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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11

tainly fixed myself" l am show
ing only the North and South
cards TO give you a better pic
ture of the situation.
Fishbein (North) said he
thought he was justified in 60
ing to three no trump after his
partner had opened the bidding.
To that we will agree. He al
lowed the opening spade lead to
ride around to his jack, which
won the trick. His next play
was the king of diamonds. West
won with the ace and returned
the deuce of clubs. Now Fish
bein could not take the finesse,
or he would not have an entry
into his hand. He went up with
the ace of clubs in order to lead
another diamond. He won this
with dummy's queen and led the
nine of diamonds. Again West
won, led the five Of clubs, Fish
bein played the queen and it
held.
Now the declarer had three
spade tricks, four diamond
tricks, and he had made two
club tricks-all he needed for
game. Fishbein said, There was
no question In my mind where
the king of clubs vast was
in the West hand, of course. So
/ just pushed out heart" But
West returned another club and
to Fishbein's surprise, East had
the king and ten of clubs-and
down went an absolutely safe
contract of three M trtinon
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
SMASHED BoTTLENEcK

When this notion first attempted to convert from
civilian to war production there pressing need
for machine tools, and that relatively small but very
vto industry wos pressed to the limit.
Today the machine tool bottIeneck has been
smashed SO completely that this year only fourth
OF the industry's copocty will be needed The rest
can be devoted to direct production through subcon-
troets
1t is to be hoped that, os soon as possible mo-
chine tool plants will be permitted to beam prepor-
ing tor reconversion to postwar USE The donoerous
log between war and peace production depends in
considerable port upon availability Of machine TOOLS
The more this industry do in advance, the less
unemployment there will be otter the ormistce
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
. IN HOLLYWOOD

screen. That was in Fred
Astaire picture!
But the biggest laugh at RKO
was when Slezak. the burly
Dutchman, was assigned to the
picture. Slezak went 10 the
wardrobe department and don
ned a big bow tie and pair Of
bobby socks. Then he went to
the office of Studio Boss Char
ley Koerner, rolling up h i s
trousers en- route. Then he rush
ed into Koerner's office scream
ing, "Oh, Charley! Oh, Charley!
Look at me! Look at me! I've
been sent"
The Voice thought it was
great joke.
Gale Storm, who won critical
praise for highly dramatic
role in Where Are Our Chill
dren?" is now studying singing
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
UNAUTHORIZED

Woee increases granted by three small Philodel.
PHO firms, oeeregoting $4,000 for the year. have
been rejected by the regional War Labor Board as
unauthorized Therefore the employers cannot de-
duct Them as operating expenses, for tax purposes
Apparently the employees who undoubtedly
now will lose their roses-weren't very bright They
foi'ed TO join union with spokesman whose voice
is loud enough to fr9hten the White House and score
Congress into conniption fits Maybe John Lewis will
toke them into District SO, or Phil Murray hos
pIoce~ for them
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
BY PETER EDISON
Monitor-Leader Washington
Correspondent

First test case on this matter
of renegotiation of profits on
government war contracts will
in all probability be the Lincoln
Electric Company suit, coming
TO trial within the next couple
months before three judge
court in the District of Column
bia, from which the case can be
appealed directly to the Su-
preme Court.
Issues in this case are a little
involved and legalistic, but by a
certain amount of over-simplifi-
cation they can be spelled out so
as to be at least as understand
able as the present income tax
form, and they are of interest
because this whole business OF
recapturing excessive war prof
its seems to have kicked up a
good bit of popular attention,
and has caused no end of wrang-
ling in Congress.
The Lincoln Electric Co. to
begin with, is a Cleveland, Ohio,
firm manufacturing electric
welders and electrodes. Head Of
the firm is big, white-thatched
James F. Lincoln, colorful.
ard-fighting industrialist, with
ideas of his own about every
thing-open shop, employee re-
lations, profits, incentive pay
and renegotiation.
PROFIT FIGURES
His company has always done
a good business. From 1885 to
1910, it averaged annual gross
sales of about Sl0,500,000, on
which it had profits before taxes
of about $4,000, 900, or "a per
cent a year. In 1912, its sales
were 500, 100000, with profits
before taxes. of SO, 100000, or
about 81 per cent.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
Book Reviews

