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FIRES HIS FRIENDS

Unlike Roosevelt, Truman does not hesitate to fire man who doesn't produce. He let Leonard Reinsch go back to his radio job in Atlanta the day after he hand led himself badly in a press con- ference. He transferred Edward D. McKim, his Administrative Assist ant, after it became known that the genial and likeable McKim seemed too engrossed to Mrs. Hope Dia- mond' McLean's dinner parties and the social whirl of Washington.
 Politics. on Capitol Hill credit Truman with one political error so far-his letter to the House Rules Committee asking it to vote out the Fair Employment Practices Bill bitterly opposed by Southern legis- lators. Writing letter of this kind to Congressional committee went further than most Roosevelt at- tempts to influence Congress, anc members of the Rules Committee resented it.
 However, if Truman erred polite
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THE EYES OF NIPPON ARE UPON YOU!

With all apologies to the mighty State of Texas that refrain rings true when applied to the Mighty Seventh" War Loan
 The Japs are watching and there might well be a hopeful gleam in the sant-eyes turned upon Alaska; at least that is indicated by the most recent reports of progress of the War Bond drive received here from all quarters of the Territory.
 True more than half of the overall quota has been over Also it's the sale of "E" Bonds-the peoples bondsthat tell the truest story of support of armed forces Just two of Alaska's smaller com munites have crossed their "E" goas-Juneau is less than half way to it's
 Gen A. A. Vandegrift, commandant of the U. s. Marine Corps, recently advanced one of the best reasons yet heard why the people of the United States should relax their efforts toward completing the war against Japan. Japanese leaders he asserted, watching closely for any portent that the American people tiring of the war and are reverting to peacetime consciousness.
 There is every reason to believe there is this watch the Pacific Had the warlords of Nippon suspected the American people would react they did after Pearl Harbor and would buckle down and put forth the effort that has been made the last three half years they undoubtedly would have thought better before launching that sneak attack. The same suspect for the erstwhile warlords of Berlin.
 Until near the end, Hitler underrated the spirit and stamina of the people of the United States He thought we lacked the vgor and heart of true nation, and he-according to the testimony of his former stenographer-stil sneered at the prowess of U S. troops until they crashed through his vaunted West Wall. surged into his national redoubt" in Southern Germany if they were on a pleasure
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HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do n0t cOmpeW
THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Adverse planetary influences are active today. There may be obstacles and delays that precede supreme achievements.
 HEART AND HOME
 The evening should be most for tunate for women. Romance blos- soms under this configuration. This is a happy wedding day, although there is portent of clashing wills.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Closer cooperation between heads of big business and Government executives is prognosticated. Trade and commerce will be greatly stimu- lated through the Summer by world events, but serious shipping diff culties may develop.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Astrologers have stressed the ele- ment of surprise in current events affecting the United States and world developments. There is sign read as presaging unexpected hap penings that are most fortunate.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 An evil'portent seems to warn that South America will meet unusual difficulties. affecting world relations Argentina continues under sinister sway which endangers Chile, Peru and Mexico. Underground fordes will extend in Latin America, it is forecast.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of important decisions upon which future welfare depends. The outlook is good for women.
 Children born on this day probably will be clever but extremely sensitive and easily discouraged in pursuing their highest ambitions.
 (Copyright 19i5)
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the outskirts of the city.
 The American Commander is now installed in the fabulous mansion built by the notorious Vidkun Quis- ling fcr his own occupancy.
 Not only did the hundreds of thousands of Nazis surrender to a dozen Americans and a somewhat larger British military mission, but a group of six American sailors and their officers took over ten surrendering submarines in the har- Dor near Oslo.
 The two senators saw Nazis with side-arms all about them during their stay in Oslo, but weren't wor- ried. They wore their arms as a matter of pride because no one tried to stop them. Most of the Nazis were in nearby camps-with their own armed sentries.
 Copyright, 1915, by Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
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For HistOry's Sake
Washington PoSt)

