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entitled TO disability benefits in
Guiding a pension. The amount pay
able runs from S11.50 a month for
10 per cent disability up TO Sll5 a
month for 100 per cent disability.
In addition. there are special rates
and allowances for specific injuries
and more seriously disabling con-
ditions.
o.-Ase all veterans entitled 10
wear the lapel button and where
can they be obtained?
Aft you served honorably on or
after September s. 1889. you are
entitled TO wear the lapel button.
II you did not get one when you
were mustered out of service, the
button may be obtained at most any
military or naval installation upon
presentation of a discharge certifi-
cate or other certificate OF service.
o.-How do keep my service life
insurance in force?
A.-You do two things. % Pay
the premium direct, make check or
money order payable to the Treas
urer of the United States and mail
it to the Collections subdivision,
Veterans administration, Washing
ton 25. d. c. You may arrange to
pay your premium monthly, quar-
terly, semi-annually or annually.
(2) Your insurance was originally
issued on what is called the Five
Year Level Premium Term Plan.
At any time after it has been In
force a year, and before the end OF
five years, you may convert it into
Ordinary life, 20-payment life or
S0-payment life. Your new policy
will have regular cash values after
the first year from which you can
borrow, if necessary. If you wish
to change your beneficiary, write
the Director of Insurance, Veterans
Administration Washington 25, d.
G. If you let this insurance lapse,
you viii be unable to buy similar
protection for yourself and your
family at the same cost.
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I'd. NOte.-This newspaper
arranged with the Washington
Bureau OF National Weekly
Service at 62i Union Trust
Bldg. Washington s. ID. C.. to
answer questions pertaining TO
servicemen and veterans. These
questions will be answered In
this column II addressed as a
hove. No replies can be- made
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

next few days. They will then have
real modern stores and can make
an elaborate display. Fishers Var
iety Store in this block opened last
week and is enjoying a splendid
business
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by mail. but this paper VIII
print answers TO all questions
received.
o.-I still have some back pay
coming from the army. Ho" DO
oct III
A.-Address your inquiry 10 the
finance officer OF the camp In the
United States from which you were
discharged or transferred TO the en-
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have not been able to move into
their new quarters in the Jones
block on North Main and Central
avenue at the time they had plan
ned but ii now appears that they
can begin their removal within the
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

A group of Coolidge bloods pig
eon-holed their cares and business
worries last Saturday and left Cool
idge In search of diversion which
doubtless they found in the noun
tains near Barkersville. where they
pitched their camp. We were un-
able TO obtain the names OF all these
vacationists. but II they will kindly
come around and register. we shall
be pleased TO give the personnel
formal publicity.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

Wiley Parsons. populaI lieutenant
in the county clerks office was a
Coolidge visitor Saturday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

Owing to delay in receiving fix
lures. the Hines Drug company. the
Fair Store and the Popular Store
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

The Community Church resumed
work this week on the basement
OF their new church. II Is planned
TO complete the basement TO be
used until such time as the build
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TEN YEARS AGO

ing can be completed. We are ad-
vised that arrangements have been
made with the Coolidge union high
school whereby this basement when
completed. will be used as a tenn
porary class room for high school.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

+. w. Mcfarland left Tuesday
morning for a six weeks vacation,
which he will spend In the east.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

The construction work on the
Diesel plant north of Coolidge is
progressing rapidly considering the
magnitude of the project
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. b. Lettering made
a trip TO Phoenix Tuesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

Walter Smith. civil engineer and
proprietor OF the Waikiki Inn was
In Coolidge the first OF the week
en- route to Flagstaff where he is In
charge OF government work in the
park service.
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This office was honOred Saturday
by a visit from John Bugg. county
superintendent, II. Il. Stevens. sup
erintendent of the Globe schools.
Neal Hollis. teacher in Globe
school. and Louis Taylor. Superior
teacher.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Ellis. Mrs.
r. l.. Seay. Miss Ruby Foster. Miss
Greta SorreIls. Miss Marion Sor-
rells. Charles Seay. Miss Ethel Seay
and Richard Fulton enjoyed an all
day picnic at Oak Flat Sunday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

The Coolidge soft ball team went
TO Florence Monday night and play
ed two games. losing one and win
ming one.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

