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Evening star., 1945-12-25
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

President Truman's proposal that
profits shall govern wages in industry,
on the surface, appears entirely reason
able. 1t contains, however, lot of
headaches. For example, if wages are
increased because of profits, more or
less automatically, are wages to be de-
creased, also automatically, when profits
fall of or vanish? Will union labor be
satisfied with such a system? Yet if
General Motors, because of profits made
in war years, is to be compelled to in
crease basic wages 80 per cent-with
the understanding, too, that it is not to
increase prices of its commodities-it
would follow that it might decrease
wages 10 per cent, 20 per cent or 30
year or two.
The proposal, basing to some degree
wages on profits, also is in the final
analysis proflt-sharing plan. Profit
sharing plans have never been looked
upon with favor by labor unions, per-
haps 1t would be fairer to say by labor
leaders. TSe need for labor leaders and
unions materially lessons under profit
sharing plans-or at least that is the
view of the leaders
Profit-sharing plans have been adopted
by number of industrial concerns in
this country, with marked success.
Some Of them have resulted in material
ly increased production. with little or
no increase in the number of employees
which also does not appeal to organ
lied labor. And many of them have
worked so we'll that labor troubles for
these concerns have been nonexistent.
An exhaustive study of profit sharing
plans in industry was made a few years
ago by the late Senator Clyde Herring
of Iowa, Democrat, and Senator VAN
denberg of Michigan, Republican-act-
ing as committee of the Senate. They
produced, after a years study, an in
teresting report. One of the reasons for
the study was to determine whether tax
concessions should be made in cases
where bona fide profit-sharing plans are
in existence. 1t is no secret that Sem
ator Vandenberg believes firmly in profit
sharing. In fact, when he was the pub
Usher Of y newspaper in Grand Rapids,
he put into effect profit-sharing plan
both simple and effective. The employees
shared in profits whenever dividend
Evening star., 1945-12-25


The armed power of the United
and peace only a few months ago, is
disintegrating at an alarming rate.
1t Is alarming because the disinte-
grafton is taking place so rapidly, and
without plan. There was a plan for
gradual, orderly demobilization of war
time forces and their replacement, step
by careful step, by regular forces raised
by voluntary enlistment. This plan had
to be scrapped because of the over
whelming demand from every quarter
of the Nation: Bring the boys home
now!'
The greatest trouble lies in the quail
tative reductions of our forces. The
men with the longest service get out
first, under the system. That means
that the noncommissioned and petty
officers, technicians and specialists who
are the backbone of the forces and are
the key men in every unit and install
lation, are generally the first to go.
* ~
Frequently, no sooner has a reorgan-
ization been accomplished than a
change in the point system makes q
new group of men eligible for discharge
and the whole thing has to be done
over
AS result, we have scarcely single
fighting ship which is properly manned
for combat We have not single air
squadron which could perform COM
bat mission, though in some groups
four squadrons) one squadron could
be put together in an emergency. We
have not a single division Of ground
troops overseas which has the personnel
necessary for combat.
There are five divisions in the United
States which are nominally ready to
fight, but all of them have been brought
to full strength by heavy drafts from
other divisions which are being de-
activated.
The Marine Corps is, as usual, ready
for action with what personnel it has,
but even the Marine Corps, which has
operated under somewhat more for
ward-seeing personnel policy than some
OF the other services, Is suffering from
unbalanced rehabilitation
What Is the answer? Obviously, there
must be . definition of the personnel
policy we are to pursue in future
Meanwhile, there must be q temporary
scheme for maintaining reasonable
levels Of strength, and for reshuniins
the available men % - 70 form perma-
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Disintegrating Power
By Mai. Georqe Field,

