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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
BY PETER EDISON

The increasingly large part
which airborne troops an d
equipment are playing in the
war is revealed by Army Air
Force Gen. Henry II. Arnold s
report TO the secretary Of war,
and il leads to some interesting
speculation on the role such OPP
erations Will play in the coming
invasion of Europe.
General Arnold admits frank
~ that we learned many of
these thirgs from the Germans.
"When Germany attacked Nor
way in April 1870" he says, lit
was another victory for airpoW-
err. When prevented from NOV
ing thousands Of troops in ships,
the Germans moved them by air.
The Germans would have been
in a difficult situation had Nor
way destroyed its airports.
How this lesson was applied
Is shown today in the Southern
Pacific, where the laps are be-
ing forced out of one locality
after another by Selling airports
which are then used by U. S.
planes TO cut off Jap supply
lines and thus make their bases
untcnable.
The first major operation Of
this kind was conceived b Y
Lieut. Gen. George c. Kcnney In
the Buna-Gona, New Guinea OPP
erations last March. There the
u. s. troop carrier command
flew in a complete striking force
from Australia - men. equip
ment and food. In one troop
movement, $500 troops were
brought from Australia TO Port
Moresby and in another $4,000
"a whole division-was flown
from Moresby over the high
Owen Stanley Mountains TO the
air strips near Buna.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

Supplies moved in at the rate
of more than a thousand tons a
week. 1t included construction
equipment, steel mats and even
asphalt. A four-gun battery of
105-mm. hov'itzers was ferried
over in Bit. The only way
ground forces could be supplied
was by air. At first there were
no parachutes. 1t was a straight
airdrop and il was never more
than fifth of the supplies which
landed where they could be re-
covered and used.
Airficlds here were often built
within firing range of the enemy.
AS soon as the job was complet-
ed, troops and supplies moved
in by air. In the offensive on
Lac. General Arnold reveals,
three air strips were built in
the mountains within range Of
the Japs. First party of Amer
lean engineers made long over
land journey TO reach the sites,
With the help Of natives they
cleared enough ground for trans
ports to land. Then C-47 trans
ports ferricd in an airborne en-
ginCer battalion. 1t took 100
plane loads for this transfer, and
in addition. an airborne anti
aircraft company had TO be
brought in for protection Of the
fold. This was Marilinan air
field.
Marilinan was later one of the
bases which provided fighter
cover for the great paratroop
landing at Nadzab, an operation
which was TO end palm tree
to-palm- tree" fighting and set
the pattern for warfare at 200
miles an hour.
The Fifth airforce landed 100
American paratroops fully sup
piled, plus 38 Australian artil-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
. IN HOLLYWOOD

up in the audience and yelled.
and so has the doll standing
beside YOU" It stopped the
show.
Now that Bill Fowler has de
cided not TO follow in the foot
steps of his author father, Gene
Fowler, and has become an act
or in Columbia's "Piiebuck, >
we're looking forward TO a col
orful thespian. For example,
when Bill was 10, he started
learning 10 play the trombone,
When asked why he chose a
trombone. Bill grinned: Be
cause it's the one you can annoy
the guy in front Of you the most
with
Ever since he won critical
razzberries for the picture. The
McaneSt Man in the World, y
Jack Benny has been wondering
why il turned out TO be such a
bad picture. Well, Jack, here :
the reason, straight from the
author, Alan Dinehart. When
Dinehart wrote the play way
back in 1917, the third act was
{ rrible. Dinehart and Produc-
er George M. Cohan, to save the
play from Hopping, took the
third act OF another Cohan
show, Get Rich Quick Walling-
ford" wrote il and used it as
tn, third act Of The Meancst
Man in the World" With the
new ending the play was big
hit. But when Hollywood pur-
chased the film rights Of The
Meanest Man" the screen got
the original version-not the re-
written third act.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Nv ERSKINE JOHNSON
NFA staff Correspondent


