The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Observations
New Secretary
of Treasury Has
Common Sense
BY HELEN EssARY

What is the particular talent
Fred Vinson has tina: sends h!T
skyrocketing from one good Job TO
the next until he lands in the post
OF Secretary OF the Treasury" l
asked Chief Justice d. Lawrence
Groner. OF the district court OF ap.
peals. Justice Groner. who enjoys
saying pleasant things o fnice peo-
pie, replied promptly:
This quality is common sense.
Good, straightforward common
sense. The most rare and price,
less of gifts. Add to 1t ability
and the sky's the limit"
The Wilson's will be popular in
the cabinet. Mrs. Vinson is pretty
and gay. Has perennial lot of
southern stories, quick smile and
is so unaffected you can't believe
it's true. But il is true. Always
an encouraging person to meet Is
the wife Of Henry Morgenthau's
successor.
PARIS LETTER: Here I am,
honey, for three days. Was sitting.
minding my own business, when
they thrust a pass on me and gave
me 80 minutes TO make train. Am
at the officers club eagerly waiting
lunch.
ssTtts a oar0ao.,s .unehtrv 49,
outdoors with everyone rushing
around. trying to run you down
with bikes.
"As usual, els are staggering all
over the place making passes at
the mandemoiselles. Said mademo-
selles wear high-hairdos, loud shoes
always with three-inch soles--
and carry plaid umbrellas. Don't
ask me why.
Prices are as high as ever and
everybody is having a grand time
unless he has to work for living"
MOSCOW LETTER: Our native
land is lovelier and dearer to us
than ever, for II is watered with
the blood OF relatives and friends.
Love for our country did not es.
TRANCE US from other nations.
"On the contrary, in the war
years. we were keenly aware OF
the brotherhood that binds the men
OF toll and the friends OF liberty.
Our soldiers can understand, with
out words. the Frenchman, Nor
WeRian or Greek.
The grandeur OF our people was
revealed in the years of trial.
Strength is tested with iron-not
with roses"
BERLIN LETTER: "As I look
around at conquered Germany,
think of the strength and IRE of
the American soldier who helped
bring this victory about. And
wonder II there are not two sides
to this subject Of universal mill
tary training.
Certainly, universal military
training is good for the young man
as an individual. But how really
good Is II for the nation of which
the young man is q part? When
you train youth you have to be
careful not to overtrain. For when
you overtrain. you kill the initia-
tive and break the spirit German
youth was overturned.
"In my opinion 1t was the fresh,
spunky American, only recently
turned soldier, who really won this
war. Flatten out that spunk and
independence with over-regimenta-
ton and you take away the quality
that makes the conqueror.
Universal military training?
Yes. II you insist! But for heav.
ems sake be cautious or you'll rob
the young American Of the very
characteristics that make him
American and superior to all 9th.
er fighting men,"
PERSONALITIES: Chief OF stan
to the commander in chief of the
Army and Navy, Fleet Adm. Will
liam D. Leahy. was crossing the
Chesapeake Bay on the Annapolis
ferry. Admiral Leahy, one of the
most travelled and honored of sea
going gentlemen. is a modest-man-
nered man.
When several Of the ferry boat
crew, not noticing the admirars
rank, said Get over there, buddy!
Out OF the way of that truck" the
admiral smiled behind his eye
glasses and obediently got on over.
Edward r. Stettinius, Jr., newly
appointed United States represen-
tative to the United Nations, be-
lieyes in first names. Out in San
Francisco he got Senator Arthur
Vandenberg to call viscount Hall
fav Ed" And almost got Cana
dian Delegate and Prime Minister
Mackenzie King ("Mack") to Hort
en- Vyacheslaff NJ. Molotov into my
old friend Wy" or "Moly".