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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
By PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 12.-At
this writing, Miss Frances Gift
ford is still up a tree, and there
no telling when she may be able
to come down. Trees and Miss
Clifford have a strange affinity.
It all began when the slightly
and long haired young. actress,
under contract to Paramount,
was borrowed by Republic to
provide the feminine interest in
a serial. Serials commonly are
called cliff hangers because the
heroine usually is left dangling
over cliff or in some other
uncomfortable and suspenseful
predicament at the end of each
episode. Miss Gifford's picture,
however, turned out to be a
tree hanger jungle story
without any cliffs worth men
tioning.
The studio was very pleased
with its forest cutie and began
making plans to star her in a
whole series Of jungle-queen Sc
rials. Miss Clifford, though, was
alarmed by the prospect of
spending the best years of her
life swinging from vines and
perching in leafy bowers, so she
fled to her home lot and begged
the bosses to spare her from
such fate. Paramount said all
right and put her down for the
role of movie star in Henry
Aldrich Gets Glamour
FITTED OUT WITH SARONG
This sounded fine until Miss
Clifford reported for work and
was sent TO the wardrobe de-
partment TO be fitted with sa-
rong. 1t turned out that her part
was that of a Lamourish screen
queen of the jungle.
BY this time Producer Sol
Lesser had bought the rights to
the TarZan movies, together
with the services Of Johnny
Weissmuller. Maureen O'Sulll-
van, however, was expecting a
baby. so il was necessary TO
find a new leading lady and at
the same time satisfactorily ex-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
BICYCLE COURTS

A significant sign Of the times is the increasing
prevalence Of bicycle courts conducted by youngsters
to try offenders Of their oee These reported
from Dallas, Tex; Rochester, Minn; Wilmette, Ill.,,
and other cities.
Riding at night without lights, riding more than
one on bicycle, failure TO observe stop signs ore
among the offenses for which punishment is reted
out by boy judges. Sofety studies irPounding of BIZ
cycles ore among the punishnents.
These boys and girls ore learning the duties and
privileges Of citizenship and being tutored in law
obidonce os their elders we're not They should be-
come better citizens for this experience
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
HE'LL RECOVER

ITALY, Tex j. A. Smith,
farmer, screamed for help. A
big rattlesnake had wound itself
around his legs.
A motorist untangled the rep
tile and rushed Smith, very pale,
to a doctor.
The physician ripped off one
trouser leg, found no bites.
Then he started on the other.
Smith told him never mind,
That's my wooden leg
The doctor found several fang
marks-on the wooden leg.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
ENCLOSED FIND
BULLET HOLES

EVANSVILLE, Ind. = Clara
Arnold has a war memento Tor
her scrap book.
Cal Johnson of Cincinnati,
carried her photograph in wal
let while fighting the Japanese
at Bataan. Now back home to
convalesce, he wrote Miss Arm
old:
Il Just got back in the states.
Your picture has. two bullet
holes in it-made when | was
wounded by machine gun"
The picture accompanied, and
confirmed, the letter.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
WAR CALLS FOR SACRIFICE

Tho substance of President Roosevelts ont-'n-
sl,+;o recommendations to Congress will be oPProv-
ed bv all except few professional feeders or torm
and labor groups. IT
The American people have mode it obundontN
ceor that they are willing to poy the necessary Price
TO win this war; and the pe1e that will follow wage
control and price control make bitter medicine, oat,
our people can and will take it.
Initiation can not be hoted, short OF dlsoster'
unless the ceilings now placed upon everything else
ebol he extended TO wooes and to the price OF farm
nrod,Jcts Labor 6nd formers are both Potr'otc
ENOUGH and intelligent enough to bow to the newt
able. "
Throuohout his message to Congress and his
rodio talk 70 the public Mr. Roosevelt reiterated the
interdependency Of farm prices and lobors woges
To restroom one and permit the other to bu9eon un-
checked. would be ronkest discrimination.
But-ond this would seem to be major weak
ness in Mr.. RooseveIts beIoted attack OF tou9hness
about nfloton-the President did not ask Congress
to do anything about wages.
"You fellows fix ceiling for the farmers" sold
he in effect "ond trust me to see that correspond
ing roof is put wages"
Hovino in mind great many things that have
hoppened in Washington Of Iote years, many con-
oressmen-incuding at least some New Deal Demo-
crots-do not care for this division OF the tosk
1t is their duty to face the electorate in Novem'
Der.
There is, Of course, nothing to prevent Congress
from going beyond Mr. RooseveIts explicit demond
and leoslotina on both wages and farm prices at
the same time.
Thot would be smart politics we'll as sound
economics.
The important thing is that Congress should
oct.
Members first reaction, naturally enough, was
inclination at the sudden horshness Of the nesso9e
at the "eun held to Congress head, at Mr. Koose-
vets sudden impotence five months and ! days
otter his oroino presentation Of model seven-pont
proerom
But this is too vital on emergency for congress-
iono action to be dictated by resentment. Although
we can sympothize with those who have been an
oered we could not condone their failure it. because
of pique, our congressman foil now to Toxic the
action necessary to the country from disastrous
initiation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
CHEERS BROTHER

