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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

John Diets, alert and with his rem
iniscences upheld by a strong mem.
DRY. this morning recounted his
marriage to Mrs. Dietz 81 years ago
today.
Their marriage took place In St.
Luke Episcopal rectory and Rev.
John Wilson who lived at the pres
ent location Of the ST. Luke Parish
house, officiated. They have had
three children. two OF them living.
nine grandchildren. and three great
grandchildren. Today they will re-
ceive flowers from their children In
token OF their anniversary and later
there will be Ice cream.
Mr.. Dietz was born 80 years ago
In January In Shortville. Ontario
County, New York, and his parents
followed the movement west from
that state to Michigan. In those
early days the Normal consisted OF
one building.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
PLANS ARBITRATION

Detroit. Nov. 25--rNs-- Faced
with the threat OF a milk tieup
threatened by farmers unless their
wholesale price is increased 80
per cent per hundredweight. Mayor
Edward ]. Jeffries today planned
TO ask common council II It would
be willing TO appoint q COMMITTEES
Of arbitration board IN an attempt
to avert Q strike
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
PONTIAC 6LAcKED OUT

Pontiac, Mich, Nov Us APP -
Downtown Pontiac was "blacked
OUT Saturday night when a Con-
sumers Power Company transform
or was short-circuited. Eighteen
year-old William Cartant suffered
a sprained wrist when he leaped
from his balcony seat to the main
floor OF theater after the lights
went out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
PLAN NEW ARMoRY

Bay City. Nov. 25-iNS- City
commissioners today studied pro.
posal that they obtain a new arm
DRY for Bay City and convert the
old one into a municipal auditor
ium. The suggestion was advano-
ed by oscar NJ. Anderson, Chamber
OF Commerce president.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Fine Points in Bridge
Nv SHEPARD BARCLAY

lowest legal level West did ex.
actly night 70 pass this
II was up TO East to bid 4
Spades that last time and his fall
ure 10 do so was solely to blame
for the sides failure to score an
easy game II East had stopped to
figure he would have realized that
his only reason for passing orig.
inallv was his lack Of defensive
values with only a total OF two
high-card tricks But when the
question OF his last bid came
along he was nc longer interest
ed IN defensive tricks only IN Of.
fensive ones His hand for thus
purpose playing al spades was at
least as good as minimum open
er In fact he could count a very
good four playing tricks
As II turned out he could make
game with his eyes shut and IN
fact scored fve-odd because Of the
happy location Of the heart X at
the right Of the A The two major
suit aces took the only tricks
made against him
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Plat. News
NAMES ASSISTANTS

Plat. Mich, Nov. 25-Mrs. H.
P. Mcmillan, who. is chairman Of
Red Cross drive in this communl-
ty, has asked Mrs. Harold Brooks,
Mrs. Dennis O'Hare, Mrs. Everett
Johnston, Mrs. Gordon Medium,
Mrs. Warren Austin and Mrs.
George Szymchack to assist her IN
covering this territory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
SHOW YOUR STRENGTH

AFTER YOU have passed on
your chance TO open the bidding.
your partner will be wary and
count you for rather weak hand
unless you take action to show
him you were pretty close to
strong enough for an original bid
1t may even be that YOUR hand
was not anywhere near strong
enough generally for an opening
call. but even better than mini.
mum opener If you find good
suit At In that case you should
not make II difficult for HIM to
size up your power but should
jump at once to game as soon as
you feel certain II Is there.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
TO RECEIVE LAND

Lansing. Mich. Nov. 25-INS-
The state land board announced to-
day that Detroit will be given SIS
parcels of tax-deed land for public
use. The land will be put to the fol.
lowing uses: Dumping grounds, 329
parcels; school purposes, 62; parks.
and Fairgrounds, 80; police pur-
poses. "a; possible fire stations,
four; DSR downtown parking lots,
threa
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

NEW YORK-AP President
Roosevelt, who will be so years
old next Jan. 30, has formally
authorized for the ninth consecu-
tive year the designation of his
birthday as an occasion for rails
ing funds to fight infantile paraly-
sis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
WATcHMAN browns

Toledo, O., Nov. 25- APP Leon
ard Ewald. 80, Unionville. Mich.
drowned Sunday when he fell from
the deck OF the freighter Col. E,
NJ. Young. Ewald was a Waterman
aboard the vessel. Coroner Frank
Kregt said death was accidental
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
See Motion pictures

