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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-12
REPEATING A DOUBLE

If A DOUBLE by your partner
Is clearly informative. for a take
out-that Is. II he made IT at his
FIRST opportunity TO bid or double.
not having heard at all from you.
except perhaps by paSses-his re-
peating OF the doutle on his next
turn Is interpreted by practically
all fine players as the same kind OF
double as the FIRST. And If he dou-
bles third time, II is another OF
the same breed, so long as the bid
doubled Is TO higher than three Of
a suit,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-12
Mothers Husband
Coming Home Says
Excited Little Son

Milwaukee, Mar. IL AP- Mai.
stephen Sitter, arriving In San
Francisco after nearly three years
in a Jap prison camp In the Philip.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-12
Maple Leafs Down DetrOiters

treal in first place by a comfort
able margin and Detroit in second
place by an equally large margin
over Toronto.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-12
Bowling Scores
TRAVEL LEAGUE
NA.IfAA nAAAgl

TRAVEL LEAGUE
Melvindale Bowl
Meakin 500, Mihalyi 459, House
holder 467. Davis 572. Danials sol.
Won !. Lost 2.
Beer Cooler
Don Franklin 535, John Max $40,
s Rolf 1872, John Smith 566, Les
Hall 543. Won 2, Lost l.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-12
Fine Points in Bridqe

North-South pair. giving their OPP
ponents a gratuitous game instead
Of making one Of their own. A
game was easy at 3-No Trumps,
regardless OF what was led, and
perhaps North should have bid
that on his last turn. But he felt
that better results would come
from one Of the minor suits. He
meant his last double as almost
command 10 South 10 bid clubs or
diamonds, whichever was the
longer
A diamond contract would
have resulted II South had been
more conventional about IL. and
that could have been made against
any defense II North raised II TO
Diamonds. II could have been
set only II West led his heart A,
then another for a run by East,
and IL South had played the
trumps in the natural way. or
course. he still could have made
the Diamonds II he had been
willing to send the 10 through on
the first round Of trumps in case
West did not cover.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28

though it has adopted several
war activities since then, it
still continues its fight against
cancer.
The Eastern Mixed Tean,-of-
Four is one of the events that
has been turned to this cause. 1t
is the outstanding Mixed Team
oi-Four play of the year. For a
great many years, New Yorx
teams have won this event, but
this year a New Jersey team,
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ley Kreps, Miss Constance Lit
tie and Lee Sager, tied for first.
Mr.. Kreps is a past president
of the New Jersey Bridge
League. He won this match for
his team by going to 3 no trump.
Most of the other teams, when
North bid 3 diamonds, passed
the hand and, of course, North
was down one. However, Kreps
made 3 no trump because East
elected to establish the heart
suit for his partner rather than
shift to clubs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

In q few months. Then every
body can start counting off their
six months. He will probably
wait long enough to see that re-
conversion Is progressing salts
factorily.
Legal minds here suggest a
possibility for congressional &C.
ton il the President is slow in
making such a proclamation. It
could be done by q concurrent
resolution" of Congress. This
action does not need q Presiden-
tial signature. Some war legis-
lation provides for this.
Following World War I, Con-
gress passd a Joint resolution"
in May, 1920, to declare a legal
end of the war, but that device
required the signature of Presi-
dent Wilson who, for political
reasons, vetoed it. 1t was not
passed over the veto.
Again on March 3, 1921, Con-
gress passed a similar joint re-
solution. Being his next to last
day in office Wilson signed it for
the purpose of terminating the
war laws.
The final treaty with Germany
wasn't ratified until October,
1921.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
Q IN HOLLYWOOD

improvised stage l couldn't help
but wonder about something.
You see, Mr.. Garfield, I've not
been wounded nor hurt nor any
thing in this war. Not yet. /
just wondered about"
Again he faltered. He kicked
his toe into the ground
Eyes? You wondered about
what?'
well, about the boys who
have been wounded, about those
fellows who will have the war
hanging around them for long
time to come.
1.-Two of my closest friends
have been pretty badly shot up.
The war will 6 o on long time
for them. ! got to thinking of
those two fellows. Do you think
those fellows will see shows. be
entertained after this mess is
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
SAFETY ENGINEERING

