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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
League Holds
Book Review
at Doll Home

THE THIRD IN A series of
book reviews sponsored by the
Young Women's Episc p !
League will be held next Wed
nesday, March IA, at the home
of Mrs. Charles E. Doll, Jr., 124
Belleview avenue, at 1870 o.
clock.
E. A. Barrell of Crosse Pointe
Farms will review the book "A
Russian Gentleman" by Akas-
kov.
Mrs. Charles Noellert, as the
chairman of the food committee
will be assisted by the follow
ing women: Mrs. Robert Krause
Mrs. Lawrence Blades, Mrs
Alex Walker, Mrs. Betty Hig-
bee, Mrs, Harry Poole, Mrs.
George Merifield, Mrs. Robert
Silbar, Mrs. Harold Snodgrass,
Mrs. William T. Cross, Mrs
Lyle Hackett.
Mrs. Harry Mettler is chair
man of the serving committee
She will be assisted by Mrs.
Kingsley Purton and Mrs. Chris
tine Prindle.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
de &aMk

NINE RED CARNATIONS de-
corate the desk of Editor w. B.
MacLachlan today honoring his
nine years of service with this
publication.
BEVERLY KIEHLER, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Kieh-
Ter, upon her 7th birthday an
niversarY today.
JOHN BAN N Tow, whose
birthday anniversary is tomor-
row.
THOMAS EDWIN ODLE, who
is four years old today, in
vited three four year old boys
for lunch, Jerry Tryloff, Donald
Moss and Jackie Flaacke. The
table was conferred with a NINA
ture three-ring circus.
CORPL. AND MRS. RICH
ARD CANTLEY upon tn r
first wedding anniversary to-
morrow.
BILL LINDSEY, son Of Mr..
end Mrs. Harold Lindsey, who
is IA years old today.
MRS. ARTHUR ROSSO upon
her birthday anniversary today.
PAUL w. MCKEE who has a
birthday anniversary today.
ROBERT c.. PELTIER upon
his birthday anniversary today.
ROBERT WARD, son of DR..
and Mrs. c. A. Ward, who is
celebrating his 18th birthday
anniversary today.
DIR. AND MRS. PETER VIA
Def upon their 18th wedding
anniversary tomorrow.
CADET CAPTAIN DON YER
MUELEN, OF Greenbrier Mill
tary School, Lewisburg, West
Virginia, on his birthday ami
versary March IL.
KEN EFT H KILLEWALD,
F nc u. S. Coast Guard, who
will be 81 years old tomorrow.
He is at present stationed in the
South Pacific. His sister, Mrs.
Rubin Wolf also has birthday
tomorrow.
ROBERT MARTIN BUTKE,
101z Ahrens street, who is two
years old today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Civic Chorus
toCive

THE BEAUTIFUL WORK Of
John Stainer 1.-THE Crucifixion"
has been chosen for the Palm
Sunday Concert by the Mount
Clemens Civic Chorus.
This mediation on the Scored
Passion of the Holy Redeemer
is written for full chorus of
mixed voices and is we'll known
for its stirring and solemn reci-
tatine and chorus numbers.
The chorus plans to present
this mediation at the Zion Evan
gelical church, March Is, at 4
o'clock. Mrs. Walter Tiffin will
furnish the organ accompani.
ment with Mrs. Alice Wright at
the piano. Lois Harper, elemen-
tary music teacher, will be the
director.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09

RUS SELL HILBERT. 100
Clemens street, underwent IN
appendectomy at Mount Glenn
ems General hospital yesterday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Mrs. Whitnas
is HOnOred

MRS. JOHN WHITMAS, Of
Chisholm, Mimi, who is visiting
relatives here is being honored
at the following social events:
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Peltier en-
tertained at dinner Wednesday
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Meier, of Detroit, were hosts at
dinner, Miss oLeona Carroll has
invited a group for dinner at
Huylers in Detroit this evening
and Alice Pearsall, of Bay City,
has planned a dinner and theater
party for tomorrow evening in
Detroit.
MRS. LESTER KLEIN and
infant son, Ronald Lester, have
arrived home from st. Joseph
Hospital.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
u Of IA Club
Party

