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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
War in Europe
A Year Ago
Dec. |. l@
BY United Press

Joseph p. Kennedy. U. S. AM
bassador to Great Britain, an
nounced he had submitted his res
ignation to help the President
keep the United States out Of
war"
Dispatches from the front in
Dictated the Greek vanguard was
Is miles from Tirsna
Coebbels asserted that the
hour will come when the last Of
our enemies. England. will fall"
Italy began rstioning of
spaghetti.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Marshfield Kittens
Embark on Milk Spree

MARSHFIELD. Ore. - Marsh
fields feline population went on a
milk spree" here when delivery
truck turned over on narrow
road. Police said all cats in the
neighborhood made q dash to get
in q free breakfast Of spilled milk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
CHAPTER III

CHAPTER III
The dusk deepens every minute
and men and machines lose their
roundncss and become flat against
the dying light Into the gaping
belly Of the black. towering mon
ster r for Freddie crawl Dickson.
Wil1ett. MacPherson, Lee. Jones.
and Harrison.
They are muffled and goggled
oud quiet The boisterousness Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-02
Clark 0berlies
Banquet Speaker
Fother. Son Dinner
Wednesday, Night

SUMNER 80 The annual Father
and Son banquet. sponsored by the
Sumner Hey. will be held Wednes-
day at $50 p. N. in the Preshy-
terian church. with women Of the
church serving dinner. Clark OBJ
erlies. Of Tacoma. will he the
guest speaker Harry Huff will
speak on behalf Of the sons and
Homer Nicholson will respond for
the fathers. Edward Funk will
act a. POSTMASTER. Musical num-
bers include songs by the high
school singing cowboys. Clarence
Carter and Harry Corliss. selec-
tons on the musical glasses by
Leslie Anderson. and an accordion
solo by Lorraine Atkinson. Bob
Pankey is general chairman. as
sisted by Otto REESE, Edward
Funk. George B. Cole. of Puyallup
Valley Y. NJ. c. A.. Kenneth He'll
ing. president of the Sumner Hi-Y
and Mr. A. Mcwhorter. club ad-
visor.
Dance and Gard Party
Guiding Star Chapter O. K. s.
will sponsor dance and card
party. Monday evening at . o'clock
in the high school auditorium after
the regular chapter meeting. Of
ficers and members are reminded
To attend the chapter session at
the Masonic temple at o'clock.
Plans for the Christmas party will
be made At that time and the
barrel of fruit and Jelly for the
Masonic home will be packed.
More Checks TO Growers
Checks went into the mail Fri
day for the growers of logan
berries. youngberries. Washington
and Olympic berries, covering ad-
ditional payments by Washington
Packers. Inc. on deliveries made to
the cannery. No final payments
have been made on any processed
items but additional payments will
be issued soon on vegetables. The
past week saw the close of the
apple pack but frozen items will
be continued at the Puyallup
branch of the company for an
other two weeks.
Tax Recommended
At meeting of Sumner mer-
chants held Thursday evening in
the city building. II was recon-
mended that the city council in
stitute a business tax to cover the
salary of a merchants night patrol
man and finance the Christmas
lights. This years lighting pro-
gram will be carried out as for
merly and work will begin at once
and the lights will be turned on as
soon as arrangements are COM
pleted.
Holly Luncheon
The Methodist women's Society
of Christian Service have chosen
Wednesday. Dec. Bird. as the date
Of its annual Holly Luncheon.
Luncheon will be served at 1
o'clock In the dining room OF the
church. Mrs. Marmaduke Dods-
worth will speak on Malaga, where
she resided for many years.
Whistling selections by Doris Lee
and the singing of Christmas
carols will conclude the program.
Mrs. N. o. johnson and Mrs. A.
j. Hikes are in charge of the table
decorations. Mrs. A. r. Conant,
Mrs. w. w. Thomas, Mrs. c. r.
Rutledge and Mrs. Howard Schren-
gohst are in charge of arrange
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Greeks Renew
Plea For Help

