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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Fine Points in BridQe
BY SHEPARD BARCLAY

. fnesse when East held up the
K, then scored the heart A and led
the J. which East covered, South
rufing. The dummy lacking re-
entries now to use the heart 70.
mainders, two clubs had to be lost,
so he was set.
Where a better player was at
work, he won the diamond lead
with the X. at once took the
heart fnesse, losing to the X, and
had that suit established while
the dummy still held two entries.
Conserving these, after East re-
turned a club, he took in the
spade A and X. then led hearts.
On the A he followed suit. on the
next he discarded the club 4 and
on the third he discarded the club
9. West ruffed that with the spade
Q. but that was the last trick his
side could get. as the diamond A
remained in dummy as a re-entry
for the hearts to furnish a dia-
mond discard. That declarer made
an extra trick, due to soundness.
An unbid small slam could have
been made IL South had fnessed
West for the spade @, but nobody
tried that as that grade of player
was not In the game.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

SCRANTON, Pains Police
secured the Pennsylvania country
side today for Gene Caster OF Har.
risburg. who escaped last night
from the State Hospital for Grim
inslly Insane at Fairyiew. Pa. Cas-.
ter was described as not dangerous.
although he kidnapped nurse Clair
Murray and held her as a hostage.
He had been employed as trusty
at the hospital after conviction on
"a burglary charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Service Briefs

Royce G. Barnes, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. T. D. Barnes, $50 Maplewood
Ave. has been made a sergeant.
He is an aerial gunner at Wend-
over Air Base, Utah.
For the next few weeks John
Thomas Wescott, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wescott, $40 Sheri-
dan Ave. ,Ypsilsnti, will undergo
a limited training period at Farra-
gut, Idaho, to condition him for
duty with the United States Navy.
Ellis f. Bird. aviation student,
Kent University, Ohio, has been
transferred to Classification Cen
ter, San Antonio. Texas.
Sergeant Glenn Dusbiber will ar
rive from Warner Robins Field,
Ga, at the week end.
Miss Virginia Hughes. daughter
OF Mrs. Ida Hughes and the late
]. T. Hughes. Joined the WACs and
left Wednesday for Des Moines,
Iowa. Previously Pvt. Hughes
taught in Detroit.
First Lieutenant Robert DECKER
son, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r.
Dickerson, 235 n. Summit St, is
stationed in England He recently
made a trip into Scotland and while
there visited Castle Tamrath. which
is equipped with a drawbridge and
moat. Robert is in the Air Force
and has been in the service three
years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
SEEKS POOL

Lansing, Oct. Pooling OF gaso-
line rations by deer hunters was
asked Thursday by Capt Donald S.
Leonard, state director OF civilian
defense. Leonard pointed out that
deer hunters last year supplied
100000 pounds OF meat to Michi-
gan dinner tables, and said that in
view OF current meat shortages.
this additional supply should not
be shut off.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

Installation OF officers took place
at regular meeting OF the American
Legion Auxiliary Thursday night
at the Legion Home.
The retiring president, Mrs. B. F.
Eddings. opened the meeting and
yearly reports OF chairmen were
read. A resume OF the years work
revealed a busy year for all COM
mittees.
II was decided. TO make a contri.
button toward the building fund OF
the Salvation Army.
Mrs. Manley Roe, past president,
acted as installing officer, and the
following members were installed
in their respective offices: Mrs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
THREE GROUPS GRADED

Once in a while a hand comes
along In a duplicate game which
enables you to classify the play
ers into three distinct groups. The
FIRST includes those who think
mainly Of ruffing out losers in a
suit contract. The second consists
Of those who prefer to drop the
trumps and then attempt to dis
card their losers on a side suit
The third figures out the timing
Of the hand and sees that the
entry situation calls for the side
suit to be set up before the final
round Of trumps Is played.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

Mariette, SS-S, y0et. Richard
McMenn, high school football star.
was dead Thursday and farmer
was arrested for manslaughter,
bringing melon patch raid by IL
youths to tragic climax. The
youth died early Thursday from
rifle tullet wound in the head.
Lowell Cotter, 35-year-old farmer
living FIVE miles southwest OF here,
admitting firing the fatal shot, was
released on $4,000 bond when ar
raigned on manslaughter charges
Thursday afternoon before Justice
Noel a. Babcock in Sandusky. A
hearing was set for Oct. s.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Whitaker
TO HOLD MEETING

