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The union times., 1941-11-08
Tube Bending
 Called Next ln'HitParade'
High Standard Employees Hard Hit By Elimination
 Of Overtime

A smashing A.F.L. victory was recorded here this week. when the employees of the At lantic Wire Co.,, BranfOrd, designated the International Association of Machinists as the union of their choice, and prepared to enter into negoti- atiOns for a contract with the management.
 The men chose the A.F.L. through the medium of a National L a Dor Relations Board consent election. The vote was l33 for the Machin- ists, and 5l against.
 Clark Goodrich who, as or ganizer for the Machinists. led the Atlantic Wire Workers in this victory, commented on the election by saying:
 ''The, American Tube Bend ing CO.~is next in the Machin- ists hit parade in this territory. Watch the Machinists if you want to see actiOn."
 TO FORMULATE DEMANDS
 Goodrich and the shop and ne gotiating committee elected in a prediction rally expect to meet with the management within a week. Demands and working con- ditiOns are being formulated at the membership meeting being held Thursday in the Labor Temple.
 Leonard Maddern, Tony ToreIK, Rene Hotchkiss, John Sudac, Will liam Levesh, Chris BOntatibus, Jack SanbOrn, Bob Wilson. Al Schelper, Lou Atwater, Julius To- relli and John Driscon were the men chosen by their fellow work CTS.
 TUBE BENDING
 Word IS expected next week from the N.L.R.B. setting an election date for the American Tube Bending Mfg. Co. employees. Over 300 of the AS eligible voters have signed A.F.L. authorizations, Goodrich stated.
 Departmental meetings of commit tee men are being held to work out demands and working conditions.
 The demand for an election in the NIB. Mfg. Co. have become so per- sistent that this Sundays meeting will decide whether or not to move for immediate certi6cation. Meetings of the NIB. workers are held every Sum- day at II AM. in the Labor Temple. Last week shop committee was elect ed.
 Officials of the company union are resigning to hop on the A.FL. band wagon.
 HIGH STANDARD
 Goodrich expects a raft of signed authorizations from the employees in the High Standard waterfront plant in the next few days. These workers have been hard hit by the elimination of overtime work. Only manage ment favOrites are putting i'm more than eight hours, the Ma chinists Union says. Goodrich is receiving phone calls from many employees who are beginning to feel the difference between their wages and the union scale.
The union times., 1941-11-08
AFL Workers Repair
 CIO Unions Office

NEW YORK.-The CLOS National Maritime Union wasn't the least bit embar- rassed by the complaint the CLOS United Construction Workers Organizing Commit tee that it was using A.F.L. labor to renovate its new headquarters. "A lot of muI- Iarkey'' is the way N.M.U. off, ficials characterized it. They said they just couldn't find any contractors in New York City who employed other than A.F.L. labor.
The union times., 1941-11-08
LAM. WINS

CINCINNATI.-The Int1. Assn. of Machinists (A.FL.) won an N.L.R.B. election at the plant of the U. s. Electric Tool Co.
The union times., 1941-11-08
JOIN HOSTING ENGINEERS

COLUMBUS, O.-More than half of the maintenance workers in the city's schools are now union, report Local 8o, Intl. Union of Operating Engineers and Local 935, Intl. Bro. of Firenlen & Oilers.
The union times., 1941-11-08
Local "A Loses
 Charles Langley

Charles Langley, 65, for the last six years secretary-treasurer of Local "A. Theatrical Stage Employees Union, New Haven, died Monday at his home Tn West Haven. Langley, a former member of the board of trustees of the Local, served on most of its in- portant committees, and was one of /4S outstanding members.
 Funeral services were held Thurs-) day afternoon. Local "A was reprek sented by delegation of its membets. The entire labor movement extends its condolences to Mrs. Langley and her -ch1ldren, and to Local "A. 1
The union times., 1941-11-08
FORD ELECTION POSTPONED

WASHINGTON. = Elections in feeder plants" of the Ford Motor Co.,, ordered by the N.L.R.B. Sept. 30 have been postponed 30 days at the request of the regional director.
The union times., 1941-11-08

