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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14
Given Transfusions

Given Transfusions
Mrs Herman Heininger Is a pa
tient at University Hospital Ann
Arbor. where she has been given
transfusions following a severe at
tack Of ulcers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14
Saline News
MoMAN,s cue MEETS

Saline. Mich. Feb. lfa-The Saline
Womau's Club was entertained by
Mrs Fred Seilen Tuesday after
noon The program consisted OF
"Legends OF Valentine" with eN-
hibt. including many int resting
old fashioned Valentines. by Miss
Esther Landw chr. Mrs Fred Len
drum conducted a quotation quiz.
Mrs Maude Seamans. Nrsilauti.
chairman OF poety OF state Federa:
ton. read several lovely poems.
which included some original ones.
Mrs. 4. A. Jordan read a paper
Isle OF Enchantmnt and Miss
Katherine Briggs, acoumpan ed by
Dorothy kohler. sang sylvia,
sweetest story Ever Told and
stay as Grand as Nou Are Old
Glory
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14
Bon soout NO. ohseru.d

Boy Scout Week Observed
Boy Scout Meek has been obsery-
ed this week. begiunine with the
attendance at Sunday morning ser
vice at the Methodist Church. when
they were accompanied by the troop
committee and scoutmastee. char
les Collins. Monday evening boys
and their parents attended pot
luck supper and court OF honor IN
Milan Thursday noon the Scouts
We're guests at the luncheon meet.
ing OF the Rotary club. which spon-
sors the local troop.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14
Simple Arithmetic
Question::


We hear so many people say my coal smokes
what can do about it,?
Answer-
We say-"Use II GAS COKE, which has no
smoke at all the smoke has been driven off in
the process of making gas" That in itself cuts
down the volume of smoke given off by bed of
fire so per cent
Question:
Would | have to alter my method of fireing?
Not at all. You could probably use less draft than
you to produce the amount of heat,
thereby tending toward economy of operation.
Question:
How about cost? Won't it cost me more?
Ansmer-
Not by any means. Even pea coke at $500 per
ton will work perfectly in small to medium size
houses and heating plants If you have large
house and large heating plant, probably mixed
coke at $875 per ton would be satisfactory.
Question:
You claim it is so good-How do get it?
Order direct from your City Gas Dept or from any
coal dealer, as it is available to all. If you have
pickup truck trailer, to the yard on Forest
Avenue at the river and get it. You 75c per
ton from the delivered price.
City Gas Department
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14

The Boy Scout leaders and their
wives will meet with Mr.. and Mrs
Sydney sutton Feb. IS The regu-
lar meeting date was Feb IL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14
Mrs. Carr Honored

Mrs. Carl " carr a.. "a recent
bride, was guest OF honor al a
miscellaneous shower gwen hy Mr..
Ferman Clements. Mrs. oscar Web
er and Mrs Arthur Henlnger at the
o. +. $ Han Wednesday evening.
Progressive hearts was the diver
sion. the prize winners presenting
their prizes to the guest OF honor.
The refreshments carried out a
Valentine scheme, and the decora-
tions at the long table bearing the
gifts We're in red, white and blue.
giving a patriotic setting as Mr.
Carr is at a southern camp
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14

his first marriage He was A for
mer resident here
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14

~ With Pneumonia
otto Gall is seriously IN with
pneumonia at his home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Automobiles for Sale

lBUICK-Spec sed., 1871 Black and silver
finish: beautiful interior; radio, under
scat heater: defrosters. dual Carburation
de luxe equipt a low mileage bargain
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then felt the muscles of the dead
arms and legs. "Yep, died about
1890. Maybe a few minutes be-
fore" Then he uttered an excla-
nation and held up the left hand
of the corpse. 'Look at these fin
gers" They looked. The middle
finger was twined tightly over the
forefinger in peculiar sign, the
thumb and remaining two fingers
curved inward in death.
"What the devil" growled
Thumn. Bruno bent lower. cts
impossible" he cried. "This isn't
the Middle Ages-that's the pro-
tection-sign against the evil eye!"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Fleetwood News

