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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
o FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Annotated Press
DOG CATCHER TO RESCUE


GLEN COVE, N. Y.-Frank
Doxey, the local dog catcher,
was hailed as a hero today after
capturing a man eating rooster
that had been terrorizing resi-
dents for several days.
Eating up their favorite
rose bushes was not too bad an
offense, home-owners said, but
when the rooster took several
bites out of Mrs. Maurice CO.
hens legs and pecked at her
back, that was something else
again.
Summoned post-haste after
the felonious assault, Doxey
shared the wild bird with a neat
cast Of his net, and it now re-
sides behind bars.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
FOOTPRINT EXPERT
NEEDED

KANSAS CITY-Rose Thorn
as, a foot doctor, told police
that a young man visited her Of
flee and after he left she dis
covered her purse containing
$68 was gone too.
A description? We'll. he had
two calfouses on the right foot
and a bad metatarsal condition
on the left foot"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
REALLY WANTS HELP

TUOSON, NRIL. = A police
sergeant found four employees of
a food market dividing a batch
Of groceries stolen from the
store truck and it developed
they had taken S100 worth of
merchandise in two weeks. Re-
marking that help is scarce
these days, the proprietor al
lowed them to pay up and keep
their jobs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
PHOTO FINISH

PORTLAND, ORE.-EdWard
Albertson. home on a brief va
cation, told friends how he tried
TO take a picture of the sub
marine that torpedoed his
freighter in the Gulf of Merico.
When the torpedo hit, he rushed
to his cabin, grabbed his
camera, pointed at the sub and
clicked the shutter.
A cup Of water poured out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
DOWN TO THE FABRIC

lne1S Is no IOIlSSI GIV IOO'l III
doubt about it, the shortage Of rub
Der in America is genuine. Every bit OF
the material that exists or can be gath
cred or made on the United Nations
side of the war lines in the next two
years will be needed, and more, for
miltory uses.
Four officials Of the Government
directly responsible for administration
Of the rubber supply, including Donald
M. Nelson, Chairman Of the War Pro-
duction Board, have joined in deOIor-
ing thot I'VE cannot spare any rubber
to make new tires for ordinary possen-
ger cors," and that "oI the synthetic
rubber we get must go to the war eff
fort"
"ActuoIIy" assert these officials,
the rubber shortage is far worse than
most people realize" This is subston-
tioIly what P. w. LitchfieId, head Of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Conn.,
pony and leading authority on rub
Der, sold in q public letter few days
ogo. The appraisal is confirmed by q
study just published by the Bookings
institution. In it, Charles L. bearing
concludes thot unless American driv-
ing habits ore drosticoIIy curtoiIed the
supply Of tires will be Inadequate for
essential needs by the middle Of next
year.
For the fact that America and the
United Nations have any stockpIe Of
rubber at all the thanks belong largely
to Prof. William Y. Elliott Of Harvard,
now with the WPB, and to q few 9TH
er individuals who foresow the dire
consequences Of being cut off from the
IS per cent source Of supply in the
Eost Indies.
Not only that stockpIe but also
every tire on every automobile in the
Nation becomes now part Of O reserve
on which the national safety may in
part depend. Every ounce Of rubber
should be husbonded accordingly. If
it should prove necessary later to ask
anyone who owns more than five tires
to sell the remainder to the Govern
ment or even to give up an outomo-
bile if it can be spared for more essen
tioI uses, this prospect should not inn
pei anyone to use his cor any less fru-
goIIy
The announcement by the Stand
ord Oil Company Of New Jersey Of q
new process which may accomplish the
production Of huge quantities Of buto-
diene Ia raw material for synthetic rub
Der production) without cutting into
the output Of aviation grade gasoline
but os on cd iunct TO it marks q very
hopeful development CredtobIe, too,
is the insistence Of western Senators
that processes for making synthetic
rubber out Of alcohol obtained from
grain should be given O foir trial. The
choice Of methods should Ultimately
be made on the basis Of production
cost and availability Of materials.
But regardless Of how enormously
ond how rapidly the manufacture Of
synthetic rubber may be expanded,
the significant foct for civilians is
thot every pound Of such foreseeobIe
production and O greet deol more than
con be foreseen, will be needed for mil
tory purposes.
From the Christian Science Monitor
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
sBEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONs

to be nothing more than the
dumping Of Whey which is
practically all voter, otter the
curds have been taken off for
use in the cosein monutoctur-
ing plants. It cont be dumped
in the rivers because it poIlutes
the stream.
Even if the skim milk does
have to be stopped to the pigs
for O time, the form experts
soy there's no harm in that,
for there's q shortage Of fots,
too, so the Pieeries con do
their bit by converting this ex-
cess milk into lord. Neat trick,
that.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
1T HAPPENED

