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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
. HiehIiehts From
The Latest Books .

Inc MOIIuOIlS arc IlOt &OAuB W
like Maurine Whipple's starkly
realistic novel, THE Giant JOSH
VA" (Houghton Mifflin: $2.75),
for the same reasons they turned
in wrath on Yards Fisher and
his equally realistic Children of
God" just year ago. But the
Mormons and anyone else who
open this book will read it, hang
ing on to the bitter end, for 1t
is a vivid, strangely compelling
story.
It deserves to be read just as
it deserved to win the muchly
coveted Houghton MiRlin novel
fellowship. This is the story Of
the intimate side of earlyday
Mormon life, and If 1t jars you,
as it will the Mormons, you have
a feeling that is precisely what
the author intended.
Not to imply that Miss Whip
pie Is in any sense sensational,
crude. The reverse. II anything,
is true. Miss Whipple tells the
story of warm-hearted, fun-lov-
ing Glory, the youngest Of Abb
jah's three wives. Abijah was
the lusty but stern leader In the
newly founded colony of st.
George, Utah. But Glory did
not love Abijah. She loved,
instead, Freedom, Abijah's eld-
est son by his first wife, and
won thereby the everlasting ha-
tired and jealousy Of Bathsheba.
The plot Is as simple as that,
simple in form, but blown into
it is the spirit, the high passions,
stout-hearted courage and whole
soul of these people who dared
to tackle a desert in the path of
God and who defied a govern
ment In their determination to
pursue their faith.
And blown into Miss Whip
pies story, too, is the whole
saga-like quality Of the Ameri-
can frontier. For years on end,
Clory's people battled drouth
and flood, poverty and persecu-
ton, scorpions, rattlesnakes, In
dians. It Is little wonder that
in their desperation the Nor
mon Saints looked at the twis-
ted, distorted branches of the
desert tree and saw in 1t Joshua,
with arms outstretched toward
the Promised Land.
AS for Glory, 1t Is little won
der that, in the end, torn be-
tween youth and church, passion
and principle, she emerged pre-
cisely the character she became.
But to elaborate would be given
away the story. And you should
read "The Giant joshua" Miss
Whipple has been Engaged two
years in writing 1t. It Is worth
every hour she has spent.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
, SO THEY SAY

Let US make the wish that
America will, throughout the
coming year, be strong to do the
right as God gives her to see the
right.
President Kenneth Irwin 6
Brown, Denison University.
The fundamental element in
the discipline of the mind Of the
free man is a love of truth.
President E. E. Day of Cornell
University.
Democracy is not merely a
good form of government; 1t is
the best.
President Robert M. Hutchins,
University of Chicago.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
CRANIUN .
CRACKERS


There's no time on for winter
in the world Of sports. a. the
nation must be entertained and
exercised, whether - spectators
or players. Wrestle around with
these questions about winter
sports.
1. What II the difference be-
tween q slalom and . sitxmark?
2. Name ave articles. other
than clothing. used by the we'll
equipped skier.
3. How many men are on q
basketball court when the ball Il
In play?
{. What group of big time
football teams u prohibited by
its own rules from playing In
post-seooun, mid-winter gamesf
3. Whae = . puckr
AnUuuBD g H1Uo D <k
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
TURN LIGHT on THE WAR
coMM1T1EeS

" II De true tnot one m0n me0t IS
another mans poison, it is equally true
that one mans truth is another mons
propaganda.
A hoIf-dozen committees ore now
delueing the country with moteriol oim-
ed at influencing United Stotes foreign
policy in one way or another
There ore the Committee to Defend
America by Aiding the Allies, the
American First Committee, the No
Foreign War Committee. to name only
the most vocal.
Let it be sold at the stort thot no
particular good will come Of trying to
dismiss any of these committees with
an epithet. "Pro-Nozi" of "Pro-British"
is not good enough. So far as we know
every one Of these committees is pure
Iy American committee octuoted by the
single desire to lead this country in the
path that will prove best. 1t is true that
one group tends to advocate policies
which one presumes the Germans would
like; another, policies which would
bring cheers in England. But they ore
not to be dismissed by calling Names
They are too important for that and it
is essential thot we know exactly and in
detoil what is represented by each.
The U. S. Department of Stote regis
tiers and requires such information from
representatives Of foreign governments
And that is good. We know, for in
stonce, when Sir W|mott Lewis, Wash
ington correspondent of the London
Times. issues weekly newsletter coll
ed Foreign Correspondence" that this
is British propaganda, and it may be
read as such. Sir WiInnott is duly regis
tered with the Department of Stote as
British representative You can toke
what he soys, or leave it.
But the domestic committees, while
they certainly WELD more power in
moldine American destiny than foreign
proPogondists, perhaps even more than
political campaigns, make no such &C
counting.
These committees, naturally, wish
the people to trust them. Their purpose
is to crystalline public opinion. There is
nothing wrong in thot 1t is part Of our
democratic process. Citizens with pro-
nounced opinions have not only the
right but the duty to advocate those
opinions. Modern technique demands
organization in such advocacy.
But already there have been de-
monds for congressional investigation
Of such committees. This seems scarcely
necessary. A policy Of complete and
utter fronkness as to sources Of support
and detectives sought by all oreonizo-
tions seeking to influence public opin-
ion is the answer, and the only answer
which will inspire public confidence in
what they have to soy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
By WIN. e. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

