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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Library Staff
Adds Assistants

Four assistant Librarians have
been appointed to the stan OF the
st. Alexis circulating library, Faith
er C. A. Murphy announced Thurs
day.
The new assistants include Mrs.
F. c. Malone, Mrs. John Abraham.
Mrs. jeanne Ross, and Mrs. Eva
Hegbloom. The head librarian -
Miss Margaret Kahur, who is in
charge OF Issuing the membership
cards.
Applications for membership
cards will be received at the libr
airy which is located in the st.
Alexis community hall at the inter-
section of Holmes Rd. and Midway
Blvd. Open on Sundays from .
a. m. to 10 noon. the reading and
lending library will be open three
evenings a week, Tuesdays, Thurs ;
days, and Saturdays from 1880
until 800.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Kitchener Gives
Backing to Bill

Representative Earl c. Kitchener
In a speech on Bill No. 1918 to pro-
vide for settlement OF claims arts
ing from terminated war contracts
and other purposes asserted that
the bill was absolutely necessary
for the period following the end OF
the war.
He stated that the volume Of
United States war production from
July 1910 to the end Of 1914 will
total about s2O5.000, 100000 Of
which $4,000 100000 represents
the amount completed by 1943 with
SIS .000. 900. 900 to be gained by the
end II 1914
He admitted that the bill would
not erase all OF the difficulties that
would arise, but he said that 1t
would reduce these difficulties to
a minimum. He suggested that
the comptroller General should be
required TO audit all contracts and
subcontracts before final settle
ment was TO he made.
In conclusion, he said that he
would protest any recess that
would occur before the bill Q71S)
was placed on the Presidents desk
for signature.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Evening Enjoyed
by Lutheran Group

Thirty-tivs members OF the Luth
eran Mixer Of the Lutheran Church
enjoyed = pleasant social evening
and cards following their coopera.
tive supper, Thursday evening In
the church dining room. at a brief
business meeting, reports for the
summer meetings were read, and
Mrs. Fred Wolter told OF the room
the church IL furnishing in Boyer
Hospital.
The COMMITTEES for the October
meeting will be Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Forsyth, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Groosbeck and Mr.. and Mrs. Rote
Holmes.
Euchre was played after the
meeting with prizes going 10 Mrs
Groosbeck, Mrs. Emil Lidke, Jr.
Glenn Groosbeck and Rote Holmes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Dinner Perception
Attended by Many


About IS persons attended the
dinner-reception Cor the new teach
ers Of the Willow Run public
schools given Thursday afternoon
and evening In the Midway com.
munity recreation hall.
Attendance represented the fac
ulty, school board members, wives
and husbands Of the faculty. nurs-
cry school leaders, recreation de-
partment, and the school clerical
workers.
Three teams Of % members each
were selected as contestants In the
animated alphabet event, the main
feature OF the entertainment. ar
ranged by Alfred Brose, recreation
director. with the assistance of
Miss Dorothy Hosman, secretary.
Captains Of the teams were Rus
sell Brown. Robert Stevenson. and
Louis Balmes Winners were
members OF the Balmes team. with
the Stevenson group ranking sec
ond. The losing team. captained
by Mr.. Brown. received the penal
ty OF dish-washing duties following
the dinner.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Golfers Postpone
Costume Party

Owing 10 the rainy weather.
Thursday, the costume party and
/ o'clock golf tournament. planned
by the washtenaw Women Golfers,
was postponed one week. Twenty
women were present, however, for
the luncheon and bridge. The
lounge was made CHEEKY with a
CRATE fire for cards. and prizes
were won by Mrs. Robert Baker
Mrs. Erwin Saunders, Mrs. Flor
ence Matthews and Mrs. Joseph
Klimer.
The committee chairman for tho
luncheon was Mrs. c. c. Wesco.t,
and bridge. Mrs. E. A. Mellencamr.
Mrs. William Bassett will be
chairman OF the golf tournament,
which will begin at 10 o'clock, Oct.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Observer Birthday

Mrs Flora Moore celebrated her
18th birthday Wednesday at her
home with her daughter and her
son.in.law. Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Ho-
gan and her cousin. Mrs. Florence
Burke, OF Detroit Mrs. Samuel
Spinberg phoned her fluctuations
from Albany. Ga. Her husband is
Major Spinberg who Is stationed
in Turner Field, Albany, Ga.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Group to Discuss
Family Problems

