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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
CHATTER THIRrY.sEvEN

ANDREA BEGAN to look ILL.,
The doctor said II was nothing to
worry about. nothing unusual and,
tight-lipped. Andrea reported It all
10 Beth. IF only don't look like a
bag, don't mind" she said. I'm
going to diet and keep my weight
down. They won't want me at the
shop unless look smart, and this
is no time for me to look for an
ONCE job"
II wish you didn't have 10 work"
Beth said sadly. But we can't live
on my salary, and l don't. dare
touch our nestegg. Have you heard
anything yet about Jim's insur-
ance?"
Il ought to hear this week"
Jim's casualty insurance amount
ed to $4,000, but there was no
way OF finding out II or when 1t
would be paid. Washington insur-
ance was in such a state that An
drea said 1t couldn't have been any
worse il she'd been running 1t,
which was quite true. It took weeks
to try to discover il he had made
his policy out to her.
He'd have TO-" she said reason
ably to Beth. He'd want to, any
way, but even II he didn't he'd have
to make it out to somebody, and
who else ?"
"We'll get II some day, but only
the Lord knows II Wen get 1t be-
fore the baby is born, so wen have
to find some other means Of living.
You'll have to work as long as you
can, and I'll be thinking Of it every
minute"
Thinking isn't going to do any
good. Even If you got an idea, we'd
still not have any money to do any
thing with. Oh, Beth, it's awful to
be poor. Why, oh why. was I such
a little fooll Sometimes I think II
was idiotic to marry Jim. II only
I'd waited. In a few months III
hate myself. and him, too. III lool'
ugly"
"Phooeyw Beth said indignantly
Every week, you'll be more anc
more proud and excited. And
every week, as she knew, he'd b'
more and more worried.
That was in January, and An
drea had her moments that coulC
b. called happy, almost gay. Blu
February was different. Her sick
ness was over, but she began t.
grow morose, silent, and often KEEP
whole evenings to her room.
Once she went out on a date Will
Eunice and her husband, but sh'
came home saying she wasn't go
ing to do that eny more. Il WASH
any fun to see another young wifi,
and her husband together.
Beth was glad that Harry Col
took to dropping in to see then
occasionally, and she encourages
Andrea to join him at the Blake
for bridge.
From these rare excursions An
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

senator, bolstered by a lot Of fav.
orable mail, didn't hesitate to re-
iterate his sentiments. He made
clear he had no candidate picked
TO succeed the committeeman.
In the past, the Washington del
.egation has largely played hands
off, policy with this phase OF state
politics. It's interesting there's no
one man in the delegation known
as "a Mckay man. A few OF
the brave fatty say they are not.
among them Albert j. Engel of Mus
kegon. Many, including William
Blackney of Flint and George Don
dero of Royal Oak. say Mckay has
never asked for anything or made
contact with their offices. Others.
as Fred Bradley of Rogers City,
say Mckay has friends in my dis.
trict but he isn't an issue.
But the majority don't want 20
get their political necks out in a
tangle with the long-powerful Re
publican boss, no matter how great
or small his influence. Some re
member, too, that he was a gener-
out boss to the party in the lean
years.
No formal decision was made on
the Mckay issue, but all seemed
to feel better for the airing OF the
threat to party unity. But to say
they wish he would resign "for
the good of the party" is a mild
understatement.
The men took time out from pol
itics to see film produced by
the Bureau of Mines in coopera-
ton with the Dow Chemical Com
pany OF Midland. The film dra-
matically told the story Of The
making OF magnesium from sea
water.
Senator Arthur II. Vandenberg
was in fine form in the Senate de.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Questions and Answers
These Days.; s gs I3+i e 'so302sxy

