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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-11
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found the small figure crouched
in the recess of her own door
way. A chow dog, that, Enid
knew, belonged in the apart
ment across the hall, was loose
and making excited dashes at the
frightened child. She dropped
her sketching and snatched the
boy up.
Nov, now" she soothed. It's
all right. / won't let the bad dog
hurt you" She bent her head to
examine one bare chubby leg.
The dogs teeth had grazed IT
and a long red scratch was
swelling into a welt.
When she looked up other
apartment doors along the CORR
dor had opened and people were
crowding into the hall, among
them the owner of the dog, and
DR.. Holiday. The latter elbow
ed his way quickly to Enid and
the boy.
II don't think he's hurt
much" Enid told him. THE dog
was only playing"
The doctor tried to take the
child from Enid but he chung
tightly with both arms around
her neck. She could feel his
small heart hammering against
hers.
The doctor laughed. II guess
you'll have to carry him. Bring
him into my apartment, and
We'll have a look at his leg"
Enid sat down in the doctors
living room and held the child
while his father swabbed some
iodine on the scratch and ban
daged it. The boy stopped cry
ing to watch with pride the BAN
daging of his injury.
The doctor slapped him man
fashion on the back and stood
him on the floor. There, now,
Sonny. Fixed up as good as if
you'd been to the hospital. Men
don't cry about things like that. "
The child laughed through his
tears.
1t was mostly fright, u the
doctor continued, turning 20
smile at Enid. MY mothers to
blame for his fear of dogs. She's
deathly afraid of them herself,
and nothing is more contagious
than fear"
Enid nodded soberly. She
made an unconsciously pretty
picture against the red velvet of
the davenport in her blue slacks
with the red six scarf tied gypsy
fashion over her head.
Sudden mischief flared in
Hank Holiday. Il could thank
you for rescuing Sonny, or !
could ask you to stay for supper
with us. Which would you
rather?"
Enid flushed. ooh - I don't
know"
THAT is if you haven't pre-
vIous engagement for this eve
ming"
"No. I haven't" Enid admit
ted, and then hesitantly, iii
stay"
She had the feeling that she'd
stepped bang into the middle
of dream. How else account
for being in DR.. Henry Holli-
! days kitchen slicing meat and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-11
Armada Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lappin
entertained a number of guests
at their home for dinner Sun
day, Sept. 5, honoring the birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Lappin's
grandmother, Mrs. r. j. Craw-
ford. whose birthday date was
Saturday, Sept. 5. Guests were
Mrs. Adell Freeman of Romeo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Harris and
son David, Mrs. Norma Harris,
Mrs. Earl Simpson and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Craw-
ford, all of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs.
D. B. Walker of Birmingham,
and Mrs. A. P. Hagaman of Ar
mazda.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradley
attended the funeral of John
Bolt in Washington Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Ellis and
son David and Miss Jeanne Ellis
of Detroit, spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
0. A. Ellis. Mrs. William Lyons
and new baby daughter, Judith
Mary, returned from Bishop
hospital, A | m ont, Saturday
morning to the home of her par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Ellis,
for two weeks before returning
to her home in Romeo.
Lieut.. Howard Ward of Camp
Wolters, Texas. spent from
Wednesday night to Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
ward. Lieut.. Ward was married
to Miss Virginia Mary Wink of
Essexville, on Labor Day, at 8
9 o'clock a. m. at Essexville.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-11

