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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
Fishermen Rescued
from Melting FIoe
Esconobans Narrowly
Escape Icy Groves

ESCANABA, Mich, Feb. 10
(P)-- Three commercial fisher
men were back in their Fairport
homes today following their
rescue from a fast disintegratlng
Green Bay ice floe.
One of the three, Delor Roch-
Effort, survived a similar eXpe-
rience late last month in which
his father, John, died of ex-
posture. The other two rescued
last night were Emil Vetters
and NeStor Seaman.
The men were picked up by
three fellow fishermen who
made hazardous trip across ice
ehoked water in a l5-foot flat
bottomed skiff. Unable TO re-
turn TO Fairport because of the
gale, the skiff headed for tiny
Rock Island, from which the
men were transported to Fair
port across shore ice by automo-
bile.
Henry Rochefort, another of
the survivors of the January in
cident, was among the rescuers
this time. He was accompanied
b. Floyd Ranguette and Gerald
Casey.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
0ES Play Cast
Is Announced
Utica cheptsr
Event March 9, 10

UTICA - Cast of characters
for the play THE Green Light"
to be given by Utica Chapter
No. 24O Order of the Eastern
Star, at the Utica high school
auditorium on Thursday and
Friday, March 9 and 10, has
been announced as follows:
Miss Matte, The Sleeper =
Mrs. w. r. Davis.
DR.. Spaulding, her physician
Edward Church.
Mary Marston. her niece =
Jean Morden.
Jerome Forester, her nephew
james Mcclellan
Kitty Corey. a novelist =
Mrs. Alger Weier.
Donald Rhodes. q Newspaper
reporter-Herbert Diversity.
Trinda Andersen, q NorweG-
ian maid-Mrs. Frank Pointer.
Aesop, the caretaker-Major
Gordon Rankin.
Madam Zenda, q mystic =
Mrs. Earl j. Mcclellan.
The Phantom -?
Other activities being arrang-
ed by the chapter are for q
rummage sale in April and q
bazaar in October. Mrs. Alser
Weier Is the Worthy Matron.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
Army Hospital,
Built in Ohio
Treot Casualties Of
War Nearer to Home

CAMBRIDGE, o. - U.P -
Here in Guernsey county, 5000
miles behind the nearest battle
front, hundreds Of war casualties
are being rehabilitated.
Remarkable Fletcher General
Hospital is one of the many u.
S. Army hospitals which are
springing up throughout the ma
ton. The object is to treat men
closer TO their homes in Ohio,
West Virginia, Kentucky and
Indiana. Medical men say this
has a definite therapeutic value.
The function of Fletcher
General Hospital is to restore
the wounded to active duty or
civilian life through an active
rehabilitation program.
Fletcher was built by the u. S.
Army at a cost of between S4,-
100000 and S5,OOO,O0O and was
dedicated last May. 1t was nam
ed after the late 1t. Col. John
p. Fletcher Of the Medical
Corps. 1t is composed of l25 one
story buildings connected by
corridors. From the time the in
jured soldier is taken off the
train which brings him over a
spur track to the hospital en-
trance, he never leaves the same
level. The grounds cover some
200 acres and could accommo-
date another 100 buildings with
out crowding.
In this miniature city every
convenience is provided for the
patients. 1t houses post office,
combination gym and auditor
ium, chapel, confectionery, Ii
brary, post exchange, surgery,
Red Cross unit, dental lab, bar
Der shop, hospital wards, rec
reation buildings, power plants
and laundry. In its so wards
there are 1920 beds. Several
thousand patients have passed
through this establishment since
its opening. Every theatre Of
war and every branch of Army
service is represented.
The hospital is under the jur-
isdiction of Col. Taylar E. OAR
by. Commanding Officer He is
assisted by 1t. Col. Leland O.
W. Moore, executive officer, and
1st 1t. John H. Lyons, adju-
tant and public relations officer.
Commanding Officer Of the
hospital detachment is Capt.
Fred E. Watson. Maj. Fora E.
Ballard is head of the Army
Nurses Corps. Both are veter-
ans of more than Is years Of
Army service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
Meade

