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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
Program Follows Delightful
Luncheon For Presbyterians

Following a delightful luncheon
in the church dining room Thurs.
day members OF the Presbyterian
Women's Union participated in a
devotional program under direc-
ton Of Or. Ellen Murray Brown,
program chairman.
Following singing Of Faith OF
our Fathers" by the group, the
topic OF the day was brought out
by reading a poem on steward
ship" and The Little Pig" mis-
sionary story which Or. Brown
read.
Mrs. c. +. Oldager read :Wish
thee not that l go about my Faith
er's business. 1T is eyeryone's
job to DO part, ourselves, TO live
it day by day" she said.
Mrs. E. j. Packard read The
Stewardship OF Time emphGsiz-
ing the Golden Rule as a means
of successful business and shar-
ing as a principle OF Christian
brotherhood.
DR.. f. NJ. Brown read the I'm
DERIVING Principles OF Steward
ship, stating that Jesus tried to
create stewardship saying. THY
will be done no matter II death
comes to me-" His life was
glorious example OF these prinei-
pies, and one must live according
to them in everyday life and help
others so as to get the most out
of life, she said.
Mrs. r. J. Baker closed a most
program by reading
Stewardship Prayer.
At the luncheon Mrs. Raymon
Bair offered the blessing. Follow
ing the delicious meal Mrs. l..
Smith. president, suggested that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
Mrs. Glenn Spencer Reviews
Book For Methodist Society

Z Burrell who opened the meeting
4 by reading a prayer poem written
by Elizabeth Coates Mrs. Walter
Dixon had charge OF the deyotions
and read from the first chapter Of
. Genesis and the first chapter Of
John 10 emphasize the beautiful
thought OF the Beginning as this
was her theme in bringing TO her
listeners a message OF hope and
ENCOURAGEMENT for the beginning
Of the new year and asked all to
have God in every plan during the
coming year. All stood and sang
Il Need Thee Every Hour with
Miss Muriel McKercher at the pi-
ano.
Mrs. Dixon as chairman Of the
spiritual life committee, announced
that the Rev. Leroy Lightfoot Of
Vicksburg, former missionary in
India. would be the speaker at the
regular Thank Offering sunday,
which will be January lG with the
ladies OF the society In charge
Of the service.
Special emphasis was given to
the announcement Of the Bishops Do
Crusade meetings which will be
held in Ann Arbor on Jan. 10.
There will be several visiting bish-
ops TO speak at the sessions which
will begin at 10 o'clock in the
morning and continue through an
evening meeting. A banquet will
Der served in the evening. These
meetings will mark the beginning
of THE Crusade for a new World
Order" under the auspices OF the
Council Of Bishops OF the Method
list Church. There will be seventy
six Of these meetings held through.
out the United States with twenty
two teams OF Bishops in charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
plan Bond Drive

At an executive meeting OF the
American Legion Auxiliary at the
home OF Mrs. o. d. Campbell, pres
ident, Thursday evening. plans
were made for participating in the
coming bond drive. The social
committee made plans for So
cial party for members and their
friends. to be at the Legion home
ian. IS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
Hostess TO Club

Mrs. Norman Leighton was hos
tess for the meeting OF the b. B..
Bunco Club at her home. Thursday
evening. Prize winners for bunco
were Mrs. William Waters. Mrs.
Leighton and Mrs. Larry Yer
vaecke. The house prize went TO
Mrs. Edward Messner. Refresh
ments we're served by the hostess.
Next week the club will meet with
Mrs. Gardner Hulett.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
Couple Marry

Friends here have received an.
nouncement OF the marriage OF
Miss virginia Navarro, this city
to Sergeant Lee NJ. Peterson. The
ceremony took place in the Meth
odist Church in Gowrie Dec. 10.
The couple went to Des Moines, Ia.
on their wedding trip.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
Teen Canteen to
Function Saturday

The Teen Canteen will be at st.
Lukes Church House Saturday
from 1880 to IL p. NJ. The We'd
nesday evening canteen hours
have been changed also. and will
be from 1880 to 1890 p m.
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 mem
bers OF the canteen executive com
mittee and any others interested
are to meet at the church house.
An additional member OF tine
executive committee has been ap-
pointed with the naming Of Phoebe
White TO be in charge OF keeping
attendance records including
names and addresses OF all who
attend. Students at the Lincoln
High School are TO be invited TO
take part in the canteen programs.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bell and
family are moving to Texas. Mrs.
Poll fa a riefpr ~ Waifnr (tnpckp
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07

tily arranged table in the dining
room with Mrs. Walter Dixon pre-.
siding.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07
Calendar Of Social Events
TODAY

