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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

Ypsilanti has 654 enrollees 10
civilian defense work assigned 10
either training or duty 1t was re-
yesled today when a monthly re-
port on civilian defense work was
prepared by PauN Ungrodt. Board
OF Commerce secretary, 10 be sub
mitted to the L. s. Office Of Civilian
Defense
The Citizens Defense Corps which
includes all protective services has
$50 assigned 10 training or duty
while 204 are included In Commun
ity Service Personnel. 4 total OF
SIS persons are registered for civil
ian defense work but not all are yet
serving.
Broken down into divisions the
total is as follows. civilian Defense
Corps. air raid wardens. 1876 men
auxiliary firemen. % men. auXil-
iary policemen. 101 men. decontam-
nation squads and in demolition
and clearance crews also handling
rescue work and road repair, %
men: emergency medical person
mel. 20 men. IS women. messengers.
IS men: In staff corps 10 men
Community Service Personnel, 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Rent Ceiling
Dispute Brews

Detroit. Mich, July 10-INS- "
rents in Detroit are raised over the
April ! 1871, ceiling set by the
government, about 100000 members
of the UAW-ClO in the Detroit area
will refuse 10 pay the amount of the
increase, Victor G.. Reuther. the
unions war policy coordinator, de.
clsred today.
Reuther made his announcement.
after Detroit Rent Control Admin
istrator Patrick V. Mcnamara said
he believed Detroit landlords were
entitled 10 at least a two and one
half per cent increase over the 1871
ceiling
increase OF rents may touch of
the most serious domestic defense
problem the nation has yet seen,
Reuther declared. Our members
have felt for some time that they
have been caught in a pincels move
ment.
ION the housing front private
realty interests are bitterly oppos'
ing housing construction by The gov
eminent. and At the same time are
seeking TO profit by the scarcity OF
houses"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Soldiers Pleased
by Motor Magnate

Henry Ford virtually won the
hearts" OF the soldiers from
Chanute Field, ILL.,, who are now
stationed at the bomber plant.
when he visited them at their camp
this morning. Mr.. Ford shook
hands with each OF the So men and
chatted amiably with them.
Also with Mr.. Ford was Col.
Charles l.. Lindbergh and Harry
Bennett, Ford personnel manager.
Thursday evening a group of II
couples from Ypsilanti provided a
very enjoyable evening for ten
boys at the camp when they enter
tanned them at a picnic at Csss
Benton Park. The group enjoyed
tennis and baseball, and concluded
the evening with dancing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Leaders View
Gandhi Plan

Wardha. July 10-INS-Mohan-
das X. Gandhi. aged and ailing
leader OF midas masses, has pre-
scented his program to carry on the
fight for Indian independence ia
the working committee OF the All
India National Congress Party. il
was disclosed today.
Gandhi recently announced that
he would soon launch a campaign
"of unusual scope and character
whereby India could free itself OF
British rule and gain complete po-
litical independence. and told Ma
tional Congress Party leaders be ex-
pected full cooperation of the Con
gress.
But well-informed sources under
stood that the Gandhi plan VIII call
for revival OF his program OF
active civil disobedience and pas
sive resistance. This form of politi-
cal warfare was first introduced in
India by Gandhi in 1921 shortly at
ter he assumed leadership Of the
Indian Nationalist movement.
The movement swept over the
country. and Gsndhi was arrested
in 1922 and sentenced 10 six years
imprisonment but was released in
1924 and became president OF the
National Congress Party.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
L. S. Purchases
ROmulus Land

United States District Attorney
John c. Lehr deposited a check for
$50, los in federal court in Detroit
today ana fled a government de-
cree TO take over 157 acres OF
land in Romulus township. Wayne
County, as the site for a Federal
Public Housing project 10 house
employees Of the Ford Bomber
Plant.
All structures now existing on
the property must be removed by
July % II owners wish 10 salvage
them Federal Judge Ernest A.
O'Brien saids
This project is one Of several
which FPHA has planned for
Wayne County but according TO
Col. Charles c. Starr, Detroit rep
resentative Of the housing authori-
ty, is not part OF the Bomber City
project being fought by Washte.
nav County officials. Ford interests
and farmers in the proposed area.
We are not building anything
until a War Production Board fact
finding committee makes a report
on housing conditions in the area,
Col. Starr said II is expected TO file
a report in the next few days.
Russell Mac Donald, land advisor
for the F. P. II. A. said that II the
Romulus project is not approved
the government will own some pro
perry for which u has no immedi-
sts use.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Workers Needed
For Red Cross

