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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
AVOID THAT DANGER

ANY MILITARY or naval
commander tries to know what
he enemy would most like to
nave him do. and then makes sure
that he does everything else ex-
cept that. Usually. in a doubtful
bridge hand. there Is some one
risk which declarer must consider.
and guard himself against that
one hazard In the case OF a No
Trump contract. he must not let
the defender with a long suit gain
the lead after It is set up. To pre-
vent that. he may have to do all
manner OF things, including the
overtaking Of his own honors at
the cost OF wasting an obvious
trick-taker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06

CHICAGO INS-Inland Steel
Company today became the first
member of Little steel to sign
contract with it's $4,000 workers,
putting into effect the terms OF the
War Labor Boards recommends
tons for 44-cents a day raise and
union security.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
York News
LYNN REESE. IL,

LYNN REESE, II.
SLOWLY RECOVERING
York. Mich. Aug 6-Lynn Reese,
IA, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reese,
is recovering slowly in st. Joseph
Hospital, Ann Arbor. from a recent
operation for an abscess at the base
OF the brain.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
CAMPING SUCCESS
FOR GIRL SCOUTS

The Girl Scout Council at a spe-
rial meeting in Little House Wed.
lesdsy was told by Mrs. Glenn
Groosbeck that the summer camp al
Waterloo Area had been very sue
cessful with an average attendance
Of IS each Of the six weeks. Mrs.
James Kercheval. organization
chairman. announced that out OF
i,O15 girls in Ypsilanti between
seven and 10 years, there are S75
registered Scouts
Plans we're discussed to raise the
Girl Scout Victory Fund sponsored
BY the Juliette Low Memorial Com
mlttee. Between October and
Thanksgiving day Of this year. the
national organization is asking each
one OF its members girls and
adults-to send 10 National Head
quarters at least one defense lamp
as her contribution 20 a Girl Scout
Victory Fund This fund will be
used for the alienation OF distress
among the children Of the world as
soon as conditions permit The
total OF the Girl Scout Victory Fund
will be announced 70 the nation on
December Z. 1912, first anniversary
OF Pearl Harbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
ROAST PRECEDES
CIRCLE MEETING

A wiener roast preceded the bust
ness meeting OF the Schaner Circle
OF the Dorcas Society OF the Luther
an Church. Wednesday evening at
the home OF Mrs. Charles Hartman.
A social meeting for Sept. IS at
the home Of Mrs. Fred Meyer was
planned. Various ways of raising
money were discussed.
After the meeting members played
table games with prizes going to
Mrs. Meyer and Mrs. Jerome Chees-
man. The special prize went to Mrs
Amelia Koch.
The next business meeting will be
Sept. 2 at the home Of Mrs. Harry
MaGraw.
Mrs. Lee E. Feldkamp arrived
Tuesday from Camp Stewart, Ga,
and is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Feldkamp in this city and DR.. and
Mrs. Albert Girard, Detroit. Capt.
Feldkamp will join his wife in a few
days from Camp Stewart.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Campers Back Home

Mrs. Loyal Kanitz and children
and Mrs. Anna Loesch and son,
Louis, returned home Sunday eve
ming from a week OF camping at
Wampler's Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Announce Birth

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Duncan,
Belleville, are announcing the birth
OF their son at Boyer Hospital to-
day. The baby weighed seven
pounds, 10 ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Son Born

A son weighing seven pounds, one
ounce, was born today to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Tomlinson, Milan, at
Boyer Hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
SHOWER HONORS
MRS. j. HEATH

