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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25

Patrons Of Dads Place, the
popular Macomb street bar,
have been d onati & their
nickels and dimes to buy Gig
arettes for men in the armed
forces. Because the idea Is q
good one, we pass 1t on In the
hope non-patrons may want to
contribute, too.
On the wall at Dads Place ire
hats owned by the fellows re-
ceiving cigarettes. The boys
either leave their hats at the
tavern before they report for
induction or, if they've been in
the army, navy or marines for
some time, they commission a
friend to bring in the topper.
Each hat bears its owners
name and a small American
flag. A large flag forms the
center of the exhibit while be-
low on the back bar sits the
kittie-a huge beer glass. Con-
tributiOns are voluntary and
the glass goes on the bar only
IL you ask for 1t.
Here are a few who have al
ready received cigarettes: Will
ton Legue and Bill Stewart, both
with the Navy at Fearl Harbor;
Bill and Mike Babe, Bob TUT
nell, Glare Leonardson, Dan
Young, Bob Phillips, Chuck IT.
win, Ed Beine, all Army, and
Howard White and Charles Ste
wart, both of the Navy.
If you're not a customer,
send your check to Dads Gig
arctic Fund. II your boys hat
isn't on that wall, put it there
The Tea, we thirk, Is worthy
of support.
WHAT WE MISSED
We're now recuperating from
an attack of the flu that kept us
home for two days last week
after a cold had the same effect
the previous week. During that
time we missed that farewell
dinner for 1st Lieut.. Roscoe
Heckaman, the Junior Play, and
the Salvation Army Kickoff
Supper.
We were particularly sorry
to miss Nancy BOwman's
sple d Interpretation Of
Spring Fever" because 1t
meant the play was only once
reviewed. Because Uncle Sans
doctors were giving Bob C0f-
fey the once over that same
night. there was no one avail
able for the job. We're sorry,
Juniors.
STILL SPEEDWAYS
Despite President Roosevelts
personal plea that tires last
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
NEWS
VIEWS
BY NESTOR J. TICK

! notice the War Production
Board IL now putting the chill
on women's clothing. Fashions
are to be frozen tighter than
the old village pump after a
sudden cold snap. Dresses are
to b kept shorter than a
Scotchman's telegram-there
will be no more three-piece
suits, no wool Innings. no wool
cloth under fur collars, no
wool against woodland no
wool to pull over anyone's
eyes. The govt. calls 1t "freez.
Ing fashions''-and a touch Of
winter weather may prove
they're not kidding. Now, IL
the system could only be re-
yersed to warm up the looks
women give each others
clothes. But that's another
war.
~ ventura, CALL, Jap was
given Z jail term for destroy.
Ing I acres Of lettuce. Sabotag-
Ing the salad course put him
definitely lin the SOUP"
It's good business now to
by . Snit that will look fine
- Doog - there's q thread left
anl PEA get just that with
Neeter'e Individually tailored
sui(4 Thers's IN extra mental
pleoeuye you set. too, In know.
! ~ int the handcrafted de-
TN luxurlouS texture Of the
ueo1ooa frUedom and comfort
- ( 10 - there to remind
- z1puv oxcelleut invest
~ Donths, 20, many
n0oa - wioe-
untGrobo bowl Noo,
- walnut st.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
MounfCemens
High Notes
BY Tom 3 Dick Donoldson
BOMBER FUND

The Juniors and Seniors in
City High were asked to think
over the plan for a bomber fund.
This fund was started in Milford
High School, which contributed
$lO4, and has asked the cooper
alton of other schools to increase
the total. Milford's contribution
represents So per senior. 1t is
called the bomber fund because
1t is hoped that enough money
will be turned in to buy the
Army a bomber. DR.. Elliott, Sup
erintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, would act as treasurer of
this fund. There Is no question
that this would be worthy and
patriotic movement in behalf of
the students in our state and
might amount to something very
important.
HISTORY COMMITTEE
The History Committee for the
yearbook will meet tomorrow
after sc h DOL to start making
plans for their part in the book
Also the Girl Reserves cabinet
met tonight for "a short confer
ence.
TIN COLLECTION
Students are asked by the
junior Civic League to give
better support to their tin col
lection. The proceeds from this
go to the U.S.O. and so should
be supported by all.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
7heRambGng Reporter

