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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

WITH THE NINTH ARMY in
Germany-AP-Indications here to-
day we're that at least one Ameri.
can division will participate in a
token occupation Of Berlin-prob-
ably the crack Second Armored
(Hell on Wheels) Division. veter.
ans OF Tunisia. Sicily and the Euro
pean campaign II Is commanded
by Mai. Gen. I. d. White of Des
Moines, la.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

WASHINGTON up Military
observers here believed today that
the Allied high command in Europe
under Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower
may not be needed much longer.
The high command is Familiarity
known to war correspondents as
SHAEF. which stands for Supreme
Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary
Forces. SHAEF was set up in
England in preparation for the
Anglo-American-C Canadian invasion
of the Continent. It was later
moved to Reims. France, where It
accepted Germany's surrender May
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

PARIS-AP-French police said
today they had evidence the beard
ed DR.. Henri Petoit was never con.
nected with the French resistance
movement and hence that he would
be tried on straight criminal
CHARGES in the killing OF So persons
in his quarters and cremation NJ
the bodies. Petoit has insisted that
his victims were persons who col
Elaborated with the Germans and
that he acted rs a patriot.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12
Flashes of
Late News


LONDON -AP- Crown Prince
olav OF Norway is expected to ar
rive in Oslo this week end on a
British warship, the Daily Tele-
graph said today The newspaper
said olav and two accompanying
ministers would serve as the ad-
vance guard for the return OF King
Haakon and the main body of the
Norwegian government.
LONDON-AP- Prime Minister
Churchill will give some hint on
the prospect OF an early British
general election during his ami
yersary broadcast Sunday night g
p. IN. EWT). the diplomatic cor
respondent OF the Daily Mail said
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

KANSAS CITY --AP-A three
TERED birthday cake for President
Truman was en- route, belatedly, TO
Washington by alrplane today.
Produced in the cafeteria of the
Border Star grade school The cake
bore message saying 1t sym
bolized the purchase by pupils OF
S27,5S7.75 in war bonds and stamps
on May s, the Presidents sixty first
birthday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12
WHO SAID HURRY?

San Francisco, May TAP =
Progress report from one of the
United Nations conference commit.
tees:
The committee discussed the
first sentence Of section A OF chap.
ter vi OF the Dumbarton Oaks pro-
posals. No action was taken"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

SCRANTON, Pa.-AP-There's a
coal shortage problem facing Penn
sylvania's chilled anthracite area
where $4,000 miners have been idle
for II days in a contract dispute.
With temperatures lowering sew
eral degrees above the freezing
mark. more than 1000 pupils were
dismissed in nearby 90 Dunmore
borough when authorities closed
four schools because Of lack OF
fuel.
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See EUROPE-Page 5
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See CONFERENCE.-THE 5
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See PLAY-Page )
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

BOSTON-AP - Slowly rising
temperatures brought some relief
to hard hit agricultural communi-
ties today as northern New Eng
land began repairing communities
tions shattered during the areas
worst May snow storm In more
than so years. The estimated loss
stood at close TO million dollars
and much OF northern Maine still
was cut on, from telephone and
telegraph facilities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

LONDON-INS - Hundreds OF
British prisoners OF war who have
been held for years IN German
prison camps in Silesia are safe In
Prague today. the CZechoslovak
radio reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

See GoERING-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

NEW YORK-fNS-Field Mar
shall Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery
will arrive in Copenhagen today.
the American broadcasting station
in Europe reported. CHS heard the
broadcast. -.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

LONDON --AP- The death OF
Sir William Grenfell Max-Muller.
n. former British minister to Pc
land, on May 10. was announced to-
day. He served In Warsaw from
1920-2s. His career in the British
diplomatic service included posts
at Washington, Constantinople, the
Hague. Madrid and Mexico City.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

WASHINGTON AP-The Army
handed discharge papers today to
approximately $500 veteran troops
the first batch Of men released
to go home under the new point
rating plan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

See HooPER-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

Speed Victory
Buy More Bonds
Salvage Pepper
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

NEW YoRK-INS-Th fur
nishings that filled the home OF
the late Alfred +. Smith. former
governor OF New York, were dis
closed today to have netted $l0,0S7
at an auction sale. The remainder
OF the possessions will be sold to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-12

