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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13

ed at the brides table. and was as
sisted by friends OF the bride. Mrs.
Edmond Goings, Ypsilanti, Misses
Marion Johnson, Ann Arbor. Vir-
ginie Lohr and Dorothy Johnson,
Owosso. Elizabeth Harwood, ST.
Clair Shores, and Betty Clay. Sa-
line.
After a boat and motor trip
south. Mr.. and Mrs. Coates will re-
side in Saline at 102 w. Mckay
ST. For travelling the bride wore
a dusty rose suit and hat with
white accessories. Mrs. Coates is
a graduate OF the Saline High
School and the Michigan State Nor
NAL College and taught last year.
Mr.. Coates was graduated from
Arthur Hill High School, Sagi-
nav, and received his A. B. degree
at Michigan State College and
has a position in Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
Entertain Juniors

Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Little enter
tanned the junior class Friday
evening in honor Of their daughter.
Dorothy, a member Of that class.
They numbered IS and were guests
at dinner and dancing at North
wood Inn, Royal Oak. They were
accompanied by Miss Iris Bright,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Washburn
and Eli O'Bradovich. the latter
two being class advisors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
PAGEANT HlGHLIGHT OF
CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES

Class Night was conducted in
the school auditorium Tuesday
evening. The stage had a large
American flag as the background,
and the class colors OF red and
white were observed by baskets
OF flowers.
Maurine Harwood, senior class
president, gave the welcome; the
history was delivered by Carol
Uphouse and Melvin Schaefer;
prophecy, Glenys Heininger and
Leona Klein: will. Tema Kohler
and Paul Davis; poem, Geraldine
Hayball; giftatory, Maurine Har-
wood and Sterhanie Gala; song,
words by Victor Haeussler and
Vincent Jacobs; music by Eileen
Moehn, who was accompanist.
A pageant. "Our Democray" was
then presented: prologue, pillars
of Democracy" Vincent Jacobs;
Hereditary Strength, Selma
Hertler; Our Cultural Heritage,
Sylvia Finkbeiner; Personality"
Duane Robson; Suitable Occupa.
ton, Dean Burkhardt: Economic
Security, Ralph Bowen; Mental
Security, William Hagans; "Equa-
lily of Opportunity. Ormond Je-
dele: Freedom, Arlene Kern;
"Epilogue, Fair Play, William
Ash. Hazen Jewell, principal. was
director God Bless America"
closed the program.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
NAMED ACTING DIRECTOR

Lansing. June 1s-AP-Appoint.
ment OF Alex Koslosky. Petoskey.
as acting director OF the State Blu
reau OF Foods and Standards was
announced Thursday. Koslosky
will act until the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Glenn Davis
is filled by the Civil Service De-
partment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
TOM AND BETSY FORMAN inherit
Halcyon Island from invalid Jordan
Markham. who was found shot to
death. Markham had established the
spot as honeymoon isle but his
crooked business associates who
wanted to make 1t base for snug
Cling aliens into the United States.
NATALIE SCHUYLER, moneyed soci-
ETY. girl, and
BROOKS MARCHBANKS, possessor OF
high social position. but not much
money. are married.
After spending the first night OF their
honeymoon in separate rooms. Natalie
and Brooks continue their journey, but
find a wrecked car with an injured boy
and girl. Natalie sees that they are
taken care Of at the nearest hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13

TOYKO-INS- The official Jap
arese news agency Domei here re-
ported that japanese residents Of
the Dutch East Indies are leaving
Batavia and other cities in ever
increasing numbers because OF
the unsatisfactory course OF econ
omic negotiations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
FACES GRAND JURY

Bay City. June 13-AP-Nicholas
Zukowski. IS. Owosso. was held
to the grand jury in $3.50 bail to-
day following arraignment on an
extortion charge. Zukowski admit
ted sending a letter 70 Mia King.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
AWARDS PRESENTED AFTER
ANNUAL "SWINC OuT"

