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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-28
Former Local Man
is Made a CORPORAL

Jesse H. Zorbas, formerly a
resident of Mount Clemens, was
recently promoted to the rank
of corporal at the new Army
Flying School at Enid, Okla.
Zorbas, attached to the Quar-
termaster Corps detachment,
previously held the rank of pri-
vate.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-28

Marine Corps parachutists re-
lease blue "cargo" chutes which
carry Tommy" guns, rifles,
grenades, ammunition, and other
lethal supplies.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-28
Cdr Stolen from Lot
on So. Gvotiot Avenue

M. r. Anderson, proprietor OF
the Anderson Ford Garage. 70
South Gratiot, reported TO City
police yesterday that q 1899
Dodge was stolen the previous
night from his used car lot.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-28

Since 1898, when the Navy
Department was established, the
Navy has maintained a policy
of voluntary enlistment.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-28

Marine paratroops wear knee
length overalls and a new type
Of crash helmet.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-28
CONCEALED
KNIFE-THRUSTS

They are clever AT conccaling
their knifc-thrustS at our war
effort. There is one apparently
quite harmless organizations
social club. - Like many such
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-08
Lumber, Building Materials

ALTERATIONS, additions carpentry, at
tics. cabinets, stairs, porches etc. Town
send p-4s03
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-08
Wanted miscellaneous

Cadillac 945S-Furs, Clothing
Pay IS to $780, Miscellaneous clothes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-08
Miscellaneous for Sale

ASH oil. garbage drums. tanks, instan.
taneous heater. inner tubes. Vlnewood
.pSsQ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-08

REAp Times wan: Ads for pront-uss
them for resultsl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-08

FREE-ELECTRIc REFRIGERATOR !
With rooms new modern furniture, q
sis5. Terms. Beresh. 105s Michigan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
A Thought for Today
Financing a War

Financial experts estimate, on the basis of current programs, that if this war lasts through the calendar year of 1914 it will have cost the United States 22O billions of dollars. Add approximately 30 billions for ordinary" expenses of government during the five-year period 1940-1941, and we will have expended a total of quarter of trillion dollars in those five years.
 Billions or trillions, they're all pretty much the same to most of us to whom thousands or even hundreds come slowly enough This might help: If you had been alive $500 years before the birth of Christ, five thousand years before the dawn of history, and if you had started counting dollar bills then as fast as bank teller does; if you had counted night and day, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, you would just about now catch up with the dollars we are spending in this f1ve-year period.
 Apparently present tax plans will finance 90 billions of this vast program, leaving 160 billions to be borrowed. Add to that the 40 billions of national debt at the end of 1889, and we shall wind up the calendar year 1914 in debt to the tune VI AOO O1411OA1D O4 OO1A01O. 41lC 44CdoOAy hopes to finance this war at a cost of 1-2 per cent for interest, substantially less than we paid during World War l, and very reasonable rate.
 If peace came with New Years of 1945, and brought with it balanced budget, we should be faced with the necessity for raising, by taxation, every year, the sum of five billion dollars to pay inter- est on the public debt. That five billions, which would not provide dollar toward amortizing the public debt, is more than the United States had ever taken in from all revenue sources in any year ex- cept 1919, 1920 and 1921 up to 1887.
 Even this huge sum is not all we shall have to raise We must finance the ordinary operations of government, which even before the depression were lowering around four billions year. Nine billions, the sum of these two items, is more than our government has ever raised, up to 1942, from all revenue sources combined.
 What is the moral? We have to spend the money, don't we? Yes. So far as the war is concerned. But the next time somebody suggests trying to save bit here and there on non-War costs, we might have in mind that the minimum of tax ation after the war will be about half again as heavy as in 1941. So don't shush him up. Lend him an ear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Fall in Line

