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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07

Artie Shaw, then Tony Martin,
Roger Pryor, and now Tommy
Dorsey. Several Of the local
wolves, l hear, are hurriedly or
ganizing bands :. Jane Withers
will be a top-flight ingenue star
from now on. Her seven-year
contract at 2Oth-Fox expires in
February. and she's going free
lance. Her current wage is
S2750 a week. -. Remember
Farina (who was boy) and Joe
Cobb, in the old Our Gang
comedies? They're both in the
Army now.
The battle around Honolulu is
being continued here, with half
a dozen studios and producers
scrapping for the title, "Remem-
Der Pearl Harbor." About 100
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
Hieh|iehts from
the Latest Books
by JAMES E. HILBERT

Maybe 1t can't happen mere.
but maybe it can. Anyway for
probably the best combined writ
ten and rhetorical account OF
how it, meaning the bombing OF
civilians, tears apart the bust
ess-as-usual manner Of life see
1.-THE Battle of Waterloo Road
(Random House: $2).
Diana Forbes Robertson with
words and Robert Capa with pic
lures make plain for even the
most ostrich-minded what the
crash of bombs means when 1t
blows up your church, cleaves
your butcher shop through the
middle, bites your Cousin James
house into 10000 pieces.
Devoid, thankfully, Of tear
Jerking words and pictures the
book proves that bombs, just az
the rain, fall on the just and the
unjust, bankers and beggars.
Here is the story of what Mad
Adolf's winged bearers of the
New Order did to the London
borough of Lambeth and partic-
ularly Wat Z loo Road. Another
mass murderer also once had q
fling at a place called Waterloo.
Among those Goering couldn't
bomb and Lurn out Is the vicar,
Father Hutchinson. When the
authors called on him, he greeted
them: "You come to a hous'
where no one possibly could c
living and that's where / live"
Night after night he herded his
flock into his church until the
night "the old church gathered
the full fury of the blow into her
heart and gave her life for her
children. Now we take to the
crypt for worship, as better
Christians have done before us
until this church shall rise glor-
iOusly from the ruins"
1.-The" people of Waterloo
Road, however, are the Gibbs
family. Mr.. Gibbs, a policeman
by day, is air raid warden by
right. Mrs. Gibbs Is q sort OF
mother-general of the neighbor-
hood and their four children Gre
all active in some sort of de.
Tense. Their day would make q
combination steel worker. far.
mer and circus rout-about sound
like a few minutes at a fashion
salon.
"One more Gay is over. a quiet
day of a London family. Ar
ordinary family, too, but their
every-dayness Is an answer Il
Hitler"--an answer Americsu
families may have to learn the
hard way.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

songwriters also have tried to
register the same title. -. Have
you heard Goodbye, Mama
I'm Off to Yokohama? Next
will be watch the Boys in
Khaki Knock Off Nagasacki."
And here's a brief poem the
lyricists might use:
Hitler
Is hitler.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
BY WILLIAM L. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Peter Leventritt of New York,
member of the team that won
the national team-of- four cham
pionship at Richmond, is new
conner among champions. but in
one short year he has proved
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

