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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
High Twelve Members
Hear Stiente Teacher

Herman Beck, science in
structor at the Mount Clemens
High school, described a new
metal 10y called beryllium,
when he appeared as guest
speaker before High Twelve
members this noon. He was in
troduced by Hugh II. Neale.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May II 49,
P)--For the 22nd time in rccog-
nized competition, Cornelius
Warmcrdam, the Cali fornia
school teacher, pole vaultcd more
than IS feet at the Cotton Car
nival track and field meet here
yesterday.
Warmerdam. who holds the
unofficial world record in the
pole vault, cleared the bar at Is
feet, one and a half inches on
his second try.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

DALLAS, Texas, May II -
R-Southern Methodist Univer-
sity added the Naval Air Sta
ton at Corpus Christi to its 1912
football schedule today. The
game will be played in Dallas
the night Of Oct. "a.
Southwest conference officials
yesterday authorized all mem
bers 10 play II game grid sched-
ules next Fall, the extra contest
to be with a service team.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

INDIANAPOLIS, May 9-lPl
--Dopey, a cat imprisoned an a
house wall for IL days, chung
doggedly today TO at least one c.
Its nine lives.
A silence of several hours
causing would-be rescuerS to give
up momentarily late yesterday,
fooled them. II turned out Dopey
apparently hadn't died but mere.
" was enjoying a catnap.
Otto Z. Tamm first heard the
cats meows April %. Since then
assorted workmen have wreck
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Bonds
Continued from Page y

iioii hbN
$4,000, after payment of taxes,
with the remainder going into
the purchase Of bonds. That was
the limit favored by President
Roosevelt in his recent share
the-War speech.
Senator Georges 5-to-10 per
cent withholding tax plan was
offered as an alternative TO the
trcaSury'S proposal TO obtain ST.
100000 in new revenues by
lowering income tax exemptions.
Asserting that the treasury
plan would place terrific
burden on the low income
groups, George predicted that
Congress would be forced TO turn
instead TO some new form Of tax
alton such as a Withholding or
sales levy OF the two. he said
he preferred a withholding tax.
North Carolina has 30 white
and seven Negro UNCONVENTIONAL
and privately endowed colleges
and universities
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

Scrgt Wilmer NJ. Mountford,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John G..
Mountford, 100 Grand has been
promoted TO the grade of staff
sergeant in the Air Corps Tech
nical School at Kessler Field,
Miss, IL was learned today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11

AN UNUSUAL effect can be
achieved by Stimulating an avn
ing for the kitchen window. It's
easily done with bold striped
fabric CorniCe drawn straight
across the top. Scallop the
edges and, with the binder at
tachment TO your sewing ma
chine, finish with contrasting
bias tape. II you've never used
these special attachments, do
ask your local sewing center TO
show you their shortcuts.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-11
UDF MEETING

Members of United Dairy
Farmers will discus splans for
dance June s when they meet
Tuesday at 8 p. m, at Dopp's
Hall at Waldenburg. it was an
nounced today. Members Of the
Junior committee are particular
ly urged TO attend,
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Warming
Continued from Page u


