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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
FEDERATION REPORT
GIVEN STUDY CLUB

The president. Mrs. Ivan Rau, OF
the Woman's Study Club. presided
at the regular business meeting on
Dec. l and brought some OF the
highlights from the General Fed
Grafton convention which was held
at Jackson, Mich.
Attention was called to the sta.
tue OF Liberty on Bedloe Island In
New York Harbor. In 1916 Presi-
dent Wilson gave the signal for per-
manent lighting OF the entire sta.
tue. The Federal Government tends
the torch. that the beacon light may
never 90 out. With L. S. entry into
this Global War the pier lights
along the islands edge still sparkle
like little stars. The torch in Liber-
tvs right hand which once shone
with 10 one-thoussnd-watt lamps
now shines with only two two-hun-
dred watt lamps.
II Is kept lighted not as a bright
symbol Of America but as a warn.
ing 10 airplanes.
At this convention the club WON.
en- OF Michigan were told OF the
necessity for reminding faith In
the teachings OF Christ and to pray
for wisdom and vision TO carry
through TO victory over tyrants
who would enslave all free men
and nations. The duties and wom-
ans part in the Global War were
stressed. such as helping on the
home front in every conceivable
way TO win this war so as to make
this world a better place in which
10 live.
A detailed report OF the County
Federation held at Milan was given
by Mrs. Rau.
Mrs. George. Lockwood read the
resolutions which her committee.
Mrs. Mark Rust and Mrs. Martin
Benson. had prepared for the late
Mrs. Lee Backus.
In keeping with the club pro-
gram. World Understanding" a
very Informative paper on Holland
a read by Mrs. c. Cottrell.
It was especially interesting to
learn that today there are 100, 900
people who we're born in the Meth
erlands. now in the United States.
This land Is a blend OF the very
old and the new. a leader in free
dom OF religion. a colorful land OF
law abiding people.
The object of the Woman's Club
for this year is the promotion Of
community interests and Mrs. Es-
Their Dustan, the newly appointed
director OF social agencies. was in
vited TO talk to the members. Miss
Dustan explained that a social work
er Is a person whose job is to take
an interest in people and to aid in
the care OF them. She said, former
ly neighbors and friends did the
necessary work in communities and
highly praised Ypsilanti in the fore
sight OF need for basic planning for
the whole picture whore so many
problems have continually pre-
scented themselves.
Under pressure Of war We grow
and develop understanding and the
need for community organization
arises" she said.
Miss Dustan explained the yari-
Gus committees that come under
the council OF social agencies and
invited and urged the members to
help her help Ypsilanti.
Club members met at 10 in st.
Luke's Church House, 10 help with
bandages for the Red Cross. A
lunch at l. O'Clock preceded the
club meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
Warrant Ordered in
Safe Breaking Case

As a result OF investigation by
state police, sheriff's deputies, and
the F. B. I. which has been under
way since last Oct. 3 when the
safe at the rental office of the
FPHA at Willow Court was rifled
of S6.2S6.97, a warrant has been
issued for the arrest OF James
Wayland Kelly, 26, a former en-
ploye at the Ford Bomber Plant.
Kelly. who had lived at Willow
Court, was employed at the Bomb
er Plant from June 3, 1913, to
Oct. 4, the day previous to the
burglary. He will be charged with
breaking and entering and with
larceny.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
MILK

Dearborn, Mich. Dec. 2-INS-
Found guilty of selling adulterated
milk, four directors of the Farm
ers Dearborn Dairy were fined $50
each today by Dearborn Municipal
Judge George A. Belding. Three
of the four men were placed on
probation for two years in add,
ton the corporation was fined
800. The state agriculture depart
ment charged that the defendants,
Martin F. Willard, Ralph Gibson,
William Keehl and Belle Willard
sold milk containing II per cent
OF milk solids instead Of SIS re
quired by law.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
LUTHER LEAGUE WILL
BE DIVIDED AGAIN

At the meeting OF the Senior
Luther League OF the Lutheran
4 hurch Wednesday evening. It was
decided 10 digide the league again
into two sections TO be known as
the senior and intermediate diyi.
siOns.
The officers elected 10 serve for
the intermediate division for the
rev year ire Walter Hochrein.
president; George Tackmann. vice
president; Marilyn Hines, t~reasur-
er; Joyce Hagen. secretary.
The remainder OF the evening
was spent playing games, and re-
freshments were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
Pleasant lime