toiIers, brokers and commits
sion men and solesnen to COM
ply with orders which have cost
them money by cutting into
their potential profits.
Only reol power which the
price administration has to en-
force its ceiling orders hos
been the weapon of making
public information on coses
Of Noncompliance. This
weapon hos been used only
l9 times. And in only three
coses hos it been necessary
to mention the offender by
rome and address as frequent
and persistent violotors" of
OPA price schedule moxim-
ums. All Of l9 Of the coses had
to do with junkmen. sorop met
al and wostepoper deolers.
SQyEAl ON HEELS
Of the Is coses where no
names we're mentioned-ll
iron and steel scrop dealers,
three wostepoper dealers, one
nickel and one copper scrap
deoler-the publicity given the
cose hos been merely to an
nounce the violotor of the
price schedule had oereed to
make refunds to customers Of
oil amounts collected in excess
OF the noximum prices set by
OPA. This restitution of ill.,
gotten gains and war profits
olso speaks we'll for the integ-
rity Of the country and the ef-
fectiveness Of the OPA meth
DDS thus far. 1t does not
mean there has been no boot
Logging of stroteeic materials
and plenty Of profiteering and
collision between buyers and
sellers which the OPA hasn't
learned about. But the tend
ency Of everyone is to squeoI
when he gets stuck and to tell
toles on the chiseIers.
Information on the bad oct
ing Of the Public Heels No. !
comes into OPA from many
sources, and just os in the
FIJI, the informers ore protect
ed. Patriotism prompts the
reporting Of compliance
to price ceiling schedules and
public opinion is enough to
carry on from there. Every
compliant is Investigated by
OPA field men, evidence is
carefully weighed before pub
iicity Of any kind is given to
noncompliance and every ef-
fort is made to secure refunds
before Uncle Sons long fin
ger Of public contempt is put
on the offenders.
Responsibility for this pro-
srom Of compliance hos been
placed with the enforcement
section Of OPA's legal divi-
sion. Associate Genera
Counsel Brunson, MocChesney,
son Of Gen. Nathan MocChes-
aey Of Chicago, is the chief
enforcer. After absorbing
college at Yale and Michigan,
government at Harvard and
ow at University Of California,
MooChesney did bitches in the
Navy, was secretary to Conn.,
missioner Lands of the SEC.
worked in the antitrust divi-
sion Of the Department Of
Justice and taught law at
Northwestern. Now he's get
tjno reodv for P-dov.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
BY PAUL HARRISON

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. BE
hind the screen: The moviemen
have been warned that although
pictures may be considered es-
sential to public morale, the pic
lures. had better be good. Other
wise no film.
The same materials which go
into film also are used for ex-
plosives; so if Hollywood wants
priorities consideration, movies
will have to be as effective as
shells in the prosecution of the
war. At least, SO said ex-Direct-
or Carson Kanin, now in a gov
eminent management job. He's
the only one who has told the
producers that Hollywood, up to
now, hasn't been doing as much
as it should have done.
NO GESTURE
Shanghai Gesture" was pre-
viewed the other evening, but
it'll probably be a year or two
before member. of the local
press receive their invitations to
the affair. For stunt, the
handsomely donc-up invitations
were shipped tV Shanghai to be
mailed back to Hollywood from
there. Nobody knows where
they are now -. Another en-
barrassment caused by the war
was a short almost completed at
Metro based on Michel Nostrada-
mus predictions. According to
its Interpretation, the United
States was going to get into the
scrap next spring.
For some reason, there's a big
cycle of film biographies in the
offing, with subjects ranging
from Jim Corbett and Mark
Twain to Will, Rogers and
George Gershwin. Best bet OF
the year, though, will be War
ners' screen rights for life of
Winston Churchill.
Lana Turner is still collecting
orchestra leaders. First it wa:
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
Or PETER eDSok
Daily Monitor Washington


WASHINGTON, Jan. T.
You ore now politely odmonis-
ec to get reody for P-doy. 1t
stonds for Price Ooy, and it is
the not so distant but still
indefinite dote on which the
new price control bill. still to
be passed by Congress, goes
into effect.
P-doy may not make so
much difference in your wor-
time life, and then again it
might. The name, incidental
ly, was coined by the lawyers
in the Office Of Price Admin
istrotion-the fellows who will
have the Job Of enforcing or.
to put it more prettily, the JOB
Of securing compliance with
whatever the law Congress
posses.
In spite Of all the confusion
over this measure. dating from
lost August, the price odmin-
istrotors ore still hopeful the
law will have at least q tooth
or two in it which will meet
and enable them TO bite into
price control moximums et-
fectiveIy, thus keeping the
country from going on an in
flotion binee that will shoot
the cost Of the war higher
than the longest range onti-
oircroft gun can reach.
PLAN TO GAP BRIDGES
The Job Of the enforcement
boys is to have the litigation
monuoIs and the Interpretation
of price schedules oil ready SC
there will be no eop in secur'
ing compliance to price sched'
uIes between the time the pres
ent price ceiling orders Geese
t. be the Lost word on the SUBJ
iect and the time the new low
goes into effect. The law viii
probably provide for opPlieo
ton in this interim OF ole
price ceilings, but it is likely
all these orders will be reis
sued in such form os to Pu'
them in line with whatever the
new law calls for, and SO make
everything according to HoyIe
In spite Of the foct the pres
emit price administration nov
functions largely on the basis
of Presidential orders, ond al
though there has been no di
rect legislative cotton to bocE
up administration Leon Hen
derson, the record Of the coun
try in complying with the 90
odd price ceiling orders is reol
~ good. It speaks wonderfully
we'll for the behavior OF tn
country and the willingness
of the merchants and man
!, ufocturers, wholesalers and re
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
THE LIGHT THAT PALED

