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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
Nineteen"

Nineteen"
ooh, you're just a baby"
did you think you were a
baby when you were nine
teen?"
Paris was silent for mo-
ment. His face clouded. mo,
suppose not"
Twill you sit down, DR.. Nit
chell? My father should be
here any moment now"
II didn't come to see your
father"
"Oh."
II came to see the place.
used to live here"
"Oh, no! Really2 Here? How
nice! Why have you never been
here before?"
II couldn't bear to come
back"
did you live here a long
timer"
Ever since / can remember,
until ! went to Europe. / had
no parents. / never remember
ed them. My grandmother was
everything"
II can imagine. But my faith
err - wait till you see him! He
is q great darling"
II can imagine that"
II think you mean a compli-
ment, but / do not know why.
l am not used to compliments. "
well, / am going to acquaint
you with some compliments.
Did anyone tell you, ever, that
you are as lovely as a spring
day." I
mo"
"Or that you probably have
the prettiest eyes in Mort h
American"
She shook her head, and her
short curls flew like sunlight
about her head.
II think you should have
some coffee"
"You don't mean there will
be coffee cake with ii, do your"
what else?"
Lets look at - everything
q moment, before we 60 In,
may wei"
r'Of course. I have been out
here all afternoon. ! saw you
coming from away over there.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
Personal Touch

my child, it's eleven o'clock!
l had no idea. Please forgive
me-"
Mr.. Sander, looming through
heavy strata of tobacco smoke,
laughed warmly.
1T is good to have company.
DR.. Mitchell. l hope you will
come many times"
Elise broke in eagerly. Eyes.
you must feel that it is a little
your home again--if you will"
you're awfully good. That
goes to my heart, Elise"
"She means it, Doctor. So do
L. For that matter, there is al
ways room here-you know the
house-won't you feel that you
can come sometimes to rest, to
stay over Sunday? Whenever
you will"
II would like that. And now,
good night. This has been a
wonderful day - and evening
I'll never forget"
You'll come - often?" Elise
held her hands clasped together
like a child.
Yes. You may be sure"
Paris was surprised one eve
ming by a visit from Peyton
Graves. Peyton sat for while,
smoked, fidgeted, and m a d e
IN less comments on the
weather. 1t was easily evident
that he was under some severe
strain. There were deep, sag
ging discolorations under his
eyes - dark, almost, as bruises.
He crushed out another half
smoked cigaret. Paris, how's
old Drake getting alohg?"
Paris raised his eyes slow
ly and looked straight at Pey-
ton, who flushed uncomfort-
ably.
Drake McHugh? Well, / sup
pose you mean in his business.
should think you'd know
about that"
Peyton's color deeponed pain
fully.
"You knoY, just never did
get down to see him. You know
how II is"
"All OF brakes old friends
seemed to find IL difficult "
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01

The English crown owns the
beds of all tidal rivers, but the
owner of the land through which
IL flows owns all others.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
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what Is she like, his wife?"
"Quiet little German haus-
frau who will mend his socks,
and sew on buttons. You stud
led piano with him."
II was a dunderhead."
II don't believe it."
How could you know? He
said you were a genius"
THAT I was not. Have you
been here all of the time, here
in this house?"
MY father is the chief of
this experimental farm. It was
bought by the Liberty Plant
and Seed Company. He is really
a famous horticulturist - more
of a scientist, but that's what
he calls himself"
II didn't know any of this.
And ] never saw you any
where"
II was away for two years.
/ have just now come back"
Were you in Vienna?"
Eyes. / have distant rela-
tives there. My mother was an
American"
A sudden silence dropped
over them for a moment.
II was in Vienna myself,
last year"
II know it."
"You know everything, don't
your"
Some people get talk d
about" She smiled, and then
was suddenly grave.
What do you mean, exactly,
by that, Miss"
Sander"
what was ! saying? Oh. yes.
You said some people get talk.
% about. You heard stories
probably that I robbed the state
0f immense sums Of money"
you couldn't DO that"
thank you, Miss Sander.
How old are you! Do you
m1ndl"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01

