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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16

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CLARA-iS L S war slang
nlfyng all clear following an
air raid You'll be in the clear
financially if YOU invest your
earnings IN War Bonds. Back
the attack with an extra $4,000
War Bond in September.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
COMPANIES TRY PLAN

90 many d. So uI ''.i'A f'N W
were n the first instance placed
on The west coast whore there
,las-n S-,r,ya- La la2anpnAer- Labor
rushed west % take those new
Jobs but now that labor is NOV
Ing back home recruiting and
Transporting more labor 20 these
Jobs won't solve the problem
The thing 20 90 is move future
contracts and sub-conlractS into
the areas where there lS surplus
msrpoWer. Some OF q aircraft
companies arc Themselves fol
lowing TINS policy as or solution
10 their unbelIevably hlgD rates
OF job-quittIns
Looking al II the other way.
for some time the A my refused
10 permit the placing OF any i'm
portant contracts IN the New
York metropolitan area The rea-
son was that thi was 2 strategic
area a most likely target for
bombing raids Yet there We're
400 600 unemployed % metro
poltan New York for many
months, and all this manpowcr
wasted To-Day with tho policy
broken down, that unemploy-
ment has been reduced 10 lao 900
and it viii go down further
Unemployment for the entire
country has been reduced 20 less
than a million. and Governor
NcNutt no longer considers il a
problem The problem now is the
placing Of contracts where there
is adequate msupoWcr Areas
that haze more contracts than
they can handle may b. 2 some
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16

Of those contracts taken away
from them and shifted 20 local.
ties that dom have critical man
power shortages.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
Communities Must Solve
Monpower Problems. .McNuff

shortages IN 40 areas. SURPRISES
in 70, anticipates shortages in
l63.-
The total manpower force will
be CSC million by the end Of the
year. plus 1913 million in the
armed services. Twenty-six mil
lion workers have changed jobs.
Every day 10000 workers are
being placed in new industrial
Jobs and $4,000 arc going into
the Army and Navy Two mil
lion women who never before
held Jobs in industry have been
brought into the labor force.
Now the point Of these stats
tics. Governor McNutt empha-
sizes, is that they reveal a shift
in the labor force that would
normally be recorded only IN
the course OF generation or
more. There is inevitable con-
fusion in such movements OF
great numbers Of people, even IN
the course of a lifetime, but
these particular changes have
been effected in less than two
years.
To control or al least TO chan
mel this confusion, Governor
McNutt thinks he now has the
cleanest organization in Wash
ington. Very little of il, how
ever, is in Washington. Under
Lawrence A. Appley, WPMC s
deputy administrator and eXcu-
tive director, the organization has
been cut down and moved into
the field.
a vital part Of the manpoWer
organization are the 1900 full
time. the 1000 part-time local
offices of the L. S. Employment
Service, which has taken ter
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
Cords OF Thonks

wish TO thank our friends
and neighbors for the kindness
expressed 10 me in my recent
bereavement Special thanks TO
Rev. BublitZ.
MISS NJ. BULLINGER
AND BROTHER
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
Lost ond Found
As

Lost $500 White and black
male Spaniel years old Re
ward Inquire 139 Burr st.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
Transportation
A.

2 ladies wish transportation
10 Packard plant night shift.
$50 till 6. Call 1889, Mt Glenn
ems.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
WAGES NOT REVISED

Last December all the sep
rate state employment services
were merged under federal
supervision through the War
ManpoWcr Commission At the
time IT was supposed that the
cN State employees would be
given federal rates Of pay, but
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16

Your photo and name on
stamps VIII reproduce exactly
from any size snap or photo, 100
gummcd perforated. ready to
affix STAMP PHOTOS for only
50 GO Stick them on your let
ters TO the boys in service. Mail
order TO Roy Hutchinson. 48
Lincoln Phone Mt Clemens
1927.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16

