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Evening star., 1942-12-27

The Welfare Department. In
charge of Mrs. Genevieve Stone
distributed baskets of food to the
families of needy veterans on
Christmas Day.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post No 36 entertained
the patients al the Mount Alto Hos
pital with variety show on De-
cember 10.
vice Comdr. Fenton Walter was
master of ceremonies and accompa-
MED the vocalists at the piano.
The following performers as
sisted
Mary Crane, soprano; Betty
Fisher, contralto: John Matthew
tenor; Joseph Hoffman, baritone
Margaret Richardson, violinist; ac-
companied by Miss Alcorn; four
dance acts by Richard Anderson and
Ruth Ray. Miss Hildred Snow repre-
sented the angel as the chorus sang
Holy Night"
Ice cream, cake and cigarettes
were served.
President Lillian P. Sawyer of De-
partment of Agriculture Unit. pre-
sided at a meeting at her home
Tuesday evening, when Mary J.
Bilek, Grace S. Conway and Mary
c. Reimer were admitted to mem
bership.
They contributed cigarettes for a
Christmas party at Walter Reed
Hospital and for cakes for the Ag-
riculture Posts Christmas party at
Mount Alto Hospital.
Adelaide F. Miller presented Pres
ident Sawyer with a set of serving
trays as a gift from the unit.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Duuohters of America

Meetings this week: Monday. Old
Glory. Independent; Tuesday. Fidel-
ity; Thursday. Mizpah, Triumph
Friday, Mayflower, Friendship.
Meeting of the 1912 Convention
Committee Tuesday at 808 I street
NV.
A grand rally will be held January
% at Northeast Masonic Temple.
An American flag will be pre-
sented to the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Church on January 10
at IL am.
The State councillor and associate
State councillor will hold New Year
reception at the home of the State
councillor from / to pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
.Yu|e Party Planned
tuesday Night by
VW Auxiliary
Mrs. Johnson in Churqe
Of Program at Northeast
Masonic Temple

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, will have a
Christmas party Tuesday night at
Northeast Masonic Temple, directed
by Mrs Beth johnson. There will
be short business meeting, over
which Mrs. Dorothy Lohman, presi-
dent, will preside.
Mrs. Lohman last week directed
that the charters of all auxiliaries
be draped for 30 days in memory of
Mrs. Frances Pullman, member of
the National Council, who died last
month.
At special meeting of All-Amer-
lean Auxiliary Mrs. Clara Smith,
president, presided Following the
meeting All-American Post cele-
brated its second anniversary. The
program included moving pictures
and dancing. A birthday cake was
given to the post by Mrs. Roberta
Fawcett, past department president.
The auxiliary sponsored a Christ
mas party at Mount Alto. Enter
tainment was furnished by Miss
Virginia Barry's dancing class. Gig
arettes were distributed to the pa
tients and refreshments served.
Front Line Posts last meeting was
presided over by Comdr. Emery L.
O'Berry. Past Department Comdr
Edward K Inman, editor of the
National Tribune, spoke on subjects
of current legislative interest to
veterans.
The celebra ton of the Goth ami
versary of the wedding of Comdr
and Mrs. O'Berry was held on
December %.
Equality Reed Posts an
nual birthday and Christina party
was held Thursday night at WOW
Hall, 935 G place NV. A program
of entertainment was given, assisted
by the Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps.
Meetings this week are: Monday
Front Line Post, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV, and Tuesday, Junior
Drum aud Bugle Corps, Eastern
High School armory.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Job S Daughters

The installation Of officers of
Bethel, No. l. was as follows: Hon
ored queen. Shirley Manders; senior
princess. Jeanne Jones: junior prin-
cess, Alma Leman: guide, Ardis
Kitchen: marshal, Virginia Middle
ton; chaplain, Marian Trammell;
treasurer. Elinor Updike; recorder
Beverly Leibiger; librarian, Anne
Childress; musician, Betty June
Brewton; fifth messenger. Jeanette
Bean: fourth messenger. Mary Alice
Novinger; third messenger. Ella Mae
Hunt; second messenger Edity Lily
crop; first messenger. Beverly Eve
son; senior custodian, Evelyn Stroud;
junior custodian, Jacquelyn Read
inner guard Jacquelyn Wallister
and outer guard, Shirley Nyman.
On January 2. business meeting
will be held at pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Knights Of Columbus

Washington Council will hold a
ladies night on Tuesday at the Will
lard Hotel. There will be entertain
ment and dancing under the direc-
ton CT Lecturer Arthur Schnabalen.
The councils minstrels entertained
the Department of Justice employees
at their annual Christmas party last
Thursday in the departmental audi
torium. The show was under the
erection of Deputy Grand Knight
Alfred P. Neff.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Ben Hur News

