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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
COL. HEGY AT CONTROLS
The Tramp Comes
H0me....On a Song

dered bombs unloaded on an i'm
portant enemy installation. At
that moment, heavy cannon and
machine gun fire from below
was concentrated on the low
flying bomber and a shower of
See COL. HEGY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
,-IDESPREAD ABSENTEEISM

In Roseville absenteeism was
estimated 10 be below that of
East Detroit. The schools we're
not closed but authorities kept
watchful eye open FIR any in
di cations of the epidemic spread
ing to as yet uninfected young
sters. In Center Line the flu
absences were estimated at 10
per cent, by Russell Isbister,
principal, while those in War
rem townships heavily populat-
c. District No. 5, including Lin
coin high school. Superintendent
James Truax said stood at about
Is per cent of the $500 regis
tered pupils. Truax himself was
among the victims. In ST. Clair
Shores absences due TO influcn-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
FLOWS INTO WRECKAGE

parent in the members decision
to retain Mrs. Carl Schimmel
as secretary over the commits
tees m m n d ton that
Thomas Babcock, Mount
Clemens school teacher, be elect
cd to that office. Mrs. Schimmel,
nominated from the floor, de-
feated Babcock by vote of %
TO 10. Unanimous ballots were
cast for Merrill, Roose and WAL
tiers.
THANK BENZ
The members accorded Paul
Benz, retiring treasurer. a ris-
ing vote of thanks for his splen-
did work while in charge of the
mercy units finances. He had
presided throughout the meeting
See RED CROSS-Pagc 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
By ROGER GREENE

LONDON, Dec. 10 - (4'l -
Prime Minister Churchill, who
marked his 69th birthday while
attending the three-power Tehe-
ran conference, is suffering a
patch Of pneumonia in the left
lung Deputy Prime Minister
Clement Attlee told a hushed
House of Commons today.
Attlee indicated that Churchill
is now somewhere in the Middle
East A bulletin issued at No. 10
Downing street, Churchill's Off
cial residence, which gave the
first intimation of the Prime
Minister'S illness, said:
"His general condition is as
satisfactory as can be expected.
This was the second attack of
pneumonia suffered by Churchill
in less than a year.
ILL YEAR AGO
Churchill fell i'll with cold
last January just after his Casa
blanca conference with President
Roosevelt. and on Feb. 10 it was
announced that he was confined
TO bed with acute catarrh OF the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16

Veronica's parochial school as
we'll as East Detroit high school
is cooperating with health au-
thorities in the precautionary
measure.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
HIT BY HEAVY FIRE

While plotting the Tramp at
1000 feet to enable his gunners
to strafe the Japs, Col. Hegy or
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Capitol Guarded by Dummies,
Wooden Guns Cooley Says

inquiring the caliber of the guns
from a member of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee.
Told they were of so caliber he
said he replied, Are you sure,
John?"
The House roared with laughter.
I'm not so concerned over how
many wooden guns we have as how
many wooden Congressman, broke
in Representative Crawford, Repub-
lican, of Michigan. The House
chuckled.
This is downright serious" Mr.
Cooley continued.
He said he had made his inspec-
ton trip in daylight and in civilian
clothes, and nobody stopped me-
Nobody fred at me-"
He reminded his colleagues, how
ever. that when they entered the
front door of the House Office
Buildings after pm. they were or
dered to halt and produce their
credentials to soldiers.
Asserting that there are "a dozen
other" entrances to the buildings
left unguarded, he added in tones of
deep sarcasm, Il suppose that they
think all the saboteurs are going
in the front door"
The War Department declined
comment on Cooley's assertions.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Ray Robinson Enters
Army; 7-Day Fur|ough
Assures Lamotta Bout
Top-Ronking WeIter's
Only Defeat Was by
Man He Faces Friday
Py the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Ray
Robinson, top-ranking colored
welterweight, was inducted into
the Army today.
Beaten only once in 131 bouts as
an amateur and professional, Rob-
lnSon was given a seven-day fur
Tough. This will permit him to go
through with his l0-round bout with
jake Lamotta in Detroit Friday
night. 1t was Lamotta who inter
rupted Robinsons long winning
streak by taking a decision from
him at Detroit February S.
Robinson, nicknamed Sugar" by
his Harlem friends, has been called
the uncrowned welterweight cham
pion of the world AS an amateur
he won SO consecutive fights and
after turning pro on October 4, 1910,
he compiled a record of 40 profess
sional victories before losing. to La
motta, a middleweight, whom he
previously had defeated.
Before he began to put on weight
Robinson twice earned decisions
over Lightweight Champion Sammy
Angott in non-title bouts and he
subsequently defeated Fritzie zivic,
former welterweight king
Last Friday night he bounced back
from MS Lamotta loss by outpoint-
ing California Jackie Wilson in
10-round bout at Madison Square
Garden.
Evening star., 1943-02-23