An interesting fact about this
years women's team-of-four
champions is that the team was
made up at the last minute. Mrs.
Lottie Zetosch Of New York and
Mrs. Helen Levy of Jersey City
had come to the Philadelphia Ma
tionals without partners, and at
the last minute they paired up
with Mrs. Adelaide Neuwirth Of
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Who Cets
The Sn,oltov2


II you know q nice spot. for
that new tin sneIter which is to
be built in the U. S. to snneIt
Bolivion ore, don't bother to
write the Defense Commission.
1t cont begin to handle all the
nice spots thot have olreody
been suggested. One congress-
man sent in q five pooe letter
listing possibilities in his dis
trict. The horried Official who
got the letter sent back q TO-
poee listing Of places other
congressman had previously
submitted.
Shelter is expected to be set
up somewhere along the gulf,
where there ar port facilities
sofe from dir or surface roiders
coming in out Of the Atlantic.
Long owoited reoreonizo-
tion Of the Labor Board is be-
ing delayed by q disagreement
between the two men who we're
to do the recognizing, Board
Members Mills and leiserson.
Inside reports say that Mills
so far hasn't accepted Lesser
sons ideo that the board has
had too many lawyers and too
much lowers viewpoint: Some
Of the people most anxious to
see q shoke-up ore beginning
to be discouraged.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

The ballroom of the Medea
Hotel was q gay scene New
Years Eve when members OF
the Dancing Club gathered for
q holiday dance. Among those
who entertained before the party
were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rose,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. r. MacKen-
zie, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Goodar
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Schott.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
1881
Mildred Copeland suffered q
broken erm while coasting re-
Gently.
The Mid-Winter Hop, given
by the Young Business Mems
Club of Mount Clemens, Is ex-
pected to be the hrst big event
of the New Year in local So
cial activities. The affair will be
held on Friday night, Jan. 80,
in Grace parish house, with
BrandenburR's orchestra.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
HEDY'S FACE
ON SO BILLS

Speaking of Hedy, Milton
Berle says he can't understand
why the government doesn't
put her picture on $40 bills. Then
you wouldn't mind kissing your
money goodby.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07

Itwould be fine indeed it the United
Stotesl foced the simple decision OF
WHISTLER or not it wished to go to war.
q But II does not. Thot momentous
DECISION now rests largely with others,
With circumstances and developments,
not all Of which we con foresee.
Our key decision has been mode
all aid to Britain short Of actually going
% war. Ia lire with carrying out that
policy, we shall face series Of more
concrete decisions in detoi| Every new
ptose Of the oid-to-Britoin compoign,
every new means and kind Of old ex-
tended, means q separate problem, q
nsW. decision.
III IS along the line Of tt1ot series Of
concrete proposals for further aid that
ti,e bottle Of public opinion must now
b fought.
Any one Of these new steps may
lead 10 q declaration Of war o9oinst the
United Stotes by Germany. ltoly, JoPon
OF all three. We might as we'll foce thot.
The United Stotes is not going to de-
clore war against any of them. But it
has decided on its own course in the
linl1t Of reason, justice, and right. 1t
will steer that course. II there is any
wur-decloring, somebody else must do
II. We face the foct thot they may.
K is very hard to see how the United
States course can be Interpreted as war.
BY whom? BY nations which dumped
seasoned troops, troined pilots and
bombefs, as we'll as Unlimited moteriol
into oScivil war in Spain and sold it
Was not war? BY country which hos
had vast ormies conquering half OF q
neiQhbor country for three yeors-ond
says it is not war? BY countries which
receive constont and quite similar
stream Of war supplies from Sweden and
Russio-ond back up those countries
claim to neutrality?
II is indeed difficult to see how
countries in those positions could claim
that the sending Of war supplies to
6ritoin is an oct Of war. But they might
To that extent the decision is no longer
our oWn.
The key decision of general policy
has been mode. We will not be turned
from that. The only room left for orgu-
noent is in details Of what shall be fur
nished, and how.
Wewish war with no notion. But the
threot OF war is not going to turn US
from the path we consider wise and
right.
We have put our hand to the pillow
We must meet the test which Jesus set
for the hesiont follower in the Gospel
According to St. Luke:
mo man, having put his hand to
the pillow, and looking back, is fit for the
kingdom Of God"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
80 YEARS AGO TODAY