Allen Huff president of the
North Coolidge Water Users asso-
citation reports considerable i'm
provement OF bitches in North
Coolidge. Being supplied by work
ers from the relief office. great i'm
provement Is under way in that
part of the city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Bottleneck May
Delay Action on
Agency Divorce

Washington, Feb. S-lNS-House
leaders today faced parliamen-
tary bottleneck on the George bill
which may force them to bypass a
coalition-dominated rules commit
tee and bring the agency divorce
measure TO vote by other means.
Administration spokesman ad'
mitted there were strong signs OF
sufficient conservative Democratic
support in the rules committee to
delay clearance OF the legislation.
At least three Democrats on the
committee, Reps. Cox I'D Ga,
Smith CD Va, and Slaughter I'D
Mo. were reported ready TO back
up united Republican demand
for sending the bill to the floor with
approval OF COP amendments dras-
tically tightening the measure. The
committee meets Friday for the
test.
As sent TO the House by the Sen
ate, the bill divorces the Commerce
Department from the federal loan
agency-a compromise framed to
make possible Senate confirmation
OF Henry A. Wallace as commerce
secretary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Change Seen
in Manpower

Washington, Feb. sap - a
member OF the Senate Military
Committee studying the work-or-
Jail bill observed today that labor
demands will be subject to sudden
change II the war in Europe is APP
preaching an end.
The note of caution came from
Senator O'Mahoney (D-WyoD af-
ter the White House announcement
OF the Big Three conference de-
clared an agreement had been
reached for joint military opera
tions lin the final phase of the war
against Nazi Germany.
III it is the final phase" OLA
honey told reporters. 1T will mean
that in 60 to 90 days the require
ments for artillery. ammunition
and munitions OF all kinds will be
entirely different than they are
now Guerrilla fighting doesn't re-
quire the same heavy equipment as
full scale war
He said It is evident that war
production schedules have been
stepped up last October when the
war seemed to be going into a par.
ticularly difficult phase" and that
II is reasonable 10 assume that
downward adjustments would be in
order when one OF our enemies Is
whipped.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
NEW ERA IN y. S. FOREIGN POLICY SEEN

The frank listing OF political and
economic problems as being on the
agenda meant that President Roose-
welt had at last come TO grips
with some OF the toughest issues
growing out the European war.
These are issues Of Russian and
British security. power OF Com
munistic minorities in liberated
countries. OF Anglo-Soyiet conflict
In the eastern Mediterranean and
OF American hopes TO see Atlantic
charter principles applied to the
freedom-starved peoples OF the
Continent.
To diplomatic officials who have
been watching political conflict de-
velop in Europe as the war ends
and who have seen this couutry's
futile efforts TO obtain settlements
by statement. there was no doubt
that the end of an era had been
reached. They foresee a new per
iod OF more active diplomacy. aim
ed at eventual participation in
world organization backed by force
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Italian Peace
Terms Said to
be TooHarsh

Washington. Feb. S-UP-A con-
Gressional source said today that
the Italian Armistice terms call
upon Italy to give up all her col.
onies, turn over the Mediterranean
island OF Pantelleria TO Great Bri-
tain. and possibly cede the Adria-
tic port of Trieste to Yugoslavia.
The armistice terms. signed on
Sept. 3, 1913. have never been made
public despite considerable agita-
ton in this country and in Italy.
The White House, State Depart
ment and War Department have
repeatedly declined TO do so on
grounds OF military security.
The. controversy over the Italian
armistlce terms is based on charges
that they are too harsh, and Italian
sources have felt that is why the
Allies never have made them pub
lie. The Armistice terms signed
with Axis satellites-Finland, Bull
garla, Romania and Hungary -
were made public Immediately.
Italy was a full-fledged Axis mem
Der.
The congressional source said
that the terms were so harsh that
Italian Premier lyanoe Bonami
sent President Roosevelt a 100
page letter last September listing
specific grievances.
THE armlstice terms for Italy
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
This is The Enemy
Foot Blown Off, Thirsting
Yank Made Into BOOby Trap

