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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-23
Cards Of Thenks
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WEAR A MODERN LIGHT
WEIGHT TRUSS, fitted perfect
~ 10 your physiological needs.
Walk in comfort. Each measure
ment and adjustment made with
professional precision. Come to
Swans, 90 Macomb St., Mount
Clemens for full particulars. AL
% abdominal belts and elastic
hosiery.
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Violin, old Stainer, bow and
case $50. Ideal Xmas gift. 1887
st. Clair Rd. off South River,
Mt. Clemens.
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WILDT & WARNER
Barron Bldg. above First
National Bank
Phone Mt. Clemens 1874

1895 DOWN S395 DOWN
Moves you in, no fuss, no
waiting. New homes on CARING
ton now on title 6, open to
everybody. Turn on Scott Blvd.
81 North Gratiot follow signs.
Featuring large rooms, base
ments, attics, best construction.
Fully weatherproofed and in
sulated. Means comfort and
economy. Spacious lots, Briggs
beautyware, crome fittings,
Bruce streamlined, plank style
floors. Open daily II to 8. Call
or see MacNeill a. Model Home
on Darlington. Phone Mt. Glenn
ems 1891.
1895 DOWN s395 DOWN
That's all, no fuss, no wait
ing, let's go!
BEN RICH
TO 84585 12545 Linwood
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Fumisotins

All bedbugs, roachs moths
destroyed in six hours; guaran-
teed. Macomb FLmigating Serv-
ice. Corner Longview and So.
River road, Mt. Clemens. Phone
1928
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Musical Merchandise r.

Upright piano will sell or
trade for player piano. Phone
Mt. Clemens 9193. 374 Cass.
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Solid Mahogany upright Mel
ville-Clark piano; good condi-
ton. Will sacrifice, act quickly.
Phone Mt. Clemens 1927.
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1885 Plymouth sedan. Motor
completely overhauled:~$175.
Phone Mt. Clemens 2465-W4.
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Used Cons for Sale

1912 Oldsmobile 8, 2 door Sc
dan. Radio, underseat heater,
defrosters, good tires. Pur-
chaser can obtain rationing ap-
prevail since owner is entering
service. Phone Mt. Clemens IT..
43 Lincoln Avenue.
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MERRY XMAS

May each and every one of
you have a joyous Christmas.
O. c.. KNAPP
PAPA Groesbeck Highway
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Troilers, Space for Rent G-5
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Eureka vacuum cleaner COM
plete with attachments; also
Whirlpool washes like new. 125
Grand.
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Room, and Board
Rooms, without Boord

Sunny front upper roo m.
Clean and comfortable. los
South Avenue, Mount Clemens.
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Fuller Brushes
Center Line 1187-R
Xmas Permanents

Trimming and Thinning
TRUE ART BEAUTY SHOP
Phone Mt. Clemens 1924
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Good davenport for sale.
Reasonable. 1904 Couwlier
(half mile north of Eight Mile
and Schoenherr road, Warren
township.
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Single metal cabinet bed with
interspring mattress. $50 for
quick sale. 1851 Forest, East
Detroit.
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Wanted by couple with no
children 3 or room unfur-
nished apartment or small house
close to down town, by Jan. /.
Write Monitor Leader Box 33-A.
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Employment
Help Wonted-Femole B.

Waitress wanted. $22 week
Ritz Cafe, Is Cherry ST., Mt
Clemens.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

chief consulting engineer for the
district, was in Los Angeles Tor
conference on the new power pool
plan which will be carried out with
the aid of the government.
DoWd represents the district on
committee headed by Fred b. Lewis
of the Southern California Edison
a company which, with the district,
the California Electric and the Los
Angeles Bureau of Light and Power,
will attempt to pool all available
surplus power to handle the needs
of the airplane factories and steel
mills operating on the west coast.
The plan was first suggested to
the companies by V, M. Marquis o.
the power division of the war pro-
duction board. Proposed changes in
systems, which would enable the
corporations to make use OF all
available surpluses of power, were
also outlined.
LINE CONNECTIONS
The WPB plan calls for the in
stallation of transformers and line
from drop to the Cal-Electric
lines crossing from Yuma near the
generators big enough for the inter
change of 10000 kilowatts. Power
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
Army May Help Get
Harvest laborers

