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

them-to suggest courses OF action
that are not In harmony" He
broke of as Neville Strange strolled
back through the French windows
At the same moment Ted Latimer
entered by the door from the hall
"Hullo, Ted. what have you got
there ?" asked Neville.
"Gramophone records for Kay.
She asked me to bring them over"
"Oh, did she? She didn't tell
me-" There was just a moment Of
constraint between the two, then
Neville strolled over TO the drink
tray and helped himself TO a
whisky and soda. His face looked
excited and unhappy and he was
breathing deeply,
Someone In Mr.. Treves' hearing
had referred to Neville as that
lucky beggar Strange-got every
thing In the world anyone could
wish for" Yet he did not look, at
this moment, at all a happy man.
Thomas Royde, with Nevile's re-
entry, seemed to feel that his
duties as host were over. He left
the room without attempting to
say good night and his walk was
slightly more hurried than usual.
1t was almost an escape.
"A delightful evening" said Mr..
Treves politely as he set down his
glass. "Most-ah-instructive."
Instructive Neville raised his
eyebrows slightly.
Information re the Malay
States" suggested Ted. smiling
broadly. Hard work dragging
answers out of Taciturn Thomas"
Extraordinary fellow, Royde,"
said Neville. II believe he's always
been the same. Just smokes that
awful pipe Of his and listens and
says I'm and All occasionally and
looks wise like an owl"
Perhaps he thinks the more"
said Mr.. Treves. And now really
must take my leave"
"Come and see Lady Tressillan
again soon." said Neville as he &C
companied the two men to the hall.
you cheer her up enormously, She
has so few contacts now with the
outside world. She's wonderful,
isn't she ?"
yes, indeed. A most stimulat-
Ing conversationalist.
Mr.. Treves dressed himself care
fully with overcoat and mufier and
after renewed good nights, he and
Ted Latimer set out together.
The Balmoral Court was actually
only about q hundred yards away,
around one curve OF the road. It
doomed up prim and forbidding. the
FIRST outpost Of the struggling
country street
The ferry, for which Ted Latimer
was bound, was two or three
hundred yards further down, at
point where the river was at its
narrowest.
Mr.. Treves stopped at the door
OF the Balmoral Court and held out
his hand.
Good night, Mr.. Latimer. You
are staying down here much
longer7"
Ted smiled with a Fash of white
teeth.
That depends. Mr.. Treves. I
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Towards Zero

haven't had time 10 be bored-yet."
Mono, so l should imagine.
suppose like most young people
nowadays, boredom Is what you
dread most in the world. and yet,
| can assure you. there are worse
things"
"Such as7"
Ted Latimer's voice was soft and
pleasant, but II held an undercur-
rent Of something else-something
not quite so easy to define.
"Oh, / leave II TO your magma
tion, Mr.. Latimer. l would not pre-
sumo to give you advice, you know.
The advice OF such elderly fogeys
as myself is invariably treated with
scorn. Rightly. perhaps. who
knows? But we old buffers like to
think that experience has taught
us something. We have noticed a
good deal, you know, in the course
OF a lifetime"
A cloud had come over the face
OF the moon. The street was very
dark. Out Of the darkness, a mans
figure came towards them walking
up the hill.
II was Thomas Royde.
"Just been down to the ferry for
a bit of a walk" he said indistinctly
because Of the pipe clenched be-
tween his teeth.
This your pub? ?" he asked Mr..
Treves. Looks as though you were
locked out"
-"Oh, don't think So" said Mr..
Treves.
He turned the big brass door
knob and the door swung back.
wen see you safely IN" said
Royde.
The three OF them entered the
hall. II was dimly lit with only one
electric light. There was no one
to be seen, and an odor Of bygone
dinner, rather dusty velvet, and
good furniture polish met their
nostrils.
Suddenly Mr.. Treves gave an ex-
clamation Of annoyance.
On the lift in front Of them hung
a notice:
LIFT OUT OF ORDER
Dear me-" said Mr.. Treves.
How extremely vexing. shall
have to walk up all those stairs"
TOO bad" said Royde. Isn't
there a service lift-luggage-all
that ?"
I'm afraid not. This one Is used
for all purposes. Well, 1 must take
It slowly, that is all. Good night to
you both"
He started slowly up the wide
staircase. Royde and Latimer
wished him good night, then let
themselves out into the dark street
There was a moments pause,
then Royde said abruptly:
We'll, good night"
Good night See you tomorrow"
"Yes."
Ted Latimer strobe lightly down
the hill towards the ferry. Thomas
Royde stood lool,Ng after him for
a moment, then ne walked slowly
in the opposite direction towards
Gulls Point.
The moon came out from behind
the cloud and Saltcreek was once
more bathed in silvery radiance.
Ito Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21

and may go still higher; but in my
opinion, are reaching vulnerable
levels. Farmers, in the flush Of their
current prosperity. should not over
extend and should say out OF debt
as much as possible Owners OF
speculative farm land should con
slider shifting into good urban real
estate or other assets such as
sound securities. The farm land
boom will not last forever.
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