PLANS ARE ADVANCING
for the University of Michigan
Alumni Association dinner and
games party to be held Thurs
day, March IS. at $50 o'clock.
Nelly Longstaff, chairman OF
the event, w h i h is TO take
place in the Presbyterian church
parlors to raise funds for the
several scholarships the CT u b
supports, announces her commit
tee heads.
Mrs. James Nunneley is food
chairman for the baked beans
supper. Mrs. Fitz James Bridges
has charge of serving, Mrs. Ed
gar D. Racine, decorations; Lois
Brandenburg, games arrange
ments: Mrs. Robert Eastman,
music; and. Mrs. c. Bernard Nc
Chez, other arrangements. AS
sisting during the games will be
Stanley Peltier.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Navy Mothers to Hold
Rummage Sale

THE NAVY MOTHERS CLUB
held a meeting last evening and
made plans for Rummage Sale
may call Mrs. Leo Leithauser
1922 or Lawson Beardslee, 2213.
Mrs. Donald Westendorf dis
tributed "Dumbarton Oak s.
pamphlets to the members and
asked each one to study them
carefully.
Letters of thanks from serv-
icemen, for Christmas gift pack
ages, were read.
MRS. E. H. MEYERS and son
Jimmy have arrived from Allan
ia, Ga. to spend a month or more
with Mrs. Meyers parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy. They
drove north with Mrs. Fred
Gemmer, whG'has been spending
some time in lakeland and st.
Petersburg, Fla. with her hus-
band. Cpl. Gemmer, and her
sister in law, Mrs. William
Melms.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09

GIRL SCOUTS, troop five,
met Thursday at the Macomb
school and practised singing the
"Song of India" which they are
going to sing at the Girl Scout
Banquet Monday afternoon.
The tre-foil patrol will hold
meeting at Kathryn Smiths
home this evening at 7 o'clock.
They will finish building the
Taj-Mahal of India.
All interest of st. Mary's
parochial school Girl Scouts IS
oentered in the annual banquet
TO be held at the school gymna-
sum on Monday. The time will
be S to 8 p. m.
Troop this week completed
its project of favors for the af-
fair. The Bluebird Patrol will
represent Indians: the Black
Panther Patrol will depict the
people of Mexico, and the But
tercup Patrol will represent
Uncle Sam with top-hats, flags,
planes and other symbolic arti-
cles.
Entertainment at this week $
troop meeting entered around
singing, and the girls learned
Little Tommy Tucker"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Marie Presley Wins
Scholastic HOnors

MARIE PRESLEY, for nine
years school nurse in South Ma
comb county, is included in list
of SO students who made ALA
grades for the Fall semester at
the University of Michigan.
Miss Presley, graduate Of
st. Mary's High school and St.
Joseph's School of Nursing, has
been taking public health
course on a scholarship at the
university. She is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Presley,
70 Beyne street.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Fidelis Circle
Meets at
Bell Home
FIFTEEN MEMBERS of Fl

FIFTEEN MEMBERS of FL
delis Circle of Zion Evangeli-
cal church, were present at the
meeting Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. o. G.. Bell.
The Circle voted TO give $40 to
te Red Cross War Fund.
The Circle members are CO.
operating with other women's
organizations of the church for
the Easter breakfast following
the Easter Sunrise services. Mrs
Bel lis the chairman.
Games were played following
the business meeting. prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Edwin
RoiSer, Elfrieda Carl. Mrs. Carl
Brandenburg and Mrs. Erwin
Egle.
The next meeting takes place
March 81 at the home of Helen
Blaffert.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Service Men Home
on Furlough, Leave

STANLEY j. GLOEDE, 1870
Jones street, to March 20.
EDMUND j. GREBEN, II
Inches street, to April /. C.
RUTH SHEETS, IS Madison
street, to March 10.
FREDERICK c. BRANDEN-
BURG, 80 Kendrick avenue, to
March 10.
ROBERT z. SILLETT. 1851.
Cass avenue, to March 10.
WILLIAM F. CARNEY. 800
Croker boulevard, to March 30.
KENNETH J. BRITTON, Sell
fridge Field, to March 16.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09

THE LOCAL BRANCH of the
National Farm and Garden As
ISOLATION will be the hostess club
to the county branches at a
luncheon at the Nj e I h o d I
Church Monday at 1890 o'clock.
Mrs. Truman F. Barber. OF
Dearborn, state president will be
a guest. The branches repre-
sented will be ST. Clair Shores,
Roseville-East Detroit, Warren
and Center Line.
Mrs. Thomas w. Place and
Mrs. Austin w. Heine attended
the school for guards in prepare
ton for service during the Hud-
son Flower Show, March 10
through March "a, at the j. L..
Hudson store.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Loyal Workers Plan
Card Party in April

