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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-06

HKLLs-In this city, July 5th, 1942, Franklin B. Hills, of 354 Highland Ave, Funeral tomorrow afternoon, at 2:0O o'clock, from Alderson Flu neral Home, 70 Central Ave. Burial in Pine Grove cemetery, Ansonia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-06

yOsEPH-In this city, July 3rd, 1942, John P. M. Joseph, of 50 wildwood Ave. Funeral this ai- derson Funeral Home, 70 Central Ave. Burial in Milford, Pennsyl- yania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-06

yttDsON-In this city, July 3rd, ig42, Samuel q. Judson, of 33 Syca- more Lane. Funeral this morning, J ak 0:15 o'clock, from Mulville Flu neral Home, 270 West Main St, to SS. Peter and Paul Church. Burial ! in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-06

OLIVER-Albert Roland oliver died this morning at his home. Park Road, Watertown.
 He was born in England. January 21, 1874, but resided in Watertown 6l years.
 He is survived by his wife, Bridget Sheran Oliver; thrse sons. Albart IT. of Watertown. John ]. of Cleve- land. and Edward of Watertown:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
BOYS SOLVE PROBLEM

eve found that we had con-
siderable difficulty in securing
farm labor, "Fuhr tolC the
gathering" we took the matter
up with Schercr, who was able
to recruit enough boys from his
school who were interested in
farm work TO solve our prob
lem"
The idea of the two RoScville
men was branded by WPA rep
resentatives as being a guinea
pig for u.s."
l. O. I-ellerman, field man for
the Triple A also urged the
training Of boys and girls TO
perform farm wor'S from berry
picking to operating trucks,
factors and otn-r farm machin-
ery
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
Coming Events
WEDNESDAY,. APRIL 8

ST. MARYS GUILD of ST Peters Church, home OF
Miss Mary Benbennick, l9l Moross avenue at 8 pm.
CHILD STUDY Group at the home of Mrs Peter Vadeff
1913 North Gratiot avenue, at pm.
MIGNONETTE Club of st Louis parish the Mrs
Arthur Peltier, at pm.
ST ANNES Guild of ST Peters parish
Herbert Rondo North avenue, at $50 pm.
FEC GIRLS CLUB at the home of Erwin
Gratot avenue at 730 pm.
GAMES PARTY sponsored by Sisters of Charity at St JOS
ephs Sanarium lobby at $50 pm
WESTMINSTER GUILD of Presbyterian Church,
of Mrs James Covert, Scott boulevard, 8 pm
CIVIC CHORUS Board of directors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Burgan, lO4 Lincoln at
NEWTON IRWIN PTA, at the school, at pm.
CARD PARTY at the home of Mrs. Clarence Schutt 155
Elizabeth street sponsored by Twelve Bellies club
GAMES PARTY in KC hall at 815 pm
CITIZENSHIP CLASS in Mount Clemens High School, Room
8, to 8 pm.
SNOWFALL CLUB at the home of Geraldine Coulter, 3O3
Riverside drive, at 8 pm.
FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY Circle of Kings Daughters
at the home of Colleen Cunningham 10 Emwood, at
1870 pm.
RED CROSS Staff Assistance Course Biology Room of local
high school, 1880 to $50 pm
THURSDAY, APRIL
LOYAL WORKERS Circle of Kings Daughters, at the home
Of Mrs Ellis Streu, SO Lincoln avenue at pm.
UNITED WORKERS Circle of Kings Daughters at the home
Mrs Frank j. Miller, l46 North avenue at 100 pm.
SPRING TEA and bake sale by Groups 2 g. and
4 of WSCS, in Methodist Church parlors at 2:30
MARGARET BOTTOME Circle, at Kings Daughters Home,
pm.
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE at the home of Mrs Robert McPher
son, Michigan avenue at 1920 pm
HAND IN HAND Circle of Kings Daughters at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Gatz, ITO North avenue, at pm.
home of DR. and Mrs Dunning Idle, 38 Lodewyck
nue. at $50 pm.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
Critical Issue Of Farm Labor Discussed by Crour

