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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

nation is accomplishing.
That's the wrong way to
give. The dime or dollar is
well appreciated but the
donors personal interest and
sympathy in the work is OF
equal, il not greater, import
ance. 1t shows intelligent CIV
ing not just blind "kick-
ing i'm.
Those who aided the 1914 In
fantile Paralysis drive +.
and they represented every
township, hamlet, village and
city in Macomb county, should
know that IL active cases of
polio have been helped during
the year, and about a dozen
more are expected to receive
assistance within the next few
weeks Can aftermath of the re-
cent epidemic) TO make a
grand total of some "a cases.
Up to May 81, of this year,
the Macomb County Chapter,
National Infantile Paralysis
Foundation, had spent 49,
1886 on cases in this county
but between May and
Oct. 2, S2,195.35 had been
added to this substantial
amount for a grand total of
S5,353.71. One must re-
member, in reading these fig
ures, that many cases require
$500 to $500 worth of treat
ment and we see one on
the official list, still active,
with Sl,545.57 marked down
against it.
CLIMBING A POLE on Jones
street or South Gratiot as Bell
Telephone Company cable splic-
er in peacetime is a far cry
from shining up palm trees
on the Gold Coast of West At
RIGA for Uncle Sam, but the pur-
pose is the same, according to
John A. Yates, 25-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles V. Ii
tus, who is now Sergt. Yates of
an army communications con-
Struction crew John, a ST.
Mary's High School graduate, is
helping put up radio stations for
the United Nations across West
Africa, having been flown there
from the South Atlantic, via
Brazil His wife, Gertrude,
carries on Home Front service as
BelTelCo., repair clerk here.
When Elizabeth Camburn,
former MCHS teacher was
asked to address a Beta Sigma
Phi sorority meeting at Jack
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
Review Life
Terms Of
All FeIons

LANSING, Oct. 6 - up -
Every inmate of Michigan pris-
ons who has served 10 years or
more of life term, except those
committed on first degree MUIR
der charges, and are therefore
eligible for parole under the
1912 lifer law, has been ex-
amined by the state parole
board, said today.
PaScoe said the board has in
vestigated some 200 men, study
ing their previous record, their
prison record, and their present
attitude from the point of view
of finding (which men are safe
to return to the community
Paroles of 81 men, committed
for a variety of crimes, have
been processed to date, Pascoe
said.
Only those who are consider
ed first flight risks" are being
released at this time, and Pascoe
said approximately 80 of the
men who have served 10 years
or more are in this group. Rec
ords of others will be re-exam-
ined later.
Under the lifer law, effective
since Jan. 8, 1912, persons com
mitted to state prisons for life
for crimes other than first de.
gree murder are eligible for par
ole at the discretion of the
board between 1921 and 1874:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
Suppressed Artists
10 Get Day in Paris

PARIS, Oct. 6-(P)-Artists
who for racial or political rea-
sons were forbidden by the Ger
mans to show their works dur
ing the last four years enjoyed
the limelight today at the open
ing of the famous autumn salon
of art-the first big art event
since the liberation of Paris.
The salons main feature was
a display of "a pictures and five
sculptures by Pablo Picasso,
famous Spanish-born master of
the modern French school, who
today joined the Communist
party. Picasso had remained in
seclusion in Paris during the
occupation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
New Baltimore
School Safety
Club Formed

A Safety Club has been or
ganized at New Baltimore High
school under the supervision Of
H. A. Litzner, principal, it was
announced this week.
Also announced was the cleo
ton of class officers for the year
in grades seven TO II.
Senior officers are:
President, Henry Meldrum;
vice-president, Barbara Crud-
der; secretary, Shirley Heubner;
treasurer, Jim Bars; sponsor,
18th grade: President, Elaine
Cramer; vice-president, Don
Keillor; secretary, Alice Stat
ford; treasurer, Joyce Federico;
sponsor, Mr.. Litzner.
10th grade: President, Betty
Mccormick; vice-president, Jer-
ry Sullivan; secretary, Beverly
Peterson; treasurer, John Fer
guson; sponsor, Mrs. Nichols.
Ninth grade-President, May
nard Gave; vice-preSident, Rich
ard Huebner; secretary, Sylvia
Litzner; treasurer, Lawrence
Mason; sponsor, Mrs. Read.
9th grade: President, 10 10
Allard; vice-president, Allan
Hurley; secretary, Priscilla Fer
guson; treasurer, Harold Gave;
sponsor, Mrs. Dentel.
7th grade: President, Shirley
Kennedy; vicepresident, Murray
Hartshorn; secretary, Raymond
Tyska; treasurer, Arthur Walsh;
sponsor, Miss Hirschbeck.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