itCtOsWI GpOt
nent units-ships' crews, air units, divi-
sions.
The available men come from two
sources: Cd volunteers enlisting for
one, one and one-half, two or three
years; co men taken in under selective
service since VI day, who are under
present regulations to serve for two
years. There is strong pressure in Con-
gress to discontinue selective service
operation. either by direct legislation to
that effect, or by fixing legal date for
the end of the war, which would bring
the draft to an end six months after
that date. This does not necessarily
mean six months more of selective serv-
ice, as the date might be fixed retroac-
lively.
But 1t is to be hoped that Congress will
not be in too much of q hurry. The
Army will require 100000 men by July
THAT is not it's permanent strength,
but it is an estimate of the number of
men needed at that time to take care
of our overseas commitments and to
provide the necessary reserves and train
ing establishments at home.
The Army as of December had 262,.
600 volunteers The Navy, with per-
manent authorized establishment of 500,-
900 men, had 34s 600 four-year men on
December /. The Marine Corps had
72000 out of an establishment of 100 900.
The Navy and Marine Corps expect to
get the rest of their men by voluntary
enlistment, and so does the Army-but
it will take time. Meanwhile we must
keep the selective service system in
operation.
This is, of course, temporary expe-
dient It is . stop-gap to carry us along
in a troubled world until volunteers in
sufficient numbers have been enlisted,
trained and assigned, and until Con-
gress has made up its mind as to
whether we are to have universal train
ing or not II we are to have universal
training, then future estimates of the
size of the regular forces can be estab-
lished on reasonable basis, and selec-
tive service can be reduced in accord
ance with the flow Of volunteers and
finally discontinued altogether. II we
are not to have 1t we shall have to pay
the price: Either the price Of continuing
selective service In some form, or the
price of weakness and unreadiness, from
which there may never again be 9
chance TO recover.
tccpysishA lsAs.,
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Within q Munuer

On Christmas morning In Bethlehem
The Son OF Mary lay,
A '1eto-born fotoer on Mary's breast.
And Mary kneto that she tods blessed
Within nanger in Bethlehem.
Then people knelt to giue Him praise
Though small he ipas and ne,p. 4
Close folded like little rose, A
His fingers curled and curled his toes
Within nanger in Bethlehem.
The Dery beasts dretD close around
The stall tuhere Jesus lay
The Dery beasts came close to see
II this the Son OF God could be
Born In manger In Bethlehem
SiDeet angel poices filled the air
And all the sky gretD bright
The shepherds LETT their hocks to pray
Because Gods Son tDds born that day
Within nsanger IN Bethlehem
HELEN ROWLAND PROMMELA
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Changed Times
rom the New York Times.

from he New York Times
(The American business MANI cannot
count on destroyer or a cruiser COM
ing to his assistance merely because
political conditions have reduced his
earnings below the expected level. If
his property or his person are threat
ened the remedy may be multilateral
action within the framework of the
principles proposed recently by Uru-
quay and accepted by ourselves. There
Is also another remedy. The days when
Latin American investments were a.
long gamble, with high returns and spe-
cial favors to Offset the risks, are pass
ing. Internal stability, which is more
likely to be permanent under liberal
than under dictatorial institutions, may
offer something better. Countries which
persist in fiouting our ideas of liberty
and justice may find the course un-
profitable. simply because 1t does not
pay outsiders to invest there.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
Too Few Libruries
From the Ottawa Journal.

rTom the OttaWa journal.
An organized community, unless 1t b
very small, must have fire and police
services, schools and churches, Water
and light plants. Such things are essen
tial to the well-being of the people, are
taken as matter Of course. But the
physical community looks just the SAM
without public library as with one,
and often it is mighty hard to convince
the taxpayer who has book that he
should assess himself for culture and
the literary amenities. An organized
community in Ontario is permitted to
charge the taxpayers for the upkeep Of
public library, but there is no COM
pulsion about it. Perhaps the voluntary
system in this respect ought to be
reviewed by provincial authority. Per-
haps we should recognize that q good
public library is as necessary part Of
the civic establishment a. sidewalks and
sewers.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
WeII-Advised Veto

