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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Field Ration
For Invasion

ATLANTA, Ga.-UP - A new
compact "1O-in-one" field ration
package, developed especially as
an invasion ration, has replaced
the former package which served
only five persons, the Fourth Ser
vice Command disclosed
Fitting compactly in a square
box the new package saves much
critical packing material and can
be easily carried in jeeps, trucks
and even packed on mules for
transport to sections too rough for
vehicle travel.
A typical 10-in-one ration pro-
vides canned pork and sausage
meat, canned tomatoes. canned
corn, dehydrated baked beans, pre-
cooked cereal, evaporated milk,
canned jam, pineapple rice pud-
ding, canned butter. soluble coffee,
sugar, salt, abbreviated *" ra-
ton units. 10 cigarettes per man,
hard candy chocolate and fruit
bars.
For variation. some packages
contain different meats, fruit juices
and beverage powders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Assembly Reported
TO Rebekah Lodqe

One new petition for membership
was received and a report OF the
Michigan Assembly in Lansing.
oct. IS TO 20 vas given, Wednes-
day evening at the Washtenaw Re
bekah meeting in Odd Fellow Hall.
Mrs. Gertrude Boensa, Mt Pleas
ant. was visitor.
Mrs. George Schanz and Mrs.
Christian Miller. delegates 10 the
Michigan Assembly. gave their re-
ports. Mrs. SchanZ was appointed
on the finance committee for the
coming year and Mrs. Harry Lee
was accepted for district deputy.
Mrs. Donald Lowell. chairman
Of the three months committee, an
nounced a rummage sale for Nov.
II. II was announced that the blood
donor unit will be at the Methodist
Church. Nov. 9.
The Rebekahs will meet TO sew
for the fall fair, Nov. 10 at the
home OF Mrs. Earl Hawks. Mrs. B.
j. Parker, noble grand. urged the
members to assist the Red Cross
in making bandages.
4 cooperative lunch will follow
the next meeting, when candidates
will be initiated. The committee is
Mrs. Elwyn Bailey Mrs. Paul Chap
man. Miss Rose Foley. Mrs. Earl
Hawks and Mrs. Schanz.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Calendar Of Social Events
TO-DAY

TO-DAY
City Hive Maccabees GAR Hall followed
card
Priscilla Guild OF Congregational Church, o'clock
Donald Cornwel
Presbyterian Women's Union o'clock
Raymond Rubison.
Ypsanti Commandery number Knights Templar
cave, 7: 80 Masonic Temple lodge
Past Presidents OF Daughters Union Veterans
with Mrs A. A. Bell in afternoon. followed
cude husbands
Harriet Unit Mothers Service o'clock
Queen City Lodge number 1877 Knights Pyha card
O'Clock, X P. Hall
Girl Scouts O'Clock, Woodruff troop o'clock
Woodruff
Lutheran Brotherhood Lutheran
dining Prof p. s. Brundage, College
faculty will speak Poison Gas
B Bunco Club o'clock home OF Mrs Messner
Prospect Child Study o'clock
barth, 504 E Forest Ra
MAINS and Mrs. Louis Hubbard Floyd Smith will talk
boy Scouting.
FRIDAY
Wescott Workers class Church,
O'Clock and masquerade Halloween party
Mrs. George Jerome.
Relief
meeting o'clock. inspection, GAR. Hall.
Ypsianti Masonic Association. O'clock Masonic
Ypsiant Lodge number 54s LOOF
Girl Scouts number o'clock Methodist Church
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
c. B. HARRIS WEEDS
MISS HAMERNIK

