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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12
Rodeo Will Give Two
More Performances

The roedo which has been per-
forming at Clark and Prospect
Rds. will be held over for two more
performances TO make up for the
time lost during rains on two days
OF the original scheduled.
The performances will be tonight
and Tuesday night beginning at
1870.
The rodeo Is sponsored by Local
50, t-Aw-CIO 10 raise funds for
the Romulus Air Base recreational
project
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12
MOOSE TO MEET

Kalamazoo. Mich. June Zap
Fifteen hundred members OF the
Loyal order Of Moore and s01
women OF the Moose are expected
TO attend the annual state con-
vention here Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, June 1925.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12
BURNS FATAL

Grand Rapids. June Zap -
Burns received three weeks ago
when fire broke out IN the dipping
room OF the moulded hhres plant
A. Allegan were fatal Sunday to
Earl Hall. 4i.year-old employee OF
the company.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Michigan-Cloudy tonight ana
Tuesday. thundershowers Tuesday.
Highest temperature yesterday.
"a; lowest last night, 40.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, 81: lowest. So.
Highest temperature this date
in last II years, 81 in 1894; low.
est, ~ in 1906.
The sun sets today at e:07 p.
m. and rises Tuesday at 5:56 a. m.
The moon sets today at l2:1U
.. m. and rises Tuesday at 1855
a. N.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

Townsend cooperative supper Tues.
High School lunch room $50. Dan
Patch. speaker. ADV. 612'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

Wanted-Experieneed seamstress
for ladies' and mems clothing. Ap.
ply al Singer Shop, 81 North Huron.
Phone 942-W. Adv. 6l2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

LONDON-INS- The Temp
a new British fighter, is now IN
operation against the Germans.
The plane has one engine anu
resembles the British Hurricane
and Typhoon fighters IN many re.
spects.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

WASHINGTON-AP-A tug OIL
war over new price control legis-
lation menaced plans for a Con-
gress recess and took top position
today on a docket OF must" meas
ures awaiting disposition before
the Republican National Conven-
ton June IS. The revolt against the
Office OF Price Administration gain
ed strength as the House began its
fourth day OF debate on a bill to
extend the price control act which
expires JLne 30.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

NEW YORK-AP- Louis (Babe)
Silver, 29, today was held under a
charge OF homicide in connection
with the fatal shooting OF Jake
THE Mayor Finkel, bookmaker
and ex-convict. Finkel, who police
say was a bookmaker since he was
paroled five years ago after be-
ing sent to prison in 1885 as a
safecracker. was found dead yes
terday in front OF the Embassy
Club in Brooklyn with a bullet in
his head.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

See NORMAL-Page 9
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

SANTA ANA, Calif.-AP- The
courtmartial OF Capt. Morrison J.
Wilkinson, Jr., on charges of NOR
ais offenses against four women,
entered it's second week today with
the 2s.year-old flier reiterating I'M
der REORGANIZATION his denials
that he used force on any OF tae
compliments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12
Flashes Of
Late News

SUMTER, S. c.-AP-A protest
TO Governor Olin d. Johnston
against the scheduled execution
of a IA year old negro boy for the
Staying OF a white girl has been
filed by the South Carolina chapter
OF the National Association for ad-
yancement OF Colored People.
The boy. George Junius Stinney OF
Alcolu is sentenced to- die Friday.
He was convicted OF the Staying
of one Of two girls. IL and s years
old, who were beaten to death with
a railroad spike.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-AP -
Honeymooning at an undisclosed
retreat today are the former Bar
bara Douglas, daughter OF plane
builder Donald w. Douglas, and
1t. William Bruce Arnold. son of
Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief Of the
Army Air Forces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

CHICAGO AP-Wheat futures
were firm in early trading today
with some OF the demand coming
. from commission houses and shorts
following Saturdays heavy liquida-
ton. Trading was quiet and offer
ings OF both wheat and rye were
light. The trade in oats was mixed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-12