township and Rinke commended
that the going rate of pay for
farm labor in the county ranges
from $40 to S45 per month with
board on top of IT, their state
mcnt being Substantiatcd by
Murphy. Immediately h sty
computations revealed that fig
uring on the basis of the Triple
AS budget of seven dollars per
week for board would bring the
two sets Of figures much closer
together.
The labor requirements for
the county for which provision
must be made was cited as
1000.
A ID, Brewer, secretary of
the Mount Clemens Board of
Commerce expressed the fear
that the labor seekers might
"whoop il up" TO get farm labor
and then find that it had a sur
plus.
He was assured that that would
be eminently satisfactory TO the
farmers.
II was tacitly agreed that the
recruiting for farm labor will
largely be handled through
clearing n GU ses throughout
the county such as at the federal
bureau of employment here,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
County's Farm Leaders
Confer on VitoI Subject
Recruits from Ranks of School
Boys Find Fovor in Many Eyes

ployment Service as spark plugs,
the group adjourned after a two
hour sitting convinced that IT.
has at least made a start upon
getting the situation well IN
hand.
Sources of farm labor enum-
Grated at the meeting were
Mexicans, who will work in the
sugar beet fields this summer
and who will be imported in
.ob lots by beet sugar compa-
MES; high school boys and girls
who either know some of the ms
and GUS of farm work or can be
educated to know them; WPA
workers sent out from the cities;
store clerks in country towns
who may work part-time, men
above draft age or rejected for
military or naval duty, and
women of all ages.
High school boys and girls,
especially those with farm train
ing and Mexican field hands are
looked to by the gror to pro-
vide the most efficient labor TO
aid the farmer in this hour of
need, with store clerks la the
runner-up position. WPA rep
resentatives got little cheer from
the opinions of farmers and
agricultural leaders in regard to
the qualifications of WPA
workers as farm laborers.
Balm, county representative of
the federal employment bureau
keynoted the meeting as fas as
the general problem was con-
cerned and cited the use of high
school students, WPA workers,
the non-draftee and the unem-
ployed orally as the most
likely sources of farm labor.
CALLED UNSUITABLE
Agricultural authorities such
as !. 0. kellerman, field man
Of the Triple A for southeastern
Michigan, John Rinke, Warren
township elevator man; A. N.
Brewer, supervisor and farmer
from Bruce township, Cassius
ThorinGton, from Romeo and
others, inclLd ding Everett Smith,
manager for he operators of
the Mount Clemens beet sugar
factory, turned thumbs down on
WPA workers as ideal farm
labor at any price. They strongly
urged the registration of high
school boys and girls fo- farm
work while Smith, Of the sugar
company, declared that the beet
sugar producers provide the
most efficient and financed
agency for the importation of
Mexican labor that can be pro-
vided in practically any quantity
for any sort of field work that
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
BY RALPH A.DRICH

The critical issue of providing
farm labor at a price that the
farmer can pay last night chal-
lenged and he the attention OF
farm men, a beet sugar produc-
err, one Board Of Commerce sec
rotary, an educator, and repre-
sentatives of several govern
mental agencies and elevator
men at a session held in Judge
Reds courtroom in the county
building.
With Cassius bloomington, Of
Romeo chairman of the War
Board of the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture for Ma
comb county, presiding =" s chair
man and with William Murphy,
county agricultural agent, and
John c. Balm, county representa-
tive of the United States EN-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08

with the slim possibility of a
branch Of that office being in
stalled at Romeo; at elevators
throughout the county; through
the efforts already being made
by the servicemen's organiza-
tons; and through the schools
of the county.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
ABOVE ALL
VICTORY

N carrying on our business Of bonking, there
! is one consideration thot dominates oil
others -. Victory. The vital war role Of
Americas banks = how they ore helping 10
finance the war. assure adequate food sup
plies, accelerate war production and keep
the economic machine on On even keel-wilI
be discussed in this new series Of advertise
ments entitled "Bonks and the War;" Our
next message will be on q subject of intense
personal interest TO everyone Defense
Bonds. Watch for il.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
CITE USE OF CLERKS

