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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

Hogue has been a close and able
assistant to Mrs. Stark.
Both the women, and the
workers they inspired to help
them, have set up a volunteer
effort unequaled in the nation.
In addition to her Mount
Clemens organization work,
Mrs. Stark established an eff
cient county organization which
has made the entire rationing
setup of Macomb County one of
the states best.
The merits and lasting values
Of Civilian Defense are discussed
as follows by Co-Ordinator
Lindsey:
Summarizing Civilian De-
Tense in all its phases l would
say this: Civilian Defense was
one of those things that no one
knew whether we would need or
not need. The way the fortunes
of war went in the beginning
and now we can admit publicly
that things were mighty dark
the war could have been fought
on u. S. soil.
"SEEIOUS BUSINESS"
What might look foolish in
retrospect now was serious
business then to those who knew
the inside information.
Whatever the success of our
organization in Mount Clemens
(and we are proud of it), is to
the everlasting credit Of the
many hard workers who took
their task seriously. Their
names are too numerous to men,
ton, but they are indelibly in
scribed in the rolls of the ma
tons heroes, along with the
Minute Men of our country's
earlier days.
"Their work should be appre-
ciated by the citizens of Mount
Clemens. The income they pro-
duced from salvage work alone
h assisted undernourished
children (through the milk
fund.- and the balance Of these
funds are dedicated to postwar
public welfare.
''The lasting results Of Civil
ian Defense will be the creation
Of permanent police and fire re-
serves for emergencies; the wild
er spread knowledge of first aid;
the creation of an organization
that could function efficiently
in time of national disaster, and
the moulding Of a better citizen
ry dedicated to community serv-
ice"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

and protection agencies have al
ready been given a permanent
status: the Auxiliary Police and
Firemen. They are in steady
training for post war useful
ness, and will continue to serve
their city.
The record of Civilian De-
Tense in Mount Clemens is one
without parallel in the nation.
Mount Clemens was officially
reputed to be the first city in the
United States fully organized
under Civilian Defense with a
strong CD nucleus when only
confusion reigned in other (and
large) cities. Detroit was many
months behind Mount Clemens.
The day after Pearl Harbor
was attacked dec. 8, 194D, the
Civilian defense Council called
well-attended meeting and di-
ICCtcu ok Idlo wal 0CbS1 oAAN
auxiliary police and firemen to
stage their first daytime air raid
practise the following Sunday
afternoon.
BEFORE PEARL HARBOR
The local council was organ
lied under the direction Of
Mayor FioreIla LaGuardia, Of
New York, national director.
Immediately LaGuardia tele-
graphed craftsmanship ap-
pointment to Mayor Donald r..
Westendorf, a meeting of alert
citizen leaders was called and
Henry c. Reese whose un-
bounded enthusiasm and untir-
ing effort made the entire or
ganizatiop possible - was ap-
pointed co.erdinator.
The original council was COM
posed of Westendorf, Reese;
Harold Lindsey, assistant co-or-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08
Hundreds Rushed to Enroll
in Defense of Homes

| Regardless of what permanent,
impression the Civilian Defense
organization made on Mount
Clemens, the fact Is unchal-
lenged that it was trained to per-
lection in a job which - thank
God-it never was called upon
to perform.
And, with the collapse of Ger
many and the victory for Allied
arms in Europe, it faces the
postwar future with the ability
to render service and show good
citizenship in skilled police and
fire auxiliary forces; men
trained to quell disorders or mob
violence; men proficient in first
aid and quick to render proper
service during floods and disas-
ter; men and women eager to
help law enforcement and re-
port criminal acts; volunteers
who have kept price control and
rationing structures firm and
effective, and especially loyal
workers who pledged thousands
of hours of their free time to in
sure fair distribution of gaso-
line, fuel oil, sugar, tires, shoes
and other necessities.
LASTING VALUES
They served well; and even
il Civilian Defense organiza-
tons were abandoned tomorrow
which they certainly will not
be-the deep-rooted citizenship
values they have been nurtured
in will long thrive.
In this city for instance, two
strong civilian law enforcement
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08
Civilian Defense Volunteers Played Vital Roles

proven himself time after time a
genius of armored warfare. His
quick drives around the enemy
flanks kept the German armies
off balance and did much TO
prevent them from begging
down the fighting into 1918
trench warfare. He overcame
the Sicilian Shaping incident
of 1913 to achieve a place as a
national hero.
Although Hodges job was less
spectacular than Patton's. many
of the lightning advances of the
3rd Army could never have
been made unless the lst Army,
primarily motorized infantry
outfit. moved in right behind
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

