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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Negroes Pay Tribute
10 Pioneer Champion
Pilgrimage Leeds To
John Brown Grave

NORTH ELBA, N. Y, May 8
-lP)-Negroes paid tribute to-
day to John Brown in the an
nual pilgrimage TO the Adolf
tionist's grave, but l02-year-old
Lyman Epps sat six miles away,
alone with rccollections of his
friend who died to help. make
men free.
For the first time in many
years, the venerable Negro was
unable to so TO the mountain
grave to commemorate the
birthdate of his childhood
friend.
Those who did make the pill
grimage missed a traditional
highlight of the annual grave
side ceremony $780, Epps' remi-
niScenses of the days when
John Brown came TO North FL
ba TO help the Negroes settle.
Much as he missed going TO
the shrine, Epps planned, to
hold a memorial service by him
self. His altar, he said, would
be the memory of the man who
used 10 take him on his knee
and beat time with a horny
fOrefingcr as a Young Negro
boy pipcd, BLOW Yc the Trum-
pet, Blow"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Se!tridue Troops
Read Varied Mays
Boys indulge in All
Types Of Literature

Uncle Sans uniformed neph-
ews at Sclfridge Field who are
of the reading persuasion play
IL clear across the board when il
comes TO selecting books with
which TO while away their spare
moments, it was revealed today
by Post Librarian Betty Muir
ray.
The post library's best seller
IS an opus called The House
That Hitler Built" and mystery
stories and westerns are next in
vogue there. Zane Grey and
Thomas Wolfe are two popurar
authors among the enlisted men,
and when they want 10 put their
noses between the leaves of a
magazine they have such choices
as Golfers, Cosmopolitan. Red
Book and Omni Book, the Ii
brarian stated. Magazines like
the various breeds Of "confes-
sions stories" are out at the post
library.
To offset that lack the post
boasts a book collection of II,
600 volumes. some of which
have been donated by indivi-
duals, others of which have been
harvested in the book drive for
reading matter for the armed
forces and still others have been
purchased by the Army for the
purpose, il was stated.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
80 SeIiridge Men
Get Free Detroit IriD

SELFRIDGE FIELD. Mich,
May 8 - Transportation to De-
troit for 80 soldiers who receive
passes will be furnished at $50
pm, May Is, by members Of
the Southern Oakland County
Red Gross Motor Corps of Royal
Oak.
The transportation contribu-
ton to men at the post Is to be
supervised by Mrs. Ina M. Doy-
ing and Mrs. Gerry Holm, lieu
tenants in the corps, who will be
assisted by Mrs. Marion Mar
lowe, sergeant, and Mrs. Carolyn
Petersen and Mrs. Clara Lin
scheid, corporals.
The men will be taken to
Woodward avenue and Grand
boulevard.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
House, Auxiliary
Do a fadeoui
Sheriff's Officers
Seek Missing Units

Ambitious thieves were sought
by shcriffs officers today.
They stole Jack Hogans house
and clubhouse.
The house was repeatedly seen
heading north on North avenue
yesterday but the clubhouse, the
shcriffs report stated, had dis
appeared.
Hogan found the house, about
the size Of a houseboat" missing
from its site near the Like at the
foot of Crocker boulevard. When
he reported the theft, Walter
Peters, deputy sheriff, thought
Hogan was joshing.
Somebody stole my housed"
Hogan blurted Indignantly.
Sheriffs officers said they'd
try to get it back for him.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
K AF
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Continued From Page One
campaign TO knock out the Ger
man air force in the west.
SWEEP PATH
They followed by a few hours
Sir Archibald SinClair'S declara-
ton that the first task Of the
Raj was to pave the way for in
vaSion by crushing the Nazi air
force at It's bases and at It's
sources of maChInes-such large
aircraft works as that at Warne-
mucndC.
There also is a scaplanc base
at WarncmuCnda.
RcSuning this campaign,
fighters made almost constant
cross chanucl sweeps from
dawn to dusk, and in the after
noon a heavy formation of eS-
CortCd bombcrs sped home from
the Calais area, from which
heavy explosions had been
heard.
The British saw IN the intense
defense of the plant at Warnc-
muendC an indication Of the
seriousness with which Nazi Air
Minister Hermann Goering re
CARDS the attack on such factor,
les.
IN contrast 10 the defense at
the Rostock Heinkel works
which suffered four heavy night
attacks last month, the Raj last
night encountered a fierce bar
rage of antl-aircraft fire and a
great concentration Of search
lights, including two made mp Of
as many as ~ beams.
The Raj losses were listed a.
the heaviest Of night operations
in five months, although it was
believed a larger number Of
bombers attacked Rostock and
Lubbock recently.
Last Dec. 30, the British lost
10 bombers attacking northwest
Germany and i'm November, lost
~ ir rou- hivr Rorli0
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Custer

