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Evening star., 1943-08-13
This Changing WorId-

to some obscure corner of Tibet,
abandoning the country to the
enemy and his stooges.
At present there are 30 Japa-
nese divisions in China and 10
in Burma. Each division is 80
600 men strong. A new army
of Burmese and Indians who
have been captured at Hong
Kong and Singapore is being
formed in the newly created Jap
anese-sponsored Burmese state.
Strong Army In India.
Whether this new force will
be provided with modern war
equipment is unknown. The AL
hes-particularly the British
have a powerful army in India
available to fight the Japanese.
Chang is convinced that a
whole-hearted offensive by the
British forces, supported by the
increasingly strong American
aviation, could dislodge the Jap
anese from Burma and China
thus could be saved.
The military importance Of
that country to the United Ma
tions Is a matter which has
formed the subject Of intermina-
BILE arguments and discussions.
Whether China offers us the best
means of attacking Japan Is
matter concerning which there
are as many opinions as there
are specialists discussing it.
But one thing stands out. The
Japanese are keeping 900, 1000 men
in China to which must be added
at least another 100000 military
police. Should Chiang's resistance
collapse, the Japanese would be
able to withdraw at least coz, 900
men for use in other areas.
China Weakens Japs.
American strategy in the fight
against Japan has been formu-
lated for some time. There are, of
course, many "ifs" and butts" in
our war plans. But whichever
way we decide to tackle the
Japanese when our hands are no
longer tied in Europe, there is no
question that the war will be
much longer and more wasteful
in human lives and materiel il
they can throw another 100000
men against us. Like the Nazis,
the Japs are at a great disad-
vantage if they have to fight on
two fronts simultaneously.
So long as Chang can be kept
in the war, even with only a
relatively unimportant military
force, the Japanese win not be
able to offer the same stubborn
resistance. Once we no longer
are engaged across the Atlantic,
the Chinese army, supported by
an Allied ground force and sub
stantial aviation, which we could
muster in that area with the
greatest of ease, can be a fatal
thorn in the Japanese side the
day we open up in earnest against
the Nipponese.
The facts undoubtedly will be
discussed at the meetings of the
American and British strategists.
The Chinese Generalissimo
hopes that a decision to under
take real offensive this fall
against Burma will be reached.
This, he maintains, is the only
way to avoid complete disintegra-
tion of the Chinese armies.
Evening star., 1943-08-13

Africa, and son, Sergt. Warren
Johns, serving in Australia, was ac-
cepted for the club by Mrs. Helen
Phillips.
Before overseas assignment, Maj
Johns organized and became the
first captain of the Veterans of For
eign Wars Honor Guard in the Dis
trict,
Evening star., 1943-08-13

words YOU mispronounce.
Not until read few pages Of
this little tome did I realize that I
have been stumbling through life
giving the Kings Eglish a ter
rife hiding every time I opened
my mouth. Before you pipe up and
say that I should be grateful for
the book and chance to learn to
speak correctly, let me tell you that
it has come close to costing me the
few friends have, and has caused
strangers to turn and look at me
and question my mental status (pro-
nounced stay-tus, not stataus).
Favors Wrong Way.
The average American doesn't
pronounce words correctly. Unless
you want to take on the appearance
Of a sore thumb, take my advice
and keep on talking the way you
have always talked. I took the
trouble to learn the correct pro.
nunciation of dozen words or SO
and then took the trouble to use
them in what I hoped was an on
hand manner.
A bunch of us were sitting around
and I casually said, "I feel very
robust despite my flaccid face" In
using robust" I put the accent
on the last syllable and pronounced
flaccid as if it had k in the mid
| die.
No one gave me any admiring
glances for pronouncing those words
correctly; just the opposite. They
looked at me as If I didn't know
any better. and later I overheard
some of them whispering to one
another and saying, did you hear
what he said? He evidently has no
education at ALL
Not daunted, continued to bring
In few more of my correctly-pro-
nounced words. In a bridge game
my partner made a face when I
played the wrong card. Don't
harass me making such a grimace,"
I reproved him, pronouncing harass
correctly as If 1t were q make Of
tweed, and grimace as If it were
spelled "grihmace" with the accent
on the last syllable. My partner
looked at me as If / could neither
play bridge nor speak English.
When a little later I said that my
version of something was such and
such (being careful to pronounce
1t as If it were spelled ver-shun)
l drew pitying glances from almost
every one in the room. Just as a lit
tie learning is a dangerous thing,
SO is smattering of correct pro-
nunciation. You begin to doubt
yourself on every word even on such
simple ones as can't and dog.
Learns to Guess Right.
When you are reading the pro-
nunciation book aloud, you soon
learn to guess at the key words
when you come to them. Take such
a word as weary. have pronounced
that word as if it were spelled
weer-y all my life. However when
ran across it in the book / knew
there must be something wrong
with what had always said so I
pronounced it very. My guess was
right.
Now I'm doing that with every
thing. AS a result I'm mispro-
nouncing more words than ever did
before. I find myself guessing
o-see-un for ocean, el-ee-fant for
elephant and really for really.
1 was much happier in the good
old days when I talked naturally
and let the syllables and the ac-
cents fall where they may. I am
now going to write finis to this
column and believe it or not 1t Is
pronounced fie-nis.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1943-08-13

