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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09
Births

Son, James Eugene. to Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Alfred Rice, sunday In 81.
Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor,
Weight, eight pounds, IL ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09
Wheel, Tire Gone

Wheel, Tire Gone
The theft OF a wheel, tire and
several small wrenches from his
car was reported al a. m. today
10 city police by Donald Miller,
72s n. River St The look TO the
garage door had been broken. he
said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09
Reports Theft

Reports Theft
The theft of his bicycle was re-
ported TO city police at 5;l5 p. m.
Sunday by Robert Clouse. 1901 ".
Cross 81. II was taken from where
he had parked IL on Pearl ST, while
he attended the show.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09
Ypsildnfi Briefs
Attend Rites

Attend Rites
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Rose and
Mrs. Norman Fairbanks attended
the funeral OF Mrs. Roses niece,
Miss Mary winters. at Grass Lake,
Friday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09

Toledo Cash Grain
Toledo. Ohio. Nov g
WHEAT No. > {i3s
BARLEY -97ctl.05 bu feeding.
Csc
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09
Butter and EGGS

Butter and EGGS
Detroit. Mich. Nov. ?
BUTTER-45-454.e 10.
EGGS-Whitcs (Grade) large. Sic
size: medium, i544Lc. small
Soc; L. S. standards (Grade b..
large, 1850. medium. 42c:
small. 32ls -36c T. s. grades
Grade c., large 36l4c. Browns
L. S. Standards Grade b. large
45c. medium 42-i3c. small. 81
SOC.
Poultry
Detroit. Mich, Nov. s-Poultry:
market steady. Hens. average run.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09

Now you con get those precious vito
min, and minerols the some woy Mother
Nature intended you should have them
naturally. This Ioof eonioins oil the
different natural vitomins and minerols
found in 1907. whole wheel breed, in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Tire Shortage Spurs Canvass
OF All Detroit for Swap-Ridefss

onto the September quota which
was shrunk TO 5,3l9. In the first
half Of the month more than $500
applicants were approved. This
means that wheH- ~ leaSt-2rp 600
war workers try 10 buy tires
they'll find there just aren't any.
Wayne County. with a Septem-
Der quota Of .45l. went 900 over
its quota in approved applications
i'm the first two weeks in the
month. That means that close 10
.. 900 war workers in and around
Detroit won't Get tires this month,
even though they qualify and have
been approved.
In another phase of solving
Detroits transportation puzzle,
shoppers are reminded by Charles
r. Boyd. secretary of the Retail
Merchants Association, of three
regulations effective Monday:
1-Stores in the downtown dis
trict will close not earlier than
5 AS p. m.
2-Celeet on delivery orders,
with minor exceptions. WILDE
accepted only in amounts of more
than So.
3-Deliveries will be discontin-
ued from more than score OF
departments in Detroits leading
stores and package delivery will
be confined to non-carryable par
GELS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Alternate Use

Enrolment will be made in a
limited area at the outset. Slutz
and Mrs. John Failing, chairman
of the Victory Aide group, agreed
at a conference Saturday, 10 per-
feet the plan before launching IT
city-wide.
information collected will be de-
livered 10 prospective swap riders
by the Victory Aides. The plan
calls for the alternating use OF one
car by four or five car owners.
Announcement of the extension
of the swap ride program came as
the number of tires available 10
war workers dwindled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

at my graduation which gained
the plaudits of the mob. That help
you out any? / didn't think so.
! Just be patient and then time
the soother of all pains and per-
picking problems, will come TO
your aid and solve the riddle.
Well I'm up here in the noun
tains and how l got here is long
story. The term past ! was taken
with appendicitis (cuss the rotten
luck and was out about month
but I managed to finish the term
and pull all my subjects along
with me.
Then came vacation and I was
getting back my strength when
that blamed old wet spell came
along and the family. being out
in Long Island land me along
with them got a pretty good
wetting during the month of
August and again there ] was
starting the trouble.
Take notice that il was / again
Then / got hiked up here with a
few pleasant bed fellows again.
namely malaria, Group, bronchitis,
influenza and the shining star of
the list, pneumonia. plus pleurisy|
nice lot of playmates-what?
Do you wonder that I need a
Well to get back to
the story. / was never so near
my Maker as / was then and let
me gently murmur that I don't
cherish the idea of trying it again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
About Draft
Provided in Bill

