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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-23

South took the third diamond
trick, three hearts and three
spades, then ruffed the spade 6
with his heart 8, leaving a trump
in each hand and also two clubs in
each. With two tricks already lost.
he could afford to lose only one
more, and had to take two. One
OF those two was certain as a
trump trick. but the other had to
be a club.
So he led the club 7 toward the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-23

Tbs adrerfisement is one Of a Je,isi 5pon5ored
and paid for BY citizen Of Ibis county 10 make
jon better Acquainted uiib Harry r. Kelly
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Three Are Arrested,
Two by New Officer,
In Thefts Of Tires
Police Expect Solution
Of Several Recent
District Robberies

Police today reported apprehen-
sion of three men in connection with
two tire theft cases and said they
believed the arrest of two of them
will lead to the solution of several
recent District tire robberies.
The two were arrested in the HOO
block of Nineteenth street NV. and
booked for investigation at No. 3
precinct
According to Capt. Oscar j. Let
terman of No. 3, the arrest was made
by Pvt. L. G. Kragh. who has been
on the force only few months.
Pvt. Kragh observed the men in
| the front seat of an automobile
which had been reported stolen and
at his approach, the suspects fled
He caught them and discovered that
the tags had been changed on the
stolen car.
Four tires and four wheels were
| found in the back of the car.
Police at No. 10 precinct reported
the arrest of a 19-year -old colored
youth who was stripping a car in
the 5000 block of Georgia avenue
NV.
1t. Ben Kuehling and Pvt. Ray
mond Briggs of No. 10 responded to
telephone tip and caught the
youth, who admitted the theft of Is
tires and Is wheels over a period OF
several months.
Meanwhile, police are investigat-
ing the theft of two tires, tubes and
wheels from the automobile of Rep
resentative Mitchell, Democrat, OF
Illinois.
The Representatives, wife. Mrs
Annie H. Mitchell, told police the
car was in garage behind the
Mitchell home at 1920 r street NV
when the tires were stolen.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Lisbon Unimpressed
by German Film Of
Dieppe Victory
Narrative Particularly
Unconvincine to Critic;
Contradiction Is Cited
Py the Associated Press.


LISBON, Portugal, Sept. g.
Neither the scenes nor the commen-
tary of the German propaganda
film How We Dealt With the Brit
ish at Dieppe" impressed a single
movie critic in this Portuguese capi-
tai, one of whom called it "a poor
show which can not convince even
those who know little about movies. -
Many residents of Lisbon had been
invited by the NaN legation to the
premier showing last night.
I'm my opinion" summed up
Augusta Fraga, one OF Lisbon's lead
ing movie critics, at least their
cameramen were taken by surprise
and unable to produce one Of their
flrst-class newsreels.
I'm order to produce this film
they had to bring in lot of clever
studio work and makeup which nc
longer pass unnoticed by movie
fans"
The narrative was particularly un.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

flying low over the heads OF the
cameramen"
He described as the most impress
sive scene "the gloomy sight of
scores of men--probsbly hundreds
who fell dead on barbed-wire
fences"
THE commentator did not explain
hoy they were killed" ne added.
but the general impression was
that the barbed wire carried strong
electric current, because some were
holding the wires tight with both
hands"
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Helps Save Ship at Sea

LONDON (P).-Credit for saving
ship at sea goes to Mrs. Brenda
Taviner, 19-year- wife of an
army radio operator. She was help
ing her husband study his signal
code by listening to the radio with
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Sutter Output FoIIs

Butter production in Australia,
despite overseas needs, has steadily
declined since outbreak of the war.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Ponchos for Defense

Five cases of ponchos - Indian
blankets with holes in the center
arrived In London as a gift from
South America for the AFRAID de.
fense fund.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

him. She heard an SOS, notified
authorities and the vessel was saved.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

convincing TO Fraga. who compared
a picture OF a British tank captured
In a street fight in the heart of
Dieppe and the script which said
"All their tanks never passed the
beach defenses. -" -" The majority
fell in the water"
THE only real things actually
shown he said, were British pris-
oners being marched in the streets
some in underwear-and the tre-
mendous destruction the raiders did
until their re-embarkation.
The man commenting on the
film did not impress the audience
very much either. He meant to help
the poor show by joking about each
scene. Such statements
aimed to make the audience laugh
found no or little response
Audience Unenthusiastic.
After describing one scene show
Ing swarms of barges, ships and
warcraft on the Channel which he
called similar or the same as has
appeared in the British press, Frags
said, The monotonous voice of the
commentator went on explaining tc
the unenthusiastic audience while
swarms Of RAF planes were shown
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Play Contest Preiiminaries
Set for March 10, Z, "A

