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OBITU A r IE S

ton Army air base. He served with
construction engineers in estab-
lishment of the base and later as
utility supervisor of the instaAa-
ton.
Among survivors are his wife, a
daughter, 1t. Betty May Potts OF
the Army Nurse corps at Butner
General hospital, Durham, and w.
c. Potts of Greenville, S. c.
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DOG is LOST

City police were investigating
a report by w. T. Hall, Ills
Orange street that his bird dog,
Jeff, is missing from his home.
A pointer, colored brown and
white, the dog was wearing no
collar, having slipped out u
il to make his getaway.
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CHARLES L. POTTS

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 27.-(P)-Fu-
neral services were held here to-
day for Charles Lamar Potts, 60,
who died in a hospital here Mon
day.
A hydraulic engineer, Potts had
been connected for the past four
years with the Laurinburg-Max-
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NO NINE LIVES FOR THIS CAT

CLARIFIED, Utah. (R Who
threw the cat in Mr.. Stewards fan
belt?
Fred L tewart tried to start
his automobile, heard grinding
noise and on investigating, dis
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covered a large yellow cat v..-
ped ped n around nd: the fan. II the wrap a'.
mad nine lives, it lost them s 4, 'a'
ed the car "fecib
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step-daughters, and several nieces
and nephews.
LINDA Fac NORRIS

TABOR CITY, Dec. 27.-Linda
Fac Norris, three-month-old daugh-
ter of Herman and Gladys Fac
Tompkins Norris, died December
Is at her home on Route l, Tabor
City.
Funeral services were held De.
cember 26 at the home with the
Rev. A. L. Duncan in charge.
Interment was in Hinson GENE
terry.
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Petroleum technologists foresee
a rapid and tremendous increase
in the use of natural gas as a
raw material for the manufacture
of chemicals and plastics.
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CHARTER RECEIVED

CHARTER RECEIVED
Troop 90, Southside Baptist
church, Boy Scouts of America,
received its charter from the
National headquarters of the
organization, it was announced
yesterday by Sam L. Houston,
scOutmaster.
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ORDERED TO DUTY

CAMP LEJEUNE, Dec. 27-Col.
Charles F. Cresswel, USING, has
been ordered to duty here follow
ing an overseas assignment.
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co1, JAMEs DUCKWORTH

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. N.-W.D-
Funeral arrangements were beng
made today for Col. James Duck
worth. 55-year-old commanding Of
ficeT of Lawson General hospital
who died yesterday afternoon OF
heart attack suffered the pre-
yiOus day.
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HALL PROMOTED

Major j. M. Hall, Jr., who is
home on terminal leave, receiv-
ed word yesterday from the
War department of his promo
ton to the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. Hall served with Com
pany I, 120th Infantry and later
with the 66th division. He is the
son of ]. M. Hall, ST..
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MOVING DAY

It's moving day for j. T.
HERS, of the Wilmington Port
commission as he plans to move
his office today into the newly
decorated Woodrow Wilson hut.
Yesterday was also moving day
for the Wilmington Portrait
fic association with H. E. Boyd,
manager, and by the end of the
week it will be moving day for
John L. Morris, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce. All
three offices will be in theohut.
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WATCH NIGHT

A watch night service will
be held at Trinity Methodist
church Monday night at 1880
o'clock. sponsored by the Meth
odist Sub-district group, with
an interesting program being
planned. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend the service.
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POST OFFICE DATA

Postal mailing from Whining
ton post office declined with
postal revenue for the Dec.
to rs period showing a decrease
of 16 per cent in revenue and Is
per cent in cancellations from
the same period in 1914, accord
ing to Wilbur r. Dosher,
postmaster, yesterday.
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AUTO PLATES SELLING.

Miss Minnie B. Payne, secre-
tary of the Wilmington office
of the Carolina Motor club, an
n0unced yesterday the sales of
1916 auto license plates to date
in New Hanover county total
1872 state and 2,4S6 city tags.
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REV. ALFRED R. BERKELEY

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 27.-(A-
The Rev. Alfred r. Berkeley. u.
D.. IS years old rector OF St. john, $
Episcopal church here since 1870,
died at his home last night after
an illness of ten days.
Prior to coming to Roanoke, he
served churches in Rockingham
county. North Carolina, and Phil
adelphia, and New Orleans. ne
was native of Jackson, Tenn, and
was educated at the University OF
North Carolina and Virginia The
illogical Seminary.
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BUY U. S. VICTORY BONDS
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JAMES SLOAN. Jr.

