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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

the world is sure to learn Of .
job well done" II certainly
looks like it's being well done!
Latest lads overseas to
acknowledge receipt of "Aunt
ZOe's fOur-leaf cl0vers are
Pvts. Tom e. Dick Donaldson
together in England; Spike"
Clayssens, 1t. Mac Trombley,
Fred Krantz and Stan Petit
prem. i'm the Pacific, and Ma
jOr (DOG Mulligan in Eng
land.
A MILLION DOLLAR suit for
damages against the New Haven
Rotary Club is being studied by
our attorneys, in which Bert T.
VIII may be named defendant.
II seems that at this weeks club
meeting Bert was program
chairman and the fun conferred
around a skit entitled ITS All
In The Day" depicting the
national clothing drive. Such
unauthorized infringement Of
our copyright privileges should
not 60 unchallenged We
demand justice and punitive
damages (However, with a
title like that 1t was probably a
corny play.)
WILLIAM c. RIECK. of
Utica, who was a Jap prisoner
in the Philippines and was
freed in the first spectacular
raid of the Rangers, Is back
on the good soil Of the Unit
ed States but under
medical care. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rick have
been informed that Bill Is In
highly nervous condition
although no direct word
has been received from him.
Every Utican wishes q speedy
recovery to the man who had
been lost to civilization since
the fall of Corregidor.
WHEN HAROLD SWITZER,
of Detroit, former Dossin's driv-
er said goodbye to MS boss, Bert
Leidecker, 1921 Camden, East
Detroit, before going overseas
Bert made a comment to
the effect that if Harold ever
found himself in a certain Ger
man town, he should drop in on
Leidecker's father and mother
and see how they're getting
along 1t happenedl Harold wrote
to Bert this week: II sure wish
there was some way could talk
to you in person. What has hap
pened wouldn't happen again in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

a thousand years. Day before
yesterday we were 81 km's from
your home town, Goettingen,
and were just getting ready to
attack il when your mail came
in mentioning your parents. We
were moving in and if the mail
had been five minutes later l
would not lave been reminded
of il
"YOur town was shelled a
little, but not bad; mostly fac
tories. After settling in town
went and found a family
that could speak a little Eng
lish. and was lucky enough
they even kne, your mother
and father. The lady took me
to see your family and please
don't worry about them they
are fine, and, Of course, very
glad there won't be any more
bombing. I diak your home
town Is one Of the incest that
I have seen in Germany
Attached find letter from
your father and mother"
SEAMAN EDGAR PROPST
"a, who is visiting his brother,
Elmer, at 1882 Beierman ave
nue., Warren Township, knows TO
his sorrow what ii feels like to
be shut out on the upper deck
when a submarine is forced TO
submerge quickly in action
although Edgar was only half
shut-out, which accounts for the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

Baden-Powells youth m o v e.
ment.
Even when he reached contin-
entail Europe, S scout m a r
Champion did not forget his love
for scouting. Reading in a copy
of The Monitor-Leader that the
clubhouse at Camp Rotary had
been destroyed by fire, he wrote
to Clarence Barck. Rotary AS
ISOLATION secretary the other day,
and enclosed a money order for
SIS Ito help rebuild the
building which l as Scout and
Scouter have used and enjoyed
many times. A little token of
my appreciation"
As though this wasn't
enough Tom next wrote
to Sgt. Stan Campbell, presi-
dent of the Metropolitan Club
which for several years spOn-
sored q Scout troop here in
which Champion took real
interest enclosed find
$40 which and a friend (T/4
James C0Ombs) subscribed
equally 80 that you may send
one or two deserving boys to a
scout camp this summer" -.
Tom explained that COOmbs
Is q former English Boy Scout.
Both Barck and Campbell
called this column to express
their appreciation of fine
Scouting gesture and to
give Tom assurance that his
wishes will be well carried out
The matter of sending boys
to camp with Toms fund as a
nucleus will be discussed at the
next Metropolitan Club meeting
and who knows, Tom may
have started something;
Good luck, Eagle Scout
Champion and may you
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

two splintered legs he suffered
when the hatch closed on him.
They were in the Pacific and
had surfaced to pick off an inn
portant ship in a jap convoy,
and Propst was at his gun ready
for the shooting when the
victim swung bright searchlights
on the Yankee sub. Hurried COM
mands were given to dive
and the hatch closed as Edgar
was climbing through. II was
quickly re-opened and he was
ia zen below Now he's
fully recovered but will
long remember that near-tragic
incident.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

