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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-08

MAX w. KENDRICK has
been promoted to petty officer
first class, his wife and three
daughters, of 80 Gallup avenue,
have learSed. Petty Officer Ken
drick is serving with a Ship Re-
pair Unit in the Pacific. In serv-
ice a year, he has been at sea six
months.
M/SGT. JOSEPH BAUMANN
has arrived in Mount Clemens,
released from service under the
point system. He is with his
wife Margery at % Lincoln
av nue., after 80 months over
seas in England, Africa, Sicily
and Italy where he rolled up 1T
points. A member of the 3lst
Fighter Group, organized at
Selfridge Field, he wears the
European African-Middle ;ast-
ern campaign ribbon with seven
battle stars, as we'll as Distin-
guished Unit Citation ribbon
with an Oak Leaf cluster. Son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Baumann
of Algonac, he has been in
service four years and half.
ERWIN +. Stoerkel, 27, S &c,
whose wife, Maxine, lives on
Route 6, Mount Clemens. has
been seeing plenty of action
aboard a new u. S. cruiser in
the Pacific, according to Navy
release.
TECH. SGT. EUTIS M. COP
LIN, OF Route 7, chief clerk in
the group operations officers of
an Eighth Air Force Fighter
station in England, is now EMIT
led to wear the blue and gold
Distinguished Unit badge, on
the right side of his uniform
blouse. His 356th Fighter group
has been awarded the Disting-
uished Unit citation "for extra
ordinary heroism, determination
and esprit de corps in action
against the enemy in September,
1914. y" His outfit helped clear
the ground for the great Allied
airborne invasion Of Holland.
FOR MPLARY PER-
TORRANCE of duty under
actual combat conditions, Pfc.
Harry A. Thomas, son of Mrs.
Rose M. Thomas, 900 Cass ave-
nue., has been awarded the Com
bat Medical Badge. Thomas, a
medical corpsman attached to
the l52nd infantry, is now serv-
ing with the 38th Division East
of Manila, p. l.
VINCENT RICK
WINkLER, seaman lie, was
graduated June 2 from the Ma
val Air Technical Training Cen
ter at Norman, Okla, and is
awaiting new orders. His mother.
Mrs. Charles A. Winkler of 33
Ahrens street, and his wife, Mrs.
Y. F. WinkIer Of 13 MURDOCH
place, returned last night from a
week visit with him in Norman.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
New Instrument Measures
Heat Rejecting of Color.

An electronic "color detective"
that scientifically selects paint which
absorbs the least amount of sun is
giving the navy a victory over dis
comfort in the tropics, General Elec-
trio engineers disclosed recently.
This instrument, more technical
ly known as the photoelectric spec
trophotometer, plots an exact curve
of the amount of light reflected by
paint sample. Though it can trace
down any color, the color red, a ma
jor component of all sunlight, is the
particular subject it seeks in this
application. Experience has shown
that different shades of the same
fundamental color will reflect diff
ferent amounts of red. Two shades
of "battleship" gray, for example,
may look the same to the naked eye
but prove to be quite different when
seen by the spectrophotometer.
When the G-E detective" finds the
gray which absorbs the least red,
it presents this information to tech
nicians, and this is the paint chosen
to aid in keeping the ship and crew
cool whenever intense heat prevails.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Potatoes Grown as Flowers
In South American Gardens

All spotatoes" are not vege-
tables. Technically, they are clas-
sified as perennial herbs, and are
members of the Solanum family,
closely related to eggplant, tomato
and peppers.
Many of the brothers and sis
ters and cousins of the Solanum
family have more handsome flow
ers than the humble potato and
are cultivated for their blossoms.
For instance, there is the fine Sola-
mum Wendlandii, a plant of South
and Central America. The Solanum
Wendlandii fourishes in Costa Rica
and has lovely violet blossoms. And
then there is the Solanum Jas
minoides, much harder, vine with
showers of small white flowers most
of the year through; and the less
common Solanum Seaforthianum,
with lavender blooms.
All of these ritzy relatives Of the
lowly potato have been imported
into the gardens of California, from
San Francisco southwark where the
climate is agreeable to the growth
of all kinds of plants originating in
the fertile soil Of the American
tropics.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Mixing Drinks Does Not
Speed Up Intoxication