dreaded the thought" Edgar might
have to go to an institution after
her death. The boy was on her
mind since she got sick the day after
Christmas and l knew it," he said.
Hewlett said he made up his mind
some time ago that his mother
would never rest in peace if her
invalid son did not have her care.
L figured he'd be better off with
her." he added. She killed herself
taking care of him When she was
sick she wouldn't stay down, but
insisted on doing for Edgar. She
wanted TO do all the work"
The bellhop waived police court
hearing and was ordered held for
grand jury action.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldLSQ eFcSS.
Representative Cooley, Democrat,
of North Carolina said In the House
today that anti-aircraft guns"
mounted on the roof of congress
sional office buildings are made of
wood, and that the soldiers sta
toned there are dummies.
I'VE are being protected by wood
en- guns and decoy soldiers he de-
clared after telling the House that
he made a personal inspection to
check upon the protection provided
for members of Congress.
In high heavens" Mr. Cooley
shouted, why have they been placed
over our head. I am something of
a duck hunter, and when 1 place
out decoys, expect to attract ducks.
And when I place out decoy SOL
diers and decoy guns, would ex-
pect to attract enemy planes"
Mr.. Cooley took the floor while
the House was considering billion
dollar naval shore construction bill
to express the hope that none of
the money was to be used for
painted ships on painted oceans
or for wooden guns"
Mr.. Cooley said lie climbed to the
roof of the new House Once Build
ing to satisfy hi curiosity after
Evening star., 1943-02-23
ALLIED TANKS AND INFANTRY STOP ROMMEL
Many Found Frozen in Lifeboots
After Sinking of 2 u. S. Ships
Navy SignoImon Also Saw Hundreds
Of Bodies in Sea; Enemy Sub on Scene

were frozen to death at the oars
of their lifeboats.
Il can't say how long they'd been
in the icy water. But as we came up
big sub began to move off, fast. 1t
was travelling, all right, because it
got away from us when we gave
chase.
The attack must have been a
complete surprise. for by that time
it was light enough to see that many
of them hadn't even had time to
dress. They jumped into their boats
with their life jackets, if they had
time to grab them"
Mr.. Weikart, here on leave, said:
Il came home to rest. I don't want
to talk about it, but I'll never for
get it."
He tried to count the bodies as he
saw them in the wintry sea- but gave
up when the numbers got too high.
I'VE left them there-that's the
best thing, and all sailors want to
be buried at sea, anyway"
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Roosevelt Sets March
As Red Cross Month

President Roosevelt today pro-
claimed March as Red Cross
month" and called on all Americans
to contribute generously" in order
that the Red Cross War Fund
of sl25,Oo0,o00 may be raised
promptly"
The President pointed out in his
proclamation that the Red Cross
has rendered vital humanitarian
services to members of the armed
forces and their families during the
last year and that demands on it
are steadily increasing.
He requested that during March
"our people rededicate themselves to
the splendid aims and activities Of
the Red Cross, then added:
Il summon the men, women and
young people of our country, in
every city and town and village, in
every county and State throughout
the land, to enlist in the army of
mercy modified under the banner
of the Red Cross and to contribute
generously to the Red Cross War
Fund in order that the sum of sl25.-
100000, every cent of which i,
needed, may be raised promptly"
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Gandhi Sympaihizers Held
After Phkefing Embassy
lEarlier Gandhi STORY on Page A-6

