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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

| ing the JOY given back to me,
yet could visualize the sorrow and
anguish that, passing by Janet and
me, had struck so heavily upon
Kaye and her mother.
The click OF the receiver as
Janet placed 1t back upon its era
die aroused me from my thoughts.
| scrambled to my feet. l didn't
want Janet, after her mastery
performance, to know how weak
had been.
what can | dor" / asked when
she appeared in the doorway.
There isn't much anyone can
do" she answered. Chief Crane
will be here in few minutes. He
doesn't want anything touched I'M
til he arrives. Will you stay here
and keep everybody out until he
comes? must go to Aunt Beulah."
Il will" l backed up against the
wall and stood .motionless there 1t
didn't seem decent to sit down in
the presence of that lifeless form.
Behind me in the hall, ! could
hear whispering and EXPLANATIONS
of horror l hoped the cook would
not feel obliged to give another ex-
hibition of hysteria. Jabez was evil
IDENTIFY obscessed with the same
thought. for l heard him sternly
ordering the girls back to the
kitchen.
And not one word out Of you,-
he finished menacingly
The whispering ceased, there
were soft footballs and the closing
of door. Still stood against the
wall. | haven't any idea how long
| waited but when / heard the
rush and roar of several automo-
biles braked to a stop in the drive
way, / was shaking with nervous
WEAKNESS.
There were dumping footsteps
In the hall and a group OF men
went by me to the desk. There
were Chief Crane, Doctor Barnett,
three WetuXet policemen and a
stranger. He, tall man Of decep-
lively slender physique. swept the
room with keen gray eyes which
finally fastened on my face. Leav-
ing the others bending over Marks
body. he came to me.
Are you the Miss Essex. who
telephoned?" he asked.
1t was an effort to speak. My
voice seemed frozen at its source.
mo. I'm Nancy Deane-Cary
Essex's secretary. Miss Essex has
gone to-his mother" swallowed
convulsively. she asked me to
wait here. to see that nothing was
disturbed until you came"
And nothing has been?"
mo. I've stayed right here"
He smiled gently at me. 1t was
a heartening friendly smile which
seemed to give me new courage.
He swung a chair around back to
the desk and motioned me into it.
IF you'll sit here a moment, I'll
talk with you later"
nodded gratefully. II was such
a relief not to have to keep my
gaze strained away from the desk
and its burden. | closed my eyes
and tried to bring my thoughts
into order.
"He! He He! So the young fool
got what was coming 10 him"
tTo BE Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
JUNIOR CLASS GIVES
VERY AMUSING PLAY