bread for sandwiches, cutting up
a crisp head of lettuce, beating
up a quick mayonnaise?
You're a handy thing in a
Kitchen" the doctor said admir-
ingly. I'm supposed to be the
host and you're doing all the
work"
A smile tucked in the corner
of Ends mouth, as she remem-
bered the manner in which he
had attempted TO slice the cold
meat. All the more ridiculous
when his hands had been so dett
in bandaging the baby's leg a
moment before. You were so
slow about it," she explained.
I'm not a very good house
wife," he conceded, grinning.
A flicker of uneasiness cut
across Ends consciousness. At
ter all he was a married man.
Wouldn't she look silly making
herself at home in the kitchen If
his wife walked in now? A sud-
den restraint changed her man.
ner.
"Everything's ready now. You
can carry it into the dining
room" She whipped off the
apron she had tied across her
slacks and got out of the kitchen
as quickly as if she had been
caught in a felony.
They we're seated at the table
in the gay dining room with its
colorful Mexican furnishings and
decorations when the doorbell
rang Ends heart jumped into
her throat. Maybe that was his
wife. How silly, she thought the
next moment. His wife would
MT ring the bell, she'd just walk
in.
Then she heard the janitor
talking to DR.. Holiday. Here's
some things the young lady
dropped in the hall"
I'll take care of them" the
doctor said. He came back to
the table with her sketch book
in his hands.
Il forgot all about it, Enid
said.
The doctor propped the sketch
book beside his plate and glanc-
ed through it curiously. Did
you do these today?" he asked
with interest.
Enid nodded.
"Um-some of them are pref
ty good. You catch expressions
now this boy on bike. &.
Say, how about doing few
sketches of Sonny?"
Enid was pleased at his praise.
Her eyes began to shine. "You
mean-now?'
The doctor glanced at his
WristWatch. mo, not tonight.
He's late for bed now. I'll have
to be getting him home. Maybe
next Sunday
Enid realized that her mouth
had fallen open. She closed it
slowly. There was, then, very
obvious explanation of the fact
that DR.. Henry Holiday lived IN
bachelor apartment and was
the father of a 3-year-old boy.
Go Be Continued)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-11

THE STORY: While her family IL
away AT q lake resort, Enid sharon.
stenographer, has taken . furnished
apartment for a secret vacation OF her
own. She wants some OF the leisure
and luxury that she misses at home,
also wants TO make sure Of her love
for Tom Driscolk whom she has prom
ised TO marry. She has told Tom she
Is going out of town on a business trip.
One Of Ends neighbors In the apart
ment IL handsome young DR.. Henry
Holiday. Enid tries to get acquainted.
Is embArrassed when, on making .
call, she finds the doctors young son
In his bachelor" quarters.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bradley
and son Jimmie of Ann Arbor,
and Collins Bradley of Detroit,
were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston r..
Hutchins of South Bend, Ind,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Hutchins, Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
COX HEARING IS
 OFF TO MONDAY
Defense Counsel Opposes Recess; Bids Made Out
 By Same Person

Hartford, Conn, March 26 = U. P0 - The removal hearing of sus- pended State Highway Commission CT William J. Cox was in 8 week end recess today, following teSti- ,mony that two bids for a decking contract on the Old Saybrook Old Lyme bridge were made out by the same person.
 Malvern Reid, Newington cement salesman, testified under examina- ton by Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti that he had filled out the bids of the Mariani Construction Company and the contracting firm of Silliman and Godfrey of Bridge port.
 Frederick R. Silliman, who took the stand later, testified he signed the Silliman and Godfrey bid with out having made an examination of the proposed project and having nothing to do" with arriving at the figures in the bid.
 Pallotti's charge in this conrec- ton was that the two bids were considerably similar and looked as If one person had made out both sheets" The attorney general al- leged Cox took no steps to correct the situation. taN
 The attorney general brought out that all bids on this project were rejected by Cox because the figures were too high, and Silliman testi- fled he had not been notified that he would not be permitted to bid again when new figures were called
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
GETS
 S5,25O JUDGMENT
Fall Through Wooden Trap-DoOr in l04O Is
 Basis of Suit

Patrolnan James Downey, mem ber of the local police department, was awarded $5,250 damages in a jury verdict returned shortly before i o'clock today in superior corut against Atty. John H. Cassidy. The case has been on trial since Tuesday with Judge Frank P. McEvoy pre- siding.
 Officer Downey claimed he was seriously and permanently injured on oct. 31, 194O, when he fell through an allegedly defective wooden trap door in the rear of a store at 1S Wil- low street, on property owned by Attorney Cassidy. The patrolman said he was trying the doors in the rear when the mishap occurred and his left foot went through an open- ing six feet deep and six feet square
 Attorney Cassidy was charged with negligence In permitting the boards vn his property to rot.
 Timothy F. Kerwin of Derby, fore. man of the jury, announced tho verdict for the plaintiff to recovei damages in the suit in which tht plaintiff originally sought Sl6J00I damages for injuries suffered.
 Patrolnan Downey was represent cd by Attorneys William .. FitaBeE. aid and Harry F. Spellman. Appear. ing for the defendant was the lav firm of Monagan and Monagan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
NAVY SOFTENINC
 UP JAP DEFENSE
Naval Experts View Wake, Marcus Island Raids
 as DemOraIizerS

