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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
LEGION AUXILIARY
NAMES DELEGATES

Delegates aud alternates TO the
American Legion Auxiliary district
conference in Ann Arbor, July II.
and TO the Department convention
in Detroit in August, were chosen.
and a report OF the Wolverine
State in Ann Arbor last week were
given, at the July meeting OF the
American Legion Auxiliary, Thurs.
day night in the Legion home,
There was rather a small attend.
ance because OF the heat and be.
C-use a number Of the members
are employed. Mrs. Britt Eddings
presided. Jennie Coffron. who was
chosen from Roosevelt School. to at
tend Wolverine state. gave a SPLEEN.
did report OF the weeks work. She
said that mornings they listened
to lectures on yoeations. such as
nursing. art. sculpture. and home
economies. The afternoons were
devoted to sports and recreation.
They took their ration cards with
them, she said.
Delegates chosen for the district
conference in Ann Arbor, July H.,
are Mrs Eddings. Mrs Willard
shaw, Mrs. James Waite: alter
mates. Mrs. Emil Susterka. Mrs.
William Harrington and Mrs. Laura
Butler. The delegates TO the De
partment convention in Detroit in
August. are Mrs. Carl Clark. Mrs.
c. W. stokes. Mrs. Eddings; alter
mates, Mrs. Waite, Mrs. o. D. Camp
bell and Mrs. Butler.
Mrs. Campbell. chairman, report
ed on the Poppy Day sale which
netted sl.145.1o. after 5000 had
been deducted for the veterans who
made the peoples. II was decided
10 send an ironing board to the
f. Ypsilanti hospital Mrs. A. l..
Bales was appointed chairman to
make the purchase.
Miss Margaret Orr returned this
morning from spending two weeks
in Manistique with her parents.
Mrs. John Cronk niece OF Mrs.
T. H.. Bird. who had expected to
sail with her daughter, Diedre. for
home. Worcester Park. Surrey, on
June 81. received notice that the
boat had delayed sailing until the
2sth.
Patricia Hart will spend July in
Camp Takona near Chelsea.
Mrs Charles y. Hill will enter.
tain Sunday Miss Eva F. Dorr, who
teaches in Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry f. Hold
ridge will go TO Adrian Sunday to
visit Harry MCKEE and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Hopp will
20 10 Jackson sunday to visit Mr..
Hops brother and sisterin-iaw,
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hopp.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Antii-Strike

Continued from Page One)
OF Massachusetts standing by the
Chief Executive.
Mr.. Rooseyelt's congressional
leaders had been given distinctly
10 understand that he would sign
the bill when it was passed nearly
two weeks ago. and the resentment
over the veto was dep-seated and
plainly evident among them.
The new law makes it a criminal
offense for anyone TO "instiBate a
strike in a goyernment-operated In
dustry, requires 30.day cooling
of period and a secret ballot by
the workers after notice is given OF
intention TO strike. and strengthens
the hand of the War Labor Board.
Some congressional legal experts
have neted that in none Of the
three recent mine walkouts did
Lewis order the men to stop work
the stoppagcs technically occurring
because Of the UMW's traditional
policy Of mo contract. no work
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
News in Brief

