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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
40 YEARS AGO TODAY

The Ladies of the Alexander
Macomb Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, will
entertain at q formal luncheon
at IL o'clock noon, May 80.
A meeting will be held ut the
central school house next Mon
day afternoon for the purpose
Of voting $4,000 more for the
new high school.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
. Hieh|iehts From
The Latest Books q

Restoration Of Willi0msbNr0, one
of Americas oldest settlements.
inspired Hildc0ardc Hatothorne
to ioritc "WtlIiamsbar0, Old and
NeU" (Appleton-Centxry: SD. IL
lustrdfed by r. II. SGydam, the
book Is q treasure for those in
feresfed in historical shrines. Er.
cerpted briefly here Is Miss HdtD.
thornc's account Of the manner
In uh:ch the Req. Dr.. w. A. r..
GoodWin, of WiINam and Mary
College, first Inspired the restore
ton project IN 1926, at Pit Beta
Kappa dinner IN Ncto York:
DR.. Goodwin chose Williams
burg as the subject of his talk.
1t was one of those unforget-
table speeches born of q burning
heart and q deep desire. The
speaker drew q picture of what
Williamsburg had been, what she
had done, wat she meant in the
American scene. Also he por-
trayed the city Of that day in its
draggle-tailed downfall. Was she
indeed doomed to q shameful ex-
tinction-not many more seasons
would pass b efore the little
which remained would vanish
with the rest.
He drew his pictures, he spoke
his feeling. Something might yet
be done. Would IL be done?
Among the many who listened
and applauded was John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. At the close of
the festivities he approached Or.
Goodwin end they had some talk
together. Mr.. Rockefeller had
been interested. He wanted to
know more.
"What q your ddea, Doctor?"
There was nothing small about
the idea. DR.. Goodwin wanted
the colonial appearance of Will
liamsburg restored, 30 that IL
might be saved for all future
time, q q thing too precious to
be lost. He had q few plans, and
these he presented.
Another ear passed before
Mr.. Rockefeller made his deci-
sion, which was defined - a
"endeavor TO restore accurately
and TO preserve for al time the
most significant portions Of IN
historic and important city Of
Americas coloniIl period"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
1906

Six foot cement walks were
ordered on Front street by the
city commissioners.
Miss Katherine Weeks has
gone to Minneapolis for a short
visit.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
s YEARS AGO TODAY
1885

John H. HARDWOOD, member Of
the Nellis editorial staff, return
ed to his desk this week after
spending 10 weeks at Antioch
College.
Varnum J. Bowers, former
Macomb county Democratic
chairman, is convalescing from
a major operation he underwent
in Harper hospital, Detroit.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26

is what makes talk cheap.
America had planned to send more shiploads
Of wheat TO France but vichy aid to Germany
may 60 against the grain.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
10 YEARS AGO TODAY

Water service for Seminole
Hills is near, following q diff
cult experience in making q con-
nection across the river.
The Whatsoever G ircle of
Kings Daughters Is holding its
annual today at the home OF
Mrs. S. B. Spier. A luncheon
was served at noon.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26

So everybody is selfish, en-? Every
BODY IS out to get all he con out OF the
national defense situation? No, not
every body
Perhaps you hoven't reod about the
Observation-Disclosures of the Long Island
I Plant Of the Spery Corporation. These
-oro highly skilled menHmen whom it
would be difficult, perhaps impossible.
\ to reploce. The usual means OF holding
down hours, that is, hiring more men.
doesn't work in their case. There just
aren't any more men ovolob'e with
the prope. skill in their deIcote work
on precision instruments. So ZOO OF
them have been working so hours q
week, and ! 300 more foce on increase
]. from 40 to so hours.
Are they sore about it? No. Frank
Croio, president Of the United lnstru-
ment Workers, their CLIO. union, soys
the workers are 100 per cent behind
the defense effort. He is cooperating in
movement to give up their annual
two-week vacation, and think IS per
cent of the men will follow his own
lead in doing so.
True, these men ore being, and will
be, we'll pud for their extra work. But
money cannot compensate them en-
tireIy. For three months this winter
these men worked from $50 o.m to
7:3O pm. three days q week and from
$50 to $50 the other three. They ar
rived home every night in such O stote
Of exhaustion that they had to tumble
directly into bed.
~. X is doubtful whether the highest
production is obtoned with such hours,
except in coses like this one, where no
more troined workers ore ready to step
to the benches.
Money can't pay for efforts like this
The pay comes in satisfaction in having
done what was right; in having con-
tributed very definitely and at some
sacrifice to the defense Of our country
Similarly, another story comes to
mind Corl 9. Swebilius, q bIue-eyed
Swede with fine eye for gun. bought
q New Haven vacant lot. In 90 days he
had built q 15-ocre foetory, equipped
II with second hand machinery he pick
ed up here and there all over the coun-
Try and rebuilt, gathered up q lot Of
former employees of World War days,
and is now turning out 5O-coliber mo-
chine guns in thousand lots.
Army officers called it q miracle, but
SwebiIius did it.
He, too. one presumes, will make
money out Of his venture. But there is
satisfaction in it far beyond thot-he
has taken his abilities and given them
freely to defense.
There is toIk of sacrifice. Too many
have not yet caught the "oIl-out" spirit.
But when you think Of that too ofen.
think Of the instrument-mokers bend
ing over their benches for so hours q
week and giving up their vacations;
think of Gus SwebiIius turning out mo-
chine guns on junk lothes in q plant
which 80 days before was cemetery
for rastin9 joIoppies.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
" PfTIR Epsok
Dolly Me1ites WGslIiaossa1
CasrnnnanAnne

