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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

BERN, Nov. II Up Stories
of resentment in Germ an v
against Nazi rule reached Swift
zerland today, but they indicat-
ed the ruthless hand of the Ges-
tapo was capable of snuffing out
any efforts of popular move
ments.
Industry was at a standstill
in some areas of the Reich, part
ly because of lack of coal and
partly because the Nazi authori-
ties were no longer able to COM
pei workers TO remain at their
jobs during air alarms, these re-
ports said.
The Basler Arbeiter Zeitung
said this was especially true in
smashed Cologne, where ten peo-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
Yanks Occupy
Ridge Above
Jap Positions
CTS CIose-In
Despite Rains,
Stubborn Defense
BY C. YATES MCDANIEL

BY c. YATES MCDANIEL
GENERAL MAC ARTHUR 5
HEADQUARTERS, Philippines,
Nov. II - (P) - Stubbornly
defended, shell blasted Limon,
key to the Ormoc road, was
within grasp of weather beaten
units of the oath is. Division
today as they took virtual con-
troll of dominating breakneck
ridge.
Fred HampSon, Associated
Press war correspondent with
the oath reported American
units coming down the slopes
OF Breakneck Ridge from the
West had advanced to within
1000 yards Of the Ormoc Valley
village.
Other American units on the
East we're held up by japanese
strongly entrenched in ravines
and gullieS.
OUTFLANK FOE
Another oath division force
is behind the japanese on the
Ormoc road, two and a hall
miles south of Limon, but has
not been able to cut the road
entirely because of heavy Japa-
nese concentrations on a hill
side commanding the highway.
The Japanese have not been
able to use the road either, be-
cause the Americans are keep
ing it under continual mortar
and machine gun fire.
The toll Of Japanese shipping
taken in Manila Bay by carrier
plane raiders Monday philip
pines time) was revised up
wards to one cruiser, four des-
troyers, and II freighters and
tankers definitely sunk. Four
See LEYTE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
Counfy's
Birth Rate
ICONS

If the officially recorded birth
rate of Macomb County con-
tinues at its present pace for the
balance of 1914, the county's
population will have jumped q
1856, according TO estimates made
today by County Clerk Guy l..
Brown, on the basis of 1,780 re-
corded births from Jan. l to
Oct. 81, a l0-month period.
The county's re m a r k b e
growth in the past three full
years is accumulated by Browns
records, showing 1,205 births in
1941; 2,013 in 1912 and ATT
in l943.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

The enemy vessels were all
sunk under the impact OF a sin
gle salvo from the Somers'
guns. record which prompted
an American admiral to refer
TO the destroyer as Single Shot
Somers"- a name which has
proudly stuck through many
months of sterling action and
will undoubtedly 60 down in
naval history of World War IL.
P. o. MacAlpine. in the Navy
for two and one-half years. has
been aboard the Somers contin-
ually while she made her splen-
did war record. He visited in
this city two weeks ago with his
parents.
See DESTROYER-Page .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
King Ben's Widow
Sure Hitler is Dead

fected by her alleged expert
ence.
On both occasions, according
to "Gng" Benjamins widow,
Hitler himself appeared to her
from the grave with plea to
stop the war.
Mary's first vision, Thorpe
said, occurred about July 20,
last, when she told him and other
trusted advisers that while she
was alone and felt a presence
which she could not see with
the natural eye, but she knew
instinctively it was Hitler who
she said spoke as follows:
Don't worry, no harm shall
come to you The war will
be soon be over
Queen" Mary's grandson,
Coy S. Purnell, is in France.
In the evening of the same
day Mary told Thorpe and others
that the vision returned, repeat
ing an entreaty to stop the
war" She said the Hitler of her
vision appeared humble and re-
morseful.
"Our faith" Thrope said,
teaches that Israel should not
seek. spirits that peep and NUT
ter Sister Mary was not even
thinking about such things
when this strange thing happen
ed. She now feels certain that
her experience indicates Hitler
is really dead"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

BENTON HARBOR, Mich,
Nov. 17-(P)-"Queen" Mary
Purnell, founder with the late
King Benjamin Purnell Of the
House of David, and now leader
of the City of David, an Off
shoot of the original long-haired
religious colony here, claims to
have had experienced two dis
tinct visions convincing her
that Adolf Hitler is dead.
Francis Thorpe, Mary's chief
of staff at the City of David and
a pioneer member of the cult,
revealed Mary Purnelps report
ed visions today and said he
spoke for the head of the colony
whom he described as much af-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
Shift Publication
Schedule Next Week

