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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21
VICTORY TORCH

CHICAGO. A. Beaupariant
is going to observe George Wash
ingtons birthday anniversary
tomorrow by lighting q candle
but his is no ordinary candle.
Made of solid wax, 1t mea-
sures 10 feet, 3 inches high; 26
inches in diameter at the base,
Is inches across the top, and
weighs 2,205 pounds.
Beaupariant said he calls II
his victory candle and he plans
to light it on every holiday un-
til the war is over. 1t stands in
the backyard of his home-on
Washington Boulevard.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21
Few Spectators See
city's Lsedins Sport
Event OF the Yeor

tries, this year 80. AS the pop
ularity Of the e Class boats
spreads east, I imagine we'll
move the location of the races
to the east"
Heats today and tomorrow are
scheduled for 1890 am. q n d
2:30 pm. Other scheduled
events include q women's race
and the DN-60 event for the
William E. Scripps trophy to-
morrow. A large crowd OF
spectators, most of whom will
sit in their heated cars. are ex-
pected tomorrow.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21
Crosse poinie
Edged, 1911,
I'm Till Here
Trodition Gets Blow;
Strossburs. Roberts,
Bliss Score in Clutch

Assured of a 500 winning per.
centage for the first time since
the 1882 season, Mount Clemens
Highs Bathers rested happily to-
day from a hair-raising 1922
victory over Crosse Pointe, In
which the lead changed hands Is
times.
With only two tits of the IA
game schedule left to be played
the Bathers are assured of 500
mark as they already have seven
victories. Last nights win also
gave then q 500 record in the
Border Cities League.
Capt. Ken Strassburg, clever
ball-handling guard, and a SUBJ
stitute, Bill Roberts. came
through in the clutch to give the
Bathers their win on the city
high floor last night. The locals
had previously whipped Crosse
Pointe, 21-18, on the Pointers
floor.
SIEWERT FORCED OUT
With four minutes left to play,
Ralph Siewert, 6 foot 8 center
for the Bathers, was forced out
of the game on fouls, Glen Holt
sinking the free throw to head
the locals, 1917. A minute lat
er, Strassburg, far out on the
floor, stripped the net with
long shot and then, just to keep
pace, intercepted Crosse Pointe
pass. With forward Lyle Bliss
breaking down the floor, Strass
let fly with a perfect throw and
Bliss laid the ball up for a 21-18
lead for Coach Buckholz' outfit.
Bud Mackenzie dropped in q
one handler for Crosse Pointe,
but Notwithstanding for
John Raspet, who was elected
from the game along with Bob
Brown of Crosse Pointe-sank q
ne-handed shot from 20 feet
out to clinch the game with only
a few seconds left to play. Mac
Kenzie hit again with a one
handed shot to make the score
1922 as the game ended.
The game had started slow,
Mount Clemens holding a SIS
edge at the first quarter and q
1915 lead at the end Of the
third quarter.
Coach Pep Gary's boys-under
orders-held possession of the
ball for four minutes in the last
half of the second quarter. refus-
ing to work the ball in while the
Bathers' zone defense moved out.
Biggest lead of the game was
three points, held twice by
Mount Clemens. Ralph Siewert
opened the scoring with two
handed, overhead shot and little
Heinie Mordan sank long one
for q Al margin in the opening
seconds. The Bathers were
ahead by three points again at
21-18.
Ralph Siewert topped the
games scorers with seven points,
while Ross Heron, guard,
was high for Crosse Pointe with
six.
Twenty-Five of the Bathers'
points came on field goals while
Crosse Pointe made only IA from
the field. The Bathers missed
nine charity shots; Crosse Pointe
six.
Next game for the locals is
next Friday at Wyandotte.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21

Missed Free throws: Mount
Clemens-Mordan, 1; Siewert. l;
Strassburg, /; White, 5. Crosse
Pointe-Brown, 1; Del Barba, l;
Holt, 2, Ware, 2.
Technicals: Mount Clemens, l
(Mordan. throwing ball away;
Crosse Pointe, mackenzie,
failure to report).
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21
New Haven Repeats Little Six Championship
Drop
Tenth Game. 29-l6
ST.. Rites is Victor; Final Tilt is
Mondoy; Two Players Booted from Squad

