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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Rotary Told
Holiday Facts

Rotarians Monday devoted their
regular meeting hour to Christ
mas music and an excellent ad-
dress by the Rev. r. T. Appleyard
In an analytical vein the propri-
ETY. OF Christmas observance in
view of conditions of war was con
sidered, arguments quoted against
it being based upon the conten-
ton that a nation cannot honestly
celebrate such a sacred event Of
peaceful significance at a time
when all effort is turned toward
destruction OF lives.
While this argument may have
some foundation, the speaker said
it seems not to appeal to the great
majority. for even in times OF war
it may be helpful to keep in mind
all things holy and peaceful and to
strive toward adjustments Of in
iernational differences that will
restore peace and happiness TO all
people
Considering the proper date for
observance Of Christmas, Rev. Ap-
pleyard pointed out the fact that
most interest centered about
Easter during the first 400 years
after the birth Of Christ and that
calendar changes together with the
lack of accurate information make
it impossible to definitely estab-
lish either the day or the year
December 25. is most generally OBJ
served, he pointed out, even
though a number OF other dates
are preferred by various groups.
The address was afforded a
beautiful setting by the Christmas
songs directed by Carl Lindegren
and by the solo which he obliging-
" sang in response TO general re
quest.
Guests present were Arthur
Maggie. Garden CITY: Seymour
Poole. Wayne; a. T. Murphy, Ian
sing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Workman Shot
Accidentally

Ray Clare. section gang railroad
worker. SIS iH serious condition AZ
Boyer Mcm1ris, Hospital today y
the result Of a bullet wound re-
ceiyei when revolver OWuel by
Fred 4. Johnson. mail truck driver
go Holmes Kd accidentally dis-
charged az the New York Central
depot. 400 y. River ST., about 9 a.
m. today.
Glaze vas shot. police said, when
John sons Icvolver which he had
placed on a window sill. fell TO the
floor and discharged. Clare. bleeding
proiusely. was rushed 20 Boyer Hos
pital whore he was given blood
,ran-fusious.
The shooting vas investigated by
city police who took Johnson 10
Ann Arbor 10 make q statement be
fore Prosecuting Attorney George
Medder
Johnson was loading mail at the
depot al 80 time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Ten Entering
Light Contest

Ten entries in the residence
Christmas decorations contest
sponsored by the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce have been received
Those entered are William Mar
tin, 922 pearl St; Ernest Maddu1,
u $. Summit St. Paul Ungrodt,
~ Linden Court, Scott Leslie.
1920 Sherman St: r II Bird. 1907
". Cross St. Duran Smith 1909
" Cross St. Mr. and Mrs. f.. j.
Block. 612 + Forest Ave Ms.
n. II. Barber. 525 n. Adams St,
lower south apartment. Mrs. j b..
shepherd. s13 Congress St. and
Mrs. a. J. Whitmire 21l " Huron
ST.
Judging will be tonight and win
ucrs Of the S. in United States
defense stamps for first honors 80,
second. and 81 third prize, will De
announced Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
American Lines in
Philippines
Holding
CBy International News service)
New setbacks to the Axis in every

