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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
Thomas FOrs,,0m

Funeral services were held in
this city this afternoon for
Thomas Forman. we'll known
resident here for 40 years, who
died on Saturday afternoon at
Mount Clemens General Hospl-
tai following an illness of sew
eral months.
Services were conducted at
the Hubbard funeral chapel by
Rev. Joseph l.. Kennedy at 2
D. m, with Mount Clemens Ma
sonic Lodge in charge of rites
at the mausoleum in Clinton
Grove Cemetery. Knights Tenn
plar served as pallbearers.
Mr.. Forman was a native OF
GLASGOW, Scotland, son of the
late George and Louise Forman
He formerly lived in Detroit,
where he was bookkeeper for
the Tracy McGregor Institute
which conducted, social work
After taking up residence IN
Mount Clemens he continued his
connection with a Detroit realty
office for 20 years. In Mount
Clemens, Mr.. Forman was as
sociated with his wife. Elizabeth
Sawyer Forman, in the ladies'
wear business.
During his 40 years residence
in Mount Clemens. Mr. Forman
was a member of the Presbyter-
ian Church. In Detroit he had
belonged to the Scottish Presby-
terrain Church. He was a life
member of Zion Lodge No. l, F.
& T.. NJ, of Detroit, and of the
local Chapter and Knights Tenn
plar.
He is survived only by his
wife. a resident of the Capron
Hotel.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03

Mr.. Mueller was foreman and
grower for the Smoke Brothers
florist firm, Mount Clemens. His
father, the late Carl Mueller, was
a prominent forist in Germany.
The deceased. who had resided
here four years, is survived by a
son, Carl Jr., of Ann Arbor, in
officer training for the u. s.
Navy. Mr., Mueller was a 80
degree mason and shriner.
The remains were sent Sunday
TO Chicago from the d. N. Cooley
funeral home, to the Meyers
funeral establishment, at Morton
Grove, H.. where masonic serv-
ices we're conducted. Burial was
IN the family lot in Irving Park
Cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03

Organizations cooperating in
the United National Clothing
Collection, and individuals con-
tributing to it, are urged to clip
out and make note of the follow
ing principal instructions regard
ing gifts of disable clothing TO
the drive.
Cotton garments should be
washed (but not ironed) and
heavy goods which ordinarily
shout be dry cleaned need not
be so processed. Army author
tiles will handle the cleaning and
disinfecting work.
No Mount Clemens collections
will be made until the week of
April Is. The official instruc-
tons follow:
TYPE OF CLOTHING
What is needed is good SUBJ
stantial used clothing, for both
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
DUridOrich

Mrs. Donna Davidovich, age
88 years, died Sunday night at
the home of her son, George,
865 Charter avenue, Harrison
Township, following lengthy
period of i'll health.
A native of Serbia, in the part
that is now JuGo-Slavia, Mrs.
Davidovich had lived most Of
her life in the United States,
and was formerly a resident Of
Highland Park In the early sos
her family settled in Harrison
Township.
Besides her son, she is sur
vived by four grandchildren.
Funeral services will take place
Wednesday at 2 p. m, at the
LaCroix G. Groesbeck Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Clinton
Grove Cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
Obituaries
Claude Smith

Funeral services were held
here Monday for Claude Smith,
age II years, who died from a
heart attack at his home, 81 i:
Grand avenue, Friday. Mr.
Smith had worked the day pre-
vious at his regular street de-
partment job.
The deceased was a native Of
Davis. the son of Lewis and
Adelaide Smith, and had lived
in this city for many years.
Besides his widow, Mary. he
is survived by two sons, Albert
and Frederick, with the armed
forces, and a daughter. Mrs.
William LAMA. There are also
three grandchildren.
Rev. Joseph L. Kennedy Of
ficiated at services at 2 p. m,
Monday at the Hubbard funeral
chapel, and burial was in Clin-
ton Grove Cemetery with city
employees acting as pallbearers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
Big Ten Wrestler
Killed al Two lima

ANN ARBOR, Mich, April 3
-(P)-Lt. Bill Combs, former
Western Conference wrestling
champion at IT'S pounds, was
killed Feb. 10 in the invasion Of
Two lima, according to informa-
ton received here BY members
of the University of Michigan
athletic department.
Combs, who held a President
ial Citation and the Purple Heart,
won the Big Ten title in 194l
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
Harvey HILBERT

