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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-12-20
4. GOLOB:
Moo groba

On .je bill mlad castnik, ona
hcerka hotelirja. Vsak dan je
prihajal v hotel. In zgodilo Sc
je, da je mladi in postavni cast
mix zahrepenel po njej, XII je,
VISA mlada in sveza kot koma.j
razcvetela vrtnica prihajala
med goste, Sc sprehajala po W.
tn, brala in vezla " utici konec
sadovnjaka. Sreca njegovega 1sr-
ca je bila popolna, ko je zlato-
lasa hotelirjeva hcerka nagnila
k MENU svojo glavo in prizna-
la bolj S srcem kot z ustnicami
'Tudi JAZZ te ljubim.'
Prva leta zakona. Kako so BIZ
la srecna! Kot prvi cvet vijolice
so opojno dehtela. Rodil Sc j.
ma je sincek Dusan. Potopljena
v blazenost sta ga opazovala
spremljala vsak njegov glib in
oskrbela zanj z mocjo vse svoje
duse. Toda komaj je sincek do
bro shodil in zacel ponavljati "a
NINA besede, je zbolel in VISA
materina mega in ocetova skrk
ga nista resili. Umrl je.
Takrat je pablo ma mum "a
kon nekaj kot slana ma cvetoco
rozo sredi majnika. Prvo brid-
ko in globoko rano jima je "a
dal cas-. Ali sc bo ia rama kdaj
zacelila? Zacelila tako popolno
da niti brazgotina ne DO osta-
Ia?
Rodil sc je drugi otrok. Mill
ca. Spet so oci materine in oce-
tove zazarele v sreci. A ze je
zacelo kljuvati v srca: Ali ne
DO tudi ia otrok umrl? -
Strah. Upanje in spet strah
Ko je bila Milica stara Stir
leta, Sc je temna slutnja ures-
nicila. Umrla je. Takrat je matt
zajokala, kot nj Sc nikdar do.
slej in v onemogli jezi mad zlo.
stjo usode in V svoji preveliki
zalosti, je rekla mozu: "Cemu
cemu Sc rode otroci, ko pa umr.
jo, preden Sc zavedo samega Sc.
be-"
Tri leta po Milicini smrti ST
je rodil tretji otrok. Oce in ma
tt sta bila spet srecna v skrbi
da bi 81 ga ohranila.
"Ivan, kaj mislis, zakaj je bi
10 potrebno in prav, da sta Du'
San in Milica umrla? Vsaks
stvar je "a nekaj, pravijo. Ia
kaj bi bila torej smrt najinih O.
trok?' je vprasala nekoc Viks
moza, ko sta sedela mrakot
mem veceru ma vrtu in il lie O.
trok zaspal ma rokah.
"Vika moja, kako bi to moge
vedeti! Morda bova kdaj pozne
je spoznala tudi to-"
Kdaj pozneje? Bog We!
Otrok je rastel in je bill moe
nejsi kot sta bila Dusan in Mi
lica. Starsi so Sc nehali bat
zanj. Sal mu nj mic grozilo.
Toda sreca Sc ii izmuzne ia
krat, ko mems, da Sc to maj
trdneje sklepa. Tako Sc je Ego
dilo tudi to pot. Otrok Sc je ne
koc igral' ma terasi, ko je Eagle
Gal mater, Je hotel k nJej. Te
KEEL je po stopnicah, pa Sc mu j
spodrsnilo, da je padel ma gla
vo, Sc pobil in - umrl.
"Troje otrok Sc mama je rodi
! TO-" je tozila zena, "a sedaj nj
mava nikogar vec."
"Kaj hocem donna? zena j
sama in sam dolgcas povsod,
je govoril Ivan, ''Med prijatelj
Sc vsaj razvedrim." In je Sell,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-12-20
zeno .je to bolelo. Iskala je

