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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-05-02
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FELIX .. sTREYcKMANs
and ELMO SCOTT WATSON
Marcel Wave

a LTHOUGH marcel seems to be
\ the perfect name for the wave
in a woman's hair, it was chosen
only because it was the name of the
man who invented the first success
full one. But his name was Francois
Marcel Grateau, so some thought
must have been given to the way
the word would sound or his middle
name would not have been chosen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
UNO Unwelcome
Looking at Life

And Just look at 'em over In
London. Here they have hardly
started, and already they are fight
Ing about something else at every
session.
IF that organization comes over
here, all those fights will be right
In our neighborhoods. Our chill.
dren will read about the scraps and
pretty soon they will be fighting
among themselves.
/. why doesn't the UNO stay over
there where they have been fight
ing for centuries? We don't want
any part Of Iran or Greece or China
or Indonesia.
I'VE want to milk our cows and
raise our grain and sell our eggs
and our chickens. and we want our
factories to produce and our people
to get along with each other and
speak common language OF neigh.
borliness that all OF us can under.
stand without any interpreters.
why. II the UNO were anywhere
near my house I'd feel that I'd have
to keep loaded revolver next to
my bed every night"
This fellow who told me all that
Is no economist. But he Is a sub
stantial farmer and so was his
father before him and likewise his
grandfather. And. God willing. his
children win be farmers and theiI
children after them.
The UNO Is wonderful idea
and a wonderful dream.
But before they build their mar
Bile palaces near my doorstep II
like to see the delegates go to a lit
tie red school house first to learr
something about the Golden Rule
| Copyright, 1916. for Daily Press
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
STAGE and SCREEN

turns TO Hollywood and Rita Hay
worth on March Is. .. Hundreds If
British brides due TO arrive In the
L. S. with their babies next month
are problem" cases. Neither Ar
my officials nor British bisgies
have figured out how TO handle the
situation. Rose Marie and her
papa are battling out loud about
her impending wedding to a musi.
cian... Oh, no! Oh, dear! Oh,
pleasei RKOs advertising cam
paign on From This Day For
ward, the Joan Fontaine flicker.
will bill II as the ki-singest pic
ture ever TO come out OF Holly
wood"!... Until the Louis-Conn
fight comes around. the June Ally
son'Bob Walker bout will have to
do. They have a fine time maneuy-
ering each other into bad camera
angles.
Gloria Warren OF the nlms 10
torn between a Mr.. Frederick Jaec-
kel and DR.. Richard Hyde. Stew
over that one. Mr.. Ripley -. Clau-
dette Colbert is reading playscripts.
II she finds one she likes, she'll
take time out from the talkies 70
do season on Broadway in the
fall. The newest Cinderella OF
the Song is a big worry to her
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01

| az he reached her. About that fell
low who come to see you Sunday
about noon. The big fellow In the
uniform"
"Yes?" asked Victoria. Yes. Mr..
Livingstone
He was the one," said Mr.. Liv-
lngstone, nodding. He was the one
all right. I could tell from the uni
form. and the way he walked. kind
Of cocky. II was moonlight that
night. bright moonlight"
II wish knew what you meant
said Victoria.
"Oh! Well, he did something kind
Of funny, the night your husband
died. live out back over the ga
rage. you know about that. 1t was
close on to 3 o'clock. and most Of
the party was over. and | was at
my window opening II again and
again, and saw him. He came out
OF the side door Of the house. light
ing cigaret. Then he walked
straight over to the fence between
the lots. and he stood there. look
ing at your house. He'd puff on his
cigaret, blow out rmoke and look.
I wondered what he was looking at.
That's how ! come to be standing
there that morning when you shut
the curtains at me. I was wonder
Ing what he'd been looking at"
Why was 1t 80 strange to know
that Sawn had been in the house
next door, that 1t had been he, al
most certainly. who had played
those old half-forgotten songs on
the plano? Why was II disturbing
to know that he had INDUCED in
that late vigil outside Albert's win
dow?
She remembered the uneasiness
Of her lonely Saturday evening: the
repeated feeling that someone was
outside her house In the darkness.
There had been, on one night at
least, O watcher after all.
Mr.. Livingstone, she realized,
was peering at her sharply.
Thank you for telling me this"
she said.
Always liked you," said Mr.. Liv-
ingstone as he turned away. AL
ways liked q worker. Hear that
typewriter Of yours clickety-clack-
ing while ! work around the yard.
Haven't heard 1t lately. Read In the
paper about your husband dying.
Sorry about that" He half turned
as though to go, stopped to say re-
fiectively: 1T was queer. that fell
low. to be staring so. Like he knew
about It, only he couldn't have"
mo" said Victoria. he couldn't
have"
Because said Mr.. Livingstone,
when he turned away I saw him
clear in that moonlight. and he was
smiling"
And Mr.. Livingstone scuffed
away through the dark green ivy.
his feet making the sound OF
snakes, the fan-shaped bamboo
rake cooked over one shoulder.
Victoria locked down at the en-
velope In her hand She recalled an
other envelope. much smaller. A
tiny white one. with a card inside.
Happy birthday, Victoria,
"Sawn."
! Ito BE Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
Mike Quilts Strike

