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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30
E R N | E PYlE
Reports
On Invasion

Continued frCm Page II
the air At night you put your
clothes unGer your bedrou or
they're wet in the morning. All this
dampness makes for ruddy cheeks
and green grass. But ruddy cheeks
are for girls and green grass for
COWS. and personally I find the or
cinary American IS happieSt when
he's good and sinking hot.
II is the custom throughout our
army. as YOU doubtless know, Tor
soldiers 20 paint names on their
vehicles. They have names on air
planes. tanks, jeepS, trucks, guns
and practically everything that
moves.
Sometimes they have girls names
and often they are trick names such
as Sad Sack" or Invasion Blues,
or "Hitler'S Menace
ADOPT FRENCH NAMES
Well. the boys already have start
ed painting French names on their
vehicles. l saw jeep named "Blen-
tot" which means soon" and
motorcycle named Char de Mort,
which means chariot of death
Pretty soon we will be seeing
jeeps named "Yvonne" and Ma
Petite Cherie.'
The names of a lot of the French
towns in our area are tongue-twlst-
erS for our troops. so the towns
quickly become known by some
unanimous application of Ameri-
canese. For instance, Bricquebec is
often called Bricabrac. And Isigny
was first known as Insignia but
has now evolved into Easy Knee,
which is closer to the French pro-
nunciatlOn.
heard q funny story of one of
cur young fighter pilots who had
to bail out one day recently, high
over the English Channel.
It seems the pilots carry a small
bottle of brandy in their first-aid
kits. for use if they are in the water
a long time or have been hurt in
landing.
Well. this young pilot, once he
was safely out of his plane and
floating down. figured he might as
we'll drink his before he hit the
water. SO he fished it out OF his
pocket and drained her down while
still many thousands OF feet in the
air.
LIGHTS ALL LIT UP
At nigh attitudes liquor hits you
harder than at sea level. Further
more, this kid wasn't accustomed
to crinking. The combination of
the two had him tighter than a
goat by the time he floated down
into the channel.
A destroyer had spotted him
coming down, and it fished him out
almost as soon as he hit the water.
Even the cole plunge didn't sober
him up. He was giddy and stagger-
ing around and they couldn't keep
him in one spot long enough to dry
him off
The captain of the destroyer
I sensed what hac happened, and be-
ing afraid the kid would take cold
wandering around the deck he
came up and saiG with affected
harShneS5:
What the he'll are you doing
here? Get below where you belong"
/ WhereupOn the wet young lieuten-
ant drew himself up in indignation
and, with all the thick -tongued
haughtiness Of a plastered guest
who's been insulted by his host, re-
piled:
Il assure you I Cont propose to
remain where I'm not wanted
And forthwith he jumped over
board. The destroyer had to rescue
him again.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30
SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDS

Supply Of supplemental protein
feeds Tor livestock Is improved.
Dave Davidson. state agricultural
adjustment agency commi It e e
chairman. said yesterday feed
wheat and .oya bean meal is rela-
lively plentiful compared with a
few months ago. Cotton cake Is
short in supply.
Davidson warned that a tight
situation may develop in protein
meals III the next few months. He
said some relief Of the feed situ-
alton IS expected from plans now
being worked out TO ship wheat
from Australia and corn from Ar
gentina.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30

A pigeons flying muscles repre-
sent one-half of its weight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30

About one-third of your heart is
on the riRht side
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30

Ambergris, valuable product used
in perfume manufacture. is found
only in ailing whales
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30

The ancient Egyptians, Greeks
and Romans raised onions
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30
Y Initiative
Measures Listed

