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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIvE

snow, then" said Judge New
bold. Lets have the rest Of it, il
you please 80 frigidly that Pat
turned cafe du lat and tears ap-
peared in the corners Of her eyes.
"W-we went out together, Bill
and /, last Saturday night. Bill
said we oughtn't to be seen, maybe
it wasn't legal or something, so we
drove over to Slocum to q hot spot
Bill knows, and-and we've been
there every night since. | said Jim
was guilty, and Bill said sure, he
thought so too"
your Honor" protested Judge
Martin in = terrible voice, 81
move"
"Oh, you dow said Judge New
bold. ELI Martin, if your reputa-
ton weren't You there!" he
roared at the juryman. "Ketcham
Number z! Get up!"
The insurance broker tried 10
obey, half hoisted himself, fell back
again, and finally made it. He stood
there in the rear row of the jury
box, swaying a little, as il the box
were q canoe.
William Ketcham,T asked Judge
Newbold, have you spent every
evening since last Saturday in the
company of this young woman
Did you promise her to influence
the rest of the jury"
Ketcham chartered: 81 didn't
m-mean any harm, Judge -
d-didn't think | was doing wrong
JUDGE s-swear to you"
Take this man in custody" or.
dered Judge Newbold. "Bailiff, sta.
ton guards at the doors. There will
be a fve-minute recess. No one
now present is to leave the court.
room" And Judge Newbold CROPPED
for his chambers.
THAT" said Mr.. Queen while
they waited, lis what comes of not
locking juries in. It's also" he add
ed to Miss Patricia Wright, what
comes Of scatterbrained brats med
ding in grown-up peoples affairs!
"Oh, Patty, how could you?
wept Hermione. "And that impos
sble Ketcham man, too! l warned
you. You remember, John, how he
used to poster Patty for dates"
II also remember" said John F
sternly, "where my old hairbrush
isl"
Look" asserted Pat in a low
voice. Jim was in a bad spot
wasn't he? All right! So | worked
on Billy and he drank a lot and
Go ahead and l-look at me as If
were wickedw And Miss Wright
began to cry. Gust the same, | die
something none Of you has beer
able TO do-watch and see!"
ats true" said Ellery hastily
that we had nothing to look for.
ward TO but a conviction"
"If only :" began Nora, a great
bright hope on her pale face. "0h
Patsy, you're mad. but love youv
"And is Carts face r-red," blub.
bered Pat. Thinks he's smart >
"Yes," pointed out Mr.. Queer
dryly. "But look at Judge Mar.
tins"
Old Eli Martin came over to Pal
and said: Patricia, you've placed
me in the most embarrassing posi-.
ton. | don't care about that, OF
the ethics Of your conduct, so much
as | do about the fact that you
probably haven't helped Jim'i
chances, you've hurt them. No mat.
ter what Newbold says OF does
and he really hasn't any choice
everybody will know you did this
deliberately, and it's bound Il
bounce back on Jim Haight."
And Lawyer Martin stalkec
away.
Nhcn court resumed scuH fmS
later, Judge Nswbold declared. 81
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
Cal nnity Town
By EIIery Queen

wish 10 state that IN an my years
l have encountered no more fla
grant example Of civic irrespon-
sibility.
william Ketcham!" He trans
fixed Juror Number 7, who looked
as il he were about to faint, with
a stern and glittering eye. "Unfor-
tunately, there is no statutory Of
Tense with which you can be
charged, unless it can be shown
that you have received property or
value of some kind. For the time
being, l order the Commissioner Of
JSrors to strike your name from
the panel Of jurors, and never will
you be permitted TO exercise your
privilege Of serving on q jury in
this State
Ketcham's expression said that
he would gladly relinquish many
more appreciated rights for the
privilege Of leaving the courtroom
that very instant.
"Mr. Bradford" Carter looked
up, thin-lipped and black-angry-
you are requested to investigate
the conduct of Patricia Wright
with q view toward determining
whether she willfully and deliber-
ately sought TO influence Juror
Number 7. II such intention can be
established, l ask you 10 draw an
indictment charging Patricia
Wright with the appropriate Of
Tense"
"Your Honor" said Bradford in
low voice, "the only conceivable
charge | can see would be corrupt
ing a juror, and TO establish cor
ruption it seems TO me necessary 10
show consideration"
Lets not get entangled, Mr..
Bradford" said Judge Newbold
coldly. THE woman is clearly guilty
Of embracery if she attempted
to influence a juror improperly,
whether she gave any consideration
or notl
snow" He glared at Ketcham
and Pat, and then at the jury. "A
juror has been influenced in a man.
ner prejudicial to the rights Of the
defendant to q fair trial.
"That leaves me no recourse but
to declare People Against James
Haight a mistrial. l do so declare,
the jury is discharged with the
apology and thanks of the Court,
and the defendant is remanded TO
the custody Of the Sheriff until the
date for = new trial can be set.
"Court is adjourned"
Following the mistrial, Wrights-
vile buzzed and gossiped until the
very ears Of the little Buddha clock
on Pats dresser were ringing.
William Ketehsm, by . curious
inversion, became the town hero.
The "boys" stopped him on street
corners TO slap his back. As conf
denee returned, he related some
"details" Of his relationship with
Miss Patricia Wright on the critical
nights in question which, when they
reached Pats ears by way Of Car
mel Pettigrew (who was phoning
her best friend" again., caused
Pat to 20 downtown TO Ketcham's
Office in the Bluefield Block, grasp
him by the collar with the left hand
and, with the right, slap his left
cheek five times, leaving assorted
marks.
Mr.. Queen had accompanied Miss
Wright on the punitive expedition
and had stood by while she cleansed
her reputation.
"If you don't watch out muir
INJURED Ellery, Garter Bradford
will have another indictment TO
draw against youths one for as
sault and battery"
'T'm Just waiting" said Pat
ia 'hiy. But he won't He knows
! betterl"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29