Temple, Tex, Feb. S-AP-Pvt
William H. Edwards foot was
blown off and he was crying for
water, but the three Germans ig-
nored his pleas. They wired ex-
plosives 10 his body, and left him
a human BOBBY trap.
Edwards told his. strange story
today at McCloskey General Hos
pital here. how his right foot had
been blown off by a mine....how ths
Germans fastened the explosives
10 him how he knew that if he
moved he was doomed...or il help
came when he was unconscious.
he and his rescuers would be killed.
And he lay there for hours be-
tween American and German lines
In the Huertgen Forest, under a
constant artillery barrage. Ger
man IS shell fragments hit his left
leg as he waited
1t all started simply enough
Private Edwards said today. This
member OF the fourth infantry di-
vision, who has a wife and six
children in Hayti, Mo, had be.
gun what was to have been 40
minute night patrol.
Steps on Mine
Near the German lines. Edwards
stepped on a mine which blew off
his foot. He lay quietly until
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08

The Scout slogan Scouts and
Cubs OF the World-brothers to-
gether" is TO be the theme OF Scout
ing activities in Ypsilanti District
Scout troops and Cub packs during
the week OF February to Febru-
airy II in observation OF the Both
anniversary OF Scouting in the
United States.
Roosevelt school troop 81 with
Scoutmaster Duane Chamberlain
began Scout Week activities with
a school assembly at Roosevelt
school Wednesday, presenting typ
lcal Scouting activities to their
schoolmates.
For Scoutings birthday. today.
the Roosevelt school Cub pack 1871
is holding potluck supper at
$50 p. m. in the school cafeteria.
Dinner plans are being made by
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Housewives Given
Food Details Today

Washington, Feb. House
wives. who know first hand all
about the shortage OF certain
foods, were given some OF the
gloomy details today.
The Labor Department reported
that in mid-January more than a
third Of independent retail stores
in Sc large cities had no beef. pork
loins, lamb. mutton or hams. More
than half the stores were com.
pletely out Of bacon. and veal,
the Departments survey showed.
Also Off the shelves in more
than a third OF the stores we're but
ter, shortening. canned mixed
fruits and pineapple juice. Sugar
stocks improved slightly.
But canned salmon. was "sti"
one OF the scarcest foods. as So per
cent Of the grocers had none for
sale
Supplies OF fresh meats varied
greatly with stores in large cities
OF the Rocky Mountain area hav.
ing the best stocked meat count
ers in the nation
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Club Told of
African Life

DR. George Westcott. son of San
ford II. Westcott. Summit ST., pro.
Nlded kiwanis Club members with
very interesting half hour of pic.
lures and comment on his work as
iGedrcal missionary to Belgian Con.
go in South Africa.
DR.. Westcott has recently return
ed after eight years. and presented
slide pictures showing progress
made in constructing a 60 bed hos.
pital OF brick. with a church and
about 30 buildings comprising the
camp, all handmade with mater.
ials gathered from the jungle. even
the bricks for the buildings being
manufactured on the spot.
Trees were cut down for timber.
with native help. instructed as they
went along. Bricks were made
from clay and burned In a kiln.
built for the purpose The bricks
all had to be burned owing 10
termites, so prevalent in the
tropics
Native nurses are employed and
housed in permanent brick build.
ings. DR.. Westcott stated that is
was not unusual for patients 10
come from as far as 500 10 a 900
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
City Streets
Being Cleared

City street workers were out
clearing and sanding streets today
after working all night As a re
suit of this round the clock policy.
the streets are in good shape. des.
pite the four inches OF snow which
blanketed the entire county Wed.
nesday night.
There had been no plugged roads
reported in the county today due.
+. J. Allmendinger. county road
commissioner said this morning. TO
the lack Of high wind. The roads
are slippery. he cautioned, but not
drifted All the County's snow
moving equipment was out this
morning except five plows which
are being repaired. Mr. Allmen-
dinger said that the black top
roads should be in good condition
by tonight He urged care in driy-
ing on the gravel roads.
Buses are arriving in Npsilanti
on schedule. and drivers report all
main roads passable. but say that
crossroads in the southern portion
Of the state are plugged.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Condemned Private
Given Life Sentence

Camp Roberts. Calf, Feb. SAP
PVT. Henry Weber was out OF
the shadow OF the gallows today,
his death sentence changed TO life
imprisonment, his wife continuing
her fight for him.
The 37-year-old soldier, a ship
yard foreman at Vancouver, Wash.
before being drafted, was sentence
ed by court martial to hang for
refusing to drill. his case attract'
ed nationwide attention.
Yesterday. by direction OF the
commanding general OF the camp.
the court martial reconvened. re-
voked the death sentence, sentenc-
ed Weber to life imprisonment &C
hard labor. gave him a dishonor-
able discharge, and ordered his
pay forfeited.
In Portland. ore. his wife con-
ferred with an American Civil Lib
critics Official. She declared life
Imprisonment for her husband il
still outrageous.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08

