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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-20
Skinner Rites
to be Saturday

Ann Arbor, Oct. 20-Funeral SER
vices for Mrs. Sarah V. Skinner,
$3.50 Whitmore Lake Rd.. will take
place at 10 o'clock Saturday morn.
ing at st. Patrick's Church, North
field, with Rev. L. F. Wood officiat.
ing. Burial will be in st. Thomas
Cemetery.
MIR. Skinner, who died Wednes.
day after a long illness. was born
July 80, 1899 in Loretta, Ky. She
was the daughter OF T. n. and MARI
flanagan Miller In May, / 40,
Yrs. Skinner mo ed to fnn Arbor
where she resided until two years
Ego when she moved to Whitmore
Iare.
She Is survived by her husband,
R. d. Skinner three daughters,
Marv Jane, Margaret Ann and Pa
'ricia, all at home; her parents
Fhepherdsville. Ka.. six brothers
ohm ard Clyde. serving with the
v. s. Army in the So"th Pacific
Will'"n n. ril'e-t. Sheperdsville
-. Harr-' "rno~'. 0uisville. Ky.
y two r'e'ers, VIOLA ATKINSON.
'~lbvvil'1. Wy, T~1 Bessie Veina
n orisville, Ky.
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Morrill, To 81! Danger
Rv TOM Gil

is still in Austria. And perhaps I
.ould remind you there is no safety
n you-here or in the States-if
on prove unfaithful. Otherwise
ou will go far. Men find you de-
Irable. Even l am not insensible
o your attraction. Use it. Use it
on Colin Rae, or"-the shadowy
smile came and went-"or is that
advice Unnecessary"
Quickly she asked, "What Of
lim?"
"He may be in our way. He"
Dove broke off. "But win his con-
fidence." He glanced again through
the window.
"You think that will be difficult?"
she asked.
Nothing will be difficult il you
keep your head"
"Why should l lose it,"
He began polishing his glasses.
"For the one reason that makes
women the best and worst spies in
the world-they possess what is
popularity described As a heart A
heart, meme kieine, Is q dangerous
luxury for those who follow our
path. You are permitted one loyalty
alone-the Party. And here, I am
the Party" He made a quick sign
toward the window. eve will talk
again."
When Colin pushed open the door,
he saw only a small mild-mannered
man, adjusting his gold-rimmed
glasses, and girl swathed in blan-
kets, watching him with long, green
eyes.
Mechanically Colin poured fresh
water into the boiling kettle-noth-
ing seemed real, neither the people
about him nor what he himself was
doing.
He heard Dove say, ats . day
for coffee" and Irina's murmured
reply. 1t was as if all this were
happening to someone else-or had
happened long ago. Wildly impos-
sible that he should be standing
there dropping coffee into . black
ened pot while through his mind
swirled the memory Of two arms
tight about his neck and warm lips
on his lips. :
Through sheer will power he
pulled himself back to his task, and
soon the fragrance Of steaming cof-
fee filled the cabin. He carried q
cup to Trina, ard saw with angry
wonder that even yet his hand was
not quite steady.
They drank while Dove talked Of
trapping and of coming trouble
with Tenant. Then at last he rose.
"Time to be getting over to Cross
Lake" He drew on his horse-hide
mittens. These days before freeze
up get buster and shorter" He
looked up at Rae. $50 this winter
you're feally going to trap?"
81 may not" Colin answered
quietly. II may go out"
There was no Disgusting the sur
prise in Doves eyes--surprise and
perhaps relief. "But I thought you
had decided TO spend the winter
here"
"In my life nothing ever seems
to be decided"
The fnality in Collins tone left
nothing more TO be said, and with a
nod and a Thanks for the Coffee
Dove closed the cabin door.
Ito be eontinued)
copyrisht NJ rsu oin.
Dirxisgtsd b. Eins Tsstnrs sypficsss n
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THEY say

