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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
Michigan Bell
FIGHTS Rate Cut

LANSING, Oct. II Up -
The Michigan Bell Telephone
Company today began its de-
tense against the State Public
Service Commissions efforts to
require that it reduce rates or
make refunds to its customers
to a degree relieving the COM
pany of obligations to pay the
Federal excess profits tax.
The company issued a formal
statement defending its rate
structure as the Commission
called it to a hearing to show
cause why a reduction or re-
fund should not be ordered.
To-day the Michigan Bell Is
doing IS per cent more business
than in 1899, the year before the
war;" the statement said, "while
it is earning just about 81 ,000,.
900 a year less" 1t added that
since 1910 rate reductions have
resulted in savings of nearly S4,-
$50, 900 "a year TO customers
OF this company, based upon pre-
sent usage of the service"
Further reductions, it assert
ed, would impair its ability to
undertake a postwar $12O,0OO,-
600 construction program. The
statement predicted the tele-
phone user - will condone
no whiting Of his rates at the
risk of Gripping his service"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
French Seek Voice
in German Peace

PARIS, Oct. II - (P) -
French Foreign Minister George
Bidault declared today that
France should be given a voice
in deciding the methods and pol
icies TO be followed in occupy
ing Germany and not merely
representation in the forces of
occupation.
Bidault expressed his view at
a press conference at which he
also voiced the hope of conclud-
ing agreements in the near fu-
ture to reinforce French cooper
alton with the United Nations.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
East Detroit Girl
Missing from Home

EAST DETROIT-Police Off
GERS today were looking for l8-
year-old Bee Riffman, of 2l827
Gascony avenue, East Detroit,
who, according TO her mother,
Mrs. Irene Meyers, has been
missing from her home since the
night of Tuesday, Oct. 10.
The girl has been. missing
from her home a few Times be-
fore, according to the East De-
troit police, for a couple days at
a time. No reason was given as
to why she may have left home,
or where she may have gone.
The missing woman was de-
scribed as five feet and one
inch in height, ITO pounds in
weight, having blue eyes, blond
hair and fair complexion.
When last seen she was reported
wearing a white waist with the
name Bee on the collar, a blue
skirt, brown jacket, brown cloth
shoes and no stockings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
Capt. James Fast
Awarded The DIE

AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE

AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE
BOMBER STATION. England
Captain James Z East. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius w. Fast, OF
185 S. Wilson avenue, Mount
Clemens, has been decorated
with the Distinguished Flying
Cross, it was recently announced
by the commanding general,
Eighth Air Force.
The citation which accom-
panied Captain Fast's decoration
read in part: For extraordinary
achievement while serving as
the bombardier Of Bit Flying
Fortress group on series OF
bombing missions over Germany
and German occupied countries.
On these operations, Captain
Fast has demonstrated a high
degree of skill in the face of ad-
verse bombing conditions. On
several occasions he has en-
countered ground haze and
smoke in sighting on the objec-
tive, but due TO his superior
ability he was able to drop his
bombs with great success. In
other instances his instantaneous
computations and corrections
have been responsible for in
flicting extensive damage upon
enemy installations. The cour-
age, GOODNESS and skill displayed
by Captain Fast throughout his
series of operations reflect the
highest credit upon himself and
the Armed Forces of the United
States"
He is a veteran Of more than
a score of the Eight Air Forces
huge daylight bombing assaults
against the Nazi war machine.
Prior to his entry into the
Army Air Forces, in 1912, Cap
tain Fast was student at
Michigan State College.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
Bathers
Continued From Sport Page)

|
a loss of one yard on the next
play by halfback Ken Washing
ton brought the ball back to
their 30-yard-stripe. Halfback
John Haley, captain, then gain
ed five yards on two plays,
Standing on his own 25-yard-
| line, Washington got off beau
tiful kick, and Mount Clemens
took the ball on their own l6-
yard marker. The Bathers then
drove down field TO their own
Al, with Charbeneau and Man
ming carrying the bfunt of the
attack. There they were halted
and had to kick. Washington re-
ceived the kick on his own 81
yard line, and was tackled by
end Alvin SahroW on the Port
Huron %. The first quarter end
ed with Port Huron being fore
ed TO punt, Charbeneau receiv-
ing the ball.
The Bathers Immediately set
up their first score in the sec
ond quarter when they made
their successive first downs.
Manning gained three yards
through right tackle, Nichols
eight through left tackle, a pass
from Charbeneau to SahroW
was good for 10, another from
Cont TO SahroW was good for
six, Cont went around his right
end for five yards, and off-side
pealty against Port Huro n
brought the ball down TO their
courtyard marker, and Nichols
went through center for three
and one-half yards TO put the
ball on the TunneliteS one-half
yard-line, where a quarterback
John Torrey went through CEN
ter on a quarterback sneak for
the first touchdown of the
game. Torrey also converted for
the extra point TO put the Bath
ers ahead 7 to 0.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
Robombs Again Lash
Southern England