WAsHlkGTON- Difficult.
ties in Settlement Of Two recent
major labor disturbonees. ths
Gensrol Motors ond Poetic
eoost ship building coses. hove
brought out shorplk sons Of
the fundamental weaknesses
Of the American Iobor situo-
tion today and the weaknesses
of most Of the remedies nov
under consideration TO cure
whot oils up.
Toke the General Motors
cose first. Management and
labor both admitted privotely
that this was one strike thoa
would not be allowed to hop
pen. Inside story is the c. |. o.
filed its five-doy notice Of in
tent to strike, as colled for by
Michigan law. purely as a pre-
coutionory measure, with the
ideo, perhaps. thot il Would
speed UP negotiations ond set
Element. Whot happened. how
ever. wos thot the cooling. off
period become q heotinQ-up
period and before ieoders knew
it, their unions were all steom-
ed up and reody to wolk out.
It took Is Days OF the Mo-
tionoI Defense Mediotion
Boards best licks to effect set
Element. Even then, on the doy
before agreement SOS reached.
Sc, 900 workers in Detroit and
Flint, unowore thot the neeo-
tiotors had oereed to q further
24-hour truce, walked out.
Flint workers simply ignored
the order of u. A. w. President
John R. Thomas that they re-
turn to work. Fortunately, the
wo|kout was ended otter one
doy by signing Of the new
agreement.
WATERFRONT
STEAMS Up
Toke the coast shipyords
cose. On April q in SeottIe,
q moster controct was ooreed
TO at Office Of Production
Management instance. provid-
ing SLIP on hour with time
and O half for overtime. A
short time later, however, up
town" San francisco mochin-
lists not working in the ship
yords made on agreement for
Sl.l5 on hour and double time
for overtime.
This steamed up 1900 va
terfront .-mochinists, 200 Of
them A. r. of l.. 700 Of them
c. I. o. Tokine the stond thot
the master controct bod not
been approved by the rank and
file membership. they went out
on strike for $l.l5 on hour
and double time, forming pick
ct lines thot kept 2O.OOO men
off the Job. Union leadership
wos powerIess to prevent this
clearly unauthorized stri k e.
OPM oppeoled to the mochin-
lists to 90 back to work, but
without effect.
Here is the interesting CON-
plicotion: Because OPM had
hondIed this cose from the
first, the Cancellation Service
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26

Federal gasoline taxes reached
IN estimated total Of $9o6. o00,-
600 In 1910, equivalent % @040
Tor each person Gainfully en-
ploysd in the automobile In.
dustry.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
50 YEARS AGO TODAY

Previous to the recent shear
ing at Romeo, il il said that the
largest fleece ever taken from
q sheep In Michigan weighed
a pounds. Macomb, county goes
TO the front with the fleece Of
w. H. Harvey. from the ram
Hopeful, which weig he'd 80
pounds B ounces.
Between 81, 500 and $1,000 OF
the court house subscriptions yet
remain unpaid.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

Lncie Neville Is pinch-hitting
for Paul Harrison, noW touring
army camps and defense indus
tries.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-26
50 YEARS AGO TODAY