will decide on
a ca m p a ign
a 6 a ms t the
j a p a nese in
Burma.
is Gen.
er alissi i'm o
Chang K a j.
shek considers
of paramount
Importance to
the successful
termination of
the war.
The situa-
Evening star., 1943-08-13

line in one of our big bomber
plants.
1t will serve no good purpose to
gloss over the situation and lead
the public to believe that all is
rosy on the aircraft production
front and that its just a matter
OF falling to meet high schedules
There's trend toward actual cur
tailment of production which must
be reversed at the earliest pos
Sible moment.
lRenrn6ucfinn p Riahts RsraruAd
Evening star., 1943-08-13

the mail q week
or so ago.
It Is a little
book titled You
Don't Say Or
Do You?" by the
late r. r. TIL
den. 1t Is a story
containing $50
commonly mis-
prom o u n C e d
words and the
idea Is to read
the book aloud
and see no "
many of thA
Evening star., 1943-08-13

ture of aircraft
engines which is
SO serious that
h g h officials
have begun an
intensive study
to see what can
be done to re-
verse the pro-
duction figures.
1t is not just
a question of
failing to reach
goals or sched-
Jllec II ;r q ooca
of an a c tua |
Evening star., 1943-08-13
On the Record.
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

On Tuesday Walter Lippmann
published an article describing
the difference between two sets
of "idealogues" IN foreign policy:
Evening star., 1943-08-13

L IL " y e "llO
want to wage
an anti -Fas-
C ! S t W a r,
making alli-
ances If pos
S | lie W it h
anti-F a S ciSt
orc es in
enemy coun-
t S; a n d,
o p pos Se d to
t h e m, those
who do not
wish to have
a ny dealings
Evening star., 1943-08-13

THE opinions OF the rers this page their oDn
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to gUe all sides OF questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1943-08-13
BY FRANK r. KENT.

At the end of a three-day con-
ference with a dozen or so Repub-
lican national committeeman in
Rushville, Ind, Wendell Willkie last
Evening star., 1943-08-13
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

The Chinese government is
looking hopefully to the Roose-
velt- -Chuchill conference and ex-
poets that the Allied strategists
Evening star., 1943-08-13
.McLemore-
Little Tome Costs
Him Peace of Mind
BY HENRY McLEMORE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The
most unwelcome gift I have had
since an admiring reader sent me
a box of poisoned fudge, arrived In
Evening star., 1943-08-13
Legal Club
Cuts Output
OfEngines
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Despite efforts in various quarters
to gloss over the facts and thus keep
the truth from the American people,
Evening star., 1943-08-13
,oseyeIt Address PIedqng Independence of Philippines

Tert OF President RooSeUelfs
address last night on the 45th
anniversary OF American occupa-
ton OF the Philippine Islands
tollo1Ds..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Polar Bear Club TO
Take Annual Swim

Chicago, Dec. 23-INS-With the
mercury lowering around the zero
mark, members OF Chicago's famed
Polar Bear Club decided today it
now was just about cold enough
for a plunge in Lake Michigan's icy
waters.
Members of the club every win
ter disport themselves in the lake
and claim they like it. Also they
claim it makes them immune 10
colds. However, the club has
very limited membership. Miss
Edna l.. Grant, secretary OF the
club, said today:
Il Just took my swimming suit
out of the moth balls where | had It
all summer. Santa will be good
to us II he brings us deep snow
and to 10 below zero for Christ
mas"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Service Briefs

