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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
Union TO Play Santa TO
Soldiers Stationed Here

Student officer candidates from
the University OF Michigan and
soldiers stationed at the Willow
Run and Romulus air bases will
be guests at a Christmas Day open
house to be given by the Local 80
JAW (CIo) at their headquarters
on Michigan Ave.
BY cooperating with the Detroit
USo. 1t was possible to obtain ra-
do and state entertainers. q dance
orchestra. and soldier-tslent. Ping
pong. cards and other smusements
will also be provided.
The union has appropriated
$1,000 to provide refreshments and
buffet lunch for their guests.
Girls from Willow Lodge housing
project and members Of the WMsD
will serve as hostesses from IL a.
m. until the party ends. sometime
after midnight.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
Near Important Railroad
Center at Korosten; Japs
Being Bombed in MarshalLs
It'll Sit in my Foxhole
And Write my Own Verse

There may not he snow for
Christmas for some OF the sol
diers overseas but their wish for
Merry Christmas for the folks
back home is just as hearty as
though they were cleaning snow
off sidewalks instead OF digging
trenches. Pvt. Hiram Cecil Miller.
Milan. Michigan. sends his greet.
ings in poetry to his mother. Mrs.
Isaac w. Miller as follows:
From
Pvt. Hiram C.. Miller 1851 80
Co r 3s7th Enger's Bn.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

WASHINGTON - UP - The
government held the club Of fed
eral operation over railway man
agement and labor today In an ef-
fort to crack the three.wsy dead.
lock threatening to bring q ma
tionwide railroad strike next
Thursday. With three OF the five
powerful operating unions refus-
ing President Roosevelts offer to
arbitrste. administration officials
turned their immediate attention
TO the companion dispute involv.
ing the is incorporating unions
which have Joined the other broth
erhoods in ordering strike for
Dec. 30.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

A. P. o. 464 CO r. VI
y. Y. c, y. Y.
Birth OF a Greeting CARD"
'Tis the month before Christmas
and I'm going mad.
All my cards should be mailed
and there's none 10 be had.
I've searched the whole neighbor
hood.
I've really worked hard.
But II there's one thing they
amt got
It's a Christmas card.
SO II have no alternative.
What could be worse7
III sit in my foXhole
And write my own verse.
No tinsel. no garland. no ribbon.
So bright. not a chance in million
That Christmasll be white,
No tree in the window, no wreath
on the door,
No last minute shopping, we don't
have store.
As for Donder and Bitten and
the rest OF the crew
This is no place for reindeer, they
simply won't do.
Oh dear Santa, remain on the ball
Some Camel or donkey replace
ment call.
Or better st. Nick, so as not TO
get stuck,
Requisition ieep or a good G. /.
truck.
But whatever is lacking the spirit
Is here.
Wen celebrate Christmas with
plenty OF cheer.
And what I'm sending with this
rhythmical tripe,
Is the same old greeting to smoke
in your pipe.
May your Christmas be merry and
your New Year gay!
And may be home by the end OF
May?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
CUPID WINS OUT

ST. LOUIS ms A pair OF
childhood sweethearts. now in
their seventies. had planned to
elope, but their children learned
OF the plan- and gave them a real
wedding, with rice. cake and flow
ers. Lexey ]. Polite. IS. and Mrs
Teresa Boyer. Is, met again about
year ago after both had lost
their mates Mrs. Boyer had eight
children. Polite. ten. And they
have 4s grandchildren between
them
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
License Plates Will
be Available Soon

Full year 1914 automobile license
plates may be purchased at the
Board Of Commerce ONCE shortly
after Jan. S. IL was announced by
Paul Ungrodt, secretary, who
stated also that half-year plates
will be available about a month
after sale OF the others begins.
The new plates will be maroon.
with white numerals. and will be
full size. replacing the small metal
tabs Of this past year. There will
however. be only one plate for each
automobile. TO be placed on the
rear OF the car.
License plates pust be purchas-
ed before March I. 1914. at which
time present plates expire.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
NO EDITION

In order that Ypsilsnu Press
employees may join with other res
idents in observing Christmas at
home with their families there will
be no edition edition Of the paper
Saturday, Christmas Day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Cloudy, Warmer

