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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
MEAT AND BUTTER
 ANSWERS DESIRED
BY ID. w. DITTMER United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, April 21 = (UP) - Chairman Jesse Jones of the Re- construction Finance Corporation was called before the house banking committee today to explain how meat and butter happened to be listed as critical materials.
 Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott, R., Mich, ranking minority members of the committee, said it was generally understood" that the two foods were listed as critical by President Roose- welt so REC funds could be used to pay the price rollback subsidies on them. But, he said, the committee would like an official explanation from Jones.
 The committee is holding hear ings on legislation to extend the price control act, now scheduled to expire June 30. The food subsidy issue, center of previous congress ior1al fights on price control, had re- mained dormant in the current hearings until yesterday.
 Rep. William B. Barry, D., N. Y.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

tions. Today few women have anything like two old dresses left, hence the demand for yarn or scraps.
 So far as the outrageous, over- stuffed hats which have created such furore in New York are con- cerned, these were launched about a year ago as protest and in defi- ance to Nazi edict against the frivolity of the Parisienne. A re- ently-appointed German commits sion has just banned them and two of the leading madistes' establish ments were closed for three months by the Germans, as an example.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
% ;'DISs
 SS
Treatment May Prevent Spread of Poison Ivy
By MARY BEARD Director, Nursing Service, American Red Cross Written fOr NEA SeFvica

The spring season, with victory gardens, excursions to the woods and picnics in the ofing, is good time to think about preventive measures against poison ivy if the members of your family are suScep- tibe to 1t. Your doctor can advise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

ing to block Ellis out of the dia- mond suit, went in with the jack. But of course Ellis won with the ace, cashed the ten of diamonds, and had the siv of clubs to go over to dummy to cash the remaining tricks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Gruesome Tale
Of Jap Cruelty
Boyoneted American
Wounded in Jungle

NEW YORK, Feb. I - (P) -
Japanese laughed deliriously as
they bayoneted wounded Amer
lean soldiers in an ambush on
New Georgia Island, j, Norman
Lodge, Associated Press war
correspondent. wrote in a story
from there last July which in.
spired one of the first atrocity
posters printed by the Army in
this war. Lodge has returned to
the United States.
Distribution of the posters
among factories throughout the
nation was begun today.
The story, said force of 800
Japs broke through the Munda
Trail and attacked litter con-
voy along the Bairoko River
near what formerly was 'front.'
line of foxholes. EyewitneSses es.
timated 20 out of the 40 litter
cases were killed.
A detail Of % Americans guard
ing a waterhole on the trail had
received word of the Jap ad-
vance and rushed to the aid of
the convoy. Lieut.. Nicholas r.
kliebert, former Michigan Ma
See POSTERS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Bullets Bombs
foAnswerJdps
Only language They Know
Secretary Hull Asserts

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-(U.D
Bullets and bayonets and
bombs are the only language the
Japanese can understand.
The state department made
that clear today with the pub
LEGATION Of new chapters in the
continued story of Japanese
cruelties committees not only
against prisoners of war but also
against civilian internees.
Neither threats of retaliation
against Japanese prisoners in
American hands, the promise of
certain punishment after the
war, nor appeals that she abide
by her pledged word, the state
department d i s c o d, have
swerved Japan from the cam
paign Of abuse she launched
against her hapless captives IN
the early weeks of the war.
The state department story
was released late Yesterday by
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
after an hour-lonS conference
with President Roosevelt. 1t
added new horrors to the &C
count of war camp atrocities
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Decorated
GEN. RALPH ROYCE
WINS DSM FOR
SERVICE

Major General Ralph Royce,
native of Hancock, Mich, and
former commandant of Selfridge
Field, today wears the nations
Distinguished Service Medal in
addition to many other awards.
1t was presented to him in
Cairo Monday, according to an
Associated Press dispatch, by
Brigadier General Patrick Jay
Hurley, President Roosevelt's
special representative at the
fighting fronts.
The D. S. M. marked the
third major award which the
present commander of American
forces in the Middle East has re-
ceived.
The latest award was for Eek
ceptionally meritorious and dis
tinguished service as command
err of the First Air Force at Nit
chel Field (N.Y.) from April 10
August, 1943."
He already holds the Dis
tinguished Service Cross and
the Distinguished Flying Cross
for leading Is planes from bases
in Australia early in 1912 in a
raid on Japanese positions in
the Philippine Islands, the long
est raid of the war up to that
time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
8 Tons Of Paper
Collected Saturday
City Hits Stride
in Key Solvose Prosrom

