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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06

An electric power authority recently
surveyed the record OF the private util-
ity industry in these abnormal times.
He said, in part: This industry, for
years the forget of government ottoek
and oensure, is cooperating Loyalty in
the notonol emergency. 1t poys to
stote and national and local govern
ments hundreds Of millions Of dollors
Of toxes annually. and asks no speciol
fovors. When Congress wos working
on the defense taxes, there we're no
utility requests for preferred treot-
ment
I'm the light Of the history Of the lost
seven years, there is q strong note OF
irony in private powers contribution to
national defense in the hour Of Amer
ico's donger"
This industry hos been subjected to
disgroceful political ottocks. There
hos been q determined political effort
to destroy it with tox-b built, tox-sup-
ported, and tox-exerpt government
projects. The government loaned and
donated hundreds Of millions Of dollors
to municipalities for building dupIi-
cote, unnecessary transmission lines
and power plants.
Now in q period Of emergency, when
power is vital, privote utilities must
be depended on for ninety per cent Of
all electricity generated in this coun-
try.
In the great industrial areas, private
utilities supply practically oil Of the
power-eovernnent projects ore in REL
otively unimportont manufacturing
centers.
Private utilities, despite political
abuse, have been and ore planning to
spend gigantic sums for expansion to
meet any emergency.
Again ,prvote enterprise is stepping
into the breach in time of crisis.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
DoNTTAKEIT SERIOUS

There was q song, not long since,
which had as one Of its lyric lines,
Don't take it serious, its too myster-
ious.
We feel little like thot when we
read the reported offer of Germany to
clear the way for 45O, 900 political and
rociol refugees their ohoioe) to come
to the United Stotes-provided thot
they are ronsomed by o-proeer amount
Of the gold the Nozis profess to detest.
There ore, as we understand it, several
Thousand refugees in Europe, already
possessed Of the United Stotes' Official
OK to come here, but who connot come
because of the red tope ensnorIne
Europe
Let those we wish to come, come
first; then we shall be ready to consider
the proposal Of the Nozis (if there be
such proposoD that they send whom
THEY wish to come We owe our obIioo-
tons, il one noy put it thot woy, first
to humanity, next to ourselves, and
then to the convenience Of the Nozi
porty Of Germony.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
1T DIDN'T
WAKE EDDIE

It worked so we'll that Ray
Enright, directing Thirty Days
Hath September" asked 10 bor-
row the props to see If he could
scare some of the devils of leth-
argy out of Eddi, Albert, He
can 60 to sleep anytime, any
where. and has been known to
take nap standing in the mid
die Of scene and waiting for
his cue.
So the siren and bell were in
stalled under the couch in the
dressing doom, and everyone
waited expectantly while the ac-
tor wavered in and collapsed for
a between-the-scenes sizes
Even though they expected it,
watchers jumped q foot when
the alarms went off.
But not Albert. He opened
one eye, saw the place was not
in flames, and went to sleep
again.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
OPPORTUNITY UNLIMITED

Those who forecast that the wolf
ish" chain stores would drive the de-
fenseIess" independent stores out of
business, should be bIushing these
days, for. all during the '3Os, there was
no increase in proportion of totol re-
toll business done by the chons.
In survey of merchandising during
1910. John P. Nichols, Managing d.
rector Of the Institute Of Distribution,
estimotes tI,ot chain stores did 20 per
cent of oil business, house-to-h house and
other minor selling methods did 5 per
cent. and the Independents did IS per
cent, an increase of per cent in five
years.
Mr.. Nichols pays tribute to the inde-
pendent store when he observes, 1.-THE
modern chain store received the Keen
est sort Of competition from individu-
olIy-owned retoiIers" The typical one
store operator in this country isn't the
incompetent that the hackers Of onti-
chain store legislation seem to think.
He doesn't fold up when competition
oppeors, and go on relief Instead, he
looks into his competitors methods Of
doing business. and if he finds anything
new and novel he adopts it to his own
uses Then he thinks UP some more
innovations Of his own. He finds new
woys to cut costs, to lower prices, to
improve quality, to better service. He
does more advertising. and he instoIIs
better equipment and fixtures. And
the customers come fIockine in.
For the one-store operator, or the
chain store operator who knows his Job,
is adequately financed, and is honestly
eager to serve his patrons we'll, oppor-
tunity today is unlimited. Progressive
merchants ore proving this daily.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
|, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

