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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-23
Prince Rites to be
Thursday Afternoon

Ann Arbor. Mich, Mar 23-Fu-
neral services will be at o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the Much
lig Funeral Chapel for Frederick
Prince, 81, 3Sl Orchard Hill DR.,
who died Tuesday night in st. Jo-
seph's Mercy Hospital. Rev.
Henry Lewis will officiate and buri-
al will be at Truro, Nova Scotia.
Mr.. Prince was born Nov. 4,
1862, in Moncton. New Brunswick.
the son OF Henry Blakney and
Mary Ravne Prince. He spent most
Of his life in Truro until his re-
tirement a few years ago.
Surviv him are a daughter,
Mrs. L. f. Wehmeyer, this city;
two sons. Harry B. Prince, New
Haven, Conn. and A. Reginald
Prince. Truro; FIVE grandchildren;
two great grandchildren; and one
sister. Mrs. Frances Tracy jana
cia Plains, Mass.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-23
Transport Operators
TO Submit Priority

Detroit, Mich, Mar. Gan
transport operators must submit
their certificates OF war necessity
to their local OPA Price and RAJ
tioning Board before receiving
their second quarter ration" said
Storm Vanderzee. District OPA
Mileage Rationing Officer Wednes-
day.
Vanderzee issued the following
suggestions to transport operators:
I. Present in person a certifi-
cate Of war necessity to local OPA
Price and Ratloning Board.
2. Sign a re-certification OF the
original application.
Local boards were sent today, by
Mr.. Vanderzee, the following in
structions:
l. Local OPA boards must
freeze all second quarter transport
renewals uncalledfor by April 10.
ODT must then be advised of any
renewals uncalled-for at that date
and no rations must be issued
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-23
Il. Brundaee Will
Wed Miss PaImquist

Ann Arbor,- Mich. Mar 23-An-
nouncement is being made by Mrs.
Carl E. Palmquist. Oakland Ave,
OF the engagement OF her daughter,
Annette to Z. Leon Carlton Brund-
age, USNR, son OF DR.. and Mrs.
Perry S. Brundage, Ypsilanti.
1t Brundage is a graduate OF
the college Of dentistry at UNIVERSE
ty OF Michigan and is stationed at
Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Va. with
an amphibious unit. Miss Palm
quist also attended University OF
Michigan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-23
Marriage Licenses

Ernest Acre. %. and Evelyn
Johnson, II. both OF Ypsilantl.
Charles T. Henry, 3S. Whitmore
Lake, and Ida A. Smith, is. of Sag
NAV.
Roy L. Moore, %, Ypsilanti. and
Helen T.. Ebright, 81. Ann Arbor.
Delmer V. Campbell. 81, and
Leila B. Collins, 20. both OF Ann
Arbor.
Dee c. Austin. so, Ypsilanti, and
la S. Vida, 35, Detroit.
Lewis T. Hamvos, "a, and Lois
NJ. Wells, both of Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-23
Only One Wolverine Actually
Caught i'm State of Michigan

pelts In the northern peninsula.
The furs~ he bought. however, were
brought to him there by Indians
and came from northern Wiscon'
sin. northern Minnesota and the
Dakotas as well as Michigan; so II
could not be proved that these pelts
were actually taken in the state.
Up to the present Dice's conclu'
sions In his bulletin, wild Nam
mails of Michigan, express the opIn-
ion OF game men on the controYer-
sy. THE wolverine probably orig
inally occurred sparsely in the state,
but as far as is known. no Michigan
specimens have ever been pre-
served in any museum nor reported
by a mammalogist, he states.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-23

pending further Instructions from
ODT.
2. Renewal rations uncalled-for
by May l must be cancelled and
placed in a dead file. No part of
such cancelled ra''on is TO be issu-
ed except on instructions from
ODT.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Better And Worse