Harvey HILBERT, age SO years
old, of 254 South Broadway, died
Sunday after a lengthy period
of i'll health. He was we'll known
in the Mount Clemens district as
a chef for the Clementine and
Medea hotels.
Mr.. HILBERT was a native Of
St. Louis. Mich, son of the late
Ustah and Lidy Hilbert. He had
lived in this district most Of his
lifetime.
Surviving, besides his wife,
Lottie, is son. Floyd, and a
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03

daughter, Mrs. Richard Hogarth,
of Mount Clemens; also three
grandchildren and brother,
Frank, all of Mount Clemens.
Funeral services are scheduled
for Wednesday at . p. m, at the
D. N. Cooley funeral chapel. with
Rev. Joseph Grosa, of Gilbert
Memorial Baptist Church, offici-
ating. Burial will be in the fam
lily lot in Waldenburg Cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
WouId-Be Writer
Finds a Friend

NEW YORK-U.H-The be-
ginning writer who hasn't any
idea what to do with his first
novel has a new friend.
Simon & Schuster, the we'll
known publishing house, has
opened a subsidiary firm named
The Ventury Press, which will
publish nothing but first novels.
The only qualification for publ
cation, al ough it's quite
enough, was that the novels have
literary distinction" the pub
fishing firm said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
Carl Mueller

Funeral services were held
today for Carl Mueller, age 81
years, a native Of Germany, who
died Unexpectedly on Saturday
at his home, sos JOY Boulevard,
Clinton Township.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03

in this drive. This includes the
hilippines.
All contributions received in
the United National Clothing
Collection will 90 into . common
pool. No donations can be car
marked for a specific country.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03

Funeral services were held at
Bethel Temple, New Baltimore
Wednesday morning with Rev.
Harold Iske officiating. Inter-
|ment was in lakewood Gene
terry under the direction of Frank
Christie.
He is survived by his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. E. w. Adams, ST.
Bernard, O., and for the past
mine years made his home at the
William Hohnhurst residence in
| Anchorville.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03

About 100 gallons of water
daily is required for city
lWeller, the Texas State Board
of Wa'cr Engineers, has COM
ruted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
PuilI iii. Adams

NEW BALTIMORE - Paul
Adams, SO, of Anchor
willie. passed away Monday,
March 26, following a heart at
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
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rmnett Tobin, civilian chief I',t st the base left by plane N X. week on a trip to Seattle, Bsh
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

Fritz Mandl, former husband of actress Hedy Lamar. was re- ported under arrest in Buenos Aires,- a few houls after the Ar genuine government announced it was seizing his big metal and plastlcs company.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14


 Sgt. Frederic Powers, of Sno- homish, Wash, and Jetske de Balbian Verster, Dutch refugee, plan to marry April l9 despite his broken neck Now a patient at an army hospital ln Miami, he broke his neck in a parachute jump in this country after num- erous jumps in the Pac fc theatre. He met nis faDcee when she came to "chrer the soldiers" at the hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
CAPT. Ma(K!NNON RECOMMENDED BY
 ADMIRAL NIMITz

U. s. PACIFIC FLEET, Flagship of the Commander in -Chief-Capt. James Simpson MacKinnon, Juneau, Alaska, USNR, has been cited by Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz for unusual and outstanding ser vices
 Capt MacKinnon, son of MT. and Mrs. Lockie MacKinnon, is an Annapolis graduate. He was called to active duty on the United States entry into hostilities and recently has served as Chief of Staff to the Aleutian area Navy chief. The citation, authorizing a Commenda- tion Ribbon to Capt. MacKinnon, reads:
 For unusual and outstanding ser vice as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander Alaskan Sector from June, 1942, through October, 1943. By his energy, ability and complete knowledge of the area of operation, he made a noteworthy contribution to the effectiveness and subsequent success of the Com mand His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest tradi- tions of the naval service"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
FEDERAL FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED FOR
 WILDLiFE pURP0SES
Alaska Gets Additional Twelve Thousand Dol
 lars, Ilkes Declares