There's q bargain basement
sequence in Miss Wheelwright
Discovers America" and the set
is the most authentic store I've
ever seen Sweaters, rayon
wachamaycallums, special sale
of colored glassware, discontin-
ued line Of vacuum bottles, kit.
chem gadgets. Priscilla Lane
works in kitchen gadgets, DEM
onstrating 4 vegetable slicer.
There are thousands Of props,
with three studio policemen and
four men from the property de-
partment to look after things,
because there are shoplifters
even on movie sets sometimes
Much of the merchandise was
rented from wholesale firms.
Big, expensive props such as
refrigerators, stoves and wash
ers cost nothing because they're
advertising "tieups."
Manufacturers compete furi-
ously to get their products used
in movie scenes, and several
men in Hollywood collect large
salaries for wangling these
deals.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
: Heh|iehfs From
The Latest Books Q

HE was man OF God but ne
knew how and when 70 fight,
this giant, red-bearded Rev.
Praxiteles Swan, John w. Thorn.
ason, Jr., tells about in Lone
Star Preacher" (Scribners:
$2.75). And Thomason's story II
more than just the history Of q
man-it is an insight into the
courage and ideals that inspired
the South in the Civil War; 1t Is
vivid picture of battles. Of
generals, of victories and de.
feats, of regiments and men
that can never be forgotten.
The Reverend Swan was born
to the Virginia gentry. educated
for law. His uncle tossed him
out when he chose ministry In
stead, so praxiteles went 10
Texas-the wild, untamed Texas
Of 1882.
The day after his arrival he
defeated two DULLES In q two
to-one engagement, preached his
first sermon in a saloon. And q
week later he was married.
When war fever swept the
South, the preacher avoided talk
Of politics, defended his stand
with his voice and his hands.
But at last he made his de-
cision, Joined the Fifth Texas
as chaplain.
And a chaplain he remained
half drowning q blasphemer.
stopping fights by whipping
both combatants-until the Fifth
Texas went into battle. Then he
became q roaring, Bible-Quotine
fury, shifting down his enemies.
General Hood found him thus,
made him a captain. And the
preacher turned to the God o&
Battles. A voice shouting n
The wilderness; . raging lion
us 1CSSy oOOA8s
Once a Yankee surgeon ssked
him, What are you fighting
for, anyway"
Praxiteles answered him.
when ! came up here, In 81,
I had States Rights on my mind
:. Now, I don't know. .Reck.
on, IL we're fighting for my
thing, we're fighting for Cen
eral Lee.
"A mans bound to fight for
what he believes IN. He's bound
to keep on fighting-that part
of It's with him. But whether
he wins or not-that's with
God.
II reckon well keep on Tight
Ing, while there's any Of ~
left"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD-All over the
lot.
The gin-rummy addicts are
getting so wrapped up in their
silly pastime that something, as
Director LLOYD Bacon remark
ed, really ought TO be done.
There on his own set were
Merle Oberon and Dennis Nor
gan, both of whom have been
around long enough to know
better. fitting at cards for a pen
ny a point while the picture
languished at q cost of maybe
81 a second. Whichever the as
sistant called, Cali ready; plac-
es, please" there would be a
dull wait of a minute or two
while the stars finished hand
or totaled q score.
Finally they'c come out of
Miss Oberon's dressing room,
and one would be sneering in
a .supercilious way and the
other would be promising terri
BILE vengeance on the next hand.
Bacon would say, Look, kid
dies-you are supposed to be
working in a motion picture en-
titled 'Affectionately Yours,
and in this scene you are sup
posed to be affectionate, and
A little before noon, the direc-
tor called the boss electrician.
After lunch, when the stars
were in the middle of another
game. and the set was ready for
the actors. Bacon pushed a but
ton beside his chair. Under the
floor of Miss Oberon's portable
dressing room, a factory siren
and a large gong went into deaf
ening action. The stars came
out promptly, cards fluttering
in their wake.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
URANIUM o
CRACKERS
SPORT LANGUAGE

