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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
CORN COB EXPLOSIVES

Mountains OF corn cobs soon
may be converted into nitro-cellu.
lose, gunpowder, synthetic rubber
and other products.
A plant is under construction at
Missouri Valley, Iowa, to start
converting 40 tons Of corncobs a
day this fall-2s.oo00 900 bushels a
year into defense products.
Preliminary research in cob.pro-
cessing indicates that the pith in
corncobs, provides the finest cellu.
lose known, and that the gums
from cobs are ideal for mixing
with natural rubber In the manu-.
facture OF tires.
Department OF agriculture labor.
atories some time ago certified
more than so products among
them alcohol. guncotton. motor
fuel and gunpowder-as recover.
able from cobs as soon as an
economical process could be de.
veloped. Now that process seems
TO have been found.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
SPRING DAYS

II Is good to get out into the
country in these spring days. And
not merely in speeding car with
the windows open and spring odors
blowing through. The sight and
smell OF the green earth and plowed
fields come TO the speeding motor.
fst. OF course. but for full apprecia.
ton he should park his car and
wander back into the fields and
woods. Especially the woods.
There Is something about the
trees and grass and flowers. the
screen OF new leaves, the birds
building their nests and the scurry.
ing OF little, free animals about their
spring work. that sweeps away any
tendency TO world.wesriness People
all too conscious OF human troubles
can get from their little wild
friends some hints about true free
dom, contentment and the use Of
life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Fashions of 1900 Cause
Collapse OF Bette Davis

Hollywood, May 15-lNS-Take
it from Bette Davis-fashions of
1900 weren't what they were cook.
ed up to be.
The noted star was confined to
her home today, suffering physical
exhaustion as the result of having
to wear an extremely tight corset
and heavy clothing at her studio
for her starring role in The Little
Foxes.
Miss Davis collapsed on the set
Tuesday and her doctor ordered
her to remain at home for the next
several days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
ALIEN SENTENCED

Detroit, May 15-Federal Judge
Frank A. Picard sentenced Wladis.
law Nobozny 3S, Wednesday to
four months in the Federal Correc-
ton Institution at Milan. Noboz.
ny pleaded guilty to failing to
register as an alien.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
5:O5-southern Baptist conven

5:05-Southern Baptist conven-
ton.
MBS-1O:30 a. m.-Cholr Loft;
3:00-Shafter Parker circus.
SOME SHORT WAVES-GSC esd
GSL London 6 Questions OF the
Hour; DJD DID DIP Berlin
Sis Comment; TGWA Guatemala
10 Radio Theater; Csc esd GSL
London 1915 World Affairs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Visitors received Memorial Hospital pleased
with the Of hospital newly
decorated freshly vanished woodwork polished furniture
delightful bouquets Of flowers
of aubrey Teadf head o the department Of landscape de-
signing the University Of Michigan brought his classes
TO Ypsiant to visit the exhibit OF landscape architecture brought
here under the auspices OF tho Ypsanti Association
de walker elected member OF the Episcopal
Diocese OF Michigan Executive Council
Venon In Ann Arbo Rev r Leverng Ypslant select
Cd as one OF the provisional delegates Synod
OF the Midwest
Death; Mrs o. E. Hanks A. after three days Illness
pneumonia
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

ed. Each Of 'em thinks he has his
present home district under his
thumb and he greatly prefers not
to be dumped into a statewide
fight, the result Of which he's un-
certain. But that's his personal
preference. 1t isn't necessarily his
party's broad strategy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Observations
Martin Hopeful of
Republican Strength
in Lower House
BY Charles P. Stewart

AS CHAIRMAN OF the Repub-
lican national committee, Con-
gresham Joseph w. Martin OF
Massachusetts,, who also is minor
ity leader in the house of represen-
tatives, is concentrating on the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