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26 (UP)
"A manpower draft of all men
between Is and 65 years of age
was proposed today in legislation
introduced by Senator Warren r..
Austin (R) of Vermont, who said
il provides an opportunity for men
-ih-that age group to serve their
country by fighting or working"
The bill would apply to all men
over the 45-year maximum draft
age and to all below that age who
have been deferred from military
service.
"If they can't fight, they can
be production workers." he said.
"It will establish and maintain
n balance between the two
groups. 1t Is an extension of
liability for service to aid In
the prosecution of the war"
The measure would answer in
part the repeated demands of
Manpower Commission Chairman
Paul V. McNutt and other Off
Gals who have been advocating
government authority 10 draft all
labor in order 10 Offset shortages
threatening both war and food
production.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Intelligence Unit
Located Here

Mai. Gen. II. s. Aurand, COM
handing the Sixth Service Com
mand, with headquarters in Chi
cage. announced Saturday that the
intelligence division of his COM
mand maintains a district office
for the Michigan area which is
located in room 1925, Penobscot
Building. in Detroit.
Matters relating TO military in
telligence may be referred directly
10 the officer in charge at the
Detroit address.
Telephone number of the De-
troit district office is Randolph
6432.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Goal
For War Chest
States Quota ~ Pet.
AZ Pet. to Stay Here

A quota of S5,s0o,OOo will be
sought for the War Chest of metro
politan Detroit when the first
united campaign is held, October
26 to November IL, Percival
Dodge, managing director of the
Detroit Community Fund and
manager of the War Chest, an
nounced Saturday.
Of the national goal Michigan's
quota is Al per cent, Dodge said,
and of the money raised here 81
per cent will 60 for foreign relief
and aid to servicemen, while the
remainder will be used for local
services. Detroit will raise 2.5 of
the national goal and the rest OF
the state the remainder.
Cooperating with the War Chest
will be the Go American and AL
lied War Relief campaign and the
United Nations Relief Committee
of the ALL. More than 400 War
Chests are being organic d
Throughout the country, Dodge
said, and he predicted the figure
would soon reach 1000.
The II organizations which have
already been included in the De-
troit campaign are:
British War Relief Society,
Greek War Relief Association,
Maple Leaf Fund Polish American
Council, Queen Wilhelmina Fund,
Russian War Relief, United China
Relief, United Jewish Appeal. War
Prisoners Aid Committee. United
Service Organizations (USO). and
the Detroit Community Fund
which includes the local Catholic,
Jews. Protestant and nonsectarian
welfare groups of the metropolitan
area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Efficient Setup

However. one Detroit plant-the
Continental Motors Corporation,
1891 East jefferson avenue, has
taken the bull by the horns and
now has an efficient organization
for plant protection which-was
devised and developed by c. j.
Reese. president of the corpora
ton, Kirby Hyatt, Area 3 warden
and financial secretary of Hudson
Local No. 154, UAW-CIO. and the
training division of the OCD. II
is a model for other plants to
follow.
Operation of the plan is ad-
ministered by a board of control
composed of three men, John How
ard, representing the manage
ment, Harry Flanagan, recording
secretary of Local No. $50. JAW
CLIO. and John j. Mcmahon assis-
tant area warden.
The plant now has $40 trained
wardens of different grades, 90
plant protection men trained in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Stockholm Adither
Over Carlo Movie

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26 tUP).-
Stockholm, Greta Carlos home
town, suffered an attack of Carlo
fever today in anticipation OF the
first night of their stars movie
1T Faced Woman next
Wednesday.
All seats for the first two pres
entations were sold out within 30
minutes yesterday and thousands
who had waited in line were
turned away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Defense Notes
--'--
0CD Stresses
Air Raid Setup
In War Plants
Continental Motors.
However. Already
Has Organization
BY KEN HALL