Preliminary contests Of the an
nual one-act play tournament spon-
sored by the Community Center
and Fairgrounds Department will
be held March 10. IL and IA In
Roosevelt High School auditorium.
Finals also will be held there, and
the four plays chosen from the
preliminaries will be judged March
18. The drama critics Of Washing
ton newspapers will serve as judges.
Ten groups are participating and
will appear in the preliminaries, be-
ginning at pm, in this order:
March 10-Dramatic group Of the
Justice Department, Buchanan
Dramatic Club and Federal Bureau
of Investigation Theater.
March 12-Troupers Of East
Washington Community Center,
Players Club of Central Community
Center, Mask and Bauble Club Of
Georgetown University and Falls
Church Community Theater.
March 1+Encore Theater of
George Washington University,
Pierce Hall Players and Drama
Workshop OF the Jewish Com
munity Center.
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith is chair
man of the committee on selection
of judges. Prizes will be donated
by local newspapers.
Tickets have been issued to the
competing groups for sale to the
public. They also may be obtained
at the new ofhces Of the Com
munity Center and Fairgrounds De-
partment. 3l46 Sixteenth street
NV.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Macarthur Feels Out
laps During Lu|I in
.Bataan Fighting
Tiny Defending Force
Hold Positions Token
In counteruttocks
In counteruttucks
a. the Associated Presx.

b. the Associated Press.
Patrols from each side cautiously
tested out the main battle lines on
Bataan Peninsula yesterday, but
there was little general fighting on
that Philippine front.
The War Departments communi-
que said that the tiny army Of Gen.
Douglas MacArthur-made up Of
United States and Filipino troops
and sailors and Marines-held the
advanced positions they gained by
sudden attacks during the week.
While these advances had carried
the forward positions of the Ameri-
cans as much as miles In some in
stances it has been made clear that
the drives did not penetrate the
main lines of the enemy.
The communioue said, Fighting
has lessened in Bataan, with opera
tions limited to relatively minor
patrol skirmishes."
On Gen. MacArthur's part. these
patrol activities are intended to
disclose what has caused the recent
lull in Japanese activity in view of
the fact that for weeks the enemy
has been augmenting his forces on
Luzon Island.
The communique yesterday said
Gen. MacArthur's present lines ex-
tend from slightly north of Abucay
on Manila Bay across Bataan PENN
sula to point on the China Sea
midway between Bagac and Moron.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
'Chutists Finish Raid on French Coast
As Nuzis Rushed Up Armored Column

number Of Highlanders. One Of
these, q sergeant. was q natural for
parachutist, having been . deer
stalker.
Mostly Young Men.
Among the parachutists with
whom I talked were q former COM
mercial artist, an upholsterer, a fac
tory worker and shipyard worker.
Their ages were mostly In the early
20s. Their commander is a 21-year-
old lieutenant who was q journalist
before the war.
All we're armed with automatic
gun, knife and four grenades.
Though every one Of them had been
in the army since the wars start,
they had not been In any action
like this.
To what extent the operation
depended on men who had fol-
lowed vastly different peacetime
occupations was well illustrated in
the navy's part. OF the boat ON
GERS in the f1otilla of landing craft,
only two were professional sailors.
The fiotilla ofncer bore the name
well-known among Lloyds under
writers and others came from such
varied occupations as that Of wine
merchant and repertory actor. The
most dynamic character was the
youngest-a Lancashire man.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
D. c. Prices Not Likely
To Be Affected

District food distributor officials
said last night they believed the
new price ceiling order would have
Evening star., 1942-03-01

no effect on the retail price Of
articles here.
A representative of the District
Grocery Stores, Inc, said the cost
to the distributors for the canned
fruits and vegetables will remain
substantially the same as existed
last week since the order establishes
ceilings at the highest levels pre-
vailing between last Monday and
Friday.
I. j. MaZo Of Mazo Bros, said
prices charged consumers probably
wouldn't be affected by the order.
The D. G. S. spokesman said also
that he didn't believe retailers would
take advantage of the absence of
retail price ceiling. The higher a
price goes on an article. he ex-
planned, the less profit the retailer
makes because his unit sales drop
OF as the consumer price increases.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Old Ladies Slept in Lobbies
To Escape QuorreIs at Home
Pair Often Fled After Rows, Neiehbors
Disclose; Offers Of Aid Rejected