Workers class of Baptist Church will omit meeting
Ypslan Association, o'clock Masonic Temple
Girl two o'clock, Methodist Church.
Ypslan number LOOT, meeting install
of officers, O'Clock. Odd Fellow Hail.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-07

Additional Socials on Page 5
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

pan, which has been
CREASED, lined with waxed
paper, and again creased.
Bake in a slow oven (325
Deg. F. two hours, or until
done. Chopped nut meats
may be sprinkled over the
cake before baking.
Highland Torte
pa cups quick oats
1 cup self-rising cake
flour
u cup fortified margarine
Ia cups sugar
3 egg yolks
II teaspoon Almond
Extract
/ teaspoon vanilla
a cup milk
Il cup finely chopped
walnutS
3 egg whites
i tablespoon margarine
Sweetened fresh fruit
or jam or jelly
Put two cups Of the oats
through the grinder once
with the finest blade. Meas
ure. Sift and measure the
flour. Cream the margarine
with the sugar, two egg
yolks and the flavoring. Add
10 the dry ingredients with
the milk. Stir lightly. Fold
in the nuts and three egg
whites beaten stiff. Divide
into two layercake pans
creased, lined with waxed
paper and the paper CREASED.
Dilute the third egg yolk
with one tablespoon cold
water and brush over the
tops of the cakes. Sprinkle
with the other half cup of
oats mixed with the one
tablespoon Of margarine.
Sprinkle with sugar. Bake
in moderate oven (375 Deg.
F. for 80 to 35 minutes. Let
them cool and put together
with fruit, jam or jelly.
Serve plain or with hot fruit
sauce. Six servings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
Roixin Fruit Coke

4 cups seeded raisins
2 tablespoons grated lem
on or orange rind
! tablespoon ground
cinnamon
l tablespoon ground
allspice
% cups water or cold.
strong coffee
2i4 cups walnut meats
4 cups sifted cake flour
5 teaspoons baking
powder
2 teaspoons salt
liz cups sugar
II cup shortening
2 eggs. well beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
Combine the raisins, rind,
spices, and water in sauce
pan. Cover and cook gently
eight minutes. Drain. press
ing out as much liquid as
possible. Measure the liquid,
add water or coffee TO make
one and one half cups.
Grind the raisin mixture
with the nuts.
Sift the flour once, meas
urc. add baking powder,
salt. and sugar, and sift to-
gcther three times. Cream
the shortening thoroughly.
Add the flour mixture, eggs,
vanilla, and liquid and stir
until all the flour is damp
ened. then beat vigorously
two minutes. Add the raisin-
nut mixture and mix well.
Turn into two nine.inch loaf
pans w h / ch have been
CREASED, lined with waxed
paper, and again CREASED.
Bake in a moderate oven
$3.50 Deg. F. one hour and
IS minutes or until done.
Let stand five minutes on a
cake rack; remove from the
pan leaving the paper at
tached. Let cool. To store,
wrap in cloth and keep in
a cake box.
This cake may also be
baked in a nine.inCh tube
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
cAN yCV PASS a MAIL
COX WITH a CLEAR
CONSCIENCE?

Just suppose that instead OF this man
box you came face-to-facc with the boy
in uniform you We neglected to write -.
After all writing a letter is such Htfie
thing TO do -. and yet to those in the
Service it is the most important thing in
the world. From the Southwest Pacific,
a Dole employee who is now in the
Service writes as follows
"MdH is a great thing. II is a bd.
rOmefer on a ship. Hhen 1e don't hare
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

mail for long periods, the morale be-
comes uery iOw =. d.. bit just as soon as
mail is brought aboard, the entire ship
briehfens and the change in afmOs-
phere is certainly surprising. "
Even if you have no one of your
own in the Armed Forces, drop CHEEKY
line to a neighbours son or daughter, a
former business associate, or, perhaps,
one of the servicemen you've entertained
in your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
For Holiday Cookery

