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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
ON LAND AND SEA

Sailors of Fortune by Colin
Mackenzie (Dutton: $3.50 is the
personal narrative of young
man who was rejected as physi-
cally unfit when he tried to en-
list after Pearl Harbor, turned
around and signed up with the
Merchant Marine, and foulti
more adventure and peril than
would be the reasonable lot Of
a paratrooper. 49,.
Mackenzie had the incredible
experience Of being torpedoed
three times in "a hours while on
his first trip. Finally he was
picked up by the Navy, returned
TO Trinidad for a lengthy hos
pital stay (teacup of oil was
piped from his lungs, his leg
was shattered, and TO top it off
he had malaria) and from there
went home for a bond tour of
war plants.
That done with, Mackenzie
returned to sea, was in on the
landings at Celia, Sicily. where
he crept ashore to see what
battle on land was like. He
found out, out-sniped a sniper
and returned to his ship with a
bill autographed by Gen. Omar
Bradley as memento Of his
Observation-Disclosures jun.
ket. Exciting stuff, we'll present
ed.
An inside story Of the famou.
Coast Guard Academy at New
London, Conn, invaluable &c
any young man planning on en-
tering the school, or a woman
desiring TO become a SPAR Of
ficer, is Riley Hughes "Oul
Coast Guard Academy"
There are chapters on the
training Of SPARS, and page!
devoted to duties of the Coas
Guard reserve, a civilian organ
ization that functions in ordi
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
Hiqh|iqhts from Latest Books.

nary coast guard duties in order
to free regular guardsmen for
action overseas.
Founded in 1890, the Coast
Guard has played vital role in
American history, and Hughes
book tells of this role, not only
in type, but in excellent grav-
ure pictures. There is a humor-
Gus angle to the book, too, in
definitions of the c. G.'s typical
slang. If you happen to be in a
daze about all this, for instance,
you're fog bound"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
BY PETER EDISON
Monitor-Leader Washington
CorreSnOndent

WICHITA, Kan.-The AL
priority worry of the Washing
planners-what's going to hap
pen when the war is over-can
be studied to no better advant-
age than here. Wichita has all
the problems-industrial, agri-
culture, reconversion. demobili-
zation, contract termination, the
migration of huge population
of war workers who will be
thrown out of jobs.
Also, it has one of these COM
mittee for Economic Develop
ment setups, though with typi-
cal Kansas simplicity they just
call it the Postwar Planning
Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. But CED or PWPC,
1t has done all the things that
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16

Q-What is the Army's newest
method of fighting germs In
barracks?
A-Floors are mopped in an
oil containing oleic acid, and
blankets and bed linen are
rinsed in a like solution. The oil
traps the germs, reduces spread
of respiratory diseases, sore
thoats, etc.
Q-What is flying jeep?
"A small plane sometimes
called the grasshopper; used for
errands, evacuating wounded,
etc. 1t lands and takes off in IS
yards, has 34-foot Widespread,
24-foot length, l85 h. p.
Q-What is the official re-
ligion in Ethiopia?
A-Coptic c Christian; the
church dates back 1900 years to
Egypt. For this reason the arch
bishop of Ethiopia has always
been an Egyptian, but Emperor
Halle Selassie says the next will
be an Ethiop.
Q-What has portal-to-portal
time, crux of a UMW-mine oper-
ator dispute, been found to be?
"A presidential committee
a eraged it at 57.29 minutes
daily-travel time from entry
into the mine TO site of work and
back again.
Q-What new method is used
TO test metals for hardness?
A cyclograph, an cleo
tronic instrument, me assure
known hardness of one piece OF
metal by cathode rays, and
comparison is made with a SINH
lar, INFESTED piece. This method
replaces a much slowed chemi-
cal method.
Q-What is a Folsom point?
"A spearhead relic of pre-
historic jewellers of North Am
erica, circa 10000 years ago
So called because the first was
found near Folsom, N. NJ.
Q-The president OF one OF
the United Nations died recently
Can you name him?
Ain Sen, president of the
Republic of China, died at the
age of 81.
Q-What is a Bailey bridge?
81 A quick assembly bridge
made OF series of pre-fabricat-
ed metal panels, used for span
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
By WIN. T.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