WASHINGTON-AP- A watery
grave probably will be the fate OF
any German submarine the Navy
finds submerged. The broadcast in
structions to German U-boats are
to surface, remain surfaced, fly
the surrender flag and report their
VOsYsfon. a zLlsf sDoAS srsn "a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
HOLD MAN
IN MURDER PLOT

SEATTLE, Aug. q. -W.D- Will
liam Cooper, eliminate of an in
sane asylum who has Fan Al c.
pone complex" hired assassins to
rub OUT his sweetheart and is
shortly to be charged with muir
dering an investigator of the State
Liquor Board, Sheriff's Capt.
George Lohrer announced tonight.
Cooper, At, operator of saloon
and a hotel, suffered head injur-
les during a brief career as an
automobile racing driver that ul-
timately sent him to Steilacoom
State hospital for "a months.
having operated small time
Lohrer said he was suspected of
murder mart" He has "delusions
of grandeur" was poorly educat-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

ed, has difficulty writing and read
ing, Lohrer> continued.
HE looks more like a mild bool.-
keeper than the big-time racketeer
he tried to be-" Lohrer said. eve
have reason to think he tried to
become a sort of liquor car and
that if he had been allnwed to
continue he would have been
bumped off himself"
Cooper was charged with hiring
men to assassinate Mrs. GLADYS
Bailey, 80, a restaurant cashier,
who had sued him for $4,000 dam.
ages after he bruised her face
with his fists.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
(Continued from Page One)

ever, said that Josephus Marcone,
abbot and apostolic delegate, re-
Gently expressed approval of the
National Liberation Front program
which guarantees freedom of con-
science and calls for separation OF
the church and state and nation
alization of church estates.
Msgr. Svetozar Rittig, 72-year-
old pastor Of St. Marks church in
Zagreb, is one of the most active
supporters of the Tito regime.
He is a former professor OF theo-
logy, an editor Of Catholic puoH-
cations. and a member OF the pre-
war parliament at Belgrade. He
says he is confident that Tito does
not intend to introduce Commun-
ism, but only to secure popular
rights. He regards Tito as the
greatest man in Yugoslave his
tory"
Rittig heads a Croatian state
commission which is working to
bring about understanding anc col
labor alton. He says he speaks only
for himself and a group Of clergy
men, adding that it is up to the
Hierarchy to work out a formula
which I am certain the Varican
VII approve"
He joined the partisans in 1941.
He said he continued his priestly
functions among them ard assert
ed that many" Communists were
among his parishioners.
II married them, baptized them
and never inquired into their party
allegiance" he siad. "A priest
must always be where the people
fight for liberty. l conducted mass
in Easter Of 1941 at Ladjevac, a
partisan village, in the presence of
Randolph Churchill" Churchill is
the son of former Britton's Pre-
mier Winston Churchill.
He said nationalist and theologic-
al motives combined to make him
ioin the partisans. Then he said:
Economically, Communism does
not contradict christianity. There
are many christian orders where
collective ownership is practiced.
Phikosophically, we differ from the
Communists, but as christian So
cialists we seen no objection to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
HIR0HIT0 MOVES
FOR NEW ORDER
CONTINUED from Page One)

from the Japan Political AS
ISOLATION.
s. A group belonging to the old
Yokuso Society.
Tokyo said Premier Prince Hi
gashi-kini called at the Imperial
Palace this afternoon and reported
on administrative affairs"
AT the same time parliamentary
leaders began agitating for an i'm
mediate extraordinary session to re-
wise the present election law and
make plans for a general election
to carry out the terms Of the Pots
dam Declaration for free political
expression by the japanese people,
Tokyo said.
Powerful propaganda forces were
directed at the Japanese people
themselves to prepare them for the
swift change from totalitarian rule
to Democracy.
For Japan's own good there
must be speedy realization that
the old order is finished and that
the work of building new world
must be started Immediately" said
an editorial in the Nippon Times
Other editorials urged the Japa'
nese to forget all past animosltles,
concentrate on reconstruction, and
avoid rash acton.
The Commerce and Industry Min
istry will be revived to reconvert
the munitions industry. The Agrl
culture and Forestry ministry al
so will be revived.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Elements of Yugoslavia
Clergy Oppose Tito Rule

communist economis program
He stressed that this held true
as long as freedom Of conscience
remained an axiom Of political
life, as it is in the United States.
New times have come" he said.
THE American clergy must un-
derstand that the time has come
for priests and Communists to
work together with good will"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
SOUVENIR HUNTERS