City Salvage Cha m n
Charles v. Titus announced to-
day that Saturdays waste paper
collection in Precinct 2 amount
ed to $1,000 pounds, an indica-
ton, Titus said, that the city is
hitting its stride" in the
regular weekly precinct collec-
ton, covering the whole city
every two weeks.
AS an innovation, the collec-
ton in Precinct 3, this Saturday
will include rags as we'll as pa
per, the local official said. An
SOS" for rags to be used as
wiping cloths has been sent out
by the Navy, Titus said. House
holders are asked to empty their
homes of waste cloths, bundle
them tightly and put them out
with the paper bundles this
week.
Titus highly complimented
Precinct 2 on its high record in
the waste paper drive. Boy
Scouts directed oy Scoutmaster
Fred Walker of Troop "a work
ed with city trucks on the pick
up.
In addition to waste paper
and rags, Titus said there is a
critical need for fats and tin
See PAPER-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Bond Sales Soor in Wake,
Of Jap Atrocity Details
Aroused Americans PUNK Down
Dollars to Buy Aveneine Bullets

Fourth War Loan drive Of,
ficials today urged that the
pace be maintained until the
heavy city, community and
county quotas are met and pass
ed
Mount Clemens showed q
bond sale increase Of $140, 900 in
the past three days, Chairman
Chris w. Konstanzer revealed
The total sales here to date have
mounted to S365,891, with
195,775 of this amount in E
bonds.
Leading bond-selling groups
and the amounts so far report
ed by their bond chairmen, in
clude:
Rotary Club, Walter Lehner
$4,000; Lions Club, Martin C
Schwartz, 100000; Kiwa
Club, William G.. Miller, $25,.
600; HIP Club, Jacob Ullrich
$4,000; ST. Louis Meow.
Mrs. Henry LaCroix, $4,000;
See BONDS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
bribe-Taker
Resigns from
legislature
Senate Bloc
Attempts Jury
Funds Delay

LANSING, Feb. 1-(Pl-AS
the House of Representatives ac-
copied the resignation of one
member who had pleaded guilty
to bribery charge, a small bloc
in the Senate attempted unsuc-
cessfully today to delay voting
funds for grand jury ipvesti-
CATION of state government on
the grounds it had employed a
prejudiced investigator.
Senator Stanley Nowak. De-
troit Democrat, asked that a
bill to appropriate S150,000 to
the grand jury be delayed until
Circuit Judge Leland W. Carr,
conducting the investigation,
appeared before the legislature
to explain charges made by Wal
ter Winchell, radio commenta-
tor. that Charles Spare is en-
ployed as its chief investigator.
Nowak. a Labor leader, said
1--WE in Detroit know Spare as
an organizer of the Black Le-
gion and a leader in the Ku
Klux Khan. He has been instru-
mental in instigating strikes in
factories. especially in the Pack
ard plant because of the en-
ployment of Negroes
NoWak described Spare as
"anti-Negro, anti-Labor and an
ti-Catholic and IAN individual
who will lend no prestige to the
grand jury"
Senator Charles c. Digs, De-
troit Democrat arrested by the
grand jury on bribery charge
and the only Negro in the legis-
lature, asserted ut happens |
was examined by Spare. |
don't believe l can get justice
from such an investigation"
Senator Leo j. Wilkowski, an
other Detroit Democrat, also
was indicted by the grand jury,
said he was impressed by the
fact that of the six men indicted
in the 1889 Senate one was a
Negro and five others were
Catholics. He said II of the l3
indicted in the House of Repre-
sentatives we're also Catholics.
Wilkowski said Spare was
widely known as might Shirt
Charlie"
The Senate defeated motion
to delay consideration for a day
by a Is to IL vote and then APP
proved the grand jury appro-
priation unanimously.
Those who voted for the de-
lay were Senators Charles 5.
Blondy, Detroit Democrat in
dictcd by the grand jury; Fred
see LEGISLATURE-Page z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Six Escape
Death When
Ice Lets Go