GREELEY, NEB.-E. J Wha-
len, Greeley county deputy
clerk, is recuperating from q
broken hip suffered when he
fell while shaving in the bath
room at his home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
STILL SOME HOPE

The situation is declared to
be for from hopeless, and the
proper authorities ore trying TO
do something about it. Depart
ment Of Agriculture experts
still insist its impossible for
this country to produce too
much milk. Every pint Of it will
be needed.
There may be some temper
Dry, local disturbances, but
these reports Of milk being
dumped into the field ore sold
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-28
CONFUSION WORSE
COMPOUNDED


CITY. Everybody there, with unlmPor-
tont exceptions, is working night and
doy to put over the most gigantic war
program ever conceived. Officials, like
their subordinotes, ore horried and
weary. 1t is understandable that at
times they should become careless or
temperomentoI or both.
Concedine this, and all that it inn
plies, nevertheless we must reiterote
and emphasize that Woshington's pub
lie relations are deterioroting SO rop-
idly as to constitute q menace to pub
lie morale.
The lost time this was pointed out,
using the gasoline rotioning troei-com-
edy as illustration, President Roose-
Welt blamed the press. He said the
correspondents two-to-five gallon O
week prediction was q guess - intel
Iieent, perhaps, but nevertheless q
guess. The fact was that the predic-
ton came from source in the Office
Of Price Administration which proved
to be accurate. The ration started ct
three gallons.
Harold Ickes and Leon Henderson,
With their statement that rotionina
would be less rigorous than predicted
in news stories, we're made to look
more than little foolish So was the
President, with his attempt to blame
the press.
This now is history it should not
be revived but for the more recent and
more harmful furry over optimism
about military operations. The Army
and Navy joined in statement which
startled the better-informed observers
with its cheerfuIness. The secretary Of
state sold that the war might be over
sooner than we expected, without soy
ing whose expectations he had in
mind, or how pessinstic they had
been
These things we're timed, presum-
ably by accident, to coincide with re-
ports Of correspondents released from
fnternment in Germany and ltoy, who
told about the internal difficulties con-
fronting Hitler and MussoIini.
Then "a high official" Secretary
Hull and finally the President had to
dash cold water on the public, SO that
we wouldn't consider the war already
won.
One who follows these situations
closely can not Escape feeling thot the
self-controdiction in the governments
news POLICY" crises from confusion of
oooIs.
Everybody from the President
down, is anxious to keep US at fever
heat in the production, financing, re-
eruiting, fighting programs. Therefore
we must not become too optimistic.
But also. being very human and not at
oil unpolltlcol, they want to appear to
be doing splendid job Of armament
and OF fighting, SO we ore not permit
ted to know about the very black spots
thot exist.
Soon-very soon-o decision must
be made. Shall we win this war, or
make and sove reputotionso Is ornno-
rent more importont, or the autumn
sIections2
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Failure to Receive Form Does Not
Relieve Taxpayer CT Obligation

Failure to Receive Form Does NOt
Relieve Taxpayer CT Obligation
Forms for filing returns of in
come for 1941 have been sent to
jersons who filed returns last year.
Failure to receive a form, however,
does not relieve taxpayer of his
obligation to file his return and pay
the tax on time-on or before
March 16 if the return is made on
the calendar-year basis, as is the
case with most individuals.
Forms may be obtained upon re-
quest, written or personal, from the
Offices of collectors and from dep
uty collectors of internal revenue in
the larger cities and towns.
A person should file his return on
Form 1040, unless his gross income
for 1941 does not exceed $4,000 and
consists wholly of salary, wages, or
other compensation for personal
services, dividends, interest, rent,
annuities, or royalties, in which
event he may elect to file it on
Form 1040A, simplified form On
which the tax may be readily as
certained by reference to a table
contained in the form.
The return must be filed with the
collector of internal revenue for the
district in which the taxpayer has
his legal residence or principal
place of business on or before mid
night of March 16, 1912. The tax
may be paid in full at the time of
filing the return or in four equal
installments, due on or before
March 16, June Is, September J5,
and December Is.
In making out your income tax
return read carefully the instruc-
tions that accompany the form. If
you need more information, it may
be obtained at the Office of the col
lector of internal revenue, deputy
collector, or an internal revenue
agent in charge.
Remember that single persons or
married persons not living with
husband or ife, who earn as much
as S14.43 week for the SO weeks
of the year, and married persons
living together VIII have aggregate
earnings of as much as $28.85 a
week for the year, are required 20
file returns.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Who Must File Return and When
to the Federal Government

