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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
DRIVE PLANS EXPLAINED

Plans for their part in the drive
were explained by J. f. Parshall,
vice chairman of the Wayne
County Salvage Committee, who
stressed the Importance of youth
generally in the campaign to keep
Americas steel mills working.
Commander Kipke, one time
University of Michigan football
coach, and at present a member of
the Naval Aviation Cadet Selec-
ton Board here. told the young
sters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12
Flaming Hair.DO
Ciearet Tossed Into Hair Of Dancing Womsn;
Partner Protests Stabbed; Brothers Held

temporarily seriour condition. q
wound in his abdomen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

Members of Detroit's Junior
Victory Army, along with several
hundred other Detroit boys and
girls, attended the second big iva
rally, held this morning in front
of the Casino on Belle Isle.
With a great display Of enthusi-
asm throughout the entire pro-
gram, the 10 to 1S-year-old group
instruction in the second
lesson in their physical fitness
program. heard an outline of plans
for the scrap collection drive. and
listened to an address by 1t. Com.
Harry Kipke, u. S. N. r.
The scrap collection drive will
continue during the coming two
weeks, with IVA m c m b r S
throughout the city lending their
effort to the general drive being
conducted by the salvage commit
tee of the Wayne County Council
of Defense.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-12

A tavern row that followed {,
,ssing of a burning cigaret into v
The Valley settler., 1942-08-21

AT loTA,USKA VALLEY HOSPITAL
 born to Mr. end Mrs. De1bert Anderson at .3O o'clock today. Weight 7 lbe-6
 Marvin III underwent operation for pendi citis, returned to his homo todey.
 Cerson g, received at the hospital today.
 Mrs. McNeil returned to home at Indepen- dence mine Monday with her son, born August g.
 Mchoel and James Carson had their tonsils removed on tho 1lth.
 Emil spent 24 at the hospital follow accident which happened Sunday morning at the Co., op Garage. She the face by dump body which she helping to relense the gear of.
The Valley settler., 1942-08-21

N1S luO-AoH 4O1 V1lC 0GGOCSe Mir. Pokorny has been chief accountant for the Latonuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association since Dece ember l94o.
 Mr. E.N.Kling has been visiting his femi 1y in Pal- mer the last week. He is travelling engineer for the CAA.
 There will be a meeting of the Health Council next Tuesday evening ct 8 o'clock at the Health Center.
 The Midnight Sun All club met Monday evening at the home of Jalmer Kertullo.
 Demons rat tons were dis cussed and work given in First Aid, by tho Ext ension Agent.
 The Glacier View Homemak ! CTS met ct the Bryant homo last evening". The Butte Homemakers met ct the Ray McKechnie homo.
 . The Butte All club met otl the home of Otto Peterson on Vedne sdcy evening with Harry Winner, pre- sident of the All Council pro sent. A discus- sion of exhibits for Achievet ment Show, Sept embor 9, and grain ident ification wos given by the Ext tension Agent
 Larry Stocks 10th birth-l day uus celebrated Saturday evening with dinner party | given by his parents, nr. .and Mrs.. L. c. Stock. 4 birthday coke in yellow and blue mot it with blue candle holders and yellow candles, wns an at tractive feature of the din-I ner. The guest g were lIr. and Mrs. Ralph Goodrich and l son, Ducne, and dought or, Arleta; Mir. and Mrs. John Witt end Mir. and Mrs. Thoma l LePok and daughter, Gloria.
The Valley settler., 1942-08-21

lIr. and Mrs. Byron C. N1 son of Kodiok are expected to arrive this evening for Q vi sit with Mir. and Mrs .John Long. They are parents 8 of lrs. Long. This is fir .H1 = son's first visit to Palmer and his small grendchi1d.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
See DANCE-Page 2
Meat Dealers
Need Licenses

(BY International News Service
Washington, Sept. 4-lNS-The
OPA today prepared to carry out
an order licensing all meat packers
and wholesalers TO halt rising meat
prices.
Issued by Price Chief Leon Hen
deson and effective Sept s. the ord
err applies to all packers and whole
salers dealing in drssd hogs, beef.
veal. lamb carcasses and all retail
meat cuts except mutton.
The licensing procedure will en-
able the OPA to order suspension
Of trading by any licensee found
guilty of violating the government
maximum price regulations.
Retailers are already licensed un-
der the maximum price regulations
and are excluded from the new
order
Henderson said that issuance Of
the order was deemed necessary to
prevent the evasion of existing and
forthcoming price regulations deal
ing with meat and meat products -
In another move TO enforce price
schedules. the OPA Sled injunction
orOcs adilss In federal courts in IS
cities against more than 100 pack.
ers and distributors who are &C
cused of violating price ceilings on
beef and veal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Farmers Fight
Prev ar Price

