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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23
age Dispute
May Shut Vast
Plane Plant
Result of Vote to
be Announced


San Diego, Calf, Sept. Gap
A wage dispute threatened closure
today OF the vast Consolidated Air.
craft plant here. one OF the largest
warplane-building factories in the
country.
Prompt Intervention by the Ma.
tionsl Labor Mediation Board APP
peared TO be all that could fore
stall a walkout by AFL machinists
demanding a blanket 10-cent-an-hour
pay increase for all workers not af-
fected by a boost in minimum pay
for beginners agreed upon previous
ly.
Strike votes were taken last night
among the day workers and this
morning among the night shift. The
result was not to be announced un.
I'll all ballots were counted, but w.
j. Chudleigh. president of the union
local. indicated what the voting
trend must be.
The men will be out on the
streets before they will yield" he
said.
I'VE are through. There will be
no more conferences with the COM
pany unless it notifies US it is will
ing to meet our demands"
The company issued no state
ment. 1t has offered to raise the
minimum wage scale from 1855
cents an hour TO 60-75, the rates
varying with experience, but has
consented TO blanket increase of
only 5 cents an hour.
Both the corporation and the
Machinists have petitioned the gov
eminent to intervene and at Wash.
ingtonL officials predicted that II a
strike develops the controversy TN
questionably would be certified to
the Mediation Board.
The boards first move, these Of
ficials said, would be TO ask that
production go on until hearings
can be held.
Consolidated has 100000, 900 in
contracts for land and sea bombing
planes to equip the armed forces
OF the United States, Great Britain
and her allies. 1t employs more
than 26,000 at It's san Diego plant,
of which 23,300 are hourly paid
workers.
The Machinists' Union, with its
$4,000 members in the factory.
signed collective bargaining agree.
ment with the company last June.
Reject Offer
New York, Sept. 23-INS- The
AFL's Seafarers' International
Union today fatty rejected an Of
fer Of the United States Maritime
Commission 10 arrange a confer
ence Thursday between the union
and ship owners to end the Today
old strike which has tied up 20 yes
soils In a ipericau harhors
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

This is a closeup Of United States
Senator Theodore Green Of Rhode
Island showing him CARRIED as a
tank warrior. Senator Green Is
making a personal study Of the
war games in Louisiana and took
a ride in a captured Red army
tank.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

Niels Anderson 2. above. Of
South Haven, Mich. has passed
the required physical examination
and has been placed on the avail
ability list by the United states
navy. Anderson was recently
called 10 the Great Lakes naval
training station for the tests.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

Pontiac, Sept. Gap George
Bjerkseth. 80, Pontiac. drowned
Monday in Union Lake when he
fell from a speedboat he was try
ing ont for the irst time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23
Counter-Attaek

Moscow. Sept. 23-UP-The Red
army appeared today to be coun-
terattacking along the entire front
and It claimed that $4,000 Germans
were killed and a Nazi division was
routed in furious fighting to relieve
besieged Leningrad.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Am
bassador Ivan Maisky appealed
to Britain and the United
States today to step Into the
breach and offset Russian pro-
ductlon losses, emphasizing
that Russia was fighting for the
freedom Of the whole world.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23
Sinking I'm Accordance
With Laws. NaZiS Say
Pink Star May Have Been One Sunk
From Convoy; Fifty Soviet
Divisions Smashed

that It would he as likely TO get
the United States into war as 10
keep II out)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

VICHY. Unoccupied France-AP
The Petain government borrowed
another 100000 francs (nop,
inally s276,000,000) from the Banque
de France today to pay for the up
keep OF the German army OF occupa-
ton. boosting the total obtained by
ron-interest bearing loans for this
purpose to 130,O00,000,006 france
(s2, 100000, OOOD
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

HONOLULU-INS-Customs and
Army Officials and police today in
vestigated the fatal shooting Of q
young Army Air Corps officer by q
veteran Honolulu customs guard in
a scuffle over inspection Of the
army mans baggage The officer.
Second Lieut. Martin r. Connolly.
20. Of Syracuse, y. Y, was killed
instantly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23
Flashes of
Late News
TIE WEATHER: Wednesday;
Fair, Cooler


