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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Nv JOHN EASTMAN

NEW- YORK Feb. s ms -
Practically every sports expert
i'm the country VITO has flair
for figures will concede that
basketball is the beSt-attended
-H4d Aest wideiy-PlaEed game az
The nation. The attendance and
player participation figures for
t4e-caHFt- game are aStroHomi-
cal
ON the surface. This would
make If appear that basketball
ranks on a par with baseball
or football with the American
public. But II doesn't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
WING SCORERS CLIMB

Recent SCORING rampageS are
boosting some " the Red Wings
up nm The league SCOTlng race +.
Joe CarVeth. who is setting the
club pace with IS. as against 10
for Carl LiScombe, now ranks
sixth incidentally, the Car
veths are still bordering over
names for their new Girl twins,
born Saturday CaTVeth says
his twins give the Wings another
league record
DeUOiteTS who wonder why the
Toronto Maple Leafs missed Bill
Quackenbush. Wings star de-
fenSeman. would understand how
It was possible just by a glance
az the schedule of hockey prac-
tees on a weekday at Maple Leaf
Gardens -. AS. many as 30 teams
of youngsters practicing And
there are three big Kinks catering
10 league play Thousands of
kids to look over -. That's why
Carson Cooper. Detroit scout
spends so much time in Toronto
lie Eesents suggestions It's
because of the comfortable chairs
IN the ROYAL York lobby.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
BY HAROLD kAHL

T. & 3 w4ll be determined 20
end Creme ff'rorffbty Recreation :
long reign as leader when the
-rHnnerHp sand pacemaker in The
Detroit Times AIl-Star Classic
clash inr-the- fifth -tine-thlS sea-
son in tonight'S top bowling match
at Wurm 5 Recreation.
To take command r. & r must
win all three games as two viii
leave ~ one short. George BTy-
ants kcglcrs not only are con-
fident of a sweep but predict II
will happen. If il docs il will he
the first time this season r. & 3.
has gained The decision over
ChCnC-T rOmblV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
SINKS To OBLIVION

Basketball ranks FIRST in this
country only as the nation
No. ! sports paradox II Is
game which is supported at the
turnSfilCS but is fTiendlCSS IN
the popularity polls
Basketball has produced
host OF stars, bat as fast as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Scratches
~ nited Press
MIAI.L-AII

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1J1ALEAH
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FAfR GROUNDS
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$500 Wf+r RNoi Route Merr,
r.
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Darby Di.man. ErtnraU victory
f.F. et.r
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TarfH Ua.s q uIrf.t
F.ttr Race Historic
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Heffner 80 Today

Don Heffner. new Tiger in
fielder. celebrated his 33d birth
DAY to-day Den was born ~
Rouzerville. Pa. bat now re-
sides in Arcadia, Cal. Jose
Basora. the fighter who viii
tsuEie wIti1 tpu WadSwortfT IT
Olympia Feb. is. turned 26 to-
day -. Tie was born in Puerto
Rico Maurice Tillett. the
French Angel OF the wrestling
ring, put on n baseball uniform
and acted the part of lou
NoVikoff. the Mad Russian" -
al the annual Chicago baseball
writer's dinner and stole the
show Ii. Bob SagCau. for
mer Notre Dame hallback. has
received an air medal for hero
ism in a dive-bombing mission
in the South Pacific area.
viii Walls. veteran Of the
New York Giants, is en- route
TO Pensacola. Fla. where he
makes his movie debut in the
cast OF M-G-M'S Thirty Sec
ondS over Tokyo" but no mat
ter how good he happens TO be
before the camera he says he
expects 10 return 10 football in
the fall Mike Collins. now
so who promoted the Dempsey
Gibbons bout al Shelby Mont,
hack in 1923. is personnel man
aCer Of the Walter Butler ship
yards in Superior and Duluth
Recently the u. s Mari
time service cited his depart
ment as The best Of 3l2 ship
Yards in the United States in
mastering the problem Of absen-
tepiSn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
TIE FOR THIRD BROKEN

Agnes EkStrom'S Enterprise
broke its tie with Mt. Elliott Rec.
for third by banking Argyle 2626
to 2497, Lois Hoffman showing
20s IN 57l. Palmer Park Rec.
dropped MI. Elliott TO sixth place
with thrce-poutCr, 26l5 10 DAB.
Joan Lau tipped sal LaMeasure
moved into fourth by taking three
from ParlSclean.
High scoring honors went 20
Sally Collins of Demery'S with
190-20S-209 for COZ and Nonda
Keefer Of Re-No with ST.
HERE AND THERE - jane
McQmllan came through with
new all-time high series whom mo
tumblcd 2l2-22l-25l Tor $50 n the
5-year-old Silver MERCER loop
Bliss Manchcstcr'S 629 was former
tops
Art Hartsir's 2i3 and Floyd
Roberts 619 stood out AZ Fourth
Precinct maintained ITS lead over
Administration in the Detroit Po-
lice whore No. rs l01S is a new
high Index broke ITS dead
lock with VirCc's m Johnny Mil
let's House by sweeping Union as
its rival dropped two 10 DAG.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Yankee Third Baseman:

