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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-13

commencing at the southwest
corner of lot No. 46 Of the Orig
inal Plat Of tho Village (now
City of Ypsilanti and running
thence northerly along the west
line OF Lots 46. a., and 50 OF
said Plat to the northwest cor
ner OF said Lot so, and thence
westerly 80 feet TO the northeast
corner OF Lot 20 of said Plat,
thence southerly along the east
line of Lots 40, IS and IS TO the
southeast corner OF said Lot As.
thence easterly 80 feet TO the
place of beginning.
Further: 1t is understood that
the City Of Ypsilanti reserves
the right to construct and main
tain public utilities across said
alley so vacated"
And further, notice Is hereby given
that the Common Council OF the
City OF Ypsilanti will meet in the
Council Hall at the City Hall in
said City OF Ypsilanti. Michigan, on
Monday, August s, 1945, at 1880 o.
clock P. NJ. to hear objections to the
disseminating and abolish
ing OF said alley being vacated and
Signed:
II. c. HOLMES,
Adv. s0sS City Clerk
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-13

NINE ROOM income type home, ali
modern conveniences and five
acres land, chicken coop 40 IL,
y mile south of Lincoln School
Terms arranged TO suit. Call Willis
931 or inquire at S00s Willis Road
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Robins & Dupont
REALTORS
tOpen Evenings)
B1-53 n. Huron Street
Phones 942-W. INA

Fnones SAS-W. ll13
ONE OF THE BETTER homes.
6 rooms all modern. Full base
ment, fire place, sun room, gar
age, large lot 1870 i75. Beauti-
full lawn. on edge of city in low
tax district. Owner moving to
another town and will sell for
$500, Terms.
80 ACRES . room modern house,
good out buildings. I mile south
OF Clinton. $4,000. ia down.
II ACRES on Ellis Rd. 3 miles
out $500 cash.
6 ROOMS AND BATH, full base.
ment, 2 large lots, close 10 z.
Michigan Ave. Possession at
once. Price only $500 with
$4,000 down.
2 ROOM BRICK. All modern.
\. Prospect. $1,000. $4,000 down.
4 ROOMS AND BATH. small
basement, Automatic electric
water heater. Close to school.
$500, $500 down. Now vacant.
. ROOM HOUSE. East side.
ALL OUR ADTAKER at 40 10
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tracts terminated requires cash disbursement; the larger part represents cancellations of orders for future deliveries for which costs have been incurred by the contractor is hoped that most of the settle ments for contract termination amounting in total to S4-$5 billion, will be made by next June.
 Except for small occupation forces, the 36 million American soldiers in Europe on VIE Day and the 18 million in the Pacific V-J Day are expected to be back in the United States by next summer It costs about $l0o to bring a from Europe to an East Coast port and twice that to return man from tha Pacific to the West Coast Additional expenses are incurred to transport him to separation center and to pay his fare home.
 There are other miscellaneous war expenditures that will hold steady for time yet mainly those items other than military pay and subsistence that are necessary to maintain Army camps and supply depots naval shore establishments occupation posts and separation centers Included here light water other public utilities and all sorts of miscellaneous supplies and contractua services.
 These are a few of the reasons why the government is conducting the current Victory Loan campaign which will be over in few days. So far Juneau has failed to make the quota We urge you to. buy bonds
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BUY VICTORY BONDS

Miscellaneous expenditures between November l. 1s45 and June 3O 1946 the end of the Governments fiscal year estimated by the Treasury Department at about S7l2 billion These direct expenditures are in addition to s1l billion that will be spent for military pay and subsistence and s72 billions for mun tions, including equipment and operations.
 Among the more important items within the cate gory of miscellaneous expenditures the cost of canceling contracts and the cost of returning m tary personnel from the European and Pacific theatres to separation centers and then home
 Expenditures declining for certain military contractua services such the stockpng of strategic materials and outlays for civilian pay in Federal agencies The cost of settling contracts however is expected account for ouays of between $4 and $5 billion
 Unsettled contracts at the end of September totaled $37 billion ncdng War Department contracts for SPA billion, Navy Department for Sl1 billion and almost $l billion each for the Maritime Commission and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
 The rate of settlement of these contracts is ex- pected to be stepped up from the rate of about $l billion a month to S4 billion a month before January Only small fraction of the value of con-
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Military Intelligence
Cincinnati Enquirer

