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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27

girls?" he asked. Don't misunder-
stand me-" he added, I'VE may need
these things too. but we should
have more places for recreation.
For example, We need a playground
for this school so that the children
will not pour into the streets.
Someone's going to be killed here. Z"
Referring 90 available land in
the vicinity which could have been
devoted to recreational activities
he said, I'VE have a beautiful park
which we have looked at for five
years. Now | hope we're going to
use IT,"
at Is during leisure time that
boys and girls get into trouble. II
you don't meet the problem com
mercial interests will and they won't
be interested In morals Of the chill
dren. We need more play centers.
more leadership. systematic rec.
ords, more equipment. winter as
well az summer recreation pro-
grams. Are We going to meet the
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challenge or are we going TO take
Il lying down? The schools are doing
fine job but other agencies need
some stirring up and IL may take
some changes In personalities to do
IT,"
No Bench sitters
His talk was given as part Of the
city recreational report submitted
by Edwin Shadford, who has been
head OF the department since Sept
/. Mr.. Shadford outlined plans BY
which he hopes 10 give every child
a chance to participate in athletic
events. There will be no bench
sitters." he promised. as he told
OF his ruling. that every boy who
showed up to play in a game would
be given an opportunity. He also
stated his belief that girls should
be given as adequate a recreational
program as boys and outlined pre-
liminary steps in that direction. He
stated that programs In which both
boys and girls participate are being
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27
Battle Whipped to New
Fury by Reinforcements,
Both Sides Claim Victory
Americanism Citation Won
by Ypsilanti Legion Post


A citation OF Ypsilanti Post 2S2.
American Legion. for Its American
ism work during the past year. Is
sued by the national department.
was announced to local Legion
naires in their monty meeting at
the Legion Home Wednesday eve
ming.
Ypsilanti Post was one OF rs
posts In the United States to re-
ceive the citation. which commends
exceptional activities in support
Of Americanism principles.
Preparation and distribution OF
Christmas baskets for needy fam
lilies were discussed. B. F. Eddings.
chairman, was authorized to begin
work with his committee on this an
nual Legion program.
A Community Service committee.
appointed to investigate recreation
al needs for children and problems
OF juvenile delinquency, includes:
James Warner, chairman, Lloyd
Odds. DR.. NJ. p. O'Hara. and J. Earle
Mavity. Mr.. Odds and Prof. e. r.
Isbell spoke on proposals for rec
reational program.
That the local post be organized
as the nucleus OF a proposed civilian
defense group was recommended
by Nelson Boutell, chairman, and
members of the National Defense
committee. The local organization
would be one OF many groups set
up in vital spots of national defense
by the federal body OF which Mayor
F. II. LaGuardia, New York City. Is
chairman. Units of air raid watch
ers. fire fighters. and first aid work
ers would be formed as needed.
Officers OF the local post will at
tend the mid-winter conference OF
post officers TO be held In Pontiac
Dec. 81. Commander Carl A. John
son announced the conference.
The Post appropriated $25 for
the Red Cross.
Harold Magee will present flag
10 Roosevelt Boy Scout Troop I.
Mr.. Magee will represent the Amer
icanism committee, OF which Owen
J. Cleary Is chairman. Arrange
ments for the presentation are
being made.
A committee Of which Fred Bat
telle Is chairman was authorized to
begin making plans for the annual
New Years Eve celebration for
DICTIONARIES, their wives and
guests. dictionaries will hold open
house at the home on New Years
pay; , ,.,,.. . ,.,.
two regular monthly meetings, be-
ginning after the first OF the year. A
social meeting will be the second
Wednesday OF each month and q
business meeting will follow on the
fourth Wednesday.
Wednesdays meeting was the an
nual hammer or complaint meet
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27
Action Coming
on Anti-Strike
Proposal Soon
House, Senate Seek
to Initiate Law