Earlier Gandhi Story on Page A-6.)
Ralph Todd Templin, Al. Suffern,
N. Y, and Jay Holmes Smith, 43,
New York, Methodist ministers, who
were arrested this afternoon on a
charge of picketing the British EN-
bassy protesting British rule in In
dia, began a fast today which they
said would last as long as Mohandas
K. Gandhi's in India.
Neatly dressed. the two ministers
wore Free India Now ribbons
pinned to their coats when they were
arrested and carried an eight-foot
banner saying. I'VE appeal to the
Britain of democracy to end the
Britain of empire Free Gandhi."
The ministers refused to put up
collateral, declaring that they
wanted to spend their fasting period
in District Jail
The pair said they had been
Methodist missionaries in India for
a number of years, and belonged
to the fellowship of reconcilia-
ton" Both, police said, had been
fasting for some time.
The men were arrested on
charge of violating the law which
prohibits Dicketing within 500 feet
of any embassy
A plea for release of Gandhi be-
fore his self-imposed fast brings
death was made in hae House today
by Representative Summer, Repub-
lican, of Illinois.
Neither we nor our Allies can
afford now to spend lives quelling
revolts," she said.
Il earnestly beg that Gandhi be
released before he dies"
MELBOURNE, Feb. % (P).-The
executive body of the Australian
Council of Trade Unions, repre-
senting practically all of the coun-
try's union members, cabled Prime
Minister Churchill today urging that
Mohandas X. Gandhi be released
lin the interests of the Indian
people
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Jap Workers Baths
Provide Problem
For Senate Group

A Senate Agriculture subcom-
mittee had before it today a
problem which Idaho farmers
believe is Serious-a Federal
Government contract permit
ting them to employ $500 jap
anese from a nearby relocation
camp calls for a guarantee from
the farmers to provide each
Jap with bath every night"
E. H. Harper, Twin Falls po-
tato grower and marketing
agent, informed the committee
that the labor contract had
been made ridiculous" because
of this clause.
He further declared that en-
ployment of japanese create
other serious problems, mainly
that white crews wouldn't
work with them"
Evening star., 1943-02-23
McCarran Asks
Action on $3.50
Pay Rise Bills
Hits Burton Program
As Sighting Newer
Police and Firemen

Chairman McCarran of the
Senate District Committee re-
turned to Washington today
after a three week absence and
announced he would seek Senate
action within the next week on
his two bills authorizing S350-a-
year pay increases for District
school teachers, police and fire.
men.
At the same time, he warned that
unless the legislation is enacted
speedily. the District is liable to lose
some of its most competent police
and firemen
During the absence of Senator
McCarran, the Commissioners in
dorsed substitute pay bills spon-
sored by Senator Burton. Repub-
lican, of Ohio, providing a $500
boost for police and firemen who
have been in the service five years
or more and $40 for those with less
than five years service and tenn
porary 10 per cent increase for
school teachers.
Hits Burton Measures.
Naturally the Commissioners
would favor the Burton bills COM
mented Senator McCarran, because
they do little for men in the lower
ranks and shave $50 year off the
$3.50 for all men in the Police and
Fire Departments except high-rank-
ing executives whose present SAL
aries are in excess of $1,000
Il am going to ask the Senate to
approve my bills and from what I
have been told the prospects for
passage are good
Senator McCarran made his state
ment after brief conference with
Sergt. H. F. Smith, president of the
Policemen's Association. This or
sanization, Sergt. Smith told Sen
ator McCarran, is supporting his
bills rather than those sponsored by
Senator Burton.
More than 500 policemen, or
nearly one-third of the force, Sergt.
Smith pointed out, would receive
! only $l40 year increase under the
Burton bills. which would boost their
pay from about $34 to SAL a week.
Meanwhile, 33 members of Con-
gress appeared before the House
Post Office. Committee today and
demanded quick enactment of leg
islation under which all postal
workers would get $500 annual pay
increase until six months after the
war.
Project Unopposed.
No opposition was expressed to
the bill of Representative OBrien,
Democrat, of Michigan providing
for the temporary increase.
Senator Davis. Republican, of
Pennsylvania, said the measure
should reach House and Senate
quickly and be passed immedi-
ately."
Representative Fitzpatrick, DEM
ocrat, of New York said that while
he would support the OBrien bill,
he favored legislation to provide a
permanent increase in pay for the
postal workers because the present
scale is insufficient to maintain a
proper standard of living"
Among others who appeared and
went on record in support of the
bill, were Representatives Keogh.
Democrat, of New York: Green.
Democrat. of Florida; McWilliams,
Republican, of Connecticut; Lane,
Democrat, of Massachusetts,; Ellis,
Republican, of West Virginia: For
and, Democrat, of Rhode Island,
and Harris, Democrat, of Virginia.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Newfoundland K. Of {. Fire
lncendiary, Prober Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Feb.
23.-Belief that the fire which
claimed 100 lives, mostly servicemen,
at the knights of Columbus hostel
here last December II was of in
cendiary origin was expressed in a
report today by Justice Brian Dun
field, who was appointed to inves-
tigate the tragedy.
He said he believed, but cannot
prove that the blaze was set.
A pre-ChriStmas dance was being
held in the hostel, a wooden struc
ture. when it suddenly was swept by
flames. Survivors said the fire ap-
peared to burst from the Kitchen
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Cruiser Biloxi Launched
At Newport News Plant
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Feb. 23.--
The Navy's new cruiser Biloxi, the
third of her class christened at the
Newport News Shipbuilding e. Dry
dock Co. plant in less than a year,
was launched at noon today.
Only a handful of spectators
watched the powerful warship as
she splashed into the James River.
Her sister ships, the Birmingham
and Mobile, were launched March
20 and May Is, last year.
A bottle of champagne was
smashed against the Biloxi's bow by
Mrs. Louis Braun, wife of a former
Mayor of Biloxi.
Rear Admiral O. l.. Cox, super
visor of naval construction at the
shipyard, told reporters the Biloxi
was launched well ahead of
schedule"
Evening star., 1943-02-23
BeIIhop Kills Invalid Brother
After Devoted Mothers Death

