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leave, to find the home of his ancestors, the
place from which his mothers great-great-
grandfather had set out for America more
than hundred years ago.
Funny how excited he was feeling; but this
was something he had promised himself he
would do ever since he was kid, and his
mother had told him that her people came
from Sussex in England.
She had told him the villages name -
she hadn't known much else - and that the
house from which her ancestor came lay
mile from the church along the straight,
sunken road.
Simon MARVEL, he had been called, and
he had set out from this peaceful countryside
for the unknown land. He had pioneered,
fought Indians, reared big family and made
a fortune. For the Simon of today, every
thing about that ancestor was invested with
kind of splendor and romance.
All that the first Simon had taken when
he left England - or at least all that re-
manned today - were six silver teaspoons,
with rattail backs and an almost obliterated
M on the handles. Those spoons were in the
pocket of his descendant now. He couldn't
quite say why he had brought them along.
1t had seemed as natural as slipping your
passport into your pocket when you were set
ting out on journey.
The cross-country bus had put Simon
down at the end of the small struggling street
Evening star., 1943-08-15
by Maxgo1 Neville
Hivssrotsd BY Harry BsckhoH

- Just a row of cottages and little shops
asleep in the morning sun; white lace cur
tains and potted geraniums at the windows,
whitened doorsteps followed by time - all
just as he had imagined it. The war seemed
to have by-passed this place, leaving it with
the fairy-tale quality it had always had in
his mind.
He walked on. Yes, there was the church,
gray flint and yew trees; and beyond, the road
running between hedges of Towering haw-'
thorn and wild roses. He shifted the pungent
smell of the briars. Somehow, for him, all
England was in that hot, sweet smell.
At the end of the mile the road took a
sharp turn; suddenly he was at the gates of
manor house - wrought iron gates fanked
by stone pillars. He went closer and looked
through. Facing him was an avenue of
chestnuts, their branches almost meeting.
liz PUSHED open the gates, slipped inside.
The coolness and depth of the tree shadows
wrapped him round; everywhere there was
breathless air of enchantment, so that he
found himself hushing his footsteps as he
walked up the drive.
Presently the chestnuts opened out; there
before him was the house ITSELF splendid
Jacobean manor, with mullioned windows.
Simon drank it all in, childhood pictures
come alive terraced gardens; shaven lawns
and tinkling fountains; rhododendrons splash
ing the cloudless sky with blaze of crimson
and rose Why, it was like all the English
poetry he had reveled in as kid. Lines came
flooding back into his head with all their old
magic: "The woodbine spices are waited
abroad, and the musk of the roses blown. -"
Even milk-white peacock suddenly swept
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the tea tastes best, don't you?" she said.
Every timew he answered with grin.
She set cup and saucer and plate in front
of him; got out jam and a jug of milk.
''I've got some scones in the oven," she
told him. They're just ready. You must've
smelt them" From the open oven door came
the hot inviting smell.
'.Scones? They certainly look good, but we
call them hot biscuits over there
She laughed at that indulgently. Her face
had the wisdom of someone who is in complete
harmony with her surroundings, close to
things and people.
Presently he asked, Does the house up
there have visiting days?"
''Oh no, but I'm sure they'd be glad for an
American soldier to 60 in and have look
around. They've lent it for convalescent
home for soldiers. We send them all our
cream"
Does this farm belong to your"
\ooD gracious, no. 1t belongs to Mr..
Edward Miss Annals running it now while
he's in the army. It's big job for girl not
yet twenty-three," she said proudly, with
only old Dick to help her"
"I'll say it must be. It's pretty old, isn't it!"
1T is that - older than Rother Hall, parts
of it. The famiy's been here hundreds OF
years, and it's always been the same"
II guess these places don't change much.
Change? No, what's to change them!
often stand at the door and look across Ash
Meadow there, with the cows coming up tor
Dick to milk, and l think to myself - it'll
be just the same, everything looking just as
it does now, when that old Hitler's nothing
but nasty memory - always say bad
things don't last like good ones"
Simon leant back in his chair comfortably
relaxed. Kid fantasy number two was slip
ping into place - the comfort of permanence
and homely things, the passionate wish that
good will always come out on top.
She split open the hot biscuits and spread
butter on them, pushed the gooseberry Jam
towards him and poured him out more tea.
He looked out the open door into the sum
light, where bees buzzed in the mignonette
and creamy hens pecked in the straw around
TW-s-IS-z3
Evening star., 1943-08-15