An especially pleasant time was
enjoyed by the Newcomers Club
Wednesday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. D. c. Youngs for a lunch
o and Christmas party. Each
brought a Christmas gift which
had been cut into two parts and
members worked to join the two
portions together. Mrs. Jacob Breiel
also told the story OF ST. nicholas.
Bridge prizes were won by Mrs. r.
V. Wright and Mrs. II. l.. Lewis.
Hostesses were Mrs. Roy Meyers
and Mrs. A. Elvidge.
Mrs. Robert Carter left Monday
for Overton. Tex. where she will
visit her aunt. Mrs. Martin Cloud
Later she will go on to Pineyille,
La, for a few weeks stay.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02

The Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society
Wednesday afternoon at the Luth-
eran Church. elected officers for
the coming year. admitted two new
members and voted money for mis-
sions.
The officers who will serve for
1913 are Mrs. F. X. Schill, presi-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
Make DRESSINGS

The Prospect Child Study Club
substituted an evening OF making
surgical dressings for the Red Cross
for its usual meeting and spent
the evening at st. Luke's Church
house, Wednesday The next meet
ing will be a Christmas party on
the evening Of Dec. II, a day later
than the usual meeting day. II will
be at the home OF Mrs. Gerald Bets
sci, sos +. Forest Ave. and her as.
sisting committee will be Mrs. Es-
tel Graves, Mrs. Ralph Hawker,
Mrs. Carl H~ornberger. Mrs. vii.
liam Briggs and Mrs. Earl Sechrest.
Mrs. Clement Gill. Ann Arbor,
was the guest Of Mrs. Guy +. Davis.
Wednesday.
Miss Emily Ann Poster. who is
doing administrative work with the
Signal Corps, L. S. Army, for the
past year, has returned to her
work after spending her seven day
leave here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Kennard Poster.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
Service Briefs

LIST 1t. Clare W. Hawker is bonn.
barber on the crew OF Marty Ma.
rauder,'-a highly successful BIS
which participates in many raids
over enemy territory. blasting fight
er bases in France. The son OF Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Hawker. OF 2ls Wal.
lace Blvd, he was employed as a
garage service man before enlist
ing. and won his wings in 1912. In
recognition Of his fourteen mis-.
sions over enemy territory. 1t.
Hawker has been awarded the Air
Medal and an Oak Leaf cluster.
Robert Eugene CasseIberry. 1872
Bell St.; Thomas Edgar Harner,
400 S. Huron St.; Walter Eugene
jacobson, rs Pearl St.: John d.
Parr. I'll Washtenaw Ave; Wal.
lace A. Schrantz. 4o4 Ballard St;
after taking preliminary courses TO
prepare them for actual flight train
ing, are now stationed at the Army
Air Forces Pre-flight School OF the
San Antonio Aviation cadet Gen.
ter
Robert James Kerr, IS. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel F. Kerr. 96y
Washtenaw Ave, has been gradual.
ed from recruiting training as hon.
or man OF his company at the L.
S. Naval Training Station, Great
Lakes. Ill. Kerr was elected out.
standing man by fellow bluejack-
cts. On completion OF his basic
training as ar apprentice seaman,
he has won recommendation for
training as motor machinist's mate
at a Navy school. Today he left the
Station for boot leave at home. Two
older brothers. John s.. and Will
liam j., are %sergeants in the Army.
y
About two weeks ago 1t. Clare
W. Hawker, who Is stationed in
England was pleasantly surprised
when he returned from a mission
flight to find his brother-in-law.
Sgt. Marvin r. Frye sitting in his
barracks waiting for him to return.
1t was the first meeting OF the two
fpsilanti boys in two years. They
spent the day in visiting and talk
Ing about their home town. Both
hoys had attended Ypsilanti High
School.
Richard E. Davis, who enlisted
in the U. S. Navy, leaving here
Nov. 16, is now stationed at Camp
Waldron, Farragut, Idaho. He is
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
y. Davis. 936 Ecorse Rd.. and is
their third son to go into the sery-
ice. The oldest son, William, is
also in the Navy, stationed at Pen
sacola. Fla. where he Is a radio
man &c, and where he recently re-
ceived his gold pilots wings also.
Another son, Pvt. Robert Davis, is
now in England.
Mrs. Morris Brison Clark has re-
turned from Alamogordo, New
Mexico, after a honeymoon in Las
Cruces. Sgt. Clark has gone over
seas. Mrs. Clark is at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Geddis. .....,
Mrs. Ruth Hubbell, whose broth
er. Virgil Ouilette, had been report
ed missing in action. was notified
by the Red Cross today that he is
a japanese prisoner.
Pvt. Eugene L. King has re-
turned to Camp Crowder, Mo. after
spending an eight day furlough with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
King. 504 y. Hamilton St. While
here Eugene was guest at a supper
given at the home Of his brother,
Donald L. King. A dinner was also
given by his sister, Mrs. Paul
Morningstar, 80 S. Huron St. ......
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02