= )AeAo JS 10 DOieio. lSkdld JS
krivdo in krivca.a
Krivde hi nasla. Krivec je bill
MOI. Naklonjenost in ljubezen
do NIGGA je minevalo. Iskala je
utesitve v druzbi prijateljic, XII
jih je nasfa vec kot dovolj. -
Prav polagol1na j je vstajala V
zavest misel: @Nisva "a vkup."
Mic vec nj pazila ma dom S tisto
skrbjo kot nekoc. ~.. ~
Rodil Sc je cetrti otrok. Ka-
zalo je, da DO rama ozdravela,
da Sc DO razpoka zalila. Toda nj
Sc. LIE Sc veeja je postajala raz-
polka. LIE Sc bolj Sc je gnojila
rama. Ia vez je bila vse .presib-
ka in vse prepozno je prisla.
Zakonca sta Sc re ogibala
drug drugega. Vedno bolj sta
sc navezovala vsak ma svojo
druzbo. LIE otroka sta oba ljubi-
la IL dna srca. Ravnala pa sta,
kot da Sc drug pred drugim sra
mujeta svoje ljubezni.
Vedno bolj Sc je razpirala
razpoka. Druzba vsakega cd
njiju je prinesla svoj del ma
oltar nesrece njunega zakona.
Otrok nj rastel pod vzgojo nju-
nih rok. Incl je odgojiteljico, XII
Sc ie znala vziveti v hisni polo
zaj. V njenem varstvu je ra-
stel kot roza v cvetlicnjaku. V
razkosju Sc je topil, a zejal je
"a materino in ocetovo ljubezen
in dobroto. Onadva pa sta ko-
maj Sc vzdrzala drug oh dru-
gem.
"Cemu trpis? Predlagaj raz-
poroko!' so nagovarjali zeno,
"Ne! Sin je tu. K al bo z
MIN? Majhen je se.'
"sina vzames seboj. LIE O.
pogumi SCI"
Ia crv je vztrajno ril. Seaso'
mo je dosegel svoj namen.
"Ivan, lociva sc. To najinc
zivljenje je razbit lonec, XII Sc
zvezati ne da vec."
"Ne, Vika! Nikdar!"
Ostalo je pri starem, a crv nj
miroval. Prislo je do poloma.
Locila sta Sc. Takrat je jo'
kal mum cetrti otrok, in &c b;
:jima takrat rekla usmiljena du'
sa: Data, ostanita! zaradi O.
troka zivita slozno in postenc
kot nekoc, pa bi bila ostala
Toda te usmiljene duse nj bio
Razsla sta Sc. Sicer res, da s
trpkostjo v dust, toda razsls
sta Sc in cas- ozdravi vsako ra,
no.
In ia, cetrti, nj umrl. zivel je
kot V opomin in svarilo obema
Kot magnet jul je zblizeval, {
zdruziti ju nj nogel. Presibal
je bill.
zgodilo pa Sc je, da je umr
ravno, ko je skusal in hotel sto'
pitt v borbo, borbeno zivljenje
S smehljajem ma ustnah in
neizpolnjeno sanjo v oceh, j
stopil V onostranstvo.
Oceta in mater je zadelo Y
1.-Two. Bolj ju je zapekla ia smrt
kot smrt Dusana, njunega pr
vega sina, XII je umrl re davno
ko sta bila Sc mlada in - srec
ma. Danes nista bila vec sreena
Vec sta trpela kot pref. Sal sta
edino ona sama poznala skritt
tajne srca.
Ko sta to spoznala, Sc jina j
obudila vest. Obudili so sc spo
mini kar sami Cd sebe. Kar j
bio nekoc grenkega, je v njiho
vi luci izginilo, ostalo je lie to
kar je bio srecnega in lepega
Spomini so mucili duso. Vest j.
ioeitala: Cemu? Mar bi ne bile
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-12-20

