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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Strike Deaih
Penalty Asked
EIeetroeution Of
Workers is Sought

LANSING. March ! - (lD -
A bill to impose death penalty
on first degree murderers has
cleared another legislative hur-
die, its debate in the House Of
Representatives marked by a
demand for execution also OF
war plant workers who strike in
war time.
Before scheduling the capital
punishment bill for a vote
March 6. the House by voice
vote yesterday defeated the ef-
fort of Rep. Alpheus p. Deck
err, Dcckerville Republican, to
amend it to provide for electro
cution of war plant strikers.
Decker made no speech in be-
half of the amendment, but he
later told neWsmen Il never
was more serious about anything
in my life"
He said he has three sons in
the armed forces. one of them
fighting in the Philippines. and
that he believed striking war
plant workers "endanger my
boys life" and should be pun
ished with death. He said a
strike OF Dodge plant workers
See PENALTY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

The author Of the opposition
to the Manager Plan in his last
article tossed out a choice in
ducement for the voters namely:
some we'll chosen figures on
comparative tax costs. 1t is OBJ
vious that the opponents are OPP
Grating on the theory that vot-
crs are dumb. The authors of
this column don't feel that way.
We feel that the Mount Glenn
ems voters are carefully consid-
ering both sides of this question,
and we feel their decision VIII
be sound one and we Will go
along with it. But surely they
are entitled to a fair preSenta-
ton il taxes are 10 be discussed!
The policy of the opponents
reminds one of the old horse
trader story. One old timer was
trying to sell his horse and the
seller replied: He doesn't look
so good, but he is a good horse. y
The buyeS found to his dismay
that the ,fOrse was blind.
When you consider that the
voters are going TO make de-
cision next Monday which Will
affect their city for 25 or 30
years TO come, they are bound to
See PRO-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Police frown
on Punchboard

Police Chief Arthur I. Rosso
moved in furiously today TO quell
the latest racket in the cigarette
situation.
He received reports today that
a local pool parlor was dispens-
ing popular brands Of cigarettes
to any and all customers ~ X
they could get the RICH: punch on
punch board.
One customer is reported TO
have spent 81 before scoring .
lucky number. and many aye.
said TO have spent one doll1r'
before earning" their packer
of cigarettes. ~
Chief Rosso scathinsly eook
mented that such practices ~
"unpatriotic. unscrupulous. Ind
and not to be tolerated.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Meat Values
Are Boosted
Rotionins Move
Is 'Stiffest Yer

WASHINGTON, March l-(R
A red point food program,
termed rthe stiffest since ration
ing began goes into effect Sum
DAY. II assigns higher values TO
wide range Of cheaper beef and
pork cuts.
The n A, announcing this
today. tempered the bad news
somewhat with two and three
point "a pound reductions for
choice beef steaks and roasts.
These, however, are scarce in
most parts of the country.
The general tightening up re-
suits, Price Administrator Ches-
ter Bowles said. from heavy
military requirements and the
See MEAT-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Against

Those who favor retention Of
our present Commission form
of government regret the fact
that advocates of the City Man
ager form Of government have
seen fit to inject many issue into
the controversy which have
nothing whatsoever to do with
form of government. They have
directly, and by inference stat
ed that the way to get free gar
bage disposal, health units, and
numerous other services one
might wish is 10 adopt the City
Manager form OF government.
PLAY UP COMPLAINTS
They have played up to ev-
eryone or every little group
that might have any complaint
against the City Government or
some extra service desired, IN
ferring that the way to do away
with these complaints and OBJ
tain all the extra services is TO
adopt the City Manager form OF
government. or course, this is
an old political trick of proms-
ing everything, even though
they know the promises cannot
be fulfilled under any form OF
government, unless there Is an
extensive and general increase
in taxes to pay for them, in
which event the services desir-
ed could be given under the
City Commission form OF gov
eminent as well and as readily
as under the City Manager form.
MATTERS OF POLICY
The point is, OF course, that
the question of municipal serv-
ices, its quantity, or quality. or
kind, is not a matter of form of
government at all, but purely A
matter of policy for the elected
commission under either form
of government, and also ques-
ton of whether the people want
TO have their taxes increased
See CON-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Strikers
Reject
WPB Edicf