Billy ] o h n $ n. American
Leagues top rookie last season,
takes his pre-Induction army
physical in Georgia Has chronic
sinus ailment which may cause
him 10 be rejected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Kinney Cuts VernOrS
Lead ID Single aGaRHse

Penoh~cots CHl Parsons 619 and
Barney Doyics 255 featuring
Don Mculcnberg rolled PSI and
Joe Costa 256 in The GrandmOnt
House Al Bowdcn 255 and
Joe Miller pa I'M The Crc~i $50
HIda kirsch 232 IN SO and
Marie Huntington pa M 575 in
the Bughtmoor Mixed Elsie
WatkInSon 2O2 I'M the BrI-himoor
Ladies Other league highs
Carlo CHpni Cadillac 600 House. ga.
Hai Eathsun Argyle s25 House 1is -.
RoF Andrews Palm Beach IIuor -ti'
Henry Manager Ford tourlF. tor,Iueu.
pa and Ola Walter Ei.1e Gft Vrgu
Keller f17 Palm Bct,H Sennr Walton
Nrrks Ford office ea} prank Parks
2 and Art Swanson tn3. Teauafers
James Cameron. Jolly FHty co., Gror.,
ife. Detroit Flke $40 Cnet cave
Er-n'mo1r House. 225 Charles Rauaut
Twentieth Century House. 4ia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08

they rose 20 public prominence,
they slipped back into the OBJ
lIVon from which they came.
Wherever there is room for
a court lor enough players 10
provide two teams. basketball
IL niaYrc.- with thu- result that
30 million people are handling
a bah I'M court play every year
Bat when % comes Ia voting for
favoutc sports or teams or
stars. the public leaves basket
bah far behind
Sports stars VINO have gone
abroad 10 entertain our fighting
men report that. IN their in-.
formal quizzcS on athletics, the
vast bulk of queries deal WITH
baseball, football. boxing and
the stars of these games.
SUPPORT FAMED NAMES
The fighters throw the sup
port of their sentiments behind
such mon as Ruth. Cobb, DCmp-
ScN Grange and Thorpe, or such
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Argentine Poloists:

To send 35-goal team TO North
America in April to play against
Mexico and United States. accord
inc TO Mexican officials. Cecil
Smith repeatedly will head Ameri-
can team.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08

pIayerS IhoTe rs pltcnle.rS'
Including the ace. f'Turtt tft1pt
Sewell Vincent DiMaggio.
who is the only one of the
three brothers who may be
playing big league ball this
year. also is listed Joe Di-
Maggie and Dominlck- DlMaG-
gio. Of the Yankees and Red
SoX respectively. arc in service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Skating in Some Places

There is skating on the Rouge
Kinks and al Palmer Park today
and at some Of the ncighborhood
Kinks the department of parks
and recreation reports
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08

fans sin &c
they play Il
five ga mn q
pT F7S0T'
2 y hih ltiop
series with
the Tigers at
vans iAe
NiuuC1p and
IN Detroit
The PITTS
burCh list IN
ciudcS Z h r
names of 30
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE

VII q NUlt y
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE
That this purely American
sport, which has flourished
since 1891. could produce so
little in the way OF voting sup
port is almost beyond belief.
But. incredible as IT may sound
10 the 10000, 000-odd basketball
enthusiasts over the nation.
there were three times as many
track stars listed in the popu-
larlty poll as there were court
favoriteS. and twice as many
tennis figures.
As a browning insult to the
court game, marbles matches,
intercollegiate billiards, gym
naStics and weight lifting all
have their place in the 1914
edition of the world almanac,
but basketball is completely
ignored. l might. Of course,
have been the paper shortage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
WINGS STOP BoDNAR

Gus Bodnar, the Maple Leafs
candidate for the Calder Cup,
hasn't scored a goal against De-
troit in the nine games this
season 49,. Don Webster the Leaf
forward who was carried hncon-
Scious from The ice i'm the last
minute of Sundays Toronto-Dc-
trolt game IS rIsking his life
every time he goes out without a
headgear That's the word
from Or. c. L. Tomsu, Detroit
club physician. and trainer Tim
DAILY of Toronto According TO
DAILY. Webster suffered a frac-
tured skull last season and il
hasn't knit properly He went
out instantly when his head hit
the ice here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
CHENE THE WINNER