If Hollywood runs true 10
form, you can win woney bet
ting that in 1914
|. Tommy Manville will mar
~ an M-G-M chorus girl. May
be two OF them.
z. Enrol Flynn will spend
more time facing a jury than a
camera.
Paramount will announce
that Hope, Crosby and Lamour
will appear in no more Road
pictures. On December 8, the
trio will start work in The
Road TO Hollywood. y
4. Three big studios will an
nounce the elimination Of b
lures. In July all three studios
will put into productions films
titled "Dr. Garfinkle's Tonsil-
lectomy," Henry Hardy Makes
a Mouse-trap" and The Great
Grandson of Frankenstein.'
S. Fourteen press agents Will
unsuccessfully try to dream up
a new title for pin-up girls,
6. A glamor girl will divorce
the guy who made her film ca
reer possible.
7. Tommy Manville will be
divorced by an M-G-M chorus
girl. Maybe two OF them.
Producer Jesse Lasky is IA
nous for having his desk and
the territory surrounding the
desk piled high with correspon-
dence. newspapers, magazines
and clippings. Other day a
friend looked at Lasky peeking
from behind the mountain OF
confusion and said, Jesse, soon
er or later either you or the pa
pers will have to get out
SHOW STOPPER
Before a broadcast the other
night, Edgar Bergen introduced
the cast 10 the audience. Beside
him stood his guest star, Paul
cite Goddard. Bergen held up
Charlie Mccarthy and said,
This doll has Travelled extens-
lively and met both President
Roosevelt and President CANA
cho Of Mexico" A sailor stood
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
DON'T LOOK SAD

Herr OoebbeIs conon1onds the German people not
to toIk Of Oernon defects even TO look depressed
Why worry, the Nozi Propaganda Ministry asks, be-
eouse the Huns have evacuated more than 1000
square miles Of debris" in Russia?
year oeo Nozi armies we're bottering the doors
OF Stolin9rod and Herr Hitler promised thot the VOL
go city was about to foil. Now the Russons surg
ing back into White Russio Literally millions Of
Germans lie decd beside those "heops Of debris in
the cost"
II 0oebbels con force the home folk TO refrain
from talking about German defects, from looking
depressed then we ore wrong, and there is super-
soce.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
OR TEA, EVEN

Ernie Pyle ION furloueh" from war reporting
feels that scorcities the home front don't seem
important otter what he hos the battle fronts
He couldn't buy satisfactory tea stroiner, but he
osks: did you ever hear Of anybody dying for lack
Of tea stroiner2"
The answer is no. We never even heard Of ony-
body dying for lack of teq In foct up to now we
have never heard Of anybody suffering more than
petty inconvenience for lack Of anything thot hos be-
come unavailable in this country
There ore going to be Shortages, and they
will be annoying But sufferng2 Nobody on the home
front knows what suffering Means except those
whose loved ones will never come back from the bot
tie fronts.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
o5 PER CENT WRONG

Senator Kenneth Mcclellan Of Tennessee, acting
loir,oon ~ the lamentations Committee, hos
checked with administrative ogencies ana reports
that Senator Hugh Butler Of Nebraska wos - per
cent wrono" in his attack upon our spending policy
in Latin America.
Well we wouldn't soy hot Fftyfjfty, perhaps
Roht in theory for the most port; wrong IN tocts'
almost wholly.
Insteod Of sDendino six billion dollars down there
in three years. exclusive Of purchases, we octuo''y
ore spending either 1924 l85 600 or Sl78, 593, OOO
according to whether militory expenditures are m
cIuded or excluded soys Senator McKelor.
On behalf Of the Co-ordinotor Of Inter-Amer-
can Affairs, it wos suggested earlier that the figure
was perhaps $780, OOO, 900 Of the three thot seems
rather acceptable, so for as oymen ore in position
to Judge.
Senator Butler is right in asserting thot there is
much woste Evidences Of boondoeeIine have been
gathered and written by responsible newsPoPermen,
but you haven't read them.
They have been squeIched by censors in Wash
inqton, though they had nothing even remotely to
do with national security but only with protecting
the political positions Of the boondoeeers
1t seems q shame, at time when practical,
sound economy is so badly needed, that q United
Stotes senator should have made such botch Of
presenting the oose for economy Starting with
gross exoeeerotion Of the aggregate expenditure,
continuing with superficial suggestions os to where
waste lay, Senator Butler ended up by playing square,
y into the hands Of opoIoests for boondogeIng and
woste He scooped UP fumbIed boil, Carried it be-
hind his goal posts, planted it there, and began
growing: look. I've Ioid on egg"
But don't be sdetrocked by Senator Buffers &C.
cident He wos only half wrong We're still tossing
money around like drunken sailors with apologies
to all seonen) both in lotn America and elsewhere.
It's doIIor-to-o-doug hnut bet that Senator Tru-
man could go down there and bring back the bacon
- and neither OPA nor miIitory censorship could
prevent senator from frying out the bacon fat and
cooking lot Of boondoeeIers in it,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27