WASHINGTON-AP- After VIC
tory, says the Senate's special post.
war planning committee, business
and industry In the United States
must employ eight to ten million
more people than have ever been
employed before in peace time.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
OBLAcILNA INDUSTRIAL

oblacilni industrij Sc je po vojni Sloyenija mo-
gocno povzpela zavidno visino Tu zlasti velke
tkanice in predinice Trzcu, Kranju, skofji Lok Ii
tij, Ljubljan, Podgori pri Goric, Sent Pavu in
Maribor Vazne so tudi vornce "a predeayanje lanu,
konopje, vone in sve, tvorce trikoaze, kravat peri
a petenn in konfekcjske tvornice Tovarne slamnkov
V Mengsu in Domzalah imajo primeren Stoves
PAPIRNA INDUSTRIAL
Slovenji DELUXE pet paprnic, XII bi lahko pokrile
skoro yes konzum papirja Jugoslavi. Najvecje pod
jetje "Zdruzene papirnice Vevcah, Goricanah in
Medvodah" XII producrao etno 1,500 vagonov raznega
papra. Poleg tega je vec tvorc specijane
paprja tvornic lepenko, vec kartonaznih tvor
nic vomc zvezkov, kuver igranh kart it'd Slovensko
ozemlje ina okrog 40 tiskarn Leta 1910 je bo vseh
tvornc papir in ceulozo sovenskem ozemju rs,
XII so uporabile okrog 100000 kub. metrov lesa
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
uREDNlKOVA PO$TA

svojem zivljenskem standardu.
Mogoce ne vsi, ampak veliko pa
bi to lahko storili, ne da bi Sc
Jim poznalo. Trgovci bi mogli
ravno tako, &c ne Sc lazje.
Oni maj bi darovali eno-teden-
ski dobicek in Sc Jim ne bi dosti
poznalo. Nihce ne bi vsled tega
sci ma "kant", nasim ubozcem bi
pa veliko pomagali.
Zadnja konvencija SANSa Sc
je tudi S tenn vprasanjem bavi-
la. Porocano je bilo ma tel kon-
venciji, da v vsej Sloveniji nj
niti enega zivinceta, nj semena,
nj obleke, in jela. Use so pokra-
dli. Italijani kot Nemci, odvedli
in odnesli SO vse, kar je imelo
kako vrednost, nazadnje pa so
Sc tisoce his po vaseh in trgih
pozgaE. Ko clovek slisi take no.
vice, Sc mu oh misli krci srce,
Res je, da so tudi drugi evro-
pejski narodi prizadeti, ampak
Hitler Sc je najbolj mascevaI
mad Slovenijo, ker je hotel to
dezelico v nekaj mesecih po-
nemciti.
Tukajsnja podruznica st. 35
JPO.SS zbira prispevke re mac
ri leta, trudi sc raznimi pri-
redbami it'd, pa zal v tenn delu
nesta Clevelanda nj uspeha kot
hi ga lahko belezili. &c bi bila
vecja zavest med nami koliko
mani della in pisanja bi bilo
Organizacija sc trudi in della
zastopniki poskusajo, prihajajc
ma seize, razmotrivajo, Sc zrt-
1ujejo in tudi sami prispevajo
ia bi Sc dosegli kaki vecji uspe'
hi. To nj nikaka kritika ampak
| APPEL ma clovekoljubnost, da> s.
malo zganemo v tel resni uri.
Ma konvenciji SANSa je brat
Jurjovec porocal, da smo dose
daj zbrai borih $4,000. Kaj je
% v primeru ce mas je res O.
frog 100000 v tel dezeli? In s.
% zbiramo preko treh let. Taxa
ysota bi morala biti prispevana
med nami skupno letno, &c b
bill v resnici kot pravimo, da
mo napredni, kulturni narod.
Torej s. oktobra bo tukajs'
,ja podruznica st. 35 priredila
| ,lesno veselico, v Slovenskem
'delavskem domu ma Waterloo
/, Rd. To bo lie pies In domata "a.
bava. Poskusajte vsaj ia .dar
fdoprinesti svoj delez k tel pri'
redbi, da bo cinlepsi finanoni u.
speh, ker YES preostanek gre |,
ia hlag namen. Proseni ste v i
menu osirotele stare domovine
| " imenu nedolznih otrocioev va
Sc krvi, ki SO v trpljenju in po'
manjkanju re mad tri leta, df
lpridete tega dne v Slovenski de
Ilavski dom. Odbor kot zastop
] niki Sc trudimo kar moremo II
6utino, da sn1o kot sinovi j,
lhccre tega malega naroda teg;
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
Porocilo O prispevkih pri
podr. st. IS JPO,SS

