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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03

But the trouble is that Coral
isn't. It's she who needs the time"
That's So" Coral agreed. How
on earth am going to get hold of
that arsenal key-tonight? ?"
Trent keeps it-on him ?" Gun
inquired, sharply.
Yes. It's on his key-ring."
Then listen; This may not work,
Of course, but it's just a chance.
Here's what we've got to door,
really, what Coral has to do, since
the majority of the onus is on her.
Wen go back to the bungalow,
and have a general talk Then I'll
tactfully suggest going up to bed,
and. leaving you two to it. Then
you'll have to DO your stuff stage
your show. And the outcome will
be, Tommy, that you will give in,
and tell Coral to inform Otto and
Trent that if they bring the money
over with them in the morning,
you're prepared to spill the beans
l expect they'll fall for that
hope so, at any rate-and that will
mean that we have tn, night to
ourselves Now, to get that key,
Coral. You'l have to manage,
somehow, to slip a couple of those
pellets in Trent's drink, just as l
did the other night. Then go to
bed. AS soon as you think it's safe,
get into his room and get the keys
from under his pillow He ought
to be sleeping tight as a drum by
then. When you've done that you
must slip along here. The guards
will think you're paying us a clan
destine visit, without Otto know
ing. They'll understand that-we
must hope that they will also sym
pathize If you can bring along a
doctored flask with you. that will
be fine. Then, if we succeed so far,
we must get across. and deal with
Otto and Trent the others will be
less difficult TO handle without
them. Then Oh, BY the way,
Coral, how many planes are there
in the hangers ?"
Two. The one that brought us
over, and the one that was yours.
Only they've altered a."
Good Well. when we've settled
those two beauties, we must try to
get into the hangers. put one ma
chine out Of action and get away
in the other"
And what about having A
smack at these blighters before we
go, CUM" Tommy demanded, belli-
cosely
Wen have TO let that go. The
important thing is that we should
get somehow"
"Oh. DAMMIT groaned Tommy.
with feeling.
Don't worry once we're in
London, I'll see that they're all
rounded up. They've GOT to be-"
II dare say. But l wanted m
have a 20 at 'em myself I want
to get a bit Of my own backw
I'm afraid you'll have to forego
that pleasure" said Gun. And
now, let's get back 10 the bunga-
low, or those devils will be getting
suspicious You know what you've
got to DO, Coral-if you cam"
Il do and I'll do it. or bust!"
came the response. charged with a
that brought COM
fort to Guns heart
tTe Be COntinuedl,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
Records up 70 pate

The academic record OF every pu-
pile in the upper six grades has
been brought up-to-date. The c, y,
8 card of every pupil has been check.
ed. and a similar record has been
completed in two record books. one
OF these record books is in the
superintendent office and the 9th
er is in the office of the principal.
The 50 seniors have been furn sh-
ed a transcript OF the credits they
have earned to date. A great deal
OF care is being used by way of
pupils guidance by teachers in the
school. Every effort is being
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
PLAYS Presented

The most important thing that
the speech classes have done lately
was TO produce some original, one
act plays. These plays were writ
ten by the groups that took past
in them. Each group elected a
chairman; then, after the dialogue
had been written and corrected,
the chairman served as director.
The staging for each p ay was pro-
yided by a stage crew who arrang-
ed the scenery and furniture, tend
ed 10 lighting and sound effects.
prompted the actors, and pulled the
curtains. A publicity crew also
worked for each play. These groups
made posters and programs. In
all, nine plays were given.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
sKIERs TRAIN I'M GYM

MOSCOW, Ida, Dec. 3-UPs- The
University OF Idaho's ski team is
getting ready for the skiing sea
son-and without touching a ski
The team is TO spend six weeks
in the gymnasium, doing exerc SEES
to harden the muscles and get IN
shape for what is expected TO be
rigorous competitive season.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
lnoreases exc to the Band