BROOKLYN, Sept. 12-(P--
James Cooper, U. S. Navy and
bid brother Of the st. Louis
Cardinal battery of Morton and
Walker Cooper, dropped over to
Ebbets Field from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard yesterday and
watcher his brothers defeat the
Todgers.
He was out-rooted by about
10000 to but went home happy
over brother Morris 3 to 0 tri-
umph.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
BY ROBERT RUARK
Passed by the CensOr)

Marshal Erwin Rommels cur
rent setbacks in Egypt are par
TALLY explainable by remarks
made by Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Jr., just after he re-
turned from active duty on the
Libyan front.
Lodge, a reserve major who
had volunteered for a look-see
at Libya, came back to wash
ineten when the world was bow
ing low to Rommels military
genius. Tobruk had just fallen,
and there was trend to COM
pare the Nazi mashal with ev-
erybody from Hannibal to Ma
poleon. Lodge, who had been
dive-bombed, strafed and gen.
orally harried by Rommels Al
rika Korps, couldn't see it that
way.
Hes good general the tall
Massachusetts sena tor said.
But he's no all time genius
No Napoleon. What he is
is a hellishly capable profession
al. And | mean professional In
all its senses Adaptable to
immediate circumstances and an
amazing opportunist.
"Rommel never put all his
eggs in one basket. He never
made UP his mind inflexibly to
do or die with one spe t C
move. He never fully commit
ted himself to any prescribed
tactic.
"Rommel would start several
thrusts at once, and throw his
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12

semi-supernatural powers OF
leadership and strategy. AS al
lied experience and fire power
gradually catches up TO the
German standard, the Rommel
legend is apt to fade according
ly.
THAT fellow on the WALL"
Lodge says, pointing to pic
ture of Gen George (Old-Blood-
and-Guts) Patt ton, "is good
enough TO knock Rommels ears
down, and there are a couple
more mechanical experts In the
American Army who can do
the same thing"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
HORRORS.

CHICAGO-Porky, a part-po-
lice dog. went into seclusion al
ter Irene Dahl, II, decorated his
front claws with red polish
while the family was visiting
relatives at Elkhart, Ind, Porky
took one startled look, bounded
from the house and disappeared.
Finally after his views on
toe nail polish were moderated
bv four foodless days, Porky was
coaxed out of a cornfield on the
outskirts of Elkhart.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM z. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Introducing Sigmund Dorm
busch of East Orange, N. j., a
member of the New York Bridge
Whist Club team when it won
the national title in April, and a
member of the same team that
has just won the world cham
pionship Masters team title.
Dornbusch is an old-time tour
nament player and likes the
team-of four events better than
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
SING-SING SONG

DENVER-Burglars In a CAFE
scooped up six cartons of candy,
contents Of seven gum machines,
and two pies.
They also broke open a juke
box and stole record entitled:
"Why Don't We Do This More
Often?"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
SOAP IS FROZEN

The news column heading "Soop Is Frozen" must
have eoddened the heart Of many boy and girl. Too
bad that the reality Of the story brought greet let
down.
The freezing is merely to assure that the Cleans
ing content Of cake Of soop is now lowered or its
price rosed. There isn't any shortage, nor will there
be. The big chiefs in Washington point out that SO
long we need eIycerne for making explosives the
war won't excuse dirty ears or necks
81 0ycerine is q byproduct Of soop manufacture
-or vice versa. Boths still ore in order.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
HOME FRONT ENEMY

