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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
Odd War Twist Brings
Friends Together Again

London, Dec. 29-UP-When two
friends shook hands over a glass
of wine and wished each other bon
voyage they little knew what a
strange trick of fate was to bring
them together again.
Both were bound for West Afri-
ca. One. an officer in the RAF.,
was taking a Sunderland flying
boat to its station, and the other,
mining engineer, was going by
sea TO take up new appointment
Some days later, the flier, on an
extended patrol over the Atlantic,
sighted a ships lifeboat filled with
men. The sea was too rough for
an attempt at rescue, so the air.
man signaled the position of the
boat to a patrol vessel and then re
turned to his base.
Some time afterward. the air
man dropped into a hotel in Free
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29

Holeome and family and Miss
Genevieve Gilbert.
Miss Myrtle Hoffman spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Lohr. Maybee.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lewis and
sons. spent Thursday with her
uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Taylor. Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis were
Christmas guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Eighme and Mrs. Celora
Johnston. Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Twork and
two sons. Atlanta. are spending a
few days here with Mr.. and Mrs
Harlan Holcomb and family and
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Smith.
Mr. and Mrs Gust Grams spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vim Sanch and son. Gary. Milan.
Mrs. Sarah Kanitz. Milan. visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Kanitz
and family Thursday.
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ENJOYABLE PROGRAM
nIATEAf AZ nf

GIVEN At SCHOOL
York. Mich, Dec. % An en-
joyable Christmas program was
given Tuesday evening at the
Mooreville school house.
Numbers were: welcome. second
grade; opening. Patricia Ferring
ton; Rotations. "A Little Boy
Rex Kanltz; What Know. John
Gaines; a Christmas Song. Shir
ley Russ, The Toys He Doesn't
Like, Robert Turner; "A Christ
mas Wish. Gloria Condo: "A
Christmas Quiz. Jerry Goldsmith.
Exercise, Lest We Forget
Elaine Pennington. Elizabeth Eas
ton, Lauretta Hoffman and girls
chorus. recitation. His Speech"
Walter Fuller; play, Tell Il All
on Christmas Eve. fifth grade:
recitations. AN Order for a Kit
ten. Frances Murray; why,
Donna Berry; sharing JOY, Rob
ert Strickland; exercise. big
Parade, Bruce Smith. John An
derson. and James Strickland; play.
David Speaks His Piece. sixth
grade.
REGULATIONS. Sympathy For
Santa, Shirley Seerioss; Jimmy
Letter. Kayl Craig: Turkeys La
ment", Duane Anderson; play. It's
The Fashion. fourth grade. reel
tation. "a Good Boy, Richard Fer
rington; exercise, "Santa's Ban
ner", third grade; play Thanks
for the Shirt, eighth grade; reel
tations Scared. Clifford Seleska /;
"A Closing Piece. Betty Jean Hos
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29

town and found his friend clad in
old clothing.
what are you doing in that
get-up? he asked.
"Iye just been torpedoed and
spent three days in an open boat"
was the reply. If We hadn't been
spotted by a chap in a plane we
should have been dead by now.
Thanks to him, we are safe and
we'll"
Don't mention 1t. No trouble at
ALL" laughed the airman.
What? DO you mean to say you
were the chap in the plane?"
Yes" his friend replied. Lucky
for you, wasn't it?"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
AREA ENGINEER

Fort Custer, Mich, Dec. 29-INS
In accordance with a congress
sional act shifting construction &C
tivities TO the corps of engineers,
Capt. Alfred b. Plaenert, who as
constructing quarternaster has di
rected most of the posts $4,000
600 building program, today be.
came officially known as Fort Gus
ter area engineer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
NetCS From York

Ter: Deck the Halls. school; and
Good Night. Wilfred Schwartz.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
LEADING REcRUlTER

Fort Custer, Mich. Dec 29-INS
Pvt. Bart Mcpherson. 20. today
was acclaimed one OF the Army's
leading recruiters. When he re-
turned to Fort Custer from a re-
cent furlough at his Sault Ste.
Marie home, he brought back two
rookies-his father and uncle. His
17year.old brother, meanwhile, en-
listed in the Navy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
CHAPTER THIRTY.sEVE

