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Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28


Hungerford, pastor of the Calvary
Methodist Church. of Milford.
BANNING WILKINSON
Miss Edna Banning of Whining
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Banning of Greenwood, and
Mr.. Paul wilkinson of German
town, Pa, were married at 4:00
o'clock Saturday. August %, in the
Calvary Methodist Church. Milford,
the Rev. M. Eugene Hungerford
officiating. Miss Myrtle Banning,
sister of the bride, was maid-Of-
honor. Mr.. William Wilkinson,
twin brother of the bridegroom,
was best man. Mr.. William Chan
dler of Milford, brother-in-law of
the bride, gave her in marriage.
The bride wore gown Of light blue
crepe with wine accessories. Her
corsage' was an orchid. The maid
of honor also of Wilmington, wore
plum sheer wool dress with black
accessories and a corsage Of gar
denias. A reception followed the
ceremony at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Chandler of Milford.
The bridal couple left for Reho- |
both. Beach. The bride is asso7
tciated with the credit department
of Braunsteins in Wilmington. The
bridegroom is in military service as
master sergeant at Camp Stew I,
art, Ga. f,ss,.
GOLDSBoROUGH : HULL
The. marriage. of Miss Eleanor
Lux Goldsborough, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Beverly L, Goldsborough
Of Greensboro, Md, and John Leon
ard Hull, son of Mr., and Mrs.
Charles E., Hull of Frederica, is
announced. The ceremony was per-
formed at Baltimore, Saturday, Au-
gust Is. Eg &sI
WEST SWARTz =
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius West OF
have announced the
of their daughter, Flor
ence, to Mr.. Arthur Swartz, son of
the late Herman Swartz and Mrs.
Anna Swartz. of Greenwood. The
ceremony was performed Saturday, !
August %, at Denton. Maryland,
with the Rev. Thomas Dixon Off
The young couple will
make their. home in Harrington,
where Mr.. Swartz is employed as
chief. of police. Mr.. SWartz is a !
of Greenwood High school l.
ind has a host of friends in this
md neighboring communities.
PRETTYMAN HASTINGS
/, Miss Marian Lee Prettyman, o
laughter. of Mr.. and Mrs. Nehemiah 4
". Prettyman, OF Stockley, four g
niles. south of Georgetown, and q
B. Hastings, son of, Mr.. q
nd Mrs. Harley G. Hastings, Of h
,ethel, were married on Saturday d
light, August %, at Bethel by the b
lev. Charles w. Spry. A
r.e .a.,is .,a Il,
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

NAAC SUI uCh.
a
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Downing
and daughters, Elaine and
Joyce, are now at home on
Center street, in Harrington,
having moved there on Friday
of last week. Mr.. Downing will
operate the lumber yard there.
They, with their daughters,
have been a part of the COM
munity life that is so nicely
carried on on Clark avenue,
and they will be missed by their
neighbors. Their former home
has been purchased by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph ]. Pearce, who will
soon move there. Mrs. George
Harrison, mother of MRS.
Downing, moved to Harrington
with the Downings.
&
Miss Mary Katherine Gray,
of Frederica, entertained a
group of Milford friends on
Tuesday evening at her home.
The evening passed pleasantly
with the girls playing cards.
Those who attended were Miss
Mary Pearce and her house
guest Miss Mary Hartman, OF
Elmira, N. Y, Miss Margaret
Holzmueller, Miss Dorothy
Pierce. Miss Ruthann Tease,
Miss Florence Pearce and Miss
Anne Townsend.
a
The perfect family circle OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Roland Mes
sick was broken on Tuesday
when their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Messick, passed on
in Memorial Hospital after an
illness of less than two weeks.
Hers was a good fight. but the
y
odds were so much against her,
that it was easy to relinduish
the life in this troubled world
and slip into the heaven land,
her reward for we'll done and
faithful service. Miss Messiek
was born in Georgetown, but
has lived here for a number Of
years, making friends and
keeping them by her gentle
and RIM d personality. She
was an accomplished musician
and she gave her talent to her
church, her club, or wherever
she could bring pleasure or
to those around her.
She was a tireless. worker in
her church and the cradle-roll
has been kept up7Ito-date by
her and her co-worker. she
has been a fine example Of
Christian living to a host of
boys and girls whom she has
taught in her Sunday-school
class. She was the constant
of her mother and
her sister, and her alteration
'or her father was. the kind
hat did not need words, looks
spoke so much louder and
more completely. While her
ife was lived quietly, yet it
cached out in many directions,
eaving tn e good influence
hat emanates from a true
character.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