Britain's capacity 10 wage such
warfare.
The Daily Mails air CORES.
pendent said mo power" was
better equipped than Britain for
ii and that the NaZis knowledge
of that 80 far has dissuaded
Germany from counting even
more disastrous reprisal than
that which has answered her in
PRODUCTION of bombing towns
and merchant ships
Speaking two years after the
Germans had stormed across
France to Dunkerque, 20 miles
from England's shore, when he
could promise nothing but
blood, sweat and tears" amid
the darkness Of Western Eur
ope'S collapse, Churchill yeSter-
day gave Britain and her Allies
what he called a we'll earned
message Of good cheer 1t was
his second anniversary as Prime
Minister.
WILL CONQUER
He declared the awful bal
anccs' finally had turned and
now. Eve have only to endure
and persevere to conquer"
ContrGsted even with the last
message, when he informed the
British Empire that Singapore
had fallen, Churchill yesterday
gave it heartcning news from al
Continents-of an impending
mighty Americana British bomb.
ing offensive against Germany
of the StalWart defense and the
/ growing strength Of our Rus
sian ally" Of the occupation Of
Madagascar, Of British and
American seapoWer in the Pacif,
ic which he said would "grir
and hold the japanese"
Many Of his passages rang with
assurance and determination
! touching on events still to come
and on accomplishments already
on the credit side of the Allies
/ ledger.
/ Among the most significant
were these:
Ultimate victory.
/ MIGHTY ALLIES
AS in the last war we are
moving through many reVerseS
and defeats TO a complete and
final victory.
I'VE have only TO endure and
persevere TO conquer.
Now we are not alone. We
have mighty allies. There can
/ be but one end"
Gas.
Il wish TO make it plain that
we shall treat the unprovoked
use of poison gas against our
Russian ally exactly as if it were
used against ourselves and if we
are satisfied that this new out.
rage has been committed by
Hitler VIC will use our great and
. growing air superiority in the
west TO carry gas warfare on the
lagest possible scale far and wide
against military detectives il
/ Germany.
Hitlcr'S great mistake.
HITLER'S MISTAKE
In June last, without provo,
cation and in breach of a paC'
of non-aggressiOn, ne invaded
the lands of the Russian peoples
He had the strongest army
in the world, trained in war
flushed with incredible, unbrok.
en- successes, and equipped with
limitlcSs munitions.
The Russians sustained
losses which no other country OF
government has ever borne in
SO short a time and lived
Then Hitler made his second
grand blunder. He forgot about
the winter. No one can say
with certainty how many mil
lions of Germans have already
persisted in Russia Certainly
more have persisted than were
killed in the whole four-and-a-
quarter years of the last war
. O773,77O Germans were killed
and total German casualties, in
Guiding wounded, captured and
missing were ZAP, IS in 1914
80
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Continued from Page i
The enormous expansion of the
Raj has extended the gas tar
get area TO the very rail ccntcrs
and depots from which German
men and supplies are dispatched
TO the Russian thratCr.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
US. May Help Development
of Rich Amazon Valley Area

lately dispatched 70 Washington
financial mission headed by Fl
nance Minister Arthur Souza-Costa
10 confer with American officials.
Welles has said the mission was
making rapid progress.
According TO the plan drawn
here the United States would send
a group OF outstanding technical
experts TO the Amazon region TO
make a study Of the basin In CO
operation with Brazilians
These experts, II was said would
investigate the possibilities for.
oils. drug bearing plants and fib-
ers. and the use Of tropical plants
for production Of methyl alcohol
cork substitutes and other vital
war products.
2. Establishment Of agricultural
colonies
g. Sanitary control-especially
malaria control which has been a
major barrier 10 development Of
the region.
4 Extension Of air. railroad and
water transportation.
s. Solving dietary problems. in
GLIDING production OF food for pro
posed agricultural colonies.
S. Labor supply for development
OF the region.
Z. Settlement Of various land
questions. including lease and sale
Of federal lands.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13

Washington. Feb. 10 Up A
project for development OF the
Amazon Valley basin 100000
square miles OF mystery and fab
ulous wealth--is being studied by
the United States and Brazil, the
United Press was informed today.
Plans have been drawn in con
siderable detail by government
experts here for the proposal
which is officially known as the
Amazon basin development prot
ect" II Is expected TO he sub
mitted 10 the state department
soon for approval.
Experts said Il was not just an
other study project but a plan
that will call for adequate funds
for developing wild rubber, val
liable oils, strategic minerals, tim
Der and countless other products
known to exist in that area.
Such a project for the bssln-al-
most as large az the land area
OF the United States-has long
been cherished In Brazil and IN
this country. The war time need
for materials brought It to a head.
The proposal was carried to Bra
lillian President Getulio Vargas by
Tudersecretary OF State Sumner
Welles during the recent confer.
ence in Rio de Janeiro Vargas
showed great interest and immed-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
See WAR-Page 8
More Homes
to be Built

Nearly $50 new houses 10 he
known as defense or victory houses
are being planned by Ralph J.
Wagner. building contractor.
One hundred OF the new resi-
dences will be in East Park Sub
division.
The one story houses to be I'm
anced by Huron Homes. will have
FIVE rooms including two bedrooms,
dining room, kitchen. utility room
and bath. The houses will b. erect
ed OF quality lumber and of double
construction. The plain Colonial
frame house will be Of solid con
struction and will not be the pre-.
fabricated type a house OF this
type is already under construction
at Harris Rd and Michigan Ave.
Intersection.
Similar type houses, about so in
number. will be constructed on
halfacre plots In section in Crane
Gardens. west OF Ypsilanti and
south OF US-ll2 These will be
sold and financed by Huron Homes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Candidates at
Labor Session