III W. "
Ford Local $40 gained on their
rivals as they handed st. Johns
C.Y.O. to 4 defeat at Recreation
Park Friday evening when Son
Wolf limited C.YO. to five hits.
Ford scored three times in their
first turn at bat when Catcher
Turner and Firstbaseman Ried
knocked and shortstop doubled
81. Johns came back to count twice
in the first inning due TO a hit by
Catcher Jack Wynn.
Turner's two base hit in the sec.
ond sent Centerflelder Harper
home to give the Local a 4 to 2 lead
after which Wolf and Barney
Hughes the St Johns pitcher, held
each team scoreless until the sixth
frame.
Singles by Rlghtfelder Howard
Leftielder LaCombe, Mann, and
Wolf made the count to 2 but
C.Y.O. made rally in this same
sixth inning as Rightfelder Mike
OHara and Firstbaseman Frank
Helzerman scored on Hughes hit.
Despite an error and a hit by
Thirdbaseman Bernard Cosgrove
Wolf held st. Johns without a
run In the last inning.
The victory put Fords only two
and one half games behind Carver
Community Center. who lead the
League, and half game from the
second place Moose Lodge aggre-
cation. The loss for C.Y.O. was
their sixteenth in II starts.
Summary
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
TO TOUR SHOPS

Detroit, July 29-AP-A caravan
OF tanks, jeeps and trucks will
tour foundry shops in lower Mich.
igan 10 show workers the use 10
which their castings are put, &C
cording TO an announcement from
the sixth service command. Cities
to be visited in addition to De-
troit include Pontiac, Lansing, Mus
kegon, Grand Rapids, Benton Har-
Dor. Jackson and Albion
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29

Manistee, July 90 AP Funeral
services will he held at Ashburn-
ham, Mass, for Prof Hszeton
Spencer, chairman of the graduate
school OF English at Johns Hopkins
University for the past Is years.
He died OF heart ailment Friday
at a cottage near here where he
was visiting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
St. Johns Downed by Ford Local
CYO Limited
to Five Hits
Standings

FFIudJ EVENING" HetuTts
Ford Local $40 S, st. John
C.NO. 4.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
Ring Decisions

by the Associated Press
New York-Lee Q. Murray, eos
= New York, outpointed Turkey
Thompson, 207i1, Los Angeles, 10.
Dorsey Lay. 1874, Philadelphia,
stopped Vince Dell Orto. l54l,
New York, &.
Jacksonville, Fla. Buddy Scott.
ISIS, Tampa, outpointed Gunnar
Barlund. 20l, New York. ~. Chuck
Taylor, lfs. Pittsburgh. outpointed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29

Buenos Aires-President Edel-
miro ]. Farrell OF Argentina: we
ask unfair advantages of nobody.
We hate nobody in the world but
We insist on our right TO live as
our traditions and our wealth bid
us 10 live"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
Standings

Fridays Results
Chicago s, Washington ?.
New York -, Cleveland I.
Boston Is. Detroit ,.
ST. Louis s, Philadelphia 8.
Only games scheduled.
Saturdays Games
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia At Chicago
Washington at ST. Louis, night.
Only games scheduled.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
TO USE PRISONERS

