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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-21
Service Notes:

Four Detroiters have completed
their basic training in submarine
duties at the New London, Conn,
submarine base school and now
will be given experience aboard
subs before receiving their twin
dolphin insignia.
They are Thomas A. Thomas,
1850 Milton, motor machinist's
mate, End class; George X. Miller,
80 w. Dakota. seaman, 2nd class.
Cliffard Z. McNickle, 27105 Shia-
wassee, seaman. End class: Leon
ard A. Langdaie, 1924 Walton,
ships cook.
Eight Michigan lads, four OF
them from Detroit, have become
aerial navigators, finishing their
courses at-the -AAF'n navigation
school in Hondo, Tex.
They are End Its. Arthur r..
Broat, 1856 Lakewood; William
f.. CObane, 1868 Whitney; Leo j.
Poladian. 1884 LivernoiS; Albert
r.. Shelley, 44l7 Second; Emerson
w. Riggs, Belleville; Earl NJ.
Piper, Bessemer; Lynn w. May,
Bronson; Donald l.. Fuller, Grand
Rapids.
GRADUATES
Graduates from other army,
navy and marines schools are:
Quantico, Va. marine officers
school, End Its. j. j. DePalma,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-21

2l423 Bennett; r. A. Kelly, 1869
Centralia.
Corpus Christi. naval air sta
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
DOCTORS ADMIT
 GANDH| M|SCUE
Nationalist Leaders De. terninatOin to Live Has
 Crossed Up MedicOs

Poona, India. March 4,--(Up)-- pr, 3, 0. Roy, chief Of six physicians who attended MohandAs K. dandhl during his fast, said today that full control of mind over body and Q determination to live enabled him to survive 2i days without solid food.
 "dandhl fought every inch of the ground for his Afe," pr, Roy said in on interview.
 dandhi, 7S.yoNr.old Indian na- tionalist leader, ended his fast yeS- terdey, having SubSlsted three weeks on water mixed with limo juice.
 A bulletin from the four doctors still In attendance said dandhi slept well last night and was cheerful to. cay. He had orange juice, honey and water during tho day, they said.
 pr, Roy said he and his colleagues, m issuing c bulletin In tho second week of tho fast predicting 0andhls death unless ho broke tho fast, based their opinion ton tho low of aver. ages.
 "fn 0andhis case, partly HS ro- suit of tho forces operating in all of us and partly aS result of self-dlsel- pline In which he deliberately brought physical functions under control of his mind, the functions of his body were more and more being directed by the central nervous sys- tenn. Therefore, our forecasts proved erroneous"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
WAGE INCREASES
 TERMED UNFAIR
Union Leaders Criticize Smallness of Aircraft
 Workers Raises

Los Angeles, March { --tUP)-- Union leaders today criticized as "manifestly unfair'' the smailnesS of War Labor Boards wage increases for aircraft workers, but promised there would Do no further interrup- ton Of production.
 ofiieiais of the ATL MaehiniSts union, representing thougands of aircraft workers at Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles, charged the board had "betrayed the faith of tho workers" by failing to meet de- Fnands that their wages Do raised to match those paid west coast ship- yard workers.
 AFL MaehinSts locals ct Booing's Seattle and Renton, Wash, plants had demanded c 06 cents hourly ininimum--an increase of 32 i-2 cents. The board awarded them Q ( i-2 cent general increase. At Cons solidated's San Diego plant. and ct tho Lockhoed and Vega plants at Los Angeles, workers were awarded a ' Ia cent raise. They, too, had demanded q 0B cont minimum.
 Union officials, however, prom lsed there would Do no repetition of the work Stoppago last Thursday which halted production of Flying Fortresses ct Boelng'S Seattle ana Benton, Wash, plants.
 The WLB'B wage Stabillzation ail- FlounCement was Issued against Q background of protest meetings held during the past week by workers ct Seattle, San Diego and Los An. geieg. Tho union, citing alleged procrastinatlon by thJ board, heh the meetings to hasten WLB's ac- ton.
 An implied threat of general work stoppago was Issued by the union when 1t scheduled tho pr0- test meetings, but after the Seattle meeting resulted iil q walkout, sub. Sequent meetings were attended SparSeiy and union leaders were careful to urge uninterrupted pros duction.
 Harold J. Gibson, president of the Boeing local ct Seattle, Harvey c. Brown. president Of the Consoil. dated local ct San Diego, and Dale Reed, president of the Lockheed. Vegas local at Los Angeles. planned to meet here today to discuss the boards action.
 Brown said the boards applica- ton Of the Little Steel" formula failed to take Into confederation ad- ditional increases in the cost of liv- ing at San Diego-increases which have accumulated since the formula was evolved.
 "The cost of living in San Diego has risen i6 per cent from the base maximum used in figuring the Idttl0 gteep formula" he said. At Seattle, Gibson said that after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Mayor Leads Fight
 Against Nurses Bill
"FavOritism" Charged By Advocate of Life.JOb
 Measure; Discharge of Seven Nurses Cited