(By International News Service)
New setbacks to the Axis in every
theater OF war were reported today.
American lines held firm In the
Philippines. The British prepared
counter-attack in Malaga. sesieged
Hong Kong received new aid and
the promise OF more. The Red army
kept on the-heels OF retreating Nazi
forces in Russia and British imper-
ial forces did likewise in Lioya.
In the Philippines. a Japanese
attempt to slice through to Manila
by the west coast back door OF
Luzon apparently had been
checked. The Japs landed a force,
estimated at from 10000 to $4,000
men, on the Lingayen coast near
Agoo yesterday.
An expeditionary Jap force of
$4,000 to 100000 men, borne by a
flotilla OF so conveyed transports
steamed into the Gulf Of Lingayen
yesterday but two Of three landing
attempts were repulsed and only
near Agoo were the invaders sue
cessful in Bleaching their troop
barges.
From Agoo, the Japs began a
drive they hoped would carry them
southwark to Manila but they had
progressed only about ten miles
when they ran up against fighting
force OF American troops, supported
by tank units and bulwarked by
well emplaced artillery.
Advance Halted
There they were halted by the
American troops and today. while
fighting described as very heavy"
continued 10 rage north of Damortis,
l25 miles northwest Of Manila. the
American lines were reported hold
ing firm. against repeated Jap mass
attacks
Jap invaders OF Malaga we're
checked similarly by British imper-
ial forces. lnfliction OF heavy cas-
ualties upon the Nipponese forced
them to call halt on their attempt
ed advance southwark from erik
and there were indications the Brit
ish may soon launch a counter-at-
tack to dive the Japs back north
ward along the Malayan Peninsula.
Possibly the most dramatic de
yelopmcnt Of tle day came with the
sudden appearance Of American aid
Ito the valiant British garrison at
Hong Kong. Plotting lend-leage
planes from the United States,
American pilots flew over Kowloon
and the new territories district Of
Hong Kong to attack the Jap be
I'siegers.
Further aid TO Hong Kong came
with an advance by the main Chi
nese force which seeks to enyelop
the Jap rear lines. At least some
jap troops already have been rout
Ell from the Hong Kong district. ac-
cording to the Chinese capital of
Chungking which said that no sub
stantial gains are being made by the
Japs.
New Troubles
On the other side OF the globe
Russia and North Africa brought
new headaches TO Berlin and Rome
Two Russian armies. executing an
encirclement maneuver. effected a
junction southeast OF Leningrad
with hugs German forces trapped
in vassiron ring. Other Russian
forces reported continued successes
on all sections OF the front.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Walton
League Elects

The Huron Valley chapter of the
Izaak Walton League at their
meeting Monday evening. elected
officers for the coming year. They
are Carl Scheftler, president;
George Till, vice president; Dan
S. Leabu. executive secretary.
Crawford Wynn. recording secre
tary; Jay Hubbard, treasurer /.
Roscoe NJ. Smith, trustee. three
year term; +. B. Williamson, trus.
tee. one year term.
The new officers will be in.
stalled at a potluck supper Jan S
Ralph Blanchard past president.
will be in charge Of arrangements
The league announces that their
entire grounds which are suitable
for either target range or military
| practice maneuvers are open 10
all civilian defense organizations.
A communication was sent to Ger
rift Van Covering. executive sec
rotary of the Michigan Rifle As
ISOLATION informing him that the
league grounds are available for
civilian defense programs and that
tho league has two registered Ma
tional Rifle Association instruc-
tors who are available in state
civilian defense instruction pro
grams on Rifle and Pistol They
| are Edmund Terrall and Floyd
Woodward. Mr. Terrall. senior in
structor- of the National Rifle As
ISOLATION. was appointed chairman
Of the committee TO prepare the
grounds for target ranges.
Mr.. Leabu and Mr. Terrall will
/ investigate the possibilities Of con
structing an indoor target prac-
tice range for pistol and rifle on
the second floor Of league club
hall II is planned that the city
police department and all local
civilian defense groups may use
this range during the winter
months for target practice
II was voted to purchase a two
way public address system Fred
Earle and Louis Sass were ap-
pointed to make the purchase and
install the equipment for the Tues
day evening program.
The league was informed that
the governor has asked for a
special meeting OF the state legis
lature at which ono of the main
considerations will be reconsider
alton Of the doe law which has al
lowed a doe for camp use.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Youth Dies of
Crash Injuries

Robert Helze~m2@, ~ 1888
Holmes Rd., died today in Boyer
Hospital after he lost control
Of his car and It ran OF Ridge Rd.
near Geddes Rd intersection Mon
day.
The car plunged across Fowler
Greek, crashing into the bank on
the opposite side
Mr. Helzcrman died from serious
head injuries.
Given First Aid
The Ford bomber plant first aid
squad treated Arthur ". Bingham
Sparta for severe bruises Monday
evening after a car he was driy-
ing collidcd with the rear of Il
parked car driven by William II.
Howell, %. Garden city. sending
the Howell car I'm turn into the
rear OF ono driven by Ramon !.
Kohlr, &C. fitchdeld Tho COLI
.ions We're on Ecorso Rd near
Wizard nd Al three cars were
headed west
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

