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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Strike
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plants IF no interference" was
offered.
The strike grew out Of a jur-
additional dispute between the
ALL union and the Independ-
ent Union of Utility Employees
and the company.
Master switches of the Kan
sas City Power and Light Co.
were thrown at the stroke of
midnight to launch the strike
with breathtaking suddenness.
MENACE INDUSTRY
Threatened with complete
shutdown was the city's entire
industrial activity, much of it
given over to defense work.
But after four hours Of dark
ness, non-striking workers start
ed two turbines at the company's
main plant. These furnished
power to hospitals, the water
works and most residential dis
tricts.
Soon other units of the large
plant were operating. Street
lights flickered on and off, then
on again to stay. Street cars
and trolley buses moved again.
Donnell's order made no re-
ference to the power strike, but
he told reporters in jefferson
City:
1.-THE state will insist on the
strikers returning to work,
pending mediation or adjust
ment of differences, and we IL
offer the facilities Of the state
to provide mediation"
An hour earlier the governor
told Mayor John b. Gage OF
Kansas City:
STERN WARNING -,
"Under no circumstances Will
this conduct be tolerated, ano
the full military resources OF the
state will be called upon 70 re.
open facilities ut Kansas City
The ALL international Broth
erhood Of Electrical WORKER
originally set 4 September :!
deadline for the strike, but !.
was rescinded after the national
defense mediation board TOOK
cognizance of the controversy
and asked that work continue
pending its disposition OF the
case.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
DevOtiOns
CONTINUED from PAGE u

(COnt1nued from rage -
troit, preached the sermon, while
the Rev. FIR. Joseph Fillion, st.
Matthews Church, Detroit, was
celebrant of the closing ritual
His aides were the Rev. FIR. Al
Bert Melvin, st. Paurs church,
Crosse Pointe, and the Rev. FIR,
Harold Rosebrook, st. L u i s
Church, Mount Clemens.
The Rev. FIR. Edward Majeska,
former assistant at st. Peters
now professor at Sacred Heart
Seminary, led the chanting OF
the Litany of the Saints. In the
sanctuary were FIR. Rosebrook,
FIR. Arthur Oldani, and FIR. AL
bert Hutting.
The music was rendered by
the children of st. Mary's School
under the direction of Sister M,
Ursula and with Mrs. Isabelle
Neubauer at the console of the
organ. A group of 80 small chill
dren from st. Mary's school car
ried. flowers in the impressive
procession of the Blessed Sacra-
ment while trained sanctuary
boys carried lighted candles and
thuribleS.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
League Officers

estate officers are: Mrs. James
A. Starr, Grand Rapids. presi-
dent; Mrs. Frank Haskins, Flint,
first vice-president; Mrs. A. w.
Subberra, Pleasant Ridge, Sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. David
Macdonald, Muskegon, secre-
tary; and Mrs. Fred H. Ryan,
Grand Rapids, treasurer.
Officers of the Mount Glenn
ems League are: Mrs. G. A. Pers-
son, Jr., president; Mrs. Henry
Tryloff, first vice-president
Mrs. Byron Stuck. second vice
president; Mrs. Henry Reese, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Robert
Silbar, corresponding secretary;
and Mrs. Charles Walters, treas
urer
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Proposed Road
Audit Killed
Supervisors Reject
investigation

"a proposed investigation Of
the finances of the County Road
Commission was killed yester-
day afternoon by a unanimous
vote of the Board of Supervisors.
Request for the probe had
come from a group of commune
ty officials and private persons
from Southern Macomb who
have lead q fight during the past
two months against alleged "di-
latory" tactics on the part Of
the Road Commission.
Feature of the afternoon ses-
sion was a group Of 20 large pic
lures Of road conditions In the
South Macomb, which Super
visor Earl Tallman had dis
played on the east wall of the
meeting room. Obviously taken
at the height Of bad conditions,
the pictures showed cars and
trucks mired in mud SO deep the
wheels had disappeared, street
ches of roads hardly visible, due
to water and people walking up
to their knees in mud to get to
their homes.
Pointing to the display, Tall
man shouted: Look at those
pictures, and then. have some
body tell me there's nothing
wrong"
Opposition to the audit came
from Erin Supervisor Frank
Biehl who pointed. out there are
two State audits each year, add
ing, Nobody is going to put me
on the spot to vote for this thing
I don't think there's anyone here
who knows how much it will
cost. Can anyone tell me?"
No one could.
Carl Hollinger of East Detroit
came to the defense Of the south
end demand, saying "Only q
threat of an audit of the books
could get a member of the Road
Commission to honor us with his
presence.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
League

