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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
State Approve,
Site for Beach
Stream Body Gives
Project OK.

LANSING, April 20 - (P) -
The State Stream Control Com
mission Monday approved a pro-
posed site for a metropolitan
area bathing beach on Lake ST.
Clair capable of offering an out
ing to $4,000 persons at one
time.
The Commission endorsed the
Huron Clinton metropolitan
parkway authority postwar
plan to build a bathing beach
and park TO be known as st.
Clair Haven beach near the
mouth of the Clinton river.
Milton p. Adams, commission
secretary, said that after mid
summer when a new Oakland
county sewage disposal district is
to be operating, the only sewage
being deposited in the Lake ST.
Clair area would be from Mount
Clemens. He said the Commits
sion hoped 10 clean up the area
in time for Start on the project.
The Commission ordered Adj
ans and Harry Jackson, assist
ant attorney gene,al, to learn
from Port Huron officials what
they proposed to do to initiate a
municipal sewage disposal pro
ject ordered by the State Su-
preme Court. Adams said he
would meet with the city offic-
ials within two weeks.
He said he was investigating
War Production Board ruling
which might grant priority for
materials to build sewage dis
posal plant IN those areas where
public water supplies are endar-
gered. That, he said, is the case
in Port Huron.
Adams said the same ruling
would make no difference in the
case of the city of Niles, also un-
der court order to build dis
posal plant but prevented from
doing so because of WPB priori-
ties. He said Niles pollution did
not affect any downstream pub
lie water supply.
The Commission ordered its
usual campaign against swim
mers' itch" to be carried on, au-
thorizing the purchase of enough
copper chemicals for beach
treatments 10 last all season.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

Buy in History - value that
always increases and never will
depreciate.
And if these persons put a
thousand dollars in War Bonds
now, they'll have that new car
they want after the war and il
will be paid for in advance. And
it's like getting it at a discount,
too, when you figure the inter
est you're going TO earn in the
meantime"
In order TO get the Ford deal
ers drive off 10 az good start
here, Mr.. Anderson has offered
a SIS War Bond TO the employe
of his company who sells the
most War Bonds during the
campaign.
The Dearborn branch. cover
ing all of the state of Michigan,
and parts of Ohio and Indiana, is
divided into p zones, with cap
tain in each zone. Captain for
this zone is NJ r. Anderson OF
Mount Clemens.
When the S375,000 figure is
reached by the purchases of the
dealers themselves, they plan to
have the money used to buy q
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

LANSING, Apil 20-(P)-The
Michigan Retail Grocers' and
Meat Dealers association APP
pealed to Congress today for an
investigation of what it describ-
ed as discriminatory propagan-
da" issued by the Office of Price
Administration and Office of
War Information favoring chain
stores.
The annual convention of the
association declared in formal
resolution that press releases of
the OPA and Owl gave the err
roneous impression that indie
pendent merchants h arg e d
higher prices for food items
which have a fixed MAKEUP or
on which the OPA has fixed
ceilings. The press information
was understood to be concerned
with variable price ceilings for
different classes of grocery
stores.
The resolution declared the
governmental agencies "ignor-
ed that large independent
dealers had the same mark-ups
as chain stores.
Governor Kelly, attending an
evening banquet given in honor
of his 48th birthday, told groc-
ers and meat dealers their task
sis just about one of the toughest
jobs any group in this nation is
facing today"
The distributors Of food"
Kelly said, ARE being called up
on to play an everincreasing
role in the home fronts war eff
fort. The distribution of food
comes closer to us than any 9th
er factor in our daily lives. A
breakdown in food distribution
would more seriously affect our
continuing war production than
any other single thing that might
happen"
Arthur II. Sarvis, state OPA
administrator, told grocers not
TO be upset if local price panels
are given official assignments to
disseminate price information
and to receive complaints on the
operation of the rationing pro-
gram. He said it would not
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Richmond