Adrian. July GAP Several
hundred German prisoners OF war
will be quartered at q new work
camp TO be set up on seven acre
plot OF land south of Blissfield.
The prisoners will work in nearby
tomato and sugar beet fields and
in canning plants In Lenawce and
Monroe Counties.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE

GB-tiames behlnu IraUtI.
Fridays Results
Chicago I, Brooklyn /.
New York 4, Pittsburgh q.
Only games scheduled.
Today's Games
Chicago at Philadelphia, night.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
ST Louis at Brooklyn (2).
Cincinnati at New York (2),
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29

And apparently Cart did know
better, for nothing more was heard
from him about Pats part in the
ketcham affair.
Wrightsville prepared for the
Easter holidays. Mr. Queen shut
himself up in his quarters on the
top floor of the Wright house, ex-.
cept for meals. Anyone looking in
on him would have been puzzled.
He was doing exactly nothing Wis
IDLE to the uninitiated eye.
On, yes. If you looked hard, you
could see a mass of notes on his
desk-scattered like leaves in au-
tumn. And indeed the wind of Eli
lery's fury had scattered them so.
They lay there discarded, and .
mockery.
1t was strange about Nora. She
had stood up so CALAMITY under the
stresses of the arrest and trial that
everyone had begun taking her for
granted. Even Hermione thought
Of nothing but Nora, and the prop
er care Of the expectant mother;
and there old Ludie was of inf
nitely more practical use.
But the pathology Of the nervous
system was so much Sanskrit 10
Ludie; and only two persons close
TO Nora suspected what Was going
to happen, and at least one of them
was helpless to avert the catastro-
phe. That was Mr.. Queen; and he
could only wait and watch. The
other was DR.. Willoughby, much Of
whose advice Nora ignored.
Nora went to pieces of a sudden.
On Easter Sunday, just after the
family returned from church, Nora
was heard laughing in her bed
room. Pat, who was in her own
room down the hall and was near
est, got there first, alarmed by n
queer quality in Nora's laughter.
She found her sister in a swollen
heap on the floor, rocking, laughing
her head off.
They all ran in then, managed
TO drag Nora onto the bed, and
loosen her clothes, while she
laughed and laughed as if the
tragedy Of her life we're the great
est joke ~ 'hc world.
ned DR.. Willough-
with the assist
Lola TO arrest
y, " the time the
go y had managed
to r., but Nora was
sha ite, and looked
aboJ frightened ewes.
81 e.. understandable she
gaspcd. 81 was--all right Then
everything :. Ooh, hurt"
DR.. Willoughby chased them an
away. He was in Nors's room for
fifteen minutes. When he came out
he said harshly: "She's got u b.
taken to the hospital. Ill arrange
it myself
The General Hospital was UNDER
stated for the day, since il was
Easter Sunday and holiday. The
ambulance did not arrive for three
quarters Of an hour.
"She's be all right, Hermy." saio
John F.; but his face was gray.
When the ambulance finally
came, DR.. Willoughby had Nora
whisked out of the house and ae-'
eompsnied her in the ambulance.
They glimpsed Noras face for
an instant as she was carried down.
stairs on a stretcher. Mercifully.
Hermione did not see that face; but
Pat did, and she said TO Ellery in
fat horror: "She's scared TO dcatnl
Oh, Ellery, do you think"
Lets be getting over 10 the hos
pital," said Ellery. And he drove
the Wrights to that destination.
Ito be continued
Coo isn't by Lfus Bfo-pAos
PiTtileusse ~ Kins I.,egs sys6s,is, ~
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-29
Sports Calendar
MON DAY
Softball

Softball
Ford Local SAG VS.. Carver Com.
munity Center at Ford Field, 6:45
Moose Lodge VS.. st. Johns C.Y.O.
at Recreation lark, Gas.
Willow Village VS.. Department
947 at Willow Lodge, Z O'Clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-13
Society News
THE LETTERS SOMEBODY
DIDN'T WRITE"

II mint tup b,a. mr. tIc Lli-to,,d
feet.
No, ,hr meals nj SDaD, N ,tyco ,f
moaf
Mr. the bu,tcr Ike lard nn, o,n,
turn n Guard
Mono of these op,-baif -. r,rd
As Tho inI, vo cot ALTON an 49,,
su,oat
And , cbcc,y v,icc s,y .No ,,,if
vo."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-13
Attend Baptist Meet.