Unable to hold their after the closing minutes of the
half Marys dropped their 10th in IL starts
night 296, the Detroiters floor
the semnal the Mountaineers schedule;
Monday night ST. Aphonsus of Dearborn
he lOCalf
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21
BUT NO FLATS FIXED

Ell PASO, Tex. - The Rev.
Theo II. Evers was urging mem
bers of his Zion Lutheran con-
gregation to attend Lenten serv-
ices.
"Watchmen will be stationed"
he intoned, ito protect your
tires"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21

Missed free throws: Mount
Demonstration, /; Petitpren,
/; Vernier, 2.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-21

FL l 4 AZ
Score at half: Paganetti "a,
Quartermasters IA.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-01

This Axis War upon us is a matter of life or death for
America. your free America! Now, as never before in all
our glorious history, our Army, Navy and Marine Corps
urgently need planes, tanks, ships and guns!
Literally billions of dollars are needed Immediately to
produce these and other weapons of defense OF
offense and of Victory! They must be produced
now! The money must be secured now! Let's do
it the voluntary way, the American Way, the Defense
Bond way!
If we are to smash the enemy out of our seas and blast
him from the air over our heads, every dollar you can spare,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Real Progress Being Made

deal of criticism heard these failure to
he nations production machinery the high needed
this We
OF failure could
Failure batteps
and with the billions
golf pools in other nseess the
the wholly all
ing like drunken soldier officers of the
for equipment with which TO fight the nations battles
But be that believe giving the devil his
After the baed realization of the that
has been should be remembered
had Before could making
quantity tools had
thousands Of skilled women When
finally has really been rapid There 245
cent increase military plane production 94 1910 Records
also show % Increase steel
truck output
study of defense production further shows that
plants have Many finished
schedule The objective
speed order with
can be equalled other place
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Time To Train Workers

An called attention of Lincoln County
A this
Ka chairman the Lincoln County Preparedness and Advisory
the being drawn
others defense
This almost fold Mr. kral makes
the heads of local industry and business
planning and
jobs that left of these far
distant days
suggestion in line with that this
Editorial Association The Association
publications that would surely
be Il said there might be
suggested would
well hnotype The
S that shows the direction of the wind
frequently heard that this all which
marsaled
victory the
reaching smallest distant hamlet Not only those
large villages planning
aheadIt be
effort that it has been too little and too late
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
ItCon Be Done

An apane every four minutes ships day tank
every
That's the the significance President
Roosevet that calls for u.s. planes $4,000
tanks and 10 million Of shipping by 943 That airplane goal
called prbdigiou
American industry
will SKILL ambition
envy the world will
that all former oba the defeat of
mihtarism and the protection of priced liberties
this necessary
all will sacrifice by everyone
of living will surely be We will be called
necessary daily lives But those comforts that
vitality necessary health comfort The
sacrifice
giving the battle
will be called give sacrifice ptby
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Young Men
Wanted For
Parachute Troops

MISSOULA.-Can you fill this
bill "Aler', active, supple, with
firm muscles. and sound limbs,
capable of developing into an ag-
gressive individual fighter. with
great endurance?"
The army is in need of men fill
ing those qualifications for service
IN its newest branch, the Parachute
troops. according TO a statement is
sued today by Lieutenant Colonel
w G. Dockum. district recruiting
officer. The Montana Recruiting
District received authority today to
enlist an unlimited number of men
for Fort Benning, Ga. in the Para
chute troops, he said
Other qualifications necessary for
service in the Parachute troops are:
Age. 20 to 80 years. inclusive,
weight not to exceed 1876 pounds.
vision minimum, 20-40. each eye.
blood pressure. about 100 MN to
disqGalify. Applicants rust sign
statement that they will, in per-
form ance of their duty. Jump from
an airplane and land via parachute.
Requirement otherwise are iden-
tical with other branches of the
army.
This is splendid opportunity
for physically fit and mentally alert
young men to join branch of the
army probably exceeding all 9TH
ers in thrills and adventure said
Colonel Dockum Interested young
men NAV apply at Army recruiting
station in Montana, or write di-
rectly to Hq Montana Recruiting
District. 2l0 Higgins Avenue, Mis-
soula. Mont. where a recruiting Of
ficer will extend all possible aid
and information.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MOTHERS
AND DADS?
Editor Western News.

