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Evening star., 1942-01-24
S. Gordon Smyth, 50,
Noted Artist, Dies
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Aksociated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. as.
Gordon Smyth, so. an artist whose
work gained national recognition.
died yesterday in Hahnemann Hos
pital after a long illness His etch-
ing Light" was selected as one Of
the so best by American artists in
1888.
Evening star., 1942-01-24

Nearly 10000 acreas in Korea
have been planted to American
type tobacco.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10

is Ordered


Confronted with an alarming
operating loss and a resultant
serious threat to assets of the
corporation Federal Judge Ed
ward j. sMoinet yesterday or
dered immediate suspension of
The Mount Clemens Daily
Leader.
The court set March 9 as the
date on which a trustees report
shall be filed with him and de-
termination made as to the
future of the 40 year old news
paper.
Average w e e ly operating
losses of $500 were revealed be-
fore the court which acted Mon
day, following many months OF
litigation, to close down the 40
year old publication.
TRUSTEE NAMED
Earle M. French, Mount
Clemens attorney, was named
by the court to serve as trustee.
Judge Monet had previously
approved a reorganization plan
offered by Frank D. Mckay, OF
Grand Rapids, Republican Ma;
tjonal Committeeman and prom
inent Michigan sindustrialist.
Mrs. Frances N. Price, former
owner and now a creditor of the
newspaper, appealed from the
courts decision and her case is
to be heard by the Circuit Court
of Appeals in Cincinnati.
FOUNDED IN 1901
The Daily Leader. founded, in
1901 by Samuel Price, former
Mount Clemens school teacher,
and his wife, Frances NJ, had
long played vital role in the
development and progress of the
county. For many years 1t in
creased in prestige and service
See LEADER-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
.Snow Expected
TO Continue
oper Night

A light snow which fell over
the county during most Of the
day will continue tonight, &C
cording to q weather bureau
forecast, but there will be little
change in temperature.
The snow started early this
morning, but was light through
out the county save north OF
division road. County snow
plows, busy working last night,
had all of Monday nights snow
steamed off the Trunk roads but
other highways were reported
to be slippery by Karl O. Brink,
county road commission engin-
eer.
Brink said that the commits
sion's snow plows would con-
tinue to keep all county roads
open.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Like Big, Wounded Monster
Normondie Slides Under Sea
Firs-Guttsd Luxury Liner Lost
Through Wovkmon's Accident

NEW YORK, Feb. 10-(R-
Like a great wounded monster
but, somehow, majestic still, the
fire-seared and water-logged
former French liner Normandie
succumbed to the surging tide
today and toppled to ignominous
rest in Hudson River mud.
Ravaged by flames, a gaping
hole cut in her hull in q vain at
tempt to counteract pressure Of
the incoming tide, the $50, 000,-
600 vessel rolled over at 2:45
am. (EWT) and now lies on her
port side in 40 feet of water
alongside her pier.
Touched off by sparks from q
welder's torch, flames ragged
through the Naval craft for
three and q half hours yesterday
before they were brought under
control by every available piece
of land and sea fire fighting
equipment in Manhattan.
22o INJURED
Two hundred twenty Of the
1900 workmen and Naval per-
sonnet aboard suffered injuries,
and one welder Frank Trenta-
cosa, SO, died last night in q hos
pital of q fractured skull receiv-
ed when he jumped from deck
to pier.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10

It was ever 50 gently and with
scarcely q noise that the 30, 000-
ton ship-now the u. s. Naval
Auxiliary Lafsyette-dipped her
fire-blackened superstructure to
the waters surface in surrender.
Only the crunch Of ice and q
final belch of smoke and flame
extinguished by fireboats-
marked the settling Of the sea
giant while spotlights from fire
equipment on shore and in the
river played on her topping
bulk.
MAY SALVAGE SHIP
Hope that she could be sal
vaged even In her present posi-
ton and condition was expressed
by Rear Admiral Adolphus An
drews, commandant Of the third
Naval district, ss he ordered the
big ship abandoned three hours
before Il rolled over. At that
time q 2l-degree list had de-
veloped and the "clear ship" or
der was taken as q precaution
against loss of life. The pier
also was cleared.
az don't believe the fire was
caused by sabotage" Admiral
Andrews said. There was Moth
inn 10 indicate H."
Bee SHlR-Rase 8
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
us. Forces
|Arrivei i'm
Fur East

