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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Lambda Chi Omega
Has Rushing Party

The Lambda Chi Omega Valen
tine rushing party in Charles Nc.
Kenny Hall, with games and stunts,
Monday evening, was a delightful
affair enjoyed by about 2S OF the
young women. The guests played
the game Of hearts, answered a
Shakespearean romance question
naire, and performed an observa'
ton quiz. Winners for the evening
were Misses Marian Ebeling and
Donna Garrett.
AT the close OF the evening. re-
freshments Of ice cream, cake and
coffee were served. Hostesses were
Misses Joyce Morton, Pauline Dai,
sher, Helen McCalla, Lucille
Forbes and Joan Cuppins.
There will be a special meeting
of the sorority, Monday evening in
Charles McKenny Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Mothers Told of
Child Delinquency

For the program for the Wood
ruff Mothers Club meeting, Monday
evening, James Steiner. Ann Arbor
spoke on child delinquency. and
Mrs. George Worden, Girl Scout
organization chairman, and Miss
Marie Arnet, troop leader. told OF
the work OF the Brownie Scouts IN
the city.
A group OF boys from Ypsilanti
High School presented a clever
tumbling act.
At the close OF the evening, re-
freshments were served by Mrs.
Roy Burgess. Mrs. Fred Easing and
Mrs. Theodore Chebowski.
Principal Floyd Smith was a
guest.
The dish garden went to Miss
Frances Young's fifth grade room
for having the most mothers pres.
emit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Miss Marian Carr,
Sgt. Vorce Marry

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Norce, Friday afternoon, when Sgt
Raymond Harris Vorce and Miss
Marian Carr were united in mar.
rage. Rev. Bair of the Presbyterian
Church officiated.
The bride chose for her wedding.
rose suit with navy accessories,
and wore a corsage OF pink and
white roses. After the ceremony.
refreshments were served from a
table centered by beautifully dec
GRATED. TERED wedding cake with
figures OF soldier and bride. This
was thanked by pink and green ia.
pers. The same colors were used in
the favors.
Sgt. Vorce is a graduate OF the
Ypsilanti High School and Mich
igan State College. He has been
member OF the Armed Service since
his graduation from college in 1941.
Mrs. Vorce is a graduate of the
Pierre, s. Dakota, High School and
Michigan State College. She in
termed in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
in Baltimore, in dietetics and until
her marriage was in the dietary
department of that hospital.
Mrs. Norce is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carr, Pierre,
South Dakota, Mrs. Carr came from
Pierre for her daughters wedding
and is a house guest in the Norce
home.
Sgt. and Mrs. Vorce will leave
soon for Las Vegas, Nevada. where
he is an instructor in the gunnery
school in the Air Corps.
Miss Florence Fogg. Jackson, and
Mrs. Anthony Savickas. Chelsea,
were house guests OF Mrs. Donald
Porter for the week end.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Wages Higher
For Teachers

Willow Run School Board meet
ing in the Simmonds School Mon
day night, adopted salary sched-
ule. They also discussed library
reports, insurance reports, and en-
rollment.
Foster, Ross, Simmonds,. and
Spencer. have a total Of 1870 stu
dents in the kindergarten and first
eight grades.
Superintendent Malcolm Rogers
had suggested a new salary sched-
ula which was amended and adopt
ed at the meeting. The new salary
schedule provides for an increase
in salary OF 500 per year for each
teacher. This means that the old
salary of S175 per month has been
raised to s1S5 per month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Forum Club Told of
Effects, Designs of
German Robot Bombs

