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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
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Guatemala Sides With
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WHEN the United States Dc.
" clared war on the Axis part
ners, loyal sister republics OF the
Pan American Union. such -
Guatemala, wasted no time In
severing diplomatic relations with
Germany. Italy, and Japan.
The air mail stamp shove, 10.
sued recently by Guatemala, far.
thest Central American nation
from Panama. pictures the Cap
tains- General Palace at Antigua.
When oil Of South America. and
part Of North America, YVES under
Spanish rule, Spain developed a
elaborate administrative system
for the government Of her vast
colonial empire. The territory
under her control was divided In.
10 viee-roysltiss. captaincies-ssn.
eral, prssidencias. sudiencias, and
smaller administrative units.
Central Ameeica constituted the
cap:sincy-eeneral Of Guatemala.
With its capital at AntiCis. An.
tigua, o. the "old" city. was vir.
tually destroyed IN ira. ard the
capital subsequently Transferred
70 ouatuAala City.
he palsee Of the csptains-een.
eeol Sefn standing. - Ans "a.
Ano1o C lllQnial shi1ochra
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16

traffic as they peer at the pedes-
TRANS, some of whom are extras
and chorus cuties who deliber-
ately make themselves up to look
like stars. Five beauty colleges
flourish in flashy second-story
quarters on the boulevard. There
are several dancing schools, .
couple of figure-forming estab-
lishments, and 4 brassiere fac
tory.
At the intersection of the boul-
evard and Western avenue
(Which is over to the east) is the
building occupied by the Pro-
ducers Association and the Hays
Office. Sculptured into the bal
comics and cornices are small
figures of considerable more
nudity than the Hays Office
would allow to be photograph
ed on q movie set.
AUTRY UNKNOWN
Until a few months ago, one
of the four or five biggest box
office attractions in movies was
virtually unknown in Hollywood,
and none of his pictures ever had
been shown on the boulevard.
The star is Gene Autry. Finally
one of the smaller theaters re-
named itself the Hitching Post,
began showing nothing but wes-
terms, and has been jam-packed
ever since.
Fortune tellers flourish here,
advertising their intimacy with
the stars and spirits with Neon
signs. On the lawns of private
houses are signs offering all
manner of baths, messages, re-
ducing treatments, bust develop
ment and hair dyeing. Incident
ally, Hollywood is the only place
where nobody is surprised when
a man asks for q permanent
wave.
Dismal little night spots and
cocktail bars are scattered pref
ty much all over Hollywood.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
. BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON

There might be q shortage
Of Government House rum.
(Mr. lekss supeNises the ter
titorioI government Of he Vir-
gin lslonds and Puerto Rico,
where rum-mokino is q Ieod-
ing industry.)
OPM'S new order thot distil-
leries must concentrate on the
manufacture OF alcohol for ex-
plosives and other war moter.
iols may effect even the gov
ernment-owned and operated
distiIIery.
RIGHT ON GAS
There is plenty Of heIium.
(M. lckes as oil administrator
oversees COS we'll produetion.)
Here Mr.. Ickes chuckIes.
This is one Of his little predic-
ton chickens that come to
roost. II hos only one toll
feother and one dropping
wing. but the war hos vindicot-
ed the secretory's stormy in
sistence q couple Of yeors back
that no United Stotes heIium
should 40 to GERMANY.
The rubber shortoee and the
auto Shortages oren't De-
portment Of interior bodies,
except indirectly, and don't
forget Mr.. ickes is boss of the
Notionoi Park Service.
As such, he hos issued or
ders to all national park police
and to all the for-fIune donin-
ions Of the Department Of IN
terror, including the 0rozine
Service and the Bureau OF Re-
clomotion and the Bureau Of
lndion Affoirs and all the
others, to conserve rubber.
You better keep off my roods
If you wont to 90 over &C miles
on hour" worms the secretary.
And | won't fix tickets"
This is much more like the
old Harold.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
. SO THEY SAY

The day il past when employ.
ers may compete with the Army
for physically fit men.
Eventually the only labor sup
ply may be y omer.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph r. Battle,
War Office,
Wearing q sweater is really
patriotic, because II plsases the
soldiers.
Margaret Landry, much-pub-
licised knitwear m k ers'
sweater girl"
Aside from the hardships to
individual motorists IL this wave
Of tire thievery is to continue
Il will have . detrimental
effect on the program of rub
Der conservation for war pur-
poses.
President Thomas p. Henry,
Of the American Auto AsSoci-
alton.
speak for the rest of my
countrymen when I say that all
Cubans, civilian and military
alike, stand shoulder to shoul-
der with the United States in
her determination that the axis
shall never menace the shores
Of the Western Hemisphere.
DIR. Juan rigueroa. probident
Cuban bhysician1 eouopiQioo.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
ECONOMIC HicHLIcHTs