1t was a pleasure to return to
Cleveland and find that the
Ohio State Tournament still
draws the biggest crowds. 1t is
one of the few states that runs
a two-session women's pair
event, in which So womens
pairs turned out this year. Miss
Florence =. Stratford of Cleve-
land, president of the women's
national committee of the Am
erican Contract Bridge League,
and Mrs. Ralph w. Gordon Of
Buffalo, won the event. Miss
Stratford, one of the country's
outstanding women players,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA staff Correspondent

We got IT straight from an INSIDE
source-the gent she cooks for.
1t happens only once week,
though. But so million gents
would be willing to starve all
week, no doubt, if they knew
Hedy would whip up their gro
ceries on Sunday nights.
After all, there are So Sundays
every year. And So Sunday
nights with Hedy Lamar COOK
ing on the front burners-gosh!
1t was only Tuesday-four
days TO go until Sunday-but
John Loder wasn't starving. He
was spreading chopped liver on
toasted French bread, drinking
sauterne wine mixed with an
equal part of soda water, and
telling us just how wonderful
Mrs. John Loder is ever day of
the week.
Every Sunday night after my
radio show" he said. II come
home and Hedy cooks dinner.
She's a wonderful cook We eat
in the kitchen-by candlelight. "
Of course, he was doing to us
what Sinatra's songs do to the
bobby seekers. We just sat there
and took it. Some guys have all
the luck.
If his new picture. THE
Brighton Stranger, helps his
film career as much as he thinks
it will, Loder continued, Hedy
will retire from the screen for
a couple of years and well have
two children right away"
At this moment. quite acciden-
tally, we discovered that Loder
Just can't stand the way women
dress in Hollywood. A blonde
star walked in where we were
lunching She was wearing a
beret and snood.
Look at that" Loder groan-
ed. "A beret and snood. Why,
that's like wearing one brown
shoe and one black shoe. Ugh
HE'S SECURITY CONSCIOUS
Although Loder affects the
ladies, they tell us, much the
same way Hedy affects the
males, he doesn't want 10 play
romantic roles. THE character
actors he said, last much
longer"
There's only one romantic part
he'd like-thats opposite Hedy
We're going to do that and
then I'm going TO become a char
acter man. But | keep telling
Hedy we better hurry-bcfore
/ get too old"
His age?
Forty six" he said.
Loder has been doing all right
on the screen lately. He was
great in "Old Acquaintance.
But he's a little embarrassed
about the titles of his surrenl
three films. The Hairy Ape
Abroad With Two Yanks,' and
The Brighton Stranger
1t sounds awful he said
when they reel off those titles
on the air every Sunday
The Brighton Stranger he
convinced. is the gre test chance
he's ever had. It's story about
an actor who plays murderer
in a London stage play for 800
performances. Night before the
play closes. the theater is hit by
a bomb and the actor suffers a
head injury. Next thing ne
knows he's roaming all over
England, committing murders
| just like he did in the play. And
there's a sock finish.
Loder was the youngest COM
bat officer in the British army
during the last war, was cap
tured by the Germans and spent
nine months in German prison
. camp. Later he served with the
s British military mission TO Der
lin.
? THE KISSING SITUATION
: Being Hedy LAMAR husband
we imagined. has its. drawbacks
Hearing night club m. c.s To-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
. IN HOLLYWOOD

instance, and radio comedians
always talking about Hedy as
their dream girl.
Loder said they seldom went
TO night clubs and he didn't get
mad at radio comics. 1t was
funny the other day, though, he
said. He met Paul Henreid, who
has been making screen love =
Hedy in a new picture.
John" Henreid said II have
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16

TO kiss Hedy for a scene tomor-
row. l hope you won't be jeal-
GUS"
Loder replied: mot bit. old
boy. not a bit. But l am worried
about her next picture"
Next picture?" asked Hen
reid, puzzled.
Yes" said Loder. "She kisses
Gregory Peck. He's lot young
or than YOU are"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
FITTING TITLE

CHICAGO-Police and fire
men were swamped with hum
dreds of calls last night as a
sudden wind storm swept the
Windy City"
One of the oddities reported
by police: a tWo-ton truck was
blown from its parking place in
to the center of a busy near
North Side street.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
HOUSING LIQUIDATION
DEMANDED