CAA@h4 L LII / AAAAN 4 81 EIAN
THE CLOSED bedroom dool
was formidable. Eric's hand on the
knob hesitated and then turned II
There was anxiety in the glance
he cast at Halle. She was sitting
at her dressing table, wiping colo
cream from her face. He couldn't
see her expression.
He took off his shoes and
crossed the room to his closet with
them in his hand, passing her. try.
ing to catch glimpse Of her in
the mirror. Halle forestalled that
move by brushing her hair for
ward.
The silence was ominous.
Eric took the situation in hand
He tried to sit on the dressing ia
Die bench with her. Move over.
he said, friendly as a puppy.
HALLE got up at once and went
INTO the bathroom where he could
near her furiously brushing her
teeth. She hadn't spoken a word
and she s"id nothing when sbo
came back into the bedroom and
turned down the cover on her he'd
All right" he said. "a scene
seems to be in order Let's have n -
Halle said colby, Would Won
recognize a scene il there were
one ?" "eie
Wen, whatever you want TO call
1t, then You're sore"
"Sore?" Hallies tone was evan
put her eyes were blazing.
sorry. Mad as hops, then. I've
never seen you this way. You're
AWFUL pretty when you're mad >
he tried his old tricks. smiling
crookedly, making his voice tender
refusing to recognize her anger
YES I'm mad, clear through
That's surprise, isn't it?. You've
have you? ?" i0ie'
No" he acknowledged honestly
but you've been :"
"lrritated, annoyed and occa.
- ~
sionally tight-lipped. but i've held
my tongue" ''''u
You've always been a brick"
Know" she said bitterly. "b,,,
you can save your compliments
Eric. I'm just not interested in be'
ing a brick any more. I'm fed I'm
TO the teeth with myself, as we'll az
with you. I'm fed up with swallow
ing my anger and cherishing YOU,
Tn fed up with the kind of life
we've led from the beginning. And
I'm fed up with lies"
Lies ?" Eric's eyes began TO
blaze like her own. Il have never
lied to you"
You've never told me deliberate
falsehoods, but your kind Of eva.
sions are lies TO me-
Just what are You talking
about? Eric asked with dignifed
injury in his voice.
"Shall ! begin at the beginning ?"
Halle bit each word of.
IF you're going to bring up that
Sheila business :"
Perhaps l am"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
FACE INDUCTION

Detroit, Dec. 2G-INS-As Major
Paul V. Engsirom, assistant state
director of selective service. today
prepared to reclassify $4,000 Wayne
County draft registrants deferred
under the over-2S-years provision.
he said many will face immediate
induction into the Army.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
PLANS SALVAGE GROUP

Lansing, Mich, Dec. % ms
Gov. Murray -. Van Wagner re-
ported today that a Michigan Sal
wage committee will be appointed
soon to work with local defense
councils in conserving old rags,
scrap metals paper and old rubber.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29

NEW YoRK-INs-A British ra-
dio broadcast heard by CHS said
today that a Russian freighter Is
reported 10 have been sunk by Jap
anese aircraft south OF the Philip
pines on the Gulf Of Davao."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
Attends Wedding

Attends Wedding
Miss Myrtle Hoffman attended
the wedding OF Miss Sally Row
land. Monroe, and Milton kna
busch, Maybee. Saturday afternoon
al o'clock IN a church In Maybee
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29
ON ENTIRE STOCK

We're out to reduce our stock. Everything has
been drastically reduced regardless of original
cost selling price. Come early for best
selection.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29

Wilfred Schwartz has been III
the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hoffman and
family attended the wedding re
ception for Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Knabusch at Grape, Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Alta Goldsmith and daugh
ter, Hazeldene and Miss Zitella
Goldsmith spent Thursday with Mr
and Mrs. Walter Greashaber and
family. Milan.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Hoffman and
Lauretta spent Thursday with MI.
and Mrs. Clifford Hoffman and
family. York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dee Gold
smith and son Jerry. spent Thurs
day with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Carl Brown. Ridgeway.
Harold Heiden. Petersburg, is
spending his Christmas vacation
with his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Smith en-.
tertained at Christmas dinner for
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Twork and two
sons. Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
lin Smith. Adrian. Mrs. Nellie ilol
comb. Milan. Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan
Evening star., 1941-01-25