Continued From Page One
brought DiXon's alleged action
to his attention.
Dixon admitted the allegation
at the board meeting, Reinhardt
said, but defended his action by
stating that he had the right UNI
der State law to change SChol-
astic records if he saw fit to do
so. Reinhardt said Dixon made
the admission before the full
board, viii L. Lee, commission
cr Of county schools, w. G. Hal
TINA, counsel for the State De-
partment Of Public instruction
and William Bachman, a Shores
resident. Other boar members
are Robert +. Barton, president;
Robert II. Voss, treasurer, and
Arthur r. Beverage, trustee.
MEET THURSDAY
The meeting at which the
charges were made was held at
Bevcridge's home, 2C943 Tai
bot avenue, ST. Clair Shores.
The meeting was held there,
Rcinhardt said, because Bever-
idge is recovering from injuries
suffered in an automobile acct
dent recently. Board meetings
usually are he'd at Lake Shore
High.
Action on the charges is ex-
pected TO be taken when the
board meets next Thursday night
at the school.
Dixon has been at Lake Shore
High for the last Is years, first
as an instructor and for the last
nine years as superintendent.
His salary is S3,35O annually, ac-
cording 10 Rcinhardt.
Dixon today blamed school
board politics for his plight.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Vernon Smith
HeadsEag|es
Lodge Holds
Annuol Election

Vernon Smith was elected
worthy president of the Frater-
nal Order Of Eagles, Aeric 1869,
by members meeting Thursday
night.
Other officers named we're:
Worthy vice-president, George
Pipe; Chaplain, Everett Page:
Secretary, Earl Kidd; Trustee,
Roy Kidd; Treasurer, Willard
Kidd; Conductor, George Scovill;
Inside guard, Edward Fischer
and Outside guide, Harold Pei
tier.
The officers will be installed
at the June 4 meeting.
On Sunday Ernest Holdt will
be the principal speaker when
the order observes Mothers Day
at the Eagle Hall.
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Concert
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Mary Jayne Ashman, mezzo- So
prano, triumphed with the choir
in the difficult Lost in the
Night"
WON HIGH LAURELS
Then low d the three
numbers that won a superior
rating from the choir at the
recent State Music Festival. Of
the three the audience seemed
to like Dark Water" best.
Save for two numbers sung
by the choir and combined Glee
Clubs, the second section was
turned over to soloists. Jean
A d a m revealed her careful
training in 20 Lovely Night"
a number we thought particu-
larly tailored to her lovely So
prano. Jean seems TO improve
with every appearance.
The other soloists were all
equally effective. Their names
and their solos follow: Celesta
Banks, Deep River; Elizabeth
Darling, an My Garden; Neil
Braun, "Smilin' Through; and
Mary Jayne A sh m a n, The
Cradles" or the group, Eliza
beth d arling, d sophomore,
showed the greatest promise.
Certainly a program high
light was 14-year-old Mary 10
Burgess piano solo, "Liebc-
straum.' She revealed great
potential talent in her first pub
lie appearance.
No detail was left untouched.
The stage was beautifully dec
GRATED by the Brcitmcyer Flor
al company and the Glce Club
members were uniformly garb-
cd, the boys in white mess
jackets, the girls in formals. =
Marian Capron, Kenneth Red
field and Mary 10 Burgess were
the talented accompanies. Their
efforts added much TO the con-
cert. Mary Cotterman's Bal
lad" introduction was effective.
E. ID. X.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Teachers, Clergy
10 Attend Meeting
Three Speakers
Listed on prosrom

DR.. Walter Bergman, a mem
Der Of the Detroit Board Of
Education, will address teach
crs, ministers and Sunday
school superintendent Monday
at p. m, in INC high school
auditorium on what Is being
done in the protective defense
system Of the metropolitan
area.
Rev. Ellsworth Reisner, an
area warden leader, will de-
scribe what churches are do
ing and Henry c. Reese, assis-
tant coordinator Of civilian de
tense in the Detroit area, will
describe the basic organization
of air raid precautions.
An open forum will follow,
Superintendent Of Schools L.
Wade Fast, who will preside,
said the meeting Is also open
10 all persons interested.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Little Ocean Stray
Arrives in Britain
Ship Thought To
Hove Been loSc