THE LOYAL WORKERS Cir
Gle met at the Kings Daughters
Home Thursday evening with
10 members present. Hostesses
were Mrs. Edmund Packer and
Mrs. John Stearn.
II was planned to hold a card
party Thursday evening, April
IL, at the Home. Mrs. Louisa
McElroy is the chairman of this
affair.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-09
Mrs. judd to Review
Book at League Meet

THE YOUNG WON E MS
Episcopal League meeting will
be held Tuesday at 8 o'clock at
the Parish house. At this time
Mrs. Hunter Judd, who is in
charge Of the Lenten program,
will review the book, "The I'm
folding Drama in Southwestern
Asia"
The hostesses are: Mrs. Whit
ney Rosso,' chairman, Mrs. Floyd
Ransom, Mrs. Angelo Fisher and
Mrs. Theodore Pettibone.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-29
R0TlNC NEGROES
NOW IN BARRACKS

STUART, Fla, Aug. 28-P)-Ap-
proximately 1900 imported Negro
farm laborers were confined to
their barracks at Camp Murphy
today following a riot in which q
were hospitalized and six arrested.
Their emergency war work in
fields along the Eastern seaboard
at an end, the farm laborers were
assembled at the former army
camp to await transportation to
their homes in the Bahamas and
Jamaica. Some were impatient to
get going, others repeatedly didn't
like the idea of leaving the United
States.
Yesterday their likes and dislikes
bubbled over into riot that was
quelled by law enforcement offic.
erS from three counties, many OF
whom stood by today along with
elate Highway Patrolmen ordered
10 the scene by Governor Caldwell.
Herbert Spangler, area director
Oh the Department of Agriculture's
Vnlce OF labor, reported that with
nie men confined to barracks IAN
70 me camp until the trouble quiets
uoMh' all was sweet and lovely"
Inc only complaints heard from
ne men were about delays in ship.
ping space, Spangler said. The last
group sent home left about 10 days
ago.
:Bickering about going home is
sulis on constantly, but we had no
sellouS trouble until yesterday" he
Exported. a We've got the ringlead-
sls' and the Highway Patrol is on
A'ilu 10 see that riots do not flare
up again.
Inc workers for three hours
n Sniasned furniture in barracks,
s sseu pieces as clubs to belabor
oaeH o'her, seized control of the
"a sSinp and defied authorities.
W.T.. and deputies hurried to the
,nd from Martin, Palm Beach
s shu bToWard Counties, followed by
''ate Troopers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-29
1t. AUGUST MEYLAND
ARRIVES ON COAST
ON 3O-DAY FURLOUGH

First Lieutenant August L. Mey-
land, Jr., has arrived on the West
Coast after completing a tour OF
duty in the Pacific theater of OPP
erations during which he flew IS
combat missions over japan, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mey,
land, of Harbor Island were in
formed by telephone.
1t. Meyland, a member OF the
goth Army Air Force was station
ed in Guam and as the lead navi'
gator for a group of B-2s's partici
pated in all of the first five low
level incendiary raids on Tokyo
Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka ano
Kobe during the first two weeks
of March. e.
1t. Meyland attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina prior te
entering the service on August TO-
1912, and holds the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the Air Medal with
three Oak Leaf clusters and the
Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon with
two major. engagement stars.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-29
COMMUNIST LEADER
READY FOR TALKS
BY GEORGE WANG
United Press Staff COrrespOndel


CHUNGKING, Aug. 28.-W.H-Co-
mmunist leader Mao Tse-tung, es-
corted by Maj. Gen. Patrick j.
Hurley, American Ambassador to
China, arrived today for conferenc.
es with Generalissimo Chang Kai.
shek looking toward a reconcilia-
ton of differences which threaten
China with civil war.
A United China appeared finally
in sight with Chiang's position
strengthened by close American
and British support and by his new
treaty Of friendship with Russia.
Mao himself said upon his arrival
that internal unity was of the ut.
most urgency"
The plane bringing Hurley and
Mao was met by Chang Ian, "a,
president of the Democratic League
Of China; Tan Ping-Yhan, veteran
Communist, Shen Chun-ju, leader
of the Salvationist political party,
and Chang Kai-shek's eldest son,
Chang Ching-kuo, representing his
father.
Mao said he hoped Chinese unity
would be realized.
1--WE come to Chungking in re-
Spouse to an invitation of Mr.
Chang Kai-shek, president of the
National government. to discuss inn
portant issues of unity and ma.
tional reconstruction" he said.
'Now with the victorious conclu-
sion of the war against Japan, Chi
ma is about to enter the stage Of
peaceful reconstruction.
1.-THE present time is of extreme
Importance. At the present time the
cation OF democracy and the con.
solicitation Of the internal unity is
Of the utmost urgency.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-29
CRIPSHOLM SAILS
WITH DEP0R|TEES

