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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13

Technical and scientific re-
sources and the existing patents
of many of the companies are
being pooled to get the maxi
mum efficiency and production.
John L. Collyer. PRESIDENT OF
the Goodrich Company and
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., Of the
rirestone Company were among
those promising full coopera-
ton.
Rubber men agreed that
while the program would meet
military needs. there would be
little rubber left over for civil
ian use. Military requirements
took ony 175.000 tons last year
but this figure Is expected to
be multiplied several times.
Even before the synthetic pro-
gram can be stepped UP to any
appreciable extent. 1912 ordn-
ance construction is expected to
put a heavy dent in the existing
supply of 10000 tons Of raw
rubber.
Civilian consumption normal
ly is about 600, 900 tons a year,
but combined civilian and mill
tary use reached q rate Of about
900, 900 tons year last June,
before the first government
restrictions were put into effect.
Besides the synthetic produc-
ton, America can count on some
rubber under proposals now
pending in Congress for the
cultivation of the Guayule shrub
which grows wild il. Mexico
and Texas, and from the South
American. Central American
and Liberian rubber plantations.
All of these sources would yield
less than 100000 tons a year.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-(R
Oil, rubber and chemical
companies Joined with the gov
ernment today in a synthetic
rubber production program call
ing for five times the combined
ersatz output of Germany and
Italy-enough to make the
armed forces independent Of
Malaysian plantations.
AS approved by President
Roosevelt and outlined by Jesse
Jones, Federal Loan Admins
traitor, the $500. 900, 900 program
provides for factories which
would reach a production rate
of 100000 tons of artificial
rubber annually in 10 months.
With rubber stocks on hand,
Jones said yesterday. the pro-
gram would be sufficient to
supply all military and some
civilian needs, assuring such
items as treads for the 100000
tanks. and tires and self-seal-
ing fuel tanks for the 185, 900
planes in the 1912 and 1943
ordnance schedules.
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
The tin outlook Is pretty
bright" Jones said. The first
American tin smelter. now being
built at Texas City, Tex, will
start processing Bolivian ore in
April. It's 10000 tons a year
output will take up much of the
slack resulting from cutting off
of supplies from Malay
In the rubber program, the
defense plants corporation al
ready had under construction
plants which would increase the
synthetic rubber output of Fire
Stone Tire & Rubber Co., Good
year Tire g. Rubber Co., B. F.
Goodrich Co., and United States
Rubber Co., to 100000 tons an
nually as compared with a totai
synthetic rubber production OF
10000 tons in 1941.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13

Twenty seven were present al
the first Davis Red Cross Unit
meeting at the Masonic Hall
(Davis) Friday evening. Lloyd
Bennett of Washington, chair
man of the North Macomb coun-
ty Red Cross was present and
appointed theofollowinS perman-
ent officers:
Chairman, Mrs. Reid Gass;
vice chairman, Mrs. Edward
Tallman; secretary, Mrs. Clark
Giddings. Among the commit
tees appointed were the sewing
committee, as follows: Mrs. Her
man Kreger, Mrs. William Grad
er and Mrs. Harold Chamber
lain. Another meeting has been
called for next Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock at the Davis
Methodist church. A group will
60 to Mount Clemens Monday
for instructions. The Ladies Aid
of the Macomb Lutheran church
have made the first money do
nation of SIS to the Red Cross.
The War Relief Drive will start
Monday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
Up c kets". Congratulations,
Frank, and lots Of luck.

Frank, and lots Of luck.
STUFF
Since Clare Lenfesty resigned
as Sunflower Editor, First Signs
of Spring editor and Robins in
January editor, we have been
filling in pending her return
from Michigan State College.
Hence this item reached our
desk: "Six thousand baby.
chicks were Matched 1t Downs
Poultry Farm & Hatchery
during the first 10 days Of the
1912 season, which started
Jan. i.
All of which proves spring
chicken will be plentiful II one
has the wherewithal. With eggs
at As cents per dozen, you'd
think a thrifty hen would re-
fuse to set.
Not to be outdone by Prose-
cutor Ivan A. Johnston, re-
Gently the proud father Of .
fourth son, 4 county building
official told US yesterday that
he'll be pacing the hospital
ante room come February. We
withhold his name even
though we suspect he has al
ready told hundreds Of fellow
Democrats - sorry, we meant
non-partisans.
-E.D.R.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
Art Genius
ASKS Parole
from Prison