Miss Winifred Ferrin returns
to the Fountain Bath House.
o. c. Lungerhausen Is in Balti-
more this week on business for
Robt. Nelson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21
Harmony For Hemisphere
Runs Into Many Discords

don't manufacture but need, so they
are perfectly willing to lower their
trade barriers agalns; us II we l.
lower ours against them, but its
hard to make the system work wei
both ways. -,
Countries like Brazil, Bolivia, ana
Chile have tropical stuff and nm
erals that we don't produce, require
and must import, so we can swap
with them.
We and the Argentine are too
much alike. The new treaty o. X,
with the .Argentinos but our farm
er, and herdsmcn and shepherds
scrcech Ike fury. Yet a friendly
Argentina IS a prime necessity 10
western hemiSphericaI good neigh
bnrlInCSS.
It all keeps the State department
guessing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21
A q ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Pare F'n,"

|. Which of the following terms
peculiar to fox hyntln22 StIlkc,
stroke, tallyho, touchdown.
2. Cream is heavier than milk;
true or false?
3. In which State is Bryn MaWr
College?
4. The region directly opposite
the United States IN the earth is n
rhina. the Indian Ocean, or Africa?
5. What have the following IN
mmon: ,Tur- ssic, Carboniferous,
D~avonian. Cambriann
s. In which book in the Bible IS
ne often-uuoted expression; "Ot the
qrth. earthly?
7. Whom did President Roose-
cit appoint to the National Labor
Relations Board, succeeding Ed
win S. Smith?
8. What group fosters moral Re-
roanNNt'?
9. Who wrote "The Tanning of
Ne ShreW''
10. New York City has 9pproxl-
'ately two million. four million or
even million telephones?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21
WEBB GETS
THREE ROAD TERMS

John Webb, Negro, had much of
today's session of city court before
Mayor Henry T. Powell to himself,
figuring in three cases, drawing road
terms in each.
Webb was guilty of assault with d
deadly weapon, a pocket knife, and
was sent to the roads for II months.
ON a second charge, Webb vas
guilty of shop-lifting at Roses 5-l0c
Store, and drew II months.
On a third charge. Webb was con-
vlcted of shop-lifting at Charles
Store, and drew - months on the
roads, The road terms are TO run con-
currently.
Sam Davis, Negro, guilty of being
drunk, was taed With the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21

The alleged interview, plus COM
mentS on it by INSTRUMENTATION
public men. who expressed the
opinion that it was bad business for
Uncle Sans government to stir up
Instructions in Latin America, a
TO a couple of columns. 1t wasn't
presented as a mere rumor. 1t went
into all sorts of detail, qualifying
absolutely nothing.
The next newspaper I picked up.
within a few minutes after read
ng this initial account. related that
Arnulfo was being, al the time, held
strictly "incommunIcddo" in prison
wasn't allowed to let out q peep,
even his wife wasn't permitted to
talk with him.
The "incommunicado" yarn was
the likelicr sounding of the two,
since holding a prisoner in that fash
ion is a trick Latin authorities are
much addicted TO.
Axis Policy.
However. what Arnulfo was quot
ed as saying pretty certainly IS what
he actually would have said If he'd
Been allowed to do so and what he
will be saying as soon as he gets a
chance. Furthermore. It's the idea
that Berlin. Rome and Madrid are
doing their best to pump into our
southern neighboring republics, on
the very probable theiry that it'll
make EN- suspicious of our med
ding in their internal affairs.
The change in Panama regimes
was, of course, very gratifying to
Washington, since Arnulto Arias wa
anti-Yankce IN his policies and the
new outfit is very friendly. Washing
ton naturally doesn't like, though, to
be represented as having engineer
ed the coup" because the axis pro-
pagandistS are correct in assuming
that it isn't a belief calculated TO be
good advertising tor us south OF the
Rio GyanGe.
The Panama situation didn't IN
spire It, but Colonel Armando Re
voredo, air attaChe at Peru's WASH
ington embassy, also got something
off the other day that didn't sound
overly favorable toward pleasan.
po,-A ,2erican relations.
To hell with good neighborll-
ness was his remark.
The co1oneI,s ire was aroused by
,bo y,nkee in,Dounding of a batch
of 10 homhino nlanes in New York
barhor inst rs the little SQUADRON
n,as .aadv for shinment to Lima.
p.aS,n1ob1v Uncle sam acted be-
oa,,sa hos aware hat Peru and
Fcl1adOr are on extremely strained
to,,,'s a,or border djspute have
ayon dona sooe fighting and il evi-
1en,rv wasn't deemed iudicious to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21
BY CHARLES =. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Oct 2l.-Arnulfo
Arias has been quoted as charging
the Washington administration with
having instingated the revolution
which ouSted him
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21
TRAFFIC FINES.