At approximately the same
hour Friday afternoon that this
newspapers presses were roll
ing out front page warning to
fishermen about dangerous ice
conditions on Lake St. Clair,
five men and one woman, who
had ventured on treacherous ice
off the Cotton road, found them
selves adrift on sinking ice
floe.
Their lives were save d
through the efforts of John
Lutz, of 4816 Furton road. who
manned rowboat and followed
the drifting floe, and other per-
sons who assisted Lutz.
Rescuers failed to o b { a n
names Of those whose lives were
endangered, and the rescue had
been accomplished before Coast
Guard boats and rescue squads
arrived after fast truck jour
ney from Port Huron. Sheriff s
deputies also reached the scene
after the rescue.
The broken ice floe was 200
feet offshore in about seven feet
of water when the fishing group
was rescued. The woman. who
See RESCUE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Two Years
USO MARKS SERVICE
ANNIVERSARY
IN CITY

The third anniversary of the
United Service Organizations
throughout the nation. will be
observed in Mount Clemens by
holding open house" Friday.
Saturday and Sunday at the
Cherry Street, Broadway and
Hostess House (Cass avenue)
buildings it was announced to-
day by Charles V. Titus. chair
man Of the Mount Clemens USO
Council.
All persons will be welcome
TO visit the clubs during this Pc
Rod and observe the work be-
ing done exclusively for men
and women in uniform. The ac-
commodationS, provisions for
recreation, rnusie,- Study and re-
Taxation and letter writing will
prove of interest TO everyone
with friends or relatives in the
armed forces. Chairman Titus
and members Of the council be-
lieVe.
"As USO is financed by the
American people through the
National War Fund" he said,
contributors TO the fund are es-
pecially urged to attend the OPP
en- House and see what their
money has made possible"
The Sunday Open House is a
special occasion for the mothers,
wives and sweethearts of men
See USO-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Fred J. Sin1ms
War(asua|ty
Ex-Deputy Sheriff
Seriously Wounded

Pfc. Fred J. Simms, former
Macomb county deputy sheriff.
and son of Mrs. Grace Simms,
1873 N. Wilson avenue, Mount
Clemens. has been seriously
wounded in action in the Italian
theatre of war his mother was
advised yesterday by the War
Department.
Pvt. Simms, who is 80 years of
age, has been overseas since
Oct. l943, and has been in the
army since March 6, of last
year. According TO information
included in the official tele-
gram the former peace-officer
was wounded on Jan. Z. No de-
tails of the injury were revealed
Pvt. Simms served on the
stats Of both Ex-Sheriff George
T. Smith, where he held down
the berth of night turnkey. and
that of the present sheriff, Jacob
+. Theut, from whose depart
ment he resigned to enter mill
tary service.
The wounded soldiers wild
owed mother has two other
sons now in the army and a
fourth is expected to go with a
Macomb county draft contin-
gent next week.
Already in service besides the
wounded former sheriffs dep
-uty are his brothers, Pvt. Joseph
Simms. 81. stationed al Water
boro, N. c. and Corp Robert
Simms 81, on duty in the Hawai-
ian islands. Albert 81, will be
entering the service next week.
his mother said. There are eight
sons and two daughters in the
Simms family.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Reese Honored
by Jeffries
5000 Hours
Service Cited

Henry c. Reese. attorney and
local resident. now an official
of the Detroit Office of Civilian
Defense. was honored among
fellow OCD workers today By
Mayor Edward Jeffries at the
Detroit City Hall. when he was
presented with an award for
5000 hours of service - the
highest record of any individual
in the entire Michigan service.
The nearest approach -
Recess service record among
those singled out for honors C
the City Hall was that of q woms
an control center operation who
had given 1000 hours services
A number of 3,0O0-hour CD Of
ficials we're honored, and many
500-hour workers.
Reese is recalled by Local
Civilian Defense officials % tlbe
originator Of the local system r.
1910 - before even New Yoe9
and Washington Civilian ~
tense officials had 1uruaula1o1
definite programs. Reese. slooo
fled by Instructions booko -
manuals. some Of W.T. 49,
obtained from England
ped together an effiet1
CD program In this city 1900
See c. Ds-Rsoo 8 q
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
IMMORAL CONDUCT CHARGED
Court Closes Shores Tourist Resort

admitted being married 10 mates
not then present. The youngest
occupant, he said, was an UNI
married 2l-ycar old girl. The
oldest men and women of about
48 and So"
Bert V. Nunnelcy, counsel for
Paul Schram, who represents
himself TO be the new proprietor
of the establishment which is
made up of 20 small cabins and
10 bedrooms in central build
ing. yesterday argued before
Judge Noe that the temporary
injunction should be dissolved
while Francis. representing the
village, asserted that 1--WE will
do everything within our power
TO keep this injunction i'm force"
See INJuNCTlON-Page s
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
u. ). Forces
Surge Ahead
on Main Line
Russions Storm
Forward Neor
Estonio Border
BY RICHARD McMURRAY
Associated Press War Editor

