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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

NTASHINGTON-There is fellow over in
w the State Department named George T.
Summerlin who is practically a Tooner.
Vile trolley. He meets all trains.
That is to say, he meets all trains that have
newly.arrived foreign ambassadors and ENJOYS
aboard And the way diplomats have been shift.
ing the last few years means that he spends
almost as much time in Union Station as the
station master.
You may wonder why 50 distinguished a per-
son as Mr.. Summerlin-he is Chief Of Protocol
has 70 meet these fellows the split second they
put foot in Washington 1t is to keep them from
wandering into troubles
The danger Of strange ambassador kicking
around loose was forced home upon the State
Department once and for all during the admins
tration of Andrew Jackson more than century
ago Here's what happened
Jackson had an Irish servant named Paddy
who doubled as doorman at the White House.
Paddy was at the door one day when a strange
gentleman knocked and began sputterng in
foreign tongue.
The servitor couldn't make a word OF It, so
he went in to request instructions from the Presi.
dent Jackson asked if he knew the visitors
nationality
II think he's a frog-I mean a Frenchman."
said Paddy. "He talks quick like he was French"
The President cogtated a minute, then said
Better get the cook He speaks French"
The cook was busy chopping up capons when
Paddy burst into the kitchen. But he consented
somewhat grudgingly-to come along and act as
interpreter.
The only trouble was that when the cook left
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

OIlJ NilC ilCW AlilOaSSoAOl OhN
his entire official family used
to be taken to the White House
for presentation. The trip was
made in big limousines, five
diplomats to a car.
They had to quit that be
cause the President doesn't
have the time. Suppose the
British had a new ambassa.
dor, for instance! 1t would
mean escorting III persons TO
the White House. and five to
a car would mean tying up %
State Department cars-not to
mention causing a traffic jam.
Maybe you have often won
dered whether foreign diplo-
mats-who are not subject TO
our ordinary laws because OF
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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

- their diplomatic tmmunity-have to abide by our
rationing restrictions They do--with qualifiea
tons!
Fhe staffs OF all embassies and legations are
divided into two ciasses-those in the diplomatic
blue book" such as ambassadors. ministers,
counsellors. secretaries. attaches. etc, and the
white list which consists OF underlings-clerks,
cooks. chamhermaids. chauffeurs and so forth
down the line.
For the blue book" folks we have established
a separate office in the State Department pre-.
sided over by a fellow named Arthur w. Vinnell.
He operates thing called Blue Book Local Ra.
ton Board No. l."
The embassy big.s shots take their ration prob
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

the Kitchen H-he-fofEet- TO lay down his ceaveri
The cook. still fondling his chopper strobe
into the reception hall and made toward the
visitor. The latter took one look at the shiv and
sprang up in alarm.
The cook started to spout mad French but it
didn't calm the visitor bit He began backing
away, spluttering violently as he retreated
Finally. as the cook kept advancing, he turned
tail and fled for the door.
The precipitous flight convinced Paddy some.
thing was wrong Sc, -eoneeiVine 1t his duty not
to let any would.be evldoer escape, he made
flying football tackle.
The visitor went down on his whosis like
ton of brick with the valiant Paddy on top. The
thumps and screams brought Andrew Jackson
from his study.
Among babbled curses he finally learned that
the flattened guest was the new Portuguese
Minister! ..
The first official act of a foreign envoy on
arrival in Washington is to call upon the Sec
retary OF State and say, in effect, Il am here"
But the Portuguese Mnister-who had been given
faulty directions-had turned up at the White
House instead of the State Department.
But there is no danger of anything like that
today because Mr.. Summerln meets the train
and rides with the envoy to his embassy. Sum.
merlin gives the newcomer chance to scrub up
and put on new white cuffs, then escorts him to
the Secretary of State.
Furthermore, by the way of double precau.
ton he also calls for him again when the dpo.
mat finally goes to pay his respects to the
President
In the lazy, social days before the war, not
nnlY the new Ambassador but
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Willow Run
Council Aids
Carver Plan

