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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
BY ROBERT MYERS

I HOLLYWOOD, March 31-(R
Lew Ayres as the boyish, war
hating German soldier who died
trying to catch q butterfly on
( No Mans Land made screen his
tory a dozen years ago in "All
Quiet on the Western Front"
It was a poignant scene, that
death on the battlefield dram
\ attic summation of the hate that
young soldier had for war.
Today handsome, moody Lew
Ayers was speeding by train to
Wyeth, near Portland, Ore, to
1 take his place in a camp for con-
scientious DIRECTORS to war.
LEAVES QUIETLY
/ Ayres, better known in recent
year as the humanitarian young
physician in the "Dr. Kildare
| series, left quietly last night.
Even his studio didn't know OF
his plans-or his plea for classi-
I fication as a conscientious OBJ
jector.
It was left for the chairman OF
i his draft board, A. H. Peter, to
confirm the fact. Ayres, 33. had
been classified as la. He asked
! for the other rating because OF
religious reasons sort OF re-
\ lieion of his own" Feir said.
4 OBJECTIONS SINCERE
This plea is the hardest OF all
for q board to decide. We I'm
/ ally came to the conclusion that
his objections to army service
|, were sincere. That's about all
there is to the matter"
He did add that Ayres' case
l had been reviewed by the De-
partment of Justice and the Unit
ed States Attorney Generals Oh
I flee, usual in cases of this kind.
So another chapter in the
Ayres career was written. Born
y in Minneapolis, where he at
! tended High school, Ayres drift.
, ed into California with a small
4 time band. He played the ban
y 10, piano and guitar.
!, SOON IN PICTURES
\ The band prospered and 50 did
young Ayres. Soon he was In
!, pictures. He played the youth
full lover in Greta CARLOS 1.-THE
Kiss" around 1880, and he mar
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
F. Robinson
Passes Away
Former Resident
Dead in Detroit

Frank Robinson, ~, native of
Macomb county and widely
known former resident of Mount
Clemens, died early this morn
ing at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Cunningham, 1886
LeMay, Detroit.
Mr.. Robinson, q brother OF
Edward Robinson, As Washing
ton street, for many years was
employed in The old Fountain
Bath House in Mount Clemens.
He had resided in Detroit for
several years. In addition to hi.
brother and daughter he leaves
four grandchildren.
Funeral arr ngements wer e
not complete early today.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Golden Re-0pens Gift
and Novelty Shop 4

Fred Golden, proprietor Of the
Gift & Novelty Shop, 10 Broad
way, which was destroyed by
fire Dec. 10, today reopened his
remolded place of business and
urged patrons to call for mer-
chandise w h c h he had been
holding for them when fire caus-
ed the closing Of the business.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Van Dyke Wife Charges
Mate with Cruelty

Mrs. Ada Leonard, of Van
Dyke, charged extreme cruelty
in a suit she filed Monday in cir
cult court askinga divorce from
her husband, Russell.
The couple married Oct. Is,
1888 and separated Dec. "a, 1941.
She asks custody of one minor
child and q property settlement.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Windows Shattered
by Air Rifle Pellets

Mrs. Harry Burr. SO Beyne,
told city police Monday that
n e / & h borhood youngsters had
been shooting out her windows
with an air rifle.
Police obtained q confession
from the boys who agreed to pay
for damages.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Harry Mason
Passes Away
FuneroI is Set
for Wednesday,

ROMEO-Funeral services for
Harry w. Mason, IS, who died
at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Doan Ogden, will be held
Wednesday at HOO am. from
the Wilbur Funeral Home with
Rev. Luther Moore officiating.
Mr.. Mason, who had lived
here for the past six months
had been i'll for several months
He leaves the widow, one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ogden, and a son Ro-
bert in California.
The body will be taken t.
White Chapel for cremation.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Pedestrian Walks
In Path d Car
Dsssbesn Men
Slishtly Injured

Joseph Farrguia. 40, of Dear
born was slightly injured at 4:20
pm. yesterday when he walked
into q car william Ballor, Of
Route four, Mount Clemens. was
driving into Jacks Hi Speed,
corner Cas- and Walnut.
Farrguia received treatment
for injuries to his right leg from
DR.. Philip Mullisan. b allor
agreed to pay the doctor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
CT Stolen from Curb
On South 61aiioi