soon be back in our midst
You'll always be a
Champion to the Scouts Of
Mount Clemens!
IF ALL PEOPLE in Mount
Clemens and Macomb County
have backed the United Nations
Clothing Collection with as
r. ..ch enthusiasm as the Navy
Mothers, there wouldn't be any
concern over reaching our
quota of five pounds per person.
Walt Dubay, of the City Trans
fer, reports that one day this
week he picked up IA bulky
bundles and boxes of clothing at
the home of Mrs. Leo Leithaus-
err, Was h n gton Apartments,
where Navy Mot hers had
brought it. 1t was large truck
load and that's the way do
nations are needed by the
You have until
Monday TO get yours in.
Back in 1913 Mrs. Henry
LaCrOix and her daughter,
Mrs. Sally DeBaene c0llabO-
rated on a number of songs
dedicated to the boys in serv-
ice, and looking over printed
copies of them the other day
they seemed almost prophetic
.. such as the words:
"Marching through Rome and
Tokyo, straight to Berlin
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Pfc. II. e. Harvey
Suffers Wounds
i'm German Drive

Pfc. Robert c. Harvey, %, was
injured In Germany on April 3
while serving with the infantry,
and has been awarded the Pur-
pie Heart. his wife. Betty, who
lives at zoos Little road with
their two little daughters, has
been informed by the War De-
partment.
Mrs. Harvey has already lost
two brothers. Pvt. Robert Ziel-
Ike in Luxembourg on Dec. 80,
and Pfc. Fred Zielke in Ger
many on March %. Both were
killed In action. Pvt. Harvey has
been In service q year, overseas
five months.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
& Yin til. DAY @
By D. A. ~
By D. A.

Tom Champion son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Champion.
of Mount Clemens may be wearing the uniform Of Uncle Som
in France Germany these days but beneath it
beots the heart Of loyal Boy Scout.
In his youth spent in this city Tom Of the most
ardent devotees Of Boy Scoutno and by dnt Of hard work and
applications he climbed the ladder the top rank Of Eoee
Scout and oso became Scoumoser of Troop IT, Grace
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

When he left this country for
overseas, and found himself in
training in England, Tom didn't
want time hanging heavily on
his hands so he spent all
his spare time with English
Scouts, showing them the Am
erican way and learning the
finer points Of their art in the
island-nation that urture d
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

Fifty-ton or heavier meteor.
ties strike the earth on an aver
age Of once every 10 years, but
about 5000 little 10-pounders
strike il every year.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

The Los Angeles general hos
pital. said TO be the largest in
the world, has staff and patients
totaling 5000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
U-Boot 8O5
 DemobiIized
By HERBERT RICHARDSON

Portsmouth, N. H., May 16-(UP) Navy personnel at the Portsmouth Navy yard prepared today to re- ceive the last two of three German U-boats that have surrendered in New England waters.
 The U-805 was demobilized by American sailors last night just a few hours after the Navy an- nounced the surrender, at undis- closed points, of two other Nazi submarines-the U1228 and the U- 873. They are en route to Ports month under Navy guard and will arrive later this week. The formal surrender of the U-801 at Casco Bay, Me, climaxed a seven-day Atlantic patrol by U. s. destroyer escort and a Coast Guard cutter that battled the worst storm in New England's history. The storm, at times near hurricane force, ragged Thursday and Friday and delayed the scheduled surrender rendezvous
 The German commander, Kapi- taenleutnant Richard Barnardelli, 36, surrendered his craft to Cmdr. Alexander w. Moffat at Boston, act- ing for the First Naval District. The prize crew that took over the U-boat was headed by Cmdr. Thomas K, Kimmel, son of Rear Admiral Hus- band E. Kimmel, commander of the U. s. Pacific fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack.
 Barnardelli said the submarine left its European base in February for its first patrol and never had fired a torpedo. He and the six other officers of the craft remained stern-faced during and after the surrender ceremonies and forbade the crew from talking to the press The 47 enlisted men. however. ap- peared happy to be on land again
 The rust-covered U-boat. about 250 feet long, came into the navy yard under the watchful eyes of hundreds of civilian employees who have built 80 U. S. submarines since Pearl Harbor. A U S. sailor stood guard over Barnardelli until the underwater craft docked. A Navy spokesman said the craft was con- sidered at war until the American prize crew took over completely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
THOMAS HAYES
 NAMED COLONEL
Promotion Comes to Son of Distinguished Veteran
 of World War

Thomas H. Hayes. son of Edward Seery Hayes, former of Waterbury has been promoted to colonel in France, it was learned today. Col. Hayes, graduate of West Point. class Of 1884, is serving with the BIO Infantry, 78 Division, of the First Army.
 Mrs. Hayes and their two children, Catherine, five, and son, Thomas Seery Hayes, two reside in Macon, Ga., Mrs. Hayes, the former Cath erine winship, is niece of Gen. Blantine Winship, former governor of Puerto Rico.
 The colonel's father, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel while serving with the 78th Division in World War I, lost an arm in the battle of the Argonne Muese. He is also graduate of West Point, and has been a resident of Worcester. Mass, for the past several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16

