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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
Sports Calendar
TODAY
Baseball

TODAY
Baseball
YpSilanti High School vs.. Plym-
outh. there.
Roosevelt High School VS.. Sa-
line, Recreation Park, 4 p. m.
City League
Cunningham's VS.. United Stove,
Recreation Park, 5:45 p. m.
Tennis
Ypsilanti High School vs..
Ecorse, there.
Golf
Ypsilanti High School VS.. Dear
born, here.
TUESDAY
City League Baseball
Cubs VS.. Merchants, Recreation
Park, 6:45 p. m.
Baseball
Michigan Normal VS.. Hillsdale
College, Briggs Field, 4 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12

Garbrecht and Williams TX de-
feated Frogner and Yellin (N),
Ga, IS.
Lepisto and Schwartz (N) de-
feated Rowland and Thompson
(K). 81, 81.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
DIES OF INJURIES

Grand Rapids. May Pap -
Mrs. Mary Madcle, 81, Detroit, died
Sunday OF injuries received in an
ACKNOWLEDGMENT collision near
Marine May g. Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew J. Hollibaugh were fatally
hurt In the same crash.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
CHILD KILLED

Detroit, May 12-AP-Twelve-
year-old William Rushlow was kill
ed and his playmate. 12-year-old
June Washer. was critically injur-
ed Sunday when an automobile
struck the bicy Gle on which they
were riding. Police sought the
driver. Joseph Struble. 81. died
Sunday OF injuries received when
his automobile overturned on
northwestern Highway near Ten
mile Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
THROWN Epou poNv

Traverse City, May Pap -
Teddy Akey. 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Akey. Traverse
City, suffered a fatal skull frac-
ture Saturday when thrown from
his pony which was frightened by
A passing automobile on US-1s1.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12

little dificulty in getting start.
ed this spring.
The other member OF the Hills
dale battery, Don Tuohy. ranks as
perhaps the best all.around catch
er In Michigan collegiate baseball.
Besides eXcelling mechanically.
Tuohy is a tremendous hitter. his
batting average last season being
we'll over 400.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
AMERICAN tsAeus

flames htNluu ltaufl.
Sundays Results
ChicAgo .. Detroit l.
Philadelphia 10. Washington s.
Boston rs. New York s.
Cleveland -. St Louis Sc tsec-
oud game. 10 inningsl
TodIy's Games
Philadelphia AZ Washington
New York Al Boston
Only games scheduled
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
How They Stand

7h tladelphia- IL .292 II
Games behind leader.
Sundays Results
Brooklyn 6, Philadelphia ).
Chicago 3. Cincinnati /.
New York s. Boston 3.
ST. Louis T.. Pittsburgh 4.
Todsy's Games
Chicago At Cincinnati.
st. Louis az Pittsburgh.
Only games scheduled.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
ouTsoARp CHAMPION

New York. May l2-lNS-Fred
Jacohy. Jr. ilyear-old veteran
spcedboat designer OF North Ber-
gen, y. J.. today held the 1871
Albany-tO.New York cupboard rae
ing championship. having piloted
his jouncing craft, the Violet Rita,
over the l32-mile route in three
hours. six minutes, and So sec
ouds for an average speed OF 41.657
miles per hour Jacoby's time
was a record for Glass "B" boats.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12
Dennis, Fry to
Repeat Contest

