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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13

WELL y0u WOaAoA A00A NJ
me-" Vera said.
"Hunh?" said Bigger, looking in
surprise at her pouting lips. Then
he noticed what she meant and he
poked out his lips at her. Quick
ly, she jumped up and threw one OF
her shoes at him. 1t sailed past his
head and landed against the win
dow, rafting the panes.
II told you not to look at me"
Vera screamed. Bigger stood up
his eyes red with anger.
II just wish you had hit me-" he
said.
"You, vera!" the mother called.
ma. make i'm stop looking a:
me-" Vera walled.
Wasn't nobody looking ut her.
Bigger said.
"You looked under my dress,
when was buttoning my shoes"
II just wish you had hit me"
Bigger said again.
II amt no dog!" Vera said.
Come on in the kitchen and
dress, Vera" the mother said.
He makes me feel like a dog"
Vera sobbed with her face buried
In her hands. going behind the cur
tain.
Boy" said Buddy, II tried to
keen awake until you got In last
night, but I couldn't. had to 60 "a
bed at three. / was 20 sleepy
could hardly keep my eyes Open"
II was here before them," Big
ger said.
Jaw, nav! / was MP ="
81 know when ! got I'M" They
looked at each other In silence.
OK" Buddy said.
Bigger was uneasy. He felt that
he was not handling himself right.
"You get the jobT Buddy asked.
"Yeah."
"Drivingr
"Yeah."
what kind OF = car 1t is?"
"A Buick"
"Can I ride with you sometime"
"Sure, soon as i get settled"
Buddy's questions made him feel
a little more at ease; he always
liked the alteration Buddy showed
him.
Gee. that's the kind OF JOB ]
wan" Buddy said.
Its easy"
will you see II you can ind me
one?'
sure. give me time
Got a cigaretteT
yeah"
They we're silent, smoking. Big
ger was thinking OF the furnace.
Had Mary burned? He looked at
his watch: 1t was seven o'clock
Ought he 70 over right now. with
out waiting for breakfast Maybe
he had left something lyong around
that would let them know Mary
was dead. But II they slept late on
Sunday morning, as Mr.. Dalton
had said, they would have no reason
to be looking round down there.
Bessie was by last night" Bud
dy said.
"Yeah?"
"she said she saw you In Ernie's
Kitchen shack with some white
folks"
yeah. I was driving 'sm last
night"
"she was talking about you and
her getting married"
Hump"
'.How come gals that way. Big
ger? soon's a guy get q good job,
they wan TO marry
Damn II I know"
"You got a good Job now. You
can get better gal than Bessie
Buddy said.
Although he agreed with Buddy
he said nothing.
"I'm going to tell Bsssis!" Vera
said.
III you do I'll break your neck"
Bigger said.
Hush that kind Of talk in here"
the mother said.
Ous ytan, buuuy nete.
Jack last night. He said you al
most murdered old Gus"
IL Amt having nothing TO DO
with that gang no more" Bigger
said smphatically.
"But Jacks all right Buddy
said.
aweii, Jack. but none OF the
rest"
Bus and Oh. and Jack seemed
far away y Bigger now, in another
life. and all because he had been
in Dalton's homo for q few hours
and had killed q white girl. Ne
looked around the room, see II Tor
the nrst time. There was no rus
on the floor and the plssterins on
the walls and ceiling hung loose IN
csnv places. There were two worn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13

