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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11
Engineers
Meet Gun Fire
In Mediterranean
Sergeant From
Kalamazoo Also
With Convoy
~ JAMES 4. SANDERS
tAssocIaied Negro Press Foreign
Correspondent

SOMEWHERE IN ITALY -
CAMP Now It can he told. the
saga % baptism BY fire OF Sc Ne
gro engineers in the Mcditer-
ranean thcaicr during the infant
DAYS Of the Italian campaign. The
story Of 55-minute life and
death struggle With 2i Junkers
SIS that attacked their convoy at
mid-sea IS graphically told by
S.Sgt. Cafes r. Hollis who used
70 work for nut manufacturing
company in Detroit.
"rhe VOYAGE has hecn unevent-
full" saws SGT Hollis. until ex-
actlv s. Of that never 10 he for
gotten evening" supper over. the
mon We're lounring about the deck
OF The Liberty freighter when
general quartors sounded In
matter ~ seconds seven OF the
dive honbers swooped down of
their siarhoard side II came in
from tho port side and three
di,ed N asfern Just as quickly
the guns ~ the entire convoy
opened M and for IS minutes
American and German hurled
death az each other
SGT. John y. Goodwin Of knla-
maxoc. Mich, who used 70 play
trombone Tor iazz orchestra
there. was on submarine watch
~ the time He Jumped 20 one
~ the 20 nm anti-alrcraft guns
md manned It throughout the at
ack.
Caught IN less spectacular but
none The less hazardous role were
T.5 Fred Realty ~ Detroit. and
ia Tom Martin NJ Union. sc.
who stood nv the daliis COM
handing lifc boats MS aerial tor
pedoes fcll close enough 70 drench
them With sali spray as they fell
farmlessly hali hundred yards
wav
BarraGe Heavy
Meanwhile the other mon we're
sent below to wait for the salt
clear Down thcre in the womb
Of the ship those men joked With
each other as they waited their
call 70 relieve some pal on deck
First II William r Aschmann
white ~ Port Chester. NY who
was IN command Of 'hc army
personnel aboard stood ~ tho
loot n the stairway lcading 80
The hold and casually counted The
bomb and torpedo misses
SGT Hollis recalled The prize
laugh % MI Ono n tho Nail tor-
ncdoes fell so close that Il rocked
Tho shin rvt Robert u Smith
NJ Memphis remarked that These
damned Germans could not hii
VIC eide Of q barn with a shovel
Confidence Comes
SGT Hollis declared that az FIRST
most Of them were frightened
but after tho FIRST five minutes
an feeling Of anxiety vanished
"whcn We looked out" said SCI
Hollis. "and saw the barrare that
our mon were throwing mp We
knew that no living thing could
como through g."
zone dive bomber did come nm.
dor tho harrarc IN an aiicmpi to
skin bomb Our shin" said the cx-
nut maker. "but that was his last
effort lie had taken his plane I'm
q wide circle and came in loss
than 20 foot above the water 20
within few yards Of The ship
Too low for the 20 nm guns The
ship was perfect target until
he raised his crate 70 lot e. his
torpedo thon ono Of the cannon
caught him head-on There was
a flash. an explosion and splash
rs tho German craft rlnmmeied
into the water"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11

D q I o r g meals.
Thus II mixes
with food at
once, helping 10
eliminate I h q
poisons I h at
foster stomach
trouble. and aid
Ing the liver
and bowels 10
proper func-
lions. II you
are now suffer-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11
What Is Gillian =?

Gillian is made from the ilices o.
rs Of Natures finest heal'ngiNns
herbs, roots. and banks no na's.
chemicals. Gillian is taken snorU
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11

PAINS
MISERABLE

full. l don't have gas or liVs
trouble now and ! eat anything ana
digest It good. My stomach IS nn'.
! am truly thankful 10 this erts
medicine for helping me So much
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11

OF amazing re.
lief brought by
Gillian. after
] & suffering
fr o m stomach
liver XII duey,
and bowel all
ments due 10
Imperfect eliml-
nation. Mrs.
brown says.
Liver Was
Out OF
Order"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11