Mr.. Dallas Williams, of Cotton
wood, Idaho, formerly of Fleet
wood, visited his uncle Mr.. Char
lie Williams, the past week.
Mrs. Elton Vannoy, who had
been i'll for the past few weeks,
is improving slowly.
Mr.. Charles K el1er and Mr..
Winford Vannoy left recently for
Silver Springs, Md, where Mr..
Keller has been employed for
some time.
Mr.. w. L. (Bi1D Hughes, Jr.,
of Newport News, Tenn, visited
his parents recently.
Mrs. Jim Freisland, who had
been i'll with pneumonia, has re-
covered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Greer and
small daughter, Ina Marie, visited
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44 1 !;;!:1 2!.,s

beginning to collect and punch
tickets. Lord referred the conduc-
tor to them, looking around and
seeming surprised at DeWitts alb
sence. The conductor approached:
. Ahearn offered him the six tick
cts, explaining there was another
man in the party who had step
ped out a moment and would be
back shortly.
The conductor moved up the
car.
The three men engaged in de-
sultory conversation. Twice Lane
peered backward; but neither De-
Witt nor Collins was visible.
The local staggered to stop at
Bogota, suburb of Hackensack,
then started again. Lane glanced
at his watch, saw it was 1896 and
got to his feet so suddenly that
Brooks uttered a grunt. please
excuse me, Mr.. Brooks" he said.
perhaps my nerves are ragged,
but am disturbed by the failure
of Dewitt to return"
"You think there's something
wrong?" Brooks strobe up the
aisle with Lane. "Come on A.
hearn."
They went to the rear door of
their car. There was no one on
the platform. They looked at each
OF h er as Lane went over and
peered through the glass into the
dim rear car. It was evidently
an extra coach being hauled to
the end of the line for an early
morning rush. His jaw hardened,
and he said distinctly: 81 am 60
ing in here, gentlemen. Mr..
Brooks, will you please hold the
door open? There's very little
light"
For a moment the three men
stood squirting. Then Lane turn
ed his head abruptly, sucked in
his breath :.
To the left of the door was the
usual cubicle found at the en-
tran-of day-coaches. On the seat
opposite the front wall, head on
breast, was the figure of John
Dewitt.
Lanes eyes narrowed. ODE
With" he said in a steely voice,
shaking the quiet figure. The head
rolled slightly, bringing into view
the blank eyes of a corpse.
Lane crouched and his hand
lowered about the mans heart.
He Strengthened up, rubbed his
fingers together and backed out
of the compartment. "There's
blood on my hand" he said.
"Please keep that door open, Mr..
Brooks; we need light. At least
until we can get someone to turn
on the proper switch" He stepped
past Ahearn and Brooks to the
platform. "Do not touch him.
Either of you," he said sharply.
Looking overhead, Lane pulled
the emergency signal-cord. With
grinding of brakes the train
jerked to a stop. Ahearn and
Brooks clutched at each other to
keep from falling.
Lane stepped across the car
junction and opened the door to
the car in which they had been
seated. The door at the opposite
end burst open and two conduc-
tors ran up the aisle. Instantly
the passengers sensed something
wrong. Jeanne and Lord looked
up, startled; Imperiale got to his
feet, a questioning look on his
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Mrs. Greers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. V. Walker at Whitetop.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Freisland.
OF Llncolnton, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Freisland.
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who pulled that elnergen-
cy?" cried the first conductor, a
small choleric man.
Lane said in low voice: "There
has been serious accident.
Please come back here with me"
Jeanne, Lord and Imperial had
run toward them; the other pas
sengers thronged about, asking
bewildering questions. "Mr. Lord,
take Miss Dewitt back to her seat.
Mr.. Imperiale, you might stay
here also" Lane looked signifi-
cantly at Lord; the young man
paled, then forcibly conducted the
/ bewildered girl back through the
car. The second conductor, tall
heavy man, began to push the
crowding passengers, back to
your seats"
, Lane, accompanied by the two
conductors, returned to the rear
car. One of the conductors manu-
uplated a switch and the hitherto
dim coach sprang into clear view.
The smaller and elder conduc-
! tor edged into the compartment
pointed to the left breast OF the
dead man. "Bullet-hole!" he ex-
claimed. murder >, ," He
Strengthened up, ''Well, I'm senoir
! conductor on this train, and the
law says I'm in charge in any
emergency ="
"Look here" broke in Brooks
"this is Mr.. Drury Lane, and ne
has been helping on the Long
! street and Wood murders. You
must have read about them. This
dead man is John Dewitt, Long
streets partner"
"You don't say" exclaimed the
conductor. He looked douPtfully
at DeWitt's half-hidden face. Then
he frightened. "Come to think
of it, he does look familiar. Okay,
Mr.. Lane. What do you want us
to do?"
make sure that all doors and
even windows are kept locked
and guarded, at once. Instruct the
engineer to run this train to the
nearest station"
"There's Teaneck, next stop a.
long the line," volunteered the tall
conductor.
"whatever it is" continued
Lane, make all the speed you
| can. Arrange to call the New
York police-1nspector Thumm,
either at headquarters or his home
and District Attorney Bruno OF
New York County, if possible
Also secure whatever authority is
necessary to shunt this train off
the main track into siding at
Teaneck."
"Ahearn, as DeWitt's best friend
it will be your unpleasant duty to
break the news to his daughter"
said Lane.
Ahearn stiffened, moistened his
lips, but left the car without a
word.
The train, lights blazing, lay
like helpless caterpillar in the
darkness of the rusty siding. The
station itself was alive with sour
rying figures. A roaring automo-
bile rushed out of the night and
soon Thumm, Bruno and DR.. Sch
illing were in the rear car.
Murdered, hey?" Thumm look
ed at Lane. "How the devil did
this happen?"
Lane moved slightly. II shall
never forgive myself Inspector
j.. :" His carved features had
aged.
DR.. Schilling dropped to his
knees beside the body. "Plop
Through his coat, vest, shirt,
undershirt and heart. Gle a n
wound, all right" he announced.
dead about an hour, I'd say"
He consulted his wrist watch,
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CHAPTER TX
SYNOPSIS

