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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Marine Buddies
Get Mad; Wipe
OUT II Japanese
BARTONVILLE. Illinois.

BARTONVILLE, Illinois, -
(U.D-Wounded in the shoulder
by piece Of shrapnel on Saipan
Second 1t. George w. Weiman
and a buddy "got so mad" they
went back and wiped out every
man there-l2 in ALL"
Weiman, who was home on
leave recently, wears two Presi-
dental unit citations, awarded
c C h member of the Marine
group TO which he was attached,
for outstanding action" at
Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Tin a n
and Saipan.
1t was at Saipan, Weiman
said, and he was walking about
seven feet ahead of my platoon
when l passed within 10 feet of
nest of Japanese. They missed
every man of my platoon, but
a piece of shrapnei from a hand
grenade struck me in the shout
der.
This attack made me and
corporal so mad" Weiman said,
that we went back to the nest
and destroyed every man there
-l2 in ALL" blowing up the nest
with demolitions. He said lit
took us only 20 minutes He
added he also suffered a hand
wound.
A more serious type of "cas-
ualty" incurred by the Marine
Lieutenant on Guadalcanal was
from centipede stings. He ex-
planned that infection spreads
very rapidly in the tropics and
failure to attend insect stings
and bites may result in death.
Weiman enlisted in the Marines
Jan. %, 1912, and trained at
San Diego, Cal.
He went overseas as a buck
private and received his COM
mission at Pieckaricka, New
Zealand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Harvey Sonny Wendt of the
AAF returned to duty at his
base in Utah last week after
spending a 21-day furlough with
his parents in Detroit and his
grandmother, Mrs. Eliza beth
Shields of this place and other
relatives near here.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

for some surplus headaches to
develop before the year is out,
Anticipating this trouble, the
agency is seeking freer use of
subsidies in meeting price sup
port problems.
Eggs and grain may be among
the commodities for which the
supply will exceed the demand.
The civilian share of n e x {
years food supply is expected
to be about the same as this
year, or z per cent above pre-
war, the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics predicted. However,
the per capita meat supply may
drop from l43 pounds to 1913
pounds.
Butter will be even less plen-
tiful than this year, and 80 per
cent less than before the war.
SUGAR SUPPLY TIGHT
Sugar will be increasingly
tight and Is per cent below the
per-person supply before Pearl
Harbor.
Milk, fresh fruit, and vegeta-
bic supplies will be ample, BAE
said.
With the war in Europe
stretching out, VIA reported
that farmers may not expect any
appreciable increase in a pain
fully short manpower supply.
The shortage of farm equipment,
particularly trucks, will further
complicate production problems.
Feed reserves, one of the
farmers worst shortages in 1944,
will be IS to II per cent, per
animal unit, larger next year.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Carrier Bees

Bees were useod as carrier
pigeons by retreating Chinese
forces. Microfilmed and printed
on very thin paper, the mes
sages were carried back across
the Japanese lines to spies who
waited at the hives.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
SPRING!

- W.H The older generation
seems TO be following right in
daughters footsteps these days.
Among the 800 students enrolled
this year at Skidmore College
are Mrs. Charlie H. Pflanz Of
Norwich, N. Y, whose daughter,
Ruth, is president of the class of
1916, and Mrs. George H. Nc
Henry, wife of Col. McHenry, of
Mitchell Field, whose daughter,
Louise, is in the class of 1947.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Misses Pearl and Mable New
bury were Sunday dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Corby.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Farm Income Is E Expected
to Slump 10 P. c. in 1914

WASHINGTON-W.D - The
flow of dollars into farm pock-
etbooks in 1945 probably will
skid 5 or 10 per cent below the
record $2O,00O,00O. 900 income
achieved this year, government
food and agricultural experts
predicted today.
The drop will come, not in
prices, but in a declining pro-
duction, they anticipate.
The War Food Administration
has asked farmers to plant about
the same acreage of food and
fiber, but with the expectation
that average" weather condi-
tons will bring smaller yields.
Beef production probably will
go UP slightly but will be more
than offset by lower pork out
put.
Civilians are expected to con-
sumo all the food they can get,
and still ask for more of some
items. Military demands will re-
main high at least until the de-
feat Of Germany.
SOME RECONVERSION SEEN
However, 1945 probably will
see the beginning of agricultural
reconversion from war to peace,
and VIA officials are looking
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Mrs. Harry Cummings and
son Porter returned Tuesday
night from visit with relatives
In Tennessee.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Mrs. Charles Bellman is i'm
proving after recent illness
which confined her to bed sew
eral days.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Washington