w tnt d1 OotClhIIlCIL
WHO MUST FILE A RETURN
Every single person having a gross
income of $3.50 or more; every mar
ried person, not living with hus-
band or wife, and having a gross
income of $3.50 or more; and mar
ried persons living with husband or
wife, who have an aggregate gross
income of $1,500 or more.
WHEN MUST RETURNS BE
FILED? For the calendar year
1941, on or before March 16, 1912.
For the fiscal year, on or before
the 18th day of the third month
following the close of the fiscal
year.
WHERE AND WITH WHOM
MUST INCOME TAX RETURNS
BE FILED? In the internal rev.
enue district in which the person
lives or has his chief place of bust
ness, and with the collector of in
ternal revenue.
HOW DOES ONE MAKE OUT
HIS INCOME TAX RETURN BY
following the detailed instructions
given on the income tax blanks,
Form 1040 and Form 1040A Cop
tional simplifed form).
WHAT is THE TAX RATE? A
normal tax of 4 percent on the
amount of the net income in exces
of the allowable credits against net
income (personal exemption, cred
its for dependents, interest on obli-
cations of the United States and its
instrumentalities and earned in
come credit) in the computation OF
the normal tax net income; and a
graduated surtax on the amount OF
net income in excess of the allow.
able credits personal exemption
and credit for dependents) against
net income in the computation Of
the surtax net income.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
Drops Mail in Wrong Box,
Stops Traffic in Town

BELLEVILLE, ILL.-One stray
letter and six souvenir postcards
snarled traffic at Main and High
streets while street department en-
ployees worked frantically to re.
move them from paralyzed traffic
signal control box. An absent
minded visitor to the city dropped
the letter and cards in a slot of the
control box instead of nearby mail
depository. Postmaster Herman G..
Wangelin wiped the grease off the
stray mail and sent it on its way.
Traffic moved again too.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
/ LEAP YEAR PARTY

One of the most pleaant social
events of the winter to the partici-
pants was the Leap Year Party
given by Miss Name Heitshu to her
fellow members of the B. M. S. X,
and invited guests at her home
near Cheswold on Monday evening.
The Smyrna Transportation hack
held a jolly party of twenty-one
being the larger part of the guests
from this town, who fully enjoyed
the ride. A most pleasant evening
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

ing, and even the anriqtidteG 711IasS
Of Smyrna has its scores of cases,
this town has hut few isolated
cases, to comp.d tf.''
Very beautiful ice formed the
last of the week, though the mer-
curry did not fall ten degrees below
the freezing point and there was
good skating on Monday on the
mill-pond. The ice was however,
less than two inches thick. While
the ice men were wishing for day
or two of cold weather, and the
skaters a season of good skating,
the expectations of both were spoil
ed by the ram that set in yester-
day.
A subscriber living near Porter's
Station in remitting his subcsrip-
tion says in private note of farm
ing in New Castle county: There
is going to be a more general NOV
ing among the farmers in the
spring than ever knew. A great
many were surprised at notifying
time. In great many cases the
tenants are to blame. They have
gone to the landlords and offered
more rent: the tendency towards
money rent. If it was not for the
Wilmington market I don't know
how tenant could farm and live
in this section. We have no good
farm hands; the best men go to
Wilmington. We have had good
crops the past season some of us
far better than we deserve"
We ought to think of other peo-
pies convenience more than some
Of us do. The home is the place
where this thoughtfulness ought tc
begin and be cultivated. One who
comes late to breakfast admits that
he is guilty of an amiable self-in.
diligence, but forgets that he hat
marred the harm onious flow of the
household life, and caused confu
sion and extra work. The othel
day an important committee Of fif
teen was kept waiting for ten min
utes for one tardy member WHIT
came sauntering in at last, without
even an apology for causing fifteer
men a loss of time that to then
was very valuable, besides having
put sore strain on their ratienc,
and good nature. Common life il
full of just such thoughtlessnes
which causes untold personal incon
venience, and oftimes produces ir
ritation and hurts the hearts O
friends. We ought to train our
selves in all our life to think also O
other people.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