lie also lOlQ OF now LIVING
stone county farmers and towns
people had cooperated in the
registration of store cler, :, both
men and women, who were glad
of the opportunity to do farm
work in their spare time.
"Of course" he declared" the
farmers over there do complain,
rather laughingly that clerks
and bookReeperS who make fine
farm help do eat more chicken
than their work can pay for
when they get out on the farm,
but that's just a humorous as
pect of the situation"
He maintained that q boy or
girl who didn't know a whole
lot about farm work but was
eager TO learn ..ndcr the tutclage
of patient farmer was infinite
! ly better farm labor timber
that WPA worker or other I'M
employed man who would not
enjoy the work and would
wreck a piece of machinery just
to get out of having to operate
| it.
The protest of WPA repre-
sentativcs that oisgruntled WPA
workers who were assigned to
farms and didn't "cut the buck"
would find it impossible to get
recertified for WPA projects
didn't appear TO carry much
weight with the agriculturalists.
| AS matter of informatio they
listened to WPA representatives
explain that the WPA worker
who was assigned to farm job
for a given period would be able
to return to his WPA project
automatically without recertifi-
cation by officials of the welfare
department of his home COM
munity.
URGES SCHOOL VISIT
l.. w. Fast, superintendent of
Mount Clemens schools urged
John G. Balm, representing the
Federal Employment Bureau to
visit Mount Clemens high school
talk to the students and inform
them of what opportunities they
would find awaiting them upon
the farms Of the county. He also
asked that the employment man
bring along application blanks
for farm jobs that could + filled
out by the students.
The aSsemblage learned that,
at Romeo, members of the
American Legion and Veteran
of Foreign Wars are making a
house o-house canvass for the
purpose Of registering potential
farm laborers, notably for the
service Of farmers in the Romeo
fruit belt.
Balm explained that that move
on the part of servicemen's or
CARNATIONS is statewide scope
and that the federal employment
bureau will have access to the
master lists prepared by those
organizations.
IMPORT MEXICANS
Manager Smith of the COM
pany operating the Mount Glenn
ems beet sugar factory declared
that his firm is already import
ing Mexican labor from Texas
in job lots and that some Of the
transient labor employed by its
last year was gi. en free hous-
ing during the winter anc. per-
mittcd to work at other tasks
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08

during the off season for beet
cultivation with the understand
ing that they would be on hand
when needed by his concern.
He revealed that his firm has
not only paid a state license
for the right to import such
labor, but that il has already
expended $500 to bring in such
labor.
He warned that the matter Of
housing farm labor is a crying
need TO which Michigan farm
or have paid nowhere near the
need that il Nas had in other
states He declared that hi firm
has built a number of houses for
Shcltering its workers and that
il rents other quarters for them.
In regard to the pay Of farm
laborers, the figures of the fed
eral employment agency, and
the Triple A were at wide vari-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08
CHALLENGE FIGURES

Representatives of the coun-
tvs farm folk quickly chal-
!eaged the accuracy Of govern
ment figures purporting to show
that the prevailing wage paid
for farm labor in this county
was S7450 per month including
board. A. n. Brewer, of Bruce
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08

may be , csircd.
Clarence +. Schercr, principal
of Eastland high school at Rose
vile and f. j. Fuhr, owner of a
50-aCrc farm near the school,
told of a cooperative arrange
ment between school an farm
that has matel tally aided not
only in getting Fuhr's farm
work done but that has smoothed
the path of high school students
with agricultural leanings to-
wards becoming master farmers
in their own right.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-08

Tortoise eggs require from
eight to Is months to hatch.
Evening star., 1942-02-26

Gated, probably would be left to the
Commissioners and financed with
loans advanced to them by the Fed
eral Government.
After taking S5,000,000 out of the
s45, 100000 housing fund for f.
tor Ellender- estimated the remain
ing SAC, 100000 would provide 10000
housing units with the limit of cost
| fixed at $4,000 a unit.
Proposals that some of the money
allocated for community facilities be
used for stores and other CONNER
cial buildings in the new residential
sections to be developed, Chairman
Ellender said, were fatty turned
| down.
ALLEGATIONS Not Approved.
The s70,o0o,o0o figure approved by
the subcommittee for housing and
community facilities is just S2,145.-
| 268 less than a revised estimate of
the cost of these needs by Federal
housing officials. Senator Ellender,
however, emphasized that the sub
committee did not approve the spe-
cific allocations set forth in the re-
vised estimates. A breakdown of the
revised program, which would cost
$72, ,145,2 ,268, follows:
Hospitals (2,1O0 beds in the Dis
'trict and nearby Maryland and
Virginia., $8,400,000.
Sanitary facilities for 10000 hous-
ing units, $40, ,145, ,268.
For Alley Dwelling Authority prof.
ects, $3,100,000.
Schools, $3,100,000.
Recreation, 81 ,224 900.
Contingent reserve, $2,276,000.
Housing units 100000 $40, ,,000, ,000
Goodwillie project, $1,000 900.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Warning
Continued From First Page.) }

