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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

crisis today can help to max.
or break us. Not only do we
need wholesome food for our
bodies in order 10 keen us
physically fit, but wholesome
food" for our minds as well.
II is said, As we think. 80 shall
we act"
The plan / am presenting to
you readers for the conserving
Of wholesome food for thought"
il not new one TO many ser
vice organizations. am sure
all Of us read regularly fea-
tured articles in magazines that
we especially enjoy. But have
we ever thought to preserve
them for the enjoyment of 9TH
ers? Right now, before the pa
per drives have robbed US of
so many of those valuable items,
let's clip all scrapbook mate
rial The magazines will be Just
as valuable as waste paper after
they are clipped. BY calling
Main 0e22, any material you
would not care to use yourself
will be gladly taken care of.
Because / so strongly feel
that 1t is up to us TO help keep
that high standard of morale for
which our army is noted, and
because IL Is so entirely upon
others that the soldiers in the
hospitals depend. this letter is
an appeal for scrspbooks for
them. For disposition of your
books 10 the hospitals. or for
any further informal ton, call
Garland 0435.
Your reward for making these
books will not only be in the
bringing Of happiness to the
boys, but happiness 10 you. As
il is said: He who spreads hap
Pness, cannot help spilling a
little on himself"
MRS. AL sAGER.
1884 So. Puget Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
CONTRADICTIONS IN
L. s. SPENDING

The army's abortive attempt
to buy a thousand rubber mats
as cuspidor backstops has been
topped by an executive office
supposed to have greater con-
Germ than the brass hats for
conserving strategic materials
these days. II is, believe il or
not. the bureau of the budget
Director Harold u. Smith has
premeptorily ordered all govern
ment offices to obtain fresh liz
cense plates for their automo-
biles and trucks Numerous
economically minded bureau
heads squawked on the ground
that they had already purchased
their 1912 supply but they were
overruled. The new and spe-
cially designed tags will be red.
white and blue with a map of
the United States in the back
ground and will bear initials
identifying the agency to which
they have been assigned.
President Roosevelt demanded
the change after the victim Of an
accident involving an official
car was unable to decipher it's
departmental owner. The switch
is estimated to cost more than a
million dollars and consume a
large amount OF metal and tool
ing facilities needed for produce
ton Of weapons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
OLD CAMERA
LIKED ARTICLE

Editor The Times: This Just
a word Of personal thanks for
the syndicated article in a re-
cent issue Of The Times.
THE Colossal Lie That Was
Singapore Now Has Been Ruth
lessly Exposed" was a great
public service, and we are In
debted to you for carrying it to
Us.
Americans are not weaklings:
we are not children We are
careless about public affairs:
we are easy" on public SER
wants who fail and or are negli-
gent Of duties for which we elect
them, and we are now paying,
unnecessarily, for that careless
ness. Still, we can take" the
facts about our situation. as a
people or as an ally among the
united nations.
Military secrets" We want
withheld until they no longer
have military Importance, but
we despise official ''whitewash"
that hides ugly facts about the
materials and personnel upon
which We want to depend In
hours of crisis such as this.
have read somewhere,
Know the truth. and the truth
shall make you free, and II the
truth shall make you free. then
are We free indeed"
Americas first need / believe
now 10 THE TRUTH" about
this war, including WHY q
promise we remember that NO
ONE WILL MAKE A FOR
TUNE OUT OF THIS WAR"
has been 90 soon forgotten II
IL was made TO be remembered
and made effective.
We are asked to Remember
Pearl Harbor"-I am wondering
II we KNOW ABOUT PEARL
HARBoR ALL THAT SHOULD
BE REMEMBERED: and. If not.
why not?
Thanks for the truth.
I. C. SHAW.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
PROTESTS BLACKLIST
AGAINST NELDERS