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Parking Time
Might be Cut

Parking time N the business sec
ton is expected 10 be cut from 80
10 60 minutes If a recommen lation
by the city streets and walks com
mittee is approved by the city
council Monday night.
The cut in parking time was
sanctioned by the committee Fri
day night in a meeting with the
polite commission and traffic and
parking group from the Junior
Chamber Of Commerce safety com
mittee and Board Of Commerce re
tail and traffic committees.
Considered at the meeting Fri
day was the installation of park
ine meters in the business section
for a six months trial period. The
plan in which # costs one cent for
70 minutes parking will be inyes
tieated by the city committee.
Herbert Olson. Michigan Municipal
League, Ann Arbor, gave stats
tics on meter plans in other cities.
Additional parking lot facilities
for YpsilanI were considered but
no recommendation TO the council
were planned
Police commissioners will de
termine the hours at which a no
left turn sign will be established
az W Michigan Ave. and Washing
ton st. intersection
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

Registration of applicants for
volunteer service in Ypsilanti's
new auxiliary fire and police units
will begin at a. m. Monday at
the Michigan State Unemployment
Office. 113 Pearl st. Plans for the
registration were formed Friday at
a meeting Of officials.
Volunteers for service, who must
be physically fit and more than u
years old, will fill out application
blanks at the Office between the
hours Of a. IN. to 9 p. m. each
day OF next week. except Tuesday
and Saturday. when the registra-
ten hours will be from s a. m. to }
p. m.
Although set to continue until
Saturday, registration will be.
closed if 500 applications have been
received prior to that date, accord
ing to plans evolved at Fridays
meeting The meeting was attend.
ed by Mayor Ross X Bower, de
Tense council chairman; p. Alex
SeedOrn, police commission chair
man; George l.. Ennen, fire com
mission chairman; Paul Ungrolt.
Board of Commerce secretary; Dan
r L. Patch, police chief, and
James Dignan, fire chief
From the 500 applicants, Police
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Work Rushed On Bomber Plant
Police, Fire Volunteers to
Start Registration Monday

Chief Patch will select 100 men
for the police auxiliary and Fire
Chief Dignan will pick Sc men for
the fire auxiliary. Selection Of the
men for either auxiliary will be
made with regard to the prefer
ences indicated by tho applicants
All 1856 men will be given the
standard Red Cross first aid course.
following completion Of which mem
bers of each auxiliary will under
go intensive training in their par
ticular duties.
Members OF the fire auxiliary
will receive emergency fire lighting
training under the supervision OF
Chief Dignan. Chief Patch will
direct training of police auxiliary
members in emergency police du-
ties. Regular members OF the po-
leo and fire departments wills as
sist in training the volunteers.
Members of tho CITY defense coun-
ell commended state unemployment
Office employees for volunteering to
conduct the registration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Big Motor Companies Increase Days, Hours


Detroit, Dec. SAP Defense
production at the Ford Motor Com
pany. holders OF millions OF dol
lars worth Of government contracts
fer armament. operated today on
a 2+hour. seven day week basis.
simultaneously, General Motors
CORPORATION disclosed plans to
place its war operations on the
same basis and has asked the Unit
ed Automobile Workers (CIO). with
which IL has a union contract, 10
waive overtime compensation.
Edsel Ford. president OF the
Ford Company. said installation OF
the l6S-hour week was made in
response to the governments dec
laration Of all-out effort in the
war"
We have asked employees IN the
present defense operations TO vol
unteer for q scven-day week until
We can train additional men so
that the seycuday schedule can
be maintained for the shop while
the individual cmploye puts in only
the normal week, Ford said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
State Troops
to Add Twenty
.

Recruiting of mel over is year,
of age for service with the 1l5th
Company. Michigan state Troops
VIII start at the Armory Monday
evening. for the purpose OF increas.
ing the company in size by 20 new
men. Major owen J. Cleary, CON.
handing O ficer announced today
Official confirmation OF the order
FOR The increase of 20 men. Major
Gleaiy said, was sent by the adiu-
taut general Friday. The new re
crults viii be added to the present
two platoons OF the company. he
stated. and will create a company
OF - men and three officers.
With the order, Major Cleary said,
came instructions for the appoint
ment Of two new sergeants and
three new corporals, making four
gelnts and seven corporals in
all.
Regular equipment for the new
recruits and emergency equipment
for all men Will be issued soon,
Major Cleary said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
War to Take
College Toll