Opposition to tho bill introduced by Senator John r. Tohln in which Waterbury Health Department nurses would be given lifetime ap- pointment was voiced yesterday by Mayor John s. Monagan at 0 hear ing before tho legislative commit toe on public health at the state capitol, Mayor Monagan opposed tho bill on the grounds that 1t singles out employees Of one dc. partmont to the exclusion Of tho rest" and in answer to charges that seven nurses were dropped by the Hayes administration and another discharged to give 0 job to c com mlssioner's friend cited the records of his own and the late Mayor Win. cent A. Seully in the affairs of the health department,
 Charges of the busting of nurses and faVorites within the department during the Hayes regime were brought by Julia Gull, ono of the department nurses and Attorney Charles O'Connor, former corpora. ton counsel, who represented them, Attorney O'Connor declared the bill would protect nurses who have ren- dered years of faithful service, pointing out that most of them have been in tho department from IS to 23 years and all have been In more than two years, Ho said they feel they may be dropped with any change of administration.
 Mayor Monagan said he had had no indication that any Of tho nurses felt insecure in their jobs and that while he was not raising the ques- ton of qualifications, Q bill "frees- ing" tho nurses in the,r jobs should give this aspect consideration. The bill before the committee, Inc said, neglected this point.
 Corporation Counsel Maurice Heaiey said the administration ob- jeetS to the bill in principle. He pointed out that if Q nurse were frozen Into office it would Do lem barrasSing" to prefer charges against her If she later became in- competent. He added that freezing in creates inefileieney in that there iS lack of competition.
 "Aii these nurses arc fine women, and I nm not opposing them per- sonally, but we should have the power to run the city aS we think right" he declared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
FAMILY INVOLVED
 IN DISTURBANCE

Prank UrbanaitiS, BB, of Man. chester, and his son Frank Urhanai. tis, IT,, 24, of 3B Porter street, were given suspended Jail sentences of co and co days respectively on charges of breach of the peace and drunks enness arising from 0 disturbance at tue Porter street address yestor. day. Motor Patrolmen Patrick Ken- ilody and Frank Butkus arrested the two on complaint of Mrs. Urban. aitis, who said in court today that her husband and son had beaten her Nnd that she had been forced to run for aid.
 Judge dafIney suspended tho sentences on condition that father and son leave the city and go to Manchester, where the elder Urban. aitis is employed. If they return hego within tho next threo liionthS, he warned, tho sentences will be In. voked.
 Columbus Small, colored, 33, i4i North Elm street, was given Q cons tinuance until March 20, on c charge of breach of tho peace and assault, and warned to stay away from the complaining witness, Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

Two local firms have reported re- fusal of employees to work % hours, Mrs. Dewey revealed. They have been ordered to adopt the minimum hour schedule and employees who do not follow 1t will be considered absentees and will be dealt with when the VINO committee devises remedies for abSenteeism, she said,
 Many individual problems pre-. sented by local employers were settled by regional ofilcialS ct Q special conference in Boston yes- terday, Mrs. Dewey stated. Employ. CTS have been urged to place the new program into effect as early before the March SI deadlino as possible. Employers should not TO. lease workers, however, without first oontactlng the WHO once 80 other suitable employment could be oh. tained, she added.
 Questions of stores, newspapers, and utilities arc among those that have not been answered as yet. Mrs, Dewey stated sho expects 0 national order regarding application of the 4e-hour order to newspapers and although Q national directive on utilities had been expected 1t Is be- lieved no each case will have to be treated individually.
 A general study of regulations per- taining to stores is being conducted and 0 decision iS expected to Do reached shortly. Many objections have been raised by Store!owners who claim impractlcability of using the 40-hour week schedule.
 Mrs, Dewey indicated that eStab. llshmentS whose employees are al- ready devotlng part.time to factory jobs may not be forced to hire those employees for longer hours, thereby depriving them of their war plant work. Hero again each case will Do considered on It's own merits, she added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Compensation Agreements