MEADE-A committee OF the
Meade and New Haven churches
met with Francis Furton Satur-
day evening. They are making
plans for St. Patrick's Day
supper to be held at the New
Haven church March 16. The
committee consists of Olin Dav-
is, Bert Will, Harry Lefurgey,
Francis Furton and Rev. Carl
Oswald.
The members Of the board OF
the Meade church met with Jack
Bird Tuesday evening.
Tho WSCS supper will be
held at the Meade Church hall
Thursday evening, Feb. II. Sup
per will be served beginning at
$50 p. m.
Mrs. Sarah Tubbs who will
be 95 years old Feb. IS Is seri-
ously i'll at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bantle
and family Of Mount Clemens
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. James Mullen.
The children Of the Meade
school enjoyed q st. Valentine
party Friday afternoon. Re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Guy Vollen and
family visited relatives at Ca
pac Sunday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
New Milk Price List
Obtained by Producers

new prices took effect Tuesday,
February Is, For. the first half
of February, the previous price
Of S3.46 for Class milk pre-
walls.
AVERAGE 1857
The final agreement repre-
SentS a slight compromise from
the full OPA ceiling by AsSo-
citation members. Although De-
troit distributors will pay the
full ceiling price of SO so on
all fluid, or Class /, milk they
sell, a distributor requires 107
y oun rs, of milk to sell 100
pounds, because of Shrinkage.
7 h c Association Negotiating
Committee agreed to furnish
this extra 7 per cent as Glass
2 al So as. The final average
or blended price to the farmer,
because of this, will be ap-
proXimately S367 for all Mich
igan milk sold in the Detroit
market.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

The long, hard fight waged
by the Michigan Milk Produc-
ers' Association to obtain the
highest possible price for farm
ers' milk in the Detroit shed;
to overcome Detroit'S critical
shortage and 10 avoid a bitter
milk strike, came TO an end
this week in Detroit.
Definite agreement was reach
ed between Detroit distributors
and the Association. Howard r.
Simmons of the Association Of
ficially announced the follow
ing prices: Glass ! milk VIII be
$3.50 a hundredweight, n d
Glass 2 milk will be S3.46. The
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
THEY'LL BE LABELED

LOS ANGELES-If residents
run onto 800 pound unexploded
bombs during an afraid Incl
dent drill here next Tuesday,
they'll have to pick them up to
tell what they are.
A plane, civilian defense Of
ficials said, will drop cardboard
cylinders containing these mes
sages:
This is a 500-pound high
explosive bomb This is five
incendiary bombs" This is one
500-pound unexploded bomb
ST. CLOUD, Minn.-Inmates
of the State Reformatory here
have contributed TAO pints of
blood TO the Red Gross blood
bank in the last nine months.
The Reformatory has only 739
inmates-and officials say it is
the first group in the state to
give more than pint of blood
per person.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
ECHO FROM THE PAST

TOPEKA, Kas.-Pete Reilly,
a state employee, ran onto clip
ping printed in an Abilene, Kas.,
newspaper in 1878 which gave
him an idea for selling war
bonds.
Said the clipping:
Hug socials are now the
rage. II costs 10 cents to hug
anyone between Is and 20, five
cents from 20 to 30, 81 to hug
another mans wife, bachelor
girls two for nickel, and wo-
man lecturers free with a
chrome thrown In
There are 100000 horses In
the United States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
Captive Yank
Reported Safe
Warren Family
Hears from Son

WARREN - Wednesday was
red-letter day in the home of
76-year old John B. Smith,
1l470, 13-Mile road, Warren,
when he and his five children
received their first personal
message since Christmas l94l
from Bud"
bud" is their son and broth
err, Sylvester Smith, age 38. for
mer Macomb County Road Com
mission foreman in Warren, who
has been a Jap prisoner since
the fall of Manila in May, 1912.
A message written by Bud"
before Christmas 1943, for radio
transmission to the United
States by the Japanese, was read
in a short-wave broadcast from
Tokyo Several days ago. The
names and nicknames of persons
in the message, known only to
Bud" established its authentic
ity.
HEARD BY MANY
Goodwilled perso who
heard the broadcast and make a
practise of copying such mes
sages, passed it on to the Smith
family. Thre letters from persons
who heard it, giving the con-
tents of the message. and one
telegram arrived Tuesday. Be-
fore noon Wednesday, 10 SINH
lar letters had arrived, mostly
from the West Coast.
The message read:
Dear Dad, sisters and brother
II am well and. hope you arc
all the same. How Is Mitzie? and
the rest of my nieces and
nephews. Say hello to Marian
and the rest Of my friends. Lots
of love. Seasons greetings to all.
Signed SYLVESTER A. SMITH.
The Smith family has read
and re-read it-along with the
brief, official reports of Buds"
capture, which had been their
only link with him in more than
two years.
Before Christmas, l941, Pfc.
Smith wrote to his family from
Manila saying that he expected
to be shipped back to the States
during January. Pearl Harbor
interviewed, and in May 1912,
Manila fell.
Whether or not Bud" took
part in the tragic March Of
Death, and the atrocities follow
ing the American surrender will
not be known, the Smiths feel,
until after the war. But the
main thing Is, their son and
brother is alive and we'll. The
Red Cross recently notified them
he is at Holen Camp, Muncken,
Manchukuo, and they wire per-
mitted to send him an lib. par
eel containing tobacco, hard
candy, clothing and soap.
"Mitzie" mentioned in Buds
message is five-year-old Mildred
Coke, the daughter OF Buds"
sister, Mrs. John Coke, 1889
Gronow, Center Line. She is
thrilled at the mention of her
name in broadcast from Tokyo.
The other members of the fam
lily are: Frank, of Center Line,
and Helena, Cecilia, Marcella
and Bernice, at home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
MountCemens
High School