lery-men and guns, at Nadzab
b These operations in the
Markham valley are worthy of
note" writes General Arnold.
I'm front, 40 medium bombers
opened the fight by strafing Jap
positions. They were followed
by six attack planes that laid
smoke screen to cover the land
ing of paratroopers from the 96
Thunderbolts covered the flight
Flying Fortrcsses carrying ma
tcrial and three more Fortresses
with Generals Mac Arthur and
Kcnney and their staffs. A fight
or escort Of 146 Lightnings and
Thuderbilts covered the flight
at various attitudes while four
more Fortresses and "a more
medium bombers straffed Jap
positions.
Five weeks after the landing
at Nadzab. the ". s. Air Forces
raided Rabaul, sinking 1872 ships,
destroying or damaging l84
planes at a cost of only four
u. S. planes.
Similar operations were car
ricd out in the ". s. invasion
of Italy AT Salerno. On the morn
ing of Sept. 10, says General
Arnold, the commanders of our
airborne troops were notified
that air rcinfOrccmcnts were re-
CURED by the u. S. Fifth Army
within ID hours. At GAS a. m.
on the same day, Pathfinder
units OF the airborne task force
took off from Sicily. reaching
the drop zone at 1l:l4. Twenty
five minutes later the first par
atroopcrs arrived and in the fol-
lowing hour and half 90 air.
craft dropped 1900 paratroopers
and their equipment In an area
less than a mile long and half
mile wide. BY 2 in the morning
these paratroopers were COM
pletely organized and marching
into position on the front line.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
INFLATION?

BALTIMORE - A Baltimore
Evening Sun reporter toured
downtown bars purely In the in
terests of a story, to check a
rep or that Martins were
shrinking.
He came back with the story
1t isn't that the glasses are
. smaller-the olives are bigger.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
Legionnaires At
Natl Meeting In
Chicago Sept. Is

The following members Of Tom
Philips Post No. 1874 attended the
American Legion National conven-
ton AT Chicago, September 1920
Past Commando Arthur w. Tibbs.
who was national delegate; Past
Commanders Mckinley Freeman
and Waddell Ayers. William Moore
Ocea McNlll Morris Davis, Alex
Griffin, Leo White and Mrs. Lula
Winburn. secretary of Tom Phil
lips Unit No. 1874. and others.
DR.. L. f. Aston, commander,
Past Commander Ghauncey Ryder,
John Morrison and Fred Hutchins
Of Crispus Attacks Post No. SO.
Grand Rapids, Mich. George l.
Pickett. a delegate OF the George
Washington Carver Post No 1888
Lansing. Mich. Jackson, Mich. was
represented by Commander Grow
or Leake OF Horace Burke Post
No 285
The convention was streamlined.
Important NSgislations concerning
the race were: Denying the State
Of Florida the right 10 set up a
separate organization for the race;
and re-affirming its position that
race. or religion is not pre-requi-
site 10 become a member OF the
American Legion. Excellent prog
ress was made on the resolution
whereby some states deny char
tiers 10 members OF race and labor.
A council was founded Of col
ored Legionnalres 10 coordinate
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30

For a young lady who did not
know anything ABOUT gambling.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
Coat, Coat, Who Has
Her Coat? Girl Asks

participation IN a crap game early
one morning last week proved
coStly-ln more WAYS than one
10 Frances Shaw, OF 1914 Hastings
/ street.
As result Of her willingness 10
learn the fine art OF shooting dice.
police are going around asking:
Coat, coat who's got her
| coat"
/ Wearing bright yellow bow OF
/ yellow feathers atop her long
black trssseS and looking eye ap-
pealins-being curvsceous sweat
er girl-Miss Shaw was loud and
! lnslstent in her testimony that Ma
lachi Williams. 33, OF 3l47 Jay
street, knew the whereabouts of
her missing 1929 fur coat.
/ Pointing an accusing, but small,
finger al Williams, she told the
court - Recorders Judge Gerald
| Groat-"He said TO give him $50
and he'd get my coat back"
Testimony disclosed that Miss
Shaw and friend, George Clip
per, ~. OF 682 Superior street. had
gone 10 the home OF Williams at
the jay street address. where she
bought some whiskey and beer
A short time later. according 10
Miss Shaw, Williams asked her il
she knew anything about gamb-
ling. When she answered: No
he asked her for two dollars. gave
her the dice and the game was on.
II didn't know whether I'd won
or lost. But they gave me back
six dollars and seventy-fve cents"
she told the court
Later, an argument arose. when,
according 10 Miss Shaw. Williams
attempted 10 Put some crooked
dice in the game, and 10 which
one Of the other gamblers objected.
Then came. Miss Shaw's sad awak-
ening: her fur coat was missing.
Police were called and confs-
Gated four pairs OF dice and four
decks Of cards Acting on the
complaint Of the missing coat, FIVE
men were held for gambling
Held were Malachi Williams,
George Clipper, Clarence Smith,
33, OF 1897 ST Aubin; William
Henry. 80, $50 Brush street, apart
rnent %, and Ernest Dickerson, 80,
of 1880 Clinton street.
Judge Groat convicted Williams
az illegal occupation and fined him
s25 or 30 days: gave Henry and
Clipper suspended sentences and
fined the others Ave dollars or FIVE
days.
However. the men were held for
questioning by Detectives Dave
Marshall and Henderson Turpin.
who are asking: Coat, coat. whose
cot the coat"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
Rev. Carey To Launch Campaign For Negro Saleswomen
DRIVE TO OPEN
WITH MEETIN c
AT EBEN EzER