. EVEO NJ . 7 TNO
Whitaker. Mich. Oct. / The
Whitaker Ladies will hold their
regular meeting in the church
basement, Thursday. October T..
Business meeting will be at 800
p. m. The young married ladies'
committee will serve supper.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
W. S. c. S. Holds Meetinu

The local group OF the w. 5.
c. S. met Thursday with Mrs. ].
Bunting, Glazier Way Rd., with a
large attendance OF members and
visitors. Plans were discussed
for a bazaar to be held in Dix
boro Church soon, date to be an
nounced later. The society also
voted TO purchase a war bond.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Frains Lake
MOTHERS CLUB MEETS,
NEW OFFICERS ELECT


Frains Lake. Mich, Oct. / A
meeting was held at the school
house after school 10 reorganize
the Mothers Club. Mrs. Samuel
Wylie presided and Mrs. Ewald
gave a review OF the work accomp-
lished last year. Mrs. Lloyd
Staebler was elected new chair
man; Mrs. Wylie, vice chairman,
and Mrs. Murray Fishbeck, secre.
tary and treasurer. Mrs. Ivan
Galpin, Mrs. Leonard Engle and
Mrs. Wylie are the committee TO
arrange the program for the year.
1t was decided to hold the meet.
ings at the homes whenever con-
venienr, the second Wednesday cf
each month. Mrs. Galpin will en-.
terrain the club Oct. Is, at $3.50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Meet at Gilbert House


Rally Day Extension Group meet
ing OF district No. 3 was held at
Gilbert House Thursday with six
groups represented. Thirty-Iive Of
ficers, leaders and guests were
present and spent a pleasant and
profitable afternoon under the lead
ership OF Miss Frances Wilson.
home demonstration agent for
Washtenaw County.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
All Day "Ciean-up"

The ladies' OF the Evangelical
Church had an all day cleaning at
the church Thursday, bringing
their lunch at noon and accom-
plishing a great deal OF work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Legion Auxiliary |nsta||s New Officers
Calendar Of Social Events
TODAY

Presbyterian Reception, $50 D. m, church dining room
Opening for employed young people Methodist
Church, m. Subject, South America, La Fiesta.
fpslanu Masonic Associations, o'clock, Masonic Temple
fpslanu Post Veterans Foreign public party
o'clock in Veterans Hall for cigarette
SATURDAY
Washenaw Women Golfers
meeting, $780, Charles McKenny Hall
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

IRVINGTON. n. J.-INS-An IT.
vington war plant was shut down
today because OF the theft OF. vital
equipment which may be ire
placable. Dwight Davies, president
of the United Marine and Equip
ment Co., Inc, said the value OF the
theft amounted to only $1.434, but
ii included such key equipment as
electric shears, drills, gauges and
acetylene regulators.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Mrs. Norman Leighton
Bunco Club Hostess

Mrs. Norman Leighton was host.
ess for the meeting OF the B. B.
Bunco Club at her home, Thursday
evening. Prize winners for bunco
were Mrs. William Fleming, Mrs.
Howard Zimmerman, Mrs. William
Waters. The house prize went to
Mrs. Kenneth Winkler.
Refreshments were served at the
close Of the evening. Next week
the club will meet with Mrs. Mil
dred Stinedcrf
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Surprise Miss Steere

Sixty young people gathered al
Gilbert House Thursday night for
surprise birthday party for Miss
Nancy Steere. Games and dancing
were enjoyed throughout the eve
ming.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Thurlow II. Flem-
ing returned Wednesday night from
Grayling where they have bought
little place and had been enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wizard.
Rev. z. Z. Perry, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Foss,
has now returned to Washington.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Underqoes TonsllIectomy

Patty Chapman, who makes her
home with the John Harbisons. had
her tonsils removed at the Saline
Hospital Monday morning.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

Rev. and Mrs. Cardwell Prout.
Willis, were Sunday evening visi-
tors OF Mr., and Mrs. Lloyd Staeb-
Ter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