N1Af hh YIN LEN
THAT young man has a restless
nature" murmured Mr.. Treves as
Ted Latimer left the room.
Royde grunted without replying
"A friend, / think, of Mrs.
strange's?" pursued the old law
yer.
"of Kay strange's." said
Thomas.
Mr.. Treves smiled.
Yes" he said. / meant that. He
would hardly be a friend of-the
first Mrs. Strange"
Royde said emphatically:
mo. he wouldn't"
Then, catching the others quiz
heal eye, he said, flushing a little,
What l mean is"
"Oh. quite understood what you
meant, Mr.. Royde. You yourself
are a friend OF Mrs. Audrey
Strange. are you not ?"
Thomas Royde slowly filled his
pipe from his tobacco pouch. His
eyes bent to his task, he said or
rather mumbled:
'M-yes. More or less brought
up together"
"She must have been . very
charming young gin7"
Thomas Royde said something
that sounded like 'Um-yum."
"A little awkward having two
Mrs. Stranges in the house ?"
"Oh, yes-yes, rather"
"A difficult position for the
original Mrs. Strange"
Thomas Royde's face flushed
Extremely difficult"
Mr.. Treves leaned forward. His
question popped out sharply.
why did she come, Mr.. Royde 2"
we'll suppose" the others
voice was indistinct, -she-didn't
ike to refuse"
ITO refuse whom ?"
Royde shifted awkwardly.
well, as a matter OF fact, be-
lieve she always comes this time OF
year-beginning OF September"
And Lady Tressilian asked
Neville Strange and his new wife al
the same timer" The old gentle
mans voice held a nice note Of po-
lite incredulity.
AS to that I believe Neville
asked himself"
He was anxious, then. for this
reunion ?"
Royde shifted uneasIly. He re-
piled, avoiding the others eye:
"I suppose So"
Curious" said Mr.. Treves.
Stupid sort Of thing to do" sait
Thomas Royde. goaded into longer
speech.
Somewhat embarrassing, one
would have thought" said Mr.
Treves.
ION, well-people do do that SORT
Of thing nowadays" said Thomas
Royde vaguely.
IT wondered" said Mr.. Treves
'it It had been anybody slse''
idea?"
Royde stared.
Whose else's could II have
been?"
Mr.. Treves sighed.
There are so many kind friends
about In the world-always anxious
to arrange other peoples lives FOL
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BY ESTHER V. W. TUFTY

WAshington-The very name of
the full employment" bill made
It tough for congressman to vote
against It. Too many constituents
wrote them letters asking Are you
against full employment" OF
course, not one member would say
yes" to that. Which made 1t
tough, since many agreed with Con-
gresham Earl Kitchener, OF Adrian.
that the pending legislation is Gust
a gesture" and the title full en-
ployment" q misnomer.
Others concur also with the AID
drian Republican that much de-
ponds on the conferees now that
the bill. radically different from
the Senate version, has passed the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-21
Conqressmen Find Name Of
Bill Makes Opposition Hard

House with a bipartisan vote of
254 to 1875. He hopes for a true
compromise between the two bills.
Bluntly, Kitchener told his col
leagues ito tell the people that
the government is going to furnish
jobs at fixed unionw ages to every
body all the time, is to promise
financial and economic impossi-
bility."
Michener makes clear he's all
for any legislation to assure en-
ployment lin keeping with the
American way of life, but is "op-
posed to socializing American ruin
ing the free enterprise system.
We have done pretty well as far
as we have gone. Our country is
the envy OF the world today and It
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is sheer folly to abandon what we
have and try some communistic, or
Fascist scheme that has never
worked anywhere it has been
tried.
Kitchener, stll advocating self
help, rather than help yourself says
the Treasury isn't bottomless.
The House version changes the
emphasis from the Senate bill to
require the President to tell Con-
gress why private enterprise may
not have been able to give jobs to
all wanting them. he Senate
draft assures" such jobs and
pledges the government, in effect,
to provide them through public
works II private enterprise cannot.
All II Michigan Republican mem
beers, excepting Albert z. Engel
of Muskegon, voted against the bill.
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CHRISTMAS IN ALASKA

