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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-08-17
The Governors Meeting

Little information has been in the daily
corning the proceedings of the soaed conference
in Omaha this week According short story only
three of the 10 the Missouri Valley attended the
conference Representatives from the other states
reported to have been All of the actions
that the conference had passed resolution endorsing II
findings of the committee of the u senate viii
submitted adverse report against the proposal for Missouri
Valley Authority and another giving the unified plan of the
Reclamation Service and Army Engineers for the Missouri de-
velopment its blessing
Governor Ford members of the Water Conserva
ton Board being there doubt played leading part these
proceedings No doubt the organization has made full and
complete report of the proceedings of the meeting to the Ma
tona Association of Electric Companies the superobby of
utilities congress which will find the report
useful, and which with its unlimited financial
from the patrons of the companies will doubt be
willing to finance further meetings of the
controlled governors and their appointed stooges.
National Electric
setup for the utilities disclosures its activities
made edison"
substituted "Natona tactics not
materially
nothing
officials
Any this superiority an
elastic mildly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-08-17
INVESTIGATION OF SUPERL0BBY BY
FEDERAL POWER COMM. IS ASKED

of Electric Companies indicated alarm
at the growing tide of support for an
MVA among the people of the Mis-
souri, Valley"
Pointing out that the president and
other officers of the new lobby are
officers of utilities owned by holding
companies such as the Electric Bond
and Share and the American Power
and Light, Erickson said there was
urgent need for all early and COM
plete investigation of the holding com
panies to determine whether in form
ing the new propaganda agency, paid
for by the consumers of electricity
in their monthly light bills" provi-
sions of the 1885 Holding Company
Act are not being violated For a
group whose death sentence was pro-
nounced a decade ago, the power in
terests, as exemplified by the holding
companies, appear to be very much
alive today" he stated.
"The situation demands not only
alertness and investigation but, also,
increased activity on the part of the
proponents of a Missouri Valley Au-
thority. We must be energetic and
untiring in our efforts in behalf of an
MVA. If we are not, we may awaken
some morning to find that the insults
and Hopsons have returned"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-08-17
MVA Regional Committee
Asks Investigation by
Federal Power Commission
OF Lobby of Private Power
Holding Companies.

/ OMAHA, Nebr.-An investigation of
the National Association of Electric
Companies, new superiority of the
private power holding companies, was
urged by the executive committee of
the Regional Committee for MVA
here August 3.
The committee adopted resolution
asking the Federal Power Commits
sion Immediately to investigate "the
financial support, character, activities
and plans of the National Association
Of Electric Companies" as we'll as IRE
cent charges that certain companies
have made a kick-back arrangement
with their suppliers to support anti
MVA propagandists in each of the
states of the Missouri Valley"
The same resolution charged that
80 organizations have banded in a
Washington lobby to defeat legisla-
ton to create river valley authorities
patterned after the IVA. The COM
mittee charged that many of these
water lobby organizations were
known to represent private, selfish
interest groups such as the National
Reclamation Association, which is
supported by power companies rail-
roads and land spectators" and
called for, senate investigation of
the organizations and "the relation
ship of any members of the congress
of the United States to such organiza-
tons or those who manipulate them,
if there be any such members"
In a statement to the press, Left
chairman of the MVA COM
mittee, said that the recent estab- |
lishment of the National Association |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-08-17

Landlords and tenants seeking pri-
critics assistance in buying emergency
repair lumber must apply to their
local War Production Board field Of
fees for ratings, the agency says.
Direction to the Lumber Control
Order L-335, as amended July 16, 1915,
permits homeowners to certify their
own purchase orders for emergency
repair lumber and buy the lumber
directly from distributors. The direc-
ton expressly excludes landlords or
tenants and farmers from such per-
mission, and defines a homeowner as
"a person who owns and occupies a
single family dwelling unit"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-08-17
ANOTHER APOLOGY

A two-day holiday this week of all
business in Helena in celebration of
the Japanese surrender, makes it i'm
in its regular formal, again this week.
We ask your indulgence and hope
with assurance, that we may be able
to return to our regular size next
week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

Pfc. Bert C. Harvey, badly
wounded in Europe, Is q
wheelchair patient on the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
Utica Librory Announces
Varied New Book Supply