The November meeting Of the
P. T. A. was held Friday evening.
Fred Benz, Ann Arbor, showed his
motion pictures In natural colors CT
animals and native life, which he
took on a recent trip into Africa.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Hunt Deer

hunt Oeer
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Johnston,
Leo Fredette, Marshall Steers,
George and Lawrence szymchack,
Madison Edison and Warren Austin
joined the north woods deer hunt
ers over the week end.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

Dorothy Marie, four year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Rathburn, broke her right leg when
she struck a tree while coasting
down hill in a wagon Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
SURPRISED on Birthday

Mrs. Dennis O'Hare entertained
group OF IL boys and girls FRI
day in honor Of her son Pat, whose
eleventh birthday occurred on that
date. The party was a surprise
to Pat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
ATTENTION
CITY SUBSCRIBERS

The Ypsilanti Daily Press
wishes all subscribers to re-
ceive their papers regularly
and promptly. In case of poor
or non-delivery Of the Daily
Press Phone the Press Office
at 47o before 8 p. m. or Q .. n.
Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

George Roberts, this city, and
Marion Webster, Milan, shot eight
and nine point bucks, respectively.
while hunting at Fife Lake. Mr..
Roberts also shot the camp doe.
Others in the party were Donald
Guenther. Norman Guenther and P.
Patterson.
Rock Wales and family, lansing.
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. o. X. Wales.
Mrs. Henry Dignan returned from
Saginaw Saturday where she had
visited her daughter. Mrs. Robert
Barclay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Olnsy, Man.
celona, attended . dinner party
Saturday evening at the Andrew
Smith home. Mr.. Olney works at
the bomber plant.
Mrs. Joseph Bruetsch spent Mon
day in Toledo.
James A. Gaylord, who 10 working
In this city with Andrew Smith, his
brother-in-law, went to his homo in
Mancelona "Wednesday, returning
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Frinkie, Three
Rivers, spent Sunday with DR.. and
Mrs. Ross L. Fitch.
Private Walter d. Fuller paid a
surprise visit to his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter l. Fuller. staying
until Sunday when he returned to
Fort Holabird, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Denies were
In Adrian Sunday with Mr.. DeNies
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Denies.
Mrs. Hal w. Glover. Mrs. Lorenz
Kiso: and children. Larry and Ann
Kisor. have returned from Fayette.
O., where they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Glover and Mrs. Glover's faith
er. Eugene Dodge, this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. James enter
tanned Sunday Mr.. James father,
John James. Flint, an aunt, Mrs.
John Morgan, Kansas City, and Mr..
and Mrs. Durward James and Miss
Selma James. Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred A. Becker
and their four sons spent Sunday
with Mrs. Becker's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Jenne, Dundee.
Mrs. Walter Baker. Belleville,
spent Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Becker.
Mrs. C. F. Smith went to Manitau
Beach Sunday to see her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Ray Mangus.
Roger Cleary. 504 N. Hamilton
ST.. who is a sophomore at the Uni
versity OF Michigan this year. was
a member Of the cast OF the play,
RIP Van Wrinkle" recently present
ed at the University.
Jerome Lamb, 1905 Westmoreland
Rd., who entered the University OF
Michigan as a junior this year. has
been pledged to the Theta Delta
Chi Fraternity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Celebrates Birthday

A group OF girls met at the home
OF Mable Medium, Thursday eve
ming, to help her celebrate her
18th birthday. Games were the
program for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Webb visit
ed Mrs. Webb's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivan Cuthbert. over Thanks
giving week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Giles have
disposed OF their household goods
and have gone to Owosso where Mr..
Giles is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Love en-.
tertained at Thanksgiving dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kett.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Knights of Pythias
Will Name Officers