(By Associated Press)
Washington. Feb. 2l-AP-The
Greek government, It was learned
today, has made a second urgent
appeal to the United States for help
particularly for warplanes-"be-
fore Il is too late.
The result has been to start de-
Tense officials on a fresh canvass
of avaiia bic supplies In search Of
aircraft that can be spared to re-
inforce the Greeks in their strug-
gle with the Italians.
Greeces renewed plea for the as
sistance promised by President
Roosevelt some time ago reached
here during the last several days,
II arrived Just before the signing
this week Of the Turco.Bulgarian
non-aggression pact which may al
ter the Balkan status quo and ex-
ert a decisive effect on the military
and political future o. Greece.
Cimon =. Diamantopoulos, the
Greek minister. conferred with Tn
dersecretary Welles Thursday, but
both refralned from statements on
their talk II was reported, how
ever, that they had discussed
Greece's situation in the light Of
the most recent Developments. in.
Guiding the Turco-B Bulgarian pact.
and that the question OF speedy
American aid had been mention.
ed"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
State SOIOns
Visit Normal

Ways and means committee or
the house and the finance commit
tee OF the senate which makes
recommendation on apprePFist ems
in the Michigan legislature. visited
Michigan state Normal College
Thursday.
They are considering the budget
Of the institution. in which IL a
request for replacement OF the
John Pierce building, which has
been condemned as FIRE trap by
state authorities,
Members expressed satisfaction
with the new buildings al the cam
pus and at noon the ways and
means committee visited Lincoln
Consolidated School They were
served luncheon by the girls in the
home economies department. the
ninth grade serving and members
OF the junior and senior classes
preparing the meal Other guests
were members OF the Lincoln
School board and John Cosner, sup
ervisor OF Augusta Township.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
SoUiet-Jap Non Aggression
Pact Centers Attention on
Far East; Maxi Drive Seen
Democratic Leaders Planning
New InrOads ON Republicans

campaign. His running mates we're
Edward W. Mcfarland. Detroit. for
superintendent OF public instruc-
ten; Charles +. Hemans. Lansing.
and Franklin NJ Cook, Hnlsdale
for reelection as University OF
Michigan regents. BENJAMIN H. Hal.
stead, Petoskey. and Or. Charles +.
klump. East Tawas. for the State
Board or Agriculture. and Asso-
ciate Justices George f Bushnell.
Highland Park, aud Edward NJ
sharpe. Bay city. for reelection TO
the state supreme court bench.
The slate. with one exception.
was the one drafted by the COVER
nor and his campaign council The
exception was Klump. who was put
on the ticket after the Administra
tion-endorsed candidate, John b.
Strange. Grand Ledge. asked that
his name be withdrawn. Strange.
former commissioner OF agriculture
and first choice for the post. was
believed to be cycling another post
tion in the administration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21

Lansing. Feb. 2l-UP-- Demo
cratic leaders began laying plans
for further inroads on Republican
held offices today as they surveyed
the spring election ticket completed
al the party's state convention.
\ slate Of five incumbents and
four challengers was ready for the
atten ton OF April voters after dele
gates TO the Democratic convention
at Grand Rapids yesterday APP
proved the Observation-Disclosures
candidates.
Governor Van Wagner and his
lieutenants proved. in putting
across the slate. that they still d.
rected party affairs despite the un.
dercurrent OF dissension aroused by
the Administration s failure to meet
patronage demands. The dissenslon
briefly threatened to break on the
convention floor when one wing
of the Wayne County first district
delegation attempted to undermine
support for State Highway Com
missioner G. Donald Kennedy The
governor and his aides. however.
quickly called the delegates into
caucus and repeatedly whipped the
recalcitrants into line.
Kennedy was expected to be the
party's wheelhorse in the coming
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
War Shortages
Influence Style


Paris (via BeIl-l), Feb. l3- (De-
layed) -AP-Current shortages Of
gasoline and leather are the insp.-
rations for some OF the new styles
presented IN the Paris spring show.
ings.
Formal afternoon dresses were
adapted FOR cycling by carefully
camouflaged divided skirts, and
handbags made OF wood and trim
med with rough bark we're shown.
Another development was the
appearance Of symbols OF work in
gold ornaments, such as scissors
shaped buckles. miniature carpen.
ter too's hanging In clusters, coat
buttons OF gold ladders and bar
pins representing tiny monkey
wrenches.
Lelong's spring collection put the
emphasis on hips Coats and
dresses had the hips built out with
pleats or shirrings and a new
straight-line cut made the hens
look narrower than the hips.
Hips were further emphasized by
bullying pockets on both day and
evening models. The evening sill
houette stressed bodiees shaped 80
a deep point IN front TO meet skirts
thickly shirred on.
All the day skirts were short
scarcely covering the knee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
]. G.. C.. Hosts to
Bosses at Fine
Entertainment
Hopeful Picture of
Future Drawn