Washington, Nov. 27-lNS-Rlv-
airy among Senate and House
groups for sponsorship Of anti
strike legislation was intensified to-
day as opposition OF organized To-
Dor failed to stem the tide for q
law with teeth" in II.
Leaders of the House Labor
Committee, angered by proposals Of
some House members to brush
aside the committee. hoped to re-
port out an anti-strike bill tomor-
row and seek action on Il In the
lower chamber Monday.
A reported effort to sidetrack the
Labor Committee by having the
House Judiciary Committee report
out q bill sponsored by Rep. Smith
(D) Va, failed last night.
The Judiciary Committee was
called into an unusual and unan'
nounced night session by Chair
man Summers (D) Tex, to discuss
anttstrike legislation. The Smith
bill Is pending before that CON
mittee.
The meeting. II was said by one
member. was called ut the request
OF a group OF congressman cham
pioning the Smith bill, who pre-
dicted that the Labor Committee
would approve a milk and water
anti.strike measure. The plan was
reported to be to put the Smith
bill ahead Of any Labor Committee
proposal.
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Kids or Grass9 Ypsilanf to Make Choice

kids or grass!" was the succinct
summary OF Ypsilanti's juvenile de-
linquency problem as outlined We'd
nesday evening by DR.. L. J. Carr,
Michigan Child Guidance Institute
director at the institute in Ypsilanti
High School.
His comparison followed almost
Immediately a talk by DR.. Lloyd W.
Odds, athletic coach at Normal Col
lege. who flayed officials for failure
to provide sufficient funds and
leadership TO meet needs OF a grow
ing city. He predicted that Ypsilanti
will be three or four times its
present size in very short time
and warned that its officials cannot
keep II In the horse and buggy
days" III you want a Hamtramck
you can have II. II you don't wake
up!" he said. The council sees beau
tiful streets. boulevard lights, keep
off the grass signs. policemen In
fine uniforms, big fire department.
but Why can't 1t see the boys and
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Cerhart Seger
to Speak Here

Gerhart H. Seger, noted editor,
lecturer, and former member of the
German Reichstag, will speak at
the Ypsilanti High School auditor
UNI at Sis p. m. Dec. 2.
His appearance here will be spon-
sored by the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce.
Mr.. Seger was active in German
civic affairs and editor OF a prom.
inent newspaper in that country
previous to Hitler's rise to power.
He was one OF the first political
prisoners to be arrested by Hitler's
orders and placed In a concentra-
ton camp at Oramemburd, near
Berlin. Mr.. Seger succeeded in
making his escape in 1884 and fled
to Czechoslovakia.
His wife and Is month old baby
were Immediately arrested, sent to
concentration camp, and held
as hostages. Lord Halifax and
Lady Aston. by bringing into play
British pressure were able to eff
feet the release OF Mrs. Seger
and her child.
From that day, Mr.. Seger has re-
lentlessly and tirelessly devoted
his life to anti-Nazi work. He
travelled throughout Europe lectur-
Ing against Nazism and exposing
and revealing their plans for domi-
nation.
AS early as 1885 he predicted
Hitler's invasion of Scandinavia
but was laughed at, even by the
British.
Mr.. Seger 10 probably the best
Informed man In the United States
on conditions inside Germany ut
the present time due to his con.
nections with underground organi-
cations.
He is now an American citizen
and edits and anti-Nazi German
newspaper printed in New York.
Mr.. Seger lectures continuously In
this country in colleges, churches
and clubs, speaks fluent English
and is very interesting speaker.
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Officials Set
Parade Route

Line OF march for Christmas pa
rade units Dec. is announced to-
day by Police Chief r. L. Southland
and Board Of Commerce retail con-
mittee.
Balloon units will gather at Rec
reation Park and begin marching
at $3.50 p. m. The parade will go
east on Congress st. and Michigan
Ave-, north on Prospect st. and
end at Prospect Park.
About % rural schools, Ypsilanti
city schools, Lincoln Consolidated
and several other institutions in
nearby cities and villages will De
dismissed early in the afternoon
so that children may attend.
Ypsilanti High School Girls
Drum and Bugle Corps. Ypsilanti
High. Belleville and Milan school
bands will march In the parade.
Two motorcycle officers are expect
ed to lead the procession followed
by the color guard OF the Boy
Scouts.
City police and county sheriff
department officers will cooperate
in policing grounds and directing
rerouted Michigan Ave. traffic. West
bound motorists will drive down
Miles and Cross SITS. and south IN
Ballard II they want to reach
Michigan Ave. or drive farther
west on Cross to reach Washtenaw
Ave. Eastbound trafic from Michi.
gan or Washtenaw AYES. will fol.
low the same route but In reverso
order. Ecorse Rd. has been closed
to all but bomber plant traffic so
that motorists from this direction
are few.
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Fund
to be Higher

julius W. Haab. Washtenaw
County commissioner of schools.
today announced substantial in
crease in primary school fund pay
ments.
due to increases in taxes pad
by railroads and other public util-
tiles, the primary school interest
fund for 1941-42 will amount to
s12.13 per census child, exceeding
last years amount by $1.41," he
states.
"The total amount distributed to
school districts at this time will be
S5,723,64S on the basis OF $4.13 per
census child. This Is in addition
to the s12.454,S15 apportioned in
September on a $500 per capita
basis, and completes the primary
school interest fund payments for
1941-42." he says.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27
Rezegh Taken by
Australian
Troops
Sidi Omar Back
in Italian
Hands

