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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

honest enough to disclose his iden.
tity an"
Kit said lightly. keeping down
the sudden excitement In her
breast, II give you Mr.. jeremiah
Sembler Ill"
Fran shrieked, Who?
Kit lifted card from the box
and repeated his name.
did you known" Fran de-
manded.
/ Kit shook her head. The taut
lines had melted away under the
relief that played joyfully over her
features.
We'll. are we lucky? Or are we
lucky?" Fran demanded OF Vance.
Kit tapped the card with her
polished finger nail. Would any
one be interested to know what his
message is ?" she asked.
Vance looked at her with mock
reproach. Nov, now, duckie.
would that be nice? Would he
want us to know what he has to
tell you?"
"Oh. I'm not Boosting of any
conquest" Kit said lightly. II
merely thought that FL might
be relieved to know that he says :
You were lovely tonight-as al
ways"
And why should that relieve
p" Fran asked. So long had
she kept her worry from Kit, she
could not drop her pose.
Because, darling, I know you've
been afraid that Sembler would not
pick up my option"
what would this young gentle
mans message have to do with
that? ?"
Kit didn't answer at once. She
opened her sequin bag and gave
Fran the crumpled paper she had
thurst into 1t a few minutes be-
fore. Read it," she said.
Fran read aloud:
Confidential memo from the
private Office of Mr.. Baldwin Kane
to Miss Kitty O'Reilly: Beginning
March goth, the SemSler radio
program, in its entirety, will be
under the personal direction of Mr..
jeremiah Sembler III. Mr.. Sem.
bier would like to see Miss O'Reilly
in his Office at the Sembler build
ing on Monday morning. II not
convenient, please notify Mr.. Sem
bler's secretary"
When she finished. Kit said, II
got that ten minutes before I went
on the air. 1 must admit I was up
set. But now everything looks on
the up. Doesn't 1t, Vance?"
Vance said. II guess I'll be run
ming along. If he tries any Of the
wolf business, baby, remember
there's many a sheep masquerad.
ing in VOLTS clothing
ITO Re Continuedl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

parents. Mr.. and Mrs.. William Ma.
son. Martinsyile Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Horn. Yp.
slant. and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Hulett and children were Sunday
dinner guests az the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hulett.
Mrs. Cornell Anton spent Fri.
day with her sister. Mrs. Ray
Taran. Dearborn.
Miss Mildred Mason spent part
OF her vacation AZ the home OF her
uncle, Henry Agge. near Willis.
Elton kott. Wayne University
student, spent his vacation az the
home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kott, Huron River Dr..
Mr.. and Mrs. James Leona. 4
and children. Nashville. Tenn. are
moving into the W II. Beck home
on Church St
Mrs. J. 7. \. Wal has a severe
cold.
Mrs. Dell Wall has been IN the
past few days.
Mrs. Alice Fischer spent her
vacation with relatives al various
points in the state returning homs
during the week end 10 resume her
teaching positi4G in Belleville
school
John Kristen. daughter Anne.
and granddaughter Jean. Detroit.
and Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Green.
Carleton West Rd, spent SUNDAY
az the home OF MI and Mrs. Lee
Nandecar.
Miss Doreene Vandecar spent
Friday with her cousins. Frances
and Laura Green. Carleton. and
visited Carleton School with them.
Mrs. Charles Forbes. Mrs. Emile
Shepherd and Mrs ID. ". Ross
visited Mrs. Cora Smith at Beyc-
Hospital Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Kott spent
sunday with their son. Berna.
kott and Mrs kott. Detroit
Mr. and Mrs Terry have moved
into the Miller Tenant house on
Rowland CT.
Miss Julia Savage returned 20
Berrlen Springs and her teaching
position Sunday. Miss Verda Saw
age returned to resume her studies
at Michigan State Normal College,
Ypsilanti
Rev Alfred Eddy and Mrs Eddy
attended meeting OF ministers
and their wives in the Saline Meth
odist Church.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
News From Whitaker