When war clouds clear we shall
return TO the democratic way Of
life with unity of purpose and real.
ization OF the life. liberty and pur.
suit of happ.ness upon which THE
nation has been developed.
With this prediction Malcolm w.
Bingay, Detroit columnist, left a
word OF stimulating hope with his
audience in Charles McKenny Hall
Thursday evening.
The occasion was the second
annual Boss Night sponsored by the
Junior Chamber OF Commerce. The
big ball room where tables were
spread, was we'll filed and the
young men in charge OF entertain
meut were cordial hosts.
Following dinner, the program
was opened by Roger Armstrong,
president of the organization, with
= ans. address OF welcome. 1t &
a great pleasure. he said, to wei.
come our bosses for a get-together
and Arthur Forche, secretary, n
comprehensive style outlined aims
and ideals OF the Junior Chamber,
emphasizing the desire OF the en-
tire membership TO serve the COM
munity in a constructive and bene-
fetal way.
Mr.. Bingay's fine talk was on the
basic fundamentals of democracy
and he pictured the present war
as being but on world revolution
which started with the American
revolution in 1916. He said that
America was the only example Of
a new way OF human life. and that
the present conflict, in spite of ex.
cuses given, is in reality struggle
OF people against "gangsters" who
have gained power He declared
that America was the only country
on earth in which the people tell
the politicians what to do, instead
Soc ROSS NIGHT-Page &
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
DeadliEe Set on
Insults to Nazis

New York, Feb. 81 -AP-Amer.
leans who plan TO message criti-
cism to Ameradio, Berlin at the
German governments expense -
have only until tomorrow mid
night (EST) to do 1t.
However. the Nazi announcer
said last night it was hoped that
the offer TO accept collect mes
sages could be renewed later "as
soon as we have answered those
which come in under the closing
offer"
For six days, the flood OF COL
lect messages-many of them
downright insulting-has cost the
German government approximate
ly $1,000 a day. Berlin set a
limit Of % words a message, and
the cost of each has ranged from
$2I9 10 1923.
]. B. Rostron, traffic manager
for the Ralio Corporation of Amer
lea. said a good proportion" Of
the messages had been rejected at
this end of the line because Of a
law against transmission OF obs
Gene or profane matter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Cottage Given
W alton Group
by L. Philbin
Building Will be
For Caretaker

An important feature OF the HUI
ron Valley Chapter lzaak Walton
League meeting Thursday was pres
entation OF a caretaker's cottage to
the organization by L. NJ. Phi-bin
OF the Ford Motor Co.. The cottage
is located on Mr.. Philb.n's proper.
ty, 426 n. Huron ST.. and is % feet
by "a feet in size, is two stories In
height and-is Constructed of excel.
lent materials. 1t will be used as
a temporary clubhouse until the
erection of a permanent one later
in the year and then will be furnish
ed as the home of the caretaker.
March /, group of rs men under
the leadership of l.. w. WILDER and
Alphonse Huettner will move tn S
building to the clubhouse grounds
on Ellis Rd., two miles south Of
town., 49,
The chapter also discussed plans
to present the Boy Scouts of
Washtenaw County with a perman.
ent camp site in the picnic woods
near the artificial lake. The secre,
tary was instructed to notify the
Scout council.
Weekly benefit clubhouse parties
will hereafter be held on Friday
See ITONS-pa1e
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
England, Fire
Treaty Likely

nv 1Illtn EtSNf
London. Feb. 81 up A secret
memorandum has been submitted
to Prime Ministers Winston
Churchill OF Britain and canon
DeValera OF Fire by a group head
ed by Gen. Sir Hubert Cough,
making suggestions for settling
Anglo-Irish problems, it was learn
ed today.
Speculation turned Immediately
TO the possibility that some prom
inent American or Canadian might
be asked TO mediate the ques-
lions OF Fire sea and air bases for
Britain. and unity for the peo-
pies OF Fire and North Ireland.
Coughs memorandum was said
10 have discussed both questions.
He said that It emphasizes the
urgent need for an immediate
Anglo-Irish accord. with maximum
concessions by both sides in the
interests Of all" Signing with
Cough were Henry Harrison. for
mer member Of parliament, and
Maurice Healy, a lawyer. They
claimed TO represent the feelings
Of Irishmen throughout the world.
Cough. who is retired. was one Of
the most controversial figures Of
the World War. in which he COM
manded the fifth British army at
the Somme and Ypres and was re-
lieved Of his command after the
German offensive OF March, 1918.
Historians Of the past few years
have exonerated him Of all blame
for British losses.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Governor Nav
Calm Unions