S. T Peace and II. A, Morrison
uard ST traffic fines into the office
of the city clerk, records there show
cd today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21

Promises not only come home t
r0oSt; they also lay for one.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-21

In IFS st~rictest sense Of the word.
,iticism means judgment.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
Whites Struck When He
Got Job; Now He Tops

Lasha would not be fired because
of his racial identity. He defended
the Negroes right TO a job and an
nounced he would stand by his
colored employe The white workers
held out for two days. while the
plant closed down. but finally re-
turned to work.
Lasha continued with his work
and now has been promoted to a
position where he does nearly all
of the finish and experimental work
for the plant. Not only does ne get
along all right with the white work.
ers, but he is now member of the
UAWA AL. local which sought
to bar him from the job.
One other significant development
occur ed. The number of Negro
workers in the plant has been IN
creased from 10 to approximately
so, and no further protest has been
made on the question.
In addition to his union activities.
through which he has been working
with Frank Evans, a member Of
the U.A.WA-A.F.L. executive
board in Cleveland. Lasha is presi-
dent Of the Workers Improvement
league Of the Greater Muskegon
area. He is also regarded as one of
the most popular workers in the
West Michigan Steel company
plant.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
Young People In
Program Sunday

The young people OF Bethel AN
E. church will present their regu-
lar Youth day program Sunday.
June 90 Beginning at the morning
service with Rev Emory G. Davis
preaching. subject Youth Cries Out
Against Destruction" Rev. Davis
is membership secretary OF Bethel
AME. church and was Just recent
ly- re-appeinted Christian vocation
superintendent Of the Detroit Chris
tian Endeavor union. He is also
chairman of the Interfaith commits
sion of the Greater Detroit Youth
assembly.
At $50 the youth OF Bethel will
be hosts to a Peace rally, sponsored
by the Intarfaith commission of the
Greater Detroit Youth assembly. al
which time Harper Poulson OF
Strathmore Methodist church will
speak. end a forum discussion will
be led by Rev. Davis, W. NJ Bonner,
PEesidAHt-ef The Bethel Youth cab
met. with the cooperation of the
members from the Bethel Youth
council, John A. Gregg club, Will
l1iam H. Peck History Study club
Young Peoples auxiliary and AC
E League No. 2 is serving as the
| sponsoring committee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28

MI KEG ON, Mich. -
(ANP)-Defense contractors
who deny themselves much
needed skilled Negro labor for
fear that white workers will
quit their jobs should take a leaf
from the book of the West Michl-
gan Steel company Of this city,
according to officials who have fol-
lowed the case.
About a year ago the company
found itself faced with a shortage
of welders. A Negro, Craig Lasha,
applied for a job and was given
employment Immediately when he
proved he was an expert welder.
The white workers in the plant
were4incensed, although at least 10
Negroes were already working there
in unskilled positions. The issue was
brought to a head in the United
Auto Workers (AF.LD local and
the whites took a stsnd against
accepting a Negro skilled worker
in the plant When the worker re-
NAMED on the job, the whites
walked out of the plant and closed
down operation.
The president of the West Michi-
gan Steel company then took hand
in the dispute and announced that
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
Takes Over Duties
As Buck Private

A most beautifully prepared fare
well dinner was given in honor Of
George Blakely. who is leaving Fri
day, June 81. for Fort Custer. Mr.
Blakely has been a butcher of meats
for the past Is years, starting out
when he was very small lad The
dinner was given him by MS aunt
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
seph Galloway of 1881 Hazlett
avenue.
All persons present were mem
bers of the family They included
Mr.. Blakely's sister, Miss Sarah
Blakely, employee of the Fritz fu-
neral home and her intended hus-
band, Samuel Johnson; an uncle and
his wife. Mr.. and Mrs Pink Boozer;
Mr.. Blakely's intended bride, Miss
Ida Virginia Walker. Another aunt.
Mrs Emma Archie, was not present
An enjoyable time was had oy
all. Dancing and games were later
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pink Boozer, COL Hague avenue.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
Break Up Dope
Ring, Cops Ask

