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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Social Service Calls During
Past Year Reach 800 Total

School and one.third for the case OF
convalescent crippled children.
OF the % children cared for under
the Michigan Children Aid Society
in Ypsilanti the past year seven re
ceiyed care in boarding homes.
These seven were given 1924 days
care The boarding home provisions
include board. clothing. school and
medical needs and social supei-
vision. \ variety of services were
provided for 10 children from 10
different families This included as
sistanee in developing plans for the
protection and care OF these chill
dren and two were supervised in
the School OF Special Education.
Total expenses for the care of these
children was S1,l42.6f with credits
OF $1I4.53. Total expenses for board
clothing and other forms of ma
terial care were S76S32. During the
year grant of $500 was contrib
uted toward the cost of this service
by the lpsilanti Community Service
Fund
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20

Have you added psychic powers
to your talents ?"
Alas, no. The deduction was
easy. Looking about for clues, l ran
across the pieces of your nice fat
contract in a waste paper basket.
So 1 asked myself, why? Just like
that said, Why,
Wasn't it impertinent enough
for you to read notes addressed to
other people, without adding to it
by seeking me out? When a person
is over twenty-one, a person has
privileges. One may even run away
If one wants to-"
"One may" he agreed, nodding,
but that doesn't make it a wise
move necessarily. Also, bethought
me Of my debt to you"
"Shall we forget that one, Mr..
Healey? ] am already enormously
indebted to you"
1T seems to me I've heard that
one before. Things are quite the
other way around, Miss O'Reilly.
You haven't any corner on the good
deed market, have you?"
Il haven't got a corner on any,
thing at this moment. Also l am no
longer Miss O'Reilly. Lawrence
added that o. because he thought
it would make my name more
folksy for the radio public, but now
that 1 am no longer a radio star"
$50 you've decided that?"
mo, it was decided for me,
Vance. II I hadn't been so blind,
would have seen it before be
fore l saw the notices accidently.
But now know all about it,"
Good enough. Now you know.
so now you know what to do about
it."
do about it?" Her head came
up inquiringly.
Sure"
There isn't anything to do about
il. I'm no star singer l can't sing!"
Right on the first count, wrong
on the second"
This is no time for paradoxes, "
she told him.
That's my only one" he prom
Used. Il came up here to help you,
Kit. I'm going to talk to you like
"a Dutch uncle, and when / get
through"
"Supper's on the table, Miss
Reilly" Mrs. Lee said from the
screen door at Vance's back.
Vance's eyes appealed to Kit.
She smiled.
This is Mr.. Healey, Mrs. Lee.
May I invite him to stay to sup
per ?"
Lands sake, Of course you can.
II your young man doesn't mind
plain food"
Il prefer It," he said. and lifted
Kit from the hammock with a
mighty tug. "See that you eat all
your supper, girl. and maybe your
young man will take you for a walk
in the village after supper"
Later. they strolled down a
peaceful street, with the setting
sun at their backs and the cool,
sweet evening folding around them.
When they came TO the first Of
the big white churches, Vance said,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20

Social service calls in Ypsilanti
totaled $50 during 1910 with '2,779
office interviews and 2,077 tele'
phone calls, Miss lnez Graves, so
cial worker, announced today Each
week at the office there has been
an average of 20 colored and 80
white people.
In II families there were feeble
minded and epileplic individuals
who needed institutional care. Four
of these have been taken to the
training school for Predetermined
and one to Caro- State Hospital for
Epileptics Eight people, who were
social problems, have been steril-
lied.
Problems and delinquency of
boys and girls has developed in 81
families. In those cases where in
stitutional commitments were
found necessary. disposition was at
Ford Trade School and Starr Com
monwealth.
In 70 families material relief was
necessary Forty-six of these fami-
lies were given financial aid, on the
average Of 10 families per month.
About s95 was spent each month.
Used clothing and furniture given
10 these families was valued at
sos.
There was domestic difficulty,
non-support, desertion or misman-
agement in IS families Making use
OF the maternal clinic were %
Ypsilanti mothers, = Of whom had
families Of five or more children.
The Underprivileged Children's
Fund of the Community Fund pro
Nides milk and lunches for under
nourished school children in the
special education department of
Michigan State Normal College and
other city schools. This year $3.50
of the fund was allotted to the
Nursery School TO assist in trans
porting tho children Of pre-school
age to the school. The Michigan
Society for Crippled Children re-
ceived 5000. fifty per cent of which
was given to the state society and
the balance to the county. Two
thirds of the county's allotment is
given for equipment for children
in the orthopedic class at Rackham
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Seventy Five Dollars
in J. Milton Hover Fund