(By International News Servlee)
Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. III
INS--Although the atmosphere
seemed strained, observers predict
ed today that Gov. Murray D. Van
Wagner and organized labor
would be friends again before the
April z election.
The first real trouble Van Wag-
uner has experienced with labor
since his election came about
Thursday during the Democratic
state convention. The incident
which started tongues wagging pop
ped up when Richard T. Franken-
steen, CLIO regional director. and
r. j. Thomas, UAW-CIO president,
refused to sit as convention dele
gates although they had been duly
elected to do so.
According to "inside reports,
Frankensteen and Thomas are
still sore because the governor
sent state police to Saginaw re-
Gently to intervene in the strike
at the Wilcox-Rich branch OF the
Eaton Manufacturing Company.
Frankensteen and Thomas both
declared they were at the conven-
ton merely as observers" and that
next week they would attend the
Republican convention before de-
Gliding "the course we will follow
in the coming election"
The fact that the union leaders
planned to visit the Republican
camp left Van Wagner. and his
followers worried. But there were
few who foresaw any actual move
by the unionists to bolt the party
they supported so strongly in the
fall elections.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Russians Gust
EX-COnmissar

t9N AnAltu lItNhl
MOSCOW, Feb. 2l-UP-- Max III
Lltvinov. former Russian foreign
comm ssar and ace diplomat OF the
Soviet Union, has been expe led
from the central committee of the
Communist party, II was announced
today.
" G. de Kanozov. only recently
named German ambassador to Ger
many, was named a member OF the
committee in his place, and Ivan
Maiski, ambassador at London,
was named alternate.
Litvinov was expelled by the par.
ty at It's all-Soviet Union confer
ence here which was adjourned last
night.
His star. long In ascendence. be
gan TO wane two years ago when
Russia started fits withdrawal from
cooperation with the world demo-
cracies.
1t was on May 3, 1889 that he an.
nounced his resignation as foreign
commissar. pleading III health. Ho
continued TO be seen about Moscow
at Official functions. He had been
but little in the news in the las
year and about a year ago he was
suffering from a heart ailment.
Litvinov for years had shaped
Russian diplomacy. One OF the
most colorful of the Old Bolsheviks.
a doughty fighter In conferences, he
was a familiar figure at internd-
tional conferences In Europe anil
specially at Geneva, seat OF the
League OF Nations.
HIS resignat on, was at once re-
garded as an indication that Rus
sian policy was turning against i
democratic front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21


Sag Harbor, y. Y. Feb. FLAP
Supervising Principal Z. Ray
mond Schneible set himself up to-
day as a dictator over $50 high
school students in this fashionable
Long Island village and proclaimed;
They had TO goosestep from class
to class
The girls could use no cosmetics
and had to forego fancy hair-dos.
The boys were under orders TO
wear neckties but no sweaters.
Expression OF personal opinion
was prohibited.
. The right Of assemblsge was
barred.
Denominational religious instruc
ton classes, for which they are us
uslly excused an hour early on Fri
days. we're cancelled.
Middle aged and Of medium
build. Schnelble made storm troop.
crs" Of his faculty members and
gave them strict orders to sec
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Veterans Will
Register Here

American Legion officials today
are reminding all veterans Of the
registration for home defense
which will be conducted this eve
ming and Saturday in the Legion
home. III S. Huron st.
The registration is voluntary and
is on a nation wide scale. but II
is in no way connected with the
armed forces Of the United States.
Veterans are asked to fill out one
page, simple QUESTIONABLE which
would aid in the selection OF work
ers in case OF an emergency.
Hours for the registration are
from 1880 to $50 tonight and from
noon TO s p. NJ Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Board
Will Vote ON
Airport Plan
Bond Issue to be
Considered