The Allies reached Campole-
one, Is miles from Rome, and
fought today in the outskirts of
Cisterna, astride the Appian
way to the Italian capital.
Russian troops were within
eight miles of Estonia, mauling
the Germans in the streets of
kingisepp.
The Raj let Berlin burn UNI
molested from massive assaults
Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
The Swedes said every quarter
of the German capital had been
hit in the British offensive to
reduce the sprawling city to the
filthy mud flats from which it
rose.
Increasing Allied pressure
was applied to Spain and a di.
plomat in Buenos Aires predict
ed Franco would sever relations
with the Axis this week. Even
the German radio in Rome as
serted that the little dictator
was confronted with the issue of
submit or fight" and said the
Allies were threatening to cut
off food supplies. even as they
shut off the flow of indispens-
able oil. Argentina faced a gov
ernmental crisis following her
break with the Axis.
LIST CASUALTIES
American casualties reached
lac, 1876 of which 33,153 were
killed.
London reported that the
hard-presSed Germans were
sending reinforcements from
Northern Italy to bolster their
swaying line on the Rome
beachhead where at least six
Allied divisions were ashore.
The Germans said a full blown
Allied offensive was in progress
not only in the Rome area but
along the main battlellneS %
miles South and East.
Allied headquarters announc-
ed several advances ON the
Garigliano Casino Adriatic
front. The Americans captured
$50 Nazis North of Casino
where they were tightening
their semi-circular ring around
the city of 10000, which bars
their advance through the Liri
valley to a junction with their
comrades threatening Rome.
The British took Mt. Natalie,
a mile northwest Of Minturno
near the Mediterranean. The
Eighth Army on the Adriatic ad-
See ITALY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
NIOIlOtOny
MUuCTED GAS STATION
OPERATOR TRAPS
Tlll-TAPPER

Pulling the same stunt on the
same victim four times within
a month proved to be one time
too many for Joseph Showroom
ski, 21-year-old unemployed la
borer of 1904 Nine Mile road,
Van Dyke who, charged with
larceny from a building, today
stood mute before Justice Don
aid j. Parent, and was commit
ted to the county jail in lieu
of 500 bond.
According to Under Sheriff
Harley Ensign and Deputy
George Collins, who made the
arrest, Skowronski admitted that
four times within the last month
he drove up to Charles Vanden-
abelle's gas station at 23810 Van
Dyke road, and while the at
tendant was working on his
car. he slipped in the sales room
and pilfered what amounted to
a total of $50 from the cash reg
lister.
Planted by Ensign and Col
see TILL TAPPER-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Canadian Bomber
Lands Near Utica

The crew OF a Royal Canadian
Air Force bomber. on a naviga-
tional flight from Camp Borden.
Ont, escaped injury at HAS a..
m, Monday when the giant ship
was forced to land three miles
south of Utica.
The plane was damaged. Sell
fridge Field was notified and
crash crews we're rushed to the
scene. Military authorities did
not divulge further details. state
Police, of Center Line Post, who
policed the accident. referred all
inquiries 10 Selfridge Field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Invasion Blow
Believed Near
in Mid-Patiiit
Tokyo Hints
Lond Fighting
Nay be Underway
BY MORRIE LANDSBERG

