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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

Some deYotees OF the gentle art
OF prying into the private lives Of
the glamorous creatures OF the
Goose Club have apparently run out
OF divorces and indecencies and
have hit upon the nastiness OF an
noying Herbert Hoover by ped
ding false rumors Of an impend-
ing marriage to some lady or other.
Were there any truth in such
report, It would be none OF the
business OF these puryeyors OF the
Stiffness OF those who spend their
nights In the Goat Club attracting
press notices by behaving in con-
sgicuous bad taste. But there is no
truth In the report. II is without
foundation. It happens TO be a lie.
The indecency OF this business
lies In the fact that no one OF the
retailers OF this particular false
hood telephoned to Mr.. Hoover 20
inquire whether their invasions OF
the privacy OF citizen were true
or false, or whether he or the par
ticular but unnamed lady that any
one of them may have had In mind
desired that such an announcement
should be made. Who the lady Is
OF course, no one says, and | was
told that Mr.. Hoover does not know,
when | did him the usual courtesy
Of making an inquiry. II is custo-
mary that notices OF births. mar
riages and deaths are announced by
the families OF the parties concern
ed. There Is still some decorum
among decent people, even II the
bar-flies OF the Penguin Club never
heard OF respect. refined living. dec
ency, privacy-words that are sac
red 10 those who do not live by
barnyard morality.
Herbert Hoover Is Quaker.
Among practicing Quakers divorce
Is almost unknown, as Is remar'
rage. Herbert Hoover and Lou
Henry Hoover were married for al
most half a century. They lived
together in warm companinship
that took them 10 remote places
where he served as mining engt
neer. Anyone who was blessed
with their friendship can under
stand that where such devotion ana
depth OF comradeship sanctihed a
family, remarrlage at the age or II
even the thought OF it-would be
an invasion OF an ideal American
family life, persisting to the second
and third generation-in which the
ancient virtues OF our race, re-
spect for the living and the dead,
faith in simple goodness still OBJ
tain.
Apart from the fact that Mr..
Hoover, as the only living ex-Presi.
dent OF our country. is deserving or
some consideration, In a society OK
clean-living and clean-thinking peo'
pie, the privacy OF gentleman who
has attained three score and ten 81
fine living IS not to be invaded by
the kind OF rumors in which Tom
NV Manville may reveal. II Is abo-
minable taste. And hen II Is
falsehood, a lie, projected with the
knowledge that the victim cannot
devote himself to running down
every annoying falsehood. 1t be-
comes an objectionable boorisa-
ness.
It would seem to be that no
one would publish a rumor OF this
sort without investigation. There
was time when no one would have
done II. The peep.holers have ap.
parently established their right to
annoy, malign, smear. degrade and
embarrass anyone upon whom their
eyes light. But the fault is not
entirely theirs. The public is AS
much to blame. 1t reveals so in
the nonsense about who ate with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
For The Sake Of Oecency
TheseDayss~y S eGo 1" e. soxous%

whom at the stoat Club and who is
misbehavlng with whose wife or
who is anticipating the iniquity OF
a public+zed divorce. II the public
wants this stun. let those who pur.
yey II limit themselves to the
nonentities who live by II and upon
II but there can be no just" cation
for not resenting the inclusion by
decent folks amogn the exhibition.
lists who wear their vices on their
sleeves.
write in indignation because
surely the time has come for Amer.
leans to rise in defense OF Mr..
Hoover. who was maligned polite.
ally and is now being abused pers-
onally II ought not to be tolerated
beca' Sc Il is indecent. Even his
political opponents ought not to
permit the foul nuisance OF cheap
gossip about citizen OF his attain
ment, prestige and age. It is time
for American decency to reassert
itself in the single word, respect.
Copyright, 19i5. for Daily Press)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -AP-The
train carrying the first lady. her
daughter, Miss Margaret Truman.
and her mother, Mrs. d. w. Wal
lace. home for the Christmas holi-
days, arrived at the snow-crested
railroad station here more than
three hours late.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

Lansing. Dec. 2i-AP-Governor
Kelly Is considering asking the spe-
cial session OF the legislature 70
grant the State Municipal Finance
Commission authority TO control
municipal revenue bonds. a form NJ
financing which got some Michigan
cities into financial trouble dur
ing the boom period OF the '2Os.
After hearing pleas for such leg
islation from a group OF city oiilci-
ais Wednes lay. Kelly asked them
to submit a brief covering this ar
gument.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

