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Evening star., 1943-04-25

panions, the invasion of France
brought not only national but per-
sonal sorrow and sacrifice.
Sergt. Leclerc was born and edu-
Gated in Paris but was working in
London when the Nazis entered
France. She had just returned from
a holiday in her native land when
the war broke. Her mother and
two brothers are still in France and
she has received very little news re-
garding their present welfare.
"One brother had been a prisoner
of the Germans" she said" and l
heard he had returned to France
He was very weak and i'll when he
returned"
Served During Blitz.
Mile. Leclerc had her baptism of
fire" during the London blitz when
she volunteered as guard against
fires and incendiary bombs.
ut is good training" she COM
mented, but it is not pleasant to go
through blitz.'
Sergt. Borette has particular pride
in wearing the shield and cross of
Jeanne dare, for she was born and
brought up In Rouen, whose citizens
have always felt very close to the
Maid of Orleans.
One of small minority to cross
the Channel to England, Mile. Bor-
retoe's escape from France was both
dramatic and exciting. With hel
mother, father and one sister, she
made her way to the Brittany Coast
in the family car, receiving dona-
tions of gas from British soldiers
who were destroying supplies on
their retreat to Dunkirk. In Britain
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dred now. We are a part of the
regular army enlisted to serve for
the duration and three months fol-
lowing. We do secretarial work,
handle communications, serve as
truck drivers, do Photographic work
and even have some members who
serve as cooks That's terrible
work" she smiled ruefully. II had
to help in the kitchen while
was training and had to peel pota-
toes for eight hours. 1t isn't fun
to peel potatoes"
Mile. Bridault told how all women
enllstlng for the Volontaires were
expected to serve their training in
London. There they are put through
three weeks of military drill under
British and French army officers.
From London, they are sent to vari-
GUS parts of the world to serve with
Fighting French Forces.
All Speak English.
Mile Lebourg is the only member
of the group who will not have re-
ceived training in London.
1--WE needed her services too
much" Warrant Officer Brideau ex-
planned. "We will train her here
with U.s."
After enlisting with the Volon-
taires, members are assigned duty
with different branches of the Fight
ing French. Warrant Officer
Bridault is with the army: Sergt.
Leclerc works with the navy; Sergt.
Borrette is detailed with the air
force and Volontaire Lebourg is
with the army.
All four speak English fuently
and manage with efficiency the
apartment they share on Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Lee Chapter to Hear
Talk on Confederacv

A talk on The Postal System of
the Confederacy" will be given by
Cedric O. Reynolds, assistant prin-
cipal Of Eastern High School, at the
annual historical meeting Of the
Robert E Lee Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, at
8:l5 pm. May 3,
The speaker has devoted many
months of research to studying the
organization and administration of
the Post Office Department of the
Confederate States of America.
A music program will also be
featured. The. meeting will be held
at Confederate Memorial Hall, 1922
Vermont avenue NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Civic and Study Clubs