In branch of preparedness was the United States sadly negligent of it's safety before the war, than in military intelligence. Neither the War Department the Navy Department has any reason take pride in the pedestrian bureaucrats who safed their intelligence services before Pearl Harbor Nor were they in close cooperation To be much accumulated. But it was minute fragment of what needed to be done.
 Since December T. l941, revolution has come in intelligence services and their methods and rela- tionships to one another. The most complete and smooth -functionng cooperation to be found in the Army and Navy is probably in the Joint Intelligence Service In addition, civilian agencies developed to do many jobs for which the strictly military agencies less ideally fitted.
 In consequence intelligence played large part of our war effort, and saved mutitudes of lives. We always knew far more about the Japanese than they knew of us or of plans. In the most remote countries of the world, agents were gathering information, to be coated by skilled personnel at home and made available in usable form as needed We wound up at the end of the with magnifi- cent accumulation of factual data photographs and techniques for using them.
 This ought to be maintained simple military necessity. But there is further incentive In the age of atomic energy, every power will be at the mercy of any State large small, which secretly prepares a few devastating weapons and launches them without warning. The need for efficient military and political intelligence is vastly greater than before. Other nations including best friends overseas, watching Common requires that watch everybody, carefully.
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thankless jobs in Washington. While he gets all the blame for surplus war property headaches, he has little to say about detailed disposal of war goods. This is largely done by Jesse Jones old outfit, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, now the largest mer- chandising agency in the world. The REC loaned the money to buy war goods, now is disposing of them. Still operating on Jesse Jones old technique, the REC has set up a separate subsidiary or ganization to take the loss of sell ing war goods. Thus the REC proper can show a profit on its books. Refreshing, overworked Stuart Symington got a complaint from North Dakotas Senator Lan- ger the other day that surplus property wasn't being handled right in his state Flying with Langer to North Dakota, Symington stood be- fore a crowd of businessmen and farmers for about three hours ans wering questions. Afterward, Langer thanked him for coming to North Dakota. Don't thank me" replied Symington, T thank you for giving me the chance to get out here in close contact with people like this It's what everyone in Washington ought to do."
 (Copyright, 1915. By Bell Syndicate. Incl
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20 YEARS AGO fnE TIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER 6, 1925

appeared in concert ths night at the than given her after Also the concert program Willis appearances are always greatly enjoyed Harry Speng and Mrs L. p Henderson accom- artists
 Kohhepp the mems furnishings department of sufficiently from an attack of asthma Hospital His condition was improving sat- isfactorily according pr. L, P Dawes
 ptolerance to domestic peace that exists Faulkner said his address at the annual today
 pupils five onehundred in spelling Faulkner Mag Hanson Ray Jackson
 
 meeting the Martha Society gave Seattle to make her future home Mrs w L. Coates were cohosesses with Mrs B her home
 Highest lowest, 30; rain
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suspect is being held for another early war.
 At first when Senator Jim Mead of New York, chairman of the former Truman Committee, asked for the figures. the War Depart ment replied that this was e ''mili- tary secret"
 But the wars oyer," countered Mead. How can it be a military secret? After all, Congress has a right to know what materials the Army has on hand before it ap- propriates more money"
 However, the office of Under secretary Kenneth Royall kept on stalling. Royal, former North Carolina lawyer and politician, has shown all the adriotneSs of a cha meleon. In short time he has taken on the same hue and color of the generals who really run his office. Finally, the generals came back with a request to Mead that he not investigate until the Hodges Board" had investigated
 Whats the Hodges Board?" asked Senator Meade.
 The Army explained that Gen. Courtney Hodges had been put in charge of board to pass on what materials the Army needed to keep.
 When was it appointed?" asked Senator Mead.
 Yesterday" was the reply.
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ARMY RUN AROUND

