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Evening star., 1941-08-24
300 Parachutists
To Join New Battalion
Ahead Of Schedule
Dare Devils Assigned
To Outfit Commanded
By Jumping Colonel

About 300 Army dare-devils who
have been training as parachutists
since mid-July are being assigned
to the new 503d Parachute Battalion
at Fort Benning, Ga, ahead of the
original September | schedule, the
War Department announced yester-
day.
Third battalion of its kind in
the Army, this group will boost to
$500 officers and men the number
who now comprise the special para
chute group, commanded by "the
jumping colonel" 1t. Col. William
G. Lee.
Next month, 200 additional men
will be assigned to the 503d Bat
talon to bring it up to full strength.
The original 300 had been going
through the Jumps" at the para
chute section of the Infantry School
at Fort Benning, which is the home
of this branch of the service.
With parachutists beginning to
take an active part in the Army
maneuvers, which continue to De-
cember, Brig. Gen. Omar N. Brad
ley, Fort Bennings commander,
speeded up the organization of the
new battalion. Progress was aided
by improved methods of training
and by the accrued experience of
Army instructors, who have pion-
eered in parachute activities ever
since the permier unit of sky fight
ers, the 50lst Battalion, was formed
in October, l940 The United States
Marine Corps, following the lead of
the Army. is also training groups
OF parachutists.
Makes Jumps Himself.
During their training the 300 men
for the new group were attached to
the 502d Battalion, which will COM
plete its parachute training this
month and then start its tactical
ground training. The 502d was acti-
waited July /. Some of its tactical
training will be gained during the
war games.
These three battalions make up
the parachute group under Col. Lee.
and other battalions will be organ
lied as rapidly as men can be
trained. Special physical qualiflca-
tionS are required and married men
are barred because of the hazards
of sky-jumping
Col. Lee, native of North Caro-
lima, took over the command Of the
group on April l, l941. He gained
his sobriquet, The Jumping Col
onel" from the fact that he never
asked his men to do anything he
wouldn't do himself.
Soon after taking command he
contracted pneumonia and three
days after his release from the
hospital he set out to jump from q
plane. In his weakened condition
1t was more than hazardous. His
fellow officers thought it foolhardy
and tried to persuade him to post
pone his attempt.
To avoid attention Col. Lee bor-
rowed the jumping outfit of ser
geant, with the sergeant's stripes
on the sleeves. No one suspected
him and he made the jump safely.
Veteran Of Argonne.
A graduate of the University OF
North Carolina, Col. Lee served as
a company commander with the
332d Infantry in the World War
offensive of the Meuse-Argonne.
Since the war he has been gradu-
ated from the company officers
course, the advanced course and
the tank course of the infantry
school. He also completed the
Evening star., 1941-08-24

dertaken yesterday required ST.
minute underwater wait on q
suspended stage for the diver. A
sudden ascent to the surface from
such a depth would cause an at
tack of the bends" or bubbles
in the blood system. which can
cause intense suffering and
death. Water pressure is about
one-half pound per foot.
The ofiicer would not say how
often the torpedoes are tested or
how many of them the Navy pos.
sesses.
The barge itself has been an
chored OF this small Maryland
resort since last fall. During
World War l the same waters
were used for torpedo testing
work. Although numerous fea-
lures and appliances OF the barge
Evening star., 1941-08-24

comand and general staff schools
course and attended the French
tank school.
Col. Lee was in direct charge of
the parachute project from its be-
ginning. He served initially in the
ONCE of the chief of infantry while
basic plans and arrangements were
being made.
The first test unit of jumpers was
expanded into the 501st Parachute
Battalion, under 1t. Col. William M.
Miley, then a major. When further
expansion was necessary Col. Lee
was assigned to command the whole
group.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Carrot Eotine Urged
To Conserve Sugar

Carrots are being urged by the
Ministry Of Food in London as a
means of eking out the sugar ration
because of their high sugar content.
Children are encouraged to eat raw
carrots instead Of sweets. A shop
keeper has hit on the idea Of selling
the children toffee carrots. It Is
. raw carrot dipped In homemade
to6eo, stuck .ou 3 stick.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Percentage Of Women
Criminals Increases

