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Evening star., 1940-03-28

GOLDEN WEDDING-Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Armbruster, 3119
Ninth road NJ, Arlington, Va,
who celebrated their 5Oth
wedding anniversary yester-
day. Mr.. Armbruster, retired
from the Department of Agri-
culture, and Mrs. ArmbruSter
both were born in st. Paul,
Mimi, and have lived in Ar
lington County 20 years. They
have two children and four
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
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viewed by the Keeley Institute where
thousands of alcoholic patients have
been sympathetically and successfully
treated for over 40 years. Kelley ply
sicians give expert medical supervision
in pleasant club-like surroundings.
Don't confuse the Keeley treatment
with unsuccessful imitators. Get the
facts. Descriptive literature mailed
free in plain wrapper. Write today
for Booklet G-6.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
COLLAPSE OF 'GALL0PING
GERTlE' HAS AFTERMATH
Insurance Agent Accused in
Suspension Bridge Fraud

Seattle. Wash. Dec. I up
Insurance Agent Hallett French.
a.. who wrote an 100000 policy
on "Galloping Gertie", the So
100000 Tacoma Narrows suspen-
sion bridge which collapsed Nov
:. was free on $4,000 bail today
on a charge of grand larceny.
His company. the Merchants
Fire Insurance Co. of New York.
charged that he had failed TO re.
nit $4,000 in premiums. includ-
ing an $4,000 premium on the 20.
Icy he issued against "Galloping
Gertie" collapsing
The company said it was un-
aware that It had issued a policy
IN the bridge French was the
company's general agent, and. as
such, was authorized to issue
policies without prior authorize
lion OF company officials.
The policy is binding. but COM
pany officials did not expect their
loss TO total more than 100000
because much of the bridge can
be salvaged and the total loss will
be prorated among 90 companies
which had issued policies on it.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
DUPLICATION OF
HELP FOR NEEDY
MAY Be AVOIDED
GoodfeIIoWS Sponsor Friday
Meeting With Other
Agencies

f. R. Snyder. president OF the
Ypsilanti Goodfellows Association.
and Sergeant Emil Susterka, chair
man OF the investigating commit
tee of the association. are today re
questing all organizations who con-
template giving Christmas baskets
TO send representatives to the an
nual clearing house meeting which
will be ar the Daily Press office
Friday evening at 1880 p. m.
Both Of these Goodfellow offic-
ials point out duplication cannot
possibly be averted unless those
giving baskets attend the meeting
and cooperate by not sending food
To those being cared for by some
other organization while some
other needy family might not be
receiving any. Each year more and
more organizations are represented
at this meeting with TIE result
less duplication occurs. Names OF
all needy families should be sub
mitted before the meeting this
week.
Next Monday evening the Con-
tents and Purchases Committee
under the craftsmanship of Jack
Shepherd will hold a meeting to
open bids and award the purchas-
ing OF baskets for this season.
Sale of the special Goodfellows
edition of the Daily Press will be
Saturday, Dec. 81.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
WAL TON LEAGUE
TO HOLD FORUM
CLUBHOUSE PROJECT TO Re
COUNTY REcREATloNAL
CENTER

Inasmuch as the Izaak Walton
League are making their club
house project county commun-
tty recreational center. an open
forum for discussion OF plans and
projects will be held Thursday
evening at p. m. in their club
rooms at Landy Hall, II y. Huron.
a delegation from the Jackson
Conservation League will give
talks with motion pictures of
their projects of pheasant raising,
fish rearing, and tree planting.
During last years activity their
club released $500 pheasants,
stocked 100000 fish and plant
ed $500 trees The speakers are
Lyle Torrent, president: George
Rupert, secretary, ard Bernie
Brewer. city attorney of Jackson.
The public has been invited to
attend the meeting Light refresh
ments Will be served after the
discussion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
AME R|CANS MUST
START THINKING
CHALLENGING STATEMENT BY
kIWANlS SPEAKER HERD
AT LUNCHEON TODAY

