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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Stores to be Open Tonight
For Fall Festival Crowds

Ypsilsnti residents will be royal
ly entertained II the program
scheduled for today in Retailers
Fall Festival and Defense Rally
Week" is any indication.
This afternoon and evening and
Saturday persons can compete for
prizes in the Misplaced Item Con
test. Those entering the contest
will find in stores. listed on entry
blanks. merchandise which does
not belong TO the merchant In
whose windows they are found
Identification OF items and the
store from which they came must
be designated Blanks can b,
placed in ballot boxes until Mon
day.
The contestant identifying the
greatest number OF items correct.
ly will receive SIS in defense
stamps. Second prize will be $40
in defense stamps and third award
IS, in defense stamps. Winners
will be announced Tuesday.
Another feature in the way OF
contest is the Treasure Hunt
On leaflets. distributed from an air,
plane Wednesday, were numbers,
good for valuable prizes tonight
Contestants are to search In the
windows OF stores for merchandise
marked with the corresponding
leaflet number. Prizes can be
claimed from the merchant by pre-.
sentation of the leaflet numbe
The contest will be conducted from
6 to p. m. Stores will remain
open until $3.50.
At $3.50 in the city market, S.
Washington St, John F. Barnhill
Memorial Band will open an eve
ming OF musical entertainment. At
9 Carl Thorson will present a nov.
city juggling act followed by Bud
and Berthe in fancy roller skat-
ing number. Jim and Myrtle Dun
edin" will present a bicycle and
unicycle act. Bud and BERTHE"
will close the As minute program
with comedy skit. Mrs. Robert
Taylor will play piano accompan.
iment for the program features.
In case of Indictment weather the
entertainment will be held in Ypsi.
lanti High School auditorium.
~ Street Commissioner Ernest
Maddux is in charge of erection of
a wooden platform at the east end
OF the\city market.
City police department will pro-
hibit parking in the city market
after p. m tonight.
Saturday, the final day of RE
tailers' Fall Festival and Defense
Rally Week. the national defense
window displays In merchants
stores will be judged. Red, white
and blue eolors are the. basis of
attractive window displays. 49,
For the closing feature of the
weeks program, Boy Scout Troop
Roosevelt High School Wander
Ing Minstrels will be on Ypsilanti
streets from z to $3.50 D. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Spectacle i'm
Sky Alarms
Many People
Offices Flooded
With Calls ,

The Aurora Borealis, appearing
in the northern skies like the shafts
Of anti-aircraft searchlights, were
seen here Thursday night in colors
ranging from white to green, vel.
low and purple hues.
The spectacle, commonly known
as the Northern Lights, caused
short disruption In telegraphic
communications and short wave
radio transmission, but no serious
interruptions were reported.
They were visible in many parts
OF the nation. Their fan-like
streamers, silver, green. yellow
and blue, spread across the north
ern skies. were seen as far west
as Helena. Mont. and as far south
as Jacksonville, Fla.
Thousands of persons, more
alarmed than appreciative, flooded
police stations and newspapers
and wherever the lights were
seen, with telephone calls.
The display was one of the
most brilliant ever seen in the
United States, and the Weather
Bureau in New York received SO
many calls, 1t finally switched them
all on automatic recorded weather
forecast, which is obtained by call
ing telephone number. The
weather report was recorded again,
and this line added: The lights
now visible are an unusual dis
play OF the Aurora Borealis."
Some short wave bands were
BANKED, and static interfered with
other broadcasts.
Wire communications were az
fected slightly, mostly north of the
Ohio River and east of the Missis-
sippi.
The Encyclopedia Britannica
sums up all that is known OF the
phenomenon. as follows:
"........It is clear that the an.
pearance OF an Aurora must be
closely connected with something
that happens on the sun and what
is seen on the earth is a mere re-
flex action. That It is visible at
all Is due to the earth itself be-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Farmers Will
be Canvassed


