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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-04
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

AAlAL 4 AaAN 4 W A@AN a y
The leading local missionary so
eiety was holding its May meeting
in the home Of Mrs. Azubah Fitch.
Thirty or more women were ranged
around the long living room, where
portraits Of ancestors hung thick on
the walls, and the furniture radi-
ated auras Of past generations.
Mrs. Azubah Fitch was a tall wo-
man, strong Of bone, with an almost
Indian profile. Charitable and
ehurchly, she had her finger In AL
most every philanthropie effort IN
the community. She stalked about
the room as majestically as a sister
of Caesar. She paused before a knot
of women with their heads together.
"What Is it, what Is it!" she
doomed, Something ! can't hear >!
"Just a little gossip, Mrs Fitch,
that. il it's true, touches us al" ex-
planned Mrs. Nocot
She gave them a heavy glance
HIN, it's probably not true; but
what is it :"
"Well, it comes from our plumb
er." answered Sarah George. From
sam Buttles-we've always had his
firm. Well, Sam said he had been
called up to the old Wolfe place a
couple Of weeks ago 70 fix q water
pipe in the basement"
"Wolffe," unused Mrs. Fitch, "Cy-
rus Wolfe married my third cousin,
Rhoda Freese. That's the picture OF
her grandmother over the book
case" She sat down In a vacant
chair, prepared to listen.
"And Sam said that when he wa,
hunting for the water shut-on' ne
noticed a door with a paddock on It
And the house man said, It's not IN
there rather sharply. 1t made hin
wonder what tOGs in there, so aftei
he fixed the leak, he passed thai
door again and saw that the pad
lock wasn't closed. So he just looked
in." She paused dramatically.
"Go on-go onl" prodded Mrs
Fitch, "liuuor | suppose"
Mot was dozens and dozeni
Of tires-hodrders" ..
Lovina Cobb-a sharp-faced, vii
low-bodied brunette in her earl!
forties-said TO the room at large
81 think such things should b'
kno,1n, it's a protection to us all
Rachel Folsom told me yesterday
and her husband, Fred-you know
he teaches in the high school-Fret
had it straight from the man. -. l
seems that there has been short
waving in code going on all sprini
around November Mountain, an'
only the Lawrences and this nev
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones live up tina
way"
Their hostess spoke with ominou
disapproval, "Old Mrs. Lawrenc
belongs TO our society. She was sicl
today and couldn't come"
ooh, didn't mean ther-good
ness nol-it's these new peopl
we've been talking about. The mai
said that they chased the short
waving car right up to the Wolff
place, then lost it; and he as goo'
as admitted that Jones was beinl
watched by the police!"
Jones - millions of Jones - a.
alias, likely" gloomed Mrs. Fitch
$50 he's a Fifth Columnist, is he
Living right in my cousins house
She would turn over In he
gravel"
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-04
Hundred Thousand
Teachers Needed

Ann Arbor, Micn.. Apr. 4 i--AP-
Dean James b. Edmonson oi the
University OF Michigan school OF
education, estimates that the
war had created a shortage Of
100000 teachers and at least an
other decade will pass before the
supply approaches the demand.
During the past three years.
Dean Edmonson said. 10000 class
rooms were closed as the result OF
the lack OF qualified teachers. Also.
he pointed out that many TEN
porary instructors with substand-
ard qualifications, were pressed
into service.
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RATES REDUCED

Adrian-AP-A new rate sche-
dule providing an average 10 per
cent reduction In gas bills here
was approved Tuesday by the city
commission. The new rates we're
offered by the Citizens Gas Fuel
Co.
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ASK INcREAsE

Cadillac-AP-This community
was operating without city street
crew today as "a street department
employees remained away from
work after appearing Monday be-
fore the city commission 10 ask for
a wage increase.
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Plymouth-AP-Mrs. Ruth Whip
pie, city commissioner here for l3
years. lost her post in Mondays
election by one vote, recount re-
vealed. Successful candidate was
Dunbar Davis, attorney who was
discharged from the Army Satur-
day.
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NAMED PRESIDENT

Detroit-AP Dr. Harold Yo-
ehum, president OF the Michigan
district OF the American Lutheran
Church, has been named president
OF Capital University at Columbus,
Ohio.
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The American Red Cross per
forms its services for members OF
the Armed Forces at the request OF
the military.
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FAMILY GATHERING