Arrangements were made by Ed
win M. Barr, recording secretary and
treasurer, and Charles J. Berner,
financial secretary, State, War and
Navy Court, to consolidate with the
members of United Court. The for
mer court was organized 60 years
ago and is the second oldest court in
this city.
Installation of officers will take
place In Victory Court on January
8. The election and induction of
officers, followed by a banquet, will
be held in Mckinley Court on Janu-
ary 10. Representative Newland will
officiate as installing officer in both
courts.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Plan Reception

Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent No. /,
Daughters of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War, will hold New Year
reception at 2015 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. Mrs. Edith Bugbee
is in charge Of arrangements. All
members and out-of-town visitors
are welcome. Regular meeting jan
uary 1.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Reelected Treasurer.

Mrs. Kathryn C. RAIN. who has
been treasurer for the Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent, Daughters of Union
Veterans Of the Civil War for the
last IA years, was reelected and will
be installed on January 10 at the
local headquarters.
Evening star., 1942-12-27

Meetings this week are: Monday
Front Line Post, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV, and Tuesday, Junior
Drum aud Bugle Corps, Eastern
High School armory.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
War Department Helps
Alexandra IN Survey

Surveys to determine Alexandria, :,
capacity to absorb the influx Of new
reSdents when the War Depart
ments new Pentagon Building In
Arlington u completed are nov
under way. according to City Man
ager Carl Budwesky.
Representatives Of local agencies
have already been visited BY an
ofacial Of the Personnel Division Of
the War Department and studies
win soon Be made relative to school
hospital and recreational facilities
The responsibilities Of the depart
ment In assisting the city to meet
the problems expected to crop up
are recognised BY Government on
cials, according to Mr.. Budwesky
An announcement II expected soon
regarding specific steps to be taken
y the department IN cooperation
With local authorities.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
HyottsviIIe Minute Men
To Give Demonstration

Company cal. Infantry. Maryland
Minute Men. Of Hyattsvills viii
stage . demonstratien Of personal
camoudAse In Nagruder Park
Hyattsville, at : pm. tomorrow. The
companys acting commander i
Arthur J. Linn Of University Park.
A squad of scouts commanded by
6ergt. q. v. 9. Houghland q uni
verstty Park will show modern
methods Of personal conceAlment,
the demonstration to he preoeded
BY burlesqus depicting The wrone
way to camoudase. The public 4
invited.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
JUS. Fighter Pilots
Ito Take Bigger Part
In Sweeps by Raj
Americans Will Have Own
Command After Enough
Airmen Reoch britoin
- the Associated Prees.

- VbS A8eoclAted Ffo9e.
LONDON. July T.-Increasing
participation by United States
Army fighter pilots In RAJ sweeps
over the continent was forecast to-
day following the disclosure that
seven Americans had joined Brit
ish, Polish and Canadian flyers In
attacks on Northern France yes
terday.
Eventually the Americans are ex-
pected to form their own fighter
command after . suflicient number
OF pilots here has gained actual
combat experience.
The bulk OF the United States
Fighter Command probably will be
equipped with the latest American
built planes. but 1t also is planned
to equip q number of American for
nations with Spitfires.
The Americans who saw action
yesterday-the first United States
fighter pilots to 90 into battle in
this theater-found themselves in
one Of the biggest aerial trays that
has developed on this front since
April.
Nine Of Germany's newest fighters
the vaunted Focke- Wulfe 1oOs-
were shot down during the day. and
while the Americans were not cred
tied with the destruction Of any of
the enemy planes they were engaged
In several hot dog1lghts.
Only one Of the Americans failed
to return. When last seen he was
diving on German plane with
all guns blazing, his fellow pilots
reported. Two Raj pilots also were
missing.
Two of the Americans fiying ION
the deck" 0owest leveD with Brit
ish and Canadian pilot were en-
gagged by 10 Of the Focke- -Wulfe 1905.
They fought against overwhelming
odds until . formation Of Canadian,
Americans and Polish pilots In Spit
fire dived into the fray from above
and drove the Germans Of with
casualties.
The British said the Spitfire planes
which the Americans were hyinx
yesterday had proved their ability
to meet the new German fighters
on equal terms. At least % Of the
Focke- -Wulfe craft were reported to
have been In the air 1T one time
against the Spitfires.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Average Virginia Home
Houses ; Persons