Open to the public. the second of
series of round table discussions
Of social and Industrial problems OF
family life and youth associations
will be at o'clock Sunday eve
ming in the st, Alexis community
hall. with Father c. A. Murphy In
charge.
The first discussion took place
September "a and approximately ~
persons attended. These group
meetings are sponsored by the st.
Alexis Church.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29

MISUNDERSTANDING his
'three-day investigation OF gasoline
black markets in Detroit, Rep. Oren
Harris (D-ArkD said today he
would recommend an increase of
supplemental gasoline rations from
the present AIS miles per month to
about $50 miles. Harris left this
morning for Washington. where he
will report his findings to the sub
committee on petroleum OF the
House Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Service Briefs
Second Lieut.. Harold Georg. Har.

SECOND Lieut.. Harold George Har-
ner. Al, son OF Mrs. Anna B. Har.
ner, 61s n. Adams ST. and Flight
Officer Donald Frederick Levleit,
Jr., 10, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
F. Levleit. IT'S h. Cross ST., are re-
cent graduates of the most exact.
ing training course in the Army Air
Forces Navigation School, San
Marco, Texas. Men from "A states
and Alaska were among those to
receive their wings, Sept. %.
Mrs. J. Henry Owens has re.
ceived word from her husband that
he Is now entitled to the rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel Mr.. Owens is
with the office OF foreign economic
administration and is doing intelli.
gence work with the Seventh Army
He travels with the Army and
shares all their experiences, from
living on *" rations to sleeping in
blanket roll on dew-covered
ground. Mr.. Owens is on leave OF
absence from Michigan State Nor.
NAL College where he was head OF
the foreign languages department
before leaving for overseas serv-
ice.
L. Freeman Schultz, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. A j. Schultz, was grad.
uated from the Naval Air Gunners
School, Miami Fla, September %.
He received his rating OF ARM
sc and has been made an instruc.
tor In the Communications Depart.
ment and expects to remain there
for at least six months.
s/Sgt. Laverne W. Coleman. q.
son of Mrs. Jane c. Coleman. 1916
Holmes Rd.. Ypsilanti, has arrived
overseas and has started combat
flying In Italy. A radio operator
and waist gunner on a B-24 heavy
bomber, Coleman has flown four
combat missions, one OF them over
the oil fields in Poland. ut wasn't
as bad as I expected IL 10 be" said
Coleman, but then haven't flown
over Vienna yet. That's supposed
to be the toughest" A graduate OF
the Ypsilanti High School. Cole
man was employed by the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Co. before enter
ing the service in June 1871. He has
a brother In the infantry.
Announcement Is being made o.
the marriage on Sept. 16 OF Pvt.
Albert L. Weber, and Miss Helen
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Grattan OF Rock Tavern, New
York. Mrs. Weber is living in New
burgh, while Private Weber is sta
toned at the L. s. Military Acad
envy at West Point. New York.
Pvt. Benjamin ]. Raterink. 20
husband OF Mrs. Jeanette A. Rate
rink. Is Spruce Rd., Wilbur Park,
has been enrolled in the technical
school for training of radio mechan-
les students at Truax Field, an In
stallation OF the Army Air Forces
Training Command.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan 1eeb. $3.50
Munger Rd, have received word
from the War Department stating
their son Pfc. Ivan Zeeb had been
wounded in France and that more
information will follow.
Pvt LaVerne Pearson has re-
ported to Fort Meade, Maryland.
after spending II days furlough
here with his wife. Pvt. Pearson Is
taking infantry training, having
entered the Army in May OF this
year, and receiving his basic train
ing at TT. Mcclellan, Ala.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Mrs. Williams
Has BuncO Club

Mrs. Harry Williams was hostess
for the meeting OF the B. r. Bunco
Club at her home, Thursday eve.
ming. Prize winners for bunco were
Mrs. William Waters, Mrs. Ew-
ward Messner and Mrs. Gerald
Foust. The house prize went TO
Mrs. John Simon.
The birthday OF Mrs. Annabelle
Reynolds was celebrated and re-
freshments were served. Next week
the club will meet with Mrs. Gard.
ner Huelett.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29

deity; Miss Noreen Thomas, pa.
triotism; Miss June Tackmann,
service; Miss Patricia Pho. musi.
clan; Miss Phyllis Warrington.
choir director; Miss Geraldine Flo,
rito. confidential observer; Miss
Betty Allen, outer observer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29