The Monitor-Leader will be
published on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday of next week
due TO the Thanksgiving holiday.
News sources and advertisers
are urged to see that material
for publication reaches the edi-
torial and business offices early
on the days specified. The regu-
lar Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
schedule will be resumed the
following week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
Be|gians Ordered
10 Lay Down Arms

LONDON, Nov. II - P0 -
Premier Hubert Pierlot of Bel
GUM has ordered members of
his country's resistance move
ments to disband and join the
regular Belgian army by tomor-
row or "be prosecuted with the
full vigor of the law"
His proclamation, issued yes
terday, came in the midst of a
turbulent situation marked by
demonstrations of crowds near
See BELGIUM-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
More Blood
Donors Needed

Stiffening Of Jap resistance
on Leyte and stubborn Nazi
defense of their homeland
mean only one thing to loyal
A m eri ans: more blood
plasma. A Mount Clemens
Blood Bank will be held Nov.
FL, 3 to 7:'5 pm, and Nov.
%, 1880 to 4:45 pm, at the
Methodist Church. Six hun
dred pints are needed to fill
he vital quota. Registrars
should call Mrs. Walter G.
Fenton, 2973 or Mrs. Carl
Schimmel, 5256 without de-
lay.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
School Funds Pour
into County Treasury

Macomb County Treasurer
this morning received a check
for S252,165.18, representing
primary school fund payments
from the state 10 the several dis
tricts in the area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13

Every traveller can use one -.
every golfer, swimmer, or gym
mast. They're handy, light yet
plenty strong. You can stuff
them and treat them rough -.
and they'll take it
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13

trip TO Kansas City and Bartles-
vile, Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Gray
and son Billy of Detroit, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Smith of
Rochester, spent Easter with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Noah Rowley.
Miss Pansy Sheldon spen,
Easter weekend with relatives
in Chicago.
Art Hefler. A S of Grea:
Lakes, Illinois, spent Easter
Sunday with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Horler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Stone and
daughter Carolyn of Saginaw
were guests in the home of Mr.
Stones mother. Mrs. Stuart
Stone, over last week END.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard S
Reade, Jr. and son Richard OF
Detroit spent Sunday with Mr.
Reade's mother, Mrs. Richard S
Reade.
Mrs. Lynn GaSs and Mrs. Ed
gar Priest and daughter Mary
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
Romeo

ROMEO-Mrs. James Bayne
Of Detroit spent Easter in the
home of her mother. Mrs. l.. E.
Bedell.
Miss Alma May Pierson, of
Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill,
is spending spring vacation in
the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Pierson.
Pvt. George Stone, of Camp
Lee, Virginia, is enjoying a IA
day furlough with his mother,
Mrs. c. c. Stone. Pvt. Stone is
convalescing after six weeks
illness in the hospital.
Miss Barbara Levin of Chi
cago, Illinois, spent the Easter
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Levin.
Miss Helen Starkweather
was a guest in the home of DR..
and Mrs. F. G.. Swartz, of De-
troit, over last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Bailey will be hosts 10 the Five
Hundred Club in their home on
West Saint Clair street Thurs
day evening.
Donald B. Chubb left last
Sunday on a weeks business
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13

Affair of the Macomb County
Road Commission, for years a
choice norsel for county super
visors o gnaw on, provided
light r-freshment for super
visors It Tuesdays board ses-
sion Il but a two-man plea for
investiRtive action by Super
visors Stephen r. Henderson
and Henry A. Van Hoeck, OF
East Detroit, went UNDECIDED at
adjournment time.
Two shafts aimed at conduct
of the road office by Henderson
fell short of the target desired,
the latter being complete in
vestigation and audit OF road
matters. Spice was added to the
repast by newly-appointed Road
Commissioner Joel E. Frost, Of
Armada, when he spoke in some
what critical vein of the morale
of road department employees.
CARELESS SUPERVISION?
During the morning session,
Commissioner Frost commented
briefly to board members that
although there are many good
men in the road department
force, some of the supervisory
employees provide poor examples
by coming late to work and put
ting little enthusiasm into their
duties. He said he could see
room for plenty of improvement
He also mentioned obsolete and
deteriorated equipment, b u t
blamed this on rigid war prior
tiles rather than personnel prob
lens.
Later, Supervisor Henderson
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
Road Commission Under Attack