timore- Washington line last night
Col. Bolles said when queried about
the warning"
The police radio picked up some
test or warning from some other
point ands quite properly. trans
mitted it to the scout cars, he ex-
planned.
Col. Bolles emphasized a warning
does not place the Washington
emergency machinery in operation
unless it is received from the Bal
timore message center by the local
AFRAID headquarters. He said it
was proper for those on duty at the
control point here to delay action
until they had checked the police
fash with Baltimore.
Secretary of War StimSon said
today he had slept through" the
warning period. The War Depart
ment had received no reports to
clarity what actually caused the
signal to be given here.
A high-ranking police official said
today the information prompting the
warning was heard over an emer-
gency short-wave set. at an undis-
closed location here and that it
was from an authentic source. The
| information indicated a warning had
been flashed in an area not far
from the Capital.
Police Cars Notified.
The official explained police cars
had been notified by radio as a pre-
cautionary measure, pending further
check of the report. The cars went
to pre-assigned stations, such as
| street-light control boxes and loca-
tions of afraid sirens, and awaited
further instructions.
1t was understood the civilian de-
fense control point was informed
at once. and police were told to
stand by while the warning was
checked.
Maj. Edward ]. Kelly. superin-
tendent of police, was not called.
but Capt. Lawrence Beall and
Sergt. Howard Covell were notified.
Sergt. Coveu is clerk in the Office
of Inspector Harvey G. Callahan,
assistant superintendent and ex-
ecutive officer. Capt. Beal is chief
clerk Of the department.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Philippines
Continued From First Page.)

Mindanao. just south Of Luzon but
too distant to do Gen. Masaharu
Homma, Japanese commander in
Bataan, any good at this time. They
are the first troop landings reported,
however, since early after the fall of
Singapore, when the Japanese pour
ed not only troops but airplanes and
artillery into the Philippines.
No mention was made in today's
communique Of any artillery or air
action either in support Of the
American attack or in opposition.
1t was presumed here, however, that
Gen. Macarthur was making use of
his effective field artillery to blast
away at the Japanese in front of his
lines.
At q number Of points along Gen
MacArthur's lines the japanese had
previously succeeded in making in
filtrations to a considerable depth
These infiltrations were possible be-
cause Of the jungle growth in the
valleys and mountain passes.
1t was evident from the reported
actions today that Gen. Macarthur
was wiping out these salients and
Strengthening his lines along the en-
tire front.
No report was made in the COM
munique to indicate the extent oi
casualties on either side. 1t was evil
dent, however. that these may have
been heavy in view Of previous re.
ports which characterized all such
attacks on the Bataan front.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Stinson
Continued From First Page)

problems involved in properly or
ganizing ground bases for air ele-
ments in the Indies.
When the pursuit planes get
there, it takes great deal of time
to establish bases and warning
services, and also a long time to
organize necessary ground facilities
for the planes"
Contrasts Jap Effort.
These disadvantages are in marked
contrast to Japans peacetime prep
arations for war in Indo-C China,
where she established air bases
Since the war started. he claimed,
Japan has had the additional ad-
vantage of immense superiority of
planes" and a fleet that has en-
abled 1t to establish bases as it
went forward.
Nevertheless" he said, "the
forces of the United Nations have
been putting up a magnificent fight,
inf1icting very great losses on we
enemy in men and troopships."
These losses, Mr.. Stimson said
have not been mentioned by Japan
in its official commmniques. That
is significant, Japan must have had
very great losses" he added.
Only yesterday. he said. Gen
| Wavell had paid "a glowing tribute
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Monopoly on Moving U. 5.
AGENCIES Is Denied Here