NEW YORK-AP- The Soviet.
sponsored free Germany national
committee has warned the German
people in a broadcast from Mos
COW that any Nazi attempt to use
poison gas will bring swift Allied
retaliation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02

Mrs. II. s. Richards, Saline. spent
Wednesday with Mrs. j. A. Geddis.
Mrs. Roscoe J. Lonsway has been
entertaining her father. Louis Burg.
Chelsea.
Mrs. Mildred Akalis and Mrs.
Betty Hall, Willis. spent a portion
OF Tuesday with Mrs. Frank Per
mar
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
Sew for Hospital

Women's Missionary Society OF
Free Methodist Church sewed al
the home OF Mrs. Paul D. Petit
for the Boyer Memorial Hospital
Wednesday afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-02
Play Bunco


Bunco was played at the social
meeting of the Lutheran Altar
Guild OF the Lutheran Church,
Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Arthur Peters. Prize winners
were Miss Pearl Simpson. Mrs.
Luther Fenker and Mrs. Richard
Decker. The next business meet
ing will be Dec. 13 at the home
Of Mrs. Rote Holmes.
Miss Marian Simons has gone
to New York City to meet the
steamer Gripsholm. that is repatri.
ating many Americans who have
been held prisoner in the Orient.
Miss Mildred Anne Paine. who is
on the ship, was Miss Simons' as
sociate in a mission school in
Japan.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
Mrs. C. b. Hamilton Dies

Many friends in Libby were sad
dened this week to learn of the
death of Mrs. Jeanette Meyer Ham
ilton, who passed away in Kalis-
pell on April H. Funeral services
were held in that city Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Hamilton was resident OF
Libby number of years ago and
was active here in church and lodge
circles. Later she removed to Eu-
reka and within the past two years
went to Kalispell.
Mrs Hamilton is survived by heI
husband, DR.. c. B. Hamilton, by
son, Captain Robert Hamilton
who saw service in the south Pa
cific; and by a daughter, Mrs
Marshall Murray. She had been
i'll for some time but later reports
were that she was improving.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22

Remember that when you are
right you can afford to keep your
temper and when you're wrong
you cannot afford to lose it."
A real estate deal of the past
week was the sale of the Vernon
Berg place west of town to H. B
Wallace.
Mrs. Forrest De Rosia and son
Sergeant Fred Metzger, returned
during the week from eastern
Montana where they visited Mrs
De Rosia's father and mother. They
were present for the 82nd birthday
celebration of the father. While
away they also visited Miss Phyllis
De Rosia, who is taking nurses
training at Havre, and stopped al
Cutbank for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Darlington.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
JUNIOR REGENT PRESIDES

In the absence Of the senior re-
gent, Mrs. Harold Burse, the junior
regent, Mrs. r. II. Brennan, pre-
sided over the meeting of the w. 0.
r M Tuesday evening.
1t was decided to have some form
of special entertainment after each
business meeting The entertain
ment committe will be the serving
committee of the previous meeting.
Much routine business was taken
care of -
At the close of the evening Mrs.
Howard Thompson and Mrs--Iim
Brown served most delicious
lunch.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
NOTICE OF CLEANUP WEEK

Annual Cleanup Week for the
city has been set as April rs to
May lst, inclusive. All residents
are being asked to clean their yards
and alleys and to put rubbish of
any kind in substantial receptacles
SO that it may be hauled away with
out first having to be shoveled.
Rubbish so placed in containers
will be taken away by the city, free
of charge.
Officials are particularly anxious
to have good cleanup week this
year.
BY Order of the Mayor and City
Council Signed by City Health Of
ficer,
47-49 J. M CAIRNS. M u
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
Exempts SmoII SoIes
By Formers