War) and the tyrants (who for their own reasons helped him). Lippmann planes Franco for forc- ing the Allies to guard the flank of their lines in Africa. The mira cle is that he kept an almost all- powerful Hitler from launching an attack through Spain at that time.
 Let us continue the parallel a lit- tie further. Because he was weak, Franco had to make concessions to Hitler. Because we cannot help our- selves, we have had to make fright full concessions to Stalin. And these concessions have compromised the very principles for which we fought. Britain went to war because Poland was invaded by Germany. Yet both we and she have had to sit by and watch Russia take and keep half of 1t. That is what it means to fight alongside bandit whether he be Russian or German.
 The Conclusion
 Nothing we have said here is so subtle that radio commentators and columnists are incapable of under standing 1t. We must conclude therefore, that they do not want to understand it. They hate Franco. It is well for us to remember this when we listen 10 what they say about him.-"The Founder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
Farley May End June ]
By R. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, May 16-(UP)- The United Nations Conference again set its sights today on June l as possible adjournment deadline. The way was cleared somewhat by three-point compromise formula solving l0-day dispute over re- gional security systems.
 The formula for linking such groups as the interAmerican system with the proposed world organiza- tion was announced by Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
 Mexican Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla immediately welcomed the plan in behalf of the 20 Latin Amer ican nations as one that would strengthen the interAmerican sys- tenn.
 The Latin American nations agreed to accept the paramount au- thority of the world organization in enforcement action in return for specific recognition of the inherent right of individual or collective self defense.
 In addition, the Latin Americans received the promise of the United States to call another InterAmeri- can conference soon for negotiating permanent hemispheric collective security treaty to supersede ths wartime "act of Chapultepec" which was signed at Mexico City in March.
 The general reaction was that the gravest crisis of his conference had been liquidated. The delegates im- mediately turned to other unsolyed problems - international trustee ships, world court statuto, and the campaign of little nations to strengthen the general assembly.
 The U. s. formula on the regional issue will be presented today to a special subcommittee which will pass 1t on immediately to the full committee for almost certain and immediate approval.
 The general principles for solving the regional dispute have been agreed upon since last Saturday. cue tiie Woroing or them had stumped the best minds here for three days. The result is a three point formula requiring two specific amendments to the Dumbarton Oaks proposals. The three points are:
 l. Recognition of the Paramount authority of the world organization in all enforcement action. (This is already in the Dumbarton Oaks plan in a section which provides that no enforcement action by re- gsnal agencies shall be taken with out authorization by the world se- curity council)
 2. Recognition that the inherent right of self defense individual or collectiye--must remain unimpaired in case the world security council does not maintain peace and an armed attack against a member state occurs. CThis will require an amendment to the so-called "en- forcement action" section of Dum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
Lady Wants
 To Bop Judge
By SAM SMITH

Kansas City, Mo-, May l6.-(UP) There was considerable tension today in the Jackson county court where President Truman held his first public office. One county judge wished women had never entered politics.
 George s. Montgomery, current presiding judge of the county court, was having personnel trouble. Mont gomery wasn't trying to find some one to work for the county. He wanted three women to give up their jobS-peacefully.
 One of them threatened to bop him on the head with a case.
 Judge Montgomery slipped out the side door of the courtside, &C., companied by a burly deputy sheriff
 Its pretty kettle of fish," he said. First time I ever had to have guard. Sad situation when & judge has to have a sheriff see him from his court"
 The county court fired four em- ployes, three women and one man. The women were Mrs. E. Marjorie Melton, chief investigator for the court; her daughter, Mrs. Davy Ash ton, and Mrs. Dorothy Perry.
 Montgomery escorted Miss Emma Lou Taylor into their office yester- day, and said.
 T want you to meet Miss Taylor, she's taking over as chief investi- gator.'
 Take off your glasses. so I can hit you" Mrs. Perry said.
 The judge blinked. He kept his glasses on. He glared at the three women. They glared back. He looked at G. E. Gilmer who had been fired with the women. Gilmer looked at the floor.
 The judge beat 1t back to his chambers.
 Later, the women, who had gath cred their personal belongings cor nered him in his courtroom. One of them waved the vase around like a discus hurler winding up for throw.
 You old weasel face" she ScreaIneu. The only reason l don't hit you with this vase is that I might get into more trouble"
 Montgomery again sought the privacy of his chambers. The wo- men sat down to wait. When he emerged by side door he was ac- companied by deputy sheriff.
 The reason for the womens dis charge was not explained. County authorities were hard |, see today especially if there were any women In the corridors.
 Some sources said the women were discharged because Roger T. sermon, mayor of the Presidents home town of Independence, nearby county seat. had said they had to get out. Sermon, however, denied any part in the dispute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
MAHANEY SEEKS
 LARGER GRANT
S12,0OO Now Needed for Repairs on State Arm-
 ory Here
BY LEGISLATIVE REPORTER