Policies OF candidates for city
and township offices we're given
labor Representatives at meet
ing in Hotel Huron Thursday
night
About 80 candidates for offices
attended the session and were
called upon by Thomas Harvey.
chairman. 10 give their views. es.
pecially on labor.
The meeting was called by
a committee representing JAW.
clio locals in Ypsilanti. This
group Is composed Of all execu-
tive boards of the locals headed by
Mr. Harvey and Ralph Yohn. re-
cording secretary The commit
tee aim Is to promote better so
cial work among their groups in
the city
ALL representatives. were also
invited to the meeting.
After the candidates had left.
James f.. Stermer, field sociolo.
gist from the University OF Mich
igan and worker in the Michigan
Child Guidance Clinic. spoke to
the CIO group on the responsible
tiles Of labor 10 child guidance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Senators Seek
Parity Prices
For SURPRISES
Wickard Predicts
Higher Costs

Washington, Feb. zap. 4
group OF senators today demanded
quick passage OF their bill to guar
antee parity prices for surplus farm
products. despite Secretary Wick
ards assertion that such a policy
would raise the nations food and
clothing bills by billion dollars
year.
Senators Thomas (D-Okla),
Bankhead DALAI Gillette %
Cla) and Russell D-Ga) inroduc-
ed the measure which would prohr
bit the government from selling at
less than parity prices its huge
surplus stocks Of corn, wheat, cot
ton and other farm products.
parity prices are calculated t. give
farmers a return equivalent TO that
in stipulated previous period
in cost cases l909-l4)
Thomas charged that the Secre-
tary OF Agriculture. in opposing the
bill. was trying to keep farm prices
low so he can force Congress to
let him keep on paying millions OF
dollars OF benefit payments to farm
ers, and exercise economic controls
over agriculture"
Sponsors of the measure say they
are afraid that huge government
stocks of these farm products, ac-
Quired under pricesupporting loans
OF recent years, will be released at
prices that will keep markets below
parity.
The farm state senators already
have demonstrated their strength
against the administration. over
the Presidents protests they wrote
preferential treatment for farm
products into the price control bill
which now is one OF the war en-
Urgency laws.
Secretary Wickard told senators
at private conferences this week
that he expected TO use surplus
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Congress Today

(Bv Associated Press
Senate
Routine business moon z. w. IT,
Appropriation Committee con
siders $3.50. 100000 deficiency appro-
pri1tions (2:30 ?. M
Special non-essential expenditures
committee hears witnesses on Farm
Security Administration activities
90 a. M
House
In recess.
Ways and Means Committee con
tinues study Of 100000, 900 war dis
placement benefit program U0).
YESTERDAY
Senate
10 recess
Defense investigating and Naval
Affairs Committees considered ways
10 curb exorbitant war contract
profits.
Appropriations Subcommittee ap-
proves s160.O00.000 deficiency APP
populations bill
House
Heard Abraham Lincoln eulo.
zized
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Jury Receives
ingalls, Case

Washington, Feb. 13-UP-A dis
trict court jury decides this Friday
the 18th whether 3s-yesr-old Laura
ingalls, was a Nazi propaganda
agent or just an over.imaginatiye
woman who wanted TO be "a sort Of
Mata Hari" in her country's behalf.
The bob-halred flier faces a pos
sible maximum penalty, II the jury
decides against her. OF eight to q
months In prison and a $1,000 fns
for falling to register with the
state Department. Both sides rest
ed late yesterday and the case
will 60 to the jury following final
arguments and the judges charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Death Claims
Farm Artist

Iowa City la, Feb. l3-UP --
Grant wood. Iowa artist whose
paintings OF the American scene
sometimes reused stormy protests,
died last night a few hours before
his 50th birthday.
Wood an art professor at the
University OF Iowa, had entered
the University Hospital Nov "a.
suffering from cancer. He had
been Commissioning from an opera
ton Dec. ~ when q relapse ended
his life.
The artist was born 80 years ago
today on a farm amid the Iowa
oornfelds which he later depicted
on canyasses OF American rural life.
He early revealed artistic talent
and left his home state to study at
the Chicago Art Institute
The first World War took him to
Europe in a camouflage unit Of the
Army, and he remained In France
after the war to study
When he returned TO the United
States, however, he led a move
away from European traditions IN
art. With Thomas Hart Benton Of
Missouri and John Steuart Curry II
Kansas, he became a leader Of the
native American Regional" School
Wood first won acclaim in 1880
when his picture. American
Gothic, was awarded medal at
the Chicago Art Institute Thu
painting aroused indignation in
Iowa. where some believed the
bleak faced farm couple discredited
rural life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Money,.Suit,
Loot of Thief