Miss Lillian Hamernik, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Hamernik.
7s9 Davis ST., became the bride OF
c. B. Harris. Jackson. Wednesday.
in a civil ceremony, Justice A. NJ.
Vandersall officiating. They we're
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert
Hamernik. Ypsilanu.
The bride was dressed in a navy
suit. with turquoise accessories and
wore a gardenia corsage. Her at
tendant wore wine velvet. and
corsage OF lavender baby chrysan-
themums.
A reception at Hotel Huron for
members OF the immediate family
followed the ceremony. Mr., and
Mrs. Harris will reside at Whit
more Lake. Mr.. Harris is employed
at the Ford Bomber Plant.
Misses Elizabeth and Jennie
Stobie have returned from a visit
with their sister. Mrs. Grant Kettles
In Lansing.
Mrs. Richard Lake, Sr., and Rich
ard Lake. Jr., OF Detroit, spent Wed
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Husse.
Mrs. Louis Consono and daughter
Dolores OF Wilmington, Del, who
are visiting in Ann Arbor for a few
weeks, spent wednesday afternoon
as the guest OF Mrs. A. ]. Selleck.
Mrs. Consono will be remembered
here as Miss Mildred Masters.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Senior Luther League
Admits New Members

Five new members were admit
ted to the Senior Luther League of
the Lutheran Church, a nominating
committee was appointed and plans
were discussed for hayride party
at Wednesday evenings meeting OF
the league in the church basement.
The new members are Virginia
Hinch, Doris Day and Louise, Ella
May and Doris Wright. The com
mittee for the hayride which they
hope TO have in two weeks is Wal
ter Hochrein and Mary Louise
Wolter.
The nominating committee for
election OF officers is Charlotte
Heesch, chairman, Marjorie Roehm
and LaVerne Flick.
At the close OF the meeting. Ern-
est Philippi. vicar gave a short
talk about Capital University.
Games were played and refresh
ments were served by Mary lou
Wolter and Rose Mary Shadford.
The committee for the next meet
ing, Nov. 81 is Arthur Herbst and
Charles Duncan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04

visiting their son. Thomas Hold
ridge. Their son has been in Jack
sonville about three months attend
ing a radio school in the Marine
Air Detachment at the Naval Air
Base.
Miss Florence Hirschmann WAC,
is now Private First Glass, at Sta
ton Hancock, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hagen now
have an apartment in Las Vegas,
New.
Word has been received that
Machinist Mate John S. Marsh. son
OF Mrs. Anna Marsh. OF 301 North
River St, has been promoted from
second class TO first class machin-
list mate. He is in the l22nd con-
struction battalion OF the Navy,
and Is stationed at Camp Parks,
California.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
VARIATIONS ENDLESS

THERE is no limit to the num-
Der OF different things that can
happen on a series Of deals. With
some Of them. even the most ex-
haustive study. with all four
hands in sight. could not enable
you to think Of all the things
which actual human beings would
do TO those cards. That is equally
true OF both the bidding and the
play. After you have thought Of
every possible variation you can
conceive, the score slips Of a dup
licate game. plus a questioning of
the players involved. will some
times disclose events that never
occurred to you as the most re-
mote possibility.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
TABLE GAMES PLAYED
BY DORCAS MEMBERS

The Schaner Circle OF the Dorcas
Society OF the Lutheran Church
members played table games after
their business meeting at the home
Of Mrs. Harry MaGraw, wednesday
evening. Prize winners we're Mrs.
Jerome Cheesman, Mrs. L. II.
Tyler and Mrs. August Maurer.
Mrs. MaGraw led the deyotions
reading Psalm 81, after which the
Apostles creed was repeated in
unison. Mrs. Lillian Root presided
ar appointed Mrs. MaGraw chair
man OF entertainment for the gen.
eral Dorcas Society meeting in De
cember
The next circle meeting will be
a Christmas party at the home OF
Mrs Gilbert Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Hogan, De-
troit, spent Tuesday evening with
Mrs. Flora Moore.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
NeedIework Done by
Woman's Study Club

