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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Russian
Front Aflanle
with Battles
Only 80 Mile Cop
Separates Advancing
Soviet Armies
BY ROGER ID. GREENE

Associated Press War EditsP
Heavy battles ragged on five
great fronts in the Russian cam
paign today, imperilling the
Germans on a l.000-mile line,
with the Red armies of COL
Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutin threat
ening to spring fresh trap
around Nazi garrisons in the
Don bend 100 miles west Of
Stalingrad.
Soviet dispatches said two
Russian forces lacked only 80
miles of forging the final link in
a new ring around the Germans
following the capture of Cher
nishkov and the Nazi air base at
Chenishkovskaya 40 miles to the
north.
WOULD ENGULF FOE
Union of the two Red armies
would encircle more Axis di-
visions in a region so miles west
of another tightly-closed trap
engulfing the survivors Of ~
German divisions before Stain
grad.
Russian headquarters, de-
nouncing German claims Of sue
cess as Hitherto lies -
foolish as they are false" re-,
ported an unbroken series Of
Red army triumphs in five key
sectors:
1. Northern Caucasus" Our
troops continued their advance
and occupied several populated
places" the Soviet command an
nounced.
"An especially fierce engage
ment took place in the area Of
large village. The Germans
threw considerable numbers Of
infantry and tanks into the At
tack. In hand-to hand fighting
with bayonets and rifle butts,
Soviet troops fented the Hit
lerites and drove them from the
village.
SURGE FORWARD
Pressing their comeback drive
through the Caucasus, the Rus
slams were reported surging
hea from newly-captured
, Mozdok, gateway to the Groxny
oil fields. and southeast Of Nal
chik.
2. Middle Don - the German
high command threw masses O.
reinforcements into one sector
of the middle Don, scoring e
slight gain, but Red army tan1f
swung into the battle, killinG'
See RUSSIA-Page Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
State Medical
Expert in City
Motevnol Consultont
Speoks Before Clubs

DR.. Alexander M. Camp
bell, maternal health consultant
for the Michigan Department Of
Health, will be the principal
speaker before seven Macomb
County service clubs within the
next eight days, after making
his opening speech before men,
bers of the Optimist Club at
Gordon's Grill this noon.
Tonight he will appear before
the Richmond Lions Club at
Cook Hotel while on Thursday
at noon he will address Mount
Clemeps Lions in the parlors of
the First Methodist Church.
His schedule next week calls
for speeches Monday at noon to
Mount Clemens High Twelve
Club members; Tuesday at six
p. m, Utica Rotary Club;
and Thursday evening Armada
Lions, Hotel Ember, Armada.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Needless Information
Calls Clog Phone Lines

Pointing to the delay caused
on important telephone messages
by needless information" calls
Robert l. Winslow, district man.
ager for the Michigan Bell Tele-
phone company, today urged
Mount Clemens residents to look
in their books for desired num-
bers before asking for "infor-
nation" IN
"Of each 100 'information'
calls" winslow said, $50 are
for numbers clearly listed in
telephone directories"
We will appreciate the pub
lies cooperation" the telephone
company official stated.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
5heriff's Squad
Strikes Again
IL Arrested in
Second Roid

For the second time in as
many nights, deputies led by
Sheriff Jacob F.. Theut swooped
down on alleged Warren town
ship gambling places last night
when they raided an establish
ment at 4061 East Eight Mile
road.
Warren Township Just c e
Stanley Guzdial Immediately
held court over a blackjack ia
BILE, ordered 10 frequenters to
pay fine and costs totaling
$l335, assessed another a total
of $15.85 and suspended fine and
costs for a twelfth when he burst
into tears.
TEARS ALTAR PENALTY
The man, Alex Baer, 81, OF
400l Tuxe o, Detroit, wept
openly when Guzdial fined him
a total of $3O.85 after finding
him guilty of being the lookout.
Guzdial softened a moment lat
er when Baer turned on the
tears.
The one story building is 80
feet wide and so feet long, Sher-
iff Theut said, and contained
four blackjack tables, black
boards on two sides and a radio
over which race information
came directly from the tracks
All of the equipment including
benches and furnishings was
smashed by axes.
Theut, WHO was assisted by
deputies T h o m S Kaltenbach
Cornelius Gudenau, Otto Ro-
waldt and Clayton Graebert
said he could not locate the al
legged operators.
Sam Bernstein, 80, 2678 John
r., and Thomas Marson, 80, OF
the Park Hotel, both Detroit
who were arreste d Monday
when deputies led by Theui
raided their alleged blind pig
and gaming place at 1878 East
Eight Mile road, will be arraign-
ed Jan. II on charges of main
tanning and operating a gam
bling establishment, Prosecutor
Wilbur F. Held said today.
Bernstein also will be charg-
ed with carrying concealed
See SHERIFF-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
By ]. NORMAN LODGE