Union church services will be
held on Good Friday, April %
in the Methodist church in this
village. Services will begin al
II o'clock and continue until 3
pm. The meditations will be on
the subject THE experience OF
Jesus in Gethsemane" The
Trials of Jesus and The suf-
ferings on the Cross" by Rev
William Pryor, Rev. Z. H. Spat-
holt and Rev. d. d. Brady
Scripture readings, hymns and
sermons will portray the story
of Jesus from Gethsemane to
the Cross" Business houses will
close between the hours of IL
and 3.
The new directors of the local
Rotary club are Father S. j
Dziatwiewicz, Marion Grouse,
DR.. j. A. Engels, William l.
Evans, Waldo Herman, DR.. L. W.
Youatt and r. w. Eppler. The
new directors will elect officers
within the next few weeks. The
club will sponsor a tin can pick
up on Thursday, April % and a
scrap drive will be conducted
on Thursday, April 90.
Mrs. Gerald Potter has as
sumed the position of chairman
of the Richmond Rationing
Board to take the place vacated
by Mrs Royce Howes, who is
now teaching in the Armada
School system.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
DekoH on (opy.Desk
Of Detroit Newspaper

c.. Stewart DeMott. insurance
agent and former newspaper
man is back at the copy-desk in
the editorial rooms of The
Detroit Times after a lapse of
II years.
Working the 9 a. m. TO p. m.
day-trick DeMott will continue
as Mount Clemens representa-
tive of the Lincoln National Life
Insurance Company evenings, he
said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Seek Donations
for Victims of
Clinton Blaze

Emmett Beauford, colored of
5440 Floyd, Clinton township,
announced today that he will ac-
cept donations of cash or cloth
ing to aid the family of two
year-old Theodore Ware, Jr. of
GAO Floyd, burned TO death in a
fire Thursday that destroyed his
family's home.
Beauford said he had already
collected SIS in cash and a var
iety of clothes from Budd Wheel
employees, who do not personal
ly know the parents of the dead
boy He said the family lost
all its worldly possessions in the
fire.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Schingeck New
Field Executive
of BOY Scouts

Archie Schingeck, 80, of Kee-
60 Harbor, has been named to
succeed Dan Schneider as field
scout executive in the Macomb
County area, H. N. Watson, Ex-
ecutive of the Clinton Valley
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
announced today.
Schingeck, formerly neigh
borhood commissioner has just
recently returned to the district
from the National Boy Scout
Training School.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
,3.YeaH. Old
Ysabel Leaves
for Cuban Home

MIAMI, Fla, April 20 - P)-
Three-year-o l d ISABEL Sole,
VIC airing blue poke bonnet and
clutching doll, left for her
home in Cuba yesterday after
six weeks In this country for
correction of a tumor condition.
Suffering from a brain tumor,
the girl was operated on by DR..
Max Minor Peet, brain specialist
at the University of Michigan
hospital. She was flown from
Havana to Ann Arbor, Mich.
Her father, DR.. Salvatore
Sole, said ISABEL was "practi-
cally WE'LL"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
. BARBS

Two Michigan men were ar
rested for stealing bacon. That
ought to be lesson against
taking sides.
Japan and Russia have signed
a fishing pact. Russia should
be warned that there's probably
a catch in it.
A New York judge ruled a
man may be inoffensively
drunk. Meaning good an d
drunk?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Discriminatory Tactics
Cited in Press Releases
Resolution Embraces Meet
Dealers Of Michiqon

mean that they were about to
become shopping organiza-
tion."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

French cream" in coffee n
brandy, not cream.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

During the last IL months Of
1912, American combat planes in
action shot down approximately
three Axis planes for each loss Of
one by themselves.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20

ALONG about this time former you would be
n $1,000 in a ne
For alone, the peoples Of the world by millions
could afford the annual purchase Of am automobile!
Mr. Motost be told what would happen
privileges and check the should win!
Today Uncle Sam needs thirteen billion fighting dollars
And the Ford dealers Of Michigan Ohio
help We spending
u War Bonds History!
that always brings
when trade it in than paid for it,
BY putting all spare War now keeping
faith with who stalking their lives freedom
your dollars have fighting your home,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-20
Crocers Charge OWL OPAPropagandaF avors Chains

