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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
What They're Whispering in Gotham

The boy, a student at Yale, whose
family would have been appalled,
az the thought Of their son going
into the acting profession instead
OF his fathers Boston brokerage
house. smiled and said "Okay. il
| do I'll send you my first week s
salary check
Wonder il Sonny Tufts remem-
bers that-snd II he ever paid off
after he scored in Hollywood?
At the same club one evening
Peggy Hopkins Joyce asked Fran
els Faye il she owned any dla-
monds Francis confessed she
didn't even have a good glittering
rhinestone. Peggy reached into
her handbag and took out a small
stone
Then start your collection with
this. honey They're the best way
in the world 10 keep your saving,
and they're so much prettier than
dollar bills
Francis probably wishes she had
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
THEY SA Y

William Green. presi-
dent OF the American Federation Of
Labor. We have great admiration
for the way Soviet Russia has car
ried on the war against Hitler.
but We do not consider it right pr
Just or contributory to world peace
that all Europe he Soyietized when
the war ends"
Vatican City-Pope Plus XII:
Whoever dares raise hand
against Rome would he guilty of
matricide in the eyes Of the ci,iliz-
&c world and in the eternal judy
ment of God"
New Nork-Supreme Court Jus
tice William o. Douglas The mil
ienium will not have arrived when
IN arms are laid down at the end
of the present conflict
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05

II thought | heard a noise" shs
said. ut seemed TO come from the
living room" Argus cooked his
head and listened.
Darling, it's probably a hgment
Of your overweight Imagination
or perhaps . mouse. ! didn't
hear a sound"
Listen" Ellen whispered.
"l'll go and see what 1t is, boss"
Butch said.
NO. You stay with Miss Ellen.
I'll have a look" Argus stood up,
He tiptoed into the hall. Ellen and
Butch waited with bated breath.
Argus returned.
mo one there" he declared.
And the diners were busy on
Butchs chicken for a minute OF two
more when
Listen" Ellen cautioned, I'm
sure heard footsteps that time"
Ghosts, scoffed Argus. They've
been bothering me lot lately"
II hear something too, boss,
think" Butch started for the hall.
Ellen rose and picked up a sharp
knife from the table.
What are you going to do with
that? Throw it," Argus asked.
you better put it down. You might
hurt somebody" Ellen pouted. Ar
gus took the knife away from her
and followed Butch. A faint scratch
ing sound reached their ears as If
some one had closed a drawer that
stuck.
The procession of three. Ellen
bringing up in the rear, reached the
living room. There was no one
there.
"In the bedroom" Ellen whis-
pered 81 could swear that door was
open when we went to supper"
stay back" Argus commanded.
He moved carefully across the
room, his footsteps muffied in the
carpet. He reached in his pocket for
his gun and remembered too late
that it was in the air-conditioning
device. He took a step toward it.
Just then the door swung open from
the bedroom.
A man stood there, his hat pulled
down over his eyes.
Look OUT" Ellen screamed.
Hes got gum"
At the same instant Butch
reached for the light switch. The
room went black.
Argus could feel the man coming
toward him. He reached for heavy
bronze ashtray that he knew was
on the table beside him. AS his hand
closed over the cold metal he raised
his arm. Some one brushed against
him. He felt gun in his ribs.
With a quick motion of his right
leg he brought up his knee against
his assailant's stomach. The man
let out a yelp and fired. Argus
dropped his right arm with the ash
tray in a hard, swift blow. 1t con-
nected. Suddenly there was rush
of feet. He put out his hand. There
was only empty space.
turn on those lights, Butch" he
yelled as he heard the front door
slam. call down on the house
phone! Have them try to catch that
guy"
Somewhere nepr his feet he heard
a feeble; Yes, boss"
an do it" said Ellen. The lights
went on. Argus! Are you all
right >" she called as she jigglea
the receiver of the house phone.
TO be continued)
copJrlsht. by BAbS Lee:
Dl5tiltg,sd by klnI Tsstur" Syn tie,ts Ise J.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Church Briefs
tristan and Missionary Alliance

Christian and Missionary Alliance
Week day services p. m. chill
Crens meetings. 7:i5 ?. m, fo-
everybody.
Sunday services. Rev. Rhoads
viii speak 70 the sunday School N
10 a. m. and preach az II a. m
In the evening he will address the
young people at $50 and preach
At 80.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05