The Willow Run Community
Council recognized an obligation
to the Carver Association. at the
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
night and asked the Carver board
to submit a program which will
be supported financially II found
to be sound.
In the past 5000 per month has
been turned over to the Community
Fund and earmarked ~ sal
airy for the director OF the rscrea-
ton program formerly carried on
by the Carver Association.
A difference Of opinion occurred
however. when the Carver Asso-
citation gave Jesse Rutherford, the
director of the center, thirty day
notice that his services would no
LONGER be needed.
The board OF education promptly
turned the building at 443 Harriet
ST., which had been used by the
center, over to the city recreation
commission, with request that 1t
be used for recreational purposes
The Community Fund then gave
their support to the commission for
the same purpose with the recon-
endation that Mr.. Rutherford be
employed to carry on his present
program at the site until the new
federal recreation building can be
put into operation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Bureaucracy
Bill arget

Washington. Feb. 7-CP-Ser.
Harry r. Byrd (D.VaJ, and Sen.
Hugh Butler tR.Neb.). have Jointly
introduced a bill entitled the Coy.
eminent Corporation Control Act.
The dispute about former Vice
President Henry A. Wallace's ca
pacity TO administer the Recon.
struction Finance Corp. led indi-
rectly to its introduction. The bill
is designed TO reduce bureaucracy
Byrd and Butler looked into the
government corporation situation
in general and discovered that RFC
was one OF many. Their bill lists
~ wholly owned government cor
porstlons and three groups OF part
ly-owned government corporations,
some or all OF which have been
operating outside the immediate
financial control Of Congress.
Except for the initial grant OF
funds or borrowing or lending au-
thority and a kickoff delegation Of
powers, these corporations for the
most part operate on their own.
Some OF them do business in figures
which dwarf the operations OF such
private operations as General Mo
tors, American Telephone and Tele-
graph or the Du Points. The RFC.
for instance. has authorized Itself
or through subsidiary corporations
about S32,30O.000.000 in direct com
mitments for war purposes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
George Bill
Faces Fight

Washington. Feb. up The
George Bill-vehicle for the con.
gressional conflict over the cabinet
nomination OF Henry A. Wallace
was headed today for fight in the
House Rules Committee.
Chairman Adolph j. SABBATH.
CD-lll). said the committee prob.
ably would meet tomorrow TO give
the measure a go-ahead. Although
Democratic leaders have been push
ing for speedy approval OF the bill
with no basic changes, they did not
plan to bring it before the House
until next Wednesday.
The bill, passed by the Senate
last week in move to clear the
way for Wallaces nomination as
Secretary of Commerce. would re.
move the federal loan agency. in
Guiding the Reconstruction Finance
Corp, from the Commerce Depart
ment.
There were hints that an attempt
might be made to bottle the bill in
the Rules Committee and there
were signs OF fight on whether
the committee should permit intro
duction OF series OF Republican
supported amendments when and
II the bill reaches the House floor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Speer Named
by Ministers

Rev. Gordon Speer, pastor OF the
Congregational Church. was elect
ed president of the Ypsilanti Minis
terial Association to succeed Rev.
Henry Simmons. who has accepted
a paSorate in another community.
At the February meeting of the
Ministerial Association plans for
observance OF the Lenton season
were discussed and a committee OF
local pastors headed by Rev. Rob
ert De Witt was appointed TO com
plete arrangements. This year. as
in past years. the churches will OBJ
serve Good F~!day with union ser
vices in the Episcopal. Methodist
an Baptist churches.
Miss Kathryn Campbell. new exc
cutive secretary in charge OF the
work at Willow Run, made re-
port OF activities in the housing
project. The religious program
in the housing project is now car
ried on by the local churches.
Preaching services are conducted
on the project each Sunday with
sermons by the pastors OF the Up
SLANT churches.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
False Names,
Friends Hard
on Candidate

Nanny Robert Richards. Repub-
lican candidate for supervisor in
Yrsilanti Township. learned two
things Tuesday. You can't trust
your friends too far and you cant
have false names on election petit.
tions in Washtenaw County
Mr.. Richards. hailed into court
C1 perjury charge because he
signed certifcation OF false sig
natures on his petitions for nomi-
nation, explained that over Jealous
friends had added the names with
out his knowledge. He pointed
out that he had not questioned
their authenticity.
He stood mute when arraigned
before Justice Arthur NJ. Wander
sail and examination was set for
Feb. "a. He was released on
personal bond.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
War In Brief
CBy Associated Press)

fBy Associated Press)
The Western Front: U. s. Third
Army invades Germany anew
across Sure and Our Rivers on %
line; other Americans close in on
mile front. assaulting Siegfried
Pruem and Schmidt: Neufbrisach
in Alsace near the Rhine occupied.
The Russian Front: Russians in
Silesia shatter Germans upper
Oder line; Nazis report defenses
cracking all along the river; So
Wet forces astride broad super
highway leading $50 miles north
west to Berlin; Frankfurt-Kuestrin
sector, 30 to 40 miles from Berlin,
under heavy pressure.
The Italian Front: Fifth Army
breaks stalemate with attack south
east of Bologna.
The Pacific Front: Doughboys
batter trapped Japanese on both
sides OF Msnila's Pasig River as
enemy puts torch TO heart OF city;
Corregidor blasted by American
bombs; Americans seal off all pc
ninsular roads at base OF Bataan,
drive south on eastern edge: Su-
perforts raid Thailand and lndo-
China targets.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
For All This we
Have to Thank God