Associated Pres war Editor
Invasion winds blew around
pivotal Japanese bases lin the
central Pacific today, famed by
the laundering. assaults oil
Army and Navy bombers and
guns of probably the greatest
American task force ever sent
against the Nipponese.
Tokyo tossed out several
hints that American troops al
ready have landed in the Mar
shalls athwart Japan's first line
of defensive bases. One broad
cast declared "it has been
made clear to us that the enemy
has taken a new offensive oper-
alton against our Marshall
Islands group"
RADIO SILENCE
But strict radio silence die
tated by security reasons blank
eted the movements of the
mighty naval forces, including
battleships and aircraft carriers,
which bombarded the Marshalls
from the air and from the sea
over the weekend.
The Navy made no mention
of any invasion operation as
such in announcements yesterday
telling of a seaplane raid Sun
day night on Wake Island, 700
miles north of the heavily-forti-
fled Marshalls, together with
earlier Army Seventh Airforce
attacks on principal bases in the
mid-Pacific island chain.
The strike at Wake, delivered
by two squadrons of Coronado
seaplanes, was described official
ly as strong. 1t was regarded as
Pearl Harbor as undoubtedly
timed to knock out the enemy
airfield and prevent either Jap
anese air reinforcements for the
Marshalls or counter blows
against u. S. naval units.
LAND-BASED PLANES
Land based Army bombers, In
the 25th day of the aerial Often
sive to soften up the Marshalls,
smashed at Kwajalein, Mill,
Maloelap, Wolfe and Jaluit
atolls Saturday night and early
Sunday mornings
The pattern Of attack suggest
ed the strategy used in the sue
cessful campaign which wrested
the Gilbert Islands from the
Japanese in brief but bloody
fighting last November. There,
too, a series of air raids was
climaxed by close to : shore
naval Smelling and more aerial
bombardment to clear the way
for assault troops.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01

Resumption of business, but
not at all as usual" was the
avowed objective of the man.
agement of the Moonlight tour
ist cabin resort in st. Clair
Shores today as its legal counsel
struggled to relax the terms of
temporary injunction issue d
Saturday by Circuit Judge Alton
H. Noe which has effectively
closed the doors TO the camps
numerous bedrooms.
The resort, according to the
official phraseology of an action
instituted by the village Of st.
Clair Shores, has been so con-
Quoted over the years that a
general public impression has
been created that "lewd, lssciv-
ious cohabitation is permitted
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Doubt Franco
Will Shun Axis

LONDON. Fe. - (P) -
Both Pro Franco and Anti :
Franco elements among Span
iards here expressed doubt to-
day that Generalissimo Francis
CO Franco would go to the ex-
tent of breaking off SPAIN
diplomatic relations with the
Axis despite American British
economic and diplomatic pres
sure.
A diplomat in Buenos Aires
had predicted Spain would cut
off relations this week and both
Axis and neutral sources told
Of a burst of diplomatic activity
at Madrid.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01

A. Francis, describes as null
sance," has cited violations of
the village building and zoning
codes as well as offenses against
the morals of the public. Fran
els, in his petition for an injunc-
ton, cited 10 the court that on
the night of Jan. ii police Off
GERS inspected the resort, To-
Gated at 21715 Harper avenue,
and found 10 couples-all UNI
married - occupying bedrooms
at the camp. He said that they
were engaged in immoral con-
duct of a lewd and lascivious
nature" None, he asserted,
claimed TO be married to the in
dividuals with whom they &C.
cupied rooms. although, he
pointed out, most Of the persons
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
ALLIES NOW is MILES FROM ROME
Line Fence
Shooting
Is Probed

julius Klienschmidt, 81, OF
ITO Utica rod, is in custody of
sheriff's deputies today in con-
nection with the shooting of a
22-year-old farm worker, Ed
ward Mroz, who is recovering
in Saratoga General hospital
with ID wounds from shotgun
pellets in his chest, arms, and
legs.
A warrant charging KLEIN
schmidt with felonious assault
may be authorized by Prose-
See SHOOTING-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
Johnston Initiates
Vote, Justice Bills

State Senator Ivan A. Johns
ton. of Mount Clemens, yester-
day introduced Senate Bills No.
l and 2, in Lansing. No. is
designed to expedite the sold
iers' vote and No. 2 would clar-
ify the status Of justices of the
peace in relation TO two-year
terms of other township elect
i've officials.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01
turkish City Of $4,000
Razed by Earthquake

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. l.
(P)-A powerful earthquake
destroyed the Turkish town of
Gerede, 100 miles east of Istan-
bul, killing and injuring many
of its $4,000 inhabitants today.
The tremors lasted so seconds
and were felt throughout Tur-
key.
Gerede, in Northern Turkey.
is some so miles from the
Black Sea.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01

Spurred on by invasion pre-
parations on the European bat
tlefront, and many confirma-
tons of japanese atrocities prac-
tised on Americans, war bond
sales have commenced to soar in
Mount Clemens and Macomb
County.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-01

BY agreement betw cen
counsel the hearing on the
tourist cabin injunction this
morning was adjourned until
March q during which pc
main in effect. Francis, rep
Rod the closing order is to re-
resenting the village, said that
in the interim he will prepare
and submit to the st. Clair
Shores commission, an ordi-
nance regulating roo m ng
houses and tourist rooms.