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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-27
THE BEST DEFENSE

ATChIOOiO ISNQCGSlSIl SNO' CT O
eve when he told publishers that the
truth is the best defense against enemy
propaganda.
He would hove performed q
oreoter service, and struck O more
novel chord, if he had given the news
popernnen on idea how, under current
conditions, they can get and print the
truth
Every responsible editor, even un-
der censorship, is doing his best to see
that nothing but the truth gets into his
news columns. But there isn't news
Paper IN this country which con pre-
tend with straight foce that it prints
all Of the important truths it can OBJ
tain and verify.
BY general agreement, each execu-
tive withholds what in his opinion
might be of value to the national en-
ennies. Then-ond this is what hurts
he deIetes anything which he fears
Washington might think could con-
ceivobIy be of value to the enemy.
The result is, Of course, that the
public obtains q very incomplete pic
ture Of what is going on. 1t learns
much less than the truth.
Some Of the details which the gov
eminent withholds from the press, or
which editors withhold from the pub
lie, obviously should not be printed, or
should be deferred for strategic REQ
sons.
There can be no sound criticism,
for example, Of the governments re-
fusol to comment on the raid on Japan.
Woshington's reticence has been US
titled by the unbeIievobIy osinine Sc
quence Of statements on the raid which
have come from Tokyo and Berlin.
Reading them, no Ioymon could ever
again give credence to any war COM
munique out Of Nippon until it had
been verified from responsible
source. BY keeping still, our govern
ment has let the Jops show themselves
as the clumsy liars they ore.
Moreover, there ore occasions -
and the Tokyo bonbings may prove to
be Of this sort - when facts must be
withheld until their disclosure no long,
err con endonger our niIitory and nav
oi forces.
In the name Of national unity and
morale, there is O persistent attempt
to soft pedoI criticism Of the Official
conduct Of this war. Specific focts and
figures by which the progress Of our
preparation could be measured ore oil
but impossible 10 obton for pubIicu-
ton
This is not q healthy situation The
less genuine information the newspo-
pers ore permitted to print, the more
receptive is the public mind TO distort-
ed gossipn9 which sometimes octuoI-
ly is the product Of obstructionists,
soboteurs, defeotists, fifth coIumnists.
Mr. MocLeish is correct. The truth,
while at times it will hurt, is the best
defense against enemy propaganda.
AS director Of the Office Of Facts and
Figures, con Mr. MocLeish arrange for
newspapers to obtain little more Of
the pregnant truth, and to be permit
ted to print ito
One reason we're still half osleep
- - S&1%ion ~, tb;e ,...-r 49, -
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-27
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
SO YEARS AGO TODAY

Miss Winifred Ferrin's recital
in Detroit Wednesday evening
was greeted by large audi
ence. Particularly effective was
Nearer My God to Thee in
pantomime.
City Attorney Lungerhausen
is richer by a handsome coffee
wood cane brought from Mexico
by Robert Nelson, Jr.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-27

haven't been given the available proof
as to how importont it is that we be-
come wide awake.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-27
Monitor-Leoder Washington
Correspondent


There has always been consld-
cradle mystery about the myth
icoI White House Spokes-
man." He's the fellow, you
know, who knows everything,
Without having body or soul
or q name decent enough to
bcptize q man with, he never
theIess is able TO hand out
straight stuff that the No. !
man living in the White House
can't or doesn't care 10 be
quoted on.
But the White Hous e
Spokesman, it now develops,
has pups, or maybe they should
be called his uncIes ond cou-
sins, and there is O whole tom
lily Of people living at 1000
Pennsylvania Avenue whose
names don't show in the teIe-
phone book or the Census Bu-
reou records, because they
haven't any names. This ex-
cIudes, Mr.. Harry Hopkins, OF
course, because though he hos
a name. its not in the teIe-
phone book and he isn't often
O Spokesman.
The latest addition to the
official family Of the White
House OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the one Calvin Coolidge had?
is this Sweet Young Thing
Who Came to Dinner. " She's
the dumb cIuck guest who
asks Just Row General MocAr-
thur got out Of the Philippines
and where did those planes
come from that bombed Tokyo.
She is q kind Of on invert Chor-
Ictte Mccarthy or GroceIess
Allen who sits at the Presi-
dents right, if not on his knee,
insteod Of giving dumb an
swers 10 his smart questions,
she asks dumb questions tho'
he con give smart answers 10,
like telling that Macarthur es-
COPIED in c rowboot and the
planes we're based on Shon9ri-
La.
In the White House Min
streI Show, this Sweet Young
Thing Who Came to Dinner is
the straight woman, feeding
the lines TO the other member
Of the troupe for these terrific
vows. is the best oct in Wash
ington today, and the Cog lines
ore fit 10 kill. BY all means
this script should be put or
the oir--no5not given the oil
sponsored by the Office Of
Facts and Figures for home
consumption and beomed BY
short wove 70 the western
hemisphere for Coordination Of
Inter-Americon Affairs Nelson
Rockefeller, and TO the rest u
the world for Coordinate,
William }. Oonovon's proPo
qondo Office Of information.
WOULD UTTER THE JAPS
Just think Of the possibiIi,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-27