WITH SO u T II PACIFIC
FLEET, Jan. S - (P) - A dar-
ing submarine operation under
the cover of darkness has result
ed in the rescue of % men, wom-
en- and children from Japanese
held island in the Solomon
group, Admiral William F.
Halsey disclosed today.
The commander of the south
Pacific force said that II Of
those rescued were white wom-
en- known to have been in inn
minent danger of i'll treatment
and death. Three were children.
The operation involved the de-
taching of a fleet submarine
from the task of sinking Japa-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Finish Jap Base

CHUNGKING, Jan. s. R-
A Chinese Army spokesman told
q Press conference here today
that the japanese have complet-
ed the construction of q Naval
Supply Base on Siangshan Bay,
leo miles south Of Shanghai in
Chekiang Province, and recalled
to his listeners he had told them
several weeks ago that such .
project would serve rs q defense
against possible allied Naval at
tacks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Report Japs
.Massing Vast
New Armada
MELBOURNE. Jan. 5

MELBOURNE, Jan. 5 - up
Melbourne newspapers dis
played prominently today a
statement by a government Of
fetal that the japanese we're re-
ported massing the largest ar
mazda they have yet sent into the
Southwest Pacific and that Japa-
nese aircraft apparently operat-
ing from submarines had been
scouting the Australian north
east coast.
lin Washington, Navy Secre-
tary Knox said that there we're
always enemy ships at Rabaul,
New Britain, but that Ito the
best of my knowledge there is
no unusual concentration at the
moment" He had been asked at
a press conference whether the
Navy had information of a con-
centration of Japanese shipping
at Rabaul presumably for an at
tack on Guadalcanal or the Al
lied-held port of New Guinea.)
NEAR RABAUL
The official, who did not per-
nit his identity to be disclosed,
said that a huge concentration
of Japanese ships had been
sighted off Rabaul and other
new Britain harbors, and that at
Munda, in the Solomons, the
Japanese were constructing an
airdrome which would be one
of the largest in the southwest
Pacific, capable of accommodate
ing large fleets of the heaviest
bombers.
He said that Japanese mer-
chant ships and transports in the
See JAP ARMADA-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05

CHUNGKING, Jan. s. R-
Twenty-one japanese planes un-
loaded more than 100 bombs on
the southwestern fringe OF
KweiIen, capital of Kwangsi
Province, in a raid yesterday
morning the Central News
Agency reported today, but
damage was declared negligible.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Senator Johnston,
State Rep. Carroll
Leave for Capital

State Senator Ivan A. john
ston and Representative Howard
r. Carroll were en- route to Lam
sing today where on Wednesday
they will be sworn in as men,
bers of the Senate and House
of Representatives, respectively.
Both Johnston and Carroll
will be making their first ap-
pearance in state legislative
hall. Johnston just completed
four years as Macomb County
prosecutor while Carroll was his
assistant during that time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Tank Testers
Return 10 Jobs
Production Resumed
ct Chryslss plont

DETROIT, Jan. s. m -
Tank engine assemblies were ~
sumed this morning at the Chry.
sler Corporations Jefeog1on
Avenue plant after - tank -
CINE testers returned 70 tSo19.
jobs, ending an unauthorizo1
strike over . wage demand.
Return OF the testers We g.,
layed more than IN hour durine
. conference with their UniG2'
Shop Committee and EdWoD1
Carey, financial secretary q H.
United Automobile WorkneD
(CIO) Local No. Z.
Company officials said ~ -
day shift testers. employed II
the dynamometer room, Co.
work at noon Monday after @.
handing a raise In their hourly
wage rate, and testers On sue-
ceedins shifts also refused -
work. The engine assembly ~
was forced to Close last 800
the company said. u
Carey said today that 49,
men have Q Legitimate nrtoo
and they just brono 6D
waiting 30 long ~ q Il
were able to roEol1r
return. howevQ u
/ CapDw 49, i1n+
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Reds Need Help

LONDON, Jan. 5-W.p-The
Daily Mail, urging faster action
In Tunisia, said today that the
Russians need Allied help to
open q Spring offensive. "Only
when we have cleaned up North
Africa shall we BIB in a position
to open a second front in Eur
ope," The Daily Mail said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Resume Recreation
Program Tonight

