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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Souffle Dish
Nourishinq
And Light

LIGHT BUI nourlShlng foods
are the thing when the Their
mometcr scars. Cheese souffle
answers these requirements and
a tart fruit ice tops it off just
right.
Todsy's Menu
Cheese Souflc Baked Potatoes
Tossed Summer Salad
Green Beans
apricot Morsh Ice
Hot or Iced Tea
Cheese Souffe
; tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
! cup milk
! cup grated cheese
y teaspoon salt
Paprika
3 eggs
Melt butter in saucepan, add
-four and blend well Remove
from heat and add milk e
little at time, stirring con-
Stantly. Return 10 heat and
cook gently until it boilS, then
add grated cheese, salt and
paprika. Set aside 20 cool.
Beat yelkS and whites of eggs
separately. Add yolkS to cheese
and blend thoroughly. Fold IN
stiffy beaten egg whites and
turn mixture into deep. we'll
buttercd casserole or baking
dish. Bake at $50 degrees for
about 25 minutes. Serve inn
mediately. Serves four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
SOUR CREAM

Sour cream is nutritious, Tor
the souring does not change the
food value Of the cream.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
The Favori+e
Dish

THIS DISH comes from that
south-of-the-border land. It's A
recipe for chill con carne that's
very hard 10 beat.
Minced Chill Con Csrne
l pound dry beans, chill or
kidney
Ia pounds ground beef
! tablespoon fat
l chopped onion
l Glove garlic
tablespoon -four
, cups tomatoes
Salt and pepper
y teaspoon chilli powder
Soak beans overnight. Cover
with water, add a pinch of soda
and cook until tender. about
three hours. Brown the ground
meat in the shortening, then add
the chopped onion and garlic.
Sprinkle with flour and stir until
blended. Add the beans. toma-
toes and seasoning. Cook until
all flavors are blended, about 80
minutes.
If you're pressed for time.
here's A tip: Canned kidney
beans may be used. These need
only relocating with meat and
SeaSoningS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18

(By Associated Press)
The governments determination
TO keep American merchant yes
sells in full time service was EN-.
phasized today by a report that
the maritime commission was pre-
pared to take over II strike bound
ships unless a war bonus dispute
was submitted to arbitration today.
Seven Of the vessels are in New
York Harbor, two in New Orleans
and one each at Boston and Mo
bile. They are owned by the
Alcoa. Calmar, Robin and Water
man lines
The Seafarers International
Union (AFL) called strike Sat.
urday. demanding increases above
the present s60-a.month war bon
uses paid by some lines for trips
TO war menaced waters. The sea
men and the ship owners thus far
have failed TO arbitrate their diff
ferences.
Admiral Emory s. Land. mari.
time commission chairman. was
reported TO have issued the arbi-
tration ultimatum after the union
had rejected his appeal to. kee?
working while the controversy
was ironed out.
AFL sailors on the Pacific Coast
were reported ready TO join in the
walkout today unless shipping com
panies met their demands.
Strike Continues
A strike OF AFL electricians con-
tinued at Kansas City. hut the Mis-
souri, metropolis enjoyed regular
light and power service never.the.
less. after four-hour blackout
early yesterday, Skeleton crews
OF non-striking employees were op-
Grating the powerhouses OF the
Kansas City Light and Power Com.
pany The strikers. however voted
last night TO continue their walk
out.
The strike stemmed from q fur.
additional dispute. The AFL
union. which represents $50 Of the
power company's employees. has lie
manded that II also be allowed 10
represent 200 other workers. mem.
bers of the independent union Of
utility employees.
Because OF the uncertainty OF TIRE
future supply OF power. Sheffield
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Night Blooming Cereus
Opens at Penman Yard