April, May and June allotments of foods for
civilians will be larger in some lines and
mailer in others. The situation in some areas
Will differ from that in others, according to
ocal production. 1t is possible to give only
he overall picture as affected by govern
nent buying and War Food administration
regulations.
Hlllrnan Moody, state supervisor of the VIA,
has issued bullentin in which it is announced
that there will be more butter and American
cheese during this quarter, but less meat
than during the quarter just ended. He says
the present lag in government buying for the
armed forces should result in giving civilians
a relatively large supply of butter much
larger than last April when 30 per cent of the
months output was set aside for war use. -
This month the government "set-aside' will be
only 10 per cent There will be TO- $1,000 900 more
pounds of domestic cheese a month than in
the past six months, but slight decrease in
imported varieties
Vegetarians will have pretty much what they
want with almost unlimited supplies of DO
tatoes, cabbage, spinach, lettuce and other
leafy greens, carrots beets, citrus fruits, to.
matoes fresh and canned), and frozen vege
tables. Fluid milk, too, is expected to be
available in larger quantities, and no shortage
of creals, flour noodles, spaghetti is fore.
seen.
But for the carniverous folk, the news is not
so good. The civilian meat supply is to drop
from 5.091, 300,O 900 pounds in the first quarter
to 4,485, 200, 900 pounds this quarter Livestock
marketing has dropped from the peak, but the
proportion of beef, pork, veal and lamb will
remain approximately the same With the fresh
meat situation what it is, we will have to eat
chicken often whether we like it or not or go
meatless much of the time
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Dewey VS.. Roosevelt

Perhaps more accurate view of public
affairs is to be had from newspaper reporters
than from any other source They are keen
observers and sharp analysts, and seldom 60
far afield in their conclusions.
This is why the recent poll of Washington
correspondents on the national political out
look is illuminating The New York Times
finds it inspiring. No less interesting than the
poll itself are the deductions the Times draws
from it. We quote:
1.-THE poll of Washington correspondents an
nounced by Newsweek shows them to be as
conscientious and cool headed a set of men
as will be found in any other profession To
most of us this will not come as surprise. On
the other hand, there have been good many
harsh words said about the newspaper business
in general and the Washington reporters in
particular. Between the Hill and the White
House the air frequently huns with adjectives
like ignorant, prejudiced, .venal and debased
as applying to the reporter with whom the
speaker for the moment happens to be out of
patience.
so we turn to the Newsweek poll of fifty
Washington correspondents and find that
twenty six expected President Roosevelt to be
renominated and reelected Twenty-Five think
the Republicans will win, with two reporters
undecided. This makes it close race.
by no means so close is the forecast of the
Republican nominee Forty-five of the fifty re-
porters say it will be Governor Dewey. 1t is
almost a unanimous verdict In other words,
the lineup in the poll might be said to be
twenty-sx reporters who think the President
will win and twenty-five who think Governor
Dewey will win. This point we stress, not for
itself, but because it is a necessary step to
our real lesson, which is this: the reporters by
the narrow margin of 26 to o. or say, to a.,
favor the Presidents chances against the
Governors But when asked to say which
man they consider best qualified to be the
next President the reporters voted to 1 for
Mr.. Roosevelt against Governor Dewey.
And this is what we meant by calling them
conscientious and cool-headed. They r e
practically saying that Governor Dewey S
chances to be President are much better than
his qualifications; or, what is the same thing,
that President Roosevelts chances are de-
cidedly not SO good as his qualifications. If
this isn't honest objective reporting we don't
know what isl
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Imphal Endangered

The penetration of the Indian border by
japanese columns has been low-rated from
the first announcement of their activity Even
now they are proclaimed nothing more than
border raids of little if any significance. And
it may be true that Admiral Lord Mountbatten
has sufficient strength eventually to deal with
the invaders and throw them out.
But, if they are merely minor operations, if
they do not constitute a definite menace, it
may be asked why they have been permitted
to advance so steadily that main supply routes
to Imphal, an important and strategic point
In eastern India, have been cut by them,
leaving the city wholly dependent upon it's
stores in hand?
New Delhi dispatch declares the crisis will
be dealt with and overcome shortly, but the
declaration is so belated it might be nothing
more than whistling in the dark a child S
device to keep its courage up. The japanese
have made sufficient progress in their eastern
India campaign to compel Lord Mountbatten
to stop Understanding them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
One Dollar Per Person

