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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06

Jules Verne. Half century be-
fore man came to know air
planes, submarines, long range
guns and powerful telescopes as
fact, this great French storytell-
er was introducing them as fic-
ton. George E. Waltz, Jr., re-
counts the full life story of the
writer scientist adventurer n d
dreamer in Jules Verne - The
Biography of an Imagination"
(Holt: S25O).
Every reader will recall the
thrills of Ten Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea" and all the 9TH
er Verne adventures. Fantastic
as they may have seemed at the
time of first publication, they
created the spark of hope and
inventive genius in those who
read them and they can be cred
tied as the inspiration of subse-
quent discoveries.
While Verne was no scientist,
Waltz points out, he was an ex-
acting workman. His calcula-
tons we're automatically cor
rect, his explanations scientifi-
cally sound. He bolstered all Of
his creations with careful re-
search and his fiction always
carries the ring of truth.
Verne blazed the trail Peary
followed to the North Pole; he
pointed the way to war beneath
the sea and in the air. His limit
less power may we'll be U-235
and the disruption of its atoms.
Tomorrow-rocket to the moon,
and adventure inside the earth.
Only those who have never read
Verne will call it impossible. He
dreamed of the future and 9TH
ers made his dreams come true.
MAN OF WORDS
Today's literature Is so over
whelmingly dominated by the
whirlwind swirl of wartime life
that we have all but forgotten
that once the world knew peace,
charm, and gracious living. MIR.
w. g. l." by Caroline lie Roy
Webster (Washburn S2.75) is a
welcome reminder of by-gone
era when life was lush and lux
urious.
"Mr. W." is Americas famous
and gifted statesman, Daniel
Webster, and the first person
singular in the title refers TO his
wife. The book is her complete
travelogue diary, chronicling
famous journey to England and
the continent, in the Victorian
year of 1899.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
. IN HOLLYWOOD

der the title" Showmanship in
stead of genius"
Hollywood snickered and some
people burned, and everybody
wondered if Koerner could do it.
1t didn't take long to prove he
could.
First of his pictures people
want to see" was an inexpensive
movie titled The Cat People. Z"
1t was a horror picture. People
like horror pictures, said Koer-
ner. The picture cost only S138,-
900 which is hat check money to
a big company like MG-M. Well
The Cat People will gross
about a million and a half dol
lars. Then there was The Navy
Comes Through" which did a
big business.
Now RKO has another hit,
"Hitler's Children" 1t was an
other small budgeted picture,
costing only $4,000 At last
reports, the film is expected to
haul in from two to three mil
lion dollars, maybe more.
Coming up are a number of
others. This Land Is Mine, "
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
BY ERSKINE- JOHNSON

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
Movie Miracle: Hollywood
didn't think it possible, but a
gentleman named Charles w.
Koerner has put the o. K. back
into the RKO Radio Studio. And
in less than nine months. It's
one of those film-town miracles
columnists seldom write about.
There's no glamor attached to it..
But it's a success story rivaling
any celluloid success story. With
an 11-million-dollar company at
stake.
Nine months ago the RKO Ra-
dio studio was in debt up to a
mark just below the gold eagle
atop its flag pole. There was ev-
en- talk of hooking the eagle. A
succession Of very bad pictures
and a number of producers who
operated on the theory that they
all were geniuses had filled the
books with red ink.
Orson Welles' first picture,
Citizen Kane" which nicked
RKO's sagging bankroll for an
other million and a half, was
winning critical acclaim but dy-
ing at the nations boxoffices.
The stockholders were scream
ing. SO was the eagle atop the
flag pole. So the board of direc-
tors got together and appointed
Charles Koerner vice president
in charge of production. He had
been with RKO since 1913, in the
sales department. The board Of
directors figured he knew what
audiences wanted. And they
were right.
Koerner, AZ, in show business
all his life Che managed a movie
house when he was 49,, moved
into the front office and things
started happening. He called in
all the department heads, said he
was not firing anyone. He told
them: 1t isn't your fault our
pictures are not making money.
We're just making the wrong
kind of pictures"
PRODUCTION PURGE
Then he started swinging the
axe in the executive division.
The heads of six top executive
producers, including Orson We'll
les. bear and all, went roll
ing down the stairs, out the front
door and down Cover street.
Next, Koerner junked half the
pictures scheduled for produc-
ton and sold, traded and bought
story properties.
Pictures people will want to
see" he explained.
Then he announced the COM
panys forthcoming product UNI
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
BY PETER EDISON


