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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09

mentS In tour
naments during
the p a S t II
months.
Each year ]
select a cham
pionship team.
T h e S e players
will d G ( e n d
I h cir It'll e S
throughout the
coming year, in
American bridge
tournaments.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09

team should settle once and for
all that momentous question,
who are the better bridge play
ers, men or women? A woman
can be just as good a player as
a man.
Two women will be found on
my team this year, and Mrs. A.
nj. Sobel of New York wins the
title of captain, as she is No. /
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09

income at the time would both buy
more goods for the worker than if
spent now and would help stort the
wheels turning for his Peoeetime
unemployment. From the Christion
Science Monitor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Americas Card Authority
Gin Rummy Is taking the
rest of the country just as it took
Hollywood where it has just
about replaced movie making as
the towns first interest.
The game is simple. Two or
more can play. And probably
1870 million people are either
playing il now--or want to. This
and three articles to follow will
tell you how to play the game.
Gin Rummy began as q min
or" pastime in the New York
bridge clubs, notably the Knick-
erbocker Whist Club, where dup
plicate bridge was first played in
America. The minor" games
at bridge clubs are those two
handed and three handed games
played while waiting for
fourth to complete a table OF
bridge.
Backgammon, q game as old as
chess, but little-played in this
country, swept the country after
it was revived in the card clubs.
Pinochle, casino, and piquet
have all had spurts of popularity
from the same cause.
Gin Rummy, as the name indi-
Gates, is one form of the game
of Rummy which Is played in
many different ways. All forms
have this in common, however,
the object of the player is to
form his hand into sets or melds.
Each set must comprise not less
than three cards, and there are
only two kinds of sets that
count: three or four cards Of the
same denomination, such as three
queens, and three or more cards
of the same suit in sequence,
such as eight-nine-ten Of spades.
In some circles, q sequence Is
limited to three or four cards, 50
that it will not have an advant-
age over three or four of a kind.
but this a "house rule. The
general laws of Rummy permit
sequences to be built without
limitation.
II is better to use the term
"sets" than "melds." BY NEEDING
is usually meant the placing OF
some cards face up On the table
to score points for the combina-
ton. In many forms Of Rummy.
including Gin, there is no meld-
ing during the course of the
game. Play ends when one
player can lay down his whole
hand, and then all hands are ex-
posed.
Two other terms should be un-
derstood before we 60 into the
rules of Gin Rummy. BY Todd
cards" we mean the cards in .
players hand which are not
matched up in sets. BY a-"com-
plete hanG" we mean one with
no odd cards, all cards being
formed into sets.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Here are the All-American
bridge champions for 1912, men,
bership of which is selected en-
the basis of individual achieve
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09
TAXING FOR WAR

their impact VIII De Iet III eVe'y
American home." Henry Morgenthou,
Secretary Of the Treasury, spoke the
orim foct if any reasonable port OF the
wor's cost is to be met out Of current in
come.
Among the increases proposed TO
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee the heaviest affecting personal in
come taxes would foil on mddle-closs
earnings, such as those from So 600 to
$4,000 q year. The people in these
brackets undoubtedly ore willing to
bear their full share of the cost Of the
war. and it is within these ranges that
the largest revenues are to be collected.
Rotes in the highest brackets olso
would be steepIy increased to maxi
mum of 86 per cent above $lOO.OOO
although the number of such incomes
is not such as to yield q large revenue
in terms of present needs. During the
Lost war there was on excess profits tax
on individuals as we'll as on corpora
lions. This would be worth considering
in order to reach any persons whose
wartime rote of income had sharply
increased as compared to pedeetme.
Probably the greatest problem Of
war findnce is to prevent initiation and,
as Mr.. Moreethou expressed it, ITO
prevent people from engaging in the
futile effort to buy more goods than can
be produced" He reasoned thot, I'VE
should therefore tax so as to withdraw
the greatest possible volume Of pur-
chasing power at this time."
But by for the major volume Of pur-
chasing power at this time is going out
not to persons Of wealth or Of medium
means but is flowing out through de-
tense employment to millions Of per-
sons in the lower woee-eorning levels
To impound some Of this purchasing
power and prevent it from bidding for
civiIion goods in competition with the
war effort is an object Of major imPor-
tonee, but it does not appear to figure
very largely yet in the Treasury plans.
Mr.. Moreenthou does recommend
increases that would result in collection
Of an additional $1,000, 100000 in
social security taxes. These presumably
would 10y the basis for increased old
oge onnunities and more generous
postwor unemployment compensation
and to thot extent are wholesome. But
something more is needed. And the Ad-
ministrotion disopproves general
soles tax which would tend to withdraw
more purchasing power from the lower
earning levels
Under these conditions the Treos-
uy would do extremely we'll to put for
ward some kind Of compulsory savings
plan in connection with the increases
for the lowest brackets Of personal in
come taxes. In Greet Britain exemp-
lions have been lowered to $50 or
approximately $64O year for married
men without children. Such man
corning 200 or about $500 would poy
the equivalent of $52 in income tax but
IS promised the entire amount back
after the wor. If he eonned f4OO or
/ obout 81 800 his taxes would be rough
...y &325. Of which he would stand to
1910 SIP back.
q his provision for q heavier coIIec-
M but with q refund at the end Of
pou8 yplt b applied in the
poa y bockloo Of sovinos or
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
so YEARS AGO TODAY :

