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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
College Women TO Meet

Supervising details as general
chairman is Mrs. Samuel X.
HaZlett Sr.. aided by Mrs. Rein
hard Kleinpell. Mrs Reese w.
StipeS. Mrs. NJ A. Henry. Mrs.
Henry s, Drury Mrs. Lewis
HodgSon, Mrs. w. w. Norton.
Mrs. II. a. StebbinS. Mrs. Will
liam MunnS. Mrs. J. II. CasseH.
Mrs. John w. MuSSer and Mrs.
Richard F. Raseley.
The state convention Of the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women 20 be held Friday
and Saturday, April 80 and May
j. in Detroit al Hotel Statler
is anticipated by several Flint
members who are anticipating
the jaunt. Miss Lucy Dillon,
president. Is planning on attend
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Jolly Mixers Dance

Also in the entertainment line
was the dinner and dance given
by the jolly Mixers Club Satur-
day evening in Miner Hotel Ar
rangementS were in charge Of
Mr. and Mrs John n. Cree
nough, Mr.. and Mrs. Elton J.
Sanburn, Mr.. and Mrs Ivan II.
Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Myles G..
Henderson. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold a. Miller.
The visit Of Mrs. Nelson Nc
Cormick Of Crosse Polnte with
the local Junior League was
busy one. a member of the
board OF the national aSSoCia-
ton. she represents II leagues in
this state, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. A session with the local
board and luncheon opened her
visit. while the following dav
she addressed the league al
noon meeting at tho home Of
Mrs. Gerald +. Healy. Mrs.
James r. Burroughs was in
charge of arrangements aided by
Mrs. NARROW II. Curtice, Mrs.
Russell G.. Mann. Mrs. s s
Stewart Jr.. Mrs Leroy F Ball
and Mrs. NJ. A. Schultz. That
levening Mrs Mccormick spoke
ITO professional members AT the
home Of Mrs. S. S. Stewart Sr.
Army Nurse Is Married
Added to the visiting list this
week is Fred J. Wendland. store
keeper first class with the coast
guard, who is spending n weeks
furlough with his wife and par
ents. the Fred W. Wcndlands.
He left Saturday for his new
base at Norfolk. Va.
The John Gordons OF Mt Yer
non. N. Y. are also here visiting
Detroit Sunday Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

their daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy r Rail-
The date of April "a Is an i'm
portant one for 1t June a.
Bockstanz. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs James j. BockstanZ, who
vas the first Flint nurse 10 en-
list in the army in the country.
That was the day of her wedding
10 Capt George c. Smith of the
medical corps ~ the army air
forces, taking place at one of
Uncle Sans foreign bases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Book Review, Tea Friday

The bride, a graduate OF the
Hurley school OF nurses. was sta
toned AT Selfridge Field on en-
terlng the army before being
sent TO her present foreign base
Capt. Smith. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Smith Of Florence. S. c..
was a prscticing physician in
that city.
The military flavor followed
through in the ceremony per-
formed in the post chapel at the
base. A reception in the nurses
quarters was held after the ccre-
mOny.
The Women'S Auxiliary of St.
Paul'S Episcopal Church is look
ing ahead 10 Friday. April 30,
when members will sponsor
hook review and tea beginning
at , p m. I'm the parish house
Mrs. William Wray Squier will
present the review
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

