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Evening star., 1943-02-24
P| an 10 Close
Studied
In Assembly
Normal at Towson
May Be Shut as
War Economy Move
By the Associated Press.

~ Sic aScOtidlcu TIcSs.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 24.-Possible
elimination of one of the three State
teachers colleges for the duration
OF the war as an economy measure
was considered today by the House
Ways and Means Committee.
However. Chairman John S.
White told the committee it would
be wise to consider consolidating the
three schools, "for there are only
enough students for about one-third
capacity"
The possibility of eliminating the
State Teachers College at Towson
was foremost in the committees dis
cussion. Members voiced the opinion
it would be better, if one of the
three were closed, to maintain one
in the Eastern part of the State and
one IN the Western section.
Delegates S. Denmead Kolb.
Democrat of Wicomica, and j. Mil
ton Dick, Republican of Allegany,
said they would oppose any move to
curtail teacher colleges in Salisbury
and Frostburg.
Enrolment Figures Given.
THE State Teachers College at
Salisbury is in the best position of
any," Mr.. Kolb said, land Frostburg
is much better off than Towson.
Very few students at any of the
teachers colleges come from Balti-
more City which has other educa-
tlonal facilities to replace Towson. D."
He said prospective teachers were
very easily lured away to defense
work in the Baltimore area"
If there are not enough students
to fill the enrolment" Mr.. Dick said,
we certainly should not do away
with the State normal schools which
are located where persons with
limited income may attend.
'The percentage of enrolment
decrease does not warrant the clos
ing OF Frostburg Teachers College"
Thomas G. Pullen, superintendent
OF the State department of educa-
ton, said September enrolment
figures for the three colleges were.
Salisbury, 1856; Frostburg, 14O. and
Iowson, 1884. Enrolment now, he
said, was about 1926 at Salisbury,
ITO at Frostburg and 279 at Towson.
The average was 200 at Salisbury
and Frostburg and 500 to 600 at
Towson.
Assembly Speeds Bills.
Budget recommendations by Gov.
O'Conor for the three schools in the
next year are $83,740 for Frostburp
S92,117 for Salisbury and s21o,354
for Towson.
Yesterdays pace in the General
Assembly was quickened by the real
1zatlon that the session was swinging
into the last half of the l943 meet
ing.
The Senate passed without debate
Talbot County work Flight bill
and both legislative branches hustled
through long list of local matters
With the work or-fight" measure
ana q number of local bills out of
the way. both houses adjourned
early to permit joint meeting of
the Senate and House Judiciary
Committees on proposals to revise
the Statewide liquor control system.
The McClayton bill. designed to
effect such revision, was both at
tackled and defended at the hearing
The bill is before the Senate Com
mlttee and its provisions were de-
tended by William r. McClayton
I. William Schimmel acted as spokes-
man for portions of the liquor in
dustry which vigorously attacked its
provisions.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Copt. FonsIer Promoted

WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. "a (Spe-
ciaD.-Capt. Paul N. Fansler has
been promoted to the rank of major
in the adjutant generals depart
ment at Camp Stewart, Ga. He saw
action in seven battles during the
World War. He is a son of Mrs.
Margaret Fansler and the late
Charles T. Fansler, this city,
Evening star., 1943-02-24

He calls it the Blue Ok" We
need thousands of Blue Oxes' to
give our bombardiers unheard-o of
accuracy in precision bombing at
high attitudes. Your increased pur-
chase of War bonds, the peoples
bonds, will help pay for them. Step
up your purchase Of War bonds, for
~You have done your bit-now do
your best"
UNITED States Treasury Department.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29

Regardless of what out-state
Michigan may do in regard to
slow time, as authorized yester-
day by the state legislature,
Mount Clemens will probably
follow Detroits lead if that city
determines to remain on Eastern
War Time.
That was the unofficial opin-
ion expressed today by Mayor
Donald r. Westendorf when
queried as to the community's
probable action.
Detroit spokesman have al
ready indicated that the metrop-
oils will undoubtedly stay on its
present time schedule as an aid
to full war production.
Mayor Westendorf cited the
fact that Mount Clemens inter
ests are vitality concerned with
those of Detroit, that many To-
cal residents work in Detroit war
plants and that Col William T.
Colman, commandant to Sell
fridge Field, has already made
it clear that fast time will be of
decided benefit to the military
in the area in their relations
with other Air Force command
stations. The mayor pointed out,
however, that he was expressing
a personal opinion and that any
See TIME-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Spans Atlantic
Safely; Holds
New Meetinq
Chief Executive
Confers with
Varsos Of Braxil

