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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
OfficerSsInStalled
by Junior Auxiliary
of American Legion

The annual installation OF new of
ticers of the Junior Auxiliary OF the
American Legion featured the regu-
/ lar meeting at the Legion Home
/ Saturday afternoon at ESQ At q
short. but impressive ceremony. the
[ following officers we're installed
Jennie Coffron, president; Shirley
Rum berger. first vice president;
Marjorie Reynolds, second vice pres
ident; Jean Clark. secretary: Betty
/ Clark, treasurer; Beverly Curtis,
historian, Ruth Dieter. chaplain (,
Frances Rumberger, sergeant-at-
arms. Mrs. R. c. Starr, junior past
president OF the senior group, acted
as the installing officer
The Junior group has had a very
successful year under the leader
ship OF Mrs. Carl Clark and Betty
Clark as their president. Ypsilanti
had the outstanding Juniors in the
second district and was so recog-
nized In the Department year book
The girls have had as one of the
outstanding projects OF the year a
fine rehabilitation program, having
sent a great quantity OF old silk
stockings to Veterans Facility. Bat
tie Creek. These are used in the oc-
cupational therapy department and
are made into rugs and chair seat
covers. They have also sent several
hundred magazines TO hospitals.
games 10 Otter Lake Billet and on
seXcral occasions remembered the
veterans confined at Leland Sana-
forum.
1t was voted 10 have a benefit
party at the Legion Home, Oct. II
10 raise money to carry out a more
extensive program next year,
Material has been received for
capes and berets for the several
new members who have joined re.
Gently.
Mrs. Manley Roe, president of
senior group. gave short talk en-
couraging the girls to continue with
their fine work and pledged the con-
tinued support Of the older group
Mrs. Carl Clark will again be the
Senior leader for the coming year
assisted by a mother at each meet
ing who will plan the social hour
and refreshments. The retiring
president. Betty Clark, presented
Mrs. Clark with an Auxiliary com
pact al the close OF the meeting. in
appreciation OF her splendid work.
Betty Clark furnished the refresh.
merits consisting OF tin roof ice
cream and home made cakes which
were served TO the girls and sew
eral guests.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Miss Beth Wharton Bride
of Dr. Albert F. Milford

shoulders. She wore accessories in
Burma brown and her corsage was
Of white gardenias.
After Oct. ,, DR.. and Mrs. Milford
will be at home at the Washington
Apartments. los Washtenaw Ave.
Mrs Milford was graduated from
University OF Michigan and has
taught in Bradford Schools, St
Mary's College. Notre Dame, and
during the past two years has been
in the commercial department of
the Normal College.
DR.. Milford was graduated from
the University medical school, in
termed. at University Hospital and
during the past year was United
States Army surgeon at Army base
hospital in Fort Benning. Ga. Since
July he has been in private prac-
tice here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
GERMANY

Continued from Page One)
western Germany but declared the
civilian population suffered only
limited losses.
Merchantmen Sunk
In the battle OF the Atlantic,
Germany announced IL merchant
men totaling $1,000 tons and an
escorting warship were sunk in at
lacks on a convoy between Gibral-
tar and England and a 12.000-ton
tanker was sunk in the South At
lantic.
Italy surrendered one OF the last
pockets OF resistance In Ethiopia
when the 4000-man garrison at
Colchefit gave up 10 the British.
The London war office said only
about 10000 troops we're still re-
,isting in the Gondar section OF
Ethiopia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Surprise Shower

