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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Texas Girl Gives up Bronc
Busting TO Train Aviators

packed the action OF ten persons
into her crowded life. Before she
started flying she thrilled South
west rodeo audiences with trick
and bronze riding and fancy roping.
She even tired bulldogging and
steer riding-the two most dan
gerous OF rodeo events.
Always easy to identify in the
rodeo ring because OF the white
gardenia that splashed her raven
black hair. this rodeo favorite cut
bizarre figure around the world.
She climaxed her rodeo career
when she won the International
Bronc Riding Championship for
Women in London in 1884. At the
time she was touring Europe with
Tex Austin's rodeo troupe.
Today. however. the thrills OF
tanbark rings pale in comparison
with the thrill Of a perfectly exc
cuted Zimmerman, Lazy S or Fall
ing Leaf"-all aerial maneuvers
performed on a "sky horse.
She learned flying from Jim Al
llSOut ny Jug oOANt % W Az bNAC AASW
with the R.A.F). and Charlie
Scholes, noted acrobat OF the sky.
It's just like trick riding" she
explained. "All you have to do IS
to keep your head and dash into il
careless like"
Experience teaching society girls
to ride horseback gave her the
idea for fight instruction.
II knew II | could teach them.
wouldn't have any trouble with
college students"
When the CAA accepted her APP
plication for fight instructors
position, she became one OF only
three or four women instructors In
the country under the government
program.
Miss Richards wants TO become
an internationally prominent pilot
like the late Amelia Earhart. She
also wants to see how many diff
erent feats she can master. Al
ready she excels in craftsmanship,
dancing. swimming and skating.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
UNDER WAY

With $50 major comba, ships
under construction. the national
defense program Is well under
way.
Contracts totaling $4,000. 600. =.
600 for ship construction have
been let, the Defense Council an
nounces, and the balance OF the
T.000.000.00O allotted for war
vessels will be utilized for armor.
armament and equipment.
Ships are reported coming off
the ways at the rate OF one every
IL days. and 1900 workers are
employed In the shipyards. Con-
struction time has been substsn-
tally reduced. the council claims.
cruisers being built on a schedule
OF S5 months instead OF 40, sub
marines. 20 months instead OF 30,
and destroyers are three months
ahead OF schedule.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
WAR REFERENDUM

A large bipartisan group OF sena-
tors, serving notice they will renew
their fight 10 give the public sole
authority TO determine whether the
United States engages in wars out
side the Western Hemisphere. will
find many supporters, although pos
sibly not enough in Congress.
They propose to sponsor legisla-
ton at the next session OF Congress
for a constitutional amendment for
referendums on war proposals that
would take the [ S. armed forces
outside the Americas. The legisla:
tion will be similar to war refer
enIum" measure passed by the
House and blocked in the Senate
Judiciary Committee early in the
year.
Sens. Capper (R) Kan. and Nye
(Rl \. D., leaders in the Senate iso-
lationist bloc, predict ratification of
the amendment If authorized by
the Senate. They say increasing
sentiment against participation in
European and foreign war en-
hances ratification OF the amend
ment II submitted 70 the states.
Opponents of the referendum pro
gram, however. warn that it would
seriously endsnger the military
strength OF the country and weak.
en- US" before the eyes OF the total
itarian nations.
Those who sponsored the origin.
al referendum measure in the Sen
ate included Clark CD, Mo-, Van.
de1berg (R) Mich. Wheeler CD),
Mont. LaFollette (P). Wis, and
Bone Cd, Wash.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
ALL NATIONS

America is the opportunity cen
ter. All nations enjoy It. Note fo-
example the Metropolitan Opera.
il opens the seth season in New
York with a Swede, a Yugoslav. a
Hungarian, a Britisher, an Ameri-
can, and a Greek nging the Italian
opera Masked Bal , with an Italo-
Argentine conducting.
This opening is one OF the top
events Of the New York social sea.
son and the big wigs turn out %
set the diamond horseshoe aglitter.
ing. Their wings have been clip.
ped bit however. They no longer
own boxes. due TO a reorganization
which permits subscribers 10 rent
boxes. not 10 own them. Some
haven't rented the boxes they
once owned; presumably, they
won't sit in rented box. but others
seem to be on hand TO All the
seats and the show goes on.
The principals are Jussi Bjoer-
ling. a Swede: Zinka Milanov.
fugoslav; Kerstin Thorborg, an.
other Swede; Alexander Sved.
Hungarian: Stella Andreva. Brit.
ish; Norman Gordon, American:
Nicola Moscona. Greek. Ettore
PanizZa conducts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

