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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-21
Celebrates 9th Birthday

The eighth birthday of Eta
Lou Kempf was celebrated Satur-
day afternoon when a group of
ten OF her girl friends came to
spend the afternoon playing games.
Prizes were awarded winners OF
the games after which her moth
er, Mrs. Harry Kempf served re-
freshments that included two love-
ly birthday cakes and Ice cream.
Eta Lou received many lovely
gifts. Saturday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Kempf, Jr., and son,
David, Ypsilanti, were dinner
guests at the home OF their par
ents in honor of Eta Louis birth
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-21
At Wedding Reception

Mrs. Hetta Thompson and
daughter, Miss Susie motored to
Gregory, Saturday TO attend the
wedding of Miss Anna Meretta
Ruttman and Charles H. Thomp-
son in Iosca Methodist Church.
They also attended the reception
held at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
John Thompson, following the
ceremony.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-21
W.s.c.s. TO HEAR SPEECH
BASED ON CHINA TODAY

Stony Creek, Mich. Aug. al
The Woman's Society Of Chris
tian Service are holding their reg
ular meeting today at the Stony
Creek Methodist Cnurch. They are
having the niite-barrel opening and
there will also be a talk given by
Mrs. Brooks OF Tennessee. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. L. F. Searles, Stony
Greek. Her talk will be based
en- China. Mrs. Brooks has spent
some time in China so is we'll
acquainted with their ways OF
living.
At 5 p. m. the following COM
mittee will serve supper in the
church parlors: Mrs. Charles How
lett, chairman, Mrs. James WEIGH.
Mrs. George Osborn, Mrs. Harley
Dysinger, Mrs. Robert VANITY, Mrs.
Frank Padgett, Mrs. Shirley Ham
man, Mrs. Hubert Ham.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-21
SUNDAY School Picnic Held

Saturday the annual Stony Creek
Sunday School picnic was, held
at Vampires Lake. There were
approximately forty present to en-
joy swimming and a picnic dinner.
Rex f. Tallsday and Theron Wan
ty were general managers Of the
event.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-21
Observe Anniversary

family were entertained for Sun
day dinner at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Splitter, Ypsilanti, in
honor OF the twenty first wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Splitter. In the afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Splitter and daughter
!. Miss Rosina and parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Splitter were visitors
d. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Splitter,
Pontiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stroup
left Saturday morning with their
grandson and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Myers, S. w. Ypsilanti, for
! two weeks trip to Tonasket,
Washington, where they will visit
Dir. Stroup's sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Sarzer
John Richards was unable to
work all OF last week, due to i'll
ness
Parker Murray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Padget and Mr.. and Mrs,
James WEIGH, accompanied by e.
c. Simmonds. East Ypsilanti. at
tended the Jersey Paris show at the
Hayes farm at Clarks Lake, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Book and
sons, Duane and Edward and Mrs.
Frank Riggs and son. Joseph spent
Wednesday night and Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Book
at Portage Lake.
Mrs. John Hammond accompan-
led Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Heath,
Mooreville, and Mrs Edna Saffell,
s. w. Augusta, to Ypsilanti, Sat
urday evening where they were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Heath. During the evening they
! enjoyed seeing motion pictures
taken OF Mr. and Mrs. r. Heaths
wedding. several months ago.
Mrs. Catherine Baxter. Miss
Ruth Granger and Robert Chase
visited the formers cousin, John
Kelsey and sister and their faith
ell, Milton, London. Tuesday fore
noon. In the afternoon they Wis
lifted Mrs. Lizzie Granger, S. w.
Augusta.
Mrs. Harold Feeman and daugh-
tiers, Betty Jane and Charlotte
Saline. and Lewis Faust, York.
we're week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Faust and family.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-21
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Evening star., 1941-05-04

