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Evening star., 1942-01-23
.Latvian Minister
Guest of Honor

Dr.. Alfred Bilmanis, Minister Of
Latvia, was guest of honor and
speaker yesterday ct the third Of .
series Of fellowship l,,ncheons at the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton.
Mrs. william 8. Culberton. CHAIR
man Of world fellowship, presented
the guests, which included Mime. Bill
manis and Nine. Cervenka, wife Of
the counselor Of the Czecho-Slo-
vakian Legation. Miss Elsa Peterson.
president Of the Y. w. @. A. board,
was present for the lecture.
Speaking on Heirs Of the Vikings
the Baltic People and the Baltic
Seas" DR.. Bilmanis described the
customs and traditions Of the Lat
Wan people and emphasized the
friendly relations which have long
existed between the Baltic people.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Minnesota Society.
To Hold Dance

The annual congressional dance
Of the Minnesota State Society viii
be held from $50 to 1 O'Clock to-
morrow evening ct Hotel 24o0.
Members Of Congress from Mn
nesota will be honor guests. In the
reception line VIII be Senator and
Mrs. Henrik Shipstead. Senator and
Mrs. Joseph n. Ball, Representative
and Mrs. August n. Andersen. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Joseph p.
O'Hara. Representative and Mrs.
Richard p. Gale, Representative and
Mrs. Melvin j. Mas, Representative
and Mrs. Oscar Yourgdahl, Repre-
sentative Harold Knutson, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. n. Carl Andersen,
Representative and Mrs. William A.
Pittenger and Representative and
Mrs. Richard Thompson Buckler.
Oficers of the society also will re-
ceive.
Fifty officers from Minnesota who
are now stationed at nearby camps
have been invited to attend as
guests Of the society.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
G.O.P.Group
.GivenSlogan
For Victory
Mrs. Chris Carlson
Speaks at Session
Of League Women

Victory depends on me" was sug-
gested Is . slogan for every individ-
ual American by Mrs. Chris Carlson.
Republican national committee
woman from Minnesota, who was
guest Of honor and speaker ut .
luncheon meeting Of the League Of
Republican Women yesterday ut its
clubhouse.
Urging support Of the civilian de-
Tense program and the American
Red Gross, Mrs. Carlson expressed the
belief that every one should assist
in the national emergency. Women,
however, should analyze their abih-
ties before undertaking emergency
work, she declared.
Don't gum the works and don't be
square peg In q round hole" she
advised. Keep . level head and
keep well poised. The enemy likes
to demoralize and thereby weaken .
nation"
Thomas 8. Clark, president OF the
Republican Club Of Queens County,
New York, also spoke, concluding
his talk with an appeal Tor unity
In war efforts.
Other guests included Mrs. Curtis
Shears, Mrs. william N. Doak and
Mrs. j. H. Bissell. who were guests
OF Mrs. E. E. Gam, league president.
Mrs. Bissell who is with the Red
Gross speakers bureau, discussed
the work of the organization, and
Mrs. Doak also spoke briefly,
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman enter
tanned q large party including Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Ralph O.
Brewster, Mrs. George Paddock, Mrs.
Merchant Mahoney, Mrs. Gilbert
Hitchcock, Baroness Won Below,
Baroness Won Nagel, Mrs. Sidney
Cloman, Mrs. J. M. Jenkins, Mrs.
Arthur M. Chichester, Mrs. William
Fitch Kelley and Mrs. McCeney
Werlich.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Club Women
Hear Review
Of D. Bills
r. F. Carnalier
Stresses Need of
Recreation Board

