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Evening star., 1945-02-18

To meet actual business needs the
South confiscated and overprinted
large quantity of United States stamped
covers. One of these lots was prepared
for the use of John H. Reagan. Post
master General; others were assigned to
the chief of the Contract Bureau, the
chief of the Finance Bureau, the chief
of the Appointment Bureau and the
Auditors Office.
Shortly after these overprints ap-
peared whole series of so-called semi
official envelopes" were provided for the
Presidents Ofice, the Executive Depart
ment. the Department of State, the
Treasury Department, the Department
of Justice, the War Department, the
Navy Department, etc. Even in unused
condition, these covers are appraised
at $10 each.
State officials and departments had
a similar series OF envelopes for official
business. Mr.. Dietz likewise lists many
express company markings OF authentic
historical significance. The Adams Com
pany, for example, developed q number
of Endorsements Of different kinds Tor
mall and parcels passing across the lines
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
Jug Of Whiskey,
One of Gin on
Monthly Basis

LANSING, April 6-(R -
Michigan's new liquor ration
ing system probably will permit
issuance of bottle of whisky
and bottle of gin monthly to
each individual ration holder
throughout the summer, John p.
Aaron, chairman of the State
Liquor Control Commission,
said today.
He asserted the new method
of stamping the liquor ration
card on the back of the federal
No. 4 war ration book is expected
to save the State thousands of
bottles monthly which were
being siphoned away through
loopholes in the former card
system.
IF we can limit the sale OF
gin to legitimate card holders
and to a reasonable bar use"
Aaron said, I'VE think we will
have enough to get through the
summer, the usual gin-drinking
months. But it will be long
time before we get any new
supply"
Aaron said the only initial
bitches noted in the new ration
system came from persons who
claim to have lost their ration
books.
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ed many men, they evacuated
the cases in three trips which
took a total of about Is min
utes TO complete, narrowly miss
ing being hit"
Schwartz entered the army
Aug. 30, l943. after working in
this city as vending machine
agent and insurance salesman.
He and his wife, the former
Helen Kahn. are both Mourf
Clemens High School graduates.
He participated in the invasion
of Southern France on August
Is. 1914. In this city he was a
member of B'nai Birth lodge
and active in the lodge-sponsor-
ed A-Z-A work. He was a prom
inent athlete al Detroit Business
College and Wayne University
after leaving school here.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
5000 Fight to Save Homes
from Raging Mississippi

promptly sandbagged it. Minor
sandboils and seepages have also
developed on the Yazoo, Red and
Quachita Rivers.
300 NARROWED
Twenty miles west Of Natchi-
toches the levee at Armistead
broke and marooned 800 fami-
lies. A Texas and Pacific train
rescued them and they were
sheltered in the Northwestern
State College stadium.
Efforts to protect the levee on
the west side of the Red from
Armistead TO Lake End - dis
lance of about eight miles -
were abandoned and residents of
four small towns were warned
to flee.
Six small towns on the east
side. starting at Atkins. Fl miles
southeast of Shreveport were UNI
der water. Hard pressed levee
crews continued to work in the
face of a situation engineers said
was critical.
A big plane from Barksdale
Field dropped RATS to persons
stranded on the roofs of houses
at East Point where loggy Bayou
rose suddenly, inundating the
town.
MANY TOWNS SUFFER
Many other towns in the East
Point area were similarly hard
hit.
Coast Guard cutters and boats
aided in rescuing the trapped
and marooned.
In the fight at Natchitoches
Mayor E. L. McClung called on
all able bodied men and boys
to aid in the sandbagging and
building new entertainments.
The situation was reported
under control early today but
reports said constant work would
be needed to save the city.
In Natchitoches Parish more
than 100000 acres of farm land
are already under water.
Army engineers expect to blast
open the Morganza FloodWay
here within the next week to di-
vert the Mississippi's waters
through the 1000 square mile
Atchafalaya Basin to the gulf.
Opening of the floodway will
drive 1000 families from their
homes. Engineers are building
a 10-foot levee to protect Nor
gan City - population 5000 -
at the gulf end of the basin.
The Red Cross announced at
Washington that ~ assault boats,
helicopters and amphibiouS
planes had been sent to the flood
area, as we'll as IS relief work
ers from Atlanta and ST. Louis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
18Th, 14th Grades
Program Spiked
House Rejects Move
to Extend Education

