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Evening star., 1942-05-10

work again anchoring steel plates for the
welders Nothing had been said, but talk was
unnecessary. This was action - Texas stvle
Later In the afternoon when his shift was
over, | caught up with the riveter as he
walked down the street from the yard on his
way to his Car in parking lot He was Young
fellow, about 27, and. like most Texans. tall
and leathery
Its funny about those subchasers and
mine sweepers you are building here" said
never expected to see that kind of war
work in Texas Most people think Texas is a
great open space with few steers and lot
OF oll-well derricks on the landscape"
His eyes wrinkled with smile, but mo-
ment later his face became stern and hostile.
He stopped and looked at me closely.
Evening star., 1942-05-10
Ambition

kAS SOON as build me another half dozen
subchasers I'm quitting and going into the
Air Corps" he said. Il want to get into the
real thing just like those busters out there in
the Philippines. That's what WANT
Experienced shipbuders are needed as
badly as soldiers or flyers" said. 1.-The coun-
try needs ships in a hurry, lots of them"
Hell, he said. Anybody can rivet plates
Id never seen a rivet hammer in my life
until | came to work here year ago. I'd
been out there herdng cattle all my life.
Even women can drive rivet hammer"
Maybe you're right" said.
Sure. am" he answered quickly. BE
sides, l wouldn't feel right if didn't bag my
limit of Japs before the shooting is over
You fellows seem to mean business out
here" l remarked.
Guess we do" he said. If man doesn't
90 his part, we figure Texas is better off with
out him. guess we sort of look on that kind
of people as we once did on cattle rustlers.
In the old days we didn't waste any time IN
TW-5-io-<1
Evening star., 1942-05-10
ON THE
HOME
FRONT

theirs displayed when they went in for
ranching and oil booming. In large cit
les, small towns and country hamlets
the talk is war, war, war. Not the kind of
halfhearted enthusiasm that is to be found in
some of the other regions of America, and not
the fear that is sometimes expressed else
where; what Texans talk about is down-to-
earth production of war materials and the
mobilization of man power. You hear men
complain that too much nonessentia produc-
ton for civilian use is robbing America of its
military and naval effectiveness If you want
to argue over the merits of the matter, 90 to
Texas; but if you dislike being on the losing
end of an argument. stay out of Texas
At high noon, under blazing spring sun,
subchaser was launched in shipbuildng
Evening star., 1942-05-10

ing plates on one of the incompleted
subchasers, stopped work long enough
to watch the newly launched craft slide
to its Quitting basin. The ear-splitting
chatter of his riveting hammer had
barely died out before he was back at
Evening star., 1942-05-10

yard on the Gulf Coast Its wake beat against
the pling along the Shore where number of
other warcraft keels were in varying stages of
completion. A year ago half-a-million dollar
pleasure yachts for the oil-rich were being
launched from the ways. but all that was long
ago and far away.
Submarine chasers, mine sweepers, and
torpedo boats are the kind of craft Texans
want nowadays and if you were thoughtless
enough to ask Gulf Coast shipbuilder to lay
a keel for cabin cruiser you would be lucky
if you did not get knocked flat on your back
for the attempt
A lean-faCed, bronze-skinned Texan. rivet-
Evening star., 1942-05-10

of our automobiles and trucks This will not
happen overnight, because it takes time to
produce synthetic rubber, and the armed
forces have first call
Plants and factories for processing all these
Texas products are running around the clock
these days. All night long the brightly lighted
windows twinkle over the plains, and when
ever you come to region where not a single
light can be seen, the chances are that some
where in the distance bombers and fighter
planes, pursuit and observation ships are
being assembled in blacked-out factory
Dallas, already one of the largest plane
manufacturing cities in the nation, will soon
Evening star., 1942-05-10

be producing motors for tank assem-
bles in quantities larger than anyone
dreamed of two years ago.
The people Of Texas have entered
the war with the same whole-hog
spirit their fathers and prandfa-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
IAJA R