Rally Day and World Wide Com.
munion will be observed at the
Evangelical Church Sunday at
1918 a. m,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01

Miss Sarah f. Bunbury. who left
Niles recently, where she had been
visiting, reached LaJolla in Califor-
MIA today where her relatives live.
Later in the season she will go to
Yuma. Ariz., where she will spend
the winter.
Mrs. Z. G. Smiggen has returned
from Murray Hill Hotel at the 500.
She had spent the hay fever season
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson. Wy.
andotte, are visiting Mrs. Harry
Smith and Mrs. Albert Santurc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-01
Honors Miss Shaefer

Mrs. Charles Kirk gave a spinster
party Wednesday evening at her
home honoring Miss Sally Shaefer.
Cards were played and prizes
awarded to Miss Marion Gardner
and Mrs. Kendall Stuber. The
guests were close friends of Miss
Shaefer. Miss Jane Shackelford,
Orange. y. j., is to be a brides
maid OF Miss Shaefer. Refresh
ments were a "sundae bar" with a
variety OF materials from which
the guests could make their choice
and combine them with coffee and
cookies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14

tured a Sicilian port, emulating the
capture of Pozzallo ! yesterday.
Troops and tanks were reported
later to be on the outskirts OF the
town.
There were more thrills to come
Without warning our cruiser shook
it's whole length. I have been on
ships torpedoed and hit by shells
but it was neither of those. We
could not find the slightest damage
and assumed we had exploded a
small mine which had drifted from
the harbor into water too deep to
do the slightest damage.
AS finale we watched our troop
carriers flying north to Augusta and
later our transports steam into the
harbor to land troops.
The night was equally exciting
In the moonlight until dawn we had
a succession of f1ghter-bomber at
tacks, but no ship was hit. Twice
a raider was shot down.
I heard one of our night fighters
shout, I've got him." and had time
to run to the bridge and see ban
dit dropping in three f1aring pieces
that lit up the sea.
On other occasions we put up a
barrage until the ship was encircleo
in a glowing necklace Of red tracers
And finally we shot 1t out with some
shore batteries near Campolalo well
north Of Augusta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Ship Survivor Gets Sub Ride
AS 1t Runs Down His Lifebout

marine coming right at u.s." Mr..
Evjenth related. I'VE couldn't get
away. I was at the tiller, but there
was nothing to be done. The SUBJ
going fast, crashed into our life
boat and because it hit at an angle
veered the boat away without break
ing it up. But I was catapulted
through the air and landed smack
on the foredeck of the sub.
"It was oily and slick and there
was nothing to hold on to, even if I
had wanted to hold on. slipped off
and the swish of the propellers pass
ed right by me. You can't imagine
how surprised and glad was to see
that lifeboat right close beside me
when I came up after the sub went
by" He swan over and was pulled
in by willing hands.
His only injury was a strained
shoulder and charley horse" He
has been 40 years at sea. A natural
lied American, he is a native of
Norway.
Capt. Barnes and 1t. q. g.
Arthur j. Weber of Lubbock, Tex,
were praised by the crew for their
GOODNESS. All except three Of. the
crew were saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

TACTICAL AIR FORCE STA
TON, NORTH, AFRICA, July IA
A slap in the face is a good trade
for ones life, 1t. william A. Strain
OF Danville, ILL.,, Is telling fellow
pilots.
Developing engine trouble while
crossing the North African coast,
1t. Strain had to make a belly
landing, with wheels up, on the
beach. He sat his plane down so
skillfully there was hardly a jar.
While walking around the craft
to see that nothing was broken,
he was hit hard in the face as a
wing tipped up an elevator.
Dropping out, 1t. Strain left a
hole in the flight formation which
was not filled. A few minutes
later big burst of fax went right
through the hole where Strains
plane would have been, save for
engine trouble. He figured the
slap in the face was cheap. insur-
ance.
Flew Upside Down.
In the same flight 1t. Justin C..
Gunnison of Anselmo, Calf, had
the weird experience of strafing an
Italian truck convoy while flying
upside down. He had dived to
within SO feet of the ground to
strafe a train at junction point
in a narrow valley.
Just after passing over the train
1t. Gunnison saw trucks coming
down a hill over a narrow road
about 100 feet above him. The
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Gunther
Continued From First Page.)