in his raid-area - a routine for every Luft-
waite officer. Wertz and Bremmer were the
key men in Plymouth, but that was too risky.
The black-out might hide him, after the raid
was over, but hed never find strange street
in the dark.
Dartmoor Forest was only few klometers
to the North. He could reach it by midnight,
with luck, and when daylight came he could
work his way through it to Exeter. He knew
that town, and Alf Miller it had been
Mueller back in Berlin - would take care
of him. He could steal in after dark
0RIEG dragged the chute down from
broken limb, rolled it up and hid it in ra-
vine, with his flying suit and helmet. He
hesitated over his Luftwaffe uniform coat,
with its bombardier insignia, but finally put
it with the rest There was no emblem on his
flannel shirt, and except in bright light the
color of his breeches would be hard to distin-
guish
If the British caught him. he could say
his tunic had been ripped off by the trees.
But they wouldn't be looking for fugitive
Even if they counted the bodies after the
burning Junkers had cooled, they wouldn't
know how many had been in the ship.
While he was covering the discarded clothes
Evening star., 1941-05-04

with twigs and loose stones, he heard a car,
and he knew he was not far from highway
The anti-aircraft guns began to roar again,
as the second wave of bombers came over
Plymouth.
Brieg was almost to the road when he saw
someone moving under the trees. He reached
automatically for his pistol before he re-
membered that he had dropped it in the
bomber. He stole closer, watching the man
by the reflected glow of the shell bursts
against the clouds. The Englishman wore
loose fitting khaki, with an arm band on his
sleeve.
Brieg stopped, dismayed. His chute must
have been seen, after all.
Then he saw the Englishman was unarmed
He tiptoed nearer. The man was staring
into the sky, cringing as the Junkers thun-
dered back into the clouds overhead The
roar of the engines was still reverberating
when BRIGGS hands closed on his throat
The Englishman twisted around, fell to
his knees, his fingers clawing at Briggs hands.
Briggs grip almost broke, but he held on.
The mans desperate struggle lessened, and
suddenly, terribly, it was over.
Brieg stood up painting. No one else was
in sight. His hands we're bleeding where the
man had clawed him. He wiped them on
Evening star., 1941-05-04
II Short Story Complete in This Issue

II Short Story Complete in This Issue
NOR ONE dreadful moment Brieg thought
the parachute had failed. A strangled
u sob came into his throat as he tumbled
down through the darkness. Then the chute
opened, with muffled boom. and the shroud-
lines jerked him upright. He wiped the icy
sweat from his face and twisted around in
his harness.
The searchlights of Plymouth were weav-
ing about the sky, through puffs of smoke
from the anti-aircraft shells Below, in the
blacked-out city, scattered fires were burning.
Brieg pulled on the shrouds and dropped
away from the nearest searchlight. The beam
tilted suddenly, caught the wing of huge
bomber. 1t was Junkers 49, and it was
going down in fiat spin..
Breg shivered. A second more and he
would have been too late There had been
time for only one man to escape, after that
Spitfre had shot off the tail. And he'd
planned long ago, what he'd do if it ever
came to that. He could still see Rindlens
face after the pistol bullet had stopped him.
He watched the Junkers crash two miles
away. The wrecked ship blazed up, and he
saw where his last stick of bombs had hit
One building had been demolished. Another,
with large red cross on the roof, was half
in ruins. He could see tiny figures hurrying
back and forth, like ants around scattered
anthill.
The wind had carried him away from
Plymouth. and he saw he was going to land
in a woods. He crossed his ankles held his
arms in front of his face His feet tore through
the top branches of tree, and something
sharp raked his cheek. Then he was down,
with hard thud, blood trickling down his
face.
When his legs had stopped shaking, he got
to his feet and unfastened the harness. At the
worst now he would be a prisoner of war.
But that might mean transfer to Canada
and the U-boats had already torpedoed two
prison ships by mistake. The clammy feeling
came back as he remembered the hundreds of
drowned Germans.
Brieg shook his head angrily Too much
thinking of death. There was no need for a
clever man to be caught. He had niemorized
names of Nazi sympathizers at dozen places
Evening star., 1941-07-25