BY the Associated Press.
The number of women criminals
in proportion to men is increasing,
the Justice Department said yes
terday.
During the first six months of this
year, 1t said, 81 per cent of the
persons arrested by the Federal Bu-
reau Of Investigation were women,
compared with 81 during 1910 and
IL during 1889.
Thirteen of each 1 100 women ar
rested were charged with murder,
compared With 10 of eaeh 1000 msa.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Travelling Movie Theuters

To create a demand among the
natives for motion pictures, travel
ing movie theaters are touring the
Netherlands Indies.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

Sales Of American cigarettes are
Increasing In Hong Kong.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
Drunk Driver
Sent 10 Jail
Bsfuddlsd Driver
Gets Short Shrih

oSaying that drunk drivers who
appear before him in the future
will not be given any better
breaks" than they give fellow
motorists, Justice of the Peace
Donald j. Parent this morning
sentenced 26-year-old Mount
Clemens resident to 25-days in
the county Jail ito think it
over"
The driver, Kermit Ballor, of
6511 North River road, was ap-
pretended by Stanley Nowicki,
of Detroit, after cars driven by
the two were involved in an ac-
cident on East Broadway early
Sunday morning. Nowicki, who
brought the youth to the police
station, said that Ballor failed
TO stop after the collision and
was apprehended after a three
mile chase.
Judge Parent also ordered
that no drivers license be issued
to Ballor for one year after he
was informed that the driver
did not have any permit and
that 1t was only the third time
he had driven q car.
He admitted to the court of
being drunk, but said he didn't
remember any details of the &C.
cident.
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American institutions and indus
tries for eight years have been
the butt of a war waged against
us by totalitarian power"
when any national teams up
as Japan has done with this Axis
threat, it can hardly do SO with
out expecting to shoulder the
full consequences of its actions"
That comment is more than
a generality"
The former high commission
er of the Philippines predicted
ultimate Chinese victory - "a
victory in which China will
command the Orient"
Part of Americas stake in
the Orient are strategic mate
rails essential to military pre-
paredness, McNutt said. He
listed tin from Malaga, tungsten
from China for shells and armor-
plate, mica from India, rubber,
quinine, silk for parachutes,
manganese and chromium.
I'VE cannot sanely permit
any other nation to monopolize
and limit our use of these mate
rails" he declared"
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iron-hand-in-a velvet glove pol
icy: Il. have always attempted
to steer a straight course, avoid
ing coddling on the one hand
and brutality on the other"
Despite arduous duties requir-
ing his virtual 24-hour seven
day weekly attendance at the
126-year-old prison, Lawes found
time to write many books and
articles on prison life and to
give technical advice for motion
pictures dealing with penal in
stitutionS.
Sing Sing is noted best for
housing the state death chamber
and here, each time prisoner
was electrocuted, Lay Lawes'
greatest trial.
He was bitter foe OF capital
punishment, but was forced to
officiate at 800 executions. These
he arranged with heavy heart
and always turned his head at
the moment the switch was
thrown.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
Joan Bennett
Scores in Me.u
LlueI

Joan Bennett hilariously goes
to work, both literally and fig
uratively, on Wall Street in Co
lumbia's delightful new comedy,
"She knew All the Answers"
which opened yesterday at the
Jewel Theatre. With Franchot
Tone, the boys guardian. is .
stiff-necked, ultra-conservative
girls. "She Knew All the Ans
wers" is one of the gayest, gid
diest and grandest love-and-
laugh comedies of the year.
Miss Bennett appears as q
night club star, who wants to
marry a millionaire playboy.
Tone, the boys guarian, is a
stiff-necker, ultra conservative
financier who absolutely forbids
the marriage, even though he
doesn't know the girl at all. De-
termined to win his approval,
she talks him into giving her a
job in his office.
Completely strange TO office
routine, she manages, during the
course of her efforts to impress
her boss, to lose and win a minor
fortune for him, to upset not
only his equanimity but the
equanimity of the Stock Ex-
change itself, to reduce his dig
nifty to q more human level and
generally to make him very
definitely aware of h er exist
ence. In the process of so doing,
Miss BENEFITS antics, and those
of her co-star, make for hectic,
hilarious comedy of high order.
Richard Wallace directed the
comedy, which rates raves not
alone for its ingenious complica-
tons an scintillant dialogue but
also for the thoroughly delight
full antics of the cast, with es-
pecial applause going to the CO.
stars. John Hubbard is delightful
as the playboy, and Eve Arden,
as Joan's wise-cracking room
mate, an young William Tracy.
as the love-smitten office boy,
are equally fine.
Charles r. Rogers produced
the new film, which was adapted
to the screen by Harry Segall,
Kenneth Earl and Curtis Ken
yon from a popular magazine
story by Jane Allen.
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flee records at the Straits of
Mackinac by transporting 1880
automobiles between Mackinaw
City and st. Ignace.
TRAFFIC SCARS
This total was 1852 vehicles
or 1853 per cent more than the
number transported during the
corresponding four-day period
last year. A new one-day record
was set July 4, the department
said, when 5,946 automobiles
were ferried.
Meanwhile, the overall total
of violent deaths in the state
during the holiday period was
20. Eleven persons drowned and
three died in other accidents, in
Guiding one fatally burned by a
fireworks flare.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
Shores Youth
End in Race
Kruger Runnsrup
in 0utboovd Sprint

