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Evening star., 1942-05-30
1~eA Rad
cad Uncle Ray in The Junior Sta,
Every Sunday.
Take My Word for 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Lexicon

Decatur: Should I say that my
children go barefoot" or bare
footed"?-Mrs. F. K.
Answer: Barefoot" is the better
ehoice.
Van Nuys: Please advise If the
g" Is silent in RECOGNIzE.-A.J j..
Answer: No. Say: REK-ug- -nize.
Los Angeles: Recently a reader
sent you a German word contain
Ing 78 letters. You remarked, This
has gone far enough!" Maybe so,
but did you know that in the Eskimo
language The Psalms of David are
called: "Davidib assingitalo tuksia-
rutsiningit nertordlerruttingillo i'm
gerusertaggit"?-M. N. M.
Answer: Laconic, isn't it?
Los Angeles: Did a Chinaman
teach you French? You say that
mesdames should be pronounced
''may-DAM" Absolutely silly. 1t
should be pronounced MADAM"
Pearl H.
Answer: Fifty million French
men can't be wrong. incidentally.
IL Is DeSt usage 10 speak OF Cnl-
nese, not a "Chinaman."
Astoria: American citizens need
q war slogan to spur us on. Can
you give us one?
Answer:
ALL OUT
OR
ALL IN!
F1uttertongue: Heard on recent
newscast: The Russian forces ex-
pect to bat much boogie -. (gulpD
-. mean, bag much BOOTY"
Loony Logic. M. NJ, Of Cincin-
natl, howled with glee when he
found this raddled rhetoric in a
local paper: THE ancient Jews
learned how to make bread rise
tka Erx,yfionctD
Evening star., 1942-10-30
28 Marines Pay With Lives
For Honoring Jap White. Flag
{. y. S. Forces Quickly Learn How
To Meet Treochery in SoIomons

from a knee wound, was himself q
near victim of the white-f1ae trick.
He was in one of several marine
landing boats entering cove on
Florida Island when a large white
flag was seen waving from tree on
shore.
I'VE decided to investigate
Schuler related. we got In to
about $50 yards from shore and
they opened up on us. Fortunately,
we were ready and we blasted them
right back
I Sergt. Barton S. Hill Of Mineola,
Tex, summed 1t up this way: :.
IF all-out treachery decided bat
ties the Japs would have licked us
hands down.. They. worked the
dead dog trick, set BOBBY traps,
pulled fake surrenders and tried to-
give us orders in English during
night actions. We had been warned
to expect these tactics and after a
few missteps we got the feel OF the
thing and their funny business back
fired on them"
Booby Traps Baited With Dead.
Sergt. Hill. who was hit by a Jap
sniper's bullet while going to the
rescue of a wounded comrade, told
how the enemy used their own dead
in setting BOBBY traps. The usual
form of BOBBY trap is a weapon,
pocketbook, cooking utensil or SINH
lar article apparently discarded, but
in reality attached to grenade
which explodes when the object is
picked up or moved.
Its pretty hard to fool a marine
on one. Of these traps" Sergt. Hill
said. WED heard too much about
how they were used against marines
and other forces in the Philippines
But leave it to the Japs to think up
the devilish idea of batting BOBBY
traps with their own dead!"
Pvt. Laren E.. Krause of Yakima
| Wash, described another Jap strate
gem that backfired after costing the
life of marine sentry.
Ten Japs somehow had stolen
one of our landing boats and a
couple of United States Navy uni
forms" Pvt. Krause related. "They
Evening star., 1942-10-30
Air Force Drops Plan
To Use Cleveland Area
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 30-The Army
Air Forces has abandoned for the
present its plan to take over Cleve-
lands SIS, 1000, 900 Public Hall, Mu-
nicipal Stadium and the lakefront
for training purposes. &a
In Washington yesterday to re-
port to President Roosevelt on Cleve-
land war production. Mayor Frank
J. Lausche said he learned of the
change in plans at the War De-
partment. :. -,
Herbert Buckman. auditorium
commissioner. said uncertainty
about the Almy's plans for taking
over the hall had cost the city
about 30,000 in rentals lost through
cancellation of conventions and
sports shows. The Army announced
its intention of taking over the
buildings and lakefront area Oc-
tober 6.
Evening star., 1942-10-30

Bonds Or bondage. Was there ever
IN easier choice? Get yours now.
Evening star., 1942-10-30