Joseph Pesendorfer, of 80
Broadway. reported to city po-
lice at las am. today that his
car had been stolen from in front
Of 81 South Gratiot.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
Lew Ayers Enters Camp for Conscientious obiecto
|nt. BssgsI M
HIS SeIgeaaey
sslsessd ssssa Lsgos
Group ~ psesseejoa

Pfc. Willie Berger hss' -,
selected from the 10 hleho6)
ranking enlisted men II Z d.
Of A at Hamilton Yield -
Francisco, to be enrolled Wt11
the rank of sergeant n . No.
division being formed On ~
coast, reports reaching ths ~
revealed today.
Private Berger II . brolhef'
Of Mrs. Karl Kaiser, of tho In
tie road, Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31
] Used Tires Stolen
from Psivets Ceress

Oscar Martin, IT'S Barbara, re-
ported to city police Monday the
theft Of seven used tires from his
garage.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

Five midwestern states have q
total of 80 cooperative burial as
sociations, with 81, 900 members.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

A film Of oil smooths stormy
waters because 1t reduces the
friction of the wind
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-31

Sc Cass
Evening star., 1942-03-09
A. P. Writer Imprisoned
By laps at Hong Kong
By the Associated Press

By the Assocssted Press.
CHUNGKING, March 9-Recent
arrivals from Japanese occupied
Hong Kong reported today that
Vaughn Meisling, Associated Press
correspondent, and two other Amer
leans had been confined to Stanley
prison under conditions of privation.
The report said persons confined
there were given but one bowl OF
rice and a bowl of watery fish or
meat soup daily, and that many
were suffering from dysentery and
stomach ailments. The japanese
refused to supply medicines, it was
said.
Mr. MeiSling and his two COM
panions first were allowed TO live in
the Gloucester Hotel, where a Jap
anese Army intelligence officer. for
merly a Domei correspondent in
Manila. tried to Induce them to
write and sign stories saying they
were getting good treatment. it was
reported When his efforts were use
less the men were transferred to the
prison.
Mr., Meisling is 80, a native of
Copenhagen, Denmark. and was
naturalized at Philadelphia in 1923.
He formerly worked on the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin, the Los
Angeles Examiner, the New Orleans
Times-Picayune, the Richmond
CVaD News-Leader, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle and the North China
Daily News of Shanghai He joined
the Associated Press foreign staff at
Peiping in 1910, and was transferred
to Hong Kong in April, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Byrd Asks Lands to Explain
'O.C. d. Bowling Co-ordinotor'