PLENTIFUL supplies OF
y both Thompson seedless
and seeded Muscat raisins
have come to market. So we
can count on them for des-
serts, salads, sauces and
stuffings.
They are a good source of
iron and contain fair
amounts of other minerals
and the b vitamins, say
Uncle Sans nutritionistS.
Because they are high in
natural fruit sugars, less
sugar Is eded when
raisins are used in a pud-
ding or dessert. And don't
forget tn EN- in packed
lunches, as snacks. or added
TO desserts and sandwiches.
The heat and moisture OF
cooking will generally
plump raisins sufficiently.
II especially tender. juicy
ones are desired for fruit
cup or salad, rinse them
first In hot water.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
To Plump Them

TO PLUMP seedless raisins
] which have become dry
and hard on the shelf, rinse
them in boiling hot wafer,
drain, spread out in a shall
low pan, and place il in a
moderately hot (375 Deg.F)
oven for 10 10 IS minutes
or until the raiSins are
puffed. Or steam them In a
colander or strainer in a
covered saucepan TO plump
them. Since raisins do not
keep well with the added
moisture, plump only as
many as can be used imme-
diately.
Chopped raisins are best
for most batter recipes be-
cause they spread their
flavor better that way and
have less tendency 10 sink
TO the bottoma The easiest
way 10 chop raisins is 10
snip with scissors dipped in
hot water. FIGURING with a
portion OF the dry ingredi-
ents before adding to the
batter also helps to keep
either chopped or whole
raisinS from sinking.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE

BY DEWITT MACKENZIE
Under Secretary Of War Pstter-
sons statement that in the fighting
on the western front I'VE are suf-
fering severe casualties and are
facing the grim prospect OF more
In come" is an uncomfortable re-
minder that we still have before
ur what's likely to be the toughest
engagement Of the war-the battle
c: Cologne plain.
A. best it's bound to be a fero-
cicus and bloody business. for Gem
cral Eisenhover's aim is the ami
hilation OF Mani Field Marshal Won
Rundstedt's srmy-not the mere
capture OF territory. There's no
soft way OF saying that wars are
won by killing men-and the Ger
mans don't sell their lives cheaply.
Wits Matched
We are witnessing a great match.
ing OF wits between General Eisen.
hover and one OF the beat military
brains OF the Reich. It's being
done as openly as a game OF check
ers in a country store. General
Ike's tactics have compelled Won
Rrndstedt TO commit the bulk Of
his forces TO the defense OF the
Cologne plain which shields the
Rhur-hesrt OF Hitler's war indus
tres. That plain not only is key
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
Group Studies
Of
y. S. Holdings

Washtenaw County Board OF Su.
pervisors special committee to in
Ncstigate disposition OF the vii.
low Run development at its initial
meeting Thursday in the county
building. Ann Arbor. organized, APP
pointed subcommittee, and chart
ed its program.
At a later date there will be a
public meeting which representa-
tives OF interested groups will be
welcome to attend. At this time a
report OF facts ascertained will be
made, and any one who has any
suggestions or information will be
heard
The committee realizes that they
are faced with a gigantic task in
the investigation Of this problem.
and every member OF the group
pledged his all-out support. DR..
Otto X. Engelke and Prosecutor
John Rae also have offered their
services TO the committee.
The purpose OF the committee is
stated in three parts:
TO determine the disposition OF
the bomber plant: TO determine the
disposition OF the Willow Run town
site: TO determine how the dispo-
sition OF the plant and townsite
Will affect the county as a whole.
and also the state Of Michigan.
Harry Grayson. head OF the Fed
ersl committee to investigate con-
gested production areas, a liason
agency between the public and the
various federal agencies. pointed
out that the buildings actually hous.
ing the people were to be disposed
OF within two years after the end
OF the war. but that the other build.
ings, schools. fire houses. stores
ami churches are Of permanent con-
stiuction. and with normal main
tence would stand for SO to 60
years. The sewers, he said, are
valued at s42e.eo0. and are good
for at least SO years, as are the
water mains, valued at. $350,000.
The total value Of the land is fig
ured at roughly million dollars.
with the Improvements it now has.
water, sewage, streets and side
walks.
The use made OF this area after
hostilities are over is OF vital i'm
portsnce to the entire county, the
committeeman believe.
The first action taken by the
group was TO appoint a sub-com-
mittee TO draft letter to be sent
to various interested agencies, and
to the governor, L. S. senators and
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Willow Run
Unit Formed