LONDON, Oct. II - (P) -
British coastal observers said
today the heaviest Ackack bar
rage of the war flooded the sky
during the night as the Germans
loosed flying bombs against SOU
thern England and the London
area for the sixth consecutive
night.
A number of the bombs were
shot down by ground gunners
and patrol planes but some
pierced the defenses and caused
damage and casualties, the Air
Ministry announced.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
Sgt. Mitchell
Adds the DIE
TO Decorations
AT A 18TH AAF BIS BASE

AT A 18TH AAF B-25 BASE
Staff Sergeant Remit Mitch
ell, an engineer gunner with a
BPS Mitchell bomber group and
a veteran of six months combat,
has been awarded the Distin-
guished Flying Cross.
His wife, Barbara, resides at
1900 Whitcomb Avenue, De-
troit, Mich, while his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. William Mitch
ell, live at l73 Elizabeth street,
Mount Clemens.
His citation in part reads,
while on the bomb run, direct
hits from intense anti-aircraft
fire, seriously wounded two
crew members and heavily dam
aged Sergeant MitchellS air
plane. Immediately making his
way forward to the assistance of
the wounded bombardier, Ser
geant Mitchell applied tourni-
quet, thereby enabling the bonn
barber to release his bombs up
on this vital objective. Return
ing to his position, Sergeant
Mitchell, manned his guns until
the bomber had cleared the
danger area"
Enlisting in the Army in Oc-
tober 1912 the Mount Clemens
gunner received his combat
training at Greenville, S. c.,
and arrived overseas for combat
duty in March, 1914.
Sergeant Mitchell has also
been awarded the Air Medal
and Oak Leaf Cluster.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
Sgt. G.. iii. Miller
Plays Key Role
Against Germans

SGT G. II MILLER-1-l4 Bod
AN EIGHTH AIR FOR c Z
FIGHTER STATION, England
Technical Sergeant George H.
Miller, of Mount Clemens, is a
radio technician line chief in a
Psi Mustang group which has
detroyed well over 400 Nazi
aircraft d urin & dive-bombing
strafing and long-range escort
missions over Germany, France
and other enemy-occupied terri
tories.
AS a ground crew man, Sgt.
Miller is part of a team of me-
chanicS who keep the planes on
this station in good fighting
shape. Check and overhaul is
constantly necessary in the many
parts of the engine, guns and
radio.
In a recent visit TO this station,
Secretary Of War, Henry l..
StimSon cited the group for its
overall record of ten Nazi
planes destroyed for the loss of
only one of its own.
The record Of this VIII Fight
er Command group commanded
by Col. Joe l.. Mason, of Colum-
bus, Ohio, is attributable in
part to the high degree of work
manship displayed by its ground
crew personnel.
Sgt. Miller graduated from
st. Mary's High School in 1888
and worked as a Post Exchange
clerk at Selfridge Field before
entering the Army Air Forces
in May, 1912. He has been serv-
ing overseas for Is months. His
brother, Sgt. Vincent Miller is
with the Post Exchange service
stationed in England and both
have met or various occasions.
Another brother, Chesley, is
serving with the Navy in Nor
folk, Va. The soldiers mother,
Mrs. Helen Miller lives at 13l
Dickinson Ave, Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
AERIALS FAIL

