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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
CHECKER CHAMP DIES

Hillsdale, Mich. June 26-Harrah
B. Reynolds. SO, honorary president
OF the American Checker Associa.
ton and last member who played in
all 10 national checker tournaments
died here at the home OF his daugh.
ter. Miss Elsie REYNOLDS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Al Graduation Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Colts, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Akalis and Miss
Helen Colts attended the graduation
reception at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Lemkie, Whitaker, hon
oring their daughter Marian, who
graduated az Lincoln School. Thurs
day evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26

P. L. Stein has returned home
from Toledo, o. where he spent
four days last week as delegate
to the convention Of the American
Lutheran Church. He was a dele
gate from the Ypsilanti Lutheran
Church OF which he is a member.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Attend Shower

Mrs. Carrie Decker. Mrs. F. G.
Robins, Mrs. George E. Hops and
Mrs. George Smith attended a
shower Sunday afternoon in honor
OF the latter's granddaughter, Miss
Lora Hops, at the home of Mrs.
Johannes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Janice Elaine KIahtllnaer

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Kightlinger,
40s E. Michigan Ave. have chosen
the name, Janice Elaine. foy 'he'r
daughter. born Saturday in Boyer
Hospital. The baby weighed eight
pounds, two ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Entertalna Card Club

Mrs. Jennie Smith entertained
the Sumpter Card Club Thursday
at a roast beef dinner. Cards were
played and Mrs. Fannie Sullens'
Mrs. Ray Meyers and Lena Gasilo
were prize winners.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Entertalna Club

Mrs. Gordon Black entertained
her Pedro Club Friday afternoon.
Prize winners were Mrs. Bertha
Thaur, first, Mrs. Margaret Hub
bell. second, and Mrs. Clara Avery,
third. After the games delicious
refreshments were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Mrs. Seymour Surprised

Mrs. Milo Seymour was given
a surprise for her birthday, which
was Thursday On Sunday when
relatives came in with we'll filled
baskets and a beautiful birthday
cake for dinner. Mrs. Seymour
was presented with gifts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26

The Ypsilanti Daily Press
wishes all subscriber to re-
ceive their papers regularly
and promptly. In case OF poor
or non-delivery of the Daily
Press Phone the Press once
at 40 before p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Announce Birth

Mr.. and Mrs. George Raymond,
Plat, are announcing the birth Of
son Saturday in University Hos.
pital, Ann Arbor. The baby weighed
ten pounds, nine ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
EDITOR SUccUMBS

Grayling. June 26-AP-D. Eu-
gene Matheson, SO. editor Of the
Roscommon Herald News at Ros.
common, died at Mercy Hospital
here Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
DON'T BE BLUFFED

4 PLENTY OF No Trump con-
tracts are made because the open
ing leader is afraid to start the
suit he had bid. He fears that the
opponents bidding of No Trump
after his suit call shows the SUIT
so well stopped that to lead 1t
would be futile. AS a consequence
he leads something else. and so
loses a valuable unit Of timing. II
his own suit Is Of Ave cards, he
should usually open 1t when II
contains the ace or any two Of the
top four honors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Supper Follows Bee

Ten members OF the Sew.Shine
Clubspent a pleasant afternoon in
Prospect Park. Wednesday Their
sewing bee was followed by picnic
supper.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Parents OF Son

Mr.. and Mrs. David McGaffin. 324
". Forest Ave, are parents OF son
born Wednesday in Boyer Hospital
The baby weighed eight pounds,
1924 ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Grass Cut

The grass Il the area between
the two roads is being cut this
week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
servloes 70 Reaume

Preaching Sunday will be at the
usual time, s:45 a. m. Sunday
School will be at IL a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Al Church Conferences

Oscar Smith attended Methodist
Conference which was held In Boule
ward Temple Church, Detroit, Fri
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Fine Points in Bridge
Nv SHEPARD RARCLAY

4 to the 10. cashed the K anu Ineri
ran three tricks in each major
making his contract.
Just notice what a difference
IL West mad led his diamonds. Re-
member. the main reason for
making the sort Of opening bid he
did was to make No Trump play
hard for the enemy If North be-
came declarer. since East would
lead diamonds II he had not been
scared out Of leading his diamord
4. the ] would have won the 10.
Declarer then would have had to
try for breaks in spades and
hearts. When both Of those failed.
he would have had to lead a club
from his hand. Whether he played
the 10 or X from dummy. East
would win and return a diamond
producing four tricks in that suit
and setting the contract.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26