speaks for many of his associates in
Congress when he advances the
charge of inefficiency against the
United States Employment Service
in assailing the Presidents veto of
legislation which would have re-
turned USES to State control Ac-
cording to the Kansas Republican,
USES, under Federal management,
"has never rendered as good service
as it did under the States, but it's
costs have increased 400 per cent"
This is an accusation which will be
vigorously contested by the advo-
Gates of Federal control, but even If
it be accepted as true, the President
still would have the better of the
argument.
MIR. Truman is not seeking perma-
nent Federal direction of USES, and,
in fact, he gives categorical assur-
ance that this service will be restored
to State control by June of 1947. Yet
he insists, and he is undoubtedly
right, that change at this time like
that proposed in the vetoed legisla-
ton would have extremely harmful
consequences.
At present, and for a number Of
months to come, the public employ
ment agencies will have to cope with
a peak work load. The returning
veterans are seeking civilian jobs.
Some of them are Handicapped as a
result of war injuries, and they re-
quire special attention. There are
also thousands of former war work.
ers looking for new employment
many of them in places far removed
from communities where their skills
can be used to best advantage. In
this situation, the President con-
tends that it would be sheer folly to
scrap a functioning agency which is
doing a reasonably good job to revert
to a system which might or might
not, and which probably would not,
be able to satisfy the demands that
would be made upon it. We are
faced during the next year with an
employment problem which is ma
tional in scope, and 1t is logical to
suppose that it can be solved to
best advantage through a national
organization rather than through
fiftytwo separate State and terri
torial organizations, even though
their work, to some extent, might be
co-ordinated. This is the burden of
the Presidents contentious con-
tention which finds support in COM
mon sense and common experience.
Mr.. Truman also was critical Of
Congress for attempting to return
USES to the States through the
medium of rider attached to a bill
resembling some S51 ,000,000,000 in
unneeded war appropriations. He
will effect the same economies
through executive action, but, as he
points out, the effect of the rider is
to compel him to veto a good bill to
get rid of an undesirable appendage.
Mr.. Truman protests against this as
being an attempt by Congress to in
terfere with the exercise of the Pres
ident's veto power, and again he is
right In this connection, however,
it is we'll to remember that Presi-
dents sometimes try to interfere
with the exercise Of functions re-
served to Congress. and in contro-
versial matters the probability is
that both branches of Government
will continue to offend in this re-
spect. Mr.. Truman's strongest point
is that this particular rider Is an
undesirable one, and he cannot suf-
fer by making his stand on that
ground.
Evening star., 1945-12-25
On Second THOUGHTS
From the Winnipeg Free Press.

from the Winnipeg Free Press.
One of the brightest ideas yet, about
the atomic bomb, came from DR.. Julian.
Huxley. He suggested to New York
audience that judiciously placed salvo-
might help to melt the ice of the north.
polar cap and thereby do something
about our weather. Now, that's what
we call being constructive. There Isl
only one minor doubt raised by the,
proposal. 1t would be wonderful to-
have a milder winter, but would the
summer be likewise warmer. II IL,
would, we doubt II the idea could be-
sold to Western Canadians. 1t can get
hot enough out on these prairies, even,
with the polar cap air-cooling system.
what 1t would be like without polar air
conditioning we hesitate to think about.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Municipal Court

Angelo Lazaris. Ann Arbor, who
was named in a warrant last July,
was arrested by the sheriff's Office
Monday. He is charged with oper-
ating and maintaining a gambling
establishment. the alleged crime be-
ing committed in July. He was
placed under a $500 bond and is due
to appear before the court for
hearing Of his case, Oct. "a.
Bernie Renbin, 1929 Middleton
CT, Willow Village, was arrested
by the sheriff Monday on charges
Of non.support. He was commit
ted to the county Jail after failing
to produce 500 bond. His case
will be heard In the court Oct. "a.
Total receipts for Monday were
S1,0s4.20. This amount includes
s445.20 costs returned by the coun.
ty.
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JACOB ]. BECK

Jacob J. Beck. 81. l6 S. Washing.
ton St., died suddenly this morning
at the United States Veterans Fa-
cility In Dearborn. where he was a
patient. Mr.. Beck has been a rest.
dent OF Ypsilanti for over ten
years. He was admitted to the hos
pital over week ago.
Mr.. Beck. a veteran OF World
War /, had been a previous patient
at the Veterans Hospital in Dear.
born and also st. Joseph's in Ann
Arbor.
He is survived by his wife. EliE.
abeth. a daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Freedman. Miami Beach, Florida,
and two brothers., Fred and John
in Flint. The body will be taken to
Flint. the city Of his birth, for bur
ial.
Funeral services will be held at
the Dodds-Dumanois Funeral Home
there.
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Hunting
Myrtle

Continued from Page One)
Campbell. Cliff Boatwright, Harold
Leverett, Irag-,. aarner, Robert
Asher. Richard Smith. Thor Marsh.
Ted LoLnsberry, Milford Osborn.
Dewey V. Smith. James Love. Har-
old Dunn, Willis Howard, Ronald
Howard. Max Murdoch, George
Boutell. and Percy Holloway, Wal
ter Weaver and Guy Ableson, two
each.
Central Specially hunters claim
16 birds as follows: Robert Gee.
Lester Wright, r. ]. Brando. Joseph
Schoolmaster, George SEymchack,
Ben Lorain, William Manners,
Leonard Dorey and Alpha Hinsch,
one each. and Reuben, Orr. Lawr.
ence Crosby and Ray Mcconnell.
two each.
Motor State Products Co. are not
far behind. their report showing Is
to date. They are: Albert Foster,
Joseph Webb, Gene Denee. Nick
Weber and Robert Spicer, two
each, and Robert Carter, Albert
Fenture and II. Brown. one each.
Following the meeting of the
Michigan Municipal League In Trav-
ersers City Friday, Mayor Ross
Bower and Luman Seamans will be
the guests OF Clifford Boatwright
at his cottage near Bellaire where
the party will hunt pheasants.
Fifteen hunters from United
Stove Co. got their bird. The
names are Dale Iverson, Ray Ian
drum. Clark Galehouse. Donald
Fretner. Albert Whisky, Ed Lam
kin. Leonard Martin. Harold Frey,
Elwood Powers, Stanley Ostrowski,
Vernon Scott, Ben Radek. Dale
swisher, Harold Eberle. and Cecil
Houck.
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MRS. GRACE KuNZE