You'll 60 a long time before
you find a book as frank and re-
vealing as Leland Stoves They
Shall Not Sleep" (Knopf: So.
newspaperman amazes you with
his statements on China. Burma,
India and Russia in this book de-
scribing his experiences in those
countries during the early days
of the undergraduates that
could only be revealed after his
return to the United States.
Definitely you realize that we
don't know we're in a war, no
matter how hard our pocket
books, appetites and households
have been hit. And you only
have to read the chapters on
China. India and Burma TO get
the idea that the Allies were
far from being allied when AM
erica entered the war; that graft,
politics, inefficiency and just
plain dumbness cost us Burma,
the Burma road, Singapore, and
probably rule of the Pacific.
Apart from analyzing the cold
facts of the war, Stowe does
swell job of telling of the hero
les of the Chinese-as we'll as
revealing how they refused to
cooperate too we'll with the Brit
ish during the Burma debacle,
and how their hooligans used
the Burma road for graft as well
as a means to furnish lend-lease
supplies to their hard-pressed
armies. Particularly touching is
his tale of the young Chinese
soldier-a story typifying the
characteristics and strength Of a
race that has withstood the best
Japan has had to offer for years.
1t follows:
%. His body was terribly
emaciated; really nothing more
than skin and bones. His legs
were so thin they looked like
stills. He had the pole over his
shoulder and was trying TO lift
two great bundles Of hay off the
ground. AS we neared saw
him struggling and pulling. His
face was ashen-white. With set
teeth he tugged and tugged
again, his entire body trembling
violently from the effort. Once,
and twice, and then a third time
the young soldier with the tooth
pick legs tried-and failed.
Probably he was newly released
from a hospital--or perhaps he
should have been in a hospital
many days previously. His
breath was coming in violent
gasps when the sergeant stepped
over. The sergeant lifted the
pole with its double end-weights
off the ground and slid il on the
soldiers shoulder as he stood
two-thirds erect. The boy stag
gered under the load, sticking
his legs far apart. The soldier
staggered forward. Look
ing back, saw that thin human
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
TIMELY RECOVERY

OSHKOSH, Wis. - A friend,
a magnet and'a jeweler yet may
shield II. r. Baer from the full
fury of the little woman. Baer
borrowed his wife's wrist watch
for an ice fishing jaunt. dropped
ii into Lake Michigan as he bent
over a fishing hole.
Friend Melvin Redlin tied a
string to a magnet, luckily re-
gained the delicate timepiece.
Now it's up TO the jeweler.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
WAR TROPHY

FORT DIES MONIES, Iowa -
Capt. Bernice Phillips, assistant
commandant- of this WAC
training center, has a set of sill
yer bars she values highly.
Her brother, Capt. Joseph F.
Phillips, an Army pilot. made
them in his spare time from
metal in a Japanese plane shot
down in the Aleutians, where he
had been stationed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
. FLASHES
OF
{}ff, .
BY the Associated Press
ABSOLUTELY NAKED"

DANIELSON, Conn.-Sign on
the wall of local restaurant:
Due to rationing and other
things beyond our control, we
are forced to sell a 5 cent frank
furter absolutely naked-plain
and ungarnished. We will allow
a toasted roll, mustard and rel
ish with a 10 cent frankfurter.
These prices and regulations
obtain pending the next act OF
Congress. i.
THE management"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
BLOOD MONEY

STORRS, Conn. - A pint of
blood and ten dimes is the adj
mission price at a dance tonight
at the University of Connecticut.
The blood goes to the armed
forces, the dimes TO the in
fanile paralysis fund.
A mobile blood bank unit
from Hartford will redeem the
blood pledge cards given by the
dancers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Service staff Correspondent