Tho following agreements for weekly payments during disability were approved today at tho ofilee of Compensation Commissioner John J. o'Connell:
 Alton Pullon of 20 Elmhurst avenue, Waterbury, against Wa terhury Tool O., Div. of Vickers, Inc, 92b,0O beginning Fob. 3, sprain of left ankle.
 John 6. Watson of 200 Cooke street, Waterbury, against soovill Mfg. O., 926.00 for 3-7 Of c week, period of inoapaeity, injury to lip,
 Patrick Lundon of Torrington against W. W. MertE co. of Tor- rington, 922,B0 beginning last Dec. 2i, dislocated left knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Employees Of Local
 Firms Reported As
 Refusing To Comply
Petitions for Exceptions to Be Decided on Circun. stances of Each Situation Announces
 Deputy Director

Exceptions to the 48-hour work week order will be based conditions in individual and not according to the nature of the employment establishment by industry, Mrs. Mary M Dewey WING deputy director for nresensd nroblems cairn~ inshtv to conform to the regulations and each will be considered individually regardless of action taken by other similar concerns 1t was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

girl acquaintance, in tho mean. time. The man was arrested yoster. day by Patrolmen George McAlligott and JcBeph Dwyor.
 Louis, Konofsky, i7, ii Ward street charged with violation of rules of the road, and driving with defective brakes. was granted c nolle on pay. riient of 9S on the first count and Q nolle on tho second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

nine months of faithful waiting by our workers, this decision has cer- tainly shattered their faith in the VILE and other government agen- cies."
 Reed would say only that 1t is not important what I think about 1t. What Is important is how do the workers feel about 1t. This will Do expressed in the special meeting for our membership which will Do held Sunday"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Grand Secretary

Welch's delegates will meet to- night to hear reports from mem. bers. An excellent floor show will preeede dancing with music by DeVito's orchestra.
 Grand Recording Secretary Ralph Brandely and Grand Trus- tee Michael Castaldi of Waterbury will share the honors of the eve. ming with Grand Chief Ranger Humphrey. All three will play im- portant parts in the coming state convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

Rbouts of Congregational mlsslon- aries In the Philippines has been re ceived by the American Board of Foreign Missions.
 All American Board missionaries in Manila, Bagulo and Davao were re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Grand Chief Ranger

Ufhnu UhIoK kSAMBUr restrictions on transportation are not imposed.
 The general committee of ar- rangements for Saturdays event is headed by Past Grand Chief Rangers William Fl. Dunlavey and Felix 0uarini. Representatives Of several local courts comprise, the committee, which will meet to- morrow night for final discussion of plans.
 The meeting will Do held at Franco o~American hall. Court
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

Representative John Membrino said the past record of the health department was sufficient proof that there was no need for the bill. He said 1t would set 0 precedent that members of other departments would wish to follow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
PUBLIC INVITED
 TO VIEW FILMS

Connecticut Fights" and "since Pearl Harbor," q Red Cross picture, will Do shown in the East Lobby of the Central Y. M. 0. A. ct 7:30 o. clock tonight,
 The public Is invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

Alligator rain clothes for men ore made by specialists in roiny doy apparel - They toks inc drobness out of rain clothes SO that e men with on alligator eo0t eon see silver lining 10 every cloud - Though more then q third Of the ysor = I35 dOys -Is fine for on alligator - And much Of inc rest Of the ysov - Alligator soboF. dimes tGke their pIGee in inc sun - They're toiIoEsd good enough foT t-$7.5o to $z5.75.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Grand Trustee

Grand Chief Ranger John J. Humphrey of Waterville will head Q delegation of officers of the Grand Court of Connecticut, For esters of America, to the vaude. vile and dance presentation or. ranged by the afiiliated courts of Waterbury as Q pre-eonvention 30. elal feature, The event will be held Saturday evening in Tern. pie hall. The 4Srd session of tho Grand Court Is slated for Water- bury in May, providing further
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

MISS CATHERINE HANLON
 Miss Catherine HanI0n, local attorney, is serving as inspector for the U. 6. Department Of La. bOr In the wages and hours pub- lic contracts division, working in the Waterbury WIPE area. Before her appointment several weeks ago, Miss IIanlOn was associated with Attorney Edward MascOlO in the practice of lew.
 A graduate of tho Wllllmantlc Nol mal school, Miss HanlOn taUtht at B. w. Tinker school be. fOr0 entering Boston Law school. She was admitted to tho Connoctl. cut bar ln 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
Problems Arising In Connection With
U. s. MISSIONARIES
 IN MANILA WELL

