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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-15

merchants put on every Wed
resday, so we started for home.
swore then and there to leave
bluegills alone forever, as they
knew more about fishing than
/ did.
Having told the Mrs. not to
get anything for dinner, as we'd
have fish, ! knew there was no
use going home to eat, so we
stopped at a garden in our
neighbor city of Utica, for a
snack. There we were subjected
to more torture. as all around
us were mounted trophies that
other more fortunate sportsmen
had bagged.
But to be serious about this
bluegill fishing I'll say it's real
sport. Those big fellows are
really smart. And to be out
there on one of those beautiful
little lakes, (and this one is a
gem in a beautiful settingO in
the early dawn with the wild
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-15
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-15
AS for the secrecy surround,

AS for the secrecy surrounds
ing Baby KS identity:
Its simply a case of my hus-
band and / both being profess
sional people in field where
clients might not like it if they
thought we were trying to adj
vance a child's acting career.
We see the whole thing as only
a passing experience in our
baby's life" !,
Miss Dietrich was entitled to
the quarters, but Baby x got
the best dressing room at Col
umbia, a penthouse which has
been done over in pink.
And how did Baby x like her
first day as a starlet?
"Squa -w-a-w-l she squaled
and squawled for five hours be-
fore cameramen could record
her first scene.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-15

News from the fishing front
Is scarce today, the heavy winds
this week have kept the tender
foot off the lake to some ex-
tent, and the hardened old bass
fishermen don't have much to
say, which Is shown by a bull
letin from the Conservation De-
partment which states that
smallmouth bass form larger
percentage of the catch in Iron
and Huron counties than any
where else in the state. think
that fishermen in those counties
are more liberal with their re-
ports than they are along Lake
St. Clair. have watched the
fishing in Huron county and l
believe that the catch here is
much greater both in number
and size of bass.
I'm going to violate the old
rule a little, and tell something
about myself. l just know you'll
forgive me just once. Here's
how it all happened: A friend
of mine. whom we'll call H,
was telling me about small
lake he had discovered that was
teeming with big bluegills. His
story was too much for me, so
q fishing trip was planned. l
won't say what he did, but l
spent two days interviewing ex-
pert gill fishermen to find out
the best methods of procedure
to secure a good catch, and two
nights securing the choice NOR
sells which I was advised was
their favorite dish. AT 3:l5 we
were armed with all the neces-
sites and on our way. We
drove cross country into Oak
land county and after getting
lost q couple Of times We final
" arrived at the land Of promise.
We secured q pair Of oars from
a farmer and proceed down
the country lane to the little
lake. Once there we found the
boat awaiting us and we were
soon lost in the dream that Is
dear to the hearts Of all anglers.
It was cold out there. In fact
30 cold that III was having
difficulty catching that elusive
bait in the can. when we got
home we learned that it was
the coolest August 18th on rec
ord.) Heavy vapor was rising
from the still water. sometimes
obscuring the shoreline. High
above q large eagle scared nois-
lily: he was from Selfridge I
think. There, far from the busy
highway. at least . quarter mile,
we finally saw Old Sol emerge
from the forest 70 take the chill
from our shivering bodies. Once
thawed out we started out to
feed those beauties. And did
they eat, They ate every thing
we had TO offer. Occasionally
one would make . mistake and
get hooked: always under the
legal limit. About ten o'clock.
I was glad I had m excuse to
say. we had better quit. as !
had To be home 10 take the little
woman to the weekly ladies
barrel rolling contest, which our
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-15
Act Quickly Dollars IL Day!
AfieId aAfIoat
Mocomb Countys Sportsmen's Corner
BvFRANK A. HOWARD-Ph. 1861

birds and animals all around,
and the calls and challenges OF
the domestic birds and animals
comins down the hill from the
farm yard. is sure to send a
tingle up the spine of those who
like to be close to nature. /
promise I'm going back to that
little lake some day, and l
swear I'm coming back next
time with a story Of catch.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-15

when I great cast. great story
and great dictator are assembled
Tor 1 motion picture, it's newt
able that moviesoers are In for
. treat.
That treat ought to be forth
corning In Paramount's Techni-
color film version Of the famous
novel by Harold Bell Wright,
ssThe Shepherd of the Hills"
Evening star., 1941-10-14

