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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Registrations For Student
Council Election Accepted

At Ypsilanti High School this
week. before school opens in the
morning and at noon. Ann Briggs,
secretary OF the Student Council, is
accepting registrations of students
for voting in the Student Council
election May 20. The registration
desk is on the second floor.
Petitions are already being issu-
ed 10 students and are due Friday
at $3.50 p. m. Forty signatures are
necessary TO nominate a candidate
for an office.
May 10 there will be campaign
assembly at which campaign mana
gers will introduce candidates to
the student body.
Registration May 90 will be from
a. m. to p. m.
For the Student Council assemb-
ly at Roosevelt High School We'd
nesday at l p. m. d. Chester Ryan
will direct the school bard in sew
eral numbers. Afterwards candi.
dates for Student Council positions
will speak freely.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Federal Housing May
Bring $4,000 Workers
U.S.. Needs to
Jake .upClu
Members Told
Kiwanians Attend
District Meeting

Lets wake up before it is too
late" was the message OF Archie
J. Mayotte, Jackson, governor OF
the sixth Michigan district OF HI
wants International. who spoke at
the spring district meeting in
Charles McKenny Hall Monday
evening.
Mr.. Mayotte contended that to-
day Americans are at a cross road.
The Puritans found peace on the
shores of New England. the Cath
olics farther south in Maryland,
and the Hugenots in Florida. Peo-
pies from Europe came to Ameri-
ca and found peace. But To-day
We are in a deadly conflict, the
deadliest of all wars. What price
will we pay? We can lose free
dom. War is challenge OF pro-
duction and man power" he said.
He contended there are too many
interruptions and that every inter
ruption means death to some young
men on the fighting front
The speaker pointed out that a
strong home 'front.' should be built
to support the battle front. Con.
ditions today were brought about
because man forgot God, and
the past 25 years has seen drop
of church and parental obligations,
Mr.. Mayotte said
He pointed out that Kiwanis
face a tremendous challenge and
said "let us wake up before it is
too late. We have a job to do"
Harold NJ. Langworthy. lieuten-
ant governor. presided and pointed
out that Division is the center OF
war industries. While we are
building war machines, We must
build for the future. We must
create tolerance, prepare for the
future. When peace comes we
must be ready to build better fu-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Congress Today
(By United PressJ
CA-4s

(By United PressJ
Senate
Considers bill TO create Wom-
ems Army Auxiliary Corps. meets
noon).
Agriculture Committee studying
synthetic rubber and alcohol pro-
cesses hears John B. Davis Of War
Production Board.
90 a. m, E.WT.).
House
Takes up bill 10 boost pay OF
service men. (Noon).
Military Committee studies SOL
der and sailor pay allotment bill.
GO:30).
Banking committee resumes to-
day OF small business-aid legisla-
ton. G0:30).
. Judiciary Committee considers
labor registration bill. (10:30)O.
Monday
Senate
Passed s27,547. 900 legislative ap.
preparation bill.
House
Heard President Prado Of Peru.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
City Market
toOpen Soon
See KIWANIS-Psge 2

Ypsilanti's city market will be
opened for the season Saturday,
May l6. at the market grounds on
n. Washington st. near Michigan
Ave, Mrs. Elizabeth Frain, chair
man OF the Market Commission,
said today.
In the absence OF the regular
marketmaster. Albert Avery. who
is i'll. John Harris will act.
The market will be conducted as
last year, Mrs. Frain said, and
hours are to be from : a. m. until
/ p. m. Many stalls already have
been spoken for, she added
Rest rooms have been cleaned
and the grounds put in order TO-
the opening following a meeting
OF the market commission consist.
ing OF Mrs. Frain. Miss Janet Rem
ton and Frank Wilson.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Sheriff Named Defense Corps Commander