The British reported the recap
ture OF Rezegh today and the Ital-
ians that OF sidi Omar in sharply
divergent counter-claims Of sue
cess In the turbulent Libyan bat
tie OF armored armies whipped to
new fury by reinforcements for
both sides.
An authoritative British source
said New Zealand forces had re-
taken Rezegh. to date the pivotal
point Of the new battle Of Libya.
The captors Of Rexegh. II was
said, were the same troops which
took Bardia-which. the Italian
high command reiterated today.
is firmly In Fascist hands.
That was the chief contradiction
between the British and Axis re-
ports, which also claimed sue
cesses In the new fiare-up Of the
Libyan battle on which may de-
pend ultimate control Of the whole
North African Coast.
Axis forces. the Italian war bull.
letin asserted. have retaken Sidi
Omar, near the Egyptian-Libyan
frontier. and have repulsed British
sorties from Tobruk.
The British were said to have
taken Rezegh In the first thrust OF
their campaign. now In its 10th
day. then lost II TO the Germans
and retaken II again last night.
According to the Italian com
munique. fighting has been re-
sumed In that sector.
On reserves already thrown into
the fight to replace depleted ma
chimes on both sides and on Others
still withheld may hinge the
whole decision Of the costly desert
struggle.
Claim Advantars
In this, British In Cairo express
ed belief the advantage was thsirs.
They said the Axis probably had
exhausted most OF It's reservo
strength with little chance Of rot
ting new tanks or armored cars
across the Mediterranean.
In Russia, the German high CON-
Htanu baids tuc hcu aFIuy ua8 tO8L
heavily near and north OF Rostov-
on-don, at the southern end OF the
long eastern front. and has been
frustrated In a new attempt TO
break out Of the Leningrad siege
ring In the north.
New Advances
Advances to Pravda, the organ ot
the Communist party. acknowledg-
ed that the Germans had made nav
advances toward Moscow. In this.
they paralleled the Maxi war bull
letin which. without detail, merely
said there had been fresh German
progress in the central and north
ern sector OF the Russian front.
Pravda, however. declared that
the Germans had been stopped on
the frontal approach to the Red
capital and for the past 10 days
had been feeling out the north
ern and southern anchors Of the
Soviet defense line in a maneuver
to cut behind them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27
Steel Castings
Fall ON Auto

Extricated with difficulty from
his automobile after cit had been
crushed by q truck loaded with
steel castings, Chester Jarrett, 3S,
Whiimore Lake, was sent to Boyer
Memorial Hospital with injuries
suffered In a collision on U. s.
ll2 at Denton Rd. at about 1913
p. m. today.
Ewing Austin, 81, Jackson. driv-
er OF the steel truck. was unin-
jured. Mr.. Jarrett's car was demol-
ished and the truck was badly dam
aged.
State police said that the heavily
loaded truck crushed Mr.. Jarrett's
automobile. A crane and other
equipment OF a Michigan Bell Tele-
phone Co truck were used TO un-
tangle the wreckage and release
Mr.. jarrett.
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fRx Associated Press,

