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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Two Added to
Police Force

Neil J. Schmenk, 31s n. Huron
ST.. and George F. Bertrand, H.
S. Adams St. were sworn In today
by Police Chief Dan Z. l.. Patch
as patrolmen in the ipsilanti Po
lice Department.
The men, whose appointment,
was dated Jan. !, re,lace officer
Coy Rankin and Herman Offers
dorf, who resigned TO join the Tpsi
lanti bomber plant protection ser
vice.
Both new men have been EN-
ployed as guards under police su
peryision at the Ypsi!anti wafer
works.
Mr.. Bertrand, q, was born in
Metropolis, Ill, and received ele
mentary and high school educa
ton in schools at Poplar Bluffs
Mo. Previous 10 bis employment,
as a guard at the water works. be
had been employed for six years
at the United Stove Co. He Is
married and has son. He served
In the national guard and was dis
charged In 1884 with the rank Of
corporal Mr.. Bertrand is six
feet tall and weighs 10 pounds.
Mr.. Schmenk rs. was born in
Ottawa. O.. and attended schools
there, graduating from high school.
Since 1895. he has been employed
al the United Stove Co, Motor
State Products Co., the Stinson
Aircraft Co. Wayne, and as
guard at the water works. He is
married. Mr.. Schmenk Is six feet
one half inch tall and weighs lsj
pounds.
Both men had been picked for
duty as water works guards from
their applications for service with
the police department. They are
being furnished with uniforms and
police equipment.
Lloyd Briggs 706 Mause Ave
began work on the p. IN. 70 mid
night shift Saturday as a guard az
the water works, replacing Mr..
Schmenk A man 70 replace Mr..
Bertrand has yet TO be appointed.
Officer Joseph sackman. who
filed his RESIGNATION from the
department Friday. is remaining
with the force for the time being
Chief Patch announced today. Mr.
sackman's resignation has not yet
zen acc pied. He stated Friday
his intention to enter defense
work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Pay Checks May Bear Brunt
of United States War Cost

Washington, Jan. 5-lNS-Whiie
the amount of the forthcoming new
tax bill continued to be a ma ter
OF intense speculation. legislative
fiscal leaders today ere virtually
agreed on at least one phase-that
almost every pay check In the ma
ton will be reduced before the
wage Garner receives IL.
How much the government will
take in this Observation-Disclosures
system, or Just how it will work,
are matters still to be ironed out.
aut there seems 10 he no doubt
that income taxes will rise. and
that these sleeper leyies can oe
collected in no other way.
Proposals range all the way from
a federal take OF around i've TO
some 20 per cent Of the country .
payroll. Some hold that In add.
tion to collecting an income tax by
this method. the government also
should put into eHect an enforced
savings plan-taking even more
from the pay check and returning
1t TO the workers after the war.
Many individuals, especially In
the lower and middle brackets, are
going to have difficulty in meeting
the already greatly increased in
come taxes on last years earnings
which fall due in March, legisla-
tors .ointed out.
II these levies are hoisted again,
it is held. many people actually
will be unable to save enough TO
meet the bill. The answer to this
is to force them to do it-by taking
the money before they get it.
On the other side of the picture
is taxation to prevent initiation as
well as to produce revenue. This
is the basis of the enforced sa ings
idea--to take purchasing power
away from the people during the
war boom, and return 1t to them
during the postwar depression.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
States Ready
For War Needs

Chicago. Jan. 5--INS-Most Of
the governors OF the As states are
pre- Jared lor speedy mobilization
Of military and civilian resources
Of their states. a survey by the
Council of state Governments
showed today. AS a result, fewer
special legislative sessions may be
held than was anticipated.
The chief executives Of the states
are armed with EN- rgency war pow
ers granted recently by their leg!s-
latures or by state statutes OF 1917
still In force, the report pointed
out, and their powers are so broad
that 1t seems unlikely that the
states will have TO enact a mass
of legislation such as that found
necessary during the first World
War.
in addition to complete superyi-
sion of State Defense Councils.
The governors war emergency
powers cover a wide range OF sub
,ects, from organizing state guards
to controlling oil supplies. Twenty.
seven states adopted state guard
acs in 1901. and in rs Of them
the governor has authority to dis
patch the guard in response TO calls
for help from neighboring govern
ments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Let Punishment
Fit The Crime!