The significance OF the withdraw
n OF the threat OF the transporta-
ton strike In New York. Is not In
the defeat OF Mike Quill nor in the
good Intervention OF Phil Murray
nor in the victory OF Mayor O'Dwy.
er. This is a singular instance
of the worm turning; The people
OF New York were practically I'M
animous in their opposition to the
strike. Although there had been
some disappointments in the
mayors previous handling OF labor
problems, in this matter OF the
transportation strike everybody
stood behind the mayor. His re-
lection OF Mike Quilts demand
was q response to public, sentiment.
His -tatement there J been no
compromise and his overt and
publicized humiliation OF Quill prov.
ed satisfactory to the citizens VINO
are weary OF the clustering combi-
nation OF boss Tweed and Karl
Marx In Quilts methods.
The New York transportation
nets the citizens loss OF $50,00U,-
600 a year. The city owns the sub
ways and they are deteriorating
rapidly. The service is inadequ-
ate; the trains and stations are
filthy; labor is underpaid; and the
taxpayer loses money. In defense
OF the municipality, 1t can be said
that private enterprise did no
better. The real trouble is that
the fare is fixed by law at nickle
a ride no matter whether the tray-
eler goes a mile or a hundred
miles. Each fare costs an average
OF seven and half cents; there
fore the inevitable loss. The only
real solution TO the problem is
uniform ten-cent fare. This the
politicians are afraid to charge,
lest they lose votes, which is why
Socialism can only work In q to-
talitarian state.
Into this complicated situation
enters Mike Quill. fresh from the
ireland OF the revolutionary days,
left.winger who. while he denies
that he Is a Communist, carefully
follows all the gyratioIs OF the
Communist party line. Associated
with him In the leadership OF the
Transport Workers Union arc
known and recognizable Commun-
lists. The curiosity OF this union
Is that whereas most OF Its mem.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
THE PROPOSED CHARTER

THE PROPOSED CHARTER
CAS- supporter OF the proposed
city charter. Incorporating a city
manager-council form OF govern
ment, | would like you to print the
following. as l believe the state
ments made by Mr.. Golcynski and
printed in the Ypsilanti Press Feb.
81, 1916. are In error and without
foundation.
in the proposed form of govern
ment the council is elected by the
people. The council hires a city
manager to administer their par
liamentary opinions. he has no
more power than that permitted by
the council. II his actions in the
performance Of his duties are not
acceptable to the council they have
the power Of reprimand or dismis-
sal.
II believe the new proposed form
OF government is more democratic
than the present form due to the
fact that when men are nominated
by petition It gives anyone, eligible
to run for office, a chance to be
nominated and elected, without
the chance OF feeling obligated to
the voters which would nominate
and elect them through the ward
system. In this respect I feel
that the elected officials OF this
community would be the men elect
ed by the popular vote OF all the
eligible voters of Ypsilanti, as the
men best suited to perform their
governmental duties for the good
of all the people.
Tho board Of directors OF large
corporations and companies have
as their administrator q general
manager, who is responsible for
the proper functioning Of the cor
poration or company. He Is sub
Ject to the rules and regulations OF
the board. This centers the re-
sponsibility on one person and
eliminates the additionally famous
buck passing. Thus you have the
principles Of council-city manager
type Of government.
Most city managers are trained
In finance, governmental proce-
dure and civil engineering. thus
making them capable OF handling
almost any type of problem that
would arise.
Sincerely,
VIRGIL J. WELTE,
31S N. Huron St."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
CHAPTER THIRTY.FIvE


