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Detroit evening times., 1944-12-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ent upon the efficiency and
fIexibility of It's supply organi-
zations. It's n well-known fact
that combat units cannot oper-
ate without supplies and equip
ment, produced at home, sent
overseas, and moved by US to
the front lines. 1t ls our proud
boast that our front-line troops
have always had the supplies
they needed In their fast-moving
drive through France, Belgium
and into Germany. This has
often times meant working 20
o to "a hours daily for periods Of
days.
despite the amount of work
at hand and the conditions
under which the work was per-
formed. Max has never COM
planned in the least. Largely
through the untiring efforts of
Max and his colleagues, our
unit was able to compile an
enviable record, a record which
must necessarily not be publ
cized at this time.
Publicity and public COM
mendatiOns are seldom be-
slowed upon men In combat
supply organizations. Therefore,
IL Is my desire to inform you
that your son has performed n
task which you may well be
proud of. As an efficient, CO.
operative and untiring combat
supply man, he has performed
In a manner which reflects cred
itably upon you and the United
States"
ROBERT s. HIX,
Captain, Q. VI. C."
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-11

TO THE EDITOR:
FOLLOWING is a letter that
L " O. Whiting received from
the commanding officer about
one Of his five sons now serving
in the armed forces:
Dear Mr.. whiting:
Much time has elapsed since
I last had the privilege Of writ
ing 10 YOU and telling you how
much ! appreciate having your
son Max a. an important MEM
ber or my staff.
THE success OF any combat
organization Is largely depend
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-11
TO THE EDTTOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
I RECEIVE quite a few letters
Il from overseas. and lately the
boys say they haven't had Gig
aretS for months.
l would like very much 10
know where all those cigarets
are that radio commentators
say are being sent TO them.
II seems TO me that the civil
ianS can do without them; they
don't need them as much as our
boys do. And ! am sure every
one knows that the boys are
counting on us. Do you want
them 10 think we are letting
them down? ID. VI. G..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
|What They're Whispering in Gotham

trolley. e.. Saroysn is never a mys-
terry to him.. He remembers
birthdays. anniversaries and suea
80. To him the prettiest girls IN
show business are the hostesses
at Schrafft's.. He doesn't know
where Shubert's Alley Is and he
goes to Sardi's for the food.
He can reel of the names oil
NE Russian generals and towns,
syllable by syllable, and he knew
where all the islands in the Paci.s
were before the Army and Navy
pointed them out with bombs. e..
He never forgets a face and once
he meets a person he can call him
by name the next time they meet
.. He's an ardent churchgoer ana
uses Sunday morning for worship
instead OF letting a hangover hang
over. No one speaks i'll OF him.
but no one,
When you ask him, whats
new" the answer won't be what's
n6b Win MIN '' MS peht llleuus
have been that way since grammar
school. He once appeared in
vaudeville and was very good, but
he quit because he didn't like It.
-. He i;nored movie offers at the
time, too.
He's a Broadway oddity because
he's so rare. Perhaps he doesn',
even exist II he does. no one I
know has met him yet. He's simp-
ly too good to be true-to Broad
way.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

and he has no views on when the
invasion will come. He can
name a halt-doIen plays George
Jean Nathan raved about. That's
more than George can do.
Don't laugh. but he applauds vo-
UNFAIRLY when he's at a radio broad
cast. Pistol Packin' Mama" hap
pens TO still be his favorite song
&C.. The scarcity OF butter and
steak never make him grumble be-
cause he knows they're hard to
get in a foxhole, too. he likos
double features. e. Taxes don't
bother him. .. Red Shelton never
made him laugh.
He befriends Broadway Rose. .
He never told a cab driver 10
slow down. Fresh air is some
thing he gets a lot Of and IL he
doesn't walk three or four miles a
day, it's because OF the weather.
He misses the Worlds Fair ano
he misses having Grover Whaleh
around. too. Carlo once talked
to him.
He likes the way Margie Hart
wears her clothes. Gin rummy
never got hold OF him-he still
plays nah jong... And drinks
zombies. Maria Ouspenskaya 10
his fayorite pin.up girl. O.. He never
went to Florida in the winter-he
prefers New York -. Major Bowes
amateurs are his favorite radio
performers and Phil Baker is his
favorite musician when the Take
II Or Leave II" comedian takes
up his accordion and leaves his
gags. e. Winged Victory" didn't
appeal to him, mostly because he
thinks soldiers should be entertain
ing soldiers and not civilians.
Politically. he's non-committaI. ~.
H" liked Six Avenue better with
the FL.
The antics OF Tommy Manville
fascinate him. He gives his sea;
to a woman on the bus. subway or
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
HE'S ONE IN A MILLION
BY Dorothy kll9allen
Copyright, 1914. King Features
SYNDICATE Inc