In September. 1910. the Gallup
poll reported tina, IT had asked this
question.
II there is starvation in France.
Holland and Belgium this winter.
should the United States try TO
send food 70 those countries IN
our ships -
The results we're
"Nes-3S per cent
Noe per cent
This year. the Gallup poll ask
cd the question for the Identical
problem this way.
should ttlc United States send
food by neutral swedish ships to
the children of France. Belgium.
Holland and other countries now oc-
cupied by German troops
The answer came out this way
YES IS PER cent.
"No-22 per cent.
NO Opinion-l3 per cent
In 1910. 50 per cent were against
the proposition; in 1914, 65 per
cent are for Il. And | insist that
there is absolutely no difference In
the proposition itself: the distinc-
ton IL in the wording of the ques-
ton. Specifically this gives the
impression OF an astonishing shift
in public opinion. Actually. the
| figures represent quite another
story. do not believe that there
has ever been a time when the
American people wanted civilians.
/ particularly women. children and
| old people. 10 starNe anywhere
upon this earth. even in the bitter
ness and moral holloWness OF war.
The difference lies in the fact
that the question as asked In 1910
was inaccurate, careless and by
| implication impractical. The same
/ question in 1914 Is asked by Mr..
Gallup with an honest approach 20
the problem Millions OF children
have died in Europe because gov.
ernments assumed in 1910 that
American public opinion was op
uosed to feeding them. Had the
1914 question been asked in 1910.
those lives might have been saved.
Herbert Hoover always contended
that had the 1910 question been
asked in 1914 language. the result
would have been as il actually
| came out.
In 1910. this country was suffer.
ing from a shipping shortage A
proposal to send American food
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
arranged by the American Legion the Armory
approximately people boxing bouts under direction
Sullivan Additional entertainment provided by Pro
Alexander circus knife hrower Jack Flag Jack Bebe
lex and Fred Johnston.
claim for damage resulting from manipulation of water in
the Huron River being Detroit Edison Co. the d
recton the City Council The desesa flow
that may available the
ing station
There big attendance the Morgan School by
Bsbee D. Crocker representing Kwanis
Club.
Death Mrs Jennie Ramsey sister of Mrs Mary Goddard
Fifty Years Ago
Martha entertained young bread
and-mi supper at her home the city
Deaths Mrs Mary Foote 49, Nelson J. Bartholomew So Dun
kirk Y husband OF the Clara Goodspeed OF Ypslan
Dr.. R, program o. Department OF
superintendent of the National Association meeting
at Richmond, Va.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

by American ships was made by no
one. Herbert Ilooyers plan vas
to use the Swedish fleet. which
was available, and 10 use the food
OF certain European countries
which Was also then available
Furthermore. no one proposed 10
employ a dollar OF American money
for this purpose In 1910. Herbert
Hoovcrs plan was TO use the an
pie funds OF governments in exile
and he had promises OF this money
for this purpose. In connection
with some OF these countries, tho
money was actually available
Hut Mr.. Gallup never. in 1910,
put that proposition 10 the Ameri-
can people. He does in i9ti when
II is tragicany late He did not m
1910 when millions OF children
might have had a chance 20 con
tinue Ia live. Nor did he In 1870
state that the plan included the
guarantee that II the Germans took
any food or benefited by II, the
supply would stop. In a word, We
would assume the responsibility Of
moral act as long as the Ger
mans played the game, but not n
pound OF food later.
raise this issue because. many
take these polls seriously. They
read. the questions hurriedly with.
out due regard TO the wording and
the political implications OF the
question as ked. Then they look
at the mathematical results and
reach a DEFINITE conclusion. but
the results may not relate TO the
fundamental problem but to the
| particular manner in which tho
| question is asked.
In 1910, the question related In
specific proposal made by Her
bert Hoover TO the United Nations
The 1914 question Describes Mr.
Iloover's 1910 proposal more close
ly. but why was II not so stated IN
1870? Why was BADLY abstract
question asked which was related
to nothing proposed?
Americans would be wise 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

