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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Attempt to Take Battery
From Automobile Reported

An attempt 10 steal storage
battery from an automobile owned
by Harry Lenardso1. 5295 W
Michigan Ave. while the car was
parked In the first block Of f..
Cross st Thursday nisht.-gas in
yestigated by city police
Mr. Lenardson reported that
when he returned 10 bis automo-
bile he found the battery plate
and floor mat open Nothing had
been taken from the car
Kenneth Brokow. Ann Arbor op
orator Of TIE Oliver House. SO z
Cross St. told police he noticed a
man working on tn automobile
but did not attach Importance TO
the fact until Mr Lenardson re-
turned
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Office For Civilian Defense
Being Criticized For
Two New Appointments

Washington. Feb. 6 Up The
Office OF Civilian Defense. OBJ
ject OF much discussion in Con
gress in recent weeks. was under
fire again today for adding TO its
payroll Melvyn Douglas movie
actor. and Mayris CLANCY rhyth-
mic dancer and friend OF Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt
Miss CLANCY. who in 1898 de.
veloped a dance called the "Elesn-
or Glide" in honor Of Mrs Roose-
welt, was placed in charge Of chill
dren's activities for the OCD's
division Of physical fitness at an
annual salary Of $4,000 The ply
steal fitness division is headed by
Alice Marble. the former tennis
star who serves for 800 a year
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Classes in Family. Child
Welfare Work Will Begin

Beginning next week two class
es on training for field family and
child welfare work will be conduct
ed on the second floor Of North
Hall. University Of Michigan cam
pus. by Barrett Lyons. area super
visor OF the state burelu Of social
security. Glasses will be Monday
from 10 to noon and Wednesday
from Z 30 to $50 p. m.
No charge will be made for the
courses which will continue for II
weeks and anyone interested can
enroll. Enrollmen.s can be made
at the local civilian volunteer
registration office in the city hall.
The classes are sponsored by the
Washtenaw County Chapter OF
American Association OF Social
Workers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Allies Discount
Report, Number
Inconsistent
|. S. Cruiser Listed
as Damaged by
Same Source

Tokyo headquarters issued a
hish-sounding claim today that Jap.
anese naval planes had virtually
annihilated" the entire Dutch In.
dies fleet-two n F. /. cruisers
sunk, a third heavily damaged-in
an attack in the Java Sea, south
OF Macassar Strait.
The japanese. since the wars
outbreak have made many extrava-
giant claims of having sunk or
heavily damaged American and
British warships but these have
been discounted in washington and
London generally as fishing ex-
petitions" launched In an effort 10
gain information.
In addition. United States
cruiser OF the 7.O50-ton Marble
head type was listed as badly dam
aged and another 5,000-ton ship
sunk
The Java Sea lies between Bor-
neo and the Island OF Java. head
quarters OF Gen. Sir Archibald p.
Wavells United Nations command
in the Southwest Pacific
Obviously a propaganda effort.
the Tokyo communique made no
attempt to reconcile its. claim that
three cruisers made up the entire
Dutch Indies fleet with the known
fact that large part OF the Meth
erlands European fleet--consider-
ably greater in strength-escaped
TO far Pacific waters before Ger
many invaded Holland
Still Defiant
In the seyen-day-old siege OF
Singapore. British guns Numbered
defiance to Japanese troops mass
ed across the mile-wide strait of
Johore while Raj Hurricane fight
ers battled Rising Sun planes in the
skies overhead.
Yesterdays civilian afraid cas-
ualties in the beleaguered island
citadel were II killed and I04
wounded. making a three-day toll. OF
II dead and 1872 injured.
Four alarms sounded in Singa-
pore before Q a. m. indicating that
the japanese were now violently as
sauIting the fortress city as the
prelude 10 zero hour" for an in.
yasion attempt.
other japanese planes swept
over British troops on the north
shore OF the island. subjecting them
to low-level bombing and machine.
cunning attacks.
Still Advance
Russia's forward sweep In the
Ukraine has engulfed the town Of
Petropavlovka. 20 miles east OF
Dnleperopetroysk, the Vichy News
Agency reported today while Rus.
sian sources told OF heavy fighting
on the northwest and the Kursk-
kharkov sectors.
The Russians apparently were
driving westward In the Ukraine
In an attempt TO recapture Dnieper-
opetroysk.
The Moscow radio broadcast an
account Of violent fghting' on the
Kalinin front at the approaches to
town Identified only as "V"
The radio also said that the Rus.
slams on the southwestern front
around kursk and Khsrkov were
advancing In spite OF every German
move to stop them
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Congress Spends Forty Billions in THO Weeks
House Committees Studying
Plan For Unified Command