Gen. MacArthur's Headquar.
terms, Feb. 7-lNS-A general
order to all elements OF his
command. requesting that d.
vine services be held to CONNIE
morate the near liberation Of
all the Philippines, was issued
today by GEM Douglas Mac.
Arthur.
Macarthur praised his men
for fulfilling a sacred mission"
and said:
"You will shortly complete
the liberation OF the Philip
pines.
"You have redeemed a coun-
try's pledge to reeapture lite
lost land.
you have inflicted the great
est military defeat in its his
tory on your enemy.
''vou are restorinr 10 the Far
East its destiny.
you have fulfilled the sac
red mission OF our hallowed
dead.
"For all this, we have to
thank God"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Blood Given
by 229Here

The Blood Donor Unit from De-
troit Tuesday took from Ypsilanti.
229 pints OF blood. In all, there
were 2S2 registrants: II from
Whitaker. IL from Grass Lake,
and rs from Coldwater and Tekon-
sha. The American Legion OF Up
slant provided 20 donors. and
acted as special sponsor OF donors.
The Faculty Danes OF Michigan
State Normal College acted as An
anclsl sponsors and aided with
registration.
Honorable mention Is accorded
the 13-time donors: Harold Angus
tus. Mrs. Pearl Celebreeze. Law
renee Conrad, and Ernest Culp.
Honorable mention goes also to the
ll-time donors. Robert G. Huston
and Edward Ring as we'll as to the
l0-time donors, Nelson Bouteil,
Otto Kress. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
/ ,esell Paul Hayward, Henry l..
Miller. Howard Rsymo and Mrs.
Margaret Smith, Special mention
due the nine,time donors IL &C.
credited TO Miss Hazel d. Beard.
Lawrence p. DeBoer, Fred f. Du
Pont. Miss Ora Mae Hartley. Miss
Lorraine Holland. and Miss Shir-
ley Pho. The American Red Cross
insignia for membership in the
Gallon Club was given George z.
A ans, Mrs. Robert Lister. James
Lucas, Kenneth Chambers. Miss
Bertha Cook. Miss Helen Hetmans-
perger, Miss Genevieye Miles. Paul
Jordan. Miss Lucille Med, willard
Shaw.
The Ypsilsnti nremen were pres.
ent to unload such heavy equip
ment as refrigerators used by the
mobile blood unit. In all. ~ women
served as registrars, as nurse aides
as motor corps workers. as donor
aides. or In the canteen corps.
Miss Estabrook Rankin acted as
general chairman and Mrs. J. L.
Houck as donor and nurse aid
chairman. Mrs. s. +. Fagerstrom
was stan assistant. and Mrs. Lester
Miller with Mrs Fred Older were
the Grey Ladies OF the occasion
The registrars Of the day were
Mrs D. y. South, Mrs. Clarence
Bottomley. and Mrs. Earl Freeman.
Nurse Aides we're Mrs. A. Himmel-
spach. Mrs. Guy Kennedy and Mrs
Edgar Waugh Motor Corps work
ers we're Miss Alice Allett. Mrs.
oliver Huston. Mrs. Charles Sayre.
Mrs Amy Wilcox. Donor Aides
were Mesdames Lloyd Barnes. Low
ell Bellen, 7. NJ Brown, l.. A.
Butler, X V. Ferguson. Bradley
Harris. Paul Hayward. W. F. Jac-
obs, Roy Meyer, Benjamin Park
or, c. NJ. Power. F. G. Pryor. Will
liam Renton, Paul Samson. Ralph
Wagner. Fred Wolters and J. J..
Woods. The Csnteen Corps WON
en- ,msluty we're Mesdames Mel
boINe Apple, Michael Barenow,
William Bassett, Ross X. Bower,
Paul Burrell. Hazelton Childs, Alex
Fox. Earl Hancox. J. l.. Hayes, l..
King Lorenz Kisor. George Meth.
erell. Stanley Rose. Mrs. Amanda
Wicklife. and Mrs. Francis Wright.
Besides all these Ypsilanti help
ers, there was Mrs. Harold y.
Groves. Washtenaw County chair
man OF Blood Donor Services who
acted a. coordinstor OF the various
subcommittee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Soldier Can't Kill.
Sentenced to Hang