LANSING, April 6 - (4D -
The House of Representatives
today defeated a bill permitting
establishment of 18th and 14th
grades as part of the public
school system, a measure spon-
sored by Governor Kelly's Edu-
alton Study Commission.
The Bill received only IL Of
the rs votes cast.
Rep. John P. Espie, Eagle Re-
publican and chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee,
predicted that in 1855 the legis-
lature would be asked to appro-
pirate $10O,00O,00O for school
aid "if we as a legislature con-
tinue to increase this tax load,
we'll have a taxpayers rebel
lion," Espie declared.
He said that "this school struc-
ture has to stop some place. We
have to struggle now to support
18th grade schools"
Rep. John D. Karel, Grand
Rapids Republican, joined op-
ponents of the Bill when he said
"if you pass this, you will be
building Junior college into
rural schools - it would be
cheaper and better for the school
districts to send pupils to the
city for advanced education"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
Pfc. Max Schwartz
Cited for Bravery
Reseues Wounded in
Hail Of Gunfire

For the gallant rescue of three
wounded men while facing in
tense enemy fire, Mount Glenn
ems soldier, Pfc. Max Schwartz.
age 80, has been awarded the
Bronze Star which was recently
presented TO him on a French
battlefield by Major Gen. John
w. ODaniel, commanding Off
Ger of the infantry division TO
which he is attached.
Schwartz. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Schwartz, of South Walnut
street, Mount Clemens. already
wears the Purple Heart awaAi,
which he won during the fierce
fighting at Anzio beachhead in
Italy.
The Mount Clemens CTS
rescue of his stricken comrades
is described in the following CT.
tation issued by Gen. O'Daniel;
THE Bronze Star for meritor-
ious service in actual combat
On the night Of Sept, Z,
1914, Pfc. Max Schwartz and
four other soldiers voluntarily
braved intense and varied enc
my gunfire in order 10 rescue
three casualties. Despite 20 nm
flakwagon, machine gun, rifle
and le-grenade fire that
knocked out tank and wound
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
M.C.H.S.
Notes.
by
Barbara MacLachlan

Following several weeks of
preparation, the Fresh m n
class will sponsor the Tulip
Twill" this evening in the boys
gym for all MCHS students be-
ginning at $50. Besides the
pleasure of dancing an added at
traction will be a floor show put
on by school talent. Tickets NAV
be purchased at the door tonight
for so cents stag and rs cents
drag.
There will be no $50 dance
again this week due to the or
ganization of the newly elected
club board.
Junior Play tickets are now
on sale for Seven Sisters" to be
presented April l9 and 20 in
the MCHS auditorium. Junior
class members are selling the
tickets to students at 80 cents
for Thursday nights perform
ance, which is more or less stu
dents night. Friday night the
price rises to so cents for stu
dents. Juniors are asked to re-
member that no money for tick
cts will be accepted after school
any night.
At the Girl Reserve meeting
held Thursday after school, a
makeup demonstration was CIV
en- the group by Mrs. Wise and
Mrs. Kingston. The girls were
told that they may visit either
of the women for personal anal
ysis of their type and also for
free demonstrations.
The April edition of the Mir
ror came out Thursday. Report
ers and staff members of the
school paper are already begin
ming work on the next issue
which will be published about
the first of May.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06

NEW ORLEANS, April 6 -
R- Nearly all the 5000 people
i'm Natchitoches pitched in today
with shovels and sacks TO save
the imperiled town while else
where on the flood front new
danger spots turned up.
In central Louisiana alone,
Red Cross officials said, more
than 5000 families have been
removed from threatened areas
along the rampaging Red River,
troublesome Mississippi tribu-
tary.
Meanwhile, from Cairo, H.,
to New Orleans, engineers kept
a 24-hour vigil in the flooded
Mississippi. Crews worked all
night sandbagging levees and
building new entertainments.
A sandboil developed sudden
ly at Lake Providence on the
Mississippi and engine S
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06

A large class of candidates
will take three degrees in Gold
en- Rule Encampment 81 Of
Mount Clemens. l 10 o. F., on
Sunday April 8, in ceremonies
beginning at 2 o'clock in Bar
ron hall. according to Carl Glef-
Ike. chief patriarch of the lodge.
Robert Scott of Port Huron,
grand patriarch of Michigan, as
we'll as several other Grand En-
campment officers and officers
of neighboring encampments,
are expected to be present to
confer the degrees.
Lodge will open at p. m. All
Golden Rule Encampment mem
bers are requested to be present.
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man, wos thot q reliefl 10
know that you're getting The
worlds finest Ivbricotion -.
and that your eor's getting
the best possible chance TO
Iosfr
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
S Bis-Top
Executives
Face Court