Traverse City, Sept pap -
The annual two-day convention Of
the Michigan Petroleum Dealers
Association closed here Wednesday
night. Discussions conferred on the
rebuilding OF consumer market
for petroleum and allied products
after the war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Fine Points in BrIdqe

scored his Q and A on the return
and then fed the to North's J to
clear the suit. The declarcr, try.
ing a long.chance TO get into the
dummy, led his diamond toward
the K, but what a fool East would
have been to lay off with the A.
He took il, cashed the heart 7 to
complete his sides book. then led
the club to the A for the setting
trick.
North took the club return with
the X. brought In the diamond @,
but then had nothing left except
diamonds. He led one for East to
take the ] and 10, and East had to
offer spade then TO give the dunn
my thes last two tricks. II was
down three, or 500 points, whereas
IL North had possessed sense
enough to pass the 2-Spades, de.
spite his shoppers in the other
suits, the contract could have been
set only one trick.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
ATTEND CONFERENCE

Mrs. Ralph Hammett. Village
leasing and occupancy agent, and
Mrs. Howard Blackenburg, Lodge
leasing and occupancy agent, at
tended the joint annual conference
OF the Michigan Society for Mental
Hygiene and the Michigan Wei
fare League at Hotel Statler, De-
troit, Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Enjoy supper, Cards

Members OF Martha A. Beach
Tent, Daughters OF Union Veterans
and husbands enjoyed a cooperative
supper and card party at their
social meeting at the home OF Mrs
Maude Huston, Thursday evening.
Sixteen we're present for the supper
and eight remained for cards. Prize
winners we're Mrs. A. y. Burd, Mrs.
c. f. Beck, Iba Bassett and +. +.
Ensign.
Mrs. william Ealy will 20 10
Milan this evening where she will
be the guest OF Mrs. Eleanor Cox
and Mrs. Maurine Hoover at a
shower given in honor of Mrs.
Cox.
Mrs. Charles H. Sayre went
Thursday to Washington to visit
a friend for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Scheppner
spent Sunday with Mrs. G.. c. Lane
in Chelsea. Mrs. Lane and soL
Charles have taken an apartment
in Lansing for the winter and were
home for the week end. Her son,
Charles, has entered Michigan
State College.
Mrs. Helen Mccullough returned
Wednesday evening from q two
weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Indianapolis and other
cities in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Huelett left
Monday for Minnesota where they
are visiting relatives for ten days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
PUNCH Is NECESSARY

A BOXER with fair defense, but
who couldn't punch, would be COM
parable to a No Trump declarer
who had shoppers in every suit.
but such misfit with his partners
hand that he couldn't score his
partners tricks. Getting into a
No Trump contract when you have
a singleton in your partners suit
is pretty bad.because you can lead
only once toward II, but having an
absolute blank in the suit Is worse
and more of IL,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Rural Events
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Willis
Harvest Festival and chicken
supper, 6 o'clock, In Methodist
Church annex.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-29
Calendar Of Social Events

TODAY
Ypsand Lodge number 5B LoOF o'clock, Odd Fellow Hail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12
Toward Simpler Taxation

What the politicians fondly refer to as
the voice of the people was very audible
in that 358-to-0 vote for the Simplified
tax bill in the House the other day. It
was the first unanimous vote on tax
measure in the oldest inhabitants
memory. Everybody from the rockbound
coast Of the Union League Club to the
sunny slopes of Hogan'S Alley wanted
aimplification. They hoWled for it, and
they got it. So now everybody ought to
be happy, with the possible exception OF
the editorial writer's and cartoonists, who
will have to find some other subject for
comment and caricature in the week pre-
ceding March Is, 1945. BY that date, If
the bill passes the Senate in its present
form, the harried tax computer will have
departed, to the number of some 80 mil
lions. The maze of assorted nets and
crosses, the skipping down to figure the
Victory tax and Tipping back TO the sur
tax table - all his brain-racking busi-
ness will be memory. The Treasury viii
be doing the arithmetic for most of us.
There are one or two clouds in this
rosy picture, however. The reason is that
the tax laws remain fundamentally UNI
changed. The basis OF previous compli-
cations is still there; the complications
have simply been waived. Whether they
are permanently eliminated will probably
have to wait upon the results OF the new
MISUNDERSTANDING feature. This feat
IRE gives most taxpayers an average de.
ductioa OF 10 per cent (but not over $500
for contributions taxeg, interest, and
other deductions allowed at present. 1t
seems unlikely that a majority OF tax
KHgftta eaalafa0f IN UiflahAA.
Ing could claim that much deduction
under the current law. But they will all
take the credit under the new one.
II person actually faces a loss under
lhis standard deduction setup, he has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12
Secretary James V. ForrestaI

