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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

laundry, and fuel and lights and
food run pretty high AS it is. E"
AS it is, I repeat, you can't
stand it. l want you to have va
cation, a week, say, at Sea Island"
why not a month in Maine,
Dennis? Even IL | could afford 1t,
and the house could run itself, 1
couldn't leave Andrea now. Her
time is near and she's very I'M
comfortable and unhappy girl
"You need someone to take care
OF you more than Andrea does,
Beth A man and home Of your
own"
IN put that on my marketing
list" she said lightly, hiding her
face in a bowl of dogWood because
she didn't want him to see that his
saying it had sent a thought into
her mind that was as swift and
sure as an arrow.
I'm any event, I'm going to see
that you get more help, and a rest
if it's only for the rest of this
day. March upstairs, young lady.
and wipe the good earth from your
face and get into a dress. I'm play
ing hockey. too. We're going into
the country for dinner"
The tired look fed from Beth's
face. I'D love it, Dennis. Andrea Is
Having a nap, but III waken her.
Well be ready in 20 minutes.
Dennis caught her by the strap
OF her overall. He put his finger to
his lips. mo Andrea today. said
YOU were to have a rest Now
lpussy-foot upstairs and II you
waken Andrea I'll go out Of your
life forever"
That" she said, els threat ]
cannot face"
She didn't look over her shoulder
TO see what saying that had done
to him.
Later he said, "whst plans have
you made for Andrea?
THE best, Dennis Her room ha;
been engaged at the hospital for the
/ first week in June. But dread ever
thinking OF IL. She seems such
child to me, and having to face
) that without Jim. That's one tint
: when a woman really needs
, man."
"Tn be a poor substitute, but II
| be there, Beth. She must have TIT
best, everything that money car
buy. Need I say more?"
! Beth shook her head. She felt
mist in her eyes.
Andrea TO have had JIM an
, now Dennis, loving her. .
} Does she have plans for later I!
"she says she wants to get
! job" .,,
) "she can't" he said shortly. Ssh
: can't leave you to run house an
take care of an infant"
II wouldn't mind"
;. "It isn't question OF your MIND
: ling or not It's physically impossl
e Bile. Cant you find something TO
i her to do around the house so ths
e che can be with her child? Surel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25
Tomorrow is a Lovely Word
By STANLEY

the bank would arrange for some
sort of a salary for her"
Dennis" Beth explained pa
tiently, "you don't understand
about the bank. It's not exactly a
fairy godmother. or rich maiden
aunt Banks are not concerned with
the personal problems Of its en-
ployes."
Have you er been TO
see anyone there about any OF
them2"
There's q Mr.. Latham with
whom I am conducting a volumi-
nous correspondence write re-
ports. send my checks to him. He
acknowledges them, gives due con-
sideration' to my requests, Of
which. 1 might say, there are as
few as possible, and that's that"
II know" he said.
Beth's eyes opened little wider.
You know ~ she asked, suspicion
creeping into her mind.
Dennis smiled. andrea keeps me
informed"
"Oh."
"What does that little oh mean.
please?"
"For a moment l had wild
idea but it isn't worth talk
ing about Oh, Dennis, it is nice
to sit at a table and not have TO
keep an eye on the Kitchen door, or
watch to see IL people are eating
stew and fruit dressed UP with
shredded coconut, a little number
put over once In while because
its cheap"
Lets make a regular date OF
this, Beth. Let's do 1t every
Wednesday. 1 never get out OF
Washington these days, and I'm
rather a lost soul"
ASK me that again after ths
baby comes, Dennis. please. And
by the way, you aren't going to be
a lost soul. Andrea Is trying to get
I'D enough courage to ask you to
be the baby's godfather" Beth
didn't mention, naturally, that An
/
had the idea that Dennis would
want to do something generous for
his godson.
Dennis looked very pleased at
the prospect
Furthermore. she Is going to
call him James Dennis Ronald"
Hearing that, Dennis looked
more than pleased. He looked al
most as happy as if it we're his
own son she was talking about, and
he said, "1'n be the sweet
youngster"
Andrea's baby was born at high
noon on June 2, and came into the
world with a minimum of trouble
! six pounds of pink and white
sweetness, with rose-petal fingers
and eyeiashes that curled up from
= startled brown eyes.
Too pretty TO be a boy" Andres
r breathed contentedly. Aren't you
Elizabeth ?"
!, (To Bo Continuea)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25
Sports Roundup