Mrs. Oryy Haach was honored
with a shower at her sisters home
in Wayne Mrs. Carl Colwell. Wayne.
Mrs. A. J. Stillwell Baltimore. Md.
and Mrs. William White. Ypsilanti.
were hostesses. The evening was
spent playing bunco, prizes going to
Mrs. Auggie kadio, Mrs. Robert
White, Mrs Iva Howling, and Mrs.
Orvy Haach.
In bathinette, Mrs. Haach found
many lovely gifts. The color scheme
was carried out in pink and blue.
The hostesses served a delicious
luncheon. Guests were from Wayne,
Lincoln Park, Detroit, Baltimore,
Md, and Ypsilanti.
r. W. McNaughton went 10 Mat
teson Lake, Saturday, and will be
accompanied home by his father.
W. R. McNaughton who will spend
the winter here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Culp and
baby Linda Jane went Sunday 10
Vermontyille 10 visit Mrs. Cups
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barn
ingham.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cook and son
Jerry, Chicago, are spending a few
days with Mr.. Cooks brother
George A. Cook, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Magoon and
their four children returned last
week from a fishing trip near Al
pena.
Prof. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Odds AMI
Mrs. Odds parents, Mr. and Mrs
Armstrong. Lima, O., have returned
from Indian River. Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Lappinen have
been entertaining Mrs. Willis c,
Grams. Saginaw. the past week
They previously had visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Lappin'
en-. Gilbert. MINI. and Mr.. and Mrs
Karl Wacklin and Mrs. Harry Goelz
Wawwatosa. MINI, and relatives in
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Milwau
kee
Dr. and Mrs. James w. Kercheval
have returned from Rowan, la,
where they had visited Mrs. Kerche'
walls mother. Mrs. Mabel Emerson,
and DR.. kercheval's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Kercheval. Prior
TO that DR.. and Mrs. Kereheval and
Dr.. Kercheval's brother. Leslie,
Rowan, were at Rocky Mountain
National Park three weeks.
Mrs. Ronald Stromsta. Muskegon.
spent the week end in Ypsilanti with
her mother, Mrs. c. w. Roth. She
came to attend the marriage of her
brother. Alfred Roth, East Ian
sing.
Mrs. E. B. Kellogg and Miss Har-
riet Fletcher were in Detroit Sun
day TO VISIT Mr.. and Mrs-Fieteher
Erickson.
Miss Peggy Minneker returned
Saturday morning from visiting her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rein
hart. in Dayton, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Siguor,
Wayne. were guests Sunday OF Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ Mohler.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Youth Valves Hearing
on Charge of Larceny

Examination on charges OF larc-
eny from a building was waived by
Lynn L. Barnard. Jr., 20, RID 2 /,
Ypsilanti, in Justice Jay H. Payne
court. Ann ..'rbor. Saturday. He
was bound TO circuit court. and is
held in lieu of $500 appearance
bond.
Barnard told arresting officers
he had taken about $50 from his
mothers cash box in the home Of
his mother. Mrs John Dwight
with whom he resides. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
eirthdaY Observed

Relatives and friends called at
the Jay Eastman home. Denton.
Saturday night. TO assist Mrs. East
man in celebrating her birthday.
Cards were played and prizes were
won by Miss Dorothy Klein. Lester
Klein. Frederick Rodenberg, this
city, and Miss Pearl Grisdale. De.
troit. Luncheon was served. Mrs
Lester Klein presented Mrs. East
man with a birthday cake. The hon.
ored guest received many gifts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Mrs. VoSper. Mother OF
Mrs. ChaddOck. SucCumbS

Mrs. John B. Chaddock received
word Sunday OF the death of her
mother. Mrs James Vosper, In her
home in lonia at the age OF 80. She
had been confined 10 her bed a year
Her husband had been deceased
since 1926.
She is survived by Mrs. Chaddock
Miss Iaidee Nosper. Chicago. and
Richard Vosper. an arthritis patient
at Walkers Point. Mich. Mrs. Vos
per made many friends in the -four
winters spent in Ypsilanti at the
home OF Mrs. Chaddock. Funeral
services will be Tuesday afternoon
in Ionia
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
In The Sick Room

Mrs W. ]. Clarke. ~ Adams ST.
who has been seriously Ill with
heart trouble and bronchitis since
the first OF May. is improving. and
getting her strength back. She IS
again able TO eat solid food.
Mrs. Esther Patterson. who rad
been i'll for the past week IS now
able to be up.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Alfred Roth MarrieS
Miss Mary Jane Lutz

Miss Mary Jane Lutz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lutz. Ann Ar
Dor. became the bride Saturday OF
Alfred Roth. son OF Mrs. c. w.
Roth of this city, Rev. Hugo Fenker
officiating at the marriage rites in
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Mrs. Harvey Blanchard. Ann Ar.
Dor. was maid-of-honor. and Luther
Fenker best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Roth
will live in East Lansing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Present New Director

Prof. and Mrs. Carl Lindegren en-.
tertained members OF the Normal
College Conservatory faculty at a
buffet supper Sunday evening that
they might meet Prof. and Mrs
Haydn NJ. Morgan and daughter.
Miss Jean. Prof Morgan is the new
director OF the music department
and they are from Newton. Mass.
There were "a guests at the buffet
supper
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Richard Albert kuehnle