Union City. y. j.. Jan. ms
With nation wide tire rationing
starting today. Herbert J. Pascoe,
state senator-e 'ect announced he
would ask the le~is azure to make
theft of an automobile tire punish
able by seven years in Erison.
Il can't think of anything mean
en-" he said, than to steal a mans
tire when he can't get another"
appointed Mr.. Seamans. Max Am
brose, executive secre airy; L. f.
Schill. tire dealers delegate: f. A.
Mellencamp, business establish
ment delegate; and Neil Johnson.
labor representative to issue prior
ity certifi 7ates for purchase OF new
tires and tubes today. Mayor
Bower is now considering rearrang
ing the board per onnel.
Until OPM and state defense
council determine the rationing
plan. local persons contem plating
purchases OF new tires and tubes
are being referred to the county
clerk who also has received in
structions on the type OF board but
has failed TO receive word as to the
method of distribution.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
. ar Cited as
Aid For Unity


or desirable results Of the war,
one will be closer unity. and an
other will be realization OF how i'm.
possible II Is for the United States
to be an Isolated nation. Dr.. Simon
f. Fagerstrom told Rotarlans dur.
Ing their weekly meeting hour to.
day.
Sketehlng history OF the Amer.
lean policy Of importing first slave
labor and later the workers from
European countries, Dr. Eager.
strom pointed out that chief inter.
est Of most OF these people has
been TO make money. They have
given little thought to romance OF
the nation and on the other hand
little thought has been given to
their welfare. They have been free
10 20 their way and as a result a
good many Of them have continued
70 serve their respective homelands
while taking advantage OF the finan.
cial opportunities existing here. DR..
Fagerstrom said.
The United States has been con.
sidered a melting pot for the fusion
OF all races. but IN reality. he said.
il has been merely a mixing bowl.
The war will help to build a fire
under that bowl and convert II into
the instrument OF unification that
II should be.
The program was arranged BY
Chairman DIN c. Eckley, who In
troduraH tho unoaEar
Guests present we're Andrew s.
Baket and Samuel McAllister. Ann
Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Japanese Cause Fresh
Threats to SINGAPORE
Defense Conscious

imately $500 900 worth OF de-
tense bonds had been purchased
in Ypsilanti. The city has set
as a goal. 100000 which will
finance the first bomber from
Ypsilanti bomber plant assem-
bly, line.
To further Identify the city
with defense. an insignia con
tribution for the first bomber
from the local factory Is being
sponsored. Art department stu
dents OF Ypsilanti and Roose-
Welt High Schools are already
working on designs. The insig-
MIA contribution is open to the
public and entries can be sub
mitted TO +. II. Chapelle, Ypsi-
lanti High School. A choice OF
designs will he made by the exc
cutive committee at noon
meeting In Hotel Huron Jan. IL.
Tentative plan Is TO have the
insignia placed on the plane
20 he christened spirit of
Ypsi". Also proposed is the
reproduction of the insignia on
buttons to he issued TO defense
bond purchasers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Plenty of Coal
But Alcohol
Supply Low