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtiss have
increased their contribution to the
Saline School Band from 500 TO
$1,000. This came about after the
band uniform committee. Mrs. a win
Burkhart. Joseph Thomas and Dan
Leveleit had met several times in
cons Iteration Of plans for suitable
uniforms. Apparently, the gift Of
$1,000 along with $50 earned at
the last concert, plus a small bal
ance Of $40 will pay for the uu.-
forms in full.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
eRuIsEo IN 2oo-Foor FALL

Scarhoroueh. Ont. Dec. 3-UP--
Although ne fell 200 feet over
cllH. Jack Thomas suffered merely
"a bruised knee and a bump on his
head Thomas was attending a
corn roast and wandered too near
Tee cI0s. cdge. When friends
found HIM at the bottom he was un'
conscious but uulniurcd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03

OF things which mfy be made OF II.
including knitting bags. table run
ners. luncheon sets. chair sets and
even curtains.
The hostess served delicious re.
freshments al the close OF the
lesson.
MIS-. Karl Huston will entertain
the group Dec. rs al her home on
Ridge Rd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
Towns LOSE LEGISLATORS

Concord, n H, De-. 3-UP-Fif-
ty-thEee towns are without sufiici-
ent population TO be represented in
the 1871 state legislature. Secre-
tary of State Enoch ID. Fuller says
the Disqualified towns are located
in every county of the state.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
RELIEF SHOP GETS COFFIN

san Francisco. Dec. 3 UP San
Frucscos British War Relief Sal.
,aLe shop accepts articles OF any
Kind Co Pee sold no bar ain pr COS
hy society leaders % received ono
article which il doubts will ever be
duplicated 70 was a coffin. But i
was aooenlel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
MORE NAMES AmeRlcANlzEp

Rochester, n. Y. Dec. 3-UP -
Monroe County officials report that
since the real shooting" started
in Europe last spring. the number
OF persons who have had their
names "Americanized" has almost
doubled the total for the early part
OF the year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
News From Saline

put into effect 10 secure proper aa-
justment. especially by way OF i'm.
provements OF grades, and de
velopment OF excellent attitudes,
good citizenship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03

school little folks are going TO be
there. too. This will make a cast
OF over 20 little boys ana girls.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
Bring Your Family and Ride

err, Safety Rims on Wheels, Front
Coil Springs, big 6-inch Tires and
Metal Spring Covers on all models!
SeeyourPlymouth dealer PLYMOUTH
DIVISION or CHRYsLER CORPORATION.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03

The kindergarten and first grade
are greatly excited about their part
in the Christmas program which
will be given Dec. 10. The pre-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03

4OUT OF 10 NEW PLYMOUTH BUYERS TRADE IN OTHER
MAKES! Ride in the new Plymouth and you'll know
why. In the behind the wheeI-yOu'II discover
how much more value low price now buys!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03
Races ExeItIna

Addition and subtraction races In
the second grade have been quite
exciting recently. At present It
seems that the boys ar a bit ahead
OF the girls.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-03

Nanny Harvey is quite III with
streptococcus infection OF the
throat.
Carl George has moved from the
Valley Farms to Ann ATbor
The third grade is reading Little
Tooktoo'. Christmas story sent
out from the Ann Arbor Library.
Tooktoo is the son of Prancer-one
OF Santa Claus eight reindeer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
SOUTHERN NEWSPRINT