WASHINGTON-AP-The Whirl-
bill over President Roosevelts We.
10 today prompted Republican as
sertions that there would be no
fourth term and counter conten.
tons that the action should not
be considered a reflection on the
executive.
LONDON-lNS-Crews OF Ameri-
can. Flying Fortresses destroyed
nearly 100 German fighter craft in
the last two great air battles fight
over the Ruhr Valley and northwest
Germany, United States eighth air
force headquarters announced to-
day.
-LONDON-INS- A Reuter- dis
patch from Lisbon reported today
that NaZi L boats attacked a con-
yoy OF Allied merchant ships OFF
Sagres. southern Portugal. The
dispatch said that Portuguese yes
sells set out in search OF survivors
but found only three empty life
boats. 1t was believed that other
ships in he convoy had picked up
the survivors.
LONDON-INS- Nazj Propa-
ganda Minister Joseph Goebbels
found it necessary today in a
speech at Munich to warn the Ger
man people against giving in to the
might Of the Allied Nations. Parts
of the speech were quoted by the
German radio in broadcast record
ed by Reuter-.
Observation-Disclosures OF the
nations meat markets, including
one-half of the approximate 5000
in Chicago, worlds livestock cen
ter, may be forced to close within
the next 10 days because OF the
beef shortage "a spokesman for the
retail dealers predicted today.
LONDON-AP- The new nazi
propaganda policy OF sending war
reporters to the ruined Ruhr to
make horror" broadcasts instead
OF trying to hide the results OF de-
vastating Allied air blows was seen
here today as an attempt to arouse
sympathy in Allied countries and
stir German morale with hate.
CAPETOWN. Union OF South AZ.
rica-AP-Field Marshal Jan Chris
aan SHUTS. prime minister OF the
Union OF South Africa, asserted
/ today that victory, complete and
unconditional, is in sight for us. but
the main struggle still is to como
this year and perhaps to be con-
/ tinued next year"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Hurt In Collision

State police reported an automo-
bile collision Friday on US-23 near
Milan in which Morris Rowe, Rs.
Milan, was injured when his car
collided with one being driven by
William f. Wells. Box 6s. Puritan.
Pa. Police report that the brakes
o. the Rowe car failed Mr.. Rowe
was dismissed from University
Hospital, Ann Arbor. after receiving
medical attention for decorations
on his right elbow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26

CHICAGO ms Encyclopedia
Britannica will be translated from
English into its first foreign Ian.
guage-Chinese--in the next two
years the publishers OF the IT'S
yearaols publication announced TO-
day. fThe Chinese institute OF
translation, headed by DR.. Tung
Ling. under supervision by the Chi
nese ministry OF education, has
been assigned this Herculean task.
HOLLYWOOD ms The IL
nancial Shallosw and Miseries
that beset the late John Barry
more's latter years are to be sym
bolized once more by the auction
block. Auctioneer Ben Seewack
made known today that the great
profile's' $4,000 wardrobe Is to
go under the hammer next week as
part of the series OF moves to set
tie the stars estate. Some months
ago his home and its furnishings
were similarly disposed OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Face Charges

Face Charges
State police Friday charged Wal
ter Blissit, Cos n. 9TH St. Ann Ar
Dor, and Robert Thompson, same
address. with carrying concealed
weapons. The men were intercept.
ed in Pittsfield Township when the
car, being driven by Walter Blissit.
was observed by police 10 be ex-
ceeding the speed limit. lnvestiga-
ton disclosed a fully loaded 20
caliber pistol in the car. The men
had come from Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Passenger Injured

FdsttHHcT TNJUTtU
S. p. Mahana, $50 Holmes Rd..
was discharged from Boyer Hospit-
al'this morning after receiving med
ical treatment for bruises TO his
forehead, chest. lips and arms in
an automobile collision Friday eve.
ming when he was a passenger in a
taxicab being driven by William
Howard. Joseph Warren Dyche,
6317 Denton Rd., Belleyille, was
the driver OF the other car. The
taxicab driver was charged with
not having his car under control.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
MiIIspaugh, Strine
Rites TO be Today

The marriage OF Miss Elizabeth
Jean Strine. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Strine. II f. Park St,
and Pvt. Robert Millspaugh. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Millspaugh,
295 E. Park ST, will be solemnized
today at p. m. in St. Johns rec
tory.
Pvt. Mlllspaugh. who is stationed
at Fort Custer, Battle Greek, ar
rived home Thursday evening for a
four day furlough.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
YpsiLanf Briefs
Mysterious Ladder

Roy Wise. 1112 Sherman St, re-
ported TO police Friday that a mys.
FERROUS ladder was placed against
his house by an unknown person.
This is the second time in a week
that the ladder has been found
against the Wise home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Hear NJ. G.. Standley Sunday
President of Gods Bible