A repetition of the pitching duel
between Ray Dennis, Michigan
Normal star. and David Fry. Hills
dale southpaw, will be offered Up.
silanti followers of the Huron base
ball team Tuesday at Briggs Field.
The game will start at p. m.
In their previous meeting Den
mis- bested Fry, diminutive Jack.
son junior, 2-l. Both hurlers al
lowed six hits in one OF the top
collegiate battles OF the season.
Dennis may withdraw from
Tuesdays fray before its compile
ton since he is also scheduled to
start against Michigan State Sat.
urday. He is particularly desir-
Gus of setting down tire Spartans.
who blasted him out of the box
In contest earlier this year.
Two other changes will be made
In the Huron lineup which will
open against Hillsdale. Sig Gretz-
ner, erstwhile pitcher, will replace
Andy Newlands in centerheld, and
Cas- Wojcicki. former City League
luminary, will take over Joe Ora
dy's third base post.
Newlands, a southpaw himself,
would rather take on a panzar d.
vision single-handed than bat
against a lefthander. Gretzner,
with six hits in IL times at bat,
Is one OF the leading Huron per-
formers at the plate.
He has made one other appear
ance in centerheld this year, hav-
ing substituted for Newlands in
the late innings Of the Michigan
contest.
Hard up for pitchers, Coach Ray
Sites converted Wojcicki into n
moundsman at the start OF the sea
I son. Cas- is normally a heavy hit
ter, although he has experienced
(W); Clark (N), second; Adams
(W), third Time-:22
Two-mile run-Won by Durham
(N); Burnie (N), second: Johnson
On, third. Time-9:50.4.
Javelin throw-Won by Rasmo-
vjch (N; Bctker (W). second;
Breitag (N), third. Distance-177
feet Q inches.
220-yard low hurdles-Won by
Had tN) Sommerfield (N), sec
ond; Doan (W), third. The :244.
Mile relay-Won by Michigan
Normal (Cole. Kagan, Brzezinski
and Clark; Wayne. second. Time
S;26S.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-12

TAKES OWN LIFE
Kalamazoo. May l2-Miss Alice
Boersma. 81, was found hanged
Saturday in her home northwest
Of Kalamazoo. 4 note was found.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Temporary Buildings
Receive Approval

Approval of Public Buildings Ad-
ministration designs for an undis-
closed number of additional tenn
porary Government Office buildings
to be erected near the Army War
College was among several actions
taken yesterday by the National
Commission Of Fine Arts.
Last spring P. B. A. presented
plans for three such buildings on
the War College Grounds, but the
idea was abandoned after Army
authorities complained that place.
ment of large number of Federal
workers in the area would interfere
with War Department work.
The fine arts group also approved:
A portrait of Vice President Wal
lace, former Secretary of Agriculture,
by Wayman Adams, for hanging in
the departments gallery of cabinet
members.
Municipal Architect Nathan
Wyeth's design for the projected
health center building to be erected
at Seventh and o streets NV, and
details of the District Library Build
ing designed for Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between John Marshall place
and Sixth street NV.
Relocation of the White House
greenhouses to Anacostia Park op-
'posite the Navy Yard.
Louis Justement's design for the
K street viaduct submitted by Capt.
H. c. Whitehurst, District director
of highways.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Nearby Areas 10 Join
D. T.. in Afraid Test
Sunday Morning
Montgomery Boord Meets
In Special Session to
Puss BIuckout Ordinance

All nearby areas surrounding the
Capital will take part in the air raid
test scheduled in the District be-
tween and 10 am. Sunday, it was
announced today.
Some of the areas already had
made plans for such a tryout Sun
day, but not until today was it an
nounced that they had agreed to CO.
ordinate their tests with that of the
District. Under the new arrange
ment the alarm will affect residents
of the metropolitan districts Of
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, all of Arlington and Alex
andria, as well as those of Wash
ington.
Meanwhile, Montgomery County's
commissioners met in special session
and enacted a blackout ordinance to
prohibit the burning Of any lights
or the smoking of cigarettes cigars
or pipes during the air raid warning.
demeanor for any person either to
make light or knowingly to permit
the existence of any illumination
during an afraid warning or any
practice blackout. A fine not to
exceed $50 or 30 days in jail was
provided for each violation Of the
ordinance, which becomes effective
Immediately.
The Commissioners declared that
the ordinance lis necessary for the
immediate preservation of the
health, safety, welfare and morale
of the residents of Montgomery
Evening star., 1941-12-19

glass. Then your precautions
would be useless.
If you use dark shades, be sure
they cover all the window. To
keep them taut, weight them with
metal rods or pipes fastened at
the bottom. That also applies to
drapes or other curtains.
You might also make a frame
that fits the window exactly.
Cover the frame with heavy black
paper or black cloth. Attach
handles TO the frame so it can be
easily removed or fastened into
place. To be sure that no pencil
of light escapes around the edges,
paint a border of black paint or
use black sticking tape at the
edges of the window.
AS a precaution against forget
fulness, remove the bulbs from
all outside lights, such as those
on porches and in gardens. Re-
member, the blackout applies to
every window, every skylight, ev-
cry glass door or opening to the
outside Of the house.
Lights the enemy can't see will
never guide him to his target.
Tomorrow: your refuge room.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Federal Reserves
Building Removed
From Tax Sale LIST
GentIemen's Agreement
Reached by Boord
And Commissioners

