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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

Miss Myrtle Bergore spent part
OF last week with Mrs. Phyllis
Wilkie, Cherry Hill.
Mrs. Joseph Korbel has been in
Battle Creek visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Oelson.
Edward J. Blake, who has been
here with his parents for the past
week left Monday evening for Fort
Bragg. N. c. He was accompanied
by John Olgneck, Detroit. Guests OF
Edward during his visit home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cox and John
Ports, Detroit.
Mrs. Frank Coates and daughter,
Aurora. H., have returned home
after visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Rengert in Salem and
sisters. Mrs. Leo Koeller and Mrs.
Fremont Peterson, this city.
Mrs. Jean DeNike, daughter Mar
jorie, and son. Renard j., went to
Grand Rapids TO spend New Years
Day with her sister.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Jolly Eight Club
Has Gift Exchange

A luncheon at l o'clock followed
by Christmas party and exchange
Of gifts was enjoyed by members
n the jolly Eight Club Monday at
the home OF Mrs. Arthur Ferguson.
The remainder Of the afternoon was
spent in playing cards. Winners at
pedro were, Mrs. William Orr. Mrs.
Walter Spencer, and Mrs. Ferguson.
Mrs. Walter Horner won the special
prize.
The next club meeting will be
with Mrs. Floyd Ring, Jan. 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Roosevelt High Class of SO
Enjoys Annual Get-together

and Ralph Smith. II was voted TO
have another get.together on De
cember 20 OF next year and II was
announced that the pool might be
available for a splash party II de-
sired
Miss Mary Maxine Pho, who is
in nurses training in kalamazoo,
sent her regrets.
Delicious refreshments OF hot
fudge sundaes. cookies. Christmas
candy and nuts were enjoyed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
YPSILANTl BRIEFS
Leave For Camp

More than so National Guards
men who came to this vicinity to
spend the holidays with their fam
lilies left at sos this morning for
Camp Beauregard. La.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

WASHINGTON-INS- American
income taxpayers must prepare to
bear heavier burdens as a result OF
the vast rearmament program, Sen.
Connally Cd Tex, member OF the
powerful Senate Finance Commit
tee. declared today. He predicted
that the new Congress will levy
taxes amounting to at least $1,000.
100000. He proposed that the In.
crease be divided between corpora
ton and individual income tax.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

The Ypsilanu Daily Press
wishes all subscribers to re-
ceiye their papers regularly
and promptly. In case OF poor
or non-delivery OF the Daily
Press Phone the Press ONCE
at 40 before 6 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Odd Fellow Officers
Qualify For Office

Two officers OF Odd Fellows.
Charles MCGUIRE, noble grand, and
Roy Smith. vice grand. qualified
for office at the weekly meeting of
Ypsilanti Lodge. number 54S.
I.o.o.F., Monday evening. The new
officers will be installed at Friday
evenings meeting.
The regular lodge meeting night
will be changed from Monday to
Friday night, beginning this week
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
engagements Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Klein 1875
Bell St, announce two engage
ments in their family; that OF their
daughter Miss DorotL to Fred
erick W. Rodenberg, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred H. Rodenberg, and
OF their son. Kenneth Klein, to Miss
Pearl Grisdale, Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
BlcycIe Recovered

State police Monday recovered in
Detroit a stolen bicycle owned by
George L. Ennen, SIT Wallace Blvd.
State Troopers traced the bicycle,
following information given by a
neighbor boy who saw a man load
the bicycle into truck. The car
license number was obtained and
when traced the owner admitted
taking the wheel. Mr.. Ennen decid-
ed not to prosecute.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Drivers Assessed

Justice E. c. Simmonds required
one dollar assessments OF Edward
Satler. this city. for overtime park
ing: Kenneth Russell and J. p.
Kelly. this city, for parking without
lights; Bernard S. Hogan. Royal
Oak, parking on highway; Cecil
Friend, this city. improper parking;
John oakley, this city. parking in
no parking zone; Simon ]. Nickel,
Detroit, passing on marked hill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