Editor Western News:
Libby mothers and dads, what
ever is Wrong2 / attended my first
PIT. A. meeting here in Libby at
the request of my small daughter
who insisted | just had to go so
that her room could win the book.
and was | ever surprised at the few
parents who were therel Just II in
attendance. besides the teachers and
the officers. one officer being a
parent
The PIT. A. in other places is
we'll attended and very great in
terest shown. How can the teach
ers and parents understand what is
going on in the school if that is
all the more interest we have?
There are prizes for the rooms that
have the most parents in attend
ance. and what is hard about that?
Come on Mons and Dads. .
show the kids we want them to
win. Come out just this one. Nom.
and if you aren't interested after
that, we'll we won't ask you again.
Now don't forget--8 o'clock Feb
ruary g.
A READER
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22

Not So Dumb
Golf Pro: Nov use your brassie. +"
Miss Vacanteye: But. don't
wear any this hot weather.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
ASKS AID FOR THOSE SORELY
STRICKEN

liDby, dDIldl1d
Editor Western News
The world is at war. A terrible
war; What an ominous feeling it
gives us, and we began at once
working or merely thinking and
talking about what we must do to
keep those monsters from across
the oceans from taking away our
liberties.
There are within the United
States many thousands from whom
freedom has been taken. Freedom
to walk, freedom to work and live
happy, normallives In our own state
over one thousand have been vic
TINS Of this monster-the dread
disease of infantile paralysis.
A few far seeing and courageous
women in Montana have started to
do something to help these -t9eor,le.
Camp Aqua Therapy Project, was
started. They have an option on an
artesian well and land near by
which is located between Poison
and Hot Springs. The sum of S 500
is needed to finish paying for this
land
Dc you realize that if every man.
woman and child gave just one
copper penny that nearly $4,000
could be raised? That if each and
everyone in Libby gave one dime
over 5000 could be raised?
"A march of dimes for Camp
Aqua should be the slogan of ev-
cry person in the state.
Come on, folks! Do your bit and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
A READER.
THIS WOMAN FEELS DEEPLY

Kalispell, Montana
January ID. 1912
Editor Western News:
I read the Public Forums in our
daily papers and | appreciate them
very much. And | am very much in
sympathy with your editorial of
last week-my sentiments always,
from the very first There have
been too many speeches, too much
visiting, boating ard fishing
Speeches. The same thing over
and over while more and more of
cur dear American boys are being
slaughtered. They seem to take it
lightly as though the boys were
livestock. Who wants to listen to a
speechmaker at time like this9
Do something. I have been feeling
this way ever since England en-
tered this war. English I'm not and
our boys that are being killed by
he thousands are Americans, the
same as | am How proud | am to
be an American.
Too much of our defense mate
rails sent to Europe and elsewhere,
the same as too much of our money,
and much of that has been used to
stock up the enemy who is now
getting ready to kill us with our
very own defense materials. And
sending our money so they can eat
and buy what they need to get
ready to come after us while thou
sands in our own country have to nc
without.
It was mighty hard to get the
bonus for the boys in the last war
or their pensions. They said our
government would 90 broke. Look
at the billions that have been SEM
to Europe to help them, and fol
some of them 80 turn on and kill us
Japan bought up all our scrap iror
and steel.
Did any of them pay back the
old war debt? Some people arr
very good with other people.
money, when it doesn't cost then
anything Wonder if he and hi
family's millions are in the war
Some people are fine people, cal
make floWery speeches and cal
fish Do they know anything abou
he military, the navy, or war
They may be the poorest excuse w
could have.
There certainly is much dirt
work going on in America by spies
The way that people are bein
4 killed and various defense plant
| burning up. Those planes that hav
crashed were tempered with. | ar
SO worried it makes me sick.
| have much inside that | can
get out | am too timid to talk t
5n audience. In fact, to just fey
/ | can't explain myself. But | wouI
like to do something. | would Xix
% be a detective If | could sto
those Japs and old Hitler Whs
glory that would be.
| am proud of your Forum. Pleas
write more Of them. This one Shout
reach the eyes of the White Hous
do wish you would send these e.
act words to the White House.
Truly | am painfully hurt fc
our young men.
(Mrs.) w. J. S.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Silver l.ininq

We Americans must pull in belts For long
hearing that the time when we'd
time here Ratonng Of automobiles and brings the
that production speeds will be other
we'll have get along less
In Of Wen be able buy products
for industrial research has been busy
handler than before others we'll
out and get more from the things already
There which shall have
Of living to the neceseS Of As do it. glad
fact most of the materials that without
for the forces shortages
reminder that all of America busy with production
tory certai
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Whot About Tires?