New York-Gov. Thomas e.
rewey: IF there should ever be
a th..d woi.d w4r America would
ue In the mont lines IL the very
.4rst nour."
ct. Paul-kep. Melvin J. Mas,
(4J o. A4inAeso.a. nlgn o.lclaIs
VI tue eo,erAlu- Civilian aad
m.II.4IJ, anew SIX hours Letore the
attack mat Pearl harDor and the
fnlnpplnes were TO be attacked
and the hour at which that attack
was to take place"
Ottawa-Leighton Ralston, Cana
dian national defense minister, fol-
lowing a tour OF European battle
fronts: 80 logged has been our
action on the Italian front that the
Germans have been unable to draw
any relief for their hard-pressed
western armies from the Italian
area
Misunderstanding OF the
Navy James A. Forrestal disclosed
5000 Jap planes and $50 Jap ships
destroyed since June mo one Of
these operations is in itself an over
whelming victory. but the steady
accumulation OF these blows Is
steadily and relentlessly crowding
the Jap back into his corner"
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STAGE and SCREEN

position that II can't possibly help
her as a performer.
The outstanding female In the
cast turns out TO be Joan McCrack-
en-. also an oklahoma" alumna,
who, as the coincidence. is taking
the limelight away from Miss Holm
in exactly the same way Miss Holm
did to the leading lady of okla
homa!" Miss MHCracken, hereto
fore only a dancer. branches out a
little as a singer and probably will
do better with this as she gets more
training. AS a dancer she Is a
delight.
Too Much Work
A word about Miss de Mile. She
sprang into prominence overnight
when her usual ballet and other
dance sequence for Oklahoma 1"
and has been in terrific demand
ever since. For that first show she
happened 10 have just exactly what
the doctor ordered and 1t was fresh.
Since then she has been besieged
with work and so far as / am
concerned, the result has been one
terribly boring ballet in "One Touch
of Venus" and an even less attrac.
tive Civil War ballet in this show
The songs include such good num-
bers as The Eagle and Me-. sung
by Dooley Wilson; IL Got Song,
wonderful thing as done by Rich
ard Huey, and Sunday in Cicero
Falls" This last is used for the
second act opening, which is the
best part OF the show.
Others in the cast include Mabel
Taliaferro, Matt Briggs. Margaret
Douglass, Blaine Cordner and Char
les Howard.
The show was put on by John c.
Wilson in association with Nat
Golstone. Miles Whites costumes
are one Of the best features.
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Michigan in
Washington
bv Esther Van Waooner Tufty