War clouds which have dark
ened the skies of Europe for
more than four years are now
being pierced by the sunshine
of liberty, but this sunshine will
glimmer on blood-soaked fields
and communities blackened by
bomb and fire.
To the long-enslaved peoples
will be left no heirloom of war
that is not grim and chastity;
but to Mount Clemens - and
to thousand blessedly un-
touched American cities - the
cessation of hostilities will leave
heritage of citizenship values
uAt can be as lasting as 1t Is
real
SOLID PROTECTION
The Civilian Defense organi-
Eation was warm comfort
when enemy aerial action and
possible invasion threatened.
And even when these fears were
dissipated by the steady progress
of our armorr the presence of a
well-trained, capable home front
army of Minute Men and Wom-
en- remained a source of cheer to
those who knew the value of
vigilance.
Today, with its founding fears
far removed by the collapse of
German arms, and the steady
march towards Tokyo, the Civil
Ian Defense organization may
rest in honor-and treasure for
the postwar period the skills and
worthwhile crafts it learned
during long volunteer hours in
times of national danger.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

Gems. Omar n. Bradley, 81,
commander Of the American
ground troops in the European
theater; George S. Patton, Jr.,
So, commander of the 3rd Army;
Courtney H. Hodges, 81. COM:
mander of the 18th Army.
Bradley practiSed for the
European campaign by COM
handing the 2nd Army Corps in
the battle of North Africa. 1t
was this slowspoken soldier who
unleashed the American thun-
derbolt in Northern France last
July which has now ended in
the defeat of the Germans.
PATTON BECAME HERO
Patton, the most colorful per-
sonality on the Allied staff. has
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

the armor TO hold what had
been taken.
Patch, who entered Eisen-
hower's theater via the Mediter.
ranean to clean the enemy from
Southern France, now has earn
ed double honors for he fought
on Guadalcanal as we'll as
against the Germans. His 7th
Army, grasping the initiative
from the first day of its landing
in France, set an all-time record
in expanding its beachhead.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08
u. S. Leaders
SuPerIotive
Combination
BY FRED SCHERFF

WASHINGTON - W.D-Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower, as the
master architect Of the victory
over the German war machine,
had with him in the top echelon
of his staff one of the best
American teams of ground-air-
sea commanders United States
history has ever produced.
The leaders of the ground
forces team who will 60 down
in the books for teaching the in
ventors of the blitzkrieg the
real meaning of the word are 1t.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

u. S. airlines will buy 100
new transports within two years
after the war. according to the
Aeronautical Chamber of COM
yOarce
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

Patton, the most colorful per-
sonality on the Allied staff. has
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

Canning with limited sugar sup
plies, as well as with honey and
Syrups, is possible with peaches,
Jean Allen, home economist of the
Kroger Food Foundation, says. Re-
cipeS to make sugar and sugar sub
stitutes go fartheSt in canning
peaches at home are being diStrib-
uted through all Kroger stores.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
ISeruice Station Entered Thursday

Thieves who broke into the Coo
ley service station, TOP Biddle,
Thursday night, took only two
packs of cigarettes, before being
frightened away. probably by a car
driven into the driveway, police
reported.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
SOAP FOR
MOSQUITO BITES

Maybe Johnnie doesn't like to
use soap In his ears. but he might
think more highly of it on his mos
Quita bites. Home economics spe-
claliSts say that moist soap is an
effective remedy to take the itch
out Of bites.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

Entrance was gained through an
unlocked window on the north side
Of the bowling alley, and glass in
the door leading to the service sta
ton was then broken. The cash
register had been taken into side
room but no money was missing.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
VIOLATES TAXI LAW

Cyril Moulty, cabdriver, was fined
SIS In Traffic court Thursday.
Maulty was charged with violating
the taxicab ordinance and picking
up passengers without license.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
PLEADS GUILTY