WASHINGTON - Petty Off
Ger Rowley (Roddy) Bromley
and wife, Aurelie Bromley H.
A. Spar" both of the u. S.
Coast Guard, Brooklyn, N. Y,
are spending an 18-day furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Jesse Bromley, Of Washington,
and her parents, in Cincinnati,
O.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Rowley Brom-
ley were 6 o'clock dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Brom-
ley Tuesday evening.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Washington Garden Club met
with Mrs. Susan Mcconnell for
regular monthly meeting Tues
day.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Donald Luchtman, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Ed Luchtman of Canal
road recently underwent an op-
Grafton when he had a hand
amputated Infection followed
an injury to the hand, which
was crushed in a corn husker.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

The L. and L. Association will
meet with Mrs. Robert Cassels
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Rev. Mr.. Sterling attended
the l. F. G. A. at Kalamazoo
Monday and a meeting of the
Michigan Fundamental Baptist
Fellowship in Detroit Tuesday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

for the annual "Winter Special"
next Thursday, Feb. is, for a
/ o'clock luncheon, and pro-
gram following. Members are
requested to bring their table
service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

Mrs. Myrta LaChance was
hostess for a birthday dinner
party honoring Mrs. Ammon
Thurston at Briarwood, Tues
day. Guests included the honor
guest and husband, also Mrs.
Jean Evans, Mrs. Cora Thurs
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Layton Kee-
Ter Of Lewiston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Andrews of De-
troit. The following day Mrs.
Robert Owens of Romeo enter
tanned at dinner honoring the
birthday of Mrs. LaChance. Mr..
and Mrs Layton Keller and the
honoree were guests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
City Celebrates Nelus With CarniDaI Spirit
Town Turned Up sidedown' By Good notured Crowd
By BETTY BLANCHARD

Peace. It's wonderfull" shouted an excited, jubilant Waterbury when an axiously-waiting world heard the magic word that the bloodiest and costliest war in all history had finally come to an end.
 Since last Friday at 8 a. rn.- through TOT agonizing, feverish hours in which hopes were mingled vague fears Waterburians remain led glued to radios, hoping at every moment to hear the momentous that the momentous announcement that the treacherous enemy, who had preciptated Ameri- |can into war on December T, 1941, had thrown up the white lag.
 Hilarious Outburst
 And when the news finally burst upon the world at TOP p. m. last might, the city swung into the gay- lest and most hilarious celebration the city has ever seen. The lid was |off. Restraint was thrown to the wind. Wild joy was reflected on every face. Others could not control their emotions and wept unashamed- |ly. not even bothering to use a handkerchief. They wiped the tears |away with the back of their hands. Everywhere people had difficulty |finding words to express what they |felt. Most said in voice, choking with emotion, What can you say lat time like this. It's wonderful! Peace is wonderful!''
 That peace was wonderful could fr.ontintied on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
Reconversion Program Rushed Into Effect

Washington, Aug. l5-(UP)-The administration, warning that s.000.- 900 Americans may be jobless be- fore next spring. today unveiled it's master plan to cushion the shock of reconversion and promote rec ord peacetime production.
 Reconversion Director John w. Snyder laid down the rules by which the government hopes to prevent chaos and permanent economic dis- location which he said could lose the battle for "a total and stable prosperity in peace"
 Contract Cancellation
 War contract cancellations are eS- pected to reach e36. .0o0. .0oo, 600 In c iew weeks as the nation begins shaping VIC: pons inso radios. auto- moblies, and plowshares.
 Snyder enip.inaized that only peacetlmo production greater than "this or any other natlon has ever seen" will make orderly Feconverslon possible. He laid down theae stFin- gent rules for She Initial slepai
 i. The army1 pssk munil'ona pros carement pfoHfaIH 's tgipH ett iF'- Msa|HI<ly ''tY At le ft1 N1f ztHI. |4.[ N=I['. |44 =M= M<iAF #AA'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
Credit Atomic Bomb
 With Jap Surrender
Hirohito DiseIoses Bombs Forces in Broadcast
Bx HENRY SUPER
united Press Staff Correspondent