Editor. The Times: So the
welders' strike has been settled.
The men are once more patriotic.
But your paper as well as many
others hasn't as yet printed the
whole truth OF the matter. And
knowing the set-up under which
a newspaper operates. you never
will. Further. never expect
to see this letter in the Pulse
of the Public" column.
Mayor Cain called the Boiler
makers Union last Monday. re-
gsrding the blacklist. He was
told by them that no such list
existed. But / know that there
IL one. But very definitely.
There are quite a number Of men
who can not return to work al
the seatue-Tseoms Shipbuilding
Corp. because the Boilermakers
Union will not clear them.
The majority Of those men are
thoroughly experienced produc-
ton men. Some Of them were
welding instructors in the yard.
Some We're lead men Yet the
boilermakers refuse 10 let them
20 back to work And the CON-
pany wouldn't even stand BY
some OF their key men or even
intercede for them.
Your paper as well as the rest
have continuously talked Of the
oomplseencv ~ the American
people That America needs al
the men IN defense industry X
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
McCASLIN BACK TO
AIRPORT ARGUMENT

Editor. The Times: That Was a
peach of q cartoon on the front
page of The Times - the guy
representing Seattle looked like
ne held q dagger up his sleeve.
Seattle-Tacoma airport is right,
Just long enough for US to help
finance il. then Tacoma" a.
usual can easily be dropped.
Referring to your editorial,
can't you please see beyond the
stage of "sirlines would not be
authorized to stop here and in
Seattle Also. that we have
been through all that - and we
were the losers" when? Ten
years ago - 10 miles from town
in a fog bank. Certainly, the
sirlines favor joining airport
and il has merit-particularly
for Seattle
am thinking of another
article in the paper. referring to
10 or more round trips daily
from New York City to Europe.
after this war Is over. surpass-
ing the widest of Jules Verne's
dreams.
A joint airport at this time
kills Tacoma forever in aviation.
Let's get one airport in Pierce
county first, and then talk joint
airport. but not sacrifice Tacoma
to the oxcsrt mail service she
will have by the use Of q joint
airport. Los Angeles county
SIS sirports Pierce county.
none.
Your sincerity is not question
ed. but you have taken a super
fetal view.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
ROOSEVELT TACKLES
MORE HEAVY CHORES

The chief executive has under
taken another heavy assignment
in the universal clash between
dictatorisl and democratic pow
ers. To his role as civilian COM
mander in chief of the United
Nations armed forces he has
added that of secretary of state.
He is their diplomatic anchor
man.
In several instances he has
moved swiftly to strengthen al
lied governments when the 60
ing seemed rough. He landed
an AEF in North Ireland a few
days before parliament almost
unanimously gave Churchill
vote Of confidence. With
recorded speech he participated
in ceremonies which marked the
launching of $500, 900. 900 loan
by Ottawa. Because Of the con-
scription issue and depressed
heat prices, Premier King had
received word that 1t might be
difficult TO float the bonds.
On the fall of Singapore. Mr..
Roosevelt stepped out with a
half-billion dollar advance to
China and double that amount
10 Moscow. His spokesman
pleaded needy Chungking's case
SO eloquently that the senate
appropriations committee okay-
ed the transaction in 30 seconds
almost six million second.
Through pressure on Vichy ne
strives to keep the French fleet
from German hands, vital OBJ
Jective at this moment. Note:
As conclusive evidence that
President Roosevelt is a one
man state department for the
anti-Axis world, he executed
these deals while Cordeu Hull
was Ill and Sumner welles occu-
pied with post-Rio de Janeiro
problems.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

ward bosses may dynamite the
Roosevelt-knox attempt 10 bar
c. Wsylsnd Brooks from the
senate. It Is a comedy Of politi-
cal errors against a historical
baokdrop of world proportions.
The "federals" yesrn to de-
feat the curly-haired incumbent
because he was fiercely nom
interventionist before the trag-
edy of Pearl HarbOr and also is
an ally of Colonel r. r. McCor-
mick. owner of the anti-new
deal Chicago Tribune. The con-
test provides the first test OF
popular reaction to the wars
management. As COPPER,
Secretary Knox was supposed to
have first crack at Curly" The
cabinet member planned to name
ex-Representative Ralph Church
as his snti-Brooks man in the
April Il primary. But behind
the nautical back. local slate
makers chose State Treasurer
Warren Wright. a nonentity He
owes election to his present Of
flee TO the fact that people con-
fused him with Warren Wright,
the owner of Whirlaway.
On the Democratic side the
situation is even more muddled.
FDR told Mayor Ed" Kelly he
would sup anybody on whom
the Chicago podesta and Senator
Scott w. Lucas, downstate lead
er. combined. Without consult
ing Lucas, the Kelly-dominated
Cook county organization NOM
mated Rep. Raymond S Nc
Keough. also an unknown. Furi-
Gus at the slight, Scott warned
the mayor that McKeough would
be a ghost candidate against the
popular Brooks. The senator
prefers States Attorney T. J.
Courtney. a swell vote getter.
Last day for filing is Monday
and the White House may be
double-crossed by its friends I'M
less the president intervenes.
Note: Kelly has always palsy
walsied with Colonel Mccormick.
Besides. he wanted presidential
backing for his own senatorial
nomination. These things may
explain why he selected a setup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