WASHINGTON, sept. 11.-Appor- tionment of $88000O among AT States for restoration and development of wildlife resources for the 12 months ending next June 30 was amour ced today by Secretary of Interior Ickes.
 The Federal funds are allotted on the basis of area and the number of hunting licenses sold by the States. The money comes from the II per cent tax on sporting arms and ammunition imposed under the Putnam Robertson act. States and Territories participating in the pro- gram are required to contribute 25 per cent of the cost of wildlife de- velopment work l.
 The Federal allotments this year are $73,000 above last years ap- portionment The 25 per cent addi- ticnal state contribution will make $l,lS0,000 available for the program this year. Alaska gets an addition al $12,000, Hawaii $5,000 and Puerto Rico 5000. The appropriation for administrative expenses was $l00,- 000
 Nevada is the only state which has not passed assent legislation and is ineligible for a federal allotment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
BRITISH TO
 SEEkGREAT
 AID OF U. 5.
Financial Help Tofal|ing Billion for Next }
 Years Is Goal
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

WASHINGTON, Sept. ll-Fman- cial help of at least $3.000,000,0 GOO for the next three years appears to be the British goal in an Anglo American Economic Conference opening here today.
 Both sides are reluctant to talk about actual dollar aid although that is the core of the whole con- ference
 The British would like the United States to say what assistance it can offer.
 The Americans would prefer for the British to tell what they want and then negotiate on that basis.
 American officials are reported to favor trading financial aid for a loosening of Empire trade re- strictions.
 The conference, which will help determine the pattern of postwar trade and therefore of peace for years to come, will be organized at a meeting called for 4 D. m, tEWT).
 It will bring together Lord Hali- fax, the British Ambassador, and Assistant Secretary of State Will liam L. Clayton, who head their delegations. Also present will be top economic officials from both governments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
By BOB ATWOOD Anchorage Times Edit0r)

SEATTLE, Sept. II. Christy Thomas, Executive Vice President of the Seattle Chamber of Com merce. disclosed this morning that the Pacific Northwest Oriental Air lines Committee will turn a deaf-ear toward Alaska at mass meeting tomorrow afternoon.
 Thomas said the steering com mittee yesterday decided there is no place on the program to hear the Alaska story in connection with &c., attle's fight to knock out the pro- posed direct airline from New York and Chicago to Alaska and the Orient. The committee is conducting a concerted effort to have the Civil Aeronautics Board make Seattle the gateway to the Orient on the North Pacific route.
 The steering committee decided that the Alaska point of view, being in favor of the inland route, is con- trary to what his group wants and  the meeting tomorrow is not for dis cussion," Thomas said. It is not a public meeting and there is no room on the program to hear your story
 This was in response to request that I be allowed to speak as rep resentative of Seattle's best GUS toner. It was presented to Thomas that Alaskans, particularly in the southwest trading area. are strong for a direct airline to the east and resent Seattle's activity which, if successful, would eliminate it.
 Thomas, who has been active or the Seattle Chamber staff 25 years claimed Seattle has Alaska's best in- tersst5 at heart. He said when he
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
MACHINERY
 FOR PEACE
 GETS START
Big Council Meeting in London Territories
 10 Be AsUibed

LONDON, Sept. 11.-Secretary oi State James P Byrnes told a press conference today that Italy would be the first topic for the conference of Foreign Ministers of five Allied nations meeting this afternoon and that the atom bomb was not on the agenda
 The Foreign Secretaries of Russia, Great Britain, France and China are here with Byrnes. starting peace machinery provided by the Potsdam conference.
 Byrnes himself did not stay so, but it was understood that the United States would ask that the bulk of Italy's colonies be left under Italian control as trusteeships, with United Nations supervision.
 It is expected that the Dodecanese Islands, off Turkeys west coast, will go to Greece. At the narrows of the Mediterranean Pantelleria - the first island conquered by air power alone probably will become either a British or international base. A strip of Italian Eritrea will be claim ed by Ethiopia.
 The British are expected to ask that a strip of eastern Cyrenaica, Libya, be taken from Italy and placed either under international or Egyptian rule. The territory is in- habited by the Senussi tribe of Arabs, whom the British have prom iscd freedom from Italian rule.
 Byfnes said he expected to re- main in London two weeks and then commute between here and Wash ington He talked with the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin. early today.
 Ryrnes said the future of Ger many was not on the agenda for the meeting of Foreign Ministers, as drawn up at Potsdam.
 The American said the main task of the Foreign Ministers is to re- concile various points of view.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
BIG SECRET OF PACIFIC
 WAR TOLD
AIeufian Based Task Force Was Small But Tied
 Up Japanese