A large audience was pleasant
ly entertained when they attended
the annual junior play. Wednesday
evening, in the school auditorium.
Enter Angela" by Virginia Per
due was the very funny comedy
chosen this year by the class and it
was excellently portrayed by a
cast OF characters who had been
well chosen.
The living room OF the Halter
family formed the setting of the
entire play, and the various mem
bers Of the family were called the
Mad Hatters" because OF their
peculiarities.
Rosalie Drown as the beautiful
and tiny Angela entered into the
spirit of the character and gave a
performance unusual for one of
her. years. Cliffelda Lamkin was
her charming mother. Mrs. Halter.
Donald Fitzpatrick was Ronald Hat
ter, Earl Ducharme was Anthony
Halter.
Miss Frances Smith was played
by Melvia Jean Fersch. and Bill
Smith was played by Jack DeTar,
Max friend OF the family, was
Earl LentZ. the policeman was Bill
Lentz, and Mrs. Pell, the cleaning
lady was Elma Conner who com
pletely stole the show at times
as her humorous lines were brought
out.
The new and intriguing situa-
tions in the story of the play made
il sparkling comedy especially
adapted to the young people.
Miss Elizabeth Smith was direc-
tor, and Jean Wineland. as student
director and other members of the
class cooperated to make the eve
ming a success.
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Milan, Mich. Mar. iS-Mrs. Har-
vey Stewart was elected president
OF the Milan Woman's Club at
the annual meeting Tuesday in
Pythian Hall. Mrs. A. j. Cox was
elected first vice president, Mrs.
Stephen Crowell, second vice presi'
dent, Mrs. Grant Jones, recording
secretary. Mrs. w. Harry Denham,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
Sayre Reeves. treasurer. with
the exception Of Mrs. Reeves who
has served the club as treasurer
for several years. all OF the Off
GERS are new but most OF them
have worked on various committees
in the club for many years. Mrs.
Harry Trimm submitted the re-
port Of the nominating committee
and officers were elected by &C
clamation.
Preceding the business meeting
which was conducted by the presi'
dent, Miss Marion Moore, Mrs.
Arthur Cox, leader OF the program
for the day presented group OF
students from the University
School OF Music, Ann Arbor, who
presented a program that was I'M
usually well received by the au,
dience.
They were Miss Betty Correil,
formerly of an all girl orchestra,
who is an especially gifted artist
on the slide trombone. Thoughts
OF Love" by Pryor was her first Sc
lection. Raymond Crisara whose
instrument is the cornet played
the Second Movement of the Fifth
Concerto" by Ernest Williams, with
such skill that although many had
thought this instrument not
suitable for solos they found it
could produce a lovely tone that
is most enjoyable.
The students had the assistance
of very able accompanist on the
piano who was Esmond Hall, also
a student.
After an interval in which the
business meeting was held Miss
Elizabeth l.. Smith, teacher of mu-
sic and dramatics in Milan High
School, presented some of her pu-
pills who are studying dramatics.
Rita Libbey,- the first of these,
cleyerly portrayed both Queen
Elizabeth and her unfortunate rel
alive, Mary. Queen of Scots, in a
scene where Mary Stuart pleads for
her life. Miss dbbey handled this
scene in a very effective manner.
Jean Dysinger was next to be
presented and she gave "L'Espi-
onne.' a scene in a German court
during the World War in which she
as an espionage agent is fighting
for her life.
A scene from "They Shall Not
Die" depicting a court room in
which Jewish lawyer is pleading
the case of an ignorant negro who
is fighting to be freed from a ia. Sc
ARE {. was given by Donald Prize
lipp, who in this and previous APP
peara1ces has shown much prom
iso a q dramatic student. This
scene ended vow 'mpre ssiyely with
the Lords Prayer.
Miss Loretta l,ise added the com
p cdv touch to The program when she
pre- ented the funny monologue
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/ most to fan TO the floor.
She gripped my arm. with a
pressure which left blue marks
there for days.
Don't you dare faint" she
Kissed in my ear. Her voice, as
much as the pain caused by her
grasp, brought me back to COM
mon sense, though | hated to look
again at the figure sprawled across
the big flat-topped desk.
AS steadily as though she were
performing an everyday task. she
crossed the room and, bending over
the crumpled form. laid her fingers
upon the outflung wrist. | stood
just inside the door and watched
her. To save my life ! couldn't
have gone any closer.
When she returned to my side,
her face was paler, If that is pos
sible. than before.
There isn't anything we can
do" Her voice rasped my nerves
with new agony. He is dead!"
She stepped by me to the door.
"JabeZ, when you've talked to
the doctor, get Chief Cranes num-
Der. I'll speak to him."
Jabez's voice was muttering in
to the transmitter. Though the
booth door was open, l could not
distinguish one word. l wondered
if at the other end of the wire they
understood what he was saying,
but evidently they did, for in an
other moment he stepped out of
the booth and beckoned Janet to
take his place.
My thoughts were going round
and round. Trivial things seemed
of the utmost Importance. l Won
dered why the big desk was bare
Of papers, why so many pages
were on the floor against the near
er wall. Where was that chill wind
coming from. the wind that blew
with icy touch against my bare
ankles. What? Why? / couldn't
hold to one thought long enough
to follow 1t to logical conclusion
The one awful realization lying In
the depths Of my mind. struggling
for recognition while fought des-
perately to subdue 1t. was the
knowledge that my happiness was
over before it had begunl
Janet's voice. steady and even.
penetrated to my inner conscious
ness.
just found him in the library.
Yes, my cousin, shot through the
head"
l didn't hear what else she said.
I sank in quivering heap to the
floor. simply because / couldn't
stand up any longer. My relief was
such as a condemned prisoner
must feel when told his death SEN
tence has been RENTED.
Until Janet told Chief Crane II |
was her cousin, had not dreamed
II was Mark, who was lying across
the desk. Both men wore dark |
suits that night. and the uncanny
likeness of head and shoulders |
which I had noted when / first
came to Purple Beeches. prevented
me from Identifying him.
1t was Cary, who. only a few
days ago, had received the letter
threatening him with death. That
that threat was fulfilled had been
my only thought.
Now, huddled on the floor, SAVIOR |
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CHAPTER TWEEN fY NINE
THAT SOUND of breaking glas.
was followed by a moment of ter
rible silence. My thoughts flew tC
the great chandelier in the living
room. It must have fallenl / was
rushing for the door, my thoughts
flying here and there in wild imag.
lining. Suppose someone was hurt
There wasn't anyone In sigh,
until | turned the corner into the
main hall which stretched from the
front of the house to the back
There | caught a glimpse of Jan.
cts head disappearing down the
stairs. There, too, came to my ears
the sound of scurrying footsteps
on what ] thought must be the
back stairs.
ran 10 the head of the long
flight and, as had done once be-
fore. called:
Janet. Janet. wait for mel"
Hurry up" she answered back,
In shaky voice.
l raced after her as fast as |
dared. Down the deep-piled car
peted stairs l flew and caught her
as she paused to glance into the
living room. The chandelier still
hung in place!
Did you hear that noise ?" she
demanded.
was out of breath from my
swift descent; / could only en-
phatically nod my head.
What do you think 1t was ?"
From the living room door she
had dashed to the morning room
across the hall. Another quick in
spection there told everything was
as usual, and. with me trotting by
her side, she turned toward the
back of he house.
Il don't know. / thought first
that the chandelier had fallen"
She paused to look into the din
ing room. To me it seemed In its
ordinary condition, orderly, i'm
maculate. On down the hall we
hurried. AS we passed the stair
way which had shielded the rear
of the hall from our sight, espied
Jabez. He was dropping against
the library door casing. The hope
lessness of his attitude brought
terror to my heart.
"Oh. Lord have mercy on us,
have mercy on u.s." he was num-
bling as, breaking into a run, Janet
and / sped to his side.
She was just one step ahead of
me when she reached him, and she
first saw what lay within the room.
i caught her as she reeled back
ward and would have fallen.
Help mel" I cried, and Jabez.
startled from his frozen posture.
stopped his ceaseless frenzied NUT
tering of Have mercy on us!" and
helped me ease her into a chair
which stood near.
1t was only for a moment that
she yielded to the horror she had
seen. She was up and out Of the
chair almost as quickly as we
placed her in IT,
"Jabez. call Doctor Barnett! Ask
him to come here at oncew Her
voice shook, every drop of color
was drained from her face, but
Janet Essex was not one to sue
cumb weakly to trouble. With me
at her heels, she entered the H. !
brary, and then 1t was my turn al !
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
New Bus Schedule Will
Benefit Normal Groups