NATAL, BRAZIL, Jan. 20 -
R)-President Roosevelt, safely
back in the Western Hemisphere
after his historic meeting with
Prime Minister Churchill in
Casablanca, conferred here yes
terday with President Getulio
Vargas of Brazil, largest South
American state among the Uni
ted Nations.
1t was the first meeting be-
tween the two presidents since
1895, when Mr.. Roosevelt visit
ed Brazil on q South American
tour, and came as this republic
celebrated the first anniversary
of her rupture of relations with
the Axis powers.
1t was understood that Ad.
miral Jonas Ingram. commander
of United States Naval forces in
the South Atlantic, and u. s.
Ambassador jefferson Caffery
sat in on the talks.
U. 8. BASE
Natal, situated on the "bulge's
of Brazil. is the main western
terminus OF transatlantic plane
services operating between
South America and Africa. Il
is the site of an important Bra
lillian Naval base from which
U. S. Naval forces operate and
likewise the site Of q great U. S.
Army air base from which Am.
erican planes take off for far.
flung fighting fronts.
Like the conference at Casa
blanca between Roosevelt and
Churchill. preparations for the
meeting here were made with
the greatest secrecy.
Vargas had lief, Rio De JAM
Giro earlier in the week to fly to
Sac Paulo, where his son, Get.
ulio, Jr,, is seriously i'll, but hin
subsequent movements had not
been disclosed.
A brief official announcement
o. the conference said merely
that the presidents had met and
that details would be given fol.
lowing the Brazilian chief exec
utive's return to Rio De Janeiro
some time today.
STEP-UP DRIVE
1t was presumed, however,
that one of the subjects they
discussed was the German q.
See PRESIDENT-Page :
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Prison. Break
Foi|ed;; | Dead
Two Other Convicts
Wounded at Woupun

WAUPUN, Wis, Jan. 20 Up
- Straight shooting tow r
guards Killed one man and
wounded two others today to
Illustrate the attempted escape
of four young convicts from the
Wisconsin State Prison ut Wau-
pun.
The fourth man escaped in
jury and got over the 22-foot
west wall but was tracked to q
private garage four blocks from
the penitentiary. Guards found
him hiding under an automo-
bile.
The convict killed was Frank
Chg Foot) Kopjar, %, of Mil
waukee, who was serving three
to thirteen years for burglary,
second offense. He was hit above
the hip, the bullet ranging up
ward into his body.
Charles Bennett, 20, sentenced
from Marinette last Nov. 8 for
See BREAK-Page z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29

Circuit Judge James E. Spier
today donned the uniform of the
nations armed forces for the
third time within a period of q
years.
Commissioned a major, in the
Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment of the United States
Army, Spier reported at the law
quadrangle in Ann Arbor this
morning for a preliminary To-
week course in military law.
During the Mexican Border
crisis of 1915 Major Spier, then
student at the University of
Colorado, saw service along the
international line as a trooper
in the Colorado cavalry. In the
first World War, as a pursuit
pilot with the rank of End. lieu
tenant, Macomb county's soldier
judge saw more than years
service overseas with the 638th
U. S. Aero Squadron.
NEW STATUS
Now AS years of age Major
Spier, who has occupied the Ma
comb county circuit court bench
for 13 years, will hold q mill
tary post suited to his impress
i've legal experience and train
ing.
In again Joining the armed
forces Major Spier pointed out
that his entry upon military
service will not affect his status
as a circuit court judge. AL
though not required to do so by
law, and with waiver of salary
deemed illegal, he said today
that he expects to endorse his
paychecks over to the county
during the period of his service.
No vacancy is created by his alb
sence. He still has five years
to serve of six year term which
began Jan. /. 1912.
STILL ACTIVE
During the period OF his
training at Ann Arbor Major
Spier expects to return to Mount
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
s Graduates
Enter Army
Service Today

Five 18-year-old boys who re-
ceived their Mount Clemens
high school diplomas last night,
left today for Fort Custer, en-
route for training in the meteor
illogical corps of the Army Air
Force.
All are enlistees, selected for
particular scholastic excellence
in science and mathematics.
They are Frederick Schott,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Schott, 80 South Wilson boule-
ward; Charles Branyan, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell A. Bran
yam, 1877 Clinton street; Thomas
Hubl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Hubel, 1925 South River road;
Arthur Schuneman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Schuneman of
% South Wilson boulevard; and
Donald Philip, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Philip, 1851 North
Gratiot avenue.
Frederick and Charles are
See ENLISTEES-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29