A nominating committee for cleo
ton OF officers for Queen City
Lodge number 1877 Knights OF Pyth-
ias was appointed. committee re-
ports were made and a Hard Times
party was announced, at the lodge
meeting Monday evening in X. p.
Hall.
A. z. Augustus. chairman, re-
ported on the organization OF the
Junior lodge Of the Pythian order,
the Princes OF Syracuse. He has
received his commission as organ
User and 10 ready to start the lodge
IN the near future. Earl Snyder and
James Hart are the other commit
tee members.
John WISELY, chancellor COM
mander. appointed Earl Snyder. A.
%. Augustus and Forrest Tefft Is
= nominating committee for cleo
tion of officers to report at the nert
meeting.
For the Hard Times party, every
one must come dressed In old
clothes or they will be fined. Dane
ing and cards will follow the CO.
operative supper at $3.50. Members
are to bring . prospective member
or friends. Committee for the party
10 Albert ssekeil. Ernest Dieterle
and Robert Masters.
The third rank will be conferred
on = class Of five candidates next
Monday uisht.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Installation Ceremony Beautiful For Eastern Star Officer

dining room. were presented with
gifts from the chapter.
New officers are Mrs. seamans.
worthy matron; Otis Lee. worthy
patron; Mrs. Ray Burrell. associate
matron; Foster Thumm. associate
patron; Mrs. Otis Lee. secretary;
Mrs. Harry Faulkner. treasurer;
Mrs. william Lowe, conductress;
Mrs. Hubert Holloway, associate
conductress; Mrs. l. r. Chase. chap
lain; Mrs. E. A. Susterka, marshal;
Mrs. Carrie Breining. organist;
Mrs. Milton Mott. Ada; Mrs. James
Smith, Ruth; Mrs. Bert Hubbard,
Esther: Mrs. William Hayes, Mar
tina; Mrs. Lawrence Milbourne, e.
ecta; Mrs. Reynolds Congdon. ward
err; Mrs. Carl Signor. and Mrs. c. T.
Waiting. flag bearers; soloists.
Mrs. Leroy Bush and Mrs. Charles
Hill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
DANCING Club Meets

The old-Fashioned Dancing Club
held IT. first meeting of the winter
season In the Ypsilsnti High School
gymnasium. Monday evening. Scott
Colburn was the instructor. This
club u part Of the city recreational
program and 10 free. II will meet on
alternate Monday evenings In the
gymnasium and anyone interested
IN old fashioned dancing may at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Schulz have
returned to Toledo after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Conrad.
Miss Dorothy James has returned
from few days visit with her sis.
ter In Chicago.
Mrs. Floyd Markham spent the
past week with her sister. Mrs. Rob
ert Chapman. at Fennville, north OF
Kalamaz zoo.
5000 .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Make Christmas Plans

Make Christmas Plans
Our Lady Sodality Of ST. John
Church made Christmas plans at
their November meeting Monday
evening In the basement Of st.
John Church. For the next meeting
they will have q Christmas party at
the church. Miss Louise Croghan Is
In charge OF Christmas cards.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
SEVERAL CASES
HEARD in COURT
ESCAPED PRISONER. RECAP
TURED. GIVEN SIX MONTHS
IN COUNTY JAIL

Walter Pendergast, jailed a
week ago with the provision he
would be held only until a letter
from home provided him with
enough money to leave Key West,
is back in county Jail after a brief
absence-this time for a straight
six months.
Pendergast was sentenced to
six months at hard labor yester-
day as Judge William V. Albury
heard he had taken advantage of
his comparative freedom to escape
from county Jail. e was recap
tured after few hours, the orig
inal vagrancy case reopened, and
the new sentence handed down.
Judge Albury made the original
sentence of As days, with the pro-
vision freeing Pendergast when
his letter arrived. The defendant,
who said he was a graduate of
Cornell and temporarily down on
his luck, was granted the freedom
of the Jail
William Russell, negro, yester-
day was sentenced to six months
in county Jail by Judge Albury on
a vagrancy charge and Johnny
Fuentes, Tampa, won a deferred
Continued on Page Fo,lr)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
BADGES ORDERED
FOR LEGION UNIT
DECORATIONS FOR ICONvEN-
TON ARE ALSO PRO-
VIDED FOR

