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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
CONFER ON HOSPITAL

Lansing, Mich, May 2O-AP-A
delegation OF state officials will
confer in Washington Wednesday
with Maj. Robert Fabian, head OF
the management branch, real es.
tate division, of the War Depart
ment concerning the states pro-
posal TO lease the now-unused Fort
Brady Station Hospital at Sault
Ste. Marie to house state mental
patients. Secretary Of State Her
man H. Dignan, Budget Director
Fred c. Striffler and Charles F.
Wagg, executive secretary OF the
Michigan Hospital Commission,
will represent the state.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
Reci+els TO be Given
by Students Of Music

The pupils from the class OF Mrs.
Annis Dexter Gray will appear in a
program OF vocal music. assisted by
Donald Carlson, violoncellist, in
Pease Auditorium, at o'clock Sun
day.
Accompanist will be Miss Sylvia
Plann.
Pupils from the class OF Miss
Emily Mutter Adams will appear in
a program OF violin music in Pease
Auditorium Monday. s p. m.
Both OF these recitals are open
TO the public.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
ROWS TOWN AEIR

Detroit, Mich. May 2O-AP -
Eugene J. Sharkey. in a stipulation
to the register OF deeds Office here
Friday, set forth that on his death
his 42-family Detroit apartment
house be turned over to Msgr Ed
ward j. Flanagan and Boys Town.
Neb.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

NEW YORK-INS-The world
had a warning Friday from Sumner
Welles, former under-secretary OF
state. that global peace could not
be predicated upon a four-power
alliance. which, he said. would in
volve the United States in a pro-
gram OF Imperialism. Future
world peace. Welles told the last
OF a series OF meetings sponsor
ed by the New York Times, is
endangered by a trend toward i'm
peralism in some sections OF Ameri-
can opinion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

WASHINGTON-INS- The SEN
ate oil policy committee, it was
disclosed Friday, has advised Ad.
ministration officials that a ma
jority of the committee is op-
p led TO the project to build a
one hundred and sixty-five million
dollar oil pipe line in the Near
East. Result Of this opposition, to-
gether with criticism from a large
segment OF the oil industry, was
reported in congressional circles to
have caused the Administration TO
virtually abandon the project.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
Circle Breakfasts
at Crane Resid ence

Members Of the willing Workers
Circle OF Kings Daughters and a
visitor, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Ann Ar.
Dor. enjoyed May breakfast and
social time al the home OF Miss
Mary Crane. Friday morning. Her
rooms were beautifully decorated
with flowers from her large garden
At a brief business meeting. II
was decided to continue the sewing
project for Boyer Hospital.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Paul Slusser in June.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

NEW YORK-INS-William and
Helen Richie, parents of four sets
OF twins, sought funds Friday for
the burial OF their four-year-old
son, Richard, whose body was fish
ed out OF the East River Thursday,
hours after he had vainly tried TO
rescue his twin sister, Irene The
father, unemployed until he re-
Gently got job at the New York
Navy Yard, said he had only 81.
Police meanwhile resumed graph
IN for Irenes body.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

luncheon and meeting was headed
by Mrs. J. H. Thompson and includ.
ed Mrs. Harvey Colburn. Mrs. II. Y.
WILDER and Mrs. Leland NJ. Ran.
dali.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
WORST LEAD OF ALL

THERE Is one opening lead
which Is nearly always the worst
that can be made, from the stand
point Of logic. against either a No
Trump or a suit contract. That is
a lead Of the suit which had been
bid by the player who eventually
becomes the dummy-if he had
bid only one suit aside from the
declaration in which the deal is
being played. Besides losing a
unit Of timing" for your own
side. in helping to set up winners
in some other suit. 1t grants the
declarer that privilege instead,
helping him build up assets FIRST.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
Receives Deoree

One candidate received the Mas
ter Mason degree at Friday eve.
ning's meeting OF Phoenix Lodge
number 10. F. and A. NJ. James
Bell. worshipful master. presided in
the East and announced that the
entered Apprentice degree will be
conferred on candidates Tuesday
evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
ATTENTION
lily SuRSCRIR ERS,