The average Virginia household
In 1910 consisted Of 3.65 persons
the Census Bureau reported today,
Census returns showed 627 ,531
households In the State. Two and
three person households together
accounted for approximately q per
cent OF the total and ono person
households for nearly 8 per cent.
approximately $500 dwelling units
housed 10 persons and lO,lO7 were
occupied by II persons or more.
Classified by race, 76.7 per cent OF
the households in vireinia were
white, and 23.3 per cent colored.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
@ Head Foresees
Civilian Supplies
Cut 10 The Bone
Two Experts Studying
British Concentration
PIun for Adoption Here
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Americans may face q civilian
economy "cut down to the absolute
bone" similar to that now confront.
Ing wartime Britain, Chairman
Donald M. Nelson Of the War Pro
duction Board indicated today.
Mr.. Nelson announced last night
the arrival in England OF two Amer
lean experts-Dr. Arthur r. Burns
chief Of the civilian planning branch
Of the Once Of Civilian Supply. and
Henry A. Dinegar, head Of concen-
tration for that office-for a study
Of industrial concentration.
England started q concentra tion
Of industry early in 194l. a time
when Britain had reached a stage
which the United States has now
reached" Mr.. Nelson said.
Will Concentrate Here.
The war production chief last
week said WPB planned application
Of the concentration of industry
principle in this country. selecting q
few small firms to supply civilian
needs and forcing the remainder to
convert to war needs or close down.
Predicting, by indirection. = num-
Der Of drastic wartime economic re-
strictions for this country, Mr.. Mel
con said Of Britain:
THE production OF even the small
quotas Of long list of goods which
have been permitted in the past will
be stopped altogether In place Of
quotas for truly essential goods. the
British government will issue licen-
ses for specific amounts of essential
goods and thereby will cut the
civilian economy down to the ab-
solute BONE"
Mr.. Nelson pointed out that Of
6,S7S plants which normally sup
piled England's civilian needs. those
representing about IS per cent OF
the total capacity had been con-
verted to war work and those ac-
counting for the remaining IS per
cent have been permitted. to carry
On civilian production.
utility Models" Devised.
Under the stress OF total war,
Britain has redesigned all essential"
goods and developed what Is known
"a utility models" For example,
IS per cent Of all clothing now made
Is OF utility design, with the 100
per cent mark soon to be reached.
Pots and pans, chocolates, crackers,
pencils and hundreds Of other prod
ucts have been simplified and stand
ardiSed to save raw materials and
labor.
After August l no jewelry. cutlery,
Toys, leather luggage, domestic
furniture, except nursery equipment,
or metal products other than = few
essentials can be made at all in
Britain.
Specific licenses are required to
make rugs. chinaware, domestic
electrical appliances, sports gcods,
ONCE furniture and even fountain
pens.
Up to April / industries which had
heen concentrated including bed
ding. bicycles. shoes. rugs, corsets,
razor blades. hosiery. leather goods.
paper boxes. umbrellas. cotton and
rayon. musical instruments, photo
graphic supplies. pottery and lino-
leum.
Evening star., 1942-07-27

War bends are the best buy On
t1Ae market t0Aay.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
Circle Five Will
Meet on Thursday

At the meeting OF circle five OF
the Woman's Society OF Christian
Service OF the Methodist Church
Monday afternoon. announcements
were made and It was decided TO
change the meeting date from the
fourth Monday TO the second Thurs
day OF each month, beginning Feb.
u. The business meeting at the
home OF Mrs. Perry Woodward. fol
lowed cooperative dinner at 1890.
Mrs. Leroy Bush was assisting
hostess. Twelve members and two
guests, Mrs. J. Lynn Houck and
Mrs Glenn Madsen. were present
Miss Muriel McKercher led the
devotions and offered prayer. Mrs.
V. E. Henry, leader, announced the
World Day OF Prayer. Feb. 25 and
the W.S.C.S. luncheon, which this
circle will serve. Feb. 5, and the
University OF Life luncheon. Feb.
Is at ST. Luke Church House. TWEEN
ty-five calls, II social and eight
sick. were reported. Mystery friends
were revealed at the meeting.
The next circle meeting. Feb. u.
will be with Mrs. Minnie Rust.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
EDWIN 8. HA|GHT
TAKEN BY DEATH
FORMER YPslLANTI RESIDENT
SUCCUMBS TODAY; RITES
TO BE THURSDAY
Especial to the Daily Press)