Mrs. Charles Cleary, in charge OF
Red Cross surgical dressings work
in Ypsilanti. today announced that
more workers are urgently needed.
Ypsilanti has been asked 10 double
its quota of work and for the county
as a whole, work will have to be
quadrupled.
The initial quota OF $4,000 dress
inss for the county must be complet-
ed by August 81 and this will mean
an average OF 1000 dressings per
week for Ypsilanti The emergency
request for the material comes from
the War Department and all will
he used for armed forces OF the
United States
For the duration Of the war. it is
planned TO work two DAYS a wee
Wednesdays and Thursday from 8
to I O'Clock in WEIGH Hall. This
week there has been a good re-.
Spouse with IS workers completing
total OF $500 dressings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Tired Mothers
Seeking Sugar

Waiting their turn in long line,
a number Of them with small chill
dren. tired housewives in the Ypsi-
Janis g en- applied e.. Caaring sugar
registration cards Thursday and to.
day at the Ypsilanti High School
lunchroom.
The registration is from . 10 5 o.
clock. Saturday the hours will be
from , to o'clock and to 8 p. m.
Next week. Wednesday and Thurs
day ate also registration days and
the time is 10 5 p. m.
Persons applying are those who
did not register during the last week
OF school and the sugar cards will
be for canning until August ! when
new cards will be issued.
Trade and industrial users will
also be Accommodated today Sat.
urday and next week.
Volunteer workers were at the
desks Thursday until SIS and then
about 20 were turned away.
Miss Zella Beardsley and Mrs.
n. o. Woodbury. are chairmen Of
the registration committee and 9th
ers, named by Mayor Ross X. Bower.
are Mrs. irwin Beitman. Mrs. Henry
kellar. and Mrs. Emily Davis. la
addition. there are volunteer helpers
from the lists at the office OF civil.
ian Defense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

Washington, July 10-INS-- Re
ports were cur ent in diplomatic
circles in Washington today that
Admiral William d. Leahy, former
American ambassador to Nichy,
France, may soon be appointed TO a
post which will be tantamount 10
coordinator of defense.
In this role, Admiral Leahy is ex-
pected to act as an adviser to Pres.
ident Roosevelt on the war effort,
with access to the War. Navy and
other government departments for
the purpose OF obtaining informa-
ton on their work and policies.
The belief prevails in some quar-
tiers that the hard-bitten admiral
NAV be a sort of watchdog" for the
President on the progress of the
war effort.
Appointment of Admiral Leahy TO
a high post in Washington has been
expected ever since his return from
Vichy. He has conferred with Pres
ident Roosevelt on the matter sew
eral times. and a formal announce.
ment concerning his new post is ex-
pected shortly.
A close friend of the President
and one OF his most intimate ad-
Nisers naval affairs. Admiral
Leahy is considered 10 be as tao
teal as he is tough.
He has a notable reputation in
Navy circles as a strategist. is in
timately acquainted with Pacific
defense problems, and is credited
with having laid the groundwork
for the pr esent two ocean Navy eX-
pansion program.
As ambassador TO France, he was
considered by the State Depart
ment 10 have done an outstanding
job. Working under extremely diff
cult conditions, he was credited
with strengthening the resistance
OF Marshal Henri Petain. Frencl
chief of state. to Nazi pressure. and
with obtaining from him the definite
promise that the French fleet and
French African bases would not be
turned over to the Axis.
His influence with Petain and
popularity with the French people
was such that the German-controlled
Paris press waged continuous
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Claim to
Have Crossed
River Don
Plan to Push to
Volga to Split
Red Armies