II has been the history OF ALI.
Ances that they work well in time
OF war and often fail apart al the
very moment OF peace Already
the United States and Great Bri-
tain are differing on Spain ana
France and who knows what other
quarrels are in the ofling These
differences over fundamentals
for whereas the lifted States is
most concerned that il shall not
for a third time be forced to fight
a war over European nationalistic
and imperialistic intrigues. Great
Brtains necessities are the pres
erNation Of the British Empire and
the maintenance OF a balance Of
power in Europe Great Britain
will not agree that the United
States should be the balancer.
And that brings up the question
OF France De Gaulle seeks to re-
store the French Empire. the whole
of il. That can only he achieved
BY American armed and financial
aid. That program requires
American guarantees. Yet since
1917. the United States has view
ed French policy in Europe and
Asia with Considera Bile alarm II
was France which prevented even
the beginnings OF Democratic Ger.
many. IL was France which de
yeloped the Gordon sauitairc
against Soviet Russia; it was
France which developed Czecho-
Slorahis as an industrial compete
tor Of Germany. 1t was France
which broke Stresemann and
Bruening and yet gave way to
Hitler.
II is not at all question as to
whether Frances policy Was right
or wrong Volumes have been and
can be written on both sides OF
these problems. The startling fact
is that France was caught off
guard by both Germany and japan
and the reputedly greatest mill
tary power in Europe collapsed
without defending itself Some
blame Leon Blum Some blame
the mistresses Of French ministers.
Others blame Communist and Nazi
propaganda.
II can hardly matter now TO
Americans who is to blame. in the
face OF the cost to the United
States in money and men for the
reconquest and rehabilitation OF
France. True. De Gaulle as a pa.
triot cannot tolerate foreign occu-
patton OF his country-any foreign
occupation, including that of the
friendly United States. on the 9TH
er hand. this country wants 10
| know precisely what the French
set-up is to be in the future so that
We shall not have to step in again
as general rescuer. The Ameri-
can people are tired of the SOS. 5
from Europe.
Mr.. Roosevelt understands Am
erican sentiment rightly when he
resurrects the word. sovereignty
In all the agitation for limited
sovereignty. as though that were
possible. the giyerawayers never
reckoned on the basic fact that
whereas Americans are eXtraor-
dinarily generous with money and
machines, they begrudse the life q.
single American hoy and they
are uncompromisingly hostile TO
any reduction of sovereign rights
We are the most nationalistic peu-
pie on earth-the New York intel
lectuals Notwithstanding Soviet
Russia's nationalism, Great. Brl-
tain's Imperialism and France :
resurrection Of Imperialism and
colonialism under de Gaulle has
settled that argument II that Is
IN way they feel about IT, We feel
that way too, only more so. "
they are waving their flag. we are
msinp motor nnMnr 10 kenn nnrs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
By Baos Lee

well" Ellen began, "it's get
ting late and"
Its Just what you need TO make
you sleep like baby" Argus told
her. He gave his address 10 the
driver.
Butch greeted them at the door.
Got any OF that chicken left,
Buteh?' Argus asked.
"Sure thing, boss" He grinned
broadly.
Good! Set it up in the kitchen.
Wen be right in He helped Ellen
of with her coat. Then the phone
rang. Argus picked it up.
MIR. Steele' This is Derry Car
stairs"
Yes" said Argus. "What can
| do for you?'
I'm so worried, Mr.. Steele
"Why? Has your lamb strayed
from the fold again.
Bills desperate about that
check Of his fathers you took from
him. Says his father will cut off his
allowance. I'm afraid he's not him
self"
well, that's a step in the right
direction
"You don't understand. He's got
a gun and think he's coming TO
see you," Derry sounded close 70
tears.
with a gun! Why | thought
Bill was sick IN bed.
We've got the doctor to say
that, so the police wouldn't bother
him. But, Mr.. Steele, just wanted
TO warn YOU, and-please don't hurt
him"
Hurt him. Say" But Mrs.
Carstairs had hung up.
Was that Dorry?" Ellen asked.
ayes. She says that junior seems
TO think | ought to give him back
his fathers check. And he WASH I
sick in bed at all Twas just a gag
to get rid Of Grange"
you mentioned a gun. Isis Bill
cunning for YOU" Ellen queried.
Argus nodded. But darling" Ell
,cn walled, hes so unbalanced
with all that whlskey in him. He
might kill you"
Its been tried by experts" Ar
gus yawned. "And personally !
don't believe he could hit the side Of
a barn, with his jitters."
Bill could have shot Flagg after
all" Ellen said, If he wasn't home
sick"
The detectives home-built muir
der machine was standing on the
table where he had left it. He bent
down to make a change in the wiz
ing.
Il think III 90 see If all the doors
and windows are locked" Ellen re-
marked.
What do you think Bill Is, a
human fly" Argus asked. I'VE re
fifteen stories above the street"
"Supper's solved" Butch an
nounced from the doorway.
We'll be right in," said Argus.
He continued to putter with the ma
chine as Ellen made a circuit Of the
apartment, trying doors and win
dows.
They're all locked she report
ed
Argus stood UP and busted off his
hands. at ought to work now.
Come, Ellen, we'll grab a bite first.
Then we'll try it."
They were costly seated in the
kitchen picking away at the chick
en-. Butch was explaining to Ellen
the intricacies of making a cheese
souffe, when suddenly Ellen held up
her hand in warning.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05