ELGIN. Ill Mayor Myron
M. Lehman. with approval of
State reservation officials,
saws there will be an open sea-
son this Fall and Winter on
trapping rabbits in Elgin.
He explained the rabbits
were so numerous they destroy
Elgin's victory gardens. So he
suggested it would be a good
idea to trap them. using them
for food and protecting the gar
dens at the same time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12

chased by lion, hunted by cam
nibals, almost trampled by an
elephant, and stalked by wolf
all the while having to evade
the pursuit and evil advances
OF a German officer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
TWO-GUN RECRUIT

SAVANNA. Okla.-The Pitts
burgh county deputy sheriff and
constable-elect of Savanna has
Joined the WAACS.
Miss Puma Lynn, boyish
peace officer, told Army recruit
ers at Oklahoma City she really
is an expert with the rifle, too.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
TOO LITTLE

SANTA FEE, N. M.-Notlng a
bandbill advertising scrap
metal pickup service, State OCD
Director E. II. Oakley called for
a five-ton truck to haul a heavy
machinery donation. =.
He got the right lumber, but
the agency was operated by
12-year-old boy.
His equipment was a top wag-
on.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
sBEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONe

strength into whichever seemed
to be progressing most favor
ably. He picked his holes like
good smart football player,
and dived into the likeliest with
everything he had.
'In the l. byan campaign
Rommel's ace was that the Brit
ish never knew where he was
or what to expect next. He'd
throw up some tanks there,
some smoke over there, some
planes here, and then bang home
in the confusion. His advantage
was that he wasn't trying to
storm prepared positions. That
is one of the chief differences
between the Libyan and Egyp-
tian campaigns.
THE THING
HE LIKES LEAST
In Egypt right now we've
got a pretty fair idea of where
Rommel is and what he's doing
And he is doing the things he
likes least storming that
prepared position. In Libya he
rarely stormed. He preferred to
infiltrate around his objective,
cut off supplies and water, and
make his move when the Brit
ish were thoroughly weaken
ed"
Lodge says that much OF
Rommers Libyan success was
dir ell y attributable to the
click clack smoothness wi { h
which his general staff work
ran along. The mark Of the
professional again" Lodge says
"Remmel,s organization was the
type bred only by long and sci
entific preparation for a certain
job.
Rommels earlier successes al
so were traccable to his adept
ness with his armored corps
The German marshal didn't di-
vide the strength of his mech
anized might, throwing sections
here and sections there.
Wherever he was" Lodge
said, "he was superior. He KEEP,
his two ormored divisions ano
his motorized infantry tight
~ welded as a unit and made
the most of it,
Rommel developed an amaz'
ingly sharp device for detecting
enemy mines So gooo
that he could uproot an average
200 British mines an hour. Thi:
enabled him to travel pretty
much as he willed through Brit
ish mine fields, and on one par
ticular occasion he used the
BritiSh's own mines to protec
two flanks, having to worry
only about the front and real
of his column.
Lodge also was frankly ad
miring about Rommel's number
one tank busting weapon, the
80 millimeter gun Formerl,
used as an anti-aircraft weap
on, it would go through any
thing il hit"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
NICE COLLECTING

WILLOUGHBY. Ohio Col
lecting scrap metal, truck driver
Dewey Lamoreaux passed a the
alter Just in time to hear his
name called as bank night
winner.
He proceeded $500 richer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12

l Should woman having
dinner with a man wait for him
to pull out her chair for her?
2. When hostess brings a
houseguest a letter, should she
say. Here's a letter from Den
YER for you?
3. Should hostess say to a
housegucst, who is your letter
from?
4. In conversation, should you
repeat the name Of the person
to whom you are talking after
nearly every remark?
5. Are anonymous lie tiers
rude?
What would you do if
You are a man who has a din
ner date
(a) Know where you are 60
ing before you call for your
date?
(b) Ask the girl where she
would like TO eat when you cali
for her?
Answers
! Yes. Unless il is obvious he
isn't going
. No. 1t makes her seem
snoopy.
g. No.
4. No. II is a tiresome habit.
s. Yes. Letters should be
signed
Better What Would You Do
solution-(a).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
NO SUPERNATURAL
POWERS