important for both the Scouts
and their parents, will be held.
Sea Scout Movie
A movie on the Sea Scouts
will be shown, accompanied by
an explanatory talk. The pro-
gram will end with group sing
ing
This banquet has been made
possible by the members OF the
afternoon division Of the St.
James Church Service League
with Mrs. Douglas G. McCracken
and Mrs. II. {. L. jackson as
Chairmen. The committee to set
the tables and arrange the
flowers is comprised Of Mrs.
Walter Nichols Mrs. Charles
Harrington. Mrs. Frederick
Overesch and Mrs. w. Whitney
Sawyer Jr. Those on the kitchen
committee are
NEsDAAEs
Raymond C. Day Hoyt Hewlett
Robert AlexAnd$f Ponald Goodyear
Roland O'Neil Lewis =, Hooper
Vincent Brow
Officers OF the women'S &C
tiXltleS- committee of the Crosse
lie Golf and Country Club are:
Mrs. Charles II. Nixon. chair
man: Mrs. William Barry. vice
chairman. and Mrs. William W.
Crebs, secretary.
Those heading the committees
are.
MEsDAMEs
r J Dors John T Wttbod
herber schepdel Ray s Jaeox
William Badse't pcnan Poizin
Mrs. Charles Nixon had the
group for luncheon Wednesday
at her home in Lincoln Park.
and next Wednesday will mark
the opening luncheon and 5usi-
ness meeting.
Miss Teifer 4onored
Evelyn Robertson, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Robert.
son. gave a games party and
bathroom shower Thursday eve
ming for Virginia Teifer. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Telfer
of Trenton. who will be married
June 10 to Edward l.. Bush.
The guests were
MEspAMEs
Gienn l. krusell Chslies Nsvcons
Don krusell PAM T,ifer
Esri l. Hendsrlan Robert McI@an
sam Angelica Irwin Ron
Charles g Roldt John Cr1tck
Ntlnur manner Bernard J. Kinit'ls
MISSES
Martoris Bates Helen Rye
Margrry EApey Alyes Daley
Mrs. James F. McElroy and
her two children. Helen and
Jimmy, left Friday 10 spend a
week with her parents in Erie,
Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan J. Nc
Nabb returned Sunday night
from Today trip 10 Denver.
Salt Lake City and Colorado
Springs.
Mrs. Paul Osborn and daugh-
ter, Elizabeth. left Monday for
Sweetbriar College. Virginia.
where they will be joined by
Virginia Osborn. They will then
go 10 Atlanta 10 visit Mrs. OS-
horn : parents. Mr. and Mrs.
w. L. Dupree. during Virginia's
spring vacation.
Me- Aur1L,,i, kLoGL H.
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dominated by Dorothy Thompson.
political considerations rather
than military ones would ever
have engaged in war with ma
tions that could control the seas.
Mussolini, who in the last war,
had the percipience to oppose
the alliance with Germany and
to help bring Italy into the war
on the side of the Allies, could
still think effectively, from the
viewpoint of the Italian geo.
graphical position. In 1910, he
had lost that objectivity.
With the possibility of in
vasion beginning in one or more
OF many places, the Italian sit
uatioa deserves serious consider
alton. If Britain's first front
LAY on the Rhine" as it Ger
tainly did, and the first front of
the United States lies in the
British Isles, as it certainly
does, the Italian front, even
more clearly. lay in North Africa.
Shakespeare's idea of water as a
moat defensive to a house" is
only true If the defender controls
the seas. Otherwise it is
bridge. not a moat.
The geogra phical position of
both Italy and Britain prevent
them from ever becoming great
military powers, for there is not
space in either country for vast
military operations. Italy can
defend herself against her
northern neighbors, at the Al
pine passes, but she is extremely
vulnerable from the sea-vulner-
able In many ways, including the
economic. for it is by sea that she
receives her raw materials and
goods.
The blockade works more
effectively against Italy than
Germany. for the italian boot
is connected with Europe by only
two rail lines, running north and
south.
Therefore. it was essential that
Mussolini anchor himself in
North Africa-for both economic
and military reasons.
Since Italy depends on the
sea and because the country is
narrow, her greatest cities are
all near the coast. In Northern
Italy, Turin and Milan have
some protection. But Naples,
Genoa, Leghorn and Palermo are
disastrously exposed. Rome is
only IS miles from the sea-and
even Turin. Milan. Florence and
Bologna are but IS miles from
the coast.
Landing forces are not COM
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Breakdown Of British Soldiers
Traced to Family Separations