Nh. and Mr.. S. W. LaSsitcr and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Short attended
the meeting of the Baptist Tar River
association al Pine Ridge church,
Bum. Wednesday. as delegates from
NIddleburg Baptist church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-13
d. 4. x, MEETING

The Old Butte Chapter, Daughters
OF the American Revolution, ~Ill
meet at $50 o'clock Saturday att"I-
noon at the home of Mrs. Gideon
Lamb on BurWcll avenue, It was
announced today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-13

The Navy maintains Sc hospitals
and convaiescent hospitals N the
continental United States
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Raids Gripping

An informant recently returned
from Germany has confirmed the
reports that the heavy daylight
raids on Germany are very effective
Trains are as much as seven hours
late because of the detours made
necessary. Manufacturing plants
ARE very hard hit and freight traffic
in that region is forced to rely on
road transport, which entails a
heavy consumption of gasoline.
The three most important fac
tories of Schweinfurt are DESTROYED
Only one engine room is still stand
ing in the Krugel-Fischer factory
This factory, which used to keep
5000 workmen busy, now employs
only 400.
According to the same informant
there are at the present time more
than million Italian prisoners OF
war put to work in Germany. Their
situation is very unfortunate, as
the Geneva Convention is not OBJ
served with respect to them and
they cannot receive packages.
The same person states further
that one no longer sees any maps
in Germany. Fifteen months ago
the display of maps of the Russian
front was obligatory; today these
maps have all disappeared.
At the moment there is hardly
a German citizen who does not
realize, at least vaguely. the atroci-
ties committed with regard to the
Russians and who does not dread
the hour Of punishment.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Brief Reviews
COLLECTIONS.

Box Office, compiled by Marjorie
Barrows and George Eaton Gift
Davis)-Short stories from which
movies have been made. Except for
stories by Hecht and Vaughan, the
movies are better than the stories
The Man From ca, by Van WICK
Mason tReynal & Hitchcock
Three Maj North novels, reporting
the adventures of the fictional Army
officer in Egypt, Cuba and Brazil.
PreWar variety of international in.
trigue.
The Leaning Wind, by Clifford
Gessler Appleton- Century, - Story
OF a cruise through the islands OF
Polynesia in the interest of natura,
science. Popularity written.
Netherlands America, by Philip
Hanson Hiss CDuell, Sloan g.
Pearce)-Volume on the Dutch DOS.
sessions in the Western Hemisphere,
a history and a contemporary survey.
Illustrated.
Nusantara, by Bernard H. M,
Vlekke Harvard University Press)-
History of the Nusantara from ear.
hest times to the present. Scholarly.
Know Tunisia, by Dahris Martin
1ves Washburn)-The author,
Young American woman, lived among
the Tunisians as one of them. This
is the story of her experiences En-.
thuSiastic.
Evening star., 1944-02-13

industrial cities and important
strong points along the invasion
coast all week without letup.
Sunday and Monday Pas-de-Ca-
lais and numerous airfelds in
Northern France were the principal
targets and considerable damage
was done to German facilities.
Tuesday heavy force of Flying
Fortresses poured down a great
weight of bombs on Frankfurt, the
important industrial center at the
confluence of the Main and Rhine
Rivers, about 400 miles inside Ger
many. The results were satisfac-
tory and were pyramided by another
heavy raid on Thursday.
/ Often-bombed Brunswick. one of
the great aircraft assembling CEN
ters deep in the heart of Germany
was hit heavily on Thursday and
many points on the Atlantic wall
were blasted Thursday and Friday
Huon Peninsula Won.
Bringing to brilliant close five
month campaign during which
hardy Australian troops fought their
way through thick jungles and
rugged mountains to join forces with
American units which landed at
Saidor on the northern coast of
New Guinea and then worked back
eastward toward Yagomi, Allied
troops have now completed the cap
ture of Huon Peninsula which juts
out from New Guinea toward New
Britain.
At least $4,000 Japs were killed
during the campaign which was
marked by the fortitude of the Aus
tralians, some of them veterans of
North Africa, and the brilliance of
the planning which once more in
cluded one of the leap-frog opera
tions which have proven so success
full against the enemy on many
fronts.
Gen. Macarthur in reporting the
conclusion of the conquest of Huon
paid tribute to the aid given by the
Navy and the air force not only in
supporting the Allied troops, but in
cutting the lines of supply of the
enemy, hundreds of whom were
found dead of starvation and
disease.
All through the week American
marines and soldiers consolidated
their positions in the Marshalls and
attacks were made on additional
atolls, the identity of which was not
revealed
1t was revealed during the week
that the American destroyer Burns,
which was out looking for q lost
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Anger in the Sky
BIZ Susan Erts.

