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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01

now. Kay carried latch key, but
Anna was always ready at the door
before Kay had time TO get the key
out
Your tub Is drawn, there's a cold
drink on your dressing table, and
Miss Page wants you to call her"
she informed Kay. Anna wasn't
given TO easy smiles. She didn't
smile now. Gruff ways hid her kind
heart from many people.
Henrietta Page was Ksy's cou-
sin, but their families rarely met
each other back home. In fact, the
first time Het called her up in New
York, Kay couldn't even remember
who she was.
Henrietta Page?" she had re-
peated the name. 1t meant nothing
TO her.
I'm not surprised you can't
place me. The last time we saw
each other you were about five
years old, and looked like a china
doll in a pleated pink silk dress"
Kay did remember then. A huge
tomboy who had dared her to climb
tree. and who had purposely
fallen in the swimming pool with
all her clothes on.
Now she was living in a Green
witch Village studio. doing some
painting, befriending and mother
ing dozens Of foot-loose, would-be
artists. Kay had met Jake down
there.
Het gave supper parties every
Friday night. Kay hadn't known
what to expect the first time. She
and the taxi driver had trouble even
finding the place. A strange red
haired boy flung open the door in
answer to her timid knock, greeted
her with a cheerful Hello, beauti-
full, you're too dressed up" And be-
fore Kay had time to stop him. he
had taken a smudged smock off an
easel and slipped it over her dinner
dress.
Het had been across the room,
stirring something in a huge kettle
on an old coal stove. The smell was
divine. Her corn-colored hair was
wrapped around her head In a
braid. Her blue linen dress matched
her eyes.
There were at least 80 people in
the room, all talking at once. Kay
sat quietly in a corner of the sofa,
ate two helpings OF stew with
dumplings and five slices of Het's
famous homemade bread. More
than she had eaten in years.
Kay had first spotted Jake laugh
ing with Het. He was taller than
most men and his lanky figure had
and easy, almost feline grace. His
ready smile showed good white
teeth, When he came over and sat
down beside her, she noticed that
his eyes were gray and that he had
beautiful hands. They hadn't talked
long. And she hadn't been able to
remember afterwards what they
had talked about. She did remem-
Der, though, the way her pulse had
quickened when he had casually
put his hand on her arm.
Ito Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
MeesGanee .!.! !.!:,1!, q 4 4
SUSAN SHERi2AN
NErrIs Foa lyD RELEASED BY cryrr. r,rs, -,

was trying hard 10 make her voice
sound natural Il know him very
slightly. I'm certainly not qualified
TO know his opinions on music, am
bition or anything else.
David looked up at her curiouSly.
Sure you're not a victim Of his
fatal charm ," he asked. He
seemed to have had a devastating
effect on all the women at
Muriels."
Il don't have any time to spare
for fatal charm, David" she said,
and left the Office rather hurriedly.
She said good night to Davids Sec
rotary, chatted with some Of the
buyers in the elevator, smiled at the
harried sales clerks as she walked
through the glove department to
her office. II don't even like TO ad-
NIT it to myself" she thought, as
she dictated a few last INMATE
memos to her secretary, but I'm
net the one who doesn't have the
time. Oh Jake, Jake!"
Kay took a taxi home. II had
turned hot quite suddenly, and
scorching air lay heavily in the
streets. She wanted to get out of
it, to dine quietly on her terrace,
to cool her body and to calm her
heart. She now had a penthouse on
the upper east side, comfortably
large apartment high above the
surrounding buildings. with a
sweeping view Of the river.
Her father had INDUCED her
mothers love of antiques, and Kay
had hated the idea Of selling the
most cherished pieces. So when she
first came to New York, she took a
small apartment and had the fur
niture sent on.
Two days after she moved In, at
7 o'clock in the morning, the door
bell rang. Kay woke up with a
start, threw a negligee over her
nightgown, stumbled to. the door.
There stood Anna, who had been a
maid in the Stevens family since
before Kay was born.
Now, I'm coming in and I'm 60
ing to stay" she said sternly. Her
gray hair was parted neatly in the
middle; her face shone from soap
and water scrubbing. Her navy
blue dress came down TO her ankles,
and the immaculate white collar
had been pinned high up around
her neck.
Anna, whatever are you doing
here" Kay had asked, fighting
back the tears. Anna was all the
family she had left now. She was a
blessed sight.
You can't do homework. Why,
child, you've never even boiled an
egg" Kay started 10 speak, but
Anna had interrupted her, pushing
her aside and walking into the liv-
ing room. "Oh, l know you can't
afford me-" she went on. "Well, ]
don't care about the money. You
didn't think was going to let you
work all day, and then start mess
ing around at night with pots and
carpet sweepers, did you? ?"
They had both cried then, their
arms around each other.
Anna opened the door for her
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
NO PERFECT ATTENDANCE
AT RALEIGHVlLLE SCHOOL