longer at lower speeds. certain
Mount Clemens streets continue
to serve as speedways. Drivers
seem to particularly flaunt the
law on Gratiot- largely when
passing the County Building
and on North and Cass.
Justices Frank Jeanette
and Don Parent have indicat-
ed they will mete out stiff
fines or jail sen { e n es to
speeders but, unfortunately,
few come before them. Ac-
cording to law, II seems that
the police have to catch them
first.
RAMBLING AROUND
Great day yesterday. Watch.
ing the high school kids bill and
COO on the first really nice day
Of spring takes us back a few
years. Louis Stanley Cady lean.
on the mail box, q true harding.
er of spring. Jim Nunneley has
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
Youthful Marine
Wins Fine Record

Pvt. Harold G.. Warren, 20.
has only been "devil dog" for
only two months but, in true
Marine style, he's already estab-
fishing an impressive record.
In two short months Pvt. War
rem has qualified for pistol and
rifle Workmanship medals and
has been graded expert" IN bay
onet technique.
The youthful Marine is the
son of Mrs. Albert Watkins, 1853
NO. Wilson boulevard, and is
stationed at U. S. Marine bar
racks, San Diego, Calf.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25

the day off which II ditto. >.
David Ullrich Is recuperat-
Ing from q broken ankle he
suffered ut the induction sta
ton Thursday. Bob Tufnell
II In IN army hospital. .Stuey
DeMott will do until someone
starts publishing . morning
paper In town.
Charley Walters speaks for
most of the bowlers when he
hopes the season ends right soon
The local Civilian Defense
set up grows stronger daily de-
spite stupidity in Lansing. oh,
we'll, we're used to fumbling al
the capital. ..
-E.D.R.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25

ROMEO--Plans are complet-
ed for the eight annual farmers
banquet to be held at the high
. c h o o / auditorium on Friday
evening, March ~. Hundreds of
farmers from this vicinity and
other parts Of the county will
enjoy the supper of 1880. Will
liam Murphy. county agricultur-
al agent of Mount Clemens, will
be toastmaster and the guest
speaker will be Edgar A. Guest
Of Detroit. Kenneth Jewell mu-
sic instructor of the high school
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
Evacuation Of Japs
Proves Complicated

the lateness of the hour, not
only from q defense standpoint,
but from crop standpoint. An
Overwhelming proportion of the
vegetable or truck farms in this
area are Japanese owned or
employ Japanese labor. In ad-
dition to the loss of ripe crops
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25
BY FRED s. FERGUSON
President of NEA Service

LOS ANGELES, March Is
II sounds simple enough to say
"evacuate the Japanese" but
Southern California finds itself
in the throes of one of the most
complicated tasks of its exist
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-25