Tbs Ypsiianti Daily Press
wishes all subscribers TO re-
ceiye their papers regularly
and promptly. In case OF poor
o. non-delivery OF the Daily
Press phone the Press Office
at 40 before s p. m. or ? p. m.
Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
Fine Points in Bridqe
BY Sheppard Barclay

the time East got through indi.
eating his displeasure. the car
mage was fearful.
South took that first trick with
the diamond K, led to the A and
brought back the spade 7. East
unsoundly stuck In his 10. and the
X won. The diamond 4 to the 5
made entry for a lead OF the
spade 5. This time East used his
A and led the heart 2. South
ducked and let the 10 win. West
fred back the heart J. and the k
took II. Then the spade Q dropped
the and the 0 won-would not IL
East had not wasted his 10.
The diamond 7 to the 10 was
followed by the last diamond.
which squeezed East. Dummy also
held the club J-9. and South the
heart and club Al. East held
onto his heart A to keep from
building up South's s, 80 had to
break his club K-Q. South then
discarded the heart 8 and took the
final two tricks with clubs. max
ing hve-odd. Against any fairly
sound defense. South would not
have had a chance to make his
contract. let alone two extra
tricks.
Your Weekend Question
Do you know the two main rea-
sons why an experienced player
S1n.d read a course planned 10
teach bridge to absolute beginners
who have never played at all q? Tell
both your friends who are veteran
players. and those who have not
played, that such a course begins.
in these columns on Monday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
Attends BanolIet

Mrs. Alta English attended the
banquet given by the Women OF the
Moose in Ann Arbor Thursday eve.
ming in honor OF their charter
members. The banquet was held in
the First Methodist Church and
members went from there to the
Moose Hall for entertainment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
To Receive Degree

To Receive Degree
Robert Raymond Yoder, son OF
DR.. and Mrs. o. X. Yoder. OF 1880
Willis Road. will receive his bach.
elor OF arts degree from Albion
College at the commencement cere-
monies on Mag % when Governor
Harry F. Kelly will deliver the ad-
dress to the graduates. Eighty-one
other candidates will receive the
bachelors degree at this time. two
the masters degree and four, honor
airy degrees. Mr.. Yoder is granted
his degree through combined
course arrangement with the Uni.
yersity OF Michigan where he has
been attending medical school this
year While at Albion he was q
member-of the Tau Kappa Epsilon
national fraternity. the Biology Clut
and the Chemistry Club.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
= Rural Events
TUESDAY
Salem

Salem
Salem Union School picnic at
Cass Benton Park at II O'Clock.
Potluck dinner will be served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

The talented pianist, Marian
Evans, favored with two piano Sc
lections, after which Mrs. George
Daschner gave a talk on the India
Lace School, which is sponsored by
the Lutheran Missionary Fedora
ton.
For being the oldest mother pres
ent. Mrs. Amelia Koch, 81. was pre-
sented with potted plant. Mrs.
Carl Waiting had the most daugh.
tiers present, four, and little Mar.
garet Scheffler, two year old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Scheffler,
Jr., was the youngest daughter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

Peter silverblade and Mrs. Alta
English were In Ann Arbor to be
present at the christening OF Mrs.
English's little grandson, David
George Yohn, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Yohn.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

dealer: South. North-South
vulnerable0
South West North East
IA Pass 70 Pass
3NT
What a gross over-bid by South,
and what a clear-cut beating he
should have taken. But he didn't,
thanks TO West and his idea that
II would be smart 10 lead through
strength" He opened the diamond
J, right into the dummy's suit. BY
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20
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70 have his photo taken at least once
year! If he's shy about it, impress him
with the fact that our environment and
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10

CAMP DAVIS, Mar. 9. - Pa
tience, perspicacity, kilograms
criss-crossing in a phantasmagoria
of conflicting actions, and dash
of luck finally led to a happy end-
ing in getting a Camp Davis SOL
der and his wife together over a
weekend.
Pfc. Dick Holcombe, Camp Da-
Wis AA soldier, received letter
from Francie, his bride of a year.
that she was coming all the way
from Missouri Valley, Iowa by
train to meet him. Dick wrote his
wife that due to military exigencies
he might not be able to meet her
at any prearranged spot, but that
she should keep him informed
while en- route.
It so happened that Dick got a
pass beginning am. on Saturday
which sent him packing to the rail
road station in Wilmington to NEE
Francie. He watched the trains
corae in all day Saturday and al
day Sunday until 3 pm. and SILL
no Francie appeared.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
LONDON ASSAILS
VESSEL TRANSFER