on trolley from poison scratched
into his hand by a needle-pierced
cork in his pocket. He and his
guests were ON their way to cele-
brate his engagement to Cherry
Browne, an actress. The others
were his partner Dewitt, DeWitt's
SuperstitiOus wife Fern - with
whom LOngStreet had had an af-
fair-Jeanne, WeWitt's daughter
and her fiance Christopher Lord,
Cherry's friend Pollux, Ahearn,
friend of Dewitt, Imperiale, mid
dle-aged Latin, and Michael Col
Inns, brawny Irishman. Questioned,
each member of the party seems
unfriendly toward the dead man.
Bruno and Thumm, Investigators,
think Dewitt guilty -LOngstreet
had a sinister hold on him. Drury
Lane, retired Shakespearean &C
tor, says he knows who the muir
derer is, but win identify him
only as MIR. x. One night the
investigators and Lane go to the
Weehawken Ferryh0uSe in answer
to an anOnymouse note. A man
is murdered ON a ferryb0at while
Bruno, Thumm and Lane are
waitin to meet the writer Of an
anonymous letter. Dewitt, whom
they meet there by chance, Joins
them. The murdered man is Con-
ductOr Wood Of the fatal trolley.
Evidently it was he who had
written the anonymous note. Lane
learns that Felipe MaquinchaO of
Uruguay is staying at DeWitts
house. Quacey, Lanes attendant,
investigates. Dewitt admits he
and Longstreet made their for
tunes mining in Uruguay, but re-
fuses further information. Dewitt
is tried for Woods murder, but
the defense brings out the fact
that he could not have murdered
Wood and pushed his large body
overheard without disturbing a
badly cut finger which several
witnesses remember seeing that
night. 1t was Lane who pointed
out this line of defense to DeWitts
attorney.
"That was a remarkable align
ment of facts, Mr.. Lane. Remark
able" DeWitt's sharp eyes flut-
tered.
"Yet perfectly obvious"
''Not so obvious" Dewitt sighed
happily. sYou can't know how
honored I am by your presence.
I know how few public appear
ances you make"
''True," smiled Lane, ''but after
all beside the point, Mr.. Dewitt.
You see I'm afraid my presence
is not entirely induced by the
earnestness of your invitation.
It occurred to me that you might
have something to tell me"
'But can't say anything now.
It's long sorid story, and I don't
want to spoil your evening-or
my own. It's a special sort of
night for me. I've escaped a hor-
rible thing. Jeanne-my daugh-
ter - and Lane nodded slowly.
Behind the mirror of DeWitt's
abstracted eyes was vision, he
was sure, of Fern Dewitt. Lane
felt certain that, in his quite I'M
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-26
AN EDITORIAL