The annual Swing OUT, when
the seniors in cap and gown, fol-
lowed by the remainder of the
school. parade the principal streets.
was Tuesday morning. The band
in uniform led the procession. Re-
turning to the school the assemb-
ly was held at which time the
awards for the year were given.
Superintendent II. A. Bearss pre-
scented Warren Rensselaer, with the
medal for valedictorian and for
salutatory to Emogene Ernst and
Bonnie Bearss. Hazen Jewell. prin-
cipal, presented medals in citizen
ship to Vincent Jacobs, Ruth Bau.
mann, Maurine HARDWOOD and Leona
Klein. Maurine Harwood. presi-
dent of the senior class, presented
Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn with a
gift of money from the senior girls
in her home economics classes;
also a gift to Frank Harms, jani-
tor. Elmer Bickel presented the
honors in oratory to Maurine Har-
wood and in Latin to Alice Gable.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13

Connie Mack. famed veteran man
ager Of the Philadelphia Athletics.
is pictured above in cap and gown
as he received the honorary de-
gree Of Doctor of Physical Educa-
ton at Pennsylvania Military
academy, Chester. Pa. So it's
now DIR. Cornelius McGillicuddy
though the baseball world will
continue to call him Connie Mack.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13
PLAN RAIE HEARING

Washington, June Rap A
hearing on gas rates in the Detroit
area will start July Is, the Federal
Power Commission announced
Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-13

owosso. demanding $1,000 and
threatening death to Kings wife
II the money was not paid.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Cross-Town Bus

Citizens Of Washington, particu-
larly those living in the Northwest
and Northeast sections, have been
trying for several years to secure
establishment of a bus service con-
Meeting the upper Massachusetts
avenue area with Brightwood and
Takoma Park.
In the past opposition has been
confined to the transit company'S
contention that engineering surveys
have failed to reveal an actual de-
mand for such a line and that a
route with so little prospect of real
service would operate only at def
cit. In answer to this contention,
surveys have been conducted by in
tereSted groups of citizens which
they believe indicate greater num-
ber of users than the company's
survey revealed. In recent months
the demand has been growing and
a majority Of citizens associations
have Joined in urging establishment
of such line.
When the matter was brought be-
fore the Federation of Citizens As
sociations, however, no agreement
could be reached on the matter of
suggested route. Various plans
were unsuccessfully proposed and the
Federation delegates finally could
agree only on making an urgent
request for a cross-town bus line.
This is regrettable. If the surveys
which have been made by various
groups have any value they should
be able to provide the information
necessary to determine the most
desirable route and the one which
has the greatest potentialities for
service to the community. If they
have not made this information
available a more comprehensive
study should be conducted.
There seems little doubt that q
croSs-town line would be a conven-
fence to many Washingtonians and
that number of residential sections
lying between the radiating main
thoroughfares, such as Massachu-
sets, Connecticut and Georgia ave-
nues and Sixteenth street, do not
have the best public transportation
service. And if the matter is of
sufficient public Importance to oc-
cupy attention Of civic organizations
for many months, it should be vital
enough to command a united front
in presentation to the Public Utilities
Commission
Evening star., 1941-01-21

new Europe and the position our
country is to hold there"
He adjures Swedes that contem-
porary experience clearly teaches
that nothing is more dangerous for
a small country situated in the midst
OF competing great powers than to
constitute a military vacuum" With
SwedenS position and her possibil-
tiles for defense, the Foreign Minister
holds that it is in her hands to de-
eide whether she is to be looked
upon as "a no mans land, which,
magnetlike, attracts the fighting of
great powers, or as country which
these powers really believe capable
OF making stand against aggres-
sion"
1t is plain that the Swedes, a peo-
pie Of proud martial traditions, do
not intend to be caught unawares
by any attack on their independence
Undoubtedly, they have thus far
escaped the fate of neighboring states
only because of Sweden'S better pre-
paredneSs. To the extent that time
and its resources permit, that sturdy
northern democracy is evidently
determined to take the steps that
will enable it at least to postpone
for Sweden the misfortunes that
overlook Finland, the Baltic repub-
lies and the sister Scandinavian
kingdom.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Democracy of Plenty