1t is good to see pictures Of the first model
automobiles in four years beginning TO oppeor in
the papers. And we find it particularly good to
broader, sturdier bumper the fronts Of at eost
two Of them. We hope its symptomotic Of new
trend
We've achieved tremendous additional speed in
the dir during the wor years. And we've built up
greet yen for surface speed among the motorists
who have been keeping to q maximum IS in the
hope Of prooneine the life Of oene cors and thin
ming tires.
Automobile makers could probably build much
foster postwar oors but we rather hope they WON'T
In the lost postwar years troffc casualties ex-
ceeded our annual miIitory casualties since them
And so. since the automobile makers cont engineer
sense and coution into the postwor driver, we hope
that they will engineer little more sIowness and
sofety into the postwar cor. and leave the speed
woys in the skies
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
Rowing Reporters

homeless prisoners and depor-
tees there are, it is said, %, 900
"despoiled" people whose homes
were arbitrarily taken away from
them by the Germans and who
naturally want to return. Their
reinstatement only means that
the same number Of people will
have to look for new homes.
Since most of them are people
who have been bombed out, the
circle is indeed a vicious one.
The housing crisis date back,
in effect, TO the Franco-Prusslan
war. There have been few
large-scale building projects in
Paris in the last 70 years and
even less slum clearance. One
reason why builders have hesi-
tated in the past to construct
modern apartment buildings for
the lower bracket incomes is ap-
parently due TO the fact that the
average French workman only
allots 2.38 per cent of his wages
for rent, as compared to the
Russians 13 per cent and the
Britisher's 1875 per cent.
Today only the wealthy can
easily find a place to live. Least
fortunate of all are young
couples anxious to start a home
and raise family. They are
either compelled to set up house.
keeping in a tawdry furnished
room for which they pay an ex-
orbitant rental, or live at their
parents home. Neither solu-
ton offers an encouragement to
young people TO have children.
In view of the fact that France
desperately needs TO increase
her birth rate IL she is to resume
her place as a powerful nation,
there is no doubt that. drastic
~overnment measures will have
to be taken.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-W.H-
"Saiwash" is peculiar name
even for a duck. And a duck
mascot is a peculiar thing-even
for the Marines. A beer-drink-
ing duck tops the list! Combat
veterans aboard the LIST 512
discovered Saiwash at a tavern
in New Zealand, avidly tapping a
saucer of beer. A common bond
was established between them,
and Saiwash accompanied the
group on three invasion cam
paigns - Tarawa, Saipan and
Tinian. Saiwash, who was re-
Gently made an honorary serg-
cant. is slated for the Purple
Heart.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
. BARBS

Doing the right thing would
be much more popular If 1t was
wrong.
Reports from various sources
indicate picnic ants have stored
away enough food for a million
years.
It's good news to the family
when Nom puts up preserves
and they all spread it around.
At last the Nips are where
they belong - down on the
Japanese!
If we had just thought to drop
the first atomic bomb on Tokyo,
the Hirohito question might new
er have come up.
The Navy Is figuring on put
ting more room in the seat of
sailors pants. We don't know
when-just sit tight, boys!
The new fall hats are on dis
play in tie store windows. At
least that's what we think they
are.
II doesn't seem fair to make
discharged war heroes 60 to
banquets just after their other
hardships are over.
Opportunity doesn't give a rap
il you are asleep all the time.
Singing columns of Red Army
men marched through Moscow
on their way to war with ia
pan. AS far as the Nips are con-
cerned, that's where the har-
mony ends.
May we suggest that the Al
lies leave at least one spot in
Japan where the next Big Three
meeting can be held?
Most people can blame being
disappointed on being disap-
pointing.
In dealing with the Jap war
lords we should continue to Re
member Pearl Harbor."
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over? Or do you think the peo-
pie will sort Of forget?"
l told him the people would
not for forget.
Until that warripped night in
Italy. | don't think Id given a
whole lot of thought to Holly
woods postwar responsibility.
But, thanks to that young COR
joral, my eyes were opened.
AS one of the founders and Of
ficers of Hollywood's famed re-
creation center for servicemen,
the Hollywood Canteen, / have
seen the value of entertainment
in the matter of morale-building.
l don't think the Hollywood
which has provided so much in
the way of entertaining service
men during the war is going to
forget about the job yet to be
done.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
HOME NURSE

