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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
Feeding the World

II mas been CHARACTERISTIC Oh the
American people TO be generous In
their charity to other nations near
and far, of all kinds and condi-
tons. We have always contributed
plentifully to the hungry, the nee
dy. the distressed.
But it was usually the American
people, not the government, that
answered the call for aid. II was
the peoples money voluntarily do
mated that answered the appeal for
help. When the government under
takes relief, 1t is bound to be po-
litical in character. for govern
ments can only act through and
in association with governments;
their conduct becomes inflexable
and therefore not really helpful In a
hunger" which cannot wait for
the official mind to get around to
the Job. And when a government
raises money, 1t imposes a tax
upon the unwilling as well as
upon the willing. 1t is a forced
contribution and often arouses not
the sympathy OF charity but the
damnation of an imposition.
All this has to do with the mis-
cries of the starving millions OF
Europe whom UNRRA has not sue
ceeded in feeding even on a low
calorie basis and whom Mr.. Tru-
man expects to feed by making
the bread OF this country darker.
UNRRA has not been able to meet
the hunger crisis because the gov
ernments involved in its manage
ment have played politics over II,
giving 1t inadequate support Gov
ernor Lehman possesses neither
the courage nor the foresight that
made Herbert Hoover so compe'
tent a food administrator. Hoover
fought every country in Europe for
the right to get food TO hungry peo'
pie; Lehman negotiates gently and
automatically.
Hoover always thought Of a sin.
gle. hungry indiyidual-an individ
ual child, an individual woman
UNRRA, being conditioned by the
modern scientific approach to pub
lie problems, thinks In terms OF a
statistical mass. OF an average for
a country. The real fault in this
misery is the false notion that eve
ry-body has to have his ladle In
every pot. II the United States IL
putting up 30 per cent or there
abouts OF UNRRA's contribution o.
food, in money or in kind, this
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
A. p. Honors
Originator Of
Chain Stores

The originator Of the modern
chain store will be honored here
this week by the A. q P. Food
Stores.
Local observance OF Founders
Week, announced by ]. A. O'Don-
nell, vice president in charge Of the
company's operations In this area,
will pay tribute to George Hunt.
ington Hartford, who, In 1859, op-
ened the first red-fronted store in
what is now the worlds most extern
sive system Of food distribution.
"Mr Hartford founded more than
a grocery business" O'Donnell said.
He fathered a principle Of mass
distribution which In its Sc year
history has not only helped estab-
lish q high standard OF living for
American wageearners but has also
provided industry as q whole with
a blueprint Tor public service.
"All OF the companys facilities
are now being directed toward i'm
proving the quality and variety Of
foods. During the war. consumers
were tolerant OF substitutes for
scarce items but, with the return Of
peace, hey have become highly
selective In their purchases, and
their demands must be met"
Speedier transportation, direct
farm-to-store deliveries, modern
packaging and better refrigeration
will enable distributors to bring
foods to market in better condition,
he pointed out. Wartime scientific
developments also have been en-
listed In an effort to improve food
processing and 10 help eliminate
waste and spoilage as factors in
food cost.
O'Donnell said the company Is
supporting local observance OF the
week by making "a special effort
to supply stores In this area with
complete stocks OF merchandise"
Paying special tribute 70 more
than $4,000 employees OF the COM
pany who served In the armed fore
es, O'Donnell said that the return
OF thousands OF experienced food
workers will help restore and ex-
pand shopping conveniences.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
FeedInq inc WOrd
These Dayss~v e gEo ," g' 5ozoas%1

country should run the show. A
relief administration should be de,
voted to relief and not to covering
up or TO making distinctions be-
tween friend or foe, good or bad ma
ton. acceptable or unacceptable
country. Human beings who starve
become a pest-and pestilences
spread without political sanction.
Mr.. Humans improvisation at
changing the color Ct our bread or
even re-imposing meat rationing
will not solve the problem. What
is needed Is an American relief ad-
ministration with ships OF its own
and agents-all American-buying
food wherever there may be a sur
plus and shipping and distributing
1t wherever II may be needed. The
hungry need food, not politics.
For instance, how much Of the
wheat and soya bean crop Of Man
churia has Soviet Russia seized
and what have they done with It?
What has become of the wheat and
corn mot maize) crops OF the Uk-
raine, Romania and Hungary
What ia being done about the re-
sumption OF fishing in the North
Atlantic and In the Pacific? What
have been the movements OF meat
and grain crops from the Argen-
tine? The hunghy will gladly eat
even a Fascist COW.
Certainly reports from Germany
and the conquered countries would
indicate that people were eating
better before their liberation. Why
should that be In spite OF the huge
contributions already made to
UNRRA from the taxes of the
American people? There is a grow
ing suspicion among Europeans
that a deliberate program Is being
pursued, along the lines OF the in.
human Morgenthau plan, to low
er the standards OF life, not only OF
the Germans but of all Europeans
TO bring them down to the Russian
level. have for months been
hearing the phrase planned chaos"
as descriptive OF this unspoken OBJ
jective.
No Americans taxes should be
spent for that sort OF beastliness.
II we pay the check, we want the
other fellow to eat what was order.
ed.
Most wild mammals are farsight
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
The Birthday Murder