IHC FkOF!
Then there is The Professor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
New Era Looms In
Child Health Care
Experience in Present World War to Benefit Future
Generations School Records to Be Preserved

ing School Health Problems" The
Study where DR.. Wheatley served as
assistant director was made under
the joint sponsorship Of the Depart
ment of Health and the former
Board of Education of the City OF
New York and was supported by the
American Child Health Association,
the Milbank Memorial Fund, the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, the New York State Depart
ment of Health, and the United
States Children's Bureau.
Medical examinations IN the
schools should be thorough, DR.
Wheatley pointed out, and not, as
often happens, stereotyped and rou-
tine. "The Astoria Study introduced
procedures designed to make the
school medical examination At the
needs Of the individual child" he
continued. 1.-THE old check-up sys'
tenn in which a hasty search was
made for defects has had its day
The modern school medical exam
nation should be personal, IN
dividualized procedure in which the
school physician acts a medical ad.
wiser to parents and teachers. we
placed great stress upon the value
of having parents present when
child is examined by the schoo
physician"
DR.. Wheatley, in celebrating upor
this point, stated that the presence
of mother or father gives the
physician an opportunity to inter
pref any medical findings and X
emphasize to the parent and schoo
murine the Importance Of medica
care when needed. "This meeting,
he concluded, affords an occasion
for the physician to discuss witt
the parent many matters pertaining
to the child'S health-such as I'M
munization measures, diet, and res
habits. Today in New York city, 81
per cent of all school medical eX'
aminations are made in the pres
ence of parents, which makes tht
program truly educational, because
healthful living, not merely the cor
rection of defects, Is the goa
sought"
Records Important
The Astoria Study resulted in thu
introduction of a number Of limo
vations. The necessity for keepinl
efficient records Of every cnilo'
physical condition was recognized
and system which places continti
Gus health records for the child,
whole school career on par WIZ
academic records was installed. TIL
teachers role in day-to-day health
supervision Of children was studie'
with the result that the teacher ma
become a co-worker of the docto
and the school nurse by reportinI
common signs and symptoms OF Il
health among her pupils.
The conclusions drawn as a resui
of the Astoria Health Study WI
enable many communities to adop
more efficient and modern scnoe
health programs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
PHYSICAL FITNESS
COAL OF PROGRAM
Nutritionists Throughout
Nation Aiding; Instruc'
ton Classes Formed

Better public understanding OF
how to improve daily food to meet
the vital need for optimum physical
fitness has resulted from a years
activity along these lines in Con-
necticut following the National Nu-
triton Conference for defense held
in washington last May the weekly
bulletin Of the State Department OF
Health points out. A state nutrition
committee was already In existence
at the time of the Washington con-
ference, according to the bulletin
Through it's guidance and active as
sistance, county nutrition chairmen
were appointed to direct and round
up nutrition activities In local COM
mun!ties. Community nutrition work
was greatly extended when the Wo-
mems Division Of the State Defense
Council directed that nutrition com.
mittees be appointed in each Local
defense council.
Upwards. of ten thousand women
In the state have attended some SOC
classes for instruction as to why
certain foods must be included II
the daily diet, which were conduct.
ed during the year by trained lead
ers. The health Of adults must be
maintained at the highest level tx
carry on work accelerated by the
demands of war. Children must bt
provided with the vital elements
needed for optimum growth and de-
velopment.
The response has been stimulat'
ing, according to the bulletin. MI
triton educational material made
available through the State Depart
ment Of Health, State Dairy ant
Food Council, University of Con.
necticut and other sources has beer
requested by thousands Of interest
ed persons. Public libraries have
established nutrition reference
shelves. Films and exhibits on nu-
triton have been in constant use
throughout the state. Broadcastine
stations and the press have COOP
Grated to bring pertinent informa.
ton on food to the home.
One Of the primary concerns O!
nutrit.onal leaders is to see thai
workers In industry have the righ'
food to help them carry on strenu'
Gus work. without fatigue or illness
That industry is already alert Il
this problem was evident at TIN
Forum on Health in Industry which
was held last week In New Haven
the bulletin said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22