Air raid organizations within
war plants is the latest kind of
bombing antidote stressed by the
Office of Civilian Defense aided
and abetted by the army area
defense officials.
While the city itself is fast be-
coming as we'll protected as 1t
possibly can against bombing
emergencies, it has been up to the
arrangements of war production
plants to perfect their own sys-
TENS.
In a recent bulletin issued from
the OCD office to the war plants
and big building owners by AS
sociate Co-ordinator Frank M. Nc
Laury, the need of individual de-
tense corps in the plants is pointed
out together with a proffer of aid
in instructing and training ward
ems and furnishing any other in
formation on the subject within
its command.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Asks 'Who Is HH

The letter, scrubbed in boyish
script, reads:
Dec. 3, 1926.
DEAR OLE TEACHER
tho Offense):
Who is it? I'll bet AZ cents that
you couldn't even guess. Now
don't look at the end of the letter
to find out who il is. You might
even he angry at the nerve of me
writing to you after an absence al
nearly two years. but l remember
a certain pink page in my album
wherein you state that III always
be welcome and that you will
always keep your heart open for
me. so taking. a deep breath, ]
plunge into this poor letter.
I'm a graduate of the class OF
February '25, never bothered 10
comb my hair, was a poor PEN
man. punky artist and fair
public speaker but you might
rate me a little higher-higher
through the goodness of your
heart.
The question still remains
though, who am i? Another addi-
tional fact might help you out.
made a little speech on baseball
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

to main light switches to speed
blackouts and machine operators
have been drilled to shut Of their
lights and stop machines.
The plant is divided in is areas
with directing warden with four
wardens under him
in each. A chain telephone system
is ready to warn the wardens In
from four to 10 minutes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

first aid and air warden work. 80
men in its demolition squad and
40 men trained for emergency
medical work.
The system includes a central
control room which viii receive
air raid warnings from 40 to 60
minutes ahead of the arrival of
enemy planes. Twelve sirens are
located through the plant TO warn
employees. r@0
Electricians have been assigned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

During August 5000 Michigan
war workers received approval 10
obtain grade tire quotas so they
could get TO work. But 2,54S
didn't get them because there
weren't enough 10 go around.
This backlog was showed over
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Hero Filler Always on DUN,
Old Letter to Teacher Atheists

81 appreciate how proud you
must be 60 have had part In
molding the character of 1t.
John Powers. Thanks for send
Ing me -eepy of his letter TO
YOU"
This is what President Roose-
welt wrote 10 Mrs. Mary Malone
Russell of 17725 Henderson road,
who back in 1925 taught history
in p. S. 50. New York City. 10
1t. John Powers, today one of
Americas great hero-fiers of the
Coral Sea.
When the former teacher heard
the President read the citation for
bravery of her former pupil. she
went TO special box where she
had kept. since 1926, letter
Johnnie Powers had written her.
She sent a copy of that letter 10
the White House and 10 the boy S
mother in New York City.
Can See Him Now'
Said the former teacher. sitting
in her apartment overlooking
Palmer Woods:
81 can see him now, towsle-
headed, with n wide smile, dig
ging into his history lesson.
81 taught hundreds Of boys,
hut John n one i would always
remember. He talked about
Annapolis even then. when he
was an eighth grader.
T remember he was quite
public speaker.
For graduation, we worked
over his speech. IL was on base
ball. He loved the sport. When
the big day came he gave about
three paragraphs Of the pre-
pared speech.
Always on OUn
"Then ne said: oh. heck"
and In flash he was Oft on his
own. He brought down the
house speaking extemporane-
ously. That was John. That
little story gives you an insight
into his character. He wanted
to he on his own. was so
proud of him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

Well after the little contact
with the bed, / was shipped back
to fnwood and there l stayed
until I was fit to travel, which
was a few weeks. Then my uncle
sent me up here to-
BUTTS SHADY LAWN
CAIRO, NEW YORK
(AddreSs)
and here I am feeling fit as a
fiddle. ,----
We have man up here who is
a regular walking encyclopedia and
gollys, / am getting stuff from
him that more than makes up for
the term I'm losing.
Well if / don't see you before
Christmas. Merry Christmas"
JOHNNIE POWERS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

Plans toward having 100000
war plant workers and thousands
of others in the swap-ride pro-
gram before November gas ration
ing. were revealed Saturday 10y
Donald Slutz. city transportation
co-ordinator.
Pointing out that Rubber Gar
William Nj. LETTERS promise for
increased gasoline allowance for
pooled private car use would give
impetus 10 his program, Slutz an
nounced:
That q house 10 house can
vass will be undertaken by the
Victory Aides
2-Preliminary plans have been
completed 10 enroll the 100000
war plant employees WPA workers
have cataloged names. addresses
and working shifts of the 100000
and master lists have been fur
nished each of 100 employers.
The Victory Aide canvass Will
take in nonwar workers and war
workers in small plants.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
PROCLAMATION
To the Citizens OF the City OF
Ynsilanti.