It's not possible at this time to de-
toll oil the events and circumstances
which led 70 Jopon's victories in the
Poetic. But the brood outlines are
sSlonf. We u1derestimoted the extent
~ H. etrkino power Of the Jopo-
~ ct md naval forces. We we're
euf, We did not turn the
paa 1ed the lesser isIonds into
1stions which could have
Najof Gltoek. Further, we,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
BY VIM. f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

LITERALLY millions of peo-
pie meet every afternoon for a
foursome at bridge. At many of
these little parties, each player
puts up a quarter and the winner
for the afternoon takes the dol
lar. l want to urge all bridge
players to continue their after
noon games, but the hostess of
the day should secure a defense
saving stamp as the prize. Thus
this great game Of ours will con-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
50 YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Frank Preussel elected v. G.
Of the OddfelIows.
The merry women from
Pittsburgh, who contributed to
the Froelich episode, are still
in town.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY

ON6 6Ah AOO xOUAx
lS41
Greek fighting men are battling
the italians with captured Ital-
ian ammunition fired from cap
tured italian guns.
Fred Walker and Henry
Hopkins received the Scoutmas.
ter Key and the Silver Beaver
respectively in Boy Scout cere-
monies last night.
FIVE YEARS AGO
1887
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wheat
and daughter, Jane, have re-
turned from q trip to Wheel
ing. West Virginia.
Mrs. Merritt Willmarth has
been elected president of the
Grace Church Guild.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16

WHAT IS REALLY EsSENTIALf
The stondord of living Of the whole
American people is going to be REDUCED
in the noterioI sense, for the whole pc
riod Of the war.
Thot is the only answer to the de-
votion of bigger and bigger proper
ton Of our moterioI goods and facilities
to war purposes Yet we ore still |uckier
thon most Of the worlds peoples in
this: SO far os may be foreseen, we
should have enough Of the really es-
sentioI things to avoid the kind OF
hardship on the material plane that
kills even the spirit.
Tolkino the other day to refugee
from Europe, we found what several
years Of wondering. driven before the
blast Of HitIerism from country to
country, stripped Of all possessions and
the fruits, of q lifetime Of labor, hos
touoht. I'VE have Ieorned," he sold,
"whot is really importont, really essen
tioI. Enough plain food. enough COM
fortobIe clothing, warm roof over
head. People you love about you and
q chance to work with them and for
them - in freedom. Those ore essen
tiols. Whatever may be had beyond
this is good, but until these essentials
are ottocked and diminished, there is
no real hardship"
American life has been the greet
est oodoet civilization ever contrived.
We have devised more occoutrements
to the mere business Of living than any
people ever contrived before. What is
oodoet? A eodeet hos been defined
as an ingenious mechanical device for
doing efficiently something that you
wouldn't have to do at all if you didn't
have the eodeet.
A lot of these eodeets ore going
to have to 90. We can take it one Of
Two woys. We can howl thot it is proc
ticoIIy q living deoth to have an auto
without two sets of horns, cieorets
without double ceIIophone wrapping,
one rodio in the house instead Of three,
lamb chops without friIIed poper
ponties, or chocolates without individ-
uoI tinfoiI wrapping. Or we can ask our
selves, every time one Of the eodeets
goes down the drain, "wos it really es-
sef1tiot?"
We noy have to learn to live more
simply for time. We may have to
learn to walk instead of perpetuoIIy
riding. We may have to learn to stoy
home and face ourselves and our
friends and fomilies instead Of per-
petuolIy ooddine We may have to
dress plainly insteod Of frenziedIy fol-
lowing every whim Of fashion. Yet from
all Of these "deprivotions" something
good is to be hod il we will but toke it.
There are physical and spiritual ben
efits in re-leorning to walk. There are
inoenuities to be uncovered in making
the old clothes do, making the plain
clothes attractive. In being compelled
to stoy with ourselves more, we may
find ourselves.
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belly MsNites WsshiNSteW
Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10
Secretary Of interior Harold
L. lckes hos announced he
will never oooin be q prophet.
Whenever 10 hos mode proph-
eeies IN the past, no soys, he
has BEEN jesrsd at, and though
Washington hos eeneroIIy con-
sidered the tough lekes hide
impsrvious to jeerino. it has
finoIIy got under his skin.
There Is no profit in being
q prophet" soys Harold, re-
treodina q WORKOUT nifty, but
even such q lonouooe is q greet
admission for the secretary OF
the interior who in the post hos
clwoys been obIs to skin out
on the end Of a limb for some
couse or other and spout orig
inol and trenchont phrases
Until shot down. No more pro-
phecies from Secretary lckes?
Hall the fun Of Washington
will be gone and the place will
be as desoIote as though
bombed and scorched.
At the sscretory's lost press
conference he was offered any
number Of opportunities to do
some plain and foncy long,
ronee predicting. but he duck
ed them all.
Would there be another oos
shortoes? (Mr. Ickes is Petrol
cum Co-ordinotor.)
II was mentioned that with
crude oil production at A.
million borrels q doy ond with
some estimates putting the
wortime demand at S million
borrsls q doy. there might be
onother COS shortage, but
lckes thought not. Cos rotion-
inc wos going to toke core OF
itself because of the rubber
shortage. People wouldn't be
obIe to drive their cars ond de-
mcnd for COS would be proper
tionotely reduced.
PLENTY OF FUEL
Would there be q cool short
ooe? (Mr. Iekes is Solid Fuels
Co-ordinotor.)
No, there was q surplus now.
Users Of cool were being urged
to build up their stockpiIes and
fill their bins while this surplus
existed and there we're ample
, transportation facilities to do
the hauling. Opening Of the
Greet lokes transportation
season April ! would bring
heovier demands for cool. and
shortage Of rubber for cool
truck tires might change this
situation later, but no shortage
now.
Would there be q fish short
ooe? (Mr. Ickes is boss Of the
Fish and WiIdlife Service and
has on interest in the tsrritor-
iol government Of A Iosk a
whore there is q big fish indus
try.)
No, normal operation Of oil
the fisheries could be assumed.
and besides, there was big
reserve from last seasons
pack.
Would there be q power
shortooe? lMr. Ickes is chair
man Of the National Power
Policy Committed.
II was here that the secre-
tory broke down and sold he
was never going to be q pro-
phet any more. He had proph-
esied q power shortage before
ard been ieered at, so he
ducked. But there hod been
power Shortages lost summer
and attention might be colTed
to the proposed Daylight SOW
inas bill which wos intended
primarily as q power conserve
ton measure.
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16

