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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08
State Hits Payment
Of Jap Medical Cost

LANSING, Mich. - U.D -
Michigan has baked at payment
of disqualification costs for in
termed Japanese moved into the
state by the War Relocation Ad-
ministration.
The issue was raised when
four japanese, moved from the
West Coast 10 Ann Arbor. Mich,
contracted tuberculosis and were
admitted TO the state sanitarium
for treatment. Va S h I e n w
kounty officials. who would nor
mally pay cost of disqualification,
refused to approve payment and
passed the question to the state
health department.
The state administrative board
has held UP payment, contend
ing the Japanese are wards Of
the War Relocation Administra-
ton.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08
Invasion Spurs
Sale Of Bonds
County's Quote
Set at $5,1o5,OOO

Spurred on by the launching
OF the invasion Of Nazi-held
Europe, which was planned as
the signal for the Fifth War
Loan drive, community leaders
of all South Macomb cities, vii
lagos and townships this week
we're arranging their battle
lines for the immediate start
of the loan drive.
Macomb County's assignment
in the S16,000,000,0OO national
appeal-the largest financial
plea in the history Of any ma
tion-is s5,l95, 900, an amount
considerably larger than the
Fourth War Loan total, which
this county we'll over subscrib-
ed.
County Chairman Ralph w.
Clark, in announcing immediate
start of the war bond campaign
Wednesday, urged all commun-
ity chairmen, who are the same
as in the Fourth War Loan, to
get committees and canvassers
working Immediately.
Roseyille Chairman j. Russell
LaBarge announced Wednesday
THAT the Blue Star Mothers, V.
7. w, Auxiliary and Metropoli-
tan Club of that community
have volunteered TO back the
,,rive, and the Metropolitan
group Will sponsor at booth or
bond tent at Utica road and
Gratiot For the time being,
bond sales will be conducted at
the Post Office. The commun-
ity's quota is S330,200.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08

One hundred and forty thous-
and acres of timber in LeFlere
county is included in the Qua
chita National Park.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08

Most OF Americas rubber Is
actually stored in the nations
garages-over a million tons of
il.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08

O NJ A II A, Neb. - U.P -
SPEBSQSA is the diminutive
form Of the name of Nebraska
organization. 1t stands for So
ciety for the Preservation and
encouragement Of Barber Shop
Quartet Singing in America. and
is an ofshoot of Ak-Sar-Ben. a
state service organization.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08
SUPER Markets

and bakeries And they marketed In a direct "bee-
line" route from producer-to.you Thus. many expenses
of handling and transportation cut from their
and the savings are shared with you.
For good eating and savings millions agree
Its time to turn to APP"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08

APPS ability 10 give consumers exceptional value for
their money is the KEY secret of A&Ps growth from
single tea store" TO Grocer TO a Nation
APP does endless things TO bring ts customers
and better food for their grocery dollars. To
ton but many of the good things to eat your APP
offers made in its factories plants canneries
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

He asked me to keep it as possible proof of
spirit communication.
Let us make a solemn pact" declared Thurs
ton. that after my death, you will watch this
endeavor to cooperate from the other side by
ing the statue TO break the glass and throw itself
upon the floor"
To prove my sincerity I have invited spirit
mediums 10 sit with me in my quest, and on other
occasions l have arranged SeanceS where nave
sought any sort of manifestation of Thurston's
presence from messages TO materialiZatipn, but
always without result.
Harry Houdini made similar pact with his
wife, who for 10 years sought manifestations
every Halloween, the anniversary of Houdints
death, but with success
1 have in my possession code messages given
to me by Thomas Edison, Houdni and Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, during their lfetimeS, and have
Offered $4,000 TO any medium who duplicate
any of those messages in the form of communi-
cations from the spirit world. The few feeble at
temptS that mediums have made to date have
been 100 per cent wrong.
COON seance swindlers will begin convincing
bereaved suckers that they have pieces Of the
uniforms of dead servicemen They will bring
forth swatches of certain novel type of cloth
untearabe, as SpookS suit would be. But don't
be fooled. It's a new plastic.
Plastic reflectors that bend light around cor
ners electromagnetic, electronics, short wave
radio, and other important discoveries will all be
used by the takers. Some OF these have ALREADY
heen SO employed.
~. And what will science do to stop this?
Nothing, until the approach to the subject is
altered Not until scientists recognize that phony
mediums have gone scientific, and that scientific
methods must be worked out to checkmate them.
realized how brazenly scientific these quacks
could seem when few weeks ago met the ghost
of Katie King Had been gullibe might have
bought genuine spirit photo ($5 prinO OF
Katie. Instead, got Katie herself, and | caught
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