w r. rive KEY OlllCldlS VI Ming
ling Brothers and Barnum and
Bailey Combined Shows, Inc,
expected to know today whether
they must 60 to Jail or prison in
consequence of last summers
disastrous main tent fire here
which cost 1913 lives.
Final argument in their behalf
was TO be resumed in Superior
Court after a six hour session
last Monday in which Robert
Ringing, president of the cir.
Gus, told Judge William j. Shea
that the Imprisonment of his
top executives on charges of in
voluntary manslaughter "desper-
ately jeopardizes' the future of
the big show which opened We'd
nesday in Madison Square Gar
den in New York.
The five officials are:
George w. Smith, 81. general
manager, and Leonard S. Ayles-
worth, So. chief tent man, under
sentence of two to seven years
in prison; James A. Haley, vice
president and director, one to
five years; Edward r. Versteeg,
"A, chief electrician, one year in
county jail, and David w.
Blanchfield, 81, chief truckman,
six months in Jail.
SENTENCED FEB. FL
All were sentenced on Febru-
airy 81, but execution was stayed
until today.
When the hearing was ad-
journed last Monday, States At
torney Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., said
he had one more witness to call
prior to clearing the way for
final argument by himself, and
William L. Hadden, defense law
yer. This was expected to con-
sumo the morning session. g a.
m, EWT).
The convicted circus officials
each took the stand on April 2
to tell why their e n c e S
should be suspended or they be
permitted to 60 to trial. Under
questioning by Alcorn, they in
sisted they had pleaded no con-
test last February under the i'm
preston they would receive sus-
pended sentences.
They took that course, they
swore for the benefit of the cir
Gus, feeling that a long trial at
that time would have prevented
the big show from operating this
season and paying off its obi
cations to the fire victims.
VITAL TO SHOW?
Ringing, principal witness
last Monday. declared there was
only lone chance in a thousand
that the circus could 60 on tour"
without them.
He was questioned at some
length by Alcorn in an effort to
break down the defense conten-
ton that the show would fold il
it lost the services of the con-
victed executives.
Also seeking a new trial Is
William Galley, IS, seatman and
fire watcher, who elected to
start serving the year in jail to
which he was sentenced with the
others. He also took the stand
last Monday.
Meanwhile, the long hearings
on damage awards continues
here by a Board of Arbitration
under court sanction. It has been
estimated that final claims will
aggregate close to $4,000. 1000.
Thus far no payments have been
made.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06
Parke.DaViS
Official to
Sneak Monday

Harvey NJ. Merker. superin-
tendent of production for Parkc,
Davis and Co. and two-time
president of the Detroit Engi-
neering Society. will speak be-
fore a joint meeting of the XII
wants and High Twelve Clubs at
the Masonic club rooms, at noon
Monday.
Merker's topic will be, The
Story Behind the Medicine
Chest" and will include a dis
cussion of the development Of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-06

sulfa and penicillin and new
fields in biological and chem
ical research in which these and
other drugs of highly curative
and preventive effect are being
sought and developed.
Merker comes to Mount Glenn.
ems through the efforts Of the
two clubs inter-club relations
chairmen, Willard Steif and
Chris Konstanzer.
Evening star., 1945-06-17

Danny again yesterday. couldn't
find him right away, but Sylvia
and located him in the laundry
washing golf balls
Now, back to Danny's career.
In high school, Danny couldn't
decide whether he wanted to 60
on the stage or be doctor. The
depression took care of that. He
had an act with a school buddy,
but nobody clamored for them.
Danny was a soda jerk, then an
insurance salesman. BY sheer luck
he landed up in the Catskills, and
for the next four summers played
the now famous "Borscht Circuit.
Then he hooked up with a dance
team and embarked for the Orient.
Danny says to be sure and give
the oriental stage hands credit for
his stage presence. He never knew
what they'd do next. Many times.
he was left without props and
had to be funny - or else. Also,
gags weren't very clear to the
audiences. So, for laughs,
Danny hit on the double talk
ing and pantomime that sends
us Wild now.
Eventually, Danny got back to
New York only to discover that
nobody was impressed by his sue
cess in the Orient. He did few
little odd theatrical and night club
Jobs - and still nobody was i'm
pressed. Nobody, that is, except
a small, pretty, dark girl named
Sylvia Fine. Get it? Sylvia didn't
go for Danny personally, but she
thought he was funny. 50 she
wrote his material and really put
Danny through it. Danny con-
vinced her that she went for him
personally and they got married.
Before a week had passed, an
agent talked loud and fast to the
manager of a 57th Street night
club - and Danny had a job at
the unheard-of salary Of $3.50 a
week. Sylvia wrote material furi-
ously for Danny's debut and
Danny practiced ditto.
The rest is theatrical record. He
vowed 'em in a small part in
Lady in the Dark" vowed 'em
on Broadway in Let's Face It,"
Then Goldwyn got him for up
In Arms" and has had him ever
since.
That's all. brother, but be sure
to put in that Wonder Man" is a
Evening star., 1945-06-17