(By Associated Press)
A jurisdictional strike Of 5000
AFL machinists at st. Louis was
settled today, arbitration OF the
captive coal mine labor dispute
preceded at New York. and Presi-
dent Roosevelt's fact-nnding board
made ready for new hearings at
Washington on the threatened ma
tionwide railroad walkout.
Offsetting In part these concilia-
tory moves, the threat OF a west
coast shipyards welders strike be-
came more acute. A spokesman
for the United Welders. Cutters
and Helpers of America announced
that about $500 men employed in
Los Angeles shipyards had voted
Ito support a strike II 1t becomes
necessary.
The welders have demanded.
without success, that the ALL
grant them a separate charter. The
welding workers contend that in
some cases they have to take out
membership In as many as half a
dozen unions in order to ply their
trade.
The Los Angeles strike vote was
ordered after the International
Brotherhood Of Boilermakers. Iron
Shipbuilders & Helpers served mo-
tice that the welders, who had
bolted from that union, had until
last night to apply for reinstats
ment before being rejected from
their Jobs at the Los Angeles ship
yards.
After last nights vote to sup.
port strike, the welders' spokes-
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ing OF the local Post. No ham
mers" were presented.
Two letters OF appreciation were
read. A letter from Norris Wiltse.
principal. and Edwin Shadiord.
coach OF Ypsilanti High School, en-
pressed gratitude for the Legion's
interest In the football team and
for the dinner given the team by
the Legion Nov. II.
A letter from 1t. Col. Glenn Ar
mold thanked the Legion for a sif
Of photograph records sent to the
local signal company at Camp Liv-
ingston, La.
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Rapid Progress on
Factory Being
Made

The FIRST bomber in spring"
comes nearer reality this week with
rapid construction progress at Up
SLANT bomber plant. A little over
half of the iron work in the build
ing has been erected and riveted.
Brick work on the outside. roof
ing and flooring are progressing at
an equal pace. The commonly
called "blackout windows" have
been set on all four sides Of the
manufacturing building and on the
south and north sides Of the as
sembly structure, adjoining the
manufacturing building.
In the manufacturing section
where few workers are familiariz-
ing themselves with machines and
tools to be used in bomber con.
struction, a few jigs and jacks are
being constructed. This section Of
the building has been barricaded
from the balance of the structure
and special passes are necessary
for entrance. Windows in the
section have also been covered.
Workmen are busy constructing
the second floor of the administra-
ton Offices, which when complet-
ed will be used Immediately for
Ford Motor Co. and defense cor
poration Offices. The administra-
tive structure is on the west side
Of the manufacturing building.
Construction on the power plant
and two sub-stations is progress
ing rapidly. All Of these structures
are on the south side Of the plant.
Machinery is being Installed IN
the two 2s-foot circular digestors,
aerating and sedimentation tanks
at the sewage disposal plant.
Contract has still not been let
for the water softening plant on
Huron River DR.. but pipes from
the site have been laid above
ground to the bomber plant This
water line has not been laid I'M
derground because fixtures and con-
Meeting parts are not yet available.
During the past two weeks
weather conditions have been ideal
for plant construction. Workers
took advantage Of it to remove the
small grove north OF the plant. A
portion of this land will be used
for the new Ecorse roadway and
the west portion for parking lot
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provided to meet the gap between
the ages when Scout work loses It's
interest and the students are grad
uated from school. Social dancing
Is also being taught, he pointed
out. Basketball leagues for church
teams and for all boys not In the
first or second squads at the school
are planned. he said. Among the
winter sports will be skiing, skat-
ing and tobogganing. Kinks are to
be provided at Prospect, Recreation
and Harriet and plans are under
way for ski and toboggan slide In
Riverside Park at the rear OF the
Masonic Temple.
Schools Do Part
Clark Elkins, assistant principal
Of Ypsilanti High School. Floyd
Smith, principal OF Woodruff
School, Jack Lockwood, principal
Of Central Grades School. Miss
Olive Adams, principal OF Prospect
See KIDS OR GRAss7-Page 10
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Ford to Make Bombers in Spring
Machinists Back at Jobs,
Welders Threaten Strike

man said the showdown would
come "if the boiiermakers start
locking the men out"
However. the California Ship
building Corporation, which has
Maritime Commission orders for
IT Liberty" largo ships each cost
ing more than $500. 900. said after
a conference with the AL Boiler
makers Union that there would be
no attempt to collect dues from
welders in that plant at present.
Efforts to mediate the issue were
going on In Washington.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27
Ford Men to
Vote Friday

Employees OF the Ypsilanti branch
OF the Ford Motor Co. will determ-
inc their union bargaining agent
at National Labor Relations
Board election to be held at the
plant between noon and 6 p. m. FRI
day.
Workers will cast their votes IN
the choice between affiliation with
either the American Federation Of
Labor or the Congress OF Indus
trial Organizations. Voters are
also free to indicate desire for
affiliation with no labor union.
Results OF the election, TO be Ia
bulated under N.L.R.B. supervision.
will determine future labor union
status in the small Ford Motor Co.
plants.
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Congress Today
CBy Associated Press)
Senate