DETROIT, March / - (R) -
The international United Auto
mobile Workers (ClO)/went
over the heads Of the leaders
Of one of its locals today in an
effort to get $500 striking en-
ployes at the Chrysler Corpor-
atoms Dodge main plant back
on their jobs.
After War Labor Board di
receives ordering immediate
resumption of production were
rejected at two previous meet
ings called by the local, inter-
national union officers sum-
moned the strikers to meet again
See STRIkERS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Wallace @. K.
Now Assured
Bill Is Signed:
Fight Vonishes

WASHINGTON, March -
(Pl- The Senate took up the
nomination Of Henry A. Wal
lace TO be Commerce secretary
today-all organized resistance
az an end.
A majority Of the Republi-
cans and few Democrats still
grumbled openly over the pros
pect. but conceded confirmation
by a margin of from 10 to 20
votes.
The possibility Of Republi-
can-southern Democratic coali-
See WALLACE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

American invasion OF another
major Philippine Island and re-
neWal Of heavy carrier attacks
on the Ryukyu Islands south
west of Japan were reported to-
day by Tokyo radio as Marines
smashed their way TO control
over two-thirds OF Two Jima.
Elsewhere in the Pacific war
Japan's boiling political pot
brought a cabinet resignation,
Manila was reopened TO Ameri-
can shipping and two U S. SUD-
marines were lost.
A Japanese Imperial COM
munique said "a great number"
OF carrier planes began sweep
ing over the Ryukyu Islands at
1880 a. IN. tTokyo time) ana
were still at il six hours later
despite fierce Nipponese inter-
ception. The unconfirmed en-
envy communique claimed 81
raiders we're shot down.
The Ryukyus. stepping stone
islands between Formosa and
Japan. have been repeatedly
raidcd by u S. carried aircraft.
The last time was Jan. %. The
which has been riding Japanese
waters unchallcnged for two
weeks, would have no trouble
swinging TO the Ryukyus from
the Tokyo area where it sup
ported a sea-borne air strike on
the enemy capital Sunday.
Another unconfirmed Japa-
nese broadcast said a regiment
of American amphibious troops
invaded Palawan Island in the
Southwestern Philippines on
wednesday. Tokyo said Avio-7
lent battle" was underway.
Palawan. bologna-shaped
See PACIFlC-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

not desist for one moment
until unconditional surrend-
err is won. -
"Thc German people. rs we'll
as the German soldiers he as
serted, must realize that the
sooner they give up and sur
render, by groups or as indiv-
iduals, the sooner their present
agony will be over They must
realize that with only complete
surrender can they begin to re-
establish themselves as people
whom the world might accept as
decent ncighbors.
Unconditional surrender of
Japan is as essential as the de
feat of Germany If our plans
for world peace are to succeed"
he declared, adding that Japa-
nese militarism must be wiped
out as thoroughly as German
militarism.
Mr.. Roosevelt went before
Congress with his personal re-
port on the historic conferences
with Marshal Stain and Prime
Minister Churchill at Yalta just
a little more than "a hours after
his return 10 the White House.
The chief executive described
the Big Three meeting at Yalta
as a successful effort TO find a
common ground for peace.
1T spells the end of the sys-
tenn of unilateral action and cN-
elusive alliances and spheres of
influence and balances of pow
or and all the other cXpedients
which have been tried for CEN
turtles and have failed he
said
I've propose to substitute for
all Of these a universal orGani-
zation i'll which all peace loving
nations will finally have a
See PEACE-Page ?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

Reform Asked
Temperance Leaders
Confer with Kelly

LANSING, March I - (E) -
Governor Kelly announced We'd
nesday he has enlisted united
front support Of spokesman for
temperance groups, the liquor
industry and others for a pro-
gram of state .liquor law re
FORM.
Kelly said bills would be in
troduced in the Legislature and
that he expects to bulge the
lawmakers from their longtime
refusal to consider any major
liquor law changes.
The program would:
Impose misdemeanor penal
ties on minors who misrepresent
their age 10 induce vendors 10
supply them with intoxicants.
See LlQUOR-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Removal Permit
Refused by City