VICHY, Unoccupied France Al
-Germans in Lille.announced the.
shot three Communist terrorist
this morning for bombings and in
cendiarism in the prohibited north
ern frontier zone.
FREEPoRT, TeH.-lNs -
Freeport's normal population Of
about 5000 was almost entirely
evacuated from this Gulf Coast
city today In the face OF the on
coming tropical hurricane. In
eluded among those brought
out from the temporary ghost
town were II hospital pa
tients.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

LONDON-AP-Reuters in a dis
patch from Teheran, Iran. said to-
day the lranian government had de-
cided 10 recall its diplomatic repre-
sentatiyes in Germany, Italy and
Rumania.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

BANGKOK, Thailand-AP-The
Thai radio declared today the ma.
ton was but single step short of
being involved in real war. as the
news OF forthcoming japanese army
maneuvers on the plains OF Cam
bodia. adjoining the Thailand from
tier, was regarded as ominous by
the Thai press.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

WASHINGTON-INS-The L. S.
Weather Bureau today issued a
warning that small craft should not
venture too far off the New Jersey
and Long Island coasts, asserting
that the Atlantic disturbance st
Z a. III. (EST) was centered at
$50 miles southeast OF the virginia
Capes and moving north north
east at the rate Of II to 10 miles
per hour.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

VICHY - ms - Three more
Frenchmen have been executed in
reprisal for anti-German outbreaks
in occupied France. according to an
official German military communi-
que today. Announcement of the.
new executions followed the SEN
fencing yesterday of five men to
death by the new state court sitting
in Paris.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

TURKEY-AP-B Belief that Bul.
garia might soon be drawn into the
German-Russian war increased
here today as advices from Sofa
told of new emergency measures
there and Of fresh German troop
concentrations in Bulgarian ports
perhaps for a Black Sea thrust
against Soviet oil fields in the eau
casus.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

ROME - ms - Axis suicide
boats such as the torpedo craft
which yesterday raided Gibraltar
will attack any American shipping
which attempts to reach Britain,
Editor Virginia Gayda warned to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

NEW YORK-INS-K German-fr-
spired radio station in Shanghai
XGRS-reported today in a broad
cast heard by NBC that the Palace
Synod of the Patriarch in lstanbul
had been destroyed by fire, killing
coo persons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

SHORTCOMINGS Evidently
preparing for the impending fall
OF Leningrad, the Russians are
blowing up war-important facilities
in the Soviet's second city, an eye
witness account said today, while
to the west guns of the great Red
naval base at Kronstadt have been
silenced.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

MONTREAL-UP-The Royal Air
Force ferry command said today
that there was little hope for three
men aboard a EUCkheed Hudson
bomber missing over the North At
lantic. Flight Lieut.. r. F. Leavit'
Of Regina. Sask.. Sergeant Observ
or Elwood w. McFall of Ottawa
and r D. Anderson of Benjamin
River. n. B., were aboard the bomb
or.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

WASHINGTON-INS-The Mari
time Commission announced today
that it has allocated eight requisi
toned foreign cargo ships to Amer.
lean operators to sail on national
defense trade routes. The group OF
vessels include four Italian vessels
which had been sabotaged in Amer
lean ports.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

WASHINGTON-INS-The White
House revealed today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will make an ad-
dress Saturday when the L. S. Mari.
time Commission holds its great
mass launchings" of new merchant
cargo vessels.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

BERLIN-INS- Execution by fir.
ing squads of so Jews and Com
munists as puryeyors of Communist
propaganda and 5 the intellectual
perpetrators Of the recent bombing
of the telephone headquarters al
Zagreb was announced by the Croa
tian Ministry Of Interior today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

See PARKWAY Page ?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

BERN, Switzerland-AP-Seven
or eight persons were killed and
Is injured today in a collision of
two passenger trains at Munsingen,
halfway between Bern and then
on one of the main lines between
Italy and Germany.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-23

tBy Associated Press
Senate
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