YorkINs-whoops Brooklyn Dodgers sons Ia for
shades-but strictly
their president Branch Hickey
white designed the
Dodgers enhrs the will be at home games
Uniforms delicate shade OF baby blue will he donned on The road
shehoyssn Redskins National League runnerup
nd today hs fifth and
sixth annual world championship basket
ball tournament Chicago stadium March 20 10 20.
White frequently
pitching
No hurler 1874 not revealed
probably the biggest boost
,ny the club and perhaps the largest In baseball
Columbia CINsThs ST. Cardinals lost star shortstop
today acceptance Wheford sats Marion for limited
service Army his physical examination
had HE first check and been found
acceptable The limited classification resulted
from right
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25
MOOSE LEAGUE
lestherneekS

n. Deck $40. e. Nicholson f25, r.
Rhinehart 500. II. Zieglcr 5l1, John
Max 635, handicap Q. totals, P5S,
40, 7S5, 1852
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

STOCKHOLM-AP-The Swedish
foreign Office announced that a pro-
test was made TO Russia Thurs
day in regard to bombs dropped on
Stockholm Tuesday night, al
though Moscow already has de-
clared officially they did not come
from Soviet aircraft The foreign
office followed an assertion by the
official Swedish Telegraph Agency
that Russian markings we're found
on the bomb fragments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25
Shipping
Plant Protection

Holley 1853. Koch 4SG. Meter 39i,
Wise 354, steen 500. handicap IL;
totals, sol, 49,. al, 1909.
Inspection
Bullen 379. Wendt AS, LaCombe
5l2 Kindshoyen i6l. James 500;
totals. 76l, 7s4. 7sf, 1929.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

test over executive gag orders"
which he contends frustrated the
inquiry. Authoritative sources said
that Rep. Miller (B) No, would
announce Gsreyls designation in
the House
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

Rural Events
TO-DAY
Salem

TODAY
Salem
Hour Of Prayer Service, Salem
Federated Church, p. M. church
parlor. All ladies OF community in.
yited
Whitaker
World Day OF Prayer at Parson.
age, . p. m. Ladies OF Seybert
Church will participate.
SATURDAY
Begole
The Y'Cs Club will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Hurst.
Whitaker
Fourth Quarterly Conference st
Evangelical Church. 1880 p m. Rev.
W. Fl. watson will preach.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

WASHINGTON ms Eugene
y. Carey, vell.known New York
lawyer. was reported Thursday 70
he prepared cor esign ~ chief
council OF the House Committee
invest eating the Federal Com
unications Commission imp 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

JONDON-INS-The Finnish ra.
do Thursday quoted Finance Min
lister Vaiuo a. Tanner. as saying
that Finland lis disposed to with
draw from the war il she obtains
acceptable conditions"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25
Ypsilanti Bowling Scores
FORD LEAGUE
Die Room

Smith 49i. Slough 40, Ford 3js,
Harden 1863, Pickett ii9; totals,
7s9. 1871, 720, 29lO
Shipping
Hague 4i6, Prost 355. SPEECH iei,
Skelt 429, Waite i62. handicap III;
totals. 737, 7S3, TAT. 2267.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25
hntiers

Harris SIS. Reed 42s. Prest SAC.
Gardner IA. Koch 541, handicap
l02 totals, 1898, S22, $50, 240f.
Miss Fits
Schetfler $50, Morris 81, Farm
er SIS. Angoras SIS. Stewart ST.;
totals. 1889. 942, 1855, 1851
Evening star., 1944-12-01