A big protest bonfire Is being
built under music union leader
Jam c. Pet illo's claims that In
terlochen High School orchestra
or any other band will never be on
the radio network without the per-
mission OF the American Federation
OF Musicians. Not being union
members. these amateurs, at pres
ent, are not broadcasting national
ly.
Leading the fight Is veteran
mem Der OF Petrillos own union
DIR. Joseph 4. Maddy, professor OF
radio music instruction at the Uni
versity OF .dichigan. and also presi-
dent OF the National Music Camp at
lnterlochen.
MobiliziLg not only all the stu.
dents in the National School Band
and Orchestra and Vocal Associa.
ton. which numbers two to three
million in membership, DR.. Maddy
Is also making direct appeal to
the parents OF these music stars OF
tho future. There he is meeting
with notable success, with impetus
given by the National Education
Association and the Parent.Te Teach
ers Association, both nationwide in
scope.
Student petitions are being sign
ed in A states. Active also is the
National Commission for Defense
OF Democracy through Education
headed by Donald Dushane.
All of this is hoped to impress
the already favorably inclined Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee. Before this committee Is a
bill introduced by Senator Arthur
A. Vandenberg, whose own daugh-
ter. a talented pianist, was once
student at Interlochen.
The basis OF Maddy's claim be.
fore the committee Is that the prin-
ciple Is undemocratic to exclude
musical education from the air;
that the performers offer no finan.
cial competition.
The energetic DR.. Maddy Is not
missing any opportunities to pre-.
sent his plea Last week he ap-
peared in Washington before the
Federal communications Commits
sion at hearing on FIN radio. He
told the FEC, America cannot af-
ford to deny its children and it's
students the help OF radio, one of
the worlds greatest educational
tools. even though Petrillo wants to
do that"
When Congress reconvenes. the
Committee Is slHted TO take irrre-
d te action on the radio leg ~ on.
which includes the Nad1yins- ed
amendment introdu ed by Sen.
Vandenberg.
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CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Rae moved her clothes back, I
the stove was glowing cherry re-
Up on the bed, Irna's pup bega
playing, tugging at the folds OF the
blanket, and the water on the stove
was humming.
"Coffee soon," he announced.
Chin resting on her knees, her
eyes followed Colin as he passed
about the room.
IL hate to think this is our last
trip" he heard her say. He made
no answer. His eyes kept meeting
hers, with a growing sense of some
thing left unsaid, of some new, trou-
bling presence that had not been
there before
Colin began playing with the dog.
Then softly her hand touched his
hair. "Your hair is as wet as mine
was"
Irina's fingers passed across his
neck, lifting the wet hair back from
his forehead, while he raised his
face to look at her; for a moment
her warm hands rested on his
shoulders.
They were not smiling now;
dreamlike, unreal in the cabins
gloom, her face stopped closer. I'M
til the red lips and the long, green
eyes became his only reality in .
drifting world. He saw her lips part,
saw her arms reach out to him as
she swayed forward -.
A wilder blast from the north buff
feted the cabin, rafting the win
dows, bringing a deeper roar Of de-
fance from the fire, but her hands
were moving down over his Shout
ders, her hair was brushing his neck.
Then, in the same instant, they
heard a shout from the direction Of
the lake.
With a sense Of the world tum-
bling about his ears, Colin opened
the door and peered out through the
storm.
II was Dove. Muffied in o heavy
khaki coat, the little man came up
the path, and at sight Of Colin he
called, 81 saw the smoke and couldn't
resist the chance Of hot coffee"
Then he saw Irina's clothes drying,
and his head jerked toward the bed.
For second his eyes held the
girls eyes. you capsized."
81 was foS enough to try the rap
ids"
"Swift water is dangerous" Dove
murmured, especially when it's be-
yond ones depth"
Heart still pounding, Colin turned
from that smiling scrutiny and be-
gan filling the coffee pot. As IL out
Of some fantastic dream he watched
his own hand trembling; it was all
unreal. Nothing was changed, ex-
cept-mechanically he realized that
the water in the kettle had boiled
low. and, slipping on his windbreak-
er, he picked up a bucket.
"Ill be back in a minute" He
hurried out the door.
Humming a quiet air, Dove drew
of his mittens and sat down oppo-
site Trina.
"You don't look chilled" He was
still smiling.
"Not now"
That's youth. An adventure like
this will have no bad effect on you
or Rae. But 70 a person, say, as old
as Rodney Silkirk-"
He let the sentence die In midair;
his eyes caught sight oi toe dog Oh
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Ely Jack Gaver

Omitted Press Drama Editor)
NEW YORK-UP-The most i'm.
portant thing to get across about
"Bloomer Girl" is that this musical
comedy is drawing long lines TO the
box Office and that 1t has become
another OF those shows 1t is almost
impossible TO get in to see. There
seems TO be almost a hysteria
about the desire to see 1t, far be-
yond its merits as entertainment.
"Bloomer Girl" has It's pleasant
moments, in fact there are times
when these moments work into
stretches OF several minutes, but II
has no great moments. The best
thing about it is the music, but the
score of Harold Arlen is not a great
one by any means.
The show is chiefly at fault in its
book. hash prepared by Sid Her
zig and Fred Sadly. In it they deal
with the period Immediately prior
TO the beginning OF the Civil War,
working in such subjects as bloom
ers for women. rights for women
and the undo. ground railway for
escaped slaves. They throw In II
tabloid performance of Uncle
Toms Cabin" and get the Civil
War started with the aid of Agnes
de Mile, cho~eo grapher. | grant
that musical comedy love situa-
tons generally are no great shakes,
but the better shows manage to
get some warmth into them. IN
this one, however, you can't be-
lieve there is love match between
Celeste Holm and David Brooks. 1t
is not the players fault. either.
Bloomer Crusader
One OF the leading characters Is
based on Amelia Bloomer. who cru
saded for women's rights In gem
eral and particularly for their r'ght
TO abandon the cumbersome (but
pretty hoop skirt and wear a kind
o. pantaIette with oyerskirt which
came to bear her name. In the
show this character is called Dolly
Bloomer and she is made sister-in-
law OF a hoop skirt tycoon OF upper
New York state. This man has
six daughters, five happily married
TO hoop skirt statesmen. The s'xth.
Miss Holm. is a bit OF a rebel.
consorting with her aunt and go
ing in for boomers and aiding es-
capped slaves. A Kentuckian comes
t. get a Job selling hooD skirts tn
the South and eventuallv wis her.
bein~ one OF those in the hor'er
states who casts his lot WI h the
Union daspite the fact that he has
been a slaveowner.
One Of the main gripes Is about
Miss Fo,m. who ha11ens to be one
OF nv favorite sto~e people and
who ! believe Is destined to be \
fine and possibly great actress
Vow. ! thin it was a rood thing
for her TO plav the role of Ado
Arnie in "Oklahoma,"-giving her
added experience as a coned'enne.
which Is always useful-b"t to
male her sterotyped rrima donna
seer-s a waste OF time. Hers Is not
a greet sirging voi~e. for ore him:
second. tho heroine's rNle in
"Bloomer Girl" is such a v-7ak pro-
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STRIKE ONE DAY