The Commissioners today agreed
to remove the listing of the Federal
Reserve Board Building from its tax
auction" schedule for January g.
after a 'gentlemen's agreement" for
a different solution. regarded as
Saving face" for all concerned, was
reached.
The District is seeking to collect
more than $500, 900 in delinquent
taxes and penalties on the building.
After an exchange Of letters with
Reserve Board officials, the Com
missioners removed the listing OF
the building.
Chester Morrill,, secretary Of the
board, wrote the Commissioners that
the Federal Reserve Board had re-
quested Attorney General Biddle to
institute a suit, but that owing to
the national emergency the Justice
Department would be unable to de-
vote time to the matter.
Mr.. Morrill, said the board, there
fore. requested the Commissioner;
to withdraw the property from sale
with the understanding that steps
will be taken with all reasonable
dispatch to bring about q final dis
position Of this matter by litigation
or legislation"
He added that the value of the
property in question is more thar
adequate to satisfy any assessments
which could be made If it should
finally be determined that the prop
erty is subject to taxation"
The Commissioners, in reply, noted
this understanding in announcing
the property was withdrawn from
the auction sale.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
BoIIes Told to Obtain
Identical Raid Signal
For D. c. and Virqinio

AS co-ordinator of civilian de-
fense for the Metropolitan area,
Commissioner Young today in
structed Col. Lemuel Bolles, de-
fense director, to arrange with
Virginia authorities for identical
signals in the District and Vir-
ginia during the AFRAID test
scheduled between 9 and 10
am. Sunday.
Up to now the District alert
signal has been five short
olasts at half-second intervals
repeated three times, a total OF
Is blasts in all; Arlington
County's alert a long blast OF
three minutes duration.
District residents will be noti-
fed of the. all clear by three
blasts of one and half seconds
duration each, while Arlington
County up till now has been
told to expect one short blast.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

County and is passed for the pur-
pose of protecting the citizens OF
the county,
The ordinance is the first such
measure to be passed in the metro
politan area.
The Commissioners also ap-
pointed George B. Porter OF The
Star and Philip j. Austensen to
membership in the County Civilian
Defense Executive Committee.
All emergency regulations will be
enforced during the Arlington Coun-
ty te,t, T. Freeland Chew. chief
deputy air raid warden, announced.
washington air raid regulations, ss
ennounced in the press. will prevail,
he said, because the county is in
cluded in the Metropolitan Defense
Area.
Will Clear Streets.
All county air raid wardens are
ordered to take their stations and
assist police in instructing the pub
lie on how to conduct themselves
during an alarm. Police and war;
dens will clear the streets and halt
| traffic, Mr.. Chew said.
City Manager Carl Budwesky of
Alexandria, has been named civilian
/ defense co-ordirator for that town
under a revised program adopted
by the Northern Virginia Regional
Defense Council.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
House Group Reports
Ramspeck Bill for
$1,000 Minimum Pay
Senote Expected to
Act Next Week on
Retirement Measure

The House Civil Service Commit
tee reported favorably today the
Ramspeck bill to establish a mini
mum salary of 81 200 for adult full
time charwomen and allows an in
crease Of $500 in the entrance salary
for a guard force for Government
buildings, making the minimum
$500.
Chairman Ramspeck says he hopes
to get prompt action on the bill in
the House early next week. 1t pro-
vides salary increases to approx
mately 1879 500 Government employees
of whom some 27.500 are in the de-
partment service in Washington.
The estimated cost is SIS 900 900 a
year. Only 100000 of this sum
would be for positions in the higher
salary brackets.
This legislation has been approved
by President Roosevelt, the Civil
Service Commission. the Budget Bu-
reau and all organizations Of Gov
ernment employees.
The Senate is expected to pass
early next week the Ramspeck lib
eralized retirement plan for Gov
ernment employees, approved by the
Senate Civil Service Committee late
yesterday. after passing the House
several weeks ago.
The main feature of the bill al
lows optional retirement at the age
of so, after 80 years of service, the
option to be available to the Gov
eminent as we'll as the employe. The
age for compulsory retirement is
made uniform for all groups at 10,
whereas the present law varies the
ages for clerical, mechanical and
postal workers.
The employe contribution to the
retirement fund is increased from
31a to S per cent. starting January
l, to help meet the increased cost.
Retirement also would be optional
at 62 after Is years,of service. An
other section allows optional retire.
ment at age SIS after 80 years of
service, but on the present worth of
a deferred annuity based on life an
nuity at 60.
The bill will go back to the House
later for action on minor amend
ments, making acceptance of the
retirement plan by elected officials
or legislative employees optional.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
mo. S of a Series.)