Despite the general belief that
there is a greater tendency toward
drunkenness II alcoholic beverages
are mixed successfully, 1t Is re-
ported in the Journal Of the Ameri-
can Medical association, that 1t Is
probable that the differences are
really quite small and that an
equal amount of alcohol, taken in
the same total volume of liquid,
would produce practically equiva-
lent effects. The Journal says in
answer to a query:
''The concentration Of alcohol in
the blood and brain is determined
chiefly by the amount Of alcohol
consumed. However, the rate of abb
sorption also affects the concentra-
tion reached, since if it Is slow
some of the alcohol may be de-
stroyed or excreted before the peak
is reached. Absorption may be
delayed by dilution or by delay In
emptying the stomach, since more
rapid absorption occurs below the
pylorus. The greater intoxicating
effect of liquor taken on an
empty stomach than that taken
after a meal has been often re-
marked. Water or foodstuffs taken
with liquor may be expected, ac-
cordingly, to lessen the intoxicat-
ing effect. Excitement or activity
may also slow absorption of alcohol.
Factors accelerating gastric empty
ing increase the effect of alcoholic
beverages. Individual SUSCEPTIBLE
ties may depend on the previous ex-
periences and associations of the
drinkers.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
q. KIRK BROWN, SOLICITOR
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
James Irving O'Neal, Complainant

JhmeS irving ONeAi, COlnphHnnanC
VS..
Frances Virginia O'Neal, Defendant
In the Circuit Court for Cecil County
Equity No. 843O
The object of this Bill is to secure
decree divorcing the Complainant
vinculo matrimonii from the De-
fendant.
The Bill states that the Complain
ant was married to the Defendant OH
the 22nd day of July, 1889, In Clay
ton, Kent County, Delaware, with
whom he resided until the 18th day
of August, 1913; that, though the
conduct of the Complainant towards
the said Frances Virginia ONeal has
always been kind, affectionate and
above reproach, the said Frances Vir-
ginia O'Neal has, without any just
cause or reason, abandoned and de-
serted him and has declared her in
tention to live with him no longer,
and that suck abandonment has con-
tinued uninterruptedly for at least
eighteen months, and Is deliberate
and final, and the separation beyond
any reasonable expectation of recon-
born to said marriage, daughter,
Nancy Lee O'Neal, who is five years
of age, and son, James ID. O'Neal,
who is three years of age; that the
Complainant has resided in Cecil
County for more than one year past
before the filing of this Bill, and the
Defendant resides at Middletown,
Delaware. The Bill tken prays for
decree divorcing the Complainant
from the Defendant vinculo matri-
monii, and for such other and fur
ther relief as his case may require.
IT is THEREUPON, this 18th day
of September, 1945, by the CIRCUIT
COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY, IN
EQUITY, ORDERED that the Com
plainant cause a copy of this Order,
with the object and substance of the
Bill, to be inserted in some newspa-
per published in Cecil County once a
week for four successive weeks, be-
fore teh 22nd day of October, 1945,
giving notice to the Defenadnt, Fran
ces Virginia O'Neal, who is a non
resident of the State of Maryland, to
appear in this Court, either in per-
son or by solicitor, on or before the
7th day of November, 1945, to an
swer the premises and abide by and
perform such decree as may be pass
ed therein.
Ralph r. Crothers,
Clerk.
True Copy-Teste-
Ralph II. Crothers,
Clerk.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
DDT KILLS BEDBUGs

DOT, the new insecticide, is the
perfect answer to the bedbug prob
lem, says the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in a statement positively
recommending DDT for this purpose.
If DDT is applied properly as S
percent spray or a 10 per cent pow
der to mattresses, beds and chicken
houses, these places will remain free
of bedbugs for months or more.
Wettable DDT may be used in wa
ter as spray, but leaves an insight
ly residue.
When percent DDT solution
7 ounces technical grade DDT and l
gallon kerosene is used, about 8 liq
uid ounces of this spray is needed to
each full size bed. This is enough
material for thorough and careful
treatment of the mattress, pillows,
sprigns and joints in the bed frame.
The spray should be forced into each
Joint of the bed and both sides of the
mattress should be lightly treated.
After few hours of drying the bed
may be made up and used without
fear of injury to the occupant.
One and onekalf ounces of 10 per
cent DDT powder is sufficient for
treatment of a full size bed. 1t is ap-
piled to the same location as recon-
mended for the spray. 1t is not nee
essary to treat walls, because bed
bugs must come to the beds for
meals of blood and are killed when
they come in contact with the resi-
due of DDT on the bed.
It is advisable, Federal entomolo-
gists say, to wear mask when ap-
plying the spray to avoid irritation
due to kerosene or to excessive inha-
lation of DDT. The risk is not great.
Some ventilation is necessary during
treatment, and, of course, one must
be careful not to use an oil spray
near a fire. They emphasize that gas
oline must never be used.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Jap Seamen Youngsters

