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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
HEATHER'S CHAMP

A los pound Great Dane,
named Champ, is working with
Heather Angel in THE Undying
Monster" at goth Fox, an d
there's a scene in which the
dog rears up to plant his pows
on the actress shoulders and to
lick her face.
But Champ lowered over her
when they tried it, so the shot
finally was made with the di-
minutive Miss Angel standing
on an 18-inch box, which of
course didn't show. She said,
I've been put on boxes for
clinch scenes with leading men,
but | never thought I'd have to
climb up to be kissed by dog
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
UNIVERSAL RATIoNING BOOK

One advantage Of q universal rotionine book has
not been mentioned by the Office Of Price Admnistro-
tion, but presumably is close to the top of the OPA
mind.
So long as individual books are used for each ro-
toned item, it is impossible to inougurote new pro-
gram without advance fonfore, because the mechoni-
col PrePorotions-the devisine and printing Of the
forns-ore certain to become known.
With universal book, the presumably discreet
top executives can decide, in executive session that
at midnight Of certain day such an item shall be
rotioned Then, so quickly thot little boarding will be
done, the order can be promulgated and but into
effect.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
ONE BURRO, BUSTED

REDMOND, Ore. - Bronco
busting doesn't dismay five-year-
old Anna Marie Burnett.
The owner or young burro
mentioned to Annals father, Ed
gar Burnett. that he'd like to
have tho animal broken if he
could find someone small enough
but hardly enough to do it.
Anna Marie did it-quickly
and easily.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
EAGLE EYES

Returning to London otter touring American war
plants, Sir Norman Brkett gave glowing account Of
this nations astounding production poce At Willow
Run, sod he, I" saw endless miles of machinery turn
ing out O Lberotor every hour"
Thot is wonderful, and omozine Officially and
unoffciolly everybody else who hos reported from
Willow Run soys thot the plant hos not yet begun TO
make lberotors. Up to now, it is making ports which
ore being used by other ossembers
n Who is Sir Norman kidding? And why? Why do
TIE censors permit such statements to be
cobled book, to confuse the public mind ond-ofter
ths true focts are known-to make our public feel
that II hos been deliberately deuded2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
HOME-HUNTER

HUNTINGTON PAKk, Calf.
- Poundmaster William Doug
lass still has the first dog he ever
caught.
The little one-eyed black fox
terrier has been his mascot at
the pound for seven years.
What's more, Douglass has
found homes for more than 90
per cent of the 1920 dogs he's
inpounded.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
RvSCOVERY

WAUKEGAN, Ill-Waukegan
gamblers for local produce firm
within one hour found two eggs
each with three yolks.
Richard Kessler, head of the
Badger Produce company said
"in our 25 years in business
we've handled more than
100000 dozen eggs and never
before found an egg with more
than two yolks."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
PROFIT AND LOSS

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Di-
rector Frank Schade of the New
Britain fresh air camp an
nounced proudly thai IT'S chill
dren gained total of about 800
pounds during the Camp season.
Then he checked up on HIM
self. He had ost six pounds
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
ALMOST

ALMOST
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -
Democratic party leaders nomi-
mated Sue Madden as delegate
to the Hall county convention
but her name never got on the
ballot Some ne discovered she
is Republican precinct commit
teewoman.
II is not good for the public to
feel that all the glorious work
toward winning this war--and
toward winning the peace which
will follows performed by
the men in uniform.-Daniel l..
Marsh, president Boston Univer-
sity.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
MISSING LINK