should be replaced by civilian per-
sonnel.
Additional Personnel.
Your committee has given much
consideration to the need OF add
tional personnel in the Metropolitan
Police Department. We were par
ticularly impressed by the fact that
there does not seem TO be a sufficient
number of patrolmen. The present
beat assignments are so large that
it is impossible for the present per-
sonnel to acquaint themselves with
the residents whom they are as
signed to protect. We feel that num-
bers alone, however, is not the an
swer to the problem. When we view
the large areas assigned to individ-
ual policemen, we must conclude
that, notwithstanding proposed re-
organization and increased efficiency,
that additional personnel is definite
ly essential. We believe that pro-
visions for at least so additional
patrolmen should be made
Your committee further feels that
every member of the Metropolitan
Police Department, except those who
are assigned TO detective work,
should be at all times in uniform
while on duty.
Conclusion.
Your committee believes that II
these recommendations and sugPes-
tions are adopted we will have in
this district Metropolitan Police
Department of which the Nation
can be proud: strong in morale and
efficiency; assuring all people that
Washington is one of the safest
cities within the territorial limits
of the United States
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connection we suggest the advisa-
bility of changing the classification
and designation of the men assigned
to this bureau to the end that there
might be uniformity in the setup.
We recommend that the Commits
sioners be directed to prepare such
legislation as is necessary to mod
ernize this bureau.
r. e. I. Training School.
Until such time as the metro
politan police training school herein
suggested is effectively functioning,
your committee is of the opinion
that arrangements should be en-
tered into with the Federal Bureau
of Investigation enabling a certain
number of police officers to attend
each session of such school. AS to
those qualified for entrance, your
committee recommends that during
such time as they are in attendance
upon this course that they be re-
lieved from loss of leave, and that
they continue to receive the same
salary as il they were on active
duty.
We recommend that the Commits
sioners be directed to report to the
full committee on this subject with
such legislation as may be necessary
to effectuate this purpose,
Policemen Assigned TO Clerical
Duties.
1t is the recommendation of this
committee that the Commissioners
be directed to make a complete sur
vey OF the number of policemen
performing clerical duties within the
department with the view to deter
mining how many such policemen
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partment is seven: and due to pend
ing retirements there will soon be
four vacancies in the rank OF in
spector. Your committee is of the
opinion that the Commissioners
should review the duties of these
inspectors with 4 view to seeing
that they are assigned to purely
police work. 1t is the opinion of this
committee that it is not necessary
to have a property officer with the
rank of inspector, and we have
serious doubt about the necessity
for an officer of this rank in the
traffic division.
are no inspectors on duty from the
hours of midnight to in the morn
ing, and frequently none on duty
during some portion of the trick
of duty known as u to H." We
recommend that the Commissioners
be directed to remedy this situation.
Detective Bureau.
The testimony was almost unani-
nous that the Detective Bureau OF
the Metropolitan Police Department
was the weakest branch of the serv-
ice, and the division most In need
Of revision. The committee believes
that this bureau should be COM
pletely reorganized, and that all
men now assigned to the various
precincts designated as precinct
detectives should be under the De-
tective Bureau so that their &C
tivities might be entirely directed
by the head of that bureau. In this
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bill-to be written by the Commits
sioners and the United States at
torney Incorporating heavier pen
alties for second offenders.
Other recommendations included:
Establishment Of special en-
forcement squad for the new vag-
rancy drive.
Creation of the ONCE Of medical
examiner and abolition of the ONCE
of coroner.
The committee found that the
present part-time coroner is over
worked and that therefore his ONCE
"is definitely weak spot in effective
criminal investigation"
Power Over Demotions.
Passage of . law granting the
Commissioners authority to denote
officers and members Of the force
without action by the Police Trial
Board, which can take action only
for an offense violating the police
manuel or a law or regulation.
Establishment of q police training
school.
Fixing of a standard for promotion
of members of the force.
Amendment of the law to grant
special policemen full authority to
maintain law and order. At present,
they can do no more than protect
property.
Inquiry into the duties Of in
spectors with view to ascertaining
whether the property ofhcer and
the trafic chief should hold the
rank Of inspector.
Omcial Rebuked.
Modernization of the Detective
Bureau. by legislation If necessary.
Survey of the question whether
policemen now performing clerical
duties could not be replaced by
civilians.
The subcommittee rebuked spe-
cifically the acting assistant police
superintendent, Inspector James +.
Beckett.
The report said:
your committee has considered
and reconsidered the testimony OF
the present acting assistant super
intendent of police and suggested to
the Commissioners that We are not
impressed with his knowledge Of
the department and we. therefore.
expressed doubt as to his ability to
perform the duties of that ONCE.
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Police
Continued From First Page.)