THE possibility of commercial production
L of newsprint from southern pine has be-
come a reality. Actual production of paper for
Dixie newspapers is under way.
1t started on January IT,, when the South.
land Paper Mills, Inc, turned out the first
roll at its large plant near Lufkin, Texas,
in a sheet nineteen feet wide, at the rate OF
six hundred feet a minute.
This is the beginning of a new chapter in
the story of newsprint production. Nearly six
years have passed since the Southern News
paper Publishers association adopted a reso-
luton expressing the organizations approval
Of efforts to develop a plan for construction
by private enterprise of a mill to turn out
newsprint in the south. Even before then,
E. L. KURT Of Lufkin, lumberman and civic
worker, was seeking to determine the FEAST
bility of such a plant. His attention and that
Of his associates was drawn to experiments
with pine pulps at Savannah, Georgia, by the
late DR., CHARLES HOLMES HERTY. DR.. HERTY's
work convinced him of the practicability of
manufacturing quality newsprint from native
pine.
When the proposal was put up to them
the Southern Newspaper Publishers associa.
ton subscribed $425,O00 in stock in the pro-
posed mill and contracted to absorb the en-.
tire output of the plant for five years. A loan
Of $3,425, 900 was obtained from the Recon.
s%truction Finance corporation, to be repaid
over a period of ten, years. The rest of the
money for the 100000 project was secured
by the Southland Paper Mills.
Ground for the plant was broken on jan
uary IA, 1889. The first excavations for build.
ings were made two months later. The plant
was formally dedicated on May 81. ~Installa.
ton of equipment began in June and was
completed in December. In early January test
runs were made on boilers, turbines and
grinders.
And now commercial newsprint production
is proceeding steadily in the big steel-brick-
concrete structures which went up so quickly
on the 239-acre mill site.
This mill is not only a mandatory. It is
the realization of a vision. Economically, it's
possibilities range far beyond providing
southern publishers with paper from their
own territory on which to print their publ.
cations. They extend to the whole field of
southern industrial exploitation. They supply
both inspi Ation and incentive for wider util.
ization of southern resources at home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
DOPED IT WRONG

Remember the depression . when we
and our buddies said the country had gone
plumb to Halifax and couldn't be dragged
back, ever . . especially as the republicans
had been ridden out of the capital?
Sure you remember it. But we had bad
dope. The country not only could be hauled
out of the slough, but actually was . and
has been drying out and shaking the mud
off, ever since.
Don't take our word for it. Let an expert
tell the story. ROGER BABsoN, for example.
He's pretty good at figures. He says that dur
ing 1888 business activity averaged 10.5 per
cent higher than in 1892. In 1884 the aver
age total Of business was eight per cent
greater than in 1888. The early months of
1885 shower a gain of As per cent over the
same months in 1884. In the second half
of the year business averaged II per cent
above the latter half of 1884. In 1886 there
was a Is per cent advance over 1885, and in
1897 a six per cent rise above the 1886 level.
For 1888 the first quarter averaged rs per
cent below 1897. The bottom was reached in
May, and then business surged ahead Is
per cent in the second half. The business
gain in 1889 equalled 1915 per cent.
But of course the administration at Wash
ington didn't have a thing to do with it. Or
did it?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
SCHOOL COSTS

In the current issue of Golfers Weeklu
President AMY H. HINR1cHs, of the education
in connection with her complaint
OF present efforts to reduce the cost of edu.
eating children in public schools, is quoted
as saying that on the average it costs a bit
less than 5000 to send a pupil through twelve
years of grade and high schools.
That seems little enough, in all conscience.
Yet IN New Hanover county the cost for the
same twelve years is only $500. And New
Hanover county school children are fully up
TO the national average in learning. Some of
us believe them above the average.
Inls might suggest, were any inclined to
pursue the subject to a logical conclusion,
mat perhaps the average cost of teaching
youngsters is higher than need be or that
new Hanover county is thriftier than the
rest of the country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05

If we are going to loan money to Finland,
let us loan it without any strings attached SO
that the Firms may use it in any way that
will be most helpful.-William r.. Castle, ad-
wiser on foreign policy to G. O.. P. national
committee.
All right-thinking people have long since re-
jected the idea that the policies governing our
industrial life-upon which jobs for millions
depend can be determined by men who are
responsible to no one for their DECISIONS
Senator Burton K. Wheeler (Dem, Mont).
We do not sing a song of hate, nor do we
form an organization known as the Royal Or
der of Ingrates. William Green, president,
American Federation of Labor.
There is being created a world of masters
and slaves made in the image Of Germany
h~erself.-Premier Edouard Daladier Of France.
The American people no longer are mesner-
lied by the golden voice from the whit
House. No longer do the fireside chats oovos
up the failure Of seven years.-Represento+;,,a
Joseph w. Martin, Jr, minority leader ~
house.
A Christian Front, or the Christian ohu.-,
embracing and protesting and practicins - -
organized, stabilized manner the doctr3a ~ an
the Master, is a political party come IT, y
feet and not to destroy-The Rev. Co., per-
Coughlin. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
H STATE CONVENTION