Cleveland Collinwood, Ohio.
- To porocilo Sc nanasa ma pri-
spevke pri tel podruznici "a diva
meseca in sicer "a julij in av-
gust.
Kot izgleda smo presli v pasi-
vo, tako darovalci kot nabiral-
ci.
vail so ma nabiralno
knjizico F. J. Durn v juliju:
Mary Mezgec $5.00,Peter Lus'
trik namesto venca "a pokoj-
MIN Leo Belinger $1,000, The
resa in Andrew Gorjanc $500;
DR.. "Collinwood Hive" st. 283
T. NJ. clanarina $500, Mrs. ],
Cesnik $1.O0, Josko Jerkic $1.O0
Skupaj $25.OO.
Nabiralec Andrew Bozic (k)
Anton Leskovec $500, A. Bo'
zic $500, skupaj $500.
DR.. Vipavski raj Stew. 312 S.
N. P. J. clanarina $500. Skup-
no prisrevano pri tel podruzni,
ci $500.
v mesecu avgustu
Nabiralec J. F. Durn: Mike
Krizmancic $500, Mike Cole S.
Frances Bostic $500, Druzina
John Rome $500, JOS. Maslc
$500, Frank Kobal $500, DR.. V
boj st. So SNPJ clanarina IA ju.
Iii in august $500, DR.. st.. II
ABZ $500, DIR. st: 312 SNPJ So,
Skupno $54.OO.
Nabiralka Mary Dodic: Matt
Klemen $500, Frank Polar So
JOS. Spacapan So, Frank Cor
jane $1.O0, Matt Nemec $1.0O
Mary Dodich $1.35. - Skupnc
S9.35.
Skupno prispevanega v me
sccu avgustu pri tel podruzni.
ci $685..
Torej v DIV e h .mesecih nit
stotak. Rojaki, ali je to kaka
nasa mesecna pomoc, "a katere
smo organizirani pri JPO SIS:
Ali katerikrat pomislimo in sc
vprasamo v svojem srcu, &C
smo ze prispevali? Ali mas ne
more pr.jeti rdesica sramu OF
mislih ma trpljenje in umiranje
ter stradanje nasih, XII so preke
oceana. Ali ne bi bill ze cas-, da
bi Sc zbudil il rlase trdosrcno'
sti in pomislili ma trpljenje, ka'
terega prenasa mas rod v star
domovini? Ali ne bi bill re cas-
da bi enkrat res posegli globo
keje v Yep, in dali svoj delez
Cas- prihaja ko bo mozno, ds
bono smell poslati pomoc Slo
venijo. Ali smo pripravljeni sa
delno? Ako bono spravljali sku
paj lie po malih vsotah, bo po
moe zelo majhna. Kaj &c bi s.
sleherni rojak in rojakinja odlo
ell in prispeval, recimo, enote
densko place v ia .namen. Zat'
| ne DO nihce Be prikrajsan y;
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
Pome+en koni

