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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04
CHAPTER TWENTY-sEvEN

BACK AT Cults Point, the two
police officers received williams re-
port.
Nothing Of a suspicious or sug-
gestve nature had been found In
any OF the bedrooms. The servants
were cla,noring to be allowed to
get on with the homework. Should
he give them the word?
Might as well, I suppose" said
Battle. I'm Just have a stroll my
self FIRST through the upper floors.
Rooms that haven't been done very
often tell you something about
their occupants that's useful } to
know"
Jones put down q small card
board box on the table.
From Mr.. Neville Strange's dark
blue coat he announced. The red
hairs were on the cum, blond hairs
on the inside Of the collar and the
right shoulder"
Battle took out the two long
hairs and the half dozen blond ones
and looked at them. He said, with
q faint twinkle In his eye:
Convenient. One blonde, ono red
head and one brunette n this house.
So we know where we are at once.
Red hair on the cluff. blond on the
collar? Mr.. Neville Strange does
seem to be bit Of a Bluebeard. His
arm round one wife and the other
ones head on his shoulder"
The blood on the sleeve has
gone for analysis, sir. They'll ring
us up as soon az they get the re-
suit"
Leach nodded.
What about the servants?"
Il followed your instructions, sir.
None OF them Il under notice to
leave. or seems likely to have
borne q grudge against the old lady.
She was strict, but well liked. In
any case, the management Of the
servants lay with Mss Adm. She
seems to have b~sn popular with
them"
Thought she was an efficient
woman the moment I laid eyes on
her." said Battle. IF she's our MUIR
deress, she won't be easy 10 hang"
Jones looked startled.
But those prints on that niblick,
sir, were"
Il know II know" said Bat
tie. THE stngularly obliging Mr..
Strange'A. There's q general belief
that athletes aren't overburdened
by brains mot at all true, by the
way), but ! can't believe Neville
Strange Is a complete moron. What
about those SIENNA pods OF the
maid's?"
They were always on the shelf
In the servants bathroom on the
second floor. She used TO put EN-
in to soak midday and they stood
there until the evening. when she
went TO bed"
so that absolutely anybody
could get at theml Anybody inside
the house. that In to say"
Leach said with conviction:
TITS an inside Job all rightp
Yes, think so. Not that this L.
one Of those closed circle crimes.
It isn't Anyone who had q key
could have opened the front door
and walked in Neville Strange had
that key last night-but It would
probably be . simple matter to
have got one cut or an old hand
could do It with q bit of wire.
But I don't see any outsider know
ing about the bell and that Barrett
took SIENNA at night! That's local
inside knowledge! Come along. Jim,
my boy. Let's go up and see this
bathroom and all the rest of It."
They started on the top floor.
Here was a box room full Of old
broken furniture and Junk Of all
kinds.
Il haven't looked through this,
dr." said Jones. Il didn't know"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04
CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS


BRIDGE IS no game for the
emotional person who lets his &C.
tons be governed by the way he
feels. II an opponent makes q bid
or play which threatens to keep
you from getting the best possible
result from q deal. your soundest
course may DO to take the rap
without whimpering Venting your
temper on him by combativs coun-
ter-action may merely spill you
from the frying pan into the Gre.
This applies particularly when 4
pre-emptive bid has been made
against you. Think shrewdly be-
fore you speak. Precipitate action
may merely increase your grief.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04

The antelope's eyes are placed
far apart, SO that the animal can
see danger approaching on all
sides
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04

The Roman emperor MaTiminus
coaldnt find . ring big enough to
fit, 80 he wore his wife's bracelets
on his thumbs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04

dealer: South East-West vul.
nerable.)
South West North East
~ - Dbl
West at this table was one Of
these theorists who despise pre-
emptive bids and constantly main
tains that they don't pay In the
long run.
They merely advertise your
weakness" he prstes. and tell
the other side how strong It Is.
All that they usually accomplish
Is to help your opponents get into
the best contract"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Holiday
flew TO Mantle Beach Monday 60
spend New. Years Eve. They land
ed their plane on the ice at Devils
Lake. On New Years Day they
few back.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04

Word has been received from RI
dy Layher and Paul Lambarth who
are flying 10 Florida in the Lleht
Plane Tour that they we're in Ma.
con, Ga, on Dec. 81. They were
held up with bad weather for some
time at Murfreesboro. Tenn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Firm Plans TO Continue
Its Quest For Oil In N. c..