Mr. and Mrs Paul Hatch. 10 y.
Wallace Blvd. have received a clip
pc gram from their son. Private
Willard Hatch. Schofield Barracks.
Oahu Hawaii. in which he describes
the japanese bombing December Z
which started The war between Jap
an and the United States. f. shows
the forces we're definitely not "on
the alert
He says. 81 wrote regular mail
letter yesterday and will write this
today Ore OF them should get
through. We had only one casualty
in our regiment that was here One
fellow got bullet through bis arm.
am all right except for being rath-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Congress Today

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
Routine business moon. ESD
Interstate Commerce COMMITTEES
opens hearings on bill 10 give Pres
ident power over radio and viro
communication Oh a. M.
House
Routine session moon
Tolan Committee continues study
on labor descriptions in automotiye
industry t9.39).-
MONDAY
Senate voted 100000 increase IN
authorized enlisted strength Of tn
Navy and $4,000 increase for the
Marine Corps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

ment OF a board similar to the
war labor board Of 1918, but have
insisted that it be empowered to
pass on labor demands for closed
shops.
Industry representatixes. who are
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
County Plans
Defense Unit

Washtenaw' supervisors Mon
day voted TO increase the budget
of the county clerk by $500 this
year and from that Office the mon
ey is to be discussed to establish
a county defense unit The super
yisors earmarked $1,000 for office
help, and $1,000 for expenses
The office Is TO be under dircc-
ton OF County Defense Committee
chairman Harry Caswell, and is to
be established in the National
Guard Armory IN Ann Arbor
Reason for appropriating and dis
pensing the funds through the coun-
ty clerks office is that Prosecutor
George Mealor told the supervisors
they could not legally appropriate
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

Washington, Dec. 2S-UP-Con-
gressmen today hailed the White
House conferences between Presi-
dent and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill as a stepping stone to
ward complete indignation OF all
forces fighting the Axis.
Democratic and Republican leg
islators hoped it would lead to unfit
cation OF command and resources
throughout the worldwide battle
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Local Youth Describes How
Japanese Attacked Hawaii

er tired and a little cold IN the chest
II all started Sunday morning. !
was just getting up and heard them
so went outdoors and watched
them bomb the air field During all
Of this no one realized what was
going or Then went up 70 The
mess hall 10 cat and on the way a
Jap plane went owe and machine
gunned u.s. The bullets went all
around but didn't sit anyone Just
as was going IN the back door OF
the mess hall, I saw apo'hes plane
coming and watched r. II came
down real Low only a5ou, 100 yards
see BOMBING-P8ge2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
MAP DEFENSE PLANS

Detroit. Dec. 23.INS-Spurred
on By the blunt words Of Gov Muir
ray b. Van Wagner. civilian de
Tense officials today mapped coor-
dination plans FOR the defense o.
the Detroit area. whose factories.
the governor said may decide the
war. Addressing a group Of civil
liam defense leaders from this area,
the governor stressed that Detroit
is in grave danger from air at
tack and from saboteurs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

considering the Thomas proposal.
have insisted that closed shop de.
mands be limited 10 direct negOiia-
tons. II was not clear under the
Thomas plan what disposition
would be made Of them
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Today in 1916

tBy Associated Fressl
German general staff approves
unrestricted submarine warfare.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

HONOLULt'-AP Between 1000
and 1000 donors have contributed
10 a blood bank since Dec =. the
day Japanese warpIanes bombed
Oahu Island
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

Michigan state Board order Of
DeMolay Xmas tree sale. cor. Wash
tenaw and Brow er. Adv. l225'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER; Tonight:
Fog, Coloer

CHUNGKING-UP-T. Y. Soongi
former finance minister and broth
or.in-law Of Generalissimo Chang
Kaishek. was appointed foreign
minister by the central executive
committee Of the Kuomintang ina
tionalist party today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

CHICAGO-UP-- Rose Hoffman,
40, German born dishwasher. was
held on disorderly conduct charges
today for allegedly shouting ours
es at newsreel pictures OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt signing a declara-
ton OF war against her native
country.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

SAN Observation-Disclosures
Tying within $50 miles Of the Pacl.
&c ocean from Canada 10 Mexico
was grounded today on orders of
the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

BERLlN-Omcial Broadcast Re-
corded by Ap-Thc German high
command reiterated today in its
daily commuuique the claim made
in a special announcement yester-
day that a British aircraft carrier
had been sunk In the Atlantic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