This is one Of series Of in
terviews n which the heads Of
Wsshington's top civilian
agencies discuss home-front
plans and problems.
By PETER EDSO
The country's msnpower prob
lens are gong to be solved IN
each individual community, says
War Nsnpower Commissioner
Paul V McNutt They VIII be
solved by moving war contracts
70 the 7-eas where there are sur
plus workers not by continue
ton Of the original policy 81
placing the contract and then
expecting labor 10 move 20 the
lob snd STAY pat Handled IN
this way Governor McNutt be
lieves that the msupoWer prob
lem can be solved on voluntary
basis. without any compulsory
national service act
Failure 20 spot the good points
Of this procedure may have been
the principal cause OF confusion
on the ranpoWer issue during
the past six months or year,
though the caJ G Of The confu-
sion goes back 70 The beginning
Of the war reproduction effort.
Shipysrds. st'r q IN & timber.
mines have 70 be worked where
they are bat faulty placing Of
other contracts n tho carly Gays,
without reference 20 DsnpoWer
supply. caused needless confu-
sion
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-16
Personals

Personals A
THOMAS H. SCOTT
1872 No. Gratiot Ave.
Mt Clemens, Mich.
INCOME TAX REPORTS
School and Commercial ADULTS
Open Tuesday and Thursday
evenings and Saturday after
moons.
Telephone 1921
INCOME TAX SERVICE
Bookkeeping 49, weekly or
monthly basis. Public stenoGra-
pher, notary with seal. Real
estate.
Open Evenings
SAN BARRON
80 n. Grauot, Mt Clemens.
Phone 2052. Residence $500.
SERVICE ON INCOME TAX
Declarations for Sept. 18th;
Bring in copy Of your[1s42
return. Open evenings.
w. Il AUBREY
26 So GratiOt Ave.
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Situations Wonted, Femole B-4
Situations Wanted, Male BIS
Music. poneins, Dromoties C-3

Accordion and Guitar-Pri-
vate and class lessons. All in
struments furnished. Honolulu
Conservatory Of Music and
Dance. 5lla North Walnut, Mt.
Clemens
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Ralph Roberts Elected
Doorkeeper Of House

Ralph Roberts, who has been in
the service of the House for more
than 20 years and recently had as
sisted the late Joseph j. Sinnott in
his duties as House doorkeeper, was
elected last night by the Democratic
caucus as Mr.. Sinnott's successor.
In contest for this career" post,
Mr. Roberts defeated former Rep
resentative Will Rogers Of Okla
homa.
The House in recent years has
followed policy of removing essen
tial positions in charge of important
work of Congress from patronage
and making them career jobs. Mr..
Roberts, As, and a native of Rock
port, Ind, came to Congress first
as a page. The Office of doorkeeper
ranks with the Offices of clerk, ser
geant at arms, postmaster and
chaplain as ''the big five" elective
positions. The deerkeeper usually
is called on to serve in a similar
position at the Democratic national
conventions.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
U50 Holds Luncheon
On Second Anniversary

Francis J. Keppel. secretary of the
Joint Army and Navy Committee on
.'Welfkrt.and Recreation, and Sidney
F. Taliaferro were chief speakers at
the second birthday celebration .of
the United Service Organizations at
the Jewish Community Center yes
terday.
Mr.. Keppel said USO is by far
the largest undertaking Of its kind
IN the world in point of both plant
facilities and personnel"
Mr. Taliaferro, recently reelected
chairman of this city's USO Council,
described the progress Of the USO
since it started it's first operation in
February, l94l.
He said minimum of $4,000
young people bring their personal
problems each month to USO's pro-
fessional workers for quiet talks"
Representatives of the Army, Fed
eral Security Agency, the District
War Hospitality Committee. Fedora
ton of Churches and the National
USO were present at the luncheon.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Stu|| Appointed
Aide
To oMi|ehanl
Commissioners Pick
Civic Worker for
$1,000 Position