AFTER THE inquest Victoria
went to the mortuary at the foot OF
her own street. Bernice went with
her. Albert looked 30 un-dead In his
casket that II was a little horrible.
The two women stood looking down
at him. There were a great many
flowers.
They said nothing until they
were in Bernice's large closed car
with its gray plush seats. Then Ber-
nice said: II wonder, would you
mind going with me while I shop
for the baby's layette?"
isn't It little premature ?"
asked Victoria
They went to several Of the big
stores on Wiltshire; Bernice cooed
softly over ruffiy pink bonnets, tiny
shirts and gowns. Il LOVE babies"
she said.
All through the orgy Of soft
pinks and blues, Of fluffy blankets,
Of cribs with ducks and Dummies,
Victoria thought Of Albert In his
casket. Bernice bought a woolly
white lamb which she carried home
with her. Victoria held 1t on her lap
In the car; she was to have dinner
with Bernice and Walter.
Dinner was served by candlelight
in the large dining room. Walter
sat at the head Of the table, Ber-
nice at the foot, Victoria halfway
between them. Mrs. Buxton served
an excellent meal in utter silence.
Bernlce looked lovely. She had on
soft blue dinner gown. There was
something changed In the relation
ship between Walter and Bernice,
Victoria saw at once. Bernice was
submissive. almost adoring, and she
laughed Immediately and warmly
at all Walters little Jokes.
Over dessert Walter waxed a lit
tie loquacious. well. it's been a
bad time for you. Victoria" he said,
but you'll weather It,"
He added. slowly turning the
stem of his wlneglass: You career
women interest me; you have a
sound practicability. an ability to
take care OF yourself which I must
say I admire. Most women are, to
some degree. parasites. Not their
fault, Of course. Legally. they were
regarded as chattels In the most
civilized countries of the world un-
I'll very recently" His gaze fell for
a moment on Bernice. returned TO
Victoria. Victoria wondered for the
first time II there were a streak
Of cruelty in Walter.
Il found the lovellest white lamb
today. Walter" said Bernice, from
the foot Of the table.
His eyes went to her fondly and
tolerantly. Did you, my dear7 And
what did II cost, this wonderful
lamb?"
Bernlce said: Eighteen dollars
It's so sweet"
Walter looked at Victoria.
would YOU pay eighteen dollars
for a white lamb" he asked. hui
morously.
Il have no particular fondness
for lambs" said Victoria.
Il don't think you would" said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
BY DOROTHY KILGALLEN

By DOROTHY KILGALLEN
Moss Hart is at the Lord Tarle-
ton Hotel in Miami TO be near his
new flame, Kitty Carlisle. She re-
served his suite for him.. Top
executives at Paramount are beg
ging Betty Hutton 10 keep her
bridegroom OF the lot. His "sug-
gestions" about moyie-making
make them nervous -. Henry Ford,
Sr.. will make the nations front
pages in the near future. D.. Harold
Lloyd is ailing. e. Gene krupa and
his ex-wife have been remarked in
secret Mexico ceremony. Hedy
Lamar is proving she likes Eng
lish accents. Her latest crush Is
George Sanders. Intimates hear
thar Greer Carson (Mrs. Richard
Ney) is knitting tiny garments.
Jane Froman will undergo another
operHtion on her leg-the last,
she hopes. The Jackie Coopers,
who are expecting baby in the
spring, will have to move out OF
their apartment. The landlord
doesn't allow children. And Jackie
is a Navy vet,... II Bing Crosby
decides to do that Broadway
musical, Bob Hope may decide 10
do II with him. What's money,
anyway?
Tony Martin, now in Chicago, re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01

withdraw his demand without .
quid pro quo. The Communists.
who were the only supporters of
Quill, have been debated In their
attempt to tie up New York. throw
millions out OF work. close down
the schools. imperil health and de-
velop confusion and consterns.
ton.
At no point In the withdrawal
was Quilts face saved. The mayor
did not even mention his name.
He cannot go back TO his dues pay
ers with even a modicum OF gain,
real or illusory. True. the mayor
appointed 7 committee to investi-
gate and deal with these problems.
and while 1t Is packed with politi-
clans. II will have TO function In
the open and there will be no
tricks. New York licked the Com
mics and Quillslings.
Copyright. 1916. for Ypsilanti
Daily Press)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
Mike Quilts Strike
These Dayss"y s eso '1 Z: 5oxo1s%7

