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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12
AN ANSWER FOR ALVIN

In Tuesdays column we
printed letter from Pvt. AL
vim Keller who pointed out
the lack of recreatiOnal facili-
ties at Camp Gruber, Okla,
where he and 10 other Mount
Clemens boys are stationed.
He said the camp, a new one,
is without nearby USO unit
and specifically asked that
someone donate a recording
machine to help the boys over
some lonesome evenings.
We feared that Alvin's plea
would go unanswered until yes
terday when Mrs. Ruth Vernier,
80 Maple, herself the mother of
two soldiers, offered her ma
chine. What's more, she said a
friend would pay expense of
shipping.
Mrs. Vernier's son, Denny,
who will be remembered as a
star sOftball pitcher, left for
duty on Aug. "a along with
Alvin and a host of others.
He's at Camp CrOwder, Mo-,
now. A second son, Audree,
better known as Bud, is now
in England, according to a v
letter his mother received
this week.
We're sure Alvin and the boys
will really appreciate Mrs Yer
nier's generous donation. We re
also sure that Alvin will write
that letter of thanks he promis-
ed in his first note.
Guy Brown, Jr., son OF
County Clerk and Mrs. Guy
l.. Brown, and Don LOzen,
son of the Bert LOzens, form
ed one of the city's real Da-
mon and Pythias cOmbina-
tions before both joined the
Army.
Don eventually was shipped
to Sheppard Field, Texas, where
he missed his old pal. Then his
mother got this card: Dear
Nom: Someone just slapped me
on the back. It's "Gabby
Brown. I'm happy, noW,- Good
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12

Guy is in the air corps
there while Don is studying
radio work. Also at Sheppard
is Jack Madigan, son of Mrs.
John Madigan, and, if our
memory serves us right, Capt.
Phil Mulligan is also stationed
there.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-12

--- and that vote was
yours you would feel a
great responsibility you
would weigh carefully every
qualification of experience,
character ond ability to
truly and ably protect the
lives, property, families of
your own and all your Ma
comb County neighbors in
these troubled times
Evening star., 1942-06-12
Seret. Hugh Armstrong
Dies in Iceland Accident

A native Washingtonian, Sergt.
Hugh c. Armstrong. 80. son Of Mrs.
Mary Armstrong, Of 1888 Gale street
NE, died in q motor vehicle acci-
dent in Iceland, May 26, it was
learned here yesterday.
Sergt. Armstrong, attached to the
50th Ordnance Company, had long
been q leader In the Boy Scouts in
Washington. He was field commits
sioner for civic service in the Dis
trict and made arrangements for the
housing and sightseeing trips of
thousands Of Scouts from ale over
the Nation
Before he joined the Army in
January, 194l. Sergt. Armstrong
was active In civic affairs such as
Mile O. Dimes program, sponsored
by The Star.
According to Scout Headquarters
in Washington, Sergt. Armstrong
was a vice commodore of the Sea
Scouts and was active in the pro-
motion Of Camp Theodore Roose-
welt.
Commenting on his death, Lin C..
Drake, Scout executive for the Ma
tional Capital Area Council, said
today: He was Of inestimable
value to us and his loss will be keen
ly felt by ALL"
Evening star., 1942-06-12
Rodio Engineer School
Stoff Is Given Party

The entire staff Of the Capitol
Radio Engineering Institute was
feted last night at Kenwood Coun-
try Club by E. H. Rietzke, president
OF the institute, at Sixteenth street
and Park road NV. in celebration
of the 18th anniversary of the
school,
The resident school body now in
cludes more than 600 men. A radio
communications course is to open
August 3.
Evening star., 1942-06-12
so Entries Received
In Playground Contest

More than so entries in the back
yard playground contest have been
received by the District Playground
and Recreation Department. Prizes
are offered by the Junior Board Of
Commerce. The contest has two
classes-playgrounds equipped with
homemade apparatus and those with
commercial equipment.
Three Junior Board members will
discuss the contest on the traffic
hour program over Station WWDC
at o'clock tonight They are Ber-
nard j. Nees, first vice president and
president-elect; G.. Edward Hacking.
chairman of the Home Playground
Committee, and Robert S. KIM
ball, jr.
Buy War savings stamps and help
Evening star., 1942-06-12

