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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Enters Horses

Or. Sherwood. Detroit has on
tered beautiful Percheou with
her colt IN the stock exhibit al
the state fair in Detroit this week
from his farm here on Geddes Rd
THE farm is operated by Mr. and
Mrs Broom and sons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Yr 1os WeLcoME CITY HAll

W SGS WELCOME IN CITY HALL
Mobile. Ala. Sept. 8 UP-Safe-
crackers were legally at work at the
Mobile city hall the other day. The
safe In the city tax collectors office
TANNED and safe expert took six
hours to get II open A pin IN the
lock had gone askew
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN
EOR REV. MRS. PETER Will

Milan, Mich. Sept. 5-Rev. and
Mrs. Peter White were given
farewell party Friday evening by
about 50 members OF the congre-
cation OF the Free Methodist
Church. Rev. White will have
charge OF the church In Clawson
, this year and with HIS family he
will move there within few days.
A social evening followed by a
pot luck supper was enjoyed and
q GIFT OF money was presented to
the pastor and his wife.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05

Mrs Charles Radkey. Ypsilanti.
will teach the Truesdell School
again this year, II began Septem-
Der 3
Frank Fry and George Franklin
attended a community sale al Ad-
rian Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Colts,
futile Hill. were sunday guests Of
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05

/. Beth McMullen Is seriously III
with an infection in her leg Beth.
who is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis McMullen. was taken Ill
Friday and II is believed that a
bump she may have received some
time ago has caused the swelling
and infection.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05

Paul F Hegis was appointed on
the Workmanship committee for
Wayne Post III American Legion
at their last meeting in Wayne
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Church servIe.s Resum.d

Rev. Stephen Crowell, pastor OF
the Peoples Church. Mrs. Crowell
and their sons have returned to
Milan after a months vacation and
church services were resumed Sun
day. A change in time has been
made in the Sunday schedule. The
sermon is preached at 10 o'clock
and Sunday School follows at
1913.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05

Mrs Julia Morton. Wayne, en-
tertained the Charles Morton ST.
family reunion last sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Small Crowd al pIerIo

Because OF the cool weather a
very small crowd attended the I.
o. 0. F. picnic Sunday at Wamp-
lers Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
10 onsn EaIl Program

The Past Matron's Club OF the
o. E. S. will open its fall program
with a dinner and theater party
TO be held Monday evening in Ann
Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
To go to High school

June graduates from sheldon
school. Misses Nadia Bibicoff, Dor
is Hightower and Margaret McKin-
stry will attend Wayne HIGH
school and Kenneth Robbie and
George Simons. Ypsilanti High
School.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16

that the fuenrer never did like the
duce. When they met initially Bcnito
already was a full-lledged duce, and
going strong, whereas Adolf was just
in his incipiency as fuehrer, and
accounts are that the former patron
lied his vis-a-vis oVerpoWeringly. It's
the other way about now. SO per-
haps there's something personal be-
tween the two. Had Benito turned
out TO be a capable Junior partner
the chances are that Adolf would let
bygones be bygones. Benito has liz
zled, though.
Of course the duces censorship,
which still is effective, even though
its boss is in a peck of trouble, pre-
vents much news from getting out OF
Italy. Reports do leak out, however,
of a deal of anti-MuSsolinl activity
there, even to the point OF sure
enough disturbances, especially IN
the country's northern area, Whlch
was as pro-fascist as the southern
provinces.
Germany Pleased.
It's noticeable, too, that German
censors are pretty free in passing
these rumors from the nazl realm
limiting that Berlin doesn't object to
their dissemination. If not, the TACT
tends to strengthen the belief that
the nazi regime isn't averse to 1ur-
Their warming up the spot that
Benito's seated on.
The rank and file Of Germans Ger
tainly make all kinds OF fun OF the
Italians showing against the Greeks
and in northern Africa. Dispatches
from Berlin emphasize this detail,
and the censorship o. ks 'em readily.
Apparently it isn't that the Ger
mans want to unload Italy (though
Germany and Italy tradltlonaliy
weren't particularly good friends
with one another), but that Adolf
wants to unload Benito. Then ne
wants to Germanize the Italians. It'll
be a queer mixture, if he can do it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Red Cross
ToSend Two
Tentative Arrange
ments Completed for
Relief Shipments to
Spain and France.