Lansing June 5-AP-The State
Highway Department today grant-
cd Crawford County contract for
The maintenance OF state trunkline
highways within its borders the
j2nd county TO be granted that
right. Thirty counties have had
such contracts for a number Of
years and ls others have been
given them within the past year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

DR. Nathan A. Harvey is in Normal. H., deliver alumni
address Both Dr. Harvey his graduates Of this
Normal School His subject is Forty Years the Old Normal
Richard Ford graduate Central High School and the Normal
College member Of the 1926 University Michigan literary
class has been elected the
oratorical board Of the University.
Three members OF the Delaorce family
and Miss Bertha III at their smap pny
sicians urging Npsianans pro
themselves from the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Fifty Years Ago

During the MIAA meet the famous Albion College
naded the fpsilanan office W ~ Osbaud editor tho paper
was Tor six years professor Of sci Albion College
The wires and city street lamps have been
carefully inspected and lighting much i'm
proved
There is much discussion the desirabty otherwise
cneap Michigan Central excursions Detroit The
40 Npsianti residents to the big city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
By Dorothy kilsailen
The Famous Door

Fifty-SeCond Street-back In the
days when the government was
very glad TO settle for I'VE per cent
tax and the 80 per cent bite hadn't
been added 70 the owners excuses
for bad buSiness-Wa Just coming
into It's own as the most famous
Jazz strip in the world when two
veteran night club owners opened
the Famous Door. There wasn't
big name on the bill, but the open.
ing night Crowd-song plugeers.
musicians hep cats. restaurant
sales people and puryeyors OF alco-
holic beverage -applauded heayi-
~ all night although they didn't
seem 10 know or care how good
the entertainers were.
II wasn't until much later that
the nigh club crowd realized that
Louis Prma fve-piece band was
sensation and the wise boys
stopped laughing Al the big-eyed.
sleeh-legged job-hunting brunette
who used To sit there night after
night listening 10 Prima toot his
horn. She used to sit there and
sway gently 10 and fro and close
her eyes and then open them and
roll them around because the sound
OF the horn got her She's Il
pretty fair talent scout that Mar
tina Raye She called the turn on
the Ne"N-QIIssns JAZZ King.
And the crowds began 10 under.
stand il was smart 10 listen 10
plump Francis Faye's yociferous
offerings. and laugh when she
shouted the 1--WE Most Of them
didn't understand the hep talk in
those days but they laughed any.
how. and then cornered Francis
and had her supply iranslations.
There never was any doubt in
tho audiences mind that the slim
emcce who referred 20 the Joint
as an upholstered sewer would
90 places Kenny Youngman Ii, ed
W 10 their expectations.
one night long ago. Young girl
who read palms al another night
spot dropped in after work for a
busmans holiday She sat with
Prima and a friend Of lis. tall
blond youn man with huge shoJlG.
ors and a friendly smile The srl
20 Z - fh7 t-il fOIna man.
~ h7fe an infrrcsnns palm -
mind if ! read r1 and when he
laughed 4 a.Y 90 a-I d, ,..,t 80.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Human Barometer

