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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

Mrs. Evelyn Copeland and Miss
Julia Borso visited Mrs. Copeland :
sister. Mrs. Engfert, Dearborn, sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs George Hubert, To-
ledo. spent several days with his
sister and brotherin-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Eddington.
Mr.. and Mrs. stevens Fuller. De
troit. spent from Saturday until
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Penn
Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Sheats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hazlett
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gun
der, Dundee, Sunday.
Rev. John Randolph, Fountain
City. Ind. was a guest Of his broth
er. Harry Randolph, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Jowett and
family. Dearborn, visited Mr.. and
Mrs Clarence Cline. Mr.. and Mrs.
CLYDE Sheats. Mr.. and Mrs. Penn
Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
HaZlett
Mrs. liberal Heidi and son. Flint,
is spending a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Heidi and familp.
Miss +. Lane Painter, Ipsilanti,
and Miss Ruth Bolton, Monroe,
spent the week end with Mrs. Celia
Painter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Crosby, Eos
toria. o. visited their aunt and
uncle. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Cline,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cline and Mr..
and Mrs. ClaIence Cline. Sunday.
Sunday dinner guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Eddington were their
son and family Mr.. and Mrs. Len
ard Blain.
Sunday supper guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hazlett was her sister,
Mrs. Louise Miller. Dundee.
Miss Margaret King and brother
James, Detroit. are spending a week
with MIR. and Mrs Joseph Bolgar.
Sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Miller were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Miller and children, Ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Teali. Lulu.
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Celia
Painter and family.
Donald Jacobs. Dundee. spent
sunday night and Monday with
his aunt and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hazlett.
pvt. Joseph Tittiger, Camp Nc
Coy. is spending a nine day leave
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Tittiger. Plank Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Smith visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. James Fisk, Mon
roe, Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
Lifting of Ban
Brings no Meat

New York. Sept SINS The
Food Distribution Administration
somewhat shamefacediy admitted
that the increase it had *
pected as the result of the lifting
OF the ban on meat slaughtering
produced instead a slump in meat
supplies.
he government agency blamed
two factors for the decline One.
they said. was a seasonal drop due
to harvesting Another they
credited to the fact that no receipts
had been filed on Labor Day.
Packing house representatives
pointed out however, that totals
still were below a similar period
last year. by about 10 per cent.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
MARRIAGE IIcEHsEs

David +. Schaerer IS. and Con
stance Rose Lane. Il.
Claude Gibbs. 40. and Irene NJ
Fowler, A.. both OF lpsilsnti
Bernard W. Poland, III, -. and
Ellen Patricia Crawford, 1s
John A. Merewether, "a, and AIDE.
line VI. Snyder. %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
West London
JOHN HELOT REUNION
HELD At STERLING PARK

West London, Mich, Sept $
The eleventh annual John Heidi re-
union was held Sunday at Sterling
Park. Monroe, with 80 present.
The business meeting was open
ed by the president, Walter Hellt.
With all singing the DoXology. II
was voted that a star would be
added 10 the banner for each OF
those in the service who are Pvt.
Eldred Hanson, stationed in Nir-
ginia and PVT. Shirley Sachett.
Fort Leonard Wood. Missouri.
Officers for the coming year are
Mrs. Lilly White president. Mrs
Helen Sachett. Dundee. secretary.
treasurer; liberal Heidi Flint, en-.
tertainment committee.
Swimming. games and ice cream
were enjoyed by all The 1914 re
union Will be held at the sane
place.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

NEW YORK -INS-Public hear
inES were 50 yes@NoF isaes1 &r.sxS,
special panel of the War Labor
Board on the dispute between the
American Federation of Musicians
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

and photograph record manufac-
,,.ygS--. -LI..z.,---. - pasSAls ~. -
cused the companies OF using gov
eminent agencies against the I'M
ion, OF which he is the president
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
Fifty Years Ago

Capt f. Allen is attending Chicago Exposition and he.
fore returning home Will Ohio personal request OF
Governor William Mckinley several csmpapn speeches
Wlke Knox Bert Barnes PAGER paced heat at Chicago in
2lOls which made him Michigan PAGER Barnev
wilkes another Yplant heats Of the unfinished
race al Windsor Ont, making 2.23tz 2 80 class
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
Observations
Savings Made by
Zone System in
Postal Work

