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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
Harry III. Chapman

EAST DETROIT - Funeral
services for Harry II. Chapman,
who died suddenly Tuesday at
his residence, 1884 Nico.al ave
nue., will be held Friday at 10
a. m. from the William d. Clyne
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Robert r. Richards, pastor Of
Emmanuel Methodist h urc h,
conducting the final rites Bur-
ial will be in Ridgelawn ceme-
terry, Breckenridge, Mich. at 2
D. m. the same day.
Mr.. Chapman, who had lived
in Mount Clemens from 1926 to
1910, was a retired consiruc-
ton foreman. He is survived by
his wife, Laura, and by ore son,
Ray r. Chapman. Mr.. Chapman
was 90 years of age at the time
Of his death. The Chapmans have
lived in East Detroit for the past
five years.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03

PRAYERS for Mrs. Anna Krantz
90, who died Monday in Flor
ida, will be held at Q pm. to-
night at LaCroix and Groesbeck
Funeral Home, with final rites
Friday morning.
Mrs. krantz lived at 1879
Grand avenue, Mount Clemens,
for "a years, until five years
ago, when she moved TO Miami,
Fla, TO make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Marie Klein.
Born in Germany, she came
10 Marine City at the age of l3.
She moved 10 the vicinity Of
New Baltimore at the time of
her marriage to Joseph Krantz,
who died % years ago.
Mrs, krantz was the mother
of l6 children, of whom nine are
still living: Mrs. KLEIN of Miami;
Mrs. Evelyn Ironside, Pismo
Beach, Calf; Mrs. Arabelle
We're, Cactus, Calf; Mrs. The
resa Tedford, Oakland, Calf;
Alphonsc of Seattle, Wash; Leo
Of Baker City, Ore; Anthony of
Sault Ste. Marie; Mrs. Rather
ire Halliday Of Detroit; and
Harry Krantz Of Mount Glenn
ems.
There are also 90 grandchil-
dren, 30 gre tgrandchildren,
and four great-great- grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
at a m. Friday at LaCroix and
Grocsbeck' Funeral Home, and
: $50 am. at St Peters Catho-
lie church. with intcrmcnt in st.
Mary cemetery in New Balti-
more.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
BY J. NJ. ROBERTS, JR.

The impulse this morning 1.
TO write This Is We Day. II
would be, if Allied men were
not still fighting and dying in
the pockets which the last fanat'
. ical Germans can't hold but re,
fuse to surrender completely. o.
it would be if We Day had mo-
already passed.
Historians will argue that We
Day was the day in 1910 thai
Hitler failed TO invade England
or the day he beat himself by
invading Russia, the day he was
turned back at Stalingrad or E.
Alamein, or the day he faileo
TO throw the Allies off the Nor
mandy beaches.
Whatever the verdict, the day
when Germany changed her mil.
itary policy. stopped fighting for
key centers and began to declare
them open cities, will stand as a
great climax of the war. We are
down to the mop-up, and it be-
gins to look as though the final
days of guerrilla warfare may
not be so extensive or so exas-
perating as once expected.
Without Hamburg, Berlin. vi
emma, Prague, Munich, Stettin
Bremen or any important hedge.
hog left, only heaven knows
why any Germans keep fighting
Probably only on mad momen.
tum plus the fact that we
haven't arrived yet at all the
army headquarters to accept al
the surrenders, that all the MAJ
commanders haven't had the OPP.
portunity for their last little
honor satisfying battle to save
them from the "ignominy' o
surrendering without firing ;
shot.
Regardless OF historys deci
sion on just when Germany los
the war militarily, there will be
little debate on moral grounds
Germany lost the war before she
began it, by arraying agains'
herself the freedom loving, right
thinking people of the globe.
Nowhere is this so we'll dem
onstrated as in Italy, where the
erstwhile Hitlerites have JUS
surrendered.
Hardly a nation but has beer
represented there, many Of then
by fully organized armies -
Poles, Hindus and Moslems from
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
Obituaries
Caroline Busch