see him. Not single one of his
old acquaintance evei went to
see him at all-not one"
Paris wasn't making 1t easy
for Peyton to 60 on, though 1t
was clear there was something
Peyton wanted to say.
II hear brakes going to
branch out quite a bit"
as that so?"
Didn't you know it,"
"I'm a doctor. / have no idea
what Drake and Mrs. McHugh
are planning"
"Well-well-"
All at once Paris was sorry
for him.
whats on your m / n d,
Peyte? You're in trouble"
Gosh, Paris! How did YOU
know it,"
body could see that.
What's the matter?"
Business. Crescent Hill.
believed it would 60 after a
while. II Thurston st. George
had lived"
"And when you had to deal
with the executors. you found
you were in over your head?
Then sell out.
81 can't let GO
"Why?"
1--WE used a lot of money
that the st. Georges let me
have for improvements. Used 1t
different ways
"Peyton!"
yes, did. I'm In a terrible
fix"
How much OF this money
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01

See? Over there where that
wall is"
Eyes. I stood there looking
at it. It's the very first glimpse
I've had of the house since ]
left tit seems lifetime ago."
Did you love it SO much?"
ut is the only home ! ever
had"
Paris followed Elise in o
the house. He prepared him
self for some sort of shock, but
none came. 1t was pleasantly
furnished. A small grand piano
stood before the west window
where his grandmother's desk
used to be.
Elise's father came in pres
emily. He was an amiable giant,
with eyes like Elise-the same
youthful blue. He had a great
bread that spread over his chest.
Paris noticed that his enor-
nous hands moved as lightly
as a feather among the cups
and coffee things. There was
something elementally good
humored about him, and gen.
tie.
"You must come often, If my
child Is not tireSome.
"Elise?"
"She is little lonely some
times, and talks too much when
she finds someone to listen"
Paris laughed.
You will stay to supper, DR..
Mitchell?"
II had hoped you would ask
me-"
After supper Elise played.
Paris listened critically. She
had been well schooled. 1t was
good playing.
did you study in Vienna,
too?"
"Oh, yes. A little"
"Pm not Q teacher, but ! can
show you some things, I think. f"
He drew back with mock Sc
robustness. will you practise?"
six hours a day, IL you say"
Heavens, no! But now -
where's that sonata? No, the
first one. Here, now. Let's look
at the slow movement. Your
tone is thin ."
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS

/. When hiring q maid should
you give her q good idea Of
what her work will consist Of
before employing her?
2. When visiting for q week.
end or longer is 1t all right to
take ones hostess some kind Of
food, like a box of fruit?
3. Should a house guest Cos
sip with a maid?
4. Should a house guest tip,
maid at the end Ct his stay? {
What would you do IL
You would like to visit q
mother who is just home from
the hospital with new baby
(a) Visit any time conven-
lent to you?
(b) Telephone and ask the
mother when il would be con-
venient for you to call?
Answers
/. Yes.
2. II is a though,fu, thing 70
do.
3. No. 4
4. Yes.
Better "What Would You
n-u ~~I,.t;<. ~ g - -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01