of the University of Delaware,
and was inducted into the Uni
ted States Army at Camden,
N. j., on Thursday, August 20.
Miss Chambers is a Girl Scout
Executive Secretary at Norris
town, N. ].
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
WEDDINGS Fl.
KRAMtICH : Johnson

hhAWLICH -.JUffNoUN \.
Miss, Marian p. Kramlich, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Helen Shockley Kram-
Itch, and the late John F. Kramlich,
Of Milford, and, Robert. Edward
Johnson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Johnson, also of Milford, were
married Saturday. afternoon, Au-
gust 22,. by. the Rev. Marion Eugene
Hungerford, pastor of the Calvary
Methodist Church. of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Don't sbeed-the only thing you
will catch will be trouble.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

For Vietors = Buy BOHdiy
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Torbert Wis
tied his parents of near Milford,
last week.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Miss Elizabeth Burn of Whining
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Burn.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

William Melvin, of Buffalo, N.
Y, is. visiting his father, Edmund
Melvin.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Mrs. .Gertie Frazier of Whining
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
PettyJohn.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Miss Helen Housman is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia and Will
mington.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Mrs. VIM. H. Ainsworth of Will
mington, is visiting Mrs. Edward
Atkins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Fund Drive
Half Way

Loyalty OF Ypsilanti union men
and other employees in the city was
emphasized in the Community
Fund report meeting today Pledges
Of one hour of pay a month Or 81
per month we're reported from
large and small groups alike. help
ing to bring the total amount
pledged almost to the half way
mark.
The total today was SIC, 200, only
$500 short OF half Of the amount to
be raised for the Community Fund
and the War Chest, which total
y33 1000.
Aside from the fine response of
employees throughout the city there
was encouragement for officials in
charge Of the campaign in the fact
that many people are subscribing
more than the amount set by he
quota committee. even though these
amounts are larger than last year,
The reports indicate conscientious
giving and although the amount to
be raised is approximately twice as
much as last year. there is reason
to believe that Ypsilanti will not fall
down on the assignment.
Workers are busy this week max
ing calls in all parts-of the city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Character Set
byEvaluatiion

DR. Arthur Secord. member Of the
University Of Michigan faculty adj
dressing Klwanis club, Wednesday,
on the subject OF Personality" de-
fined II as exaluatel individualism,
or what other people think OF you.
One Of the primary requirements
for a desirable personality is good
health. A person cannot exert him
self beyond the point OF recovery
without losing his health, tho
speaker pointed out One should
analize himself. correct weak points
and further develop strong points.
he said Another thing 10 accept
is pecularitics. In order 20 be a
good conyersationalist. one should
have knowledge Of specific work
and also have as much general In
formation as possible, according TO
Dr.. Secord
Personality is Judged to great
extent on courtesy, tact, and sdpta-
bility. Discourtesy can usually be
traced to ignorance or lack OF
knowledge he asserted. One OF the
tests Of personality is the ability
to make and hold friends. he said.
Change is constant. First II Is
a thought. which is converted into
action. and II repeated becomes a
habit As a final summarization
every man Is the sum total OF his
work and It Is a struggle 10 attain
a goal This goal should be be-
yond our reach the speaker con-
Guided.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Two Hundred
Ships Needed