THERE ARE many deals of
such a peculiar nature that the
best bidding is bound to result in
a contract which will be defeated
either skillful bidding under the
conditions which actually exist or
theoretically perfect bio d Ing
which would be used II you could
study all four hands Those are
usually the deals in which each
has q very long suit. with consid-
cradle shortage elsewhere They
frequently depend on the secon-
dairy question Of which side has a
higher-ranking suit. If the weak
side has. then 1t can buy the con-
tract at a moderate sacrifice But
If the strong side has. 1t can out
bid the gallant defenders and
make its contract.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Visit Greenfield VILLAGE

Twenty-Five boys in St. John
Parochial School we're taken to
Greenfield Village Monday morning
by Harold Koch. The group started
at 9:40 a. m. and returned at o.
clock in the afternoon. They were
dinner guests OF Mr.. Koch in the
Village.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

BOSTON, AP-The crew OF the
British freighter Dromere has ar
rived here with q report that IL OF
the 80 United States destroyers
traded TO England are still at Hall.
fax, n. s.. and st. Johns. Mid. for
lack Of trained crews TO take them
across the Atlantic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snyder,
1904 Washtenaw Ave. are the par
ents of : son, weighing seven
pounds. four ounces. The baby was
born Monday at Boyer Hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Parents OF pauahter

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Richardson,
Romulus, are the parents of an
eight pound daughter, born Monday
at Boyer Memorial Hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Kirk Appointed

Kirk Appointed
President Glenn c. Gillespie Of
the Michigan State Bar Associa-
ton has appointed John p. Kirk
as chairman of the grievance com.
mittee for the second congression-
al District, and Richard Ford, De-
troit, formerly of Ypsilanti, as
chairman Of the committee on CO.
operation with the American Law
Institute.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

Car Moved
A car. which has been parked for
two days on ~ Adams St. near
Washtenaw Ave, was ordered
moved by city police Monday. The
car license was issued to Richard
Cline, 935 Carol ST., but is owned
by Norman Cline, his brother.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

Dr.. and Mrs. E. W. Heyler re-
turned to their home in Mitchell,
S. Oak. after spending the Christ
mas holidays with Rev. and Mrs
Walter B. Heyler.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Reports Prowler

II. ]. Gregg. 301 Middle Drive.
told city police today that prowl-
err was around his house Sunday
night. Mr.. Gregg traced the prowler
near his home by footprints in the
snow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

About 25 were present.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Eta Grabow and
daughter Phyllis were dinner
guests Wednesday at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. James, Miss Laura
and Robert Elliott. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Elliott
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Elliott and little daugh-
ter, Belleville; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G
Kramer and son James. Ypsilanti,
and Harry Eicirstadt. Covers Were
laid for 81.
At the Ernest Throne home Wed.
nesday the family enjoyed dinner
together. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Throne
and little son David. Stony Creek,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Monkey and
two little children. Ypsilanti, and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlson, Jr.,
Detroit. Covers were laid for 10.
Mrs. Nina Horn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Brown, son Alvin and daugh-
ter Evelyn. were among the rela'
tives at a family party Wednes-
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mulreed. Belleville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frye and
son John, Jr., Ypsilanti. were
guests Tuesday evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Colts.
Gifts were exchanged and light
refreshments served.
Warren Frisbie. Addison, and
daughter, Miss Laura May. were
guests OF Mrs. Ira Fuller and fam
lily. Wednesday, returning home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rowe have
moved from Mexican Rd. into their
newly built home on Textile Rd.
Miss Clara Lucille Frisbie, Addi-
son, has been spending the past
week with her aunt, Mrs. Ira
Fuller.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Sight Threatened

Sight Threatened
Monroe hospital authorities said
today that Mrs. William Cvengros,
Azalia. who was being treated for
self-inflicted head wounds sustained
Saturday morning, may lose the
sight Of one eye. Mrs. Cvengros,
following family alteration,
aimed gun, which she thought I'M
loaded. at her jaw. The shot lodged
above her eyes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Warns Nation