Washington PoSt)
 One of the most intelligent comments we have yet the subject of justice for war criminals is that of MT. Hans Olav counselor of the Norwegian Embassy and one of the delegates to the San Fran cisco Conference MT. Oav was asked what his coun- trymen intended to do with Major Vidkun Quisling Now this Major Quising is in some ways more notorious war criminal than Hitler himself; he belongs already to curious historical company including Dr Pandarus of Troy Mme Jezebel of Tyre, Captain Burke of Edinburgh, Justice Lynch of Virginia and Captain Boycott of Ireland, whose real or supposed sins have impressed themselves popular imagina- ton that their very names have passed into the language verbs or common nouns. Yet 1t appears the Norwegans in no great haste to condemn and to execute Quisling, and have no intention of trying him by summary process.
 This is not of course, because they have forgiven his treachery tyranny but because they recognize that Quisng is witness well as criminal In the interest of history well justice he must be given full opportunity to have his say We want, said MT. Olav ito know about Quisling's dealings with Ger many before Norway attacked and during his reign so that will have complete record for history "
 MT. Olav went on to point out that the haste of the Italian partisans to put an Mussolini had forever silenced the most valuable witness of all. 'Mussolini," he observed, was worth more to the Italians and to the Allies alive than dead We might have learned much that would have benefited us in the postwar world. And we would have been able to fill in the gaps that going to be missing in history"
 concern for the integrity of history and for the lessons of history is of the marks of civilized people. For, MT. Churchill observed the other day. it is only from reading the story of the past that one judge the future" There is still much that and mysterious about the inner political history of the months immediately preceding September, 1939 and much that is dark and mysterious about the years which followed Our descendants in all prob ability will know much less about it than know, for example of the inner history of the French Revo lution or even of the Russian Revolution of 1917
 The two who could have cleared up much of the mystery perished before their testimony could be taken. It becomes important that the remaining witnesses be heard. Their testimony may great embarrassment in some quarters, but must not consider that if it will help to understand the failures of statesmanship which had to be paid for in unspeakable horrors and tens of millions of human lives Let not then be too precipitate about geance Dead men, as the adage goes, tell no tales.
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The W ashington Merry -Go Round
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ter years, when he was devoting all his time tn the war.
 One of Truman's frequent replies to callers when they urge action on some idea is:
 T realize that. But it takes time to do all these things, and seldom have so many important things confronted us all at one time. I'll get around to that just as soon as I can"
 One thing that worries him most is our foreign affairs. The new President frankly realizes it is his main weakness. He does not have Roosevelt's international b a ck- ground, therefore has to rely almost wholly on his diplomats.
 Trumans methods of running the Government is that of picking good men and giving them free rein This is a good system, and we could lidfC lldO IlOlC O4 u III tiiS Pooe But it breaks down when the PreSi- dent is not sure he can rely on the men picked to perform the most important job we now face-build- ing up the peace after the war Truman told Stettinius, for in- stance, that he was to be his own boss at San Francisco. But he found that Stettinius called him on the phone once or twice day to get his approval of almost every decision
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SENATOR'S RULED NORWAY

Less than three weeks ago, young Senator Hugh Mitchell of Washing ton had the unique distinction of being the highest civil authority in Norway. Opposition leader" of Norway was Michigan's Republican Senator Homer Ferguson.
 The two Senators, arriving in Norway to investigate surplus prop erty for the Mead Committee, drove from their dock to Oslo'S famed Hotel Bristol All along the way they were astonished to see fully armed Nazi soldiers strolling about freely. Several hundred thousand armed Nazis, they discovered, were still in Norway with no one to ac- cept their surrender.
 The Norwegian Government was due to return shortly, and until their arrival Senator Mitchell-as a Democratic Senator of Govern ment to which Germany had sur rendered-was the highest civil of ficial there. Since Norwegian party lines are not yet fully redrawn, Ferguson, a Republican, was entit- led to be called the opposition leader"
 The proprietor of the hotel told the Senators that the entire hotel had been occupied by Nazi officers until two days earlier. On May 28, an American Colonel Wilson had arrived with 12 officers-the first American staff men to reach Nor way
 We want living space and office rooms" Colonel Wilson told the proprietor.
 But the hotel is fully occupied, , replied the embarrassed hotel man. ager. Later he casually mentioned that the occupants were Nazi of- ficerS.
 At Wilson's suggestion, the Nazi commandant was called in and ask ed to leave. Two hours later every Nazi had packed up, walked through the lobby with full equip ment, and marched to camp or
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ally, he did not err when it came to carrying out party pledges. He put himself squarely behind a promise he made during the cam paign, while Republican Congress sional leaders, having made sim liar pledge, welched.
 Final impression you get of Tru- man during this trial heat is that he has been working under tre mendous pressure, is tired and needs the rest he will now enjoy with his old friend, Governor Mon Wallgren, in Washington State All of which makes it even more miraculous that Franklin Roosevelt held out physically as long and as well as he did.
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excursion and sent ritler himself scurrylng to tn.