Continued from Page II
free from interference because an
employe does or does not belong
to a labor organization is adVo-
Gated by southern California EN-
ployer groups and opposed by north
ern California industrialiStS, the
state chamber of commerce, organ
lied labor and Gov. Earl Warren.
It is less drastic than an anti
closed shop initiative turned down
by the voters in 1898.
AGE PENSION PLAN
The pension initiative would
raise old-age pensions from $50 to
$50 per month and lower the mini
mum age limit OF recipients from
IS to GO years. 1t is backed by
members of DR.. Francis E. Town
sends pension group. The increased
pension would be raised from a
three per cent gross income tax, A
ricer repeals the state sales tax.
The proposed measure is less far
reaching than the So-called Ham
and Eggs plan. 1t also provides
fer smaller pensions and is backed
by different groups. The ham-and-
eggerS lost a supreme court fight
to force Jordan to place their meas
ure on this years ballot
Another proposition on the No.
vember ballot would provide for
annual instead of biennial legisla-
tive sessions. II previously has been
defeated by the voters.
Remaining proposals authorize
tax exemption for property used ex-
clusively for religious, medical or
charitable purposes anu provide
that all deeds issued by the state
on tax delinquent property are
valid unless held invalid by a
court on petition filed within a
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30
u. s. Cuts Ties
With Finland

World war | debt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-30

Well. The boys already have start
ed painting French names on their
vehicles. l saw a jeep named "Bien-
tot" which means soon. and a
motorcycle named Char de Mort, p"
which means chariot OF death
Pretty soon we will be seeing
jeepS named "Yvonne' and Ma
Petite Cherie.'
Evening star., 1944-06-01
f. Richly Tmxd Chenille Spreads

It's rich "hoNest for honernokers this grand
collection Of luxurious chenille spreods And you'll agree
wn M vs we say o00 oo
Sixth Floor Spread Shop. Handsomely tufted they're
fresh and cooI-ooking eorIy June morning and
indoors for the summer You'll love the way quick
tubing and "fIuffne" will eove them Spanking clean"
fy and the way the fulcut twin and double sizes
will "spreod your bed with beouty Choose from Wedding
Ring Fern and MultiCoor patterns, in blue peoch ye-
low, green and white.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
Fortune Left For
Research on Ewes

ITHACA. y. y ms - Be.
cause she believed that n physi-
clans had known more about eyes
her own sight might have been
saved an Se.year-old woman who
had been blind the greater part OF
her life has willed S27, 900 TO the
Cornell University Medical College.
the income 10 be applied for study
and research in diseases Of the eye.
She was Miss Marie Modot OF Al
bany County.
Extremely poor during most OF
her life, her money came 10 her in
1927, when she was SO years old.
through a Request from a cousin,
Charles +. Lambert.
The day after she became veal
thy she bought some eggs 10 eat.
declaring they we're the hrst I
have had I'm years"
Her death occurred In Septem.
Der, 1913, from a cook stove acct.
dent.
A native ~ Albany she partially
lost her sight IN infancy, resulting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
BY Roger w. eabson

Chicago. Ill. Aug. MY father
vas . real conservative. He voted
the straight Republican Ticket,
stuck close TO home. a his farm,
served on the board OF his local
bank, went TO church regularly and
hung On to his money. Upon his
death there was found in his estate
a particularly choice selection OF
stocks and bonds. During his life
time he successfully preserved his
principal and maintained a gen
erous income. Conservatism in
investing was warranted during his
time. Now, however, the picture
has changed. IL will progressively
take far different investment quail
ncations to maintain, let alone in.
crease, capital and income.
Investors Being Squeezed
Most current large fortunes
were accumulated before the years
OF inheritance and income taxes
and, OF course, before the decade
or more OF government regulatory
practices. Particularly in recent
times, investors have had to con-
tend with rising taxes, rising liv-
ing costs and lower interest rates.
Many investors have developed a
defeatist attitude with respect TO
their position. There are certain
ly as many investment opportuni-
ties, but investors may have to
throw overheard many OF their
former theories to take advantage
of them.
funds coDservatively divided be-
tween governments, corporate
bonds, preferred stocks and COM
mon stocks could count on a re-
turn OF 4.75%. rom this a mar
rted man with no dependents would
pay about 1920 in taxes leaving a
net return OF 3.93%. Today these
same securities while showing an
increase in value OF 1867 would
yield 4$% and taxes would
amount to 2.2S% leaving a net yield
OF only 2.l5%. II is obvious that
investors must forget certain orth-
odox methods OF investing but still
ching to broad diversifcation.
Market Trends Superseded
Conservative investors have long
been accustomed to making a
choice OF blue chip" securities and
then sitting tight. For the sue
cessful management of their port
folio they have depended upon cor
rectly ~forecasting general market
trends. The trend of market aver
ages still plays a part In determin-
ing security values, The most i'm
portant consideration in portfolio
management should he the minute
and continued study OF relative
values among individual securities
and groups.
For example, as a group, most
bonds and many preferred stocks
are too high today. but there is no
indication OF immediate rising
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
Investors May Have to
Discard Former Theories