Washington Sept ! ms
Leading farm organizations today
opened A three point fight to halt
an administration program which
would roll back farm prices to
pre=war levels
The farm group move was aim
cd At an administration program
TO repeal The 10 per cent Of par
IT, farm ceiling limit in the price
law
Heads Of the four leading farm
associations. after conference
with President Roosevelt "ex-
pressed belief that he will advance
the plan for sterilization Of farm
prices az parity 10 his Labor Day
speech
In the drive against stabilize
ton At parity it was learned that
no lam group viii fsavr nothing
uudone 10 get the congressional
farm bloc-most OF whose mem
hers are At home campaigning
back 10 Washington 10 fight re-
-a1a-nf- the lla- per cent limit in
congress
Meanwhile President Edward
0-Neal Of the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton. in a letter to War Produe-
ton Chief Donald Nielsen. asked
that farmers be given representa-
tion on the War Production Board.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04

Washington. Sept. 4-lNS-Pres-
ident Roosevelt today put aside
other business to work on his
Labor Day initiation control mes.
sage which. it was learned. will
be followed within a week or 10
DAYS by price order covering
ships planes. tanks, guns and
munitions
Disclosure that the Office OF
Price Administration and the
armed forces had reached agree
ment on the formula for control.
ling prices OF war Weapons came
a. It was reported that-the PFesi-
dent planned to appoint an over
sll economic car 10 control
farm prices. wages. wholesale and
retail prices. salaries and other
incomes.
II vas said that a board ef ad
visers. including government in
dustry and labor leaders would he
SCI up TO advise the economic
car.
The formula for controlling
prices OF war weapons was seen
as an important adjunct TO the gen
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Nav
Not Get Tires

Possibility OF gasoline rationing
In this area in order TO save tires,
was discussed at the monthly
meeting of the Ypsilanti Safety
and Traffic Committee Thursday
evening at the Huron Hotel The
discussion was led by William
F. V Neumann chairman Of the
Detroit Safety and Traffic Com
mittee The committee decided
20 recommend to the County Ra-
tioning Board plan which they
believe would ease the tire situa-
ton that plan being that police
report reckless and dangerous
drivers to the board, and all ac-
cused OF such driving be refused
possible priorities on tires. r
was reported that the plan was
used very successfully iu Ohio and
is now being tried in Saginaw
Police chief Dan + l. Patch,
and 1t Emit sttsterka who attend
ed the meeting stated that they
believed such a plan was very nee
essary. particularly in a defense
area such as Ypsilanti. where
there is a possibility OF receiving
tires. and said that the police do
See SAFETY-Page ,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Dies Prepares
For Showdown

Washington, sept. 4+-INS- De
Attorney General Biddle over gov
eminent employees affiliated with
subversise groups. Chairman Dies
Cd Tex, Of the House n-Ameri-
can Activities Committee today III.
iected committee agents to pre-
pare list fo' submission to Con
gress containing the names OF ap.
proximately 80 government Of
heials who are or have been mem.
bers OF so-called front organiza-
tions.
His decision followed dispatch Of
letter 10 Speaker OF the House
Rayburn in which Dies urged Con.
gress TO reject report filed earlier
this week by Bddle in which the
Attorney General asserted that out
OF .12l cases turned over 10 the Jus
ice Department by the Dies Com.
mittee, subsequent inquiry by the
FBI had resulted in only two gov
eminent employee being dismissed
In his letter 10 Rayburn Dies
charged that Biddle had failed Ut
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terly to I'll the mandate given the
Department Of Justice by Con
gress when il passed law direct.
ing the Attorney General 70 act
The Texan pointed ont that the
Justice Departm ent had opposed an
act Of law and added that in view
Of this opposition it is not stranga
that nothing -hui- an attemut 10
smear our committee has resulted
from the department. expenditure
Of 100000, which the Attorney
Generals investigation cost
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Price Order on War Goods
to Follow Roosevelt Speech