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 23.-De-
tectlve Leon Nowitzky of the Nor
folk police force said Hilton Hewlett,
25, hotel bellhop, admitted he shot
and killed an older invalid brother
after the death of their mother
today.
The bellhop was charged with
murder. Police said his brother.
Edgar Hewlett, 81. had been help
less since birth, paralyzed in mind
and body.
The 70-year-old mother, Mrs.
Laura D. Hewlett, died of heart
ailment early this morning in a
Norfolk hospital.
The haggard-faced hotel employe
told Mr.. Nowitzky that his mother
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Wheat Quotas Lifted
By Wickard, Seeking
Big War Supply
Secretary Removes
Ban on OverpIontine
As Emergency Move
Ey the Associated Press,


Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard suspended AAA marketing
quotas on wheat today in move
he said was designed to insure
adequate wartime supplies of the
cereal for human food and live
stock feed.
The order affected quotas imposed
on the 1912 crops and those estab-
lished for the 1943 crop.
Under marketing quotas, farmers
were free to sell, use or feed only
that wheat grown on their AAA
planting allotments. Wheat from
1912 crop sold, used or fed from ex-
cess acreages was subject to pen
atty tax Of 54 cents a bushel. The
penalty would have been around so
cents on the l943 crop.
Can Increase Program.
MIR. Wickard also made a change
In the ls43 farm program to allow
farmers to increase their paintings
OF wheat without being penalized
under the benefit payment and crop
loans program.
Under this change, farmers who
plant at leAst 80 per cent of their
AAA goals for so-called war crops
such as soybeans. fax, dry beans
and peas, potatoes and grain sor-
ghums-may overplant their 1943
wheat allotments and still be eligible
for benefit payments and wheat
loans.
Previously farmers who over
planted were not eligible for wheat
loans and maximum benefit paw
ments.
Today's action on marketing
quotas releases for sale or use with
out penalty excess wheat from the
1912 crop which farmers may now
be holding in storage.
Had Record Supply.
Mr.. Wickard said that when
quotas for the l943 crop were an
nounced last fall the United States
had record supply of 1913 900 900
bushels of wheat, or more than
enough to supply the Nations
normal needs for two years. He
asked at that time that extra wheat
land be used to produce other war
| crops.
However, since that time con-
sumption of wheat for food has in
creased and larger quantities have
been used for alcohol production and
livestock feed. AS a consequence.
the supply no longer appears to be
burdensome. the Secretary said.
Lifting of the quotas is not ex-
pected to result in sharp produc-
tlon increase this year. Winter
wheat, which constitutes the major
part of the crop, was seeded last
fall, leaving only spring wheat yet
! to be planted.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Stocks Score Wide Advance
On Word RommeI Halted
BY tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23-Paced by
rails, rubbers and selected indus
trials, the stock market today en-
joyed its widest average advance of
the year to date on volume that
topped the million share mark for
the twelfth session since last De-
cember.
Word that the Allies had halted
the Rommel drive in Africa turned
early irregularity into strength, and
favorites soon we're hitting new
peaks for the past two years or
longer.
The Associated Press composite of
so stocks finished up so cents at
s45.40, highest level since November
l8, 1910. The railway index was at
top since November 28, 1899. 1t
was what brokers term a broad"
market, 897 individual issues being
traded. OF these, SAB were up, 157
down and 1872 unchanged Trans
fers totaled 1,427 ,405 shares, against
$780, $50 last Friday.
Railway bonds moved to a new
average high in recent years. Cot
ton ran up SIS cents to sl.40 bale,
but grains did little.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Washington Diplomat
Among Survivors
OF Clipper Crash
Walton Butterworth
Among l3 Listed as
Escaping in Tragedy
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)