JERSEY CITY, NJ j., Aug. %.
Rt-The Swedish liner Gripsholm
sailed tonight for Italy and Greece
with 1870 passengers. Among pas
sengers were 1913 deportees, the
largest number ever to be deport-
ed on one ship from this country.
Others aboard were mission.
aries, business men and teachers.
The vessel also carried 500 tons
of clothing and 10 trucks.
Among the missionaries was DR..
Ida Scudder, Indian missionary
whose family for four generations
administered medical aid to the
Hindus.
En- route to join her husband
with the Chinese National Aviation
Corporation was Mrs. John Gable
Of Tallahassee, Ala, who said she
would serve as a link trainer in.
structor with the corporation.
Her husband had been in Cal.
cutta, India, for % months, she
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BRITISH SOLDIERS
SWIM TO FREEDOM ON
BOARD YANK SHIP

LONDON. Aug. 28.- (R Two
British servicemen who swan out
into Tokyo Bay to meet the Ameri-
can Fleet were the first two AL
lied prisoners to gain freedom
after the fleet entered the bay. a
Reuters correspondent aboard the
British battleship Duke of York
reported today.
Correspondent Ashley Hawkins
said the two prisoners were fish.
ed out of the bay by a picket boat
from an American. cruiser. They
had escaped from a prison camp
near Yokohama by slipping
through a typhoon fence, and had
walked 80 miles to the bay shore
They saw the huge fleet at an
Choir and a japanese fisherman
told Them the fleet was American
They were transferred to the Duke
Of York after being fed on the
American cruiser
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-29
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
FULL PUBLICITY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-tRE
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee will consider tomorrow d
request by Brig. Gen. Elliott Roose-
welt that it make public i'm.
mediately "the full report on in.
vestigations into his financial at.
fairs.
In telegram today to Commit
tee Chairman Doughton D-NC).
the late Presidents son said sit
the full statement is not made
available Immediately to the pub
lie, continued speculation and err
roneous stories can only further
distort the facts
Doughton told newspapermen he
would bring the request before the
committee tomorrow, in executive
session.
On instructions from the com.
mittee the Treasury Department
has been studying loans made to
Roosevelt, in connection with a
radio chain development. The study
was ordered when reports were
published that he borrowed $780,
900 from John Hartford, President
of The Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Co., that the loan was settled
by Jesse Jones, former Commerce
Secretary, for $4,000 and Hartford
listed $196,000 in his 1912 income
tax return as bad debt.
The committee yesterday receiv.
ed partial report from the
Treasury, including written state
ment to the Treasury, but the COM
mittee has not yet read it.
Some members said privately
they doubted the practicability OF
releasing Immediately the material
gathered in the Treasury study,
saying that it is voluninous and
there are only single copies avail
able of the various statements filed
in connection with the inquiry. Be
sides, they said, the inquiry is not
yet completed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-29
Halsey. Enters Tokyo Bay
AS Macarthur Flies North
From Manila For Signing
0PA- Retailers Open Hot Price Fight;
Labor Leaders Urge Higher Wage Rate
Shorter Working Week AL.
so Advocated By
Green, Lewis