make any reorganization in the
government he thinks will help
defeat the Axis
Some influential members Of
both the House and Senate are
now considering the advisability
OF urging the President to order
complete unification Of command
before the issue develops into
serious one in Congress and leads
to criticism of the administrations
handling OF the war
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

by Ken Morey, Adrian. group com
mander and IN his absence Melvin
f. Beebe. executive officer. presid.
ed. Attending the session were
representative from Ypsilanti,
Ann Arbor Adrian. Monroe. and
jackson
Attending from here were Mr.
Esch Mr.. and Mrs Darrell Root,
Miss Muriel Rumsey Miss Nir-
ginia Acher. Norris Niltse. Jr.
Charles Gault and u. r. Brown.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
State Highway
Bids to be Let

Lansing Mich FEB. sap
The state highway department
called today for bids on five &C
cess highway projects for the Ford
Bomber plant near Ypsilanti, the
projects to cost an estimated total
o. tl.205.000
The department said the low bid
ders will be determined Feb. IS
for ~ miles of grading and con
crete on M-17 and Chase road In
Wayne and Washtenaw counties.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Today in Past
fBy Associated Press)
One Year Ado Todav

fBy Associated Press)
One Year Ago Today
Italians begin withdrawal from
Bengasi. in Lydia Tepeleni is
afire as Greeks shatter Italian at.
tacks In Albania.
Two Years Ago Today
Firms halt five Russian attacks
on karelian Tsthmus. Canadian
Pacific steamer Beaverburn Is tor
pedoed Off Irish coast
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today
French drive Germans from
trenches near Parroy forest in Lo-
rraine
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
Congress Today
fBy Associated Press)
SENATE

fBy Associated Press)
Senate
In recess
House
Debates $4,000 900 deficiency
appropriation bill moon EST
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders $500 100000 wartime unem.
ploymenf compensation fund No).
Judiciary Committee studies
new Roosevelt war powers bill
G0l.
Small business committee re-
sumes study Of scrap iron situa
ton G0)
THURSDAY
Senate approved $500 zoe 100
loan to China and record making
naval appropriation bill
House passed bill directing az
riculture department to start Quay
ule rubber program
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

NEW YORK-INS- Field Mar.
shall Herman Wilhelm Goering has
retuped 10 Germany from Italy
after demanding that the latter
provide more soldiers and work ers.
the BIC reported in a broadcast
heard by. NBC today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

CHICAGO-AP-J. Dewey Abrs-
ham. 52-year-old former printing
house executive. promoter who
said he lured his prospects with
talk Of a s27.000.000 syndicate
secretly headed by Bernard Baruch.
was held today by states attorneys
police who had been hunting him
in connection with losses OF about
100000 by investors in a get-rich-
quick scheme.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06
AUCTION CALENDAR

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10 - 1900
noon. at farm located five miles
south Of Ypsilanti on 5emis
Road; one mile north Of Lincoln
School, one-haf mile East. off
Whitaker Rd Edward Adlsks.
Proprietor. Earl Wright, Auction
eer, o. &. Vedder. Clerk. Adv. 212
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. at
1900 noon. 1927 Willow Road.
one mile South and one mile West
Of Whitaker. Frank 5lossey. Pro-
prietor. Earl Wright. Auetioneer,
o. n. Vedder. Clerk. Adv. 213
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

HONOLULU-INS- Military and
government authorities today fxe q
tho prices Of meat and ordered
gasoline rationed. effective Feb.
Is. st the same time. It was an
nounced that threatened short
age OF beef has been forestalled
by the arrival OF a 100000 pound
shipment
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

Masonic Temple Rowling Alleys VIII Saturday
viii be opened at 1 p m You are invited. Adv. sO5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