A total of $28,580 in war
bonds was sold in Mount Glenn
ems Thursday, setting new high
for one days sales.
Total bond sales in the bonds
for-warplane campaign now
stand at $176,000, with $50 900
to 60 by Saturday night, to pay
for q fighter plane named City
of Mount Clemens" and to
satisfy Mount Clemens January
bond quota.
The steering committee of the
Board of Commerce sponsored
campaign is working at top
speed to complete contacts to-
day, 50 that the drive will surely
60 over the top by Saturday
night.
Officials Of the two banks,
First National and Mount
Clemens Savings, have agreed
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29

ries to help put the drive over.
II you haven't bought a bond
during this drive, do so on Sat
urday at either of the two banks,
at the Federal Savings and Loan
office, the post office, Priehs
Mercantile or Malbin's Furni-
ture Store. Do your part to raise
the thermometer to the top -
1858 900. which will pay for the
fighter plane and satisfy Mount
Clemens January bond quota.
Be sure you do it Saturday
last chance to help in the
drive to support the 300 Mount
Clemens men in service.
CLUB REPORTS
List below is today's report on
bond sales by various club and
organizations in the city. The
steering committee emphasizes
that these reports are incom-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Al M(H5 Grads
Gel Diplomas
"Coots OF" IS
Speakers Advice

Hats off to the past, coats off
to the future" DR.. Howard Y.
McClusky, professor of educa-
ton at the University of Mich
igan, said last night in assur-
ing AZ graduating seniors of
Mount Clemens High school
there is abundant reason for
hope we stand on the threshold
of the greatest period in world
history"
Speaking in the school audi
forum at mid-year Commence
ment exercises, DR.. McClusky
told an audience of 600 that his
greatest period" is possible
once the war ends more than
two years hence"
He termed "the stakes at the
end of the road the greatest any
nation ever fought for" while
describing "the spirit of youth
as not to lay down, bu to well
come the task before it..
DR.. McClusky believes it a
miracle if Hitler goes down in
1913" and predicted Japan will
fight on for a year after the
Nazi empire collapses.
Even an armistice won't end
military effort, he asserted, be-
cause Europe will be debilitat-
ed and one third to one half Of
German cities will be wiped out
before Hitler succumbs."
He saw no return to Ameri-
cas- former isolationism, claim
ing "we're interdependent on
other nations more than ever
before. We're gradually becom-
ing one big family across the
face of the earth and we've got to
be a happy family"
He predicted isol tionism
twill seal the doom of the ma
ton and western civilization"
See GRADUATION-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29

to maintain facilities to sell
bonds up till 5 pm. Saturday
afternoon, to encourage the
public to put the drive over.
The banks will be closed to
regular business at 8 pm. as
usual, but bonds may be
bought until 5 pm.
Enthusiasm and determine
ton are running high through
out the city as the drive ap-
proaches its last day. Harrison
Circle Of Kings Daughters yes
terday made application for 10
$25-bonds. Children are report
ed taking advantage Of short
ened school hours to help at
home to earn the last few stamps
necessary to turn their books
into bonds. Every one of the six
agencies is doing q brisk busi-
ness in bonds, IS the public hur-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Plan Designed
10 Relieve
Labor SHORTAGE
0ffieioIs, Formers
Believed Agreeable
to U. S. Program

Macomb county truck gard
eners and sugar beet farmers
may find serious labor shortages
alleviated through an influx Of
Japanese-American workers if
plans of the War Relocation, Au-
thority announced today mate
rialize.
Under the proposal 10000
japanese now held in West
Coast camps would be moved
into Michigan, Ohio and West
Virginia for use in industrial
plants and on farms.
William Murphy, Macomb
County Agricultural Agent, said
today he had discussed the prob
ability of using japanese labor
with a limited number of farm
ers and had found no unfavor-
able reaction. He expressed the
belief that they might be used
to advantage in the Romeo fruit
belt as well as in the truck
gardening area centering in
Warren and Sterling townships.
SKILLED FARMERS
William CSrl, manager of
Franklin County Sugar plant.
in Mount Clemens, sad he con-
sidered the use of reliable Jap
ancse rs an excellent answer
to many of the sugar beet grow
ers' problems and cited their
industry and skill on West
Coast farms.
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf,
of Mount Clemens, said he con-
sidered the use of trustworthy
Japanese-Americans in the pro-
vince of the military and that
if it is deemed advisable to
make use of them in Macomb
county he can see no reason for
opposing such a move.
PLAN STILL VAGUE
No indication of the number
of Jap workers to be made
available has yet been made nor
has it been definitely established
that they would come into the
Macomb county area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
VANDERBILT,
.BroughtBaok
to His Home