A considerable decrease In mas
culine enrolment at Michigan
State Normal College Is expected
to result by the second semester
from more stringent application Of
conscription and from student en-
listments In military service. James
NJ. Brown. dean of men, said today.
Dean Brown said that many OF
the approximately 500 men stu
dents at Normal have sought his
advice about enlisting' IN the
armed forces. IIo stated that he
has couuselcd students TO finish
the present term before taking nc
ton and that many have indicated
they would follow his advice, al
though several have enlisted
Coupled with the expected IN
crease in culistments. Dean Brown
said. is the effect the proposed
sharp increase in selective service
quotas will have on students now
I'm school and others planning 10
enroll IF the draft age is lower
ed. a student intending TO begin
college will naturally change his
mind" he pointed out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Christmas Service Planned
i'm Methodist Church Sunday

tho Wesleyan Guild will dramatic
THE Empty Room
The choir numbers are "On A
Morning Long Ago Spanish carol
arranged by Katherine Davis. and
20 Lowry. Sacred stable Brahms
Barnes, sung by the Junior Girls
aud Boys Choirs. THE Star" and
Christmas Bells. Russian carols,
and "Hearken. AN, Old French
CAROL sung by the High School
Choir, Break Forth. o Beauteous.
Heavenly Light. Bach. and Mid
Winter, Hoist. sung by The Adult
Choir. Joy 10 the World sung
By the combined chors and con,
gregation The organ numbers
played by Mary Alice Power are.
"lmprov on God Rest We
Merry. Gentlemen Roberts. and
Noel. Mulet
The Christmas drama THE
Empty Room Will be presented by
the Wesleyan Guild The scene is
ser I'm a room of the Old khan Of
Bethlehem. the evening Of the
fu0r Christmas The cast is as
follows Hamar. young Bethlehe-
mite Worth Mallory. Joanna, his
cousin, Ia Srhick. Bebecca,
mother of Hamar. Frances Law
renee, tho Prophet. Gerald Arthur,
Mary OF Nazareth. Josephine
Nuach. Nuaieman Of Caper
raUm. Roger smith, and servant
Victor KU1uru
Tho white git offering will be
taken A. this service. This offer
Ing is pro ertcl 20 The Ch.ldreu's
Village. Redford 10 help carry on
tho work % the Methodist Chill
drens Home Society.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Seven Day Week,
Ten Hour Day
Scheduled

Ten hours a day. seven days a
week is the working sche iule OF
construction crews on the manu-
featuring building at Ypsilanti
bomber plant. Next week floor
crews and other interior workmen
are to finish that end Of the plant
which already houses approximate
ly 175 skilled laborers who are IA
miliarizing themselves with ma
chimes and producing small parts
for the Consolidated B "a bomb
ers to be made here.
Iron work on the mile long as
sembly line Is nearly to the site Of
the road, formerly known as Raw
sonville Two 15e'afoot bays and
the paint division have not been
completed. Crews are busy plac-
inF iron work for the hangar which
runs 1900 feet south OF the paint
section. The hangar will be 400
feet wide.
Sub-stations and the power
house, south of the plant, are
nearly completed and Detroit Edi-
son Co. lines from Whitaker Rd.
now connect at these sites.
At the sewage disposal plant
farther south, the two circular di-
gestors and aerating and sedimen
tation tank forms are complete.
Workmen are busy installing ma
chinery in the latter two
Filling and grading Of the ravine
south OF the bomber plant has al
ready begun Portions Of this Will
b. used for a parking lot and
other sections will he landsca ed.
Grading on the airport. where
concrete ruuways are completed.
has begun. Completed also is the
zoo foot apron which runs parallel
with the hangar at the Yves. end
OF the air port.
The small apple orchard just west
OF Jacksonville I'd. is being re.
moved. The better trees are be
ing replantod or Ford forms while
others are being sawed for lumber.
Wood from the apple orchard
and the small grove south Of
Ecorse Rd. near the bomber plant
is being sawed atrthe mill. corner
Of Ecorse and Raw onyille Rds.
Lumber IS being used by the Ford
Motor Company on their farms and
at the Dearborn plant.
High fences have been erected
around the grounds and wooden
Waterman stations were being set
up Friday Tentative plans have
been made also to move the wood
en- office. at the main gaze on
Ecorse I'd, several hundred feet
south so that new truck entrances
can be accommodated Trucks
now enter and leave with countless
other traffic at the main gate. The
new plan would eliminate a part
Of the congestion by having trucks
enter the grounds from the west
and leave by the present main
gate entrance.
Signs are being made and will
he placed Immediately stating that
trespassers will be prosecuted. Be
cause the federal government is
Interested in the land r heavy pen
atty may be assessed against any
one who attempts to remove prop
prty
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

