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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-23

MIR. AND MRS. CLARENCE
ALBERT MAY of Roseville, up
the arrival of a son, Thomas
Bruce, born Thursday in st.
Joseph's hospital.
MIR. AND MRS. WILLIAM
VAIL STRICKLAND, JR., of
Roseville, who became parents
of daughter, Merle Diane, this
morning in st. Joseph's hospital.
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN DAV-
IDSON of Richmond, who an
nounce the arrival of a son this
morning in ST. Joseph's hospi-
tai.
MIR. AND MRS. CASPER PA
TRICO Of Broadacres, who will
mark their 18th wedding ami
vcrsary on Sunday.
BE TTY AND WILLIAM
FLOORE, who will be IL years
old Sunday. They are the twins
of Mr.. and Mrs William Floore
of South Wilson boulevard.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-23
With the COlOrs
Enters Service

Enters Service
FLOYD TROMBLEY. petty
officer third class, USNR, who
left for active dIty on Jan. IA,
is stationed at Camp Endicott,
Davisville, r. l. Petty Officer
Trombley, %, was employed at
Metal Products before his de-
parture. He is married 10 the
former Adeline Mas, and they
have son. Donald, seven
months old. Mrs. Trombley and
Donald are remaining at their
home, 1873 Huron avenue.
Petty Officer Trombley has
two brothers in service, Ray
mond Trombley, %, seaman
second class, USNR, a member
of the seaman's guard, at the
Naval Aviation Base on Crosse
lie; and Corp. Donald Trombley,
Is, on foreign army duty in Ha-
waii.
All are sons Of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry j. Trombley. l25 Huron
avenue.
Arrives for FurIoueh
PFC. CHARLES H. MILLER,
Jr., arrived home Thursday
from Fort Bragg, n. c., to spend
a Ia day furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, Charles H.
Miller, 176 Euclid avenue.
Second Son leoves
JAMES PETITPREN, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Petitpren,
% Third street, left Thursday
for the U. S. Naval Training Sta
ton at Great Lakes, following
his recent enlistment. A gradu-
ate Of st. Mary's High school, he
is l9 years old, and was EN-.
ployed at the U. S. Rubber com.
pany in Detroit.
The new recruit is the second
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Petitpren 10
enter service. James brother
Robert Petitpren, %, is an APP
prentice seaman in the u. s.
Coast Guard, stationed at Cleve-
land. He and his wife, the for
mer Lyle Chamberlain, and their
baby daughter Mary Ellen will
arrive tonight to spend Sunday
here.
Cadet Leaves
THOMAS M. PLACE, Jr., 20
has reported for train ing as a
naval aviation cadet at Berea, O.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M
Place of South Wilson boule-
ward, he is l941 graduate OF
Mount Clemens High School
where he was elected to Nation
al Honor Society, and had al
active career in sports an schoo
projects. He attended Mi chigar
Institute of Mining and Technol.
ogy at Houghton until the Christ
mas recess, when his call for
training was imminent.
Now q Captain
LIEUT.. L. w. Pingel, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs l.. w. Pingel OF
New Baltimore has been pro.
noted to the rank of captain
He is stationed at Lowry Field
Colo.
In Washington
PVT. WALTER J. PINGEL OF
Detroit, formerly of Mount
Clemens, who entered army
service Dec. 81, is now stationed
in Fort Lewis, Wash.
Arrives for FurIough
CORP. HAROLD w. CHAD.
WICK has arrived from Logan
Field, Baltimore, Md. for a 10.
day furlough with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chadwick
40 Smith street. A 1899 gradu-
ate of st. Mary's High school, he
Is now member of the u. S
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-23
Postponed