her in a trap the me-
dunn didn't suspect.
Katie King was a
pirates daughter. who
in the los plopped out
of spirit land into the
lap of Sir William
Crookes. Sir William
was the first scientific
investigator OF psychic
phenomena. and the
takers did their very
best to take him In.
A young medium
named Florrie Cook ma
terialized Katie out of
thin air and deposited
her, clad only in a filmy
white veil, in the baro-
nets lap. Naturally,
Sir William was a trifle
goggle-eyed.
With the approach Of
the present war, medi-
umS began TO reSurrect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

ment equipped with a short-wave coil and tubes.
The theramin is played simply by advancing or
withdrawing a hand some other solid body
before il.
skilled musician literally plucks music from
the air by gaugng the range of theramin and
advancing or Withdrawing his hand before the
instrument.
But the girl in the seance had covered the
short-wave area SO rapidly that the device had
howled out every note covering the full range
from that of a sweet violin to discordant cellor
In his next article, Mr.. Dunpinger will explain
how he discovered the secret of Miss Ectoplasm.
the little lady In the nude. and exposed fake
medium who produced diSSOlving ghost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

rug. took chair near the "phonograph' and
looked over the regular customers. Among them
I saw slender girl, who had been placed well
away from my chair and who looked about the
proper size to play the ghost
The manager stepped to the center and extin-
guished the only light, which came from dome
shaped chandelier. He suggested we sing some
hymns to speed the naturalization.
1 expected the old-styIe naturalization, shine
of luminous paint, growing in size as a dark
dress was drawn off to reveal chemically treated
costume underneath 1t came inStantaneously,
from the center of the rug.
Literally unfolding with a sweep of her arms,
there stood the glowing and fully developed fig
of Katie King, arrived so suddenly that she
and her veil seemed to have dropped from space.
THE singing changed to startled shrieks. The
flimsily clad beauty whirled toward the cameras
and the flash bulbs exploded. Then the glowing
figure danced toward the photograph"
What happened scared the daylights out Of the
friendly circle-and Katie also.
horrendouS shrek reSounded through the
room. Chairs and people tumbled about as
the howl ran the gamut of the scale.
Ala f~o hot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

OHyIlB Ulduly away lIOiIl What
she thought must be a real ghost,
the frantic Katie crashed into my
chair, and before she could get
away I grabbed her veil.
Someone turned on the wall
lights and there stood Katie, try
ing to get back TO the chair.
where she had left the rest of her
clothing. The thing / was hold
ing was her fluffy slip; all She
still had on was what women
usually wear under a slip.
/ tested the we'll" by carrying
it beneath the dome-light that
was supposed to be out. Instead,
the dome contained a BLACK
light" bulb, which cast invisible
ultraviolet rays upon the rug.
The pretended veil had been
treated with fluorescent paint,
which glowed only while eX.
posed to the ultraviolet rays and
not while in ordinary darkness
Thus, the girl who had been
impersonating the ghost had be
come visible the moment She
stepped into the invisible beam.
My supposed monograph was
actually a theramin, an ultra
x..oIovx, a1oDfx.;nal yN,nCfnnl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

TOOnn, sdIu lIle udpptI IIIdIIdgtI
"Of course, you may examine the premises ana
bring your cameras"
l asked If could bring photograph to record
the voice of the famous Katie. The gentleman
agreed the date was set, and arrived with
cameramen and my equipment
In one corner of the seance room was cur
tain: behind il stood chair in which we strapped
the portly medium.
On the floor was a rug its long side toward
the drawn curtain that acted as an improviSed
cabinet for the medium. At end of the rug
I set the cameras and the photographers, while
the instrument, which / called photograph but
which was actually something quite different, was
placed at the other end
Chairs were arranged the far side Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

a number of already dscredited cases of materi-
alizaton, seeking TO counterfeit exposures that
had occurred during the years between. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18

mounted In a
small glass
fronted frame.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-18


