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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
UP OR OUT!

Months before Pearl Harbor the
oil industry realized that war
was inevitable. 1t set about mobil-
izing its resources against the
nations call to arms. When war
came, the industry-almost over
nlght-accelerated the production
of military gasolines. including
100 octane aviation gasoline, su-
per lubricants and hundreds OF
other petroleum products critical
ly essential to the conduct of mo.
dern mechanical war. Thanks to
the foresight of oil men, every
military demand has been met,
as we'll as essential civilian needs
to date. ...
But these same men now stern
ly warn that oil production will
not meet future essential needs
unless prompt steps are taken to
adjust the price of oil to meet
rising production costs. Price is
no longer merely a question of
academic discussion. This coun-
try is running short of oil. Wild
caters are not drilling, because
the possibility of profit. or of even
recovering cost, is too scant to
cover the risk.
Warnings of impending oil
shortage and what to do about it
have been sounded by many 9TH
ers besides representatives of the
oil industry. Typical is the COM
ment of Col. Ernest O. Thomp-
son. member of the Texas Rail-
road commission, who says: III
the price of oil had been permit
ted to advance on parity with
other basic commodities, wild
caters would have found oil and
the anticipated 100000 barrels
day shortage would have been
supplied. AS it is," he concluded.
"crude oil is on a dav tO dav ba sis
well to refinery to user. There
is no longer a surplus OF stock in
storage to draw from
1t is reasonable to expect the.
price of crude oil to remain sta
tionary? 1t will go up to meet
cost Of production or the country
will go without oil. 1t will be
either up or out!
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
SALEM NEWS
By Sue Herman

Salem, Ohio, June 1t seems
our Juniors are always busy GO
ing somewhere, doing something,
but when it comes right down to
it. they still ask about their old
friends and share in their ioys
and sorrows. The main topic OF
communication this week is cent
cred around the choir play in
which so many of our girls par
tisipated. We want to commend
you on the performance. girls.
Names in the News
Have you seen the sparkle in
the eyes of Miss Dor othy Me-
litschka: Could be the engage
ment ring she is wearing, no
doubt. How's about bringing the
boyfriend Lloyd Hutmacher a.
round, bort. and introdu cing the
Juniors? We would like 70 wish
both of you the best of wishes.
Cpl. Albert Linder was FORUM
ate enough to get his furlough in
time to see his brother Hcrm who
was home also. 1t really is q
very nice sight seeing two broth
ers in uniform home together.
Good luck Al, and although you
boys are: not home hysically, you
always are here here spiritually.
There is a certain blond lassie
of Salem who is being visited
quite often by a former Canton
Saxon.
Whimp Miller, who is some
where in the South Pacific, has
one wish that | know we can
make come true. How's about
making him happy, girls, and
write for he wonders about you
and remembers. SO don't forget
to write, just even to say hello
Our boys are fighting to come
back to what they left. Back them
up with mail. They are fighting
for you.
To the Graduates
To the Graduates of 1914" we
Juniors wish the better things of
life, filled with happiness. good
fortune and good health in years
to come. School days are over, but
will never be forgotten and here's
our congratulations for compile,
ton of the major step OF a life
time.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
UNCOVERING UNDER.
COVER WORK

