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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Volunteers
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volunteer work here under the
Civilian Defense program, was
chosen for the honor.
BADGE OF MERIT
Mrs. Stark was the central
figure al brief ceremonies in the
OPA offices in Detroit Monday,
when w. E. Fitzgerald, Detroit
district director, pinned on her
the first OPA War Service badge
awarded in Michigan. Twelve
hundred more badges will be
awarded, Fitzgerald pointed out,
but these will be distributed
through county Ration Board
chairmen. Mrs. Stark's out
standing contribution to the war
effort qualified her for the hon
or of representing all women
volunteers of l3 Detroit area
counties, the OPA director said.
The group of officials sur
rounding Fitzgerald at the pres
entation ceremonies included
Paul W.. Mckee, chairman Of the
Macomb County Rationing
Board, who spoke briefly in
commentator of Mrs. Stark and
the loyal group of volunteers she
represents.
A scroll lauding the local vol
unteers was presented TO Mrs.
Stark together with the War
Service badge.
Without the splendid volun-
teer service which you SO ably
represent. and of which you have
been chosen as symbol, "Fitz-
gerald told Mrs. Stark, "the es-
sential work of the OPA In
Michigan could never have been
accomplished. You have per-
formed an outstanding service TO
your country, and we hope that
others Will be inspired to follow
your leadership.
Mrs. Stark, who lives at 2026
Conger Bay Drive. Harrison
township, has not missed day
volunteer work since Pearl Har-
| Dor. On numerous occasions,
when weather and driving condl-
tons were such that many paid
workers failed to report al
their jobs, Mrs. Stark walked
most of the distance from hel
home to this city. When the
toll of illness reduced the ranks
of volunteers, Mrs. Stark no.
only appeared as usual, bu'
doubled her efforts TO make ur
for the manpower loss. County
rationing board officials describe
her work as invaluable in the
setting up and operation of an eff
ficient volunteer service which
has attracted one of the mos
loyal groups of volunteers in the
area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Rank Proves Dangerous
in-the Pacific JungIes
Shippers Bullets Greet Those
Who Prefer FormoIities
Who Prefer FormoIities

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-(R)
The trees have ears-Japa-
nese ears--in the Southwest Pa
cific Islands and it's worth your
life to be d dres sed .as
Colonel" or Sir"
That's why, the War Depart
ment said today, American jun
gle fighters have taken TO call
ing their officers by their first
names.
Accounts reaching the depart
ment from men and officers of
the 37th (Buckeye) division on
Bougainville island in the Solo
mons indicate that formalities
of military life have completely
disappeared in jungle warfare.
A buck private may address
his commanding Of Ger as
Charlie or Bob. Officers get
code names or nicknames. The
Army says japanese snipers are
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Baby,
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tidings is speeding on its way
across the Pacific, and it is be-
lieved that by this time Sergt
Neil will be passing out cigars,
or any appropriate gift availa-
BILE, to his comrades-or maybe
sending a few special Garand
rifle tid-bits to the Japs across
the line, by way of celebra-
ton.
The first baby Of 1914 has
blue eyes (Which may or may
not remain blue), a good head
of brown hair, and strongly re.
sembles his father, according to
the proud mother and Hospita
M. Bailey.
Incidentally (and this should
not be forgotten, he is the
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Duprey, of 7 May street
Their daughter, Irene, married
Sergt. Neil.
Merchants who contributed
appropriate gifts TO the first
baby, Master Neil, are as fol
lows: Swans Pharmacy, Kres-
ge's Baby Shop, Mount Clemens
Federal Savings & Loan Asso-
citation, the Childrens Shop
Miller Brothers Creamery, A. (
Schunke, jeweler, and Bannow'
Drug Store.
Three other New Years DAY
babies, who arrived at St. Jos.
eph s Hospital, but didn't make
the grade as far as first" hon.
ors are concerned, deserved
honorable mention. They are:
Miss AFFORD, born to Mr.. ,anc
Mrs. Carf@A. AFFORD, of Roches
ter. Mich, at 1906 p. m. Jan.
Master Vogt, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Donald Vogt, Of Lenox
born at 1:02 p. m. Saturday.
Miss Olmstead, daughter o.
Av. Mach. Mate Vaughn Ohm
stead, and Mrs. Olmstead, o.
East Detroit, born at 1888 p. m
New Years Day.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Judge Alton Noe Signs
First Official Order