Other states are following Connecti- cuts example and preparing to aban- don the auto testing lanes. New York plans to suspend it's law within a short time and eorts are being made in New Jersey to do the same thing We presume this is but natural aftermath of gaso- line and tire rationing. Unfortunately it may mean that the system will never be revived, even after the war is over and motoring becomes normal again.
 The saving feature of the abandon ment plan, of course, is the assumption that by the end of this year the number of cars in daily use will be scant few. There again we may be fooled, for the first attempt at gasoline rationing really only forced a very few cars off the streets and highways. The new rationing system, however, will take it's toll as the weeks pass. But more than that the lack of tires will probably be felt next fall.
 Car owners will start to plan on con- serving them through the hard winter months, so that they can count on driv- ing again in the spring of '43. We'll be returning to the days when every car owner stored his vehicle for at least three months of the year and some times for longer periods. That means fewer traffic hazards and accidents, but once the high way traffic mounts then there'l again be need of controlling safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

Before Republicans get through with their current campaign to regain the state from the Democrats they may find themselves in bad fix. At this stage 1t doesn't appear as if a driver that fails to place in his proper position the COP congressman from the Fifth District would get too far: On the strength of his record and his present office. Rep. Joseph E. Talbot looms as the best vote-getter in Republican ranks. Apparently, though, he's on the outside looking in, for the inn pression has been raised that he doesn't want to try to be reelected to Congress and he professes to be boosting Raymond E. Baldwin for the gubernatorial nom- ination All of which can mean one of two things He may be going it on his own, weighing his chances against the Repub- lican organizations wishes or he may be persona non grata with this same organ ization and forced to take whatever he can get. Either one of the other explana- nation, not necessarily the right one, is an aid to Democratic chances
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Press Comment
THE OUTDOOR GRILL (NeW York Herald -Tribune)

Thousands of outdoor grills at this season are sending up savor de- 1ightful to gods and men from brooksides, backyards and mountain tops. May not these apparatuses and the feasting that goes with them be descendants of the barbecue, intro duced into the southern colonies of North America from the West Indies more than two centuries ago, &C., cording to some authorities? The name itself means grill in Haitian (barbacoa) and the center of the barbecue is still an oversize iron frame set in a pit with an oversize portion of pork or beef roasting thereon.
 The modern grill is an elegant re- f1nement of the barbacoa. It appears in many forms and sizes, from the modest charcoal stove that will roast a half dozen frankfurters to large and elaborate baroque devices, matching garden furniture of the same design, that will not roast an adult pig but could cook to turn a sucking. Such machines and the picnic frivolity that accompany their use are very much to be recom- mended In these harsh times. They afford an economical means of en- tertainment al fresco; good food, fresh air, and the kind of relaxation that goes deep; 1. e., a momentary return to primitive modes. The fun that goes with them is not luxurious and can be justified by dictum of Voltaire: Tt is because they can be frivolous at times that the majority of people do not hang themselves. l"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
It's the City That Pays

With the experiment only a few days old the cry already rises for shelter on the south side of the Green for the bene- fit of people waiting to board busses That was one of the several reasons ad- vanced for not changing the bus loading station from East Main Street when first proposed. There were many quick to point out that on a rainy day or during the winter months when the weather was diSagreeable or cold the people waiting for buSSes would suffer.
 That's quite true, but it only serves to emphasize the fact that for years they have been enjoying the hospitality of countless merchants by clogging up their doorways not only when the weather was foul, but also. when it was fair. All of which proposes a problem that always seemed simple to solve to this writer, but which evidently doesn't to others. It involves the rights and duties of the city with respect to operation of busseS along our streets. It goes back to the days when there were trolley cars.
 It amounts to just about this. The busses are operated by private corpor- ation and enjoy extraordinary privileges munity service in providing transporta- ton to many different sections of the city, In exchange for this, though, they are favored by the city in more ways than one. If the question now arises why doesn't the city provide shelter on the Green for bus patrons and public sympathy seems to be all for it, we pre- sume that the New Haven Road might even feel impelled to have the city main tain it's depot.
 Shelters and terminals for bus lines are something that big cities like Water bury need today. But it's hard to con- vince your average taxpayer that it's his city government which should furnish the same and not the transportation companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