The average japanese sailor Is
about 20 years old, the youngest be-
ing just above the age Of IA and
the oldest now accepted for active
sea duty being not above Al. This
average sailor is 5 feet Az inches
tall, weighs 124 pounds, has a chest
measurement of SO inches. Sailors,
for the most part, derive from sea-
side communities. In peacetime,
conscripts Gao per cent? served three
years, volunteers (60 per cent? five
years and petty officers six years.
Enlisted men were promoted
through the ranks of petty officers
to warrant officers. Since 1912,
warrant officers have been eligible
for advancement to both line and
staff officers ranks. In peacetime,
after three years Of active service,
the conscript became a member OF
the reserves for II years, with five
To-day periods Of training during
that interval. All reservists have
now been called to active duty.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Sanitation Factor in
, Army's Health Record

Adequate and modern plumbing in
U. s. army camps, bases, hospitals,
on ships and In war industries Is
playing an important part in main
tanning the finest wartime health
record in all history
The decision of military and naval
officials to provide good plumbing
facilities is based on their knowl-
edge that war is rs per cent an en-
cheering and sanitary problem and
less than rs per cent military and
naval one. In his book RATS, Lice
and History" Hans Zinsser says,
"Other things being equal, that
army will win which has the best
engineering and sanitary services.
In President Truman's recent
war review message he said: "Since
the invasion Of Africa in November,
1912, in all our operations in
Europe and in Africa, we have lost
about 1000 soldiers from sickness.
In the Civil War, the Union forces,
never more than third as large as
our forces in Europe, had 224, 1000
deaths from sickness. In the three
years since April, 1912, the army
forces in the disease-infested is
lands of the Pacific lost fewer than
l,400 men from sickness"
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Automatic Water System

The modern automatic electric
water system brings to the home in
the country and the home on the
fringe of the city beyond the water
mains the same convenience Of rum
ming water under pressure enjoyed
by city dwellers.
An electric water system is en-
tirely automatic and provides a con-
slant supply of fresh water, day and
night. The pump starts and stops
automatically. The system is auto
matically oiled and even the air sup
ply in the storage tank is automat-
ically controlled.
No attention whatever Is required
by the water system except an occa-
sionalinspection to check mechanical
condition and state Of fabrication.
Thus a modern electric water sys-
tenn with all these automatic fea-
lures provides a water supply that
is as dependable as that received
from any large municipal plant.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
THE AUTO USE TAX

One of the most welcome state
ments millions of American motor
lists could hear was uttered the other
day when Congressman Doughton,
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, said: GAS for the
automobile use tax, as far as I'm
concerned, we have paid for that the
last time. That's real nuisance
tax" That's exactly what Keystone
Automobile Club has been saying for
long time. No other tax has caused
more protest during war time. When
Mr.. Doughton, as chairman of the
Committee which initiates tax legis-
usually death warrant.
Far less welcome is the latest Of
fetal comment on the nation s
gloomy tire situation. According to
joint statement by WPB and OPA,
the end of gas rationing has so in
creased the demand for tires that ii
will be "many months" before mo-
torists get all they need. Right now,
more than half-million untitled tire
applications are backed up in ration
boards waiting for repIenishment of
quotas.
Traffic engineering faces its Sc
verest tests and greatest opportuni-
ties in the postwar period now upon
us, in the opinion of ]. Maxwell
Smith, President of Keystone Auto
mobile Club, expressed at the annual
meeting of the Institute of Traffic
Engineers.
at is unnecessary for me to tell
traffic engineers the nature of the
problems just ahead" he said. "You
are ready with postwar planning
that will insure expeditions move
ment of traffic with a maximum of
safety to those who drive and those
who walk. There is only one thing
that can prevent you from giving
this country the finest system of
traffic controls in the world-and
that is insufficient funds for person
mel and equipment. The public must
be sold on the absolute need for
adequate appropriations.
''If We are to meet the challenge
of postwar traffic, States and Cities
must revise their traffic engineering
budgets upward. There must be more
generous treatment of this phase of
the overall traffic problem than has
been shown in the past. No matter
how efficient a traffic department,
may be. it cannot translate its good
intentions into accomplishments un-
less funds are provided for the plans
on the blueprints."
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
American Food Wasted
BY Average Cooking