swell picture. Also, put in some
nice things about Danny, because
he's really a good guy and always
has been. Dare
SAIPAG
DEAR DAVE: I'm cheering! So
you finally came through with
some material. But what's with
something real personal? And
hurry up! The mail has trouble
enough finding me without your
wasting time.
Has Sylvia got a temper? Also,
sweetheart, what about a title
for this warn? Jack
HOLLYWOOD
DEAR JACK: Sylvia has temper.
So have l. What do you want for
no contract - a book?
Danny is a little whacky at
times. He can't stand his own rec
ords and won't let Sylvia play
them in the house. If she came in
and told him she'd lost all their
money on a bad investment, he
wouldn't turn a hair. But let her
out vase somewhere that offends
his eye and he screams. But she
can handle him, brother. she can
handle him.
Also, Danny never got over
wanting to be a doctor. He's for
ever chasing off to watch opera
tions and doctors say he knows
almost as much about the inside
workings of human beings as
most doctors.
About a title: Just put down
Danny Kaye - Untitled" No
matter what we think up, the
editor will change it.
Danny sends his regards and
tells me to tell you that on your
way home from the Pacific you
must be sure and stop in and see
him and he'll cook you up din
ner. Take my advice. Take the
long way home. Darid
GUAM
MADD1E DARLING: Got one foot
on another plane. Haven't time
to do anything with this. You do
something with it. l love you. Will
write soon. Don't worry. Jack
New YORK CITY
EDITOR, THIS WEEK: What shall l
do with this? Madeline Sher
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25
Eastern Star
Meeting Honors
Mrs. Mcconnell

Members of Signal Chapter No.
PTS and visiting members of other
Eastern Star chapters honored Mrs.
Leslie Mcconnell, deputy grand ma
trcn of the 81st district of the state
Eastern Star, on her official visit
Friday night in the Masonic Tenn
Pile.
The work of the order was eXem-
plified for the honored' guest by
Mrs. H. D. Blair, worthy matron,
and her officers.
A highlight of the evening was
the Easter parade. Mrs. Mcconnell
was escorted around the room by
Mrs. B. o. Mitchell, junior past ma
tron, introducing her to vititors.
She received gifts at each of the
star points, which were emblematic
of the stations. Each was accom-
panied by a poem for the Easter
basket she Was carrying.
After the meeting, an informal
reception was held in the banquet
room, where the decorations also
carried out the Easter theme.
Committee for the evening in
cluded Mrs. B. o. Mitchell, chair
man; Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hiteman,
Mrs. Evelyn Fleshman, Bert Mitch
ell, Mrs. Russell Hoy and Mrs. Wal
ter Wakefield.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25
HOLLYWOOD
Ry ERSKINE Johnson
" ERSKINE JOHNSON

HoLLYWOOD.-Today we give
you the new Dorothy Lamour. With
affidavits to prove it. She sings d
aooVe high C! She talks. She wears
Clothes! She dancesl She has no
animal friends Except a couple of
wolves in tuxedoes, Arturo de Cor
dova and Pat Knowles.) She doesn't
wear sarcng! She's human!
Its wonderful" Dottie says, shiv-
ering ir a topless evening dress as
scanty as those sarongs which she
made as Uncle Sammish as ham
and eggs.
Imagine ME with dialoguel And
lots of clothes! And singing the
Lucia di Lammermcor' sextet num-
ber! I've always been a Tetrazzini
In the bathtub but l never thought
they'd put my bathtub voice on the
screen"
She was standing beside a SWIM
ming pool on the 100000 super
: hacienda set Paramount had built
for Masquerade in Mexico" the
movie in which Dottie will confuse
he movie customers by masquerad-
ing with clothes on and with a
brand-new voice.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25
Methodists Plan
Palm Sunday.
Easter Programs