(Ry International News ssrvics)
Russian forces have beaten of
three powerful German assaults on
the Noronezh sector OF the front
where the Nazis massed several
hundred tanks in determined ef-
fort 10 force crossing OF the Don
River. Soviet communique an
nounced today.
The wars greatest tank battle
ragged along the Don. More than
1000 German tanks and as many
Luftwaffe bombers and hghter
planes were reported thrown into
the struggle by the Nazi high com.
msnd
In Berlin q military spokesman
declared that hridgeheads had al
ready been esta blished on the east
bank OF the Don at ssveral points.
and that the Germans were de-
termined to push on eastward to
the Volga and split the Russian
armies In two.
An Exchange Telegraph Company
dispatch from Moscow said the Ger
mans had crossed the Don AT two
points on Thursday and had ferrisd
at least 100 tanks across the river
barrier. But Russian artillery and
furious bombing assaults had pre-
vented the enemys bringing over
endorsements.
Forces Isolated
Meanwhile the small forces that
crossed at these points and else
where were isolated and were be-
ing methodically annihilated. the
Russian accounts declared
Marshal Semyon Timoshenko has
massed tanks and guns and IL
smashing at the TANKS Of the Ger
man wedge driven deep on the
Kursk Khsrkov sector. But in spite
OF these counter-sssaults Won Bock
appeared 10 be slowly widening the
1 breach.
Al late hour this afternoon.
with what ia probably the greatest
mechanical battle In history now
raging around Voronezh. the mill
tary situation was roughly as fol.
lows
The Germans have pushed as
far east as Rossosh. representing
gain OF 100 miles since the enc
my launched the offensive from
Kbarkov.
2=rhs enemy IL using az many
as 1000 tanks In single sectors IN
the about attempt to reach Voro-
nezh and sever ths vital railway
line connecting Moscow with Ros-
tov and the Ukraine.
3-Fighting Ia in progress on
Sec WAR-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Defense Group Learns
Fire Control Methods

An approximate 30 public utili-
lies men from the Civilian Defense
Corps were given information on
IRE control and related subjects
by Fireman Ralph Handy at their
weekly meeting Thursday night.
No demonstration OF The burning
OF magnesium bombs was made a.
the city has used its supply Of
magnesium for demonstration pur.
poses and as yet has been unable
10 procure more.
Next weeks meeting will be on
The Identification OF gases. ways
Of handling them and related sub.
jects.
Max Lurkins was named at the
meeting to serve as secretary for
the group Handbooks explaining
road repair. work ~ demolition
crews. and FIST aid we're distribut.
ed 10 the men.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

to believe that it would be a
long war.
The opinion that the war
would last at least TWO years
and probably longer. even un-
der the most favorable circum.
stances, was expressed by Rep.
John J. Sparkman. D., Ala.
That's considering that we
must dispose OF Germany and
then Japan, driving Japan out OF
China and cleaning up all the
odds and ends Spatkman said.
Unless things come our way
and decidedly so-the war
will last five years"
Rep. Paul KildAy, D.. Tex.
member OF a military affairs
subcommittee which recently
toured the Detroit industrial
area and came back with a
heartening report of tank and
airplane production prospects,
said
Nothing could please me more
than to believe We would win
the war this year. However. in
my opinion. the American PEG.
pie should grid themselves for
a long and cruel war.
We have made unbelieva Bile
strides in the preparation OF our
military machine 10 the point
that We are ready TO use 1t ef-
fectively.
ION the other hand, know
OF nothing that would indicate
an early termination OF the hor.
rible conflict"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Russians Beat off Three
Powerful German Attacks
as Big Tank Battle RACES
They See Long War

Washington, July lO-UP-
Four members OF the House
Military Affairs Committee diff
fered today with their chair
man about the length OF the
war. They predicted that it
, would last t&ee, perhaps five
Chairman Andrew J. May, D..
Ky expressed the opinion yes
terday that the United Nations
may win this year or next.
Members available for com.
ment agreed that the 'une1pect.
ed might happen, and that the
war might end suddenly. But
on the whole they we're not OPP
timistic.
Were in for a rough sum
mer as everyone can see" said
Rep. Overton Brooks. D., La.
III we can hold things togeth-
er by fall We will be able to
present a strong front.
Providing we are able 10
hold fronts unbroken. then by
next year we should be able to
take the offensive in every
theater OF war. That. however.
will just be the beginning Our
big job still will be ahead OF us"
Brooks believed the war
would last "a minimum OF three
years"
Rep. Dewey Short. R. Mo,
did not rule out the possibility
OF an early United Nations
victory. but he too was inclined
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Eating Places
to be Checked