Criticizing legislation which is
nothing but piecemeal attempt
to care for something subject to
change without notice" r. F.
Camalier, counsel to the Senate
District Committee, yesterday de-
clared that further divided and
diversified authority must be out
lawed In the District"
Mr.. Camalier, who reviewed local
legislation before the District Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs, advocated
centrali1ation Of the government in
Government heads.
The speaker urged especially the
need of q recreationai board for the
District and predicted early passage
OF pending legislation establishing It..
II am not an alarmist," he said,
"but I view with apprehension and
with foreboding the influx of all
of the additional war workers with
out the provision Of adequate rec
reational facilities"
Fears Crime In Air Raids.
Mr.. Camaner also advocated q
"civilian offense" as well as civilian
defense" to deal with crime which
he predicted would break out here
in the event Of an air raid.
A resolution urging Congress to
formulate a program which will
insure that necessary sacrifices re-
quired Of civilians be shared equally
insofar as possible and that no
group shall profit unreasonably from
the war" was adopted at the bust-
ness session.
Price ceilings "at reasonable levels"
and rationing Of articles whose pro-
duction Is being curtailed were sug-
eested In the resolution which also
called for adoption Of q national
policy regarding wage increases for
labor based on the coSt-of living
index.
An agricultural program ITO fit our
wartime economy" and establish
ment of price ceilings for agricul-
tural commodities "at reasonable
levels" also were advocated, as well
as q tax bill without loopholes
stringently limiting war profits.
Home Nursing Glasses Formed.
Mrs. r. G. Hibben, home nursing
chairman, enrolled a number Of
members for classes In home nursing
to soon begin. Mrs. Newton G. Wing.
salvage chairman, discussed plans
for having representative from
each affiliated club on her COM
mittee.
Mrs. Carlton G. Duffus urged pur-
chase of defense bonds by members
of the affiliated clubs.
A contribution to the Woman's
Army and Navy League was voted
during the afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur c. Watkins, federation
president, was in charge Of the
meeting, held at $500 Sixteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Women to Attend
Anniversary Lunch

Several members Of the Phyllis
Lyman Colony Of the National
Society Of New England Women are
planning to attend the 47th ami
versary luncheon and reception Of
the society in New York City tomor-
row. Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart
Of Cincinnati. the president general,
will preside at the luncheon which
will be the concluding feature OF Z
three-day meeting.
Members from here who are
planning to attend include Mrs
George E. McCann, director general;
Mrs. George L. Palmer, past registrar
general, and Mrs. H. M. Cogan, past
president Of the Charleston wv. Va)
Colony.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Pioneer Club
Holds Election

Mrs. Martha Z. Moore has been
elected president Of the Pioneer
Club Of the Women's Benfit Asso-
citation, which 10 celebrating its 60th
anniversary this season.
Serving with her are Mrs. Rose
weisser, vice president: Mrs. Martha
E. Eberly, secretary; Mrs. Ada v.
Byrne, treasurer, and Mrs. Virginia
Metcalf, chaplain.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sweeney. q national
ofncer, was in charge Of the installa-
ton service held recently at q
luncheon meeting at the home Of
Mrs. Helen Luckett.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
J. B. Kelly to Talk

THE Wealth Of the Nation Is in
the Health Of It's People" will be the
subject of an address by John B.
Kelly, director Of physical fitness, OF
the once Of Civilian Defense
at the information luncheon Of the
Woman's National Democratic Club
Monday at 1880 pm.
The program 10 in charge of Mrs.
w. Meade Fletcher, jr., chairman Of
the educational committee.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Scissors Slayer Dies
For Wife's Murder.

~ the Associated Press.
MONTREAL. Jan. 33.-Arthul
simoneau. 37-year-old former sol
der, was hanged In Bordeaux Jail
today for the scissors" murder oi
his wife last June.
Simoneau was convicted October
~ Of stabbing his wife to death With
. pair Of scissors and battering he,
head with q brick. 6imoneau testi.
ned he killed his wife II self-de.
tense during . struggle In which
she tried to stab him.
He told Of two years Of marital
strife. Simoneau's death left si1
small children without parents.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Mile o. Dimes Lunch

Edward Arnold. who is to be here
for the Presidents Diamond Jubilee
Celebration, will be the guest Of the
Soroptimst Club Of Washington at
. mile o. dimes luncheon Wednes-
day 1T the willard Hotel. The pro-
gram is being arranged by Mrs. Jean
Bennett, national president of the
American Federation Of soroptimist
Clubs.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Souvenir Hunter Asked
To Return Telephone

~ the Associated Press.
CAMP DAVIS, N. C-Seen any
one with . pay telephone station7
Well, you might notify the Camp
Davis signal of1cer who posted this
notice:
"Wiu the person or persons who
inadvertently appropriated pay
phone from wall Of recreation hall
for souvenir, please return tele-
phone. Coin box may be kept -
. personal memento. Telephone Is
urgently needed. We have . num-
Der Of customers waiting for service. |"
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Wedding Date Set

