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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

The heavy tanks developed in
this country mounted large guns,
Campbell said, but tactical Off
GERS decided that mounting the
guns on lighter-weight, faster
vehicles was more effective than
the numbering monsters.
TANK DESTROYER
AS a result, he pointed TO the
self-propelled field gun, the
tank destroyer" Most cele-
brated of this type is the MI,
the 105MM Howitzer mounted
on an M-3 medium tank chassis,
which played q big part in the
rout of German Marshal Erwin
Rommels forces in Egypt.
The American 3-inch gun, the
15sMM Howitzer, and the COMM
gun also provided effective
against the German Mark vi
tank, said C.1npbell. The COMM
is q combination anti-aircraft
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Johnston Kills
Drain Bond Bill
in Committee
Removes Menace Of
$1,000, 900 lood in
Outlowed Claims

Innocent sounding, but fraught
with the potentialities Of finan-
cial disaster for Macomb county,
Bill TO. 189 was effectively
KILLED" in Lansing this morning
when the Senate Taxation Com
mittee voted to shelve it indefi-
nitely upon the motion of State
Senator Ivan A. Johnston of
Mount Clemens
The committees action means,
in effect, that the spectre of over
seven million dollars in outlaw
ed Macomb county drain bonds
has again been laid to rest.
The bill, offered to validate
the many drain issues concerned,
would have saddled the county
with the huge financial burden
which has menaced taxpayers
ever since 1929.
EFFECTIVE BLOCK
Himself vice-chairman of the
Senate Taxation Committee,
Johnston's action makes certain
that the bill cannot be revived
without six out of the seven
members of the committee con-
currin-s Capital observers spec
ulated today that such would
prove impossible in the present
session Of the legislature.
Throughout the long years
that the drain bond DOGGY" has
menaced the county a spirited
series of legal actions and coun-
See BONDS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
County Reverts
to4:30 CIosinq
Abolish s: PM.
Experiment

County building employees
were back on a 39la hour work
week today by virtue of Board
of Supervisors decision yester-
day adopting uniform 4:30
pm. closing for all county Of
fees.
After experimenting with a
5 pm. closing and the resulting
AZ hour week for six month, the
supervisors ruefully admitted
yesterday that it just didn't
work out.
At the time hours were
heightened, the workers were
given a $40 per month raise in
return for working the extra
two and one-half hours weekly.
The employees baked, claim
See HOURS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

Security Proposed
President Offers Sweeping
Postwar Economy Program

prise in such industries as air.
craft, shipbuilding, aluminium
and magnesium, helping to de-
eide what areas and what con-
Germs should continue to operate
in these industries.
Railroads be consolidated into
a limited number of regional
systems under authority of a
national transportation agency.
GUARD RIGHTS
Labor be upheld in "the right
to collective bargaining, fair
See SECURITY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
ROb't Strong
is Decorated
for Bravery

1--WE think it's rather NICE"
Mrs. Walter j. Strong, of $685.
North avenue, said modestly to-
day when asked how she felt
about dispatches revealing that
her 24-year-old son, Robert, had
been decorated for 2allantry in
action.
The natural pride of a moth
er whose boy has proved his
mettle on the field of battle
shone clearly from her eyes.
The young hero, Pfc. Robert
Strong, of the United States
Army, has been awarded the
Silver Star for bravery during
the bitter fighting attendant up
on the crushing of Japanese
forces in the Buna area of New
Guinea. He was wounded dur
ing the battle but is recovering
See HERO-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Five Jap Ships
Hit by Bombs
Raj MouIs Foe
on Burmo Front
BY The Associated Press