Inspection OF Ypsilanti's restau-
rants will be made soon by county
officials according 20 DR.. r, l.
Seine. city health officer. who Will
work in cooperation with the Wash
tenaW County Health Department.
The checkup will be made under
supervision Of Dr. Otto X Engelke,
county health officer, 10 determine
II restaurants meet required sani-
tary standards In handling and sell
Ing food
Or. Seine pointed out that reso-
luton passed last March by the
County Board. OF Supervisors re-
quiring health certificates of all
employees In eating establishments
becomes effective next September.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Meetings Monday
in Rural Schools

Annual meetings OF rural schools
in Michigan will be Monday evening
for the purpose Of election % Off
GERS. submission OF reports ard
transaction OF business. Most Of the
sessions are scheduled for S or S 80
.. m. ~ the school houses.
In the elections, any qualified
voter may cast his ballot. except II
The issue is the raising Of funds.
Then only taxpayers are eligible 20
vote.
Nominees for posts on the school
board may be only those whose
names appear on the tax rolls; or
in case a joint deed is held. elthe-
may be named
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
President Irked
by Lack of
Action

Washington. July 10 ms -
President Roosevelt's latest denun-
citation OF the congressional dead
lock on the s6SO,OOOOOO sgricul-
tural supply bill today spurred Ad-
ministration leaders in Congress
to renewed efforts TO reach an
agreement
House leaders in the fight for a
rider banning sale of govern.
ment-controlled surplus grains at
less than parity prices, however,
gave no indication of surrendering
in the battle.
Mr.. Roosevelt. in signing a resolu-
ton to provide the Agriculture De
partment with funds during July.
assailed groups which are defying
the Administration on the issue.
He declared that the rider
would cripple the effort of the Agri-
culture Department TO assure cheap
feed and thus spur production of
needed livestock and dairy pro-
ducts.
Rep. Fulmer Cd s. c.. chairman
OF the House Agriculture Commit
tee, proposed passage OF the Sen
ate.approved Bankhead bill. pro-
viding 100 per cent parity loans on
basic farm crops, as a means OF
settling the dispute.
If the farmer gets a 100 per cent
parity loan from the government,
he then won't care il the govern
ment gives away the cotton, wheat
or corn said Fulmer.
THE bill would fit in with the
Presidents program. because the
government could sell grain cheap
ly and thus provide the feed that is
necessary in the program. This
should solve the deadlock on the
farm bill"
Fulmer conceded that the loans
would mean a loss to the govern
ment, but he insisted that the loss
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Retail Lists go
to County Board

ANY additional "eost-of-liying
commodity item lists compiled BY
retailers must be filed with County
war Price and Rstioning Boards,
and not with the OPA Regional,
state or District offices. sccordin :
to word received by Washtenaw
County War Price and Rationin 2
Board
Thousands Of July lists have had
10 be re-filed because they were not
originally sent 20 local War Price
and Rationing Boards
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
VICTIM OF CRASH

Detroit July 9-INS-The par
ef1s OF Ensign Lawrence Peretto.
q were notified by the Navy to-
day Of his death in a Texas plane
crash on July 6 His father. Robert
Peretto. is a former assistant ooun-
~ prosecutor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
License Plates to
90 on Sale Soon

Full year auto license plates will
go on sale Saturday for half price
at the Ipsilanu Board of Com.
merce branch Office. Holders Of
1912 half year plates VIII also be
able TO purchase metal strips to N,
over present tags.
At present the local Office does
not have any Of the metal strips.
Paul Ungrodt. branch manager.
said. but may have by SATURDAY.
The strips entiue the car driver 10
operate until March /. 1913.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Don't Worry Tax
Bill Always Comes

Ypsilanti taxpayers who have
been worrying about receiving their
tax assessments should not expe Il
10 receive their notices before July
10 according to MIS- Mabel l. Stadt-
miller. city teasufer About half
OF the list has been mailed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Settlement Sought on Farm Bill
Leahy May Soon Have Post
TantamOunt to COOrdinatOr

campaign OF invective against him.
President Roosevelt finally called
him home as a gesture OF this gov
ernment's disapproyal OF the return
to power in Viohy Of Pierre Laval,
pro-German collaborationist leader
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
LACK BLANKS

Detroit. Mich July 10-lNS-A
lack OF rationing blanks today
caused delay in the opening Of
Wayne County bicycle rationing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10
Today In Congress
CRv Associs ed Press)
Senate And House