Richard Albert is the name chos-
en- by Mr.. and Mrs William Kuehn-
le, i2l7 Currans St. Flint, for their
son born Sunday The baby weighed
seven pounds three ounces. Miss
Mary Lou Kuehnle. this city. Is an
aunt,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29

The delegates from the Ypsllanti
Young Women's Republican Club
10 the state convention OF the Fed
Grafton at Detroit, had the thrill
Of holding the spotlight at the din
ner, Saturday evening, that was
the climax OF the meeting. when
their charter was formally present
ed to them by President Robert n.
Sawyer, OF the Federation, this be-
ing the only club so IGNORED Mrs
Melvin Peavey. who was the first
president Of the local club, accept
ed the charter on behalf of the
club. President Sawyer, Monroe,
who was reelected at the conven-
ton. is also from the Second Con
sressional District and was en-
dorsed by the Washtenaw clubs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Eiuhty Years Old

A very delightful time marked
Sunday at the home OF Mr. and
A-s-Glenn- SeaYer- Adrian. when
the children and grandchildren OF
George B. Seaver gathered TO help
him celebrate his .S0th birthday
Nineteen guests were present.
They included Mr.. and Mrs. George
Seaver, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miller
and daughter. Marilyn. and his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Seayer. this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Seaver and daughter
Sally, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick,
Noyes and four children. Detroit. a
cousin, Miss Mabel D. Field. Jack
son, and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Seaver
and two children.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29

WASHlNGTON-UP-The Navy.
today announced that the body OF
William Kirby Smith. %, n avia.
ton machinist mate who parschuted
from a patrol bomber in the Carib-
bean Sept. %, had been recovered.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Break Records

The Auxiliary, Veterans OF For
eign Wars, assisted by the Ainsley-
Mereness Club. broke previous rec
ords for the amount OF their tax
day collection for the "Forget-me-
not sale for the benefit OF dis
abled veterans The amount re-
ceiye1 was s9297. Mrs. Ivele Grubb
took in the largest sum for the
Auxiliary, S2765. and Miss Pearl
Celebreeze. the largest for the jun
ior club. 1855. The Auxiliary
served a delicious luncheon at noon
in GAR. Hall for the sellers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Birthdays Observed

4 family dinner al the residence
OF Herbert X. Burrell, YpsilantI
Township, Saturday evening. ce1e'
brated Mr.. Burrelrs SEVENTEEN
birthday and the fourteenth birth.
day OF his granddaughter. Miss
Nancy Burrell daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Burrell, Ypsilanti,
which was Friday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
YPSILANTl BRIEFS
Quiet Disturbances

Police were called TO quiet ~
turbances in the bus station. Cd
Railroad St. and in the Royal TaV-
erp Saturday night and al the Riv'
eTtide Bowling Alley, sunday after
noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Son Born

Mr.. and Mrs. George Sears an.
nounce the birth OF a son at ST. 10.
seph Hospital. Ann Arbor. Friday
The boy weighed seven and one
quarter pounds Mrs. Sears is the
former Miss Henrietta Burt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29

HONOLULU-UP-The Army an.
nounced today reorganization of the
Hawaiian division into two triangu-
lar divisions 70 give the island de.
Tense more flexibilty."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Oauahter Arrives

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Fedor, ISL
Lowell St, are announcing the
birth OF a daughter Sunday in
Boyer Memorial Hospital. The baby
weighed eight pounds, six and one
half ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29

Mrs. ". A. Van Wegen and Mrs
Harry Stevens have issued invita-
lions for tea az Charles McKenny
Hall, Thursday. from 3 10 5, TO meet
Mrs. Nelson Van Wegen
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
KEEP THEM GUESSING

CLOSE TAB on the number Of
tricks handed you by the defense,
especially through the opening
lead, when they have almost no
information about your hand and
your partners, can have a trer
mendous influence on your bidding
tactics. II no suits have been bid
except the one in which you are
playing the hand. or II the bid
ding has been entirely in No
Trumps with no suits shown. there
Is a terrific burden Of guessing on
the opening leader. He has several
chances to guess wrong against
only one to guess right and make
the best lead.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29
Fine Points in Bridge
~ SHEPARD BARCLAY

