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The sub., 1945-09-13
Strong Labor Sunday" Message

Annually for many years 1t has been the custom of the Federal Council of Churches to issue "La- bor Sunday Message which is read from the pulpits of many Protestant churches on the Sunday immediate ly before or after Labor Day.
 Each year that message voices great friendship for the workers and sounds plea for protection of 1abor's rights. This years statement is no exception.
 Highlighting the message is an appeal for preservation of "thoSe legislative gains which constitute a new Magma Charta for labor"
 Having championed the funda- mental rights of labor for many years before their recognition in statute law, the churches feel peculiar responsibility for their maintenance and further extension" !" the council declares.
 It cautions against renewal of in- duStrial conflict now that the war has ended, but stresses that peace On the home front can be obtained
The sub., 1945-09-13
Army to Send War Prisoners Home, Giving Their Jobs to Free Workers

Washington, D. C.-Requesting that the Secretary of Agriculture and the War Manpower Commits sion urge upon all industrial and agricultural employers of prisoner of-war labor the need for immedi- ate action to replace them with free labor, Undersecretary of War Rob- ert P. Patterson wrote:
 Tt Is the intention of the War Department to return to Europe at the earliest practical moment all German and Italian prisoners of war;"
 On the other hand, employees re- leased by industrial cutbacks, and discharged military personnel, can receive great assistance from state and federal employment agencies and veterans organizations which will guide them into agricultural and peacetime industrial jobs, the Undersecretary pointed out.
 Of the 100000 German and Ital- ian POWs in this country, those who are employable have been working on military, naval, indus
The sub., 1945-09-13

The organization is composed of| business men who do not agree with the policies of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manu- facturerS.
 Avildsen said he favored the pending legislation, but like Elan ders, insisted that it is but first step which must be supplemented by other congressional action if the principle laid down is to become a ''living reality"
 Right to Job Inalienable
 Insisting the government does not lowe" anyone a living, Avild- sen emphasized that ''in free so- ciety one must have an opportuni- ity to earn living, to do construc- i've work, and to be paid reason able wage therefor" He con- tinued:
 Political and civil rights can be enjoyed in modern indus trial society only if every per- SVM IS aUAC tO SupPVAS AAASOAD to have those basic necessities of food, shelter, clothing, medical care and a reasonable amount of leisure, without which all other rights are meaningless.
 "If we cannot give the workers of this country reasonably steady employment at decent wages, we are wasting our breath in talking about the glories of free enterprise, for the workers are bound to vote for another system, just as the vOt- CTS in England did few weeks ago."
 Need of Government Aid
 Avildsen said he was firm ad- vocate of free enterprise, but "free enterprise cannot do this job with out the Federal government assum- ing responsibility for full employ ment and adopting bold program
The sub., 1945-09-13

fighting lines, in the factory and in the field are ready now to be- gin building the new world they have been fighting for. MT. Tru- man said that every worker in America who is ready, able and willing to work should have the opportunity to do so. We want topcoats, living wages and oranges for the kids of America. We want factories running at full produc- tion. The path has already been charted. It is up to Congress now to follow through.
The sub., 1945-09-13
Labor Backs Perkins

The Democratic Town Committee of Waterford, after a vigorous shakeup, is in hopes of walking off with the first selectman'S post this year. The hope is chiefly the can didacy of Sylvester Perkins, who is well known in town circles as hav- ing worked in the past in a super visory capacity on the town roads,
The sub., 1945-09-13
Liberal Business Men Back Jobs for All"

At hearing the "Jobs for All" Bill, Clarence Avild chairman of the Republic Drill and Tool Company, Chi cago said he appeared only business man, but member of committee which is organizing business mems association be known the New Council of Ame RuSin
The sub., 1945-09-13

Rust can be removed from iron kettles with kerosene and steel wool.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25
Two Jim Flag Hero
10 Return 10 Pacific

WASHINGTON, May 25-(P
An Amer IAN Indian. one of
the three survivors of the his
toric flag-raising on Two Jima,
is being returned 10 overseas
duty-at his own request.
He is Marine Pfc. Ira H.
thief Hayes. %. of Bapchule,
Ariz. He is shown second from
the left, with rifle slung over
shoulders in the noted photo by
Joe Rosenthal Of the Associated
Press.
Hayes who already has served
two tours of duty overseas,
didn't want TO leave his outfit
the 28th Regiment in the first
place. For that reason ne was
reluctant to acknowledge his
role in the flag-raising when
questioned in the field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