Limited Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 San Francisco, Aug. 15.-(UP)- Emperor Hirohito, in the first broad cast ever made to his 1OO,00O,Oo subjects, said today that the atomic bomb forced Japan to accept the first military defeat in the 2,6O5 years of her history.
 The bespectacled Son of Heaven, speaking four hours after President Truman announced that the Pacific war was over. said that the atomic bomb, dropped for the first time only nine days before, was "new and most cruel"
 The emperor spoke over the Japa- nese Broadcasting Corporation net work at noon Tokyo time (11 p. m. Tuesday EWT). It was the first time that any Japanese, with the excep- ton of few government and mili- tary of1cials and members of the royal family, that any Japanese had heard the voice of the emperor.
 Emperor Himself
 Dispatches from Guam said that captured Japanese officers who hs- tened to the broadcast on Okinawa believed there was no doubt that emperor made the broadcast in per- son-presumably from his imperial palace in Tokyo. The emperor re- ferred to himself with the imperial ''we," reserved only for himself.
 The emperor, who soon must place himself under the direct command
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
Job Controls Abolished

Washington, Aug. 15.-(UP)-All Federal controls over employment were abolished today.
 Removal of wartime man-power restrictions was ordered by the War Manpower Commission as President Truman made his V-J Day announcement.
 Frank L. McNamee, acting WING chief, said the action lifts all con- trols and restores @ free labor mar ket. He added that a new ''voluf,- tary community action" program will be started at once to speed re- conversion.
 The announcement removed ccn- trols that were started in May. le43, to prevent employees from ufaaushoF- ized moving from one Job 70 anoth. CT and imposing ceilings on the number of persons an employer could hire.
 No More Certificates
 Workers no longer need to obtain rcertlficates of availability" in oE- dor to change Jobs. Tho War Labor Boards wage controls rsnaln in e. feet, but nay be modified soon.
 The neg program, AeNamee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
Peace News Recalled 20 Droftees
 Local Men Sent
 Home at Lost
 Hour; 6 Drafted
By CAROLYN GENOVA

Twenty-six local men kept 8 draft appointment with Uncle Sam this morning-but the latter can- celled the date for 20 of them who were 26 years and over.
 Standing in the early morning sun amidst remnants of last nights glorious V-J Day celebration, they kissed their loved ones goodby and resignedly prepared to begin their military careers as members of. the local Draft Board No. Is contingent scheduled to leave the city today.
 The roll was called upon the arr rival of J. Warren Upson, chair man of the board, and then a startling announcement was made which in a few seconds brought broad smiles to the countenances of twenty of the inductees. MT. Upson had just read the order that all men over 26 years of age were exempt from the draft following the end of the war. and they could return to their homes! The re- maining six inductees, with their families and friends, listened to the parting address by Mayor John S. Monagan and then boarded the New Haven bus.
 Draft board officials declined to release the names of the twenty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
Proclamation or Joy
 By People or America

righteous might will win through to absolute victory"
 Midway - Guadalcanal - New Guinea - Tarawa - Saipan - Leyte - Two = Okinawa = Hiro- shima-Nagasaki.
 It took three years, eight months. and eight days.
 ! Yesterday another President. Harry S. Truman of Independence. Mo-, told the world that Japan cnce the source of our grave danger had surrendered unconditionally.
 The news sped over the land.
 Tn New York 7.000.00 cheered. Across the length and breadth of the land the millions cheered and shouted and marched and laughed,
 The noiee was deafening. It WAa louder ct times than thunder-@or g1nfiro. ft smothered the sound or q woman crying.
 nuf you could soe that MFb. Mg-
 Nthet Luciano Was crying Nnuo the hnodf11s of lhesnano1 cnc1fea ln NlN xgIkH Times Square el1 rocked Waadif'eto4'a F1zlnHI 'FNli'R ANeNs1 A|zk I1N'K |Ez
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
HALLS BRIGHT PEACE ERA Gas Rationing Officially Ended Today
 .Moy Revolt; Chiong
 Chino's s Red Party
 Leaders Assume
 Control