Chairman Byrd of the joint Con-
gressional Economy Committee this
afternoon called on Director James
M. Lands of the Office of Civilian
Defense for a report on information
reaching the Senator that the o.
C d. has a co-ordinator of bowling
and is planning to organize 25,000,-
900 bowlers as part of the defense
program.
Senator Byrd told Mr. Lands In
letter that the list of employees
he submitted to the committee some
time ago made no reference to this
position, but Il have received a
telegram from Raymond J. Kelley,
Chicago, in charge of the sixth civil
ian defense region, stating that Jack
M. Willem is the national co-ordi-
nator of bowling and attached to
your physical fitness division"
by reason of this omission from
the lists you furnished the joint
committee" Senator Byrd contin-
ued, land likewise the omission of
the dancer, Miss Mayris CLANCY. al
though you later acknowledged Miss
CLANCY was employed on the date
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Installations
OF Burma Port
Left in Ruins
Decision to Yield
Reached After Jops
Cross Sittong River
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Story on Page AID
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 9.-With-
drawal of British defense forces
from Rangoon, already aban-
doned as port for the now-bro-
ken Burma road to China, was
announced officially tonight in
a statement which said only
ruins of important installations
were left behind for the Japa-
neSe.
Earlier, the Japanese imperial
headquarters at Toxic had an
nounced the capture of Rangoon,
declaring occupation of the city
had been completed by invading
forces at 10 m. yesterday
The British statement said the
decision to withdraw the defense
forces was reached two days ago
after the japanese drove across the
Sittang River
AS late as $50 pm. 12:30 pm,
E. w. To- the British war Office had
said it still was in communication
with the city.
Announcement of its fall, how
ever, had been expected hourly
throughout the dav
The fall of Rangoon was acknowl-
edged after reports reached London
saying fighting in Burma was CEN
tered in the Pegu district, where
British tanks were bearing the brunt
Of defensive stand directed by 1t.
Gen. Sir H. r. L. G.. Alexander,
newly named commander in Burma.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Wickard Says Ban
On Sugar Benefits
Would Hit Treasury
Also Sees Higher Price
To Consumers and
Reduction in Planting
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Wickard told Sena-
tor Byrd, Democrat. of Virginia
today that elimination of Agri-
culture Department benefit pay
ments to producers of sugar beet
and sugar cane would cause a
drain on the Treasury" as we'll
as higher sugar prices to con-
sumerS.
The Virginia Senator recently
wrote Mr.. Wickard asking that no
contracts for 1912 sugar payments
be made until Congress had an op-
portunity to review sugar control
legislation Senator Byrd's letter
was in connection with a pending
appropriation of s47,960,0oO for the
sugar payment.
Making public his reply. Mr.. Wick
ard said he was in full accord"
with Senator Byrd's objective to
eliminate non-essential Federal ex-
penditures.
Sees Greater Net Outlay.
But in this instance" the Secre-
tary added, "the facts are, as shall
explain in some detail. that the
elimination of the 1912 crop pay
ments may actually result in a
greater net outlay of Treasury funds.
would preclude continuation of i'm
portant social measures, would I'M
questionably reduce 1912 planting in
the best areas and would neceSSitate
a tremendous toll from consumers. :"
Mr. Wickard contended that if the
payments were stopped, the ceiling
price of sugar would have to be in
creased by 80 cents to s150 a hun
dred pounds.
Consequently" he said, there
would be a direct increase in the
cost to the Treasury on purchases
of sugar and of many food products
containing sugar for the armed
forces. as we'll as on the purchases
for our Allies under the lease lend
program -
Would Raise Consumer Cost.
An increase in the ceiling price
would raise the annual consumer
cost of sugar by 100000, 900 to Sl80.-
900 900, Mr.. Wickard wrote, in addi-
ton to increasing the yearly cost Of
(See SUGAR, Page 2-XJ
Evening star., 1942-03-09
$500, 900 Deficiency Fund
For D. {. Beinq Considered

Requests of municipal depart
ment heads for between $4,000 and
s500,000 in deficiency appropriations
were considered today by the Com
mlSsioners and District budget Of
ficials preparatory to transmitting
the estimates to the Budget Bureau
and Congress.
Details or action by the city neads
on the requests, however, were rot
disclosed.
Health Officer George C, Rutland
has asked the Commissioners for
something more than 100000, COW
ering primarily additional personnel.
He has asked for additional sanitary
inspectors, public health nurses ard
physicians.
Additional funds for street clean
ing and the collection and disposal
of refuse are being sought by VIII
liam A. Xanten. supervisor of City
Refuse Department, because of de-
mands caused by increased popul
lation.
Ray L. Huff, superintendent OF
District penal institutions, has re-
Quested additional money for a
number of District institutions to
offset increasing costs of mainte-
nance due to rising prices.
If approved by the Budget Bureau
and the Commissioners the fund re-
quests would be included in the sec
ond deficiency bill, soon to be pre-
sented to Congress, and would be
charged against the current years
revenue.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
PIaneCarrier
And 3Cruisers
.Put0utofActio
Destroyer and Naval
Tanker Sunk in
Lost Week
BY CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

United States submarines sank
a japanese destroyer leader and
a large naval tanker and dam
aged and put out of action four
other enemy craft in Far Eastern
waters during the last week, the
Navy reported late today.
The ships damaged and listed as
definitely put out of action were an
aircraft carrier, which received two
torpedo hits: two cruisers. with one
torpedo hit each, and another
cruiser with two torpedo hits.
Total Brought to 1873.
These vessels, the Navy said, were
attacked during the week ending
March 6 and have not been men
toned in the totals recorded in any
previous communicates. The list to-
day brings to 1873 the enemy vessels
of all types listed officially as sunk
or damaged by United States forces.
OF these, 16 have been sunk by sub
marines, that total including an air.
craft carrier listed only as prob
ably sunk"
The Nays official communique
No. So, based on reports received
up to 4:30 pm. today, was the first
issued since March 3. The COM
munique dealt only with Far East
ern waters and added there is
nothing TO report from other areas"
Tonnage Not Given.
No definite tonnage listing was
given for the ships sunk or damaged
except that the destroyer leader was
described to be generally known by
United States comparisons as
heavy destroyer" The naval tanker
also was described as large ship.
The Navy made no attempt to di-
vide or define the term Far East"
in which the submarines operated.
but it is known that submarine
technique calls for wide and diver
gent operations. Hence, it is thought
that while some of the action un-
doubtedly was in the Java Sea,
where the battle has been raging for
a week or more. it is possible that
rowing or lurking submarines have
been operating much farther north
and have been preying on the jap
.anese supply lines.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
picture on Page 2-X.)