II helped quell blaze at the
large Alfred Parent residence,
j -ferSon avenue, recently but
its most outstanding property
savine project was a week ago
when a home caught fire on
Morse avenue. off the Quinn
road.
The frame structure was blaz-
ing beyor control when Clin-
ton Fl emen arrived, but three
nearby houses had started tn
smoke and were being showered
with burning embers. Observers
said the three houses were prac-
tically doomed except for the
new fire department. None SUI
fered any damage.
The fire truck carries 300
gallon booster tank for use
when water is not available, in
addlti 70 two chemical foam
tie cxtingulShers and two port
able one-man water tanks used
for grass fires. Hand pressure IS
provided for the portable outfits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25
Clinton Township Sets Up
First Fire Fighting Unit

Establishment or the first or
gained fire department in Gin
ton Township history, IN an eff
fort TO cut down the costly toll
of unfought fires Of recent
years, was announced this week
by Supervisor Paul Stepnitz
Nucleus Of the department
will be five men already trained
in operation Of the townships
new $4,000 pumper: Andrew
Rushford. William Mouilleseau,
vii i m Schroeder. Melvin
Schurig and Reynold Lemp.
Around this group will be
built a volunteer system which
will provide manpower in more
than a dozen zones TO be created
within the township. Several
partially-trained aides Will re-
side in each district and Will
help at fires in their area.
In the event Of a major fire,
volunteers from nearby districts
would be called into the fire
zone.
The township fire.fig hting
system is Clintons answer to
years of unchecked fires which
destroyed property valued up in
the thousands of dollars, the su-
pervisor points out.
On numerous occasions town
ship residents and owners of the
flaming property were forced to
stand by helplessly and watch
valuable buildings RACED.
The Mount Clemens Fire De-
partment, restricted in the use
of city equipment by fire un-
oerwriters and carrying out or
ders of the City Commission, re.
peatedly refused to send aid to
Clinton Township fires.
est pnit.: this week ordered
his fire department not to
leave the township limits with
out specific orders)
Most notable fire loss i'm re-
cent years was the destruction
of large residence on Butler
road near Mo- early in l945.
All who witnessed the start of
tt, fire said even an ordinary
garden hose with water pressure
would have checked it, The
place burned to the ground for
loss of approximately S25, 900
Since clint tons new fire
equipment arrived. with its ca
pacity for pumping 500 gallons
minute when a good water
supply is near, it has responded
TO an averac of one call a day.
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counts UP. especially IT you re
the guy who has to pay for the
damage.
Engineer Ernest L. Pettingill
came up with an endorsement
of the plan to cut a spillway
from Shadyside Park to Lake ST..
Clair to drain off the superflu-
Gus water during flood time .
for which federal or state aid
could be obtained or else a
county or inter-county drain es-
tabliShed. Maybe by the
time you're back home some-
thing will have been done to
eliminate this familiar flood
problem.
One Of the biggest news
items of the week was a Cir
cult Court jury's verdict de-
claring Detroit's request for a
mile-square airport in Warren
Township a necessity and
awarding S2,326,27S to own
ers Of more than 1000 lots
(7s3 parcels) which they
condemned. The reward was
described by counsel for the
property owners as "inade.
quate, niggardly and inconsis-
tent" and an appeal Is ex-
pected.
Remember Paul Kinds, down
at Erin Airport, MOI and Ma
sonic? He used to take US
up for a look at Mount Clemens
in his flimsy Piper Cubs. {.
He's just been promoted from
chief of operation of the Carib-
bean Division, USAAF, in West
Palm Beach, to the post of COM
handing officer Of the Carib-
bean Division Base, Borinquen
Field, Puerto RIGA. And, of
course, Paul is full colonel. He
was a second lieutenant in the
Air Corps Reserve at Erin Air
port. Congratulations!
We finally got our senior
league softball opener on the
books, with Mayor Bert Wag-
ner pitching the first ball to
Commissioner Guy Verkler,
and Commissioner Fred Brett
meyer catching. 1t was = grand
event on a splendid evening,
with the high school band and
veterans colors and guards Of
floating. Super Cleaners
beat Andy's Texac0, I'll.
Capt. Ralph Cuyler, formerly
of Priehs Sales, Mount Clemens,
and now with an armored ord
nance maintenance unit in Ger
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