who is In a Detroit hospital Monday
afternoon.
Frederick Helzerman Is working
In Detroit.
Stanley Krygoski, Sumpter, was
a guest Monday afternoon at the
home fof Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Burget.
Mrs. Winferd Helzerman under.
went an operation for appendicitis
at Monroe Hospital Tuesday after.
noon.
Dorothy Binicki and James Sin
orski. Detroit, spent Sunday at the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

tons Back IN the old clipper ship
days our bottoms did good bit OF
the oceans cargo carrying. But
that time passed. Railroading paid
better than overseas activities did.
We concentrated on inland exploit
tation. Our mercantile marine
petered out to pretty nearly zero.
We did lots OF exporting and i'm
porting. to be sure. but most OF It
was done In English vessels.
World war No l caught US with
next to nothing to carry on our
foreign trade England, while
the conflict lasted. could not
continue handling it for US in suf-
fcient volume and we were IN bad
shape for quite awhile. OF course.
our shipyards got busy Immediate
ly. working overtime. BY Armis-
tice day we had quite a decent lit
tie feet OF cargo boats In opera
ton. It wasn't as big as we need
ed to do all our transporting. but
the experience had taught US that
II was most undesirable for US TO
be dependent on foreign boats to
transact international business IN
So we kept on building.
British Resentment
But. the. war being over. the
English thought they ought to have
their old monopoly back. They
bitterly resented our evident incli-
nation to cut in upon It perma-
nently. At that juncture | was liv-
ing in Buenos Aires. where the
competition between our bottoms
and England's was exceedingly OBJ
vious Consequently the talk OF
local English interests spokesman
was very audible to me II wasn't
official but there was lot OF IT.
The purport of it. in short, was
that we simply didn't have .
RIGHT to possess merchant feet
OF any consequence. We've got
the ships" said those Britons. for
you Yankees to do your exporting
and importing in Hire OURS.
then. Don't DO lot Of your own
building. It's abominable sports
manship."
At that stage OF the game the
British were't overly enthusiastic
concerning the notion OF having
our navy lighting crafti tie theirs.
Back in Washington from South
America In the 1920's. 1 was on
hand to cover the international
armament limitation conference of
that decade the one that led up
to the conclusion OF the $50
treaty. That is. Britains navy was
to be on a five basis Ours ditto.
Japans ratio was three. France
and italy were accorded smaller
allowances. Nominally we and the
British got an even break There
were qualifying clauses, however.
which gave John Bull distinctly
the better OF the bargain
Well. the $3.50 treaty mas gone
Into the discard. None Of its sig
natories lived I'D to IT.
it's Another Story
At the current writing we can't
build ships If any sort fast enough
TO meet British requirements. Brit
ain wants EN- II wants more de-
stroyers-up to date as well as
obsolete. II also wants bigger
boats-cruisers and battleships and
plane carriers. with planes to go
with EN- It wants our neutrality
law modified to permit American
cargo craft to get into British
waters with supplies of every va
riety. It wants US TO build more
and more such boats. for Britain
itself to acquire title to--if 1t can
get EN- on cred.L
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
HEY SAY It's TRuE

II sounds like fiction but the Ma
tional Safety Council says it's all
true. In its report OF freak acct
dents during the year these stories
appear:
Chief Clerk John Connolly OF the
Cleveland, O.. municipal court was
carrying a stack OF books between
two bookends. The books began to
buckle, Connolly squeezed. The
books shot out, the bookends shot
IN. Connolly nose was broken.
Eugene Ramsay, a Burgaw. n. c.,
carpenter, invented mouse trap.
While working on the device Is &C.
cidentally snapped shut on his fin
ger. He swung his arm to shake off
the trap It flew free. slid under the
kitchen stove and killed a mouse
Bob Forde tried TO walk between
two men on Marysville, Calf,
street. He discovered too late they
were carrying a sheet OF glass.
Forde was treated for minor eutS-
Jay J. Martin, Pueblo Colo, steel
company executive, was at work at
his office desk, at peace with the
world. a moment later he was car
ried through two partitions on the
cowcatcher Of locomotive The
engine had jumped the track and
smashed through the wall OF his
office. Martin was unin.ured.
Giovanni Evangeli. Rochester. y.
Y. was standing on a street corner
when the door handle OF a passing
automobile hooked a pocket and
ripped off his pants.
Joseph Callahan OF Chicago was
asleep in chair when his false
teeth fell 10 the floor. Callahan
slipped off the chair and his fore
head hit the plate. He was bitten.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bin
icki
Mrs. Addie Grams accompanied
her brother, Walter Mason. Milan,
to Ann Arbor Sunday afternoon to
see their brother, Will Mason, who
is in the University Hospital.
Roy Wise. Ypsilanti, visited Tues
day forenoon at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Burget.
Mrs. Esther Grams and daughter.
Freda, spent Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Addie Grams.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