The Woman's study Club at the
Literary Club House Wednesday
gave the entire day over 10 sewing
for the Needlework Guild.
with Mrs. Lee y. Brown acting
as chairman sewing on girls dress.
es began at 10 a. m, Mrs. George
Willoughby and Mrs. Molly McKen-
zie doing the machine stitching.
At 1890 ?. m. a planned lunch
con was served by Mrs. L. K.
Chase, Mrs. L. y. Munro, Mrs.
Luman' Seamans and Mrs, Deon
Greene.
Immediately after luncheon sew
ing was taken up again as business
was dispersed with entirely. At the
close Of the afternoon twenty girls
dresses of various sizes and eleven
hospital bedside bags had been
completed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Domestic Daughters
Plan Holiday Perfy

A Christmas party was planned
and the second lesson on Family
Health was considered. Wednes-
day at the meeting OF the Domestic
Daughters Extension Club at the
home OF Mrs. J. A. Henneke. The
committee for the Christmas party,
TO be Dec. 10 at the home OF Mrs
Louis C. Corbeille is Mrs. George
Worden. recreation leader, Mrs
Alva Eardley and Mrs. Henneke
TWO guests from Illinois, Mrs. Roy
LETTER and Mrs. Herman Robins
were present.
The year books and copies OF the
constitution were distributed By
the committee. Mrs. Worden. Mrs
Douglas LETTER and Mrs. Clarence
Green.
The club received an award for
their group exhibit at the 1913 All
Club fair in Ann Arbor in August
Mrs. Mark Jefferson. a member,
received an award for a rug she
had made.
The subject for the next meeting
to be Nov. %. at the home OF Mrs
Leffler Is Choosing Todsy's Fab
RIGS"
Miss Krystine Rinckie. Little
Rock. Ark, Is a guest OF Mrs. Ber-
tina O'Neil and family, 23s n. Sum-
NIT st.
Mrs Robert ]. Stephens returned
Tuesday night from visiting her
sister. Mrs. James Allen JOY, Chi
cago, for two weeks.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
FORTY BY COUPLES
DANCE AT ST. LUKE s

For b Y Club November dinner
dance. wednesday evening. 40 cou-
pies enjoyed dancing in ST. Luke's
Church House following a delicious
dinner in the Masonic Temple din
inr room. An orchestra from Milan
provided music for dancing.
The dining tables were appro-
priateley decorated for Halloween
with autumn leaves. flowers and
colored weeds in pumpkin contain
ers.
The committee for the evening
was Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Bush, Mr..
and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Willoughby, and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Barnard.
The club donated a sum OF 500 as
10 the Community Fund.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
HAPPlEsT SIGHT

Detroit, Mich, Nov. Tins -
The view OF a fighter escort is the
"happiest sight" for a Flying Fort.
ress navigator. 25-year-old James
c. Rodgers said today. Back from
action over Hitlers fortress Eur
ope." where he helped blast Nazi
sub bases at Kiel. Wilhelmshaveu,
and ST. Nazaire, the Detroit flier as
serted 1.-The luftwaffe has real re-
spect for those French. Polish,
English and American fighter
pilots. and keeps it's distance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Dance Planned

The weekly USO dance for serv-
icemen will be Friday evening at
the East Ypsilanti Air Base. Junior
hostesses will meet at USO head
quarters. w. Michigan Ave. to
go In buses to the dance. Senior
hostesses will be Mrs. David Robb
and MIS-. Karl Tunnicliffe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Service Briefs