CONCORDIA, Kas. - Train
men arriving from Frankfort
d covered car was missing
out c. the middle of the train.
The freight train had broken
at Frankfort and in recoupling
the crew overlooked a car of
tools which had derailed and
rolled down an embankment.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
SIMONE SLITHERS


movies in a chiller- diller called
The Cat People," and it must
be said that the -tempera-
mental little French actress is
behaving herself. Not that she
purrs. exactly-especially when
her imagined enemies, the news
hounds, are around but the
studio is finding her docile and
cooperative.
The story is based remotely
on an old Serbian legend about
a village in which everyone was
so wicked that they all turned
into cats. The girl in the story
is supposed to have inherited,
from her Serbian mother, the
knack of turning into a black
leopard. In fact, this alarming
talent is great handicap to
her romantic instincts.
Today l watched a scene in a
pet shop designed to show the
sinister, feline quality of the
pretty girl. The minute she en-
tered the store, at the inststence
of her unsuspecting fiance, Kent
Smith, wild panic ensued. Mon
keys screamed, dogs b r k d
-rnadfy,- birds ftuttered in the
farthest corners of their cages
and cats meowed in uneasy rec
ignition. These reactions were
obtained by the use of compress
ed air to ruffle and arouse the
4 1noy,fc
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28


lens by voluntary agreements
among employers and labor I'M
ions.
TIRES
Next campaign idea be i n g
worked on is the proposal that
all car owners sell to the gov
eminent all their automobile
tires over five. Average car car
rying only the one spare would
not be touched, but all the fancy
jobs carrying two spares would
have to surrender one, plus all
spare or worn castings held in
the garage for emergency.
HEALTH
A number of states have petit
toned the Civilian Conservation
Corps, now being liquidated, for
transfer of one or more camps
to use as hospitals for women
infected with venereal disease.
This idea has received little pub
licity except in localities where
such segregation centers have
been established. But so success
full have the first camps been
that other states want to follow
the pattern.
LUMBER
Possible shortage of plywood
has been staring the Army in
the face so hard that campaigns
are now being tanned - in
Guiding movie shorts and post
ers to tack on trees - in an eff
fort to persuade lumbermen to
stay on the jobs in the logging
camps and sawmills, instead of
quitting to take jobs in ship
yards.
The problem is particularly
acute in the northwest, which
produces As per cent of the ma
tons lumber in big, spectacu-
lar operations.
Patriotic lumbermen have felt
they would be doing their coun-
try more good in the shipyards
and the unpatriotic ones feel
that they stand a better chance
of lodging the draft if they work
on ships.
Loacl selective service boards
have added somewhat to this
confusion by refusing to grant
occupational deferment to lum-
berjacks. Educating the lumber
men and the draft boards is the
job which Army and War Pro-
duction Board face now. Fact
they wish to emphasize is that,
without lumber, there won't be
any ships.
WAVES
Navy insists there is no sig
nificance to be attached to the
fact that one of the companies
being considered for a contract
to make uniforms for the lady
sailor WAVES is a leading man.
ufacturer of bathing suits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
BY PETER EDISON

Office of the Petroleum CO.
ordinator for War, titularly
headed by Secretary of the In
terror Harold L. Ickes, has an
other plan cooking to change
normal refinery practise in the
eastern states. The government
needs to increase the production
of fuel oil while reducing the
production of gasoline and so,
possibly, make unnecessary the
rationing of fuel oil in this area
during the coming winter.
Refineries normally operate to
get as high a yield of gasoline
as they possibly can, simply be-
cause the demand for gasoline is
greater and the price is higher.
Average for the eastern states
last year was a production OF 38
per cent gasoline and 70 per
cent fuel oil from the crude run
through their stills.
What the OPC experts now
propose is to make approximate
ly a 20 per cent change in those
figures, so that refineries would
get from their crude 80 per cent
gasoline Ind 81 per cent fuel oil.
If all the refinerieS in the east
ern seaboard states should make
this hange, however, they
would face a loss of some 30
million dollars in the gross sales
value of their products.
What the petroleum industry
would like is either shift in
ceiling prices paid by consum-
ers, reducing the price of gaso-
line to make it less profitable to
manufacture, or an increase in
the price of fuel oil to make 1t
more profitable.
The gross amount paid by the
public to the refineries would
be the same, but they would be
paying different amounts for
different products.
If this idea can't be sold to the
Office of Price Administration,
watch for an alternative propos-
al that the government subsi-
die the refineries so they could
still refine more fuel oil to sell
for around cents a gallon and
less gasoline to sell at Is cents
a gallon without taxes) and still
make the same m o u n t of
money.
MANPOWER
Detroit will probably get the
second of the War Manpower
Commissions war production
area joint labor management
committees to handle labor sup
ply problems. First of these To-
cal committees was set up in
Baltimore Aug. l, as trial bal
loon.
Experience gained in Balti-
more will be passed along to the
Detroit office, which should get
going before Sept. l. After that,
watch for number of other
VINO area offices to be organ
lied, all charged with the re-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
MOUTHFUL