WASHINGTON - You can look
70. an extension OF the Post Once
Department zoning system for
distributing mail. It already has
been placed in operation in nearly
125 major cities and IS working OUT
extremely well
The coming system. you recall Is
the plan under which letters carry
a zone number in addition 10 the
usual address. /. .. Indianapolis b.
Ind: Chicago 10, H.; Cleveland
IS. o.: Washington 20, d. c.
Despite expected difficulty in g@;
ting the public 10 change its letter
addressing habits and the trouble
business hrms and others have IN
learning the zone numbers OF peu'
pie 10 whom they write. MAORI
~ OF letters coming through nave
the numbers included
Post office officials haven't any
SPECIFIC figures. but they are sure
that the new system has resulted
in considerable saving Of time for
postal specially new
clerks brought in because OF wa
conditions who aren I familiar WIN
street addresses.
THE PROPOSAL Of senator
George Aiken lRl OF Vermont -
reouisition one-SiXth t20.ol0,Ouo
tonsJ Of this years corn harvest
for The dairy farmer probably will
receive short shrIft a. the Agrlcu.-
lure Department
Although Aiken warns that milk
production probably will be "eX-
tremelv tight during the winter
and spring, a department spokes-
man intimated that reduisitioning
&. ., eNyH wight be okay-hut there
lust isn't any transportation 10
haul the grain to shortage areas
This may mean the civilians viii
he faced with a shortage OF milk
and possible rationing despite
OPA's froNns. In any event, the
eastern dairy farmers may not
have enough feed grain in the com
in months.
INSIDERS in Washington say
that the principal reason now Tor
keeping sugar on the ration list -
10 keep the product out OF the
hands OF Illicit alcohol distillerS
who seek 10 take advantage OF the
shortage Of ~hi=keE4
All Of the nations distilleries
long since have been con' erted TO
the manufacture OF industrial a'co-
hol for war purposes. NmSkeY
supplies are declining. however,
and federal officials fear an out
break OF Illicit operations. II the
bars are let down.
Sugar importations are up. how
ever. BY Aug. 81. OF this year, the
United states had brought in 2,4S2,-
600 tons OF sugar. approximately
6S4 600 tons more than had been
imported In the same period in
1912.
THAT WAS NO CANISTER war
going on in the Treasury's base
ment here these past months. II
was only the lady guards practic-
ing on the rifle range.
The war has hit the Treasury's
manpower. too. and seven women
were hired TO replace male guards
who were indicted into the armed
forces
Five OF them now are qualified
20 wear that "3S" on The hip and
TO hit the bulls eye The other
TWO are determ-Sed TO pass all
the tests and become gun gals,
too
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
5y Logan CIsedsnntns. N. D.

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

SHOT DOWN during a battle be-
tween four U. S. Navy planes and
% Japanese aircraft in the South
Pacific. Ensign Ernest Ingold,
above. escaped alive miraculous
lv. He extricated himself from
the wreckage Of his plane under
water and when he reached the
surface found himself surrounded
by Japs from q sunken vessel. A
u. $. destroyer happened along
then and rescued him. When he
returned TO his base, Ingold found
his buddies. believing him dead,
dividing his rations and clothes,
but they were only too happy to
return them. (InternstionsI)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

Mr. and Mrs. Bird Heath and Mr..
and Mrs Thurlow Heath aud fam
ily attended the annual Heath re-
union Monday at Prospect Park
Npsilauti
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

the child in his journey through
life Is exposed to new set OF dan
gers. The danger is the danger Of
contact with many new human be-
ings coming from different house
holds and famllies-and the con-
facts occur exactly now because
for the first time the child goes to
school and BY ten or twenty times
eularges his circle Of acqualnt-
ances.
Did you ever stop to think that
while you frequently hear some
neighborhood news, such as the
public school has been closed on &C
count of an epidemic OF measles,
you never hear, the Atlas Plant
has been closed down on account
Of an epidemic of measles Well,
you say, that's easy - the Atlas
Plant has all adult workers and
adults don't get measles, Why not?
Well, adults don't get measles be-
cause they have already had them.
Exactly, but you take group Of
country people who come up and
enter the Atlas Plant-those who
have lived in the great open spaces
Ra9 never .S556' ss0sS - zAyy
people at a time - and you will
have plenty of measles.
Germ Enemies
This illustrates a fundamental
biological fact Of enormous practi-
cal importance. We humans are
born into a world full of germs
that can kill US off in short order.
They are everywhere and the only
protection we have against them
is to acquire immunity, and lots
OF it, to lots Of them. This the body
does very cleverly and the natural
way it does it is by contact i'm
munity-in other words, by brush
ing up against plenty Of people
we take in a few of their germs
and these vaccinate US so that we
have natural immunity. When we
are twenty years old we can go
anywhere safely - that is, any
where close to home where we
have acquired our immunity. When
we begin to wander we meet
strange germs and are likely TO
get into trouble.
One Of the great triumphs Of
modern medicine is that it has
been able to initiate this method of
Nature and by vaccines produce
immunity.
Early Does Ii 49,,
1t is too bad we have no vaccine
that works against measles, be-
cause in spite of the fact that you
may regard it as = mild disease
it may be far from that and it is
so universally contagious that it
is the cause Of much disability and
time out. The only thing to do, in
my opinion, is to have an attack
when you are about FIVE or six.
I do not feel yet like insisting
on urging scarlet fever vaccine on
everybody. 1t. seems to protect
pretty we'll, but not so completely
as one would wish. OF late, scar
let fever is such a mild and rare
disease as to be negligible. The
malignant scarlet fever Of thirty
FIVE years ago, with all its compli-
cations, is a thing Of the past.
So ! name no age when scarlet
fever vaccine shoulC be admins
tered. In the face Of a serious
neighborhood epidemic it should be
given the children who may be ex-
posed. 1t will protect about so per
cent of them.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NJ. L.: Do you think there is any
injury to the system from food
cooked in aluminium vessels?
Answer: No. A lot Of wild
eyed, ignorant cranks have been
trying to scare people into this
belief for several years, but there
IL nothing whatever in it
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs Fred Miller receiy-
ed word from their son Sergt Louis
F.. stationed at Camp Hood. Tex.
that he Is in a hospital In Texas
with a broken back and arm,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