copyright, lSi4, Ming featureS
Syndicate. lnc.)
First OF all, he was actually born
right in New York;. He can ex-
plain TO you Sinstras success so
that it makes sense. He can get
tickets for oklahoma" al the
drop OF a hint. At Reubens he
orders a Mary Martin Sandwich
not because OF what's in IL but
because he's a fan OF the Broad
way Venus. You may think he's
weird, but he's never been angry
at a baseball umpire .. He gives
away bottles OF Scotch as a pres
ent and he always makes money
on the nags.
He's a Broadway oddity because
at the Stork he addresses Sher.
man as Mister Billingsley" &C.. he
never felt like taking a poke at
anyone at FL Moresocko. Con-
gress. to him. is beyond reproach
and he never passed along the
latest joke about the Presidents
absentee wife. He knows all the
words TO the Star Spangled Ban
ner". Just like Lucy Monroe No
back on Broadway has had itself
talked about behind by him.
He comes early to avoid the
rush and has never missed the cur
tain going up on an opening night
-. His collars are unlike a john
Barrymore and his shirts don't
look like barber poles in repose =.
He still thinks the Angry Pigeon"
in Early to Bed was a girls
school and he blushed characterize
ically at the laffinsle OF THE Mira
Gle OF Morgan's Creek, He
never kissed girl in a cab. The
closest he ever came to a Irritation
was picking up a girls hankie-
AMI keeping it,. He goes to the
Stork to dance. not to ogle the
Powers models. -. You'll get no
armchair war strategy out OF him
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Let's Say # in Figures
These Days S Ns glo 9tf e. soxoIsxr

ton that would, II It became SER
ious enough, wreck the country ir.
retrievably.
These are the figures and the
facts and they ought to be needed
because not the government has
these obligations but because each
individual citizen carries this load.
They are a first mortgage on his
earnings. They are a first mort
gage on his life. They come out OF
his earnings before food and lodg.
ing, before he can do anything
for his children. Our political
thinking for the next quarter OF a
century will center on this ques-
ton OF the debt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Fuel Oil Applications
Sent TO County Users

Two thousand applications for
fuel oil for heating have been sent
out in Washtenaw County TO users
of central heating In homes and
commercial buildings.
The fuel oil panel is anxious to
have the applications filled out so
that coupons may be mailed before
July l
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Today's Horoscope

IL today u your birthday. you
have considerable literary ability.
and should develop 1t. You are
Lnpulsive and your mind is intui.
tive and imaginative. rather than
analytical. You are devoted TO
your home and family. and will
make q happy and pleasant home
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

Mason, Micn, June ZAP -
James Riley Gillian, 47-year-old
war worker, today awaited transfer
10 prison 10 serve life sentence for
the first degree murder OF his step
daughter and sweetheart. Miss Mar.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED Z
WHAT CAUSES H2,

a bootIs, eon,einino NE opinion, 81 70.
nous doctors on this Interesting isVblse'
will be sen, FREE. while vhsy lost. 10 ory
reader ~riiioe 10 me tdveoiioroI Divides,
SIS Fifth he. hsvYott. ny, psp.n F.73s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

gsret McUmber. %. The angular
and bespectacled defendant. who
did not testify or offer defense Wit
nesses In his two day trial without
jury. vept as he was convicted and
sentenced by Circuit Judge Charles
H Hayden.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
Officers Of Ypsianti Commandery Knights Tenn.
par attending the Grand Concave Michigan in
Saginaw are A. Freeman. w B. Eddy, Clark. Read.
Dr. L. NJ James George Norman, H. R. scov Warner.
c. C. Edwards c. E. Pepper, Joseph r. Dell
Death Mrs Seatta F. Feighner widow
Jefferson Feghner at home Of her Fern Carpn
ter
Daniel L. Quk, Jr, elected national secretary the
Drama League OF America the national
dena Cal Mr. Qurk represented the Ypssnu Players the
convention also the Theatre Arts city publication
in the interests Of the drama.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Fifty Years Ago