Sergeant Russell G. Starr. son of
x. l.. Starr is visiting his father
and sister Frances over the holt
days. He is stationed at Deridder
Airbase, in Louisiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bisbee have
left for the South to visit their two
sons over the holidays. At San An
tonic they will visit Lieut.. and Mrs
r. H. Bisbee. then at Camp Bland
ing, Fla, their son, Pvt. Robert
Bisbee. They expect to be gone
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Carter have
received word from their son Rob
ert, saying that he has been trans
ferred from Australia to the South
west Pacific area and has been
promoted from technical sergeant
to master sergeant.
William Thompson, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Thompson. has
completed his training at North
western University and received
his commission as ensign.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Ziegler re-
ceived flowers and Christmas greet
iRgs from their son Cpl. Tech. Ed
ward Y. Ziegler from New Guinea.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Two Japs K@sd But
No Bullets Needed

BOUGAINVIIL~UP - Marine
Pvt. Billy Odsll OF Crystal, n. NJ,
full-bleoded Indian. killed two
laps within 80 seconds without FIR
ing a shot. His forebears, who
roamed the desert OF the South.
west decades ago, would have been
proud OF him.
Odells section was pinned down
by Jap snipsr Gre duTiHg a recent
action and his commanding officer
shot in the arm. Odell drifted
silently through the Jungle around
to the Japs' rear, and saw two
riflemen drawing beads on the Ma
rines.
Odell leaped from the brush on
TO one Jap. drew one brawny arm
around the hapless enemys head.
and slit his throat before the vic
tim could cry out. Twenty feet
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Beby's Picture Flies
Before Baby is Born

Hollywood, Dec. 23-INS-Some
day, after the war is over. Betty
Cradle. Hollywood film star, will
be able to tell her baby how its
picture was put on an American
Flying Fortress even before 1t was
born.
The star got the curious story to-
day in a letter from 1t. Lewis
Kerrick Of Santa Cruz. Calf, now
serving with the American Air
Force in England.
His plane. said the lieutenant, is
called Betty Cradle, the Blonde
Bomber.
Recently, the crew heard that
the star was going to be a mother.
80 now, writes the officer
every time we return from q sue
cessful mission over Germany, the
ground crew pants a picture OF Q
baby on the fuselage"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Huron Navy Mothers Club
Members Have Holiday Party.

The Huron Navy Mothers Club
assembled wednesday evening in
Veterans OF Foreign Wars Hall for
the final meeting OF the year. The
group enjoyed a Christmas party
after a business meeting which in
cluded the annual reports OF Off
GERS and heads OF standing commit
tees.
Mrs. Joseph Fortunate was ac-
cepted as a new member and Mrs.
Rachael Power was a guest.
Mrs. Martin Baltzell. adjutant, re-
ported that twenty-one meetings
we're held. There were 81 new mem
bers added to the roll, making
total membership list OF Sc.
Letters Of thanks for Christmas
remembrances were read from the
following boys: Almond Stichler.
clare Stichler, Thomas Holdridge,
Arthur Campbell, Noel Campbell.
Lloyd Schultz, Raymond Vorce,
Robert Tooze, Jerry Williams. Rich
ard Davis, Richard Daimler, Harold
Acker, and Richard Schillinger.
Mrs. Lyle Smith, chairman OF the
ways and means committee, in her
annual report, stated that there
have been six main projects during
the year. namely: a bake sale, a
benefit card party, the annual blue
jacket silver tea, tag day, a rum
mage sale, and a household pro.
ducts demonstration. All OF these
projects proved to be highly sue
cessful.
The annual report OF the welfare
committee given by the chairman.
Mrs. Irma Saltz. showed that ~
complete layettes have been made
and sent to sailors wives. These
layettes included 40 blankets, "a
bars OF soap. "a dozen safety pins.
u boxes OF powder, eight blanket
fasteners, "a wash cloths. "a towels,
five little sacks, IS protectors. "a
dresses, "a outing slips. "a nighties.
"a cotton slips. "a kimonos. "a
night gowns, IL pairs booties, SO
bands, 36 shirts, 36 pairs stockings.
IL jackets. II caps. IS protector
pads, 36 dozen diapers. Six small
quilts we're made from small pieces
of outing. Gifts presented to the
club for the layettes included four
pairs stockings. four pairs booties,
three shirts, two fancy petticoats.
three little Jackets. two caps, five
dresses, four blankets, and one
fancy soaker. Mrs. Saltz also report.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