nounced that gambling for an elective office
would be unconstitutional.
He had attended one year at law school
and held unofficial position somewhat like
-that-ef- Corporation Counsel of big city.
The citizens Of Sandy Springs are law abiding,
patriotic Americans and that settled it. BY
unanimous decision Mr.. Moores lucky nickel
went back into his pocket.
Hours of argument followed before some
had inspiration. Why not let both
candidates serve as mayors at the same timer
With almost perfect impartiality the engi-
neers who laid out the State highway, had
split the village into two 6eNutifully-
halves. Mr.. Smith Fortunately lives on the
west side and Mr.. Moore on the east Each
could rule separately on m5tters pertaining
10 his side of the highway and on big matters
involving the interests Of the entire population
of 300 souls. such as the fire department and
the mud hole, the two mayors would have to
get together and two heads were supposed TO
be better than one.
Both were Democrats, one Methodist and
the other a Baptist. Voters Of other religious
denominations and Republicans had no candi-
date and did not care.
Messrs Smith and Moore said they would
agree to that or most anything and there was
not a dissenting voice, but all eyes looked
anxiousy at the Corporation Counsel" That
young gentleman scratched his head and fl
nally handed down the following learned
opinion:
THE proposition would be like a coalition
cabinet, which is considered an excellent de-
vice for democracies in times of war or other
emergencies. This being a political and finan-
cial emergency, 1 believe that the United
States Supreme Court will uphold two mayors
for this village at this time"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

"Oh, I see, you count them, even If they
don't vote" the interviewer suggested.
Eyes, indeed" Mayor Smith replied. I'VE
count em because they count in elections,
even if they can't vote You see, we are old
American stock mostly and they are our
ancestors.
"They won and held this part Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains from the Choctaw and Chero-
kee Indians. They built this village and they
handed it down to u.s. Their sayings have been
handed down to us, too. We remember them
and we are inclined to follow their general
idea of things.
1--WE know it is horse-and-bugg stuff but
a horse and buggy will take you safely to
lots Of places where the best new automobile
can't CO. Sometimes it is the same way with
horse-and-buggy thinking They still count
plenty in this neck of the woods"
The interviewer thought it would be appro-
pirate to observe respectfully that those must
have been men of iron.
Iron is right" Mayor Smith agreed land
even when was a kid we had to have iron
knees You saw that big, empty lot coming
into town-well, that's the site of the old camp
meetings more than half century ago. The
custom in those days was for families to come
in their wagons and buggies from miles
around and the meetings would last for
week or more at time. We made our home
on the camp grounds in those days There
were series Of small houses and these would
be occupied by the families attending the
camp meetings.
But man. on man. could those parsons
pray in those days. The meetings were held
in what we called an arbor, the ground being
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

covered with straw AS you went into the
arbor you were supposed to get down on your
knees One of the parsons would start pray
ing and when he finished another would take
il up / have remained my knees for as
long as two hours while as many as five or
six different visiting preachers would pray IN
their turn.
Those were some great times, the old
camp ground days. l have seen as many as
one thousand people at those meetings at one
time You can't imagine what it was like
until you have attended one of them. But
those days are gone in this section at least,
and my friend Mayor Moore owns the site Che
and the man who holds the mortgage) where
the camp meetings were held. The last one
1 attended must have been about forty or
fifty years ago. Yes indeedy, it took iron
knees and we all had EN-"
How about bagging the knees of your
pants?" we asked.
"Baggy pants were stylish in those days
not because it indicated plenty of prayer but
that the suit came from the tailors and wasn't
a store hand-me-down' Look at the statues
of Lee and Jeff Davis. You never saw creases
in their pants. 1t was the swell thing to buy
your clothes from the tailor who never, never
creased them.
IF you bought cheap suit at the store
the pants came creased but your wife ironed
the creases out before you wore them SO peo-
pie might think they were tailor made
If the mayors are not overpaid, neither are
they overworked. The little community has
little trouble problems outside of growing
cotton to keep the Southern mills busy. The
official headquarters of the mayor is in a
room over refreshment parlor but the real
decisions made in Reid and Heller's gen.
eral store where you can buy anything from
calico to horse collars.
There most every day, one or both mayors
can be found munching cheese and crackers
and listening to the talk. 1t is not idle talk
Men of the vicinity do not swallow what they
read In the papers hear on the radio until
it has had the bunk picked out Of it in these
cracker barrel meetings.
Years ago Mayor Moore clerked in that
store Then as now, the two men were in
veterate checker players. 1t is told that once
Moore, the clerk and his friend Smith were at
a critical point in their game behind one Of
the counters when customer came in.
Duck your head" whispered Moore. He'll
60 away in few minutes"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