NOTE; This column r. intended
to deal with the activities OF all
MCHS classes aud groups and the
writer urges all pupils and faculty
members to advise her OF Items
which may interest the reading pub
lie. II Is your column.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
Around Utica

signed to accept position at
Flint.
Mrs. Antieau, who has taught
in several western cities and
South Lyons, Mich, received
her Masters degree at Ann Ar
Dor, her A. B. at the University
of Kansas and did post graduate
work at the University of Colo
RADIO. She has taught for the past
nine years and this year was
working in the Detroit library.
Her husband is now in service.
Pfc. Harold Priehs, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Priehs,
returned to Camp George Mead,
Md, Thursday, after ten day
furlough spent in Utica. He was
accompanied by his fiancee,
Miss Cecilia Barrett, of Balti-
more, Md. He has been in serv-
ISS III te years.
Frank Speer, a member of the
Merchant Marine. has been home
on furlough visiting his parents
on Packard drive. Speer is wear
ing handsome" red beard,
which, he says, will not be shaw
ed off until he arrives in Toxic.
He has seen service in the Med
iterranean area.
Mrs. Roy Crown, Of Attica,
was recent guest of Mrs. Ar
thur N. Chapoton.
Miss Mabel Webb, who has
spent the past year in San Di-
ego, Calf, returned home last
week.
Miss Margaret Simmons, of
Detroit. spent the week end
with Utica friends.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
ERRAND OF MERCY

COBLESKILL, N. Y-Line-
men completed more than a
mile of a rural extension in
slightly over "a hours. nearly
five days ahead of schedule.
The electricity was needed to
operate an incubator for a
three-pound baby.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
HONESTY TAXED

HONESTY TAXED
ROCHESTER. N. Y.-George
w. Fisher, while figuring his in
come tax return, found Sl04 UNI
der a desk in the tax office.
He turned il over TO revenue
officials.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
PLAY TRYOUTS
WE TAKE A BOW

WE TAKE A BOW
HEMPSTEAD, N. Y.-Kiwan-
is Club members took a sixth
grade reading test.
Only person to score 100--a
neWspaperman.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18
THE $50 CLUB

Reorganization of the Youth
League, under the name of the
$40 Club, began Monday and
will be continued today after
school. Plans and election of
officers and a board will be
completed at this meeting. Ev-
eryone interested in the club
was invited to come TO the meet
ing at o'clock.
ATTEND CEREMONY
Seventy-five Seniors we're ex-
cused from the seventh hour
classes Thursday to attend the
presentation of the Army Navy
E to the Hacker Boat company
The MCHS band, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Liston, played
at the ceremonies.
VALENTINE PARTY
The Latin Club held Valen-
tine Party Tuesday after school,
at which various entertainment
among which was play, was
provided by the students. Re-
freshments were SERVED to the
members.
PLAY TRYOUTS
Junior play tryouts will be
held in Room 121 Monday a,
4 o'clock for all Juniors interest.
ed. AT that time a two-minute
selection must be given, with OF
without manuscript.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