IL a. m and 8 p m.
Also Tonight at 1880 p m.
Hear Rev. Paul Lucas
Sunday at 2:30 p m.
Gods Bible School Quartette
Sings at all Services
Closing Day Of the Annual
Camp Meeting
Evsngelistic Mission Tabernacle
Wesleyan
Rev Daniel l. Baughey, Pastor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Rural Events
MONDAY, JUNE %
Whittaker

Daily vacation Bible School be
gins at the Evangelical Church. 9
to 1880 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
Meeting Postponed

The meeting OF the Past Presi-
dents Club OF Carpenter Women S
Relief Corps, which was to have
met Friday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. Bert Gillette, was postponed
indefinitely on account Of Illness
among members
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26

NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
ten Army filters who have been
floating on two rubber life RATS in
the Gulf OF Mexico for the past
week in the interests OF scientific
research will be related by the men
themselves in an NBC broadcast to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50, It was
announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
At Annual Dance

NJ NTTNUdT OdWCc
Thirty members of the Pistis
Chapter Of the Greek American
Progressive Association from
Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, held their
annual picnic in Prospect Park,
Thursday afternoon Games We're
enjoyed and a bounuful supper
was served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26

NEW YORK-INS-Wage nego-
tiations of railway workers were
still at Loggerheads today with
hearings in the complicated situa-
ton adjourned until Monday. In
hearings yesterday the head OF the
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers,
Alvanley Johnston, charged that
Economic Director Fred NJ. Vinson
had Judged the unions demands
already and that current nego'
lotions were a farce.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26

Mrs. Douglas Wade and daughter
Julie, Detroit. are visiting Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoppert
are going TO Detroit TO spend the
cay with Mrs Hopperts sister,
Mrs. Marvin Kraft,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Leslie have
returned from a, ten-day visit with
their daughter. sonin-law. Sergt.
and Mrs. Clarence Goodsman, and
their infant grandson. James Rob
ert. at Cheyenne. Wyo
Mrs. Iyele Grubb, Mrs. Fred
Briggs and MIS-. Helen Atkinson
have gone 10 Lansing 10 attend
the annual Encampment OF the
Auxiliary Of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars.
Mrs. Harold deb Barss has re.
turned from a NO weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Rochester
y. Y.
Wilson Becker, who Is employed
in the Henry j. Kaiser shipyards
has been spending A few days va
cation with his family here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26
New Grandson

Mrs G. a. Binder has received
word that she has new grandson
born Saturday at the Wayne Cen
eral Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Norman, Romulus.
Evening star., 1943-05-01
HELP DOMESTIC.

GHW, light cooking: no SUNDAYS; S15
week. RE. $500 Ext. 6144 to $40 pm,
or Sunday. Caplan, Naylor Gardens, 2S05
Terrace rd. Sc.
GHW, GOOD COOK, $40 per month.
EmerSnu 32G4.
Evening star., 1943-05-01
HELP MEN AND WOMEN Cont. J

MAN AND WIFE, no children. on farm in
nearby Md, for general farming: wife to
do general housework: sos per mo-, with
furnished house; permanent job for sober
Industrious couple. See Mr.. Rupert, 1921
1th st. NV. Ma. OSLO.
PIANO PLAYER. man or woman Little
Dutch Tavern 1904 Penn. ave. Sc. SEE
Mr.. Dorfman, between $3.50 and $50 pm
PRESSER, man or woman. to press uni
forms; good pay, steady work. Call Ran
dolph 42S9
WAITER, colored, man or woman: z to g
am. or to pm; good pay. 1926 21St
Evening star., 1943-05-01
HELP MEN 8 WOMEN.