Ann Arbor. Dec. 2l-Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Macdonald. who were mar
ried last week in the parsonage OF
Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev.
Walter NJ. Brandt officiating, will
make their home in this city. Mrs.
Macdonald is the former Miss
Ruth ALI, daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. William Ain, Miller Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
one. Minute Test

/ How does the moon compare
with the earth IN size7
2 How many white keys are
there on a standard piano key
board7
3 How many books make up
the New Testament
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

Broadway Bulletin Board
Joan Leslie will announce her
betrothal to Capt. Glen Edwards OF
the Army Air Forces during the
Christmas holidays....Gen. Patton
will be moved to the United States
as soon as possible. One OF the
nations top spine specialists, who
refused TO 90 TO Germany, will treat
Patton here. Enrol Flynn's new
thriller Is Mia Macklin. the Brit
ish actress Actress Media Harri-
gan and Director Joshua Logan
have managed to keep a secret for
ages. They're Mr.. and Mrs....The
Shuberts' contract battle with
Ethel Waters was tossed out OF
court. They tried to prevent her
from opening at the new Embassy
Club. The Buster Vests (he's the
comedian) are lullabying a baby
boy...John Boles and his wife have
reconciled. The offstage battles of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
THEY SA Y

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF House
Naval Affairs Committee Carl Vim
son to President Humans Army
Navy merger proposals: The very
phraseology in the scheme smacHs
Of the German Of the Kaiser and
o. Hitler and Japanese militarism. ="
New York-Gen. omar Bradley,
head of the Veterans Administra'
ton, honors Army's John Smiths
The CvA) index contains 22s,O0O
Smiths, 1900 of whom are named
John"
Pittsburgh-Joseph NJ. Stack, ma
tional commander, Veterans Of For
eign Wars, assails red tape in
administration Of CT Bill of Rights:
What President Truman needs in
his program to help the former
soldiers is. a relocation Of authority
to supplement the program.
New York-Dr. Lin Yutang, Chi
nese philosopher and author:
"Someou7 should ask Hironito
: -intblank: Are you a god? The
results would he very interesting"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

HAvANA-INS- President Ra-
mon Grau san Martin announced
that Cuban sugar shipments would
begin before conclusion Of contract
negotiations In order 10 relieve
SHORTAGES IN tho United States Gu
ban mills will begin production
Jan .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Today's Horoscope

You have a cheerful and charm.
ing disposition. and have o host
Of loyal friends You are forceful.
courageous. Jealous IN EFFORT. and
like to excel in everything you do.
You are generous and consider.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

the Nellie bly," company in Phil
adelphia are almost loud enough
TO be heard in Lindy's....Martha
Raye is performing at the Carnival
with a bandaged eye. Ran into a
hairbrush.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Hall Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Mrs Guy Davis very pleasantly entertained employees
Kshlars their home FOR dinner Covers
FOR IL The evening socially and IN listen
ing 70 a program the radio
Officers elected the annual assembly OF Union Council number
Il r and VI. J. G. Packer TIM; j. s white d. NJ. VI. c.
Crane pew; r. r scoy treasurer; Dell recorder G. H.
Swanson &C. c. r. Kuhn. &C. b. ~ Bakeslce steward W.
Eddy, sentinel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

