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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-09

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-09
. Checking Uccou'at

STANDARD
CHECKING ACCOUNT
Monthly service charge, II
any, based upon average
balance and number Of
checks drawn.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
y. S. Minister
Succumbs in
New Zealand

WELLINGTON, N. T., Jan.
Ia - R - William c. Burdett,
United States minister to New
Zealand, died today.
Burdett, born at Nashville,
Tenn, Feb. 3, 1884, had been in
the diplomatic and consular
service since 1919. He had been
i'll for some time and took up
his duties here only two months
ago.
The body was to be returned
to Macon, Ga, for burial.
The 59-year-old foreign serv-
ice officer was named minister
here last June "a and sailed in
September, but became i'll en-
route. He was expected to spend
a month in a hospital in Aus
tralia and finally arrived here
Nov. Is although still in i'll
health.
Burdetts family moved to
Knoxville when he was a child
and he attended the University
of Tennessee and called that city
home despite the fact that his
See DEATH-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14

American
Raiders
OufAgoin

LONDON, Jan. IA - up -
West bound formations Of Amer
lean bombers, shepherded by
darting swarms of fighters, re-
turned from across the channel
today, apparently from their
first raid since the mammoth
air battle over Germany on
Tuesday.
The Allies at the same time
resumed their big air offensive
against the Germans mystery
targets on the northern French
coast. All day relays of medium
bombers and fighters streakcd
across the sun-lit strait, return
ing after short intervals.
The German radio today rails
cd its lain of American losses
on the last big blow at western
Germany, declaring that lat
least 200 planes were shot
down Tuesday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Birthday Ball
Is Eliminated
March Of Dimes
to Go Forward

In an effort to insure that ev-
cry possible item of administra-
ton expense will be eliminated
the Macomb Chapter Of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, will hold no birthday
ball or similar celebration in
Mount Clemens this year.
This decision was made al a
meeting Wednesday, conducted
by County Chairman Jack
Flaacke, Women's Co-Chairman.
Mrs. Joseph NJ Croman, Jr., and
City Chairman Robert l. Wins
low.
The need for funds to aid cases
in the county, state and nation
is more agent than in any prev
ious year, yet lack of manpower
to arrange an elaborate dance,
in addition TO the desire 10
avoid expenditure Of any funds
that could be used for medical
purposes.
Two principal sources of in
come-aart from individual and
social donations-Will be the ia
miliar collection boxes used in
previous years, and the coin col
lection cards associated with the
national March of Dimes.
The drive officially starts Jan.
IA and will conclude Jan. 81. A
complete financial report, and a
survey showing funds expended
during the past year on a num-
Der Of county cases. will be is
sued. Hugh H. Neale is clerk of
the county chapter, and George
A. bankers is treasurer.
Persons DESTROYS of aiding the
drive in any way are urged TO
contact the various chairmen.
Special support is anticipated
from bowling league members.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Plan Farewell
for Priest
Wednesday