BY Iona l.. TROTT
The visiting nurse had been
called in to take care of Grand
mother, who was temporarily
confined to her bed with arthrit-
is. She needed something to
hold the weight of the blankets
off Of Grandmother's painful
knee, SO she showed 15-year-old
Kenneth how to make a sort of
tent from two wire clothes
hangers.
The hooks Of the hangers
were bent 50 that they were at
right angles to the hanger bas-
es. A piece of strong clothesline
wire about two feet long was
attached to each hook and the
ends twisted securely. With the
hangers resting on the mattress
on each side of the sore knee,
the connecting wire made the
ridge of the tent and supported
the weight of the bedclothes.
Kenneth was so impressed
with Grandmother's gratitude
for this simple contraption that
he began to think up other ways
of contributing to her comfort
and convenience.
DEVISED MANY AIDS
He made neat flower-pot
holder to be hung on the narrow
frame between the two windows
in the sickroom. This was made
by bending coat hanger around
beneath the rim of the pot and
giving it a twist to hold it to-
gether. The hook was made in
to a loop to hang the pot by.
When filled with trailing ivy
the red pot in its black hanger
was a cheerful addition to the
room.
When Grandmother was able
to be up in the wheel chair, Ken
meth provided a convenient bag
to be hung on the arm of her
chair SO that h er glasses, knit
ting and soda minis were always
within easy reach.
Again, the coat hanger was
the inspiration for the invention.
The base of the hanger was
pulled out to make a square. A
denim bag was made to fit re
square, the wire being encased
in the hem to hold the bag open.
The hook of the hanger was bent
tightly around the arm of the
chair so that it held the bag in
place just beneath Grandmoth-
e-'s right hand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-How much time is requir-
ed to build a modern battleship?
A-Approximately 32,500.000
man-hours. or ga years.
Q-What were the pre-war
populations of Berlin and To-
kyo?
A-Berlin, 4,3s2,242; Tokyo.
1904, 800.
Q-What American president
served the shortest term?
A-William Henry Harrison,
who died of pneumonia April 4,
184l, less than one month after
his Inauguration.
Q--When did Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and the late
President Roosevelt hold their
Atlantic Charter meeting?
A-Early in August, 194l.
ON what two cities does
nearly half of all Missouri's pop
ulation live?
A-St. Louis and Kansas City,
whose metropolitan areas within
the state contain some 100000
or over 40 per cent of Missouris
100000 people.
Q-When did Hawaii come in
to the possession of the United
States?
A-On July 7, 1898, when
President Mckinley signed the
Congressional resolution of an
nexation. Ceremony transfer
ring sovereignty took place Aug.
IL, 1898.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
. SO THEY SAY

It is true that Fascist move
ments existed in other countries,
even in America and England,
but | want to point out the diff
ference between simple cold
and pneumonia. - Prof Will
liam Ebenstein of u. Of Wiscon-
sin.
Jet propulsion an rocket
power will provide new alti-
tudes, new velocities, new pow
er for aircraft and new devices
as important and revolutionary
10 human life as the invention
of the airplane itself. - G.. Ed
ard Pendray, assistant 10 the
president OF Westinghouse.
The defeat of our Nazi enc
mics and the end OF the Jap
anese terror in the East leave
us the greatest heritage of want
and suffering mankind ever has
known. - Frank s. Hogan, dis
trict attorney, New York Coun-
ty, N. Y.
II is wise and far-sightcd TO
lend our capital TO expand our
commerce. II is foolish and
short-sightcd TO let our credit
be used by others 20 resist our
freedom to trade. - Knoxville,
Tenn, News-Sentinel.
An editor or writer or speak
er who is conscious Of his lofty
vocation and its responsibilities
always is alive TO the obligation
he has TO thousands or millions
Of people who may be strongly
affected by his words TO give
them the truth and nothing but
but the truth.-Pope Plus XII.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
By DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA Washington Corresponder