The world of sport has a Ian
guage all its own, with ordinary
words being given new meanings
as they are used in playing or
scoring certain games. Name the
sports or games in which the
following terms are used.
1. Jump and crown.
2. Dribble and shoot.
5. Strike and spare.
4. Stroke and crawl.
5. Love and serve.
Answers on Page Is
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
STORIES .
. IN STAMPS
Pan American Floes Tell
History Of Continent

THE heritage Of centuries is con.
= tanned in the flags Of the 81
Pan American republics, pictured
on. Bolivia's stamp above, com.
memorating the 50th anniversary
Of the founding Of the Pan Ameri.
can Union.
United States has no monopoly
on stars, stripes, or colors. In ad.
dition, hags Of the republics bear
ancient Indian symbols, birds, vol.
canoes. The early considerations
Of South and Central American
states are reflected in similarities
Of emblems.
Mexico's eagle with serpent in
It's beak beside q cactus plant re-
calls neurological instructions
concerning the site of Tenochtjt-
Ian, now Mexico City, D. r.
Guatemala has the quetzal bird,
Argentina and Uruguay have
golden suns, Of ancient Indian
origin.
Paraguay's Dag is unique in the
western hemisphere In that Il IL
not the same on both sides. An
oficial seal shows q lion on one
side, . star on the other. Lithu-:
ania, now included In the Soviet
Union, 10 the only other country
with q recognised national nag Of
two-sided patSyn :
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
u Dkucg CATION
Dolly Menites WsshlatSea
cossospondoMt

I, WASHINGTON, Feb. g.
Nothing hos surprised official
Washington recently much
than the way Frank Knox has
token hold Of the Navy q.
pertinent.
A secretary Of the navy ls
likely to become q fifth Xheal
II ne doesn't watch out. The
department is full OF co9y Of
ficers who like nothing better
than to keep the sscretoN
amused with inspections. 70.
views, honor ouords and gen.
erol diet of fuss ond feathers
while the service stoH GOES
ahead with the job OF running
the outfit. A secretoy who
steps in at the oos Of 81. ond
whose appointment is as OBJ
viousIy political as wos knox's.
IS . particularly likely victim.
But Il hosn't worked out
that way with Knox. He Is heed
Of the Navy Department In
more than name.
Stree lost July he hos dsf-
initely stepped UP the tempo
of things. He figured that he
got the Job because the Presi-
dent wonted somebody to keep
things moving. and he has oct
ed on that theory.
Setting Up Exercises
Keep Knox In Trim
For one thing, he keeps
moving himself. He can't wan
der around the building as
much os he did when he wos
publisher Of the Chicooo Dolly
News, when you were os likely
to find him down in the press
room as in his office, but ne
gets around q good bit. When
he cont drop in on q bureau
or division head personally ne
con always get him on the
phone.
These men accordingly
know the secretary is keeping
close tobs on their work. A it,
tie odded effort to keep things
rolling swiftly is the result, all
the way down the line.
Secretary Knox believes that
it's no accident thot at 81 he
hos the-drivine energy to make
q huge government dePort-
mont click. It's mostly q mat
ter Of physical fitness, he
thinks.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

ing and generally unsound. The
following rule is, at least, easy
to remember and will keep you
out of trouble more often than
any other simple rule:
If you have two four-card
suits, and one of them is a club
suit, bid one club; and IL you
do not have club suit, then first
bid the higher ranking of the
two four-card suits"
Following this rule, South
bid one club in his hand; but in
this case it made little differ
ence what he bid. because North
was determined to get to four
spades.
The bidding, with North hav-
ing shown two-suiter, liter
ally cried for a trump lead by
East, but East was blind to the
situation and the contract was
made. Dummy won the first
trick and led a heart. West play
ed low, and North put up the
king and won.
Now a low heart was led,
which East won. 1t was now
too late to take out dummy's
trumps and North managed to
ruff out his two losing hearts.
The opening lead of the spade
four by East would have taken
of one Of those trumps, and
when East got back in he could
have led the ace and another
spade, clearing the remaining
trumps out OF dummy. North
would have lost two extra heart
tricks. going down two.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

In proposing one of the new
rules in the 194l Culbertson
System, Culbertson says: "Choos-
ing which suit to bid irst when
you have two four-card bidda-
BILE suits is difficult problem,
usually requiring individual
judgment on every separate
hand. The average player, how
ever, needs general rule. Most
Of the rules which have been
advanced heretofore are confus-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
rHr KICK Me- SIGN CONES OFF