By Susan Erts. (HdrperJ
In wartime, with events crowding
against each other, novels dealing
with emotions and prejudices Of the
first or second year of war run the
risk of appearing badly dated. Miss
Ertz has taken that chance in de-
scribing the Battle of Britain and
the pre-Pearl Harbor arguments Of
the American isolationists. She
would have escaped the pitfalls Of
appearing dated more successfully if
she had avoided the long debates
which mar the continuity of her
story.
AS skillful novelist who knows
Washington as well as London, how
ever, Miss Ertz is able to paint an
interesting picture in which the
characters are no more important
than their background. The story
covers about year, from December,
1910, to December, l941. There is an
air raid in which her most lovable
character, young Stacy Anstruther.
is killed. That raid, incidentally
forms one of the most interesting
series of chapters in the book. She
puts four Of her characters in diff
ferent London settings and tells
how the raid affects each of them.
The postwar future is intertwined
with her sketches of the worst of the
blitz. An RAF pilot talks of an in
ternational air police force. An
American architect. converted fror-
isolationism by what he sees in
Britain, looks forward to construc-
tive town planning. The intelligent
aristocrats see the doom of their
way of life and are not too regretful.
To Miss Ertz, part of the strength
of the men fighting and the women
at home stems from their great
faith that there will not be another
war MIRIAM GUTENBERG,
Evening star., 1944-02-13

lieved Menshikov had a UNRRA
Job.
Lehman, SO go the yarns, ar
ranged to have Phil Hammer from
his staff take Menshikov to lunch
to find out what the gentleman had
in mind. Menshikov was then an
lnounced as deputy director gen.
Ieral in charge of area studies-the
JOB of collecting all relief needs in
the areas where UNRRA will work
Named by Lehman.
Lehman appears amused at the
story, says there's no truth in it
He says he talked with Menshikov
Iat the Atlantic City conference
where UNRRA was formed. Men
'shikov has been president of the
all-union export timber organiza-
lion, Moscow, the largest such in
the world. Lehman says he was
impressed by his ability and ap-
pointed him to UNRRA after re-
turning to Washington.
Menshikov has earned the respect
of his staff. He's so afraid he'll ex-
ceed his duties that he consults Abe
Feller, UNRRAs chief legal counsel
before each step.
The job Of getting a staff is diff
cult. UNRRA is a 44-nation oper-
alton. Lehman is determined to get
a truly representative staff-as much
to earn good will abroad, as to use
the foreigners knowledge.
UNRRA's headquarters staff will
be 1000. There are some $4,000 ap-
plications.
About $50 jobs already are filled
by employees from OFRRO-the Of
flee of Foreign Relief and Rehabili-
tation Operations. which was the
United States solo effort fo old in
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Public Library
| Book Pointers
BY Ellen OverLOck.

Mount Pleasant Branch, Public Library.
There is a growing literature on
the Negro's place in American life
Ruth Benedict, in Race: Science
and Politics." discusses the legal
educational, economic and social
phases of the subject. Roi Ottley
writes with humor and vision IN
New World A-Coming'; Inside
Black America" A dispassionate
observer, E. R. Embree. in Brown
Americans; The Story of a Tenth Of
the Nation" gives factual informa-
ton. Sarter G. Woodson surveys
achievements in 'The Negro in Our
History" The Rev. John La Farge's
THE Race Question and the Negro"
is study on interracial justice.
and Bayard Rustin's "Interracial
Primer" offers suggestions to help
in removing racial tension.
The Negro's contribution to art
and literature is surveyed in A. L.
Locke's Negro Art: Past and Pres
ent" and S. L. Browns Negro Cara
van." Rackham Hollis George
Washington Carver is the life story
of the distinguished Negro scientist.
THE Book of American Negro
Spirituals, edited by j. w. Johnson,
brings together fine collection Of
folk songs
"The Negro and the War" by E.
L. Brown and G. r. Leighton. in
the Survey Graphic for November,
1912, and THE Events of the Week
|of June 20th," a leafiet issued by
the Detroit Public Library during
the race riots, are thought-provok-
ing.
These publications are available
at the Public Library, Eighth and
K streets NV, or through its
branches.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Reunion on Strawberry Hill
By Berenice Thorpe. (Knopf.J |

By Berenice Thorpe. iKnopfJ
This novel, which won prize.
is neat little study of lower mid
dle-class American family. Pa and
ma are getting old, and the children
come home for a reunion. There
are both successes and failures in
the younger generation, both gen.
erous and selfish natures. In the
time they spend at home. they
quarrel and make up, and exhibit
the various frailities which nature
has bestowed on them.
1t can be said that the story is
a character study within class
bounds, for the ambitions of the
family do not go beyond material
things, at least not successfully
Those who have dreams of another
sort have them without understand
ing or any expectation of seeing
them realized.
The book is nice little piece of
work-exact photography, making
no effort at being anything more.