bolie, da nista poslusala hinav-
skin prijateljev? No, in kaj Sc
Idaj? Kaj sedaj?' Tezki 50 bill
ocitki vesti. Tezka je bila njuna
starost, XII bi. .norala biti lepa.
Zadnje dni oktobra je dezeva-
10. zalostni Vsi sveti! Ljudje SO
prinasali zadnje cvetove. Belle
krizantene so Sc svetile ma gro
bovih in drobne lucke so brle-
lie oh njih. Srca je poljubil din
onostranstva.
Ivan in Vika sta prisla ma
grob svojega cetrtega, mrtvega
sina. Sama, zalostna, iznaucena.
Stala' sta drug oh drugem in o.
pazovala plamene svec. Molil nj
nihce cd njiju. Skrivna teza jul
je tiscala k tlom. Vest je oeita-
la, da sta posredna krivca smr-
ii tega mladenica, svojega' 81
ma. .....
Mnozica je valovala, veter je
upihoval svece, dez je mrscal.
Molitev je plavala preko poko-
palisca. In glej, vse je ukazova-
10: "Spravita SCI"
Matt je molce pokropila grob
in ponudila mozu. Wei je, po-
kropil grob, vrnil isteklenko in
sc nehote zazrl v zenin obraz.
Cesa je iskal? Cez dolgo je re-
kel:
"Hvala. Ia pokoj tega sina,
XII je bill najin, pa naju nj incl"
"Da," je dahnila, cuteca TRIP
kost besed.
"Pa bi naju bill moral imeti
in mogel bi naju imeti!" je sam
Ease mrmral. "Pa je bill sirota,
pri zivih starsih brez njih." Hi
poma Sc je obrnil k njej.
"Povej, ali te je kdaj pekla
vest! Meme, -je."
sele cez dolgo je slisal prita-
len, bolesten: "Da!"
"Popravitf hi bila morala, pa
nisva. Danes pa nosiva kazen
"a greh." Nj govoril njej. Sam
Ease je mrmral, toda razumela
je. Rezalo j je duso in jo ga
milo. In kot da j je zarek milo
sti bozje zasijal v srce, je re-
kla: "Pa hi danes popravila. Nj
Sc prepozno."
"Da Sc nj prepozno? -. Da
hi popravila? d.. . ~
/ &" Kar Sc Sc popraviti da
Sc moreva delati dobro. Hoces
Ivan?"
Molk. Srca Sc bore. Mnozica
valovi, moli. Svece ugasajo, kri.
zantene poeasi umirajo, da po.
stanejo enake MIN, cigar do
move krase.
'Da, Vika."
Kot da je sonce posijalo. Kot
da SO skale padle z ramen. -
Mum mrtvi cetrti otrok ju je
blagoslavljal, ko sta skupaj cd
hajala Cd njegovega groba. v
;, zivljenju nj incl moci, da hi ju
zdruzil, sele smrt ga je take
povelieala.
: "Glej, Vika! smrt najinegs
fanta, XII je umrl v cvetu mia
dosti, je bila preracunana v ma
jino spravo. V sreco danasnje
ga dne "
"Da," vec nj mogla
, Sla sta molce. V lepso staros1
in smrti v narocje!
> "Vsa zdravniska pomoc je bi
, la zastonj," bere Pavle case
. risu o svojem prijatelju, XII j
unrl. zena ga opozori: "Ti, te
ga zdravnika moramo tudi l
, nam poklicati, kadar bo treba
, Lor y,iS no 20 S,,pa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

infantry. the field artillery and
the medical corps before he got
a chance TO fly.
Unless Saratoga Trunk" pre-
vents it. Gary Cooper will be
in Oregon for the spring roundup
on the ranch of his former
Stand-in. Slim Talbot.
Roscoe Harms son, Todd, is in
the officers candidate school
at Camp Barkeley. Texas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
KeyhOIe Portrait
Tex Of Film Air Force
Found on ennis Court
ny HARRIET PARSONS
special to THE ptrROIr TIMES

one of the reasons Hawks
chose Brown was because he
dldn look or act like an actor
&C.,. and no wonder &c. his total
dramatic experience before he
broke INTO the movies consisted
Of a single appearance with the
BAYLOR University Little Thea
ter IN Waco -. That was three
years ago when he was a junior
malerlng in journalism.
lie was born IN the oil boom
town OF DeSdemona, Texas, but
moved 10 Waco when less than
three months old His mother
separated from has father some
10 years ago and opened a
beauty shop TO support her
three children.
Besides jim there are Ruth.
now a government employe IA
Washington, and Billy Joe, in
high school =. Jim played foot
ball al military school until he
sustained a broken eardrum and
a cracked kneecap &c. He's Sull
partially deaf from his ear in
Jury and has been rejected by
the army.
Al Is he took up tennis
won a batch of titles including
the Midwest championship mems
singles and doubles While
he was in school he saw a PIC
ture OF a girl on the cover of a
national magazine and told his
mother that's the kind Of a
GIRL l would like 10 marry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Broke, Disheertened