There's plenty of coal, but go
easy on the alcohol, is the advice
OF local dealers today as winter
blitzed Ypsilanti.
Coal dealers report that they have
a sufficient supply on hand to NEE.
needs for the remainder CT the win
ter. They have experienced no
trouble in getting shipments, and
at most mines, coal is waiting on
the tracks, reFdy for shipping.
Mines have been working regularl. A..
with the exception to a few wild
cat strikes.
Supplies Exhausted
However, the alcohol sieuation IS
different. A number of the larger
gasoline stations here report theft
supply exhaused. and that although
orders have been placed, shipments
have not been made. A large whole
saler here who ordered last spring
received the shipment and still has
about two thirds of a car, or 2,400
gallons. He is supplying several
stations, but contemplates no new
large accounts.
This winter there seems TO be
no menthol or cheap alcohol on the
market as the same process for
making menthol is also used in
making ammonia and ammonia is
needed for the manufacture of ex-
plosives. The ethenol process Is
used for making the alcohol now be-
ing used and this anti.free-e has
a higher boiling point than the
cheaper grade.
A number OF other dealers who
secured their orders early have a
sufficient supply, they believe. This
morning station operators were
kept busy with the line up OF cars.
Children Happy
Cold weather always brings with
it one of the pleasantest OF winter
sports-skating. Children have for
some time been using the Prospect
pond and over the week end STATED
on the Normal College tennis
courts which had been flooded by
the rain and then froze. Street
Commissioner Ernest Maddux had
started erection OF a rink at the old
race track at Recreation Park this
winter. Although it was rough.
children also found this a welcome
spct for skating over the week end.
Street department crews were at
Recreation Park today using
torches TO thaw water pipes so that
the ice skating rink on the former
race track could be sprayed late
today. each Edwin w. Shadford
said today he doubted that the pond
would be frozen enough for skating
tonight and urged youngsters and
adults to refrain from skating on
the pond until it is frozen solid.
Coach Shadford is advocating
that shelters be placed in, Recrea-
ton Park and tina. a rink be pro-
vic ed on Island Park.
Another good skating area is al
Jacksonville where the ponds along
the road were thronged with skat-
ers over the week end. The ice
was bit dirty from the road dust.
however.
Skating at the local Ford Lake
seems to be a pleasure of the past.
Water has been let out so all that
remains is a narrow stream.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
War Congress
Opens Session
at Noon Today
President to Ask
Huge Budget

Washington, Jan. up The
nth Congress-the World War II
Congress-reconvened formally at
noon today to attack the problems
OF initiation, taxation and $50, 000.-
000,000-a-year expenditure created
by war.
Few formalities were scheduled
for the opening day of the second
session. But present indications
are that Congress will receive
President Roosevelt's state of the
Union" message tomorrow and the
budget message on Wednesday.
Arrangements probably will be
completed today for the Presidents
message. He was said to be pre-
pared TO deliver it in person tomor-
row provided that is satisfactory
with congressional leaders with
whom he has scheduled a confer.
ence this morning.
Mr.. Roosevelt has indicated that
he would ask for the largest bud
get in history to prosecute the war
against the Axis. He is contem.
plating expenditure of S50,0O0,O 0O.-
600 this year on the war effort
alone.
There has been no indication
that, II any, rec ~mmendation he will
make concerning taxes. 1t was
learned from a reliable source that
the Budget Bureau has been urg-
ing him to put in his message q
recommendation for some form of
direct consumption tax, probably
manufacturers tax. However,
the Treasury was said to be oppos-
ing such a plan, preferring instead
TO let Congress work out a tax pro-
gram without White House recon-
mendations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
New Draft to
be in February

Washington. Jan. 5-AP- The
registration and classification of 25
million more Americans for war
service combat duty and civilian
defense-will be started February
l6, 1t was announced today.
President Roosevelt was expect
ed to issue proclamation short
ly fixing several dAtes Tor the
registration Of men in the various
age groups between is and 81.
Recent legislation has made men
between 20 and A years old liza
BILE for military service, and all be-
tween Is and 81 eligible for some
type of war duty.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Auto Tires Not
Yet Being Sold

Sales OF new tires and tubes in
Ypsilanti were at a standstill to
day. After a 10 day ban on sales
the OPM had announced ration.ng
would go into effect today but the
federal group had failed to notify
county and local Comno Iities Dis.
tribution Committees of the "a.
tioning plan.
Luman A. Seamans, named chair
man of five man board for city
commodities distr button recently,
received Saturday notification from
the state council OF defense that
the five man board. previously
asked for, should be changed TO
three and be headed by the coun.
ty, village or city clerk.
Mayor Ross X. Bower, chairman
Of Ypsilanti council of defense, had
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
New Term Begun
by Judge Sample

