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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-14
Pfc. Miller to Wed
Shores Girl Saturday

EILEEN WALSH, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Reginald Walsh Of
81. Clair Shores, Will become
the bride of Pfc. Marvin Miller,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Mill
or OF % Scott boulevard, Satur-
day afternoon in Trinity Luth-
eran church in Mount Clemens.
The wedding is set for 2 o.
clock, with wedding dinner at
the Club Lido, and reception at
Eastwood hall that evening.
The bride-elect was honored
Sunday afternoon at a lawn
party and miscellaneous shower
given al the home of Mrs. Elmer
Sahrow, OF ST. Clair Shores,
with Mrs. Edwin Tom, Mrs.
Walter SEEK, Mrs. Clarence
Miller and Mrs. Harold Miller
assisting. Sixty guests were pre-
sent.
Wednesday evening she will
be honored when the bride
grooms mother, Mrs Miller,
and sister Eleanor, Will enter
tain at a miscellaneous shower,
and on Thursday evening Jane
Lingeman OF St Clair Shores
will be hostess for Miss Walsh.
Pvt. Miller has just returned
from seven months overseas, in
the ETC.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-14
Released

won a discharge for Cpl. Harry
ID. Perry. q, who arrived in
Mount Clemens Saturday morn
ing from Florida, having been
flown 10 the States from the
ETC. Cpl. Perry was 81 months
overseas as a forward artillery
observer with the Thunderbiru
Division. He wears seven stars on
his ETC ribbon, Tor action in
Tunisia, Sicily. Italy, Southern
France, the Rhineland and Cen
trail Europe. Also he has a
bronze service arrow head. d
bronge star and oak leaf cluster
for heroism, the Purple Heart,
and the Good Conduct medal
with clasp. Son of Mrs. Eva
Barkhouse, 81 Croker boule-
ward. Cpl. Perry had entered
service the week before the
Pearl Harbor attack in l94l. He
has a brother. Pfc. Edward w.
Perry, with the Engineers, re-
Gently deployed directly from
Germany to the Philippines; ana
q sister, Violet Perry. seaman
! C, stationed at Great Lakes.
H., with a WAVE unit.
1T. DAVID w. KEATS, 80,
dental surgeon in the u. :.
Coast Guard, has left for Chelsea
Naval Hospital. Boston, follow
ing a Today leave spent with
his brother, DR.. Lawrence Keats,
formerly of Detroit. now Of
Mount Clemens. 1t. Keats will
receive treatment for an arm
injury sustained during action.
He has been two years at sea.
in the ETC and Mediterranean
theaters, having entered service
il May, 1912.
PVT. MONICA DUNN OF the
". S. Marine Corps Women
Reserve has arrived from Ocean
side, Calf. for l5day furlough
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Dunn, 341 Ormsby. Pvt.
Dunn, who has been in service
since April, is stationed at Camp
Pendleton, where she serves as
Z mail clerk in the post office.
PROMOTION of Edward c,
Ahrens, "a. to the grade of staff
sergeant is announced by the
SIEVE Fighter Command
Headquarters on Two Jima. Staff
Sgt. Ahrens. who has been over
seas since February. is a radio
mechanic for a PSF Mustang
fighter group. He is graduate
of Mount Clemens High school,
1899. attended the Detroit Time
Study school, and prior to enter
ing the army in 1912, he was a
time and motion analyst for Re-
public Aircraft Corporation, De-
troit. A brother, T/Sgt. Robert
G., Ahrens. %, is stationed ir
Washington. D. c.. with the All
Transport Command.
1T. ROBERT H. REYNOLDS
just back from IA months as q
night fighter pilot in the Pacific
area, spent few hours in Mount
Clemens Monday at the home oi
his fiance, Mango Breitmeyer
1t. Reynolds. who is the son oi
the former 1t. Col. and Mrs
Walter n. Reynolds, formerly oi
Mount Clemens, now of Akron
O., left with Miss Breitmeyer BY
plane TO spend his 30-day leave
in AHr:n. He wears the All
Medal with an oak leaf cluster
the Philippine Liberation ribbon
the Bronze Star medal for valor
the Purple Heart, four battle
stars on his Asiatic- Pacific rib
bon, and has completed 95 com
bat missions. He reports Sept
Is to San Antonio, Tex. for new
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-14

able from ST. Peters church be-
tween S and $50 o'clock. The
Schultz farm is located just Is
miles from the Cass avenue.
Clinton River road intersection
on Clinton River road.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-14

JUDGE AND MRS. ALTON
NOE are spending week at
their Orchard Beach cottage,
while Judge Noe is convalescins
from his recent serious illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
Copying Russian System