Interesting information on health service has
been compiled by the International CITY
Managers Association for the last year EN-.
braclng municipalities with population from
10000 persons up. In reading the following it
will be well for Wilmingtonians to remember
that they contribute not only the citys entire
appropriation for health service but 60 per cent
OF New Hanover countys as well
The Association's report shows that approx
nlately 81 per person was spent on public
health projects last year.
The average community of more than 25. 600
population spent from II cents to SLIT per
capita on public health services, while cities
between 10000 and $4,000 population spent an
average of So cents per person.
Administering public health services to citi-
zens in more than two-thirds of all cities over
10000 populaton-597 of 100 cities reporting
are municipal health departments. In many
OF the cities public health services are ad-
ministered by joint city-county health units, in
few others by a county, district or other type
of unit.
Local health work is organized under the
control of a separate administrative health
board in exactly the same percentage of cities
over $4,000 as between 10000 and 25,OOO-444
per cent. A separate health board is found in
81 per cent of cities of $4,000 to SO, 00O-the
highest percentage of any population group
All cities over 100000 population have full
time health officers, all cities between 100, 900
and 100000 except Omaha, Salt Lake City,
Scranton, Somerville, Mass. South Bend
Wichita and Youngstown have full-time health
officers as do Is of the cities between Is, 900
and 900. Among cities between 10000 and
25,000 more than half have full-tirne health
officers.
The health agency in 1856 of the reporting
cities of more than $4,000 population ad-
ministers all health activities including health
education, vital statistics, prevention of tuber-
culosis venereal disease and other communi-
cable disease control, services for maternal
and child hygiene, diagonostic laboratory SER
vice, food and milk control, sanitation inspect
ion. and public health nursing. In the remain
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05

ing 2o1 reporting cities over 1000 population,
one or more essential health activity is ad-
ministered by the county, state or federal
government or by private agencies School
health work is handled entirely by the board
of education and financed by the school board
budget in 1865 cities in this group.
The number of full time personnel in health
departments in the largest cities ranges from
366 for Los Angeles to ,494 for New York, and
in cities from 900 to 1000, 900 population
from 1873 for Buffalo to 573 for Washington, D.
C. Average among cities over 1000, 1000 popu-
lation is 3.16 fulltime health personnel for each
10000 citizens. This average jumps to 1852 for
cities between 100000 and 100000 then de-
creases with the size of the city to 1.73 for
cities between 10000 and $4,000. The average
for all cities over 10000 population is 1928.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
BY JOHN SELBY
MIR. G. STRINGS ALONG" by
Robert Wilder Putnam. 50 5O)

"A * ue1AdIH, SA.OUJ.
Ii Lii; a n Smiths Strange
Fruit" has reused the self-censor-
ship OF Boston booksellers, what
must happen to Robert Wilder's
MIR. G. Strings Along? Miss
Smiths novel is a quiet, serious
and powerful study of love cross
ing the color line, and as far from
deliberate pornography as anv
novel ever read-and have read
thousands.
And Mr.. Wilder's Rabelaisian
fantasy is designed, with com.
nendable frankness, for the snick-
er trade. I like the way Mr.. Wild.
er writes, although in truth it must
be admitted that ''Mr. G. Strings
Along is not as well written as
his three other books. But from
his title through to the last page
this little number never gets above
the naughty boys-behind-the barn
level. The title is back-handed
compliment to Gypsy Rose Lee,
who first saw the book trade pos
sibilities Of the G string. And the
story is built around three light
ladies and three nincompoops of
the male sex. 1t also contains a
cute satire on American war pro-
duction which would have been bet
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Unconvincing

One phase of Mr.. WILKES Wisconsin "swing
around the circle that stands out with espe-
cial clarity is the effort he made at every
stop and in every speech to convince his hear.
ers that he really is Republican. And the
chief impression we gathered in reading re-
ports Of that effort is that he had not quite
convinced himself that he is.
To be sure he berated the present admins
tration with violence and, it seemed, indis
cretely from a political viewpoint, but al
the same time offered no striking alternative
for the party whose nomination for the presi
dency he seeks.
There was very little difference between his
campaign methods in Wisconsin and those
he employed four years ago. From which we
gather that the more he speaks in public the
surer becomes the nomination of someone
else by the Republicans.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Japan's Air Losses