Washington, Dec. 16.-(AP)-The
American Red Cross has made tenta-
tive arrangements to send food ships
to hungry Europe, one to Spain and
the other to unoccupied France, il
was learned authoritatiVely today.
Actual departure of the ships de-
ponds on a successful outcome Of ne
gotiations in progress between the
United States and British govern
ments, and the prospects there were
considered good.
While unwilling to exert pressure
on the British government for gen.
era lifting of the blockade, the State
department, it was learned, is seek
ing permission for ship to proceed
to Versailles with a cargo of con-
densed milk and concentrated Vita
min products for children in unoccu-
pied France. =,
The British government has ruled
out any relaxation of the blockade
for food shipments to countries oc-
cupied or dominated by Germany,
blocking proposals for large-scaie
American relief program in CONT
mental Europe.
Seeking a continuance of SPANS
neutrality, however, Britain has
granted permits tor some food shlps
from South America to Spain, where
need is already acute, and is under
stood to be willing to sanction. the
M nf
stuffs from the United States.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Sheffield
Is Victim OF
Second Raid

London, Dec. 16. -(AP)-GcT-
many's night raiders bombed Shelf
field, English steel center, last night
for the second time in less than a
week.
Official sources in their first re-
ports said only that bombs "fell in
the Sheffield area"
Sheffield was attacked heavily
last Thursday night and victims of
that raid, buried alive in raid shell
tiers, were still being rescued early
today.
Royal air force planes struck at
the Berlin area with "prolonged at
tacks" during the night, while what
was at first identified only as an in
dustrial region in the north Of Eng
land was receiving Germans blows.
In the first reported activity of the
new day German plane machine
gunned a town in East Anglia this
Planes were also reported near
Liverpool.
In Berlin, the German high conf
mand reported that four persons
were killed and twelve wounded in
British air raids on Berlin last night
and the command also acknowledge
ed some damage. A communique said
some houses were damaged and two
hospitals hit, while suburban rail
line was Temporarily disturbed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Five Millions In Federal Road Money
May Be Scorned By State Authorities

thority are known to feel that 1t
would be better for the state to keep
the five million it would have to put
I'D to match Federal funds during the
next two years. There is a strong be-
lief that the state system could be
more adequately served by spending
that much on projects chosen by the
state than by the ten million which
would go into State-Federal ROADS
for defense"
And so, unless there is marked
change, the highway appropriatlonS
made by the 1941 General Assembly
will not contain any funds earmark-
ed for general cooperation with the
Federal government in road building.
Normally each years road funds
contain three types of Federal ana
In the first category are the re-
eular'' Federal funds which the State
matches dollar for dollar and Whlch
are spent upon projects initiated by
the State, but approved by the Fed
eral road authorities.
This is the money which Will prop
ably not be "earmarked' IN the com
ing legislature Under existing RED
eral appropriations, the State will get
for the fiscal year 194l-42 tedera!
fund S2,672,6 500 for the "generar
road program. Ordinarily, the legls-
lature would vote an equal sum spe-
cially to match this. This time now
ever, it is planned merely to ncluoe
il as additional state money Tor ROAD
construction. Then, if the Federals
finally decide to build the defense
roads at their own expense, the gov
ernor, OF highway commission, can
ollot funds to match Federal money
for the usual general program
r:hich the Highway Commission de-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
badWeather
Is Impeding
British Push
Italians Admitted To
Be Still Holding
Strongly Fortified Po-
s;f;;cns Around Salum"
After Fierce Fighting.

C-aa. Dec. Observation-Disclosures
.f n-...n'S army in the western
ss,s.- a-n well across" the border
., = -.H Liova. 4 general headquar-
..~, ..,runidue reported TODAY at
.,, --s.r-HI Of the second week of
~ British drive.
=, Italians. however. were admit
- =. ar still holding strongly forti-
led positions around Salum." Egypt
ian my. I'VE miles east of the from
- "A, he coast sector, where heavy
-.ht,Hg ,a> been going on for three
5av> and :nrce nights.
A..a" shifting yesterday almost
srnt,v through dust storms, British
..rca, ne said to be forging ahead
p, ..s Sall;.N-Fort CapuzZo-Bardia
SECT. today in rain. The communi-
a:s sd bad weather was still caus-
,g n..- visibility.
II, Italian high command report
cd ..,.sc lighting both in Libya anc
.- Al M with heavy casualties in
.c.~G .. The British attacherS.)
-re IN may impede the British
Yu>.. ou, i is not expected to stop
I.."e.r circles said the British
-.~,at % keep the Italians on the
~.0 and the desert ran might cause
SOME &o,sv. The advance is expected
!. .-.. down in any case, however,
Continued on Page Fourl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Otto Abetz
Expected To
Meet Petaiin
Gremany Withholds
Comment on Custer of
Laval, Now Reported
Held With Leaders
Awaiting "War Guilt"
Trials at Rom.