Allied warplanes, striking at
Japan's vital supply lines, were
officially credited with destruct-
i've attacks on five more jap
anese merchant ships In the
southwest Pacific. while on the
Burma front the Raj continued
to punis h japanese invasion
forces.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters said United Ma
tons filters ranging far out over
the seas north of Australia
bombed three enemy vessels in
the Celebes Islands, Dutch East
Indies, including a 7,000-ton ship
which was left burning fierce
ly'' and probably a total loss"
Two other japanese merchant
vessels were attacked off the
north coast of New Guinea. Sew
eral near hits were scored with
1,00O-pound bombs, and at least
one of the ships, a 5.000-tonner,
was severely damaged.
In Burma, Raj night raiders
pounded the Japanese base at
Akyab on the Bay of Bengal,
following up daylight attacks on
japanese troops in the Rattle
daung sector Is miles north of
Akyab.
No reports were forthcoming
on ground fighting either in
Burma of New Guinea.
On the China front, General
issimo Chang Kai-shek's armies
fighting to defend China's back
door along the Yunnan-Burma
frontier were reported to have
blunted the northern claw of a
pincer which the japanese had
thrown across the Yunnan bor-
der from their base at Myttkyi-
ma. Burma.
A Chinese Army spokesman
See PACIFIC-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Smaller,

WASHINGTON. March IL
(P)-It's not the size of the tank
in the fight, but the size of the
fight in the tank that counts.
So says Maj. Gen. Levin H.
Campbell, who offered to bet to-
day that the Cotton heavy tanks
would disappear from the bat
tlefields before the end of the
war. Firepower, not bulk, is the
test of any tank, he said.
The blunt-spoken chief or ord
nance, asked about reports that
the Americans in Tunisia had
nothing to match" the German
Mark vi 62-ton monster tanks,
said the army had four mobile
field guns that woodland had
put shells through the German
armor.
ABANDON MODELS
He added that American ord
nance more than a year ago de-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Registrars
Show Laxify
Institutional Food
Users ore Warned

Only 1873 Of an estimated 1000
institutional food users in tn
county had registered today .
the registration continued In tho
Offices of the Macomb War Prica
and Ration Board on the firsG
floor of the Monitor-Leader
Building.
Olin Davis, chief clerk for The
board, warned that the prompt
service available TO resistrants
during the Today period ending
yesterday, will not be possible.
Few of those who must register
appeared when q large staff oe
Civilian Defense volunteers con-
Quoted the registration during
the past 10 days In the Mount
Clemens Savings Bank Building.
II the institutional food users
bring proper information with
them, only one trip to the ration
board office will be necessary,
Davis said.
They must furnish the number
of people served during Decemr
Der, 1912 and the gross dollar
receipts from food sales during
the same month.
They must also bring IT,
quantity in pounds (not H.
number of canO Of The follow.
ing food items Is Of the elooe G
business on Dec. 81.
Sugar, coffee, canned and pre-
cessed fruits and vegetables, jl1ls
cas- (including catsup and ehilp
sauce,) all dried end dehy6ya1G1
fruits and vegetables. eonGnee
cially frozen lruits and voDo1nS K.
bles, milk, canned MN ennn
soups, cream, No. efoo1n - Il
(fresh, preserved - ~rDoo 5
fish. cooking md olc !,
types Of shogtoq1D0
butter and ehoooG ~ 81;
A sepax1to inS1ro
same items usuDl ~ ~
the Gloss of busiueGD ~
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Pickup Coupons

NEWARK, N. j., March IL
R)-Effective Monday, inmates
serving more than 80 DAYS in
the Essex county Jail or house
Of detention will be ordered to
turn over ration coupons to au-
thorities to help alleviate the
coffee, sugar and shoe prob
lens, Sheriff George Becker
said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

BERN, Switzerland, March IL
-(P-The Rome newspaper ii
Mexxaggero, describing the loss
of more than 100000 Italian
troops in Russia during the last
three months as a not unneces-
sary sacrifice, said italians are
aware the war will bring a
threat to the mOtherland in the
near future" a dispatch to Die
Tat said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

LANSING, March 11-R-
The Republican state central
committee issued a statement to-
day indicating the Republican
sponsored bill to abolish the
state highway commissioner and
cripple the Democratic political
organization in Michigan was
dead for this legislative session.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Nominate Ex.SeIiridee
Filler as Lieut.. General i.