adjourn is in order" he took the
floor and demanded of the board
that they investigate Road Com
mission affairs.
SEEKS AUDIT
He made a motion, immediate
ly supported by Van Hoeck, that
a complete audit of Road Com
mission books for the past five
years be made. The motion was
lost in discussion by various SUI
pervisors and Controller Sher-
wood j. Bennett, pointing out
that the road office books are
subject to audit, and are under
good supervision.
Supervisor Bert V. Nunneley,
Mount Clemens, said:
Il have had no legal connec-
ton with the Road Commission
for some years, but l can assure
you their books are very well
maintained. Why go to the heavy
expense of an audit"
Supervisor Harold Lindsey,
Mount Clemens, pointed out that
a four or five year audit would
be extremely costly.
At the suggestion of Chair
man Rosso, Henderson revised
his motion TO ask that the Road
Committee consider the matter
Of an audit and investigation,
and report back at the May
meeting.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
Allied Blockade Draws
Iron Rinq About Europe

LONDON, April 10 (P -
Effectiveness of the Allied
blockade against Axis Europe
was emphasized today by an
Air Ministry announcement that
more than 100000 tons of en-
envy shipping have been sunk
by mines laid by British planes
since the spring of 1910 along
the European coast from the
Bay of Biscay TO the Gulf OF
Danzig.
The Air Ministry said the coal
and iron ore traffic between
Germany and Sweden has
been seriously interrupted" by
the minelaying offensive.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
Controller
to Aid State

Signal honors were paid this
week to Macomb County Con-
troller Sherwood j. Bennett,
when an official request of the
State Of Michigan that he be re-
leased by the county for part
time work in a vital state taxa
ton survey, was acceded to by
county supervisors, who saw in
it special advantage, as well as
honor, to the county.
The board was appealed to in
letter by Z. Hale Briggs,
chairman of the newly-created
State Tax Study Commission, to
relase Controller Bennett two
days a week for the next
month, and about one day a
week up TO September. Briggs
lauded BENEFITS qualifications
as an expert in county financ-
eS," and said Macomb County's
partial release of him would be
"a genuine service to the coun-
ty and state"
IN LIEU OF VACATION
Bennett informed the solons
that such service to the state
would give him such personal
and professional satisfaction in
holnino IN in, nrnuo tho onronJi
Gated tax structure, that he will
charge off the days of his abb
sence against the vacation he
has due this year, and if the to-
tai absences exceed his vaca-
ton allowance, he will then re-
duce his county salary accord
ingly.
Supervisors spoke highly in
praise of the officials opportun-
ity and attitude. Bennett gave
assurance that he would keep
pace with his county work, or,
if this could not be accomplish
ed, resign from the State Tax
Study Commission.
He will be attached to the
Commission technical research
staff.
The commission was named
by Gov. Kelly for the purpose
of making a complete survey of
municipal and county expendi-
lures and tax problems, in an
effort to advise the next legis-
lature regarding the proposed
rebates of sales tax revenues,
etc, to local governments. This
phase of the survey, however, is
only a small part of the overall
picture.
Matters of bonded indebted
ness, the l5-mill tax limitation,
school district finances, veter-
ans exemption, proposed local
excise taxes, property valua-
tons, and multitude of other
branches of the taxation struc-
ture will be intimately studied,
Controller Bennett explains.
Although the CO mmission
must make a preliminary report
April %, and a final report in
September, the work they are
launching may literally take
years, he indicated. Post war
planning of the states finan-
cial structure is an important
phase Of the study.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13