was spent in games and social in
tercourse. Great credit is due the
hostess and entertaining committee
also the Misses Yocum who enter
tanned the company with banjo mu-
sic. Not the least feature of the
evening was the refreshment table,
the contents of which met so am
ply the wants of every one. Short
ly after the midnight hour the
guests departed, each giving ex-
preston to having had most de-
lightful time.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

James r. Morford, executive officer
of the patrol, state that the airport
is observing all aviation regulations
of the Civil Air Patrol, the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, the state
and federal governments. Among
the regulations now being observed
is the one which calls either for a
24-hour armed guard at all flying
fields, or rehabilitation of the air
planes when the fields are not
guarded. Operators of small air
ports throughout the state have
been deputized to carry guns, ac-
cording to Wing Commander Hol-
ger Hoiriis, and many of them who
cannot arrange for night guards
have adopted the pratice of remov-
ing propeller, wheel or aileron
from each airplane when the field
closes down for the night. A DEM
onstration flight in which four air.
planes of the patrol were to be
flown over all the state at specified
attitudes SO air raid spoilers could
learn what they look like at the
various heights, scheduled for last
Sunday, was postponed for week
when low-lying clouds obscured Wis
ibility. Plans call for four Beech
craft planes from DUPONT Airport
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
New Mexicans Win Fight
For Water for Dry Farms

HOPE, N. M.--Man's fight to carve
fertile farming fields from the dry
dusty desert lands of this southeast.
ern New Mexico country is nearing
final victory after 38-year battle.
A new 100000 retard dam on Pc.
nasco river, nine miles west of here,
soon will be storing up valuable If.
rigating water to supplement the
rest of the states conservation syS
tenn for this section.
The Structure, 482 feet
with ma lum height of 80
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

the supply to almost 5000 acres Of
cultivated land which not so many
years ago was arid. 81
When the new dam begins Ster-
ing up the water of the Penasco, a
struggle which began in 1908 to OBJ
tain a water storage or detention
structure to supplement to failing ir-
rigation water supplies, will have
ended. About 40 farm families will
be benefited by the additional wa
ter.
Financing Of the structure was
made possible by $50.000 in federal
funds and $4,000 raised by the Hope
Water Users association and by
merchants in nearby towns.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JAN. 18TH, 1892

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

to cover the state at attitudes of
1 900, 1000, 5000 and $4,000 feet.
The airplanes will keep together,
and will fly according to a schedule,
Mr.. Hoiriis asserted. H. B. DUPONT,
of Wilmington, owner of DUPONT
Airport, will fly the plane at the
$4,000 foot level, using special oxy-
gen equipment for high altitude
flying, it was announced. Other
developments of the week included
the appointment of Hugh R. Sharp
as Training and Operations officer
of the Wing, and of W.Samuel Car
penter as Liaison Officer. The
lstaffs of Group 1, for New Castle
County, and Group 2, for Kent
County, We're also announced as
follows: Group 1 Group Com
mander, Ray Worth, Wilmington;
Executive Officer, w. Anderson
Lynch, Wilmington; Group Adult
ant, Ivan Culbertson, Wilmington;
Personnel and Medical officer, DR..
]. R. Durham, Wilmington; Intel
ligence and Public Relations Offic-
er, John G. Mearns, Wilmington;
Tre lining and Operations Officer,
W. 06tt 49, Ali]l1li - illli( + r. ll kaaip1
r meift and Supplies Officer, John !
+ Thropp, Marshallton; Transports
tion officer, Mrs. Alice duPor
/ Mills, Wilmington; and Commun
q cations Officer, Warren Morri
, Wilmington. Coup Group Con
/ mander, Howard Turpin, Dover
, Executive Officer, Melvin Hopkins
, Dover; Group Adjustant, job
Houseman, Dover; Personnel an
: Medical Officer, DR.. N. R. WASH
burn, Milford; Intelligence an
q Public Relations Officer, Charles
Baker, Dover; Training and Opera
tions Officer, Gertrude E. Virdel
, Dover; Equipment and Supplies O1
6 ficer, Gus Wiltshire, Dover; Trans
portation Officer, Ronald O'Da,
, FELTON,; and Communications Offi(
! er, Fred w. Erdle, Dover. Member
: of the Wing staff attended meet
: ing at Harrisburg, Pa, Tuesda.
. January 6, at which Maj. Gen. Joh
/ F. Curry, National c. A. P. Con
1 mander, outlined plans for the fl
e ture. Wing stats from neighbol
t ing states attended.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