Harry NJ Stull, Washington civic
leader, was appointed by the Board
of Commissioners today as eXecu-
tive assistant to Chief Air-Raid
Warden William J. Mileham on
full-time basis. He will be paid
$1,000 a year out of District black
out funds. Mr.. Stull succeeds Leslie
C.. Rucker, whose resignation was
accepted as of January 81.
A resident of the District for SO
years, Mr.. Stull has resigned as dep
uty clerk of the United States Court
of Claims. where he had been en-
ployed for IS years. He was born
at Frederick, Md. and lives at 4O8
Fourth street NE. He is So years
old.
Mr.. Stull already is familiar with
the work of the warden service, hav-
ing taken the lead with other officials
of the organized citizens movement
in the original development of the
warden service as a part of the Dis
trict civilian defense organization.
He has been serving also as volun-
teer as one Of the assistant chiefs
of the air-raid warden service.
He has served three terms as presi-
dent OF the Federation of Citizens
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Attack on u. :. Smashed
In 1912, Col. Gorre|! Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A threatened attack on the United
States last year was warded off and
the enemy defeated over the ocean
with only 80 minutes advance no.
tice of the invasion. Col. Edgar S
Gorrell, president of the Air Trans
port Association of America, told
the House Interstate Committee yes
| terday.
With only 30 minutes notice of
the threatened attack, sufficient
number Of planes were sent out to
sea to lick the enemy before they
could reach our Shores" Col Cor
rell said.
Col. Gorrell chief of staff of the
AEF during the last war, refused to
elaborate on his statement Ap-
parently, however. he referred to
the Battle of Midway. Army Off
cials said they knew of no such
battle off the continental United
| States
The colonel made his statement
as he told the committee America
was tops in the aviation industry
The committee is considering a
bill to rewrite the Civil Aeronautics
Act to provide for the future of the
industry.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
District Heads Get
Nursery Schools
Application Today
4-Month Composite PIon
Expected to Have FWA
Approval in Short Time

The master project application
for 10 District nursery schools, 10
school-ege recreation programs and
other child care services to be
financed by Lanham Act funds was
to be submitted to the Commits
sioners for approval this afternoon
Miss Dorothy T. Pearse, director Of
services for children of working
mothers, announced today.
The project. signed by the five
members of the Advisory Commit
tee on Child Care, is expected to be
approved by the Commissioners and
sent to the Federal Works Agency.
Final approval of the project within
month Is anticipated.
The project, originally drafted for
a month period ending June
80, has been revised to include the
four months from March l, Miss
Pearse said. = Technical problems
have delayed the completion Of the
project application.
Miss Pearse at present is on no
payroll, since the Community War
Fund ALLEGATION for her salary ex-
pired February l. and the grant ex-
pected to come from the Children's
Bureau of the Labor Department to
pay her salary until March 81 has
not been made
The Lanham Act request for the
remaining four months of the year
will be approximately $4,000. This
includes the cost of the administra-
tive day care Office. under the OCD
Child Care and Protection Com
mittee, the personnel for 10 nursery
schools, for 10 school recreation
services, supervision of welfare serv-
ices, maintenance of nursery schools
and after school programs, office
equipment and other costs.
Approximately one third of the
cost of the child care program will
be borne by parents who will pay
. tuition fees for their children
, Nurseries financed by Lanham Act
funds are not free Tuition is paic
according to the parents financia
ability ON sliding scale
Evening star., 1943-02-05
LANCER Opposes RutIedge
DELAYS Senate Action

Senate confirmation of the nomi-
nation of Judge Wiley Blount Rut-
ledge of Iowa to the Supreme Court
has been delayed until Monday.
Majority Leader Barkley told re-
porters Senator Langer, Republican,
of North Dakota had notified him
he wanted to make a Commute
speech against Judge Rutledge, now
a member of the District Court Of
Appeals.
II don't believe there will be
another vote against Judge Rut-
ledge" Senator Barkley said.
He added that the prolonged de-
bate on motion to refer manpoWer
legislation to the Senate Military
Affairs Committee prevented SEN
ator Langer's speech yesterday
Senator LANCER told reporters
he would speak against confrma-
ton because I don't think Judge
Rutledge has had the practical ex-
perience to qualify him for a place
on the Supreme Court"
He practiced law for two years
in Boulder. Colo. and spent the
rest of his time teaching law school
until he was appointed to the Dis
trict of Columbia court in 1889"
Senator LANCER asserted.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Pupils Asked 10 Design
-.
Bethesda Service FIaq

A contest to select a suitable de-
sign for a service flag honoring
Bethesda boys serving in the armed
forces will be conducted in the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase schools under
the sponsorship OF the Bethesda
Chamber Of Commerce. First prize
will be IS. second prize 50 and third
prize 81. all in War savings stamps.
Rules governing the contest are as
follows:
l. The design should be such as
to include the number of men in
the armed services.
2. Selection will be made on the
basis of originality. practicability,
suitability and dignity of design as
we'll as on the manner of display OF
the service flag.
3. Contest is limited to school
children in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area.
4. Contest will close March r and
entries are to be left at the Sherwin-
Williams store, 710l Wisconsin ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Envoy Says Britain
Will Act Soon on
Beveridge Report
SocioI Security Rally
At YWCA Hears Butler
And Labor Mp.