Cape Hatteras, April l0.-Plans to
continue the search for oil IN North
Carolina were announced today by
r. N. keppel, vice president Of the
Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
sey.
The decision to continue eXplora-
ton work in this area was based on
information obtained from the first
test well at Cape Hatteras. The well
known as ESQ No. l, is to be aban-
doned as unsuccessful, Keppel told a
group Of North Carolina officials,
headed by Governor r. Gregg Cher
ry, who visited the site today.
kcppel explained that even
though the first well failed to en-
counter signs Of Oil or gas, the geo.
logical findings justify additional
exploration. Two sands which pro-
ducc oil in the Gulf Coast area were
found to be present at H%atteraS and
to have favorable qualities. These
sands were identified as the Lower
Black Creek and the Massive Tus-
%calOosa, and were found at approx
matcly 1000 and $500 feet respec-
lively. Further, keppel stated, these
sands We're found III association with
marine-type sales-the type geo
logists consider to be possible source
beds of oil. Additional SelS1mograpn
work for the purpose Of attempting
to locate a definite structure capable
of containing oil is justified, accod-
ing to Keppel, and work in Pamlicc
Sound will be started in the imme-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Draft Vote
ExpectedB
Weeks End
Measure Is Given
Preferred Place
On House Docket

Washington, April 10. = (AP) =
The House leadership signalcd to-
Gay for double quick action on a bill
for straight away continuation OF
the draft until Feb. 10, 1917,
Almost as soon as the House Mil
itary Committee dc ided in favor Of
this nine month extension, the meas
ure was given a preferred place OF
the chambers calu dar, with debate
scheduled tor Friday and Saturday
and a vote hoped for beofre tht
Weekend recess.
The present law is due to expire
exactly five weeks from today -
May IS, and that space leaves Con-
gress with comparatively scant ell
bow room should legislative tangle.
develop Between House and Senate
over details of the measure.
indications were that the blttcl
battle which preceded the commit
tees Is to s lxtender re ommcn-
dation would be re- eWcd on the
House floor.
Supporters OF continuing Select1Ve
service viewed with comfort the
fact that the House vote, when il
comes, probably will be a roll cal
and on the sole issue Of extension
Many members. they believe, arc
fearful Of voting On the record II
an election year against a propose
which army and administrative have
backed 50 strongly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Will
Debate Loan
For England
Committee, By Vote
Of IA To S, Sends
Measure To Floor

Washington, April 10. = tAP) =
The Senate Banking Committee voted
II TO ) today to send the proposed
S3,750,000,0 GOO British loan to the
floor Tor debate.
The action was announced by
Senator Barkley CD Of Kentucky
after a closed meeting. He predict
ed the So ate would pass the pro-
posed credit by a substantial ma
jority.
He said that the bill would be
called up fer action the first Of next
week.
Members said these proposals were
rejected by the committee:
BY Senator Taft (R) Of Ohio, tc
give Britain S1,250.O00,0 900 outright
provided the money be spent in the
United States.
BY Senator " Farlald (D) OF
Arizona t. require Britain 70 turn
over to the United States perma-
nently the bases now used by this
cot, try on a 80 year lease.
BY Senator Capehart (R) of In
diana to set up a $500, 600, 900 fol
Britain against which she coul c
borrow up to the extent of the an
nUal deficit between her exports
and imports.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

diate future and will continue Tor a
number of months.
According to Keppcl, the company
intends to drill a second exploratory
we'll in the area if the selSmOGraph
results I sufficiently encouraging,
1t is considered probable that such
a we'll might be started within the
next three or four months. The site
will be determined by the technl-
clans interpretations OF the new
geological and geophyslcal work.
1t is possible that the next location
NAV be in the waters of Pamllco
Sound, Keppel said.
In reviewing the findings IN the
first we'll, Keppel ald the first Ia
Vorable formation, the Lower Black
Creek Sand, reached at 1904 feet,
was 63Y feet thick and contained
salt water. The Massive Tuscaloosa
Sand was encountered at GAIT feet,
and upon being tested through the
drill pipe at a total depth OF o,olZ
feet also gave up only salt water
with no evidence Of oil @" "a. F'"-
ever. both sands were we'll develop
ed-possIbly an C~nCoura5lnS alSn 4ol
the prospects of the arca as d whole
keppel said.
Described at the outset as purely
an exploratory well being drllleo
primarily for geological information
the Cape Hatteras test was drilled
on a North Carolina State Lease o
approximately $4,000 00 acres. Add
tional acreage was also leased from
private owners in the same area.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Young War Bride
Sadly Asks Only
job And Divorce