DO not fail to see the Peak Fam
lily at the Opera House Friday
night.
The Smyrna Creamery made last
month 1888 pounds of butter from
12,242 quarts of milk.
The musical gems to be sung at
the Opera House Friday evening,
will more than pay for the price of
admission.
j. E. Carter is giving his atten-
tion this week to renovation of
his store from the results of his
late fire-new counter, new paint
throughout.
The sun sets now at 5 o'clock, a
gain in the length of the evening
of twenty three minutes since the
first of December. The morning
has gained only two minutes.
The losses of ]. E. Carter from
the fire in his paper store on Mon
day night last week were literally
adjusted by the companies, the
amount allowed and paid was $368.
The Rink on lower Commerce
Street which has been in the pos
session of B. B. Allen for several
years, was sold by Constable Wei
don on Saturday together with its
contents for $3.50, Walter Shelton,
purchaser.
Monday will be the leading holi-
day this year. Washington's birth
day comes on Monday also Memor-
ial day. Fourth of July is also put
down for Monday. Thanksgiving
day and election day are the only
holidays during the year that will
not be celebrated on Monday.
A letter of a Dover correspond
ent to Wilmington paper contains
the following characteristic para
graph: "Dover IS one Of those plac-
es that Providence apparently
watches over very tenderly, for
while all around it the grip is rag
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Defense Savings Stamps are
available in denominations of 10,
25, and so cents, AMI 81 and S5.
These stamps make possible the
purchase of Defense Savings Bonds.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
iURGEDAIRYMEN
FOR MORE MILK
Called Upon to Produce More
Milk to Maintain Health
For Defense
TO GIVE INFORMATION

Delaware dairymen are being
called upon to produce more milk
as their part in this nations effort
to maintain the health and we'll
being of our people which is so nee
essary in this time of crisis. Word
from A. E. Tomhave, acting head
of the department of animal and
poultry industry of the Delaware
Agricultural Experiment Station,
indicates that his department at its
Livestock Day on January 29, is 4
llsias y ~ d 81 - h = atil:jaat
of Delaware the latest information
which they may use in their all-out
efforts to produce the foods needed
by our people. Heading the pro
) gram will be G. l.. Schuster, direc'
tor of the Delaware Agricultural
Experiment Station and Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service
with words of welcome for the
dairymen. Especially timely will
: be discussion of Practical Pas.
ture Management" by Claude Phil
: lips of the Experiment Stations
agronomy department, including
; information on fertilization, lining
rotation and clipping of pastures
From the Bureau of Animal Indus
try of the U. S. Department of Ag'
riculture, will be T. E. Woodward
to discuss Making and Use o.
Grass Silage." Other subjects tt
be presented at Livestock Day are
Dairy Herd Improvement Records
: as a Basis for a oSund Breeding
: Program" and Feeding and Man
: agement Problems Which Must b
Met in 1912" In addition to hear
ing these talks, dairymen will visit
the University Farm to observe
: work there and to discuss theil
problems informally with members
. of the University staff. The follow
ing day, January 80, will be Poul
try Day at the University.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Join the Red Cross and help Ma
tional Defense.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

months in this new aircraft unit of the Fo.d
Rouge plant. Another major Ford defense
project is the contract to build big four
engine Consolidated B-4 bombers. A $751;
100000 plant is under construction for this
job at Willow Run, near Ypsilanti, Mich.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

DEARBORN, Mich.-This is a corner of
the Ford Motor Company's airplane engine
plant, where big Ford-built Pratt & Whit
sey airplane engines are being packed for
shipment to Americas defense forces. Pro-
duction has been under way for several