from noon today until p. m. 20
night
ON display are quarter ton rec
onnaissauce car commonly known
as a Peep" and the half ton recon-
Nuisance car known as "Jeep'.
Other units are carryall, halt
ton weapon car. one and one-halt
ton truck cargo carrier, half ton
pick up. two and onc-half ton car
go. 10 ton trailer, station wagon,
radio cars and half ton truck pers-
onncl carrier.
Some of the units are mounted
with machine guns and some with
anti tank guns.
The units from Fort Custer will
stay overnight In Npsilanti with
the machines garaged at the Arm
Dry. The units will return to Fort
Custer Sunday morning.
With each unit viii be a driver
and relief driver.
Three shifts Of six men each
from Michigan State Troops unit
here will be stationed at the dis
play
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Here's Problem
For Santa Claus

Santa Claus was undetermined
Friday night whether a certain
small boy in Ypsilanti would be on
the list Of good little boys for 1871
Friday night the colored street
ligG decorations on W Michigan
Ave. at Hamilton ST. intersection
developed the "jitters' A police
officer In a patrol car on the ave
nue saw the Pickering lights. Rush
ing 10 the corner he was In time
to see "a small boy run from the
nearby switch box which controls
the lights
The youth came 10 the car Of the
officer when he was called, was
reprimanded and then released
Santa Claus IS still considering
the case
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Congress Today

tBv Associated Pressl
Both chambers In recess.
Military committees OF House
and Senate separately study eX
panding age brackets OF Selectiye
Service Act 10 include men OF rs 10
65 90 a m. EST.
Senate-House conference on SO
100000 900 war fund bill 10000.
Friday
Senate passed 100000. 900
war fund measure and asked House
agreement on Increases.
House sent 10 billion dollar de
Tense deficiency bin to conference
committee Passed bill to provide
for civilian defense In capitol area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

The annual special Christmas
service viii be presented in the
First Methodist Church Sunday
evening Mt 7.30 p. m. Special
Christmas music will be sung by
the Junior Girls. Junior Boys
High School and Adult Choirs. and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Christmas Music
Numbers Planned

Four numbers for the public ad-
dress Christmas musical program
starting Dec. II IN the business
section are announced today by
Board OF Commerce Secretary Paul
Ungrodt.
Michigan state Normal college
Campus Choristers. directed by
Melvin Giles will present a concert
Dec. II at 7,30 2. m Roosevelt High
school string orchestra. directed by
D. Chester Ryan. viii play Dec Is al
1880 p. m Roosevelt mixed choru
with Miss Lillian Ashby I'm charge
will sing at 5 p. m. the same day
Baritone soloist Maxwell Ament
with piano and violin accompant
ment win sing Dec. 20 at 4 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Manila Status
Grows More
OminOus
L. S. Battleship
Arizona May
be Lost
,Bs Associated Pressl

Smashing naval blows were re
ported today by the Netherlands
and Japan while United States
and Filipino forces defending the
Philippines kept close watch on
an ominous concentration OF Japa-
nese power apparently pointed to-
ward Manila
A communique issued in Singa-
pore announced that Dutch subma.
rines had sunk four Japanese
troopships, fully loaded, OF Patani
in southern Thailand. not far from
the Malayan frontier.
The transports were steaming
southwark. possibly to augment the
Japanese attack aimed eventually
at Singapore.
Say Arizona Sunk
4 Japanese naval headquarters
communique, picked up by Reuters,
British news agency, from Tokyo,
declared that the S2600-ton L. s.
battleship Arizona had been sunk
in action at Hawaii.
Tho commuuiQue declared the
Arizona was the third American
battleship to be sunk by Japan
since the war in the Pacific burst
last Sunday with the Japanese at
tack on Hawaii Japan previously
reported the 4. $. battleships Okla
homa and West Virginia we're sunk
at Hawaii and the report on the
Arizona possibly referred to the
same action.
The japanese further said they
had sunk a large British destroy
er in the battle which saw the
British battleship Prince OF Wales
and the battle cruiser Repulse de-
stroyed of Malaga
No Comment
The L. 5. Navy Department IN
/ Washington did not comment re-
gardiug the reported sinking Of the
I Arizona.
While the United States report
I ed that new japanese landing at
tempts on the west coast OF Luzon.
principal island I'm the Philippines,
had been repulsed, the far eastern
command made ready for the threat
implied in the concentration OF
japanese power on the Province
Of Zambales, just above the Manila
area.
The Japanese would have 10 fight
through jungles much OF the way
10 Manila If a grand assault should
be made in Zambales Province but
that sector Is much closer TO the
capital than any OF the other beach
heads taken by the japanese on
Luzon
The Philippine front last night
was quiet. with only sporadic and
unImportant activity the far east
ern command said
It added that japanese planes
bombed Clark Field. 90 miles north
81 Manila. and Ccbu on the Island
OF Cehu. about $50 miles southeast
OF Manila, during the morning
Scntries and constables in Ma
Mia fired last night at fifth col
umnists who shot rockets In the
skies over Manila and violated tho
city's stringent blackout rules.
The sentries were ordered to shoot
TO Kill" and they fired quickly AZ
the slightest sign Of covert action.
While the city got its house IN
order as much as possible in one
night, L S. Commissioner Francis
b. Sayre in broadcast 10 the
United States asked for quick help
for the Philippines and said the
defenders Of that territory were in
the fight 10 stay.
The two tiny outposts OF Wake
and Midway also were still in the
fight. the Marine garrisons holding
firm against japanese attacks.
The situation az Guam was uu-
certain The L. S. Navy said Fri
day 1t had no word that Japan has
taken that island
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