and Navy to be necessary for ma
tional defense.
Spirit Of Compromise In House.
While first compromise feelers
were reported to have been put for
ward in Senate quarters, evidence
Of spirit Of compromise was seen
In the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Republican members said that If
three or four amendments" such
as the time and expenditures limi-
tations, were accepted the bill would
be quickly approved by the COM
mittee.
Democratic leaders on the COM
mittee privately said they were
willing to accept revisions and it
was believed possible the measure
might be sent to the House floor
next week end.
Open Hearings to Close Today.
Although open hearings were
scheduled to close today with the
appearance Of Mr.. Bullitt, William
Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor; Miss Dorothy
Thompson, columnist. and others,
the committee, by order of its Is
majority members, will meet again
Monday to hear in private three
h:sh-ranking military and naval
officers-Admiral Harold R. Stark,
chief Of naval operations; Gen.
George c. Marshall, Army chief of
staff, and Maj. Gen. George H. Brett,
acting Army Air Corps chief.
The House Committee wound up
last night its hearing of witnesses
called by Republican opponents of
the bill.
Heading these, William r. Castle,
Undersecretary of State in the ad-
ministration of President Hoover.
expressed the opinion that the legis-
lation would bring the British gov
ernment to the feet of the American
because OF the extraordi-
nary control over supplies for Brit
ain which would be vested In the
President
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Bniton, 49, Hoping to Join Son
In Bomber, Flies With WHIkie
6. O. P. Leader Hopes to Leave Portugal
Today or Tomorrow for London

the service and added, IT want par
ticularly much to get in Ronald's
ship"
'Why?" Mr.. Willkie asked him.
well, I am very fond of Ronald"
was Mr.. Corlson's response.
Hes magnificent" Mr.. Willkie
remarked. mo heroics."
Lived on Lonely Island.
Mr.. Corlson told OF living at San
Miguel-a lonely island of the
Azores 100 miles by sailboat from
the nearest clipper stop-because it
was ideal for his radio studies.
I'm feeling very fit" he asserted.
II weigh 165. My height is ST.
I'll get in
Clouds which had overhung the
Lisbon air base broke suddenly as
the clipper flew in, and bright sun
shine poured on Mr.. Willkie when
he debarked. He was greeted by
the United States Minister to Por-
tugal, Herbert Claiborne Pell, and
his wife.
Scores of American, British and
Portuguese newspapermen met the
plane. Mr.. Willkie gave them cordial
handshakes but had little to say.
When a newspaperman remarked
that he had lost a bet on the United
States presidential election last No
vember, Mr.. Willkie retorted: We'll,
I lost a job"
Mr.. Willkie was dinner guest at
the American Legation and spent
the night at a hotel.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
By EDDY GILMORE,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 25.-Wen-
dell L. Willkie hopes to leave Portu-
gal for London by plane today or to-
morrow and with him will 90 a 49,
year-old Briton who wants to become
radio operator in his sons Royal
Air Force bomber.
The former Republican presiden-
tial nominee arrived at Lisbon yes
terday on the Yankee Clipper from
Horta, the Azores, completing the
third leg of his air journey to Eng
land to study war conditions.
Mr.. Willkie spent part of the trip
talking with Sidney Corlson, who
boarded the plane at Horta and dis
closed he was en- route to London
to join his son in the r. A. F.
Devoted Self to Radio.
Mr.. Corlson-blue-eyed, blond, and
typical Englishman-who was in
business IS years in the Azores, shut
up shop In February, 1910, and de-
voted his time to studying radio.
Business was no good so 1 said,
old boy, you'd better get in things"
he explained.
His son Ronald, 10 years old and
a flyer In the r. A. F. for nearly a
year, thinks l am spoofing," he
added
His wife and two daughters are
in England and they are not un-
happy about 1t all"
Mr.. Corlson said he had been as
sured he had q good chance to enter
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Permanent Civilian
Air Defense System
Planned After Test
Army, Navy and Air
Corps May Use Women
To Spot Raiders
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The Army.
Navy and Air Corps are mapping
plans to make permanent the Ma
tion's first civilian air raid defense
system after a successful four-day
test in the New York-New England
area.
Announcement of the move was
made yesterday by 1t. Gen. Hugh
A. Drum, Rear Admiral Clark Il.
Woodward and Maj. Gen. Fl. n.
Arnold of the Army Air Corps ~
the initial experiment ended.
Flaws in the civilian "spotting
system, in which 10000 observers
reported "raiding" bombers, will be
ironed out in forthcoming trials on
the Southeast and Pacific Coasts.
Gen. CLANCY Halls Tests.
Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney, chief
of the new Air Defense Command,
hailed the mock invasion" of the
Northeast's key industrial cities as
having "inestimable value" in de-
veloping the permanent setup.
Conceding the system needed fur
ther development, Gen. Chaney said
it nevertheless demonstrated the
basic soundneSs of the Army's orig
lnal plan He termed as efficient the
work of spoilers" stationed at TOO
posts in the aerial war game area.
Before a snowstorm grounded
several planes and ended the final
exercises yesterday three hours be-
fore the scheduled pm. closing.
six out of seven attacks" on tbs
New York sector and 10 of II raids"
on the Boston area had been inter-
cepted.
Gen. Drum said the Coast Guard
would play part in the next tests,
expected to be held in July or ALL
gust, and that coordination of that
service branch and the Army and
Navy sis going on right now"
Women Praised for Work.
Praising the work of l80 women
who had worked at the Boston in
| formation center of the maneuvers,
| handling and evaluation informa-
ton telephoned by thousands Of
civilian spoilers" Capt. Thomas j.
Cody, the center's commanding ON.
GER, said:
THE maneuvers proved most defl-
nitely that women can do this work
and do it efficiently"
Gen. CLANCY had expressed the
hope that the women will see At
to remain subject to call in the event
of an emergency or for any train
ing that may be scheduled IL the
| futue."
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Dictators' Aims Cause
Of AII-0ut Defense,
Early Says in Speech
Seriously Contemplate
Domination of Entire
WorId,' He Declares
By the Associated Press.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 25.-
Stephen Early, secretary to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, said last night this
Nation is committed to a policy Of
all-out defense because 1t is con-
vinced there is a movement on the
other side of the water which seri-
ously contemplates the domination
of the entire world"
Mr.. Early, in a broadcast address
before the Minnesota Editorial As
sociation, said the defense policy
meant:
Defense for the present, for the
nearby future and for the long
range future. 1t means defense by
building, now, the most modern
fighting equipment. 1t means de-
fense by building the plant SO that
1t can keep on producing the most
modern equipment as long as may
be necessary.
IL A1lCdllo oC1C11SC ny putting CIldL
equipment where it can best serve
the interests of the United States" 4"
Mr.. Early said that to establish
dictatorship and totalitarianism,
society must be destroyed as 1t has
been destroyed in Germany and
Italy" Then he added:
If you want to destroy society
you must destroy the press and the
radio. And that Is what has hap
pened to the newspapers and radio
in the totalitarian countries. To
say that they are subject to CEN
sorship is to tell less than half the
truth. What they contain Is
ordered from above, all of it."
Before addressing the Editorial
Association, Mr.. Early spoke at the
dedication of the new building
housing the st. Paul Dispatch and
Pioneer Press newspapers, and
brought message from Mr.. Roose-
velt saying the press of America
will be kept free.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
All D. T.. Firemen
Will Take Course
In First Aid
! Training Is Designed
To Train Personnel
For Any Emergency