Don't think Of expense-think Of
defense. Buy War bonds now.
Evening star., 1942-06-12

Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis.
Evening star., 1942-06-12

(abope, left to rishD
A. the Office; Jr. Seessueksr-
eotis+s, new combination in q
two-pieee print. Lovely eoIors,
sizes 9 to l5---s7.95
Office 10 Dinner. Dete in Eye.
let eetiste, two-piece dress.
Embroidered on navy or brown,
sizes u TO 2O-----sl0.95
Dinnsr-peneins in Airy Reyon
Chiffon with color -drenched
flowers on white grounds. Sizes
II to 2O-----Sl4.95
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

Hartford, September II. = Upon learning of the assault by two white men on Rev. Dr. John C.. Jackson of Hartford in a Memphis bound passenger train Tuesday, Will liam H. Mortensen. managing di- rector of the Bushnell Memorial and long 6 friend of the elderly Negro church leader, volunteered We'd nesday to head committee to re- ceive contributions to a fund for expenses of any court action which may be brought in the Hartford preachers behalf.
 Meanwhile in Memphis, Tenn, the delegation to the (Negro) Na- tional Baptist Convention of which Dr. Jackson was member is con- sidering court action as a result of the assault, Rev. Robert A. Moody of Hartford, spokesman for the group, said Wednesday. He said he was not ready yet to announce any planned court action, but, accord ing to the account, he indicated that such move was anticipated.
 The disturbances occurred Tues day in one of two white day coaches separating an all-Nefro pullman from Negro day coach. Written statements, one bearing is and the other 16 names of members of the delegation charge that Dr. Jackson, 76, and another convention delegate, Rev. s. A. Young of Washington, D. C., were struck in the face by white men as they made their way through the white day coach.
 Conductor J. T. Askew of the Southern Railway train heard the written charges and coroborated them, and Dr. Jackson, president of the New England (Negro) Baptist Convention, stood by nodding his head as they were read to reporters. the press association added.
 The statements charged that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
Protestant Churches
 Planning Canvasses
Annual Every.Member Event This Fall tO Be Con.
 ducted Simultaneously; Baptist Women to Meet

church, Tuesday, September 2o, 6:3O b. m. By popular request, Rev. Wil- liam w. Sullivan, of Bridgeport, will be the speaker.
 Religious Education Week in the Baptist Church will be observed September 27 to October {. The ern- phasis will be Contacts with the Home" october { will be, Church Family Day, on which an all-day program at the church is being planned for everybody.
 At the midweek services Thurs day evenings -- 7:45 o'clock - the studies will be in the lesser known books of the Bible as follows: Sep tenber 10, The Book of Judges-De- borah; September IT, The Book of Judges Gideon and Jepthat; Sep- tembcr 24, Church Business Meet ing: October 1, The Book of Judges Samson; October 8, The Book of Ruth; october IS, The Connecticut Baptist Convention; October p, The Book of Esther: October 29, Church business meting; November s, The Book of Ezra; November 12, The Book of Nehemiah; November 19, The Book of Ecclesiastes; No- vcmber 26, Thanksgiving; December 8, The Book of Joeu; December 10, The Book of Jonah; December IT, The Book of Daniel History; De- cember 24, Christmas; December 3l, Watchnight-Ch Church business meet. ing-Book of Daniel-Prophecy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