son the other day on the
subject, Paths of LOneli-
ness" she mentioned and used
as an illustration the case of
Leighton +. S h WI m, of
Mount Clemens, who was ia
tally stricken with polio re-
Gently and left behind
his mother, his widow and
three young children
Miss Camburn's COMFORT ing
sage was an appeal for those
who are left to carry on cour-
ageously for the sake of the
younger ones whose lives
must not be shattered.
PFC. E. ROY ACQUIRE, IS
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. AL,
guire, of 20 Maple street, is with
the quartermasters' corps ir
France. and writes home
the most interesting letters
about the NaziS' stubborn resist.
ance, and the fun of eating cap.
tured German army foods as e
change from the regulation G.. l
diet. He composed a swell
poem too, and enclosed it in this
letter and were it not for
our policy on poems we would
have been overjoyed to publish
it.
Orchids Eyes, and roses toO)
to Paul Weiss, of the Mount
Clemens Greenhouses, for his
splendid gesture toward the
American Red Cross and the
AAF at Selfridge Field. Each
week generous quantity of
PauPs choicest roses find their
way to the county Red Cross
chapter office, 100 Cass ave-
nue., and Selfridge Field Hos
pital where they are well
appreciated. Miss Bea-
trice Westlake says that Paul
should know of the ancient
Chinese proverbs: THE hand
that gives flowers retains some
of their fragrance"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
IT'S Mm the sOay
By D. A.
By D.. A.

We wonder how many people who generously contributed
the January nfone Paralysis campaign reozed thot the
dollars and dimes they gave OF that time land probably forgot
all about since them have been doing great work Of
mercy during the past six months as any record.
Too often do contribute to organization sort Of
civic duty . because we're asked and can't soy no . .
ond from hot time give THOUGHT whot do
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
Teacher Hurt
AsCarsLotk
Unusual Mishop
Injuries Uticon

UTICA-Elizabeth NJ. Hoynac,
teacher of the Utica High School,
suffered a badly lacerated hand
in a peculiar accident this week
In company with another Utica
teacher, Louise Nolan, they
stopped their automobile to as
Sist a fellow motorist whose car
had stalled. The machines lock-
ed and in helping separate them
Miss Hoynac's hand was injured
The largest Freshman class
in the history of Utica High
School has an enrolment of 1903
The first fire drill of the
school year is being held on Fri
day.
The Seniors are holding a
dance in the high school gym
Friday evening.
In the first football game oil
the season on last Friday, Busch
of Center Line defeated Utica
by a score Of 1876. Other game:
scheduled are: Oct. 6 Madison
here; Oct. IL Lake Shore here
Oct. 20 Eastland at Eastland
Oct. 81 Lake Orion at Lake Or
ion; Nov. 3 Lakeview here; Nov
10 South Lake there.
Dorothy Holster is organizing
a Glee club.
About IL fifty pound sacks o.
milkweed pods have been gath
cred so far by the Girl Scouts
and Cub Scouts, They will bt
shipped to the Petoskey Fibre
Co. for processing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

aid on planning costs was not
allowable for them. The Drain
Office, in addition to other ex-
pense on the jobs, has hired
craftsman, with the presump-
ton that this preliminary costs
would be underwritten by the
state commission.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
Fruit CropS

In a normal average year the
United States produces 10000
900 bushels of peaches, 100000
600 bushels of pears, and 49,
100000 bushels of apples.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

to establish the dates Of many
ancient historical events down
to the very day and minute they.
occurred.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06
Helped by Eclipses

The recording of solar eclipses
by ancient writer's has made 1t
possible for modern astronomers
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

THE TWELFTH LUTHERAN HOUR season will commence Sun
day network of 242 radio stations and $50 transcription
stations with broadcast Walter A. Maier above professor
of the Old Testament Concorda Theological Seminary ST
Louis who of absence from the college aid the
radio The broadcast originally made from
the Midwest During the Eleventh Season than
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

you ever dream ten years ago that to-
day you would pull up to the curb and
offer ride to a stranger? That you
would have bundle of salvaged paper
ready when the Boy Scouts called?
That you would walk home with awk-
ward packages because your dealers
have difficulty making deliveries?
When you aid your neighbor, you aid
your country. Isn't it surprising how
many things one person can do to help
win the war?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

Utica public schools will be
closed on Thursday and Friday,
Oct. IL and 10, so that members
of the faculty may attend the
sessions of the Michigan Educa-
tional Association in Detroit on
those days.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