Great Britain has found that one
OF the most common causes of men
tai breakdown of its soldiers is sep
aration from families, the Junior
Board of Commerce was informed
yesterday.
Col. Roy D. Halloran of the
Armys Surgeon General Office told
the group, meeting in the An
napolis Hotel. that this fact had
been determined by British military
authorities.
Terming this war of brain
against brain" Col Halloran stressed
that our Army was working on the
theory that soldiers must be psyche
logically as we'll as physically fit.
The Army, he said, is doing a good
job of wedding out men with un-
stable minds-men who could not
stand up under modern warfare but
who can still serve on the civilian
front. About seven or eight men out
of every 100 examined at induction
centers have been found in this
category. In the last war the ratio
was two out of every 100.
With only 5000 trained psychia-
trists available to conduct examina-
tions, the Army has a big job of To-
eating unfit men An average of so
are examined each day at an induc-
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Gaulle won the day" by creating
a cabinet composed chiefly Of his
followers.
But there are still wranglings
In the ranks OF both leaders.
With conditions continuing un-
certain at the principal base Of
operations of the southern in
vasion forces, it is difficult for
Gen. Eisenhower to prepare
operations for the future.
From the reports received from
North Africa, it appears that the
bulk of the army in Morocco and
Algeria and the entire fleet is
suspicious of the new govern
ment and believes it wishes to
obtain a complete control over
the entire armed force to be
used for the furthering OF its
political aims.
Shift to De Gaulle Seen.
1t is hard to say whether these
suspicious are we'll founded; they
appear to be based on certain
statements which have not been
made known publicly by Gen.
de Gaulle and some OF his more
vehement followers.
They also are based on the
fact that some of the politicians
supporting Gen. Giraud' have
gone over to Gen. de Gaulle
since 1t has become evident that
he will be the dispenser of the
juiciest plums.
The trouble lies in the fact
there is too great a difference
between the two leaders of the
Committee for National LIBERIA
tion-Gen. Giraud has no DO
litical sense whatever, while
Gen. de Gaulle has too much.
Gen. Glraud Is thinking ex-
clusively in terms OF fighting,
while Gen. de Gaulle Is thinking
exclusively in terms OF politics
and the position of himself and
his friends when the fighting is
over.
The armed forces are caught
IN between. They are anxious to
fight. but dislike the idea of
becoming eventually a political
tool. The navy in particular is
reported to be so worried that it
wishes to fight the war as
French navy incorporated in the
United States fleet and taking
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The Great Game of Politics
Hoover Represented as Not Only Knowing Flows
In Food Setup, but as Offering Logical Solutions

situation Nothing is more essen
tial than to know and face the
facts. The great value of the
Hoover speech Is that 1t presents
them.
When he says that this food
shortage will last for a minimum
Of four to six years, there is reason
10 believe he knows what he is
talking about. When he warns that
we can meet this situation by
sound food policy, but further ra-
tioning down and good management
are essential, not many will dispute
him.
Necessity Apparent.
The necessity for action is ap-
parent. Every posted man knows
it. Yet, the difficulty is to get the
President to move. He was long
time naming q food administrator.
The question now is how long will
he take before he makes it possible
for his food administrator to form
a policy.
Among the Hoover recommended
tlons are, first, that the food ad-
mlnlstrator be also the Secretary of
Agriculture as we'll as a member of
the War Mobilization Board and
that all food functions be moved
into his office. Second, he wants
to decentralize the work of State,
county and municipal administra-
tions. In no other way can farmers
and consumers needs be adjusted to
local conditions.
Third, he wants to increase man.
power on the farms to a higher level
than before the war and to plant
10000, 900 or so 1000 900 more acres in
1914 than this year. Concerning the
manpower increase he makes a
number of practical suggestions, not
one of which appears to have been
given consideration.
Rejection Assured.
Fourth, he presents proposals to
supplement farm machinery and.
nth, he calls for the abolition of
the system of retail and wholesale
price ceilings. He points out that
IN this price-flxing business we have
begun at the wrong end; that price
hXlng in great food producing
country must begin as near as DOS
slble to the farmer and controls
proceed from there on by regula-
tlon OF the trades against profteer-
Ing. In brief, he wants to return
to the price control system which
successfully worked in the last war
There are other Hoover recon-
mendatlons, including steps to
break up the black market and stop
trying to catch an economic force
with policeman" But the most
striking thing about the whole
Hoover speech is the conviction it
carries that here is a man who not
only knows the facts but knows
what to do about them.
Few will question either the cor
rectness of his analysis or the logic
OF his recommendations The dread
ful thing Is that the mere fact that
he makes them insures their re-
lection by an administration in
which the mention of his name
arouses bitterness. There should be
no room for such costly animositv in
so great crisis but, unhappily
there is.
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| tlOnlng and distribution such as
no man in the world has ever had.
Apparently, this equipment does
not qualify him in the eyes of the
President for any part in the han
ding Of this, the most vital of all
our problems, but certainly it quail
fies him to speak concerning it to
the American people.
The other reason is because until
the Hoover speech there had come
from neither the administration nor
any other source a clear statement
OF the food situation. No authori-
tative voice mad explained to the
people the food facts. All they knew
was that there Is obvious fumbling
in food management, which is the
last problem we can afford to tumble.
Sound Policy Vital.
AS Mr.. Hoover points out, the
strategy of the food front is second
only to the strategy of the military
front in winning a total war. 1t is
OF more Importance than the mill
tary front in establishing peace
Total wars can be lost on the food
front-and have been. Nothing is
more important at this moment than
a sound food policy. Yet, we have
no sound food policy-we hardly
can be said to have any food policy.
This is not the fault of Chester
Davis, present food administrator
to whose ability Mr.. Hoover pays
tribute. But, as Mr. Hoover says.
naming a food administrator does
not make a food administration.
The basic reason for our lack OF
policy is that there are too many
cooks for too little food. Instead
of all authority over food produc-
ton and distribution being concen-
trated in one responsible head,
there are nine agencies which sepa-
rately deal with food problems
the Agriculture Department, BEW,
/ OPA, WPB, the Manpower Commits
sion, Lease eLend, the Army, the
Navy and the food administrator
And the latter, strangely enough, is
not member of the new overall
War Mobiliza ton Board
Without full control and without
even a place on the controlling
board. how can Mr.. Davis be ex-
pected to evolve an effective food
policy?
Necessary Warning.
That the situation is serious no
one doubts. Certainly. the statis-
tics presented by Mr.. Hoover leave
no room for doubt on that score.
We will not starve, he says, but his
blunt conclusion is that our cities
will have less food next winter and
spring than now. BY better organ
ization and Tightening our belts we
can continue to feed our Allies, but
if the war should come to an end
within II months, we would have
no consequential food supplies with
which to meet 30000O,0OO or 400
100000 starving people.
Considering the pledges we have
made and the expectatio of full
fillment voiced at the recent Hot
Springs food conference, this is an
ominous warning, but 1t is one that
should be given
Nothing could be worse than to
delude ourselves about this food
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ton center, but in some places this
average is much higher, he said.
The Army has found that the
morale of men who come from COM
munities where the civilian morale
is good show the best spirit, the
speaker added.
Frank Parsons of the National
Rife Association informed the group
that arrangements would be made to
set up an extra class of rifle marks
manship to accommodate Junior
Board members as group. A third
series OF sourses, sponsored by the
NRA and The Star, will open here
next week.
He said there has been as many
as 1000 men waiting to take the in
struction. but that only 400 could be
taken care of during any period.
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ItoIy Would Be Wise to Abandon Germany
And Save Her Beautiful Cities From Destruction