Mrs. Charles Strong. Butte, Mont.
is spending the week with Mrs.
Bertha O'Neil.
Mrs. Jean Young, Milwaukee, will
come Saturday TO spend a week
with her sister. Mrs. Helen Horner
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Mackenzie
and son. Joseph, will come from
Cambridge, Mass, July and spend
two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Thompson and Mrs. Molly MacKen-
zie.
Miss Lurene NJ. Prouse will leave
with her mother, Mrs. George
Prouse. for Seattle, Monday. Her
mother will probably return to her
Ontario home by train while Miss
Prouse will meet DR.. Rachel Uhvits
in San Francisco and the two will
come home together.
Robert Tower will go today to
Tommy's Lake near Lake Orion
where he will be handicraft director
at the Boy Scouts camp.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26
Honored BY Party

Sgt. Marvin Frye was honored
with a party at his home Wednesday
evening. Out Of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Mumaw, Adrian,
Sgt. John Broegman. Port Huron,
and Barney" Broegman, Hamburg.
Luncheon was served at the close
Of the evening. Covers were laid for
Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
British in Libyd
HaIted---Ronne


ROME, Feb. british mechan-
lied troops, seeking to drive west
ward into Libya. were forced to
retreat in the face of a fierce
counter-drive by Italian arnored
units. the Italian high command
announced today.
Aided by dive-bombers which
strafed the British columns, the
Fascist troops forced the British
to abandon their desert positions,
and fall back on secondary defense
lines. the war bulletin said.
Both British and Italian troops
suffered heavy losses on the north
ern frontier of Italian east Africa,
the conlmunique reported. Italian
warplanes were reported to have
participated in the border fighting.
On the Greek front Italian
bombers were reported to have
bombed Greek troops in low
altitude attacks.
Italian torpedo-boats. operating
In the Aegean Sea, attacked an
armed convoy during the night
and sank a steamer of 10000 tons.
The italian squadron, under Com
nnander Francesca Mimbelli. safely
returned TO its base despite the
heavy shell fire of the convoy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Ndzi Bombers
Over Liverpool
international New. service cabIe

LONDON, Feb. Sweeping
far inland. German warplanes
this afternoon were reported over
Liverpool and east Anglican towns.
First dispatches reported that
bombs were dropped in the east
Anglican area. Up until mid-after-
noon, no raid warnings had
sounded in London.
German air activity over the
British Isles during the night was
confined to armed reconnaissance.
the air ministry reported.
There was slight enemy air
activity In the early hours OF
darkness last night but no
bombs were dropped" a war
bulletin said. apart from this
there Is nothing to report"
1t was understood that weather
conditions over the continent pre-
vented Raj bombing activity last
night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
ATHENS CLAIMS VICTORY

ATHENS. Feb. 1.-QNS)-The
greatest single victory of the Italo-
Greek war was claimed for Hell
lenic forces today in dispatches
which told of the capture of a
great section of Italian fortifica-
tons on the central front.
The series of Fascist positions,
captured yesterday, opens the way
for a Greek advance toward the
Plain of Berat and brings them
into a most favorable position
northeast of Valona. it was said.
Military experts in Athens said
the sweeping new victory gave
Greek forces the key to the gate
of central Albania" and opened up
new potentialities for attack of
the enemy's most vulnerable posi-
tions.
Italian troops north of Tepelini
estimated at more than one di-
vision-were reported TO have
been isolated. and some reports
said they were desperately trying
to break through to avoid COM
plete enlightenment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
DAYLIGHT BOMBING .