". London, Mich.-Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Adams, Mrs Edna Carter,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry De Jonghe at
tended the family gathering Friday
evening in honor o; Mr.. Adams
brother, Sgt. Earl Adams, at the
home OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Adams at Moncloyia, Ohio.
sgt. Adams, who recently received
his honorable discharge, spent
about twenty months in Germany.
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A Report
to the Community:

Workers of the Stinson Division of Consolidated Vu1tee
Aircraft Corporation left their jobs at approximately
1870 a. m, April 2, 1916.
Before that time the company had offered the workers
increase of cents hour retroactive to March 1896
and extension of the present contract for year That
offer is still open.
The company sincerely hopes that prompt settlement
of the present dispute will permit early resumption of
full payroll.
Stinson Division
Consolidated Vutee Aircraft Corporation
Wayne, Michigan
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Branch, Mi
Ian, were Friday evening guests,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hoffman,
near Maybee, were Saturday guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Penn Barnes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Sheats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zieske and
Mrs. Laura GraSsley were Sunday
evening guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Loyal Grassley.
Miss Audrey Jeanne Heidi. who
Is employed in Monroe. spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Heldt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurlow Heath
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-04
Return, From Hospital

Frank Yakes has returned home
from Monroe Hospital where he
spent several days. He had burned
his eye while at work.
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Buys Fold Farm

Buys Fold Farm
Mr.. and Mrs. William Howell
Crosse Pointe, have purchased the
Fold Holstein farm on Smell Road
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Mrs. Gait, 81, Testifies
For Maid in Murder Trial
Py the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
PATERSON, N. j., Jan. 30.-Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, S7-year old leader in
the woman suffrage campaign, testi-
fed yesterday in behalf of her for
mer maid. on trial for murder in the
automobile death of her butler -hus-
band, Hugh Edwin Humphrey.
The State charged that Mrs. Gen.
eva Humphrey, A., chased her hus-
band in her automobile up blind
alley last December in Singac and
crushed him to death against an
ash pile and a cellar door in a "fit
of jealousy over another woman"
Mrs. Gait, who made her way to
the witness box with the aid of a
cane and answered questions readily
in strong voice, characterized Mrs.
Humphrey as truthful, honest
and good-mannered woman"
Earlier Mrs. Humphrey, testifying
in her own defense, said she had
made repeated attempts to get her
husband to go home after they had
made a round of taverns.
When he refused and started
walking up an alleyway, Mrs. Hum
phrey said, she followed him in the
car.
II couldn't see him in the alley
way she testified. First thing I
knew the car stopped. was knocked
unconscious and came to with my
dog licking my face. I got out and
walked around the car to see what
I had hit and there was Hughie."
Evening star., 1946-01-30

The war is over, but the fight for
the four freedoms goes on. First of
the freedoms for the average man
is freedom from want. Best insur-
ance for that is to buy and hold
United States Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Pearl Harbor Probers
Deny Working on Report

Chairman Barkley and other mem.
bers of the Pearl Harbor Committee
denied at the public hearing today
a published story to the effect thai
the committee already had started
writing its report and that it woulo
severely criticize Washington off,
cialS
The chairman wishes to say that
the committee has not met to dis
cuss its report and will not do Sc
until all the evidence is in" Sena-
tor Barkley stated, mo report has
been discussed even informally
There is not any basis for that arti-
Gle. And I take it as a distinct dis
service to this committee and to the
country. do not feel the COM
mittee should be put in the position
of having made up its mind"
Senator Ferguson. Republican, of
Michigan added that he never heard
any member express an idea as to
what the report should be.
Representative Keefe, Republican,
of Wisconsin said he agreed with
Senator Barklev'S statement.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
| Army Acts to End
'Inkpot Havoc
|Of GIs Bobies.
By the Associated Press.