During the school month OF
March there was no one with a
perfect attendance due to illness
and sad colds.
The spelling winners OF the last
contest we're: Jerry Gondek and
Gerald Skiff the runner up.
The first and second grades have
made the greatest advancement in
reading of all the grades. The sixth
grade is mastering divisions Of
decimals. The seventh grade is
just beginning the study OF prac-
teal measurements in arithmetic
and are beginning book two in sci.
ence, so far this month the pu-
pills have purchased 5000 in De-
Tense Stamps. The Skiff children
have purchased the most.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
PASSES THE SNUFF CAN

LUBBOCK, Tex.-UP- The old
Army custom of handing around
cigars on receiving a promotion
has been given a touch Of the
mountains by a lad from the
Ozarks. On getting his private
first class stripe at the South
Plains Army Flying School, he &C
costed his buddies and invited them
all to have a dip from his snuff
can.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
WOULD STEAL FROM A BABY

SAN JOSE, Gallup Mrs. Eel.
la Hershey, a widow. is convinced
that this city's "meanest thief"
would not hesitate to steal the
bottle Of nursing baby drink the
milk himself and then sell the nip
pie to a rubber hoarder. At least
he stole from her five 2la months
old rabbits that she was raising to
tide her six children over the meat
shortage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
Attend Birthday Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jasper, Char
les Johnson and daughter, Ann
Marie, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan Kanitz,
Milan; Nancy Roe and Beverly
Stephens attended the birthday par
ty Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Raleigh Cline, Ypsilanti, in
honor of Mrs. Kanitz' birthday.
Ice Cream and cake were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
SHIRLEY SAcKETT HONOR
GUEST AT FAREWELL PARTY

West London, Mich, Apr. l -
About 80 relatives and friends met
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
White Saturday evening in honor
of their son, Shirley Sackett, who
leaves Thursday for the service.
The evening was spent in playing
bunco, in which Virginia Sackett
won first prize for ladies and Carl
Heidi took the mems prize. Mr.
Sackett received several gifts, in
GLIDING a purse.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
TANK EXPLODES

Detroit, Mich, Apr. / ms 49,
Nine men are in Detroit hospitals
today with serious burns received
when an impregnating tank they
were working near in the Packard
Motor Company's plant No. 20 ex-
ploded while being heated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
Sunday Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Smith, Ann
Arbor, were Sunday dinner guests
of their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Kantz. Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Kebbenk, Ann Arbor,
we're supper guests.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
Guests Of Parents

Mr., and Mrs. Raymond Francis
we're Sunday dinner guests OF their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fletcher, Ridgeway. and afternoon
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Chester
Beach.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
Returns Hons

Mrs. Susan Bixby, who has been
spending the winter with her son
in Wayne, has returned to her home
on the Darling Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
SYNOPSIS

KAY STEVENS. personabls young vice
president OF McCluTes department
store IN New York. Is in an adyertis-
ing conference with
DAVID BANNING. JR., S5-year-old
president and
DICK RANDALL. assistant advertising
manager. She reminisces about how
she and David hrst met
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01
Dinner Guests

Sunday dinner guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Smith were Mr.. and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-01