The Bathers in possession Of
the ball once more, Immediately
set up scoring threat them
saves, with runs by Charbeneau,
Manning and Nichols bringing
the ball down to the Tunnelites
l2-yard marker. Here NJ o u n [
Clemens lost three yards on an
attempted pass by Charbeneau,
| but a run by Manning again put
/ the Bathers on the Port Huron
12-yard-line. AT this point, al
most within breathing distance
of touchdown, the Bathers did
what even college teams often
do, they attempted three passes
against a good Tunnelite pass de-
fence. All were incomplete. Per-
haps the anxiety of third down
and nine yards TO go made the
Bathers take TO the air.
Here Port Huron took to the
air, and their good passing at
tack with Haley doing the
pitching advanced TO their own
48-yard marker.
In the fourth quarter the
Tunnelites continued { h c r
aerial game, and pass from
HALEY TO Washington put the
ball on the Mount Clemens 30
yard line. A penalty against the
Bathers for unnecessary rough
ness advanced the ball 10 the Is
yard line. Here Haley fumbled,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
From where | sit 90. by Joe Marsh
One Less Tramp
in Our Town

orchard, with Rags lying under
meath, and a cool glass of beer
beside me-"
A soldiers picture OF home!
The little friendly pleasures that
he misses so! From where I sit.
Esther's mighty right in want
ing to defend those little
things" from all intruders.
They're among the things our
men look forward to returning
to-the things we want to keep
intact for them.
&s M"u<
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
New Menace to Pedestrians

PORTLAND, Ore. -U.P)- If
a traffic signal falls down and
lands on your head, it's all your
fault, the city attorney holds
Traffic signals constitute a part
of police activity for controlling
traffic; that is a governmental
function and the city is not lia-
BILE for damages because of an
accident experienced by per-
son." he said, when just such
a case was brought before him.
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and lost two yards, but a pass
from Haley to Everett on the
next play, Everett receiving the
ball on the NC five-yard-stripe,
put the Port Huron aggregation
out in the lead once more. HaZ-
ley converted for the extra
point, to make it IA to 7 in favor
of the visitors.
MANNING SCORES
Coming right back, the Bath
ers took the bali all the way
down to the Tunnelite five-yard
marker. Charbeneau received
the Port Huron kickoff on his
own ten-yard line and advanced
the ball to his Is. Nichols and
Manning then took the pigskin
TO the "a, and an excellent run
by Manning on the next play
took the ball all the way down to
the Port Huron 30-yard line.
Here runs by Nichols, Charlie
neau and Manning reached Port
Huron's five-yard line. A run by
Manning on the next play Melted
no gain, and the Bathers once
more took to the air, but this
time were successful, Charlie
neau passing to SahroW who
lateraled to NJ aiming who
scored. Torrey's try for the
point after was good, and the
score was once more dead
locked at IA to IA.
The hopes of the BatherS
Slumped when Haley, carrying
the mail for the Tunnelites made
the most sensational run of the
game, breaking through his own
right end from his 43-yard line,
and running all the way TO the
Bathers' goal line. The home
team was in luck, however, as
penalty for holding brought
the ball back TO the Port Huron
32-yard marker. The Tunnelites
were then forced TO punt, and
the game ended with the Bath
ers in possession of the ball on
about their own l8-yard line.
STARTING LINEUP
The starting lineup for the
Bathers was: Clarence Schroed-
er and Alvin Sanrow, ends; Dick
KrauSe and Alfred Doesecher,
tackles; Herb Martell, center;
Ray Vickers and Eldon ESchen-
burg, guards; John Torrey,
quarterback, Jim Charbeneau
and Bill Nichols, halfbacks; and
Bob Manning, fullback.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17
AERIALS GAIN YARDS

Port Huron made their initial
first down in the second quar-
ter when they received the kick
off on their 25-yard marker,
and advanced it from their 81 to
their 42-yard line on runs by
Hazely and Washington.
The TunneliteS came back in
the same quarter, when they re-
ceiVed a Bathers' kickoff on
their 4l-yard-Stripe, and their
fine aerial attack brought the
ball down to the Mount Clemens
courtyard line from where HaZ-
ley ran around his right end to
score. Haley also converted for
the point after, TO deadlock the
score at seven all. The Port HUI
ron aerial assault was marked
by one fine pass in particular,
when Haley hurled from the
Bathers' 38-yard-stripe to END
Andy Bulough who took the bal
on the Is and proceeded to the
Bather four-yard-line. The Tun-
nelites kicked-off to Bathers
who made three successive in
complete passes before the first
half ended.
Receiving the kickoff in the
third quarter, the Tunnelites inn
mediately made a threat to
score, when a pass from Haley
TO Cain Melted five yards, Mount
Clemens was penalized Is yards,
and Haley ran through his
right end for ID yards to put
the pigkkin Of the BatherS' 49,
yard-Stripe. Here lady luck was
in favor of the home town
team, however, and Bather
guard Ray Vickers, who had
caused the previous penalty
against his team, recovered d
Port Huron tumble.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17