JOD OF BettlilB d
G. o. p. major
ity into the low
er branch of the
national legisla-
ture at the 1912
election Of the
country's ! a W.
makers.
He can't pos.
sibly get such 9
majority into
the senate. The
senator's terms
expire only one
third Of them al
t{naa apd the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Pick of the Air Today

delphia Navy Yard;
7:00-Easts Spotlight;
7:30-City Desk drama;
S:00-Major Bowes Amateurs;
9:15-Prof. Quiz.
NBC-Blue-6-Easy Aces;
7:00-Horace Heidi show:
7;30-New series, News Of Week
In Industry;
9:45-First Piano Quartet.
MBS-7:15-Border Patrol;
S:S0-Sinfoinetta;
s:3O-Comedy Great Gums"
Friday
DAYTIME WAR SCHEDULE -
Morning; 700 NBC CHS, 1855
NBC-Blue. 500 NBC-Red, CHS,
300 NBC.Blue, MBS, 1000 MBS,
l1:45 MBS; Afternoon 12:45
NBC, 100 MBS. 1855 CHS, 1855
NBesBlue, 400 MBS. 5:25, NBC.
Red. 5:45 CHS NBc-Bluc.
NBC-Red-12:15 p. NJ frankie
Masters music;
2:45-Vic and SADIE:
5:00-Here's to America concert.
CBS-1:3O-Fletcher Wiley;
2:45-Exploring Space;
4;45-Scattergood Baines.
NBC-Blue-l1:30 a. m,-Farm and
Home Hour:
:50-New Flight Service to
Fairbanks. Alaska;
1:o0-William Green on Union
Management and Defense;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

with the government food.tor-de-
tense program will not incur de-
auctions from their AAA payments.
Maurice A. Dosn, State AAA Com.
mittee chairman. announces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
MAY INCREASE ACREAGE

Lansing, May Rehabilitation
farmers increasing white pea or
navy bean acreage in cooperation
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Fifty Years Ago

The fpslanu Town Board have bought limerick
ior town house. authorized meeting
on record The spot is just this side OF Mortimer
idence about mile southeast city
hat mile north OF the center Of the township.
D W Rogers is adding porch to his house on Pear ST.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

lish a new system Of weather re-
porting will facilitate large-scale
movements OF military aircraft
The new circuit c" is expected
to reduce the time needed for prep
sration OF nationwide weather maps
a. least four times. making nation
al pictures Of weather conditions
AVAILABLE with very little delay.
The new system is described as
an express meteorological serv-
ice" consisting principally OF a
aigh-speed teletype circuit linking
approximately $50 key points.
Included iR-the- Hew- eiEcuit-wil
be 10 forecasting stations OF the
L. s. Weather Bureau, Army and
Navy air bases. and major report
ing stations OF the Civil Aeronautics
Administration which make hourly
weather observations 10 guide COM
mercial' air traffic.
Preparation of a national wealth
sr map now takes from four to five
hours. The new system will cut the
time TO about one hour, making
possible more accurate forecasts
and rapid planning OF large-scale
lircraft movements.
Weather reports from Canada,
Latin America and ships at sea also
will be available. The information
gathered by the express service"
will be flashed Immediately by tele-
type 10 every Army and Navy air
held in the country.
To carry out the high-speed pur-
poses OF the system, the country has
been divided into six sections with
one key station in each division.
Information is gathered by teletype
and telephone within the districts,
relayed by teletype to headquar'
.ers and then put on the main cir
suits by the key station.
NEW HELlcOPTER RECORD
Igor |. Siko-sky, designer and
builder OF gyroplanes, has set
new record with his latest helicop-
Ter. He lowered in il for one hour,
80 minutes and 80 seconds over
an area no larger than a tennis
court. His achievement exceeded
the previous record by IL minutes.
Before doing the humming-bird
stunt in the air, Mr.. Sikorsky put
the machine through other demon
STATIONS. He took of from the
ground vertically, maneuvered the
craft from side to side, forward
and backward. cup and down.
There was fresh breeze blow
ing, but the plane was remarka-
bly, steady in spite OF II. He was
able TO hang in the air at an alti-
tude OF only FIVE feet. Later he
took the craft as high as 30 feet
and as low as four for the benefit
OF photographers.
81 think it was successful
flight" said Sikorsky when he was
on the ground again. and I think
that direct lift planes for shuttle
service between airports and cities,
for private use and military SER
vice, will prove very valuable. A
great deal OF engineering and re-
hnement work must be done, but
think that fundamentally the ma
chine is here. | am going ahead
with my work on the helicopter."
This may be the type OF plane
that the public will use when Il
adds hangar TO the family ga
rage. 80
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
One-Mlnute Test

One Minute Test
I. What is meant by territorial
waters?
2. Who was the last president
Of the German republic?
3. In education. what does B. o.
stand for?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Your Health
If One Eats Average
Diet in United States
he Gets His Nitamins
: Logan Cirndening. NJ. D.