After an extended illness, Mrs.
Grace d. oliver Kunze passed
away at her home. s lakewood Ave.
She was born in DuQuesne, Penn
sylvania, the daughter of William
and Mary Neel Oliver. She was
married to George Z. Kunze, In
Detroit in 1890. He preceded her
in death in 1925. Mrs. Kunze had
been an active OAR. member and
had been associated with the Pres
byterian Church in Ann Arbor be-
fore coming to Ypsilanti in 1889.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
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Deaths
AARON N. wEsTFALL

Aaron NJ. Westfall, Sc. died early
this morning at his home at 81
First St., Milan, after a ten day
illness.
He was the son OF Reuben and
Edith Westfall. and was born Aug
20. 1859, at the Five Points farm.
on Ridge Rd., west OF Milan. He
married &c Rhoades Feb. Z.
1912. and they resided at the Five
Points farm until 1895 when they
moved to their present Milan home.
Mr.. Westfall was employed a:
the Saco Elevator Co. During his
youth he was well known around
Milan for his baseball playing with
the Tecumseh, Clinton and Milan
teams. He was active in the Milan
Lodge No. 1913 F. and A. NJ, and in
Milan Lodge, No. 1888, Knights OF
Pythias.
In addition to his wife. Mr.. West.
fall Is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Dora Mae Ehlanberg. Tuscon,
Arizona, a son. Cpl. Reuben West.
fall, who is with an AntLAircraft
Artillery division in France. two
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Dieterle, Ridge
Rd.. and Mrs. Lula Phillips. Ann
Arbor. A sister, Mrs. Rena Gaunt.
lett. preceded him In death.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at p. m. in the Stevens
& Bush funeral home in Milan.
with the Rev. William Johnson,
Milan Methodist Church, otflciat-
ing. Burial will be In the Moore.
Vile Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Funeral
Home.
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FRED RRENIoN

Saline-Fred Brenion passed
away Monday evening at Saline
Hospital after a lingering illness.
He was born January rs, 1857 in
Freedom Township, the son OF Carl
and Catherine Messerschmidt
Brenlon. His wife. Lydia Field
kamp Brenlon, preceded him In
death in 1925.
Surviving are two brothers, Rev.
E. II. Brenion, Manchester, and
Philip Brenion, Santa Monica, Cal.
ifornia, also several nieces and
nephews.
Mr.. Brenion had been life resi-
dent OF Saline and vicinity, and had
been a member OF st. Paul's Epis.
copal Church in Saline.
Funeral services will be Thurs
day afternoon at 200 in st. Paurs
Church. Rev. A. Siemsen and Rev.
C. II. Wittbracht officiating. The
body will lie in state at the church
from noon until the time OF the
service Tuesday. Burial will take
place in lakewood Cemetery.
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Edith McCortney. Ann Arbor; two
sons. George E. and Neel. OF Ypsi-
lanti.
Funeral services will be at the
Geer Funeral Home Wednesday af-
ternoon at 8 O'Clock. Rev. Raymon
B. Bair. officiating. Burial will be
at Pittsburgh, Pa. Friends may
call at the Geer Funeral Home.
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MRS. BESSIE HOLMES

Ann Arbor, Oct. 16-Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Bessie Holmes, who
died Monday at the home Of her
son, Leroy F. Darwin. 243O Elm
wood Pl., will be at 2 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon at the Muehlig
chapel. with Rev. Harold DeVries
officiating
Mrs. Holmes is survived by her
husband, a daughter, Mrs. William
]. Haas, Minneapolis; two sons.
Leroy, Ann Arbor and Kenneth
Darwin, Minneapolis, and four
grandchildren.
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NEED TRAINED PERSONNEL