Sheriff John L. Osborn was Of.
ficially appointed commander OF
the Citizens Defense Corps for
Washtenaw County Monday eve
ming by Gov. Murray ID. VanWag-
oner
Acting upon the recommended
ton OF the Washtenaw County
Council OF Defense and Captain
Donald S. Leonard. state COM
mander OF the Michigan Council
OF Defense and the United States
Director OF Civilian Defense for
Michigan. Gov. Van Wagner
stated, 81 fully realize that many
demands are being made for your
time and services. but because Of
the seriousness OF the present sit.
uation your acceptance will be ap-
preciated."
Through the efforts OF the coun-
~ chairman and other organiza-
tons in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
the county organization will pro-
coed under the same regulations
as before. The present set up
has been so we'll organized that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Methodist Members Plan to
Mark Fiftieth Anniversary

banquet. NJ. G. Day will preside
and Hon. j. (. Warner will be toast.
master.
Sunday the Bishop Raymond ].
Wade will preach the sermon and
recognition will be given to those
who have attended the church for
a long period OF time and especial.
ly those who attended meetings in
the old church built in 1913.
On Sunday evening a pageant
will be presented by represents
tives OF various. groups in the
church The pageant which is
called The Trail OF Hope. is be-
ing directed by Mrs. Luman Sea-
mans and Mrs. Pliny r. Skinner.
They have also collaborsted on the
script Mrs. Seamans has won
state and national recognition in
pageantry, having won state
prize and she served two years as
chairman OF pageantry in the state
Federation OF Women's' Clubs and
assisted in the presentation OF the
pageant, Women OF Destiny" last
year by the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs at Atlantic City.
In 1886, Mrs. Skinner wrote the
history OF the Methodist Church
which appeared in the Ypsilanti
Press in connection with the Michi-
gan Centennial. Last year she pre-
pared this history for Libraries at
Washington. d. c.. Detroit and
Lansing. This history included
vital statistics found in the old
records and she made a book OF IS
pages which she indexed The
pageant has been prepared from
this history.
The following is an outline OF the
pageant
Prologue, from whence 10 where;
the quest, mural OF Plymouth Rock.
Wesleyan Guild.
Episode ! Methodism. 1S2i-1s90.
circuit riders, early preachers Epi-
sode II. Anticipation, 1890. meeting
OF the building committee. Church
Board, Jubilee Singers, Choir, La
dies Aid OF 1890, w. S. c. s.. 4
wedding Of 1890 Marshall Reed
Club.
Episode III. Inspiration, The
Ministry OF Music, Ye auld
singing school. Marshall Reed
Club, Children's May Day, Sun
day School; The Great Gift,
Choir. Episode ", Realiza-
ton. Through the years. Process
sional ministers OF last 50 years,
conservation. Home Missionary So
ciety, Love. Foreign Missionary
Society, Faith. Sunday School. Edu.
cation. Epworth League, Religion,
Wesleyan Guild. Wisdom, W. S. c.
s. Benevolence. Red Cross, Ser.
vice, Youth, Citizenship. American
ism. Patriotism.
Episode V. End OF the Trail, The
Triumph OF Love. a tableau.
The Methodist Church society
in Ypsllanti has been functioning
since May, 1925, when Rev. Elias
Psttee. an itinerant minister. who
sought out new settlements wheth.
or included in his circuit or not,
visited this place. He had little
education but great religious zeal
and came from the Ohio Confer
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Transportation Of Defense
Workers Great Problem

Lansing. Mich. May PINS
The blunt statement that the
unwillingness of the war workers
to realize present tires must be
conserved above all costs can
well result in the loss Of the war
for u.s." was left today by Maxwell
Halsey, state coordinator OF war
time transportation
Halsey made his statement dur
ing meeting of 36 mayors of
Michigan war production cities
who gathered to listen to an ex-
PLANTATION of the Pontiac plan OF
staggering working. business and
school hours to conserve rubber.
THE situation is serious and
must be faced" Halsey declared.
Buses can't haul all the people
to work The private car must be
made TO serve long and we'll during
the war.
Dozens OF conflicting state
ments regarding the rubber situ-
alton are causing no end of trou-
Bile. War workers have the mis-
taken notion the government will
find ways to get them new tires
forgetting that in case they can't
be done. they'll be put in tents
near plants so they can walk to
work.
Others think they can ride
buses when their tires wear out.
There just aren't enough buses to
handle this and IL there were. We
couldn't get enough tires to fit
them out"
Halsey recommended that a
state administrator be named to
supervise installment OF the Pom
tiac plan in major cities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Compensation
May be Given
ForBombiings
Plan Proposed by
Sen. Pepper