slider the war situation hopeless"
Another said, Yes, we were cap
tured-it was bad luck"
Another:
I'VE are being we'll treated here"
The Germans were as neat as
tenpins. They wore khaki shorts,
sport shoes of excellent material,
and looked like the Australian boys
used to meet years ago at Austral-
ian summer resorts. They kept
closely to themselves, separated
themselves from the Italians as If
they wanted to avoid an invisible
infection, spoke of the Italians with
utmost contempt.
The Italians, dressed in totally
unsuitable baggy pants, ragged
shirts and nondescript variety
headgear. tumbled off truck, some
surly, some humming. They were
so weary that several fell fat
faced on the dusty road All had
to be helped up a steep gangplank
by British sailors, who handled
their dufflebags.
The Germans took an Isolated
place on the boat Two of them
made as if to strum imaginary
guitars. One said:
We'll, hope we have a good
time in America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLESTON, S. c., July IA
Seventy-five survivors of the crew
of a medium sized merchant vessel
torpedoed in the Atlantic related on
landing here how one of their ship
mates got an unexpected and un-
wanted free ride on the deck of the
attacking submarine.
Attacked at midnight, the vessel,
commanded by Capt. A. H. Barnes
of East Durham, N. Y, was seen
to 60 down against lightning flashes
of a distant. storm.
Second Mate Alfred M. Evjenth,
So, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, came out Of
the sinking to ride the deck OF a
German submarine.
Asleep when the first torpedo hit,
he piled out in the dark and got
his lifeboat away with nine men
aboard.
Wallowing in the heavy seas, he
said he could not see the vessel as
she settled, but heard the explosion
of a second torpedo. Then came a
sight that plugged his eyes. Bearing
straight down upon him was the
attacking sub.
I II shouted. Look at that sub
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Tunden
Continued From First Page.)

so far that they intend to travel in
tandem fashion.
Applications have been received in
Baltimore, however, and it was
thought likely that some District
motorists might take up the idea fol-
lowing announcement of the new
ruling here.
Still barred by OPA regulations,
however, is the pooling of gasoline
rations by two or more persons who
wish to use single car for vaca-
ton together. If they wish to pool
rations to provide enough gas for
their vacation trip they will have to
use two cars and adopt the tow
system to stay In the good graces
Of OPA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Brown Decides Against Moxon
AS General MANAGER for OPA

quently was requested and received
by Mr.. Brown.
The administrator has considered
the Maxon request for greater power
for nearly two months. At one time,
it was said. he was prepared to
name Mr.. Maxon general manager.
When that became known. it aroused
the opposition of labor leaders who
are said to have appealed directly
to President Roosevelt to forestall
the move.
Mr.. Maxon has had a stormy
career with the OPA. A month ago,
he was accused by r. J. Thomas,
president of the CLIO United Auto
mobile Workers. of accommodating
10000 ration points for canned goods
and meat at his Michigan summer
home.
Mr.. Thomas charged the swank
resort estate was used by Mr.. Maxon
to entertain his advertising clients.
Mr.. MaXon denied the charge and
said the summer place was used by
the employees of his firm as a vaca-
ton spot.
Mr.. Maxon subsequently was
cleared of the Thomas charges by
an OPA investigation ordered by Mr.
Brown. The inquiry disclosed that
the overallotment of ration coupons
to Mr.. Maxon was made through a
clerical error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
British Laborite Fears
u. 5. May Dominate
Postwar Shipping
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, July IA. Iaborite
Emanuel Shinwell asserted in Com
mons today that Great Britain Is
faced with losing the supremacy of
the seas to the United States after
the war and that American big
business" would likely make an ef-
fort to control United States policy
Citing the United States vast ship
building program in opening de-
bate on postwar shipping, Shinwell
said:
I'VE began the war with, roughly,
100000 tons OF shipping. We
could not expect to have more than
100000 tons at the close of hos
tilities.
"On the other hand, the United
States, which has never been re-
garded as a grea. marine nation,
entered the war with, roughly
100000 tons Of shipping, much of
which was not Of high quality, and
will have at the end of the war
between 100000 and 10000, 900
tons of first-class shipping"
Declaring I'VE can hold our own
on the high seas If we get a fair
chance, although unable to COM
pete financially with America" Mr..
Shinwell said:
I'VE are not speaking OF the
America Of President Roosevelt or
Of Vice President Henry Wallace.
If we had to contend with an
America of that sort our problem
would be comparatively easy to
solve. We are dealing with the
America of big business, the Amer
lea Of Wall Street, the America of
those who believe they can use the
huge reserves of the United States
to adopt an investment policy all
over the world and to enable their
shipping facilities to respond to
that policy"
Replying for the government,
Noel Baker, parliamentary secre-
tary for the Ministry of War Trans
port, said that shipping must be
an international affair"
The government. he added. is
ready to collaborate with like
minded governments ito establish
conditions in which the shipping
of the world can be efficiently and
economically carried on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Colonel Loses Legs as Plane
Blows Up on 7unisiun Beach