A group of Princeton University
professorS-intensely pro-British as
far as the present war in Europe is
concerned-are urging an approach
to lasting peace on basis which
has not been Systematically con-
sidered up to the present, but which
offers much food for thought.
Wars, they stress in a brochure
issued by Doctor w. T. Thorn, pro-
fessor of geology and former chief
of the United States Geological
Surveys fuel section, are struggles
for the essentials of life-minerals,
sources Of energy, agricultural land,
fisheries. With the distribution Of
these over the surface of the earth
man has had nothing to do. Their
bounds were fixed by a nature which
evidently was profoundly concerned
with the convenience of mankind.
'The present World War;" says
the brochure, "Was made inevitable
by the failure of the Paris Peace
Conference to understand and meet
the problems raised by the unequal
and irregular distribution over the
world of vital natura1-resource raw
materials. This mistake must not
be made again. Consequently we
must start planning now as to how
all the peoples Of the world can
work together at the next peace
conference toward the creation of
the relatively small number of
united nations governments which
can have natural basis for exist
ence."
This, they say, is above and be-
yond all such considerations as ode
mocracy" and new world order"
as causes for war. Professor Thorn
and his associates have devoted
much time to listing and mapping
these resources, have brought them
to the attention of major scientific
organizations, and have probably
rendered an inestimable service to
a rational peace. For no peace can
hope to endure many generations
which leaves major element of
the earth's people without means Of
livelihood.
Evening star., 1941-01-21

into that Of the totalitarian system.
In the control measures put into eff
feet since the occupation of Belgium
the Germans have already progressed
far toward making that country an
economic satellite.
1t is a reasonable assumption that
measures similar to those described
in the Department of Commerce sur
vey are being used in other occupied
areas. If the Nazis win the war,
therefore, they will have achieved
an economic as we'll as a military
mastery over virtually the whole of
Europe, a domination of vast and
ominous significance to the United
States, now moblizing to defend de-
mocracy as "a way of life"
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Sweden's Defense

Ever since Germany and Russia
launched their respective campaigns
of aggression in Northern Europe, the
situation of Sweden has been a pre-
carious one. Directly in the path of
the Soviet assault on Finland, the
SWedes only narrowly escaped in
volvement in that conflict when the
Russians threatened to carry their
war almost to the gates of Stockholm
across the Gulf of Bothnia.
Despite strong pro-Finnish pres
sure throughout the Scandinavian
peninsula, Sweden contrived to pre-
serve her neutrality, though she was
not deferred from supporting her
small neighbor in a variety of ways.
1t, was not long afterWard that the
Swedish position became even more
seriously endangered by German con-
quest of Denmark and Norway and
Russian absorption of Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania. Now hemmed in on
almost all sides by the Berlin and
Moscow relationships, Sweden faces
political, military, economic and geo.
graphical vicissitudes that cause her
statesmen and people legitimate
anxiety.
King Gustaf's government is TAX
ing practical cognizance of these con-
ditions. 1t has launched a defense
loan of 5OO,OOO,00O kronor. Indica-
tive of SWeden's resolve to arm her
self against emergencies is the fact
that while 1888 defense expenditure
was roundly 148,OOO 900 kronor, it will
reach 2,4O0OO0,OOO kronor for the
current fiscal year. Foreign Minister
Guenther has just publicly empha-
sized that the governments policy
aims at maintenance of SWeden's
peace and liberty" He does not
conceal that before the world situa-
ton is stabilized, undoubtedly many
things must happen, not the least
in the north" Swedish political cir
cles, among which, because of prox-
unity, German voices ring louder
than British, are not convinced by
Berlin boastings that the war is
virtually won by the axis and that
Europe's future is bound to be
made in Germany. Foreign Minister
Guenther pointedly warns every one
not to speculate too freely about this
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Things of the Spirit