Backing out has to be each
persons responsibility. If the
power company cut OF all elec-
tricity, every home and shop
would be automatically darkened,
but the services that must go on
would also be deprived of power.
Since no one knows just when
and if a blackout will be manda-
tory with a fine and imprison-
ment for violation, Washington's
civilian defense officials have
urged that every one make ar
rangements now to effect a black
out.
Here are more suggestions for
blacking out:
Backing out materials should
be weatherproof as well as light
proof. For instance, if you glue
cardboard on the outside of your
windows, you should be sure to
renew the glue at frequent inter-
vals.
While black paint on windows
will obscure the light, you must
remember that bomb explosions
some distance away viii shatter
Evening star., 1941-12-19
H. zirkin & Sons Present
Bonus to Firm Members

Christmas bonuses were distributed
to every member of the firm of H.
Zirkin & Sons at the annual Christ
mas banquet last night at the Am
bassador Hotel.
Announcement was that the addi-
ton to the stores present building.
at 821 Fourteenth street NV, will
be opened the day after Christmas
Evening star., 1941-12-19
ConfereesV Vote
District Gas Tax
Of Three: Gents
Increase of Penny
Held Sufficient for
Present Rood Plans

House and Senate conferees agreed
today to raise the District gasoline
tax from 2 to cents. instead of 4
cents as proposed by the House.
The House District Committee. in
reporting the original bill, recon-
mended the Scent rate, later ap-
proved by the Senate, but when
the question was being debated In
the House an amendment offered
from the floor carried, adding
another cent.
The conferees accepted the Sen
ate's contention that, with priorities
on materials, the District during
the emergency should concentrate
on highway improvements needed
to aid defense projects, and spread
other parts of its comprehensive
highway program over longer
period of years.
1t was agreed that a Scent rate
will be sufficient If that course is
followed.
House Action Today Sought.
Chairman Randolph Of the House
District Committee will ask the
House today to ratify the confer
ence agreement. At the outset the
additional revenue of $1,500,0O0 a
year produced by the 1-cent in
crease will meet the Districts share
OF four Federal-aid highway prof.
ects urgently needed to open up
traffic bottlenecks approaching the
Potomac River bridges.
To show that the 1-cent increase
is sufficient for the time being. Mr..
Randolph will read TO the House
a letter from Thomas H. MacDon-
aid. head of the Public Roads Ad-
ministration. announcing that office
has agreed to allow $4,000, 900 from
funds carried for access roads in
the Defense Highway Act. to help
meet the Potomac River situation
Mr.. Macdonald pointed out that
the present traffic load is in excess
of the capacity of the highway and
bridge facilities across the Potomac
and that the completion of the new
War Department building in Arl-
ington County will greatly increase
that load.
First Roads to Be Built.
Estimating that 10000 to 10000
employees will cross the bridges twice
a day when the War building Il
finished. Mr. Macdonald empha-
sized the importance OF completing
the highway approaches simul-
taneously with the building.
The first projects are likely to bt
a highway grade separation a
Fourteenth street and Maine ave.
nue., leading to Highway Bridge
extension of independence avenue
from Fourteenth street to Arlington
Memorial Bridge; grade separation
approach to Key Bridge on X stree
over Rock Greek and widening o.
Twenty third street NV, with &
grade separation approaching Ar.
Nngton Memorial Bridge.
The conferees who reached tn,
agreement were: For the House
Representatives Randolph Of Wesf
Virginia, Schultz of Indiana ane
Dirksen of Illinois. For the Senat,
Senators McCarran Of Nevada
Overton of Louisiana and Burton ol
Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Ton CT Plumbing e Ling
Burns at Supply House