A busy Palm Sunday and Easter
week program has been announced
by Rev. Hayden S. Sears of the
Methodist church, with activities
opening this Sunday with special
sermons.
Rev. Sears will preach both morn
ing and evening sermons Sunday,
his subjects being How a King
Came to His Cross" and This Is
My Fathers World" Special music
for the two services will be provided
by the senior choir, under direction
of Mrs. Eugene Waterman, and the
junicr choir, directed by Mrs. Dor
otny Armstrong.
The Holy Week program will IN
clude nightly services at 7:45 p. m
in the church with the following
titles OF the sermons: Monday
THE Universal Ministry of tho
Cross; Tuesday, The Eternal Min
istry of the Cross; Wednesday
THE Intimate Ministry of tht
Cross" and Thursday, "The Pene-
trating Ministry CT the Cross"
At 7:45 p. m. on Good Friday, thu
senior choir will present Handles
THE Messiah" This will be repeat
ed at the same time Easter night
preceded by the Eastern communion
service at 6:15.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25

Putting clothes on movietown's S
jungle queen was Director Mitchell
Leisen's idea. He could drape clothes
on a stepladder and on the step
ladder they would look good. He's
the fellcw who started out dressing
sets for Cecil B. DeMille pictures
and wound up dressing Ginger
Rogers in Lady in the Dark" Dot
tie is getting the same kind of
clothes treatment as Ginger did.
1t was also Leisen's idea to send
Dottie into the musical stratosphere
10 notes above the B flat which
has been regarded as the top of her
range.
But it was a fellow in the music
department, Arthur Franklin, who
discovered that Dottie had an op-
cratic high soprano. How this hap
pened sounds like a press agents
dream, but it's true.
One morning in the music de-
partment Dottie did a murderous
high-voiced imperSonation of a
washington, d. c., society matron
she had met Then she went into
a routine of how the woman would
sound singing opera.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25
CALENDAR
SUNDAY

SUNDAY
Services, all churches.
Presbyterian choir vespcr service,
4, church.
Lily of the Valley Court No. Is,
Heroine of Jericho, 1880, Elks
Temple, Second and State.
THE CrucifixiOE," by Christian
church choir, 8, State Street
Christian church.
MONDAY
Twice Told Tales. 2, 525 Wensley.
T0astmasters, 6:15, California HO.
tel.
Ell Centre Lodce No. 384, F. and
A. NJ, 1880, Masonic Temple.
Boy Scout Troop 70, 1880, Scout
hut.
Carpenters, 1880, Labor Temple.
Beta Sigma Phi, 1880, Alley 10.
Business and Professional WOm-
en-. 7:45, Carmen Gibson studio.
Parliamentary Law, 7:45, 691 Len
Rey.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25
TAMELUTA GROUP

The girls had their meeting on
Friday afternoon. Since many
Tameluta girls graduate from the
eighth grade this year, Miss Eva
Wilson of the high school faculty
spoke on high school requirements
and activities. Eight girls received
three-year membership beads and
all received beads for having won
the table decoration honors at the
birthday dinner.
Those present were Mrs. Jack
Robertson, Mrs. John Tyler, Mrs.
George Kirk, Miss Eva Wilson, all
guests; Mrs. D. B. Roberts, guar
dian; Francie Lee Kirk, Ida Ruth
Robertson, Moretta Harvey, Patsy
Tyler, Eleanor Roberts, Patsy Ma
guice, Nancy Young and Edithmae
HENDERSON.
EDITHMAE KENNERSON, Scribe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-25
Churches
Schools
Miss June Miles
Is Bride of
Rev. Charles Opie

A ceremony in the Trinity Bap-
tist church of Long Beach on March
united in marriage Miss June E.
Miles, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bion G. Miles, to Rev. Charles Clin-
ton Opie of Visalia. The grooms fa-
ther, Rev. Earl Opie, officiated.
The bride wore a gown of white
satin and net with a veil and car
ried a white Bible, to which was
fastened a white orchid.
Miss Maxine Murphy of San Ber-
nardino, formerly Of El Centro, was
maid of honor Mrs. James Moore
of Pasadena and Miss Janice Nixon
of San Francisco were bridesmaids.
The three attendants wore pink,
blue and yellow dresses, respectively,
and carried fashioned nosegays
of sweet peas.
Jack Opie served his brother as
best man, while his other brother,
Billie Opie, and Merlyn Miles were
ushers. The best mans 2-year-old
son was ring-bearer. Little Rae
Anne Bassett, niece of the bride.
was flower girl.
A reception followed the cere-
mony, after which the couple left
on brief honeymoon. They will be
at home to friends until June at
1929 Atlantic boulevard, Long Beach.
This summer they plan an extern
sive evangelistic tour through Texas,
Ohio, New York and Canada.
The bride is graduate of Gen.
tral Union High school and since
then has been studying music at the
Southern California Bible college in
Pasadena. Rev. Opie graduated from
the college last. June and since be-
ing ordained into the ministry has
been doing evangelistic work.