The week of prayer will be
observed by the Methodist So
ciety. Meetings will be held
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday evenings. The serv-
Ice Friday evening will be UNI
der the auspices Of the Epworth
League.
Carlos Belts surrenders his
position as night clerk at the
Sherman, to assume charge OF
Thos. Keeps new billiard hall.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
DISQUALIFICATION OF SCIENCE

Even in the laboratory and the
scholars study, the United Stotes can
srorcely Withdrew into the isolotion so
wistfuIly wished and so impossible to
ottoin.
The American Association for the
Announcement Of Science heard dole
FIJI story the other doy of the fote Of
leornino in Europe: The University of
Worsow has ceased to exist; the faculty
~ the University Of Crocow in con-
confr0tion comp; the University of Ma
i i9 IN ruins; the University Of Prooue
with half the universities of
sony: The University Of London up
y ord dispersed, with 100, 600 Of
- destroyed BY bomb ard fire. ;.
f 4 shot to u, II Americon uni
en- ~ psososyod7 Just this.
@ ockefsller Foundo-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
60 YEARS AGO TODAY

1881
The press was prayed for last
night, Iona and fervently. We
EXPECT now TO zee . number Of
delinquent subscribers come In
and pay up.
The entertainment given by
the Laais1 Literary Society,
Tuesday svsning was not large
IL attended. Il was an entirely
croditabJa end enjoysble STAIR;
anA ~ .hnps TO hsar nom ths
lnllos aoDin. 5as.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
ORIGIN OF
SMELLIES

I see by Variety that the
"smellies" have been tried again,
this time In Detroit in connection
with Boom Town" Various
odors were introduced into the
ventilating system and synchro-
nized with scenes on the screen
even to the unpleasant stencil
of crude oil and refinery vapors.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
IS YEARS AGO TODAY

The annual meeting of stock
holders of the Citizens Savings
Bank will be held tonight.
Gus Zuehlke Is now proprie-
tor Of Lake View House.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
10 YEARS AGO TODAY

The population of Macomb
county Is 1924, q gain of 1881
In ten years.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Dy DRUcg CATION
Dolly Msa'tss weshlssssa

WASHINGTON, Jan. =
interior Secretary Iekss. to
whom no set-up Is ever quite
perfect, is making another stab
at getting the Forest Service
away from the Department OF
Agriculture.
lckes hos. been trying II for
years, and Il led to some cool
ness between himself ord Hen.
~ WoIIoce in the post. lckes
oraud that trees ore q notiono|
resource which he ought to
conserve. Wallace held that
they're q crop which he ought
to cultivate. WoIloce Is cult.
voting lotin Americans now. 50
lekes is at il oooin.y
As one of the New Deol's
Oldest under cover rows. this
hos brought out q new flock
Of rumors. lotest Of these says
lckes told FOR he'd resign It
he didn't get Forest Service.
According to one version he
was told he could have It; by
another, it wos denied him and
he'll be out shortly. You can
believe either or neither.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
: BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHIN 3TCN :