The nation needs to awaken to the full
gravity of the peril that confronts it.
1t needs to appreciate how badly we
have been defeated in three months of war;
1t needs to understand that it is posi-
BILE for the United Nations and the United
States to lose this war and suffer the fate
of France-and that this possibility may
become probability if the present tide
does not change.
1t needs to realize that there is grave
chance of the Japanese pushing through
India and the Germans driving through
the Near East, to join their armies and
resources in an almost unbeatable combi-
nation.
1t needs to get away, once and for all,
from the comforting feeling that while we
may lose at the start we are bound to win
in the end.
Only when fully aware of existing
perlls will the United States do it's utmost.
Pray God that awareness will not come
too late, as it did in France!
Production Director Donald Nelson
appeals Tor vastly increased industrial
output on 24-hour, seven-day basis-168
hours a week. Maximum production in
short.
Can we get it?
Not on the present basis-not under
the psychology of recent years.
Not until we quit thinking in terms
of less work for more money,
Not while there is greater concern
about overtime pay than overtime produc-
ton.
Not while farmer politicians are more
Interested in higher prices than raising
more essentials.
Not while government bureaus-cre-
ated to meet depression emergency that
is ended continue to grab for themselves
money needed for ornaments.
Not while an army of federal press
agents clamors to promote and perpetuate
activities that have no present need or
value.
Not while Congressman try to put
over useless canals and river schemes
and take up the time of defense officials
clamoring for factories and contracts as if
war were great gravy train.
Not while WPA, despite shortage of
labor, seeks to carry on projects which it
IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS EDITORIA
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-26

Give the world eyes. It will see.
Give it ears. 1t will hear. Give it
a right arm. It will act.
HORACE TRAUBEL
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Welders Wanted

No delay - Our graduates
are employed Immediately up
on graduation. We have grad
yates earning up to $1OO a
week. You can learn to weld
in 6 weeks.
u. S. Navy certified weld
ing instructors, Day and night
classes.
Reasonable terms - Convent
ent payments. Pay part after
employed.
Free Placement service
Southern Welding
School
12O6-12 Reynolda Road,
Winston-Salem, N. C..
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doesn't have the men to perform or the
need for performing.
Not while CCC and NYA stretch
greedy hands for funds to pamper young
men who ought to be in the armed forces
or the war plants.
Not while strikes hamper war produc-
ton, despite solemn promise that they
would stop.
Not while the Efe-and-death need for
uninterrupted production is used as a
weapon to put over the closed shop.
Not while double time is demanded
for Sunday work which is only part of a
40-hour week.
Not while man can't be employed
on an army project or in a war plant until
he pays $40 to $50 or more to a labor
racketeer.
Not while criminal gangs control en-
ployment and ALLEGATION of men to work
on the Normand:e and other ships along
New York's vast waterfront.
Not while fifth columinists are nano-
pered and enemy aliens move freely in
defense areas.
Not while the grim job of preparing
our home communities against air raids
and sabotage is gunmed up with lot of
h1ghtalutin, boon-doggling social service
activity.
Not while pressure blocs clamor for
higher benefits, bounties and pensions.
We will not get maximum production.
IN short, unless, first, we fully realize
our awful peril; and, second, get over the
CHIMES of recent years.
Gimme shorter hours, gimme higher
wages, gimme bigger profits, gimme more
overtime, gimme less work, gimme more
pensions, gimme greater crop benefits,
gimme more appropriations and patron
age, gimme plants for my Congressional
district, gimme fees and dues to work for
Uncle Sam, gimme ham'n'eggs gimme
share-the-wealth, gimme $50 every Thurs
day.
France had the CHIMES, too - had
them till the Germans were close to Paris.
Then everybody went frantically to work
- to late.
France has no CHIMES today except
gimme food for my baby, gimme place
to lay my head. gimme death.
L, WRITE OR WIRE THE PRESIDENT,
AND SENATOR TODAY. L
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Steel-Piercing Eye

]. The new million volt x ray
built by General Electric saves
precious hours in finding flaws. It is
so powerful that its rays can pierce
thick steel castings.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-09
Boston Night Hawks

The Boston Night Hawks
MANAGED by cagy Fats john
son, are scheduled to open the
so42 season at O'Sullivan Park,
awrencc, tomorrow, Sunday
afternoon.
In case you are wondering
scbere the Boston Tigers, Boston
PoyaI Giants and Philly Giants
kre hiding these days, you will
brobabIv discover many of the
6ovs with the same Boston
ki-',r Hawks, and the Hawks
F.lI probably be the only COL
Bred .emi-pro team in the Hub
his wear. This is something to
Rrguc. pro and con.
The Hawks are billed to play
shp Hartford Independents,
Baltimore a n d
bther high ranking teams, in
scIudtng the Harvard All S.2-s
h a game for the Chinese Re-
J lief Fund
So these Boston Night Hawks
have quite a program.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-09
rowing ALONG SPORTSDOM
BY MABE KoUNTzE
Whitley" CATCHING