WARREN - Funeral scrV-
ices we're held i'm Warren We'd
ncsday for Miss Caroline Busch,
acc "a years. member Of fam
lily long settled in Warren town
ship. who died early Monday in
St Joseph Hospital, Mount Glenn
ems. after a lengthy illness.
Miss Busch was born in War
ron. the daughter of John and
Elizabeth Busch both of whom
were natives Of that community,
having been born there in the
middle Of tho 10Th century. She
spent her entire lifetime in the
community, and for the past 10
years had lived with her broth
or, Otto. at 1850 Ryan road, Ster-
ling township.
She was a life member Of st
Pauls Evangelical and Reform
cd Church in Warren, and active
IN the Ladies' Guild.
Miss Busch is survived by
four brothers. Louis, e Center
Line: William and Henry, of
Warren. and Otto, of Sterling
The remains rested at the (.
A SchWarzkoff funeral home,
Utica, until noon Wednesday and
after that time reposcd in state
at ST. Pauls church, Warren.
Services were held at p. M,
with Rev. T. A. Goebel, of Roy
al Oak, officiating. Burial was
in the family lot in Warren
CeneferV.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
Bus Service
Throughout City
is Contemplated

Members of the City Com
mission at their meeting last
night viewed with expressed ap-
prevail tentative plans of the
Great Lakes Greyhound bus
lines to institute a pickup serv-
ice in the residential districts OF
Mount Clemens, to transport
passengers TO the bus station.
Although commissioners COM
mented favorably on a written
proposal of the bus concern to
inaugurate the feeder service ,
they deferred decision on the
matter until next weeks meet
ing when representative of the
bus lines is expected to appear.
The bus company had asked
the city for license to operate
"a bus on Gratiot, Cass, Broad
way, Crocker boulevard and
Terry street for the purpose of
taking passengers TO the bus sta
ton.
During official comment at
the meeting, Commissioner Fred
Breitmeyer referred to the pro-
posal as very important one,
and Commissioner Guy II. Verk-
Ter said:
Il see no reason why we
shouldn't back it if they can
maintain some regular schedule
and route
The matter came TO the COM
missions attention when they
formally approved licenses for
AZ Gratiot BUSES, at So each.
The city approval is practically
fermality, since the Public
Utilities Commission approves
inter urban transportation. and
in this case had given its APP
prevail Of the Great Lakes Grey
hound application.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
Around the Town ut Utica

rites were a part of the pro-
I g"lm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. Foster
attended the funeral of Mr.. Eos
ter's aunt, Mrs. Eva B. Schweier
Detroit on Thursday, at the
Church OF the Ascension. Regu-
lar and Livernois avenue. Mrs
Schweier was an active member
of the church and the body lay
in state there from noon until
the hours of service, 200 pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt c. Havel
and son, Herbert. attended the
wedding of Miss Irma Schwartz,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Schwartz, of Macomb, and Ar
thur Bonnet, of Mount Clemens,
at St. Peters church, Macomb,
on Saturday. A reception fol-
lowed the ceremony at Ameri-
can Legion hall, Mount Glenn
ems.
DR.. and Mrs. Lloyd r. Hirth
spent part of last week in To-
ronto, Ont, for short vacation.
Mrs. J. w. Smith, of st.
Thomas, Ont, was guest Tues
day of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Pointer.
The township fire department
was called to the home of Mr..
md Mrs. Fred Fletcher, 5l04
Van Dyke, at the north city
limits Monday morning about
$50 when a chimney fire
caused slight damage to the roof
Of the building.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03

UTICA - Fred w. Rick re-
ceived a letter from the govern
ment on Monday stating that his
son William. w admitted &c
Vaughan General II sp4ta /
Zines, H., on prIl 28th, 1919
Bill was re ntly released after
being a j paneSe prisoner of war
thu Philippines for two ana
one-half years.
The letter goes on TO state
that. while ne does not appear
seriously III ne is suffering with
orvous disorder which VII
probably require further hos
nuauzalion. You may write 10
him Il YOU Like. it says further
and facilities arc provided for
his writing 10 YOU II IS not
cccSsary for YOU 20 visit HIM
but YOU may do so if you dc
sire Hines is IL miles west of
downtown Chicago, near May
wood, III.
Capt Edwin Cooper, who has
been Stationed in Iceland for
more than two years, arrived
home TIL, week. Capt. and Mrs
Cooper viii 20 70 Miami Fla
for two weeks stay after
Itch Capt. Cooper expects to
be stationed in the States, He
was home last summer on a
thirty day leave.
Sgt. and Mrs. Douglas Rem
wick have gone to Miami, Fla,
for two weeks and for reas-
signment.
Robert Dawson, of Merrill
road, Utica, was arrested by
Utica police for Rochester police
as a suspect in the theft of fen
der skirts from the car of
Bazyl Lass-k on April %. Trial
is set for May 10 and Dawson
is out on 5000 bail.
Officers elected at the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the
Uti-a Parent Teacher Assocla-
ton are: President, Mrs. Daniel
sett; vice-preSident, MRS.
Cline HHdgens;;- teacher vice
president, Mrs. Clarence Walsh;
Father vice president, + rn /
Rehse; secretary, Mrs. William
Allor; treasurer Mrs. Marie
bort; historian, Mrs. Adolph
Dobdt.
Circle No. | Of Trinity Lu-
theran Ladies Aid are sponsor
ing a one o clock luncheon on
Wednesday, May 9th, at their
parish house. with Mrs. r. G..
Havel as chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert GoodSir,
of Detroit, and Marilyn Goodsir,
of Windsor Ont, were Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Goodsir.
Members of Utica Eastern
Star attended Friends Night
at Davis Chapter 7 h r d y
night Mrs. VIM. r. Davis, Norma
Laid and Helen Harvey assisted
in the ceremony. Others who at
tended were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wright, Mrs. Earl j. Mcclellan
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
CIR COUNCIL MEETING