Possibility that the United States
uuartermaSter generals department
may help California farmers get
labor to harvest their crops was re-
vealed Friday when the department
inquired about the labor situation
and what might be done to speed
importation of labor from Mexico
Thomas N. Finney, head of the
Federal Employment office in I'M
perial county, was informed that
officers are worried about the pos
sible loss of large amounts of Cali
fornia food products and are in
tevested in finding means to cut the
red tape hindering the importation
of Mexican labor.
Representatives of Califor mia
farmers and growers will meet at
the Ambassador hotel in Los An
geles next Friday to consider re-
ports of the labor importation cam
paign. Supervisor Hugh T. Osborne,
secretary manager of the ASSociat-
ed Farmers of Imperial COUNT, and
Finney planned to attend the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
CaIexico TO Hold
Desert CavaIcade
Again Next Spring
Directors Unanimous in
Decision; Possibility
Of Charge Admitted

CaleXico will present the
Cavalcade Of Imperial Val
ley in 1943!
This decision was reached
at n meeting in the border
city Thursday night when directors
and officials unanimously voted 10
stage the fourth annual historical
pageant and parade next spring.
we will go ahead with our plans
and have the cavalcade again next
spring unless something should hap
pen to prevent it," President l.. H.
Dove said Friday. IF something
happens, we will deal with it as
the occasion demands. Otherwise
we plan to go ahead as usual The
exact date of the l943 presentation
Will be announced later.
Dove will head the l943 organiza-
ton as president, position he filled
SO capably in 1912. Other Officers
elected Thursday night include Fred
Procsal. vice president; H. w. Going
treasurer; and Mrs. AL Haworth, sec
retary.
Directors, always selected from
members of various clubs in the
city. in l943 will be Miss Ethel Cas-
tanien from the P.-T.A., AL Hawofth
from the Elks; Tom Allen from the
CaleXico Chamber of Commerce;
Procsal from the Rotary club; Mrs
Haworth from the Junior Womens
club; Earl Roberts from the Amer
lean Legion; Mrs. Amy Chavez from
the Women's improvement club;
George Townsend from the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars; Octavio Gle
CONTINUED on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
CaIexico Man In
Raj Wins Medal

LONDON, June CUP - Dis
tinguished Flying Crosses were
awarded today to Pilot Officer
James Elvidge Peck, a volunteer
of the Royal Air Force. and Pilot
Officer Reade Franklin Tilley OF
the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Both are Americans.
Peck, 81, was born at Calexico,
Calf, and lives at Berkeley, Calf.
He was commissioned last year
Iilley, 80, was born at Clearwater,
Fla, where he lives. He enlisted
III the RCAF in 1910.
Peck's citation said: This officer
is q courageous and resourceful
leader who always pressed home his
attacks with the greatest determi-
nation. He DESTROYED at least three
hostile aircraft and damaged many
more"
Peck and Tilley are former MEM
berS of the American Eagle squad
rons. Both were based at Malta.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
Plant
Blast
Kills Fl
Explosion Rocks
Earth for 100
MiIesin Midwest

ELWOOD, Ill.,. June 5.
(UP)-An explosion so pow
erful that it rocked the earth
like Il quake within a 100
mile radius destroyed a shell
loading building at the 100000, 900
ElWood Ordnance plant today, KILL
ing at least Il workmen and inJur-
ing 6l, of whom 81 required hospl-
talization.
Army officials announced that the
plant as a whole, spread over rs
square miles of flatland 40 miles
south of Chicago continued oper-
ations uninterruptedly.
Windows in the southern fringes
of Chicago were shattered and res
idents of northern suburbs along
Lake Michigan said the conclusion
resembled an earthquake.
Army officials and agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation be-
gan an immediate investigation
They declined to speculate on the
origin of the explosion but reports
to Joliet police indicated the blast
had followed a smaller conclusion,
as if a heavy shell had detonated
and set off the contents OF the load
ing line.
Capt. David P. Tunstall, public
relations officer at the plant, an
nounced the casualties. He said
identificatiOnS would be established!
as soon as possible.
He said the explosion occurred
in loading line at a shipping build
ing. The plant consists of clusters OF
four buildings. In the first the shells
are received and painted, in the
second the TINT is melted and mix
ed, in the third the shells are loaded
and in the fourth-the one which
was demolished-the shells are
packed for shipment to the fight
ing forces.
Tunstall said there were GO men
in the building. He attributed the
comparatively low death rate to the
safety construction of the shipping
building. This structure was divided
into II bays, each with concrete
side walls and light fabricated
board outside walls. This construc-
ticn caused the force of the blast tG
thrust outward, damaging boXcars
on a siding.
The officer explained that al
though the FBI had been called tc
investigate, :.there is no indication
of sabotage"
The blast awakened thousands
of residents in the Chicago metro
politan area, 40 miles north of here
Police headquarters and newspaper
offices were flooded with calls. Res
idents of northern suburbs thought
their homes had been shaken by ar
earth tremor.
Dust was raised in the North
western railroad station at Chicago
Plaster fell from the walls OF the
Big Four depot at Kankakee.
The ElWood plant is operated 1ol
the government by the SanderSor
and Porter company. Its corStruc'
ton began in October, 1910, and tht
first shell was delivered to the Army
last August, two months ahead o.
schedule.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
Schools Out! But It's
Not Same Old Vacation