Governor HoEY let his idea concerning a
date for the North Carolina democratic con-
vention be known early enough for it to per.
colate throughout state committee ranks to be
followed. Last Monday the governor told re.
porters at his press conference that an ear.
lier (than June) convention would keep ma.
tional issues from becoming confused with
state issues, and would give North Carolina
delegates to the national convention an Oh.
portunity to attend national caucuses.' On
Friday the state committee, taking a broad
hint, set the date for May Is.
In the last analysis it makes very little
difference when the state convention is called,
except that it convene in time to get dele.
gates to the national convention in time for
the keynote speech. But it is considered of
sufficient weight to provoke contrary views
in at least two of the states newspapers.
Says the Raleigh NeUs and Observer: "To
hold a convention in the state long before
the national convention has no merit and
there is no good argument in favor of it. j, ,
Conditions are liable to arise a month before
the national convention which would change
the attitude Of delegates and they should not
have been elected before the real issues as
to men or measures were in the foreground"
The Greensboro News sees 1t contrariwise.
1t says: Governor HoEY thinks it a good
idea to hold the state democratic convention
in May before the primaries, no matter what
date is set for the national democratic ditto.
AS to conventions the Daily News yields to
none in its neutrality, but still is of the nc.
ton that Mr.. HoEY's proposal makes sense
You pay your money, folks, and take your
choice. The only thing that counts is that
the state democratic convention will meet
on May Is, and it is important that all
committee members be on hand to have a
say in the selection of delegates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
What It Means:
The National Debt Limit

The national debt fell again under
the spell Of peace. Even the Span.
ish-American war failed to boost it
in a nation so filled with national
resources. It took the World war
to get us head over heels into debt.
By 1919, it was $24O per person,
and despite the sag of the ZOOS. the
depression caught the debt, and
whirled it up again. Now it's about
1913 per person.
The World war, then, compelled
congress to get into financial high
jinks. Congress told the Secretary
of the Treasury he c, uld borrow up
to $4,000, 900, 900 to help win the
war. He actually did borrow moro
than $40. 900, 900, 900.
Debt Law Changed
But congress attached an invisible
string to that borrowing.
You can't find the string in the
law, because the limit on the debt
can be figured only by what the
law did not say. Tho law did not
say that the outstanding debt at
any given time could be % billions.
1t merely said that was the amount
of debt the government could make.
When the various bonds and notes
representing that debt were paid
off no authority remained for piling
up any more debt.
That also meant there was no
authority to switch the debt around,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05

eyangelists would likewise receive the same
condemnation and punishment. .
Hitler is Notwithstanding when it comes
to dealing alike with all who have the courage
to challenge his impious reign.
His british instinct is to apply the military
blitzkrieg to his opponents at home as every.
where else.
Take, for further example, his prescriptions
upon the youth Of Czecho-Slovakia and the
public schools, professors, teachers and higher
institutions of learning in that conquered
country.
Hitler has persistently set out to close the
doors Of free education to these people,
Leaders in the educational life of the coun-
try sNe being arrested, children maltreated and
horrible outrages perpetrated upon the young
girls and women.
More news of the Gestapo 'purgings' of
last November has been coming to light re-
vealing a mesh Of vulgarity and barbarities
only to be associated with the jungle.
The later reports indicate that 5000 Of these
Czech students Of university and high school
were snatched from their homes and the dormi.
tories on the campuses by the secret police
in the early morning hours, tied together with
ropes and taken to concentration camps out
side of Prague.
The next morning 1874 of the young prison.
ers were shot to death before the eyes of
their terrified companions, the German news
papers dismissing the incident as merely one
of properly furnishing the ring leaders,"
Such is a modern version Of Hitlerism as
expressing itself with PROSTATE and defense
less peoples who have been conquered by his
plundering Huns.
The civilization of the ancient savages stands
up in good parallel with that promoted by the
swastika.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
CORONER's JURIES
Sir:

Dear Sir:
Except in the cases where the
grand jury is a standing one, the
public has very little knowledge of
who will participate in finding bills
of Indictment, or not true bills in
criminal court cases. There is little
opportunity for any n to approach
a grand juryman in anyway after
the possibility develops that he is
to sit on a jury. No opportunity at
all after the possibility becomes a
certainty and the man is worn in.
In cases involving coroner's
juries, a different system seem to
prevail all over the state. Often such
a body is sworn in and the actual
investigation does not take place for
several days thereafter. Meanwhile
the names of these jurymen are pub
lished in newspapers. They go their
ways, generally recognized as the
men who will decide the matter and.
apparently, with no binding restric'
tons against their openly discuss
ing the pending case with any n
interested in any angle of 1t.
It seems to us, it might work out
to result in less general disagree.
ment, if the names of men on a
coroner's jury were not published
until after they meet to hear the
sworn evidence in the case.
This is not a criticism, except in
a constructive sense. 1t is founded
on the fact that we have recently
been approached with inquiries rela-
tive to alleged differences in methods
of grand and coroner's juries.
w. B. KEZIAH.
Southport, N. c.,
Feb. 4, 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Five Children Perish
When Fire Levels Home

GAINEsBORO, Tenn, Feb. 4 -
R-Five children, ranging in age
from n to seven years, burned to
death when fire destroyed their two.
room tenant farm home near here
during the absence Of their parents
last light.
The mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Harris. returned from
errands to find the house in ruins
ana the charred bodies Of their
cnlloren huddled together in a bed.
Inc victims were Mauie Mai, z,
oVlne, 5, J. B.. 8. and Johnny and
cranky, o~ne-year-old twin brother
and sister.
Grief stricken, the mother related
that before going out she left a hot
lire In a coal stove and LIGHTED a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Sen. Guffey Will Not
Face Opposition From
Party-Endorsed Man

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 4.-R)
S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey,
fighting opposition for renomina.
ton, was assured tonight he would
not be opposed in Pennsylvania
primary by a candidate who carries
endorsement of the democratic state
committee.
In an effort to avoid a split with.
in the party, the committee suspend.
ed a 10-year-old rule requiring en-.
dorsement Of candidates before each
primary. Party leaders were unable
to agree either on Guffey or a sus.
stitute.
The action, approved by the COM
m1ttee at its annual convention yes.
terday, climaxed two days of con
ferences between party leaders seek.
ing to avoid a fight such as that
which developed in 1888 when the
committee backed one slate of can.
didates and Guffey another. The
committee slate won.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
ATROCITIES OF HITLER
Charlotte Observer

charges by the pope as to the ~cruelties be.
ing imposed upon Catholic priests of Poland
by the German authorities in that outraged
country are in keeping with the traditions Of
Hitlerism.
Denials, therefore, from Berlin. are to be ut.
eerly dlsregarded. For that matter, the pope
would utter no such charges unless he had
the lrrefutable facts in his possession.
The atrocities against the races and religion
ists which Hitler has previously p~racticed were
manly confined to the Jews.
But he has obviously reached out now to in
clude the priesthood of Catholicism and, of
course, if Professionalism should dare lift a
similar gesture of rebuke to his policies. It's
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
Thomas M. Williams
Funeral Rites Held

LELAND, Feb. 4.-Funeral sel''
ices for Thomas Marion WllLlaD9
IS, who died at his home here fI'
day night after an illness of wv
months, were held from the ale fe''
dence this afternoon at 8 O'CLOCK
The Rev. H. S. Strickland condOc,
ed the services. Interment 1oIlo"s'
in the Westmore cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mis'
Ella Williams, two daughters, Nj"
j. J. Peterson, of Leland, ana Wis
f. M. Drake, of SpartanbuIs, 80
and four sons, Ellis c. WILLIAMS,
Ruddie Williams, Jimmie WlLAa.'
and Lawrence Williams, all Of H
land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-05
The Editors
BOX

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Ing in this department. They
represent the views of the In.
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are warned that all commune
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The Star-News reserves the
right to alter any text that for
any reason is Objectionable.
Letters on controversial sub
iects will not be published.