ELEVENTH AIR FORCE, Aleu- tians, Sept. 11-Its strength highly secret throughout the war, the Aleutian- based aerial task force first to strike regularly at the Japanese homeland-today was re- vealed to have been composed of but two Army bombing squadrons and force of Navy wing planes.
 But, because of the secrecy main- tained, the two groups tied up ap- proximately one tenth of the Japa- nese air force, badly needed else where by the enemy.
 It is now revealed that the units which crossed the North Pacific Ocean to be the first Allied airmen to bomb the Japanese homeland Gin the Kuriles) after Doolittle's Tokyo raid-and continued this to the end of the war-were the 404th Heavy Bombardment Squadron, the Seventy-Seventh Medium Bombard- ment Squadron and Naval bombers of Fleet Air Wing Four.
 Other bombing squadrons of the Eleventh Air Force departed for home immediately after the Kiska and Attu campaigns, leaving only the two Army and one Navy bomb- ing units, and all forces of fighters and patrol planes which patrolled and protected the North Pacific and Boring Sea from Annette Island, 500 miles north of Seattle, to Shimushiru Island, 300 miles north of Tokyo in the Kurile Islands.
 First to cross the $50 miles of North Pacific to bomb Paramu- shiru and Shimushu Islands in the Kuriles was the Seventy Seventh Bombardment squa dron, which carried out that mission on July 10, 1943.
 It was then, and four months later, the longest over water bomb- ing mission of the war.
 The Seventy-Seventh and 404th Squadrons, on two subsequent oc- casions, were caught over the Kuriles by 40 to 50 Japanese fighter planes. In spite of the odds, they carried out their missions and sometimes fought off the enemy for almost one hour of the six
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11

first joined the staff Seattle used to decide what was best for Alaska and stuff it down Alaskans throats," but, he said, those days are over and they don't do that any more.
 He spoke ats length against the proposed interior route, claiming it would give the eastern part of the nation a direct line to the Orient which would deprive Seattle Of traf fic which is historically and right fully ours"
 Thomas claimed Seattle is fight i ing for what belongs to us" Asked for the reasons why Seattle opposes a direct line between the east and Alaska, Thomas expressed opposition to policy of spending American money to develop an air line through Canada" He cited the necessity of building airport install lations and emergency accommoda- tions for passengers all along the route.
 Asked how Seattle can take this stand and at the same time press for 15,000,000 in United States dol- lars for construction of 600 miles of highway in British Columbia, Thomas spoke against the present Alaska Highway and countered with the question:
 Why shouldn't Alaska be content with Alaska Airlines operating be- tween Anchorage and Chicago while Northwest operates through Seattle and to the Orient?'
 To which I replied that our con- cern was entirely with routes and not with carriers: that the exam iners report to the CAB was efn- inently satisfactory to Alaska and any upset could result in something favorable but not more favorable to the Territory
 The conference lasted more than an hor but Thomas remained adamant in the stand that Seattle must fight. All suggestions that Alaska would be developed by an inland route and Seattle would en-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
ALASKA CAPTIVE LAND BILL GETS
 COMMITTEE NOD
Walkers Registration AeI Moves Up Congress
 Approval Ladder

WASHINGTON, Sept. II A House Committee today approved Alaska's request for help in To- eating it's land owners.
 Up to the present, there has been no method of registering land transfers in the Territory. The last legislature adopted plan requir- ing each private landowner to reg ister his property. It asked the Federal Land Office to act as registrar until the Territory can set up it's own machinery.
 The House Public Lands Con- .mittee approved Delegate Bartlett's bill authorizing the Land Office to act in this capacity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
FIRST AMERICAN
 SHIP TIES Up Al
 TOKYO WHARF
One Jap Civilian Bows Himself Into BrinY-
 Presents for Grew

TOKYO, Sept. 11.-An effusive Japanese civilian bowed himself right off a dock into the water today, as crowds of Japanese turned out to greet the first American ship to tie up at a Tokyo dock since before the war
 The crew of the vessel, a small Signal Corps communications craft the PCE 349-fished the dunked welcomer from. the bay, while of ficers were greeted by Port of Tokyo officials.
 Many of the civilians, attracted by the Stars and Stripes flying from the mast, carried presents for the crew.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11