Chungking, Aug. 15-(UP)-Chi- nese Communist leaders defied a Chungking order forbidding them to take over Japanese-held areas of China today and Generalissimo Chieng Kai-shek radioed the Jap- anese garrisons to remain under arms in their present positions.
 hinese Communist armies in the north were reported already on the move, under orders from their chief tains in Yennan to disarm the Jap- anese and impose martial law at once.
 Revolt?
 Gen. Gnu Teh, Communist com- mander-in-chief, issued a formal statement rejecting Chiang's orders banning the Chinese Reds from any part in the surrender and re-occu- patton of Japanese-held territory.
 we firmly refuse the order" Gnu informed the Generalissimo. "Your order to us is both unfair and contrary to the interests of the Chi nese nation.
 (Chu's statement and Chiang's coonter-move authorizing the de- feated Japanese to retain their arms and hold fast to their present lines raised the threat of new internal strife only a few hours after formal close of the far eastern war. Chiang's order to the Japanese intimated they were to defend their positions acaiust. any hlIt Chungking troOpS.) Chiang's Message In a special message radioed to Gen. Yosuji Okamira, supreme Jap anese commander in China. the Generaiissimo said Japanese troops would be allowed to keep their arms and equipment for the time being "for the maintenance of public or der and communications in their present positions"
 (Chiang's order to the Japanese suggested that he might be seeking to forestau a possible coup by the Chinese Communist forces in north- ern China. Communist leaders at Yenan last Saturday ordered their troops to occupy the Japanese posi- tions, disarm the enemy and im- pose martial law at once.)
 Chiang also instructed Okamura to move all Japanese warships in the Yangtse river to Ichang and Sashih and to hold all other ship- ping and aircraft in the China thea ter in present positions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
'AII-Honds Casualties Aboord Ship
By HAZEL HARTZOG

(Unlted Press war C0rreSpomuemt&
 Guam, Aug. IS (UP) Two tremendous torpedo explosions saui< the Heavy Cruiser Indianapolis July 30 and caused 1,196 casualties every man aboard ship while she was bound from Guam to Leytes survivors reported today.
 The Navy announced that 680 of the casualties were killed or mizs- ing in one of the worst U. s. naval disasters of war or peacetime his- tory. The other 3l6 casualties were wounded.
 The 9,95O-ton cruiser was sunk shortly after delivering essential atomic bomb material to Guam.
 Survivors said they watched some 200 of their shipmates perish after five days of helpless threshing in the sea. Many of the men went mad from drinking sea water before 1Ae group was sighed by search planes 2e0 miles north of Peleliu.
 Captain Charles Butler AcVsyy III, Washington, D. C., commender of the Indianapolis, said the cruiser, Vice Admiral Raymond A. sprli- ance's former flagship, was tozpe- doed at l2:l5 a. m. July 30, Eyewitness Account
 In a matter of minutes the Indian apolis took on a 90 degree list and sank by the bow, carrying aln1oSE TOO of her crew to the bottom. The first shock of the torpe1o hurled men from their hunks It. Cmdr. Lewis L. Haynes. Fair1e1d, Conn.,. said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
BY JOSEPH D. MYLER
(Unitsd Press Staff Corresponds

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 On a curb in. San Francisco an cid woman wept.
 On Q street corner in Washing ton Q sailor kissed girl he'll never see again.
 Tn Tokyo the people bowed their heads In shame.
 Tn Tokyo on December 6. fe4i. when the news Of Pearl Harbor was received, the people gloated.
 They gloated because. in their ignorance, they did not know that in washington. D. O.. Q. 6. A ..a voice was saying:
 we will gain the inevitable tri- umph--so help as God"
 On, December Q, leAt, ths late rresident Roosevelt told the United states Congress;
 "Ycslerday, Dec. q. iD1l-A date that Will lIye in iniamy--tho United 1iafes Of America Noa suddenly and t1i|tcraIeYt a1lacke1 t( ueral and s|f forces of fh9 ei1n|l1 q Japan.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
MacArthur Contacts Japs For Signature
BY WILLIAM c. WILSON presx War CoresnOndent