Ground $50 msehonlxsd units.
Gsrmony Is supposed to have
hod 10 to Il such divisions
when the blltxkriso broke lost
spring. u the U. S. orny sst
EN- UP the same way, 1t would
ultimately have IS.
keeeptieW
For Perry
Hush-hush stories reochino
the eopttol before New Yeors
Day intimoted there would be
q monster peoce demonstration
IN Washington the doy the new
Congress opened -ond that It
would be held under Commun-
ist direction. ACCORDING to
these reports. the party orrono-
ed to have thousands Of people
show up in Washington. in q
spontaneous mass outpourino
oeoinst wor. The porty's hond,
OF course, wos not supposed to
oppeor anywhere.
Funny part about It Is that
the G-men got the story oheod
OF anybody else. They therefore
prepared to keep an eye on
things. even II there was MOTH
ing much they could do about
IT,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07
Germon Popsrs
PIeose Copy

You con figure how extern
siveIy the army is going to
mechonize itself by the fact
that the Goodrich people ore
now filling O War Department
order for 1850 sets Of treods
for troetor-type combat vehic-
les. Allowing one replacement
set for each original, thot
would mean q minimum Of
$3.50 cors.
Note that the overoee Ger
man ponzer division contoins
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Arming Within 70 Days

Roosevelt Administration lea5 CTS predicted that the Navy could start arming United States mer- chant ships within ten days.
 Navy authorities have said they were ready for merchant ship arming as soon as the ink dried on the Presidents sigma ture to the Neutrality Act repeal.
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Hitler's Armies Reach Black Sea
 But Russians Declare Germans
 Battlted To Standstill At Moscow

UNDATED, Nov. 12 iAo) - Hit ler's Crimean armies are report ed to have reached the Black Sea coast just below Kerch, gateway to the Caucasus oil fields, while on the central front, the Rus sians declared they have bat tied the Germans to a standstill with more than 10000 Nazis kill ed and wounded in the 41-day drive on Moscow.
 The Red Star, Soviet army newspaper, said Russian infantry artillery and tanks, smashing the flank of two German divisions on the outskirts of Tula, 100 miles south of Moscow, put the invad- CTS to rout and chased them for more than five miles. On the whole, the Russians reflected growing confidence, both in the Donets conflict and before Mos COW.
 Soviet dispatches admitted,
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PAA Plane Locates Lost Aviator
Wild Life Aviator Lest Five Days Alive and We'll

"A FRANKS, Nov. II (News- miner) - Ray RenshaW, wild life sgent and aviator, missing for five days, was found this morning by the Pan American Electra plane enroute from Fair banks to Juneau. Renshaw and his p ane were safe on the bank of Polly River, Is miles from Selkirk, where he ran out of gas and was forced to land with only ten gallons of gas left. The FL octra dropped some supplies and Clarence Rhode and Harold Gal Wass, local wild life agents, left here this morning in their plane to take gas and supplies to Rem shaw and to assist him to pro- ceed.
 He was reported in fine spirits but was thin y clad for cold wea ther. The temperature is now close to zero.
 Capt. Herman Joselyn and CO., pilot Lorenz were in command of the Electra which found him.
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Ships Will Arm
 Within Ten Days

WASHINGTON - Nov. 3 was the second anniversary of the first major revision of the Neutrality Act-the repeal of the arms en- bargo in 1889.
 And the anniversary date found the Senate pushing meth Odically toward a final vote up- on repeal of most of the rest of the Neutrality Act those sec tions prohibiting arming of Am erican ships and barring Ameri- can vessels from war zones and belligerent ports.
 Vote on Embargo Repeal
 Two years ago the Roosevelt Administration mustered a major ity just under 2 to 1 for en- bargo repeal, to allow Britain and France to buy ornaments in the United States on cash and carry basis.
 Today the Roosevelt Admins tratlcn claims a margin of about 5 to 4 in favor of the pending bill, which would allow the del livery of lend-lease materials to
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FIFTEEN OUT OF 1900 FAIL ARMY TESTS

WASHINGTON - Results of a study of the causes for rejecting 36,800 out of 243,955 men who were examined for military train ing by induction boards through out the nation during March and April, 1941, were announced by the War Department.
 The study shows that about Is men out of each 1000 were re- jected with the principal causes of rejection being defective eyes, teeth and mental and nervous disorders.
 The surgeon generals office bas ed the study on weekly reports. received from induction boards during the two-month period.
 The new study shows that 1907 per 1000 men were reject ed during March and April. A previous sutdy of reports on ex-
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President Speaks Legion Ceremonies Armistice Day