I'VE IN America must start
thinking about the philosophy OF
government n We want salts
factory working democracy. was
the challenging thought left with
the Kiwanis club this noon by
Kim sisler. Hastings attorney,
who spoke on the subject Of states
manship.
He defined a statesman as &
person who IS skilled In he art
or principles Of government. A
statement OF an Englishman say
Ing, "IBe American people don't
think. they Just have opinions, "
prefsced his remarks indicating
that more people should give
thought 10 this subject Abraham
Lincoln and Andrew Jackson we're
great men because. la his opinion.
they expressed the thoughts OK
the people at that time
The trouble with most con-
grcsmen and natl nal leaders to-
day is they are first JUST GRAND
boys for the people back home and
they represent just public opin-
ion. which In many cases does not
represent any thought. he con-
tended According 70 the speaker
tho south lost tae Civil Wa. not
because Of an in'erer army but
because OF poor statesmauship.
Frederick n Weiumanu report
Cd final total rec pts Of the
K1wanis Circus as SCOTS. ex-
penses S2fSf3 with net profit
Of s38435. There were 2fGi per-
sons attending The four perform
auc So
Noxt week tho noon meeting
will be omitted a. tho annual HI
wants Ladies Night VIII be acid
In Charles MeKenny Hall
Guests were y, L. Vanierkelen.
Grand Rapids. Fred HUI Walter
Burroughs and Earl Stewart. Ann
Arb-r.
President-elect Frederick Vein.
mann and Secretary T 5. Weber
we're elected by directors today to
represent the club on the Wash
tcnaw County Branch OF the Michi-
gan tuberculosis association.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
GRAINS TODAY At
LIVESTOCK SHOW
GIRL WINS RIBBON FOR GRAND
CHAMPION IN BEEF
ENTRIES

Chicago. Dec. 4-AP-Sleek coat
ed an mails gave way temporarily
10 the less spectacular grains to-
day as the 4lst international Live
Stock Exposition passed the half
way mark and headed into the
home stretch.
IT was officially "corn day at
the big amphitheater but all the
grain champions were licked by
the spotlight which had caught
steers. hogs, sheep, and horses IN
its sweeps.
Heading the list Of those honored
was Charles ~ Fischer, youthful
farmer from Shelbyville, Ind. who
carted of the title Of corn king
with his 10 ears OF good o d-fashion.
ed Johnson County white cora.
Fischer made the grade after ~
years of trying
Honored with Fischer was Bever.
~ Meal, the Hoosler Miss who lives
only a few miles way from him
and who captured the title Of Corn
princess by winning the junior
award with her sample OF Reid 6
yellow dent.
Honored in absentia we're sey.
eral Canadian champions. includ ng
Francis Lloyd Rigby. %. Wembly.
Alta, three-t.me winner Of the
wheat title and Paul Francis Paw
lowski OF wilma. Alta, 'teen-aged
winner OF the oats crown.
II was day OF rest for Sarge p,
the chunky Hereford steer whicl
was awarded the purple ribbon g.
nifying he was the grand cham.
pion OF the show. Thursday his mis-
tress, Evelyn Asay. is-year.o q
junior college freshman from NJ
Carroll. H. will lead him INTO
the sales ring to DC sold ~ the
highest bidder.
Gee. III hate to see him go,
Evelyn SAID.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Nearly Thousand Lots in
Tract at Wizard,
Tyler Roads
PRIVATE LAND OWNERS
STILL TO BE CONTACTED
Nearby Land Will be Offered
in Exchange For That
Needed in Port
Ypsilanti township became u