Mrs. Ronald Smith, Toledo, and
William Smith and Lilly Della.
bsugh, Ann Arbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
THREE NORTH END
 STORES DAMAGED
tcontinued on page 4l

against any damage. Two residents of the six-family apartment, MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Corideo and MT. and Mrs. John Lombardi, however, indicated that their furniture and other personal belongings were not insured. The two families took refuge with neighbors. MT. Staple. tons four story wooden building at T45 North Main street, only 8 few feet separated from the burning structure, was unscathed.
 Bus transportation was suspended on North Main street, above Burton street, most of the morning. A detour had to be discontinued when one of the busseS got stuck m a gutter while attempting to round turn.
 Firemen from Engines 1, 3, s, 2, 2 and 10, and trucks 2 and 8, were called to the scene. Companies aEl- swering the first alarm at 4:45 went to the box at the intersection Of Grand street and South Main by mistake. Defective wiring was given as the reason for the false alarm.
 Alarm at ScovilIs
 While flrenen were combating the North Main street blaze. an alarm came to headquarters from the scovill Mfg. O.. reporting 6 fire in Building 60 on Hamilton avenue. and Engines 2 and 3 left the gtaplet0n block to respond. 4 broken oll line in the miiffIess where metals are kept, was eald to be the cause Of the ecoviil fire.s Dsm- age was negligible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

ditional nests of German resistance isolated in fortified villages.
 1,OOO Germans Killed
 One unit, overwhelming resist ing enemy force, killed more than 1000 Germans, took $50 prisoners and captured 20 airplanes, 38 tanks, 91 field guns, IA six-barreled l11ors tars, 93 machine guns, more than 1000 tommy guns and rifles, 10000 artillery shells and 21 radio trans- mitters, the communique said, along with other equipment.
 Several inhabited places and two railroad stations were taken during the night on the north Caucasus front.
 F5srce resistance was met in the western outskirts of one big in- tillery laid down barrage which smashed enemy defenses and the infantry and tanks, advancing through mine fields, broke the Ger. man defense, penetrated to the town, killed 460 men, destroyed five tanks and 13 trucks and captured prisoners and spoils.
 Cavalry, pursuing the Axis forces in another sector, dispersed and killed many of an enemy infantry company.
 Two special communiques issued last night had told the story of one of the biggest days of the winter offensive.
 "Jan. 1T our troops after a fierce battle captured the town and irn- portant railroad junction of Mil- lerovo," the first colmmunique said. '"The German garrison of the town, which tried to break out, was al- most completely wiped out by our troops"
 In capturing Millerovo, 1e0 miles south of Voronezh and 1SO miles north of Rostov, the Russians toofi 16 planes, stores and railroad cars laden with various war equipment.
 The same communique announced the capture, on the Voronezh front, of the town and railroad station of AlekS:evska, 70 miles southwest of Voronezh and no miles northeast of Rostov along with two other tOWuS 1uCAuu1u6 &d1OUVVAonI TV miles south of VoroneZh.
 Kursavka Captured
 It was announced also that in the Caucasus area the Russians had taken the railroad town of Kur- savka, 45 miles northwest of Min. eralyne Vody and 30 miles south east of Armavir.
 The second special communicate announced the capture by one Rus sian army on the north Caucasus front between Dec. 25 and Jan. l6' 3S airplanes, 314 tanks, S72 guns 422 trench mortars, S90 anti-tank rifles, SOP machine guns, more than 10000 rifles, 385, 900 artillery shells 30O,000 airplane bombs, S,0O0,oOO rifle cartridges, 2,33S motor trucks, 46O motorcycles, 28 wireless trans. mitters, eight locomotives. 1,o2o freight cars including 26 filled with war equipment, 48 filled with tank and truck parts, $50 flat cars, 70 gasoline tank cars, eight passenger cars, 27 snow blows and 70 anmu- hilton, arms and food stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
WAACS RESCUED.
 SHIP TORPEDOED

Allied North African Headquar- ters, Jan. 6-(Delayed)-(UP)-Five officers of the first group of WAACS to arrive in North Africa, were res- cued after their ship was torpedoed enroute and later caught fire ill the Mediterranean, it was revealed to- day.
 The i've WAACs, all captains, were Louise Anderson. Denver, Colo; Ruth Briggs. Westerly, R. T.; Alene Dremal. White Bear Lake, St. Paul, Minn.: Mattiea Pinette, Fort Kent, Me. and Martha Rogers New Albany, Miss.
 Three of the officers Captains Briggs Pinette and Rogers-took to lifeboats after the attack with the other passengers. The other two, fearing there was no room for them in the iifehoats. stayed on deck. pre-. pared for what they thought would be certain death.
 Captains Anderson and Dreznal were rescued by c destroyer. that came alongside. and those in the lifoboats were picked up by 6 plane. The convoy proceeded to port, after the stricken weasel was lowed away hy q destroyer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