In a program designed to prepare
Washington "for any emergency"
the S7o officers and men of the
District Fire Department will start
attending classes in first aid Mon
day night. Fire Chief Stephen T.
Porter said the training will mean
q lot to the community even If the
men have no occasion to use 1t ex-
cept in their routine work"
Each man in the department will
receive about "a hours instruction
in courses that are expected to re-
quire eight months for the entire
personnel to complete. Instruction
is to include advanced as well as
elementary first aid.
A contingent of marines from the
Washington Navy Yard is to start
fire-nghting courses at the same
time and place, pm. Monday at
635 North Carolina avenue Sc.
This course will require only week,
and the first group of marines is to
'je followed by another from Paris
ISLAND. S. C.
Chief Porter declared that this
lual preparedness program has
been planned under supervision of
the Fire Department, the District
Red Cross, which will provide equip
ment for the first-aid instruction,
and Marine Corps officials. 1t Is
designed as part of the national de-
fense program, he added.
First-aid training and skill OF
London firemen has been of invalu-
able assistance, Chief Porter pointed
out. And much that had been
learned from experience abroad will
be incorporated into the instruction.
Live" models are to be used In
classes and instruction will stress
proper bandaging and removal of
injured persons from wreckage.
Under the system of rotated train
ing that will be employed no fire
company will be out of service at
any time.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Text of BuIIitt Statement
U.S.. Must Buy Time to Prepare
Against Attack, He Declares