An official of the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis reported this
afternoon a Navy plane had
sighted the 42-foot schooner
Strombus, reported missing since
last night with four Washington
residents on board, about 2 miles
off Cove Point light and about 6
miles from Solomons Island.
Unreported for more than 18
hours on a 45-mile run from Gales
vile to Solomons, the yacht had
been the object of search by the
Navy and Coast Guard since earlier
today when relatives here found the
boat had failed to appear last night
at SolomonS.
The Naval Academy officer said
the flyer sighted the yacht under
power about 2:30 pm. today and
that four persons were on board
They waved to the plane when he
Evening star., 1942-03-09

you made your report, and said the
omission of her name was an inad-
vertent error, I am asking that you
recheck carefully all the informa-
tion you have given the committee
for the purpose of ascertaining
whether other omissions occurred,
in addition to the two above men,
toned"
The Senator said a Chicago news
paper printed picture a few days
ago of Mr.. Willem and referred to
the proposed enrolment of 25,000,-
600 men, women and children. The
Senator said the plan "astonished
me-"
Such program will certainly be
costly. if organized on this scale,
and may ask if it is your purpose
to undertake this program?" Sena-
tor Byrd inquired. And may add
further that public resentment
against boondoggnng such as this
in connection with our national
defense program has reached a
point where it is imperative, in my
judgment, that you strip your agency
OF those activities that are not
related directly to national defense" !"
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Congress Pension Repeal
Bill Signed by President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt signed today
bill repeating the controversial
legislation providing pensions for
members of Congress.
The repeater was an amendment
to an Army and Navy pay increase
measure. The law provides for pay
boosts of 20 per cent for enlisted
men serving outside the continental
United States. Officers serving
similarly will receive 10 per cent in
creases.
The new act provides also for con-
tinuing paw for persons reported
missing while on active foreign mill
tary duty and for those captured
by an enemy or interned in a neu-
trail country. Regular allotments to
dependents of such persons will be
continued while they are missing.
The law authorized an $4,000, 900
appropriation for construction of a
new lock at st. Marys Falls Canal,
Michigan.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
u. s. SUBS TORPEDO SIX JAPANESE SHIPS
British Acknowledge Withdrawal of Forces From Rangoon
Subs 'Hi-jock'
TheirGosoIine,
Fishermen Say

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, March 9-Zack B.
Cravey, State commissioner OF nat
ural resources, said today he had
reliable information that in one
or two instances commercial fish
ing boats had been halted off the
Georgia coasts by enemy subma-
rines, had their gasoline and oil
"hi- lacked" and had been left
stranded.
The incidents occurred in recent
weeks, according to reports reach
ing him, he said and accounted in
part for the curtailment of Geor-
gia's fishing industry since the out
break of war
Apprehensive about encountering
hostile submarines. many fisher
men have been loathe to venture
out to sea and have had particular
difficulty in signing on crews, Mr..
Cravey said.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Air Corps Intelligence
Womun EmpIoye Missino

Police were asked today to aid in
a search for Miss Alice Ellen Dia-
mond, 3l-year-old employe of the
Air Corps Intelligence Service. who
has been missing since yesterday
morning.
Miss Diamond. according to police
information, left her residence at
137 Quincy street NE. at 10 am,
presumably to attend st. Martins
Catholic Church at North Capitol
and T streets.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla, March g.
Manager Joe Mccarthy an
nounced today the New York
Yankees had signed four of their
remaining six holdouts.
Those coming to terms, he said,
were Second Baseman Joe Gordon,
Outfielder Charlie Keller. Pitcher
Red Ruffing and Catcher Bill Dickey,
leaving Outfielder Joe Di Maggie
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Economy Unit Begins
Inquiry on Office Of
Government Reports
Byrd Asks MeIIett
To Stote SoIuries Poid
And Cost of Building