For the benefit OF students and
residents Of Npsilanu, Eastern
Michigan Motorbuses has added
morning express bus which will
leave Detroit at 6:15 a. m. and
reach Ypsilanti at 7:15 a. m. An
eastbound express bus will leave
Ypsilanti at ESQ a. m.
Three new westbound buses
have been added to the evening
schedule These. buses will leave
Detroit at 500, 900 and 10000
p. m.
The new schedule went into ef.
feet Sundny.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

the regular teacher. Mrs. Harry
Mcleod, has been III.
Mrs. William Stebbens. librarian
has been III for a week with IA strep.
toccocus infection and Mrs. Robert
Button, president OF tho library
board. and other members have
been substituting for her.
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ems who have been residing ON The
Dunn farm have moved back to
Carleton.
Mrs Ora Zeluff Is very HAT her
home.
Mr. and Mrs Loyal kanitS and
family spent Thursday evening
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

Wtru VI and H-- Albert Leeseh
and son Louis
Master Frr!Iie Lewis Is spend
Ing week With Dol uncle and aunt.
Ma aud Nh. Henry Huckuer. MI
Ian It's mother. Mrs Paul Lewis.
Is 100 W.th influenza
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papers. The supply OF books on
this subject is limited and the
board is asking that anyone who
has pamphlets or books which will
be of help to these people to do
nate them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
To be Guests at Saline

Milan Woman's Club members
have accepted an invitation to be
guests OF the Womans Club of Sa-
line on Tuesday April Is when an
inspiring Easter program will be
given. The meeting will open at
2:30 O'Clock in the Methodist
Church. Saline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
Presented New Bible

A new Bible has been presented
to the Milan Free Library from the
Council of Catholic Women of the
Immaculate Conception parish. The
book is nicely bound in black leath-
err and printed on fine white paper.
II is easy to hold and it will be
placed on the shelves where 1t
will be available to everyone.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