American Association of University
Women-Today, 4 to 7 pm, recent
graduate group open house for Of
ficers. Tomorrow, pm, classical
letter writer's with Mrs. Charles H.
Ruth, 4521 Garfield street NV;
pm, club tea; 5 pm, spring
songs by the Alice Deal Junior
High School Girls Glee Club; 6
pm, International Relations Com
mittee dinner; speaker, DR.. Esther
C. Brunauer. Our Canadian
Neighbors." Wednesday, 7 pm,
beginners Spanish; pm, eve
ming reception honoring winners
of undergraduates poetry contest
Friday, 7 pm, Spanish conversa-
ton; 7:45 pm, duplicate contract
bridge; 8 pm, sketching group.
Washington Club - Tomorrow, II
am, book chat; reviewer, Mrs.
Frank F. Bunker, "The American
Leonardo" by Carleton Mabee.
Tuesday, IL am, lecture on
American Forces Around the
World" by Miss Clara McQuown.
Wednesday, l pm, luncheon for
members and guests followed by
cards. Thursday, 7 pm, club din
ner; speaker, Charles J. Brand,
South America
Twentieth Century Club-Wednes-
day, 1890 am, Sycamore Island,
nature section walk. Thursday, II
am, YWCA, executive board
meeting; 12:45 pm, speech and
drama section luncheon, songs by
Mrs. Mitchell A. Marques; 2 pm,
readings by Miss Marjorie Web
ster.
Capitol Hill History Club-Wednes-
day, with Mrs. D. w. Holton, 5467
Thirty-frst street NV, tea and
program; paper by Mrs. John w.
Nee, THE Ancient Civilization of
Peru" and Miss Phebe Stine,
Guatemala Today
Business, Professional Clubs
Business and Professional Womens
Club-Wednesday, 7 pm, Fairfax
Hotel, 2l0O Massachusetts, avenue,
NV, dinner meeting and Pan
American program.
Business and Professional Women's S
Division of Hadassah-Thursday
evening. Jewish Community Cen
ter, annual hospital meeting and
report of Nominating Committee:
guest speaker, Mrs. Abraham
Tulin.
Womans National Press Club
Tuesday. l pm. YWCA, luncheon
honoring wounded American SOL
diers from North Africa and Qua
dalcanal.
Zonta Club-Wednesday, 7::30 pm,
Unitarian Church, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets, NV, annual
meeting and installation Of ON
GERS.
Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae-To-
morrow, 8 pm, Western Presby-
terian Church, 1906 H street, NV,
monthly meeting and musical
program.
Community Clubs
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
Tomorrow, 2 pm, literature sec
ton, readings by Mrs. A. T. Day.
enport and Mrs. G.. S. Jameson.
Tuesday, 10:30 am, international
relations section with Mrs. Her
bert Insley, 67l0 Meadow lane:
subject, United Nations; speaker,
Miss Catharine Shaefer.
Woman's Club of Silver Spring
Tomorrow, 10 am, public welfare
and sewing group with Mrs. Mar
tin Kinsinger, 500 Easley street.
Wednesday, 10 am, literature
group with Mrs. A. Victor Am
mann, 9507 Bruce drive, panel
forum Of The Human Comedy"
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Mrs. Clark Returns

Senator Bennett Champ Clark
was joined last week by Mrs. Clark,
who has been visiting in their home
In Missouri.
Evening star., 1943-04-25

Pi Beta Phi-Saturday, pm, Stat
Ter Hotel, Founders Day luncheon
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Treasury Demands
Still More
Revenue

Washington, June 3-lNS-Con-
gress today laid a revolutionary
pay-as.you-go tax bill on President
Roosevelt's doorstep and then be-
gan thinking about Treasury de-
mands for Sl6,OOO,OOO,OoO more
taxes.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to sign
the hill despite the fact that 1t is
based on the much-critized Ruml
skip-a-year plan of placing taxpay-
ers on a current basis.
The measure went before the
President with Senate conferees
all declaring themselves dissatisfied
with some features III the measare,
but proclsiming it worthwhile be-
cause it transfers. 100000 in
come taxpayers 10 a current system
OF payment.
Chairman Doughton Cd, \. c.,
OF the House Ways and Means Com
mittee planned TO summon his
group together to begin exploring
new methods of raising taxes 20
meet war burdens.
Imposition OF a general retail
sales tax and increased corpora
ton taxes appeared probable II
Congress attempts to meet the
Treasury's revenue demands. Some
conferees said that the fact that 70
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Medical Corps
Has Patients

At an emergency meeting OF the
Emergency Medical Unit Zone two
at the Ypsilanti High School We'd
nesdsy night. five practice patients
were brought in by ambulances.
As DR.. Charles B. Pillsbury was
unable TO attend the meeting. Mrs.
Margaret Wilson r. y. and Mrs.
Helen Miller r. n. assisted by
their Nurses Aides. administered
first aid to the patients
Stanley Allen, the first patient
brought in. was treated for shock.
Ben fowler, who was suffering
from lower lumbar fracture and
sacro-iliae sprain" was put on a
Bradford frame and treated for
shock. Paul Uugrodt. Jr. vas given
first aid treatment for two nae
tured ribs James Ferguson had
"comminuted fracture Of the right
femur" and a splint was applied.
John Hochrein was treated for
third degree burns OF the right
leg
The two most seriously Injured
patients were removed 10 the
L. OF W. Hospital and the others
we're able to return 10 their homes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
ak Board to
Make Division
of Is Mills
Units Asking For
Total in Excess
of Limitation