UTICA - The Utica Public
Library has received a few new
books recently:
Let Us Consider One An
other The story of a girl
whose mother split the families
by marrying a Catholic, falls in
love and marries a Jew. This is
the story of the first year when
she meets everywhere the petty
prejudices and unthinking ac-
ceptance of the cliches about
race and religion.
THAT Girl From Memphis
by Wilbur Daniel Steele. An
historical novel of the days
when the west was young. law
less and romantic as Garnet
Cannon, who was known as the
Kansas Kid and one of the
legendary heroes of the west.
Minor Heresies' by John
Espey. In the irrevent memoirs
Of mission life in the outskirts
Of Shanghai. the escapdes of =
boy and girl, and the staid at
nosphere of Presbyterianism,
are recalled with humor.
Home To India" by Santha
Rama Rau. After spending most
OF her life in England, a Brah-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

Roy Quinn's Bather squad the
other day, with more than 70
candidates going through their
PAGES, we found enthusiasm high,
although 10 veterans have been
lost by "Stubby." In the left
tackle slot we noticed Ralph
Rosso, 27O lbs. and "Clink k"
Schroeder and Fred Shaw are
back Watching st. Mary's
workout with 40 or so aspirants,
we sized them up as light, but
fast and plucky team liable to 60
places The Tri-County Ma
comb, Oakland, Wayne) amateur
open is slated at Hillcrest this
weekend Bowling's in its
stride and we'll have some Hi
Hitters soon. Harry Gahlau, one
of the Detroit city championship
team last spring, was awarded a
gold wrist watch at the 50th
annual ABC dinner. The team
score was 1908.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
Five KiWanianS
Are Initiated

Five members who joined the
KiwaniS Club within the past
year were formally initiated at
this weeks meeting at the Medea
Hotel clubroom.
The men who road the goat"
were Lieut.. Col. Alfred Blom-
berg. Willard Kidd, William
Tomilson, Roy Murphy and Will
liam Murphy. The latter two
were former members who re-
sumed their Kiwanis activities
and therefore, participated only
partially in the ceremonies.
War veterans present as guests
Of the club were Lieut.. c. R.
Copeland, Lieut.. Vincent Nit
chell, Leo Braun and Branuell
p. Leader
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

min girl of l6 returns to Bombay
st the outbreak of World War II,
and rediscovers the country of
her birth. A fresh and penetrat-
ing record of her observations
on Indian life and personalities
eliminates in her resolution to
come to the United States for
her college education.
Prejudice, japanese Ameri-
cans by Carey McWilliams. a
study of the treatment of the
japanese in America since the
early l900's and of economic and
racial reasons for discrimination
Much of the material relates TO
California and 10 the people and
organizations that create anti
japanese sentiment.
Lake Ontario by Arthur
Pound. The fourth book of the
American Lakes series. Over
half of the book is devoted 10 the
early history of the Lake On
tario region and the rest pres
ents the region of today with
brief sketches Of the principal
cities and towns.
Rockets and Jets" by Herber.
S. Zim. A non-technical; popular
account covering the history de-
sign and use of rockets and jets.
We have also received a gift
of books from F. j. Dusenbury
of Berino. New Mexico, a former
resident; Mrs. Walter Rieck. Mrs.
a. r. Pfanenschmidt and Donna
Wiley.
The service committee Of the
Utica Methodist churchshas pres
ented the library with two books,
one Many A Watchful Night"
by Brown in memory Of Jack
Conner, and Connie Mack,
Grand Old Man of Baseball" by
Lieb, in memory of Willard Far
riS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