Mrs. James Cunningham, Mrs
Ray Spencer and Mrs. John Bevier
were hostesses for a shower IN
honor OF Mrs. J. Heath at the home
OF Mrs. Beyier. Wednesday eve
ming. Three tables OF bunco were in
play with prizes going to Mrs. Clar-
ence Thompson, Mrs. Albert Rub.
son and Mrs. Frank Bevier. The
door prize was won by Mrs. Nor
bert Hamernik.
At the close OF the evening de
licious luncheon was served by
candlelight. and many useful and
attractive gifts were presented TO
Mrs Heath
Mrs. Cunningham, with Mr.. Cum
bingham and daughter Carolyn ar
rived home late Wednesday after
noon from O'Brien. Tenn. where
they have been guests of Mr. Cum
ningham's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cunningham.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Fine Points in Bridge
BY sHElARn BARCLAY

both. and East's uscard OF a space
on the second confirmed the bad
news that the suit would not
break. One kept on with clubs
anyway. cashing the Q and lead
ing another to Vests 10. Back
came the spade 5 to the A. With
only diamonds left. South took his
A and led the ]. East overtaking
Vests Q with his X and finishing
with hearts. setting it three. At
the second table. after the club Q.
the diamond s from dummy was
sent to the and Q. a spade re-
turned 10 the A. and the diamond
A was South's last trick. the hand
ending with East cashing hearts
for three down.
One declarer. after the first
three hearts. saw he wanted to
lead diamonds twice toward West.
He led to the fourth trick the club
6 10 the Q. lost a finesse Of the
diamond J TO the Q, took the re-
turned spade with the A, led the
club X to the A, finessed the dia-
mond 10. dropped the diamond x
with the A and took three more
diamonds. making his needed nine
tricks and giving up the last one
with his heart 8 to the 10.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Promoted Technical Sergeant

Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Heath re-
ceived a cablegram from their son,
Ronald, on sunday. He is stationed
in Australia and has been promoted
TO technical sergeant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Honored BY Dinner

Honored BY Dinner
Nelson Waiting, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Waiting. who returned
TO Camp Bragg. n. c, Tuesday eve
ming. was honored by a potluck din
.ner Sunday. Thirty members Of his
family came from Flat Rock. Dun
dee, Ann Arbor, Ferndale and Berk.
ley. Tuesday afternoon n. Ray Wat
ling and family visited the Waiting
home and took Pvt. Nelson Waiting
10 Dearborn on the first portion OF
his trip back to camp.
Miss Helen McKillen, who has
been visiting her sister in Traverse
City, has returned to Ypsilanti.
Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Minniss that their
son. Pvt. Robert Minniss, Of abe
Medical Corps, has been transferred
from Camp Grant, Ill. to Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Indiana.
Mrs. Clara Davis. Detroit. spent
Wednesday with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER C.
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Wescott went
Wednesday 10 Grayling and Camp
Newton and were accompanied by
Mr. Wescotts sister. Mrs. John
Hollocher, Cleveland.
Henry A. Garen, Jr., has accepted
a position in Clare. where he will
teach music. He is studying in the
University Of Michigan this summer
finishing his masters degree, and
is a son-in-law OF Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Burrows, this city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06

Miss Audrey Schwartz returned
home Monday evening from a
weeks visit with her uncle and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06

Donald c. Hayden, who IS sta
toned with the Army Air Corps In
Savannah, Ga, is spending fur
Tough with his parents, NJ. end
Mrs. 2 ". HAYDEN.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06
Hostesses At PARTY

Mrs. Clifford Gates and Mrs. john
Granger were co-hostesses at a
pleasant pedro party given by the
Auxiliary. Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, "Wednesday afternoon in
Veterans Hall. Prizes were won by
Mrs. Belle Knaggs, Mrs. Leslie
Baroer. Mrs. Joseph Block and Mrs.
Flora Barber. The hostesses served
light refreshments. The next party
will be postponed until Sept. on
account OF the pageant the last
week in August.
Mrs. Walter Breed has returned
/ from Mobile, Ala. where Ensign
Breed was transferred from New
orleans, La, for brief stay before
he left with his unit for an unknown
destination. She will spend the rest
of the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nepodal.
Miss Florence Fogg, Jackson,
will spend the week end with Mrs.
Donald Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Beaudrey and
children have returned from a stay
in northern Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sole, Mr.
and Mrs. John limerick and daugh-
| ter, Gale, have returned to Cleve-
land. o., after visiting Mr. and Mrs
Charles Nepodal for a few days
Mrs. Sole Is the sister OF Nj
/ Nepodal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06