Washington, March 26.-(UP)- The navy is softening the outer ring of Japanese defenses in the Pa- cific preliminary to a direct as- sault on Japan.
 This was the opinion of naval ex- perts today as they appraised the results of the navy,s attack on Jap anese held Wake and Marcus islands, the latter a well-fortified outpost less that 1000 miles from Tokyo.
 Viewed as an isolated operation, the task forces attack brought DO immediate major strategic advan- tage to the United States, but it was of great significance when considered with the bold surprise raids in January on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands.
 Obviously, the experts said, the navy is now engaged in removing the sting from the so-called 'hor- nets nest" of Japanese Pacific islands so that eventually 1t can make good on President Roosevelt's promise to carry the war right to Japan.
 The attack on Wake. they added, apparently had a two-fold purpose: {: first to make 1t untenable for the Japanese as a base for further east ward expansion or for a new as- sault on the Hawaiian islands; second, to eliminate 1t as barried to any large-scale westward sweeps toward Japan by American naval forces.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

The submarine; expecting an easy victory, was unprepared and could not escape. She did not crash dive, indicating that the matches were open in preparation to smelling.
 The action took place early this year less than 100 miles from Colon at the entrance to the Panama ca- nal, but the facts did not become known until today. The ship was put in dry dock here for repairs to her bow.
 The freighter, squirting forward under full speed, struck the U-boAt with 8 crash which sent the sub down. a4
 German sailors-probabiy on ltlae deck of the U-boat--weres heard screaming as they floundered into the water. At almost the instant of the collision there was a loud explosion astern of the freighter which "darn near stood 1t on her head" the captain said. He said the blast probably was one of the torpedoes that had missed, the ship.
 The explosion failed to damage the ship but the collision did. She lay to until dawn, her prov smash ed and her forward hold taking water. At daylight, U. s. destrny- CT came alongside,
 Bombing planes and destroyers patrolled that area all of the next day looking for subs.
 The freighter put back into Colon for repairs. The bow was. damaged back to the second crash bulkhead, costing the freighter. her fresh wa ter supply carried in the bulkheads and fuel oil carried lin the front compartment of the lowest false bottom at the keel. Two hundred tons of concrete poured into her bow enabled her to reach drydock at New Orleans.
 The freighter was only $50 miles south of Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Last Sep- tember, the ereighter made Hong Kong, the Philippines and Neither lands East Indies ports. She then headed for the Panama canal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
CLEARING. FAULTS
 IN BLACK-OUT

Hartford, Conn, March 26-(UP) The surprise 20-minute blackout in Connecticut Monday night was featured by "Glaring Faults, some terrible bungling and wanton dis regard Of orders and the law" ac- cording to Gov. Hurley.
 The Governor sharply rebuked those "who still fail to understand that we are at war"
 The report on the blackout was made by Austin Purves, Jr., secre- tary of the State Defense Councils blackout committee.
 He said one of the great failures was the rush of persons to the telephone, asking switchboard oper- ators If the sirens meant real aid raid was on; or merely test.
 Everyone begged the public not to use the telephone after an alarm, !" Purves said.
 Purves said also the alarm sys- tenn failed to be heard in many communities.
 "A great many towns" Purves said, Haven't taken the problem seriously enough, aren't improving ther system as rapidly as they should and consequently, you can't blame people for not blacking out their homes when they can't heax the warning signal"
 The governor said he expected within a few days to appoint . statg supervisor to train rescue squads demolition squads and repair crews
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
YOUTH TAKES CAR
 TO MARRY GIRL
Romance Blighted By Law; Took Car Without
 Permission