Tax ALLEGATION board OF Wash
tenaw County will meet at 2 p. m.
Friday in the offices Of School
Commissioner julius Haab in the
courthouse. Ann Arbor. to allocate
the Is mill tax limitation.
Last year the board allocsted ~
mills TO the county. one half mill
10 Ypsilanu Township and 10 mills
10 YpSilanh school District, But
this year the county has asked FOL
5is mills due to expected increased
cost OF operation based on expand
ed population 10 the industrial por'
ton Of the county east OF Ipsilanu
In the war plant area
Ypsilanti school district has
asked for 1873 Of the is mills OF last
years valuation. There are only 10
mills allowed by law. SO that with
the 5ls mills asked by the county
and the 1873 for the school district
and one half mill for the township
the board is faced with denying in
creases 10 one or more OF the pet
TONERS. The school board has said
that in the face OF possible In
creases 10 valuation limited by the
Board OF Review It might be posi-
bel for them TO get along with less.
In two preliminary meetings held
by the ALLEGATION board. the old
schedule OF 4Ia mills to the county.
!, mill TO Ypsilanti Township and
10 mills 10 the school, was tenta'
lively SET.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Navy Mothers
Planning Tea

The Huron Navy Mothers Club
o. Ypsilanti will give its annual
Bluejacket silver Tea Friday, June
I from TO $3.50 p. m. for the bene'
III Of service men.
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner, comman-
der. Mrs. f. s. Driscoll, chaplain,
and Mrs Lyle Smith. chairman OF
the ways and means committee. will
be hostesses for the afternoon.
Several committees have been
working for a number OF weeks TO
make this a pleasant and success.
ful affair. Mrs. Roland Woodside
will be chairman OF the kitchen
committee, with Mrs. Otis Lee as
co.chairman. The dining room com.
mittee is headed by MIS-. George
Ennen. Mrs. Alden Benedict, CO.
chairman. Mrs. william Winter and
her committee OF four have been
contracting all members for photo
graphs OF their sons aod souvenirs
OF their travels which will be on
display.
The welfare committee, whose
chairman Is Mrs. Erma Saltz, will
have there several OF the layettes
which the club has made TO send
See TEA-Psge s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Sugar Policy


Chicago, June 3-AP-The gov
eminent since Pearl Harbor has
taken control of every phase OF the
sugar situation from soil 10
stomach" says a New York brok.
er, and he believes postwar sugar
rationing lis definitely a most un.
pleasant possibility under the
present policy OF restricting pro-
duction.
Declaring that controls which
are palatable in war may be poison
Gus in peace" Ody II. Lamborn said
in an address yesterday there was
a distinct trend toward the pro
lection OF wartime SUGAR control
into the peace era and - was "evt
denced in two major ways.
The first. the Lamborn g. Co.
president told a war problems con-
ference of the National Confection-
ers' Association. was by the goI-
eminent consciously or uncons-
ciously" restricting production, and
second, by a gradually develop
ing program which seems TO be
designed to impose upon the Ameri-
can people, under cover OF wartime
emergency, a permanent change in
oL dietary habits"
Urging that the government start
now to plan an unrestricted sugar
production for 1874, Lamborn de-
clsred the current domestic beet
crop will fall short Of last years
output by more than 100000 tons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03

ing that the goal OF freedom from
want OF food can be achieved
?. Authorization 10 establish an
interim food commission in Wash
ington by July IS. 10 carry forward
the work OF this conference with
eventual power going to a United
Nations food and agriculture Of.
fice"-the UNFAO. or permanent
world food body.
3. a host OF resolutions about
40-setting forth In specific detail
the detectives embraced in the
seven point declaration OF Hot
Springs
Following the plenary session
the Official conference actions be
come the body OF the "ACTA'
which then will be signed by rep
resentatives OF each OF the attend
ing nations or governments In
exile.
Tomorrow morning the l00-odd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Food Conference Reaches Closing Session

delegates. technical advisers and
secretaries will leave Hot Springs
in two special trains for Washing.
ton President Roosevelt will
greet the delegates personally
Monday at 5 D. m. at the White
House.
Eliminating hopes Of the dele
gates that Mr.. Roosevelt might
make an 18th hour appearance at
the conference the announcement
OF the Washington reception was
made bv Conference Chairman
Marvin Jones al a dinner for the
delegates and the press last night
Judge Jones toasted the United
Nations a. the Gsis-but markedly
Democratic dlnner-and Herve Al.
phsnd. chairman OF the French
delegation responded with a toast
TO the man 10 whom the world
owes the first United Nations con-
ference-Frsnklin Delsno Roose-
veit.'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
EdSel Ford Fortune
Left To Foundation
Air Action on Russian Front,
Japs Defeated by Sino Force