To the Citizens OF the City OF
Ypsilanti:
on Monday and Tuesday. May II
and ~. the City Of Ypsilanti is.
cooperating with the United States
Treasury Department and the State
Committee for the sale of War say.
ings Bonds and Stamps IN a state
wide pledge campaign involving a
house 10 house canvass OF all the
people in Ypsilanti.
The purpose Of this campaign is
TO secure pledges from people OF
income as to the number of War
Savings stamps and Bonds they
will purchase for the duration OF
the war.
Therefore. as Mayor OF the City
OF Ypsilanti. | call upon every citi-
zen to do his full duty in this
pledge campaign: TO show to the
solicitors every courtesy and to
pledge that portion of their income
which they can spare to finance this
war for freedom and democracy
even TO the point Ct personal sacri-
Ace.
Ypsilanti has made great pro
gress in the sale OF War Savings
Bonds and Stamps up 10 date and
we dare not fail in this state wide
project.
ROSS X. BOWER.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
PUBLIC OPINION
Discussion Of subject interest Invited In these
columns Writer'S be given but may
be withheld from print desired.

lots. The Cherry Hill defense work
ers' city would be in addition TO
such =. H. A. financed building.
II would be completed much more
quickly and economically than the
building OF scattered parcels OF
houses. We need shelter for work.
ers at once-clean. modern, mod
erately priced. conveniently. locat.
ed shelter. The government, as
heard the plan explained by an
architect who has studied the plan
in full. will erect schools and com
munity centers and proyid space
for store and other serGice build
ings al the same time that the
houses are being constructed.
The information on the type OF
houses 10 be built was presented
to the Council Tuesday through an
indirect source-the letter and ex.
PLANTATION mentioned above. Won't
the Ypsilanti Daily Press perform
a public service by securing and
printing In full the Official govern
ment description OF the proposal?
We should know the facts before
We make decisions.
Very sincerely yours.
VIOLA BLACKENBURG.
.(Mrs. Howard BlackenburgD
Editorial Note: The Daily Press
has requested official information
and will most certainly publish il
as soon as it is made available for
release.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
BOY .oLDIERs

Congressional reluctance to low
erias Of the draft ages TO bring
you,ls OF - aad - into the Army
indicates that the present draft ages
Tor military service Of % TO a will
be retained unless Army suthorl-
lies insist tina. q change 10 neces-
sary IN conduct Of the war
NOlkYn- youths and those m col
leee may be given military check
ups and preliminary training in
military tactics. but they Will not
be called into So vice for some
time. Before the Army is built up
TO qul"g0 men. We must solve the
shipping problem and other prob
lens OF rapid production Men with.
out equipment would only be mark
ing time al government expense
and accomplishing little in way OF
winning the war
Some Army officers, however, take
the view that IL requires two or
three years TO properly train a sol
der. and that youths " ] ) and 10 in
all probability would be 81 years
old before called upon to fight Il
this is true il is likely that age
limits viii be lowered as the war
continues and II il continues lons
enough the limit viii undoubtedly
drop lover than any point ever be-
fore considered in this country. on
the basis OF three years preliminary
training the draft age could easily
drop 10 10 years. perhaps lower. 9th
or nations have dropped down 70
u years and in the last war the
training period was shortened To
only .eV months, in some cases a
few weeks.
our greatest hope lies in the pos
sibility OF European reyolts against
Hitlerism. The folly OF constant
warfare will become more and more
apparent. The fact that in fighting
the United States they are fighting
against the principles Of freedom
which they all want, must eventu-
ally dampen the enthusiasm OF Axis
nations. Long casualty lists, ration
ing Of necessities, Illness. uncertain
~ are factors that will lead to
eventual breakdown.
There are some who believe such
breakdown may be imminent, tha;
Germany is backing away from Hit
Ter, that conquered countries will
require more policing than Hitler
can afford.
Then there Is the possibility Of
separate peace between Russia and
Germany a very remote possibility,
but nevertheless possible particular.
ly in view OF the fact that the
much talked OF German offensive
is being delayed longer than had
been anticipated.
Dozens Of unexpected things can
happen and PROBABLY will before We
have won this war, but always there
will be the banner OF freedom and
the cause Of right, against conquest.
TO guarantee victory. We hope that
victory will come without the aid
Of boys in their teens Il will II We
can nit our full speed stride soon
enough.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
Rural Events
TO-DAY