Liberty EnIiehtening the World,
colossal statue in New York horbor
which wos to have been fitted with
three brilliant 3OOO-wott mercury
lamps to throw its light defiontly far
out to SEQ, must now be satisfied with
two tiny lOO-wott bulbs.
Blookout regulations, Of course.
We yield q pretty piece Of symbol
ism to the necessities Of war. The essen
tiol reality we do not yield. 1t is that
Liberty's light may shine out as never
before that we buckle down to our task
of defeating her enemies.
She still stands as symbol Of Lib
erty dorkened by the shadow Of war
throughout the world. 1t is our task to
bring into being the day when her &C.
tuol physical light. os we'll os her even
now undmmed spiritual light, may
shine forth again to enIehten the
world.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07

D0nZi9: 30 long oSO u >ee''''' "'S
nioht Of Aug. 81, 1889, when the peace
of the world trembIed in q balance
hanging over the Polish Corridor. Hitler
wanted changes in the Polish Corridor
ARRANGEMENTS. The world, fearful OF
wor, was inclined to agree to them. Po-
land oppeored willing to compromise it
approached without threats. But Hitler
had worked himself into one OF those
moniocoI roees in which there was no
longer any place for negotiation. The
Poles must yield comPIeteIy-or else.
Let US never forget that one crucial
point. This war is an effort to wipe from
the worlds face the "or else" kind OF
relationship between notions Because
Hitler could not wait; because, intoxi-
coted by the might Of his waiting Ie-
oions, he had to attack Poland rother
than wait to see what reason could &C.
compIish, the war came.
"Die for Donzie?" the cynical French
left was asking. No, not for Donzig.
Donxig was only q symbol. There we're
many men willing to die for something
bigger than Donzie They have died
and are dying to ereote world in which
"or else politics" will no longer domin-
ote the worlds peoples.
WAS Donzig the world?" comes
tiitIer's petuIont voice once again. Yes,
Hitler, Donzig WAS the world. in q
sense. Donzie, q small city in itself.
stood for the pledged word, for decent
sanity in negotiations between peoples,
for the eternal question Of whether
Strength or Right shall prevail.
First the British and French only
stood on the side of reason and the
pledged word. Then France fell, and
Britain stood alone But the toste Of the
norseI Donzig got under the Hitler
tongue, and one by one other conquests
followed it-ond each time the world
become more and more concerned. Al
lies began to range themselves on the
side Of things Of which Donzig was only
symbol.
Today 70 countries stand pledged
to the ending Of what Hitler began at
Donzie. Those 26 ore not the world, but
they ore good representative slice Of
II. and there will be others to Join be-
fore they ore through.
Donzig did not seem like the world.
IN the days when Killers militory mo-
chine wos rolling over Poland. But it is
beginning to look more like the world
svsry doy.
The whole world is reoIizine in
ereosinoIy every doy thot Donzie-isn,
sor else politics" must co.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
YES, HITLER. DANZIG
WAS THE WORLD!

The voice Of Hitler was querulous'
petuIont as he cried out "Wos Oonz'e
the world?"
He was trying to intimate that had
the Poles yielded on the DonzI9 ques-
tion and the British and French rsPudI-
oted their pledged word to support the
Poles it invaded, all this would not have
happened. PIointiveIy, the conqueror
Of France, Norway, Belgium, Holland,
Greece and YugosIovio ntimotes that
he would have been satisfied with Dan
zio. and left the rest Of the world IN
peace.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07

PORTLAND, Orc. - A Port
land man says he has been driv-
en- to it. He signs his name
"Adolph mot Hitler) Goehring
(not Goering)."
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
FLASHES
OF
LIFE


THOROUGH
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - When
supply sergeant Joe Falagrady
tells his assistants to do some
thing they get it done.
He ordered them to issue a
batch of overcoats to newcom-
ers at Fort Warren. They hand
ed out everyone in the supply
room - including Sergeant Fall
apradV'S
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07

