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Evening star., 1943-12-03
| Red Cross Unit
Prepares 211,494
Dressings in Year

Nineteen of the original group of
Il members joined in the celebra-
ton of the first birthday anniver-
sary of the Sixteenth street High
land Surgical Dressing Unit of the
District Red Cross yesterday.
This group, now grown to $50
members, is the largest local unit
OF its kind other than Walsh House,
the headquarters. Mrs. Jean Chase
has contributed the most time
SIT hours. Next is Mrs. H. w. Bar
ber with 5111a hours.
During December, 1912, the unit
turned out 5000 surgical dressings.
This is compared with a high of
41,440 for September, 1943. Alto
gether total Of 211 ,494 dressings
have been prepared and packed dur
ing the year.
Attending the party, which was
held at the units headquarters at
the Sixth Presbyterian Church,
were Corpl. Wilbur Fendrick, con-
valescent patient at the Forest
Glen annex of Walter Reed Hos
pital; Otto S. Lund, manager Of
the District Red Cross Chapter
House, and Mrs. Brown Harbold,
chairman of the District Chapter
of the Surgical Dressing War Re
lief. Corpl. Fendrick told how the
Red Cross helped entertain service
men abroad.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
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BAZAAR,
United Nations, Hotel statler, all
day.
CONCERT.
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra,
Departmental Auditorium, $50
O'Clock tonight.
DANCE.
Random Club, YWCA, 6l4 e
street NV, o'clock tonight.
MEETING.
University of Michigan Alumni,
Washington Club, $50 o'clock to-
night. Michigan alumni only.
RECREATION.
Walsh Club for war workers, 4 to
II O'Clock tonight.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco The
ater, tonight: Washie Bratcher's
Orchestra and 31st Engineers Dance
Band.
Entertainment tickets, "Tne Hut, +"
e at Pennsylvania avenue NV, 4
to $50 o'clock tonight.
Pepsi-Cola Center, $50 am. to-
day to 1890 am. tomorrow. First
three floors open to servicewomen.
Recreation, Masonic Center, to
10 o'clock tonight.
Officers.
Offcers' Club Of the United Ma
tions, Burlington Hotel, 10 am. to
1890 o'clock tonight. Dance. $50
o'clock. Introductory, cards to en-
tertainment.
Golf and tennis, Kenwood Coun-
try Club, all day. Guest cards at
Burlington Hotel.
Servicemen.
Recreation, 1911 H street NV, 9
am. to IL o'clock tonight.
Recreation, Anacostia USO, Four
teenth and U streets Sc, to 10
O'Clock tonight.
"Voice recording, dance, games,
NE. USO, 1912 North Capitol street,
Z o'clock tonight.
Dance and voice class, 7 o'clock
tonight; square dance, o'clock;
NCCS (USO), 1914 N street NV.
Amateur camera and movie guild,
NCCS USO), 926 G street NV,
T:30 o'clock tonight
'Mah-jong and dance instruc-
tions, Central Center, o'clock to-
night.
Drama and ballroom classes,
Roosevelt Center, o'clock tonight.
Card party, YMCA USO), 8
O'Clock tonight.
Dances, Servicemens Club No. /
and Bureau of Engraving, 8 o'clock
tonight.
Dance, Langley Center, Sis
O'Clock tonight.
Religious services, Hebrew Con-
gregational Temple, BIS o'clock to-
night.
Dance, Nccs CUso), sls Tenth
street NV, $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Dance, YWCA (USO), $50 o'clock
tonight.
Dance, Northeast USO. Tenth
and Massachusetts, avenue NE, 8
o'clock tonight.
FOR COLORED SERVICEMEN.
'Open house, Leisure Lodge, noon
to midnight tonight.
Fun night, YWCA (USO), 8
O'Clock tonight.
Dance, Banneker Club, 8 o'clock
tonight.
dramatic group, Hearthstone
Warworkers' Club, o'clock tonight.
Bridge party, YMCA USO), 8
O'Clock tonight.
"Warworkers welcome.
For details, call Travellers Aid,
MA. 1881.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
GIVE YOUR BLOOD

Only one pint Of youS blood 70 sovs one
lifsl You cont offord NOT 10 give! Prone
Red Cross Blood Donor Center, District $500
fos On appointment nowl You'se nssdsd!
Evening star., 1943-12-03