Chicago, Sept. zap A door
te-deor canvass OF every farm in
the United States, asking produc.
ers to gear their 1912 crops to the
defense program, will be completed
by Dec. /, federal farm leader
said today.
Wayne H. barrow, information
chief Of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, told 400 Midwest ag-
rlcultural agents the campaign to
increase the nations food output
would be carried into the farm
home by a questionnaire, to be
filled out by 100000 farm fam
lilies.
County agents then will use per-
suasion to swing the farmers pro-
ducton plans to meet defense
needs.
barrow outlined the program as
follows:
Food goals for each state were
drawn up by federal authorities
this week. They recommend spe-
cific increases in meats and dairy
PRODUCTS, and certain reductions
In crops like wheat and cotton.
In Minnesota, for example, the
principal goals included an in.
crease OF 6SS million pounds of
milk. is million dozen eggs, and
81 million pounds Of beef and veal
cattle. The state was asked to re-
duce Its wheat by 100000 acres.
A Minnesota defense council.
organized by the Department of
Agriculture. will break down the
state quotas by counties, and the
county defense committees then
will carry out the farm-tofarm
canvass.
The plan sheet which each farm
er is asked to fill out is similar
TO the previous AAA questionnaires
on wheat and corn acreage, but
tnis time covers the acreage of
every crop, the breeding of all ami
mails or fowl, and the production
Of. milk. 1t represents the farmers
work plans for 1912.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Placed
in City Stores

This may be Defense Week, but
the work OF selling stamps and
bonds Is only starting. according to
plans Of city chairman, z. H.
Chapelle.
Stamps are on sale In good
many places now and purchases Will
be encouraged from every possible
angle, says Don Silkworth, chair
man OF the sales committee.
With similar enthusiasm other
members OF the Defense committee
are endeavoring to give their best
support. Ypsilanti must maintain
its reputation for leadership, they
say. and n the nation has come
to the point In war developments
where more money must be raised.
Ypsilanti will help intellectually
to raise II.
As beginning the following
firms have been sold Defense
Stamps TO pass on to employees and
See sTAMPS-Pages
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Courses Announced For City
Adult School Opening Oct. E

Registration for Ypsilanti Adult
School. opening Oct. 6; will be
from to p. m. Sept. 20 and 30
at Ypsilanti High School. Ad
vance registrations can be made at
the office OF Superintendent OF
Schools and at various local fac.
tory offices.
All classes will meet in Ypsilanti
High School Registration blanks
must be made out for each course
and fees paid in full. Refunds will
he made IL the number enrolled is
insufficient. but no refunds will
be made after the second week OF
school. Late registration will be
accepted IN all courses II the full
fee is paid. All courses will run
for 10 weeks unless otherwise
specified.
English courses this fall will in
clude public speaking for begin
ners. Tuesdays. room 2l3. $40 to
9:10, fee 81; good English. Tues.
days. room 2l3, TO 9 p. m; mod
ern novels. Mondays, room 213, 7
TO p. m. fee g..
Arts and Crafts courses will in
clude blue print reading, Tuesdays
room 22l. Z to .. m, fee So; ball
room dancing. Mondays, room l22,
fox trots. waltzes. rhumba, conga.
Indy or Boogie-Woogie, Z to S
p. m, fee 50; tap dancing. Mon.
davs roorn 100 for hegfnners
Jimmie Hunt. $40 10 $40. fee 50:
sewing. Mondays. room 307. Mrs.
Andrew Smith. 10 p. m. fee SO;
slip covers. Mondays. room 307.
actual making OF slip covers for
furniture, Mrs. Smith. fee 50; beau
tification OF home grounds. Mon.
days. room i07, planning Of home
grounds, Ben J. Sovey. 7 10 3 .. m,
kss q; iandscan, rIaating Non
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