present. In fact,
he strongly OBJ
jected TO IT, lie
found no partic-
ular fault with
our maintenance
OF a respectable
tonnage OF fight
ing craft but
emphatically he
disliked the idea
OF the upbuild-
ing Of an Amer
lean mere h a n {
feet OF any con-
sid Q rable pro-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

Fort Worth. Tex. Dec. 1S-UP-
Prettiest cog in Uncle Sans de-
tense machine probably is Lucyls
Richards, who gave up bronze bust
ing TO become the Southwests only
woman CAA flight instructor.
Miss Richards, OF Houston. Tex,
will teach flying at Lon Morris
College, Jacksonville, Tex. She
attended a special CAA school here
preparatory to taking over her
initial class OF 10 students.
Only 30. a svelte blend OF femi'
nine Drawn and beauty. she has
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
INSURANCE MEN MEET

Detroit. Mich. Dec 13-More than
200 life insurance men met Thurs
day IN Detroit for the Michigan
Management Conference. Presiding
at various meetings were T. p. Bal
kema, president Of the Michigan
State Association Of Life Under
writer's; William A. Post, president
Of the Detroit association. and Don.
aid Machum, president OF the .Asso-
ciated General Agents and Man.
ayers OF Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

Tonight
The War-NBC 7:15., 11:lo. CHS
s:55. lO:45 EST; NBc $50; MBs
10, 1920. 1920, 1870; MIC II.
NBC-7:3O - Alec Templeton
time. Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt guest
speaker.
S:3O-Information Please:
s.3O-Oboler play, MIR Whisk-
ers7.
10-Wings OF Destiny.
CBS-7:30 West 1O:30) Al
Pesrce;
Skate Smith Hour;
9:3O-Drama, Doctor In the
House:
William 5. Knudsen at ". A.
VI. banquet on Industry Meets
Defense Challenge"
NBC-7.15-Sen. f. r. Burke on
"Walter-Logan BIZ:
s-Jacob VI LASTLY on Legal
Profession and Defense.
s:35-Birthday Salute:
0-Middleweight fight. Ken Ov.
eflin vs.. Steven Belloise
MBS-S-Lew Loyal, drama.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
BEGINS SENTENCE

Detroit, Dec. 10 AP Joey
Miehielove, veteran lightweight
campaigner in Michigan rings, be-
gan serving a 10 day jail sentence
today for reckless driving. He was
convicted OF driving 20 miles an
hour in the city and being involved
in an automobile accident.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
DOCK WORK sPEEDED

Escanaba. Mich. Dec. 13-AP-
Winter repair work on the Escana.
ba docks is being speeded so that
the port will be ready for an ear y
rush demand for iron ore next
spring.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Half-F Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Walter Leary James Breakey
Rapids Leary Mr. Breakey provided
program the assembly Of the Central High School
evening OF the soloss and
Prof. Alexander played Accomplishments.
Seeck Ypsanti their daughter Hazel had the
their stalled the Michigan Cen
Luckily Seeck the motor started
slide off track the Wolverine missing them
by about foot
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Pick of the Air Today
National brosdeas,lnq Company

National brosdeastIna Company
WV. 500, WXYZ, 1910: WLW.
zoo: WSPD. 1910: WTAM. 1870:
WGN. 100: WMAQ, $40; WIS, SO.
Columbia erosdesstine System
WJR, $50; WOWO. 1850; WBBM.
40.
Mutual 6roadessting System -
CKLW. 1870, WLW, zoe. and WGN,
720.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
BY II. J. SCOTT

cially, don't begin to tell him
about your operation or recent
illness. He has a right to get
away from his work when out So
cially as much as you have.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Fifty Years Ago