Circuit Judge George w. Sample
today started his sixth consecutive
term Of six years. Judge Sample
first took his oath Of office as
Wsshtenaw County Circuit Judge
Jan. !, 1918 and has occupied the
bench since.
The fact that he had no oppost-
ton IN the last election attests the
esteem in which he is held by both
major political parties and voters.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Aliens to Turn
inContraband

Police Chief Dan E. L. Patch
announced today that the local de-
partment is complying with an ord
err from Governor Murray d. Van
Wagner and President Franklin
D. Roosevelt ordering all enemy
aliens to deposit with police contra
band articles in their possession.
Chief Patch said the order was
received over the Michigan State
Police radio station at East Ian
sing about p. m. Saturday. The
order places the deadline for de-
post Of such articles at IL p. IN
today.
The order follows:
"All subjects, citizens OF Japan.
Germany and Italy. must deposit
with the local police departments
all articles or property such as ire
arms. weapons. ammunitions,
articles of war. explosives, or such
subjects or articles used to manu-
faeture the same: short.wave re-
ceiving sets, signal devices. codes
or such, camera papers, documents
or books that may have invisib be
writing. photographs. sketches,
drawings. maps or graphical
sketches or equipment OF war that
may be used by the Army or Navy
on land or sea
"All persons shall receive re-
ceipt from said department and ask
persons to return at a later date T.
receive Government receipt for
the same. Also notify them that
this material is not being conhscat-
ed. but II is in temporary custody.
Sergeant Frank Walker. com
handing oficer Of the Ypsilanti
state Police post. said this morn
ing that contraband articles turned
into the post will be referred to
the proper local law enforcement
authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Fire DESTROYS
Augusta Home
Especial to the Daily Press)

Especial to the Daily Press)
S. w. Augusta. Mich. Jan. 5-The
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Muir
ray and daughter, Patricia. County.
Line Rd., burned to the ground
about o'clock this morning. The
fire was noticed first when the
lights went out. Mr. Murray went to
replace the fuse and noticed fiIe in
a shed at, the back OF the house.
The eight room frame house, To-
Gated acout three miles east OF
Milan, burned Quickly. Furniture
was saved from the first floor. but
nothing from the second. Neighbors
responded 10 the alarm, but the
lie had gsined too much Roadway
No one was injured and the fam
lily went to the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray, who
live nearby.
The loss was partly covered BY in
surance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
New Landings
Made Near
Rivers
Nippon Spurred by
Threat of United
Nations