Bern, Dec. 16.-(AP)- rhe fate of
conquered Frances Vichy govern
ment and possibly even total nazi
occupation of her soil was believed
here today to depend on how the
axis takes the weekend upheaval in
the cabinet of Chief of State Philippe
Petain.
Hitler's representative in Paris,
Otto AbetZ. was expected in Vichy
today to talk with Petan. according
to diplomatic reports reaching Bern.
Berlin's approval of the custer of
Pierre Laval as vice premier and
foreign minister may hinge on what
the French chief of state tells Abetz,
observers said.
Sources here said that Laval, at
first reported under guard in his
own home, now was rumOred to be a
prisoner in Chautau de PelleviSon
along with the republican leaders
who faced war guilt charges in the
impending Riom trials which Laval
himself advocated.
Authorized sources in Berlin said
that the Laval dismissal came as a
surprise and that until the German
government has been fully informed
of what it means the German press
will not even report that Laval is out.
A special reason for Germany's
reserve, they said, is that France has
made only truce with Germany and
peace has not yet been re-established.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir WaiIer Hotel
nv HENRY AyERILL

Raleigh. Dec. 10 Believe it or
mo-, there is a strong possibility that
To-" State of North Carolina Will
srru five million dollars of Federal
road money which normally would
l." a-ailabIe for highway construc-
tom during the l941-43 biennium.
Ig', almost unprecedented refusal
@ accept U. S. help will come about,
Luc,s there is a change in the pres
en- outlook. because Of the niggardly
and Negative policy Congress seems
prepared to adopt about building the
s"-"ailcd national defense" ROADS.
Chairman Frank Dunlap OF the
Highway Commission, Governor
vide Z. HOCy and members OF the
road commission are not getting up
"a soap boxes to tell the world about
i. but they do not hesitate IN pr1-
\"lc 20 say flatly that unless the CEN
t.al government assumes the imam
g.! Durden Of building the defense
Anyways, it will be better for the
safe 10 refuse to match Federal
Iuuds for that purpose.
They say frankly, too, that there
Is n" present evidence that Congress
MEAD, 10 make up any sort OF that
htccN Close investigation, nclud-
NJ trips by high-ups to the national
capitol. has failed to reveal to state
officials any favorable sign. so lar
a. can be learned, there isn't even
pcsaS drawn, or considered, any red
eEaI bill TO change the present ROAD
pudding method, which calls for the
SAFE to match every Federal dollar
WITH one of its own.
'Hd"r these circumstances, the
I--..y. Chl.rm-E cad others IN att
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Bloom Urges
British Aid
Chairman Of House
Committee Would Re-
move All Legal OBJ
stacles to Giving Help.

Washington, Dec. 16.-(AP)-The
elimination of all legal obstacles in
the way of expedited aid to Great
Britain was urged today by Chair
man Blount, Democrat, New York,
of the House foreign affairs COM
mittee.
Bloom outlined his position as the
capital awaited the return OF Presl-
dent Roosevelt, who is expected to
give thorough study to all recent de-
velopments bearing on British aid
when he gets back to his fesk.
The questions which await MIR.
Roosevelt's decision range from dl-
rect financial assistance to a trans
fer of more desiroyers and the I'M
piled request for outright naval as
sistance which Lord Lothian, the
British ambassador, made in speech
delivered a few hours before his
death last Thursday.
The Presidents preoccupatlon with
foreign affairs in which British aid
is an important element was indlcat-
ed by the remark he made lii brief
talk to patients at the foundation Tor
infantile paralysis at Warm Springs,
Georgia.
He told them he hoped to be back
for two weeks next spring IF the
world survives" and his words re-
called the prophetic utterance on
CONTINUED on Page Forlr>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Duce May
Be On Skiids
Stewart Says Hitler
Seems Glad Over
What May Be Musso-
lini's Finish.
BY CHARLES T. STEWART
Central Press ColumniSt