The night blooming Cereus. a
very unusual flower of the cac-
tus variety, originating in the Phil
ippine Islands, was in bloom We'd
nesday evening az the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley d. Penman,
adams st The blossom
opens Just once, beginning in the
late afternoon. By midnight it is
in full bloom opening in diameter
from six to nine inches. In the
morning It is usually gone, but
this blossom was Just beginning
to close about $3.50 this morning,
rare happening. The stamen OF
the flower gives the appearance OF
people in cathedral, and the
flower has red stem pendant
from the leaves. The plant last
blossomed Sept. %. 1889, when 1t
had two blossoms. Those bios
SONS were the first in the last
five years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Patrick, ga
n Adams St. also have a night
blooming Cereus which was start
ed as a slip from Mrs. Penman's
plant. Mrs. Patrick has had her
plant about ten years and it has
bloomed almost every year. This
year it has had five blossoms. one
in July and one Saturday. Mon
day, Tuesday. and Wednesday
nights which is a very rare occa-
sion. A group OF school children
from the kindergarten and first
grade at Central Grades School
viewed the plant this morning.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
See POLICE SURVEYED See KGWANs-Page
Strike-Bound Ships May be
Taken Over by Commission

steel Corporation officials said.
their Kansas City plant was shut
down last night and will remain
closed until a continuous supply OF
power is assured. The plant EN-.
ploys $500.
Seek Mine Reopeninq
A second conference was called
by the Mediation Board at Wash
ington today in an effort to obtain
an agreement for reopening a
group OF captive soft coal mines
in Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Kentucky. owned by major
steel companies.
The $4,000 striking clio United
Mine Workers demand a union
shop. A conference yesterday. at
tended by union representatives
and steel company executives,
failed to bring settlement Of the
dispute. However. John L. Lewis.
UNIV president. submitted a pro-
posal for quick resumption OF work.
Terms OF the proposal we're not
disclosed by the Mediation Board,
but ii was TO be considered today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Food Needs OF
Nation Studied


Chicago. Sept. + AP Agri-
cultural officials from II Of tho
most fertile states in the Union as
sembed today TO lend hand "A
the governments campairu for
huge Increases In food production
next year.
They came from the corn tielGs
Of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, the
wheat fields OF Kansas. Nebraska
and the Dakotas. the orchards Z
Ohio, Missouri and Michigan. and
the dairy lands OF Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
Members Of the Agriculture De
partment anticipated that 400
would be present 10 hear Secre.
tary Wickard outline how much
more meat. vegetables and dairy
products must be produced in the
fnew food for defense program
Wickard has called II the largrs
food production campaign In the
history OF American agriculture.
The purpose Of theGhicaso meet.
ing. his aids explained. was to
mobilize the full resources OF the
midWestern growing area for the
effort. Nationally. il is proposed %
push farm production Is pJ cent
beyond the average for the six
years ending in-le2a
II Is planned 10 administer the
program under the direction Of the
newly state and county
defense boards OF the Agriculture
Department
Memb RS OF these boards were in
vited 70 today's conference as well
as representatives Of state agr.cul.
tural planning committees, state
farm organizations and regional
farm officials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Legion to Pick
New Officers

Milwaukee. WIS. Sept. SAP
The American Legion's 23rd ma
tionsl convention ends today with
election OF new commander to
lead the organization in a defense
program calling for support OF
President Roosevelt's foreign pol
ic!es and granting OF lease-lend
aid TO Soviet Russia.
A majority OF 1.47S delegates de
cided late yesterday, after a stormy
debate. that extension OF the lease
lend act TO help the Red army
fight Nazi Germany would not be
In conflict with the Legion's ira
ditional stand against Communism
The decision was reached on an
87i to 60i vote tabling a minority
report OF the conventions Foreign
Relations Committee, which sought
TO make clear that endorsement
of the national administration de.
fcnse efforts dii not include help
foi Russia.
Earlier the convention went on
record favoring repeal OF the neu-
trality law and use OF American
troops wherever needed to keep
war away from American shores
The political campaign for choice
Of a commander to succeed Milo
J. Warner. OF Toledo, O.. continued
at a feverish pace.
Hotel room gossip was that the
choice lay between Lynn L. STAN
baugh, OF Fargo. n. D. and Ed
ward Scheiberling. Of Albany. n. y.
with Stambaugh. the reputed candi-
date Of Legion "kinmakers," haY.
ing the edge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
W arGanles at
Highest Tempo