WASHING TON President
Truman's official announcement
of VI Day doesn't mean that
Mrs. John Doe can start crossing
out days on the calendar for the
next six months because her
husbands commission or enlist
ment reads "for the duration
and six months thereafter"
The legal end of the war does
not occur when the President an
nounces to the public that the
fighting has stopped. Legal end
of World War l was not until
three years after the Armistice
and was the subject of much
controversy. Nobody appears to
know much about the official
termination of World War II
either.
It's an important question
which vitality affects each u. S.
citizen. Is the war over Off
cially when treaties with all the
belligerents are signed? Is it
over when Congress says it's
over? Is it over by Presidential
proclamation? Is it over with
the cessation of hostilities?
These are some of the undeter-
mined possibilities.
The hastily drafted legislation
which put this country on a war
time footing and gave the Presi-
dent extraordinary powers is
controversial and vague on this
point. permitting different inter-
pretations.
The Soldier and Sailor Civil
Relief Act, which protects serv-
icemen from certain civil court
actions, expires six months after
war is terminated by Act of
Congress or a treaty of peace. 4"
This could mean il could be in
effect for years.
COULD BE IN Estate
OF WAR" FOR YEARS
Most vague is the Espionage
Act which is in effect when
the U. S. is at war"
The War Labor Disputes Act
terminates itself with the term
ination of hostilities or a declara-
ton by the President"
The important First War Pow
ers Act ends with IAN act Of
Congress or Presidential procla-
nation"
Thus it can be seen that II
Congress wanted to delay in a
declaration of official end of war
and the President failed to
make an official proclamation,
the U. S. legally could be in a
state of war for many years. All
the emergency powers would
continue in the hands of the ex-
ecutive.
And an official declaration of
VI Day by the President does
mt constitute a Presidential pro-
clamation. The latter is a for
NAL legal statement made in a
special form, not a radio talk or
press release.
In addition to men getting out
of the service on the basis of
1.-The duration and six months,
billions of dollars in the way OF
contract termination and contin-
uance of federal authority are
all bound up in this one point.
EXPECT END OF EMERGENCY
IN FEW MONTHS
1t is believed, however, that
Mr.. Truman will officially pro-
claim the end of the emergency
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE
NEA Staff Correspondent


PARIS - Paris authorities
literally don't know where to
turn in their efforts to accom-
modate hundreds of thousands
of returned displaced persons. =
Prisoners of war, deportees, and
0 er people who have lost their
homes through enemy action
have created a major problem IN
Paris. 1t will take years to exc
cute the extensive reconstruc-
ton plans NV under study.
While to all appearances Paris
is one of the European capitals
to have suffered least from the
consequences of war, latest fig
ures show that in the Seine de-
partment alone there have been
3774 buildings completely de-
stroyed and 57,721 damaged.
Return to the French govern
ment of an imposing number of
properties until recently occu-
pied by the SHAEF adminIstra-
ton will not help much. AT any
rate, not so far as the average
Frenchman is concerned, in his
frantic search for some place to
live.
To begin with, the property
requisitioned by Allied Head
quarters when they moved into
Paris had been occupied by the
Germans. This consisted main
~ OF hotels, warehouses, office
buildings. hospitals, and schools,
but relatively few private dwell
ings.
Then too. in view Of the fact
that Paris is to continue TO be a
leave center for the American
armies of occupation. as well as
those waiting transfer in rede-
ployment camps, it is not likely
that many people will easily be
able TO even find hotel accom-
modations. With an average Of
from 5000 to 1000 Americans
passing through the city daily on
pass, many Of the hotels vacat-
cd by troops that have been reg
ularly stationed in Paris since
its liberation have been retain
cd for those that come into the
city.
NO HOTEL ROOMS
So far as private French citi-
zens are concerned, il is almos,
impossible to find hotel accom-
modations in Paris today. The
restricted number Of rooms al
their disposal are booked UP
weeks in advance and cost at the
very minimum over $40 day.
Besides the thousands Of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
EXIT THE BLACK MARKETEeR