Catholics of Mount Clemens,
and persons of other denomina-
tons representing civic life,
will join Wednesday evening in
a public tribute TO Rev. Father
Albert Hutting. assistant at ST
Peters Catholic church, on the
occasion of his departure TO as
sumo an assignment as assistant
at Visitation parish, Detroit
The reception and public pro-
gram will take place at the
school and auditorium, Wednes-
day at 8 p. m, with Rev. FIR.
Leo j. Roberge, pastor, as hon.
orary chairman for the occasion.
Children Of the pa rochial
schools, clergy, Sisters of the
|. H. M, order. and many men,
bers Of the parish will join in
the farewell.
Father Hutting leaves short
~ w DN dSSlSldlli W NlOtlSlSIlOT
John Hunt, pastor of Visitation
parish. He has served here as
parish administrator Gin 1922
and as assistant priest since
July 5, 1889, and played a
prominent part not only in
church affairs but also in civic
programs. He is noted as an au-
thor, and while here compiled
a parish history.
The new local parish assist
ant, Rev. Father William r.
Schneider, formerly assistant at
st. Benedict's church, Highland
Park, arrived here this week,
and will make his first public
appearances at the 1890 and IL
noon masses on Sunday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Advance Two
Miles THROUGH
Apprentices
U. S. Air Forces
Better Key ItoIion
Bases, Air Fields
BY JOSEPH f. DYNAN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Jan. 1i-[P) - Gen.
Alphonse Juin's French forces
pushed through Italy's rugged
Apennines for a two-mile gain
from the East and Americans
advanced slightly from the
South yesterday in an encircling
assault on the natural and arti-
fetal defenses of Casino, which
the Germans call their Gustav
Line" Allied Headquarters an
nounced today.
Tanning out in great strength,
American Flying Fortresses,
Llberators and medium bomb
ers turned three German air
fields near Rome and to the
north into flaming ruin with
showers of high explosive and
augmentation bombs, including
the Guidonia experimental air.
port where Benito Mussolini's
scientists developed a Jet pro-
pulslon airplane.
REPULSE THRUST
The Americans repulsed a
heavy German counterattack on
Cervaro about m d light
Wednesday. then consolidated
their gains and threatened the
Nazi control of the northern
slopes of Mt. Trocchio, just
south of the Rome road and less
than three miles from Casino.
Referring to the tough fight.
ing which took place for Ger.
varo and the mountain features
beyond, an Allied commentators
said the forthcoming battle of
Casino would be harder yet.
A recapitulation by Allied
headquarters said more than g..
600 German prisoners had been
taken on both the Fifth and
Eighth Army fronts since the
original landings in Italy on
Sept. 3, however.
Near the Adriatic, New Tea.
land and British troops improv.
ed their positions.
patrols of both armies drove
deep into enemy territory gain
ing valuable information and
taking prisoners" the bulletin
said.
PREDICT ATTACK
GA broadcast by the German
controlled Vichy radio heard by
Reuters said that "a move on
the part of the Eighth Army can
shortly be expected on the Adj
ratio coastal sector since Brit
iSh artillery there has become
particularly active.)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Halt Efforts
to Enforce
Permit Law

Sheriffs deputies and police
officers througho Ut Macomb
county today halted all efforts
to enforce Michigan's highly
publicized drinking permit law
on the heels of an official opin-
ion by Prosecutor Wilbur +.
Held, terming the act unconsti-
tutional.
Sheriff Jacob F. Theut and
Police Chief Arthur |. Rosso i'm
mediately issued orders to their
officers to hold in allegiance all
efforts to enforce the law pend
ing Qualification of its status and
County Clerk Guy l.. Brown
stopped issuance of the permits
which became mandatory jan
uary l, upon the part of all per-
sons FL to rs years of age seek
ing service at public bars.
The prosecutor, in an opinion
issued Thursday, and in re-
Spouse to a request from the
sheriff, declared the new law
in violation of the l4th Amend
ment TO the Constitution of the
United States inasmuch as il is
discriminatory to persons within
the specified age bracket.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
WAC Enlistment
Office Opened

The opening OF an office on
the 18th floor Of the County
Building in connection with the
current special enlistment drive
for the Women's Army Corps in
Macomb County, was announc-
cd today by recruiting officers
Lieuts. Ruth Chadwick and Mar
garet V. Hines, in cooperation
with Lieut.. Paul Cooper, Of the
Sixth Army Area, Chicago.
The office will be open from
Q a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Full infor-
nation on the Womens corps
and enlistment applications is
available. Persons wishing an
appointment al their homes
where parents or other members
Of the family may be interested
in obtaining information. may
contact the local Civilian De-
Tense office.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
II Lose Lives
in R.R. Wreck
IS Others
Reported Hurt