Washington, Dec. 16.-Probably ii
wouldn't be quite correct to say that
Herr Hitler is outright glad OF the
evidently very serious situation in
which Signor Mussolini is beginning
to discover himself. He doubtless
would have preferred Italy as Ger
man asset rather than liability.
Nevertheless, state department in
formation from competent observers
in the midst of events across the At
lantic strongly hints at the conclu-
sion that the fuehrer at least IS glad
of what looks like Benito's finish as
the faScstS' duce.
The impression in Washington is
that Adolf considers his axis partner
a hopeless bungler and wants TO in
stall a new management OF his own
in Rome as speedily as possible. Pre-
sumably it will be nominally an 1tal-
ian management, but entirely subject
10 his dictatiOn.
Assuming that TINS guess is good
one, it manfestly will be to Adolf's
advantage to see Benito go into the
discard in a hurry, and the frantic
effort that the latter has been max
ing lately to put some ginger into
his military, naval and aviation COM
mands decidedly suggests that he
fully realizes how precarious his po-
sition is.
And it's surmised that Adolf fer
vently hopes Benito is right about
it. If the duce's overthroWn, the fueh-
rer obviously will have to have the
Italians think that they themselves
capsized him. Then he can squeak in
to control surreptitiously, direct the
country's policy under cover and
maybe make it genuinely helpful to
the nazis without letting it know that
he's doing the manipulating. Con-
trariwise, if he gives Benito a con-
spicuous shove the Italian people will
be apt to resent it as outside inter-
ference, making them less amenable.
Internal Rumblings.
That, it's supposed, is why Adolf's
choice is an internal italian revolu-
ton to dispose Of the duce rather
than an overt move On his own part
to turn the trick. That he's doing his
best to stir up anti-Mussolini senti-
ment in the fascist peninsula is deem
ed much more than likely-but very
covertly.
What becomes Of Benito, Adolf APP
parently doesn't care; it's immaterial
to him whether the fascistS kill him
or chase him into exile or any other
old thing, provided he's completely
eliminated.
Stories are current to the effect
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16

SlreS.
If, as seems likely, the Federals
stand fast and ask the States to pay
half of defense highway construc-
ton, North Carolina can ignore them,
take its own money and build the
roads the Highway Commission feels
will fit most benefcially into the Tar
Heel system.
An added indication that the CEN
trail government will stand fast is
the specific singing out by President
Roosevelt of roads and highway con-
struction as activities in which
drastic economy .''cuts" can be effect
ed In other words, it seems unlikely
that the President will recommend
that the Federal government assume
entire cost Of defense roads.
OF course the State will continue
to accept, if the Federal government
will allow it to take part and leave
part of the program, the funds usual
ly granted for secondary roads and
for elimination of grade crossings.
The first item for 1912 amounts
to S348,612 and the second to $751;
U96. Inc secondary ROAD money iitto'
be matched by the State, the grade
crossing funds are put up entirely by
the Federal government.
The 1942-43 Federal funds which
would normally come to North Car
dina haven't been figured out, but
the entire Federal appropriation to
aid in state road building will be
S137, 100000 as compared with $780,
100000 for the year 1941-42.
On that basis, it is easy to figure
that North Cardinals share would be
about twelve and a half per cent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Traffic Deaths
Are Fewer

C-ar.o;te. Dec. l6.-(AP)-The
@.a"oe: Of fatal highway accidents in
Nora Carolina over the weekend
,o,s, & drop as c1mpared with the
.-c5a, SatUrday-SUnday periods.
Only caree were reported.
:. :, Anderson, %. Of Fayette-
--o. "aS killed near there when q
,rUc., got out of control and crashed
mo "avine.
Dnr-s Ballard, N. C. State College
aa",. was killed near Newton, his
e". town. when struck by an au-
,.@o3ile.
@"0n Brewster Grant. 81, Mocks-
vile lawyer. was killed in an auto
noodle accident at a KannSpolls
s'"eor intersection.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Greeks Take
Important
Positions
Italian Officers Re-
ported XIII e d as
Greeks Drive Italians
From Strongly De-
Tended A b a m a n
Heights Position.