No. II8 Of Sais Cns. 1916. Ussss s.. A... Es.As.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

was done. He stopped to rest
and he neUer got his second
wind"
From where I sit, there's q
moral there for an Of N. We've
been working hard to win this
war. A little rest may look aw-
fully tempting. hut by keeping
going, BY never letting up, va
can count on getting our second
wind that will overcome weari-
ness and soe ~ through - VIC
tory.
&e M4<'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25
FOUR.LEAF CLOVERs sat-

TOOn-LLAE SLOV Lno sat
urated with luck are still speed
ing to the far corners of the
earth from Mount Clemens,
Mich, the gifts of Mrs. Henry
LaCroix. war bond gallant, 10
our boys" everywhere. Latest
acknowledgements Of receipt Of
the lucky tokens have been re-
ceived as follows: Mrs. LaCroix
reports: 1t. Walter F. Grzybeck,
with the fleet/out of New York /,
former assistant pastor at St.
Louis Parish: 70 Jack Little,
AAF; Cpl. Margaret Dluge, Tex
as; sc Lawrence Dluge. L. S.
Navy: Cpl, Robert Forton. Oki-
nawa; Pvts. Everest Martell and
l.. Grzodzenski, in the States;
Cpl. Lloyd A. LaForest and Cpl.
Bernard Roskopp, both in
France; Pvt. Willard Reeding. in
the USA, and BM &C Floyd
Trombley, US Navy. Pacific
area. And last weeks rain
helped the four-leaf clover crop.
Mrs. LaCroiX found IL more on
Monday.
Nine junior teams are lined
up to start in the City Recre-
alton League, as compared to
only four last year. ID. N.
Cooley and Mayfair start the
scramble Monday night.
SPORTS STUFF Ate
placing third out of eight entries
in the Ferndale regional track
meet, four Bather runners and a
relay team are entered in Satur-
days state meet at East Lansing,
where records are expected to
fall right and left. . Worden S
thinclads from Lake Shore will
be there. NJ G. is going
great guns in track; trounced
Algonac 1872 to 30l2 during the
week. Four major league
teams have 1000 averages after
playing their openers: Super
Gle ners, Selfridge Fliers,
Luedtke Refrigeration and Cow
cred Wagon.
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MONiTOR-lEADER

in uniform, has been invaded
from Germany TO Iowa, and wife
and son are visiting him there
=. S. Sgt. Roy j. Weber, q,
of 80 Hubbard avenue. is home
relaxing after battle fatigue in
Europe. Now it's 1t. Col.
Martin j. Hoffman, in the Phil
ippines. T. Sgt. Donald
Humphrey, Toms boy, is home
after long AAF service in Italy.
Sgt. Dwayne, of course, is at
Selfridge after 70 Obi missions.
Pvt. John Rhinard, SO, hus-
band OF Olive. one of our limo
operators, has been freed by the
Reds from Stalag IA. 7.
Sgt. Robert w. Obenshain, Hub
bard avenue, is on furlough
from two years in the Obi the
Mrs. Alice Lindsey, ARC
Motor Corps, would be a good
aide to have around on dark
night in the country. She
rou ed up 10 chickens loose
at Shadyside waterw orks
building where they had been
left by a flood evacuee
and returned them to the
owner. Case closed.
LEST WE FORGET - Sgt.
James Simms, of 24035 Donald
Road. Harrison Township, died
a heros death in the Philip
pines on April Is. Age %, he
lived i, that township for many
years before entering the serv-
ice and was overseas with
the infantry more than %
months Pfc. Will i a m
J ontz, %, Roseville Boule-
v~-d, Roseville, died during the
bitter fighting on Cebu. April
2 after surviving the ac-
tons Il Bougainville and Leyte.
His pcrents, tn Harry KoontZ,
and his wife Alice Rora h
Foontz, survive. He WIS a Rose
Vile High graduate.
S. Sgt. Amos w. Jury, OF
22809 Cushing avenue, East
Cetroit, is the first Macomb
County Gil we know released
under the point system
after service in Ireland, Eng
land. Scotland, Africa and
Italy; 500 hours of combat
duty; three years overseas;
wounded twice-130 points.
WE SALUTE-Donald Price,
Woman &c USN. of Mount
Clemens, and Thomas Hanley,
W.T. &c, Of Armada, bot h
aboard the illustrious Franklin,
and Gerald Pease, CGM, of
Mount Clemens, of the Santa Fe
who helped rescue them and tow
their great hip to port {.
S Sgt. Norman c. Mcleod. 1915
Glenwood road. B-29 Tokyo
Bomber of the Hellbird Group
who won his DFC the hard way
battering the Japs S. Sgt
Robert F. "beling, %, Of Romeo
baZoo' , marksman w'.o routed
two German tanks holding up a
First Army advance and won a
Bronze Star for exceptional
heroism Pvt. Franklin
Share, "a, Glenwood road, who
IS wounded after heroic ac-
~ in Germany April 25 and
is now hospitalized in France.
Local ladies who rushed to
buy the SO dresses (w0rth
500 offered by Gerald H.
SimcOx, 20. have now re-
turned them to police, after
learning that Gerald Is charg-
ed with driving a truck away
from Priehs Mercantile and
selling the 30 gowns II con-
tanned.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