The Japanese, see.sawing down
the Manalyan coasts against the
fulcrum Of Sjngapore's outstretched
defenses raised today a fresh
threat TO the British left flank in
the most vital sector OF the Pacific
war with new landings at the
mouths OF the Perak and Bernam
Rivers.
The British acknowledged this
and the japanese simultaneously
claimed a broadening OF their In.
vaslon OF Borneo with occupation
OF Brunei, between Sarawak and
British North Borneo, already pierre
ed by widely spaced landings. The
japanese said also that the strate-
gic island Of Lubuan. off British
North Borneo. had been in their
hands since Jan. /.
Whether the Japanese meant
that both the city and sultanate OF
Brunei had been overrun was not
clear but control OF the city would
amount 10 control Of the surround.
ing area.
Japs spurred
In these various campaigns,
along the straining effort to vine
out American-Filipino forces in the
Philippines. the Japanese undoubt-
eddy were spurred by evidences OF
an impending United Nations OF.
fensive somewhere on the Asiatic
mainland.
Whether the British Empire
troops, lighting over the Malayan
hills, through the tangle of man.
grove swamps and along the muddy
banks OF the Perak, could check
the enemy's swarming rushes to-
ward the Singapore base In time
for successful, relieving diver.
sion was the major question before
the new supreme command OF the
ABCD powers in the southwest
Pacific.
Increase Pres4urs -s--,4 -
Washington heard the invaders
were increasing their pressure upon
General Douglas MacArthur's
American and Filipino troops north
and northwest OF Manila.
The Berlin radio reported from
Tokyo that large fleet of Japa.
nese transports was moving south.
ward, presumably carrying rem.
forcements for the attempt TO rub
out MacArthur's last forces in that
Luzon island corner stretching
from the important Olongapo naval
base. 80 miles northwest OF Manila,
to the Corregidor Island fortress at
the entrance 10 Manila Bay.
A Sunday bombing OF the fort.
ress-reputed one OF the worlds
strongest--by q Japanese planes
cost the attackers at least four
planes, WASHINGTON said.
Macarthur said treatment OF
American civilians caught by the
Japanese in Manila was especially
bad. All white residents were 70.
ported ordered of the streets by the
city's new masters.
Observers saw IN the mastering
OF forces in Burma under the new
supreme commander for the INIT.
ed Nations, General Sir Archibald
p. Wsvell, one reason for Japanese
haste in cleaning up the Philip
pines.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Huron River so
Hot it Steams

The Huron River was so hot this
morning that it steamed,
The apparent phenomenon is ex.
planned by DR.. F. r. Gorton. retired
professor Of physics.
The wisps are formed when sud
den cooling OF air forces condensa-
ton OF vapcr hanging ever the
warmer river water.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Men
Back at w Ork

About $50 workers returned TO
Central Specially this morning az
ter lay off since Dec. "a because
OF inventory. Nearly 200 took inven-
tory OF the stock during the holt
days.
Not returned this morning were
$50 foundry men who we're given an
indefinite lay off because OF end OF
national automobile production.
These men were employed in max
ing automobile materials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
PLAN TEST EMERGENCY

Battle Creek. Mich. Jan. 5 ms
A practice emergency was fore
cast for sometime within the next
two weeks today as Battle Creek
officials announced classification OF
some 1900 civilian defense volun.
teers nearei completion. Mayor
Floyd II. Barry stressed the need
for preparations. pointing out the
strategic importance OF the com
munity because nearby Fort Custer
kellogg airport and TWO de enss
material-car yinE railroads constt
tute military detectives.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05

Washington. Jan. 5-INS-A s5,-
100000. 600 Army.Nayy production
program was the keystone proposal
today for a plan to be worked out
by representatives Of labor man
agement and government TO con-
vert the automobile industry to full
war production.
The new defense production
schedule was proposed by the Army
and Navy to give representative
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Congress Today

tBv Associated PreEs)
Both chambers meet TO open the
second session Of the 18th Con-
gress moon EST.
SATURDAY
Both chambers IN recess.
Senate Banking Committee for
mally approved price conarol bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight
Continued Cold

CAIRO-UP - The Royal Air
Force announced today that Ameri-
can-made Kittyhawk planes went
into action in the Near East for
the first time New Years Day with
Australian pilots. During their
first day they destroyed five enemy
aircraft and damaged six others, it
was announced.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05

wAsHiNoToN-lNs- The
Navy today asked Congress for
another ss45,ooo,ooo for addl-
tional ship building and repair
facilities, warning that present
facilities are inadequate and
that war operations increase
the need for naval repairs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05

LONDON -AP- Domei news
agency. in a broadcast from Tokyo
heard here by Reut rs. denied
today foreign reports Of alleged
discriminatory treatm Mt" Of the
white population OF Manila by ia
panese military authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-05

WASHlNGToN-lNS - The
board Of immigration appeals
today recommended that depor-
tation proceedings against
Harry Bridges, West Coast la
Dor Leader, be dropped. Bridges,
a native Of Australia, had once
been ordered deported on the
grounds he was a member Of
the Communist party which ad-
vocated overthrow of the gov
eminent by force.