With the help of the neighbors, many
little red schoolhouse was built. That
readiness to help the folks down the
road and the family across the square
was the strength of our early America,
the foundation for our democracy. Be-
cause Of it, we have a greater heritage
to defend than any other people on
Earth.
In these wartime days, the spirit Of
neighborliness so characteristic of our
people is again paying dividends. Did
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

Bueford Webb, of the Mer-
chant Marine, was home on A.
hour,leave the first of the week.
Hubert Watts of Van Dyke
road has joined the Marines.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-06

Busch produces materials which
Rubber Aluminium Medicines Complex vtamns Hospital
Baby Foods Bread and other Bakery products
Batteries Paper Soap Textles-to q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
TRUK RAIDS NEXT

WASHINGTON. Feb : ms
American conquest Of Kwalaleir
atoll today foreShadowed early
lightning Sea-air blows against
enemy positions in the Kuriles
and Truk
Paramuehiru has been attacked
by long range bombers from
American bases in The Aleutians
and America { Pacific feet is ap-
preaching the size which should
permit raids on this bastion and
virtually every enemy stronghold
from The north Pacific 10 Singa
pore.
on the basis of shipyard con-
Struction reports America now
should have a least a dozen first
Inc aircraft carriers and nearly
two dozen powerful battleshipS in
addition 10 hundreds OF destroycrs
and cruisers
Tokyo radio i'm recent weeks has
been warning rs listeners they
could expect sea and air blows
against the home islands in the
near future.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
YaIlkS Dominate
Marshall AiOIIS
By CLINTON GREEN

still unchaenged by Japanese feet force drove
today through The Kwa laen atol ses in hopping M
operations seal United States control of the heart of
Iauans Marshall Islands
Nearly complete American occupation of the S0mlle
kWa jaen ato announced by Adm. Nimltz upon the
capture of three additional isles
Marines and Seventh Division infantry veterans of
Alaskan campaigns struck nnrtbward and seized tHgeFwe
Bge and Eer islands after overrnnng the main island of
Kwalaen site of vital air which the seabecs already
are res0nduonHg
Gugegwc Bgej and Eller. forming the southern flank
of the channel leading into 655me square kWalalein
lagoon for America an excellent anchorage for war
ships and supply vessels
Several other undeended Islands were occupied giving
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Action Looms
To Simplify Tax

WASHINGTON. Feb. I INS)-
Rep Robert l.. Doughton ID Of
North Carolina. chairman Of the
House ways and means committee
said today the committee prob
ably would start work this week
on A program for slmpliticaton OF
individual income taxes
DOughton expects 10 call up the
conference report on the now tax
bill in the House today. Approval
by the House and Senate Will send
the bill to President Roosevelt.
II is generally admitted that
the President does not like the
bill. which would yield gross reve-
nue. Of 50 3150OO,O00 year. a lit
tie more than one-fifth the
amount Mr. Roosevelt asked. Con-
gressional leaders believe he will
not veto the measure, although il
would freeze the old age pension
pay roll tax al the present level
through 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Please Excuse
Nszi Guns Shell Ancient
Monastery in Italy
IAhFS y ROPER

ALLIED COMMAND POST ~
RAPIDO VALLEY, Feb. Z OUP)
Stray artillery Which
Americans tillerNmen said were
German. toGap-lhAiitt- t tiAtAA historic
Benedlctipe Monastery overlook
ing Casino
/ saw z shell hit-tlhae monastery.
squarely. smashing through the
Eighth Century structure which
was the birthplace IF the Bene-
dictine order. Later another shell
smashed INTO a corner Of the
monastery sending up huge dust
clouds.
American officers told me the
building was hit several times
late yesterday by German ar
tilleryTnen who actually were
aiming over the monastery al
American troops. but accident
ally fired Shorts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
9Th Army Beats Off
NaZi COunferatfackS
Continued from Page one)

in which II was claimed that
-Aazl-tFeePs- SD A. he-'-feff4+tt-ii--t't
the hridgehead had repelled AL
lied attempts to relieve SOME Of
their forces encirCled north Of
Aprllia, and that a ring around
The repeatedly trapped Allied
units had heen- drawn tiGhler-
The enemy claim was UnSUD-
Stimulated In Aliied- quarters }
Allied fighter planes main
tanned constant patrols over the
beachhead in support Of the Amer
lean and British troops combat
ing the counter assaults by rein
forced Nazi uunrs, including the
Reichsfuehrer elite guard bfi
gade.
Light hombers attacked Ger
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
JALUIT BOMBED