AN appalling revelation OF bu-
reaucratic abuse has BEN reported
in the Congressional record at the
instance of United States Scrator
Bridges. Is is an account of the
activities oi the F,Ge al Power
Commission. under the chairman
ship of Leland Olds, former writ
er for the official daily newspaper
of the Communist Farty. tn Da,lv
Worker.
The authority OF the Federal
Power Commission. one OF the
most powerful government agen-
cies. vested with far schiny con-
troll over the electric utility indus
try, has been used in deliberate at,
tempts to promote rational social
ism in the United States. Mostna-
grant example cited by Senator
Bridges centered or the electric
power. requirements of new
government aluminium plant in
Arkansas. A group Of the princi-
pal private electric companies in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas. Ok
lahoma and Kansas. formed the
Southwest Power FoOi to furnish
electricity to the plant Rates were
established under state regulation,
and adequate electric power was
made available through intercon-.
nection. ..s,......... ..
But at the demand OF the FPC;
and against the advise of the Ar
my and Navy Munitions Board.
millions of pounds of copper cri-
tically needed in the war effort
were used to build duplicating
power line from a government
dam 200 miles away. In addition,
the Commission proceeded to hold
hearing as to the 'proprie,y' OF
the state regulated rates OF the
private companies which had been
finally permitted to supply part
of the nergy needed by the alu-
minum plant. Reporters tei,ned
the hearing French Inquisition.
State utility commissions consid-
cred it an inexcusable invasion Of
states rights. Obviously the Fe-
deral Power Commission was de-
termined to extend public owner
hip, regardless of cost or infringe
ment on local authority.
1t seems inconceivable thar a
powerful agency of government,
established to serve all the people.
could be warped into all instru,
ment of prejudice seeking to des-
troy our institutions and ultimate
ly our form of government. And
yet Senator Bridges reveals with
frightening clarity that it has been
done.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
THIS AND rHkr

Snakes actually smell with their
tongues. 9
Spices still are used to preserve
food in parts of China and North
Africa.
Blood-letting or cupping was
used as early as 4l3 B. c. to treat
disease.
There are approximately 200
tribes of Indians in the United
States.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

o'clock, leaving less time for our office
and Committee work. 1t is stiff
schedule.
The appropriation measures must of
course originate in the House, and
many have already gone to the Senate.
We have just disposed of the District
of Columbia and War Agencies appro-
priation bills. Labor Federal Security
and the War Department Military APP
preparations still remain, and the mid
die of June will bring Deficiency
measures.
The Farm Mortgage Loan Bill H.R.
41O2 which extends for two additional
years at reduced rates of interest on
Federal land bank and Land Bank
Commissioner loans was passed by the
House Wednesday of last week. You
will recall the original act set up a
$50 rate. This was reduced to 3H 90
in July, 1910. With the new bill
3H% will continue until July /, 1914.
when it will be increased to acc, which
is still under the original requirement
THE Surplus War Property Admin
l istration instructions on proce-
dure. etc discussed several weeks ago
is now available. Your Representative
will be glad to fill any requests for
this material, or you can obtain it di-
rect from the Surplus War Property
Administration.
THE O'Mahoney subcommittee of
1 the Senate Judiciary Committee is
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

ing the week are as follows:
Fiday, June 2 .
at 3:lS p. m. over VICAR
A. H. Anderson, District Price
Executive, will f., discuss How
Your Price Panel Works"
Saturday, June 3
"OPA Farm News" will be pre-.
sented over WJW at l2::55 p. hi.
Saturday, June 3
at sis p. m, over WiCA
Ashtabula, Chester Bowles will
speak on the latest developments
in price control.
Sunday, June 4
at 9:l5 p. m., over WRRN
Chester Bowles will speak on the
latest developments in price con-
troll.
The "OPA Reporter" will be
heard Monday through Friday at
| :55 P. NJ. over station WCIE.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

uiC dppIOdSu "a
the end of the hs-
cal year. This
year party con-
ventions compli-
cate things still
more. Memorial
Day was the last
breathing S pei |
for members of
c o n g re S S for
some time. We
are to work six
days a week, the
House convening
at II o'clock in
~
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

(See Answers on page ~
|. An American patriotic socie,
ty.
2. The angels.
3. A saint who liked animals.
4. the purest king of France.
5. Reliance that God will be the
commissary.
6. An English queen.
7. An American steel million
aire.
8. One of the Great Lakes.
9. A Bourbon ruler.
10. A French city saved by q
woman.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
life or death of the crews of those
bombers to-, certain extent.