IIuWlNA " Ahh
You didn't get in until after
!" He turned and looked at
/ got In at two"
n was four Bigger" she said.
hing and straining her eyes to
\ al an alarm clock above her
Il tried to wait up for you.
| couldn't. When / heard you
he IN, | looked up at the clock
Il was after four.
Il know when / got In, Ma"
But Bigger, it was after four"
III was just a little after two"
|Oh, Lord. II you want It two,
n let II be two, for all l care.
act like you scared OF some
ns.'
Sof, what you want to start a
forg'
"A fuss. Boy"
BsioreI get out OF bed, you pick
me-"
bigger, I'm not picking on you,
bsy, I'm glad you got the Job"
You don't talk like it.
|He felt that his acting in this
amer was mistake. II he kept
talking about the time he had
Ten in last night, he would so
bras II upon her that she would
member 1t and perhaps later on
would hurt him. He turned
BY and continued packing. He
to do better than this; he had
control himself.
You want 10 eat"
5Yeah."
Pm fix you something"
{0K.s
You going to stay on the place"
fYeah."
He heard her getting out of bed:
be did not dare look around
y. He had TO keep his head turn
while she dressed.
fHow you like the people. Big
b"
[They all right"
fYou don't act like you glad"
|0h, Ma! For Chrissakes! You
nt me to cry!"
[Bigger, sometimes I wonder
at makes you act like you do"
pc had spoken in the wrong tone
voice; he had TO be careful. He
Pgnt down the anger rising In
n. He was in trouble enough
lnout getting into q fuss with
mother.
You got a Job, now" his moth
said. You ought to work hard
Il keep II and try To make a man
I Oh yourself. Some day you'll
pay 70 get married and have q
|ne OF your own. You got your
|ance now. You always said you
I's, mad chance. Now, you got
ne heard her move about and he
Jew that she was dressed enough
J aim 10 turn around. He strap
Y tne suitcase and set It by the
'C'; then he stood at the window,
Onng wistfully out at the feath-
Z Makes OF falling snow.
slsger, what's wrong with your"
} whirled.
Nothing he said. wondering
"a, cnange she saw I'm him.
''Us.1ing. You just worry me, that's
ne concluded. feeling that even
! as ola say something wrong he
= = 70 hight her OF him now. He
how his words really did
una Was the tone of his voice
y morning different from other
Was there something
usual !, In his voice since he had
ssu Maryr Could people tell he
!. uone something wrong by the
Y ne acted? He saw his mother
-se ner head and 60 behind the
IAN 10 prepare breakfast. He
a :. a yawn: he looked and saw
!, : vera was leaning on her ell
v smiling at him.
,, lou get the jobr'
now much you makinRr
Aw, Vera. Ask Ma. I done told
everything"
soOdyl Bigger got a jobi sang
!. Aw' shut up." he said.
leave bis alone, versP the
' .n. said. What's the matt1rfv
WHAT'S the matter with i'm al
~ umer asked the mother.
va, Bigger" said Vera, tender
snd plsintively.
mat boy Just amt rot no
We that's ALL the mother sald.
you" 800
"a said.
',sssr looked out OF the window.
nesro someone say. "Avi" and
. rnev that Buddy was awake.
Jun -FOUR head. Buddy" vera
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13

B.N.Y.: was visiting In another
city recently and met q man in his
middle sos. He was very nice TO
me. Took me out to church. treat
ed me royalty and asked me TO
write 10 him. He thrilled me,
Should take up time writing him?
Ans.;--Let that be the end OF a
perfect holiday for you. Forget
him. You're married and you GER
taInly should not carry on a corr
respondence with another man.
Furthermore this man Is years
younger than Jon and meant moth
Ing serious you took him the
wrong way. Exert Jour charms be-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-06-13

What he had done last night had
proved that. Jan was blind. Mary
had been blind. Mr.. Dalton was
blind. And Mrs. Dalton was blind;
yes. blind in more ways than one.
Bigger smiled slightly. Mrs. Dali
ton did not know that Mary was
dead while she had stood over the
bed in that room last night. she
had thought that Mary was drunk.
because she Ws used 70 Mary's
coming home drunk. And Mrs. Dali
ton had not known that he was in
the room with her: II would have
been the last thing she would have
thought of. He was black and
would not have figured In her
thoughts on such an occasion. Big
ger felt q lot OF people were like
Mrs. Dalton. blind.
VIM Bigger be accused with
the Staying Of MART VIII his
cunning mind devise some
method Of escapei Read next
weeks Tribune Tor fhe ansutr.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
CD Float
Feature
Of Parade

Featuring the annual Mount
Clemens Halloween parade this
year will be a Civilian Defense
float to add additional weight
to the military and defense note
being sounded for the celebra-
ton.
Mrs. Harry Malbin, chairman
of the civilian defense float
committee, said today that it has
been agreed upon to enter a
float in the parade which will
feature patriotic entries.
The seventh annual celebra-
ton will be held on the evening
of October 80, under the spon-
sorship of the Mount Clemens
Department of Recreation. Al
though Halloween falls on Oct0-
Der 81, the program will be held
one day earlier to avoid any
congestion with Saturday traffic
and shoppers.
Merchants who contributed to
the success of previous ceelbra-
tons by offering prizes again are
asked to contribute awards for
the parade and games which will
See PARADE-Page
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15