SO that he would be under the watchful eye of his grandma And subject to her stage-manag-1 ing. Duffy was susceptible to the female. He was weak. Before he had been drawn into Candace's orbit, through his grandmother's illness he had been. under the in fiuence of Fih Fortiay, late of the Hot Spot, out of Broadway. He was, his grandmother admitted frankly, like to be 80 again if Candace were to turn him down. And she had finally decided, she added candidly, that between the two nurse, strong minded, sensi- ble, was to be preferred over an "at- liberty" soubrette.
 "A step above my landlady's opinion, anyway" Candace n1ur- mured, thinking about 1t now. She tossed her head iInpatiently. I don't know why, she thought with the contempt some people seem to have for nurses, any girl ever wants to be one
 But her mind contradicted her on that. Because she knew at least why she herself had gone in for nursing: Martin. And the thought of Martin was like blow, her body tensed and her muscles frightened as at the memory of pain. She mustn't think of Mar tin, she mustn't remember. She tried to tuck all memory of him away in its accustomed place. be- low the; surface of conscious thought; she tried to replace Mar tins moody image with Duffy's merry one.
 But 1t was no go. This breaking of ties, this going away from the place where so much had hap pened was like reopening an old wound. Memories flooded in. scalding her.
 Even the evening dress she was trying on, though 1t had just come new out of its box and Martin could never have seen it, had the power to bring him to mind. Be- cause bitterest of all was the memory of that occasion when she had dressed up to lay her present at Martins feet; when afterward dazed, she had stepped out of the lovely shimmering gown and had seen it lying crlmpled at her feet she had had a sick feeling that il was herself lying there, crushed and bruised: she, had not worr evening clothes since.
 Slowly remembering, she walked closer to the mirror and studied her reflected face. The girl who ha6 started out that evening had beer a shy, wild thing. showing promise l of great beauty; the Candace star. 3 ing back so gravely now had full
 filled that promise, but she wal 1: changed. She was 6 woman, disci !. plined, controlled, capable of judg' 7 ing and of selecting the best iron
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

For every ten persons who can tell you that Jimmy, Harry and Al make up the Ritz Brothers there is scarcely one who knows that Sid, Jack and Henry compose the States.
 The situation was placed before Sid, spokesman for the brothers.
 i've often wondered about it myself" he said. We've been head liners for IS years. We've pliayed in Broadway shows, in the best night clubs here and abroad. We per- formed at the Coronation Com mand performance in London and we made a string of films in Holly wood.
 Charleston Champs
 And yet. for some reason, you don't hear as much about us as you might about acts that are nowhere near Us in the business. It's a good thing the managers know us."
 The Slate Brothers have Q fast, knockabout comedy turn.
 five been around iB years" Sid said, "but l started when ] vas a kid. I came 10 New York from our home in New Haven. Conn, to com. pete in chaFlston dance contest and won the New York city title.
 '-rhe next year my brother Jack sneaked off Co New York and he won the title.
 And lhe next year Henry came lo New York and copped the ehains pionahip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
INSANE MAN MAY BE GIRL SLAYER
One Time Inmate of Mental Hospitals Is Being Held
 as Lynn Suspect

Lynn, Mass, Sept. 11.-(UP)-A stoclky onetime inmate of mental hospitals was brought here from Boston early today for further ques- tioning after circumStantial evi- dence appeared to link him closely with the sex-slaying of conely Frances Cochran, l9-year-old Lynn bookkeeper, IA months ago.
 A dozen new leads ih the curious case were being checked and author ities indicated the 32-year-old slls- pect would be viewed lby witnesses who saw Miss Cochran alight from a bus enroute home from work and step into a e-backed black sedan in which she was driven to her death July 1T, l941.
 The suspect, once a door-to-door kitchen ware peddler here and more recently Boston taxicab driver, owned such an automobile. But 1t was sold soon after the murder for $10 and scrapped by a. Chelsea junk dealer.
 Intensive interrogation of the IOIIIlcI 1dAk1LhVSLA 4CoAdChV 0AAASC AAE arrest early Tuesday night in a South Enrd lodging house failed tc gain any admissions other than ownership of an automobile sinilai to the death car. But police said his apparent convenient" vague ness concerning certain of his acc tions indicated that he knew more than he cared to tell.
 His arrest resulted from a story told police by the suspects landlady Mrs. Elizabeth A. Lynch. he saic while riding in the suspects auto- mobile she noticed woman's white shoe beneath a seat and remarked about 1t. The suspect, Mrs. Lynch said, became angry and ordered hel from the car. When questioned con corning this the suspect denied the story.
 Police said Mrs. Lynch's story wal important since one of Miss Coch. ran's white, open-toed shoes wa! missing when her body was found July 20, le4l in a Lovers Lane or the Lynn-Salem- -Swampscott line.
 The suspect denied ever havint been in Salem or SwampScott. ye
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