That new Emsee Theatre we
previously told you about Is
closer to reality today. City
Commissioners approved a build
ing permit Approximately $751;
000) asked by the Emsee Realty
Company, which will fill out the
Monitor-Leader parking lot with
the new movie-house. Entrance
will be built on Cass west of our
present 'front.' doors. r. Roy
Shook, who attained success with
his New Shores and Eastwood
Theatres, has leased the new the
atre and promises the latest
seating, sound equipment and
newly-released submarine type
air conditioning.
Last week we mentioned the
Detroit Electro-Master con-
Germs purchase of a large
amount of acreage out Hub
bard avenue near the tracks,
ostensibly for factory purpos-
es. Also, the city has ap-
proved plans for the giant
Sewage Disposal plant to be
built as soon as conditions per-
NIT, which would do much to
improve the Clinton River
and there are numerous
.other indications of better liv-
ing and better times for you.
On Monday the Board of Sup
ervisors will consider a plan ad-
vanced by a committee of county
teachers for establishment of a
Travelling Library in Macomb
County. to serve the approximate
$4,000 Sabotage persons who
now have no public library fac
ilities whatsoever. The initial
cost for the vehicle, stock and a
trained librarian would be $10,-
600 with a state grant up
$1,000 annually if such a plan is
adopted. Most of us consider it
would be money well spent.
Signing Of the peace in Tok-
20 Fay brought scant comfort
to Mrs. Frank Dodge of 5148
Groesbeck hi way, near
Fraser for her son, Pvt.
Matthew Hallendy was last
heard from in a Thailand
prison q long time ago. But
We and VI this week came
to Mrs. Dodge in one, glorious
dish, when the War Depart
ment informed her Matthew
had been liberated after three
years, six months and IL days
of imprisonment. He's a for
mer Van Dyke boy, a Lincoln
HIS graduate.
Macomb County folks gave
their blood generously during
the war effort, and now are
joining with the Red Cross to
establish q civilian blood bank
for free use by county doctors
in treating persons needing
blood after operations, child
birth, accidents, burns, malnutri-
ton, etc. Large clinics will be
held during the first week in
October at Mount Clemens and
Center Line.
Pfc. Bert C.. Harvey, badly
wounded in Europe, Is q
wheelchair patient on the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

ooe with which you ore so
fomiIiar. The Federal end Of
the deal Ito be appropriated
by Coneress) would be S378.-
300, and the district would
nave to put UP S330,000. City
md county officials have indi-
lated this will be done, some
low, to end that flood menace.
Mount Clemens City Com
mission agreed this week to
endorse the Detroit Edison's
attractive postwar lighting
plan for Mount Clemens, pre-
scented by district agent George
Hargreaves, which will pro-
vide ultra modern ornamental
lighting on every street =.
eliminating the unsightly
wooden poles at no cost
70 the city, except for the
hghting bill, which will actu-
ally be $1,000 less for 100 per
cent lighting than the l941
bill. The new lighting will
provide a 1T u n n ell effect"
rath her than the common
blotches Of light with FL per
cent more illumination
and that will help decrease
petty crime and auto accidents.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

The county had mad dog"
scare last week. Phoebe Tokens
spaniel bit the postman, and he
vowed that he was plenty mad
about 1t.
But by the time the rumor got
around, 1t wasn't the postman
who was mad, 1t was tho dog.
And before the truth was learned,
half the kids In tho neighbor.
hood had missed school, while
their mothers nearly died Of
fright.
Wagging tongues can cause 4
lot Of mad dog" trouble. Like
wagging tongues that gossip
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