" EAAS0 GOO AODn1
1892
Don M. Dickinson Is a candi-
date for city collector on the Re-
publican ticket.
B. r. Erskine, agent for Reil-
ly g. Huebner, sells five lots on
Moross avenue to Fred Smith.
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
1887
Jacob Roessell has been in
Buffalo the last week.
Mrs. Alex jacob Is visiting
her parental home at Dixon,
Ill.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-09
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
Gin Rummy
How It's Played

(This is one Of q series OF
articles on Gin Rummy. the
card craze now sweeping the
United States)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

an expert or rewired for safety. AL
wires around the farm should be in
sulated to prevent short circuits.
Defective llues in chimneys, i'm
proper storage OF oil and gasoline,
carelessness in putting away oily
rags or paint covered rags. accumu-
lation of rubbish piles and combuS-
ible materials are fire hazards which
can be eliminated
One of the most important dam
gers in preventing spread of fire Is
the removal of grass or weeds from
around farm homes and buildings
and along roadsides. Firebreaks
should be constructed around grain
fields while the grain is yet green
and can be salvaged for hay. Large
grain fields should be divided into
several sections by 20-foot- wide fire
breaks at the same time converting
the grain into hay
In all instances BeySchlag said,
these firebreaks should be disced
or plowed SO they will be effective"
Special publications are available
on farm fire hazard surveys and on
methods of fighting fires on the
farm. These may be obtained by con-
tacting the office of the farm ad-
visor. courthouse. III Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Chinese RepuIse
JupS at SuIWeen

Katha last Sunday. Only few
Chinese remained in this area of
Burma, it was said, and they were
moving east in small groups to
avoid being trapped.
The British apparently have with
drawn far enough not to be threat
ened from Katha. Katha used to be
an important railway point. The
Japanese smashed across the IRA
'waddy after a push westward from
Bhamo, on the Burma border, and
also occupied KIM, on the railroad
north of Mandalay in central Bur-
ma.
There was no confirmation here
of reports that the British had eX-
tricated themselves from encircle-
ment in Burma and reached the
Indian border.
Authoritative quarters in Lon
don denied that British troops had
been completely withdrawn from
Burma.)
Chinese military quarters were
pleased with continued Allied aerial
blows at the Japanese. A commune
que from New Delhi. India, yester-
day reported that United States
Army bombers on Thursday had
made a second daylight attack on
Japanese-held Myitkyina airdrome
in northern Burma, smashing
grounded planes, runWays and build
ings.
Royal air force bombers also at
tackled enemy barges on the Chind-
win river Thursday, setting some on
fire and damaging others.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

Louisiana. Nevada, Idaho and
Washington. Under their common
laws, which are derived from Span
ish law, half the annual income of
either spouse is the property Of
the other.
The treasury, which backed the
mandatory return last year and
recommended it again in the pres
tnt BILL commended that filing of
separate returns gives some fami-
lies and advantage over others.
In the community property states
the treasury pointed out, II man
who earns $4,000 may now file 4
return on $4,000 and his wife
who legally is entitled to half his
salary-may file a return on the
other $1,000. This allows the family
to pay a smaller tax since surtaX
rates are lower for a 5000 income
than for one of $4,000
Opponents of the plan charge
that it challenges states rights and
Women's rights, and might even
acts as a deterrent on marriage by
placing a tax premium on remain
ing single.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Famed theatrical
Producer Dies