Editor The Times: The chant
goes on day after day. Don't
be wasteful. Save all kinds Of
paper, magazines, periodicals
and scrap and those metals so
badly needed now" We know
that In that way We are doing
our bit towards the conserving
OF food and the expansion Of
paper and certain metals so
vitality important for defense
purposes
We can not deny the fact that
our mental attitude towards this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
An Inside Picture OF Fin
Ii III ! ciol and Political America

Observation-Disclosures ksi-Sheks recent conferences
with Indian leaders including Mahatma Gandhi. have
euded general attention in the whrwnd of news from
more violent centers But Washington regards his mission
one of the extraordinary diplomatic forays since
Colonel House committed between here and European capt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

can use. That we must have all
out production. That we must
maintain morale.
1t IL a disgrace and a shame
that a group OF men like the
Boilermakers' Union il allowed
to run things their own way; to
get away with unmitigated hes.
How liz IL possible To main
tain family morale in so-called
democracy when honest working
people are prosecuted and denied
the privilege of standing for their
rights which the laws Of the land
state shall be theirs. Freedom
of speech. freedom Of assem-
blage, and the right to be MEM
Der of a union of their own
choosing.
Every other craft has a union
but the welders. Every other
time they try to get some decent
and honest consideration, they
are called all the names that
people can tell and lay their
tongues to.
We have tried TO establish
homes in this community. but it
appears like it is going to be de-
MED. ! for one hope that the
time will come when our little
family can leave this place. l
don't care to have a home where
such dirty, rotten conditions
exist.
II our men are going to be
denied the privilege OF working
in an industry close to home be-
cause of a union that has every
body buffaloed. even the govern
ment, America will never win
this or any other war If we
don't have a terrific house clean
ing within our own borders. We
as a nation certainly have a lot
Of gall to try and set the whole
world in order. when we can't
have the justice and freedom.
and equality right here in our
own country.
MRS. n. NJ. PETERMAN.
Sumner. Washington.
NO "soFTIEs"
Editor The Times: With the
appearance of every new moon
there come to the forefront that
bane of all true philosophers,
the hombre who explains every
thing by declaring that decency
and progress have landed us in
some sort Of rut. the only escape
from which is revolution; back
toward the caves and the condi-
tons of the bone-gnawing age,
more animality and less decency.
more Drawn and bone IN the
head and less enlightenment: all
OF which God forefend
No one need worry about
whether or not the Americans.
for instance. with their new con-
veniences. comforts and refine
mentS. will DO in due course
what is necessary in every prsc-
teal and effective way TO put
down the proselytes Of Mars. the
fiends Of human butchery. and
those who would arbitrarily ee
dominant and violstors Of decent
human rights.
The fact that We have no rel
ish for bludgeoning or bloody
conquest is fit reason for salts
faction and confident hope for
further enlightenment and sd-
vsncement. The theory Of hu-
man progress and improvement
is scientifically sound and con-
forms 10 the obvious plan and
intent Of an infinitely wise Gre
stor. II IL hardly worth while
10 flsttsr ourselves that we can
run counter 70 God Almighty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

cumbersome for amateur use,
SHOTGUN SHARPSHOOTER
Another stunt performed by
Fred Scissor involves holding a
shell In his mouth, tossing an
unloaded gun and target into the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25
ToDAY,s COMMON ERROR

Speaking OF q task. one fire.
quently hears the expression.
Let US get II over with" With
should be omitted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