'SOIlblllu6u FTOHl T lESb FdRt.'
creation of a school to train police
officers and for attendance of local
officers at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation School until their own
school is in operation.
The proposals also would give the
Commissioners power to denote and
promote police officers without
bringing them before the Police
Trial Board, and to deal with ques-
tions of merit tests for promotions.
Report Pleases Young.
Mr.. Young and Engineer Commits
sioner Charles w. Kutz do not favor
the subcommittees suggestion for
abolition of Civil Service tests for
promotions in the department. Mr..
Young said that if the suggestion
is approved by Congress he felt the
Commissioners should and would set
up another system for gauging the
merit and intelligence of applicants
for promotion.
The Commissioner, who attended
many hearings of the subcommittee,
said he was convinced members gave
very serious thought to the prep
aration of the report, which he be-
lieves is very good"
Mr.. Young added, ct is comfort
ing to know we have the interest
and support of Congress in our
efforts to strengthen the police
force"
The long report was issued late
yesterday by the special subcom-
mittee which launched its inquiry
after the mysterious murder here
of Miss Jessie Elizabeth Strieff June
Is. The recommendations were
based on hearings extending over
three weeks.
Schultz to Quit Committee.
The subcommittee observed on the
recommendations:
Your subcommittee believes that
if these recommendations as sug-
gested are adopted we will have in
this District a Metropolitan Police
Department of which the Nation
can be proud, strong in morale and
efficiency, assuring all people that
Washington is one of the safest cities
within the territorial limits of the
United States
Shortly after the report was made
public Chairman Schultz of the SUBJ
committee announced he would re-
sign soon from the District Com
mittee.
"I am compelled to give up my
activities On the District Commit
tee," he said. 1T takes too much
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time. I owe my time primarily to
my constituents in Indiana"
Merit Board Criticized.
The subcommittee approved the
report unanimously during an ex-
ecutive session attended by Commits
sioner Young and Budget Oficer
Fowler.
The Civil Service Commission was
criticized in the report in these
words:
Your committee cannot too
strongly condemn the action of the
Civil Service Commission in its
hasty effort to influence the attitude
of all members of the full COM
mittee"
This observance apparently was
inspired by the public protest of the
commission when the subcommittee
proposed during the hearings that
civil service controls over Police
Department advancement be elm
mated.
Position Defended.
In defense of It's position with
regard to civil service, the subcom-
mittee reported:
1--WE have no disposition to open
the doors to favoritism and in
fuence in the Police Department.
We do not think, however, that the
door is closed under the present
system (civil Service). Reliable tes-
timony before this committee COM
pels us to the opposite view.
"A few questions are prepared by
a police official, and those questions
are edited by the Civil Service Com
mission. Upon this depends the
prospects of promotion. None of
the civil employees are subject to
any such tests.
Young men fresh from high
school and college clearly have the
advantage over seasoned policemen.
On some 20 questions depends 4
rating of so per cent. The other
so per cent is assigned to the de-
partment to make up on the basis
of efficiency"
Vaxrant Problem Stressed.
The subcommittee stressed as
point number one in its report i'm
proved control of vagrancy, because
the lawless and the shiftless are
flocking here in ever-increasing
numbers and the police have no
adequate means of control"
Your committee" the report
stated, recommends that the Com
missioners prepare and present to
the full committee new vagrancy
bill so materially strengthened that
the Police Department will be able
to rid this city Of all lIndesirables." ="
AZ point No. Z, tha subeomnittAs
recommended the enactment of .
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British Shipments Steady

Industrial machinery shipped from
the United Kingdom to the United
States last year was valued At S2,-
ASSN, practically ~ Same - iA
11Aa
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THYME BOTTLlkG COMPANY
1345 Florida Ave. NE.
Telephone Lincoln 0l12
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-26

ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-26
Jones Demands
Speedy Defense,
About Aid


ATLANTA, Ga. May 26.-Term-
ing the European war a life-and-
death struggle between two power
full world forces with different
concepts OF life and government,
Secretary OF Commerce Jesse II.
Jones today had urged about aid
for democracies and asserted the
United States cannot live indie
pendtly Of the rest OF the world.
Speaking al the twenty-second
annual commencement OF Ogle-
thorpe University, Jones. who is
also chairman of the RFC, said he
is heart and soul" on the side
fighting 10 preserve freedom and
dignity of man" He urged full
speed defense program, pointing
out that the countries OF the
Eastern Hemisphere realized their
peril too. late.
Present at the commencement
exercise was Joseph p. Kennedy,
former ambassador TO the Court
Of ST. James. who spoke Saturday
10 the Oelethorpe student body.
urging this nation 10 stay out of
war.
Jones and Kennedy were among
eight persons. including Georgia'S
Gov. Eugene Talmadge, who were
awarded honorary degrees by the
university.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-26
GIN PAD Ratified
By "a JAW Locals

Fourteen local unions represent
ing $4,000 workers in II General
Motors plants have ratified the
new contract between the JAW
Go and the corporation which
provides 10-cent hourly wage in
creases totaling S50,0O0.000, union
officials announced today.
Latest locals 10 approve the
agreement are 445. Malleable Iron
plant, Saginaw; 595. General Mo-
tors assembly. Linden. n. j.; AS,
Chevrolet\and Fisher body, Buff
falo 226 Chevrolet plant. Indian
apolis: 602, Eisher body, Lansing;
4S9. Chevrolet'>Muncie, Ind. and
235. Chevrolet Gear and Axle,
Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-26
.Anti-Wdr Groups
In 3-Ddy Session

WASH1NGTON. May 2e Ma
tional no war organizations.
banded together 10 oppose further
administration moves toward pos
slble involvement in The European
war, announced today that A
threc-day anti-WH congress Will
he held mere from May 30 10 june
/. in the wake OF Mr. RooScvelts
iircside chat tomorrow night
Bringing together The most out
spoken observation-disclosures groups
and leaders. the congress was an
nounCcd as being timed for re-
action TO The Presidents broad
cast
Among tho speakers scheduled
for the dnii-war rally are Senator
Gerald 2. Nyc RI Of North Da-
kota, Senator Charles w. Tobey
tR) Of New Hampshire Rep.
Jeanette Rankin RI Of Montana
DR.. Maynard Krcuccr Of tho Uni
versiiy ST Chicago Oswald Garri-
son Willard Senator Burton X.
Wheeler CD) Of Montana Rabbi
Sidney r GoldStein Socialist
Leader Norman Thomas. Mrs.
Robert A. Taft and John T Flynn
The sponsoring groups are the
Keep America out Of War Con-
gross. National Council for Pre-
vention OF War. Fellowship Of
Reconciliation. War Registers
League. Washington Chapter
America First. Com m TT Q.
Womens International League
for Peace and Freedom and the
Youth Committee Against War.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-26
.US0 Women Workers
Plan Drive for Funds

CAPTAINS and workers OF The
w'omenS special gifts division OF
the United Service Organizations
campaign 10 raise S450000 are
meeting today al the Hotel Statler
10 work out details of their drive.
The money viii be used 10 carry
out recreational and entertain
ment activities in army, navy and
air corps posts and IN centers Of
national defense workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-26
Pay for Baby
With NiCkeIS

Michael John VanCouwenburghe
Jr., Q days old is worth his weight
in diamonds 10 his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. J. NanCouwenburghe
Sr. Of 4l37 Marlborough avenue,
hut II took only his weight in
nickcls 10 bail him out Of Deacon
ness Hospital today.
MichaelS parents started saw
ing jefferson nickelS 10 pay for
his birth. Today armed with a
bag. containing S6S worth. Mich
aelS dad went 10 the hospital.
paid the bill and took both mother
and son home.