The food we waste in the United
States constitutes the greatest reser-
voir of unused food anywhere in the
world. It Is vitality needed. BY
preventing all waste, the average
family of six can save food enough
to feed adequately starving Greek,
or Pole.
From plow to plate, we waste 20
to 30 per cent of all the food we
produce. Two per cent is left unhar-
vested on farms - we need more
volunteer harvesters! Two per cent
is lost in transportation-we need
more careful handlingl
In storage and in wholesale mar
kets, the loss runs as high as per
cent. We need more cleanliness, bet
ter handling, less trimming and
sorting!
Three to six per cent wastage oc-
ours in retail stores, partly caused
. by customer carelessness in bruis-
ing and sorting the produce. Six to
nine per cent of food in restaurants
is wasted. We need to observe the
army rule, "Take all you want, but
eat all you take"
Finally, is per cent Of all food
taken into our homes Is wasted
one meal in every seven, 81 from
every $14 in the food budget thrown
away.
The greatest causes Of waste in
the home are over-buying, and fail
ure to use left-overs. Other causes
of food waste in the home are lack
of meal planning, improper stor-
age, wasteful or careless prepara-
ton, and serving too much on
plates.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28

AS an example of what POW
gets, here's a typical package:
whole powdered milk, processed
American cheese, an army spread
Clutter and cheese), whole spray
dried eggs, corned beef, pork lunch
con meat, peanut butter, salmon,
prunes or raisins, jam, biscuits,
chocolate bar Grafton D., sugar, cof-
fee (soluble), salt and pepper,
multivitamin tablets, chicken noodle
soup. In addition, each package con-
tains four or five packs of ciga-
rettes, four ounces Of soap, and
sometimes chewing gum. The Japa-
nese have not been cooperative in
providing the necessary facilities
for relief supplies to 60 regularly
to prison camps throughout the Far
East. But those shipments which
have reached our prisoners in Japa-
nese hands contained high amount
Of protein, as many as five tins Of
meat, fish and cheese. The Red
Cross makes every attempt to give
each American prisoner one stand
ard food package weekly. For if a
POW gets his package each week,
he's not likely to run into any seri-
Gus nutritional deficiencies. Besides
the standard food packages, there's
a special Christmas package, and a
special invalid package with foods
especially adapted to the needs of
the sick.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Veterans Can't Get Schooling

Four million Servicemen who
have not finished elementary school
will be deprived of the education
al benefits Of the G.I. bill unless
American communities immediate
ly set about establishing schools or
classes for them, DR.. Paul A. Witty,
professor of education at North
western university, stated recently.
DR.. Witty said that many formerly
illiterate men, proud of their edu-
cational achievement in the army,
and many of the others who did not
finish elementary school will wish
to resume their schoolwork under
the G.I. bill. However, existing
facilities for adult elementary edu-
cation are extremely limited, have
had doubtful success, and are not
geared to the needs of the veter-
ans.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
TOWNER NAMED TO NATURAL
RESOURCES BOARD BY THE
GOVERNOR

Merle Il. Towner, long associated
with the organization and develop.
ment of conservation activities In the
State, has been named by Governor
Herbert r. O'Conor to the vacancy
on the Board of Natural Resources
caused by the death OF Edwin G.
Baetjer.
In making the announcement, Gov
ernor O'ConOr stressed the inhuen-
tial part Mr. Towner had played over
a period of many years In the protec-
ton and conservation of the States
natural resources and expressed the
highest confidence that he would be
d valuable addition to the Board.
MIR. Towner was highly recon-
mended for membership on the
Board of Natural Resources" Gov
ernor O'Conor said, "by leaders in
conservation and by civic groups in
terested in this field. He is past Pres
ident of the Maryland State Game
and Fish Protective Association and
is now member of It's Board; he
was one of the organizers of and is
immediate Past President of the
Maryland Sportsmen's Luncheon
Club, and his other civic activities in
clude membership of the Baltimore
Association of Commerce, Maryland
Development Bureau, and member
ship on the Board of Automobile
Club of Maryland. He is also a men,
ber of the Maryland Outdoor Life
Federation, past District Governor
of the Capital District of Kiwanis In
ternational, and a member of the
Board Of TIE Salvation Army.
"In addition to his sound under
standing of conservation problems
and his many years of experience in
this field, he has also had wide busi-
ness experience, having served as
General Purchasing Agent of the
Western Maryland Railway Company
since 1920.
Among the many conservation
minded citizens of our State, Mr.
Towner's judgment Is highly regard
ed, and he has the personal friend
ship and confidence of a wide circle
of conservatioinsts."
The new appointee will fill out the
unexpired term of Mr.. Baetjer, which
was for six years, from the 1st of
June, 1914. He will be one of the six
appointive members of the Board,
the others being President Isaiah
Bowman of Johns Hopkins Hospital;
George S. Miles, Norman e. Carr,
Ellsworth Leary and Nelson Col
bourne. Ex-Officio members of the
Board include Edwin Warfeld, Jr.,
Chairman, Commission of Tidewater
Fisheries; Joseph F. Kaylor, State
Forester; Ernest A. Vaughn, State
Game Warden; DR.. Joseph T. SINCE
wald, Director, Dept. of Geology
Mines and Water Resources; e. Les
ter Muller, Chairman, Maryland Pub
licity Commission, and r. v. Truitt,
Director, Pept. of Research and Ed
ucation, University of Maryland.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
CAN NO AIR AND SAVE vITAMINs