Buy L. s. Bonds and ssvel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

COMEDY OF
POLITICAL ERRORS
The misbehsvior Of Ilhnoi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-25

N the door: BY II any enter in, he shall be
saved and shall 20 and and find pasureJohn lob
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
STANDINGS
WORLDS LARGEST

Worlds largest dictionary Is
the Chinese. 1t is bound in 40
volumes and deals with 10000
separate Chinese characters. The
work will require 10 years to
complete. The first volume is
devoted to the Chinese character
vi" and the 1000 words and
phrases in which that character
is found, and contains 478 pages.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Haacke Hits
237Last Night

Jack Flaacke, bowling on No.
3 team in the Edison Bowling
League at Bowl-O-Drome, last
night rung up a 237 score in his
third game TO take individual
honors for the evening.
Flaacke's team leads the
league with three wins and no
losses, followed by Nos two,
six and seven with two wins
and one loss apiece.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

FOR SALE-HouSe and lot in
Schlaff Village: 80X250; 2 bed
rooms, large living room, kit
chen. dinettc and utility room.
Strictly modern; garage and rib
bon driveway 68l0 Lcona Drive
Gail John Schlaff, Mt. Clemens
866. 4 miles north of Mt. Glenn
ems sos North Gratiot.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
YOUR OPPORTUNITY!

A 24X24 house, insulated and
sheet-roCked, electricity and
double floors. lis home is on
the crest Of a beautiful knoll
with two large shade trees, one
acre Of choice land and an eX-
cellent well, Located on paved
road just twelve miles north
Of Mt. Clemens; near church,
school, general store, beauty
and barber shop. 1t is priced
to sell. For further information
call Mt. Clemens 620.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
H-3 Wonted to Buy H-24
Seeds, Plants. Flowers H-2l

Holland Tlorex Perennial.
Plant now for better flowers
next spring. 40 varieties, l5c
each. for 81. Peonies, Bleed
in, hearts, 35c. Beautiful ever
greens all varieties and sizes,
S1.95 up. Michigan Peat moss,
Sl.95 100 pound bag. BalSam
pillows Acc each. Grass s~
fertilizers, cactus, trellace and
picket fence at cash and carry
prices. Gratiot Garden Supply,
372 North Gratiot at JOY. Open
G uings and Sundays. Phone
Mt. Clemens 2230.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

Oysters are found off every
sea coast state in the Union. and
commercial fisheries for them
are conducted in all these states
with the exceptions of Maine and
New Hampshire.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
STANDINGS
No. I Leads
Eagle KegLers

Team No. l defeated No. 3 in
the Eagles Bowling League at
Mount Clemens Recreation last
night to head the loop with two
wins and one loss. B. West. with
a neat 205 in the third game,
was high individual scores. He
plays with Team No. 6.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Rose Rings Up
cOl Pin Game

Jeff Rose, with a 20l in his
third game for Petch Tool e. Die
No. l last night at BowlO-
Drome, took individual honors
for the evening. The team lead
league leadership is tied up with
Rose Chevrolet and Little Green
Inn standing at three wins and
no lnScns
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

1941 Chrysler- New Yorker,
40 series. Overdrive, Fluid
Drive, Radio, Heater, special up
holstering, like new. Five tires,
one is new. Post Office Box Z,
or Phone 5ll.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Opportunity Knocks Every Day on This Page
Business Pieces for Rent

For lease or sale. New large
building, with Tear garage,
plenty of storage space. Cement
block construction. Gem en- I
floors, high voltage wiring. gas
and water. acres frontage
Gratiot. This is an ideal spot
for a machine shop. For par
ticulars. call Plaza $500.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

One, two or three room furn-
ishcd apa- tments. All conven-
fences. % East Broadway.
Phone Mt. Clemens 10.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

Reliable young girl to do
homework from 6 until work
is finished. Saturday and Sun
day off. References. 1919 North
Ave. Mt. Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
OYSTER FISHERIES

TOTAL 49,. 2l5bI IoTA
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

Fountain help wanted. House
wives wishing to work day shift,
short hours. Apply Schanher
Drug Co., Mt. Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Merchandise
n |
Articles for Sale