BERLIN. Feb. 1.-tIN5b-Ger-
man planes successfully bombed
several ''war-important" British
detectives. including airdromes,
during yesterdays daylight at
tacks, the German high command
announced today.
The war bulletin said the air.
drome at Wattisham was attacked
heavily and that han
gars, barracks and anti-aircraft
batteries there were hit.
One factory was destroyed. the
communique added. and oil tanks
at Southampton were set on fire.
Soldiers and Notifications at Ok
ford Ness on the English east
coast were machine gunned, il was
stated.
The high command also said
German planes yesterday sank two
ships totaling 10000
tons northwest of Ireland and
severely hit 3,000-ton ship south
west of Harwich. Another 5000
ton ship was hit a Lowestoft
harbor, the communique said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01

Schodack Landing, N. Y,
Jan. %, 1941.
Mr.. w. r. Hearst,
San Simeon, Cal.
Dear Sir:
nF ALL the papers that abuse
" the freedom of press yours
/ think are the worst. Their work
in connection with discrediting
and finally -disintegrating oil
League of Nations will stand
against them for a long time ia
come. Glad Mr.. w. F. Farrell
brought 1t up. For these reasons
and numerous others, / have not
got too much love for your publ
cations and the only reason why ]
subscribe to them is because my
kids like the funny sheets and
when / want to know what the
other side has to say. I'll apologize
for this when time or you will
prove that was wrong.
However, In all fairness IL must
be said that your article on Messrs.
Roosevelt and Willkie parties
should he framed by every citizen
and read when election time
comes around again. 1t ought to
serve as a damper on the excite
ment.
In this era Of great powerful
men, striving to build empires or
keep them, when there Is so much
talk about destruction of civiliza-
ton that keeps us on the bug
house dOorsteps, 1t is a relief to
read about a man that really was
great. History of George Washing
ton in your "Tn the News" column
timely and patriotic.
used to live In a country of
little humble men ruled by great
men. I had to sing Gott erhalte
Gott beshutZe unser Kaiser unser
land, understand now Kaiser first,
land last people not mentioned and
/ even had to fight to preserve
that system. May be some people
liked IL, may be some did not. but I
sure heard lots of 'em talk about
America, a country where all the
men were great as long as they
made an honest living. Well
George Washington too could have
them singing George first you
last" IL was offered to him.
He did not want that. His mind
was not set on a great powerful
empire whereby to keep all the
neighbors scared out of their wits,
he did not want to dominate the
world, he only wanted to be a cit
izen of n great country, full of
happy people whose motto is Live
and let live" He fought for that
ideal and I wonder IL anything less
than that is worth fighting for.
Sincerely yours,
JOSEPH SUKUP.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
40 Market ST., San Francisco,

4ZO Market ST., san Francisco,
Jan. Is, 1941.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
San Simeon, Calf.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
Won publish q letter from w. F.
j Farrell of Chicago advocating
a revitalized League of Nations.
The following defects may be
found In the League concept:
It contravenes the democratic
principle of government by pop
ular and majority rule. since In q
league the state constitutes the
unit whereas In q democracy the
individual Is the unit. Small states
such n Panama or Switzerland
would exercise as much authority
as the United States, which con-
tains 1S1.OOO,OO0 people. Hence.
there Is no representation In pro-
portion to population. Moreover,
the implied or explicit right Of q
member state TO secede or with
draw renders the hope of perma-
nency deIusive.
Nevertheless, a league organized
simply as q consultative. mediatory
and research agency-a debating
society, II you please-mlght
evolve into something more effec-
tive. On the basis proposed the
United States would join without
commitment as to military or
economic sanctions and suspect
that you would then personally
approve Of our adherence.
Very truly,
NJ. A. GOLDSTONE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
CONTINUED from Page One)

CONTINUED from rage One)
cure: and above all, the
British ports had to be
guarded at all costs-even
though the Germans qOere
not attacking England"
"The dnsWer of the Brit
ish officers should be con-
sidered carefully, because
it is Just such a policy of
home defense first, from
aehich England is noao ask
ing America to deUidte. In
other aCords, When France
needed aid, Britain refused
to sacrifice her home de-
lenses, but moW that it is
the British themselves that
need the aid, Americans
are told that such a policy is
unsound. We are told that
Britain is our first line of
defense; that ace should
giue them our planes and
our Warships. But, If this is
the better policy, 1Uhy Was
not France Britdin's first
line of defense?
"The ANSWER is simple.
The British knoao that a
home defense first policy
is sound-their brilliant
stand against Germany
these past sir months has
proved that. But naturally,
for their otCn reasons, Eng
land does not Want America
to adopt it,"
Very Sincerely yours,
CHAS. MELVILLE MUELLER,
Retired Sergeant of Police, City OF
Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE

Silent night, holy night.
Bombers droning overhead;
God In heaven, stay their flight,
Ere they leave a swath of dead,
Scattered DER the countryside.
In the village, down the glen.
Faithful sing this Christmastide,
peace on earth. goodwill towar,
men"
Crimson banners are unfurled
By the fearsome hand of war,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Very Sincerely yours,
CHAS. MELVILLE MUELLER,
Retired Sergeant of Police, City o
Chicago.