Especial to the Daily Press)
Milan. Mich, Jan. 27-Edwin S.
Haight, 72. passed away today at his
home, 27 Gay st. He had been in
poor health for some time.
Mr. Haight was born January 5.
1870. He was married to Lucy
Stuart. Stony Creek. IN 1891. and
they lived on farm first in Lon.
don Township and later IL Tuttle
Hill until 1921 when they moved
to Ypsilanti where he worked for
the Ypsilanti Park Department for
ten years. Mrs. Haight passed away
February l6. 1889.
Mr.. Haight was married to Mrs.
Ellen Draper, Milan, in September.
1899, and they lived in Ypsilanti for
about a year before coming to
Milan. He was a member OF the
Milan Methodist Church.
Surviving besides the widow are
one son. Rollin, Oakland, Cal, two
step sons. Leon Allison, Coldwater,
and Harold Allison, Milan; and one
sister, Mrs. Carrie Breining, Ypsi-
lanti
Funeral services will be in the
Milan Methodist Church Thursday
afternoon at ? o'clock. Rev Viii.
liam Johnson, pastor. will officiate.
and interment will be in the Lon
don Cemetery. The remains will be
at the home until IL O'Clock Thurs
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
Fine Points in Bridge
BY SHEPARD BARCLAY

bein Of New York. winner Of many
titles.
The diamond 2 lead enabled
Mrs. Wray's A to catch the K, and
the spade was led at once TO the
@ Next she opened the crucial
heart suit. leading the 10. which
Miss OBrien refused to cover. She
put on the Q. and Mr. FisHbein let
II win After the club S TO the
A. the spade was led 10 the 10.
the winning and Mr.. Fishbein
taking out dummy's last trump
with the A before Offering HIS club
Q to the K When the heart o was
led and Miss O'Bren refused to
cover that. Mrs Wray had the
critical guess TO make.
Deciding that the fine oppo-
nents would have done the same
thing she did. she counted them
as having just the cards thsy did
She played low from her own
hand. and the A has 10 Be used
to win the trick Thts IAN her x
good. and she made hen contract
Had she put In the X on inst
trick. the A would have kill&c t.
establishing the J for the setting
trick.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
Calendar of Social Events

TODAY
Auxiliary
ming at 7. Public card at $3.50.
Loyal Lodge number 10 Degree Of HI
followed by installation officers St Luke Church House
Phoenix Lodge number 10 F. and A NJ E. A degree $780,
sonic Temple lodge
Capsule Sisters Club Mrs Harold
Mothersngers Chorus Schools $780, lpslan High School
music
jolly Mixers Club, o'clock Mrs DIN Ring
Ypsianu Lodge number 54S LOOF o'clock Odd
School OF Religious Living 1880 First Methodist Church.
WEDNESDAY
Carpenter Womens Relief Corps 1880 GAR Hail.
Congregational Church Father and Son banquet $50
Ladies Literary Club music day 230 Ladies'
Literary Club House
Summit Study Club $50 with Mrs. s. Dsoll Bring
soldier blankets
Ypslanu Post number 2s2 o'clock
home
Our Lady Sodalty 1880 in church basement
Circle OF Baotist Womens Union, O'Clock home OF Mrs
Charles Smith
Carpenter Womens Relief Corps card 80 GAR Hall
Wednesday Club, O'Clock with Mrs Kenneth knight
Red Cross surgical dressings Wech Hall to o'clock
Meet The Mrs. Club, o'clock with Mrs John BeYier.
Executive Board Womans Society Of Christian Service
o'clock in church parlors.
Girl troop Methodist Church, $780,
Woodruff; troop five O'Clock Roosevelt troop nne 3:45
Roosevelt troop Is. 1 o'clock. ST. Luke
Family Night First Baptist Church Pouck
each family bring hot dish pie salad butered rolls and
table service Dr. R. Clyde Ford speaks Singapore Miss
Martha teaches class The Prophets and the Prob
lens Of Today Mrs. w. R Shaw teaches Our
Missionaries and where they work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
NEW BOOKS