B-24 Liberator bomber which
they will christen Dearborn
Ford Dealers" Remainder of the
money will go toward purchase
of a medium tank and 10 jeeps.
Anthony (Tony) J. D'anna,
Wyandotte Ford dealer. was
named chairman of the drive
which got underway with Z
dinner attended by key dealers
from the branch at Detroit April
IA The sales goal is expected
to be reached by May IL.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14
The Smyrna Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

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Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:

llCiy CCldW al z
Dear Dribbles:
1 have been asked to send you,
for publication in your column,
Neil's change of address.
In March of 1912, Neil was sent
from the States to post up North,
where he was stationed for a per-
iod of sixteen months.
Recently his father and l receiv-
ed very nice letter from him tell
ing us that he had been transferred
to England. He was, think,
pleased with this change, judging
from the following qquotation from
his letter.
II sure wish you and Dad could
see this country. You see, I re-
member how he likes the country
roads and just plain country. I
think this is just about the prettiest
terrain I've ever seen. Nice roll
ing hills, with little plots of green
so green-after not having seen
much vegetation for such a long
time. 1t sure makes one feel he is
alive again. There's little country
lanes with high hedges, where it is
always cool. The quaint houses
appear odd, but seem to fit in with
the landscape. Of course, there's
plenty of modern homes nearer to
the towns, but still I like the coun-
try the best"
AS the announcer over the radio
says, lend quote" The rest of our
sons letter is just for the home
folks and friends who knew and I'M
derstood him best. The address he
gave us is as follows: 18th Neil D.
Bason, A. S. N. 32167426, A. P. O.
No. $40, Postmaster, New York
City, New York.
Thanking on for the interest you
are taking in Our Boys in the Ser
vice, and trusting that your column
Dribbles may reach them and cheer
them as they serve for us at the
four corners of the world, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Leo Bason
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14

however, effect those who are sta
toned here in the United States in
various Army camps and Naval
stations. These will continue to
be published as heretofore. This
step, now being taken, is well con-
sidered, and is believed to be to the
mutual advantage of all concerned,
since we are most interested in
winning this war in the shortest
period of tine possible.
Friends of this column should
continue to send in the addresses of
their loved ones as usual. Dribbles'
personal file will operate as always,
and this detailed information will,
at all times, be available for those
who have need for it. Please make
a special effort to supply Army
Serial Numbers for all addresses of
members of that branch of our
armed forces. 1t is also desirable
for this column to have Serial
Numbers of all entrants if this is
possible. Although Dribbles has
many of these numbers on record,
the list is not complete. From this
issue on, Dribbles intends to act as
a self-imposed censor of all details
that are printed in this column.
If subscribers should feel that GER
tain bits of news are being omitted
through error, or otherwise, this
will not be true. Our entire eff
forts will be to serve Our Boys and
Girls in the Service, and at the
same time give the maximum
amount of protection to our Coun-
try's interest in so doing. 1t is to
be hoped that the readers of this
local Service Column will heartily
support this new change in the best
interest of all.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14
D )
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Smyrna, Delaware
by

Smyrna, Delaware
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
You will find herewith, extracts
from Johns last letter, also a copy
of the Air Medal award he received,
of which we are quite proud.
Johns letter was written about
the middle of September. You will
note that there has been a change
in his A. P. o. number only, other
wise it is the same as it was when
you last published it.
Sincerely,
John F. Melvin
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14
81 Head of Cattle
This Herd is I. b. Tested