Ann Arbor-A temporary yeter-
ans readjustment center in the
neuropsychiatric institute Of Uni
versity Hospital here is physically
ready" but is stalemated because
Of lack OF trained personnel, DR..
Raymond w. Waggoner. director
OF the institute and a member OF
the state mental health commits
sion. declared today.
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VETERANS RALLY

Ann Arbor-The Veterans Asso-
citation Of the University of Mich
igan will sponsor a veterans rally
on the campus Nov. with more
than 900 ex-servicemen expected
to attend. Elmer Jones, veterans
administration officer chief educa-
tional officer will speak.
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LANES NJ. BAKER

James Michael Baker. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Baker, 1912 Pearl
ST., died Monday after a six weeks
illness.
He is survived by his parents,
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E.
Fitzgerald and Mr.. and Mrs. John
e. Baker. Pontiac.
Funeral services will be Wednes-
day at $3.50 p. m. at the Muehlig Flu
neral Home, Ann Arbor, with Rev.
Chester Louckes officiating. Blu
rial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Ypsilanti Briefs
GoodfelIows TO Meet

The Goodfellows will meet Octo-
Der II, at the Offices of the Daily
Press, to discuss the post season
football game arranged between Up
SLANT High and Howell, to be play.
ed here November 8. The organi-
zation has adopted as Its motto
Remember the Service Man by re-
memberlng his family" and will ar
range entertainment for the wives
and children of men In service dur
ing the year.
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Traffic llohts out

Due to technical difficulties in
the control box, traffic lights on
Michigan Ave. have not been work.
Ing since Monday night. City Po-
lice Department reports that the
trouble has been brewing for sever.
al days. The traffic signal main
tenance department OF the State
Highway Commission was no.i-
fled.
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JAMES EDWARD LAMBERT

James E. Lambert, q Water s.,
passed away this morning in
Joseph's Hospital. Ann Arbor. He
was born August 26. 1874, in Bot
kins, Ohio, the son OF Sylvester H.
and Susan Waltz Lambert. In Sep
TENDER 1910 he married May V.
Case in Pontiac.
Surviving are his wife, three
sons. Frank H., Sidney NJ. both OF
Ypsilanti and Pfc. James E., Jr.,
in France; one daughter, Mrs. Ar.
chile Mills, Grand Rapids, also sew
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Friday
at 2 o'clock at the Moore Funeral
Home, Rev. William r. Shaw Off
ciating. Burial will follow in High
lands Cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home.
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To Attend League Mestlnn

Mayor Ross X. Bower, CITY En-.
gineer T. Fred Older, City Clerk
Harvey c. Holmes and Manager OF
Utilities Luman A. Seamans will
go Wednesday to Traverse City
to attend sessions OF the Michigan
Municipal League to be held Thurs
day and Friday. Mayor Bower is 4
member Of the board Of directors
and will attend a meeting Wednes-
day evening. -
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New York Stocks

New York, Oct. ls-AP-Buying
slackened in today's stock market
and prices generally remained mod.
erately irregular.
While a few popular issues were
present from the opening on, a mum.
Der o, pivotals retired to the minus
ranks near midday. Offerings new.
er were OF an urgent nature.
Wall Street seemed a bit more
cautious although still bullish for
the long pull. Accounts were
lightened in numerous cases be.
cause OF the idea that the lengthy
drive TO eight.year peaks called for
at lease a temporary resting period.
Initiation thinking still was the
principal trend bulwark.
Ahead at intervals were Bethle-
hem, Chesapeake & Ohio, Amazon.
da, U. s. Rubber Preferred, Deere,
Douglas Aircraft and Air Reduction.
On the losing end most Of the time
were N. Y. Central, Kennecott, U. S.
Steel, Republic Steel, Chrysler,
United Aircraft. Westinghouse and
Eastman Kodak.
Bonds were mixed and commodi-
ties hesitant.
tBy waiting, Lerchen g Company
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Fender Sklrta Stolen

Police are investigating the lar.
ceny OF a set OF fender skirts from
a car left at the Silkworth garage,
Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-16
Distribute Books

Mrs. Helen Atkinson and Mrs.
Alvina Grub went to the National
Home at Eaton Rapids, Sunday.
They took with them 125 books and
20 puzzles for the children which
were distributed to the Michigan,
Iowa, California and Minnesota cot.
tages.
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StOrk Calls

Daughter, Bonnie Jean. TO Sec.
Lieut. and Mrs. Harold Harris. III
s. Congress St, October ~ at Boyer
Hospital; weight eight pounds. two
and one half ounces.