Restaurant equipment. Dish
es; cash register, barbecue ma
chine, show cases, Slick coffee
maker, Phil-Gas stoves, etc.
Just the thing for stand near
the field constructio" area. Hur-
ry if YOU want a bargain. Rays
Dining Car, near Sci idgc gate.
Entrance via Fall and Jcffcr-
son.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Real Estate for Rent
Apartments ond Flats

Furnished apartment. 4 rooms,
bath. Hot water heat. Adults.
References. 81 Lafayette. Mt.
Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
STANDINGS
High Twelve
Leads League

High Twelve clings to a seven
point lead in the Bath City
League at Macomb Recreation.
followed by Fellowcraft an d
Y Dung Businessmen with six
apiece.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Hotels
Hotel Seymour

30 South Walnut ST., Mount
Clemens. Same rates winter
and summer Hot and cold run
nins water in every room. All
new Simmons beds; showers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

rs duck decoys Fully
equipped, including swivels, an
chors. center boards. 96 River
side Drive. Mt. CiCmcnS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Financial
Business Opportunities

First mortgage with balance
$4,000. Payments are $40 per
month with interes, at 81. This
mortgage covers property with
200 #. frontage Oh North Ave
nrc and 200 #. frontage on
Elizabc I street. There is a
dwelling house and Beer Gar
den on property. II r Blank,
Phone Mt. Clemens 2485-W4.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Business Service
Floor Sanding

First class floor sanding,
Bruce ana other finishes Free
estimate. AL Maeder, 4l70 River
Road. Utica. Phone Utica 1871
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

Waitress wanted. Medea Res
taurant, Mt. Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
STANDINGS
Bowling Scores

MONITOR-LEADER ~ LEAGUE
Mich. Bell Tel No Pepsi Cola
Scores Incomplete Scores Incomplete
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23

II room apartment house, now
showing wonderful returns.
Must be sold Immediately.
Price and terms right.
8 room apartment house with
7 apartments. Completely fur
nished. Investment will show ap-
proximately 1870. This is a real
opportunity.
Two small farms that are at
tractivc buys. Wonderful oppor-
tunitY TO buy business frontage
lot at a great sacrifice.
For the Good Buys See
GATZ REALTY
IS , North Gratiot Ave,
above Green's
Phone Mt. Clemens 800
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
fumieoting

All bedbLgs, roachs moths
destroyed in six hours; guaran.
teed. Macomb Fumigating Serv.
ice. Corner Longview and SO.
River road, Mt. Clemens. Phone
2328-W4.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Wanted to Buy

Want TO buy used furniture of
all kinds. Phone Roseville 0889-
j
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Motorcycles and Bicycles G-S

Bicycles. 5 mems. . girls %
Market Street. Rays TeXaco.
Mt. Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
H-26
Miscellaneous

N'FSS~"~N
Horse and u motor, $50. l
hot water heater, 7-room capac-
ity, S35. Laundry stoves, $3.50
up. 3-piece wicker set, cost SO
-S25. Piano and bench, "S25.
9x12 administer rugs, $3.50 up.
Tebo Auction House, Third at
Dickinson. Phone Mt. Clemens
420-J.
Used lumber for sale; take
your pick while it lasts; also
white enamel table top gasoline
stove. Call Mt. Clemens 3l99.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Farm and Dairy Products H-lO


Ensilage corn for sale. 1901
Gas Rd. Reuben Schroeder. 2
miles west North Avenue.
Farmers please notice, will
buy entire crops of good grades
of orchard fruit, grapes, melons,
squash, pumpkins and other
vegetables. See Bill Doak, 1850
N. Gratiot, north of Mount
Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Employment
help Wonted-Femole B.

Waitress, over 10, for small
restaurant AIMS Galley, 30021
Mound Road at II 2 Mile road.
Phone Warren 2299.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Used Trucks for Sale G-3

1910 Chevrolet pickup truck.
3 practically ne tires. Over
loading springs. Inquire 81
Third street, Mt. Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-23
Stoves. Stokers. Hooters HIS
Electrical Appliances HIS

Used refrigerators and wash
ing machines. Mt Clemens APP
pliance Store, IA Broadway, Mt.
Clemens.