Continued from Page ouel
ed Rabaul and Gasmata. New
Britain. cluttering the Jap air
bases there with additional wreck
age.
County Stroke Success
Fighting on the Burma front
also sprang into prominence with
revelation Of sudden British
counter'stroke in which Shwegyin
was reported recaptured from the
japanese. An Indian sergeant who
disguised himself as coolie and
obtained Japanese troop DISPOSE.
ton plans and other information
emerged as the hero OF this dra-
matte coup.
At New Delhi, India, Air Marshal
L. c. Peirse said air reinforce
ments are reaching Burma and
India in steaily increasing stream
and the United Nations air force
will carry the war into Japan.
New Advances
Reports from Moscow and Stock
holm told of new Russian advanc.
es on the Soviet front. The Red
army newspaper Red Star said
German lines of resistance have
been broken in the principal sec
tors and unity OF the Nazi fronts
has been disrupted.
Other Soviet dispatches said Red
army infantry and tank units
pierced Nazi Qualifications on the
Observation-Disclosures zone OF the
southern front, recaptured several
populated places and continued 10
advance
In Berlin. Hitler soft -pedalled
talk Of spring offensive and told
the German people they will have
to be content to wait until summer
before the Soviet Union is AN.
nihilatingly defeated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
CAUCUSES

Continues from Page One)
Clingsmith ana Frank Neff. con-
stables. In the vote for treas
urer Harvey Moorhead received
90 votes and won over his oppon
ents, Herman Cain. who acquired
IS, and George Day. who counted
for 46.
The Ann Arbor Township eau
cuses were to be this afternoon at
the town hall on the Pontiac Rd
The Republicans were to meet at
1880 and the Democrats at $3.50.
Ypsilanu Township for the past
few years has had an election
similar to the city of Ypsilanti. A
primary is held early In the year
this year, Feb. 49, Voters elect
officers at the general election
April 6.
Final Day
Tuesday will be the final day
for registration for the spring cleo
ton April 6. The registration Of
flee in the city clerks office in
the city hall will be open from s
a. m. to s p. m Tuesday.
There have been IS new regis
trations since the primary cleo.
ticn, making a total Of 6,7l3 to
date.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Sales Tax Favored
by Business Groups

Washington, Mar. 16-INS As
the deadline for paying income
taxes came today. two more large
business organizations urged Con.
gress TO help finance the war by
enacting general federal sales
taX-one Of them declaring that
such a levy should be accompan-
led by appropriate control Of
wages and salaries"
The recommendations were made
in statements presented the House
Ways and Means Committee by
the Brooklyn Chamber of Com.
merce and the National Retail Dr.,
Goods Association. The commit
tee is considering the $76l0,00
600 new revenue program suggest
ed by the Treasury, which has
steadfastly opposed sales tax
asking instead that personal in
come leyies be doubled and i'm.
posts on corporations be increased
drastically.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
LIVESTOCK

Detroit, Mich. Mar. 10 Good to
medium steers, sl0.25d1i.75; com
mon. S9dl0; fat beef cows. $500
9.25. good weighty sausage bulls.
ll0.25Q 1850: thin dairy offerings
down to S76s25: Gamers and cut
ters, $3.50 $50.
Calves-Good to choice grades.
1850: common and medium.
jliGl5.50.
Sheep and lambs - Few choice
1880 q 1915; medium, SIPS;
laughter ewes. 81 a 8. common
light. s159l1; light culls down 10 s.
al.
Hogs-is0-2s0 lbs. 1920 q 1910;
260-350 lbs &l2S5d1305; 35o-f50
lbs. $1265m1275: 140-l70 lbs lights.
s11.50G1225; bulk sows Sl1.75 n
i2g5.
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T | Re

CONTINUED from Page One)
apartments above the restaurant.
Wood in a back, second floor hall
was burned and second floor win
dows broken Smoke also caused
small damage in the Wuerth Thea
ter. Wolverine Restaurant and Moi
fetts Brownbilt Shoe Store.
The fire was discoyered by the
Post Office janitor, Thomas Harris.
who called the fire department
Police also We're called 10 /fsist
and lead from the building several
small children and an aged man
living above the restaurant They
carried out one blind woman, Mrs
Will A. Brandy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
In The Sick Room