WASHINGTON - ms The
White House announced Monday
President Roosevelt has signed an
executive order placing models,
designs, specifications. drawings,
and patent applications considered
essential to national defense, under
government regulation for export.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

The lengthy holdout of "Oomph
Girl" Ann Sheridan in an attempt
TO secure a salary raise from
Warner Brothers studio in Holly
wood has ended. The studio an
nounced that the red-haired star
has agreed to return to work I'M
der terms Of her original five-year
contract. Miss Sheridan has
sought a raise above the mere"
5000 a week she was receiving.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
York News
MISS HAST. COUNTY NURSE
SPEAKS AT P.T.A. MEETING

York. Mich, Mar. lS-The March
meeting OF the Mooreyille Z. T. A.
OF Mooreyille School was held at
the school house, Friday evening
with a good attendance.
The business meeting was con
Quoted by the president Mrs Floyd
GanOng. II was voted TO have a
mother-daughter dinner for the
April meeting on Apr. IS.
The following program was Civ
en-, the song. God Bless Amer
lea" was sung by all present. a
piano solo. Avonlanche. by Lois
Holcomb; Hawaiian guitar solo
played by Beatrice Randolph: an
other piano solo, Song OF the Rose,
by Loyola KanitZ: and one act
play THE Runaways', presented
by Mrs. Harlan llolcomb and Mrs
Loyal Kanitz.
Miss Pearl HAST, county nurse
OF Ann Arbor, gave talk on first
aid and contagious diseases TO
finish the program.
Refreshments OF coffee. dough
nuts, sandwiches and pickles were
served at the close OF the evening
Attend Club Party
Mrs. Reta Norman and Mrs.
Thelma Gordon attended theL
bridge club party Thursday eve
ming, at the home OF Mrs William
Taylor. Milan.
Mrs Loyal Kanltz spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Joseph Cam
burn, Saline.
Miss Luella Mae Murray has the
mumps.
Mr. aud Mrs Thomas Dunn and
family Monroe. have moved 10
their farm here which they have
owned for the past three years
known az the former Louis Locsch
farm Mr. and Mrs Marion Stcy
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
Reference Books Requested

Because conditions at this Time
require aliens to become citizens
there have been several requests
at the Milan Free Library for ref
erence books which will assist al
lens in obtaining their citizenship
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
SklESMA KILLED

Wyandotte, Mich. Mar 1S 49,
lNS-Though red warning lights
were flashing the approach of a
train, Stanley Blasky. 4S-year-old
automobile salesman of Wyandot-
te, drove his automobile onto the
Michigan Central. railroad tracks
just as a Cleveland bound express
was passing and was killed in
stantiy, police reported Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

BERLIN APP. Kurt Schusch-
nigc, last chancellor of indepcn-
dent Austria who has been a
prisoner Of the Nazi since just be-
fore the Anschluss was proclaimed
March Is. 1898, has been moved
to Bavaria. according to Vienna
Information.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
DELEGATE TO Federation

Mrs. Harvey Stewart, newly
elected president of the Milan
Woman's Club who with her corps
Of officers will head the club be
ginning with the first autumn meet
ing, is the delegate TO the State
Federation of Woman's Clubs
which will be held In Lansing, April
10 through April % and alternates
are Mrs. Arthur Cox and Mrs.
stephen Crowell. Many other mem,
bers of the club also plan to at
tend these meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeVee plan
to move this week into their new
house which has recently been
constructed on w Main st.
Dorothy and Genevieve Bunton.
Willis, spent the week end with
Nh. and Mrs. Harvey Colts and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton VANITY and
son Byron and Mr.. and Mrs Louis
McMullen and son Richard attended
the Sportsmans Show. Wednesday
evening in Detroit
Doris Ann Taylor. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor, is
i'll with the humps.
Mrs. Gerard Allen has been
teaching in the fret grade while
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18

Mrs Loyal Kanltz spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Joseph Cam
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-06

president; Rev. Donald Shaw,
vice president; Champe j.
Stoakes, secretary treasurer;
Rev. l.. e. Evans, Hebron, Rev.
Mark Maharg, DR.. r. 0. Nc
Clure, Rev. James e. Wolfe.
The work of this group in OBJ
tanning support for plans to re-
lieve the starvation threatening
the lives Of 70,000,000 people in
the democracfes occupied by the
German armies will be coordin-
ated throughout the state and
nation. Such organizations have
been set up in more than As
states under the leadership of
the National Committee of 900
prominent men and women.
Unqualified approval of for
mer President Herbert Hoover's
plan for feeding the starving
democracies of Europe has been
expressed by individuals and
groups representing important
members of commerce and indus
try, the clergy, the educational
and the medical world. General
John J. Pershing and Admiral
William V. Platt have both de-
cleared from wartime expert
ence that the feeding would in
no way aid the German cause.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-06
Hebron Group
Named To Sponsor
Foreign Relief