I.BEklAVlAklNs


Wood afternoon, sir"
Paris jumped.
"Oh, ! didn't mean to brighten
you'll" The girl was young. and
slight. He saw that her hair
was Z very pale silver gold,
that her eyes were smoky blue,
that her mouth was singularly
red, her complexion strangely
golden.
''Your name isn't Renee, is
IT."
She looked startled, and drew
hack Z little. NO." she said
unsteadily.
II do beg your pardon"
MY name Is Elise"
And mine Il Mitchell, Par
ris Mitchell"
The one that plays the pi-
ono3y
arris laughed. "How on
GoElh did you happen to know
! 16<tt1 played the piano = or
Doe a me 1t all?"
rEoef DR.. Berdorn ofte n
o1nD q you."
~ noticed now that she had
Gvoe - sliaht IN accent.
Aro - Geeman?"
~ sok her head. wien
4 " II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
.SCOVILL co. NET
 SALES DOUBLED
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(Continued from Page i)
 A surplus ct the close of the year le4i of S6,673,388 was reported, to compare with @ surplus of $4,789,. 43o as of December Si, 184O.
 Current Assets
 Current assets of $20, ,o94 ,087.0e inc clude cash of $2,309, ,4i4.02. The cur- rent assets reported in last years report were $l7,6i1,0 ,0o0.
 Liabilities of $6,927, ,B55.i2 are re. ported for 104l including taxes of S4,755 ,505 20. The firm has pur- chased U. s. Treasury tax notes valued at $6,006, 800. Liabilities re. ported for l940 were $4,l99,773.
 Additions to property, plant and equipment in 194l were valued at $S S,s47,S7l as compared with S2,6S6,- 2e4 in 1e40. Total value of prop- erty, plant and equipment Is re- ported as 94S,4ol, ,i07,6l which i'll. cludeS $4,il6,964.10 expended. for additions under Government Neces- sity Certificates, subject to afnorti- zation.
 Net assets of the Canadian branch GA. Schrader's Son Divlsion) at Tor. onto, Canada, increased during the past year while those of the Eng. fish branch GA Schrader's Son al. vision) Birmingham, England, de- creased, according to the report.
 Combined net assets of the Eng lIsh and Canadian branches amount- ed to 9l,260,2i9.20 at December i04i. The report noted that at the pres- ent time England and Canada have exchanged restrictions in effect and that the English branch Is under control of the British government.
 Combined Net Profits
 Combined net profits for the British and Canadian branches during the past year amounted to e26S, ,443.es after deducting foreign taxes. "T,his sum, plus net charges by domestic ofilces was Si60,03S,0 ,0S more than their remittances to the United States" the report states.
 Of the 0,20l stockholders, 6,o40 are Connecticut residents and g.. 343 are non-residents.
 The report notes that Lieut.. Mark L. Sperry, End, assistant secretary, and Col. Bonnet Bronson, vice. president of the Oakville company division, are in military service.
 During the last year the company retired s50000o principal amount of It's outstanding ten year debentures. The amount originally issued was SIG, 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

thurs appointment meant that the Japanese must strike soon at Aus tralia, if ever.
 They believed that the Japanese were now making planes ct their bases for major aerial attacks as the prelude to an invasion attempt.
 American planes were now aiding the Australians in their smashing blows at the Japanese invasion arc around the northern part of the continent.
 Prime Minister Curtin, in an- nouncing the new Allied set-up in- cluding the presence of big Aineri- can ground forces, made it plain that American forces would share in Australia's defense.
 Sprlngboard to Che Japs
 He made 1t plain also that the American forces, with MacArthur leading them, the Australians and thousands of other Allied troops, would use this continent "as the sprlngboard for on eventual all-out offensive against the enemy"
 Gen, MacArthur and on accom- panying party, including staff ofl- cers, his wife and their four year old son, had arrived in two United States army planes somewhere in Australia"
 MacArthur was reported In splen- did fettle despite his long ordeal on the Bataan Peninsula.
 Newspapers called MacArthurs appointment the biggest news since the Japanese entered the war.
 It was announced that Curtin, in behalf of 6 unanimous Australian government, had suggested the ap- pointment of MacArthur to PreSi- dent Roosevelt last month.
 It was added that yesterday Gen. Brett, In behalf of the president, made the formal suggestion that MacArthur be nominated, and Prime Minister Curtin informed Brett of his complete and enthus- iastic agreement
 Curtin announced MacArthur'S appointment, and the presence of American troops, in c statement to the country.
 Gen. Brett's letter to Curtin said that President Roosevelt was in general agreement with proposals which the prime minister had made regarding organization of command In the Australian area.
 (These proposals, 1t was indicated were the ones on which Australia and New Zealand agreed recently. They had been sent to Washington and London.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