PEELED to march to the Alps
northWard. 1t is much easier to
march west across the narrow
peninsula and cut the boot into
slices. Troops marching from the
Mediterranean to the Adriatic,
which Is only about 120 miles,
could cut the entire communica-
tion of the south with the north.
1taly's air force is inferior and
her navy has hardly put in an
appearance during this war. That
they risked relatively so little to
maintain the communication
with Africa is only to be under
stood because modern fleets can
fight only with adequate air
umbrellas and Mussolini did not
have one.
And, at any rate, the immense
length OF coast requires for
midable facilities for its defense.
This is why peace, peace at
any price, should always be the
policy OF Italy, unless she is
fighting in alliance with the lead
Ing sea-power nations.
The Germans considered Italy
as the bridge to Africa. Thus
was Italy described in an article
in "Deutsche Wehr," Reichswehr
military paper, back in 1898.
But bridges 60 both ways, and
the southern bridgehead is in our
hands. Nazi boasts about the
Fortress of Europe" have their
weaknesses. Italy also belongs
to Europe, and if the Nazis are
going to hold all Europe's coasts
to prevent an invasion they must
also hold Sicily, Sardinia and
Italy as whole.
The behavior OF the Italian
armies wherever they have fought
is nothing on which to build con-
f1dence. They lost their battles
In this war in Ethiopia, Somali-
land, Eritrea, Egypt, Lydia, Tu-
nisia, Greece and Russia. And it
is extremely dubious whether the
Germans would defend them on
their own soil, for the Germans
also know that the italian boot
Is their Achilles heel. The Ger
man idea of defensive strategy is
to maintain strong reserve in
the center Of Europe, throwing it
in any direction that is chal-
lenged. But to throw it into
Italy would create great Difficult
ties in getting it back, because
OF the poor communication sys-
tenn.
So the Italian defense problem
Is insoluble. We do not know
whether our general staff con-
siders it worthwhile to invade
Italy first, for after having con-
quered Italy, we would find it ex-
tremely difficult to strike straight
at Germany over the strong de-
tense of the Brenner. But we
could certainly step through Italy
into the Balkans.
The only intelligent thing left
for Italy to do-if it is politically
possible-is to get out of the war
and save her cities-beautiful
cities. which are a treasure of
the whole of mankind. Histori-
cally speaking, Italy has never
had anything to hope from Ger
many in any case. Italian uni
fication was never opposed by
England, but supported by her.
1t was opposed by the Germanic
power of Austria.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
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Boys Club to Thank
Morgan With Scroll