Robot bombs which have been
flying over southern England were
discussed in an interesting and in
formative address by Cyril II, Cane,
British consul general. Detroit, for
members Of the Forum Club in
Charles McKenny Hall. Monday
evening. DR.. Arthur Ray Carr, dec1
OF the College Of Engineering at
Wayne University, also spoke on
the bombs.
Mr. Cane, who was in England
last summer and fall during the
blitzing OF England. told OF his ex.
periences with the robot bombs,
saying that 5000 bombs were sent
over southern England in so days.
but that only 1900 of them reached
their goal. OF the others, most were
destroyed or diverted by anti-air.
craft guns, barrage balloons, and
fighter planes. He told OF the ter
rible destruction and death TO many
as a result OF the bombs. He said
that a million homes were de-
stroyed or damaged in so days. that
many people were killed by flying
gluass, and that many walls were
peppered with fine glass.
~ He said that the feeling OF not
knowing what the bombs would do
is very depressing. He related sew
eral instances, few OF which were
amusing. There were times. he
said, when 1900 homes were dam.
aged in one day.
Concluding his interesting talk,
Mr.. Cane said that the English peo-
pie have had nearly six years OF
war, and are terribly tired Of il
and hope that 1t will soon be over.
The speaker answered questions
asked by his listeners.
DR.. Carr supplemented Mr..
Canes talk on the bombs. explain
ing their construction and opera
ton from a technical angle.
Dr.. Z. S. George, host for the
evening, introduced the speakers
and guests preceding the delicious
chicken dinner in the private din.
ing room. All but three Forum
Club members were present.
Nathan Munro will be host for
the March meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
st. Valentines
Day Observed by
Salvation Army

A party Monday night in the Sal
alton Army Citadel, 8 S. Park St.,
celebrated ST. Valentines Day
Those present numbered. So. and
included both young people and
seniors. \ youth group, known as
the Torch Bearers. from the Ann
ArbOr Salvation Army were hon.
ored guests.
The young peoples auditorium
was beautifully decorated by Mar
ian and Ruby Leeder and Sarah
smith.
A series OF lively games was led
by Betty Ingram and Cora Gibson.
Home made cake and ice cream
were served by the women of the
Corps.
The gathering was dismissed with
song and prayer led by Captain VIII
liam kish.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Meeting Planned For Those
interested in Girl Scouts

meeting will be Mar. - at $50 In
Charles McKenny Hall
Mrs. Edwin Shadtord reported
that one of the troops had had a
nosebag lunch at the Scout Little
House in Recreation Park in jan
uary. The Girl Scout training course
for leaders was announced for Feb.
10 in Ypsilanu High School
Following the reading of a COM
munication from the national or
ganization regarding the 1915 ma
tIonal convention, asking their
choice OF plans for carrying on the
convention. whether by mail,
or through the board OF directors
It was voted to leave it to the
board OF directors.
Miss Marie Arnet, who had at
tended a training course in Detroit
in January. said that leaders should
take advantage OF any training they
can get because we'll trained lead
eTS can GO better WI hbA Z S"N''s
Mrs. Studt reported on confer
ence for commissioners that she
attended in Chicago in January and
told OF a new plan that is being
tried in some localities in which
the council is called an associa-
ton and works through a board OF
directors.
The Is women enjoyed nosebaS
lunches after the meeting.
The captains and leaders met az
Sis. 1t was reported that l26S
boxes OF Christmas cards were sold
by the Girl Scouts.
Announcement was made OF the
leaders training course Of six meet
ings to take place at 7:SO in the
library OF the Ypsilanti Hlgn
school. The first meeting, Feb. 49,
will be on basic training. particu-
larly for new leaders. They will be
taught the fundamentals of Girl
Scouting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Chicago Police
Hold Fire Bug

The eleven year old iire.bug from
Willow Village has been appre
herded by the Chicago police, it
was lrned Monday. His case has
been turned over to the chief proba-
ton officer, Mrs. Carruth Cook.
He ran away from his sister last
Thursday, while preparations we're
being completed to send him to a
boys school.
The boy admitted January that
he set three fires in the federal
housing project, causing total
damage OF S22,fO0.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Shower Given For
Mrs. KackStetter

Mrs. Matthew Miller was hostess
Monday evening at a stork shower
in honor OF Mrs. Carl Kackstetter.
Storks and babies adorned the Ia
bles and miscellaneous games IN
keeping with the occasion were
played. Winning the prizes were
Mrs. o. f. Goodiug. Mrs. Charles
Gooding. and Miss Muriel Mcker-
cher.
As table favors each guest re-
ceived a tiny babe in bunting" in
which was enclosed a poem in
rhyme for the guest OF honor to
guess before she received her
gift.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Lutheran Altar
Guild Gives SIS

F At the February meeting OF the
Lutheran Altar Guild Monday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Raymond
Deck. it was voted to make a s25
contribution to the Educational APP
peal. and the altar committee for a
month, was appointed.
Miss Martha Richter and Mrs.
Pearl Simpson will serve.
The next Guild party will be Mar.
> at the home OF Mrs. Nelson Van
Wegen.
Refreshments we're served by the
hostess.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Talks Of Young People

