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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15
Old Logs SaIvaeed
For Soldiers Beds

Hancock, y. Y, Oct. 15-UP-
Lumber 200 years old and submerg-
ed in tons OF mud for more than
three quarters Of a century, is
being salvagel and cut up for Army
cot frames.
The hardwood planks and boards
had been buried in an old millpond
until recent flash floods tore a
new channel through the pond.
Large hardwood logs floated into
the open.
Virgil S. Whitaker, lumberman,
and his brother Vernon, who own
the old mill property, had the logs
tested.
The brothers said that the logs
had been out OF sight under six feet
OF mud in the bottom of the pond
for about IS years.
we cross-cut an end OF one of
the logs and found it in perfect
condition" they said. Then we
sliced off slab. and found the
same thing. Since then we have
sawed the beech. birch and soft
maple logs into sizes suitable for
government cots.
Since some OF the logs were
pore than 100 years old when they
disappeared. uuch OF the stock we
are now saving is close TO 200 years
old"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15

department who looked at first
glance like another dark-haired
young man. In her sharp reaction
Of disappointment she realized how
unconsciously she had been watch
ing for him.
Connie was standing imperiously
at her desk when the swing shift
came into the personnel that day.
Don't put your things away" she
ordered. II have an interdepart-
mental memo from the presidents
Office"
She read It to them, standing
erect with controlled excitement.
THE BOG will have its first public
test flight at 445 today. All work.
ers are to proceed to the flying field
for this event"
AS Mary and Connie walked out,
engulfed by the tide of other work
ers. toward the flying field, Mary
asked, why all this football en-
thusiasm over testing a plane ?"
IT'S the first bomber of this size
we've turned out" Connie ex-
planned.
AS she rushed on in eager de-
scription of the number Of miles
the great machine could go with
out refueling and the size bombs it
could carry, Mary reflected 1t was
more like the boastlng Of a proud
parent.
The great bomber lay cleaning
in the afternoon sun, roped off from
the mass of workers and sur
rounded by a small knot of officials
Mary was slightly amused as she
followed a determined Connie right
through the crowd to the front line
and squeezed in beside her just
back of the rope. Connie would al
ways be on the front line here
this was her world.
And then-quite suddenly-it be-
came Mary's world! In that split
second when her hands clutched
the rope before her for support and
her eyes fastened and held on the
helmeted, coveralled pilot talking
to group of officials just in front
of her. His strong, sensitive. tanned
hands gestured as he talked, his
eyes were flashing the old easy as
surance, and his mouth was smil-
ing the same sardonic smile. A test
pilot! That was why he drove the
low-slung car so expertly. That
was the spark Of daredevil assur-
ance he carried with himl
He was getting into the plane;
the door closed after him. The Of
fcials moved back. Now the roar
Of the mighty engines, few min
utes for the warm-up and then the
great plane TAXED forward, and,
gathering speed, the giant lifted
easily from the ground. Mary was
one with the workers now, her
pride and excitement rising in her
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/ in breathless waves.
Careful. That's no pursuit ship"
His grumble to the man beside him
carried to Mary plainly. why do
they let that crazy Martin test the
BOO anyway? Everyone knows he
doesn't give a darn how soon he
cracks up!"
Then the second voice drawled
in slow reply. Jaw, Bruce is all
right. l know what it's like to take
the kind of a rap he did. But when
he crashes, it'll be the planes fault,
not his"
Automatically, Mary's eyes fol-
lowed the bomber as 1t roared
above them in exhibits Of speed,
dexterity, control; mechanically her
gasps echoed those of the crowd as
the ship cleared the buildings roof
by a thrillingly narrow margin,
banked and leveled off for the final
perfect landing. But her body was
tense; her mind was a tortured
treadmill. Bruce Martin
crack up some day the kind
of rap he took :" She longed
to turn and ask the men what they
meant, but as the ship rolled to a
stop and the officials once more
surrounded the pilot, she stood
frozen, watching hynotically.
He was moving toward the crowd
now, answering their cheering with
a casual wave as he made his first
quick report to the officials walk
! ing with him. He was close enough
now for Mary to see plainly the
line Of bitterness on his face and
hear the hard, sardonic note in his
voice. Then, abruptly, his eyes fas-
tened on her-picked out the slen-
der green-suited figure in the front
line with the sun glinting on the
red-gold masses Of her hair. He
paused before her. He was taking
off his helmet and wiping his brow.
He was flashing that amused
smile at her.
well If it isn't the weepy red
head" he murmured. How goes
it?"
"All right" said Mary.
He was gone, moving in the
group of officials with his careless,
assured walk and disappearing into
the main building.
Mary was conscious Of Comics
hand on her arm.
What's wrong?" Connie was
demanding sharply. You're pale as
a ghost. You better run over to the
dispensary." She eyed Mary keen
ly. you might be in the wrong
work" she said, ''h you can't
stand a test fight"
Mary smiled and took a deep
breath. You'd be surprised" she
murmured, but l think I'm here
for the duration"
(To Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15
MUpDLlNG THROUGH