~ ,, For 3 years
Yrs. Lille Brown my stomach
was upset so bad would hloat
naa from gas. My food didn't do
me any good, a. Il soured on me.
NY liver was out OF order and I
was wa. consiipated bad. had dread
III ~, headaches that lasted for DAYS
me good Lord knows I suffered
nut-no more. have been taking
ulllan Tor a good spell now and n
certainly has fixed me up wonder
GILLIAN o.
ALL DRUG
In Detroit and Throuoho,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11


ing the torments OF bloaiing :"
pains, sickening constipation sag
ped energy, sleepless nights =,
other organic disorders. You oNsS,
TO yourself 10 try this wondeI,s,
natural" remedy. Gillian usuan.
acts within TEN MINUTES 10 w
gas pains, sourness, bloai' ."
belchinsl :,
Gillian Is recommended and soJ
by All Drug stores In Detrol' ~.
Throughout the State OF Nlehs,, =.
Help yourself 10 health. s'a n,,,' y
day by buying a bottle OF e'V -,
One bottle viii convince you.
GIlinU Medicine Co. Keith bius'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-11

INNlpiAtfiN Or 6 Room
Hne or Fiat Nc>i,iar Preferred
pelmhle Family seeking Per-
riaesm thalc Commission FIR
Satisfactory ifiion. (ali Clifford
o0ai
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Pfc. Arnold HeIIner
Wins Purple Heart
Wounded in Action
Near Luxembourg

Following within a few days
the report that his brother is
missing after action in Germany,
Pfc. Arnold (Arnie) Hellner, of
this city, has been officially re-
ported wounded in action in
Belgium, and awarded the Pur-
pie Heart medal.
Notification Of II ! n err S
wounding was received by his
wife, the former Mary DeSmith,
of "a Lafayette avenue, Mount
Clemens. "Arnie" also wrote
that he was wounded in Lux
embourg and is convalescing in
a Belgian hospital.
No further word has followed
the recent missing in action"
report on Lieut.. Francis Gran
nie) Hellner. He was attached to
the field artillery.
Another brother, Staff Sergt.
Sylvester, has an APO address
out of San Francisco.
The three brothers, formerly
prominent in Mount Clemens
sports circles, are the sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Hellner,
of IS Robertson street.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Dead Red-Head
Identified as
Enemy Alien

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. % -
p An attractive red haired
woman found dead under mys-
FERROUS circumstances in a hotel
bath,ub here Christmas Eve has
been identified by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation as an
enemy alien, Austria born Laura
Fischer.
Circumstances of her death,
however, continued 10 BATTLE the
authorities, who hunted a man
registered with her at the down
town hotel as her husband, d. J.
Stafford of Chicago.
The man left the hotel Friday
after requesting that the room
not be disturbed until Sunday
because he and his wife were
going on party" Chicago po-
lice were unable 10 find anyone
who knew Stafford. who had
given a rooming house address
in Chicago.
Detective Lieutenant William
GroSch announced the woman's
Identity last night and said il
had been established from fin
gerprlntS sent the FBI. The FBI
said the woman had registered
in New York under the Alien
Registration Act in November,
1910.
At that time, according 10 the
FBl, her address was 1918 Steb-
bins avenue, New York, and the
name Of Sam STAMPED, l49 West
36th street, New York. as the
person TO be notified. She listed
Jezierna (Zboro) Austria as her
birthplace.
The nude body was found
Sunday by a hotel maid in an
upright position in the bathtub
which contained six inches of
water. The examining coroner
said death apparently was due
to "Suffocation under water"
and was presumably a homi-
eide
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Leaking 'Alky'
Causes Car Fire

VAN DYKE - Fire caused
from a radiator hose spilling al
cohol on the motor, did approxi-
mately $50 damage to the auto
mobile Of Ernest Merritt, of 1858
Eight Mile road. Van Dyke, &C
cording to the Warren township
fire department, Wednesday
afternoon about l pm. Merritt
had driven only two doors from
his home when the fire started.
About S25 damage was caused
about Sis pm. Wednesday,
township firemen said, when a
blaze caused from an overheated
furnace damaged the roof of she
Mckay and Son construction
company at 6485 East Nine Mile
road, Van Dyke.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
poIIster Gallup
on The Carpet
Con9ressmen TO Ask
Pointed Questions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-(P)
Pollster George c. Gallup,
political trend forecastcr, went
up TO Capitol Hill today to tell
a House campaign investigating
committee how he does it-and
why.
There are a number of things
we want 10 ask him." said Chair
man Anderson (D-N NJ OF the
committee.
For example, the Gallup Poll
has five methods OF sampling
vote trends. We want 10 know
why he uses one system in one
state and another system else
where.
1--WE want TO know all the
mechanics of his operation"
Anderson said he is interested
in the fact that the Gallup Poll
underestimate President RooSe-
velts 1914 vote in IL of l3
SbdlCS llldI SdSt IllOlC lIidii mn
lion votes. There were pre-meet-
ing indications that the question
ing would turn largely on Gal
lup Poll reports for New York,
New Jersey, Maryland and Mas
sachusetts.
The chairman said Gallup Sug-
gested a private meeting with
the committe but that its rules
would not permit a closed con-
ference in this case.
Anderson said:
There are many things we
want to go into beside political
vote sampling. You know a lot
of people think public opinion
polls can be substantial value in
preparing for the postwar pc
riod.
"In view of that opinion we
are going to find out for the
Congress the exact methods used
in such polls, how the systems
are chosen, the mechanics of
poll-taking and their degree of
accuracy"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Full Employment
Up TO Congress
Wallace Feels