How best 10 utilize approximately
1000 acres OF land now being used
for Willow Run housing. how 10
dispose OF buildings after the war
and improve the area Tor peacr
time use are problems 10 be con.
sidei cd by tho Willow Run Post
War planning COMMITTEES Cor Wash.
tenaw County which started organ.
ization at a meeting Thursday eve.
ming in Charles McKenny Hall. The
meeting was sponsored by the VII.
low Run Community Council
ID. NJ. Silkworth was appointed
committee chairman, Malcolm g.
Rogers, vice chairman. and Spen-
Ger Gordon. executive secretary.
other members OF the committee
are Don f. Comstock. Otis TooEc.
George Veins. Luman Seaman.
Or. otto X. Engelke. walter Quill.
co. Mrs. Josephine Conan. NJ. l.
Mulhollsnd. Clark Tibbetts. and
Mrs. Clark Trow. Members repre-
sent the interests OF labor. manu-
facturjng,' commerce. and the coun-
ty units OF government
The chairman was authorized 10
appoint a steering committee, also
committee OF five members 10
consider the enlargement OF the
group so that all people interested
may be represented.
Date for the next meeting will be
announced after sub committees
have been appointed and reports
prepared for plans to be considered.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08

20 the main routes 10 Berlin but
its wide open spaces provide an
amphitheatre in which the Yankee
commander can get at his enemy.
Sure the Nazi leader has been
able 10 see the trend OF affairs.
but he hasn't been able to control
the trend. He has had to follow
along.
y vital Sector
Having labeled the Cologne sec
tor as the vital one. Eisenhower
has put tremendous pressure on
other strategic points throughout
the length OF the German battle
line, thus tempting Won Rundstedt
to shift troops from the Cologne
front to other hard pressed areas
And when the German has refused
10 accept the challenge. the Allied
commander has sent his armies
surging up the Rhine in the far
sought. and right TO the edge Of the
Saar. which is one OF the half doz-
en- biggest coal mining and indus.
trial areas OF continental Europe
and affords natural corridor 10
the middle Rhine.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08

Hoping that my small contribu.
ton will help someone TO enjoy
Christmas just a little more, re-
main sincerely yours.
PERRY SKELT."
Just a casual letter?
Not so.
That letter contained $40 from
the meagre pay OF boy who has
been kept from his family, friends
and home by the grim reality of
war. He read in his copy OF the
Ypsilanti Daily Press details of
the annual Community Fund Drive.
So he sent his $40. The cash it
represents will make brighter the
holiday season for someone but the
fact of his sending 1t is what resi-
ly counts. The Ypsilanti spirit OF
goodfeilowship, decency. respect
and interest in the welfare OF
other people. the about generosity
OF a man offering all yet eager to
give more and worried lest a child.
an aged person or someone i'll might
miss the JOY OF Christmas back
mere at nome. r OF MIN lutie Will
be no mothers CHEEKY Merry
Christmas" call when that Holy
morning dawns, no cand e
lighted table with family and
friends gathered round. H e
may not sing Peace on Earth,
Good Will to Men. But his SO
will. And perhaps the whistle OF
bullets will be less shrill. that day,
the mud not quite so deep. the
shells not so close to boys such as
Perry Skelt. boys who merit far
more than any human hand can
give and still back thoughts OF
home with money for cheer wher.
ever there is need.
1t is just a casual letter. Up
silanti boys do things that way.
They don't like fuss and bother,
no fanfare. no talk OF heroism,
merely doing a job that needs to be
done, they say. And what a job.
Here is the letter;
Dear Sirs or Ladies':
Whoever is running the paper
these days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
Yank Filters Beat Convoy
to Ormoc Harboy Shoot
Planes Down Like Flies
Quota Not Enough!

The Treasury announced today that the Sixth War
Loan quota of 900 900 900 is not enough for the
needs of the armed forces.
Undersecretary Daniel w. Bell said in a statement
the goal-whch may be reached today or tomorrow
was by necessity set well in advance Of the start of
the drive November 20.
Since then our military leaders have pointed out
ever-increasing need for materel TO support our
new offensives every front" Bell said.
Sales with the drive two-thirds over were an
nounced last night S13,607 000, 900, gain of more
than half billion from the previous day.
The quotas for individual sales and series + bonds
are far from being met, however The Treasury has
repeatedly said the really crucial effort toward
those quotas and that the Sixth War Loan won't sue
coed unless they oversubscrbed.
Bell pointed out that more than two billion dollars
in bond sales to individuals still required to meet
the five billion dollar individual quota Individual
sales now are So, 875, 900, 900.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
CASUAL TIES IN EUROPE WILL BE- WORSE