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 - R -
Higher wages and shorter hours
were urged by labor leaders John
L. Lewis and william L. Green to.
day. They said this would give as
surance that job opportunities
would keep pace with production
techniques.
They joined Secretary of Com.
merce Wallace in endorsing so.
called full employment legislation
before a Senate Banking subcom
mittee. Opposition was sounded
however, by Ira Mosher, president
of the National Association OF
Manufa cturers. He called the legis
lation unavoidable" It was oppos.
ed also by other business spokes.
men.
Lewis, shaggy-browed president
of the United Mine Workers, said
the problem of providing employ
ment opportunities in coming years
of rapid scientific advance was in.
evitably linked up with the mum.
Der of hours of work.
He offered an amendment to the
Wagner-Murray bill that would
make it a specific government
responsibility to adopt policies
from time to time looking to. the
adjustment and shortening Of the
hours of labor
Green, president of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, likewise
stressed increasing productivity OF
workers and improved industrial
techniques.
Because of these factors and the
growing population, he said, Amer
lean industry will have to provide
about 100000 new jobs annually
to obtain full employment.
eve will have to shorten the
work week to create some of these
new jobs" he said. He also sale
that higher wages would be es
sential to give workers the buying
power to sustain mass production
Although endorsing the legisla
ton, Green said it's enactment
would constitute only ''the initia
responsibility of Congress" ane
would have to b supplemented by
other legislation to provide favor
able national economic environ
ment."
Among supplemental measure!
he mentioned were increased I'm
employment compensation, higher
minimum wages, housing, rising
farm living standards, Federal aie
for schools, public works and con
servation of resources.
Lewis, shaking hands with Greer
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BRITISH TO MEET
WITH JAPS TODAY

RANGOON, Aug. 28-lR-Making
the first surrender contact with the
rich, stolen lands Of Malaga. Bri.
fish officers today ordered the ia
panese commander of the former
Japanese-German submarine base
of Penang, 375 miles Northwest OF
Singapore, to meet with them to-.
morrow.
The order went out as Japan.
csc ENJOYS left Rangoon after sign
ing preliminary agreements pre-
pairing the way for Allied reoccu-
patton of Singapore, all Southeast
Asia and the East Indies.
Authorities here prepared to re.
ceive liberated Allied prisoners OF
war, estimated to number 100000
to be flown from camps over the
vast enemy-held area.
The Japanese at Penang, an is
land just off the West coast OF
Brit sh Malaga, were ordered to
rendezvous at II am. tomorrow
| WILL t11C 114I4o obOd1o CllC Lag.
ship Nelson North of the island.
The enemy was told to come out
in a white-fIagged launch, and to
be prepared to submit full details
| of minefields in the discussion OF
surrender preliminaries. Penang
was abandoned by the British in
February, 1912.
The Japanese emissaries who
signed the preliminary agreements
here shortly after midnight return
ed by plane today to Saigon. They
brought all requested information,
and the conference was extreme
~ satisfactory and the japanese
attitude was very correct" said
Lt.-Gen. F. A. j. Browning, who
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waiinwriigksa<.
ArriiveyISs;.
~Chun5 ing
THANKS AMERICANS
General Will Join MacAr.
thur For Tokyo En-
try Tomorrow
By ALBERT RAvENHOLT

BY ALBERT RAVENHOLT
United Press Staff Correspondent
CHUNGKING, Aug. est. Gen
Jonathan M. Wainwright, who sur.
rendered Corregidor in Americas
darkest hour, arrived in this Al.
lied capital today after more than
three years in japanese prisons.
His first gesture was to thank his
countrymen for generosity" in
standing by a defeated command
er.
Lean and wrinkled but rigidly
erect and his eyes twinkling, the
62-year-old general who took com.
mand when Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur was ordered to leave the
Philippines, said it had been 'the
happiest day of my life' when an
American officer found him in a
small prison camp about $50 miles
north of Mukden in Manchuria.
He met with newspapermen only
few hours after planes, carrying
him and nine other American gen
erals and a number of high Brit.
ish military and civil officials,
landed at Chungking's Nine Drag.
ons' airfield, all fresh from a long
captivity.
"Here I am, looking pretty Ole
but I assure you feeling 20 years
younger than I did 10 days ago."
he said.
Among the other Americans who
arrived in Chungking with him
were Maj. Gen. Edward P. King
Jr., of Atlanta, Ga, who signed
the surrender of Bataan, Maj
Gen. William F. Sharp of Monk
ton, Md, commander in the
Southern Philippines before Pear
Harbor; Brig. Gen. ]. c. Beebe o.
Faribault, Mimi: Brig. Gen. Max
ON S. Lough, whose brother lives
! at Highland Park, Mich; Brig
Gen. Clifford Bluemel, Trenton, N
j.; Brig. Gen. James R. Weaver
of Columbus, Ca, and Maj. Gen
Thomas Dooley of Mckinney, Tex
Also in the party were Maj. Gen
A. M. Jones, who commanded the
Southern front on Luzon while
Wainwright commanded In the
North before their forces were
united for the retreat to Bataan
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