Some one writing about Syria this
month might start out by saying,
meet the worlds youngest re-
public!"
The words would fit the picture
fairly we'll. but there are points
which we must bear in mind. Syria
is the newest republic now existing,
but it is a war-born republic. Even
though the Syrians have a president,
they will not really be their own
masters until after this war is over.
AS a republic, Syria is young, !"
but as country it is extremely old.
It's history goes back thousands OF
years.
Many of Syria's olden cities and
villages fell to ruin and left little
or no trace of themselves. Men
Of science have dug into mounds,
however, and have found remains
Of buildings where ancient people
lived.
There was a time when Syria was
q meeting ground, or battlefield for
armies of other nations. Hittite
soldiers fought the soldiers of Egypt
in the valleys and on the plains of
Syria.
Assyrian armies also fought the
Egyptians in that region. For
period it was province Of the
old Assyrian Empire. The name
'Syria' may be short for Assyria," !"
but this point is not certain.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
AIIeroy-AIIerqic

There is a great amount of in
terest these days in the words
ALLERGY and ALLERGIC. The
words are not new, but they have
only recently found their way into
the average vocabulary and many
persons are still uncertain about
them.
Generally speaking, an allergy is
IN unusual sensitiveness to certain
pollens, foods, feathers, dust, or
other substances, that, in some per-
sons, results in hives, hay fever,
asthma, or similar physical dis
turbences. If the presence Of rag
weed gives you hay fever, you are
said to be allergic to ragweed pollen.
Note that allergy is accented on
the first syllable; in allergic, the
accent shifts to the second syllable,
thus:
AL-er-jee.
uh-LER-jik.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Answer to Yesterdays LETTl


ancient Egypt and Babylonia had
civilized life" long before the date
claimed for the founding Of
Damascus.
Syria is next door to Palestine,
and the Bible speaks of various parts
of it. The River Jordan rises in
Syria, and one section Of the
country is the home of the famous
"cedars of Lebanon" Cedars of
Lebanon still grow, but there are
not nearly SO many as in olden times.
The Lebanon mountains are in
Western Syria, near the seacoast.
The name Lebanon" means white"
and probably arose from the chalk
and limestone cliffs amid the noun
tains.
The Syrians have stories about
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel. They
say that Adam lived in Damascus.
They also declare that the Tower
of Babel was built in their land.
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Tomorrow: More About Syria.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
It's Hord to Believe

Miami: I have heard that the
word ALCOHOL has an unuSua
origin. Can you give it to us?-Ella
Answer-The word is a corrup-
Mon of the Arabic AL-KUHL,
powder kohD used by Arabian
beauties to paint the eyelids.
It's hard to believe that the
lovely ladies who are given to using
aye shadow are addicted to alcohol
but, literally, it's true
BE A MASTER OF WORDS Increase
your vocabulary the easy, sensible way.
Ny free pamphlet gives you sure and
ENJOYABLE way of building large vocab-
ulary. Stop cropping for the right word.
Here is plan that will work wonders
for you. Send a stamped. 3cent, self
addressed envelope to Frank Colby, in
care of The Evening Star. Ask for
VOCABULARY pamphlet. Requests
cannot be filled unless self-addressed
envelopes bear correct amount of
postage.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1941-10-14
There Is No Sick
In MotorcycIe

Many persons, by analogy with
bicycle and tricycle.. give to MO-
TORCYCLE the erroneous pronun-
citation "MOE-ter-SICK-ull." l." But
II has no sanction in good usage, nor
do the dictionaries approve it.
These are the correct pronuncia-
lions:
BY-sik-ull.
TRY -sik-ull.
MOE-ter-SY-kI.
Evening star., 1941-10-14


opposite
which Lettered
correctly it is sticky.
Answe to daysL LETTER-OUT.
PEDALER-LEAPED dumped
(A STEAMER-METERS equpmenD.
LEANDER-DEALER a
SPELTER-LEPERS
Evening star., 1941-10-14

A place called "the oldest city
in the world" is in Syria. 1t is
Damascus, the capital of the country.
Damascus is supposed to be more
than 1000 years old. An Arab
proverb tells us, THE world started
at Damascus, and will end there
We have no good reason to believe
such words. In fact we know that
Evening star., 1941-10-05