Washington, Nov. 5-lNS-A gap
Of nearly 200 merchant ships today
separated American shipyards from
their 1912 goal, but Maritime Com
mission and WPB officials remain
ed confident that it will be closed
in the neXt tNo months.
With production slumping by IL
vessels in October. the Nation S
pace-setting shipbuilding industry
will need to turn out 100000 tons
Of shipping in November and De-
cember TO attain President Roose-
yelt's goals of last January.
Six million tons OF shipping has
gone down the ways so far, while
the Chief Executive called for a
1912 total of 100000. In October
the output was 81 vessels, totaling
10000 tons.
I'm still hopeful OF reaching the
mark said Capt J. O. Gawne.
head OF WPB's shipbuilding diYi.
sion.
Maritime Commission spokesman
agreed that the race will be close"
but reiterated past predictions that
the 1912 goal will be attained Next
years merchant ship program calls
for 100000 tons Of shipping
double the current goal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
See FUND-,Page 10
.GoodfelIoWs
Plan Holiday

Ypsllanti Goodfellows Wednes-
day evening laid plans for happy
Christmas in Ypsilsnti and in
Army camps to which Ypsilanti
boys have been sent.
A list OF 100 Ypsilanu soldiers
who have no utilization with other
organizations which send Christ.
mas boxes from here, will be re-
membered by the Goodfellows. This
work is already underway so that
packages will arrive In time for the
holiday.
The annual sale OF Ypsiland Daj-
ly Press will be Dec 10. the Sat
urday preceding Christmas. Funds
from this sale will be used to fill
Christmas baskets for those who
might otherwise be overlooked and
for meeting other emergency calls
during the year.
A letter Of thanks from the Sig.
nal Corps for funds sent them 10
help furnish recreation headquar-
tiers while they were in training
was read. The furnishings have
since been brought to the Armory
here and are being used by the
State troops
At the same meeting Daniel ?.
Quirk was elected president of the
Goodfellows, Norman Evans. vice
president, George c. Handy, secre-
tary and treasurer. Retiring Of
fice.s are Tracy Towner, presi.
dent Mark Rust, vice president.
and Earl Snyder, secretary and
treasurer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
NoPIans But
Not Through

Lansing. Mich, Nov, 5-INS -
Though defeated in his bid for re-
election on the Democratic ticket
Gov. Murray ID. Van Wagner to-
day indicated he is not through
with politics.
While declining TO discuss his
political future or whether he will
again seek the governors chair in
1914, Van Wagner said he had no
definite plans, and added smiling
ly:
Il have no plans because | in
tended to win"
Concerning the election in which
he was debated by his secretary Of
state. Republican Harry F. Kelly.
the governor said.
I'm convinced the results were
not directed against Van Wagner.
The vote shows the Republican
landslide In Michigan was part of
a national trend.
II was reported, meanwhile, that
Van Wagner may accept fed.
eral post in Washington.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
See STATE Page 10
More Calls
Made onNurse

A decided increase in the num-
Der of calls for visiting nurses was
reported by Mrs. Ellie Clough.
visiting nurse, in her report at a
meeting of the Visiting Nurses
Agency Tuesday afternoon.
A total Of 81 calls was tabulated
this month in comparison with be-
tween go and 20 last month. Mrs.
Clough states that this increase was
apparent both in the number of
pay calls and the number OF fund
welfare cases taken care OF by the
Community Fund appropriation
Spencer Gordon. new executive
secretary of the Ford Bomber Plant
Community Council, spoke to the
group on a plan to coordinate all
community fund social agencies
with the Council of Social Agen-
eies in Ypsilanti. He reported that
he had studied similar social agen-
cy set-ups and felt that such a plan
would work favorably here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Asp~ss---
Five Injured
in Accidents

Two were injured in a collision
at lls52 p. M "Wednesday on Mich
igan Ave. at Huron St, in which
three cars were involved and a
parking meter was damaged.
The driver OF one car, James Pur,
Wis, so. OF 1887 Stony Greek Rd.
was treated at Boyer Hospital fol-
chest bruises and a leg injury
Hugh y. Simmons. %. soldier
stationed at the Boomber plant
and a passenger in another Car re
ceived decorations on the forehead
In a statement to city police
Austin S. Miller, 1879 Wasbtenas
Ave, Ann Arbor, said he was driv'
ing two soldiers to the Bomber
plant and had Just driven his car
from Washington st. East onto
Michigan Ave. He intended TO turn
his vehicle right, he said, when the
collision with the Purvis car re-
suited.
A third vehicle, a truck driven by
Marvin Williams Of Pontiac, was
travelling west on Michigan Ave,
and received minor damage to the
left front fender, police reported.
Miller said in the confusion he
then backed his car over a parking
meter.
In Hospital
Two we're patients at Boyer Hos
pital Wednesday for injuries re
ceiyed in an accident at 1l:55 p.
IN. Tuesday, on MIL near Belleville
Rd Mrs. Verna Curns, %, OF 915
state st, Ann Arbor, was treated
for fractured left arm and iacera-
tons on the forehead and leg. Mrs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
BY Helen Boutell
ard Alice GrooSbeck