The Beveridge report on social in.
surance in Great Britain was dis
cussed by Harold Butler, British
Minister. and Arthur Creech Jones
Labor member of Parliament, last
night at social security conference
at the YWCA, sponsored Jointly BY
the Institute of World Economics
and the Economic Policy Association
Displaying a 300-page booklet on
the Beveridge plan, Mr.. Butler ex-
planned it proposed an extension of
the present plans for, better social
security and public health in Great
Britain. 1t has not yet been put
into effect, but will come before
Parliament soon, he said.
Asks Double Offensive.
Walter Nash, the New Zealand
Minister, outlined the New Zealand
system of social insurastce, saying
1t had pronounced bei1oa1cial effect
on national morale, improved health
and education.
Chairman Louis Lorwin of the
Institute Of World Economics ad-
vocated double offensive".ag
the Axis powers-a military attack
and social and economic counter
attack
Charles w. Eliot, director of the
National Resources Planning Board
outlined various social securit,
studies now under way in the United
States. r,
Carroll L. Wilson. on leave from
the Bureau of Foreign and Domes.
tice Commerce. spoke on the aim.
of the Committee for Economi,
Development, of which he is nov
secretary.
Senator Pepper Heard.
This committee. he explained was
formed recently at the suggestion Of
Secretary of Commerce Jones, te
coordinate business research ir
postwar planning 1t is headed b,
President Paul Hoffman of the
Studebaker Automobile Co. It's mair
objective, Mr.. Wilson said. lis t
prove that business itself can as.
sumo the major burden Of insurins
full after-war employment
Other speakers included Senate
Pepper OF Florida. J. B. Brigden o
the Australian Legation. Frederic A
Delano. chairman of the Nationa
Resources Planning Board; A. "
Gordon Of the British Embassy
Representative Voorhis of California
and C. j. Judkins, chief of the trad
association section of the Commerc
Department.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Post Office Auction of Unclaimed Articles
Packed by Persons Seeking Scarce Items
Over 500 Compete
For Goods Now or
Store Shelves

More than 500 persons bent on
buying spree that even exceeded
their expected splur9e on scarce
items stormed the City Post Once
this morning to bid on some 1000
unclaimed articles ranging from
poker chips to cuckoo clocks.
Auctioneers worked In half-hour
shifts while guards sought to keep
order in the corridors as the largest
group ever to attend the periodic
sale of unclaimed articles overf1owed
the auction room.
Last sale in September brought
about $2,800 The auction today Is
expected to top or even double that
figure, according to Frank c. Staley.
superintendent of the Division of
Dead Letters and Dead Parcel Post.
Bid Comes by Mail.
Size of crowd was attributed to
the chance of buying goods scarce
because of war restrictions and
country wide publicity given the
auction.
Mr.. Staley said one Indiana
farmer wrote to the Post Office
Department with a bid for thresh-
ing machine belt 100 feet long and
seven inches wide" He was told
no bids by mail could be accepted.
Presence of many "old timers"
from past auctions we're noted by
auctioneers. Mrs. Margaret Bar
caiow, Riverside. Md. attends all
the auctions. . She buys a quantity
of goods, then turns them over to
charity.
Il have no one but myself she
said, 80 I like to do something for
people"
Buy Goods For Baby.
Champion baby goods buyers ap-
peared to be Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Striegel of Baltimore They have
2 good reason for their spree-her
names Lillian, and she's mouths
old.
Prize for the "What'll I do with
it" purchase went to r. A. Harris,
939 Longfellow street NV, who
bought fancy Nah Jong set for
$3.50 He admitted he never had
played the game, popular in the
20s. and probably would never
play it.
ITS pretty, though" he said
fondly.
Many wives or sweethearts ap-
parently detailed. their men folk to
attend the auction. Bidding by men
was particularly active on women's
stockings and dresses.
Man Buys "SFinky" Dress.
One woman's black dress. de-
scribed by the auctioneer as "slinky,"
went to a little gray-haired man,
who seemed surprised when he dis
covered a pair of matching "un-
mentionables" went with the dress.
He paid $4.75 for the lot
A soldier, Sergt. William L. Hen
derson of Fort Myer, paid $l4.50 for
a guitar. He said he was learning
how to play one.
Bidding got as hot as the auction
room on some of the scarcier items,
such as vacuum cleaners, electric
toasters and shavers and women's
stockings. Bidders for baby items
were active, too. ~
Items Varied;
Items up for sale Included UNI
bre1las. coal hods, musical auto
horn. shoes, pajamas. candK sticks,
dog food. books. waffle irons. min
iature wild ducks. panties, cuff links,
moving machine blades, grapefruit
juice, egg crates, radios and weed
cutters.
Auctioneers. all post Office en-
ployes, we're B. r. Fuller, Charles
Kracke, Albert Dyer and Antonio
Rocha.
Large Christmas mailing was be-
lieved responsible for most Of the
unclaimed goods.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Salvation Army Series
Will Beqin Tonioht