bers is Roman Catholic. much Of
its leadership is Communist. The
political position OF the union is
Communist. a.
The TWU Is one of manw unions
in the New York transportation
system which employs some $4,000
persons. Mike Quill demands that
the city recognize his union a.
the sole collective bargaining agen-
cy for all OF them, even for those
who, elonged to A. +. of l.. or In
dependent unions, The idea, Of
course. is that he would, by NUM-
cipal fiat. benefit from the incre-
ment OF dues and power. The city
could not recognize any union in
this capacity because the workers
are on Civil Service and lawyers
hold that New York state law does
not permit such recognition. Quill
also demanded an increase OF
$500 a day which II granted, be-
fore the financial position OF the
city is improved. would produces
municipal bankruptcy. On the
other hand, 1t Is recognized on all
sides that these workers are I'M
derpaid according to current stand
ards.
None OF this mattered to the
Quill. He had contributed to the
election OF Mayor O'Dwyer and de-
manded not only his pound OF po-
litical flesh, hut a control over the
municipal government similar 20
that once exercised by the bosses
Tweed and Croker. Brilliantly. the
mayor went over Quilts head and
negotiated with Phil Murray. who
overtly repudiated Quill. The set
Element was a complete victory
for the city. More far-reaching Is
the fact that Quill WAS forced IN
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
THEY SA y

Washington-President Truman:
"Our national self-respect and our
duties as human beings demands
that we do all possible TO stop the
spread of famine. But government
is not enough. We cannot meet
this situation without an aggres.
sive voluntary program on the
part OF private citizens to reduce
food consumption in this country"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Arthur II.
Wand enberg. UNO delegate on U.s.
Soviet relations: Il assert my be-
lief that we can live together in
reasonable harmony II the United
States speaks as plainly on all
occasions as Russia does"
Washlngton--Economic STABILIZE
er Chester Bowles: III we are real
ly determined to stop initiation now
we cannot handle wage and price
adjustments on a bargain counter
basis. The government cannot be
a party TO economic horse-trading."
New York-Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt: IF the UNO Is to succeed,
we must think OF the world in the
terms OF Mr.. Wilkes one world.
This may be hard TO do. II will
take patience, vision and under
standing"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
The Birthday Murder

| Walter, stili smiling. But then you
earn the money you spend"
She waited a decent moment be.
fore she looked at Bernice. II Ber-
nice had felt the sting In the words,
she didn't show 1t. She was looking
at Walter still with that gentle
submissiveness.
The next afternoon when Vic
toria went out to the mailbox on
the left of the adobe gateposts
thanking the mouth Of the drive
way there was only one letter. II
was for her. She noticed with idle
interest that the name and address
had been printed in capitals. The
two lines on the heavy gray paper
inside were also printed.
1T is NOT OVER YET. YOU ARE
GOING TO SUFFER NOW.
She stared down at the page In
her hands. The sunlight twinkled
on her platinum wedding band. A
bird sang. From somewhere up the
street dog barked.
Victoria put the note carefully
into its envelope. She saw from the
postmark that II had been mailed
late the evening before. Her mind
admitted what she had not before
admitted to herself. That she had
never quite believed In the accident
on Hazel's part. That almost from
the moment she had looked down
and seen Albert lying dead there
had been a haunting sense Of an
evil behind his dying. This vague,
half-knowledge had been repressed,
held back. and II now burst forth
with double force for the withhold
ing.
The ability to destroy-the words
were framing neatly and carefully
in her mind a. though she were
speaking them aloud-is as latent
in the human soul az the ability TO
create. ITO destroy may become q
necessity, under certain inner pres
sures. II doesn't mean insanity, al
though that's the simplest word
for It.
She later regarded II as strange
that Sawn's face. the older face
which had replaced the thinner,
young one, should have been sharp
in her mind when the old gardener
called to her: Mrs. Himel"
She turned and saw him Just the
other side Of the fence, STOPPING q
little to peer below the intervening
black branch Of one OF the trees
before her house. This time he had
his hand curled around a rake rath.
er than a spade, but otherwise his
appearance was the same as on the
morning after Albert's death, wher
he had so startled her by peerine
into Alberts room. The old felt hat
dingy with sweat, the faded blue
shirt rolled back at the cuffs. the
sagging vest, the sagging trousers
and the faded old blue eyes.
"Hello!" she answered. FL
stepped carefully over the low pick
ct fence. eased himself to her YARD
with a long step. and came towarc
her. his feet scuffiing through thu
Ivy below the trees with a snake
like sound. Il been thinking
should tell you something" he said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
By ERICH BRANDElS