NEW YORK, May l6-UP) =
Morris Gest, producer OF many
theatrical successes. died at Mid
town hospital today of pneumonia.
He was 50.
Gest, who came to the United
States from Russia as a poor i'm
migrant boy, was one of the leading
figures in the theater. He produced
The Miracle" by Max Reinhart at
a cost of nearly $500 900 in the
l92O's when such a figure was al
most beyond theatrical limits.
He transformed the Century
theater in New York into a giant
cathredal and the production played
TO capacity audiences, crossing
mere than S2000.0O0 before going on
tour throughout the country.
He brought Balieffs "Chauye-
SourlS TO an instantaneous success
with the American public. Then he
introduced for the first time here
the players of the Moscow Art
Iheater. worlds foremost acting
company In the fall of 1923 he
brought Eleanora Duse to Ameri-
ca for her farewell tour.
Gest built up his reputation with
such presentations as Experience. q"
The Wanderer." "Chu-Chin- Chow"
Appreciate" and Mecca"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Demolition Squad
0utguesses laps
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were watching with great interest
as the bombers came closer and
began loosing their bombs.
They're heading for that ship,
one OF them said.
Nope, they're heading for that
one" said another.
"Aw you're crazy. They're head
ing for that cruiser"
Then a sudden scramble for safe
ty.
They're dropping on u.s."
Eccles' ship escorted the cruiser
Marblehead to safety when she was
badly damaged.
we expected her to sink any
minute" he said. Handling her
was really marvellous bit of sea-
manship. She was steered by her
engines through a narrow. treacher-
GUS strait with a fast current flow
ing-tacking like a sailing vessel
She was listing heavily.
when she came out into the
Indian ocean, the waves of the Java
Sea met those of the Indian ocean,
causing huge breakers. When we
hit it. it was like hitting a wall
and we shuddered all over. We stood
by to pick up the Marblehead' S
survivors = but again she came
through"
Eccles told of a message he picked
up from Capt. Red Harohan, whose
destroyer was mistaken for the Mar
blehead and was bombed eight
times. The message read: No hits,
eight runs, no errors"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
U.Boat Sinks u. 5.
Freighter in Sight
Of mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS, May 16. OUPp-
An enemy submarine sank a large
American cargo ship one and one
half miles from the mouth of the
Missippi river killing 81 of the Al
man crew last Tuesday, the eighth
naval district announced yesterday
afternoon.
Four of the "A survivors were burn
ed critically. They leaped from the
burning ship and swan for 80 min
utes in the swift current before be-
i.g rescued by a coast guard cutter
and vessels of the naval districts
inshore patrol.
Capt. Ben H. Larson, Squanum,
Mass, went down with the % others
who were trapped by the flames. The
vessel burned for six hours and
then sank in 100 feet of water after
il was struck by three torpedoes.
Herbert Damn, 32-year-old oiler
OF the Dalles. Ore. said he was
saved when he called on the Lord. 8"
The injured seaman said as soon
as he began praying, the smoke and
flames parted as if by miracle and
he found life preserver. He leap
ed overheard and began swimming.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
FIR Commutes Term
For Earl Browder

Continued from Page One
the White House said, "Browder will
be released from Imprisonment as
soon as proper arrangements can
be made"
BroWder has served IA months Of
his term in the federal prison at
Atlanta, where he was committed
March q, l94l. He was convicted
in the federal district court for the
southern district of New York of
using a passport which had been
obtained by false statements.
The White House said Browder
had paid fines of $1,000. 1t said
that the sentence imposed upon
him was longer than the usual SEN
tence imposed fer offenses involv-
ing the fraudulent obtaining and
use Of passports"
The President believes" the
statement continued, that the
principal of obedience to law has
been sufficiently indicated by the
punishment already suffered by
BroWder and that the Communication
Of his sentence which brings about
his release at this time, just short
ly before he will become eligible
for parole, will have a tendency to
promote national unity and allay
any feeling which may exist in some
minds that the unusually long SEN
tence in providers case was by way
Of penalty imposed upon him be-
cause of his political views"
In summing up the offense for
which Browder was imprisoned the
White House said:
1t appears that in April, 1897
and again in February. 1899, Brow
der, on board steamship in New
York harbor, returning from Eu-
rope, had used, for the purpose of
identifying himself and proving his
American citizenship. passport
which had been issued to him in
1884 and extended upon a renewal
application until Sept. l, 1888.
The false statement which form
ed the basis of the indictment as
shown by the evidence was that
Browder had in 1921. 1927, and 1881
obtained passports under assumed
names by means of false statements
and that in procuring the passport
issued TO him in 1884 in his own
name he stated under oath that
no passport had previously been is
sued 10 him."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
School Districts
Elect Trustees
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Mt. Signal Fred F.. Veliquette and
Jane E. LaBrucherie tied with l3
votes each at McCabe. Mrs. Lucille
johnson was elected at Heber, Mrs.
Harold B. Ross at Alamo, Romeo
Smith at Silsbee, John Van Allmen
at Alamitos, Mrs. Eleanor McCown
at Highline, H. A. Foster at Sunset
Springs, Ward McGrew at Melo-
land, Frank Stahl at Eucalyptus,
Luther Temple at Bard, Benjamin
De Corse at Ft. Yuma, f. j. Shields
at Westmorland, Arthur johnson at
Jasper, z. T. Acker at Acacia, Glad
US V. Huff at Palmetto, E. B. Shu-
mard at Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Edward AIarcon
Heads cubs Pupils