UTICA - Final report on the
bond drive in the Utica high
school by Principal Sam Beau
champ gives a total of bonds
bought at S7105, by grades as
follows: Seniors, S2,575; Jun
Tors, $4,000; 9th grade, S825;
Sophomore, $3.50; Freshman,
$3.50. Tuesday was the biggest
day of the drive with Sl,275
raised. Marion Hart was head of
the list as high point salesman
in fact being the only one work
ing in the Junior class. The
school quota in the Fourth War
Loan was $4,000 which was not
reached although more bonds
were sold than during the last
drive.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

drive.
The Utica Red Cross knitting
club met with Mrs. Howard G..
Crissman on Tuesday afternoon
with a fine attendance of mem
bers. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. Mccall Smith at
her home, 1884 Cass street, on
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 20, in
stead of with Mrs. John Cook,
as announced. Mrs. Cook is Wis
iting relatives in New York and
Boston.
The Victor |. Rick American
Legion Post of Utica will give
another of their popular parties
at ST. Lawrence Hall on Van
Dyke avenue, Thursday eve
ming, Feb. II.
Miss Iva Miller Of the Detroit
Edison office, Utica, was pleas
antly surprised on the occasion
of her birthday on Friday eve
ming, Feb. II. Fourteen friends
walked in to remind her of the
occasion. Cards were the diver
sion followed by refreshments.
Miss Miller received many fine
gifts.
Leading social event of the
season, the J-Hop, will be held
at the Utica high school gym
nasium on Friday evening, Feb.
10. Music will be furnished by
) Al Cox.
Mrs. Versile D. Bentley and
sons are staying with her moth
er In Detroit for an indefinite
time, until the completion OF the
remodeling Of the Methodist
parsonage.
Arthur N. Chapoton returned
Thursday morning from a bust
ness trip to st. Louis, Mo-, and
Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. Erwin A. Bortman receiv-
ed his E. A. degree at a meet
ing of Utica Masonic Lodge at
Masonic Temple Monday eve
ming.
The Utica Tuesday Club will
hold a George Washington spec
ial at the Methodist church par
lors on Tuesday Feb. %, at 2:30
p. m. Members are privileged
to invite guests. Committee in
charge: Mrs. Richard f. Green,
Mrs. Russell Gierman, Mrs. Or
Vile Smith, Mrs. E. o. Gildart
and Miss Vina Runyan.
Mrs. Ona Mae Antieau, OF De-
troit, has been hired as English
teacher and librarian at the Uti-
ca high school to fill the vacan-
cy made by the resignation OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, who re-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

Mrs. Ona Mae Antieau, OF De-
troit, has been hired as English
teacher and librarian at the Uti-
ca high school to fill the vacan-
cy made by the resignation Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, who re-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

Miss Margaret Simmons, of
Detroit. spent the week end
with Utica friends.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

Miss Mabel Webb, who has
spent the past year in San Di-
ego, Calf, returned home last
week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-18

Mrs. Roy Crown, OF Attica
was a recent guest of Mrs. Ar
thur N. Chapoton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
McCune-Deppler
NuptiaLs Friday

Miss Madalene McCune, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Burdette McCune of
Laramie, Wyoming, became the bride
of Weldon Deppler, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Deppler of Bluffton in a
simple and beautiful ceremony per-
formed in Pandora at the home of
Rev. H., l.. Mitchell, pastor of the
Missionary church of that place.
The wedding took place Friday at
$50 o'clock. Attending the couple
were Miss Elaine Deppler, sister Of
the groom and George McCune, bro
ther of the bride.
The bride was attired in a street
dress of poudre blue trimmed with
white lace and wore brown and white
accessories. The groom wore navy
blue suit. The bridesmaid chose a
dress of gold with white accessories
and the groom's attendant wore a
suit of dark brown.
Following the ceremony the couple
enjoyed short honeymoon in Toledo
They will be at home on the Dep
pier farm south of Bluffton on Bent.
ley road where Mr.. Deppler and his
father are engaged in farming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Resigns As Pastor
At Ebenezer Church