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hnhoell. Ypsi.
lanti. were Sunday evening visitors
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Curtiss.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin kriger was a
guest at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sikorski. Thursday evening
o. +. Vedder was In Romulus Fri
day on business.
Mrs. George fowler and family
spent Thursday with her mother,
Mrs. Alice Bissell, Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwyn Bodley and
family spent the week end with
Mrs. W. ]. Bodley.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Mil and Miss
Elenor Ross. Detroit, spent Friday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Curtiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. George fowler and
Frank fowler were Ann Arbor visit
tors Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Thompson
and son Paul, visited friends in
Toledo. Ohio. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Graham and
son and Mr. and Mrs. John Houck
had dinner Wednesday with their
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wal
tiers and family Dearborn.
Mrs. Edgar Lamkin aud Mrs.
Fred Prevege and baby were in
Ann Arbor Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Wallace,
Toledo. were Sunday supper guests
of their mother Mrs. Nellie Fuller
ton, at the home OF her daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown, Sr.
Harry Van Dam. New Hudson,
visited his mother, Mrs. NJ N4n
Dam. at the home OF his sister and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Horton,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Griffin. Bey-
idg. and Wilma Williams spent
four days with their grandparents
and other relatives at Mesic and
Benzonia.
Little Lola Marie Lamkin is Ill
with the chicken pox.
II. +. Strawe. Milan. is very much
improved since his illness. He was
visiting in Whitaker Sunday.
wi D. htOlSt OSbOiH cPtht hhi o
day with Mrs. May Wright in Belle
vile. and in the evening they both
had supper with Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Herkimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barlow Simondsand
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sasser were
Ann Arbor visitors Saturday eve
ming.
Saturday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. A. Crandall were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Minerr.' Roseyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bobicz, Jr.,
entertained the following at a party
Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Jones, Garden City; Steve
Bobicz, Joseph Stefina, and Henry
Stefina, Ypsilantl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Garrod en-.
tertained at dinner Tuesday eve.
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Lamkin
and guests. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ross
Slabaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Z. G. Lam
kin and Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. ITALIA
day. Judd Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Bodley were
guests of Mrs. NJ. l.. Fittler, Dexter
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Dysinger
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Neil Hawker. Romulus, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lange and
family, Detroit, spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Ottillie Petroskey.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08


Mrs. w. J. Bodley was a Sunday
dinner guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thur
low Bodley, Milan. and they attend
ed the meeting of the Monroe
Brotherhood Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sasser spent
Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alec Brown. Ypsilanti.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Ross Slabaugh,
Greensburg. Ind, returned to their
home Wednesday after spending
the holidays with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd B. Slabaugh,
Elkhart, Ind, and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Lamkin here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Boucher
spent Saturday with Mrs. Ottillie
Petroskey.
Mrs. John Bobicz, Jr.. spent Fri.
day afternoon with Mrs. Leroy
Painter. Whitaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Petroskey
and family. Detroit. spent Sunday
with Mr.. Petroskey's mother, Mrs
Ottillie Petroskey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Humphrey
Curtis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Yapes, Ann Arbor, were visitors
OF Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Painter and
daughter. Joan, Whitaker, Wednes.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin G. Lamkln
Almont. were guests OF his parents
the past two weeks. and they re
turned to their home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Turnbull
Paint Greek, spent Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. o. +. Vedder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Linnenkugel
Milan, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sikorski and family Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Gertrude Oelka and daugh
ter. S. f. Augusta, visited Mrs. F
Sikorski and family Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Solomon, De
troit, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Solomon New Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. r. Vedder wer,
In Ann Arbor Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas buckingham re
turned TO her home after spendin,
week in Detroit.
Mrs. Frank Sikorski and family
were guests of Mrs. Stanley Bin
icki Friday at Oakville.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Curtisi
spent Sunday with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Anderson, Belle
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hitchinghan
and family, Detroit. spent the week
end with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Strom were
guests at an oyster supper at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Brein
ing, futile Hill Road, Wednesday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Advice Given Students by
President of Alma College

Dr. John Writ Dunning. president
OF Alma College, told the students
of Michigan State Normal College
at their general assembly held in
Pease Auditorium Tuesday how
they should face the revolutionary
changes in the world today. Dr.
Cunning stated. THE old is pass
ing away. Everything is new. Liber-
ty, equality and fraternity have
almost disappeared from the earth.
The whole OF the western civiliza-
ton is threatened We have been
bequeathed a revolution"
ut is not too late to seek bet
ter world. Human personalities de-
eide the destinies of a nation dur
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
BeIIeViue
MUCH ILLNESS REPORTED
IN sELLEVlLLE coMMUNIT