The latest Lena Horne report has
Il that she's married 10 her must
clan beau for six months but
MGM won't let her announce II.
Don't make any bets. though.".The
Jimmy Franklins the's the song
writer. she's the chewing gum heir
ess) have Reno in the bean-o. Ben
Hecht's next book will be his auto
biography, "A Child OF the Cen
tury". Louis Calhern and Arlene
Francis are ADMINISTRATIVE Day
and Raw Hendricks have a wonder
| full Christmas present coming: their
second adopted child....The big bat
tie between British interests and
Hollywood films has just begun.
London critics are abetting by pan
ming almost every American film
that reaches Piccadilly.
Eileen Herrick is bedded with
pneumonta....So is June Bright,
the model. His intimates say Pres
ident Truman's choice for the N. Y.
State ticket In the next elections is
Mead for governor, LaGuardia for
Senate and Mrs. FDR for Congress
Nancy Walker and her disc Jock
ey, Art Ford, have reached the sub
zero zone. Much OF the nations
black market money will be cir
culated in gambling houses which
are mushrooming by the hundreds
| from coast 10 coast. California
newspaper writer's, who used every
adjective in the book praising Ray
! Milland's Lost Weekend" per
Torrance, are libeling him with
equal enthusiasm for his "rudeness"
TO the press...The greatest scenic
wonder OF Italy, according to re-
turning CTS is the prevalence Of
half-blonde, haltbrunette Italian
girls. Now that so many Ameri-
cans are going home, the bellies
have stopped bleaching their hair
making for some fascinating Golf
fure color schemes.
Rumor hath II that Hildegarde
will open a restaurant in New Jer-
sey... Dulcie Williams has several
cinema talent scouts agog. She's
a Radio City guidette....Vl Victor Ma
ture takes his respites from Star
let's with barrister Jerry Geisler's
daughter, Mary Lee...A rising
young film actress Is auditioning
for a broken heart. She met sol
dler on blind date" arranged by a
servicemen's organization. and he
followed up her glib look me up
whenever you come to Hollywood,
Now they're in love-but he's mar.
ried.. Sculptor 10 Davidson will do
bust OF President Truman.
Dowager Queen Mary is still block.
ing the Duke OF Windsor's efforts
to have his duchess recognized in
England. .Showgirl June Harris
has returned to the Coast to join
her millionaire dream boy, Jimmy
! Stack.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Hints on Etiquette

No matter what you call your
fellow worker when you are both
on the Job. " you have occasion
70 call his home and are not inti-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
BY DOROTHY KILGALLEN

0
Miss Mldnlght's Notebook.
Gotham Scenery: Dame May
Witty fascinating the younger
generation with her whittycisms....
Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey
paying quiet visits 10 the surpris'
ed swing joints on SEND Street.
Arlene Judge looking like the Chic
OF Araby in a yummv Persian print
dress. Choo Choo Johnson getting
Santa Claustrophobil in a chill
dren's department..Et Ethel Norman.
hatless and minked rushing from
fittings 10 rehearsals for her sing
ing stint In the sunny South.
Charles Butterworth sheepishly it
terbogging down on one Of Woody
Herman's hot tunes.-.Judy Canoya,
the farm gal. being jostled by the
city slickers in the Christmas shop
ping belt.
This was the Era in which: Sec
rotary Byrnes hoped off for Mos
COW 10 talk about atomic bombs.
which Father Divine announced he
had under CONTROL Two Army
planes crossed the country in five
hours Princess Elizabeth OF
England electrified the staid wire
services by rotating the royal hip
In her first public rumba session.
Carole lands becoming Mrs. Hor-
ace Schmidlapp and also probably
the first bride in history TO be wed
in green satin.~.Fate played a NOR
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

II we encountered a man OF
rare intellect we should ask him
what books he reads.-Emerson
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

ate. and will make a devoted par
ent. Make this evening an &C.
casion for fun and frolic II you
can possibly arrange 1t. Invite
your friends over to help you
dress the Christmas tree, and
make II a pleasant evening for
the young ones. too. by being a
little bit indulgent.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Words Of MIaIiom

mate with his family. ask for
Mr." b.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Marriage Licenses

Frank R. HUFFMAN, "a. RI I, Whit.
more Lake. TO Margaret NJ Luke.
81, RI. I. Whitmore Lake.
Michael Nickel, a. 13 y. Hamil-
ton, Ypsilanti. 10 Anne Karpinski,
26. 3s Nickel Dr., Milan.
Walter G. Wadey. q, 500 Walnut
St, Ann Arbor. 10 Jean Mary Des.
pardins. q. Belmont, Mass
Raymond r Wilson, "a. 2734
Holmes Rid, YpsilanH, 10 Esther
Plumb. q. Bill Washtenaw, Ypsi-
lauti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Your Health
Eve Discomfort
Usually Traced
IN Strain
Strain