Consisting of 10 Mich Cows,
Guernseys and Holsteins, some
fresh and some close springers.
Have raised the most of these cows
and they are an exceptional herd.
Ten Heifers, coming 2 years old,
some bred. This is real bunch of
Heifers. Better see them. One
Bull, 3 years old, Guernsey, weighs
1000 lbs; Bull, year old, Guern-
sey.
/ FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
One notwithstanding tractor,
Model H, years old. No one has
used this tractor but myself, and is
in excellent condition, with rubber
tires; tractor plows, 12-in. bottom,
practically new; tractor cultivator,
good as new; tractor disc harrow,
"a plate, good shape; tractor cult
packer, large size, splendid shape;
2 farm wagons, good shape; 2 hay
higgins, good as new; 1 New Idea
manure spreader, good as new;
Deering binder, SIT. cut, good
shape; 11-hoe Ontario grain drill,
next to new; corn planters, one
John Deere, only planted about 100
acres corn, fertilizer attachment,
one Case planter, in good shape;
Acknowledging mower, good
running order; Intersection spring
tooth harrow, in good shape; rs
tooth spike harrow, practically
new; 2 Buckeye wheel cultivators,
good shape; No. 43 Oliver riding
plows, good; 2 No. SO Oliver walk
ing plows, good; sand roller, wood,
good shape; 2 walking cultivators,
hay rake, board drag, hay fork and
$50 it. of rope, nearly new; wood
saw and bench, brooder house, size
10 x IL it., wood floor, good roof
and good; brooder house, size 10
x 16 fl, food floor, good roof and
in very good shape; Grum or 80
gallons motor oil, never been open
ed; set platform scales, 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5-hrse trees, and lot of them
all good; grindstone, anvil, forge,
splendid large vice, 8 heavy log
chains, hoes, forks, shovels, corn
knives, and a lot of small things
not mentioned; 2 corn boxes, pea
and beam, farm bell and pole.
HARNESS-Two double sets of
wagon harness, practically new; 6
sets pillow harness, good; 10 good
collars, mostly rubber faced; 6
brides.
DAIRY EQUIPMENT = Wilson
ice box, three-can container; En-
pire milking machine, two single
units; 9 80-lb. milk cans, good
condition; 8 buckets and 2 strain
ers, all good.
HOGS-Three Brood Sows, some
will have Pigs by day of sale; 5
Shoats, weigh 70 lbs. apiece.
Terms of Sale-CASH
HARRY F. NABB
Eugene Racine, Auctioneer
Chas. S. Ellison, Jr., Outside Clerk
w. c. Money, Inside Clerk
The Ladies Aid of Summit Bridge
will serve lunch
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Thank you very much for your
interest in both Herman Tucker
and our column, Mrs. FAIRIES. We
hope that you will continue to pass
along Herman's changes of address
whenever they occur, and any
other bits of news that you may
wish to impart to his friends in
this area. Course it would be just
the thing if you could sell this
young soldier on making a direct
contact, but so far we've not made
the grade. However, we have not
given up hope. Better late than
never.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14

the New Guinea campaign from January,
1912, up until year later when Austria
Ian and American soldiers had driven the
japanese out of their strongholds from
which they had threatened Port Moresby
and the continent of Australia.
Adventure is no longer unusual, says
Mr.. Johnston, but sometimes an adventure
is SO fantastic that it is worth the telling.
One such story concerns the crew of
bomber that had crashed in the New
Guinea wilderness. After slashing their
way through the jungle for three terrify-
ing days, the men came upon a clearing
ybare restad tba rer,,;ns ~ 40 ,nc;a,e
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14

Guinea" by the ms American correspon-
dent, Pat Robinson. The American Air
Force, says Mr.. Robinson, had a strict
rule that none of the boys take credit for
shooting down a Zero, without absolute
proof. One night the author heard Gen.
eral Whitehead sternly asking new
Fortress tail gunner why he was SO sure
he had bagged Zero. "Well," said the
youngster efficiently, maybe / didn't get
him, General, but l saw the plane break
in three pieces and all three pieces were
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14