aliZation, seeking TO counteract
had occurred during the years
Katie King myth had been eX-
ploded, but IL seemed good stunt
10 bring her back and prove that
Sir William CrookeS had really
seen a ghost back in the old days.
A series of special seances
was held in a Canadian psychic
laboratory, under what were de-
fined as test conditions"
Sponsored chiefly by believers,
the Canadian seances involved a
battery of fast lens cameras set
to photograph the elusive Katie
when she arrived Finally ma
terialized by group of moaning
mediums, the ghost stayed just
long enough to announce itself as
Katie King, but when the pic
lures were developed. they didn't
tally with any of those of the
original Katie.
Right after our country en-
tered the war, young man APP
preached me and introduced him.
self as the manager Of medium
who could materialize the authen-
tic ghost of Katie King.
"Where will this materializa-
ton take place." 1 asked.
I'm the MEDIUMS usual Seance
room," said the dapper manager.
UOf potIrca VOti NAV examine ~
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Moss Point p. T. A.
Officers Reelected
AT Meeting Tuesday

The Moss Point Parent Teacher
Association met Tuesday at $3.50
pm. at the high school with a
feature of the meeting presenta-
ton of a program by a group of
high school students.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. E. G. Lindsey, Mrs. c. Coop
er presided. Misses F. Peavey
and j. Turner directed the high
school students in a program
which included presentation of
s%pifituals by a choir. Mrs. John
Brock, Jr., accompanied on the
piano.
The present officers were re-
elected for the following year.
They are Mrs. E. G.. Lindsey,
president: Julian Rivers. vice
president; Miss Carrie Lee Har-
ris, secretary and treasurer.
Chairmen will be announced at
the next meeting which will be
neld the second Tuesday in MAY.
The May meeting will be the last
meeting of the year and officers
will be installed.
Miss Lucille Hart and a group
of home economic students served
sandwiches, cookies and punch.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
.Chrisfion Service
Society of Voncleuve
Hos Regular Meeting

The Society OF Christian Serv-
ice of the Vancleave Methodist
Church met on Monday after
noon at $3.50 with seven members
present. Mrs. Burton Roberts,
chairman, presided over the meet
ing. Come. Thou Almighty
King" was sung with Mrs. Rob-
erts at the piano. Miss Lizzie
Ware gave the scripture lesson
from Isiah.
Mrs. C. H. Mcbride gave a
summary of social evangelistic
work in China and Mrs. Edward
Ellis gave the sixth and last chap
ter of the Mission Study, "God
and the Problem of Suffering
Five dollars was received on
pledges and dues and Mesdames
John Carter and Ulmer Wilson
were reported on the sick list.
Mrs. Walter Breland is recuperat-
ing from an illness. The mem
bers were glad to see Mrs. w. H.
Westfall out again after being
confined to her home for several
H| Us
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Over $1,000 Put
In War Bonds AT
School Rally

Students of the Moss Point
High school accounted for the
investment Off total of $3,587. 05
into war bonds at a rally which
was held at the school Tuesday.
There will be at least one more
such rally before the close of
school, members Of the faculty
declared.
Making a special occasion of
the sale of these bonds, the stud
ents gathered in the assembly
hall and the band furnished mu-
sic during the time the actual
sales were consumated.
The returns are as follows: fifth
and sixth grades, $925.50; seventh,
S435; eighth, $393.75; ninth. Sl4f.-
so; tenth, S119.10; eleventh, ST.
511.45; and twelfth, $S7.65.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
DAIMLER
CHURCH

Observes Church Loyalty Week
April 1928.
Sunday
Gas a. M, Church School.
100 a. m. Sermon, subject,
The Chief Foundation of Life"
200 p. M, monthly meeting of
Board of Stewards.
Gas p. m, Youth Fellowship.
7:30 p. m, Sermon. subject,
Why A Thoughtful Person Sue
ceeds."
Monday
800 p. M, Woman's Society,
Tuesday
800 p. m, circle meets.
Wednesday,
7:30 p. M, mid-week service.
300 p. m, choir practice.
The second financial report
goes out to all members of our
church this week; each member
to have an official Loyalty visit
from the church this week.
You will find a welcome at all
our services.
ANDREW j. BOYLES.
Pastor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14

Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. L. J.. Scholtes
and daughter, Kathleen; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. LaFlash and Mr.. and Mrs.
q. Gartrell ard son, John, spent
Easter with MIR. and Mrs. L. nj.
Scholtes.
Eugene Talbot returned Sun
day from Chicago where he went
to purchase a plane in which he
made the return trip. He was ac-
companied by Hugh Matthew, of
St Louis, a recent and pleasant
addition to Pascagoula, who flew
back with him.
George Talbot is recuperating
nicely from an attack of humps
at Gulf Coast Military Academy,
where he is a student. He was Wis
tied by his mother, Mrs. f. A.
Talbot, the early part of the
week, who reports that his con-
dition is as satisfactory as could
be expected.
Mrs. Aaron Bernd has returned
to Pascagoula, her former home,
to divide a short visit among
friends. She arrived Monday and
was the guest of Mrs. Ed Case
of the ~Pascagoula Motor Court.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Bernd was a
luncheon guest of Mrs. Harry
Parsley's and the remainder of
the visit was spent with other
friends. Friends of Miss Jean
Bernd will be interested to learn
that she has enlisted in the Nurses
Cadet Corps and is now in train
ing at Fairview Hospital, Mime
apolis. Mrs. Bernd was ccom
panied by her cousin, Mrs. d. c.
Uber, also of New Richmond, Wis.
Mrs. G. C. Brown of Orange.
Texas, has arrived for a two
weeks visit in the home of her
mother, Mrs. Tillie Bennett, of
Escatawpa, and her sister-in-law,
Mrs. S. E. Spratley, of Pasca-
goula.
Johnny Kelly of the Gulf Coast
Military Academy spent the Eas-
ter holidays here with his moth
er, Mrs. L. M. Kelly where he
was joined Sunday by his father
who came from Mobile.
Mrs. w. A. Cox arrived Mon
day from Marks. Miss, for a brief
visit in the home of her son-in-
law and daughter, DIR. and Mrs.
Charles Niehuss at their home at
1912 Buena Vista street.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Moss Point Home
Economics Club
Gives Original Play

The Ninth Grade Home Eco
nomics group will present a play
at the next assembly originally
written by the girls themselves.
The title of the production is
Mrs. America and Her Family"
1t will portray home life as the
average person would like it,
with the girls at home when
their husbands are away ssum
ing responsibilities and numerous
problems along with the usual
chores.
Members of the cast are Nan
Cirlot, LYDIA Farragut, Carrie
Mae Muran and Flora Cater. The
play is directed by Miss Lucille
Hart, home economics instructor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14

days.
A short business session was
held and a social hour followed
during which the hostess served
refreshments. The next meeting
will be held with Mrs. Burton
Roberts at the usual hour.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-05
New Russian
Drive Begun
In Lithuanla

London, oct. . (AP)- Russian
troops in Lijhuaria have mounted an
all-0ut offensive west of Slaulal, Col
oncl Ernst Vol. Hammer, the German
news agency's military commentator,
said tcGay in a broadcast,
The German report said II TO IT
Russian divisions attacked IN the
Siallai area, 80 miles northeast Of
tho East prusaian city Of lilslt, with
the four tank corps. a drum fire
artillery barrage Of guns "ot the
heaviest Galore preceded the drive.
The enemy said the offensive was
on a broad front. one of its p,r-
poses might be to cut off the R"1
garrison to the north. Successful
Russian operations also would pre-
pare a northern push into East PruS-
STA, along the eastern frontier.
The Germans announced earlier
that seven Russian divisions Of per
haps 100000 men had invaded the
main Estorian island of Saare (OseD,
al the mouth of the Gulf OF Riga,
during the morning. Possession OF
the 900 square mile land mass
would block the escape of Germans
in the great Latvian seaport of Riga
and permit the Russia fleet to burst
into the Baltic Sea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-05
EY LYNN NISRET
Daily DiSpatrh Bureau

Raleigh, oct, 5.-One close obscr-
YEA and believed to be a competent
authority on the matter remarked
Wednesday that if the advisory bud
get commission and the legislative
appropriations committees granted
one-halt the requests for additional
money for State departments, agcn-
CleS and institutions. the next H.
nance committee would have a hard
time raising the funds. 1t has been
generally assumed around the
square thu. the appropriations COM
mitteeS would be more important
in the next assembly than the fl
nance committees, That viii not be
true if a major part of the requests
are granted, The much boastcd sur
plus will melt, and the tax ralsers
viii have to dig deep.
Nearly every request for increase
in appropriations is prefaced with
the statement that the war IS TX
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-05
HEAVY FIGHTING FORCES NAILS EASTWARD
Allied Landings In Greece
May Gust Foe From Balkans
German Occupation
May Fold Up There;
Key Points Seized