Apples are individually hung
on q string when displayed in
Venezuela, where they sell for
81 cents each. Tropical fruits
sell for q song in that country,
but apples are imported.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
WHAT'S IN A NAME

DENVER - Winston Church
ills Joined the armed forces Of
the United States.
The coast guard signed u, the
19-year-old youth yesterday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
A GOOD CONFIDENCE

A GOOD CONFIDENCE
Out of an apparently unlimited
orsenol of ormor-pIoted Phrase, Mr..
Churchill hos once more within week
omossed brst|n9 orroy OF verboI
ornaments and stoeed another Of those
drives thot carry public morale q League
toward victory. The scene OF opera
tons wos Ottowo.
Speaking to q Legislature composed
of Senote and House Of Commons
Mr.. Churchill had an audience at once
reminiscent Of Washington and Lon
don. Americans will not miss the SYM
boIism. But Mr.. Churchill dwelt on
fundamentals:
Canada, sir, occupies a unique position
in the British Empire because of its UNI
breakable ties with Britain and its ever
growing friendship and intimate associa-
ton with the United States.
That position may not be SO unique
in the future, when all nations have
learned to appreciate the extent and
depths Of their interdependence. But
Of that future Mr.. Churchill had these
sober words to soy: I'VE have to win it
by our sacrifices. We have not won it
yet The crisis is upon u.s. The power
of the enemy is immense"
Mr.. Churchill outlined three periods.
Further losses, and q potience-testin9
continuation Of defensive warfare seem
indicated by the Prime Ministers de-
scription Of the first period. We have
still to organize the greet resources at
our command; we have still to trans
Iote them into striking power. Then
we may expect recovery Of lost terri
tories and invasion Of occupied coun-
tries. The Libyon campaign already far
advanced would seem q foretoste Of this
second period The British raid on the
Norwegian coast is q portent Of it. And
then must come 1.-THE assault upon the
citodeIs and homeIonds Of the guilty
Powers" But ogoin the SOLDERING
coution: I'VE must never forget that
the power Of the enemy and the ootion
Of the enemy may at every stage effect
our fortunes"
As in all his speeches, Mr.. Churchill
expressed the grim, stonch confidence,
undIuted by any wotery optimism. that
every warrior for freedom needs. The
French Generals, otter the foil Of
France, told French politicians that
EngIond's neck would be wrune in three
weeks like chickens. "Some chicken"
remarked Mr.. Churchill "Sonne neck. "
In America, north and south Of the
unfortified border, the British Prime
Minister has been welcomed as the
chief representative Of that national
quality which enabled Britain to hold
the fort for freedom until the world
design Of Axis aggression ranged other
powerful nations in the battle line Now
"Britoin is growing stronger every hour
You can feel it," Somehow we oil feel
stronger when Mr., Churchill speoks-
Christian Science Monitor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07

u. Our var against Germany and yours against
n. - = mrueGle against the same evils and
B6uasd Benes, president-in-ex
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
FIVE YEARS AGO
1887

1887
Italy's last major defense base
in Eastern Libya, the port OF To-
bruk, with its garrison of 10000
Fascist troops /: caught in the
tightening circle of British arm
les.
High Army and industrial
leaders attend dedication OF the
Chrysler tank arsenal in South
Macomb county.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

1941
Emergency Welfare Re ief
load grows as WPA funds cut
sharply.
During the year 1887, Mount
Clemens faces the biggest IL
months in its history from
business and industrial stand
point.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
so YEARS AGO TODAY

p. N. Benoit is the "tickledist"
man in Mt. Clemens. It's a boy
this time-Peter's first.
Miss Helen Chambers has re-
turned from the South.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07

Remember Pearl Harbor,-133, 900 900 Amer.
leans.
II isn't old -fashioncd for fellow TO propose
to a girl on his knees--if that's where she's sit
ting.
And, dammit, I'll serve you il they let
me!-Mrs Margaret Crouter, dedicating new
minesweeper.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-07
60 YEARS AGO TODAY

A large influx Of bathers has
begun, now the holidays are
over.
One Mt. Clemens young lady
boasts of receiving 100 Christ
mas cards.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-28
AFL Shows Narrow Policy