Some Of the mystery. surrounding
the two elderly sisters found sleep
ing on the floor Of q Sixteenth
street apartment lobby was dis
PEELED yesterday with the disclosure
that they frequently left their home
few blocks away after quarrels
with other members Of their family.
The plight of the gray-haired
women, who have been seen walk
ing the streets in bitter cold. or
snatching cat-naps on apartment
house stairways. has become a sub
ject Of neighborhood comment.
Repeated reports have been made
by neighbors to the Women's Bu-
reau and to the police precinct.
The family, 1t was said, has
Evening star., 1942-03-01

small income from the estate Of
the father, who died about Is
months ago.
Neighbors Report Quarrels.
A third sister has q Federal Job.
The three unmarried sisters live
with a brother. said to be unem-
ployed.
Neighbors say they have heard re-
peated screams and other sounds Of
tumult inside the home. They tele-
phoned police, who responded to find
everything quiet, with members of
the family denying there had been
any trouble.
The two sisters, however, have
been seen hurrying from the prem
ises. A reporter from The Star
found them before daylight Friday
morning asleep in the lobby Of a
Sixteenth street apartment house.
Tenants Of the apartment said they
repeatedly had slept there.
The two have been ordered out Of
other apartment houses In the area,
and acquaintances have seen them,
1t was said. doing on benches in
Union Station. The pair are said to
haunt restaurants, where they share
a single cup Of coffee or sandwich.
Offers Of Aid Go Awry.
A Woman's Bureau investigator
said several plans had been worked
out to care for the sisters, but each
plan has been upset by one or the
other Of the pair, or by q member
OF their family. A church charity
offered to arrange to place the sis
ters In boarding house, 1t was said,
but the women rejected the plan.
A neighbor who has befriended
the sisters said they were cold and
hungry when she brought them
into her home to feed them. The
pair declined to discuss their case
and left, after a few nights, to re-
sumo wandering the streets.
At the Women's Bureau 1t was
said investigators are still seeking
a solution without much progress.
Officials said 1t was presumed" the
sisters were at home, although no
one answered the bell at the home
today and neighbors said they had
not seen the pair for weeks.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
japanese Gathering
Strength in Burma
For New Offensive
Rood and RoiIrood North
Of Pesu Probably Cut
By Enemy, British Soy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 28.-The Japa-
nese are gathering strength in
Burma for an onslaught against
British troops west Of the Sittang
River and the situation Is very
serious" . British commentator
said today.
He admitted the probability that
the road and railroad north of Pegu
had been reached and cut by the
Japanese and said the invaders are
massing their troops for q push
toward Rangoon, where United Ma
tons forces already have burned
supplies which they could not move.
There was no fresh news from the
gallant group Of American volunteer
Flying Tigers" who fought so furi-
ously In the air above Rangoon. but
Chungking communique said they
destroyed II Japanese planes and
damaged 7 others over Burma s
capital Tuesday and Wednesday.
The military reports from Burma
mostly concerned smaK actions.
A London commentator said the
Japanese suffered 1000 casualties at
the hands of a small band of Brit
ish holding a bridgehead across the
Sittang. The Japanese, he said,
battered at the bridgehead for two
Hoys h,It tho British did not with.
draw until engineers were prepared
to blow it up.
He told of another British force,
outhanked by the Japanese in the
north, which fought its way back to
the present lines after days Of battle.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
R. A. +. Bombers Pound
Axis Bases in libya
Nv ths Associated prssx-