A scroll with the signatures of
several hundred members of Metro
politan Police Boys Club No. 5 will
be presented to Capt. Joseph c. Nor
gan. retired, of No. 5 Police Pre-
cinct at 1880 pm. Tuesday.
The presentation, which is being
made in appreciation of Capt. Nor
gan's interest In the club and boys,
will be made in the club rooms, No.
5 precinct, Fifth and E streets S.E.
H. Clifford Bangs, president of
the Board of Directors Of the Police
Boys Club, will participate in the
ceremonies. according to Edgar G.
Smeltzer, supervisor Of Club No. 5.
Evening star., 1943-06-11
Survey Associates Elect
Leiserson to Board

William M. Leiserson, chairman Of
the National Mediation Board and
chairman of the National Railway
Labor Panel, is one of three new
members of the board of Survey
Associates, Inc, chosen in recent
elections
Selected with him were Mrs.
Richard j. Bernard and Mrs. Fred
erick R. King, both of New York
City.
The organization publishes the
Survey Graphic and Survey Mid
monthly, magazines of social inter-
probation, to which Mr.. Leiserson has
contributed frequently.
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thority on thA
subject. In the
last war he was
our food admin
istrator. Before
we entered, while
the fight lasted
and after the
peace, in feeding
ourselves, our
forces abroad
and the starving
people of Europe,
he had an expe-
rience with food
production, ra-
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This Changing World
Continued Squobbing Among French Factions
May Jeopordize Some Of Allied Invasion Pons

orders from the chief Of the
American naval forces.
This spirit, of course. leads the
members of the De Gaulle gov
ernment to describe the off,
GERS aboard the French men-of-
war as still harboring secret
feelings for Fascism and particu-
larly for Marshal Petain.
Some restlessness is reported
from Morocco, where Gen.
Nogues, who has resigned for the
sake OF national union" con-
tinues to be popular with the
armed forces and particularly
with the native chieftainS, whom
he directs through the French
native control officers" These
men speak perfect Arabic and
have great deal of prestige with
the Arabs, to whom they have
been detailed for many years.
The reason Gen. Nogues was
ousted by De Gaulle is that he
was Petainist. He admits it,
but maintains that the new man
who has replaced him, M. Rene
Puaux, also had held a job under
Marshal Petain. Puaux had
been high commissioner in Syria
under the Vichy regime until
Gen. Francois Dentz was sent to
command the forces opposing the
Free French British divisions
which captured that inundated
country.
He was smart enough, Noeues
says, to have whitewashed him.
self by joining the De Gaulle
movement when the situation in
Syria appeared hopeless.
New Difficulties Expected.
According to the rumor factory
In Algiers. the former governor
general OF Morocco remains there
and is likely to create serious
troubles to the new government.
There Is motorized division at
Rabat which still is loyal to
Nogues because it's officers in
tensely dislike De Gaulle and his
followers.
The American military and
civilian representatives do not
wish to take sides. They are
interested solely in winning the
way. But they fear that these
interminable squabbles and in
trigues may have an adverse
effect on our military plans.
They fear, for instance, that
II there is f1are-up anywhere
between Casablanca and Tunis
our lines of communication might
suffer. They also fear that i'm
portant forces which are ear
marked to fight for France may
have to be detailed elsewhere to
keep order among the natives.
They point out that any dis
turbance due to an insane desire
for jockeying for power would
play into the hands of the enemy.
These matters are being
brought forcefuuy to the atten-
tion of the responsible leaders
with an earnest plea that the
question of who will be who in
France be left entirely to the
French people after the enemy
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Blood Donor Day Delayed
At PooIesviIle Hioh

The blood donor day, scheduled
for today at the Poolesville (Md.)
High School. has been indefinitely
postponed, the county Health De-
partment announced.
A date will be announced later
when the quota of 100 volunteer
blood donors has been reached.
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a walrus who
lives off the
b | ack market.
Also, that cigar
he always has
stuck in the cor
ner of his mouth
is large enough,
b ! ack enough
and S t r o n e
enough to make
Cupid jump out
a window with
out bothering to
see whether or
not the glass was
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n o W b u t
not for Mus
solini or Italy,
Mare Nos
trum," since
the t a ii of
T u n is, is
Our Sea" for
the A n & To-
A m e r | c a n
powers. And
1t b e c o mes
i n creasingly
v | i'd that
only a m a n
dominated nv
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some of our
plans for the
invasion of
Europe m ay
b e leopard
ized.
Conditions
In AL 6 e ria
and Morocco
still are con-
t u 5 e d, but
are b e t t e r
t h an tn e y
W e re la S t
week " h e n
n q n a q