that 10 minutes Hime and MORA
Hastings had -pent together In the
glass booth OF the busy. glittering
cafe.
This time MORA Hastings was
not alone. She Tad on a severe
black suit with . short little jacket
white ruffies showing at throat and
wrist. On her feet were black espa-
drilles. Her face was very pale:
since the smooth dawiessness Of
makeup covered II. he could only
decide that she had Creased her
face also out OF respect to the dead
man. choosing q paier powder than
the ripe. golden tone she had worn
the day before. The black suit was
like q costume: she was like q char
acter from some sleek drawing
room tragedy. wearing trousers
after death to assert her modern
ity. but choosing dull black wool
and wtstfil white ruffies out OF O
certain nicely OF taste. He noticed
her clear. light eyes. which made
him think OF some semi-precious
stone whose name At the moment
escaped him.
In the unlived.ln living room.
Tuci found q slim. weli-dressed and
exceedingly self-possessed man Of
indeterminate years seated on the
sofa pretending to look over the
most recent Issue Of Time. He laid
the magazine aside and stood up a.
Miss Hastings and Tuck entered
from the hall. This Is Mr.. Lester.
my agent. Louis. this Ii Mr.. Tuck.
He's from the homicide squad"
Mr.. Lester came forward to
shake Tuck's hand with Q small.
tense hand full Of energy. They all
sat down. facing one another. Mr..
Lester offered q pack OF sigarets
with raised brows. was refused,
lighted one for himself and said
through 4 nrst exhaiation Of blue
smoke: "A bad business"
MORA Hastings was sunk deep
in a large armchair In what Tuck
knew at once was q favorite att.
tude. Her long slim legs were ex-
tended. her chin was down among
the rlffies Of her white blouse, her
red mailed hands were clasped over
her fiat abdomen. He means Mr..
Hines DEATH" she said to Tuck.
looking at him out Of those light
eyes. For the hrst time her very
dark lashes looked false: Tuck de-
cided that as q child she had had
pale iashes, and that with them hsr
eyes would have . predatory look.
Yes" said Mr.. Lester. Il mean
about Hime. Terrible thing. For
him. OF course. But for MORA here.
too. II looked pretty much a.
though he was going to toss her
the lead In his new picture"
(which II hardly relevant" said
MORA Hastings softly.
Lester stared at her out OF pro-
truding eyes In which there was q
look Of wonder. Then he looked at
Tuck. You can see." he said, why
she needs an agent Someone has
to look after her. She's got the
stun. She's got the talent"
Ito Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
By ERICH BRANDEIs

There IL q play on Broadway
which you ought to see when you
come to New York or II and when
Il comes to your town.
II is called State OF the Union"
and It will teach you r,ore about
American politics In two hours than
you could otherwise learn in q
lifetime-unless you are a profess
sional politician.
Here Is one little piece Of Il:
The politically unsophisticated
wife OF the presidential candidate
asks the hard.boiled boss:
lust what Is the difference be-
tween the Democratic and the Re-
publican partiesI"
whereupon he answers very sue
cinctly:
Hell. everybody knows that. The
Democrats are in and the Republi.
cans are out"
However, politics isn't my field,
so no more OF that.
What I want TO talk about is an
other bit from the play.
The candidates wife. suspicious
that her husband doesn't love her
any more and Is interested in an.
other woman, complains to q
friend.
81 used TO swear a lot. And
every time l swore, Grant used to
give me q good smack on my
seat. I knew then that he loved
me.
Now he never smacks me any
more"
And then, towards the end, when
In the heat OF the campaign the
two have Travelled together and got
TO know each other once more,
Mary does q bit OF swearing where
upon her husband gives her a good.
old-fashioned smack where he used
to.
Her eyes turned heavenward,
Mary explains. with ecstasy in her
voice:
Thank heaven. he loves me
again"
And her friend remarks:
"It's funny how big little things
can be-"
Yes, It's funny how big little
things can be.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
WHY ABANDON DEMOCRACY
IN YPSlLANTI