Picnic In Park
About 40 Lutheran Ladies Aid
Society members and their families
enjoyed games and a picnic supper
al Recreation Park, Wednesday eve
ming. The September meeting will
be preceded by a luncheon at the
church
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-06

Several players who like to play
No Trump contracts got into that
same spot on this duplicate deal,
but only one of them made 1t. In
every case. the first three tricks
were In hearts. with the @ allowed
to win the opener. the A taking
the second and the J then going to
the K.
Two declarers then went after
the club suit. leading the K. then
the 6 to the and A. The J drop
on the frst Of these disappointed
Evening star., 1942-08-26
HitIer's Home Opposition

Nobody knows how the Second
World War will end. Observers with
some knowledge of history and at
least a slight acquaintance with the
psychology Of the communities in
volved have suggested that Japan
will have to be beaten from outside,
but that Hitler and his Nazi asso-
ciates may be destroyed from within.
A contributing factor to the point
of view thus expressed may be found
in the Tealization by the citizens of
the Reich of the constantly increas-
ing hatred of their neighbors. Her
bert C. Pell, former Minister to
Portugal and to Hungary, speaking
at Newport, Rhode Island, Sunday,
told his audience: 1.-The Germans be-
lieve, and I think they are right in
their belief. that once they start
losing-and their grip on the other
countries of Europe is loosened-the
people of the entire continent will
rise against them. Nine-tenths OF
the people of France, Belgium, Hol-
land, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway,
Poland, Hungary and Italy would like
nothing better than to stick long
knife into a German. The Germans
know this as well as I do"
A natural question, then, is: When
will Der Fuehrer's first victims
those German men and women who,
like Pastor Niemoeller, opposed him
from the start-have strength and
power and opportunity to rid them
selves and their countrymen of the
source Of the worlds great suffering
The easiest solution of humanity 8
problem is the elimination OF Hitler
and his colleagues in crime. Prob
ably 1t is infeasible at present. Yet
the moment of deliverane should
not be forever delayed. AS the Nazl
armies in the east are weakened by
Russian resistance, the industrial
cities Of Western Germany ART
bombed by the Raj and the deadly
enmity to which Mr.. Pell refer!
grows in intensity and effect, tn,
chance for revolt in the Reich nor.
mally ought to develop pretty mucl
as 1t did in the autumn OF 1918.
Certainly, the United Nations can
! not be satisfied to walt for the regi
Evening star., 1942-08-26
LuvuI's Protest

The protest which has been sent
to the State Department by the
Vichy government concerning the
American bombing attack on the
railroad yards at Rouen is indicative
of the extent to which Pierre Laval
is prepared to 60 in lending aid and
comfort to his Nazi masters.
AS this protest has been inter-
preted, the Laval regime takes the
position that all installations in
occupied France not actually Of
German military nature are under
the protection of the Vichy govern
ment and therefore immune to at
tack. In the case of Rouen, If this
contention were valid, it would mean
that the Germans could have con-
tinued to move soldiers along the
railroads running up and down the
coastal area without fear of inter-
ference from Allied bombers. 1t
has been assumed that the bombing
of the railway yards in Rouen was
intended to prevent the Germans
from bringing troops up quickly to
resist the raid on Dieppe, thirty
eight miles away. M. Laval, in
furtherance of his expressed desire
to bring about a German victory,
now is attempting to prevent. such
interference with Nazi troop move
ments by raising the fiction of
French sovereignty In areas under
German military control.
It is obvious that this attitude Is
not In the interests of ultimate lib
Grafton of the conquered French
people and it may be doubted
whether any substantial number Of
them are in sympathy with the stand
taken by Laval. Even If the con-
trary were the case, however, the
Allied high command could not, and
would not, permit such objections
as those raised by the Vichy govern
ment to hamper the execution of its
plan to attack the enemy wherever
he may be found.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
Recess in BIuckouts