As the carrier planes were
carrying out the second straight
raid on Eniwetok. other craft of
the Seventh Air Force bombed
and strafed Jaluit Island
Liberators and MitchellS tore
INTO Votes ground installations,
fgnitInG large fires. ON Maloelap
the specified targets were the air
drome, gun emplacementS and
ground facilities. No fighter
opposition was encountered. and
all planes returned safely
Naval bombers Friday bombed
L anG and Taroa islands
Ugelang, the western most atoll
Of the MarshauS. is on the eastern
outer fringe Of the CarolineS
The aerial blows against Wotie.
Jahlt Maloelap and other atollS
IN the MarShallS presumably were
co-ordinated with devastating
naval commandments from numer-
Gus American battleShips.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Warren Loses
GOniraei Goal

WASHINGTON Feb Z ms
Comptroller General Warren APP
peared toiay IN have lost his i1Eht
for veto power over var contract
cptflpn,onfS
The House military affairs COM
mittee. before which Warren and
UnarrSeCretary Of War Patterson
engaged IN a verbal duel recently.
is expected 10 meet tomorrow 10
complete action. but. II was
learned il already has voted, l3 10
S, against giving Warren the right
of final approval Of terminated war
contracts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Peace i'm 1915
Predicts Nazis Out in "a
Japs Next Year

NEW YORK, Feb 7 GNS)-
Germany Will quit by the Fourth
Of July and Japan VIII throw in
the sponge the next summer pre-
diets Dr. Ping-Chuan Chen. prcsi-
dent Of Canton University and
bank supervisor Of China. who
has lust flown 10 the United
States from Chungking
Japan will be caught in a
pincers. said Or. Chen. One prong
viii strike Tokyo from China with
Shanghai as the probable lump
off simultaneously he believes,
a tremendous Air and sea armada
will Int the Philippines from the
south and southwest Pacific
II viii require 20 10 80 years
10 build the new China, and
American money will have to do
it, Or. Chen said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
RaEDauH
Blazing
After EGaiGl

~ X fiit1i= 'T5ryy-
Guinea, Feb. z GNSl - Allied
homhcls Vl.c officially disclosed
today 20 have rekn5lcj fires At
battered Rabaai against weak Jap
resistance
-Four Of the ln'ercep'ng Japs-
ueee artraG that included "A new
tyne ot Ztro fighter, in A single.
cnGlnc rallal -tA!ne =a.aHe-Agele
-Si4e4t- eitss4 49, ttoof the Atficd
planes failed 10 return
Both the Nanakanau and Tobera
airdromeS were plaslcred by two
and foU motored homherS. which
reklndled smouldefing hlazcs from
former raids.
I'm another daylight attack on
New Britain west coast. l67
tons O, explosives we've unlnaded
u-LLc--I4l l--lG-e ~ t--f44-4
perSal areas az Cane IloskInS
Museum and kaIrIru islands near
much bombed Wevak IN New
Guinea were plasteiqd by twin
molofed MttcheitS t17r ser We to
07tftH-ruT CnCny SUD sank i've
haLEeS-- knocked ..-4e4444- -stiif- Be-
STtTOHS OUT al action and de-
Stroyed or damaged TWO float
UTner NTlied air units bombed
japanese alEdLnLnGs- On tho Rnchnn
Islands north of Australia IN the
SolomonS and on Timor Island.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
MYSTERY CALL

Authorities also were inveSti-
eating a mysterious telephone call
that was made from Mrs Will
Hams room between I and 6 p. m.
on The day of the murder Il was
made 10 an obscure North Side
tavern at time Mrs Williams
and her daughter, Mrs Patricia
GoodhodX- presumably We're a. a
hairdreSscr'S.
Police theoriZed that Mrs NIL
liamS. assassin might already have
been in the room AT that time and
Made- HE CaII-Tbo- ca4-Nas enc
Of loo calls 10 and from Mrs Will
iamS room on which inveStiga-
tors are checking
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
EVen|nhdbiitdnts
Kept From Town

TORICELLA, Italy, Feb :
UP) This picturesque town
a1np Acknowledgements rt-5ss- 4 = +s,4-+-
eton village today-closed even 10
It's own inhabitants The Germans
have been here and they left oniy
deSolation and death
British troops did not find a
single living resident OF he
towns 5000 population. After
Smelling denlolitlonS4 the only IN
damaged houses in the town were
those the German rcaT guard mad
occupied and had not found time
10 blast or burn
1t. Walter r. Goodman. Dallas
Tex. an ANG "spearhead - took
one look with the mayor and con-
nrmed the order closing the town
because of lack Of housing and
food.
Order War Stamps delivered
IN your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Bomber Blasts
Against French
Coast Multiply