Ypsilanti township became tn
owner OF slider field. $500
feet square, at the corner OF Wizard
and Tyler Rds. today when they
received a deed for the land from
the State Land Board
4 total of approximately 1000
lots of taN delinquent land We're
received from the Board. Nego-
tiations for he grouua began last
spring when II was announced
that municipalities could secure
land for public purposes from tho
state Board.
Private land owners held lis
lots In the glider field territory.
Tho majority Of these have been
secured by the township. The
State Land Board reserved 100
parcels OF land in a subdivision.
adjacent 10 the glider port which
they are selling TO the township.
These are TO be used In trades
with private individuals who own
or did own the l75 lots. One OF
int 4hl Nt1N lid4tN ltSbAldAAu was
for Y Its owned by Mayor Ross
X Bower
Naeotia ions are to be started
TO secure 81 owned by 10 persons.
Henry Ford Is the owner Of one
Of these strips OF land.
The acquired land allows $500.
foot runways and In some places
nearly 4,000.foot. Tentative plans
are 10 construct a hangar for 20
ships and to have the field Graded
and seeded
Applications for housing Is
ships have been made TO tho
township. Members OF the Detroit
Glider Council operatins the Tri-
angle Glider Port at Plymouth In.
dicate they will abandon that
field as soon as the Ypsllanti town
ship port 10 completed.
The field has advantageous ap.
proaches in that ships have a mile
entry line from the west and one
half mile from the north and east,
Ses GLIDER PORT-Page G
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
STEEL INDUSTRY
DEFENSE ORDERS
BRING EXP ANS|ON
Bethlehem Announces Plans
For Expenditure of
Eighteen Million

Washington. Dec. 4-UP- The
National Defense Advisory Com
mission waited today for other
members of the steel industry to
accept its invitation TO expand pro-
duction facilities for the defense
program
Bethlehem Steel Company an
nounced an s1S.000000 expansion
program Tuesday night II will in
crease its annual steel ingot ca
pacity, by $4,000 tons.
In making public Bethlehem A
proposal, Edward X. Stettinius.
head OF the commission raw ma
terials division. revealed that dis
pute within the commission over
the desira bility OF expanding steel
production had been settled. He
said that in his opinion the mem
bers OF the commission would look
with favor upon the installation Of
desirable emergency facilities in
the steel industry"
For several weeks government
economists and industrial experts
attached TO the commission dis
agreed over expansion The econ
omists favored immediate con-
struction Of new plants for expand
ing production 20 per cent The
industrialists. serving as dollar a
year men, cOntended that existing
facilities were adequate and feared
over expansion
Stett!nius' announcement indicat-
ed that those advocating new plants
had won the dispute. 1t was as
sumed that other steel companies
engaged in defense work would
announce evanston plans soon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
MERCHANT SHIPS
To Be AVAILABLE
FOR BRITISH USE
Intensified Submarine War
Threatening Vital
Communications

Washington, Dec. 4-UP- Secre-
tary OF Treasury Henry Morsen'
THAI. Jr., today took charge OF a
program TO make available 10 Great
Britain all American merchant
ships which can be spared as Ia
tens.fed submarine warfare threat
ened Britain's vita communications
with the North American contln-
emit
Morgenthau and his aides worked
out the final details OF a program
after his conference with three
other cabinet members, ranking
defense officials and Herbert Feis,
State Department economic ad-
wiser.
ominous Background
The Conieices discussed extend
ing all aid to Britain short of
war. against an ominous back.
ground Eng ish cities were being
shattered nightly in concentrated
"blitz.raids" Since sunday after
noon, American radio stat ons had
been picking up one distress mes.
sage after another from torpedoed
British freighters Tuesday the
German high command announced
that submarines sank 10000 tols
of British shipping and German
quarters said submarines were
operating in packs, like wolves"
Tuesday afternoons meet ne
was similar to the one which pre-
coded the deal whereby President
Roosevelt traded 50 average de-
stroyers for air and naval base
ste, in British Western Hemis-
phele possessions.
Fe.s' presence indicated that
economic aid TO Britain also was
discussed.
You can say" a high Admins
tratiop official said. that We are
blending every effort to see that
the British get more tonnage"
One participant said that the
press could draw correct infer
ence of what was discussed by the
persons present. They were in ad-
dit.on TO Morsenthau: Henry L.
Stimson. Secretary Of War: Frank
Knox, Secretary of Navy, Jesse II.
Jones, Secretary OF Commerce;
sumner Wells. Undersecretary OF
State; Gen. George c. Marshall,
chief of staff; William s. Knudsen,
defense production chief.
Morgenthau was unde. stood to
have discussed further aid to Bri-
tain with the President before Mr.
Roosevelt left for his Caribbean
inspection trip.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
NAz| MR. RAIDERS
CONCE NITRATE ON
M|DLANOs TOWN
Two Schools Demolished
But Casualties Slight;
London Shelter Hit