The appointment of James V. Forrestal
as Secretary of Navy to succeed his late
superior, Frank Knox, will undoubtedly
disrupt life long ambition of the new
Secretary's who has always claimed that
he"strove toward obscurity'. His admin
istration of his duties as member of the
Navy Department has always supported
this statement in that he was always
quietly efficient behind the scenes
worker.
AS Secretary he will necessarily be
obliged to step into the glare of publicity
Spotlighted on all public officials. How
ever, aware of the suave yet tenacious
ability of the man it is unlikely that such
an influence will be permitted by him to
disrupt the job he has done so well, to
date.
Heading the Nays procurement pro-
gram since his appointment as Under
Secretary in 1910 he has been Singularly
influential in creating the naval might
that American boasts of today. Under
taking the latter position at time when
America possessed but IS battleships and
6 airplane carriers of all types his was a
task that took courage and foresight.
A working, winning team when
he and the late Secretary Frank Knox
built our nations Navy strength it seems
now a wise appointment to place at the
helm a member of that same team to
keep our course set on it's charted path.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12
Hospital Day

Mayor John S. Monagan in procla-
nation has declared today as National
Hospital Day in commemoration of Flor
ence Nightingale whose birthday is to-
day. Waterbury can well be proud of it's
two hospitals especially during these
trying war days with shortage of nurses.
Both hospitals in the city will have
open house today, the Grey Ladies act
ing as hoStesSes. The extent of the vol
unteer service in our hospitals will never
be known. Many among us who are
apparently leading their usual carefree
lives are giving hours every day to help
out, both as Nurses Aides and Grey
Ladies. At the same time they are doing
their jobs at home and perhaps enlisting
in other volunteer work.
It is well to set aside day to honor
not only the birthday of Florence Night
ingale, but as the Mayor says for citizens
to render special honor to the hospitals
of their city. On every day in the year
the hospital doors are open. Their doc
tors, nurses and all others engaged in
hospital service are devoting their lives to
restoring the sick to health"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12

the option Of filling out a form, listing
his deductions and claiming up to IS
per cent of his adjusted gross income,
which is generally gross income less bus
mess expenses. Most citizens would
doubtless choose to fill out return rather
than pay money for the sake of SIM
plicity. All this may cost the Treasury a
considerable sum of money. And If it
does, we may be filling out tax forms
again. What might be simpler and fairer
would be lower tax rate with all but
business-expenSe deductions eliminated.
But in the meantime, let us be thankful
for the not inconsiderable favor of the
present Simplification. And let's hope
it lasts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12
Arthur Judd Smith of Newtown Bee

One of the greatest of institutions in
the pattern of our country is the small
town newspaper Connecticut has had
it's share of these, and ranking high
among them has been The Newtown Bee
from our neighboring picturesque town.
The other day it's seventy-siX year old
publisher, Arthur Judd Smith, for fifty
two years president of the Bee Publish
ing Company, passed away.
In addition to his newspaper affiliation
he was also prominent in the civic life of
Newtown He did much to accelerate
the tempo of life over in Newtown, and
was active in banking and other COM
munity enterprises. He will be remem-
bered for his contributions in the field of
journalism in a small town. y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12
ORCHARD APOSTLE
New York Herald-Tribune)