life or death of the crews of those
bombers to,a certain extent.
These strikes that are in effect
now make it impossible for me to
meet my obligations with the air
forces / have in the four corners
of the world. They definitely tell
me that ! cannot furnish fighters
where they are needed at the time
they are needed"
Matthew Woll, vice president of
the American Federation of
Labor:
I'VE must declare clearly and
unequivocally that, in full accord
with the laboring masses of our
allies, we want a world in which
the relations between peoples and
states shall be determined not by
force but by determination OF ma
tions; world in which interna-
tional conflicts shall be adjusted
by amicable means, in the lnanne,
formulated by the President of
the United States and the Prime
Minister of Britain in August,
lo4l, in the Atlantic Charter. That
document was subsequently sleu-
ed ard accepted by the United
Nations, including Chira and
Soviet Russia. 1t received added
emphasis in the joint declaration
OF the four great powers at the
Moscow Conference in October
lo43."
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

l476. The purpose of the bill is to pro-
mote and protect foreign trade.
The suggestion has been made that
out of this may come some means Of
clarifying the legal position Of Ameri-
can firms in foreign trade. way of
giving our businessmen in foreign
markets the protection of greater
certainty of status.
Collective SERVICE policies
~ may be clarified in relation to the
status Of men above thirty. 1t has be-
come clear that the armed forces do
not want these men unless they have
to take them to fill in their numbers
later on, but they do want the. assur-
ance that they will get into jobs con-
tributing directly to the war effort.
II has developed that there are
some 10000 surplus officers. The in
clination is to discharge a portion of
these men who are in the lower age
group. sending them back to be sub
ject to draft as privates. All this
would indicate that the invasion plans
are complete, and that we know what
our real needs are
NEGOTIATIONS are under way
~ with Sweden relative to the pos
sible purchase of the entire output of
Swedish ball bearing factories. Ball
bearings are the key to production of
aircraft. Our air forces have de-
stroyed many of the German and
Italian ball bearing plants. If we could
take over the Swedish supply it might
be body blow to the German airplane.
output.
EOR the benefit of those who have
L their men in enemy prisons, there
is new form of special airmail card
available thru the Postoffice Depart
ment which meets both German and
Japanese restrictions. Their rules are
very strict. The Japanese message
must be limited to twenty -four words.
1T is important that aOe all steady
ourselves for the moment aOhen oc-
ton begins. The impact qOilI be
greater than zee imagine and 1Ve must
be ready TO stand firm. grimly deter
mined to 90 thru to the end at NO mat
tc, 7ohat cost. That is the least zee
can do for our men.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

Mexican military and naval
planes fly thousands of miles every
day.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
Party Conventions Complicste
Heavy Schedule In Congress
BY consrsssmon Frones. ?. Boisen

A heavy legislative schedule is de-
"A veloping in both Houses of Con-
gress. Such jam comes annually with
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

r you-like 20 many women between
the ages Of 80 and 52-suffer from
hot flashes, weak, nervous, tired feel
ings, are bit blue at times-all due to
the functional middle-age period Pc
culiar to women-try famous Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to relieve such symptoms.
Taken regularly-PinkhamS Conn
pound helps build up resistance
against such distress. It also has what
Doctors call stomachic tonic elfectl
Thousands upon thousands of
women-rich and poor alike-have
reported benefits. Here's q product
that HELPS NATURE and that's the kind
to buy. Follow label directions. Pink
hams Compound Is tpeu ,c0rth trying!
LYDIA (. plNkNall's EegLsssE
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
THEY &HF}!l &$AIR LAST
President Roosevelt, addressing
the delegates of international
Labor Office:

~ 6osSS VI 4ulSIudClO1ldl
Labor Office:
You have reaffirmcd princip
les which are the essential br.
warks of any permanent peace.
With the expanding use of ma
chinery and the revolution in
transportation, it is we'll that the
world should recognize the fun
damental principle of your declar-
alton: Poverty anywhere con-
stitutes danger to prosperity
everywhere This principle is a
guide to all Of Our international
economic deliberations.
"You have affirmed the right OF
all human beings to material we'll
being and spiritual development
under conditions of freedom and
dignity and under conditions of
economic security and opportuni-
ty.'
Henry Stimson, Secretary of War,
in a statement on WAC's:
TO support the battle line there
must be thousands behind the bat
tie line. Their jobs. behind the
lines, are those concerned not only
with food. clothing, munitions
and supplies, but with the man.
moth task of maintaining the Ar
my as an orderly. well-directed
unit with channels of communi-
cations open, with supplies flow
ing on time, with precision in all
the Army's teamwork.
These jobs. like those of the
battle line itself, call for skills.
They call for an almost reverent
regard for accurancy and detail.
"This answers the question:
why do we need women and
more women in our Army
1--WE need them because they al
ready have the skills we are look
ing for. We can fit them into Ar
my jobs with minimum of train
ing. We can. use them on Jobs
where men are seldom as well
trained, as efficient, as we'll suited
by temperament or as willing to
work as women are" -7
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of
New York City. urging obser-
vance of the OPA rulings:
"Play the. game fairly with
yourselves and your neighbors.
Do not be a part of the black
market. 1t takes two to make a
black market - a chisler and 4
dupe. Do not be a dupe. Food is
plentiful for all and at just price
if we all play the game fairly and
cooperative"
General H. H. Arnold, chief of the
Air Forces:
1--WE have been working for a
long time to get our maximum ef-
fectiveness and efficiency in
bombing Germany. Due to the
character of our position we had
to change our technique and
change the method of employ
ment of all types of aircraft. We
had to develop long-range fight
ing aircraft to accompany our
bombers. We found that our
losses were determined by the
amount of fighters that went with
the bombers. The fighters deter
mined the success or failure in
many cases of the bombing mis-
sions. They determined how far
we can go into Germany and iii
some cases whether or not it is
possible to reach our objective.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
DON'T LET
CONSTIPATION
SLOW YOU uR

. When bowels are sluggish - when you
feel irritable, headachy : do as million,
of folks do. Chew FEEN-A-MINT, tho
modern chewing-gum laxative. FEEN-
A-MINT looks and tastes like your ia
vorite gum - you'll like its fresh mint
flavor. Simply chew FEEN-A-MINT at
bedtime taking only in accordance with
package directions = sleep without being
disturbed. Next morning gentle, effect
i've relief. You'll feel like a million again.
a generous family supply Of FEEN-A.
MINT costs only Zoe.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
OPA ON THE AIR
THIS WEEK

Radio broadcasts by the Cleve
land District Office of Price Ad.
ministration on local stations dur
ing the week are as follows:
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01

THE O'Mahoney subcommittee of
L the Senate Judiciary Committee is
holding hearings on the bill to require
registration of cartel agreements, s..
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
----U----
QUESTIONS?
What American cities are named
after the following?

(See Answers on page ~
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-01
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of
New York City, urging obser,
vance of the OPA rulings:

"Play the. p. game fairly with
yourselves and your neighbors.
Do not be part of the black
market. 1t takes two to make a
black market - a chisler and 4
dupe. Do not be a dupe. Food is
plentiful for all and at a Just price
if we all play the game fairly and
cooperative"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
House OK's
State Ballot
for Soldiers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4A(P)
Administration forces-reel-
ing under a smashing defeat in
the House-pinned their last
hopes for rescuing Federal
ballot plan for armed service
members today on the Senate
where they are already giving
ground.
The House stood up to be
counted" and made clear its po-
sition last night, after an IL
hour session, by first rejecting
the Federal ballot plan on a 224
TO 1853 roll call vote and then
passing, 1928 to SO, bill-leaving
the election machinery in the
hands of the states.
Rep. Vursell (R-IlD, one of
the champions of the States
rights bill, termed the House &C
ton "a great victory for
constitutional government for
which we are fighting"
All efforts to put through
compromise proposals in the
House were defeated. the State
See VOTE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Costly Gas
WITNESS PURCHASED
SO-CENT & STAMPS
IN Factory

OPA investigators today
launched an investigation Of
gasoline stamp sales being con-
ducted-at so cents a c cou-
pon--in a Detroit war plant,
following evidence unearthed
by authorities in questioning
witnesses in the Dale Allen
burglary case.
Allen. 3l-year-old Warren
Township ex-convict. is jailed
pending examination Feb. 10 be-
fore Justice Frank z. jean
nette on a nighttime burglary
warrant authorized by Assist
ant Prosecutor Fred Van Fleter-
EN-.
When arrested Allen was with
a. companion, Mrs. Bernice
Grazanka. 19, of Detroit. who
told Van Fleteren she had pur-
chased c stamps at the rate Of
eight for 81 from a fellow fac
tory worker. man, who ZAP
parently made a regular bust
ness" Of providing gas stamps
for friends, according to Van
Fleteren.
Undersheriff Harley Ensign,
in charge of investigation, said
the stamps were counterfeit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Dr.. Rufus ReiizeI
10 Enter Army
Surgeon, Physician
Commissioned q Coptsin