The roster Of the Night Hawks
so far as I've been able to
learn, may include such proven
veterans of the game as pitcher
Bullet Campbell, former ace
moundsman of the Boston I'll
gers; Burlin White, dean of
Boston catchers, Stody Ward,
ex-Boston Tiger star infielder
and pitcher; AL Green, Franny
Matthews and Buster Reddick,
all formerly with Newark of
the Colored National League;
and Chink Holmes, Babe Robin
son and illuStrious others.
This seems to be an encour-
aging baseball prospect for
Boston in view of the fact that
it appeared we would not have
eny semi pro Colored baseball
here at all this summer.
Whether Big Bill Jackman
has decided to hank up his
spikes or not is also a question
which may be settled this sea-
son. If Jackman does retire from
the mound, Boston will lose one
of the GREATEST pitchers in all
Hub baseball history.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-09
Woman S Department

but our trouble comes in keep
ing the number down to fifty
or sixty when we visit the small
Ter churches.
Monday evening Of this week
the 372nd Infantry Regiment
was invited to the Abyssinian
Baptist Church to hear DR.. A.
Clayton Powell lecture on the
subject: 1.-THE Colored Ameri-
cans Stake in the Present War"
He encouraged the soldiers to
fight as real soldiers in this
war; for in so doing the rights
of all Colored Americans will be
made better after the battle is
fought and the victory is won.
1t was a helpful and inspiring
lecture which was enjoyed by
all.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-09
372nd On
Porode

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The
Chaplain of the Second Bat
talon, 372nd Infantry, has con-
voyed the soldiers under his
charge to the larger churches
in New York City for some time
in the past but on last Sunday
we decided to visit one of the
smaller churches. We received
a letter from Dr., J. N. C. Davis,
pastor of the Christ Commun-
ity Church, to visit his church
and bring fifty soldiers. We
met one of the most responsive
and enthusiastic audiences of
all our visits to churches in the
big city. On the same Sunday
we had an invitation to attend
services at the Big st. Phillips
Episcopal Church in N. Y. c.,
but we chose to visit the small
Ter church and tha soldiers
really enjoyed the services. Rev.
Davis is doing a fine and noble
piece of work at Christ Church
and deserves the most hearty
congratulations and greatest
encouragement for what he is
doing for the upbuilding of the
Kingdom of God. He is a bril-
liant man and a strong Gospel
preacher, and anyone who hears
him preach once will certainly
be anxious to hear him again.
On Mothers Day we have two
invitations to attend services,
one to convoy rs soldiers to st,
James Presbyterian Church, and
$50 to the Big Metropolitan
Baptist Church for services and
a Mothers Day dinner given in
honor of the mothers Of the
soldiers of our regiment. 1t is
really amazing to see just how
very anxious our soldiers are to
go to church on Sunday. We
have no trouble in getting
large number to attend church
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-09
BACKYARD Gardens

The first meeting of Block
Chairmen who assist the Bos-
ton tuberculosis Association
with the Annual Backyard I'M
provement contest was held at
554 Columbus ave, Thursday af-
ternoon, April 80. Present were:
Mesdames Florence Lesueur, An
ME White, Lillian Phillips, Lau-
ra Connolly, Janet Edmondson,
Ursula Holder, Fannie Lonon,
Mary Chisholm, Regina Wilson
and Mrs. Laura Connolly. Plans
for the contest were made, and
the chairmen ask cooperation
of all the people in their areas.
Mrs. Dorothy Hayward, R. ~,
health education secretary, Bos-
ton tuberculosis association,
said: ut will be decidedly I'M
patriotic for people to throw
papers and food away this sum-
mer so that the problem of
waste paper and garbage in
yards and alleys should be a
very small one. Everyone who
has even a small yard, should
plan to raise vegetables for vic
tory and flowers for beauty. We
have never needed our gardens
as we do this year and every
one should do his part. En-
trance blanks for the Backyard
Improvement Contest can be
had of block chairmen or by
calling at 554 Columbus Av-
enue.