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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21
Council Honors
Local Scouts

Honors and awards were be-
slowed on Macomb district Boy
Scout Council, at the 25th an
nual meeting of the Clinton Val
ley Council, B.S.A., held at the
Presbyterian church in Pontiac
last night. A group of approx
mately Is local Scout council
officials attended.
Principal honor and the
highest awarded in Scouting
went to l.. Wade Fast. local
schools superintendent, who re-
ceived the Silver Beaver award
for outstanding service. Fast,
whose connection with boys
work dates back to his student
days at Hillsdale College, was
accompanied by Mrs. Fast at the
Pontiac meeting.
WALKER HONORED
Scoutmaster Fred Walker, OF
Troop "a, of the Methodist
Church, in this city, for the
third time received the Triple-A
rating for the highest troop ef-
ficiency in the area. Only one
troops efficiency exceeded that
of No. "a, that being a very
small unit in Oakland County.
Macomb County Scout lead
ers. under district president
Guy Verkler, and including
Commissioner Ralph Bennett,
Martin G.. Schwartz, William
Flore, Rev. Joseph L. Kennedy
and Clarence Barck were hon.
ored at the meeting for their ef-
ficient work.
The meeting was presided
over by Lee Brooks, of Pontiac
president of Clinton Valley
Council. Sam Cohen. chairman
Of the Camp Agawam Improve
ment Committee, officiated al
the burning of the mortgage OF
the 97-acre Scout property near
Lake Orion, acquired 20 years
ago.
PLAN SCOUTORAMA
He announced a drive for
funds to improve the property
in which Macomb district will
participate.
Schwartz. chairman Of the
Macomb activities committee
announced at the meeting that
the annual Scoutorama will
take place in this city Friday
April IA. The Pontiac Roundup
similar Scout "circus" will
take place March 3. The Ma.
comb district Camporee (for
leaders and Scout executives
will be held June 8 to IL
Schwartz also announced.
Members were urged to pre-.
pare appropriate observance.
for the annual Scout Week, Feb
10.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21

Hamon, Willagene Hotchkiss,
Norma Levine, Jeanne Lining
ton.
Chester Maikowski, T e d d y
MCGEE, Florence Miller, Bar
bara Nicholson, Shirley Otte,
Corcas Parrott, Barbara Pettin-
gill, Victor Potoroka. Jack Pow
ers. Kenneth Redfield, Shirley
Richardson, John Roberts, Ruth
Sheets, Betty Shining, Florence
Ullrich. Marian Vivoli, Wallace
Washington.
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Labor
Continued from Page One
ion members against allesedly
eorrupt OffiCiaiS

Continued from Page One
ion members against allegedly
corrupt officials.
AT present labor union men,
bers who are the victims of il
legal or arbitrary conduct with
in their own unions are virtual
ly without redress" the report
said. They may complain to
the international union involved
but II has been our experience
that In some unions such COM
plants are q mere waster OF
time"
The extraordinary term was
convened by former Governor
Herbert Lehman to investigate
charges of corruption among Of
ficials of Local II, International
Hodcarriers. Builders and Com
mon Laborers' Union at New
burgh.
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Tragedy
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
than that, Chief Flechsig, aided
by Patrolman Leon Meredith
started out at $50 a. m. Thurs
day-and by 10 o'clock had To-
Gated Mrs. Parcius and transmit
ted the tragic news to her.
The Center Line police Off
GERS launched their search
through the post office, where
they checked mail route names,
after telephoning the sheriff of
Jackson County for possible
clues. These led them to gaso-
line station at 12-Mile and Van
Dyke, thence to home on the
Hardy road. and finally to the
Rhodes road two miles north of
Utica, where Mrs. Parcius was
found.
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Paper
Continued from Pare Ono


commencing at 10 am. Satur-
day.
No other precincts will be COL
lected this week. Full announce
mentment will be made of the
collection schedule later.
Persons in Precinct ! are
asked to separate their paper
into three piles or bundles: CD
Magazines and heavy paper. CD
Cardboard and brown paper,
and CD newspapers and miscel-
laneous paper. These should be
placed at the curb Saturday
morning.
Residents Of other precincts
are asked TO collect and bundle
their paper and await further
instructions before placing II
out.
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Riddled
Continued from Page One