become of the family furniture?
If the family can't move it, it
will probably have to be stored
at public expense and receipt
given the owner. 1t certainly
can't all be move. to the evac-
uation centers.
Two large stores in Los An
geles have complete japanese
departments, with Japanese
speaking clerks. Bang shut, 60
these departments.
The question of where the
Japs would be sent brought on
as fine a flare-up of express
sion of selfish interest from a
number of quarters as you d
find in a days travel any
where. Governors o. certain
surrounding states proclaimed
to the wide open spaces that
the Japs couldn't be sent to
their domains.
Nobody, not even California
communities back Of the noun
tains, would have them. There
were committee meetings and
committee meetings. Meantime
the army, however, had a plan.
And then one fine day, from
out of the mountains came a
uuiet-spoken man named Rob-
ert Brown, of the Inyo Mono
Association of Owens Valley,
which is about $50 miles from
Los Angeles. He spoke for his
people of the town of Bishop
population 100 - and for In
dependence and Love Pine,
population 100 each, and, 10
and behold, Mr.. Brown said
Owens Valley would be glad to
have some Japs and it so hap
pened that Owens Valley was
what the army had in mind all
the time.
LOS ANGELES FEARS
WATER CONTAMINATION
Community leaders in Los
Angeles hit the ceiling. Owens
Valley is the source o. Los An
geles' water supply. 1t was
once a fertile valley, but when
the aqueduct was run through
to drain the water down from
the mountains it became a des-
ert. 1t is from Z to IL miles
wide and IS miles long.
Now it has no water rights,
but some can be diverted and
with American born Japs till
ing the soil and with trout
streams and ski runs abound
ing in the mountains, Owens
Valley may flourish again.
Los Angeles feared contain
nation of its water supply, but
the army says that's impos-
sible with the system of con-
troll that will be followed. So
prefabricated houses for the
Japs are being erected in
Owens Valley right this min
ute, and while it's designated
as a processing center" where
the Japs will be sorted out for
distribu tion elsewhere, MIR.
Brown and his Owens Valley
boys and girls will be very
glad to keep around 10000
American-born Japs as perma-
nent neighbors.
Paso Verdes Valley, which
" borders Arizona, has also def
nitely been selected as a cen
ter for .IananeSe.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
County Hospital.
Building Leased
TO Mrs. Schmitten

Lease of the cid county hospital
building on courthouse square TIC
Mrs. w. B. Schmitten of Glasgow
was approved by county commits
sioners, who are in session this week.
The lease was approved at a
rental of 500 a month, it was re-
ported by H. R. Bjorklund, clerk
and recorder. Several aged people
receiving county assistance and who
do not require hospital care will live
in the building and Mrs. Schmitten
will rent rooms to others, it was
stated.
Principal business of the board
this week has been the leasing of
county lands, as most leases expired
March l. Commissioners will be in
session throughout today and again
Saturday. Welfare matters also are
being discussed today.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
ToftneSS Service
In Luther Church
Friday Afternoon

Funeral services for Anton B
ToftnesS, SO. of Glasgow will be held
at the Glasgow Lutheran church
Friday afternoon at 2, conducted by
the Rev. j. C. Wisnaes. Burial will
be in the Glasgow cemetery. The
Holland chapel is in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr.. Toftness died at a Glasgow
hospital Tuesday morning at 12:15,
following a major operation.
Surviving relatives are his sons,
Cecil, who has been in the navy
for several years, and Bernard, who
was n of the last group of selec-
tees to leave Valley county for Fort
Lewis; a sister, Mrs. o. j. Akre of
Hinsdale, and two brothers, oscar
Toftness of Rice Lake, Wis, and
Alfred Toftness of Boyd, MINI.
Mr.. Toftness was born in Menom-
inee, Wis, May IT, 1878. He came
to Valley county in 1908 and estab-
lished a homestead. He moved to
Glasgow in 1884.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
Az Conservation
Deadline to Ask
Payment Mar. 81

Valley county farmers have only
until March 81 to file applications
for payments earned under the 1941
agricultural conservation program,
Chairman Thomas A. Wagner of the
Valley county Tiple-A committee
said today.
applications numbering ISL and
totaling Sl98, 845 have already been
certified for payment to Valley
county farmers. Under the 1910
pr1gram, agricultural conservation
payments totaling approximately
s284,S20 were made in this county
for conservation work covered BY
1873 applications" he said.
In Montana 31,544 applications
for conservation payment totaling
$4.478,962 had been certified for
payment to Montana farmers
through Feb. 81. Last year, repay
mentS to Montana co-operators for
conservation work done under the
1910 program totaled Sc, los, 033 while
estimates are that payments made
under the 1941 conservation pro-
gram will total S6,166, BAT, an av-
erage payment Of $142 per applica-
ton.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05