A series of Friday Night at the
Temple" meetings, to be conducted
by the Salvation Army. will begin
this evening, with the Rev. Purcell
Storey of the Mount Vernon Meth
odist Church as guest speaker. Serv-
ices will be held at 606 E street NV.
beginning at Bpm.
These services, which will continue
through March. have been arranged
by Maj James A. Longino, divisional
| commander.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
D. T.. Committee
OF 10 Veterans
House Coucus Picks
Seasoned Men to
Push Capital Bills

A House District Committee. made
up of experienced legislators. was
approved bv Democratic caucus
late yesterday after several MEM
bers had made speeches urging the
Importance of careful consideration
OF legislation at this session for the
District.
Chairman Mahon of the Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations
Representative Nichols of Oklahoma
and Chairman Randolph of the Dis
trict Committee emphasized the
special need for seasoned men on
the committee to consider problems
of the municipality created by the
war emergency.
On motion of Majority Leader
Mccormack the caucus approved
a recommendation that four men,
bers of the committee last year be
granted special privilege to serve
again in the present Congress in
addition to their assignment to
other committees. The members
are Representatives D'Alesandro OF
Maryland. Russell of Texas, Harris
Of Arkansas and Hebert of Louisi-
ana. Chairman Doughton of the
Ways and Means Committee moved
that their seniority rights on the
committee be restored and this also
was approved.
This action gave the committee a
full membership of 81, including 10
experienced members. 1t is consid-
cred by House leaders to be one OF
the strongest District Committees IN
history.
Representative Mccormack has
made a special rule that District
legislation can be taken up at any
time in the House after it has been
| considered by the committee in
stead of having to wait for Dis
| trict day" twice each month.
Chairman Randolph said today
that he expects to hold an organ
national meeting of the committee
next week and that the Commits
sioners' program of District legis-
lation will receive prompt consid-
Grafton as soon as it is submitted.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
WPB Q. KS Improvements
Made at Reynolds Home

The War Production Board S COM
pliance division has approved ex-
penditure of $348 for new construc-
ton on the Capitol Hill home of
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, at No. / Second
street NE. 1t held that there was
mo element Of w.llfulness" involved
in exceeding an order limiting ex-
penditures to 5000.
Senator Reynolds Office made
public today letter from the WPB
which said that after month long
investigation 1t had been found the
5000 limitation had been exceeded
by an insignificant amount"
The letter explained that STA OF
the total was spent to build wooden
picket fence to replace an iron fence
which Senator Reynolds donated 10
the scrap drive.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Value Of Cos Coupons
Raised in West Virqiniu
BY the Associated Press

by lne Associated PreSS
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb S.
The value of gasoline rationing
coupons went up one gallon in West
Virginia today, back to the previous
level of four gallons which existed
before the State was included in the
Eastern seaboard zone.
Along with the rise in exchange
value, the pleasure driving ban was
lifted, permitting motorists to make
social calls in the family car,
Strong representations had been
made to Government authorities by
West Virginia's congressional dele
cation. Gov. NJ M Neely, Carl M.
Frasure, State price administration
director, and others
A detailed brief showing that the
State produced more gasoline than
it consumed, that it could not share
any of it with the East and could not
put any more of it into the war
effort, was submitted Tuesday at a
conference with Ralph K. Davies,
deputy petroleum administrator.
Evening star., 1943-02-05
Navy Weather Expert
Commended on Skill

1t. Comdr. Denys w. Knoll, 3l33
Connecticut avenue NV, has re-
ceived a second letter of commenda-
ton for service with the Weather
Bureau, the Navy announced today
Specifically he was commended
for his skill, accuracy and industry"
in supplying weather information
for the operational forces that
landed on the North African coast
in November.