Rev. A. c. Schultz has resigned as
pastor of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church two miles west of Bluffton.
Announcement of his resignation was
made by the pastor at the morning
service last Sunday.
Rev. Schultz together with his
wife and small daughter will vacate
the church parsonage on Grove street
the last of August and move to Chi-
cago where he has accepted posi-
ton as head of the department of
Old Testament at Northern Baptist
Theological seminary.
He will enter upon his new duties
September l as instructor in the
seminary which enrolls $40 students
in training for the ministry and is
the largest institution of it's kind in
the Northern Baptist denomination.
Rev. Schultz came here seven years
ago as instructor in Bible at Bluff
ton college which position he re-
signed last winter. He has been
pastor of the Ebenezer congregation
for the past three and one-half
years. No successor to fill the pulpit
of the Ebenezer church has yet been
named.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Banging Firecrackers, Roman Candles
10 Be Missing On 4th For Fifth Year
Old-Time Noisy independence
Day Celebrations Now Live
Only In Memory of Adults
Fireworks Were First Banned
Here in 1910; State Law Also
Prohibits Explosives

With automobile travel restricted
by gasoline rationing and firecrackers
barred by state statute, Bluffton resi-
dents are making preparations to cell
ebrate quiet Fourth of July at home
next Tuesday.
For the first time in several yeras
there will be an organized community
program on the holiday when the
towns rodeo will be held at Harmon
field, starting at 7:30 p. m. to climax
what otherwise will be "a quietly OBJ
served Fourth.
Business generally will be suspend
ed in Bluffton over the holiday, and
there will be no delivery of mail on
town or rural routes. The post office
will receive and dispatch mail as u.s.
ual, however : s IS =
Bluffton's major war industry, The
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co,
will suspend operations for the entire
week Of the Fourth, to permit employ
es to take advantage of their annual
summer vacation. Several business
places also have announced their in
tention of closing for the same period
Recreation preceding the rodeo in
the evening will be centered at Buck
eye Lake, the municipal picnic and
bathing center which will be a haven
for young and old providing the day
brings favorable weather.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
HUber-Kr0utter
Wedding At FindLay

Miss Lillian Huber, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Huber of
Bluffton was united in marriage to
Kenneth Krautter, SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Krautter of Mt. Cory in
a quiet ceremony performed We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the parsonage of Trinity Luthern
church in Findlay.
Rev. w. L. Harmony officiated
using the double ring ceremony.
The bride wore for the ceremony
a blue linen suit with white acces-
sories and corsage of red and
white rose buds. Her only ornament
was strand of pearls a gift of
the groom.
The bride is graduate of Bluff
ton high school and at the present
is employed at the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co.
The groom is graduate of Mt.
Cory high school and is in the navy
He has returned to duty after spend
ing an eight day leave here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
SchuItz-Oyer NuptiaLs
In Mennonite Church

In one of the most impressive and
beantixaAesxen1 ssscf recent montks
Miss Lora Schultz, daughter of DIR.
rand Mrs. j. S. Schultz of South
Lawn avenue and Russell Oyer, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Oyer of Con-
gerville, ILL.,, were married Saturday
evening at $3.50 o'clock in the First
Mennonite church. Rev. ]. N.
Smucker, pastor of the church Off
ciated.
The nuptial program held in the
church decorated with regal lilies,
ferns, palms and garden flowers de-
parted from traditional form in sew
eral respects.
A fifteen-minute organ recital by
Prof. Otto Holtkamp preceded the
appointed hour. The music included
Handel's Largo, Kamenoi Ostrow and
Angelus by Massenet.
Laurence Burkhalter of Ypsilanti,
Mich, accompanied by Miss Betty
Lewis of Bluffton rendered the Sec
ond movement from Wieniawski's
Second Concerto for violin. A So
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
TlUO Graduate From
BOJULing Green u.

Miss Genevieve Fett, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Fett of Campus
Drive and Miss Jeanne Baumgartner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle
Baumgartner of Mishawaka, Ind,
former Bluffton residents, were men,
bers of the class graduated from
Bowling Green State university at
commencement exercises last Wednes-
day.
Miss Fett received the degree OF
Bachelor of Science in Business Ad.
ministration and has accepted a sec,
retarial position with the Eastman
Kodak company at Rochester, N. Y
She expects to leave soon for tha,
place.
Miss Baumgartner received the de-
gree of Bachelor of Science in Edu
cation and has accepted a position
as instructor in home economics in
the high school at South Bend, Ind.
for the coming year.
Both young women graduated from
Bluffton high school four years ago
Among those attending the gradu
alton exercises were: Mr.. and Mrs
c. B. Fett and daughter Marilyn
Mrs. Ross Bogart and Mrs. Alber
Baumgartner of Bluffton; Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner of Misha
waka, Ind, and Miss Betty Baum
gartner of Cleveland.