There is no limit to the need
for ships in a total, global war;"
says Rear Admiral Emory S..
Land, chairman of the Maritime
Commission, and that explains
why plans have been made to
continue the huge American
shipbuilding program we'll into
1914 and l945, with some inter-
esting changes in the existing
schedule.
Prize project of the new pro-
gram will be the new, bigger,
faster, better Liberty ship, which
it is proposed to call the Victory
ship. This Victory ship is still in
the design stage and no keels
have been laid. A number of ex-
perimental hulls are being run
through the Nays model test
ing basin here in Washington to
determine the perfect shape,
and the first full-size model of
new Lentz-type engine is I'M
dergoing tests. This Lentz en-
CINE is really something. 1t OPP
crates on the poppet-valve prin-
ciple, like your automobile, in
stead of on the sleeve-valve or
turbine principle used in most
steam engines.
FLEXIBILITY
OF PROPULSION
Beauty of the new Victory
ship model is that its design will
permit the use of any propul-
sion unit available - the old
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Perfectly played bridge hands
are not always the most interest
ing hands. Bridge is an intellec-
tual pastime, in which we con-
stantly aim to out-think our op-
ponents or out-maneuver them.
For instance, in today's hand,
which | watched in a duplicate
game, the bidding varied at diff
ferent tables, but most South
players bought the contract at
four hearts. AT practically every
table they made four or five.
The opening lead was the same
in all cases, and in most cases
the declarer let the trick hold,
hoping that West would take his
partners seven-spot for a come
on-which he did in most cases,
However, one thinking West
player said to himself, when he
was allowed to hold the king OF
spades, my problem is to make
my king of hearts, and l can
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06

There you have a total of 2242
ships already scheduled for de-
livery up to June 80, 1945, but
on top of that it is proposed to
let contracts for an additional
2161 ships, which would give
the U. S. Merchant Marine a
grand total of 4403 ships by
mid-1945, less sinkings or other
losses. And this does not include
some 1900 additional ships built
for Army, Navy and other Unit
ed Nations.
The total cost Of this program
will run over $11 billion. If the
war should end suddenly, all
contract could be cancelled over
night.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06

Flight for Freedom" co-star-
ring Rosalind Russell and Fred
MacMurray, "Bombardier," and
The Sky's the Limit" with Fred
Astaire and Joan Leslie. Good,
solid, box-office pictures. Koer-
ner knows they are pictures that
will sell. He's been selling pic
lures all his life.
EASY-GOING EXECUTIVE
Although only AZ, Koerner is
white-haired. But not from wor-
ry. He's one of the easiest going
individuals in movietown. Never
raises his voice. He plays golf
every weekend. II got the white
hair from missing l0-inch puts"
he tells you.
Koerner also is an oddity in
Hollywood - an executive who
likes to visit sets, and depart
ments,. and see what's going on.
Il like TO walk-and then / get
ideas" he says.
Charles Koerner has been get
ting plenty of ideas-ideas that
have eliminated the red ink at
RKO. Even the eagle atop the
flagpole is smiling.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06

only make it if the declarer
makes a mistake. ! can't pre-
vent him from taking a club fl
nesse, but il I make it easy for
him to get into dummy, he may
take the heart finesse."
So Immediately after the
opening lead, this West player
shifted to club. Dummy won
with the queen, cashed the ace
of clubs and discarded a diamond
from his own hand. Now he led
a heart and took the finesse.
Vests singleton king won, back
came diamond, East won and
returned heart. This play de-
feated the contract one trick.
When you hold a singleton
king, try to make it easy for
your opponent to take the fl
nesSe. On the other hand, when
you are the declarer, and you Z
opponent seems to be making it
very easy for you to take a
finesse, that may be the time
to 60 up with the ace.
GIN RUMMY QUIZ
@. Must a player knock" as
soon as his unmatched cards to-
tai 10 or less?
A. No.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
. BARBS

