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Telephone Wire Laid
AT Mile q Minute

BY the Associated Press.
WITH AMERICAN FORCES ON
THE WESTERN FRONT, Dec. 28.-
Sergt. John H. Harris, CedartoWn
Evening star., 1944-12-28
BEDDING PIECES

l-Sll4 Cinderella upholstered heed,
swing bed and frames ond matching bed
spreods. Solid mahogany frome. oIozed
:hintz --------- $95
6-S5e25 Coil Spring base. hond-tied
spring and roll edge Mottress. Blue and
white stripe ticking Double size, $3.50
+S74.25 Korpen coil spring bose box
spring and button tufted roll edge Mot
tress. Rose donosk ticking, double size,
$49.5o
Isis Upholstered heodboord Bed in
quilted effect blue domosk. Double size
box spring and innersprine mattress, blue
ticking $3.50
l-$89. so Upholstered heodboord Bed in
quilted effect blue domosk. Hond-tied
box spring and mottress in ton stripe,
$3.50
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SITS antique eorIy 1900 chest of
drawers. Crotch mahogany fronts,
S15s

l-S289 Swirl mahogany front Chippen-
dole bedroom ensemble, seven drower
serpentine dresser, chest on chest, carved
fronne double bed, night toble SHY
l-S225 Bedroom group with swell
fronts, 18th century design. Dresser,
chest on chest, double bed and two
drower night tobIe $I9s
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Franklin ". Harper
dies al Home Here

Franklin w. Harper, 78, of 1886
Cathedral avenue NV, president
and treasurer of the E. Morrison
Paper Co., died at his home yester-
Evening star., 1944-12-28

l-S69.50 Stotton tru-type solid ma
hoeony double size bed. Sleigh type with
double inloid lines $50
2-$95 90 Grond Ropids mode twin beds.
Low with cross bond edges and crotch
mahogany inloid. Poir --$69.50
1-$84.75 Lined ook modern dresser
with plote mirror ond corved type night
toble. Built to the floor. Both $3.50
l-S45 90 Grand Ropids mode twin bed
in mahogany. Dromotic swirl mahogany
panel STATS
l-$54.5O Bleoched French mahogany
Sheraton Bed. Double size. Swirl ma
nooony panel S27.25
l-$53 90 Parchment enamel doubIs
size Bed with lovely carved ornoments.
Siei9h type $Z6.5D
l-$e5 90 Solid cherry wood double Bed
with double blanket rail. Beehive tips
and button posts ------------$3s.5o
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Dr.AntoineS Schneider
Prominent Physician,
dies al Home Here

DR.. Antoine Schneider, Al, neurol-
ogist and psychiatrist, and one of
Washington's leading physicians,
died yesterday at his home, 1916
Evening star., 1944-12-28
1-Sl85 Antique Empire chest, ex-
quisite crotch front

l-S385 ivory and gold bedroom group.
Dresser, and vonity with Troumeou mir
rors, chest, double bed, night tobIe and
bench, Metal pulls ----$23e
l-S895 Block ond gold decorated Re-
eenoy bedroom group, netoI mounts, solid
mahogany, tufted head board, twin beds.
Mirror top night table
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l2-$44.5O Louis XIV ornchoirs.
Head on heod noil trim, beechwood
frames, skiIfulIy eorved. Coil spring
seats. Upholstered in brocotelles,
French brooodes, nnoteIosses, $24.75
Evening star., 1944-12-28

i-S234 Sheraton bedroom group with
butt wolnut fronts, netoI trim. Dresser,
chest, seven-drower vonity, double bed,
l-S349 BIeoohed mohoeony modern
bedroom group. Six drower dresser, seven
drawer chest on chest. twin beds, COM
mode night toble S2S9
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l5-S2o.75 to S44.5o Boudoir chairs,
floor samples, one-of-o-knd ehintz,
n'ore, cord de rose, pillow bock, tufted
ooek, loose cushion
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BEDROOM FURNITURE

I-S3 le Aepplewhte mahogany bedroom
group. serpentine fronts, shaped mirrors
Dresser, chest on chest, seven -drower
vonlN, double bed and night table, $3.50
Evening star., 1944-12-28
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

J. William Lees Sons Co.,
9TH and Mass Ave. NE Ii $500
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
CrematOrium.
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l-S75O Carved q4-inch post ontioue
poster bed from on old Philadelphia
astote S595
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SOFAS AND LOVESEATS