WASHINGTON, D. C.-AP-The
Army and Navy Journal tonight
urged President Roosevelt TO re
nominate Gen. George C. Marshall
a. chief OF staff in order TO show
the world that Marshall is not to
be transferred to some other posi-
tion. The unofficial but authori-
tative service publication said in
an editorial: Because his term as
chief OF staff has expired, Gen.
Marshall 10 in office by virtue OF
the pleasure Of the President. This
Is permissible under the national
defense act.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
TO LICENSE cHIeoPRAcroRs

AUSTIN. Tex Up - Nearly
1000 chiropractors-or about SO per
cent OF the eligible number now
in the state-have filed applica.
tions 10 take examinations and OBJ
tain licenses under Texas new law
recognizing the chiropractic proies-
~fAp
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24
Parties Given
by American
Legion Posts

Ypsilanti and Willow Run Legion
Posts translated the Christmas
spirit into actually Thursday eve
ming when they were hosts at par
ties for soldiers and children.
over 800 soldiers from both the
Willow Run Air Base and the ASTP
group stationed at the Normal Col
lege we're guests OF the Ypsilanti
American Legion Post 2S2 Thurs
day evening at Christmas party
which included a dinner. a vaude-
vile performance. and a Christmas
dance in Ypsilanti High School.
The Christmas atmosphere was car
ried out in decorations. The gym.
nasium was trimmed with red and
green streamers. and large bright
ly lighted Christmas tree which
stood in the center OF the room
The Ypsilanti High School student
council. responsible for the. decora
tons. also trimmed tables in the
cafeteria and in the main hall with
centerpieces OF Christmas green
and candles, and with sprigs OF
holly.
Dinner Served
The chicken dinner. served by
junior hostesses under the direction
Of Miss Alice Heck, was prepared
by a committee working under Mrs.
James Wing. A group OF Legion
naires, under the direction OF
George Robbins, were responsible
for transferring the food from the
Legion Home, where II was pre-
pared, to the high school. A COM
mittee OF MONS, under chairman
ship Of Mrs. Faron Hayden. assist.
ed in clearing up the cafeteria and
in washing dishes. They we're Mrs.
E. G. Vorce, Mrs. Hermann Offers
dorf, Mrs. Alex Fox, Mrs. G. Ander
son, Mrs. Elmer Kidder. Mrs.
George Morhous. Mrs. Edward Lem
niger, Mrs. L.. R. Morningstar and
Mrs. A.. Gress.
After the dinner the soldiers
were entertained at semi-formal
Christmas dance for soldiers and
junior USO hostesses in the school
gymnasium. During the evening is
soldiers were awarded telephone
calls to their homes. Harold Angus
tus was in charge, and winners OF
the telephone calls were: PFC
Robert Eichelberger, Norfolk, Va;
PFC Thomas Chavaras. Detroit;
Sgt. Richard Haribo, Belleville,
H.; Cpl. Richard c. Dosers. Pomo-
na, CAL; PFC Raymond Jablowski.
Buffalo. n. Y; PFC Charles Ernst,
Alemeda, Cal; PFC Edward Bow
en-, Atlanta. Ca; PFC Clyde Hard
away. Jr., Springfield. Mo-; PFC
Donald P. Woods, Trenton. N. j.;
PFC Clyde Maley. Alice. Texas;
Cpl. Albert Cherwick, Chicago. H.;
PFC Leo Landy, Fall River. Mass;
PFC Paul Brookchere.. Demount,
Ca: PFC George Sticher, Fair
mont. W. Va; and PFC Andrew
Hayden, Detroit.
Chaperones and guests during
the evening were: DR.. and Mrs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

PITTSBURGH, Pains -
Widespread walkouts in the
steel Industry were feared to-
day az result Of the War La
Dor Board failure to approve
retroaetivity Of pay as demand
ed by the Clio steel workers in
negotiations for a new contract.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

AT AN ADVANCE land cold
LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHHEAD,
|Chicago-UP-Five intrepid adven-
turers planned today to plunge
headlong into waters where only
the bravest would dream OF swim
|ming-at least on Christmas Eve.
The occasion was the annual bust
ness meeting" OF the famed and
frigid membership frozen for the
|duration) Chicago Polar Bear
Club, which dotes on the shiver-
ing proposition OF voluntarily tax.
ing a spine-chilling dip in Lake
|Nichig: 1 each Yuletide.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

AlGIERS-iNS - American
Marauder medium bombers
blasted the Riviera coastal
railway connecting France and
Italy today In an obvious cam
paign to prevent the Nazis-
from strengthening their be-
sieasd forces on the Italian
front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