The Department of Recrea-
tons winter sports program for
men and women will be re-
sumed al. 7 p. m. tonight in the
gymnasiums Of the Mount Glenn
ems High School, Director Ber-
-aaFd- Ballantine- announced to-
day.
He said badminton is open to
both men and women. swim
ming and volley ball only to
men. The activity suspended for
the holiday period.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Property Rights

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-(P)-
Seventeen Allied belligerent
governments and the French No
tional committee served notice
on the Axis and its beneficiaries
today that property rights in
countries now occupied by them
will be restored to their rightful
owners when the Axis is elected.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Sects Dissolved

BERN, Switzerland, Jan. s.
(R - A Budapest dispatch ia
the Neuesurcher Zeitung said to-
day that the Rumanian govern
ment had ordered the dissolution
Of all religious sects In Rumania
win their property reverting Ia
TIE state.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05

LONDON, Jan. s - (R -
Eighty -one American flying Of
ficers were awarded distinguish
ed flying crosses by Maj. Gen.
Lewis H. Brereton, commander
Of the United States Air Forces
in the Middle East, at ceremon-
les yesterday at an air base.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Ruin. Battered

LONDON, Jan. 5-(R)-RAF
bombers battered At German in.
dustrial targets in the Ruhr val
ley for the second night in sue
cession last night, an Air Minis
try communique said today. Two
British planes were reported
lost.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05

MOSCOW, Jan. 5-W.D-Rus-
sian troops smashed desperate
G . m q n counter attacks on
three SoutheHl fronts In grim
battles under . mo0nless sky
during the night In which every
weapon rom tanks to bay0nets
and rifle butts were brought into
play.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05

BERN, SWITZERLAND, Jan
5-(P-The Vichy Radio re-
ported early today that the Ger
mans had imposed a curfew on
the Mediterranean port OF Mar
seille after q bomb was thrown
at q hotel used by the occupa-
ton forces and that German
soldiers were authorized to shoot
IL they encountered any resist
ance in enforcing It.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Iafe* X X
bulletins


LONDON, Jan. 5-(R-Car-
ole Lands, blonde film star from
the United States, and Capt.
Thomas C. Wallace OF Pasadena,
Calf, a U. S. Army Air Force
pilot, were married today. Miss
Lands came to Britain to enter
tain troops.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05
Midget Receivers
Gas Book Lost
for Speeding

A "a inch Roseville midget
and war worker today was the
first motorist to regain his gas
ration book from the OPA.
The midget. Paul w. Roesse,
who lives at 29828 Park, made a
special plea to Arthur H. Sarvis,
state OPA director, claiming he
didn't realize he was driving 40
miles an hour.
RoesSe lost both his "a" and
&C" ration books for speeding,
but said he would give up his
&C" book for a "B" because he
now is employed nearer his
home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-05

lmpsrtiel cevessss
Of All loesl News
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Bond Purchases
Honor Fighters

FLINT, April "a -- &C Spark
Plug division employees remem.
hered and honored more than
5000 former fellow workers nov
in tho armed forces by accepting
pay roll deductions 10 purchase
extra war bonds with a maturit,
value Of S447,539 it was announced
today by the company.
The pledges were gwen during
Miss Victory Week when Miss
Victory. Mrs Barbara Ann Clark
and other speakers urged last
week that an extra bond he pur.
chased 10 honor &C mon in the
service and ~ the same time
boost Uncle Sans second wal
loan drive
Highly eIated with the workers
response almost doubling tho an
iicipated amount. George r. Mann
Jr, &C president, urged other
firms 10 copy the idea Of honorine
employees IN service with purchase
OF extra bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
u. s. Bombers
Blast Targets
In RdngoonA Area
oil Refinery Hit;
Fires Visible Is Miles
Away Lett Burning

NEW DELHI. Arrll = ,uP'-
American B-24 heavy bombers Of
the United States 10Th AIR Force
attacked targets IN the Rancoor
area THURSDAY night scoring hits
or an OIL refinery AZ Tllswa and
railroad YARDS ar Nahlwagon, an
ar force communloue said today
Large fires were left burning,
visible = writes away one Was re-
ported spreading over a three
block area
P-40 hCn'erS. from the Assam
bases. howhed a bridge A. Shadu-
CUP. damaging both approaches.
BPS medium bnmherS scored dl-
rect hits on buildings warehouses
and railroad tracks AZ Mandalay.
All aircraft returned safely
Meanwhile patrol fighting In
Burma CO" ire japanese casual
ties. according 10 "A British COM
runique. bur the general SItua-
ton on the Arakan front remained
unChanCe1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Guadalcanal Ace
Pines for Toxic
Eager TO Visit Japan
70 Avenee Murders

