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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Legion Given
Citation For
Work in Drive
Members VIII be
Registered

A national citation for completing
their membership drive by Nov II
was presented TO American Legion
Post ESQ wednesday night Paul
Hayward conducted the drive
Attending the presentation cere.
monies we're Earl Bertwhistle, de
partment OF Michigan membership
chairman. Rex Dupack. Jackson,
second district membership chair.
man. and visitors from Battle Greek
and Coldwater.
The local post now has 2il mem
bers, the highest since organization
of the unit here
After an explanatory talk by
Mayor Ross X. Bower on plans OF
the local defense council. the post
agreed to register and classify all
members Dec. % and % from to .
and to 3 p. m. in the Legion Home.
Carl Tunnicliffe will be I'm charge.
II registration OF all members can
not be completed IN the two days,
Thursday and Friday will be desig-
mated as registration days too
Through a coordinator, connected
with the defense council, services
OF those classified will be offered
This plan will not prohibit mem
bers from registering at Michigan
state Employment Office for AuXil-
larry police and fire units. About 40
available uniforms OF Legionnaires
are being given to the local defense
council for uses which they are to
designate
Police Chief Dan Y. l. Patch was
unable to be present because he
was attending a county defense
council meeting
Post officials said the large at
tendance Of 100 at the meeting, was
due to interest in civilian defense
In Ypsilanti
Fred Battelle announced New
Years Eve party for members and
friends and the annual New Years
Day open house from TO 8 p. m
Plans also were discussed for dis
/ tribution of Christmas baskets. Bri
Eddings will be in charge.
Tribute was paid to the late Har
old Gaudy who was a charter mem
Der of the Post
Commander Carl Johnson and
Harold Magee. delegates to the Of
ficers mid-winter conference at
Pontiac Dec. 5, and 7, told Of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
City of Ypsii' to
Depend on Sale
of l.. S. Bonds

Assurance that Ypsilantians will
be able TO finance the first bomb
er produced at the Ford bomber
plant through sale Of defense bonds
and stamps and that If 100000
worth of bonds are sold in time
the first bomber will be named
Spirit of Ypsi", was received to-
day from Congressman Earl c.
Kitchener.
Congressman Kitchener wrote
f. II. Chapelle. drive chairman
that he had consulted with War
Department officials and had been
assured of their cooperation. Mr..
Kitchener said he had been inform,
ed that any public ceremony or
celebration Of the completion OF
the first bomber would have to be
arranged with Ford Motor Co.
officials.
Mr.. Kitchener wrote in response
to a telegram sent him last Fri
day by Mr.. Chapelle and Mayor
Ross X. Bower Mr.. Chapelle to-
day sent him further Information
he requested concerning the local
campaign.
The Foreman's Club. first TO en-
dorse the campaign idea, suggest
ed the name for the bomber and
urged that some insignia or slo
gan be printed on lapel buttons to
be worn by purchasers Of bonds
and stamps. Decision on the prep
ara ton and issuance Of buttons
has yet TO be made.
A tentative goal for the sale of
bonds and stamps totalling $780,
600 has been set for March /.
1871. Approximately 100000 in
bonds and stamps have already
been sold in the city leaving about
100000 to be sold before the ten
tative deadline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Activities at
Hospital Begin

Ypsilanti State HOSPITAL author
tiles have issued their annual
Christmas bulletin which sends
greetings for a happy holiday sea
son and lists the Christmas pro.
grams and dinner.
Christmas activities opened We'd
nesday at the Institution with a
Christmas operetta "Cupid's Night
Out. C-Building men viewed the
operetta Wednesday and C-Build
ing women today at a. m. b
and B-3 buildings will see the
play Friday AZ : p. m. and A. III
and BIZ buildings. Monday at Z
p. m.
Sunday al 9 a. m and p. m.
the sacred cantata "Sinc Mossiah's
Birth by the choir will be pre-
sented Dr. O. r. Yoder. sunerin-
tendent, will give the Christmas
story.
Tuesday and Wednesday Christ
mas carols win be sung in the
wards and dining rooms Trees
VIII be decorated anl stockings
see HOSPlTAL-Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Congress Today