Conversational Church for weeks for res
Sunday
Young Womens Christian Association
Death: John G. johnson. so, Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Your Health


Now be Treated by
Safe Injections
- logan Clendening. NJ. d.
o Varicose veins constitute a con-
dition which is one Of the most
common disorders seen in the gen.
eral practice of medicine. AL
though the discomfort produced in
any one individual may be slight,
the accumulated suffering and dis
ability is enormous and incalcu-
liable.
Modern treatment by the injec-
ton method is, on the authority Of
q prominent New York surgeon,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Today's Horoscope

II you are celebrating your
birthday today. look for gain
through a stranger during the
next year. and also through, a
subordinate. and In divers other
ways. However. you will encoun-
ter the opposition Of an elder. and
should safeguard the health Of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
One Minute Test

/. For whom was nicotine
named?
2. For what Is the money OBJ
tanned from automobile tags used Il?
3. What Is black frost?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

women Of your household. Rest
less. changeable. tnconsequentiai.
and. in many cases. frivolous and
extravaganza, you may expect the
child to be who Is born on this
date. Also love troubles through
jealousy are threatened.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Words of Wisdom

Wofus oi NiSuOfn
Music has charms 10 soothe the
savage breast, TO soften rocks.
and bend the knotted oak.-Con-
grove.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

Uncle Shylock in 1920
But It's Different Now,
Britain Wants Ships
BY Charles P. Stewart

ICAN remember when John Bull
wasn't nearly as much interested
In the development OF this coun-
trys maritime facilities as ne is at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
Hints on Etiquette

When you meet a physician so
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13
One-Mlnute Test Answers

I. John Moot who introduced
tobacco into France In 1850.
2. Usually for. maintenance Of
the various state highways.
3 A frost or cold 50 intense
As to olacken vegetation
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-13

YOUR DEALER ha, electric ranges and wafer hsoi-
ers on display. Stop in 'odoy-on sole al HARDWARE
STORES, FURNITURE AND DEPARTMENT STORES,
AND ELECTRICAL DEALERS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
C0ERINC TAKES Up
GIGANTIC PROJECT
Has Assumed Responsible
ty For Germany's Econ
olny In Wartime

BERLIN, Jan. 4 - Up - Field
Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering
has assumed supreme responsibility
for the conduct Of Germany's eco
Monty in wartime, establishing anew
that he is not afraid to tackle tasks
of gigantic dimensions.
He has become for the duration
of the war what he was in peace
time when Adolf Hitler decided to
concentrate the naion's entire eco
nomic peace activities in a four-year
plan for self-sufficiency.
At that time, too, Goering tackled
a job considered by experts as one
of the most difficult in a country
poor in raw materials.
Henceforth the field marshal will
be the supreme war-economic au-
thority."
According to the acknowledging
of Essen, which has particularly
close connections with Goering, one
of the most important features of
the new coordination plan is the in
clusion of Lieut.-Gen. G eor g e
Thomas, chief of the economic Sec
ton of the supreme high command,
in a new general council"
The heads of other economic Of
fees in the Reich also will be men,
bers of this council and therefore,
according to the acknowledging,
valuable mutual contact and CO.
operative solution of problems aris-
ing will be rendered possible be-
tween the highest officer in the
army's economic staff and all the
economic departments of the civil
government"
Another important factor in the
scheme is the fact that Goering at
the same time heads the ministerial
defense council, the other members
of which are Colleen. Wilhelm
Keitel, chief of the high command
of the armed forces; DIR. Walter
Funk, president of the Reichsband
and minister Of economics; Wilhelm
Prick, minister Of interior; Rudolf
Hess, deputy leader of the nazi
party, and DR.. Hans-Heinrich Lam
mers, Liaison member between Hit
Ter and the council.
The suggestion for this trench.
dous concentration of power and re-
s%ponsibility was ascribed to Funk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
MURPHY IS NAMED
FOR U. S. TRIBUNAL
Attorney General Chosen
To Fill Vacancy Great
ed By Buffers Death