IN Dc (EN ~ z WV W - ~ '
Bellev.lle, Mich, Jan. S-Many
cases OF illness IN the village and
rural community OF Bellevl.le are
reported az this time
Several children reporting Tor
classes in Van Buren, Consolidated
school Monday nprning We're re-
turned TO their homes until
thoroughly recuperated from diff
terent infectious diseases.
Little Bonnie Ives was qusrsn-
tined TO her home on Huron River
Or. with scarlet fever.
Phyllis Joan Roe has been quite
IN the past several days and he-
sister. Miss Helen. Was confined
70 the bed by Illness sunday.
Laurel Dawn Coleman has been
IN since Dec, 81 with chickenpox,
The home OF Mr. and Mrs, Au-
brey Robson ia Guaranteed for
measles. Their small daughter
Janet is recovering nicely, but the
older child. Barbara Ann, Is quite
H.
Mrs. George Coleman has been
III several days,
Kenneth Nandecar is recovering
from measles.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
CHAPTEh TWENTY

THE WINTER passed quickly
and, as spring came early, Kit ap-
preached the end Of her first thir-
teen-week contract
There was one subject-Klts
performances-that Vance never
discussed with her. At FIRST, he had
tried to talk TO her about her
work, but Kit, anxious TO keep that
apart from her friendship with
him, had discouraged him.
He had talked about it to Fran.
She was glad to discuss 1t with
him, since she did not feel 1t wise
to tell Kit what she knew. Fran
knew that Kit was giving medic
ere performances, and Fran knew
that mediocrity was not enough
for the Sembler program
1t was the middle of March when
Fran said. Vance, If ! could only
get an inkling a: to whether they
are going to renew! l can't get
anything tangible out Of them"
"You can't push them," he said
wisely. Perhaps they are waiting,
hoping she'll come through with
something really good yet. Or. per-
haps they are wavering, consider
ing the investment she represents
to them. She might come through
with something yet. If you could
get rid Of that useless Heller"
IT can't" Fran said desperately.
w.A1IAI him and en-
Kit thinks she should keep him."
Vance shrugged his shoulders.
Maybe you should tell her the
truth. Maybe the kid needs a
bump"
"She's had enough to last any
kid a lifetime" Fran answered.
And that was that.
1t was only two nights later. and
Kit was on the air.
Fran sat in Kits apartment with
her back to Vance, who paced the
floor as they listened.
The announcer said, This brings
tt a conclusion the eleventh pro-
gram In the new series :"
Fran clicked the button, shut
ting out his voice. She said,
|'Well?"
Vance drew on his pipe refiec-
lively, saying nothing.
Fran lit cigaret and found it
tasted bitter. She threw it away.
A clock chimed ten times,
drearily.
She'll be here in few minutes.
What'll we tell herr"
Vance shrugged his shoulders.
-'rm sure I don't know. She was
pretty bad tonight. If she can get
by with it But, I'm afraid she
won't"
Perhaps they'll understand that
she getting pretty nervous. She has
only two more shows to do, and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Insurance Seen
as Investment

Elton Hewett. Ann Arbor. Tues
day spoke to the consumer educa
ton class In the home economics
department of Michigan State Nor
NAL College on insurance as a pro-
tective form of investment.
Mr.. Hewett gave several reasons
why insurance is desirable as a Sc
curity. the investigations that
should be made before purchasing
insurance. and other interesting in
formation about the insurance COM
panies and the work they do.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Enterts,ns Club

Mrs. Ina Barker entertained the
members OF the Five Hundred club
Thursday evening at a Christmas
and New Years party. The re-
freshment table was beautiful n
its appointments and refreshments
were delicious. Prizes for the eve
ming were won by Mrs Addie Ives,
Mrs. Emile She!~erd and Mrs.
Eleanore Fischer
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

MEXICO CITY-AP-A commits.
sion OF United States engineers
was reported Monday to have ar
rived at Tampico TO study
plans. for enlarging the airport op-
Grated there by a Mexican afGili-
ate OF Pan American Always.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

Miss Edythe Hoag went to Bat.
tie Creek Sunday where she has
obtained position and will at
tend an Adventist training school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason and
children and Mr.. and Ms Harry
Mason and children, Belleville.
spent Sunday afternoon with their
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