Having read the provisions OF the
proposed new charter for the City
Of Ypsilanu and comments OF the
same published in the Ypsilanu
Daily Press the writer of this ar
ticle 10 prompted to ask the ques-
ton at the head of this communica-
ton.
In the Judgment of the writer the
proposed charter contains many
excellent provisions. A seven man
council elected at large on q non
partisan ticket might well be more
efficient than the present separate
ward councilmen. Granting all the
desirable results which might arise
from the many provisions OF the
proposed new charter the writer
still sees no good reason for aband-
oning democracy and giving one
man the power to appoint almost
all of the officers who control prac-
tically all Of the utilities which
effect the everyday life OF the
citizens. The success OF this some
what limited dictator policy de.
pcuub OH lho JhOb Va SAS AAA~A'
The writer readily grants that
dictator form Of government is the
most eficient but who is wise
enough and good enough to be the
dictator.
The German government under
dictator Hitler was probably the
most efficient government the world
has ever known. Are there not
some things worth more than ef-
ficiency.
As the writer understands de-
mocracy the officers OF govern
ment should be as closely respon-
sible to the people they serve as
possible.
The writer still asks why aban-
don democracy in Ypsilanti? And
earnestly hopes the citizens OF
Ypsilanti will not.
Yours respectfully.
o. M. MILES.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14

T, got the Negreas who had fatally
slashed her husband. He had ar
rived at the small drab house 10
and the corpse lying on it, back on
the door. Q bloodstained pillow UNI
der the klfiky head. the wife sitting
In q chair beside the body. rocking
gently from side to side. Seven
neighbors were grouped In the
shadows OF the little room. a. 81.
lent as the furniture itself. He
never forgot the curious dignity
with which the woman rose and
looked up at him out OF her brown
eyes with their yellowish whites.
-Ah done wrong. Now Ah'n take
nah punishment" II was almost a.
though q yoke had been removed
from her shoulders, as though she
were dimly aware that she had
come to the end Of her long strug-
gle with the complexities Of a so
ciety which had not prepared her
adequately to cope with Its pres
sures.
Two Of these killers had been
white. One was q middle-aged
woman who had shot the youth for
whom she had formed q passionate
and yet maternal love; the other a
carpenter who had struck his wife
repeatedly over the head with q
hammer. In these two there had
been at the core the same sick I'M
healthiness OF q mind turned In on
Itself. gnawtng on its 'resentments.
Long before these experiences.
Tuck had given up the romantic
notion that In one mad moment q
human being may take another life.
having been before and becoming
afterward q normal man or woman.
the victim OF an inner storm. He
knew that murder in passion. like
any murder. takes long years Of
preparation during which a human
mind goes through . complicated
evolution necessary TO bring II to
the point when murder can be done.
What 90 troubled him In regard to
Mrs. Hime was the fact that she
was totally unequipped TO commit
murder In sudden passion. She
had apparently none Of the weak.
self-engrossment which was a pri-
mary requisite. lacking that COM
piete maladjustment which the Ne
groes had suffered from. She was
not q woman to brood over trifies,
because she was too busy. Her life
had been one OF enlarging oppor-
tunities, created by herself out Of
her own talent and effort.
Such q woman might still be cap
able Of cruelty. given sufficient
provocation-of which there was
no sign here. But there he ran
against the snag Of her intelligence.
Planning q crime. she would GER
tainly have planned q better one.
He recognized this stage Of the
case as the hardest Of all; the
stumbling dark period which
would be terminated by some sud-
den new fact or some twist OF the
old ones, but took patience to get
through. He decided to begin by
finding whether anything revealing
or unusual had occurred during
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
Home Sweet Home

Reno, Nev.-AP-Reno newspa-
pers, their houses-for-rent columns
long empty, ran this ad:
For rent unfinished; small
chicken house, goat house adjoin-
ing; suitable for couple. No children
or pets. References required; imme.
dlate occupancy, now vacant. Shown
by appointment only"
Rv nightfall, answers were pour
ing IN
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
CHAPTER TWENTY. ONT