Two thousand pounds of oakum
packing-a jute composition soaked
with oil-caught fire in the yard OF
the Thomas Somerville Co., plumb
ing supply house, at First and N
streets NE, and sent up heavy
clouds of smoke for about Is min
utes shortly after noon today.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Toy Campaign Receives
New Jersey Groups Aid

Members of the New Jersey State
Society will bring toys for The Star
NJ B. C.-Warner Bros. Christmas
effort to the society's annual Christ
mas party at 6 o'clock tonight at
the Hotel Fairfax. The society's
Santa Claus will greet the guests.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
120 Majors Promoted
To Lieutenant CoIoneIs

The War Department today an
nounced promotion of l20 ne aiorS
in all the branches to the rank of
lieutenant colonel in the Regular
Army.
With the exception of four Air
Corps officers, all have been hold
ing the temporary rank of lieuten-
ant colonel.
The four Air Corps officers are
James T. Curry, William G. Colds
borough, Earle j. Carpenter and
Homer B. Chandler.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
YuIe Cuntutu in ARLINGTON

A Christmas cantata, THE Child
of Bethlehem" will be presented by
the walkers Chapel Methodist
Church, Glebe and Dittmar roads,
Arlington, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
F'ouqhton Named to O. P. IA.

The o. P. M. yesterday announced
appointment of Amory Houghton,
Corning. N. Y, glass manufacturer,
as assistant deputy director of its
division of materials.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

Totals to date .---- IL 88
In December, Beware of:
l. The hours between S and
10 pm. Ten of the 13 traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing q street at some
point other than q crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

Nine-tenths Of the shipments from
Cuba are for the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

curfew would be effective imme- diately, that is tonight. Berlin, quoting & German official news agency dispatch rom Paris, said the order would be effective from noon Saturday until noon Tuesday and the question of extension or cancellation would depend on the behavior of the people)
 Stuelpnagel announced that the Paris curfew would be effective from 9 p. m. to 5 a. m. restaurants, cafes, theaters and movies must close at 8 p. m. '
 All traffic is forbidden on the streets during the curfew hours. German army patrols, not French police, will rule the streets during the curfew hours and, it was warn ed, will arrest and hold as hostages all persons who defy the ban.
 Protest On Radio
 Radio Djibouti went on the air today to protest the British and Free French blockade of the East African colony French Somali- land and offered to place the port and the Djibouti-Addis Ababa rail- way under international control on condition that the French flag be respected.
 The Djibouti radio said that in view of the offer to place Djibouti and the railway under international control the British and Free French despite a food shortage bringing distress to refugees crowding the port.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

proper diplomatic-if not political caution to something of vital urgen- cy, 1t is said here.
 Today with the Russo German war in it's 18th week, authoritative sources see the position as follows:
 Leningrad Is in very precarious situation as is the Russian Battle fleet. The city may hold out for weeks or even months and exact 0 very heavy toll in killed and wound- ed, in exchange for a heavy price in Russian life and suffering.
 The Germans have been stopped dead on the central front for the last two weeks and in fact have been on the defensive in face of Russian counter-attacks. But there was every indication that the Ger mans were content b remain on the defensive here while their two wings struck with maximum force at Leningrad and the Ukraine.
 Another Industry Slice
 Tn the south the Germans threat en to overrun the DonetS and Don basins and slice another great chunk of Russia'S war industry. The attacks of the Russian central army have not affected them. The present attacks may bring the Germans 10 the foothills of the Caucasus with the oil fields just beyond.
 If the Germans reached the Sta- lino- Ordzhonikidze area or RosFov they could cut the great pipe line which takes oil from Baku, the Cas- plan sea oil port, to European Rus- sia, and Rostov is the terminal point of the v-Voronezh- Moscow and Rostov-K -Kharkov Moscow rail- roads.
 Capture of the Crimea would give tie Germans stepping-stone toward the Caucasus. There arc many indications that the Germans based in Rumania and Bulgaria arc earmarked either for a land, sea and air attack on the crime or :or an attack on Turkey.