Elizabeth Bean, who was in an
upstairs room as bullets smash
ed a picture in the downstairs
living room and knocked the
legs off two chairs.
Ambrose Pancoast, a drug
store clerk, slept soundly as the
ceiling of a veranda few feet
from his bed was peppered.
Damage included Clipped and
smashed tside and inside
walls. ceilings, roofs, bathroom
fixtures, house furnishings and
fences.
Capt. Lawrence Davis, acting
commander of the air base. de-
clined to release details on the
cause of the gunfire and said
an investigation was underway.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21
PREFER LONG WAR

The Tokyo radio quoted TOTO
as saying further that Japan,
unlike the Allies, prefers a long
war, with time to build up her
strategic positions. And al
though he declared the empire
had golden opportunity to
strike the Allies gre e r,
smashing blows he was COM
PEELED to renew his recent plea
for stepup in aircraft produc-
ton. Air power, he added will
determine the wars outcome.
In the Southwest Pacific, the
Allies showed their defiance of
the Nipponese airforce by send
ing more than 100 fighters to
challenge the enemy over its
own base at View a k, New
Guinea. The Lightnings, Thun-
derbolts and Kittyhawks shot
down IL enemy planes against
the loss of three raiders.
The Japanese, however, re-
fused to fight the next day when
so Liberator heavy bombers
came over Wewak with 1873 tons
Of explosives. They hid in the
clouds rather than mix it with
American fighters that accom-
panied the B-24's.
Nipponese interceptors rose to
meet South Pacific medium
bombers and fighters in raid
Tuesday on Tobera airdrome of
Rabaul, but the effort cost them
q planes, or three more than in
trying TO beat off Mondays at
tack on japanese ships there.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21

Loeb Lomond Is Scotland's
largest lake.
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Jury COnvicts
ROseVille Thief

Archie Kestaloot,I 20 years
old, Of 1881 Grovemont, Rose
vile, in the first jury case to be
tried before Circuit Judge Alton
H. Noe, today was found guilty
of assault with intent to commit
robbery unarmed. He was re-
manded by Judge Noe to the
county Jail to await sentence.
Cornering Edwin C. Nash, 35,
OF Traverse City, outside a
,Roseville beer garden on Oct.
8, 1943, Kestaloot slugged his
victim and robbed him Of APP
proximately $l0O. He was ar
rested that same night by the
Roseville police, who found
only a small amount of money
in his possession.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21

toward northern France at
d..wn, followed by Spitfire for
nations droning high in the
cloudless sky.
Taking off almost before
dark, tn Raj fleet hit Berlin
about Z o'clock after blowing
through one of the heaviest flax
barrages ever thrown up over
the capital.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21
STOCKHOLM :

STOCKHOLM - Jan. I'll
(P)-Travelers from Germany
say the progressive intensity
of the RATS air raids on Ber-
lin Is reflected even in the
way Berliners tell each other
goodnight. Early in the war
they wished one another "a
bOmbless night" Now the ex-
preston commonly used is
"blieb uebrig," which freely
translated means "hOpe you
survive"
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Robbery
Continued from Page One

from Detroit officers after a
fusillade of pistol shots early
this week when they sought TO
arrest him.
The three held are:
Florence Bodell, II, Of 23Oo5
Donaldson road, near l4-Mlle
and Harper;
Lorraine Hickey. (alias Bail
ey), 10, of l043l Kercheval,
Detroit;
Marvin T. Stagerwald, 10, of
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Shipping
Continued from Page One

bombers destroyed a 5,000-ton
enemy ammunition ship and a
2,000-ton freighter off the Ad-
miralty islands in the Bismarck
Sea Tuesday night, and a 5000
ton cargo vessel near Hansa Bay
northeast New Guinea, the next
morning, General Macarthur S
headquarters announced.
Army Seventh Airforce filters
hit at Japanese shipping, among
other detectives, in four new
raids on the mid-Pacific Mar
shalls Jan. ID and 10, and dam
aged two small craft at Jaluit
Atoll. January attacks at Ra-
baul, New Britain, and in the
Marshalls have sunk or proba-
bly, sunk nearly 20 merchant
ships, three destroyers, two
cruisers and more than 100
barges or luggers.
Premier Hideki TOTO possibly
had the recent slnkings in mind
when he told the Japanese Diet
today that Japan's shipping
losses cannot by any means be
minimized." In fact, he said, 1t
has prompted government eff
forts to reduce the toll "by
strengthening the sea and air
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Air War
from Page One

an end 10 the five-day daylight
respite, and Raj fighter bomb
ers swept out across the channel
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Graduates
Continued from Page One