Richard c. Hodges. Army Air
Forces, is now a Major at the Army
Air Base, Boiling Field ID. C. His
promotion was recently announced
by Colonel Thomas w. Hastey,
commanding officer. Major Hodges.
a native Of Tekonsha, Michigan, IL
a graduate of Morgan Park Military
Academy and Cornell University.
He served from 1881 to 1896 in the
Quartermaster Corps OF the Army
at Camp custer. Michigan. after
which he was placed on an inactive
status. Prior to entering active duty
again, he was employed as Hotel
manager in Elkhart, Indiana. and
Ypsilanti. Having been commits
stoned in the Officers Reserve
Corps, he entered active duty in
1912 as a Second Lieutenant. Major
Hodges has been stationed at Boil
ing Field. d. c., since that time, and
his assignment there is that Of
Secretary and Treasurer OF the
Officers Club. He is the son OF
Mrs. Clara Hodges and the late
DR.. Lewis Starks Hodges OF TEX
onsha, Michigan. His wife is the
former Leona Harriet Holman, OF
Elkhart, Indiana.
Charles Z. Hines Omitted States
Marine Corps received promotion
to sergeant, this being the third
promotion he has received during
his eight and one-half months in
the service. He went the first Of
November from Cherry Point, n.
c., to Edenton. n. c.
Private First Glass David Cum
mings has arrived from Camp Pat
rick Henry. Newport, Va, for ten
day furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. William n. Davis.
936 Ecorse Rd.. have received word
from their son, Pvt Robert N.
Davis, that he has arrived safely in
England.
Pvt. Chester A. Barnes, S21 Ann
St, has arrived at the Field Artillery
Replacement Training Center, Fort
Bragg. n. C., for basic military
training.
Sgt. Richard r. O'Neil, who has
been stationed in England the past
year. is spending a two weeks fur
Tough with his mother. Mrs. Bertha
O'Neil 23S n. Summit St Sgt.
O'Neil received his training at
Camp Robinson, Ark. He is serv-
ing with a Medical Detachment.
Cpl William Wolf, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Wolf. Miles St,
came home from Camp Polk, La,
to spend a Is day furlough. Cpl
Wolf is serving with the Infantry.
Pfc. Laurie Stobie writes from
England that he has completed his
course in combat swimming and
received his ARC certificate. He
often sees Robert Kenady, who is
with the shipping, department.
Mrs. Flora Sinkule. who Is stay
ing at the home OF her mother at
413 Emmett St. received word from
her husband Glen Slnkule, that he
had been transferred from Fort
Custer, Michigan, to Jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, where he will re-
celve his examinations for the
Army Air Corps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Fine Points in Bridge
B. sHEPARC BARCLAY

a diamond led. With that order OF
play to the early tricks--or any
order. for that matter. South was
sure to take ten tricks unless ne
slipped. as he needed to lose only
one trick in spades. one IN hearts
and one in diamonds.
Play about like that occurred
everywhere, except where one
South botched the hand, but the
bidding varied greatly. Who would
think. regardless Of the time he
spent on the matter. that East
would pass South's bid Of l-Heart
II North passed it? That Is exact
ly what developed at one table
and East therefore got a tie for
top score since his opponents, not
having bid a game. could not get
the 50O-point premium for game.
One other pair missed bidding the
game, because South jumped 10
3-Hearts over East's l-Club. anu
everybody passed it, Some bid z.
Hearts over the 1-Club ana
reached game.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bowser on
North Prospect Road went TO To
ledo Wednesday to stay overnight
with friends and from there they
left for Rustin, Fla, for the dura.
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04

dealer: North North-South
vulnerable.)
II South gets into the wrong
contract of 3-No Trumps, and
clubs are opened, how should he
play that suit and hearts to give
himself the best chance?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04
Announces Enhancement

Mrs. E Warning. Buffalo, \. Y,
announces the engagement OF her
daughter, Miss Irma Warning, 10
Cpl. James D. Packard, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Packard. cpl. Pack
ard is spending ten days here with
his parents before leaving Nov. l.
for the Ate. at Milwaukee. Wis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04

Horace f. Reader. Jr., wilkes
Barre. Pa, is visiting this week Mr..
and Mrs. Martin R. Reader, his
cousins, OF South Grove st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04

in the u S. after being held
prisoners shown ambulance in
Washington after arrival The IA in ALL flown the u
England they taken by ship prisoner exchange
with Left right Segt Edwin N Newl
Marshall. MINI; Greensboro
Miller Hartford Conn., Tech Serg John
Gardner Yoaum Tex Staff Segt Norman Goodwin Of Brad
ford Mass Tech Sergt Frank j. Barnich OF Baltimore and
Pfc. Herbert L. Enrich Of Brooklyn. (InternationaI)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-04