One. a little kinder. urged HIM
10 60 back 10 Texas and get "A
couple Of years experience IN
little theater work Brown.
broke and diSheartened, was
ready 10 give up.
But there was one studio left
-Paramount-and Wilson per-
suaded him TO make one last
try He did Within a
week after his first interview he
was given a contract.
However, he didn't get far at
Paramount .. Ironically, il was
at Warmers, one of the studios
which had turned him down cold,
that he got his first big break
Wilson introduced him 10
Howard Hawks who was prepar-
ing to direct Air Force for
Warmers.
Later, when Hawks was look
ing for some one 10 play TEX
he remembered Brown and de
cided he was perfect for the role
Hawks called Wilson on a
Wednesday and told him if he
could have Brown in his office
Friday noon the role would be
his.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

cheerful chap with a pleasant
grin, an engaging Texas drawl
and an iron handclasp He's
eNtravagantly generous and has
no business sense spends ms
salary faster than he makes IL
is still under contract 10
Paramount. but Warmers now
has the right 10 borrow him for
one picture year.
Al the moment he's on loan
IN Universal for one of the top
roles I'm "CorVetteS" How
ard Hawks, his Air Force
sponsor. is producing II and is
giving Jim next 10 top billing,
second only 10 Randy Scott.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Girl on the Cover

Not until after he had been
married for some time 10 Verna
Knopf, former photographer 5
model, did he learn she was the
girl on the cover She was
under contract 10 Howard
Hughes when Brown met her at
the home of the Jack BuetelS IN
February. 1912 Three weeks
later they were married
There's a two-month-old daugh-
ter. Beverly Jean.
Brown is a big. friendly,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
KeyhOIe Portrait
HOLLYWOOD Apr

HOLLYWOOD April lu
AFTER you've seen AR
n Force" youn be wanting 10
know something about the tail
handsome. slow-Speakiug lad who
PLAYS Tex" the pursuit pilot
He's James Lefty Brown
and he broke into pictures two
years ago via the tennis circuit
Came 10 California 10 play IN
the 1871 Pacific Southwest tour
nament was eliminated m
the fourth round .. but 10y that
time had attracted the attention
of a young Hollywood agent.
Henry Wilson. who was scouting
the matches FOR potential movie
talent.
Wilson saw possibilities in the
2l-year-old. 6 foot :. l97-pOund
Texas Southpaw and took him
around TO studio casting dIrec-
tors one after another they
turned Brown down Most
Of them said fatty he wasn't
movie material.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Bob Preston S Wife
To Star for School
IIOIIYWOOD. April 10.

HOLLYWOOD, April 10.
After she finishes her role in
Lady After Dark" Bob Pres
tons wife, Catherine Craig,
plans 10 visit the former star in
Florida, where ne is in training
On her way east, Catherine
will stop off at the University
OF Indiana 10 be a guest star in
school production of Arsenic
and Old Lace"
In case you didn't know IT, the
pretty Mrs. Preston was a Phi
Beta Kappa at Indiana.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Conducts West Point Show
HOLLYWOOD. April 10.

HOLLYWOOD, April 10.
Glenda Farrell'S son, Tommy,
now is staging a service musical
show at Stewart Field. West
Point. His stepfather. Maj.
Henry Ross, is flight surgeon
at the same field. And, in
cidentally. Mai. Ross is the only
living West Pointer 10 win a
medical degree after graduation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Maiored in journalism

But Brown at the moment was
visiting his mother in Waco,
Texas, 800 miles away 4.
When Wilson phoned him the
news he climbed in his car and
headed nonstop for Hollywood
e. He walked into Hawks outer
office just as the directors sec
rotary was ushering in the other
Air Force" candidates An
other five minutes and he'd have
lost the part.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Cleo Manning S
Aim: Oct Uniform
HOLLYWOOD, April /

IINIIsIs 7 " NJNIAI1 NIFI IT lN'
DON'T BE surprised if Lucille
Balls sister Cleo Manning, dons
a uniform soon. She's going TO
visit her husband, Kenny Nor
gan, who's in an officers train
ing school in Georgia, and then
she is going 10 take an eight
week course at Fort Benning
Later, she hopes TO get into
the technical drafting division
of the army. This would put
her in uniform.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
3 Stooges Refuse
Bit in Right Guy

HOLLYWOOD. April 10.
The Three Stooges turne d
down a walk-on bit in Column
bias Right Guy. Director Ray
Enright wanted TO know how
come and pointed out that, in
my Sister Eileen" they played
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Jackie Coogan
Versatile Soldier
UOLLYWOOD. April 10.