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. H.-RN
James Sloan, Jr., SO, who as a
secret service man in the White
House under six presidents gave
final approval to the thousands OF
visitors seeking audiences with the
chief executive, died here yester'
day of heart disease.
Sloan, known in the White House
as Jimmie of the secret service,
retired last July l and returned TO
his native home to live with his
mother.
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DOG Rack HOME

City police reported last
night that a valuable dog the
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-24
Government by Request
These DayssSySsst sso. I".s'35s585.2%5 e. 5ozo4s23

The basic theory of the American
political system is that this is a
government of laws. not OF men.
All persons are equal before the
law. the rich, the poor, the nigh.
/ ty. the lowly, those in Office or just
[ plain citizens minding their own
/ business. The American Constitu-
| ton devotes itself 10 placing limitG-
ii IS upon the government rather
Than upon the citizens. The Bill %;
Rights. the first ten amendments,
imposes prohibitions upon the auth
ority of the government and de-
fends the freedoms of the indi-
yidual
The powers OF American officials,
federal and state. are always limit
ed. There can be no legitimate
despot in the United States IN
time Of war or in time of peace.
The Green Bay, Wis, Press-Gazette
referring 10 an article OF mine.
says:
The American people simply do
not understand war as do the peo-
pie of Europe. War and tyranny
are the oldest of pals a successful
war is virtually unknown without
the creation of a dictatorship. and
this is especially true with war
long drawn out, bitter, bloody and
agonizing and whose demands upon
the people are therefore Constan.,
unpleasant and distasteful.'
It is to be hoped that the Ameri-
can people never understand war
as Europeans do if war is to mean
dictatorship and tyranny This
country has been IN many wars.
including the War between the
States which lasted long and took
its toll Of dead but this country
did not suffer dictatorship or ty-
ranny. Great Britain has been in
many prolonged wars without sue
cumbing to dictatorship or tyranny.
1t is the genius of the Anglo-SaXon
peoples to win wars without losing
their liberties. If other peoples re-
quire relationships To handle ma.
tional emergencies, that is their
misfortune. There can be no need
for lis to emulate their miseries.
All OF this leads me to a consid-
Grafton OF the new doctrine of gov
ernment by request which has de-
veloped in Washington during this
war. The fact is that Woodrow
Wilson, Herbert Hoover and Ber-
nard NJ. Baruch practiced it during
the last war with outstanding sue
cess. They believed in voluntary
popular participation IN wartime
limitations. For instance, M,
Hoover called for a voluntary self
abnegation from the consumption
Of sugar and left it to the house
wives and neighbors to enforce the
law by social rather than legal pres
sures. II was successful opera
ton. Mr.. Baruch called together
those actually engaged in the pro-
duction of a commodity. set the
problem before them and they
worked out the limitations within
the industry II was a successful
request. because it was based upon
mutual confidence: the Admins
tration trusted the producers: the
producers trusted the Administrs-
tion.
In this war. an effort has been
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-24