ROYAL NEIGHBORS will
not meet Monday evening as
previously planned. The meet
ing has been postponed TO Mon
day, Feb. /, at 8 o lock. when
Mrs John Eschenburg, 204 Jones
street, will be hostess.
MRS. HOWARD FENTON
will be hostess to members of
her bridge club at luncheon and
cards Monday afternoon.
ST. LOUIS DAHLIA. CLUB
will meet Thursday at 2 o'clock
with Mrs. Stanley Young, IL
Brooks street.
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ers, bombsight repairmen, gum
sight mechanics, photographers,
glider instructors, and many
others.
Lieut.. Morrison asked that
women interested in this op~
portunity TO do the most for VIC
tory call a, the local recruiting
office for full details.
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Gongramhhon,

from Lieut.. Younger. The group
included Margaret Briskey, Sig
rid Heine, Virginia F. Miller,
Mrs. James Cole (Florence Hell
SER of Cross City, Fla, Mary
Lewark, Mildred Kennedy, and
Frances Tinker. They spent
the evening at Miss Briskey's
home.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13

then the three Of hearts. South
trumped the third round Of hearts.
Now South laid down the queen
OF spades Though he should have
led first to dummys king, just in
case East had all four of the out
standing trumps). Next South led
his last club and trumped in dummy,
then cashed the spade king and led
= spade to the ace.
This pulled all the defenders
trumps, so South switched to dia-
monds, took the king and ace and
had to give up a diamond trick.
But If South had thought to lead
his last trump before going after
the diamonds he would have exc
cuted a squeeze without knowing it.
West would have had to discard
either the eight of hearts, making
dummy's seven good, or q diamond,
unguarding his queen-jack South
would have made an overtrick.
CBut, said South, after all, made
my contract, and who cares about
an overtrick?)
Yesterday you were Howard
Schenken's partner and, with both
sides vulnerable, you held:
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The bidding:
Lightner You Jacoby Schenken
Pass INT Pass 80
Pass CD
Answer-Three spades. Now that
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Flying Forts Ability
To Down Attackers
Held 0verea,phasized
By WALTER McCALLUM.

FLYING Fortresses have shot down
plenty of enemy pursuit planes while
on bombing missions over Europe,
but one veteran Bit pilot thinks
too much emphasis has been placed
on the fighting qualities of Ameri-
cas- big thunderbirds of the upper
air.
Col. Sam ]. Gormley, jr, of Ar
hambra Calf, commanding ofncer
at a North African air base, &C
companies almost all the raids made
by his bombing unit. He is known
I'M the Air Force figuratively as
man from Missouri, one who views
with extreme skepticism observa-
tons made by gunners on results
of their days shooting Announce
mentS on air victories which go
through him are apt to be under
stated rather than exaggerated.
Calls Plane Worlds Best.
ACTUALLY" Col Gormley wrote
the War Department, from Africa,
'the Fortress is almost the best, if
not the best, daylight bomber in
the world. 1t possesses obvious adj
varltages. However, if you bomb in
daylight you're more apt to have to
fight off defending aircraft. But
you go and bomb anyway, and the
tangles you have are only incidental
to the true mission.
Knocking out harbor installa-
tons, ships and factories will go
further toward winning the war
than knocking down enemy fight
ers,
THE Bit is not fighter plane.
All this talk about how many enemy
fighter planes are shot down on
Fortress bombing missions gives the
wrong impression and obscureS the
true purpose of the plane 1t seems
an obvious point. but many people
have lost sight of this fact.
Commended by Gen. Spatz.
"At times we go over Italy and
Sardinia and Sicily without fighter
escort and occasionally we get
jumped by enemy fighters. We al
ways get back okay, of course, after
shooting our way out. But if we
don't run into fighters and don't
shoot down any, the raid seems to
be regarded by the newspapers
as flop"
Col. Gormley has been smack in
the middle of bombing from North
African bases by the Fortresses. He
went to Africa from England, where
HIS outfit took part in numerous
raids on targets over enemy-occu-
pied Europe. He has been COM
mended by 1t. Gen. Carl Spaatz,
commanding general, Northwest
African Air Force, for extraordinary
bombing on several occasions.
Since the Americans learned that
Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulfe
German fighter craft sometimes
pour forth black smoke when pull
ing away from a diving attack, to
give American gunners the impress
sion they are on fire, double-check-
ing on enemy planes shot down has
been in order.
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you have insured that you will be
the declarer at no-trump, If that
is the final contract. 1t Is wise to
mention your five-card major suit.
In this way you will be giving part
ner a wide choice for his next bid.
Score 100 per cent for three
spades, so per cent for three no
trump, 40 per cent for four hearts.
Question No. 1,435.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Lightner You Jacoby Schenken
Pass INT Pass 80
Pass 81 Pass ~
Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
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Anonymous Gift
Cares for Youths