Henry will address the pupils
leaving the high school on the
subject of New Pioneers" In
cluded in the commencement
program will be a group of
hymns rendered by the A Cap
pella Choir, and, and selection
by Margaret Kleinhuizen, cell
list. The high school band will
play Cigars "Pomp and Circum-
stance
GRADUATING CLASS
Duane Allen, c e m n ! n e
Bankhead, c harl tie Barr,
Gladys Bassett, Hertha Ben
dig, Adam Bennett, Lyle Bliss,
Daniel Buckley, Lois Cady, Mil
ton Darling, Peter DeBruyne,
Ted DeGroot Paula Englund,
Patricia Erskine, Dolores Fie-
belkorn, Donald Green, Violet
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
County Leaders
OF Bond Drive
Await Meeting

A preliminary meeting of War
Bond Drive chairmen throughout
the county and their co-workers
will be held at the Barbara Worth
hotel at p. m. Thursday for the
purpose of outlining the drive.
The afternoon session will be
highlighted with talks by Howard
Mills, Los Angeles, regional director
of the War Finance committee, and
Mrs. Carol E. Gale, head of the
regional women's division.
Moving pictures depicting the
purpose of the drive, to be conduct
ed from November 20 through De-
cember 16, and the use of funds
accumulated will be shown during
The afternoon
Fifteen chailmen from Ell Centre
and approximately rs others from
various parts of the county will be
present Herbert w. Fawcett, I'm
perial Valley War Bond Drive
chairman, will preside.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Marine, Italian
War Prisoner
Battle in US0

USO policy in respect to Italian
prisoners of war who wish to utilize
the clubhouse will not be changed
as the result of a fight involving an
unidentified Marine and an italian
youth recently, USO attaches de-
clared Wednesday.
Organization officials expressed
regret at the occurrence but were
in accord that it was an isolated in
cident and the club has been free
frcm any such disturbances in the
past.
START OF FIGHT
Assertedly the trouble began
when the marine walked up to the
war prisoner, who was tipping at
the time, and pulled the chair out
from under him. Although USO
officials deny that any violence en-
sued on the property, it is said that
the two men then began to fight,
and were taken outside of the club
house. They were picked by mill
tary policemen shortly afterwards.
Miss Barbara Bowen, program di-
rector and acting director of the
club in the absence of Mrs. Rita
Noah, explained that all men and
women in uniform of the armed
forces of the United States or her
allies are welcome in the club
house.
ITO my Knowledge Miss Bowen
said, there have never been more
than five or six Italian boys in the
club at time . They're usually
very quiet, most of them do not
speak English. 1 haven't seen any
of them participate in the games
provided. although do know that
one boy, who speaks cur language
very we'll dances occasionally
OUT OF ORDINARY
d. B. Roberts, chairman of the
USO operating committee, said that
the incident had been reported to
him, but that such an occurrence
was out of the ordinary. The club
house is quiet ana extremely we'll
conducted, he said.
Officials at the Ell Centre Marine
Air Station agreed that the fight
took place. and said the first blows
were struck in the USO clubhouse.
Status of the Italian prisoner OF
war is neither clearly defined nor,
Continued on page 2, col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Admiral Misses Welcome -
WeIcomerS Wait in Vain

If Rear Admiral w. l..
Friedell of the navy is in I'M
perial Valley he must be cam
ouflaged.
A group of civilians and
FL Centro officials cooled
their heels in the Barbara
Worth hotel from 1O:30 am.
until noon Wednesday in a polite,
if impatient, determination to do
the right thing by the navy and
marine corps.
Their kindly and well-meant ges-
ture of hospitality, arranged as far
as can be determined by the navy,
was wasted. Without a word to
anyone the admiral's party changed
the itinerary sent to Imperial VAL
ley and skipped the appointment
in Ell Centro.
Not only that, but efforts to find
out where the admiral and his party
were, bumped up agains a wall of
glacial navy and marine II don't
knows" Everyone at the Navy Sta
ton in Holtville and the Marine
Station in FL Centre was polite as
always, but that didn't help the
civilians to forget that two and a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Education Aid
Awaits Trial

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 8. CUP)-
Walter E. Morgan, assistant state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, Wednesday pleaded mot gull
ty' to a charge of indecent expos
ure which caused his arrest last
week.
Morgan demanded a jury trial,
which was set for December in
Municipal court. The charge against
Morgan is a misdemeanor, carrying
maximum sentence of six months
in Jail and $500 fine in event of
conviction.
Morgan was arrested Friday night
by two citizens who said a 10-year
old girl had complained to them.
He is free on 81 900 cash bail
He has been employed in the
state ecucation department since
1926 and previously was principal
OF a Berkeley school. He is married
and has two children.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Roosevelt truman WIN SWEEPING VOTE
The PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