Q. Can tires now owned and in
possession-ofa-fleet-o peratnr-he
transferred from one of his fleet
garages to another? FROM truck to
truck2 A. Yes.
@. Can tire dealers exchange
white wall tires owned by them
for black wall tires owned by au-
tomobile' dealers. A. No.
Q. Have the local boards any
discretion in extending the list Of
eligible classes? A. No.
.. To whom may one apply for
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22

We didn't receive the paper this
week and surely miss it for we
read it from cover to cover We
miss all our Libby friends and last
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Thursday, January %, 1912

week wished we were back as we
had real silver thaw. Quite lot
of damage was done. and we had no
electricity for about four days. We
tried TO cook by the fireplace.
We are in the blackput zone
and have had several There is quite
large army camp here.
When you see our friends please
say hello"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
Bill Darlington, Jr.
Now In Missouri

Libby friends will be interested
in a letter written by Bill Dorring-
ton to his parents. Darlington is
now with the army and stationed at
Fl Leonard Wood, Mo. Bill writes,
IN part.
Il have been transferred again,
only this time to the commercial
accounts section We do all the pay
ing for all purchases by the Gov
eminent from this camp, and what
mean. it really runs into money.
Just prepared a voucher for dairy
company for around $4,000. How
would it seem to have milk bill
of that size for one month";
Thought you might like to know
that | Jam now making $50 per
month. My rating is private first
class. with Bird class specialist rat
ing. This is 81 less than a buck
sergeant and So more than a cor
poral and not half the responsible
ity. There were six of us in the
office who got ratings. But all OF
US who came into the finance de-
partment at the same time got the
3rd class rate Am feeling fine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22

Renewing her subscription to the
Western News. Mrs. c. w. Wiprud
writes from Corvallis Ore, and
says:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
The FORUM

[This is department for the dis
cussion of pertinent topics by anyone
who so desires. 1t is open to every
one AID any suitable subject may be
considered However, what appears
in this department does not neces-
sarily reflect the views of this pa
per-The Editor.l
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22

modification in the list? A. Leon
Henderson, Office of Price Admin
lstration, Washington, D. c.
Q. Is a hearse an eligible We
hlcle2 A. No In emergencies
ambulances, which are on the eligi-
bic list, may be used as hearses.
9. Is truck used to deliver coal
to both manufacturer and private
consumers entitled to tires? A.
Yes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22
CONSERVE TIRES
ENGINE-TRANSMISSlON
EVERY VITAL PART

ChevroIets new "Cor Con-
sevu'ion Plan" is designed
TO help you keep your car
serving Faithfully for the
duroiion, and invites your
cooperation on the follow
ing points: III Observe the
simple, fundamental, thrifty
rules of cor core, such as
keeping fires properly in
ffofed, checking butiery.
-Moter, oil, etc. Ia Get q
simple service "check-up"
ct your Chevrolet deoIer's
now. and avoid major trou- !
bles later. l3) See your
Chevrolet deoIer regularly.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-22

help those who have suffered this
dread disease to become as nearly
well as possible.
Send your dime to Mrs. Ethel
Terry. Poison, Mont, For Camp
Aqua j. a. n.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Ann. Arbor News
GriSt of Cases Heard
in Ann Arbor Court