% ofa Series Copyright, 1914 B'ea"ns Industry fos"'a"0'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17

Esther Curless found tramp
asleep in the hammock in her
apple orchard, and she didn't
hesitate minute. She grabs a
rolling pin and the last they
saw of him, the tramp was max
ing dust tracks to the state line.
at amt only that 1 don't like
laziness," says Esther" especial
Iy in wartime. It's that that par
ticular hammock Is Ned's ham,
mock and Ned's fightin' for II
overseas!"
Then she shows us Ned's last
letter where he says: al keep
dreaming of my hammock in the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-17

Rutland HUMPHREY, sec
ond lieutenant and combat pilot
Of the AAF in New Guinea was
killed Sept. % in a plane crash
at Biak Island in the Pacific,
his family was informed last
week. A 1910 Mount Clemens
High School graduate, Lieuten-
ant Humphrey was commission
ed Jan. 7 of this year, and went
overseas in June. Besides his
parents and family, Lieutenant
Humphrey is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Dora Dell Taylor
Humphrey, formerly of Albany,
Ga, who is now with the Hum
phrey family, at 1889 North
Walnut street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Allied Prisoners Of Japs
Get Goods Sent From D. E.

Several groups of Allied prisoners
OF war in Japan have received goods
sent by the Community War Fund
here. 1t was announced yesterday.
Herbert L. Willett, jr., executive
director of the fund, said that mes
fsages from Far Eastern prison
camps had expressed thanks for
shipments Of books and musical in
struments. Money for the recrea-
tional equipment was contributed
here and sent to War Prisoners Aid
OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. This organization pur-
chased the equipment closer to the
camps and then superintended, as
far as possible, its delivery.
This method of aiding war pris-
oners, Mr.. Willett added. is surer
OF success than individual attempts
to send packages direct from the
United States.
Reading is our only entertain
ment,' one Dutch prisoner wrote
Mr.. Willett. An English prisoner
said concerts were given with the
musical instruments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
6. u. Officials 10 Attend
National COLLEGE Session

Educators from many sections
convene this week in Cincinnati TO,
the annual sessions OF the Associa.
ton of American Colleges. George.
town University will be represented
by the Rev. Lawrence C. German
S. j., president, and the Rev. Ste
phen F. McNamee, S. j., dean of the
college OF arts and sciences.
The second year OF the war finds
affiliated colleges in the midst of g
broad-scale training program being
conducted under Army and Navy
auspices and in one of the most
critical periods in history for civil
ian students. Both Georgetown Off
Gals have been actively associated
with the service programs since
their beginning.
Converting in Cincinnati at the
same time is the Jesuit Educational
Association, which Father German
and Father McNamee will attend
Father McNamee recently ended a
two-year term as president of the
Jesuit Philosophical Association. At
its Chicago meeting during the
holidays. he was succeeded in the
presidency by the Rev Bernard j.
Wuelner, S. j., head of the depart
ment OF philosophy at Loyola Uni
versity, Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Army Rotation Plan
10 Return Troops in
Some Overseas Areas
BY the Associated Press.


The War Department said yes
terday that under its policy of ro-
tating combat troops. soldiers in
Alaska and the Caribbean areas
with more than two years OF over
seas service will, under ordinary
conditions" be returned to the Uni
ted States.
In the North African theater, the
department said, certain numbers
of those with more than 10 months
overseas service also will be re-
turned.
The department. after an an
alysis of conditions in the South
and Southwest Pacific. has about
completed plans for rotation of per-
sonnet In those areas, with the pos
sibility that the first of the soldiers
will return in the spring.
There has been a Continuing
study of the possibilities of rota-
ton of personnel. the department
said. Until recently, available ship
ping space has complicated plans
but this shortage is being overcome
the department added.
While going forward with the pro-
gram Of sending troops long over
seas to home stations, the Army also
has followed policy in all theaters
Of periodically rotating men from
combat duty to rest areas.
The department said that while
the rotation plan was being carried
on to the greatest extent possible
primary consideration" must be
given to maintaining full combat
strength in the various battle areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Knights Of Pythios
To Install New Officers