New York, April lO.-fAp)-
\ 1G-yVar-Oid English val bride,
who says she became disii-
lusionrd with life on a farm III
Salisbury, \. G., and lett her
ex-sCldier husband after send
ing a day with him was in New
York to-day seeking a job and
a divorce.
The girl, Mrs. Evelyn Poison.
left Salisbury last week and
was found yesterday by police
in a Manhattan hotel.
Detective John Jcfiler quoted
her as saying she left her hus-
band after finding he lived in
a onc-room cabin with few con-
veniences. She told police she
did not want to return to her
home in England, rather she
wanted a divorce and a job and
Stay here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
DR.. Spikes
Turns Down
ECTC Offer
Board States He
Can't Be Replaced
At Present Time

Burlingtoe, April TO- (AP) =
Chairman r. r. Isenhour of the
Burlington sity schools told Inc
Daily Times-NcWs today that Dr.
L. f. Spikes, city school superin-
tendent since 1886, has rejected the
recent offer made to him to be-
come president OF East Carolina
Teachers College at GIeenVllie.
The school board agreed at a
meeting early today that Spikes
coald not be sl<,ably replaced at
this time and that due TO the hool
and building programs u dcrWay,
the local unit would suffer from a
change in administration.
With this understanding, the su-
p~erintendent told the beard he would
no task fer a release but would on
tlnue in his present capacity mere.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
RATTIESHIP SAILS
FROM TURKISH PORT

Aboard U. S. S. Missouri. April 10.
-(AP)-Alter tour days OF tumul-
Gus welcome by Turks, the United
States b~attlcshjp Missouri left its
anchorage today at Istanbul and
headed down the Dardanelles to-
ward the Greek harbor Of Firaeus.
The crew was loaded down with
souvenirs from Turkish bazaars and
were glad to get back to sea tc rest
from the round Of receptions, par
ties and balls which We're almost
continuous throughout the visit. The
battleship brought home the body OF
the Turkish ambassador to Washing
ton,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
\lukden-Peiping
Railroad Under
Communist Fire

C~hungkjng, April 10, - (AP) -
The truce seeking committee of three
explained today for Mukdcn VIA
Fciping as the scmi-offiCial Central
News Agency reported a school
bulldog which housed p~acitication
troops was burned i" III" Manchu-
rian capital, Chang Chung.
A Central News Agency dispatch,
from Chinsien, said Communists
were making a large scale assault
along the Peiping-Mukden railroad.
1t reported the Reds We're using
artillery fire against a 4O-mile stretch
Of the road west Of Shu halkWan.
Four steel bridges We're destroyed
and traffic was moving only between
peipino and ShanhaikWan and be-
tween Mukden and Sur hung, the
diNDatch said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Boston Fire
Fatal To s

Boston, April 10. - (AP)-Eight
persons, including a mother, father,
and thee small children, persisted
and fiV4 others were .ajured today
in an early morning fire which
swept a four story brick Back Bay
apartment house and brought swift
investigation by fire, and police Of
ficials.
The Investigation included two
other fires which started within d
ten block radius while flremcn were
battling the flames in the apartment
in BelVedere street, where the
deaths occurred.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
II Persons Named
In t.. S. Indictment
On Fraud Chrages

Honolulu April I0.-CAP)-TWo
.av2l Officers and ten civilians were
under Federal grand jury indict-
mcnt today on charges Of conspiracy
to defraud the government of tens
of thousands Of dollars during the
War through irregular business
transactions.
The Indictment charged that the
defendants siph' ed heavy profits
from naval cantOnmcnt area three
and the submarine base ship serV-
ice store at Pearl Har5or.
Among those named was Capt
.iohn Henry K~7ngeter, Ct Charles
ten, S. c.. and Ii. Jo,' Edgar Car
ter,
Judge Zelbert Motzgcr set bond
al $500 each ard scheduled ar
raignmcnt for Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

Washington, April 10. - (AP) -
Encouraged by two sue esses, the
administration hammered away hard
today IN the Senate to nail a third
prov to its emergency housing bill
fashioned to turn out 400, 900
rev homes.
At issue before a final vote is
v-hetNer Hous'g Boss Wilson Wyatt
should be given power to clamp
price ceilings on old as we'll as new
houses.
During yesterdays long session,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Question Oh Ceilings On
Homes Slows Housing Bill

administration hackers blocked con-
bill two provisions which Wyatt had
termed essential:
!. A $500, 000, 900 subsidy fund to
reward manufacturers and produc-
ers for stepping up their output of
building materials.
2. A guarantee by the government
thhat it will buy up to 100000 pre-
fabricated houses if manufacturers
can not find private buyers for such
ready-built homes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Stocks StaV In
Narrow Range