10 a. NJ Sunday School for stu
dents from grade four through
high school
II m.-Sunday School for chill
dren from age two through grade
three.
II a. m.-Palm Sunday Service.
Subject, The Gospel Of the Palm
Sunday Christ. Anthem. "Venite'
by Dudley Buck. George Becker
will sing. The Palms. by Fauye
Mrs. Kelder will play Largo" by
Handel; "Nocturne", by Jadassohn;
o Lord All Glorious, by Bach.
. p. High School Pilgrim
Fellowship at the Church. Victor
GrerHsey, leader Of Devotions.
p. m. Baptist CONGREGATIONAL
Christian Youth Fellowship at
Starkweather Hall. DR.. Ralph An
dem will speak on. His Death
and Ours. Miss Jean Jackson is
the student leader.
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made 10 police the American peo-
pie through governmental agencies.
often called bureaucracies. which
f formulated regulations and penal
ties Many OF these regulations
have been irksome and impracticat
and often disregarded special local
problems. The result is an as
tonishinsly large black market and
a resistance 60 governmental re.
quests. Mr.. Byrnes meets pre-
cisely that spirit in New York IN
relation to his curfew. Not only
has the speak easy returned bu the
Mayor who has usually supported
Washington wholeheartedly post
poned the curfew for an hour.
Had Washington appealed to the
people. explaining precisely what
the purpose of the Curfew is. most
New Workers. whose children and
relatives are in the war. would
have done their best. But they
ignored two special conditions OF
life in this city: one, the large EN-
ployment of night workers-prob-
AbAN ao AAl@Al - nan q hAAAAAbll AAlNli
and women; two. the fact that this
city is the largest playground for
soldiers. sailors. marines and all
sorts OF war workers who come
here for relaxation, preferably at
night. but who have no homes in
this city 1t would have been
SIMPLER il New York were declared
out Of bounds than to impose the
curfew which places burdens inn
possible to solve upon the police
and the transportation system. A
"r quest" with teeth in it does not
work. \ request for voluntary co.
operation to accomplish as pecific
objective always will work among
Americans who are not such un.
trustworthy folks. after all.
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PLAN DISTRIBUTION

Lansing-Michigan's state health
department plans the free dis;rihu-
tlon OF a new preventative for
measles in children. DR.. William
Dekleine, state health commission
er. disclosed Friday. With the en-
dorsement of the state advisory
health council DeKleine requested
the American Red Cross to give the
state 5000 units of gamma clobu-
lin, a by product of blood plasma
production which is described as
a measles preventative. The glo-
bulin will be distributed to rhysi-
clans in all parts of the state, he
said.
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81 Iuke's Episcopal Churc


The telephone rang as if the op-
orator were angry. Daphne put her
elbows on her desk, dropped her
moist face into damp hands, and let
it ring. She was suspicious that the
caller was Mrs. Perkins TO ask
again when her Chippendale side
board was arriving, and Daphne
didn't know the answer.
She glowered at the phone, the
packing case and bed--over which
she would have to crawl to reach
it-and decided it couldn't ring for
ever.
The packing case was only part
Of the overflow from the Newbold
drawing-room which she'd had to
turn into q workroom for the peo-
pie she'd brought down from New
York: Upholsterers, seamstresses,
and a mural painter.
The thin silk dressing-gown in
which she sat at her desk in the
bedroom clung to her damply.
That's wartime Washington"
she murmured. mo deliveries, no
room, no cool air, and the summer
ahead"
She considered tearing a sheet off
her calendar-June 15-but the ef-
fort was too much. Her thoughts
ran ahead to the next day, Satur-
day-the beginning Of the weekend
Alan had promised her. 1t would
be his first leave since she'd arrived
almost three, months ago. They
were going to spend it at Chevy
( Chase with Alan's sister.
In just nineteen hours - Daphne
counted them-she'd be out in the
cool country, away from the phone,
irate clients, complaining work
men, battles with express Offices,
and long distance calls; from the
thousand and one details OF busy
decorators life.
Corinne's prediction that there
was a bright future for Daphne
was right--if she could weather the
present.
Meanwhile it was still Friday
and she had to get into street
clothes, phone twice to the ware
house in New York, run across the
city to see how the paint Job was
getting on at a foreign attaches
apartment, pick up frames at the
refnishers', drop some drapery
swatches at a congressman's Office,
assure a senator that his rugs
would arrive by the twentieth, and
spend a good part Of the night
catching up with correspondence.
Mrs. Gates brought Juan back
from the park while Daphne was
having her shower, and his van, hot
little face gave her another prob
lem to consider. Shed have to make
some arrangement for getting him
out Of the city. Camp was the obvi-
Gus answer, but she didn't like the
idea. Juan was so little. He'd prob
ably cry himself TO sleep with lone
illness. She couldn't spare Gate
Sic" TO send he- away with him.
Daphne thought: It's really be-
cause OF Juan that I'm accepting
Alan's invitation. wasn't going 10
until he said could take Juan. And
as she dressed, her thoughts yeered
more and more to Alan -.
ITO bs continued
ssrfIE7t bv Ns.BIt-f.
DlrI5-sl b. klls f,ii.iu syns.sas i.s
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First Methodist Church