Grand Rapids, Mich.-AP- 1t.
Robert fielder, Grand Rapids. could
mt get home for Christmas. so his
wife, Phyllis, and their infant son,
David, packed up and boarded a
plane for Anchorage. Alaska, where
they will eat Christmas dinner.
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the seventh annual Michigan Pas
tors Conference scheduled here
Jan. p through Jan. %. Approx
mately 500 Michigan clergymen are
expeeted 20 attend.
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CLERGY TO MEET

Ann Arbor, Mich.-AP - Rev.
Harold Skidmore, Lansing. will pre-
side over the opening session Of
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
New LedfIet Showers CoII
On jap People TO Revolt

COW to mediate with the western al
lies for her.
Emperor HirOhitO even sent a per-
sonal request to Moscow to do eV-
erything possible for a negotiated
peace Molotov said
But the allies-RuSsia now includ-
ed-Wil1 accept only Japans uncon-
ditiOnal surrender
Liberators, Mitchells and Invaders
from the Okinawa- based Far East
ern air forces carried the surren-
der leaflets.
surrounded by a ring of steel,
the Japanese people must take ac-
ton to avoid the utter destruction
of their country" the leaflets said.
viii you continue to allow the mill
tarlsts to drag you and your ances-
tral country to utter ruin?"
The leaflets, only slightly larger
than postcards, were printed secret
" by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
psychological warfare branch in an
tlclpation of RuSsia'S declaration of
war
The front of the leaflets shows
giant American and Russian soldiers
claSping hands over the japanese
home islands.
THE powerful Soviet Union now
has joined the war against Japan"
the leaflets said. This means that
Japan now will be compelled to meet
much of the combined armed might
Of the entire world"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Missing Calexico
Sergeant Now
Reported as Dead

Although we have received Off
cial word from the war department
that our son. missing more than a
year in Germany, is dead, we still
believe he will be found alive -
Sergeant Oscar B. Kemp's mother
declared Thursday at TIE family
home in Calexico.
Sergeant Kemp was reported
mis-. inc July 10, 1914, after a Bit
bomber in which he was tail gun
ner, eXplot ed and fell while on a
mission over Germany. Since the
war department made that report
the family had had no further word
until the letter announcing that he
must be considered as dead.
Kemp enlisted in October, 1912.
and received lis training at King
man. Arizona, anC at a Texas field.
He was at Langley Field when he
W3S sent overseas in Mny, 1914
He was graduated from the Cal
eXicO High School in 194l. A
brother. William Harvey Kemp, is
in the Panama Canal zone attach
ed to an ordnance unit His par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Kemp
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
ATOMIC BOMB WIPES OUT SECOND NIP CITY
Fl Centre City
Tax Rate for
45-4b Set S1.87
Council Continues
Previous Levy;
Raises S252,544

FL CentrO'S tax levy for the fiscal
year l945-4G will be $187. the same
rs the year l944-45. This figure Of
ticially was approved Wednesday
night by members of the city coun-
cil in an adjourned regular session.
This levy will raise S252. .54I.9O
on the tentative taxable valuation
Of $1,000 .075 as presented by the
state board of equalization.
FOr the previous year the assessed
valuation was S13063.970 which
shows an increase in valuation for
taxing Of SAL, ,105.
Because Of the increased valuation
the net amount for budgetary pur-
poses this fiscal year is increased
by $lO248 providing the tentative
valuation total stands. Last year
the budgetary fund was $242 ,296 80.
Increase in the tentative assessed
valuation is raceable to new build
ings. redemptiOnS and a consider
able amount OF property held on tax
liens being sold and returned to the
tax rolls. it was pointed out by coun-
Gil.
Council will consider and adopt
complete city budget within a few
weeks
Wednesday nights meeting had
been adjourned from Aug. /. regular
mfting time Council will convene
III its next regular meeting Wed
nesday night, August Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Jap Scientists
Saw Start of
Atomic Project

BERKELEY, Calf, Aug. 9. (UP)-
japanese scientists had an oppor-
tunity with other nations in the race
to develop atomic power.
DR. Ernest 0. Lawrence disclosed
Thursday that two groups of Nip
poneSe savants twice visited his or
iginal m-smashing cyclotron on
the University of California campus.
The visits occurred before Pearl
HarbOr-when the lay world looked
upon atom smashing as an expert
ment in pure science.
The Japanese saw only an early
atom smashing machine, not the
new and bigge' 490O-ton cyclotron
winch nyeG u vital part IL det
veloping the atomic bomb.
The groups came from the Uni
VerSity of Tokyo to examine the
atom SlnaSher in 1888 and again in
1910 or l941. Lawrence, Nobel prize
winner and inventor Of the CYCLIC
tron, said. Experts from other ma
tionS also were allowed to inspect
the mechanism.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Petain Defense
Receives Blow