TO-DAY
Spencer
Spencer Extension Club Achieve
ment Day. Nav I.
Sheldon.
W.S.C.S. at Church.
East YpsiIantl
Spencer Club meeting postponed
until May IA.
PittsfleId
Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Adella
Campbell, corner Plat and Ellis
worth Rds. Business meeting . p
m. White elephant day"
Whitaker
Ladies Aid supper at Evangelical
Church. Serving will start at $50.
MAY 8
York
Young Peoples Class will meet
at home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Bruckner.
Salem
Mother-Daughter banquet In Fed
Grated Church dining room.
Sheldon
Sheldon P.T.A. final meeting at
S p. m. at school house.
MAY II
futile Hill >.
Annual meeting Of udell Gene
terry Association at ". II. Boutell
home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
War Needs Money

The Ypsilanti Daily Press is giat
30 cooperate with the Treasury De
partment IN keeping the following
message before our resders:
Il will cost money 10 defeat
Japan. Your government calls
on you 10 help now.
Buy defense bonds or stamps
today. Buy them every da-. n
you can. But buy them on a
regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as SIZES
Stamps come as low as 10 cents.
Defense bonds and stamps can
be bought at all banss and
post Offices and stamps can
also be purchased at retail
stores and :-om Jour newspaper
carrier boy.
The Ypsilanu DAILY Press urge
all Americans to support your gov
eminent With your dollars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
Half-F orgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

" Blair received from Ottawa, medal award
postbumously his William Parker Blair who died
while IN the service Of the Canadian The accompanying
letter signed by King George.
The forty first semisnnaa Sunday School convention OF the
Friends Church conducted the church Officers include
James Potter president Fred Wilbur president Theron
VANITY Milan, treasurer and Miss Ellen Gould secretary.
The history Of Japan international relations the
mansion policy Of the United states the subjects Of sd
dress given h Prof Carl Pray before the kiNan Club That
justified in her apprehension that the Pacific pol
icy Of America had been Of the confidence
his
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07

WASHINGTON-UP-The Unit
ed States faces supreme test" in
mobilizing an additional 10,500,000
workers to more than double the
war industry labor supply within
the next year. Chairman Paul v.
McNutt OF the War Manpower Com
mission said Wednesday. To ac-
complish this. he said, large scale
migrations" OF workers into war in
dustry centers will be necessary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-07
THEY SAY

New York-W. 4. Paterson. pres
ident Of the United Air Lines main
tains: There is no limit TO the size
OF an airplsne We visualize ca go
planes carrying 10000 pounds as
compared 10 present planes that
carry 1900
Washington Carl Ninson chair
man Of the Navsl Affairs Commit
tee tells the House. As this var
is shaping NJ. it iooss Ike the
war il the Pacific viii be al ayia.
ton wa. in the Atlantic a sub
marine war
hington-- Harry Hopkins.
esidentisl c3nfidan' V4rns.
Never un3e estimate the enemy
It's going to take everything we've
got to win and great patience on The
part OF the people"
Washington - General Hsun-
Shih.Fei Chinese military mission
bead we must not allow the Axis
nations 10 exploit the conquest,
they already have made under
no circumstances should Japan BE-
given a breathing spell"
Melbourne Major ! Z Kinney
chief chaplain of the American
forces frowns on hasty marriages
Of L. S. Army men with Australian
girls Wartime marriages Dc.
tract from the efficiency OF a sol
der