$3.50 Custom made sofos, 80 inches.
Deep hand tufted back. Down cushion,
S3e5
l-S295 TomIinson kensineton Gallery
American ChippendoIe SOTO, fleece hoir
one-piece cushion $3.50
1-S4ee Custom-mode sofo. Deeply
tufted back. One-pieee down cushion,
Rose sotin SZ9S
l-S395 Hepplewhite custom mode hair
filled SOTO. Separated button back. One
piece down cushion $335
3-S345 Carved frame Regency SOTO,
$3.50
l-S23o Kidney love scot with button
back, down one e-pece cushion
l-S3e5 Sweeping arm SOTO, one-pieee
down cushion, hair filled, frineed to floor,
SOS
2-Sl4o Picked finish conversational
chors, one high arm, one low arm, for
right and left placing. Hair filled striped
velvet
Evening star., 1944-12-28
OCCASIONAL PIECES

o-Sll9 Borooue Cocktail TobIes, 30
inch mirror tops, black and gold or on
tlQue gold S69.50
4-Sllo Boroque "Sheof Of Wheat"
3O-inch mirror top, occasional tables, on
tlque gold, or block and gold - S69.5o
l-Sl95 Black and Sold Regency Dining
Room. Credenzo diamond cut gloss doors.
mirror top, lions head trim ----- Sl65
5-S22 so Solid WoInut Finished Mo-
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cross stretcher, shoped trim -----Sl 6.95
SIS Solid Mahogany Carved PoneI
Book Trough. with two additional shelves,
$3.50
l-S57.5O Love Scot, tufted back ond
scot. seporote effect cushions. wine chintz.
S2s.75
5-Sl475 Solid Mople Cricket Chairs,
coil spring scots. chintz covered 1926
o-S44 50 Solid Maple Potform Rock
ers, coil spring loose scot and loose cush-
ion back $3.50
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Draths

wednesday December ~, 1914. at her
GRaaSM 5ssnSS X PstrG n Mich the MAYBE MAJ
Rhines g. Co, funeral home, ,3rd and Eye
SITS. sw. Notice of funeral later.
GUM, MARY LOU. On Wednesday.
December ~, 1914, MARY LOU GUNN.
Remains resting at FraZier's funeral home,
3S9 R. l. ave. NV. Notice Of funeral later.
HARPER. CATHERINE. On Sunday,
CATHERINE HARPER, wife Of the late
Joseph F. Harper and mother of Mrs
Mary L. Bare, Leo and Harry Harper. Fu-
neral from James T. Clements Sons, 1241
Wisconsin ave. NV, Washington. D. c., on
Friday, December 20, at $50 an; thence
be said at am. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. %
HARPER, FRANKLIN w. On Wednes-
day, December p, 1914, at his residence,
3S46 Cathedral ave. NV, FRANKLIN W.
HARPER, beloved husband of Margaret E.
Harper and father of Helen ", Maude and
Minnie Harper of this city and Worth L..
Harper of BROOKLYN, N. Y. Funeral serv-
ices at the above residence on Friday,
December 80. at $50 pm. Interment
Rock Greek Cemetery 30
HARPER, FRANKLIN W. A special COM
runication of Washington Cen
|;;; E: i :; !: : .; 9:
FRANKLIN w. HARPER. All
members urged to attend
1.ET IA Cr a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06

is used. temporarily and they claim
1t prevents shock, which causes a
lot of deaths. The blood you ga e
will probably save some soldiers
life. so you can be proud, Nom.
81 wish the people back in the
L. S. knew what the war was like,
as the British do. then they
wouldn't think it's all over but the
shouting. The Americans don't
know how nice they have it. They
should see how the people are llv-
ing here in Italy and England,
France and Tunisia. I've seen
them all, Nom, and know what
it, like. You have never seen old
people dressed in rags waiting
around an army mess hall begging
for scraps out of guys mess kit
when he's through eating. | mean
stuff we throw in the garbage can.
That's the way IL was when we
first hit Africa and Italy. Every.
day ! used TO give some old man or
20 ng kid the scraps that had left
over after a meal. They would
have big gallon cans which they
would fill up with scraps and take
home to their families and believe
me they would fight for it just like
a pack OF hungry dogs. They
would crowd around and push Ike
bunch OF animals. 1t was pit full.
They are a little better of now
| guess, since they are sending fool
from the States. | don't thin; most
of these people have seen a new
pair of shoes for five years, that is
the peasants, the poor people.
which outnumber the rich about
so TO /. Just about everyone, young
and old, run around barefoot most
OF the time and the shoes of those
who are lucky enough to have any
aren't fit TO wear. Yes sir. the
American people are sure lucky and
people in England haven't got il
81 bad either, that is as far as
food and clothing are concerned.
They are living good, but not near.
ly as good as you are, of course.
Take it from me, the United States
is the best country in the world.
They have been at war for almost
three years and don't know what
it's all about. None of the people
back there know what 1t Is like
to have their homes completely
wiped out, their big cities leveled
they have never seen thousands Of
bombers overhead dropping tons
and tons OF bombs on their schools
full OF children and churches and
hospitals. They have never seen
the results of big raid. Well, We
have over here. You should see
the effects Of the German raids on
England. Those people went
'hrough hell. I'm tel''7g you. B't
the Cerm"ns a~e get.i7g 1t now
twice rs bad. I've seen so many
bombed cities that | am getting
sick OF loo'-ing at them.
We'll, III close now as It's get
ting late and | am tired. Tonor-
row is nv day off, so that's
pleasant thorght. l can sleep as
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Ratiions