Camp Roberts. Calf. Feb. ZAP
II have a revolutionary mind. :"
Pvt. Henry P. Weber. soldier sen.
fenced by court martial to hang
for refusing TO drill, explained to-
day.
Wars are caused by the society
In which We now live, and which
cannot prevent third world war"
Weber continued:
Il am interested in a world in
which all men can live peaceably.
To be a good soldier you have 10
learn to hate and to kill. | am will
ing to do anything can TO get the
war over. as long as do not have
to kill other people,
81 was a foreman in a shipyard
in peace time, and am used to as.
sociating and working with men. I
am a member Of the Socislist.La.
Dor party. which aims at peaceful
revolution"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

the Siegfried line in the face
of strong small arms fire.
The new invasion gave the
Allies virtually a continuous
100 mile front in western
Germany between Holland
and Saarlautern.
The u s. First Army was
less than a mile from
Schmidt, behind the last
Siegfried defenses protect
ing the vital Roer River
dams southeast Of Aachen.
The Americans were up
to, into or through main
west wall emplacements on
a 35-mile front. equal to the
stretch OF Siegfried defense i'm
mcdlately north preached by U. s.
Ninth and British Second Army
forces. Other Third Army troops
were few miles from P-uer,
siegfried supply fortresses.
Occupy Neufbrisseh
In Alsace, Americon forces have
occupied Neufbrisach. fortified 18th
century city near the Rhine, about
30 miles south of Strasbourg. col
lapsing a determined last stand by
the Nazl defenders.
L. S. Fifth Army troops in Italy.
breaking a long. weather.imposed
stalemate. attacked strongly
against German positions south
east OF Bologna, gaining their INF
tial detectives. and the Allies also
advanced in the Serchio Valley
neal the west coast. with the oc-
cupation OF two more villages.
The fifth, seeking Limited OBJ
jectives." jumped off after short
artillery preparation and encoun-
tered artillery. machinegun and
mortar fire. Gains OF up to 500
yards were made against stiff OPP
position.
Clearing weather yesterday enab-
led the Allies to hurl nearly 1000
planes against the Germans. hit
ting Magdeburg. Leipzig. Chem
nitz. all communications centers
southeast OF Berlin. and railroad
| targets.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Far Eastern
Post May go
to M'Arthur

Washington, Feb. ms The
drive for a unified far eastern com
mand for the war against Japan
gained momentum today and Gen.
Douglas Macarthur increasingly
was spoken OF al the logical choice
for supreme commander.
Military men have long anticipat-
ed that the time would come when,
as the various far eastern theaters
srew closer and closer together,
one overall commander would be
called for. MacArthur's brilliant
performance in his advance across
the Pacific and in the recapture of
the Philippines has been the ma
jor factor in bringing that situa-
ton into being.
His development OF strategy to
drive the Japs back TO their own
front yard at minimum expendi-
ture OF time, material and. above
all, men is regarded by military
experts as one Of the outstanding
ieats Of military history. He, too.
is largely credited with the devel.
iopment Of smphibious warfare.
which reached its peak under him.
In some respects his theater was
used as a proving ground for the
perfection Of techniques used in in
Nading Europe.
Support for Macarthur as the
man to head the march on Tokyo
IS largely popular The need OF a
single command is widely accepted
In beth military and naval circles.
Bu; so complex is the problem OF
deciding who is to head the cam.
paign. that the question probably
viii have to be decided by Presi.
dent Roosevelt and British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. II
may already be considered during
or after their discussions with So
Wet Premier Joseph Stain.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Local Clergyman
Goes to Detroit