The rival clubs have met IN
four matches this season and each
time Chene-l rombly was the WIN
rer. TWO TO one. twice in the
Classic. once in the Greater De-
trolt and another time in a char
Ity series. While Chene-Trombly
has not been running any too
smoothly Of late. Capt Joe PauuS
fees his team will continue its
spell over T.. & p 10 hold the top
slot
Meanwhile. Joe Norris Stroh. a
game behind F.. & r and only
three out Of first. catches a worthy
zoe In J T. Berger. a team IT beat
twice the first round The same
two teams will meet for the state
match game championship some
weeks hence and Stroh should
repeat. il not co all the way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08

reached Gotkin. who is one of
the finest players ever 10 step
on a court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
PARISCLEAN MUST STTP

Parisclcan viii have Ia step
against Pepsi-Cola TO prevent
Fife q heavy favorite over TNven-
ticth Century from moving ahead
! should be SackmanS over kra-
kCW MincraliteS over Detroit
GaSket, and Palm Beach over
Deluxe ID. M the other matches
IN the Individual averages John
CrimminS still heads the list with
202 rs. Fred Wolf rs second with
9S33 Only. small amount Of
pins parate the next four
PauluS has 1871, Chef Bukow>ki
1874. Fred Breckle 1918 and
Joe Norris 1875 Norris is the
defending champion and Will bear
from here onln.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Wants Minor League

TOT WAfpT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
Hockey Standings
NATIONAL IEACTJ
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Nt~TERN DtNI~iON

HtSbN'> "Nht
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Senate Passes
Anti-PetriIIo Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is tUP)'
The Senate has passed and sent
10 the House a bill by Senator
Vandenberg (R) of Michigan,
which would prevent interference
with -breadcasts of cultural pro-
grams by educational institutions.
The bill, directed at President
James c. Petrillo of the American
Federation of Musicians, was an
outgrowth of an incident several
years ago when Pctrillo'S union
stopped a broadcast by the chill
dren's orchestra at Interlochen,
Mich.
The bill makes il unlawful to
"conspire' TO stop such broad
cast or TO interfere with prepa-
rations for it, providing the broad
cast Is carried. free OF charge as
an educational service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Stain ExHes
Balkan Jews
sr.s,.l .. rHI prraoII INNS

NEW YORK. Dec. Instead
Of liberating minority groups in
the Balkans, Stains military and
political agents arc exiting them
10 Siberia and dISreGardnG re-
quests for the restoration OF prop
erty.
That charge was made today by
Leon Dennon. representative OF
the international rescue and relief
committee. who has Just returned
from a nine-month stay in Turkey
and the Middle East.
Dennen reported that the relief
situation was acute and Allied
pickering over food distribution
was provoking a famine in the
Balkans.
The author and former news
paperman declined 10 discuss poll
tics, SAVING that he was sent on a
relief mission. but indicated that
the Communists were playing a
game Of MarXiSt imperialism in
the Balkans.
"The situation Of ROmsnian
JewS-that IL. of the 100000
who survived--is critical" Den
nen said.
Thousands OF BesSarabian
and Bukowina Jews who have
been repatTiated from Trsnsnis-
triA and are regarded by Soviet
authorities as Russian citizens.
are now being deported to ST.
beria."
When asked If this deportation
did not conflict with Russia's
never proven claim that she was
the workers fathertand and the
"hsVen of the oppressed" Dennen
answered.:
II didn't 60 into Russians mo-
tiveS, but the Romanian Jews
were certainly puzzled and be-
wildered."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Gas Pump ExpIodes,
Workman Is Killed

Arthur F. Matties. As. of 14o51
Fielding. was killed early today
when a gas compressor pump,
which he was attempting to start,
exploded at the Bird Gas Corp,
1880 Evergreen. where he was
employed.
A fragment Of steel from one
Of the compressor pipes pierced
Matties' brain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
Parole Is Granted
To Detroit Slayer
Times siaff Correspondent

LANSING, Dec. 15-Clarence
Warren, AZ, of Detroit, sentenced
10 life for the murder Of his sister,
in-law. has been paroled from
Marquette Prison. the state parole
board announced today.
Warren was sentenced in Nov,
1899, by the late Recorders Judge
Arthur Fitzpatrick. His parole was
approved by Recorders Judge
Gordon and Prosecutor Bowling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16
i. 5. Asked 10 Back
Cancer Research