BY the Associated Press.
The Civil Aeronautics Board,
announcing the names of per-
sons aboard the Yankee Clipper
which crashed in landing at
Lisbon, Portugal. yesterday, to-
day listed six known surviving
passengers and seven surviving
crew members.
The board said there were four
known dead, two of whom have been
tentatively identified as H. F.. Rush
of Jackson Heights, Long Island, N.
Y, crew member, and Manuel
Diaz of Pelham Manor, N. Y, a
passenger.
The six identified surviving pas
sengers are william Walton Butter
worth of Washington, First Secre-
tary of the American Legation at
Lisbon; Ellen Jane Ross, radio singer
known professionally as Jane Fro
man of New York; Olga Witowski, an
accordionist. known professionally as
Gypsy Markhoff, of New York;
Grace Genevieve Drysdale of New
York, Jean Muriel Rognan of New
York, member of a professional
dance team known as Lorraine and
Rognan, and ElSo Harris Silver of
New York, professional singer
known as Yvette.
Identity of Two Not Given.
The identity of two other surviv-
ing passengers was not given.
The surviving crew members were
listed as;
Capt. r. o. D. Sullivan of San
ford, NJ c., in charge of the huge
Pan-American flying boat; D. M
Sanders of Port Washington, Long
Island; r. j. Rowan of Flushing,
Long Island: w. H. Manning of St.
Auburns, N. Y: j. C. Burn of Jack
son Heights, Long Island, A. Cas-
perini of New York and M. w.
Osterhaut of Jackson Heights.
The CAB list carried the names
of only Is passengers and II crew
members, whereas reports from Lis
bon said 27 passengers and 13 crew
members we're ABOARD. III d1lflOunC-
ing the accident last night, the
CAB also said there we're 27 pas
sengers.
A spokesman for the board, de-
clining to answer questions, said
that any discrepancies in the an
nouncement we're due to the "eXi-
gencies of war"
Another ID. c. Man Passenger.
Names of passengers not listed
as identified survivors included:
Frank Chuel of Cedar Rapids, Iowa +;
T. W. Lamb of Wayne, H.; Arthur
Lee of Harrison, N. Y; Ben Robert
son of New York, Roy Rognan of
New York, H. G.. Seidel of Kingston
Hill, Surrey. England; Tamara
Swami of New York, James N.
Wright of Washington, D. c.
Crew members not listed among
the survivors were:
c. Robinson of New York, L. A.
(See CLIPPER PAGE 2-X)
Evening star., 1943-02-23
House Unit Delays Action
On Anti -RacketeeFinq Bill
B. The Associated Press

B. the Associated Press.
The House Rules COMMITTEES today
postponed for one week vote on
the Hobbs anti-racketeering bill,
which organized labor has bitterly
opposed.
The action was taken, Chairman
SABBATH said, to permit the Judiciary
Committee, which originally ap-
proved the measure, to determine
whether it desired TO modify it in
any way.
The bill would amend the 1884
misunderstanding act by defining
robbery and extortion in interstate
commerce and providing maximum
penalties Of % years imprisonment
and fine Of $4,000 for persons
guilty of those offenses. 1t would,
according to its sponsor, Represent
ative Hobbs, Democrat, of Alabama,
be applicable to any one using force
or threats to require interstate
truckers to employ assistants,
whether they wanted them or not.