BOSTON, Feb. 1o-(R-The
arrival at Wellington, New Zea-
land, of the vanguard Of Q Unit
ed States naval force was re-
ported today to the Christian
Science Monitor by its cores
pondent, Joseph c. Harsch, who
described also the landing OF
A m er / C a n reinforcements at
"way stations along the route"
from Pearl Harbor.
In q copyrighted story, Harsch
told of his landing at yelling
ton from a destroyer, describ-
ed as the first unit Of Admiral
Herbert F. Leary's American
forces. He said the landfall was
reached even before the public
announcement Of Admiral Lea.
See FAR EAST-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Car Allowance,
10 Studied
Supervisors Refer
Motter to Committee

The Board of Supervisors
this morning ordered its budget
committee to determine whether
the county can legally con-
tinue to give flat rate car al
lowances to elective and ap-
pointive officials.
County Clerk Guy L. Brown
read a copy of an opinion in
which Deputy Attorney General
r. Glen Dunn held that officials
can collect only the actual
amount they expend on their
cars.
The opinion stated that the
Board of Supervisors sitting as
a salary fixing board can fix
the "gross sum to include both
salary and expenses an officer
is entitled to receive" The
board, however, cannot fix the
See SUPERVISORS-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Americans
DOwnSeVen
Jap Planes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-(F

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-(R
forces in the Philip
pines shot down seven Japanese
planes in the last "a hours, the
war department said today, but
are battling increasingly heavy
odds on the ground.
The army transport Royal T.
Frank, 224 net tons, was report
ed sunk by torpedo in Hawai-
ian waters January %, with 70
persons reported lost. Thirty
three survivors reached an Ha-
waiian port.
In the Netherlands Indies, the
department reported in its COM
munique, a small formation OF
American fighter planes shot
down one enemy plane in a min
or action with a flight of Jap
anese bombers.
The text of the communique,
No. 90 of the war, based on re-
ports received here up to IL
noon, Eastern War Time:
IL. Philippine theater:
'In a message to the war de-
partment, General Macarthur
emphasized the grim determin-
alton of his American-Filipino
troops. The identifications OF
five veteran Japanese divisions
on Bataan peninsula, in addi-
ton to many other supporting
troops, and the reported land
ing of reinforcements in the Lin
gayen Gulf areas, indicate the
heavy odds against them.
Fighting in Bataan during
the past twenty-four hours was
intermittent but of a particu-
larly savage nature. The enemy
suffered heavy casualties.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Supervisors Extend
Patrol Of Anena|s
Gsent Another 30 oeys
for Use Of 8 Deputies

Eight extra deputies hired .
month ago to guard defense
plants in South Macomb were
continued on the county pay
roll for another month by mo-
ton of the Board Of supervisors
this morning.
At the same time, Floyd Ros-
so, chairman Of the board, and
County Clerk Guy L. Brown
were ordered to determine
whether or not the federal gov
eminent has been formally ~
quested to share the 81, SOC
monthly expense.
Supervisors Donald n. West
endorf, Thomas G. Longstan and
Bert v. Nunneley tolc the super
visors that the government
should stand the expense oi
guarding the planta
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
HOUSING
Shortage Near
More Homes Needed
in County. Says FILA

GAIL the homes we can pos
sibly build in Mount Clemens
and Macomb county viii b
hopelessly inadequate once war
production is in full swing"
Ray Foley, Michigan director
for FILA, told city and county
business leaders at The USO Hall
last night.
Foley predicted an acute hous-
ing shortage once defense and
converted automobile plants In
Macomb county and Detroit are
on 24-hour day.
The shortage can be averted,
the speaker said, If workers will
build small homes through use
of Title 6 under FILA.
TO RELEASE FUNDS
He said the FILA will release
funds now held in escrow ia
South Macomb communities "as
soon as the sanitation situation
is cleaned up" Foley urged
immediate use of federal funds
to provide adequate sewage dis
posal facilities for South Ma.
comb communities.
He predicted funds earmarked
for South Macomb will be used
elsewhere unless quick action is
taken. He also said that Noun,
Clemens and Macomb county
will lose their rating as defense
areas unless building takes 9
definite upswing.
Foley was introduced to the
rs men in attendance by Hugh
H. Neale, president of the Mount
Clemens Board of Commerce
the sponsoring organization.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
baiiIeCrisis
is Believed
Now al Hand
British Driven Back
by Overwhelming
japanese Forces
BY the Associated Press