At another table, after nearint
South's 1-Spade, North decided t.
give the opponents no information
which probably would be more
valuable to them than to his part
ner. SO he showed the strength Of
his hand by a forcing jump raise
of 3-Spades. South then bid A.
Spades. and It was Vests guess.
Since hearts had not been bid, he
decided his partner was a bit more
likely to have something in thai
suit than any other. He therefore
led the heart 8.
Is Is easy to see now how South
ran three spades. three hearts,
ruffed a heart, ran four diamonds
for q club discard, gave up one
club and had trump then for his
twelfth trick. an unbid small
slam. The additional trick gained
by that pair was not due to better
1 play, but better bidding.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-29

Thoroughly MICROCLEANED
and reblocked with Our factory
cquipment-the same as used by
Stetson, Mallory, and Dobbs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
VIOLATIONS OF WAGE
HOUR LAW REPORTED

Raleigh. - Numerous violations
of provisions of the wage-hour
act requiring the keeping Of la
Dor records were reported by in
spectors now conducting a drive
on tobacco warehouses, prizeries
and redrXjn!g plants on the Dor
der belt.
Rodney Knowles, in charge of
10 inspectors, reported to Labor
Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford
that "a large percentage of the
employers are not keeping ade-
quate records, and a few none at
ALL"
The inspectors expect to finish
the border belt this week and to
begin on the new bright belt i'm
mediately thereafter.
eve are finding a few cases Of
failure to pay the minimum wage
o 80 cents an hour, and occa-
sionally, allure to pay overtime
compensation" the report said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
LONESOME SOLDIER GETS
173 LETTERS FROM GIRLS

Memphis, Tenn. - Private Tom
Creighton, %, of Chicago, nation
al guardsman attached to COM
pany H, 131st infantry, now on
maneuvers in Arkansas, Monday
could lay claim to being one of
the most popular men in the SER
vice.
When Creighton's outfit passed
through Memphis two weeks ago
en- route to Camp Robinson, Ark,
other members tossed notes to
Memphis girls, but Creighton was
too busy seeing the Mississippi
River, Beale street and other
points of interest.
After arrival at Camp Robin
son, Creighton decided he had
missed something. He wrote a
letter to the Memphis Press-Sci-
mitar, pleading that he was lone
some and asking girls to write
him.
Sunday Pirate Creighton had
received 173 letters from girls in
the Memphis area
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
CALDWELL CELEBRATION
WILL OPEN ON SUNDAY

Lenoir. DR.. Gilbert T. Rowe,
who has the chair of Christian
Doctrine in the Duke University
school of religion, will make the
principal address on the opening
night of the Caldwell county CEN
tennial celebration next Sunday
at the Lenoir High School Park.
DR.. Rowe, a noted speaker
throughout the South, will ad-
dress the thousands helping cele-
brate Caldwell county's Tooth
birthday, on the initial night of
the affair, concerning religious
matters of today.
Ministers from churches in Lee
noir and other parts of the coun-
ty will be in attendance with
some holding important roles on
the program during the evening
of the initial night of the celebra-
ton. A mass choir representing
all churches of Caldwell county
will render special selections
during the opening night of the
event at the ball park.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
LEWIS FAMILY TO
HOLD A REUNION

The first reunion of the Lewis
family will be held Sunday, Sept.
q, at the Baptist church at Ash
land.
A program is being arranged
by the president, Mrs. Edd Ma
hala, of Ashland, and secretary,
Mrs. Frank Lewis, of High Point.
All family connections and in
terested friends are asked to be
at the church by 1890, eastern
standard time.
Picnic dinner will be served on
the grounds and every one is
asked to bring we'll filled baskets.
The afternoon will be devoted to
the pleasure of friendly CONVEX
sation and the. renewing of &C.
quaintances with friends and re-
latives.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
3 FRENCH HOSTAGES
KILLED BY NAILS

Vichy, Unoccupied France -
Three French hostages, reported
selected from among Communist
prisoners of concentration camp,
were executed by German fir
ing squad at Paris Sunday in re-
prisal for an attack in which a
German sergeant was slightly
wounded three days age.
Unofficial advices reaching vi
chy reported that the three
Frenchmen were removed from
the Drancy Camp near Paris at
dawn, lined up before wall and
shot to death. They were not
identified.
General Won Schaumberg, COM
mander of the city of Paris, in q
military announcement published
in Paris newspapers called atten-
ton to his warning of August q
that hostages would be executed
if further attacks should be made
on German troops in the Paris
region.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
EXILE MOVEMENT IN
SIBERIA is STARTED