Mrs. William Heater, who had a
major operation a week ago Thurs.
day in Boyer Hospital, is recover.
ing nicely.
Mrs. Noble Roe Is still III with
bronchial asthma, but improving.
Mrs. Samuel Duvall, Erie, Mich.
sister Of Emil PARE, is III with
arthritis in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor.
Jean Gerhardt has had an infect.
ed tooth since Friday night and is
unable to be In school.
Mrs. Bertha O'Neil is under OBJ
serEation in the University Hospital.
Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Iba Bassett fell on steps Sun.
dsy afternoon and cut her forehead
on a pane OF glass. necessitating
i've stitches to close the wound.
Jack Gerhardt, II N. Prospect
ST. has severe case Of influenza.
-
Joseph Hanlon. who underwent a
major operation In Boyer Hospital
saturday morning. is doing nicely.
Mrs. Joseph j. Britton. Sr., who
underwent a major operation al
Boyer Hospital, Friday night. is re-
covering nicely.
Dr. c. c. Wescott, who is III with
an ear infection, is improved to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Staying, SUICIDE SUSPECTED

Detroit, Mar. 16-INS-Theories
Of murder and suicide by one or
more members Of the family" were
advanced today by police probing
the deaths OF DR.. Howard K. Shrom
his wife, and nine-year.old daughter
whose bodies were found lying in
the beds OF their spacious Detroit
home. Wayne County medical ex-
aminers have found every indica-
ton Of poison" ir the bodies, &C
cording to Inspector John o. Whit
man OF the homicide squad who
announced the new line OF inves-
tigation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Mrs. Jeffrey B. Lewis,
Milan, SuCCumbs Today;
Rites Will be Thursday
Especial to the Daily Press)

topeCldl 10 the Ddlly fIeSSD
Milan, Mich, Mar. l6-Mrs. Jen.
ME Luceil Lewis passed away this
morning at her home. 1920 Carpen-
ter Rd., York Township, after a
brief Illness.
Mrs. Lewis was the daughter of
Hiram and Mary Miller and was
born December 20, 1905. She had
lived In this vicinity all her life
Her marriage to Jeffery B. Lewis
took place in March, 1888, in Tole-
do.
Surviving are her husband, one
daughter. Margaret; three broth
ers Isaac, Hiram and Robert, all
at home; two sisters Mrs. Melvinnia
Getter and Mrs. Clara Mae Richard
son. Romulus.
Funeral services will be in the
Milan Stevens and Bush Funeral
Home Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. II. A. Wright, Ann
Arbor, will ofiiciate and interment
will be in York Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Army Not at
Bomber Plant

There is definitely not an Army
stationed outside Willow Run
bomber plant, plant officials aver.
Huge mounds of dirt from bitches
on the south and west sides OF the
plant and which from a distance
resemble tents have given rise to
tho Iumor Another cause for the
rumor seems 10 be the plant pro
.ccticn men VINO are now garaei ia
blue military cut coats, caps and
lighter blue trousers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

HAVANA lNS-Rescue vessels
were believed to be conducting a
new search today after radio sta.
tions In Cuba picked up a message
from a United States Coast Guard
vessel saying the crew was aban.
doning ship after the craft had been
torpedoed and shelled by a sub
marine. The distress call gave the
Coast Guard boats location in the
eastern Caribbean near the French
island Of Guadalupe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
YpsiLanti Briefs
In Alterestion

In Alterestion
James Lamb. RID. /, Belle
vile, was arrested In front OF Sc
<. Cross St.. Sunday night on a
disorderly charge. He had previous
ly been elected from the Chrlstos
Beer Garden for starting a fight
with Kerby Ludwick, III Z. Cross
81. A few minutes later someone
reported that he had fallen on the
sidewalk outside OF the beer garden
and was injured. Police took him TO
Boyer Hospital where six stitches
were taken 10 close laceration on
the back OF his head. Six men were
brought into the station and Ques-
toned about the incident. Police
learned that Lamb had not met with
foul play and all were released
Lamb was assessed in municipal
court this morning $40 fine and
costs and $3.50 restitution for hos
pltal and doctor bills.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Daily Market Report
POULTRY
(eazley's Market)
IN WALL STREET
STOCK MARKET
MIXED, QUIET
BY Wallv Bishop

New York. Mar 16-INS-The
stock market was mixed and quiet
at the opening today, with most
stocks holding around previous
closing levels.
Allied Chemical featured with an.
initial drop OF a point to a new
bottom OF ll9.
Fractional declines were incur
red by Chrysler. 4. s. Steel. Amerl-
can Smelling. Westinghouse and
Southern Pacific.
Some improvement WAS shown
by General Motors. American Tele-
phone. Anaconda. General Electric
and Consolidated Aircraft.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
CONGRESS