A nine-day search for Ray
mond Rabbit, Jr., IA, of 124
Moravian drive, ended today
when the youths mother was
informed that he was in custody
of Detroit juvenile authorities.
The youth walked into the 1st
Precinct police station in De-
troit yesterday and told the
desk sergeant he was without
funds and hungry. Police de-
tanned him overnight and turned
him over to juvenile authorities
today. They informed his moth
err, who left this morning to
bring him home.
The boy left home, his mother
said, because she refused him
permission to withdraw from
school to work on farm.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Pacific Scene
Of Grim Battle
Two Day Struggle
Still Underway
BY JOHN NJ. HIGHTOWER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Up
- In two furious days of fight
ing in the Solomon Islands, the
Navy reported today, American
forces damaged two Japanese
cargo ships, two destroyers and
a tanker. destroyed ten enemy
planes and killed 36 Japanese
troops in operations which re-
suited in the capture of an enc
my command post.
The location Of the enemy
command post, while not Civ
en- in the communique, is be-
lieved to be somewhere in the
four-mile stretch of coastal
country between Kokumbona
and Tassafaronga. American
forces captured Kokumbona on
ly a few days ago and Tassa-
faronga would be their next OBJ
jective in an advance along the
coast.
The American offensive act
ion against enemy ships and
bases, according to the locations
given in the communique, ap-
parently were all directed tow
ard the Kolombangara area.
In the New Georgia group,
near the enemy's Munda air
base, Kolombangara is 100 nau-
tical miles northwest of Quad
alcanal.
1t was only recently brought
under attack, but since opera
tons against it started it has
been heavily bombed.
Vella Gulf. where the cargo
ship and destroyer were at
tackled, is a 13-mile-wide body
of water between Kolombangara
and the New Georgia island Of
Vella La Vella.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
WORKERS URGE SPEED IF GOAL BE ATTAINED
ds-for-Fighter Plane Campaign Ends on Saturday

plete-just showing the trend Of
the drive.
Rotary Club S16,918.75
Kiwanis Club 10,0l8.75
Lions Club 9,9l8.75
High Twelve 2,743.75
Optimist Club 2,318.75
B'nai Birth 8,850.00
Knights of Pythias l,268.75
Knights of Columbus $500
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Ladies Auxiliary l,512.50
American Legion Aux. 1880
League of Women Voters g.
368.25
Kings Daughters $3.50
BIN Sisterhood 2,006.25
BIN Ladies Aux. 1.125.00
Child Study Club $500
Monday Musical 1880
See BONDS-Page z
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All Detroit DaiIies
10 Sell for 4 Gents.

DETROIT, Jan. 20 - (R) -
The Detroit News, evening news
paper, announced today the price
of its daily edition would be in
creased Feb. l from 3 to 4 cents,
and the Sunday paper would be
sold for IL cents copy instead
Of the present 10.
Similar action was announced
Thursday by the Times, another
evening newspaper, and by the
Free Press. morning paper.
The News announcement
pointed out war time condi-
tons which have greatly In
creased the cost of production
and distribution"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Grim Russians
Storm Forward
Germon Lines
Buckle Under Blow
BY ROGER GREENE
Assoeiateh ppAaa War Fan


Russia's triumphant armies,
crashing into the middle Of the
German front between Moscow
and Rostov, reported today they
had buckled the Nazi defense-in-
depth system for . gain Of IAN
miles, killed 5000 Axis troops,
captured 5000 prisoners, and adj
vanced within IS miles Of the
key German base Of Kursk.
The thrust represented q total
advance Of IS miles from Voron-
nezh, which the Russians N.
nounced they had recaptured
two days ago.
simultaneously, . Moscow
broadcast declared that the Ger.
mans had suffered great casual
ties since the Russian Offensive
began Nov. 10 than the whale
of Napolean's ill-fated grand ar-
my which invaded Cxarist nus
STA in 1912.
Napoleon led coo, 900 YroneaA
German and Italian treops -
Russia in late June anA Gn1H
100, 900 escaped after ~ ~
trek hack acroGu NJ ai0V ~
than SIX months lA1ok, &
While u uunolono ~
Hitler'5 invaslon 1Bgeno -
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Race with Officer
Has Bitter Sequel
70 IA. P. n. Lends
Motorist in Jail