John F. Wall, Glasgow, chairman
and secretary; Clayton w. Goheen,
and M. M. Roach, both of Glasgow.
The registration plan contemplates
that the public school system will
lend the state rationing agency its
services for four evenings for the
registration of civilian consumers,
and the issuing of ration stamps.
The school system will then turn the
registration lists over to the state
r~ationing agency, which will be re-
sponsible for the subsequent opera
ton of the program through the
county r~ationing boards.
The registration of civilians will
be made at all elementary school
sites, and the high school sites are
to be used for retail trade registra-
ton. MI. Wall sent this week to the
state registration board an estimate
of the number of civilian consumers
to be served at each registration
site.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
City Supervisor of
Street Work IS Near
Death From Gunshot
GEORGE STEINMETZER, 81, is FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS TODAY ON FLOOR
OF SHOP BUILDING.

George Schumacher, 81, supervisor
Of Glasgow city street work, who was
found unconscious with a bullet
wound through his head at the city
shop this morning at 7:45, is given
slight chance for recovery.
When found by E. l.. Arnold, city
water supervisor, and Mr.. Arnold's
helper, William Hannebohl, Mr.
Steinmetzer was lying on the floor
of the city shop room. His % rifle
was nearby. The bullet had entered
his forehead, almost exactly at the
center, pierced the skull and emery
ed at the back of his head.
Mr.. Arnold said the street super
visor was at the city shop at 7 this
morning when he arrived. They
talked briefly. Mr.. Arnold then
turned on a pump in one of the
wells and returned home for break
fast. He went back to work about
7:30.
It heard Smokey in the shop and
went back to talk to him a few
minutes" Mr.. Arnold continued.
when I left, he followed me almost
to the door and I thought he was
going out with me, but when I
walked out, he went back in the
room and shut the door.
Just a few minutes later I heard
a sound as if someone had dropped
the cover on a steel toolbox. I paid
no attention to it at the time"
1t vas some time later that Han
nebohl arrived at the building. They
decided to go back and kid
Smokey" Mr.. Arnold said.
When they entered the room they
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
Four Valley Men
Enlist at Falls for
Service i'm Navy

Four Valley county men have
been accepted fer service in the
navy, it was announced at Great
Falls this week by Chief Petty Of
ficer John E. Bayus, who recently
made a recruiting trip to Glasgow.
The men are John N. Yates, 90,
of Glasgow; Sergious Lewis Weaver,
%, of Opheim; George Duane Davis,
81, of Glasgow, and August Ibsen,
25. of Glasgow.
While the men have now been &C
cepted, all have net yet been sent
for training. Because of record en-
listments since Pearl Harbor, the
navy is absorbing volunteers as rap
idly as possible but is advising all
men accepted to continue at work
OF in school until called.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
TEAMSPAIRED
HOOPTOURNEY
District Winners Wolf Point,
Scobey, Bainville and
Ekalaka Seeded.
Winner of Competition Next
Week in Glasgow Goes
to State Finals.