Approximately $40 has been con
tributed to the fund for the J. Mil
ton Hover scholarship sponsored
by the Stole organization on the
Michigan State Normal College
campus.
Members will soon distribute let
tiers TO the various civic and po-
litlcal organizations with which
Dean Hover was affiliated Solicit
tations will also be made among the
faculty.
Formal announcement OF the
scholarship will be made at the
annual Stole banquet to be he d
later this year.
The regular meeting of the Stole
Society will be Thursday evening
at 1880 in Charles McKenny Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Pan Hellenic Ball at
Normal College Enjoyed

Annual Pan-Hellenic Ball, spon-
sored by the governing body of all
the sororities on the Michigan State
Normal College campus, was en-.
joyed by members of the sororties
Saturday evening in the Fred
Green ballroom of Charles McKen-
ny Hall.
An Ann Arbor orchestra provided
music.
Miss Joan Odds, Ypsilanti, was
general chairman. She was assist
ed by Miss Doris Baker, Royal Oak,
Miss Helen Berger, Fremont, and
Miss Ann Wortley, Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
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/ Let's sit down here. I'm going 10
tell you the story of my life"
Kit sat on a step below him.
They were both silent for little
time-Vance lighting his pipe, Kit
waiting for him to speak.
There are times to run away,
Kit, and times to stick" he began.
Il stuck when 1 should have run
away, and you ran away when you
should have stuck. Clear?"
mot yet"
when got into radio, let my
dream so. 1t probably sounds
funny to hear a man talking about
having a dream"
Not to me-"
when he let's It go, he hasn't
much left; he hasn't anything to
live up to. didn't know that until
l found myself tied to something ]
couldn't get away from. Now, al
thirty-two, what do l add up to?
AS a man who's made a mark for
himself ?"
you're tops in your field. AND
there's nothing wrong with radio"
ITS not radio, Kit. The trouble
is in myself. l don't know what
kind of man I could have been
l don't know whether l could ever
have measured up to the standard
I'd set for myself. Not knowing
gives fellow a peculiarly uncom.
Portable feeling. That need never
happen to you. You don't ever need
to feel that way. because you can
find out. You've still got your
chance to be what you want TO be-"
Wen talk about me later. &C
on with your story"
when 1 was in college, Kit,
was elected to the best fraternity,
to an honor society. Why? Because
was a football hero. Rich chaps
were my buddies. Why? For the
same reason. When got out, their
fathers offered me jobs but !
wouldn't take them. never fooled
myself. Nobody would have given
an unknown Heaiey a chance I'M
less he earned it, but hero was
different. l didn't want things the
easy way. l wanted to earn them"
But you have, Vance. You've
done everything yourself.
He shook his head. mo, !
haven't. I'm still getting by on
tricks. My voice has done for me
today what my long legs did in
football. I'm still a name, not
person. I'm not even my own type.
l look and act like two different fell
lows. I'm a gay dog. a glad-hander,
swash-buckling radio announcer.
Because the public thinks that's
what Vance Healey should be-"
Kit nodded, knowing it was all
true.
did IL ever occur to you that
chap might feel sort Of twisted in
all his values when the middle Of
things is distorted? / get kind OF
scared inside sometimes when
wonder If I'm kidding myself about
what 1 might have been. It's funny,
/ guess, to hear grown man talk
this way"
Ito Be Contlnucd)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
FAVoRs AMENDMENT

Battle Creek, Jan. 20-AP- Rep
Paul Shafer, (R-Mich) said here
that unless the aid to Britain
Lin is amended 10 put definite
limitations on the powers granted
TO the President" It should be de-
feated. Shafer reported he had no.
ticed a decrease in the number OF
persons who are seeing Hitler
in their back yard
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20

The Normal College Band will
present its annual winter concert
in Pease Auditorium Sunday Jan.
IS, under the direction OF D. Ches.
ter Ryan.
The organization OF 50 pieces
will offer a diversified program Of
well known band numbers ranging
from operate excerpts to American
folk songs, and including a bril-
liant duet for flute and clarinet.
Listed on the program are Keller
Bela's Hungarian Comedy. ex.
,erpts from Gounod's Faust,
melodies from Luders' Woodland"
collection of Stephen Fosters
songs, a waltz movement from
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Normal College Band to Give
Winter Concert Next Sunday