Overwhelmingly masses of
Japanese troops swarmed onto
Singapore Island today, forcing
British Imperial defenders to
execute a new withdrawal in
what appeared to be the dying
hours of the struggle for Brit
aims last great stronghold in the
far Pacific.
Tokyo dispatches broadcast
by the Italian radio said Japan
csc assault forces had driven
within five miles of the down.
town heart of Singaport city.
British headquarters acknow-
lodged at 10 p. m. last night
III A. NJ, E. w. T. Monday
that fighting ranged only 10
miles away.
A Berlin broadcast said the
Japanese commander, Lieut.
Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita,
sent a message this morning to
the British commander-in-chief,
Lieut. Gen. A. e. Percival, de-
handing the surrender of Singa-
pore.
BLOODY BATTLE R
Bloody fighting still conthas
ued, however, with the hard
pressed Australia, British and
Indian Imperials exacting q ter
rifle toll on the invaders.
Domei, official Japanese news
agency, said in front-line dis
patches that Japanese engineers
had repaired the 5000 foot Jo-
hore Strait causeway, which the
British had preached and that
Japanese troops and supplies
were pouring over the span.
There was no Disgusting the
magnitude of the disaster Singa-
pores fall would inflict on the
United nations. 1t would:
/. Gravely endanger all AL
lied bases between the Suez
canal, Egypt, and Pearl Harbor,
Honolulu.
2. Free Japan's powerful Ma
layan armies for attacks on
Java, Burma and even Australia.
3. Deal a blow to united ma
tons manpoWer in the southwest
Pacific, unless the more than co.
600 British troops now locked in
battle on Singapore island could
be evacuated-an almost i'm
possible feat.
4. Give Japan a free passage
See SlNGAPORE-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10

/. WASHlN0TUlt FEB. 10-(R
"A federal court jury was told
today that Laura Ingalls,, noted
American flier charged with
failing to register as q Nazi
agent, described Adolf Hitler ~
"a man to be admired and said
that ut would be better II we
had more men like him in this
country"
Gloria Tucker, chamber Of
commerce hostess at Stockton.
Calf, related that Miss Ingalls,
made the statements in April
1910. She said Miss ingalls,
"gloried In headlines proclaim
ing Hitler victories"
Two +. b. I. agents told Of
finding evidence that Miss In
gals received money from Baron
Ulrich Won Gienanth. second
secretary Of the German Embas-
~, in 1041.
The agents william -. PoWell
and M. M. Liotis. identified .
mass of pamphlets, books, news
paper clippings Ind notebooks,
all containing pro-German
views, which they said had been
found among Miss ingalls, be-
longings here and in New York.
Miss ingalls, counsel con-
coded yesterday that she had re-
ceived money from German
agents and that she had express
ed pro Nazi views. but maintain
ed she did 30 to ingratiate her.
self with German officials %
she could carry on counter e.
pionage work.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
noapore Feared Doomed as Japs Swarm over BASE
Daily Leader Plant Closed
by Order of Federal Court
Call Meeting
Of Registrars

All chief registrars and
registers for the registration
Monday of men aged 20
through a. must attend a
brief meeting tonight At !
o'clock in the community
room of the Mount Clemens
Savings Bank building. Alton
H. Noe, chairman Of Draft
Board No. I, announced this
morning. The meeting will
start promptly At Z, Noe said,
in order that those attending
may attend Civilian Defense
meetings later In the evening.
It is imperative that all reg
istrars and registers attend,
the chairman said.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Strike Jury
Called Today
Romeo Youth
Foess chersss

Selection Of . jury to hear
charges Albert Thomas, 20, Of
Romeo, Is guilty Of malicious
destruction Of property occupied
the entire morning session BE-
fore Circuit Judge James ).
Spier today.
Prosecutor Ivan A. Johnston
said he will charge Thomas tip
ped over a,car owned BY . nom
striking Mount Clemens Pottery
worker on Nov. 30,
Actual testimony was TO -
heard when the afternoon ~
sion opens at 800 pm. Four
women are on the jury.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Greek Ship Sunk: ~ Survive

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT. Feb. lO-QP-
Twenty survivors Of Greek freohter reported be-
ing landed here today that their ship sheed for three
and holt hours then sunk by enemy submarine in
the western Atlantic.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
late X X X
bulletins
Pacific Council Meets at London

sided tonight meeting Of the Poetic council which
representatives Of Biton Australia New Zeoond and the
Netherlands met discuss the deepening crisis in the Orient
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
800 Jobs Open
af5e|iiidge
Meny Workers
Needed by Army