William G.. Horner pleaded guilty
to a misdemeanor in Justice court,
Thursday, and was fined SIS and
costs.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
RECKLESS DRIVER FINED

Thomas Gravier, charged with
reckless driving, was found guilty
by Judge Arthur Decker in Traffic
court Thursday and fined $50.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12

Be wiser than other people if you
can, but do not tell them so.
Chesterfield
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-07-12
DON'T rUnGET
NEXT YEARS HEAT

Summer weather is no time to
forget future heating needs in the
home. Fuel supplies should be or
dered now and furnace servicing
completed to make present heating
equipment operate efficiently an
other winter, engineers advise.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Lots
Continued from Page /

the responsibility lies but the
most recent sale" was predi-
Gated upon the fact that 1910
taxes on the property ~(approxi-
mately) SIS had not been paid.
Mrs. Chrysier said that when
she and her husband obtained
title to the property in 1910 they
were informed 'by a clerk
that il was unnecessary to pay
taxes for that year inasmuch as
the property had been owned by
the state throughout that period.
NEW COST
In any event the Chryslers
now have another deed to the
two lots; and it cost them $3.50
to get them back from the real
estate man who had, they said,
paid but S45 apiece for them.
He first asked $500 for the two
lots but compromised on $3.50,
the Chryslers said.
They would like to know how
it is possible for them to have to
pay twice for land they had
every reason to believe was their
own; and why (if payment Of
the 1910 taxes was mandatory
after all) they had never been
informed of that fact prior to the
property being offered for sale
in February of this year.
They Lave receipts on hand
covering 1941, 1912, 1913 and
1914 taxes-all paid in full.
NOT HIS ERROR
William c.. Miller, Macomb
county treasurer-who incident
ally was not in office at the time
the original transaction took
place-said emphatically today
that "the mistake, if any did not
occur in my office" He ex-
pressed sympathy for the Chrys-
lers but said, so far as he could
see, "it's just one of those
things" Apparently both the
Chryslers and the real estate
man had acted in complete con-
fidence that they were the only
legitimate owners of the pro-
perty-and the real estate mans
deed was the more recent!
The Chryslers are hoping a
third "owner" doesn't appear on
the scene.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Meat
Continued from Page I

civilians will get 10000 600
pounds less beef than in April.
These facts were given the
public today as the Senate Food
Investigating Committee prepar-
ed to resume its interrupted meat
inquiry by using Washington as
a sample city for a farm-to-din-
ner table checkup.
In a related development,
President Truman called upon
Americans to plant more and
better victory gardens this year.
In extending the scope of meat
rationing beginning S d a y,
OPA specified that Gull and util-
ity grades of veal and lamb and
all grades of the less popular
cuts of veal and lamb, such as
breasts, shanks, necks and
TANKS, should have point values.
MARGARINE UP
Margarine will cost IL points
q pound instead of 8; so will all
cheeses classified in Group l.
such as cheddar. Swiss and brick.
Changes in meat values in
clude increases of from l to 2
points a pound for most cuts of
all grades of lamb and veal, in
creases of a point a pound on
most beef steaks, decreases of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

Nunneley had been city at
torney for more than a decade
throughout the regime of former
mayor Donald r. Westendorf
and that of his predecessor,
Charles Ullrich.
Fire Chief Willert, who was
not present at last nights meet
ing, first entered the city's serv-
ice as a volunteer fireman in
1908, when the present fire hall
was constructed. In 1921 -
became a regular fireman, and
in 1929, after the accidental
death of Chief Edward 'Sawitz-
ky he took over the chiefs post.
His new duties, as "house man"
will consist of handling the tele-
phone, Gamewell fire alarm sys-
tenn and other duties within the
engine house. Appointment of
an assistant chief to assume the
former duties of new chief Smith
is within the province of Public
Safety Commissioner Oehmke.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Conference
Continued from Page