From your contributions TO the
Community Fund the Salvation
Army has been able to attain many
useful and necessary accomplish
ments. Many Of the projects arc
sponsored by the Community Fund.
Every Wednesday evening there
Is a party given for the soldiers.
Hostesses are supplied by different
neighhoring organizations There
are many kinds Of games played
and refreshments served A sewing
club assemblies on Thursday TO
work on War Relief Most Of the
material il donated but the yarn for
knitting IS purchased By the Com
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
dig Deep, Get in The Scrap %
Slogan For Legion Gathering

there are also being invited to the
party.
Tables will be arranged about
the ballroom and il is planned 10
have soft drinks available during
the evening Refreshments will be
served from a long table, with the
centerpiece also carrying out the
scrap Ideas The Navy Mothers
will provide the food,
The lights will he decorated with
crepe paper streamers and harmon
ling shades will be used for the
table covers.
A nine piece orchestra Will play
for dancing and during intermis-
sion, floor show is planned.
II was decided to have another
very successful dance last Friday
evening at the camp mess hall
The dance Saturday night will
be informal and girls desiring
transportation are TO meet at the
American Legion home
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

munity Fund. Friday is set aside for
a social hour for young people. Sat.
urday morning boys from eight to
fifteen years OF age are instructed
in woodcraft. The instructor is
furnished by the Community Fund
7 wo years ago the Central Special
ty Company donated the machinery,
since then additional tools have
been added to the WORK shop by the
Fund. Soldiers are also welcome TO
ork in the shop A. present the
boys are working on desirable lit
lie taDle lamps made from the cen
tiers OF discarded ten pins contrib
uted by the bowling alleys.
Also at the Salvation Army Head.
quarters on Michigan Ave. are To-
Gated transient rooms Since the
Bomber plant has caused such an
overflow Of population in this yiein-
ity, they have been used frequent.
ly. During the pat year over five
hundred have slept there. Usually
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Against
Work or Fight
Ukase For US
President Not
Taking Stand on
Post Vote Issue

Washington, Nov. 5-AP-Labor.
opposed proposals for compulsory
work-or-fight legislation took the
foreground OF congressional con.
sideration today as the first major
pcst-election problem.
The Senate Military Committee
called on two government officials.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wickard
and Rear Admiral Emory s. Land
OF the maritime commission. to
state their attitudes toward four
pending manpower bills intended
to mobilize war factory and farm
workers, as well as fighters.
With President Roosevelt re
main non-commital on the admin
istration attitude at this time. ex-
cept that 1913 manpower needs are
under study, the proposals would.
in various forms. authorize the
President to draft men for indus
try and agriculture as well as for
the armed services.
Organized labor already was on
record as flatly opposed to ma
tional service act at this time. In
stead spokesman for the American
Federation OF Labor and the Con
gress Of Industrial Organizations
have endorsed plan before the
Senate Labor Committee for a re
organization OF the federal procure
ment. production and manpower
agencies under a new central plan.
ming office.
As Van A. Bittner, of the CLOS
United Steel Workers Union, de
fined II to labor subcommittee
yesterday, the problem is "a plan
ming matter" OF gearing indus
trial sad marpower rgources into
a nationwide car production ma
chine" Advocating the continued
voluntary recruitment and transfer
of labor, he said. you do not elm
mate planlessness by a labor draft
o. passing a law"
Labor's arguments against ma
tional service act We're outlined
BE- Russ Nixon, Of the United Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Work
ers of America.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05