excursion and sent Hitler himself scurrying to the basement of his Chancellory. A E
 Our enemies learn slowly that we mean business Unquestionably the Japanese believed if they con quered enough of East Asia in short time and then made pay prohibtive price for what we sought to regain from them, would give up the war in the Pacific as bad job. People who understand the Japanese psychology say that is why Japan believes she win a long from us she thinks after so long time will become weary of the fight. There is other plausible reason why the Japs would continue unequal a struggle, especially now that our air power can reach their homeland with such devastating results.
 The moral is plain. The Japs will recognize they pursuing unobtainabe mirage if the United Stateswith emphasis on Alaska the nearest part to Japan-gives them to think are becoming war weary. The quickest way to end the war is to fight it in such way the Nips will realize it is a pleasure for to leave nothing undone that will help make mincemeat of them.
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DUTCH VILLAGERS
 AIDED ESCAPES

NEW YORK = The eight hundred residents of Mechelen, the Nether- lands, during the last two years Of German occupation rescued and shelted 1,700 escaped prisoners of war and slave laborers, says the Netherlands Information bureau. Organized groups of Mechelen boys and girls periodically slipped across the Dutch border to help their countrymen escape from labor camps, and also helped escaped French and Russian prisoners of war
 Every cellar and haystack in and near the village at some time pro- vided a home" for eScapees, many of whom were wounded or ill and had to be nursed for months be- fore they could continue their flight toward Britain.
 One young village girl ran an im- provised hospital located in vil- lage house. To prevent the Ger mans entering the place the vil- lage doctor had tackled Quar- antine" sign on the door.
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20 YEARS AGO FIT f # E .rnr,rs. l:l. P s1,':'
JUNE 20, 1925

20 1925
 Although baseball and the drze Onee pitching and kept couldn't keep the book dry.
 The Song Camp good time Aux Village notwithstanding dagreeabe weather. night by the band of the A. B. This other the other Parish Hail
 returning the Princess Louise due this night City Council set 9mll tax levy at regular meeting Weather report: High, 62; low 49; .drizzles
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The Song Camp Fire Girls having good tim illage notwithstanding the disagreeable weather.
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: write We handing you complete catalogue ENCLOSING complete cata 
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SALT LAKE CITY-George White went to a fortune teller's booth at suburban carnival. After he left, he told police, what little fortune he had with him-in his wallet-was missing.
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LOOK and LEARN say c. GORDON

the fuel value of foods? g. is popularly called the Dark Continent? g. Adirondack Mountains? 4. the meaning of the name Roosevelt? 5. 1900 Leap Year?
 ANSWERS: l. The caoe. 2. Africa 3. n northeastern New York. A. It is meaning field of roses" 5. that number is not dvisible by 400
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MODERN ETIQUETTE 0y yRoRERrA LEE

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
Officers of Odd
Take Over

The newly elected officers OF
Ypsilanti Lodge number 54S I. o.
OF. will occupy the chairs for the
first time at the lodge meeting to-
night. Visitors representing lodges
from Plymouth( Wayne and Ann
Arbor will be present to work with
a committee from the local lodge.
J. A. Fleuelling and Kenneth
Davis. TO arrange for degree work
and Visitations.
The new officers are Kenneth
WinTove. noble grand; Benjamin
Parker, vice grand; Thomas Lawr.
ence, recording secretary; Henry
Lawrence, Sr., financial secretary;
J. b. King, treasurer; Arnold Len.
merit, right support OF noble grand;
Jay Cazier, left support 10 noble
grand; Frank Allen, right support
to vice grand; Roy Wise, left sup
port TO vice grand; F. c. Moore,
warden; Clifford Gates, chaplain;
Russell Reid, inside guardian; La
Verne Cox, outside guardian.
Capt. Henry Lawrence, Jr., in the
Army Air Corps, who has been
overseas two and one half years,
and was an active lodge member
before enlisting three years ago.
visited the lodge last week.
A lunch will be served after the
meeting by J. B. King, Edward Tow
Ter, Jay Cazier and B. ]. Parker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
Visitors Address
Lutheran Teachers