LONDON, March 9. -(P)-The
immediate transfer of war ships
to Russia from either the Amer
lean and British navies or from
the Italian navy has been under
consideration, Prime Minister
Churchill told the House of Com
mons today, but he said the ques.
ton Of ultimate disposal of Italy
ships may not be settled until the
end Of the war.
Some members were critical ov-
er the method by which President
Roosevelt made the first announce.
nlent on the subject of the Italian
navy at his press conference last
Friday, and Churchill said he was
speaking about it now because OF
ga certain degree of urgency
which had developed over the
problem.
GAS President Roosevelt has
said" declared Churchill, 'the
question Of the future employment
and disposal of the Italian fleet
has been the subject of some dis
cussion, and in particular consid-
Grafton has been given to the i'm
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
STUDENTS
ESCAPE INJURIES

Two persons were injured Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock when
an automobile operated by James
Andrew Bender, Negro, of Route
2, ran directly into the back enc
Of school bus operated by Mrs.
David DeVone, and carrying about
Is students on the Masonboro Loor
road, State Highway Patrolman j
R. Flowers, reported. No children
were injured in the accident.
Rosa Holmes, Negress of 21C
Gore Row, and passenger in the
car, received painful injuries. Bet.
ty Eddy, Negro, another passenger
in the Bender car, received minor
bruises.
State Highway patrolmen report.
ed that the bus had stopped to dis.
charge passengers, when the auto.
mobile ran into the rear of the
! bus, demolishing the front end oil
the car. Officers said that Bender
was arrested for reckless opera
ton and driving under the influ-
ence of alcohol.
1t was reported that he was
driving an automobile which be.
longed to Ardella Lowe, Route 2.
Also a passenger in the car was
James Lowe.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
APP ACTION Goes
TO HIGH COURT

NEW YORK, March 9.-LR)-As
the Associated Press took the frs
step today to appeal to the United
States Supreme Court from the
decision in the governments civil
antitrust suit, the government it.
self disclosed plans for a cross
appeal.
Lawrence S. Apsey, chief of the
antitrust division Of the Depart
ment of Justice, said he had made
arrangements to apply at 2::3O p
m. Monday in court here for leave
to appeal.
Attorneys for the Associated
Press, non-profit news cooperative
obtained such permission today II
an order signed by Circuit Court
Judges Thomas w. Swan and Au
gustus N. Hand.
A similar but separate order
was signed in behalf of the Tri
bune Company of Chicago ane
Col. Robert R. Mccormick, whit
also are defendants. Col. McCor
mick is editor and publisher O.
the Tribune and also an APP di
rector.
The fact that the suit wa
brought by the United States ir
equity under the Sherman Ac
made it possible to appeal direct
ly to the Supreme Court from thu
Federal District Court decision
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10

frightened their hold on the Ad.
miralties and the northern shores
of nearby New Britain, Japanese
planes made their first counter
attack on Eniwetak AtoH. Marshall
islands spear-head of the Ameri-
can Central Pacific offensive. And
submarines, the Navy announced
sank 16 more japanese merchant
ships needed to supply extended
outposts throughout the Pacific
war theater-
Gen. Douglas Macarthur today
announced the entrance OF war
ships into Seadler Harbor while
dismounted Texas cavalrymen ex-
banded their positions on Los Ne
gros island, which snuggles around
one end of the harbor.
Seadler is comparable to Ra%aui
harbor, which spokesman for
Macarthur said has been denuded
Of ships and almost stripped OF
planes. Raiders from the Solomon
islands found no unchanged ships
in the harbor Tuesday and only
so airplanes on her six airdromts
Five of these were hit by bombs.
Seventeen other Japanese air.
craft were shot down by Allied
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
CROPS UNDAMACED
by COLD WEATHER