Right after March IS we'll all
be recovering from a headache
that was caused by intaxication.
War work has made a lot Of
wide awake people turn over a
new leaf. A few others still
just turn over.
New post war autos may run
smoother and have quie engines
but there,ll still be q lot of
noise In the back seat.
Uncle Sam has no objections
to the numbers game-if you
stick to /, 3, 5 and 8.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
TRIPLE REQUEST

NATIONAL CITY, Calf. -
The draft board granted triple
request and got a serenade
in return.
The 18-year-old Gross triplets
Calvin, Alvin and Malvin -
told Selective Service officials
IF one of us has to go, make it
three" The board complied, and
Alvin, Malvin and Calvin, to
show their gratitude, serenaded
on bass fiddle, guitar and man.
dolin.
They'll be indicted Monday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
TOO CONSCIENTIOUS

FORT RILEY, KaS. = Here's
conscientious corporal who got
up early for reveille.
Corp. Conrad Fiorentino of
East Orange, N. j., awakened by
a commotion in the barracks,
thought it was time to get up.
He hoped out of bed hurriedly,
hoping he wasn't late, and dress
ed. Then he discovered it was
only 10 p. m, and returned to
bed.
Next morning at reveille Corp.
Fiorentino was absent. He had
oversight.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY The Associated Press
SAD SAMARITAN

LONG BEACH, Calf. - Ster-
ling Douglas, third class aviation
machinist, played good samari-
tan and landed in the hospital.
He related that he was I'M
loading bombs while stationed
at Gudalcanal when a warning
sounded: Jap bombers 10 min
utes away" AS he rushed to
his battle station, Douglas saw
a Marine desperately digging a
foxhole. He stopped to help. A
Jap bomb crashed 80 feet away,
severely injuring Douglas.
The Marine? He was unhurt.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

fashioned reciprOcating engines
of the Liberty ships, turbines,
Diesels, or turbo-electric drive.
In this flexibility, the Maritime
Commission will remove one of
the greatest causes of slow-ups
in ship deliveries.
Heretofore, every ship has had
to be designed for a particular
engine installation. Hulls can
now be turned out on an as
sembled production basis, but if
a hull was ready and the engine
wasn't the hull had to wait. Now,
with this new, adaptable Vic
tory ship that permits the in
stallation of any type engine,
ships can be completed and de-
livered on a much better sched-
ule, the ways and the fitting
docks cleared for other bulls.
At the present time, about
two-thirds of the shipbuilding ca
pacity is devoted to construction
of the 10, cotton Libertys. They
are good ships. for their purpose.
But the Liberty ship is slow -
making around 10 knots and
is limited to a cargo carrying
capacity of 5000 to $500 tons.
The new Victorys will be able
to make Is or 16 knots and
carry around 10000 tons cargo.
The new Victory ships, in 9TH
er words, will be ships that can
be used in postwar competitive
world trade, whereas the Lib
ertys could not. AS to what can
be done with the Libertys in the
postwar area, shipping men
have varying opinions. A lot of
the Libertys may be sunk by
submarines. AS for those that
survive, the proposal being given
most consideration is that they
be disposed of to replace the
fleets of other United Nations
sunk during the war.
OUR FUTURE
MERCHANT FLEET
The idea of the Maritime Com
mission planning for 1914 and
1945 is therefore to build up a
merchant fleet which can be
used in competitive post war
world trade. 1t will contract for
the construction of new ships ac-
cording to the demand. 1t will
be able to shift orders to the
new Victory ships, to transports,
to tankers in whatever numbers
needed. But it's overall picture,
in the number of bulls contract
ed for and delivered, will look
something like this:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
COOPERATION WINS