London. Dec. 4 ms - Nazi
raiders attacked London and the
Midlands during the night and
early today, concentrating partl-
cularly on a western Midlands
town where many high explosive.
incendiary and delayed action
bombs were dropped.
In this town. which bore the
brunt OF the attack. reports TO
London said. two city council
schools were demolished alons
with two furniture store houses
Houses and shops were damaged
but casualties were reported
slight
In London a convent used as
an air raid shelter suffered a dir
ect bomb hit Air raid precaution
workers struggled all night TO tx
tricate victims from the Wreckage.
Two London motion picture
theaters and hospital also were
hit
An air ministry communique
said that in addition 10 the Lon
uDl anu 4AllldE.-1 dALd'F0f BpiAiDn
also fell on scattered points be.
tween these areas and the British
coasts.
The attacks were not on large
scale. the ministry stated. and
were not OF long duration ceas-
ing for the most part by 70 D. m
Total casualties killed and in
Iured were not expected TO prove
large. according to the communi
que. which added that number
Il fires started in the Midlands
We're soon brought under control.
30 large fires were started in
the London region and no import
ant damage was done there, the
air ministry said
Poor flying weather over the
German bases was believed res
ponsible for the relative brevity
OF tho raids In London the aHs
clear signal ending the city's
395th alarm sounded at an early
hour.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Red Cross in Urgent Need
OF More Help on Garments

after the holidays but hep on meet
ing the quota is needed now
Each Tue day and Friday from
9 o 20. 20 %. m. women are sr w.
iny on men batArObes ~ the he1f-
quarters md are 20 begin woi s
soon on skirts aud dresses The
committee is stan asking for the
donation ~ tho Or three ls9d floor
lamps 20 provide suncient iilum-
iaation
Additional workers who came
Tuesday 20 the headquarters were
Mrs. Harry r. shaefer Mrs Alice
Power and Mrs John Hanna
The $50 knitted garments 10 the
quota f0r Ypsi.ant are due Jan.
5. according 70 Mrs Clayton Alban,
chairman Approx. mately ~ gar
ments. which have not been turned
Ia for the summer goa, are 10 be
app ed al additional art cles 10 the
new quota Workers are asked ID
turn ia these late garments immc-
di3tely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
COLLEGE He AID To
TELL ABOUT REDS
BROOKLYN COLLEGE OFFICIAL
SAYS COMMUNISM IN
FACULTY

New York, Dec f--UP 49, The
president OF Brooklyn College WAS
expected 10 tell a state legislative
investigating committee today that
Communism Is widespread in his
faculty and student body.
The committee has for two days
been taking testimony from COLLEGE
professors and high school teachers
regarding the utilization Of Com
-munism and other subversiye ac-
tlyities into the colleges and schools
OF the city
TOday's testimony was expected
to concern Brooklyn College. which
has an enrolment Of nearly 1900
81 dents and a faculty Of 500 Dr.
Harry D Gdeonse Is lts pres dent
Frank Kilcoyne, his assistant. said
Dr. q deonse was appearing volun.
tarily in line with his 20 Icy OF
cooperation lie already had
made al College records available.
to the committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
GREEK WARRIORS
WITHIN MILE OF
QUARANT0 TODAY
Capture Two More Hills in
Area Dominating
Supply Base