v Brooklynu je pred casom
pobiral Dimitri Krot stare sa-
70 svojim vozom, v katerega
je bill vprezen Mike, start konj,
XII je v svojih mlajsih lepsih
dneh prevazal pivo po New
Yorku.
Mike je bill ponavadi pameten
:konj, toda topot je bill v novem
okolju, Xxi ga je nekam plasilo
in tudi spodilo v dir, ko je pri-
vozila mimo nenadoma poulic-
ma kara.
Voznik je .skusal Mika zadr-
zati in je vlekel vso mocjo "a
vajeti, toda Mike je dirjal tako
dobro, da je Krot skoro odletel
voza in obenem seveda spustil
vajeti, ker Sc je moral prijeti
"a stranico voza, ter koncno od-
skociti ma phoenix.
Mike pa je vlekel svoj voz ma
pref in Sc koncno zaletel v O.
troski vozieek, XII je stal pred
neko prodajalno. zenske v oko-
lju so zavpile in nekaterim je
prislo slabo, kajti v vozicku je
bila II mesecev stara hcerka
Mrs. Ulmanove, XII je bila raw
no stopila v trgovino svojega
brata, da 81 kupi zalozko.
Konj Mike je vso svojo te-
70 oblezal ma vozicku, in je bill
ocividno tako zdelan, da je IL.
gledalo, da ga bo treba dvigniti,
&c sc bo hotelo dobiti otroka IL
pod MEGA. Naenkrat pa je o.
trok pod konjem zajokal in
Mike je cudno okrenil glavo ter
napel VSe sVOJe Slle, da sc avg
ne.
Okrog stojeei so vsi porabili
TO priliko in so potegnil polom-
lien vozicek z detetom izpod
Mike ter dognal, da je ostala
deklica neposkodovana. Komaj
pa so deklico rcsili, re Sc je u
bogi start Mike spet zgrudil in
oblezal, dokler ga MISC Sprawl
ma noge moski XII so prisli ma
pomoc.
Otrokova matt je kar stiri-
krat omedlela, ker bila je pre-
pricana, da je tea starega ko-
MIA umorila otroka v vozicku -
konj tehta namrec diva tisoc
funtov.
Ia svojo konjsko uvidevnost
in "prisotnost duha" je dobil
Mike iz delikatese sladkorja in
sladkih kumaric, XII jih je incl
menda rad.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13

dolzni. Ali Cutie tudi vi tako?
Torej ako ste z nami, boste
tega dne v dvorani S. D. Donna.
Ia podr. Stew. 35 JPO,SS,
.. j. F. Durn, tai.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
USNJARSKA INDUSTRIAL

Zelo stara in donCsna je slovenska usn alska indu
siia. Proizvodna zmog]vos usnalske industrije je
znasala samo jugosovanskem delu Sovene okrog pol
1iona govejih cett mona telecjih, 10000 konjskih,
cetrt miliona ovcjih in kozjh 100000 svinskh koz
usnasko ndustro Sc je zelo visoko razva ndustrija
1snienih izdekov Tvo1nice cev Trzicu zeo po-
membne zireh inv Mlnu pli Golic pa je mocno raz-
vito ialstvo Sovenska us1arska induslja lzdeuJe
tu srono erlene ter galantersko in sedlasko blago
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
MVILSKA INDUSTRIAL

Sovenska ziviska industrial je zelo dobro razvita.
Razpolaga 10 do Is parnh in neka tisoc vodnih MIL
nov Precej je tvornic 3ano pecivo, konzeve KAY
ne prmesi cokolado, sadnc sokove slascice, hkerJe
kvas neralne vode, piyoyarnc etna zmoglivost prl-
blizno 225,0O0 hD.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
ZELEZNA INDUSTRIAL