Biggest lauRn In hollywood
these yaWnings is when an
emaciated character wearing a
big bow tie and bobby socks is
pushed in a wheel chair onto
the stage Of local night club,
starts to sing and then faints as
a stooge attempts to revive him
with giant hypodermic needle.
Il thought il was hilarious,
Frank Sinatra said.
We had cornered The Voice,
idol of the hobby sock set, in
quiet Hollywood restaurant
far from the autograph front.
That wild, hunted look was
gone from his eyes except that
he did look under the table be-
fore sitting down.
Sometimes" he Vince d,
"they hide under the table.
There were three of EN- in the
back seat of my station wagon
last night"
Had Sinatra heard Bob Hope
say, when frankie, Jr., was
born, that it was the first time
in history that the baby weigh
e more than the father? ST.
natra had
II hoWled," he said. Il laugh
ed for 10 minutes.
That's what we like about
Frank Sinatra. He'd rather talk
about Frank Sinatra than any,
thing else. But he has sense
of humor so keen you can for
give the guy for anything
He didn't admit it, Blu I
we're willing to bet our
collection Of Bing Crosby rec
ords that he's just as amused
over the "Sinatra craze" as the
mamas papas of group of teen
aged girls we saw waiting for
him on the steps of the RKO
studio the other day. All were
wearing identical sweaters on
which were emblazoned. in big
letters. "Sinatra Lovers"
MONEYMAKER
The "Sinatra craze" after all.
is bringing your frankie more
money than he ever dreamed
about Which is probably the
reason he now drives around
town in a station wagon. When
YOU'RE making as much money
as The Voice. you gotta have a
station wagon to cart the green
stuff TO the bank every week.
Sinstra tells you frankly that
he likes himself on the screen
very much. He has seen the
Sinatra show. Higher an d
Higher eight times. probably
will see it eight more.
"A guy couldn't have had a
better introduction" he said.
I'm the luckiest guy in the
world"
He's worried. though, about
his next film. He played him.
self in Higher and Higher"
"Tn this new picture" he
said, I'm going to play charac-
ter. with lot of dialog I'm
not Frank Sinatra any more.
I'm different guy. I gotta
get down and work. F"
The picture will be a re-writ-
ten version of Room Service. "
Sinatra will play serious =
minded playwright Just in case
his acting flops. RKO has ar
ranged for him to sing eight
songs.
MORE LAUGHS
RKO is taking no chances,
either, with letting Sinatra
carry the whole picture. There
will be Gloria dc Haven. George
Murphy. Walter Slczak and a
lot of other people. Even Muir
ply will sing in the picture,
much TO his regret. MY first
big chance to sing" means Muir
ply, land it's in a Sinatra pic
ture.' It's almost as bad, Muir
ply said. as the first time Holly
wood let him dance on the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
HOME FOR A REST

KES-BARRE, Pa. - Pfc.
Joseph Lewandowski of the Ma
rines was unhurt in months of
fighting in the Guadalcanal cam
paign.
Home for a rest, he started
checking over his well-worn
service revolver. 1t discharged
accidentally-and blew off the
ends of two of his fingers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
SOLE-FUL PLEA

KANSAS CITY - The ration
board gladly granted Mrs. Eve
lyn Oney an extra shoe ration
stamp.
A pair she had was worn out
selling $4,000 worth of war
bonds in a clubhouse cam
paign.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
THREE THIS WEEK

WINSTED, Conn. - W h n
Mrs. Leo Plante of NeWington
gave birth TO a son, her mother
in-law. Mrs. Anais Plante of this
city, was not particularly ex-
cited about it.
It was the third time that
week she'd become grand
mother. The other grandchildren
were boys, too.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
McKEr%NY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM z. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Harry j. Fishbein OF the
Mayfair Bridge Club In New
York is one of our best purvey-
ors of good bridge hands. The
other night l asked him il there
was anything in his little black
book" for 1914. Harry said.
THE first hand in the book this
year was one on which l GER
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
ALL THE FACTS