Scotland's youth is having its
moral and religious welfare taken
care of by fund Of $500 900 donated
by philanthropic member of the
Church Of Scotland, who humbly
hides his identity.
The fund must be spent within
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13

fixed number Of years. Centers viii
be established in the Industrial areas
of the West Of Scotland and youth
leaders recruited to carry on the
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13

Counting three to family. more
than half . million people will read
this issue Of The Star. II you have
= want" tell them through . Star
want Ad." Phone MA, 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13

The sooner you get that War saw
sngs stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
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Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
The Simple Squeeze

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Many people consider the squeeze
master play, the exclusive prop
erty of expert players, and perhaps
they are right in some cases. But
the squeeze has its ultra-simple
forms, too.
East dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
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Pass IA Pass "a
Pass Pass Pass
Certainly the play of the hand
was disarmingly simple to begin
with. West opened the jack of clubs.
East took the ace and king and
then led the four of hearts. South's
king of hearts fell to Vests ace,
after which West led the queen and
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Huon Gulf from which an expedition
may possibly be launched against New
Britain, only 80 miles across the water.
On Bougainville, American forces have
increased their beachhead by several
miles and have beaten off Japanese at
tacks with considerable loss to the en-
emy. Kahili and BUN were heavily
bombed and on New Britain, Gasmata
was subjected to several attacks, one of
which was the heaviest bombing to occur
in that area.
A Japanese attempt to remove person.
mel from Buka, off the northern tip of
Bougainville, cost the Japs five more
destroyers sunk and sixth badly dam
aged as an American task force cele-
brated Thanksgiving Day by chasing
the Japs within 80 miles of Rabaul to
wipe out the task force 1t also was
revealed that American submarines
have sunk nine more Jap ships
Over in China, after the Japs had
launched a strong attack aimed at
Changsha, a successful Chinese maneu-
yer has resulted in the complete en-
clrclement of a strong enemy force.
some 5000 managed to penetrate the
city of Chaneteh, but all were killed by
the defenders
Adding nothing to the Japanese feel
ing OF security was the bombing of
the Japanese island of Formosa by 20
planes which presumably came from
Chinese bases.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Russian Front

Inc German counteroffensive which
was opened week before last toward Kiev
after considerable initial SUCCESS was
finally halted on Wednesday and Thurs
day after the Russians had been forced
to make three separate Withdrawals.
none of which resulted in a Nazi break
through. 1t was generally considered
that the attack was a diversion Under
taken to gain time for the withdrawal
OF the entrapped Germans in the Crimea
and in the area around Gomel.
II this were the intent 1t failed. for
the Russians, taking advantage Of the
shifting of German reserves, struck
f1ercely at Gomel, completing capture of
the city Friday and pouring on through
IN an effort to close the escape corridor
which Is now narrowed to less than so
miles and pin one large German force
down against the Pripet marshes.
Additional Russian troops have also
been landed on the Crimea thus hit
ting the Germans in the two areas
where they hoped to gain time by the
drive toward Kiev.
The attack in the Ukraine moved
along fairly well though with consider
able loss until zhitomir had been re-
captured by the Nazis after which the
counteroffensive lost momentum and
finally came to halt.
However, as the week ended the Ger
mans continued to strike with consider
able power though the Reds held firmly.
The situation In the Gomel section
Evening star., 1943-11-28
BY Join L. Springer.

If Turkey joins the United Nations,
either as full Ally or an "all-out neu-
trai," she will be able to offer much
that may speed the winning of the war.
The Turks were badly stung in the
First World War. which broke up their
Ottoman Empire. This war, reliable
reports indicate, they hope to correct
that error by coming in with the Allies
and getting a seat on the winning side
of the peace table.
How far the rejuvenated "Sick Man
of Europe" is prepared to go for that
choice positions is not yet known She
might at least cede bases to the Allies.
Position Is Strategic.
Turkeys geographical position. in re-
lation to the Balkans and the Russian
front, is strategic She has excellent
air bases at Istanbul and on the western
coast from which bombers could easily
range over the wavering Balkans. The
Ploesti oil fields, the Rumanian capital
of Bucharest and the Bulgarian capital
of Sofia are less than 300 air miles away.
All of the satellite countries-Hungary
Rumania, Bulgaria-fall within heavy
bombers' effective 60O-mile range.
From Smyrna, planes could put a
blanket over the Nazi-held Aegean and
Dodecanese Island barriers which now
prevent Allied forces in the Middle East
from moving against the Balkans by
way of the Aegean Sea or the Dardan-
Evening star., 1943-11-28
European Front