All last week certain New York City fathers sat in their offices with much ex- pectation. They were awaiting bids from contractors who might want to tear down the old Aquarium in Battery Park. But when the week was over only one bid had been submitted and this was turned down because the bidder only wanted the scrap iron in the structure. When this gentle man was informed of the citys action he rather disdainfully announced to the world that whoever got the job of tearing down the Aquarium ought to be paid, ln- stead of having to pay for the privilege. In short the Aquarium's physical roots are probably as deep as those it has in peoples memories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Invitation to Hoard

Again we are getting from Washington warnings that some IS more commodi- ties are going to be rationed. Tt would be folly to name any specific items which are likely to be rationed," the House Ap- propriations Committee says. ITO do so would cause immediate runs on existing stocks"
 Quite so. And what will be done by vague, general reports, from such high authority, that Leon Henderson is going to ration 15 unnamed major items be- tween now and January 1? Isn't that a clear invitation to guess what these will be and stock up on, let's say, 25 or 30 items out of which the 15 must come? Does Washington never learn from ex- perience?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Questions
 and Answers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury DemOcrat's Ser- vice Bureau win answer for yOu free, any question Of fact or An- formation, not involving exten- sive research. Write your quess ton clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C.
 O. What was the number of Brit fish casualties for the first two years of the war?
 A. Clement R. Attlee, Dominions Secretary, reported to the House of Commons that the British Empires armed forces suffered total of 1S3,- $50 casualties during the first two years of war ended September 2, 1941,i including 48,973 killed, 46,S63 wounded, 58,458 prisoners and 29,- 156 missing. The Empires civilian casualties were given as 43,673 killed and 50,346 wounded and hospitalized
 e. would like to get war job but I have no training in industry what should I do?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Time to Retire

Ordinarily we're against premature retirement of public servants. Not only are the people deprived of skills they have developed, but the officials themselves, deprived of that activity to which they are accustomed, may be expected to suffer from the change. However, we shall withhold all criticism if Censor Byron Price consents to the retirement of his subordinate who disapproved a pri- vate letter from an American citizen to a correspondent in Latin America, be- cause it included the statement that "an unfortunately large number of North Americans haven't yet begun to know how big war we are fighting"
 We are certain if that subordinate cen sor were to retire now, his judgment and discrimination would not find inactivity a new condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

handling motion picture matters, got jobs with the industry.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 New Deal glamor girl Evie Rob- ert is one of Jim Farley's oldest and most devoted friends. How ever, in the row between Jim and FDR over who shall be the Demo- cratic nominee for governor of New York, Evie is lining up with the President, has backed her po- itical opinion to the extent of betting $1,00O even money that Senator Jim Mead will be nomi- mated on the Democratic ticket. Tom Corcoran's youngest, Tom, Jr., has been nicknamed "Tim O'Shenko", which the ex- Brain Truster says is not only Russian, but also is good Irish. FDR is in a tough spot be- tween ex-Governor Francis P. Murphy of New Hampshire who switched from lifelong Republi- carism to the Democratic register, and Senator Styles Bridges, 8 Re- publican who has fought for Roosevelt's foreign policies. New born Democrat Murphy is think ing of running against Bridges for Senator.
 Copyright, 1922, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
In Today's Mail
SERVICE MEN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE DESPITE CHEAP POLL TAX CONGRESSMAN'S
 OBJECTIONS