Armor-girded land forces OF the
second and third armies locked
today in a terdific struggle along a
75-mile wavering front from Alex
andria. In central Louisiana, west
ward to Texas as the simulated
warfare involving 100000 men.
reached its highest tempo since the
start last Sunday. i.
Massed infantry, artillery, caval-
~ and armored forces drove
through tangled underbrush and
thick fore~.s while overhead op-
posing 2 '@es were engaged in
support land forces.
AttackiLs lth sudden fury.
Lieut.-General Ben Lear's mobile
second army drove from the north
between two solidly entrenched
flanks of Lieut.-General Walter
Krueger's third army. The sur
prise move W dyed heavily-armor-
ed second army forces deep into the
heart of the numerically superior
third army. Supported by far
ranging bombers, hundreds Of
tanks rumbled southwark as far
as Deridder and Oakdale. La, and
battered hard-pressed third army
divisions between Hornbeck and
Leesville, La.
The air was filed with scattered
dogfghts as pursuit ships sought
to protect bombers and observa-
ton planes circled the battle-ground
in the greatest air power maneuv-
ers In the Army's history.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Pastors Sponsor
Training School

4 Community Leadership Train
ing School for parents and Sunday
School teachers will begin Oct. S
and meet on the six succeeding
Wednesday evenings from lis -
2 O'Clock In the Presbyterian
church, sponsored by the Minis
terial Association.
Rev. Gordon c. Speer Is dean u
the school. Rev. Raymon p. Bair
assembly leader. while courses will
be presented by DR.. Edward ".
Brakeman. Counselor OF Students
in University OF Michigan, Ann
Arbor. and Rev. William X. Shaw.
teaching adults or workers with
adults and Miss Muriel McKercher
and Miss Martha Norris will teach
workers with children. Registrar
will be Earl Hubbard.
There will be two sessions escl
Wedns sday night. with an as
sembly period coming between, led
by Rev. BAR.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Ypsilanh Police Surrey Ordered
Need For Unity
kiwanis Topic

National Unity in Schools" was
the topic OF Dean Egbert Isbell. OF
the Normal College. who spoke at
the regular Kiwanis luncheon
meeting Wednesday.
He declared that the churches
and homes have a responsibility
TO help create national unity and
that unity Is especially needed in
times OF stress. The formation
OF nation Is a remarkable achieve
ment". said Dean Isbell. "individ-
uals should recognize that they
owe an obligation to the state in
stead OF vice versa" He said the
state has always recognized the
responsibility OF education, even
though all that has been desired
has not been done.
Noah Webster was one OF the
greatest history teachers and pio-
neered the introduction Of history
teaching in the school. c. A. Good
rich was the next great history
teacher. The teaching OF history
in the United States received a
great set back. the speaker said,
during and after the Civil War
The North did not accept southern
text books and the South refused
the northern ones, each claiming
the other was prejudiced. After
the Civil War, a unified national
sentiment was needed. especially
in the schools. However. not I'M
I'll 1910 were textbooks generally
accepted In the North and South.
The present trend is away from
teaching history in the schools the
subject being replaced by social
studies.
The speaker declared that the
relation Of the child to the state
has recently been greatly neglected
and the creation OF a sense OF OBJ
legation Of the child 10 the state
should be cultivated through edu-
cation. This should be especially
true by teaching him how to Sc.
lect the proper public officials.
Germany has created through its
literature an enthusiasm for the
state and also the philosophy OF a
super state. This has created such
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
President to
Ask For Seven
More Billion
Second Fund Will
Aid Axis Foes
CBy Associated Pressl
Washington, Sept. lS--AP-prse