Mr. and Mrs. James Lentz ard
son. Sergt. J. f. Lentz, attended the
wedding o. Doreus Lentz and Crit
tel Westric. at the Lutheran
Church. Whitaker, Saturday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09

Sergt. J. +. Lentz. stationed at
Boiling Field. Washington. spent
from Friday until Tuesday with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs, James
Lent.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-09
Leaves for Camp

Mr. and Mrs. Charles White
gave chicken supper Saturday
night in honor OF their son Jack,
who left Wednesday for the ser
vice
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17

be offered during the church cere-
monies.
Rev. Patrick w. Flynn, pastor,
and Rev. Austin r. Saunders, curate
at the Mount Carmel church, Rev.
Felix Scoglio, pastor of st. Lucys
church, and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph
Valdambrini of the Church of Our
Lady of Lourdes will participate. A
large representation from the Italian
churches and from other Catholic
parishes of the city is expected.
A guest at the ceremonies will be
Rev. Salvatore Russo of the Vim
centian fathers who came here re-
Gently after spending 20 years in the
Orient. Father Russo assisted Rt
Rev. Monsignor Joseph M. Valdam-
brini yesterday morning at special
services held at Our Lady OF
Lourdes Church.
The statue Of Our Lady Of Mt
Carmel was surrounded by many
beautiful floral offerings. Visitors to
the church during the day re-
marked enthusiastically upon the
beauty of the general setting. The
flowers were obtained through the
cooperation of Mrs. Maria Verrastro
who has made it her special mission
on such feast days to have floral
ornaments. She is assisted in her
work by many generous friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Decline Of ~ Noted
In Comparison With
Figures Of 1941-42
Hearings Held in Judges Chambers When Actions
Involved Children; Isl Youngsters Affected By
Domestic Quarres of Past Year

year and that eight actions were dis
missed as compared to only one In
the previous year.
Cruelty was the leading charge
preferred in the suits tried in the
past year, with 80 women and 16
men securing DEGREES on that ground
Twenty eight women and % men
who alleged desertion were success
full in their petitions for divorce.
Intemperance claims were recognize
ed by the court in cases of four men
and four women. One woman OBJ
tanned divorce on the ground of
fraudulent contract and another one
on evidence that her husband was
serving a prison sentence for an in
famous crime. Misconduct was
charged successfully by two men and
one woman.
The total number of children in
volved in the actions was Isl as
compared to 213 in the previous
year. Actions brought by fathers in
volved 46 minors. Under new pro-
cedure petitioners were required to
state in their complaints the names
of the children, the date of birth,
and whether or not custody is de-
sired.
Five of the divorces were granted
to women on cross-complaints. Only
one annulment was granted, the pc
titioner stating that divorce de-
cree obtained by his wife from a
nrevious husband was not final at
the time of their marriage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
YALELECTURER
TO BROADCAST
Japan and Peace Prob
lens to Be Theme of Sum
day Night Program