like the rest Of the democrocies. were
Iethoroic - we wishfuIIy disreoorded
the writing on the wall. According to
Walter Lippmon, Jopon must have
spent at Ieost eighteen months prepor-
ing for an ottoek on so vast q scale.
But few Americans believed war was
actually coming in the Pacific.
Bright spot in the Philippine war
hos been the superb fighting spirit
shown by the American and Filipino
troops commanded by General Mac
Arthur, who seems to have fully lived
UP to his reputation as the obIest Amer
lean general officer. MoeArthur's
forces we're tremendously outnunber-
ed. Their equipment was inferior to
that Of the Japanese. After the eorIy.
days Of fighting, they had no air power
to speak Of. Yet mode the enemy pay
q tremendous toll in men and moterioI
for every inch Of ground taken and, at
this writing, they have entrenched
themselves on Luzon island north Of
lost Manila and on the greet fortress
Of Correeidor in Manila Boy. and are
continuing the fight.
Many have wondered why MoeAr-
thur was not given substantial y. S.
naval aid. In the opinion Of the strot-
eeists, it would have been suicidal for
the Navy to have sent major fleet
forces in an ottempt to save Manila.
Japan hos big naval bases in Formoso
and on the mondoted islands, some Of
which are we'll under q thousand miles
from Luzon. Our forces nearest major
base is many thousands Of miles away
from the scene Of oetion. at Pearl Hor-
Dor. Furthermore, while luzon is i'm
portont, it is not vital. What the Allied
Pacific powers must ottenpt to save
at all costs is Singapore, which is the
key to the entire Far East, including
the rich Dutch East Indies. All possible
Allied strength must be conserved for
the decisive lane, sea and air bottle
which will soon toke place along the
MoIoyon peninsula. The commanders
of greet ormies and novies must toke
the long view. and look to the winning
Of the war, not the scattered, costly
victories which might imperI the mo-
jor campaign.
1t is often sold that the prime OBJ
jective of this war is the destruction Of
the Nozs - that, once that is Done,
Japan and Hiter's other allies con be
taken core Of in their turn. The news
which comes out Of Russia is immense
ly encouraging to the Allied Powers
The German rout continues, and the
destruction Of German divisions and
German equipment is on on almost in
credible scale. The Russian command
now soys that it means to press for
ward until Germany itself is turned in
to battlefield And in Libyo, the
British have won q victory which may
prove Of immense importance to the
eventual winning Of the entire war.
This country is now, for the first
time, realizing what modern war
means. The order freezing soIes Of new
motor cors and prohibiting the produc-
ton Of new cors otter January, indi-
cotes tho uov the wind blows II noov
be expected that our lives will be revo-
lutionized with astonishing speed.
There will be no Iuxuries at all and
many seeming necessities will be fore
gone or produced in bare minimum
quantities. At this moment, we ore
spending about Is per cent Of our no.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
so YEARS AGO TODAY