Decorations and Badges for the
American Legion convention
here April 1926 were ordered
last night at a meeting of the
Key West Convention corpora
ton board of directors in La
Concha offices.
Division street. Duval street
and the headquarters of the
American Legion convention, La
Concha hotel and Overseas no
tel, as we'll as the Strand and
Palace theaters. will be decorat-
cd with Legion emblems and
American flags
Badges were ordered for 5000
delegates to the convention. There
will be special badges for the
American Legion's auxiliary and
for the Forty and Eight, as we'll
as for the local Legionnaires.
The board of directors also APP
proved all bills on recommends
ton of Executive Director AL
bert Mills. A housing chairman
to succeed r. A. Lehman. who
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
KEY WEST WORKS
FOR BUNDLES TO.
AID GREAT BRITAIN
FORMS ANOTHER LINK THAT
MAKES UP CHAIN FOR HUI
MANHATTAN ORGANIZA-
TON

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The
March of Bundles for Britain. Inc,
branches over the country has
reached Key West, Florida, where
another link has been forged in
the chain of this great humani-
tartan organization.
Mrs. Mary Hammond Barker of
that city, is guiding spirit of the
new branch and its president.
Other officers of the new branch
are not yet chosen.
The branch will join in the
work of providing clothing, knit
ted garments, surgical and medi-
cal supplies, and funds to purchase
children's cots, mobile canteens
and other urgently needed emer-
gency equipment.
Bundles for Britain, Inc, was
formed a year ago by Mrs. Wales
Latham, New York society wo-
man, to help the war-stricken
people of Great Britain. Mrs
Winston Churchill, wife of Brit
aims Prime Minister, is its honor
airy sponsor.
The organization now has over
$50 branches and units in AZ states
and enrolls an average of 90 new
branches week.
1t ships an average of $4,000
items of clothing, knitted gar
ments, surgical and medical sup
plies a month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
KEY WEST GETS
RECOGNITION In
YACHT CIRCLES
VARIOUS CLUBS ORGANIZE
FOR PURPOSE OF cooRDI-
MATING BIG OCEAN RACES
OF WINTER SEASON

Key West has been accorded a
signal recognition in the world
of big-time yachting. The South
ern Ocean Racing Conference,
comprising the Key West Yacht
Club, the ST. Petersburg Yacht
Club, the Miami Yacht Club, the
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and the
Nassau Yacht Club has recently
been organized for the purpose of
coordinating all the big ocean
races of the Florida winter season.
These races are the Upton Race,
Miami, the Miami-NasSau Race,
the Governors Cup Race, Nassau,
the st. Petersburg Havana Race,
and the Havana-Key West Race.
Points are allowed each yacht
placing in the various races and at
the conclusion of the season the
yacht making the highest Confer
ence point score will be awarded
the Governor of Florida Trophy,
donated by Governor Spessard
Holland. This beautiful trophy,
destined to become one of the
most sought-after awards in ocean
yacht racing, is to be presented
in Key West at the finish of the
Havana-Key West Race on March
9th, sponsored by the Key West
Yacht Club. Word has not yet
been received from Governor Hol-
land as to whether he will present
the trophy in person or will ap-
point a representative
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
British Shipping Losses
Shown To Be Conflicting
tBy Associated PressD

British shipping losses were the
subject of widely divergent Off
cial reports by London and Berlin
today as admiralty officials re-
leased a statement showing 10000
tons of shipping destroyed in the
week ending Feb. 8 and Nazi
spokesman put the figure at 1922
900 tons.
According to the admiralty, the
weeks losses showed a marked
decrease in the admitted weekly
average of 62,100 tons loss. Ger
man reports showed Britain had
lost nearly double the average.
Royal Air Force headquarters
reported destruction of three
Italian merchant ships by torpedo
carrying seaplanes during the
past week and put the total Axis
sea losses since the war began at
100000 tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
new COURSE FOR
GUARD MEMBERS

A course in army calisthenicS
will be added to the training of
Key West Home Guard members
tonight as the organization stag
es its weekly meeting at the Ma
tional Gurad arTnory. The meet
ing is scheduled for 8 O'clock
Guard members are getting a
general 'toughening up" routine
of marching and drilling and it is
expected soldier will be detail
ed to the group tonight to explain
the army's formula m calisthen-
les.
Both army and navy officers
have been cooperating in giving
the men special training in frs,
aid, fire fighting and other clas-
sifications which they need for
the completion Of their training
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
RECITES RULING
ON HOMESTEADS
PERSONS RENTING HOMES
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
EXEMPTION