LONDON, Eng.-UP - United
States bombers are being flown
across the Atlantic Ocean to Bril-
tain lin a steady stream" Wis
count Beaverbrook. minister for
aircraft production, said here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
WILL RETIRE

Rockford. Jan. sap Jesse
D. Muir. for 3S years executive
superintendent OF the Rockford
Wolverine Shoe and Tanning
Corp. has announced his retire
ment. He will continue on the
board OF directors. however.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Meetlna Today

The Woman's Society OF Chris
tian Service will meet In the din
ing room OF Belleville Methodist
Church today. This will be tho
birthday dinner ami regular meet.
ing OF the month Business %
circle units for the society viii
be taken up at this time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

The home OF Mr. Wayne John.
son, Liberty St will be the meet
ing place Friday afternoon for
the regular monthly meeting OF the
Home Makers Class The women
will sew.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Trees Set out

Several young shade trees were
painted on the property OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith Falconer, and also on
the property Of Mr. and Mrs. Eben
Smith in r. W. Clark Subdivision
last week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
WHIST Groun 10 Mat

Mrs. Frank Hulett will be hostess
the evening OF January II when
the Whist Club members meet a.
her home. S South st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Campus Events
College Calendar


$50 NJ Kappa dinner Charles
McKenny Hail.
$50 M league Charles
McKenny Hall
THURSDAY
500 m.-Goldfeaher, Starkweather Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Brotherhood Meets

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Z. Vedder attend
ed the Monroe County Brotherhood
meeting at Milan. Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
Four Generations Honored

Mr.. and Mrs. John Strom gave a
dinner Wednesday in honor OF four
generations, Mrs. Cora Wilbur. her
son, Claud Wilbur. his daughter.
Mrs. John Strom. and her daugh-
ter. Minita. In the afternoon Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Jones. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Greenther. Ypsilanti. and
Miss Wilma Wilbur buckingham
Rd., also visited.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
MR.. MRS. eoYDEN ALMoN
HoNoREp ON ANNIVERSARY

Whitaker, Mich, Jan. ) Mr.
and Mrs. Josiah Dexter entertained
on Wednesday for their cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyden Almon and
family. Holly. II being their 25th
anniversary. There were 80 present
including Mr.. Almon's mother, Mrs.
Laura Merritt and sisters, Mrs.
Elmer Howling and family. Whit.
taker. and Mrs. Lon Cady and fam.
lily. Ypsilanti.
Other relatives and friends from
Dousman, Wis; Lansing. Saline
Ypsilanti, Milan, Willis, and Au'
gusta, were present.
At noon chicken dinner was
served and the afternoon was spent
playing games and visiting. Mr.. and
Mrs. Almon were presented with a
set OF dishes. Mrs. Eldon Baisch pre-
scented them with a beautiful we'd
ding cake and 1t was cut for lunch,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-20
Paragraphs

The wealth of our people is dependent
almost entirely upon the richness of our
soil For generations erosion has been TAX
ing heavy toll of our land and it is high
time for us to "do something to stop this
great destructive force Our farmers are
enriching the soil by the application Of
lime and phosphate, but they also need to
have their farms properly terraced so that
this lime and phosphate will not be washed
away too. Right now we have an opportu-
nifty of getting soil conservation project.
Let's do it! Attend the meetings! Vote for
the establishment of this district demon
stration project! It will mean money in
your pocketbook and a better farm for you
to leave to your children!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-20
A Progressive Assembly

The 1941 general assembly, which adj
journed Saturday, established many records
including that of speed, and high finances;
for the body convened only So days and set
up spending program Of $167,OOO,Ooo for
the next two years.
The acts of the legislators might we'll be
term progressive and at the same time con-
sentative; for none of them are expected to
bring about new departure from our way
of life, but rather to aid all Tar Heels in 60
ing farther along the way in which we
have been headed for some time.
Perhaps the two biggest groups OF our
population the school student and the TAR
mer, came in for the biggest proportlonate
share of the spending program The largest
single lump in the $13,OOOOOO increase OF
expenditures over 1894 will go to the
public schools. The extra funds will 60 to
set up retirement system for teachers, to
make provisions for a twelfth grade, to
provide increments to pay teachers ana
principals, to even up racial differences in
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w. B, AUSTIN PRAISES
ASSEMBLY'S WORK