Corps.
Solomons Islands casualties evacu-
ated to the Navy mobile base hos
pital here.
Pvt. Raymond Paul Nunley of
Lancaster, Ohio, nursing a leg
wound received in the early Solo,
mons fighting, told of the massacre
of the marine truce mission.
"a Jap officer carrying white
flag came riding into a marine camp
one day." Pvt. Nunley said, land
told the commanding officer bunch
of Japs across a nearby inlet were
isolated and wanted to surrender.
Our C. O. took him at his word and
30 marine officers and men piled
into a tank lighter and crossed
about miles of water to the point
where the Japs were located.
only two of those marines are
alive today. AS the tank lighter
approached the beach few Japs
were observed and, sure enough, one
of them was waving a white flag
AS the boat scraped onto the beach
the marines let down the ramp and
started to 60 ashore. Without
warning they were met by terrific
burst from several machine guns
hidden in the underbrush. They
were moved down like stalks OF
corn. except for the two who escaped
and swan to safety
Friends Avenge Sergeant's Death.
Another time, Pvt. Nu11ley said
two men of his company on patrol
duty saw a Jap on horseback NOV
ing along the fringe of the jungle
waving a white flag. The sergeant
in charge walked out to make the
Jap prisoner. HE got within fivs
feet Of the Jap and was shot ant
killed." Nunley said. This sergean
was a mighty popular guy and latel
Evening star., 1942-10-30

introduction OF state medicine, en-
coslragsmeut Of = higher birth rate
and tntensifieation Of the govern
AientS war bond selling program.
Evening star., 1942-10-30
0PA Ups Ceiling Prices
In Buying Some Old Tires

h the Associated Press.
Motorists will receive more than
ceiling prices for some used and re-
capped tires sold to the Govern
ment under the tire turn-in plan. the
Office of Price Administration an
nounced yesterday.
While most ceiling prices remain
unchanged. higher maXimums have
been set for used tires worn down 10
the recapping point.
A sound recappable worn smooth)
500 by 16 tire carcass will bring
$3.50. while 6.25 by l6 and $50 by
is carcasses are worth $4 under the
new schedule. The old ceiling prices
for all three sizes was Sl.50.
A corresponding increase was al
lowed In the price paid for recapped
tires
OPA explained the higher prices
were authorized to discourage the
discarding of carcasses. Since the
cost of necessary repairs Is deducted
from the amount received by the
seller, the old prices were not re-
garded as high enough to encourage
turn-ins.
The higher prices will be paid fol
tires already turned in as we'll Al
those turned in in the future.
Evening star., 1942-10-30

that day severa, of his pals went out
to avenge him. How many Japs
they killed with their bayonets !
don't know. They wouldn't talk
about 1t when they returned"
Platoon Sergt. Harry w. Schulel
of Napa, Calf, who is recovering
Evening star., 1942-10-30
Gen. Chiong TO Direct
Priee-Fixinq Proerom

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Oct. 3o.-Ihe Peo-
pies Political Council yesterday
adopted a proposal under which
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek will
supervise a gradual rationirlg and
price-fixing and control achafges for
labor and transport.
The proposal, brought forward BY
Gen. Chang himself, Is probably the
most important Of more than 4
score of resolutions adopted. Among
the others, provision is made for
Evening star., 1942-10-30
German Allen Sentenced
For Impersonaiing Officer

Pedro J. De Navarro. 23, a German
alien, was sentenced In District
Court today to three months i'm
prisonment for illegally wearing the
uniform Of an Army Air Forces
captain.
be Navarro, who pleaded guilty
was a dancing instructor and at
one time was a clerical enploye with
the Community Chest.
The defendant wept as Justice
James a. Proctor imposed sentence
Evening star., 1942-10-30

approached marine outpost on the
beach under cover of darkness. The
sentry saw two figures coming
toward him and, although he could
not see them clearly, he recognized
the. naval uniforms.
He asked them to give the pass
word. and. of course. they didn't
know it. Sizing up the situation
the marine gave the alarm and
opened fire with his pistol, killing
one of the Japs. The sentry was
shot few seconds before our ma
chine guns along the beach went
into action, blowing the Japs right
into the sea-
Evening star., 1942-10-30