(By the Associated Press)
Senate
Leaders seek vote on draft ex-
pansion bill, including military du-
ty for men 10 and 20 meets at IL
noon EST.
Defense investigating committee
calls Frank Cohen. ordnance con-
tractor for probe Of relations with
Charles West G0. 80 q. M.
Labor Committee summons de.
tense housing officials TO testify on
$450.O00,000 additional authorize
ton 1890.
Banking Committee .eeks agree
ment on price control legislation
U0:30).
small business comm ttee con-
siders defense production 10000.
Elections Committee seeks to
complete recommendations regard
ing charges against Senator Lang
er (R-% I'D 10000
Agriculture SubC mm.ttee opens
hearings on parity prices for farm
products 1880
House
Considers legislation 10 revoke
naturalization OF subtersiye per-
sons moon.
Interstate Commerce Committee
studies bill giving government
right to take over radio and wire
communication facilities 10000.
WEDNESDAY
Senate
Began debate on draft extension
bill accepted House amendment to
war powers measure; completed
congressional action on naval ex-
pansion legislation.
House
Passed bill widening draft regis
tration age limit. but refused 70
subject those under = TO military
service.
Gave Alaska right to estab-
lish O territorial guard
House and Senate
Passed far-rcaching wartime
powers for the President. giving
him control over alien property.
censorship over outgoing communi.
cations authority TO reshuffle work
OF government agencies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Filipino Jungle Fighters
Claim Victory US. Fleet
Under Neu Command
Japs Sneak up on
Holiday Shoppers

Japs sneak up in the most IN
expected places
There was Pearl Harbor. Now
its Christmas shoppers
One Npsilanti resident lost some
Of the cheer and enthusiasm OF
the holiday season Monday when
she unwrapped a toy scottie dog
which against her better judg
ment, she had purchased from a
street pediler in Detroit
The dog ran IN circles, wagged
its tail and barked when the ped
dler demonstrated IT, 1t didn't
when the purchaser tried It out
Then she discovered II was Made
In Japan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Sunday School Will Present
Christmas Program Tonight

Coat, Harvey Hubbard; Tho Birth
Of Christ. Horace Jayne; When
Jesus Was a Little Boy Floyd
Rausch: Christmas Giving. Judith
Gross: and Scene-o-felt, Mrs r. c.
Morell.
Distribution OF gifts and treats
congregational singing and bene-
diction will follow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

Santa's house Next, Jane will
meet some snowflakes. Weller z.
Frazier. Norma Harris. Rosa Cur
tie, Geraldine Wyatt. Robert Lee
and Gwendolyn Frierson. The
snowflakes will not be friendly.
Then the little girl will meet the
brownies, Wayne Walker, Kenneth
Baker. Robert Mayhawk. Herbert
Walker and Frank walker. Jane s
name is not on the list Of children
who will receive gifts AZ Christ
mas. the brownies viii chant.
Finally, after series OF adyen-
lures Jane viii be captured by
Wopgaloo. Spirit Of Selhshness.
played By Ray Hall Jane viii be
rescued by the Spirit 81 Love.
Dorothy Grady and VIII be led 20
the house OF Santa Claus whc-e
See sCHOOLs-Psge 10
. OFF ON Winter Hat Hardy's
4ftIIfnar. % " Huron ATv 1qfQE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Today IN 1916

tBy Associated Press)
Lloyd George says Allies have
rejected German peace proposal
President Wilson asks belligerents
for peace terms French regain
Chamhrettes farm, northeast Ct
Nerduu
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

Carrier BOYS Applications
Zach year al holiday time. We
have a few openings in our carrier
boys organization. Boys p 10 10
with teieplones) desiring routes
should file application az the Daily
Press Office now. Adv. PISS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18
Flashes of
Late News
WEATHER FORECAST:
Colder Tonight

CHlCAGO-AP- Weather map
readers on the Chicago Board OF
Trade, where almost every grain
dealer is an amateur weather eX
pert. have had the shock Of their
lives. Because of wartime censor
ship. there's no weather map. Thus.
World War II has dealt its cruelest
blow so far to the grain trade.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