IN THE stiffness of the
summer morning,
Lieutenant Simon Shore,
u. S. Tank Corps, was
walking the Sussex road.
He had come down from
London on weekend
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I'D from the terrace, trailing its tail across
the grass. Simon stood still, filled with rich
content, grateful that sometimes the reality
outrivals the dream.
What now? He couldn't step up to that
great door, ring the bell and claim relation
ship - such distant relationship at that.
But he wished he were invisible and could go
alone into the house, through those rooms and
corridors, up great stairways where only the
friendly ghosts of dead kinsmen would recog-
nize and greet him, approving, maybe, be-
cause he had come to fight for all this as
we'll as for his own country.
k1E RoUsED himself at last and retraced his
steps down the avenue Not far from the
entrance gates, path led down to small
farm in the dip of the valley. Hardly knowing
why, Simon made his way there.
The farmhouse was old and spreading,
settled into the earth as though it had grown
out of it; over it the hush of time hung even
more heavily than at the manor There was
no one visible at the front, so he made his way
round to the back and, going up to the open
kitchen door, looked in.
An old woman was mixing dough in bowl.
She looked up and saw him. Good morn
ing" she said. The sound of her rustic accent
was cool on his ears
Good morning. wonder if you could tell
me the name of the big house up there, the
manor house?"
That's Rother Hail. she said, "and this
is Cherry Tree farm" Her face was lined, but
her brown eyes were youthfully clear: they
were looking at him appraisingly. You're a
stranger round here, are you?"
well, / am - in way" he answered
slowly. II come from America, you see."
From America? Well now, you're the first
American soldier we've had down here
Would you care to come in for cup of tear"
Thanks, that's very kind of you." He
took off his cap and entered the kitchen.
Perhaps you'll step into the parlor, sir.
I'll bring it to you there"
But Simon looked round the friendly kitch-
en-, with its brick floor and low-beamed cell
ing. Cant stay and have it here?"
She twinkled at him. "You know where
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e Stood 9G4 iii

What would Simon find when he went back TO the home
his ancestors? The story Of Yank in England
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-01
The Monitor-Leader
FRIDAY OCTOBER ! f., l943 PAGE lC
Priehs Upsets Lager,
Defending Pin Champs

One Of the seasons early up
sets in the Monitor Leader Ma
jor League was pulled al Bowl
O-Drome last night when Priehs
Sales. surprise team Of the cir
cult this year, scored a shutout
over Altes Lager, defending
champs, without benefit Of a
handicap. The sweep enabled the
Priehsmen 10 bolster their grip
on first place as the best second
place Denmarsh Hotel could do
was win a pair Of games from
Oldbru e. j. Music and Dad $
Place also scored 2-l wins. the
former defeating Blue Rock Cafe
and Dads winning from Harper
Drain Comm Ssion.
Billy Wick of Oldbru edged
out Russ Stark of j. & j for
high series honors by two pins,
opening with 233 in SIS Stark,
however, had high game, 236.
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Bathers Play
Lincoln High
This Afternoon
Large Crowd
TO Witness
City Team

The advance sales today indi-
Gated a large turnout for the
first home game of the Mount
Clemens High School football
squad this afternoon at the
schools f g ! d al $3.50 p. m.
against Lincoln High School of
Van Dyke.
The Bathers ended their prac-
tise for the game yesterday aft
ernoon. The team is going into
the game looking fiji despite the
bruislng game against a giant
Royal Oak team last week.
The Lincoln High team has
smaller squad than the Bathers
but the two teams are evenly
matched and the game should
prove a thriller.
The starting backfield COM
posed of Bruce Bostwick, right
halfback, Bob Manning. full
back, John Roberts, quarter
back, and Lyle Bliss, left half
back is raring to 90. The fans
are anxious TO see Manning last
week star, duplicate the show
ing he made at Royal Oak.
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forecasting | resolved. Let an
other deserving soul have the
honors.
But, alas Hak kaff! Letters
from many ardent readers out
number even my mail from the
finance companies So sit back,
lovers of good literature, the
arts and sciences, and prepare
for some more Of Hoople's arts
tic grid gems!
Starting off, we wish 10 call
your attention especially to serv-
ice games Too bad we must Sc
lect Great Lakes 10 lose its game
to Pittsburgh, but your CORE
spondent simply is obeying the
dictates Of his astronomical sys-
tenn. based on the orbits of Jupi-
ter. Saturn and Mars.
Here is your table Of certain
results for the weekend
Digest them carefully, and we
hope they agree with you-haw!
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ParochiaI
Eleven Sci
10 Take First
Some Squad
Foces De SoIes
Football Team