.eral problem OF price sterilization
and wage control The plan, Il
was pointed out. would help to
control wages through fixing costs
while at the same time prevent.
or greatly curtail pirating OF labor
in war industries
With billions OF dollars pouring
into the industries producing
fighting equipment. the OPA pro
cedure was viewed as more
swift and simple control than such
indirect means as taxation Of war
industry profits.
The Army and the OPA had
been disagreement feF=S0Hie
time on the exact means 10 be
employed in fixing costs OF war
weapons. Both had met on com
mon ground on the general merit
OF such action. however.
President Roosevelt cancelled
his regular Friday morning press
conference. the White House IN.
ticating that his fun attention
would be devoted to drafting the
Monday message TO Congress and
the subsequent "fireside chat" TO
the nation
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Condemnation
Of Belleville
Area Started
Parkway Authority
Brings Suits

Condemnation proceedings were
on Ale today against 900acre
tract OF land bordering Belleyille
Lake as the Huron-Clinton Metro
politan authority instituted legal
moves in its program.
John p. O'Hara. attorney for
the authority brought suits involv.
ing l12 parcels OF land owned by
10 persons. Show cause orders
issued by Judge Clyde J. Webster
are returnable October % and ask
reasons why the property should
not be condemned
The tract is the first OF several
which the authority plans eventual.
ly TO absorb II Is expected to
contain i've miles OF highway and
II miles OF shore line.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
of
adNetwork
September Il
Under Secretary of
War Coming

a dedication ceremony for the
access road system at the Bomber
Plant. with Under Secretary of
War Patterson, Washington, d. C.,
among dignitaries present is an
nounced- for Sept by the state
highway department at Lansing.
Representing the Ypsilanti Board
OF Commerce, Don Nj. Silkworth,
president, and Paul Ungrodt. secre.
tary. discussed the scheduled event
Thursday afternoon in conference
at Lansing with Linn Sauer, depu-
ty state highway commissioner.
Plans now being drawn include
public tour of the intricate sys-
tenn of roads. with this dedication
ceremonies taking place at 1890
a. m. on the east tri.leyel near the
main gate, it was said.
High officials OF the U. S. Army,
War Production Board, Ford Motor
Co. and state government will be
among those present in addition to
Robert Moses of New York City.
uANiS W lHC HLdtt highway ht-
partment in the construction of the
unusual system and a national au-
thority on highway designing.
Under Secretary of War Patter.
son will fly from the national CAPT
tai to attend here. then will imme
diately leave for other ceremonies
at Muskegon. The dignitaries here
will be guests of Henry Ford at
luncheon after the dedication.
According to present plans, the
tour of the highway system will be
mapped out with arrows so the pub
lie can drive around it, then come TO
stop in front of the tri.level in.
tersection TO witness the ceremon-
les.
The Board Of Commerce has been
asked to add to the program and
arrange TO secure bands 10 provide
martial music. Because Under Sec.
rotary OF War Patterson must leave
Immediately after the dedication. il
will not be possible for him 10
visit Ypsilanti, the local represen,
tatiyes learned.
The highways a. the plant have
not as yet been completed, with
concrete still being poured.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04


able to do as much as the boys
over there are doing even II
you work "a hours day" Mr..
Peirsol said
We've either got to make IL
or buy it, he added in con.
graduating Ypsilanti for reach
ing their bond quota and urged
his listeners to keep ii up
Now It's "GiVe"
For the past ten years in
this country. you've always
heard Gimme. Now it's got to
be Give. he said. The boys
over there will need millions of
pints of blood. That is another
way TO give. "
At the conclusion OF his talk,
Mr.. Peirsol asked workers TO
repeat after him pledge to
keep the supply lines going.
Everyone responded.
The speaker presented
Minute Man banner 10 Wallace
Hayden, president of uAW-Cl0
Local $40 and the Minute Man
flag TO Rueben Webster. SUI
perintendent Of all outside
Ford plants.
Six OF the oldest employees.
three women and three men,
participated in the flag raising
in front OF the plant, They were
Louis Sass, and William Bark
er. each with - years service.
Haven Hayes. % years. Misses
Anna Forester. and Gertrude
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Spanish Government Change
May Benefit United Nations