est. CLAIR SHORE - Peer
Kruger, 19-year old local youth,
was being congratulated here
today for his showing in the free
for-all race of the 60-Mile
Marysville to Detroit motor
boat classic yesterday.
Kruger was racing for the
first time against seasoned driv-
ers, yet managed to come in Sec
ond behind Leonard Cole, of
Detroit.
Driving a 12-foot thinner
boat with Is horsepower John
son motor, Kruger navigated
the distance in 2 hours, 81 min
utes, and Is seconds for an aver
age of 21.891 miles per hour.
He is the son of George Krue-
ger, St. Clair Shores johnson
cupboard motor dealer.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
Welsh Stands
Mute in Court


Stanton Welsh, of st. Clair
Shores, stood mute upon ar
raignment this morning before
Justice Donald J. Parent on q
gambling charge and q plea Of
not guilty was entered for him
by the court.
Circuit Judge Neil E. Reid
Tuesday ordered Welsh returned
to justice court for examination
at the request of Earle M.
French, attorney for the accused
man.
Bond of $500 was continued
and Welsh was ordered to ap-
pear for examination on Friday.
Welsh was arrested Friday,
June 6 when state police swoop-
ed down on q hingo game at
Jefferson Beach. He Is charged
with maintaining and operating
gaming device.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
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Baltimore.
Henry Wissowaty, -, Of New
Baltimoro.
James Maciag, Is, Of Ham,
tramck. +
Tony Cowelchuk, 81, Of Ham,
tramck.
Michel Sable, -, Of Detroit.
Blaine Boughton, So, Of Pom
tiac.
Kasprzyk was instantly killed
when q car in which he was the
sole occupant crashed into q
large tree near the Macomb-La-
peer county line early this morn
ing.
State Troopers Joseph Rymill
and Kent Chadwick, who arrived
on the scene q few minutes after
the crash, said that witnesses
claimed they believed the youth
had fallen asleep while ap-
preaching a curve on MSS, q
short distance from the county
line.
The car hurtled a deep ditch
and uprooted a large elm tree
before coming to halt on its
right side. Kasprzyk was pinned
underneath the wreckage.
His death brought the Macomb
county death toll for 1871 to .
total of as lives.
BObahan was in a critical con-
dition in st. Joseph's hospital aft
er car he was driving was in
volved in q collision with anoth-
er on Telegraph road early Sun
day morning, resulting in the
serious injury of two other
youths.
The driver of the other car,
James w. Higgins, suffered COM
pound fractures of both legs and
possible internal injuries.
Barron, a passenger in the
Bobahan car, was severely cut
and bruised.
The Davis girls, Regula and
Predura were injured when q car
driven by Helen crashed into .
ditch near the intersection Of
Utica and Mulney roads shortly
before / o'clock this morning.
All were taken to st. Joseph's
hospital where their conditions
today were described As "fair."
The Wiszowaty brothers were
hurt when cars driven by Leo
and Walter w. Sewell, of Hazel
Park, crashed on Gratiot near
Cotton road at 10 o'clock Sum
day night.
They are in St. Joseph's hospi-
tai.
Maciag and Cowelchuk were
taken to the hospital after car
driven by Maciag ran off the
highway and into a ditto h on
South River road at 3 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Sable and BOughton were hurt
when their cars were involved
in q collision at the intersection
of Knight and r o m GO Plank
roads late Sunday afternoon.
Both were trea ed by Romeo
physician and discharged.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
DisorderIy Charge
Admitted by Pair
One Poys Fine While
Other is Committed