A special meeting of the Washte-
nav County board Of supervisors
has been called for Monday, March
8. TO consider a proposal for bond
issue of approximately 100000 to
provide a new airport for the
county.
The regularly scheduled March
10 meeting would have been too
late TO comply with requirements
that the board act on the proposal
30 days before the spring election
in April. The board will decide
whether to ask the voters to ap-
prove the special bond issue and in
crease the Is mill tax limitation by
somewhat more than one mill for
five-year period to pay off the bond
issue.
Covering $40 acres, the airport
would include the site Of the Ypsi-
lanti airport and adjoining land
owned by John Fiegel, Enoch Fiegel,
and Roy Gearhart in Pittsfield
Township.
Under the proposed set-up, the
United States Government would
more than match the county share
OF the project and would provide
labor for clearance, grading and
drainage of the field and its run
ways. The share furnished by the
county would assure funds for land
purchase and materials for hangers
runways and administration build
ing.
The airport committee OF the
board OF supervisors and the air
port committees of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce have been
working on the project.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
Defense Work
May Soon be
Given Squirt
Agreement Likely
in Strike


Hopes frightened today for
speedy settlement OF the month
long strike at the Milwaukee plant
of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing
Company, which holds $i5,O00,0O0
in national defense orders.
Company negotiators announced
last night their acceptance OF a
strike-settlemen formula offeted
by the office OF production man
agement in Washington, d. c. The
agreement remained to be acted
upon by the CIo-United Automo-
bile Workers. representing $500
striking workmen.
Arbitration OF disciplinary mat
tiers was the principal stipulation
In the agreement prepared by the
production management Office.
Another bright spot in the de-
Tense labor picture was A report
ed tentative agreement TO end a
strike OF 400 employees OF the
Vanadium Company Of America
plant at Niagara Falls, n. Y. The
strikers, members OF the CIO-
United Mine Workers Union, were
to vote on ratifying the agree
ment today. Wage increases and
closed shop we're at issue. The
company manufacturers Ferro-
Vanadium used in making many
articles OF defense.
E..I. RenercussIonR
Big Michigan automobile fac
tories felt repercussions Of the
strike Of $500 employees OF the
Motor Wheel Corporation at Lans-
ing. Mich. called February l3 by
Affiliated Automobile Workers
who sought closed ship.
Officials OF Packard Motor Com
pany at Detroit announced that
automotive divisions Of their plant
would OF open today. because OF
shortage OF wheels caused by
the Lansing walkout. The shut
down made 1900 men idle.
Two automobile plants at Lans-
ing -Oldsmobile and Fisher Body
shut down last night. Fisher Of
ficials said Showdown" forced
the closing for last night only.
but that the plant, employing q
200 would reopen- today Oldsmo-
bile reported lack OF material
forced their shutdown, affecting
$500 men.
Factories Closed
Factories Of Cluett, Peabody
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-21
HULL INTERVIEWS.
IN BRITISH HELP
BILL IN SENATE.
Would Not Have Presidents
Hands Tied During
Critical Hours
FLEXIBlLITY OF AID
TO BE MAIN FACTOR
Vote on Amendments Will
Start in Senate
Tuesday

nv International Newa Sery.ee)
Washington. Feb. 2l-INS-Sec-
rotary Of State Cordell Hull has
interviewed in the Senate battle
over the leaselend bill with advice
against limiting aid to Britain,
China and Greece because 9. 49,
possibility Of spread Of war. au-
thoritative Senate sources disclosed
today.
Hulls appeal to avoid tying Pres
ident Roosevelt's hands while the
world political situation is in a
state of flux was discussed by
senators who are both urging and
considering a Limitation on Mr..
Roosevelt's power to dispense huge
supplies OF arms.
Despite the administration atti-
tude, Senate leaders indicated that
they will approved restriction upon
countries to be aided if a practical
method can be worked out with
the desired flexibility".
81 would have no objection to a
limitation, but the psychology
would be bad" said Sen. George
Cd Ga. chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee. IF we could
name countries and leave the mat
ter open to meet emergencies, I'd
be satisfied. | do not think We
would or should aid Russia"
Raises Question
Hull, 1t was reported, specifically
raised the possibility of aiding
Turkey, the Dutch East Indies
and either the free French or the
French government in Africa
should it rise against Nazi might
One senator declared that they