LANSING-A strike OF 1879 EN-.
ployes In the Naval Ordnance Di-
vision Of REQ Motors, Inc. in pro-
test because the War Labor Board
approved only half OF the 10 cents
an hour wage increase they de-
manded, ended Thursday a day af-
ter 1t was called. The State Labor
Mediation Board and the United
Auto Workers Union (CIO) reg.
ional ONCE labelled 1t a wildcat"
strike. The employees returned to
work announcing they would ask
the board to reconsider and give
them the full raise.
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By TOM GILL

the edge Of She bed, and he held Il
loft in one o. his great hands. Bar.
1g its small white milk teeth, tn
Up growled viciously, and Dove
1dded. "I'm afraid you do not like
'e." He tapped the dog lightly
But you should show better man.
mrs to one who works in the same
cause as your mistress.
With fixed gaze Trina watched
him, while vein on her temple be-
gan pulsing. Dove laid the dog be-
side her, and his hand touched her
wrist.
"Die zeit ist gps, Trina"
The soft sibilance of German died
away, and in English, Dove stressed,
eve are ready now for you"
Trina smiled. In thoughtful ap-
prevail Dove looked down at her.
"Our New York agents told me
you were intelligent" He lapsed
again into German. 81 agree. You
also have unusual charm. Intelli.
gence and charm-you will need
them both, my dear"
"For what?"
"For a little lesson to that dear
United States"
"But they are not at war"
"In December Japan will take
care Of that"
"Why did you wait so long To tell
me this?" she asked.
ITO make sursss / am a very eau
tious person, Trina. Besides, you
must have guessed who was"
II thought at first it was DR..
Benedict"
Dove gave q short laugh. "Big
men make poor SPIES" Walking
across the cabin, he glanced out the
window. 1--WE have not much time"
he warned.
"Tell me what to do" The girls
voice showed no sign Of emotion
only kind Of impassive submission.
Dove seated himself comfortably
on the edge Of the bed. slave you
let yourself become involved with
Colin .Rae?"
IL am involved only with the
Party" This time her voice sharp
ened. Then he smiled. II think we
shall get along"
Again she said, TELL me what TO
do"
1.-TWO things - both Of them ur-
gent, and both you will find out
from Selkirk: First, want to know
exactly where his trappers are
working between here and Hudson
Bay. Second, I want to know when
the company plane makes its rounds
Of the northern trading posts"
"You are almost ready, them"
His eyes flickered. Eve have not
been idle. Except for two patrols,
there is not mountie between here
and the south shore Of the bay.
They are down in Learmonth, wait
ing for trouble between the Crees
and the trappers, and we will give
them just enough 10 keep them
there. Then, after the ice comes, we
strike"
In deep earnestness Dove raised
his hand. "The echo of that blow
will be heard around the world"
The cultural syllables ceased,
and for a time he watched her,
wrapped in the blanket, knees un-
der her chin.
IL am wondering" he said at
last, "h ! should talk 10 you Of
loyalty. They told me you were not
entirely willing to come here until
they reminded you that your father
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-20

GRAND RAPIDS--A shortage If
blanks that kept approximately 500
rsons rom registering here Wed.
day night WI not prevent them
'om voting In the Nov. 7 election.
according to an informal opinion
W Prosecutor Menso r. Bolt. By
gning afiidavits stating they were
Nable to register because of cir
instances beyond their control
I'D presenting them to election in
Tpertors when they go to the polls.
Gold said, they can gain the right
70 vote
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/HAT TER and
~ q Fact or two