Cpl. W. c. Dub) Cribs ard Pfc.
James L. Cribs, fighting sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Cribs, of GAS
Sumter drive, Maffitt Village, are
rated as top notch souvenir hunt
ers and have more booty than
Captain Kidd"
Cpl. Cribs, who has served with
the Field Artillery in North Africa,
Italy and Germany, has sent home
Italian lacework and German
typewriter, while younger brother,
James, veteran of England, Nor
mandy Belgium, Holl1sld and Ger
many with ar Anti-Aircraft unit,
has sent home three sets of wooden
shoes, a German "burp" gun,
similar to our tommy gun,
parachutes, two German cameras,
and one pair of German field glass.
es.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
In The Service
HOME FROM ENGLAND

Corporal Kenneth Williams, son
of Mrs. R. H. Williams, of 218
Meares street, arrived in Boston,
Mass, on August 9 and is spend
ing 80 days at home after serving
overseas in England for more than
two wears.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
RESTAURANT OWNERS
TO ATTEND PRICING
MEETING ON FRIDAY
Continued from PAGE One)

such practices. as well as what
he described as another device
in cutting the portions of meals
in order to make more profit
He said recent widespread and
alarming tendencies on the part of
some restaurants to circumvent
OPA rules by evasive and cum
ing methods" had caused many
complaints.
BUY VICTORY BONDS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

Speaking with a
decided British
accent, Cpl. Will
liams who was
with the ground
sreW of the 388th.
B o m b a rdment
group of the 9Th
Air Force, twice
winners of the
Presidential Unit
citation, said that
ho x1yec xyorx, kar-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
c ON m a nder

c ON m a nder
Thompson a n d
his younger bro
Their, Flight OFF,
Ger James W.
Thompson, of the
Army Air Forces,
met this spring
m = Calcutta, In.
dia, for their first
meeting in II
years. This is
easy to under
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

1t. Little has
attended Carne-
gle Institute of
Technology, Pitts
burgh. Pa, Geor-
gia School of
Technology, At
lanta, Ca, and
R ! c e Institute
Hous on, Texas.
He reported for
p | a t 0 o n com.
manders train.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Now Try This 3 For I
Value In Aspirii1,

You'll get nearly 3 tablets for only Il
when you buy the large 100 tablet
bottle of St. Joseph Aspirin for 35c.
Big family favorite! No aspirin does
more for you no matter what you
pay. Always get St. Joseph Aspirin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

the machine guns Of his company
and his decisions and actions for
10 days of continuous action were
a major factor in enabling Ameri-
can troops to win a decisive vic
tory over the Germans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
MERCHANT MARINE VETERAN

Commander George Thompson,
son of Mrs. Nellie c. Thompson, OF
813 Dock street, is home for the
first time since June, 1912. after
having served in practically all maj.
or invasions and having had sew.
eral ships sunk from under him
while in the Merchant Marine ser
vice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
COPS CARS TAGGED

BINGHAMPTON, N. Y.-W.D-
The tables were turned on seven
Binghampton policemen, who
found their cars had been tagged
by U. S. Internal Revenue
agent. Not one of the cars, which
were parked outside police head
quarters, had an automobile use
tax.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

B e n d e r S G..
Golden, W h o S e
wife, Mrs. Mil
dred Golden and
two c h i l d r e n,
Louise, 3, and
"Bennie" Jr., 18
months, live at
Myrtle G r O v e
sound, has been
promoted to car
penters mate &c.
CM SIC Golden
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
FIRST INTO RANGOON

Captain w i l.
| i a m G. D a y,
whose wife lives
at 48 Lee drive,
was among the
f i r s t America an
troops to enter
Rangoon, Burma,
a II d promptly
t o o k advantage
of the fact to do
a little sightsee-
inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
BRONZE STAR


~ oSL. NeOIBe
H. I1ighsmith, son
of Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. High
smith Of Atkin-
son, has won the
Bronze star for
''heroic achieve
ment" in action
in Germany on
February 10.
Sgt. Kighsmith
was in charge of
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

is in the 29th o. S. Naval Con-
struction battalion and from last
word received by his wife is now
on duty somewhere in the Philip
nine islands," He went overseas
in June.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
RETURNS TO DUTY