One OF the persistent rumours
Of the country side is about the hu-
man barometer who can tell when
it's going to rain by the way his
sciatica starts to act up. For years
the doctors have been laughing at
the absurdities of this belief, but
now it's gotten into the text books.
In fact on this idea depends
some of the principal tests for our
old friend sciatica. Sciatica was
so named because it is pain in the
region and distribution Of one Of
the sciatic nerves. The sciatic
nerves arise from the spinal cord
and from between the last two of
the vertebrae. They go Town the
back of the leg and are mostly sem
sorry rather than motor, which
means they convey sensations of
pain and touch and temperature.
Sciatica has always been known
as a pesky disease. 1t lasts a long
time and comes and goes and there
has been up to now very little you
could do for it. The patients are
not neurotics and every doctor who
ever treated one has had a feel
ing that the cause was some lrri-
tatlon or pressure on the nerve.
Within the last few years it is
pretty well established what that
pressure is at least in many cases.
1t is tear with protrusion Of the
center of the cartilaginous disk
that separates the vcrtebra. This
dislocated part of the disk presses
on the sciatic nerve as it energies
from the spinal canal and causes
the pain.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
CHAPTER THIRTY-oNE

"Have you got it with you?" Ar
gus tried to keep the eagerness out
Of mis- voice.
Grange drew out a typewriter
sheet Of paper and handed 1t TO
Argus. He read:
"ConfdentiGl Report to Police
Department.
Attention Of Inspector Grange.
Miss Syria Verne teiepFpHed the
Leave Word Service al SIS on
Monday night, February End, aud
requested that ICE keep a record Of
her calls from 600 pm. unta md
night.
our records indicate that there
tCerc no calls for Station EL-s-I196
during this period.
Very truly yours.
Leave Word Dlrlsior.
NeO York Telephone Co.
That's strange" Argus said.
apparently Syria didn't receive
any calls between six and midnight.
And yet We know that both Car
stairs, Jr. and Sr., tried to call her
and found her line busy-so some
one mustve gotten a connection"
Don't you get busy signal II
some one else is ringing a phone
number at the same time you're
trying to get it," Ellen asked
Yes" answered Argus, IF sew
eral people ring number at the
same time, the first one might just
hear the phone 5uzzing and. not get
an answer, and other simultaneous
calls would get a busy signal"
"Well, maybe that's what hap
pened," Grange said.
mo" frowned Argus. accord
ing to this report there just weren't
any calls at all. We ought to have
the phone company check again TO
make sure. But If they're right, it
looks as though one person kept
Syria's phone ringing all evening.
The thing | can't understand
though, is why the Leave Word
Service didn't have a record Of that
one call"
ooh, they would have, after the
phone rang several times" said e.
len. That's the way the arrange
ment works with me. Sometimes |
don't want to answer the phone my
self, even if ] am home. So | pay
no attention to the bell. After a
few rings the Service cuts in and
takes the message. Then call right
back and see if it's any one want
to talk Ia"
"A fine way TO treat your friends
and admirers, | calls it," grlnned
Argus. But that only deepens the
mystery. Inspector, how did your
meeting with young Carstairs come
out?"
Grange looked Disguised. "He
was home and under the care OF
doctor couldn't even get glimpse
Of him"
81 guess that lets him out as
suspect this time" said Ellen. HE
couldn't be home in bed and out
shooting Flagg at the same time
You two can go now" Grange
said. I'm going to stick around
while. But be where can find you
If | need you, Steele"
Don't worry assured Argus.
81 want TO know what Flagg has to
say when ne comes to-"
Argu. helped Ellen into a taxi.
Glow about going back to my
place, he suggested. for a snack
of Butch's cold fried chicken?"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05

you have never had and never will
have smallpox is due to the fact
that about a hundred and fifty
years ago a doctor practiclng in
dairy country wondered whether
there was anything in the old say
ing that milk maids who got cow
pox on their fingers never got
smallpox.
In the time Of Napoleon young
medical student in Paris demon
strsted to all the professors the
cause Of the itch because he re-
membered the old market women
in his native Corsica used TO pick
the itch insect out Of the skin Of
their hands with needle. The old
ladies who used to long for spring
so they could get out and pick a
mess Of greens to get the scruff
off their hands could teach us a lot
about vitamins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Tests for Seiatics