TIDWORTH, Eng, Jan. 3d.
United States Army officers, beset
by babies who Great havoc among
the inkpots and forms" at this
transit camp for brides of American
soldiers, said today that special nur-
series would be provided where the
children could be left while their
mothers were processed for the trip
to the United States.
The nurseries will be run by
trained British nurses and old Eng
lish 'nannies," and they came as
relief to both the officers and the
mothers.
Mothers going through the form
writing process or taking their own
meals will check their babies in the
future.
Army officers said also that port
able Army laundry trucks would
cope with the diaper problem
The number of wives and babies
arriving here for voyages to the
United States increased daily. A
peak of 1000 was expected by Sat-
urday. An additional 500 wives
and babies arrived at Bournemouth
for processing,
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Bradley Denies s.Ex-0fficers
Get Preference in AGENCY

Charges ty the American Veterans
of World War II that discharged
enlisted men have no opportunities
for jobs over the $3,60O-per-year
bracket in the Veterans Administra-
ton because former officers are held
eligible for such jobs were denied
yesterday by Gen. Omar N. Bradley,
veterans administrator.
I'VE are fitting people into jobs
only On the basis of capabilities, -
Gen. Bradley stated, land we don't
give any consideration to what rank
they've held in the military service. "
In an open letter to Gen. Bradley,
AMVETS said the basis for employ
ment should be the ability of the
applicant, not his previous rank. At
the same time, the organization let
ter said it was duly impressed" with
Gen. Bradley's recent action in re-
moving use of military titles by Vet
erans' Administration employees.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Birthday Balls
Continued From First Page.)

dances are held, of lunching at tn,
| White House President and Mrs
Truman, with their daughter, Mar.
garet, were on hand to greet thu
guests.
Later, the stars will visit. the
Naval Hospital in Bethesda to ex.
change few words with the pa.
tients, as they did yesterday al
Walter Reed and Forest Glen Hos
pitals..
Climax of the nights gaiety will
come at 1890 pm, when Mrs. Tru-
man and her daughter cut the BIRTH
day cake at Uline Arena, selected
this year as the official headquar-
ters of all the birthday celebra-
tions. They will be accompanied
by Thomas P. Morgan, jr., Brig
Gen. Harry H. Vaughn and 1t. Col
James H. Bate.
Of the Is celebrities invited to
participate in the Capitals Roose-
velt birthday celebrations, only Or
son Welles was unable to get here
The others are Van Johnson, Alexis
Smith, Margaret O'Brien, Paul Hen
reid, Diana Lynn, Eddie Bracken
Angela Lansbury, Zachary Scott
Reginald Gardiner, Gene Kelly
Cesar Romero, Charles Coburn, Con-
stance Moore, William Bendix, Lucy
Monroe, Sergt. Harvey Stone and
Charley Spivak and his orchestra
Spivak will play at the arena to-
night.
Guests at Dinner.
The stars last night were guests
of honor at dinner given at the
Mayfower Hotel and attended by
1000 persons. Helping to well
come them were Admiral Chester
Nimitz, chief of naval operations
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, commanding
general of the Army ground forces;
Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps
Commissioners John Russell Young
Guy Mason and Brig. Gen. Gordon
R. Young; Admiral Joseph F. Far
ley, commandant of the Coast
Guard; Secretary of Agriculture An
derson, Secretary of Labor Schwel-
lenbach and Postmaster General
Hannegan.
After the dinner, the stars visited
the Capitol, Earle and Howard
Theaters, where midnight shows
were held as part of the birthday
celebrations. Wherever they went
enthusiastic crowds lined up to greet
them. And even at midnight, when
the celebrities made the rounds OF
the theaters, large number of SOUL
full bobby-soxers were still trailing
freckle-faced Van johnson.
Eddie Bracken acted as master OF
ceremonies of an hours entertain
ment furnished by the stars them
selves at the dinner last night. He
introduced Mr.. Bendix, who said he
was thrilled at the opportunity to
visit the White House today.
After ALL" he said, ''Mr. Truman
certainly ought to have butter"
Marg.n ct and Kelly Dance.
Mr.. BendiX said he was fascinated
by Washington's historical lore, land
especially by the Senate, which is
the most hysterical of all"
Sergt. Stone, comedian, came to
the dinner directly from his Army
post in Brooklyn, bringing with him
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Convicted Jap Says
Americans Got Food
During Bataan March
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, Jan. 30.-A Japanese
colonel already convicted of wal
crimes testified today in behalf OF
1t. Gen. Masaharu Homma, charged
with condoning the Bataan death
march and other atrocities.
He is Col. Seiichi Ohta, former
commander of military police in the
Philippines, who recently was con-
yicted of permitting the torture and
execution of countless civilians at
Fort Santiago and was sentenced
to die.
Ohta said he was ordered by
Homma to observe the march of
death of Filipino o-American prison.
ers, especially the behavior of Jap
anese soldiers. Homma's policy was
to treat prisoners magnanimously
and eventually to make them CO.
operate with the Japanese"
The witness said he saw prison.
ers obtain water and food at viii
lagos and receiving stations along
the route of march. Prosecution
witnesses had testified that the
marchers not only were denied food
and water, but were bayoneted to
death if they fell from exhaustion
"All looked weak, but I assumed
that was from malaria" Ohta said.
He testified that he noticed only
one instance of misconduct by Japa-
neSe soldiers.
Earlier Col. Yoshio Nakajim OF
Homma's staff, testified that sur
rendering Filipino and American
forces far out-nuumbered the Japa-
nese, making proper care of prison.
ers impossible.
The witness also told the Ameri-
can trial commission that Count
Juichi Terauchi, supreme COM
mander of Japan's southern armies,
signed November 20, 1941, the fate
full order which later sent Japa-
neSe legions into the conquest of
the Philippines. The war began
ID days later with Japan's sneak
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Evening star., 1946-01-30