Pfc. John w. c.
Uptegrove, broth
er of Mrs. Ida
B l a n d of 1920
S o u t h Fourth
street, has now
returned to duty
at Spence Field,
Moultrie, Ca, af-
ter spending a 30
day leave here
with his sister.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
COMMISSIONED IN MARINES

Second 1t. Robert Little, USING,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eugene
Little, of 1919 Chestnut street, was
recently commissioned upon grad
uation from the Platoon Comman-
ders school, USMC., Quantico, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

Captain Day commanded the
anti-aircraft battery whose job it
was to protect vital airstrips which
the British Fourth army was using
as its source of supplies, ammu-
milton and reinforcements. Battling
across 780 Jap infested miles, for
1856 days, from Assam, india, to
the tip of Burma and acting as
ack-ack men in the day and infan-
trymen at night, the unit success
fully completed its mission, and the
sightseeing trip to Rangoon was
well earned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

stand when you learn that Com
nader Thompson has been in and
cut of home sailing the seven seas
for the last II years, while Flight
Officer James has been doing a
lot of travelling too in the last II
years he has been in the Army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
AWARDED ARROWHEAD

Pfc. Henry M. Wilson, SON of
Mrs. W. ]. Wilson of Route 2, Will
mington, has been awarded the
Bronze Arrowhead to wear on his
European Theater of Operations
ribbon.
This award was made for his
participation in the Salerno and
Riviera invasions, the battles Of
San Pietro, Casino, the Rapido
river and Anzio, where he fought
as a member of the well known
36th or Texas" division,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

1T would be dirty trie, :.
rub out your future mothss %
law Thomas said. '- ia'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

had just returned to this country
from the Southwest Pacific, where
he served three years.
PARIS PROMOTION
Sergeant S. Blomme, whose wife
Mrs. Beatrice Fullwood Blomme
and daughter, Beatrice Munson.
live at 2013 Perry Ave-. was re-
Gently promoted to staff sergeant
assigned to the Technical Infor.
nation section of the Office of
Chief OF transportation in Paris.
Sgt. Blomme, former sports
writer for the Star-News, is now
writing feature stories for popular
and trade magazines, prior to
which he was the chief of the nress
release department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
two years.

py to be home and to hear of tn,
end Of the war was wonderful.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
WEATHER

Continued from Page One)
WASHINGTON. Aug a. Up -
Weather bureau report of temperature
ard rainfall for the "a hours ending 6
pm. in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

BUY VICTORY BoND5,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

Handsome little sweaters in but
ton and slip-over styles. Solid
colors and two.tones. Sizes 8 to
IA.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-30
lead THE TRUMP ACE

THERE ARE three principal
times when it is advisable to lead
the ace of trumps against the 9TH
er fellows contract. That is, if YOU
are fortunate,- Enough to have il.
One of these is when the Qeclar-
er's side has Indicated probability
of a CrOss-rutf because each men,
Der Of the side bid enc suit other
than the eventual trump. A second
comes when the declarer had bid
two suits and it seems likely he
will try to ruff in dummy any los
ers of his side suit. The third
comes when there has been pre-
emptin2 by the eventual dummy,
and it appears some very short
suit there IS likriy to get rutted
by the dummy small trump
holding.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-30
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Chic Young
By PAUL ROBINSON

HIM by laying down the heart A.
Besides preventing use of the
dummy's lone heart for rutting.
he would have had 1t least the
advantage of seeing the dummy to
determine what vas best general
defense against the freak lineup.
But West led the diamond j.
Now see what happened. Easts A
vas ruffed by the heart 2. The
spade A was scored. the diamond
Z rutfed by the heart 4. and the
spade K scored for q cub discard.
The spade ] was LED and, when
West played low. the dummy's
last diamond "a discarded Then
the spade 10 was covered by the
@ and the heart 5 used for rutting
East over-rutfed With the heart u
and returned the diamond 4. which
the heart 6 trumped
Now the heart : was given up
to the A and diamond came back
to be ruffed by the heart s The
heart X dropped the j, a spade
was ruffed by the heart Q, and the
last two tricks We're South'S with
the heart 10 and spade S.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-30
by Watkins E. WRIGHT