Fear-Strlcken Germans, more con-
cerned over the threat of additional
bomblngs than of their Nazi masters
who have warned them not to leave
Berlin, are pouring out of the German
capital IN a mass exodus following the
most terrific and sustained bombing
ever given any city.
Starting Monday night when approxi-
mately 1000 planes dropped 2,3O0 tons
OF bombs on Berlin, the British carried
on relentlessly through six nights of
heaVy attack and with the fixed deter
mlnation to hit the capital every night
the weather will permit until it is as
completely eliminated as Hamburg.
The first raid brought destruction to
every section of the city but the heayi-
est part of the attack was concentrated
on the center where the huge building
housing the Offices of the munitions
ministry was wiped out and where the
homes OF Hitler, Goebbels and Won Rib
bentrop were wrecked though unfor-
tunately none of the three were present.
The flames of the resulting fires could
be seen for 70 miles and one report
stated that yellow smoke from the fire
was waited over a Swedish island 800
miles away
Reports concerning the effect of the
raids are vague at best but out of the
confusion has come an estimate that
at least 25,OO0 persons have been killed
and statements which have the SEM
blance of truth that water mains have
been broken, food distribution turned
into chaos and transportation about
Knocked out. Stunned thousands We're
reported walking around aimlessly. some
driven insane by the terror of the
pounding and the fire.
Berlin's industry which ranked high
in German production has been elmi-
mated and all government agencies in
the capital are in a high state of con-
fusion.
Reports from the Netherlands state
that the city of Utrecht has been Or
dered evacuated by the Dutch in order
that homeless Germans may find shell
ter. This is one indication of how ter
rible the situation has become within
Germany.
One high-ranking American officer in
London declared that it is not impossible
that the successes on the Russian front
coupled with what Germany has been
forced to endure this past week might
bring about collapse before an invasion
of the continent from the west can be
mounted
Not at all reassuring to the Germans is
the statement by British Air Marshal
Harris that the British have a list of 80
German cities which are to be wiped out
by bombing
Almost obscured by the sensational
attack on Berlin were two exceedingly
heavy raids on Frankfurt, location of
Germans most important truck and tire
industry and on the port of Bremen
which underwent its 10th attack, Nu-
merous raids were also made on strategic
points in Northern France.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Italian Front

The progress on the Italian front dur
ing the past week was made almost
entirely by the British 9th Army which
exploited the advantage gained by con-
centration of the main German power
against the American 5th Army on the
west coast.
On Sunday the 9th captured Agnone
in the central sector wiping out an an
noying German salient and after Ger
man counterattack was beaten off Mon
day the British prepared to open con-
centrated drive toward Alfedena, to the
west and only 79 air miles from Rome.
At the same time another push was
aimed at San Angelo to the east where
on Wednesday the British made g.
mile gain.
Thursday the British broke across the
flooded Sangro River to establish a
bridgehead 5000 yards long and 1000
yards deep, thus penetrating the Ger
man winter line. The bridgehead was
retained in spite of heavy German
counterattack.
Alfedena was captured and British
patrols reached into the outskirts Of
Castel di Sangro on Thursday.
AS the week ended, the American 5th
Army was preparing to launch a drive
and the British, holding off the Ger
mans, gathered strength for a new Of
fensive of their own aided by fresh con-
tingents of Canadians.
Evening star., 1943-11-28


This is one OF series OF pen and
character sketches by ,UeH-known
American artist.
Farmer, student, pedagogue, soldier
perhaps the most publicized name in
America-Gen. Hershey is still wholely
without glamour. numbering powerful
son Of the soil with refreshing home
spun philosophy of life, the man whose
responsibility it is to channel every pos
sible nonessential male into the cleanup
of relationships is principally a student
of equality, of man and his rights and
his obligations to his country.
Never since he was old enough to ride
a horse on his fathers farm in Indiana
or run the cows into the barn has he
rehnquished his love of nature and all
the good things of rural outlands. He
seems to thrive on natures rigid laws
and has patterned his own fife and
habits accordingly. Sketching his por-
trait, was especially impressed by his
humble, kind appreciation of others-it
all came out in words and manner Yet
he is strict when necessary toward his
fellowmen.
Blessed with a shock of red, bristling
hair, sensitive nose and strong jaw,
the 50-year-old general is no easy man
to deal with if you cannot present a
reasonable and just case in refuting his
opinion. There are no lacey trappings
of Bond street Brommel about the
man but he overflows with humane
characteristics.
Once you begin conversation with him,
Evening star., 1943-11-28