Imperial VaAy's thousands of
school children began their sum-
mer vacation Friday, a vacation
destined to be different from all
their previous ones because OF war
time conditions
Elementar", high school, and
junior college classes in Ell Centro
Will begin again Sept. Ia.
The valley will noL be without
school this summer. however, as
there will be a summer session at
Central Junior college for the first
time in history.
Summer session at the college
was scheduled to begin June Is and
continue until Aug. 7. Dean Glenn
Kieffer said that it will be possible
to offer almost any class If at
least Is persons visa to take 1t.
Glasses will be held FIVE days a
week.
From 7:30 am. to am. instruc-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

2 Heavier blows were being struck
along the Pacific battlefront from
Alaska to Australia, after Japan's
two air raids on Dutch Harbor and
an abortive enemy attack at noon
Wednesday on Midway island, U. 8.
Pacific outpost.
Elsewhere big fleets of British
bombers and fighters, totalling pos
sibly 1000 or more planes, struck
at northern France in relays with
out any real challenge from the
German air force, whose fighters
appeared to be avoiding battle.
Hour after hour the Raj squad
ronS swept across the channel, car
rying out their fourth big-scale day.
light assault in five days, with every
indication that by nightfall Mon
days record would be equalled or
perhaps exceeded.
On Monday more than 1000 planes
carried out the biggest daylight
sweeps of the war.
JAPS PURSUED
U. S. planes and Warships were
reported in pursuit of the Japanese
! force which attacked Midway, only
to be driven of after suffering
damage to a battleship, an aircraft
carrier and probably other war ves-
sells.
The u S. Pacific fleet command
at Pearl HarDor announced that
"our attacks on the enemy are con-
tinuing" after the crippling of the
Japanese war vessels and the shoot
ing down of many carrier-based enc
my planes which attempted to knock
out Midway.
Developments on the war fronts
included:
AUSTRALIA - Allied planes in
Guiding Dutch bombers sank two
and probably three japanese sub
marines along the vital Allied sea
lanes off eastern Australia, raising
to six or seven the number Of enemy
undersea raiders sent to the bot
tom in the area in five days.
LONDON-A great fleet Of per-
haps 1000 British bombers and
fighters swept upon the Nazi-held
coast and northern France in an
other shuttle" offensive.
CAIRO-Air battles spread over
Libyan desert front after Axis arm
ored attack on British left flank
Continued on Page 6, Col. Sd
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

ton will be given in orchestra,
civics, bookkeeping, m C h a nical
drawing, subject A English. From
9 am. to 1885 am. classes In
shorthand and typing, and inter-
mediate Algebra will meet. From
9 am. to noon high school Physics
A will be offered If anyone wants
to take band and orchestra in the
afternoon, Director Stan Atkin said,
he will teach if there are enough
enrolled to make class.
From 7 pm. to 8 pm. classes
will be offered in meterology, navi-
cation, shorthand, and typing
Dean Kieffer said high school
students will be charged SIS course
and text books will be furnished
Junior college students will be
charged a flat 81 for a course not
to exceed eight units OF credits
Adults students will be charged
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
laps FLEE FROM PACIFIC naval BATTLE
Roosevelt Says laps Using Poison
Gas Against China; Serves Warning

WASHINGTON, June 5 tUP) -
President Roosevelt today said au-
thoritative reports reaching this
government show that the japanese
have used poisonous gas in China,
and that this government would
retaliate in kind il the japanese
persist in the use of gas.
Mr.. Roosevelt, reading to press
conference from a statement pre-
pared for him by the state depart
ment, said the Japanese were re-
ported to have used poisonous or
noxious gases" against the Chinese,
and that if the Japanese persist
in this inhuman form of warfare.
such activities will be regarded by
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
Police Get More
Rooster Trouble
El Centre police were still plagued