Paul. "H1l " III. .~,iuy ..u&. e.
while "a'"a ''"luv ~ Ican he learn.
ing a lot
What do ' do? Handle the ma.
chine while you take pictures?"
Yes
But l don't know enough about
flying for that, I'm afraid. After
all, I've done very little actual ly-
ing myself"
You al learn. A few flights
with me pr~aeticing. and vou1l he
oiay." Paul watched the girl there
in the plane with him, saw the look
of uncertainty upon her face. ITS
for your country. YOU know" he
said.
You needn't try selling me the
old patriotic idea" Helen said.
What I'm h~esitating about 10
my work with Aunt Minerva. That:
is important, too. That's work to
help the country also"
"Of course. said Paul "Rut vo,,
| can squeeze in 4 FIGHT or two a
week. You know Won can"
"All right" said Helen. making
her decision all at once wen ar.
range a sort of schedule later I,et,s
go ioin the others now"
Paul got ont and took ber hand
as she stepped out upon n Of the
wings. Then no s,v,ne bar "a Tho
ground. He held her q moment
Overwhelmingly tcmnted to his.
her. Helen drew away She felt an
overwhelming termination ia LOT
him kiss her.
Paul" she said "Iet,s oet ono
thing STRAIGHT here and noU,
Get what str1Ioht ." said PAM
"Our association must he kent
! strictly on 4 basis of M
sentiment, no nonsense"
Eyes" said Paul. GAZING directlv
into her ewes
you made vour choice That
choice was Zoe, 81 stick to her,
Don't think I'm oojno to he marty
to any marital mix-un"
"Yes'm." Paul said AGAIN Then
seriously he e7i1. .Thnrn,s nna
thing I'm ooire to tcn Won tbn,,oh
Helen. I'm beginning TO wonder if
didn't make the wronr choice
Zoe's sweet ana all that-she swent
me off nv feet-but now"
please. Paul" Helen emf IN
Lets not discnss if
Il must discuss it, said PAM.
There's something I've got to oct
off my chest" He cauoht He,en's
hand as she started IN walk au,,v
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-30
CONES a0ng
@1@s9291 Fn by Watkins E. wrioht

| Later Paul said: Look down.
lhcres the enlarged Miller mill
just bclow!'
Helen looked. Very ~impressivc,"
she said.
They few for half an hour, far
out from Lakeville, high above
Lakevillc and on over the county
seat. Presently it began to grow
chilly.
Code" said Paul.
"A l%ittlc' Helen replied.
We'll nit it for home then"
They flew to a higher altitude.
Paul did a graceful turn and pres
entity they We're coming down
downtown. The runway was lust
below. The landing gear went into
place. Lower and lower-and then
with the slightest of bumps they
were on terra tirma again.
have fun" Paul said. when the
engine was shut off.
"Oh, l did" said Helen. 1T was
like old times!"
lhey sat in the plane, made no
move to get ont. You'll fly with
mo again, wont your" Paul asked.
IF | al find the time" said
Helen, knowing full we'll that she
would find the time. Tell me about
your Work-With the plane, I mean
your duties as a member Of the
CAPS"
Paul told her how at times mem
hcrS of the Civilian Air Patrol flew
far out over the ocean, on the look
ont for submarines or enemy YES
Scls. Like guardian angels, he said,
flying over land and sea IN the vi
entity Of their homes, keeping
watch, reporting anything that
looked IN I'll" least suspicious. Then
he showed ner the lew gadeets
about which he had spoken, which
included 4 sendinC set.
We can radio messages back to
headquarters" he said. Coast
Guard stations are notified if there
IS anything up that doesn't look
Just right"
,r,,lLt, I'' "D'"C NHo l!'o'o-
71~IItt i"... w. liIiin you were
>''Mr,'N "'''''t' sue f1eIcN.
avon ''I In'' '|ea' ',ia ra''''
aa4hax ,,,a '!lNV'' ! 'I'o-
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har?l+ ',l' DsinS Sol'te'HlhS
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"v,s ~. -; 10y rI.' w.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-30

If you have the 9-6-5-of a suit
in dummy and the A-Q-4 in your
hand, like the diamond suit in this
deal, and during the play the de-
fender at your right leads it, how
would your play be Influenced ~
the height Of his CARD
.ntnA.-- GIL -utn Ii.