KENT, Conn.-No. the high
way department marker greeting
lat tourists there are left on
the Ethan Allen highway isn't
transplanted Russian signpost.
It reads ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
unkatankshunk Brook" and it's
an Indian word meaning Water
from the Great Hills"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
so SORRY

BLOOMFIELD, Ia. - Onlook-
err gazed wide-eyed when Henry
Wishard tossed six tires-all still
in their original wrappings -
onto the local scrap pile. Wish
ard, however, just laughed. He
knew the tires, 37x5. were sur
wing relics of carload he
bought back in 1914.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
TO DISCOURAGE INITIATION

CONGRESS is trynq to droft new tax schedule
which will achieve two principal purposes. One goal
is to raise every possible dollar of revenue to finance
the war; The other to place effective brake upon
infIotion.
These two detectives would not necessarily involve
the same approach to toxoton In this case happens
they do.
Both coll for rodicol departure from the old
Usook the rich, forget the woee-eorners" philosophy
The rich, and even the moderately well-todo, have
Iona since been rolled the tax barrel until it is
evident that they cannot produce much Of the new
income that is needed.
Even the most robid Of spreodthe-WeoIth advocates
now concede that the Treasury must get down to bus-
ness and collect nickeIs and dimes from the lower in
come brackets, even for revenue purposes.
More than four out of five Americans fall into
the class whose income, last year, was not more than
$780, Nnety-four out of hundred had incomes that
did not exceed $5OOO Only out Of fifty received
as much as $4,000.
Obviously this war cannot be supported on the
toxes from the one.sxteenth of people who foil
into the $5OOO-ond-up bracket.
Neither can initiation be curbed by drastic toxo-
ton of those who receive one-hd Of the national in
come unless something positive is done also about the
group which gets two-thirds Of the national income.
A spokesman for the New York Teachers Union
(which was captured and long dominated by Conn.,
nnunist party members and notorious fellow toveers)
claim that Iow.poid workers will get only 81 AGO.
100000 out Of on l-bion.doIor income rise this
year. He soys thot persons in the SlO,OOOond-up
class will get seven billions Of the increase.
That is not the way we heard it-from the Office
Of Price Administrations research division.
The OO-oyeor-ond-under bracket last year re-.
ceived 49 per cent Of the national income.
On that basis the S., OOO-ondunder workers will
get almost nine billion dollars more this year than
Lost, while the O,OOOondup class will get less than
four billion more-before toxes
lfWoshington wants to mop up the excess income
thot would inevitably make for price nfoton, thot
eight billion dollars going to the lower bracket can
not be ignored.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

sponsibility and almost impos-
sible job of trying to solve man.
power supply and demand prob
lens by voluntary agreements
among employers and labor UNI
ions.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-28

ting out of Chungking these
days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-28
Fence Loaned by County

Oakland County loaned little picket
fence to protect the property. A local
nursery contributed beautiful evergreen trees
and other plants for landscaping. The Birm-
ingham High School sent over boys to do the
trench digging and the leveling and gave them
class credits for their time.
And all the rest-the planning, the expense
and the labor-were contributed by members
of the Birmingham branch of the Women's
National Farm and Garden Association.
Mrs. William c. Howe is president of the
association, and every day, rain or shine, finds
her spraying plants, digging weeds, giving
instructions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-28
Group Experiment
At Birmingham
A Minor k4iracIe1
By FRANCES OVENS