BAKERS, 2, colored, experienced. for hotel
. colored pantry women for a nearby
Sept 10: good salary, room. board; trans
portation. = Address your reply and refer
ences to Box 59-M. Star. -
COUPLE tman employed during day) for
employed couple no children, in country,
3 miles from WASHINGTON, near Mclean.
woman to be housekeeper, small laundry;
man to help spare time in garden. ETC..
nice quarters of 2 rms. and bath; 500 mo.
Phone CHI. 9070
COUPLE, white, butler, houseman and
chambermaid, for nearby Md country
home. Call Bowie :}31S, collect.
JANITOR reliable, short hours Apply
Carolina Theater, 105 18th st. Sc, after
. pm.
Evening star., 1943-05-01

RESTAURANT, with possible
cocktail lounge, for sale; bar
gain. Call after II am, Tay-
ior 1891 Z.
Evening star., 1943-05-01
SITUATIONS MEN.

ACCOUNTANT. CPA. As. married. seeks po-
Sition either as Office manager or with
accounting organiza ton. Box 151-M, Star.
Evening star., 1943-05-01
PERSONAL.

HILLCREsT CoNvALESCENT HOME, PRI-
vate and semi-private rooms; 24-hr. nurs-
ing care; tray service. Berwyn 20S.
PHONE SHEPHERD $3.50. ASK FOR MISS
Woodland If you are in need OF loan
up to $500 on your SIGNATURE rl
YOUNG MOTHER, WITH BABY GIRL or
6 months. desires to obtain home with re-
fined couple with care of child during day.
Box 2S-M, Star. %
NEED $50 RIGHT AWAY? CALL MR..
Waller at Hobart 001a now. pick it UP to-
morrow! Private loans to $3.50 or more
available.
PRIVATE GYM FOR MEN. WOMEN AND
children. private lessons and classes. HER
MANN C. LAURITZEN, 1903 L st. NV.
EX. OLA: after p M, Warfleld 4169. -
HEMoRRHoIDs ERADIcATED BY MY
own method. Results effective for LIFE
time or money back Write for booklet. No.
drugs or surgery. DR.. SOMMERWERCK.
1885 Columbia rd Adams Q3e6. -
LADIES HATS MADE TO ORDER.
Fabrics. straws, felts. flower hats; copy
ing, clever .remodeling. blocking cleaning
trimming: low prices VOGUE HATS. 137
18th st. NV. -
ROBT B. SCOTT.
DENTAL LABORATORY,
Room e01. Westory Bldg, COS l4th 81. N.M,
DR.. H. w JOHNSON, DENTIST
False Teeth Repaired While You Watt
Room 602. Westory Bldg, COS 18th M.
Evening star., 1943-05-01

MAID-G.H.W., 2 IN FAMILY;
1st-FLOOR LIVING QUARTERS
AND BATH FURNISHED; GOOD
PAY. 1878 MYRTLE ST. NV.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
War Plant
Taxes Sought
County Appeals
to Washington

The Board of SUPERVISOR
campaign TO collect a service
charge from the Federal govern
ment on from 40 to so million
dollars worth of Macomb coun-
ty war plants which now escape
taxation will be carried to Wash
ington. Harold Lindsey, chair
man of the boards defense COM
mittee, said today.
II privately owned, the war
plants would pay from S400, 900
to 100000 in local taxes. Lind
sey said. He revealed that the
Upton Governmental Research
company, Detroit, may be hired
to obtain facts and figures ne
cessary to present the county's
case.
The defense committee yes
terday voted to carry the fight
to the House of Representatives
Committee on Public Lands
now hearing similar complaints
in Washington.
If necessary, Lindsey, Con-
troller Sherwood Bennett and
Charles Retzlaff. East Detroit at
torney, will go to Washington to
appear before the committee.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
Dial Shift
Made without
Confusion

Mount Clemens today looked
back upon its first three days of
dial telephone service and pro-
nounced its unqualified approx
al of the shift.
AS scheduled the system
changed over to dial operation
here at midnight Saturday when
Paul w. Mckee, publisher of the
Monitor-Leader, pressed a but
ton as signal for the conversion
from the old to the new, and
then made the first call over the
dial equipment TO Mrs. Robert
|. Winslow, wife of the local
Michigan Bell Telephone COM
pany district manager.
AS Winslow had forecast
there was no confusion and only
slight interruption of the serv-
ice. Most users were unaware of
the actual physical change, the
most significant in the 62-year
history of the exchange.
URGES CAUTION
WinsloW took the opportunity
to urge users not to permit the
added convenience of dial serv-
ice to change their fine cooper
alton with the company in help
See TELEPHONES-Page 8
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
Day
Plans Made
Griffith 20 Head
Porode Moy 81