At the conclusion of todays
swearing-in ceremonies in Cir
cult Court, Judge Alton H. Noe
still surrounded by well-Wish-
ing friends-set his judicial sig
nature TO his first court order.
1t was a temporary restrain
ing injunction asked by Mrs.
Frances Roach, Jr., of Lozier
avenue, Warren Township, ui-
rected against her husband,
Martin E. Roach, Jr., ordering
that Roach refrain from any
threatening action against his
wife or removal of their chill
dren from her house.
The order was signed by
Judge Noe for Attorney Howard
r. Carroll, who said that Roach
had been freed on 500 bond
from Justice Frank E. Jean
nette's court pending an as
sault hearing, and Mrs. Roach
sought the Circuit Court in
suit for separate maintenance
junction to protect her until a
is completed. ~
Carroll said he was not seek
ing a first in submitting the
court order, but had drawn it up
before leaving his office this
morning. Similarly, several
years ago. Carroll stepped into
the newly decorated courtroom
of Judge James E. Spier, after
it had been closed for months
and found his criminal case the
first called.
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adept at picking off the office
So the officer wears no insig
One day a private was try
to get his jeep through a swa
Another jeep came along. I
ing IN 1t was a brigadier 8
eral. He wore no insignia to u
dictate any rank.
Get the hell off this road and(
let me get by" yelled the pri-
vate. I've got front line sup
plies"
GENERAL YIELDS
Without change of expresJ
sion, the General motioned his
driver to pull off the road r.
the supplies could 60 through
The enemy listens careful
said the men. Shippers q
hundred yards from a Re
mental supply dump listened e.
the calls going out from a field
telephone. Most of the callsl
were for "Hipp." which was the
name given to a major who was
supply officer.
During the night, the men
said, the Japs would call out,
"Hipp, you're wanted on the
telephone. 1t was finally brok-
en- up by some truck drivers
with automatic rifles.
When the troops leave the
combat area, all the informality
between officers and men ceas-
es, but while fighting is on. the
officers carry entrsnching SHOW
els and dig their own fox holes.
Living on Bougainville has
been no picnic, the War Depart
ment was told.
If bombs aren't falling and 1t
is quiet at the time, the soldier
will string up a hammock be-
tween two trees, pull his mos
quito bar over him and begin to
wonder about the folks back
home. He turns in about 7 p. m.
unless he has some particular
duty. \
Usually it begins to rain and
his close-by foxhole gets half
filled With water. "Washin ma
chine Charley" Japanese two
engined bomber drones over on
one of his frequent nightly
trips. The air raid siren screams.
The soldiers runs or slides into
his water filled foxhole.
COLLECT FLAGS
Charley" makes q dummy
run, circles back and bombs be.
gin to fall. Fragments whistle
through trees. Then the raid IL
over and the soldier crawls
back into his hammock and
dOGes again.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Flames Trap
Stubborn
Romeo Driver