Japan's plane losses in actual combat have
been at a ratio of more than four to one over
ours. The figures are given by Secretary Knox
of the Navy. American naval and marine
aviators he said at his press conference. have
shot down 4,316 japanese warplanes since the
war began. Our loss has been 921. The loss of
planes the ground by either side is not
available, but with the exception of Pearl
Harbor and the Philippines, where the enemy
had unparalleled advantage the ratio has prob
ably been as great, if not actually greater,
than in the air.
In view of our greater production capacity
it is not difficult to foresee what the outcome
in the Pacific will be, say within another
year, as far as air war is concerned. The need,
of course, is not so much plane construction
as plane delivery to the Pacific arena. This
has increased greatly in recent months, else
the Navy and the Marine Corps air forces
could not have won their victories among
japanese island outposts
Now that the drive on Tokyo has assumed
it's present proportions it is not to be supposed
there will be any let up in plane deliveries IL
is more reasonable to assume that they will be
increased The only thing that could hamper
the air effort in the Pacific would be major
disaster in Europe With the European invasion
to start shortly, we may be certain that the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
The Literary Guidepost

ter if it had been resolved. but
which is amusing enough as il
stands to produce belly-laughs.
Mr.. Grafton makes tin frogs in
a North Carolina village. His plant
is converted by whatever the
Washington conversion agency is
but the agency puts up beautiful
cottages and landscapes them, and
forgets to buiio the plant itself.
MIR. Grafton fights for plant,
gives up, comes back from Wash
ington with Christine and lives
with her. Squatters arrive at Mr..
Crafton's place, including Birdie
and Pee-We, whose business is
you-know-what. Uncle Tod and
Samuel, Mr.. G1afton's helpers, and
Mr.. Grafton hircself become hope
Iessly involved with each other.
Carolina stump Ticker, the neigh
oorhood, Washington, and eventu-
ally China, of all places.
II IS pretty dlZZylng affair,
some OF which is extremely fun
ny. But Mr.. Wilder bears down
too much for my taste. His pre-
occupation with the contours of the
female body seem just a shade
adolescent; they recall the dreams
OF the pimply stage, or perhaps
the goatish ginings of ancient
CATERS.
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actual attack will not be launched untn
General Eisenhower is assured that the time
is ripe and that the enterprise will involve
the lowest possible losses in men and equip
ment
Meanwhile Japan's shipping and naval
losses are keeping pace with her air losses,
and General Macarthur is steadily whiting
down or cutting off larger numbers of enemy
troops throughout the entire southwestern Pa.
cific island area seized following Pearl Harbor
and Singapore. The final thrust against Japan
Is still to be started but the ground work for
it is certainly being done in a thoroughg going
manner.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
With Ernie Pyle

cessity of knowing their guns and
depending on them.
Requirements arrive in many
different stages of warfare. The
lest method is for requirements
to come when q whole regiment
is out of the line for a long rest.
Then the new men can get ac-
quainted with the older ones, they
can form their natural friendships,
and go into their first battle with
a feeling OF conlradeship.
Others arrive during these very
short rest periods, and have only
day or so to fit themselves in
to the unit before going on into
the great adventure. ,.
The wors. of all is when men
have to join an outfit while it's
right in the line. That has hap
pened here on the Fifth Army
beachhead.
There have been cases here
where company had to have re-
placements Immediately. 1t was in
circumstances where no front-line
movement whatever in daytime
was possible. Hence the new men
would have to be. guided up at
night, establish themselves in their
foxholes in darkness, and inhabit
that foxhole until it was all over.
I feel sorry for men who have
to do that AL. of us who have
had any associa ton at all with the
possibility of death know that the
main thing you want is not to be
alone. You Want company, and
preferably somebody you know.
It must be sn awful thing to
80 up to the brink of possible death
in the nighttime in a far-away
land, puzzled ard afraid, knowing
no one and facing the worst mo-
ment of your life totally alone.
That takes strength.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Surgical Gauze Being
Shipped Here By U. S.
Army Medical Depots

ATLANTA, Ca, April 4-Surgi-
cal gauze for $4,000, 900 dressings
has been requisitioned by the
American Red Cross from U. S.
Army medical supply depots, and
is en- route to 48 major cities in
the Southeastern states. Red
Cross area headquarters announc-
ed today.
In North Carolina, cities to re-
ceive part of the gigantic new
shipment n u d e: Wilmington,
Greenville, Albermarle, Asheville,
Lumberton, High Point, Winston.
Salem, Durham and Greensboro
In addition to the large city
shipments, gauze for 60<O0, 900
more surgical dressings has been
ordered direct from manufacture
ers to be shipped to more than
1000 smaller chapters, it was
SaiS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
Daily Prayer
FOR SOLIDARITY IN SERVICE