Zeo vazna e velka sovenska zeezna industuja,
XII sega dalec naza zgodovino. Tezka industrial je b
la mocno pizadea po miroVnih pogodbah, k so j odtr-
gale Trst in skedenjske plavze Kranjske mdustrjske
Cruzbe" XII so vorili onn1i Jesenicah in
dustrjsko celoto Brez Trsa proizvaaJo velkih top
micah ostal Slo7enii okrog 100000 ton zeeza. zele
zalna ma Jesencah prozvaja vecno pozdelke, ostale
pa narazlicnese druge poizvode Lahka zelezna indu
stria e zastopana cello sto vecjh in mansih podjet
in prozvaja predvsem knetjske in ndustrijske stroJe
klnetsko in rokodelsko oodJe okovja, armature, zeb
lie, zitne petenne jedino orodje, orozje pocevnaste
i1floT Ito r.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
PO "BAZOVICP':
OSNOVA USTROJA
SLOVENSKEGA GOSPODARSTVA
III.
RUDARSTVO

Poeg lesne ndustrije Sloveniji najvaz-
rejse mesto rudalska industrial, XII razteza glavnem
na premog svnec cinek in zivo srebro L. 1880 je bo
na slovenskem ozemu 1873 montanisticnih podje-
til cd eh ih je obraovalo "a okoglo $4,000 rudar]l
samo ma podrocu Slovenije izkopjejo letno 1 mill
jon in pol do diva miona ton premoga Navaznes pre-
mogovniki so Trbovah, Hrastniku Zagorju in Zabu-
kovci.
Zelo bogati tud svnceni rudnli, XII jih je skup-
no 43 in leze vecji del severnem deu slovenskega
ozemlja ter zelo modeno urejeni Proizvodnjo ten
rudnikov cenijo ok1og 100000 svnca leto. Ia
poslenh pa e okrog 5000 rudarjev. Vecina h ez ma
oni strani sedane dlzavne meje Poeg tega ina Sove-
Mia Sc baker Is rudnikov), ntimon mangan gaft zve-
po zelezo GO ucnikov) it'd. tt rudniki vecjidel mi
rova ali pa propadli, ker SO bill presbki.
Najvecie nalodno bogastvo slovenskega rudarstva
je znameniti runik zvega srebra d XII je "a Alma
demon dugi najvecj rudnik zivega srebra ma svetu.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13

Vecjih gradbenih in keramicnh indusrijskih podje
til cenmo slovenskem ozem u okrog 16O Med te-
mi e okrog 80 opeka, celia vista apnenic, cemenarn
kapaciteto okrog $4,000 vagonov etno Vec vornic in
podjet e tud "a razne keramcne porebscne Med nil
mi so steklane.
Sloveniji je veka tobacna tovarna, XII dodela let
mo 80 do SO tisoc kvntalov tobaka ME e zaposenh
1900 do $500 delavcev Neka tvo1nic kredo, bruse
in mlinske kamne, deznike, gavnke gracke harmo-
nike sportno orodje it'd. DELUXE krizem Slovenije
Zaradi boljsega pregleda in vkljucitve vseh sloven
skin dezel emo gospodarsko in polcno skupnost
je zanmivo ugotovt ola je 1912 obratovalo
|slovenskem ozemu skupno l65 industrskh podjetij
|de]niskm kapitalom 19o,06oooo zlath kron.
|. sLOVENSKA oBRT
Vzporedno razvojem industrije razvija tudi obt
Cele vasi pecao Slovenji izdelovanjem tega all
omega predmea Poprej bila ia obrt precej neorgan
z je lie tezko borila konkurenco industrJe
zadnh deseteh pa e ia obrt zavzela cedaje boj "a
druzno oblko Zadruznsvo je med Slovenci rodo prav
Ipresenetlive uspehe Zadruge XII 81 jih ustvari mali
obrtnki "a skupn nakup surovn in prodajo proizvo
dov SO 81 zacele nabavat stroe zdat skupne delavn
Ice in h sriti Mnogo zadruznh podjetj, XII jih vodlJo
deavcobrtnik sami majo cisto ndustrjski znacaj Ia
Ike zadruge so H. pr "Cev arska zadruga Trzicu, IL
reh in Minu ali pa Prva zebjarska in zeezno obrtna
zadruga" Kropi Druge panoge slovenske obrt so: 81
tarstvo Srazisce p1 Kranju), loncarstvo (Komenda)
sodastvo (Tacen) lesni izdel (Ribnca), cipkarstvo
(zii in Idrija) mizarsvo (sent VA pri Lubjani, Sol
kan) puskarstvo (Borovje, Kran), it'd. tenn Sc dobro
preziva mnogo pasivnih in Sc ndustrjaziranih kra
ev kati ravno zadruznistvo e tie obri zopet dviglo
ma stopno konkurencne sposobnos ker nj lie SYSTEMATIC
no edlo organizralo in modernizralo nakupa in pro-
daje pac pa tudi proizvodno, ki Sc e polagoma
ndustrijaziraa tenn SO Slovenc ustvari pravo "a
druzno ndustrijo XII e velkega pomona "a slovensko
gospodarstvo.
Tudi druge obrti so slovenskih dezelah ma zeo Vi
soki stopn Ma zalost nimamo tocnesh podakov ste
vilu obrtnih podjet sloyensko ozemlje primer
maj slo stevilke, XII navaa6o eto 1903 l2272 obt-
nih podetii katerih deavstno ht zayarovano "a
nezgode Zelo veretno, da e to steyilo pomnozo
lnajmanj "a 20Oao.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
ELEKTRICNA INDUSTRIAL