PARIS, Aug. g. (UP)-Eernand de
Brinon, former Vichy ambassador
to German-occupied Paris, testified
in the French high court Thursday
that Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
always favored collaboration with
Germany.
De Brinon was put on the witness
stand by the court over the pro-
test of the prose cution. Yet his teSti-
mOny was regarded by observers as
some of the most damaging to the
defense which has been presented
in the treason trial of Petain.
Petain never played a double
game" of Stimulating collaboration
with the Nazis while actually trying
to promote the Allied cause, De
Brinon testified.
Petain. listening to the repudia-
ton of his main defense as SO far
presented, became more flushed and
angry by the moment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09

the Offensive was taking the shape
Of a giant plncers from east and
yes, aimed perhaps at cutting Man
churia i'll two.
Japan moved swiftly to rally pup
pet forces III Manchuria. Radio
Tokyo said the Manchukuoan pup
pet government at am. proclaimed
a defense decree for the entire ma
tiOn against the Soviet armys I'M
lawful INVASION
An extraordinary meeting Of the
ManchukuOan state council was
called for 9 am.
In Tokyo itself, senior members
Of Dai Nippon, Japan's powerful
totalitarian political party, held an
emergency meeting to discuss cOun-
ter-meaSures capable of meeting
the sudden development in the war
situation" Radio Tokyo said
Allied sources i'll Chmgking con-
firmed that the Russian Offensive
had begun and said the SOvietS were
attacking at three main but so far
unidentified points along the 1000
mile Siberian border.
MOVE SWIFTLY
The Red army already was sever
al miles inside japanese occupied
Continued on Page 8, Col. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Japan S Political
Party Heads Meet
On Russ War Move

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. CUPD-
The japanese political association
the totalitariar party Of Nippon
met in an emergency conference
Thursday to consider RuSSla'S dec
laratiOn of war.
Tokyo radio. recorded by United
Press. San Francisco. described the
conference as most important" and
said it dealt with the rapidly
changing war situation"
Gen. Jiro Minami, president Of the
political association and the new
minister of state, requested an au-
dience with government and military
leaders at the official residence Of
Premier Baron Adm. KantarO Su-
Zuki Thursday night
Minami is a veteran leader of the
KWangtung army, nGW engaged with
the Soviet army along the Manchur-
ian border. He is regarded as one of
Japan'S ableSt military men. and is
member Of the supreme war coun-
Gil.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Workers o+ Atomic Plant
Still Forbidden To TdIk

materials scheduled to bring almost
unbelievable devastation to Japan
Simon explained that each work
er still is supposed to know only
his own job" They were told We'd
nesday in a telegram from Under
secretary of War Robert P Patter-
son that "the need for security and
for continued effort is fully as great
as it ever was
The war lords of Japan now
know its effects better even than
we ourselves Patterson said.
Simon, the No. l civilian on the
project where civilians outnumber
army men 10 to l, said the need
for secrecy posed delicate problems
early in the work when Dupont had
to summon scientists and techni-
clans from many of its plants.
Once here they were asked to
warn their families in hometowns
across the nation to avoid mention
ing their new addresses.
The plants themselves. despite
their apparent isolation, impressed
newsmen as not unlike other indus
trial plants they had seen.
The buildings are long, low and
gray with high water tanks and
smokestacks. There is a tower 45O
feet high standing by itself. It's pur-
pose was not explained.
In the town of Hanford which cost
S17,000,000 to build humans are out
numbered by goats left behind by
some of the original Hanford resi-
dents. Quonset and Pacific huts that
quartered 1900 residents as well
as all furniture and strategic equip
ment have been salvaged, officials
explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Noble Plan, But
1t Didn't Work

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. g. up
An Australian army sergeant packed
five-foot blonde into a suitcase
in an attempt to smuggle her home
from England, Radio Melbourne
related Thursday.
The anonymous sergeant and his
mates have now arrived in Sydney
with the latest contingent of re-
patriated Australian war prisoners,
the broadcast heard by United Press
in San Francisco said. His friends
told the story:
The sergeant carried the case
aboard the ship at Liverpool and
hid it in the cabin until the ship
was we'll at sea The girl then gave
herself up and was ordered off the
ship at Panama and returned to
Britain.
The romance began when the girl
visited the sergeant in his German
prison camp, Melbourne said. They
fell III love after his release.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
California Coast
Area Becomes
Conquered Japan
Twenty Cities Taken
Over For Practice
In Ruling Nip Land