Washington, Feb. SAP Big
Three plans for joint political ac-
ton in Europe are expected here
within the week.
Calling for active American par
ticipation in European settlements,
they will mark the beginning OF a
new period in United States foreign
policy.
The plans are being worked out
by President Roosevelt Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier Stain
at an historic conference now be
lieyed to be at least halffinished
some where in the Black Sea area
Presumably the meeting is on
Russian soil. possible in the Cri-
mea in order to allow Stain TO
continue his close supervision the
Red Army invasion OF Germany.
Prime Concern
A joint announcement late yes
terday, evidently direct from the
conference, was released In London
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Officers of
Fund Named

New officers for the Community
Fund and Council OF Social Aeen-
cies were elected by the new
Board of Directors at special
meeting called for that. purpose
this noon at Hotel Huron. They
were elected as follows: Rev. Ray
mon B. Bair, president: Daniel l..
Quirk. first vice president: Mrs.
Paul Ehman, second vice president
and chairman OF the Council OF So
cial Agencies: Or. Howard Merritt,
treasurer; and Paul Ungrodt, exc
cutiye secretary.
The Board received the resigua-
ton Of Mrs. Clarence Starkweather
who resigned because Of poor
health. The vacancy wst4s ~ filled
at the next regular meeting Of the
board Of the Community Fund and
Council of Social agencies which
will be the last Thursday in Feb
ruary This meeting will he the
first regular meeting OF the new
directors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Patton Army
Streams Into
Germany !.


The American First Army drove
clear through the last barriers of
ia double Siegfried line Is miles
southeast OF Aachen today, captur-
ed bloody Schmidt and neared the
| Roer River dams and reservoirs
which had been a major factor In
checkmating the western front Of
fensive last November.
The victory may signal a new
Allied offensive soon toward the
Rhine itself.
Streaming through another new
break in the Siegfried line. 1t. Gen.
George s. Patton's Third Army
pushed ahead on a 24-mile front
TO within TX miles OF Pruem. key.
westwall supply base. The Ger
mans said a new Allied large-scale
from the beginning Of Gen. Essen.
hower's winter drive. was immin.
ent, and said 1t would spring from
the area east OF Aachen between
Duren and Schleiden.
The First Army of 1t. Gen. Court.
ne II. Hodges was winning con-
troll OF Roer dams which could food
out the U. S. Ninth and British
Second armies along the river.
Capture of all OF the dams might
be the signal for the new drive.
Battle for Berlin
In the east Marshal Gregory X.
Zhukov's First White Russian
Army, broadening the base of an
assault front for a large-scale att
tack on the Reich capital, has oc-
cupied long stretches of the Oder
Rivers east bank, q Moscow dis
patch said today, and both Nazi
and Russian reports indicated the
climactic battle OF Berlin already
was under way.
The Germans said Soviet troops
had established new bridgeheads
across the Oder in the Kuestrin-
Frankfurt area, where the battle
cost the Nazis, by Russian account,
5000 killed in one day The Kues-
trin-Berlin railroad was under
shellhre. Berlin said. and British
radio report said the Red Army
had fought TO the outskirts %
Frankfurt. guarding a main road tn
the capital.
Fighting Bitter
The Soviet communique said
bitter fighting ragged in the FORTH
fed forefield OF Berlin.
Moscow dispatch, indicating
that Zhukov already had bridge
heads across the Oder In the area.
said these would be for strategic
purposes. not as moving spearheads
against Berlln.-a buildup for the
| frontal assault.
Marshal Ivan S. Konevs First
Ukraine Army driving through
Silesia west OF the oder. threaten
ed Schweldnitz. industrial city 80
miles southwest OF besieged Bres-
lau. the Germans said. Fifty more
towns were taken In the drive yes
| terday.
The Germans still were holding
out in Koenigsberg. east Prussian
! c. EIfDnDL, Daga
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Linguistic Jap
Learns Too Well