FREDERICK Brown, 20. of Hart
road. Romeo, was released today
from the county jail after being
questioned by sheriffs deputies
concerning an escape at Las
am. this morning, when he
drove his flaming auto to a stop
in front of local tavern. and
refused to move the vehicle,
which threatened to set the
death-trap after Deputy Sher-
ifs Frank Fresard and Leonard
Jarvis forcibly pulled him from
the auto.
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Russia
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Russian eommunique, were sur
rendering by tn e hundreds
throwing down their arms and
going lover TO the side of the
Red Army" by entire companies.
Tremendous quantities of war
equipment of every description
was gathered up by the advanc-
ing Red Army forces.
While Premier Stain signal
ICED the Red Army advance by
an order of the day announcing
the capture of Novograd-Volyn-
ski, other spearheads of Vatu-
tins army were pushing toward
the Rumanian border, slightly
more than 80 miles TO the south
west. They slashed the Kazatln-
Zhashkov and Kazatin Uman
railways serving the 100000
Germans believed TO be still in
southern Russia, including those
now threatened with encircle-
ment in the Dnieper Bend.
MENACE RAILWAY
Front dispatches said these
spearheads were within 35 miles
of the main Warsaw Odessa
trunk railway feeding the Dnie-
per Bend, and were driving for
Vinni!sa, % miles TO the south
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where both waived examination
and were bound over rto circuit
court for trial.
Eberts was convicted in cir
cult court of stabbing a tavern
waitress with an ice-pick.
Lacey, a war worker, is ma
ried and makes his home at 80
South avenue. The original
charge against him was predi-
Gated upon the theft Of box Of
candy on Dec. IS.
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Judge Noe
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Standing room only was avail
able in the large courtroom be-
fore the IL a. m. starting time.
Attorneys and citizens from
every community in Macomb
County were on hand. Large
baskets of flowers decked the
judicial bench, which Judge Noe
shared with Judge George after
the formal oath of office had
been administered. Many tele-
grams and letters of congratula-
ton were received, one being
read from State Senator Ivan A.
Johnston, who was unable TO at
tend.
Congratulations and best wish
es of the judiciary were offered
by Judge George, president of
the Michigan Judges Associa-
ton; by Attorney John, presi-
dent of the Macomb County
Bar; by Hugh H. Neale, member
Of the State Bar Commission
by Charles A. Retzlaff, chairman
Of the Bar Committee, and Fred
McGraw, ST. Clair Shores, for
the Wayne County Bar Assocla-
ton.
EXTEND BEST WISHES
Prosecuting Attorney Wilbur
F. Held; Circuit Court Commits
Sioner John II. Nunneley; JUS
tees of the Peace Donald j. Par
ent and Frank +. Jeanette
State Representative Howard r
Carroll; Probate Judge Joseph
V. Trombly, and Walter G.. Fen
ton, Mount Clemens business
man, expressed for their office:
and groups their pride and faith
in Judge Noes appointment, ano
deemed it an honor for the com
munity, the bar association ano
the judiciary. All by implica
ton expressed the hope thai
Judge Noe would walk in the
honored footsteps Of his prede
cessor, Justice Neil +. Reid.
| SPLENDID TRIBUTES
The personal and professional
tributes paid TO the new judge
were notable for their sincerity
and many speakers wished hin
long years in office. Space linn
itations, unfortunately, proven
publication Of fuller version o.
the ceremonies.
Apart from those previously
mentioned, the speakers includ
ed William T. Kelly, Christian
F. Matthews, Douglas Ball, Rein
hart Nank, John zoe, Clifford A
John, Ray H. CallenS, Kenneth
w. Hill, John T. Lungerhausen
Henry Gage, John w. Fistler
Frank Koppitz, Herman L. Brys
Earle NJ. French and Harry Rick
el, all attorneys practising II
Macomb and Wayne counties.
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Blood


"SS WV
persons we're scheduled to ap-
pear at the Methodist church
blood bank center, and the
schedule calls for 225 on We'd
nesday, from 3 TO 1880 p. m, a
total Of $50 donors. However,
experience has , shown that
percentage will be rejected be-
cause Of the seasonal cold Incl
dence, and others will fail to
keep their appointment.
Six hundred donors were
sought for the project. Mrs.
Walter Fenton, Macomb County
Blood Bank Chairman for the
Red Cross was hopeful that this
evening and Wednesday at least
100 additional registrations
would be received. Donors are
urged TO telephone Mrs. Fenton,
at 1913, or her assistant, Mrs.
Carl Schimmel, at $3.50.
In the last 10 years. midas
population has increased l8 per
cent and is now about 100000
non
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
 Fifth

Rome, Dec. 12.-(UP)-The Luft- waffle went into action over the Fifth Army front below Bologna today in the greatest strength in days. bomb ing roads and mountain positions as the Germans generally became ex- tremely sensitive to American pa- trol thrustS.
 The German planes strafed com munication lines and dropped in- cendiary and anti-perSonnel bombs, causing casualties and damage. Four of the raiders were shot down.
 The Americans repulsed two strong German patrol attacks four miles northwest of San Clementine and four miles northeast of Liver gnano.
 Fifth Army patrols engaged in sharp clashes with Germans wher- ever they entered the enemy lines. In the Monte Renzio sector the Ger mans fired TOO rounds of artillery in a 15-minute period.
 Action on the Eighth Army fronts on the Adriatic sector and around Faenza was confined to patrols and there was no change in positions, a communique said.
 A Mediterranean Allied air force conmunique said that 25 of its planes were missing after approxi- mately 1900 sorties yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
EIos Circle Athens Core
BY JAMES E. ROPER