was plump, gray-haired old lady of seventy
odd, who was dressed in an array of purple
silk and white lace, and whose round face,
as always, was on the verge of bursting into
resounding laughter. She looked directly at
Henry: "Prunella isn't here, but I'm expect
ing her."
''Whah!" yelled Rufus, and then, catching
Henry's eye, he grabbed hold of little dog
of indeterminate ancestry lifted it up in the
air and said, "Whah! boy!" to it in a rather
pointless attempt to cover his error.
Old Mrs. Harte cried, Come in, children,
and shut the door," She turned to her dogs
and stamped her foot Back in the kitchen,
all of you" The unkempt pack wagged it's
tails and paid no attention. She snckered at
them fondly, then turned and waddled
towards the parlor.
AS they all trooped into the antique jammed
room, big parrot leaned forward on its
perch and screamed, The ships on fire! The
ships on fret Mrs. Harte paid no attention,
and the boys sensed that something was
wrong. Her parrot was her pride and joy, and
under normal circumstances all it had to do
was to clear its throat to send her into
paroxysm of happy chuckles. Now she wasn't
chuckling; when she finally did look at her
bird. it was as if someone had told her it was
going to die that afternoon
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Henry asked, Whats the matter? Has
something bad happened to Polly?"
Mrs. Harte said, mo, dear! No. A man
from New York named Mr. Kerr stopped in
the other day and offered me two hundred dol
lars for her. But never mind know what
you boys are after - candy. I'll get some"
But as she headed for the kitchen her laughter
at their Unsuitable desire for sweets lacked its
normal heartiness.
When she came back she was dressed in
an old cloth coat. She set down plate of
maple fudge and said, Nov don't eat all
that. Save some for Prunella."
Henry said, "Oh, boy! Thanks And then,
remembering his manners he inquired, Are
you going some place."
Old Mrs. Harte said, Eyes. l am You BOYS
mind the shop while I'm gone, and don't let
the dogs out Last week General Grant bit
the new postman in the ankle"
"Okay" said Henry. But where are you
going?"
Downtown have to arrange about ship
ping Polly to that MIR. Kerr
'You mean you re going to sell herr" they
cried. And Rufus said, you oughtnt to do
that, she won't be happy with anybody else."
Old Mrs. Harte looked at them, then
glanced at Polly, and as quickly glanced away.
'Tll be back soon" she said. "And don't for
Evening star., 1941-10-05

What are you talking about?" he asked.
Don't you get it," said Henry. We'll
teach Polly to say. You're crook Then
every time this guy even looks at her she'll
yell, You re crook"
Hmm" said Rufus mot bad
For the next ten minutes they drilled Polly.
Then the front doorbell rang. All the dogs
started barking their heads off, and Polly
screamed, You're crook
How about the front door," asked Rufus.
Maybe we ought to answer it; there's prob
ably someone there" He made for the hall,
waded through a bounding sea of dogs,
shouted, Shut up, you" with no success, and
swung wide the door,
OUT front there was station wagon with
several pieces of furniture in it, Between this
vehicle and Henry was small man in a
Chesterfield coat with an upturned collar and
derby hat that came down too low over his
ears The man, who travelled around the
country under the guise of Antique Picker -
though Antique Burglar would have come a
lot closer to covering his business activities -
had dark eyes that roved around like those of
weasel surveying hen house. The man said,
Hello, kidsl Your mother in?"
Rufus said, "Our mothers don't live here
This is Old Mrs. Harte's house"
'Yuh!' said the picker, Il know. She in?'
mo. She went downtown But she'll be
back in little while. If you'd like to buy
something though, we'll sell it to you, because
she left us in charge"
The man said, Thanks! don't reckon
she's got anything want. Probably all junk,
but Ill take glance as long as I'm here"
Rufus said, my name is Rufus Parker. and
his is Henry Osborne. What's yours?"
There was seconds hesitation before the
picker answered, Lowell - MIR. Lowell Now,
let's see what we got here. I'll bet you kids
CConfinvsd on pogs 10
Evening star., 1941-10-05

get, save some O. that candy for Prunella. !"
When she left Rufus said, Gee whiz!"
Gee whizp is right" agreed Henry.
Remember what was telling you - mean
about her being broke and everything? This
proves it, all right. She wouldn't be selling
Polly if she didn't need some money. She's
really crazier about Polly than anything
in the whole, entire world
Evening star., 1941-10-05