| SyracuslanS Lodge no thursday
evening will install the following
officers: Chancellor commander,
Edward j. Martin; vice chancellor,
Martin M. Lollo: prelate, Walter F.
Allen; master of work, Byron w.
Peyton: keeper records and seal,
Cecil L. McDougal; master of
finance. William L. Hunt; master OF
exchequer, Arthur E Lausen; mas
ter at arms, Flayd M. Peyton; inner
guard, Eugene H. Kirby; outer
guard. Ernest L. O'Roark; repre-
sentatives to Grand Lodge, Byron
w. Peyton, Ernest L. ORoark, Ar
thur E. Lausen. Edward T. Negosta
and ]. w. Cherry; alternate, Fred
w. Horton.
The 80th annual convention Of
the Grand Lodge of the District OF
Columbia will convene February 81.
Supreme Chancellor John Lee Smith
will be an honor guest and will be
introduced by Senator Tom Con-
nally of Texas.
The Board of Directors of the
knights of Pythias Hall Association
will meet Wednesday evening.
Pythian Sisters.
Rathbone Temple, Pythian Sisters,
installed the following officers: Past
chief, Pauline Poole; most excellent
chief, Miriam Flemming; senior,
Eileen Bruno; junior, Francis Dor
sey; manager, Gertrude Long; pro-
tector, Carrie Batson; outer guard,
Dorothy Lausen; mistress records
and correspondence. Dorothy May
Lowther; mistress of finance, Kath-
crime Baum representatives to
Grand Temple, Alice Smith, Kath-
crime Baum and Roberta Prescott.
Friendship Temple will install as
officers: Past chief, Sylvia Caudell;
most excellent chief, Audrey Gibson;
senior. Garrett Fortune; junior,
Josephine Dellinger; protector, Ger
trude Stoll; outer guard, Georgiana
Kimmel; mistress records and cor
respondence, jeanette Crowthers;
mistress of finance, Carrie Banks;
representatives to Grand Temple,
Gertrude Stoll and Sylvia Caudell.
Mrs. Katherine Baum of Rathbone
Temple has been commissioned dis
trict deputy grand chief for Dis
trict No. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Preregistration Period
BEGINS Jan. 10 at 6. W. u,

The preregistration period at
George Washington University. ex-
tending from January 10 to 20, af-
fords an opportunity for those en-
tering to select courses wisely and
with the advice of faculty advisers,
university of1icials declared yester-
day.
Many problems are involved In
selecting a major field of study and
the specific courses which will be
most helpful to the young student II
he is to enter the armed forces after
a year or two of college work, school
authorities pointed out.
Prospective students are advised to
communicate as soon as possible
with university officials in order to
allow ample time for evaluation Of
high school records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Registration Starts Soon
Al American University

Registration for the spring term
at American University begins jan
uary 81.
Careers, culture and training fol
postwar service are the opportuni-
ties offered in the evening by the
school Of social sciences and public
affairs downtown at 1901 F street
NV. Both day and evening di-
visions Of the college of arts and
sciences will meet on the campus
at Massachusetts, and Nebraska ave-
nues NV.
Like Government employees who
take "in-service" training at the
school of social sciences apd public
affairs, newly graduated high school
students may take evening courses
enabling him to continue his aca-
demic studies on a college level while
working.
The service" training for 1914
offers approximately 100 courses in
the important fields of administra-
ton and social sciences.
Accelerated programs at the COL
lege enable students to complete
work for a bachelors degree in two
and two-thirds calendar years and
for the associate degree in one and
one-han years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

service commands by Col Florence
A. Blanchfield, superintendent of
the Army Nurse Corps, to form an
advisory cabinet" or administra-
tive staff in the headquarters ofiice
here. Maj. Altos promotion carries
with it new detail in line Of duty.
From her administrative post as
consultant on psychiatric nursing
and public informant on nurse pro-
curement with Col. Blanchfield here.
she has been transferred to head
the nursing service with the End
Service Command, which has its
headquarters at Governors Island,
New York.
During the IL months Mai. Alto
was on duty at the headquarters
Office of the Army Nurse Corps she
often represented Col. Blanchfield at
speaking engagements.