focus the broad problems of postwar
trade and world rebuilding:
i. Assistant Secretary Of State
Dean Acheson laid before Congress
an outline of administration plans
for financing purchases in this
country and liberalizing world trade
arrangements.
Lease-Lend Plan Revised.
2. Secretary of State Stettinius,
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau and Leo T. Crowley, Foreign
Economic Administration chief, an
nounced the conclusion of phase
two" lease-lend negotiations with
Britain. A so per cent cut under
the 1914 rate in lease-lend assistance
to the British was agreed upon, to
be effective as soon as Germany
Is defeated. Estimates are that this
will mean s5,600,000,00O of lease
lend aid to Britain for 1915.
One of Mr.. Acheson's principa,
recommendations for financing
postwar purchases is expansion o1
the Export-Import Bank and re.
moval of restrictions which limit
its operations almost exclusively
to Latin America.
Possibly Billion Capital Needed.
Mr.. Acheson gave no figure, but
other officials estimated that the
Export Import Bank would neec
eventually between $4,000, 900, 900 ano
81, 900 100000 of credict capacity. Il
was said that Congress might be
asked to authorize this either in one
piece or in several. beginning with
an initial authorization of about
81, ,0O0, 100000. The banks present
credit resources were fixed by Mr.
AcheSon In his appearance before
a House committee on foreign trade
and shipping at approximately
5000 ,000, 900.
Mr.. Acheson, who is in charge OF
developing State Department inter-
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Miss Puckett Will Open
Lecture Series on Art

Miss Elizabeth Puckett of the edu-
cation staff of the National Gallery
of Art will open the December lee
ture series at the gallery, Sixth street
and Constitution avenue NV, at 4
pm. Sunday. Miss Puckett will
speak on THE Goldsmiths Craft"
Misses Mary c. Udall and Lois a
Bingham, who also are staff men,
bers, will lecture on December 10
and IT, respectively. Miss Udall will
speak on italian Ceramics" and
Miss Bingham will talk on "The
Weaving of Tapestries"
The gallery also announced the
following concert series, to be given
at 8 pm. on the dates listed: De-
cember 3, Miss Margaret Sheridan
soprano, and Harrison Potter, pian-
ist; December 10, Lener String Quar-
tet; December II, to be announced
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Allies Plan 10 Spend
10 Billions in u. ). for
Reconstruction Goods
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Allied governments are proposing
to buy at least $4,000, ,00O, 900 worth
of materials and supplies in the
United States for postwar recon-
struction in their countries, 1t was
reported last night.
This figure was described authori-
tatively as a conservative estimate
of what Britain, Russia, France ano
the other United Nations would like
to obtain inSthe years Immediately
after the war, provided financing
can be arranged.
1t became known subsequent te
two other developments which fol
the first time brought into SHARP
Evening star., 1944-12-01

national commercial and economic
policy, called for repeal of the john
son Act, which prohibits private
lending to governments, such as
Britain, which are in default to the
United States Government on World
War debts. He also asked for re-
moval of the parallel ban on loans
by the Export-Import Bank for
those governments.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
Mrs. Freer Appointed

Appointment of Mrs. Gorham F.
Freer as an adjutant in the Arling-
ton Red Cross Motor Corps has been
announced by Mrs Ralph O. Smith,
chairman. Mrs. Freer replaces Mrs.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
One Word Led 10 Another
BY ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER


Here's thing learned last summer in my victory
garden. And this winter in my wood lot
sawed down and chopped up 10 cords of wood.
Swamp maple elm wild cherry and hickory All of them
tougher than turtles vest.
leaning his shovel is not oafing, He is
resting
cord of wood is eight feet long four feet wide and
four feet high In neighborhood it $50 cord
for oak and maple TO $50 for hickory. didn't chop any
cedar because throws sparks and rockets
hadn't intended to chop down more than tree
for exercise II elm with diameter of three feet
didn't know how TO throw it and it leaned against
other elm.
In order to get the first elm had to saw down the
second Before doing so stopped to figure. Suppose
\these two lean against third tree will have 10
oown all the trees in Connecticut And then will
noNget any because the last will probably fall
clkf.'
"a farmer works from KANT to KANT. From when
yokaint see IN the morning until YOU KANT night
order to get through that stretch he has spread
himself out as thin as spider wash tub
de has TO throttle his tempo down to that of an
Arkansas freight engineer shaking shalv rese
IN hood And he must make every motion deliberate
as supreme court decision.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