The Registered Council of the
Girl Reserves will meet May 7
in the high school. At this meet
ing chairmen for the various
committees for the Spring Swing
will report on the progress in
their plans for the dance which
will be held May "a at Hillcrest.
All mothers and alumni are
cordially invited TO attend. Tick
cts to the semi-formal affair are
now on sale 10 CIR members.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
Impulse Strong to Say
We Day. Already Here

India. Jews. Americans, Britons,
French, Canadians, New Zeal
anders, Australians, Yugoslavs,
Negroes from New Orleans and
Negroes from Africa. Japanese
from Hawaii, and the first i'm
portant expeditionary force ever
sent across the seas from Latin
America, the Brazilians; Italians
themselves since they escaped
from their Fascist rulers
The German idea arrayed all
these, and more, against itself.
The recent weep of events has
been so great as to approach con-
fusion. The end of resistance in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
PLAYGROUND OPENINGS

Junior or Senior boys or girls
interested in working during the
summer as playground supervis-
ors should submit written appli-
cations to the Department Of
Recreation as soon as possible.
Further information regarding
this is posted on the front bull
letin board.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
CONSTRUCTION JOBS

In the 21-billion dollars worth
of building which builders ex'
pect after the war, there will be
jobs, either directly or indirect
ly, for 5000, 900 men or one out
of every six of the estimated
SIS 100000 men for whom full
employment must be provided
in the postwar years, according
to Practical Builder magazine.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03

Holland, Denmark, Norway and
the remaining continental pock-
cts seems merely a matter OF
arrangements. We are in the
middle of the greatest military
surrender 4 all history. The
curtain falls on Germany,
which is not brave. but merely
disgusting, in it final tail-lash-
ings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03

Immediately after Pearl Har-
Dor, many navigational aids and
lighthouses on the west coast
we're darkened by the Coast
Guard. Some lights, in Alaska,
we're so difficult to reach that
they had to be extinguished by
gunfire from Coast Guard ves-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
M.('.H.S.
Notes
by
Barbara MacLachlan
MIRROR DISTRIBUTED

The early May issue of the
Mirror came out yesterday and
the staff is already making prep
arations for another May issue of
the paper. The Mirror is also
sponsoring an exhibit of arti-
Giles sent home 10 students of
MCHS by overseas servicemen.
The articles, which will be un-
der close surveillance, will be
shown :, the library May l4-l8.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03

Sr Mrs A. 3. Ladd, Mrs. Leroy
Tyack, Mrs. l.. c. Bennett and
Mrs. c. L. Bennett and Mrs, Jes-
sic Mcclellan. Two lovely floral
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-03
Matomb School Raises
$3.50 for Ambulance

Macomb Schools 218 sixth
graders are proud of their latest
patriotic accomplishment-rais-
ing $3.50 in the past 10 weeks
war bond and stamp sales for the
purchase of an army field ambu-
lance. Margaret Rayburn and
Ruth Young of the faculty were
in charge of the project.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
City Wired On
 Strike Situation