The tolloping account OF ac-
ton IN the Solonsons ,uds Written
by Serpt. Richard +. Wright,
Marine Corps combat correspond
ent at the scene, and distributed
by the Associated Press. Sergt.
Wright IS the son OF Willis B.
Wright, 1892 Seventeenth street
north, Arlington, Va.
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC, Sept. 81 Delayed -
Stories Of Jap treachery, one telling
how % out Of 80 marines paid with
their lives for honoring a Jap flag
OF truce, were reported today BY
Evening star., 1942-10-30
Cos Pumps Inocurote

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Oct. 30.-H. l.
Lewis, inspector of the Division Of
Markets, State Department of Agri-
culture, reports that recent inspec-
tion OF gasoline pumps at filling sta
tions in Fairfax County, showed that
out Of 2a8 pumps tested, 80 failed to
meet requirements.
Evening star., 1942-10-30

ana denounced him for the offense.
Authorities said there was no
evidence that De Navarro was en-
gaging In any slbversive activity.
He came to the United States In
1888.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

fight is a 10 rounder and Is a
bright enough match to have Larry
Atkins. the matchmaker, predicting
a house Of 1900 with an outpouring
Of S16 900 to $4,000.
Christie, who makes his home in
Cleveland now, held the light-heayy
title until Lesnevich took it away
from him in New York. He looked
like a has been after absorbing a
knockout at the capable hands Of
EzZard Charles OF Cincinnati, and
he must lick Bolden to keep in the
upper bracket,
Bolden is a rough and ready bat
tier bent on giving the short-armed
Greek thorough pasting this time
and the betting boys like him a lot
to do just that. Christie, however
has become a slight favorite but
they'll probably enter the ring
about even money.
The bout originally was sched-
uled for last Thursday, but Christie
injured his left eye in training and
asked for postponement. He says
he's right now and that's why the
betting gentry shifted from Bolden
TO the busy bee from Athens.
The winner gets crack at the
victor in a Jimmy Bivins-Ezzard
Charles bout, Atkins says. and the
man who comes out on top in that
one will be the duration light
heavyweight champion as far as the
Cleveland Boxing Commmission is
concerned.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Bowling Scores

Orange Lantern
VI. Holley Az, F Lambert $50,
T. Edison 435, A.. Morris 553, d.
Deck 534; totals, 735, ST. 49,
2449.
WclFs
Crane 604. Connolly i69, Grove
i9S, Diehr 394, Zeigler 556, handi-
cap Sc, totals, $50, 799, 953, 1851.
Tap Room
Harris 52i. Richards 500, Glow
1862, Max 1877, Green 495; totals,
S31, S27, SO, 2feS.
Recreation
F. Snow 52S, J Ellis 46l, NJ
Bowden $40. A. Dundon 55l, H.
Harner $50. handicap AZ; totals,
s57. 933, S71, 266l.
Bombers
Bowman $50, Gable 42l, Clough
1876, Miller 495. Peterson $50. handi-
cap $50, totals. ISL. $50, s4S, 246S.
Allison's
Chas. Sinkule $40, Mac Blake
more 400, Ed Livingston 46S
Woody King $50. Paul Jones $50:
totals. S57, 1872, S24, 2613.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Ball Players
Desert Camps