Chief Assistant Prosecutor
Wilbur F. Held sought to deter
mine at 2 p. m. today whether
33-year-old Detroit negro was
accidentally shot to death five
hours earlier on the E. A. Hardy
farm at 1O095 Shelby road, Shell
by township, or whether Hardy's
son, James, Is, deliberately
fired at the victim.
Trooper Terrell Babcock, Of
the Romeo State Police post, said
the victim, Arthur Farmer, 10216
Delmar, was found lying in q
swamp portion of the Hardy
farm, dead of gunshot wounds
in his stomach, at 8 a. m.
SAYS DELIBERATE
Held said that Farmers COM
panion, jefferson Franklin, 80,
35417 Alexander, Detroit, in
sists that Hardy deliberately
killed his friend, but Hardy
claims his gun went off during
a scuffle.
Franklin told Held that he and
Farmer wounded . heasant
while hunting ON pPppfrty near
the Hardy farm. The wounded
bird flew onto. the Hardy Prop
erty, he said. and he and Farm
er gave chase.
Young Hardy agreed that he
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
u. S. Becomes Largest
and Only Tire Buyer
For-Sishted Privote individuals
Find They Must Get Rid Of Tires

up his tires. The owner will re-
ceive a check, or war stamps,
totalling from $3.50 to SLIPS
depending upon the size and
condition of the tire.
The purchasing plan is con-
nected with nationwide gaso-
line rationing regulations which
limit each private car to five
tires. Rationing coupons, the
OPA has ruled, will be issued
to private cars only after the
owners submit serial numbers of
their tires and certify they have
no more. than five for each au-
tomobile' The maximum penal
ty for false certification is a
$4,000 fine and a 10-year pris-
on term.
In the casts II gasoline-ra-
toned states, certification will
be required for continuous use
of coupons. In the rest of the
nation where rationing will be
effective Nov. %, registration
for coupon books begins Nov. 8.
Value of the relinquished
tires, which will be rationed to
motorists on the basis of need.
will be determined at the ware
houses. Tires in good condition
will be distributed to dealers
and those damaged or worn
smooth will be repaired or re-
capped before being resold.
OPA ceiling prices for used
tires govern the amounts to be
paid. The $3.50 minimum price
is for a fourth category" tire,
one useable only as q basic car
cass for retreading or recapping.
The $1115 maximum will be
paid for a 7.00-16 first cate
CORY" tire.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Kickoff Launches Annual
Bow Scout Drive for Funds
Advance Gifts Committee Shows
$3.50 Alrsady Rsportsd-ln

With more than $3.50 already
reported in by the Advance Gifts
committee, the annual Mount
Clemens Boy Scout drive for
funds began last night at the en-
thusiastic kickoff held in the
community room of the Meth
odist Church.
The drive gets underway to-
day, and will continue for 10
days, according to Martin
Schwartz, drive chairman, who
stated that early indications
were that 100 per cent partici-
patton from the 1896 Boy Scout
boosters residing in this city Is
anticipated. Nearly 100 CAM
paign workers a tier d e d the
meeting.
There must be no slackening
off of interest in the Boy Scout
movement" Schwartz said, lin
ssmuch as It should be evident
to all of us that the principles
on w hich the movement is
founded are more necessary in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Wi||kie Again
Urges Allied
Second Front
Makes Personal
Report to FDR;
Expresses Faith

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is Up
Wendell L. Willkie stepped
out of the role of personal rep
resentative of the President and
back into that of private citizen
today after ending an epochal
circuit of the world and appeal
ing anew for a second front.
From the White House itself,
where he reported to President
Roosevelt late yesterday on a
81, 900 mile tour that took him to
fighting fronts in the Middle
East, Russian and China, Willkie
urged that a second front be es-
tablished. He had made the
same appeal in Moscow.
Yet he told reporters: "In
my judgment, Germany will
never conquer Russia"
Willkie said he had his own
opinion where a second front
should be opened, but he was
unwilling to name the spot. He
based his decision that there
should be one, he asserted, on
talks with military men all
over the, world" He said he had
seen such men in Egypt and in
the Middle East, and that he had
sounded out British, Russian,
Chinese and American Generals.
MAY / say without boast" he
remarked, that l have had con-
siderable experience in judging
recommendations of technical
men,"
Seated on a tremendous, cir
cular mahogany table in the
White House lobby, Willkie as
serted with confidence:
"Sure, we're going to win this
war. We have the power and
the resources on our SIDE"
CHASTITY COST
But he said he was concerned
over the cost in human lives
and human values and over win
ming the peace as we'll as the
war.
Willkie, the Republican presi-
dental nominee in 1910, toured
Ia countries in SO days accom-
plishing certain things" for the
See WILLKIE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-(P)
- The largest tire sale in the
nations history was underway
today with only one buyer -
Uncle Sam.
The sellers, motorists every
where with more than five
tires, were numbered in the
thousands as the government
called for every excess" tire in
an effort to keep America roll
ing.
Uncle Sam was ready to spend
$15O,00O,00O, the amount adj
vanced by the Defense Supplies
Corporation which designated
100 warehouses throughout the
country as delivery points.
All q prospective seller has
to do, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration expla inc d last
night, is to ask the nearest Of
flee of the Railroad Express
Agency to send a truck to pick
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15