Adolf Hitler's high command re-
ported today that German troops
had closed steel ring around four
Russian armies 1875 miles east OF
Kiev with their humiliation now
in progress" and simultaneously.
grave new threats imperilled Kiev
itself and the great northern mo-
tropolis OF Leningrad.
The trapped Red armies were
unofficially estimated at about half
a million men.
Finnish military dispatches said
huge fires were aging In Lenln-
grad, blazing so fercely they could
be seen with naked eye In broad
daylight from Finnish territory.
In a special bulletin, Hitler's
field headquarters said German
army groups under Field Marshal
Gen. Gerd Won Rundstedt and Field
Marshal Gen. Fedor Won Book.
slashing around Kiev in a vast
thanking movement. had met be-
yond the Desna River to trap the
Russians.
Other Nazi reports said Stuka
dive bombers had silenced the guns
OF Kronstadt Fortress. powerful
island naval base 20 miles from
Leningrad. thus paving the way
for German warships to steam up
the Gulf OF Finland and shell tho
old Czarist capital at close range.
At Gates
A Red army bulletin ack.
nowledged that the Germans had
reached one OF Kiev's gates, but
indicated that the struggle had not
yet reached decisive phase. Bit
ter fighting ragged around the city
OF $4,000 inhabitants throughout
the night late Soviet communi-
que said.
German dispatches said other
Nazf armies, sweeping eastward
beyond the Dnieper River, had
pushed about half way to Khar-
kov. in the heart of the Donets
River industrial basin, 270 miles
east OF Kiey.
New pressure was reported, too,
on the longsieged Black Sea port
OF odessa, where the Germans said
they dropped more than 100000
pounds of bombs In a single night
attack.
The German high command. re
leasing casualty figures on tbs
first two months OF the 90-day-oid
struggle. said German losses were
s4,354 killed. 1872 $50 wounded and
1921 missing German air forcs
losses for the two-month period
were given as 1912 dead. $3.50
wounded and 1873 missing.
Russian prisoners were listed at
more than 100000 since the be-
ginning OF the conflict. with the
number OF Soviet killed rated con-
sideTably higher.
British estimates yesterday said
the Russians had lost 100000
men and the Germans 1000 900.
Acknowledge Loss
Authoritative London quarters.
acknowledging that the loss OF coal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Street Closed
For Utilities
in New Homes

Collegewood Drive is closed 10
traffic on account OF utility install
lstions for new houses. They will
be completed about December /,
according to statement today ~
Albert Parker, representing the
Ann Arbor Trust Company. finan.
cial supporters OF the project.
There are II under way and as
many more will be started within
a short time.
The project is under direction
Of Charles d. Noble. president OF
Noble College Heights. Inc. Each
house will be about Is 80 feet
and variety OF designs will pre-.
sent inviting appearance similar
10 small houses which the com.
pany has built in Ann Arbor.
The development will cover ap-
proximately 100 lots between Cor
nell Road and the Michigan State
Normal College grounds along both
sides OF Collegewood Drive and
the greater part OF the work is TO
be finished by the first OF Febru-
airy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Electricians
Resume Work

A walkout of AFL electricians at
Kansas City was ended today, and
striking merchant sailors on. the
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts expressed
willingness to arbitrate pm certain
| conditions
The electricians voted last night
to go back to their Jobs, after the
Kansas City Power and Light Com
pany repeatedly agreed to reinstate
all strikers, including five men ac-
cused OF sabotage. The strike began
virtually without warning before
dawn Wednesday. when master
switches were thrown at power
plants, pfungtng the city into dark
ness and interfering with vital
services.
The strike stemmed from a juris-
dictional dispute. Both the AFL
union and an Independent group
claimed the right to represent 200
overhead workers and dozen en-
ployes of the steam plant The Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board
yesterday offered to send repre-
sentative to inquire into the con-
troversy.
The striking ALL sailors made
their tentative arbitration offer
last night after the maritime com
mission had requisitioned three tied.
up vessels of the Alcoa Line. The
commission had warned the ship
owners and the strikers Wednesday
that the vessels would be taken over
unless a dispute over war bonuses
was arbitrated
Eight other ships were tied up
in Atlantic and Gulf harbors by the
strike, but the commission made no
announcement OF its plans concern.
ing those. The mariners struck Sat.
urdav
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Ray HI. Burrell New State
X. of p. Grand Chancellor

At meeting OF the 6Sth Grand
Lodge convention OF the Knights Of
Pythias of the Grand Domain of
Michigan, converting in Port Hu.
ron, Ray II. Burrell, Ypsilanti, was
unanimously elected Thursday to
the Office Of Grand Chancellor.
His nomination was made by
James NJ. Hart and seconded by
Joseph Warner.
Mr.. Burrells career as a Grand
Lodge officer began in 1896 at a
meeting of the Grand Lodge in
Jackson on Sept. % and "a when
he was elected grand outer guard
on the first ballot. He has been q
member OF Queen City Lodge No.
1857. Knights OF Pythias OF Ypsilanti
for % years, and served the local
lodge as chancellor commander
during the year OF 1920.
This honor of grand chancellor
has come to Ypsilanti only once
before, that being in 1918 when
II. Z. Van de Walker was elected
TO that office.
Queen City Lodge has been out
standing in Michigan as one OF the
Big Ten OF the Grand Domain. II
has been honored many times with
various members serving on Grand
Lodge committees.
Supreme Chancellor Ray o. Gar
Der was in attendance at the con
vention today for the installation
OF Grand Lodge officers.
Ohcers elected and installed
with Mr.. Burrell were William st.
John, Ishpeming. grand vice chan.
cellor; Will Z. Hampton, Ann Ar
Dor, grand keeper OF records and
seals: Oscar Peterson, Holland,
grand master OF exchequer; Samuel
Raskin. Detroit. grand prelate;
Ivan A. Johnson, Mt. Clemens,
grand master at arms: Dean Tay.
Tor, Mason, grand inner guard; and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