LONDON, May 9 % The
little coastal steamer Galtcsund
which the German radio an
nounced was missing and pre-
sumably sunk by a mine, has
turned up safe -- III British
port.
The story of the daring and
cool planning Of a group of
young Norwegian patriots who
stole the 623-ton vessel, COM
plete with passengers and crew
and sailed her to England, was
related by the NoTwCglan-gov.
ernment-in exile last night.
Learning that the ship car
ricd adequate fuel for a sea
journey on its regular run be-
tween Oslo and Bergen, they
boarded her as passengers at
various ports.
Then, at the moment for the
coup, one armed group took
over the bridge, another the Sa-
lon and third the engine
room. They turned out into the
North Sea and, despite the dan
ger Of German patr OILS and
mines, were escorted next day
through British mincfiClds into
British port.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Flames Destroy Log House
Built Before Civi! War
Old Dwelling Believed TO Dote
Back Over 100 Yeors

The old Joseph Harder home
stead on the Waldenburg road,
ole Of the last log houses in Ma
comb county dating back TO days
before the Civil War lies in ash
es today save for a newly built
summer kitchen i'm which its last
owner, Fred Joost, his wife and
two children are camping out
until they can begin the work
of rebuilding.
Nobody alive today can re-
member when the old log build
ing, about 20 by 80 feet was orig
inally built. All they know is
that Joseph Harder lived there
nearly seventy years ago and Ro-
bert Schramm, farmer at the
Card and French roads, knows
that his grandfather, Frederick
Schramm lived there many years
ago. Downstairs the old log house
boosted a sitting room, bedroom
and kitchen. Upstairs there were
two other rooms.
Who owned IL first nobody
seems TO know.
Mrs. Chris Eschenburg, whose
husband has conducted a gener-
al store on the Romeo Plank
road for many years, recalled
this morning that she knew Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Harder and
played with their children, to
whom she lived ncighbor when
she was n child.
When she first recalls il, II
was a plain long house, some
time later one of the Harder
boys-or maybe it was old Jo-
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seph Harder-sheathed In the
logs with siding.
The last occupant was Fred
JooSt, who dwelt there with his
wife and two children, a boy
and a girl.
Wednesday afternoon he took
Mrs. JoOSt 10 Detroit,
When he returned home, he
fuilt fire of corncobs in the
stove, TO take the chill off tho
house against the return of the
children from school and laid
down for a nap.
When the children returned
the roof of their home was
ablaze, the fire started by sparks
from the blazing corncobs.
Rushing into the house they
aroused their sleeping parent
and the three managed to save
most Of the furniture.
Neighbor- rushed TO their
aid, and the happcnstance Of the
two Dittrich brothers, Roy and
Earl, professional tree spray
ers, being nearby, proved to be
a blessing. Using their spray
equipment the brothers man.
aged to save the newly added
summer kitchen Of the building
and the barn and other out
buildings.
The Joosts spent the first
night with their neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kleino.
Then when morning came
they set about making a tenn
porary home for themselves in
tn" summer kitchen.
But the old log house that
stood as La dmark for so
many years is no more.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
List Woman Among
Survivors OF Blast

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May
9-lP)-Survivors Of two mer
chant ships lost in the North
Atlantic, one d woman, have
been landed at Hamilton by a
United States ssel which
picked them up from lifeboats.
Miss Gwen Garfield, tall and
attractive resident Of Simcoe,
Ont, was the woman and she
was praised for her fortitude
and spirit by the men Of the life
boat in which she drifted three
days.
Keep your chins up, boys"
was her word to the men as,
still carrying her life prescrv-
er, she walked up the gang
plank. She was one among a
large group of survivors taken
from five lifeboats launched aft
or their ship was torpedoed.
The vessel sank in 25 minutes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Invasion
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continued rum dSC OhS
Inundated Islands and it was this
knowledge that prompted the
military authorities TO caution
against bland optimism for the
future.
Military experts recalled that
tae Japanese kept moving against
the treasure islam d Of Java
through Macassar Strait despite
losses comparable TO those suf-
fcred since Monday.
This time, however, the Jap
anese were forced to retire while
in the case of MaCassar the Grip
pied and wounded invasion force
pressed steadily forward.
In a correlary TO the main
battle, huge United States bomo-
ers found a Japanese convoy
off New Britain Friday.
Anti-aircraft fire was intense
but all the aircraft returned
safely.
Some other bombers returning
from Fridays chase came down
through the overcast and found
two japanese seaplanes, which
they dealt with.
From a standpoint Of land
based air power, the effective
ness of recent sustained raids on
Lac and Rabaul-kingpin Jap
ancsc invasion bases-has been
reflected sharply in the total
absence Of Japanese bombers
over Port Moresby since Mon
day. Enemy activity there has
been confined to strafing by
zero fighters.
When eight zero planes SwUOp-
ed down on Port MorCsby--on
the southeastern coast Of New
Guinea across the Torres Straits
from Australia, the Allies met
them with a superior number Of
planes and without loss to them
selves, destroyed at least one of
the enemy.
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Con Game