Ell Centre police were still plagued
with roosters trouble Friday.
Thursday morning the officers
were unsuccessful in finding a
rooster that was causing a row on
Ell Centre avenue. Friday at 4:30
am. they received another COM
plaint that u hens spouse was doing
some early morning growing. This
me the ROSTERS address was given
as 1850 Ell Centro avenue.
officer Lloyd Edwards was dis
patched to the scene but reported
back to the station shortly. He
found the place Wnere the rooster
lived but couldn't determine which
one of a bunch of possible growers
it was.
The day crew at the station was
instructed to see what could be
done about the rooster
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
SHED LABOR
WAGES HIkED

and get paid for /; honeydew pack
ers, IA cents a crate.
Receivers of crates only, 81 an
hour: lot tally, receipts, and receipt
of trailers, 95 cents an hour; truck
ers, 95 cents an hour; set-off, seton
and crate bumpers, 81 an hour; au-
tomato machine checkers, 80 cents;
other checkers, 90 cents; sorters. 80
cents an hour; cantaloupe, 2 Ia
cClts per packed crate; car leaders,
Sl.10 an hour; foot preSsmen, $1.75
per 100 crates; air and hand nail
ers, $150 per 100 crates; automatic
and shcok-up man finished, 55
Continued on Page 6, Col. 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

The gloomy picture of Imperial
Valleys 1912 tomato deal brighten
ed Friday when a canning company
agreed to buy the smaller tomatoes
at $l8.25 a ton.
This agreement was reached
Thursday and it is expected that
the smaller tomatoes will be taken
from the valley at the rate of 1875
tons a day for approximately Is days
after canne.y officials and repre-
sentatives of the state department
of agriculture set up the arrange
ments for the handling of the crop.
THE tomato growers have been
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
Wickard Made Food Gar

WASHINGTON, June 5. CJP)-
Production Chief Donald M Nelson
today announced formation of a
food requirements committee under
craftsmanship of Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude r, Wickard with
complete control over production and
ALLEGATION of all civilian and mill
tary food supplies.
This will be the equivalent, in
several respects. of the World war
food administration which Herbert
Hoover headed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

this government as an action
against this government.
Retaliation IN K'nd and IN lull
measure will be meted out" the
President said.
I'VE shall be prepared to enforce
complete retribution. Upon japan
will rest the responsibility.
Asked directly what his coun-
trys policy would be if the gas
reports from Europe prove authori-
tative, the President dismissed the
inquiry as too 'iffy".
Asked about reports telling how
the japanese had mistreated Amer
lean prisoners, Mr. Roosevelt said
he had heard nothing authoritative
on this score
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

Representatives of the melon in
dustry i'm Imperial Valley and 81
the Congress of Industrial Organi-
zation agreed Wednesday upon a
contract for the 1912 season which
will go into effect as scon as signed
by the individual shed owners, in
creasing shed labor wages by II
per cent.
The wage scale for packing canta-
loupes, t,.neyballs, and honeydews
was as follows: Cantaloupe packing
wrapped, 10 cents crate, un-
wrapped cents a crate, melon
wrapped in celophane, cent ad-
ditional; cantaloupe flats, pack 2
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

ard NJ Kleberg, D., Tex, who was
elected chairman to appoint COM
mittee of five house members to
confer with a similar committee of
the senate ito take whatever steps
are necessary"
The resolution introduced by Rep.
John E.. Rankin, D., Miss, origin
ally proposed that a comittee call
on the President and protest the
rationing proposals. 1t was modified
at the suggestion of Rep. Ed Gossett,
D., Tex. Gossett's amendment in
cluded the statement that the mem
bers favored any sacrifice neces-
sary", but that they opposed general
rationing until it was shown by
facts" to be essential.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