Delibes' Malta, and the Ballet
Egyptien", by Luigini.
Oscar Huyghe and Kenneth Kool
will present Bishops 10! Hear
the Gentle Lark. arranged as a
duet for flute and clarinet.
The band is well balanced instru-
mentally this year and has been
we'll prepared TO office lovers of
band music an enjoyable afternoon.
The concert will begin promptly
at AIS p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
DISCHARGE ADMINISTRATOR

Benton Harbor. Jan. 20 -AP-The
Social Welfare Board has an
nounced the discharge Of Henry
Meyer, Berrien County social vel
fare administrator and George
Diemer. his assistant Depletion OF
county funds and reduction Of the
case load were given as the reasons
for the act. The hoard said its three
members would handle the welfare
cases after March ]
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
AWAITS SENTENCE

Charlotte, Jan. 20-AP- Melvin
B. Heinrich, 90, Lansing, awarded
sentence today for the holdup OF
Lee Ketchum. Dimondale, a Ian
sing taxi driver. near Dimondale
Wednesday. Ketchum was held DIP
on M-99 and elected from his cab
which later was found in Lansing.
abandoned. Heinrich pleaded gu /
ty 10 armed robbery charges in
circuit court Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
CHAPTER THIRTY.

VANCE WAS off. He slackened
his pace when he approached what
obviously was the green" Tall
elms bordered the wide strip OF
green grass that ran between the
two distant sides OF Main street
and framed, with natural setting,
the small freshly-painted white
grandstand in its center. The stand
was draped with flags and red and
white bunting roped off a section
where fireworks display pieces we're
aligned in ghostly outline. Back of
them, magnificent in the stern
grandeur Of their Puritan concep-
ton, rose the steeples of the three
inevitable New England churches.
The dusty coupe turned into the
road that led past the last one and
chugged laboriously up the hill to-
ward a white wide-porched house
with carpet of petunias laid be-
fore II. AS if the climb had been too
much for its delicate connections,
the car gasped and its power died
while still some distance from the
house.
Treading lightly. his rubber
soled shoes making no sound on the
dirt path, Vance cleared the dis
lance TO the porch. He had seen
the familiar contour Of a dark
head over the top Of a hammock.
Us the lady of the house in?" he
asked in a high falsetto voice.
The dark head didn't turn. mo"
its voice said.
II represent the Ajax Do-All
company, madam. have here lit
tie gadget which cleans windows,
peels potatoes, sings the baby to
sleep and teaches you how to play
the harp in ten easy lesson; pre-
vents sun"
The dark head twisted about and
two gray eyes looked over the top
of the hammock. vance,"
In person." he said, distributing
his length in a porch chair. mot to
mention the wilted raiment and a
frst-class huff. II you had to find
a retreat, couldn't you have found
one approached by a less dusty
road?"
That was one OF the reasons
why 1 selected this place. How
how did you know where l was
am ?"
Simple. Healey sees all, knows
all. A slight case Of house breaking
instigated by the worried inquiry
OF our Fran. She got worried about
you and rang me up long distance
and gave me permission to snoop
in your apartment SO, I did. Fare
we'll notes, my chick-a-dee, should
always be left on pillows or pin
cushions"
I'm glad you told me. I'll do
better next time" she promised
him sweetly. You see, was fresh
out Of pin cushions"
Vance clicked his tongue sympa-
thetically. Not even a pin cush-
ion," he said sadly. Gould II be
that you also feel you lack other
things? -
1T could be-" she said agreeably.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
MONEY DIVIDED

Bronson, Jan. % 49, The Frank
Belote family. Coldwater, was
81 500 richer Sunday by the deci-
sion of Probate Judge Fred Rem.
shaw. approving the equal division
between finders and heirs OF $4,000
In gold coins unearthed in July. 1889.
on the John Kregger farm
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Washington Birthday
Banquet Scheduled

Miss Martha Walters, Wolverine.
president of the History Club. has
announced that the clubs annual
Washington Birthday banquet Feb
10 at O'Clock in Charles McKenny
Hail.
All history majors, and minors
may attend.
Miss Walters is general chair
man
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
PASTOR succUMes

Detroit, Jan 20-AP Funeral
services will be here Wednesday
for the Rev. FIR. Arthur a. Decker.
80. pastor of Sacred Heart Church
Of Yale, Mich. who died Saturday
His brother. the Rev. Fr. Peter
L. Decker. s. J., OF Cleveland, vii
conduct the requiem mass.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Jacksonville
SOCIETY REMEMBERS