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the balance, according 10 the
sheriffs report.
They had thanked him po-
litely and gone out TO their car,
when Keith Goodman, the pro-
prietor's son entered the store,
learned what had happened and
scarcely taking time 10 explain
that whether the visitors knew
their groceries or not, they sure
ly did know their numbers,
hurried out to pursue the three
slickers.
He caught up with them on
the Hall road near the Deneweth
farm but they lodged around
him and were racing toward
Utica when last seen.
Officers are seeking them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Death Claims
John Weber
Richmond Resident
Posses Away

RICHMOND - Funeral Scrv-
ices for John Weber, IS, who
died Friday, will be held Mon
day at $50 am. from ST. Angus
tines Catholic church with buri-
al in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Weber came TO CaSco
township from New York when
he was a mere youth He lived
for years on Meisner road at
Bethway.
Surviving are two sisters, Ag-
mes, at home, and Mrs. Mamie
Schmidt, of Casco township, and
three brothers, Frank and Char
les, both Detroit, and William, Of
Marine City.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Purse 5naithers, 8, Il,
Fail 10 Retain Loot

A purse which two Welts
street brother, aged 8 and IL,
snatched from Mrs. Martin Rae
kow, l15 South Highland, as
she walked past % Eldredge at
4:1O p. m. yesterday was re-
covered several hours later by
Police Scrgt, Stanley Campbell.
The boys readily admitted the
theft to Campbell.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Monday 5ervites Sci
for Mrs. Anna Brass

Funeral services for Mrs. An
ma Brass, 81, who died early
Friday at the home Of her
grandson, Walter Brass, "a Scott,
will be held Monday at 100
from the LaCroiX and Groesbeck
Funeral Home and at from
Zion Evangelical church with
Rev. Jacob Whitman official
ing. Burial will be in Clinton
Grove Cemetery.
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DOnahue
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officeholders to special deputies.
Donahue who was vice presi-
dent last year tied with Bert
Hazen for leader of the club and
they flipped a coin to decide the
issue. Other candidates were
elected by reclamation.
Following the business session
the delegates enjoyed refresh
ments, played cards and visited.
LARGEST BA, ANCED ROCK
Miracle Rock, located near
Grand Junction, Colo, is said TO
be the largest balanced rock in
the world. II has an estimated
weight of 10000 tons.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Louis Priehs Faces
Operation on Wednesday

State Representative Louis
Priehs, who entered st. Joseph's
hospital yesterday for observa-
ton, will remain there and will
undergo an operation on We'd
nesday, members Of his family
revealed today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
RoseyiIIe Mans Car
Bursts into Flames

Flames shooting from car
Roseville man parked on
South Broadway near Terry at
7:55 p. m. yesterday were quick
~ eXtinguished by fircmcn.
Police said r. Jankowski,
l9545 Conn, owns the car. .-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Reckless DriVinq
Costs Man S40.85

!. Emmanuel. Leslie, al, Route
four, Mount Clemens, pleaded
guilty TO a reckless driving
charge upon arrangement today
before Justice Frank Z. Jean
nettc.
He paid a fine and costs tot
aling S4085. He was arrested
May 4 by city police.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Runaway Girl. IT,
Held in Detroit

A 17-year-old Mount Clemens
girl who left her home yester,
day with a boy companion was
held for her parents today by
the Woman's Division Of Detroit
Police.
She was reported as missing
yesterday by the parents.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Beck 10 Address
HiQh Twelve Club