ems and that they will come again.
More than all else, however, we hope, fer
ventIy, that the Leagues ronk-ond-fe members
will not permit their visions to become obscured
by the foIse mroees Of political smoke-screens
and Of seIf-seekng interests which are certain to
attempt to influence them
The Leagues record is such that we who
are familiar With it can justifiedy feel that SO
long as thdt organization exists America and
Americans will be the better for it,
Good Luck lodies!
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
ny RICE YAHNER

with The Third Army, Sept.
17-(R-Lieut. General Walter
Krueger's Third Army (Blue)
headquarters evacuated Lake
Charles fearing q sudden light
ming blow today by the First
Armored Division (Red) which
literally had Third Army offic-
ers guessing In circles.
So effectively did the armored
division of the enemy Second
Army disperse after q south
ward thrust between the Texas
border and the Kisatchie Nation
al Forest that it was reported to
be swinging down east Texas on
a 200-mile drive. The division
threatened to cut in behind Cen
eral Krueger's forces in an eff
fort to sever supply lines.
All-day plane reconnaissance
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Eggs

DETROIT, Sept. 17-(P)-
GUS. Dept. Agri.)-U.S. graded
Michigan eggs in case lots, FOB,
Detroit:
Whites - extras Grade Az
large 1910; medium 34-34l u
Standards Grade b. large 35-
SO; medium 80; small "a u
Trades Grade c. large e.
2812. WI
Browns - extras Grade Al
large 37A SO. Standards Grade
By small %.
Detroit Broker Prices: But
ter-best creamery in tubs
36-37.
Eggs-currcnt receipts 26l7
dirties 24iz; checks 23l
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Plan Balloon
Parade in City
Merchants Outline
Colo YuIs Prosrem

Mount Clemens merchants, CO.
operating with the Board OF
Commerce, went to work today
on the most ambitious Christ
mas program ever undertaken In
the area.
Highlight of the holiday festi-
vities will be gigantic balloon
parade, schedule1 for Saturday
morning, Nov Is. Patterned
after the famous Macy parade in
New York City, the Mount
Clemens parade will have ami
mails, some of them 40 feet long,
dancing and jigging on Gratiot
avenue. There will be clowns
as high, almost, as the County
building. There will be bands.
Or, as Alvin w. Hameister,
chairman of the merchants
committee, commented, We're
going to have q prevue of Mardi
Gras right here in Mount Glenn
ems"
Alfred Henk, was appointed
today chairman of the street de-
coration committee, which also
includes a COMMUNICATIVE de-
coration program.
Aiding Henrik are Ernest Pet
tingill, Elmer Keidel, Clyde
Gass, and Mrs. Walter Fenton.
William Kibble has been NAM
ed chairman of the parade COM
mittee, Isaac Barnett, chairman
of the traffic committee, and
Hugo Walter, Jr., chairman of
the finance committee.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Hold Youth While
Activities Checked

. Harold Bodah, 10, Of 80 South
Rose. is being held in the county
Jail while. officers probe his
activities during the past few
weeks, after he pleaded innocent
to a charge ct probation viola
ton before Circuit Judge James
E. Spier late yesterday. He was
arrested by city police.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Radio Bands
Plan Strike

ONEW YORK, Sept. 17-(P-
James Petrillo, president of the
American Federation of Musi-
clans (AFL), announced today
that all studio bands with the
Mutual Broadcasting system
would be called out on strike at
noon tomorrow unless q union
dispute with Mutuals Louisville,
KY, outlet-Station WGRC-
was settled by then.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Bell Wilson Automobile
Damaqed In Accident

nAutomobiles driven by Elliott
He'll, % Burr, and Mildred Will
son, 112 Kibbie, were slightly
damaged when they collided at
the intersection of Kibbie and
Meade at Sis o'clock yesterday
afternoon. No one was reported
hurt.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
BRICK. THROWERS

In the ealry days of the World
War, French airplanes carried
"brick-tarowing machines" for
hurting brickbats into an army's
propeller. Two planes were
brought down in this way.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17

DETROIT, Sept. 17-R--
GUS. Dept. Agr.) - Poultry:
Steady and unchanged. Hens
average run 81; lcghorn hens
3 lbs. up 16; cocks 1912; rock
springers average run 20; leg
horn springcrs IL.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Defense Coordination
10 Confer with Chief