President Roosevelt to d a y
nominated Mai. Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz, commander of the Al
lied Air Force in North Africa
and former Selfridge Field flier,
to be Q lieutenant general. Gen.
Spaatz first came to Selfridge
Field to join the first pursuit
Group IN 1922.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

LONDON, March l1-R-
The Moscow radio gave promin-
ence in this mornings news
broadcast to the American reac-
ton to Ambassador William H.
Standley's remarks concerning
American aid to Russia and
quoted Under-Secretary of State
Sumner Welles' statement that
Admiral Standby spoke without
prior consultation with Wash
ingtOn.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Not Necessary?

NEW YORK, March ll-(R
-Bituminous coal operators Of
the northern Appalachian dis.
trict countered the wage IN.
crease demands Of the Unlted
Mine Workers union today Win
q statement that the industry
did not feel the demand were
meritod.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Strafe Burma

NEW DELHI, March LIP
Royal Air Force b0mbers at
tCcked detectives at Akyab last
night in the continuing allied
aerial assault on japanese
strongholds in Burma, British
communique said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

war industry in the whole a
the bomber offensive" Sinclair
disclosed that already 1000 tons
of bombs have been dropped On
the Reich this month.
The devastation at Essen, he
said, was comparable only "a
that caused at Cologne last May
in the first of the RATS 1000
bomber raids.
Direct damage to steel works
in the Ruhr and Saar, he de-
clared, had cut 1,250.000 tons
from Germany's annual steel
making capacity.
Damage to the Phillips Radio
Works at Eindhoven, Holland,
cost the Germans the loss Of mill
lions of radio tubes annually, !
critical loss in modern warfare,
he added.
The 1000 tons Of bombs drop.
See RAF-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Admits Guilt

CHARLOTTE, Mich, March
11-(P)-R o b ert Baker, 40,
Grand Ledge farmer, pleaded
guilty to q charge Of cruelty to
livestock and was fined SIS and
given a 60-day suspended jail
sentence yesterday In justice
court.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
RepulSe NaZiS

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, March IL
up - Detachments from Col.
Gen. Jurgen Won Arms north
ern Tunisian army attacked AL
lied lines in the SedJenane Sec
tor three miles northeast of Ia
mera with dive-bomber support
yesterday, but were driven off
with heavy losses, military quar-
tiers announced today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Million Nazis
Left Homeless
by Raiders
10000 Tons Of
Explosives Dumped
on Reich Eoeh Month

LONDON. March II -(R-
The RATS ceaseless bombing
offensive, now showering Ger.
man Europe with fire and ex-
plosives at the rate of more than
10000 tons a month, has NJ
ready wrecked more than 1000
German factories and left more
than 100000 Germans home
less, Air Minister Sir Archibald
Sinclair told the House Of Com.
mons today.
Declaring that Photographic
reconnaissance showed that the
raid on Essen, home of the
Krupp arsenals, on the night q
March Sc probably was the
heaviest blow struck at German
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11
Seeks Farm, Aid

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March IL
.-(P)-A program urging the
federal government recognize
agriculture - an essential war
industry deserving priorities for
equipment, supplies and man.
power will be taken to . mid
western farm conference at Des
Moines next week by Gov. John
w. Bricker.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

LONDON, March 1l-(R-
An unconfirmed report that
the last Raj raid On Berlin
hit the headquarters Of the
German air force itself -
Reichsmarshal Goering's Or.
nate air ministry - was re-
peated in the House Of Com.
mons by Air Minister Sir
Archibald Sinclair today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

| late X X X
| bulletins


BOCA GRANDE, Fla, March
11-R-John Pierpont Morgan,
head of the world famous bank
ing firm, continued to show i'm
provement today from a heart
ailment with which he was
stricken on his way here for a
vacation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-11

Importial Cevsssss
OF Al loeel News
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
SEATTLE NEWS