Efforts of Mrs. Lorraine Ka-
zaitis, Mount Clemens licensee,
to move Toad's Tavern from 256
North Walnut street to q resi-
Dental neighborhood at North
Walnut and Brooks streets we're
thwarted by the City Commits
sion last night when they re-
jected her plea for transfer.
Petitions had been presented
upholding both sides of the plea
(some persons had signed both
petitions). Mention was made Of
the proximity of homes and ST.
Mary's athletic field.
John DcGroot. past president
of county liquor dealers. appear
ed in behalf of Mrs. Kazaitis.
stating that he is working for
better quarters for the tavern.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

gincer of the Toledo firm OF
Jones and Henry. sanitary cngi-
neers, appeared before the COM
mission TO present his report on
the plans and specifications for
the two-part sewer and disposal
plant program for postwar de-
velopmcnt in Mount Clemens.
The huge plan. involving ap-
proximately 100000 expendi-
ture, is divided into two parts:
one for the S250.000 interceptor
drain 10 link all sewers in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
A. D. Brewer
States Stand
Does Not Covct
Managers Post

In response 20 word which he
said in some quarters intimates
he is seeking the City Manager
post, A. ID. Brewer executive
secretary OF the Board of Com
mcrce today publicly set at rest
any feeling that he has person
al interest in any future man
agcrship job. He referred to
such rumors as "unfounded in
a letter addressed 10 The Mont
tor-Leader, as follows.
ITO the Editor:
1T has come. TO my attention
that a totally unfounded and
mistaken impression has gotten
into circulation that ! am inter
ested in and seeking the position
of city manager should such a
See BREWER-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
SclfridSe Filler
Killed i'm Crash

SELFRIDGE FIELD - First
1t. Andrew A. McConaughey,
age rs of Selfridge Field, was in
stantly killed at 6 p. m, Tues
day when his single-engine fight
or plane crashed five miles west
of Marine City while he was on
a routine flight.
1t. McConaughey whose home
was in Aurora, Neb., had been at
Selfridge since the middle Of
December. 1914. Besides his
wife, Vida, and daughter, An
drca Jae. Of Mount Clemens. he
is survived by his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Lyle b. McConaughey,
of Aurora.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
JAPS COME NEXT!
81 Can't Fight Nozis

EAST DETROlT-Sgt Law
renee Archer is AL qSyoNsyr
fighting NaziS, decision not
his, but made under. terms Of the
Geneva Convention.
One Of the few prisoners OF
war exchanged on tho battle
fields Of this war. lucky Sgt.
Archer, who has just been home
on Through with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Archer,
1929 Evergreen, must fight
Japs If he fights again. accord
ing To official army statements.
According TO the terms of the
Geneva Convention, man cap
tured by an enemy and released
cannot bear arms against that
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

same enemy again. Sgt. Archer
Avg the entire crew of his plane
were sSfTot down over Nazi-held
French territory. and informed
by the Germans last November.
To his parents came the word
that he was missing in action,
and then silence. Finally came
report in December that ne
was a prisoner OF war. A little
hope flickered in their hearts.
but no words can express the
JOY they knew one day late IN
January Sgt. Lawrence Archer
walked in their front door.
Exchanged in France on Dec.
%, Sgt Archer was flown TO the
See JAPS-Pagc 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
CLEAN RIVER IN OUR TIME
Ask OK. on $3.50 900 Sewer Job

Mount Clemens. and the second
part with a sewage disposal
plant for postwar construction.
Plans are complete for the
first half of this program. the
interceptoS drain and three
pump-houses. Specifications and
estimates now in the hands Of
state authorities, and their APP
proval expected, Pettingill stat
ed.
Jones outlined the second
See SEWER-Pagc ]
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