Acceptance by Rev. L. E. Ev-
ans of the Craftsmanship of To-
cal committee in Hebron, Ohio,
cooperating with the National
Committee on Food for the
Small Democracies is announced
by the organizations headquar-
ters. The nucleus of this group,
which will later be expanded, is
made up by Mrs. George N.
Brown, Rev. C. B. Frisbie, Mrs.
c. H. Morrison, and j. A. Wig
gins, all of Hebron.
The executive committee Of
the Licking County Ministerial
Association also has announced
that the group has placed itself
on record as favoring trial of
the Hoover plan to feed the five
small democracies. The minis
ters believe this to be a humane
and workable plan and it is
their hope that national leaders
will be led by public opinion in
this country to give it trial.
Members taking the above ac-
tions include Rev. A. Dale Fiers,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-06
More Draftees Will
Leave March IA

The following men leave from
Licking Draft Board No. 8 for
Induction Station at Ft. Hayes,
March II: Ralph Edwards, Johns
town; Walter James Shaw, New
ark R. D. 3; Bovin Alvin Minor,
Pataskala, R. D. 3; Willis Frank
lin Moose, Granville, R. D. 1;
Wendell Blaine Evans, Johns
town; Alfred Farnsworth Will
liams, Granville; Herman G.
Smothers, Johnstown R. D. /;
Gerald. Armstrong, Pataskala;
James Weldon Richards, Sum-
NIT Station; George Frederick
Griffith, Hebron; George Coul-
ter, Outville; Hobart Kenneth
Fry, Granville; Robert Dale
Baker, Johnstown R. D. 3; Ra-
leigh Clarence Taylor, Johns
town r. d. 3.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-06
The Mail Bag
Editor, Newark Leader:

Editor, Newark Leader:
The committee for the Re-
gional Meeting of the |. o. O.
F. which was held in Newark
on Feb. % wish to express their
appreciation to you for your
part in making this meeting a
success. We wish to thank you
for the beautiful flowers, they
added much to the pleasures of
the day. We especially want to
commend you on your coopera-
tion and time in giving us pub
licity and the special editions of
your paper. We received so
much favorable comment on this
edition, that we thought it only
fair to pass on the compliments.
Thanking you again, we remain,
Sincerely,
Regional Meeting Committee,
Helen Wheaton,
Secretary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE OF OHIO

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Columbus, Ohio, February 18, 1941
Clerk of Sales Legal Copy No. Az
UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Federal Aid Project No. 633-E %
Sealed proposals will be receiy-
ed'at the office of the State High
way Director of Ohio, at. Colum-
bus, Ohio, until ten o'clock A. M,
eastern Standard Time, Tuesday,
March 18, 1941, for improvements
in: Licking County, Ohio, on on part
Road, State Highway No. 1, U. S.
Route No. 40. in Bowling Green
Township, by roadside improve
Length 1S.7S635 feet or 2.s11
Estimated cost-$21, $4,000.
Contract to be completed not
later than September 80, 1941.
The Ohio State Employment
Service, John Gilbert, Manager,
S0-32 North Fourth Street, New
cessful bidder an employment list
from which all qualified unskilled
lah6c as is locally available, shall
be$Alected for this project.
! fne attention of bidders is di-
rected to the special provisions
the contract, the use of domestic
materials, selection of labor, hours
of employment and conditions of
employment.
The minimum wage to be paid
to all labor employed on this con-
tract shall be in accordance with
the Schedule Of Prevailing Hour
ly Wage Rates Ascertained and
Determined by The Department of
Industrial Relations applicable to
State Highway Department I'M
provements in accordance with
Sections 17-3, 17-4, 17-4a, 17-5 and
s17-Bas of the General Code of
kOhio."
The bidder must submit with his
bid a certified check in an amount
equal to five per cent of the es-
timated cost, but in no event more
than ten thousand dollars.
Plans and specifications are on
file in the department of highways
and the office of the resident dis
trict deputy director.
The director reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
H. G. SOURS,
F27M6 State Highway Director