Athens, Dec. 16.-(AP)--An Ital-
ian general and a colonel were re-
ported killed today when Greeks
stormed an important position which
fascist forces were trying desperate
ly to hold
The Italians were said to have
fled. leaving many dead.
This was on the southern front
where the Greeks are driving toward
Valona, one of the three remaining
Albanian ports in Italian possession.
'In this sector our troops scored
onother great victory by Storming
and occupying another height which
the Italians defended with a gen.
eral and colonel at their head" one
report said.
"These two senior officers with re-
volvers in hand induced their men
70 defend the position. However,
both officers were hit in the breast
ard Lied.
Their death was the sign for a
wholesale retreat and abandonment
of the height After occupation of
the height our soldiers found the
bodies of italian senior officers"
In a fierce new drive from Pog-
radetz toward Elbasani, in central
Albania, Greek mountaineer regi-
ments were reported to have smash
ed through massed italian reserves
for large gains.
Dispatches from that battlefront
said the Greek offensive which had
been held up by storms and zero
temperatures was resumed over the
weekend with greater gains.
The Greeks said Italians attempt
ing to counter attack were "repell-
ed and dispersed in such way as, to
lose contact with the bases from
which they started"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Smaller Use
OF Fertilizer
Is Foreseen
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Dec. l6.-Any decrease IN
tonnage of fertilizer sold in North
Carolina will unbalance the State
Department Of Agriculture's budget,
according to D. S. Coltrane, assist
ant to Commissioner W. Kerr Scott.
There exists, too, the very serious
possibility that there will be such
a decline, Coltrane writes in the de-
partment's biennia! report, soon to be
released by the printer.
in all probability the fertilizer
tonnage foD the next biennium will
not equal that of the past two years"
he said. "If the tonnage should drop
there is a probability of our receipts
for the next two years falling short
of expenditures. In our opinion the
reserve in the agricultural fund IS
about as low as it should be-" .
The assistant commissioner cited
the TACT that the department has
fGoufinued on Page FOul)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
Eoaheh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Showers this afternoon and
tonight; colder in south and west
portions tonight; Tuesday partly
cloudy and colder.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16
CANADIAN FREIGHTER
BOMBED OFF IRELAND

New York, Dec. 16-(AP)-A for
mer Italian freighter seized by
Canada after the crew attempted to
scuttle her in the st. Lawrence riV-
or wireless today that she "was be-
ing bombed by enemy aircraft Off
the coast of Ireland.
The vessel is now the Bic Island.
On the day Italy entered the war last
June 10 her crew ran the vessel
ashore in tn st. Lawrence river near
Bic Island, from which her new name
was derived.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-16

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
5th Column Is in Bad
 In England
Government Exercises En- ergenly Powers-Capt.
 Ramsay Arrested

LONDON, May 23--The Govern ment used its new emergency pow CTS today to crack down on 5th col- umn suspects in Britain.
 Easiest organizations have been banned and many arrests have been made.
 The arrest of a conservative mem Der of Parliament, Capt. Archibald Ramsay, created the greatest sen- sation. The precise reason for Ram says arrest is not announced but the World War veteran was known to be a strong Fascist sympathizer.
 Numerous arrests were made in a raid on the headquarters of Sir Os- wald Moseley's British Fascist Party, and the group was officially surpres- Sed
 An. emergency decree permits cer- tain classes of British police to carry firearms, contrary to the usual pro- cedure. British policemen usually are unarmed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
PROPAGANDA
 FOR HITLER TN CHICAGO.
'HeiI Hitler HandbiIls Are Pasfered on Autos and
 Stuffed in MdiIboxes

CHICAGO, May 23.-The Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed here today that they have received complaints of Hell Hitler and swastika handbills being found in mail boxes and plastered on autos throughout the city.
 The handbills said Hitler will not forget you. Don't fear Roosevelt: Don't fight for British money. Re- member 1917."
 The FBI said there appeared to be no violation of Federal laws.
 Postal authorities said stuffing such material in mail boxes Is vio- lation and the violators, if found, could be forced to pay postage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
COOP 5ET-Up
 I5REFU5EDBY
 REPUBLICANS
Landon Will Not Accept Coalition Government #
 Roosevelt Runs Again

WASHINGTON, May g. = Ali Landon today challenged President Roosevelt to renounce a third term if he wants the Republicans to join a coalition defense admins tration.
 The challenge drew from the White House the retort that "the President declares he has no time just now to give to preparation of political statements"
 Landon has declared after a long conference with Roosevelt yes terday that political implications are unacceptable in any coalition set up and the Republicans can and will participate "only if the Presi- dent eliminates himself as 1940 candidate"
 Landon conferred today with Sec retary of State Hull