Walter b Heyler, Minister.
Palm Sunday.
$50 a. m.-Church School. Jun.
ior. Intermediate. High School and
Adult department.
1876 a. M Church School. Pre-
school, kindergarten. Primary de
partments.
1915 a. Nursery for children
TO three years OF age in the Method.
list Community House.
1915 a. m.-Morning Service Of
Worship, Rev. Walter b Heyler
will speak on the theme. we BE.
lieye in the Triumph of Righteous
ness" Reception of members. Tn.
anthem by the Adule Choir. Ride
on. Ride on by Scott. Lorna Stor-
gard, soloist. will sing The
Palms by Faure. Organ numbers
played by Mrs. l.. J. Wilson are.
Unfold, -Ne Portals Everlasting
(Redemption) by Gosnod; and
"Benedictus' by Karg-Elert.
= p. m, Candlelight Communion
Service The Adult Choir will sing
God So Loved the World, By
Stainer. Special music also includes
a quintet: "Agnus Del by Bizet.
Cleone Evans. soloist; Barbara
Warner and Franziska lsbell. Viol
ins, Harlow +. Laing. viola; Mary
Alice Warner, cello; Don Carlson,
piano.
Sp. ny W leyan Guild viii
meet at the Church House.
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By Marie BLIZZARD

there she was elaborately casual.
Il was thinking Of asking your ad-
vice today
why should you go to Wash
ington?"
you remember Corinne at the
New Years party, saying she want
ed me to go back to work for herr
Steve scrutinized the toe Of his
boot. 81 remember that Pembroke
chap said something about it"
ALAN does want me to CO."
Daphne emphasized. ITS =. it's
an inducement naturally"
81 see. You want to CO.
well, it would be interesting to
see Washington, but :"
He frowned at the toe Of the
other boot. Cant see any reason
for any butts then" he observed.
Il like it here" she said desper-
ately. 81 love the country, my work.
It's better for Juan"
Juan, Of course. He's he's all
you have here, and you could take
him with YOU"
Yes" Daphne said hastily.
"lt's always lady's privilege to
change her mind"
Change her mind" she asked
blankly.
About wanting to lead a simple
life. You'd like to see the excite
ment in Washington. Why not?"
Steve's voice was definitely cold.
Hers was warm: "As you say
why not? After all, my work will
be done here. / shall need some
stimulus. After all, it's the same
routine here, day after day: house.
keeping, Red Cross, and :"
Working with me?"
Working with you" she nodded
I'm very grateful for all your
help Steve said formally.
Please don't mention it. You
see'-she swallowed a lump in hel
throat-"lve practically made uI
my mind TO go; in fact, Id like tt
get started today"
To-Day
The sooner the better" Daphn,
almost bit her tongue, trying L
keep her teeth from clicking.
We'll, Id better get out Of youi
way"
Don't hurry" she said, backing
out Of the door. 81 want you L
know I'm happy for you and the
the experiment =. and glad abou
-. everything"
Then she gave him a smile ant
ran upstairs and into her bedroom
and threw herself down on the be-
where she remained until sne coult
ge. herself together to tell Gate
sic to begin packing. And all tina
time, Daphne was telling hersel
that the thing that made her tn
gladdest was that Corinne mad Of
fcred her a chance TO get away fron
her house,
What was a house? What was
garden? She could leave them a 10
o. .er than she could sit around il
tnon seeing Stephan Fenwick s
mueh-Steye, who just minute
ago, had urged her TO leave town
Steve col.Iu't have said NOR
plainly that wncfe she went o
what she did vas not tae shgates
concern Of his.
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Lying in darkness, Daphne found
that sleep had deserted her. She
began to think of Alan. The con-
gressman's daughter would proba-
bly, get him. When a man is in
marrying mood. almost any smart
girl could land him. But if he
isn't -.
And with that, Daphne's. ram
bling thoughts recalled that mo-
ment under the mistletoe with
Steve. If ever there was a man
who was not in a marrying mood, it
was DR.. Stephan Fenwick. u nele
Stere~
On him and his matrimonial
prospects, OF lack Of them, she rumi-
mated until the clock on the Town
Hall chimed twelve.
The conclusion was that the sta
tus quo remained the same Daphne
would go on the victim Of unre-
Quilted love for the rest Of her life
as far as Steve was concerned. Then
she wondered what he'd really
think, or do, il she said she was
considering going to Washington.
Steve was teaching Juan to whis-
tie. The piece de resistance Of the
two musicians was Yankee Doodle,
and it was this tune, of key, that
woke her the next morning.
You're doing fine, darling
Daphne called out from her open
window.
Am /! Hurry up down and III
tell you"
1t was Steve who answered, and
ne was ebullient as a college boy
with his first car.
well, for heavens sakep she
said few minutes later when she q
got into negligee. What brings you
around at this hour"
IL don't know what time Of day
it is" Steve exulted. For at last
I've got il, Clear as cry !. Eu
reka, DaphW
"The serum?"
"Yupw
And I'm the FIRST TO ccrgratu
late you. Oh, I'm so glad
Il know. of course, it's only tht
first step; my serum must be sctu
ally tested in life, but
"Oh, Steve, what are you goint
to do now?"
There's more work on this. II
have to keep doing it over, testing
making sure. Besides, I've got
couple Of other things Id like t
finish up. Then e.. ="
Them" she asked tensely.
"Thatll take few months Ate
that, I'm going into the MeIica
tc---. If they'll have me-
.h T course they'll have you" sh
sad wooGeniy.
There ~ D. asI. Tor me there
or course, I'd lihe to 70 on with m
own stuff, bJ. this is hardly tn
time to put my preferences trst.
Daphne felt like crying. lie wa
so happy. Couldn't he see il mean
the end Of their working together
Did he have to be so glad to be 70
ing out Of her life?
Maybe they'll send you to Wash
ington. ! hope So" she said with
kind Of prim gaiety.
Good Lord, why"
"Oh, because | may be goin
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Marriage Licenses

