The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13

ing malnutrltlOn revealed III the
When one-half of the two mil
lion boys between ID and rs
were rejected in draft exami-
nation because of causes due to
malnutrition, the government
swung into action to protect the
youth of the country.
A government allotment was
set aside to form the Penny Milk
Fund, to be handled by the
Market Administration. de-
partment of the Agricultural
Bureau.
The project was presented to
Superintendent L. Wade Fast Of
the public schools by letter in
October, a representative visited
Mount Clemens in November
and Supt. Fast signed govern
ment contracts TO aid Mount
Clemens if the balance-one-
third of one-third of the cost
could be raised by the COM
munity.
Supt. Fast has devoted great
effort to promote the project
here since taking advantage Of
the offer of the government, and
is gratified today TO find the re-
Spouse increasing each day.
HOW 1T WORKS
Miss Margaret Mccall, school
nurse, and committee of presi-
dents of Parent Teacher Associ-
atoms and representatives from
parochial schools work together
to conduct the project in Mount
Clemens.
The plan is simple, but one
which requires the utmost in
community spirit to be success
full. Miss Mccall and her COM
mittee have contacted large
number of Mount Clemens
clubs. Donation are of two types
monthly contributions a n d
flat gifts. Monthly contributions
must carry the current ex-
penses; flat gifts 60 into con-
tingent fund which will insure
continuance of this vital prof.
ect, and assist in combating NAL
nutrition which has silently
crept up to alarming proper
tons.
Miss Mccall suggests that the
milk in grade schools be dist
ributed between $50 and 10
o'clock, to supply any deficiency
in the childs breakfast. Almost
100 per cent of the pupils in the
grade schools have subscribed
for regular milk, indicating that
thee is a great need for the
project.
Mount Clemens milk is pur-
chased from the four big diaries
paying local taxes: this plan di-
vides the business fairly, and
tends to maintain the high quail
ity of the milk purchased.
COMMITTEE
Miss McCalls committee,
members of which have worked
increasingly to put the milk in
the hands of school children,
contracting clubs, arranging de-
tails of financing and distribu-
ton through the schools, in
cludes:
Mrs. Earl Dittrich, Lincoln
PTA; Mrs. John A. Normington,
Dickinson PTA, Mrs. Robert
Shepherd, Wilson PTA; Mrs.
Willard Kidd, Clemens Mothers
Club; Mrs. Campbell Ward, DON
aldson Mothers Club; Mrs. Cliff
ford Hay, Grant PTA; Mrs.
George Campbell and Mrs. John
Otto Smith, National Council of
Catholic Women members work.
ing for the parochial schools.
WHERE 1T is
This group completed ar
rangements and started distri-
button of milk at st. Mary's
school a week ago, and in all
public schools as of this week.
The Lutheran school will begin
distribution next Monday.
In Mount Celmens High
school, the plan will operate
differently until second semes-
ter begins, after which the milk
will there be distributed during
the second class period. Now it
Is offered to students in the cafe
terra at their lunch hours. Mon
days opening order was 400
half-pints-by today the order
had jumped to 700, and of
course will increase when it is