There are indications Of .
revival Of temperance interest
in Mount Clemens.
There must be money In the
grocery business. Two dealers
will open in the Weeks-East-
man block.
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19

should she give this heel baek-the engagement
ring? A-Your question interests me but can
not answer IT, All I know about giving back
engagement rings is that Eleanor Powell, the tap
dancer once gave Abe Lyman, the oandmaster'
back a ring that cost $1,000. Q-Is there any
body making horse race selections by use of
astrology? Al think So but not familiar
with the names or efforts OF this type OF star
gazer There is. however. fellow who does
bit of horse picking by numerology. hS systen EN-
is 10 name post positions in harmony with the
DAYS yibratory numbers" For example he SAYS
on Aug 20, 1892 five and nine post positions VIII
be lucky For Aug. D. 1912, he names post
positions two and seven.
WALTER ST DENIS. Veteran sports authority
w Saws il l can ask him sports question he
can't answer he will buy my lunch But II ne
does answer il l must pick up the check. coud
have asked him couple yesterday ne couldn
answer but / wasn't hungry. They were: In
the celebrated Gisnt-Cub game in which Merkle
didn't touch second baSe-who was the Glant
player that ran home from third with what
should have been the winning rum? And the
other question IF a three-horSe race enued
in triple dead heat how would the mutuels pay
off ," Virginia Christine. Minister'S daughter
who has just signed film contract II there has
ever been a minister's daughter who became a
movie star l can't think of her name.
SAID Thyra Samter Winsow: 1T seems TO me
- the woman who marries man younger than
herself gets all the best Of il. More youth New
enthuSiasns The viewpoint OF younger gener-
alton" Have had innumerable descriptions
OF quaint breakfasts submitted to this department
but tops in my book for screwy breakfasts IS
still that regularly consumed by Col William r.
buffalo Bill Cody. which was: Clam chowder,
pork and beans, corn bread. pumpkin pie and ice
cold beer 1t all comes back TO me now. Note;
Have just remembered and confirmed by check.
ing the files that in 1893 Germany was granted
permission 10 make 80 experimental flights be-
tween Berlin and New York. The Nazis claimed
they were trying TO develop transatlantic air
line in opposition TO the Pan-American and
Imperial Arways On Aug IL, 1888, the Nazl
passenger airliner Brandenburg arrived in New
York after 25-hour nonstop fight from Berlin.
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19
On Broadway
Trad. Mark Registered. Copyright 1912

went to his head. know of more than one
New York club that had trouble with the young
sterS who advanced on the places with rolls
of bills. Importantly demanded the best table in
the room or the best spot at the bar, and gen.
orally made pests of themselves.
circumstance Of war had trebled or quadrupled
their earning capacities. As group they seem
10 have come 10 their senses. 1t might have been
overindulgence, or the resentment oil regular 'aho
perhaps less Fortunately customers Anyway; the
breezy, abusive bg-tippng defense workers nave
Gained down. And more than one pup Keeper
is relieved.
ONE of the fresh money boys descended on my
~ place one night from nearby defense plant
He was dressed for the workbench, including
the shirt unbuttoned halfway down. He had
bunch of obviously fair weather friends with him
They crowded into the foyer and the boy tapped
one of the captains his starched front and
ordered table for six.
The captain said that he was sorry, but the
place was filed The boy pushed him aside and
looked in OF course, il wasn't filled Then ne
smiled wisely and said I've read about you fel-
lows in those broadway columns. Here :"
and he pulled out roll that would choke
elephant and peeled of few bills The captain
suggested that he go home and buy war bond,
and finally the kid did leave angry al all OF US.
I've noticed new carnaradere in our busi-
ness since Pearl Harbor. There's new lit to
the music, new zest in old places. The soldier
boy on leave, dancing with his best girl
The spick- -and-span young naval officer. dining
with his family or his young wife the
good-lookng. it-looking officers and men at
the bar. Never night passes that some
civilian at the bar doesn't beckon TO the bar
tender and ask for the check of the service man
nearby.
The war is going 10 revolutionize drinking
tastes. I think well see less drinking, for one
thing War work is too important to ieopardize
in any way Any bartender who doesn't en-
courage moderation is digging his own grave.
Our native wines and liquors and, of course.
beers will gain new popularity during the war.
Imported wines whistles, cordals and brandies
are now getting so scarce that their cost is
getting beyond the reach OF millions OF Ameri-
cans who once favored them. Most OF the better
New York spots now charge SIS for quart OF
imported champagne. Some brandies sell Tor IS
a drink.
think prices like these come close to the
saturation pont Our California and New York
winners are achieving lot OF unnoticed miracles
We've got a domestic brandy now that Is excel
lent One will hardly have 10 acquire TASTE
for IT, It's that fine.
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19