b. HERMAN UUNDESEN. n r
1T is not always possible 10
obtain perfect vision or eyesight
even with eye glasses, because the
eyes may be so damaged by dis
ease that no matter what type OF
glasses are put on, the person can
not see well. Il is possible in most
cases 70 make vision comfortable,
that is, to enable a person 70 see
without discomfort.
A large MAORI , OF people who
20 70 the eye specialists do so, not
because they have trouble seeing,
but because when they use the
eyes there is some discomfort.
Those who suffer particularly are
persons in various industries who
have 70 use their eyes for close
work.
Eyes That Are Strained
Poor vision in itself is not IN
comfortable. A person who is
nearly blind may have no discom-
fort whatever. A person, on the
other hand, with much better eye
sight may still suffer from dis
comfort in the eyes because Of the
strain put upon them by the work
which he does.
The causes Of eye discomfort
are very numerous. For example,
Astigmatism is one Of the most
common causes. This is 3 disturb
ance Of vision due TO the fact that
the cornea or front part Of the eye
ball is not perfectly shaped. Poor
reading habits are also a common
cause for eye discomfort.
Another cause is a disturbance
Of the conveyance and accommo-
dation. By convergence is meant
the ability TO focus the eyes prop
erly on an object, while accommo-
dation means the change in the
shape of the lens Of the eye which
makes it possible for the person to
see objects clearly. In other
words, for good vision, the shape
Of the lens has TO become adjusted,
depending on whether the person
is looking at a far object or a near
one.
Headaches From Fatigue
II is not unusual for eyestraIn
to produce headaches, and when a
person is having trouble seeing, he
may be suffering from fatigue. II
is good policy for every person to
have an examination Of the eyes
made at least once every year, par
ticularly as he grows older. In this
way trouble with the eyesight may
be discovered early so that the
proper correction may be brought
about.
Should symptoms due 10 eye
strain develop, an immediate ex-
animation by an eye specialist is
important.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FL: What causes the thyroid
10 become overactive? What can
be done TO get it back TO normal?
Answer: Just what causes the
thyroid gland to become overae-
tive is not known. 1t is thought
that it may be due to infection, TO
nervous disturbances, or possibly
to heredity.
Rest in bed and the use Of iodine
in the proper dose may be help
full in some cases. Operation may
be required in other instances.
F. c. NJ: Ny eyes are always
full Of tears Every morning ! have
to blow my nose a great deal. What
causes this?
Answer: 1t is probable that you
are suffering from some type Of
allergy or sensitivity which is af-
eecting both the nose and eyes.
Study by your physician 10 de.
termine the substances to which
you are sensitive should be made.
Then, proper treatment can be ad-
vised
tn ITN cav
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
/HAT TER and
- q Fact or Two


Thu date Of the origin OF the
skate with metal runners is not
known. but IL seems likely that
Il is early, possibly In the third
The island OF Orleans. In the
St Lawrence river, near Que
bee. was the camping ground of
General Wolfe, prior to the siege
The length OF the days and
lights are the same throughout
he year at the equator.
NOW THAT strawberries as
large az apr,cots have been de-
veloned Grandpappy Jenkins is
hooking forward to strawberry
not-so-short cake.
F,zIaHd is experimenting
with Ambitious buses. An
ideal vehicle. il would seem.
during a London pea soup fog.
Only one out Of 40, ooo, 900
meteor, headed for u ever strikes
the sor,h, soy astronomers. No
ture, II seems, Is the champion
when u comes 10 near misses
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

Divorces fled. Laureta Cakes vs..
Melvin Cakes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
STAGE and SCREEN