Mount Clemens will honor its
soldier and sailor dead following
the traditional Memorial Day
parade through city streets
Monday, May 81, to be led by the
Selfridge Field Band. a firing
squad and 200 marching men.
Parade Marshal Guy II. Grit
fifth. a major in the Spanish
American war, revealed today
that OCD units. veterans organ
izations. the Boy Scouts and all
other groups are invited to join
the line Of march.
AS in other years, the march
ers will move promptly at 9 a.
m. from the fire hall, thence
down Market street to Second
street, thence to the Macomb
street bridge where a volley will
be fired, thence to the Public
Library where the annual adj
dress will be given.
Maj. Griffith said Col William
b. Wright, new Selfridge Field
commandant, has been invited to
deliver the address and likely
will accept.
Samuel Y. Barbakoffs Mount
Clemens High school band and
the VIEW Junior Drum and
Bugle Corps have both been IN
vited to participate, Maj. Crit
fifth said.
Following the parade, the
graves of military dead will be
decorated at Clinton Grove and
st. Peters Cemeteries.
On the Sunday just prior to
Memorial Day, veterans will at
tend morning church services in
body at Gilbert Memorial
Baptist church.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
AZ Se|ettees
Go 10 Custer
Leove Wednesday
from Mount Clemens

Forty two selectees from Draft
Board No. will leave the USO
Building on Broadway at am
Wednesday, for duty at Fort Gus
ter.
The men were accepted last
Wednesday along with II taken
by the Navy and five accepted
by the Marines. The departure
date of men assigned to the
Navy and Marines was not i'm
mediately announced.
Those tomorrow vii be
served coffee and doughnutS by
the VFW Auxiliary.
Those accepted by the Navy
are:
Duane Wakely. Mauric e
Brackney, Bernard Champine,
Louis Moore, John Miller, My
ron Phillips, Jr., John Sabon,
Irwin Chamberlin, Harry Leech,
Jr.. Riley Holman. William Brin-
key, John SevakiS. John Kuech-
enmeister. Max Patrick, Gerald
Ware, Chesley Miller, Joseph
Waller.
Taken by the Marines were:
Clarence Rummler, + dw d
Rodgers. Boleslaucs Rusczaycki,
Earl B. Walker.
These men leave for Fort Gus
ter tomorrow:
John Raspet, Jr.. John S
Papp, Kenneth Card. George
Ziglcr. Gene Cary, Donald Muir
ray, Richard Morgan. Hugh AL
len, Henry Vanderhagen, Bruce
Lardner.
Arthur Moore, Ernest Moore
Robert Champagne, Edgar Smith
Francis Voiland, Thomas Hoov-
er, Lyle Gobia, Herbert Will
loughby, Robert Klein.
Joseph Elliott, Charles Strem-
eersch, William Berger. Gordon
Kukuk, George Farah, Cyril
Delmotte, Isadore Hauptman
Frederick Rehner, Clarence lis
Ter, Joseph oGelinas, Mike Bias
ko, Raymond Sheriff., Donald
Paul, Stanley Lewis, Russell Sic
ders, Harold Reiber, William
Behnke, John Arthur, George
Gibson, Amos liable, Edwin
Payne, William Hessell, Donald
Humphrey.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
Axis: ;
Allies: !
THAT'S SCORE OF
CASUALTIES IN
AFRICAN CAMPAIGN

LONDON, May 10 - up -
Deputy Prime Minister Clement
Attlee announced today in the
House of Commons that AXIS
casualties in Africa and the
Middle East were nearly triple
the losses sustained by Britain
since Italy entered the war on
June 10. 1910.
British, Commonwealth and
Empire forces have lost approx
imately 100000 men in killed,
wounded and missing, Attlee de-
clared.
German casualties in Africa
and the Middle East. he said,
total 227,000. and Italian cas-
ualties 100000.
Attlee gave the figures in in
Producing a resolution of pride
and thankfulnesS for the Allied
Tunisian victory.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
Goal Dispute
Status Foggy
RivoIry Seen
in Settlement