New York, April 10. - (AP) -
Stocks held within d narroW range
in dealings today in the stock mar
ket.
Higher in a moderately active
morning We're Texas Co., WoolWorth,
Electric Power and Light, Grea
Northern (pref) Boeing and Ken
teCOtt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
c.. Republicans
Open Convention

Winston-Salem, April 10.-(AP)-
A floor fight over whether to in
clude a condemnation of universal
military training in the State Repub-
lican platform was expected here
this afternoon as the party gathered
for the formal opu2ing Of its con-
Vention.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Big Threat
To 0PA Bill
Is Removed
Pape Drops Fight
For Parity Rider
To Boost Prices

Washington, April 10.--tiP
A major threat to passage Of
an ORA bill acceptable To the
administration lifted today. Farm
state legislative leaders agreed
10 withhold from it a contrOver-
sial amendment TO boost prices
Vi farm goods.
Inc Proposal l. nc by Rep. Pace
lD) OF Georgia to increase parity
MSS by mC1LdIn& IL tncm the cost
OF farm la5or. Party Is d formula
desi : ed TO keep farmers buying
power en- an even keel.
TO Drop RIDER
race tOld reporters he had de
Lidcd against trying to III the ride
to the GA legislation, At the
same time, he disclosed an alterna-
tive plan t. press .or passage OF his
proposal.
Inc Georgian reported he would
ottompt rot only to link it with
pending minimum wage legislation,
as the S" ate cid last week, but also
with other bills that come up"
He declined to name the other
measures. His comment came aft
er the Rules Committee voted to
send his bill to the House floor for
action as a separate measure.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Is, 900 Japs Cast Votes
First Free Election In Generations
Brings Unusually Large Turn Out

Tokyo, pul l0-AP)-Twenty five million Japanese-led by a sur
prisnglv large number Of women who lined up carly at polling places
today elected a postwar government IN their first free election n gen.
cratonsr
The Tokyo vote was between IS and 10 per cent of those eligible
slightly HIGHER than the confused and semi-reshicted 1887 election but
~nsiderahlv loss thn the 86 per cent under The Ildekl Toto coercion
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
New York Cotton

New York. April 10. - (AP) -
Cotton futures opened unchanged to
25 cents a bale higher,
Noon prizes were Is to 40 cents
a bale higher. May 28.ll, July
% "a October 1925.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

Ce.ofaaH and Union cf.iciai5. II
c~onfc.c~crs With Lator Neoartmcn'
ofticis Is IN Vas stcn or the las
10 GAYS seeking 10 end the work
stonua~C which st9rted last January
81. agreed on settlement terms TO-
Gay. IN early ratification Of the
tcIn7s bf the workers would enable
thom t. retErn TO WCrk in II plants
and rCsjtmc production Of badl y
needed farm machinery.
Settlement Hailed.
Co,crnn' Officials hailed the
settlement md expressed hope il
would lead 10 agreement in labor
disputes in other farm equipment
plants. These included strikes by
1900 workers at J. l. Case Co.
plants in Wisconsin, Illinois and
Iowa ana by 1000 employees Of the
Allis-Chalmers Co. at LaPorte, Ind.
Terms Of the agreement were 'ot
disclosed but several weeks ago the
company end union had agreed on
an Is cent hourly Waoe increase.
The contract also provides a 10
Per cont Waoe hike, retroactive to
last October /.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

that marked the 1912 voting.
A slightly higher trend vas noted
in several nearby rural communl-
ties.
Reports Are Slow.
Limited communications and slow
ness Of election procedure prevented
accurate reports from such key
cities as Osaka, where balloting
started slowly with only 10 per cent
cast by 9 a. m.
Polls opened at I a. III. and closed
at 6 p. m.
This was a national holiday, to
encourage balloting.
Early queues at TokyOs polling
places led some Japanese observers
to alter their previous predictions OF
a IS per cent turn out but the lines
slackened in the afternoon.
However, the number Of women
voters exceeded expectations. IN
Tokyo, over so per cent Of those eli
giblc went to the polls, whereas
predictors-both male and female
had expected little more than % per
cent of them to turn out.
Many Unable To Vote.
Many who asked for ballots were
unable to vote because OF mixed re-
cords and poorly coordlnated regis
tration, partially due to recent pop
ulation shifts.
This led some communist leaders
Immediately to demand, through the
Japanese press, d new election,
The TOTO election OF 1912. IlmItao
TO voting by heads OF families
brought an SO per cent national turn
out, topped by 06 per cent IN Tokyo
where coercion a strongest.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