Flint. Mich. Act. l5-INS - Con
tinuing his bid for election TO the
United States Senate. Judge Homer
Ferguson OF Detroit has charged
that the governments war attitude
is one OF "muddling through TO
victory The Republican candidate,
speaking at Flint gathering said
because one OF our allies has mud
died through. apparently this coun-
try Is guided by the thousht that
maybe we can, too. But you cannot
muddle through when fighting the
Axis"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15
Mild Influenza
Epidemic Reported

Lansing, Oct. l5-AP-The state
health department reports that
Michigan is experiencing an out
break OF a mild form OF influenza
against which citizens should take
precautions. According 10 DR. T.
NJ. Koppa. director OF the bureau 81
epidemlology. the only fatalities re
ported from the outbreak have
been in Jackson County
As precautionary measures he
recommended avoiding crowds. 20
ing to bed at first symptoms OF
cold, eating properly and getting
sufficient rest.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15
ABANDON STRIKE PLANS

Flint. Mich. Oct l5-INS Flint
school system maintenance en-.
ployes have revealed that. az the
request Of Lawrence Blythe OF the
state. county and municipal Wort 81
ers union (ClO). they have ahan-
doned plans to strike 10 force a de-
sired wage raise The employees
made their revelation TO the Board
OF Education which referred thei-
demand for an increase from g.
to Is cents an hour minimum 20 q
board committee
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15
FATALLY BURNED

Holland, Oct 15-Rites have been
held for John Dyke. &c, who
was fatally burned Tuesday when
an explosion caused when he threw
oil on Goals in a stove set fire to
the John De Shong home in which
he was staying Dc Snong, asleep
in another room, received second
degree burns.
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TO START REGISTERING

Detroit, Mich, oct. 15-AP-De-
troit motorists will begin register
ing for gasoline rationing Nov. IL.
officials in charge decided Tues
day. First to be registered will be
for A and b cards. Per
sons on essential war work will fol
low
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-15
CHAPTER THREE

they! UNLESS you intend
staying up with that tapestry. you
better take out that last tack"
Ken grinned from the doorway.
Mary glanced about startled,
then laughed. She saw that she had
indeed caught the edge Of the blue
sleeve OF her dressing gown be-
meath the invisible tack she was
using to hold the Chinese tapestry
In place. She had done it when she
turned to see who was coming In
the door. She told him it would
have been entirely his fault.
Not that you wouldn't add to
the decoration" Ken observed al
miringly. approaching the slim,
blue-robed figure, whose golden red
hair was aureoled by the aged yell
low tapestry. You look like a
Chinese-Dresden Shepardess or
something"
CAREFUL Mary laughed as ne
helped her down from the low teak
wood chest. That sounds like
counter espionage to me. Come on,
want you to see what we've done
since last night"
She led him proudly through the
transformed apartment. Ken whis-
tied in establishment at the deep
rug Of golden tan, the rich dull
green of the draperies interlined
with the same antique gold-at the
small ivory and jade figurines that
we're separating the books on the
bookshelves.
you shouldn't have gone In for
luxury" he said severely. This
stuff will keep you broke for
months"
1T was my mothers, MARY said
softly. ITS been in storage since
she died, and had 1t shipped out
when I came so could use it in
my first home. This is it."
"Oh-I'm sorry" said Ken.
"You should be-" Fran's voice
called. Mary can run her own
business, thank you-with my
help! II you want to be useful,
come here"
They found Fran In the red and
white kitchen, standing practically
on her head to line the pan cup
board with shelf paper. Mary be-
gan to put away dishes in the
freshly lined upper shelves and
Ken brought out paper-wrapped
parcel and tore it open.
got your tea balls and ex-
changed the strainer," he said good
naturedly. And did I take a ques-
tioning on which one of you I was
married to and why not ?"
you poor thing" Mary laughed.
After the course of housekeeping
you've been through this week I'll
bet you didn't find 1t hard to tell
them why not"
We'll, l haven't gotten bored or
lonely, with time hanging heavy or
anything" Ken grinned.
Come to think of it, haven't
either, b" acknowledged Mary. II
can't remember when a week has
gone so fast, and the first night at
work | wondered how I'd 20
through this week"
AS they continued working In the
bright little kitchen, Mary found
herself humming happily. In spite
OF the long hours and hard work.
IT had all been absorbing and fun.
Fran had proved pure gold as a
roommate-a good-natured, ingen-
ious' entertaining person with
whom 1t was a Joy to discuss the
days happenings. And Ken-good
old Ken-she found herself think
Ing already. Always at hand,
ready to help, to advise, to caution.
Strange how she had been thrown
into a topsy-turvey world to find
her first feeling of security!
Only-part Of the picture was
missing. She was aware Of a con-
slant sense Of waiting-a tingle Of
expectancy. She understood it one
day when a man came through the |
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Road To Romance
SYNOPSIS