That can prevail against III.
ALL THE FACTS
While on the subject Of China,
another volume that will prove
invaluable as a reference book
is China Handbook" (Macmil-
Ian: So. It's a massive tome,
but full OF information on the
six years of struggle that coun-
try has had with Japan, dope on
its political congress, the Kuo-
mintang; dates and data that are
handy to have around. There's
even a good map in large scale
that helps to spot towns you
have been reading of in recent
war news.
You remember Alexandra Du-
mas for his Three Musketeers.
But equally as good as piece
of descriptive literature is his
The Journal of Madame Gio-
vanni," published in English for
the first time by Liveright Pub.
fishing Corp. SO.
Story deals with travels and
loves of French woman who,
married to a merchant, travels
to New Zealand, Australia, San
Francisco, Hawaii, Tahiti, and
lot of other places. Right off
the bat she meets an Englishman
who falls madly in love with her
and pursues her throughout her
travels.
Love element is secondary TO
Dumas excellent descriptive
background on the Antipodes,
his characterizations, and gener-
al good writing.
A CRIME SPARKLER
In Kathleen Moore Knights
latest, Design in Diamonds"
(Crime Club: S2) the Dutchman
Adrien ter Brock, with share
of perspicacity denied TO states
men of the time, saw the hand
writing on the wall for Holland
early in 80 and deposited his
fortune in diamonds with Margot
Blair and her partner-in-public-
relations, Felix Norman.
Daughter Katrien ter Brock
was to claim the sparklers, come
trouble abroad, and three years
later Margot received her call
from Mexico City. That began
a round-robin of murders. inter-
twined with the secret symbols
(globally publicized--the trylon
and the perisphere) which were
to identify the proper claimant.
HNtler's henchmen. of course,
are heil-bent on getting the dia-
monds, which they-but that
would be telling.
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wreck still staggering forward
under his killing burden"
Of such determination is the
Chinese army made-and there
is no power like the japanese
that can prevail against it.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11

"TtlE ONLY GOOD JAP IS AJAP WHO'S BEEN
|C.AD SIX MONTHS" - Admiral William F Hal.
Essy. Let's remember that, and forevernore
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Girl Abducted at Airport Thanks
Fellow Victim for EASING Fears

Mercedes Platt, the young woman
kidnapped from the National Airport
on January 6, has written the other
victim of the abduction, Herman
German, airport chauffeur, that his
wink allayed her fear on the wild
ride to New York.
Two young men from Norfolk, Va
now held in New York, are charged
with entering limousine, which
was about to take Miss Platt, an in
coming passenger, to Washington
and forcing Mr.. German, the chauf-
feur, to drive them to New York by
threatening him with revolver and
a blackjack.
Mr.. German has received the fol-
lowing letter from Miss Platt in
Havana, where she works for the
naval attache at the United States
Embassy.
"It is with deep appreciation that
want to thank you for taking such
good care of me on that long, hor-
rible ride. 1t was your calmness that
helped me to keep calm. I. like you
had moments of fear, but when you
turned your head that one brief mo-
ment and gave me the wink, knew
that all was fine, and that you would
stay with me until the end.
My family and I are grateful to
you and sincerely hope you are nc
worse for the scare If I ever go to
Washington, I hope that 7 will be
able to see you and thank you per-
sonally. The two men we're certainly
picked up quickly, thanks to our FB1
and police services. Please give my
kindest regards to your mother, who
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Campaign Is Launched
For Southerner on
Democratic Ticket
~ the Associated Press.

~-N"S>'NN~>s .
Southern members of Congress
and of the Democratic National
Committee have started a cam
paign to put Southerner in second
place on ticket they now nearly
all believe will carry President
Roosevelt's name as a candidate
for reelection in November.
The groundwork for the drive
was laid at informal conferences
last week, but Senator Maybank,
Democrat, of South Carolina said
today there is as yet no agreement
on who the Southern candidate
should be.
Can't Agree on Choice.
1--WE all want to see Southerner
nominated, but we can't agree on
the man." Senator Maybank said.
From other sources it was learned
that some Southern Governors have
been taking about Gov. J. Melville
Broughton of North Carolina as a
possibility. Gov. Broughton's name
was not written on any of the ballots
cast in an Associated Press poll of
national committee members to
learn their vice presidential prefer
ences, but Gov. Ellis Arnall of
Georgia received one vote.
Speaker Rayburn. who topped the
poll with Is votes, generally is con-
ceded to be the favorite for the place
among Southern Democrats in Con-
gress.
There is some support, particularly
among Southerners in the Senate,
for War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes, a former Senator from
South Carolina, who got five votes in
the poll.
Would Defer to Roosevelt.
While the Southerners have hopes
of uniting behind strong candidate
before the Chicago convention. they
concede that Mr.. Roosevelt will have
the final choice in designating his
running mate if he decides to stand
for fourth term.
They remember that despite al
most solid support from the South
and scattered votes elsewhere, the
late William B. Bankhead of Ala
bama, then Speaker of the House,
lost the vice presidential nomipation
to Henry A Wallace who was the
Presidents choice.
Mr.. Wallace was picked for his
supposed appeal to the farm voters,
and some such consideration may
work against Southerner this time.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Moiorov Is Reported
Sofio Roid Victim