A farmer who sells not more than
SIS worth of foods per month to
country shippers or to consumers
is exempt from price control re-
Gently established for seven fresh
vegetables. If the farmer is a
country shipper, he is subject to the
price regulations.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN
Overlooked a Bet

Wife: Il was a fool when I mar
ried you
Husband II guess you were, but
| was SO infatuated at the time
that / didn't notice it"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
Presbytery Holds
Important Meeting
In Libby

The Kalispell Presbytery of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church met in Libby
last Thursday and Friday. A num-
Der of churches were represented
by their pastors-the Rev R. j.
Prentice of Kalispell, Rev. A. Bar
Der of Cutbank, the Rev. R. D.
KILN of Poison, the Rev. Mr.. De
Vries of Hot Springs, and the Rev.
Frank B. Hills, Kalispell, Sunday
school missionary. Also present
were few elders as delegates.
Sessions of the Presbytery were
held Thursday afternoon and ev-
ening and Friday morning, at which
the business of the Presbytery was
transacted. A worship service was
held Thursday night, with the serv-
ing of holy communion. A fine
sermon was delivered by the Rev
Mr. De Vries, while the Rev. MIR
Prentice presided during the serv-
ing of communion. Thursday even
ing dinner was served to the Wis
itors and church members in the
church dining room.
The attendance was somewhat
smaller tran usual because of diff
lcult travelling conditions.
PRESBYTERIAN IN SESSION
The annual meeting of the Pres
byterial, woman's organization of
Kahspell Presbytery, was held in
the Libby Presbyterian church
April 1916.
Miss Esther M. McRuer, field
secretary for the Board of National
Missions, western division based at
San Francisco, was the guest speak
er and gave two enthusiastic and
interesting talks. The first dealt
with methods of work, giving new
emphasis and meaning to the NOM
mating committee and stressing
program building. The other talk
was descriptive of field work at
the Ganado Mission in Arizona
which, with its large modern hos
pital and schools, serves an extern
sive territory having an Indian pop
ulation.
The president, Mrs. j. c. King, OF
Kalispell, presided, with Mrs. Tone
also of Kalispell, as secretary. Re
ports and routine business were at
tended to. An interesting report
was that of Mrs. E. c. Copeland Of
Whitefish, who stated, among 9TH
er things, that more than double
| the usual amount of sewing and
supplies was sent to missions sta
tons the past year.
Devotionals for the three serv.
ices were lead by Mrs. Dean King
of Kalispell, Mrs. R. Prentice Of
Kalispell and Mrs. S. G. Ratekir
of Libby.
Under the rotation system, the
incoming officers were Mrs. Fehl-
berg of Coram, vice president Mrs
H. w. Redfield of Libby, treasurer
and Mrs. r. ]. Prentice of Ka1is
pell, secretary of social education
and action. They were fittingly in
stalled by Mrs. Taylor of Whitefish
/ Varied musical numbers wer
given for all sessions by member
Of the Libby Presbyterian choir.
Due to travelling conditions, thu
attendance was small, only foul
churches being represented, but tn,
spirit was excellent.
The Presbyterial joined with tn,
Presbytery in the Thursday even
ing worship and communion serv
ice. A dinner and luncheon, pro
vided by the local societies, wer,
enjoyed and appreciated.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22

About 3 pounds Of dehydrated
Irish potatoes are the equivalent
of bushel of raw potatoes weigh
ing so pounds.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22
| LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

D. F. Fewkes of Troy was a bus
mess visitor in Libby yesterday
r. w. Smithberger drove to Kali
ispell Sunday to spend the day
playing golf with friends
Evening star., 1943-04-16