Home Gamers are advised to fill
the jars of tomato juice right to the
top to prevent sealing in an air space
which will cause loss of vitamin G in
the juice during storage, according
to Miss Margaret McPheeters, nutri-
ZIONIST of the University of Maryland
Extension Service.
Controversy over tin versus glass
or other materials for canning foods
to save their vitamin c content, has
been strong, but recent tests at the
Massachusetts Experiment Station
show that air sealed in the container
causes the loss of the vitamin, not
the-type of container.
To retain the full vitamin G con-
tent of tomato juice in canning, two
things are essential, says Miss Nc
Pheeters, little or no headspace or
airspace at the tops of the containers,
and the least possible amount of air
mixed in with the tomato juice dur
ing canning.
Tests of tomato juice put up in tin
and glass containers and stored four,
six and eight months, showed little
difference in Vitamin c when proper
ly processed. Among the glass con-
tainers those with metal lids proved
best for saving vitamin c because OF
the small headspace required.
The best canning method is to pro-
cess tke juice in the jars, as this
helps to drive out air that is in the
juice. Heating of the juice in open
kettles and pouring it into jars for
sealing allows extra air to be canned
with the juice.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
Learn Homenakinr

AS always, homemaking was the
Girl Scouts favorite field of interest
In 1914. Arts and crafts ranked Sec
ond, health and safety third. Inter-
est In international friendship, which
had taken q great leap forward in
194S, continued to grow faster than
interest In any other field, showing
40 per cent increase in 1914.
"Homemaking" means many things
the Al, 900 girls who learned about
planning and cooking well-balanced
family meals, the q, 1000 who dem.
onstrated, ability to re-make and
conserve their clothes, the girls who
helped In day nurseries, wrapped
Christmas gifts for soldiers, planned
parties for shut-ins.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
DDT With Aerosel Bomb
Makes Efficient Killel

Addition Of DOT to the arniy's in
secticide dispenser, known among
troops In the Pacific as the aerosol
bomb, has greatly increased the ef-
fectiveness of the insecticide mix
ture in that now it kills not only
mosquitoes but also disease-bearing
flies.
Composition Of the new mixture IL
as follows: IS per cent freon; 2 per
cent of a 20 per cent pyrethrun
solution; per cent cyclehexanone; /;
. per cent lubricating (hydrocar-
bon) oil and 8 per cent DDT.
The original aerosol, developed
early In 194S and containing pyreth-
rum, sesame oil and freon, killed
adult mosquitoes but only knocked
down other insects. With DDT add
cd, the aerosol bomb becomes an
excellent weapon In the fight against
malaria and fly-borne diseases.
HaW HaW'a trial viii DroVa who
The midland journal., 1945-09-28

A number of the principal Christ
ian churches in Rangoon, Burma,
were badly damaged by occupying
Japanese forces, according to word
received from the Rev. Clarence E.
Olmstead, an American Methodist
missionary now carrying on relief
work under the British military gov
ernment. The Bible Society building
at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, he
reports, received direct bomb hits;
the Baptist Press was looted of its
contents; the Anglican Cathedral
was polluted from end to end" by
the making of rice beer there; the
Roman Catholic Cathedral was injur-
ed, but is still usable; the Anglican
Iron Church" was used as a store
room, and the Diocesan Girls School
as a hospital; the Teachers Train
ing College was wrecked; the Metko-
dist English Girls School suffered
direct bomb hit. 1t is expected that
all these properties will soon be re-
turned to the former owners.