money rates TO indicate any change
In the near future. Common stocks
in relation q earnings are about
average" In price and the return
from fixed income securities Is still
attractive. Thus. IL is okey 10
keep normally diversified between
bonds, preferred anu common
stocks. Yet. We all know that In
individual instances certain OF
these securities will rise substan-
TALLY and others will decline re-
CARELESS OF market trends.
Seek Special Situations
From a tax standpoint, many in
vestors would be better of by avoid
ing income securities in favor OF
capital appreciation bonds and
stocks. A portion OF every port
folio should be set aside for invest
ment in special situations. Per-
haps the most outstanding OF these
have been in reorganization rail-
road bonds, However. every other
industry, such as merchandising.
financing. chemicals. paper, bus
transportation, oil. electrical and
so on, has shown in specific inst
ances large capital gains.
The investor should be continual
ly on the watch for outstanding at
tractive situations which will be
better than average market per
formers. Certain ~preferreds with
large dividend are we'll set
for gains. In every group, little
known companies as c~ontrasted
with popular companies may turn
out the best. Companies with no
outstanding debt, whose capitali-
zation consists solely Of a relative
ly small number OF common shares,
are particularly good. Investors
should pay less attention TO securi-
ty ratings and more attention to
indenture terms In the case of
bonds and to issues provisions with
respect to the rights OF common
and preferred stockholders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07

from injuries caused when she was
thrown from an o~verturning baby
carriage. Her father died prior to
1900, her mother in 1907. After her
mothers death sac lived alone, go
Ing into business 10 exc out a live
lihood and selling everything from
pins to dresses. tobacos and gro
ceries. Though her FIRST days earn
ings were only SO cents, she later
managed TO pay OF q mortgage on
her Green Island home.
Sightless the greater part OF her
life, she mastered the Braille sys-
tenn. studied and gave music les
sons, wrote verse, did fancy needle
work. and could operate type
writer eEpertly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
BREAKS ANKLE

oAkvills. Mich, Aug. T. Mrs.
Pearl Reeves accidentally fell on
her back porch Tuesday and
broke her ankle and lay there until
Friday when Mrs. Daniel Hoffman,
a neighbor found her. Mrs. Reeves
who lives alone with an invalid
son was taken TO Monroe Hospital
by ambulance and provision was
made for the son.
Visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Haeszle Sunday were Mrs. Leon
ard Winekoff and son, Louisville,
Ky, Charles Winekoff. Tsrre
Haute. Ind. and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Winekoff and o Charles,
Wayne. Charles stayed for the
week.
Guests Thursday evening in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hol-
ringer were Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Schock and family. Wyandotte. Mr.,
and Mrs. Norman Gross and son
Larry and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hurley, Monroe. Mr.. and Mrs
George Hoffman and son George
d., Ann Arbor. were Sunday guests
OF MI. and Mrs. Daniel Hoffman.
Earl lie Vasseur, Detroit, spent
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph lie Vasseur. Mrs.
Arthur L~eVasseur, Mrs. Matt
Schwart1 and two daughters, were
In Monroe Tuesday afternoon.
Cpl. Clarence Lambert, Camp
Swift. Texas. is spending . Is day
furlough with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lambert and Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Outland.
Mrs. Guy Ross and SON Ray, De
troit. returned home Tuesday after
a few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lambert and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Outland.
Sunday evening guests IN the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hol-
ringer were Mr.. and Mrs. Clstus
Willis. Dearborn. Mrs. Joseph
Genise. Wyandotte and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Willis and family,
Flat Rock.
Miss Gloria Hoffman IL spend.
Ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bogardain and family, Wood
land Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Helxer-
man were Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Corners, Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hannah
and sons Junior and Dennis and
daughter. Marlene, Dearborn, were
week end guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Moraski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LeVasseur
we're Friday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Chesterfield, Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur lie Vssseur
and daughters, Beverly and Ruth
spent Saturday evening in Mon
roe. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Bartelle
and sister, Mrs. Stella Wojak and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
NetUs From OukrilIe