Three visitors from st. Pauls
Church. Dearborn, were speakers
at the business and social meeting
OF the Sunday School teachers Of
the Lutheran Church Wednesday
evening in the Sunday School rooms
OF the church. The speakers, Mr..
and Mrs. C. often, and Miss Mary
Brahm, spoke on general organiza.
ton, attendance records and teach.
er training.
A special feature OF the evening
was recognition OF 80 years OF per.
feet attendance at the Emmanuel
Lutheran Sunday school as a pupil
and now a teacher. OF Mrs. Homer
Hewlett. Paul Ungrodt made the
presentation OF two lovely relig-
ious pictures, in behalf OF the Sun
Gay School, and commended her for
her loyalty.
Elmer Peters, chairman OF the
vestry, was guest, and spoke
few words OF appreciation in be-
hall OF the group.
Coffee, ice cream and cake were
served from a table decorated with
pink snapdragons and candles
Mrs. Hewlett cut the special cake
presented to her.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
Knights of Pythias
at Milan Ceremony

Twelve members OF Queen City
Lodge No. 1857 knights OF Pythias
attended the institution OF Cardi-
nal Palace No. 165 Princes OF SYRIA
cuse at Milan Wednesday evening.
The officers OF the Palace were IN
stalled at the same time.
A delicious chicken supper was
served by the Pythian Sisters at
$3.50 with 1872 at the tables decor
ated In the colors OF the Palace.
welcome was given by the chan
cellor commander OF the Milan
Pythian Lodge Marian Carter and
was followed by selections on an &C.
cordian by Prince Fobert Murray.
The Barber Shop Quartet OF Te-
cumseh Lodge gave a group OF
songs and responded to several
more, later in the evening.
The supreme officers were pre-
scented by Past Chancellor Maynard
Teal and those officiating were
Grand Regent Alfred Augustus.
Deputy Grand Regent Ralph Nc
Donald, Past Chancellors Earl Sny-
der and Graeme Conrad all from
Queen City Lodge No. 1877.
The officers Of Cardinal Palace
No. 1875 we're then installed with
Palace Deputy Donald Lynch act
ing as supreme regent. Mrs. Harry
Richards presided at the piano and
played for all the ceremonies.
The Cardinal Palace has Al char
ter members and several prospects
waiting to join.
The merchants OF Milan contrib
uted nearly $3.50 to purchase new
robes for the officers and to pur-
chase the program cover in the
meeting.
The prince regent is Paul E.
Mace.
Short talks were given by the
Grand Palace officers and other
Pythians present including Deputy
Grand Regent DR.. Roy Wisher Of
Marshall, who has charge OF the
entire western area OF Michigan.
DR.. Wisher was a member OF the
Prince OF Syracuse in Wisconsin
in 1928 and extended an invitation
to the Milan Chapter to come to
Marshall and initiate the class and
install the officers OF the Palace
they are organizing in that city.
Queen City lodge will hold a
meeting In the near future for
the boys in Ypsilanti and Wolver.
inc Palace No. 40 will be reorgan-
lied as "a OF the 81 members are
nov in the service of their coun.
try
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
THE WILLOW RUN News
School Conducts
Stamp Contest

The first and seventh grades wor|
this week for selling more stamp9
than any other OF the upper or lowI
er grades at Foster School.
Wednesday OF each week, tho
stamps for each room are counted
and one grade from the kindsrgarI
den to the third grade wins and
one grade from the fourth through
the eighth grades wins for buying
the most stamps or bonds. The
winners of each week have the
American flag displayed on tho
door to their rooms.
Mrs. Phyllis Miller's first grade
sold $1,000 worth and Mrs. Ida
Mae Beattie's seventh grade sold
S30s5 worth OF stamps.
The Foster School at Willow
Run Village has bought 33,011.20
worth OF bonds and stamps since
November. 1914.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
Calendar OF Social Events
TODAY