IN undertaking a third term as
Chief Magistrate of the United States
in the face of violent effort to re-
shape the world on the anvil of war,
1t was eminently proper that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt, in his inaugural re-
marks, should have addressed him.
self primarily to the things of the
spirit.
The great need of this day, and of
many difficult days yet to come, is
for faith-that qfaith which draws
strength for the future from a clear
understanding of the heritage of de-
mocracy which has been handed
down to us over the past century and
a half In days gone BY many II
not most Americans have taken too
much for granted their legacy OF
freedom, assuming, no doubt, that it
was secure merely because it was the
finest social order yet devised by man.
But our democracy, with all that it
implies of human liberty, was not
easily won, nor will it easily be main
tanned against the alien forces now
threatening it's destruction. AS de-
mocracy has perished in other lands,
so may it cease to exist here unless
It's vitality is preserved through a
whole hearted and determined re-
sponse to the appeal that was i'm
plicit in the Presidents assertion
that Lives of nations are determined
not by the count of years but by
the lifetime of the human spirit"
Before another year is out we will
have progressed far toward our goal
of providing all the material instru-
ments required for the defense of this
country. The guns, the planes and
the munitions of war will be at hand,
but these, of themselves, will not con-
stitute a final promise of security.
In the last analysis no nation is
stronger than the faith of it's people,
and at no time in our history have
we had greater need than now for
an abiding faith in the integrity of
our democratic way of life. 1t is true,
as the President said, that "the life
Of a nation is the fullness of the
measure of it's will to live" and one
great contribution that we can offer
a sorely troubled world is to imple-
ment our will to live by making
certain that our own democracy is
we'll armed against the apostles Of
force-wen armed both in the me-
chanical instruments of war and in
those spiritual weapons that can be
forged only from a firm faith in the
democratic philosophy and an un-
shakable resolve to defend it at all
costs.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trace1Dell.

the beat Of wings, all the rest Of them
follow.
We have II pigeons which come to our
feeding stations every day. AS far as
We can tell, they have no regularly con-
stituted leader, although no doubt the
largest males tend to take over that
role, as is done among all animals.
Whenever one pigeon suddenly leaves
the ground, the rest follow him, but our
bird is alarmed and leaves the ground.
That is, the leader is the one which
starts first
The leader, among many species Of
birds, is the fellow out in front.
Starlings fly in this manner-and no
bird is more graceful in the air-but it
is doubtful whether there is just one bird
in a flock to which all the others look up
This Is . good time to watch starlings
in flight, especially If you live in the
northwest suburbs. The birds 20 over
in their flight toward Rockville and
other communities in Maryland
The band seems on a string, that is,
every bird makes exactly the same move
ment at the same time.
They all dip and rise together, with
one out in front, of course, and this one
may be called the leader, but we doubt
If he really leads, but imagine he flies
with the same impulse as all the others.
This marvellous style of flying is
equalled by some other species, but
hardly excelled. We hear so many slurs
against the starlings that 1t is good to
keep in mind some Of their good points.
In an aviation minded nation, one
becoming more so by leaps and bounds,
We will do well to study the birds more
and more, for they are, after all, with
the flying fishes. the original flyers.
1t may come as a matter Of surprise
to some persons to know that the prin-
ciples of airplane flight are probably
more indebted to the fishes than to the
birds
The various flying fishes, so-called,
do not posses the curious organization
of the birds for fight.
Their flights over the water are done
on the principle Of gliders, those funda-
mental vehicles of fight; what they
achieve, and 1t is considerable, is the
result OF simple propulsion plus the
proper use Of their fms, that is, their
wings"
4
Sea gulls are among the most beauti-
full Of our birds
We in Washington are fortunate to
have them in such numbers.
Like the sea, itself, they are fascinat-
ing to watch at any time. They seem
to have solved all the problems of fight
long ago.
Now they show how simple it all is
If you are herring gull This species
Is one of the best. 1t seems to be partic-
ularly numerous this winter. Probably
the open weather has had something to
do with 1t.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Ropprochement at Vichy