"a Mount Clemens resident
and q Clawson man pleaded
guilty to diSorerly conduct
charge before Justice of the
Peace Frank E. Jeanette this
morning and were assessed
fines of IS or S days in the city
Jail. The pair were arrested
by city police.
Fred E. Squires, 33, of Claw
son, failed to pay his fine and
was committed to Jail, while
the second defendant, Charles
Long, As, of Route 4, Mount
Clemens, was released after
payment.
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the Baltic to the Black Sea,
smashing the Germans along the
Berezina river and hurting back
a Nazi drive aimed at the north
flank of the Stain line.
DNB Official German news
agency asserted German troops
had broken" the line, which
runs IS miles deep in some
places. No details were given.
NAZI REPORTS SAID:
Several strongly fortified
bunkers were captured, and the
Stain line was pierced at sew
eral places. The German troops
continue their advance.
THE Bolshevist troops have
been dispersed in the sector OF
the Pripet (Pinsk) marshes are
hastily retreating toward the
Stain line.
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where Col. Edwin Drake sank
the first oil well.
For the week ended June %,
output in the Bradford area was
38,08l barrels daily or more than
half of the 74,100-barrel daily
pro d u CT n of Pennsylvania
grade crude fields which extend
into New York, West Virginia
and south eastern Ohio.
Oil men at Oil City, reporting
stocks of Pennsylvania crude at
a record low, point out that only
five times in 26 weeks ended
June %, did production exceed
refinery demand. Every other
week the demand was in excess
of production.
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ter the shooting phase.
WHEN" IS ISSUE
MY great fear is that we will
not be permitted to have the
choice between war and peace;
that the Nazi will not let us have
peace as he did not let the ma
tons of Europe have peace. Most
qualified observers think that
our only choice Is when we shall
enter the war"
The people, Bishop Hurley
said, have neither the expert
ence nor access to the facts to
decide whether we should 60 to
war.
Nor does the Constitution de-
mand it," he went IN. Il
have an abiding faith in govern
ment by the people; but l do not
believe that questions of national
security, in epoch of crisis,
should be submitted directly to
them. 1t would be a numbering
process involving fatal delay,
and fatal leakage of plans to
potential enemies"
PAINT HOLY-CRCSADE
Bishop Hurley said the Nazi
sympathizers in the Unite d
States were trying to picture the
Russo-German war as holy
crusade against Communism.
The "bland facts" he added, are
that Germany, an violation of
treaty, launched an unprovok-
ed and undeclared war of ag-
gression against the Commu-
nists, their former partners in
crime"
THE recluse of Berchtesgaden
Is badly cast for the role of Peter
the Hermit. The Nazi re-
mains enem. NO. l of America
and of the world"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
BY DONNA ASHWORTH
7YRiCHT. toli,
i.sA SERVICE. INC.

where do I belong?" she
asked. Perhaps she would find
the answer now, the answer to
everything, the reason why life
had become so dull, so tiresome,
the reason why her dreams had
seemed SO far away, somehow
out of reach, and she couldn't
find them anymore.
I'm a little southern town that
know about, in a little white
house, with big shade trees and
flowers about the foundation,
with servants to wait on you,
where life goes on quietly and
easily and there aren't any
night clubs. You live in the sum
shine and chat with your neigh
bors. You won't be dancing to
mad music until you're tired,
smiling and gay just from the.
lips out. You'll be smiling, just
because you want to, and the
smiles will be for your friends,
not for dozens of people who
don't mean anything"
She listened to his voice. That
was the dream she had dreamed
SO long, a little house of her own,
quiet and peace, a garden in the.
cool of the evening, friends and
neighbors and children, and
dogs; a home in little town
where she wasn't Lita Damson
wearing a mask, but herself. It.
was a picture of a life that Jer-
ny couldn't think about because
he had never wanted 1t in his
life. He loved the lights, the rush,
of the city, everything that she
wanted to escape. But these
things that Ken Richards talked
about were the things she had
longed to possess since she was 4.
child in an orphanage watching
children playing In . house
across the street.
mo, you're crazy. This is my
life" she protested, wondering
why she did, because she knew
she didn't mean II. Jerry didn't
count now, nor the things he had
offered.
"T'm not crazy" He kissed her
fiercely, hungrily. And I'm
going to marry you, husband or
no husband"
(Te Re Continued) -
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Reds