The Procurement Division of the
Treasury Department today denied
the charge of the Independent Nov
er's and Warehousemen's Associa-
tion that membership in the Traffic
Service Department of the American
Trucking Association was a neceS-
sary qualification to get a share OF
the business of moving decentralized
agencies and their personnel from
Washington.
Clifton E. Mack, director of the
Procurement Division, said that
none of the motor companies
which, up to the present, has per-
formed part of the service, is a
subscriber to the traffic service re-
ferred to-"
The independent association
= charged in a petition filed with the
Antitrust Division of the Justice
Department and with members of
Congress that when its members
tried to get some of the business
they were told they would have to
affiliate with the Traffic Service De-
partment and pay dues of $50 year
The independent group said the
service department was a private
organization.
Mr.. Mack said the American
Trucking Association has. acted as
a "co-ordinating agency" between
the Procurement Division and the
movers to insure "as far as possible
the type of performance necessary
to effect the transfer of Govern
ment functions" The American as
sociation agreed to act in this
capacity for all movers selected by
the Government. whether members
of the American group or not. II
vas said.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
0. c. D. Defines Alert to End
Confusion Concerning Term

knows the enemy Is sufficiently
near to warn the public actually
to prepare for a raid.
The first light to flash at a con-
troll center is the yellow light, a
preliminary caution on which
civilian defenders are notified to
go to their posts.
This is followed by a blue
light, on which certain lights es-
sential to industry and transpor-
tation, which are allowed to burn
even during blackout, are ex-
tinguishec.
Phe third light, the one on
which the public Is notified, is
the red light, known as the "sc-
tioh warning"
After the danger is past, a
white light is flashed at. the con-
troll center, and the "all clear"
is sounded, notifying the public
that the raiders have passed.
Evening star., 1942-02-26

To eliminate confusion con-
cerning afraid warnings and
particularly the use Of the word
alert" here Is the correct termi-
nology as given out by the Office
of Civilian Defense.
An alert has nothing to do with
the AFRAID warning system. An
alert Is state of readiness in a
community. A district is "alerted"
when civilian authorities are no.
! titled by the military that the
enemy is capable of delivering
an attack on their community. A
district may be "alerted" for a
period of days, weeks or for the
duration OF the war.
The first warning the public
gets of an air raid comes through
the AFRAID alarm devices. Those
devices are sounded after the
community's control center,
through series of light signals,
Evening star., 1942-02-26
City Still Lacks Adequate Raid Alarm Setup
As Priorities Delay Delivery of Horns

ordered to speed installation of the
remainder.
Vulnerable to Power Failure.
The electric sirens cost about
$4,000 for the equipment, but an
extra $4,000, more or less, will be
required for their installation, off,
cials say, bringing the siren cost
to about $4,000. Aside from being
too weak to warn the Capital, a
complaint against the sirens is that
they are of no use If electric power
should fail.
On January 26, the Commissioners,
deciding they could not rely on the
sirens, placed orders for II air
horns and eight steam horns, later
raising the totals to % air horns
and 20 steam horns.
AS Of today, according to accounts
given Col. Snow, five of the air
horns have been delivered, but none
yet has been put into operation, and
one steam horn has been delivered
and installed. Special new tanks
are not sought for the steam horns,
since they are to be installed. by ar
rangement. on plants, school build
ings, or the like, where there are
steam boilers kept under pressure "a
hours a day. So far locations have
been found for 10.
A-3 Ratings for IL.
Porter M. Lunpkins, chief clerk
of the District Engineer Department
reports that AS priority ratings
have been given by the United
States for II of the air horns
ordered and II solenoid valves for
their automatic operation, but that
the District still has need for Il
air compressors, IL air-storage tanks
and 81 auxiliary air tanks. When
they will be obtained no one knows
For the provision of the ordered
% air horns and the 20 steam horns
the District has allocated $751; 900 fol
payment, but it is explained the
leasing of power lines will cost ar
extra 5000 year. Thus the tota.
cost would be $4,000.