New York. Dec. 22-INS- With
| the Philadelphia Athletics and the
Brooklyn Dodger= leading the way,
there may be a wholesale desertion
OF Florida and California major
league training camps next spring
Connie Mack announced recently
that he will take his Athletics II
Savannah. Ga, instead of all the
way TO the coast for preliminary
condition, and President Branch
Hickey followed that up late yes
terday by revealing that he ha,
cancelled the Buns out of West
Palm Beach. Fla, and now is try
ing 10 find training site nearer
home The New York Giants will
send Secretary Eddie Brannick 10
Miami for an investigation Of con
ditions there and shortly after the
holidays may announce that they
too will pitch camp about half wy
between here and their former
muScle-limbering headquarters.
North Carolina is being mention
e az the probable stopping off
place for Dodgers and Giants. The
New York Yankees still have made
no announcement on any changes
for their perennial return to St
Petersburg, Fla, but also may fore
20 the long hop in Difference to gov
ernmental frowning on unnecessary
travel in times like these.
And many have held for a long
time that ball clubs could get in
Just about as good shape at home
as elsewhere, except that their alb.
sence from their own park during
the training period contributes To
a great deal Of publicity. whets the
fans appetite for baseball and en-
ables the clubs to crowd in more
exhibition games.
| wouldn't know about any Of
that, being neither a muscle-knead.
er nor weather man. II seems
likely though that junkets to the
Far West coast and to Florida will
be taken by fewer and fewer clubs
now.
The ball players will find them.
selves in an onerous position as
they travel far from home taking
up space on troop-laden trains 20
get into shape TO play ball, aud
the shorter the hop the better II
will be for them.
Moreover. the major league own.
ers are inclined to move cautiously
as they look ahead TO next season.
never knowing from one minute 10
the next whether they will he
able TO start or finish. and they are
out TO save whatever they can
against the possibility OF every
thing being called off. They figure
there IS NOT much use in digging
too deeply into the red when there
is a chance that you may not be
able 10 get out The trips all the
way TO CalifOrnia-as taken by the
chicago Cubs and White Soy the
Pittsburgh Pirates. and sometimes
by the Philadelphia Athletics
seem particularly out OF order
now, as II would have been for the
Dodgers 10 20 to Mexico City as
mentioned few times by Rickey
or to Havana as they have in re
cent years.
The ball clubs are going to have
TO get used to taking a back seat
with ordinary, unprivileged Joe
Blow for awhile, they know II and
the first reaction is likely to be a
complete oyerhaGling of training
plans before spring.
In his statement on the situation
Hickey said:
"A large percentage OF the arm
ed forces. | am told. are quartercd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Detroit. Dee. pins Detroit
Edison Company. in a statement
vcaled its net profit for the cur
rent fiscal year as eight million
dollars as compared with twelve
million dollars reported for ths
preceding period, report said to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Sports Roundup

81 Louis Dec "A old shorLstop for The
Columbus Ohio o Association St Louis
his Klein haed bi for Coum
forced glasses last season ana MS ms
dropped a 2i9 average.
definite decision regarding the l945 spring train
the Chicago hie the Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates expected TO be reached soon Pres
today The
originally planned the West Coast but they are no" con
IN
Transportation that travel be
Springs the sites under consideration
Barnes said
Chicago 22NSNnety cent OF the football fans OF
nation based polls taken 20 gdon games last season be
the college be the duration John
Griffith commissioner athletics the Western Conference
today Griffith said QUESTIONABLE blanks handed TO
proXmatel 100000 and that $4,000 replied
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Anton ChristOfOridis to
Meet Nate BOlden Tonight

Cleveland, Dec. % INS-Open-
ing the light-heavyweight elimina-
ton tournament to select a synthet-
ic duration champion to take the
place OF Gus Lesnevich, the popular
Greek battler Anton Christoforidis,
bumps into Nate Bolden, Chicago
negro, tonight in Cleveland Arena.
The two gladiators fought a draw
last August in Chicago. Tonight's
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
By STANLEY

Detroit, Dec. 22-lNS-In per-
haps the first suit of its kind
business firm ousted from a build
ing taken over by the Army today
asked damages against the federal
government The complaint was
filed by Forward and Love. certi-
fled public accountants. who were
forced TO move TO new quarters
when the Army took possession OF
the Union Guardian building.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Honor Comes in Twilight of
Career For White SOx PLAYER

from the wreckage. however. fan
ming 10 batters. Some short
pitches: Hughson led league in
strikeouts with 113, pitched the
most innings, PSI and faced the
most bstters 1852. lie also tied
with Bonham for most complete
games 22....Lyons linisted every
one OF the 20 games he started.
most runs were scored Off Sid
Hughson, Wash. Not a single no
hit game was turned in during the
season. This constitutes a new
alor league record.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
FIRE CAUSES DAMAGE

Jackson, Dec. 22-An estimated
$4,000 damage was cause by a
fire in the heart OF Jackson's bust
ness district early Monday. The
blaze, discovered by a policeman,
started in the basement of the OPP
penhein clothing store at 1877 W.
Michigan. \ general alarm brough,
all apparatus in the city TO the
scene, and later fire engines from
Lansing were sent here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
AWARDED CONTRACT

Holland, Dec. 22-A contract had
been awarded 10 the Holland Celery
Planter Co. by the United States
Emergency Rubber Project to sup
ply mechanical transplanters for
the governments several huge rub
her transplanting projects through
out the nation, according 10 Ray.
mond Kolk, an official Of the local
firm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