Following her mothers death. red
haired. slim
NARY DEXTER leaves Omaha and OBJ
tains job IN the Hordex Aircraft
plant In California
YESTERDAY: She and Fran Bond, q
night club singer and dancer. decide
10 share an apartment. They are
helped in moving by Ken Grant. a
mechanical engineer, whom Mary
met en- route TO the Pacific coast
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ing garments for women because
Of the insistenCe by munition fac
tories that they wear as sturdily-
built clothes as those adopted by
the men workers. Makers have the
advantage in meeting these re-
quirements for several reasons.
Being big users of mems wear fab
RIGS, such as denimS and SuitingS,
they get the preference in deliveries
from the cotton mills. They also
have the necessary machines for
double-needle seams, which make
these garments stand UP against
abuse.
1t may, therefore, come TO pass
that those highly priced man
tailored garments may be worn
more often by the working girl than
by her richer sisters.
Denim Is Flattering
There always has been something
very fiattering about blue denim.
Women workers do not in the least
object to overalls and other work
clothes fashioned Of it.. In fact,
many a woman in no ones service
but her own chooses it.
Denim and SailCloth are head
liners in fashion news. These sturdy
fabrics are approved for hard work
or hard play; they are the choice of
our quite contrary gardener, Mary.
and OF her sister who has taken to
welding or some other mans -Sized
job. And they are also the choice of
smart suburbia rushing from meet
Ing trains TO meetings pertaining to
war work.
Of course, the wild and so-called
woolly West has inspired the bright
cowboy shirts, the bandanas and
other styles most, but not all, of
them S ack suits. Contrasting
stitching, red on navy as an ex-
ample, is one of the details.
Jumper for Summer
The jumper idea, whether with
dress or slack suit, is one of the
incest ideas for warm weather
wear, since a Jumper implies cos
tune worn over a separate shirt,
which takes care Of the omnipres-
ent laundry problem that gets more
acute as the temperature rises.
Some clever designer thought out a
Jumper costume that has both skirt
and Stacks, three-piecer that fits
into the current needs of most
women.
Another new idea is appropri-
ately called Barbecue Clothes"
These are shown at the same mo-
ment that barbecue equipment is
highlighted in the shops and when
plans for outdoor dining are under
way. Last season found many host
eSses staging barbecue parties and
this year we expect the fad to carry
on. Naturally. the clothes for such
affairs are on the simple side.
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Record
Ramblings
BY MICHAEL LEVIN