If you are a red-blooded Amer.
loan citizen, you can prove 1t by
calling Blood Donor Center, District
$500. They will make an appoint
ment at your convenience.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
Members of Congress May
Write Own Post War Plan

Washington, Mar. 11-AP- Con
gress gave clear cut signs today
that It intends largely to ignore
executive planning and to write
its own formula for the settlement
Of post war economic problems.
Administration leaders were re-
ported TO have given clearance to
a proposal by Senator George ID
Ca TO establish a nine member
post war planning committee and
George told reporters he would ask
for a $4,000 appropriation TO as
semble a staff and launch an inn
mediate inquiry.
Tentative arrangements were
made to refer TO the group a re-
port OF the national resources plan
ming board sent to Congress yes
terday by President Roosevelt with
the expressed hope that the legis-
lators would begin at once a study
of the problems OF the transition
from war TO peace and the longer
range development OF an expanding
economy.
While he declined TO comment on
the bulky reports recommends
tons. George said that as far as
he personally was concerned 1t
would be the aim OF the new com
mittee to hold federal participa-
ton in post war rehabilitation to
a minimum and 10 encourage indi-
vidual initiative. The report rec
ommends extensive federal assist
ance on such projects.
To Check Commitments
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich)
said he thought one OF the first
tasks OF the George committee, at
ter 1t is created, ought to be TO
investigate the operations OF the
Board of Economic Warfare, head
ed by Vice President Wallace. to
determine II II had made any post
war economic commitments in its
dealings with foreign nations.
This suggestion fell within the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
New Dentist
Coming

DR.. n. f. Gerrie has been assign
ed to the Willow Run Dental Clinic
to replace DR.. G. F. Barnes, who
has been transferred to the u. S.
Marine Hospital in Chicago. Dr.
Gerrie was formerly director of
the dental division of the Mon
tana State Health Department. He
is a member OF the American Dent
al Association and came to WASH
tenaw County directly from the
Dental Institute in Washington. D.
c. He has wife and child who
accompanied him TO this county.
They are now living in Ann Arbor.
DR.. Gerrie. like DR.. Barnes, was
secured on a temporary basis from
the L. S. Public Health Service
through cooperative action OF the
Washtenaw County Dental Society,
the State Dental Society, and the
county and state health depart
ments to supply additional dental
service TO the Ford Bomber Plant
area and to study the area regard
ing future dental needs. The state
dental procurement and assignment
service under the direction of DIR.
Gorton Goodsel. Saginaw. has been
cooperating with the local and state
dental societies in supplying adj
ditional dental facilities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
Russians Take
"A Villages

Try International News servlce)
Soviet headquarters declared to-
day that the Red Armies on the
central front had captured at least
~ towns and villages. crushed stiff
fleming German resistance and ad-
vanced within 80 miles Of Adolf
Hitler's old headquarters al Smol-
ensk
Although virtually out thanked by
the Red Armys capture OF Belly,
the Nazis were battling desperate
~ to defend their grip on the key
bastion OF wanna. 1885 miles west
OF Moscow, the last major barrier
on the road 10 Smolensk.
"The enemy made stubborn at
tempts TO halt our advance at de
tense positions" the Russian com
mand said, referring to the Vyaz-
ma sector.
AS result OF fierce fighting,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
New 'GIobaP Menu Arrives

plodding peasant feet and
CLASSY eyes. Starch. stlrch aud
starch is the American menu
OF the immediate future. Per
haps the iron rations that lie
beyond will remove the flabby
folds in the days that follow.
but Npsilanti restaurant
men are announcing meals or
unrationed food for the immedi-
ate future. They will have TO
take them or we shall have 10
close up" one proprietor said
today. American business men
who developed so many civic
miracles Of improvement in the
red meat sessions OF the past
can now be expected TO emerge
from the regular meetings like
a batch OF dough out OF bread
pan Uncle Sam will reserve
the meat for other places, Or
at least he is doing so and un-
less relief comes to Ypsilanti
after meat rationing goes into
effect. service club members
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11

will all be known by one name,
Mr.. Five by Five.
The Huron Hotel was tce-
tiously reported today looking
over plans for enlarging door
openings into the dining room
10 accommodate the four and
five chin patrons Of service
clubs o, the near future and at
the same time opening up with
an all unrstioned menu. At first
the management thought the
only thing TO do was 10 close its
dining room 10 the public and
ser, mells only TO its guests.
leaving the service clubs 10
shift for themselves. But this
is all changed now. The boys
will take what they are offered.
minus coffee ard make a meal
and a meeting Of IL, putting
aad breathing heavily as they
shift their ayoirdupois around
from time TO time 10 avoid
stagnation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
World Day of
Prayer Friday