II YOU live in Birmingham, YOU doubtless
know all about the Demonstration Victory
Garden across from the First Baptist Church
and visit it often-to admire, to ask questions,
to study the newest planting and cultivation
methods. And even if you don't live in Birm-
ingham, it would be quite worth your while
to pay the garden a visit. For here, In the
small space once occupied by a neglected city
corner. minor miracle in thrift and beauty
has come to life.
NJ. and Mrs. George T. Hendrie enjoy the
garden more than any one else, because they
are next door neighbors to it, but the whole
town is taking tremendous interest in the
project.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-28
Pumpkins for Halloween

The conservation committee is primarily
responsible for the project, and Mrs. Elmore
Wollering, its chairman, did much Of the
planning and most of the planting:
The red, white and blue fowers-red
geraniums and blue and white petunias-the
decorative gourds-the pumpkins that will
Continued on Page Five)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
What Economy Means

Undeterred by the relative failure to
date of the campaign to cut non-detense
expenditures, Senator Harry F. Byrd, of
Virginia. has presented another itemized
formula for saving $2OO0,0 year.
He would abolish the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps and save $246,OOO,OOO; the Ma
tional Youth Administration and save
$91, 100000; the WPA and save $875,OOO,
900; the farm tenancy program and save
$7OOO,OOO; the Farm Security Administra-
ton and save $19OOOO,OOO; all public works
not defense projects and save 100000
600; and all road projects not vital to the
war effort and save 1854, 100000. The rest
of the savings proposed would come from
reduction of overhead expenses of the De-
partment of Agriculture and of other de-
partments and agencies, with an aggre-
gate economy of $2OOOOO,0O0; unspecified
reduction in agricultural appropriations by
100000 and reduction of $100,00O,000
in the amount available for expectation of
agricultural SURPRISES.
WIldI 111dhSS Vic PAOS1 Gill OAAACACA1U ID
that the Senator submits with it calcula-
ton of what these economies, if effected,
would mean in terms of income tax. They
would amount to 1914 for each of the 22,-
100000 Americans who filed an income re-
turn this year and to $157 for each of the
100000 who filed returns and have to
pay a tax The new method of presenta-
ton does not necessarily mean that the
Senator will have greater success with his
present economy campaign than he has
had before, but the translation of possible
economies into terms of what taxpayers
have just paid or must pay makes in itself
powerful appeal for thrift. It is an ap-
peal that may yet come to the ears of Con-
gress, even if it comes indirectly by way
of letters and kilograms.
The New York Sun.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02

dulum swings back and the days start
growing shorter.
These longer days will possibly mean
more to the nations thirty million people
on the farm than any other one group.
Already they are out in the fields in this
county earlier and are staying later. They
are out to produce the additional milk,
eggs, meat, vegetables and other crops and
gardens that the government has called
for them to provide as the "food that Will
win the war and write the peace.
Spring time on the farm is always sea-
son of much activity. This Spring 1t IS
more so, for the farmer, possible above all
others. values his freedom and the right TO
work and raise his family in free land.
He knows that freedom comes only in
Democracy and in the kind of Democracy
that America is now fighting to preserve.
To farmer, this freedom really means
something. He loves the land from which
all strength comes He loves the wide O.
pen spaces, the high ceiling overhead and
room to the right and to the left
America is fortunate in that the think
ing farmer has his feet on the ground. He
knows that the nation is now engaged IN
titantic struggle. He knows that It is up
to every man to do his part-and as TOR
him, he is willing to work lot harder for
Victory.
ThereIl be no bottlenecks on the ma
TONS farm, no strikes, no let-ups in the
drive to produce more "Food for Free
DOM. Spring has come and farmers in
this county and in America have gone to
work with a renewed determination to
edo their part.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Victory Week
For All Clubs