Raw sonville. Mich. Jan. eo-The
Ladies' Helping Hand Society was
entertained by Rev and Mrs. Alfred
Eddy AZ the Belleyille parsonage
Thursday. \ delicious dinner was
served with a beautifully DECORATED
birthday cake as centerpiece.
Mrs. Ben owen made the cake in
honor OF Mrs Eddy's birthday Later
Mrs Eddy Was the recipient OF sew
eral gifts.
In the absence Of the officers.
the business meeting Was conducted
by Mrs. Wilmer Corkins and Mrs.
Leroy Mccartney acted as secre-
tary. Plans were made 10 entertain
the other aid societies March %
the committees TO be appointed by
the president. The society will meet
with Mrs. Wilmer Corkins in Feb
ruary Rev Eddy conducted the de-
votionals.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20


house Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Harold Rawson and children
have gone to her husband at Can.
ton, Ohio. after spending several
weeks with her parents. Mt. and
Mrs. William Neubert
Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Baer and
daughter Peggy Ann. Ida. We're
sunday dinner guests OF Mr. Baer's
sister and brotherin-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mclaughlin.
: daughter, Mrs. Ethel Rowe and
son, Carleton, visited Mrs. Merle
Mclaughlin at the University Hos
pital Sunday and were later visitors
OF Merle and children at their
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Sampson Wis
tied his mother at an Ann Arbor
hospital Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Zeigler
had as guests recently. his brother
and sister.in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Nose
Zeigler.
Mr.. and Mrs. George kool. daugh-
tiers, Grace and Jean and son. Stan
ley. Mt. Clemens, We're Sunday Wis
itors OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles Camp
bell
Miss Ernestine Schattenhelm was
home from school several days last
week with a sore hand.
Leroy Mccartney and l.. Ash
brook attended a dinner given by
William Wilson at his cottage neal
Monroe Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hunt attend
ed birthday dinner Sunday at tn
home Of Mr. and Mrs Milo Williams
Ann Arbor. honoring Mr. William
and II. Kable.
Mrs. l.. G. Mccartney and Mrs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Tiny saby Gains

The tiny baby Of Mr. and Mrs
Merle Mclaughlin has gained very
satisfactorily and now a; five weeks
old weighs three pounds and two
ounces. Mrs. Mclaughlin does not
regsirejhe use OF the respirator az
all raw and is able 20 move one
hand little She is planning TO
come home for two weeks very
soon
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20

Ben owen were Ann Arbor visitors
Monday
Miss Susan Minard Is spending
several DAYS with relatives and
friends IN Detroit
Mrs Wilmer Corkins visited her
sister Mrs Ray II Burren, Npsi-
iantil Friday.
Mrs Edmund Bctts Ann Arhor.
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Owen. Sunday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
LAST RITES TODAY

Detroit, Jan. 20-AP- Funeral
services were to be held today for
Mrs. Jessamine Scott. Crosse
Pointe Farms. who died Saturday
night She was the wife of Frank
L. Scott Jr., vice president and
general manager OF n. W. Aver &
Son, national advertising firm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
FORMER BOXER DIES

Battle Creek. Jan 20--Louis y.
Adams. 60. state lightweight boXino
champion more than a half century
ago, is dead after long illness.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
Normal College Calendar


1850 p fn-Colegiate Country Life Club Sarkweaher Hall
TUESDAY
TO- nMen Union
1000 a. m.-Womens Pease Auditorium
7:"O y m-NeTman Club. st, Johns Auditorium
$50 m.-lIome Economics Club,
7;45 international Club Charles McKenny Hall
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
OPEN NEW POST OFFICE

Bronson. Jan. 20--AP- Bronson's
new $S7 600 post office was opened
today. Dedication ceremonies will
take place late in January.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
hold MenihlN MeetIrn

The Jacksonville School club
held their monthly meeting Friday
evening Plans were discu sed Tor a
party at the school house in the
rear future.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20
condue, Services

Conduct Services
Leaders from the Evangelical
Mission conducted Sunday SCHOOL
services al the Jacksonville School
house Sunday afternoon.
Evening star., 1941-12-09
Repeats 1917 Performance.