NOVICE, Tex, Jan. 14-(P)-
Twelve persons were reported
killed and rs injured in the col
lision of two Santa Fe passenger
trains during traffic-snarling
snowstorm here yesterday.
E. E. Baker. trainmaster at
Bro wn WOO d, attributed the
wreck TO the snowfall. faulty
communications and heavy traf-
fic.
Nearly twelve hours after the
wreck, which occurred at noon,
only one of the dead had been
identified. He is Marvin Rior-
dan, IL, Hattiesburg, Miss.
A four-car extra train bound
for Camp Barkley crashed into
the rear of a l2-car California
bound train which had stopped
at the station TO discharge pas
senger.
Before communications with
this little flag station broke
down entirely last night, the
railways division headquarters
at Temple reported that II were
dead, including 10 civilians and
two soldiers. The dead and in
jured were taken TO Abilene,
Coleman and Brownwood.
c.. c. Schultz, conductor Of
the extra train said 1t was pull
ing into the station at about IS
miles an hour and that his two
brakemen were looking for the
signal TO ascertain whether it
indicated clear when the col
lision occurred.
E. V. Moore, attendant in the
Splintered car near the rear of
the stopped train. said he and
Marvin Riordan we're playing at
the time of the impact.
Soldiers and civilians worked
in beloM-freezing weather TO re-
move the bodies.
A sailor said the chair car
was transformed into a sham
bles in a winkling. What had
been small talk and laughter
suddenly became screams and
curses OF hurt and dying peo-
pie.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
PROCEDURE is IN DOUBT
SoIdier-Vofe a Major Issue

1t would also eliminate the
requirement of registration and
poll taxes for members of the
armed forces, the merchant ma
rine and for personnel of the Red
Cross, the Society of Friends
and USO organizations serving
outside the United States.
Also under consideration Is a
counter proposal of Senators
Lodge (R-Mass) and Austin
(R-VD under which federal
voting would be applicable only
to members of the armed forces
and the Merchant Marines who
are overseas, with servicemen in
the state voting in the normal
manner..There would be no fed
eral ballot commission. The
Secretaries Of War and Navy
would print a uniform, simple
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
{. Y. Titus
is Salvage


The appointment of Charles
V. Titus, as salvage chairman of
Mount Clemens, was announced
today by j. c. Ernst, county SAL
wage chairman, and Lawrence
Blades, director of civilian war
services, of this city.
The announcement by Ernst
and Blades states:
Charles V. Titus will replace
Mrs. Paul w. Mckee, who has
efficiently performed the du-
ties of chairman, and who has
rendered her resignation re-
Gently, because Of added duties
in connection with her work in
Red Cross, Girl Scout and other
civic activities. While directing
her salvage duties, Mrs. Mckee
performed an outstanding serv-
ice, and it is with regret that
the county organization loses
her assistance"
The first act of Salvage Chair
man Titus on appointment was
See SALVAGE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-(P)
The congressional battle over
ballots for soldiers flared forth
anew on both sides of Capitol
Hill today where the contro-
versy over voting procedure
shaped up as a major political
issue.
Senator Green ORD called
a meeting of the elections COM
mittee to consider revised ver-
sion of the Grecn-Lucas bill for
which the Senate several weeks
ago substituted what he termed
an unavoidable" leave-it-to-
the states measure
The new bill retains a bi-par-
tisan federal ballot commission
with its functions limited to re-
ceiving ballots and reporting
them TO the states.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Jap n erves
Reveal Strain
Wotehful-
Proves Weorisome
BY HAROLD STREETER


hssoCtdteu frcSs war writer
A nervous period of watchful
waiting by Japan's war lords in
the Pacific may be proving too
much of strain on the home
front which has need of a vic.
tory stimulus at times to- whip
up plane and ship production.
While the Allies take small
albeit significant, bites in Nip
ponese jungle island outposts
barring the way to Tokyo and
Manila, Japan's military leaders
have refrained from striking
back in strength anywhere along
the tenuous front. They can i'll
afford to guess wrong.
But such a policy has given
the Japanese homeland little
to cheer about. This week
Tokyo radio gave its listeners a
victory" 1t trumpeted the
news that the japanese had ere
captured Arawe" on the south
west coast of New Britain Island.
The fact Japan picked this
particular spot for a victory
fanfare invites interesting study.
Particularly is this so because il
marks the second time recently
the japanese have elected 10
make much over jungle opera
ton which long since has been
listed by the Allies as a diver
sion. Previously Tokyo radio
had said the invaders suffered a
serious reverse" by being fore
ed back from the captured air
field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Drive Opens
tuesday,; All
Urged 10 Help
Wor-keeessory -
Finances Sought
in 4th Campaign