There was no question of doubling
the mayors salary or dividing it in two.
There isn't any salary.
One problem remained the eternal femi-
nine one Would Candy Springs, or any city
for that matter be big enough to hold two
mayors wives without jealousy?
Once more luck favored the strange situa-
ton. Asked if the two ladies got along all
right Mayor Moore said:
why, sure. Sam Smith is Mrs Moores
first cousin and Mrs. Smith is a sister of Mrs.
Moores brother-in-law"
What relationship do you call that?" he
was asked
Hanged if I know, but it is a good one"
said His Honor
Mayor Moore has two attractive daugh-
ters, Anne 49, and Jean. II; also William,
aged 10 and a football player. But Mayor
Smith is childless which prevents the posi-
bility of school-yard arguments as to whose
dad is the real boss of the village.
The two-mayor plan worked so we'll that
when the last election day began to loom and
both mayors announced that they would not
be candidates for reelection, a mass meeting
voted almost unanimously to ask both to keep
right on serving indefinitely without bothering
with any more elections.
The only note of dissent came in a mild
warning from the Corporation Counsel" who
thought such an extra-egal duumvirate sa-
vored of dictatorship, but the villagers seem
willing to take that risk
Mayor Smith, in discussing the situation,
spoke as if Sandy Springs had 1900 inhabi-
tants. The surprised interviewer remarked
that according to the gazetteer the place was
only credited with about 300
True enough" agreed His Honor but
there's 1,200 more of us in the cemetery"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

rVEN the biggest and richest cities, like
p New York London and Chicago, have
- always thought that one mayor at time
was all they could afford. But little Sandy
Springs, South Carolina, with only 800 inhabi-
tants, needs two mayors at once and for the
last reason in the world anyone would expect
economy.
IT is cheaper for Sandy Springs 10 have
two mayors than one This may sound like
Prof Einstens mathematical double talk but
II is simple arithmetic figured out by the tax
payers and nobody disputes ii. Even the
wives OF the two mayors satisfied
The phenomenon came about in this way.
In 1910. election day drew near with only
two candidates for the office OF mayor, Mr..
Samuel Smith aged II, and Mr. w G.. Moore,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

hardly a heated one There was
no mud-slinging nor sensational
charges Both candidates were
Democrats and the main planks
in the younger and more pro-
gressive platform of Mr.. Moore
was q promise TO add half
dozen buckets TO the villages
hre-hghting apparatus and MI up
that mud hole between the post
office and Reid and Heller's store.
The more conservative Mr..
Smith opposed these needless
burdens on the taxpayer and
viewed with alarm what other
extravagances they might lead 20.
The only epfthet hurled during
the entire campaign was the as
sertion by Mr. Smith that his
younger rival was "sorter triAing
at times.
Mr. Moore scorned 70 answer
the accusation Came election
day and cracker-barr straw
votes indicated that things were
going TO be "nip-and- tuck" so
electoneers for both sides hus
tied around in Jafop1es getting
out the vote.
They got it out 1000 and
when the election board finished the cour
its Jaws dropped as one man or one woma
The election was tie.
Just as happens in big cities when ele
tions are close there was demand for 7
count, only in this case the demand was fro
both sides.
In a large city recount involving Z
reorganization Of every ballot cast wou
require months of time and cost terrif
sum At Sandy Springs they manage thin
better. The recount cost nothing and on
took about half an hour. right then and thei
But the result was the same old tie. Not
single ballot had been thrown Out
We'll. / guess that means We'll have
hold another election" said the chairman
the election board.
What and have all that expense ov
again ," protested taxpayer. ut most &C
a good hundred dollars or more"
And me have 20 make half dozen pu
lie speeches and waste all my time arguing {
thing all over again ?" asked the elderly N
Smith. and answered his own question:
should say not. No, Brother Moore, L wit
draw in your favor"
Candidate Moore not TO be outdone
courtesy and generosity did exactly the sar
thing. refusing to take advantage of the stu
ton. Now the hamlet had no mayor at q
but there were vehement objections from DO
political camps. The general tenor of I
shouts was:
you can't let us down like that after
the hard work we did for you. Next tir
we'll get couple more votes and beat hi
by a landslide of four or maybe more"
But the taxpayers, by this time, had unit
into a vociferous pressure group" tn
shouted the political lieutenants down The
wasn't going to be any money frittered aw
on another election which would probably
another tie anyhow.
Mr. Smith and Mr.. Moore whispered
gether a moment, then the older candida
spoke:
'An right, ladies and gentlemen all rigl
We will flip a coin for it. 1t won't even &C
YOU the coin. How will that suit you?"
There were murmurs Of approval but
farmers son, perched on window sill, a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