(By the Associated Press)
Meats, Fats, etc.-Book four red
stamps AS through rs and AS
through P5 valid indefinitely. No
more will be validated until Dec. 3.
Processed Foods-Book four blue
stamps AS through rs and AS
through W5 valid indefinitely. No
more will be validated until Dec. l.
Sugar-Book four stamps 80
through 80 valid indefinitely for FIVE
pounds each. Stamp 40 good for
1--WE pounds for home canning
through Feb 2S, 1945.
Shoes Book three airplane
stamps /, 2 aud good indefinitely.
Gasoline In Northeast and
Southeast, liza coupons good for
three gallons through Nov. 8; .13-A
coupons in new book will become
valid No. and be good for four gall
Ions each through Dec. q. Else
whe. 13-A coupons now valid for
four gallons through Dec. q. B-4.
ca, BIS and C-5 coupons good
everywhere for FIVE gallons.
Fuel Oil-Old period four and
five coupons valid throughout cur
rent heating season. New period
one coupons also valid now and
throughout heating year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
STAGE and SCREEN

for that ae," she said.
''In 1t l play an Engishwoman
with the plague who is buried alive
but escapes from her coin. The
shock is so great it makes her
insane, and she goes around the
countryside committing murders
right and left"
Murder seems strange stock In
trade for an actress who studied
ballet from the time she was ST.
Until she made her stage debut as
the ingenue in "Cappy Kicks.
It's hard to reconcile 1t, too, with
young lady whose mother was
an opera singer and who was
brought up In an atmosphere OF
music and given piano and harp
lessons as soon as she was old
enough to distinguish the di FER
ence between sharps and flats.
THE ethal aspect OF my career
started when l appeared as Grazia
in Death Takes a Holiday on the
stage" she recalled.
shortly afterward I went into
the films to play the sweetheart of
DR.. Jekyll in DIR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde. The role gave me further
first hand information on the
macabre."
All her stage and film parts have
not required an association with
death, Of course. But she was
rromin6 mt In the cast OF THE
Tower OF London" with Charles
aughton and in other gruesome
movies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06

BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
AS an old Hollywood hand who
knows about diplomats from watch
ing them tangle with beautiful
sirens in Alfred Hitchcock movies,
I called upon the State Department
Tuesday for look at the genuine
article.
There wasn't a pair OF striped
pants in the joint. Or any spats,
either.
The boss, Cordell Hull. was in
the hospital for a checkup and
nursing a sore jaw from having a
couple OF teeth yanked,. but his
number one assistant, Edward r.
Stettinius. Jr.. was on the Job. He
didn't look like even a distant re-
latiye of a movie diplomat. More
like a salesman of 16-cylinder au-
tomobiles, maybe.
He held his conference with the
press In a room with a blue rug
that had yellow squiggles on IL.
He looked innocent when he said.
gentlemen, any questions this
morning?
This seemed to be a game. The
reporters said. yes sir, Mr.. Secre-
tary, we've got some questions.
You're durn tootin'' they had some
questions. They'd already written
them out and sent them up to him
hours before.
| guess | am a dope, but the en-
suing conversation sounded ike
Mumbo-JumDo TO me. Phrases
went went back and forth like
this: 1t has been presented oftici-
ally nothing to add. have you
anything to say on the matter.
exchange OF views. 1t would be un-
wise to speculate. Il am not free
to say.
1t turned out that Stettinius and
the experts from the press room
de luxe were talking about Argen-
tina; they changed the subject to
Russia. This, too, seemed to ma e
sense to everybody but Gilman.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
WAR ISN'T OVER