John Ladlsw Michigan Central gardener preparing
flower beds al the Depot for brilliant display
The MIA meet here cleared $500 expenses something
in the history OF Michigan athletics.
Jerome Allen has Saginaw bring home his dauzb
ter Cora who has been teaching very ~ WITH "
phod fever.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Hints on Etiquette

Food served at a reception or
tea should not be too soft or
sticky. as II Is supposed to be
eaten with the fingers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Words Of Wisdom

Words OF Wisdom
We have employTnents assigned
US for every circumstance In life.
When we are alone, we have our
thoughts 10 watch; In the family.
our tempers, and In company, our
tonEues-Hannah More. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

One-Minute Test Answers
l. Portrait painting
2. John Rolfe.
2. Northern nghtA-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

life Of your own. Your next year
presents many auguries for sue
cess. which you should neither ne
eject nor allow ambition to spoil.
Be mindful Of others. Born today
q child will achieve quite unique
success and fame In some direc-
ton or other. possibly connected
with one OF the arts. Older peo-
pie may cause trouble. however.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
One-Mlnute Test

One-Mlnute Test
l. What was Robert Eultons
profession before he became an
INVENTOR
2. VINO married Pocahontas7
3. What is the popular name Of
the Aurora Borealis7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02

'soasaD FOOD 81 w
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Your Health
Medical Problems
Foreseen in Post
War Planning
BY Logan CIendennlns. NJ. o.

THE ADJUSTMENTS which
the postwar planners must con-
slider are only partly economic or
social. l should say as a rough
estimate that at least a third Of
the planning will have TO consider
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Mrs. Lazvs0u Hostess
AfNMmmer Home

Mrs. Huron w. Lawson entertained
at music tea at her summer home
at Bluemont last week. The func-
ton was given in honor of her
house guests, Prof. Howard r
Thatcher of the Peabody Con-
servatory and Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs
Edith Fitzpatrick James, well-known
contralto of Kentucky, and Mrs
Walter R. Nash, pianist. Among
the guests were Mrs Archibald
Cummings, Mrs. Egerton Chichester,
Mrs. Carl A. Droop, Mrs. Wing
Agnew, Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich Dud-
ley, Mrs. Erna Faber, Mrs. w.
Chaplin Huntington, the Rev. DR..
PoWhatan James, Mrs. Fleet James,
Mrs. Clarence L. Robey, Mrs. Alton
Neal, Mrs. Roy M. Palmer, Mrs.
Turner Lewis, Mrs. Samuel A.
Kimberly, Mrs. William w. Mackall.
Mrs. William E. Sparrow, jr., and
the Misses Sparrow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse w. Rawlings, Miss Hybert
Cunningham, Mrs. Nevitt Sanford.
Mrs. Elizabeth Seccomb, the Rev.
and Mrs. j. Armistead Melbourne
and Mr.. and Mrs. Andre Visson.
Mrs. Erna Faber and Mrs. Roy M.
Palmer presided at the tea table.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Returns Home

Miss Mary Burke again Is in her
home at 1920 Webster street, after
spending some time in Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Mrs. Davis Weds
Mr.. G. F. KOfke

The marriage of Mrs. Genevieve
M. Davis of Washington, daughter
Iof Mrs. Marshall Kelly of Char
lotte, Mich, and the late Mr.. Kelly,
to Mr.. Clark Friedrich Koffke. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Koffke of
Reading, took place Saturday,
August II, in Lexington, KY.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. j. E. Davis and a recep-
ton followed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest D. Herider.
Both the bride and bridegroom are
with the Federal Communications
Commission, Mr. Koffke being with
the Lexington office and Mrs. Koffke
with the radio intelligence division
in Washington. Mrs. Koffke has
returned to her duties here for the
present
Evening star., 1944-08-21
the Academy of the Holy Cross and
attended American University.