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-The Ger
man news agency DNB broadcast
dispatch today saying Mihail Ma
jorov, 90, Bulgarian politician and
publicist, former minister of in
terror, minister of war and envoy to
London and Moscow, had died of
injuries suffered during an air raid
on Sofia.
The broadcast was recorded by
the United States Foreign Broad
cast Intelligence Service.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Nuzi Press Official Seized

BERN, Switzerland, Jan. Is (P-
La Suisse reported, without confir-
nation, from the German frontier
yesterday that the German foreign
press chief, Ernst Brauweiler, had
been arrested
Evening star., 1944-01-25

II hope, has recovered from the shock.
A million thanks to you and may
you have very happy New Year"
Evening star., 1944-01-25
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Laurel outlook., 1944-07-12
''Aii Baba and the
Forty Thieves"
Added Shorts

Added Shorts
Variety, Novelty, Musical, News
Sunday shows 2:3O, Gas and 9 P. M.
Laurel outlook., 1944-07-12

Spending a week at the Barney
and Evert cabins beyond Red Lodge
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Hartley,
Margery Lou and Sandra, Mrs. c..
H. Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Evert, Mrs. Ray Finley and son
Bobbie.
A meeting of the executive board
of the l.. L. club is planned for
Friday evening at the club rooms.
Mrs. Leo Schroeder, who return
ed from Cheyenne, Wyo., was join
ed here by her husband, Private
Schroeder, who is on furlough
while being transferred from Chey-
enne, Wyo. His mother, Mrs. Louis
Schroeder of Bridgewater, N. D., is
also a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H..
McManus, parents Of Mrs. Leo
Schroeder.
Laurel outlook., 1944-07-12
4-H CLUBS

The North Laurel All Victory
club has a meeting every two weeks
on Sunday afternoon, beginning at
2.
A meeting at Donald Browns
home June II was well attended by
the club members. Following a
lively business meeting, refresh
ments were served by Donald's
mother.
On June % the members and
their families enjoyed a basket
picnic at the L. NJ. Adimi ranch on
the Clarks Fork river. Zelda and
Henry Adami are club members and
Mr.. Adami is assistant group lead
er. William Jones, Yellowstone
county agent, was a guest. The
group had a good time, with games
and races keeping all busy.
Following a routine outdoor bust
ness meeting the members projects
were viewed and inspected by the
group. 1t was n of the usual de-
tails of each meeting.
Sunday, July 9, the group and
leader, Dr. RoSSeIot, met at the
Ward home. Lottie and Ellis Ward
are members. Plans were made at
the business meeting for a scrap
and paper drive the members will
conduct. Funds derived will create
a reserve for future use or for camp
fees next summer.
Anyone wishing to help the
youngsters gather a quantity of
scrap and paper is invited to con-
tact any of the members.
Following the business meeting,
club songs were sung. Mrs. Ward
served lovely refreshments.
The club will meet July % at
Junior Sanders home. All mem
bers are urged to be present and
report on the drive.
Laurel outlook., 1944-07-12
Laurel Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Blair are
parents of a son, born Monday, July
10, at a Billings hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Grannis Wis
tied at the train in Billings Mon
Say with their daughter, Miss Ber-
nice Grannis, who was en- route
from the west coast to Hunter Col
lege, N. Y, for training in the
Waves.
Members of the Woman's Chris
nan Temperance Union, at the
meeting Monday at the home of
Mrs. G. N. Virgins, spent the af-
ternoon working on the large-size
quilt they are donating to the Red
Cross.