The transport, one of a number
wrecked on the beach, was in
the path of fire that threatened
the base of Col. Vests Spitfire fight
err group, and he approached the
plane with a few of his men to
attempt to check the spread of the
flames.
1t was burning by the time they
reached it, and an explosion-ap-
parently of bomb or shell-oc-
Cured almost in their faces. One
officer and an enlisted man were
killed and Col. Vests legs blown
off. He was given emergency in
jections of blood plasma at a medi-
cal tent and then taken to a hos
pital, where he now is convalescing
When he regained consciousness
said the Army, almost his first words
were, IF that Englishman could do
it without legs, so can 1.-THE ref
erence to Raj Squadron Leader
Douglas Bader. who lost both legs
in plane crash in 1882, but learned
to use artificial legs and became one
of Britain's most successful military
pilots before he was captured.
Col. West was said to have told
his executive officer, Maj. James S.
Coward OF Erwin, Tenn, that he
would fly again as soon as he re-
covered, and even asked for transfer
from the hospital to his airbase to
direct his group from his bed-a re-
quest that was refused.
Col. west whose home is in Port
land, Oregon, was merchant sea-
man and commercial flyer before
entering the Army as flying cadet.
He joined his group early last year,
and took command last February.
He holds the silver star for gallantry
in action.
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and sometimes it is considerable, he
must set himself against any pre-
mature operation.
Gen. Montgomery asked me If I
had heard OF the American maya
zine called-he thought-Life.
said yes, it was quite we'll known.
He mentioned a recent Life cover
and article showing pretty girls
wearing berets named for him.. He
laughed and said that several Amer
leans had asked him to send them
his beret as a memento. But !
have only two" he added.
The little man, as some of his
officers call him affectionately, is
known as a stickler. But when he
meets groups of privates in the
field they do not salute. They wave
and cheer when they see him.
Copyright, 1943. North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Pilot, Forced Out of His Group,
Misses Death From Enemy Flax

only way he could attack the con-
voy was by making quick turn on
his back and shooting upward. He
said he didn't realize what he had
done until 1t was all over, adding
that he acted instinctively. He
damaged several trucks and then
began to wonder how they could
have been above me-"
Eighteen months ago Its. Harold
S. Hill of Northfield. Mimi, and
Robert Hood of Enid, Okla, formed
great friendship while training
together as cadets at Brooks Field
Tex. They came to Africa together
played on the same baseball team,
went on the same missions, and a
few weeks ago started flying new
fighter bombers.
In American Hands.
Yesterday they were flying side
by side over Sicily when 1t. Hill
saw a bad leak in 1t. Hoods cool
ing system and knew the engine was
about to quit a few minutes
later 1t. Hill saw his pal bail out
mile from the earth. 1t. Hill
Unanswered his plane so as to cir
Gle 1t. Hood as the latter floated
down. He saw 1t. Hood land, roll
over and disengage his parachute
we'll within American lines.
1t. Hood looked up, calmly waved
at his pal and walked toward a
clump OF trees, where couple of
peasants looked on curiously. 1t.
Hill, knowing his friend was safe
in American hands, did not risk a
landing but scared for a home
field.