The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-01
ALL OUT FOR VICTORY

Michigan newspapers are back
Ing up their war slogan. "All out
for Victory. with sale OF approx
mately 100000 In war stamps
and bonds by newspaperboys, mil
ltary service OF three publishers,
ts members OF publishers families,
and more than GOO employees, all
since fateful Dee :.
These facts were announced TO.
day by Herman Millerwise, presi-
dent, Michigan Press Association
which recently made a state wide
survey OF the newspapers war
service as a feature OF National
Newspaper Week" Oct 10 s
Newspapers of Michigan, like
others. are In this fight 10 win, and
they are going 10 contribute every
resource al their command toward
that objective. Eight weekly
newspapers have suspended since
Dec. Z. Wives OF two publishers.
who are in the armed services. are
actively managing newspapers for
the duration.
Daily newspapers have lost $50
per cent OF their employees, weekly
newspapers 201 per cent, to the
Army or Navy or Marines. Two
hundred and fifty five persons
have left newspaper employment
To enter Michigan war plants
Newspapers OF Michigan have
donated approximately a half mil
lion inches OF advertising space for
promotion OF bonds and other war
causes Most publishers report
that they have stopped counting
the amount.
In addition 10 helping 10 boost
bond sales. newspapers are going
all out for scrap metal.
The prompt and enthusiastic
action OF the newspapers OF Mich
igan in accepting leadership in
the vital national salvage program
is the Kind OF answer expected
in my challenge to the American
Press" says Donald Nelson. chair
man. War Production Board.
The newspapers scrap metal
drive lie getting under way in
every county and community OF
Michigan
You may logically ask, Why Is
II necessary for the United States
10 have another scrap drive
Well. do you remember those
newspaper headlines OF a few
months ago?
or course you do. They were
pretty unpleasant days, losing one
battle after another abandoning
one fortress after another, sur
rendering one island after another.
Many Of us gritted our teeth then
and muttered, why don't THEY
DO something about It? Why don't
THEY send enough men and ma
terials 70 win the battles"
Some of US were pretty indiT
nant about It. We Americans are
not in the habit Of losing a war.
The battle OF scrap is today's
battle on the home front
It is OUR responsibility-not
Washington or MacArthurs, or
even our sons on foreign duty
throughout the world
What are the FACTS, az the
newspapers know them 20 be?
The Axis prepared for war. We
did not
Germany and Japan accumulated
huge reserves OF vitality needed
metal years and years before 1893.
We did not.
And now. with war upon US In
both oceans. with fighting fronts
almost everywhere. we are again
facing the problem OF TOO little
too late.
There's one important difference.
However. This time We don't have
to mutter. why don't they do
something about IT,, because TO-
DAY it's up to Us.
Michigan war plants, many OF
Them at least. are not operating at
capacity Many workers are idle.
because steel mills can't I'LL the
orders They can't fill the orders
because OF shortage Of scrap
metal
Uncle Sam has scraped the
bottom OF his scrap barrel
The only remaining source OF
this needed metal FOR MORE
TANKS. and MORE AIRPLANES
and MORE MUNITIONS Of every
kind II the metal which is in every
urban home. on every farm. In
industrial plants and office build
ings and old mines and even little
used railroad lines.
Thrifty home-owners and ten
nants appreciate the logic Of I'll
ing the fuel bin in advance Of win
ter The filled bin IS a reserve
supply against winter demands.
When you turn over your SCRAP
metal either by donating it Il
some local charity or by selling II
TO the local junk desler-you will
make possible the building OF re-
serve scrap banks" against which
Uncle Sam can draw during the
coming winter
These scrap piles, whether in
sight on the town square or In
the junk yard. will be visible evi
dence that Uncle Sam CAN gel
the scrap II and when and where
n is needed II Is entirely posi-
bile that such scrap may be held
In reserve for emergency use ir
Michigan war plants until mex
February or March or April Rut
such metal can't do the job II !
is in your basement. or hidden IN
der snow on your farm. or forgot