Andrew A. Hollis. 45. Ypsilanti,
and Pearl Perryman. 45, Eloise.
Donald r. Casselman. -. Mesick,
and Leila Bell Lyke. %. Ypsilanti.
Herbert W Knots, 5S. and Wv
ian VI. Dayinson. ~, both or Ann
Arbor.
George II. Lyle. 81, and Mary E.
Lardie. so. both OF Ann Arbor
Edgar Lamerson. 66. and Althea
Define. 81, both of Ypsilanti
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Free Methodist Church

Corner Lowell ana st. John SITS.
II. {. Norell. pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School. {. &.
Chambers, superintendent.
II a. Morning worship. Ser
mon by the pastor
$50 p. might and Life Hour,
Station VICAR, Pontiac. l.. VI. Lo'
well. director.
7:3O p. m.-loung Peoples Mis-
sionary Society.
s p. m. m.--Evangelistic service.
This Sunday is the beginning of
a series of revival meetings which
will continue for three weeks, with
services each evening except Sat
urday. During the week preceding
the pastor will be the speaker Be
ginning Monday. April ., Rev q. \.
Hall. \. B.. b. D., of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, will be the speaker.
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First Baptist Church

11l0 West Cross st.
william r. Shaw. Minister.
10 a. m.-Morning worship. Ser
mon: who is This Prelude;
"Stabat Mater Dolorosa,' by LIE
Maigre. Offertory: "Andante Can.
tabile,' by Widor; Senior Anthem,
Open Our Eyes by MacFarlane.
Junior Anthem: Palm Branch
es," by Faure. Postlude: "Hosan-
ma" by Wachs.
10 a. m.-The Junior Church aud
Nursery programs.
1880 a. m.-The Church School.
$50 D. m.-The High SchOo.
Choir rehearsal. Mrs. Warren Jack
son. director.
8 p. m.-The Junior B.YF. Lead.
er: Clyde Hoover.
$50 p. m.-The Senior B. Y. F..
Leader: Miss jeanette Sprague.
: p. m.-Central War Time. Tha
Baptist Congregational Christian
Youth Fellowship at Starkweather
Hall. A candle light communion
service conducted by DR.. X, T.
Andem OF Lansing. Dr.. Andem 5
theme is "Christ's Death and
ours" Leader of deyotions: Miss
Jean Jackson.
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Sunday in YpsiIanti Churches

Harold A.. Lister, sexton.
Palm Sunday seyices:
5 "a. m.-Holy Communion.
II a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
II a. m.-Church School for all
children two and a half through II
years OF age.
. p. m. Young Peoples Group
1:GO p. Canterbury Club.