Washington, May l2-INS-Pres-
ident Roosevelt's favoring of fed
eral compensation for victims of
bombings or other enemy action
was disclosed today as Winston
Churchill's warning of possible gas
attacks and the bombing of Tokyo
emphasized the meaning OF total
war"
Mr.. Roosevelt's endorsement of
a compensation bill proposed by
Sen. Claude Pepper Cd Fla. was
made known in a report submitted
TO the Senate by Budget Director
Harold Smith.
The measure. now being revised
by labor subcommittee. is expect
ed to be finally framed for con-
gressional action within the next
10 days.
In a special report urging early
action, Federal Security Admins
traitor Paul McNutt warned that
the United States must prepare for
the worst.
"Once the bombs begin to fall
on our own cities and towns-a
probability we must face and pre-
pare for-the number of casualties
may mount perhaps beyond any
number than we can foresee," said
McNutt.
The bill provides for compensa-
ton for death or injuries, and
grants McNutt wide authority to
adopt emergency relief measures
to cope with any disaster such as
bombing of an American city.
The tentative schedule of bene-
fits calls for compensation for to-
tai disability ranging from $50 to
$50 a month. A wife or widow
would receive from $50 to s45,
with additional compensation be-
ing paid to families. Compensa-
ton for injuries would be based
upon experience of the United
States Employees Compensation
Commission.
For American civilians war
risks have already begun" Nc.
Mutt wrote.
They began last December for
civilians in Hawaii, for American
workmen on Wake Island and
Guam, for American families in
the Philippines, for the crews OF
out coastwise tankers, for crews
and passengers of ships returning
home from foreign ports and for
the families here at home OF the
men and women detained or intern
ed by the enemy-or just missing
Against these war risks fol-
civilians we were not prepared
We are not yet fully prepared.
As an interim measure OF protec-
ton the President has allocated
s5,00O,000 from his war emergency
fund TO provide temporary aid
necessitated by enemy action
which results in death. disability
detention by the enemy or disap-
pearance OF American civilians"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

Washtenaw County is far in ad
vance of many OF its neighbors,
Sheriff Osborn said.
In Ypsilanti, Chelsea. Saline,
Dexter. Milan, and Manchester. de-
Tense work Is well underway with
the training OF air raid wardens,
auxiliary firemen and policemen.
and the conducting OF various Red
Cross classes.
The County Council Of Defense
is preparing travelling exhibits OF
miniature houses showing danger.
Gus conditions in attics, ways of
backing out rooms and other
phases OF home air raid defense
Posters and a speaker bureau also
are being used to educate the pub
lie to defense annd conservation
OF important materials An es-
say contest is being conducted In
schools on What Can | Do TO
Help on the Home 'FRONT.'.
Ann Arbor Girl Reserves and
Girl Scouts are assisting With the
making Of arm bands for workers
and in making cardboard letters
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Find Told of
Dates

Community Fund board OF direc-
tors Monday night in Ypsilanti
High School were informed by
Laurence Thomas, director of the
Cedar Lake Camp in Waterloo Rec
reation Area. that the camp would
be opened June Is for Girl Scout
counsellors who will hold an in
structional period. June 81 the
camp will be opened to Girl Scouts
who have reserved the camp for six
weeks instead of the usual four.
On Aug. 2 the camp will be opened
to boys from eight to 16 years Of
age. The camp for boys will con-
tinue until Aug. 20.
Mr.. Thomas with Mrs. II. deb.
Barss will name co-workers for
the camp committee.
To Study Problems
Directors were in favor of estab-
fishing a field worker to investi-
gate social problems OF the bomber
plant. Mrs. Thomas reported on
a recent meeting which Detroit,
Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Commune
ty Fund representatives attended.
Detroit Community Fund officials
favor the investigation and Ann
Arbor Fund is considering 1t.
Rev. Gordon c. Speer reported
on the visiting nursing program.
Directors sanctioned the combin-
ed war chest Community Fund cam.
paigns for the fall.
Mrs. Robert Daley reported on
an afternoon meeting OF her Child
and Family Welfare Committee.
Child care centers for children
whose mothers are working in fac
tories are being considered, Mrs.
Daley said. Hrs. Harold deb.
Barss will take charge of regis.
tration of mothers who are working
or are planning TO work.
Ask Consideration
Through Arthur H. Nissly the
committee hopes to contact per-
sonnet of industries to Obtain spe-
cial consideration for mothers who
have small children. Request will
be made also that firms not hire
mothers who have not made ade.
quate arrangements for care OF
small children.
Mrs. Charles Lamb. Mrs. Daley
See COMMUNITY FUND-Page .
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Plans Laid For
Boy Scout Work