See DEFENSE Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

see BOMBING-P1g &c 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

NEW YORK ms Lawrence
Tibbett, opera star. rallied today
at Doctors Hospital following an
emergency appendicitis operation.
The attack forced him TO postpone
scheduled appearances with the
Metropolitan Opera Company
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

LANSING AP-Michigan farm
ers produced crops valued at SIG
9S6.000 this year. compared with
S143,539 last year, the statc-federll
crop reporting service declared to-
day in a final summary Of 1871
operations
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

LONDON-AP - The German
port of Nilhelmshaven was attack
ed by planes of the Raj bomber
command last night. British of-
fcials announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

LANSING-AP- Dr. II. Allen
Meyer, state health commissioner.
said today the free distribution If
sulfonamide drugs 10 combat pneu-
monia. threatened by an an attor-
ney generals opinion last week.
would be hal{ed only by a supreme
court injunction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11

many Turks studied military mat ters in Germany, 50 saydam studied medicine there. Soon celebrated as Q physician, he was made chief medical ofiicer with one of the Turkish armies. Like 1nonu, he stood side by side with Renal in the fight to make a new Turkey.
 For i7 years after 1921 he served as minister of health and did much to improve sanitation and hygienic conditions, not only in the new cap- ital of Ankara, but in all Turkey. When Ironu became president, Say- dam became premier.
 
 Marshal Cakmak is also an Istan- bul man, born in 1876. His ances- tors were all army men, and he followed the family history, beconl- ing 6 lieutenant in the Turkish army in 1895. In the Balkan wars he fought on the Serbian front.
 In the World War he had corn- mand of an army which defended the Dardanelles and later fought in the Caucasus and Syria. After the World War he was Successtvely, chief of the general staff, minister of war, minister of defense and, now, marshal in supreme command of the Turkish armed forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11
Balkan Crisis Puts Spotlight On Three Key Leaders Of Turkey

great Asia Minor part of Smyrna in 1884. His father was Q judge. He himself attended Turkish military schools and, when still very young, was named an officer in Q field ar- tillery regiment.
 By the time he was 24, he was commander of an army corps. Like Renal Pasha, he served gallantly i'm the first World War. After the Allies won, Britain, France and Italy sought to impose their own kind of treaty upon Turkey, a treaty which was accepted by 6 puppet sultan but rejected contemptuolisly by Renal Pasha and his friends, among whom was Ismet. They re- belled.
 When the new Turkey was set up, Renal Pasha became president and Ismet was made foreign minister and later premier. Upon Kemal's death, the national assembly in No- vember 1938, elected 1nonu as pres- ident. It was the universal feel- ing that this staunch friend and right arm of Renal was certain to carry on the policies of his dead comrade.
 Dr. saydam, the premier, was born in Istanbul in 1881. Just as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11

Home from the wars on a four- month ftrlough, Flight Commander Kennerly said the Nazis have "just about the fastest fighting planes in the world and they certainly know how to handle them.'
 The tanned, 32-year-old Spitfire pilot, who was a building contrac. tor here before he left for England to join the R.AF, praised the Ger man planes, especially the Heinkel ii3 and the Messerschmitt ll0, but he believes the Americans and Brit ish will soon come out with superior
 "Why, the Heinkol il3 can fly at on altitude of 10000 feet" Ken nerly said, "and the Messerschmitt l00 will dive you into the sea. If q Spitfire dives for the Nazi, It can't get too low or 1t might not pull out"
 Denies Shortage of Planes
 The flight commander of the squadron which may equal the glory of the Lafayette Escadrille scoffed ct rumors of & shortage of British planes.
 "England Is covered with R,A.F. fighter planes and her supply of excellent American and British bombers Is rapidly growing" he de- clared.
 American fighters still aren't as good as the British Hurricanes, which were built five years ago, but our bombers are unsurpassed. Hud- son-Lockheeas are used by the Coastal Command and are standing up marvelously."
 Kennerly, who took up flying as e hobby several years ago, declared that while several types of German planes were in use as far back as the Spanish civil war, they have proved equal to anything thrown against them up till now, any, way"
 Praise for Spitfire The leading American in the R.A.F., Kennery has had several hundred hours in the air at the controls of the speedy, eight ma chine -gunned Spitfires. He says they handle like little beauties" He told of the ground crews wor- ship of the Spitfires and their young pilots.
 "The eight men who comprise the ground crew of each plane will fight at the drop of hat if anyone says anything against their plane or Its pilot.
 "The crew puts little patches over each guns mouth to cut the wind resistance. If the patches are gone when the plane returns, the crew cheers. The men know the plane got a crack at Q Jerry."
 When R.AF. pilots are shot down, Kennerly said, they have special guns with incendiary bullets which they fire to denlolish their own planes. Radio sets are destroyed by T. N. T. before Q British plane lands on enemy territory.
 Nazi pilots. according to Kenner- ly. apparently believe that . large part of the British Isles has already been captured by Hitler's troops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11
DEFENDANT WINS
 JUDGES RULING.
I. C. Smith & Co. Granted Judgment in Case Pend-
 ing Since I030