The 18th of May. 1853, is a day
to be remembered in apple history.
1t was then - in blossom time, as
now - that John Chapman, who
was to be known to fame and affec-
ton as Johnny AppleSeed," was
born on small farm near Spring.
field, Mass. AS student at Harvard
the boy became interested in the
books of Emanuel Swedenborg. His
college years ended, he set out as
a Swedenborgian missionary. 1t was
on trips westward that his apple
loving eye, accustomed to the thriv-
ing orchards Of New England, noted
the almost complete absence OF
fruit trees on the farms of early
settlers Before long the young
Swedenborgian mystic became also
an apple missionary, carrying bags
of apple seeds extracted from cider
mill pomace.
Nine states, as far west as Mis-
souri,, were covered by Johnny APP
pleseed in his forty years of bene-
ficient wanderings. Where he walk
ed. often ragged and barefooted. the
acres eventually bloomed. -Four
monuments stand to his memory
three in Ohio and one at Fort
Wayne, Ind, where he died March
II, l847.
Today little is known of the old
apples John Chapman loved and
planted. Commercial apple growing
has become specialized in the last
quarter century. Mcintosh, Cort-
landt, Delicious-these and a few
other modern favorites lead In Or
chard rows and on fruit stands. But
west Of Pittsburgh there are blos-
soming now. on old and sometimes
abandoned farms. trees OF Back
Epitzenbergs. Vandeveers, Newton
Pippins. Roxbury Russets and Gilly-
fioWers-lineal descendants OF seed
lines OF New England heritage
which John Chapman planted In
"the Ohio country" In 1877 and
after.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12

gone through life seeking sympathy
for his misfortune. Instead, he &C.
CURED an education, became q dis
tinguished student OF economies,
wrote q textbook which was widely
used In English and American coll
leges, won for himself q seat In par
lament, and at last became the
postmaster general OF England and
the father OF the parcels post sys-
TEN.
No one expects q blind man or q
man with one arm or one leg 10
order his life In exactly the same
fashion that he would have done
had he not encountered affllctlon.
But everyone has q right 10 expect
that the lame, the halt. and the
blind can be usefui-in fact as use
ful rs people who have all their
faculties. even though they have 10
go about their tasks IN different
way.
can Rights Reserved nabson
Newspaper 6yndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12
Views Of The Press

partment building to the white
paneled Secretary's office over look
ing Constitution avenue.
AS Under-Secretary since Aug. %,
1910, Mr.. Forrestal has played a
leading part in the growth of the
United States Navy from the sec
ond-class sea power it was then to
the greatest naval establishment in
history, ashore and afloat, that it is
now. One of the many business
leaders who place the welfare Of
their country above their own per-
sonaN desires, Mr.. Forrestal went to
Washington in the spring Of 1910
as an administrative assistant to the
President. In that post and as Un-
der-Secretary of the Navy he has
served his country ably and unself-
ly.
AS the Navy puts it SO well, Glad
to have you aboard, sir"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12

the Mexican Government seized
his palatial yacht.
Wenner-Gren mas now request
ed the State Department to let
him come to Washington. He be-
lieves that, If he could present
his case personally, he couold
supplement the efforts of Ed
Flynn and shake off the black
list.
KNOX'S SUCCESSOR
A move to require the Presi-
dent to appoint a successor to the
late Secretary of Navy immediate
ly, rather than wait until after
the Democratic National Conven-
ton which some Democratic
leaders favor - was discussed be-
hind closed doors by the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee last
week.
The Naval Affairs Committee.
headed by Senator David I. Walsh
of Mass, a frequent critic Of the
Administration, has dug up an old
act passed by Congress in 1881,
providing that:
"a vacancy Occasioned BY
death or resignation (Of Cab
met officer or head Of a Gov
eminent agencw) must not be
temporarily filled for . longer
period than thirty days" In
other wards, according to this
act, which is still on the books,
the President must appoint n
successor to Knox by May 28th.
Inquiry about the mildewed law
was made to the Naval Affairs
Committee by "outside sources,
and it is believed these sources
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-12

favor Undersecretary of the Navy
Forrestal.
POSTWAR U. s. BASES
A House Naval Affairs Subcom-
mittee, headed by Rep. Edward
Hebert Of Louisiana, which re-
Gently returned from an inSpec-
ton tour Of United States bases
in South America, has made
three major recommendations in
a report to Congress:
/. Permanent acquisition Of
British bases in the Caribbean
area.
2. Continued operation Of eight
American military and naval bases
In Brazil after the war.
3. The granting to Braid, and
other friendly neighbors in South
America, of small surplus warships
-destroyers. cutters and patrol
boats, which we will not need
after the war but which will be
useful to South American nations
for coast patrol and trade pur-
poses.
Hebert brought out In his re-
port that these surplus vessels
could be pranted to our South
American neighbors in exchange
for bases.
NOTE: The first Hebert recon-
mendationi, regarding permanent
acquisition of British bases, was
cancelled for the time being by
Churchilrls London remarks in
which he opposed relinquishing
British bases in the Caribbean.
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