New York. Dec. Pms They
1 come along once in a lifetime
baseball guys like Ted Lyons of
the Chicago White SoX- and 1t
was only fitting in what was prob
ably the twilight season of a great
career. that p year old Ted should
prove the best pitcher I'm the
American League during 1922
Lyons, the good natured. good
looking fellow who has been a
cornerstone at Comiskey Park. Chi
cago for the past 90 years. finish
ed with an earned run average of
10 tallies per game for $50 in
nings and won Il games against
6 losses for 200 percentage,
league averages revealed today.
Ted's last year was one of his
best. He has just Joined the Ma
rines aud we don't think very many
fans realize just how old the hus-
~ handsome guy really was uu
IN the leatherneck records were
revealed.
Lyons earned run average was
second 10 that OF Tom Ferrick OF
the Indians. Tom finished with an
era OF 200 runs even in 81 innings
but only was credited with three
wins and Two defeats.
y couple Of comparative babies,
Ernie Bonham Of the Yankees and
4
SoX also had exceptionally good
years. The former won n and
lost five for an sos mark while
HuRhson won tn most games, %,
and lost six for 1856 percentage
Ernie was third in the won and
lost column and third in the era
standing. with a mark OF 2.27.
Wilburn Butland of the Red Sox
led the parade in the won and lost
column with seven wins against
enc defeat for an .S75 mark and
tied the major league mark for put
outs in a game by a pitcher with
3.
The deadened ball, made neCes-
sary by substitution Of materials
and the fact that it was used
longer during games for conserva-
ton purposes promised tighter
pitching during the year and the
records proved the point.
The leagues general era this
season was 3.66 as compared with
4.15 8, 1871 while total earned runs
dropped from 5.l09 to 4,443 and the
total number of runs scored fell
from 5.902 to 5,21l.
The most generous man in the
League proved to' be Phil March
ildon of the Athletics. Phil gave
up 40 walks in pa innings and
hit the most batsmen, Is and also
uncorked a similar number of wild
pitches. to lead the loop in that
department for the second straight
year Philip salyaged some credit
in the southeastern states. Needs
of these forces in housing and
transportation are tremendous. and
are taxing existing facilities to the
limit. High government officials
have expressed themselves as IA
oring the continuance OF profess
sional baseball in the interest of
public morale. but it's continuance
must conform in all cases to the ma
tons war effort.
Therefore | am convinced that
il is the duty OF our club not to
train in Florida. or at any other
point where its movement might
possibly add to the problems now
confronting the ODT."
That seems to cover everything.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Paint Creek
ATTEND THEATER PLAY

Paint Greek. Mich, Dec. 22-Ray
Binns, a teacher at the linco'l
School, took a group Of his boys in
the school Saturday afternoon 10
a special theater play which the
boys enjoyed very much. They
we're Kenneth VANITY, Malcomn
Campbell and Norburt Delerock.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING
Roscommon. Dec. % Five busl-
ness places in the DcWaele Build
ing here. We're destroyed in a 500
900 fire Monday morning The fire
swept through the building in 90
minutes. razinE a hardware store
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

grocery barber shop, beauty shop
and gasoline station. Stock which
had been brought here from Gray
ling when the A and p store there
burned two weeks ago was destroy
ed in Mondays fire
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Sunday Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Robert VANITY and
daughters. Mildred and Doris, and
friend. Robert Frey. White Cloud.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Theron VANITY
and family were entertained sun
day at the home Of Fred VANITY and
cousin, Mrs. Emma Wardell.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
DIES AFTER INJURY

Shelby. Dec. 22-When he was
trapped by falling sawdust at the
crate firm az nearby Ferry, SatuI-
day Grin Croft. 40, was injured and
died Monday afternoon &.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Tyke Jurgensen
went to spend several days OF the
holiday vacation with Mr.. Jurgen-
sens relatives.
Mrs. Grace Freeman spent n few
days with Mrs. Clifford Reynolds.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-22
Entertains Guest

Mrs. Samuel Robbins entertain
ed Friday for Mrs. Violet Gastrom,
Cleveland, and they attended a
Christmas party with Virginia who
has been out of school for a week
on account of illness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-25

If you know a Navy man, don't
ever call him a "gob"-sailors
consider the name an insult. You
can get on the right side of him
though if you offer him Camel
or better yet, send him carton.
Camels are the favorite cigarette
with men in the Navy (Army, Ma
rines, Coast Guard, too, for that
matter) based on actual sales rec
ords from the service mems
stores. Local dealers are featur-
ing cartons of Camels to send to
any member of our armed forces
anywhere. Send him that Camel
carton today.-Adv.