Miss Jean Harper Warren, whose
engagement recently was announced
by her mother, Mrs Earl Harper
Warren OF Washington, has selected
Friday, January 80, as the date for
her marriage to Mr.. Averin Thatcher
Stewart.
The wedding viii ltake place In
the Little Church Around the Cor
ner in New York at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Stewart Is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. Morton c. Stewart OF Schen-
ectady, N. Y.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Membership Tea

Plans have been completed for q
membership tea to be held by the
Washington section, Womens Amer
ican Ort, at the Variety Club on
February 9, with Mrs. Lillian II
Rostow Of New York as guest o1
honor. Instead Of an admission
charge, contributions viii be made
to q representative of the Red Gross
Evening star., 1942-01-23
c.. A. r. Society

The Potomac Society, Children Of
the American Revolution, will meet
at 2 pm. tomorrow with Miss Ruth
Dryden, 2020 Pierce Mill road NV.
Guests will include senior members
of the Richard Lord Jones Society.
The program has been planned by
Miss Jerine Wann, chairman Of the
American Music Committee.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Vienna Garden Club

A discussion of spring planting
will be held at pm. tomorrow at
a meeting of the Vienna Garden
Club. Members are requested to be
prepared to make suggestions about
seed and bulb planting of both
flowers and vegetables. The meet
ing will be held at the home Of Mrs.
Walter Millet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21

carried away In q spirit Of I'M
bounded optimism and short-sight-
ed enthusiasm. we can bring about
an orderly and sound growth. d.
The Nation Is at war. Time is
at a premium. Things must OF
necessity be done quickly and
there may be mistakes which will
later have to be corrected. The
Nations interest dt the moment
transcends the interest OF the com
munity. Therefore we are CO.
operating with the government and
with the Ford Motor Company
wherever possible.
We see clearly our war RESPONSE
bilities to the Nation. We also
see clearly our responsibilities to
the present and future citizens of
this community who In later years
should be able to look with salts
faction and pride upon the plans
and policies which we set up as
our guide today. The preservation
Of a well-balanced community OF
schools. factories and homes is an
aspiration for which We need offer
no apologies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
Webb, Mars, :
Standard High

Mrs. M. Blanche Mars Is owner
and manager of the Webb and
Mars Drygoods store. one Of the
few stores In this part OF the state
dealing exclusively in drygoods.
The firm was organized in 1918 by
f. II. Nissly. J. Atherton Mars
and Milton H. Webb. Two years
later the Messrs. Webb and Mars
purchased Mr.. Nissly's interest
and the store has continued under
that firm name. being managed by
Mr.. Mars after death Of Mr.. Webb
and by Mrs. Mars since the death
OF Mr.. Mars about ten years age
Following the same high stan(
ards Of business dealing that he
been established in the store, Mr.
Mars has made an extraordina,
record. Assisted by Mrs. Anr
Gwinner, who has been in the stol
since the beginning. Mrs. Mari
has applied the principles of goc
merchandising upon which tn
store was founded and she enjoy
the friendship of hundreds Of Gus.
toners.
In community life. as in the
store, Mrs. Mars is active and
she looks forward with enthusiasm
to the pleasure of service to many
new people as the Bomber plant
growth continues. Her comment
was, Let US welcome the new
workers in the real spirit Of Ypsi-
lanti."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
BY Paul unarodt


Commerce)
For more than three-quarters OF
. century Ypsilanti has been char
scterized as college town and a
delightful city In which to live. How
ever, In the last decade, the charac-
ter OF the community has undergone
a decided change from being pre-
dominautly an educational center to
being a center OF both education
and industry. While there has al
ways been some industry In the com
munity, the expansion Of local in
dustry In the past ten years has
been from a total OF 100 employees
10 total Of $500 employees. This. Of
course, does no, include the new
gigantic bomber plant.
Every city needs payrolls. II Is
highly desirable that young people
who are to become future citizens
or any town should. 10 a reasonable
degree, find II possible to secure
employment In that town. Prior TO
ten years ago. this was not readily
possible. but in recent years II
has been, due to growth in our fac
tories. This means that many
young people with no intention Of
going on to college (and there are
many and even college graduates.
have been able to settle down in
their own home town, thus giving
the community a stable and civic
minded population. which would be
impossible II all the young people
had to leave to find employment.
So much for the economic history
OF our community up to the imme-
date present. Obviously we are now
faced with serious changes In the
la and economic life OF Ypsi-
lanti. The bomber plant is the
worlds largest Industrial factory.
1t is pretty we'll established that a
year from now the plant will en-
ploy 100000 men and women. Al
ready ten thousand are being en-
ployed In construction and opera
ton. The balance in our commun-
ity life as between industry and
education. which has been q source
OF pride and satisfaction during the
past years of our growth and devel-
opment, will now apparently be
greatly disturbed. While the vast
majority OF the employees OF the
bomber plant will, for apparent
reasons. have to live outside OF
fpsilanti. many will reside in and
close to our city just as rapidly as
housing facilities are available. This
Is to be expected, and up to a GER
tain point, is desirable; for il is
safe to. assume that the bomber
plant will be a permanent establish
ment devoted to peace-time manu-
featuring.
As citizens we can take two basic
attitudes. one that we definitely
want no part OF the growth and the
boom advantages which the bomber
plant affords, the other that the
bomber plant is here under the capa-
Bile management Of Mr.. Ford, who
has demonstrated his interest In
and friendship for Ypsilanti; and
that therefore, we should intelligent.
ly plan to make the most OF what
the bomber plant offers without
completely losing the identity and
personality OF the Ypsilanti we
have always known. The first point
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
Ypsilanti Changing Character Becoming Industrial