WASHINGTON, Dec. % Up
Holding 10 the theory that the
Federal Government is ultimate
~ responsible for full employ
ment," Vice President Wallace
looks 10 the next Congress 10
put the idea into practise.
Speaking before the Amcri-
can Statistical Association here
last night, Wallace called atten-
ton TO a drafted full employ
ment bill under consideration
by Senator Murray (M- MonN.
That measure. Wallace ex-
planned, declares it to be the
national policy 10 secure as
much employment as possible
through private enterprise and
IN addition provide for sufficient
desirable government programs
TO insure the Jobs necessary for
all who want 10 work"
The President would step up
not only budget of govern
ment expenditures but ma
tional job budget as wei. All
expenditures, public and pri-
Vate, during a forthcoming year
would be estimated. So would
the number Of jobs those ex-
penditures would provide. II the
calculated number OF jobs pro-
vided fell short Of those needed
to provide full employment, the
government would step in.
Wallace suggested that the
government aid could include
such things as assistance to bust
ness, public services for health
and education. Slum clearance
and the development Of natural
resources.
Wallace suggested "iobS for
all as the economic battle cry
of all the peoples of the world
for the next twenty years" In
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Washington

WASHINGTON, MICH.-The
DR.. Gayle E. Canter dairy farm,
located at the corner of Marine
City highway and Van Dyke
rod, Washington, where the
unique red brick octagon house
stands has been sold TO Wayne
University as an experimental
farm. This report is now con-
firmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Langtry
and family spent Christmas with
his parents in Ontario, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glea Award,
Richard and Elmer were Christ
mas dinner guests of their SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark KleinoW and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stone and
Roberta OF Romeo joined with
her father, Judson Corby, and
wife and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Corby, at family gather
ing at the Corby home Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Striber en-
tertained at family gathering
and dinner Christmas Day.
Mrs. Minnie Hartley spent the
weekend and Christmas with
her daughters and families in
Detroit.
Mrs. Ivan Ware left last week
TO join her husband at a Navy
base in California where they
will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bromley
Of Davis road will entertain her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter AL
ward and family at New Year'e
dinner.
Washington Farmers Club will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Lyons, SO Gallup avenue, Mount
Clemens, Thursday, Jan. IA.
(Turn left one block south of st.
Joseph hospitaD. Dinner at 1890
followed with business meeting
and program. Members should
bring table service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28

with the Joy Of a kindly deed.
Eleven-year- old Donald Van
lar, who lives out on the French
road, had one dream for Christ
mas. He wanted Santa
Claus to bring him a riding
horse.
The parents who read this will
understand that a riding horse is
a tall order" for Santa Claus
TO assume and they
kinda had to shake their heads
a bit when Donald kept on talk
ing about that horse before
Christmas.
But on that blessed morn
someone called young Donald to
the window of his home and told
him to LOOK" and there
was Santa Claus himself, all
dressed up in a red and white
suit, with a long beard, jogging
through the snow on the back of
as fine a riding horse as any lad
would want to own.
Donald, rushing through the
snow to the roadside, wept
tears of joy The kind OF
tears a boy isn't ashamed OF
And Santa Claus had to
kind Of mop his cheeks with a
handkerchief, too He
couldn't talk either.
Back of the scene was a story
Of real affection such as
only the beautiful feast Of
Christmas could produce :.
William c. Shoot, of Ma
comb Corners well known
farm dealer had heard
about Donald's dream of a
horse. He said nothing,
but quietly went about his
work before Christmas, until
he found a handsome riding
horse on a nearby farm
The surprise be gave Donald
was a real one.
After delivering the horse to
the happy lad, Shoot trudged
down the road to his home. {.
THAT was the happiest walk
ever had in my life" he told
US.
GRANDPARENTS come and
60, and it isn't top-notch news
when people attain this honored
state. However, today we re-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28

the economy of the future, he
predicted, the only true ma
tional deficit will be labor un-
employed"
In submitting the bill 70 the
w a Contracts Subcommittee
which he heads, Senator Murray
said It's central idea came from
James Patton, president Of the
National Farmers Union.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Tears Stall Gunner