At a meeting in the Hotel Huron
Monday evening plans were laid for
development OF Scouting in the
Bomber plant area.
A general meeting OF interested
residents is to be arranged at the
Spencer School next Monday eve
ming for further details and II is
planned to organize several troops
in the near future as a beginning
OF the new activity that will be re.
CURED TO meet needs OF new fam
flies rapidly coming into this viciu.
ity.
The Jacksonville area was repre-
sented Monday evening by Guy
Wynn. and the Rev. George 7.
Neyin told OF Scout activity in Den
ton.
Scout Director Walter MacPeek is
today arranging a program OF inter
est to parents and children OF scout
ing age for the meeting next Mon
day and all residents interested in
Scouting will be welcomed. The
meeting will be in the Scout room
at Spencer School commencing at
1880 o'clock.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Street Fund
Out of Red

Ypsilanti street repair fund was
out of the red today following re-
ceipt of the first quarter payment
on the weight and gas tax.
City Clerk Harvey c. Holmes
received a check for. s23,260.03
from the state. this being over
$4,000 more than the $4,000 which
had been estimated in the budget.
At the close of the fiscal year
reports showed the street fund
overdrawn S20,576.14. With the
state check placed in that fund, it
row shows a credit balance of ST.
$3.50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Legion Makes
Banquet Plans

Final plans are being made for the
citizenship citation banquet honor.
in Dr.. Carl T. Pray Monday eve
ming. May IS at $50 in the Amer
lean Legion Home
Commander Carl Johnson will be
the POSTMASTER Dr. r. Clyde Ford
will speak on Dr. Pray. the Student
and Scholar and D.. r 5. George
will talk on Or. Pray the Citizen"
James VI Brown, dean OF men at the
Normal College. will make the for
NAL presentation Of the award.
J. Earle Mavity is chairman OF
the committee making arrangements
and assisting him are James +.
Warner and Dr.. NJ P. o Kara.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
.riirnea Push
Crushed by
Soviet Army
Nazis Had Aimed
at Oil Fields
CRv Associated .Pressl


Russia's armies were reported
today to have crushed big scale
German attack in the Crimea,
frustrating a Nazi drive toward the
great Caucasus oil fields after four
days of heavy fighting.
Soviet dispatches said the Ger
mans apparently we're trying to
develop their first full fledged 1912
offensive.
A bulletin from Adolf Hitler's
field headquarters said German
and Rumanian troops, supported
by strong Nazi air force units, OPP
ened the attack on the Kerch Pc
ninsula last Friday
The battle since then has been
in full swing" Hitler's headquart-
ers said
The Germans, however. declared
the action was merely IAN at
tack" not an offensive.
Military advices reaching Lon
don said the German onslaught
collapsed against the Red army's
stubborn defense and that counter
attacking Russian troops drove
the invaders back into their orig
inal lines with heavy casualties.
German infantrymen still held
an advanced point in one sector
It was said, but now. are being
fiercely attacked by the Russians.
London military quarters said
reports that a German army of
100000 troops had launched an
offensive on the Donets River
front, in the Ukraine, were com
pletely unfounded.
Commenting on the kerch Pc
ninsula battle. a British spokes-
man said the Nazi thrust may have
been at least the prelude to a
major offensive because "the Ger
mans realize they must clear the
kerch Peninsula before advancing
from Taganrog on to Rostov."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Woodpecker Blamed
in Death OF Woman

Detroit, May 12-INS-A wood.
pecker was blamed today as the
cause Of an odd accident which
cost the life Of Miss Helen Miku-
lit, %. Detroit.
The bird flew through a venti.
lator vane on the car in which
she was riding causing the automo-
bile TO collide with another auto
mobile. Both cars plunged into
a canal II feet deep.
Miss Lydia Kozlowski. driver OF
the auto in which Miss Mikulit
was passenger. and two pass
engers in the second car escaped
with slight injuries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Bond Pledge Workers Need
Supplies After First Day

Workers in the canvass for War
Savings Stamps and bonds pledges
were asking for more supplies and
window stickers today indicating
that calls had been successful Mon
day, the opening of the canvass.
Mrs. o. d. Campbell, chairman of
the drive, said she was satisfied
with the success OF workers for the
first day and indicated the drive,
which was scheduled for two days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

would be continued the balance of
week
Ipsilanti High School Girls Drum
and Bugle Corps marched through
the east end of the city Monday
night and Ypsilanti High School
band boys were in uniform today
ready to arouse enthusiasm for the
drive.
Headquarters at the Legion Home
have been discontinued and informa
tion on the drive can be secured
from Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Spencer
A. Davis or +. H. Chapelle.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
AW, Shucks!