OTTAWA, Ont.-Birth or bap-
tismal certificates with q photo
graph attached. or expired pass
ports and expired border crossing
cards will be sufficient for Cana
dams crossing into the United
States for visits after Jan. l, the
United States embassy announced
To-day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

LONDON-lNS - A strong
plea for peace coupled with
4 warning to agsressors ain
responsible positions" was vole-
ed today by Pope Plus In a
dramatic Christmas message
broadcast TO the world over the
Vatican radio.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

MADISON. Wis.-George p. Ham
hrecht. 70 years old. director Of the
Wisconsin state board Of education
and adult education since 1921.
died Of a heart attack IN his home
here today. He was stricken whi'e
sttemptinr 10 summon the fire de-
pertinent to extinguish a basement
blaze.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

WASHINGTON, D. CAP A
Navy blimp and L Coast Guard cut
tier poined in rescuing seaman
floating on the wreckage OF an OBJ
Derivation plane in the Atlantic, the
Navy reported today. The man is
Charles ]. Schultz, Baltimore, Nd.
|crewman on a plane piloted by
|Ens. Arthur Masley OF Batavia, ILL.,,
who is listed as dead.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

LONDON ms A great
fleet OF Royal Air Force bomb
ers blasted Berlin with a thou
sand tons OF high explosives
and Ineendlary packets dur
Ing the night to give the city
It's seventh bombing attack
within the last five weeks.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

wAsHINGTON-UP-- Dr. Enri-
que de Lozada. who resigned a Job
with the U. S. Government to be-
come confidential agent" for the
new government Of Bolivia, sought
TODAY to convince American offici-
|als that the new Bolivian regime Is
|anti-Axis and represents "a revolu.
|tion OF the masses. His plea for
american recognition will be based
primarily on the contention that
the new revolutionary government
lis the first in the last 30 years OF
|Bolivia's history not to be domi-
mated by the tin mining interests.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

See PARTIES-Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-24

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

enemy's grip on occupied areas.
II the purpose is to retrieve
those areas for their rightful
owners, they can be handed
back virtually intact and not az
heaps of ruins.
In Italy, where we are now
fighting an orthodox surface
war, the contested regions ara
being relentlessly devastated,
and heavy casualties are being
suffered by both sides. When
the Germans are driven out, the
nation will be returned to the
Italian people in a sorry state.
In liberating Italy we are also
wounding it to the quick.
THE same sort of wounds win
Il have to be inflicted on the
land and the people Of every
country wrested from Hitler's or
the mikado's grip by means Of
invasion and surface struggle
against opposing armies. But il
aerial bombardment OF Ger
many's or Japan's heart and
vitals. its industrial setup In the
home land, succeeds in achieving
victory, the countries conquered
by the Axis will thereby be lib
Grated without becoming bloody
battlefields.
In the future, as aviation as
serts its dominant role, war
making will become increasingly
a contest in destroying weapons
at their point of origin, rather
than contest in mutual slaugh-
ter. The industrial potentials,
and not armed human beings,
will be the primary targets.
Air power, the firearms of the
goth century. aims at q decision
by piercing the vital organs OF
an enemy nation, instead OF
butchering millions of bodies on
both sides. It's investment Of
lives, both at the delivering and
receiving ends, Is negligible by
comparison and hence air power
is infinitely less brutal.
Next Column Appears Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13

same sponsor The Califor-
MIA car shortage is so acute
dealers are Offering owners al
most twice what they paid for
their cars when new. Randy
Burke turned down 81, 700 for
his broken down Ford Some
of the finest paintings in the
world will be sold at auction
next month. Museums will be
the principal buyers, as individ-
uals are afraid OF the taxes on
them Two film producers
are regretting losing the chance
10 buy the rights TO film Tree
Grows in Brooklyn" which each
could have purchased for $lO,-
600 Goth Century got II for
S55, 900 Correspondents WIS.,
iting here from Europe, Africa
and elsewhere are amazed at
the criticism offered by the five
senator's. One scribe says the
squawks rea das though they
were lifted bodily from the at
tackS on Lincoln's handling OF
the War Between the States.
QUENTIN REYNOLDS says
VI the censorship in Ireland
(Eire) is the toughest of all. AS
far as Fire Is concerned there
is no war going on--and they
hope we win il. Those chimes
the steward bongs in the Santa
Fe diner have MIC on them. :.
In Enrol Fyynn's next "a Nazi
hunt in Canada) the fadeout
shows his gal asking if she's the
only one he ever loved. He says
yes" tenderly-and then looks
at the audience and yells:
What am / saying7" Josef
Israels us book, Hes in the
Marine Corps Now" Mcbride }.
has an order for $4,000 copies
for all bases Al JolsonS
malaria has cancelled his re-
Joining the All-Time Hit Parade
Copyright by Daily Mirror. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13