A thief entered the home OF Mrs.
James Hume, 927 pearl St, by fore
ing a bedroom window Thursday
evening. ransacked another bed
room and escaped with a $50 bill
and a mans suit.
The entry was reported TO city
police about 1880 p. m by James
Cornell. who with Mrs. Cornell q
occupying the home while Mrs.
Hume is vacationing in Florida. Mr..
Cornell said the burglar entered
the house while it was unoccupied
between S p. m. and II p. IN.
Officers found that the thief. ap-
parently a small man, had forced
open a bedroom window on the
west side of the home and rifled a
bedroom in the northeast corner
OF the house. The burglar unlock.
ed front and rear doors.
Chief Dan +. l.. Patch expressed
the belief the burglary was not
committed by the same thieves who
have entered other homes recent.
"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13

Lansing, Feb. 1S-AP-The leg
islature. apparently planning
prompt consideration OF proposals
TO pay more Job insurance to I'M
employed workers also faced to-
day Governor Van Wagoners re-
quest it deal more generously with
needy mothers and the aged.
Van Wagner, in a supplemental
message yesterday TO the special
session OF the legislature, asked
appropriation OF s1,600,000 to in
crease benefits to old age assis-
lance and aid to dependent chill
dren cases. In addition, he re-
quested approval of Is other mea-
sures.
At the same time. Senators D.
Hale Brake, Stanton, and George
P. McCallum. Ann Arbor, both Re
publicans. dropped, for the time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Singapore Not
Yet Taken
by Japs
\. S. Reveals That
Ships Dealt Big
Blow to Nippon

Russia's triumphant armies
reached White Russia today, strik-
iug into the German held republic
bordering old Poland, while at sea.
Raj bombers pursued three OF
Germany's mightiest warships
which escaped daringly yesterday
from their battered haven at
Brest. France.
Soviet front line dispatches said
that Russian ski troops, dashing
across heavy snow, had penetrat-
ed German lines into White Rus
STA.
The locale of the penetration
was not given. but Russian forces
sweeping down from the Valdai
Hills northwest of Moscow were
known TO have reached Toropets
about 65 miles from the White
Russian border. more than two
weeks ago.
Dramatically. the 5000 ton bat
tleships Scharnhorst and Gneis-
nau and the 10000 ton cruiser
Prfnz Eugen challenged the British
ON q 700 mile voyage toward Ger.
man North Sea bases from the
Atlantic repair yards at Brest
where they had been the targets OF
sc raids.
The Germans probably hope to
return them TO surface raiding.
Screened by squadrons flying in
relays from the French coast. de-
stroyers, torpedoboats and mine
sweepers. they moved east through
day of rain, mist and snow into
fight that became one OF the
most violent sea-air battles OF the
war.
A British communique said bonn
her command crews were conf
dent that each OF the main enemy
units was hit by bombs" and re-
ports indicated that at least one
aerial torpedo blasted INTO Ike
steel hull OF one OF the three.
Five other torpedo hits were
claimed for the circling British
planes and destroyers. but II was
not specified whether these dam
aged the battleships and cruiser or
lesser units OF the German fleet.
Eighteen Nazi fighter planes
also were sent plunging out OF con
troll 10 their destruction in the
chill channel waters or the ada
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Central War
Time Planned