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (UP)
"A federally sponsored long term
program 10 provide facilities for
research into the cause and cure
of cancer. beginning with a con-
gressional appropriation of s.. 900, :
600, is being advocated by Or. f.
v. Cowdry, ST. Louis research
scientist.
cowdry told Senate sttb-
committee that cancer now takes
a toll of f63, 400 recorded deaths
annually. Incidence of the disease,
he added, is on the increase.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troIt Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Churches to Mark
the New Year in
Special Services

Formal religious services ush-
ering in the Christian New Year
will be observed in most Mount
Clemens churches on Monday,
following the usual Sunday
services. The tWo-day spiritual
observance of the feast will Of
fer an appropriate close TO the
Christmas season and a fitting
start TO a New Year destined to
men much to a world at war.
The richer pageantry and
choral music of Christmas serv-
ices will be set aside this week
end for a more serious note in
the makeup Of religious serv-
ices. No special anthems or
tableaux will mark New Years
Day services, although candle
light ceremonies will mark sew
eral Of the traditional Watch
Night programs.
Program of Protestant
churches are fully outlined in
notices on today's Church Page,
See NEW YEAR-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Order Slash
in Phone Rates
Stote Demands
ga Million Cut

LANSING, Dec. % - (F) -
The State Public Service Com
mission today ordered the Mich
igan Bell Telephone Company to
reduce its bills to customers So
100000 to reduce its Federal
Excess Profits Tax liability.
The commission gave the COM
pany the option of discounting
it's bills for the first quarter of
1945 or of making a refund to
each customer. The company was
ordered, however, to make book
entries transferring the funds
before Dec. 81.
The order affects between
100000 and 100000 customers,
the commission said. The COM
mission said it found three I'M
necessary charges in the COM
pany's rate structure: a S3,000,-
900 avoidable excess profits tax;
S250,000 in depreciation. charges,
and S250,O00 in a license contact
fee Of more than $1,000,000 due
the American Telephone n d
Telegraph Company for research
and other services.
The order leaves the company
See RATES-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Ward Stores
Near Normally
Strikers Return
Under Army Control

DETROIT, Dec. % - (P) -
Merchandising operations in the
four Detroit area Montgomery
Ward & Co. stores we're return
ing to normally today following
seizure of the stores yesterday
by the United States Army.
Returning to work were vir-
tually all the $500 employees
who began a strike at the stores
on Dec. 8 following the man.
agements refusal to comply
with War Labor Board direc-
tives affecting wages and union
security.
Meanwhile Montgomery Ward
& Co. had on file in circuit court
here a suit asking $4,000 from
four individuals and the United
Retail, Wholesale and Depart
ment Store Employees (CIO)
Union Local 1872. The suit alleges
damage TO that amount was done
See WARD-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Donates ST., 600
to Rebuild
Camp Rotary

A brighter future was opened
for Camp Rotary this week
when it was announced that
Miss Florence Chapoton, Of Mt.
Clemens, sister of the late Henry
o. Chapoton, banker, has do
mated $4,000 to the Rotary
Camp e. Training Association for
the camp reconstruction fund.
The camps principal building
was totally destroyed by fire in
October.
Announcement of the Chapo-
ton gift, made in memory of one
of the camp founders and bene-
factors, was made at Thursdays
meeting of the Rotary Club by
Clarence Barck, secretary of the
camp association, which is
headed by Stanley Peltier.
Barck made note of the fact
that other Rotary Clubs in Ma
comb County are planning 10
See CAMP-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Captains Reichman,
Reitzel to Resume
Medical Practise

Two Mount Clemens doctors
who have seen military service,
each with the rank of captain,
will resume the private prac-
tise of medicine in the city next
week.
Capt. Joseph J. Reichman,
who saw service in India and
Africa as well as in the United
States since his enlistment in
1912, will receive his honorable
administrative discharge. on Dec.
30 and will reopen his offices in
the Monitor-Leader Building on
Jan. l.
Capt Rufus Reitzel. who has
completed 10 month tour Of
duty at six different military
posts in continental United
States. will resume private prac-
tise here on Jan. 2 in his Of
fices at 1919 S. Gratiot avenue.
He has been accorded an honor
able medical discharge.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Will Clarity
Tax Problems
Deputy Collectors
Mop ltinerory