WELL NO sudden passion
then" acquieseed Gunerty. Mrs.
Hims has been simnering for days.
maybe weeks. She's found her hus-
band Is being unfaithful to her with
the actress" Gufferty rubbed his
head excitedly. Watt 1 think
have something mere. She's got .
plan. and q good one. She poisons
her husband in q way that light on
throws suspicion on her. but she
doesn't care. She's counted on that
poison In the kitcheni She's going
to maintain that the servant did Il
accidentally! II she sticks TO that,
there's no way we can dlsprove II.
The servant would deny II. but who
wants to admit 10 such a mistake'
Mrs. Hime sits tight She's got
money. she's got o lot OF friends.
The case against her begins to look
fantastic even 10 US. Against her
doing II Is the simple explanation
OF accident on the part OF the serv-
ant You know az well as do what
the verdict at the coroner's inquest
would be. Person or persons un-
known. Heck. maybe the Try
would even And the servant guilty
OF negligence. Maybe We might sus-
pect justice hadn't been done. but
how could we prove III"
Except" said Tuck. gently.
"that II this had been Mrs. Hines
plan she would have certainly made
sure that the poison In the kitchen
was there. since her neck depended
on IL"
Gufferty Debated. Yeah"
"Well." said Froody. 1T seems
to me you've proved no one could
have killed Mr.. Hime."
But someone did," said Tuck,
(which means that our facts are
wrong"
"Or maybe your Interpretation Of
them" put In Gufferty. slyiy.
Froody cast a bulging look OF
distaste at Gufferty. and began to
count out facts on his pudgy pink
fingers. One: Hime died Of sodium
fuoride. Two: From the sugar
bowl. Three: Five people had the
opportunity to put poison In the su-
gar bowl. and yet that's only tech
nically; as soon as you boil II down
1t sounds ridiculous"
With q malicious grin Cufferty.
like q prestidigitator. drew from
his drawer q sheet Of blue ruled
notebook paper OF the type found
In children's Scent pads. Game In
this afternoons MAIL" he said. On
II was written, In . crochety and
feeble handwriting: Albert Hime
did not die Of poison I killed him
by remote control. The Goddess
shall perish. have been chosen for
This Work" It was signed George
Washington Bliss"
Tuck had handled ave cases in
volving killers who had committed
crimes In passion. Three Of these
were Negroes. All three. after the
knife had slit, or the razor. had
waited quietly with the body for
the police to arrive. He never for
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
THEY 81 Y

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chester
W. Nimitz: That the atomic bomb
will force the navies from the sea
is a fantastic theory offered with
out proof"
STANDARDIZATION stelle, COM
mander Of the American Legion !:
There is no permanent class OF
laborers among US"
New York Former President
Herbert Hoover: "If men are to re.
main free. the government must not
dictate or operate economic life
any more than II may operate or
dictate spiritual life"
Washington-Rep. SABBATH OF I'LL
nois, 7s-yearold dean Of Congress,
endorses President Truman for
1913: 81 feel that President Tru-
man owes II to the country to go
on"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
State Of The Nation
Looking at Life

Last night my wife was tired
and q BIT cranky.
We had eorned beef hash for
dinner-a new kind OF corned beef
hash from a recipe which she had
Just discovered in her newspaper.
II was different-and It was
awful.
could hardly eat II, but ! saw
the expectant oppression In her
eyes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
Tax Burden

Harrisburg, Ill.-AP - Johnny
Johnson, Is year old eighth grade
pupil, turned the tables on his
teacher by taking his home work In
arithmetic to school to be worked
out.
Principal Fred Armistead yielded
to Johnny's appeal for help in COM
putting his federal income tax.
The youth is employed in a bak-
cry after school hours.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14

Gee. that's a wonderful hash."
| said and almost choked. How
did you ever manage to make IT,"
And, would you believe II. my
wife wasn't tired any longer, and
we had a lovely evening together.
Not even her promise to make the
hash again for me next week could
spoil that evening.
Yes. It is funny how big little
things can be.
Copyright. 1916. for Ypsilanu
Daily Press)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
Hall Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Mrs Miller Place entertained in honor OF her
daughter, Nancy AIMS birthday Twenty little guests
present.
New Ladies Literary Club Mary Put
president reelected Miss Florence Shues first vice
ident: Fred president; W Pee
recording secretary; Wedman corresponding
tary T. MacAlister, treasurer Mrs C. V Brown
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14

Nine times as much castor oil is
used in industry as for medicinal
purposes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14
Fifty Years Ago

pleasant family gathering held the home Of w B.
Clarke los Huron being the anniversary OF his Sst birth
day happened that the first all OF gentlemen
William.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14

Lloyd's OF London gets its name
from an English coffee house kept
by Edward Lloyd in Tower Street
In tn 18th century.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-14