NEW Observation-Disclosures
AIS troops fleeing from pursuing
Russian cavalry in the Donetz
Basin are iighting among them.
selves" the Russian radio report
Cd from Sferdlovsk today "a q
broadcast heard by EBC.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

LONDON ms All Aneri-
cans In Norway over the age
Of IS have been ordered to re-
port 10 the police within "a
hours. the Norwegian Telegraph
Agency reported today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

INTERNATIONALLY The lead
ers oil labor and industry were put
on their mettle today to come
through with a demonstration Of
patriotism in IS hours. renouncins
strikes and lockouts for the dura-
ton Of the war Pledged against
comment during the course Of their
negotiations, the conferees ar
ranged a closed session $50 a. m.
ESD with an overnight admonitiou
from President Roosevelt to limit
their Individual speeches TO i've
minutes
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

WASHINGTON-AP-The gov
eminent will become hardboiled
about drafting husbands whose
wives are selfsupporting, the Sen
ate was told today, as military
leaders made known their view that
this country must have an Army
much larger than 100000 men.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

See DEFENsE-Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

WASHINGTON-AP-- Admins.
tration leaders confidently predict.
ed Senate approval today of legis.
lation making men OF 10 and 20
liable for military service. des-
pite refusal by the House TO lower
the induction age below 81.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

See TRAILERS Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

p OFF on Winter Hat Hardy's
Millinery. g y. Huron. Adv. 12t9S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

See BENEFIT-Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

See LEGION Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

See WAR Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

NEW YORK-INS-The British
radio reported today that more
than 5000 Axis prisoners have been
brought to Alexandria, 5000 Of
them German, while an additional
1000 have been captured, accord
ing to CHS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

Observation-Disclosures entered
its war against the Axis powers
with production of nearly all types
OF food at or near record levels.
a survey OF grain, dairy products
and livestock showed today In
many cases. output next year is ex-
pected TO be substantially higher
than in 1911.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

TOKYO (By official Japanese
ireless)-INS-Japanese authori-
flies announced today that mass
raid by Nipponese bombers de
stroyed military detectives at Kun
min northern terminus OF the
strategic Burma Road,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

sec HoSPlTAL-Page 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

ROBINSON, Ill.-AP- At least
seven youths persisted last night in
the burning wreckage of a National
Youth Administration bus that ran
off Illinois Highway l and over
turned near West Union. Two boys
were unaccounted for early today,
and the bus driver, Ferris Williams.
30, Of Casey. was hospitalized for
critical burns. Seven others escaped
with burns.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

RANGOON-INS - Military au.
thorities at Rangoon denied today
that the Japanese have seized the
large Andaman Islands in the Bay
Of Bengal southwest of Burma
Radio communications with the Is.
lands still are being maintained,
they said. and conditions there were
described as normal"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

WASHINGTON-INS- Congress
moved today to tighten citizenship
laws in order to get control over
an estimated $4,000 naturalized Ger
mans and Italians who assertedly
are -still loyal to their former Axis
governments. The move came as the
House convened to consider a
sweeping bill by Rep. Dickstein Cd
\. Y, permitting the attorney gen
eral TO institute citizenship can
collation. proceedings against any
naturalized American whose con
duct establishes his political alleg-
lance TO foreign state"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

WASHINGTON - ms - Great
Britain, 1t was learned on high au-
thority today. is seeking what con-
stitutes, in effect. an outright mill
tary alliance with the United
States. The basis of the proposed
alliance is an agreement for uni
fled action on the part of the Eng
fish speaking nations to defeat the
Axis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

WASHINGTON - ms - Govern.
ment priority orders indicated to-
day that Americans will soon feel
the pinch OF the war with Japan and,
should the Japanese continue to oc-
cupy lands in the Pacific, rationing
cards may soon become familiar in
civilian life.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-22
The Farmers Union Convention