(By International News SsryIce)
Gigantic air battles over the LONG
Russian front, a crusnlng detes,
Of japanese Invaders in central
China and reports Of frantic Italian
preparations against invasion to-
day testified TO the increasing
weight Of Allied blows al the Axis.
Furious aerial warfare in Russia
reached its greatest height nea.
kursk, site OF vital Soviet opera
tional base. Here the Germans
hurled 500 planes into the battle.
nearly 20 per cent OF which were
knocked out by Red army artillery
and Russian airmen.
Russian fighter planes scared
over kursk 10 meet the Nszi aerial
armada, which attacked in waves
The Soviets shot down 80 German
planes Ia bitter dogfights while
Russian anti-aircraft batteries
downed 80 more, making the total
score 1928. an aggregate far above
the 10 per cent loss which military
authorities agree an attacking
force can afford. The Russians lost
80 planes.
Some Penetrate
Moscow conceded that some OF
the German planes penetrated 10
their detectives, causing damage
10 the city and civilian casualties.
Hundreds OF German and Russian
planes also were engaged over the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03

Hot Springs, Va. June Sins
The first United Nations food CON
ference reached its closing session
today on a hlghnote OF sccomp.
lishment and promise for continu.
ing world collaboration 10 improve
the lot OF the common man in
the postwar years.
Delegates OF "a countries who
for is days have discussed the
problem OF better feeding for all
peoples meet at this mountain
spa for the last time at an IL
a. m. plenary session dCsing the
conference
And these we're the conference
recommendation TO receive their
approval for Incorporation in the
official "ACTA" OF the historic
meeting:
1. A declaration setting forth
the food needs and the steps nee.
essary 10 I'll them-snd assert
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Trust Funds
Set up For
Children
Inheritance Tax
Not to be Huge
Amount

Mt. Clemens. Mich. June 5-fNs
--Edsel Ford incorporated four
trust funds FOR the beue'it OF his
children. II was revealed today
when his will was filed for probate
with Macomb County Judge Joseph
Trombly
A petition for probate listed as.
sets OF upwards OF 10000. but did
not reveal the amount OF the estate,
estimated al upwards OF $50, 600, 900,
The petition was signed by Mrs.
Eleanor Ford. the widow, and was
filed by clifford y. Longley, family
attorney.
II vas Indicated a nominal bond
OF only $1,000 would be placed on
the trustees.
Mrs. Ford was given the home
together With all personal effects
such as automobiles, furniture. and
anything OF sentimental value she
wants"
Request OF a major share Of the
estate to Ford Foundation Ia
blow 10 tax collectors who had
hoped for a wlndfall from the es.
tate. Such requests are free OF
estate taxes
The will was filed with q petition
Tor probate In the court OF Judge
Joseph Trombly in Mt. Clemens.
In accordance with us request.
Mrs. Ford was named executrix
under a nominal bond OF $1,000.
The viii was dated Nov. 4, 1895.
Its provisions would indicate that
Naval Lieut.. Henry Ford II IL now
a millionaire in his own right. He
Is past 25. the age Mt which the
trust funds mentioned by the will
accrue TO their beneficiarles.
The children who become minor.
ity stockholders OF the Ford en-
pirs are Lieut.. Ford, Benson. VII
Ham, and -Josephins. who ~ now
Mrs. Walter Bull Ford II.
The petition included an spplica-
ton for guardianship for William
and Josephine.
Hearing on the petition was ses
for 10 a. m. on JUL IL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Work After
War Planned

Lansing, Mich. June 3AP -.
Governor Kelly announced today
that representative OF the Mich
igan Planning Commission shortly
will visit local municipal authori-
ties TO urge the creation OF priori-
Ties for public works projects for
the first year OF postwar recon
struction
Pointing out that hundreds of
millions OF dollars worth OF pro.
posed public works projects have
been filed with the Federal Works
Agency. Kelly said 1T may be the
desire OF local authorities to review
their public works reserve pro-
iects. make some revision and es-
iablish priority on one or more pro-
jects for first place construction.
THE planning commission will
list priority projects scheduled by
local authorities for the first year
or postwar construction, in an en-
deavor TO establish pattern which
pattern which will indicate an
ticipated labor and material re-
qulrements proposed for the first
year OF public work construction
over the entire state he said.
Kelly said limited staff assist
snce and consultation may be made
available TO local communities on
request, but that the commission
planned to act only in an advisory
capacity. The interest. incentive
and actual planning must be the
responsibility Of local governments.
the governor said.
Kelly urged that governments
set up their own planning bodies
and that their programs be based
on sound financing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
School Vote
tobe June II