Members of the Mead Commit tee recognized in this hurriedly organized board an obvious dodge to head off a Senate investigation So they decided to go ahead any, way But suddenly, just before public hearings were scheduled to begin, the Army asked for a private hearing at which more pressure was exerted to prevent any public airing of the millions of blankets, dark glasses, underwear and shoes the Army is hoarding.
 In the. end, Senator Mead and colleagues stood pat, insisted on proceeding. The figures are now public property and show that the Army still has 500,O0u wrist watches, 53,0O0000 blankets, 30,000,000 bed sheets, 100000 herringbone twill fatigue jackets and all sorts of other things too numerous to men, ton.
 Since the War Department pro- poses a peacetime Army of about 100000 men, it now has on hand 53 blankets for every soldier, 57 herringbone twill fatigue jackets for every soldier, plus 30 sheets for each man, and 116 pairs of shorts per soldier.
 This tremendous reserve is one thing that makes the job of Surplus Property Administration Stuart Sy- mington so difficult. He has noth- ing to say over what the Army declares surplus Moreover, the Army has followed a policy of declaring something surplus and then withdrawing the declaration few days later. Actually Syming- ton is doing far better job than most people realize. But he has no power over the Army, Navy, REC. and most of the other agencies handling war surpluses.
 < #
 WAR SURPLUS SNARL
 Symington has one of the most
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MODERN ETIQUETTE
bg
 ROBERTA LEE

e. girl carrying great packages and meets them should she give of them to him?
 give him the larger and heavier packages him all of them
 e. joint of doctor and his 
 A Lee Smith.
 served from the table from the kchen A Soup should be served from the kitchen.
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Daily Lessons in English " v. L. GORDON

OFTEN The dog runs like he was "The AS IF he WERE hurt
 oFTEI MsPRONOUNCED: Retail adjective syllable, verb last syllable preferred
 MISSPELLED: Biscuit. Observe the CUI
 SYNONYMS Amend mend better correct recy reform repar
 WORD STUDY: a and it yours Let us each Tdays word: which action incentive The nobest incl to s"-Tatler.
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ARMY BOARDING

It was like pulling teeth for the hard-working Mead Committee to get the Army to admit that it was hoarding 60,000,000 pairs of dark glasses, 1l6,000,000 pairs of cotton shorts, 42,000,0o0 pairs of mems woolen drawers and that it still had saddles and brides stored up ir Hawaii from the Spanish American War.
 Every possible dodge was used by the brass hats to avoid revealing their vast accumulated store of surplus goods, which some Senators
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MILTON AND ADOLF BERLE

California's Attorney General Bob Kenny and U. s. Ambassador to Brazil Adolf Berle have been feuding for years. It all dates back to Berles resignation from the National Lawyers Guild, which Kenny heads. Recently, Kenny had chance to get even.
 On tour of Brazil, Kenny made the rounds of Rio de Janeiro, found Brazilians perplexed at the way the eccentric U. s. envoy operates.
 Tell me, MT Kenny" one Bra zilian asked how come MT Tru- man lets Berle stay on here as ambassador"
 Kenny was all primed for the answer,
 "You see, my friend" replied Kenny, when MT Truman took over he had just seen a delightful show called 'Springtime in Brazil starring Milton Berle who he thought was very good and very funny. Well, sir, when he looked over the list Of his ambassadors and saw that Berle was represent ing the U. S. in Brazil, he thought it was an excellent choice. You see, no one has told Truman yet that it isn't the same Berle."
 tNote-When Ambassador Berle heard about Kenny's crack, he boiled over When Kenny dropped in at the Embassy later, the sparks really flew)
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The W ashington Merry Go Round
fContinued from Page One)

tion, here is what Truman told his Congressional leaders really happened:
 It was Sunday afternoon and the usually bustling city room of the Star was in lull. Only a skeleton editorial force was on the job, and young reporter answered the phone.
 This is the President" said Truman.
 "Who?" said the reporter.
 This is President Truman"
 'The hell it is," exclaimed the newsman. convinced that somebody was pulling practical joke. Mister, who are you trying to kid?"
 Finally the call was transferred to another writer on the paper, who knew Truman personally and could identify his voice. Highly amused, the President told him the news of his visit.
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RUSLNESS AFFAIRS