CONTINUED from Page One) -
placed in a large jury box on the
first Monday in July. This law
also requires that to be eligible
for jury service, a citizen must
have paid taxes for all prior
years. In other words, to serve on
jury next month, the jurors
must have paid 1889 taxes and all
prior years.
Only two other local bills were
enacted. These give the govern
ing body of the towns of Lansing
and jefferson the authority to
outlaw the sale of wine and beer
in the town limits, if these gov
erning bodies desire to take such
action.
MIR. Austin said petitions were
sent to him, requesting the pas
sage of all four local measures.
II simply don't believe in passing
a lot of local bills" he declared.
Representative Austin served on
a number of important commit
tees and was chairman of the
house committee on senatorial
districts which was faced with a
big task this year.
This difficult assignment was
completed with a minimum of
friction, it is stated. A new con-
gressional district was established
and some changes were made in
the senatorial districts. The one
here, composed of Ashe, Allegha-
ny and Watauga, remains the
same.
"Again I wish to express to you
personally my genuine apprecia-
ton of your fine work during this
session." Gov. J. M. Broughton
wrote Representative Austin on
March II. "You and your COM
mittee had a very difficult assign
ment and I feel that it was han
died most capably. Of course the
Senatorial districting bill as re-
ported out and enacted was not
all that any of us might have
wished it to have been. but it
seems the best we could do under
the circumstances"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-20

the pay checks and to double state funds
for vocational courses.
Institutions for higher learning came in
for good per cent. of what they asked for,
and public libraries are to get state aid.
The largest proportionate increase, how
ever, was given to agriculture Much
of the increase for vocational training will
be spent to employ more agricultural
teachers. State college experiment station
was given double the amount it spent the
past two years. The money set aside for ex-
tension work was also almost doubled to
obtain additional farm agents and home
demonstration agents. And. the department
of agriculture was handed IS per cent. in
crease over the 1894 period, for the pur-
pose of inspection work and the sitmula-
ton of markets.
State agencies charitable and correc-
tive institutions were all given modest
raises And while there was no increase in
the contribution to the federal public as
sistance program, retirement system was
inaugurated for state employees. And an in
crease of 10 per cent in the state contri-
button to funds to aid the blind was voted
by the legislature.
Systematizing, or recognizing was one
feature of the legislature. The department
of education, highway and public works.
conservation, utilities, motor vehicles all
were changed after fashion and we trust
for the best
Practically all of the acts of the legisla-
ture bear the stamp of Governor Brough-
ton. With a few small exceptions includ-
ing decreased hours for labor and a state
wide liquor referendum, the law-making
bodies enacted almost all of his proposed
program, a progressive program designed
to carry North Carolina forward.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-20
Battlefront Changes

With continued British and Greek vic
tories over the Italians in Africa and AL
bania causing much embarrassment to the
Axis powers Hitler has temporarily aban-
doned the "battle of England" and is NOV
ing vast armies through Bulgaria to the
Balkans on the frontier of Greece where
he plans to smash the Greeks and there
by have foothold to strike the British in
Africa.
At the same time, the British are also
moving into Greece in large numbers. At
present it is estimated that both nations
have over half of million soldiers ready
to participate in the forthcoming "battle
of Greece"
The Italians are appealing to the Ger
mans to give them one more chance" to
launch an impressive victory. When this
great battle will start may be matter of
hours, but one thing is certain, it could and
might be turning point in the war.
England and Greece are both highly en-
couraged by President Roosevelt's signifi-
cant speech of last Saturday night and by
the fact that they are now receiving much
aid from this country and will receive
great deal more when the seven billion
dollar lease-lend appropriation is passed by
Congress.
Germany still has more airplanes than
England, but its naval strength is far be-
low that of the British. According to re-
port this week, the British shipping loss in
tho fret eiohteen months of the war has
been nearly 100000 tons, while the axis
loss was placed at 2O28, 40 tons. The Bri-
fish still have around 10000 vessels with
a total tonnage of around 25,OOO,OOO, which
is twice that of the axis powers.
Who will win this war? Nobody knows,
but whether we like it or not, we are IN
it and every person must be prepared to
do his or her part by making whatever
sacrifices are necessary.