OF Is miles) ana 20 offer to give
fair consideration to the requests
for public service. such as sewer.
water. gas. ETC.. provided II has
the assurance from the federal gov
eminent that the expansion OF ia
cilities can be financed with fed
eral financial aid. Ypsilanti should
not be expected to burden its tax
payers with expenditures which
are directly attributable TO the abb
normal and sudden bomber plant
program.
(5) Ypsilanti should think In
terms of the construction OF from
1900 to 3,o0e dwellings within and
Immediately outside the city limits.
II should think Of q possible doubl-
ing OF its population. II should con-
slider the possibility Of annexing
areas where substantial plumbers OF
homes are concentrated so We may
benefit from the additional tax
values. This, OF course. involves
the consent of the voters Of the
areas affected. This degree OF po-
pulation growth and expansion
could be absorbed by the present
community and the problems which
would arise therefrom could be
solved. The occupants Of our add
tional privately built houses would
In all probability become perman-
ent citizens, whereas II the town.
were TO suddenly grow four to
five times its present size, a large
percentage Of the new citizens
would no doubt be transients; be
cause II is inevitable that in peace
time the bomber plant employment
will be sharply reduced.
The most encouraging occurrence
so far as definite action involving
Ypsilanti and our federal govern
ment is concerned, took place very
recently when Frederick DeLano,
direct representative of President
Roosevelt, cut through all red tape
and sent a man to US to take a
complete and up-to-date inventory
Of all facilities OF our community.
This inventory supersedes all prev
ious surveys and Investigations
and instead OF the information 60
ing through various government
bureaus and defense agencies. II
has gone straight back to the Chief
Executive. Based on this inven-
tory, decisions will be made which
will determine with considerable
accuracy the part Ypsilanti Is to
play in supplying additional hous-
ing for bomber employees, and the
part the federal government Is to
play In assisting financially and 9TH
erwise in carrying out the housing
program.
In conclusion wish to say l
believe that ! have expressed the
opinions OF those leaders of our
community who have conscientious
ly tried to think this problem
through. II is only fair to say
that no one knows all the answers
to all the questions involved. Only
time will give US all the answers.
But II is reasonable to assume
that with the continuance of care
full planning. and with the type OF
thinking which neither makes the
mistake Of ignoring the problems
Of the expansion Of Ypsilanti, nor
the mistake Of being completely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21