Miss Fern Scribner spoke to the
Methodist high school young people
Sunday evening on the theme,
Some Young People ! Have
Known" Miss Scribner is now en-
ployed by the Ann ArbOr District
as Director OF Religious Education.
Young people having part in the
worship service were Betty Scriv-
ems. Ruth Parker, and Mary Ragan.
After the worship service the group
enjoyed games, and refreshments
we're served by Shirley Barnes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
More People
at Willow Run

Since December, occupancy OF
family units in Willow Village has
been increasing. Mrs. G. Hammet
of the rental office says this is due
to the fact that the Bomber Plant
is hiring more people. The new
residents arc coming from the
Kentucky and Tennessee areas.
The size OF an average family is
Al, which brings up the total popu'
lation Of the village to new level
Of 6049
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13

Girl Scout Council decided 10
have an open meeting for all won.
en- interested in Girl Scouting, and
announcements OF interest were
made at the February council meet
ing. Monday afternoon in Charles
McKenny Hall. Mrs. Earl Studt.
commissioner, presided. The open
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13

IS-INS-Cats are disap-
pearing from the streets OF cold
and hungry Paris They sell for six
dollars each-three dollars for the
meat and three for the fur. Thirty
thousand cats have been eaten
since the liberation OF the French
capital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Dinner. Cards Enjoyed

Mrs. Gardner Huelett, Mrs. Arth-
ur Neeley. Mrs. Norman Leighton,
Mrs. Mildred Stnedurf and Mrs.
William Fleming had a get together
for dinner and cards at the home
OF Mrs. Huelett Monday afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Deaths
MISS EDITH LUELLA FLEMING

MISS EDITH LUEllA FLEMING
Funeral arrangements are being
n ade for Miss Edith Luella Flem-
ing, former resident of Ypsilanti
who had lived for the past IL years
in the Chelsea Methodist Home in
Chelsea. She was born in Ypsi-
lanti July 20, 1865, and had lived
all Of her life with the exception
% the past IL years here. She
was a lifelong member OF the
Methodist church here.
Her only sister, Mrs. Charles F.
Samson, passed away ~ years ago
and she has no other survivors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Depends on Solidarity

Dumbarton Oaks Peace Plan de-
ponds upon the continued solidar-
ity Of the five major powers OF the
world. the United States, England,
Russia. China, and France, it was
decided at the UAW.CIO Local 80
forum. Monday night with Profess
sor Howard A. Calderwood. Of the
University Of Michigan as group
leader.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
MRS. SARAH HAMILTON

Mrs. Sarah Hamilton died Mon
day at her home, 31j S. Adams St,
at 3:45 o'clock after an illness OF
over two years. She came here
from Lansing in 1920 and was mar
ried in September OF that year to
Norman Hamilton in Ann Arbor.
She was a member OF Elks Lodge
Daisy Chain Temple Of Ann Arbor.
Born December 25. 1875, in Fond
du Lac, Wisconsin the daughter of
William and Angelina Ragland,
she is survived by her husband and
two sisters, Mrs. Susan Clinton and
Mary Long. both Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Funeral services will be Friday
at . p. m. at Brown Chapel A.M.E.
Church with Rev A. Knowels Of
floating. Burial will he in Udell
Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
STORk CALLS

Son. to Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Adams. Willow Village, February
70 in Boyer Hospital; weight, eight
pounds, eight ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Ypsilanf Briefs
Wallet Stolen