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Jan. 49,
R-Minnesota's pardon board
members pondered today whe-
Their to give the world q possible
genius or keep convict.
The problem arose over the
case of Edward Flute, 20, st.
Paul, who studied commercial
art by correspondence after be-
ing sentenced to term of up to
10 years in the reformatory for
smuggling and robbing q taxicab
driver Of IS in 1888.
He wants a parole. In support
of his petition. q school official,
c. L. Bartholomew, told the
court that Flutes work is up to
professional Standards" and, he
added, II think he is genius"
Flutes work, the board learn
ed, won him second prize in
fashions at the 1910 Minnesota
State Fair. and second in animals
in 1941. He also won a certifi-
cate of merit in poster contests
for promotion of humane educa-
ton conducted by Stanford Uni
versity in 1940-41.
Bartholomew submitted sam
pies of Flutes work-mostly
shapely young women display
ing feminine finery.. The board
composed of the governor, the
attorney general and the State
supreme court chief Justice
studied the drawings with evil
dent interest, but kept its
thoughts to itself.
A Minneapolis man has offer
ed to help Flute through college
if he is paroled.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13

There may be as many as 400
vertebrae in a boa constructor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
E|sn Wide Synthetic Rubber Production Program
Army Forms Own
~ Details

WARRINGTON. Jan. l3-R
Specially trained army coun'
tor-espionsee units-the "G-mer
of tie military forces"-have
besn assigned to duty In war
time America, the War depart.
ment announced yesterday.
The officers and men of the
group were chosen from espe-
cially qualified men in the SER
vice, and are charged with the
Investigation and detection OF es-
pionage, sabotage, disloyalty and
any general subversive activities
with the Army.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
Youngsters
are Doing
War Bit

LOS 1.NGELES, Jan. 13-
(P-Youngsters are doing their
war bit, too.
Marshall Alexander, II read
that the Army wants strong
healthy dogs for patrol duty
He sat right down and wrote
Lieut.. David Bramson at q
nearby army post.
II want my dog to fight the
Japs, but I'm gonna miss him
The reason why I want to give
him to you il because / want to
do my part and / am sure that
my dog would want to do his
part.
II am sure that if he goes
to battle he'll fight until he
goes down and l hope that he
will help win the war for our
side"
Arthur De Rohan Barondcs,
Ia, son of a World War veteran,
read that actress Georgia Car
roll dined a well-to do man who
purchased a $1,000 defense
bond from her.
Why, he inquired OF news
paper, couldn't an actress fete
youngster. He was saving to-
ward defense bond, though
il wouldn't be $1,000 one.
Gloria Warren, Is year old
old singing starlet, read .Irthur's
letter and invited him to din
ner. Arthur brought along
enough small change to buy a
S25 bond
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13

A setting hen turns her eggs
approximately ever Is minutes.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13

Total $500. Z 5 3 II
Score at half: Business Men
-; ~. c, a. G. D.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
CAN'T KEEP BALLS

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-(R-
With rubber now rationed, win.
ners of Madison Square Garden
basketball games no longer viii
be permitted to retain the bal
for their trophy chest. The 60
odd balls purchased for the pres.
ent season cost approximately
81 900.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
Highway Bridges
are Under Guard
Kennedy Announces
Preeoutionos Measures

LANSING, Jan. 13- R -
The State Highway Department
has taken unusual precautions
to guard against sabotage to
bridge structures, and to speed
the work in event emergency
repairs become necessary.
G.. Donald Kennedy, commits
sioner, ordered 24-hour-a-day
guards on all movable bridges
under his administration, and
installation of additional lights
under approaches as further
precaution.
Materials were stored at five
strategic locations to avert delay
"in the event it becomes neces-
sary to make emergency repairs
or build temporary structures
upon short notice." Kennedy
said.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-13
Five Times Output Of Axis
Nation G Contemplated Here
Rubber and chsmieel Companies
Join in Wide New War Effort

Officials Of the rubber in
dutry said they believed the
new program announced by
Jones called for production Of
400, 900 tons year in addition to
the output planned previously,
making . total of $50, 900 tons
a year. The present output of
the German Ersatz rubber in
.dustry Is $4,000 tons q year and
that of Italy IL $4,000 tons, ac-
cording to best available figures.
Before the war 81 per cent Of
the worlds natural crude rub
Der came from Malaysian grow
ers.
MID-ls43
The new program is to be
in full operation by the middle
of 1943. Construction of the
plants will be financed by the
RFC. Jones said. but the in
dustry will be permitted to put
up money il it desires. Til e
rubber is to be made by the
Butadiene process with crude
oil as the main base. It Is ex-
pected to cost about 80 cents a
pound. ten cents higher than
the present natural rubber price.
Jones explained that nearly
all of the leading oil companies
would join in making the basic
material and nearly all the
leading rubber and chemical
companies would work together
to process IL into artificial rub
Evening star., 1942-10-16
transportation
Continued From First Page.)