Herman Beck, science instruc-
tor at the Mount Clemens High
school, will describe latest scien-
tific developments when he APP
pears as guest speaker before
members of the High Twelve
Club Monday noon. Hugh II.
Neale is in charge Of the pro-
gram.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Gerald Harder, 5,
Injured by Car
Child Soid TO Have
Run Into Side OF Cor

Gerald Harder, 5, Of 263
North, suffered minor injuries
at 9:O5 p. m. yesterday when he
ran into the side of a car driven
on North avenue at Lafayette
by Alvin Rosso, of 1919 High.
Rosso and the boys mother
told Police Lieut.. Harvey Ham
mond and Patrolman Pat o.
Grady that the boy RAJ into the
street from behind bush. Ros-
so stopped his car just as it
struck the boy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Police Recover Bike
from Youth Nine

A bicycle borrowed by a nine
year-old Mount Clemens boy was
recovered behind - Wclts street
yesterday by Patrolman Earl
Daniels and Charles Schalm.
The boy admitted taking the
hike Daniel. ..fl
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09

A milk white river. due 20
water flowing over limestone
and thus becoming saturated
with chalk and a lake which
generates soap from its alkaline
limestone bed, are two Curiosi-
ties of the island OF Andres, one
Of the Bahamas.
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Boy
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Continued From Page One
Brought TO the prosecutors
office today by Chief William
Romano, of Warren township
police, Carroll and Donald ex-
planned to Wilbur Held, assist
ant prosecutor, that the shooting
was entirely accidental and
Boyce'S father confirmed that re-
port.
So no one was he'd, and Boyce
and the others have just missed
their swim.
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Battle

denied flatly yesterday by the
British Admiralty, an Aus
tralian cruiser Of the Canberra
class, and one other cruiser.
The imperial command also
made its first statement Of its
own losses, reporting a small
sized aircraft carrier converted
from a tanker" sunk and 81
planes lost.
EASE TENSION
MacArthur's account of the
first two phases Of the fight
eased the tension which has
held Australians for virtually
all week as the fate Of their
continent and perhaps the flu
ture strategy of the Pacific war
hung in the balance.
The fact that the Japanese
fleet had broken off the en-
gagement, at least temporar-
lily, was taken as clear evidence
that Australia sea ramparts,
entrusted in part to American
Warships and American planes,
had been tested hard and had
held firm.
1t was obvious from the com
munioues that the Australian
man in the street had been
right in his conviction that this
was no isolated task force Skin
mish but a major operation.
The Australians regarded the
fight as a determined and bit
terly presseo fight by allied
planes and ships TO blunt if not
entirely smash the spearhead
Of the first major japanese at
tempt since the conquest Of
Malaga and the Netherlands
Indies to resume the southwark
drive.
Especially heartening were
the communicates words that
Our attacks will continue"
GUARDS AUSTRALIA
The press and public echoed
Prime Minister John Curtin's
statement that this great bat
tie which temporarily has ceas-
ed had TO be fought as a part
Of the war to save this theatre
from falling within axis con-
troll"
Aware Of the fateful future,
they agreed, too, with his words
that Il have no doubt other
battles have yet TO be fought as
a part Of a struggle which must
continue until the enemy is de
fcated or we are conquered"
General Macarthur cmphasiz-
cd in his communicate that the
battle Of the Coral Sea actually
was a elimination -- for the
moment at least - Of long and
vast scale offensive preparations
by the Japanese and Of clock
work aerial countcrblows by the
United Nations forces.
He said the Japanese prep
aration for resumption of the
southwark tide of conquest be
gan with the massing Of troops,
transports and warships and at
tempts TO strengthen bases on
New Britain and the Solomon
Islands.
From them the Japancsc
planned to start off their ar
mazda and give il land based
air support
BASES
Six weeks Of relentless pound
ing by Allied bombers, how
ever, diSlocated that scheme by
ground installations
and planes.
Although this prevented the
Japanese from obtaining air su-
periority which played its great
part in their conquestS hereto
fore, the Japanese sent their
armada Of troopships and its
escort Of warshiPs into the Cor
al Sea Monday.
Almost immediately II re-
ceivcd the reSounding blows OF
American sea and cir forces.
and from then until early to-
day when the naval action was
broken off by The japanese
their ships had been under day
long attack by American war
ships and Allied aircraft.
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Noble Tuaregs, Berber no.
MAIDS of the middle Sahara, wear
black lithamS, or cloths, over
their faces; servile Tuareg' wear
white lithams, Hence, Black
Tuaregs and White Tuaregs.