all of his nine points. Sergt. Stone
said he had worked himself in for
the duration of the peace"
Margaret O'Brien and Mr.. Kelly,
wearing naval heutenant's uni
form, performed together in a song
and a dance. Also on the program
were Hazel Arth, singer, who is a
former polio victim, and Sergt. Alvin
Rudnitsky, concert master of the
Army Ground Forces Infantry Con-
cert Group, and who is being dis
charged from the Army tomorrow to
resume his career as concert
yiolinist.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox served as
chairman of the dinner.
The Washington Building and
Construction Trades Council and
associated unions donated $77897 to
the Mile O. Dimes drive at a pres
entation over Radio Station WTOP
at $3.50 pm, yesterday. At the same
time, Charles B. McClosky, vice pres
ident of the Washington Central
Labor Union and business repre-
sentative, Bakers Union No. 118, an
nounced that the Central Labor
Union again would contribute the
mammoth birthday cake for the
1946 hall
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Truman Wreath Placed
IOn Roosevelt Grove
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, Jan. 3o.-A
wreath was placed on Franklin D.
Roosevelt's grave today-64th ami
versary of the late Presidents birth
by Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor,
superintendent at West Point, who
acted in behalf of President Truman
While light snow filled the air.
Gen. Taylor and his aides and a
number of students from the Cadet
Corps snapped to attention, saluted
and observed one-minute interval
of silence.
The rose garden grave site was to
be opened to the public today for
the first time for a three-hour pc
riod. The Roosevelt Home Club of
Hyde Park also planned to decorate
the grave.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Receiving Home Plans
Held Not Mandatory

The District Commissioners are
not bound by law to accept the
Board of Public Welfare recommen-
dations on the new Receiving Home
| for Children, it was learned today
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West, it was understood, told the
Commissioners they could construct
any type OF building they wanted SO
long as they submitted their plans
to the Welfare Board for suggestion
and criticism"
In spite of Mr.. Vests opinion
the Commissioners voted yesterday
to support the board plans, of which
they are sharply critical, on the
ground that under the spirit of
the law" they should not stand in
the way of the organization charged
with the responsibility for admins
tering public welfare. In their
statement announcing the decision
they said that under the letter of
the law it was "arguable" that they
could forbid construction Of the
home according to plans to which
they are opposed.
Yesterdays decision provided that
the $285 900 receiving home should
be built on land adjacent to the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf,
providing for a maximum of 96 in
mates. Opponents contend the
plans provide insufficient segrega-
ton between delinquent and nom
delinquent children. The Commis-
sioners, in approving the welfare
plan, lined themselves up with the
opponents in a strongly worded
statement condemning the lack of
segregation proposed.
There is bridge for every mile
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Americans Injured Selves
To Avoid Work in Mine

YOKOHAMA, Jan. 80 R.-Testi-
mony that American prisoners OF
war dreaded Japanese coal mines
so much that they "purposely broke
their arms to get out of work" was
introduced today at the war crimes
trial of Capt. Isao Fukuhara, for
mer commandant of Omuta prison
camp.
A deposition by Pfc. Clarence E.
Coffelt of Oklahoma City said the
prisoners were afraid Of being killed
or disabled in the Mitsui mines and
purposely injured themselves.
In an adjoining courtroom, Hiroji
Honda denied charges that he mis-
treated prisoners at the Sendai pri-
son camps, of which he was COM
mandant. Honda said he gave orders
that prisoners must be well cared
for" and treated equally with Jap
anese workers.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Horvord Club to Heor
Tolk ON Theuter TONIGHT