Anericon business is not silly AS
soon as it Clearly sees the Kick Me :!
sion il has been wearing when it trove's
south, il is pretty sure to teor it orr ono
see to it that if there is any kicking
done II is wearing good stout shoes
itself.
Thor paragraph wos written last
November, and it is pleasure to find
ttot il was not too optimistic. Word
comes from Washington that some OF
the United Stotes firms who have been
employing Nozi sympothizers os their
commercial representatives, in Mexico,
Centrol and South America are, sever
ina those connections. The office OF
cosnmerciol and cultural relations be-
tween the American republics hos been
Informing various American firms in
detoiI Of the dodge by which they were
beino mode unwittineIy to ploy the Hit
ler game in Latin countries. And many
w them needed only to be told, to oct.
Exposure Of the general condition was
mode last October in, American news
papers, and the specific information
provided by the Rockefeller commission
hos now brought cotton.
What has been happening is this:
In Mexico, for instance, Of 300 Amer
lean firms selling through oeencies,
obout $50 were employing representa-
tives OF definite Nozi sympothies. Not
only did these representatives, contri-
butte from their commissions to Nozi
work in Mexico, but diverted odvertis-
inc representations 10 newspapers Which
we're orcpuld be rhode sYnpo thetiG d
their codSe, and passed on trode secrets
"a Germon connections. Thus Amer
ticon business men seeking to sell in
Mexico and other southern countries
had unthinkinely turned to established
iobbers and ogencies which, unknown
to them, had Nozi connections. And
the more American goods were sold, the
more funds, information, and power
were available to Nozi sympothizers
for their work.
II is good to see thot such firms have
been informed in detail as to the re-
suits Of connections in which they have
generally entered quite innocenty, and
III is doubIy good to note that many Of
them acted promptly when they learn
ed the focts.
Il is one thing for Noz synpothzers
In Lotin countries to use oil their Iegi-
timote influence in fovor of their own
Scouse; to allow them to turn our own
legitimate influence oeoinst US is stup-
I'D. 1t is good to see the Kick Me-"
sign come off,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
% YEARS AGO TODAY

An entertainment In Aid Of
the town clock will be given 1t
the opera. house on the 18th. It
win include Z dance n the hall
and . supper and reception
above. The clock project has
languished somewhat lately, and
We hope that our citizens will
manifest Q general interest In
the affair On the 18th. Tickets
will be cold at the low price OF
u. E
Sanilsc county 4. opposed 70
being put into . circuit with s..
Clair. tn circuit - prupooed
b growing - teSt that another
divissoa would soon b necee-
oa1y. pL
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
sEBEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

His oWn fltnes1 10 oscrlbes
to . course Of l5-minuts setSa
ting up exercises which no hos
taken rsl|olousk every morn.a
ino for the lost 20 years. They.
70 the first item on his daily
program, and no folks EN- up
quite q lot-hos even convert
ed some Of the officers at the
department OF the idea.
4 NsxY Seesetsry's
Typtssl Day
His Official day begins
around 9 in the morning, when
he checks In at his offcie and
pIunoss into his mail. He has
no set time for answering Il.
Gifted with O keen memory,
no can read mai In snotches,
keep In mind what he hos read,
and dictate replies hours later.
At $50 hs always hos q
conference with Admiral Stark,
chief OF navel operations, and
seven or eight other ranking
officers, to talk over bosic
problems that ore up for con-
siderotion or decision.
The conference finished,
there is no set routine for the
rest Of the doy. Appointments
are sondwiehed in when there
Is time.
Secretary Knox is out of his
office almost as much Is he is
in it-down the hall toIkino to
some department executive, or
ocross the street In the Office
Of Production Management, or
up at some other government
department seeing some cob
met member. He often lunches
IN his office, alone or with On
oide. Quite often he crosses
the street to cot with Defense
Commissioners knudsen and
Ststtinius.
He makes no bones about
the fact that he honestly en-
Joys being heed Of the navy
and that he likes the inspec-
ton tours that fall to his LOT.
During the past summer, while
Mrs. Knox was at their sum-
mer home in New Hampshire,
he lived aboard the u. S. S.
Sequoio. q trim 6O-foot yacht
which the navy naintoins for
the sscrstary's use and which
IS kept locked at the Wosh-
ing navy yard. Right now he
ord Mrs. Knox have q suite at
the Wordmon Park Hotel.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
FIVE YEARS AGO TO-DAY