Billy Tolles and his Savoy Boys
are fast becoming Seattl's most
popular musical organization. The
band is kept busy nowadays play
ing dates throughout the city.
The Savoy Hall at 21st and
East Madison St., Seattle and
East Madison's community recrea-
tion center. will soon be ready
for occupancy. Watch the Enter
prise for date of grand opening.
Mr.. Chester Banks of the Sea-
gull Tavern, is suffering from a
severe cold this week, hoarseness
has affected his speech to the ex-
tent of whispering voice, which
SENS to work a hardship on Ches-
ter, he loves to talk.
Don't miss those specials at Ed
elsons' market this weekend, at
22nd and East Union st. 60 cent
Butter 81 cents. Tomato Pure 2h
lbs. for 30 cents. White Star
Tuna Fish Il size 81 cents. Alaska
pink salmon 23 cents and many
other bargains. If you get it Ed
elson's its good.
Ed. S. Johnson can furnish you
with all the wood, coal and planer
end. Just call CA 1858 Madison
Fuel Co. at 1900 East Madison
Street.
Amid the beautiful setting of
Holly and Mistletoe the Usher
Board of the First A. M. E.
held their annual dinner
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Claude James at Columbia Street. |
Acting as Master of Ceremonies
was Mr.. Edward Moody, who in
the speakers of the even
ing.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
Miss L. A. Spalding
Returns to Spokane
After 20 Years Absence
Spokane, Washington

Spokane, Washington
Miss Lorena Arlington Spauld-
ing of Great Falls, Montana,
spent the Christmas Holidays
with her sisters, Mrs. E. H.
Holmes, and Mrs. ]. r. Daven-
port. During her visit she has
met a host of former Montana
residents, who have extended
much hospitality to her. She was
the dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nash of 1923 East Liberty,
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Ingram
and daughter, Mrs. James Boot
of 924 E. Providence Ave. and
several other family reunions of
her family where bountiful re-
pasts were spread. Miss Spauld-
ing is staying over to be present
at the graduation of her niece,
Miss Evelyn Viola Davenport from
North Central High School, Jan.
18th and will return to her home.
This is her second visit to Spo-
kane after an absence of more
than 20 years. While in Spokane
she was domiciled at the home of
her sister, Mrs. E. H. Holmes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20

thinking, it was wonderful SER
mon, with plenty food for thought
any one who ever had change of
heart. certainly found an outlet
for their feelings, for it was a
sermon one could not help feel
the meaning of. It made me think
of the song the Choir sang, Unjust
Jesus bear the cross alone, And
all the world go free,' No, there
is a cross for every one and there
is a cross for me.
This being the coolest weather
Sunday I have felt since I have
been living in the City of Seated.
There were a goodly number at
Church Sunday morning. On e
Joined the Church, Mr.. William
Montgomery, of Huston, Tex. He
was young man, and far from
home. That reminds me of the
young men in the Choir, they
seem to be so earnest in their
work. Do you know that the
younger generation are thinking
more about their souls and out
come of their lives? 1t behooves
we older ones to stop and think
of the life we are living, that the
younger generation can look up
on us and fel proud to know such
a person.
I want to live so when my days
are ended, I can ioyfulIy say.
ooh precious cross, oh glor-
ious Groin"
Oh RESTRICTIONS day, Ye Angels
from the stars come down
and bear my soul away"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
If Gas Ration
AnnOys, Read This

Gasoline curtailment has shrunk
the 100000 private car licenses
of pre-war Britain to 100000.
Motoring for pleasure has been
unknown for some time, because
gasoline is allowed only to the
private cars engaged in essential
work. Drivers who need their
cars for war jobs, transporting
invalids or getting from rural
homes to the nearest village for
food, are the only motoritst able
to obtain any gasoline.
And now the British ministry
of mines and fuel has made a
further cut. Even the motoritst
entitled to emergency gas coupons
are to have their allowances cut
by 10 per cent or more. They can
no longer ues their own cars ev-
cry working day, but must ar
range to double up with other mo-
florists. Those who have official
approval to transport other work
ers regularly will be allowed lar
ger mileage than those travelling
alone.
1t is limited that the government
hopes more and more workers
will contribute to solving the
transport problem by sleeping in
thir places of business. Drivers
not employed on essential work
work, but who have proved an ur-
gent domestic need. will have
their rations cut by 25 per cent.
There will be special arrange
ments to discourage the use of
high-powered cars. The allowance
for a motorcycle will permit
larger mileage than car, and
the mileage possible with car
will decrease as the horse power
Since July 1, 1912, the police
throughout Britain have been
working with the petroleum board
inspectors to check up on the
Of all private cars, ex-
vehicles outside of hotels,
c inemas and bar, to as
certain whether the driver is
there on business.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
RULES FOR DEFEAT