Mr.. Roosevelt has been reelected for a fourth term
The people of the United States have spoken in the voice
accorded them under the constitutional democracy of
this the greatest nation earth.
We accept this expression of the will of the people,
and that all others who desired the victory for Mr.
cept this decision.
Many of those who opposed Mr.. Roosevelt and the
New Deal will feel bitter about the outcome of the cleo
on So would the vctors have felt bitter had they been
the losers Feelings have high, but they have
high many times before the long history of this
try And this time at other times must accept the
mandate of the aiorty, which very acceptance is
obligation inherent in democracy itself.
This does not mean that all of must change
what consider right 1t does mean however, that we
must not lose faith in form of government, lose
confidence in ultimate rightness in the American pro-
cedure of popular vote
1t is true that believe many of Mr. Rooseves poll
cies not to the best interests of this country That
in accord with very extensive minority thought
is testified to by the count of the votes.
All of us in this minority should realize however,
that later the majority of the people are right
In that very lies the great justification of the popu
lar rule form of government This does not mean that
a minority is always right, any more than mere victory
testfieS to justice.
There undoubtedly has been repeated divergence
through century and half of history, from the
straight path of perfect righness But the
despite the fluctuaon in the charted lines the country
has moved forward along the path of human progress
1t will continue to forward Only history will
eventually tell where and when and to what degree
the progress achieved
SO there need be no loss of faith, grapes
of deep defeatism. &g 4.-, =.
The people have spoken and are believers in the
people.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
America Warned
On Robot Peril

WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. (UP) -
Deadly German robot bombs such
as have devastated areas of the
British Isles and caused heavy cas-
ualties may be launched against
the United States, the army and
navy warned in a joint statement.
Answering questions raised by the
press. in view of the continuance
of robot bomb attacks on the Brit
ish Isles even though launching
platforms in France and the low
countries have been destroyed, the
statement said:
The war and navy departments
consider such attacks by Germany
entirely possible. They might be
launched from submarines lying Off
shore or from one-way sacrifice
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Glamour Girl"
Laughs at
pAC, New Deal

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Nov. 8. UP)
Complete returns from the fourth
congressional district today gave
Rep. Clare Luce. CR), a plurality
of 22C0 over her Democratic oppo-
nent, Miss Margaret E. Connors.
Mrs. Luce polled l0l 1926 votes.
Miss ConnorS 1896.
Il wasn't running against Miss
ConnorS," Mrs. Luce said in her
smokefiiled cne-room headquarters.
Il was running against the new
deal and the PAC."
The reelected coiner of countless
political quips arrived at her head
quarters at a. m. and was greeted
by blast of martial music issuing
from loudspeakers. Sleepy-eyed
citizens in the vicinity called police
but were told it was all part of cleo
ton day
Mrs. Luce, who locked like loser
as early returns poured in. was
accompanied by her Time-Life pub
Usher husband, Henry Luce. She
found 25 loyal campaign workers
waiting for her. Photographers
bulbs flashed. Mrs. Luce paled
moment. then smiled her winning
est smile.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08

score based on a midday tabula-
ton:
Three Democrats anG four Re-
publicans reelected in the May pri-
mary.
Six Democrats and two Republic
cans considered elected on the basis
of nearly complete returns.
The largest previous California
Democratic representation in the
house was 15-to four Republicans
in 1887.
The electorate rejected two OF
the most controversial of the IL
propositions in the ballot-No. Il,
the so-called $60-at-60 pension plan,
and No. II. the right to work" pro-
posal which, in effect, would have
outlawed closed shop contracts.
In each case, the mo- vote was
approximately twice the "yes" vote.
Helen Gahagan Douglas, former
actress who is to the Democratic
party approximately THAT Glare
Booth Luce is to the Republican
party, was leading William D. Camp
bell (RD Los Angeles in the l4th
congressional district.
Radio Producer Hal Styles. ad-
mitted eX-member of the Ku KluX
Klan running on the Democratic
ticket, appeared to have lost the
18th district seat to Republican
County Supervisor Gore on McDon-
ough.
Republican John z. Anderson,
San Juan Bautista, was reelected
from the eighth congressional dis
trict over Arthur L. Johnsonn CD
San Jose.
Downey's victory was slow in the
making. During early hours of the
tabulation Tuesday night, he held
only a slight lead over Houser, who
showed considerable strength in
preliminary returns.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08