Private capital, to meet the
housing shortage while Wichita
was doubling in size, built about
$500 family units. About half
were offered for sale, the rest
for rent. Some of it was flash,
jerry built stuff, but all is per-
manent housing on which bust
ness could not stand loss.
Hence the demand for liquida-
ton Of the federal projects, even
if the government takes a big
loss.
Agriculture is doing its own
postwar planning, through coun-
ty agents publicity and meet
ings directed principally along
these lines: Don't 60 into debt,
Invest in war bonds and car
mark the investments for farm
machinery you will need and
can buy after the war. Gull
your herds now so as TO have
only first quality stock after the
war. Plan your business so
that after the war you can sur
vive on half your present in
come, j. e., what it was in 1910.
That's Kansas sense.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16

Judges give criminals an aw-
full lot of time but lots of them
always seem TO have enough left
for golf.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
TINY ATTIRE

STEGER, Ill.-Mrs. Martha
Robbins wanted her husband,
Cpl. Charles w. Robbins, sta
toned in England, to see the
clothes she had made for their
first baby. She sent him min
iature layette of clothes made
from the same material as those
she has provided for the baby
fancy embroidery included.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
CUSTOM BUILT

NEW Y 1k-Members of the
Women's Air Force Service pi-
lots have been measured by DR..
Alice Brues, anthropologist, to
determine their average dimen-
sions-but not for any frivolous
reason.
The purpose was to enable
aircraft designers to make adj
justments TO the interior of
planes to allow the WASPS Of
various sizes to operate them
safely and efficiently.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
HOT TIP

HOT TIP
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-A Rad
cliffe student rushing Worriedly
into an exam asked the profess
sor:
How is the exam"
"Highly interrogatory,' he
said
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

such an outfit is supposed to do.
Paul G.. Hoffman, president
of Studebaker and national
chairman of CED, has been out
to talk to them. The CED re-
gional headquarters at Kansas
City has been out to talk to
them. And the Wichita organi-
cation has moved in on %
smaller towns of the area to
hold meetings and pass out lit
erature.
The Wichita Chamber OF
Commerce has even resorted to
the much damned Washington
agency technique Of making a
survey. But how else do you
do these things?
Wichita sent out question
naires TO its $4,000 gainfull>
employed workers and asked
them what they were going to
do after the war. They got 49,
900 answers. One-third said
they would leave town or quit
working altogether.
That limits the city's employ
ment problem, exclusive of the
job of placing the returned SOL
diers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
A GOOD MANY INTEND TO
LEAVE THE FACTORIES

Of the estimated 80 900 work
ers who will stay, only half of
tthe men and fourth OF the Wo-
men want to keep on working
in factories. Some 5000 men
and 5000 women want jobs in
business: selling, construction,
farming, office work or house
work. There is the readjust-
ment problem, the human prob
lem.
Wichita has about 200 indus
tries. Military aircraft is big
gest-Boeing, Cessna, Beech and
Culver. Cessna is plugging its
family car of the air. for post
war sales, and others have plans
for development of commercial
aviation. But none Of these
companies knows how big it will
be, or how small. Tell us what
the government is going 10 do"
they say, land we'll tell you
what we're going to do"
Liquidating the war programs
is therefore the first problem.
In that connection "liquidat-
ing Wichita's 5000 family unit
Federal Public Housing Admin
istration war project dwellings
is first concern of the city's real
estate men. The government
has put S32,O00,00O into one
large and two small develop
ments, the cost including streets,
utilities, shopping centers
Much of the housing is temper
airy. Some is portable. Real
estate men want it all torn
down, and there a battle will
,,nnnI
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
THE KISSING SITUATION

Being Hedy Lamar husband
we imagined. has its. drawbacks,
Hearing night club m. c.'s for
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16

Q-what is a Bailey bridge?
A quick -assembly bridge
made of series of pre-fabricat-
ed metal panels, used for span
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16

e Q-The president of one OF
the United Nations died recently
Can you name him?
Ain Sen, president of the
Republic of China, died at the
age of 81.
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the Navy Air Base at Oakland be-
 fore boarding the ship.
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over the state attorney generals office. And in hushed voices rern- inisce over the shooting scrape be- tween twofisted Ben Tilman and Q member of the prominent South Carolina newspaper family-Gon- gales.
 Always good for a chuckle is the anecdote of a campaigner who was speaking on 6 vinegar barrel when the barrel top gave way and the campaigner fell through. The old-timers declare the campaigner ddin't falter 8 word, but cofl- tinued speaking deep In the vinegar barrel. Another chuckler the classic pun of politician named Frank Hampton who was being continuously heckled by a farmer in the audience who claimed Hampton owed him a Jersey heifer.
 "Later, my friend, later," he said, 'T'm shooting the bull now, I'll take care of the heifer when I finish"
 And amid roars of laughter. Hampton resumed his speech where he had been interrupted.
 A great show-the caravan. Un- uaual. Democracy with her shoes off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