drea came home in q bad mood. Il
never could live as they do" she
told Beth once. They're nice. but
middle-class. I'd hate being cooped
up In three-room apartment ali
my life"
Itwas on the tip OF Beth's tongue
to tell Andrea she'd be the luckiest
girl alive IL she had three rooms
she could call her own for the next
six months. but when she wrote
her weekly letter to Vernon, and
tried to say warm, encouraging
things to him, she found she
couldn't. Vernon was there II she
wanted him, or needed him. But
she didn't need him yet, although
the certainty vas growing on her
that one day she would.
For no reason that she could
analyze, when she thought Of YER
non, she thought Of Dennis.
Dennis was frequently in Wash
ington. Whenever she heard his
voice on the telephone, she felt re-
Taxed, relieved, for she knew that
seeing him would do Andrea more
good than anything the doctor
could give her, or Beth's talking
could do.
They had threesomes-the two
somes wer, when Beth pleaded q
headache, or something important
to do, and sent them of together.
The three 'dined together, and one
Sunday Dennis took them for a
long ride in the open air. Beth
managed not to see him alone, fear
full lest II would upset Andrea.
Sometimes she thought that she
saw a peculiar puzzled look in his
eyes when she surprised them rest
ing upon her, but she decided that
was wishful thinking. Dennis must
understand. He had said that he
wanted to share the responsibility
that Andrea was, that although he
had no right
Beth thought he had that right
that Dennis still loved Andrea.
She could put her own selfish de-
sire for his company away from
her as long as he was helping the
girl who needed him more thar
she.
Dennis was very good for An
drea. Beth had to admit it. Her mo-
rose moods were dispelled by him
Some OF her old sparkle and nat
ural sweetness came back after thu
, time she saw him.
They never discussed him viii
each other.
What Dennis did or said to MAKE
, Andrea happier Beth could no
guess, and she never asked.
When, at last, they did speak o
. him, Beth was too angry and up
set to think Of other things.
; 1t was in March, and it was dur
! ing one of Andrea's more unhapp,
! weeks. Her figure was beginning
) to change and she was filled witt
impotent fury against everything
1t broke loose when Beth said she
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

AiHds VI wonanly tradition. And
see VII. fun they were having out
Of the defiance. They had put on
uniforms. cut their hair short, gone
on into battlehelds With nobody
around but MEN,
In refurnishing the White House.
Mrs. Monroes agents had search
ed the French capital vigorously
for clocks and ornaments suitable
10 the pure atmosphere of a repubi-
can capital They had great diff
Guilty in getting 'pendules without
nudities' In fact they had been
{ reed to accept a dash OF nudity
here and there. And was Eliza
Kortright Monroe criticized for
that She was
only about l22 years by calendar
between Eliza and Eleanor. But
measured by change Of thought and
opportunity for women-the diff
ference is 10 centuries. Eliza
looked rather spectacularly femin-
inc, thought when you contrasted
her decolletage and pearl necklace
with the hgh-necked gowns of the
women war correspondents talking
so glibly of BOBBY traps aud gen.
erals
But, then the war correspond
ents were feminine, too, in their
modern way. You know as you
looked and listened that wherever
they went they used their brains
plus every female artifce they
possessed. Eliza Kortright Monroe
and the "Yomen Of her generation
didn't know that a brain is a help
when added to a wisp of artifice.
Eleanor and Doris and all the
other women who are getting on
in today's world have found that
out. And do they work at their
discovery? Look around you at
successful career women-you'l
know the answer is-definitely-
yves"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Observations
Social Life in
Washington Most
Interesting
BY Helen Essery

Heaven knows there's enough 10
- see and hear in Washington at any
time. or at any place within the
limits OF the official life line. You
need only cock half an ear and
peep out of the corner Of half an
eye. You'll find enough entertain.
ment to tide YOU over a week OF
dull Sundays.
II you know a bit of history with
which to accent the sizzling pres
ent. then you may multiply that
entertainment by six and add four
times seven and a half. And see
what fun that will give you.
For example, there was the por-
trait of Mrs. Monroe as ! saw it
the other day. on the White House
wall. | mean. of course, Eliza
Kortright Monroe. wife OF James
Monroe, who used to be president
OF the United States some years
before Mr.. Roosevelt moved in.
| had seen the portrait of Mrs
Monroe a-hanging on the wall of
what used to be the Cabinet room
OF the White House many times
before. But never before had I
seen two women war correspond
ents sitting beneath it. The wom-
en- war correspondents were Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Doris Flee
son. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt went
on a tour of the Pacific, as you
know. Doris Fleeson recently re-
turned from battle areas in Italy
and Africa. Doris was doing most
OF the talking that day and a fine
graphic report she gave. Mrs.
Roosevelt had her little say. too,
about what she remembered OF the
Pacific.
Mrs. Monroe from her canvas
above the low sofa on which the
war correspondent sat was listen.
ing in. And was she mad should
say she was, Tighter than ever
went her elegant smile as she COW
cred jealousy under her passive
manner. For had not she. Eliza
Kortright Monroe, once New
York beauty. known later in Paris
as La Belle Americaine" while her
husband, the slightly cross-eyed
James. served as United States
Minister to France, been scolded
by social Washington and repri-
manded by Congress merely for
having bought some gilt chairs in
Parts for that bare, hideous White
House?
And these women, these war cor.
respondents, they had defied all
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Michigan in
Washington

BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty
The first Monday of each month,
the Michigan Republicans in Con
gress will break bread and opin-
ions together in certain private
dining room at the new Statler
Hotel.
The first OF these that should
have been started long ago, as
senior Senator Vandenberg said,
set a happy precedent on Mon
day. Dean Of the House group Of
IL members, Roy Woodruff, of Bay
City, did what presiding was done,
which wasn't much because it
wasn't that kind of a get-together.
The first smoke.filled room par
ley had some controversial sub
jects to hash over.....subsidies and
soldiers voting. But as most of
the members were already com
mitted. little attempt was made
to round up any wavering votes.
But it can be anticipated that in
the future the discussion OF issues
before roll call will result in more
united action on the many state
wide problems. State officials are
to be informed OF these regular
meetings and urged to attend.
One hot home-yariety political
topic was talked over.....the GUST
ing OF Frank Mckay as Republi-
can National committeeman.
or course, Senator Homer Fer
guson's earlier statement that
Mckay should get out since he
didn't represent the party" set off
the fireworks...and the junior
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
Jewels Being Lost
by Careless Workers

Chicago, Feb. 2l-INS-Approx-
imately 100000 jewels used in the
manufacture OF war precision in
struments are being lost every
month at the Elgin National Watch
Co. Flgin. III.
This was revealed in Chicago to.
day as the Regional War Labor
Board took steps designed to solve
the problem.
The board announced approval Of
an incentive plan designed to make
workers more careful Uuder the
plan. the workers will receive a 10
per cent wage increase and other
benefits if they are able to increase
output OF the gems by $4,000 units
a month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

scrutiniIe these questions and
answers carefully. particularly
during the forthcoming political
campaign. Before you look at the
results. spell out the questions pre-
ely, so that you know exactly
and unmistakably what the answer
means and to what it refers. You
will often find that II is not always
what IL seems TO be and that you
may unwittingly be led TO false
conclusions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

bate on the United Nations Relief
Administration issue this week.
Once pacing back and forth.
dangerously close to the Demo.
cratic side OF the Senate floor.
he approved the administration 3
request for a UNllA appropriation
as a necessary part OF the war ef
fort, and because it was presented
to Congress with protective limi.
tations.
lie made II clear that he. and the
Foreign Relations committee. mad
something 10 do with the setting
up Of those limitations. the i'm
portance Of which he couldn't
seem TO stress enough
Never was the senator more
quotable or more repctitious. lie
rolled off such good headlines as
......" UNRA is a pattern for re.
lief not reform ..... mot an intu
national milk route. tho ways
and means 10 relieve the Army Of
this responsibility when the
Army moves out, UNRA moves
in.
He planted one idea firmly .....
that tho danger 10 peace settle.
ment is I'm wartime promises
(Those promises gwen under war
stress to little countries. which
make hopeful memos for future
delivery To avoid just that dan.
ger. Vandenberg vas painstaking
in his efforts that the choice OF
words and phrases in creating. H.
HANGING. and administering UNRA
should be such that it should not
be misunderstood n-its implica
tions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
THEY SAY

MISUNDERSTANDING OF the
Navy Frank Knox: with our In
creasing fleet strength. and by that
mean both planes and warships.
We are now able 70 take the often
siye whenever and wherever We
choose.
'allas, Texas 1t. Gen. Brehon
Somervell, chief Of the Armys ser.
vice forces. There Is no easy way
to win war An invading army
must march through mine fields
all the way 10 Berlin. unless the
German people are able, somehow.
10 throw on the yoke Of the Nazis."
Washington Bernard Baruch in
outlining l0point postwar re-
conversion plan. The living stand
ards Of the world must be lifted
and cirs 20 higher-not our stand
ards be dragged down 10 those OF
others
NeN York Mainbochcr. emin.
cnt designer OF women's clothes:
This is not the moment 10 make
women disconnected with the
clothes they already have"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
LIKED PILLOW FOR SLEEPING