Of view to me seems short-sighted
q / impractical. The second Is the
one I believe We must adopt and
the one ! believe the leaders Of To-
cal government and civic affairs
have chosen TO adopt.
You may ask just how can we
control this inevitable expansion
and growth OF our community. Well.
OF course. we can't exercise COM
plete control. but certainly we can
apply intelligent planning through
the cooperation OF local govern
ment, the Ypsilanti Defense Coun-
Gil and Board OF Commerce. work
ing together with federal and state
agencies. Many progressive steps
have ali eady been taken to the end
that the expansion OF Ypsilanti may
be orderly and sound with due re-
gard for the normal peace-time CON,
munity OF the future. Countless con-
ferences and meetings have been
held with township, county. state.
and federal representatives which
have resulted in the shaping OF a
general yet sufficiently clear policy
embracing these various elements:
ID There must be proper zoning
and building restrictions to prevent
the indiscriminate building OF sub
standard housing which would
cause q loss to the property values.
the health and the AESTHETIC values
OF the community.
In this direction concrete achieve
ments have taken place. A Regional
Planning Board embracing the city.
town and the school district has
been organized and is functioning.
Comprehensive planning maps OF
the city and surrounding area have
been secured and others are being
prepared. The township is operating
under a coming ordinance. The city
has adopted q housing code to sup
plement Its coming ordinance. The
County Is now drafting county
wide zoning and ordinance building
code. An engineering firm has been
employed by the city for expert
consultant service In city planning
Ypsilanti 10 represented On the De-
troit Metropolitan Planning Com
mittee as we'll as the Metropolitan
Defense transportation Committee.
The county health unit has been
put Into operation. A thorough and
comprehensive study OF traffic and
parking has been made and definite
recommendations already are being
carried out by the city. Plans for
hospital and school expansion have
been made and are In the hands Of
Federal authorities. Test wells
have been drilled for added water
supply.
t2) Popular opinion In Ypsilanti
reveals no aspirations on the part
OF our people to have this commun.
ity 3ecome another Flint or Pom.
tiac.
t3) Mass construction of housing
BY the government should be locat-
ed far enough away from the bor-
ders " our city to avoid serious
S cial and economic effects during
the war boom. but more especially
after the boom Is over.
90 Ypsilanti has a definite re-
sponsibility to assume its fair share
Of the housing requirements in the
entire bomber area (which, by the
way, Is q rough circle with radius
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
OLD. LARGE BILLS APPEAR

ST. HELENs. ore.-UP-Local
merchants report that customers
are reaching down into the ''old
sock" Oldest OF the many large
sized bills to turn up IN local cash
r gisters recently were OF the 1914
series.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
TIRE PROBLEM HALTs CHAMP

BROOKINGs, Ore. up The
district champion Brookings Higa
School basketball team STAYED
away from the state tournament this
year-not because OF its own ac-
cord, but because OF tire rationing
and the long trip involved.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
HussAND-wIFE KNITTING DUO

SANTA ANA. CsL-UP->- Mrs n.
p. Lyke has established . record
here by knitting one . seater . day
for the Red Cross for 50 days n
succession. Her husband helped her
by winding the i,156 skeins Of yarn
or crochet threads needed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
coLLEoiAN HAS OCEAN RECORD

PITTSBURGH UP Marcia
Chandler. II. freshman at the Uni.
versity OF Pittsburgh. has crossed
the ocean seven times. Her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Chandler, are
missionaries to China.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21
wINsLow is NOW FORT GUSTS

KiPToPEKE. Va UP Fort
Gusts Il the new name OF the
.Army's expanded coastal defense
base on the extreme southern tip
OF the Eastern Shore peninsula Of
Virginia. The base formerly was
known as Fort Winsiow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21

events cast their shadows-- Firpt.
he received dog license No. sat for
his pooch: then he drew selsctse
No. s27 in the third draft lottery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21

six months ago. they circled the
globe In opposite directions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21

DOG LICENSE CASTS SHADOW
SANTA CRUZ. Cal.-UP-Ernie
Bianchi, teller at the Bank OF
America. Is convinced that coming
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-21

SINGAPORE EvAcUEEs UNITED
OAKLAND. Gallup Arthur
Gracey hsi a reunion with his wife
and six Inonths-old son here recent
ly. When they evacuated Singapore
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-24

Judgment the exigencies OF pro-
duction so require.
ST by the last day OF any
vacation period an eligible en-
ploye has not received his proper
vacation, the company shall pay
10 him a lump sum as vacation
pay I'm lieu OF such vacation, the
sum TO be computed As the
amount TO which the employe
would be entitled IL his vacation
were to begin on the last day of
the vacation period.
Eff on the date as Of which
an employees vacation pay Is
computed, he is temporarily EN-
ployed at wage rate lower than
that at which he is regularly
employed and which he received
during the major portion of the
preceding year, his basic hourly
rate for the computation of his
vacation pay shall be the latter
rate rather than the former.
Disputes under this paragraph
may he considered under the
grievance procedure OF the con-
tract.
10-"An employe whose serv-
ices are terminated for any
reason after the date upon which
ne becomes entitled 10 n Naca-
ton and before he has received
a vacation shall be paid "A lump