Chairman Burton said he would call
in representatives of all the transit
companies concerned, the Arlington
Public Utilities Commission and
District officials.
Among officials attending the con-
ference today were Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech, James
H. Flanagan, chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission; Capt. H
c. Whitehurst. highway director
William A. Van Duzer, director OF
vehicles and traffic; Maj. Edward J
Kelly, superintendent of Metro
politan police; Inspector Harvey G
Callahan, assistant superintendent
Inspector Arthur T. Miller. head OF
the Police Traffic Bureau; Irving C
Root, representing the National
Park Service, and the Regional
Committee of three from the Office
of Defense Transportation-F w
Lovejoy. Ben G. Wilkinson, repre-
senting Maryland, and Milton Diehl
representing Virginia.
Chairman McCarran of the Sem
ate District Committee picked Sen
ator Burton to direct the survey
because of his municipal experience
as former mayor of Cleveland. Other
members Of the subcommittee are
Senators Clark. Democrat, of Idaho
and Senator McCarran.
Senator McCarran had to leave
the city last night to visit Western
public land States on other legis-
lation, but said he would cooperate
on the Transportation Subcommit-
tee on his return.
Evening star., 1942-10-16
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tubs. 40; 1-pound
prints, 49h; A4-pound prints, so; 81 score.
tubs, 4712: 1-pound prints, AS; A4-pound
prints, 4sl2: 81 score, tubs. 47A: pound
prints, 4734 A-pound prints, 4SA; 90
score, tubs, A.; l-pound prints, 47ls; v
pound prints, 46ia; A-pound prints, Al;
A-pound prints, 46A
LIVESTOCK-Calves, 15; spring lambs,
IA
From Agricultural Marketing Admins
tration; Prices paid net TO b. Washington:
EGGS-Market steady Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations october is. Whites: U. S.
extras. large. $3.50. average So; U. S. ex-
tras medium. 43: U. S. Standards. large,
45-4S, average 46; U. S. standards, me-
dium. 80; Y. S. trades medium. 80; u s.
trades 3s. Browns: U. S. extras. large, 81;
U. S. extras, medium, 49, U. s. standards,
large. 4445, average 45: u S. trades, So
whites. 40: mixed .colors, 36-39. Receipts,
Government Graded eggs III cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Fowl:
Colored. 5 pounds and up. 21-22: under 5
pounds, 1920: Leghorn hens. 3h pounds
and up, 15;l6; No. IS. 1O-ll. BOOSTERS;
MARYLAND. Rocks and crosses, broilers and
fryers, all sizes, 1924; No. Is, 20; Reds,
Fl. Turkeys, young. toms and hens, 29-31.
Evening star., 1942-10-16
Rising Store Sales
Boost Wholesale
Activity in Week
Less Conservatism Than
In Any Recent Period
Seen in Survey
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Less con-
servatism was noted in retail trade
this week than in any recent period
Dun & Bradstreet said today in the
weekly review of business.
THE freer spending noted recently
in retail activity has reached whole
sale markets." the agency said
Retailers were more interested in
extending commitments as deliver
les frightened and difficulties were
encountered in obtaining replace
ments in shortage lines.
overcoming the hindrance OF
warm weather in some sections of
the country, retail trade increased
during the week. More retail lines
including furniture, rugs and furs
registered gains over a year ago
when buying was affected by the
letdown following the pre-tax buy
ing splurge."
The agency estimated unit as we'll
as dollar sales showed a gain over
1941 levels. With prices up 8 to 10
per cent on average, retail volume
was estimated 13 to 18 per cent
higher than year ago. Regionally
the increases over 1941 were: New
England, IA to l8; East, 10 to Is;
Middle West, IA to 10: Northwest
II to IA; Southwest, 18 to %, and
Pacific Coast, II to 20.
Evening star., 1942-10-16