She cast hcr eyes upon him
And nc looked so good AID
time
That she thought ~ couid BE-
hGppH
With q gentleman lie yopi'
W, s. Gilbert.
diow did you meet the girl,
who became your wife? BY IN
PRODUCTION or Irritation A
young woman Of Baltimore who
says she has been seeing al "a
riouS places a young man she
would like 10 meet wants our
mules and men department 10
tell her what is the best way 10
accomplish her wish without be-
ing considered TOO much OF
flirt. " Our NJ. & NJ. dept. is
studying this matter and will
report in an early ISSUE
WHAT is the largest volunteer
W army IN the world? II is
the army OF India which is now
1000. 600 strong and growing at
the rate Of $4,000 a month.
Keep this army IN mind when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

Drs Hosp. She is the ex-Mrs
Burgess Meredith.
Mai. A. De Seversky will be
given a drs degree al Rollins
College on the 18th.
J. Pierottis talented pun:
Gould this isolationIst Peace
Now stunt be The Fourth
Bund Drive ?"
Quite a rumpuS AT the Penn
Deppo the other day Three
different couples boarded "A
Florida-bound train 10 learn all
had been peddled the same ac-
commodations-at black market
fees. no less Two ticket
sellers were fired and the
Pennsy for the first time IN it's
history Installed vice president
nj the railroad TO supervise
ticket sales 10 Florida.
Height Of something or other
in midtoW0 night spot during
a bond aucNSN A bottle of
scotch was aurtioncd TO Il 5000
bidder Then some one
brought out an American Flag
and asked for bids An en-
barrassed hush followed. II
went for $500
copyrgnt by Daily Mirror Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

EDITORS NOTE-This is a
letter TO the gang at the office"
from one OF the so editors. re-
portsrs and photographer who
have gone into service from, the
Times editorial department. The
Writer' LIST Sgt. John n. O'Brisn.
reporter. who uaA IN Ltnly-aL
the time of writins.
DEAR BOSS:
| ISTENING 10 the American
II EXpeditionary radio station
is very disconcerting. You have
tho feeling you are dreaming
and that time has become fluid.
For instance:
1t is December ard YOU arc
thinking about Christmas. The
radio Is going and you hear Bob
Hope devotlng his remarks 10
the Fourth of July What YOU
are hearing * a record Of Hopes
Fourth Of July program.
Then guest artist VIII tell
you he IS in the pinE, VIII beat
the Yankees in the first game
Then comes the Hit Parade. and
YOU find that in December, 1913,
your time, the leading song hit
Of the L.. S. is You'll Be So
Nice 10 Come Home To
Since that was wearing a lit
tie thin IN the luke boxes Of
Sparta Wisconsin, when YOU
were az Camp Mccoy you get
a sense of unreality.
| have questioned several sol
dIorS and not one IN - ever
heard Of some guy called Frank
Slnatra. and not one in IS ever
heard him sing on stage. radio
or record
II is also disconcertng 10
listen for half an hour 10 a pro-
gram designed 10 induce you 10
buy war bonds lD.t
The staff OF the local station
however. overcomes all Difficult
ties Of time and material by
performing its duties enthusiast
tlGaNy\an with preference.
There are no commercials. eN-
cept for war bonds Just TO keep
their hands IN the staff oC-
casionally throws in commercials
Of Their own compositions That's
where the irreverence comes
In
The local station has moved
eight times as the armies have
moved
Best program is the Italian
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

been run steadily for three
years are selling for Sl,475
Jane Game OF Chicago has
been made a member Of the My
Name Is a Poem Club.
Frances Perkins Of the same
city has been nominated for The
Namesakes Of the Famous Club.
" ~
QUERIES From Clients
9-Gan- you name t'rauc1s-
FordS leading lady in the silent
film serial The Broken Chain ,"
Al think II was Grace Gu
nard.
q You say John McGraw
was the best a!l-time baseball
manager. Who is the best man
agAr in the game today?
A-BllI Mckechnie.
Q-Isn't the United States
the worlds best example OF a
democracy?
A-How about switzerland
Q-Who was the song A
Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
written for? Wasn't it Hazel
Johnson
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