Unite Press dWar Correspondent
 Athens, Dec. 12-(UP)-The wa ter mains of downtown Athens went dry today, prompting speculation that anti-government forces may have wrecked vital installations or the water supply was cut off by fires.
 Censorship or other restrictive measures apparently prevented Ro- per from eplaining what had hap pened since $40 o'clock last night, when he fled a dispatch reporting that British forces = and Roper himself - were surrounded in the heart of Athens and the situation was critically
 (Athens broadcasts today said the insurgents appeared to be intensity ing their efforts to force 8 decision before the British could move up endorsements. They were report ed blowing up buildings in some parts of the city, while the British and Greek government forces were losing ground in others.O
 A British official photographer who visited the AcroroliS said many of its ancient structures were chip ped by bullets.
 The approaches to the Acropolis were under the machine gun fire of ElaS units of the FAM. But the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
Chinese Gain In Kwongsi

Chungking, Dec. 12-(UP) T71 Chinese counter drive in southeaEk4 ern China carried deep into KwanH1 Si Province today as survivors of th& Japanese force that struck for tho American air base ar Kweiyang las4 week fled Southwar6 toward Nana tan, % miles below the KwangSIe Kweihcow provincial border.
 A communique said the Chimes recaptured Mangchang, midway be- tween the border and Nantan, yess terday and were pushing on in close pursuit of the enemy.
 GA Tokyo communique. rneane while, claimed that Japanese forces advancing northward from Frenelz Indo- China had ojined up othek untis in southern Kwangsi Province at Suilu, about 18O miles south cf Nantan. The communiQue, whicH was not confirmed in Chungkine said the junctyre opened . through railway route linking the JapaneSs armies all the way from AENn@ churia to Singapore.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
U s Block On Nozi Assets
BY UNITED PRESS

A supreme headquarters proclaim ation served notice on Germany to- day that all property of the Nazi party, its leading officials and sup porters would be blocked by the AL lied military government pending a settlement of the issues of right full ownership"
 The proclamation was broadcast in the name of Gen. Dwight D. Eis- enhower. It was the ninth of ser- ies directed to Germany on Allied plans for occupation of the country.
 '"The Allied military government proposes to block all property of the Nad party, its leading officials and supporters" the broadcast said. The property of the United Nations, or nationals thereof, Will be protected ard preserved for the rightful own CTS.
 Present holders of such blocked properties are required to hold and preserve them, subject to the in- structions of the military govern ment.
 Attempts to conceal such block ed property or to hinder the mili- tary government in preserving it for determination of it's future use
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
Praise For K. Hurley

Washington, Dec. 12 = (UP) ' Former Governor Robert Hurley oi Connecticut is a man of the highest ability and mo one in this country could handle the job of surplus property disposal better" William L. Mooney, retired vice president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company told the senate military affairs coln- mittee today.
 Mooney followed several Navy representatives who gave cvritical testimony concerning the Narra- gansett Machine Company during the time Hurley was vice president. Hurley is expected to testify this afternoon.
 Mooney said he had known Hurley for six years, and praised his record as Connecticut commissioner or public works and later as governor.
 Hurley, Mooney said, was reason able, fair, and exercised the finest possible judgment"
 Lieutenant J. M. Orr, buying otn- cer for the Bureau of Supplies and accounts, Everan 0. Woodland, sen- for engineer for the Bureau of Ships, Jacob E. Davis, assistant general counsel for the Navy, and Lieuten- ant Robert V. Brown, attorney at tached to the office of general coun- sel, criticized the Narragansett Machine Company,S production rec ord during the time from January
 U a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
Allied Losses
 Very Heovy
 On w. Front
By VIRGIL PINKLEY