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 28.-Aus-
tralian and South African flyers
Joined the British in a destructive
sweep over the stalemated Cirenai-
can battlefield today, while r. A. F..
bombers blasted heavily at Axis
supply bases at Tripon and Bengasi.
Heavy sandstorms which vir-
tually have paralyzed land and air
fighting for a week or more eased,
and patrols of both armies stepped
up their activities. The British
communique said Axis columns were
shelled and dispersed.
The fluid battle positions appeared
unchanged from the general line
between FL Mechili and Tmimi some
IS miles west of Tobruk.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Britain Will Abolish
India Office, London
Editor Forecasts
Alfred Watson Suggests
Complete Change in
Executive Council
Nv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 28.-Abolition Of
the India office and transfer of its
work to the Dominions Department
was predicted today by Alfred Wat
son, longtime editor Of The States
man.
The well-informed editor declared
that the guiding principle of the
government plan for India must
be ito give India at once as full a
measure of the status Of dominion
as is attainable in the absence OF
an agreed constitution"
Sir Stafford Cripps, leader in the
House Of Commons, he said that a
new plan for India would be an
notlnced "very shortly"
Mr.. Watson suggested four prin-
ciples in governing the wealthy Brit
ish possession:
/. A complete change in the ex-
ecutive council by filling it wholly
with nonohcials, including repre-
sentatives Of the All-India Congress
and Moslems who at present are
without representation.
2. Induce political parties to re-
turn to Office in Provinces where the
All-India Congress has walked out,
with the understanding that coali-
ton ministries will be formed.
8. Transfer to the Dominions Of
fice the work now done by the In
dia office.
4. Leave the question Of fedora
ton Of all India to be settled after
the war.
Mr.. Watson said much construc-
tive work already had been done,
since India has been invited to
nominate a member Of the war
cabinet in London and asked to
Ill a place on the Pacific War
Council.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Soiourners to Meet

Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat. of Virginia will be guest
speaker Of the Quantico Chapter
of the Sojourners at $50 pm. Tues
day at the monthly meeting in the
officers mess. Mr.. Woodrum's son
Is a captain on duty with marines
at Quantico. Maj. Homer l.. Litzen-
berg, president, will preside.
Evening star., 1942-03-01

their escort. Small dark shapes In
a double line, they looked against
the moonlit sea like team Of hus-
kies on a trail.
Just before they left, echoing
through the ship came the stirring
melody Land Of My Fathers" sung
by Welshmen who formed a large
part Of the soldiers protection crews.
Arms Stored Away.
Small and defenseless though the
landing craft seemed, yet slowed
away within them were guns and
ammunition sufficient to deal harsh
ly with either an air or E-boat
attack.
Also on board were duffie coats
for parachute troops on the way
back, bull beef. biscuits, condensed
milk, jam and large reserves Of
gasoline.
stood In the bow OF our ship
and watched the craft slowly merg-
ing into the silver grayness Of the
far distance. Beside me stood q
member of q gun crew whom I reg
ognized as one of the wardroom
stewards, an unfailingly CHEEKY man
who had a slang description for
nearly every dish.
There he stood looking with en-
vious eye at the departing flotilla.
I'D give quid IA pound sterling
80 to be going with you.'' said one
lad.
For us 1t was an anti-climax. We
had to wait now until 1t was all over.
But at that very moment all was
activity on airdromes where para
chute troops were climbing into
Whitley bombers which were to
drop them.
So excellent we're the conditions,
50 skillful the r. A. F. crews, that
all went smoothly.
They not only found their small
appointed place but found 1t at ex-
actly the right time.
Dropped from only few hundred
feet, the parachutists landed.
In few minutes all Of them were
on their exact place, except one,
which though not scoring a bulls
eye, managed to join up.
When originally asked If he could
put parachutists down on that spot
an r. A. F. officer had said: ITS a
piece of cake" And so it proved to
be. All the craft returned to their
base.
R. A. F. support Of the operations
did not end here. AS the returning
craft neared England in the growing
light Of dawn a strong fighter cover
was given them. In the words Of
one Of tn eboat's officers, there was
"a lane OF fighters"
A few hours later all crews Of air.
craft which had dropped the para
chutists came to the ship to await
the return of the parachute troops.
The air force men had strong
Empire flavor. Among them were
seven Canadians. some New Zea-
landers. one Australian in the dark
blue of the r. A. A. F., Welsh
men and Englishmen.
Operation Takes Two Hours.
From beginning to end the op-
Grafton, which worked out accord
ing to plan, took something over
two hours.
When getting away from the
beach the enemy fired down on
the parachutists from cliffs, but
fire from the landing craft quickly
silenced them.
The officer of the first boat back
stated that while his craft was ly-
ing ofYshore waiting for the signal
to 60 In two German destroyers
and two E-boats passed on patrol
about 2 miles away well within vis-
ibility in the clear moonlight.
Scotland can well be proud, for
many Of those who contributed to
the success of the operation were
her sons
Maj. j. D. Frost, the parachutists'
commander Is a scot though born in
Many Of the Scots were from
Glasgow, but there were quite q
y
Evening star., 1942-03-01