Central Union High school pupils
Friday held their annual election
of the board of commissioners of
the Associated Student Body with
Edward Alarcon winning the race
for student BODY president and his
brother, Henry Alarcon, that for
athletic manager.
Rosemary Rice was elected Sec
rotary; Pat Jones, treasurer; Ro-
bert Sigmon. boys e-president;
ana Janet Thompson, girls vice.
president.
Bonnie Ann Stephens was elected
commissioner of halls and grounds,
Forrest Dupont is the new house
manager, Fayola Roach is publicity
commissioner, Winifred Pearce is
commissioner of girls welfare, and
John Corfman is boys welfare COM
missioner.
The newly elected officers will be
installed next Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

/ SO I kicked hell out of the shore
/ PATROL he told reporter.
Since one good kicking deserves
another, Ships Cook Grove was
kicked out of the navy for six
months.
THE SECOND TINE
Second occasion on which he for
got TO say Sir" was at l040 pm
Friday in FL Centre. The gent he
didn't say Sir" to was the con-
ductor on a Southern Pacific train,
and the conductor beat him to the
kick He kicked Grove off the train
into the waiting arms of Officer
Conn.
The charge read against him by
Judge Nuffer was drunk" to
which Grove entered a plea of
guilty.
Ten dollars or five days" said
the judge
"Ill pay" said Grove, and day
Desk Sergeant T. P. Farmer hand
ed the eXgob his hoosegow en-
velope 1t contained enough folding
none" to choke an admiral.
Grove was on his way to st.
Louis, but after paying his fine he
decided TO go to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Joint Return I'm
Tax Bill Again

WASHINGTON, May IS CUP) =
The proposal to force husbands and
wives to file joint income tax re-
turns, which last Hear met bitter
protest that it would place a tax
on marriage, was back in the 1912
war revenue bill today.
The house ways and means com
mittee adopted the mandatory joint
return by a vote on - to 10 Last
year it wrote the same provision
in the l94l bill, but it was killed
on the house floor after representa-
tives of the community property"
states, various women organiza-
tons, church groups and President
Roosevelt expressed strong opposi-
ton.
The eight states which have COM
munity property laws are Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, California,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
CJC Students Name
School Candidates

The nomination committee of the
Central Junior college student body
Friday announced the candidates
to run at the annual elections
scheduled for next week
Students may write in other
names on the ballots of they wish
Dean Glenn Kieffer said Saturday.
Nominating committee members
nominated Robert Weakley and
Oran Weeks as candidates for stu
dent body president
Candidates for president in
Guided Tom e. Brents, Jane Nc
Campbell, Berkie Lemons, and Roy
Richter. Florence Claverie was
nominated for treasurer The three
candidates for athletic manager in
clude Norman Dupont Jr., and
J2mes Mora, and Donald Temple
ton. The five candidates for sopho-
more representative are Rosamond
Anderson, Jane. Barrett, Lenore
Costello, Alma Hume, and Junior
Robinson.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Farmers Warned
Of Fire Dangers