Mrs. Jesse c. Fleck, Sr., who is
employed at the Ford Bomber
Plant, has received an interesting
letter from her son. Jesse FlecK,
Jr., who is a mechanic in the Army
Air Corps now in Italy. Her son,
who has been overseas over two
years, saw active service in North
Africa prior to the invasion OF
Italy. His letter follows:
Had a pleasant surprise today,
got three letters from you. They're
the first have received in over
three weeks. The mail service has
been poor for the past month, but
the reason is obvious. | under
stand they have sent four million
election ballots overseas and they
have priority over other mail with
the exception of official mall.
you said in your letter that you
weren't going to send me pack
age for Christmas because you feel
| will be home by that time. -.
| want you TO plan on my being
home after the war is over and not
before. . Pll most likely get home
after the Germans and Japs are
18th finished, that is, as soon as
transportation is available after the
entire war is over. Don't plan on
anything else and then there will
be no disappointment. From
news we get here from the home
front it seems that people bac.;
there are under the impression that
the war is just about over, viii III
is very, very stupid. Good Gosh.
Germany is still fighting and Japan
is far from licked. They should
send those optimistic folks over
here to see what the score is. The
boys at the front are still having
a darn rough time Of 1t and there
is still a long way to go. Optimism
is okey but thinking the war is
about over is nothing but wishful
thinking. The guys over here in
the middle of it have learned to
face the facts. which is good
idea. There is possible chance
of my getting home before another
Christmas but not this ONE. /
wish you could send some snap
shots of (the family. Keep that
in mind and don't pass up any op'
portunity TO take some pictu es.
The more | get the better, you
can't send me too many.
so you gave a pint Of blood, Ell?
Well. Nom that was swell. I'm
proud OF you. We give II over
here too. A pint at time. About
a month ago all the men in the
squadron with type 20" blood rsve
a pint and they are still calling for
ii so probably there will be some
more donations. They say you can
give a pint every six wees with
no Ill e''e is. The donations f"o1
here are flown directly to the F h
Army front for transfusio"s Of
whole blood By that l mean fresh
lust as 1t comes from the veins.
What you donate is made into
blood plasma which is used until
a regular TRANSMISSION of whole
blood can be made. The plasma
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
CHAPTER THIRTY-S SIX

Then Colin heard Tenant re-
mark, That's the lake We saw be-
fore"
Rae nodded. "It's the lake where
Dove met the plane, and those
tracks may mean he's down there
on the island, waiting for it to come
again"
Joyously Tenant lifted his rife.
"1et's go!"
But Colin stopped him. easy. II
he wanted to lie in wait for US, that
island would be the place to do it.
Dove could get US both while we
were coming across the ice. I've a
better plan: You stay here and
watch. III cut around that point
and see whether he's still on that
island or crossed to the other side"
But as Colin started down the
slope, Tenant handed him the rife.
"You may need it for long-range
work"
An hour later, when Colin climbed
back on the ridge, Nate read the
answer on his face-those tracks
had not come out. Whoever entered
the island was still there. Dove
If it was Dove--lay hiding some
where in the dark shelter Of the
spruce.
Nate scanned the shore. "Sup-
pose the plane lands on the other
side of the island?"
There isn't room. That plane
has to land on this side"
"Then what's our next move7"
Something he doesn't (pect.
One Of us will take the rife and
cross to the island from the farther
side"
Tenant picked un the rifle.
that's my job"
"Why?"
Because know this gun and
you don't" His eyes were de.
termined. Lets not argue. What
shall do when I'm on the island"
keep back in the spruce and
come around to this side. Then wait
I'll be up here where can see Dove
whenever he comes out. That plane
won't land until he signals. and
once Dove Is out on the ice, well
have him between US. II he makes
break for this side, III be wait
ing"
"If ! see him first, Dove won't
ever reach your side" Tenant tied
his wolf team securely to a spruce
1--WE don't need you boys for this
job. You might ruin 1t bv bowling
at the wrong time" Waving to
Colin, he called, Here's luck to
both of us"
Alone on the ridge top, Rae laid
his glasses beside him and settled
himself for the vigil ahead. An hour
dragged by. Every nerve tense 10
the breaking point, Colin began
walking back and forth along the
ridge, straining his eyes out over
the lake, then up at the sky. Once
through the glasses, he caught a
brief glimpse Of Tenant, creeping
across the narrow neck of ice that
separated the northern edge of the
island from the mainland; a minute
later Nate disappeared among the
spruce.
Uneasily Colin remembered
Mates besetting sin Of impotence
better perhaps IL he himself had
chosen the task Of cutting of
Doves retreat.
Suddenly, Colin heard a stirring
In the snow, and saw the lead wolf
raiss his head toward LA sosthern
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North To Dancer