Election to name two school
board members will be from, S a.
m. 10 June IA in the lunch room
of the Ypsilarti High School. Pres
ent members of the board will act
as an election board Upon conven-
ing. they will elect four officials for
the day
Daniel T. Quirk and Carl Johnson
are the two candidates who have
qualified for election The men
who are leaving the board are j..
Lester Miller and Alfred f. Weber.
Persons intending TO vote in
the June IA election OF the Ypsi-
lanti School district were reminded
today by Ernest Chapelle, superin-
tendent OF Schools, that being reg
istered at the city hall does not
qualify for school district electors.
He said such electors must be reg
istered on the books of the school
district.
Registration closes at s p. m.
June 5 and is at the Office Of the
superintendent at the Ypsilanti
High School building. The office
is open from s a. m. to ) p. m. dali
ly, except Saturdays.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Stain Reply
Due iinCapital

Washington. June 3-UP-Pres-
ident Roosevelt hears today from
Soviet Premier Josef Stain and
what the President hears may have
an important effect on the prog
ress OF the war.
Joseph z. Davies, former am
bassador TO Russia, is scheduled
TO return here late today. bear
ing a secret message from the So
Wet leader TO Mr.. Roosevelt. The
President last month sent Davies
to Moscow with a special letter for
stalin.
'fhe Stain reply may set the
time and place for a face-to-face
meeting. with the President. II
may be an assent-or dissent-to
Allied plans for meeting long
standing Soviet request for a sec
on6 front in Europe.
There were dispatches from
Moscow when Davies delivered
Mr. Roosevelt's original note that
Stain was pleased by its contents.
Indications here were that the
Roosevelt letter was more than a
simple invitation to a conference;
that II may have contained an out
line of British-American plans for
a new blow against Germany.
While few doubted that a Roose-
velt.Stalin conference was desired
by the President, informed quar-
tiers here pointed out the Difficult
ties OF arranging it. Stain is rep
resented as being unenthusiastic
about leaving his country during
critical period Then there is
the physical difficulty involved in
getting Mr.. Roosevelt 10 Moscow,
trip that would require his alb
sence from Washington for three
to -four weeks. perhaps longer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03

B. Of c. Head

Lumsn A. Seamsns. manager OF
the municipal gas office, was elected
president OF the Board OF Com
merce by directors at their regular
meeting at noon today.
Other officers elected are George
Veins. vice president, and A. B.
Curtis. treasurer.
Arrangements were complet ed
for a Board OF Commerce reception
at Charles McKenny Hall Tuesday
evening. June s. at s o'clock q
social and business meeting with
special entertainment under the
direction Of Prof Carl Lindegren Is
planned.
James Warner chairman OF the
membership committee announced
the annual membership campaign
and assigned rs workers 100 pros
poets. He pointed out the neces-
sity OF expansion OF the Board OF
Commerce income due 10 expanded
activities. rising costs OF opera
ton and necessity for a sound re-
serve fund for contingencies and
building fund.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03
Miss Heyler Gives
Pleasing Recital

Miss Joan Heyler. pupil Of Mrs.
James Breakey. was presented in
a piano recital Tuesday evening
in Pease Auditorium. assisted by
the Roosevelt High School Senior
Girls Double Trio.
Miss Heyler. who is a student at
Roosevelt High School, opened her
program playing Beethoyen's
Sonata Pathetlque. Opus 80"
Movements included Allegro Malto
con Brio. "Adagio Cantabile",
and "Rondo'.
Following this the Double Trio
sang several selections, first Of
which were Il Waited For the
Lord. Mendelssohn. and The
Dreaming Lake. Schumsnn. other
selections we're "A Sea Nymph Sat
Upon the Shore, Warlock, Indian
Cradle Song. Matthews, and The
Lark and the Nightingale by
Denza. Final number by the trio
was white Butterfly, by Donna.
Members OF the trio were Miss
Margaret Ann Smith. Miss Donna
Parrish. Miss Mary alice Warner,
Miss Margaret Miller. Miss Grace
Sauers, and Miss Amy Lou Tho
mas. Miss Lillian Ashby. OF the
faculty OF Roosevelt School, was
their director and accompanist.
Miss Heyler then presented
"Rondo Capriccioso" by Mendels-
sohn. after which she played Lie
bestraum, No. g., by List Her
concluding number was Sindings
Rustic OF Spring.
Following the recital Rev. and
Mrs. Walter B. Heyler entertained
for Miss Heyler at their home.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs James
Breakey. Miss Lillian Ashby. and
members Of the Trio. Centerpiece
on he table was a bouquet OF red
roses. a Gift OF W. c. Durant TO
Miss Heyler.