E. C. Edison, press agent for Ethel
Barrymore and other stars, will
speak on "The Theater Past and
Present and Some of Its Celebrities
at the annual meeting of the Har-
ward Club at $50 O'Clock tonight
in the Washington Club, 17Ol K
street NV.
Election of officers for l946 will
also be held, it was announced.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
Deputy Sheriff Is Killed
By Kansas City Gunmon
BY the Associated Press

Cs tHe hssocIattu fItSS.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 30.-Jackson
County Deputy Sheriff Louie Cuccia
was shot fatally last night by a gun
man who fired five times from a
vehicle that drew alongside the car
in which the deputy was seated.
Cuccia died in General Hospital a
few minutes after the shooting.
The Staying. which police described
as typical gangland" incident, was
being investigated today, Police 1t
Charles WEIGH said, for a possible
connection with the killing of Joe
(Buggy) Anch, whose battered and
bullet-punctured body was found
under viaduct here January q.
Evening star., 1946-01-30

There is a bridge for every mile
of railroad track in the United
States.
Evening star., 1946-01-30
PIasma Distribution 10 D. {.
Hospitals Slated Today

Distribution of a shipment of
Army surplus blood plasma to Dis
trict hospitals was scheduled to be-
gin today.
A District government truck was
to transport the contents of a
freight car, containing 10000
pounds of plasma, or approximately
a six-month supply, from the New
Jersey avenue and street Sc. rail-
road yards directly to the hospitals.
The plaSma was turned over to
the Red Cross by the Army.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

kind of woman for whom we make Nucoa For YOU,
riches from American farms 60 into Nucoa-nutri-
tious vegetable oils and fresh pasteurzed skim milk,
cultured for flavor. Nucoa is made as rich in food
energy as the most costly spread for bread. And
tor you Nucoa is fortified with Vtamin A. so that
every pound winter and summer, now supplies at
least $4,000 U.S,P. units of precious Vitamin A.
You'll like Nucoas smooh-churned texture-so
easy to spreadfor lunch-box sandwiches :. SO easy
to cream never "Aaky" even when cold. But
the fauor of Nucoa is what you'll like best of all
the ntry-kitchen richness the uniformly sweet
freshness which make Nucoa so good 1T melts in
your mouth" Nucoa is freshly made the year round
on order only There is no storage" Nucoa
Evening star., 1946-03-31

They're symbol of the cleverness with which
you manage your household budgeting to
keep the meals on your table nutritious and appe-
tizng without extravagant cost to keep home
the happy, cozy place your husband and children
need it to bel
lou-with your standards and ideals-are the
Evening star., 1946-03-31

10 YOU it may seem small thing-that special
treat you make for breakfast on Iims Sunday off,
But those crunchy hot corn mullins, with plenty
of Nucoa to spread on them, symbol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-24
FRANCHISE GIVEN WAFER COMPANY
 BY CITY VOTERS

Although 1900 were qualified to vote in yesterdays special election for granting a 20-year franchise to the Juneau Water Company, only TIC cast their votes ratifying the proposal and 43 voted against.
 Apathy of the voters indicated however emphatic, silent approval of the proposal.
 The franchise grants to Rich ard F. Lewis, his heirs, successors and assigns, the right to lay and maintain pipelines along and under public thoroughfares within the City, for tine supplying of water to Juneau inhabitants and to conduct 8 waterworks business within the City.
 The Juneau City Council ap- proved the franchise on June ' in the form of Ordinance No. 306, and it becomes effective now upon rati- fication.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-24
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

ATLANTA-The most Hitleresque governor since Huey Long is back in power in Georgia.
 Ole Gene Talmadge, for three terms virtual dictator of Georgia, is now in the saddle again, looking a little thinner, a little older, but still snapping his red galluses, still able to grandstand his way into the hearts of the rural voters.
 He has come back to power with all the earmarks of a Hitlerian victory. In fact, the Georgia elec- ton, carefully examined, looks like the most alarming political devel- opment in the nation.
 In the first place, Talmadge, Ike Hitler, was elected by a minority of the voters. His opponent, James Carmichael, rolled up a clear ma jority, but under Georgia's pecu- liar unit rule, Talmadge won.
 Like Hitler also, Talmadge has a great radio technique. Carmichael had none. A total of 125 Georgla newspapers were against Talmadgei while only seven were for him. But his radio appeal won out in the end.