Dove went down under mass OF
ghting, crunching bodies.
Once-only once-the Nazi shook
himself free. CHASTITY and terrible,
he flung them from him and stag
yered toward the lake; then for the
asst time the pack closed. A hand
rose in agony and fell. No move, no
sound.
Then from out the center Of that
gray, silent pack, the lead wolf
raised his massive head and, high
above the north winds moaning.
Colin heard the long, triumphant
howl of the kill.
II was almost sunset when Colin
Rae and Nate Tenant halted close
20 the Indian school, and from the
toboggan Nate lifted heavy KNAPP
sack. "Here are those maps Of
Doves. I'll drop by the mounties'
barracks and report the plane. It'll
be down in the States by now--that
pilot didn't waste much time after
he saw u.s."
"Whether they catch him or not"
Colin answered, doves game is
up"
Tenant drew of his glove.
"Well, I'll be saying gool-by." He
looked toward Blair's cabin.
There's not much to keep me here,
now chat you can take care of my
trappers." He paused. 81 may try
the artillery this time. I need to
bump off a few Japs or Nazis to
make up for the ride Dove gave me-"
He held out his hand. "Say good-by
to Blair"
Hands clasped across the tobog-
gan. they stood, reluctant to sep
arate, yet knowing the end had
come, while the four wolves looked
on curiously.
Then from out Of the sky droned
the sound of motor. cts Blair
with the mail" Tenant gave
Collins hand a final clasp. all be
drifting along before she lands"
He pulled on his mitten. MAYBE
some day we'll meet again."
A word to his team, and he moved
out toward the lake while Colin
lacked after him.
Through torn clouds the evening
sun was bathing shore and forest
with the bright radiance Of winter
evening. Outlined against the fam
ing sky, Tenant turned and waved
for the last time.
Collins throat was stiff as he
raised his own hand in answer.
Mates going was the end Of q chap
ter.
The sun dropped lower, it's fading
rays painting the snow purple and
spreading shadowy dusk.
But still Colin made no move. His
eyes were raised to the plane, gleam-
ing In the sunlit upper air. With
quickened heartbeat he watched it
spiraling earthward.
Out Of the freedom Of the upper
air, Blair was coming to him. She
was bringing sunlight TO him, as in
his days Of deepest darkness she
had always. Not q chapter ended
but q chapter begun.
In a steady glide her plane came
toward him; the pontoons sang on
the steel-hard Ice and stopped not
dozen yards away. The cabin door
flung open, and Blair lifted her
arms.
Colin ran toward her.
THE END
copyrieht BY Tom OH,
sA-''sAstsd hs Kins Pastures sypdie.ss. n.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Side|iohts on The News

/ All can report is that Stettinius
appearance was a grave disappoint.
ment TO me.
He had white hair. black eye
brows aud a smoke with teeth In
It. He wore gray double-breast-
ed suit and a red necktie with
| blue spots and that makes liar
out OF Hollywood: thought he'd
be clad in a long.tailed coat. a
monocle, and a spade beard, dyed
| black.
AS a big business man General
| Motors, u. S. SteeD turned diplo-
mat, Stettinius has made some
changes around the State Depart
ment, an ancient gray stone pile
where every office has a swinging
door, as In a 1913 saloon.
Home was neve- like the room
that he had set up for the report
ers a few months back. II has a
green rug that almost tickles your
ankles. sound-absorbing walls.
handsome Walnut desks, leather
chairs, a conference room (good for
playing chess) and electric fans
such as never saw before. These
are stream.lined black jobs that
shoot the cool air through louvres
from the floor. The whole business
cost etter than 100000,
Stettinius also was reported to
have interested himself in the prob
lem of cleaning the black and
white marble checkerboard halls.
These many years the floors never
have been clean, because the
janltors tried to clean them all
every night. 1t was too big a job
| for one night.
The new streamlined cleaning
method, as attributed to Stettinius.
calls for one corridor per night to
be cleaned End polished thoroughly.
I figured I'd get thrown out on my
ear IL | asked him about this, bnt
mist say those halls look ele.
CANT. Elegant enough even for
Ginger Rogers to do her dance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
THEY 81 y

Washington-Galo Plaza. Ecua-
dorian ambassador: "The need for
a united front of all the Americas
now and in the postwar world,
makes it urgent to solve the Argen-
tine impasse."
New York-W. Averell Hartman,
American ambassador to Russia:
Never in the history OF the world
has one man-Roosevelt-had the
confidence OF the peoples OF so
many nations and of their leaders"
-
San Diego, Calif.-Vice Admiral
Marc A. Mitscher, commander of
Task Force IS. reports Japan has
been reduced to a fifth rate naval
power: "As far as / know. the Japs
have left only few battleships
and one or two first line carriers"