20 the end that the nation shall
have:
The preservation OF free
enterprise.
2-"The abatement OF bureau
cracy.
J--"The halt OF paternaIism.
1.-The creation OF postwar
jobs through private indus
try.
5--"The maintenance of labor's
social gains.
6--"Tbe protection Of our
national interest"
CONCERNING free enterprise
" ne says.
'1n many respects, our ac-
cepted American free enter
prise system has been In sad
and constant retreat through
out the III years OF New Deal
rule. under the guise. first Of
combating the depression, and
later Of waging World War III.
many Of those in high places ~
this administration have waged
continuous war Of attrition
against the psychological and
econemice-suppOrts OF our free
enterprise economy. -
They have pursued govern
ment policies which have dan
gerousiy weakened the incen-
tives which make free econ
omy workable. They have
confused the public mind with
their jargon of an inevitable
after-war I'M iXed economy
Labor recognizes that n free
economy is the only soil In which
free state and free labor
movement can exist"
Copyright 1894 ns King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

Hit Parade, copy of the one
back home. All week The sta-
ton plays dance records and On
Saturday night plays the 10 ia
yorites by postcard vote of the
soldiers.
Paper Doll has led for three
weeks Afe, I'm for III Be
Around When He's Cone" but
can't get IL past fourth place.
The station feeds us news via
official communique of the BIC
nCWscasts from London. A
woman on the BIC news pro-
gram has a speaking voice that
makes Ethel Barrymore sound
like d half-track on a cement
highway.
All in all, il is our favorite
station
All in all also. IT is the only
station my portable Will pick
up. JOHN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY

retention Of the American eco
homie system
Hutchinson says in this full
statement 10 which he gave the
title Issues for Consideration
in the 1914 Presidential Flee
-tforr
III is my conviction that the
New Deal administration has
shown itself incapable; that its
methods and policies have,
themselves, created new threats
10 our national economy more
dlsquieting than those which we
have been attempting Ia escape
that wage earners have been
victims Of cruel political de-
ception in that our economy
has been intrusted 10 vision
aries.
"WHEN war ends, the H.
w 600. 900 men and women
In the armed forces want To re-
turn TO honest-tn-G0d jobs
While they are away II IL the
duty Of all men and women Of
good will "a. oppose unsparingly
the national policies and leaders
who have revealed an inca
pacitX-- nr-an -unAillingnesS-ta-
make our American free enter
prise system work.
They must make their Apo
siiion effective In the approch-
ing presidential contest"
lie then summarizes his pro-
gram
Labor demands of both
national parties that the can
didates shall have the ability
and their platforms the sssur-
ance of n progressive leadership
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

fered a great loss in the pass
ing Of these two
I HAVE often marveled that
L when the name Of William
Allen MhItF vas mentioned IL
was nearly always as a news
paperman. never As a literary
figure II seems scarcely known
that he was the author Of fiC-
lion that must place him IN the
first rank Of American writers
His best journalistic efforts
were mediocre compared 70 his
short storcis and novels.\ All
ncWspapermen can tell Sou/
White wrote a great editorial
entitled What's the matter
with Kansas
But few seem 70 remember
that long afterwards he wrote
two fine and popular novels.
"A Certain Rich Man and In
The Heart OF Fqpl.'
WHITE could have thrown
w the ( mnorLA-cazat+a
away and MADE reputation and
fortune as a fiction writer years
ago but | suppose he was like
a lot Of other ncwSpapermen ]
have known--too much of a
newSpaperman 20 find enjoy
ment IN anything else.
Kansas had another literary
genius OF the same type in Ed
Howe, whose novel The Story
Of Country Town is an
American classic. but who pre-
ferred the newspaper business
TO literary
would not say White was a
spectacular newspaper writer.
outside OF occasional vigncttcS
OF brillianCe ] nudge him rep
ortorially on his political con-
vcntion stories ! think / have
read. all the fiction he ever
wrote and I believe his ulti-
mate fame will rest on that.
lis earliest literary work
III was series Of hoy stories
collected under the titles The
Court of Boyville, and In Our
Town
They belong with the boy
stories of Stephen Crane and
Booth Harrington Good boy
stories are the rarest gems IN
fiction
White also wrote quite a bit
Of heavy stuff which ! have not
read Woodrow Wilson and.
Calvin Coolidge and Politics
and the y Citizens Business
Then there was Masks in
Pageant" and The Editor and
His People "
The last is a Nvdlume Of his
selected editorials Il fear few
editorials bear re-readlnC after
a lapse of time, but pick UP any
of his fiction now and you will
see what i mean when ! tell YOU
that William Allen White be-
longs in the Hall Of Fame not
as a great editor but as a great
author
Copyright iaif b, k.n- Features