IVA has been called the greatest so- cial experiment of all time It represents the first step toward state socialism III the United States. IVA has been the sparkplug for Federal power develop n1ent program in line with the Russian idea of socialized industry.
 With the full power of government propaganda behind it, IVA has been able to publicize its activities in such way as to make the public think it is H. nancial success, provides effective flood control and dependable power supply from the same dam, and contributes It's share of tax funds necessary to maintain government.
 If government can go into the power business as it has done in IVA, charge itself practically no interest and only one-fourth of it's share of taxes, and then sell power below the true cost of produc- tion, why not do the same in the dairy, bread, shoe, or any other business? Ii we are to have state socialism, why stop half way?
 The nations rivers can be developed for flood control, irrigation, etc., with power as a by-product, by the govern ment as public projects without social izing any industry, and for fraction ot the cost to the taxpayers. The people do not yet realize the natural conse- quences of government taking over the operation of a basic industry such as light and power.
 The nations electric light and power industry has never failed to be ahead Of public demand for it's service. But to- day it finds itself faced with a well-organ- ized Federal program for development of public power plants to completely blan- ket the nation.
 If IVA paid interest and taxes equally with private enterprise, it would be a gi- gantic financial failure. If government is to finance string of TWAS, the initial cost and the annual loss to taxpayers will be staggering at time when govern ment should practice every possible post war economy, and encourage in every manner taxpaying enterprises.
 Tn 1914, the private electric light and power industry paid $700,000,000 in tax es, and the Federal government, which is urged to build tax-exempt socialized plants to destroy the highly-taxed pri- vate industry, took $480,O00,0O0 as it's share. Aside from the iniquity of eStab- fishing state socialism in land of free enterprise, the tax question alone should block further development of tax-exempt Federal power plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21

Act, which seems to, work more badly the longer it is in force. The news delivery men followed the acts provisions in de- claring that dispute existed and, in due time, taking a strike vote. And since their work was not direct contribution to the wars prosecution, the strike which followed was not illegal (The Smith Connally Act does not, in fact, declare strike in war industries to be illegal in SO many words, but it does provide penal ties for those who incite such strike.)
 The strikers then found themselves confronted with War Labor Board orr der which, in contravention of the Smith Connally) law of the land, de- clared the strike illegal. And the basis of this declaration was not law or even executive order, but he pledge of organ izationS entirely outside the government to refrain from striking. Labor'S no- strike pledge-kept in spirit though not always in fact-is right and admirable. The Smith-C -Connally Act is neither. Yet the latter is law and the former is not. The solution remains the same: change the law. But Congress, as persiStently wrong and stubborn in this case as the striking newsmen, still refuses to admit that it pulled boner and take steps to correct it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
Another Bottlenck

Since reconversion has been under dis cuSsion it has been assumed that the steel industry, at least, could switch from military to civilian production with no trouble or delay. But now the industry periodical, Steel Facts, reveals that the country's steelmakers have $20O,000,000 worth of work to do when their military contracts are finished
 For one thing, says Steel Facts, vide sheet mills will have to be shifted back to peacetime ways. A lot of furnaces with emergency patching jobs will need thorough repairing, and so on. Nobody is worrying about the steel industry be- ing able to raise the money for this job. But a $2OO,OOO,OOO reconversion job will take time. And that delay will be re- flected and magnified in other industries whose products the public is eagerly awaiting.
 All of which is just another reminder not to get too hopeful of a lot of needed civilian goods appearing quickly. As Mayor LaGuardia tells his radio listen CTS each week: Patience and fortitude. '"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
A Hero Leaves the Field

The disability that prompted Maj Gen. Claire L. Chennault to resign from the Army nine years ago did not prevent his becoming one of the most colorful figures in modern military history. Com bat aviation grew up to be pretty much of an exact science from the time that General Chennault came to beleaguered China's assistance in 1887 until his re- turn to active duty with the United States Army Air Forces after Pearl Har- bor But the exploits of this former stunt flyer and his brave band of Flying Tigers" retained dashing quality of improvisation.
 This was from necessity rather than choice. General Chennault had only handful of planes, lot of adaptability, and some intrepid pilots with which to confront the superior Jap air force. But confront it he did, md on many occa- sions confounded it as well. The Plying Tigers" shared with China some of her most perilouS days, and it is much to their credit that China survived them. Now with Japan beaten in the air over China, as he himself says, General Chen nault has again retired. He leaves be- hind another record of American ingenu- ity, courage and humanity that is in our finest tradition. And he takes with him into civilian life the thanks and admira- ton of two nations that he hes so ably aided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
Still An Inefficient Machine