Fifteen communities of Ma
comb County this weekend are
"set on the mark" for the star
of the Fourth War Loan drive
which is expected to attain q
goal of $4,396,O00 in war bono
investments throughout h {
county, between Jan. ID and
Feb. IS.
Mount Clemens share of the
quota is Sl,276,600. That OF
Warren Township is S1,057. zoo
worth of bonds, the second larg-
est quota.
Ralph w. Clark, county chair
man, in conjunction with Chris
w. Konstanzer, city drive lead
er, today appealed to the pub
lie to exceed its previous eff
forts in generous bond buying
SHARP CONTRAST
Our job here at home Is an
easy one. A full days work, in
vestment in war bonds, dona-
ton to the blood bank. We run
no risks with BOBBY trap a
bomb or a jungle sniper. Let's
keep faith with our men and
women who are facing hardship
and danger, by putting every
ounce of our energy into this
Fourth War Loan drive"
Clark announced the list of
community quotas, and also the
names of executive chairmen in
each area.
In addition, Charles r. Wal
tiers, local banker, will head the
banks division of the county,
and A. d. Brewer, of the Board
of Commerce will direct the
federal savings and loan groups
efforts.
The local executive chairmen
are as follows:
Armada, Bob Beck.
Baseline, George p. Siagkris.
Center Line, Harold Stillwell.
East Detroit, Earl Miller.
Fraser, Rev Lynn B. Tsehudy.
Lenox, A. F. Lindke.
Memphis, Omar Henderson.
Mount Clemens, G. w. Kon-
stanzer.
New Baltimore, Edgar j. Lam
stra.
New Haven, Russell Kendrich.
See WAR BONDS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Russian Guns
Thunder0ver
Polish Swamps
Heavy Artillery
Softens-Up Two
Germon Boses
BY HENRY c. CASSIDY

MOSCOW, Jan. IA up -
Soviet siege guns pounded the
outflanked defenSes of Mozyr
and kalinkovichi, important
rail centers on the northern
edge of the Pripet marshes. as
Gen. konStantin Rokossovsky 5
White Russian Army gained mo-
mentum today in it's drive
toward Pinsk, l40 miles to the
west of the Moscow-War
railway.
On the lower side of the froz-
en- Pripet marshlands 100 miles
to the southwest, Gen. Nikolai
Vatutin's first Ukrainian Army
stormed the rail station at Tut
ovichi, IL miles west of Sarny
Tin Old Poland) on the Kiev-
Warsaw railway. His troops also
captured Korets, 20 miles west
of Novograd Volynski, and Bry-
kov, nine miles further west.
HALT ATTACKS
On the extreme southern Sec
tor of the long front Vatutin S
left wing smashed repeated saw
age counter-attacks east of Vim
nitsa as the enemy fought des-
perately TO halt the Soviet ad-
vance on the Ukrainian Bug riv-
er and the Odessa Warsaw
trunk railway, principal supply
artery for German forces in the
lower Dnieper Bend.
Other units of Vatutin's left
wing continued their advance in
the Berdichev sector
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14

air mail ballot, deliver ballots
to absentee voters and transmit
them to the states.
Meanwhile, in the House
elections committee efforts 10
reconcile divergent views over
the war ballot commission plans
and the McKellar-E astland- Nc
Clellan proposal finally adopt
ed by the Senate continued in
executive sessions.
Representative Rankin ID
Miss) claimed a majority of the
committee would oppose any
bill taking away from the
states jurisdiction over its cleo
ton machinery"
AS the race continued be-
tween the two committees. state
legislatures in many states had
passed
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
State Shuns
Santa Role
Communities
Warned Of Limits