DR.. Rufus H. Reitzel, M. D.,
for the past 10 years a local
physician and surgeon. has been
commissioned a captain in the
United States Army Medical
Corps, and will report for duty
at Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle,
Pa. Feb. 10, he announced to-
day.
Following preliminary train
ing at Carlisle, Capt. Reitzel
will be assigned to the Lawson
General Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Reitzel and their two chill
dren, Joan, IS, and Rufus, Jr.,
nine, will reside here for the
present.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia medical col
lege. at Richmond, Va. and
studied internal medicine for
two years at Henry Ford Hos
pital, Detroit. He has been &C
tive in affairs of the Macomb
County Medical Association, and
the local Lions Club.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
ENEMY SNIPERS WOUNDED HOLD OUT
Use Indian Tactics to Mop-Up MarshaI|s

Light mobile artillery. flame
throwers ami bazookas thun-
dered and rocked against the
crumbling concrete pillboxes
and then the Japanese were sur
rounded.
In their two-day battle, the
japanese resorted 10 a few of
their favorite tactics. During the
night. some crawled back into
wrecked pillboxes and had TO
be killed yesterday morning.
The Marines brought ashore
a large assortment of heavy and
fancy weapons past the wrecked
beach defenses. The battle, how
ever, became true French and
See NAMUR-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Chey Strikers
Back al Work
BeIotedIy Struggle
Back to War Jobs

DETROIT, Feb. 4-(P)-Gen-
eral Motors Corporation an
nounced today that an unauthor-
lied strike of $500 employees at
four plants of its Chevrolet Gear
and Axle division had been set
tied, and that "sizeable num-
Der" Of workers had returned
to work on the day shift.
A spokesman said an agree
ment was reached early this
morning at a conference OF re-
representatives. of management
and the United Automobile
Workers tCIO).
Striking workers, the spokes-
man said, had agreed to meet
production standards which he
said had previously been agreed
upon as fair by local and inter
national UAW-CIO representa-
tives. Disciplinary action will
be taken. he added, against sew
eral leaders OF the strike
The strike began Wednesday
morning when $50 employees in
plant No. / walked off the Job
in protest against the disciplin-
airy lay-off Of six employees. Pic
kets prevented workers in four
plants from going TO work yes
terday, the company reported.
r. j. Thomas, president Of the
UAW-CIO, and Walter p. Reu-
Their, vice president in charge of
the unions General Motors de-
partment, issued back -to-work
order late Wednesday, but il was
ignored for more than a day.
They told the strikers that the
union cannot and will not pro-
See STRIKE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Imminent Fall
Of Key Island
Is predi(ted
Americans Slosh
InIond to Grosp
Key to MorshoIIs
By MORRIE LANDSBERG
Associated Press War Editor


Japanese resistance crumbled
on big, crescent-shaped Kwa-
jalein Atoll today under over
whelming pressure Of American
invasion troops fighting for a
foothold in the strategic Marsh
all Islands.
Imminent fall Of the largest OF
the string of mid-Pacific bases
was indicated by front-line re-
ports on the five-day-old often
sive which Under Secretary
Robert Patterson declared will
widen the cracks in the outer
defense ring" of the Japanese
empire.
The enemy already had for
feited more than half of the
30-odd keys forming the Kwa-
jalein back door to the inundated
islands. Casualties ran high for
the Japanese, Unexpectedly low
for the Americans.
U. S. Marines, following up
on the seizure of Roi Islet with
its valuable air-xtrip, captured
adjoining Namur and four 9TH
er coral keys to gain control OF
the Atoll's northern end. OPP
erations reached the hopping
up stage yesterday on Kwaja-
lein Islet at the southern tip,
where army forces used tanks
and field artillery to beat back
the hard-hit enemy.