The following quotation from
shipyard workers letter was
recently published in the United
States News: when a man hires
out to a shipyard, he should be
allowed to use all of his skill in
any trade he knows anything
about, so long as it can be used to
the advantage of our war effort
and can be used in building ships.
AS for myself and many more
shipfltters and helpers, l can weld
burn. layout and chip, but I am
allowed to shipfit only. and often
times l have to wait for or 3
hours on a welder or burner or
clipper.
1.-THE average shipfitter works
about 5 hours per day and gets
paid for 10. Just stop and think
how many man-hours are lost in
single day in all our shipyards.
1t is enough to build U. S. des-
troyer and it is because our un-
ion does not see fit to allow a
welder or burner or clipper to
use his trade, unless he is work
ing at it. I could put in a full 10
hour day, if 1 was allowed to do
this work"
Under such a system, thousands
of willing American workmen
are forced to hamper war produc-
tion because of shortsighter appli-
cation of peacetime union rules.
Men at the front are dying as a
result. Undoubtedly many of them
were members of the very unions
whose actions delayed supplies
they needed. How can legitimate
unionism continue to countenance
this kind of abuse of its power?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
Y W c. A.
PHYLLIS Wheatley Branch

Phyllis Wheatley Branch
Idell G. Vertner, Executive Sec.
The Business & Industrial Girls
Clubs program for next Thursday
night will include election of Off
GERS, and body conditioning fol-
lowed by a pot-luck dinner. Plans
were made at the last meeting
concerning an informal evening
of bridge for service men.
A choral group is being train
ed under the direction of Mrs.
Augusta Shannon. Those rehears-
ing are: Jewel Wells, Lois Valley
Clarice Baker, Guea Clayton, Es-
thler Johnson, Beatrice Marshall,
Imogene Miller, Ruby Buckner,
and Shirley Norris.
Girls who attended the Inter-
club dinner and skating party last
Friday evening were: Clarice Ba-
ker, Clarice Shaw, Margaret Peo-
pies, Irene Saunders. Edith Saun-
ders. Ruby Buckner. and Jewel
Wells.
Speakers for the Up-To-Date
Dating Course to begin January
29th are: Miss Ellen Torrance,
Mrs. Jessie Shields, and Miss Pri-
scilla Wicks. Miss Torrance. who
will be the first speaker, is a re-
cent graduate of the University
of Oregon and until last year was
a physical education teacher at
Bennett College. Others who will
assist are: Mrs. Augusta Shannon,
Arthur Banks, Gilbert Baker, and
Arthur Harris. The chairman and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
Make It Permanent

You'd think six times would be
enough. Maybe it will this time.
We are speaking of the six sep
crate ties on which the elector-
mate of this state have enacted
the 40-mill tax limit law. Six
times, spaced two years apart,
the electorate = over a broad
span of time and through all
kinds of economic conditions =
have said that ordinary taxes
mpst not exceed the 40-mill rate.
Although there has been that
overwhelming support by the peo-
pie, the State Legislature repeat
eddy has refused to adjust the
constitution to make the law
permanent and thus obliviate the
bother
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20

al of these affairs a day or two in
advance because of transportation
reasons. Dances are held every
Saturday night at the club and
are becoming more popular all
the time. The Navy plans to give
the army little competition
along musical lines in the near
future. Frank Buford has been
giving some very nice music out
for the past few months, the girls
say many thanks to the men of
the First Avenue Cantonment Or
chestra.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-20
EAST MADISON Y. M. c. A.
NORTH OF BURMA ROAD

Earl Dome who spent many
years living and travelling in In
dia around the Burma Road sec
ton will share his experiences
with the members and friends Of
the East Madison YMCA on Mon
day. January %. at 500 p. m.
when he appears on the monthly
forum series at the East Madison
YMCA. The discussion period will
follow the main presentation by
Mr.. Dome on the subject, North
of the Burma Road Refresh
ments will also be served.