THE NEWS - PALLADIUM BENTON HARBOR, MICHiences In Europe WarMacArthur Speaks L To Filipino CongressMANILA, July 9-(AP -In a wildly p applauded address to a joint session Wit of the Philippines Congress, Gen . to 1 Douglas MacArthur asserted today, sak No nation, however powerful, may last in the future with safety rely ex- can clusively on its own defense poten- waj tiality.” • riveEven the greatest of nations, he Csaid, must resort to international vilh defense in concert with other na- esti tions ” proThe general added; loffiDefense no longer is national. It do has become international ” thaPaying tribute to the Filipino san people for their loyalty to the TJnited States and resistance to the Pri Japanese, MacArthur observed that son the national defense obstacle to W. Philippines independence had been con removed because of altered world M conditions resulting from the war; pre The general's 20-minute address sm; was interrupted nearly a, dozen cha times by applause from the 14 sena- fift tors, 73 representatives and several of hundred spectators who jammed bar every available pomer. in the plain wai school auditorium which. substitutes I alsi for the. destroyed legislative build- toil ings. 1— ..... wajBirths p,Nine births were reported at Mercy nes hospital over the week-end. Five wa births on Sunday .were-r-to Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Reeves, 1314 Jennings avenue, a six pound, five and one-half ounce son,, born 2:58 p. m.; to ? Mr. and Mrs.- Henry Krqhne, route hot 1, Dowagiac, a six pound, eight Mr ounce daughter, bom 6:10 a. m.; to dai Mr. and. Mrs. Fred Bresch, 531 all Broadway, an eight pound, six and ne: one-half ounce daughter, bom. 1:50 isc p. m.; to Mr. and Mrs. Guenther Sie- i gert, Coloma, an eight pound, three the and one-fourth ounce son, born 3:54 of p. m.; and.to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert|Ea Mead, Berrien Springs, a seven Br pound; seven and three-fourth ] ounce daughterHorn 4:54 p. m. . thi Three births on Monday were to sti Mr; and Mrs. Arthur Holt, 157 Cross Ah street, a seven pound, five ounce Jaj son, born 2:20 a. m.; to Mr. and Mrs. Pei Edward Schadler, route 1, Berrien Ke Springs, an eight pound, two ounce Ma son, bom 3:36 a. m.; and to Mr. and Ha Mrs. Ben Arra, Coloma, a seven 90s pound, 1214 ounce doughter, bora Ch 7:15 a. m. • :. latSaturday, at 11:10 a. m., a seven n pound, three ounce son was born to Jos Mr. and Mrs.‘Edward Cronin, 769 an LaSalle avenue. 1 St*Japs Train Civilian 'Volunteer'CorpsSAN FRANCISCO, July 9-(AP)- Ml Japan is hastily training volunteer Be fighters from Korea to Singapore otl In firefighting and rescue drills, MiJapanese broadcasts reported today, tei in an effort to hold what’s left of Ri its war-won empire. ■Bn Singapore 24,000 Chinese^ Ma- J layans, Eurasians and Arabs are foi standing by” for any emergency, *it the Japanese-controlled Batavia de radio said. In addition, thousands _ of; Singapore office workers have volunteered” for labor service. The first group begsn work Saturday on a* five day construction job” to strengthen defenses.A similar volunteer corps has been formed in Korea,.' said a Tokyo broadcast also intercepted by the federal communications commission.An infra-red lamp may be used in delousing household pets as it destroys. microbe life without ill-effect to the pet.