Approval OF plans for con-
struction OF the S250,000 post
war sewer system for Mount
Clemens is expected within a
week. after which contracts may
be let.
This was the statement made
today by City Engineer Ernest
l.. Pet,ingill, who reported to
the City Commission last night
on his recent visit with state Of
ficials in Lansing.
Harvey Jones, consulting en-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
STRIKERS RETURN

PASCAGOULA. Miss, March
In - The 10000 striking
workers at the ingalls, Ship
building Corporation yards were
called back TO their jobs today
under a temporary strike settle
mcnt pending a War Labor
Board hearing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

Roosevelt Confident Of World Peace
Warns That America
Must Play its Part
By D. HAROLD OLIVER

WASHINGTON, March tAPl - President Roose
welt told Congress ond the notion today that America Will have
TO toke the responsibility for world collaboration or shall
have to bear the responsibility for another world conflict
Mr. Roosevelt sold he home from his LONG lourpeys
with firm belief thot have made good start>on the
road to world peoce.
Sitting the we'll Of the House chamber at Joint session
Of the two branches of Congress the President sold
sonol report on the Grmea conference that the Allies viii
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
Red Cross
Appeal Is
Under Woy

Today the American Red Cross
opens its appeal TO the nation for
200 million dollars to continue
its world wide operation with
battlefront troops. in hospitals
and on the home front.
Macomb County's share of this
200 million dollars is $4,000.
and Robert l. Winslow, War
Fund drive chairman for the
county, today called for gen
erous cooperation to make the
drive a complete success in rec
ord time.
CAN'T FAIL
We've never failed in this
county" Winslow stated, and
VIC won't begin this year. when
there is a greater need for Red
Cross services abroad and at
home than ever before. Give
and give generously with a
smile. when the Red Gross asks
for your contribution.
"A days pay has been sug-
gested by national headquarters
as most acceptable contribu-
See RED CROSS-Page .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

The surging u. S. First Army,
preaching German d e e n sc S
within five miles OF Cologne,
placed that great Rhine city UNI
der siege today, and the U. S.
Ninth Army by German account
reac h c d Grevenbroich, 1ll2
miles southwest Of Dusseldorf.
The German High Command
said brcakthrough attempts were
repulsed on both sides OF Rheydt,
city adjoining menaced Muen-
chen Gladbach and Is miles west
of Dusseldorf, and at Greven-
broich, main Erft River cross
ing.
In the east Moscow reports
said. there were increasing signs
the large scale Red Army oper-
atoms had begun again across the
Ncisse River in the thick de-
Tense zone between that stream
and Bcrlin's Spree.
AS the American First Army's
tanks. infantry and self pro-
PEELED guns poured across the
Erft River bridgcheads before
Cologne, Allied planes watched
for any signs Of mass retreat.
The u. S. Ninth Army to the
north smashed closer to the
Rhines west banks, heightening
the peril TO the great industrial
Ruhr Basin. Ninth Army gains
still were hidden by security
news blackout.
The Germans said the First
Army attack developed on a
four-mile front between Berg
helm and Kerpen, due west of
Cologne. Front dispatches said
It. Gen. Courtney II. Hodges
vanguards lcapt forward from
captured Modrath, 6ls miles
See COLOGNE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
laps Claim,
j. ). INVADING
Pa|awan Isle
Warfare Flores
Near Tokyo; Two
Two Thirds Token

BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor
LONDON, March. - (P)
The Tokyo radio said to-
day that Premier KOsO had
promised to convene an
emergency session of the
diet to discuss the war stu
alton. which he was quoted
as describing as extreme
ly serious"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

YOU, MUST DECIDE
Want a Manager?
ON MARCH YOU MUST VOTE YES OR NO ON THIS
PROPOSITION:
Of the CV Of Mount CcmcnS ~
the oity form Of
gorernmentf
TENTH IN A SERIES
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
First Army
Beseiges
Rhine City
Major Red Army
Operations ore
Storted in Eost
BY WILLIAM l.. RYAN :

Associated Press War Editor
PARIS, March l Up -
Powerful American armies
poured through the last de-
lenses of besieged Cologne
today and broke into ancient
Trier, guardian fortress city
of the MOSclle valley on the
route to COblenz
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01