Hoping TO return to their win
ming ways. ST Mary's football
team journeys TO Detroit Sunday
TO play ST. Francis de Sales of
Detroit. The kickoff Will be at
$50 al the ST. Francis field.
The parochial eleven lost its
opener 10 ST Mays of Royal
Oak last Sunday by one CONVEX
sion point 1912. The lineup
which is 10 face the de Sales
team Will be practically the
same squad that opened the
game last week.
Jerome ZiScherk, the left tao
kle was carried out of the game
last Sunday suffering from A leg
injury but is ready TO start in
the game this week. A few OF
the players have bruises but not
enough 10 keep them out of the
game.
Steve Morris, the team 5
coach, planned 10 put his squad
through stiff workout this aft
ernoon. A number of new plays
have also been taught his team
and he expects TO execute them
on Sunday.
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King Frog Loses Ground
by Dropping Three Comes

King Frog, pacemaker of the
Kings a. Queens Leagu at
Bowl-O Drome, lost ground last
night when il was handed a 81
defeat by King Cole. King Peter
and Ben-Ray made the biggest
gains, each registering slam.
Peter BANKED King Kirm and
Ben-Ray whitewaShed King viii
liam. The remaining matches
were 81 affairs, King Thorn
winning from King Degru, King
Ed-Jack from ing Dede and King
Thai from King Daniel.
Peg Lesperance took double
honors among the queens with
a 200 game in 467. Lew Acker-
man had 400 for high series
among the men, while O. Dcs-
rosters had high game, 179.
The standings,
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Texas A. & Ms band of nom
letter winners should take the
decision from Texas Tech in San
Antonio.
Amos Alonzo Stagg still has il
al 81, and his College of Pacific
team stands an excellent chance
of winning from U. c. l.. A.
With the service teams, Mar
quette is given an edge over
Camp Grant in Rockford on
Sunday, Great Lakes should pa
rade against Pitt and Iowa Pre-
Flight against Iowa State. Tu-
lane is selected over Memphis
Naval.
They'll all know they've been
hit, for the war has the boys
playing that way for the second
straight season.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-01
Notre Dame, Michigan, Southern Cal.
are Choices as Combined Operations
Ventures Collide in College Football
by HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

NEW YORK, Oct. - Col
leges blessed by the Navy and
putting combined operations
ventures on the field 49, with
sailors, marines and civilians
participating - have had things
pretty much their own way in
the early going. What will hap
pen when they clash?
Well, well find out Saturday
afternoon when Georgia Tech
invades Notre Dame, Michigan
tackles Northwestern al Evans
ton and Southern California de-
ploys against California at Berk-
eley.
Georgia Techs 20-7 victory
over North Carolina was vastly
more impressive than Notre
Danes 41-0 runaway against
undermined Pittsburgh, yet
lean 10 the Irish IN South Bend,
even though the Engineers open
with strapping fullback named
Scharfschwerdt.
Frank Leahy and the Notre
Dame varsity are smarting for
revenge. The Rambling Wreck
was a neat package a year ago,
too, but caught the lads of the
Golden Dome before Leahy had
Smoothed out the wrinkles of
the newly adopted T.
Michigan's steamroller bumps
into stern competition for the
first time in Northwestern,
which - the phenomenal Otto
Graham cracker and all-hasn {
enough TO check 1t
California did not sd w
enough against the Saint Mary S
freshmen to warrant picking the
Bears over Southern California
Cornell has the manpoWer and
Carl Snavely the Well-conceived
plays, but Navy isn't being trif-
led with this fall, so it's the
Middies in a night game in Bal
timore.
Capable Colgate shaded for
midable Rochester on passes, but
this week it's the Army. Mr..
Jones.
Pennsylvania should get over
Yale, Columbia over Princeton.
Holy Cross over Brown, and
Bucknell over Muhlenberg.
Purdue has altogether to-
much for Illinois peagreens in
the initial Battle for the Cam
non, which goes for Minnesota
against Nebraska and Wisconsin
against Iowa. | look for Ohio
States kids, who made such a
fine stand against the Iowa Pre-
Flight professionals, to hurdle
Missouri club which made an
excellent showing against Min
nesota. Oklahoma is given a
shaky vote over Oklahoma A.
e. M.
North Cardinals Tarheels are
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likely TO bounce back against
Penn State at Chapel Hill. North
Carolina Pre- Flight is in for an
other dose at Duke. Louisiana
State doesn't figure to have too
much trouble with Rice, North
Carolina State is doped TO repel
Clemson in a night game in
Charlotte, Wake Forest to take
Maryland and an inexperienced
V. NJ |. squad to turn back Da-
wilson.
West Virginia is picked to
shade Virginia in Charleston.
Arkansas hasn't the Missouri
School of Mines in Texas Chris
tian, but in their opener the Ra-
zorbacks made it clear they are
capable of stirring up headaches
for the Horned Frogs in Little
Rock.
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Sports
At a Glance
CITY ELEVEN
HAS PLENTY
OF FIGHT
By JOHN J. NAJDUcH