(Bv International News service)
Athens, Dec. ( ms 49, Fierce
ly pursuing Premier Mussolini's
retreating Fascist legions, Greek
warriors today advanced TO with
in about one mile of Santi Quar-
anto CPorto Edda), the "Gibral-
tar OF the Adriatic."
In addition, it was claimed in
Athens. Greek forces captured two
more hills dominating the Italian
supply base of Argyrocastro. from
the east.
Editors note Reports receiv-
cd in Budapest said Greek troops
made a sudden detour TO avoid
the mountain ranges Il central
Albania and pushed within 80
miles of Tirana, the Albanian capt
tai.
Santi Quaranto. the key defense
point of the Adriatic. was menac-
ed by the bayonet-wielding Greeks
after a six-day battle against the
NEST stubborn Italian resistance
OF the entire conflict The town
itself Is heavily fortified with
permanent defense works.
During this extended battle, It
was claimed the Greeks stormod
and captured the Platovouni
mountain chain which runs from
north to south and forms the last
mountain region before the plain
OF Santi Quaranto.
In the Premeti area. the HELEN
ic warriors in another fierce bat
tie occupied perilous 4,000-foot
Mt. Ogeni, according TO military
dispatches received in Athens.
Still further north, despite snow
and intense cold, Greek forces adj
vanced northwest Of Moscopolis
and dislodged the Italians from
heavily fortified and strategically
important positions capturing
large numbers OF prisoners as
they pushed ahead.
An official spoke sman said that
nowhere on the front was the
Greek advance held up.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Salvation Army in Need
OF Equipment For Shop

were contributed by a local fac
tory but quarter horse power
motor IN possession OF the Saliva
ton Army officers was not. ade-
quatc for opcration
Npsilanu residents are asked 10
donate chisels. hammers. planes.
saws, hammers lathes and other
small tools The three donated
machines are a bench saw. jissaw
and lathe The plan is 10 connect
these and other machines TO a
single shaft 50 that they can be
run individually or together.
4 room on the second floor OF
the Salvation Army building has
been equipped with tables and
benches. constructed by Herman
Miller and Frank Waterbury with
See SALVATION ARMY-Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
NORWAY BEGGED
TO QUIET DOWN
COUNTRY ON VERGE OF CIVIL
WAR. PROVINCE OPENLY
OPPOSED TO NAILS

Try International News Ssrvicel
London. Dec 4-lNS- With the
southeastern Norwegian province OF
Ostyold already openly opposing the
German-controled government OF
Major Nidkun Quisling. the Lon
don Daily Mail today reported that
all Of Norway is on the verge OF civil
war
The newspaper reported that the
Norwegian press Is warning the
popu.ace that the Sazi storm-troop-
ers are armed and Is begging the
people to quiet down"
Other reports stated that Quisling.
wAo successfully escaped bomb
assassination plot last week. will
be removed as head OF the govern
ment unless his administration
pleases Germany.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Bull CARA MIGHT
EXPLODE POWDER
KEG IN BALKANS
Moves Further From Axis as
YugoSlavia Moves
Nearer