The recent blackout drills have
revealed that the city by no
means has reached the desirable
stage OF perfection in response to
alarms which would warrant a cur
tailment Of continued practice. 1t is
to be assumed, therefore, that Com
missioner Young's announcement Of
only two drills in the next three
months is based on the conclusion
that the defects revealed can best be
remedied within the civilian defense
organization itself, without partici-
patton by the general public.
AS far as the general public is con-
cerned, the people know what is ex-
pected Of them and the isolated cases
OF noncompliance perhaps represent
the inevitable exceptions which can
be eliminated only by strict policing
during blackouts.
But many weaknesses within the
defense organization itself have been
shown to exist. If it is the intention
Of Commissioner Young and his as
sociates to eliminate them while
sparing the general public the in
convenience and annoyance of un-
necessary drills, the decision just an
nounced is understandable.
For example, the decentralized con-
troll system, Just set up last week, can
be tested in operation without neces-
.arily backing out the city. 1t is as
sumed that this will be done. 1t
should be possible to cut down the
time now required for turning out all
the street lights, either by further
GENERALIZATION of switches in fewer
locations or by reassignment of the
task Of operating the switches in
their present locations. Observation
has revealed too great a number of
vehicles permitted to operate on the
streets during blackouts. The Office
of Civilian Defense believes two per
cent of the total automobile regis
tration is sufficient. In Washington
bAl1S WOulo dIllouAle w dbOOg f,UUO
vehicles, as compared with the 10000
which have been issued emergency
identification for operation in a
blackout.
There has been some confusion
over the approved course of training
, for wardens. The organization of a
daylight system of wardens has been
p tagging. And the Commissioners
should re-examine their own revised
blackout regulations and make
another attempt to free themselves
from what seems to be unnecessary
legalistic red tape, hampering the
"a enforcement of what should be SIM
pie and necessary rules during black
outs.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles Z. Trdce,pell.

During World War I, or the Great War,
as some prefer to call 1t, wheat was
needed In quantities.
So vast prairies were plowed up.
We got the wheat, but when the dry
years came, we got the dust bowl" too.
Moles, bats, toads and others exercise
a strange fascination on certain natures.
Those who have watched the bats In
the twilight will understand something
OF 1t, although they may still be under the
spell Of the country superstition which
says that bats carry bedbugs and other
noxious insects.
The flight Of the bats Is erratic, In
their search for late flying insects, but
no more so than that OF swallows and
svifts.
Toads seem more or less to have dis
appeared hereabouts, due mainly, we be-
lieve, to building and cleaning up oper-
ations.
From the Nature Encyclopedia we take
the following tribute to the mole:
"Moles furnish one of the strangeSt
| and most interesting marvels of natures
| handiwork.
Here Is group of mammals destined
| from birth to lifelong blindness; spend
ing their whole lives in subterranean
darkness; digging, digging, digging, in
| order to obtain the food necessary for
their subsistence: rendering to the
farmer a service that is simply inestim-
able in value, yet regarded as animals
worthy only Of complete determination
| when of a morning We look upon
the little ridges of new-turned soil dis
figuring our lawns, we instinctively say
Those wretched moles again! forgetting
that the little shovelers have simply
been working where they best can find
their food.
1T is true that sometimes the tunnels
dug by moles admit of the incursions oi
rodents which injure tubers, roots ano
planted seeds; but it has yet to be
proved that the harm done by mole.
is not more than offset by their destruc.
ton Of cutworms, wireworms and othel
noxious pests of the husbandman."
| X X
Man has caused himself much troubl
by the thoughtless destruction of va
rious species OF animals and by chang
ing the face of nature, even to gooc
ends, and yet he seems never to learr
his lesson.
Every now and then some one crop.
up with grand idea, at least so HI
thinks, of getting rid of some thing OF
other by killing all the members O.
) some animal group.
The squirrel. we are solemnly told, ha
caused tick fever, therefore all squirrels
should be exterminated 1t would b.
as sensible to advocate that all dogs b.
killed, just because q few dogs have tn
misfortune to get the rabies.
Evening star., 1942-08-26

mented and deluded masses Of Ger
many to stir themselves into con-
elusive rebellion. There is little rea-
son, indeed, to entertain any hope
that they will act until they are
compelled to. But it does not follow
that the Allies should neglect what
ever opening there may be to attack
Hitler on his own domestic front.
Long before Britain and America
struck back at him, he had energetic
opposition from Germans of every
class. That opposition, admittedly,
was driven underground, yet it did
not altogether perish.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
The Duke of Kent