NEW lORk-lNS-- The new
Egyptian premier. Nahas Pasha,
has emphasized that his govern.
ment will carry out the Anglo
Egyptian treaty in the letter and
the spirit, the BIC said today in
a broadcast heard by NBC.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

mental food shipments that VIII go
10 starving Greece soon are expect.
ed to alleviate only slightly the
serious famine there, informed
diplomats said today.
LOS ANGELES-UP- Benia-
min (Bugsie) Siegel was free for
the second time today q. charges
that he represented the New York
kill-for-pay syndicate. Murder. Inc.
AT the gang-style execution of Har.
~ (Bir Greenie1 Greenberg. fellow
New York underworld character.
NICHY. Unoccupied France-AP
French prisons are so crammed
that there is m more room. Min
lister Of Justice Joseph Barthelemy
told the newspaper Paris-Soir to-
day
NlCHf. Unoccupied France-AP
A decree promulgated in the Of
fetal journal today Instituted ma.
tionwide rationing Of tea the only
remaining beverage outside non
existent fruit juices which French
men are allowed TO drink between
the hours Of and s p. m.
MELBOURNE. Australia -AP-
a dominion wide counter-espionage
campaign is being launched after
starting revelations Of leakages OF
secrets Of military significance. /,
was announced officially today.
NEW YORK ms Mobiliza-
ton Of manpower in New Zealand
viii be advanced another stage bv
the calling up OF another class
married men with children. The
Melbourne radio reported today as
heard by NBC. The men are 10
be callei up as required in the
ags classes respective of the
number OF children.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

CROCKETT. Gains In the
face of government plans to ration
the nations sugar supply, strike
threat was voiced today by 400
workers at the California Hawaiian
sugar refining corporations plant
in Crockett.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

WAS n TON up
George Hill. second secretary
to Rep. Hamilton Fish, r.
N. v, was sentenced today 10
serve two 70 six years in fed
eral prison for the crime OF
perjury before a federal grand
Jury VIII eh was indicating
George Sylvester Viereek and
other hNs propagandists.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

NEW YORK ms The Pru-
dental Insurance Company today
was under order to pay Mrs. Beat
rice Goldstein the proceeds OF a
$4,000 life policy issued TO Martin
"Buggsy" Goldsteln. Brooklyn
gangster. "Buggsy" was executed
last June in Sing Sing Prison for
the murder of Irving PIGGY"
Feinstein.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

OTTAWA. Ont-INS-Estab lish.
ment OF direct relaucns between
the Dominion OF Canada and Soviet
Russia has been arranged, Prime
Minister Mackenzie King revealed
today. The prime minister said
consular representatives will be
exchanged shortly. Previously
diplomatic and commercial rela-
tons between the two countries
had been conducted through Lon
don.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

MOSCOW-INS-An official So
Wet announcement claimed today
that the rate OF mortality in Ger
many as a result Of spotted typhus
is running high and that in Ham
burg alone $50 persons died Of the
disease in January.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

NEW YORK-INS-Sn irty-thou-
sand employees Of the Consolidated
Edison system of New York, to-
day had been awarded a wage in
crease of $3.750,0O0 annually.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

CAIRO. Egypt-AP-The Egyp.
tan parliament is TO be dissolved
TO make way for a general cleo.
tion. premier-designate Mustapha
Nahas Pasha confirmed today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

LOS ANGELES-INS-Two ma
tives of Czechoslovakia today were
in custody OF federal agents on
charges of conspiring to smuggle
platinum to Portugal in violation VI
a presidential order.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

NEW YORK-INS- Resignation
OF Charles c. Pettijohn as general
counsel for the motion picture pro-
ducers and distributors Of America
effective March s. was revealed
today The day of his resignation
also marks the twentieth anniver-
sary Of Pettjohn's service with
the VIII Hays Organization.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

NEW YORK-INS-A British ra-
dio broadcast heard by CHS today
quoted the Nazi-controlled Oslo ra-
dio as saying that "one OF the
main buildings Of the great Kris
tiania Iron Works in oslo had been
burned to the ground"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
New Gunfire Flashes on
French Coast, Commands
Return to British Isles
Publicity For Commissions
From Civilian Life Blocked

! ing obtained m hundreds o. cases
through political pull and fa,orit-
ism
The new statue provided that the
Secretaries OF War and Navy
should report to Congress every
90 days, the name, age, legal rest
dence. rank, branch and special
qualifications OF each man com.
missioned during the period. Where
disclosure OF commission might
reveal military information OF value
10 the enemy, the Secretaries OF
War and Navy, were directly auth
orized by the act 10 withhold the
facts in that particular case and
not to report them.
Informed today Of the action OF
the War and Navy Departments in
stamping their hrst reports to Con
gress "conhdential". Faddls com.
mented:
They evidently want 10 prevent
the publication OF the names OF the
political fayorites, Communists and
movie actors and others .ho are
among the undeserving benehting
from the wholesale issuance OF
| commissions,
The departments simply are TAX
ing advantage OF a joker TO keep
the names confidential"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
Sees
World Change