The World Day OF Prayer has
been observed annually by the
church women OF all the Christian
nation on the first Friday in Lent,
since 1857. In keeping the tradi-
tional day this year. the Ypsilanti
Council OF Church Women has plan
ned a service in the First Metho-
dist Church at 2:30 Friday. March
~. The. program to be used is the
same as that used in the other
World Day of Prayer programs
throughout the nation. and was
prepared by DR.. George Hardness,
Carrot Geological Seminary. Chica-
90. and Mrs. Benjamin +. Hays.
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ca.
one OF the outstanding negro cot
leges in the United States.
The ntany will be led by Mrs.
Louis Hubbard. Mrs. Glenn Touse
and Miss Edith Buport, and the
music will be in charge of Mrs. T..
J. Wilson and Mrs. George Jerome
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
F arners Seek
Work Not Gift

T. T. Pickford. Detroit, speaking
before Kiwanians Wednesday noon,
hold the club there are at present
100000 farm families in the United
States, whose chief concern Is
prices OF today These families are
more interested in producing than
collecting these so-called bonuses
dished out by the federal govern
ment."
Mr.. Pickfoi d. who Is editor of
The Michigan Messenger. a paper
printed especially for farmers, is
also secretary of the Farmers AS
ISOLATION, with a membership OF
10000. AT present there are 1.S00.-
600 cows in the state Of Michigan.
but the consumption OF milk in the
city OF Detroit alone is 80 per cent
above last years average with the
ever present question, can the farm
ers continue this supply with men
leaving farms at the alarming rate
they are today. The government
needs 40 1000 ,000, 900 pounds of milk
for its armed forces and allies in
the next year, as compared to last
years 100000 pounds" Con-
tinui1g his most interesting nara
tive, he said farmers sold "a mil
Ion dollars worth Of produce last
year"
Norris Wiltse. principal OF Ypsi-
lanti High School, introduced the
speaker.
Cluh President Arthur Walker,
read a letter from Howard Trip
expressing his appreciation for the
club recent sift.
Professor F. ed Mckay also read
letter from the Kiwanis Me-
mortal Fund. commencing them on
their recent contribution.
New club rosters along with
the information that no more
coffee. deserts, in fact nothing but
non-rationed foods, will be served
in the future to the club were dis
tribut ID.
Among Wednesdays guests
were: Raymond w. Burr and n. F.
Gerrie. Ann Arbor: William Hayes,
Capt. William Kish, W. P. Brown.
Emory Mulholland, A. B. Skinner,
Earl n. Knaggs and Philip J.
Wizard. Ypsiianti: j. A. Cosner,
Milan, and T. T. Pickford, Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
How Many Can You Take?

am here tonight-a night OF
great moment in our home. for
tomorrow we are giving a son
into the service"
Reading a newspaper report
OF the unloading OF a hospital
train-men brought back from
the front for treatment OF seri-
Gus wounds, Mr.. Foley made a
stirring plea for all out sup
port of the drive for early vic
tory. Rooms for more workers
TO make more bombers will
mean saving the lives OF men
and Fastening the end OF the
wur. he said.
Residents who have never
dreamed Of renting rooms in
their homes are now responding
to solicitation OF the Ford Mo
tor Company and in the volun-
tary survey. now about TO be
started. many more homes will
be found opening doors to work
ers.
The Ford survey has been
practically completed in Milan,
Saline and Manchester. Many
rooms have been listed and in
Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti many
more are anticipated. There
must be room for 5000 more
workers within a very short
time, Mr.. Foley said, and he
expressed surprise at the high
percentage OF rooms being
pledged in homes already can
vassed.
Results OF surveys already
started are indicative OF the
generosity and patriotism Of
the people OF this area. Mr.,
Foley said, and he appeared
confident that the pressing
need for more rooms will soon
be met. The work of tabulating
homes where one or more rooms
will be opened to workers in
Ypsilanti today was assigned
to the Ford Motor Company.
The campaign is to be started
Immediately in Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
No Action on
Plan This
Year
Document May be
But Matter of
Record