(Continued from Page D damage to the U. s. Submarine Sea Lion at Cavite was so bad that she was destroyed to prevent her caps turO, and that the damaged U. &. Destroyer Stewart was demolished in dry dock at soerabaJa to pre- vent her capture,
 Text of COmmunlque
 Text of Navy Department cor1l- munique No. 67, based upon infor- nation received up to noon EWTu today:
 "Far EaA-Combined operations of American and Atistralian-Island- based forces were conducted recent ly against Japanese ships and land installations In and near salamaua and Le in New Guinea.
 '"TheSe operations are believed to have resulted in the sinking of two enemy heavy cruisers;. heavy dam. age to and the probable sinking of one light cruiser, damage to q fourth cruiser; the probable sink Ing of one destroyer; the possible sinking of two destroyers and dafIl- age to one large destroyer. Five transports or cargo ships were either sunk or gutted by fire and run aground. One heavy bomb hit was secured on each of two transports, one troop ship was daI1- aged and left burning and three other transports were damaged.
 "One aircraft tender was heavily damaged and two ginboats were damaged, one of which was left burning and is believed to have sunk. One mineSweeper was left in flames and probably sank.
 'Three seaplaneS were shot down and many small boats were denol- ished. Considerable damage was done to enemy shore installations, aircraft runwayS and anti-aircraft batteries.
 "Tne heavy losses inflicted on the enemy by the combined American and Australian forces were accom- pliShed with the loss of but one plane.
 "The U. s. submarine Shark has been overdue in the Far East for more than Q month and must be presumed to be lost. The next of kin of the personnel of the Shark have been notified.
 During the month of December, the .. S. submarine Sea Lion which was under extensive overhaul at Cavite, was so damaged aS to neces- sitate her demolition to prevent her use by the enemy in the event of capture.
 Early this month the damaged U. 8. destroyer Stewart was demol- lshed in the drydock at Sourabaja to prevent her failing into the hands Of the enemy.
 Previous efforts to put her ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Continued from Page D slst and resist with all our courage so that we can keep the freedom we have.
 speaking on St. aPtrick's Day, I cannot help but deplore the disas- trous partition which cuts of the spirit of St. Patrick.
 This unnatural dlsemberneflt (the separation of Fire and North ern Ireland ct once stands in the way of the most effective defense of this island, a unified defense or- ganized by those best fitted to dee fend it-the Irish people themselves,
 Nobody gains by the partition, neither the country which is re- sponsible for 1t or the country which has immediately suffered by It."
 De Valera said the food situation was rather serious" but could be solved with cooperation of the farmers. Tine fuel problem also is difficult, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Lieut.. Gen. Mashau Homma, re- portedly e suicide, aS commander of Japanese forces in the Philippines
 Yamashita is believed to be awaiting aerial endorsements, pos- sibly from the Dutch East Indies front, before unleashing what ia expected to be on allsout offensive to complete Japanese conquest ot Luzon Island.
 Wainwright On JOb
 Yamashita's first blow, even though 1t was not heavy one, fell after Mac- Arthur was gwen command of all United Nations forces in the south- west Pacific. That includes the Philippines, but Wainwright wal given the lon the spot' job oi continuing the heroic resistance against overwhelming odds on Ba. taan Peninsula.
 A war department communique issued six hours after MaoArthur'l arrival in Australia, said e sudden raid on Bataan lines was easily re- pulsed, and that Japanese shore batteries shelled Corregidor Island and other Notifications in Manila Bay, causing only slight damage. A Japanese destroyer, without caus- irg damage, bl9sted at the Port of CeDu.
 Wainwright, who has been Mac- Arthur's right-hand man, was given his new job because he has already established himself as Q brilliant tactician. Ills friends are predicting that skinny" aS he is known in the service, will like MacArthur, give the invaders plenty of cause to remem- Der Bataan Peninsula before the flight Is over. It was Wainwright in perhaps the most brilliant mili- tary rlianeuver thus far by the American forces, who withdrew his troop from Northern Luzon Island into c shortened front in the jungle fastness of Bataan Peninsula.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
YANKEES DON'T
 WAIT, THEY ACT
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CContlnued from Page ID
 A signal corps llnesman couldn't wait. He walked into drug store telephone booth and jerked the pay telephone off the wall. Five minutes later he helped himself to copper wire and within 30 minutes the headquarters phone was in service.
 Let em spend the next two days rebuilding the telephone booth," the signalman said.
 Showed Them How
 At on airdrome 1t was necessary to lay underground cables and the Australians sad 1t would delay field operations several days while men with picks and ShoVels dug the trench. Again the Americans showed them how.
 A jeep was hitched to a blow and the ditch was dug at 10 miles an hour. Closely behind came -an- other jeep, towing Q spindle of cable and behind 1t came c third jeep towing a roller that covered the cable and leveled the ground. The job was completed within Q couple Of hours.
 The Yankee direct actionistS even committed breaking and entering" when they needed tool parts and found the supply store closed and locked for the day. They simply removed the hinges from the door, took what they needed, left good American cash to pay for 1t, rec placed the door and finished the tooling job.