New books at the Public Library
include Two Way Passage, Louis
Adamic: Tomorrow viii Come,
Z. NJ. Almedingen; London Pride
Phyllis Bottome; wild Is the Riv-
err, Louis Bromfeld; Crazy to
kip, Ann Cardwell; "Windswept" ,
Mary Ellen Chase; The Doctors
Mayo, Helen Clapesattle; The
Third Mystery Book, Mignon Eb-
erhart and others; Sophia, St.
John IRVINE; The Devil in
France, Lion Fenchwanger; M.
Bunting in Peace and War, Robert
Greenwood.
Faith for Today, High and 9TH
ers; -Four Years in Paradise, Osa
Johnson; is the Kingdom Of God
Realism, Z. Stanley Jones; Days
Are as Grass, Wallace Kelly; All
That Glitters". Frances Parkinson
Reyes; Lost FIELDS, Michael Nc
Laverty; Arrest and Exile. Lii
liam T. Mower; viii Rogers, His
Wife's Story. Betty Rogers;
Storm. George R. Stewart; The
Fighting Titles. Booth Tarking-
ton: "Thailand, the New Sian" ,
Virginia Thompson.
Juvenile books recently added
at the library are: Racing Start"
Stewart Beach; Lake of Gold"
John Buchan: Elbow House. Ju-
liza Carson; Louis OF New Orleans, >
Frances Cavanah 'Elin's Ameri-
ka". Marguerite DeAngeli; THE
Matchbox Cum, Walter d. Ed
monds; THE Moffats", Eleanor
Estes: Benny and His Birds,
Helen and All Evers: "Lottie's
Valentine, Katherine w. Eyre,
Success in Reserve, Marjory
Hall: Gypsy Goes to College.
Chesley Kahman; Indian Captive
Lois Leuski "Susannah". Miriam
Mason; "Blueberry Mountain.
Stephen Meader; "a Black Dog
Mystery, Ellery Queen, Jr.; "A
Tree for Peter, Kate Seredy;
World Series, John R. Tunis;
"Pegeen", Hilda Van Stockum.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
Automobile Strikes Tree,
Saline Resident Injured

Richard Clark, 80. Saline. receives
physicians care at his home Mon
day for decorations received wher
the automobile he was driving left
the highway and struck a tree on
US-l12 at S. State st.
Badly Damaged
An automobile driven by Oren
Feight, &c, Detroit, was badly dam
aged in a collision with truck driv.
en- by Joseph McGahan. 29, Delphos,
O., on US-112 a mile east OF Ypsi-
lanti Monday.
Loses Control
Francis McGriff, Jr., %, $3.50 Car
penter Rd., escaped injury when he
lost control OF the automobile he
was driving and struck a tree on
US-1l2 near Wizard Rd Monday
hight.
Cars Damaged
Automobiles driven by William
Johns, 90, Dearborn, and Eide
Springer, %. Detroit, were damaged
when they collided at the intersec-
ton OF Ecorse and Jacksonville Rds.
Monday afternoon.
In Collision
Damage resulted TO an automobile
driven by William McFadzean, Ann
Arbor. and a truck driven by Fred
R. Johnson, 1923 Holmes Rd., in a
collision at the intersection OF Pearl
and n. Adams SITS. about 9 a. m.
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
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troops several thousand
strong"
On the American home front, a
German communlque asserted that
Nazi U-boats preying on ships off
the United States and Canadian
coasts had sunk ~ more merchant
vessels totaling 100000 tons-ob.
yoiusly a propaganda exaggeration.
Since their first appearance off
the shores Of the western Atlantic,
our U-boats have sunk 30 enemy
merchant ships aggregating 22S,O00
tons" special bulletin from Adolf
Hitler's headquarters boosted.
Actually, only seven ships have
been reported attacked in U. S.
waters.
British airmen struck into Ger.
many again during the night, Ger.
man officials admitting that they
bombed several northern towns and
reporting they reached the outer
districts Of Berlin. A British source
said. however. that Berlin was not
among the RATS night detectives.
A Berlin announcement said three
raiders were snot down.
Soviet Russia reported continued
progress in the Red Army's drive
to the west, with recapture OF
number of additional villages and
towns and Staying OF 1910 Germans
in action on the southern front
alone.
Recapture of Rzhev. a German
base on the upper Volga $50 miles
northwest Of Moscow, was declared
by Russian authorities in London to
be expected at any minute"
The Germans we're said to be
threatened also at Velikie Luki, 270
miles northwest OF the capital and
only 50 miles from the Latvian
frontier In an assault splitting be-
tween Smolensk and Leningrad sail.
ents.
Two Axis transports and an es-
cort ship were declared by the
Soviet information bureau to have
been sunk in the Barents Sea by a
Red navy submarine, following up
the sinking OF three other trans
ports in those Arctic waters in the
preceding As hours.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-27
MUNITIONS

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sources Of Great Britain and the
United States will be deemed to
be in a common pool. about which
the fullest information will be in
terchanged,"
2. A combined shipping adjust
ment board" through which, in
principle. the shipping resources
Of the two countries will be deemed
to be pooled and "the fullest in
formation will be interchanged.
3. A combined raw materials
board" charged with best and
speediest development and expan-
sion and use OF the raw materials
under the. Jurisdiction or control
OF the two governments" to offset
temporary losses Of supply sources