Lansing, Mich. Feb. lS-INS-
Scarcely five days after Michigan,
like the rest OF the nation, advanc-
ed it's clocks one hour. Gov. Muir
ray d. Van Wagner today was ex-
pected to take action on a bill in
tended to put the state back on the
old time.
The measure, passed by both
houses OF the state legislature
within an hour after its introduc-
ton, provides for placing the state
on Central Standard Time. Prev.
lousy. Michigan has been consid.
cred in the Eastern time belt, al
though lying in the same longitude
with Indiana and Illinois, both of
which are in the Central belt.
Although the governor submit.
ted the proposal for consideration,
he indicated he may" veto the
measure in the belief that the
War Time" has not been given
fair test since its initiation Mon
day morning.
Meanwhile, at Detroit-larges
city in the state. and vitally-im-
portant TO the defense eforts--con-
siderable opposition to the rever-
sion was foreseen. Indicating II
would upset the coordination OF gov
eminent Offices, on the federally-
established War Time. and vast
industrial plants and other bust.
nesses, members OF common coun-
ell and Mayor Edward j. Jenries
were outspoken in condemning the
change. A fight to oppose the re-
yersal was anticipated.
Councilman John c. Lodge. dean
Of the council. said:
Il. for one. am for following the
lead OF the Federal government.
Detroit's war Industries should be
given every help"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Norris Would
Cut Out FrilIs

Washington. Feb. l3--AP-Sena-
tor Norris (lnd.-Neb.) proposed to-
day that the Senate take immedi-
ate steps TO eliminate 'frills" from
the civilian defense effort and to
repeal congressional pension legis-
lation-two points OF controversy
he said we're undermining the faith
OF the American people in their
government in critical time.
Norris. who Is the dean OF Con.
gress by virtue OF his 20 years In
the Senate and 10 years Ia the
House, said he was amazed at the
public Indignation which had been
aroused by the controversy over the
employment Of entertainers TO di-
rect certain activities OF the Once
for Civilian Defense.
Likewise, he said he seldom had
received such violent and sustain
ed protests as had been occasioned
by Congress action in voting 10
open government pension rolls TO
its members. Norris, who voted
against such retirement payments,
said he never would accept a pen
sion from the government.
These two Things have gone a
long way 10 destroy the faith OF
the American people ia their gov
eminent, Norris told reporters
There never was a time when we
needed unity more. but the people
are angry and they are beginning
to lose faith In the executive and
legislative branches OF the govern
ment."
There was no room, Norris said.
in the desperately serious business
OF preparing the American people
TO cope with the air raids and other
possible attacks TO conduct classes
in dancing or other activities. May
ris CLANCY, protege OF Mrs. Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt, was employed for
this work and Norris said he
thought that was mistake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Willkie in Favor
of Hero of
Islands

Boston, Feb. 13-lNS-Elevation
of General Douglas Macarthur to
supreme command OF all lighting
forces OF the United States was
urged today by Wendell Willkie,
1910 Republican presidential stand
ard bearer.
Bring home General MacArth'
-ur." Willkie said at the Lincoln ;
birthday dinner of the Middlesex
Club, place him at the very top.
Keep bureaucratic and political
hands of him. Give him the re-
sponsibility and the power OF &C.
ordinating all the armed forces Of
the nation to their most effective
use. Put him in supreme command
of our armed forces under the
President"
Willkie also advised the Republi-
can party to adopt a wartime poll
cy based on an Independent posi-
tive program rather than the ira
ditional minority party policy OF
continual negation".
The day OF phrase making and
showmanship for those in govern
ment is past Willkie said. The
time for petty political opposition
and negation is over. This is the
day for tough and resolute men.
this is the hour for patriotic men,"
Wilkie urged Republicans in
Congress to remedy the abuses
and mistakes" in the governments
labor policy. He also charged that
the State Department was being
destroyed by process OF nib
bling. He criticized Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox and Vice
President Henry Wallace for under
mining the State Departments
prestige.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-13
Volunteers to
Help Agencies

City civilian volunteer registra-
ton files are proving of value TO
organizations in Ypsilanti who need
extra workers.
A new plan Of selling United
States defense bonds and stamps
in the National Bank OF Ypsilanti
will be started Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. J. Lynn Houck has been chos-
en- from registration files and will
work Saturday from 1890 to 3 D.
m. in the bank foyer. II the plan
works successfully other regis
trants will be asked 10 sell defense
bonds and stamps throughout the
week, Walter c. Sturm, cashier,
says.
Ten persons 10 type reports for
selectiye service registration files
Monday in Ypsilanti have been Sc
cured from civilian volunteer regis
tration lists by Mrs. Fred o. VOL
ter.
The volunteers are Winifred Tay-
lor, Mary Austin, Mary Bell. Edith
Bennett, Anna Bergmoser. Jean
Bissell and Shirley Bissell, Cleary
College students; Mrs. Arthur r.
See VOLUNTEERS-Page s