London, Dec. 81 UP Lord
Woolton. food minister. warned the
nation in a broadcast today that
It would have to eat less in l94l
and that the danger from German
attack on Britain's food supplies
was much worse than in the last
war.
The enemy is making a direct
attack on our food ships and Is
sinking quite a number OF them"
he said.
1--WE ate nearly as much in 1910
as we did in 1885," he said, land
we shall have to do with less meat
In 1871"
He urged the public to eat more
potatoes as a substitute for bread.
Regard your canned foods as
an iron ration IN case supplies
break down at any time in your
district"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

Bonus Given
The National Bank OF Ypsilanti
has given bonus of five per cent
on a years salary to all their en-
ployes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
futile Hill
ENTERTAIN c. e. SOCIETY

ENTERTAIN c. e. SOCIETY
futile Hill. Mich, Dec. Sl-Mr.
and Mrs. Clement Hun were hosts
to the Christian Endeavor Society
OF Friends Church Friday evening
in the church parlor. After the
regular business meeting, games
and a social time were enjoyed.
Later a delicious lunch was served.
About 25 we're present.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

The engagement OF Miss Kathryn
J. Palmer, daughter of Mrs. James
X. Palmer, and the late Mr.. Palmer,
to Victor Schafer. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Schafer, Ypsilanti, is
being announced. The Palmers,
who formerly lived on Forest Ave,
this city, are now making their
home in Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Shell Supplies

Shell Supple5
Rome, Dec. 31-UP-Italian war
ships intensively shelled Greek aud
British supply csnters on the
Greek-Albanian coast and Italian
airplanes bombed Salonika, Preveza
and the airdromes at Janina and
and Kotzani, a high command COM
munique said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31

London. Dec. 31-INS-Flown to
Albania in troop-carrying planes,
a full German army division OF ap-
proximately $4,000 men has taken
up positions on the Elbasan front,
the London Daily Herald reported
today.
Quoting dispatches from the Yu-
goslav-Albanian border. the Herald
said motorized vanguards have al
ready gone into action against the
Greeks. The paper said these re-
ports were unconfirmed in any
other quarter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
Thousand Cauuht

Athens, Greece, Dec. 31-UP-
The capture OF another 1000 Ital-
ians, including an entire battalion
with its officers, was reported to-
day in a Greek war communique.
The prisoners included sections
Of ski attachments which counter
attacked and were dispersed. leav-
ing stragglers and much Of their
equipment behind, the communique
said:
-Four field guns as we'll as many
automatic rifles and abundant war
materials fell into our hands" it
said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-31
No Raids

London, Dec. 81 -AP- Bad
weather conditions on both sides
Of the channel during the night
grounded the Royal Air Force and
German warplanes, it was reported
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
I'm Artiele Complete on This Page

I'm Article Complete on This Page
~ MADE it myself" And Sister stands
back proudly, watching Grandma un-
wrap the present. Two lessons learned
at once - the fun of making things with ones
own hands, and the pleasure of giving gifts.
AS Christmas nears, children can have the
excitement of making and giving many things
"a set of cork breakfast mats to Mother,
fruit bowl to Aunt Jean, a sewing board to
Grandmother, pot holder to Teacher.
To make the fruit bowl, for instance, you
start with an inexpensive, unfinished wooden
bowl purchased in dime stores or houseware
departments. On the outside of the bowl you
draw an ornamental border in pencil and then
color it with bright enamel paints. When the
design dries, the bowl should be shellacked or
waxed with plain furniture wax - and then
there will be the decorated fruit bowl for
Aunt Jean. To make the decorative designs,
you can either use stencils or copy pictures
from garden catalogues or advertisements. A
large bowl can have designs both inside and
out. If the bowl, when purchased, has wax
or other coating, this should be sandpapered
off 50 that the paints will stick to the wood.
A string holder is present that Mother
or Grandmother will find very useful. 1t is
made of nothing more than clean pint
ice-cream carton Che cylinder shaped kind.
On this carton design is drawn in crayon,
water color or enamel. The design might be
flowers or animals or birds, or clowns face
with a wide-open mouth for the string to
come through. The lid of the carton may be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