James Jackson has been trans
ferred TO Gulfport Field and is now
in Billy Mitchell Field doing spe-
cial work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Holdridge
returned wednesday from Jackson
Vile. Florida. where they had been
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Hitler Reported
Yielding Control
To Army Chiefs
Y the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. ia usually re-
liable fol 1ign source said here today
that for the past fortnight all i'm
portant German army orders have
been signed by the high command
instead of by Adolf Hitler. indicat-
ing that the Nazi Fuehrer no longer
is actively directing the army.
Hitler still retains the title of
commander in chief. the informant
added. and the daily German COM
munlQueS are datelined the Fuehr-
ers Headquarters" as formerly. but.
he said. 1T looks like the generals
are making the decisions now. not
Hitler
The report, reaching here through
underground channels from the
continent, pointed out that there
haG been no report OF Hitler ap-
pearing in public for a month and
SAID there was information that he
did not attend a general staff con-
ference in Berlin last week end.
This leads to the belief that Hit
ler either has been given an ulti-
matum by his generals, who pointed
out his military blunders, or that
he has suffered one of his hysteri-
CA fits and is in i'll health as a re-
suit of his Russian reverses," the
informant said.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Nozis Form New Police
Boy Accidentally Shot
In Leg by Companion

A 10-year-old boy Is in Casualty
Hospital this afternoon. victim of
gunshot wound suffered when an
l1-year-old companion accidentally
discharged pistol while reloading
the weapon.
The boy. Charles Garrison of For
restville, Md. was wounded in the
leg by his neighbor and playmate,
Fred Brady
Pvt. Thomas r. Blanford of the
Prince George County police re-
ported that the accident occurred
while group of boys were shooting
at empty bottles in vacant lot. The
Brady boy, who apparently found
the pistol on a scrap pile, fired the
weapon, not realizing it already was
loaded, according to police.
The two boys live ON Walters lane.
Garrison is student at District
Heights School.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
BY the Associated Press.


JACKSON, Miss. Feb. 49,
Nineteen white convicts, several
described as desperate, escaped
from the State penitentiary at
Parchman early today after
overpowering a night watchman
and seriously injuring Sergt. D.
NJ. Upchurcn, a guard.
-Four of those in the break largest
in the penitentiary' history. were
involved in recent escape which
ended when one was killed and three
caught near Corinth.
Supt M. P. l.. Love of the peni-
tentiary said the men rushed the
night watchman at the camp when
he opened the door Of the dormitory
type cage so the cooks could go to
the kitchen to prepare breakfast for
the prisoners.
They were armed with IL rifles
taken from the prison arsenal.
After overpowermg the Watchman
the prisoners then took his keys and
shot their way from the one STORY
building.
They went to the home of the
They went 10 the home Of Sergt.
Upchurch. just outside the wire bar
ricade, and forced him to give them
the keys to his car. When he sought
to resist they hit him over the head
with gun taken from the night
watchman.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Recording Companies
Accept Union Offer 10
Discuss Lifting Ban
Musicians Propose P'on,
Setting Fee System,
To Finish Dispute
Ry The Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Feb. l3.-Spokes-
men for several recording firms
said today they would accept an
invitation of the American Fed
Grafton of Musicians lAFLl to a
meeting Monday to discuss pro-
pOsals the union submitted for
ending the ban on the making of
canned music, in effect since last
August |.
Most Of the Spokesmen would
make no formal statement concern
ing the proposals. Fred De Jaeger,
vice president of the Empire Broad
casting System. said, however:
we are happy TO see we have
finally arrived at point where we
might settle the controversy. It
has been hard on all of US"
The union announced yesterday it
proposed that companies create a
fund BY paying fixed fees on every
record and transcription reproduc-
'4Oil anu 4Dl intCll5lllCdl ubNlcPS ana
library services. to be used to reduce
unemployment among members. to
foster and maintain musical talent
and culture and appreciation and
furnish free, living music to the
public by means Of symphony or
chcStraS and bands.
The union said it also asked for a
fixed fee from recording manufac-
turerS. percentage of prices
charged by companies selling wired
music. fixed annual fee for each
luke box used, and a percentage of
rental charges from companies
renting prescriptions, all TO be de
tcrmlned by negotiation.
James c. PetriIlo. AIM president
saws thousands OF its $4,000 men,
hegs have been unemployed because
Of the use Of luke boxes in dance
halls and recordings in radio broad
casts throughout the United States
and Canada.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Archbishop SpeI|mon Arrives
In Madrid, Berlin Radio Says
u S. Churchman's Trip Held Politically
important; toIons Expect Rome Visit