bid trick on General Patton. and the
rough rider OF the Army Tank
Corps was badly injured in an auto
crash....A press agent (Jeanne Muir
ray) broke all the front pages by
becoming Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Van
derbilt..T The top Nazis enjoyed
movies OF themselyes...AGI. Ham
let streamlIned into town.
All Around the Town: Most PEG
pie love TO get the lowdown on
celebrities" so the excitement OF
a woman | know who got herself
quite an earful first hand. at that
II you want a really mixed meta.
phor) the other night is fairly un'
derstandable.
II seems that after a quiet bridge
game she had gone TO steak house
with a friend, and before she had
stabbed a single cocktail shrimp,
her attention was arrested by the
sound OF a throaty and very busy
voice. Looking up and following
the sound wave. she noticed Gypsy
Rose Lee dining tete a tete with a
wavy-haired gent three tables away.
Whether 1t was due to the remark
able acoustics or to Gypsy's con-
scientious year OF giving the bal
cony customers their tickets worth,
my friend could not say. Neverthe-
less, within the next half hour she
learned that Gypsy:
% Allegedly had $4,000 due her
from a show-money she had sup
piled at the 18th hour when a back
er got cold feet and withdrew his
support before opening night.
(2) Had five servants at her town
house. all OF whom were putting
on weight. which Is possibly why
her grocery and butcher bills were
fantastic although SHE never had
anything to eat at home except
maybe some fruit juice and coffee
for breakfast or a can OF beans for
lunch once in a while:
(3) Believed women simply
MUST have security. 1t meant
more TO them than fame. adula-
ton or romance-and so she made
II an unbreakable rule never. never
TO couch any Of her money, except
the paltry $4,000 she always kept
in her checking account.
Times Square Cuff Notes: The
Marguery Murder may be reopened
in connection with the textile black
market. Editor Frances Whiting
will waltz down the aisle with au-
thor-commentator Paul Schubert on
January llth....Since the Children's
Society blocked his plans TO star
twelve-year-old pianist Jacquelyn
HorDer. Jack Harris has decided to
play his bookings on the very
very safe side. He's currently
making an about effort to engage
Mistinguette for her first appear
'ance in an American cafe. Billy
Rose cabled SIS raise to each OF
the Diamond Horseshoe dancing
girls as a Christmas & tt..Lenore
Lennon receives her final decree
from Jake Webb on January Is,
and tells friends she'll marry her
Brazilian millionaire soon after
ward.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

One-Nflnute Test Answers
1 The moon is one-fourth the
sire Of the earth.
2 Ffty-two
3. Twenty-seven.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-01
Moose Women to Elect Officers at
 Meet Tomorrow

The women of the Moose will hold their regular business meeting tomorrow, June 2, at their head quarters in the Seward Building.
 There will be election of officers and it is requested by the Senior Regent that all members attend as there are other important business matters to be brought up at this meeting.
 This is membership month with Chairman Frances Beebe in charge of entertainment. She is assisted by Bonnie Vland and Sut Kennedy.
 Refreshment committee is Chair man Dorothy Evans assisted by FL sic Sofoulis, Mary Haas and Eliza heth Graham.
 All members having rituals are asked to take them to meeting so they can be checked before install ation of afficers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-01
AGENCY (0N5ULTANT
 WILL LEAVE SUNDAY

In Juneau to review the work of the Alaska Merit System and per- sonnel administration of the Public Welfare Service and the Unemploy- ment Compensation Commission, Miss Isabel Morris, Personnel Con- sultant from the San Francisco of flee of the Social Security Board, has completed her study and will leave by Pan American plane Sun day, it was announced today.
 Special conditions governing en- ployment in Alaska, caused by the war and the keen competition for available personnel, must be taken into consideration Miss Morris said.
 Concluding the study, meeting of Merit System Council members and agency directors was called Thursday to review local problems.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-01
WIVES, INFANTS OF SERvICEMEN GIVEN
 EMERGENCY CARE

Three quarters o1 a million ser- vice mems wives and infants have received care under the emergency maternity and infant care program since Congress first appropriated money for it two years ago, and of that number, more than 300 have been given medical attention in Alaska, it was announced today by Dr. Berneta Block, Director of the Division of Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Service, Alaska Territorial Depart ment of Health.
 A plan of administration by the territory was approved in July, 1943, by the Children's Bureau of the U. s. Department of Labor, which establishes policies in con- junction with state health officials The program provides care for the wives of service men at childbirth and for their infants during the first year of life, Dr. Block said About 20 cases are authorized for care each month in Alaska.
 According to information received from pr. Edith P. Sappington, Western Regional Medical Consult ant of the Children's Bureau, in San Francisco, the nation has paid close to S70,000,000 for care of ser vice mems wives and babies, and Uncle Sam now pays for approxi- mately one out of every six babies born.
 It was explained that under the Emergency Maternity and Infant Care Program medical, hospital and nursing care are provided for mothers during pregnancy, child birth and for six weeks thereafter, with infants eligible for care during their first year of life. All this care, which is an emergency meas ure scheduled to terminate six months after the end of the war, costs the service mans family nothing.
 Eligible for the care are wives and infants of men in the four lowest pay grades of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Marine l Corps, and wives and infants of aviation cadets.