Washington. Sept. ls--AP-prss-
ident Roosevelt planned TO ask
Congress today TO match the orig
inal $1,000, 100000 lease lend ap-
preparation with a second big
fund to help supply Axis foes with
arms, materials, and food.
Informed Capitol sources predict
ed the new sum sought would be
close to ss,000,O00,0o0
The Chief Executive worked on
the message last night and hoped
to complete it for transmission
during the day. He expected 10
leave tonight for another week end
at his Hyde Park. n. Y, home.
In his second quarter report to
Congress last Monday on lend-lease
that while only $3.50, 100000 of such
supplies had been actually export
ed, nearly s5O0,000.000 had been
spent on goods and services, and
more than 80 per cent OF the total
fund had been allocated.
Contracts will soon be placed
for the entire s7000,000,000 appro-
priation." he said.
The House is expected TO act
first on the new leni-lease request.
This will give Senate members a
chance to rest. for nothing impor-
tant remained on their calendar az
te, they disposed OF the new tax
bill yesterday.
Aid TO Russia
The new lend-lease fund will be
in addition to aid to Russia which
Jesse II. Jones, federal loan admin
istrator, announced yesterday
would take the form OF a loan-pur-
chase agreement.
Al the direction OF the President.
Jones announced the defense sup
plies corporation. and RFC subsid-
iary. had contracted with the
AMf0RG Trading Corporation, a
Russian agency in this country,
for purchase OF 100000, 900 worth
Of manganese. chromite, asbestos
and platinum. strategic materials
needed by the United States.
The RFC subsidiary will advance
up to S5O,000,0a0 against the pur-
chase OF these materials before de-
livery. thereby giving Russia the
necessary dollar exchange for buy
ing war supplies here.
A total OF sl0.000,000 was ad
vanced yesterday and The remain.
der will be supplied as needed.
President Roosevelt wrote Jones
recommending the purchase and
loan arrangement TO assist the
Russian government in paying for
war supplies which 1t wants to buy
in the United, States. and which
It can get IN limited quantities.
and to expedite our own national
defense program"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Fall Festival
Leaflets Drop
From Airplane
Two Contests Will
be Friday Night

Looking skyward Wednesday af'
ternoon. Yps!lanti residents saw the
sun glittering on a yellow airplane
which was piloted by Eddy McEnnan
and swooped within 500 feet over
the city. scattering hand bills an
nouncing contests for Retailers
Fall Festival and Defense Rally
Week"
Young and old with tilted heads
waited for these bills to flutter TO
earth where they were eagerly gath
cred as they contained numbers,
good for valuable prizes Friday In
the Treasure Hunt. Search for mum.
bers corresponding TO those on the
leaflets will begin at 600 and con-
tinue until 8 p. m. Friday. Stores will
remain open until $3.50 so that win
ners can claim prizes from mer-
chants.
The colored papers also an
nounced the Misplaced Item Con-
test to be conducted Friday after
noon and night and Saturday. Con.
testants will find in stores. listed
on entry blanks, merchandise which
does not belong to the merchants
in whose window they are found.
Goods must be named and the prop
er store from which they came des-
ignated. Blanks can be placed in bal
lot boxes in drug stores and Board
OF Commerce office.
Prizes Provided
For naming and identifying the
most articles correctly. a prize of
SIS In defense stamps will be given.
Second prize will be $40 in defense
stamps and third award, SIS in de-
tense stamps.
John F. Barnhill Memorial Band
will give concert on a platform in
the city market, S. Washington ST.,
Friday at $50. A bicycle and uni
cycle team and couple on roller
skates will entertain In As minute
program, beginning at 9. Mrs. Rob
ert Taylor will play piano accom-
paniment.
Street department crews in
charge OF Street Commissioner Ern-
est Maddux will erect the wooden
platform at the east end OF the
market.
Winners OF the best national de-
Tense window display will be an
nounced Saturday. Merchants be-
gan decorating their windows Tues
day to compete for first prize OF $40
in defense stamps and second hon
ors, IS In defense stamps.
Entertainment for Saturday. final
See FALL FESTIvAL-Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Average Life Span May
Increase Says MediCo

Grand Rapids. Mich. Sent. Is
lNS-The possibility that the ave
rage life span may increase 70 be
tween 20 and IS years By 1860 was
offered today by DR.. George W
Losmak. New York. founder and
editor Of a medical journal.
He told the Michigan state Med
teal Association that a new special
~ in medicine. "geriatrics." deal
Ing with diseases Of the aged had
offered new hope for increasing
the span OF life.
This does not mean fountain
o. youth" he said. but A search
to make old age a time OF comfort
rather than one % III health"
Losmak said that the average
life span now Is s0.4 years for
uen and 545 for women.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18