WASHINGTON April - lINSl
Back from Guadalcanal as
Americas top-ranking air acc,
Capt. Joe FosS If the marines said
he would like 10 visit Toxic 10
avenge the army airmen who were
executed for bombing Japan.
Asked his reaction to news Of
the executions, the hero who is
credited officially with shooting
down 26 Jap planes, replied:
I'D like 10 pay n visit 10
Toxic and we'd have short
talk about IT,"
VISIT WITH FAMILY
The 2S-year-old former South
Dakota farm boy Is IN the United
States after 10 weeks Of actua
combat against japanese planes n
Guadalcanal and now is looking
forward 10 a visit with his wife
and family.
FoSs was asked if he now woulc
like 10 take a crack AZ the Naz
fllerS and he replied that he would
so wherever he was sent
FoSs emphasized that American
pilots in the Pacific are not IN.
terested in running UP a RECORD
score. hut are concentrating or
defeating the JapS.
THE pilot who hasn't shot
down one plane hut goes into the
sky and protects his leaders
rates higher than the guy with "A
big score" FoSS said
IN GUADALCANAL BATTLE
Foss was in action over Guadal-
canal when the JapS made ono of
their big bids 10 rctakc that island
last October and he remained there
until late January Just before the
enemy garrison was crushed
Hc returned 20 this country
April "a. but has not Yet been 10
ms home Al Sioux Falls, : j.
However. he plans 10 be- there
May 3 and hopes 10 do some hunt
ing and fishing.
FoSS likes 10 box. shoot, ride =
horse and hunt wcaSelS SkunkS
and gopherS. He was taught to
do these things ny his father near
the FoSS home AZ Sioux Falls. The
fighter pilot m o.S successful
hunting. however was done IN The
skies above GuadalCanal on OC.
tober p when he shot down five
Japanese planes in one days ac-
ton,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Jdps Extending
Pacific Air Bases

LONDON, April "A GNS)-
Australian Army Minister Francis
Forde revealed today that the
japanese have built landing strips
capable Of accommodating 1000
planes on islands north OF the
Commonwealth. according 10 a
dispatch from Sydney TO the Eve
ming Standard,
Fordc said he believed that 200
900 Jap troops also were concen-
trated in the islands, bur declared
that Australian troops were fully
on guard and ready 70 meet any
enemy threat.
tGcn. Sir Thomas Blamcy,
deputy Allied commander IN
chief. recently voiced A convic-
tjon that 100000 Japs were
maSsCd north Of Australia while
SpokcSmen At Allied headquar-
lcrS said the generals estimate
was conservative. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Boy, I, Missing
Since Thursday

Police. Boy Scouts and scores n
Citizens late Saturday were press
ing their search for Alan Meal
pine, 2, who disappeared from his
home 1888 Hazelton, at noon
Thursday.
Since that time woods IN tire
vicinity of the home have heen
combed and the River Rouge
dragged, hut no trace or tho hoy
has been tal4HA l--Aie fFef4- h+-- A ~. !.
found a quarter Of A mile from ms
home.
Homes of two suspicious char
actorS' were searched ny police.
and their occupants questioned,
bur no information was gained
The child rs the son Of William
McAlpine. who with a son, William
Jr.. led the search.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
10 Per Centers 10 End
Strike Boosting Bonds

LIMA, O. April % CUP)-The
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Co. plant, shut down to-
day by A walkout Of 1000 ON
ployeS IN protest over company
failure 10 dismiss few employees
who have not subscribed 10 per
cent Of their wages 10 war bonds.
will resume full production Mon
day company spokesman an
nOunCpd
Company officials said the union
had agreed IN order the workers
IN return to their Jobs.
casts REPORTED today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Jap Peril Grave,
Is Warning
Filipino Says U. s.
Underestimates Foe

A grim warning that the Jspa-
nese are underestimate was
sounded Saturday by a man who
should know.
He is Vincent Pantoia, native
of the Philippines, who is now en-
ployed at the Pontiac Motor
torpedo plant as a tool engineer,
forging Instruments OF war.
1.-THE feeling that the Japanese
can he easily wiped out after
Germany Il defeated is not true"
he said. They now control, per-
haps. n many natural resources
as we do In the United States.
IF India should fall they will
control nearly half Of the worlds
population. AlSo they deal with
people who have never seen an
American plane, never heard an
American gun.
"A few years Of that--aided
nv excellent japanese propa-
gsnda and these conquered
peoples will believe that Ameri-
can and Great Britain no longer
exist
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Detroit US0 Attracts
MiIIionth SerVi(emdn