When the Mount Clemens High School eleven meets Lin
coin Hob OF Van Dyke this afternoon they will meet tenn OF
their which otter playing the Royo Oak squod lost
viii this game like heaven in comparison
The Q teor outweehed the forward line by O 70 :
pounds Der mon which o OF weight TO give onoy Despite
the apparent disadvantage the Local played outstond-
inc gone consistently kept the opposition OF STRIDE thus
making il difficult for the enemy backs noke any long
90 rs ond ped books BY opening continual large
holes Sotstcs reveal ho the Bother hod first downs
70 Roo Oaks which shows the tremendous orount OF
fight the teo Displayed Il such oeeressVeness ho n'okes
team popular ond winning combination The Iocol team
roy coupore5 10 the 81 Louis Cardinals both have fight
mo spirit II cut choose the outstanding tor the
for~ord well FOR oil the boys deserve full credit FOR their
tertu performance The backs especially Bob Monnno olso
deserve the share the for buon work gon
no Aor-ooe nLch eNentua-N paNed OF N touchdown
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Two Latin Boys To Fight
for Bantamweiqht Title

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. l Up,
- For the first time, two Latin
boys are smuggling it out tonight
for the world boxing champion
ship. The bantamweight title Of
Manuel Ortiz, 26-year-old Mex
lean farmer Of Ell Centre, Calf.
is staked against the claim of
Mexico City's Leonardo Lopez,
four years younger. Service
Sports, Inc, VIII c h supplies
equipment 10 the armed forces,
hopes for $4,000 crowd. II
may be the last of the seven
defenses of the title this year by
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u ofM Starts
Conference
Battle Saturday

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. L
! (P)-With all of the traditional
bridal bric-a -brac, coach Fritz
Crisler and a 36 member foot
ball squad rolled west today 10
start wooing Michigan's first
western conference title in a de-
cade against burly rival,
No~thwestern's Wildcats.
70 Evanston, the Wolverines
| took:
Something old-veterans Paul
White Merv Pregulman and Bob
Wiese; something new-sopho-
mores Art Renner and George
Kraeger: something borrowed
Minnesota's Bill Daley and Wis
consin's Elroy Hirsch and Fred
Negus: and something blue -
pessimistic professor Crisler,
himself.
Since tomorrow's fracas has
all the earmarkS of a champion
ship clincher before the confer
ence race is scarcely underway,
war-busy Students took time off
10 give their warriors a some
what restricted but still rousing
sendoff
PEP RALLY
Several hundred partlsans as
sembled at the Michigan Union
to organize the pep rally and
then marched TO the railway sta
ton TO do their stuff.
Because of their early form.
the Wolverines were distinct
favori'es TO stack up their third
straight victory and their fourth
consecutive win over the Wild
cats While Crisler's men we're
bowling over Camp Grant and
Western Michigan, and picking
up speed each weekend, North
western made a wobbly start last
Saturday by noSing out Indiana
Yet II was wary Crlsler who
en;rained for Evanston. He ex-
pected TO find the Wildcats
claws long and sharp and coach
Lynn Waldorf waiting to spring
jOlting one-two punch in the
passing OF Otto Graham and the
running Of Herman Frickey.
UPHILL BATTLE
Crisler felt that IL Graham
comes close TO equalling his per
Torrance in last seasons ga l6
Michigan triumph, il will be an
uphill battle for his Wolverines
In that game. Graham connected
on 20 out of % losses for a con-
ference record
The Wolverine mentor also
seemed TO doubt that the Nichi.
gan line which held Camp Grant
and Western Michigan 10 81
yards from scrimmage would do
as well under Wildcat hammer
ing He was especially concern
ed over the situation al Center
where Negus is the only estab-
lished performer. The travelling
roster included only two pivot
men, Negus and unseasoned
johnny Crandall While Pregul-
man can hop back TO his old
berth The move would weaken
the Wolverines materially al
Ia ,kle.
The l7-game series between
Michigan and Northwestern pre-
sents two distinct patterns Prior
to 1888 the year Michigan last
wor the conference title. it was
something of See-Saw affair
although the Wolverines held a
good margin.
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Manuel, the favorite and the
only active ring champion. He
is a natural festherweight. and
had to take off eight pounds for
tonight's 15-rounder.
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Perhaps not the ereotest
teom produced OF the Mount
Clemens High School. but GER
toiny one OF the most os-
eressive. Although locking
mony veterons al the begin
ming OF the season, Coach
BuekhoII hos nodded together
q teom worthy OF the school.
Unfortunately for the teom's
mentor, he will Ieove in the
middle OF October, because OF
his coll from the Navy TO re-
norf for duty. This will make
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Bowling Standings
Roundup of Pin Matches