Michael Syrotchen, 21, of 132 Platt street, his visions of an early marriage to a 15-year-old girl shat tered, pleaded guilty in municipal court today to a charge of taking @ car without permission of the owner. The girl, who Allegedly Left her Waterbury home Tuesday end has been staying at Hartford ho- tel. is In custody of juvenile an- thorities.
 Judge Theobald E. Conway de- ferred sentence until Saturday at request of Detective Lieut.. Edward McElligott who said he and Lieut.. Joseph Bendler wished to investi- gate the case further. Bonds of $2,OO0 were set in the case.
 Syrotchen was picked up by West Hartford police early yesterday aft ernoon after local police had broad cast that car owned by Morris Stein of 7s Columbia boulevard, had been stolen from in front of the Torrington Supply company, l&5 Maple street. Syrotchen was driv- ing MT. Stein's car when he was arrested
 Asked why he took the car, Sy- rotchen told Lieut.. McElligott, T must have had a hrainstorm." He also faces a charge of violation of pal ole from the Cheshire reforma- tory.
 Patroln.an Martin McCue of West Hartford halted Syrotchen in the stolen car on New Britain avenue. arrested the youth and notified io- cal police. He told West Hartford police he was on his way to Hart ford to 'pick up his girl", and more on to some other state where they would be married. s44.
 Police also learned that SyrotcheFl had taken the girl to Hartford Tuesday night after her parents had objected to their plans to marry. He went back to Waterbury to get some clothes, Wednesday morning and was returning to Hartford when arrested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
90 10 70 Men Killed By Quarry Blast Today
Complete Faith lin Ultimate Victory. He Tells Australians
Plane Crashes
 M Cemetery

Boston, March 26-(UP)- Second It. Edward c. Arm strong Jr. of (13,983 Robson St.) Detroit was killed instant ly today when the army plane. he was piIoting on a routine training flight went into a spin and crashed in St. Mich ael's cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.,, the first corps area head quarters announced here.
 ArmstrOngtwas flying alone.
 Authorities here said an armed guard was placed around the cemetery to keep curious away from the plane and that a board of officers had been sent to make an immediate in- vestigatiOn.
 The accident occurred, it was said, when the plane went into a spin as Armstrong was in the process of making a slow roll for testing purposes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
CORRECIDOR HAS
 SURVIVED ATTACK
Japs Seethe at Scoring of Ultimlatum; Little Darl-
 age Done

With Gen. Wainwright'S army in the Philippines, March 24. (UP)- (Delayed) = Corregidor, Americas $ fortress island in Manila Bay, has come through one of the heaviest enemy attacks of the war, which was launched in impotent anger at the contemptuous Scorning of a Japanese surrender ultimatum.
 Sixty Japanese planes, heavy bombers and dive bombsrs, opened their most ferocious bombing on the island in two months at 9:45 a. m. today.
 Hardly. had the last bombs fallen when enemy land batteries opened up on the fortress. Their barrage was vicious but Short-lived.
 When it was all over, @ check up showed that Corregidor, which as the chief island fort had taken the worst of the enemy attack, had suffered only minor damage from the bombs and negligible damage from the shells.
 American anti-aircraft batteries were active all morning under the enemy attack, and they are still peppering away spasmodically this afternoon at Japanese reconnais- sance planes which are flying over to see the damage that is not here.
 It was evident that the Japanese had issued their ultimatun for sur render after they had received re inforcmnets, and today's attack was their first answer to the decision of Gen. Jonathan M, Wainwright te ignore it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
NO ACCURATE ESTMATESOF DAMAGE DONE. Powder Magazine in East- on, Pa, Cement Quarry
 Blows Up SCHOOL CHILDREN
 SAID TO BE HURT Houses Demolished; Am- bulance Driver Reports Seeing 30 to 40 Bodies

Easton, Pa., March 26. = (UP) = Between 30 and 40 men were reported killed to- day in an explosion at a cement quarry near here. The explosion occurred in a powder magazine. An am- bulance driver at Bett's hos pital reported he had seen "b0tween 30 and 40 bodies" when the reached the scene of the explosion at the quarry of the Lehigh Portland Ce- ment Company.
 Easton police said their reports showed that lat least 30 workmen" were killed in the explosion.
 Blown To Bits''
 Sergeant Arthur Harry said his men reported that the victims were 'fblown to bits"
 lieutenant colonel Cecil M. Wil- helnA deputy superintendent of Pennsylvania motor police. said ear- V reports from Easton headquart- CTS indicated there is a possibility of fatalities exceeding 2o."
 Wilhelm said there was 'no in- dication yet of sabotage" but that the possibility was being investi- gated.
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
LABOR DISPUTE
 GOING TO PANEL
American Brass, Union Ex- pected to Agree on Sub-
 mission Today