Persons who rent their homes,
no matter for how short a time
are not eligible for homestead
exemption in Florida. according
to supreme court ruling receiv-
ed by County Tax Assessor
Claude Gandolfo today.
In a letter to Gandolfo, ]. NJ
Lee, state comptroller, said the
only exception to the rule will be
in the case of men drafted into
the army. while in all other cas-
es, renting of a homestead will
automatically end exemption
status.
Lee quoted j. T. Watson. state
attorney general, to say ''all opin-
ions heretofore rendered in con
.flict with above are expressly
revoked.
The ruling. changing ar
amendment passed in 1888. pro,
vides:
When the head of a family
voluntarily removes himself ano
his family from a homestead and
rents ii. then such rental is equi.
valent TO d commercial use and
precludes him from the benefit
Of receiving homestead exemp-
ton.
Rulings previously held that
renting for two months or less die
not bar exemption status.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
BROWDER LOSES
LEGAL BATTLE in
SUPREME COURT
TRIBUNAL UpHoLDS coNvIC-
TON OF BRoWDER AND
WHATSOEVER IN PASSPORT
PROCEEDINGS
thy Associated pressb

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. -
Turned down by the United
States Supreme Court yesterday,
Earl Browder today appeared to
have exhausted the legal devices
which have kept Americas rank
ing Communist from a four year
term in prison.
The court unanimously upheld
the conviction of Browder and
Welwel Warszower of New York
on charges of using a passport Sc
cured by a false statement.
Browder was convicted and SEN
fenced under the provision max
ing it crime to use the passport
because the statute of limitations
had made it impossible TO try him
on a charge of obtaining the pass
port through false statement.
The Kansas born Communist
leader admitted obtainisg pass
ports under aliases in 1921. 1927
and 1881, but he laid himself open
to prosecution when he produced
the passport as evidence of citi-
zenship before an immigration in
spector in April. 1887. and again
in February. 1888
Browder on those occasions
could have produced birth GER
tificate or affidavit proving his
residence in this country. but used
the passport, instead He appealed
on the grounds the use described
in the law did not refer To the I'm
official use TO which he put his
passport,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
Neutrality Of Bulgaria
Depends On Scope Of
Nal Troop Movements
British Warn Sofia That
Cooperation With Ger
many May Break Diplo-
matte Relations
(By Associated PressS

(By Associated PressS
Bulgaria's continued neutrality
will depend entirely on the scope
of Nazi troop movements in the
country. London warned today.
AS repercussions from Yester-
days Turkish Bulgarian non-ag-
erosion pact spread over Europe.
British statesmen sent TO Sofia a
blunt declaration that co-opera-
iion with Germany may result in
an end to diplomatic relations
with England.
British spokesman reiterated
their belief that Turkeys mutual
assistance pact with the empire
will not be affected by the Bull
garian treaty and predicted a
statement from Istanbul clarity
ing Turkeys new position.
Most Balkan diplomats see the
treaty as a major triumph for
Adolf Hitler, however, and a
lightning move against Greece is
expected at any time. As most
diplomats view the situation,
Turkey, perhaps under Russian
pressure, has now agreed to give
Hitler free hand in the Balk-
ans.
Berlin has been jubilant since
the treaty was announced yester-
day and Nazi officials consider
that Greece has now been hand
ed the alternative of calling off
the war with Italy or waiting for
German army to smash through
on her flank.
In Sofia, high-ranking govern
ment officials feel the pact has
materially reduced the chances of
an armed conflict in their coun-
try and Russia is reported view
ing the new situation in a favor
able light.
British reports, in spite of Bull
garia'S insistence that German
troops have not moved into the
country, indicate an army of
some $4,000 German soldiers
could be moved to the Greek
frontier within 10 days and word
has reached London that hun
dreds of bargcs are being con-
structed on the Danube for use as
floating bridges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
new FLEET BASE
NOW in MAKING
ENGINEERS STUDY PLANS IH
CONNECTION WITH
ouoDDY BAY
fBy 8s@srs@s@s pssmst

EASTPORT. Me. Feb. "a. -
Naval engineers are studying .
plan which might make 'Quoddy
Bay one of the nations uanst
powerful fleet bases, il was an
nouneed to-day.
President Roosevelt has b4en
quoted "a saying Al the time Con-
greas refused 10 appropriate rnore
rFsoEsey for 8 hugs power prglees
hers. that 'Qun<itY' might seine
day b. the Seapa Flow 81 the
United States
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