Rome, Oct. 5-CAP)-Strik-
ing from the sea and air, British
troops have landed in Greece,
entered the port Of PatraS and
seized airfields from which Raj
SpitfireS already are operating
in support Of the effort to drive
cut or destroy German resist
ancc.
The Allied command, announc.na
the Invasion today, said binding Go1-
Cos had made contact with the enemy
both in Greece and ncign5orinl
southern Albania, where other units
went ashore ten days a7o.
There appeared a strong possibility
the operations might swiftly end
German rule throughout the Balkans.
There was no immediate report
on the extent Of German resistance
at Patras, Grcece's third largest port,
or elsewhere, but the Germans re-
Gently We're SAID to have three GiVi-
sionS on the Greek mainland. as well
as other elements evacuated from
Crete, and the Aegean Sea islands.
All these have been reported ready
to flee northWard on a moment
notice to escape the laws of a great
trap closing in the whole Balkar>
with Russians advancing from the
east and Allied forces with patr.ot
support striking from the west.
The landing forces were believed
10 be of small sic compared with
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-05
Budget Requests Resolve
Into Realm Of Ridiculous
Flimsiest Kind of Excuses Presented for
E%.nticing More Money From States Golfers

pcctcd 10 be oVCr before the end of
the next blcnnIum on June 30, 1871.
some OF them Indicate a spirit of
optimism, many imply a feeling Of
peASrmlsm about conditions.
Take the case OF the motor Ve-
hlcleS department. Commissioners
Boddlc Ward Wednesday morning
pleaded for a lot Of money for his
safety work, which roughly Includes
driver ilCCnSe, automobile theft bu-
reau, and traffic law enforcement
branches. The optimistic angie lay
IN his prediction that with wars END
there would be more work Tor the
registration division, because there
would be more cars to register. The
same reasOn was offered in support
of request for increase in driver Ii
Censc examiners. The peSsimistiC
side Of the picture was that the
greater number Of cars on the roads
would add to accident tolls, and
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-05
Casualties
Now 4l7,085
In Army, Navy

Washington. oct, -(AP)-Sec-
rotary OF War Stmson reported to-
day that army casualties on all
fronts ere 3oi,293 September q.
The latest Navy casually figure OF
65, 1872 brought the total Tor the arm
cd services to ll7,085.
Tine campaign IN Italy, Stim5on
said, has cost 82,lll ground force
CASUALTIES.
>tmson's overall army total was
up 1850 from his last report Of tWu
weeks ago for the period ended Sep
tcmDcr s. The 35I ,2Y3 Was djvlucd
as follows. $3.50 killed, 1921
wounded, 1886 missing, and ST.
36l prisoners. TWO WccN age the
army total of 337,7i3 stood: $4,000
killed; 1929 W|OuHuCd; 1855
missing.
The navy casualties, With Compar-
isnns Tor Two weeks ago. Total, 90
1872 and 63,0l7; killed, 25,963 and
25, 1872; wounded, 25,380 and 23,8U7;
missing, 9,76l and 1882, prisoners,
1880 and 4,l66.
Stimson SAID that $3.50 Of the
army WounQcd have returned TO
duty,
The separate report Of Italian
campaign casualties did not include
air force personnel losses, It show
ed Is, killed, and 5G,IT& wound
cd and l0,0i4 missing as OF Scptcm-
Der 25.
The last previous Italian casualty
report covering the fighting thrp-
ugh September : had listed 9l,823,
49, - - .-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-05
Ball Thinks
Peace Policy
Is Unclear

St. Paul, Oct. 5-(AP-Scnator
can, feels that neither Governor Tho
mas f. Dewey, the Republican can
dldate for president, nor President
Roosevelt has cleared stated his pc
sltlCn on two questions vital to the
problems OF preventing future wars.
He said so last night in a broadcast
address simplifying and repeating his
carlier statement that he could not
campaign for Dewey at this time
because of doubts che would fight
vigorously for a foreign policy Which
will offer a real hope CT preventing
World War III
Il cannot forget" said Senator
Ball, that 25 years ago the League
of Nations was sabotagcd and Killed
by public officials who claimed tn
be for its general outlines and pur-
poses, but who fought every specific
authority needed to make 1t Of
fectiVe.'
He said Governor Dewcy's position
as outlined in his Louisville, Ky, adj
dress, lis fine as far as it goes but
that arguments along the lines which
killed the League of Nations in tn,
Senate 25 years ago, already are
being heard against our joining an
International security organization.
Demands are being made, he said,
that all peace settlements be COM
pleted before the United States joins
an international security organization
and that Congress pass on decisions
OF a world council before permitting
military participation against an as
sressor by the United States.