The strike of New York's newspaper deliverymen, settled after IT days, pre- sented another dismaying example of the confused, bewildered and inefficient state in whick our wartime labor relations machinery continues to operate. There had been little or no public approval of this strike. Consensus was that the unions leadership was short-sighted, wrong-headed and stubborn, and brought upon it's membership wholly unneces- ary avalanche of i'll will and government al sanctions. Yet if the unions expedi- ent course was clear, the path which that course would have taken was marked by many pitfalls. Most of them were created by the wartime labor rela- tons law known as the Smith, Connally
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21

but pathetic victims of cruel cir cumstances, whether that Of broken homes or other misfortune, these little tots now must go begging for some one to take them Tn. E
 Fortunately, there are those who will make the search for them. The Council of Social Agencies IS max ing a plea to those citizens who are in a position to open their homes to these unfortunate children and give them the love and care every child should have. Sheer sympathy for these helpless little ones Is one good reason for accepting snem As members of the household.
 There are also other reasons. The children of today are the citizens or tomorrow. Neglected children cannot think well of the community that failed them in their helpless days. On the other hand, where doors are opened and affectionate hands reach out to take them in and guide them into the years ahead. a good work will have been done which will be exemplified in the fine citizen thus aided to maturity.
 There must be many homes where only knowledge of the need is neces- sary to elicit response to the present urgent appeal. All who open their homes and hearts to these little ones will bless the day they took nrJY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
Selected Poem
MOUNTAIN WATER

(Edith Tatum in The New York Times) It bubbles up from cool and secret springs Like dreams within the eager heart of youth, And makes its destined way around huge rocks With the determined certainty of truth. Then like a silver ribbon trails down cliffs Until with melting snow and summer mist It soon becomes a tumbling stream, confined By tall, gray peaks through which it falls
 sun-kisSed.
 Symbol of youth and life, it is not stayed; Through coves and silent valleys it must go, Between green banks where bright azaleas
 bloom, Into deep, foam-crested pool below. This mountain water cannot be quite stilled Until it finds s,fbmergence with the sea, As human souls are drawn by deathless urge To reach the ocean of eternity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
TRAGIC FOLLY
(Hartford Courant)

The wave of strikes now sweep ing through Detroit and other in- dustrial centers has been called tragic folly" by Richard Franken- steen, vice president of the United Automobile Workers of the CI.O. According to MT. Frankensteen some of the workers didn't even know why they were striking. This he charac- terized as "mobocracy" rather than behavior in accordance with good union principles. The best friends of labor can see in these unauthor- ized walkouts real danger to the cause of unionism. They have dem- onstrated beyond doubt that the union leaders themselves do not control their members. Instead of an integrated organization that is responsive to ! leadership, these irresponsible counsel.
 Certainly President Truman can not sit by inactive if the walkouts continue. There is an interest in. volved that is greatly superior to the interest of any pressure group, and that is the public interest. The public is getting fed up with such actions while it's sons are fighting and dying to secure the rights of those who undermine them at home. unions are little better than un- disciplined mobs responsive neither to their leoders nor to public opin- ion.
 This explains in great measure the disparity between the word and ths deed of the no-strike pledge, vio- lated so frequently during this war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
Sturdy Stock

We have often wondered where some of our war leaders, no longer youngsters, find the energy and endurance to per form their tremendous tasks. Perhaps the answer lies in the sturdy stock from which they spring. We have all seen re- cent pictures of spry little ladies greet ing such grizzled sons of battle as Gen erals Eisenhower, Spaatz and Clark, and Admirals Halsey and Mitscher, and of the active 92-year-old mother of the Pres ident and Chief.
 Looking at these pictures one gets a better idea, perhaps, of the source of much of the strength, sense and spirit that the boys have shown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21

Forrestal laughed, and accepted tn invitation to come out and speak in Seattle on July 4.
 INSIDE JAPAN
 Jap prisoners taken in Burma, Indo-C China and the Dutch East Indies haven't the ghost o fan idea as to what is happening in Japan. They can't believe that U. s. forces are steamlng close to the Jap mainland, still believe the Jap Navy will reopen supply lines to the South Pacific Japan's domestic situation is increasingly desperate. Last week Tokyo ordered a further 10 per cent cut in ali basic rations, in- cluding staple items like fish and rice The Japanese railroads are being torn to pieces by B. 2os. Rail functions are clogged for days before traffic can clear through them The entire Jap administrative system has brok- en down. The JapS have now decentralized their Government so every area has its own War Production Board, its own local defense system, even its own local tax collections.
 Jap workers are now being drilled for home defense at noon hours, some even using pointed sticks as spears There is considerable debate inside the U. s. High Command regarding the necessity for landing in China. Some think Chinese invasion is necessary to protect our invasion flank when we land in the main Jap islands. Others believe a Chinese invasion would only use tight shipping and result in un- necessary casualties. The easiest way to aid China, they argue, is to defeat Japan quickly, not get begged down with a long fight on the Chinese mainland. ... The Japs are having trouble moving troops and supplis from Man. churia. B-29s have mashed up harbors in Korea and Manchuria so 1t is difficult to dock We have also mined Jap harbors so Jap merchant vessels can hard ly get through Despite the claims of cleaning up northern Luzon, stiff fighting continues. The Japs are beaten but they, don't know 1t. They are still mak- ing things tough for Mac Arthur's men = despite official communiques.
 Copyright, 1945. by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21

