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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Defense Group
Studying Maps

A study OF aerial maps OF the
Ypsilanti area occupied members
OF the Regional Planning Commits
sion at a meeting Tuesday evening
in the city hall
The maps. just received from a
Lansing company that made the
aerial survey. cover an area Of about
II square miles. OF which the city
of Ypsilanti forms about three TO
four square miles.
The commission intends to use
the maps as a reference basis Tor
planning OF future growth OF Npsi-
lanti. The maps show the exact po-
sition OF existing structures and
facilities and provide graphic in
formation for the possible location
OF new buildings.
T. S. Weber. Detroit Edison man
ager, and e. II. Manning Michigan
Bell Telephone Co. area manager,
discussed expected future growth OF
public utilities with the expansion
of the city. Both reported substan'
tial gains in demands for electric
and telephone service.
Norris Wiltse. commission chair.
man. said he will attempt to obtain
the full-time services OF Francis w
Willsey. engineer for the Michigan
Planning Commission, in making
maps for the local commission. Mr.
Willsey. who has been working with
the Ypsllani engineering depart
ment the past week in preparing
maps for the state commission, has
also aided the local commission in
map making.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Defense Bond
Goal Decided
For Ypsiianti
$500, 600 Will be
Sought

A goal OF 100000 for sale OF
United States Defense bonds and
stamps in Ypsilanti has been estab-
lished by the finance committee Of
the city sale group. As $1,000
worth OF defense bonds and stamps
already have been purchased n
Npsilanti this leaves only 100000
TO complete the goal.
The amount OF the goal was de
termined by construction cost of a
Consolidated B-24 bomber. The
local sales group, represented by
Mayor Ross X Bower and +. H.
Chapelle, sales chairman. recently
requested Congressman Earl C..
Kitchener to inquire of the War De-
partment about city sponsorship OF
the first bomber from the assembly
lines at lpsilanti bomber plant.
Pending federal government APP
prevail of the plan, the committee
is considering an insignia contest
for the plane to be christened
Spirit of Ypsi", the name suggest.
ed by Ypsilanti Foremen's Club.
The emblem also would be placed
on buttons TO be given to each
person purchasing bond.
A large sign. representing a
thermometer, will be placed in front
OF the Post once showing the
height Of stamp and bond sales in
Ypsilantl.
AT meeting Tuesday noon IL
Hotel Huron, committeeman agreed
TO meet every other Tuesday.
Fifty cent stamp books will be
distributed to each member OF XII
wants and Rotary who will be ask.
ed to purchase a stamp at each
meeting Fred Cain will be at the
hotel each week to take charge of
sales
City sales committeeman are urg-
Ing the giving OF defense bonds as
Christmas presents.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
CHIEF ANNOUNCES
EFFICIENCY PLAN
FOR POLICE WORK
Southland to be Assistant
to Patch in New
Organization
DUTIES OF SERGEANTS
DEFINED IN PROGRAM
Commanding Officers viii
Meet Monthly to
Discuss Problems

Announcement of the appoint
ment Of former Police Chief Ralph
l.. Southland as assistant TO Chief
Dan Z. l.. Patch was issued Tues
day in an order defining duties Of
commanding officers in the police
department
Chief Patch included an an
nouncement that commanding Of.
ficers will meet monthly to discuss
a program of efficiency for the flu
ture growth of the department. He
said the first meeting will be in
his office in January.
In defining the duties OF the new
assistant chief, Chief Patch said:
"Ofiicer Ralph L. Southland will be
recognized. respected and obeyed
In the department in the capacity
of assistant to the Chief of Police.
In addition to officiating as warrant
and court officer. he will help out
at the sergeant's desk. the drivers
license bureau and will take care
OF such assignments as authorized
by the Chief OF Police"
Mr. Southland, for l3 years head
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Six Fined in
Game Racket