o Since we are living in the days
Of synthetic vitamins and vita
Minis in bottles, and REINFORCED
bread, and a great deal of other
dietetic propaganda, it is difficult
for the average person to keep his
head about the necessities of his
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Hints on Etiquette

II a person in your home is try.
ing TO write a letter. It Is unman-
nerly as well as inconsiderate to
keep interrupting by reading bits
from your book or newspaper out
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

National Broadeasting Company
Red network, WLW 700, WWJ
$50, WTAM 100, WMAQ go; Blue
network, WXYZ 1870. WLW 700;
WGN 100.
Columbia Broadeasting Company
-WJR $50, WBBM ESQ. WCKY
1880, WFBM 1860. VICAR 1850,
WBNS 1850. WOOD 1910; Blue
network, WOWO 1870.
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Red Letwork. WLW 700: Blue
network. WLW 700, CKLW 500;
WON 100.
Tonight
EVENING WAR SCHEDULE-6:1 Is
NBC-Red, $50 MBS, GAS NBC-
Red. 1900 MBS, 1855 CHS, Sis
MBS. $50 NBC-Blue. GAS CHS,
1000 MBS. 1900 NBC CHS,
1880 MBS.
TALKS-NBC.Blue S:35 America
Town Meeting. Should the Pres
ident declare full national emer.
gency?" Stanley High and Rep.
Dewey Short; CHS 1918 Rep.
Ham Fish on mo Conveys, No
War"
NBC-Red-7-Fannie Brice;
7:30-Aldrich Family;
S:00-Bing Crosby and Bob
Burns: =
9:00-Vallee and barrymore;
9;30-Latin American music.
CBS-6:30-Vox Pop from Phila.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Today's Horoscope

Today's birthday children may
expect advancement, financial sue
cess and substantial help from
relatives and friends during the
next year. They will also make
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
Words Of Wisdom

The guilt that feels not Its own
shame IL wholly ( tneursble.-
Simms.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

loud. asking questions or making
remarks that require the writer's
attention.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

beneficial changes. They should
make hay while the sun shines.
The child born tGdoy will be de-
decidedly lucky-the more so II
obstinacy and self-will are not
allowed to incur the displeasure
Of superiors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15

One-Mlnute Test Answers
1. Waters subject TO a SOW
ereign power as distinguished
from the high seas.
2. Won Hindenberg.
3. Bachelor Of oratory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
QUICK WEATHER REPORTS

THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1871
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Mediation PIon Finally Offered

administration slow to act was slow to admit that
the defense FINALLY
the plan for mediation board handle these
drastic action
without
certified dispute
her aides unable to sTaghen OUT
looked as though might wait time to have anhg
floor IN the senate
national defense and read into e record
which had been unable to settle Wtn an
hour and half Brd telegram was received MISS PERKINS
certified oirs the board.
first voice raised in the Senate denounc1ng
thorough The
Committee good Joo us
strike situation bringing to pubic attention tne
number OF designed
Ball OF Minnesota weeks ago
proposal COOLING on pefoo
national defense projects But
Committee which has been
adaman against all proposals which nave pee opposed D
labor-not only this year-bnt for years -, -
In he
other hand
in of within
think This
the Senate has stood like rock against any
although the House
explain why the Senate which USUALLY
de efenSeS
Evening star., 1941-03-29