LINCOLN Neb. Up 4 railroad
porter found Charles r. Wheatley,
Moorehead, KY. lying on the train
floor. a company pillow under his
head a fight cnsued Wheatlcy
claimed In municipal court that he
had given his seat TO an elderly
woman and that n he had-to sleep
on the floor he wanted a pillow.
The court fined him $40 for disturb.
ing the peace
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21

PHOENIX, Ariz. ms Seven.
tees Army flyers we're killed when
two B-24 bombers cOllided in mid
air and cras he'd 90 miles northeast
OF Phoenix Friday.
Evening star., 1944-11-22
Army Hospitals in Need
Of Many Nurses Aides

Army hospitals in the United
States urgently need thousands of
Red Cross volunteer nurses aides to
enlist Immediately for full-time paid
duty, 1t was announced today by
Basil O'Connor, chairman of the
American Red Cross. Mr.. O'Connor
made the announcement following
an appeal by Maj. Gen. Norman T.
Kirk, the Army's surgeon general.
Nurses aides are being sought be-
cause there is critical shortage of
nurses in the Army to take care of
mounting numbers of wounded SOL
diers being returned from overseas.
Mr.. O'Connor said.
Mr.. O'Connor said the Red Cross,
official recruiting agency for the
Army Nurse Corps, will cooperate
fully in recruitment of Army nurses
aides on a Nationwide scale. Only
women who have completed the Red
Cross nurses aide course and served
$50 volunteer hours on hospital
wards are eligible. As nurses aides
they become salaried civil service
employees relieving Army nurses of
professional duties. Applicants can
obtain further information from the
Medical Division, Civil Service Com
mission, or any Red Cross chapter.
Evening star., 1944-11-22
laHRstioniinq


Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
+ blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through VS. good Indefinite
ly. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through z-8 and AS through P-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 30 through
"a valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-A-13 coupons good for 4
gallons each through December
81. ALA coupons valid for
gallons each on December q.
B-4, Ca, BIS and C-5 coupons
good for S gallons each. New A
Ration Books now available by
mail to local boards. Get applica-
tions at service stations of Ration
Board and mail in along with
back cover of old A book.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 8
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely
Tor one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1945. Period /,
1944-5 ration, falso good for 10
gallons each. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 13 per cent Of their ration as
of November 20,
Evening star., 1944-11-22
Schweinhauf Nomination
Up for Hearing tuesday

Appointment of a subcommittee
of the Senate Judiciary Committee
to consider the nomination of Henry
A. Schweinhaut to be a District
Court Justice was announced yes
terday by Acting Chairman Hatch.
A hearing is scheduled for 10:30
am. next Tuesday.
The subcommittee is headed by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, who is head of the Judiciary
Committee and now in the West
on legislative business. Other men,
bers are Senators Chandler, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky, and LANCER, Re-
publican, of North Dakota.
Mr.. Schweinhaut was nominated
by President Roosevelt to succeed
the late Justice Oscar r. Luhring,
who died August IT. A native of
the District, now residing in Chevy
Chase, Md, Mr.. Schweinhaut is a
special assistant to the Attorney
General. He has been in the Justice
Department for the past eight years
and formerly served here as an
assistant United States attorney. He
Is ~ years old.
Evening star., 1944-11-22
Congress Members Can Buy
4 Tickets 10 Grid Classic

By the Associated Press.
Members of Congress got the good
news yesterday-they1l be allowed
four tickets apiece for the Army
Navy football game December 2 at
Baltimore.
They'll have to buy them, how
ever. They must get their applica-
tions in by Thursday night and
purchase of a War Bond is not re-
quired.
Tickets for the general public are
being restricted to applicants living
within 10 miles of Baltimore, but
that doesn't apply to Senators and
Representatives. They are honorary
members of the Naval Academy
Athletic Association.
The ticket quota, announced in
the Senate by Chairman Walsh of
the Naval Affairs Committee, means
2,124 tickets have been earmarked
for members OF Congress.