Urging that governmental a. gencies, appointed to prevent such occurrences as the strike that now ties up boats to Alaska, take action to remedy the situa- tion, 8 wire from the city. signed by o. A. Torgerson, mayor, was dispatched Tuesday to Lewis B. Schwellenbach, secretary of labor at Washington, D. c.
 The wire stated:
 The residents of Alaska are becoming seriously alarmed con corning the shipping strike now in effect at Seattle which if con tinued much longer will seriously affect transportation Of needed food, fuel oil and other essential commodities, as due to the nec- essity of importing all commod- ities the situation is much more critical throughout Alaska than in continental United States where most necessities are ob- tainable even during strikes.
 I've are also in urgent need of lumber and other building mat erials in order to property house our people, as except for a few housing projects in some Alaskan c, mmunities no construction has been possible since the beginning of the war.
 Strikes of Alaskan ship em- ployes and lumber workers deep
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Sled Area Named

To prevent sledding accidents the police department has set g. side Spruce Lane hill and one block of Alaska Way adjoining it as a sliding area, and ears are forbidden to use 1t while 1t IS be- ing so used. Children with sleds are cautioned to stop before crossing the highway at the feet of the run, by the MP station.
 No sledding will be allowed on any of the other city streets, and children caught violating thls rule will have their sleds im- pounded, the police department said.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Bond Drive ln Reverse One Week

It sounds impossible, but the tetal Victory Bond sales as of Nov. 23 were about two thou sand dollars less than on Nov. 16, a week previously, and now Kodiak has even farther to go to attain it's goal of $35,0oO.
 Sales reported last week from all sources were $2i,412.50, and after another week of the cam paign sales yesterday were total- led at S19,481.25
 The apparent discrepancy was explained by the fact that some bends sold just before the drive started were wrongly included m the campaign totals a week ago
 Kodiak has until Dec. 8 to sell sl5,5lS.75 worth of bonds in it's "wrong-way" campaign.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Postponement Urged

The Kodiak Chamber of Com merce, along with numerous other bodies in the Territory, tLis week went on record in a wire to Delegate E. l.. Bartlett as being opposed to freight in- crease and asked that the sched- uled hearing on rates be post poned to give Alaska parties time to prepare data.
 "We have no objection to fair hearing" the wire said, "but
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
.COrdOva, To
 Sail Friday

Kodiak's Christmas boat, the Cordova, will leave Seattle next Friday, Nov. 30, the local Alaska Steamship office announced to- day, and should arrive here B. boat Dec 8. It's next trip follow ing is scheduled for arrival at Kodiak around New Years.
 An agreement was reached Tn San Francisco Tuesday ending the strike which tied up 5 Alaska Steamship vessels at Seattle for about a month.
 Overtime claims sought by the union are to be paid and the issue of a meeting place and recrea- tion quarters on ships will be turned over to a referee for set clement.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
2 Men Still
 Unreported

No trace of Jay Tolbert and Beans Anton, more than 2 week overdue from a boat trip that was to take them to lniskln pay, on the mainland about l5O miles north of Kodiak, was seen by a party of men who left last week with Tiny Cichoski on the Sklp- py" and returned Thursday morning.
 The boat searched the west coast of Cook Inlet, going 8 few miles north of Iniskin bay, but saw no signs of the men OF the'f open 52-ft. gas boat, nor could they find any inhabitants m that area.
 Last report on the men is that they left Kupreanof straits on October 28, to cross the open water, and that there was 2 days of fair weather following their departure The two men were going after machinery and ex- pected to be back in 10 days or so.
 On the searching party's return U. s. Commissioner G. w. Bu- bendorf informed Mrs. Tslbert Christine Leite) of the failure of the search, and yesterday was making an attempt to locate someone who knew the address of Beans brother. Harlan AntOn, who formerly worked here at the Army dock.
 John Chase, partner with Jay Tolbert in contracting irno, said yesterday he was contem- plating going to Homer and then flying over to Iniskin bay and that area during good weather.
 The Navy has reported , flights being made in their planes in the area, but said the search was inconclusive as the planes were bampered by fogs on all trips.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Cars Damaged In Accident

A fine of $20 and costs and suspension of drivers license for 70 days was meted out to Joe Mahoney this week by City Magistrate George SIawson after eonviction on d drunken driving tharge.
 Mahoney, driving a war sur- plus Plymouth he had recently purchased, collided with a La Salle driven by Bill Wynkoop, On Mission road Sunday. The La Salle was badly damaged. A set dement, for the damages was worked out whereby Wynkoop parchased the Plymouth.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Library
 Discussed