basis from top to bottom and main-
tain 1t on q military basis through.
out years Of misery and years Of
totalitarian propaganda directed
against our democratic form of gov
ernment. How long, under those
conditions, we could maintain the
liberties that have been the BIRTH
right of every American since the
birth of our Nation, no man knows.
Not to Go TO War.
81. These would be to us the con-
sequences of British defeat. We
must, therefore, for our own self
preservation, try to see to 1t that
Great Britain is not defeated.
%. We are determined not to be
drawn into this war. We leave out
Of the discussion, therefore, the pol
icy of going to war, although we
know that the most certain way to
insure against risk Of British defeat
would be for US to 80 to war. We
set two limits on our support of
Great Britain: First, we will not
declare war; second, we will not
ourselves initiate military or naval
hostilities.
23. We can diminish the danger
to ourselves only by supplying
promptly to the British and the
otner states that now are holding
the totalitarian war machines away
from our shores every material, mu-
milton and arms that they need.
"a. 1t is so greatly to the ad-
vantage of the totalitarian states to
have us stay out of war while they
are attempting to conquer Great
Britain, Greece and China that no
matter how much aid we furnish
and no matter what form that aid
may take, the dictators will hesi-
tate to declare war on us unless
they have first conquered Great
Britain. II they were to declare
war they could not now get at US.
Must Produce Defense.
25. We must produce elements
Of defense as fast as If we were in
war, and we must employ the ele-
ments of defense that we now
possess and shall produce in the
wisest manner for our defense.
26. The question of whether it
is wiser to defend our country by
turning over a particular element
Of defense at a particular moment
to the British, or other forces, to use
Immediately, or wiser to keep that
instrument within our country. Is
an intricate technical question that
can be decided with the highest
wisdom-and in tine-only by the
commander in chief of our Army
and Navy, who acts on the advice
of his chief military, naval, air and
diplomatic advisors.
We should not even be an inde-
pendent Nation if committee had
sat at Valley Forge where Washing
ton stood. The trainers of our Con-
stitution were wise men when they
made the Chief Executive COM
mander in chief OF our Army and
Navy.
27. Our country is in such danger
today that decisions on the effective
use Of our instruments of defense
are as vital as If we had already
been attacked.
%. Bill 1776 is designed to en-
power the President to make those
decisions. BY passing it, the Con-
gress would show, I believe, that the
wisdom Of the trainers of our Consti-
tuition is still alive in our land, and
that we, like our forefathers, will
submit to no master but God.
Evening star., 1941-01-25

tor of Tobruk, were overcome during
yesterday"
The battle now has moved west
ward, the communique said, where
spearheads of enemy armored units
were repulsed."
Italian infantry in the Libyan
coastal garrison fired to the last
shell and caused wide gaps in Aus
tralian units" the high command
said. "Our losses in men and ma
terial also have been heavy.
Italy's forces fought heroically"
The communique said about 10000
troops were In the Tobruk garrison
These forces for 10 days resisted
an unceasing triple bombardment
from land, sea and air and stood off
the final assault for days." the COM
munique said.
British reports from Cairo
said upwards Of 10000 troops
were captured at Tobruk jan
uary 22)
An the East African front, the
high command said, fighting con-
tinued in the Keru and Aicota re-
gions with the support of Italian
planes.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Libyo
Continued From First Page }

more than half way to the colonial
capital at Asmara, driving past
abandoned Fascist outposts at Keru
and Aicota.
Somewhere in the mountainous
headwaters of the Blue Nile, in
Northwestern Ethiopia, former EN-
peror Halle Selassie was reported
rallying his tribesmen to the
Ethiopian standard of red, yellow
and green which the Negus un-
furled in alliance with Britain. A
British plane took him into Ethiopia
10 days ago.
British bombers were reported to
have pounded again yesterday at an
Italian air base in Sicily from
which German planes have been
operating in the Mediterranean.
Flames started by the bombing
were said to have been visible from
the British island of Malta, go
miles away.
A lone plane bearing German in
sigma few over Gibraltar yester-
day, drawing anti-aircraft fire from
guns on the Rock. 1t was said to
be the first German plane sighted
over Gibraltar since the Nazis
joined the Italians in the Mediter-
ranean aerial offensive.
Evening star., 1941-01-25
Naval
Continued From First Page0

to rescue the Hyperion's crew and
working against time, made their
getaway under the lee Of powerfully
fortified territory.
The Hyperion was part OF the
British light forces which were
sweeping the Adriatic as far as
Durazzo. She was many miles
ahead of the main British naval
force, searching for signs of Italian
torpedo boats and submarines.
When the mine holder her the
Hyperion maintained silence so the
main force, within easy range OF
enemy torpedo boats, could proceed
unmolested, it was explained.
Not until these main forces were
we'll clear of any harm was the
signal sent for aid" an informant
said.
The Hyperion on December 10,
1899, intercepted the German liner
Columbus OF Virginia. The Colum-
bus was scuttled by her crew.