 Manila, Aug. 15- (UP) = Gen. Douglas Macarthur, taking over as Allied supreme commander. ordered Japan today to cease hostilities inn mediately and send competent representative" to Manila to receive surrender terms.
 Macarthur already has establish ed radio communication with Em- peror Hirohito and the Japanese government, spokesman revealed.
 Cease Firing
 Allied forces throughout the Paci- fic and Far East will b. directed to cease hosti,ities only after the en- emy has compiled with similar or ders, MacArth1r said in a madio message to Tokyo.
 Allied forces already have been ordered to cease offensive opera tions, but no formal order to cease all fire has been issued.
 Macarthur ordered that. weather
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
Peocetime Plans Now in Operation; Return to Norm0lcy Sought as Quickly As Possible by All
By LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Stan Correspondentyl
 Washington, Aug. 15- (UP)-The world today en- tered a bright new era of peace in which Gen. Douglas Macarthur Summarily or dered Japan to send repre- sentatives to Manila to re- ctive Allied surrender terms.
 He acted as Supreme AL lied commander.
 Macarthur is expected to announce that Japan will sign on her home soil or in territorial waters perhaps Tokyo bay.
 Radio Tokyo announced the ress ignation of Premier Kantaro Su~ zukiS war cabinet shortly before MacArhtur's order was dispatched. Suzuki,s war minister already was q suicide. American forces were ordered to cease offensive action last night Tokyo broadcast to Japanese troops at midnight EWT q p. n1, Wednes- day Japanese time) the announces ment of agreement to surrender.
 Cease Firing
 MacArthur's message also sdirect~ ed" the Japanese immediately t0 cease hostilities.
 But Admiral Chester w. Nimitx announced that Japanese planes ap- preached the U. S.. Third fleet after 3 a. m.. Wednesday, EWT. Five were shot down. It was not immediately clear whether the attacks were coEi- tinuing:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15
VI Doy Sogo Of Business TroveIing
 Democrot Reporter
 ReIotes Rigorous
 Trip of Yesterday
By a Democrat Staff Reporter

Wait til I catch that pixie, grem- lin or whatever 1t was that told me yesterday would be a good day to drive up to Springfield. Going up was easy enough although the sus- pense of wonderdering just how near peace was added spice to the trip.
 But Springfield-and the trip back! Wham, Zowie and Socko!!
 It was just two minutes before 2 o'clock when I strolled into the wire room of The Springfield Re- publican to find room already crowded and noisy with ten (count 'em) teletypewriters, jammed far beyond the limits which insure either comfort or pure air. And then the peace flash!
 The Hurricane Descends
 By the time I had read it and wandered back to the window near est Main street, paper was already filling the air, horns were starting pandemoniun and cars and buses were stalled by the dozens, unable to risk the dangerous passage through the crowds.
 Bars closed but who needed bar with bottle on every other hip? Restaurants closed and my efforts to piece out that short noon matted milk with some more substantial food went for naught. But who cared for food anyway? In a matter of minutes Main street was under six inches of torn pewspapers.
 Horns, whistles, bells. sirens, shouting. noisemakers of all kinds brought complete bedlam which continued until 9:30 when a formal parade started, the formal part in- cluding Massachusetts State Guard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-15

be cut "as fast as demobilization will permit" Navy reductions will be smaller and more gradual.
 2. "At least 100000 men" will be demohilized from the armed forces within the next year. The army's demobilszation rate will climb in several months from It's current i70.00o a month to 600.o00. The navy will denobilize some of It's per- sonnel" almost immediately.
 3. Many wartime production and distribution controls will be remcv- cd ct once. Sore must remain 10 force to expedite production. break hottltnecks. thwart inventory hoafd- ing and maintain economic ttabiii- xation.
 Ratlonlng Continues
 nAllon'ag of certain scarce com- modItion must continue Tor q while. Snyder said. "nesirlckiohs on 0lhefl win be lifted immediately"
 Transportation controls I4ust con. iinuo tempofngI|g. he added.
 (. until th1 1an11Ts ~ Inl't1'11 egnplelely alt4ppeaF. rf'ts ee'''4Te