Ypsilanti is to have a police
survey.
Starting next Monday Chief OF
Police Dan Patch. Highland Park,
will start work in Ypsilanti to de
termine what is needed for better
protection. This move was the re-
suit of several recent meetings of
members OF the Ypsilanti Police
Commission. with a view to making
changes which are believed to be
needed in view OF the anticipated
industrial development here.
More men.and more police equip
ment will probably be requested,
but before any changes are made,
the commission decided to have an
experienced man study the situa.
ton and report his findings.
Discussing the selection of Mr..
Patch for this work, P. A. Seedorff,
speaking for the commission said
in view of the National Defense
situation and the problems arising
through the construction. of the
bomber plant, the police commits.
sion has for some time considered
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18
Schools Will
Reopen Doors

Students at Lincoln Consolidated
and Roosevelt Schools will begin
their annual fall trek back to class
rooms Monday. College students
will arrive soon as Cleary College
opens its door Sept % and Mich.
igsn State Normal College. Sept 20
Saturday. Principal Ben II. Van.
den Belt viii meet with Lincoln
Consolidated School teachers. Ele'
mentary instructors will convene at
$3.50 for routine instructions. tho
entire faculty, 10. and the high
school 1890 a. m. Cla ses will be.
gin Monday at - a m.
Miss Helen Il. Becker. Winnetka
H.. formerly with Horace Mann
School, will be added to Lincoln
School faculty as primary critic
No other changes in Lincoln OF
Roosevelt School faculties will be
made
Principal Leonard W. Menzi will
meet the entire Roosevelt School
faculty at a m. Saturday in the
library High school instructors
will convene at 1890 a. N. and ele
mentary teachers, ! 80 p. m.
Home room periods will be Mon
day from S:45 to 1880 a. m. Halt
hour classes IN the morning SEIZED
ule will be held until noon. At ]
the afternoon schedule OF half hour
classes Will be started. School will
be dismissed at 2:30
Freshmen days will be scheduled
Sept. %. % and q at Cleary Col
lege. Former students will be clas-
sified Sept. % and new students
Sept q Classes will begin Sept. 25.
President owen j. Cleary will
speak at a general meeting Of stu
dents Sept p at ! p. m. Placement
tests will be given at . followed by
a tour Of the city for new students
Upper classmen Will act as guides
Women students will have tea
and men students a mixer in their
respective lounges AT 4:30. A dance
in the ball room will follow Dean
OF men and dean Of women will
preside.
r. E. Wright assistant manager
OF industrial and public relations
at I. 5 Rubber Co. will speak Sept.
% at 10 a. NJ. on National Defense
and Trained Office Personnel Dr.
". T. Soller, director OF College
Health Service. will talk al on
Health and business Efficiency
Charles y Cleary. director Of stu
dent personnel will address stu
dents al on Curriculum and Ac'
tiyities'
College rules for women and men
students Will be explained by the re
pectiye deans Sept q at p m. An
informal reception for men and
women will be held in Ypsilanti
Alumni room az : p. m.
Miss Helen Coard. Quincy. H.. will
teach az Cleary College during the
years leave OF absence OF Mss
Phyllis Mondoc. II. II kilian Will
assume the duties Of dean Of men,
replacing A. p. Curtis.
Freshmen days for Normal stu.
dents will be sept %. go and oct.
y. Former pupils and transfer s,r-
dents will register Sept $50 and IN
the afternoon Of Oct. ] FIRE hmen
will classify tn the morning Oct. !.
Glasses Will begin Ocf. ,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-18

with Dan E. L. Patch, retiring Chief
of police Of Highland Park, Mich.
to conduct this survey and TO make
a report both on the department
and the problem Of law enforcement
in the community with constructive
recommendation for whatever
measures of efficiency are consid
cred necessary"
Rounds Out rs Years
With the close OF the present
year Mr.. Patch will have been in
the Highland Park Police Depart
ment 26 years. He will be retired
January |.
Commencing October / Mr. Patch
has been granted leave of absence
and has consented to take up the
work OF studying conditions in Up.
SLANT Immediately. Ills exper.
fence has included practically all
branches of police work. He start