X. L. R.: After / reached the
age of forty-five, / developed scaly
patches on my knees.
Answer: Scaly patches on the
knees might be due to q condition
known as psoriasis. However,
since skin rashes may come from
a variety Of causes, it would be
a good idea for you to consult q
skin specialist so that q definite
diagnosis can be made.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-11-21
OPA in CPA Sc
bOsta spOjili
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. - Rekon.
verzijski direktor Steelman je
vceraj z letalom odpotoval v
Florido, kjer Sc mudi predsed.
mix Truman ma kratkem oddi.
hu, da mu predlozi nacrt "a spo-
jitev administracije "a kontro-
10 cen (OPA), kolikor je cd
iste BE ostalo, z administracijo
"a civilne produkte (CPA).
6 Pc tenn nacrtu sc imajo od-
praviti vse posebne komisije,
uradi in agencije, XII so bile
ustvarjene v vojni dobi, kakor
odbor "a stabilizacijo mezd, od-
Dor "a regulacije mezd, urad "a
ureditev in poravnavo vojnih
kontraktov, it'd.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-11-21
Dramaticna borba "a resitev posadke
ameriskega letala v francOskih Alpah

lila diva letala, toda nobeden jih
nj opazil.
L. visokih planin posiljajo
potniki signale potion ognja.
Pomoc je organizirana
Vse je storjeno, da Sc pone-
srecenim letalcem priskoci ma
pomoc. Vrse Sc poleti mad me-
stom, kjer Sc je nesreca pripe-
tia in z druge strani je organi-
zirana skupina .alpinistov-ple-
zalcev, XII bodo poskuzali, da
najdejo zrtve.
Omenjeni so v prvem svojem
poizkusu ze ugotovili .teren, kjer
je letalo trescilo in sicer ' bill
zini Bardonechia ma francosko-
italijanski meji, toda sposadke
MISC videli in so Sc moral vrniti.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-11-21
Najveeja epidemija
paralize gre h koncu

V epidemiji infantileA Aparalize,
XII je zadela letos Cleveland, je
obolelo 299 oseb, toda pridevek
"infantilna paraliza" prav "a
prav nj vec tocen, pravijo zdrav-
stvene oblasti, kajti zrtve te ne
varne bolezni so v rastocem Ste
vilu tudi odrasle osebe, in ne
samo otroci. Vsled tega je znan-
stveno ime bolezni "poliomyeli-
tis' ali ma kratko polio" bolj
ma mestu.
K sreci Sc prihodom hladne-
ga vremena primeri bolezni
manjsajo. Cd vseh oseb, XII so
letos obolele, jih je bilo 81 v sta
rosti mad Is let.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-11-21
Res slabo vreme!

SALEM, O.-John Tuel, XII ie
bill obsoien ma dosmrtno jeco, sc
nj kar mic. dobro pocutil ma svo-
bodi. L. zapora je usel 10. no.
vembra in Sc je potikal YES cas-
okrog Eugene in Reedporta. To-
da "a beg 81 je izbral slabo vre-
me. Nevihte in vremenske nepri-
like so ga tako razocarale, da Sc
je navelical svobode in sc pro-
stovoljno vrnil v zapor.
John Tuel je danes pripove-
doval 0 svojih krizih in tezavah
z vremenom. Pri eni priliki je
bill prisiljen plezati cez neko ze-
leznisko progo kar po vseh sti-
rih, da ga ne bi nevihta odnes-
la. Ma vse zadnje mu je bilo
svobode dovolj in Sc je oglasil
pri prvi policijski postal be-
sedami: "zaprite me in dajte mi
hrano. Ne morem vec zdrzati
tega pasjega vremena!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-11-21
Ves+i IL zivIienio
omerisskih SIovencev

Auburn, Ill. - Po dolgi bo-
lezni "a susenjem v grlu je 5.
novembra umrl v bolnisnici Mar
tin Smole, star 68 let, donna cd
Sv. Petra pri Celju, stajersko,
v Ameriki mnogo let, zadnjih
Is let v tel naselbini. Tukaj Ia
pusca brata Jerneja. Tako je v
tel mali naselbini letos umrlo
ze sest rojakov. - Dne 6. nov.
je vsled srcne kapi magic umrl
Charles E. Wilson, rodom Ame-
rican, po misljenju naprednjak
in pred lett zupan farmarsko-
delavske stranke. Gotovo Sc ga
spominjajo tudi prejsnji nase-
ljenci, kako je nastopal ma Sc
jah UMWA in potem ma prired-
bah Progressive rudarske uni
je. Bill je prilicno dober govor-
mix in kot premogar je vedno
zagovarjal premogarskf STAN
New York. - Mrs. Mimi
Gates je Is. oktobra porodila
hcerko po imenu Alexandria.
Mlada matt je hci pokojnega Jo-
zeta Tursica il okolice John
towna, Pa. r<