lOnged ordeal. His army will be in
for an unfamiliar kind of fighting
under unfamiliar conditions. unless
the Serbs have changed since I knew
them at war in their own country.
I'VE have seen how MusSolinis
war machine is taking it," one OF
our army chiefs said. Now we
shall see how the Nazi war machine
will take it when things are not
going according 10 schedule"
The Yugoslavs stand pat, indp-
pendent. modified on their frontiers.
prepared to fire on any invader. In
place of a march through Southern
Yugoslavia, the Germans must shoot
their way through into the valley Of
the Vardar River, which they need
to channel their advance into Greece.
Magic Fails to Work.
Time in their favor, they were
proceeding with their customary
thorough preparations, confident in
their foreknoWledge of all problems
they had to solve. AS usual, they
expected to provide all the surprises
of the campaign and to be subject
to none from the enemy.
Then came the surprise for them
Of the British landing an army in
/ Greece. Now Yugoslavia has sprung
another. The preliminaries for a
Nazi blizkrieg had not proceeded
according to plan. The old magic
had failed TO work.
Rather than attack Yugoslavia.
| Hitler may prefer to bluster to gain
his ends, in a bargain which will
make sure Of the copper, grain and
| mutton he gets from Yugoslavia.
That means his army cannot have
the Vardar Valley for its advance.
1t will have to fight the Anglo
Greek armies on a much narrower
front and on difficult ground
But can the Fuehrer afford 70
confess to Josef Stain. Japans
touring Yosuke Matsuoka and his
own people, that his previously sue
cessful technique has failed TO scare
either the Yugoslavs or the Turks?
Contempt for Italy.
In the singular strategic and tac-
/ tical situation of the mutually flank
/ ing frontiers of Yugoslavia and the
/ German occupied countries the
Yugoslavian Army has most tempt
/ ing game in swift rush on Albania.
! Northern Albania is stuck out in
a salient into Yugoslavia. while the
Greek Army is making new
boundary for Southern Albania. de-
spite all the reserves Mussolini has
/ expended in his counteroffensives
Yugoslavians do not forget that
Italy filched the port of Fiume on
/ the Adriatic Sea from them. and
| Mussolini's occupation of Albania
was the first step toward the con-
quest of the Balkans. Serbians.
CroatS and Slovenes-the three sec
tional elements that comprise Yugo-
slavia-are a unit in their contempt
and antipathy for Italy. In con-
certed action with the Greeks they
should be able to drive the Italians
into the Adriatic
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Athens Street Renamed
FrunkIin Roosevelt Ave.
B, TIE associated Press.

b. tie associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, March %
Thousands of Athenians heard
The Star Spangled Banner" echo
through ancient Academy street yes
terday as Mayor Ambrose Plytas and
United States Minister Lincoln
MacVeagh unveiled plaque renam-
ing the thoroughfare Franklin
Roosevelt avenue.
The President made promises
to Greece and at theS same time
made clear that he did so by man.
date Of united people" said Mr..
MacVeagh, in a reference TO aid to
Greece under the military aid law.
"AthenianS may therefore read
behind the name Franklin Roose-
welt printed on these walls the name
of the great Nation for which he
speaks written large in letters of
hope"
Evening star., 1941-03-29
YuqosIoviu Grief to Nuzis
Hitler Might Be Smart Not to Resort
To Force to Repair Domoge to Prestige

protect Yugoslavia's long Dalmatian
Coast on the Adriatic.
The Yugoslavs and Greeks be-
tween them have 100000 men un-
der arms-a numerically formidable
force. The British have maybe
100000, with several hundred planes
and equipment already in Greece
and expect to have 100000 men there
shortly Should the tide of battle
favor the Allies Turkey likely would
join them in an offensive up the
peninsula against the Germans, add
ing couple of million more troops
to the attack.
AS opposed to this potential Allied
army the Germans at present have
maybe 100000 troops and equipment
available in Bulgaria and Greece
and of these about a quarter mil
lion are massed on the Greco-Bul-
garian frontier. The Rumanians
also have a million men under arms
and Bulgaria about half that num-
ber, but how much aid they would
be to the Nazis is problematical.
Evening star., 1941-03-29