days. room 107. study Of materials
and methods. illustrations by col
ored slides and motion pictures.
methods OF propagation Of many
shrubs and flowers. Ben J. Sovey.
$40 TO 9:l0 p. m, fee 81.
Social Science classes will be
current affairs. Mondays. room 21l.
lecture and discussion group, Ed
ward Heyman. to s p. m. fee 50:
the World War. Mondays, room
I'll, Edward Heyman, $40 to $40
p. m, fee 81: psychology Of person.
atty. Mondays, room 213. Rev.
Gordon c. Speer. $40 TO $40 D. m.
fee 81; citizenship classes. for for
eign born and non-citizens. classes
in government. history, reading
and writing TO prepare for natural
ization and American citizenship.
time and place OF meeting to be
announced later. Arthur REYNOLDS.
room 30. will answer inquiries.
American Red Cross classes will
be free and include home nursing.
two hour class. one evening week
Tor Is weeks. organization meeting
at I .. m. Oct. s, room 1870. Ken
meth x. WingroYe, ST, first a1f.
two hours, one evening a week.
10 weeks. organization meeting s
p. m. Oct. 6. room l2o. Mr.. Win.
grove; foods and nutrition. two
hours, one evening week. 10
weeks, organization meeting p.
m. Oct. S. room 109.
Business courses will be type
writing. Mondays. room 305, class
for beginners and those who wish
Soc Cor-RsFS-Page 4
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to
Head Legion


Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. ls-AP'-
Lynn U. Stambaugh, OF Fargo, N.
D., new national commander OF the
American Legion, took charge Of
the Organizations affairs today
with the statement he would carry
forward the decision OF the national
convention to promote 'unswerv.
ing support" OF the governments
foreign policy.
He is 81 year old attorney who
entered the World War as a pri.
vste In 1917 and was commissioned
q second lieutenant while serving
overseas. He succeeded Milo J.
Warner, OF Toledo, o.
Stambaugh listed among the OBJ.
jectives OF the legion the defeat
OF Hitler, repeal OF the United
States Neutrality Act and the use
Of American troops wherever the
government needs them to keep
war away from the United States.
He said that The Eegfon's refused
to go on record against lend.lease
aid to Russia did not change It's
views against Communism but re-
suited from a feeling that there
should be no conflict with policy
as determined by the President and
Congress.
Stambaugh was elected on the
first ballot as the Legion's 23rd
national convention came TO
close yesterday. Two other candiy
dates. Edward N. Scheiberling, Of
Albany, n. Y. and Raymond Fields,
Guthrie, Okla, Joined in making
the choice unanimous.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Congress Today

(By Associated Press)
Senate
In recess.
Commerce Subcommittee hear
ing on bill to bar radio ship opera
tors for subversive activities (10:3O
a. m. EST.
House
Routine session (noon).
Banking Committee hears Ber
nard Baruch on price control leg
islation 10000.
THURSDAY
Senate held routine session.
House received new lendGeass
request from President Roosevelt
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
ANNOUNCE STRIKE THREAT

Detroit. Sept. 19-AP-The Car
penters Union and the General
Builders Association OF Detroit
agreed Wednesday to submit to ar
bitration a dispute involving ~ car
penters working on the Rackham
Memorial Building. The carpenters
strike threat several
days ago involving $50, 100000 in
defense housing projects in Detroit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Sanitarian to
be Sent Here

United States Public Health Ser.
vice will assign a sanitary engineer
to the defense area surrounding
Ypsilanti within the next six
months. DR.. Otto X. Engelke, d.
rector OF county health unit, told
regional planning board members
Thursday night.
Board members guaranteed 5000
travelling expenses for the engineer.
The amount. taken from the s1.400
board budget, will cover car costs
for six months. Salary OF the spe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