RommeIs tanks carried CEN
ter-mounted guns, which means
they had a 360-degree fire radi-
us, as opposed to the 36dcgrec
radius available to our M-3s, or
General Grants w h h
mounted their guns on the side.
A newer allied tank, the Ma,
has converted its gun-mount to
the center, and should be the
equal of or possibly superior to
the German tank.
All through Lodges CONVEX
sation, you get the idea that
Rommel's early superiority was
due more TO greater experience
and preparedness than TO any
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
Q MIND YOUR
MANNERS
Test YOUR knowledge of cor

Test your knowledge of cor
rect social usage by answer
ing the following questions,
then checking against the au-
thoritative answers below:
/. In complimenting the own
err Of a house should you say,
It's such a pretty little house?
2. In complimenting woman
on a dress should you add,
Mary Smith has one almost
like it?
3. In complimenting woman
on the dress she is wearing is it
better to say what pretty dress
it is, or how becoming it is to
her?
4. Should you tell a mother
how cute her child is, in front of
the child, if he is old enough to
understand?
;. Should a guest take a
child's part against his mother
If the mother is trying to get the
child TO go TO bed!
What would lou do if
You drop in to see friends and
they are listening, with obvious
enjoyment, to a radio program
you think is terrible
(a) Ask them how they can
listen to it?
(b) Keep your opinion to
yourself?
Answers
l. No. The owner might not
like the ''little'-thinking you
are being condescending. -
=. No,
3. Say how becoming it is.
4. No.
). No.
Better What Would You Do"
solution-(b).
Evening star., 1942-10-29

New Jersey and North Carolina, and
added that soon a large ordnance
training center will be established
in California. I'm addition, we have
large schools of instruction for mill
tary personnel in some 80 industrial
establishments" he said.
1--WE are recruiting entire bat
talions from some of our larger in
dustrial concerns like the Interna-
tional Harvester Co., the American
Road Builders Association. the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton and the American Equipment
Distributors" Gen. Campbell said.
I'VE are taking the trained mechan-
les of the automotive industry and
bringing them into the Ordnance
Department in the soldiers uniform,
so that they can do for our weapons
what they have done for our private
cars"
Guests at the luncheon included
Maj. Gen. Thomas j. Hayes, Brig.
Gen. H. r. Kutz, Brig. Gen. j. H.
Hatcher and Brig. Gen. G. M.
Barnes.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Quality Of U. 5. Arms
Assures Victory,
Says 0rdnanceChi
Tanks Best in World
And Being Improved,
Roturiuns Are Told

This Nation has armament of the
finest quality and it's going to bring
us victory" Maj. Gen. L. H. Camp
bell, chief of ordnance, United States
Army, declared yesterday in an ad-
dress at a luncheon of the Rotary
Club of Washington, held in the
Willard Hotel. He praised the part
industry, large and small, is taking
in the armament program.
Speaking on THE Quality of Our
Armament" Gen. Campbell said, II
hasten to tell you that that quality
of cur weapons is such that it will
eventually make possible the win
ming of this war. Make no mistake
about that Most important are the
arms of the individual soldier"
He then praised the Garand semi
automatic rifle for its effectiveness
and said that the infantryman, who
uses it, lis still the final arbiter of
battle"
The speaker praised the Thomp-
son and Reising submachine guns,
which he described as being capable
of automatic and semi automatic
fire They" he said, ARE simple in
design and are well suited to our
paratroops" He praised a carblne
which American armed forces now
have ito increase the defensive and
offensive power of the enlisted men
heretofore armed with pistols and
revolvers and of combat officers be-
low the grade of major"
Best Tanks in World.
Gen. Campbell, touching on the
subject of tanks, declared there are
none better in the world" than those
in use. I'VE are constantly i'm
proving their quality. We learn with
each new engagement of some i'm
provement and the tanks that are
coming off our production line to-
day are quality job throughout" P"
he said.
The speaker declared also that
this Nation has formidable array
of anti-aircraft weapons" and told
of tank destroyers which carry large
guns and are capable of speeds of
so miles an hour.
Elsewhere in his address Gen.
Campbell said:
1T is our job in ordnance to give
our fighting men what they want
Furthermore, in the design, devel-
opment and production of our
weapons we have the wholeheartee
and complete help of American in
dustry-than which there is none
greater.
American industry is the great
backlog of our military supply to.
day, and American industry, big
and little, is doing tremendous jot
for us-the like of which no coun-
try, anywhere, at any time, has ever
seen before
Praises Little Business.
Gen. Campbell praised the little
businessmen" asserting: Without
little business in our ordnance pro-
gram, can assure you all that that
program would never be in the sat-
isfactory condition we find it today
With the Ordnance Department, its
a case of combining big and little
business for the best possible quail
| ity product. That's what we have
been doing to the best of our abil-
ity and that's what we intend to dt
throughout this war"
| The ordnance chief told of tht
! two ;,,i,, l.,
Aberdeen Proving Ground in Mary
land. of the departments trainin,
! schools in Florida, Mississippi, Ohio
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Numbers Writer Staying
Case Slated 10 Go 10 Jury