WASHINGTON. May IS Up
Signs that strong rivalry has
sprung up over who should set
tie the soft coal wage dispute de-
veloped today as a new crisis
was averted on the eve of anoth-
err threatened work stoppage.
Repeatedly ready TO negotiate
between the United Mine Work
ers and the operators was Inter-
Tor Secretary Ickes. 10 whom
in his capacity as Fuels admins
traitor and boss of the govern
ment-operated mines - UNIV
President John l.. Lewis wired
that the two weeks truce which
would have ended at midnight
tonight would be extended until
May 81.
However. the War Labor
Board which yesterday charged
Lewis with challenging the SOW
ereignty of the United States in
wartime and giving aid and
comfort TO the enemy, left no
doubt that it still considered it.
self the only agency of the
Government" authorized TO ham
die the case.
From highly-placed sources
came reports that Ickfs had pre-
pared a formula which he be-
lieved would be acceptable to
both sides. and was ready to pro-
pose il, providing the Board
would let him step in. But the
Board was said to be sticking to
the stand expressed by Wayne
Morse. a public representative,
who said the operation of the
See COAL-Page 8
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18

WASHINGTON. May Is -
Up Army heavy bombers,
ranging more than 1000 miles
from their base, attacked Japa-
nese installations on Wake Is
land Saturday, the Navy report
ed today.
Navy communique Number
382, said:
Genital Pacific:
81. On May 18th a force Of
Army Liberator CONSOLIDATED
B24) heavy bombers attacked
japanese installations on Wake
Island. Bad weather prevented
observation of results. United
States planes were engaged by
% Japanese Zero fighters of
which two were definitely des-
troycd and one additional was
probably destroyed.
South Pacific: Cali dates are
east longitude)
-. On May 10Th during the
morning, Navy and Marine
Corps Dauntless douglas SBD)
dive bombers, escorted by Army
Airacobra BELL P-39) and Wild
cat (Gumman F4F) fighters,
bombed and strafed japanese in
siallations at ReKata Bay, Santa
Isabel Island.
"Notrh Pacific:
50. On May 18th, United
States forces on Attu Island at
tackled enemy positions on the
high ground between the two
arms of Holtz Bay. In spite OF
strong counter attacks by the
enemy. our troops took posses
sion Of this area in the evening
a. United States surface fore
es continue to lombard enemy
enemy positions and to cover ad-
WAGES Of our ground troops.
IS. In spite of the difficulties
and hazards of operations on the
island, United States casualties
TO date have been light"
The Wake raid is the latest OF
long series of assaults on that
American Island which began
soon after the enemy over
whelmed a heroic Marine garri-
son and captured it December
%, 194l.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18
Major BeehteI
Wins Covered
Flying Gross

Maj. Paul S. Bcchtcl, 25-
year-old former Selfridge Field
pilot, was awarded the distin-
guished flying cross for downing
IL Jap Zeros,- his wife, the for
mer Joan Noe. learned today.
In one engagement Maj. Bech-
tel bagged five of the planes in
addition to a Jap transport. He
MS been stationed at Guadal-
canal and has been overseas for
the psf 10 months.
he previously won the Purple
Heart for being wounded. n =
Maj. Bechtel is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G.. Bechtel,
OF Encampment. Wyoming.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-18

Juvenile Delinquency to be Target of State Survey

LANSING. May 10 - up -
Starting what he termed the
most definite" attack on juve-
nile delinquency "in 20 years
Governor Kelly said he would
seek 10 knit together the now
unrelated activities of multiple
agencies interested in its con-
troll.
Kelly said he had enthusiast
tic support of law enforce
ment, educational and judicial
organizations most closely iden-
tilted with the delinquency
problem. and that their united
attack upon it should produce
results. -,