Boston, March 4.-(UP)-The first word in nearly Q year of the where-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

ported well. The cable was a1n through the Japanese and hm4IIA can Red Gross by the Rev, E6WoE1 L. Noltlng of Lexington, Mo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04
&~~Mryav@ gsIADLlSAsD SsON

Time To Think Of Spring Rains And How Comfortable 4 Men Can Be Inside An Alligator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-04

BUY WAR BONDS, STAMPS
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
Note Progress
in Bond Drive
$l7.205 Pledged
by z Organisations

With actual returns beginning
to come in the bonds-for-war-
plane campaign today rises a
substantial step toward the top
Of the thermometer at the Ma
comb county building.
A total of $17,205 in bonds
was pledged at two meetings
held yesterday, the Board of
Commerce, sponsor of the drive,
announced today. Eighteen
members of the Kiwanis club
yesterday pledged $12,550 of
their $4,000 quota, with more
than IS members yet to be heard
from. Lawrence Schott is XII
wants bond-sales chairman.
Fifteen members of B'nai
Birth, meeting last night, pledg-
ed S4,650 of their $4,000 quo
ia. Jack Feldman is in charge of
the drive in the organization.
The whole community is urg-
ed to participate in the drive to
put a fighter plane called "City
of Mount Clemens" in action in
the war. Under Board of COM
merce sponsorship, Mount Gle
mems is aiming to raise $3.50 900
in bond sales by Jan. 30. The
sum of S163 900 is the January
quota for Mount Clemens. The
last $4,000 will pay for the
fighter plane, as a tribute to the
See BONDS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
Bowling Addresses
kiwanis Members
Business and Politics
Subject Of Tolk

William G.. Bowling, Wayne
county prosecutor. was the
speaker at Wednesdays meet
ing of the Mount Clemens XII
wants club.
Speaking upon the subject
Business and Politics" Bowling
sketched the progress of recent
Detroit graft investigations and
the part that business had play
ed in them.
The Wayne prosecutor was the
guest of Macomb County Prose-
cutor Wilbur F. Held who intro
duced him.
Ten per cent Of the clubs
S25, 900 quota in the bonds-for-
warplane drive already has
been subscribed.
Guests included Justice DON
aid J. Parent, who spoke brief
ly; George Rose. an investigator
for the Wayne county prosecu-
tors office, and a Mr.. Kraemer.
An attendance prize was Civ
en- Robert I. Winslow, a letter
was read from Pat Jones, XII
wanian for q month, and Presis
dent Alvin w. Hameister an
nounced that he will be host to
directors tonight at $50 dinner
at the Medea.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
Al 10 Graduate
in 'Mid.Year
BoecoIoureote
Service Sunday

Forty-one members of Mount
Clemens High schools first mid
year graduation class today
awaited opening of Commence
ment Week activities Sunday
with Baccalaureate service at
First Methodist church.
All other activities will be
held at the high school. They
include Class Day on Monday,
the traditional Junior-Senior
dance on Wednesday and grad
uation itself on Thursday.
Rev. Alfred p. Landon, pas
tor of First Methodist, will de-
liver the Baccalaureatt sermon
entitled AN Understanding
Heart" Rev. George A. Meri-
field, rector of Grace Episcopal,
will read the Scripture; Rev.
Harold Hayward, pastor of Gill
bert Memorial Baptist, will say
the prayer and Rev. j. j. Ken
nedy, pastor of First Presbyter-
ian, will ask the Benediction.
The A Cappella Choir will
sing "The Lord Bless You and
Keep You" and Miss Lois Har-
per will play the organ post
Jude, "Pomp and Circumstance"
Appropriate hymns also are on
the program set to start at 8
pm.
Members of the class are:
Allis, Joan; Babe, Doris L.;
Bannow, Richard: Blomeyer,
Kay; Bloss, George: Brandon
burg, Frederick; Branya
Charles; Cunningham. Colleen;
Engelman, Betty; Fairbanks,
Laura; Fink, Frederick; Frede,
Jacqueline; Frink, Jean.
Hubel, Thomas: Jock. Virgin
ia; Kerr, Elinor: Kleino, Isabel;
Leach, Virginia: Maulee. Flor
ence; Mighion, Agape; Mikelait,
Margaret; Miller. Richard; Mill
er, Traver; Murray, Elizabeth;
See GRADUATES-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
Floyd Marlin
Dies in Action
Mount Clemens
Youth q CosuoIty