plOW horse In kentucky Derby. Alter a
brief squirt Henry gave it up and came back
And now in futile attempt to change the
subject, he said, Listen! know what! Let
60 down to Old Mrs. Hartes. III bet she'll
give us some candy"
This proposal Rufus considered briefly, then
sang out, ''Whah! Whah! know why you
want to go there On account of how she's
Prunela's grandmother and maybe Prunella
will be there He flung SNOWFALL at the
weathercock on the parish house, and cried,
Henry Osborne's in love with Pru - nella;
Henry Osborne's crazy nuts about Pru -
nella.'
I'm not either" shouted Henry And if
anyone says I'm in love with any old girl Ill
sock him right on the nose. And if you want
to know, there's something could tell, but
probably won't on account of being the only
person who's ever heard it."
Rufus paused. What is it?'
IF tell, will you promise not to tell any
one else, not even Dcky?"
Rufus nodded. "Yuh. If tell l hope
die as Nazi spy"
"Okay! Last night Mother told Father
about how Old Mrs. Harte is always broke
and may even lose her antique business and
have to 60 away. How's that for something?"
0UFUs said, Gosh! Do you suppose it's
true? Maybe we had better go there And if
she isn't in, we can fling snowbals at General
Warren's statue
When they arrived, Henry pulled the
ancient, brass bell handle all the way out, then
let it snap. There was tremendous commo-
ton. First the noise of whole series of little
antique bells, then barking dogs converging
on the door from every corner of the house;
finally Old Mrs. Harte, trying to drown out.
her pack with cries of Hush Hush''
A second later the door swung open and
Mrs. Harte stood there to welcome them She
Evening star., 1941-10-05
YOU CAN'T FOOL RUFUS!

parrot. a Chippendale chair and plate of
fudge. all mixed up in a deep plot whose
ending astounded the plotters most of all
by Robert Warner
Myahosd BY Courtney Ahsn
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Il Short Story Complete in This Issue

H@UCK!" whispered Rufus. There's
Dicky Edwards" He lodged be-
hind one of the stone buttresses of
his fathers church and scooped up a handful
of wet snow
Wait" said Henry. Wait till l say,
ready, then, by goy, we'll let him have it."
Evening star., 1941-10-05

of wet snow.
Wait" said Henry.
ready then, by golly, we
"Okie doke!" acquiesced
the minister's son. I'm
going to sock him right on
the beezer."
Meanwhile the small
round form of Dicky
Edwards shuffled un-
knowingly into the eenemy's
teeth - and to a large wet
explosion on the back of
his neck. He let out a yelp
of aInazement and spun
around. Twenty feet away
two figures were bending
over new ammunition. One
of them a dark-skinned
youngster with mussed-up
hair, and a badly twisted
tie, stood up and let her
go again. Dicky yelled,
"Blah! Rufus Parker
couldn't hit a barn door
with a baseball bat"
Rufus, stocky and ten,
shouted, "Yes l can," and
let fly another one.
Dicky gathered his brief
legs under him and pro-
ceeded wide open in the
direction of his own front
yard. But when he was
well out of range he swung
around, and beloved,
Henry Osborne's in love.
Henry Osborne's in love
with Prunella Yates and
everybody in the whole
world knows about it."
Henry yelled, Shut up
or I'll bust you one" He
shook a small fist in the air.
The minister's son
glanced at him and emitted
a loud, "Haw! You're
blushing. You're blushing
worse than sixteen girls"
Henry ignored this back
stab, and started full tilt
after Dicky; but it was a
useless chase, for Dicky,
in spite of his rotundity,
could make any man in
the fifth grade look like a
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Rufus took a large bite
of maple sugar, sat down
on a Hepplewhite chair
and rested his chin in his
hands. Since his lower jaw
was stationary, tn top of
his head moved up and
down as he chewed. Fl
nally he announced, Il
got it. Well teach Polly
a whole lot of bad words
and then when this MIR.
Kerr guy gets her he'll be
so mad he'll send her back
again. And he won't be
able to get his money on
account of how Old Mrs.
Harte will have spent it
all. Boy! What a scheme!"
Henry drew in a long
breath of admiration for
Rufus's brain power.
"Yuh! What'll we teach
her? She can learn any
thing in two seconds. Hell!
Spit! Darn How's that"
The minister's son shook
his head. That's sissy
stuff. It's got to be some
thing so wful it'll make
this Kerr guy almost jump
out the window. Let's
think :. 'Shut-up! Gosh!
DAMN :. Nope! They
aren't bad enough.
Il got it." Henry yelled.
"Igot it. You're a crook"
Who's a crook" de-
manded Rufus.
This guy, Kerr, is"
Rufus stretched out a
grimy hand for another
piece of maple fudge, first
counting what remained
on the plate and mentally
dividing it into three piles,
one for himself, one for
Henry, and one - the
smallest - for Prunella.
He cornered the largest
piece and stuffed it in his
mouth, then he returned
to the problem at hand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Bimelech FavOrite
In Widener Stake