CONTINUED from Page One)
son, Secretary OF War Stimson,
Secretary of the Navy Knox and
other high officials, who have
been asked to appear before the
Senate Appropriations Subcom-
mittee on the War Department
civil functions bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
TO DISCUSS APPEAL

Detroit, Mar. l6-lNS-A Joint
conference Of 500 representatives
~ management and labor will be
held in Detroit March q 10 discuss
the government appeal for a 25
per cent increase in the output OF
war materials. Il was announced
today The meeting Will DO ON
Of 81 10 be held IN leading indus
trial centers throughout the couu-
try and more than 1000 prime con-
tracing plants will be represented.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Assessments Made


Assessments in Justice A. NJ.
Vandersalls court Saturday and
this morning were against Willard
II. Green, Belleville, 50. parking in
a no parking zone; William E. Pat.
terson. Ann Arbor, SIS, speeding:
Boise e. Matheny, Adrian. Carl La b
ardee, this city, Ralph f. Teeter,
Jr.. this city. IS each. speeding;
Charles d. Rumler, this city. 81,
parking in front OF theater: Reu-
ben R. Warsop. this city. 81, double
parking; Charles E. Forster, Ann
Arbor' sS.S5, passing In third lane
OF traffic; Thomas Riley. this city.
$50, intoxicated driving: Edward r.
Arnold, Ann Arbor. SO. stop street
violation; and Whitney A. Green,
Milan, ~. stop street violation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

Detroit Mich. Mar. IS
BETS No. I, 75ds0c bu.
CABBAGE s0d 95c bu
POTATOES No. ! S115G125.
CARROTS No. I. HOLES bu.
ONIONS--Dry. No. /. S2d225 50
ID sack.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 30d35c 5lb
box.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
WIFE RECOVERING

Detroit. Mar. 16-1NS-EstH l..
Hershman. 90. vas dead today and
his ostrangcd wife. Marie. 80. was
recovering from cunshot wounds
which police said were inflicted by
Hershman bsl0xs be took his own
life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
RleYeIes Lost. Recoversd

Duane Seleska. 1885 Packard Rd.,
reported at $40 p, m. Sunday the
theft OF his bicycle from In front OF
the Martha Washington Thester.
William Houck, 1920 Washtenaw
Ave, whose bicycle disappeared
from the rear OF the Ypsilanti High
school on Friday notified police that
he had found it, intact. in front Of
1913 W. Cross st. Saturday after
noon. Police picked up and brought
to the station a bicycle found Mon.
day morning on Cornell Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
In Custody

Harold Seaton Driscoll. 81. sol
z. Huron 81. Ann Arbor. was ar
rested early Saturday afternoon in
an alley near Ill Pearl st. on
charges OF being intoxicated and
disorderly. He had a large welt over
his right eye. In his wallet police
found a receipt for 81, partial pay
ment for glass breakage at Wash
tenaw Coney Island. He was also
questioned about the glass breakage
at the Fish Market Saturday morn
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

WASHINGTON ms Sen. Rey.
Mods (Dl y. G.. chairman OF the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
today proposed that 100000 in
termed aliens be drafted by the
United states Tor labor. While
aliens OF enemy nations cannot be
used fer military purposes under
tho Geneva convention, he said,
there is no prohibition against using
them for other purposes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

WASHINGTON -AP-Almost ev.
cry American adult. except fol Cen
ersi FAC Arthur and his men had 70
flie a federal income tax return by
midnight tonight. making the iay
the greatest tax.psying date in Am
erIcan A.slory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

Detroit. Mich. Mar ls--Poultry
market steady Hens heavy breeds.
25p28c. leghorns. 10 n 2lc,; rock
.pringers. 25c; brollers heavy. go
&c; ducks, 10. 18c, geese. l6c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
---------------- ---------'----
News Briefs