since August the club has regis
tered 200 people as blood donorI
Seventeen members gave SO hours,
all told. to this project.
Mrs. Power, former local com.
mander and Mrs. Clifford schreiner.
present commander and comman-
der elect. acted as installing Off
GERS for the Ann Arbor Navy Moth
ers' Club Tuesday evening. Eight
from here attended the meeting
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner, Mrs. Power,
Mrs. Rachael Power. Mrs. Bessie
Daimler, Mrs. Martin Bsltzell. Mrs.
William Winter, Mrs. Eugene Cal
der. Mrs. Harry Holdridge.
Mrs. Thomas Ball, a charter
member OF the local Navy Mothers'
Club, is leaving soon to live in Dali
las. Texas. She was presented with
gift.
A most enjoyable Christmas par
ty was held at the close OF the bust
ness session. Get acquainted games
were played, small gifts were ex-
changed and delicious refreshments
were servd by Mrs. Gorge Robin
cite and Mrs. Eugene Calder and
their committee. Christmas carols
were sung by the group with Thorn
as Ball at the piano.
The next meeting will be for in
stallation Of officers and will be
held at the Ladies' Literary Club
House.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

PVT. c. 1. ?. M1NTosH IL under
sentence Of 10 years at hard labor
and dishonorably discharged from
the Army following a general
court martial at Fort Sheridan.
Ill. It took three colonies and six
lieutenant colonies less than an
hour to convict the 30-year-old
soldier-husband of the former
Alice Rand De Tarnowsky, Bar
rington, H., heiress. Mcintosh,
who staged q cross-country ad-
venture with the blonde heiress
before she divorced Capt. Alex De
Tarnowsky and gave up her three
children to marry him, was found
guilty Of being absent without
leave, misrepresenting himself an
a non-commissioned officer, reg
istering improperly at hotels with
a woman not his wife, issuing bad
checks and wearing the wings Of
an aviator, HnternstionaI)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

Sergt. Melvin ]. Giles Is spending
his Christmas holidays with his
wife and their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James n. Giles and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles s. Epson. Sgt. Giles
has recently been graduated as 4
weather forecaster from the Army
Air Force technical training school
at Chanute Field, III.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

away stood another Jap, who turn.
ed just as Odell leaped from his
Arst victim and bore down on him.
The second Jap opened his mouth
but there was no cry; Odells blood
stained knife plunged into his neck
before he could give warning.
Both Japs were buried the next
day-still wearing their scalps
OdelPs civilized, well-educated
Indian and doesn't indulge in scalp
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

ed that Is trips were made out -
the Willow Run Air Base for the
Red Cross sewing and mending pro.
ject. Twenty four members took
part in this project This amounted
TO 1l3 hours work during which.
time 423 garments were repaired
for pa boys. Five thousand gauze
surgical sponges were folded and
sent TO the Naval Hospital a.
Crosse lie.
Mrs. Charles Power reported thar
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

NEW YORK INS-An elderly
neighborhood vegetable dealer
faced a murder charge today-ac-
cused OF the fatal shooting OF the
young wife OF soldier now serv-
ing on a fighting front. Arraigned
on that charge was Frank PiZzo,
81. who despite "a hours Of grilling
by police, denied killing Mrs. Helen
DeLuca, "a, mother OF a slx-year-
old boy, in the hallway OF her home
as she returned from q Christmas
shopping trip.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Calendar Of Social Events
TODAY


Order Rainbow for Girls initiation $780, followed Christmas
party Masonic Temple lodge
American Legion Christmas for svcemen stationed in the
Ypsiant $50 at Ypsianti High School,
lowed vaudeville auditorium, Christmas
dance in gymnasium.
FRIDAY
Ansey Junior Club Relief Corps
meeting election officers; party bring
guest, to O'Clock, GAR. Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
NO ECHOES WITH HoNoRs