July IT, 1942. Editor of The Democrat:
 What is the matter with some of our Congressmen? How dare a poll tax-state Congressman, like Gene Cox of Georgia even suggest, (much less demandD that our valiant service men, soldiers and sailors, be refused voting privileges?
 It's bad enough to realize that in the United States some citizens (much too many) must put down money before they can vote. But when one of these elected-by a. small minority -who-have poll tax money spouts such undemocratic talk, think it's time he should be halted.
 I'm writing to every service man I know to protest, loudly, against this ridiculous proposal. I'd like to see every relative of service man do likewise.
 Gene Cox ought to turn his at- tention towards doing away with the poll-tax, instead of trying to muzzle the boys who are sacrificing everything to defend that very right to vote. He ought also to help dis solve that horrible blot on our dem- ocracy: legal-lynching.
 He'd do much better service to America by calling for Second Front to get the Axis now, instead of trying to lower the morale of our Army, Navy and other armed forces, by de- -franchising them.
 Let's tell Congress that we won't allow such goings- on. Use your democratic rights to protect the vote for our boys.
 MISS N. GOLDsTE1N.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

A. You may enroll in one of D. 400 vocational schools, 10000 public school shops or 200 technical colleg- es and universities. There is prob- ably class near you. Apply for in- formation to 1.-the nearest United States Employment Service.
 @. Is Iran self-sufficient in food stuffs?
 A. Normally Iran is self sufficient except for tea and sugar. In years of poor crops, cereals must be inl- ported to supplement local produc- tion.
 o. Name the various types of afr plane engines in use.
 A. Horizontal opposed; inverted in-line; inverted -V-type; radial; and V-type-60- degrees.
 o. What is the title of the song which Frances Langford sang into Q hidden microphone when substitu- ting for Ann Miller in "The Hit Pa- rade of 1941"?
 A. "Who Am IF"
 o. What are the dates of adoption of the Magma Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the Connecticut Constitu- ton, the Virginia Constitution, and the Articles of Confederation?
 A. Magma Carta, June IS, 1915; Mayflower Compact, November II, 1920; Connecticut Constitution, Jan- uary, 1639; Virginia Constitution, May, 1776; Articles of Confedera- tion, November IS, 1777.
 @. What were the seven wonders of the ancient world?
 A. The Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Statue of Jupiter at Olympia, the Tomb of Mausolus at Hahcarnassrls, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria. All are de- scribed and illustrated in the new booklet. "The Worlds Famous Struc- tures," price IS cents from the Wash ington Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- IccIlGu OGICCU1 w WdoA1A1AS SVOAA1 O' O'
 @. Is the money the State collects from employers for unemployment compensation kept in one fund?
 A. All the funds the State collects are deposited to the credit of the State in the Unemployment Trust Fund in the United States Treasury. The States may then withdraw from their accounts as needed to pay benefits.
 @. Is there 6 book on how to play Boogy Woogy?
 A. There are several, as Flight to the Bar" by Frank PaparelN; and 'Boogy Woogy" by Sharon Pease.
 EDITORS NOTE-Y you arc desirous of securing this weeks
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 2-1OO, Waterbury Democrat Serv-
 ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

What happened was that Oil Coordinator Ickes proposed con- tinuance of the present system of delivering only 50 per cent of gas to all stations. Thus if a filling station was buying 4,000 gallons a week normally, it would get D. 900 gallons.
 Ickes argued that this was the fairest system for all concerned, that it was favored by oil and gas men, that it should continue.
 However, the WIPE and Leon Henderson said no. Under Hen derson's new gas rationing plan, a filling station can buy gas only according to the number of ra- tioning coupons it turns in. Thus, the more rationing coupons it col lects, the more gas it can buy.
 Ickes contended that this would mean cutthroat price wars, with one station trying to take business away from another. The filling station that had one of the big oil companies behind it would have better chance of getting the busi- ness, while the independent would be out of luck and forced to close.
 However, come of the WIPE moguls argued that a lot of busi- ness firms were going to close any, way and some of the filling sta- tions would have to be among them.
 PROTECTING ARMY
 OFFICERS
 The Washington branch of the America Women's Voluntary Services is doing a great job in providing convenient, moderate priced lunching place for War De- partment workers under the trees adjoining the Munitions Building.
 But the good ladies of the AWVS enforce a strict rule that officers and women workers shall not eat together. Their tables are carefully segregated.
 The other day one War Depart ment stenog asked an AWVS lady: ''Why this sex discrimination? We
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