1888, 81 ,066 900 600; for 1899, $1,251,-
100000; for 1910, $1.711 900 900; fol
194l, $6,301 900, 900; for 1912, $685.
OIL 100000 and for 1943, $74,000, ,0O0,-
600.
Fluctuation of Spending.
The report showed this fuctuation
in non-war expenditures for new
services added since 1882:
For 1898, 1865 900 900; for 1884
$2,142 ,000, 900; for 1885, $3,O75 ,000,-
600; for 1886, $2,946, 900 900; for 1887
s3,259 100000; for 1888, $2,805 ,00O, 900;
for 1889, $3,916, 900 900; for 1910, So
SIT 100000; for 1941, $3,319,0O0, 900:
for 1912, s2,o05. 900, 900; for 1943, ST.
969 100000.
The expenditure for pre-1s32 non
war services ran in this fashion:
For 1882, s3,1ss 900 900; for 1888
2,O89 900 900; for 1884, s2,534, ,000,-
600; for 1885, $2,388 900 900; for 1896
s4,031 100000; for 1887, $3O85 ,OOO,-
poo; for 1898, $2,442 600, 900; for 1899
50 600 900 600; for 1910, 81, ,729 900 900;
for 1s41, ST ,979;ooO,OOO; for 1912, ST.
32l 100000, and for 1943, $2,225,.
100000.
In beginning discussion OF the re-
port at his press conference, Mr.
Roosevelt admitted that he was
afraid that it was frightfully dull
but that it was important.
Evening star., 1942-10-16

flaming fuel bottles. Red Star esti-
mated that As tanks had been shat
tered in that first day, but replace
ments rumbled up and the Germans
continued to advance.
The Berlin indication last week
that infantry and engineers would
be withdrawn from the battle of
Stalingrad and that "the finishing
touches would be left to bombers
and siege guns now appears to have
been ruse. But it failed to sur
prise the Russians.
Southeast of Novorossisk, where
German and Rumanian forces have
had rough treatment at the hands
of the Red Army, the Russians were
reported to have recaptured hill
from two Axis platoons.
On the northern front the Rus
slams occupied two Karelian hills
and inflicted about 800 casualties on
the enemy, Red Star said.
Evening star., 1942-10-16
SoIomons
Continued From First Page.)

battleships, cruisers and destroyers
bombarded the field. They fol.
lowed this up the next afternoon
with two bomber attacks. The first
group of bombers met no resistance
from American fighters. The Sec
ond attack was resisted, and the
Japs lost 13 planes.
The next night the japanese
brought up transports with escort
forces of battleships. cruisers and
destroyers and Thursday morning
Guadalcanal time "wednesday aft.
ernoon, Washington time) they
landed heavy reinforcements fol
their troops.
These troops have been slowly
building up their strength and sup.
plies almost from the very first
day the Americans invaded t5e
island. and drove the japanese into
the mountainous jungle country
northwest of the airfield.
Evening star., 1942-10-16
Railroads Near End
OF Reserve Capacity,
Eastman Says.
Little Leewoy Left,
Shippers Are Told
At Chicago Session
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Oct. 16-Joseph B.
Eastman, director OF the once OF
Defense Transportation, asserted
today that when it comes to taking
in slack in the operation of carriers
I'VE are pretty close to the end OF
the rope"
There is little leeway left and
very little reserve strength to draw
upon" Eastman said in an address
prepared for delivery to the sixth
annual meeting of the National AS
sociation of Shippers ADVISORY
Boards. Certainly we are in for
long and bitter struggle and there
is no sounder policy than to be
ready for the worst"
Eastman said no one knew for
sure what the future held but 1t was
certain the railroads were driving
their equipment as never before.
More Equipment Requested.
John j. Pelley, president OF the
Association of American Railroads,
another speaker at the session, said
that railroads, in their efforts to
increase utilization of their present
equipment, particularly their mo-
tive power, were close to the bot
tom of the barrel"
There is no further margin left
in the reserves represented by un-
serviceable and surplus equipment
he said.
He disclosed the railroads have
asked Government agencies for au-
thority to obtain 10000 new freight
cars, approximately 900 new locomo-
tives, 100000 tons of new rail and
adequate maintenance materials for
the year ending october l, 1943.
IF that program is fulfilled he
said "the country may look for a
continuation of satisfactory railroad
freight operating performance"
Regarded as Minimum.
In seeking authorization to build
the 900 locomotives, Pelley explained
that the railroads felt that they
were asking for the least possible
number consistent with estimates Of
increased traffic"
Pelley said the freight car situa-
ton was quite similar" and de-
scribed the open-top and flat-car
situation as serious" adding that
the roads may be unable to handle
more ore, coal, coke and other prod
ucts which take open-top cars unless
they can get more cars of these
types"
The rail official said that pas
senger traffic was going up faster
than freight traffic" and that in the
first seven months this year revenue
ton-miles of freight was 81 per cent
more than for the same period last
year, while passenger miles in
creased ST per cent land are still
rising"
Evening star., 1942-10-16
WoveH Visits Burma
On Tour of Front Line