Floyd Martin, Jr,, 90, gunner's
mate, u S. Navy, and son of
Mrs Arthur Jenkins, Is S. Will
son boulevard, Mount Clemens.
was killed in action in New
Guinea Dec. %, his mother was
notified today by the Navy De-
partment.
The young sailor, who enlist
cd in Sept. 1871, was a graduate
of the Grand Haven high school,
but had attended Mount Clemens
high school for a time. In Mount
Clemens he was employed by the
Koppitz agency.
Besides his mother the youth
full victim of war in the South
west Pacific is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Bernard Moore and
Bernice Martin, both of Mount
Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
83 SeIe(tees
OFF 10 Custer
Breakfast Served
Departing Group

Eight-eight men from Mount
Clemens and Warren township
left the USO Club at 7:15 a. m.
today for Fort Custer where all
will undergo u. S. Army train
ing.
Breakfast was served the men
mostly ID and 10 years old
by the VIEW Auxiliary under the
direction of Mrs. John Thurman.
Assisting her were Mrs. Fred
Cooley, Mrs. Albert Wallace,
Mrs. James Sapere and Mrs. Le-
Roy Brundage, the latter aux
iliary president.
Mrs. Brundage said today that
donations from the Lions Club
and the Metropolitan auxiliary
made the breakfast possible.
She seeks further donations and
can be telephoned at 2088W.
A large crowd of parents and
friends waved goodbye to the
draftees who left by bus.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
Last Of Dues
African Empire
Falls Apart
Key Port AfIome
as British,
French CIose-In
BY ROGER GREENE
Associated Press War EAi


Final collapse of Premie Mus
solini's African empire appear.
ed to be only a matter Of hours
today amid signs that Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel was
hastily abandoning the burning
city of Tripoli, and British 9Th
army columns stormed forward
within 35 miles of the axis
stronghold while the Fighting
French drove up from the south.
Tripoli is the last citadel Of
Italy's dark continent domain
which once embraced Eritrea,
Italian Somaliland. Abyssinia,
Cirenaica and Tripolitania.
A bulletin from Gen. Sir Ber-
nard L. Montgomery's 9th army
headquarters said British troops
yesterday captured the towns Of
Tarhuna and HONS, respective
ly 40 and Sc miles from Tripoi,
and continued their pursuit Of
Rommel's fleeing armies.
Frontline dispatches said Rom
mels troops and equipment were
already streaming westward
from Tripoli toward the Tunisian
frontier, 100 miles away, with
allied planes making a shambles
of the enemy's line Of retreat.
Uttered HIGHWAY
A 50-mile stretch of coastal
road between Tripoli and Zuara
was described as Uttered with,
the bombed and bullet smashed
wreckage Of trucks and other
equipment.
British headquarters indicated
that Tarhuna and HONS fell ear
ly yesterday and said hat "dur-
ing the. day our troops were in
close contact with the enemy re-.
treating to the west"
For the moment, the downfall
of Mussolini s once proud Afri.
can realm eclipsed other events,
but vital developments were
shaping elewhere in the global
war:
Allied headquarters said today
See TRIPOLI-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21

to the Don 80 miles south of
Rostov, are falling, field dis
patches said.
Red Star announced that Sow
let attachments were capturing
point after point while the
Germans were blowing up
bridges and trying to lay more
mines in rapid retreat. They
already have been driven from
number Of positions on the
Salsk side of the Manych, it
said.
There and elsewhere on the
long front the Russians were
declared moving ever westward
in the 10th week of their winter
offensive, with Rostov, the steel
city Of Kharkov, the industrial
~ important Donets Basin CEN
ter of Voroshilovgrad and the
Maikop oil fields of the Cauca-
sus among their detectives.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21

II is suggested that persons
living in the South Macomb
area file these telephone num-
bers for future reference.
The Roseville sub station will
be in charge of Mrs. Mary
Soenen, while Mrs. Rosalind AL
Tor will be at Center Line and
Mrs. Josephine Sadler at Ro-
meo.
Members of the rationing
board today expressed deep APP
probation Of the Detroit Edison
company's donation of space and
facilities so that ratioaing serv-
ices might be made more con-
venient for he general public.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-21
Huge Quantity
of Fuel Oil
ImlnlObiliZed

DETROIT, Jan. FL - (P) -
Approximately 100000 gallons
of fuel oil intended for use in
Detroit residence heating sys-
TENS may be immobilized until
spring in two tankers tied up
in Detroit river shps.
Acting at request Of the army,
Mayor Edward j. Feffries We'd
nesday ordered fire and police
departments to stop the Great
Lakes Transport Corp. from UNI
loading the tankers to tank
trucks because of danger OF
fire"
The unloading into tank trucks
of inflammable liquids was said
by city officials TO violate city
and state laws.