daughter Eleanor. Detroit. spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Zawacki and John Bartelle.
Pvt. and Mrs. Howard Preston
and daughter Sharon Ann. Mrs
Louis Havath and son Louis. Mrs.
Viola Preston. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Sanford and daughter
Joyce and son Robert Lee. all OF
Detroit, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Sanford. daughter. Annabel and
son Richard. Ann Arbor. were
guests Sunday OF Mrs. Emma San
ford and Mrs Bernice Hsmlon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hoffman
and family were Saturday eve
ming guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Bressler. Detroit Beach.
Mrs. Ethel Burget, Mrs. Kenneth
Sanford and daughter Carol Sue
and Mrs. Frederick Helxerman
were Monroe business visitors
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay. Carleton.
spent Monday evening with Alex
Fry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Heller
man spent Tuesday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Auten. Dundee.
Oakville. Mich, Aug. CHARLES
Burget and Mrs. Kenneth Sanford
accompanied by Mrs. Arthur lie
Vasseur made a business trip 10
Continental, o., Thursday and
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bidlak
and Jacob Burget.
Mrs. Roy Zorns and daughter
Deloras have returned home from
a visit with Mrs. Vivian Smith,
Dayton. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Schassber-
ger. Monroe. we're supper guests
Wednesday in the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Burget and Mrs, Ken
meth Sanford.
Captain Robert Wise. Indianapo-
lis. Ind. was a visitor in the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Steinman.
Sr., Tuesday and Wednesday.
Captain Wise pilots q Thunderbolt
plane that Stan Sgt. Walter Stein
man. Jr., services in England. Capt.
Wise has a 80 day leave in the
u. 3. A.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
Test Tube Babies
May be Reality

New YORK. Aug. ZAP The
first artificial fertilization Of hu-
man ova, or eggs, in a glass test
tube. entirely outside the bodies
OF the mothers and fathers. was an
nounced Friday in the Journal Sci
ence.
Although this Is technically the
first actual step in test tube bah.
les which for years have been ru.
mored in laboratories. the expert
ments indicate absolutely no way
to produce babies artificially.
They are a medical study of the
very first steps OF human eoncep'
ton. Two of these human eggs
divided, each into two cells, and a
third divided further into three
cells.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07
mity Town
By EIlery Queen