THERE may be record short
Il age, but somebody forgot to tell
the record companies about it. This
weeks popular list includes 35 new
ones. while the regular months
classical labels are uncut in any
way. It's true that there was time
when we had as many as 70 new
ones a week. four-fifths Of which
could be used to scale out Of any
convenient window. As predicted,
there will be no more Okeh records,
only Columbia; but there will be
both 35-cent DeCca and Bluebird
numbers - and believe 1t or not,
there are two new companies in the
field. So stop worrying about your
wax.
The various re-hashings OF
Blues in the Night" have scarcely
been digested, when up pops a tune
something like it which looks like
just as big hit: I'm Gonna Move
to the Outskirts Of Town" Orig
inally recorded by Louis Jordon,
one of Decca's small bands, it sold
so fast that Jimmy Lunceford has
given it a two-sided treatment this
week. Recommended.
This one'll take you back to high
school days: The Lament for Beo-
Wulf." written and conducted by
Howard Hansen. with the Eastman
Rochester Symphony and chorus.
Much more melodic and interest
ing than most of Professor Han
sens scripts. this sounds a lot like
Mailer in parts. He says in his
notes that he wanted the music to
sound as stark as the poem itself.
Uhmmm-could be he didn't have
too many ideas, too.
Next time any Of these boys that
know all the answers starts shifting
at our National Symphony OrChes-
ira, play him this new disc Of the
Corelli Suite" transcribed and
conducted by Hans Kinder With
the expected Bach-like tinges, the
suite takes on very pleasant
bounce under Kindler'S excellent
direction. It's Stokowski style with
out the sluSh.
Mail Just brought in another Of
those retouched CaruSo platterS
that Victor has been turning out
from time to time This one is Doni-
zettiS "A Furtive Tear and it's
still impressive singing.
II you get as annoyed as ! do
with some of the drool found in
Italian opera, you will get big kick
out Of the Chicago Symptoms cut
ting Of Arthur Benjamin's over
ture to an Italian Comedy" Tongue
in cheek. Benjamin manages to
satirize the many banal tricks of
Rossini, and still turn out delight
full melody styled after that mas
ter.
The Best OF the Week: Swing:
Gems of Jazz. Vol. 4-another Sc
ries of re-preSSings from jazzdom's
choicest. this time bunch of rec
ords done in this country, but only
released in England. Benny Carter
is the stand-out attraction. CO.. d.
Sweet: She'll Always Remember,
by Woody Herman. with some un-
usual choral work. Vocal: Il
Want My Momma '-Bing Crosby.
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ginner the midday sun is much too
drastic.
Anoint yourself with oils - any
kind Suntan oils, olive oil, even
mineral oil is good.
Wear dark glasses to protect the
eyes from glare and prevent the
formation of lines from strain.
Budget your sun times minutes
or 10, if you are dark and thick
skinned Increase the time little
every day until you can stay out as
long as you like.
Remember that a haze is no pro-
lection from the sun. It will burn
you just as badly when 1t is behind
the clouds. In fact, you'll burn
worse because you do not realize
what is happening until too late.
For Dry Skins
Miss Menken has a few special
tips for the woman whose skin is
normally dry, and especially for
blondes and red-headS, whose COM
pleXionS do not take naturally to
the sun.
The sensitive skinned W m n
must, she says, put on a waterproof,
Sunproof cream before going into
the ocean and she must be careful
to remove both cream and brine
with a good quick-melting cleans
ing cream after coming out.
She should put on film Of foun-
dation or Softening cream and pow
der to give protection when en-
gagged in such active sports as golf
or tennis.
Care for the dry skin from inside
with lots of water, fresh fruits and
vegetables, milk, butter, cream and
olive oil. Rest more than your
friends and get moderate amount
Of exercise.
Everyone should remember, II by
accident, they do get sunburned:
To shun soap and water. Use a
fluffy mild cream or oil and attempt
to replace the precious oils that
were lost, with rich skin creams.
Golden Tan Best
A final direction from the actress
is to dress for your suntan. Usually
a golden tan looks best with just a
touch Of powder that matches ex-
actly and a bright, clear shade Of
lipstick. Pure white in the costume
is hard to beat, especially il the hair
is red. For herself, with her pale
gold coloring, mahogany brown
eyes and red hair, she likes pale
green's and blues just as well, espe-
cially when she can wear chunky
pieces Of gold jewelry, or hand
wrought silver with big pieces Of
turquoise.
There is an effective new SUM-
filter cream that is ideal for tan
ming without painful sunburn. It
bars the burning rays Of sunshine
or sunlamps. but allows the benef1-
Cial rays and tanning rays to PEN
citrate to the skin. 1t doesn't leave
a shine. as it Is cream Of the van
ishing type. A little is applied at a
time and rubbed gently into the
skin over a small area. Since water
reduces its protective effects. 1t
should be applied after each dip
into pool or ocean. 1t is grand
preparation for protecting lips that
are sensitive TO sun and wind.
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real ability is ridiculous. Hence they
are all for pushing such persons
forward to prove to them how fool
ish it is. Sd far Marion hasn't re-
sponded favorably tothe treatment,
however.
Anyone who ever has suffered
from stage-fright should have an
inkling of how the shy child must
feel when forced to perform for
guests. He should be aware, more
over, that such treatment merely
will make a boy or girl more fear
full Of people and increase his timid-
ity.
II you want a child to learn to
perform, particularly If he is in
clined to be shy, make 1t possible
for him to participate In costume
play acting with other children.
Then you really give his personality
a chance to flourish. In forgetting
himself in some role, as Jack the
Giant-Killer, Peter Rabbit or the
North Wind, he learns to express
himself easily and well. He acquires
poise.
Most adults find children enter
tanning, but some will not be inter-
ested in little Marian's rendition Of
Hiawatha. All Of the applause will
not be sincere. therefore, and the
child may sense this. A child should
be invited to sing, recite or perform
on a musical instrument. never
commanded.
Usually, youngsters like to per-
form for grown-upS. This may be
explained by the fact that most
adults like children. and are willing
10 consider as cute even a perform
anCe displaying a minimum OF tall
ent. But child performing with or
for his contemporaries is not nearly
so apt TO have his head turned by
meaningless praise. Also, he learns
TO accept criticism here. Children
can be brutally frank with each
other, and any praise received from
this source will be earned.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-20
Modes and
Manners