RALEIGH, March 9.-REA Sc
we're cold wave which struck North
Carolina earlv this week and stu
was continuing tonight apparently
has not seriously affected early
truck and fruit crops in the state,
the Department of Agriculture here
said today.
Although reports from some east
ern areas told of some damage TO
truck crops already damaged by
frosts and severe cold, the depart
ment said that recent rains had
delayed planting in most sections
and that the cold merely was de-
laying farm operations.
In Wilmington, where a low OF
80 degrees in temperature was
forecast tonight, agricultural Off
Gals reported "a Is per cent loss
in crops in the New Hanover coun'
ty area" They did not elaborate
however.
Generally, the weather has not
affected the maturity Of fruit crops
Fruit marketing specialists here
said the peach trees in the sand
hills and of lower North Caroline
were now in the budding and early
blooming stage and that cold wea'
fContinued nm PAGE Two: Col. q
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
Price OF Food.
In This Area
ToBe Revised
81 EASTERN COUNT
Dollars And Cents
On M arket t ]
Items To Be Cha. 4

Revised dollars and cents cS
ings on market basket food items
for 81 eastern North Carolina coun-
ties will be issued next week and
will 60 into effect shortly there
after, Theodore S. johnson, district
director of the Raleigh Office OF
Price Administration, announced
Thursday.
Reason for revised list now, an
OPA statement explained, is be-
cause numerous stable articles,
notably margarine, macaroni prod
ucts, peanut butter, syrups and mo-
lasses, have been given dollars
and cents ceilings for the first
time. Some reductions in the retail
prices will result, he declared.
Another Reason
Another reason for the revision,
it was said, is that wholesale gro
GERS who have been operating I'M
der OPA price regulations, have al
so been put under dollars and .
cents ceilings on sales to retailers.
The Wilmington R e t a il Mer-
chants Association pledged support
in a meeting held Thursday, te
the rationing and price control pro-
gram in New Hanover county, de-
claring in a resolution to be pre-
sented to O. H. Shoemaker, ra'
tioning chairman, that price con
troll has saved every person il
our families $500 in living costs
war debts and taxes in the two
years since OPA has been inaugu
rated"
The merchants declared in thu
adopted resolution that they were
cooperating with the New Hanover
OPA office 'tto the best of OIL
ability"
For Three Months
The new community price list
District Director Johnson said
will continue in effect for abou
three months, conforming to a uni
form, nationwide program OF re
vising market basket prices abou
four times a year,
To obtain the widest distribution
| of the price lists, OPA is providing
consumers for the first time a pa
per-saving, reduced size list O
about one-fourth the dimensions o
the list posted in stores. The ne
list is intended to be folded int
ration book size as a convenience
for shoppers.
Facsimiles of the small size lis
will be carried by this newspaper
as soon as it is available.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
COMPROMISE VOTE
BILL DENOUNCED
Author Says Measure Has
Been Dragged Into
"Plain Politics"

WASHINGTON, March o. R -
The Senate's Federal ballot advo-
Gates renounced today compro-
mise service vote bill as an IN
Justice to voters in uniform and
called upon their colleagu to kill
it.
In an advance display of the
fireworks that will be touched OIL
when the measure comes up Mon
day, Senator Lucas O.-1no, Co
author of the original Federal Bal
lot proposal, declared the issue has
been dragged into plain, pure,
partisan, Republican politics and
nothing else'' and Senator Hatch
D.-N.M.) asserted the compromise
.soffers the soldier a ballot with one
hand and withdraws it with the
other"
The attack on the compromise
begun long before the bill actual
ly come 'onto the floor-broke out
after Senator Connally O.-Tex.)
had described 1t as 1.-The best bill
that can come out of conference. "
He said that if Congress doesn't
take the comp1 omise there likely
will be no service vote bill this
year.
In the House, Speaker Rayburn
ID. -Tex.) said he would support
the compromise. virtually assuring
its passage there.
Senate speakers on both sides
of the measure deplored political
implications which have developed
in the controversy.
Both Hatch and Lucas asserted
Governor Dewey of New York had
used his opposition to the Federal
ballot as a springboard to an
nounce his candidacy for the Re.
publican nomination for president
They chided his '1ate-developing
interest" in the subject.
Connally criticized those who he
said want President Roosevelt tc
veto the compromise and make
campaign Issue of service voting
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Despairingly, he returned to
Camp Davis and found four tele-
grams awaiting him. One stated
that his one and only was snow
hound near Pittsburgh and
wouldn't arrive in Wilmington I'M
ill late Saturday Another said that
she had arrived in Fayetteville
and was taking a bus to Whining
ton. and the third was sent from
the Wilmington Bus Terminal stat
ing that she would wait for him
there. After waiting all night, the
exhausted Francie retired to a ho-
tel room, which necessitated a
fourth telegram to let Dick know
where she was.
In the meantime, the battery
clerk decided to 'help out" the
situation, and sent wire to Fran
Gle stating that: Hubby awaiting
your arrival Railroad Station,
Front Street, Inquire" and sent il
Sunday afternoon.
After Dick had read the four
kilograms from his wife, he has.
tened back to Wilmington and the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
FEC HEAD DENIES
TWO MORE CLAIMS
Fly Says Wires In HAWAII
We're Tapped Long Be-
fore Pearl Harbor