(Bv International News service)
BUDAPEST, Dec. f-INS-Reyiva
OF the Hungaro-Rumanian territori-
al dispute agitated the powder
keg" Balkans today as Bulgaria
moved further away from the Rome
Berlin axis and Yugoslavia showed
signs OF aligning herself with Ger
many.
After Bulgarian Foreign Minister
Ivan Popoff announced that "rela
tons with the Soyiets are increas-
ingly good a Russian military
mission arrived at the Bulgarian
Black Sea port OF Burgas.
This gave rise TO reports that the
Soviet Union plans to establish
naval bases in Bulgaria
While dispatches from Belgrade
indicated that Yugoslavian Foreign
Minister Alexander Cincar Marko-
witch may. shortly &c to Berlin, re-
ports from Sofia indicated that Bull
garia was pulling further away
from the Axis. Speaking before the
Bulgarian parliament, Popoff defied
Berlin pressure with the declara-
ton:
THE main purpose of the Bull
garian government is to keep out of
war. The best means of maintain
ing peace is to increase military
preparedness and refuse to. make
new international pacts'
Meanwhile. new Goals were thrown
upon the Hungarian dis
pute when Count Paul Teleki, Hun
garian premier. told parliament that
Hungary was according special at
tention" TO the speech OF Rumanian
Observation-Disclosures lon An
tonescu, who declared that Rumania
would never relinquish its claims on
Pennsylvania recently coded to Hun
gary following Axs arbitration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Plans Made For Training
of Boys on Saturdays;
Motor Required

4 training shop. 10 be operated
Saturdays. FOR youths from IL to
20 years old is planned by the
Salvation Army Of Ypsilanti Cap
tain Albert Koch indicates that
the plan will be conducted on
year around basis and believes II
will enable young boys. out OF
work Saturdays. to obtain exper-
fence In creating useful articles.
Until the donation Of a half
horse power motor and many
small carpentry tools. however.
the shop cannot be operated. Sew
eral months ago three machines
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Quota For England May Not
be Ready in Time; More
Volunteers Sought

An Urgent request for more
WORKER a. tie Red Cfos @lnr
hoadquarferf ~ basement room 3,
We'ch Hall Michigan state Nor
NAL College is being issued By Ms.
Elton J Ryueagson project chair
man. Il more WORKERS are not
forthcoming the quota Of clothing
20 be sent 10 Eneiand cannot be-
ready for shipment Feb o. sche-
du'od. said NJ Rynrar.0n.-
Women who can work part time,
an hour or two dag ore asked
20 come. Even y they are not eX-
pert sewer. they could De placed on
cutting and Blasting prolects ex-
planned the cha rma1 Many work
ers have notified the Rcd Cross or.
ganlzatlon that they could woIk
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
WORLD WAR LAW
MAY Be USED To
CONTROL STRIKES
Legislative Remedy Sought
to Insure Production
on Defense Work

PN = AAANFl
Washington, Dec. 4-UP- The
House Judiciary Committee. seek
ing methods OF curbing strikes in
defense industries. today studied
the possibility of using a World
War Interpretation of the conscrip-
ton law to compel acceptance Of
government arbitration.
Committee members said they
expected Chairman Hatton W. Sum
ners TO appoint a subcommittee TO
work on the problem Summers re.
fused to discuss it. although dur.
ing the Nultee Aircraft strike IN
California. which tied up produc-
ton of army training planes. he as
sumed leadership of a drive 70
adopt some legis alive remedy.
A proposal for denying draft de
ferments to strikers who refused
to abide by government arbitra-
ton OF their disputes was discussed
by members informally Tuesday.
1t was presented by Rep. Francis
|. Walter. D.. Pa. who said Wool
row Wilson first proposed it in a
letter to striking employees of the
Remington Arms plant at Bridge.
port, Conn. in 1918.
Under the Wilson proposal. a
worker who had been deferred
from military service because of his
role in defense industry would au-
tomatically lose his deferment if.
after a dispute with his employer
which was arbitrated by the gov.
eminent, he refused to accept the
government award
The judiciary subcommittee pre-
sumably will study the advisable
~ Of amending the Consumption
Law TO insert such provision. and
also the need for setting up arbi-
tration machinery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-04
Tea Company Employees
to Have Holiday Bonus

Detroit Dec. ms - En-
ployes OF the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co. will share 81
100000 Christmas bonus. Presi-
dent John A. Hartford said today.
Any employees. including part
time workers, who have been en-
ployed by the company for more
than six months will participate