Rep. Daniel .. Mahaney CD Wa terbury has increased his requested appropriation for repairs for the city's Field St. Ar1nory to $12,000, he stated today. The funds, to be utilized no later than Nov. l, 1945, will be used for repairs to roof, sidewalks and other major re- pairs. The original report was $l0,00O.
 State military legislators are said to be seeking to establish state aid fund for veterans of twelve and one-half million dollars. In an at tempt to raise some seven and one half million consideration is being given to the adoption of one cent increase on the cigarette tax.
 Likely for passage, sources de- clared today, were the appropria- tions for new armories in Bridge port, New London Putnam at re- spective costs of $800,00 and $225,- 900 for the latter two. Six other proposed similar constructions are not likely to receive favorable at tention, it was stated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
Slave Laborers And Apathetic Germans Pose Problems For Military Government

circulation being permitted between 2 a. m. and 6 p. m.
 Farmers, indeed, are being en- couraged to get out and plant crops. Wherever possible, seed surpluses from one region are being exported to seed deficient areas. In the Ninth Army area, military government ex- perts expect a harvest of 85 per cent of the normal crop this fall.
 Biggest problem facing the Allies in Germany today is lack of initia- tive on the part of the Germans themselves. There are simply no signs anywhere of any Germans stepping forward to assume any re- sponsibility for business or govern ment. Since the question of where Germany's future leaders are going to come from is the most important of all the Allies future problems, this handicaps the military govern ment.
 NO RENAISSANCE
 Ambassador Robert Murphy, Gen. eral Eisenhower's advisor on Ger man affairs, told me that it was too early to expect any democratic forc- es-either in business, government, or labor-to come to the fore. One thing is sure: To date there has been no sign of the renaissance of any prewar party, Communist, Social Democrat, or Centrist. From these parties we expect eventually to find future German leadership. The anti Nazi underground, though it has been useful to us, hasn't turned up in the strength for which we had hoped. It can be ruled out as a nucleus of future government. No one on the western side of Germany seems to know what, if anything, the Russains plan to do with the Free Germany movement. The only subject on which every one in any way connected with civil aspects of Germany is agreed is this: We are desperately in need of many, many more trained men-both in and out of the Army-to handle the gigantic civil problems which are only be- ginning to unfold today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
By TOM WOLF NEA etaR Correspondent

Noris. May IS - Once again our enilitary forces are outracing our political ideas. With large areas of Germany suddenly under Allied control, problems of military gov- ernment and displaced persons slave laborers-are simply too big to be effectively dealt with by com- parative handful of men, assigned to the job.
 | have just returned from an extensive tour of Ninth Army sectors. It's impossible to drive more than few hundred yards along any road within 50 miles of the front without passing several groups of displaced persons strag- gling towards the rear. Usually there are a half dozen or so trav- cling together, their pitifully few belongings either in small sacks on their backs or put into one small communal pushcart which all help to propel. They look thin and dirty, and wear ragged, dirty clothes. They sleep along the roadside, and eat either what they have been able to take with them from their camps when liberated, or what they are able to loot from the Germans.
 NEED MORE HELP
 ls The theory is that somewhere snlong their march toward the rear these freed slave laborers are gathered together, sent to recep- ton centers for checking, and then processed to freedom. Per- haps this is often done. But the official version of what's happen ing and what is actually happen ing simply are two different things. We have been told officially that these persons are being properly processed and supervised by the mil itary government and special de- tachments including some UNRRA units. If this is true, it is certainly true in only 8 minority of cases.
 was in Lippstadt, for example, two days after the First and Ninth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-16
50 Maxi Subs Quit To Date
Bv w. R. HIGGINBOTHAM

London, May 16-(UP)-All Ger man resistance on land had ceased today-one week after the Reich's capitulation-and the number Of U-boats surrendering to the Allies was increasing almost hourly.
 Nearly 50 German submarines already had put into Allied ports on both sides of the Atlantic or had surrendered at Sea to Allied war ships.
 A London Evening news dispatch said. U-boats which still remain be- low the surface have been out lawed. Orders have been issued to Allied warships to sink any sub- merged submarines, the dispatch said.
 The last German ground resist ance was crushed by the Yugoslav army. Marshal Tito announced that his Third Army had surrounded and compelled German and pro-NaZi Ustachi forces in the upper Drava valley to capitulate after a violent three-day battle.
 More than 5000 enemy troops were killed and 30,00O including many well-known (UstachD crim- inals," captured, Tito said. Some 5000 civilians were liberated.