this world of today than ever
before. Not only must we work
hard for the movement during
this campaign, but carry our in
terest throughout the year"
Lively rivalry is anticipated
between the three divisions set
up for the drive, with Harold
Charbeneau, George Mccoy, and
Guy Verkler heading divisions
one, two, and three, respective
ly.
Ivan Johnston, chairman OF
the advance gifts committee, re-
ported that the original goal OF
$500 had been oversubscribed by
more than $3.50, for total Of
$3.50, of which more than $7O0
was in cash. The remainder was
made up of pledges.
To further spur competition,
each worker turning in 500 or
more witt be presented with q
bronze 100 Per Center's button,
and a special award will be
See SCOUTS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Setting Highest Record

Students and faculty members
of the Lincoln school today were
presented with the big Civilian
Defense Banner in recognition
of their achievement in leading
all other schools in the city il
the collection of scrap tin for III e
national war effartv
Paul w. Mckee, chair
man Of the scrap metal cam
paign, announced that the 263
pupils of the school had collect
ed an average Of five and five
tenths pounds per person during
the drive conducted last week.
The total amount of tin collected
was 144O pounds. The students
also collected 2O20 pounds of
scrap iron. The big white banner
bears the civilian defense en-
blem in the center. and Is six
foot long and four foot wide.
Mrs. E. G. Gallagher Is principal
of the school.
Next in collections were the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Canvass City
for Volunteers
House 10 House
CD Drive Tonight

The story Of civilian defense,
and the individual citizens share
in the responsibility for its or
ganization, will be carried into
every Mount Clemens home to-
night in a house-to-house can
vass conducted by air raid ward
ems. auxiliary police, and mem
bers of the Volunteer Office Of
the Civilian Defense campaign.
The canvass begins at TOO p.
m, and will continue until ev-
cry home has been visited by a
volunteer. The volunteers VIII
bear literature explaining every
phase of the important work.
and seek the support OF everyf
one in the drive to secure 100
per cent enlistment in all
branches of civilian protection
organizations by December II
anniversary Of Pearl Harbor.
Mrs. Paul Hirt, recruiting
chairman for the volunteer Of
flee, said today that literature
will be left at each residence,
and that householders are urged
to ask questions II there is any
doubt concerning the duties ex-
.pected from them. She added
that residents may turn in their
names to the canvassers and be-
come enrolled for service work.
Recruiting gets officially I'M
defySy Friday evening ats pro-
gram scheduled to be held on
Macomb street near the County
See vOLUNTEERS-Pase 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Two Hunters
Slightly Hurt
One sstfsrs
Hs Injury

Otis Newton. 30, Of 1851
Wolfe road, suffered minor hurts
at $40 am. today when he was
shot by william Robinson. So.
1891 Harper. Clinton township,
as he hunted in q cornfield on
Robinson's property.
Six pellets hit Newton, owner
of q Detroit furniture store, on
the face and neck. He was re-
leased after receiving first aid
st st. Joseph's hospital.
Robinson told Assistant Prose-
cutor Howard r. Carroll and
Deputy Sheriff Richard DeKete-
laere that his wife, Florence,
gave Newton permission to hunt
on his property. but not in the
cornfield. Robinson insisted he
shot at q pheasant and that fall
int pellets hit Newton.
Robinson is the secretary Of
the Macomb County Committee
for good government and un-
successfully sought the Demo-
cratic nomination for register Of
deeds at the recent primary.
Carroll said Newton stood In
corn seven feet high and be-
lieved Robinson could not have
seen him. Newton declined to
press charges.
In q second accident at $50
am. Cass Carter, 80, 2l265
Marie, Warren township, was
shot in the left eye as he hunted
on Bunert road near IL Mile
and M-97. Saratoga hospital at
taches said he might lose sight
of the eye.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Hunter Sheath
Poses Mystery
Prosecutor. State Police
Probe Fatal Shooting

and his father ordered the two
negroes off the farm, but de-
MED the men were searching
for q wounded bird. Hardy ad-
mitted to Held that it was . shot
from his gun that killed Farmer,
but insisted that the shooting
was not intentional.
SHOT IN CHEST
E. A. Schwarzkoff. Utica un-
dertaker, said that Farmer was
shot in the chest, below the
heart. The body was taken to
the Schwarzkon Mortuary where
it was viewed by Coroner How
ard v. Groesbeck.
Groesbeck reserved his ruling
pending outcome Of the inveS-
tigation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Crops Drop