Rev Mark Dickerson. pastor Of
the Calvary Baptist Church. has
accepted the pastorate OF the Der
can Baptist Church in Detroit.
Rev. Dickerson for the past %
years has been a resident Of Ypsi-
lanti, attending both Ypsilann High
School and Michigan State Normal
College.
A definite growth in the Calvary
Baptist Church was experienced
during the time OF Mr.. Dickerson' s
ministry. The average attendance
in the Sunday School for this past
year was III. showing an average
increase OF nearly 20 for the year.
There is at present a Sunday after
noon church service sponsored by
the Church In the Midway Building
at the Willow Run ''illage. The at.
tendance in this Sunday School AZ
the present averages over 100. This
work was organized during the ear
ly months OF Rev. Dickerson's pas
torate. Three marriage ceremonies
and one funeral service we're per
formed: Is persons we're baptized.
Twenty-Five were received into
the membership OF the Church.
During the Daily Vacation Bible
School OF last summer daily aver.
age OF 1862 was maintained for the
two week period.
Under leadership OF Rev Dick
erson. the Church moved from the
Woodruff School 10 the present To-
cation. '2i9 S. Grove St. in Octo-
Der 1913. The former Arbieter
Hall has been redecorated and a
pulpit and theater seats installed.
since the Church occupied the
building.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
City toHave
Slower Time

Ypsilanti, unlike Detroit, will
have to comply with the state legis.
lature ruling returning Michigan
to slow, or Central War Time,
municipal officials believed today.
Since Detroit is a home rule"
city and Ypsilanti is not, the me-
tropolis has the right to decide IL
it will comply. they point out.
Since the legislature made March
II the date on which the state
will return TO slow time the Feb. 10
primary election here will be con-
Quoted on Eastern War Time.
Railroad and Greyhound bus line
officials pointed out that the sched-
ules have been drawn UP on East
ern Standard Time. They will
continue TO operate that way re-
CARELESS OF the legislature ruling,
they said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Week to
be Observed

A. the regular meeting Of the
Npsilanti Lions club Tuesday eve
ming in Hotel Huron it was de-
ciGed to observe White Cane Week
in May in conjunction with other
clubs in the state.
Discussion centered on ways and
means Of raising funds 10 carry on
club activities.
Al! members were invited 10 at.
tend a Board OF Directors meeting
at President Kenneth Leightons
home on February 18th to further
discuss this matter
The challenge Of the Rotary
Club 10 participate in a Donkey
Basketball game at Ypsilanti High
School was accepted
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

fore the IL mile advance of Konevs troops beyond the
stream ushered in phase of the battle for Germany
Red Army forces rapidly exploiting chance to slash
into the southern flank Of the BernPrague defense Axis
poured throughthe Oder breach and famed out on
work of paved roads, one of them broad superhghway
leading directly 1870 miles northwest to Berlin.
1t. Gen. George S. Patton's Americans stormed into
Germany between Echternach and a point in northern
Luxembourg five miles northwest of Clervaux assaunq
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Skater Oder River Line
.JapS Set Manila Attire
Yanks Fight
From House
to House


American infantrymen shot their
way from house TO house through
smoldering Manila today, extermin-
ating suicide Japanese squads that
transformed the center OF the Phil
ippines capital into blazing ex-
ploding inferno after they had lost
the city.
A thousand liberated internees
and prisoners, ranging from bed
ridden oldsters to a happy little
boy clutching a teddy bear, were
hurriedly = evacuated from Bilibid
Prison, at one end OF the inflamed
section.
More than a mile OF Manilas
business section was reported a
SCARED, rubble.strewn ruins as the
result of delayed action mines and
roaring fires set off by Japanese
demolition squads Monday night.
All major buildings on the Esco.
lita, once gay avenue OF theaters
and smart shops on which Amer
lean troops had planned to cele-
brate their victory, were reported
destroyed.
At the entrance to Manila Bay,
American warships turned their big
guns on rocky Corregidor Fortress,
Tokyo radio reported.
Bomb Targets
Two flights OF superfortresses
from India bombed targets in Thai
land and Indo-China.
Two more China air bases from
which the u. S. 14th Air Force has
raked the China coast were aban-
doned and overrun by Japanese
troops.
The latest two airdromes to fall
were Namyong,. also a producing
center from which wolfram was
sent to the U. S. steel industry, and
Kanhsieen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Congress Today

tBy Associated Press1
Senate
IN recess until Thursday.
Agriculture Committee hears
Senator Mcclellan in opposition TO
Aubrey Williams nomination as
REA head 10:30 a. m. EWT).
Mead committee hears federal
officials in surplus goods auction
sale inquiry G0:30).
House
Continues debate on S6.7Si000
farm census appropriation bill
froon).
Foreign Affairs Committee holds
lend-lease renewal hearings G0:30).
Military Committee continues
t10:30).