Many fluctuations in the stock market may be expected, especially at the end of this month. Specula- tors will grow in number. Industrials will be of special interest. The seers counsel caution to investors.
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HEART AND HOME

This is an suspicious date for writing or mailing holiday letters and greetings. It is promising for all correspondence, except love mis-
 sives. Returned servicemen and those still in uniform will tend to criticize girls who represent the lux uries and pleasure quests of wartime.
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HOROSCOPE "The stors incline
 but do not compel"
FRIDAY, DECEMBER

This is not an important day in planetary direction. The evening Is unfavorable for planning or promot- ing any public movement.
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NATIONAL ISSUES


 Interest in nursery schools which relieve working mothers has extend ed to vague plans for looking after older children. The appalling need of training in manners and morals is demonstrated by the increase in juvenile delinquency. The stars seem to presage wise methods of sal vaging youth.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 Complex problems of the Middle East will be solved slowly, according to certain signs which seem to indi- cate more controversies among the members of the United Nations. Justice for conflicting races must be sought, regardless Of political expediency, the seers declare.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of domestic felicity. The young will marry hap pily. li
 Children born on this day probab- ly will be alert in mind and strong in body. Many will have splendid talents
 Copyright, 1945)
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LOOK and LEARN S2y c. GORDON

During administration Postal Bank created? was the phrase 
 there around given point? Queen Elizabeth succeed? Madagascar?
 ANSWERS l. During administration of William Howard Taft 2. #The two-cent piece 3. 36O degrees 4 Her 5. t is an O
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Weather: Highest, 3s; lowest, 3o rain.
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DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-25

HEADQUARTERS, U S. Forces,
European TneatIe-(SNS) The OF
flee Of the Chief Quartermaster OF
the European Theatre OF Opera
tions today reported that total
quartermaster personnel in n e
theatre on March 81, had reached
133,354, and of this total 77,348 were
Negro troops.
These Negro ON troops served In
nearly all categories of units in the
@ M Corps. Large numb IT
of the personnel were in mobile and
non-mobile ON battalion head
quarters units which control, ad-
minister, train and supply ON COM
panies Of various types.
There were 81 Negro mobIe ON
bankery companies serving at one
time or another in the theatre be-
tween D-Day and We Day Their
function was to bake fresh bread
under field conditions, and also to
roast coffee.
LABOR FOR ALI
There were 252 Negro ON service
companies which provided general
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-25
Peace Makes
marSeiIIes
Boom Town
French City
Teams With
Folk Varieties
by GEORGE COLEMAN MOORE

py GEohC1 0OIIN1&fN N1OoNG
MARSEILLES, France - CAMP
-Marsellies is a boom town.
Everyone from every where col
lects here for wild love and shady
deals, nefarious intrigue and risky
enterprise.
There are Arabs and French
Senegalese, American GIs and Bri-
fish Tommies; Spaniards from
Frances Spain, fugitives Of axis
nations, citizens of the world and
men without a country.
They are men of Who'll breed,
half breed and no breed at all.
Pimps, prostitutes and sleazy
overpainted madames. dope peddl-
ers, black marketeers, political
gangsters an international rogueS
SWARM IN BARS
Women swarm in bars and men
load the brothels; tempers are
quick and death comes fast, high
Waymen roam avenues proWl1ng
for game.
Glamour gals are frantic, men
rOmatlc but free" love comes OUT
rageously high and likker is steep.
An evenings leasure costs cool ten
bucks and a good shot of cognac
draws SIPS.
Yet no one seems to mind This
is the old port city of Marseille and
a war still RACES Life is short, the
moment brief, everything, anything
goes.
And too there's a peculiarly
French grace and gayety, fanciful
venturesomeness about the thinly
clad beauties and attractive crowds
surging down famous La Cane
bierO. 1t all seems correct, somehow,
it is very right. !,
Set 'em UP, boys. Knock me
kiss, baby The boom goes z-o-o-m!
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Negroes So Percent
OfET0Quartermas ters