With a first degree murder charge
dismissed by directed verdict, the
trial of Woodrow McCants, "a, col
ored, on a charge of second-degree
murder, continued in District Court
today.
Justice James M. Proctor directed
the verdict on the first degree charge
on motion of Defense Attorney Will
liam j. Kelly in the third day of the
Evening star., 1942-10-29

trial yesterday. The case will 60 to
the jury today on the lesser charge
following arguments of Mr.. Kelly
and Assistant United States At
torney Dennis Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1942-10-29

"When Christie comes home with work. jacket
like this-just standn' with grease-that's when I'm
tickled pink KNOWN I've got more suds to wash
with. With Super Suds, those extra suds soak out
grease licketysplit. And ben such ong-astn suds,
they keep the soaked-out dirt from settln back on
the jacket again. Sure saves rubbin'.'
Evening star., 1942-10-29

McCants Is accused OF beating to
death Wallace E. Hulse, go, a num-
bers writer, last July II in the lat
ter's home at .318 Eleventh
street S.W.
Evening star., 1942-10-29

McCants testified yesterday that
he found Hulse slain but that he did
not report his discovery to police.
He denied confession to the crime
that police attributed to him.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
HOW YOU MAKE THE
"MILK-BoTTLE SUDS TEST"

JUST put two teaspoons of your present wash-day
soap and glass of water into 4 milk bottle. Do
the same with new sudsier Super Suds in an
other milk-bottle. Use any kind of water, even
hard or cold water. Shake the bottles Just see if
there aren't more suds in the Super Suds bottle,
and if they aren't longer-lastin suds, too!
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-02
High Salaries Paid
Village Employees"

William Harper, Village Pres
ident of Roseville, stated today,
1.-The police and fire depart
ments of Roseville, considering
the size of the town, are among
the highest paid of the state.
They receive from $2340 to
$4,000 per year. They are allow
ed ten sick leave days with full
pay and two weeks vacation
with pay each year. All village
of Roseville employees, after
working for the village one
year, receive one weeks vaca-
ton, with full pay, each year.
This effects nearly forty en-
ployees.
William Harper deals fairly
with employees and, in return,
he demands that they deal fair
ly with their boss, meaning Mr..
and Mrs. Tax Payer.
William Harper, Republican
Candidate for Drain Commits
sioner has received the en-
dorsement of Labor" .-Politi-
cal Adv.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-02
Alert Soldiers
Nab Jap Spy
i'm China

A UNITED STATES ARMY
AIR BASE IN CHINA, Nov. 3
R-Sergeants Jacob F. Lon
teen, 81, of Pontiac, Mich, ana
Henry Hobart Tallmadge, "a, OF
Montclair. N. j., know Jap,
anese when they see one, ana
thanks to that tl-ey nipped their
first, Nipponese-a spy pehiho
the lines.
"This JAP" Lonteen related,
"came to the air field controi
tower where an office was being
built and asked for a job as a
carpenter. Tallmadge was on
guard and chased him away.
HE told me about it and we
compared notes on a magazine
article we'd read telling how
to identity Jap. Then we col,
Jared this man down the road
and brought him back. The
Chinese questioned him, proved
he was a spy and shot him sum-
rlarily."
Lonteen, one-time auto
salesman in Pontiac, has been
overseas seven months after hav-
ing been stationed several years
at Selfridge Field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-02
100000 Yanks
Now Overseas

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 R)
- American armed forces now
have 800, 300 men overseas, it
was disclosed over the week end
in an exchange of correspond
ence between chiefs of the mill
tary.
Gen. George G. Marshall,
army chief of staff, in a letter
extending Navy Day congratu-
lations to Admiral Ernest J..
King, commander-in-chief. of the
U. S. fleets, said army men were
deeply grateful for the skillful
seamanship that has escorted
100000 of them safely across
the submarine. infested waters
of the Atlantic and Pacific"