Archbishop Francis J. Spell
man of New York has arrived in
Madrid, the Berlin radio reported
today. Earlier, it was said au-
thoritatively in Washington that
the archbishop was on his way
to the "Iberian Peninsula"
The news OF Archbishop Spell
mans travels at once aroused wide
spread speculation, with some per-
sons viewing them as an interna-
tional political portent of grave inn
portance in the war.
The italian radio said that Arch
bishop Spellman will proceed to
Rome. The archbishop formerly
WIS secretary to Pope Plus XII when
the pontiff was Cardinal Pacelli,
papal secretary CT state. The arch
bishop also is well acquainted with
President Roosevelt.
The original Washington inform
ant, however. stressed that Archbis-
hop Spellman was abroad on an
ecclesia etical-as opposed to a polit-
ical-misSion. There are subsequent
suggestions that he may proceed to
North Africa in his capacity as mil
Evening star., 1943-02-13

itary vicar of the American armies.
and that he may return to the
United States directly from Madrid
American Ambassad Hayes and
Msgr. Gaetano Cicognani, papal
nuncio to Spain. and other prom
inent personages received the arch
bighop in Madrid, the Berlin radio
said.
There are no direct Allied or neu-
trail combinations of the archbishop's
arrival.
Msgr John j. Casey, secretary of
the Archdiocese of New York. said in
New York that Archbishop Spellman
had been touring Army camps and
visiting Catholic chaplains in his
capacity of military vicar. but that
his present whereabouts were not
known.
The Archbishop was in New York
last Sunday when he received Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas E. Sullivan of
Waterloo. Iowa, whose five sons were
lost in the sinking of the cruiser
Juneau. He gave the Sullivans a
religious medal presented to him by
Pope Plus XII.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
79 Mississippi Convicts Shoot
Their Way Out of Penitentiory
Stote Police Warn Banks and Others
To Guard Against Escaped Bod Actors

The convicts also Communicated
a truck, Supt. Love said,
Highway patroimen here said they
had reports of the convicts from
several areas, including one that
they had shot into house at Dun
can in an effort to obtain more guns
and ammunition
Col. T. P Brady of the State high
way patrol stationed his men at
strategic points over the State, in
cluding bridges and ferries He said
the men were bad actors" and
warned that they probably will at
tempt additional robberies in efforts
to get gasoline and money.
They probably will break up into
groups of two or three he said
and head for their home counties
Motorists. banks and filling station
operators should be on the look
out"
Col Brady said the leader of the
group was believed to be James
Tillotson. native of Massachusetts,
serving life for robbing a bank at
Virgins about two years ago.
At the time of his conviction TIL
lotson boaSted he would not remain
in the penitentiary.
The four who were also in the
January IA prison break are Sam
Vandevere, Tishomingo County.
serving Ave years for burglary and
lsee CONVICTs, Page 2-x)