this war. And it further points out
the continued necessity of our
backing Our Boys all the way
through to the very end, without
any let up. Flight Officer John S.
Melvin is but one of thousands of
American youths now serving in
our armed forces, outside of the
United States. All of Our Boys
will not be so placed wherein they
will win an award of any kind, but
this does not mean that they are
not heroes, every living one of
them. When duty calls, they will
quickly answer and, if humanity
possible, carry out the job that is
assigned to them. That is why We
win battles, no matter how hard or
tough the opposing force may be.
That is why we are going to win
this war. The United States has
never gone into a major conflict
without having right on her side.
Knowing this helps a lot in the
fighting physiology of any army or
battle fleet. This time, we do not
want to lose all of our hard won
battles at the peace table either.
In Flanders Fields the peoples are
still growing, as grim reminder
of World War 1. There will be
many other Flanders Fields as the
result of this war. 1t therefore be-
comes the duty of every true
American to prevent a need for
such future sacrifices, if such way
is possible. Let us never forget,
that a strong America will always
be a safe America. This strength
can only be maintained by the will
of our people. That is the Ameri-
can way of doing things. We have
learned to our sorrow, that you
can't sink Navy and secure peace
on earth and good will towards
men. Just as long as human greed
exists in the heart, there will be
both the reason and the danger of
future wars. 1t will be the duty of
all Our Boys, after this war is over,
to see that we have strong Amer
lea as a protection for generations
to come. Even then we may not
be able to avoid a third worlds
challenge, but we will have the self
assurance that adequate protection
gives to any Nation at such times.
To John S. Melvin, and several adj
ditional millions of our fighting boys
Just like him, Dribbles now prays
for their safe return to their homes
and families, once this war is over.
Meanwhile, be of good cheer in the
true knowledge that the folks back
home will back you up all of the
way until final victory is won.
Would to God that the human races
of the world were willing to spend
as much of their wealth in an eff
fort to create, as they are now do
ing in determination to destroy.
What Utopia would follow this
line of action, if applied with rea-
son and forethought.
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bpane-a 1919 model weeks labor and they made it work. They
fu with petrol they found nearby and actually took
up the incident had been the hands of Hollywood the plane
would certainly have reached Port Moreb But Fate less kind At
the first gust of wind the cke plane crashed and the
stranded for several days until Australian plane sighted th
Another book about this phase of the The Fighting for New
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-10-14

1t has been a pleasure to hear
from you, Mrs. Bason. Your sons
address was first entered in our
column June 18th, 1912. At that
time he was stationed outside the
States, and his Army Post Office
address was No. $40. 1 suppose
you remember that time very well.
1t is quite apparent that Neil
tastes run strongly to the country
life. Let us both pray that he will
have a long and happy life, once
this war is over, and return to our
section of Delaware where he can
have his fill and plenty of those
things which he likes best.
Sherman was the one man who
had the right, though strongly
stated, manner of expressing him
self, as to his opinion of what war
was-and is. We don't have to re-
peat this to agree with him. There
is just nothing nice about any war,
no matter how you may care to
look at it. On the other hand, we
must also agree that to contribute
our share towards defending this
world against those who would de-
stroy it-that is the most precious
parts of it's not only necessary,
but it is right. The men who are
now serving in our armed forces do
not enjoy this job of killing and de-
stroying any more than we do. 1t
is all, however, a part that they
must play in order to obtain the
defeat of the enemy who has al
ready made millions of human souls
miserable to the fullest degree.
Were it not for the remaining free
peoples, like ourselves, to come to
the rescue of the oppressed and
suffering, civilization would be set
backwards perhaps a thousand
years. None of us here at home
can begin to realize what we owe
to Our Boys and Girls who are
fighting this fight for US, and the
rest of the world. Dribbles means
this most sincerely.
Please give our very best wishes
to Neil the next time you write to
him, and tell him that it has been
very nice to have shared part of
his last letter. We hope that you
will feel at home in the future, to
the extent that you will drop us a
line whenever you have news of in
terest to print. Thank you Mrs.
Bason.
Starting with this issue, this col
umn will adhere STRICTLY with the
rules and regulations published by
the Office of Censorship, Washing
ton, D. G. In order to comply
with. the Code of Wartime Prac-
tees, it will be necessary for Drib-
bles to change the manner in which
addresses of Our Boys and Girls