New Haven, Conn, July IT -
Hugh Byas, lecturer in the Foreign
Area Studies Program of Yale Uni
versity, will discuss Japan and the
Problems of Peace over yale In
terprets the News" on Station
WTIC at GAS p. m. this coming
Sunday evening Gully 49,
Mr.. Byas has spent q years in
Japan, first as Managing Editor of
the Japan Advertiser in Tokyo,
and later as correspondent for the
London Tines and the New York
Times Since his return in 1941
he has written two books; THE
Japanese Enemy: his Power and his
Vulnerability," and Government by
by Assassination
yale Interprets the News" pro-
gram designed to bring about better
understanding of daily history is
presented each Sunday evening at
GAS as a public service by Yale
University in cooperation with Sta
ton VITO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
923 Cases Remain On
Common Pleas Docket
Fl Cases Heard During Past Year. Clerk Andrew D.
Dawson Reports; 04l Cases Carried Over

Twentyseven cases were heard in
common pleas court during the
court year ending June 80, three OF
them by jury, according to the an
nual report made today by Andrew
D. Dawson, clerk of the court. The
present docket list contains 923
cases yet to be heard.
1t was revealed GAL actions had
been carried over from the previous
year. GIG of them court cases and
the rest jury. New cases filed totaled
1873, with selection of court trials
made in 1877 of them and jury hear
ings requested in 16. A total OF l|4
cases were disposed of without trial
either by settlement out OF court
or filing of stipulations.
The civil actions heard by the
court used up 35 days time, while
Jury hearings lasted a total OF SIX
court days, the report shows. Aver
age time between the return DAY
and day of trial for jury cases was
10 months and 8 days, and Tor court
actions, 10 months and 70 Gays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
POSTAL zON|NC
PLAN CLICKING
Public Cooperating Very
Satisfactorily Comments
Mail Superintendent

waterbury people are pretty we'll
advanced on the zone plan," Charles
H. Plat, superintendent of mail at
the local post office, stated today,
reporting that Approximately so per
cent of the letters mailed by indi-
viduals now contain the zone n. l.
bers in the address. The percentage
applying the requested listing Is con-
tinualy increasing and wide compli-
ance to the ruling is expected short
ly, the postal official said.
Although a number of. the large
firms have not yet applied the plan
because of the work involved in
changing address stencils and plates,
more are changing to the new ad-
dress system each week, Mr.. Plat
stated. Individuals, however, are
responding widely to The plea OF
postal officials and the number OF
letters coming in with the new
markings is gratifying, it was lndl-
Gated.
Practically all mail coming into
the city from servicemen contains
the desired zone number, it was re-
yealed. Only 1874 large cities OF the
country have adopted the plan SO
far, it was reported, and many OF
the mail senders are not yet familiar
with the working or purpose OF the
plan, thereby slowing down compll-
ance somewhat, it was indicated.
local residents have been urged to
list their zone numbers on mail go
ing to anyone from whom a reply Is
expected.
Although no time has actually
been saved by the plan so far, Mr..
Platt said it enables the postoffice
to place new men in the asserting
room. He stated old postal workers
are familiar enough with the streets
and zones to know instantly into
which section the letters are to be
placed, but it would take a new
worker a long period of time to be-
come sufficiently acquainted with
the set-up to continue as speedily
The zone plan makes the assorters'
task only one of placing the mail
into the specially numbered sections,
considerably easing the task for a
new employe he added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
VET. WAR FUND
DIRECTOR CHOSEN
Alexander E. Campbell to
Supervise States CAM
paign; Men Named

The appointment OF Alexander
Edward Campbell as executive al
rector of the Connecticut War FUND
was announced today by the EXecu-
tive Committee of the Fund. Assist
ing Mr.. Campbell will be Donald
Adams Clarke of Buffalo, New YORK
Both men have assumed their new
duties and headquarters have been
established in New Haven.
1t .vas also announced that
Charles j. Allen of Waterbury had
been elected to the Executive Com
mittee and William F. Haase OF
New Haven elected assistant treas
urer. George Dimenstein OF SIAM
, ford has been appointed legal couh-
sci on voluntary basis.
Mr.. Campbell has been associated
with Community Chests and coun-
ellis of social agencies in Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee; Houston, Texas !,
Elkhart, Indiana and Cedarhurst
Long Island. He attended the Uni
versity of Buffalo and from 1882 to
1885 was Connected with the Con-
necticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company in Hartford. Two years
ago. he was Connecticut Campaign
Director for the USO War Fund
Campaign. ;,
Mr.. Clarke studied at Antioch
College and the University OF But
falo and for a time taught Public
Welfare Administration at Buffalo.
Later, he was engaged in Public
Welfare work in western New York
State, and with the New York State
Division of Parole. More recently
he was Field Director with the
American Red Cross in Pennsyl-
vania.
Fifty of the proposed rs men,
bers OF the board of directors nave
already accepted appointments
From this district are: John P. Ell
ton, Waterbury; H. H. HemlnWay
WATERFOWL; Sherman K. Ives
Thomaston; Charles j. Allen, Aus
tin L. Adams, Arthur H.. Quigley.
John H. Goss of Waterbury and
Mrs. Carlton Talcott. Litchfleld.
Governor Raymond E. Baldwin is
honorary president of the Connec-
ticut War Fund, and officers pre-
viously elected are: Milton H. Clio
yer, president; Oliver v. Ober, first
vice-president and campaign chair
man; j. William Hope, second vice.
president and campaign vice-chair-
man: Charles A. Russell, third vice
president; Mrs. Samuel C. Harvey
secretary; Abbott H. Davis, treas
urer.
The Connecticut War Fund is an
affiliate of the National War Fund
which was organized this year at
the instigation of the Presidents
War Relief Control Board. One
united drive will be held in the fall
of the year to raise funds for the 16
approved agencies which comprise
the organization.
The Connecticut War Fund is
comprised of representatives of all
Community Chests and in towns not
having Chests, committees will be
formed. Each town will be assigned
a quota to which must be added To-
cal needs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Many Local Residents
Eligible To Be Jurors