bombs and guns.
 A joint communique issued at Cairo by the Middle Eastern corn- mand and the Royal Air Force aIl- nounced that the Eighth Army had advanced yesterday from the Sir Tala-Sedada line to @ line based on Beni Guild, Bir Dufan and Tauorga. which meant 4Q-mile gain in a day. It took Q number of prisoners.
 From Beni Guild a road led on to Tripoli. capital of Libya. 90 miles away.
 At the positions given in the Cairo ccmmuniQue, as of yesterday, the British line ran northeastward 70 miles from Beni Guild to Bir Dufan. then 30 miles eastward to Tauorga. on the main coastal road only 25 miles south of Misurata, the great German base.
 The l2th U. s. Air force an- nounced today that it has held a 2 to 1 superiority over German and Italian aiEmen for the entire Tunis- ian campaign. The Allies dOwned ie4 Axis planes while losing oely 07.
 Enemy losses were reported ct l0 planes lost and 52 damaged, against Allied losses of i6 planes, for the week ending Jan. l6.
 American and Bfitish bombers pounded at the Axis supply line be- tween TuniB and 6fax on the east Tunsian coast oyer the weekend.
 The main body 0f camel corps crossing the sahara desert from southern Tupisia vas reported to bo nearing a junction with the Fighting French column moving through southwestern Libya from the Late chad region.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
5 MORE ATTACKS BY U. s. FORCES

Washington, Jan. 1S-(UP) - American air forces Sn the Solo. mons have carried out five more attacks against enemy installa- tions in the Shorthand Island area and at Munda on New Georgia Island, the Navy announced today.
 Meanwhile, Q Navy cOmn1unique said, U. s. ground troops on Guadalcanal Island continued to mop up pockets of enemy resist ance. Approximately 1S0 Japanese were killed and . number were taken prisoner.
 Three of the air attacks In the Shorthand Island area and the one against Munda were carried out on the night of Jan. IS (Island Time).
 During that evening, flying fort resses bombed the Japanese held Kahila area on BOugainville Is. land. Two large fires were Ob- served after the attack.
 Later the same night, Catalina patrol bombers followed up the at. tack on KahiIi and additional fires were started. The Japanese have an airdrOme on Kahili Ieland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
AMERICANS GET
 MOUNT AUSTEN
tContinued from Pare b

(Continued from Page D tions' position in the Pacific war more favorable than at any time since the Marines first splashed ashore here five months ago.
 The occupation of the position by army troops removed the last iin- mediate threat to American posi- tions on Guadalcanal and drove the enemy further westward and closer to eventual annihilation.
 The skies have been cleared of Japanese aviation which has Lot at- tempted a daylight raid on Guad- alcanal in nearly two months.
 Several enemy artillery pieces, nortars, machine guns, anl small arms of all types, as well as arl1- intuition, were captured in the drive.
 A headquarters spokesman esti- mated several hundred more Japa- rose than have been counted were killed by artillery fire or bombs. He said the oficial count to date ir- cludes only the bodies found on the battlefield and that many, fatally wounded, had been able to drag themselves to the rear.
 The American attack was made under the most difficult conditions, through dense jungles and a~ainst prepared positions. In spots the terrain was so rough that three days were required to get out the wounded. All but the most serious cases were forced to walk to the rear, many getting of their filters over the worst spots of the trails.
 This action was the first all. army offensive on Guadalcanal and part of a campaign designed to ul- tirnately drive out the enemy from the western end of the island where several thousand are still holding out.
 It was the first time under fire for most of the army men, who moved in against Japanese veterans of Java, Malaya, and the Philip. pines supposedly the cream of Hirohitos' forces. The enemy fought to the death with the result that the prisoners taken were few.
 The question of the moment here Is whether the enemy will make another all-out attempt to retake Guadalcanal. There IS not the slightest doubt in the minds of American military and naval au- thorities that should such an as. sault come, it will end as the others ended-in complete retreat.
 Today'S hero on Guadalcanal is First Sergt. Clifford L. 4AkenS of Chicago who moved a machine gun through the jungle within 20 yards of a Japanese pillbox which held up the army's advance, and then "liQuidated It."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