NEW DELHI, India. Oct. 16 (P).-
Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, COM
mander in chief of India, returned
today from a reconnaissance of the
northeast frontier under circum-
stances accepted here as heralding
possible action to retake Burma
from the Japanese.
A brief formal communique issued
1here said:
= His excellency the commander in
chief has returned to headquarters
lin New Delhi after a four-day in
spection of forward positions on the
northeast frontier. During the visit
Gen. Wavell crossed the Burma
frontier"
Reliable but unofdcial sources in
dicated that Gen. Wavell gave a
suggestion that an attack on Burma
could be expected.
This information, the sources of
which cannot be identified by name,
dovetailed with President Roose-
velt's hint in his speech this week
that the Allies could expect to begin
hitting back soon.
Z Burma is one of the few land
fronts where the Allies can hit the
Axis directly and at the same time
reopen the most accessible supply
route to China.
British and American forces in
India are restless. The soggy mon
soon season has ended; good flying
weather is at hand again. Travel
is possible over Burma trails for the
first time since Gen. Sir Harold
Alexander's British army and the
Chinese and American staff under
1t. Gen. Joseph Stilwell struggled
out ahead of the japanese last May
Evening star., 1942-10-16
Swiss Approach Nazis
For Settlement Of
Claiming Dispute
International Red Cross
Offers Mediation to
Britain and Reich
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Oct. 16-The External
Affairs Department announced last
night that the Swiss government,
the protecting power for both Brit
ain and Canada in Germany, has
made an approach to the German
government" in connection with the
dispute over chaining of prisoners
of war.
The department said that when
Canada last Friday protested,
through the Swiss consul-general,
the action of the German govern
ment in claiming number of Ca
nadians captured at Dieppe, the
Swiss consul-general was also in
formed that the Canadian govern
ment would welcome the services of
the government of Switzerland as
the protecting power for both bel
ligerents with view to securing an
early settlement of the dispute and
the freeing of the prisoners"
Evening star., 1942-10-16
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct 16.-Wheat
prices f1uctuated within range of
almost cent a bushel today, alter
mating above and below previous
closing levels, as the trade contin-
ued to mark time pending decision
on what ceilings, if any, are to be
applied to grains.
Other cereals behaved similarly,
although short covering gave rye
stronger tone. Soybeans tumbled
almost cents a bushel to new sea-
sonal lows as harvesting operations
expanded.
Wheat closed unchanged to %
higher compared with yesterday S
finish, December, 1237s-a4; May,
1.263s-A; corn, unchanged to Is
up, December, 80A-3s; May, 8514-
aa; oats, 4-ss lower; rye, "a IS
higher; SoybeanS. 17a-23A lower,
Evening star., 1942-10-16
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Oct. 10 (Pl.-Eggs. 10,540;
steady.
Mixed colors:. Fancy to extra fancy. Al
4s1a: extras, 43; graded firsts,. 37a4: me
diums, 34E2: .pullets. 26h-2712: dirties.
No i 34ks.34a4; average. checks, 33:-33A
bsI Rsfrigerators sisht Fancy to extrss fancy
ar ards , e; frsts: 36 mediums. 33la; dirties,
Whites. Fancy to extra, fancy, 5o-54:
specials, AZ standards: 44s; fancy heavy
Pullets, fancy heavy. wholesale sales
I37-3a pounds, 1895: pullets, 1886
Peewees ga pounds, down, 2s-29,
ards keifasess19f sssa TDts TDseels 41,a4l stand
Browns: Fancy, to extra fancy, 471a-
81 "a: specials, 46la; standards. Al "a; me
PIliets Gs5-3s pounds nett, soh-s1.
Peewees t34 pounds DOWN, 25la.
Duck eggs, 42-43.
Butter, 700.556: steady
premium marks, 46't-4s; a2 score ice 81,
market). 46h: 1891 score, 43a4-46A;
Cheese, 257,5O1; arm. Prices UNCHANGED.