Ann Arbor. Mich, May l2-Be-
cause he was driving while intoxi-
Gated. James Written, 94G Calumet,
Detroit, an engineer employed by
the Detroit Board of Education, was
fined $500 by Justice Harry w.
Reading Monday. On the same
charge. Karl Erwin Keppler, 613
Second ST., Ann Arbor, paid
SSl70 to Justice Reading.
Refuses TO Pay
Sentenced 10 Jail Monday for 80
days because she failed to pay
1915 fine was Rose Mniece, $40
Detroit St. Ann Arbor. Miss
Mniece was arraigned before Jus
tice Jay Fl. Payne Monday charged
with disorderly conduct.
Maggie Byers, Route One, Ann
Arbor. was arrested Sunday and
was fined S2340 Monday for dis
orderly conduct and the same
amount for falsifying a drivers Ii
cense. She was arrested along with
Kenneth Farris and Robert Farris,
217 Glen St, who were also ar
raigned before Justice Harry w.
Reading and fined Sl1.70 each for
being intoxicated and disorderly.
Edward Aldinger. 1O4 Huron St,
was arrested and arraigned Mon
day charged with being intoxicated
and disorderly. He was fined
S31.70 by Justice Reading. The
second offense on charges of intoxi-
cation and disorderly conduct was
recorded Monday for George B.
Maloney. S15 n Park St, Ypsilanti.
when he was fined S21.70 by Justice
Payne. George Walker, 2l3 First
St, was fined $3.50 by Justice
Payne on Monday. He was also
charged with being intoxicated and
The same charge was
placed against Thomas White. 226
Church St, who was committed to
Jail for 10 days because OF his
failure to pay the s1170 fine.
Anthony E. Woods, $50 Fuller
St, was placed on probation for
one year and charged $40 costs and
restitution by Justice Payne Mon
day for obtaining unemployment
ccr ation under false pre-
ter
Henry Thompson, 1924 Ironwood,
Toledo arrested in Ypsilanti Town
ship Monday charged with reckless
driving. was released from the
county Jail today on 500 cash bond
TO await trial on May Is.
A speeding fine of 1895 was paid
Monday by Kurt LANCE. 900 Spring
St, in Justice Paynes court.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ann Arbor, Mich, May 12-Mar-
riage license applications:
Myron Henry Wilder, 30. Fort
Custer. and Lillian Margaret Isaac
son, 20, Ann Arbor.
Clayton Jacob Woolner. 26. and
Marian Belle Bird, %, Milan.
Edward Thomas Kittle, go. Whit,
more Lake, and Marie Roller, 30,
Ann Arbor
H. Bruce Battey, "a, and Made
lene Felch, rs. Ann Arbor.
Frank D. Thompson. q. Ann Ar.
Dor, and Theodosia Alexander, 10,
Chicago.
William Junior Froutz. 10. and
Beatrice Marie Ducey, 81, Ann Ar.
Dor.
Clyde (. Maron. 80, Willis. and
Florence l. Barrett. 81, Belleville.
Glen Leroy CULVER, q, and
Georgia Eta Mclaughlin 70. Whit.
more Lake.
Charles B. Bryon. %. and Vir.
gtnia r. Southland, 20, Ypsilanti.
Alvin VI. Chapman, A, South
Lyon, and Lucille H. Barth, %, Ann
Arbor.
Allen D. Christian. 20. and Betty
June Carder, 81. Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

preceded the meeting, the boys
practicing for their part in the
Memorial Day parade.
At the meeting it was announced
that 700 pounds of paper had been
collected last Saturday. Scouts and
tneir parents were urged TO attend
the meeting Thursday night at
Roosevelt School when the summer
camp program will be discussed.
The meeting was closed with the
singing Of taps.
Assistant In Charge
Assistant Scoutmaster Wilbur
Davis was in charge Of the regular
meeting Of Boy Scouts OF Troop /
in Starkweather Hall Monday night.
The boys practiced signalling and
instruction was given in the com.
pass. Marching drills were prac.
ticed and Willard Fensch announced
a hike for May 1s. Further plans
were made to participate in the
Scout circus at Camp Newkirk May
%.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Scouts, Parents to Discuss
Summer Camping Program

Scouts in Ypsilanti troops and
their parents will meet al the Roose.
welt School auditorium Thursday
evening at 1880 for the purpose OF
discussing plans for the Boy Scout
Circus May % and the summercamp
at Newkirk.
There will be singing, colored
slides showing the Scouts at Camp
Sewkirk and a colored motion pic
ture taken by Clarence Mum. as
sistant football coach at the Univer-
sity OF Michigan. showing his re-
cent trip into the north woods.
The meeting is being planned by
Grant Marshall, assistant Scout ex-
ecutive.
Committeeman Speaks
Committeeman Paul Tower gave
fine talk on Scout Citizenship"
at the regular meeting of Boy
Scouts Of Troop u at the Baptist
Church Monday evening. He
stressed living up TO the Scout
oath and laws.
A baseball game and marching