Prediction OF new world order
was made by Prot. John Brumm.
head OF the University OF Michigan
journalism department who was the
guest speaker at the joint meeting
OF the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
kiWanis Clubs Wednesday evening
at the Washtenaw Country Club.
Prof Brumm opened his talk
with the query. Why do men play
golf?" And answered by saying that
golf is an escape Such a small part
OF ones natural life Is expressed in
his business. the speaker said, that
only occasionally can one express
himself completely. we day dream
and as we get Older this is not sat.
isfactOry. Golf is n day dream
brought 10 reality II gives us n
chance TO express our feelings. We
always hope TO conquer. to beat
The game. We live our battles
through games
We come back TO our Jobs re-
Niyed We are bundles Of habits.
machines, our actions are laid ont
and We do not dare 10 depiate our
Jobs are human machines and We
become imperyious TO new suKges-
See KGWANIS- Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
Meat Ceiling
Plan Advanced

(Rv International NeWs ServicsJ
Washington. Aug 20-lNS-- A
double-bsrreled plan, advanced BY
Agriculture Department experts to
day. would allow the Once Of Price
Administration to place average
ceilings on livestock prices.
The ceilings, agriculture experts
said. must be high enough TO stay
the big packers from taking "eRor.
bitant profits at the farmers eK-
pense.
The program. they added, would
combine the ceilings vita a present
department subsidy system 10 keep
small packer from being squeezed
out Of business
Last night in a policy speech
Secretary OF Agriculture Wickard
Offered TO approve OPA ceilings on
livestock prices IL program could
be worked out which would not
take wages from the farmer and
give them 10 the big packers
Wickard also disclosed that he
now fayors repeal Of the provision
in the price control law which puts
floor OF 10 per cent OF parity
under farm prices.
The ceiling subsidy plan. agri-
culture officials said is possibly the
solution TO the problem posed by
Secretary Wickard.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
kiwanians to See
Naval Pictures

Scenes NJ actual sea battles
filmed from Navy ships will be
shown in the near future al the
Ypsilanti High School auditorium
for members Of Ypsllsnti and Ann
Arbor Kiwanls Clubs and anyone
else who can bring az an admis-
sion charge. one or more possible
recruits for the Navy, Naval Re
serve or Construction Battalion.
The motion pictures Will be Oh
tanned by Shipftter. First Class.
Henry J Derry. Naval recruiting
officer IN this area The showing
will last approximately one and a
half hours with one Of the high
lights. the sinking OF the famous
German battleshlp. the Bismarck,
by the British Navy he said
Ten Ypsilanti men will take ply.
steal examinations Friday At De-
trolt for service In the Navy. the
Recruiting office in the American
Legion Home AT III s. Huron ST.
announces. The office was open.
Cd this week on Monday Tuesday
and Wednesday. II may soon be
maintained every day.
Any man who has received In
ducuon notice for the Army. but
prefers service IN the Navy. may
still enlist in The latter branch Of
service up to the day before his
induction physical examination at
Detroit Derry said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20

.tition OF the zane spirit % persona
antsgonism TO the President OF the
United states that he displayed in
1870"
ut did not succeed in 1910 and
will not succeed 10 1852 declared
McManus
Farley laughed OF NcManus.
blast and asserted that n the Mead
forces want a roll call they will get
IL. lie claimed that Bennett has a
two-tO-one margin over Mead in
delegates He brushed aside all SUI
gestions Of compromise candidate,
saying.
We will accept no compromise.
Il Is their side. not ours. that IL
talking compromise. We have never
wayered. n was Bennett from the
tirsf and will be 20 the last. against
anybody"
The emhattled Democrats sensed
fireworks -iH the efiiug this morn.
ing as hey prepared 10 enter their
second session Of the convention.
Delegates in private conversations
speculated on the possibility OF
some new. lsst-minute move on the
part d President Roosevelt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
Film Reduced
For Amateurs