WASHINGTON. Nov. II lPp -. President Roosevelt said in an Arnistice Day address IL is our duty to ourselves and to those who died 10 gain our freedom, ''To make the world a place where freedom can I've and grow into the ages
 The American pe7p'e believe fhat lb-r.y $ worth fighting for sed Ne ,7ss4 If they are oblig- ed to fight they will fight and MI e,ernal,y hoid it
 He spoke frem the circular noa.5 Q aa-rsithea5er at the Ar Inq1n National Cemetery. at serv co7ducted 5y the Ameri- can Legion. A few moments before, he stood solemnIy at at ten,.or a-'ile an aide placed a wreath eosiest the tomb of the unknown soldier of the last ocIlu War.
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however, that German troops ad vanced in the vicinity of Naro- fominsk, 35 miles southwest of Moscow, but said the situation is stabilized.
 The Germans said their ad- vance forces are within 31 miles of Moscow al one point.
 Meanwhile, Churchill told the House of Commons that Hitler failed to drive Britain to her knees through starvation and blockade and thus might be fore ed 10 attempt an invasion As soon as he can screw up the cou- rage to make the arrangements and take the plunge Jubilantly Churchill proclaimed heavy gains against the Axis long war at sea and hinted at a counter inVasion of the Reich, with the declaration that Tn 1943 we will have sufficient shipping to under take overseas operations"
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Cuerillas Bomb Italian Soldiers In Yugoslavia

ROME, Nov. II lPD - More than 24 Italian soldiers were wounded, one fatally, and 25 civ ilians were injured by a sudden bomb and machine gun attack by guerillas yesterday in Spalato, a Da matia area in conquered Yugo slaVia One hundred fifty host ages were arrested
 A Rome announcement said three bombs, hurled into the midst of a column of military bandsmen and an Alpine Divi- sion, preparing for the ceremony of lowering the colors, resulted in the casualties.
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President Requests Immediate
 Action On Anti-InfIatiOn Bill
 But Comm. May Delay 2 Weeks

WASHINGTON. Nov. II iH) - The House Ways and Means com mittee weighed a request by the President for immediate action on the big anti-inhation tax pro- gram, but the members seemed disposed to defer the problem until after the house acts on the pending Price Control legisla- tion. In private expressions of opinion, committeeman said the price control measure is anti-in- aationary in purpose and regu-
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Taft Takes Opposition to FDR' s Plans

WASHINGTON - Senator Ro bert A. Taft this afternoon start ed his reply to President Roose- velts condemnation of "ham- str:nging provisions of the Neu trality Act
 Senator Taft made the declar ation that repeal of the legisla- ton will give the President au- thority to "carry on an undeclar ed war"
 The Senate gallaries were crowded as Taft took the floor to state the opposition's case.
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lations, and finally it contains help to decide what further pre- cautions against imitation should go into the new tax bill.
 If the committee formally adopts that attitude, a delay of two weeks on the Presidents ap peal seems likely. The President appealed for speedy consideration oI the tax program, in a letter to chairman Doughton of the com mittee which decides on all new revenue measures.
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Six Killed In RAF Raids On Naples

ROME, Nov. l2 +P) - British raiders struck in several waves overnight at Naples, damaging civilian buildings, starting fires, and killing six persons with high explosives and incendiary bombs The Italian commend announced that eight British bombers were declared shot down in raids on Sicily.
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am.nations for all trainees prior to March showed that 15.4 per LOCO were rejected.
 No effort was made to classify the trainees, for the purposes of the study, into age groups.
 The following table offers a comparison Of the principal caus es of rejection by percentage, grouped under 10 headings:
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Brita p in American ships.
 The 1889 revision followed Weks of Senate debate.
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Buy Defense B B.ads ard Stamps
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Lone Raider Bombs English Coast Town

LONDON, Nov. 12 lPD - A lone daylight raider dropped high explosive bombs at a point on the northeast coast of Eng land and two tenement houses were wrecked and three persons taken 10 the hospital with minor injuries.
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Tojo Discusses Talks of Knox And Churchill


 TOKYO, Nov. l2 l4o, - For eign Minister Toie discussed the sseeches of Chures.ll and U. s. Navy Secretary Knox before the pienary session of the Privy Council at the Tma .rtel Palace. Newspaper haadiiass cTpres5ed irritation W1a Ka2X's state msn's yeste. 5aY "saa1 grave ques ..8es are about ta b. decided; Ca. the hou@ 0 ds1.s'.a is hare'
 Il that further American fore. boarance toward Japan Wou d be nisur derstood.