the Academy of the Holy Cross and
attended American University.
Wearing a gown of white satin,
the bride was escorted by her father
to the steps of the chancel. Her
full-length veil was draped from a
coronet of seed pearls and she car
ried an arm bouquet of white
orchids, roses and stephanotis. A
strand of pearls, the gift of the
bridegroom, completed her costume.
Miss Mary Joanne McAllister, sis
ter of the bride, was the maid of
honor and with dress of petal pink
brocade she wore small net hat of
the same color and carried pink
roses and blue delphinium.
The other attendants were Mrs.
McAllister Sutherland, another sis
ter of the bride, and Miss Mae j..
Stohlman. Miss Margaret M. Devlin
and Miss Denise CaSSou. They wore
rose brocade with net hats and car
ried pink roses.
1t. Leo H. Hooks of Little Falls,
N. Y, was the best man and those
serving as usherS were 1t. Leonard
Yarmus of New York, Mr.. William
E. Macdonald of Daytona Beach,
Mr.. Andrew L. Gaboriault of Cleve-
land and Mr.. James M. Murphy.
After short wedding trip 1t.
and Mrs. Brady will make their
home at Red Bank, N. j., while he
is stationed nearby.
The National City christian
Church was the scene of the we'd
ding of Miss Edith Francis Hill and
Mr.. William Addison Clay, which
took place at 4 o'clock, with the Rev.
A. B. Potorf officiating.
The bride is the daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Roscoe R. Hill and her
father escorted her to the altar and
gave her in marriage Mr.. James
B. Smiley played the wedding
marches and Mr.. James L. McLain
sang.
The brides dress of white organdy
was worn with a half-length veil
of illusion and she carried an arm
bouquet of white gladioluses. She
was attended by Miss Elizabeth Ann
Clay, sister of the bridegroom, as
maid of honor and another sister.
Miss Irene Eaves Clay and Miss
Nora Sue Horton were the brides
maids. The maid of honor was
costumed in aqua and the brides
maids wore peach marquisette, each
attendant wearing a headdress of
summer flowers matching her bou-
quet.
Mr.. Clay is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold j. Clay and is a stu
dent fellow at the University of
Rochester, in which city he and his
bride will make their home. 1t.
Joseph B. Parker, jr, of Dayton
was his best man and the ushers
were Mr. Sidney w. Clark, Corpl
Charles V. Dove, Mr.. Robert Coch-
ran and Mr.. Donovan R. Campbell
A graduate of the American Uni
versity, the bride has been an en-
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Suburban Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Russell Shetterly
were hosts at a party last evening
at their home in Silver Spring, en-
tertaining about IS guests. Among
those attending were DR.. Meredith
F. Burrill. director Of the United
States Board on Geographical
Names, Interior Department, and
Mrs. Burrill; DR.. Burton w. Adkin-
son, assistant director, and Mrs
Atkinson, and a group of their as
sociates. During the evening koda-
chrome movies of Colorado, native
State of the hosts, were shown.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Bauer of
Aspen, Md, have returned from q
trip to New York. They were ac-
companied by their daughter, Mrs.
CORTLAND Davis, jr., who will re-
turn to her home in Charlottesville.
Va, this week end.
DR.. and Mrs. c. G. Galloway have
Evening star., 1944-08-21
ploye of the State Department. Mr..
Clay also is a graduate Of American
University.

Another attractive bride was Miss
Marie Sender. daughter of Mrs.
Chris Sender and the late Mr..
Sender, whose marriage to 1t. Chris
p. Argyropoulos took place in st.
Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church at
2:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Anthony 'Poulos, uncle of the
bride, escorted her and gave her in
marriage and the Rev. A. Laloussis
oficiated at the ceremony. Mr..
George Manos presided at the organ
and appropriate selections were
sung by Miss Kate Glokas.
A gown of white satin was worn
by the bride, with a veil of illusion
which fell from a tiara of seed
pearls and she carried shower
bouquet of white roses and bou-
vardia.
The maid of honor was Miss Flor
ence Argyropoulos, sister of the
bridegroom, and she wore a dress
Of aqua marquisette with a head
piece and bouquet of yellow roses.
Peach marquisette was worn by
Miss Athena Glakos and Miss Bes-
sic Banos, who served as brides
maids, and their headdress and bou-
quets were Of talisman roses. The
little flower girl, Emily Swaggart,
was costumed in white net.
1t. Argyropoulos, who is based at
Langley Field, is the son of Mrs.
Paul Argyropoulos and the late Mr..
Argyropoulos. Mr.. George Philas
was his best man and his brother,
Mr.. Nicholas Argyropoulos, and
Mr.. Socrates Logos, Nh Venizelos
Logos and Mr.. Charles Poulos were
the ushers.
The bridegroom was graduated
from Benjamin Franklin University
and formerly was with the Depart
ment of Agriculture. His bride was
an employe of the Treasury Depart
ment. They will make their home
at Langley Field.
Evening star., 1944-08-21