OHenry c. Reese, defense CO.
ordinator, will participate in a
conference Tuesday, Sept. %,
with Raymond J. Kelly, Sixth
Corps area defense chief.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Convention


~
vention this morning. following
IN address Of welcome by Mrs.
Gustof A. Person. president of
the Mount Clemens league. Mrs.
Starr, In bringing on. the con-
yention theme 1.-THE Community
and Defense" said:
1.-THE League of Women Vot-
ers has given its support to the
lease-lend bill, and therefore Is
supporting the augmentation
or carrying out the defense Of
democracy, both at home and
abroad. Our program for the
coming year follows lines Of
study designed to aid such de-
fense."
BUSINESS SESSION HELD
A business session followed,
during which the study program
of defense for 1941-42, prepared
at yesterdays pre-convention
state board meeting. was pre-
sented to the league delegates.
At the luncheon this noon. an
Interrogation program with
guest experts, including L. w.
Fast and Sherwood Bennett of
Mount Clemens, took place. The
subject was "The Michigan
League Program for 1941-42
and Defense.
A trip through Selfridge
Field, planned by the local
league, was to be q feature Of
this afternoons program. =
STATE BOARD MEETS
Pre-convention activities yes
terday included the state board
meeting at which the coming
years program was planned,
and q dinner at the home Of Mrs.
Alfred A. Thompson, in celebra-
ton of the 14th birthday ami
versary of the Mount Clemens
league, and 21st anniversary of
the Michigan league. At this
meeting. Miss Dorothy Greer.
Of the national league staff in
Washington was to have ad-
dressed the group on 'The
League and Defense-the Board
Members Responsibility" Her
talk was postponed until today.
She said
'"The Leagues place in de-
Tense effort follows naturally
from the work which the League
has been doing for the past FL
years. The major part is that
people appreciate the form of
government which we are de-
Tending, and that we make our
dem ocracy function The
Leagues job has always been to
create a better informed cleo
torate and at no time has It been
more important that this be
DONE"
PLAN PRESENTATION
Thursdays session will include
q business meeting in the morn
ing, followed by a presentation
by members of the Detroit
league, assisted by Miss Greer
and Mrs. Gerrit De Weerd.
Mrs. Hirt will preside at
Thursdays luncheon, when a
panel discussion of 1.-THE Rela-
tionship of Citizen and Elected
Representative" will be held.
Speakers will include Hon.
Earnest Brooks, state senator
from Holland; Hon. James T.
Milliken, state senator from
Traverse City; Mrs. Winford
Greiling, president Of the De-
troit league, and Mrs. William
Haber of the state board.
The convention will adjourn
after a final meeting of the
state officers and chairmen.
Walter Fenton will lead the
singing of patriotic songs at the
banquet tonight.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
Civilian
Defense
a Series Dy
Henry Recess
Defence ceesdinstes
AIR RAID WARDENs
NO. 3

The basic organization needed
for police and fire service ,parti-
cipation In civilian defense ID
the Air Raid Warden Group.
The Air Raid Warden Is the liza
ison officer between the public
and the various air raid pro-
tective services.
The Air Raid Wardens will be
appointed with the regulations
governing their duties and also
the restrictions imposed upon
the public during the blackouts.
The regulations prescribe the
working hours of the wardens;
their equipment; their duties ia
report to their post in the pre-
cinct during an air raid alarm;
the enforcement Of lighting re-
strictions and q thorough know
ledge of all conditions in their
precinct,
1t is very important that the
Air Raid Warden have q thor
ough knowledge Of the buildings
in his precinct. He should know
the location of the water mains,
gas mains, electric cables and
sewers In order that he may d.
rect members in other services
to the critical points of damage.
His special knowledge Of the en-
frances of all buildings will as
sist the rescue workers.
The Air Raid Warden will
realize that his usefulness in
first aid II limited to simple in
juries or shock. It Is important
to transfer the injured person
to the first aid precinct station
and then by ambulance to the
base hospital.
The administrative unit of the
Air Raid Warden organization
will be the precinct, of which
there are six in Mount Clemens
Each precinct will be in charge
of a designated Precinct All
Raid Warden and his post will
be the precinct voting place
since it is so well known to the
residents.
Each Precinct Air Raid War.
den will appoint three Section
Air Raid Wardens, all of whom
will be experienced fire and pc.
lice workers. In turn, there will
be six first class Enrollee All
Raid Wardens under the i'm
mediate supervision of the Sec.
ton Air Raid Warden. Each
Precinct Warden will see thai
twenty-four hour service is pro
vided for large buildings
schools, hotels and other institu
tons within, the boundaries o.
his precinct.
To enroll in Air Raid Warder
service citizens, of age, mus
have a Selective Service CLASH
fication other than IA, 1B, OF
any of the Group A; must possess
a good community reputation
initiative and be free from seri
Gus physical disability.
Summing up the duties of the
Air Raid Warden, it is import
ant that he gain the confidence
of the residents Of the precinc
to which he Il assigned. For II
this manner alone can he place
his effectiveness.
TOMORROW-FIRE DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES
Prevention and Protection
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17
SOME DIFFERENCE