thing stronger II was the same after the Battle
of Midway Bad the Russian front.
I've noticed, seems 10 result in one-nght uplift
of business though not cheerful business, then a
few bad days.
Saloon keepers everywhere can attest that
there is no real isoa atonism left in these United
States. Bars used TO be a favorite debating
ground for the pros and cons, especially after an
ong job had been done on the customers tonslls
Now the only arguments you hear are not really
arguments. They're discussions, often among per-
feet strangers on the question Of HOW wen
make war You won't find any defeatism at an
American bar either.
TIVE been around long enough to be able TO COM
Il pare the night club and bar-patronizing service
men OF this and the last war With no
attempt 10 reflect on the department of the boys
of 1917 and 1918 I'm sure il is agreed that the
uniformed men of this war are In class by them
selves. On the whole they can't be beaten Tor
\good conduct and sobrety. This can be at
trihuted 10 the example set, and the advice
given by superior officers II springs, too, from
the men themselves their pride OF self and pride
of uniform.
Gone. let's hope forever, seems TO be the
Young defense worker whose new-found wealth.
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19
Il. v. DHrLing

Thou. irhas thy babies around thee cling,
Shall shoD us hoto dviue thing
tcomor may be made.
Wordsworth.
(''Maids must ne wives and mothers 20 fulfill
the entire and holiest end Of woman's being
said Frances kemble. "Is not young mother
one of the sweetest sights life can show u.s.?
asked Thackeray. "A woman who boasts TWO
son. was ever accounted rich" said Robert
Browning Asked how he felt after the birth ot
his first child Samuel Coleridge said 80 for the
mothers sake the child was dear and dearer was
the mother for the chid.')
DESS STREETER ALDRICH, one OF the truly
ID great contemporary novelists, started writ
irr no,nls in hnfyeen her holSehOd dufles MhlCn
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19
On the Side

Distributed by xinr Feature, syndies'., Inc
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19

vthe worlds affairs Gandhi Is the littlest lie
weighs 112 pounds A few years ago ne weighed
ONLY 81 pounds He married when IS years
old. His wife was 10 years of age The 1andhis
have been married 90 years and have four sons.
Gandhi is a genuine vegetarian; he eats raw
vegetables He once made $4,000 year as a
lawyer in South Africa. In South Africa Gandhl
suffered from racial prejudice. That he has for
gotten this is unlikely. Gandhi prays number
Of times each day and for the past few years
Japanese priests have been praying with him. lie
was first arrested in 1922 and served two years
in jail.
QUERIES from clients: Q-When man de-
VI lberately breaks an engagement with a girl
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19

Cooking for a Block Party.
How Neighbors Get Together
and What They Serve at Co
operative Dinners. Also Blue
berry Molasses Pudding, Corn
Calory Cakes, Cucumber Salad,
Okra Pats and other Timely
Prize-Winning Recipes. All i'm
the Housewives Food Almanack,
That Popular Feature In The
American Weekly With This
Sundays Issue of The Detroit
Sunday Times
Detroit evening times., 1942-08-19

war news these days,
but you could get a
pretty sound idea of
how the cause of the
United Nations is doing
by witnessing a night
club or a bar in action.
For a few days after
Pearl Harbor, no one
wanted 10 drink. TO
d dance or listen 10
music. Then our busi-
ness limped back. When
word came that the
Japs had been stopped
in the Coral Sea, il was
hard 10 get close enough
TO a brass rail 10 order
a victory beer or some