To PVT. Robert Matne,. ~ OF
Seymour. Mo. went tho honor
SATURDAY. NJ bclnC The wllhontf
scrNICeman 10 visit The downtown
Detroit USO Henry Meyers. rrosr
dent. announced. The Yank walked
INTO the club, Al lis p m. 10 Gn'
himself an honored man.
So the club provided HIM an
escort IN the person NJ Miss Mar
lvr HYATT. GSO hostess Whs
treated him 10 round n fhr
city taking IN dining spots and
dance places
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Allied Fhers Nail
81 Air Transports

CAIRO, April "a OUP) Revised
figures today showed that Allied
fighter planes on Thursday shot
down 81 ME-323 Air transports
over the Gulf Of Tuns instead OF
p, as previously reported.
The transports. with capacity
of about lao soldiers each. were
carrying gasoline and troops IL
TunlSla.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

ice scholarship
in retailing by
y ort hwcStern
University.
The scholar
ship viii make
it possible for
her 10 work in
a leading Chi
caGo business
concern and AT
the same time
" ork for A
master Of bust
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Detroit Officer Killed
In Bombers' Crash

Second 1t. Emil HauSch, 1925
Mettetal. was one Of 13 men killed
when two army homberS Collided
during a formation flight near En-.
Elewood. Fla, the war department
announced SATURDAY..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Trooper Killed in Fire
Gets Military Burial

PORT HURON, April 24-Pvt.
DAVID r, ColCan, l. a Michigan
State Trooper who was burned 10
death while on fire duty will have
q military funeral Mai. Hugh s.
Webb announced today. Colgan
died in the fire Of the White Block,
Port Huron's largest Office build
ine. in which 70 others were in
,ilred FRIDAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
On Employees Vote on Union

Approximately 1900 employees
OF the Saginaw Steering Gear di-
vision Of General Motors in Grand
Rapids will vote Thursday on
UAW-CTO representation. The
ballot is under NLRB sponsorship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
People
You Know
Fencing Teacher
Whecks Students
BY WILLIAM FLEMING

Bella De Tuscan, the fencer
after two shows a day for nine
days during the Sportsmen's Show
AT Olympia, wound up in bed with
a bad cold.
He is back on his feet now and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
SEIZED ISLANDS

When The ship reached the
South American port Maucote
rallied the crew and they deserted
in body All subsequently,
reached Canada and joined the
French forces,
Maucotel had his first chance
to strike blow for a free France
when he took part in the seizure
Of St Pierre and Miquelon from
ViChy control on Dec. "a. 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
DETR0ITsaaNFTnMES

Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning ny The Times Publishing
Company a. 1878 Times Square, Detroit.
Michigan
Entered A. Detroit Mich. as Second Glass
Mail Matter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
AFL Demands
May, 194l, Basis
For Food Prices
Control Called FsiIure
by Official Who Cites
Increases Of ESQ Per Cent

NEW YORK, April "a CUP)-
Secre y-TreaSurer George
Meany Of the ALL demanded in a
broadcast last night that Presi-
dent Roosevelt order the Office Of
Price Administration TO roll
back retail food prices TO the
levels Of May Is, 1912.
He said price control has been
a miserable failure" and that
some food prices rose as high as
100 per cent or more since jan
uary, l94l. Potato prices. he said.
rose in that period from p cents
a peck TO SO cents, an increase Of
about $50 per cent, in one in
dustrial city Of the Middle West.
BUTTER UP 50 PCT.
In another city, he continued.
bread prices rose % per cent. but
ter 50 per cont, milk rs per cent.
oranges ll6 per cent. cucumbers
l4l per cent, green peppers DTS
per cent, potatoes 2l9 per cent.
hamburger 172 per cent. pork
chops l13 per cent, lamb los per
cent and boiled ham 212 per cent.
The Little Steel a. IN a a
Mcany asserted, was based "on
/ the arbitrary assumption that
there was a reasonable and proper
balance between wages and living
costs on Jan. !, 194l.'
DEMANDS CHANGE
, He demanded that the balance
between wages and feed prices he
( re-eSt abliShed by an executive
tordcr Of the President n rhe OPA
pushing back the retail cash
prices Of all food staples 10 the
level which prevailed on Max Is
1872 - II would not be enough
he said. -fnElhe- nrde-tn state IN
general terms that food prices
should he held down.