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas Weighell was the scene of
a pretty wedding yesterday after
noon when their daughter, Miss
Marguerite Weighell, became the
bride of Mr.. Lawrence Eugene
Broaddus, son of Mrs. Mary Ida
Moque.
White and pastel flowers made an
attractive setting for the ceremony,
at which the Rev. M. P. German of
Bethany Baptish Church offlciated
at o'clock.
Wearing an afternoon dress of
aqua crepe, the bride was given in
marriage by her father. Her hat
and veil matched her dress and her
flowers were waist corsage of
white orchids.
The bride received her education
abroad and studied for the ballet,
making her professional debut in
Paris. Mr.. Broaddus is with the
Board Of Appeals of the War Pro-
duction Board.
Evening star., 1944-08-21

Diplomatic Meas
Includes Changes
In The COrbs

Farewells are being said to the
retiring Commercial Attache Of the
Peruvian Embassy and Sonora de
Pardo who will leave the end Of
the month for Ottawa. Senior Pardo
has been appointed Commercial
Counselor Of the Peruvian Embassy
there. The embassy in Ottawa re-
Gently was established, Peru having
exchanged diplomatic relations with
the Dominion government a short
time ago. Senor and Sonora de
Pardo returned last week after q
months absence, having spent some
time in Canada and later visiting
on Long Island.
The newly appointed Commercial
Attache at the embassy here, Senor
Carlos Gibson already has arrived
in Washington preparatory to tax
ing over the duties of Senor Pardo.
Senor Gibson is a bachelor and will
be welcome addition in Washing
ton for he speaks English f1uently,
having been graduated not only
from Harvard University but from
Cambridge in England. This post
is his first in the diplomatic corps.
There also are changes in the
staff Of the Dominican Embassy, the
second secretary, DR.. Pedro Pablo
Cabral, having been transferred to
the Dominican Embassy in Qua
temala. DR.. and Sonora de Cabral
left Saturday for his new post in
Guatemala City but no announce
ment has been made as to the ar
rival of his successor, Senorj Rene
Malagon, who is coming from Ell
Salvador where he has served as
second secretary and very recently
has been Charge dAffaires.
The anniversary of the Republics
independence from Spain known as
Restoration was observed Wednes-
day when the Ambassador and
Sonora de Copello were hosts infor-
mally at dinner to the members of
the embassy staff and few other
Dominicans living in Washington.
The former Ambassador to Wash
ington, DR.. ]. M. Troncoso, who Is
in New York, is expected to come to
Washington for a short stay this
week. .,.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
a

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Rodgers
Of Albany announce the engage
mcnt Of their daughter, the Rev.
Louise Allen Rodgers, to Mr.. VIII
liam Blake Ackerman, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Alderman OF
this city.
Miss Rodgers Is q graduate Of
Vassar College and Hartford Theo-
logical Seminary and at present il
pastor Of the Congregational Church
In Bridport, vt. Mr.. Alderman Is
q gradua1e Of the University OF
Maryland and Hartford Theological
Seminary and at present is in CIVIL
ian public service in Bedford, Va.
No date has been set for the wed.
ding.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Visitors From Mexico
Are Honor Guests

Senor and Sonora Gustavo Mar
tinez of Mexico City were the hon.
or guests at tea given yesterday
afternoon at the home of DR.. Paul
F. Douglass, president of American
University. by Mr.. James ]. Robbins,
dean of the graduate division of
the University.
Senor Martinez is chief of spe-
cial research in the bureau of finan-
cial studies I'M the National Treas
ury of Mexico and some time pro-
fessor of economics in the School
Of Economics of the National Uni
versity and in the National School
of Agriculture. He is in the coun-
try studying the budgetary systems
of this Government and in this
connection making studies within
the Treasury Department and the
Bureau of the Budget.