many. writes OF the pleasanter
side of war: of the four-room
apartment he liberated" after
Ousting some Krauts the ra-
dio, record-player, refrigerator
and other CT luxurics there :.
and Of the large stock of cham
payne and cognac left behind
used by the boys to wash
down their rations.
Tragedy marked the week,
too: Shores Patrolmen Cor
don McAlister and Harry
Davis died instantly when
their fast-moving patrol car
struck 4 row of mail boxes
and two trees on Jefferson at
Benjamin at 6:lO a. M, Sum
day :. critically injuring
Harold Cromwell, "a, a pas
senger, of Detroit. 1t is be-
lieved they were chasing a
speeder and were edged off
the road.
Two spectacular plane crashes
out Of Selfridge Field stirred
the home folks Monday.
Within couple Of hours of each
other one plane slipped North
River road phone wires to zoom
across the river and land on the
South River road, partially de-
molishing a house while
the other ship later crashed in
to the field embankment on the
North River road, while thou
sands watched. Two heroic OBJ
servers rescued both pilots
only moderately injured.
Five members of former
Washington, Mich. family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hunt and
their three children, were
killed by fire and fumes after
a st0ve-cleaning fluid blast at
their home near Pontiac,
Thursday morning. The trag-
edy was discovered at Sis a.
M, when fellow workers call
ed to take Hunt to work. His
youngest daughter, age one,
was in his arms.
The weekend at st. Clair
Shores was marred not only by
Sundays deaths of two Shores
patrelmen, but the drownings of
54-year-old Detroiter who
gave his life to keep his four
year-old grandson afloat after
their boat capsized -. and the
death of six-year-old Ferndale
boy found clasped in the arms
of his 47-year- father who
tried hard to keep him afloat af-
ter their boat went under. The
father, unconscious, was pulled
out and revived.
We're proud of Mount
Clemens 18th War Loan effort
SO far. Mart Schwartz an
nounces 100000 worth of
bonds sold to individuals and
corporations out of ST.
471,000 quota. But it's a good
start and you can bet the
folks at home are going to
Back You With Bonds!
AROUND THE CITY - Col.
Bradford A. Shaw will be the
Memorial Day speaker. Well
think of you and your buddies.
The WV has admitted Is
World War II vets to member
ship in the past month.
One thousand enjoyed the Civic
Chorus Inns Pinafore" oper-
cite at MCHS Wednesday, and
you will enjoy such shows
someday soon. The city re-
jected Lorraine Kazaitis' plea to
move Toad's Place to the former
Madou store because it's resi-
dental section and there was
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

$50 now. I'm not worrying. By
giving II the best fabrication
can buy. ! expect to keep
on the road"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

Local ladies who rushed to
buy the So dresses (wOrth
500 offered by Gerald H.
SimcOx, %, have now re-
turned them to police, after
learning that Gerald Is charg-
ed with driving a truck away
from Priehs Mercantile and
selling the 30 gowns 1t con-
tanned.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25
Collision 10 Speak
al EaqIes Initiation

Clare Collision, president OF
the State Aerie, Fraternal Order
of Eagles, will speak at a special
initiation at the Mount Clemens
Aerie No. 1859 to be held Sun
day afternoon at 2.
All members are urged to
make a special effort to attend
the initiation exercises.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25
From where ! sit. % Joe Marsh
Dan cvlpin Gets His
Second Wind