It's Q great show-this caravan, with no holds barred. In its travels since Ben Tilman's time, all types of entertainment have been pre- sented as candidates, through the eyars, have btatled for Democratic nomination-tantamount to elec- ton in one-party South Carolina.
 Customarily, the itinerary cov- CTS count-to-county appearances with all contestants billed for speech making and Hnud-slinging on the same programs. This year, the car- avan clipped tis engagements from the usual 46 county meets to IA one in each judicial circuit.
 Festive Spirit Relgns
 During the scorching summer months, citizens, with fans in hands, will gather to enjoy the show as senatorial contenders cut into opponents platforms, call one- another names, and plug their own promises. Community citizens have a festive time on campaign days. The speeches are the main attrac- ton, but barbecues, picnics and family gatherings are the side fea- lures.
 All camapign meetings open with a prayer. AS one old-timer expressed it-"It's like praying at a prize fight" As soon as the prayer is con- cluded, the verbal battle begins.
 The State Democratic praty acts as stage manner. Its committees slate the itinerary, and plan en- agreements. Candidates write their own scripts. The audience fur niShes thre frequent cat-calls, cheers, and hecklers' questions. There have been times when ripe tomatoes have whizzed dangerously close to a contestants ears.
 During the 1888 gubernatorial campaign Charleston citizen was held under bond for allegedly threatening the life of Senator Burnett Maybarik. Generally, how ever, the more modern campaign meetings have been colored only by oratorical strategy.
 ReminiSce of old Days
 Nearer the turn of the century the caravan offered more excitement. Old-timers still talk about the fa- nous fistic altercation between Frazer Lyon and Barney Evans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03
WAVELET s
By ED LEAMY

A little while ago Earle Ferris was sxtolllng to me the virtues-if that's the correct word-of Harry Savoy the comedian. And now along comes Jack Gaver. United Presss well-known Broadway columnist to back Earle up. l quote him in full:
 HARRY SAVOY
 By Jack Gaver
 United Press Staff COrespOndent) New York, June 30-(UP)-What happens when a comic takes over a radio program or opens a brand new one isn't funny ot the comic no matter how much his audiences may be amused. He's too busy work ing and worrying the first five weeks while the show finds its groove.
 One of the chief worker-worriers in town now is Harry Savoy, a sol- idly built citizen who managed to get born in Manhattan and then
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

crossed the river to live in Brooklyn during his formative years. They let him enter Erasmus high school there but before the first year was out they invited him to leave. School was interfering with HarryS thea- ter-Noing, manner of research which he considered of the first irn- portance since he wanted to become comedian. Ond look what hap pened to him. He became one.
 Savoy is in his third week as a replacement for Abbott and Costel- 10 on NBC's Thursday night Camel cigarette program. There are five writers preparing the material. Last night Savoy was getting his best laughs from a large studio audience in Radio City with a few tried and true gags and pieces of business that he worked into the proceedings.
 He looks Funny
 Savoy is another of those com- edianS who gets laughs from his studio audience that radio listeners miss because he looks funny. Act ually a pretty good-looking fellow, he appears before the mike with a sort of ftauous pan and enhances this impression by wearing a little pancake felt hat that looks like a leftover from all of the ladies aid society rummage sales ever held. Tis trademark is the suffering, un- finished sentence, technique that is comical by reason of delivery method rather than for what is said. Fortunately he uses this method
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03
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by Santos Ortega, who is generally cast as the menace on MT. District Attorney"
 Xavier Cugat seems to be out to set record for breaking all attend ance records. Cugat, who is Your Dubonnet Date" maestro over MES Wednesday nights, recently returned from a 6-week personal appearance tour. Previous to his out-of-town tour he broke all attendance records at New York's Paramount theater, when he appeared there and set an all-time high for 10 weeks. Now. he has broken all attendance records at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Star light Roof, where he opened June 27 This appearance marks his 18th year at the swank hostelry.
 Harry Won Zell has been igven a new long contract as Dinah Shores announcer, the pact taking effect when Dinah returns in the fall on NEG Thursday nights. just ahead of the Bing Crosby programs.
 