WASHINGTON, March g. Up -
Before a House investigating COM
nittee. Chairman James L. Fly OF
the Federal Communications Com
mission denied today two more
charges aimed at the agency
!. That the FEC was lax in not
tapping wires out of Pearl Harbor
before the Japanese attacked. Ely
said the law at that time pro-
hibited overlapping by his force,
but that it was done by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation which fell
it was acting legally.
2. That he unnecessarily delay
ed turning over to the FBI finger
prints of 100000 radio operators.
Fly said the prints were obtained
by voluntary agreements with la
Dor union heads The FEC finally
gave the FBI the whole set OF files
because if We hadn't t n e y
wouldn't have processed them al
all and we wanted them process
ed"
Fly, on the witness stand OF the
Lea committee investigation FOL
the third straight day, was ques
toned sharply by the Republican
members, Miller of Missouri anc
Wlgglesworth OF Massachusetts.
representative Magnuson o.
Wash.) interjected at one point tina
the Congress and AL America was
responsible for Pearl Harbor.
Miller. who has contended tina
the FEC was lax, and at ODD
with The military authorities in Ha
wall, brought into the testimon.
letter by Chairman Vinson u
Ga.) Of the House Naval commit
lee which was critical Of the agen
ey,
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No Nazi Resistance E encountered
In Climatic Assault On Berlin;
z>sReds Tear Gap In Enemy Lines
~. Casualties
Sand At 10000

WASHINGTON, March g. Up =
The Nations battle casualties-of
which Secretary Of War Stimson
says ''every community has its
sad and honorable share''-now
stand at more than 1929.
This combines 121, 458 Army
casualties up to Feb. %, the lat
est total reported, and 40,824 OF
the Navy up to today.
These are all types of casualties,
dead, wounded, missing and pri-
soners of war. The dead total 81,
$3.50, 592 Army men and 1921
of the Navy, Marine and Coast
Guard. The soldier wounded are
47,318; those in the sea services
1910.
These 57,228 wounded men, how
ever, have a better chance for
living than the predecessors in
World War 1. The Army reported
today that the chance for survival
Of American soldiers wounded in
this war is nearly twice that in
the World war. Although War II
uses the most destructive weapons
ever invented, only 81 per cent oil
American wounded have died,
compared with 81 in the last con
flict,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-10
Top Ranking General
Is Reported Missing
In Action Over Italy

WASHINGTON, March 9-R-
Brigadier General Davis D.
Graves, commander of an Army
air forces fighter wing in the
Mediterranean, has been missing
in action over, Italy since Feb. 8,
the War Department announced
today.
At the same time, the depart
ment reported that Brigadier Gen.
eral Paul w. Kendall, whose as.
signment was not disclosed, was
wounded slightly in action in Italy
Jan. %. KendalPs home is at Pale
Alto, Calf.
Graves, whose wife lives in sar
Antonio, Texas, is the sixth gen
eral now carried on the Army lists
as missing in action.