"The hetterment of health among
scllol children was given an I'M
precedented impetus by the last
World War. Now that we are IN a
second World War, there are al
ready some indications that a new
era in child health looms on the
horizon" This was the keynote OF
an address by DR.. George M.
Wheatley, Assistant Medical Direc-
tor of the Metropolitan Life Isur-
ance Company, who spoke today be-
fore the National Organization for
Public Health Nursing, now holding
its biennial session in Chicago.
Illumination programs, the
establishment Of facilities for care
of young children whose parents
are both employed, and more eco
nomical an defective school health
services were cited by this speaker
as among the more important steps
that must be taken today to safe
guard the health Of the nations
boys and girls.
Defects Remedied
The draftee examinations OF
World War I revealed many physi-
cal defects which might have been
remedied in childhood. This led to
the passage of laws in several states
making it compulsory for pupils to
have an annual physical examina-.
ton. Hailed as the cornerstone OF
the school health program, Dr.
Wheatley said that practically
these laws have failed to achieve
the high hopes held for them be-
cause scool usually assumes COM
plete responsibility for the examin-
alton but can never secure sufficient
money to employ the medical and
nursing personnel to carry out the
laws effectively"
1.-THE school can improve the
school health service without addi-
tional tax funds by making greater
efforts, in cooperation with organ
lied medicine, to have the school
medical examinations made by the
physician who treats the child In
Sickness" DR.. .'Wheatley continued
"This Is possible today because more
infants and preschool children are
receiving periodic medical superyi-
sion by their personal physician OF
through hospital or health depart
mertS, clinics. The school must make
greater efforts TO preserve this con-
tinuity of medical care, and to
teach pupils and parents to look fol
this service In the community, moi
in the school. Today when every
effort Is being made to prevent
waste we must save public funds BY
using more effectively the already
existing medical facilities"
To illustrate how this can be &C.
complished, DR.. Wheatley described
to the nursing group the plan
which is part Of the health servic'
devised for the public elementar.
schools Of New York city. He statet
that in 1896, only IA per cent o
children entering elementary schoo
in New York city were examines
by a physician other than TIN
school physician. Today the figur'
| is 40 per cent. "Other communitie
/ might look to this school healtl
program as q practical demonstra
tior Of what can be done today u
eliminate waste motions ant
strengthen the good points u
school health service" he said.
School Problems
The New York city program
based on the report Of the four
year Astoria School Haelth Stud
lust published by the Common
wealth Fund under the title, "solv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
DR.. GEORGE AIMED
LIONS PRESIDENT

DR.. Raymond s. George was nom
mated for the presidency of the
Waterbury Lions club to succeed
Charles Greenblatt at a regular
meeting yesterday noon at the
Elton. The election will take place
June 4.
In addition to the nomination of
DR.. George, the rest of the slate
follows: First vice-president, Har-
old Ashley; second vice-president,
DR.. John M. Freiheit; third vice.
president, Raymond E. Snyder;
treasurer, Merwin s. Bronson, and
secretary, ]. Sydney Pearson;
tailtwister, Alan Kele; Lion tanner,
John Stokes; board of governors,
for one year, Charles Greenblatt,
James A. Millar, William Tobin,
two years, Frank T. Healey, Max
Kiessling.
About 20 members and their
wives are planning to attend the
annual district convention OF
Lions international at Hartford
June 8 and z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
PACKARD
PEACE PROGRAM
BOOSTS OUTPUT.
By Anthony G. De Lorenzo