could be rushed to the scene.
OF fighting along one river
possibly the Berezina in the
across the river. inflicting heavy
casualties on them.
1.-THE bodies of several thous-
and Fascist soldiers remained
behind on the field of battle and
many more persisted in the riv-
err"
(The Germans declared they
had captured $4,000 more Soviet
troops trapped west of Minsk,
bringing to approximately 300,-
900 the number of Russians said
to have been captured.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
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ANOTHER MANS WIFE

her breath with a start-vken
Richards.
I'm not up to it tonight,
somehow. I'm tired anyway.
You don't really want to kiss me.
It's just habit, to make people
think that we're madly in love
as we pretend. I'm not mad, just
tired"
"Oh, here you are A voice
echoed through the darkness.
you've got to dance with me,
Jerry" Ruth was beside them.
You promised you'd show me
that new step.
Beginning now" Jerry turn
ed to her quickly. l like to dance
with you, Ruth. You're one OF
the few who can do what tell
them to"
Ruth was crazy about Jerry.
That was the reason that this ar
rogant, wealthy gro p had taken
Lita and Jerr. into their mid /,
the reason Ruth was so nice to
Lita. She wanted Jerry and Jer-
ry wouldn't 60 without his wife.
Lita wondered when Jerry
would realize that it was he
alone Ruth wanted, and that he
could leave his wife behind any
time and Ruth would be glad.
Here she is, Ken. We prom
ised we'd find her" ,uth was
back at the door again. Your
Romeo is on your trail, Lita."
Ken Richards was beside her.
Jerry had gone with Ruth. 1t
didn't matter. Ken stood so that
she could feel his arm against
hers, and her heart was pound
ing.
Lets go over whe'e we can
look out" he said, as he guided
her toward the balustrade where
they could see the lighted city.
Behind them there was laughter
and music. Before them q million
lights twinkled. Below them the
city roared. But they were away
form all of il alone in the exhil-
arating October night, the two. of
them, rs II for them the world
did not exist.
I'm m I'D about YOU" His
strong arms gathered her close.
II don't want TO be, but ! am.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
DEFENSE
B OND
Quiz

O. Could the offering
all the money II needs through taxes alone?
4. No ErcCssirc Arrays
O. BY buying all the Defense Bonds
do I do anything to keep taxes down?
A. Yes II wiH do this this
WH produce effect
cSs nsed be ruised bp qfdtion.
the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07

- ossssisaiss
- Assssls chssss

oTwo colorsd youths were to Be
auostioned this afternoon In con-
section with reports that one At
tempted to criminally assault .
le-year-old Quinn road colored
Girl Sunday night.
tn youths. arrested by De-
troit police on the request OF
Sheriff Jacob F. Theut, were said
70 have picked the young girl up
It Quinn road dancehsll and one
Wa said to have struck her sew
eral times and threatened her
with 4 piece of lead pipe.
The giri told deputies that the
pair fled sfter her screams at
tracted q passerby.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-07
CHAPTER IL

oPeople huttered and buzzed in
Ruth Eustace's luxurious pent-
house. There was a bedlam OF
laughter, high-pitched voices,
corks popping, ice clinking, the
blare of the radio.
Lita came into tie living
room, looking at the people mil
ling about. Jerry moved toward
her swiftly, catching her hand in
his, half dragging her out to the
shadows of the starlit terrace.
Here, darling, kiss me quick.
Tell me you aren't mad at me.
You know love you so. I'm
sorry was angry"
Jerry loved her, she guessed.
He was always telling her so,
and now his lips burned against
hers. Or was IL Just part OF the
picture, the ardent husband, al
ways making over her? And
now, as it had been SO often OF
late, his kisses left her cold.
They were always quarreling
and making up. She drew away
from him. as she qWuite insane?
She was Jerry's wife. She loved
Jerry. But she didn't really, not
any more. That was dead. She
just went on because she didn't
know what else to do. because
there were no grounds for her to
get a divorce, nothing tangible,
except that she was tired OF
everything, tired of their whole
scheme Of living, tired Of kis-
ses like this, and the pretense OF
whats the matter?" Jerry's
voice was sharp and angry again
and she realized that she had
drawn stiffly away from him.
Still mad, aren't you! You don't
like my kisses"
81 do, Jerry, but She STUN
bled for wo- q. She didn't want
him to kiss her. She idn't want
ANYBODY to, except She caught