TODAY
Queen City Tent Hive OF Maccabees 1880. GAR Hall
Congregational Church. o'clock, with Mrs
Robert Johnston
Of Lutheran Church o'clock church
number "a knights Templar
followed by Order Red Cross Masonic Temple lodge
b. Bunco Club, o'clock with Mrs Gared Foust-
Knights OF Pythias card party, o'clock X. p Hall
Girl Harriet School o'clock; H. Gilbert
House. o'clock; 12 ST. Johns Church, 31 troop
Roosevelt o'clock; troop "a, Lukes Church
House, AS g. Brownies Woodruff School, $3.50
Ypslant number 54S LOOF, O'Clock, Fellow Hall
Child Club Girl troop potluck dinner
$50 in Gilbert House
Boy Scouts Cub Junior Chamber Of Commerce
1872 meets at American Legion Home: Cub Den 5
Chamber Commerce pack 1872 home Mrs Hawks;
Cub Den Prospect School pack 1885, at home OF Mrs
Waldsnmyer; M St Johns troop 40 patrol leaders
ference at the school,
FRIDAY
Westco Workers OF Baptist Church party
Sl5, at home of Mr.. and Mrs Norris Ehe
Carpenter Womens Relief Corps business meeting o'clock
GAR Hall.
Hpsanu Masonic Association
o'clock, postponed from Jan 10 Masonic Temple
Thrift Shop meeting IL 30 at home Of Mrs H. Bisbee
sandwiches
Friday Bridge Club, o'clock Ehman
Girl Scouts troop seven Rackham O'clock
Central, $3.50
Boy Scouts $3.50 Cub Den Roosevelt 1884,
nome OF Mrs r. E. Fuller; St Johns Church troop
meets at the school.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
Gilbert House to
Have Teen Group

Gilbert House will open a teen
age canteen for all girls and boys,
IA and over, Friday evening at 1850
at the house which is sponsored by
the Gilbert House Board and CO.
operating organizations.
The first meeting will be busi.
ness meeting and an election OF
temporary officers. Friday night
was chosen by the sponsor for the
oanteen so that It would not con-
flict with the other canteen in the
city. The conduct OF the csnteen
will be largely in the hands OF the
young people themselves with
adults as advisors and chaperones.
The members OF the board hope to
have aid and suggestions from 9TH
err organizations so that the whole
program can be made more inter
esting. The canteen will open Off
cially February is.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
Mrs. Eunice Mats
Hostess to Corps

Mrs. Eunlce Mats was hostess
to the Past Presidents Club OF Car
penter Women's Relief Corps card
party at her home. Wednesday az
ternoon. Those winning prizes for
cards were Mrs. Dora NJ. Gould,
Mrs. Nellie Prick, and Mrs Pearl
Raymond. The special prize went
to Mrs. Mats.
At the close OF the afternoon,
Mrs. Mats served light refresh
ments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith, 80
Ballard st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McDer-
mott have recently heard from
their son, Pvt. Wilbur, who Is sta
toned in the Philippines. They
have also heard from another son,
formerly Pfc. Charles, who is in
Belgium. He has been promoted to
Corporal.
Mrs. lean Hammond, 3O9 n. Ad-
ans ST.. received word that her
husband. PFC. Maxwell Max i.
Hammond was seriously wounded
in action in Germany, Jan. Is. He
was with the Both division OF the
9th ARMY. He is the son OF Harry
B. Hammond, and Mrs. ]. F. Hofer,
Dexter. He entered the Army N
April 1914 at Fort Custer and waI
sent to Camp Wood. Texas. He lett
Camp Wood for overseas the last
part of October. He attended Ann
Arbor High School and was EN-.
Eloyed with the Harry Is. Hallinohu
Company at Z limerick St, previous
to his induction into the armed
services.
S/Sgt. Russell G. Starr left by
plane this morning for Santa Ana
Calf. for reassignment. Sgt. Starr
was 10 months overseas serving
with the 9th Air Force, completing
81 missions over France, Belgium,
Holland and Germany, and also
took part in the invasion Of Nor
mandy. He has the Air Medal with
two silver and one bronze oak leaf
cluster, and the European theater
of war ribbon with two bronze
stars. Sgt. Starr has been spending
80 day furlough with his father
L. r. Starr and sister, Frances
Ecorse Rd.