Wallet Stolen
James Barener. $50 Maplewood
Ave, Monday reported his wallet
stolen from his locker at Motor
State Products Corporation, He
said there was no money in the
billfold, but that It contained valua.
BILE personal papers. his gasoline
ration books, and drivers license.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-13
Hear Report

near hepOTI
The report OF the county roads
and park commission was received
and approved by the county board
of supervisors. this morning. After
hearing communication from 9th
err countries, the board adjourned
until this afternoon.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01

build worid-a world-one which the eternal
dignity of man Is respected.
As about to undertake heavy duties
beseech Almighty God to guide May He lead steps
In His righteous paths OF peace"
This calls for the opening of the agenda and putting hrs
what ought to be first and without which everything
simple and complete statement of the moral principles
on which the proposed association is to be founded.
IT is not enough to talk about justice in the abstracto
hang few sonorous phrases to jingle when needed
Justice flows out of morality Otherwise is not justice.
international morality is a low ebb.
II the task of the American delegation take definite
moral leadership refuse be bound by anything that has
before fashion foundation righteousness which real
structure of peace be built
Our people have the right demand that delegates
the job that the President vong the hope of people,
has put up TO them.
AMERICANS they have guide. 1t is the preamble the
"A Constitution of the United States.
And since the Constitution has been used much for quite
while here the immortal words that could hope
old torn world just they hope to nation:
we the people Of the United States order 10 form
perfect union establish Justice domestic
guilty provide for the defense the
welfare and the blessings of liberty ourselves and
pOsery do ordan and establish this Constitution
United States Of America"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Ydnks Gain
On 0kinawd

GUAM, April so INS)-U. s
Tenth Army infsntrymen. follow
ing up the capture Of the north
ern half OF Machinato airstrip
pressed forward today from posi-
tions less than two miles from
Naha, capital and main port OF
Okinawa.
Seizure Of the upper portion OF
the vital airdrome on Okinawa 1
southwest coast was effected as
the YankS made "a general ad-
vance" in all sectors, according Ia
a Communique which plac d
Tenth Army casualties in the first
n days of the Ryukyu campaign
at IL ll,4l8-including 1,847 dead.
Fleet Adm. Nimitz' headquar-
ters revealed that Jap suicide
plane, Saturday. attacked and
heavily damaged the USS Com
fort "a hospital Ship-only Sc
miles from Okinawa. TWenty-nine
persons were killed. 33 seriously
injured and one listed as missing
when the enemy aircraft plunged
TO The deck of the mercy ship
bearing wounded from Okinawa.
Some 200 Jap planes attacked
in waves Saturday and yesterday,
attempting TO penetrate TO the
main American forces in the Oki-
naWa area.
At least 104 raiders were shot
down
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Berlin Fall Expected
As May Day Present
Continued from Page One)

broke into the Tiergarten where
the Nazis were reputed 10 have
built q massive fort around which
the last battle in the capital ap-
peared to be raging
"ln some quarters where the
Germans have particularly
strong piilbox and bunker POSI-
tions." Oslo said. soviet tanks
had to withdraw and wait for
their planes and artillery 10
crush German resistance. This
was particularly the case In the
Tiergartsn."
The Hamburg radio said the
battle for Berlin, 'the battle for
the destiny OF the entire contin.
ent. now has reached its climax.
Soviet dispatches delayed far
behind the course OF the battle
said that already the west and
south districts OF Berlin were
cleared, and that the fghting had
beyond the Anhalter sta
tion 10 the Tiergarten and Reich
stag areas.
Meanwhile. the Second White
Russian Army developed a new
offensive TO the west OF Stettin
and surged into Mecklenburg
Province toward a junction with
the British fighting along the
lower reaches OF the Elbe.
Savage fighting marked the ad-
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
u. 5. 10 Keep Aiforte
In Europe After War

LONDON. April 30 (UP)-Gen.
Carl A. Spaatz said today that the
United States will maintain q
force of strategic bombers on the
continent after the war in suffi-
cient strength 10 deal with any
uprising in Germany
AS much air power as can be
used in the Pacific will be sent
to that theater, Spaatz said, al
though the existing bases are in.
sufficient 10 handle the swarm OF
heavy bombers used in Europe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Argentine
Row Due

SAN FRANCISCO, April 80
(INS)-The United Nations con-
ference will increase its roll OF
future peace-makers to 49 today
by inviting Argentina, White Rus
STA and the Ukraine TO send dele
cations Immediately to San Fran.
cisco.
This move for even greater
solidarity in the anti-FaScist
world may draw a protest from
Russia over the invitation TO Ar
gentina. The Latin-American ma
tions, however, supported by the
United States and Britain, are
certain of getting Argentina in
vited.
V. M. Molotov, the practical,
hard hitting Soviet statesman,
will renew his efforts to get the
Lublin government OF Poland in.
vited. He seems doomed to an
other setback.
The Soviet delegation also Is
expected to project an interna-
tional labor row into the pro-
ceedings by asking that left-wing
labor leaders be admitted to the
conference as special advisers.
There is strong opposition TO this
move and Molotov may taste q
double defeat.
All these developments are
scheduled for he morning ses-
sions of the 14.nation executive
committee or the 46-nation steer
ing committee Secretary OF State
Stettinius presides over both COM
mitteeS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
MAINLY MILITARY"