The annual Farmers Union convention of the Montana d.
vision of the organization always eyeopener to those
the first time they had any pre-conceved
opinion the delegates the gathering would be poddng
ignorant yokes their attendance at session will
speedily change their minds
They will be impressed by the alert and incve mentality
the delegates their ability anayze the problems that
being discussed and their views To at all
with the Farmers Union organization and educa
tonal program this is not surprising The fact that
farmer active member indicates that he interested in
the social and problems of only the farmers but
all the people of the country and seeking to
questions also that his interest lies in educa
which is the principal of the organization
One is always impressed by the that these delegates
efforts work. the people of the country could exist
understood by them all and that they their
sponsbty clearly evident There is also evidence that
potaon them and their work drawing end They
developing of power and while its exercise is
the fine of social consciousness they
demanding equality in opportunity and privileges from society
for their services And organized demand from
them will not be denied.
The state convention Farmers Union held in Kals
pe week. differed only from the conventions of
years in the problems which delegates had
considers problems created by the international situation and
affecting their country and their industry Their de-
alterations these problems marked by realistic and dis
passionate appraisal and always with of responsibility
to society as whole
was fine display of intelligent democratic procedure
Every left the convention hall with renewed faith
the country and it's destiny because of the
type citizenship evident the delegate representatives
basic industry agriculture. The future look dark,
but with citizenship the type evidence each year the
Union conventions throughout broad land there
that social and economic problems be solved
for the good of ALL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-22

SENATORS SHOULD BE ABOVE
SUSPICION
| Julius Caesar, 1000 years ago, ha(
no actual proof that his wife wal
unfaithful. But he had sufficient evi
dence that she was constantly attend
| ing night clubs of Rome with Clodius
a drunken roue He divorced the
lady, with the immortal remark
Caesars wife must be above suspi
cion"
The old suspicion that fedora
grand jury had when IS years ago il
brought in an indictment against Sen
B. K Wheeler that he was guilty
equally with his client Gordon Camp
bell who was convicted, is likely to
be revived again - when/if Montana
people learn of an item Of news now
running wild in the eastern newspa-
pers but for some reason not being
mentioned in any daily paper pub
lished in Montana.
washington, Oct. 8.-The Justice
Department today indicted George
Sylvester Viereck, registered Nazi
agent
"Viereck arrested today in New
York was indicted by a federal
grand jury meeting in Washington
for violation of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act"
Eastern newspapers narrate that on
the eve of the investigation bennett,
Viereck's head of publicity, hastily got
rid of 20 mail bags containing in
tended mail matter in envelopes un-
der the frank of our senior senator
B. K Wheeler.
Senator Wheeler claims to be doing
this state lasting benefit by prevent
ing the government from spending in
Montana scores of millions of dollars
for defense purposes as is being done
in Idaho and Utah. He says that
after the war the "coast will be af-
flicted with hordes of unemployed
workmen from closed projects" He
does not realize that these will get to
Montana by automobile in two days
to compete with our labor and our
people will not have the full pockets
of those who are now enjoying the
local benefits of defense projects.
All public problems are becoming
harder and harder to solve. In fact
I am beginning to believe that the
President has better information on
our international and national crises
than any ordinary man Cor senator).
And trust his good heart to do what
he thinks is right and best for all
of us. And also, / think thar any
man who has been elected three times
President is probably the most in
telligent man in the nation. What
ever the President tries to do, Wheel
er tries to block.
Wheeler is spending a great deal
of money on the radio and travelling
around. OF course the verdict of the
jury in the old Gordon Campbell case
proves that Wheeler was working for
Campbell for nothing. His reputation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-22
Trespassing-
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increased rents and increased COM
modify prices. Instead Of trying TO
keep down living costs, most of the
local defense committees merely tell
the consumers to smile and bear up
bravely.
One of the principal functions of the
consumer-interest groups, although
not an official function, will thus be
to counterfeit the influence Of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-22

gard
Some of the field representative
there will be 25-already are at work
while others are going through train
ing courses. Reports from the field
show that in communities In which
there are, or have been, co-operatives,
consumer-interest groups are formed
most readily and begin functioning at
once In Ravenna, Ohio, for exam
pie, a Fair Rent Committee brought
the rent boosters, if not to a stop, at
least to a slow walk Out on the Pa
cific coast, consumer-co-operat1ve In
stitutes have been held, resulting In
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-22
Missoula, Mont.