CLEVELAND UP) Tears
still pay dividends. Jacob Stein
berg, a 53-year-old Cleveland
grocer, was 80 supposed" when
three armed men held up his
gocery store that he began to
cry. The gunner, apparently
moved by the mans tears,
walked out leaving SIS in the
cash register.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28

The inventor of shoe laces be-
came a millionaire when he put
his wits to work to find a better
method than buttons for fasten-
ing shoes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28

port the first Mount Clemens"
grandson born in England of a
local soldiers marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Pingel (already
grandparents) announce tn c
birth of son, Albert III, 10 Pfc.
and Mrs. Albert Pingel Jr., in
England. Furthermore the Eng
lish PingelS will return TO this
city when the war is over. The
mother is the former Reggie
Birch, Of Eng land, and Pingels
marriage took place there. The
local soldier-father has been
overseas three years with serv-
ice in New Guinea, Iceland, Ire
land, England and France. He
is now in the thick of the strug
gle near Germany.
Mount Clemens radio listen
ers were surprised to hear the
voice of Lieut.. q. g. Otto
Wormsbacher last Tuesday
morning over a national hook
up. The program is broad
cast over the well-known
breakfast. at Sardi's" pro-
gram during which the Serv-
icemen attending are intro
duced via the air. Worms
bacher has been aboard a mine
sweeper after having been
commissioned in 1943. The
broadcast originated in Holly
wood.
STRANGE T HIN G. S some
times happen TO our mail service
during the usual Christmas rush.
Among the Seemingly-odd items
is the fact that letter postmark-
ed Dec. 20 from the Hawaiian
Islands was received in Mount
Clemens on Dec. "a, via airmail
of course. However, another
epiStle postmarked Dec. Is from
Detroit was not delivered local
ly until Dec. 81. Still another.
A letter addressed TO Texas on
Dec. II was returned for addi-
tional postage on Dec. %. Many
other similar instances could be
cited, all due no doubt, to the
stringent manpoWer shortage and
scarcity Of trained workers.
BETTER TO BURN up
motor than lose a human life"
is the slogan of Supervisor Earl
Tallman, of Warren Township,
in respect to penny-pinching in
matters Of safety and police
work. To illustrate it, he COM
mended Warren Township Po-
lice (When speaking before the
supervisors recently for their
disregard of cost when they had
a seriously injured person in
their ambulance car headed for
Saratoga Hospital and
mechanical trouble stopped the
fabrication system. The
officers knew what il meant 20
continue their fast trip to the
hospital a burned out mo-
tor, but they didn't hesitate.
Doctors later said the fast work
undoubtedly saved that persons
life. Tallman was right!
East Detroit firemen and
all firemen for that matter
ask the general public
to refrain from shoveling
snow around fire hydrants,
where it creates a dangerous
hazard during freezing wealth
er and greatly hampers fire
men working fast to attach
their hose lines. In fact,
we'd like to suggest that a
householder who has a hy-
drant outside or near his house
keep ii clear of snow.
L. L.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
Appropriate Year

In Japan, 1913 was the 2603d
year Of their calendar, the Year
OF the Goat; 1912 was the Year
of the Horse; and, appropriately,
l94l was the Year of the Snake.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28

The common swapping turtle
lays eggs similar in size and
shape TO ping pong balls, and,
when fresh, they'll bounce.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28

The National Audubon Society
bird census shows an estimated
5000, 000,0 900 birds in the United
States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-28
N Mm the Day
By d. A.