With the Red Cross Center al- ready closed and Dec. l set as the date the American Legion, Post No. IF, will regain their building, meeting was called Monday evening to discuss plans for establishing public library with the center's library as 8 nucleus.
 With about 1000 books to be left in the building, and with an- other 25O0 already obtained from the Army at Anchorage by the Legion, a good start toward kodiak's first public library is in evidence.
 About 20 attended the meeting including 4 ladies, where the dis cussion of a library branched out into ways of using the Legion building as a community center.
 In turning the building back to the Legion the Red Cross had let it be known that if the com munity should obtain the build ing from the Legion, about 5000 in furniture and fixtures could be left in the center. Legion off cIals who were approached, 1t IS stated, were not favorable to such a plan, and discussion at the meeting centered around whether the community and es- pecially the city would give fin- ancial aid to such a center not wholly community-owned.
 No definite plans were advanc- ed as to how a project such as the combined center and library could be adequately financed, so a committee, consisting of repre- sentatives of various groups, was named by L. J. Norman, meeting chairman and commander of the Legion, to formulate definite rec concentrations to be reported at 8 meeting to be held next Sum day, Nov. 25, at Bpm. at the Le- zion hall,
 Everyone at the meeting a. greed that center, providing or
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Just 26 Shopping Days UntiE Christmas

Do your Christmas Shopping now and avoid the last-minute rush. Stocks of local stores are more complete, offering wider select on, easier purchasing and more time for gift packaging.
 Be unhuriied and unharried. Shop now!
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Company Explains Rate Position

L. W. Baker, Alaska Steam ship company official, in a wire to Walter Sipprell, local agent, said:
 "In connection with the recent publicity concerning the War Shipping Administrations petl- ton to the Maritime Commission for increased rates, the steamship companles have been requested as general agents for the VISA to participate in the hearing in or der that said general agents may present figures which will lLdl- cate increases ip operating costs.
 "The steamship companles realize the future prosperity of Alaska IS at stake and that Alas ka cannot continue to prosper Ii freight and passenger rates are increased to the extent mentlon- ed in recent numerous newspaper articles.
 "On the other hand, the gov ernment as owner and operators of the vessels is faced with very perplexing problem in that it's costs of operating the vessels to- day greatly exceeds it's revenue therefrom.
 Contributing to this condl- tion in addition to the very sub stantial basic wage increases are the many changes in working rules which produce the tremend- ous payments of overtime com pensation, and appreclable ln- crease in the number of days now required to complete a round voyage. Operators are also faced with increased costs in food supplies, fuel, oil, insurance and repairs.
 "These factors make it impos- sible to continue operating with the outgoing far in excess of in- coming revenues.
 "The primary purpose of the rate hearing is to endeavor to find solution to the problem. The steamship companies know that excessively high freight and passenger rates will be a serious blow to Alaska Therefore, as the future prosperity of the trans portation companies serving AL aska is entirely dependent upon Alaska itself being prosperous, we will use our best efforts to help the VISA find a solution that will be satisfactory to all concerned. (See story page D
Kodiak mirror., 1945-11-24
Fire Hits
 Coke Plant

Fire of undetermined origin at l2:3S am last Saturday dld ap- uoximately S6000 worth of dam- ee to the local plant of the An- ,horage Cold Storage company, Coca-Cola franchisers, on Brook lvn avenue according to an estl- mate made this week by Joe Morino, manager. Besides dam age to the building, over $500 worth of sugar and more than 7OO worth of knocked-down sardboard cartons were rulned. Fortunately, Mr. Morino sad, Coca Cola concentrate to the a. mount of $50O0 was not damag- cd.
 The fire was discovered by John Springhill, who lives behind the plant. Going by he thought he nw lights inside, he said, and glanced through the window to see if anyone was working, only to discover the Flight" came from flames.
 Bremen had trouble locating the fire because of the dense smoke, which hampered them for over an hour and a half while they fought the stubborn blaze. Even after repeated housings the large stacks of cartons in the front of the plant would burst into flame again and again
 It was finally quelled and men iBd one hose were left at the Eene all night as a safety meas ure.
 Two men were hurt during the fire. Bud Rich, an employe of the Kodiak Skating Rink, was hooked from the top of a ladder by a hose and fell about 10 feet to a frozen alley-way and was knocked unconcious. He was rushed to the GM hospital on one fire truck, where he was treated for a spraineG shoulder.
 Tom Horsman, member of the Volunteer fire department, also suffered a sprained leg in a fall.
 Investigation afterward failed to reveal the cause of the fire, Jack Altman, fire chief, said. It apparently started above or near
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