January IS, 1941.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
VOU are n voice In the wilder
i ness. I pray every day that
nothing nor no one will silence
that voice.
In the midst of the general hys-
terra of pro this and pro that and
con this and con that, II Is won
derful to find someone who has
kept his head, and who Is purely
and simply pro-American.
Someone who has the good of
our country at heart, and Is sin
cerely DESTROYS of keeping us out
Of foreign entanglements.
Someone who remembers what
the last war cost usrand- whe
wants to prevent our making the
same mistake again.
Please, Mr.. Hearst, continue
blasting away with your truths.
They may penetrate through the
general fog of propaganda intoxi-
cation. and sober up a few OF our
people.
Continue being pro-American;
anti-war and genuinely sane.
We can do with huge doses OF
these things nowadays.
With appreciation and gratitude,
Sincerely,
c. III. CREWS.
p. s. There Is too much war
propaganda on the screen these
days Can't something be done
about this: These hate" films are
doing more TO stir our people up to
war fever than anything else.
Movies should be for entertain
ment and relaxatlon-not one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Italian
Sunk.


BELGRADE. Feb. IAN I'M
identified submarine. believed to
be Greek or British. sank an Ital-
liam troopship in the Adriatic Sea
off the Yugoslavian port Of Bar
near the northern Albanian border.
dispatches reaching Belgrade said
today.
Two other Italian troopships,
travelling in the same convoy,
lodged torpedoes and safely
reached an Albanian port, the dis
patches said.
There was no indication whether
the sunken transport was carrying
troops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
p. o. Box 1920, San Francisco,

+. ". box LEU, san rdnClscO,
Jan. %, 1911.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
San Simeon, Cal.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
IN YOUR column of Jan. 20, 1941,
4 you have brought to public at
tention a most significant fact
that citizens opposed to such cur
rent policies as destruction Of
states rights, specialization of pri-
vate property and Intervention In
foreign wars have no party to rep
resent them.
And on the next day you
showed that, although SO per cent
of the people favor keeping out of
such foreign wars, the leaders of
both Of our major parties are ad-
vocating measures that possess
every potentiality of involving us
therein.
The writer and several of his as
sociates have believed ever since
last November that q new party,
to be known as the American
Party or something similar, should
be formed before our country is
completely wrecked: and, despite
the magnitude of the task, have
frequently discussed the advisa-
bility of attempting to form one.
1t may be proper to add that the
writer Is a member OF the Sons of
the American Revolution and of
the state bar of California. He has
been in the employ of a San Fran
cisco publishing company for the
last ten years, and is still so en-
ployed. He Is "a years Of age.
Yours truly,
w. E. HARDENBURG, Director.
January IL, 1941.
Editor of the Examiner:
MR. HEARST'S very interesting
Vk and timely article Of above
date, dealing with the Tories and
traitors of Revolutionary War
days, states:
"These Tories toere, as a
rule, the society cliqueS or
the financial classes 1Cho
enjoyed some advantages
from English rule"
This shows how little we have
changed in 1855 years.
These same groups today are
most active In trying to beguile us
again into Britain's war.
Al CNCfy uSputo DCtWCCu our
country and England, they are on
England's side.
At this critical time, patriotic
Americans should study and follow
the inspired advice given by
George Washington In his farewell
speech to Congress.
Fortunately, the fifth column
nists who opposed the revolution
airy patriots did not prevail.
In Washington's time, the dis
loyal Americans did not hold any
important office, hence the worst
they could do was conspire to lose
a battle or surrender a fort, and
the genius, the patriotism and the
honesty of the immortal Washing
ton triumphed.
God save America.
+. q. HUNTER,
f241 3Ist Ave-, San Francisco.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Appropriation Bill Passes

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-INS)
The House passed today a
81 .404 ,275. 1888 appropriation bill to
finance the operations of indepen-
dent federal agencies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01