Tudi ia industrial je Sloveniji zeo pomembna,
sa je sovensko ozeme zelo bogato vodnih sill Vse vod
me se ma sovenskem ozemlju znasajo okrog 800 tsoc
konskih sill in raztresene prav po vseh slovenskh
kah in potokih. Do sedaj je mogoce zrabenih komaj
200 tisoc konskh sill Ia popono indusrjazacijo slo-
venskega ozema bi bilo treba okrog 500 soc konjsh
sill ze danes je okrog SO vecjh avnh, zasebnh in "a
druznh eektrarn. Najvecja in najmodernejsa je eek
rana Fall pri Marlboro, XII izkorisca okrog so soc
konskih sill in preskrbuje razsvetjavo in pogonom vse
ozemlje ma Staerskem. Vodne centrae Gorenjskenn
(Zavrsnica pr Bledu) povezane veliko kaloricno
cenrao Veenju Julijska Krajina je dobro preskrb-
LENA elektrcnm tokom IL hidrocentral Soc pod
CORA in Sv. Lucija).
Vzporedno elektricnimi centralami je lepem raz-
vou tud industrial elektricne stroe in elektro
|tehnicne potlebscne
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-09-13
KEMICNA INDUSTRIAL

stalnem razvoju je slovenska kemicna industrlJa,
XII proizvaa solno kisno, kaljevo SOL zelezo-oksldne
barve krsalno solo, glauber SOL supefosfate, so-
trno ksno prasek pranje, milo zeeno in modro ga
lco natrev sulfit, anklor kaljevo SOL cst(a, osca
kej kcstno moo, kalbd, apnen dusk, kisk, alumni
ieve polizdoke, kozmetko it'd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
,lrned home from Delaware.