Routine business moon EST.
judiciary Subcommittee contin-
ues hearings on legislation permit
ting government to take over strike
bound defense plants (10:30 a. NO.
Finance Committee starts con-
sideration Of measures increasing
World War pensions (10:30).
Labor Committee begins study OF
legislation providing waiting per-
iod" before defense workers can
strike q p. M
Special Defense Committee con-
tinues investigation OF expenditures
on Wolf Creek, Tenn, munitions
plant (10:30).
House
In recess.
Labor Committee studies plan for
compulsory arbitration of defense
strikes.
YESTERDAY
Senate In recess.
House refused to substitute over
all price control substitute for speci
fled commodity control plan,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27
Girl Scouts Make
Surgical Dressings

Eighteen Girl Scouts from the
senior troop No. Of Roosevelt
High School made 200 dressings
when they came Wednesday after
noon from TO o'clock to assist
at the Red Cross Surgical Dress.
ings project in Welch Hall. The
girls were accompanied by their
leader. Miss Mildred Crawford, and
they plan to come once a month.
The girls are trying to earn ser
vice pins, which are granted for
20 hours Of Red Cross work.
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PRIsoIER ESCAPES

Detroit. Nov. 27-INS-State and
local authorities joined today in
a widespread hunt for Jack George,
Jackson Prison inmate. who escap-
ed from prison guard who brought
him to Detroit TO see his sick motn-
er. According to the guard, Ri
dolph Ziegler, AZ, George escaped
after he had been allowed to 90
alone into the mems room OF the
Park Avenue Hotel.
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PLAN SERVICES

Kalamazoo, Nov. 27-AP- Me.
mortal services for DR.. Charles T.
Goodsell, head OF the Kalamazoo
College history department WHO
died Tuesday. will be held in Stet-
son Chapel Friday. DR.. Paul La
mong Thompson, College president.
and DR.. T. T. Wylie, First Baptist
Church pastor. will conduct the ser
vices.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27

Henry wassmer, above, a wall
paper firm employee. has asked an
investigation into the death Of his
daughter, Bertha wassmer. Is. at
the Illinois State Training School
for Girls at Geneva, III. She was
found dead. wassmer says his
daughter had shown him bruised
knees which she said were the re-
suit Of enforced scrubbings.
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Seeking $4,000 from the estate
Of the late Steel Mitchell. one
time president Of the Adams Ex-
press company, who committed
suicide last December In New
York, Mrs. HERNIA Russell Mitchell
Is fighting her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell. and a sister
in-law, Mrs. Lucy Brown, In a
New York court. Mrs. HERNIA
Mitchell contends Mitchell prom
ised her half his estate II she
withdrew a separation suit insti-
tuted the summer before his death.
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Today in 1916

(By Associated Presn)
German Zeppelins, warplanes at
tack northeastern coast OF England.
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Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER; Friday;
Clear, Mild

OSSINING. N. Y.-INS-Govern-
ment priorities. which have forced
adjustment in practically every
major industry in the country. to-
day began to be felt at Sing Sing
Prison. Warden Robert Kirby re-
ported that the shipment OF raw
materials to Sing Sing have been
curtailed. and as result produc-
ton In the prison shops has been
slowed down.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27

LokpoN-uP- A motion
calling for the transcription Of
all women, regardless OF age,
was submitted to the House Of
Commons today.
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See KIDS OR GRAss7-Pags II
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VICHY --AP- The condition OF
Gen. Maurice Gustave Gamelin,
former gensralissimo Of the French
and British armies, was reported
Slightly worse" today at . clinic
at Orolon, south of Pau.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-27

NEW YORK-AP-The British
battleship which the German high
command said yesterday had been
damaged BY q torpedo off North
Africa was identified by the Ger
man radio as the Malaga In broad
cast heard here today by NBC.
LOS ANGELES-AP-Frank Fl.
Holt Hopson. 81. who claimed to
be q minister Of Jehovah's Wit
nesses and thus exempt from con-
scrfption. was convicted yesterday
OF draft evasion. Federal ofiicials
said the case would set a nation
wide precedent in determining the
status Of hundreds OF such Wit
nesses over the nation.
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TOKYO AP- Domei reported
from Peiping today that the United
States embassy there had advised
the 1.136 American citizens living
in North China and Mongolia to
leave Immediately.