As the result of Circuit Judge
George W. Samples one-man grand
jury probe into gambling in Wash
tenaw six men were fined $3.50
each by Justice Jay H. Payne, Ann
Arbor, Tuesday, for running a road
side card game along Ecorse Rd.
near the Ypsilanti bomber plant.
The six men. all from Detroit,
were arrested by local state police,
and paid thefr fines at once, secur-
ing their release They were told
to ,.eep their operations out of this
county. They are Isadore Berko-
witz, 80, and Kenneth Odom. 20.
both white; Frank Mcdowell, 32,
Solomon Williams, 81. Charles
Brown, 20, and Franklin Young,
81. colored. A seventh, letter
Neal was released on information
OF 'arresting officers that he appar-
emily was not implicated in running
the game.
The game was a threec card gam
Bile in which the victim selects
one red from two black cards.
guessing its position on the board.
Judge Sample had announced
Nov. IL he would make the gambl-
ing probe in this county, and the
first secret grand jury sessions
were held Tuesday morning. and
from 5 to p. IN. Judge Sample
said today he had no statement TO
make as yet on the findings. but
indicated the sessions would con-
tinua whenever new information
warrants.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

Ypsilanu Daily Press carriers
Saturday viii inaugurate a defense
stamp selling campaign here
The SO boys will take orders Tor
ten cent defense stamps, delivering
them and receiving the money the
following saturday This schedule
Will be followed on subsequent sat
,urdays. Each newsboy will be given
a badge designating him as an Of
fetal L. ;. delcuse agent.
The boys will receive no remun-
Grafton for their contribution for
the defense program. but they will
have an opportunity TO win recog-
milton in the form Of medals and
certificates. A bronze shield will
be given TO each carrier when he
sells lS7 ten cent stamps. a silver
bar when he sells another 375. q
gold bar for another $50. and sim
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Program For Signal Corps Benefit Ready
See GOODFEDLOWS

Program for the 32nd Signal
Company Night sponsored by Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce in Yp-
silanti High School auditorium Fri
day at Sis p. m. is announced to-
day by Luther H. Fenker. general
chairman.
Civic groups and individuals Will
appear in the patriotic and Christ
mas music program. Ypsilanti
High School Girls Drum and Blu
gle Corps in colorful Scottish cos
tune will open the entertainment
with Allegiance" Jaclyn Wright
and Bonnie Schoolmaster will pre-
sent a militaristic tap titled Spirits
Of America.
Carl Liudcgren will direct Ypsi-
lanti Mems Glee Club in selections
and Joann Rose and her accordian
will be presented.
For a featured dancing and music
routine blouse Party" will be
presented. The musical drama VIII
take place IN the living room Of the
home Of Barbara June Spiegel who
also will be hostess. Ruby Prince
and Jimmie Hunt viii be chaperons
and Misses Wright and Schoolmas-
ter, punch girls. Guests will be
Mary Alice Brown. Carl Wellington
Hewitt. Marjorie Luedemann, Paul
sutherland. Mary Margaret and
-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Japanese Warned
to Expect
Attacks
Red Troops Inflict
Deadly Blows on
Moscow Front
(By the Associated Press)


United States submarines were
officially credited today with two
successful actions in Asiatic wat
ers and a japanese naval officer ex.
pressed fear that probably 20 OF the
long.range raiders were operating
about Japan.
A warning by Lieut.. Comm. Ken
so Tominaga Of imperial headquar-
ters TO expect attacks by u. S. sub.
marines brought home the war 10
japan, whose own fleet was widely
scattered. with some vessels as
signed to hitand-run Smelling OF
Johnston and Maui Islands near
Hawaii.
Admiral Thomas c. Hart, chief Of
the L. S. Asiatic fleet, said Unit
ed States submarines had made
two successful attacks" and i'm
piled that there might have been
others, since the vessels command
ers are not required to report until
they return. lie did not say what
the victims were.
Tominaga said the T. S. craft
were of a superior 2,000-ton type
with cruising radius OF $500
miles. and urged Japanese seamen
10 be on the alert for them.
Construction OF Manila's first
public afraid shelter, a reinforced
concrete. structure designed to pro-
tect 100 persons. was under way
in an area recently bombed by Jap.
anese planes.
Critical hours for German arms
were indicated today in anti-Axis
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Vote to Give 5000
to Signal Corps
Fund