Major Herbert L. Kumpfer,
commander of the newly estab-
lished S u b-Depot at Selfridge
Field, today announced that be-
tween $50 and 800 jobs for civil
ians are now available at the
local air base. The Sub Depot
is in charge of rebuilding and
repairing airplanes and equip
ment at the field.
Major Kumpfer said that the
salaries for the newly opened
positions range from $3.50 to
So, 200. Trained mechanics and
airplane workers as we'll as
clerical and office workers are
needed.
TAKES OVER SUPPLY
The Sub-Depot, under con-
troll of the Air Service Com
mand of the U. S. Army Air
Force, recently took over the Air
Corps Supply Engineers and the
Parachute department, and will
greatly speed repair to damaged
planes and parts requirements.
It will receive materials from
the Control Depot at Fairfield,
Ohio.
Major Kumpfer said that civil
ian personnel will replace en-
listed men now operating the
shops. There is immediate need
for civilian office workers,
See JOBS-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
South Naomi
Home SleIle | :
|TripIe1IalG|||!sd
Mon, Wits. Visitor
Victims; Cosonss .
Probes Cause
BY KEN FERGUSON

Coroner William e. opofllGk
today said he believed tn $780,
Of home brew were ragpcQ1 -
!, for the deaths Of three pGgop
whose bodies were found f1llp,
morning In Z Van DYKE hocA6s
He called = post-mortem -
400 p. m. today. 4
The dead:
Julius Loere, a, @ 111W
Dodge, Van Dyke. "a
Augusta Loore. -, HI wioa
Charles 0'Drio1, abooe -
1855 Fairpert Detso1 III.
The bodies Of TIE thru ~
Tins were found q 80 osele
this morning BY Two G1 y
township patrolmGn who og!
called to the hons whGn j =
ter Of Loore becaIno II 011&lG
when her knocks q. H. 60
and windows remainod 49,
swered. ss
CORONKR,S 0HuuIoN
Coroner Willtnm =. apet4l
Of scept9S Line 1Io w1n M
dney &e postr1e s,t p.
81
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
NOTICE

There will be q meeting
Of all ouxiIiory firemen OF
the fire hall on Morket
street Thursday night. Feb.
II, at 7::3O o'clock. Ed
ward }. Duboy. fire defense
service chief, announced.
Moving pictures will be
shown.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Jsdles fnles!ala
Supelylsols I(nl

Circuit Judobo 1e6n = N1oo
and james :. oDooe 49, 49,
with meulhogD - ~ N1Go
COMMITTEES - - Mooo11D c. -
~ Bar Assoelntion ~ 49,
were hosts % eounlv elDokylDo
st lunchson . - l1D11o 49,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
Java Target of jap Thrust

-BATAVIA, N. e. l., Feb. l0-Qo-The japanese thrust
toword java, weothest ond vital Of the Dutch Eos
Indies islands, intensified today the invaders put
landing forces ashore Mocoso the southwest
Of CeIebes ond were reported drying on Bondemosn. chief
port the south coost of Borneo.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10

NEW YORK, Feb l0-lP-A British army announcement
broadcast by the rodo sold todoy tot British forces
hovs been conoct with a sol enemy force north Of
Mortobon" in HE Burma o. theusr.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-10
LATEST W.

wA. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
RACING NOT DEAD YET, SURVEY SHOWS

NEW YORK. Jan. so. CUP)-
Except on the Pacific coast, where
the tracks apparently have been
darkened for the duration. thor
Ouchbred racing has not as yet
been curtailed as major sport
in The United States. d united press
survey disclosed today.
Although adverse legislation may
be introduced in various state leg
islatures Al any time and moves to
prohibit racing in Illinois and Ken
tuCkV already have been taken, the
only prohibition vet ordered has
come from army headquarters in
California
Tue survey disclosed that no
Iolm Of curtailment has been pro-
posed in Florida, Louisiana. New
YORK Massachusetts. Rhode Island
NeW Hampshire Maryland. Michi-
gan. Nebraska. Delaware, Arkansas.
OHIO and West Virginia. However.
IN wv York only TWO OF the five
tracks may operate should re-
.rCnchmcnt be necessary.
Presumably, the ban applied By
the army on meetings at Santa
Anita park ard the northern Call
to.nia tracks will be extended>@to
bu' 20 decision IS available. fThe
LoEgacres track in Washington.
ann Is Using Hollywood Park in
Ingle%ood and this track will no,
operate Officials yesterday were
Considering closing the border 10
Hatae 70 Aqua Caliente. in Mexico.
- pleseLt congestion on the high
Vt:s
IL Illinois a group has petition
o." 'ae governor 70 force the aband-
,anent Of tno sport during the
HaI but no action EaS been taken
Similarly in Kentucky seveYa!
measures - all conflicting - have
been introduced in the legislature
bu. most horsemen predict thai
taey vii never emerge from COM
m.ftee.
Operators O: racing plants ev-
cr. Waerc except on the Pacific
llas' hag" indicated their yeam-
L"ss % continue business as Us
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
NOT HEADLINER
BUT NOW HEAD
COACH AT U.I