formal request for council action
against the Franco Government
of Spain.
The question of where the United
Nations Will make It's home for the
next five years anne up for final
discussion among security council
delegates today, amid mounting OPP
position TO Russia's demand that the
~Iranian issue be dropped by the
council.
Both the United States and Bri-
tain were known to be firmly OPP
posed to any move to take the Iran
ian question off the council agenda
before May 6, the date on which
Russia and Iran are to report on the
removal Of Soviet troops from Iran.
Indications came from various de-
legations that the majority Of other
delegates would go along with the
u. S. and Britain, especially in view
of a letter from Hussein Ala. Iran
ian ambassador, made public late
yesterday in which he asked that
the council reject the Soviet pro-
pOsal.
The delegates met in a closed
meeting today to discuss with Sec
rotary General TrygVe Lie whether
the U. S. would remain at Hunter
College in the Bronx, move to the
Sperry Gyroscope Plant at Lake
Success, on Long Island, or possibly
switch to some other site outside the
New York e 1t is up to Lie to
make the selection of the interim
site.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
HER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

Mostly cloudy, showers and
not much change in temperature
this afternoon. tonight and
Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Wulk0ut At
/. Harvester
Firm Ended
Action Hailed By
Federal Officials;
May Set Pattern
nv The Associated Press

Orc q: the CouH,rS'S major
rro!onccd labor dispute, i
strike ty 3G.GO0 Go workers
in plants of the International
Harvester Co TIE ration'S big
rest maker of farm equipment
va settled to-day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
IT, ~ Interim Home Debated
0ppositionMounts
To Demand Iran
Issue Be Dropped

New York, April 10.--ttP)-
Members of the niteI Nations
Security Council decided today
to take up Monday afternoon
of the Iranian case-and word
spread that Poland had filed her
formal request for council action
against the Franco Government
of Spain.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

that marked the 1892 voting.
a slightly higher trend was notcc
in several nearby rural commune
Evening star., 1946-12-15
A Short Short Story

TvHEY called him Swiftly He being one of
i the couriers that the rain or something
kept not from the swift completion of appoint
ed rounds He knew the quotation and secretly
was proud. He came into the Post Office and
pulled off his woolen gloves. Small icicles
hung from the ends of his walrus mustache.
Good mornin', Swiftly" said Edie Adams.
the widowed postmistress.
Gold in here" he said. That DANCED
boys supposed to build the far at six o'clock
- give it time to warm up"
Guess the storm held him up"
Il got twenty miles of it, Swiftly said Bit
terly. Gar broke down and got to do her
in the buggy. Just as WELL" he went on
Evening star., 1946-12-15

mutteringly. "Snowplow probably amt out
yit, and I'd bog in the car" His voice rose,
petulant, though he was inwardly glad he had
to use the buggy; it would remind him of
older, kinder days.
Edie Adams went on sorting mail with
brisk inattention.
THE U. S. mails going through" Swiftly
fumed, but that DANCED boy can't get down
here to build up the far" He walked over to
the cannonban stove, stepping carefully
around the cat 'Consarned ANIMAL" he said,
place for animals is outside"
you leave that cat be-" Edie told him.
Women, too" he grumbled, stamping his
foot at the cat. The cat looked at him with
mild interest, not moving. He rubbed his
gnarled hands, blue with cold. When they
Evening star., 1946-12-15

were warm he picked up the limp sack and
went to the table where the letters and pack
ages lay The cat watched him affectionately,
its eyes opening and closing in sleepy aware
ness.
Swiftly cast guilty glance at Edie's back
and brought up the package from the bag.
He vigorously Cancelled the stamps. The ink
smudged dark and illegible on the clean brown
paper. ''Tsk, tsk," he clucked.
WHAT" Edie Adams turned around.
"Nothin', woman, nothin'" He peered at
another package. Looks like it's for ALI
Taylor. but you d never know it. Folks write
worse ever year, seems like" Carefully he
slowed the letters and parcels.
''Co TO meetin' last night2" the postmis-
tress asked.
Nope"
That Wynne girl was there" She paused
expectantly.
"Hmmm :. Swiftly. the new cud bulging
his cheek, eyed the stove, looked at the post
mistress, decided against it.
''It's downright disgraceful."
Hmmmmm
Continued on page %
Evening star., 1946-12-15
''That Wynne Girl

They we're saying things about her - and
Christmas was just ahead. Swiftly grumbled
to himself - but did lot of thinking -.