Postwar planning officials Of
Mount Clemens and other coun-
~ communities, as well as those
of the county itself, cannot re-
gard the state legislature as .
Santa Claus and the state treas
ury- as Christmas tree from
which outright financial grants
may be plucked for projects Of
local benefit.
That was the gist of an opin-
ion expressed Friday by the
State Planning Commission, TO-
cal body concerned with post
war projects. and also indivi.
dually expressed by Auditor
General Vernon j. Brown.
The pro ant con debate on
state aid in postwar plans will
probably rage through the com.
ing Legislative session. Il will
be watched closely by local Of
ficials both of city and county.
who have confidently ca. >~ted
financial aid in initiating many
projects. T.
On tho pro side - favorable
TO granting funds so local Cow
ernmonts - are so far aligned
Gov. Harry Kelly and p. u
Hoffmaster. state conservatiGD
director. 2
On the con side may be Souul1
Brown; Kenneth Black, L.
sing plannin, comfnfm1oDogs
Rep. John p. Espie. cl1alnnG0
OF the House Ways and Moo1ID
See STATE-Pase :
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Scout Council Resolves
on Expanded '44 Program
First Meeting Of Yeor
Dedicated to Alert Schedule
(NEA Telephoto)

Promotion of leadership train
ing, and encouragement towards
young men to enter the field as
Boy Scout troop officers.
The first district committee
meeting, headed by newly elect
ed chairman Guy Verkler was
featured by an overflow attend
ance. 1t was held at the Hostess
House USO of the Salvation
Army, on Cass avenue. Archie
Schingeck, field scout executive,
addressed the meeting and in
terpreted scout policies for the
group.
Principal business was the ap-
pointment of committee chair
men and members, as chosen by
Verkler, Scouting Commissioner
Ralph Bennett, and Scout lead
ers Martin G.. Schwartz and
Clarence Barck, who spoke
during the meeting. The list, as
announced by Verkler, is as
follows:
Finance: Frank Chapoton,
Jewell West, DR.. E. N. Mcintosh,
Donald j. Parent, Louis Logs
den, A. j. Bennett and Ivan A.
Johnston.
Health and Safety: DR.. c. A.
Ward, DR.. Daniel j. Buckley
and George Mccoy.
Activities: Martin c.. Schwartz,
DR.. Mcintosh, Charles Mikelait,
See SCOUTS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
VOTED GOOD CITIZEN
Johne Wins LuureIs

Her unusual first name, pro-
nounced Johnnie" alone sim
gled her out among fellow stu
dents. apart from her pleasant
personality and gu tStsnding
scholastic ability. Princip |
Bcauchamp said. She is a former
student of Western High school,
Detroit. Class and faculty polls
conducted recently gave" the
new girl" her Good Citizen"
title.
The plan for the selection OF
the Good Citizen"~is sponsored
in the Utica schools. by the AL
See JOHNE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
West Coast Union
0K's Labor Draft

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA
P)-The Clio Longshoremen 5
and Warehousemen's union to-
day endorsed President Roose-
velt's recommendation for ma
tional service act.
The union, headed by Harry
Bridges, said in a formal state
ment "a national service act,
along the lines demanded by the
President, will not disturb any
workers now in essential war
industry, but will get into essen
tial war industry workers not
now there"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14

Leaders of the Macomb Dis
trict, Clinton Valley Council of
Boy Scouts, at their initial 1914
meeting held here Thursday
evening resolved that Scouting
will be stimulated by the follow
ing principal endeavors:
Creation of new troops and
new cub packs;
Building up in size and en-
thusiasm the various Courts Of
Honor;
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14

UTICA An attractive 16-
year-old girl senior at Utica
High School, after only four
months attendance, has so pop
ularized herself among both
students and faculty that she
has been elected To- the title Of
Good Citizen" of Utica High
School, it was announced Friday
by Principal Sam Beauchamp.
She will represent the school
in state and national contests.
The new student who quickly
earned fame is Johnc Rocks,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
scuh Rocks, l07ll l8.Mile road.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Judge TrOmbly
Attends Session

Probate Judge Joseph v.
Trombly on Thursday attended
session attended by all six
judges from the Seventh Con-
gressional District, at Lapeer.
Louis Newmark, case consul
tant for the Michigan Welfare
Services, addressed the meeting,
as did Mrs. Cora Croll, assistant
director of the same state de-
partment.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
Axis EnvOys
Raid Victims

LONDON, Jan. l4-tP)-The
Ankara turkey Radio said to-
day that the japanese and Hun
garian ministers to Bulgaria
we're killed in Mondays Allied
bomber raid on Sofia, the Bull
garian capital.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14

Impartial Coverass
Of All LoeoI News