CHAMPAIGN Ill, Jan. 30. up
The big guys name never was
in the headlines during his college
days. He simply wasn't that kind
of a player and what headline
writer had the space for Ray
Eliot Nusspickel?"
Probably it's Just as we'll he is
plain Ray Eliot today. He is charg-
ed with the task of rebuilding foot
ball at the University of Illinois
and if his first day on the job is
any indication he should make
plenty of headlines before he's
through.
First impression of all interview
erS who really were seeing him for
the first time was Of his SoundneSS
through and through Big. baldish
and be-Spectacled, he clearly was
cXcited-but careful.
More than any man. Eliot knows
the size of his task. He follows one
of the greatest figures in football
history Robert c. Zuppke.
Eliot said he will proceed slow
ly in completing his staff He ap-
pointed Freshman Coach Ralph
Fletcher as varsity baCkfield coach,
Il job held by Mills until he be-
came athletic director, and prob
ably will handle the line coaching
himself with aiu from the veteran
Jt>tI lhndgren.
Lack Of good lime prospects may
hamper Eliot next year as much
as it did Zup in l94l Returning
ar 81 of 25 major lettermen, in,
GLIDING excellent backfield mater
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
THE DAYS
SPORTS PARADE

Diamond, known as the Honest
Brakeman" was titled when he quit
a railroad but left the track and
roundhouSe behind
In the past "a hours many things
have frightened Lammer'S Lane.
Diamond began aping Johnston by
luying a derby hat. and Jchnston's
nirellngs stole the thing. John
ton sent three of his brothers and
three of his aCns to spy on Les
neVich at the Pioneer Gym, and
Diamond marched into court and
demanded a restraining injunction
which he didn't get
As a counter move the Honest
Brakeman" hied his 40 pounds 10
u telegraph office and wired a sum
mons to Evil Eye Flnklc to APP
Brar forthwith Finkle will be Std
'loned at a point Of vantage from
.hlch nc viii spend his time aD-
nIying the hex cn Pastors corner.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-30
FILM SPORTSkEN,
GOLF PROS TEAM
AT CROSBY MEET
BY RONALD WAGNER

DEL MAR, Cal. Jan. 30-tUP)--
The elite of the golfing world and
many movie colony Sportsmen tee
off today in Bing CrOSby'S annua.
pro- amateur tournament over the
tricky Rancho Santa Fe course.
Crosbys midWinter Golfing get
together hitherto has been a t0uln-
ament in which glamour OutShont
the money value to professionals,
but this year the total purses have
been increased from $1,000 TO So
coo and the professional golf as
sociation is supervising the cen
test.
Little Ben Hogan, winner Of the
$4,000 Los Angeles Open and the
$5 900 San Francisco Open and top
money winner since 1910, was fav
ored over the field of professionals,
although slamming Sammy Snead.
who has won the event three tines,
had TO be reckoned with.
The lower flight Of Dr0-anateuE
teams were marching to the tee
today and the upper bracket will
start tomorrow for the 36-hole play.
Probably the greatest gallery at
traction CT the year, with the great
and near-g great of movies, radio
and sports will be tomOrrCW, when
Hogan and Comedian Bob Hope
meet Crosby and Snead.
Actor Johnny WeiSSmuller was
locking for d new partner. He had
been paired with husky Johnny
Bulla, but Bulla joined the United
Air Lines as cO-pilOt.
Besides Hope Crosby and WeiSa-
muller, there We're Randolph Scott.
Guy Kibbee. Fred Astaire, Richard
Arlen and Edgar Kennedy.
Among the ranking professionals
were Hogan, Snead, Jimmy Thorn
son. Harry Cooper, Lawson Little,
Harold McSpaden, Denny Shute
lloyd Mangrum, Willie Gog9in
Dick Metz, Horton Smith, Olin Dat
IA and Willie Hunter.
Babe Ddrickson, one Of the beai
women golfers in the profession
teamed with her wrestler husband
George Zaharias an "anateur'
for a shot at the $500 first p'ilc
money.