Ypsilanti Goodfellows. at their
meeting Tuesday night at Ypsilanti
Daily Press Office. voted to donate
$500 to the 32nd Signal Corps fund.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
and the American Legion are spon-
soring benefits to raise money for
the Signal Company.
The help for the soldiers will be
in addition to the regular baskets
TO be distributed to needy families
the day before Christmas.
Final plans for the annual Good
fellows paper sale Saturday were
made and tentative corners were
assigned. This year three shifts will
be used, the men working from !
to o'clock, to 7, and I to 10 O..
clock.
Five members Of the Junior Cham.
Ter of Commerce were accepted as
new members and they will have
live others to assist in the sale.
New members accepted were Gerald
+. Fulford. W. A. Mackie. George
Sharrock. William Horner and II.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
to
Start Music

Tonight at 1880 the first Of the
Christmas music program over the
public address system in the bust
ness section will be presented by
the Michigan state Normal College
Campus Choristers Melvin Giles
will direct the group in a variety Of
selections.
Other entertainers this week will
be the Roosevelt High School string
orchestra y. Chester Ryan direct
Ing. at $50 p H., and Roosevelt
mixed chorus, Miss Lillian Ashby
In charge. at 8 p. m, Thursday;
Npsilanu High school string quar-.
tc.te. Leland Randall in charge. and
the High School octette. Roland
Schafer directing. to 4:30 p. m.
Friday; and Maxwell Ament, bari
tone soloist. with piano and violin
accompaniment. 4 p. m. Saturday.
A number of other musical fe3-
lures will be provided throughout
the holidays. The Board OF Com
merce is sponsoring the program
and have established five loul
speakers atop buildings In the bust.
ness section AL performances will
he presented from Grinnell recital
studio.
Cleaning new merchandise. pun
sent odor OF evergreens and a blaze
OF colo ed liehts will greet shoppers
in Up ilanti stores tonight as tbs
first OF the holiday evenings when
esta lishments Will be open until
9 p. m. Stores will operate each
night until p. m through Christ
mas Eve for convenience OF those
persons unable TO make purchases
during the day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Stamps to be
Contest Prize

United States defense stamps will
be issued for prizes in the residence
Christmas decorations contest spon'
sored by the Junior Chamber OF
Commerce First prize will be s. In
stamps. second, SO and third. 50.
Application for entering the con-
test can be filed at Board OF Com
merce, Ipsilanti Daily Press or with
any committee member including
Clifford Bennett Donald Ehle. Ken
meth Smith and Creston Myers.
Deadline for fling is Dec %.
Judges will be chosen by Mr.. BEN
nett this week Winners will be an.
nOunced Dec %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Congress Today
tBy Associated Press)
Senate

Thy Associated Press)
Senate
May take up bill 10 extend draft
age limits meets u noon. E.S.T)
Defense Investigating Committee
questions Charles West. former in
terror undersecretary l0;30 a. M.
Banking Committee continues
hearings on price control legisla-
ton 90 a. M.
House
Considers sweeping revision and
widening Of draft registration age
limits G2).
Judiciary Committee studies
plans for tightening guard against
foreign agents G0:30).
TUESDAY
Senate
Passed war powers bin.
House
Authorized 100000 ton expansion
OF L. s fleet.
Passed bill giving President far
reaching wartime powers, includ-
ing control over alien property,
censorship authority. AMI power to
reorganize government agencies.
Approves $4,000. 900 expenditure
20 complete highway linking this
country and Panama Canal Zone.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
GoodfeNous to Aid Army Men
Dumping of
Milk Feared