Leyte, Philippine Islands Ode
layed) -lNS-The story is told by
Pfc. William Il. Lindau. 18th Air
borne Division paratrooper from
Plack Mountain, n. c.
During the last days OF the
Leyte campaign. two Yank sol
diers captured a half-starved Jap
in the jungle.
II was a long hike back to their
base and the Nip showed an apti-
tude for languages SO the Amer
leans taught him to say God Bless
America" and "Tojo is a bum" and
a few other things.
The Jap learned well. His hrst
words. when he was brought be-
fore the intelligence officer for
questioning. were Captain, SIR
lust how do | stand on the fur-
Tough LIST
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Duels Shake Manila
CBy the Associated Press)

tBy the Associated Press
Artillery duels fought in the
streets of fre-rayaged Manila shook
the Philippines capital today as
American infantrymen closed in
on japanese still dominating the
southern section of the city.
Fierce jungle battles were under.
way on Bataan. Peninsula and az
the gateway TO Northeastern LII.
zon.
A record bomb load dumped on
Corregidor indicated L. s. forces
were preparing TO knock out this
fortress guarding the entrance to
Manila Bay.
Bombers and fighters sank four
Japanese ships and damaged an
other four in air sweeps from the
BONN Islands to the Dutch Indies.
and destroyed % barges on the east
coast, OF Luzon where Nipponese
forces in the Philippines are con
centrated.
Kobe Harried
Superforts from Saipan harried
Kobe before dawn for the third
successive day. Yesterday India
based B-29s wrecked the 1.400 foot
Rama VI bridge near Bangkok
vital link in Japan's supply line
from Thailand 10 Burma.
In unique mine-layinR feat.
Australian Catalina BON bers re-
Gently bottled up sizeable Japa-
nese fleet in a Dutch Indies har-
Dor, London announced. Four bat.
tleships. a carrier six cruisers and
many destroyeTs were penned i'll
by the air-land mines.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said the
Japanese have suffered $4,000 cas-
ualties in their defense of Luzon
Island. American casualties We're
placed at 1915, including 609 kill
ed. 5,276 wounded and 1871 miss
ing.
Hunt Shippers
JunGle-trained Yank rifle squads,
unfamiliar with street fighting.
combed the northern section OF
Manila for Japanese snipers. This
area is officially cleared
Nipponese guns firing from
south of the Pasig River endanger-
ed 300 released internees on San
to Tomas campus, four DAYS after
they thought the war had ended
for them.
Dynamited bridges temporarily
kept American infantrymen from
crossing from the north while de-
termined resistance from cntrench-
ed japanese held up the 18th Air
borne Division on the southern
outskirts.
North OF the smoking capital, the
2Sth Division was locked in the
sixth day OF see-saw fight for
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
Bow Scouts Observe 35th
Anniversary of Founding

Den Mothers Mrs r. +. Fuller oil
Den /. Mrs. II. II Leck of Den 2,
Mrs. J. p. Kelly OF Den 3. and Mrs.
l.. Smith OF Den T. Pack Commit
tee Chairman Gerald Blnns will In
troduce the new cubmaster, Law
renee Smith. to parents and Cubs
at this meeting.
The Plat School Scout Troop Al,
under Scoutmaster Robert Love,
and Cub Pack 1H, with Cubmaster
Samuel Smith, are holding get
acquainted NEE ting at 1880, Febru-
airy s. to celebrate Scouting's an
niversary and re-pledge themselves
10 the ideals OF scouting and cub
bling On the same evening the
Foster School Troop So, directed by
Scoutmaster Arthur Roberts, and
Edsel Ford Post, American Legion
Troop 80, led by Scoutmaster Wal
ter Weaver. are holding a Joint
supper and meeting at West Court
Recreation Center in Willow Vii
lage to mark the opening Of Scout
/ Week.
At 1870 p. m. Friday, the Nation
al Lutheran Council Cub Pack $50
will hold their Scout Week parents
pack meeting in the chapel. cor.
ner OF Midway and Stamford Rd.
Scout Sunday. February IL. calls
for all Scouts and Cubs to attend
the church OF their own choosing
lin uniform.
Lincoln's birthday. February 70,
Is the date set by the Wills Meth
odist Church Cub Pack 1913 and
| Whitaker Cub Pack 1H under
| Cubmasters Harry Sparrow and
John Bobicz. Jr.. for their potluct
supper celebration OF Scout Week
planned for $50 and Is under the
direction OF Den Mothers Mrs II f.
Laing. Mrs. George Cots, and Mrs
John Bobicz. Jr.
At O'Clock the same evening
Ross School Troop 81 will hold 4
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