slavS would tend to restore the Sit
uaticn and greatly strengthen the
German position on the peninsula.
If 1t weren't carried out with blitz-
krieg speed, hoWever-if this fresh
war dragged on-Hitler might have
started an avalanche of grief which
ultimately would overwhelm him,
There is no present reason to as
sumo that the NaZis could knock
this fighting people out quickly,
Hitlers war machine, to be sure, is
far superior to theirs, but they are
among the worlds best soldiers and
have strong natural defenses which
would demand the best efforts of
the Germans to overcome.
Munitions Hard to Replace.
The YugoSlavs have close to a
million and a quarter men mo-
biliZed. They are we'll armed for
the Balkans, but not as compared
with the Germans. Unfortunately
for the Yugoslavs, much of their
equipment and munitions came
from Germany or the great Skoda
munition works of -Slovakia,
which the Nazis now possess. This
might make requirements difficult,
and that's where American and
British aid would come in.
The far superior mechanical equip
ment and air force of the Germans
likely would enable them to sweep
forward quickly in the Danube Basin
in Northern Yugoslavia. Belgrade
the capital, certainly would be in
grave danger from the outset.
Much of the country, however
is mountainous and not adapted to
the use of mechanical forces. 1t
calls for good fashioned noun
tain fighting, in which the Yugo-
Slavs are expert. The Greeks have
given fair demonstration of what
the defenders of mountain country
can do to invaders.
Would Help Allied Cause.
A German attack on Yugoslavia
at this juncture might work out
to the great advantage of the Anglo
Allies, since it would open up a new
front and give them a chance to
get at the Nazi right wing, which
rests along the Yugoslav- Bulgarian
border at the moment. The greatest
boon to the Allies would be the
throwing open of the great Vardar
Valley of Southern Yugoslavia to
their troops.
I'm afraid you'll have to get your
maps out in order to fix the lay of
the land in your minds. 1t really
isn't at all complicated or hard to
remember.
The historic Vardar Valley is the
route the Germans would like to
use for their attack on the strategic
port Of Salonika-the Old Thessa-
lonica of Bible times. Instead, until
they were able to fight their way
through the Vardar, they would have
to employ the far less desirable
Struma Valley in Bulgaria, to the
east
This would give the Greeks and
the British a chance to defend
Salonika from the east of the Vardar
1t also would permit them to drive
up the Vardar to try to turn the
Nazi right wing.
Meantime. the Allies would figure
on cleaning the Italians out OF
Albania in quick order, being able
to operate through Yugoslavia. The
British fleet also would be able to
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Queen Marie Planning
To Return to YugosIoviu

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 29-Queen Marie
of Yugoslavia said last night she
planned to return TO Belgrade with
her two younger sons as soon as
she is we'll enough.
The 41-year-old mother of King
Peter II is convalescing from an
operation performed in Switzerland
about a year ago. The brothers of
the King are Tomislav and Andrei.
II have tried to bring up all
three boys to act on their own
Judgment, to work out their own
problems. to be tough" she said.
Il know Peter is we'll able to look
after himself and that he will make
a worthy King"
Evening star., 1941-03-29

just now, the fact that the admin
istration is intensely interested in
building up national defense and in
producing supplies for the British,
the Greeks, the Chinese and all other
peoples who resist the axis powers
in their effort to dominate the world.
An ultimatum, such as that
wired to the participants in the Allis-
Chalmers strike by Secretary of the
Navy Knox and William S. Knudsen,
head of the Office of Production
Management. demanding that the
workers go back and get busy on
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Full u. S. Aid Expected

Naturally expect full only but
from United States.
The be caught Eng
land indicate that available of help being rushed the
Immediately dispatched
being rushed from Egypt together with equipment The
Belgrade which strictly
German Airplan
The British
together with the could rushed the Greek
offensive while the busy with Yugoav
may will rushed quickly
possible period of moral backing stated authortatvey
today The Yugoav people have decided their von to
attacked question
will help them their
inde
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Lesson of France Cited

important factor the s1tua-
onone discounted the administration to date with
shall be
that
military preparedness working
hours
worked hours much 80 hours The
overwhelmed by the upendouS military
the
of reduced
from TO
itself still further
and effort aid the nations
vital production
Evening star., 1941-03-29
He Didn't Get Dime

SPARTANBURG, S. C. ga
Spartan reported a man accosted
him in front of a restaurant with
this remark:
Listen, Bud, do you want to give
me dime or do you want me TO go
away thinking you're regular So
and-so?"
He didn't get the dime.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
This Changing World
Yugoslov Military Leaders Confident
As They Await Long Expected Attack
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

awaiting calmly the
aught and hredy completing their preparations to resist the
attack, which undoubtedly will be violent
While the politicians have d daying with the axis since
the outbreak
military
opinion that Yugova could stay out the They asonhed
that they had been
The mobilization of the Yugoslav weeks " the
Italians started their attack staff had
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Clerk Warns of Removal
OF D. G. Court Files

Attorneys and others who take
court files away from District Court
without authority may find them
selves in contempt of court, Col.
Charles E. Stewart, clerk, has warned
members OF the bar
Col Stewart said some lawyers
have taken important files from the
courthouse without authority. A new
order requires that persons taking
files, even to read them in the
consulting room, must sign for them.
A District Court order is required
for permission to take the files from
the building in the future. Col.
Stewart said. although in important
cases. court attaches may be sent in
the custody of the files taken.
Pope Plus XII is the 262d Sue
cessor of St. Peter and the spiritu-
al leader of 100000 people.