A merry championship race
appears in the making in the
Monitor-Leader B-l League at
Mount Clemens Recreation. Five
teams are deadlocked in first
place. The leaders are Duprey s
Service, Mount Clemens Recre-
alton, Brown & Darnell, Bath
City Garage and Banner Linen.
The latter marked up a slam
last night at the expense of Du-
prey's and Bath City also came
through with a shutout against
Hatch's Service. Brown e. OAR
nell won two from Mount Glenn
ems Recreation and Grim's Serv-
ice took the odd game from
Mount Clemens Rose Gardens.
Harold Redloske's 535 was
high series, while Mel Charlie
neau's 212 was best game.
The standings:
b. LEAGUE
w l.
Duprey's Service 5
Mt. Clemens Rec. S
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More than S10,731,000 in fees
we're paid by anglers for 1923
218 fishing licenses in the Unit
ed States during the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1912.
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We'll soon find out that ev-
erybody in a political machine
wants 10 blow the horn.
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MAJOR LEAGUE

Chick Evans was the first
golfer 20 win both the L s G.
A. open and amateur champion
ships
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KINGS & QUEENS LEAGUE

The Yanks' Rizzuto 10 Gordon
10 Sturm combination made 1876
double PLAYS in l941.
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A Streamer fly should be
trolled two or three times as fast
as bait.
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impossible for the teams coach the successful eimox
OF the His hos been selected but hitch
hos up The condidote will toxic the position the
condition thot he find home in the city ond here
with family Alumni fons ond students oil asked 70
clip the school authorities find home for him N
no. OF home he is asked TO promptly coll the Mount
Clemens High School with the good tdinss
ty ond seriously recreation sottbo ond
col games been very Jorge ond ustfooy roveng Of
Detroit witness ohetc contest Just doesn't
with everybody But tuthuIy there why they
should the local provide thrills galore TO the spec
This afternoon for nstonce the ons would hove to
Iona find bottle which promises TO be exciting
the game between the Bother team ond the Lincoln High
School.
On Sundoy allegiance 10 local sports IS torn between
seeing ST Mays High poy ST Froncs de Soes OF Detroit
Detroit Lions under the membership Of Chores lC1us)
Doros former coooh poy the Chicago Beers Both comes
will be poyed Detroit We should ST Mays perform
vet game against the Beers will probably be the biggest
grid this The crowd the gone according to
Lou Cromwell ticket ogen will be the orgest ever to witness
Lion contest The hove olwoys been nouro
ond odd thot they both battling for first pooe
professional football Ieooue The Beer bockfed the big
guns Of the powerhouse oroonzoton hos galaxy OF sors
bur revoves ground Sid Lucknow coed brons Of the T.
posing this yeor shopper thon In the line they
hove A-Leogue quord Or Dan Fortmon Aleogue GEN.
ter Clyde Bulldog Turner Also seeing plenty Of action will
be George Wilson ond Hampton Pool ends and Hoto Hop
towit tackle.
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Ardent Readers
Bring HOOpIe
Back to Football
BY MAJOR AMOS Il. HOOPLE
Fellow Royal GridirOn Academy

Egadl Last fall when | led
the nations prognosticators by
wide margin | intended to hang
up the gloves. No more football
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b. LEAGUE

Duprey's Service Z
Mt. Clemens Rec. 7