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. %. = E. r.
Bradley's Bimelech, with Don
Meade riding him and toting top
weight of 126 pounds, loomed as
an odds-op favorite today for to-
morrow's running of the $4,000
added Widener Stake.
Biggest threat to Big Bim' in
the opinion of most railbirds. will
be the Greentree Stables Hash,
with Eddie Arcaro up for the mile
and quarter drive.
Both Meade and Arcaro have
piled up impressive records at Hia-
leah, the former with 40 victories
and Arcaro with 30.
Big Bins" regular rider, F A.
Smith. has been bothered with a
sore shoulder. leading to the switch
to Meade. The Meade-Bimelech
combination scored last Saturday
in winning $500 trial race.
Listed among other probable
starters were Shot Put. Royal Man,
Big Pebble. Corydon, Joe Schenck
and Snow Ridge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
HandbdII Title
At u. D. Taken
By New Pair

Amat eur new championship
team was crowned in the Univer-
sity of Detroit doubles handball
tournament last night, when Lefty
Rothenberg and Sidney Cohen
staged two great rallies to upset
George Brescoll and Jack Hage-
nah, the defending titleholders.
Pills, Pills, at the u. of D. Field
House. No titlist has ever re-
peated tin the U. of D. graduates
competition.
The new champions had to come
from behind twice to win. Down
80 early in the first game, Rothen-
berg and Cohen had to squirt to
take that one. Brescoll and Hage-
nah got off to an even bigger lead
in the second game, moving out
in front by a 15-4 score. But
again the challengers rallied, this
time running off 81 points while
blanking their rivals to take the
game and title.
The balanced. consistent play of
Rothenberg provided the spark
that carried the new champions to
victory. Hagenah played a spark
ling game for the losers.
Third place in the tourney went
to Jim Shea and Harold Hardies
for the second consecutive year.
They topped Lloyd Brazil and Ed
Barbour in a three-game match,
1921, Pills, 21-20.
In the last game Brazil and
Barbour made a determined bid
that just fell short. After Shea
and Hardies had taken a 20-10
lead. Brazil and Barbour came
back to tie the count at 20-all.
But their rivals drilled through
the final point to take the contest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
GOaIie Has Own Style
Charlie Raynor, Here With Amerks Tonight, Plays
Farther Out Than Other Netminders
By LEWIS II. WALTER

pling around him in the last few
weeks, with Wilt Field, Tommy
Anderson and Pat Egan going out
with broken legs, Raynor has
helped buttons team make every
foe really turn on the heat for a
score.
In the recent Boston game,
which saw Egan's finish, Raynor
made Sc saves to hold the rushing
Bruins to a 81 decision. He per-
formed a near miracle in holding
Toronto to a A tie Tuesday night
with Syl Apps, Gordie Drillon and
Sweeney Schriner blowing pucks at
him from all angles through a por-
GUS defense.
Raynor is an individualist and
plays much farther out than any
other goalie in the league. He
stands out in the crease to force
opposing snipers to shoot at diff
cult angles and his unorthodox
style has proved successful so far.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
NO. 10 (YOU GUESSED 1T, BRIDGESl MARCHES TO HILL
training camp
Former u. Of N. Stars
PLAY NY. Renaissance

ANN ARBOR, Feb. 28.-John
Townsend, former Michigan bas-
ketball star, will lead a team of
former Michigan player against
the New York Renaissance quintet
in game tonight in Yost Field
house.
Proceeds from the game will go
toward construction of a woman's
swimming pool. Playing with
Townsend against the flashy
Negro profession outfit will be
Jim Rae, captain of Michigan's
1910 team, Charles Ping, Herman
Fishman and Frank Thomas, Tom
Harmon and Ed Frutig also many
play.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

Mervyn (Bud) buttons troupe OF
hard luck athletes, the New York
Americans, will present their new
goalie, Charlie Raynor, in Detroit
for the first time as they make
their last visit of the season to-
night.
With Johnny Mowers of Detroit
and Sam LoPresti of Chicago,
Raynor forms the smartest trio of
young goalies ever to break into
the league in one campaign.
Just 20 years old and unafraid OF
the hardest shots the National
Hockey League can produce. the
former star of the Kenora Thistles
has been playing inspired hockey
in the Americans nets. Called up
from Springfield of the American
League after Detroit whacked four
goals past Earl Robertson here
January "a, Raynor has helped the
hard-hit Amerks maintain their
faint playoff hopes.
While his club has been crum-