y A divorce can be obtained in
Nevada after six weeks resi-
dence, but six months residence
- required before the issuance
Of 4 residence fishing license.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-17

The United States had popu
lation of 81 ,443, 321 in 1860 wher
the eighth census was taken.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

APPLEs.DeiicIous. fancy. 81 bu. No.
!. Si.4oq1.73; Greetings, No. /. 75c q
fancy, 81 TO- su: No. s0f zoe sns, sias
No. 2. 500 75c: Northern spys, fancy
81 bu.; No. 1, sl.5oQl.7s; No. 2, 75casi;
Mcintosh; fancy. slsoTi:7s bu.: No. l.
!. slqi,2s blu; steels, red, si.25 q $50
0u CELERY LIE. z sa = No. I. sass
80 Tps sS; No pN 2; s5ss'c ,,so.n
box; No. 2. 75c9si
cABBAoE&N 10 '9aS ssa ~: bu.. No.
2, 65Q75c; Curly Cabbage. No. I, 45d CSC
Sn.; Red Cabbage, No. l. 75c9si bu.
cARRoTs-No. /. s5as5c bu: No. 2.
CELERY souAREs-No. /, s5eesiio;
CELERY-Fancy. 4oa SOC doz. bunche.
No. !: 25a soc; No. ?. zoe; Root. No. /,
HORSE RApIsH-No. /. s2.5Oes bu.
LEXIS /. .oasOc dozen punches,
sack; No l. s. s5c; No, 2. 40a soc.
POTATOES-Fancy. a0c q 81 bu-; No. /,
So SOC; No: 2, 4on SOC.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oo9 soc dozen
punches.
Hothous.. fancy. 3oa 35c S.
dozen punches.
RUrABAGAS-No /, 50975c bu.
SQUAsH--Hubbard, No. !, sl2511.7s
bu. No. >. 75cIS1
TuRNIPs-Fancy, s1q1.25: No. l. so q
p0c: No. 2 CSC.
VEGETABLE oYsTERs-No. l, 5oa75c
dozen punches.
PoULTRY-Hens. live. heavy breeds 20
! q 22c To-: leghorns. 14G16c: broiers
heavy, Fl d23c ID; leghorn. 146 lie; ducks
15nlsc; geese, 14d17c
HOGS-Dressed 10 G15c 10.
EGGS-Large. S6.5OQ7 30-doz. case me.
dunn, $5.75d625.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Three Wilson's

You have doubtless read re-
Gently about the three Charles
f. Wilson's, l find that each
has a different middle name.
Here they are: Charles Erwin
Wilson, president. General
Motors: Charles Edward VIII
son. president General Electric:
Charles Eben Wilson. vice presi-
dent. Worthington Pump and
Machinery.
President Wilson of General
Motors. who suffered a bad
accident. writes me he is getting
along very encouragingly. He
quickly turned his hospital room
into a business Office.
Talking about offices. Kent
Cooper. who runs the Associated
Press. has no desk in his. Thus
nobody can deposit papers;
every caller gets instantaneous
action.
Prediction: Wendell Willkie
will not take any job, but he will
practice law. Politics is fore
most in his mind.
copynsht. 1871. BY Z. c. FORBES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
More Headaches

There is often more of head
aches than profits in such con-
tracts. They disrupt the regular
business of the large companies.
II is the urgent need Of the gov
eminent for cheap. quick, and
accurate production. in large
quantities, that has compelled
the resort TO large companies.
They are the only ones which
can meet those four require
ments.
1t is the unsuccessful small
companies, which never have
made any money, that are now
working through their congress-
men to get government con-
tracts"
And don't forget this. the big
profits made in 1910 land cited
by Mr.. Murray were not made
on government business" They
were made on private business,
placed TO get in before the gov
ernment's defense program
would virtually .monopolze in
duStry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Who's Rieht7