After some four years Of negotiation the stotes Of
lingering boundary disputes Cooperation and mutual
consideration accomplished whot century Of bicker-
ing and litigation including one Supreme Court de-
cision did not achieve.
The trouble oil began when the Ohio river incon-
sderotely shifted its channel leaving five square
miles OF Kentucky territory stonded in Indiana
The situation became complicated when Evansville
built woterworks the Kentucky soil while Bluegrass
officers hesitoted to poIoe'on area in which Hooser
cops had no Jurisdiction
Now both legislatures have agreed upon friend
" solution which Congress can hordIy foil TO rotify
How different than the way boundary disputes
are settled" in Europe!
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
BUTTER RATIONING

The OPA official most vtoy interested has sold
publicly hot "rotonine Of butter is inevitable" odd
ing thot I'VE ourselves don't know when, however,
OPA is studying methods Of rotonine butter"
Butter is going to be hard to control, because it
does not necessarily flow through any natural bot
tIeneck where it can be held up and opportioned
Anybody who has one or more COWS make butter
Dairy regions can make the enforcement Of any
tionng plan difficult
But this situation is not new. 1t has been apparent
for many months thot butter would have to be ration
ed, and all the inherent difficulties we're known To on
outsider it seems bit late right now for the OPA to
be merely Studying methods"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06

Some time between now OTO TIE cru VI ~ III
Army of American soldiers will invade the continent
of Europe in whot we expect will be the beginning OF
the end
stortino from North Africa or England or the
United Stotes, or quite possibly from all three hum
dreds Of thousands of our men will be ferried
waters in which the greatest submarine fleet OF oil
time now beinq reodied will Turk From the dir they
will be bombed by the Neutrality-suspicious. by those
Nozi aircraft which have been mystenously miss
ing Of ote.
After they ond-the majority that does land
they will seek to whip mighty German Army which
has had years in which to prepare powerful tortltioo
tions oooinst the very invasion that is in the max
ing
We shall win, at cost that is incomPrehensible
70 us now Tens or scores of thousands Of will be
killed outright Other tens scores Of thousands will
be nortoIv wounded, and will have to be cared for SO
Iona as they survive in misery Even more will be
wounded but not fatally and will need loving care.
Thousands, perhaps will be taken prisoners, even in
an ultimately victorious campaign.
Who is ooino to look otter these men? The Army
-ond the Red Cross
Who is ooino to help them send reossurng word
to the folks at home? Who is going to to the well
fare of prisoners? Who will distribute ogorets and
conOy IN me very TlSntr'9 IeS, seuI eSoo' ~ 'e9
whether Johnny is dead, wounded, missing, or merely
too busy and tired to write maintain clubs in rest
oreos produce surgical dressings; eother blood for
tronsfusons?
The Red Cross.
March is Red Cross month"; Faced with the greet
est challenge to neoifuI duty in its long history the
Red Cross this month is asking the American people
for $125 10000
The Red Cross always has been deserving Of more
than it's most generous friend has done for it, This
year, this very month"; it deserves than be.
fore to get really big contribution from YOU
You WORT have done too much if you give until
it actually, physically hurts.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-06
RED CROSS DRIVE

Some time between now and the end Of 943 an
Arn,v of American soldiers will invade the continent
Of Europe in whot we expect will be the beginning Of
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
Girls Land Army Raises
Crops on 0-Acre Plot

The students of Mount Holyoke col
lege, Mass, who have been doing
farmers aid work for two years or
more have now branched off on their
own. They have organized their
own land army and will raise their
own crops on nine-acre plot. Said
crops, such as potatoes, cabbage.
spinach, carrots, ETC., will go to
feed the collegians, WAVES, and
lady marines training at the college.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
Tt Takes All Kinds of
Equipment for an Army

Here are just four of the types of
vehicles included in u. S. mechan-
lied cavalry reconnaissance squad
ron. Shown left to right are an MS
light tank, an amphibian jeep
(seap), and the land jeep and half
track reconnaissance car. These
fighting units were photographed
while on parade at camp in Great
Britain. They are just part of the
equipment that makes up the army.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27

Primary concern of medical corps
men aboard every navy ship is the
life and health of shipmates. From
the instant man falls until he is
borne ashore he gets the best of care
that science can provide. This ma
rine, wounded in raid, is being
carefully removed from a subma-
rine hatch.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27