Sweeping over half the world
Like a flaming meteor.
Silver fingers point the way
As anti-aircraft rend the sky;
Christ was born on Christmas Day
And helpless millions doomed to
die.
Yet, they kneel In fervent prayer;
God have mercy on their plight;
Cries of anguish fill the air
Death has found Its mark tonight.
Peace on earth" the living sing
From the ruins of Coventry
Ghostiy figures listening
Laugh in hollow mockery.
MARTIN F. OWENS,
800 Lafayette Bldg, Detroit, Mich.
$50 Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, Jan. 10, 1941.
A LETTER WRITTEN lib
YEARS AGO
MY Dear Mr.. Hearst:
II HAVE read so many interesting
i letters In your column all of
which were written this very era.
How would you like to have your
readers view an Illuminating vital
and penetrating letter that was
written on Feb. 10, 1923, or about
118 years ago? This letter was
written by Sidney Smith to Count
ess Gray and 1t is as apropos as If
the epistle was penned today. Here
IL is:
For Gods sake, do not
drag me into another Wdr.
/ am norm do1Cn and morn
ont 1Cith crusdding and de-
Tending Europe and pro-
tecting mankind. l am
sorry for the Spdnidrds, I
am sorry for the Greeks, I
deplore the fate Of the jews.
The people of the Sand
aUich Islands are grooming
under the most detestable
tyranny. Bagdad is OPP
pressed. I do not like the
present state of the Delta.
Tibet is not comfortable.
Am I to fight for oil
these people? The World is
bursting with sin and Sor-
roqC. Am I to be the cham
pion of the DecdlOg and to
be eternally raising fleets
and armies to make all men
good and happy? We hare
Just done Saving Europe,
and / am afraid that the
consequence 11iH be that lce
shall all cat each others
Hrodts."
Yours respectfully,
JAMES c. FITZGIBBON.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
Saturday Symposium

that time, you both go to
jail.
Your Uncle Sam must cease to
be Santa Claus to any set of men,
but 1t may and should be his job
to keep order II local authorities
fail.
He who will not pillow because
of the cold, will beg at harvest.
Yours very truly,
r. j. HOLMGREEN,
1877 Waharton st.
8709 West Olympic Blvd,
Los Angeles, Cal.
January %, 1871.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
I HAVE just finished reading your
i editorial In today's Examiner
in regards to John Nance Garner.
The thoughts expressed by you
in today's Examiner coincide with
mine 1907 1 only wish that had
the ability to express my thoughts
in the fine manner In which you
have expressed yours. I would like
you to further know that 1 am a
southern Democrat, born and
raised In Texas, and i can remem-
Der years back when / disagreed
with many things that you ap-
proved of. I am afraid, as you
limited in your column, that per-
haps you and Nance Garner and
myself and some twenty million
other people in this country are
out of step, but at any rate it Is
very pleasing to me and a great
many other people to have a
champion of real democracy, who
still has the courage and the news
papers to voice our thoughts.
personally would not know
how long you would be able to ex-
ercise freedom of the press, but I
sincerely hope and trust that so
long as you have that privilege
that you continue.
With kindest regards and best
wishes, I am
Yours sincerely,
CHASE TRAwEEK.
239 f. Main ST.,
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Jan. 81, I941.
Mr.. william r. Hearst,
San Simeon, Cal.
Dear Sir:
Tor twenty-eight years. 1 have
i read your New York Ameri-
can lately JouFAal-Amerieant and
after having read your two great
toiuihhs VI yCotCiuuy hhu tOudy
"In the News" can congratulate
myself for being so smart.
Please, at your earliest conven-
fence, at the above address, mail
me q frameable photograph Of
yourself. 1 honestly assure you, II
will be displayed and kept in my
shop, in the most prominent place,
as long as I will be alive.
Quoting Dante:
"Tu sci 10 MIC maestro, 10
milo dutore. tn sci solo
colui, da cui 10 tolSi 10 bello
stite che m'he fGtto onore."
Please, repeat those articles.
May be the legislative part of our
government might get to read
them and heed them.
Very respectfully yours,
SALVATORE AMOROSO.
P. S. Don't forget your picture.
Thank you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-01
The Weather

Tire sun viii set today At s.s7 ? n.
and rise tomorrow ct z.44 . m
The moon viii set today 81 ii.r3
,. m, and rise tomorrow al Io.4s a ~.