In an effort to clarity income
tax problems confronting Ma.
comb county residents deputy
collectors of Internal revenue,
from the Mount Clemens none
office, will visit virtually al
sections of the district at speci-
fled times prior to the Jan. IS
deadline, Walter L. Denning.
said today.
He said that Deputy Collector
Albert Marlett will be at the
Van Dyke Post Office building
between the hours of 8 q. m. and
4 p. m. on Jan. 5 and . and at
the East Detroit post office dur.
ing the same hours on Jan. 10.
He will likewise be ut the Utica
National Bank from 10 q. m. 70
3 p. m. on Jan. IL, II, Is and
IS.
Deputy Collector Lawrence
Priest will visit the Romeo Sew
ings Bank on Jan. 8. ., IS and
Is between the hours Of 10 q.
m. and 3 p. m. and the PENN.
sula Finance offices, In Armada,
between 9 a. m. and I p. m. on
Jan. 10. IL and IL.
Deputy Collector John Herr
will be at the New Baltimogo
post office on Jan. 3. 0 and 10
between the hours Of . q. =.
and 4 p. m. and at the Rich
mond National Bank during tn
same hours on Jan. II, ~, -
and Is. 2
In all cases the collectors vI1ll
be available for consultstloo ~
tax payers concerning sp0etlle
tax problems.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Name Burke
Polio Fund
Chairman

+. Scott Burke, well known
Richmond resident and promi-
nent in law enforcement circles
throughout the county for Is
years, has been appointed coun-
ty chairman of the 1945 finan-
clal appeal of Macomb County
Chapter, National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis.
The appointment was made
by Albert A. (Bert) Wagner, of
Mount Clemens, chairman of the
county chapter, after comforting
with other directors and Hugh
H. Neale, secretary and George
bankers, treasurer, both of
Mount Clemens.
Burke's first task, and one
which he is starting next week,
is the appointment of public
spirited citizens in each county
community to head the local ap-
peals.
The county drive chairman is
now probation officer for the
Circuit Court. He was former
police chief of Richmond, Mich,
and is a veteran of overseas
service in World War l.
The annual drive starts Jan.
IA, and county chapter officials
stress the urgent need for sue
cess this year, because funds
See POLIO-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
By HAL BOYLE

NEAR CELLES, Belgium,
Dec. % delayed )-(P)-Ev-
erywhere over this abandoned
front, which yesterday rocked
with the crashing sounds of bat
tie as an American Armored out
fit stopped Won Rundstedts
drive three miles short of the
Meuse river, lies a silence COM
pounded of cold, fog and death.
1t is a silence broken only by
the chirp of quarreling snow
birds on a forlorn bough, the
crunch of the feet of few
doughboys walking stiffly across
the glazed fields and the endless
hum of trucks moving along
slippery highways with food
and bullets for a new front.
Uttered FIELDS
The evidence of recent battle,
however, is PLAIN t9 seewthe
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Sky Armadas
Maui Germany
Defy Snow, SIeet
TO Hit Nozis

LONDON, Dec. 29-(P)-Fly-
ing Fortresses and Liberators Of
the u. S. Eighth Air Force were
over Germany shortly after noon
today, once again defying foul
weather, and Berlin report0'
that Italian-based bombers also
were attacking the Reich.
Front reports said snow, sleet
and clouds which grounded Brit
ish and American tactical air.
craft in the fighting areas yester-
day still curtailed close support
for U. S. troops smashing against
the German counteroffensive.
British Lancasters and Hall
faxes shuttled three times be-
tween Britain and the Rhine yes
terday, attacking German rail
ccnters with some 5000 tons of
incendiaries and explosives,
while 1900 Fortresses and
Liberators with 700 escorting
Fighters struck at ten other rail
centers in western Germany with
1000 tons.
The Americans lost four bomb
ers. and the"British six bombers
and one fighter. No German
fighter opposition was encount-
cred.
The Raj also sent a force Of
Mosquitoes and Lancasters far
north, the heavies against con-
voy in Oslo Ford and the Mos
quitos against Skudesneshavn
harbor on the southwest Norway
coast, where a merchant ship
VA. tKsa,y
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-29
Young Killers
Die in Chair
Fl. FIonoeon's
PIeo Ignored

WAYNESBORO, Miss. Dec.
% - (P1 - Two youthful ex-
sailors went to their deaths
calmly in the states portable
electric chair here today less
than "a hours after the founder
of Boys Town, Neb., came to
Mississippi to plead with Gov.
Thomas l.. Bailey to spare their
lives.
The youths, Joseph NJ. Lee
mon. of Maylene, Ala, and
Murice Shimniok, of Madison,
Wis, both 10, said they were
ready to die and smiled at as
sembled witnesses and officials
in the courtroom before they
were blindfolded.
They were condemned to
death in the same courtroom for
the Staying November l3, 1913,
of former sheriff Thomas S.
Boykin who had given them a
ride in his car. They were cap
See CHAlR-Page 9