with Won Rundstedt. The German
commentators persist in talking
about a big new Allied offensive,
which will include heavy thanking
movement on the north by the Ca
madam and British armies.
That certainly 10 logical specula-
ton. but It doesn't explain when
SIS going 10 start. 1t strikes me
that the weather man is the real
key TO developments. He has been
Eisenhower's bette noir. for the
weather has been foul. Autumn de-
luges have sent the rivers out Of
their banks and turned otherwise
pleasant fields and roads into mo
rasses. The fighting men have
been ysIicTfng in water and mud
N heir belts. and frequently have
gone for days without a stitch OF
dry clothing on them.
Well, you can't make whirlwind
drives with srmored forces through
a mess like that. However, just
as an earthquake has hit Japan. so
some cataclysm sooner or later will
change the heart OF the European
weather man. and we shall be hit.
ting the high road TO Berlin once
more
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08

A Christmas Festival is being
planned to take place at $50 Tues
day evening, Dec. 10, at Ypsilanti
High School auditorium.
The program, which Is being
scheduled through the enterprise
OF several members of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, will open
with a welcoming address by Mayor
Ross X. Bower. II will continue
under DR.. Clarence Loesell as mas.
ter OF ceremonies, and will include
music, entertainment and a brief
talk appropriate to the occasion.
The ; BIS, Bobby Adams, Barton
and Robbie Bradley. pupils OF Jim
mic Hunts dance studio. will do
a tap dance.
Community singing, led by Prof.
Carl Lindegren. of the Michigan
State Normal College school Of mu-
sic. will be one Of the features, as
well as choral singing by individ-
ual church, ohoirs.
Rev. Rsymon Burns Bair. pastor
o. the Presbyterian Church. repre-
senting the ministerial association,
vii; give a brief talk.
A trio from the studio OF Mar
jorie Backus, including Madge
Starr. Susanne Cakes and Donna
PEBBLES. will entertain with bal
let number. Various ORGANIZATIONS
are being invited to participate
including public schools. Board OF
Commerce. Kiwanis. Rotary and
Liens Clubs, Business and Profes-
SIGNAL Women's Club. American lie.
gion. Veterans OF Foreign Wars
and the City Council.
John Boyle who is general chair.
man. is also on the program COM
nlittee. which includes James Hunt.
Charles Hin and Luther Fenker
Richard McFsrlsne and Kenneth
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
No Soft Way of Saying Wars Are
Won by Killing Men

The position today is that Won
Rundstedt is faced with not one
but two major threats-before
Cologne and in the Saar. The
menace 70 the Sasr has been OBJ
vious but the German has refused
10 change horses in mid-stream-
in fact he couldn't make the shift
az this late date without inviting
quick disaster. So he has clupg
tenaciously 10 bis advanced posi-
tons along the Roer river. the main
shield OF the Cologne plain.
Costs Lives
Won Rundstedt's program has
been costing him 5000 casualties
a day all told m the various sectors.
end that's a terrific loss. especial
" for an army that's already badly
crippled. So despite the compare.
tive lull recently in the crucial
northern end OF the front It hasn't
been time wasted. for Allied bombs
and big shells have continued TO
exact awful toll from the Nazis
Ia this the lull before the storm?
Thats one thing General Ike has
concealed in his checker game
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
Vesper Services
Being Rehearsed

The final rehearsal next week
will finish the earnest prepare
ton OF the Ypsilanti High School
music students before the presen-
fstion OF their annual Christmas
yesper service in the High School
auditorium Sunday afternoon Dec.
II. at 4 o'clock.
The program, which is under the
direction OF Roland Schafer, VIII
include choral numbers by the
school chorus selections sung by
the Mothersingers, duets, solos
and an octette.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-08
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President Harold Magee express
cd appreciation OF the Ypsilanti
Goodfellows, Old Newsboys OF Yp-
SLANT. today when tabulation Of
individual contributions and sale
OF tickets for the wrestling show
Wednesday evening showed a total
reaching nearly half Of the amount
needed for the Christmas fund this
year in addition TO money which
the Goodfellows had on hand after
paying all last years expenses.
7 here will probably be more con
tributions, Mr.. Magee said. but the
greater part OF the remaining sum
needed will have TO be raised
through the annual sale OF news
papers.
Friday. December Is, Is the date
set for the newspaper sale and any
old newsboys who would be willing
to contribute an hour or two Of
their time selling newspapers Fri
aay afternoon and evening for the
annual Christmas fund. will be vel
coined into the Goodfellows' group