A recent squib in this column
abc@t Daniel Willard. octoge-
marian president of Baltimore
and Ohio. has brought from him
one of my oldest friends-this
note:
"Your story about the fiddles
Is substantially correct. The sub
ject interested James j. Hill and
he hired a man who was expert
In fiddle making, gave him
authority TO buy III ) most suit
able kind OF wood he could get
and asked him to endeavor TO
match in quality and appearance
the best yiolins made by Stradi-
varius and his teacher, Niccolo
Amati. but Mr.. Hill confessed
that all his efforts In that direc-
ton were a failure.
81 do not know where the
story about my purchasing a
dozen ties at a time originated.
I never owned q dozen ties or
even half-a-dozen at any one
time In my life. recall dis
tinctly that when I was work.
ing on the track seemed to
get along somehow without any
ties at ALL"
1 obtained the ties story from
Mr.. Wizards own companys
publication. the Baltimore e.
Ohio Magazine. ! assumed that
TO be an authentic source.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Opposes Wages
Being Based
On Profits
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor al heoaemlrs. y. 4. tniversn
Philip Murray, successor to
John L. Lewis as head of the
Go labor forces. has Just made
a speech before a convention of
the American Association of
School Administrators. This
body has given pretty sympa-
thetic attention TO attacks made
on the Robey findings concern
ing "subversive" material in
school textbooks. Now il lis
tens 10 a labor leader while he
attacks the way in which our
business leaders are conducting
their part in the defense pro-
gram.
Let us hope that the edu-
Gators listen as attentlvely to
the other side.
Mr.. Murray is reported to
have made two charges. One
is that the "industriallStS'
boldly and positively refuse to
raise wages out Of their profits.
The other charge is that de-
Tense contracts are being dis
preportionately awarded to a
few Big concerns, with the re-
suit That delays are increased.
Since this an=has ihe=pawef
to decide on strikes. il behooves
us TO consider his charges care
fully.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Seek Canada Truck Route

Modification of Canadian Gus
toms regulations so that United
States motor carriers will be
accorded the same privileges as
American railroads in serving
points in the United States
through Canada. was urged by
the motor truck committee of
the Automobile Manufacturers
Association in a communication
from Robert F. Black. chairman
of the committee. to Secretary
of State Cordell Hull.
The committee points out that
modification of the customs
regulations would enable the
motor carriers to shorten their
running time considerably be-
tween midwest points and upper
New York State by using the
shorter route through Ontario.
A similar position has been re-
corded with the secretary of
state by the governors of the
several states affected. as we'll
as representatives of shipper and
carrier groups
Blacks communication to Hull
adds:
"While we have not made an
overall survey of the effect the
lifting Of This barrier would have
on increased efficiency In the
movement of materials for de-
Tense purposes, il Is obvious that
the more facilities that are made
available, the more effective will
be the transportation agencies
In the defense activity.
I'VE understand that the
Province Of Ontario Is willing
to permit the use of its high
ways by United States motor
truck owners provided among
other things. that the province
Is compensated for the use of Its
roads, and provided the RESPONSE
bility of the United States truck
owners il proved.
I'VE therefore respectfully re-
quest that our government COM
municate with the Canadian gov
eminent urging that customs
regulations he modified so that
any responsible individual, COM
pany, or enterprise operating
motor trucks In this country,
whether In the business of for
hire transportation or moving
their products in their own We
hicles. may travel through Cam
ada in serving points In the
United States"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
CHARGE Dismissed

The second charge can be dis
missed in a relatively few
words. 1t simply is not true.
that bottle necks are arising
and defense preparations being
delayed because a few big COM
panies get the contracts. Mr..
Murray states that there are
$1,000 plants that might partici-
pate, but that only $500 enjoy
the benefits" of government
business. But. if these figures
be correct. what do they mean?
The facts are % that most
OF the small plants are either
not able to take the govern
ment business. or that they do
not want it; and 90 that many
of the large plants have been
impelled by loyalty or fear to
take government business which
they do not want.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Auto
Graphs
Dealers Build Up
Stocks Of Cars for
Big Spring Demand

Fearful of material and labor
shortage that may curtail pro-
duction, dealers continue to build
up stocks of cars TO meet the
anticipated Spring demand. The
result is that inventories of new
passenger cars in the United
States mounted to 434 ,046 as of
February 1, according to Auto
motive Industries.
Retail sales kept up the fast
pace, but the manufacturers
kept ahead of them with a rec
ord production volume. Dealer
stocks increased % per cent dur
ing January with the addition of
9S.496 cars.
Production during the week
ending Saturday was estimated
at 124,500 units in the United
States and Canada.