By Anthony q. De Lorenzo
United Press Staff Correspondent
Detroit, May 40 (UP)-The Pack.
ard Motor Car Company and its EN-,
ployeS have Joined hands in . CO..
operative, work to Win" program
to obtain maximum output of air.
craft and marine engines for thS
duration Of the war.
The firm which built a reputa.
ton in peacetime as a maker o.
automobiles for the "carriagG
trade" and its workers, majority Of
whom are aflliated with the Unitet
Automobile Workers (CIO), were
the first In the automotive indus.
try to adopt the joint manage
ment-labor plan advocated by Wal
Production Chief Donald M. Mel
son.
Packard, which now Employ
5000 more men than 1t did during
its pre-war peak, said the "Work
to Win" program is designed tC
stimulate productive activity by
rewarding outstanding achieve.
ments Of individual workers. UnioT
oflc!als describe the plan as "a
speed UP Of machines, not Of men,
An Eight BAN Banner
The program is divided into
three major divisions Of activity
It includes obtaining signature Of
shop workers on a voluntary "besi
effort" pledge card; recognition
awards In the form Of pins for ex-
ceptional production achievements
and efficiency suggestions and Q
school for training llnskilled work.
ers and "upgrading" semi-skilled
employees. Departmental and divi-
sional production excellence also
is encouraged and rewarded.
Departments which fall behind
established production marks quail
ify for the behind the 87ball
banner" until they improve their
rating. Posters exhorting the men
to do their best for the men on
the firing lines are placed through
out the plant. Workers are gen.
timely enthusiastic about the plan,
according to Curt Murdoch, presi-
dent Of the UAW-CIO local at
Packard, and "intepd to put this
drive over"
Rolls Royce Motors
A large portion Of the credit for
success Of the "Work to Win" plan
belongs to George T. Christopher,
81, Packard's new president. Chris
TOPPER is proud Of Packard's har-
monious relations with its en-
ployes. He likes to recall that he
started in the industry 80 years
ago as drill press operator.
"And sometimes" he adds mod
estly, 1T don't think I've gotten
very far away"
Packard plunged into the de-
Tense program early and now Is
producing Rolls Royce liquid-cooled
airplane engines and power plants
for the swift, deadly Navy mos
quito boats on q quantity basis. At
peak war production this fall the
firm Is expected to employ about
$4,000 more men than it ever did in
peacetime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
FRANCO-AM. CLUB
INDUCTS OFFICERS
AIphonse RObichaud New
President; Many French
Groups Represented

Alphonse Robichaud was installed
lean Social Club at ceremonies
Wednesday night at the club head
quarters. Ernest Balval was install
ling officer. Albert Forest was in
stalled as honorary president of the
club. Entertainment including dane
ing and refreshments were present.
ed under the chairman ship of Jo-
seph E. Lemieux.
Others seated In Office were: Jo-
seph Caron, first vice-president;
Mrs. Wilfred Bernier, second vice.
president; Alfred Roy, secretary;
Domulus Massicotte, treasurer;
Miss Flora Carpenter, financial
secretary; and Victor Gagnon,
bookkeeper.
The board Of directors was
named as follows: Alpine Bedard,
Maurice Rousseau, Homer Bernier,
Ellie Depault, Giles Normandlin,
Leo Archambault, Rene Archam-
bault, Rene Fregeau, Conrad Baril,
Romeo Dumouchel, Joseph E.
LemieuX, Cleo Bouchard, Adrien
Madore, Mrs. Romeo Dumouchel,
Mrs. Alfred Veillette, Mrs. Wilson
Normandin, Mrs. Rose Bessette
and Miss Melina Facteau.
Various French societies in Wa
terbury sent delegates to the
Franco american clubs installa-
ton ceremonies. Among these we're
Arthur Albert, of Canada-Ameri-
can; Miss Louise Leblanc, of the
Children of Mary; Roderic Adam,
of the Artisans; Walter Massicotte,
of the French F'oresters of Amer
lea; Joseph Nobert, of st. Jean
Baptiste; Mrs. Isidora Houle, Of
villa Maria Lodge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
u. S. Export Control Office Is "Valve"
Stopping Leak OF Raw Materials To Axis
BY PETER EDISON