WASHINGTON, Jan. A. Up -
Rounding out a New Deal-appoint-
ed majority which may dominate
the supreme court for years to
come, President Roosevelt nomi-
mated Attorney General Frank Muir
ply today to fill the vacancy cre-
ated by the death Of Associate JUS
tice Pierce Butler last November
Is.
Although a few republicans 1-o-
tested that Murphy vas too New
Dealish" or that his handling OF
the Shutdown strike situation in
Michigan when he was governor
disqualified him for the high post,
leaders of both major parties pre-
dicted that the senate would quick
ly give the approval which the
appointment must receive before
the s~oft-spoken Irishman may take
office.
Murphy received the news of his
nomination modestly.
IT appreciate the honor" he
said, "but I consider myself I'M
worthy of it and I think a far bet
ter selection could have been
made"
Senator Burke (D-Neb), chair
man of a senate judiciary subcom-
mittee appointed to consider the
nomination, predicted that the full
committee would, recommend unan-
imously that the senate confirm
the Murphy nomination and also
the Presidents appointment Of So
licitor General Robert H. Jackson
to be the new attorney general
and Judge Francis Biddle Of the
third circuit court of appeals to be
solicitor general.
Burke, a vigorous critic of ad-
ministration labor policies, express
sed the opinion that there would
be mo real opposition" to Murphy
and said there was no question
but that Jackson was "eminently
qualified" Mentioning that Judge
Biddle was one Of his W Har-
ward classmates, the senator pre-
dicted he would make "a very
sensible and capable" solicitor.
Other nominations which Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent to the senate
today included:
Charles Edison, son Of the ia
nous inventor to be secretary OF
the navy Gle had been given a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
INFORMATION IS ASKED
Setup Would Be Used To
Distribute Surplus Com
modities To Needy

Efforts are being made by the
city commissioners to have the
Federal Surplus Commodity corpo-
ration institlt a trial of its
stamp money" commodity distri-
button system in Wilmington. j.
t. L. Wade, city commissioner of
puollc works, yesterday requested
The agency's headquarters to sup
ply full information for considera-
tlon by the board.
1he plan, if placed into opera
Ion IN Wilmington, would increase
Inc clty's buying power in the
amount of about $4,000 per week,
II was claimed. d
Others Seek Plan
olliclals of the corporation have
previously notified the city they
we're willing to accept Wilmington
az a test point. However, other
~"lS IN the state, including Ra-
,eisl' charlotte, Greensboro, Dur
nam and others are seeking the
same plan.
Unaer the stamp money" setup,
liam commodities, mostly vege.
'a0leS' are selected by Secretary OF
Agrleulture Henry A. Wallace as
surplus commodities and are there
0S listed as such.
AS the machinery of the system
..sl operates, those receiving out
sD' gifts of surplus commodities
noll the warehouse on Water
1see' here would be given stamps
ne'e would be redeemable at any
slocefy or other store in Whining.
ueslng in the merchandise
snaled by Wallace as surplus
l runillodlties. Only those goods 81
stau could be bought with the
inns plan eliminates government
expenditure for purchasing, ship.
Nooutlnued on Pouo c,rou noJ O>
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-05
Pct Will
ssslde Work
Fifty Men
At Kure Beach Plant
Is Scheduled To Be
Started Next Week
CONTRACTOR SELECTED
Changes Necessary Because
OF Large Demand
For Product

The Ethyl-Dow Chemical company
will start next week to make minor
changes and additions to its sea-
water bromine extraction plant at
Kure beach, officials Of the company
announced last night.
The exact amount of expenditure
involved could not be learned, but
it was announced that the work will
give employment to approximately
SO men for a period of three
months.
Demand Increases
The improvements have been
made necessary because of the
growing demand for the product as
an essential constituent of the in.
creasing popular tetraethyl lead or
Ethyl" gasolines.
The work, which is to begin dur
ing the next week, will be done by
the Austin Construction company,
of Cleveland, Ohio.
The Ethyl-Dow Chemical company
has had phenomenal growth since
its establishment here in 1888. Its
original capacity was doubled in
1887 and redoubled in 1888, bringing
its total sea water pumping capac-
ity to 200, 900 gallons per minute,
nearly three times the drinking
water supply of New York city.
The product Of the local industry
is shipped to one of two plants of
the Ethyl Gasoline corporation,
located at Carney's Point, N. j., and
at Baton Rouge, La, where it is
blende dwith tetraethyl lead in the
proper proportion to produce terae-
thyl lead anti-knock fluid for auto
mobile fuels.
Ethly anti-knock automobile fluid
was first used in a%utonotive engines
in 1928 and has found increasing
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