1t. Ug) John Henry Har-
wood, USNR, ex-Mount Glenn
ems newspaperman about 20
months overseas convoy duty
to his credit, IL now In the
Public Relations Office, New
Orleans and one Of his
buddies Is q 1t. Robert Taylor
(Yes, girls! THE Robert Tay-
lori, who often chats with
John and Marg about his lady. ,
love, Barbara Stanwyck.
DEFYING DEATH, three. po-
lice officers advanced on Clay
ton McWinna, 80, Of 1884 North
Walnut street, when he locked
himself in his house with q fully
loaded 10-shot 20 automatic last
Friday night, and threatened to
kill anyone who approached.
He was wanted for questioning
after beating his sister and
threatening his family with the
gun. Undersheriff Tommy Kali
tenbach and Deputies Leon
Kandt and Bill Woolcott entered
the house with riot guns and
tear gas and McWinna meek
ly surrendered. Now he's facing
Circuit Court appearance for
felonious assault. Kandt first
approached the man alone, out
side his house, but McWinna held
Kandt at bay and reinforcements
were called.
Latest four leaf clover
'thank-you" notes received by
Mrs. Henry LaCroix from not
ables (apart from the 435
swell letters she got from you
fellows) were from 1t. James
HI. Doolittle, Vice Adm. M. A.
Mitscher and Admiral (BulD
Halsey. Others came from
Truman, Arnold, Montgomery,
Patton, Hodges, King, Stilwell
and Nimitz.
SELFRIDGE FIELDS heart
took an extra proud beat the
other day when the War De-
partment revealed that the man
whose plane shot down and
killed Admiral Yamomoto some
time ago was 1t. Col. Thomas
G.. Lanphier, %, son Of former
Selfridge commandant Col. Tom
Lanphier. Young Tom was a
Mount Clemens as much as any
ST lad ever was. He went to
school here, made lot of swell
friends and is we'll remembered.
1t was Tom who posed for that
picture in 1928, showing him
with the giant greeting cake
made at the field for Col. Char
les Lindbergh, when "Lindy"
and his spirit of st. Louis were
guests here Of the field person
mel and the Lanphiers. They
didn't reveal Toms heroic deed
sooner, beca Use he has brother
in a Jap prison camp not yet
released), and reprisals against
the brother were feared.
When 1t. Wayne w. Adair,
Jr., in a French rest camp,
heard Cpl. Tommy LaCroix
was at a nearby camp, he
jeeped over and soon had Tom
as his camp guest. They had
q swell time talking about
their happy orchestra days.
GENERAL LAUDS GI-Gen.
Joseph P. Sullivan, Mount Glenn
ems own, spoke at the Kiwanis
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

CLUB last week and during his
description of the problems of
supply and logists for $4,000 to
500,0 Fifth Army men in Italy,
he mentioned the swell work
done by a Mount Clemens man
in devising time-saving methods
for repairing rain-sodden and
torn tents. A quick-drying room
constructed by the CT greatly
speeded up the procedure. He
was T. Sgt. James Jones, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Jones, who
was right in his element in tent
repair and maintenance. He was
employed by Ed. Miller (Miller's
Awnings) for four years prior
to entering the service. After
being overseas two years, Jim
ME is now home on 30-day fur
Tough and soon, We hope,
will be back at Miller's.
AFTER ele'ht years In the
army; IA months overseas in
the ETO; IL months as q Nazi
POW after being shot down
in an air raid, s. Sgt. Charles
L. Roberts, 28, Of 104 Avery
street, has re-enlisted, and
hopes to remain at his old
base, Selfridge Field. He wears
the Air Medal and Purple
Heart.
THE ANGELS had a falling
out in Mount Clemens this week,
and are now settling their do
nestle difficulties in Macomb
County Circuit Court, via di-
vorce suits and injpnction orders.
They are James (Jim) and Mrs.
Madeleine Angel (of the station
cry store). AS the struggle for
shares of their reported 100000
estate goes on, charges of heavy
drinking, cruelty, nagging, etc,
are thrown back and forth. can
CELL claims his wife looted" his
store of thousands in cash, bonds
and much stock whereas she
defends her action with the claim
that she had invested much in
the place ). And while the legal
argument builds up to a climax,
Macomb County Humane Society
officials were called upon to take
over the problem of caring for
some Is assorted cats at the An
CELL home.
Leroy Graves, Of 1880
Corners street, Warren Town
ship, has received = S0-day Jail
term from Justice Frank Jean
nette for throwing a stone at
pony's ley. causing it to STUN
BILE and severely injure itself
so it had to be destroyed. The
pony was the pet OF some
children.
SPORTS STUFF - Dannie
Warner, ace curve-ball artist,
pitched the Andy's Texaco team
to the city softball championship
last night when he scattered
seven Selfridge hits to win 4 to l.
Warner was given big recep-
ton after the game for winning
his first title in many years of
play. Although the Oilers were
held to only one hit, wildness
by the Selfridge hurlers led to
the defeat. A huge crowd was
on hand +. Looking over Coach
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