man who lost his courage and the man who lost his faith. Judas lost his faith. and when he lost that he lost every hope of recovery. But Peter got back on his feet again because through the cataclysm which his cowardice had produced, he held tight to his faith,
 Cling to the foundations and strive f>r everything that will Keep them intact. We have never lost all until we have lost honor, self-con- fidence, and faith.
 All Rights Reserved -Babson News
 paper Syndicate. Bahson Park,
 Massachusetts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21

as follows: S1O,O00, ,O00,OOO to the Soviet; $4,OOO, ,0OO,0OO to the U. s. A.; S4,OoO, ,O0O, 900 to Bri- tain; and $2,OO0, ,0OO, ,00O, 900 to be divided among the other European war victims.
 The American Delegation head ed by handsome Ed Pauley, the big oil and rye operator, proposed somewhat similar terms, except that the U. S. A. would receive a larger share of Nazi separations.
 NOTE: The British Delegation, when called upon to give its pro- posals, replied that it would like to have permission to fly back and forth to London each week to consult, since it did not trust its communications lines in Moscow. Apparently Washington isn't the only place where wires are tapped. BUSY MIR. FORRESTAL
 Insiders have been joshing Secretary of the Navy F0rrestal and White House Naval Aid Capt. James K. Vardaman ever since President Truman's fishing trip to Washington State.
 Trueman was relaxing with Gov ernor Mon Wallgren and Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington one day when Magnuson picked up the phone and called the Navy Department in Washington, D. c. He wanted to get Forrestal to come out to Seattle to speak at 8 Fourth of July celebration.
 But when he asked the Navy Department for ForreStal, Magnu- son was told.
 'The Secretary can't be in- terrupted now. He's conferring with the Presidential Naval Aid"
 WhereupOn another voice cut in on the conversation saying:
 "Then let us talk to the President Naval Aid"
 It was Harry Truman himself. on a phone extension. However, Forrestars aids were not inclined to interrupt the conference with Captain Vardamon, and since neithed Truman nor Magnuson were in a hurry, they didn't press the matter. Thirty minutes later Forrestal called back.
 Hello MT. Secretary" greeted Truman jokingly, "this is the President. How come that when a United States Senator and the President of the United States telephone you, you can't speak to them because you're conferring with my Naval Aid?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-21
THE DOCTOR JUST LAUGHS
 AT ME

A girl IA years old, s feet II inches tall, weighs only 131 pounds. She says when she asks her doctor how she can stop stop growing or at least put on some more flesh the doctor just laughs at her and says there is nothing wrong.
 The mother of 2 year old girl says the child is very large weighs over 100 pounds now and keeps gaining. She is quite active and as healthy as can be. The mother ask- ed her doctor about the child and the doctor just laughed at her and said it was what the child ate.
 These are fair illustrations of a great many similar pleas for help that come in the mail from people everywhere.
 '"The doctor just laughs at me"
 In many instances no doubt the doctor does not mean to laugh at the supplicant but rather to laugh with him or her, trying to get the supplicant in more cheerful mood about his or her condition, since there is nothing the doctor can do about 1t.
 That is all very well. The trouble is that 1t might not be such 6 laughing matter if the doctor knew what to do and made fair at- tempt to do 1t.
 Not that I have any notion Of what A doctor could do to retard or stop growth in stature or height in any case. But I know, and every doctor knows, that in some cases stunted or delayed growth in sta- ture or height can be stimulated or speeded up by suitable ductless gland hormone treatment-particu- iarly thyroid and pituitary hor- mones-and by supplementing the diet with calcium and phosphorus and vitamin D, in young persons who have not yet attained adult deyelopment (particularly children or youths in their 'teens).
 Now. please, folks, don't ask me what ductless gland hormones one should take-I don't know. It IS a question for your own physician 
 to answer, and no one else.
 As for the obsese child, in such cases. too, the doctor who knows his business will treat the child ov- CT a sufficient period to correct the disordered metabolism - or if the family doctor cannot undertake such treatment he should refer the patient to physician who does and will treat such cases. It is at any rate the wrong time to laugh.
 This child's mother asked me for A pafhphlet on How to Lose Weight. I'm glad to send that pamphlet to any adult who asks for 1t and ir1- closes stamped self addressed en- velope. But I did not send it to this child's mother. I feared mother might try to put the child on reducing regimen-which would be dangerous indeed. It is always dan- gerous for a young person who has not yet attained adult develop ment to attempt to restrict his or her diet any way, without con- stant observation and advice of the physician.