CRv Associs-sd Press)
Senate And House
In recess
Senate appropriations Commit
tee considers S1.S0s 600 90 supple
mental defense app, OPERATIONS bill.
House Small Business COMMITTEES
studies substitution proposal
40: 30).
YESTERDAY
Senate passed minor measures.
House met briefly and adjourned
until Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

LoNDoN-INs-Further indica-
lions OF Nazi fears Of an Allied
invasion were seen today in dis
closure that General Field Mar
shall Karl Rudolf Won Rundstedt.
Nazi military commander in France.
and General Friedrich Christensen,
German commander in Holland, are
making a Joint inspection of Dutch
coastal defenses.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

WASHINGTON-INs-The Fed
eral Reserve Boards credit control
code. set up as an anti-inflation
measure. became effective today
and anyone owing money on S0-daj
charge accounts dating back to My
or earlier must pay it by midnight
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

WASHINGTON-INS-- Prosecu.
tors of the eight Nazi saboteurs on
trial for their lives before a seven.
man military commission, today
placed government witnesses on
the stand to pave the way for intro.
duction of the spies confessions OF
their plot TO sabotage Americas
war effort.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

STOCKHOLM ms A small
Swedish freighter bound for Ger.
many with a load of coal has been
sunk near the coast OF Sweden
by an unidentified submarine. it
was disclosed tocay. Fourteen OF
the crew of IS were lost when the
vessel the 1950-ton Margareta,
went down near the town OF Norro-
keeping.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

WASHINGTON-INS-The East
Coasts $500 local rationing boards
adopted SHOW me" attitude today
as motorists began filing applica-
lions for supplemental rations Of
gasoline In addition to their basic
"A coupon books. At the same
time, registration continued at some
10000 school houses in the II Allan
tic states from Maine to Florida for
car owners who did not sign up on
the first day. Registration ends to-
morrow and the new permanent ra-
tioning program becomes effective
July %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

HARTFORD. Conn.-INS- Ger
hard Wilhelm Kunze, national Ger
man-American Bund leader, is to
appear in federal court today with
the attorney who will handle his
defense of espi bnage charges pend.
ing against tbe selt-styled "Fuehr-
err. Yesterday, Judge J. Joseph
Smith postponed from July Is to
2s, the trial of Kunze and two 9TH
ers on indictments which charge
them with transmitting U. 5. de-
Tense information to the Axis be-
fore Pearl Harbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

HAVANA - ms - President
Batista today announced the estab-
lshment of a maritime commission
10 coordinate transport OF Cuba's
exports and imports. The com
mission, headed by Gustavo Cutter.
rez, minister without portfolio. will
work with similar bodies OF all
United Nations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

LONDON-INS- British bomb
ing planes mined Nazi-controlled
water during the night, the air min
istry disclosed today. One British
plane failed to return from the
mission.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

FORT COLLINS. Colo.-INs -
Two Colorado soldiers accused Of
desertion. Of KIDNAPPING and attack
ing a 16-year-old Iowa girl. OF rob-
bling one rancher and slugring an
other and OF stealing an automobile.
today were In custody OF the FEEDER.
al Bureau Of Investigation. A spe-
cial agent OF the FBI who ques.
toned the Fort sill. Okla. privates
said federal kidnap charges would
be filed in Des Moines, Ia. "in a
few days The soldiers are Elmer
F. Kuske. %. OF Lakewood. Colo.
and David Westman. -. OF Trini.
dad. Colo.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

A WEST COAST PORT-INS-
For EXCEPTIONALLY meritorious SER
vice, unfailing judgment and sound
decision in the battles OF the
Coral Sea and Midway. the dis.
tinguished service medal, one of
the nations most coveted decora-
tions, has been awarded by Presl-
dent Roosevelt to Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz. commander in chief OF
the Pacific fleet, the Navy an
nounced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

MONTPELIER, Wins Only
the physical weakness of Merrill
Bennett, "a, escaped state hospital
inmate, saved the crack Washing.
ton-Montreal passenger train from
disaster After his capture at
White River Junction Bennett ad.
mitted he tried to pull out the rail
spikes but was not strong enough,
state officials quoted him as saying
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

See WAR Page 8
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

NEW YORK-INS 49, The gross
estate left by the late Edward ].
Berwind, coal mine operator. was
in excess of S340O0,OOO it was de-
termined today from an estate tax
appraisal filed in surrogates court.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-10

See FARM BILL-Page 3