Imperial Valley farmers were urg-
cd Saturday TO exert great care in
preventing fires on their farms.
County Farm Advisor Frank
Deyschlag said that so per cent
If the common small fires on Cali
fornia farms can be eliminated if
alarge amount of interest and a
small amount of effort are eXpend-
ca before the fire season.
Never before has it been SO i'm
portant for farmers TO protect their
farms and property against fire, "
BCyschlag said. During times of
war everything must be conserved
and protected against loss, especial
~ against loss by fire"
There are seveal common fire
hazards. Defective electrical equip
ment is responsible for many losses.
II is suggested that it be checked
TO make sure that proper fuses are
being used and urged that if an
electric circuit continues to burn
out fuses, it should be inspected by
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Gals Follow Old
Formulas in ArmV

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wear civilian clothes when off
duty?"
"They may-on leave off the
post"
Mrs. Hobby answered all ques-
tons with facility until someone
asked whether WAAC officers will
be permitted to have dates with
privates in the army. She gave this
moments thought and then re-
piled:
we will attempt to follow army
tradition us nearly as possible"
Somebody wanted TO know what
the tradition twas. Mrs. Hobby
turned to a group of army Officers.
A reporter thought perhaps Maj,
Gen. Alexander d. Surles. army
public relations chief, could answer
the question.
Well the general said. shift
ing uneasily in his seat, Il don't
know what that is now because I
haven't been out in the field in
more than three months"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
AirInen Bail Out
As Bomber Crashes

SALT LAKE CITY, May l6-UP)
Two army airmen were sought in
the Utah desert today after they
had parachuted from their crippled
flying fortress which crashed 10
miles northwest of Wend,cver.
Two of the bomber crew-Private
Robert S. Evans, Quinnimont, w.
Va, radio operator, and Private
Robert E. johnson, New orleans,
engineer - dropped safely in their
parachutes and walked to the
Wend9yer army post.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
McNory Wins In
Oregon Election

/ charged McNary with "fence-strad-
ding" on the war issue and whose
campaign slogan was Macarthur
iSm-not McNaryism."
In the Democratic senatorial pri-
mary, Walter Whitbeck led DR..
Macbeth A. Milne by a comfortable
margin. Both candidates we're from
Portland.
Returns from ll65 of the states.
700 precincts gave:
McNary, 74.057; Geary, 1915.
Whitbeck, 22,51l: Milne, Ia. 243.
ADMINISTRATION LOSES
The only major upset of the cleo
ton occurred in the race for Demo-
cratic congressional nomination in
the End district where Rep. Walter
Pierce, strong administration sup
porter, was losing to Charles Mack,
young klamath county assessor.
Rep Homer d. Angel, Republi-
can incumbent, seemed assured of
denomination in the 3rd district,
John Schofield, his opponent, had
charged Angel with being a pre-
war "isolationist.
Although Geary and Schofield
attempted to make war the main
issues of their campaigns, political
observers did not regard the cleo
ton as a criticism of administration
policies. Both McNary and Angel
have strong personal following in
the state.
Gov. Charles. A Sprague, trailing
about to 5, conceded the Republi-
can gubernatorial nomination to
Secretary of State Earl Smell. In
the Democratic race, Lew Wallace,
former state senator, and Howard
Latourette, Democratic national
committeeman, were running neck
and-neck with Gorver Fretwell
trailing far behind.
Returns from l,086 precincts i'm
the gubernatorial contests gave:
Sprague 1882; Smell, 44,565.
Wallace, l9,480; Latourette, l6,578;
Fretwell, 4.078
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

Sir" to Judge Lee Nuffer. a cour-
tesy which. by his own admission,
he had forgotten on two separate
occasions within the last "a hours
THE FIRST TIME
The first was when a United
States warship locked at a west
coast port, and Grove, a ships
cook first class. went ashore and
got into an argument with a men,
Der of the shore patrol. Having
fought y years ago under the alias
of Young Mickey walker Grove
had a single track mind about ar
gumentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Fisticuffins Ex-Gob Pays
Way Through Police Court

George Patrick Grove eff you're
a fight fan. just call him Young
Mickey Walker was the guest of
honor at Saturday mornings seS-
sion of Fl Centre police court, and
he subsidized his own coming-out
party TO the tune of $40.
George Patrick cor Young Mickey,
Il you wild was refreshed 80?
by a good?22?? nights sleep in the
municipal bastlle. where a suite
lad been assigned him by hospit-
able Desk Sergeant Frank Record
ON recommendation Of Night Pa
trolman L. A. Conn Being thus re-
freshed, Grove remembered to say