Dig deep--Ret in the scrap.
That is the slogan for a novel
cabaret party being planned for
service men and junior hostesses
Saturday evening at the Armory.
Entering into the drive for
scrap, junior hostesses will bring
old cosmetic containers. curriers'
OF other scrap articles to the
dance Saturday night. The de-
pository for the scrap will be an
old wire womans modelling form
and other decorations will carry
out the scrap theme.
Decorating the room will be pos
tiers made by the art departments
at the Normal College. Ypsilanti
High School and Roosevelt High
School Other posters, advertising
the party, viii be placed in down
town places, at the Willow Run
camp, and at the base at Wayne
County Airport as soldiers from
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Big Gains For
Republicans in
Senate, House
Governorships
About Equal in
Two Parties

Nearly complete returns from
Tuesdays elections today disclosed
the Republicans had drained of the
once formidable Democratic ma
jorities in Congress to a level that
might ebb in their favor on i'm.
portant legislation and had about
divided the IS state goyernorships
equally with the Democrats.
Their gains in the congressional
and state contests exceeded the
brightest hopes of Republican fore.
casters and almost turned the DEM
ocrats out OF even nominal control
of the House
With only FIVE House races unde-
cided. the Democrats had elected
bare majority of 21S; the r.
publicans POS, Progressive two, and
Farmer-Labor and American-Labor
one each. The Republicans show.
eda net gain OF 43, the Democrats
net loss of AZ, and the Progress
sives loss OF one.
In the present House, which con
tinues until the end OF the year.
the Democrats have a majority OF
SO over the Republicans and Ave
minor party members. Their peak
was in 1927, with 1913 to SO.
With only one Senate contest
outstanding. that between Senator
Murray (D-Mont) and Wellington
d. Rankin. (R). the Republicans
had gained nine new Senate seats
without losing one TO the Demo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
Contract For
W ar Duration

Detroit, Nov. 5--INS-A union
contract. believed to be the ma
TONS first major duration con.
tract. today was in effect between
the Ford Motor Company and the
UAW-CIO and covering an estimat.
ed 10000 Ford employees.
Completion Of the contract, which
IS to run until the war is won,
terminated long controversy
which had reached the War Labor
Board in Washington where the
employees were denied R requested
81 daily wage raise
The contract provides the EN-
ployes an estimated $4,000, 600 in
vacation pay instead Of wage in
creases. and all clauses covering
vacation pay, the checkoff system,
improved grievance agreements
and seniority provisions were
frozen.
Wages and economic issues
were agreed upon for six months,
when either party may reopen dis.
cussions for adjustments TO meet
any changes in national wage pol
iCies.
Representatives OF both the
union and management expressed
satisfaction with the agreement
and said # wot5d enable the en-
ployer and employee to work unin.
terruptedly for full production nee
essary to win the war.
Harry Bennett. Ford personnel
director termed signing Of the con
tract gratifying and In this Rich.
ard T Leonard director Of the
Ford division OF the UAW-ClO,
,nprnrrpd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
City Health
Workers Move

The City Health Department is
moving into new quarters today
Together with the Visiting Nurses
Agency they will hereafter be To-
Gated in the old police offices Al
Sc y Huron St. instead OF 304 y.
Huron St in city hall
All health clinics affiliated with
the department will be In the
same office
The new location is much
pleassnter and more centrally 10.
Gated. stated Miss Janet Edelen
city nurse. With our office in
this new location We are In a much
better position 10 efficiently serve
the people Of the community"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-05
New Problems Being Met by Salvation Army

men are kept Just one night but IN
such extreme necessities as OF late
some have been kept until they
find work or receive a pay check
10 rent a regular room. Occasional
" there has been a family lodged
for night or two.
Up 10 the present time the saliva
ton Army has been receiving the
rent free. but lately they have been
notified that the building which
they occupy is 10 be sold Therefore
the portion allotted them by the
Community Fund has been in.
creased to allow for rent In new
location.
Your community has great reed
for the work OF the Salvation Army
Contribute generously TO the Com
munity Fund when the opportunity
arrives and through It help TO carry
on the good work 10 which rs mem
beers are deyo.ing their time and
energy The Salvation Army needs
your contribution