Pairings for the first round in the
Northeastern Montana Class B dis
trict basketball tournament to be
played in Glasgow next week were
completed at a meeting of the Local
committee Tuesday with Superin-
tendent George Hayes of Culbert-
son, member of the Montana High
School association board OF control
in attendance.
First game is scheduled Thursday
afternoon, March II, at 2. when
Bainville, District 2 titleholder, will
meet Sacred Heart of Miles City
winner of a playoff for second with
Terry in District 4.
Beginning at 7 Thursday night
Scobey, winner in District l, will
clash with Malta, second in District
3. Wolf Point, District l winner.
then will play Poplar or Brockton,
depending on a playoff for second
place in District 2, to be staged at
Culbertson Friday night. Final eve
ming game matches Ekalaka. champ
CT District 4, with Plentywood,
runnerup in District l.
District Winners Seeded
Members of the committee eX-
planned that first place winners in
the four districts were seeded strong
teams and that drawings were then
completed so that no second place
team will meet the first place VIM
ner from its own district in the
first round.
Twelve games will be played. Semi
finals are Friday night, followed by
consolation finals Saturday morn
ing and the two contests for first
four places Saturday night. First
place winner gees to the state tour
nament at Livingston.
With more than the usual num-
Der of strong B teams in eastern
Montana. prospects r for a highly
competitive tournament. Wolf Point,
defending state Glass B titleholder.
is favored by many. but the Wolves
split a series with the strong Scobey
Spartans. P~lentywood was edged by
Scobey, SO to 30, in the District l
final. Bainville emerged winner from
a district where five teams were
rated almost equally strong. while
Ekalaka repeated in District 4 only
after downing a fighting Terry team
in the Miles City tourney, &c to %.
All contests are in the big Glas-
gov civic center and Chairman r.
L. Irle of the local committee n
nounced seating space for $500
spectators will be available. Both
season and night reserved seats will
be available at the Glasgow hotel,
reserved seat headquarters.
A general meeting CT the tourna-
ment committee was held Tuesday
night lat which arrangements in
detail were discussed. Prices CT adj
mission were fixed. They are about
the same as for the district tourna-
ment. although there will be special
reduced prices for students as well
as game admission tickets for stu
dents. instead of student season
tickets only. Season reserve tickets
fer adults will be $3.50 and a vigor-
Gus advance sale campaign will be
staged in Glasgow, as well as in
towns having tournament teams, it
was announced.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
$4,000 is
ASKED AFTER
GAS BLOWUP
Explosion at Frazer Results in
Filing of Damage Action
in Court.

Recovery of $10,905 in damages
stated in the complaint to have re-
suited from an explosion which Sc
verely damaged his home in Frazer,
Feb. 5, 1941, is asked in an action
filed in district court this week by
M. A. Lien against the Montana
Dakota Utilities company.
Joined with Mr.. Lien in the ac-
ton is the American Insurance
company because Of its rights after
a payment of $4,000 already made
to him on an explosion insurance
poly
The complaint states that gas
was piped to the house during No
vember and December preceding the
explosion and alleges negligence by
the company beth in preparation OF
materials used in piping in the
home and in work done by employees
in installation.
Escaping gas ignited, the COM
plant adds, completely demolishing
the house and destroying its con-
tents.
Mr.. Lien is represented by James
T. Shea and c. H. Roberts.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-03-05
SCRAP DAY.
IN GLASGOW
ON march Il
Local Residents VIII Be Asked
to Pile Old Metal on Walks
for Collection.

March 81 will be Scrap the Jap
Day" in Glasgow and every house
holder in the city will be asked to
assemble all old metals in his house
hold for collection by city trucks.
Plans fer the day were discussed
Tuesday at a meeting of the XII
wants club public relations and ag-
ricultural committee.
1t was pointed out that The scrap
iron shortage in the United States
is now serious and, without enough
scrap, the United States steel pro-
duction this year may fall below
the 1941 production figure at a time
when wen mere scrap is needed.
Other metals are also urgently re-
quired to make the nations war
effort successful.
Little Scrap Big Help
Only 1872 pounds OF saIvaged
scrap is needed to manufacture a 80
caliber machine gun, while %
pounds will insure construction Of
a 100-pound aerial bomb.
The plan to be used in Glasgow
is similar to a successful campaign
just completed in Denver. Each resi-
dent will be asked to survey his
house, yard and garage in the
search for scrap.
All metals thus found are to be
piled on the sidewalk in front of
his home on Saturday morning,
March 81, before 10 a. m. They will
be picked UP by city trucks. COL
lection will begin at 10 in the morn
ing and residents are asked to have
the scrap ON the walk by that time.
Cooperation of the city was
pledged at the meeting by Mayor
E. J. Kjelstrup. Scrap will be sold
locally and, after expense of truck
operation and pickup have been de-
Quoted, the balance will go into the
city park and civic center fund.
The special committee in charge
of the Glasgow scrap iron drive is
headed by County Agent James K.
McGibney, with c. o. Johnson and
Mayor Kjelstrup. Mr.. McGibney. as
county agent, is also cooperating
with the Valley county department
of agriculture war board, in a
countrywide effort on farms to Sc
cure all scrap. Those wishing further
information may call Martin Miller,
city clerk, at 211.