Washington. Mar 1i--lNS-Con.
gressional leaders today received
the administrator postwar ana
social security expansion programs
according TO their political beliefs,
but neither Democrats nor Repub-
llcans held out any hope that legls-
latlon would be begun in 1943.
Thus, with this cool reception.
the most grandiose scheme for
making over the American way OF
life ever espoused by an agency OF
the federal government. appeared
10 be shelved at least temporarily.
Privately. some legislators went
so far as to declare that transmits
sion OF the ponderous documents
to the Congress at this time was
merely President Rooseyelt's way
OF establishing the record OF what
he has asked OF the 18th Congress
and what It has failed TO do.
100 Busy"
Publicly. however. both senators
ana representative pleaded the
press OF other vital war and tax
duties as being the reason why the
reform legislation can not be in.
stltuted this year.
Sen. George tD) Ga, chairman
Of the Senate Finance Committee -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11

scope OF action taken by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee yes
terday in writing into its favorable
report on the lend lease bill pro
vision both Vandenberg and Chair
man Connally (D.Tex.) interpreted
as a warning TO executive agencies
not TO make economic commit.
ments without first submitting
them 20 Congress.
The committee unanimously
stated its conviction that there was
no authority in the lend lease act
to warrant any general post war
commitment or post war policies
in lend lease agreements.
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) said II
was his idea that this ought TO
serve as notice that executive de-
partments cant get in the back
door by using statutory power to
commit this country without com
ing to Congress"
No Further Funds
Meanwhile. the Senate was e1-
pected to concur in a House de-
cision TO deny further funds for
the operation OF the resources plan
ming board when it considers,
later in the day, a $3.50 ,O00. 900
deficiency appropriations bill car.
rying funds for the maritime com.
mission and other agencies. The
board is headed by Frederick A
Delano. the Presidents uncle.
The Senate Appropriations % !
mittee. following the lead Of III
House. reported the measure with
out including a 100000 item which
the budget had approved to finance
board operations until June 30
The House previously had denied
the agency funds for the new fis-
cal year beginning July / in an
other appropriations bill not yet
acted upon by the Senate Commit
tee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
Guadalcanal
Soldier Here

L. s. Marine Marion Coffin. just
back from the thick OF the fight
ing at Guadalcanal. has been visit
ing his sister. Mrs. Martin DeHart,
702 Hemphill Rid.
Although he was uncommunica-
tive on military affairs. he told Of
personal experiences. He said he
would not want to see any OF his
people undergo the hardships Of
fighting the Japs on the island and
said that II was estimated all but
! 500 Of them in the jungles had
been driven out.
Once. he said. when supplies had
been cut off. the marines were
forced to live three weeks on YER
min infested rice taken from the
Jsps. Although hospital facilities
AZ the L. s. base and sanitation
we're good. bathing in the salt
water there had made the soldiers
hair fall out. lie said he had been
attacked by malaria and that many
Of the soldiers coming back 10 the
states were infected with the dis
ease.
He liked Australia and It's people
and had hoped to spend his vaca.
ton there. but was surprised TO
wake up one morning finding his
ship a. sea. lie was told he was
headed for the States
Upon hearing that L. s. Govern
ment officials al Washington we're
planning 10 implant Jap farmers
in Washtensw County. he protest
ed vigorously and said the people
here ought TO oppose Il to the ut
most. pointing out that the loyalty
OF the Jap 10 his traditions would
make him always unsafe for the
CO immunity.
Mr.. Coffin Is en- route TO Camp
Elliott. Calf. today and does not
know where be will be sent from
there.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11
menen Seek
Ration Books