HOLLYWOOD, April 10.
Jackie Coogan'S now a flight
officer IN the glider corps.
And in case you've forgotten,
he's also one of HollywoodS
most versatile soldiers.
He received training in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

ECU0-ooOO Oakland To. s-l7so
LJ1U Cont. from 30 p NJ Loretta
Young Brian Aherne, "a NIGHT TO RI
MEMBER" Also THE LADY FROM
CHINGkING," with Anna May Wong
Harold Huber. News. Shorts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Director Turns Actor
HOLLYWOOD, April 10.

iiOLL "OO|' hPih iVs
When director Irving Pichel
turns actor for one scene in
The Moon Is Down." he'll be
directed by Sir Cedric Hard
wicke. For a gag, Sir Cedric
is trying TO borrow a pair OF
riding boots and trousers from
c. b. DeMille, so he'll look his
part as megaphonist.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

the subway workers who popped
up out of the floor in the last
scene of the picture.
THAT was no walk-On bit"
chorused the stooges. "Didn't
you hear the blasting and the
riveting that went on all
through the Aim? That was u.s."
For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times.
Evening star., 1943-12-07

men clambered into their rubber
boats and tied themselves together
That night 1t rained. The next day
one of the boats containing two
gunners and a co-pilot broke away
and drifted out of sight. 1t never
was seen again.
The following day was a night
mare OF high waves and feverish
bailing. That night they sat as
freezing, forelorn spectators while
the RAF roared across the Channel
toward Berlin and coastal defenses
on both sides of the water engaged
in lively duel.
During the night the tail gunner
died of exposure.
Expected Furlough.
The next morning the pilot be-
came unconscious. 1t was his last
combat mission, and despite heavy
cold he had taken off so he could
finish his tour of duty in the Euro
pean theater and get home by
Christmas and see his wife, who is
expecting baby.
The pilot, the body of the tail
gunner and Radio Operator Click
Evening star., 1943-12-07

landing, testified to the almost in
credible endurance of the three.
Just before We were picked ur
we were complaining because We
couldn't get comfortable enough tc
die" said Radio operator Orville
r. Click, 27, of Columbus, Ohio
Il guess that's why we lived"
Two Others Survived.
The other survivors were Sergts
Paul Lucy, "a, of Lawrence, Kans.
the right waist gunner, and Ray
mond l.. Smith, %, New Haven
Conn.,, the ball turret gunner.
Their Fortress, Patty Ann II,
was flack happy coming out of the
vicious Ruhr Valley barrage on the
Solingen raid with its wings full of
holes, two engines gone and five
Nazi fighters in hot pursuit.
The pilot ditched the plane S
miles from Dunkerque at 2 pm.
after skimming the wave tops for
2 miles. That was on Wednes-
day. On the following Saturday at
noon launches of the air-sea rescue
service picked up the shivering sur
vivors.
After landing, the 10 drenched
Evening star., 1943-12-07

were washed overheard when their
boat upset, but he managed to
climb into another.
Saturday morning the bombardier
died sitting up. The navigator died
about an hour later-just half an
hour before two Spitfires sighted the
survivors and radioed for help.
I'VE were pretty far gone and
felt sure we wouldn't be able to last
through the day." said Sergt. Lucy.
Gunner Smith didn't remember the
trip back.
The names of the other crewmen
were withheld pending notification
Of their kin.
Evening star., 1943-12-07
Three Airmen Saved
After Crash in Sea
with Downed Plane
BY the Associated Press.