 When Ray Block became band- leader on both the Milton Berle Let Youself Go" (WATR) program and Phil Bakers Take It Or Leave It" he won the title of the busiest maestro in the business. Blocks music is featured on l4 other shows weekly!
 The old theme song, the show must go on," brought some amusing incidents to the Blue Networks New York studios during the networks broadcasts of the Republican Ma tional Convention in Chicago, which you heard over WATR.
 One of the incidents. on Wednes- day, June 2e, had Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards of the famous rasp- ing tenor voice. and Blue script writer Bernard Dougall, really feel- ing that they had psychic powers, Cliff was at the mike, waiting to broadcast his Monday through Fri. day program of songs. from ii:45 to l2:00 D. m.. EWT., when master con. trol said stand by,"-the eonyen- ton was still on the air. The min' uteS ticked by and still no orders came for cliff to proceed. Neither he nor Dougall were w0Fried-Ed. wards first song was to be one Song. I Have But One Song, from the Walt Disney picture. Snow White
 Johnny Olson. Blue staff an. nounceF, saved the show the pre-. vious day, June N. At i2:l6 D. nl., Blue executives received wOEd that the convention broadcast scheduled for D. m, would be moved ahead to 2 o'clock. While searching for a musical program to follow the reg. ular Baukhage news broadcast ct ! D. m. Johnny Q versatile young man, came to the rescue.
 Re grabbed Arlo. Blue Organist, ran to the library for soma music. ana went on ct l:i5 with songs and music. Johnny, who entered radio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

The day she married her second husband she told him she still loved the memory of her first, a young man who had been killed early ill their marriage. The subsequent split-up and the apparently perm anent impasse, later adjusted by the wise advice of the family physician make the WATR Blue Networks S presentation of My True Story on July 6, 10:15 a. m., absorbing drama. It is called Love Keeps You Guessing.
 Variety, the trade paper, reviews the Blind Date" radio program in its first appearance on the stage at the RKO Theater in Boston and re- ports that the Arlene Francis series, heard on WAT'R and the Blue net work Monday nights, is dynamite on stage, getting everything laughs, suspense, romance, surprise and human interest and audiences go for it hotly." This should not surprise dialers who have been tun- ing 1t in each week.
 The role of a tWo-fisted Army Air Forces surgeon in Tuesdays (2D ''The Doctor Fights" heard at 9:30 p. rn., EWT., over CBS, was played
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03
TIN COLLECTION
 DISMAL FAILURE

A disappointing tin can collection resulted from last Saturdays can. wasting of streets south of West and East Main streets, when only two and three-quarters tons were col lected. Salvage officials were un- able to determine the cause for the poor results, the lowest yet, but 1t was suggested that perhaps Q lack of sufficient publicity preceding the collection was the cause. These col- lections are held every first Satur- day of the month with the location of streets announced beforehand.
 The city trucks completed Satur~ days canvass in six hours with the results comparing with the previous collection of 17 tons as the lowest of all canvaSSeS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

Ella Logan, the wee snHa' High land lassie pictured here, will take the low road to "The Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin stFeet,p on Sunday, July 9, at 9;I5 D. m. over WATR and the Blue Network. "DF." Milton ], CrOss will roll out 9 Tartan plaid rug tn hOlOr Of the lovely Elias visit and Maestro Paul LaVaIIe's bwOildered bagpipers will gi' cot wi q wee bit O b0Dny i've.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

Jimmy McClain WOR--Symphonette:
 Mishel Piastro
 WJZ-Hollywood Theater: Ona Munson
 WABC-Johnny Morgan show, Marlene Dietrich 0O--WEAF-News, Lyle Van WOR-News, Tro Harper WJZ-News; Ray Henle WABC-News; W. l.. Shlrer l1:l5-W -WEAF-Richard Hardness WOR-Herald Tribune New WJZ-Talk; Jon Cart Trio WABC-Dance Orch. Il :3O--W AF--Stories of Escape, dramatic sketch WOR-Xavier Cugat's orch.
 WJZ-Saludos Amigos: Cordova; Songs WABC-Tony Pastors Orch.