LONDON, Feb. 7 QNsi-
Further air blows against Adolf
IIitler's oft-pummeled European
fortress were indicated today
when radio stations in both Ber-
lin and Paris repeatedly shut
down without explanation.
Radio silence came in the wake
of a report by the authoritative
British Press Association that
Raj heavy bombers had crossed
the southeast coast last night in
the direction of France.
American bombcrS smashed the
invasion coast i'm series Of tell
ing blows yesterday.
Seventeen German aircraf I
we're shot down over France
Yesterday by American planes. II
of which were missing after the
days operations.
Nazi installations, operational
facilities and airfelds i'm the Pas
he Calais area. EVereau, F-au1Ville,
st. Andre de lEure, Caen,
Chateau Dun and 81 Aubin. were
plaStered by an American heavy
bomber escorted by L. S. and
British fighters
FortreSScs and Liberators par
ticipatcd. Some formations en-
cnuntered as many As 40 German
planes, but opposition generally
was weak.
The big bomherS shot down
four Of the German fighter planes
while Allied fighters accounted
for Is more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
JAPS CLAIM S1NKINGS

Johnston talked with many
japanese prisoners Who had not
eaten in four days nor slept in
a week because Of the fury of
the American bombardment.
Tokyo broadcaStS heard in
New York claimed that IN
tense fighting was still raging
Yesterday on Kwalalein Island
and said two American de-
StroyerS and a cruiser had been
sunk. another destroyer and a
cruiser SCI afire.)
Adm Nlmitz disclosed thai
-arrier-baSed planes plaStereC
lap installations on Enwetol
atoll for the second successive
day Saturday Enlwetok lies only
$50 miles from Truk. Japan.
great naval base in the CarolineS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Officer Delivers
His Sixth Baby

CHICAGO. Feb 7 OrP) - II
Pstrolman James "Stork O'Nal-
ley ever gets tired of being a cop.
he can always take up obstetrics.
Summoned last night 10 take
Mrs Tony be Leo 10 The hospital
O'Malley found 10 was TOO late so
he offiClated AZ the birth of a hoy.
As nice job as I've ever
seen" On Roy Greening told
him 1T won't be necessary To
take Mrs, De Leo TO the hospital
al all.
II was Q MalleNs sixth delivery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Nazis Killed; 100 Poles Die

NEW YORK Feb. 7 GNSl -
The British radio announced that
Mai Gen Kutschera German
commandant Of Warsaw and sew
eral other NazIs had been killed
by a bomb Tuesday. The Nazis
IN reprisal executed 100 Polish
hostages
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Mill
AirfieId
Blasted
BY PAUL BEAM

Representing Combined American Press
ADVANCED FIGHTER BASE.
SEVENTH AAF. CENTRAL Pa
ClFIC, Jan. 81 Delayed (INS)
The Seventh Army Air Force,
in a strike co-ordinated with the
invasion of kwajalein atoll,
bombed Mill airfield today and
made IT impractical for the Japa-
neSc 10 move planes there from
battered fields north of the Mar
Shalls.
A DIVE bomber squadron led by
Mai Leonard T., Ramsey. Larch-
mont, Y. blasted the Mill rum
WAYS MitA-bomhS ranging from
100 TO 1000 Founders.
FIELD USELESS TO JAPs
Fighter planes also carried
bombs TO Mill. approximately 100
miles southeast of kwa1alein's
southern tip. and returning pilots
said the field is entirely inoper-
alive AS the result.
One dive bomber pilot. Ii. Wall
ter Beneke. Orange. Tex. few
back 10 this base from the Mill
raid battling flames from explod.
ing gasoline tanks all the way.
we caught 20-mm. ex-
plaSiHe= Incur leit=wipg tank
and il exploded i'm fame" he
related. at soon burned into
another tank and bIaZed all the
way back.
READY TO BAIL OUT
II thought we would have 10
bail out and I ordered Gunner
S/Sgt. Edgar ". Ralston, Okla-
homa City, TO prepare To sbsn-
don plane. However, nv skid
ding the plane we managed To
keep the fame out Of the cock
pit"
RalSton said
Those were the sadde~t
words I'd ever heard when the
pilot said prepare To leave the
ship. And when he told me on
the interphone. stay In the
ship, II looks like papa will get
YOU home. very pleasant feel
ing Went all through me"