Chairman Byrd of the Joint
Congressional Economy Commit
tee today began an inquiry into
the expenses of the Office of
Government Reports, including
the new central information
building being erected for it at
Fourteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
Senator Byrd announced he is
writing a letter to Lowell Mellett,
director Of o. G. R., asking for the
cost Of the building, which is being
erected out of general emergency
public building fund.
He said the letter also requests a
report on the total cost of operating
the agency and a list of salaries
paid.
QUESTIONABLE Planned.
At the same time. Senator Byrd
disclosed he is working on a ques-
tionnaire designed to develop how
many agencies in the Government
al pClilS lllldllSCu IhC ~. " IL,
partly from direct appropriations by
Congress and partly by allotments
from the Presidents emergency
funds.
In its recent hearings on the
activities of the Office of Civilian
Defense the Economy Committee
found a similar situation, where the
agency's funds come both from Con-
gress and from emergency allot-
ment by the executive.
These developments came after
it was disclosed that the Senate
Appropriations Committee, which
recently failed to approve s285 900
to equip and staff the new informa-
tion center for the Office of Govern
ment Reports. will have another
appropriation for the agency under
consideration within few days.
This will be the regular appro-
priation for the fiscal year begin
ming July l. contained in the inde-
pendent Offices appropriation. bill.
The House gave the Office of Gov
ernment Reports sl,500,0O0 for next
year-an increase of S406,2 ,270 over
the current year-which does not
include additional emergency funds
which the President may allocate.
The extra fund for the informa-
ton center under construction was
sought in the first deficiency appro-
priation bill for 1912
Considerable controversy on Capt.
(See ECONOMY, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-03-09

Paris Raid Death Toll Placed at 365
Naval Flyers Sight Schooner
Missing With 4 From DC.

few low over them. indicating they
were safe, the officer said.
The schooner left Galesville yes
terday morning with three youths
and a woman on board. They were
Donald R. Lamborne. "a, of 425
Farragut street NV, owner of the
craft; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward K.
Moss of 1916 G street NV, and Lee
Saylor, l6, of 1921 Georgia avenue
NV.
Friends here believed near-gale
winds late yesterday and last night
drove them to an anchorage on the
Maryland Eastern Shore and that
they proceeded to Solomons this
morning.
When sighted by the plane, the
schooner's sails were furled and
she was moving under auxiliary
power, the academy official said.
The party was expected to ar
rive at Solomons about dusk yes
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Picard Sinks 100.Yd. Shot
10 Stay in 4-Ba|I Tourney
Earlier Story on Page A-14.)

Earlier Story on Page A-14.)
By the Associated Press
MIAMI, Fla, March 9.-Henry
Picard sank a 1O0-yard eight-iron
shot on the 365-yard 10th hole at
the Miami Biltmore today for an
eagle 2 that kept him and Byron
Nelson in the running in the S. 900
international four-ball golf tourna-
ment.
The spectacular shot made it pos
sible for the Picard Nelson team to
pull all-even for the morning 18.
with 33-32-65. against the new
conner pair, Chandler Harper and
Herman KeiSer, which had a 33-
33-66, but had been in the lead.
Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen,
who won in 1941 but had a tough
time Of things in the opening round
yesterday, scored a 34-34-68 that
gave them two-up advantage ever
Herman Barron and Tony Penna.
whose morning score was 34-36-70.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Cumberland Serves Demand
On Washington for War Plants

for the A. F. of L. Labor Building
Trades Union, asked, Who is re-
sponsible for tying up things in this
section?" He pointed out that
West Virginia areas represented by
Representative Jennings Randolph
seem to be getting results.
1T is time to put the right person
on the spot" he shouted. "Appar-
emily some one is asleep at the
switch in Washington.
The A. F. of L. spokesman said
employment situation is worse here
than in the midst of the depression
During the discussion Mayor Irvine
remarked, 1T doesn't matter who
makes a suggestion, if it does not
come from one of the inner circles
it doesn't get far He did not
elaborate.