Credit Corpora ton, shall be per- mitted to sell some of its grain at less than parity prices. The idea behind wanting to sell the grain at less than parity, which is backed by Secre tary Wickard and the D e pa rtment of Agric ulture, is that this surplus grain should be used to feed poul- ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
Current Comment

Planes and ships are essential and have their parts to play in the fighting and winning of this con- flict, but 1t will be the mass army that really wins the victory.-Brig.- Gen. Henry J. Reilly, o. R. c.
 
 We must never forget that the world is peopled with different races with different customs and ideolo- gies.
 Ali M. Landon, former governor of Kansas.
 What is imitation? Nothing but a continuing chain of runaway prices. If our prices spiral up in the midst of this war economy, they will sooner or later come down with a terrible crash,
 Donald Nelson, WIPE chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

There are still two weeks of July left in which to make the Retailers for Victory drive here in Waterbury a success. Every trip you make to local store ought to be mission to make America triumphant in this great war. Buy stamp or two each time; make one or more visits to your fa- vorite merchant just to have him sell you a bond with which to build more bombs to drop on Berlin and Tokyo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20

work with these men eight hours a day. Why can't we eat with them?"
 My dear" was the sweet an- swer, working together and eat ing together are two different things. We feel that what we have done is necessary in order to protect the officers. With so many women around the off, cers have to be protected" HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS
 Probably there is no civilian in Washington whom the War De- partment dislikes more than the trust-busting, never-quiG assistant attorney general, Thurman Arn- old. This is because Arnold in- sists upon prosecuting big com panies on charges of violating the Sheram nanti-trust act, and the War Department contends this in- terferes with these companies, manufacture of war equipment.
 Now, however, though the War Department doesn't know it yet, Thurman seems about to do the Army service. He is refusing to be pushed around by the big movie moguls who want to increase block booking, thereby increasing the quantity of film production, thereby eating into the nations supply of nitroglycerine.
 Nitroglycerine is one of the War Departments most neces- sary ingredients for high explo- sives, and it is also used in the manufacture of film.
 Behind block-booking is one of the oldest controversies in the mo- ticn picture industry. It had long been the practice of the big movie companies to sell their pictures in blocks, sight unseen. And the theater owners had to take them, without seeing them in advance, or else be boycotted by the big companies.
 THE BIG DRIVE
 Finally, four years ago, Thur man Arnold cracked down on this and other monopolistic movie practices. Immediately, the mo- guls brought their most sugary socialites and their heaviest lob- byists into play. Harry Hopkins was approached through his for mer aide, Willard Thorpe, retained by Hollywood.
 Spyros SkOuras, highest paid Greek in the world and now head of 2Oth Century Fox, be- gan socialiting in Washington. Frank Walker, now Postmaster General, then a private citizen, was retained to use his influ- ence.
 Faced with this barrage of sugar and influence, the usually stiff f-necked Thurman Arnold bent a bit. He agreed to compro- mise decree whereby he suspend ed his move to divorce therate- owning from motion-picture pro- ducing, and accepted a block booking plan whereby pictures were sold in blocks of five. How ever, he abolished blind ooking and required the movie moguls to show the films to the theater owners first.
 Now, however, the Big Five Metro GOldwyn Mayer, Para mount, Warner Brothers, RKO, goth Century-Fox = are back with proposal to sell blocks of 13 pictures, five to be screened in advance, eight to be bought blind.
 Opposing the big five are many independents, including Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Mary Pick ford, Alexander Korda, Orson Welles, Walter Wanger and David O. Selznick. They claim there should be fewer. pictures, but of better quality, instead of lot of mediocre pictures. The former policy, they argue, means use of less raw film.
 This time it looks as if Thur man Arnold, who has the whip hand, will stand pat
 Note: After the motion picture suit was compromised four years ago, two of Arnolds young men.