Representative jeanette Rankin
stole the headlines on the morning
of the American declaration of war
against Germany in 1917, and she
did her best to repeat this perform
ance by providing the only vote
cast against the present war decla-
ration. Miss Rankin also tried to
gain the House floor for a speech
yesterday, but Speaker Rayburn
gaveled her down.
Miss Rankin, a slender, fiaxen-
haired girl when she was sworn in
at the beginning of the special war
session in 1917, was the first woman
member of Congress. Also the decla-
ration of war was the first issue
with which she was confronted.
Miss Rankin had given no indica-
ton as to her position and all eyes
on the floor and in the packed GAL
leries were focused on her as her
name was reached on the fateful roll
call. When the clerk called Miss
Rankin" there was no response.
Again he called Miss Rankin" but
the diminutive Congress member
seemed only to cringe deeper into
ner seat.
The first call of the roll completed,
the clerk called the names of those
who had failed to respond. Again he
~,
Miss Rankin" before she stumbled
to her feet.
In voice SO weak it scarcely could
be heard she said: Il want to stand
by my country, but cannot vote for
war" And then she collapsed in a
flood of tears.
Miss Rankin this time was dry
eyed and she voiced her no" with a
loud and confident ring. She was
beaten for reelection, following her
anti-war vote in 1917 and over the
intervening years she has spent her
time working for peace societies and
lecturing against war, at lucrative
/ stipend. And always when she is in
/ troduced to her audiences as the
first woman member Of Congress,
who lost her seat because she dared
to vote against war, she has been
! applauded.
The situation looks the same to
me today that it did in 1917" Miss
! Rankin told reporters after the
House adjourned. LAS woman i
can't go to war and refuse to send
any one else"
Evening star., 1941-12-09

to have flown from their bases
in the Mandated Islands. have
succeeded in injuring a portion Of
our feet in the Pacific.
The representations OF many
high-ranking and farseeing ma
val officers who told this writer
last week that "the war against
japan is going to be no picnic"
have been thus fully confirmed.
This is going to be a long and
hard war-probably the hardest
this Nation has had to fight in
its existence.
1t is going to be a costly war,
both in human life and money.
We must forget our superiority
complex. The little brown men
are fighting for their lives. They
know that they have staked their
national existence in this mad
adventure and are prepared to sell
their skins dearly.
Cost May Be Heavy.
Nobody in Washington has the
slightest doubt that the final VIC
tory will be on our side-regard-
less of how much we have to pay
for it. But there is not a single
official in a responsible position
in Washington who believes for a
fraction of a second that this war
Is going to be a push-over. We
have to be prepared for heavy
losses and heavy knocks to our
morale and prestige.
The Pearl Harbor tragedy is
one of the first lessons we have
to learn. While recognizing the
ability Of many of our naval
leaders and the courage and the
abnegation of the naval person.
nel-which is unquestionably one
OF the best in the world-there
Is no doubt that some clear eY-
PLANTATION will have to be given
as to why the Japanese were able
to take us so completely by sur
prise.
Some Of the highest officers in
the Navy, War and State Depart
ments had strong hunch that
we must expect an attack from
the japanese within a short time.
Based on certain intimations
from reliable official quarters on
Saturday, November %, this
column contained the following
sentence:
The earlier estimate of Wash
ington officials that a crisis may
be expected within 80. so or 90
days has now narrowed to a few
weeks-even few days" In
fact, the information received by
the writer was far more definite
war within a maximum of 1C
days.
Despite the positive indication,
Evening star., 1941-12-09
This Changing World
Attack on Hawaii Was Only Diversion;
Singapore Remoins Principal Toxic Turget

which were available to our
highest authorities, it appears
that no other measures but the
usual routine patrols were in
force at Hawaii. Thus, the force
defending our foremost outpost
in the Pacific was taken COM
pletely by surprise by the enemy
and has suffered heavily in the
first japanese attack.
Singapore is Objective.
We must all bear in mind, how
ever, that the attack on the
Hawaii base is only a japanese
diversion. The principal objec-
tive of TOXIC remains Singapore
and the whole area in the South
ern Pacific. 1t is there that the
japanese must lose or win this
war.
1t is not revealing any military
secrets to speculate that large
portion of our Pacific Fleet is to-
day either in those waters or on
the way out there. The real
battles must take place around
Java, Sumatra, Singapore and
the Malay Peninsula. The bulk
of the British Asiatic forces is
concentrated in that area, ac-
cording to reports we have had
previous to the japanese attack
against the United States.
The diversion which the jap
anese performed last Sunday SO