labor for ali arms ana services"
There also were three ON base
depot companies, one ON depot
supply company, 16 QM fuuniga-
ton and bath companies, 45 QM
gas supply companies, % ON laln-
dry companies, 10 ON railhead
companies, IL ON salvage collect
ing companies, 10 ON salvage re-
pair companies, 10 ON laundry
sections, and one ON refrigeration
company.
Three Negro ON units, the 3G9tb
ON Railroad Company, the 3l6oth
and 3279th ON Service Companies
landed in Normandy on D-plus-l
One ON baker, company, the
1851, baked over 100000 pounds of
bread, and roasted ARD ground half
a million pounds of coffee for con-
sumption by U. S. Troops in France
Belgium and Holland. The unit
landed in France in Aug. 3, 1914
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-25

of his wife but he started acting
funny / always treated him nice
and will always love him. What
should : do now?
Ans: A dose Of MS own medicine
might have a SOLDERING influence on
this boy. Choose a worthy young
gentleman as an associate and give
him a few things to worry about
If ne loves you sincerely, he will
dash madly back and try to REIN
state himself in your affections. At
least an act of this kind will make
him, decide on on way of the other
whom it is that he really loves. -.
WRITE YOUR SERVICEMAN
OFTEN SEND 1T V-MAIL
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-25

M Il. r - A married man ma
been wanting my company for
about years and I would not &C
cept IL Now he has a Al Ford ear
and he is getting between me anc
my boy friend and he doesn't want
me to go with anyone else but
him He has q nice wife and !
worry a lot about it. Can you give
me same held as / am only IL.
Of course I am in love with my boy
friend and he loves me, -
Ans: Tie attn action is for the Al
Ford and not for the married man.
Would you sacrifice yours seIf-re-
spect, your chances for marriage
with the boy you love and home
and happiness for the momcntary
pleasure and thrill of riding In a
car. Surely, you won't succum5 to
these temptations You must re-
fuse to see Or talk to this man in
the future Stay completely out of
sight In this way you will be able
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-25
Bv HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON, D. c. = (NNPA)
Return of the United States EN-
ployment Service to state control,
requested by representatives OF the
Governors Council at the White
House last week and reported to
have acQuisence of Pres Truman.
will present additional problems to
minority groups, and particularly
Negroes.
Unemployed compensation BEN
Gifts are administered through the
Offices of the USES. Already, signs
are appearing that this cushion"
tor unemployment which is bound
to develop during the change ever
from war production to peacetime
activity is being used as a hammer
over the heads of some groups
rather than as a benefit tc them.
With return of the local employ
ment service Offices to the states the
problem is expected to become even
more acute
LESSER PAY JOBS
workers who are losing their jobs
because of the cancellation of Army
and Navy war contracts are being
offered jobs at lesser pay and be-
low their acquired skills. When they
refuse the jobs, the employment
service intervieWers cut off their
unemployment compensation bene-
fits by, declaring them ineligible.
This practice is seen as a paTti-
culaTiy dangerous weapon. It is. che
which may DE used wholesalely in
the South to get Negroes nack into
kitchens ana other mental jobs at
substanda7d wages.
A protest has been sent to the
War Manpower Commission by tine
CLIO concerning the alleged prac-
tice. In many cases, the CLIO de-
clared, skilled workers who have
been receiving 81 or more an hour
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-25

to control yourself ana preven! fu-
ture unhappiness You need some
form of activity to fill your Spare
time during your young frIend
absence Perpare yourself for the
future. by taking. vocational
course or some other Career wrok
Z.CL.-Will you please help me
with my problem. I have been
writing a boy friend who was mine
before he left for overseas. Since
he left / have married and have a
child. Now my husband is overseas
and this boy in expected home
soon. H sends me money all along
Should / let him know that I am
married and have a child?
Ans: You have lived under false
pretense ever since you married
Y0y led the servicemsan on par
posely and accepted his gifts and
money willingly When he returns
he is going to Want to see you and
you are going to have to face facts
and admit your deceit. Your posit-
ion right now is precarIOas one
yOu are not only acceiving inns
boy but your husband as well Your
loyalty must be with your husband
and child You made a mistake and
mad you reaiized the SERIOUSNESS
Of it, ali would have been different
Your only alternative now is to
write the hoy and let him know
the truth.