These are days of mysterious
conferences between high European
personalities. Just before Hitler and
MuSSolini met under conditions of
unparalleled secrecy Marshal Petain,
French Chief of State, had lengthy
conversation with Pierre Laval, with
whom the marshal broke so dramat-
ically in mid-December.
The meeting took place In the
marshal'S railway car on a siding
near the demarcation line separat-
ing unoccupied France from the zone
under German rule. Laval came
down from Paris to meet his eX-chief
and returned Immediately to the
metropolis, where he has been dis
cretely residing since his political
eclipse.
What passed between the two men
Is not yet known, but brief official
communique from Vichy states that,
in the course of their long conversa-
ton, "the MISUNDERSTANDING which
had brought about the events of
December 13 were diSpelled." 1t was
further announced that an official
radio broadcast to the French ma
ton, presumably by the marshal, will
explain the political implications of
this important meeting. Meanwhile,
press correspondents are permitted
such innocuous details as the fact
that Petain wore civilian clothes and
Laval his customary white tie. Per-
hapS of somewhat more significance
is the further fact that Madame
Laval has reopened their sumptuous
chateau, situated about twenty miles
from Vichy.
BY and large, it looks as though
at least formal reconciliation has
been effected and that Laval is to
play some active role in the complex
drama of French politics. The burn
ing question, of course, is what the
new Setup means. Laval is avowedly
for close cooperation with Nazi
Germany in European new order"
dominated by the Third Reich and
run on totalitarian lines. Marshal
Petain has hitherto tried to steer a
middle course. In a surprisingly
frank interview granted the Ameri-
can Journalist, Jay Allen, Petain
stated: After the war there will
come-unavoidably-an organization
Of the Continent Of Europe. In this
organization France intends to be an
associate and to collaborate loyalty
therein" These words may well be
interpreted as policy of appease-
ment with Nazi Germany, especially
as the word continent" impliedly
excludes Britain. Yet Petain coupled
this statement with an eloquent
appeal for American sympathy and
understanding, ending with the
phrase: Her tFrance's) food, her
life, is in your hands"
How to reconcile the marshaPs
frank avoWal of Frances desperate
plight and dependence on American
help with a reconciliation with La
val, Germanys arch-partisan, and a
policy of close Franco-German CO.
operation, is something which may
possibly be explained when Petain
goes on the air. Until then Vichy's
position remains a puzzlinp one
Evening star., 1941-01-21
ARMY WAR COLLEGE.

Dear Sir:
Having recently come to Warrington,
I have as yet found no one to answer
= question frequently asked. From your
charming articles In The Star assume
you can do 20.
"On this open space before the War
College dn front Of the house We occupy
some days there are-would 1t be thou
sands? it couldn't be millions--of sea
gulls.
why are they there7
why aren't they there every day?
And do they have 4 leader in their
flight?
IT observe their frequent flights in
the air, circling about and again de-
scending and when one fies they all ny.
And what a sight! There seems to
be something ethereal about this fas-
cinating performance. Previously I've
always seen sea gulls more directly con-
nected with water
Il am clipping from The Star and
County Audubon and Humane Society Of
Muncie, Ind, OF which I was secretary
20 years.
Il shall be grateful to you for in
formation.
VERY truly, J. B. D."
The herring gulls at the War College
seem to attract = great deal Of attention
and interest, and no wonder, for they
are beautiful birds.
This column on December 5, last,
printed = letter from the acting COM
mandant OF the War College, with some
general discussions OF the gulls there.
Busy Army folk still have time to be
interested in nature.
The gulls are there because they find
In the grounds the insects and grubs
which they love.
They are very fond of centipedes and
millipedes, which come out in warm
wet weather.
After the gulls, mostly herring, but
including some ring billed specimens,
clean up the lawn as best they can, they
fly away and do not return until the
forms Of life get replenished again
every few days.
All gulls are very fond Of angle worms
They often fly inland to follow behind
the farmer plowing, so that they can
dip down to get this favorite food.
Gulls are among the most wonderful
flyers IN the world.
They are very gregarious, and hence
are great birds to follow the leader, u
but whether they have a leader" a.
such, is another matter.
Let us hope they haven't a leader. The
world has too many OF them now!
Probably the gulls, like most birds,
are easily alarmed, and when one of
them suddenly flies into the air, with