If YOUR partner understands
the experts language OF signals,
his play of a queen on your open
ing lead Of king. from the ace
king. does not mark the start Of
a high-low OF echo. Cards that
high are almost never used for
signaling. so when one is used in
such circumstances. II Is quite
likely to be a singleton. Reading
It that way may constitute the
guide to winning defense for the
rest OF the play
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. New Guines-lNS -
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, through
an official spokesman, denied today
that he expects to come to the
United States for high command
conferences concerning the global
war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23

Entertalns Guests
Mrs. Lionel Smith entertained
the girls OF the Packers Outlet at
a Christmas party Wednesday
night. Refreshments were served
and there was an exchange OF gifts.
Twenty guests were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Thomp-
son are expecting their daughter,
Mrs. John Mackenzie and family
from Evanston, H.. to come this
evening to spend the Christmas hol-
idays.
Mrs. Mollie A. Hawkins left today
for New York where she will spend
the holidays visiting relatives.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Fine Points in Bridge
ey SHEPARD BARCLAY

realized that II was possible to put
his partner in the lead by means
Of a ruff of a diamond. For the
second trick. his play should have
been the club A and to the third
a small diamond South would
have ruffed that and then re-
turned a club for North to trump
as the setting trick.
Wouldn't II have been funny n
East had landed In 3-No Trumps?
That he might well have done II.
after his partners bid OF 2-Hearts.
he had tried 2-No Trumps with .
possible stopper In each minor
suit West might have decided TO
raise II 10 3-No Trumps instead
OF rebidding hearts Such a con-
tract could be set only by one ex.
act defense-a lead OF the dia.
mond Q. a switch TO a club and
the running Of diamonds by North
II North overlook the diamond Q.
the contract would get made
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
PFC. Trap HONOR
GUEST AT DINNl

CUES A DlNNE n
Pfc. Marvin Trap was home last
week on a delayed end route fur
Tough from Saturday to Thursday.
He left Thursday evening for Camp
Shenango, Pa.
Tuesday evening 4 dinner was
given in his honor at the Trap
home, those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. August Harer and daughter
Gladys, Dearborn, Dora Tibbits and
Roy Trap, Pennington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Kimmel, Ridge Rd.,
were evening visitors.
Wednesday evening the Carl
Traps, Pennington Rd., enter
tanned in honor of Marvin and in
the evening attended q shower in
Detroit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-23
Salem News
GEORGE sHoE5RlDoE

RITES IN CHURCH
Salem, Mich, Dec. 23-George
Shoebridge passed away early Sat.
urday morning, Dec. IS. at 2 o'clock
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Bowers in Salem, where he
had been cared for for the past
several weeks, ever since his home
burned in a recent fire.
Mr.. Shoebridge was born in New
York State May 81, 1854. On April
s, 1880, he married Miss Ida Beel
Taylor at Wixom. Mich. To this
union eleven children were born.
Eight are living to survive their
father. Mr.. and Mrs. shoebridge
lived to enjoy their golden wedding
anniversary and April 6. 1910 they
celebrated their 60th wedding ami
versary. Mr.. Shoebridge had resided
in Salem for the past 80 years and
had won the respect OF its citizens.
Mrs. Shoebridge preceded her
nusDduu III uedln luIoc years dSOt
on April 81, 1910. He leaves to
mourn his loss four sons and four
daughters, Chester Shoebridge,
Worthwhile. Mrs. carrie Bowers. Sa-
lem, Emma Budd, Worthwhile,
George Shoebridge, Six Mile Rd.,
Matte Shoebridge, Pontiac. Mich;
Earl Shoebridge, Detroit. and
Chauncey Shoebridge, Worthwhile,
and May Lewis, Detroit, besides 80
grandchildren and 30 great grand
children.
Funeral services were held in the
Congregational Church OF Salem
Monday, Dec. 20 at 2 o'clock. Rev.
Lucia NJ. Stroh. pastor. officiating.
Mrs. H. Searfoss and Mrs. NJ. Os-
borne sang two beautiful hymns. In
terment was at Lapham'S Corners.