 SPLIT ON
 STATEHOOD
Representatives Have Dif- fering Opinions on
 Alaska
By WILLIAM F. LOWELL

hf " EtsS tEAAfAS
 WASHINGTON, Sept. H. Maybe some of the glamor has been knocked off by the war but it's a safe bet that the people of The States" know more about their two outlying territories now than ever before
 And Congress knows more about them too, which, perhaps is more to the point. For both Alaska and Hawaii are bidding anxiously for statehood, and these two corner stones of western defense found their way into nearly every discus sion of the Pacific War.
 Travel to Hawaii thus far has been limited to military and naval groups, but representatives of three other committees visited Alaska this summer, with the statehood proposal in mind.
 Sure. Alaska is entitled to state hood if they want it." observed Rep. Angel CR-Ore.) on his re- turn from tour by members of the Territories Committee which will pass an enabling act
 Certainly it's large enough Cit's more than twice as big as Texas it has almost unlimited resources. Airways and new highway will make it grow. Even now it has as much to commend it as some of the states when they were taken into the Union.
 Rep Jed Johnson CD-Okla.) dcesnt agree. He. thinks the AL askans aren't doing enough for themselves. Her people, he declared on his return from trip with the Appropriations Committee, let the fishing industry take out $60,000.0 .00J q year and return only Sl,000,000 in taxes. They could do more. he as- serted, to develop roads and schools.
 But who knows how much gold was taken from California, how much silver from Nevada, how much copper from Arizona, and how much in furs and metals from Idaho and Washington before they became states.
 Alaska has 21.000000 acres of forest reserves, it's wild life re- sources - suggesting fur farming, trapping and hunting enor- mcus. It's fishing probably still has not reached q peak and it's possibilities in gold, coal and pe- troleum are still relatively un- tapped.
 Before it was isolated by the war, Hawaii exported to this country sugar. pineapple, fish, in- ,ulating board. cattle hides, pota- sces, bananas, coffee. nuts and pa )aya juiee-seemingly pretty fair 'ales list.
 Only four other territories have waited for statehood as long as Alaska. These are New Mexico, Utah, Washington State and Ari- zona Alaska was given territorial itatus in 1912.
 Nevada. admitted in 1864. had a (C1nffnued Cu Page TtUo)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
The W ashing ion
 Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON The Army is determined that returned European war veterans shall no longer appeal to Congress or newspapermen to hasten their discharge from the Army or to protest redeployment to Japan for police duty
 Severe secret orders have just been issued to this effect over the signature of Brig. Gen. A. M Gurney, Chief of Staff for Lt Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall, Con- mander of the Second Army. The order, which has been secretly cir culated, reads.
 Recently members of a division in the United States scheduled for redeployment to the Pacific area appealed to the press and radio protesting against transfer of the division to the Pacific theatre Action of this nature, if con- certed, may subject participants to disciplinary action.
 Incidents such as noted in Paragraph above fthe para graph just quoted,' continued the secret order, will be dealt with drastically by this headquarters and the commander concerned will be summarily relieved"
 The division referred to probably was the Ninety Fifth, stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss, which sent all sorts of appeals to newspaper men and radio commentators against being transferred from Europe to Japan. Apparently the protests worked, for the order to send the Ninety-Fifth was res cinded
 PRESIDENTIAL POKER
 Those who travelled with Presi- dent Truman on his various trips to Washington State and Potsdam found him a delightful and enter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
FELLOWS ON NORAH

MT. and Mrs. Sam Feldon are passengers south on the Princess Norah for Victoria, and do not ex- pect to return to Juneau for three or four months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
Seattle Chamber Turns Deaf Ear. fo Views of
 Anchorage Newspaperman

Editors Note: The Empire has no information supporting Mir. AtwoCd's contention that his viewpoint expressed in the fol- lowing article represents the AL aska viewpoint. As far as this newspaper is concerned the opinions expressed by the writer represent only those of the writer.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-11
GROSS RETURNS HERE

Dave Gross, owner of the Coli scum and 20th Century chain of movie houses in Southeast Alaska, has returned from business trip to Skagway.