BERN, Switzerland Alp Anton
Musscrt, chief OF the Netherlands
National Socialist Society. and Ar
thur SeyszInquart, German com.
missioner for the Netherlands. con
ferred with Adolf Hitter today in
Berlin, the German news agency
DNB reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Two Crashes
lnjure Five


Five persons We're injured in
two accidents on US.112 at Camp
bell Rd intersection today.
At midnight Elmer Quigg
Ecorse, told state police he lost
control Of his car while driving
west on the US-1f2, struck a tree
and rolled over several times. Mr.
QuigE, sustained an injured shout
der and had one stitch taken in
his head at Boyer Hospital. Pas
sengers in the car who were in
jurcd were Marie Shoffer. Ecorse
two stitches IN back Of head and
three in left foot, Paul Stankus.
Ecorse. one stitch In forehead, AMI
Elmer Huffins. River Rouge.
bruised. All were released from
Bever Hospital after treatment.
Mr.. Quigg is being held on
reckless driving charge and Mr..
Stankus and Mr.. Huffins on charg
es Of being intoxicated and dis.
orderly.
Falls Asleep
At s a m today. Lester Allen.
741 Holmes Rd tod state police
that while driving east on USll2
he fell asleep and his car ran Of.
the road aud struck a barn. Allen
was treated ~ r. 'll TO-
liberation over the left eye
Automobiles driven ~ I'm p
Harris. " Summit ST.. and Jack
Stanley. Huntington, H. were dam
aged when they coll!ded on "
Michigan Ave. at Adams St. about
8 a. m. today Police said Mr.
Harris had stopped for the sigma
when the automobile driven by
Mr.. Stanley skiddcd and struck his
car.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Army Equipment Displayed
Under Jr. C.. c. Sponsorship

Junior Chamber of Commerce is
sponsoring a display OF mechauieod
units from Fort Custer and Foot
Wayne on W. Michigan Ave. b..
tween Washington and Adams SIS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

An indication Of the desire for
patriotic service which the impact
~ war has instilled in Npsilantians
was revealed IN a letter received
Friday by officials In charge Of tho
organization Of civilian fire and
CONTINUED Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

BOGOTA. Colombia-AP-Anibal
Rios. third vice president Of Pan.
anna in the overthrow regime Of
Dr. Ainulfo Arias. said today he
was renounclng all claim to the
presidency OF the republic lin the
interests OF Panama and the West.
ern Hemisphere.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Sunday:
Cold. Snow

LONDON-AP- Reuters quoted
the German radio today as saying
that the Vichy government had no
titled the United States. Japan and
Britain OF Frances neutrality in
the far eastern war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13
Today IN 1916

by Associated press1
Germans report continued Ru
ran.au retirement Artillery duels
rage on S1mms front
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

NEW YORK-AP-St Stewart Free
man. 42-yearold STEEL salesman. was
slot to death In his hotel loom and
Alfred Anne l6, was charged with
staying today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

WASHlNGTON-UP-George J.
Bott. New Haven. Mass. has been
appointed regional director OF the
National Labor Relations Board al
Kansas City TO succeed Jay oliver.
1t was announced toIay.