Rural boys and girls of North
Carolina will be given an oportu-
nifty to contribute to Victory by
joining a All Club during "4-H
Mobilization Week" April 5-12.
There are 100000 farm youths in
the State between the ages of 10
and 20, and leaders of the State
College Extension Service which
conducts the All program, are
hoping that most of these young
people will join a local club of
"the largest organization of rural
youth in the world"
There are no membership dues
in a All Club, it is pointed out
by L. R. Harril1 and Miss Frances
MacGregor, the State All Club
leaders. Alre ady some 10000
North Carolina farm boys and
girls are All members. There are
a million and half All members
in the Nation.
"A definite program which will
give every rural youth job to
do in the Victory campaign has
already been worked out" Harrill
explained. "The All members
will grow gardens, poultry, dairy
and beef cattle, swine and other
livestock. Club girls will prepare
and serve wholesome meals, make
and repair their clothing, can jars
of fruits, vegetables and meats,
and help with the homework"
Harrill said to farm youths, "then
members can contribute to the
Victory of the United Nations by
making house-to-house commu-
nifty survey for the collection and
disposal of salvage material, such
as iron, steel, rubber, rags and
paper. From the money they re-
ceive for this material, they can
buy Defense Stamps and Bonds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Drab Mems Clothing

Mems clothing, never gay, is going to be-
come as "plain as an old shoe" in changes
to conserve wool.
No cuffs can be finished on new trous-
ers Only a seam, says the War Produc-
ton board. Pleated or tucked pants are
also out.
If you get double breasted coat, you
can have no vest. With a single breasted
suit, vest is permitted, but the vest may
not have patch pockets, collar or lapels.
The two-pant suit is eliminated. No
belts, pleats, or any type of fancy backs
will be allowed.
Yes, the civilian clothes are going to be
very drab, indeed. But the young men,
who 60 in more for sports clothes, are not
at all, worried, because most of them will
be well-tailored in uniforms during the
next year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
GERMANY rs PLANNING
BIG SPRING DRIVE

Continued from Page One)
northwest to Moscow.
The War department reported
yesterday that the American har-
Dor defenses in Manila Bay had
been under intermittent lombard
ment by enemy bombers and bat
teries but had thus far suffered
little damage.
On the Australian front, new AL
lied bombing attacks on japanese
beachheads on New Guinea and
Timor islands were reported. At
Lac in New Guinea Japanese ham
gars were set aflame; at Koepang
on Timor as many as six enemy
planes were believed destroyed on
the ground.
Over Salamaua, New Guinea,
an Allied plane beat off three at
lacking enemy craft, sending all
to probable destruction.
Darwin, on the northern Aus
tralian mainland. was again
bombed by the enemy.
The Australian army command
was modernized and strengthen
ed under the supreme leadership
of General Macarthur; all was
made ready for the supreme test.
In the west the slowly emerg-
ing story of a major week end
sea engagement in northern wa
tiers on the Allied supply line to
Russia indicated that British and
Russian fleet units fighting to-
gether for the first time had won
considerable victory in this first
phase of what is expected to be
a long and violent struggle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
The People Speak

Thousands of kilograms and letters from
persons in North Carolina and elsewhere
have poured into Washington to suggest
passage of labor legislation suspending the
forty-hour-week, according to a senator
from this state.
Phillip Murray, president of the CO. de-
clared that those who are advocating re-
medal labor legislation are "enem'es OF
our government"
These thousands of expressions from
citizens living in this democracy were not
intended to impede the war production
program, as Murray suggests, but rather
to make for maximum production. Our
citizens are not thinking of penalizing la
Dor. They are as much against large pro-
fits for manufacturers, of war materials as
they are against high pay and short hours
for those who make these materials.
If capital and labor are not willing to
share equally in sacrifices to aid in win
ming this war, they are as much against
America as the countries using guns a.
gainst us. $sAs
Repeal of the forty-hour-work week is
needed, but at the same time must be linn
iting of profits for manufacturers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-02
Ray Lowery To
Write Column
On ''Soldiering''

Starting with this issue, an
interestengi column called,
"SOldiering with Private Ray
LOwery", will appear regular
ly in this paper.
Private LOwery, former edi-
tor of The News, is now at
Camp Forrest, Tenn.
eff you can use it, will get
a kick out of writing it and I
believe that the readers of
the Post will enjoy it - not
because it is written by me,
but because my experiences
are so typical, thus far, at least,
that it should be of interest to
every family with a selectee-
son." Ex-EditOr LOwery states.