The Duke Of Kent has died IN the
courageous tradition Of his family.
His parents, King George V and
Queen Mary, set him brave example
In the First World War and he has
been faithful to 1t to the end IN the
Second. The world respects his will
lingness to risk himself and sorrows
for the price he has been obliged to
pay for his fortitude. J:
: A friendly and genial young man
as the public invariably saw him, his
royal highness was perhaps the most
notably light-hearted of the princes
of his house. Numerous legends of
romantic and sometimes altogether
incredible nature developed around
his name in his early youth. Profess
sional gossipers made free with his
reputation until his father and
brothers at last protested. Mean
while, the Duke completed his educa-
ton and took up the work for which
he was destined. When Edward VIII
still bore the title Of Wales and was
the empires principal travelling
agent" Kent was his assistant" He
earned an immense popularity with
all classes OF people. Perhaps the
fact that he was only fifth in success
sion contributed to his cheerfulness
and likewise stimulated the friendli-
ness of the masses. He was glad to
be distant from the crown, and the
multitude regarded him. as "one Of
the regular fellows"
Those Americans who met hi!
highness in London found him af-
fable in manner, keenly intelligent
warmly enthusiastic about all such
things as represented progress. HI
boasted no political philosophy wor
thy Of the name, yet was instinc
lively modernistic and liberal In hi
views, especially as they related t.
industrial science. Though he wa
intended to follow the sea, he becam
an air pilot and journeyed thousand
of miles in planes of different types
including some that were frankly ex
perimental. He few to Canada an
before returning home visited Wash
ington Just year ago.
Dying in the line OF official dut.
the Duke has sacrificed himself t
the winning of the war and Will 3
remembered deservedly as one OF II
Evening star., 1942-08-26
War and National Income

A Commerce Department report,
appearing in the Survey of Current
Business, provides additional evi-
dence that the continuing rise in
national income presents a threat to
the success of the price control pro-
gram. From an annual rate Of
$96,000,000 1000 in the fourth quarter
of 1941, income of individuals avail
able for spending or saving, accord
ing to the survey article, had in
creased to yearly rate of $103, ,000,-
100000 by the second quarter of this
year, an advance of per cent. 1t
seems evident, therefore, that taxes
paid by individuals during the first
half of 1912 have contributed little
toward curbing the expansion in ma
tional purchasing power.
The inf1ationary pressure on re-
tail prices resulting from the new
income created by the war boom
would undoubtedly have been much
greater had not substantial part Of
the increased income flow been steri-
lized during this six-month period
by a sharp rise in individual savings
Including purchases of War bonds
and the repayment of consumer in
debtedness, these savings increased
from an annual rate of $40 400, 900 900
In the second quarter of 1941 to a
yearly rate of more than $24, 900 000,-
600 in the second quarter of 1912.
Though the rise in savings is highly
encouraging, there is clearly danger
in placing too great reliance on VOL
untary savings in the future, as a
powerful anti-infationary force, and
one that will assure the maintenance
of stable price level. The shortages
of consumer goods so far have con-
sisted mostly of commodities usually
purchased at infrequent intervals,
and those of which consumers have
held relatively large stocks. Future
shortages of non-durable goods may
result in a far keener consumer COM
petition for the supplies still avail
able. Also to be considered is the
possibility that the large volume OF
savings currently devoted to repay
ment of consumer debt may later be
shifted to the spending stream after
the liquidation of the debt now out
standing.
In view of the continually expand
ing scope of the war program, fur
ther increases In national income
are to be expected. This excess in
come, unless siphoned off by taxes
and savings, will remain an infa-
tionary element in our war economy
operating to push the price level
higher and higher. Thus the alter
native to adequate measures designed
to curb the swollen income flow is a
price imitation that will not only
greatly increase the cost of the war
but impose hardships on millions OF
American families.