See PRO--Page 2
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-06-08
Dutch Rail Strike Ends
AS Germans Surrender

Washington, D. G. (1LNS).-lm-
mediately after the news of the capt.
ulation of the German forces IN the
Netherlands, all railway personnel,
who had been on strike at the or
der of the Netherlands Government IN
London, since last September, report
ed for duty on the following day, the
Netherlands Information Bureau re-
ported.
1t is hoped that some trains can be
put into operation again soon, but
their task will be to carry food and
other essential commodities only Tor
the time being. Passenger trains Will
not run for some time to come as the
Germans took practically all passen-
ger coaches to Germany.
Twenty-seven locomotives have beer
found. of which 13 are ready for use
All electrically operated rolling stocf
has been taken away by the Germans
who even took all overhead gear on the
line between Utrecht and Amsterdam
The lines between Amsterdam ant
Rotterdam. however, are still lntac
as is the line between Utrecht ant
The Hague and Utrecht and Rotter
dam.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-06-08
Farm Workers Fewer
Than Year Ago

Washington, D. c. (1LNS).-Few-
er persons were working on farms
Nav l than the previous record low
for that date a year ago, the U. 5.
Department Of Agriculture reports.
About 100000 persons were en-
ployed on farms May ] of this year,
decrease of little more than than
$4,000 from the same date IN 1914.
Hired workers numbered only 1854
600 as compared with 1,089,OO0 May
| of last year. This reflects less than
the usual seasonal increase during
April. Many are already trying to
make arrangements for the extra help
needed when harvest begins.
Farmers are again counting upon
imported labor and prisoners OF war
to bear part of the peak harvest load,
although these sources have supplied
only a very small proportion OF the
total farm work force. Numbers OF
family workers have increased a lit
tie over year ago, partially compen-
sating for the scarcity of hired help.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-06-08
PLANE OUTPUT CUT.
WORKERS LOSE JOBS

Washington, D. C.-Labor's warn
ings about drastic war production cut
backs were sharply confirmed when
the War Department announced re-
ductions of $4,000 in aircraft produc-
tion in the next eighteen months.
This 80 percent cut in production
schedules will force the disemploy-
ment of 100000 war workers by the
end of the year, officials declared.
The only bright aspect of the
change in production programs was
the prediction that the cutbacks would
make available increased supplies Of
materials for the output Of new civil
ian goods.
Steel and aluminium and small cleo
trio motors can now be expected, WPB
officials said, for the production OF re-
frigerators, washing machines and
other consumer goods.
However, they frankly admitted a
period of temporary unemployment, at
least, will be suffered by great num-
bers of workers released from war in
dustries before jobs in civilian indus
tries become available.
The cutbacks in aircraft production
will eliminate certain types OF planes
entirely and reduce the output OF
others. but schedules for heavy bonn
bers and superfortresses will be IN
creased to carry on the war against
Japan.
1t is expected that more cutbacks in
other types of war materials will be
announced in the next few weeks, es-
pecially in tanks, heavy artillery and
artillery ammunition. The merchant
ship construction program already Is
in process of being wound up.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-06-08
Dutch Government Aids
Miners Pension Plan

London ILNS).- The Netherlands
government has announced it had de-
cided to put at the disposal OF the
executive committee of the General
Mine Workers Fund to improve it's
pension plans the sum of 100000
Guilders (about $1,134,0O0) annually
for the next 3 years.
The decision to turn over the an
nual sums was made after study of a
report of an advisory committee on
the miners pension scheme and con-
sideration of the recommendation of
the funds executive committee that
pensions be increased as of October,
1914.
The government announcement said
that it was believed the amounts to
be paid to the fund would be suffic-
lent to satisfy the wishes expressed
in the report so far as payment OF
pensions to disabled workers, average
workers, widows, and orphans were
concerned.
General revision of the mining in
dustry must be undertaken, the an
nouncement said, expressing the ex-
pectation that such revision would
be ACCOMPLISHED within the next 3
years.