 One Australian supply dealer has his money for goods sold the Ameri- cans, but he was worried for Q few days after the deal was made, Here is how 1t happened.
 The goods were loaded on c truck but the merchant demanded that he receive confirmation for the order from Canberra.
 "ITl send an airmail," he said.
 "fIell, go in and cali 'em up on the telephone" said Q top sergeant.
 The merchant finally took the sergeant's advice, went inside, corn- pleted the call and came out to tell the Americans that the transaction had been approved. The Americans were gone and 50 was the truck. Tea Hour Puzzles Them
 The Americans haven't been able to do anything about the Australian practice Of quitting work in the air- craft factories for tea each norn- ing and afternoon, but they've re. duced the time needed for the fu1c- ton.
 The Americans noted that the workers walked considerable dis- tances to the tea dispensaries 50 they converted Q number of teeps into tea wagons, brought the tea to the men at their benches. The hundreds of man hours Q week that had been lost was cut by 76 per cent.
 Bomber pilots reported that 6 large tree at the edge of an air- drorne made their landings hazard oug. The Australians said some thing might be done in Q few days.
 Co down there and see what the fellow wants for his house and lot, the American commandant told an aide. ''Pay him what he wants and pull the damned tree and the house down."
 The house and the tree were down that afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
GERMAN FORCES
 ENDAN CERED
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(Continued from Page l)
 last nights communlque, which said the Russians lost IS. The comnnunique also revealed that so- vlet warships in the Barents Sea had sunk two enemy transports, a mine sweeper and 6 patrol vessel, aggre. gating l6,000 tons.
 More Are Killed
 The communique reported the killing of several thousand more Germans and the destruction of considerable material. The Rus. sian air force destroyed or damaged on Monday six German tanks, 2ob motor vehicles, and other military equipment, in addition to dispers- ing and partly annihllating up to four battalions of infantry.
 A Soviet unit was credited iIl one days fighting with having killed 600 German officers and men and cap- tured large stores of material. On another sector, the communique as- serted, Q rife unit beat off several enemy counter attacks supported by tanks, captured two Of the tanks, 10 guns and other equipment and killed several hundred Germans.
 Describing Q break-througll on the southern front, the communique said Russian units had killed more than 1000 men, destroyed one heavy tank and seven medium tanks and taken 382 prisoners.
 On the Kalinin front, c unit broke up 6 German counter -at tack and killed more than 100 of the attackers, the communIque asserted On the same front, 1t said, two ar- tiilery groups Silenced c German trench mortar battery, smashed several strong points and blew LID a petroleum dump, inhIctinR heavy losses. GuerrillaS around Lenin. grad were credited with having killed 660 Germans and % ofticers in recent operations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
WATERBURY HAS 7,lOO ON LIST
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 of 2s Temple street, Q newspaper linotype operator; and i6-B, Albert c. Kukaitis, of 20 Sylvan avenue. operator of Q North Main street restaurant.
 Thousands Interested
 Thousands of WaterburianS had their ears glued to radios as the drawing of the numbers was broad- cast from Washington.
 It was indicated today that it will be several months before any Of those whose numbers were called among the first last night will rec ceive draft questionnaires or be called for physical examinations. Still another registration of man. power is scheduled for some time within the next few months. It will affect all men from 18 to 64 who have not previously registered. It is unlikely that those in this group will be called for military service, but they may be ordered to civilian defense or industrial duties.
 Many of those whose rumbays were called last night served in the first World War, others were not even born when the first Great War was underway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

Continued from Page D letter to yo uin response to your letter of the i4th which reached here Monday. Can be in Washington Friday morning If this is convenient. Would thank you to let me know time to be at your office"
 An executive order authorizing the government to take over the rail- road has been prepared 1t was learned.
 Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson, the Presidents military aide who ar- ranges the chief executives engage Inents, answered McNear's request with these words:
 Answer by AirmalI
 "Time Is of the essence. It is requested therefore that you reply by airmail immediately"
 Railroad employees have been or strike since Dec. 2e when lO4 mem bers of several railroad brother hoods quit because they charged q proposed contract with the com pany would result ina reduction of wages for the men who operate the 230-mile road.
 The railroad insists; however, that the proposed contract would result in substantially higher aver- age wages.
 The strike has been marked by violence on several occasions and McNear has requested the govern ment to step into the situation.
 The war labor board, however directed McNear to submit the dis pute to arbitration, The President added weight to this appeal in his letter of March l4 when he insist ed that McNear submit the case immediately in compliance with the war labor board order.