painted an attractive contrasting color.
After the design is colored, the whole box
is shellacked to make it easy to keep clean.
Place ball of string inside and punch con-
venient hole for the end to hang out.
A piece of ribbon or few knotted or
braided strands of varicolored yarn make the
handle to hang the box up by. Punch two
holes on opposite sides of the box and put the
handle through, making knots on each end
of the handle to keep it from pulling out.
Attractive ond ProctieoI
ANYONE would like gift of cork breakfast
mats decorated with flowers or other bright
designs. These can be made from the cork
sheets available in AN art goods store. Cut
them into the place-mat shape usually
11'xl 7"). Using enamel paints, color design
which has been first sketched out in pencil on
the cork. Colored borders all around the mat
or along the two ends add to its attractive
ness. Enamel paints sink into the cork and
can withstand both the heat of hot plates and
cleaning with a damp cloth.
These cork sheets can be cut into coaster
size rounds, too, about inches in diameter),
and decorated with border or pattern, or
into hot-dsh mats no. 81, or smaller mats
- for teapot or coffee-maker g square.
Suede bookmarks are fun to make Old
gloves, purses, even old sports jackets may be
used, the more colorful the better! Cut two
strips of the suede, 6 to inches long and
about "a inch wide. Sew the strips together
with yarn, using buttonhole stitch, or
simple overcast stitch if buttonholing is too
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Claim No Fear
OF Nazi Fleet

LONDON British naval sour
ces today expressed confidence
that they could hsndie and pee
sibly annihnate any German force
which attempted a sea combat
In connection VITA Scandinavian
operations
They said that At tho maximum
Germany could no, muster more
than 80 surface wsrship=. This
maximum force. they sid. would
include the batileships cneisensu
and scharnhorst. OF 1000 tons
each. the two pocket hAttieships.
Admiral seheer and Deutschland.
Of 10000 tons each. and two
cruisers. the Admiral Hlppea and
the Rleucher. each Of 10000 tons
One OF these cruisers. however.
may have been sunk last Dceem-
her by the British submarine
Salmon.
The Germans also have four
smaller cruisers Of $500 10 5000
tons and 20 destgoycrs There Is
also. OF course, the German sub
marine fleet. Of uncertain size.
and substantial number OF
German mine sweepers and other
auxiliary craft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Ivan Jacobsen. nephew a Public
Works Commissioner and Ars.
A. n. Bergersen. IL believed Ia
have been In Oslo when Germany
made fts sudden thrust into Nor
way Monday.
Letters from Jacobsen, whose
Parents reside in Morton. telling
about his attending the University
of Norway. tutoring and playing IN
an orchestra were published in The
Tacoma Times March 3.
A University Of Washington
graduate last June. Jacobsen was
awarded a fellowship az the INT.
versity OF Beirut IN Syria. In route
he stopped In Norway TO visit an
uncle. and because Of the war, has
slnee remained there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Had Novel Method
OF Ployinq CLOVIS

Frederick Miller. rs. and Louie
Salatino, 20, were arrested In q
tavern Monday night. Officers
said they had been using nickle
with a string attached by tape
to trip elaw-machines. Miller
admitted the activity. police said
A third man. Henry John f,unner,
rs. was arrested later at isth and
Pacific and also jailed for investi-
cation as suspected sccomplice of
the pair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Norwegian Coastal Cities
Reported Seized; Britain.
France Taken by Surprise