Lynn were weekend guests Of
Mrs. Harry Williams and Mrs.
Edgar Miller of Port Huron.
James Hsines, AIS of the
University of Michigan spent
Easter weekend in the home of
his mother, Mrs. James Haines.
Mrs. Harry Throop visited
relatives in Oxford for a few
days the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Let's, Jr.
and son Jimmy of Detroit were
Easter guests of their parents,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
AUDIT is DEMANDED

demanded that supervisors give
attention TO the fact that a road
commissioner had his automo-
bile repaired at a Mount Glenn
ems garage at cost of S03. the
bill being paid from Road Com
mission funds.
Commission Secretary Arnold
F. Ullrich hurriedly produced
original vouchers for the date in
question, Oct. 8, 1912, and came
forth with a voucher showing
S83 had been paid for new
clutch and other repairs for car
No. l04.
USED ON COUNTY WORK
This car was one owned by a
road commissioner, and used on
county business, Ullrich said.
Commissioner Harry w. V.
Lumley, present in the rear of
the supervisors chamber, i'm
mediately jumped to his feet and
addressed the board:
I'D like to know who signed
for such a repair job" he said.
MY car has never been in
Priehs garage, that | recall"
THE signature reads Harry
Lumley'," Ullrich responded.
Lumley then hurriedly exam
ined the voucher and addressed
the board:
"The signature is mine, gentle
men, but / have no recollection
of any such job" he said. 1T
must have been done, but | cam
not recall the circumstances.
However, l still claim the right
and privilege, as long as the
county is renting my private car
for county use, to have it re-
paired and maintained
BESIDES ALLOWANCE
You mean in addition TO the
$500 car allowance you receive
annually" Supervisor Hender-
son asked.
Yes Lumley replied. "In
the case of serious mechanical
breakdoWns. Under the arrange
ment, road commissioners could
even purchase new cars. They
have that authority, and / see
no improper act involved"
At this stage of the discussion,
other supervisors clamored to
continue regular board business,
and Chairman Floyd w. Rosso
ruled the discussion concluded
and introduced another topic.
Henderson renewed his Road
Commission attack aS-the- session
concluded at 4 p. m, and amid
one or two cries for motion to
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
Channel Gunfirc
AWakenS BritOnS

FOLKESTON, Eng. April ID
-(P)- Residents of the British
Southeast coast were awakened
today by the sound of gunfire in
Dover Strait, suggesting a brush
between British and German
light Naval craft.
The firing lasted for about 10
minutes, during which the flash
of gunbursts and showers Of
starshells were visible from the
shore.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13

Helicopter developer Igor ST.
korsky argues that if this type
craft stalls, it will not crash,
but instead will settle slowly to
earth supported by the wind
mill" blades.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Glare dosner, an1
Mrs. James Let's. ~
Robert Fappier, AIS Of xal.
amazoo, was home over last
weekend.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-10

States saw only sixty-five hundredths of one pound (.065 lbs.) of freight and express for each person.
 A brief study of these facts is sufficient to show even the most skeptical that the present economy of Alaska and it's commun- ities leans heavily on the air. Legislation that would impede the development and expansion of aviation has a direct influence on the everyday lives of AL askans.
 Legislators considering the needs of aviation, must view the problem as intim- ately connected with the welfare of the people they serve. The paving of an airport runway, the main- tenance of navigation aids and other encouragement to commercial aviation comes under the heading of public needs rather than subsidies for private ent- erprise.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-10

Alaska had 116 times as many planes per capita en- gagged in commercial avia- ton as did continental U- nited StaeS.
 These Alaskan planes flew TO times as many miles per capita as did the commercial planes of the United States.
 The Alaska planes car ried 23 times as many pas sengers, per capita, as did the planes in the States.
 The planes carried their travellers IS times as many passenger miles per capita as did he fleet in the States.
 Alaska commercial air planes carried 1,034 times as much poundage of freight and express, per capita, as did the commer- cial planes of the States.
 Forty-eight times as
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-10
ALASKA LIVES ON AIR

If there be those who question the factual back ground for the many elab- ate statements we hear rel ative 0 the importance of aviation in Alaska, they need only consult statistics on file with the Civil Aeronautics Board to con- firm them.
 Documents filed by the Alaska Airlines in connec- tion with the hearing on operations between Fair banks and Kodiak, include many interesting tables showing how Alaska ticks in the field of transporta- ton.
 One of the outstanding tables shows how the peo- pie of Alaska depend more on aviation than do the peo- pie of continental United States. The figures were taken from the Post Office Department appropriation bill for 1941.
 It is a simple table that the airline presented, but some of the spectacular facts it showed for the year 1889, the last year of normal operations before the war, are as follows.
The Nome nugget., 1944-11-10