OVsAsAA1ucu rom rage
tive Committee Of delegates Of
II nations and there was specu.
lation that these IL may form
the membership Of the propos-
ed organizations all.powerful
Security Council. The II are
the Councils five permanent
members United States, Bril-
tain, Russia, China and France
and six smaller nations-Iran,
Belgium, Yugoslavia, Canada,
Brazil and Mexico.
Coupled with these develop.
ments the delegations Of the
wars as victorious nations fac.
ed a crowded schedule, begin
ming, for the Americans, with q
$50 a. m. (PWT) delegation
caucus and running through an
other full-dress meeting In the
War Memorial Opera House
during the late afternoon.
The last session of the day
will receive the report Of the
Steering Committee on organi.
zation Of the conference. Stettin,
Jus is slated for permanent pres
ident. The report also may cover
the Soviet three-vote issue and
creation of the Executive Com.
mittee.
The program then calls for
speeches by Foreign Minister T.
v. Soong of China, Molotov and
Eden. Afterward, at subsequent
sessions, the next Of which may
be tomorrow, the chief delegates
of other nations will speak In
the alphabetical order Of their
~ro,,nteioa
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Woman Is Injured
in Auto Collision
Miller Church
Accident PTobed

A Mount Clemens woman,
employed at the pottery COM
pany is in st. Joseph Hospital
with serious pelvic injuries as a
result of an automobile collision
at Miller and Church streets on
Tuesday afternoon. Police and
the Prosecutors Office are stu
dying the case.
The injured woman Is Mary
Park, 10, of 1915 North Gratiot.
She and another woman, Mrs.
injured, were passengers in a
car driven by Frank Jolly, Of
Route 2, Patton road.
slightly injured, were passen-
gers in a car driven by Frank
Jolly, of Route 2, Patton road.
Jolly's car and one driven by
Carl Miller, of Route l., Heyden-
reich road, collided at the in
t%ersection at 4:40 pm, Tuesday.
A police report stated that jolly
claimed Miller did not stop for
the intersection, which has stop
signs on four corners.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Dutch Dissatisfied
with Food Drop Plan

LONDON, April 26 - P)-
The official Netherlands Aneta
News Agency said 1t had learn
ed today that Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower's announced plan to
drop food by plane to civilians
in the German-held pocket in
Western Holland had been aban-
doned temporarily.
German military authorities
in Holland said they would not
agree to Eisenhower's plan for
distributing the food.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
West Front

and Iron Third Divisions cap
ture 5000 Germans since en-
tering Bremen yesterday. Rigid
opposition gave way suddenly
and almost disappeared by mid
afternoon.
The massive three army as
sault in the south carried within
As miles of Munich, threatened
with wide enlightenment, and u
miles of the Fuehrer's ruined
roost at Berchtesgaden.
The British capture more than
half Of Bremen, Germany's larg-
est submarine base, and resist
ance was collapsing rapidly.
The Lowland (52nd) Division
fought to the 18th Cen utryeaht
fought to the 18th Century Ca
thedral in the heart of Bremen.
The Iron Third Division took
Thirfiel dand the Focke Wulf
Airplane factory and half of the
part Of Bremen lying below the
Weser river. The submarine
pens were not yet reached, but
5000 prisoners were taken.
Just south of Hamburg, the
Germans counterattacked the
desert rats 9th Armored) Di-
vision, but were thrown back.
Some of 1t. Gen. George S.
Patton's divisions struck east
into Czechoslovakia capturing
Eyer (Cheb). where Hitler made
his post-M Munich TRADE annex
ne the Sudetenland of Czecho-
slovakia. Cheb, a city of 51,549
Is the 18th largest in Czechoslo-
vakia.
The Third Army was within
or on the border of that Repub.
lie along a 50-mile front jutting
within 35 of Pilsen and its new
ly-bombed 'Skoda Munitions
Works.
The threatened entrapment Of
Bohemia and Moravia-last un.
conquered parts Of Czechoslo-
vakia-might prove q greater
blow than even the German
disasters in the Ruhr and at
Stalingrad. The area is larger
and 1t contains the last heavy
industries in German hands.
All roads and rails from the
Pilsen-P Prague area to the Ba-
varian redoubt were cut ex-
cept q circuitous route through
Linz.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Boy Hero
Continued from Page I