Sure TO be one of the first casualties OF peace
is the black morketeer. and there will be none 10
mourn his possinq Not those who may nave
potronized him will shed any teors when rms Pc
ouIoN repuIsive human vuture is put out or ous'-
ness.
This does not suggest the expectation thot oil
ebortooes ore likely to end immediately Scorcltles
~ onv commodities are likely to continue tor some
time - perhaps year or two in some items suoh
as sugar and perhaps other foods
But the black market in gasoline - ana inns
was one of the worst already is at on end as re-
suit of the iftino of all ration restrictions upon TINS
product. Tobacco products have become somewhat
more plentiful very recently The general situation
oIreody is better and there seems every reason 10
expect that Improvement will be continuous.
The foct thot improvements ore taking place
probably will discourage trading with the block
market rocketeers who can supply items that still
ore scorce PEOPLE will be more inclined to wot since
thew have reason to hope that the waiting will not
be much Ionoer. And more people will be reluctant
70 pov the exorbitont prices the black norketeer de-
monds.
Whether this type Of rooketeer is going to enjoy
the fruits Of his betrayal Of country remains to be
SEEM Probably insofar os prosecution and cr'mno'
penalties ore concerned. most Of them will escoPe
few doubtless will be occused tried and convicted,
but these ore likely to be the exception rather than
the rule More may be triPped because OF evosons
Of income tox lows But rony almost certainly VIII
"qet away with" their Violations
However, there often con be worse Punlshments
than those inflicted through legal processes. The
dsoroce Of revealed violation frequently becomes
worse penalty than ioiI bors or q fine
The black norketeer is sure to discover - It he
hos not discovered - thot he must occupy O posi-
ton which will lack much Of being that Of on es-
teeed citizen He is known for whot he is to enough
people to insure thot the brand Of hoefront troitor
will be upon him through all the days Of his lite
His potrons and certony one con hold
any brief for them - have demonstrated by being
black market patrons, thot they orent the type to
did the orketeer in conoeoline his record and iden-
tty From this time forword every black market deoI-
er must live in the constant danger Of being shomed
before the world The same threot hangs over his
family and everyone with whom he may be ossoci-
oted
As q consequence, there will be few to envy the
outlook for the black morketeer. Regardless Of how
big his bonkro|l moy be- not many Of those who have
tried to pIoy bo' the home front during the
war would be willing to trode places With him.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM Z. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

THE night before Pearl Har-
Dor, the American Contract
Bridge League, at it's annual
meeting, voted to launch a fight
against cancer In children. Even
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
White for Safety

SEATTLE-W.H-The chrome
in yellow paint was a war cas-
ualty, so city engineers now use
white paint for the safety stripes
on Seattle streets.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28
By JOHN GARFIELD

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 28-The
need for entertaining Uncle
Sans servicemen will not end
when the last shot is fired IN
World War H. Long after the
echo of that shot has died, the
need will be evidenced among
armies of occupation and in hos
pitfalls both at home and abroad.
It's a big order-and it's one
Hollywood can help fill.
l think that Hollywood, parti-
cularly through talent it has Civ
en- to the USO-Victory Camp
Show tours, has done terrific
Job in morale building among
the nations warriors.
Under circumstances which
have not been the sest, under
conditions which have been haz-
ardous, Hollywood has been we'll
represented in practically every
part of the globe at these shows,
bringing laughter when and
where laughter really was need
ed.
THE CORPORAL WONDERED
never think in terms of post
war entertainment for service
men without recalling CONVEX
sation with young corporal /
met while on an overseas tour.
He came up to speak to me after
I'd wound up show at his base
in Italy.
IL liked your show, Mr.. Gar
field" he said. Il think ). was
swell. 1t did lot of good for
me, too. But" But what,
SOM" l asked.
We'll" he continued, "as l
watched you up there on that
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Most people can blame being
disappointed on being disap-
pointing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28

May we suggest that the Al
lies leave at least one spot in
Japan where the next Big Three
meeting can be held?