| MISSOURI, MOnC.
Editor, Peoples Voice
Enclosed find another of Mr. Brit
tan's excellent short articles:
| "WeaIth, Want and War
"Sir, Your correspondent, Mr. Barry,
does well to supplement his reference
to the S-point Declaration by a quota
ton from Mr. Winston Churchill's
broadcast talk of August "a. Though
Mr. Churchill has elaborated the Dec
laration, even he does not seem aware
| of the root cause of friction between
nations. The Times, however, in a
remarkable leader for August Is,
pointed out very truly that the mega
tive conception of the removal of the
trade barriers is not enough that
equal access to raw materials does
not Indicate the real problem, and
that the crux of the problem was the
drying-up of purchasing power
yet more favorable news is to
hand, it emanates from the U.S.A
office of Price Control and Civilian
Supply, of which Mr. Leon Henderson
is in charge. The following extract
from a recent speech of Mr. Hender-
son is an indication that the reign
of the jugglers in money is coming
to an end:
This armament program is going
to teach the people one thing-that
it is possible to have jobs, to earn
high wages, to produce goods if the
demand is there. True, during the
emergency the demand will be pro-
vlded in a larger part by the Gus
toner, the government, and the goods
this customer will be buying are not
the kinds we as civilians can USE
But if employment can be provided
for the production of ornaments, it
can be provided for consumers goods
when we no longer need to produce
ornaments. Once the people learn
that lesson, no political party, no
government can long permit wide
spread unemployment to continue.
The people are slow to learn, but
they learn WELL
"H w. BRITAIN.
"20 Thurlby Road, S. E. 27."
The Norwood Economist sums up
in few words what we all missed
in the great Atlantic meeting of Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill.
What no American paper mentioned
and what we are only just finding
out, was that in Mr.. Churchill's re-
Linue was Mr.. Montague Norman,
head of the Bank of England whose
image at Madame Tussando was
painted green some time ago as the
man who turned over 40 millions in
gold to Hitler
In Mr.. Roosevelts encourage was
he partner of Kuhn Leob Co.,
American political bankers, with
hose gentlemen present, no altera-
ion Of plutocraitc democracy was
likely to take place.
Plutocratic democracy means taxes.
Taxes are entirely unnecessary in
! properly managed economic democ-
acy The only useful use of taxation
s to remove surplus money. A prop
,rly managed financial system never
would have surplus money. Here we
lave chance to lead the world to
reedom for neither Hitler, Stain or
England have grasped this possibility,
My Abraham Lincoln.
H. c. B. COLVILL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-22
LOWNDES MAURY.
Butte, Mont, Oct. 10, 1941

buJC6, MOHC., OCC. IL, 1871
Mr.. Editor, Sir,
The more l look at the silicosis bill
the worse it stinks. | refer to the
clause which states person to be
eligible must have resided in Mon
tana 10 years Immediately prior to
1941, which also means if person
came from the subways of New York
or Texas ranch and has lived one
year in Butte prior to 1881 and lived
10 years on the WPA the law says
it is OK for a pension
Everyone knows that between 1881
and 1941 the mines in Butte were
closed down, and that the genuine
Butte miner was too proud to accept
WPA relief or any other relief He
had the intestinal fortitude to get
out and create job for himself
whether it was panning the river at
25c per day or doing odd jobs on the
farm or in the city, or anything any
where. When the mines opened up
again they came back home to work
again. These men have made Mon
tana their home as far back as 1914
these men are eliminated from this
pension wether through lack of fore
sight or design l don't know, nor has
their brain child made any provi-
sions for future silicosis victims
whether he is entitled to pension as
soon as he contracts the disease or
whether he await the allotted 10 years,
is not stated, the way this bill stands
most people believe it was fathered
by the Butte miners but was adopted
by the WPA
Yours for fair play,
A MINER.