LONDON lNS-An air raid
alarm. the first in months. sounded
IN the British capital today. Il was
The 57Sth alert London has ex.
perienced during the war.
SYDNEY Australia INs-The
sydney sun reported from Port
Moresby. Papua. today that eX-
perienced Australian bushmen from
the Huon Gulf country have retired
into the cannibal-infested hills tot
unexpiored northeastern New Gu.
nea ami are waging guerrilla war.
fare against the Japs.
WAVERLY. Tenn ms Rail.
road authorities today attributed q
head-on collision OF fast passenger
train and a freight Of the Nashville.
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
near here yesterday 10 the failure OF
member Of the passenger train
crew TO receive ope alton orders
Four persons were killed and two
injured.
NEW BERN. ~ Chs II. ?.
Edwards. president Of the Atlantic
aud East Carolina Railroad. report.
cd today an Investigation was being
made OF two recent attempts to
ursek trains - tAe foa 3 near Dove
% miles west OF New Bern.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Butter and Eggs

Detroit. Mich, Mar 10
BUTTER-Best creamery in tubs,
34i4 d35i4c.
EGGS - Current receipts, 27hc;
dirties, &c; checks, 26izc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Fruit

Detroit. Mich. Mar Is
APPLES-McIntosh. No I $500
- Northern Spies No. J. ii.75 n
q Jonathans, No. !, Si25 q
f50
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Estlnouish Fire

Firemen were called to extinguish
a roof fire az the s. Arnold Wizard
residence, $50 College Place. Sunday
morning shortly after IL.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Resker Reported

A window peeker was reported
by Fred Morford. 5l3 5. Huron St,
at 1922 p. m. sunday. Morford's
daughter Marjorie stated she had
seen the man, wearing a black over
coat and soft gray hat looking in
the window.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Dog Ordered lied

Dog Ordered Tied
A small black dog owned by Her
man Oltersdorf, 1856 Mause Ave,
was ordered tied and kept under
observation for 10 days after Mrs.
Milo Smith. 70S Mause Ave. had
been bitten by the dog Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
ReeelVea Check

Municipal court clerk. Mrs
George Manning reports receipt OF
a sl33.45 check representing Grim
inal costs returned from the county.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

Horace Morgan. 407 Monroe ST..
was lodged in Jail following his ar.
rest on a disorderly charge at 2 S.
Adams ST. Saturday evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

WASHINGTON ms The WsI
Department stated today there Is no
evidence that sabotage started the
fire which destroyed an adminisjra.
tia building az the new Basic Mag
ncsium Company plant at Las We
gas, Nev.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

NEW YORK ms Father Thorn
as r. Cannon. director OF the Jesuit
Philippine Bureau. looks little less
worried today. There is a fresh marx
on the map OF the Philippine Is
lands which hangs behind his desk
and Il means that Mindana0 has
been heard from and an American
Jesuit missionaries there are safe
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
Class Doubles

Attendance at the square and
round dancing class in Woodruff
School Saturday night more than
doubled from previous weeks at
tendance. The class will be contin-
ued at Woodruff School. Entrance
10 the building for the Saturday
night class from Sis TO II is from
. Rabbit st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

Joseph Hanlon. who underwent a
major operation In Boyer Hospital
saturday morning. is doing nicely.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

Mrs. Joseph J. Britton. Sr.. who
underwent a major operation al
Boyer Hospital, Friday night. is re-
covering nicely.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16

Or. c. c. Wescott, who is III with
an ear infection, is improved TO-
day.
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NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses, cows
and mules removed FREE OF
charge by calling DOVER 749 R
IS. No animals removed unless call
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from contagious dis
ease will be removed
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MAY DAY AT u. OF ID.
Women's College to Have Festival
This Saturday

Dancing, pantomimes, and the
browning of a May Queen will all
be a part of the colorful Women's
College May Day Festival to be
held on the University of Delaware
campus at $50 p. M, on Saturday,
May 9, in which more than 100
students will participate. The May
Day Festival, an annual event at
the Women's College, has been
planned and supervised this year
by Miss Beatrice Hartshorn, of the
Physical Education Department.
The theme of next Saturdays FEES
tival has been drawn from the
winnie the Pooh" stories and
other children's poems of A. Milne.
Program in Three Parts
Following a procession by all OF
the participants, the program is di-
vided into three parts. The first
features a palace scene; the second
includes the browning of the May
Queen and Maypole Dance; the
final part consists of many inter
esting interpretive dances. A
vesper service and occasional will
conclude. the afternoons activities