In an attempt to break up ring
OF suspected dope peddlers and stop
the flow of marihuana sales, police
last week arrested young married
woman and her husband and sew
eral others for sale and possession
Of the narcotic weed, it was dis
closed this week by detectives of
the narcotic squad.
Sam Phillips, 80, and his 24-year-
Id wife, Henrietta Of 925 Winder
street, were arrested for violation
Of the U. S. Marihuana tax act
and the sale and possession OF dope,
so police say.
Robert Monroe, "a. of 2629 St
Antoine street; Ben Anderson, 81,
Of $40 E Adams street, and Ray
mond Porter. 81. of $40 E. Adams
street, were also held for alleged
violation Of the marihuana tax act,
according TO Detectives Yank. De
Soto, Dieball and Brinker of the
narcotic squad.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
THE NEGRO IN
NATL DEFENSE
IS THE THEME
Delegates From Many
Branches To Plan
Program

A delegation headed by DR., James
J. McC'endon, president of the De-
troit branch Of the National ASCOT
alton for the Advancement OF Col
ored People, left Sunday for Hol-
ston, Tex, to attend the National
conference which meets June 24-29
Included in the delegation were Err
nest Marshall, Prince CLARK. Mrs,
Helen Wilson and Mrs. Irene Nc
Clendon, representing the senior
branch; Eugene Hall, Charles Har-
ris and Miss Roberta Garnet, repre-
senting the youth councils.
DR.. McClendon, who has led the
Detroit branch for the past three
years, and Ernest Marshall, of the
Board of Education's Vocational
Education Program TO- National
Defense, are expected to play a
leading role in the conference. The
theme of-t1Is-yeari meeting at
Houston is The Negro In National
Defenca" The association has sdop-
ted the slogan Fight Now For Ac-
tion.' All delegates from 400
branches IN the association plan to
formulate program of aggressive
action for the next year.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
Ohio Masons
Gather For
St. John Day

CLEVELAND. Ohio-Masons In
the Northern Ohio Jurisdiction,
Prince Hall Afiliation. Sunday eele5
brated St. Johns Day and laid the
cornerstone of new Second En-
manuel Baptist church of which the
DR.. B. Robert Lawson is pastor.
The following Lodges participated
in the days ceremonies. all Prince
Hall Afiiliaiion: Excelsior Lodge, No.
IL, Eureka Lodge, No. So, William
T Boyd, No. 20, Robert Scott Lodge,
No. 20, Pallsister Lodge, No. 90, c.
D. Crewswell Lodge. No. 80, and
St. James Lodge, No. 90. all partici-
pating under the auspices of Most
Worsnipful Grand Lodge, F. and A
NJ, Guest lodges came from Toledo,
Youngstown. Steubenville, Lorain,
Canton, Oberlin. Akron. SanduSky,
Astabula, and gainesville.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28

tailoring, and expect TO open class
to teach seamstresses how to man
age the problems OF sewing and
seams.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
R0BT. JOHNSON
GETS DIPLOMA
THIS WEEK

Robert F. Johnson, real estate
broker, was awarded a diploma
with merit in residential appraisals
by the Society of Residential APP
praisers on Monday, June %. This
meeting was in the form of dinner
at the intercollegiate club in the
Penobscot Building at which time
the diplomas were awarded. This d.
ploma is awarded after successfully
pursuing the course in Real Estate
Appraisal at Detroit Institute Of
Technology.
Mr. johnson has had extensive
training in real estate and insur-
ance After receiving he bachelor
degree from Tai adega college, ne
has done post graduate work at the
University Of Michigan, Wayne uni
versity, and Detroit Institute OF
Technology in real estate and in
surance.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
Crashed Party,
He Gets Stabbed

A fight which occurred after two
men had repeatedly crashed party
atan- undisclaSed- address last week
resulted in the death of Willie
Jones, 40, of 1919 East Fort street,
and the arrest of Robert Phillips,
alias Nalassis, 81, of 683 East Adams
avenue, and James Mitchell, %, Of
the same address.
1t was disclosed that Willie Jones
had told his rndlord. John Bird, OF
1917 East Fort street, that he tJones)
and another man had crashed a
party and that fight with an armed
man had resulted
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1941-06-28
BY LEE F. RODGERS

NORFOLK, Va. 49, Leonard
Brown was curious about
how it would feel to take a
drink right at a still" where
the connection was being
brcwed. The urge came upon him
especially strong one day, and he
jou neyed TO the sun lust to get
good drink of fresh whlskey %
His visit was ill-umed, for he
was nabbed by alcohol tax unit
officers. II was not brought out the
other day in Federal District Court
whether Brown got his good drink
Of whisky fresh from the still" but
he certainly got the scare Of his
life
Federal Judge Luther B Way be-
lieved his story, however, gave him
a stiG warning, plastered a $40 fine
en- him, and put him on probation
for year