world conflict was seen as posi-
BILE outcome OF the ousting OF Ra-
mon Serrano Suner as foreign min.
lister and the removal of other high
officials known to be pro-German.
The changes in the Madrid gov
eminent, however. are not believed
TO have been precipitated by for.
eign affairs, but by a showdown be.
tween the army and the Falangist
party.
Strong Animosity
Strong animosity between the
army and the Falangists has exist
ed for long time. Both are rivals
for control of SPANS destiny. TIL
army Is none too sympathetic TO
ward the Axis however, and favors
strict neutrality in the world war.
The Falangist extremists. on the
other hand. are pro.AXis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04

army newspaper ked Star
said German air Squadrons
transferred from the
Egyptian desert were boil
steering the Nazis supreme
effort to reduce the be-
leaeuered city.
On both prongs OF the giant
Pincers closing ineXorably upon
Stslingrsd hundreds OF planes
smashed at the Russian defenses.
Northwest OF the town thousand
German planes were reported in
action as an estimated % divisions.
probably 100000 men. smashed
ahead while another strong force
was driving from the Southwest.
Communiaue Grim
The tone OF the Soviet commu.
riaue was grim. Dispatches from
the battle front made clear that
the enemy was making progress
on the Volga front. taking no ac-
count OF tremendous losses OF
men and materiel
TO the south the enemy was re-
ported within 10 or Is miles OF
the city On the northern sector
the German army which had
smashed across the Don ad.
lanced within IS miles VI the sub
urbs
The kazis launched attack after
attack along the whole Nolga line.
ana the weary. outnumbered Sow
let armies were unable to hold
them all In check On some sec.
tors the Germans We're reported
10 outnumber the defenders two
and three 10 one
Marines at Work
American marines in the south
eastern islands OF the Solomon
group were reported hunting down
small enemy landing forces put
ashore in recent days Bombers
from the allied base on Gusdsl
canal island went into action
against the enemy transports and
escort ships and were reported TO
have scored several hits
Bomber squadrons under com
mand OF Gen. Douglas Macarthur
smashed across the Don ad-
keita and Faisi in the northern
Solomons. and at Salamaua and
Koko da In New Guinea
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Treasury Plan
of New Taxes
Lacks Support
Sales Tax Seen as
More Likely

Washington, Sept AIMS The
Treasury's revolutionary spending
tax program appeared doomed to-
day and sponsors of general re.
tail sales tax canned ground in the
Senate Finance Committee In the
effort to boost the total of the
s6,27l. 0G9Q0Q House-Spproved tax
bill
The Treasury, while vigorously
opposing a safes tax, informed the
committee that general retail
sales tax should be adopted il it
goes into the sales levy field.
The report was submitted in re.
Spouse to a committee request, as
Sen Byrd CD Va, pushed pro-
posal for a FIVE per cent sales tax
on food and 10 per cent tax on
other articles TO raise S4O00O0OO 900
annually.
Seen as Preferable
Randolph F. Paul, Treasury gen.
eral counsel. said that investigation
has shown a general retail sales tax
TO be preferable to other kinds Of
sales taxes.
After consideration OF all the
relevant factors, we conclude that
OF the several possibilities, gen.
eral retail sales tax would present
the least difficulties he said.
The Treasury retail sales tax plan
would apply to all retail sales OF
tangible personal property. and
would include services The tax
would be uniform and not guaran-
teed. Quarterly returns would be
required.
only retail sales, that is. sales
made to FINAL consumers, including
some sales to commercial and in
dustrial users, would be taxable, -
Paul said
The Treasury however. proposed
exclusion OF sales OF industrial,
comercial and agricultural machin.
cry, and all sales on fuel. This,
he said, wound reduce pressure
against price ceilings.
= Opposition Vigorous
The spending tax plan aroused
the most vigorous opposition that
has greeted Treasury tax proposals
! in years. One senator said that the
committee. in secret session. halt
ed Paul's explanation Of the spend
ing tax before he had finished
A majority Of the 81 members OF
the committee publicly either coz
demned the spending tax outright
or indicated that it would have to
be modified drastically to win &C
CeptanCe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Melvin Giles
to Head Band

Melvin Giles will be the new di.
rector Of the John r. Barnhill Me.
mortal Band replacing Harold
Goodsmsn who expects to enter
Army service September n
Mr.. Giles has completed his jun.
Tor year at the Michigan Stale
Normal College where he was mas
ioring in music. was member OF
the Normal Band, orchestra and
choir. He was also director OF the
Campus Choristers.
New officers were also chosen AT
the meeting OF band members
Thursday evening Bernard Baer
was named president, succeeding
Willard Clawson. Tavern Howard
vice president. Edward Deake, sec-
retarytreasurer, and Lawrence
Oltersdorf, librarian
The band Will practice next Tues.
day night at 30 at the Apsilanti
High School
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
Appeal Issued For Heavy
Scrap Metal For War Use