Dan Culpin got his blowing done
in record time this year. He was
sitting on his porch, enjoying a
well-deserved glass Of beer,
while Bob Wirts, his neighbor,
Still had over an acre to 60.
1t burned Bob up, seeing Dan
relaxed while he worked. So
he'd stop and have a glass q
cider-and make out that he was
in no hurry anyway.
And that was the trouble"
Dan explained to me. IL kept on
going till got my second wind;
and saved my rest until the Job
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b. D. A. ~

suggested sneisssrs In personal letters to thm)

Dear Jock WE'LL got the flood out of the way lost
Saturday afternoon when the voters reoeded and left
muddy but unbowed with an estimated 100000 worth
of damage Of oil kinds Lots OF the damoee intangible
its the oil furnace ruined in Riverside Drive home
the washing machine motor ruins Fessenden street
or the swell garden washed out in kbbee Fots. II oil
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

In Tho meantime, HE Gulf
man is helping me to keep my
old cor from being q night
mare. He soys with CvIfpride'
md CvIAex@@ II can be kept
going until ] get q new one"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-25

DaZOOka assault on a Jap pill
box. Rugged stuff, broth
err!
Arnold w. Fluemer. So.
brother OF the late Doc"
and a former local resident, ,
has been freed from Santo
Tomas weighing 125 lbs. after
going In there at 1875 as 4
civilian internee. Deliberate
starvation" he charges. He's
now being built up to good
health and expects to visit
relatives here soon.
AROUND THE COUNTY -
Carl Hollinger, of East Detroit,
heads the important Macomb
Council of Veterans SIS APP.
pointed delegates from all sec
tons Of the county which are
planning things so you will be
treated right when you get back.
Uticas senior graduating
class is planning trip to Mack
mac Island on a boat out of De-
troit. County Treasurer
Bill Miller reports more than 80
per cent of the total county tax
levy is in. which is better than
the old 50-per-cent-or-less days.
Theodore H. BLY,, AZ, of
22624 Euclid, ST. Clair Shores,
slipped into ditch on his way
home the other night during a
thunderstorm and lay there five
hours in the downpour, helpless,
due to fractured leg. The
17-month-old charge of leaving
the scene of fatal crash
against G.. Boyd Mcpherson,
Warren Township oil executive,
has been re-opened after being
once dismissed due TO faulty
warrant.
Detroit playgoers are hail
ing Mount Clemens Gordon
Miller As one of that towns
up and : coming playwrights,
after his One-act play, THE
Flame" was hit the other
day and now he's work
ing on a three-acter for
Broadway.
CONGRATULATIONS - 1t
Col. and Mrs. Alfred A. Blom-
berg, of Selfridge Field. on their
recent marriage. Col. Blomberg
won fame in the ETC during 60
or 20 missions, including the
DEC and he married Betty Jean
Williams RIM &c of the Waves.
1t. and Mrs. Howard B.
Tate, "a Fourth street, on their
second anniversary (unfortun-
ately apart with 1t. Tate on
duty with the 18th AAF in Italy.
Sgt. Leslie j. burst, on his 25th
birthday anniversary which he
is celebrating in India. while his
folks at ~ Washington. and wife
and daughter at l52 North ave-
nue., think only of him.
John c. Kepsel, Fac, was
one of 13 children and was
the 18th man in line to be
taken off the baby carrier Bis
marck Sea when she was sink
ing off Two Jima. Kepsel was
five decks down. on his job as
machine shop chief, when the
trouble happened. He knew
he was No. IL out be-
cause IL ahead of him were
killed!
HONORABLE MENTION -
Pvt. Edward Redmond, Mount
Clemens, has double Purple
Heart, Presidential Citation. In
fantryman Combat, etc, in Ger
many, and, after being reported
missing month, is anxious to
get home and see the new son,
Donald, born while he was
missing. 1t. Fred X. Dell,
USNR is home from Europe on
35-day leave. Pfc. William
+. Ogden, 10, is with tank Bat
talon, 9Th Marines, al Naha.
Okinawa Seaman Russell
Randall, Fraser, is also at that
island. Now it's Major
Dennis G.. Cooper, 1851 South
River road, busy on emergency
rescue in the Philippines
Sgt. Martin w. Peters four years