The Rev Archibald J. Carey mil
tsnt Chicago minister, Will De the
principal speaker ~ = mass meet
ing scheduled for Sunday sttrruooU
October g a. Eoenencr AME church
Willis and Brush streets. according
10 Snow 7. GIgshy.
The meeting. according - Grigs.
by, will mark the launching o! a
Campaign 10 promote the employ
nent OF colored women az sales
women IN Detroit stores Several
outstanding Detroit women Will DC
bonoged 81 the meeting
Which Il Best
The Rev. Mr.. Carey VII speak on
'Nsrrocs Which Road Leads 10 Sc
eurity, Clo. AL. The Church, or
Politics"
A porirs, al 'he late Col Charles
Young v II be presented to Charles
Young Post II % the American
Legion The Rev. william n Peck.
pastor 81 Bethel AME church. Fred
rick and ST. Antoine streets, viii
make the presentation.
The Legion band. along with
ehoirs from Second Baptist and S,
Stephens Churches Will furnish the
music
The meeting is under the auspices
of the Research Bureau ~ Negro's
Postwar Economic Security.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
JAKE LA MOTTA
BACK TO MEET
GEORGE k0CHAN

Mop Nicholas Londes, bookings
miracle man, has pulled another
rabbit out OF the hat.
The enterprising Olympia match
maker has signed Jake LsMotta
and George Kochan 10 battle in the
big Grand River sports emporium
the night Of September 70 in what
promises 10 be one OF the best mid
dleweight matches ever staged in
Detroit.
The weights are 1875 pounds-one
of the few times in his appearances
here that LaMotta will meet a man
as big as himself. A New Yorker,
who only recently got his medical
discharge from the Coast Guard,
Kochan rates as one OF the best
scrappers in the entire country.
Manager Tex Fullivan predicts
that George Kochan will stop Jake
LaMotta in their fight at Olympia
Friday night
Sullivan is the first man who ever
predicted a knockout against La
Motta, the Bronx bomber. who has
never hit the canvas in a brilliant
ring career
'Kochan can hit hard and LaMot-
Ia can be hit" Sullivan reasons
"Kochan will make Detroit fans for
get LaMotts."
Backing up Sullivan's predictions
is Kochan's good record-a record
OF 30 victories In A starts. many Of
them via the kayo route. In his last
fight. Kochan won handily from
Howard Bennett in Baltimore. Pre-
vious TO that he handed Deacon Lo-
gan shellacking Logan is the
sensation who came out OF st. Louis
after rolling up more than a score
of consecutive knockouts.
Kochan, who will be making his
first appearance in Detroit Friday.
was matched with LaMotta at Mad
ison Square Garden a year ago but
the day Of the match George, who
was in the service al the time. was
transferred by the Coast Guard 10
another section Of the country. Mike
Jacobs recently tried 10 re-match
the boys but matchmaker Nick
Londes Of Olympia beat the cele-
brated New York promoter 10 the
punch
Among local ring fans much in
terest has been stirred up in the
8-round semi-final between How
ard Fenske and Eddie Taylor.
Fenske. new Michigan light-heavy-
weight star, has not lost fight
Taylor is a tough trial horse who
promises to smear Towards record.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
ST. ANTOINE ~
ANNOUNCES new
Boys PROGRAM