Abingdon, England, May 12-
Shucks, they were only triplets,
After getting half of England
all excited upon the basis Of
medical reports and having
neighbors knit layettes for quin-
tuplets-or bankruptcies at least
three children were born to-
day to Mrs. Emily Woodley. 2s,
and her soldier-husband, Private
Arthur Woodley.
Its a boy" in triplicate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

TOKYO-(From Japanese Broad
casts)-AP-Imperial headquarters
announced today that Emperor Hiro-
hito had granted an imperial re-
script to the commander of the com
bined fleet in honor OF the work Of
naval air units in the battle of the
Coral Sea.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

to be used in car windows convey
ing men in protective services TO
scenes OF action in emergencies
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

The new population will include
single men and women, who will be
housed in dormitories, and couples
who will be housed in efficiency"
units. For families there are planned
5000 residences northeast OF Ypsi.
lanti in the so-called Cherry Hill
district.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12
Work to Start
on DOrns i'm
June
Efficiency Units
Also Planned
Near Plant

Under plans announced Monday
evening in city hall between 80, 1000
and 10000 new residents will live
between the Ford bomber plant and
the eastern limits of Ypsilanti.
This estimate was given members
OF the regional planning commits
sion. Hpsilanti city council Ypsi.
lanti Township and school boards OF
the city and township at a meeting
addressed by Earl Won Storch, prin-
cipal project planner for the Federal
Public housing Authority, Detroit.
and Tracy Augur, city planning con.
sultant for the housing authority.
Also attending the meeting were
David Geer, government project
planner, Detroit, and Francis viii.
sey OF the Federal Public Housing
Planning Commission, Lansing.
Plan Dormltories
The new population will include
single men and women, who will be
housed in dormitories, and couples
who will be housed in efficiency"
units. For families there are planned
5000 residences northeast OF Ypsl.
lanti in the so-called Cherry Hill
district.
Protests Disregsrded
Main purpose OF the meeting was
TO explain plans for dormitory and
small unit housing and to obtain
reaction OF those present.
II was stated that so far as can
now be determined, there is no rea-
son to believe that the dormitory
and housing projects will not ma.
terialize despite protests which have
been made against them.
Dormitory facilities for 10000
single persons are planned east OF
Ypsilanti, work on the first half
having been authorized to start in
June or sooner II possible.
Plans are ready for 5000 light
housekeeping or efficiency" uni,s
for small families or couples. Con-
struction work on these will follow
the beginning OF the dormitories.
Next Will come the permanent city
TO the north.
First dormitories TO be built will
be for 5000 men and will be cen.
tered about the old Foster farm on a
tract east OF the Lay subdivision 10
Spencer Road, between Holmes
Road and Michigan Ave. They will
be Of frame construction. one and
two stories high. In each building
there will be a recreation hall, din
ing hall, kitchen with cafeteria
service. reading room and quarters
for the management. At present no
provision is contemplated for bomb
shelters, nor for Easements. Out.
door recreation and parking spacs
for cars will be available as the de.
mand rises. II is planned TO house
3 5000 men in this area.
Two thousand men are 10 be ac'
commodated In similar buildings
east OF the bomber plant between
Ecorse Rd. and the New York Cen
trail Railroad.
Plan Family Units
Territory south OF Tyler Road q
being considered for development OF
] 500 family dwelling units and dor'
mitories to house $500 women.
North Of Michigan Ave. and be-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

RIO DE JANETRO-INs-Three
Japanese subjects who had been
working for Brazilian police as
translaters we're grilled by au-
thorities in Sac Paulo today fol-
lowing disclosure that they we're
directors OF a huge japanese cor
porstion operating in Brazil and
members Of the Infamous Black
Dragon Society.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-12

MOSCOW AP-The Soviet lu.
formation Bureau declared today
that a big munitions works in the
German city of Munich recently had
been blown up and attributed the
reported blast to rising resentment
of the German people to the Grim.
inal Hitlerite clique"