1871 by American woody Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Bedding

-3 Inner-Spring Mattress
es ---- S1O.99
. Inner-Spring Mattress
es es-----S SS.4
4 Inner Spring Mattresses.
AS is. Were s21.95. Sl6.99
Il Aft. Inner-Spring Mat
tress. AS is. Was $3.50.
S12.99
Il Inner Spring Mattress.
AS is. Was S21.95- -S15.99
i Inner-Spring Mattress.
As is. Was Sl4.95 Sll.99
. Solid Maple Vanities.
Were S24.95 ea.-S16q9
Il Walnut Veneer Vanity.
Was s27.95 Sl6.99
Il Aft. Box Spring. Was
S19.95 --------S13
Il Overstuffed Chair and
Stool. s34.95 Value S23.99
Il Walnut Veneer Chest
Drawers. Value S21.95,
S11.99
8 Walnut Veneer Chest
Drawers. As is. Value S19,95,
S13.99
Il Walnut Veneer Dresser.
AS is. Was $2795 S19.99
A Solid Maple Dressers.
Were s19.95- 95-------S S16.99
. Solid Maple Chest Desk.
Were s19.95 ---- S16.99
i Double Maple Finish
Poster Bed. Was 1895,
S6.88
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Rugs

. Wool and Fibre Rugs,
sx1o. Were s14.e5 ca. $3.50
II Wilton Rug, 4x7. Was
1926 - S12.95
Il SoiIed Washed Oriental
Type Rug, 9x12. Was 1895.
S39.95
> Heavy Administer Rugs,
9xl2, dropped patterns and
seconds. Were $3.50.
$685.
100 Hit and Miss Rag Rugs.
2x4. Were soc ca. -3 39c
q Oval Rag Rugs, 3x5.
Soiled. Were s469 ca,
S2.l9
-25 Cotton Rugs, frlnged
ends. 24x36. Were sll9, 69C
. Wilton Rugs. Seconds,
exl2. Were s74s5. S54.95
> Cotton Rugs, Axe. Were
$685. ca. ---S3.99
200 So. Yds. Felt Base
Remnants. Were 39c TO Soc.
23c
Il S.6x10.6 Washed Orien-
tai Type Rug. Damaged.
Was $685. S29.95
Il Twistweave Broadl0om.
Soiled, 7.6x9. Were S3495,
S14.88
Kann'+Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-10-23
DOnieSticS

AS Full Bleached Sheets.
Heavy quality. Seconds Of
Sl.69 grades. 90x99" size,
Sl.49
-115 Hope Pillowcases.
42x38 2 size. Seconds Of SIC
grade de-----29c
-22 Hope Sheets. 72x90"
size. Seconds Of sl.19 grade,
S1.O0
-27 Chenille Tufted Bed
spreads. Twin and double
sizes. Were $500 and $6.99.
Seconds ----S3 90
s Mattress Covers. Full
and twin sizes. Were sl.49,
S1.O0
6 Ready-Made Blue and
White Striped Pillow Ticks.
Soiled. Were 39c------l9C
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Blankets

3 AlI-IVOOI Blankets. Solid
colors. Rayon bound. 72X84'
size. We're s15.95 Sll.95
-12 Rayon Blanket and
Pillow Tops. Upper. Were
S1.59 --------------- 49c
g Colored Mattress Pads.
Twin size. Filled with cot
ton. ColorS, Soiled. Were
1925 -----------Sl.59
e Wool Filled Comforts,
covered with rayon in solid
colors. 72X84" size. Soiled.
Were $685. 5 $500
S All-Wool Army Blankets.
Pieced. If perfect would be
$685. - SS Ak
-25 Sample and Soiled
Blankets. Standard size.
Were s2.99 TO S14.95,
S1.99 to S9.95
Kann's-Street Floor.