Sheriff John L. Osborn and ten
deputies patrolled diaries and
roads between Willis and Saline
today, starting about 3 a m to
prevent violence and possible milk
truck dumping in tie controversy
between rival dairy uniCus supply
ing milk TO Detroit. No violence
had been reported by ten clock.
and t. was believed there would
be none in this county.
Local state police were also
authorized 20 aid II necessary; but
We're not called upon this morning
Sgt Frank Walker, commander
of the local state police post. 10
day authorized police eac0rt for a
Saline dairy truck en- route TO
Detroit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Draft List to
be Submitted

Mrs Joyce Root, manager Of coun-
ty draft board No. ., for Washtenaw
County exclusive OF Ann Arbor. said
that today she received instructions
to inform Lansing headquarters how
many men her board can furnish
for pre-induction physical examina-
tons on Dec. %, %, and 81.
Formerly. the boards were merely
told to furnish so many. but in view
OF Americas entry into the war a
complete canvass Of available reg
istrants Is being made.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
u. s. Submarines Score
.TtUo Successes, Raiders
Operate off Jap Coast
Daily Press Carriers Will
Start Defense Stamp Drive

liar gold bars for e. h additional
750
The circulation department will
handle defense stamp accounts of
the carriers, giving them the stamps
TO be delivered TO their customers
and forwarding the receipts to the
Treasury Department.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

MEXICO CiTT-TPF-The thou.
sands of Spanish nationals he-e
we're reported reliably today to he
Withdrawing their funds from Next
can banks and political observers
saw in the action indications that
Spain soon may become an active
participant in the war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
COURT TO DECIDE

Lansing. Dec. Tins issue
created by a court injunction 70
strainiDg. the civil service commits
sion from giving competitive exam
nations to 300 unclassided state
employees viii be carried TO the SUI
preme >court Personnel Director
Thomas ]. Wilson said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

Washington, Dec. l7-UP- The
first Army bomber to be produced
from parts fabricated by the auto
mobile industry will roll from a
new Sl1,000,00O assembly plant at
Kansas city, Mo, several months
ahead Of schedule" soon after Jan.
], the Office OF Production Manage
ment disclosed today.
Production OF bombers also is
scheduled to begin early. in 1912 at
similar assembly plants at Tulsa.
Okla, Fort Worth. Tex, Omaha.
Neb., and Ypsilanti, Mich.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -
INS-Three trsinmen were re-
ported killed an5 at least three
persons injured today in a
head-on collision between two
passenger trains three miles
north OF Jefferson City. The
dead and injured were not I'm
med.ately Identified. State
highway patrol headquarters
in Jefferson City said the crash
occurred about a. m. on the
Missouri Pacific line.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

ANYONE INTERESTED in student
help for board or room or both,
beginning with winter term. Janu.
airy 5. call Cleary College. PA. 1870.
Adv. 12l1S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Today IN 1916

fBv Associated Press)
Great French offensive in Meuse
sector Of Verdun front continues.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

LEXINGTON. Ky.-UP - Tom
Penney. 50. an ex-convict whose
testimony helped convict one of
his alleged accomplices last night,
goes on trial today for the slay-
ing Of golf star Marion Miley and
her mother.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Thursday:
Cloudy, Warmer

MONT JOLT, Que.-UP-At least
nine railway snow shoyellers were
killed and Is others seriously in
iured when a. freight train crashed
into a snow train at Mont JOLT.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

LOS ANGELES up A
severe earthquake struck the
Japanese island Of Formosa off
the China coast and north Of
the Philippines at 1920 a. m.
today 1920 p. m. Tuesday
ESD. causing et8 casualties
and destroying 693 houses at
Tainan, the Takyo radio heard
by NBC reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

WASHINGTON -AP- Gen.
sorsh p Of the press, radio,
cables and foreign mails was
all but law to-day. Congress
was looking for legislative
shortcuts TO affirm these and
other wartime powsrs for
Pres dent Roosevelt before sun
down. Only minor differences
between bills passed yesterday
by the Houss and Senate re-
manned to be iro1ed out be-
fore the censorship, which Mr..
Roosevelt Acknowledged "all
Americans abhor," became a
fact.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