Ration office in the city and
county are struggling with the
problem OF food rationing for fire.
men at fire hall.
OPA regulations do not allow
fire halls feeding less than so en-
ployes to have separate ration
books. so fire chiefs at Lansing.
Detroit, Ypsilanti, Dearborn, Wayne
and other cities In the state are
confronted with dwindling food
supplies at fire stations where the
men are required to spend 2t hours
on and "a off per day.
Fire Chief James J. Dignan said
today. THE firemen ought TO have
at least one warm meal a day. II
they are out a half day and night
in inclement weather surely they
cannot eat a cold sandwich they
have brought In a pail and do
good work. They won't consume
anymore food wanted for war by
allowing them to prepare and eat
Il warm at the stations than they
would at home. We have been
working for hours with local and
county rationing boards to solve
the problem.
with meat rationing facing us
March %. and coffee. butter and
sugar going the same route, it
looks as though they have left us
no choice. Single men who eat at
boarding houses must leave their
coupons there, though they could
carry cold sandwiches and live
on them every other day. But a
better solution would he TO make
some provisions to supply the sta
tons as they have done for years
and let the men cook their own
meals there We get better fire
protection that way.
I'VE. like the soldiers on the
front, are protecting federal prop
erty. only ours is at the Bomber
Plant. dormitories. trailer homes
and townsite. County raioning
boards. are taking the matter up
with the offices above them and
I am sure that the 80 man mini
mum OPA regulation should be
relaxed to help men engaged in
emergency work like firemen. es-
peclally those SO near government
production plants. We need re-
lief"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11

The new global menu, named
not from its magnitude. but
from its effect on American
businessmen. is arriving in
Ypsilanu. As Rotarians. XII
wanians and other service
club members waddle in ard
out OF their MONDAY meetings
OF the future. something OF the
snap and yigor which so long
characterized Ypsilanti bust
ness men is going to be miss
ing.
This is all due TO the fact
that Uncle Sam has decreed
that succulent skeins OF spag-
hetti must be accepted in place
OF red meat. mutton. pork and
beef. Restaurant owners here
give their words for Il as ra-
tioning restrictions begin 10
put the squeeze on free eating
In Ypsilant.
Boyish figures. gingery steps
and snappy repartee will be re-
placed by "porculent' Waistline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11

A picture. OF the Ford Bomber
Plant slowly progressing toward
production goals over a tremendous
worker-housing handicap was
drawn today from the observations
of government experts.
At the same time, however. it
was conceded that the combined
task of building homes and then
occupying them with tenant-work-
ers will turn out the fearsome
Liberator bombers was still far
from complete.
Federal authorities responsible
for the governments $4,000, 900
BODYBUILDING program went to
Lansing today for additional con.
ferences with state officials after
having consulted in closed session
in Detroit Wednesday.
Col. George Z. Strong. chief Of
plant protection for the central
procurement division of the Army
Air Forces, said the problem was
still largely one of getting more
workers to Ypsilanti and keeping
them by making them want to live
there"
Many migrant" families, Colon
Ell Strong said. have come to Ypsi-
lanti only to depart after consider
ing the housing and recreational
facilities.
Coincident with the Army mans
statement was reported disclosure
by the War Manpower Commission
that more workers have left in the
last FIVE months than have been
hired.
Accommodation Available
For comparison to this was an as
sertion by William X. Divers, Cleye-
land regional Federal Housing
Agency director, that only about 500
persons now were occupying new
housing at East Ypsilanti which
has accommodation for 5000.
Dormitories now are available
for an additional 1000 women along
with 1000 war apartments for small
families or two women each, Div
ers said.
Ten thousand new homes will be
ready for occupancy by late sum-
mer or fall, it was said. Divers re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-11

How many defense workers
can You make room for in your
home?
That is the vital question
which householders in the Ypsi-
lanti defense area are soon go
ing to be called upon to answer,
according to plans laid at a
meeting in Ann Arbor Wednes-
day evening. As an emergency
measure there is to be a house
TO house canvass for rooms and
it will be considered the patri-
otto duty OF every resident TO
make available as much room
as can possibly be arranged
to provide housing for families
and single workers being
brought here to help speed
up production in defense indus
tries.
About fifty interested resi-
dents from various parts OF the
county were assembled in the
Armory in Ann Arbor for the
meeting. Raymond Foley. Fed
eral housing director was there
from Detroit to explain the plan
and TO stress the Importance of
quick action. There are to be
many more people employed in
the Bomber plant, he said. and
room must be made for them
Immediately.
II the community was to be
advised OF raid over the city
Of Ypsilanti with the definite
purpose OF destroying the Nor
NAL College, Mr.. Foley said.
there would be a ready response
TO prevent such catastrophe.
The present emergency is very
much like that. The very life
OF the Michigan State Normal
College is threatened.
! have opposed such extreme.
measures" Mr.. Foley said, EEK
cept as a last resort. hope
the time will not come when
such steps will be necessary,
and that is one reason why |