The Young Women's Episco-
pal League Of Grace Church an
nounces the second term Of o.
Ga Fricker's dancing classes to
open on Thursday, Feb. 9.
John jacob, resident Of
Mount Clemens since 1877, died
1t his home yesterday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
: THOUGHTS

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy
God, and serve him, and shalt
swear by his nAme.-Dsutsron-
omy 6:13.
shame arises from the fear a
men, conscience from The 4oor
OF men, conscienee from The feaI
of Cod-Samuel johnson.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
THE ADVISER
ENVIES PRISCILLA

Miss Lane. at her counter,
has almost gone goofy after two
days of making her spiel and
carving raw vegetables into spi-
rails, squiggles, stars and flow
ers. However, she is much en-
We'd by a man, a professional
demonstration of a similar con-
traption, whom the studio hired
as technical adviser.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
IS YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Paul Schanher Is now q reg
istered pharmacist, having pass
ed q highly accredited examina.
ton before the state board.
Deputy State Highway Com
missioner Rodgers Is In the city
and II In session with the high.
way commissioners of the coun-
ty In regard to better road con.
ditions.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06

This IL the fourth Of q series
Of IL articles on the new bid
ding rules in the 1941 gilbert
son System.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
30 YEARS AGO TO-DAY

We are informed that Chemist
H. r. Meier, well known In this
city as "Sprudel," has accepted
. position ~ professor Of phar-
macy In the California College
Of Pharmacy in San Francisco.
Edgar Weeks expects 70 leave
on the 18th for q visit In the
Lake Superior country.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06

Tfeesury Secretary Morgenthau says u. s.
has established the best credit In the world. A
nice example for Uncle Sam TO Ut for Ill Of his
nephews,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
~ YEARS AGO TODAY

% YEARS AGO TODAY
Wyandotte merchants claim
that free mail delivery has hurt
business. At night the streets
are deserted.
H. w. Babcock II putting a
Ane refrigerator into the Belvi-
dere club house, and making
other improvements.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06

TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
1891
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Noe,
Croker boulevard, will leave
in q few days for q ten-day trip
to Texas.
r. G. Peltier was host to men,
bers of his Monday club the
other evening.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-06
WE'RE STILL AHEAD

I Violent and sudden death is always
q source of horror, whether it drops
from the skies as in England or whether
1t rushes along the roods, as in the
United States.
q The finoI figures on accidents for
<l04O are in, and they are q national
syeprooch: Sc, 500 decd, 100000 in
a30red. Thot is probably more than the
soeod and injured in Britoin as result
foir roids. Our decd ore just as decd,
Hes injured suffered no less excruciot-
yIotcr vehicle accidents increased s
sp1s cant in q field which had been able
tecy reduce its toll consistently for some
Nqors industrial accidents also in
posed. probably both due somewhat
tt,e increased tempo Of the arms
SjFlve tg \ IN
y ~ Notlonoi Safety Council is quite
IA pclgsl37o out tt{ot there is now
~ season, oside from ordinory
TO Try 70 reduce occi-
24ty Thdt is that every man
Ii Killed, every day lost through
Il droil, on notionol de-
slt1e sNtSon there Is every
1fa itsDyrenoth and hus-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08

Carrying large share Of the re-
sponsibiIlty for keeping japanese
American relations on an even
keel is Admiral Kichlsaburo No
mura, japanese ambassador TO the
United states, who has had sew
eral conferences with Secretary Of
state Corden Hull about U. S.
shipments Of supplies 10 Russia
via Vladivostok. He is pictured
above waiting in the state Depart
ment IN Washington TO see HUI.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
sEpTEM 5ER 70

Federated Ladies' AID viii meet
in The afternoon with Mrs. William
Bach a. the parsonage
Methodist Society ~ Christian
Service viii meet at church par.
lOrs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
SEPTEMBER ~.


Lcn0cn
London Nomau's Society OF Chris
tIan Service VII meet a. tho church
Election % officers Will be- held
Prayer meeting with Mrs. Ada
Angel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-08
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