Californias 25 electoral votes, for
the third consecutive time, went to
Mr.. Roosevelt. He maintained a
comfortable margin over Governor
Thomas E. Dewey as tabulation OF
the states three million-plus ballots
neared its end.
Returns from II ,943 of the states
14,841 precincts gave for president:
Roosevelt ,3l5,071
Dewey-999 ,927.
Returns from II ,439 precincts gave
for u. S. senate:
DoWney, DD-1 ,033,779.
HouSer, tRD--959, 1875
With returns incomplete in some
cases, Democrats were elected or
leac ing in 16 of the states % con-
gressional districts. The trend, if
in doubtful districts, would
give the Democratic party a net
gain of three seats over the l3 it
now holds.
Following is a congressional box
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
S.P. Passenger Train Goes
In Ditch KILN g Twelve

may run considerably higher. A
sailor estimated 100 were hurt.
The crash occurred three miles
west of Colfax, mountain town
near the summit OF the Sierra Me-
vada range.
Dick Wayland, United Press ccr-
respondent In Colfax. reported six
coaches. a diner and three baggage
cars telescoped behind the engine.
which plowed into dirt embank-
ment Eight other ears remained
upright.
The Auburn chapter OF the Red
Continued on page 2, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Dewey Carries
County by 1853

cinct still out, Palo Verde. the iso-
lated desert precinct which only
once in history broke its tradition
of being the last to get its returns
in.
Imperial county also went for
Frederick Houser for senator. The
vote for Houser was 52l7 and the
total vote cast for his incumbent
opponent, Sheridan Downey was
4056.
In the field of the propositions,
Imperial county voted against the
$50 at 60 measure, the vote stand
ing at 1868 for and 5473 against.
No. IL, "the right to VOTE the
incomplete unofficial vote being
5l53 for and 1914 against.
A complimentary vote CT 6606 was
cast for John Phillips for congress-
man, running unopposed for re-
election. Ben Hulse, unopposed
candidate for state senator, polled
a complimentary vote of 70l8 and
George Buffers, unoppoSed candi-
date for state assemblyman, polled
6443.
The unofficial tally of complete
returns from "a of Imperial coun-
tvs IS precincts follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08

COLFAX, Cal, Nov. 8.
(UP)-A section of the
Transcontinental Southern
Pacific Challenger passenger
train, carrying a capacity
load of service men and civil
ians to San Francisco, jump
ed the tracks and crashed in
to a ditch in the Sierra New
adas Wednesday, killing at
least II persons and injuring
more than rs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08

Ambulances dispatched by the
Dewitt General army hos spital and
the coroner's office returned to Col
fax with load after load of injured
and searcheIs. after counting ~
dead. continued the hunt for bodies.
the Red Cross disaster service re-
ported.
MILITARY MEN, CIVILIANS
The injured, including soldiers.
sailors and civilians, were rushed
to Dewitt hospital for treatment by
army doctors. Some were in serious
condition. Unofficial on-the e-scene
reports indicated the toll OF injured
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08
Victory Brings
Full Control
Of Both Houses
Lead in 81 States Represents 407
ELECTORAL College Votes;
Count Indicates BaIIo+inq Record

NEW YORK Nov g. UP)-Amarcan voters in return
ing Franklin ID. Roosevelt to the presidency for fourth
term also have given the Democratic party ma jorty in
and senate mounting returns from the nations
first wartime election in 80 years showed Wednesday,
The national returns continued to show Mr. Roosevelt
had leading in "a states. Later returns might
switch few of those states but enough to affect the
verdict
Governor Thomas f. Dewey of New York, who
pagned his plea of time for a change" had
leading in Ia states with 124 electoral votes Neces
sary to win 266 electoral votes. Mr. Roosevelts Sd
states totaed 407.
In 1910 Mr.. Roosevelt beat Wendell L. Wlkie by 449
electoral votes to S2. Wkie carried 10 states
The popular VOTE tabulated by the United Press at
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-08

flights CT long-range bombers con-
trolled across the Atlantic by SUBJ
marines. 1t is also possible that
attacks might be launched by cata-
pult plane tenders"
The army and navy doubted that
the Germans would succeed in PEN
etrating coastal defenses with the
weapons but they nevertheless cau-
toned that lit is possible to insure
that such an attack will be COM
pletely frustrated"
Correspondents asked regarding
the possibility of an attack en- this
country after the Germans contin-
ued bombarding the British Isles
when their launching platforms
across the English channel were
wiped out.