SAN FRANCISCO-INS-A grim
note of realism was injected into
the Pacific Coasts civilian defens e
preparations today as U. S. Army
officers began to teach San Fran
cisco police and fremen the art Of
handling incendiary bombs and war
gases.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

HONOLULJ-UP- The Army
decorated Second Li1utenanfs
George WEIGH and Kenneth Taylor
with the distinguished service
cross today for their "outstand .ng
acts CT heToism" In shooting down
six japanese planes against over
vhelming odds.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

see PROGRAM Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

See WAR-Page S A.,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

Continued on rage Eight
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y-INS -
Isaac Brown, AZ year old New York
insurance broker awaited sentence
today after being found guilty by
a jury of FIVE women and seven
men Of the attempted Staying OF
1S-year old Matilda lie Boyer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

DALHART Tex.-AP-Six cars
OF westbound Rock Island passeng.
err train were derailed at Naravisa,
Sc miles southwest of Dalhart to-
day, injuring four persons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

NEW Notwithstanding the
trading with the enemy act" for
the first time since L. S. entry
into the war federal agents last
night seized the Spanish freighter,
Isla de Tenerife.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

WASHINGTON AP 49, Well-in
formed congress men said today thai
pending daft extension measures
in the House and senate might be
compromised to provide for active
military service for men from 20
through a. inclusive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

BUENOS AIRES-AP-A state OF
siege in Argentina and quick moves
In Mexico and Central America to
give the United States tangible aid
IN war today marked Latin Amer
ica's contributions to hemisphere
solidarity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

CHICAGO-AP- House-t toulouse
canyasses and voluntary payroll de-
ductions will form the basis OF a
nationwide drive to get everyone
into the habit of buying defense
savings bnods. A sales goal Of ST.
100000 a month was announced yes
terday at a conference OF repre-
sentstiy of the As states and
Treasury officials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

WASHINGTON AP-Men rep
resentirg labor, management and
the public met here today in an eff
fort TO work out an agreement to
prevent all work stoppages in war
vital industries. Some government
quarters forecast creation of new
leiiatioh agency patterned on the
1918 War Labor Board.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

See BLOOD DONORS Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-17

NEW YORK -AP For failure to
heed AFRAID alarms, New Workers.
may ecciye a $500 fine, six months
IN prison. or both, under a new city
statute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-15

and blue, yellow and green, red
and blue. red and white. blue and
white. brown and yellow are
among the foolproof color schemes
for out-of doors. For the tiny
porch terrace. it's usually best to
use one Of these colors on big
pieces of furniture with another
shade as accents here and there
Any bright shade, combined with
white, is a choice that cannot be
beat.
Most sophisticated color scheme
for porch or terrace is all-white.
Pillows for chairs and sofa are
covered with white, water-resist-
ant fabric. Iron or wood frames
are lacquered TO match the pillow
covers, and tables are of wrought
iron, painted white. with white
tile tops. In one corner. there are
red geraniums in a huge white pot.
Another sophisticated subtle
color scheme on a porch in a
group Of exhibit rooms makes use
of all-white furniture placed on
a blue and white plaid rug. A blue
bowl. on the white coffee table.
is filled with white snspdrsgons
and scarlet peoples.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-15
Garden Furniture Departments AbLaze With CoI0r

Aztec gold; a deep. jungle green
often used with lava green
flame red. a lush shade With IN
dertones Of orange. bright cobalt
blue.
Miss Parks prints are adapta-
tons OF primitive Guatemalan
motifs showing geometrie forms.
alternating with animals. human
figures and birds The Quetzel
bird. which is to Guatemala what
the American Eagle is 70 this
country. appears frequently.
Guatemalsn weavers Use the
bold colors in vivid stripes alter
mating with figured bands. For
assembling with the figured mo-
tifs. Miss Park has designed bold
plain stripes Of the vibrant eolors
and includes plain fabrics in all
Of these shades.
Pan-American fabrics are stun
ming with bamboo. bent wood or
wrought iron furniture and with
several types Of woven porch
furniture. Something IN lava
green will harmonic nicely with
the pale yellow or white covers
you have on your present furni-