Of consequence. And that Nora
wouldn't tell you what she'd over
You said Nora had the same
kind of look on her face as that day
when those three letters tumbled
out of the ~toxicology book"
"Yes ...' said Pat.
THAT must have been the turning
point, Pat. That must have been the
time when Nora learned the grim
truth - by pure accident; she
learned from the lips Of Jim and
Rosemary themselves that Rose
mary wasn't his sister but his wife,
that she herself was not legally mar
ried.'
Ellery examined hts hands. cit
-. unbalanced Nora. In a twinkling
her whole world came tumbling
down, and her moral sense and men,
taLhealth with it. She faced a hu-
initiation too ~sickening to be faced.
And Nora was emotionally weak
ened by the strain Of the years be-
tween Jim's sudden desertion and
her marriage TO him. -. Nora slipped
ove the line"
"Over the line" whispered Pat.
"She planned to take revenge on
the two people who, as her dis
turbed mind now saw it, had shamed
her and ruined her life. She planned
to kill Jim's first wife, the hated
woman who called herself Rose
mary. She planned to have Jim pay
for the crime by using the very tools
he'd manufactured for q similar
purpose years before and which
were now, as If by an act Of provi-
dence, thrust into her hand. She
must have worked it out slowly. But
work it out she did"
Pat closed her eyes, and Carter
kissed her hand.
knowing that we knew about the
letters-you and /, Pat-Nora de-
~liberately carried out the pattern of
the three letters. She swallowed a
small dose of arsenic on Thanksgiv-
ing Day so that it would seem to US
Jim was following his schedule. And
recall what she did immediately af-
ter showing symptoms Of arsenic
poisoning at the dinner table! She
ran upstairs and gulped great guam
titles of milk Of magnesia, an emer-
gency antidote for arsenic poison
ing"
Patty, must I go on! Let Carter
take you home"
Il want the whole thing" said
Pat. "Nowl"
Ellery went on In q low tone.
Recall theml II Nora was as con-
cerned over Jim's safety as she pre-
tended, would she have left those
three discriminating letters in her
hatbox? Wouldn't any wife who felt
as she claimed to feel about Jim have
burned those letters instantly! But
no-Nord saved them go. or course
She knew they would turn out to be
evidence against Jim when he was
arrested, and she made sure they
survived to be used against him. As
a matter Of cold fact, how did Dakin
eventually find them?"
mora 49,. Nora called u atten-
ton to Them" said Cart feebiy.
When she had Mysteries and men
toned the letters, which we didn't
even know about"
"Mentioned?" cried Ellery. "Hy.-
terics! Ny dear Bradford, that was
acting! She pretended to be hyster-
ical, she pretended that I had al
ready told you about the lettersl In
saying so, she established the ex-
~istenee Of the letters for your ben
eft" He stopped and fumbled for
q cigarst-
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what elssI" urged Pat In .
shaky voice.
"Just one thing, Pat. Jt~ ,gds the
only pho knew tho truth, al
though Roberta Roberts may have
guessed it. Jim knew he hadn't poi
soned the cocktail, 30 he must have
known only Nora could have.
Yet Jim Kept quiet. Do you see
why l said before that Jim had q
reason for martyrizing himself! II
,Cds his penance, his seIf-tmposed
punshmsnt. For Jim felt himself
TO have been completely responsible
for the tragedy in Nora's hfe-in-
deed, for driving her to murder"
Pat sank back on the couch to rest
her head against the wall. Cart
WINGED at the expression on her face.
So he said, as if somehow it sof-
tened the blow and alleviated the
pain: But Queen, isn't it possible
that Nora and Jim together, as a<-
e~owphess?"
Ellery replied rapidly: eff they'd
been accomplices, working together
to rid themselves Of Rosemary, would
they have deliberately planned the
crime in such a way that Jim, one
Of the accomplices, would turn out
to be the only possible criminal"
After a long period Of complete
quiet, Pat turned to look at Cart;
and, oddly, she was smiling. But it
was the wispiest, lightest ghost Of
. smile.
"No," said Cart. Don't say II. I
won't hear it."
But Cart, you don't know what
I was going to say"
81 dol And it's an insulti"
Here" began Mr.. Queen.
IF you think" snarled Cart
that l would drag a story like this
out for the edification of the Emmy
DuPres Of Wrightsville, then you're
not the kind of woman l want to
marry, Pak!"
II couldn't marry you, Cart
murmured Pat in a stifed voice.
Not with Nora-not with my "
sister"
"She wasn't responsiblel She was
sicki Look, Pat" Cart pulled her
of the sofa and held her to him
tightly. "Oh, darling, it isn't Nora,
it isn't Jim, it isn't your father or
mother or Lola or even you I'm
really thinking Of -. It's the babyi
Were going to be married, and
we're going to bury this case, adopt
little Nora and make the whole
thing sound like some impossible
business out Of n book-that's what
were going to do! Understand"
"Yes, Cart" whispered Pat, A
she closed her eyes and laid her
cheek against his shoulder.
When Mr.. Ellery Queen strolled
out Of the back room he was smiling,
q little sadly. He slapped q ten
dollar bill down on the bar before
Gus Olesen and said: "See what
the folks in the back will have,
and keep the change. Goodbye,
Gus. I've got to catch the train for
New York"
Gus stared at the bill. IT Amt
dreaming, am 1! You amt Santa
Claus?"
Not exactly, although I just pre-
sented two people with the gift Of
several pounds Of baby, eomplets
down to the last toenail."
What 10 this" demanded Cua.
Some kind Of celebration
Mr.. Queen winked gaily. "Of
course! Hadn't you heard, Gusf
Today is Mothers Dsyl"
THE END
c-pyvtshs ~ Litsl.. Brc-- q
eA~rtev,sl ~ lin E.~t-r~ sy~>x~>AH -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-07

ner, navigator, bonn
bardier or pilot in
the AAF the
greatest team in the
world"