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
Washington, May % Economic
warfare for the United States be-
gan with export control, authorized
by Congress back in the summer Of
1910. Hitler's attack on Europe was
the starting gun Of a world race
for war materials that set pace
draining American resources and
productive capacity,
Certain commodities were pro-
claimed essential to national de-
tense. Therefore, these materials
could not be shipped out Of the
country without a license. Orig
inally, there were 40 of them. BY
the end of the year that list had
grown to $500 items.
ARMY ENGINEER
DIRECTS PROGRAM
Today, every item that can be
shipped out of the country is under
licensing restrictions and the Of
flee of Export Control is the biggest
branch of the Board of Economic
Warfare. 1t has about 1900 en-
ployes and 1t fills what was to have
been a brand new five-story and
penthouse Georgetown apartment
overlooking Washington's beautiful
Rock Creek park.
In the penthouse, as director Of
! Export Control, is Col. Royal B.
Lord, keen little army engineer
whose current responsibility Is to
see that nothing gets out OF the
country that will do the enemy
any good or will do Wthe United
States any harm.
Applications for licenses pour
into Washington at the rate of
some 5000 to 10000 a day. The
job of clearing those applications
is tremendous, for IN some cases
applications must be checked by
half a dozen different government
agencies - State, War Production
Board, Lease Lend Administra-
ton, Army, Navy, Maritime Com
mission, Agriculture. At one time
there was an accumulation OF
some 10000 applications, but by
WI hA11R A4A6AAVop A0NAAS4~Jo SSAAN 1890
days, the logjam has practically
been broken. The aim now is TO
clear away every application IN
So hours.
BOARD sCRUTINIZES
EVERY SHIPMENT
Licensing itself brings screams
from exporters, but that is UNI
avoidable when some of the dan
gers to be guarded against are
considered. First off, is the mate
rial needed at home? Next, is it
needed most by the country OF
destination, or does some other
country need it worse?
The investigation must get down
to identifying correctly the indi-
vidual to whom the shipment is
being consigned. Is he the real
person who will use the goods?
Or is he what's known to the
Office of Export Control as a
"cloak?"
Before the United States got
into the war, 1t was common prac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
LATE REALTY NEWS

Papers In connection with the
following real estate transactions
have been filed at the town clerks
office:
WARRANTY DEED
Laura Cont to Gi0cOndino San
tOpietrO, land ON Capewell and
Overlook avenues.
QUIT CLAIM DEED
Mildred Il. Manned and Gladys
p. and Irving r. Macauley to John
M. Freiheit, property on Bunker
HILL avenue,
MORTGAGE RELEASES
Estate Of Augusta ReiChenbach
70 George Hargraves.
EcoviIl Manufacturing Company
20 Elizabeth G. Martin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22

Col. Royal B. Lord, head of the board OF
Economic Warfares Office of Export, is one OF
the army's jackson trades. A West Pointer
and engineer officer, he has invented an ar
mored pill box and $4,000 cable bridge which
rides on two trucks and will carry army field
equipment across streams much better than the
old pontoon bridges which had to ride on 30
trucks alsd cost $25O00O During the depression,
Lord built Farm Security Administration
houses. At this time he met BEW director Milo
Perkins who was then administrator OF the
Food Stamp Plan and Surplus COMMODITIES
Perkins brought Lord into BEW as an assistant.
Lords gag is that Perkins tests out his ideas on
Lord. If Lord can't understand 'em, Perkins
discards 'em.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22
SCOVILL'S UNION
FAVORS PROGRAM

A resolution endorsing President
Roosevelt's seven-point economic
program to combat initiation was
adopted last night by the Scovill
local of the International Union
of Mine, Mill 81 Smelter Workers.
The program calls for wage stab
ilization" rather than wage "freez-
ing.
The members also voted approval
of the declaration of President Reid
Robinson of the international union
for the opening Of second front
in Europe as part Of win the
War" campaign.
Full support of the U. s. o. fl
nancial drive to start here soon was
voted.
The Scovill local is seeking an
NLRB election at the Scovill fac
tory to win recognition as exclu-
sive bargaining agent for employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22

tice for enemy agents to attempt
ordering strategic materials through
neutral countries. The "blacklisC"
of business firms thought to be SYM
pathetic to the Axis was then Gre
ated to prevent U. s. companies
from trading with them.
But the blacklisted firms then
tried to do business through firms
not on the blacklist, even through
competitors, who were paid high
commissions to act as purchasing
agents for their rivals. For eX-
ample, there was a drug firm that
ordered $50 tons Of steel I-bearns.
The application was rejected and
the drug firm blacklisted.
With shipping now critical, the
Export Contzol branch has recent
ly found 1t necessary to organize