oS tIIe ASsUCIHIeu PTeSS.
A BRITISH HOSPITAL IN
SOUTHEAST ENGLAND, Dec. T.
Three American Air Force sergeants
who couldn't get comfortable
enough to die" told from their hos
pital cots how they survived 70
hours in bitter cold after their
Fortress was forced to land in the
English Channel December 1.
The ordeal was believed the
longest of its kind in the annals of
the 9th Air Force, and the fact
that only three of the 1O-man crew
lived, although ell managed to get
aboard dinghies after the Channel
Evening star., 1943-12-07
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-25
See WAR Page 3
House Votes
School Aid

Lansing. Mar. 25-AP- The $50.
00O. 900 state school aid bill, tower
ing s5.500.O00 higher than this
years record sized appropriation
10 the schools. returns TO the sem
ate today for approval OF Cover
nor Kelly's safety valve feature
against "chiseliug' and a provis-
ion guaranteeing no district shall
receive less under Its terms than
in the current year.
The biggest single item In the
state budget now shaping at up
wards Of 1872 100000. the measure
was brought out OF committee with
the governors blessing Wednesday
and shot through to vote OF unan-
imous APPROVAL in the house within
an hour and a half OF the start OF
debate. The vote was % to 0.
Kelly turned his back on his
previous demands for balanced
budget to give the Eo-ahead 10 the
bill. which withdraws $500. 900
from the Treasury surplus to cover
salary raises the schools had grant,
ed teachers in anticipation the
legislature would pay the bill. and
S47.5O0. 900 for school aid in the
coming school year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-25
Silence, Veto Weapons in
Uprising Against New Deal

ed the Administrations bill TO ex-
tend LendLease authority for an
other year. There also are indica-
tions OF widening support for Ad-
ministration foreign policies In
general.
Another bright spot for the Ad-
ministration is In the War Labor
Board where. Congress OF Industrial
Organizations and American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor representatives.
evidently are willing to go along
with existing wage ceilings until
John l.. Lewis s2a-day raise de-
mand for the United Mine Workers
can be rejected
similarly comforting 10 Mr.
Roosevelt is Congress quick will
ingness to vote him all the money
he needs to prosecute the war.
Swinging for Chin
But Congress Is. swinging for the
presidential chin on domestic issues
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-25
Rubber Status
to be Worse

Indianapolis. Ind. Mar. 25-UP-
Defense Transportation Director
Joseph B. Eastman believes that
the rubber shortage and gasoline
ratloning will last for the duration.
and that the situation will "get
worse instead OF better.
Eastman. addressing the shipper
carrier conference OF Indians, said
he was not convinced that the
rubber or gasoline situation is cas-
ing up"
As long as the war continues,
he said. the pinch is going TO get
worse instead OF better"
He said that wastes incurred by
carriers for the convenience OF Gus
toners must be eliminated.
The public will have to submit
TO inconvenience and discomfort"
he said.
Eastman said about 40 per cent
OF the nations trucks are running
on borrowed time.
Operators retired about 100000
trucks in the past year compared
with an average yearly retirement
OF 100000 he said. This means
that the manufacture OF all cars
has been halted and with the short
age OF repair parts. closer integra-
ton and cooperation must be &C
compllshed."
The transportation manpower is
critical. he said. and may result IN
a shortage OF truck drivers. most
OF whom are physically Mt and
available for military service. Me-
chanics who service trucks, he
said, are wanted in other indus
tries and by the Army.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-25
Blood Donor Day
to be April 9TH

The next Blood Donor day for
Ypsilanti will be April at the
Methodist Church and Ypsilantians
may register at the Red Cross OF.
flee in the Legion Home or at the
Post Office where Mrs. l.. W.
Mitchell and Mrs. Frances Pryor
will take registrations on Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Ferguson
will be on duty Saturday afternoon.
Friday evening Mrs. Kenneth V.
Ferguson will be in the lobby OF the
Martha Washington Theater and
Saturday evening. Miss Lucille Nc
Alpine will be at that post.
Mrs. Robert Schrepper and Mrs.
Paul Hayward will be at Charles
McKenny Hall Tuesday from 1880
TO o'clock and $50 TO :.
Mrs. Don Smith and Mrs. l.. W.
Mitchell are starting TO make the
definite appointments and need
more donors for the April visit.