His first name is really General,
and he was named for Gen. John j.
Pershing. Now attending an army
air forces instrument instructors
school in Texas, Pfc. General John
J. Pershing Chesser is shown dem
onstrating his sewing strategy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27

Bobby Zavattaro, five year old
husky who was crowned "child
health king" in New York, has taken
to farming. Here he is shown work
ing on his plot lin soil box) on the
roof of the Children's Aid Society
building, where some 20 children are
raising vegetables for vitamins. Joan
Culeton, four, lends helping hand.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27


organized resistance
together with their Col Gen. Juergen Arnm
aircraft condition,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27

10 @
~ price ,hh return to dhi o. RarnO 1nia alton Se
Gen Omar Bd h placed S. Hn m
Corps a expert ne d
infantry could best n the TmiIanh of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
Warp Knit Notes

race but two. One Of them /:
bound to be in the money.
Ray Decker, Ray Kaummauf, and
Donald Cole: Put all your money or
Roman Boy. He is a winner tif he
don't run last). Har! Har!-Bettel
Buy Bonds.
We are wondering why Il takes
so long to get q Defense Stamp
checkoff card through the pay
roll Office. We are quite sure that
Warp Knit would have been above
$50 two weeks ago II the stamps
had been deducted properly at
the end Of the two weeks waiting
period. We checked on two shifts
in knitting two weeks ago and
found there were 70 workers who
had signed cards three weeks or
longer before and were still not
getting stamps. We hope this
difficulty Is soon cleared up, be-
cause we all want TO "back the
attack"
Editors Note: We have heard of
several workers in other departments
who had been getting stamps as or
dered and suddenly stopped getting
them without any explanation being
given. The question has been raised
repeatedly in membership meetings
OF Local 1874 why the company still
refuses 20 make payroll deductions
for bond purchases, in those cases
bonds than stamps. Some members
say that the companys attitude on
this question IL an obstruction to the
bond drive and the war effOrt.l
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

WOMEN IN DANGER
Mr.. Steele pointed out how inn
portant II is for the safety and we'll
being of the female employees to
wear Stacks and hair-nets and to
leave off all unnecessary ornaments
while at work. He explained that
moving machinery, regardless Of
how smooth, would pick loose
clothing and flying hair. He gave
several examples Of this in other
plants, the most outstanding being
that of a man who had his head
completely torn off when a moving
machine caught a rag that was
hanging around his neck.
In view Of the fact that three
girls have had their dresses torn
off and one had had large patch
of hair torn out of her head in the
past six months in knitting, we
should all pay heed to Mr.. Steele's
advice before something more seri-
Gus happens.
Mr. Steele in opening the meet
ing pointed out that II was their
intention not TO force anything on
anyone, but rather to find out
peoples objections and by educa-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
Picket Ban
Upheld

Labor may have some friends on
the Cumberland City Council, but
they are not going out on the limb
for labor. This much was made
very clear at the Sept. u meeting
Of the Council, where with the full
membership present the Council
voted to leave In force the Anti
Picketing Ordinance.
The Western Maryland Labor
Unity Conference had written ask
ing permission to show that the
ordinance had become obsolete and
illegal since il was passed. De-
cisions of the u. S. Supreme Court,
said the letter from the LUG. had
established that the right to picket
was fundamental right of Ameri-
can working men, protected by the
Constitution.
The Council was not impressed
by the Supreme Court decision, nor
by the argument that the
ordinance in effect discriminates
against the weak, in that the big
industries are now organized, and
only the poorly paid, sweated
trades would have occasion to
establish a picket line under pres
ent conditions.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

ton and constructive means over
come them.
UNION WILL COOPERATE
Bro. McCulley gave assurance
that the union would cooperate and
said he felt sure all the girls would
be willing to comply with the re-
quests II they had a place to change
before and after work and II a few
other problems raised by the union
were ironed out.
Mr.. Plunkett said that the prob
lem raised by Bro. McCulley would
be worked out and attention would
be given To any other real objec-
tions that the women workers
might have in mind.
What do you know? We have
five experts on horse-racing work.
ing with us. They have a system
all their own and they always win
tif they don't lose). Har! Hart
Angela Crabtree and "Zeke" Nc
Kenzie bet all the horses in the