1.-THE tollowino eyewitness dc-
count OF the British parachute
and infantry attack on the
French coast Das Uritten by a
Reuters special correspondent
oho accompanied the expedition
aboard q combined operations
ship
LONDON, Feb. % (R.-Witf
faces blackened, even to their teeth
the British parachutists who were
landed on the French coast at
Bruneval, II miles north Of lie
Havre in the early hours of this
morning, had covered half mile
and were nearly at their objective
before a shot was fred at them
1t was only after the essential
part of the operation was completed
and the troops were making for
the beach where the navy was
to embark them that they came
up against serious opposition.
They .overcame and silenced the
beach defenses, sent out . sig
nal to naval craft waiting q 1T
tie offshore and in q matter Of
minutes were heading across the
channel back to England.
One of the parachutists told me
they got away Just in time.
1.-THE Germans had an armored
division about so miles away. and
as we left the beach I saw a
column of headlights coming to-
ward us, though still some dis
tance off," he said.
Our casualties in killed and those
who failed to reach the beach were
light.
Weeks Of Preparation.
This combined operation was the
climax OF weeks of organization,
training and waiting-and both the
r. A. r. and Navy had parts to
play which were vital to the sue
cess Of the raid.
The r. A. F. took the parachut-
lists, and the Navy brought them
back while the infantry provided
crews which protected the return
ing boats.
The combined operations present
complex problems-the head of the
operations described himself as one
third soldier, one-third sailor and
one-third airman-and their three
dimensional quality demands wealth
er conditions which suit all three
services.
Parachutists cannot drop In high
wind, the r. A. F. cannot find the
right spot without good visibility
and the Navy must watch the tide
For some days all those who took
part had waited. Training and re-
hearsals had been completed. Every
thing was satisfactory and all that
was needed were the right condi-
tions.
AS each day passed with high wind
or thick mist and the period when
the tide and moon suitably short
ened, spirits sank in the wardroom
of the ship in which I had lived
during the final training rehearsal
for parachute troops and light land
ing craft.
Men Are Jubilant.
Then GUINNESS and depression
were rapidly transformed into jubi-
lation when word came round late
yesterday afternoon: "The jobs on
tonight"
The sun shone brilliantly from a
clear sky when the naval f1otilla
sailed to the cheers of other craft.
AS pastel shades Of the sky dark
ened into night the escorting craft
faded into vague shapes, distingu-
ishable only by their wake-a silver
streak in the light Of the moon.
While the f1otilla steamed steadily
to the French coast those who were
to man landing craft blacked their
faces with burnt cork and paraded
in the wardroom in sheer high spir-
it's, giving limitations of well-known
black-face comedians.
We were we'll within enemy wa
ters when light landing craft left
the mothership and went on with
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Food Prices
Continued From First Page0

not yet been determined, since no
definite decision has yet been made
as to the individual weekly sugar
ration. Although o. P. A. has ten
tatively placed the allotment per
person at II ounces a week, 1t Is
understood this figure is subject
to downward revision.
Approximately 100000 teachers
viii serve as registrars. A ration
book will be issued for each indi-
vidual In the country excepting per-
sons in the armed services, inmates
Of institutions and persons tenn
porarily or permanently in hospitals.
One adult may register for each
family unit, although separate ra-
ton book will be issued for each
member Of the unit. Servants,
dodgers and others who live in a
household but are not members OF a
family unit, must register indi-
vidually.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-21
By GENE VINASSA

LOS ANGELES, July 81 CSpeciaD
Lou Salica and Manuel Ortiz get
down to the business of training
for their worlds bantamweight
championship match today
Salica puts his crown on the
block against the sensational
punching Ell Centro bantamweight
Friday night, August 7, at Holly
wood Legion Stadium.
Matchmaker Charley Macdonald
has the promotion end of the little
bout well ironed out for the title
fight and is confident that the
Service Spots Inc, will turn over
between $4,000 and $4,000 to the
U.S.O. to provide boxing shows for
army camps
Open sale of tickets starts Mon
day at the Legion box office
Little Mexico" has high pulse
since it figures that one of its
countrymen will soon be a worlds
champion.
Tommy Farmer, manager of Or
tiz, has Manuels routine all set
for his training grind at Willie
Orners Main street gymnasium. 1t
is his plan to build up the Mexican
challenger's weight above the 1l8-
pound mark and then work back to
it so he will add up strength. Ortiz