fCcHIInatd Ffum faxt onel
entrance from the north 10 Inc baltic 50. had hen
completed.
In addition. The Nasis struck with amaxnk rpeed
a important ports the northern and Western coast
81 Norway facing the North and the british Isles
German marine<. Disguised s<amsn. <pmnk into
aeten Al such ports Narvk. BERGEN and ssavnnker
according 10 Dispatches from StoekhclW, and hurled
hand xrenadrs NJ port officials whe rr=i<ted thew
They taek control quickly. and obviously - The
surprise 81 the Rrissh since. At the sams hour The
dispatches arrived. Chamberlain telling the houSe
az commons II seemed unlikely the German< could
have seized such distant parts without elaborate
advance preparations
The reported German handbags II nertheru Nafwe-
gian portxif they proved 10 ~ true--ndtraed nroN
similar In military history 70 the famed wooden horse
ruse which the Greeks employed 70 capture Troy IN
ancient times
Naxis had been trading regularly with northern NorxA
sors especially Naryk where they picked up iron ore 70
shipment 20 Germany.
To all outward appearances, the German shps wer
ordinary merchant vessels. Hut. when the hour struck
rders from Berlin reported In Stockholm dspatche
have transformed them into fighting unts which aread
we're IN position 20 strike
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Swedes Mean
To Defend
Neutrality
Mobilization Is
Ordered: Eyes
Are on Russia

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. (vis
Transatlantic Telephone 20 New
York; Germany occupied Den.
mark without resistance today,
invaded embattled Norway and
was believed to be preparing for a
vital test of sea and air power
with allied forces rushing to aid
the Norwegians.
Norway was at war with the
Eazis because Adolf Hitler,s gov
eminent announced ii had taken
Denmark and Norway under its
protection to offset allied attacks
on their neutrality.
Sweden prepared for a deter
mined struggle to defend her
neutrality. Defense forces already
have been ordered modified.
Many reports circulated as
to development off the coast
Of Norway following an
nouncement the allied powers
were rushing aid to the Nor
wegians. One widely-expres-
sed belief was that the British
navy might strike into the
Skagerrak against the Ger
mans.
Neutral diplomatic sources
anxiously awaited word as to the
attitude of Soviet Russia, which
has worked in close cooperation
with the Nazis and, since the end
Of the Finnish war. has shown
vital interest in Scandinavia. II
was understood the Russian divis-
Ions which held Petsamo. on the
Arctic coast, during the war had
not been removed from that dis
trict.
1t was reported German
landing forces had been re-
pulsed at 0slofjord, the chan
mel leading to Oslo.
1t was reported that Oslo
and Kristiansand, on the
south coast Of Norway. had
been bombed by German air
planes.
The Norwegian foreign minister.
Halvdan koht, advised Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman. United States
minister, that Norway was at war
with Germany.
The Norwegian government then
fled to Hamar, in Central Nor
way. accompanied by the diplo-
matte corps.
Sweden ordered general mobili-
zation. and 1t was said authori-
tatively that the government had
determined to resist all attacks
on the country's neutrality or ter
ritorial integrity. regardless of
the nationality of the attacker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Lee Nicholson
In Copenhagen

Miss Lee Nicholson. former 10.
cieiy reporter for the Taeema
News Tribune. was at last reports
working for the Associated Press
IN Copenhagen. said 10 have fallen
10 tho Germans. She was on .
bicycle tour OF Europe when war
broke out last september and &C.
cepled a position In Denmark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
O'Neil Club Speaker

n. n. tBobl o'Neil. public
utilities commlssloner-eleet, win
be the principal speaker at a
meeting of the Horace Mann Com
munity club Tuesday night at 4
o'clock In Horace Mann school.
The public In invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Mrs. F. E. Riddle
Succumbs at Home

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Riddle,
II. died Tuesday at her home. SIS
Ea. 47th II. She was horn in
Maysville. Mo. and had lived in
Tacoma % years, coming here
from So. Joseph. Mo. Mrs. Riddle
was a member OF the Temple Rap
list church. Surviving are two
daughters. Mrs. veia Peterson OF
Tacoma and Mrs. vesta Burnett OF
Portland; three sons. W. L. Riddle.
Ciaud and Ezekiel. all OF Tacoma.
and six grandchildren. Mellinger's
will announce the funeral.