Board OF Commerce and city
truck will make the collection.
Paul Unerodt. secretary. said o.
the metal can be sold
Home owners are asked not TO
leave articles that cannot be al
vaged al the depots throughout
the city Two truck loads were
collected Thursday but little wa
OF use for salvage. Ernest Msddux
street commissioner. reported
There were some tin cans. which
cannot be used for salvage be
catfse there-rt-e frf1-S.faf s.fiR Aff4efft--
here Tor defining them
Metal that can be sslYaged is
cast iron. steel brass aluminium
copper. lead and zine
y. l. Munro heads the industrial
committee for the drive among
factories.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
IRA Blamed
i'll Bombing

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sept.
4-lNS-The police barracks at
Randalstown. Antrim County, were
bombed early today.
First reports said two policemen
were injured
The blast disrupted telephone
communications throughout the
county RandalstoN Is about 20
miles northwest of Belfast
Authorities said IL was believed
members OF the Illegal Irish Re
publican army were responsible for
the bombing
A large force OF police reserves
was rushed TO the scene and an
intensive search began for the per
petrators
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04

An appeal is issued today to
stores. shops and factories in Ypsi-
lanti for heavy scrap metal a.
the campaign begins the second
week with collections 50 lar dis.
appointing
Most nl-the scIap so far has
little value as salvage il has been
found In most cases, articles
have been light sheet metal. tin
o. tin cans which have 10 be
hauled 10 the city dump instead OF
rnc salvage CORRECTION
storekeepers garage owners.
plumbers and factory owners are
urged 10 make an inspection Of
premises 10 see il they can find
iron fixtures. pipe fittings, old
stoves. o. heavy castings For
heavy articles. they can call the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04


AS six OF their fellow workers
raised a Treasury Minute Man
flag on the pole in front OF the
Ford Generator Plant, Thursday
afternoon, with 1t went the sol
emu pledge OF all employees to
keep the supply lines going to
the. four corners OF the world
for the protection of our boys
and country
The promise was given in
ceremonies at which the first
workers in Ypsilanti received
Minute Man Flag for over 80
per cent participation in bond
savings.
you Are A Soldier"
our buddies left this plant
to protect your country and
defend the flag Reardon Pier
sol of Flint, formerly of Ann
Arbor, deputy state administra-
tor. War Savings Staff, told
employees. You are a soldier as
much as the boy on the firing
line. There are two of us. the
boy over there and the one at
home. We must keep faith with
them. The boy over there wants
to know every one OF us is be-
hind him.
Two out of three who left
may never return. When those
who do. come back. you want
10 be able to look them In the
eye and say you were on the
job every day. You'll never be
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04
State Civil Service
Will Increase Wages

Lansing. Mich Sept ms
The civil service commissioners to-
day announced pay raises totalinz
S250. 900 a year for $500 state en-
plOyes
About 200 clerks. janitors and
other low salaricd groups will re-
eeiye a 10 per cent raise. others,
many OF them liquor warehouse
and store employees. we're raised
from Sl5 to $40 A month
state Personnel Director Thomas
J Wilson declined 10 recommend
general pay increase for all 10000
state workers.
Most OF the turnover IN person.
mel he said has been in the low
bracket Taken az whole. only
Il ont Of every 1000 state workers
resign each month while in private
industry. 81 out OF l.91o quit each
month
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-04


would receive a bull's.eye flag
for 100 per cent participation.
Other speakers were Wallace
Hayden. who was master OF
ceremonies. and Ernest n
Chapelle, chairman OF the bond
and stamp drive In lpsilanti.
Also present on the stand were
Jack Wills. superintendent OF
the Ford Generator Plant. May
or Ross Bower. Chief OF Police
Dan +. l.. Patch, Rev. George
Daschner. who gave the invoCa-
lion: James Warner and A. F.
Missy, representing the Board
OF Commerce.
The drive for bond sales at
The plant was headed by Alfred
Augustus. chairman. and com
mittee composed also OF Irwin
Turner. Dan Leabu, Earl
Wends. William fowler. Wal
lace Hayden and Floyd VII
liams.
\ bond selling campaign is
now under way at the Ford
Bomber Plant.