The now nearly extinct Caro-
lima parrakeet Of the United
States, Is the only member Of
the species native to the temper
ate zone. Most parrots inhabit
the tropics.
Pelayo was the first Christian
king In Asturias after the con-
quest Of Spain by the Arabs. He
died In 1877 A. d.
The natives OF the Samoa
islands named Robert Louis Stew
enson ''Tusitala," meaning tell
sr Of tales"
AN IOWA FARMER has
grown a corn stalk which tow
ers more than % feet. That sort
Of thing is going to be tough on
postwar civilian aviation.
!
Hitler orders every German
male from I6 TO 90 to get into
the fight. How old is Der Furi-
GUS. anyway-6IS
!
zadok Dvmkopf suggests thai
Adolf is in his second problem
childhood.
The optlmist thinks the first
postwar product to become SUI
per-plentiful will be ice cream.
The pessimist is sure 1t will be
the alarm clock.
!
The Axis appears about to set
a record by losing both ends of
q double-header simultaneously.
In view Of the eisarsi shortage
many woman now wishes her
Independence had progressed TO
the point Of learning TO SMOKE q
cigar Or q pipe.
The latest revolution In Hon.
duras is reported a terrific flop.
What's the matter - did they
forget to hire a publicity agent?
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SYSTEM DEFECTIVE

LANSINC-AP - The Judicial
Council OF Michigan declared in a
report 20 the governor today Mich.
igan's system OF dealing with in
sane, feeble minded and epileptic
persons is seriously defective" and
"in need Of thorough moderni7a-
ton which will bring 1t up to the
level OF the far superior practice
found in many other states"
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DIGGS MAY APPEAL

LANSING-AP-- Former State
Senator Charles c. Digs received
the supreme courts permission
Thursday TO appeal belatedly his
CONVICTION on charges OF participat.
ing in legislatice graft conspiracy.
The court authorized his release
from prison on $4,000 bond TO be
posted with It. pending disposition
OF the anpeal.
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Half Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

WCIIly NXO
Sphinx Club organized Officers clayton Alban
president Jerome Farrell vice president Palmer
tary Harold Augustus treasurer Lloyd Aban and Fred Be
gn executive committee
Eight candidates received the degree Deolay
meeting Jack Brngloe,
sinkue Donald Wallace, Archie and Fletcher
Erickson.
Dr. Glenadne Snow professor hygiene Normal
lege will speak the The Obligation the
Health Program at the 10th annual meeting Michigan
tuberculosis Association meeting Hail. Arbor
Fifty Years Ago
Mrs Louis NJ James and 3. Trim gave delightful
at home" at the James residence
Members OF Queen City Lodge Knights Pythias paid fra
ternsl visit to the Arbor knights visit
later.
The special October Normal News ist out
an article by DR.. David Eugene Smith.
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AUTHORIZE AIRPORT

Port Huron-AP-An appropria.
ton OF 100000 for the purchase Of
land six miles south OF Port Huron
for a county airport was author.
lied Thursday by the ST. Clair
County Board OF Supervisors. Mem.
bers OF the county road commission
were appointed airport trustees.
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his condition was described as crit
zeal. He was standing abolut eight
feet away when the gun went on
The two boys and Walter Rowe
seven, were hunting at the time ~
the accident.
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COMMISSIONER DIES

Mt. Clemens-AP-Funeral serv.
ices will be held here Monday for
George T. Smith. 81, former Ma.
comb. County sheriff and drain
commissioner. Smith. who died
Thursday, also had served as coun.
ty Democratic chairman and as a
member Of the State Central Com
mittee,
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SHOT IN ABDOMEN

HILLSDALE. Micb.-Lloyd John.
son, 10. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Johnson, Route 2. Jonesville.
was shot in the abdomen late
Thursday afternoon when a shot.
gun discharged after Thoethiel
Staelens, II. OF near Mosherville
had changed shells but had forgot.
ten to pull down the hammer. John
son was rushed to the Hillsdale
Community Health Center where
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-20

II U. S. farm fire losses could
be reduced by so per cent, about
1850 lives would be saved each
year.
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DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
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Your Health
Diet Seen as
Solution For
Fatigue

I HAVE JUST been looking
over some recent research on the
mechanism of fatigue. | will re-
view it for the benefit Of my
readers, although / cannot say |
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piarissssd b. Kias Tstars sysdi-s.. Ii