The Speed Demon
Some little time ago there was a
little difficulty with the water sys-
jects In Imperial county. The gov
ernment couldn't fix it SO called
on Pat Patton of the FL Centre
water department.
II haven't much time" Patton
demurred.
Wen send car in for you,
he was told
The car arrived. 1t was jeep
piloted hy a solemn soldier. In
the rear seat was another solemn
warrior.
I'm pretty busy and I haven't
much time Pat still demurred.
How long will it take?"
Eight minutes out and eight
minutes back" said the driver
This is an emergency" Pat sat
down beside the driver, who asked
If he wanted a pair of goggles. Pat
didn't The driver took off his hat
and handed it to the man in the
back seat, adjusted his goggles and
started. Pat noticed that the man
in the rear had shed his hat and
was putting on goggles.
The jeep jeeped.
Pat grabbed his hat with one
hand. Then clutched 1t with both
hands. His eyes streamed so that
he closed them. He made it out
there and back.
Were you scared?' friend asked
as Pat dismounted in front CT city
hall.
"Oh, no." he said calmly, I'D
like to have one to 20 hunting in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

nlUIlIQut TtpOTIeu IUIIgIJ.
The communique said that the
japanese suffered more than 5000
casualties yesterday in their des-
perate attempts to take the import
ant base from which more Allied
air bombings of Tokyo and other
japanese centers might be launched.
On Wednesday, it was stated, 1000
japanese were killed or wounded
outside Chuhsien, which is under
siege from almost every side with
the japanese within three miles Of
the citys walls at one or two points.
Official reports reaching Chung
king described the fighting around
Chuhsien and around Japanese-held
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

ed a conference of ranking govern
ment officials to discuss the gaso-
line problem.
The President said he had not yet
made up his mind on the matter
of national rationing. He said he
expected to confer with members of
congress about it in the next few
days.
Questioned about the necessity
for a nationwide scrap rubber COL
lection campaign, Mr.. Roosevelt
said that while he was not inform
ed on specific campaign, he did
think there was a lot OF rubber ly-
ing around the country that had
not been collected
The resolution adopted at the
house meeting instructed Rep. Rich
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
S43,150 Allotted
To SeeIey Highway

California's division of highways
Friday announced aliocation OF $43,-
$50 to repair and resurface the
highway from Seeley TO Mt. Signal
which was damaged by heavy war
time traffic.
This was part of an ALLEGATION OF
81 .O75 500 to make similar repairs
in other California communities.
The Seeley-Mt. Signal road was
damaged by hauling of supplies and
equipment to the federal airport
site northeast of Seeley and to and
from Camp Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

;antatives of various governmental
departments. Members are:
L. S. Stinebower, state depart
ment; Brig. Gen Carl A. Hardigg
war department; Rear Admiral w.
B. Young, Navy department; w. B.
Parker, board of economic warfare;
DR.. John orchard, office of lend
lease administration; Roland S.
Vaile, division of civilian supply OF
the WPB; Douglas c. Townson,
division of industry operations OF
the WPB; and 7. l.. Daniels, mate
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

Kinhwa, AS miles west where strong
Chinese counterattacks are under
way. as one of the bloodiest battles
in the past two years of the China
war.
Waves of Japanese attacks upon
ChuhSien, supported by heavy afttl-
lery and bombing planes, are being
thrown back by the outnumbered
but stubborn Chinese defenders, to-
nights communique said.
At scattered points on and be-
hind the Chekiang front Chinese
troops we're said 10 be slashing at
enemy communications and ralding
supply columns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
EI Centran Hurt
In Auto Accident

Mihran Setrak Simonian, Armen-
ian resident of Ell Centre was pain
fully injured rcrtheast of HoltVllle
Friday morning when his car and
a dump truck driven by George
Thomas Hill, 81, Ell Centro, collided
at q blind intersection, Highway
Patrolman Alvin Bucklin said.
The Armenian was taken to the
FL Centro hospital He was believed
to have suffered several broken
ribs.
Canal embankments and brush
obscured the intersection, Bucklln
said, and the drivers did not see
each ether in time to avoid a COLL
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05
Connery to Buy
Valley Tomatoes

getting SITS to So a crate for 9 and
u top tomatoes" County Agricul-
tural Commissioner B. A. Harrigan
said Friday. THE price rose from
rs cents a crate after the growers
agreed to ship to market only the
best of the crop"
They were unable, however, to
dispose of the smaller tomatoes ano
cannery type would have been lost
if arrangements had not been made
for the company to buy it. The
company was deferred from buying
the crop until arrangements were
made to get cans, now under prior
ity.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-05

Decisions of the committee vii
)e final, subject to the directiot
md approval of the war production
board.
The committee will have broad
powers. 1t will determine civilian,
military and foreign requirements,
1t will have the authority to step
up or limit domestic production OF
foods as we'll as importation OF
foods and raw agricultural prod
uctS.
The committee consists OF repre-