Moscow.-A mass movement in
to exile in Siberia was ordered
this week for the heavily Ger
man-derived population of the
Volga because of their alleged
readiness to sabotage the Russian
war effort with "explosions in
those regions at a signal from
Germany"
In the area settled by the Ger
mans in the 18th century reign
of Catherine the Great, the Rus
slams said, are "tens of thousands
of diversionists and spies among
the German population"
The German Volga territory is
an autonomous Soviet republic in
European Russia, north of the
Caspian sea.
Of it's population of 571,O89 in
1926 about 81 per cent were Ger
mans. The republic covers some
1O,329 square miles, about three
fourths lying on the left bank of
the Volga river and the remand
er on the right bank.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
PRESIDENT ASKS FOR
FAIRNESS TO WORKERS

Hyde Park, N. Y.-President
Roosevelt has asked the heads of
all government departments and
agencies to take immediate
steps" to put into effect a policy
of non-discrimination in federal
employment because of race,
creed or national origin.
His action was an outgrowth of
protests that negroes were being
Disseminated against in the de-
tense program. It was in line with
recommendations of a committee
on fair employment practice,
which he created last June Is.
The committee was headed by
Mark Etheridge, an executive of
the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
CONSTRUCTION IN SOUTH
SETTING NEW RECORDS

Baltimore. - The Manufacture
ers Record said this week that
Southern construction contracts
for the first eight months of 1941
reached a figure higher than any
annual total on record.
Construction totals for August
were placed at 434,131, 900, rails
ing the January-August accumu-
lation to $1,957, All, 900.
Industrial work." the publica-
ton said, with it's big govern
ment initiated contracts which in
some instances ran to many mil
lions, was the largest contribu-
tor to the August figure with a
total of $188,907,OO0.
Population shifts to centers of
military, naval and industrial de-
Tense activities became apparent
as contracts for educational build
ings tripled and preparations were
made to enlarge municipal utili-
ties"
The magazine, reporting extern
sions of public utilities in nine
states aggregating about $56,31O,-
900, said Potomac Electric Power
Co., Washington, has expansion
plans involving $1O,OOO,OOO for
1942-43.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
JEWS ARRESTED IN
PARIS BY GERMANS

Vichy, Unoccupied France. -
Mory than 100 Jews, Including
Pierre Masse, former minister of
justice and Theodore Valensi, a
former deputy, Monday were re-
ported arrested as hostages by
German authorities at Paris in
new reprisals for growing disor-
ders against the occupying pow
er.
Vichy no longer tried to con-
ceal the gravity of strife in the
German-occupied zone or the fact
that reprisals seemed only to
heighten it.
''We can expect to see street in
cidents multiply" the official
news agency told the press of I'M
occupied France. The agency cir
culated an extract from the Paris
'Cri Du Peuple" which likened
the situation in the occupied CAPT.
tai to open warfare.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
SNOWSTORM RAGING
IN ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Denver, Colo.-A Chicago hik-
er collapsed of exhaustion and
barely escaped with his life in
the mountain VESTS earliest wide
spread snowstorm on record,
which ranged down the Rockies
Monday from Montana to South
ern Colorado.
A Chicago capitalists daughter
and two companions weer ma
rooned nearly "a hours in a biz
zard-stalled truck in Montana un-
til ski-equipped rescuers reached
them.
Two fishermen, marooned over
night in forest canon in Rocky
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
SHORTAGE OF FOOD IS
REPORTED IN BELGIUM

New York.-A report asserting
that Belgian adults were receiv-
ing only 40 per cent of minimum
food needs and Belgian children
from so to 80 per cent was re-
leased Tuesday by the National
Committee on Food for the small
democracies.
The report, prepared by DR.. E.
J. Bigwood, technical adviser to
the Belgian government in Lon
don, declared that an intensive
survey showed that adults in
Belgian towns had weight losses
from II to A pounds from diet
deficiencies, death and disease
rates were rising and concluded:
''The general health situation in
Belgium is alarming. 1t seems in
evitable that the health of sew
eral generations will be IRENE
diably impaired if nothing is done
to relieve the present situation y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
a AMERICANS ENROUTE
TO ENGLAND, KILLED

Glasgow. - Four American
airmen en- route to England for
service with the R. A. F. persisted
in the torpedoing of their ship by
one Irish survivor said, came to
the surface and shame-facedly
asked ''What caused the explo-
sion"
Seven others among the IL
American flying recruits aboard
were landed at a British port Fri
day. Two of them were injured.