RAY II. 6URRELl, prominent bust
ness man and former mayor OF
Ypsilant is honored with the office
OF Grand Chancellor OF the
Knights OF Pythias OF Michigan.
Claud Ames, Muskegon, grand outer
guard.
The sessions will end Saturday
evening with the annual Grand
Lodge DO. X. X. ceremonial.
In honor OF the new grand chan.
cellor. a Jubilee night and ban.
quet at Charles McKenny Hall Is
See BURRELL-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Half Million Men
May be Caught
in Trap
Firms Say Huge
Fires Rage in
Lenlngrad

nv international News servicel
london-lNS-Gerr1an troops to.
day entered kieV, metropolis OF the
Ukraine, as logged Soviet resist
anee collapsed completely, Reuters
(6rltish) News Agency reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

LUTHERAN BAKE SALE
Saturday, 124 W. Michigan.
Adv. sls
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

p WASHINGTON-UP- The Ad-
mitistration prepared today for a
major night in the House over
whether Russia should be permit
ted to receive war-aid under tho
new $685., 100000 lend-lease appro-
priation. House leaders will fight
attempts to exclude her specific
ally from such help.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Saturday:
Cloudy, Warmer

VICHY. Unoccupied France-AP
Declaring Il will no longer allow
the lives OF German soldiers TO
be threatened by murderers." the
commander Of German troops in
occupied France announced today
new restrictions upon the entire
population OF the Seine depart
ment. which includes the city Of
Paris.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AP
A group OF about 20 persons,
yelling and shouting. attempted TO
reach the German embassy build
ing early today but police broke
up the demonstration after a small
bomb exploded about 500 feet from
the embassy. One person was ar
rested
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

VICHY up Radio Djibouti
went on the air today to protest the
British and Free French blockade
OF the East African colony Of
French Somaliland and offered TO
place the port and the Djibouti-
Adds Ababa railway under inter
national control on condition that
the French flag he respected.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

DETROIT-INS- Final arrange
ments we're made today for impress
slve ceremonies Saturday morning
when Gov. Murray D. Van Wagner
will present to high ranking Of
ficials OF southern states confed-
crate battle flags captured by
Michigan troops during the civil
war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

STOCKHOLM-INS- Nazi au.
thorities in Norway have confis.
Gated about 81 100000 in cash and
bonds belonging to the Norwegian
Labor Federation, according to
dispatch from Oslo today. About
500 labor federation buildings also
were said to have been seized.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

WASHINGTON-INS-At thor.
ough inquiry into American naval
activities was planned today by the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee as
highly-placed Senate Republicans
said a preliminary poll showed that
President Roosevelt would win re-
peal Of the neutrality act. The Sen.
ate committe inquiry is scheduled
for next week.
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See RING OF sTEEL-Page )
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See sANITARIAN-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

A BRITISH PORT-AP- The
British are keeping at least 1000
ships constantly at sea and never
less than 400 in the danger zones
a war transport ministry officials
said To-Day as an all.American car
go was being cleared through this
port.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

See LIGHTS-Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

DETROIT-AP- A jury Of eight
women and four men resumed de-
liberations today on the fate OF
Robert G.. Ewald, ousted city coun-
Gilman accused Of accepting a
$1,000 bride in connection with the
contract award in the $4,000. 900
Herman Gardens housing project.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

WASHINGT0N-UP- President
John L. Lewis of the United Mine
Workers (CIO) today threatened
to call out 100000 soft coal miners
for the second time this year in
an effort to obtain a union shop
for captive" mines.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

See coURsEs-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

BERLIN-AP-Jewish residents
appeared today wearing large vel
low stars upon their left breasts
for idenu location. Within each
star was the word Jude (Jew)."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

BOSTON-lNS-City and state
authorities today began an invest
igation into the sl.000,O 900 fire that
yesterday destroyed six Boston and
Maine freight sheds in Charlestown,
some housing foodstuffs and build
ing materials destined for foreign
consumption or use at some OF the
army camps and forts throughout
the country.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-19

BUENOS AIRES - UP - Capt.
Fritz Wiedemann, former German
consul general in San Francisco,
sailed foT Kobe, Japan. aboard the
japanese steamer Manila Maru to-
day after demonstrations had been
staged last might In front Of the
German embassy here.