SAN JOSE. Cal. Aug. 9.
tUP)-TWenty central Cal
lfOrnia towns were "occu-
pied" by U. S. civil affairs officers
Thursday in a giant mock invasion
designed to prepare army military
government units for the temporary
rule of Japanese cities.
Following closely on the heels Of
a mythical landing force, 200 army
and navy officers tackled the prob
lem OF bringing order from the the
Oretic chaos Of the invasion.
More than $1,000 square miles ex-
tending along the California coast
line from San Jose to San Simeon
has been designated for maneuver
purposes as a portion of Japan S
homeland, devastated BY battle.
Problems being solved by the staff
range from keeping highways free
of refugees to the reopening of
schools. The maneuverS, are being
held in cooperation with city off
cials, business men and labor un-
ions.
Preliminaries began last Monday
and the problem will continue
through Friday. Headquarters Of the
group is located at San lose.
Other towns occupied by 12-man
military government units include
Stockton, Fresno, Santa Clara
Mountain View. Palo Alto. Center
vile, Newark, Niles, AlvaradO
Pleasanton, Livermore, Tracy. Ri
bon, Modesto. Turlock. MADEIRA
Merced, Hanford and Los Gatos.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Missile Hurled
On Nusasoki:
Sco+ters Deuth
Stricken Industrial. War Output
Center. Feels Weight Of New
Weapon for Complete Destruction

GUAM Aug, 9 lUP)-Premin:lry reports indicated
that the second atomic bomb br dropped on Jp;n ilI
but obteraed Nagas;ki, major naval base and J,pan,s
lth largest city, during the rush hour ThurSiy
Crew members Of the SuperLotrrSs which uoSed the
terrifying bomb on NagISak watched the earth shaking
explosion and flashed back to Gen. Carl A. Spaaz com
mander Of the Strategic Air Forces, that results were
good"
No further details will be available until tho mission
returns Spaatz said in brief communique
But to all hands that briet rcport-"RcSuls Good
Indicated that NaglSa city Of 2j2}O persons virtually
had been blown off the map Of Japan by an explosion
equal to that which eveled four and one-tcnth square
miles OF llToShlma target Of the first atomic bombing
raid last Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
L.own1u kersWouId
Keep SEQ Bases

SAN DIEGO. Aug. 8. (UP1 - A
house Of representatives subcommit-
tee on postwar bases said Thurs
day they will recommend that the
United States retain control Of all
military bases it has developed in
the Pacific
Here enroute to Washington from
a $4,000 mile tour Of the Pacific.
the subcommittee said it will be up
to the United States to keep unity
in the Pacific following the war
Chairman OF the subcommittee.
Rep. Ed V. Izac, Democrat, Califor-
mia said what We want is unity,
and we can gain that over the whole
region Of the western Pacific by
Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-09
Suicide Planes
Make Dash TO
Stop u. s. Fleet
BY RICHARD w. JOHNSTON

WITH ADM. HALSEY'S BIRD
FLEET, Off Japan, Aug 9. up
The japanese lashed out like a dy-
ing scorpion Thursday afternoon
and for the first time since Adm
William F.. Halsey's Third fleet in
vaded homeland waters early in July
the enemy attempted a kamikae at
tack against us.
One Of the japanese suicide planes
came down like a bullet through
the sunshine filtered orange haze
AS this force shifted swiftly in eva
sive action. I saw the lone "Zoot
suit boy" hit the water only few
yards from one of our carriers
causing no damage
The kamikae famed momentarily
Then only dun-colored smoke re-
manned.
There may be more ''Zoot suffers"
tonight-but the very fact the ia
panese finally have decided to risk
their long hoarded aircraft is evil
dence of their desperation.
Tokyo cannot wait for invasion
now. It is already five minutes to
midnight.
The kamikaZes flew in as our
planes-more than 1900 strong-re-
turned from the furious strikes on
northern Honshu
Our planes found no airborne Op-
position and only meager flax.
Hellcat, Corsair and Divebomber
pilots struck at seven chosen tar
gets in low-level strafing and
bombing attacks. Flash reports in
dicate the strikes are taking a
heavy toll of Japan's crippled air
force.
All day long we sent planes in
against the targets stretching across
Japan's middle-far north of the
dead city Of Hiroshima and south
of the exploiting Asiatic mainland
where the Russians started rolling
early Thursday morning.
The climactic news of RuSSia'S
declaration reached this worlds
greatest seaborne battle force short
ly after more than 1,20O allied car
rier planes took off to drive flam-
ing nails into the coffin of the ia
panese empire.