street; Anastasia LaVecchia, As
Chapman street; Phillip Leonard,
222 Oak street; Mrs. Minnie Leroy,
SO Rose Street; Mrs. Vida A. Lewis,
529 Highland avenue; Mrs. Emma
c. lowell, SO Pine Street; Peter
Lynch, So Oak Hill avenue; Melicent
Makepeace, 1874 Hillside avenue;
Morris L. Maxim, "a West Clay
street; Mrs. Gertrude Mangini, 63
Hillside avenue; Mrs. Leo Marshall,
1873 Chestnut avenue; Ernest Mazai-
ka, 10 Porter street; Mrs. Della T.
McConas, So Walnut street; Loretta
McGivney, las Frost road; James
Mclean, SO Adelaide avenue; Thorn
as B. Moran, 1862 Willo-- street;
Edward E Mraz, 353 Circular ave-
nue.; David B. Meth, sc Edgehill ave-
nue.; Jane O'Brien, 224 Pine street;
Harold Parker, 1913 Highland ave-
nue.; Anthony Petrillo, 4o Morning.
side avenue; George Pierpont, IL
Wyman street; Harry Platt, 81 Rob-
ert street; Frederick Puckey, 81
Beecher avenue.
Burta L. Purinton, 157 Mt. Yer
non avenue; Lawrence Rambo, 1917
North Main street; Mrs. Ellen Reidy.
81 Second avenue; Anna M. Reiner,
213 Plaza avenue; Lillian Reiner, u
Wildemere avenue: Joseph RenzonL
70 Wall street; Mrs. Ethel Rogers.
GIT Watertown avenue; Mrs. Sarah
Root, al Chestnut avenue; Peter
Rosato, 191 Wall street; Mrs Anna
Ryan, 81 Sarsfield street; Umberto
Santopietro, 112 Savings street;
Charles Schmidt, 70 Wall street.
Helen Shanahan, SO Chapman
street: Albert Spring, 545 Highland
avenue; Michael Stolfi, 118 Hill
street; Mcll2 Storm, 70 Clinton
street; George E. Tracy, Grand ave
nue.; Mrs. Anna Truelove, Is Wheel
er street; Herman Valentine, sos
Highland avenue: Thomas Ward, 46
Cedar avenue; Helen A. Weinberg,
III FisKe street; Helen WEIGH, l6s
Frost road; Frank H. WSlton, l8s
Woodtick road: Mrs. Marguerite
Wiedorn, As Fernr street; Mrs.
Katherine Ziebell, 81 Greenleaf ave-
me
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
local divorces decreased by 27 in

Local divorces decreased by q in
The past court year, with 1852 grant
ed in superior court between July l,
1912 and July /, 1943 as compared to
1879 in the previous year, 1t was re-
clerks office. Although the decrease
revealed in divorce records at the
court is slight it may be significant
In view of the rapid rise of the rate
IN preceding years.
The past court year saw the in
auguration of a new domestic rela-
lions session set up for the benefit
of children whose parents are in
7olved in domestic difficulties and
seek separation. Under the plan all
cases involving children under l6
years of age were heard in judges
chambers rather than in open court
and efforts were made to help the
children of the broken homes.
Whether or not the new procedure
aided in bringing down the number
Of divorces is a problematical ques-
ton. Records show that 20 less di-
yorces came up for hearings last