effec-
tiveness of incendiaries. Coop Is
magnesium developed in new
processes employed by Henry
Faiser's Permanente, Calf,
works. Magnesium for bombs
was previously prepared by pull
verizing ingots. The Permanente
process, however, begins with a
still more finely divided dust
form Of magnesium which had
to be concentrated to produce
the metal.
Kaiser had a number of fires
and considerable difficulty in
this last stage of the process. BY
eliminating the condensation,
and b. eliminating theepulver-
izing used in other Processes, it
was found that the Kaiser COOP
magnesium could be used d.
rectly to make bombs of much
greater incendiary force.
Closest approach yet made by
any u. S. official to a foreign
policy statement that could be
printed on postcard was given
recently in a speech by Under
Secretary Of State Joseph c.
Grew. Admitting frankly that it
was not his position to enunci-
ate foreign policy, which is a
function of the President or the
Secretary of State, Grew never
theless set forth for his own use
simplification of the princi-
pies, detectives and guides for
action that can be reduced to
this easy formula:
Principles: The Atlantic Char
ter.
Detectives: 1. Win the war as
soon as possible. 2. Help to Gre
ate permanent peace and secur-
ity in the world.
Guides for Action: 1. Con-
stantly keep in mind the long
range interests of the United
States and the American peo-
pie. 2. Keep in step with the
other United Nations and main
tain the alliance firm and Sc
cure. 3. Help liberated areas re-
turn to a healthy political and
economic life; the hungry must
be fed. 4. Reduce each prob
lem to basic factors and then APP
ply common sense.
FORTHRIGHT COMMENT
G. O. p. Congresswoman Jes.
sic Sumner of Milford, H., was
questioning Secretary Of the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau on
the Breton Woods international
bank and sterilization fund
plan.
This is terribly complicat-
ed" confessed the plain-speak-
ing Jessie. Even bankers say
that. How do you expect Con-
gressmen to understand IT,"
Miss Sumner was also inter-
ested in the effect which u. s.
Of the Breton
Woods agreement would have
on foreign delegations at the
San Francisco conference.
You're more of a diplomat
than l am" she began.
Secretary Morgenthau inter-
rupted her with, II won't agree
to that"
"And that" said Banking and
Currency Committee Chairman
Brent Spence Of Kentucky,
proves you're a diplomat"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30

All Jap schools are to be clos
ed 50 students can be linked
with the war effort. Now, if they
can just forget all they've been
taught
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30

tunity when Leo can take a bro
ken down old crooner and make
an Academy award winner of
him. It's too bad he can't give me
q horse to win the Kentucky
Derby"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
. IN HOLLYWOOD

Bling and Leo wouldn't recognize
me il l didn't have one when l
report for work tomorrow"
Complimenting his director,
McCarey, Crosby said:
This is real land Of oppor-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
HARD EGGS

HARD EGGS
CHICAGO, March 30-R-
Servicemen are going to get
surprise when they pick up
some of the eggs which will be
used in the egg rolling contest
at Grant Park Sunday. To save
food, brightly colored wooden"
eggs will be used in the contest,
but there'll be 5000 real hens
eggs, too.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-30
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
By WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

/ am rather inclined to be.
lieve that when the declarer
does not bid spades and arrives
at q no trump contract, q spade
opening Is always worthy of con-
sideration. do not mean to
say. now, that it Is always the
right opening, but it is worth
consideration.