Representatives of the American Brass Co. and the Waterbury, Tor rington and Ansonia Brass Workers Unions were expected to agree this afternoon to submitting the current contract dispute to a mediation panel. Today's conference was to be- gin at p. m.
 The unions seek wage increases of IS cents an hour for the 11,000 employees of the company in the three cities, also a closed shop, new seniority provisions and other con- sessions.
 The company has made q counter-d demand for the elimination of overtime pay for work on Satur- days, Sundays and holidays.
 Conferences have been in progress for several weeks but there has been no agreement. The present contract between the parties was to have ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
CHURCHILL SEES MANY REvERSES Battle of Atlantic Going Against Allies, Accord
 ing to Britisher
BY EDWARD w. BEATTTE Limited Press Staff COrresp0ndent)

United Press Staff COrreSp0ndent)
 London, March 26.-(UP)-Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned today that the melancholy tale" of allied reverses had taken a turn for the worse in the battle of the Atlantic and said the United Ma tions must throw their combined strength into winning the war.
 The prime minister said:
 "It now seems that we and our allies-the United Nations-cannot lose the war except through our own fault or our failure to use our combined overwhelming strength, and use the multiplying opportuni- ties that will present themselves to us"
 Speaking at the annual meeting of the Central Council of Unionist Associations, Churchill said that "the battle of the. Atlantic after turning markedly in our favor for five or six months has now for the time being worsened again"
 singapore" he said graveiy "has been the scene of the greatest disaster to British arms which our history records"
 Churchill said that since he ad- dressed the council a year ago there had been an almost unbroken series of military miSfortuneS.
 Gan you wonder that such q melancholy case, which I do not fear to tell or face, should cause widespread distress and anxiety through our country and empire he asked.
 Churchill said he could not guar antee that Britain was at the end of its misfortuneS.
 'It would be foolish for us not to be prepared for further heavy blows" he said, "but just as last year I warned you we could not have successes unchequered by re- verses, so in 1942 we need not ex- pect to have reverses unrelieved by successes.
 Tt now seems that we and our allies-the United Nations-can not lose the war except through our own fault or our own failure to use our com bined overwhelming strength, and use the multiplying
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
ALL-OUT DRAFT
 OF NARROWER
Mobilization for Vital War Jobs May Become Effec-
 tive Shortly
By LYLE 0. WILSON

Unite d Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, March 26-(UP)-T1e fastest growing trend here today is toward all-out registration and mo- bilization of man and power for vital war production jobs.
 A member of the administration predicted that President Roosevelt would set up machinery toward that objective within a month" !" Woman-power, however, though registered, would be on a volun- tary basis.
 No decisions have been made. But SO many highly placed officials are talking all-out- mobilization on and of the record that the symptoms of imminent action are becoming persuasive. Such a program would mean that thousands of individuals would go to new places and new jobs.
 For example: Congressional sources acquainted with administration points of view suggested that civ ilian mobilization would permit the movement of men to wheat fields or coal mines where shortages of labor existed. An effort would be made, of course, to utilize men ac- cording to the types of work to which they are accustomed.
 Here is some of the evidence that all-out mobilization is under Seri- ous consideration:
 l. President Roosevelt has dis cussed With Congressional intima tes the probability that he already pos- Sesses sufficient authority to utilize civilian manpower for the war ef- fort.
 3. There is an inspired movement to persuade influential women and women's clubs to demand" that women be given the right to register with the fourth selective service group of men (44-64 years) on April 27.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
SENATOR SULLIVAN DOOMED FOR SEC'Y


 Hartford, Conn, March 26-(UP) Several members of the Demo- cratic state central committees ad- visory committee were reported to- day to favor appointment of State Sen. John L. Sullivan, New Brit ain as secretary of the party.
 The committee meets tomorrow night. In view of Chairman John T. McCarthy's opposition to ap- pointment of a secretary at this time, 1t was expected there would be a controversy over the Sullivan suggestion.
 Mccarthy opposed filling the posi- tiOn left vacant hV the Teaignatlon of J. walter Darley, East Had6arn, because no money was available for salary.