FOR SOLIDARITY IN SERNtth
In a great fellowship Of many
nations, all avowlng aims leafneu
from Thy word. o God, We dlI
united against pagan powers lna'
have dishonored Thee. May Ih-.
omnipotent Spirit preserve oOI
unity and the purity of our Pul
poses. Let no discordant and sen
ish nationalisn1 creep into ou'
counsels. In a sublime and ui,'
matched experience for ma7k'hu'
we have entered into some degree
OF understanding of Thy love lo'
the whole world. There is no long
er any near or far: We are ol'
in concern for all mems hlghes'
welfare, even that of our foes. IL
the greatness of Thy grace
Eternal Father, permit us to Ds
sharers of Ch-lst's own spirit "
concern and compassion for t''
whole race of men. May His ay'
ing prayer be fulfilled in US ]"
our time; that we all may be ohs'
IN disciplesilip to Thee. Amen
WIFE.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
BY ERNIE PYLE

WITH FIFTH ARMY BEACH
HEAD FORCES IN ITALY,-(by
wireless)-One day 1 was driving
on muddy lane alongside a
woods, with an officer friend of
mine who has been wounded twice
and who has been at war a long
time.
On both sides of the lane were
soldiers walking, returning to the
lear. 1t was the typical movement
of troops being relieved after a
siege in the front line. Their
clothes were muddy, and they We're
heavily laden. They looked rough,
and any parade ground officer
would have been shocked by their
appearance. Ard yet I said:
'I'll bet those troops haven't
been in the line three days."
My friend thought a minute,
looked more closely as they
passed, and then said:
'I'll bet they haven't been in
the line at all. I'll bet they've just
been up in reserve and weren't
used, and now they're being pulled
back for a while"
How can you tell things like
that? Well, I made my deduction
Or the fact that their boards
weren't very long, and although
they were tired and dirty, they
didn't look tired and dirty enough.
My friend based his on that, too,
but more SO Oh the look in their
eyes.
The dor't have that stare" he
said.
A soldier who has been a long
time in the line does have look"
in his eyes that any one with prac-
tice can discern.
It's look of dullness, eyes that
look without seeing, eyes that see
without transferring any response
to the mind. It's look that is
the display room for the thoughts
that lie behind it-exhaustion, lack
of sleep, tension for too long,
WEAKNESS that IS too great, fear
beyond fear, misery to the point
OF numbness, look of surprising
Indifference to anything anybody
can do to you. It's look I dread
10 see on men.
And yet it's one of the perpetual
establishments of a war life to me,
that humans recover as quickly as
they do. You can take unit that
is pretty well exhausted, and if
they are lucky enough to be
blessed with some sunshine and
warmth, they'll begin to be nor
NAL after two days out of the line.
The human spirit is just like a
cork.
When companies like this are
pulled out for rest, they spend
the first day getting dug into their
new position, for safety against &C.
casional shellings or bombings.
Usually they've slept little during
their time in the line, so on thei.:
first night they're asleep early and
boy, how they sleep.
Next day they get themselves
cleaned up as best they can. They
shave, and wash, and get on some
II esh clothes if their barracks bags
have been brought up. They get
mail and they write letters, and
they just loaf around most of the
cay.
On both the second and third
days, they take on requirements
and begin getting acquainted with
them. All over the bushy slope
where they're bivouacked, you see
little groups of men squatting in
tight circles. These are machine.
gun classes. The classes are for
the new men, to make sure thew
haven't forg o t t e n what they
learned in training, and to yet
them accustomed to the great ne
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-05
CLEAN UP OR CLOSE UP

WASHINGTON, April a (R -
With the rat population estimated
as outnumbering humans to l
here, Washington health authori-
ties have issued an edict to resau-
rant owners to "clean up or close
up"
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responsibility for the personal views of Mr.. Peger.
and often disagree with them much many Of
his readers His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.