CRy International News Service
Washington. Aug. 90 Ms The
handwriting on the wall spelled
bad news for millions Of amateur
movie makers and camera fans to
day as the War Production Board
prepared to crack down on their
picturing swapping activities.
The tip-off came when the WPB
issued an order freezing all motion
picture film in the hands Of manu-.
facturers, effective at 1853 p. m.
EWT tonight
A representative OF the motion
picture and Photographic section
then disclosed that an order az.
fecting film for amateurs lis in the
mill' and probably will he issued
within a few days.
1t appeared likely that the home
movie addicts and amateur camera
fans will be limited at the outset
TO SO per cent or less OF the Aim
which they normally use.
They won't be forced to do with
out Aim entirely, but they are in
for severe slash" Que official
commented
The groundwork already has been
laid for this reduction. WPB quiet
ly issued instructions recently
which cut raw materials for the
manufacture OF amateur film by
nearly 50 per cent Present stocks
are high however. so the cut may
not be felt until next spring
The tremendous needs OF the
armed services for film and the i'm.
portance OF nitrocelluose, a princi.
pie ingredient in film manufacture.
in the production of INT are re.
sponsible for WPB's present actiyi-
~ in the Photographic field
Amateurs used approximately %
per cent Of the 500 ,000.0O0 square
feet OF Aim manufactured in tho
country last year. The motion pic
mre producers required a per
cent; X-rays, - per cent. Graphic
arts. six per cent. and aerial photo
graphy, three per cent
The freeze on 50 millimeter
film. used by motion picture MAX.
ers, newsreels and others. will con
tinue for 90 days. A meeting be
tween WPB officials and industry
representative Is scheduled for
next Tuesday TO discuss further
action.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
Police to Check
Injury of Youth

Police were TO question this az
ternoon, Howard Slaugh, age Il, a
college student who said he was
beaten Wednesday night by four
men who appeared 20 be Of foreign
nationality after he picked mp a
letter that he thought was IN code
and which had fallen from a pass.
ing car.
He was found unconscious at
about midnight in the hallway o.
the home Of Mrs n f. Banks 3l5
s. Washington St. where he room
In another part OF the house al the
time Mrs Banks said she heard
the door open and the sound Of a
body falling pom finding young
Slaugh unconscious. she called po-
lice and he was taken 10 the hos.
pital where a bruise on the back OF
his head was treated.
After he became conscious. he re-
turned home TO sleep this morning
a student at both Cleary and
Michigan Normal Colleges. Mr.
Slaugh is six feet. three inches tall
and weighs approximately 200
pounds His home is in Mason,
Mrs. Banks said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
New Strike
Threat Made

nv International News Service)
Washington. Aug. 20-lNS -
Authority of the War Labor Board
today faced another challenge as
the CLOS Aluminium Workers OF
America warned that there is a
growing demand for a general
strike by $1,000 workers in the ma
tons vital aluminium industry.
For the third time within a week,
disapproval OF WLB order threat
ened to tie up key war production
and open the way for a serious
crisis on the domestic front
The WLB is expected today 10 re-
ply to telegram from y. \ iona.
rich, president OF the clio Union,
asking an explanation Of the WILLIS
refusal to grant a sl-a-day pay in
crease 10 employees OF the Alumni.
mum Company of America and to
edualize dinerential wages In the
company
1t was the hrst threat placed be-
fore the WLB by organized labor
since the United States entered the
war and the first indication OF a
reputation Of the ALL and CfO
no strike pledge to President
Roosevelt
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-20
Boy Who Killed Caddy
TO be Sent TO Clinic

Mt. Clemens. Mich. Aug 20-INS
Assistant Macomb County Prose
cutor Herman l.. Brys indicated to-
day that the children's clinic at the
University OF Michigan will be
asked TO attempt to determine what
prompted James Giokas. 10. 10 kill
14year-old Charles Copp with a
golf club
Brys declared that in all proha-
bility James would be sent to the
clinic at Ann Arbor for determine
ton as to what actually prompted
his act. James has told officers that
the Copp boy had hit him in the
mouth and threatened I'm going 10
get you
The tragedy took place on the
1lth green OF the Hillcrest Golf
Club in view OF the golfers for
whom the two boys were caddy-
ing James is still in the custody
of his father
Mrs. Giokas. James mother. said
her boy was remorseful.
The trouble was she said
was Chuck picking on him and he
Just couldn't stand IL any longer.
He told me when he ran home.
mama. mama, / hurt Chuck Copp.
] didn't aim 10 hit him