Part Of the control commission
is IN Italy. The spokesman de.
scribed IT as mainly military"
Members of the provisional cahi.
net announced by Moscow yeSter-
day, included DR.. Karl Renner, Or
Adolf Scherf, Leopold Kunschak
Johann Koplenig, 1t Col. Franz
Winterer, Franz Homer. DR.
Joseph Gerl. DR.. George Zimmer-
man, Rudolph Buchinger. Eduard
Heinl, Ernst Fischer. Andreas
kort, Johann Dohn and Rudolf
RsAb.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Detroit Tops
Clothes Goal

II was indicated today that De.
trolt had topped It's 10000, 900.
pound used clothing drive quota
after the city's 1900 Boy Scouts
and AFL and CIO volunteers lent
hand over the weekend in q
last minute collection squirt.
The clothing will be sent TO the
wsr-devastated peoples Of Europe.
Henry J. Kaiser. national
chairman OF the cmpaign. reported
total OF 1882 1913 pounds
gathered by the entire nation
in April Some cities including
New York, plan 10 continue their
drives through May.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
200 Superfortresses
Blast Tokyo Plant

GUAM, April 80 nNS)-An es-
timated 200 Superfortresses staged
their fifth powerful assault in
five days on Japan today, striking
key war industrial installations in
suburban Tokyo and six kyushu
alrdromeS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
German Armies
Give Up in Italy

ROME, April 80 CAPITALIZED
victory in Italy was announced
today by Gen. Mark w. Clark ir
o triumphant proclamation that
25 German divisions had beer
torn 10 pieces" and no longer
could resist effectively the Y. S
Fifth and British Eighth armies.
THE military power Of Ger
many In Italy has practically
ceased" Clark said His state
ment put the official seal on
clearcut evidence that Nazi re-
sistance in North Italy was
collapsing.
The Fifth and Eighth armies
were stampeding through north
ern Italy. The British captured
Venice and were So miles from
YugoslaVian forces which were re.
ported fighting in the streets OF
Trieste.
The Americans took Allessan-
dria in northwest Italy and the
British took Chiaggia in the
northeast on the Adriatic Sea.
twenty-five German divi-
siOns, some Of the best In Ger
many, have been torn to pieces
and can no longer effectively
resist our armies" Clark said,
Thousands OF vehicles, tre-
mendOus quantities of arms and
equipment, and over 10000
prisoners have been captured
and many more are being taken.
Scattered hghting may con-
tinue as the remnants OF the
German armies are mopped up"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Britain Snubs
Vienna Rulers
Refuses TO Recognize
Group Set Up by Reds

LONDON. April so UPl-A
foreign -eiAce- commentator, SAID
today that Great Britain did not
recognize the new Soviet an
nounCed Austrian government AS
"A provisional government or ss
anything else "
The British statement came al
a time when the Allies were al
ready al odds over the question
Of the Moscow-Sponsored Lublin
Polish government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
BOND SET Up

The foreign office commentator
said Russia had not informed
Britain Of the new government in
sufficient time 10 permit discus
Slons with our Allies
The spokesman said that an
Allied control commission had been
due 20 be set up in Vienna shortly
but actual arrangements for send
Ing II In had not been completed
with the Russians.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01

NEW YORK, April 80 GNSl-
Marshal Titos Yugoslav army
has captured Trieste, y Absit
radio reported today in a broad
cast, heard by CHS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Laval Reported Hold

PARIS, April 30 INS)-The
Zurich radio reported today that
Bavarian partisans have captured
Frances arch-collaboratio tionists,
Pierre Laval and Marcel Deaf. and
are holding them for the Allies.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them 10 your home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01

vances west Of Prenzlau where
the Russians lashed out in q Ia
mile gain which engulfed the i'm.
portant rail junction Of Neu.
brandenburg.