Speaking at the UAWCIO convention in Chicago Pres.
Philip Murray revealed story the issue of international
labor unity.
He told of visit paid him by Sir Walter Citrne repre-
sentng the British Trades Union Congress- May IT. at
which Cne reported the refusal of the AF executive
Gil to enter into rparte arrangement linking together the
Great Britain the Soviet Union and the United States
joint effort The council would further than
joint agreement with British labos
the ALL council not only refused deal with the
Union Murray pointed out also refused
with the CLIO other sections of American organized
labor this issue 1t rejected proposal of Cne that the
CLIO and the Railroad Brotherhoods be invited to participate
with it in working for international labor unity
And agreement announced between the British
Trades Union Congress and the ALL under which the ALL
supposed have the sole right speak for American labor
select representatives of the CLIO and Railroad Brother
hoods, at its discretion
Murray has made clear in cable to Crne, that such
is totally unsatisfactory to the CO. and that
real international labor unity must involve direct recogn
ton for all American labor.
The ALL leaders should be reminded that such policies
of the leading of the organization of Amer
production workers outside instead of into the ALL
The AFL leaders should be reminded that country
of the United Nations, bound together with it's gallant
allies in World which the fate of civilization de-
Ponds Our country needs the support of all the freedomov
peoples just they need And abors interests as
we'll countrys interests demand alnclusve unity
effort of all labor in all the United
Labor News
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-28
Look Out!

The common folks always have enough to worry about
Enough clothing and housing, educating the
simple problems take much of their time and
thought that little of either spare for consdera-
ton of why their lot in life is what it is.
The accentuated many of these difficulties and
of the principal is the
danger of increasing drain their by
by the leaders of industry and capital
the year has been full of trial balloons
practical elimination of all exemptions from
taxation incomes however small So far has hest
decisive action for the evyng of national
sales tax but the for that the public
public such proposals which has been made evident
But definitely ou of the woods yet insofar
danger sales concerned Unless
vigilance, wake up some morning and lind our
selves sadded with it.
The first of year, Montana legislative assembly
will convene From present outlook it doesn't promise much
protection for the interests of the herd
apparent lack of interest the part of the people
augur we'll for for inssence their part of
legislation for the common good
sure the people will get what they deserve, it, for
their failure to take responsibilities citizens seriously
they are handed package of hard luck by their repre
the trouble to vote the primaries Thus less than half de-
any sympathy at all for anything that might happen
them as legislative action during the coming session
of the legislature.
compensation victims of sicoss No rightminded
in the state will suggest that victims of that malady should
assistance However, the provision made in
the providing compensation that the payments shall be
of public welfare funds it would be
egsate that miner in the mines who breaks leg
loses result of his work there shall be
of public welfare funds secured by taxation of all
of people of the state Scoss is not contracted
the warehouses driving trucks
highway definitely admittedly occupational
contracted only the mines of the state How
ever the Anaconda Copper Mining Company with its nflu
the membership of the last session of the legislature
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-28
Now, That We've Won a Battle

In the Agricultural Appropriation Act just passed after
bitter debate and deadlock the congress- of the National
Farmers Union have major battle World Ease
ism and for the working farmers of America.
Yet the fight is far from We cannot rest Our adj
vantage must be The enemies of abundant Foodfo
Freedom also the enemies of farm democracy family
type farming They must be kept the defensive Perhaps
even the We have long road to travel to win
through to economic democracy Agriculture National
Farmers Union goal of Production for Abundance This
part great movement in Waaces works. The March
the People Toward the Light
Our enemies though fewer than allies,
organized well-todo and powerful AS reported
this is still free country, political democracy
culture and President who carried the facts
the grip of little ring of Tory Democrats machine
Republicans became deadlocked.
The President told the people that the authority sell
for feed at less than the parity price for the
adoption of the senate figures for FSA
stiles The people made the house surrender
This citizens is democracy in the year 1912 functionng
itself and to strengthen itself for victory
be the beginning of the peoples Century that began
Labor with the adoption of the Wagner labor relations
Or it can be false dawn.
Today have strong allies, natural allies They
and of other liberal farm organizations of all
three national labor organizations and leaders great
religious groups We have hope the respect men
and boys in the Army and Navy Will hold these allies
and this respect?
Not if stand still. Life moves fast these days. We
will be attacked by those forces who would