The proposal is before Protestant Churches of Waterbury to conduct their annual Every-Member Can- vases this fall simultaneously. The First Baptist church has already voted to approve this plan, and the, other Churches have 1t under con- sideration.
 This is national movement to focus attention upon the import al1ce of the Churches at this time and their need of adequate support in order to serve as they should. The national committee is headed by Charles E. Wilson, president of the General Electric Company, a Baptist laylnan, and includes many other distinguished persons. Dr. Earl F. Adams, Director of Promo ton for the Northern Baptist Con- vention, is Executive Secretary of the Committee.
 The local committee will consist of the pastor and layman of each church. Rev. Francis o. Ayres, Rev. David P. Gaines and Rev. Alan M. F'airbank have been appointed a provisional committee in charge of preliminary arrangements.
 The First Baptist Church Women will meet for their first mission study wednesday, September 16 2:30 D. m. The program will be un- der the auspices of the Home Mis- sions Committee, Mrs. John H. Eos ter, chairman, who will introduce the study-book "On This Founda- ton" by wycroft. The hostesses will be Mrs. Philip J. Chabot and Mrs Robert W. Turnbull.
 The next Workers Conference will be 8 supper meeting at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
Gone
Live Again With Candace Bech Her Hours of Brightness Gone" In This Dramatic Love Story

life--or at least, if the best weren't offered, the most sensible. She saw with satisfaction that the lips that had always been held slightly parted. as though thirsty for life, were now tight-shut, almost stern. This woman would decide always in the most sensible way
 Marrying Duffy would be sensi- ble. He would marry her because he could have her in no other way and because, too. it would please his grandmother, she - if she finally decided that way - would marry him because as Mrs. Dufresne Carter Harper she would have a pleasantly ordered life, a luxurious one. She had no illu- sions as to what marriage with him would mean. He was fond enough of her in his way, but his way was not a particularly de- pendable one.
 Before he had become infat- uated with her there had been a long line of Eff Fornays and she suspected that even married to her, once the first novelty had worn of. there would be again
 She was suddenly through with indecision. She would marry Duffy. She said aloud, firmly I've made up my mind. Nothing could make me change it, noth- ing"
 She became aware that for some time the doorbell had been peal. ing insistently in the back of tho house without anyone's answering t; the landlady and her slavery must both be out. The dool opened finally downstairs and sht heard a mans footsteps prowlint about, as though looking for some. thing. She opened her door tC investigate.
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
City Funds May Aid
 Hartford Clergyman
Negro National Baptist Convention Planning Court
 Action as Result of Train Assault By White Men

two incidents occurred about 35 minutes apart as the train passed through north Alabama.
 Dr. Jackson, 1t is alleged, was passing through the white car en route to his seat in the Negro pied pullman when he was struck by two men. His eyes and lips were cut and his spectacles broken, ac- cording to the statements. This at tack occurred about 35 minutes after MT. Young a day coach passenger, who was en route to the diner in the rear of the train, was struck by a white man.
 Conductor Askew, who said the trouble would really have been bad If I hadn't got there and broken up the second affair."" said he would make a full report to railroad offi- cials, including the names of the white men involved.
 Some of the white passengers, Askew said, were angry because the Negroes continued to go to and from their pullman and the Negro day coach.
 Railroad officials also have re- ceived copies of the written state ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

sales slips proved he had sold his kitchen wares in both those con1- munities. Police were seeking . former co-salesman of the suspect in New Bedford and Springfield for questioning.
 Police said the suspect failed satisfactorily to explain a three-day absence from his South End lodg- ing house at the time the murder was committed. Neither could he explain why on return from this absence he destroyed . slack suit he had been wearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