turned home from Delaware.
Miss Mary Ellen Kitzmiller and
Mrs. Harlan Beckman came here from
Havre de Grace, Md, to attend the
funeral of their grandfather, the late
John Kitzmiller and were guests on
Sunday of s. ". Slabach
Henry Swartzentruber returned to
Camp Grottos, Va, on Monday even
ing, following a 30-day sick leave.
Weekend visitors at Simon Swartz-
entruber's were Mr. and Mrs. Enos
Swartzentruber, of Kalona, Iowa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Yoder and sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Lichty and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Yoder, Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Swartzentruber and
daughter Harriet, Mr. and Mrs. Ell
wood Schlossnagle and daughters and
Ray Yoder and family.
Mrs. Emma Conneway was a guest
Of friends on the mountain east Of
here on Sunday
Mrs Matilda Winters and Mrs. AL
mira Nicholson are spending the week
with Mrs. Sadie Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Webster Slabach and
daughter Patricia, of Baltimore, ac-
cOmpanied number Of deer hunters
to McHenry on Sunday and arc at the
homo Of tbni,, boro
Members of the Hessce family and
Mr.. and Mrs Dan Petcrsheim and
daughter Matilda were in Eglon on
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Swartzentruber,
of Kalona, Iowa, left here Monday
evening for visit with relatives and
friends at Stuart's Draft, Va.
Monroe Yodcr and family, keyser
Ridge, were guests of the formers
son Ray on Sunday.
Mrs. Elwood Bcckman spent day
recently at Isaac Beckman's and at s.
w. Slabach's. y
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Granville Soldier
Gives Picture of France

Pfc. Ralph D. Swauger, Mp, with
a military railway service unit of the
Army Services of Supply has re-
Gently arrived in northern France.
His GIL. view of the country is color
full and interesting in letters received
by his sister, Miss Velora Swauger
He said,
To-day l saw my first wooden
shoes. The clatter they make is very
musical Almost AL of the farmers
wear them. The shoes are part of
his pattern of thriftiness.
THE French Perchcrons are quite
some horses. Papa should see them.
Some Of them are immense-almost
big enough to pull thousand tons.
yesterday, | took siX-mile stroll
into the country to admare the beau
tiful scenery Of the mountains and
valleys. The trees are wearing gor-
geously colorcd leaves now. The veg
citation is much the same as that at
home, except that there are no maple
trees. The fresh apples and grapes
are delicious | had my fill of them.
81 have found nice little French
pastry shop The cookies are really
delicious You'd really enjoy them
they are very sweet and crispy.
"Onc very delightful treat was
some real vanilla ice cream at my
French home. Madame Renic is very
lovely She made the ice cream for
me and my buddy She speaks Eng
lish and is a veteran Of the last war
when she was grocer. She was sew
cntccn then, but she is still cute and
very hospitablc. really get around,
don't -"
Pfc. Ralph d. Swauger is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Swaugcr, Jcn-
nings, Md He was senior ia Frost
burg State Teachers College before
entering the service in November,
1912 His overseas service began in
North Africa where he landed in
April, 1913. He had been stationed
in Casablanca, Fcg, Oran, and other
North African centcrs until January,
1914, when he was transferred to
Italy. While there he was one of the
many soldiers who witnessed the
spectacular eruption of Mt. VcSuvius
which he described as terrible and
awe-inspiring."
Leaving Italy in late September Of
this year he was assigned to South
em France and within the last two
months has made his way with his
battalion to Northern France. Like
many other G. Is his greatest desire
is to return to the good old U.S.A
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GOR1NER

The Brethren Aid date has been
changed to the 18th at Mrs. w, +.
Spoerlein's.
The Sunday school contribution for
Moody Evangelism among the armed
forces amounted to $15.38 on Sunday.
Allen Petersheim is visiting at Dow
er, Delaware,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fulk of Bit
finger were guests on Wednesday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Slabach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bittinger
are here for visit with the formers
mother, Mrs. Anna Bittinger.
Miss Betty Lee left on Sunday for
Kcvscr where she will make her home
with her sister while she is employed
at the Celancsc works near Cumbcr-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Yodcr have re-
There are some who think that Mr..
Roosevelt is fortunate to have as de-
voted and able a friend as Mr.. Hop
kins, There are others who think to
have Mr.. Hopkins, a Eyes man" of
obvious mediocrity, as his bosom
friend is as severe personal indict-
mcnt of Mr. Roosevelt as can be made
There are, however, none even rca-
sonably informed, who deny Mr.. Hop
kins' influence or minimize his pres
ent Importance.