LONDON, Oct. IS - up -
The total wheat and rye yields
in Germany and German-occu-
MED countries this year was es-
timated today by the Ministry
of Economic Warfare At Is per
cent less than last year and 20
per cent under the 1935-3S av-
erage.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Gwen Dew Speaks
Here Oct. ~

Gwen Dew will describe her
life in various interment camps
in Japan when she appears in
the Mount Clemens High school
auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 21s
under sponsorship of the Teach
er's Club.
She is widely known as the
author of series of articles de-
scribing her exploits. Tickets
priced at SO cents for adults and
Is cents for students can be pur-
chased from any teacher.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Commands
Strike ALONG
French Coast
Gevmons Reveal New
British Roids; Eye
Second Front Try

BERLIN (From G e m a n
Broadcasts), Oct. Is - R -
DNB reported today a series of
British commando raids along
the coast of France last month
and said lit can be deduced that
the British Command intends to
give way to the Soviet demand
for a Second Front and to make
Normandy the scene of such an
attack"
"In early September, comman-
do raids on a larger scale were
carried out by the British" it
said. adding that they were in
preparation for "A British land
ing on the coast of Normandy"
One night during the month,
the news agency said the Ger
man post on a small Rocky Is
land in the Casquets group west
of Alderney was attacked.
(This position is in the chan
mel Northeast Of the Channel Is
lands and West of the peninsula
on which the French port of
Cherbourg is situated.)
+ Or Sept Z /. aid, thu British
attempteisto approach the West
coast Of the Cotentin peninsula
off Anneville, but coastal de-
lenses were stated to have driven
off the boat.
Further such attempts were
observed on other points off the
coast of Normandy during the
same period, it said.
(The last commando raid on
German positions in France it.
self to be announced was the
Aug. 10 attack on Dieppe.
(However, after the Germans
had disclosed a Small-scale raid
on the channel island of Sark,
the British announced that a
party of 10 officers and men
raided Sark on the night of Oct.
3. They said the raid was one
of many such operations which
frequentl were carried out but
not ordinarily announced.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Stand Firm

MOSCOW, Oct. Is - WR -
Violent hattie broke out anew
in northern Staiinyrad today,
hut the Russians killed more
than 1900 attacking Germans,
blew up 23 Of their tanks and
even seized some Maxi strong
holds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
ROmlIlel Back

ERLIN (From German
Broadcasts), Oct. Is - R -
Field Marshal Erwin R0mmel
has returned to North Africa
after q visit to Berlin and has
resumed active command Of the
Axis forces on the Egyptian bat
tlefr0nt, the Deutsche ALICE
meme Zeitug reported today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
AusSieS Advance

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Oct. Is
-W.HE Australian troops ad-
vancing like human flies around
and over precipitous bluffs have
crossed the 5000 foot hump OF
the Owen Stanley Mountains, 1t
was announced today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
JAP FLEET hENACES GUADAL CANAL;
us. holsters EMbATTLE ED Marine!
ate X X X
bulletins
Dismiss Chief

LONDON, Oct. 15- WD -
Adolf Hitler has dismissed Gen.
Franz Halder, Chief Of Staff in
the German High Command,
and dismissed or reduced in
rank numerous other high Off
GERS In q drastic army purge, re-
ports reaching London said to-
day.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Intern Spies

SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. Is -
W.p)- Three Germans accused
of espionage and DR.. Hans Bor-
cher, former German G o n . u
general in New York, charged
with spreading Nazi propagan-
da, are informed at Zapallar, .
seaside resort, IL was revealed
today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Draft Problem

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-W.1
The Senate and House Mill
tary Affairs Committees, pro-
ceeding ION the double" to COM
plete action on teen age draft
bills before nightfall. today
study the educational problems
they will create by sending IL
and 19.year-olds into the army.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-15
Price Control

HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. Is
Up State price control was
extended to all market goods
under a decree Of the Supply
Administration. Previously, state
control Of prices had applied
onIv to vital necessities.