United Press war COrTeSpOnoent'
 With Allied Armies, Inside Ger many, Dec. 9- O.P0 - Each gain against Germany is costing the seven Allied Armies heavily in cas- ualties and the battle goes slowly and tougher as every yard is hacked out of the series of formidable de- lenses.
 But the Germans are losing, too, at a time when their manpower- especially trained soldiers at the best fighting ages-is at an all-time low.
 While security quite naturally does not permit disclosure of the exact losses, it would be unfair to the men fighting under miserable winter conditions to assert that cas- ualties are light or the going easy.
 Personally I can state after visits to the Canadian, British and two American fronts that recent gains were made after close rugged fight ing.
 One infantry assault officer sev- eral days ago told me casualties in his regiment in a preceding fort night were heavier than any time since the Normandy landings. This does not mean the current battles and there are no indications the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
Tokyo Being Evacuated
 Jops Report
BY UNTTED PRESS

The Japanese reported today that they were stripping Tokyo'S 7,000, ,000 population down to essential defense personnel in 8 mass evacuation pre- paratory to a full dress American aerial siege, foreshadowed this eve ming by 8 superfortresS bombing which set fires in the city.
 Tokyo reports relayed through Berlin said 10000 persons were leav- ing the Japanese capital today alone as the general evacuation" con- tinued. They were described as mostly aged and ailing persons, children and expectant mothers "who in great numbers asked for evacuation"
 Amid the evacuation and the steady recurrence of superfortresS flights over Japan, the advices said, buildings in the city are being torn down to create fire breaks" and impede the spread of blazes kindled by American bombs.
 The German TransoceaIl News Agency in 8 Tokyo dispatch quoted the controlled ASahi Shimbun as saying that workers employed in ar- maments, industry, transport and journalism may be evacuated only by special permission" disclosing how deeply the move was biting into the ranks of Tokyo's millions.
 The same dispatch gave @ tipoff that the evacuation is at least in part compulsory. It said that all per- sons connected with air defense were "emempted from the evacuation measures, as well as utility workers, doctors and chemists, according to police regulations given out for greater Tokyo on Dec. IT,
 New Flights Reported
 Both the Tokyo radio and Axis relayed dispatches from the capital reported new kln orican Superfort- resses flights over Tokyo. Some were reconnaissance and nuisance flights
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
,OOO, ,OOO Dollars Outstanding
 In Back Taxes In Waterbury

Over one million dollars in back taxes is outstanding on the city's books dating from the 1943 levy (collectable in 1944) to the year 1929. The actual amount due, $1, ,O64, 1883 is made-up of real prop erty tax in amount of $626, ,216; per sonal property taxes in amount of $244, ,009 and old-age taxes amount ing to $194, ,198. The estimates are as of October, 1914.
 An effort is now being made to collect on the .oldrage assistance taxes by means of the establish ment of a more concise and sys- tematic form of records and fol- low-up process for collection. Col lections on real and personal prop erty back-taxes are proceeding at 8 slow rate however, it was reported.
 Evidence of the poor risk consti- tuted by back-taxes are the facts that a considerable share of real property taxes is supported by &C., tual property holdings which many taxpayers are eager to have fore closed by the city, for payment of taxes. Thus it is safe to say that 99 per cent of such type prop erty, in many instances, will be resold by the city df at alb at a loss sale, below the taeS due and certainly below the original value of the property; also, each years back taxes extending beyond 15 years of the current year are auto- matically outlawed for collection,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-12
2,150 Planes
 Roid Targets

London, Dec. 12-(UP) - More than 1,250 American heavy bombers shepherded by 900 fighters smashed today at the big Leuna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg and rail wards at Hanau, Aschaffenburg, and S&rmEHadt in widespread assaults eR Germany.
 The daylight bombardment deep E Central Germany approached me scale of the attack yesterday by a record fleet of 1,600 flying for dresses and liberators on the Frank turt area.
 It. Gen. James H. Doolittle dis patched both fortresses and iber- ators escorted by mustangs, thun- derbolts and hghtnings in today's assault on a major source of fuel for the German war machine and transport centers feeding the fight Ing front.
 The daylight attack followed stabs by British mosquito bombers last night at Hanover, Hamburg and other targets in Western Ger many.
 One British plane was lost in he night attacks, which followed a series of widespread Allied air blows on the Reich that probably sur- passed any daytime bombardment the Germans have taken since D. Day.