Because Melvin Hamann, Is,
of 1855 Military avenue, Port
Huron. thought Conservation Of
ficer Earl Golf was racing him,
Hamann is serving a 80 day Jail
sentence and faces loss of his
"A" and CO. gas ration books.
Hamann admitted to Justice
Frank E. Jeanette today that he
was travelling 70 miles per hour
on Gratiot avenue in Lenox
township when Golf arrested
him. In passing sentence, the
justice termed Hamann's excuse
as ridiculous"
Hamann is employed by
Square Tool & Die, Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
German Losses
Greater Than
NapOleOn's

LONDON, Jan. 29-tR-Ger-
man casualties since the Rus
sian winter offensive began in
November are larger than the
whole of Napoleon's Grand Ar
my which invaded Russia in
1912, the Moscow radio said to-
day in a broadcast recorded
here by the Soviet Monitor.
Napoleon's invasion force
numbered 100000 men, includ-
ing French, Germans and Ital-
ians. They crossed the Niemen
river on June "a but only 100.-
900 reached wilma (Wilno) on
Dec. 9.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Pound Island

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 Up
Raj filters are continuing their
pounding of Akyab Island, the
British disclosed today, with two
night raids and q series OF day
raids noted in q communique on
action in western Burma. Bomb
ers attacked detectives on the
island Wednesday night, bomb
ers and fighters swept over the
area yesterday and again last
night the Akyab zone was raid
ed, the British reported.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Asks Debate

LONDON, Jan. 20 - (P) -
Lord Beaverbrook, former cab
met minister, called today for
an open parliamentary debate
on aid to Soviet Russia to deter
mine whether shipments Of air
planes and tanks "can swiftly
be increased during the next
several months"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
MObiIiZing

LONDON, Jan. 20 - (P) -
The Rome Radio, in a broadcast
heard by the Associated Press,
said today that mobilization of
all Bulgaria's resources had been
ordered following a conference
in Sofia among King Boris iii
and members of a delegation
headed by the President of Par
Lament.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Acts ON Dispute

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Up
- Secretary Of Labor Perkins
certified to the War Labor Board
yesterday . maintenance Of I'M
ion membership dispute be.
tween the Mueller Brass Com
pany Of Port Huron, Mich, and
the United Automobile Worker
<CIO). The dispute involves g.
as employees.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Army Advances

CAIRO, Jan. 20 -(P- Brit
ish headquarters indicated today
that vanguards of the Eighth
Army, driving westward in pur-
suit of Field Marshal Rommel,
had reached the vicinity Of Zu-
ara, IS miles west of Tripoli.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Submits Bill

CAMBRIA, Australia, Jan.
20 -(R)- Prime Minister John
Curtin today introduced in the
House of Representatives a bill
to extend the geographical linn
its within Australia's militia and
conscripted soldiery may serve.
The bill took the form Of an
amendment to the Common
wealth Defe nse Act, under
which the service of enlisted
men In these branches Of the
armed forces is restricted to
Australian territory.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
Budget

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -R--
The Berlin Radio, in q broad
cast recorded by the Associated
Press, reported today in a Tok-
20 dispatch that the japanese
cabinet had approved budget ex-
penditures Of l2,344,000,000 yen
for the coming fiscal year, ex-
elusive of sums to be set aside
for military purposes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
ROSSO HOnOred
by Chiefs Assn.

Chief of Police Arthur I. Ros-
so today was appointed chair
man of the publication commit
tee for the Michigan Association
of Chiefs of Police.
The honor was conferred on
Rosso by Dan Patch. police chief
at Highland Park and associa-
ton president.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-29
May Use Jap. Americans On Macomb County Farms
afek X X
bulletins
Protect Timber

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 - (P) -
While the menfolk are fighting
to stamp out a world conflagra-
tiQn, women living near the ma
tons wooded areas are helping
to keep fires from burning over
one the cOuntry's vital wartime
resources - live timber - says
q veteran Federal forester.