"So there we were with three dancing championships in the fam fly. Naturally the next step was to form team. We did all right from the first-strictly as dancers-but we wanted to be comics, too. So we rehearsed comedy routine.
 "Then we went to the Palace theater, which was the highest a vaudeville performer could get. and showed our act. We were hired
 Tn 1880 we went to Hollywood and made eight straight pictures. which was too much of a good thing at one gulp or maybe we'd still be there. Funny. but the same thing happened to the Ritz brothers later on."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

go away forever from the place where she had been SO unhappy.
 Now she thought. funny that it should be another old battle-ax who is making that getting away possible Old Mrs. Harper, grabbed, wizened, sharp of tongue, might be questioned as a deliver ance, but she had her compensa- tions. Tn particular her grandson, DufreSne.
 Duffy" was the reason for the new clothes. When the business
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
ONE-MAN RUBBER DRIVE

Byron, N. Y. = (U.P) - Town councilman George c. Lawrence certainly responded to Uncle 6am's scrap rubber call--fronn rubbish pile he recovered approximately SIP pounds, including 27 automobile tires, some of which dated back to 1917.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
Chapter I

What little of her personality Candace had allowed the apart ment to take on during her stay there had practically disappeared: except for her trunks, packed to go, and the cheerful litter of new clothes and their wrappings the room had already reverted to Mrs. Flint's second-best For Rent bare and cheerleSS. It looked now much IS 1t had on that first day, when She'd stood surrounded by newly ar rived trunks and boxes, wondering wearily where to begin, and Mrs. Flint had come barging in.
 T never thought looking at you. 70 quiet and ladylike, that you was a nurse" Mrs. Flint said an- grily. If you'da told me that you'd never have gotten into this house. This is quiet house. I want no young nurse, leavin' rings on furniture and drivin' out my other tnants wkith her drinkin' and carousin'."
 50 that's it." Candace mur- mured. She almost laughed, then annoyance got the better of her. "Since you're so frank" she said, I think you're an old battle-ax. You'd probably be the kind of patient that drives some nurses to drinking and carousing,' as you put 1t. But I do believe your house is quiet, and that's what I'm looking for. Let's put the thing this way: the first time I do any carousing at all you can feel free to put me right out on the street; on the other hand, since I shan't be doing any such thing, expect you to stay in your place, not to interfere with me in any way. To mind your own business, in other words. The first time you violate that rule, I'll leave, and you'll be minus a good tenant. That's all for now. Good day, Mrs Flint"
 The old battle-ax, Candace thought again as she closed the door firmly on her outraged but cowod landlady. But the brief ex- change of hostilities had done her good. Anger was like a dose of starch in ones spinal column, stiff ening it. And she needed to be stiff and hard. Any melting. any soft ness, was not for her. The truculent Mrs. Flint would be good for her, and the cheerlessness of the place would help. She would do nothing to relieve its harShness. She wanted to bo aware every instant that this was only a stopgap between that first frantic flight from the hospi- tai and the time when she would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

of hiring Candace as her nurse on this trip had been completed, Mrs. Harper had commanded briskly, Get yourself some gay, pretty clothes. I shan't be want ing to look at you forever in those uniforms; they depress me. Besides, I won't be expecting you to spend every waking minute with an unpleasant old woman"
 Candace knew what that meant: Duffy. He was to come along, ostensibly as male protector, really
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
SOCKS ENMEsH HUSBAND

Los Angeles, cal.--lUPl-Ffank Hauser, 90. made the fatal mistake of not expecting a modern wife to darn hls socks. Mrs. Adele Rauschit Hauser. who claims to be wife No. l. said it was only while checking over her husbands socks for mending purposes. when she found one sock was of one color and another Of a different color, that she suspected lhe existence Of a wife No. q, HauseF has been charged with big. amy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

But woe tO him, who left to moan, Reviews the hours of brightness
 zone.