Gire me a look, give me face
That makes simplicity a grace.
Ben Jonson.
(T'he foregoing, man S angle"
as TO what made a woman's APP
pearance appealing and impress
sive, was expressed about 800
years ago. Over 1900 years
ago, Caius Petronlus, the out
standing Horses and Women ex-
pert of his time, made the same
suggestion. Still only about 35
per cent OF women seem TO
know the value OF simplicity
THE best Notre Dame-Army
u game ever saw was the 1920
game played at West Point.
George Gipp. greatest football
player OF all time, was the star
Of this game.
What became Of old-fashioned
molasses candy in bars? That
was really good. And 1 am not
thinking of something / ate as
a kid. When first married, and
living on a slim budget, my
wife and / used to 60 to Huylers
in Manhattan and buy an old
fashioned molasses candy bar
and think II was quite a treat.
MARJORIE HASSETT, maya
A'A zine illustrators model is
said TO have the most beauti-
full hands in Manhattan. Miss
Hassett is also third vice pres
ident OF the Real McCoys."
This Is an organization made
up Of young women who have
natural red hair. Their object is
to campaign against the syn
thetic redheads who, 1t is al
legged. are giving the naturals
a bad name.
The naturals sad a real red
head rarely has a bad temper
and Is sincere, loyal and low
able while a 'phoney" red head
is usually deceitful, ill-tempered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13
The BRIGHTER SIDE
BY DAMON RUNYON

conside rable assemblage or
American girls such as the
WACs and WAVES there could
be a predominance OF bad legs,
because the run of our girls are
not built that way. In fact. 1
am willing TO bet / can produce
from the WACs alone a dozen
pairs of legs that will outclass
any that can be brought against
them, but OF course they viii
have TO shorten those skirts
when l begin my quest, so l
can see.
7 SUPPOSE some pins that
would not pass the eagle
eye of a seeker of anatomical
perfection are 10 be found in
the service. But are we mus
tering a chorus7 No. That is,
not as far as the WACS and
WAVES are concerned. Our
choruses in this war have been
recruited from among the males
and are on active duty in the
various army and navy stage
shows.
The WACs and WAVES are
gathered for sterner functions
than pirouetting behind the
footlights. They are selected
with consideration TO substance.
l doubt an examining physician
for these organizations gives an
applicants legs more than a
passing peek and that only TO
see il varicose veins exist.
The shape is of no conse-
quence. / think ! should add
in justice TO my own sex the ex-
aiming physicians for women's
groups are also females.
TN MY opinion, il would be
Il more equitable TO one and
all in the ranks If the WACs
and WAVES and other women's
groups in the service abandoned
those skirts in favor Of Stacks.
That would even up the legs.
The bad legs would get the same
break as the good legs. Then
the observer would have to &C
cept the face and take chance
on the rest.
/ imagine all the girls would
welcome the Stacks as a greater
convenience than skirts and 1
am thinking more of the mental
relief TO the bad-leggers than
anything else.
\ 1 once knew a girl with bad
legs who worried a great deal
about them. They looked like
sausages. She felt the boys were
always laughing ha-ha-ha at her
when she passed along the boule-
ward. Well. they were. Then
slacks came in and she nailed q
Millionaire.
Copyright. ie43 by King Features
Distributed b. International News Services
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13

pass the qualifications Of the
test. Twenty-three per cent
were classified as fair. Only a
little over 40 per cent passed
the basic qualifications Of the
test satisfactorily.
THIS is shocking! II is worse.
Il il is frightening! ] am so
years old and l think l could
pass these tests. And here are
young men, I suppose about Is
years old, who aren't physically
able 10 fight the seven dwarfs.
Think Of a boy IS who can't
chin himself FIVE tines
/ quote the director OF physi-
cal education OF the University
OF Illinois:
Physical education and rec
reational features have been In
adequate possibly because Of
inadequate time, facilities and
leadership"
I never saw the athletic d.
rector or the superintendent OF
a high school Cor high school
class that didn't have enough
time All the facilities you need
are a gymnasium or front
yard, And as for leadership,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13