QUESTION: IN introducing nv
husband. should / say, Mrs. Smith,
this is Mr.. Jones' or. Mrs. Smith
this is rtv huSbdnd'?-O. p"
ANSWER: The use Of the phrase,
This is my husband" is in better
taste. The rule is TO avoid saying
Mr., Mrs, or Miss whenever one
can In introducing members of the
family, referring to them as my
father" my sister" or as the case
may be.
QUESTION. ~ ,Uould dppreci-
ate your telling me through the
Modes aud nnerS column
tDhether the initial for the first or
last name Is proper on initiated
hdndkerChietS.-N. r"
ANSWER: The initial for the
first name is correct, as the hand
kerchief is personal article.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-20
Rich GRAVY
Saves Many
Meat Dishes
BY JUDITH WILSON

IF THERE'S gravy and it's
good, the rest Of the meal
can be almost anything. This
describes the general attitude
toward meals of persons who
are fond Of gravy-and who isn't?
Some like gravy thick. some like 1t
thin. But all agree that gravy
should have rich, meaty flavor, a
healthy color, and even bits of meat
in it, and be served generously. Al
ways have it piping hot. In the case
Of gravy for StewS and pot roast, no
thickening is necessary if rice or
dumplingS are to be added.
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Nazi Lies Make
Her Mad, But
She Listens
BY TALBOT LAKE

LOW would you like to have a
L job which kept you sitting up
far into the night listening to Nazi
broadcasts? There is one person
who works at such job at the CHS
listening post, and she is Mrs. Alix
Reuther, a young German JeweSS
who speaks eight languages
When you read in your paper
that the NaZis were broadcaSting
such and such lie, 1t is probable
that Mrs. Reuther picked that one
up in order that it might be passed
on to you.
1T makes me so mad" she said,
that I talk back TO the radio, fu-
tilely, Of course. / want TO shout
back to the women Of Germany
that I am talking to them as one
Of their own and that they are so
wrong"
Grim work, but attractive, bru-
nette Mrs. Reuther has kept grimly
at it for almost three years now,
from September, 1899, when Ger
many invaded Poland. This woman
has spent some gloomy evenings,
for she was in at the death Of Hol-
land, Belgium and then France
and had to listen TO the NaZis gloat-
ing about it. She had to keep on lis
tening to the broadcaSts as they
came over the air and translate
them swiftly into English on her
typewriter and then hand them
over to the commentators and news
broadcasters.
Mrs. Reuther is the widow Of
Christian Reuther, who was killed
in an airplane crash in South
America ten years ago. Because she
Is Jewish and married Gentle,
she Is especially odious to the Nazis.
She was born Alix Simon.
Hitler's hatred caused her to
leave Germany in 1884. She has
been a citizen Of this country for
two years.
Mrs. Reuther is but one Of many
refugees from Europe who have
proved to be of valuable assistance
to this country now that II Is at
war. One reads of people who have
worked out synthetic rubber proc
eSSes that can be quickly put into
operation. and many refugees have
been more than willing to get into
the armed forces in order to take
personal sock at their dearest en-
envy. The instances are legion and
everyone knows some.