The T. c. Smith Company of Wa terbury, defendant in Q 96,000 civil action suit by Morris A. Green of Waterbury and the Travellers Insur- ance Company of Hartford, was awarded judgment yesterday after- noon in Q memorandum of decision handed down by Superior Court Judge Robert L. Munger.
 The judgment climaxes Q series of litigations dating back to 1936, when Madeline H. Keiser, Q pedestrian, was injured at property on Bank street, owned by MT. Green. Tn 1889, @ superior court jury awarded the woman damages of $5,075 and costs of $7377.
 Thereafter, MT. Green and the in- surance company, claiming that the Smith Company, as contractors en- gagged in remodeling the building at the time of the accident was re- sponsible, brought suit against the company to recover for the acci- dent award.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11
REV. A, (. RITCHIE
 IN NEW PASTORATE
Ordained, Installed in Vir. ginia Parish; Mother At.
 tends Ordination

After being ordained Into the min. istry March 30 at the Bethel Con- gregational Christian church of Elk ton, Va, Rev. A. c. Ritchie on the same day was installed as pastor of Bethel and Mount Olivet Rock ingham churches Of Elkton and Mount Olivet Greene, of Greene county and mission points, St. Pe- ter's and Island Ford, Va.
 While at the Hartford Theologi- cal Seminary in Hartford, Rev. Ritchie and Mrs. Ritchie, formerly Miss Pegi Carlson of South Water- bury were both students at the Seminary. MT. Ritchie completed his work at Guilford college, North Carolina and Mrs. Ritchie at Mis- sissippi State College for Women.
 Mrs. John Carlson and MT. and Mrs. Adam Richie were guests ct the services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11

He recalled how one young Ger man aviator, after his ship had been shot down over on English countryside, hurried to a farmhouse and asked the way to the nearest German airdrome.
 The Eagle Squadron commander. who received a furlough after he injured both ears In @ 500-mile-an- hour-plus power dive, is relaxing in Southern California. This Is the first time he has seen his wife, Mrs. Helen Kennerly, in many months They plan to tour the West Coast "dodging motorists, but not bombs"
 Kennerly also plans to do "spot of flying in slower planes just like a postman on Q holiday" He wants to get the thrill 10 flying through cloudless skies without having 6 German swoop down from nowhere and poster the life out oi you"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-11
Building Permits

The following permits have been issued at the office of Building Inspector John T. Hartley:
 Waterbury Savings bank, to de- molish one-story brick building at 57 Canal street.
 James Marine, to demolish barn at 1492 Baldwin street.
 Mrs. George Storm, alterations at 120 Bridge street, $500.
 Chris Harmon, One-stOry addi- ti0n to kitchen at 452 Baldwin street, S35O.
 Luigi Franz, alterations for two extra rooms in building at 52 VII. kenda street, $65O.
 John Cassidy, interior altera- tions to restaurant ct SS4 West Main street, $2OO.
 Harry Hoethke, one-foem addi- tion to dwelling at 216 Pembroke avenue, $250.
 Waterbury Savings bank, garage at 1O2 Woodland street, $25O.
 DOmenic Marr0ne, One-famiIy dwelling on Congress avenue, S3,500.
 Ralph O'Connor, one . family dwelling on Maplerow avenue, $3,000.
 Adolph UIrick, new front en- trance to building at 36 Putnam street, $125.