My home in Brookfield Is not
very far from the Greenwich-Stam-
ford section Of Connecticut which
the United Nations Committee has
picked for It's permanent site.
You have all heard about the diff
terent reasons why the people OF
Connecticut don't want the UNO.
They don't want to be thrown out
OF their homes. They don't want to
lose taxes. They think 1t viii hurt
business. They are afraid It will
hurt property values. And there
are many other reasons.
Well, up where we live there are
no big estates and there isn't much
business to speak Of.
But there is a lot OF good, COM
mon horse sense.
The people in our part OF the
country are mostly farmers whose
farms have been owned by the
same families for generations.
Many are OF Polish extraction,
quite few are Irish. some Italians,
some Just plain Yankees.
But all are New Englanders and
New Englanders are Americans.
Every one of the folks in our sec
ton of the country to whom
talked is against having the UNO
around. But It isn't because OF
taxes and property values and sen
timentality.
1--WE are peaceful people around
here" said one Of my neighbors to
me- and we mind our own bust
ness.
I'VE don't want any fifty-one ma
tionalities to come among US ant
set up a foreign country and brinl
their turbans and their camels ant
their strange WAYS with them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01
Marriage Licenses

Lee L. Miller, 80, 43S Thompson
Ave-, Ann Arbor. and Miss Mary
II. Hosie, 27, Ann Arbor.
George E. Lavender. rs. Whit
more Lake, and Miss Kathryn A.
Dean, 10. 10 Miller Ave-, Ann Ar
Dor.
Edward A. Beranek. IS. Oak
Park. ILL.,, and Miss Marion Henry.
81. 713 E. Kingley ST.. Ann Arbor.
George Sole. 81, Pontiac, and
Mrs. Anna l.. Loucks. 40, 1924 Pitts
field Blvd. Pittsfield Village.
Cyrus II. Glover. IS, 1850 Sud-
bury Ct, Willow Village. and Miss
Martha Carter, IS, 1850 Sudbury
CT.
Charles G. Breining, 40, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Flegel, AZ, both Of Ann
Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-01

friends. Can't sing unless she's
full ( alcohol. Cole Porter's
trainer, Gene Stanley. is out OF the
hospital with his fractured skull
on the mend He got It in street
fight defending women from an
attack by hoodlums. Count Basic,
| inspired by one of this columns
tags. is penning a tune called
"Hi-ya, Stranger" -. Newsreel
theaters are getting set to install
television lounges. Robert Tay-
lor plays a real tough guy. a la
Boyle, in his first picture since he
got out OF uniform. Gets killed In
Il, too. -. The mother-to-be rumors
have started about Shirley Temple
already.
Anon Carter's daughter Ruth
will waltz down the aisle with n
Texas lad in March,. A movie
glamour girl and her actor husband
staged a real bangola tiff at Fifth
and bSth st. the other night. You
could hear them for blocks. Mar
got Grahame's next (when her d.
yorce from Allen MacMartin Is fin
all will be a wealthy Chicagoan.
West Side night clubs which de-
pend on the subway trade will be
forced to close down II the threat
ened transi, strike lasts more than
q couple OF days. Theater bust
ness will be affected drastically.
too. Barney Creed, the model.
and Wally Earnshaw. the chain
store heir, are a heart toddy...
CIV Walters, the Drake Room plan
ist, is out OF Toctors Hospital, but
won't be able to play for weeks.
Broke his leg dashing into his
apartment house out OF the storm
last Tuesday night.
The police commission Is inyesti-
eating the case OF newspaperman
who was found lying at the bottom
OF the steps In a Brooklyn subway
station--a mugging victim. Des-
pite the reporters press cards and
other Identification his wife wasn't
notified until "a hours later-and
she and his editors want to know
why. Sgt. Bob Nicholas and Bev-
erly Palermo Humphreys are reviv-
ing A Very Old Thing. P. G..
Warehouses; latest book is being
offered to American publishers but
with no luck. So far they've all
been afraid OF taking IT,. Willy
De Mond. president Of the Hosiery
Designers Of America. has selected
Jane Russell's legs as the most
perfect in Hollywood. (Her meas.
urements: ankle. sh; calf, 1917:
thigh. 1871. Mara Williams OF
the Copa, who is being divorced
from maestro Joel Heron. Is being
cheered by Jack Leonard, the old
consider. E. Walter Florell will put
out a line OF spring lids for lads
green, red and yellow.
Clark Lee. the reporter. Is toting
around a fascinating souvenir OF
his Japanese assignment: the bull
let with which Toto shot himself
-. Col. Phil Cochran is lonC-dist-
ancing Pam Drake OF the Miami
Beach Copa group. Chandra
Kaly and Carmen Amaya are q
new land presumably Inevitably
romance. A top Hollywood star.
his actress bride and his protegee
have formed a Hollywood triangle.
The bride Is unhappy about II be-
cause she was "protege". tor
and wound up taking him from his
third wife!
Copyright, 1s4s. for Ypsilani
Daily Press)