William A. Mcmillan, acting
Boys Work secretary Of ST. Antoine
YMCA, announced this week that
the Boys department is starting a
new schedule and program which
will give the boys greater partic-
ipst.on in the management of their
ACTIVITIES.
In a meeting on Thursday last
week, a plan for Boys govern
ment was discussed. Under the
plan each group or club will be
represented in the government by
senator's selected by the clubs.
Develop Leadership
In this experience in democracy,
the boys will develop leadership
and learn the fundamentals Of run
nlng government.
The opening program Is set for
Friday, Sept. 80. There will be con-
tests in checkers, ping pong. rogue
and other games. The swimming
pool will be open.
II .was further announced that
officers for the Boys government
VIII be elected at the opening
meeting. Boys are urged to come
before 4:30 and to bring their mem
bership cards.
Do your duty as citizen. Reg
. iSter and unta ~ Noyo1.k..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30

the work Of race posts OF the vari-
Gus states on legislation at nation
al conventions. Commander NJ. S.
Stephens OF Giles Post No. 81. Chi
cago. Ill, was elected chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-04
Methodist Women
Hear Rev. Ball
At First Mee+inq

Several new projects were planned
for the coming year at the meeting
Tuesday of the Women's Society of
Christian Service in the Methodist
social hall.
Luncheon was served by Mrs.
Chas. Sones, assisted by Mesdames S
I,azar Muntean, Donald Young, w.
E. Hartzog and F.. RoSenbaum.
Following the luncheon Rev. Hay
den S. Sears introduced the guest
speaker for the afternoon, the Rev.
Dwight H. Ball of the Presbyterian
church. A musical program planned
by Mrs. E. N. d. Hatch included
vocal solos by Miss Kathryn Hin
derks and piano selections by Mrs.
Roberta Tackett.
Mrs. M. j. Dowd presided at the
business meeting, and urged mem
bers to do Red Cross and other war
work. To further this campaign,
members will report at each meet
ing the number of hours spent in
war work each month. The society
also planned a rummage sale Sat
urday, November 49, Because the
next meeting date falls on the day
of the presidential election, Mrs.
Dowd announced the group will
meet next october 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-04
C%'',".' s"".". OF Interest to Women
Marjorie Iovey
Churches
Sc i,,u,is
USO Snack Bar
Needs Donations
Of Cookies, Food

Donations of food. such as sand
Wich spreads, cookies, cakes and
other homemade foods, are badly
n eded at the USO snack bar, ac-
cording to Mrs. Lee Nuffer chair
man. Contrary tc popular belief
Mrs Nuffer emphasized, the snack
bar is still supported by Ell Centro
townspeople and not by the USO.
Funds for running the snack bar
eome from the community war
hest. these funds being used for
he purchase of bread. lemons, pea
nut butter, mayonnaise and ether
taples. The extras. which are so
popular with the servicemen and
women, must all be donated.
Anyone bringing in homemade
cookies or cakes will be given sugar
md eggs in return. Mrs. Nuffer
aid. She also thanked the emer-
2ency workers who helped out dur
ing the summer, in addition to these
Who worked regularly throughout
the summer months.
Workers are still needed for
Thursdays on the 8to-11 shift, Mrs
Nuffer said, inviting any organiza- =
ion to take over that shift as its
1roject. Anyone interested is asked
call her at 1871.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-04
Household Shower
Replaces Articles
Burned in Home

Replacing household articles lost
when Mrs. Tom JEWELS home
burned recently, fri n d S gathered
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. H. Jewell for household
showir. Mrs. j. H. Hammond was
co-hC5 tess.
The guest of honor opened her
many lovely and useful gifts, after
which refreshments were served by
tho hosteSSeS
ThoSe present were Mesdames
Lille Jewell. d. B. Babcock, F.. A.
Estrada, Jack WardloW, Alice Smith,
Hazel Cordlc A. s. Gonzales, c. M
Egger Virgil Moffitt, w. A. Mitchell.
Edna McCarty, Walter Robinson.
Agnes Bartlett, r. T. Jewell, L. B.
Ezell E. R. Adams, Mary Granello.
George Eledge. Venus Brown, r. E.
Peters, Elroy Peters. Joe Bradshaw
Will Won Fluss. Charles Zinn, F.. w.
zinn, r. p. Forshey, w. Jackson. Al
Burke, G.. G. Norris and the guest
of honor, Mrs. Tom Jewell, and the
two hOStesses, Mrs. w. H. Jewell
and J. w Hammond.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-04

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SUGAR
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Book No. a each valid for five
pounds, expiration date not set
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for canning, valid thrcuh Feb. 28
1945.
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application for a3Git,Cral canning
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