r which is destined to rel
West Coast, and you can cheer
BILLY" by writing him at Cor.
rider b, Ward 20, McCaw Gen.
eral Hospital, Walla Walla,
Wash.
AROUND THE CITY-While
the Board of Commerce and Fire
Department authorities revealed
that q number of fire hazards.
uncovered in q recent survey
have not been eradicated in pub
lie buildings, the city police are
continuing their investigation of
fire-bug tactics which caused
two downtown fires last week,
both of which, fortunately, were
halted before much damage was
done. One man arrested has
been charged with turning in a
false alarm. Murder charg-
es against Andrew c. Cremers,
28-year-old ex-Marine, of Rich
mond, who allegedly shot his
wife outside tavern, have been
set over till next week. 1t.
Commander w. George Rober-
troy, USNR, is on terminal leave
after 81 months in the dental
corps, and will reopen his Of
flee shortly.
The folks at home are being
urged to get their Christmas
packages off to you boys be-
tween Sept. Is and Oct. Is, to
insure overseas delivery by
Christmas because 1t
seems fairly certain that a
large number will spend an
other Christmas away from
home.
AROUND THE COUNTY
Somewhere there's man who's
eating his meals standing up, &C
cording to farmer William
Thorne, of 5412 Elmer, Warren
Township. Early the other morn
ing, Thorne awoke to the noise
of someone in his chicken yard.
He let fly with a 12-gauge shot
gun, and a shadowy figure drop
ped to the ground yelling. "You
got mel" Thorne turned back to
get assistance, and car pulled
up and took the wounded" man
away "A 20-year-old Detroit
er this week got one to Is from
Judge Jim Spier for marrying
Angelina Asaro, of East Detroit,
while he already had a wife and
daughter .Brooding over the
suicide of a brother who was up
till recently a Hitler soldier,
Michael p. Kekessy, 36, of De-
troit, Waterman at the empty
Club Royale, killed himself the
other night in the club, despite
Undersheriff T m my Kalten-
bach's efforts to save him by
smashing through a window.
Kekessy had telephoned his wife
regarding his intentions and she
notified police.
1t. Col. Alfred Blomberg,
now Attorney Blomberg, told
Lions Club members Of the
orphaned boy he adopted" in
France, whose father and
mother were wiped out by a
strafing Nazi plane while
working in the fields. The lad
hadn't eaten for five days
when AL. took him in tow. He
was well looked after until the
AAF men came home, and be-
fore leaving they made care
full and generous provision for
the boys future.
THIRTY DAYS. Next time
the Judge says that to you land
we hope he never does) it may
only mean rs days in Michigan's
county jails, because of a new
state law which is allowing the
sheriff to give prisoners time off
for good behavior, cooperative
ETC., up, to five days
per month of the rap. It is
intended to make a few more
model prisoners by giving a
man something to strive for :.
and Jail officials here are adopt
ing the procedure which has
been hailed by prisoners as a
real break. It's just another ex-
ample Of the better Macomb
County you're coming home to
one of these dav>
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
Mod.Dogs

about our soldiers drinking too
much around Army camps.
It's just not true, as the govern
ment found out and told 10.
Milk and beer are among q Sol
dier's favorite drinks (which 70
why we have the best behaved
army in history. But those ugly
rumors are bound to hurt mo.
rale and cause hard feeling.
From where I sit, waggfnS
tongues can cause q heap more
trouble than mad dogs.
&s Mou<
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-09-13
"The Gay Nineties"

Living adjoining King Street three grand
persons all of whom $50 years young"
Visiting the home of his Mrs V. B. Benz lis King
Street. Mr. A. c. Koonz of Dayton Ohio who is a. having
been born April 49, 1884, down in the Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonbg Va He moved Dayton in 1887 where he has
resided He carpenter by trade having completed 81
says he get take of carpenter work
family of those living good age had brothers who
lived for than 80 years
Mrs. Ella v Bovey SO young, who born in the
Beaver Greek District November h 1882 lives door
the Bentz residence where Mr. Koontz visiting She moved
to Hageown in 1908 to the house she built and in which she
still resides She recalls incidents of the civil
in particular being the time that her father took his riding horse
and rode down how the Aetam battle progressing
He back carrying saddle Major General
and Communicated for his The horse shot
Mrs Boveys general health good
Next door to Mrs. Bovey lives Mr. John E. White who is
looking forward to next Saturday. will be his goth birthday
He has lived through four and takes great interest
following the the
through the radio and the three newspapers daily
The symphony orchestra good singing programs
the air also prime favorites Mr. White special
hobby that always rounds his very day
works out difficult crossword puzzle.
Congratulations folks and you all three together
chapter in the interesting and happy of young lives