COntlnueu from rage
ness of tongue he managed to
get into a uniform.
After training, he went to
the Pacific area, telling his
folks, MIR. and Mrs. Henry Scha-
fer, of 22765 Rausch avenue,
that he was glad to get into ac-
ton. Four Of his brothers, John,
in India; Robert, in the South
Pacific, and Russell and Rich
ard, with the Merchant Marine,
were doing their bit for Uncle
Sam. So George wanted to share
the burden-and the privilege.
He was wounded in the Pa.
cific area, and when a thorough
inspection was made of his rec
ords, Army officers found that
George was ~under-age and gave
him an honorable discharge.
MOI so long ago, George be-
came Is, and Uncle Sam could
do nothing but accept his Army
application and reissue q uni
form and gun to the young vet
eran. He went overseas.
On April 10, Mr.. and Mrs.
Schafer received a War Depart.
ment telegram: Eve regret to
inform you. ."
Yes, Pvt. George E. Schafer
has gone the limit for Uncle
Sam. He was killed In action
April / in Germany with the
Third Armored Division Of the
First Army.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Utica


commissioner, Elvin Duval;
street committee, Havel, Kraft,
Chapoton; health officer, DR.. d.
b. Wiley; purchasing commit
tee. Dean, Havel, Morrison; per-
NIT committee, Kraft, Chapoton,
Dean.
City attorney, Henry F. Gage;
constable, Henry w. Heck;
board of review, Edward Havel,
William Weier, Earl j. McClel-
Ian. The Mayor automatically
becomes a member of the coun-
ty board of supervisors and
Henry F. Gage was appointed
a. the second supervisor to
which the city is entitled.
Bond of the City clerk was
set at $1,000, and it was also
voted to bond the constable and
City police $1,000 each. Henry
W.. Heck and William Weyburn
compose the police force and
City Attorney Gage was direct
ed to draw up an ordinance cre-
ating the office of chief Of
police.
Miss Kraft was appointed to
act as police matron. 1t was also
voted to combine the salaries of
the City Clerk and deputy clerk
to give the clerk a salary of
$4,000 per month and abolish
ing the office of deputy clerk
for the present. Miss Kraft, who
is the first woman ever to hold
the office of clerk in Utica, has
been the deputy clerk acting
for Weier, former clerk.
Liquor licenses for the fol-
lowing were granted: Utica Rim
Ike Hotel Glass B; Shamrock
Glass c; The Utica Tavern, Ed
ward Fritz and Harry Kollmor-
gen beer licenses.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
EXPLAINS STAND

Before voting mo" in respect
to the re-appointment of City
Attorney Nunneley, Mayor Wag-
ner spoke briefly in commenda-
ton of Nunneley's long years Of
service to the city as ar attorney,
and said that he knew of no COM
plant that could be made in re-
spect to Nunneley's professional
duties.
= "Yet," he added, "the voters
expression at the polls and the
concensus of opinion indicate a
desire for a change. For this
reason l am voting against Num-
neley and for Hugh H. Neale."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Physical Demonstration
Al HiQh School Ioniqhi

The annual Physical Fitness
demonstration Of the Athletic
Department of Mount Clemens
High school will be staged in
the boys gymnasium at the
school tonight at 1880 o'clock,
Athletic Director Roy N. Quinn
announced today. F,
The exhibition Is open to the
public, with all tickets so cents
each for students and adults.
Approximately 500 boys and
girls will participate in the ex-
e~rcises, for which they have
been training some time. Inter-
esting drills and exhibitions
Will be offered.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26
Thieves Abandon
Il Stolen Tires

Mount Clemens police are in
vestigating the attempted theft
of a large quantity of automo-
bile tires from the William
Hatch auto maintenance station
at Scott boulevard and North
avenue last night.
The station was entered by
breaking a window and this
morning police found 81 tires
scattered in various hiding
places nearby, including an al
ley across the street.
1t was theorized that youths
had planned to steal the tires
and had hidden them for pick
ing up later, but had been pre-
vented from returning.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-26

1 to 2 points on beef roasts and
other beef cuts. Utility grades of
veal and lamb will carry the
same point values as the higher
grades.
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles said point values were
restored to the additional grades
and cuts of meat in order 10
keep point values on the more
desirable cuts at a minimum and
Ito give a person the best
chance possible to get Lis fair
share Of all the meat that is
available for civilians"