One thing that confirms this
idea Of the cause Of scIatlca is that
anything that increases pressure
inside the body makes the sciatic
pain worse. So one test Of the
intervertebral disk syndrome is to
make the patient sneeze or cough
and note whether the pain is worse
at that time. A doctor friend Of
mine gives them a pinch Of snuff to
bring this on-the snuff test. An
other test is to squeeze the veins
on the side Of the neck which pro-
tuces congestion Of the veins lower
down around the spinal cord and
pushes the disk against the nerve.
Now as to the weather man
part. 1t is known that the inter-
vertebral disk has the property Of
absorbing sixteen times its own
volume Of water. 1t takes the
water up and lets it 60 according
to conditions. When the disk is
full of water 1t naturally swells
and presses on the nerve. So the
humidity before a storm gets into
the air in the lungs and the fellow
with sciatica rubs his behind and
allows a storm is on the way. Some
Of the unruly disks go wrong in
the neck region and that fellow
has his shoulder pain or stiff neck
just before a storm.
Another test along the same
lines for these cases Of sciatlca is
TO heat the patient up-either in a
pyrexia cabinet or very hot bath.
This will always relieve the pain
Of arthrltis or muscular rheuma-
tism, but does not change the SCI
atica pain and even may make II
worse.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
c. L. B.:-For years | have
doubted the value Of milk after
weaving. Can you suggest sub
stitute for a % month old child?
Answer: Eggs, vegetable soups,
mashed potatoes, oatmeal, orange
juice, chopped meat, toast-all
these 90 to make a balanced diet
for a two year old. Milk il not
absolutely necessary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05

DR.. Clendening will answer
que.lons Of general interest
onlH and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Your Health
Old Wives Tales
Basis of Many
Discoveries
BY Logan c,enoennlns. NJ. o.

THERE WAS once a scientific
researcher who was the despair of
all his rivals on account Of the
number and brilliance Of his dis
coyeries. Once he was asked how
he got his ideas for his inyestiga-
tons and he replied-"Remember-
ing old wives tales"
The history of medicine is sprin-
kled with discoveries based on that
Kind of inspiration. The fact that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-01

Mrs. Kelly, 5 and g. Mrs. Montonye
defeated Mrs. Cameron, 4 and 3:
Mrs. Williamson won from Miss
MCKEE, l up; Mrs. McLain won
her place in the finals by winning
I and from Mrs. Hayward, while
Mrs. Montonye arrived there by
eliminating Mrs. Williamson, 4 and
2.
The consolation matches were as
follows: Mrs. Crouch won from
Mrs Wisbin. and 3; Mrs. McClel-
land eliminated Mrs. ,Wiedman 4
and 2: Miss LANCE defeated Mrs.
OHara, 6 and 5; Mrs. Whitmire
won from Mrs. Campbell l up;
Mrs. Crouch reached the finals by
winning from Mrs. McClelland, 4
and g. Miss LANCE arrived there by
defeating Mrs. Whitmire by the
same margin. Prizes to winners
and runnersup will be awarded at
the fall luncheon and business
meeting in October.
Next Thursday there will be a
nine-hole team match capitalized by
Mrs. z. c. Wiedman and Mrs. A. v.
Whitmire, the losing team to buy
the lunches. Players will be ar
ranged in the teams so that total
handicaps will balance as nearly as
possible. Members are asked to
sign up for play in advance in ord
er TO assist the committee in ar
ranging the lineup. Afternoon
bridge is on the schedule.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-01
Miss Jean Rose,
Pfc. O'Conor Wed

Ann Arbor, Sept. Miss Jean
Rose and Pfc. Gregory Thomas o.
Conor spoke their marriage vows
Thursday in st. Thomas Catholic
Church, with Rev. Warren Peek of
Floating. Miss Rose is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Rose,
1145 S. Forest Ave, and Pfc. o..
Conor Is the son OF Mr. and Mrs.
ID. s. O'Conor, Cincinnati, o. Mem
bers of the immediate family and
few friends attended the cere-
mony.
The brides sister, Miss Betty
Rose, was the maid OF honor, while
ID. ]. O'Conor, Sr., attended his son
as best man. Robert y. Kirk, Man
chester. and Daniel J. O'Conor, Jr.,
assisted as ushers. A wedding
breakfast was held at the Michigan
League. after which the couple left
for a wedding trip to Lake George,
n. Y. They will make their home
in New York City, after October /.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-01
Social Club
Elects Sober

John Sober was elected president
OF the st. Alexis Social Club. new
ly-organiZed group within the Will
low Run community, at a special
meeting In the community hall at
the church Thursday evening,
Father C. A. Murphy, pastor, an
nounced today.
Other officers include Joseph
Brooks, vice president, Miss Re-
becca Hines, secretary, and Mrs.
Teresa Larson, treasurer. Plans
for the organization Of the club
were started at a parish meeting
earlier this week.
The main purpose OF the group
is to furnish a planned weekly en-
tertainment program in the Willow
Run housing project. The first
program will be a dance at the St.
Alexis community hall located on
Holmes Rd. and Midway Blvd. Sun
day, September 10.