Tn Alaska as compared to as compared to the States.
 Elaborate as those state ments seem to be, they are supported by he figures aken from the federal files. They must not be con- strued as claiming that A. laska exceeded the States in number of planes oper- ating, passengers flown freight carried, and the like.
 The figures are comput-
 by reducing operations of commercial carriers in the States and Alaska to a per capita basis. They are based on the two funda- mental facts CD In 1889 the official population of thethe States was 13O,215 900 and Alaska 62, 700, and (2) In 1889 there were 3,055 commercial airplanes operating in the States while Alaska had 175.
 By reducing those fig ures to a per capita basis, it is found that the num- Der of planes operain in Alaska was 116 times great CT per capita than in the States. Actually the 13O,- 215,O00 people in the US. had approximately two and one-half planes to service each 100000 of population while in Alaska we had approximately two and service each 1000 persons.
 On the basis of other of- ficial figures as to miles flown, passengers carried freight, express and mail movedmoved, it is reveal ed that the following facts are rue:
 While he planes of the States carried just about I21 passengers out of each 1000 served, the planes in Alaska carried 474 persons out of each 1000 of popu- lation.
 Thus only two percent of the people in the contin- three-quarters planes to ental United Staes used air planes as a means of ravel while in Alaska 47.4 per cent af the people travelled in the air.
 But the most spectacular figures to be drawn from these statistics are probab- ly those pertaining to 1 c
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
cF6Ss F62 s.
In
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Mr.. William M. Carrigan, of
Bethesda, Field Director for the
American Red Cross with the 18th
Air Force in Italy, was the princi-
pal speaker at the monthly meet
ing of the Montgomery County
Chapter on September II, at the
Chapter Headquarters, 7O12 Wis
consin avenue.
The twenty-t6ree pairs of drapes
recently hung in the Nurses Home
of the Suburban Hospital were cut
and made by the women of the
Tuesday group of the Bethesda
Production Committee, announces
Mrs. Eugene Moore, co-chairman
of the Chapter Production work.
Mrs. William J. Howard, Chap
ter Chairman of Nurses Aides for
the Montgomery County Chapter
announces that 45 Aides gave a
total of 1882 hours work to the
Suburban Hospital and Blood Don-
or Service during August, bring
ing the total of hours service since
January / to S451.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
Rockville NeuA--SocizI lzeAn4

Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Shoemaker
Sgt. and Mrs. Carroll w. Shoe
maker and son, Wayne, Mrs. John
B. Wright of Hampton, Va, Miss
Jane Kirby of Chicago, and Nj
Dallas Ball of Washington, were
guests on Sunday of the Misses
Edith, Violet and Naomi MagrudeI
at their home on Falls Road.
Mrs. Sylvia Mills and Mrs.
Gladys Coleman returned Sunday
from a weeks stay at Braddock
Mrs. Frances c. Thompson, her
son, Maurice E. Thompson and
family, her mother, Mrs. M. L.
Wenrich, of Washington, and her
niece, Mrs. Wilson Mullinix of
Laytonsville, went to Woodbridge
Va, on Sunday to visit the form
er's brother and Mrs. Wenrich's
son, Edward F. Hawkins and fami-
ly.
Miss Ella Hickerson is spending
her vacation with friends in Or
lando, Florida.
Mrs. Chris Ramey, who has been
spending the summer in Richmond,
Va, with her sister, Mrs Aubrey
Burriss, is visiting her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stone in Delaware for the week.
Mrs. Guy Wilcox is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Cor
win in Altmor, N. Y. Before re-
turning home she will visit rela-
tives of Mr.. Wilcox in Utica, N.
Y, for several days.
Maj. and Mrs. J. S. Dawson are
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
George A. Staub

Funeral services for George A.
Staub, Ga, who died last week in
a Frederick hospital, were held on
Saturday at the funeral home Of
w. B. Hilton, Barnesville. Md. The
Rev. James 1. Bifield, pastor of
st. Mary's Catholic Church, Barn
esville, officiated and burial was in
Monocacy Cemetery at Beallsville.
Mr.. Staub, who was a lifelong
resident of upper Montgomery
County, conducted feed store and
restaurant at Beallsville for the
past 20 years. He leaves his
wife, Mrs. Jennie Cecilia Staub;
a son, Charles N. Staub, Beallsville
three brothers, William E. Staub
and John A. Staub, both of Wash
ington, and Charles T. Staub, OF
Bridgeport, Conn; also a grand
child.