EYEWITNESS accounts OF
L. the destruction wrought in
German industrial and commu-
nications centers by British
American bombardment are
coming through the barriers Of
German censorship. To the
average person they seem to
confirm the idea that aerial
warfare is a peculiarly brutal
type OF war-making. Is that
assumption justifiedy
All war is horrible, but I be-
lieve il can be demonstrated
that air power, as a method of
strategic warfare, is a lot more
humane, more economical in
life, than traditional surface
warfare.
To begin with, the more
primitive a weapon the more
cruel il is likely TO be. A sword
when used TO slash a human
body is far more painful and
brutal than a clean bullet that
kills instantly. BY the same
token a military strategy that
knocks out the enemy nation by
a direct blow at its industrial
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13

r HAVE some more corre-
Il spondence about the women
in the service, a fellow too
much OF a poltroon 10 sign his
full name, writing that he has
concluded that bad gains, or
legs. are necessary 20 enlistment
in the WACS and WAVES.
He claims to have personally
viewed many members Of both
and declares that the number OF
bunting sticks that seem TO
have been put on upside down
is too great among the girls TO
allow for happenstance in the
matter. He is sure IL must be
on purpose.
Well. / think this Is utterly
frivolous and unworthy of dis
cussion at any length and am
not sure there is any truth in
the fellows statements though
] confess ] am not familiar with
the female legs Of the service.
l have seen a few of the girls
around, but you know me, I
was too much engrossed in the
contemplation of their radiant
faces To glance at their legs,
and besides they were sitting
down.
However, I doubt that in any
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13
= BY ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER-

Wet Wash That Never, Never Gets Dry
Even the truth is lie when tell it. But the other
day said would talk about wet wash in the laundry
They keep it six weeks When it back it still wet
Is that expert timing is it splendid case OF sus
pended animation is it just mildew?
In July radio went blink and we telephoned the
repairman He said Il will be there in the autumn when
the static is ripe"
He allowing for month to get the priorities
month for the law Of averages and month for the
inspiration Also being cautious student Of human
nature he figured he might get better offer.
Now radio huns like it was going to take an
Xray picture of your abdominal cavity wish my wrist
watch showed that kind of activity In September it
stopped deader than street running down to the river
took it to a swell place Fifth Avenue. My judg
ment Of distance has never been good bought it on
Sixth.
The looked it and said, This will cost
you S25 and will be two months"
If my electric goes out of commission
going to let my white whiskers grow long like a
hoss-ta and whisk them around to keep the flies off in
the fruit and berry season am not going to make the
mistake of sending it to the factory for repairs Nobody
makes them any more because the armed services are
taking most of the and pool sharks taking the
rest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-13
II. ". DURLENG
ON THE SIDE

Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc.
and inclined to gold digging and
two timing.
GEORGE WHITE. Theatrical
VI producer and ex-horse
player. The three greatest horse
players among theatrical peo-
pie were in the order named,
AL Jolson, George White, George
Raft. Jolson and White each
lost over quarter Of a mil
lion dollars playing the ponies.
Raft got off easy. He only lost
thirty thousand. However, that
was all the money he had at
that time.
To return TO Mr.. White. AS
I told you before he always
wears a blue suit and never
wears a hat. He made his first
hit in the Ziegfeld Follies Of
1915. He was 29 years old when
he produced his first Scandals"
SilOW. Ildl was III IOAD fhilli
Pennington was the star OF
this show.
IS 8 FOR IL being against the
"A law TO sell hard liquor tn
Indians In Arizona" writes a
Chicago lawyer, "thls Ia also
true In Illinois. The other day
I was present when n soldier OF
dark complexion entered q bar
and asked for a drink OF whisky.
Are you an Indian? p asked the
bartender. The soldier said he
was. The bartender then said
no was very sorry but that II
was against the law In Illinois
to sell liquor to Indians"
A FTER World War I so per
"A cent of the women who had
gone to work because Of the war
remained at work. Perhaps the
same thing will happen now. If
so, there is no cause for alarm.
The more women who have
Jobs the better business will be.
When you give a job you make
a customer. The only thing TO