The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-02

it will be a show of shows (.
never to be forgotten.
The Lions Club, which II
coming to the forefront more
and more In city affairs, has
offered to invest $1,000 in .
fully equipped city play.
ground for youngsters and old.
sters, II the city will provide
a suitable site.
THE TR SITION from
driving q tank through the bat
tlefields Of Germany (where he
won four battle stars) to the
civilian pursuit of driving .
good automobile on paved roads.
proved too much for Sgt. John
L. Martz, 20, Of Oscoda. Wednes-
day night. Deputies chased him
more than three miles on MOT.
with the police car clocking 80
miles an hour without gaining
on him. Heaven only knows
what speed they made to stop
him! They didn't dare watch
the speedometer any more. The
chase led through the six-street
intersection of Schoenherr. MOT
and Stephens where Hal
loweeners were thick. Martz
has just gotten his discharge
after AZ months of army life
so he spent his first Stree
night" in Jail. Deputies recon-
mended leniency in court, and
he paid $25 for reckless driving.
Apparently inspired by our
sixth anniversary revival Of
the Patterson murder case. q
Detroit clairv0yant has
phOned former prosecutor
(now state senator) Ivan A.
Johnston with 4 "tip" on It.
Ivan's following 1t up. That's
what we call clutching at =
straw after all these years.
But we don't blame him.
A GUARDIAN ANGEL was
watching over Radioman Dom
aid Klein, 10, Of Mount Glenn
ems, during the final year of
fighting in the Pacific. Not only
was he blasted off the heavy
cruiser indianapolis :. real
fighting ship +. but after being
rescued he was transferred to
the battleship New Mexico.
which was the target of three
disastrous kamikaze hits. The
5OO-lb. bomb that a suicide pi-
lot dumped on the aft deck of
the Indy" crashed into the
chow hall and compartment
Don had just left when the Air
Defense alarm came in. He lost
everything he owned, almost in
Guiding his life. On the old
1918 New Mexico they caught
it again. The first blast killed
the commander and % others
and wounded 81 +. and the
next one wiped out So and
wounded 121 according to
official navy figures. Don will
be home by Christmas. Thank
God and also his brother.
Ti5 Robert, now ready to leave
Shanghai.
The Victory Loan is under
way. to bring you boys home
and look after you. Mount
Clemens has pledged itself
to raise $400,665 in individ-
ual bond purchases, and the
COunty's quota Is S989,580 in
Victory Bonds for the man in
the street. Don't worry. It'll
be done.
AROUND THE COUNTY -
Ground has been broken for
that new S25,000,000 General
Motors Temple Of Science" at
Mound and 12-Mile roads, War
rem Township. DR.. John F.
DeYonker, former Ware
Township health officer, an.
nounces the opening of his new
Warren Community Hospital on
Chicago road. Roseville has
started zoning to protect folks
who have invested in residential
property and don't want
foundry or slaughterhouse next
door. Things are looking in.
teresting in the Shores Blossom
Heath purchase deal. The viii
lage has found technicalities in
the proposed subdivision plat,
and we think an outright pur-
chase either by subscribed funds
of villagers or real estate inves-
tors is in the offing.
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