For weeks before Otto appeared at the restaurant his aide.de.camp was Q frequent diner. Then Otto appeared one night with his entour- age and has repeated several times since then. On the first two visits he went unrecogniZed because the owner-chef, John Szabo, was busy in the kitchen.
 The waiter who serves the arch- dukes wiener schnitzel or stuffed cabbage-his choice varies between the two-stil does not know the identity of his distinguished patron. No special point is made of his visits.
 In addition to serving Karl |, Szabo also was chief in the court of the assasinated Emperor Alexander of Jugoslavia. He is an American citizen now and has no special tn- terest in monarchies. He gave his restaurant an American name, "The Campfire Inn," rather than call 1t something exotic.
 Szabo's passion is poetry and American letters first, then cooking, His mother taught him to cook when he was Q small boy and for some years he tried to live by poetry, Now he is gathering material to combine the two talents in an en. cyclopedia of cookery which will give the origins and history of fa- nous dishes as well as their recipes.
 Although the restaurant Is small and little known to the public 1t is crowded at dinner time with not ables of opera, painters, musicians and writers. Willy Pogany, noted artist, was enthuSed enough to cover the walls with murals.
 AS for Otto, Szabo says The gets the same food and service as anyone else.
 "He comes sometimes with his brother and a sister," Szabo said "They always eat stuffed cabbage and wiener schnitzel."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
COST ACCOUNTANTS
 TO HOLD MEETING

Abnormal Costs" will be the Sub- ject of a discussion at the January meeting of the Hartford chapter of the National Association of Cost Ac- countants. to be held tomorrow eve- ming at Elm Tree Inn, Pennington.
 William F. Burke, assistant con- troller of the Scovill Mfg. O., Ern- est R. Dayton, controller of the Russell Mfg. Go and Herman A. Patenfoth, chief accountant of the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Co,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
Red Army Captures
 Pitormik Air Base
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Don front Russians were within 25 miles of Salsk junction and in the Caucasus they were only 30 miles from Armavir, whence railroad leads through the Maikop oil fields to the Black Sea.
 Driving ahead throughout the night south of Voronezh, the Rus- siai1s took several new inhabited places, wiping out almost the entire garrison of one fortified town and capturing 1,2S6 Germans including 6 colonel in storming another, the noon communique said.
 On the Donets front, the Russians took three populated places in a single sector. They killed about l ,000 Germans the noon communique re- ported; knocked out seven tanks and 20 field guns and captured 300 pris- oners, two tanks, 20 field guns, 50 trucks and two war supply dumps.
 Tn the Stalingrad area, where the resistance of the trapped German army was nearing its end, the Rus- sians spent the night wiping out ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
CITY STILL HAS
 FUEL SHORTAGE
Continued from Page D

center, receive their heat from the central City Hall heating system.
 Another point raised about the closing of buildings on Monday Is the fact that enough heat must be maintained to prevent freezing of pipes. Hence, 1t is claimed, with the extra fuel needed to build heat back up to normal on Tuesdays, no appreciable saving will be had.
 Several churches and parochial schools may have to close down while their heating systems are be- ing converted to coal, 1t was report ed today. Waterbury Catholic high school, for one, may have to close for two weeks while the conversion is being made, though authorities are hopeful that the change-over may be effected by converting only one of the two boilers at . time.
 Retail dealers were again today lined up at wholesale depotS for their oil allotments. The amounts being sold them were being sharply reduced.
 The coal situation in Waterbury is also growing more acute. Only comparatively small supplies of an. thacite coal are on hand.
 In his letter to Mayor Monagan, State OPA Director Bowles said that the first come, first served order had been issued solely to prevent some dealers from provid- ing non-essential users with oil while home owners were forced to go without"
 He admitted that the OPA an- nouncement was mot as clear" as 1t might be, but said that 1t directed dealers to sell no more than a 10- day supply to any user, no matter how many coupons he had, in or- der to provide a fair distribution. Dealers have been told, he said, to give preference to homes, schools and churches.