Sure Christmas but the memory fingers in the
hearts Of thousands Of stsreyed children who made
hoppy this chdrens feost.
This little story for from being stale in the
1t will be stale as long boys and girls have
warnings for happiness and and womens hearts still beat
Evening star., 1944-07-09
Bethesda. Lower Montgomery County
Buffer Supper This Epemimg;
Farewell Dinner Is Given

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 8. Rawdon
will be hosts at buffet supper this
evening for Is guests whom they
have invited to their home for an
evenings visit with their son. 1t.
Richard Henry Rawdon and their
son-in-law, Seaman Fred Tom
Mitchell. jr., and Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs.
Mitchell, the former Miss Emily
Elizabeth Rawdon. came to be with
her parents several weeks ago while
her husband was in training and
Seaman Mitchell and 1t. Rawdon
arrived Friday to spend 10 days
here.
1t. Rawdon received his commits
sion Wednesday at Yale University.
1t. and Mrs. G. T. Marshall left
yesterday morning for Philadelphia
where 1t. Marshall has been as
signed for further duty.
Although they had been in Be-
thesda little more than a year Mrs.
Marshall has taken part in many
local activities and had been an
active member of sewing group
made up of some of her Kappa
Alpha Theta Sorority sisters in
Bethesda. For nearly three years
these young women have met at the
home of Mrs. Clement A. Parker for
lunch each Tuesday and for an hour
or two of sewing for the Red Cross.
Last Wednesday as a farewell for
1t. and Mrs. Marshall this group of
women entertained them at a dinner
party at the KenWood Club.
Guests attending the party were
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Himstead, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Eagan, 1t. Comdr
and Mrs Elmer Conklin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Vickery, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Winans, Maj. and Mrs.
Norman Mckinney and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement A. Parker.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred r. Sanderson
with their two daughters, Miss
Louise Sanderson and Miss Mary
Ann Sanderson, are at Cape May for
the week. Their older daughter,
Mrs. John Amussen and her baby
daughter Pharon, who are staying
at the Sanderson home in Kenwood
while Mrs Amussen's husband. 1t.
Amussen, is on sea duty, are also at
Cape May for the week
Mrs. Northcutt Ely Of Kenwood
and her twin sons, Northcutt and
Craigie, have gone to Berkeley
Calf, to spend the summer with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. P. Farnham
and their son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Riley, are at
their cottage at the Bay for the
Evening star., 1944-07-09

summer. Last Tuesday they invited
a group of their friends here to
their cottage for picnic luncheon
and late supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Altemus are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas De
Lashmutt In Upperville while they
are attending the Upperville Horse
Show. They took their two daugh-
ters, Shirley and Ann Altemus, with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Quinter have
ss their guests Mrs. Frank p. Green
and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wade
A. Green of Saltwater, Mimi, who
came Friday to attend the marriage
OF Mrs. Green's son to Mrs. Mar
jorie McCloskey yesterday and who
are remaining with Mr.. and Mrs.
Quinter for visit of several days.
Mrs. A. Chase Donaldson, who
managed the Victory Garden Once
until a few months ago, has gone to
Northeast. Me-, to stay throughout
the summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
son recently sold their home on
Hampden lane and when they re-
turn will be at their new residence
on Decatur place in Washington.
Mrs. Richard j. Powers, chairman
OF the Bethesda branch of the Red
Cross. Is visiting relatives in Eliza
oethtown, Tenn. through July.
Evening star., 1944-07-09
Visits Mother

Mrs. Robert Ollie Of Chevy Chasl
left yesterday to visit her mother II
Wilmington, Del.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30

tory Fleet Days, on the anniversary OF the
first Liberty ships launching. In September
1912 the choice OF the name Victory Fleet"
may have seemed almost presumptuously opti-
uaistic. Today we can see that it was more
than catchword.
Figures released by the American Merchant
Marine Institute on this years Victory Fleet
Day give pertinent testimony Of the job that
merchant shipping and its projectors have
done. More than 4,000 900 American soldiers
have been transported overseas. Each Of these
men has required from 10 to IL tons Of shipping
space for his equipment, and from one to two
tons of space each month to maintain him in
combat.
In 1943 more than 81 million tons Of cargo
left American ports. Figures for the first six
months Of this year indicate that the record
movement of cargo will be surpassed in 1914
The War Shipping Administration while
overseeing the fleets wartime performance,
has left actual MANAGEMENT and operation to
private American steamship companies The
wisdom of this, as in the parallel case Of
American railroads, is shown in the results.
Other Victory Fleet Days have honored the
builders OF ships for their remarkable job.
This year the VISA dedicated the observance
to the private steamship lines with these
words:
Without experienced, capable management
to operate man, provision and fuel our vessels
and to supervise the intricate and difficult
loading and discharge Of cargoes, the United
States could not have made Its total war effort
effective