terials mostly affecting citrus
fruits. Some areas are short Of fer
tilizers. University Of California re-
ports show lack of sacks, box
shook, baling wire and some live
stock feeds.
Farmers are going ahead with
production as resourcefully as pos
sible, but delays sometimes cut pro-
duction prospects-such as for Cali
fornia sugar.
Acreage Reduced.
Beet growers were so long finding
out whether they would get the
Mexican labor they asked for, and
whether they could get a sugar price
that would make beet production
compete with other crop earnings,
that they changed planting plans.
Sugar beet men now look for about
$4,000 acres of beets in this State
this year, compared with the 2O4,-
900 acres agriculture Secretary
Wickard asked them to plant, and
well under the $4,000 acres har-
vested last year.
But while there will be less sugar
beets, lettuce. tomatoes and some
other crops, total crop production
is expected to be huge, weather per-
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Fdr-Western Farmers Foresee
Critical Shortage of Monpower
Surveys Show Several Hundred Thousand
Extra Workers Will Be Needed at Harvest

but he says California farmers will
be glad to have their help.
School boards are being asked to
postpone opening of the fall term
until the crops are in. For some
California schools, opening in late
August or early September, this
would mean delaying the fall term
until October. Even that wouldn' t
take care of the cotton picking,
which hits top speed in October.
Numerous variations have been
worked out for use of school boys
and girls in harvest work. The
YMCA last summer established a
dozen boys camps in the fruit har-
vest areas. About $50 boys in each
camp were organized into crews,
working neighborhood ranches on
call. The "Y" has calls for 60 such
camps this year. Farmers have to
pay a minimum of 10 cents per boy
a day for camp maintenance.
Oregon expects to make fully as
great use of women and children in
proportion to population as Britain
ildo III IltI ldilu dlUly.
Westerners, however, talk little
about any land army. They organize
community effort in the fruit areas,
but so far have neither hit upon
any particular type of organization
nor name for it,
Labor Imported.
Extension services of the State
universities have been quietly at
work on their Western farm labor
survey, without waiting for orders
from Washington.
Labor groups have been brought
westward into various States from
the Southern Midwest. They have
been trained in the methods farmers
use in these areas, and may become
keymen. A number of Western
States east of the West Coast de-
fense area have taken contingents
of japanese workers for farm labor
from the relocation centers. More
use is expected to be made Of this
supply of evacuees during the sum-
mer
California, Arizona and other
Western States are counting on hav-
ing many thousands of Mexican
workers for "stoop" labor and har-
west work. Although Mexican off,
cials have said they need the men
in Mexico, some contingents have
Evening star., 1943-04-16

the machinery, that only about
$11 900 worth of Japanese owned
machines were stored.
Asked about that the other day,
E. Stanton Daley, Woodland farmer
and president of the Associated
Farmers of California, said, I've
got two tractors, three plows, an
automobile, several planters and a
disc stored right on my place
Almost every farmer around there
has some"
And r. F. Schmeiser of Fresno
commented: There is at least
$4,000 worth of this equipment
Stored within 10-mile radius of
Fresno"
coo Pieces Located.
War relocation authority of1icials
now In charge of the equipment
said they thought reports about this
idle machinery were exaggerated, .
but the WRA was conducting a sur
vey, and so far had located about
800 pieces of stored equipment, in
Guiding $50 tractors. But 1864
pieces had been sold or leased.
California and other State SURVEYS
show lack of supplies likely to ham.
per handling of corps. Orchardists
can't get enough Of some spray ma
Evening star., 1943-04-16

been brought in, others promised,
and farmers, particularly beet grow
ers. count on the Government to
make the necessary arrangements
ahead of time so the workers will
be on the job when needed.
Farmers show no inclination to
depend on any labor help from the
Army.
A noticeable easing OF tension
among farmers when discussing the
labor supply may be explained by
the beginning of a return trek of
war plant workers to farms. There
has been bitter complaint Of war
industries pulling farm hands into
the factories. This seems to be
fading.
Further Shifts Seen.
c. E. Payne, known to Washington
State farmers as Colonel" Payne,
commented: The ultimate and only
answer to things as they are is
hunger. Farm hands think they
get better money in the shipyards.
But maybe the time will come when
a man will feel he's lucky to work
on a farm where there's always
enough to eat"
Dave Davidson, California USDA
War Board chairman, thinks that
time may have arrived already.
Former farm hands are going back
to the FARMS" he said. They not
only know they'll get plenty to eat,
but they earn better wages than
when they left the farms for the
shipyards-and they have a pretty
good chance on the farm for draft
deferment."
Machinery supplies are critically
short in some western areas. Re-
ports from the State of Washington
say the shortage of machinery has
been SO severe that a considerable
black market has developed. Farm
ers appear willing to pay most any