you are impressed with his Indiana
nativity - the Midwestern drawl and
natural assurance. In times of peace,
he said, mans calling is creative
whether from the soil or industry, but
In times of peril mans first duty is the
protection and preservation of his fam
lily and country. Who shall bear arms
must be decided by just and equitable
law. Evidently he is satisfied that the
precepts of his creed have been we'll
instigated for he works with the en-
thusiasm and determination of a man
solid to the hilt on his Job.
No man being inducted into military
service can grumble over any miscon-
ceptions among ranking selective service
men, especially the boss. Gen. Hershey
has been through the mill. His Swiss
ancestors and father were Mennonites,
and If there is one thing such people
know it is how to meet hardship and
oppression and win through. From
Hells Point one-room school, near his
dads Midwestern farm he went to FIRE.
mont High School, graduating when he
was only Is. He took a short course at
Tri-State College and was teaching all
elementary grades in a one-room school
before his 18th birthday. His earnings
went toward his own education at Tri-
State.
AS soon as his age permitted, he
Joined the National Guard at Angola,
Ind, and served in the Mexican border
action in 1916. After that he attempted
to study for doctors degree at the
University Of Indiana, but World War !
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Balkan Front

The German forces completed their
campaign in the Dodecanese Sunday
when Samos was captured despite a
fierce defense by the British and Greek
troops on the island.
Elsewhere in the Balkans, however,
the German position was not too good
and it was reported that reinforcements
were being rushed in to open new drives
against the patriots especially in Yugo-
slavia.
Gen. Mihailovitch stated on Wednes-
day that his Chetniks now have gained
complete control of all of Montenegro
while the forces of Drug Tito report
that they are holding off the new drive
launched by Marshal Rommel in Bosnia.
It was claimed that one Bulgarian force
operating in Bosnia had been wiped out
by the Partisans.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Oleomargarine, stepchild for years,
has preached the farm bloc in Wash
ington and split the agricultural lobbies
from top to bottom" Wesley McCune
writes in the December Harpers. More
over, it has upset Iowa State College OF
Agriculture and, in the matter Of free
trade, has started another feud between
the North and South.
Oleo's history goes back to Napoleon
III, who, in 1860, offered a prize for
cheap butter substitute The result was
"butterine," but 1t earned few friends.
And in this country 1t has been almost
taxed out of existence"
The production Of cottonseed and soy
bean oils, which together accounted for
86.5 per cent Of the entire output of
margarine in 1912, has drawn growers
into the 'oleomargarine rebellion"
whether they plant in the South or
North. Unkindly feelings have cropped
up between Wisconsin, Americas s
dairyland," and way down yonder"
where the cottonseed grow. 1t is par
ticularly embarrassing in Iowa which is
not only dairy but a soybean State.
Not Weapon.
In the December Atlantic Monthly,
William A. M. Burden, special aviation
assistant to the Secretary OF Commerce,
presents an authoritative survey of
future world air transportation, empha-
sizes that "the airplane is no longer a
mysterious device and that the growth
of air transport does not constitute a
military menace"
THE most commonly expressed fear"
he says, lis that future aggressor ma
Evening star., 1943-11-28

when the Reds recapture the ports
Sevastopol and Odessa.
Considerable military strength also
would be brought to bear if the Turks
should take the full plunge into war.
Their army-traditionall one of the
toughest in Europe-can be expanded
with reserves into a 1000 O0O-man or
ganization, and is equipped with mod
ern fighting tools acquired during two
years of lease-lend air. Their air force
is well-trained and equipped with Hur-
ricane and Tomahawk fighters and Blen-
helm, Martin and Vultee bombers
Their navy, however, is weak-the feet
consists of but one battle cruiser, two
antiquated small cruisers, eight destroy
ers and IL submarines.